12:1,2
Opposition now comes from Miriam and Aaron. Moses had married a Cushite woman, which he should not have done, but this was used as an excuse for opposing Moses. Their real reason was that they were jealous of Moses’ position. The only wife of Moses explicitly mentioned is Zipporah, so there is uncertainty over who this Cushite wife is. Is she Zipporah, or some other woman? Moses having two wives seems the most likely answer, but we cannot be certain. 12:2 reveals the real reason for Miriam and Aaron opposing Moses, they were jealous of the Lord speaking to Moses.
12:3,4
We now have the statement that Moses was the humblest man on all the earth, this was probably written by someone other than Moses. It may be that Zipporah had died, and the Cushite woman was his second wife. This would still have been against the Law. God steps into the situation, calling the three of them out.
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