Read Numbers 16:1-18:32 at Bible Gateway.
The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
16:1-19 {s} Rebellion of Korah + Dathan + Abirim + 250 leaders
16:20-22 {s} Intercession of Moses and Aaron
16:23-35 {s} Ground swallows the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
16:36-40 {p} Burned censors a covering for the incense altar as a warning
16:41-43 {s} Rebellion of all the congregation of Israel
16:44-50 {p} Aaron between the dead + living with his censor; plague stopped
17:1-9 {p} Aaron’s rod budded
17:10-11 {p} Aaron’s rod kept as a memorial before the ark of the covenant
17:12-13 {s} Children of Israel: Whoever comes near the tabernacle perishes
18:1-7 {p} Aaron and sons to attend to their priesthood
18:8-20 {s} Aaron and sons’ portions
18:21-24 {p} Levites portion: tithes
18:25-32 {p} Levites to give a tithe of the tithe to Aaron and sons
Strong themes of the parashah
16:1-40 {sx3+p} Rebellion of leaders + intercession + wrath + reminder
16:41-50 {s+p} Rebellion of congregation + wrath + intercession
17:1-11 {p+p} Aaron’s rod budded, kept as a memorial
17:12-18:7 {s+p} Aaron and sons to attend to their priesthood that there be no more wrath on Israel
18:8-32 {s+p+p} Aaron and sons + Levites have no inheritance in Israel, but YHVH gives them portions
Numbers 16:1-18:32 triennial Torah portions
16:1-50, triennial Korach, “Korah”
17:1-18:32, triennial V’qach meitam mattah, “Take from them a staff”
Numbers 16:1-18:32 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Numbers 16:1-18:32 Korach chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
YHVH testified via Aaron’s rod that budded (Resurrection Life), that he was the chosen and anointed priest.
Finding Messiah in Korach
Additional readings for this parashah
1 Sam 11:14-12:22 (my notes) | Mat 26:13-24 (my notes)
Studies in Korach
Numbers 16, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 16:1-18:32, Messianic significance of Korach
Numbers 16:1-18:32, Korach Chiastic structure
Numbers 16:1-18:32, Korach Teaching tools
Numbers 17, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 18, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 17 and 18, Korah’s rebellion in context
Off-site studies
Korach – Restoration of Torah
Korach Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | NUMBERS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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