Quotes about Unity

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”

Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.

So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”

If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,

The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.

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.

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?”