Numbers 11
The Israelites reach a place that they call Taberah where their grumblings wind God up so much that fire strikes the camp outskirts. The people come to Moses and ask him to say sorry to God on their behalf.
Next moment the rabble are asking for meat, a diet of manna and whatever animals they have is beginning to pall and they remember the food back in Egypt.
Moses, probably fed up to the back teeth decides to have a whinge at God.
God tells Moses that he will give him 70 assistants, God will take some of his spirit from Moses and give it to these people.
It seems that 2 of the chosen leaders did not turn up at the tabernacle and they got a dose of God's spirit in their normal occupation. Joshua is not impressed, but Moses actually would have been happy if God's spirit would rest on everybody as it would save him a lot of grief!
God then gives meat to over 600,000 people, and not for a day but for a whole month in the form of a massive flock of quail.
Some people started to gorge on the meat and were struck down by plague
They called the place "Graves of Craving".
Number 12
Not only does Moses have to put up with his older brother and sister,
I love that a moment is taken here to mention that Moses is extremely humble.
At once God decides to settle matters, and summons Moses, Aaron and Miriam to the tent of meeting.
God tells them that with a prophet he speaks in dreams and visions, but Moses and God speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles.
When God's cloud retreats Miriam has a skin condition that makes her unclean.
Aaron's response is to show respect to Moses and to ask him to forgive their rebellion.
Moses prays to God to heal his sister and God tells him that she must remain outside of camp for 7 days - which would have been the same fate if her father had spat in her face!
The Israelites stay in camp until Miriam is allowed back in.
I guess from these chapters there is a real picture of Moses character - he gets frustrated and will argue with God, but he is also one one to hold a grudge even when his siblings are being unreasonable.
The Israelites reach a place that they call Taberah where their grumblings wind God up so much that fire strikes the camp outskirts. The people come to Moses and ask him to say sorry to God on their behalf.
Next moment the rabble are asking for meat, a diet of manna and whatever animals they have is beginning to pall and they remember the food back in Egypt.
Moses, probably fed up to the back teeth decides to have a whinge at God.
God tells Moses that he will give him 70 assistants, God will take some of his spirit from Moses and give it to these people.
It seems that 2 of the chosen leaders did not turn up at the tabernacle and they got a dose of God's spirit in their normal occupation. Joshua is not impressed, but Moses actually would have been happy if God's spirit would rest on everybody as it would save him a lot of grief!
God then gives meat to over 600,000 people, and not for a day but for a whole month in the form of a massive flock of quail.
Some people started to gorge on the meat and were struck down by plague
They called the place "Graves of Craving".
Number 12
Not only does Moses have to put up with his older brother and sister,
I love that a moment is taken here to mention that Moses is extremely humble.
At once God decides to settle matters, and summons Moses, Aaron and Miriam to the tent of meeting.
God tells them that with a prophet he speaks in dreams and visions, but Moses and God speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles.
When God's cloud retreats Miriam has a skin condition that makes her unclean.
Aaron's response is to show respect to Moses and to ask him to forgive their rebellion.
Moses prays to God to heal his sister and God tells him that she must remain outside of camp for 7 days - which would have been the same fate if her father had spat in her face!
The Israelites stay in camp until Miriam is allowed back in.
I guess from these chapters there is a real picture of Moses character - he gets frustrated and will argue with God, but he is also one one to hold a grudge even when his siblings are being unreasonable.
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