Bible Commentary

And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which [is] in the edge of the wilderness. STAT. II. Verse 6. ETHAM, which is in the edge of the wilderness.] This place is not well known; Dr. Shaw supposes it to have been one mile from Cairo. Calmet thinks it is the city of Buthum … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 33:6”

And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth. HERE FOLLOW THE FORTY-TWO STATIONS STATION I. Verse 5. And pitched in SUCCOTH.] This name signifies booths or tents, and probably refers to no town or village, but simply designates the place where they pitched their tents for the first time after their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 33:5”

For the Egyptians buried all [their] firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. Upon their gods; either, 1. Their princes and rulers, who are sometimes called gods in Scripture; and so this is added by way of amplification, God slew their first-born; not only of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 33:4”

And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians. Verse 3. From Rameses] This appears to have been the metropolis of the land of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 33:3”

And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these [are] their journeys according to their goings out. Verse 2. And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys] We may consider the whole book of Numbers as a diary, and indeed the first book of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 33:2”

These [are] the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. This list was written out by Moses at Gods command Num 33:2, doubtless as a memorial of Gods providential care for His people throughout this long and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 33:1”

And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. 42. And Nobah went and took Kenath ] The clan Nobah appears to have given its name to a place, which is mentioned with Jogbehah (see Num 32:35) in Jdg 8:11. Kenath is identified by Euseb. and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 32:42”

And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. 41. Jair the son of Manasseh ] This Manassite clan that took Gilead and gave its name to the district Havvth-Jair (‘the towns of Jair,’ marg. or better ‘the tent villages of J .’) is mentioned in Jdg … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 32:41”

And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. 40. A later addition to the chapter. See prelim. note. In 1Ch 2:21; 1Ch 2:23 the possession of Gilead by Machir is expressed by saying that Machir was ‘the father of Gilead.’ Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Unto … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 32:40”

And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which [was] in it. 39. The individual action of clans (here and in Num 32:41 f.) is similar to that described in Jdg 1:3; Jdg 1:22. See prelim. note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 32:39”