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A new section should begin with these verses. They are connected
retrospectively with Numbers 16; and form the immediate introduction
to Numbers 18. The people were terror-stricken by the fate of the...
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7. THE PRIESTHOOD OF AARON CONFIRMED
CHAPTER 17
_ 1. The divine command (Numbers 17:1)_
2. The rods before Jehovah (Numbers 17:6)
3. The blossoming rod of Aaron (Numbers 17:8)
Little comment is
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THE BUDDING OF AARON'S ROD (from P). The superiority of Levi over the
other tribes is finally vindicated through the budding of the rod of
Aaron (the representative of that tribe) when a rod for each...
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TABERNACLE. habitation. Hebrew. _mishkan._ App-40.
DIE... DYING. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_ (App-6), as in Numbers
17:12, to emphasize alarm....
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_shall we perish all of us?_ The exact force of the words is doubtful.
They may mean -Shall we completely come to an end by expiring?" of
which R.V. is a correct paraphrase: or -Shall we ever finish
e...
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WHOSOEVER COMETH—NEAR UNTO THE TABERNACLE—SHALL DIE— i.e. "We
are now convinced, and firmly believe, that whosoever cometh near to
the tabernacle, to officiate as a priest, without the divine
appointm...
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F. BUDDING OF AARON'S ROD (NUMBERS 17)
TEXT
Numbers 17:1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2. Speak unto the
children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to
the house of th...
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_WHOSOEVER COMETH ANY THING NEAR UNTO THE TABERNACLE OF THE LORD SHALL
DIE: SHALL WE BE CONSUMED WITH DYING?_
Cometh any thing near - i:e., nearer than he ought to do; an error
into which many may fa...
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AARON'S AUTHORITY CONFIRMED
Korah and his followers having questioned the authority of Aaron and
the claim of his family to the priesthood, the matter is put beyond
the possibility of further doubt b...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 17
AARON’S STICK – NUMBERS 17:1-13
V1 The *LORD said to Moses, V2 ‘Speak to the *Israelites. Tell th
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AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SPAKE UNTO MOSES... — The special
manifestations of Divine power which the Israelites had witnessed
excited within them salutary emotions of awe and of anxious
apprehension,...
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_[Numbers 17:28]_ כֹּ֣ל הַ קָּרֵ֧ב ׀ הַ
קָּרֵ֛ב...
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KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM
Numbers 16:1; Numbers 17:1
BEHIND what appears in the history, there must have been many
movements of thought and causes of discontent which gradually led to
the events we n...
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THE BUDDING OF AARON'S ROD
Numbers 17:1
The controversy about the priesthood needed authoritative settlement,
and to remove all grounds of dissension a notable sign was wrought on
Aaron's rod. “The m...
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That the murmuring of the people against the divine government was an
evil thing is emphasized by the fact that a supernatural sign was
given in final vindication of Aaron's position. The reason for g...
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Destroyed. They betray the sentiments of their hearts; though some
believe that they were now entering into themselves, and desirous to
know what they must do to escape the fate of their brethren. God...
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Whether the people expressed themselves in these words under a sense
of fear or submission, or both, I will not determine. But as the LORD
had graciously undertaken to take away their murmurings, it m...
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REFLECTIONS
PAUSE, my soul, in the perusal of this chapter, and behold in how
sweet a manner thy GOD and FATHER manifested to the church of old the
everlasting priesthood of thy glorious intercessor!...
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The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has
evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise.
It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 18.
From chapter 17 to 20 this subject is set forth with the circumstances
relative to it. First, the authority of Aaron is established by signs
sh...
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WHOSOEVER COMETH ANYTHING NEAR UNTO THE TABERNACLE OF THE LORD SHALL
DIE,.... They who before were so bold and daring as to think the
priesthood was common to them with Aaron, or they had as good a ri...
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Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall
die: shall we be consumed with dying?
Ver. 13. _Whosoever cometh anything near._] Let them keep further off
then who have no suff...
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_Behold we die, we perish_ Words of consternation, arising from the
remembrance of these severe and repeated judgments, from the
threatening of death upon any succeeding murmurings, and from the
sense...
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1 Aarons rod among all the rods of the Tribes onely flourisheth.
10 It is left for a monument against the rebels.
1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
2 Speake vnto the children of Israel, and...
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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...
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The Miraculous Budding of Aaron's Rod...
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AARON'S ROD BUDDING
(vs.1-13)
Though God had shown His deep displeasure against those who challenged
the priesthood of Aaron, he used this occasion to illustrate the truth
concerning the positive sid...
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8-13 While all the other rods remained as they were. Aaron's rod
became a living branch. In some places there were buds, in others
blossoms, in others fruit, at the same time; all this was miraculous...
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ANY THING NEAR, i.e. nearer than he should do; an error which we may
easily commit. SHALL WE BE CONSUMED? will God proceed with us in these
severe courses, according to his strict justice? will he sho...
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& Num 18:1-32
These two Chapter s form a distinct section in which we have presented
to us the source, the responsibilities, and the privileges of
priesthood. Priesthood is a divine institution. "No m...
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Numbers 17:13 near H7131 tabernacle H4908 LORD H3068 die H4191 (H8799)
utterly H1478 (H8800) die H8552 ...
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THE PEOPLE RECOGNISE THAT NONE BUT AARON'S HOUSE MAY ENTER THE
TABERNACLE. THEY ALONE CAN ENTER THE SANCTUARY AND LIVE (NUMBERS
17:12)
Numbers 17:12
‘And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, sayin...
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CONTENTS: Aaron's rod that budded.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron.
CONCLUSION: Fruitfulness is the best evidence of a divine call. The
plants of God's setting will flourish.
KEY WORD: Chosen, Number...
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Numbers 17:8. _The rod of Aaron was budded._ In this sign there could
be no imposition. The sedition was suppressed by the decision of God,
who graciously in this way condescended to settle forever al...
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_Write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi._
AARON’S ROD
I. Instructive to the Israelites.
1. An end hereby put to murmuring. By an incontrovertible sign they
knew who was the true priest.
2. A prev...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 17:1__ This procedure showed who had the
right to approach God (Numbers 16:5)....
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 17:12 WE ARE UNDONE. Apparently the miracle
of Aaron’s staff finally convinced the people that the priests had a
special place in the life of the nation....
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
In this chapter the High-priesthood of Aaron is further confirmed by a
supernatural and significant sign.
Numbers 17:4. _The testimony_, “_i.e._, the Two Tables of the...
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EXPOSITION
AARON'S ROD THAT BUDDED (Numbers 17:1).
NUMBERS 17:1
AND THE LORD SPAKE. Presumably upon the same day, since the design was
to prevent any recurrence of the sin and punishment des
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AND the LORD spake unto Moses, [chapter seventeen] says, Speak to the
children of Israel, to take every one of them a rod (Numbers 17:1-2)
That is, one for each tribe.
according to their tribe: put t...
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1 Chronicles 13:11; 1 Chronicles 15:13; 1 Samuel 6:19; 2 Samuel 6:6;...
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GOD MAKES CHOICE OF HIS REPRESENTATIVES
Numbers 17:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. God calls all His servants to serve Him. The Word is specific: "To
every man his work." Not one of God's children is exemp...