Speaker 1: Previously on the Chosen People.
Speaker 2: I have heard the Israelites complaints against me. Tell them this,
Speaker 2: All who were counted in the censes twenty years older
Speaker 2: will die in the desert. I swear that none will
Speaker 2: enter the Promised Land except Caleb and Joshua.
Speaker 3: How could I possibly relay this message?
Speaker 2: Tell them what I said, Moses, And since Israel has
Speaker 2: refused to enter the Promised Land, you will have them
Speaker 2: turn back. You will all go back into the wilderness
Speaker 2: in the direction of the Red Sea. Moses, what did
Speaker 2: the Lord tell you?
Speaker 1: Moses bottom lip began to quiver, and his trembling hands
Speaker 1: grasped at Joshua's arm.
Speaker 3: The Lord, the Lord has spoken forty years, four.
Speaker 4: Years of what exile.
Speaker 1: As if to punctuate the end of his speech and
Speaker 1: the finality of his words, the cloud pillar above the
Speaker 1: tabernacle crackled with fiery energy, and thunder shook the skies.
Speaker 1: The people shrank back further, unable to take their eyes
Speaker 1: off the sky above.
Speaker 5: When one man sins, will God destroy them all. Cello,
Speaker 5: my friends, from here in the Holy Land of Israel,
Speaker 5: i'm l Extein with the International Fellowship of Christians and
Speaker 5: Jews and welcome to the Chosen people. The ground trembles
Speaker 5: beneath the feet of the Israelites as they gather together,
Speaker 5: but divided. Korach and his men, bold and unrepentant, stand defiant.
Speaker 5: Moses face down, pleads, Aaron waits, and in the camp
Speaker 5: a nation stands on the edge, uncertain of what comes next.
Speaker 5: Whoill Israel follow? Korrah asked why should Moses lead us?
Speaker 5: And now God is about to answer.
Speaker 1: Moses felt the Lord's fury as if it were his own.
Speaker 1: Rolling within the pillar of cloud high above, all of
Speaker 1: Israel had gathered to witness, and millions of eyes turned upward,
Speaker 1: all except Moses. He gripped his firepan tightly, glaring at
Speaker 1: the two hundred and fifty pretenders before him. At their
Speaker 1: forefront stood Cora, defiant. Dathan and Abiram, however, were absent,
Speaker 1: likely hiding in their tents and leaving Cora and his
Speaker 1: followers to face judgment alone. Typical Moses thought all talk,
Speaker 1: but when the moment a leader rose, they were nowhere
Speaker 1: to be found. The thunder swelled, growing to a deafening roar.
Speaker 1: At its peak, Moses heard the Lord's voice booming yet
Speaker 1: discernible only to him, the chosen intermediary for Israel.
Speaker 2: Moses, take your brother and separate yourselves from the community.
Speaker 2: What will you do that they will know that I
Speaker 2: am in all consuming fire.
Speaker 1: Moses's stomach dropped out in fear, his momentary anger forgotten.
Speaker 1: In a moment of horror and clarity, Moses recalled his
Speaker 1: bitter words against the people the night before. In his anger,
Speaker 1: he had asked the Lord to reject these men, despite
Speaker 1: knowing it would mean their deaths, and now the Lord
Speaker 1: was declaring his intention to destroy the entire community. Regret
Speaker 1: flooded Moses's body as he remembered his calling, remembered his duty.
Speaker 1: Aaron must have read moses distress and discerned the divine
Speaker 1: fury in the thunder, because he was immediately a Moses's side.
Speaker 1: Aaron's face was etched in concern.
Speaker 2: I don't like this, Moses.
Speaker 4: What's going to happen? Whatever happens, stay by my side
Speaker 4: no matter what.
Speaker 1: Moses desperately grasped Aaron's arm, and they both delicately set
Speaker 1: down their firepands and fell face down before the Lord.
Speaker 1: At last, Moses, remembering his role as Israel's advocate, shouted
Speaker 1: above the din.
Speaker 6: My God, the God who yes wrath to all, the
Speaker 6: God of the spirits of all flesh, and understands all people.
Speaker 6: When one man sins, will you vent your wrath on
Speaker 6: the whole community.
Speaker 1: The wind swirled overhead and the thunder clapped in violent rage.
Speaker 1: Moses felt Aaron stiffen beside him, as if he understood
Speaker 1: immediately what the Lord intended to do. Aaron lifted his
Speaker 1: voice to the Lord as well, swelling with compassion for
Speaker 1: the people. His shouts were nearly muted against the warm
Speaker 1: wind raging through the canyons.
