Thematic Bible
Numbers 17:1 (show verse)
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 17:2 (show verse)
“Speak to the sons of Israel and get rods from them, a rod for each father’s household, from all their leaders according to their fathers’ households, twelve rods. Write every man’s name on his rod,
Numbers 17:3 (show verse)
and write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi [his ancestor]; for there is one rod for the head of each of their fathers’ households.
Numbers 17:4 (show verse)
You shall then deposit them in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) in front of [the ark of] the Testimony, where I meet with you.
Numbers 17:5 (show verse)
It shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will bud, and I will no longer hear the constant grumblings of the Israelites, who are grumbling against you.”
Numbers 17:6 (show verse)
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader according to their fathers’ households, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
Numbers 17:7 (show verse)
So Moses deposited the rods before the Lord in the Tent of the Testimony (tabernacle).
Numbers 17:8 (show verse)
Now on the next day Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony, and the rod of Aaron of the tribe of Levi had sprouted and put out buds and produced blossoms and yielded [ripe] almonds.
Almond » Trees
Levites » Of the amramites, aaron and his family were set apart as priests
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Aaron's rod blossoms
Miracles » Catalogue of » Aaron's rod buds
Tabernacle » Called the » Tabernacle of testimony or witness
Tabernacle » The one instituted by moses was called » Tent of testimony (rv)
Trees » Varieties » Almond
Levites » Of the amramites, aaron and his family were set apart as priests
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Aaron's rod blossoms
Miracles » Catalogue of » Aaron's rod buds
Tabernacle » Called the » Tabernacle of testimony or witness
Tabernacle » The one instituted by moses was called » Tent of testimony (rv)
Trees » Varieties » Almond
Numbers 17:9 (show verse)
Moses brought out all the rods from the presence of Lord to all the Israelites; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
Numbers 17:10 (show verse)
But the Lord said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony [in the ark], to be kept as a [warning] sign for the rebellious and contentious, so that you may put an end to their murmurings [of discontent] against Me, so that they do not die.”
Numbers 17:11 (show verse)
And Moses did so; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
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Numbers 17:12 (show verse)
The sons of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we perish, we are doomed, all doomed!
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Numbers 17:13 (show verse)
Everyone who approaches, who approaches the tabernacle of the Lord, must die. Are we to perish completely?”
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