Numbers 7

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

Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon ,.... The eldest son of Levi: according to their service ; which was to bear and take care of the curtains, coverings, hangings and rails of the tabernacle; and which, when carrying from place to place, it was proper they should be covered from being exposed to rain and dust; and being so many as they were, must be heavy, burdensome, and cumbersome, and therefore two wagons, with two yoke of oxen, were given them, to ease them. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:8

And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari ,.... All the remaining wagons and oxen, which were double the number given to the Gershonites: according unto their service ; being much heavier than theirs, having all the boards, pillars, sockets, pins; cords, &c.; to bear and carry: thus Moses was directed of God wisely to dispose of those carriages, in proportion to the services each was employed in; and in a spiritual way, as the day, duty, and service of the people... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:9

But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none ,.... Being all disposed of to the sons of Gershon and Merari: the reason of which follows: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders ; as the ark with the mercy seat, and cherubim, the shewbread table, the candlestick, and the two altars; though in later times we find the ark was sometimes not only carried by the priests, but upon a cart, Joshua 3:17 . read more

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

And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar ,.... For setting it apart to sacred use and service, even the altar of burnt offering; or rather after it had bean sanctified and set apart, when it began to be made use of for sacrifice: in the day that it was anointed ; with the anointing oil, whereby it was devoted to sacred service: even the princes offered their offering before the altar ; the altar of burnt offering; they brought their vessels for the service of it, and the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:11

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... For before this was said to him, even what follows, Moses knew not, as the same writer observes, how they should offer, in what order, whether according to their birth, or whether according to the journeying of their camps, or whether they should offer together, or one after another, one day after another F7 Vid. Siphri apud Yalkut in loc. ; this affair is set in a clear light: they shall offer their offering each prince on his day ; one on one... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:12

And he that offered his offering on the first day ,.... Was he whose standard was pitched first, at the east, to the rising sun: and this was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah ; who was the prince and captain of that tribe, though the title is not here given him, as to the rest of the princes, this being left to be concluded from his offering first; for if they that offered after him were princes, he must needs be one; or it may be this title is omitted, because the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:13

And his offering was one silver charger ,.... Or dish, like one of those used in the shewbread table to hold the bread in, only they were of gold, this of silver, and belonged to the altar of burnt offering; the use of which might be to hold the meat offering in, as it may seem from the latter part of the verse, or the wave breast or heave shoulder, which belonged to the priest: the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels ; which were sixty one ounces, four drachms, one... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:14

One spoon of ten shekels of gold, &c.; Its weight was according to the shekels, its matter of gold; it weighed four ounces, one drachm, and nine grains, and was worth about seven pounds and ten shillings of our money: full of incense ; this looks as if this spoon was designed for the golden altar of incense, which might be at this time also dedicated; but Jarchi understands it as for the altar of burnt offering, and observes, we never find incense belonging to a private person, nor... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:15

One young bullock ,.... Of three years old, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem: one ram ; of two years old, as the same Targums: one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering ; of which see Leviticus 1:3 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 7:16

One kid of the goats for a sin offering. Though these offerings of the princes were by way of thanksgiving, and to express their joy and gladness at the erection of the tabernacle, its altars, and the service thereof; yet as this might not be without sin, which attends the best and purest performances of men, a sin offering was required, teaching us to look to Christ, who was made an offering for sin, for the taking away the sins of our holy things. read more

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