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Because they were rebellious against his spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.
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The Meekest Man's Mistake
Commentators explain that the Israelites' constant rebellion provoked even Moses, the meekest of men, to his breaking point. His sin was speaking "unadvisedly"—passionately and with doubt, asking "must we fetch you water out of this rock?" (Numbers 20:10). This momentary lapse, born of extreme frustration, shows that even the most faithful leaders are vulnerable to sin under pressure.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Because they provoked his spirit—literally, “They made his spirit bitter,” or they embittered his soul. They threw him off his guard, so tha…
19th Century
Anglican
They provoked his spirit. —The natural interpretation is to understand this as referring to Moses’ spirit. The Septuagint…
Baptist
Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
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16th Century
Protestant
For they grieved his spirit. The verb מרה, marah, properly signifies to vex or irritate. However, as it is used…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because they provoked his spirit ; &c.] Though he was a very meek man, meeker than any upon the face of the earth, (…
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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