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Originally Posted by Pliny
You have no idea what you are talking about. An emotional appeal is when a person appeals to "emotion" to argue their point. This has been done repeatedly by ladies on this thread. Whether they be personal anecdotes or other they are an appeal to emotion. Politicians do this a lot.
Now for the 2nd part of your post:
( Num 12:2 KJV) And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
They, that would be Miriam and Aaron, were usurping the role of Moses and said "hath Lord indeed ONLY spoken by Moses? Miriam was saying I don't have to listen to Moses because bless God I can hear from God myself! Indeed has God ONLY spoken to Moses?!?! He has spoken to me too; therefore, there is no need to listen to him. Due to the judgment of God falling upon Miriam and not Aaron I believe Miriam was the ring leader. Miriam was in fact usurping authority.
This is a danger we must all contend with. As God uses us it is easy to feel like we don't need a preacher. After all does God speak to the preacher alone? Tragically many have gotten cross wise because they believe they know better than the Moses God has placed in our lives. |
So it was then okay for Aaron to say these things, speak against the man of God?
And let us look a little more closely at this story, shall we?
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
[2] And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
[3] (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
[8] 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?
[9] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
[10] 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.
[11] 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.
[12] Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
[13] And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
God told both Aaron and Miriam that they were wrong to speak against Moses, AND, Aaron also acknowledged that he was just as guilty as his sister was. I believe that the ONLY reason why Aaron did not also end up with leprosy was that he was so quick to have a repentant heart, and that this spared him and his sister from a judgment that was fatal. Instead, Miriam had to bear the shame of having been touched by leprosy for a week, then the whole congregation was able to move on.
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