which they brought with them, before the tabernacle. Hereupon so
great a fire shone out as no one ever saw in any that is made by
the hand of man, neither in those eruptions out of the earth that
are caused by subterraneous burn-rags, nor in such fires as arise
of their own accord in the woods, when the agitation is caused by
the trees rubbing one against another: but this fire was very
bright, and had a terrible flame, such as is kindled at the
command of God; by whose irruption on them, all the company, and
Corah himself, were destroyed, (2) and this so entirely, that
their very bodies left no remains behind them. Aaron alone was
preserved, and not at all hurt by the fire, because it was God
that sent the fire to burn those only who ought to be burned.
Hereupon Moses, after these men were destroyed, was desirous that
the memory of this judgment might be delivered down to posterity,
and that future ages might be acquainted with it; and so he
commanded Eleazar, the son of Aaron, to put their censers near
the brazen altar, that they might be a memorial to posterity of
what these men suffered, for supposing that the power of God
might be eluded. And thus Aaron was now no longer esteemed to
have the priesthood by the favor of Moses, but by the public
judgment of God; and thus he and his children peaceably enjoyed
that honor afterward.

CHAPTER 4.

What Happened To The Hebrews During Thirty-Eight Years In The
Wilderness.

1. However, this sedition was so far from ceasing upon this
destruction, that it grew much stronger, and became more