“And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!”
But Moses said to him, 'Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD's people were prophets, that the LORD would put his spirit on them!' — Moses rebukes Joshua's protectiveness. His response ('Are you jealous for my sake?' hakkinah atah li) suggests Joshua's motivation is misguided. Moses' dream ('Would that all the LORD's people were prophets') is prophetic itself: he envisions a time when the LORD's spirit rests on all God's people, not just leaders and elders. This vision foreshadows Pentecost (Acts 2), where the gift of the spirit extends to all believers.
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