. The Bible and its . und the march hard, the deserthot and terrible. INIiriam, the prophets aged sister, was no water; and at the pangs of thirst, the peoplemurnmred once more, crying out that they would Moses appealed to God, and was bidden to speakto a rock, whereon it would give forth the needed waterin abundance. It was here that even Moses himself broke down andsinned. The precise nature of the sin has been muchdiscussed. Partly perhaps it was that he did not exactlyobey. Instead of merely speaking to the rock, he struckit twice. Partly the sin may have been
. The Bible and its . und the march hard, the deserthot and terrible. INIiriam, the prophets aged sister, was no water; and at the pangs of thirst, the peoplemurnmred once more, crying out that they would Moses appealed to God, and was bidden to speakto a rock, whereon it would give forth the needed waterin abundance. It was here that even Moses himself broke down andsinned. The precise nature of the sin has been muchdiscussed. Partly perhaps it was that he did not exactlyobey. Instead of merely speaking to the rock, he struckit twice. Partly the sin may have been that he was unjust,for he became angered against the people when their callfor relief was really necessary. God Himself said the sinwas because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in theeyes of the children of Israel. Perhaps there had beena moments wavering even in Moses perfect faith. Atall events for this sin God declared that Moses himselfshould not enter the promised land, that he tooshould perish in the wilderness. 11-83. Seat!) of Saron BY J. JAMES TISSOT. REPRODUCED BY COURTESY OFTHE AMERIC.^A- TISSOT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. And Aaron died ihcrc in the top of the inount.—Xnm., 20, 2S. THE direct way to Palestine by way of JCadesh andHebron was closed against INIoses; therefore hewas compelled to lead his people eastward aroundthe foot of the Dead Sea and so up to the Jordan the way Aaron was warned that his death was was well known to both brothers that he could not enterthe promised land. He had sinned in building the brazencalf, he had joined in Moses sin in the time of his lackof faith: hence Aaron must die: the long companionshipof the brothers was at its end. Together in the sight of all the congregation, theyascended a huge mountain, INIount Hor, and they took withthem Eleazar, Aarons eldest surviving son, Eleazar hadbeen but a boy at the time of leaving Egypt, so againsthim the general doom of death in the wilderness did nothold. He was to be Aaro
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