Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Numbers 17:13
Near — Nearer than be should do; an error which we may easily commit. Will God proceed with us according to his strict justice, till all the people be cut off?
Near — Nearer than be should do; an error which we may easily commit. Will God proceed with us according to his strict justice, till all the people be cut off?
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...
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
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...
TABERNACLE. habitation. Hebrew. _mishkan._ App-40. DIE... DYING. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_ (App-6), as in Numbers 17:12, to emphasize alarm....
_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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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
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,...
_[Numbers 17:28]_ כֹּ֣ל הַ קָּרֵ֧ב ׀ הַ קָּרֵ֛ב...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
The Miraculous Budding of Aaron's Rod...
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...
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...
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...
& 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...
Numbers 17:13 near H7131 tabernacle H4908 LORD H3068 die H4191 (H8799) utterly H1478 (H8800) die H8552 ...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 17:1__ This procedure showed who had the right to approach God (Numbers 16:5)....
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....
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...
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
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...
1 Chronicles 13:11; 1 Chronicles 15:13; 1 Samuel 6:19; 2 Samuel 6:6;...
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...