Numbers 34-36

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 34

In this chapter God directs Moses, and he is to direct Israel, I. Concerning the bounds and borders of the land of Canaan, Num. 34:1-15. II. Concerning the division and distribution of it to the tribes of Israel, Num. 34:16-29 read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 34:1-15

We have here a particular draught of the line by which the land of Canaan was meted, and bounded, on all sides. God directs Moses to settle it here, not as a geographer in his map, merely to please the curious, but as a prince in his grant, that it may be certainly known what passes, and is conveyed, by the grant. There was a much larger possession promised them, which in due time they would have possessed if they had been obedient, reaching even to the river Euphrates, Dan. 11:24. And even so... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 34:16-29

God here appoints commissioners for the dividing of the land to them. The conquest of it is taken for granted, though as yet there was never a stroke struck towards it. Here is no nomination of the generals and commanders-in-chief that should carry on the war; for they were to get the land in possession, not by their own sword or bow, but by the power and favour of God; and so confident must they be of victory and success while God fought for them that the persons must now be named who should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 34

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 34 In this chapter the bounds and borders of the land Canaan are described, according to the direction of the Lord to Moses, Numbers 34:1 , the south border, Numbers 34:3 , the western border, Numbers 34:6 , the north border, Numbers 34:7 , the east border, Numbers 34:10 , which is ordered to be divided by lot to the nine tribes and a half, two tribes and a half having received their inheritance on the other side Jordan, Numbers 34:13 , and the persons... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 34:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... At the same time that he ordered him to direct the children of Israel, when they had passed over Jordan, to drive out the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, and divide their land among them, he proceeded to give the limits and boundaries of the land: saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 34:2

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them ,.... Not to fix the borders, and settle the boundaries of the land, for that is done by the Lord himself, who has determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of men's habitations, and particularly of Israel, see Deuteronomy 32:8 , but to observe and take notice of the limits he had fixed, that they might know how far they were to go on every side, whom they were to drive out, and what they were to divide and inherit, and see what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 34:3

Then your south quarter ,.... Or border of the land; which, as Jarchi observes, was from east to west: shall be from the wilderness of Zin ; which is Kadesh, where Miriam died, Numbers 20:1 , and if this Kadesh was Kadeshbarnea, as Dr. Lightfoot seems to have proved F8 Works, vol. 2. p. 8, 9. , from whence the spies were sent, that was clearly on the south of the land of Canaan, for they were bid to go up their way southward, Numbers 13:17 , and so Kadeshbarnea is hereafter... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 34:4

And your border ,.... That is, the south border, which is still describing: shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim ; or Maalehacrabbim, as in Joshua 15:3 so called from the multitude of serpents and scorpions in it, see Deuteronomy 8:15 , so Kimchi says F11 Sepher Shorash. "in voce" עקרב . , a place of serpents and scorpions was this ascent: Dr. Shaw F12 Travels, tom. 2. ch. 1. p. 279. says Akrabbim may probably be the same with the mountains of Accaba,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 34:5

And the border shall fetch a compass ,.... Not go on in a straight line, but turn about: from Azmon unto the river of Egypt ; the river Nile, as both the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem; but Aben Ezra seems to deny that that river is meant: and some think that Rhinocolura, which flows into the Mediterranean sea, is meant; or the "valley of Egypt", Casiotis, which divided Judea from Egypt, as follows: and the goings out of it ; not of the river, but of the border: shall be at the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 34:6

And as for the western border ,.... Of the land of Canaan: you shall even have the great sea for a border ; and no other, meaning the Mediterranean sea, which lies west of the land of Judea; Aben Ezra calls it the Spanish sea: it has the name of "great", in comparison of some in the land of Canaan, as the salt sea, and the sea of Tiberias: this shall be your west border ; namely, the Mediterranean sea. read more

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