Not Forsaken
Aaron and Miriam spoke against Moses their brother after he married an Ethiopian woman. The passage says ominously, " And the LORD heard it. " Because he was a meek and humble man, Moses did not say anything to defend himself from their attempts to publicly undermine his God-given leadership role. God is patient and longsuffering, yet in this case He acted quickly by summoning all three of them to appear before him at the tabernacle. The LORD descended before them in a pillar of cloud and stood in the doorway, and He commanded Aaron and Miriam to step forward. Numbers 12:6-9 tells us God's words: " Then He said, "Hear now My words: "If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD , make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. 7 Not so with My servant Moses; h e is faithful in all My house. 8 I speak with him face to face, e ven plainly, and not in dark sayings; a nd he sees the form of the LORD . Why then were y...