Numbers 16:35 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. ”

• Numbers 16:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Compare the marginal references The fire came out from the sanctuary or the altar.

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• Numbers 16:35 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Numbers 16. The Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (JE and P). The narrative fuses together accounts of distinct revolts led by different individuals and inspired by different motives. The firs...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  two hundred and fifty. Plus the 14,700 of Numbers 16:49

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• Numbers 16:35 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  35. And there came out a fire from the Lord. The diver-sky of the punishments had the effect of awakening more astonishment in the people, than as if all had been destroyed in the same manne...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

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• Numbers 16:35 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  There came out a fire from the Lord— After this stupendous destruction of Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and all that belonged to them, the two hundred and fifty princes convened under Korah at the taberna...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. There came out a fire from the Lord - i:e., from the cloud. This seems to describe th...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Rebellion of Kokah, Dathan, Abibam, and On This incident is similar to that recorded in Numbers 12 , and while it illustrates the difficulties Moses encountered in his leadership, owing to th...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And there came out a fire from the Lord... — It was thus, as Bishop Wordsworth has observed, that “Korah and his company were punished by the same element as that by which they had sinned.”

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• Numbers 16:35 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM Numbers 16:1-50 ; Numbers 17:1-13 BEHIND what appears in the history, there must have been many movements of thought and causes of discontent which gradually led to t...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Divine Judgment upon the Rebels Numbers 16:20-35 It was wise of Moses not to attempt to vindicate himself, but to leave God to maintain His cause. He is not slow to undertake the vindication of...

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• Numbers 16:35 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here begins the story of perhaps the strangest and most fully organized opposition that Moses had to encounter. Two elements were at work. The first was ambition and the second was dissatisfaction....

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• Numbers 16:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  While the LORD'S judgments were manifesting to the rebellious in the camp, the LORD was manifesting himself as a consuming fire to the ring-leaders at the door of the tabernacle. See what an awful th...

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• Numbers 16:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And there came out a fire from the Lord ,.... Flashes of lightning from the cloud in which he was: and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense ; not that it reduced them to ash...

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• Numbers 16:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. Ver. 35. And there came out a fire. ] By fire they sinned, and by a fire they suffer: - “...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  From the Lord From the cloud, wherein the glory of the Lord appeared.

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• Numbers 16:35 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE REBELLION OF KORAH (vs.1-15) The rebellion of Korah and a large company with him is significant of a dreadful revulsion against Christ both as Lord and High Priest of His people, and the awes...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        35 And there came out a fire from the L ORD , and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.   36 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying,   37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  From the Lord; i.e. from the cloud, wherein the glory of the Lord appeared, Numbers 16:19 , to give sentence in this cause.

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• Numbers 16:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Fire Consumes the Offerers of the Incense (16:35). Numbers 16:35 ‘And fire came forth from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men who offered the incense.' Then fire came down fr...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the history of the rebellion of Korah and his company. The time and place of this event are not recorded. It is probable that it occurred in on...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Numbers 16:1 . Korah. One of the firstborn, a very old man, and grandson of Levi by his father Jahar. Dathan and Abiram were descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; these according to...

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• Numbers 16:35 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Korah. .. Dathan, and Abiram. .. gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. Korah, Dathan, and Abiram I. The rebels. 1. Influential. 2. Numerous, 3. Deluded-- (1)...

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• Numbers 16:35 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  VINDICATION OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD . EXPOSITION THE GAINSAYING OF KORAH ( Numbers 16:1-4 ). Numbers 16:1 Now Korah … took men. וַיִּקַּח קֹרַח. The word "took" stand...

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• Numbers 16:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Punishment of the Rebellious Faction

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• Numbers 16:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Leviticus 10:2 ; Numbers 11:1 ; Numbers 26:10 ; Numbers 16:17 ; Numbers 16:2 ; Psalms 106:18

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• Numbers 16:35 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Sin and Judgment of Korah Numbers 16:15-35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The sin of faultfinding. It is often so done. And the people seem not to fear for what they do. They think it is as nothing...

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• Numbers 16:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  From the Lord — From the cloud, wherein the glory of the Lord appeared.

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