Numbers 16
Rebellion against Moses and Aaron
Korah, with Dathan and Abiram, and 250 leaders of the congregation rebelled against Moses and Aaron. They asked Moses and Aaron why they exalted themselves above the congregation that is holy. Moses then fell on his face and told Korah and his company to take censers, put fire and incense in them before the Lord the next day, and that the Lord will show who is His and who is holy. Moses then rebuked them. He also sent to call Dathan and Abiram, yet they rebelled and argued with him. Moses was very angry and told God not to respect their offering.
Moses was very angry but he did not sin in his anger. He just prayed to God and told them to prepare for the next day. Each time we’re angry about something or at someone, let’s turn our anger to God instead and pray about it so that we will not sin.
The next day, the Lord appeared to the congregation and told Moses to tell the congregation to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. God split the ground and the earth swallowed them up (how creative can God be right? it’s like in the cartoons..amazing..). Through this, it is proven that the Lord has send Moses as they did not die naturally. The Lord then told Moses to tell Eleazar to pick up the censers out of the blaze and hammer out as a covering on the altar to remind the children of Israel.
We can see that Moses’ relationship with the Lord is really very close as he can speak so confidently to the congregation that if those men died naturally, the Lord has not sent him. He was very sure that the Lord has sent him. Let us also be close to God that we may hear Him speak so clearly that we can live our lives confidently knowing what He has for us and being certain that He has sent us out to do His work =)
Obey our leaders too. Don’t rebel against them or argue with them. Make their work easier. It’s also beneficial to us when we obey because we are obeying God when we obey our leaders.
Heb 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
Murmuring of the people
The children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron and God sent a plague to consume them. Aaron made atonement for the people and the plague stopped at the point he stood in (imagine those from the point after Aaron who didn’t die say ‘heng ah never die’).
This is madness. Even after what God had done to Korah and his company, the people still dared to talk bad about Moses and Aaron. They quite deserve the plague right? But nice Moses still wanted to make atonement for them. Don’t take God’s grace and mercy for granted.
Suddenly it dawned upon me that when we do what is right before the Lord, there’s bound to be people out there who will talk bad and gossip about us. But who cares! We live for God and as long as we are righteous before God, He will deal with those people in His time. So no worries!
Numbers 17
The Budding of Aaron’s rod
God told Moses to get a rod from each of the leaders, and for the rod of Levi to have Aaron’s name on it, then to place them in the Tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony. The rod of the man whom God choose will blossom so that the people will not murmur against Moses and Aaron. Aaron’s rod sprouted and put forth buds, with blossoms and ripe almonds.
God’s so smart. Indeed His ways are higher than our ways. He has His ways of doing things that we can never expect. He did this so as to shut the people up, to let them see that He has chosen Aaron. Glory to God. =)
Friday, March 02, 2007
Numbers 16 - 17 (2nd Mar) - Xiao Woon
Numbers 16
Rebellion against Moses and Aaron
Korah, with Dathan and Abiram, and 250 leaders of the congregation rebelled against Moses and Aaron. They asked Moses and Aaron why they exalted themselves above the congregation that is holy. Moses then fell on his face and told Korah and his company to take censers, put fire and incense in them before the Lord the next day, and that the Lord will show who is His and who is holy. Moses then rebuked them. He also sent to call Dathan and Abiram, yet they rebelled and argued with him. Moses was very angry and told God not to respect their offering.
Moses was very angry but he did not sin in his anger. He just prayed to God and told them to prepare for the next day. Each time we’re angry about something or at someone, let’s turn our anger to God instead and pray about it so that we will not sin.
The next day, the Lord appeared to the congregation and told Moses to tell the congregation to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. God split the ground and the earth swallowed them up (how creative can God be right? it’s like in the cartoons..amazing..). Through this, it is proven that the Lord has send Moses as they did not die naturally. The Lord then told Moses to tell Eleazar to pick up the censers out of the blaze and hammer out as a covering on the altar to remind the children of Israel.
