Numbers 10:26

10:11-28 After the Israelites had continued nearly a year at mount Sinai, and all was settled respecting their future worship, they began their march to Canaan. True religion begins with the knowledge of the holy law of God, and humiliation for sin, but we must go on towards perfection, in acquaintance with Christ and his gospel, and those effectual encouragements, motives, and assistances to holiness, which it proposes. They took their journey according to the commandment of the Lord, De 1:6-8, and as the cloud led them. Those who give themselves to the direction of God's word and Spirit, steer a steady course, even when they seem bewildered. While they are sure they cannot lose their God and Guide, they need not fear losing their way. They went out of the wilderness of Sinai, and rested in the wilderness of Paran. All our removes in this world are but from one wilderness to another. The changes we think will be for the better do not always prove so. We shall never be at rest, never at home, till we come to heaven, but all will be well there.

A more precise determination of the method of executing the order given in Numbers 2:17 . The appointed place of the tabernacle, in the midst of the host, was represented during the march by the ark, the holy vessels, etc. carried by the Kohathites. The actual structure of the tabernacle was borne in advance by the Gershonites and Merarites, immediately behind the camp of Judah; so as to be set up ready against the arrival of the sacred utensils borne by the Kohathites. Compare Numbers 2 ; 4,

13-27. the children of Israel took their journey … by the hand of Moses—It is probable that Moses, on the breaking up of the encampment, stationed himself on some eminence to see the ranks defile in order through the embouchure of the mountains. The marching order is described (Nu 2:1-34); but, as the vast horde is represented here in actual migration, let us notice the extraordinary care that was taken for ensuring the safe conveyance of the holy things. In the rear of Judah, which, with the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun, led the van, followed the Gershonites and Merarites with the heavy and coarser materials of the tabernacle. Next in order were set in motion the flank divisions of Reuben and Ephraim. Then came the Kohathites, who occupied the center of the moving mass, bearing the sacred utensils on their shoulder. They were so far behind the other portions of the Levitical body that these would have time at the new encampment to rear the framework of the tabernacle before the Kohathites arrived. Last of all, Dan, with the associated tribes, brought up the rear of the immense caravan. Each tribe was marshalled under its prince or chief and in all their movements rallied around its own standard.

Behind the sacred things came the banners of Ephraim, with Manasseh and Benjamin (see Numbers 2:18-24 ), and Dan with Asher and Naphtali ( Numbers 2:25-31 ); so that the camp of Dan was the "collector of all the camps according to their hosts," i.e., formed that division of the army which kept the hosts together.

[Reformed Biblical] for rejoicing and thanksgiving to God, either for former mercies, or for succeeding deliverances, as Est_9:18, &c. Compare Hos_2:11. ## Your solemn days; your stated and constant festivals. ## The beginnings of months, of which see Psa_81:3. ## A memorial before your God; that God may remember you for good to accept and bless you; as that phrase oft signifies. Numbers 10:11 Numbers 10:12 From which they travelled to other places, and then returned into it again, Num_12:16. Numbers 10:13 Numbers 10:14 Numbers 10:15 Numbers 10:16 Numbers 10:17 Numbers 10:18 Numbers 10:19 Numbers 10:20 Numbers 10:21 ## The other, i.e. the Gershonites and Merarites, as is evident both from their work and office, which was to take down and set up the tabernacle, Num_3:25 ,26 4:22-33 ; and from Num_10:17, who therefore marched after the first camp, a good distance kern and before the Kohathites, that they might prepare the tabernacle for the reception of its utensils, which the Kohathites brought some time after them. Numbers 10:22 Numbers 10:23 Numbers 10:24 Numbers 10:25 Numbers 10:26 Numbers 10:27 Numbers 10:28 Numbers 10:29 ## Raguel, called also Reuel , Exo_2:18, who seems to be the same who is called Jethro, Exo_3:1, it being usual in Scripture for one person to have two or three names. And therefore this Hobab is not Jethro, but his son, which may seem more probable, because Jethro was old and unfit f

[Reformed Biblical] t the example of Zimri, one of their princes, Num 25 , and some others among them, did infect the generality of the tribe, and so caused this great diminution in their numbers. Numbers 26:15 ## Gad is placed next, because he was joined with Reuben and Simeon in the same camp and quarters, Num_2:10 ,14 . ## Zephon, called Ziphion , Gen_46:16. Numbers 26:16 ## Ozni, called Ezbon , Gen_46:16. Numbers 26:17 ## Arod, called Arodi , Gen_46:16 Numbers 26:18 Fewer by above five thousand than there were in their last numbering, Num_2:15. Numbers 26:19 Numbers 26:20 Numbers 26:21 ## The sons of Pharez, though Judah’s grandchildren, are here mentioned among his sons, because they are put in the stead of Er and Onan, which died before. Numbers 26:22 About two thousand more than they were Num_1:27; whereas the foregoing tribes were all diminished, this tribe was now increased, and the blessing promised to that tribe above the rest, Gen_49:8, doth herein begin to show itself. Numbers 26:23 ## Pua, called also Phuvah , Gen_46:13; as his brother Jashub , Num_26:24, is called Job , Gen_46:13. Numbers 26:24 Numbers 26:25 A great increase. Compare Num_2:6. Numbers 26:26 Numbers 26:27 ## Whereas before they were but 57,400 in Num_1:31 2:8 . So that Judah’s camp was much increased, as Reuben’s was much diminished.

