KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses said to the judges of Israel, 'Each of you must execute the men under your authority who have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses commanded the judges to execute those who had abandoned God to worship the false god Baal-Peor.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred after Israelite men had been seduced by Moabite women into worshiping Baal-Peor, a Canaanite fertility god, breaking their covenant with the true God. The worship often involved immoral sexual practices, which was seen as both spiritual and physical adultery. God's anger burned against Israel for this betrayal, and a plague had already begun killing thousands.
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