Números 12

Números 12

Meyer - Numbers 12:7–8 My servant Moses is faithful:… with him will I speak mouth to mouth. The meekest of men was vindicated by God Himself. He held his peace, but his Almighty Friend spoke up for him. It is thus that the meek inherit the earth and rejoice themselves in the abundance of peace. Oh, keep still, ye afflicted and tormented souls, God will not let you be trodden underfoot, if only you commit your cause to Him, and are faithful in all that He has committed to you. “That good thing keep which was committed to you: He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him.” Notice to what faithfulness leads! The vision of God is not given to great intellectual ability or mental gift; but to those who as servants are faithful in the administration of God’s Household, and the performance of such duties as are entrusted to them by the Great Householder. Such are they that enjoy the face-to-face fellowship, and the mouth-to-mouth speech. These words about Moses are quoted in Hebrews 3, as though it was pleasant to the Holy Spirit to commemorate in all ages the faithfulness of him servants: and there is this further thought added, that the Household is one, and that all dispensations are included in its precincts. “Whose house are we.” It is inspiring to know that we are in the same house with Moses, and may have the same blessing. Are God’s dealings with you in dark speeches, in mysterious and perplexing enigmas? Be patient and faithful in well-doing: He is but testing you, and soon He will say, I have called you not servants, but friends; for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth: but all things I have heard of the Father I have made known unto Numbers 12:9 So the anger of the LORD burned against them and He departed. BGT Numbers 12:9 καὶ ὀργὴ θυμοῦ κυρίου ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἀπῆλθεν NET Numbers 12:9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he departed. NLT Numbers 12:9 The LORD was very angry with them, and he departed. ESV Numbers 12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed. NIV Numbers 12:9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them. KJV Numbers 12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. YLT Numbers 12:9 And the anger of Jehovah burneth against them, and He goeth on, LXE Numbers 12:9 And the great anger of the Lord was upon them, and he departed. ASV Numbers 12:9 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed. CSB Numbers 12:9 The LORD's anger burned against them, and He left. NKJ Numbers 12:9 So the anger of the LORD was aroused against them, and He departed. NRS Numbers 12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed. NAB Numbers 12:9 So angry was the LORD against them that when he departed, NJB Numbers 12:9 Yahweh's anger was aroused by them. He went away, GWN Numbers 12:9 The LORD was angry with them, so he left. Nu 11:1 Ho 5:15 Numbers 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries YAHWEH'S BURNING ANGER So - Term of conclusion. A bad conclusion for Aaron and Miriam! The anger of the LORD burned against them and He departed - The same expression describes God's reaction to the grumbling of the people in Numbers 11 (see Nu 11:1+, Nu 11:10+, Nu 11:33+). He departed means the pillar of cloud went up from in front of the tent of meeting and apparently once against took His place over the Tabernacle. Anger (nose, nostril, wrath) (0639)(aph from anaph = to breathe hard, to be angry) is a masculine noun meaning nose, nostril, snout (pigs - Pr 11:22), face (2Sa 25:23) and anger, wrath, resentment, formally, nose, i.e., have a strong feeling of displeasure over a person or a situation, as a figurative extension of the nose as an area that can change color when blood rushes to it while one is angry (Ge 27:45). Both senses are found in Proverbs 30:22 - "For the churning of milk produces butter, and pressing the nose (aph) brings forth blood; so the churning of anger (aph) produces strife." In the first use God "breathed into (man's) nostrils the breath of life." (Ge 2:7) Aph sometimes refers to the entire e whole face (Ge 3:19), especially in the expression, to bow one’s face to the ground (Ge 19:1; 1Sa 24:8). To have length of nose is to be slow to wrath (Pr 14:29, 16:32). To have shortness of nose is to be quick tempered (Pr. 14:17; Jer. 15:14, 15). Aph is used in a phrase (goba aph) which means pride, arrogance, formally, high of nose, an improper haughtiness and self-confidence (Ps 10:4). Often speaks of divine anger or wrath (Ps 2:5, 2:12, 6:1, 30:5, 74:1, 77:9, 78:21) and thankfully is "Slow to anger." (Ps 103:8; 145:8, both Lxx = makrothumos = long-suffering) It is interesting that in the OT the nose plays a certain role in the description of anger: Ezek. 38:18, “my anger will rise up in my nose” (text uncertain); and Ps. 18:8f. (Eng. v. 7f.), “for he was angry; smoke rose up in his nose” (charah lo ʿalah ʿashan beʾappo). Moreover, there is a clear connection between anger and snorting, e.g., in Ex. 15:8; Ps. 18:15; Job 4:9. Burned (02734) (charah) means to burn or be kindled with anger, and in the Hithpael, charah is used 4x (Ps 37:1, 7,8, Pr 24:19) always meaning "to worry" and describing the agitation, irritation or vexation resulting from active worry. Charah is used in reference to the anger of both man and God. NET Note - The common Hebrew expression uses the verb חָרָה (charah, “to be hot, to burn, to be kindled”). The subject is אַפּוֹ (’aph), “his anger” or more literally, his nose, which in this anthropomorphic expression flares in rage (ED: WE'VE ALL SEEN PEOPLE'S NOSES FLARE WHEN THEY BECOME ANGRY!). The emphasis is superlative—“his anger raged.” Numbers 12:10 But when the cloud had withdrawn from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was leprous. BGT Numbers 12:10 καὶ ἡ νεφέλη ἀπέστη ἀπὸ τῆς σκηνῆς καὶ ἰδοὺ Μαριαμ λεπρῶσα ὡσεὶ χιών καὶ ἐπέβλεψεν Ααρων ἐπὶ Μαριαμ καὶ ἰδοὺ λεπρῶσα NET Numbers 12:10 When the cloud departed from above the tent, Miriam became leprous as snow. Then Aaron looked at Miriam, and she was leprous! NLT Numbers 12:10 As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam, her skin as white as snow from leprosy. When Aaron saw what had happened to her, ESV Numbers 12:10 When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. NIV Numbers 12:10 When the cloud lifted from above the Tent, there stood Miriam--leprous, like snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had leprosy; KJV Numbers 12:10 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. YLT Numbers 12:10 and the cloud hath turned aside from off the tent, and lo, Miriam is leprous as snow; and Aaron turneth unto Miriam, and lo, leprous! LXE Numbers 12:10 And the cloud departed from the tabernacle; and, behold, Mariam was leprous, white as snow; and Aaron looked upon Mariam, and, behold, she was leprous. ASV Numbers 12:10 And the cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. CSB Numbers 12:10 As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam's skin suddenly became diseased, as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward her, he saw that she was diseased NKJ Numbers 12:10 And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper. the cloud: Ex 33:7-10 Eze 10:4,5,18,19 Ho 9:12 Mt 25:41 behold: De 24:9 leprous: Lev 13:2,3-46 2Ki 5:27 15:5 2Ch 26:19-21 Numbers 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries MIRIAM MADE LEPROUS RITUALLY UNCLEAN! But when the cloud had withdrawn from over the tent - God withdraws. Behold, Miriam was leprous - (cf 2 Ki 5:27; 2 Chr. 26:19) Aaron helps give us a picture of what Miriam's skin looked like when he said her "flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother's womb!" (Nu 12:12) This does not sound like classic leprosy, but is more compatible with an oozing skin condition of some type. In any event, her leprous condition would cause her to be relegated to outside the camp as commanded by Yahweh in Nu 5:2-3+. Sin is appealing to man, but appalling to God. Brian Bell - So God vindicated Moses & rebuked Miriam & Aaron, laying the punishment on Miriam because she had apparently incited this rebellion