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10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Bring aAaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept bas a sign against the rebels, cthat you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.”  
11 Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
12 So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish!
13 aWhoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?” 
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Numbers 17:12.

Numbers 17:12-13

And you know, they still did not get it because God had to do another miracle in Chapter 17, to make Aaron's rod bud before they finally got the fear of God in them. After they saw this:

And the answer was "Yes." They all died in the wilderness because they had rebelled against God. Very soon after they made their choice the results happened and disaster struck them. It was one of the most awful things that happened in that whole trek through the wilderness. It is really something to behold. When you make the wrong choice, it bites you.

Excerpted from Poor Choices

Numbers 17:12-13

In verse 12 this thing begins to get a little bit dicey again.

I said it begins to get a little bit dicey, but in this case it begins to get dicey in a good way. Finally they have seen the light! They are saying there, "We have sinned." "We have done something wrong." They are asking him, "Save us from the wrath of God, lest we all die." Their attitude is very definitely changing, at least for the next half hour or so!

Excerpted from Sanctification and Holiness (Part 3)

 
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