Chapter 10:
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Numbers 10
Orders concerning the silver trumpets, ver. 1-10. The removal
of the Israelites to Paran, ver. 11-28. The treaty of Moses with
Hobab, ver. 29-32. His prayer at the removal and resting of the
ark, ver. 33-36.
Verse 2. Two trumpets - For Aaron's two sons: though afterwards the
number of the trumpets was much increased, as the number of the
priests also was. These trumpets were ordained, both for
signification of the great duty of ministers, to preach the word;
and for use, as here follows.
Verse 6. For their journeys - As a sign for them to march forward, and
consequently for the rest to follow them.
Verse 9. Ye shall be saved - If you use this ordinance of God with trust
and dependance upon God for help.
Verse 10. In the days of your gladness - Days appointed for rejoicing
and thanksgiving to God for former mercies, or deliverances.
Your solemn days - Your stated festivals. For a memorial - That
God may remember you for good to accept and bless you. God
then takes pleasure in our religious exercises, when we take
pleasure in them. Holy work should be done with holy joy.
Verse 12. Paran - From which they travelled to other places, and then
returned into it again, chap. xii, 16.
Verse 21. The others - The Gershonites, and Merarites, who therefore
marched after the first camp, a good distance from, and before the
Kohathites, that they might prepare the tabernacle for the
reception of its utensils, which the Kohathites brought some time
after them.
Verse 29. Raguel - Called also Reuel, Exod. ii, 18, who seems to be the
same with Jethro; it being usual in scripture for one person to
have two or three names. And therefore this Hobab is not Jethro,
but his son, which may seem more probable, because Jethro was
old and unfit to travel, and desirous, as may well be thought, to
die in his own country, whither he returned, Exod. xviii, 27, but
Hobab was young and fitter for these journeys, and therefore
entreated by Moses to stay and bear them company.
Verse 30. I will not go - So he might sincerely say, though afterward he
was overcome by the persuasions of Moses.
Verse 31. Thou mayest be to us instead of eyes - To direct and guide us:
for though the cloud determined them to a general place, yet many
particulars might be unknown to Moses, wherein Hobab, having
long lived in those parts, might be able to advise him, as
concerning the conveniences of water for their cattle, concerning
the safety or danger of the several parts, by reason of serpents or
wild-beasts, or enemies, in the parts adjoining to them, that so
they might guard themselves better against them. Or, this is to be
understood of his directing them not so much in their way. as
about great and difficult matters, wherein the counsel he had from
God did not exclude the advice of men, as we see in Hobab's
father Jethro, Exod. xviii, 19-27. And it is probable, this was the
wise son of a wise father.
Verse 33. Three days - With continued journeys; only it seems probable,
that the cloud made little pauses that they might have time for
sleep and necessary refreshments. The ark went before them -
Altho' in their stations it was in the middle, yet in their marches it
went before them; and the cloud was constantly over the ark
whether it stood or went; therefore the ark is said to go before and
direct them, not as if the ark could be seen of all the camps, which
being carried only upon mens shoulders was impossible; but
because the cloud, which always attended upon the ark, and did,
together with the ark, constitute, in a manner, one sign of God's
presence, did lead and direct them. To search out - A metaphorical
expression, for discovering to them; for the ark could not search,
and God, who knew all places and things, needed not to search.
Verse 34. By day - And by night too, as was expressed before. So we
must learn to compare places of scripture, and to supply the
defects of one out of another, as we do in all authors.
Verse 36. Return - Or, give rest, that is, a safe and quiet place, free from
enemies and dangers.
Chapter 10:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Leviticus Deuteronomy
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