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Numbers 12

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Introduction

1  God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron.
11  Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses.
14  God commands her to be shut out of the host.
16  The people encamp in the wilderness of Paran.
Verse 1

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
Miriam
Matthew 10:36, 12:48, John 7:5, 15:20, Galatians 4:16
Ethiopian
or, Cushite.
Exodus 2:16,21
married
Heb. taken.
Genesis 24:3,37, 26:34,35, 27:46, 28:6-9, 34:14,15, 41:45, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 21:14
Verse 2

And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
Hath the Lord
16:3, Exodus 4:30, 5:1, 7:10, 15:20,21, Micah 6:4
hath he not
11:29, Proverbs 13:10, Romans 12:3,10, Philippians 2:3,14, 1 Peter 5:5
And the
11:1, Genesis 29:33, 2 Samuel 11:27, 2 Kings 19:4, Psalms 94:7-9, Isaiah 37:4, Ezekiel 35:12,13
Verse 3

(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
very
Psalms 147:6, 149:4, Matthew 5:5, 11:29, 21:5, 2 Corinthians 10:1, 1 Thessalonians 2:7, James 3:13, 1 Peter 3:4
above
11:10-15, 20:10-12, Psalms 106:32,33, 2 Corinthians 11:5, 12:11, James 3:2,3
Verse 4

And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
the Lord
Psalms 76:9
Come out
16:16-21
Verse 5

And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
11:25, Exodus 34:5, 40:38, Psalms 99:7
Verse 6

And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
a prophet
Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Psalms 105:15, Matthew 23:31,34,37, Luke 20:6, Ephesians 4:11, Revelation 11:3,10
in a vision
Genesis 15:1, 46:2, Job 4:13, 33:15, Psalms 89:19, Ezekiel 1:1, Daniel 8:2, Daniel 10:8,16,17, Luke 1:11,22, Acts 10:11,17, 22:17,18
a dream
Genesis 31:10,11, 1 Kings 3:5, Jeremiah 23:28, Daniel 7:1, Matthew 1:20, 2:12,13,19
Verse 7

My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
My servant
Deuteronomy 18:18, Psalms 105:26, Matthew 11:9,11, Acts 3:22,23, 7:31
faithful
1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 3:2-6, 1 Peter 2:4,5
Verse 8

With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
mouth
14:14, Exodus 33:11, Deuteronomy 34:10, 1 Timothy 6:16
dark speeches
Psalms 49:4, Ezekiel 17:2, 20:49, Matthew 13:35, John 15:15, 1 Corinthians 13:12
similitude
Exodus 24:10,11, 33:19,23, 34:5-7, Deuteronomy 4:15, Isaiah 40:18, 46:5, John 1:18, John 14:7-10, 15:24, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 4:4-6, Colossians 1:15, Hebrews 1:3
were ye
Exodus 34:30, Luke 10:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, 2 Peter 2:10, Jude 1:8
Verse 9

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
11:1, Hosea 5:15
Verse 10

And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
the cloud
Exodus 33:7-10, Ezekiel 10:4,5,18,19, Hosea 9:12, Matthew 25:41
behold
Deuteronomy 24:9
leprous
Leviticus 13:2,3-46, 2 Kings 5:27, 15:5, 2 Chronicles 26:19-21
Verse 11

And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
I beseech thee
Exodus 12:32, 1 Samuel 2:30, 12:19, 15:24,25, 1 Kings 13:6, Jeremiah 42:2, Acts 8:24, Revelation 3:9
lay not
2 Samuel 19:19, 24:10, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 38:1-5, Proverbs 30:32
Verse 12

Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
as one dead
Psalms 88:4,5, Ephesians 2:1-5, Colossians 2:13, 1 Timothy 5:6
of whom
Job 3:16, Psalms 58:8, 1 Corinthians 15:8
Verse 13

And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
14:2,13-20, 16:41,46-50, Exodus 32:10-14, 1 Samuel 12:23, 15:11, Matthew 5:44,45, Luke 6:28, 23:34, Acts 7:60, Romans 12:21, James 5:15
Verse 14

And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
spit
Deuteronomy 25:9, Job 30:10, Isaiah 50:6, Matthew 26:67, Hebrews 12:9
let her be
5:2,3, Leviticus 13:45,46, 14:8, 2 Chronicles 26:20,21
Verse 15

And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
shut out
Deuteronomy 24:8,9
and the
Genesis 9:21-23, Exodus 20:12
till Miriam
Lamentations 3:32, Micah 6:4, 7:8,9, Habakkuk 3:2
Verse 16

And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
afterward
11:35, 33:18
Hazeroth
The exact situation of this place is unknown. Dr. Shaw computes it to be three days' journey, i.e., thirty miles from Sinai. From this passage, it appears that the wilderness of Paran commenced immediately upon their leaving this station. Calmet observes, that there is a town called Hazor in Arabia Petræa, in all probability the same as Hazerim, the ancient habitation of the Hivites (De 2:23); and likewise, according to all appearances, the Hazeroth, where the Hebrews encamped.
the wilderness
10:12, 13:3,26, Genesis 21:21, 1 Samuel 25:1, Habakkuk 3:3

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