Numbers 12:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Numbers 12:3

(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

Very

Above

Bible References

Very

Yahweh helps the afflicted up; [he] brings [the] wicked down to [the] ground.

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies [the] afflicted with salvation.

Blessed [are] the meek, because they will inherit the earth.

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.'"

Now I, Paul, appeal to you myself by the humility and gentleness of Christ, who {when I am present in person} [am] humble among you, but [when I] am absent am bold toward you--

{Although we could have insisted on our own importance} as apostles of Christ, yet we became infants in your midst, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.

but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable [quality] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God.

Above

Moses heard the people weeping according to their clans, each at the doorway of their tents. Then {Yahweh became very angry}, and in the eyes of Moses it was bad.

and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly to the presence of the rock, and he said to them, "Please listen, you rebels; can we bring out water for you from this rock?"

They also angered [God] at the waters of Meribah, and it went badly for Moses on account of them,

For I consider myself in no way to be inferior to the preeminent apostles.

I have become a fool! You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for [I am] in no way inferior to the preeminent apostles, even if I am nothing.

For we all stumble [in] many [ways]. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he [is] a perfect individual, able to hold in check his whole body also.