Miriam, as a prophetess , no less than as the sister of Moses and Aaron, took the first rank among the women of Israel; and Aaron may be regarded a…

If her father had only spit in her face— Or, in her presence. Spitting in the presence of anyone, much more spit…

And the Lord said to Moses
By a voice out of the cloud, though at a distance; unless it was by a secret impulse upon…

The cloud departed, and Miriam became leprous. When God goes, evil comes: expect no good when God departs. Her foul tongue, as Bishop Hall says, wa…