Numbers 17:13 Cross References

Numbers 17:13

13: Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the LORD dies. We are all doomed!"

"It's only the fruit from the tree at the center of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God says we must not eat it or even touch it, or we will die."

"The LORD was furious with Israel and made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the whole generation that sinned against him had died.

But now you belong to Christ Jesus. Though you once were far away from God, now you have been brought near to him because of the blood of Christ.

Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the LORD our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it in the proper way."

As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.

So scoff no more, or your punishment will be even greater. For the Lord, the LORD Almighty, has plainly told me that he is determined to crush you.

David was angry because the LORD's anger had blazed out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means "outbreak against Uzzah"). It is still called that today.
David was now afraid of God and asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?"
So David decided not to move the Ark into the City of David. He took it instead to the home of Obed-edom of Gath.

Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.
Each tribe of Israel will have a designated camping area with its own family banner.
But the Levites will camp around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to offer the people of Israel protection from the LORD's fierce anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around the Tabernacle."

The Levites must join with you to fulfill their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle, but no one who is not a Levite may officiate with you.
"You yourselves must perform the sacred duties within the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the LORD's anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel.
I myself have chosen your fellow Levites from among the Israelites to be your special assistants. They are dedicated to the LORD for service in the Tabernacle.
But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the sacred service associated with the altar and everything within the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special gift of service. Any other person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death."

Great fear gripped the entire church and all others who heard what had happened.
Meanwhile, the apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon's Colonnade.
No one else dared to join them, though everyone had high regard for them.
And more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord--crowds of both men and women.

And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of his death for us.
And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's people,
let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah put out his hand to steady the Ark of God.
Then the LORD's anger blazed out against Uzzah for doing this, and God struck him dead beside the Ark of God.
David was angry because the LORD's anger had blazed out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means "outbreak against Uzzah"). It is still called that today.
David was now afraid of the LORD and asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of the LORD back into my care?"
So David decided not to move the Ark of the LORD into the City of David. He took it instead to the home of Obed-edom of Gath.

"Quick!" he told the people. "Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and don't touch anything that belongs to them. If you do, you will be destroyed for their sins."

But the LORD killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the LORD. And the people mourned greatly because of what the LORD had done.
"Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?" they cried out. "Where can we send the Ark from here?"
So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, "The Philistines have returned the Ark of the LORD. Please come here and get it!"

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