Num 16:18-21 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 16:18-22: 16:18-22 At the height of the insurrection, the Lord intervened to save Moses and Aaron , and they interceded for the people.

a16:18-22►

c16:21-26►

dGen 18:16-33►

‏ Numbers 16:18-21

Summary for Num 16:18-22: 16:18-22 ^a At the height of the insurrection, the Lord intervened to save Moses and Aaron, and they interceded for the people.
16:19 ^b The community ... gathered at the Tabernacle entrance, either to see the test or to overthrow Moses and Aaron.
Summary for Num 16:21-26: 16:21-26 ^c The Lord threatened to destroy the entire community because of its pervasive sin (cp. Gen 18:16-33 ^d). Moses and Aaron interceded to narrow the Lord’s judgment down to those who were guilty of this particular rebellion.