{"id":7478,"date":"2016-03-27T00:05:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T07:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=7478"},"modified":"2016-03-26T22:20:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T05:20:16","slug":"punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2016\/03\/27\/punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meanwhile, Korah had convinced the rest of the Israelites to rebel against their two leaders. <\/p>\n

When that happened, the LORD appeared in all his glory and said to Moses and Aaron, \u201cGet away from the rest of the Israelites so I can kill them right now!\u201d <\/p>\n

But the two men bowed down and prayed, \u201cOur God, you gave these people life. Why would you punish everyone here when only one man has sinned?\u201d <\/p>\n

The LORD answered Moses, \u201cTell the people to stay away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.\u201d <\/p>\n

Moses walked over to Dathan and Abiram, and the other leaders of Israel followed. Then Moses warned the people, \u201cGet away from the tents of these sinful men! Don\u2019t touch anything that belongs to them or you\u2019ll be wiped out.\u201d So everyone moved away from those tents, except Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their families. (Numbers 16:19-27)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God\u2019s judgment is selective. He sorts things out before he strikes. He never just \u201ckills them all.\u201d Korah, who was a Levite and therefore a relative of Moses and Aaron, along with Dathan and Abiram, who were part of the tribe of Reuben, and about two hundred fifty other community leaders, had decided that Moses and Aaron did not deserve their places of authority. They were convinced that Moses and Aaron had failed. They looked back to Egypt as a \u201cland flowing with milk and honey\u201d and pointed out that they had yet to reach the Promised Land. Instead, they were stuck in a desert where they believed they were just going to die. <\/p>\n

The opponents of Moses and Aaron did not believe that God could or would take care of them. They did not believe that Moses and Aaron were God\u2019s representatives.<\/p>\n

Moses and Aaron begged God to limit his judgment to just those who had sinned. God listened. Korah, Dathan, Abiram and their families were swallowed up by the earth\u2014and fire came out from God and consumed the other two hundred fifty community leaders that had joined the rebellion. The rain may fall on the just and the unjust. But fire only falls on those who deserve it.<\/p>\n

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