Numbers 17
17
The Budding of Aaron’s Rod
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2“Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. 3And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house. 4Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before #Ex. 25:16the Testimony, #Ex. 25:22; 29:42, 43; 30:36; Num. 17:7where I meet with you. 5And it shall be that the rod of the man #Num. 16:5whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, #Num. 16:11which they make against you.”
6So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in #Ex. 38:21; Num. 1:50, 51; 9:15; 18:2; Acts 7:44the tabernacle of witness.
8Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the #(Ezek. 17:24); Heb. 9:4rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. 9Then 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.
10And the Lord said to Moses, “Bring #Heb. 9:4Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept #Num. 16:38; Deut. 9:7, 24as a sign against the rebels, #Num. 17:5that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.” 11Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
12So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish! 13#Num. 1:51, 53; 18:4, 7Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?”
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Numbers 17
17
Aaron's Stick
1The LORD said to Moses, 2“Tell the people of Israel to give you twelve sticks, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man's name on his stick 3and then write Aaron's name on the stick representing Levi. There will be one stick for each tribal leader. 4Take them to the Tent of my presence and put them in front of the Covenant Box, where I meet you. 5Then the stick of the man I have chosen will sprout. In this way I will put a stop to the constant complaining of these Israelites against you.”
6So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a stick, one for each tribe, twelve in all, and Aaron's stick was put with them. 7Moses then put all the sticks in the Tent in front of the LORD's Covenant Box.
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Heb 9.4
The next day, when Moses went into the Tent, he saw that Aaron's stick, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted. It had budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds! 9Moses took all the sticks and showed them to the Israelites. They saw what had happened, and each leader took his own stick back. 10The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron's stick back in front of the Covenant Box. It is to be kept as a warning to the rebel Israelites that they will die unless their complaining stops.” 11Moses did as the LORD commanded.
12The people of Israel said to Moses, “Then that's the end of us! 13If anyone who even comes near the Tent must die, then we are all as good as dead!”
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