Numbers 10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:6

When ye blow an alarm the second time ,.... Another "tara-tan-tara": then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey ; the camps of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, which were encamped on the south side of the tabernacle, Numbers 2:10 ; and, as Josephus F11 Ut supra. (Antiq. l. 3. c. 12. sect. 6.) says, at the third sounding of the alarm, that part of the camp which lay to the west moved, which were the camps of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin, Numbers 2:18 ; and at... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:7

But when the congregation is to be gathered together ,.... At the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and not to move in separate camps or bodies one after another: you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm ; blow with an even and uninterrupted sound, and not with a broken and quavering one; by which the congregation and camps were distinguished from one another, the same certain sound being given to each constantly, whereby they knew which were called to motion: see 1... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:8

And the sons of Aaron the priests shall blow with the trumpets ,.... Eleazar and Ithamar, the one with the one and the other with the other, there being at first but two, as there were but two priests; but in Solomon's time there were an hundred twenty priests, and as many trumpets, 2 Chronicles 5:12 ; hence Maimonides says F12 Hilchot Cele Hamikdash, c. 3. sect. 4. , there were never fewer than two trumpets, nor more than an hundred twenty: and they shall be to you for an... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:9

And when ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you ,.... That enters in to invade it, to besiege cities, and distress the inhabitants of it: then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets : a "tara-tan-tara" with both of them, to call the several tribes together to join against the enemy; or to call them to fasting and humiliation, to repentance and prayer, to seek the Lord in the exercise of these, and cry for help and assistance, for victory and salvation; for, as... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:10

Also in the day of your gladness ,.... When they should return from the enemy's country conquerors, or have vanquished the enemy that came against them into their own land, and so would fix a day of rejoicing, like the days of Purim, and the seven days when Hezekiah rejoiced, as Aben Ezra observes; and so any time of rejoicing on account of any extraordinary deliverance and salvation: and in your solemn days ; or festivals, as the passover, pentecost, and tabernacles, which were... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:11

And it came to pass, on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year ,.... Which was the twentieth of the month Ijar, in the second year of the coming of the Israelites out of Egypt; who, as it appears from hence, compared with Exodus 19:1 ; had been in the wilderness of Sinai twelve months wanting ten days; so Jarchi and other Jewish writers F13 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 8. p. 23. Abarbinel, &c.; , with whom Aben Ezra agrees, who says it was near a year: that the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:12

And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai ,.... Each of their camps removed from thence, and so everyone took their journey: and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran ; which was a signal for the camps to rest and pitch their tents; this was after they had gone three days journey, and were come to Taberah, which, it is probable, was in the wilderness of Paran; otherwise we read of their pitching in the wilderness of Paran, after they had been a... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:13

And they first took their journey, according to the commandment of the Lord ,.... Which was virtually contained in and signified by the taking up of the cloud, see Numbers 9:18 , by the hand of Moses ; by his means and ministry, who had informed them, that it was the will of God, that when they saw the cloud taken up to set forward in their journey, and they were obedient thereunto. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:14

In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah ,.... Which tribe had the honour to go foremost and lead the van, the chief ruler, the Messiah being to come of it, as he did; who is King of Israel, and has gone forth at the head of them, fighting their battles for them: according to their armies : having, besides the army of the tribe of Judah, the armies of the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun under his standard: and over his host was Nahshon the son of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:15

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. See Gill on Numbers 10:14 . read more

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