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Numbers 16:18 Cross-References

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And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 16:18 (KJV)

Historical Context for Numbers 16:18

People Mentioned

M
Mosesled Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus (EXO 13:3)
A
Aaronbrother of Moses (EXO 4:14) and Levitical priest (EXO 28:1)

Commentary on Numbers 16:18

They took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon—Korah's followers proceed with the forbidden liturgy, brazenly standing in the door of the tabernacle (petaḥ 'ohel mo'ed, פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד) with Moses and Aaron. This wasn't private worship but public confrontation at God's dwelling place. By igniting their censers, they committed an act of worship reserved exclusively for consecrated priests.Their willingness to proceed reveals how ideology blinds: they'd convinced themselves that democratic egalitarianism ('we're all holy') overrode explicit divine command. The...

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