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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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_A law on the inheritance of property_. The Hebrews always adhered
firmly to the principle that landed property must not be alienated
from the tribe or family to which it belonged. In early days,
inhe...
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G. THE PLEA OF ZELOPHEHAD'S DAUGHTERS, AND GOD'S ANSWER (NUMBERS
27:1-11)
TEXT
Numbers 27:1. Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of
Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of...
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_AND MOSES BROUGHT THEIR CAUSE BEFORE THE LORD._
Moses brought their cause before the Lord. Had the case involved the
application of an existing law in a claim to a patrimonial
inheritance, or had th...
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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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וַ יַּקְרֵ֥ב מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת
־מִשְׁפָּטָ֖ן לִ פְנ
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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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_Their. The first of these pronouns is written larger than usual, the
second is improperly masculine in Hebrew; both, it is pretended, to
honour the young women. (Kennicott)_...
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What a sweet lesson we ought to draw from hence! Yes, my soul! do thou
bring every cause before thy GOD, and never lean upon thine own
understanding. See a string of the richest promises to this purpo...
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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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5._And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. _It is probable
either that there was a difference of opinion, or that the minds of
the judges were in doubt, as respecting an obscure and uncertain
p...
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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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AND MOSES BROUGHT THEIR CAUSE BEFORE THE LORD. For it seems it was too
difficult for this court to decide; and it devolving upon Moses, as
the president of it, and who only could have recourse to God...
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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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And Moses brought their cause before the Lord, for it was a case which
required divine adjustment....
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The Grievance of the Daughters of Zelophehad Adjusted....
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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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1-11 The five daughters of Zelophehad considered themselves as left
destitute, having neither father nor brother to inherit any land.
Their believing expectation that the word of the Lord would be
pe...
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i.e. Into the tabernacle, where God was pleased to speak with Moses
upon occasions, EXODUS 25:22 NUMBERS 7:89. For it was a hard case; and
though their plea seemed reasonable, yet Moses showed his hum...
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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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Numbers 27:5 Moses H4872 brought H7126 (H8686) case H4941 before H6440
LORD H3068
Numbers 15
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THE CASE IS BROUGHT BEFORE YAHWEH (NUMBERS 27:5).
Numbers 27:5
‘And Moses brought their cause before Yahweh.'
Moses clearly acknowledged that they had a case for he brought the
matter before Yahweh...
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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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_The daughters of Zelophehad._
WOMEN’S RIGHTS--A PARABLE
I want to use this incident for a twofold purpose.
I. In respect to its general teaching.
1. I would exhibit for your imitation the faith w...
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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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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
THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD (Numbers 27:1).
NUMBERS 27:1
THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD. The genealogy here given agrees with
those in...
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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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Exodus 18:15; Exodus 25:22; Job 23:4; Leviticus 24:12; Leviticus 24:1