The LORD spoke to Moses saying, Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites — the divine initiative for judgment follows directly from the Baal-Peor crisis where Midianite women seduced Israel into idolatry and death. This is not personal vengeance but the outworking of covenant justice: the LORD's holiness demands a response to covenant violation. The term "avenge" (naqam) carries the weight of divine retribution against those who attacked Israel's covenant status.

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