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Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those who died about the matter of Korah.
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The Danger of Murmuring
John Calvin highlights that the people's complaint about the initial judgment led to a far worse one. They murmured when about 300 died, and as a result, God's judgment intensified, claiming 14,700 more. This serves as a powerful warning that complaining against God's discipline, rather than humbling oneself, can provoke even greater severity.
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16th Century
Protestant
Now they who died in the plague. Already three hundred, or so, had been destroyed because of the conspiracy made with Korah; now a much la…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred 14,700. Thu…
Presbyterian
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…
