Numbers 17:8

Aaron's Staff Buds

⁸ Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the _f rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.

Cross References
Ezekiel 17:24
"And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it."
Hebrews 9:4
Which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Numbers 17:8

Strong's Concordance

Numbers 17:8

And it came to pass, that on the morrowH4283 MosesH4872 wentH935 into the tabernacleH168 of witness;H5715 and, behold, the rodH4294 of AaronH175 for the houseH1004 of LeviH3878 was buddedH6524, and brought forthH3318 buds,H6525 and bloomedH6692 blossoms,H6731 and yieldedH1580 almonds.H8247

Notes

Numbers 17:8

Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.

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Why did God ask Moses to put Aaron's staff/rod back into the tabernacle? Had any of the Israelites seen it before then?
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What can we learn from the story of Aaron's staff blossoming and bearing almonds?
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