Return, O Lord, &c. Let thy divine presence in the cloud take up its fixed residence over the ark, for the safety of this thy people whom thou hast so greatly multiplied: or, give rest, that is, a safe and quiet place to thy people, free from enemies and dangers.
Verse Numbers 10:36. _RETURN, O LORD, UNTO THE MANY THOUSANDS OF ISRAEL._] These were the words spoken by Moses, at the moment the divisions halted in order to pitch their tents. In reference to this...
Each forward movement and each rest of the ark was made to bear a sacramental character. The one betokened the going forth of God against His enemies; the other, His gathering of His own people to Him...
NUMBERS 10:33 (JE). THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ARK. Here the Ark is not regarded as carried in the middle of the column (as in Numbers 10:21), but as preceding it (_cf._ Psalms 68:7). The address to it assu...
These two verses are marked Hebrew Manuscripts by "inverted _Nuns",_ i.e. the Hebrew letter (n) inverted and used as brackets, to show that Numbers 10:35 and Numbers 10:36 are thus enclosed to show th...
DISCOURSE: 149 MOSES’ PRAYER AT THE REMOVAL AND RESTING OF THE ARK Numbers 10:35. _And it came to past, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; a...
RETURN, O LORD, UNTO, &C.— There being nothing for _unto_ in the Hebrew, some approve the version of the Septuagint; _return, O Lord,_ [i.e. _to their rest_] _the many thousands of Israel._ The Chalde...
C. THE CLOUD AND THE ARK LEAD THE PEOPLE vv. 33-36 TEXT Numbers 10:33. And they departed from the mount of the Lord three days-' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in th...
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THE ARK SET FORWARD, THAT MOSES SAID, RISE UP, LORD, AND LET THINE ENEMIES BE SCATTERED; AND LET THEM THAT HATE THEE FLEE BEFORE THEE._ When the ark set forward, that Moses...
JOURNEYINGS FROM SINAI TO MOAB (NUMBERS 10:11 TO NUMBERS 22:1) After a stay at Sinai of nearly a year (cp. Numbers 10:11 with Exodus 19:1) the s
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 10 THE TWO *TRUMPETS – NUMBERS 10:1-10 V1 The *LORD said to Moses, V2 ‘Make two *trumpets. Make them
(35-36) AND IT CAME TO PASS... — It appears from these words that the marches of the Israelites began and ended with prayer, a significant lesson to the Church of all after ages. It is deserving of ob...
וּ בְ נֻחֹ֖ה יֹאמַ֑ר שׁוּבָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה רִֽבְבֹ
HOBAB THE KENITE Numbers 10:29 THE Kenites, an Arab tribe belonging to the region of Midian, and sometimes called Midianites, sometimes Amalekites, were already in close and friendly relation with Is...
“COME THOU WITH US” Numbers 10:17 The invitation of Moses to Hobab is one that we may all give to our friends: “We are journeying to the place of which the Lord hath spoken.” “We should always be on...
The use of trumpets in the history of the people is full of interest and here we find instructions concerning it. They were intended to call the people to attention, that led to obedience. The blast o...
_Host. Septuagint, "Bring, or turn back, (Haydock) O Lord, the thousands, the myriads in Israel." Some give the same sense to the Hebrew. (Calmet) --- Prayers are composed, not only for the obtaining...
This prayer of Moses is in the spirit of prophecy. As if he had said, When the LORD goeth before his people their enemies shall be scattered. And when they rest, the SPIRIT of the LORD is upon them, c...
REFLECTIONS HERE, my soul, let me pause a little, and in the relation of the silver trumpet service, calling the LORD'S people to the assembly of his saints, ask my heart whether I have heard and know...
It is impossible to look at this book ever so cursorily without feeling the difference of the atmosphere from that of Leviticus. And this is so much the more striking because it cannot be fairly doubt...
The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise. It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...
36._And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord. _By thus praying he also exhorts the people to be patient, lest the weariness which arose from the delay should beget indignation. Otherwise it would h...
Chapter 10 speaks of the silver trumpets which served for calling the assembly of the people, and for the journeying of the camps, but which serve also for other purposes. It was the testimony of God,...
AND WHEN IT PASSED,.... The ark, and the cloud over it: HE SAID; Moses stood and prayed, as before, according to the above Targums, in the following manner: RETURN, O LORD, UNTO THE MANY THOUSANDS O...
Num. 10:35, 36. The ascending of the ark out of the wilderness into Canaan, "the land flowing with milk and honey," typified the same thing with the ark afterwards ascending into Mount Zion, even the...
1 The vse of the siluer Trumpets. 11 The Israelites remoue from Sinai to Paran. 14 The order of their march. 29 Hobab is intreated by Moses not to leaue them. 33 The blessing of Moses at the remoo...
HOBAB PERSUADED TO JOIN THE HOST...
And when it rested, when the cloud sank to the earth upon reaching a new station, and the ark was deposited on the spot where the Tabernacle was to be erected in the midst of the camp, HE SAID, RETURN...
TWO SILVER TRUMPETS (vs.1-10) We have seen in the cloud and the fire the providential guidance of God over His people. Yet we are not left to depend totally upon this, for now the trumpets speak of t...
MANY THOUSANDS: _ Heb._ ten thousand thousands...
33-36 Their going out and coming in, gives an example to us to begin and end every day's journey and every day's work with prayer. Here is Moses's prayer when the ark set forward, "Rise up, and let t...
Or, _give rest_, i.e. a safe and quiet place, from enemies and dangers....
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them; that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of th...
Numbers 10:36 rested H5117 (H8800) said H559 (H8799) Return H7725 (H8798) LORD H3068 many H7233 thousands...
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT OF YAHWEH LEADS THE WAY (NUMBERS 10:33). Ahead of the fighting contingents went the Ark of the Covenant of Yahweh. It was a regular feature of nations going forth to war that t...
Numbers 10:35 The words of the text were the morning and evening prayer of the children of Israel. I. Prayer is the best means of reminding ourselves of the presence of God. To place ourselves in His...
CONTENTS: The first march of the camp. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron's sons. CONCLUSION: Those who have given themselves up to the leading of God's Word and Spirit, steer a safe course and so long a...
Numbers 10:2. _Two trumpets,_ for the two sons of Aaron. We also read that one hundred and twenty priests had each of them a trumpet. 2 Chronicles 5:12. Numbers 10:10. _Ye shall blow with the trumpets...
_When the ark set forward. .. and when it rested._ The march:_--_ I. This has been the watchword of the church of God in all ages. The people of God in the wilderness were the picture of God’s Church...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 10:33 The repetition of THREE DAYS emphasizes the short distance that was traveled. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 10:1. Instructions for signalling the movements of the camp are properly inserted here as one of the necessary preliminaries for the march which was about to co...
EXPOSITION THE ACTUAL DEPARTURE FROM SINAI (Numbers 10:33-4). NUMBERS 10:33 AND THEY DEPARTED. These words mark the moment of actual departure, whic
Then in chapter ten, he was ordered to make two silver trumpets. And these silver trumpets were to be used for calling an assembly of the people together, or they were to be used at the time of battle...
Deuteronomy 1:10; Genesis 24:60; Psalms 90:13...
Return — Or, give rest, that is, a safe and quiet place, free from enemies and dangers....