An unbelieving and rebellious people. Then all the congregation [of Israel] raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night. All the Israelites murmured [in discontent] against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or that we had died in this wilderness!
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THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
The majority and minority reports. Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession of it; for we will certainly conquer it. “But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people [of Canaan], for they are too strong for us.”
MIRIAM AND AARON OPPOSE MOSES
MIRIAM AND AARON OPPOSE MOSES
Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses. Now Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); and they said, “Has the LORD really spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken also through us?” And the LORD heard i
QUAILS AND A PLAGUE
QUAILS AND A PLAGUE
Quails and a plague. While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD struck them with a very severe plague.
THE PEOPLE COMPLAIN
THE PEOPLE COMPLAIN
The People Complain. Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the LORD heard it; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.
ISRAEL LEAVES SINAI
ISRAEL LEAVES SINAI
Israel Leaves Sinai. On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year [since leaving Egypt], the cloud [of the Lord’s presence] was lifted from over the tabernacle of the Testimony,
and the Israelites set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud [of the LORD’S guiding presence] settled down in the Wilderness of Paran
THE SILVER TRUMPETS
THE SILVER TRUMPETS
The silver trumpets. he LORD spoke further to Moses, saying, “Make two trumpets of silver; you shall make them of hammered work. You shall use them to summon the congregation and to have the camps move out.
THE CLOUD COVERING THE TABERNACLE
THE CLOUD COVERING THE TABERNACLE
Now on the day that the tabernacle was erected, the cloud [of God’s presence] covered the tabernacle, that is, the tent of the Testimony; and in the evening it was over the tabernacle, appearing like [a pillar of] fire until the morning.
THE PASSOVER CELEBRATED
THE PASSOVER CELEBRATED
The Passover Celebrated. Let the children of Israel also keep the Passover at his appointed season.
CONSECRATED TO GOD’S SERVICE
CONSECRATED TO GOD’S SERVICE
Consecrated to God’s service. “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites shall be Mine [in a very special sense].