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<p class="tab-1">The date of the history contained in this chapter is altogether uncertain. Probably these mutinies happened after their removal back again from Kadesh-barnea, when they were fixed (if I may so speak) for their wandering in the wilderness, and began to look upon that as their settlement. Presently after new laws given follows the story of a new rebellion, as if sin took occasion from the commandment to become more exceedingly sinful. Here is, I. A daring and dangerous rebellion raised against Moses and Aaron, by Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.1-Num.16.15" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.1-Num.16.15">Num. 16:1-15</a>. 1. Korah and his accomplices contend for the priesthood against Aaron, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.3" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.3">Num. 16:3</a>. Moses reasons with them, and appeals to God for a decision of the controversy, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.4-Num.16.11" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.4-Num.16.11">Num. 16:4-11</a>. 2. Dathan and Abiram quarrel with Moses, and refuse to obey his summons, which greatly grieves him, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.12-Num.16.15" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.12-Num.16.15">Num. 16:12-15</a>. II. A solemn appearance of the pretenders to the priesthood before God, according to order, and a public appearance of the glory of the Lord, which would have consumed the whole congregation if Moses and Aaron had not interceded, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.16-Num.16.22" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.16-Num.16.22">Num. 16:16-22</a>. III. The deciding of the controversy, and the crushing of the rebellion, by the cutting off of the rebels. 1. Those in their tents were buried alive, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.23-Num.16.34" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.23-Num.16.34">Num. 16:23-34</a>. 2. Those at the door of the tabernacle were consumed by fire (<a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.35" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.35">Num. 16:35</a>), and their censers preserved for a memorial, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.37-Num.16.40" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.37-Num.16.40">Num. 16:37-40</a>. IV. A new insurrection of the people, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.41-Num.16.43" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.41-Num.16.43">Num. 16:41-43</a>. 1. God stayed in the insurrection by a plague, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.45" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.45">Num. 16:45</a>. 2. Aaron stayed the plague by offering incense, <a class="bibleref" title="Num.16.46-Num.16.50" href="/passage/?search=Num.16.46-Num.16.50">Num. 16:46-50</a>. The manner and method of recording this story plainly show the ferment to have been very great.</p>
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