Numbers 16:40 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

To be a memorial unto the children of Israel. —The Apostle Jude warns Christians by the same example against the profanat…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

To be a memorial to the children of Israel. This passage again confirms what I have just said: God’s judgments, which should remain in ful…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

[To be] a memorial unto the children of Israel
The whole body of them; this explains what is meant by sign, ([Refere…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

A fire went out from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense, while Aaron, who stood with them, was preserved ali…

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