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16:1
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
16:2
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
16:3
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
16:4
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
16:5
And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
16:6
This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
16:7
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
16:8
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
16:9
Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
16:10
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
16:11
For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
16:12
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
16:13
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
16:14
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
16:15
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
16:16
And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
16:17
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
16:18
And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
16:19
And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.
16:20
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
16:21
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
16:22
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
16:23
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
16:24
Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
16:25
And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
16:26
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
16:27
So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
16:28
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
16:29
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
16:30
But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
16:31
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
16:32
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
16:33
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
16:34
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
16:35
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
16:36
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
16:37
Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
16:38
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
16:39
And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
16:40
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
16:41
But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.
16:42
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.
16:43
And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
16:44
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
16:45
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
16:46
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.
16:47
And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
16:48
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
16:49
Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
16:50
And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Numbers
Book: Numbers
Chapter: 16
Overview:
The rebellion of
Korah
,
Dathan
, and
Abiram
;
Korah
contends for
the priesthood.
(1-11)
Disobedience of
Dathan
and
Abiram
.
(12-15)
The
Glory
of the
Lord
appears; The intercession of
Moses
and
Aaron
.
(16-22)
The
Earth
swallows up
Dathan
and
Abiram
.
(23-34)
The company of
Korah
consumed.
(35-40)
The people murmur;
A
Plague
sent.
(41-50)
1-11
Pride and ambition occasion a great
Deal
of mischief both
in churches and states. The rebels quarrel with the settlement
of the priesthood upon
Aaron
and his family. Small reason they
had to boast of the people's purity, or of
God
's favour, as the
people had been
So
often and
So
lately polluted with
Sin
, and
were now under the marks of
God
's displeasure. They unjustly
charge
Moses
and
Aaron
with taking honour to themselves; whereas
they were called of
God
to it. See here, 1. What
Spirit
levellers are of; those who resist the powers
God
has set over
them. 2. What usage even the best and most useful men may expect,
even from those to whom they have been serviceable.
Moses
sought
instruction from
God
. The
Heart
of the
Wise
studies to answer,
and asks counsel of
God
.
Moses
shows their privileges as
Levites, and convicts them of the
Sin
of undervaluing these
privileges. It will help to keep us from envying those above us,
duly to consider how many there are below us.
12-15
Moses
summoned
Dathan
and
Abiram
to bring their
complaints; but they would not obey. They bring very false
charges against
Moses
. Those often fall under the heaviest
censures, who in
Truth
deserve the highest praise.
Moses
, though
the meekest
Man
, yet, finding
God
reproached in him, was very
wroth; he could not
Bear
to see the people ruining themselves.
He appeals to
God
as to his own integrity. He bade them appear
with
Aaron
next morning, at the time of
Offering
the morning
Incense
.
Korah
undertook thus to appear. Proud ambitious men,
while projecting their own advancement, often hurry
On
their own
shameful fall.
16-22
The same
Glory
of the
Lord
that appeared to place
Aaron
in his office at first, Le 9:23, now appeared to confirm him
in it; and to confound those who set up against him. Nothing is
more terrible to those who are conscious of guilt, than the
appearance of the Divine
Glory
. See how dangerous it is to have
Fellowship
with sinners, and to partake with them. Though the
people had treacherously deserted them, yet
Moses
and
Aaron
approved themselves
Faithful
shepherds of
Israel
. If others fail
in their duty to us, that does not take away the obligations we
are under to seek their welfare. Their
Prayer
was a pleading
Prayer
, and it proved a prevailing one.
23-34
The seventy elders of
Israel
attend
Moses
. It is our duty
to do what we can to countenance and support lawful authority
when it is opposed. And those who would not perish with sinners,
must come out from among them, and be separate. It was in answer
to the
Prayer
of
Moses
, that
God
stirred up the hearts of the
Congregation
to remove for their own safety.
Grace
to separate
from evil-doers is one of the things that accompany
Salvation
.
God
, in
Justice
, left the rebels to the obstinacy and hardness
of their own hearts.
Moses
,
By
Divine direction, when all
Israel
were waiting the event, declares that if the rebels die a common
Death
, he will be content to be called and counted an imposter.
As soon as
Moses
had spoken the
Word
,
God
caused the
Earth
to
open and
Swallow
them all up. The children perished with their
parents; in which, though we cannot tell how bad they might be
to deserve it, or how good
God
might be otherwise to them; yet
of this we are sure, that Infinite
Justice
did them
No
wrong. It
was altogether miraculous.
God
has, when he pleases, strange
punishments for the workers of iniquity. It was very
significant. Considering how the
Earth
is still in like manner
loaded with the weight of
Man
's sins, we have reason to wonder
that it does not now sink under its load. The ruin of others
should be our warning. Could we,
By
Faith
, hear the outcries of
those that are gone down to the bottomless
Pit
, we should give
more diligence than we do to escape for our lives, lest we also
come into their condemnation.
35-40
A
Fire
went out from the
Lord
, and consumed the two
hundred and fifty men that offered
Incense
, while
Aaron
, who
stood with them, was preserved alive.
God
is jealous of the
honour of his own institutions, and will not have them invaded.
The
Sacrifice
of the wicked is an
Abomination
to the
Lord
. The
censers are devoted, and, as all devoted things, must be made
serviceable to the
Glory
of
God
. This covering of the
Altar
would remind the children of
Israel
of this event, that others
might hear and fear, and do
No
more presumptuously. They brought
Destruction
On
themselves both in body and soul. Thus all who
break the
Law
and neglect the
Gospel
choose and
Love
Death
.
41-50
The gaping
Earth
was scarcely closed, before the same
sins are again committed, and all these warnings slighted. They
called the rebels the people of the
Lord
; and find fault with
Divine
Justice
. The obstinacy of
Israel
notwithstanding the
terrors of
God
's
Law
, as given
On
Mount
Sinai
, and the terrors
of his judgments, shows how necessary the
Grace
of
God
is to
change men's hearts and lives.
Love
will do what fear cannot.
Moses
and
Aaron
interceded with
God
for
Mercy
, knowing how great
the provocation was.
Aaron
went, and burned
Incense
between the
living and the dead, not to purify the
Air
, but to pacify an
offended
God
. As one tender of the
Life
of every Israelite,
Aaron
made all possible speed. We must render good for evil.
Observe especially, that
Aaron
was a
Type
of
Christ
. There is an
infection of
Sin
in the world, which only the
Cross
and
intercession of
Jesus
Christ
can stay and remove. He enters the
defiled and dying
Camp
. He stands between the dead and the
living; between the eternal
Judge
and the souls under
condemnation. We must have
Redemption
through His
Blood
, even
the remission of sins. We admire the ready devotion of
Aaron
:
shall we not
Bless
and praise the unspeakable
Grace
and
Love
which filled the
Saviour
's
Heart
, when he placed himself in our
stead, and bought us with his
Life
? Greatly indeed hath
God
commended his
Love
towards us, in that while we were yet
sinners,
Christ
died for us, Ro 5:8.
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