camp (Num. 12). There’s the suggestion in Exodus 4:14 that in accepting Aaron, Moses was confusing the Old Testament ministries; for Aaron was to be the priest and Moses the prophet. When God in His anger gives us what we selfishly want, that gift rarely turns out to be a blessing (Num. 11:33; Hosea 13:11). One of the most painful judgments God can send is to let His people have their own way. Subsequent events proved that Moses was very capable of speaking God’s words with mighty power, both to
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