Bible Commentary

And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? 22. the God of the spirits of all flesh ] The God who made and sustains the life of every human being. In early … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:22”

Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. To wit, Korah and his two hundred and fifty men, and the people whom he gathered against Moses and Aaron, Num 16:19. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole Separate yourselves, from among this congregation,…. Not only from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:21”

And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 20 24. Jehovah threatens to destroy the whole congregation; but at Moses’ intercession He relents, and commands them to depart from the Tabernacle, leaving Korah and his company to be destroyed. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 20, 21. the Lord spake unto … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:20”

And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation. 19. Korah assembled all the congregation ] He was upholding the claims of the whole of Israel against the Levites, so he brought them to witness the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:19”

And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. They could easily make censers in a slight manner, which would suffice for the present purpose. The fire was taken from the altar which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:18”

And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each [of you] his censer. 17. two hundred fiftycensersprobably the small platters, common in Egyptianfamilies, where incense was offered to household deities and whichhad been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:17”

And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow: 16 19. Korah and his company accept Moses’ challenge. 16, 17 are a repetition of Num 16:6-7, and were probably inserted together with Num 16:8-11 ; Num 16:36-40. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:16”

And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. 15. their offering ] This refers, apparently, ‘to the sacrifice which every Israelite might offer for his household and may be compared with Gen 4:4 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:15”

Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 14. wilt thou bore out the eyes of these men? ] A strong figure which means, metaphorically, to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:14”

[Is it] a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 13. out of a land flowing with milk and honey ] The expression which Moses had applied to Canaan … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 16:13”