INTRODUCTION: This lesson is filled with troubles and trials. The people continue to murmur against Moses and Aaron concerning a lack of water and the death of their brethren. It is also in this chapter where we find that Miriam and Aaron die and Moses rebels against the Lord. In the midst of all this, we find a wonderful picture of the Lord Jesus and His grace toward us.

1. THE MURMURING OF THE CONGREGATION (Numbers 20:1-6 [1] Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. [2] And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. [3] And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! [4] And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? [5] And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. [6] And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
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1. The People Abide in Kadesh (Numbers 20:1Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
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1. The Israelites had already been in Kadesh and now they have returned (Numbers 12:16And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
   See All...; Numbers 13:26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
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2. Kadesh was a place of great failure.
1. The Israelites gave the evil report concerning the land of Canaan in Kadesh.
2. Miriam died in Kadesh.
3. Moses smote the rock in disobedience in Kadesh.
4. Aaron died in Kadesh.
3. Kadesh was also a place of great victory (Joshua 10:40-43 [40] So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded. [41] And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. [42] And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. [43] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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2. The People Murmur for Lack of Water (Numbers 20:2-5 [2] And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. [3] And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! [4] And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? [5] And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
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1. The reason for the murmuring – no water (Numbers 20:2And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
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2. The recipient of their murmuring
1. Moses (Numbers 20:3And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
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2. The LORD (Numbers 20:13This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
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3. The reality of their murmuring
1. Their marred viewpoint
1. We wished we would have died when our brethren died.
1. Could be a reference to the death of the spies (Numbers 14:37Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
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2. Could be a reference to the death of Korah (Numbers 16)
2. They think Moses is the reason they are in the wilderness.
2. The truth
1. They obviously could have followed in either of the above mentioned rebellions and received judgment from God. These people, however, must have kept their mouths shut at that point.
2. They could have already been in possession of a land flowing with milk and honey, but they could not trust God enough.
3. Moses and Aaron Go before the Lord (Numbers 20:6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
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1. They leave the presence of the assembly.
2. They come to the door of the tabernacle.
3. They fall on their faces before God (Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
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4. The glory of the Lord appears to them (Numbers 14:10But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
   See All...; Numbers 16:19And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.
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2. THE SMITING OF THE ROCK (Numbers 20:7-11 [7] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [8] Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. [9] And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. [10] And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? [11] And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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1. The Command To Speak to the Rock (Numbers 20:7-8 [7] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [8] Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
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1. Take the rod (Exodus 4:2And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
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2. Gather the assembly together.
3. Speak unto the rock before their eyes.
4. It shall give forth water.
5. Thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock.
6. Thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
2. The Disobedience of Moses and Aaron (Numbers 20:9-11 [9] And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. [10] And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? [11] And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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1. Moses took the rod as commanded (Numbers 20:9And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
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2. Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation as commanded (Numbers 20:10And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
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3. Moses then exploded in anger at their rebellion (Numbers 20:10And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
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   See All...; Genesis 49:5-6 [5] Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. [6] O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
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4. Moses smote the rock two times [totally destroying the typology] (Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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5. God in His grace remained faithful by giving the water (Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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3. Interesting Facts about this Rock
1. The rock itself
1. There must have been a certain rock.
2. The scriptures address it as “the rock” (Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
   See All...; Numbers 20:8Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
   See All..., 11; Deuteronomy 8:15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
   See All...; Nehemiah 9:15And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
   See All...; Psalm 78:15-16 [15] He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. [16] He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
   See All...; Psalm 105:41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
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   See All...; Isaiah 48:21And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
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2. The rock seemed to have followed them.
1. In Exodus the rock is located in Horeb (Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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2. In Numbers the rock is located in Kadesh (Numbers 20:1Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
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3. The Bible says the rock followed them (1 Corinthians 10:4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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3. The vastness of the water received from the rock
1. The congregation drank and their beasts also (Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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2. Streams and rivers (Psalm 78:15-16 [15] He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. [16] He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
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3. Standing water or a fountain of waters (Psalm 114:8Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
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3. THE JUDGMENT OF MOSES AND AARON (Numbers 20:12-13 [12] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. [13] This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
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1. The Sins of Moses and Aaron (Numbers 20:12And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
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1. Disobedience (Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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2. Unbelief (Numbers 20:12And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
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3. Rebellion (Numbers 27:14For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
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4. The sin of the tongue (Psalm 106:32-33 [32] They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: [33] Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
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5. Note: Moses was angry with the Israelites for their rebellion against God as seen in his question, “ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?” The very sin that he was angry over is the one that he committed here and is the sin which kept him from going into the land of promise.
