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THE SEDITION AND PUNISHMENT OF MIRIAM (Numbers 12:1-16.).
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Numbers 12:1-16
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Matthew Henry on Numbers 12:1-9Numbers 12:1-9 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe patience of Moses was tried in his own family, as well as by the people. The pretence was, that he had married a foreign wife; but probably their pride was hurt, and their envy stirred up, by his superior authority.…Murmuring of Miriam and Aaron. (b. c. 1490.)Numbers 12:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMURMURING OF MIRIAM AND AARON. (B. C. 1490.) Here is, I. The unbecoming passion of Aaron and Miriam: they spoke against Moses, Numbers 12:1. If Moses, that received so much honour from God, yet received so many slights…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1Numbers 12:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses. While the people were encamped at Hazeroth (see Numbers 12:16), and therefore probably very soon after the events of the last chapter. That Miriam's was the moving spirit in the…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1-16Numbers 12:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE CONTRADICTION OF SINNERS We have in this chapter, spiritually, the contradiction of the Jews against their brother after the flesh; morally, the sin and punishment of jealousy and envy in high places. Consider, ther…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1-6Numbers 12:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE SEDITION OF MIRIAM AND AARON Here is another sedition in Israel. What is worse, the sedition does not, at this time, originate among the mixed multitude, the pariahs of the camp. The authors of it are the two leadin…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1-16Numbers 12:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryGOD THE VINDICATOR OF HIS CALUMNIATED SERVANTS The serpent's trail was found in Eden, and "a devil" among the apostles. No wonder then at this narrative of strife in a godly family. We notice— I. AN UNJUST INSINUATION.…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 12:1-9The patience of Moses was tried in his own family, as well as by the people. The pretence was, that he had married a foreign wife; but probably their pride was hurt, and their envy stirred up, by his superior authority.…Matthew HenrycommentaryMurmuring of Miriam and Aaron. (b. c. 1490.)MURMURING OF MIRIAM AND AARON. (B. C. 1490.) Here is, I. The unbecoming passion of Aaron and Miriam: they spoke against Moses, Numbers 12:1. If Moses, that received so much honour from God, yet received so many slights…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1-16GOD THE VINDICATOR OF HIS CALUMNIATED SERVANTS The serpent's trail was found in Eden, and "a devil" among the apostles. No wonder then at this narrative of strife in a godly family. We notice— I. AN UNJUST INSINUATION.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1-16THE CONTRADICTION OF SINNERS We have in this chapter, spiritually, the contradiction of the Jews against their brother after the flesh; morally, the sin and punishment of jealousy and envy in high places. Consider, ther…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses. While the people were encamped at Hazeroth (see Numbers 12:16), and therefore probably very soon after the events of the last chapter. That Miriam's was the moving spirit in the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:1-6THE SEDITION OF MIRIAM AND AARON Here is another sedition in Israel. What is worse, the sedition does not, at this time, originate among the mixed multitude, the pariahs of the camp. The authors of it are the two leadin…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:2And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? This is evidently not the "speaking against Moses" mentioned in the previous verse, for that is distinctly said to have been on th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 12:2THE LORD LISTENING "And the Lord heard it." Compare with this the words," And the Lord hearkened and heard" (Malachi 3:16). We are thus reminded that God listens not only to take note of our sinful words, but to record…Joseph S. Exell and contributors