Speaker 7: Lord, you know the hearts of all men. You know
Speaker 7: that one man is sin against you, and let others astray.
Speaker 7: Please spare the rest of the children of Israel.
Speaker 1: A long moment passed, and the two men remained on
Speaker 1: their faces before the Lord, awaiting their God's decision.
Speaker 2: Tell the people to get away from the dwellings of Cora,
Speaker 2: Dartham and a Byron.
Speaker 1: The thunder and lightning seemed to retreat within the clouds.
Speaker 1: Moses peered upward, wondering what was happening. No, the light
Speaker 1: wasn't receding, it was being redirected, aimed like an arrow
Speaker 1: Moses and Aaron slowly got up from the ground.
Speaker 8: Joshua quickly, we have no time to waste the elders
Speaker 8: and spread warning to the camp.
Speaker 4: They need to steer clear from Cora, I honored Moses.
Speaker 1: Thunder clapped again, and this time lightning struck closer to
Speaker 1: Cora and his followers. Yet Cora remained unflinching, resolved in
Speaker 1: his rebellion. Moses had to give him credit. Though misguided,
Speaker 1: Cora was a strong leader, what wasted potential. Joshua acted swiftly,
Speaker 1: alerting the elders to spread the warning through the camp.
Speaker 1: Cora and his followers stood with their firepands, eyes shifting
Speaker 1: suspiciously to Moses and Aaron. When Joshua returned and nodded
Speaker 1: to Moses, it signaled the warning had spread. Keep away
Speaker 1: from the tents of Cora, Dathan, and Abirah. Moses, followed
Speaker 1: by Aaron, strode purposely through the courtyard, ignoring Cora and
Speaker 1: his men. Their fate were sealed beyond intervention. The rebels
Speaker 1: made their offering to the Lord and waited hope that
Speaker 1: he might accept them as Israel's new leaders. Lightning cracked
Speaker 1: and thunder echoed from the swirling cloud above, Moses shouted
Speaker 1: to the crowd.
Speaker 4: Everyone back back. The Lord is coming.
Speaker 1: Cora cackled from behind, mocking Moses further even above the
Speaker 1: war drums of the thunder.
Speaker 3: Enough, old man, your time commanding us is through.
Speaker 4: After today, the people will have a new regime.
Speaker 1: Moses frowned, raising his voice to address the rebels.
Speaker 4: Get away from the tents of these wicked men.
Speaker 8: Don't touch anything that belongs to them, or you'll be
Speaker 8: swept away because of all their sins.
Speaker 1: The people edged back even further from the tent as
Speaker 1: dread began to set on the faces of Dathan, Abiram
Speaker 1: and Corah's families. They eyed the crowd warily and cowered
Speaker 1: at Moses' words. The inciter's jaws were set. However, they
Speaker 1: seemed stubbornly determined to maintain their traitorous stance until the
Speaker 1: bitter end. Cora raised his voice to the crowd.
Speaker 2: Don't listen to this old fool.
Speaker 7: You're safe undermine, Cora, you rebellious fool.
Speaker 1: Moses bellowed to the crowd, his aged and frail voice
Speaker 1: turned back to life by the strength and conviction of
Speaker 1: his heart.
Speaker 8: Listen to me, is real This is how you will
Speaker 8: know that the Lord sent me to do all these things,
Speaker 8: and that it was not of my own will.
Speaker 4: If these men die naturally, as all people do, and
Speaker 4: suffer the fate of all, then I will relent and
Speaker 4: acknowledge that I in the greedy powermonger. These men accuse
Speaker 4: me of being. It will be a sign to you
Speaker 4: that the Lord has not sent me.
Speaker 8: But if the Lord brings about something unprecedented, if the
Speaker 8: Brown opens its mouth and swallows them, if it opens
Speaker 8: and swallows them, along with all that belongs to them.
Speaker 9: So that they go down alive in the shale, then
Speaker 9: you will know that these men despise, and you will
Speaker 9: know that Aaron and I have indeed been appointed to
Speaker 9: lead you.
Speaker 1: Moses proclamation was coupled with a bolt of lightning striking
Speaker 1: the earth. Then silence. All was still.
Speaker 7: Is that it.
