(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Numbers 12:4–9, “And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.”
Miriam and Aaron complained about Moses but Moses trusted in the Lord. The Lord called the three of them to come to the Tabernacle. They all came to meet the Lord outside the Tabernacle and the Lord spoke to them. The Lord explained to Aaron and Miriam that He chose prophets and then He gave them visions and spoke to them. No ordinary person had the right or the authority to question the Lord’s choice. Moses had, so far, done what the Lord required and delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt. The Lord doesn’t have to hide things or do things in secret because He is the Lord and He controls the entire creation that He has made. The Lord commands and things happen the way He requires. In spite of this, Aaron and Miriam complained about Moses. They were not really complaining about Moses but about the Lord Who had chosen Moses to be His servant. The Lord was angry with Aaron and Miriam because they criticised the Lord.
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