They had been flattered by korah and his company until they really believed themselves to be very good people, and that they had been wronged and abused by Moses. Should they admit that Korah and his company were wrong, and Moses right, then they would be compelled to receive as the word of God the sentence that they must die in the wilderness. They were not willing to submit to this, and they tried to believe that Moses had deceived them. They had fondly cherished the hope that a new order of things was about to be established, in which praise would be substituted for reproof, and ease for anxiety and conflict. 402 The men who had perished had spoken flattering words and had professed great interest and love for them, and the people concluded that Korah and his companions must have been good men, and that Moses had by some means been the cause of their destruction.


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Koras oprør

Kora og hans tilhængere havde smigret dem så længe, at de virkelig selv troede, at de var gode, og at Moses havde gjort dem uret. Hvis de indrømmede, at Kora og hans tilhængere havde uret, og at Moses havde ret, ville de også blive nødt til at indrømme, at det var Gud, der havde fældet den dom over dem, at de skulle dø i ørkenen. Det var de ikke villige til, og de prøvede derfor at overbevise sig selv om, at Moses havde bedraget dem. De havde næret det stolte håb, at der ville blive indført et nyt styre, under hvilket de ville få ros i stedet for ris og magelighed i stedet for ængstelse og strid. De mænd, der var blevet dræbt, havde smigret folket og foregivet, at de omfattede dem med stor interesse og megen kærlighed. Folket kom derfor til det resultat, at Kora og hans tilhængere nok alligevel var gode mænd, og at det var Moses, der på en eller anden måde havde fremkaldt deres død.

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