Believers have for many centuries debated the precise meaning of the “unforgivable sin” otherwise known as the “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit“. Well, I think we get a good example of it here in Numbers 16 in Datan and Aviram’s response to Moses. “You haven’t at all brought us into a land flowing with milk […]

“Each man took his fire pan, put fire in it, laid incense on it and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting with Moshe and Aharon.  Korach assembled all the group who were against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then the glory of Adonai appeared to the whole assembly.”-Numbers […]

“They assembled themselves against Moshe and Aharon and said to them, “You take too much on yourselves! After all, the entire community is holy, every one of them, and Adonai is among them. So why do you lift yourselves up above Adonai’s assembly?”-Numbers 16:3  This might come as a surprise to you but the complaints […]

“Now Korach the son of Yitz’har, the son of K’hat, the son of Levi, along with Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli’av, and On, the son of Pelet, descendants of Re’uven, took men and rebelled against Moshe.  Siding with them were 250 men of Isra’el, leaders of the community, key members of the council, […]

Today we begin Numbers Chapter 16. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. By way of an introduction to Numbers 16 and the two chapters to follow (Numbers 16, 17, and 18 should actually be treated as one unit), I want to introduce the primary themes we should […]