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4. THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD, THE DEATH OF MOSES AND HIS SUCCESSOR
ANNOUNCED
CHAPTER 27
_ 1. The daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1)_
2. Moses' death announced and his request (Numbers 27:12)...
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THE RIGHT OF DAUGHTERS TO INHERIT, IN DEFAULT OF MALE ISSUE. To guard
against the alienation of property from a family through the absence
of male heirs by natural descent, the system of the Levirate...
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AARON. Compare Numbers 20:24....
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The command to Moses to view the land from a mountain is not obeyed
till Deuteronomy 34 (P). This long postponement might seem strange.
But it must be remembered that before the greater part of Number...
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_as Aaron thy brother_ See Numbers 20:23-29 (P)....
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H. MOSES TO VIEW THE LAND OF PROMISE vv. 12-14
TEXT
Numbers 27:12. The Lord said to Moses, Get thee up into this mount
Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of
Israel. 13. And...
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_AND WHEN THOU HAST SEEN IT, THOU ALSO SHALT BE GATHERED UNTO THY
PEOPLE, AS AARON THY BROTHER WAS GATHERED._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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GATHERED UNTO THY PEOPLE] see on Numbers 20:24;...
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THE LAW OF THE INHERITANCE OF DAUGHTERS. JOSHUA APPOINTED AS THE
SUCCESS OR OF MOSES
1-11. According to Numbers 26:53 (Cp. Numbers 27:2) the land was to be
apportioned to the males. Zelophehad, of the...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 27
ZELOPHEHAD’S DAUGHTERS – NUMBERS 27:1-11
V1 Zelophehad’s daughters belonged to Manasseh’s *tribe. Zeloph
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GATHERED UNTO THY PEOPLE. — See Genesis 25:8, and Note. In the case
of Moses, as in that of Abraham, the expression cannot be understood
in reference to the place of his burial....
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וְ רָאִ֣יתָה אֹתָ֔הּ וְ נֶאֱסַפְתָּ֥
אֶל ־עַמ
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A NEW GENERATION
Numbers 26:1; Numbers 27:1
THE numbering at Sinai before the sojourn in the Desert of Paran has
its counterpart in the numbering now recorded. In either case those
reckoned are the m...
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JOSHUA APPOINTED MOSES' SUCCESSOR
Numbers 27:1
Up to the last Moses was faithful as a servant to Him that had
appointed him in all his house, Hebrews 3:2. Notice that he did not
attempt to legislate...
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An interesting historic incident is here recorded during the
wilderness wanderings. One Zelophehad had died, leaving no sons but
five daughters. These now petitioned that they might have an
inheritanc...
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People, in limbo. (Menochius) --- He was not buried in the grave of
his ancestors, but on some part of Mount Abarim, called Nebo,
Deuteronomy xxxiv. 1, 6. (Haydock) --- Moses, hoping that this
sentenc...
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Though it is appointed unto all men once to die, yet precious in the
sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. Observe, Moses is to
have such a view of the promised land, as may strengthen his fai...
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The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their
neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a
striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 26, 27, 28, AND 29.
The journey being now ended, God numbers afresh His people, and counts
them by name, as heirs ready to take possession of the inheritance....
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AND WHEN THOU HAST SEEN IT,.... Which was all he was admitted to; for
to go into it and see it was not allowed him, though he importuned it,
Deuteronomy 3:25,
THOU SHALT BE GATHERED UNTO THY PEOPLE,...
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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 ch...
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_Thou shalt be gathered unto thy people_ Moses must die; but death
does not cut him off; it only gathers him to his people, brings him to
rest with the holy patriarchs that were gone before him. Abrah...
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1 The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance.
6 The law of inheritances.
12 Moses beeing told of his death, sueth for a successour.
18 Ioshua is appointed to succeed him.
[ZELOPHEHAD.]
1 T...
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And when thou hast seen it, thou also shall be gathered unto thy
people, as Aaron, thy brother, was gathered, Numbers 20:24....
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MOSES INFORMED OF HIS END...
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LAWS OF INHERITANCE
(vs.1-11)
This section is an appendix to chapter 26, for it bears directly on
the question of the inheritance of the tribes. Five daughters of one
man who had died in the wilderne...
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12-14 Moses must die, but he shall have the satisfaction of seeing the
land of promise. This sight of Canaan signified his believing prospect
of the better country, that is, the heavenly. Moses must d...
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GATHERED UNTO THY PEOPLE; of which phrase see GENESIS 15:15, GENESIS
25:8....
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The conduct of the daughters of Zelophehad, as recorded in the opening
section of this chapter, presents a striking and beautiful contrast to
the unbelief on which we have just been commenting. They,...
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Numbers 27:13 seen H7200 (H8804) gathered H622 (H8738) people H5971
Aaron H175 brother H251 gathered H622 ...
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MOSES IS TOLD TO PREPARE HIMSELF FOR DEATH AFTER FIRST SEEING THE
LAND. HE PLEADS FOR A NEW SHEPHERD FOR THE PEOPLE (NUMBERS 27:12).
Having established that all of the new generation who had died (in...
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CONTENTS: The law of inheritance. Joshua appointed Moses' successor.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Eleazar, daughters of Zehophehad, Joshua.
CONCLUSION: The minister of Christ should concern himself in hi...
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Numbers 27:3. _Our father died in the wilderness._ These five
daughters of Zelophehad allow that their father would not only have
forfeited life but estate also, had he joined himself to the company
o...
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_Thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was
gathered._
WHY MOSES MUST NOT ENTER CANAAN
Eminent as he was in grace and holiness, he was not allowed to enter
with his people...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 27:1__ Chapters Numbers 27:1 address laws
for the land, particularly the inheritance rules and the celebration
of festivals....
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 27:12 Moses’ sin at Meribah meant he could
not enter the land, so a successor had to be appointed (Numbers
20:10)....
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
The request made by the daughters of Zelophehad arose naturally out of
the census, which was taken with a view to the distribution of the
land amongst the people, and t...
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EXPOSITION
MOSES AND JOSHUA (Numbers 27:12-4).
NUMBERS 27:12
AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES. IT is impossible to determine the exact
place of this announcement in the order of events narrated. It woul...
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Chapter twenty-seven, we have the beginning of a woman's lib
organization.
Then there came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher
(Numbers 27:1),
Now what had happened is that the dad had sev...
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Thou shalt be gathered unto thy people — Moses must die: but death
does not cut him off; it only gathers him to his people, brings him to
rest with the holy patriarchs that were gone before him. Abrah...