Numbers 14:19-23 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 14:11-19

Here is, I. The righteous sentence which God gave against Israel for their murmuring and unbelief, which, though afterwards mitigated, showed what was the desert of their sin and the demand of injured justice, and what would have been done if Moses had not interposed. When the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle we may suppose that Moses took it for a call to him immediately to come and attend there, as before the tabernacle was erected he went up to the mount in a similar case, Exod.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 14:20-35

We have here God's answer to the prayer of Moses, which sings both of mercy and judgment. It is given privately to Moses (Num. 14:20-25), and then directed to be made public to the people, Num. 14:26-35. The frequent repetitions of the same things in it speak these resolves to be unalterable. Let us see the particulars. I. The extremity of the sentence is receded from (Num. 14:20): ?I have pardoned, so as not to cut them all off at once, and disinherit them.? See the power of prayer, and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:19

Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people , according unto the greatness of thy mercy ,.... Intimating, that though the sin of this people was great, the mercy of God to pardon was greater; and therefore he entreats that God would deal with them, not according to the greatness of their sins, and the strictness of justice, but according to the greatness of his mercy, who would, and does, abundantly pardon: and as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even until now ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:20

And the Lord said, I have pardoned, according to thy word. So as not to kill them utterly as one man: which is an instance of his being plenteous in mercy, and ready to forgive; and of the virtue and efficacy of the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man, and of the great regard the Lord has to the prayers of a good man for others. The Jerusalem Targum is,"and the Word of the Lord said, lo, I have remitted and forgiven according to thy word;'which must be understood of Christ, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:21

But as truly as I live ,.... Which is the form of an oath, as the Targum; the Lord swears by his life, or by himself, because he could swear by no greater: all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord ; this is not the thing sworn unto or confirmed, but that by which the oath is made and confirmed; and the sense is, that as sure as the earth "had been" filled with the glory of the Lord, as it may be rendered, as it had been with the fame of what he had done in Egypt, and at... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:22

Because all those men which have seen my glory ,.... His glorious Majesty, or the emblem of it in the cloud, on the tabernacle, which had often appeared to them, and the glorious things done by him; the glory of his power, wisdom, goodness, faithfulness, and truth, displayed in bringing them out of Egypt, through the Red sea, and thus far in the wilderness, even to the borders of the land of Canaan; it should be rendered, not "because", but "that", for this is the thing sworn to, or the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:23

Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers ,.... Not possess and enjoy the land of Canaan, which the Lord by an oath had promised their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give it to their seed; and now he swears that these men, who had so often tempted him, and been disobedient to him, should not inherit it; so the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem take it for an oath; see Hebrews 3:11 , neither shall any of them that provoked me see it ; that provoked him... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 14:19

Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people - From Numbers 14:13 ; to Numbers 14:19 ; inclusive we have the words of Moses's intercession; they need no explanation, they are full of simplicity and energy; his arguments with God (for be did reason and argue with his Maker) are pointed, cogent, and respectful; and while they show a heart full of humanity, they evidence the deepest concern for the glory of God. The argumentum ad hominem is here used in the most unexceptionable... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 14:20

I have pardoned - That is, They shall not be cut off as they deserve, because thou hast interceded for their lives. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 14:21

All the earth shall be filled, etc. - הארץ כל kol haarets , all This land, i. e., the land of Canaan which was only fulfilled to the letter when the preaching of Christ and his apostles was heard through all the cities and villages of Judea. It does not appear that the whole of the terraqueous globe is meant by this expression in any of the places where it occurs connected with this promise of the diffusion of the Divine light. See Psalm 72:19 ; Isaiah 40:5 ; Habakkuk 2:14 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 14:11-19

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 14:20-35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 14:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 14:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 14:21

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