Números 12

Números 12

Pentecost - Acts 2:1-3+)... Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again. (Nu 11:25+) LORD came down - exact phrase 4 times = Ge. 11:5 (IN JUDGMENT); Ex. 19:20 (IN GRACE); Nu 11:25 (IN GRACE); Nu 12:5; (IN JUDGMENT) NIVSB - In a sense every theophany (appearance of God) is a picture and promise of the grand theophany, the incarnation of Jesus, both in grace and in judgment. Jensen - The courtroom scene took place at the door of the tent of meeting (12:4, 5). The persons at the trial were God as Prosecutor and Judge, Miriam and Aaron as codefendants, and Moses as the court’s key witness. The Prosecutor presented His case. He had three points: (1) I revealed Myself to prophets by visions and dreams. (2) I revealed Myself to this witness, Moses My servant, faithfully ministering in My whole congregation, in a more intimate way—mouth to mouth, that is, openly and not in enigmas, so that he could very clearly behold my form. (3) Why then did you not fear to speak against such a servant of Mine as this man Moses? This last point implied the verdict of guilt, which then brought on the punishment(EvBC-Nu) Brian Bell -Moses didn’t defend himself; he waited for God to act. Ps.37:1,7+ "Do not fret because of evildoers,...Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him" If we defend ourselves, we may hinder the Lord from defending us (cf Ro 12:17-21+). When we hand our cause over to God...He comes down! Lord, deliver me from the lust of vindicating myself. -- Augustine And He called Aaron and Miriam - If there was ever a moment you wished you were dead, this must have been that moment in time for Aaron and Miriam when they heard the voice of Jehovah specifically calling them to Himself! If you are a Christian, you can expect folks to criticize, but you ought to live so nobody will believe them!” Matthew