Numbers 17:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE COMMAND CONCERNING THE RODS... [ Continue Reading ]
Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods; write thou every man's name upon his rod. This was in accordance with the rule that the oldest son of a father's h... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shall write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for according to the rule Aaron was the prince of the tribe of Levi; FOR ONE ROD SHALL BE FOR THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS. Since the tribe of Levi is here mentioned for the purposes of God's object, the chances are that Ephraim and M... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt lay them, the rods, up in the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the testimony, in the Most Holy Place, before the Ark of the Covenant, WHERE I WILL MEET WITH YOU.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass that the man's rod whom I shall choose shall blossom, the Lord's aim being to counteract any further murmuring of the people against the priesthood of Aaron by this miracle; AND I WILL MAKE TO CEASE FROM ME THE MURMURINGS OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WHEREBY THEY MURMUR AGAINS... [ Continue Reading ]
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. All this was thus done in the view of all the princes to preclude all possibility o... [ Continue Reading ]
The Miraculous Budding of Aaron's Rod... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the Tabernacle of Witness, this name of the Sanctuary being singularly appropriate here, for God intended to bear witness to His servant.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass that on the morrow Moses went into the Tabernacle of Witness; for he, as God's representative, had charge of the test; AND, BEHOLD, THE ROD OF AARON FOR THE HOUSE OF LEVI WAS BUDDED, AND BROUGHT FORTH BUDS, AND BLOOMED BLOSSOMS, AND YIELDED ALMONDS. In one night, therefore, had b... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of Israel, for they were to be convinced by personal inspection; AND THEY LOOKED, AND TOOK EVERY MAN HIS ROD. Here was an overwhelming proof of God's direct interposition, and the Lord, in the most unmistakable manner, des... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring- Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels, against the children of rebellion, against any persons that were filled with dissatisfied notions and with false ambitions over against the chosen priest of the Lord; AND THOU SHAL... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses did so; as the Lord commanded him, so did he. The rod of Aaron with which the Lord had performed a miracle was kept in the Ark of the Covenant, Hebrews 9:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. This new miracle had filled them with such awe that they were filled with the terror of death.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whosoever cometh anything (in any way) NEAR UNTO THE TABERNACLE OF THE LORD SHALL DIE, as the result of Korah's rebellion had plainly shown; SHALL WE BE CONSUMED WITH DYING? In their present state of mind they felt that there was no grace and mercy with the Lord any more. This excessive fear of deat... [ Continue Reading ]