Like I have said before, it was never my intention to actually follow the Israelites through the wilderness on their way to the land God had promised their forefathers: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But here we are camped right beside them at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin. Chapter 20 in the book of Numbers has too many important historical moments to skip over! [I do hope and pray that you have been able to find time to read along…
“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house. Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you. …
Sometimes it’s really hard to learn a lesson! After all they had witnessed of God’s power against the Egyptians; and all they had just witnessed of God’s wrath with the spies that had lied about the Promised Land…some of the Israelites were still not happy with Moses and Aaron! The ring leader this time was even a cousin of Moses! Korah and Moses were descendants of Kobath, a son of Levi. Moses’ father was Amram, son of Kohath (Numbers 26:58,59) and Korah’s…