Against the Lord] not merely against Aaron, of whose privileges Koran and his company are envious.
13. Dathan and Abiram are envious of the position of Moses. They complain that, instead of bringing them into a land flowing with milk and honey, as he had led them to believe he would do, he was taking them away from it into a wilderness (Numbers 16:13). Except thou make thyself] RV 'But thou must needs make thyself also.' '
The words of Moses in his wrath are broken. The Aaronic priesthood was of divine appointment; and thus in rejecting it, the conspirators were really rebelling against God....
6. THE REBELLION OF KORAH CHAPTER 16 _ 1. The rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16:1)_ 2. The punishment (Numbers 16:20) 3. Eleazar and his work (Numbers 16:36) 4. The murmuring of the whole
NUMBERS 16. THE REBELLION OF KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM (JE and P). The narrative fuses together accounts of distinct revolts led by different individuals and inspired by different motives. The first ...
AND WHAT IS AARON?. "and Aaron, who is he"? Figure of speech _Erotesis._...
In these verses Korah's company, represented as Levites, claim the privileges of the priesthood (see prelim. note to the chapter)....
_and Aaron, what is he_&c. i.e. What has he done to cause your murmuring? God, and not Aaron, is responsible for the superiority in which the priests stand to the Levites; cf. Exodus 16:8 b....
AND WHAT IS AARON, &C.— This might be rendered, as agreeably to the original, what hath Aaron done, that you should murmur against him? As much as to say, Aaron had done nothing of himself, but had ac...
D. REVOLT AND PUNISHMENT OF KORAH, DATHAN AND ABIRAM (NUMBERS 16:1-40) TEXT Numbers 16:1. Now Korah, the son if Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, an...
_AND HE SPAKE UNTO KORAH AND UNTO ALL HIS COMPANY, SAYING, EVEN TO MORROW THE LORD WILL SHEW WHO ARE HIS, AND WHO IS HOLY; AND WILL CAUSE HIM TO COME NEAR UNTO HIM: EVEN HIM WHOM HE HATH CHOSEN WILL H...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 16 KORAH, DATHAN AND ABIRAM OPPOSE MOSES – NUMBERS 16:1-35 V1-2 Korah, Izhar’s son, belonged to Levi’s *tri
לָכֵ֗ן אַתָּה֙ וְ כָל ־עֲדָ֣תְךָ֔ הַ נֹּעָדִ֖
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 REBELLION OF KORAN Numbers 16:1 This was a very serious revolt, because so many princes associated themselves with the Levites. Jealousy was at the root of the entire movement. “All the congregat...
Here begins the story of perhaps the strangest and most fully organized opposition that Moses had to encounter. Two elements were at work. The first was ambition and the second was dissatisfaction. Th...
_Him. The injury is offered to God, who made choice of Aaron freely._...
I humbly conceive in this expostulation of Moses, and his mention of Aaron in so humiliating a manner, What is Aaron that you murmur against him? that the man of GOD pointed thereby to the infirmity o...
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...
_KORAH’S REBELLION_ And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi,’ etc. Numbers 16:8 I. THE SIN OF KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM WAS THIS: they were discontented with the arrangement ma...
11._For which cause both thou, and all thy company. _He here lays open their sin, which they had endeavored to disguise. For they had neither scruple nor shame, as we have seen, in pretending pious ze...
Chapter 16 contains the open rebellion against Moses of Dathan and Abiram, but especially the pretension of the ministry in Israel to arrogate priesthood to itself. Some of the chiefs of the people we...
FOR WHICH CAUSE, BOTH [THOU] AND ALL THY COMPANY [ARE] GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD,.... For gathering together against his ministers, whom he had put into office to act under him, and endeavour...
For which cause [both] thou and all thy company [are] gathered together against the LORD: and what [is] Aaron, that ye murmur against him? Ver. 11. _And what is Aaron?_] _q.d., _ Is it not God whom y...
_Ye sons of Levi_ They were of his own tribe; nay, they were of God's tribe. It was therefore the worse in them thus to mutiny against God and against him. _To minister to them_ So they were the serva...
1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, 23 Moses separateth the people from the rebels tents, 31 The earth swalloweth vp Korah, and a fire consumeth others. 36 The censers are reserued to holy...
For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord, for that is what their rebellion amounted to. AND WHAT IS AARON THAT YE MURMUR AGAINST HIM? It was not a case of A...
The Challenge of Korah and His Companions...
THE REBELLION OF KORAH (vs.1-15) The rebellion of Korah and a large company with him is significant of a dreadful revulsion against Christ both as Lord and High Priest of His people, and the awesome...
1-11 Pride and ambition occasion a great deal of mischief both in churches and states. The rebels quarrel with the settlement of the priesthood upon Aaron and his family. Small reason they had to boa...
AGAINST THE LORD, whoso minister and chosen servant Aaron is. You strike at God through Aaron's sides. Compare 1 SAMUEL 8:7 LUKE 10:16 1 THESSALONIANS 13:20....
The chapter on which we have just been dwelling, is what may be called a digression from the history of Israel's wilderness life, except indeed the short paragraph respecting the Sabbath-breaker, It l...
Numbers 16:11 Therefore H3651 company H5712 together H3259 (H8737) LORD H3068 Aaron H175 complain H3885 ...
MOSES CHARGE AGAINST KORAH (NUMBERS 16:8). Numbers 16:8 ‘And Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi, does it seem but a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the...
Numbers 16:8 I. The sin of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram was this: they were discontented with the arrangement made for public worship by the choosing out of Aaron and his family to be priests. The argume...
CONTENTS: The gainsaying of Korah. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Korah, Dathan, Abriam. CONCLUSION: Proud and ambitious men projecting their own advancement by thrusting themselves into a place to...
Numbers 16:1. _Korah._ One of the firstborn, a very old man, and grandson of Levi by his father Jahar. _Dathan_ and _Abiram_ were descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; these according to the...
_Korah. .. Dathan, and Abiram. .. gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron._ KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM I. The rebels. 1. Influential. 2. Numerous, 3. Deluded-- (1) Concerning...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 16:8 The Levites already enjoy great privileges in serving in the tabernacle, so they should not SEEK THE PRIESTHOOD ALSO. ⇐
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the history of the rebellion of Korah and his company. The time and place of this event are not recorded. It is probable that it occurred in one...
VINDICATION OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD. EXPOSITION THE GAINSAYING OF KORAH (Numbers 16:1). NUMBERS 16:1 Now K
Now we get to chapter sixteen and this guy Korah, who is brought into mention in the book of Jude, has gotten the conspiracy together. He is of the tribe of Levi and he said, "Hey Moses, you take too...
1 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Samuel 8:7; Acts 5:4; Exodus 16:7; Exodus 16:8;...
Against the Lord — Whose chosen servant Aaron is. You strike at God through Aaron's sides....