Would that they all were!
Photo by Savvas Kalimeris on Unsplash Text Number 11:26-30: 26 Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, āEldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.ā 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, āMy lord Moses, stop them.ā 29 But Moses said to him, āAre you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORDās people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!ā 30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp. Introduction: Synopsis and Questions This story is set within the framework of Numbers chapter 11. After spending the entire book of Leviticus camped out at Mt. Sinah , the people of Israel are now on the move, headed (for a while) toward the promised land. However, in Numbers 11, the people have already descend...