Pinchas – Numbers 25:10-30:01
What is the qualification of the first born? Who inherits the land if a father has no sons but only daughters? Did Pinchas impale a princess of Midian? Double portion or two thirds – what did it mean for Moses to impart some of his glory to Joshua, or Elijah’s spirit to Elisha?
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Why is it hard for Nehemia to see that, in a moment of weakness, Moses allowed his frustration with his whiny, unruly brethren (“Listen now, you rebels;”) to well-up in anger. With rod in hand, his anger probably wanted to smack the loudest whiners, but he chose the rock instead. Moses allowed his anger to have preeminence above Yehovah’s instruction. (Sadly, I can relate.)
Psalm 106:32 They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account; (1995 NASB)
Numbers 20:9 So Moses took the rod from before Yehovah, just as He had commanded him;
10 and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?”
11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.
Numbers 27:14 for in the wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to treat Me as holy before their eyes at the water.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
Leviticus 19:2 Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I Yehovah your Elohay am holy.