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Exodus 16:10
And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses commands Aaron to address the entire Israelite assembly regarding their grumbling. As Aaron begins his address, the people turn their gaze toward the wilderness.
The words — The Hebrew כְּ/דַבֵּ֤ר (ke./da.Ber) marks the active process of speaking, while עֲדַ֣ת ('a.Dat) designates the formal congregation of Israel. These terms ground the subsequent theophany in a structured communal address rather than a private encounter.
The thread — God’s glory appearing in a cloud recurs in Exodus 16:7 as a promised morning sign and in Numbers 16:19 and Numbers 16:42 during Tent of Meeting assemblies. This pattern establishes the cloud as the consistent medium of divine manifestation to the gathered people.
Why it lands — The narrative requires readers to acknowledge that divine presence responds to communal complaint without endorsing it. The text demands sober attention to how God meets human rebellion with visible, structured intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
Cross-references
- Exodus 16:7 and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?”
- Numbers 16:19 When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
- Numbers 16:42 But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
- Exodus 13:21 And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
- Leviticus 9:6 And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
- 1 Kings 8:10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Numbers 14:10 But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
- Matthew 17:5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”