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Num 17:6-13
DIR By: clark thompson
Date: May 22, 2015, 10:12 pm
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Numbers 17:6-13King James Version (KJV)
6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of
their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one,
according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the
rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle
of witness.
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the
tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the
house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed
blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto
all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man
his rod.
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before
the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and
thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they
die not.
11 And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold,
we die, we perish, we all perish.
13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the
Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
Numbers 17:6-13
NHEB 6 Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their
leaders gave him rods, one for each leader, according to their
ancestral houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was
among their rods. 7 Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in
the tent of the testimony. 8 It happened on the next day, that
Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod
of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds,
and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. 9 Moses brought
out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of
Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. 10 The LORD
said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony,
to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that
you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they
not die." 11 Moses did so. As the LORD commanded him, so he did.
12 The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Behold, we
perish. We are undone. We are all undone. 13 Everyone who comes
near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, dies. Will
we all perish?"
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
6 So they did this the ones who they choose may have been
decided many different ways but Aaron was already chosen by God.
7 The tent a testimony was a place where he met to hear God to
talk to him before.
8 This was unnatural would not have been something Moses could
have done so it showed that God chose Aaron. The rods would have
been known because they carried them all the time they would
have known that none of their rods budded.
9 They took back their rods. Rods were used for protection in
the wilderness against wild animals.
10 It would later be put into the ark. This would be a reminder
that we are to follow God’s leadership instead of trying to lead
our own way.
11 Aaron would no longer need his rod because instead of tending
to animals outside he would be working in the tent offering up
sacrifices.
12 They thought they were going to die because of this as the
sons of Korah did. God showed them as He did with Korah He was
giving them a chance to accept His will for Aaron instead of
causing them to die.
13 This was to be a sacred place because it was the place of
God, His house.
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