Numbers 11:17-30

17 I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone.

18 “Tell the people: ‘Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, when you will eat meat. The Lord heard you when you wailed, “If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!” Now the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat it.

19 You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days,

20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it—because you have rejected the Lord, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”

21 But Moses said, “Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!’

22 Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?”

23 The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you.”

24 So Moses went out and told the people what the Lord had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the Tent.

25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took of the Spirit that was on him and put the Spirit on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did not do so again.

26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the Tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp.

27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”

28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ aide since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”

29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”

30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

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Cross References for Numbers 11:17-30

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Genesis 6:3 - Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days wi... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:3

James 1:17 - Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, ... Click to read the verse James 1:17 Click to read the verse James 1:17

Exodus 19:11 - and be ready by the third day, because on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in th... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:11 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:11

Exodus 19:20 - The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Mo... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:20 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:20

John 3:13 - No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Click to read the verse John 3:13 Click to read the verse John 3:13

Genesis 17:3 - Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, Click to read the verse Genesis 17:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:3

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Genesis 18:33 - When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home. Click to read the verse Genesis 18:33 Click to read the verse Genesis 18:33

2 Kings 2:15 - The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is res... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 2:15 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 2:15

Acts 7:34 - I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have c... Click to read the verse Acts 7:34 Click to read the verse Acts 7:34

Numbers 12:8 - With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord. Why th... Click to read the verse Numbers 12:8 Click to read the verse Numbers 12:8

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1 Thessalonians 4:8 - Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy ... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:8

Nehemiah 9:20 - You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:20 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:20

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Exodus 34:5 - Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. Click to read the verse Exodus 34:5 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:5

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Numbers 11:25 - Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took of the Spirit that was on ... Click to read the verse Numbers 11:25 Click to read the verse Numbers 11:25

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Jude 1:19 - These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. Click to read the verse Jude 1:19 Click to read the verse Jude 1:19

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John 7:39 - By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that t... Click to read the verse John 7:39 Click to read the verse John 7:39

2 Kings 2:9 - When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 2:9 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 2:9

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Numbers 12:5 - Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the Tent and summoned... Click to read the verse Numbers 12:5 Click to read the verse Numbers 12:5

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