Numbers 10:10-12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 10:1-10

We have here directions concerning the public notices that were to be given to the people upon several occasions by sound of trumpet. In a thing of this nature, one would think, Moses needed not to have been taught of God: his own reason might teach him the conveniency of trumpets; but the constitution of Israel was to be in every thing divine, and therefore even in this matter, small as it seems. Moses is here directed, 1. About the making of them. They must be made of silver; not cast but of... read more

Matthew Henry

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 10:10

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 10:10

In the day of your gladness - On every festival the people shall be collected by the same means. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 10:11

The twentieth day of the second month - The Israelites had lain encamped in the wilderness of Sinai about eleven months and twenty days; compare Exodus 19:1 ; with this verse. They now received the order of God to decamp, and proceed towards the promised land; and therefore the Samaritan introduces at this place the words which we find in Deuteronomy 1:6-8 ; : "The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying: Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount, turn and take your journey," etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 10:12

The cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran - This was three days' journey from the wilderness of Sinai, (see Numbers 10:33 ;), and the people had three stations; the first at Kibroth-hattaavah, the second at Hazeroth, Numbers 11:35 , and the third in the wilderness of Paran, see Numbers 12:16 . But it is extremely difficult to determine these journeyings with any degree of exactness; and we are often at a loss to know whether the place in question was in a direct or retrograde... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 10:10

Verse 10 10.Also in the day of your gladness. This was as if God should make it manifest that He approved of no festivals, and that no sacrifices pleased Him, except His command should go before them; for it was not lawful for the people to choose this or that day, but the authority for prescribing them was in the hands of the ministers of sacred things. And, indeed, God Himself had appointed the New-moons (Neomenias, vel novilunia) and the other solemnities; but, lest any change should occur,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 10:11

Verse 11 11.And it came to pass on the twentieth day Moses records that after leaving Mount Sinai, the camp was first pitched in the wilderness of Paran; and although the distance was not great, — being, as we shall soon see, a three days’ journey, — still the fatigue was sufficient to harass and weary the people. It is mentioned in praise of their obedience that they were expeditious in setting forth “according to the commandment of God;” but presently, through failure of the spirit of... read more

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