KJV ORIGINAL
Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So they made God angry with their evil schemes and practices, and a deadly plague broke out among them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse explains that the people's rebellious actions and wicked practices provoked God's anger, resulting in a plague that struck them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to Israel's worship of the Moabite god Baal-peor at Shittim, where they engaged in sexual immorality and idolatry (Numbers 25). The 'inventions' mentioned are the corrupt religious practices and rituals they adopted from surrounding pagan nations. As a result of this unfaithfulness, God sent a plague that killed 24,000 Israelites before it was stopped through Phinehas's zealous action.
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