Numbers 16:40
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.
Cross-references
Numbers 16:38 describes the censers being hammered into altar plates, which is the origin of the memorial mentioned here.
Numbers 3:10 states the same law — any outsider approaching the sanctuary shall be put to death — exactly the warning memorialized here.
Numbers 18:4-7 expands the same rule — no outsider may come near the sanctuary — and assigns priestly duties to prevent wrath.
Numbers 1:51 warns that any outsider approaching the tabernacle must be put to death—directly reinforcing the warning in Numbers 16:40.
Numbers 17:10 also sets up a memorial (Aaron's rod) to quell rebellion, mirroring this altar-plate memorial.
Numbers 18:3 repeats the restriction against Levites approaching sanctuary vessels, echoing the warning about unauthorized incense.
Numbers 18:7 declares that strangers who come near the altar shall die, directly reinforcing the same penalty from Korah's rebellion.
Jude 1:11 cites Korah's rebellion as a warning against false teachers, directly echoing the judgment in Numbers 16:40.
In 2 Chronicles 26:16-21, King Uzziah's unauthorized incense offering parallels Korah's rebellion, showing the same principle that only priests may burn incense.
2 Chronicles 26:18-20 records King Uzziah's punishment for burning incense as a non-priest — a direct fulfillment of the warning given here.
Exodus 29:33 forbids strangers from eating holy things—a restriction parallel to the ban on outsiders approaching the altar in Numbers 16:40.
Hebrews 8:4 argues Jesus would not be an earthly priest because there are already priests — applying the restriction from Numbers 16:40.
Hebrews 7:13 notes Jesus from Judah, not associated with the altar — contrasting the exclusive Aaronic priesthood in Numbers 16:40.
Hebrews 5:4 reinforces the principle that only those called by God, like Aaron, may serve — echoing the warning in Numbers 16:40.
Luke 1:9 shows Zechariah legitimately burning incense — the very priestly duty that Numbers 16:40 protects from unauthorized intrusion.
Ezekiel 43:19 names the Zadokite priests who may approach God — directly continuing the restriction on priestly access from Numbers 16:40.
Ezra 2:62 shows priests rejected for lacking genealogy — the same principle that only rightful priests may serve, as the censer-plating warned.
2 Chronicles 13:10 asserts that only sons of Aaron minister, echoing the same restriction established by this memorial.
Leviticus 22:25 prohibits foreigners from offering bread to God—same principle as Numbers 16:40 that only authorized persons may serve.
Deuteronomy 33:10 describes Levites offering incense properly, contrasting with the unauthorized incense that led to this memorial.
Exodus 29:9 establishes Aaron and his sons as priests—the very lineage defended in Numbers 16:40 against outsiders.
Leviticus 22:10 restricts outsiders from eating holy things — a different boundary for holiness, but extends the principle that non-priests must not approach sacred items.