KJV ORIGINAL
And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The Israelites began worshiping the false god Baal-peor, and the LORD became very angry with Israel.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows how the Israelites turned away from God to worship a foreign idol, which made God angry with their unfaithfulness.
📚 Historical Context
This incident occurred while the Israelites were camped at Shittim, near the end of their 40-year wilderness journey. The Moabite women had seduced Israelite men into both sexual immorality and idol worship of Baal-peor, a Moabite fertility god. This was part of Balaam's strategy to curse Israel indirectly since he couldn't curse them directly.
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