Speaker 1: Moses looked Cora in the eyes. To Kra's surprise, they
Speaker 1: were filled with tears. Then the silence broke. The ground
Speaker 1: began to quake. It was as if the thunder in
Speaker 1: the ski stove underground to fuel its every movement. A
Speaker 1: jagged crack began to form around the empty space left
Speaker 1: around the tents of the traitors. The people of Israel
Speaker 1: fell backward over themselves to get away. However, the cracks
Speaker 1: did not expand beyond the boundary left around the tents
Speaker 1: of Daithan, Aberan and Corah. The crack began to widen
Speaker 1: and split, revealing the hungry more of Sheol itself beneath
Speaker 1: the earth's surface. Cora fell and scrambled backward. The members
Speaker 1: of their households, even the women and the children, tried
Speaker 1: to run, but to no avail. The greedy ground consumed
Speaker 1: them all, the usurpers, their families, their possessions, even their
Speaker 1: desperate cries. Everything Once it all tumbled out of sight
Speaker 1: into the darkness below. A horrified Israel watched as the
Speaker 1: ground knit itself back together, leaving only open space and
Speaker 1: silence where the two households had been. Not a soul
Speaker 1: stirred in the eerie stillness, until the lightning in the
Speaker 1: cloud pillar resumed its frenetic crackling, drawing the eyes of
Speaker 1: Israel back to the tabernacle, where Cora's to two hundred
Speaker 1: and fifty followers still waited, abandoned by their leader. The
Speaker 1: thunder that had animated the ground seemed to spring from
Speaker 1: the earth and back into the skies to join the
Speaker 1: supernatural cacophony. The lightning leaped out of the cloud pillar
Speaker 1: and hurled itself toward the ground, fracturing into what was
Speaker 1: surely two hundred and fifty bolts of lightning. Even from
Speaker 1: this distance, Moses knew that a holy fire had consumed
Speaker 1: the remaining rebels. It may have been his imagination, but
Speaker 1: Moses could have sworn he could see the smoke from
Speaker 1: their charred bodies wafting upward, intermingling with the incense from
Speaker 1: their now discarded fire pands. The people of Israel erupted
Speaker 1: in terror, fearing that the earth may swallow them all
Speaker 1: as well. Aaron was still reeling from the past day's
Speaker 1: events when the complaints began again. The Lord had instructed
Speaker 1: his third son, Eliezza, now the air, to retrieve the
Speaker 1: fire pans from the remains of Cora's followers to prevent
Speaker 1: further defilement of the holy space. Elieza had then melted
Speaker 1: down the fire pans into sheets to cover the altar
Speaker 1: of burnt, offering a solemn reminder to Israel of the rebellion.
Speaker 1: The morning sun had only begun to glint off the scuffed,
Speaker 1: singed plates fixed to the altar, The smoke from the
Speaker 1: morning's ascension offering still rising when the crowd gathered again
Speaker 1: at the entrance. The terror of watching the earth swallow
Speaker 1: people alive had stripped them of reason, blinding them to
Speaker 1: the warning of the previous day. Aaron's eyes burned from
Speaker 1: the smoke as he stood at the tabernacle's front, watching
Speaker 1: his sons and Joshua try to calm the restless.
Speaker 2: Crowd there the murderers.
Speaker 1: Aaron saw Joshua hurry off at that, undoubtedly to retrieve Moses.
Speaker 1: Aaron sighed, they would need to go and comfort them.
Speaker 1: They were understandably spooked, and since the uncertainty of being
Speaker 1: barred from the Promised Land, the tenuous unity of the
Speaker 1: Israelite people hung by a thread, there wasn't much keeping
Speaker 1: them together now, but they had to try, for the
Speaker 1: sake of the next generation. They had to try. As
Speaker 1: Aaron approached the inflamed crowd gathered against them, Moses appeared
Speaker 1: from the other direction, and the crowd howled and grumbled
Speaker 1: all the more.
Speaker 8: You kill the Lord's fabel, you provoked thehavior of the
Speaker 8: Lord against us.
