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. Ver. 2. _Take of every one of them a rod._] Or, Staff; the ensign of... [ Continua a leggere ]
And it shall come to pass, [that] the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. Ver. 5. _And I will make to cease._] But then he must do more than work miracles. For such is the habitual... [ Continua a leggere ]
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. Ver. 8. _And bloomed blossoms._] (1.) For a testimony of Aaron's calling from God, to... [ Continua a leggere ]
And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. Ver. 10. _And thou shalt quite take away their murmurinus._] Which yet would hardly be done. See on Nume... [ Continua a leggere ]
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 sufficient warrant. Why should they meddle with that belongs not to them? Why should they touch the tabe... [ Continua a leggere ]