21 Therefore the Lord heard this and (A)was furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,

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21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious;
    his fire broke out(A) against Jacob,
    and his wrath rose against Israel,

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The People Complain

11 Now (A)when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; (B)for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the (C)fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. Then the people (D)cried out to Moses, and when Moses (E)prayed to the Lord, the fire was [a]quenched. So he called the name of the place [b]Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them.

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  1. Numbers 11:2 extinguished
  2. Numbers 11:3 Lit. Burning

Fire From the Lord

11 Now the people complained(A) about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord,(B) and when he heard them his anger was aroused.(C) Then fire from the Lord burned among them(D) and consumed(E) some of the outskirts of the camp. When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed(F) to the Lord(G) and the fire died down. So that place was called Taberah,[a](H) because fire from the Lord had burned among them.(I)

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  1. Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning.

Old and New Apostates

But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that (A)the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

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Though you already know all this,(A) I want to remind you(B) that the Lord[a] at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.(C)

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  1. Jude 1:5 Some early manuscripts Jesus

29 For (A)our God is a consuming fire.

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29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”[a](A)

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  1. Hebrews 12:29 Deut. 4:24

11 Now [a]all these things happened to them as examples, and (A)they were written for our [b]admonition, (B)upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:11 NU omits all
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:11 instruction

11 These things happened to them as examples(A) and were written down as warnings for us,(B) on whom the culmination of the ages has come.(C)

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But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies (A)were scattered in the wilderness.

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Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.(A)

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31 The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.

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31 God’s anger rose against them;
    he put to death the sturdiest(A) among them,
    cutting down the young men of Israel.

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22 For (A)a fire is kindled in My anger,
And shall burn to the [a]lowest [b]hell;
It shall consume the earth with her increase,
And set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:22 lowest part of
  2. Deuteronomy 32:22 Or Sheol

22 For a fire will be kindled by my wrath,(A)
    one that burns down to the realm of the dead below.(B)
It will devour(C) the earth and its harvests(D)
    and set afire the foundations of the mountains.(E)

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10 Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and (A)the anger of the Lord was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased.

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10 Moses heard the people of every family wailing(A) at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled.

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