1 Miriam, and Aaron too, criticised Moses over the Cushite woman he had married. He had indeed married a Cushite woman.
2 They said, 'Is Moses the only one through whom Yahweh has spoken? Has he not spoken through us too?' Yahweh heard this.
3 Now Moses was extremely humble, the humblest man on earth.
4 Suddenly Yahweh said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, 'Come out, all three of you, to the Tent of Meeting.' They went, all three of them,
5 and Yahweh descended in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tent. He called Aaron and Miriam and they both came forward.
6 Yahweh said: Listen to my words! if there is a prophet among you, I reveal myself to him in a vision, I speak to him in a dream.
7 Not so with my servant Moses; to him my whole household is entrusted;
8 to him I speak face to face, plainly and not in riddles, and he sees Yahweh's form. How, then, could you dare to criticise my servant Moses?
9 Yahweh's anger was aroused by them. He went away,
10 and as soon as the cloud left the Tent, there was Miriam covered with a virulent skin-disease, white as snow! Aaron turned to look at her and saw that she had contracted a virulent skin-disease.
11 Aaron said to Moses: 'Oh, my Lord, please do not punish us for the sin we have been foolish enough to commit.
12 Do not let her be like some monster with its flesh half eaten away when it leaves its mother's womb!'
13 Moses pleaded with Yahweh. 'O God,' he said, 'I beg you, please heal her!'
14 Yahweh then said to Moses, 'If her father had done no more than spit in her face, would she not be unclean for seven days? Have her shut out of the camp for seven days, and then have her brought in again.'
15 Miriam was shut out of the camp for seven days. The people did not set out until she returned.
16 Then the people moved on from Hazeroth and pitched camp in the desert of Paran.
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Numbers 12 reports a situation in which Miriam and Aaron, sister and brother of Moses, begin to speak ill of Moses because of his Cuxita wife. They question Moses' authority and question why God speaks only to him. As a result, God rebukes Miriam and Aaron, and Miriam is punished with leprosy. Below are four verses related to the topics covered in numbers 12.
Exodus 4:24-26: "Now it happened that, on the way, in an inn, the Lord went out to meet him, and wanted to kill him. Then he took a sharp stone, cut his son's fortreskin and threw it at the feet of Moses, saying, You are a bloodthirsty husband. And the Lord left him alone. She said: bloodthirsty husband, because of circumcision. " This verse mentions the Cuxite wife of Moses and the incident in which she saves the life of Moses by circumcising the circumcision of their son. This incident may be related to Miriam and Aaron's criticism of the Cuxite wife of Moses.
Deuteronomy 18:18-19: "I will raise a prophet to them like you, among their brothers, and put my words in their mouth, and he will say all that I command to them. And whatever he does not hear my words , that he speaks in my name, I will require him. " This verse mentions God's promise to raise a prophet like Moses to lead the children of Israel. This may be related to Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses' authority.
John 7:16-18: "Jesus answered: My doctrine is not mine, but from the one who sent me. If anyone wants to do his will, by the same doctrine he will know if he is from God, or if I speak of myself. Whoever speaks of himself seeks his own glory, but what seeks the glory of the one who sent him, this is true, and there is no injustice in him. " This verse mentions the relationship between the authority of Jesus and the will of God. It can be related to Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses' authority and his relationship with God.
Galatians 6:7: "You shall not err: God is not mocking; for all that man sow will also reap." This verse emphasizes the importance of being careful with our words and actions, because they have consequences. It can be related to Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses and his wife.
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