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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:18

And they took every man his censer, and that fire in them ,.... That is, they came the next morning, according to order, prepared with their censers and incense; and they took fire from off the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court of the tabernacle: and laid incense thereon : upon the fire in their censers, and so burned it: and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation ; not in the holy place, where the altar of incense was, for that would not hold them;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:19

And Korah gathered all the congregation against them ,.... Not his own company only, but as many of the whole congregation of Israel as he could get together, and especially the principal men; so that it seems there was a, general prevailing inclination in the people to take part with him against Moses and Aaron, who wished him success in his undertaking, and readily came together to animate and encourage him in it, and to see the issue of it. Jarchi suggests, that all night he was going to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:20

And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron ,.... Out of the cloud: saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:21

Separate yourselves, from among this congregation ,.... Not only from Korah's company, but from the congregation of the children of Israel, whom Korah had got together, besides the two hundred fifty men that were at first with him; who by their words and behaviour, and particularly by their association and standing along with him, showed them to be on his side, which greatly provoked the Lord: that I may consume them in a moment ; by fire from him, as the two hundred fifty men were... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:22

And they fell upon their faces ,.... That is, Moses and Aaron, in order to deprecate the wrath of God, and beseech him to avert the threatened judgment; and so the Targum of Jonathan has it,"they bowed themselves in prayer upon their faces;" and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh ; the Maker of all men, as of their bodies, which are flesh, so of their souls or spirits, which are immaterial and immortal; hence he is called "the Father of spirits", Hebrews 12:9 , who, as... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:23

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... When on his face in prayer, and bid him rise up, and told him he had granted his request, and then spoke to him: saying ; as follows. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:24

Speak unto the congregation ,.... Not to Korah's company, but to the people of Israel, of the several tribes that were assembled together: saying, get ye up from about the tabernacle of Korah, and Dathan, and Abiram ; which was either the same with their tents, as in Numbers 16:26 ; though, as they were of different tribes, Korah of the tribe of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, their tents must be in distinct and different places, though both encamped on the same... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:25

And Moses rose up ,.... Either from the ground, upon which he fell on his face, or from the seat on which he sat at the door of the tabernacle; though he seems to have stood there; it may be, it only signifies that he obeyed the divine order, and went about it directly, as often in Scripture persons are said to arise, when they go about any thing they are directed, or choose to do: and went unto Dathan and Abiram ; to endeavour to convince them of their evil, and bring them to repentance... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:26

And he spake unto the congregation ,.... To the people of Israel assembled together on this occasion: some, out of ill will to Moses and Aaron, inclining to the side of Korah and his accomplices, and some out of curiosity to see the issue of this affair saying, depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men ; these turbulent, seditious, and ill-designing men, disturbers of the commonwealth and church of Israel, enemies to the peace of its civil and ecclesiastic state: and when... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:27

So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side ,.... The place where they met together and made their general rendezvous; this it seems was encompassed on all sides by people out of the several tribes, who either wished them well in their undertaking, or were curious to know how it would issue: and Dathan and Abiram came out ; out of the tabernacle of Korah, and went to their own tents; and came out of them: and stood in the door of their tents, and... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 16:27

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