“Her discontent might arise from this, that, being a prophetess, she was not one of those seventy that were chosen to be helps in government.” (Trapp)ī.
“The feminine singular verb that initiates the chapter (lit., ‘and she spoke,’ verse 1) and the placement of her name before that of Aaron indicate that Miriam is the principal in the attack against Moses.”
According to Allen, Miriam took the lead in this criticism. Their disapproval of Moses and his Ethiopian wife was an example of a principle later stated by Jesus: that it is not unusual for a prophet to find no honor among his own people (Matthew 13:57). Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses: Miriam and Aaron were the sister and brother of Moses. Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married for he had married an Ethiopian woman.Ī. (1) Miriam and Aaron criticize Moses’ wife and marriage. Miriam and Aaron bring an accusation against Moses. Numbers 12 – The Dissension of Aaron and Miriam A.
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