IV. THE LAST EVENTS IN TRANS-JORDAN (NUMBERS 31; NUMBERS 32; NUMBERS
33:1-42)
A. ATTACK UPON THE MIDIANITES vv. 1-12
TEXT
Numbers 31:1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2. Avenge the
children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered
unto thy people. 3. And Moses spake unt... [ Continue Reading ]
B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR DISPOSAL vv. 13-20
TEXT
Numbers 31:13. And Moses and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes
of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14. And
Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over
thousands, and captains over hundreds, w... [ Continue Reading ]
C. PURIFICATION OF THE SOLDIERS AND THE BOOTY vv. 21-24
TEXT
Numbers 31:21, And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which
went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord
commanded Moses; 22. Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the
iron, the tin, and the lead, 23. E... [ Continue Reading ]
D. DIVISION OF THE BOOTY vv. 25-54
TEXT
Numbers 31:25. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26. Take the sum
of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and
Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: 27. And
divide the prey into two parts; between them that took... [ Continue Reading ]