Numbers 10:14-28

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 10:11-28

Here is, I. A general account of the removal of the camp of Israel from mount Sinai, before which mountain it had lain now about a year, in which time and place a great deal of memorable business was done. Of this removal, it should seem, God gave them notice some time before (Deut. 1:6; 7): You have dwelt long enough in this mountain, turn you and take your journey towards the land of promise. The apostle tells us that mount Sinai genders to bondage (Gal. 4:24), and signifies the law there... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:16

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. See Gill on Numbers 10:14 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:17

And the tabernacle was taken down ,.... By the Levites, as Aben Ezra, and which appears to be their work, from Numbers 1:51 ; this began to be done by them as soon as the cloud was perceived to move upwards, and the camp of Judah was preparing to march; and after Aaron and his sons had taken the holy vessels out of the holy and most holy place, and had packed up and covered them as directed, Numbers 4:5 ; this was an emblem of the taking down of the Jewish church state, the abolition of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:18

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies ,.... Next proceeded the standard of Reuben, having under it the tribes of Simeon and Gad, Numbers 10:19 ; as "Reuben" signifies, "behold the son", and he had the tabernacle borne before him and the holy things behind him, which way soever this camp looked, it had in view what was a type of Christ the Son of God, the object of faith, the ark. and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur ; over which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:19

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai . See Gill on Numbers 10:18 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:20

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel . See Gill on Numbers 10:18 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:21

And the Kohathites set forward ,.... After the standard of the camps of Reuben, and between that and the standard of the camp of Ephraim, to, which there is an allusion in Psalm 80:2 , bearing the sanctuary , or the holy things, as Jarchi; the ark, as Aben Ezra; though not that only, which indeed might be eminently called so, it standing in the most holy place, over which were the mercy seat and cherubim, the residence of the divine Majesty; but all the holy things in the holy place,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 10:22

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies ,.... Next followed the standard of the camp of Ephraim, under which were Manasseh and Benjamin, Numbers 10:23 , and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud ; over whom were the same captains, as in Numbers 2:18 . read more

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