For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the Study Guide (PDF download) . Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, . 1. (1-11) Disobedience of Dathan and Abiram. C. The people murmur against Moses and Aaron. Numbers 12:1-16. v1 Moses' wife was a woman from Cush (a place in the country called Midian). (12-15) The glory of the Lord appears The intercession of Moses and Aaron. We're just as good as you." Yet, that is not the issue. Probably these mutinies happened after their removal back again from Kadesh-barnea, when they were fixed (if I may so speak) for their wandering in the wilderness, and began to look upon that as their settlement. 2. Miriam and Aaron said bad things about him because of this. Author and Time of Writing. The book of Numbers begins with the words "And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinaï, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt." Small reason they had to boast of the people's purity, or of God's favour, as the people had been so often and so lately . They gathered 250 princes of the congregation to join their rebellion. God stayed in the insurrection by a plague ( v. 45 ). Census Assistants Enlisted (Numbers 1:5-16) Census Directed by Moses (Numbers 1:17-19) Census Results by Tribal Households (Numbers 1:20-43) Census Summary and Total (Numbers 1:44-46) Responsibilities of Uncounted Levites (Numbers 1:47-53) Census Conclusion: Faithful Obedience (Numbers 1:54) And yet they weren't satisfied—they wanted the judgeship and priesthood also (verses 9-10). The many ample testimonies, nay, the astonishing miracles, whereby God had established the authority of Moses as chief governor, and of Aaron and his family as priests, were not sufficient to restrain the ambition of mutinous and designing men. Their perfuming censers are kept for a memorial and warning, Numbers 16:36-40. The book of Leviticus as well as the book of Numbers follow immediately after the book of Exodus. (16-22) The earth swallows up Dathan and Abiram. Korah, the first and chief author of this rebellion, Numbers 16:11 Judges . (41) The accusation is made: You have killed the people of the Lord. , Numbers 16:30 ). The manneer of their punishment, Numbers 16:15-35. (1) God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai. The laughing stock. The rebels quarrel with the settlement of the priesthood upon Aaron and his family. 1, 2. 16 Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent [] It was led by three men, Korah Abiram, and Dathan. Small reason they had to boast of the people's purity, or of God's favour, as the people had been so often and so lately . Chapter 16 The date of the history contained in this chapter is altogether uncertain. The whole of these two chapters, except the last short paragraph of Numbers 17, deals with the events related to the Rebellion of Korah, and even those two verses record the congregation's reaction to the events just related.Also, the Jewish Bible ends chapter 16 at verse 36, transferring the last fifteen verses to Numbers 17. ( Num 16:1-3) The accusation against Moses and Aaron. Commentary on Numbers 16:1-11 (Read Numbers 16:1-11) Pride and ambition occasion a great deal of mischief both in churches and states. Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying:. The whole of these two chapters, except the last short paragraph of Numbers 17, deals with the events related to the Rebellion of Korah, and even those two verses record the congregation's reaction to the events just related.Also, the Jewish Bible ends chapter 16 at verse 36, transferring the last fifteen verses to Numbers 17. They all stand in front of the tabernacle and light their incense censers. The rebels quarrel with the settlement of the priesthood upon Aaron and his family. 1. The people murmur against Moses and Aaron, for which they are consumed by the plague, which Aaron by Moses's order stays, Numbers 16:41-50. The book of Leviticus as well as the book of Numbers follow immediately after the book of Exodus. The book of Numbers: In the Wilderness. 1-ranked player in men's tennis had to be deported from Australia after three Federal Court judges decided unanimously Sunday to affirm the immigration minister's right to cancel Djokovic . The rebels quarrel with the settlement of the priesthood upon Aaron and his family. Numbers 17:1-13 The budding of Aaron's rod. Numbers 16:1 New International Version (NIV) Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Miriam and Aaron said bad things about him because of this. The book of Numbers: In the Wilderness. Brueggemann: Miriam and Aaron were out of line, and the Lord went away "angry with them" (12:9). 1. 16 Now i Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and j Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men. The issue is respect for God through the office He had appointed the man to. It was a mistake. In the Hebrew edition of the Old Testament, Numbers 16:36 begins a new chapter (chapter 17). Moses was shocked! They gathered 250 princes of the congregation to join their rebellion. Here is, I. 1. Korah's Rebellion. 1. Only 2 more times in entire book of Numbers (Nu 14:5 + , Nu 20:6 + ). It is generally supposed that some generations are passed over in these genealogies. Numbers /. It is time to live daddy down! Read full chapter 16-22, and above on Numbers 3:17-19. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. Numbers 15. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible /. While reading the verses of Numbers, a few things need to be remembered. The manner and method of recording this story plainly show the ferment to have been very great. They accuse Moses of assuming too much authority for himself. 