So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.
Numbers 12:15 ESV
The people had great affection for all three of Amram's children. None-the-less, Torah doesn't hide family dirt. In fact, it often highlights the flaws of its "protagonists" so that God can use them to show us what not to do.
"Because thou servedst not Yahweh thy God with joyfulness, and with a good heart, for the abundance of all things; therefore thou shalt serve thine enemies which Yahweh shall send upon thee, in hunger and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in need of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck until he have destroyed thee."
De 28
...My servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house.
Numbers 12:7 ESV
Moses' sister Miriam was angry at him because he married a Cushite woman. There is some disagreement about whether this is another name for Zipporah (a Midianite, not a Cushite) or if this is a second wife. Personally, I find the arguments for "Cushite woman" in v1 being Zipporah to be weak at best. I think it's much more likely to be a second wife that he married during the Exodus since he had sent Zipporah to be with her father before he went to confront Pharaoh.
Miriam is angry because he married a Cushite--a black woman--not because he married a second wife. There is no hint in the text that a second wife is an issue with anyone involved. God even rebukes Miriam, saying that Moses "is faithful in all his house", as opposed to Miriam and Aaron who were mad that Moses had married a black woman.
We all expect God to vanquish His enemies, and we all look forward to the day when He does just that. That's because we assume we're never going to be counted among His enemies. But what if we're wrong?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2025..../06/14/the-enemies-g
We all expect God to vanquish His enemies, and we all look forward to the day when He does just that. That's because we assume we're never going to be counted among His enemies. But what if we're wrong?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2025..../06/14/the-enemies-g
Thought for Today: Shabbat June 14
I am afraid that we all have largely lost sight of the Holiness and Purity of YHVH in today’s life in this fallen world. This is one reason why people tolerate sin so easily, and casually dismiss so many sins in life and neglect to repent from it. Everyone needs a new vision of Who our Elohiym is, and who we are as sinners in His sight. No matter how good we think we are, YHVH’s judgement still stands: “There is no one who does good, not even one” (Romans 3:12)
🪔All the letters of the Alephbet point to Yeshua HaMashiach (the Word, Torah, Holy Covenant, Truth).🕯
🔎Aleph ~ א ~ A ~ 𐤀
Bet ~ ב ~ B ~ 𐤁
Gimmel ~ ג ~ G ~ 𐤂
Dalet ~ ד ~ D ~ 𐤃
Hey ~ ה ~ H ~ 𐤄
Vav ~ ו ~ V ~ 𐤅
Zayin ~ ז ~ Z ~ 𐤆
Chet ~ ח ~ Ch ~ 𐤇
Tet ~ ט ~ T ~ 𐤈
Yod ~ י ~ Y ~ 𐤉
Kaf ~ כ ~ K ~ 𐤊
Lamed ~ ל ~ L ~ 𐤋
🔎Mem ~ מ ~ M ~ 𐤌
Nun ~ נ ~ N ~ 𐤍
Samech ~ ס ~ S ~ 𐤎
Ayin ~ ע ~ A ~ 𐤏
Pey ~ פ ~ Ph/P ~ 𐤐
Tsade ~ צ ~ Ts ~ 𐤑
Kof ~ ק ~ Q ~ 𐤒
Resh ~ ר ~ R ~ 𐤓
Shin ~ ש ~ Sh ~ 𐤔
🔎Tav ~ תּ ~ T ~ 𐤕
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