Speaker 1: Aaron saw Moses flinch, and he wondered if the crowd's
Speaker 1: frantic words stung Moses with their underlying truth. The sins
Speaker 1: of Cora and the others were grievous, but the people
Speaker 1: did not realize how deeply their mistrust wounded him. Before
Speaker 1: either brother could respond, the glory of the Lord blazed
Speaker 1: once more above the tabernacle, lightning crackling, and thunder darkening
Speaker 1: the sky. Aaron spun to face it, his chest tightening
Speaker 1: with dread as he recalled the same force that had
Speaker 1: struck down his eldest sons. In their pride, he struggled
Speaker 1: to push away thoughts of their final moments in the
Speaker 1: most holy place, Gasping as if the air had been
Speaker 1: stolen from him. His pulse roared in his ears, barely
Speaker 1: masking the wails of the terrified crowd behind him. The
Speaker 1: Lord spoke words that only Moses could hear. For suddenly
Speaker 1: Moses was at Aaron's side, guiding him to his knees
Speaker 1: before the tabernacle. Despite the crashing weight on his chest,
Speaker 1: Aaron felt the familiar urgency rising within him, the urgency
Speaker 1: to pray, to intercede for the people, even with their
Speaker 1: countless failures, betrayals, and flagrant disrespect for the Lord. He
Speaker 1: knew what he had to do.
Speaker 7: East Lord, Please show me what I show me what
Speaker 7: I can do to atone for the people. Help me
Speaker 7: guide them so that they turn away from Mercin. There
Speaker 7: has to be another way.
Speaker 2: Please show me.
Speaker 1: Over the thunder and the commotion of the desperate people
Speaker 1: behind him, Aaron could have sworn. He felt a sense
Speaker 1: of satisfaction pressed down on him. He felt his lungs open,
Speaker 1: his anxiety lifted, and his breathing became easier. He turned
Speaker 1: to Moses and grasped his arms and searched his eyes.
Speaker 1: Surely the Lord had given him an answer. There had
Speaker 1: to be something they could do to make this right.
Speaker 1: Moses met his gaze and fumbled for speech. As the
Speaker 1: moaning began behind them. They both turned to see and
Speaker 1: gaped in horror, along with the rest of Israel.
Speaker 7: It's another plague.
Speaker 9: Look what do we do now?
Speaker 1: Aaron whipped his head to his brother, panic again mounting
Speaker 1: within him. Moses wore his own eyes away from the
Speaker 1: flailing crowd behind them, people already crumpling and writhing in
Speaker 1: response to the rapid diseases attacking their bodies and desperately
Speaker 1: instructed Aaron.
Speaker 4: Aaron, you must hurry.
Speaker 8: Take your firepan, place fire from the altar inside and
Speaker 8: add incense.
Speaker 4: Go into the community and make atonement for them. Go quickly.
Speaker 4: The plague has already begun. The wrath of the Lord
Speaker 4: goes before us.
Speaker 1: Aaron wasted no time. He sprang to his feet, grabbed
Speaker 1: his firepan from the holy place, filled it with live
Speaker 1: coals from the altar of incense, and rushed back into
Speaker 1: the courtyard. This was no ritual or remedy he had
Speaker 1: known of, but he trusted in his brother's guidance, and
Speaker 1: he hoped the Lord would honor it. He ran through
Speaker 1: the assembly, where those at the entrance of the tabernacle
Speaker 1: now lay dead, their faces and hands marred by the plague. Ahead, men,
Speaker 1: women and children, Everyone who had come out of their
Speaker 1: tents were convulsing, showing the first signs of death. An
Speaker 1: invisible wave of plague seemed to advance before him, and
Speaker 1: Aaron raced to stay ahead of it. The incense took
Speaker 1: effect as he reached the afflicted, their cries silenced and
Speaker 1: symptoms receding. The smoke from the firepan meant to carry
Speaker 1: prayers in the holy place now became a healing balm
Speaker 1: among the people. Driven by Aaron's frantic prayers, Aaron ran
Speaker 1: until he reached the edge of camp, still haunted by
Speaker 1: the agonized faces of Israel. He collapsed, panting as the
Speaker 1: smoke continued to plume out of the firepan. He knew
Speaker 1: he had stood between the living and the dead, and
Speaker 1: he had successfully beat back the relentless wave of death.
Speaker 1: He could only hope it had been enough. Sleep had
Speaker 1: not found Moses, so he had paced and wandered about
Speaker 1: for most the night. His eyes were so intently fixed
Speaker 1: on a wall spot, on one of the walls of
Speaker 1: his tent, that he jumped at the sound of his
Speaker 1: own name. Moses relaxed when he realized it was Joshua.
Speaker 2: You told me to call you at dawn. Everyone is
Speaker 2: ready and assembled, the Lord confirms the High Priest. Today
Speaker 2: the staffs of the tribes of Erin have been in
Speaker 2: the most high place of the night.
