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Numbers 17:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

Numbers 17:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 17:12

Theological / Devotional

Spake unto Moses. A fitting sense of awe and fear entered into the hearts of the people and made them willing to approach Moses as the mediator chosen by God.

We die. The people realized that their future safety depended upon obedience to God’s will.

By SdaBc