Yielding to the spirit of dissatisfaction, Miriam found cause of complaint in events that God had especially overruled. The marriage of Moses had been displeasing to her. That he should choose a woman of another nation, instead of taking a wife from among the Hebrews, was an offense to her family and national pride. Zipporah was treated with ill-disguised contempt.

I sin misfornøjelse gav Mirjam sig til at kritisere begivenheder, som var sket efter Guds vilje. Hun var utilfreds med Moses' ægteskab. Det var en fornærmelse imod hendes familie og en krænkelse af nationens ære, at han havde valgt en kvinde fra et andet folk i stedet for at tage sig en hustru blandt hebræerne. Zippora blev behandlet med slet skjult foragt.