Numbers 12: Miriam & Aaron Oppose Moses --- 2019/06/21
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English - June 21, 2019 22:41 - 51.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality thy stong word kfuo bible study lutheran Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Rev. David Andrus, pastor of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in St. Louis and Not-Alone.net Ministries, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Numbers 12.
At first it was just the rabble, but now it’s his own family: Moses is undermined by his own sister Miriam, his big sister who protected him as a baby. She questions whether he is fit to lead Israel, and she vies for his authority, their brother Aaron by her side.
Numbers 12 tells the short, challenging, and emotional story of God’s response to our sinful rebellion. God confronts Aaron and Miriam in person, his figure veiled by a pillar of cloud. His holy presence inflicts Miriam with a debilitating disease. Although God seems harsh, He acts in the defense of Moses, His humble mouthpiece who pre-figures our Lord Jesus Christ. Like Moses, He humbly spoke on God’s behalf while refusing to defend Himself. Rather, He pleas to God for the very people who attacked Him. Moses similarly pleads for his sister’s life despite her sins against him. In response, God shows abundant forgiveness and mercy.