Why Moses Told Korah to Wait Until Morning

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Korach 10:1

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

"And he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying: In the morning [the Lord will make known who is His]" (Numbers 16:5). What did he see, that he said "In the morning the Lord will make known"? Moses said: Perhaps it was out of eating and drinking that they said this thing. Therefore he said: "In the morning" — perhaps in the meantime they will repent. He said to them: I have no permission to enter now, for before Him there is neither eating nor drinking; rather, it is on our account, because we have eaten and drunk.

Themes

RepentanceDivine Judgment

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