“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. Ethiopian: or, Cushite married: Heb. taken”
Zipporah Moses’ wife was a Midianite, and because Midian bordered on Ethiopia, it is sometimes in the Scriptures comprehended under this name. Or, murmured.
“(Now the man Moses was very meek , above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)”
And so bare with their grudging, although he knew them.
“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.”
These were the two ordinary means.
“My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.”
In all Israel which was his Church.
“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?”
Cross references: : Exod. 33:11 So far as any man was able to comprehend, which he calleth his back parts, Exod. 33:23 .
“And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.”
From the door of the Tabernacle.
“Let her not be as one dead , of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.”
As a child that cometh out of his mother’s belly dead, having as it were but the skin.
“And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.”
In his displeasure. Lev. 13:46