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Verse Numbers 27:16. _THE LORD, THE GOD OF THE SPIRITS OF ALL FLESH_]
Numbers 16:22....
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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
a...
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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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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 ...
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_The appointment of Joshua_....
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_the God of the spirits of all flesh_ See on Numbers 16:22....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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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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...
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יִפְקֹ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָ רוּחֹ֖ת
לְ כָל
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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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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....
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_Flesh, who gives life, and penetrates the secrets of hearts, chap.
xvi. 22._...
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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...
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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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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,...
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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...
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_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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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_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...
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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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1 Kings 5:5; 1 Peter 5:2; 1 Samuel 12:13; Acts 20:28; Deuteronomy 31:
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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...