Quotes About Unity

The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.”

Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.

They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,

He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”

So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.

“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each manís name on his staff,

and write Aaronís name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaronís staff was among them.

Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORDís presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.

From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.

and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;

who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”