1, 2. "You take too much upon yourself. Numbers 17. Numbers 1 - The Census of Israel A. Num 16:1-11 Here is, I. Only 2 more times in entire book of Numbers (Nu 14:5 + , Nu 20:6 + ). Numbers /. . Numbers 16:1 New International Version (NIV) Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation . Num 16:1-11. Numbers 12:1-16 Exploring the Passage Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage. Small reason they had to boast of the people's purity, or of God's favour, as the people had been so often and so lately . Numbers 16:1-2. a. 1. Numbers 16 is a long chapter that begins with a group of Levite leaders gathering together to overthrow Moses and Aaron. (1-3) The accusation against Moses and Aaron. He had with him . 1. American King James Version ×. ). Moses was a man and had manifested his anger before, so surely heat was rising in his bosom and yet he delays an immediate response to the rebels. Numbers 16:1. Numbers 1 - The Census of Israel A. The No. John W. Ritenbaugh Unity (Part 2): God's Pattern of Leadership Small reason they had to boast of the people's purity, or of God's favour, as the people had been so often and so lately . Author and Time of Writing. Numbers Chapter 16 Summary Numbers 16 is a long chapter that begins with a group of Levite leaders gathering together to overthrow Moses and Aaron. Numbers 16 - Korah's Rebellion A. Aaron stayed the plague by offering incense ( v. 46-50 ). Numbers 12:1-16. v1 Moses' wife was a woman from Cush (a place in the country called Midian). Numbers 16. Shamed. The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Korah contends for the priesthood. But he is not the only person who does this. Pulpit Commentary. Numbers 16:40 To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses. You blew it. The implication is that Korah and the 250 men all believe that they are fit to be priests, in addition to Aaron and his two sons. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The book of Numbers begins with the words "And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinaï, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt." Numbers 16:1-30 . Moreover, as the sons of Levi, they had already been appointed to very respected positions in the service of His tabernacle. But he is not the only person who does this. Others saw it. A new insurrection of the people ( v. 41-43 ). 16 Now () Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and () Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men. (23-34) The company of Korah consumed. Numbers 16:1-30 . Now Korah, the son of Izhar --Izhar, brother of Amram ( Exodus 6:18 ), was the second son of Kohath, and for some reason unrecorded he had been supplanted by a descendant of the fourth son of . Living Daddy Down I. Now what? With each turn of the page, and with each act of rebellion, moaning, distrust, or faithless conduct, we need to remind ourselves that everything, from the plagues upon Egypt until the turning of the people away from Canaan in punishment, fell into a period of about two years. The battle lines are drawn: Korah and his followers oppose Moses' leadership. Text - Numbers 16:1-7, 16-35 Getting on his high horse one day, Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, along with a few Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth—rebelled against Moses. v2 They said, 'Moses speaks the *LORD's messages. 16 Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent [] (1) God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai. Numbers 16:1-15 Set up for a Fall. 1. (35-40) The people murmur A plague sent. Numbers 17. Numbers 16:1-22 The rebellion of Korah. An account of the rebels, who and what they were, not, as formerly, the mixed multitude and the dregs of the people, who are therefore never named, but men of distinction and quality, that made a figure. Commentary on Numbers 16:1-11 (Read Numbers 16:1-11) Pride and ambition occasion a great deal of mischief both in churches and states. Chapter 16. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. Again, they had apparently not learned anything from the terrible . ( Num 16:1-3) The accusation against Moses and Aaron. The authors of the rebellion were Korah the Levite, a descendant of the Kohathite Izhar, who was a brother of Amram, an ancestor (not the father) of Aaron and Moses . Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible /. Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation . Korah belonged to the same Kohathite sub-tribe as Moses and Aaron, and . Numbers 16:1-3. 1. (41-50 . It was led by three men, Korah Abiram, and Dathan. Moses was a man and had manifested his anger before, so surely heat was rising in his bosom and yet he delays an immediate response to the rebels. Numbers 16:23-50 God's severe judgment on Korah's crowd. Numbers 16:1. Numbers 18:1-19 God held Aaron and his sons responsible for the tabernacle ministry. a. Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible. Now Korah, the son of Izhar --Izhar, brother of Amram ( Exodus 6:18 ), was the second son of Kohath, and for some reason unrecorded he had been supplanted by a descendant of the fourth son of . 2 And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. In verse 16, we arrive at the testing of Korah, Aaron, and the 250 others who have aligned themselves with Korah. Fell on face is a key phrase in Numbers 16 - Nu 16:2, Nu 16:22+, Nu 16:45+. 3 k They assembled themselves together . How much worse for those who reject the Logos made flesh (John 1:1, 14)—those who oppose the one who is "entrusted with God's entire house" (Heb 3:2-6). Numbers 15. Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying:. Commentary on Numbers 16:1-11 (Read Numbers 16:1-11) Pride and ambition occasion a great deal of mischief both in churches and states. The manner and method of recording this story plainly show the ferment to have been very great. . THE REBELLION OF KORAH. Humiliated. Numbers 16. THE REBELLION OF KORAH. Numbers 16 New International Version Korah, Dathan and Abiram 16 Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram , sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent[ a] 2 and rose up against Moses. 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