Numbers 16:6 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Here's what you need to do: Korah, you and all your followers, take your incense burners

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses is telling Korah and his rebellious group to prepare their incense burners for a test that will reveal God's will.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Numbers, Korah, a Levite, led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, challenging their God-appointed leadership during the Israelites' wilderness journey. This uprising stemmed from jealousy and a claim that the entire community was equally holy, prompting God to intervene through a miraculous test. Moses instructed Korah and his followers to take censers as part of this divine ordeal to reveal whom God had truly chosen.

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Numbers 16:17

Each of you take your incense burner, put incense in it, and bring it before the LORD, all 250 of your incense burners. You, Korah, and Aaron should each bring your incense burner too.

Numbers 16:18

So each man took his incense burner, put fire in it, placed incense on top, and stood at the entrance of the meeting tent with Moses and Aaron.

Jeremiah 44:5

But they wouldn't listen or pay attention, they kept doing their own thing, still burning incense to other gods instead of turning away from what was messing them up.

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