NUMBERS 12
3 Outlines
Numbers 12
CRITICAL!
This story is about the
verbal abuse directed towards Moses by his siblings, Aaron and Miriam.
A CRITICAL TONGUE – Vss. 1-3
A CRITICAL GOD – Vss. 4-9
A CRITICAL PUNISHMENT - Vs.
10
A CRITICAL CONFESSION – Vss.
11-12
A CRITICAL PRAYER – Vs. 13
A CRITICAL SEPARATION – Vss.
14-15
Miriam’s time of separation
gave her and the Children of
A CRITICAL RESTORATION –
Vss. 15-16
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Numbers 12
"BE CAREFUL LITTLE
LIPS WHAT YOU SAY"
"Be careful little
lips what you say. Be Careful little lips what you say.
There's a Father up
above and He's looking down in love.
Be careful little lips
what you say."
I hope I'm not breaking
someone's copyright by quoting this children's song, but the song makes a
point. James 3 warns about the sins of
the tongue, as do other passages. One of
the sins of the tongue which is prevalent today is the using it to be critical
of God's servants. We must remember that
each person who is saved is a child of God.
Therefore, we must be careful what we say about them (1 Corinthians
4:1-5). Aaron and Miriam discovered this
truth the hard way.
1. ATTACKS ON GOD'S
SERVANTS ARE NOT ALWAYS
JUSTIFIED. Vss. 1-3
2. ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
BY GOD TO DEFEND HIS
SERVANTS. Vss. 4-10 (Romans
3. ADMISSION OF GUILT
DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN A STAY
OF DISCIPLINE Vss. 11-16 (Even though there
was confession of
sin here, God still chose to
discipline. He did the same with David,
who
was disciplined after his confession of sin
with Bathsheba.)
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Numbers 12
DEFENDED!
Moses, God's man, was under attack by those who should
have known better, his brother and sister.
Here we see how God defends the person who is walking in the will of
God.
MOSES ATTACKED BY AARON AND MIRIAM - Vss. 1-2
MOSES' ATTITUDE OF MEEKNESS - Vs. 3
MOSES ASSISTED BY GOD - Vss. 4-10
MOSES ASKED FOR HIS SISTER - Vss. 11-13
MOSES ANSWERED WITH A CONDITION - Vss. 14-15
Miriam was to be exiled for a week.