MOSES MARRIAGE TO THE ETHIOPIAN 1) It seems that Aaron and Miriam grumbled when Moses selected the seventy elders without consulting them first, so they grabbed the opportunity of his marriage to an Ethiopian girl and expressed their envy of him by murmuring: "Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?" [2]. Moses dealt with their envy through a great dream [3], and when punishment befell Mir, Moses' ito God on her behalf [3]. This is wisdom behind Moses, success as a leader! 2) God defended him and considered him "entrusted with all God's House" [6-8]. The Lord talked to him face to face. 3) Moses' marriage to the Ethiopian is a prophecy of Christ's acceptance of the Gentiles to be His bride. Hence when Moses' sister outraged him, leprosy befell her [9-10], as soon as cloud departed from the Tabernacle. As a result of the malicious outbursts and sins, God's glory abandoned the Tabernacle and Miriam was struck with Leprosy. Miriam's inequity affected the whole congregation, the cloud deserted the Tabernacle and the procession stopped advancing towards the promised Land, a bitter portrayal of the misconduct of a leader. 4) Miriam's temporary departure from the camp (7 days) and her returning back is an indication of the Jews (Miriam) back to the faith at the end of times, so that they reenter again the holy Tabernacle and their "lepored lack of faith" is lifted from them (Rom. 11-25). Their lack of faith made them resemble an aborted new-born without any sign of life in it [12]. 5) The Lord's statement to Moses when he intercede for his sister: "If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days?" [14] The spitting here denotes denouncement, since God's grace abandoned them due to their malicious rejection offaith, they became dishonoured without the Temple or sacrifices. 6) Miriam's healing was prolonged after Moses, intercession this gave her more time to repent. 7) The procession advanced from Hazeroth to Paran which means "the visible mouth". This symbolizes the divine incarnation, with Miriam's healing from lopresy (i.e. Lack of faith), the procession advances towards believing in incarnation, as a means to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
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