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A Posture of Defiance
Commentators observe that Dathan and Abiram's final act was not one of fear but of bold rebellion. By standing at their tent doors with their families, they were making a final, audacious stand against Moses and God. Scholars describe this posture as 'wilful defiance' and a sign of the 'obstinacy and hardness of their own hearts.'
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 16:27
18th Century
Theologian
Stood in the door of their tents - Apparently in wilful defiance.
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 16:27
19th Century
Bishop
And Dathan and Abiram came out ... — No mention is made of Korah's position at this time, nor is any mention made of his sons, who…
John Gill
On Numbers 16:27
17th Century
Pastor
So they got up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. The place where they met together and mad…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 16:23–34
17th Century
Minister
The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to uphold and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those wh…