NUMBERS CHAPTER 10 Two trumpets of silver commanded to be made; with a direction to what end, when, how, by whom, and with what success they should be used, NUMBERS 10:1. The Israelites remove to Paran: the order in which they go, NUMBERS 10:11. Moses endeavours to get Hobab his father-in-law along... [ Continue Reading ]
TWO TRUMPETS, for Aaron's two sons; though afterwards the number of trumpets was much increased, as the number of the priests also was. See 2 CHRONICLES 5:12 These trumpets were ordained, both for signification of the great duty of ministers, to wit, to preach the word; and for use, as here follows.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THEY, i.e. the priests, by comparing this with NUMBERS 10:8, SHALL BLOW WITH THEM, i.e. with both of them, by comparing this with the next verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
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To wit, _when ye blow once_, as appears from NUMBERS 10:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
As a sign for them to march forward, and consequently for the rest to follow them, which is easily understood out of these words.... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE SONS OF AARON SHALL BLOW, to oblige them to the greater regard and observance, as if God himself had called them.... [ Continue Reading ]
Which was practised accordingly. See NUMBERS 31:6 2 CHRONICLES 13:12. YE SHALL BE SAVED FROM YOUR ENEMIES, if you use this ordinance of God with trust and dependence upon God for help, which condition is necessarily to be understood from divers others scriptures, where it is expressed.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAYS OF YOUR GLADNESS, i.e. days appointed for rejoicing and thanksgiving to God, either for former mercies, or for succeeding deliverances, as ESTHER 9:18, &c. Compare HOSEA 2:11. YOUR SOLEMN DAYS; your stated and constant festivals. THE BEGINNINGS OF MONTHS, of which see PSALMS 81:3. A MEMORIAL BE... [ Continue Reading ]
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From which they travelled to other places, and then returned into it again, NUMBERS 12:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OTHER, i.e. the Gershonites and Merarites, as is evident both from their work and office, which was to take down and set up the tabernacle, NUMBERS 3:25,26 NUMBERS 4:22; and from NUMBERS 10:17, who therefore marched after the first camp, a good distance kern and before the Kohathites, that they... [ Continue Reading ]
RAGUEL, called also _Reuel_, EXODUS 2:18, who seems to be the same who is called Jethro, EXODUS 3:1, it being usual in Scripture for one person to have two or three names. And therefore this Hobab is not Jethro, but his son, which may seem more probable, because Jethro was old and unfit for travel,... [ Continue Reading ]
So he might truly and sincerely say, though after this speech he was overcome by the entreaties and persuasions of Moses. Or he did go and settle his affairs, and afterwards return; for we find his posterity settled among the Israelites. See JUDGES 1:16, JUDGES 4:11,18, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
To direct and guide us; for though the cloud determined them to a general place, yet many particulars might be uncertain and unknown to Moses, wherein Hobab, having long lived in those parts, might be able to advise him, as concerning the conveniences of water for their cattle, concerning the safety... [ Continue Reading ]
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THREE DAYS JOURNEY, with continued journeys, only it seems most probable that the cloud made little pauses, that they might have time for sleep and necessary refreshments, which their natures required. And thus all writers, when they relate the continued journeys of persons for many days together, a... [ Continue Reading ]
And by night too, as was expressed before. So we must learn to compare places of Scripture, and to supply the defects of one out of another, as we do in all authors.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Or, _give rest_, i.e. a safe and quiet place, from enemies and dangers.... [ Continue Reading ]