_Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons._ Ver. 3. _But died in his own. sin._] _i.e., _ By a natural and an ordinary death; not by a special plague,... [ Continue Reading ]
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us [therefore] a possession among the brethren of our father. Ver. 4. _Give unto us, therefore, a possession._] This plea for a part in a land not yet conquered is a proof of their faith, and cou... [ Continue Reading ]
The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. Ver. 7. _And thou shalt cause the inheritance._] Let the French defend their Salic law as they c... [ Continue Reading ]
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses. Ver. 11. _A statute of judgment._] A standing law; a st... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. Ver. 12. _See the land._] It was somewhat to see; but oh how fain would he have entered the land, and could not! We shall have in heaven not only vision, but fruition;... [ Continue Reading ]
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. Ver. 13. _Gathered unto thy people._] To that great panegyris, "the general assembly and church of the firstborn in heaven"; Heb 12:23 to that glorious amphitheatre, where the saints shall se... [ Continue Reading ]
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that [is] the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. Ver. 14. _For ye rebelled._] Sin may rebel in the saints, but not reign; neither is it th... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Ver. 16. _The God of the spirits of all flesh._] "Thou, Lord, that knowest the hearts of all men." Act 1:24 _See Trapp on "_ Act 1:24 _"_ Artificers know well the nature and properties of their own work. _Deus intim... [ Continue Reading ]