...................................................................LET US LEARN TOGETHER WHAT IS GOOD. Job 34:4b(NIV)................................................................Some people see the Bible as a long and boring book filled with incidents and events from the lives of ancient people who probably never existed. The biblical stories are seen as fables. In this blog, many of the situations and conversations found in the divinely inspired Holy Scriptures have been placed in categories that correspond to expressive sayings and phrases. Reference information, background information and links connecting the people and places are given to help you find a place to begin reading the Bible for yourself.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

All of a Sudden

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. ((Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be received in again. And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again. And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.-Numbers 12:1-16/the complete chapter***Over 250 years after Levi was born to Jacob (Israel) and his 1st wife LeahAmram and Jochebed were born into the tribe of Levi. Decades thereafter, Amram and Jochebed were married and Miriam and her younger brothers Aaron and Moses were born. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Amram and Jochebed hid Moses to keep Moses from being killed by the Egyptians. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt and ruler over the enslaved Israelites (Hebrews), had commanded that newborn Israelite boys be thrown into the river. When Moses was 3 months old, Jochebed placed Moses in a specially prepared ark and set the ark among the vegetation of the river. Miriam was watching and saw Pharaoh's daughter send a servant to bring the ark. Afterwards, Miriam spoke to Pharaoh's daughter and arranged for Jochebed to be hired to nurse Moses. When Moses was weaned, Jochebed took Moses to Pharaoh's daughter, and Moses lived as the son of the daughter of Pharaoh. When Moses was 40 years old, he killed an Egyptian. When the murder was mentioned to Moses, Moses immediately left Egypt and began living in Midian. Moses became the husband of Zipporah, a Midianite woman, and their sons Gershom and Eliezer were born. When Moses was 80 years old and herding his father-in-law's sheep, he saw a bush that was afire, and Moses spoke with the Lord God. After the Lord God brought the 10th and final plague upon Pharaoh and Egypt, Moses and Aaron led the Israelites, and those with them, away from Egypt, across the divinely parted Red Sea, and into the desert wilderness of Shur. Throughout the day, the Lord God went before the Israelites in a pillar of cloud. During the night, the Lord God went before the Israelites in a pillar of fire. After the transportable tabernacle was made according to the pattern that the Lord God described and showed to Moses when Moses was on Mount Sinai with the Lord God for 40 days and nights, and after everything was properly arranged and anointed, the cloud covered the tabernacle. Anytime the cloud was settled above the tabernacle, the Israelites would remain camped.  Anytime the cloud was raised, the Israelites would journey, camping only according to the settling of the cloud. While in the region of Mount Sinai, the Lord God gave Moses and Aaron the laws regarding cases of leprosy. When the Israelites were camped in Hazeroth, Miriam was afflicted with leprosy. Over 1,400 years after Miriam died and was buried in Kadesh, and 123-year-old Aaron died and was buried upon Mount Hor, and Moses went upon Mount Nebo, and the Lord God showed Moses the Promised Land, and 120-year-old Moses died, and was divinely buried, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born.  Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by Mary's relative John the Baptist, from the tribe of Levi. Jesus having prayed, the heavens tearing open, the Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus. The Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach, and perform miracles among the Israelites. Before Jesus was betrayed, arrested, crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, seen by over 500 people, and returned to heaven less than 3 1/2 years after he was baptized, Jesus came into contact with several  people afflicted with leprosy.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Leviticus 13:1-14:57, Numbers 9:1-12:16, 20:1-29, 26:57-65, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 1:1-46, 24:8-9, 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, Psalm 78, Psalm 105, Micah 6:1-16, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

Reference Information: 
Ethiopian = hakkusit =  Kush/Kushi = Cush/Cushite = descendant of Cush

Midian = Midyan = descendant of Midian

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