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Numbers 16:7-17

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7 and put fire in them, and lay incense upon them in the presence of the LORD tomorrow; and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the one who is holy. 1You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi!"
8 Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi,
9 2is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel, 3to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;
10 and that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you 4seeking for the priesthood also?
11 "Therefore you and all your company are gathered together 5against the LORD; but as for Aaron, who is he that 6you grumble against him?"
12 Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come up.
13 "Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a 7land flowing with milk and honey 8to have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?
14 "Indeed, you have not brought us 9into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of 10fields and vineyards. Would you 11put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!"
15 Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "12Do not regard their offering! 13I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them."
16 Moses said to Korah, "You and all your company be present before the LORD tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.
17 "Each of you take his firepan and put incense on it, and each of you bring his censer before the LORD, two hundred and fifty firepans; also you and Aaron shall each bring his firepan."
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Numbers 16:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 16

This chapter gives an account of a sedition of Korah and others against Moses and Aaron, Nu 16:1-4, with whom Moses expostulates, and shows the unreasonableness of their clamour against Aaron, Nu 16:5-11; sends for Dathan and Abiram, who were in the confederacy, but refused to come, which greatly angered Moses, Nu 16:12-15; orders Korah and his company to appear before the Lord the next day, with Aaron, to have the controversy decided, Nu 16:16-18; when all the congregation gathered together would have been, consumed had it not been for the intercession of Moses and Aaron, Nu 16:19-22; and who, being separated from the rebels by the command of the Lord, some of the rebels were swallowed up in the earth, and others destroyed by fire from heaven, Nu 16:23-35; and their censers were made a covering for the altar, as a memorial of their sin, Nu 16:36-40; on which there was a new insurrection of the people, which brought a plague upon them, and destroyed 14,700 persons, and which was stopped at the intercession of Aaron, Nu 16:41-50.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 13

  • 1. Numbers 16:3
  • 2. Isaiah 7:13
  • 3. Numbers 3:6, 9; Deuteronomy 10:8
  • 4. Numbers 3:10; Numbers 18:1-7
  • 5. Exodus 16:7
  • 6. 1 Corinthians 10:10
  • 7. Exodus 16:3; Numbers 11:4-6
  • 8. Numbers 14:2, 3
  • 9. Numbers 13:27; Numbers 14:8
  • 10. Exodus 22:5; Exodus 23:10, 11; Numbers 20:5
  • 11. Judges 16:21; 1 Samuel 11:2
  • 12. Genesis 4:4, 5
  • 13. 1 Samuel 12:3

Footnotes 8

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