Numbers 25:3

Baal-peor

Or, Baal of Peor. See (Numbers 23:28).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joined himself - i. e., by taking part in the sacrificial meals as described in the last verse. Compare Exodus 34:15 ; 1 Corinthians 10:18 . Th...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Israel (b) joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. (b) Worshipped the idol of the Moabites, which wa...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 25. In this chapter fragments of two distinct narratives have been united. In the first (from JE), the Israelites sin with Moabite women,...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. AndIsrael joined himself to Baal-peor. Moses amplifies their crime by this expression, that they bound themselves to the idol in an impio...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor. Baal was...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE MATTER OF BAAL-PEOR Numbers 24:10-25 ; Numbers 25:1-18 THE last oracle of Balaam, as we have it, ventures into far more explicit predictio...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The influence of Balaam is revealed in what is now recorded. The words of Jesus in His letter to the Church at Pergamum, quoted in our last note, are...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is supposed, and with great appearance of truth, that commerce with the women formed a part of the idolatrous worship of the Moabites. So that whi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor ,.... The name of an idol; one of the Baals, Baal being a general name for an idol; and, to distinguish this...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. Ver. 3. Joined himself to Baalpeor. ] Separated him...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joined himself The word implies a forsaking God, to whom they were joined, and a turning to, and strict conjunction with, this false god. Baal-peo...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISRAEL SEDUCED BY MOAB (vs.1-18) God had intervened to bless Israel when Moab was anxious to curse them. How inappropriate and senseless therefor...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sin of Israel. B. C. 1452. 1 And I...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joined himself; the word implies a forsaking of God, to whom they were and should have been joined, and a turning to, embracing of, strict conjunct...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 25 Israel Are Lured Into Sin By The Moabites and Midianites. 4). The Defeat of the Evil Influence of Moab ( Numbers 25:1-18 ). It is no...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 25:1 . Shittim . An abbreviation of Abel-Shittim, “the meadow of the acacias.” It was situated in the plain...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 25:1 . The people began to commit whoredom. Balaam stands accused of being the adviser of this intercourse with the Israelites. These illi...
The Biblical Illustrator

The people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. The sin of Israel at Shittim, and the judgment of God I. The sin of the Israeli...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Sin and its Punishment.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor, the majority of the people became guilty of the sins connected with the worship of this heathen idol, for i...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joined himself — The word implies a forsaking God to whom they were joined and a turning to, and strict conjunction with, this false God. Baal — pe...

³ And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

Related Commentaries of Numbers 25:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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