Speaker 1: Moses nodded, preparing to walk to the tabernacle. After Aaron's
Speaker 1: miraculous act with the incense halting the plague, the Lord
Speaker 1: commanded Moses to set a final test to solidify Aaron's
Speaker 1: appointment in the people's minds. Though Aaron's heroic act had
Speaker 1: spared hundreds of thousands, fourteen thousand, seven hundred had perished,
Speaker 1: leaving a sobering reminder of the stakes. Moses was moved
Speaker 1: by Aaron's compassion and swift obedience. He doubted he could
Speaker 1: have done better himself. Ready at last, Moses left his tent,
Speaker 1: with Joshua falling in step behind him. The elders had
Speaker 1: gathered all of Israel, including the tribal leaders, who waited
Speaker 1: for Moses to enter the Holy Place and make the assessment.
Speaker 1: The day before, each leader had submitted a staff with
Speaker 1: their name on it, including aarons, which Moses had placed
Speaker 1: in the Most Holy Place. The Lord promised that one
Speaker 1: staff would sprout as a divine sign. Moses turned to
Speaker 1: address the expectant crowd.
Speaker 8: We have done as the Lord is instructed. Now we
Speaker 8: will witness his selection.
Speaker 1: Without further ceremony. Moses entered the Most Holy Place and
Speaker 1: beheld the twelve staffs, the most outward symbol of authority
Speaker 1: for each of the twelve tribes of Israel, sitting before
Speaker 1: the Ark of the Covenant. The very last one, Aaron
Speaker 1: staff had sprouted, formed buds and produced almans. Moses was
Speaker 1: careful not to crush any of the delicate little white
Speaker 1: flowers gracing the staff as he held it in his hand.
Speaker 1: He carried it out along with the others into the
Speaker 1: light of day outside the tabernacle.
Speaker 8: Tribal leaders of Israel, come take up your staff. See
Speaker 8: for yourselves who the Lord has chosen.
Speaker 1: Each of the tribal leaders stepped forward and took up
Speaker 1: their staff. Aaron approached with relief and serene acceptance written
Speaker 1: on his face, and took up his staff. The other
Speaker 1: tribal leaders nodded in similar acceptance to Aaron as they
Speaker 1: beheld the blossomed staff. He held his staff above his
Speaker 1: head for all to see, as Moses definitively proclaimed the
Speaker 1: confirmation of the Lord's selection to all of Israel.
Speaker 8: The Lord has confirmed that Aaron, son of Amram, a
Speaker 8: descendant of Levi himself, is the High Priest of Israel.
Speaker 8: Let no one doubt the Lord choice, for he has spoken.
Speaker 4: Through this definitive sign.
Speaker 1: All of Israel watched as Aaron's staff miraculously sprouted and
Speaker 1: bearing ripe almonds, confirmed his role as High priest. Moses
Speaker 1: would place the staff inside the Ark of the Covenant,
Speaker 1: alongside the tablets of the Law, to serve as a
Speaker 1: reminder for generations to come. The Israelites trembled at this
Speaker 1: latest display of divine power, this time one of wonder
Speaker 1: growth and hope, yet or inspiring and humbling. Nonetheless, Moses
Speaker 1: hoped this moment would instill in them a lasting respect
Speaker 1: for the sanctity and reverence of the Tabernacle.
Speaker 5: A story is told about a Jewish village where there
Speaker 5: was one very wealthy man, by far the wealthiest person
Speaker 5: in the entire town. Instead of using his great resources
Speaker 5: to benefit the community, the man just threw his money
Speaker 5: around in search of more power and more honor. Even
Speaker 5: when he gave charity, it was only with the condition
Speaker 5: that he would be publicly honored. Soon he controlled all
Speaker 5: the local institutions, and the rest of the community felt
Speaker 5: that they had no say. One day, the village rabbi
Speaker 5: decided to pay the wealthy man a visit. After entering
Speaker 5: the man's office, the rabbi pointed out the window and asked,
Speaker 5: what do you see? Man replied, I see the world.
Speaker 5: The rabbi then took the man to the mirror and
Speaker 5: asked what do you see? The man replied, I see myself,
Speaker 5: And that said the Rabbi, is what happens when silver
Speaker 5: covers glass. Instead of seeing the world, you only see yourself.
Speaker 5: In this Bible story, we see how wealth can blind
Speaker 5: people and make them self centered, don't we. If we're
Speaker 5: not careful, wealth can lead us to believe we're more
Speaker 5: important or worthy than others, which was certainly true of Korach.
Speaker 5: Korak led a rebellion against Moses. He objected to the
Speaker 5: leadership of Moses and to Aaron's position as high priest.
