In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.The children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month. The people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died there, and was buried there.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.And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
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… that we often skip over the incident in Numbers chapter 20 verses 1 through 13 when the Israelites were complaining about not having any water and the Lord told Moses to speak to the rock so water would come out of it. But instead of speaking to the rock, Moses struck it twice with his staff. And from that infraction, the Lord said, because you didn't trust in me, you are not going into the promised land. Wait one cotton-picking minute. That's what Moses said, not me. I brought these ingrates through 10 plagues. I crossed the Red Sea. I watched my own sister turn into a leper. I traveled through the desert 40 years when it should have just taken me 11 days. And now because of one hiccup, I can't get a passport. Lord, you got to extend some grace because I used to hit people. and this time I didn't hit nobody, I just hit a rock, and you saying because of that I can't get into my promise, and Yahweh replied, after I delivered you from all the plagues, got you out of the Nile River, healed your sister didn't let you die in the desert how did you still doubt me? …
… 20, Moses is worse for the wear. Listen to how it goes. See what stands out to you. Then the children of Israel, the whole community came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month. The first month of what? We're not told. But probably the first month of their 40th year wandering in the wilderness. The year Moses turned 120. So the people, they're in the wilderness and they stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam, Moses' older sister, she died there and was buried there. Now there was no water for the community. And the whole congregation gathered together against Moses and against Aaron. Moses' older brother, and the people quarreled. They squabbled with Moses. They spoke to him, saying, If only we had expired when our brothers expired before the Lord. Why have you brought the Lord's community into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? Why did you make us go up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place, this place not fit for seed or fig tree or grapevine or pomegranate, and there's no water to drink. …
… Listen to the word of God beginning in verse number one. in the first month the whole israelite community arrived at the desert of zen and they stayed at kadesh and it was there miriam died and was buried now there was no water for the community and the people gathered in opposition to moses and aaron they quarreled with moses and said, if only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord, why did you bring the Lord's community into this wilderness that we and our livestock should die here? Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain, no figs, no grapevines, no pomegranates, and there is no water to drink. Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell face down. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them. The Lord said to Moses, take the staff and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. …