Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 14:22
Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
22. because ] must be omitted. The Heb. k is merely a particle which introduces a fact sworn to.
ten times ] There may have been a tradition that the temptings or testings of God in the wilderness were ten in number. But more probably the expression denotes simply a large number of times, like the English ‘dozen’ or ‘score’; cf. Gen 31:7; Gen 31:41, Neh 4:12, Job 19:3.
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My glory, i.e. my glorious appearances in the cloud, and in the tabernacle.
Ten times, i.e. many times. A certain number for an uncertain, as Gen 31:7; Lev 26:8; Job 19:3. Though some reckon ten times precisely, wherein they did eminently provoke God.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
22. ten timesvery frequently.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Because all those men which have seen my glory,…. His glorious Majesty, or the emblem of it in the cloud, on the tabernacle, which had often appeared to them, and the glorious things done by him; the glory of his power, wisdom, goodness, faithfulness, and truth, displayed in bringing them out of Egypt, through the Red sea, and thus far in the wilderness, even to the borders of the land of Canaan; it should be rendered, not “because”, but “that”, for this is the thing sworn to, or the matter of the oath:
and my miracles which I did in Egypt; by the hand of Moses, both before them, when he was sent to them, as a proof of his divine mission, and before Pharaoh and all his court, Ex 7:10, inflicting plagues upon him and his people, Ex 7:20:
and in the wilderness; in raining manna from heaven about their tents,
Ex 16:14; sending them quails, Ex 16:13; and giving them water out of the rock, Ex 17:6:
and have tempted me now these ten times; which the Jews understand precisely and exactly of such a number, and which they reckon thus w; twice at the sea, Ex 14:11; twice concerning water,
Ex 15:23; twice about manna, Ex 16:2; twice about quails, Ex 16:12; once by the calf,
Ex 32:1; and once in the wilderness of Paran, Nu 14:1, which last and tenth was the present temptation: these are reckoned a little otherwise elsewhere x; but perhaps it may be better, with Aben Ezra, to interpret it of many times, a certain number being put for an uncertain, they having frequently tempted the Lord:
and have not hearkened to my voice; neither to his word of promise, nor to his word of command, and particularly his late order to go up and possess the land, De 1:21.
w T. Bab. Eracin, fol. 15. 1. Bartenora in Pirke Abot, c. 5. sect. 4. Jarchi in loc. x Maimon. in Pirke Abot, c. 5. sect. 4.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
If the reader wishes to count the ten times here spoken of, he will find them as I have here marked them. First, at the Red Sea, Exo 11 , Secondly, At the waters of Marah. Exo 23 , Thirdly, In the wilderness of Zin. Exo 2 , Fourthly, In rebelling against GOD’S commandment, in leaving of the manna until the morning. Exo 20 , Fifthly, In going out to seek for manna on the LORD’S day contrary to command. Exo 27 , Sixthly, In chiding Moses at Rephidim respecting water. Exo 2 , Sevently, In the idolatry, of the golden calf, while Moses was in the mount. Exo 4 , Eightly, At Taberah, in murmuring. Num 1 Ninethly, At Kibroth hattavah, in lusting. Num 11:4-6 . And Tenthly, the present instance, in believing the report of the evil spies.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
men. Hebrew, plural of ‘ish or ‘enosh. App-14.
ten times. Not a “round” number:
(1) At Red Sea (Exo 14:11, Exo 14:12).
(2) At Marah (Exo 15:23, Exo 15:24).
(3) Wilderness of Sin (Exo 15:23, Exo 15:24).
(4, 5) Twice about manna (Exo 16:20, Exo 16:27).
(6) At Rephidim (Exo 17:1-3).
(7) At Horeb (golden calf) (Ex. 32).
(8) At Taberah (Num 11:1).
(9) At Kibroth Hattaavah (Num 11:4).
(10) Here, at Kadesh (Num 14:2).
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which have: Num 14:11, Deu 1:31-35, Psa 95:9-11, Psa 106:26, Heb 3:17, Heb 3:18
tempted: Exo 17:2, Psa 95:9, Psa 106:14, Mal 3:15, Mat 4:7, 1Co 10:9, Heb 3:9
ten times: Gen 31:7, Gen 31:41, Job 19:3
Reciprocal: Deu 1:34 – and sware Jos 5:4 – All the Jos 14:9 – General Neh 4:12 – ten times Psa 78:41 – Yea Psa 95:8 – in the Psa 106:25 – hearkened Isa 42:20 – Seeing Jer 18:10 – then Eze 20:13 – rebelled Dan 1:20 – ten Zec 8:23 – ten men Mar 9:19 – O faithless Joh 8:6 – tempting Act 5:9 – to tempt Act 13:18 – about Heb 3:8 – as
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these {i} ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
(i) That is, various times and often.