Bible Commentary

And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father. 4. The incident here referred to is related in Lev 10:1-7. The meaning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:4”

These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office. 3. the priests which were anointed ] Many passages of P speak of the High Priest alone as being anointed to his office; cf. Exo 29:7; Exo 29:29, Lev 8:12. The anointing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:3”

And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2-4. And these are the names of thesons of AaronAll the sons of Aaron, four in number, wereconsecrated to minister in the priest’s office. The two oldestenjoyed but a brief term of office (Lev 10:1;Lev 10:2; Num … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:2”

These also [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day [that] the LORD spoke with Moses in mount Sinai. 1. these are the generations ] A formula occurring several times in P ; Gen 5:1; Gen 6:9; Gen 10:1; Gen 11:10; Gen 11:27; Gen 25:12; Gen 25:19; Gen 36:1; Gen 36:9; Gen 37:2. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:1”

And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. By their standards, i.e. each of them under his principal standard. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:34”

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. Such was the ideal form of the encampment in the wilderness: a form reproduced in the square court with which the temple was eventually surrounded, and in the vision of the heavenly city as seen by Ezekiel Eze 48:20, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:33”

These [are] those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts [were] six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. Num 2:32-34 They pitched by their standards. Contentment and obedience I. Contentment with the divine … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:32”

All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan [were] a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. The strongest camp next after Judah, and therefore he comes in the rear, as Judah marched in the front, that the tabernacle might be best guarded … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:31”

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred. And his host,…. That is, the host of Naphtali; and those that were numbered of them; not that some part of the tribe of Naphtali was numbered, which made up the host Ahira was captain of, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:30”

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali [shall be] Ahira the son of Enan. Then the tribe of Naphtali,…. That was to pitch by the same standard of Dan, on the other side of it: and the captain of the children of Naphtali [shall be] Ahira the son of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:29”