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"Speak to the congregation, saying, `Get back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.' " 25 Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him, 26 and he spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin." 27 So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and their sons and their little ones. 28 Moses said, "By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing. 29 "If these men die the death of all men or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me. 30 "But if the LORD brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the LORD." 31 As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open; 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.
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In my cinematic imagination, I see this event. Especially the family coming out of the tent for all to see and them to see the congregation. It makes my hairs stand on end as I picture myself watching them being swallowed by the earth. I picture myself silent, walking away in fear and saying to myself, "God is not joking, here. Where can I run? I can't. He's still God no matter where I go and I am one of his people whether I like it or not. I had better do what he says or I am in trouble."
But in the NT we have Peter saying "Where else can we go? You have the words of eternal life." I know that, too. And I am comforted knowing Jesus is my Savior from all God's wrath! Praise be to GOd!