Bible Review 10:3, June 1994
Miriam’s Challenge
Why was Miriam severely punished for challenging Moses’ authority while Aaron got off scot-free? There is no way to avoid the fact that the story presupposes a patriarchal society.
Bible Review
The story in Numbers 12 is one of the most troublesome in Scripture. It is unlikely to be read in a worship service with a concluding announcement, “The word of the Lord”; if it were, many worshipers would murmur or perhaps storm out in protest.
The brief story, involving Moses, Aaron and Miriam, portrays an episode that occurred on Israel’s wilderness itinerary, at a place called Hazeroth. It falls into the following parts:
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