Numbers 9:7

And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his appointed season among the children of Israel?

Cross-references

Numbers 9:2 Parallel

Numbers 9:2 commands keeping Passover at its appointed season — the very standard these men appeal to in their complaint.

Numbers 9:10 Historical context

Numbers 9:10 provides God's answer: those unclean may keep Passover in the second month — directly addressing their question.

Numbers 9:13 warns against neglecting Passover when clean — the opposite situation from these men who want to observe it.

Exodus 12:27 Related theme

Exodus 12:27 defines the Passover as the sacrifice of the LORD — the offering these men desire to present.

Deuteronomy 16:2 Related theme

Deuteronomy 16:2 instructs sacrificing the Passover at the chosen place — the same sacrifice these men want to offer.

2 Chronicles 30:17-19 describes a similar situation where unclean people keep Passover with prayer — directly paralleling the dilemma here.

1 Corinthians 5:7 declares Christ our Passover sacrificed — a typological fulfillment of the Passover offering these men sought to bring.

Ezra 6:21 Parallel

Ezra 6:21 describes those who separated from uncleanness to eat Passover — echoing the same concern over uncleanness and participation here.