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It happened on the next day, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
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God's Undeniable Sign
Commentators stress that the miracle was undeniable. A dead, dry stick produced buds, blossoms, and ripe almonds overnight. This supernatural event was God's clear and final answer to the people's rebellion, definitively confirming that He alone had chosen Aaron and his descendants for the priesthood. As one scholar notes, "Fruitfulness is the best evidence of a divine call."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Yielded almonds – “Ripened almonds,” that is, “brought forth ripe almonds.” The name almond in Hebrew denotes the “waking-tree” and the “wak…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded ... — As the budding of Aaron’s rod was the divinely appointed …
16th Century
Protestant
And you shall say to them. The law is now extended to strangers—not those who were heathens, but rather those who, originating from other …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness Whe…
While all the other rods remained as they were, Aaron's rod became a living branch. In some places there were buds, in others blossoms, and in othe…
