Num 20:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 20:8-9: 20:8-9 The staff was kept before the Ark of the Covenant to prevent the Israelites from complaining (cp. 17:10 ); it represented God’s authority in the hands of Moses and Aaron. The instructions that God gives his representatives are very precise and must be followed exactly (cp. Jas 3:1 ; see also 2 Tim 2:24-26 ).

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‏ Numbers 20:8-9

Summary for Num 20:8-9: 20:8-9 ^a The staff was kept before the Ark of the Covenant to prevent the Israelites from complaining (cp. 17:10 ^b); it represented God’s authority in the hands of Moses and Aaron. The instructions that God gives his representatives are very precise and must be followed exactly (cp. Jas 3:1 ^c; see also 2 Tim 2:24-26 ^d).