And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Ver. 1. _And the Lord spake._] He being the Lord of these hosts of
Israel, Exo 12:41 gives order for the marshalling of them in such good
array, and all comely equipage, as made them as a city that is compact
together; both "beautiful as the moo... [ Continue Reading ]
Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard,
with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle
of the congregation shall they pitch.
Ver. 2. _Far off about the tabernacle._] About it: the emperor's tent
is among his soldiers. Xerxes pitched his tent not o... [ Continue Reading ]
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the
standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and
Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of
Judah.
Ver. 3. _And on the east side._] Judah encamped foremost. It was fit
the lion should lead th... [ Continue Reading ]
On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Reuben
according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben
[shall be] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Ver. 10. _And on the south side._] The order proceeded from east to
south, and so to the west and north; according to the course... [ Continue Reading ]