Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 20:16
And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
An angel – See Gen 12:7, note; Exo 3:2, note. The term is to be understood as importing generally the supernatural guidance under which Israel was.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
An angel, to wit, the Angel of the covenant, Christ Jesus, who first appeared to Moses in the bush, Exo 3:2, and afterward in the cloudy pillar, who conducted Moses and the people out of Egypt, and through the wilderness, as appears from Exo 14:19; 23:20; 33:14; 1Co 9:4. For though Moses may be called an angel or messenger, a title given to Phineas, Jdg 2:1; and to the prophets, 2Ch 36:16; and to Haggai, Hag 1:13; yet it is not probable that he is meant, partly, because Moses was the person that sent this message; partly, because there was no reason why he should express himself by such a dark and doubtful title to them: and partly, because another Angel besides and above Moses did conduct them, and the mention hereof to the Edomites was likely to give more authority and efficacy to their present message.
In Kadesh, i.e. near the city Kadesh, the particle in being oft so used, as we have showed.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And when we cried unto the Lord,…. By reason of their bondage, and to be delivered from it, Ex 2:24:
he heard our voice; their prayer to him, as the Targum of Jonathan, for help and deliverance, Ex 2:24:
and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt; one of the ministering angels, as the same Targum, and so Aben Ezra; though he observes that some interpret it of Moses, as do Jarchi, Ben Gersom, and Ben Melech, which is not likely; since Moses is the person that sent this message to the king of Edom, who would not easily understand it of him, if so he meant; nor would the mention of it be of any consequence and avail with him; whereas to understand it of some divine and heavenly agent, sent by the Lord on so important an affair, might make it the more remarkable, and to be regarded by him: and indeed no other is meant than the Angel of God’s presence, who appeared to Moses in the bush, and sent him to Pharaoh to demand the dismission of the children of Israel; and who, by him, wrought the wonders in Egypt, and brought Israel from thence, and went before them in a pillar of cloud and fire:
and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border; not that they were properly in the city, but near it, for they dwelt in tents in the wilderness; nor would that, or anyone city, hold so large a number as they consisted of.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(16) And sent an angel.See Exo. 3:2; Exo. 14:19.
And hath brought us forth.Better, And brought us forth.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
16. We cried he heard Their piety, as evinced by their prayers and the signal answer to their cry for help, is a further commendation. Thus Moses showed that they were not a gang of freebooters, but a moral and religious nation worthy of being trusted with the courtesy of a right of passage through the territory of another people.
Sent an angel The term angel one sent points to the second Person in the Godhead in his office of Revealer and Mediator. Acts are attributed in a special way to Christ which the Old Testament writers, with as much particularity, have predicted of the Messenger of Jehovah. Luk 1:15-17; 1Co 10:4; Heb 12:25-26; comp. Mal 3:1; Exo 17:6; Hag 2:6; see full discussion Biblioth. Sacra, vol. 16:805.
In the uttermost of thy border In accordance with this description Dr. Robinson located Kadesh near Mount Seir, at the fountain el-Weibeh, in the northern part of the great valley Arabah. But the advocates of Ain Gadis are obliged to stretch Edom a long distance westward. Num 33:36-37; Jos 10:41, notes.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Num 20:16. And sent an angel We have, in various parts of the preceding commentary, shewn, that this was the great Angel of the Covenant, or the Messiah. See Exo 3:2; Exo 14:19; Exo 14:31. The word fields, in the next verse, means the cultivated lands; and the whole offer of the Israelites is, that they would pass through peaceably and quietly, without injury to any public or private property.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Num 20:16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
Ver. 16. Sent an angel. ] This was Christ; or, as some would have it, Moses; like as Phineas is thought to be that angel at Bochim. Jdg 2:1
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
behold. Figure of speech Asterismos (App-6), to emphasize the importance of the place. See notes on Num 20:1.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
angel
(See Scofield “Heb 1:4”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
we cried: Exo 2:23, Exo 2:24, Exo 3:7-9, Exo 6:5, Exo 14:10
sent an: Exo 3:2-6, Exo 14:19, Exo 23:20, Exo 33:2
Reciprocal: Gen 20:1 – Kadesh Exo 12:17 – in this selfsame Exo 32:34 – mine Angel Num 13:26 – Kadesh Num 20:1 – Kadesh Num 20:22 – Kadesh Jdg 11:17 – abode Dan 6:22 – hath sent Act 7:35 – by
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 20:16. An angel The angel of the covenant, who first appeared to Moses in the bush, and afterward in the cloudy pillar, who conducted Moses and the people out of Egypt, and through the wilderness. For though Moses may be called an angel or messenger, yet it is not probable that he is meant; partly because Moses was the person that sent this message, and partly because another angel above Moses conducted them; and the mention hereof to the Edomites, was likely to give more authority to the present message. In Kadesh Or near it, as the particle in is often used.