KJV ORIGINAL
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Phinehas stood up and took decisive action to stop the sin, and because of this, the deadly plague was stopped.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows how one person's bold action to stop wrongdoing can save many lives and end God's judgment.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to the incident in Numbers 25 when Israelites were committing sexual immorality with Moabite women and worshiping their false gods, causing God to send a plague that killed 24,000 people. Phinehas, Aaron's grandson and a priest, courageously executed an Israelite man and Moabite woman who were openly defying God, which stopped the plague immediately.
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