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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1

Israel was now to be formed into a commonwealth, or rather a kingdom; for ?the Lord was their King? (1 Sam. 12:12), their government a theocracy, and Moses under him was king in Jeshurun, Deut. 33:5. Now, for the right settlement of this holy state, next to the institution of good laws was necessary the institution of good order; and account therefore must be taken of the subjects of this kingdom, which is done in this chapter, where we have, I. Orders given to Moses to number the people, Num.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1

THE titles of the five books of Moses, which we use in our Bibles, are all borrowed from the Greek translation of the Seventy, the most ancient version of the Old Testament that we know of. But the title of this book only we turn into English; in all the rest we retain the Greek word itself, for which difference I know no reason but that the Latin translators have generally done the same. Otherwise this book might as well have been called Arithmoi, the Greek title, as the first Genesis,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:1-16

I. We have here a commission issued out for the numbering of the people of Israel; and David, long after, paid dearly for doing it without a commission. Here is, 1. The date of this commission, Num. 1:1. (1.) The place: it is given at God's court in the wilderness of Sinai, from his royal palace, the tabernacle of the congregation. (2.) The time: In the second year after they came up out of Egypt; we may call it the second year of that reign. The laws in Leviticus were given in the first month... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:17-43

We have here the speedy execution of the orders given for the numbering of the people. It was begun the same day that the orders were given, The first day of the second month; compare Num. 1:1; 18. Note, When any work is to be done for God it is good to set about it quickly, while the sense of duty is strong and pressing. And, for aught that appears, it was but one day's work, for many other things were done between this and the twentieth day of this month, when they removed their camp, Num.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:44-46

We have here the sum total at the foot of the account; they were in all 600,000 fighting men, and 3550 over. Some think that when this was their number some months before (Exod. 38:26) the Levites were reckoned with them, but now that tribe was separated for the service of God, yet so many more had by this time attained to the age of twenty years as that still they were the same number, to show that whatever we part with for the honour and service of God it shall certainly be made up to us one... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:47-54

Care is here taken to distinguish from the rest of the tribes the tribe of Levi, which, in the matter of the golden calf, had distinguished itself, Exod. 32:26. Note, Singular services shall be recompensed with singular honours. Now, I. It was the honour of the Levites that they were made guardians of the spiritualities; to them was committed the care of the tabernacle and the treasures thereof, both in their camps and in their marches. 1. When they moved the Levites were to take down the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 1 In this chapter orders are given to Moses to take the number of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upwards, Numbers 1:1 ; and the men that were to assist in this work, one of each tribe are mentioned by name, Numbers 1:4 ; all which was accordingly done, Numbers 1:17 ; and the particular numbers of each tribe are recorded, as they were taken, Numbers 1:20 ; and the sum total is given, Numbers 1:45 ; the Levites being excepted, who were... read more

John Gill

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

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai ,.... Which is different from the wilderness of Sin, Exodus 16:1 ; and had its name from the mountain so called, on which God gave the law of the decalogue, and where the Israelites had been encamped eleven months, Exodus 19:1 , in the tabernacle of the congregation ; which had now been set up a whole month, and out of which the Lord had delivered to Moses the several laws recorded in the preceding book in that space of time, ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:2

Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel ,.... Excepting the Levites; nor were any account taken of the mixed multitude that came out of Egypt with the children of Israel, only of them; and this account was taken, partly to observe the fulfilment of the divine promise to Abraham concerning the multiplication of his seed, and partly that it might be observed, that at the end of thirty eight years from hence, when they were numbered again, there were but three left of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:3

From twenty years old and upwards ,.... All that had entered into their twentieth year, or, as it should rather seem, who were full twenty years of age, and all that were above it without any limitation; though some limit it to fifty, and others to sixty years, when men may be reasonably excused going to war; for to know who were fit for it seems to be a principal design of this order, as follows: all that are able to go forth to war in Israel ; who being about to journey, might expect... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:1-16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:17-43

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:44-46

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 1:47-54

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:3

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