Numbers 11:29
Eldad and Medad seem instances of unlicensed preaching and
prophesying; and this, at a time of scanty knowledge and rare
spiritual illumination, was not without its dangers. So thought
Joshua, and, jealous for Moses' supremacy, besought him to rebuke
them. But the great prophet, wholl... [ Continue Reading ]
Numbers 11:31
Notice:
I. The perpetual resurrections of easily besetting sins. (1) Look at
the side from which the temptation came. It was distinctly a question
of lust. Lust was strong in the people, the love of the satisfaction
of the bodily appetites for the sake of the momentary pleasure they... [ Continue Reading ]