旧约 - 民数记(Numbers)第17章

The LORD said to Moses,
"Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.
On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.
Place them in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites."
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron's staff was among them.
Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the house of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.
Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD'S presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his own staff.
The LORD said to Moses, "Put back Aaron's staff in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die."
Moses did just as the LORD commanded him.
The Israelites said to Moses, "We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!
Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to die?"
民数记第十七章   第 17 章 

  民 17:5,10> 以色列人蒙神恩却悖逆神;我蒙神恩懂得感谢神吗? 

  17:5,10 百姓虽曾体验神的同在,看到祂大能的神迹,也看到埃及人受种种灾殃的打击,却仍然怨声载道,大大地悖逆神。他们冥顽不灵,虽然令人费解,但在生活中我们也常重蹈覆辙。我们有千百年的凭证,圣经译成多国文字,并有许多考古学、神学研究的成果,可仍旧有许多现代人不顺服神,偏行己路。我们往往和以色列人一样,看重肉体的需要,过于属灵的景况。要避免重蹈覆辙,惟有定睛仰望神,祂必亲自与我们同在。神曾否保护你,引导你?曾否听你的祷告?你知道有人得着神的祝福,甚至蒙神医治吗?你读过圣经上神如何带领属祂的人吗?把眼光放在神所成就过的事上,你就很难再有背逆神的念头了!──《灵修版圣经注释》