Numbers 12 | God's a Men's Rights Activist.... Again (Even Though He Requires Foreskin Removal)

Moses married a Cushite and Aaron and Miriam weren't cool with this and started to doubt his authority.

Taking a line right out of Weird Al's "Amish Paradise," it is noted in verse 3 of this chapter that Moses "was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth."
Seriously, check it out.  Totally says it.

The LAWD called all three of 'em out of the tent for the pre-Jesus equivalent of a come-to-Jesus meeting, which was a cloud column in front of the tent yelling at Aaron and Miriam.
"I hereby call a Come-to-Cumulus meeting to order.  Y'all done screwed up again."
"When y'all have a prophet, I talk to him in dreams and visions.  But Moses is so righteous that I just flat-out talk to him face-to-face.  Dude knows me.  So y'all need to show some respect."

God left and Miriam and Aaron were ashamed.  As a result of her doubting Moses's authority, Miriam developed leprosy, so Aaron asked Moses to ask God to heal her.
Aaron developed no leprosy, probably due to his having a penis and/or his sons already having been immolated for burning the wrong incense back in the day.

The LAWD commanded that Miriam be placed outside the camp for seven days, after which point she could return to the inside of the camp (presumably after the LAWD did a ctrl+z on the "leprosy" thing).  Afterward, the people left Hazeroth and moved on to the Paran Desert.

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