Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Cora was a coethite, the clan of Levites assigned to guard the holy vessels.

Today, he and three Rubinites, his next-door neighbors in the

encampment, conspired against Moses and Aaron. Even with the incredible access had been given to

the presence of God and the person of God, Cora was not satisfied with his calling. He wanted more

power and more influence. He rallies 250 people to be on his side in a military

coup, perhaps hoping that by raising up another leader, they could avoid the consequences

God handed down yesterday. 38 more years in the wilderness. Cora argues that as God's chosen

family, they all had been set apart, so they all should be able to do the

things Moses and Aaron do. And while they all do have that specific kind of holiness or set-apartness,

they don't have the priestly set-apartness. Cora and his people were disrespecting God's

appointment of these priests. Moses accuses Cora of being entitled and ungrateful, and he proposes a challenge

to Cora and his companions. Okay, rebels, come offer your incense and see how it goes. Two of the main

rebels, Dathan and a Byron, refused to come at Moses's request. This isn't because they realize

they've gone too far and are trying to backtrack. This is basically them saying, you're not the boss of me.

They accused Moses of bringing them out of a land flowing with milk and honey, which, in case

it wasn't obvious, is not what Moses brought them out of. He brought them out of slavery.

The land flowing with milk and honey has always been God's language in referring to Canaan.

Once again, they've romanticized and idealized the past.

They remember their bondage fondly.

Not only that, but they were among those who refused to enter the actual land of milk and honey

when God gave the opportunity.

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