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{Numbers 17:8} And it came to pass, x1961 that on the morrow 4283 x4480 Moses 4872 went 935 z8799 into x413 the tabernacle 168 of witness; 5715 and, behold, x2009 the rod 4294 of Aaron 175 for the house 1004 of Levi 3878 was budded, 6524 z8804 and brought forth 3318 z8686 buds, 6525 and bloomed 6692 z8686 blossoms, 6731 and yielded 1580 z8799 almonds. 8247
the rod of Aaron:
This fact was so unquestionably miraculous, that no doubt could remain on the minds of the people, or the envious chiefs, of the divine appointment of Aaron, and as there were buds, blossoms, and fruit on the rod at the same time, which was never the case with branches in the natural and ordinary course, this evidently proved the miracle, and took away all suspicion of the fraud which has been impiously suggested, that Moses had taken away Aaron's rod in the night time, and put a living branch of an almond tree in the room of it. A sceptre or staff of office resuming its vegetative life, was considered an absolute impossibility among the ancients; and as they were accustomed to swear by their sceptres, this circumstance was added to confirm the oath.
budded:
"And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the man'sª rod,ª whom¹ I shall choose,ª° shall blossom:ª° and I will make to ceaseª° from¹¹ me¹ the murmuringsª of the childrenª of Israel,ª whereby¹ they¹ murmurª° against¹ you." {Num 17:5} + "And in the vineª [were] threeª branches:ª and it [was] as though it budded,ª° [and] her¹ blossomsª shot forth;ª° and the clustersª thereof brought forth¹ ripe²° grapes:ª" {Gen 40:10} + "The LORDª shall sendª° the rodª of thy strengthª out of Zion:ª¹ ruleª° thou in the midstª of thine enemies.ª°" {Psa 110:2} + "There¹ will I make²° the hornª of Davidª to bud:ª° I have ordainedª° a lampª for mine anointed.ª ... His enemiesª° will I clotheª° with shame:ª but upon¹ himself shall his crownª flourish.ª°" {Psa 132:17-18} + "As the apple treeª among the treesª of the wood,ª so¹ [is] my belovedª among¹ the sons.ª I sat²° down¹ under his shadowª with great delight,ª° and his fruitª [was] sweetª to my taste.ª" {Sgs 2:3} + "In that¹ dayª shall the branchª of the LORDª be¹ beautifulª and glorious,ª and the fruitª of the earthª [shall be] excellentª and comely¹ for² them that are escapedª of Israel.ª" {Isa 4:2} + "And all¹ the treesª of the fieldª shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have brought downª° the highª tree,ª have exaltedª° the lowª tree,ª have dried²° up¹ the greenª tree,ª and have made the dryª treeª to flourish:ª° I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° and have doneª° [it]." {Ezk 17:24} + "But she was plucked upª° in fury,ª she was cast downª° to the ground,ª and the eastª windª dried upª° her fruit:ª her strongª rodsª were brokenª° and withered;ª° the fireª consumedª° them." {Ezk 19:12} + "And fireª is gone outª° of a rodª¹ of her branches,ª [which] hath devouredª° her fruit,ª so that she hath¹ no¹ strongª rodª [to be] a sceptreª to rule.ª° This¹ [is] a lamentation,ª and shall be¹ for a lamentation.ª" {Ezk 19:14} + "Iª amª° the¹ trueª vine,ª andª myª Fatherª isª° the¹ husbandman.ª ... If²° a man² abide²° notª¹¹ inª me,ª he is castª° forthª asª a branch,ª andª is withered;ª° andª men gatherª° them,ª andª castª° [them] intoª the fire,ª andª they are burned.ª°" {Jhn 15:1-6}

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