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Yahweh said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn`t she be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.
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A Father's Displeasure
God uses the analogy of a father spitting in his daughter's face—an act of extreme contempt in that culture—to explain Miriam's punishment. Commentators note that if an act from an earthly father would cause seven days of shame, then a direct rebuke from the Heavenly Father certainly warrants a period of public separation and humiliation. This illustrates the seriousness of sinning against God's authority.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
If her father had only spit in her face— Or, in her presence. Spitting in the presence of anyone, much more spit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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