Numbers 12:6-8

6 He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, shall make Myself known to him in a ¹vision. I shall speak with him in a ²dream.

7 "Not so, with ³My servant Moses, ⁴He is faithful in all My household;

8 ⁵With him I speak mouth to mouth, Even openly, and not in dark sayings, And he beholds ⁶the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?"

Numbers 12:6-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER 12

In this chapter we have an account of Aaron and Miriam speaking against Moses, and for what reason, whose amiable character is given, Nu 12:1-3; and of the Lord's calling them to him, and rebuking them for it, giving an excellent testimony to Moses, and then departing in anger, Nu 12:4-9; and of Miriam's being smitten with leprosy, and Aaron's entreating Moses on his and her account, who prayed to the Lord to heal her, Nu 12:10-13; and of her being ordered to be shut out of the camp seven days, during which time the Israelites stayed at Hazeroth, and then removed to the wilderness of Paran, Nu 12:14-16.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 46:2; 1 Samuel 3:15
• 2. Genesis 31:11; 1 Kings 3:5, 15
• 3. Joshua 1:1
• 4. Hebrews 3:2, 5
• 5. Deuteronomy 34:10; Hosea 12:13
• 6. Exodus 20:4; Exodus 24:10, 11; Deuteronomy 5:8; Psalms 17:15