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7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in athe tabernacle of witness.  
8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the arod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.  
9 Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
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.
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Numbers 17:9.

Numbers 17:9

The one for Joseph was handed to the prince of the tribe of either Ephraim or Manasseh. The one for Benjamin was handed to the prince of that tribe, and I am sure that those men took those rods and went to their camp and showed the people what had happened. Except for Aaron's, nothing happened, because only Aaron's blossomed. Aaron's rod did more than God said. In verse 5 He said that the rod would blossom. It not only blossomed overnight, it produced almonds overnight. So He went above and beyond what He said He was going to do.

Excerpted from Sanctification and Holiness (Part 3)

Numbers 17:8-10

That is the last time Aaron had that rod in his possession because God claimed it. What God did here was confirm before all the Israelites that Aaron and his descendants were chosen of Him and were to represent Him before the people in religious matters. Paul's writing in Hebrews 9 confirms that the almond rod was still there.

Excerpted from Eden, The Garden, and The Two Trees (Part Three)

 
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