Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
The verse belongs to the account in which God confirmed Aaron's family as the chosen priesthood, settling the dispute over who could serve as priest. Aaron's budding rod was shown to the people and then kept in the tabernacle as a lasting witness. The verse shows the people fearing that anyone who came near the Lord's tabernacle would die.
Their words came from recognizing that they had rebelled against God's authority and against their leaders. They understood that God had forbidden them to enter the promised land and had decreed that they would die in the wilderness. Their cry expresses terror at the judgment they believed awaited them and fear that they would all perish.
They confessed that they had sinned by their rebellion and acknowledged that Korah and his company had received God's just judgment.
The verse belongs to the account in which God confirmed Aaron's family as the chosen priesthood, settling the dispute over who could serve as priest. Aaron's budding rod was shown to the people and then kept in the tabernacle as a lasting witness. The verse shows the people fearing that anyone who came near the Lord's tabernacle would die.
Their words came from recognizing that they had rebelled against God's authority and against their leaders. They understood that God had forbidden them to enter the promised land and had decreed that they would die in the wilderness. Their cry expresses terror at the judgment they believed awaited them and fear that they would all perish.
They confessed that they had sinned by their rebellion and acknowledged that Korah and his company had received God's just judgment.