And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these things<\/strong>,…. As soon as he had finished his discourse, which was addressed to the congregation, and, according to Josephus u, after a long prayer to God, which that writer gives at large; immediately so it was,<\/p>\n that the ground clave asunder that [was] under them<\/strong>; on which they stood, not from any natural cause, as by subterranean volcano, forcibly making their way and bursting the earth, and so getting vent, which has been thought to be the cause of earthquakes; but this was by the immediate hand and almighty power of God, and came to pass just as Moses suggested it would, and as soon as he had uttered his words, which made it the more observable.<\/p>\n u Antiqu. l. 4. c. 3. Sect. 2.<\/p>\n And immediately the earth clave asunder, and swallowed them up, with their families and all their possessions, and closed above them, so that they perished without a trace from the congregation. refers to the three ringleaders. “ Their houses;<\/em> ” i.e., their families, not their tents, as in Num 18:31<\/span>; Exo 12:3<\/span>. “ All the men belonging to Korah<\/em> ” were his servants; for, according to Num 26:11<\/span>, his sons did not perish with him, but perpetuated his family (Num 26:58<\/span>), to which the celebrated Korahite singers of David’s time belonged (1Ch 6:18-22<\/span>; 1Ch 9:19<\/span>).<\/p>\n Verses 31-35:<\/strong><\/p>\n When Moses ended his speech, the judgment which was previously unheard of was executed immediately. The earth opened beneath the rebel’s tents, and swallowed them. The families of Dathan and Abiram disappeared into the earth. Korah and his servants perished in like manner. Only his sons survived, see Nu 26:10, 11.<\/p>\n This awesome judgment terrified the witnesses, and they fled in fear, seeking to escape the same fate.<\/p>\n Fire from the Lord, likely from the Tabernacle, came forth and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who had joined Korah’s rebellion.<\/p>\n Jude 1:11 refers to the “gainsaying of Core (Korah),” as a characteristic of many in the “last days.” The term “gainsaying,” antilogai, <\/strong>means “a speaking against,” with the primary concept of rebellion. Korah’s sin is a common one today: rebellion against Divinely-appointed authority.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 31<\/strong>. <\/strong> The ground clave asunder <\/strong> There may <\/em> have been a natural cause for this event; but its occurrence according to prediction in vindication of God’s appointed priesthood and in vengeance upon his foes betokens the supernatural.<\/p>\n What a tremendous judgment is here! What an answer was it to the whole business! And what a decisive testimony did it afford of the LORD’S approbation of his servants! But, my soul! pause over the review, and ask thyself whether to thy repeated acts of disobedience and rebellion, if the LORD had caused a similar visitation, thou couldst have justly complained. Is it not of the LORD’S mercies that thou art not consumed? Lam 3:22<\/span> .<\/p>\n Num 16:31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that [was] under them:<\/p>\n Ver. 31. As he had made an end of speaking.<\/strong> ] Dictum factum; <\/em> so it is still. Joh 20:23 Vengeance is every whit as ready in God’s hands, as in his ministers’ mouths. 2Co 10:6 <\/p>\n Num 26:10, Num 26:11, Num 27:3, Deu 11:6, Psa 106:17, Psa 106:18 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Num 20:3 – when Pro 24:22 – their Heb 2:2 – every<\/p>\n And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that [was] under them: And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these things,…. 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