We can see that Moses’ relationship with the Lord is really very close as he can speak so confidently to the congregation that if those men died naturally, the Lord has not sent him. He was very sure that the Lord has sent him. Let us also be close to God that we may hear Him speak so clearly that we can live our lives confidently knowing what He has for us and being certain that He has sent us out to do His work =)
Obey our leaders too. Don’t rebel against them or argue with them. Make their work easier. It’s also beneficial to us when we obey because we are obeying God when we obey our leaders.
Heb 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
Murmuring of the people
The children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron and God sent a plague to consume them. Aaron made atonement for the people and the plague stopped at the point he stood in (imagine those from the point after Aaron who didn’t die say ‘heng ah never die’).
This is madness. Even after what God had done to Korah and his company, the people still dared to talk bad about Moses and Aaron. They quite deserve the plague right? But nice Moses still wanted to make atonement for them. Don’t take God’s grace and mercy for granted.
Suddenly it dawned upon me that when we do what is right before the Lord, there’s bound to be people out there who will talk bad and gossip about us. But who cares! We live for God and as long as we are righteous before God, He will deal with those people in His time. So no worries!
Numbers 17
The Budding of Aaron’s rod
God told Moses to get a rod from each of the leaders, and for the rod of Levi to have Aaron’s name on it, then to place them in the Tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony. The rod of the man whom God choose will blossom so that the people will not murmur against Moses and Aaron. Aaron’s rod sprouted and put forth buds, with blossoms and ripe almonds.
God’s so smart. Indeed His ways are higher than our ways. He has His ways of doing things that we can never expect. He did this so as to shut the people up, to let them see that He has chosen Aaron. Glory to God. =)
Rebellion against Moses and Aaron
Korah, with Dathan and Abiram, and 250 leaders of the congregation rebelled against Moses and Aaron. They asked Moses and Aaron why they exalted themselves above the congregation that is holy. Moses then fell on his face and told Korah and his company to take censers, put fire and incense in them before the Lord the next day, and that the Lord will show who is His and who is holy. Moses then rebuked them. He also sent to call Dathan and Abiram, yet they rebelled and argued with him. Moses was very angry and told God not to respect their offering.
Moses was very angry but he did not sin in his anger. He just prayed to God and told them to prepare for the next day. Each time we’re angry about something or at someone, let’s turn our anger to God instead and pray about it so that we will not sin.
The next day, the Lord appeared to the congregation and told Moses to tell the congregation to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. God split the ground and the earth swallowed them up (how creative can God be right? it’s like in the cartoons..amazing..). Through this, it is proven that the Lord has send Moses as they did not die naturally. The Lord then told Moses to tell Eleazar to pick up the censers out of the blaze and hammer out as a covering on the altar to remind the children of Israel.
We can see that Moses’ relationship with the Lord is really very close as he can speak so confidently to the congregation that if those men died naturally, the Lord has not sent him. He was very sure that the Lord has sent him. Let us also be close to God that we may hear Him speak so clearly that we can live our lives confidently knowing what He has for us and being certain that He has sent us out to do His work =)
Obey our leaders too. Don’t rebel against them or argue with them. Make their work easier. It’s also beneficial to us when we obey because we are obeying God when we obey our leaders.
Heb 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
Murmuring of the people
The children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron and God sent a plague to consume them. Aaron made atonement for the people and the plague stopped at the point he stood in (imagine those from the point after Aaron who didn’t die say ‘heng ah never die’).
This is madness. Even after what God had done to Korah and his company, the people still dared to talk bad about Moses and Aaron. They quite deserve the plague right? But nice Moses still wanted to make atonement for them. Don’t take God’s grace and mercy for granted.
Suddenly it dawned upon me that when we do what is right before the Lord, there’s bound to be people out there who will talk bad and gossip about us. But who cares! We live for God and as long as we are righteous before God, He will deal with those people in His time. So no worries!
Numbers 17
The Budding of Aaron’s rod
God told Moses to get a rod from each of the leaders, and for the rod of Levi to have Aaron’s name on it, then to place them in the Tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony. The rod of the man whom God choose will blossom so that the people will not murmur against Moses and Aaron. Aaron’s rod sprouted and put forth buds, with blossoms and ripe almonds.
God’s so smart. Indeed His ways are higher than our ways. He has His ways of doing things that we can never expect. He did this so as to shut the people up, to let them see that He has chosen Aaron. Glory to God. =)
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