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They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron, Yahweh`s saint.
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Envy: The Seed of Rebellion
Commentators explain that the rebellion against Moses and Aaron, detailed in Numbers 16, was rooted in envy. Specific factions envied Moses's civil leadership and Aaron's exclusive priesthood. This highlights how envy is not a passive emotion but can actively fuel rebellion against the very leaders God has appointed to guide and bless His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They envied Moses also in the camp - They were envious of him, or rebelled against him, as assuming too much authority. See Numbers 16:1-2. …
19th Century
Anglican
These twenty verses cover the desert wanderings, beginning with the discontented spirit mentioned in Exodus 15:23.
Baptist
They envied Moses also in the camp,
Envy is a gaunt, lean, spectral thing; and when a soul is lean, it soon gets to be envious of ot…
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16th Century
Protestant
And they envied He refers here very briefly to another transgression, and does so in such a way as to provide both himself and others ampl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They envied Moses also in the camp That he should be generalissimo there, have the sole command of the people, and b…
Those who will not wait for God's counsel will justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even …
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