Numbers 17
Overview
17:1 Aaron,s rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes;
17:10 It is left for a monument against the rebels. Verse 1Reciprocal1 Chronicles 6:49 - Aaron Verse 2a rodThe word matteh signifies a staff, or sceptre, which the prince or chief of each tribe bore, and which was the sign of office or royalty among almost all the people of the earth.all their princesNumbers 1:5-16, 2:3-30, 10:14-27 twelve rodsGenesis 49:10; Exodus 4:2, 4:17; Psalm 110:2, 125:3; Ezekiel 19:14, 21:10, 21:13; 37:16-20; Micah 7:14ReciprocalExodus 24:4 - according; 28:1 - take; Numbers 17:6 - General; 1 Samuel 10:19 - by your tribes; 2 Chronicles 31:17 - genealogy Verse 3Numbers 3:2, 3:3, 18:1, 18:7; Exodus 6:16, 6:20ReciprocalNumbers 1:4 - General; 2 Chronicles 31:17 - genealogy; Ezekiel 37:16 - take thee; Habakkuk 3:1 - General; 3:1 - who Verse 4Exodus 25:16-22, 29:42, 29:43, 30:6, 30:36Reciprocal3:18 - met; 25:22 - and I will; 25:33 - like unto Verse 5Whom INumbers 16:5 blossom17:8; Isaiah 5:24, 11:1, 27:6, 35:1, 35:2; Hosea 14:5 I willNumbers 17:10; Isaiah 13:11; Ezekiel 16:41, 23:27 they murmurNumbers 16:11ReciprocalDeuteronomy 18:5 - General; 1 Samuel 2:28 - And did I; 1 Kings 13:33 - whosoever; Psalm 105:26 - Aaron; John 3:27 - A man; Habakkuk 3:1 - of which; 3:1 - and Aaron's Verse 6a rod apiece, for each prince oneHeb. a rod for one prince, a rod for one prince, Numbers 17:2ReciprocalEzekiel 37:20 - in thine Verse 7Numbers 18:2; Exodus 38:21; Acts 7:44ReciprocalNumbers 18:1 - Thou; 2 Chronicles 24:6 - tabernacle Verse 8the rod of AaronThis fact was so unquestionably miraculous, that no doubt could remain on the minds of the people, or the envious chiefs, of the divine appointment of Aaron, and as there were buds, blossoms, and fruit on the rod at the same time, which was never the case with branches in the natural and ordinary course, this evidently proved the miracle, and took away all suspicion of the fraud which has been impiously suggested, that Moses had taken away Aaron's rod in the night time, and put a living branch of an almond tree in the room of it. A sceptre or staff of office resuming its vegetative life, was considered an absolute impossibility among the ancients; and as they were accustomed to swear by their sceptres, this circumstance was added to confirm the oath.buddedNumbers 17:5; Genesis 40:10; Psalm 110:2, 132:17, 132:18; Song of Songs 2:3; Isaiah 4:2; Ezekiel 17:24; 19:12, 19:14; John 15:1-6ReciprocalExodus 37:20 - almonds; 38:21 - tabernacle of testimony; 2 Chronicles 24:6 - tabernacle; Jeremiah 1:11 - I see a rod; Ezekiel 7:10 - the rod; Acts 7:44 - the tabernacle; Habakkuk 3:1 - and Aaron's Verse 10Bring Aaron'sHabakkuk 3:1 for a tokenNumbers 16:38, 16:40; Exodus 16:32; Deuteronomy 31:19-26 rebelsHeb. children of rebellion, 1 Samuel 2:12, 30:22; Psalm 57:4; Isaiah 1:2; Hosea 10:9; Ephesians 2:2, 2:3, 5:6 and thouNumbers 17:5ReciprocalExodus 15:24 - General; 16:34 - General; Leviticus 16:2 - that he die not; Numbers 4:18 - General; 20:9 - General; 1 Kings 8:9 - in the ark Verse 12BeholdNumbers 26:11; Psalm 90:7; Proverbs 19:3; Isaiah 57:16; Habakkuk 3:1 we dieGawanoo, "we expire:" it signifies not so much to die simply, as to feel an extreme difficulty in breathing, which producing suffocation, ends at last in death. See the folly and extravagance of this sinful people, in thus rebelling against the authority of those whom Jehovah had appointed to be their rulers.ReciprocalGenesis 4:14 - that; Exodus 12:33 - We be all; Numbers 16:34 - Lest; 21:5 - spake; 1 Samuel 6:20 - General; 2 Samuel 6:9 - afraid; 1 Kings 13:33 - whosoever; 1 Chronicles 13:12 - afraid of God; Psalm 73:19 - they are; Isaiah 33:14 - sinners; Jeremiah 30:21 - and I; Lamentations 3:39 - a man; Ezekiel 37:11 - Our bones; Amos 6:10 - Hold; Acts 5:5 - great; 5:13 - of; Romans 8:15 - the spirit; Habakkuk 3:1 - he should Verse 13WhosoeverNumbers 1:51-53, 18:4-7 any thingGenesis 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:19-21; 2 Samuel 6:6-12; 1 Chronicles 13:11-13, 15:13; Psalm 130:3, 130:4; Acts 5:5, 5:11-14; Ephesians 2:13; Habakkuk 3:1-10:22 consumedNumbers 16:26, 32:13; Deuteronomy 2:16; Job 34:14, 34:15; Psalm 90:7; Isaiah 28:22ReciprocalGenesis 4:14 - that; Exodus 12:33 - We be all; Numbers 16:34 - Lest; 18:1 - Thou; 1 Samuel 6:20 - General; 2 Samuel 6:9 - afraid; 1 Kings 13:33 - whosoever; 1 Chronicles 13:12 - afraid of God; Psalm 73:19 - they are; 78:32 - they sinned; Proverbs 19:3 - foolishness; Isaiah 33:14 - sinners; Jeremiah 30:21 - and I; Ezekiel 37:11 - Our bones; Acts 5:13 - of; 7:36 - and in the wilderness; Habakkuk 3:1 - he should