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Astonishing Stubbornness
Commentators are stunned by the people's immediate return to rebellion, just one day after witnessing God's terrifying judgment. Scholars like Calvin call this "monstrous madness," highlighting it as a powerful illustration of the depth of human sinfulness and spiritual blindness, which persists even in the face of divine intervention.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 16:41
19th Century
Bishop
But on the next day ... — It is difficult to conceive of a more striking illustration of the depravity of the human heart than is …
John Calvin
On Numbers 16:41
16th Century
Theologian
But on the morrow all the congregation. There is something more than monstrous in this madness of theirs. The conflagration was still smok…
John Gill
On Numbers 16:41
17th Century
Pastor
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 16:41–50
17th Century
Minister
The gaping earth had hardly closed before the same sins are committed again, and all these warnings are disregarded. They called the rebels the peo…