The Avenging March against the Midianites

This is the aftermath to the judicial punishment (to which the Israelites were doomed on account of their whoredoms and idolatry with Moab and Midian. It will be recalled that Midian and Moab had acted upon the advice of Balaam to call the children of Israel to the sacrifice of their gods in the consideration that, if the call were heeded, Jehovah in His anger would destroy Israel. The call was heeded, and we know with what results,. The camp was ravaged by a terrible plague in which 24,000...