25–43 . Israel, or the laity as distinguished from priests and Levites. Cf. Ezra 2:2 ‘the men of the people of Israel’. Ezra 9:1 ‘the people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites’. Moreover of Israel ] R.V. And of Israel. There is no variety to break the simplicity of the list. The names of the houses here mentioned have all been mentioned in chap. 2. Thus Parosh ( Ezra 10:25 ) in Ezra 2:3 : number of offenders 7 Elam ( Ezra 10:26 ) in Ezra 2:7 number of offenders 6 Zattu ( Ezra 10:27 ) in Ezra 2:8 number of offenders 6 Bebai ( Ezra 10:28 ) in Ezra 2:11 number of offenders 4 Bani ( Ezra 10:29 ) in Ezra 2:10 number of offenders 6 Pahath-Moab ( Ezra 10:30 ) in Ezra 2:6 number of offenders 8 Harim ( Ezra 10:31 ) in Ezra 2:32 number of offenders 8 Hashum ( Ezra 10:33 ) in Ezra 2:19 number of offenders 7 Bani ( Ezra 10:34 ) in Ezra 2:10 number of offenders 27 Nebo ( Ezra 10:43 ) in Ezra 2:29 number of offenders 7 In this list, as compared with that in Ezra 2, the following points may be observed: ( a ) The house of Bani is twice mentioned ( Ezra 10:29 and Ezra 10:33 ). This is almost certainly due to an early error in the text.

In the account of the families of Israel at the time of Moses, which is given there, we find, with slight deviations, all the grandsons and great-grandsons of Jacob whose names occur in this chapter, mentioned as the founders of the families, into which the twelve tribes of Israel were subdivided in Moses' days. The deviations are partly in form, partly in substance. To the former belong the differences in particular names, which are sometimes only different forms of the same name; e.g., Jemuel and Zohar (Genesis 46:10), for Nemuel and Zerah (Numbers 26:12-13); Ziphion and Arodi (Genesis 46:16), for Zephon and Arod (Numbers 26:15 and Numbers 26:17); Huppim (Genesis 46:21) for Hupham (Numbers 26:39); Ehi (Genesis 46:21), an abbreviation of Ahiram (Numbers 26:38); sometimes different names of the same person; viz., Ezbon (Genesis 46:16) and Ozni (Numbers 26:16); Muppim (Genesis 46:21) and Shupham (Numbers 26:39); Hushim (Genesis 46:23) and Shuham (Numbers 26:42). Among the differences in substance, the first to be noticed is the fact, that in Numbers 26 Simeon's son Ohad, Asher's son Ishuah, and three of Benjamin's sons, Becher, Gera, and Rosh, are missing from the founders of families, probably for no other reason than that they either died childless, or did not leave a sufficient number of children to form independent families.

In the account of the families of Israel at the time of Moses, which is given there, we find, with slight deviations, all the grandsons and great-grandsons of Jacob whose names occur in this chapter, mentioned as the founders of the families, into which the twelve tribes of Israel were subdivided in Moses' days. The deviations are partly in form, partly in substance. To the former belong the differences in particular names, which are sometimes only different forms of the same name; e.g., Jemuel and Zohar (Genesis 46:10), for Nemuel and Zerah (Numbers 26:12-13); Ziphion and Arodi (Genesis 46:16), for Zephon and Arod (Numbers 26:15 and Numbers 26:17); Huppim (Genesis 46:21) for Hupham (Numbers 26:39); Ehi (Genesis 46:21), an abbreviation of Ahiram (Numbers 26:38); sometimes different names of the same person; viz., Ezbon (Genesis 46:16) and Ozni (Numbers 26:16); Muppim (Genesis 46:21) and Shupham (Numbers 26:39); Hushim (Genesis 46:23) and Shuham (Numbers 26:42). Among the differences in substance, the first to be noticed is the fact, that in Numbers 26 Simeon's son Ohad, Asher's son Ishuah, and three of Benjamin's sons, Becher, Gera, and Rosh, are missing from the founders of families, probably for no other reason than that they either died childless, or did not leave a sufficient number of children to form independent families.