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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Israelite congregation threatens to stone Joshua and Caleb after Caleb and Joshua urge them to trust God and enter the Promised Land. Immediately following this threat, the glory of the LORD appears to the entire assembly at the Tent of Meeting.
The words — The Hebrew phrase לִ/רְגּ֥וֹם אֹתָ֖ם בָּ/אֲבָנִ֑ים (li/r.Gom 'o.Ta/m ba./'a.va.Nim) literally means "to stone them with stones." The term וּ/כְב֣וֹד יְהוָ֗ה (u./khe.Vod Yah.weh) denotes the visible manifestation of Yahweh's presence.
The thread — This pattern of mob violence against faithful leaders appears in Exodus 17:4 and 1 Samuel 30:6, while the sudden appearance of divine glory at the Tent of Meeting echoes Leviticus 9:23.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human rebellion triggers divine intervention before human action can be carried out. It requires the reader to acknowledge that God's visible presence halts human violence and asserts sovereign authority over the assembly.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
Cross-references
- Exodus 17:4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
- Leviticus 9:23 Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
- 1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
- 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.
- 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.
- Numbers 20:6 Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
- Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
- Exodus 24:16 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.