Korah's Rebellion: Lessons in Leadership and Intercession

1. Numbers16:36 – 17:13

2. The Rebellions

3. Korah’s Rebellion: A Series • Leader’s Rebellion (16:1-30): - Vindication of Moses & Aaron. • People’s Rebellion (16:41-50): - Affirmation of Aaron. • 3rd Affirmation of Aaron (17:1-11): - Peoples’ doubt (17:12-13):

4. Korah’s Rebellion: A Series • Leader’s Rebellion (16:1-30): - Vindication of Moses & Aaron. • People’s Rebellion (16:41-50): - Affirmation of Aaron. • 3rd Affirmation of Aaron (17:1-11): - Peoples’ doubt (17:12-13):

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8. No Memorial?! • Numbers 26:11: “and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a warning. The sons of Korah, however, did not die.”

9. Memorial! • 1 Corinthians 10:6-10: “Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. • Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.” • Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. • Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. • Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.”

10. Korah’s Rebellion: A Series • Leader’s Rebellion (16:1-30): - Vindication of Moses & Aaron. • People’s Rebellion (16:41-50): - Affirmation of Aaron. • 3rd Affirmation of Aaron (17:1-11): - Peoples’ doubt (17:12-13):

11. Prayer & Intercession • Revelation 5:8: “When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.” • Ezekiel 22:30-31: “I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one. Thus I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their way I have brought upon their heads,” declares the Lord God.”

12. Korah’s Rebellion: A Series • Leader’s Rebellion (16:1-30): - Vindication of Moses & Aaron. • People’s Rebellion (16:41-50): - Affirmation of Aaron. • 3rd Affirmation of Aaron (17:1-11): - Peoples’ doubt (17:12-13):

13. The Menorah, The Golden Lampstand

14. Word Play on ‘almond’ • Jermiah 1:11-12: “The word of the Lord came to me saying, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah?’ And I said, ‘I see a rod of an almond tree.’ • 12 Then the Lord said to me, ‘You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it.’” שקד

15. Korah’s Rebellion: A Series • Leader’s Rebellion (16:1-30): - Vindication of Moses & Aaron. • People’s Rebellion (16:41-50): - Affirmation of Aaron. • 3rd Affirmation of Aaron (17:1-11): - Peoples’ doubt (17:12-13):

16. Who gets the glory? • God: • Holy in Judgment. • Merciful to Intercession. • Moses: • Always praying. • Not vengeful. • The leaders: • Some faithful. • No mercy on the leaders of the rebellion. • The families: • Some perished. • Some fled to safety: Numbers 26:11. • The people: • Some perished. • Some were saved by faithful intercession.

17. Christ for us • Hebrews 7:25: “Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

18. Application: for us! • The Presence of God is scary. • With Knowledge, comes responsibility. • There is One legitimate Priesthood Who saves. • If don’t accept Him, there is no hope for you.

19. Soli Deo Gloria!!!