Miriam, the apparent instigator, was stricken with leprosy. Aaron immediately implored Moses to intercede for her. Just imagine-Miriam's welfare now depended on the intercession of the one they had wronged! Moses meekly did as he was asked. Speaking for the first time in this account, Moses earnestly entreated Jehovah in behalf of his sister. Miriam was healed, but she had to endure the shame of a seven-day period of quarantine.
This account gives us insight into the qualities that Jehovah values and the traits that he opposes. If we want to draw close to God, we must strive to uproot an traces of pride, jealousy, and ambition we might see in ourselves. It the meek whom Jehovah loves. He promises: "The meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." - PSALM 37:11; JAMES 4:6.
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