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Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

Numbers 27:16

The God of the spirits of all flesh - An acknowledgment that man, who is but flesh (compare Genesis 6:3), is of himself helpless; and “lives and moves and has his being” in God Acts 17:28. The words are suitably employed here to introduce an entreaty that God would not leave the congregation without a guide and leader, and in Numbers 16:22 as a preface to an intercession that the whole people should not suffer for the sin of a, few.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Numbers 27:16. _THE LORD, THE GOD OF THE SPIRITS OF ALL FLESH_] Numbers 16:22....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GOD. Elohim. God, the Creator of men and the spirits of men (Genesis 2:7), Who giveth the spirit to man, and takes it to Himself again (Ecclesiastes 12:7), and Who giveth all the gifts of the Spirit ...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _The appointment of Joshua_....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the God of the spirits of all flesh_ See on Numbers 16:22....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 179 APPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA TO SUCCEED MOSES Numbers 27:15. And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, which ma...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND MOSES SPAKE UNTO THE LORD— The information of his approaching departure did not at all surprize Moses, who, for a long time, had been accustomed to consider death as that circumstance alone which...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    I. JOSHUA APPOINTED TO SUCCEED MOSES vv. 15-23 TEXT Numbers 27:15. And Moses spoke unto the Lord, saying, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17. Which...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _LET THE LORD, THE GOD OF THE SPIRITS OF ALL FLESH, SET A MAN OVER THE CONGREGATION,_ GOD OF THE SPIRITS OF ALL FLESH. The request was most suitably made to God in this character, as the Author of all...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    LET THE LORD... — We have a remarkable instance here of the true greatness of Moses, as a type of Him whose words were, “Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children” (Luke 23:28). I...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יִפְקֹ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָ רוּחֹ֖ת לְ כָל

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Let the LORD, the God of the (d) spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, (d) Who as he has created, so he governs the hearts of all men....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Flesh, who gives life, and penetrates the secrets of hearts, chap. xvi. 22._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Let us admire the character of Moses in this point of view, in his concern for the church of GOD: he seems to have more anxiety on this occasion than respecting his own death. But let us turn from Mos...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    LET THE LORD, THE GOD OF THE SPIRITS OF ALL FLESH,.... The Maker of the souls of men, called the spirits of all flesh, or of corporeal beings, to distinguish them from the angels, who, though spirits,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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 Tr...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The God of the spirits of all flesh_ God of all men; the Searcher of spirits, that knowest who is fit for this great employment; the Father, and Giver, and Governor of spirits, who canst raise and su...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    MOSES INFORMED OF HIS END...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, who gives life and breath to all beings, set a man over the congregation, for the definite order of Jehovah would prevent dissatisfaction with the ch...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-23 Envious spirits do not love their successors; but Moses was not one of these. We should concern ourselves, both in our prayers and in our endeavours, for the rising generation, that religion ma...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    ALL FLESH, i.e. of all men; the Searcher of spirits, that knowest who is fit for this great employment; the Father, and Giver, and Governor of spirits, who canst raise and suit the spirits of men to t...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    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,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Numbers 27:16 LORD H3068 God H430 spirits H7307 flesh H1320 set H6485 (H8799) man H376 congregation H5712...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    MOSES PLEADS FOR A MAN TO REPLACE HIM LEST THE PEOPLE BE AS SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD ON HIS DEPARTURE (NUMBERS 27:15). But the heart of Moses is revealed in his reaction. The people had caused his do...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation._ THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF MEN I. The world’s need of spiritual leaders. 1. The great majority of every generatio...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 27:1__ Chapters Numbers 27:1 address laws for the land, particularly the inheritance rules and the celebration of festivals....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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)....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 5:5; 1 Peter 5:2; 1 Samuel 12:13; Acts 20:28; Deuteronomy 31:

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The Lord of the spirits of all flesh — God of all men: the searcher of spirits, that knowest who is fit for this great employment; the father and giver and governor of spirits, who canst raise and sui...

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