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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 14:5

Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly— Either to beseech the people to desist from their rebellion, as Joseph's brethren fell upon their faces before him in order to make their peace with him, Genesis 33:6 or rather they did this to deprecate the divine displeasure, as in ch. Numbers 16:45 Numbers 20:6.

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See also Numbers 14:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Already Caleb had endeavored to still the people before Moses Numbers 13:30; already Moses himself (Deuteronomy 1:29 ff) had endeavored to recall the people to obedience. After the failure of these ef...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 14 The Rebellion of the People, Moses' Intercession and the Divine Sentence _ 1. The rebellion (Numbers 14:1)_ 2. The intercession of Moses (Numbers 14:11) 3. The divine sentence (Numbers

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    NUMBERS 14:1 (P). THE PEOPLE'S DISCOURAGEMENT AT THE REPORT OF THE SPIES. This section is also a fusion of JE and P: its composite character is suggested by the repetitions in Numbers 14:1. In Numbers...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 154 APOSTASY DEPRECATED Numbers 14:4. _And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly o...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    E. MOSES-' PLEA AND GREAT INTERCESSORY PRAYER vv. 5-19 TEXT Numbers 14:5. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. 6. And Joshua...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEN MOSES AND AARON FELL ON THEIR FACES BEFORE ALL THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL._ Moses and Aaron fell on their faces - as humble and earnest suppliants, either to the...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    14:5 congregation (b-12) See Note, Exodus 12:3 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DISCOURAGEMENT OF THE PEOPLE AND SENTENCE OF FORTY YEARS' WANDERING 9. Bread for us] cp. Numbers 13:32; Numbers 22:4; Numbers 24:8. 12. Cp....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 14 THE PEOPLE COMPLAIN TO MOSES AND AARON – NUMBERS 14:1-10 V1 That night, the people shouted and they crie

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּפֹּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְ אַהֲרֹ֖ן עַל ־פְּנֵיהֶ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE SPIES AND THEIR REPORT Numbers 13:1; Numbers 14:1 Two narratives at least appear to be united in the thirteenth and fourteenth Chapter s. From Numbers 13:17;...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE DOOM OF THE UNBELIEVING Numbers 14:1 THE spirit of revolt which came to a head in the proposal to put Joshua and Caleb to death was quelled by the fiery splendour that flashed out at the tent of...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    AN UNBELIEVING AND REBELLIOUS PEOPLE Numbers 14:1 What in any other nation would have been described as a panic of fear, was, in the case of Israel, a panic of unbelief, which deserved the reproachfu...

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

    The people were swayed by the opinion of the majority. The call was distinctly heard and the desirability of obedience comprehended. But walled cities appeared impregnable and enemies as giants. The r...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Then Moses and Aaron (c) fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. (c) Lamenting the people, and praying for them....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Israel; begging that God would not destroy them, as he had done their brethren, chap. xi. (Menochius)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It is very refreshing to a gracious soul to behold through all this eventful history, how the LORD JESUS in his glorious character of our intercessor, is typified by his servants. The apostle hath giv...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    5._Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces. _It is doubtful whether they so humbled themselves towards the people, as to he prostrate before them, or whether it was in prayer that they fell with thei...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14. Next, the pleasant land is despised. I shall here call the attention of the reader to some points mentioned on this subject in other parts of the B...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN MOSES AND AARON FELL ON THEIR FACES,.... Through shame and confusion of face for them, at hearing so shocking a proposal made, and such wretched ingratitude expressed; they blushed at it, and wer...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. Ver. 5. _Before all the assembly._] What they said unto them see Deuteronomy 1:29,30. S...

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

    _Fell on their faces_ As humble and earnest supplicants to God, the only refuge to which Moses resorted in all such straits, and who alone was able to govern this stiff-necked people. _Before all the...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The people murmure at the newes. 6 Ioshua and Caleb labour to stil them. 11 God threatneth them. 13 Moses perswadeth God and obtaineth pardon. 26 The murmurers are depriued of entring into the l...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JOSHUA AND CALEB ENDEAVOR TO QUENCH THE DISSATISFACTION...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then Moses and Aaron, after endeavoring in vain to give the people the proper courage, by reminding them of the promises of Jehovah, Deuteronomy 1:29, FELL ON THEIR FACES BEFORE ALL THE ASSEMBLY OF TH...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ISRAEL REFUSES THEIR INHERITANCE (vs.1-10) The discouraging words of the ten spies infected the whole congregation of Israel, as a discouragement too frequently does among God's people. They wept tha...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-10 Moses and Aaron were astonished to see a people throw away their own mercies. Caleb and Joshua assured the people of the goodness of the land. They made nothing of the difficulties in the way of...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    As humble and earnest suppliants, either to the people, to entreat them to desist from their wicked and pernicious enterprise; or rather, to God, by comparing this with NUMBERS 16:4, NUMBERS 20:6, the...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    "And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night." Need we wonder? What else could be expected from a people who had nothing before their eyes but mighty gian...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Numbers 14:5 Moses H4872 Aaron H175 fell H5307 (H8799) faces H6440 before H6440 assembly H6951 congregation H5712 chil

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    MOSES AND AARON PLEAD FOR ISRAEL (NUMBERS 14:5). Numbers 14:5 ‘Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.' Moses and Aaron were...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Murmuring over the spies' reports and the consequences. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Caleb, Joshua. CONCLUSION: All the dangers that we are in are from our own distrust. We would succeed...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Numbers 14:9. _They are bread for us;_ a Hebraicism. In Hosea 4:8, we read that the priests ate up the sins of the people. As the fire licked up the water in the trenches, 1 Kings 18:38; as the priest...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 14:4. _Let us make a captain_. It appears from Nehemiah 9:17, that they actually appointed another leader. Numbers 14:5. _Fell on their faces_, &c. In solemn pr...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE REBELLION AT KADESH (continued) (Numbers 13:1, Numbers 14:1). NUMBERS 14:1 And the people wept tha

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In chapter fourteen, All of the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole co...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 21:16; 1 Kings 18:39; Daniel 10:9; Ezekiel 9:8; Genes

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Fell on their faces — As humble and earnest suppliants to God, the only refuge to which Moses resorted in all such straits, and who alone was able to govern this stiff — necked people. Before all the...

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