Walls, Brawls, and the Great Rebellion: Numbers-Joshua-Judges-Ruth (Paperback)

Chapter One

THIS BEAT-UP BOAT WON'T STOP ME. COME ON ALONG AND GRAB AN OAR. OUR BIBLE VOYAGE CONTINUES, WITH MANY MORE TALES IN STORE.

NUMBERS

HEY AARON, HOW CAN MOSES HAVE A CUSHITE WIFE? IS HE CRAZY?!

WHY IS MY EAR ITCHING?

HE MUST BE CRAZY, GOD SHOULD USE US MORE INSTEAD. 'WE'RE SPECIAL TOO.

AARON, MIRIAM, AND MOSES, COME TO THE MEETING TENT.

I LOVE MOSES BECAUSE HE IS THE MOST FAITHFUL. YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID TO SPEAK AGAINST MOSES.

AARON, WHAT'S GOING ON??!!

EERK! I HAVE LEPROUS SORES ALL OVER!!

OHHH! MY WHOLE BODY IS BLEEDING. EVEN MY MOUTH! MY MOUTH!!

GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE MY SISTER, MIRIAM, AND HEAL HER SICKNESS!

OHHH! GOD, I WILL NEVER SPEAK AGAINST YOUR SERVANT AGAIN! PLEASE FORGIVE ME. PLEASE ...!

PITCH A TENT IN THE DESERT AND LOCK HER IN. IF SHE REPENTS AFTER SEVEN DAYS, LET HER OUT.

GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE ME! OHHHHH ...!

GOD HAS MAD ME CLEAN AFTER SEVEN DAYS OF PRAYER! I WILL NEVER SPEAK AGAINST MY BROTHER MOSES AGAIN!!

AFTER LEAVING EGYPT MANY MONTHS AGO, WE HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE LAND OF CANAAN!

IS EVERYONE HERE?

YES, SIR! WE'RE ALL HERE, SIR!!

OKAY! YOU TWELVE LEADERS OF THE TRIBES, GO AND INSPECT THE LAND OF CANAAN. GIVE A THOROUGH REPORT, AND BRING BACK SOME FRUIT FROM THE LAND.

ME?

AND YOU IN THE FRONT!

ARE YOU FILMING A MOVIE? TAKE OFF YOUR SUNGLASSES AND THAT FAKE MUSTACHE!!

AFTER FORTY DAYS ...

LOOK! THE SPIES WE SENT ARE COMING BACK!!

CANAAN MISSION REPORT

HURRY, TELL US! IS IT A GOOD LAND TO LIVE IN?

WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE LIVE IN THE LAND?

INDEED, THE LAND IS GOOD, BUT BIG, SCARY PEOPLE LIVE THERE.

WE'RE LIKE ITTY-BITTY GRASSHOPPERS NEXT TO THOSE GIANTS ...!

OHHH! WE'VE COME SO FAR, ONLY TO BE SQUISHED BY GIANTS!

I DON'T WANT TO BE SQUISHED ...

HEY! LET'S GO BACK TO EGYPT!

LET'S FIRE MOSES AND AARON AND GET NEW LEADERS!!

MO MUST GO!

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!? IT'S A LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY!!

PEOPLE, LOOK AT THESE GRAPES I BROUGHT BACK! THEY'RE SO BIG, GROWN MEN HAVE TO CARRY THEM! GOD HAS PROMISED TO GIVE THIS LAND TO US!!

WE WILL WIN BECAUSE GOD IS WITH US! HOW STRONG CAN THESE PEOPLE BE? LET'S ATTACK!!

WHAT STRENGTH DO WE HAVE?!

YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE!!

YOU BROUGHT US HERE TO BE KILLED!!

LET'S KILL MOSES AND AARON!!

YOU WEAK PEOPLE! FOR YOUR LACK OF FAITH, I SHALL DESTROY YOU.

GOD OF LOVE AND MERCY, PLEASE FORGIVE THE PEOPLE'S SIN.

I WILL FORGIVE THEM, BUT THOSE WHO DID NOT BELIEVE WILL NEVER ENTER THE LAND OF CANAAN. ONLY JOSHUA AND CALEB, WHO BELIEVE, WILL ENTER.

THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL SHALL NEVER BE ABLE TO ENTER CANAAN?!?

I WILL GIVE THE LAND I PROMISED TO THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, BUT YOU WILL WANDER THE DESERT FOR FORTY YEARS. ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT OF EGYPT WILL DIE, BUT THEIR CHILDREN SHALL GROW UP AND ENTER CANAAN.

HOLD ON-!!

FORGET WHAT WE SAID. WE'LL ATTACK CANAAN!!

LET'S GO!!

C'MON!

MOSES, PLEASE PRAY FOR S!

HEY! GOD HAS ALREADY DECIDED! IT'S TOO LATE!

OY YEY! KIDS ...

TOTAL DEFEAT! I EVEN BROKE MY ARM ...!!

THAT'S IT! WE'RE FINISHED! KA-PUT! DONE FOR ...!

MR. DATHAN! MOSES IS A TOTAL DICTATOR! WITH ONE WORD HE KILLS OR SAVE US.

YOU'RE RIGHT, KORAH! IS MOSES A KING? WE'RE ALSO HOLY, AND GOD IS WITH US TOO!

TRIBAL LEADERS! IF WE BECOME RULERS WE SHALL UNITE AND CREATE A DEMOCRACY. VOTE FOR KORAH AND DATHAN!

VOTE! VOTE!

GO!

NO MORE MO!

NO!

GOD SHALL DECIDE THIS MATTER. TOMORROW WE'LL BRING HIM INCENSE. GOD WILL CHOOSE WHO STAYS AND WHO GOES.

YEA! THE TIME HAS COME!

GOD, I'VE BROUGHT THE LIGHTED INCENSE ...

STEP ASIDE, MOSES! I SHALL DESTROY THEM!

ISRAELITES! MOVE AWAY FROM THE TENTS OF KORAH AND DATHAN!!

EARTHQUAKE!

SAVE US!

AHH!

SAVE ME!

KORAN, DATHAN, AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY LEADERS WERE KILLED!

COME OUT HERE LEADER-KILLER!

KILL MOSES!

MOSES AND AARON, LEAVE THESE PEOPLE SO I MAY DESTROY THEM.

GASP! SO DIZZY!

PLAGUE ...

I ... I CAN'T BREATHE!

GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE THESE PEOPLE'S SIN OF DISOBEDIENCE ...!

THE PLAGUE IS GONE.

BUT OVER FOURTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE DIED ...!

NOW, GATHER THE STAFFS OF THE TWELVE TRIBES AND PLACE THEM BESIDE THE ARK IN THE ENT OF MEETING. I WILL SHOW THE PEOPLE WHO I CHOOSE BY MAKING A STAFF GROW LEAVES.

AARON'S STAFF HAS SPROUTED. IT HAS EVEN PRODUCED ALMONDS ...!

I WILL PUT IT WITH THE ARK!

WE'VE BEEN WALKING IN THE DESERT FOR A LONG TIME WITHOUT WATER.

OOOH ... I'M TIRED!

C'MON! TAKE US BACK TO EGYPT!

MOSES' MAGIC TRICKED US!

YEAH! WHERE WE CAN EAT AND DRINK!!

SQUISH! SLITHER!

HEY! THE SNAKE WHO BITES THE MOST PEOPLE WINS!

I GOT 19!

22!

WOW!

MY TEETH ARE WORN OUT BECAUSE I BIT SO MANY.

I KNOW A GOOD DENTIST!

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