Bible Commentary

Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou sworest unto their fathers? 12. Was it I that conceived was it I that gave them birth ] Israel was brought … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:12”

And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? 11. evil entreated ] An archaism, for ‘treated evil,’ ‘caused trouble to.’ found favour in thy sight ] Cf. Exo 33:12-13; Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:11”

Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased. Num 11:10-15 Wherefore hast Thou afflicted Thy servant? The sufferings of the good in the path of duty I. Look at the afflictions of godly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:10”

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. 9. the manna fell upon it ] The manna probably exuded from the trees on to the ground, where the dew was already lying. (II) 11, 12, 14, 15. Moses’ despair at the prospect of bearing the burden of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:9”

[And] the people went about, and gathered [it], and ground [it] in mills, or beat [it] in a mortar, and baked [it] in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 8. fresh oil ] a dainty prepared with oil. The word rendered ‘dainty’ denotes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:8”

And the manna [was] as coriander seed, and the color thereof as the color of bedellium. 7. coriander seed ] It is rather the fruit of the coriander, which is about the size of a pepper-corn. Cf. Exo 16:14; Exo 16:31. In the former of these verses it is described as ‘a small scale-like thing, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:7”

But now our soul [is] dried away: [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna, [before] our eyes. 6. this manna ] No account has been given in this chapter of the sending of the manna; and it is possible that the writer means to describe not a miraculous food from heaven but a natural … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:6”

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: 5. the fish ] These were very plentiful in Egypt. See Exo 7:21, Isa 19:8. the leeks, and the onions ] ‘Herod. (ii. 125), speaking of the pyramid, says that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:5”

And the mixed multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 4. The place where the incident occurred is not stated. But in Num 11:34 a name is given to the spot in consequence of the event. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:4”

And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. Taberah – i. e. burning: not the name of a station, and accordingly not found in the list given in Num. 33, but the name of the spot where the fire broke out. This incident might seem … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 11:3”