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You shall lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
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God's Presence, God's Choice
Commentators emphasize the importance of where the rods were placed: in the Most Holy Place, "before the testimony" (the Ark of the Covenant). This sacred location, where God met with Moses, removed all possibility of human fraud or interference. It demonstrated that the choice of the priesthood was not a political decision but a divine one, settled directly by God Himself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Before the testimony - See Numbers 17:10 note.
19th Century
Anglican
Where I will meet with you.—Rather, where I meet with you.
16th Century
Protestant
And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle. The place itself played a significant role in the conclusive decision of the matter, because …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation In the most holy pla…
It is an instance of the grace of God that, having worked various miracles to punish sin, He would work one more to prevent it. Twelve rods or stav…