2. The Judgment on Moses and Aaron (Numbers 20:12And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
   See All...; Deuteronomy 3:23-26 [23] And I besought the LORD at that time, saying, [24] O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? [25] I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. [26] But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
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3. Called the water of Meribah (Numbers 20:13This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
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1. Because the people strove with the Lord; Meribah means strife.
2. The place where God was sanctified in His people
4. THE CONFRONTATION WITH EDOM (Numbers 20:14-21 [14] And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: [15] How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: [16] And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: [17] Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. [18] And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. [19] And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing anything else, go through on my feet. [20] And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. [21] Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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1. Israel Requests To Pass by the King’s Highway (Numbers 20:14-17 [14] And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: [15] How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: [16] And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: [17] Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
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1. Moses sends messengers to the king of Edom (Numbers 20:14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
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2. Edom the brother of Israel (Numbers 20:14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
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1. The Edomites are descendants of Esau (Genesis 25:30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
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2. The Israelites are descendants of Jacob (Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
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3. Jacob and Esau were brothers.
3. The plea for pity (Numbers 20:14-16 [14] And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: [15] How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: [16] And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
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1. Our past bondage
1. You know all of the travail that has befallen us.
2. Our fathers went down into Egypt.
3. We have been there a long time.
4. They vexed us and our fathers.
5. We cried unto the Lord.
6. He heard us and delivered us.
2. Our present position
1. Now we are in Kadesh.
2. A city in the uttermost of thy border
4. Israel’s first request for passage (Numbers 20:17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
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2. Edom Threatens War if They Try to Pass (Numbers 20:18-21 [18] And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. [19] And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing anything else, go through on my feet. [20] And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. [21] Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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1. Edom’s refusal of Israel’s request (Numbers 20:18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
   See All...; Genesis 25:21-26 [21] And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. [22] And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. [23] And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. [24] And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. [25] And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. [26] And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
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2. Israel’s second request for passage (Numbers 20:19And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing anything else, go through on my feet.
   See All...; Deuteronomy 2:4-6 [4] And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: [5] Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. [6] Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
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3. Edom’s hostile refusal of Israel’s request (Numbers 20:20-21 [20] And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. [21] Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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5. THE DEATH OF AARON (Numbers 20:22-29 [22] And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor. [23] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, [24] Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. [25] Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: [26] And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. [27] And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. [28] And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. [29] And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
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1. The Congregation Comes to Mount Hor (Numbers 20:22And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
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1. The whole congregation journeys.
2. From Kadesh to Mount Hor
3. Mount Hor is by the coast of the land of Edom (Numbers 20:23And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
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2. Aaron’s Priestly Garments Are Put on Eleazar (Numbers 20:23-28 [23] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, [24] Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. [25] Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: [26] And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. [27] And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. [28] And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
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1. Pronouncement of Aaron’s death (Numbers 20:23-24 [23] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, [24] Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
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1. Aaron shall be gathered unto his people.
1. Aaron was not going to be buried with his parents, sister or brother.
2. What does it mean that he was going to be gathered unto his people?
3. Consider those who were to be gathered unto their people or the fathers:
1. Abraham (Genesis 25:8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
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2. Ishmael (Genesis 25:17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
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3. Isaac (Genesis 35:29And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
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4. Jacob (Genesis 49:33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
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5. Aaron (Numbers 20:24Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
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6. Moses (Deuteronomy 32:50And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:
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7. The people who served the Lord the days of Joshua (Judges 2:10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
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8. Josiah (2 Kings 22:20Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
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4. Consider the end of the gathering unto the people (Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
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2. He shall not enter the land.
3. He was alongside of Moses.
2. The passing of the garments (Numbers 20:25-28 [25] Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: [26] And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. [27] And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. [28] And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
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1. Eleazar to take over the work.
2. Strip Aaron of his garments.
3. Put them upon Eleazar.
3. Aaron Dies and the People Mourn (Numbers 20:29And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
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1. The congregation sees that Aaron is dead.
2. Aaron dies at the age of 123 (Numbers 33:39And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
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3. They mourn for him thirty days.

CONCLUSION: Rebellion always leads to a miserable end. People never change; the rebellious heart of the Israelites abides in us today. Will we learn from their failures? Will we trust the Lord as we ought?