Num 16:3 | TNotes | STEP | 16:3 The rebels were “jealous of Moses and envious of Aaron” (Ps 106:16 ). They insisted that Moses and Aaron had gone too far because all Israelites were God’s chosen people (Exod 19:6 ). Their egalitarian protest against Moses and Aaron’s authority was probably intended to replace that authority with their own.

bPs 106:16►

cExod 19:6►

‏ Numbers 16:3

16:3 ^a The rebels were “jealous of Moses and envious of Aaron” (Ps 106:16 ^b). They insisted that Moses and Aaron had gone too far because all Israelites were God’s chosen people (Exod 19:6 ^c). Their egalitarian protest against Moses and Aaron’s authority was probably intended to replace that authority with their own.