Korach קֵרֵחַ Numbers 16:1 – 18:32

Korach Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men.

Korach Num 12:2-3 And they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it. Now the man Moses was very meek(humble), more than all people who were on the face of the earth.

Korach Korach – קֵרֵחַ - bald – Son of Izhar, Son of Kohath – Great grandson of Levi – Wealthy Dathan – דתן - belonging to a fountain Abiram – אבירם - my father is exalted or Exalted One is my father – Sons of Reuben – Neighbours of Korach

Korach

Num 16:3 They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"

Korach Num 16:4-5 When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, and he said to Korah and all his company, "In the morning the LORD will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him.

Korach Num 16:6-7 Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company; put fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!"

Korach Num 16:8-10 And Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi: is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister to them, and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?

Korach Num 16:11 Therefore it is against the LORD that you and all your company have gathered together. What is Aaron that you grumble against him?"

Korach Num 16:12-14 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, "We will not come up. Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also make yourself a prince over us? Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up."

Korach Num 17:2-5 "Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staffs, one for each fathers' house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. Write each man's name on his staff, and write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers' house. Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you. And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you."

Korach Num 17:8, 10 On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds.... And the LORD said to Moses, "Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die."

Korach Why did the sprouting of Aarons staff lead them never to have this leadership debate again?

Korach The Almond Tree Represents vigilance, swiftness, power, God is always watching Aarons rod sprouted, had buds, blossoms and ripe fruit All stages of the tree were present in Aarons

Korach Korach – קֵרֵחַ - bald – Son of Izhar, Son of Kohath – Great grandson of Levi – Wealthy Dathan – דתן - belonging to a fountain Abiram – אבירם - my father is exalted or Exalted One is my father – Sons of Reuben – Neighbours of Korach