Speaker 5: The fact that it was Moses who led the children
Speaker 5: of Israel out of Egypt, and that it was Moses
Speaker 5: to whom God spoke on Mount Sinai meant nothing to Korah.
Speaker 5: As punishment for his rebellion, God caused the earth to
Speaker 5: open up to swallow Korah and his followers and all
Speaker 5: of their possessions. We read here the earth opened its
Speaker 5: mouth and swallowed them in their households and all those
Speaker 5: associated with Korah, together with their possessions. They went down
Speaker 5: alive into the realm of the dead, with everything that
Speaker 5: they owned. The earth closed over them, and they perished
Speaker 5: and were gone from the community after saying that all
Speaker 5: their possessions were swallowed with them. The Bible repeated this
Speaker 5: by saying with everything they owned. This petitian isn't random,
Speaker 5: you see. Jewish tradition teaches that Korak was, in fact
Speaker 5: the wealthiest man in Israel. Even today, the Hebrew expression
Speaker 5: to describe an affluent person is someone as rich as Korah.
Speaker 5: But these riches blinded Korah. Kork believed that he, not Moses,
Speaker 5: should be the leader of Israel, all based on his wealth. Well,
Speaker 5: let me say wealth is a blessing, but it's also
Speaker 5: a challenge. The message from this story is that we
Speaker 5: can't let our material blessings blind us. Instead, let's use
Speaker 5: what God has given us to improve the lives of
Speaker 5: others and to bring honor to Him, not to ourselves.
Speaker 5: Korak's wealth gave him a false sense of security and
Speaker 5: caused him to think that he was greater than he
Speaker 5: really was. But Korak's wealth ended up being his greatest enemy.
Speaker 5: It led to his rebellion and his downfall. Jewish tradition
Speaker 5: teaches something else about this story, something I find very interesting.
Speaker 5: It teaches that Korak's sons stood by their father's side
Speaker 5: and his rebellion, and when the ground opened up, they
Speaker 5: were swallowed too. But the Jewish sages taught that the
Speaker 5: sons of Korak repented while they were underground, and then
Speaker 5: miraculously they were rescued. Psalm forty nine is attributed to
Speaker 5: the sons of Korah. Written after this miraculous rescue, they
Speaker 5: wrote these powerful words about wealth. Do not be overawed
Speaker 5: when others grow rich, for they will take nothing with
Speaker 5: them when they die. Their splendor will not descend with them.
Speaker 5: As Korak sons watched their wealthy father ands prominent supporters
Speaker 5: perish in an instant, they must have wondered where all
Speaker 5: their money was now. But all the money in the
Speaker 5: world couldn't even buy back a moment of life, and
Speaker 5: therefore it's useless. In the end, what they saw is
Speaker 5: that possessions are meaningless. Only our good deeds will be
Speaker 5: with us forever. The kindness we perform today have the
Speaker 5: value that will be with us for eternity. As we
Speaker 5: come to the end of this story, you'd think that
Speaker 5: after God's direct intervention and after the earth swallowed Korachhan
Speaker 5: his followers, that the Chosen people would repent. You'd think
Speaker 5: that they would acknowledge Moses and Erin as God's appointed leaders,
Speaker 5: but they didn't. Verse forty one tells us the next day,
Speaker 5: the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. They said,
Speaker 5: you have killed the Lord's people, my friends, How can
Speaker 5: this be? The people had just witnessed God's dramatic punishment
Speaker 5: of Korah and his followers, and they still continue to
Speaker 5: grumble against God. The answer to this question is an
Speaker 5: idea that's deeply embedded in Jewish tradition. Comes before miracles,
Speaker 5: not after them. Miracles only convince those who are prepared
Speaker 5: to see them. Even today, people say, if God showed
Speaker 5: me miracles the way he did in the Bible, then
Speaker 5: I would believe. But as we see in this story,
Speaker 5: even in the Bible, people complained after witnessing God's mighty
Speaker 5: power firsthand, Just like after the splitting of the sea
Speaker 5: when the Israelites complained about harsh conditions in the desert.
Speaker 5: Once again, now they're complaining. The faith that we should
Speaker 5: all try to have is the type of faith that
Speaker 5: sees miracles in what others might call natural occurrences, good health,
Speaker 5: the birth of a child, a prayer that was answered.
Speaker 5: The fact that I'm standing here with you from the
Speaker 5: Promised Land is one of the greatest miracles of my life,
Speaker 5: and it's a miracle that definitely strengthens my faith every day.
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