Reference

Numbers 16:45

Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
43

And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.

44

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

45

Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

46

And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun.

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And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction / Perishing Language
Keyword Match
90% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The previous counter-argument is flawed. The command to "get you up from among this congregation" is *prelude* to the destruction, not a negation of it. The destruction is explicitly stated as the reason for the separation. ANALYSIS: The verse directly states, "that I may consume them as in a moment." The word "consume" is a direct match for the theme's defined language ("consume"). The "them" refers to the congregation from which Moses and Aaron are commanded to separate themselves, indicating