Numbers 16:22

“And they fell upon their faces, etc.] That is, Moses and Aaron, in order to deprecate the wrath of God, and beseech him to avert the threatened judgment; and so the Targum of Jonathan has it, “they bowed themselves in prayer upon their faces;” and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh; the Maker of all men, as of their bodies, which are flesh, so of their souls or spirits, which are immaterial and immortal; hence he is called “the Father of spirits”, (<581209>Hebrews 12:9), who, as the Targum, puts the spirit in the bodies of men; or, as others, who knows the spirits of men; their thoughts, as Jarchi, the inward frames and dispositions of their minds; who knows who have sinned,…”

“they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh--The benevolent importunity of their prayer was the more remarkable that the intercession was made for their enemies.”

“The spirits - And this is no empty title here, but very emphatical. Thou art the maker of spirits, destroy not thy own workmanship! O thou who art the preserver of men, and of their spirits, the Lord of spirits, Job 12:10, who as thou mayst justly destroy this people, so thou canst preserve whom thou pleasest: the father of spirits, the souls. Deal mercifully with thy own children: the searcher of spirits, thou canst distinguish between those who have maliciously railed this tumult, and those whose ignorance and simple credulity hath made them a prey to crafty seducers. Of all flesh - Of all mankind: the word flesh is often put for men. One man - Korah, the ringleader of this sedition.…”

“they fell: Num 16:4, Num 16:45, Num 14:5 the God: Num 27:16; Job 12:10; Ecc 12:7; Isa 57:16; Zac 12:1; Heb 12:9 one man sin: Gen 18:23-25, Gen 18:32; Josh. 7:1-26; Sa2 24:1, Sa2 24:17; Rom 5:18; Co1 13:7 Numbers 16:24”