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Aaron and Miriam—Numbers 12 The twelfth chapter of Numbers is full of painful matter, and offers some points of difficulty. The substance of it is a misunderstanding between Moses on the one hand, and his brother and sister on the other, clearly indicative of low and very unexpected jealousy on their part, at the authority … Continue reading ““143. AARON AND MIRIAM—NUMBERS 12””

Numbers 10-16 : Eighteenth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Hobab—Num_10:29-32 Seeing that Israel in the wilderness is to be regarded as a type of the church of God in its pilgrim state, and Canaan of that rest which remaineth for the people of God—the devout mind cannot but reflect with peculiar interest upon the striking words which Moses addressed to his brother-in-law, Hobab, to … Continue reading ““140. HOBAB—NUMBERS 10:29-32””

Judgment—Exo_32:7-35 Where was Moses all the time that these abominations were perpetrated in the camp? He was in the mount with God, receiving his ordinances; when suddenly the Divine voice said to him, “Get thee down; for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: they have turned aside … Continue reading ““137. JUDGMENT—EXODUS 32:7-35””

The Strange Fire—Mourning—Leviticus 10 Among the incidents of Sinai which may be regarded as historical, is one which intimately concerned the family of Aaron. It occurred after he and his sons had been set apart to the priesthood, and—the tabernacle having been erected—the system of ritual worship was in full operation. Aaron had four sons—Nadab, … Continue reading ““138. THE STRANGE FIRE—MOURNING—LEVITICUS 10””

Sinai—Exodus 19 We must now conduct our readers to Sinai itself, to which sacred mount the next move brought the Israelites. We will accept the guidance of a very intelligent traveler, in taking the first view of this renowned mountain. It is only necessary first to premise, that it belongs to the high central group … Continue reading ““134. SINAI—EXODUS 19””

Sinai Difficulties We heartily sympathize in the disappointment some readers will feel in learning that the conclusions exhibited yesterday, in favor of Suksafeh as “the Mount of God,” and of the plain er-Rahah as the camping ground of the Israelites, are not after all so irrefragable as some of the travelers we cited assumed. But … Continue reading ““135. SINAI DIFFICULTIES””

The Golden Calf—Exo_32:1-6 The Hebrews remained at their station in Horeb a few days more than eleven months. During this time theocracy was fully established; Jehovah himself was constituted their sovereign; his law, as such, was promulgated in dread solemnity from the mount; and committed to them as written by the finger of God on … Continue reading ““136. THE GOLDEN CALF—EXODUS 32:1-6””

The Uplifted Hands—Exo_17:8-16 The Sinai peninsula was not wholly uninhabited when the hosts of Israel came up into it out of the sea. There was a tribe of Amalekites which had here its head quarters, and seems to have led a life somewhat analogous to that of the Bedouins who still inhabit the same region, … Continue reading ““132. THE UPLIFTED HANDS—EXODUS 17:8-16””

Rephidim—Exo_17:1-7 Nothing particular is recorded of the onward march of the Israelites till they reached a place called Rephidim which appears to be just one day’s journey short of their destination—which was the base of the central mountains of Sinai. Their entrance into this mountain wilderness is generally supposed to have been through the Wady … Continue reading ““133. REPHIDIM—EXODUS 17:1-7””