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A Divine Courtroom
Commentators describe God's arrival not as a casual visit, but as the establishment of a divine tribunal. By coming down in the pillar of cloud and standing at the door of the Tabernacle, God summons Aaron and Miriam like delinquents to His bar of justice. This public and formal act shows the seriousness of their sin against Moses.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 12:1–15
18th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Numbers 12:5
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud
Which was over the most holy place of the tabernacle, and which was a …
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 12:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The patience of Moses was tried in his own family, as well as by the people. The pretense was that he had married a foreign wife; but probably thei…