“Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man’s body and into the woman’s stomach.”<\/p>\n
Zimri, a leader from the tribe of Simeon, took Cozbi, a Midianite woman, into his tent to have sex with her. He did this in broad daylight, even as a large crowd gathered in front of the tabernacle stood weeping upon hearing the Lord’s judgment pronounced against them for their participation in a pagan orgy at the altar of Baal only a few nights before.<\/p>\n
The Lord’s righteous anger blazed against His people, and 24,000 of them were killed that day. <\/p>\n
Phinehas the priest thrust a spear through Zimri and Cozbi, killing them both, even as they were in the very act of sexual intercourse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man’s body and into the woman’s stomach.” Zimri, a leader from the tribe of Simeon, took Cozbi, a Midianite woman, into his tent to have sex with her. He did this in broad daylight, even as a large crowd gathered in front of the tabernacle stood … <\/p>\n