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7:10-89 The princes and great men were most forward in the service of God. Here is an example to those in authority, and of the highest rank; they ought to use their honour and power, their estate and interest, to promote religion and the service of God in the places where they live. Though it was a time of joy and rejoicing, yet still, in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is sin, there should be repentance, even in our most joyful services. In all approaches to God we must by faith look to Christ as the Sin-offering. They brought their offerings each on a day. God's work should not be done confusedly, or in a hurry; take time, and we shall have done the sooner, or, at least, we shall have done the better. If services are to be done for twelve days together, we must not call it a task and a burden. All their offerings were the same; all the tribes of Israel had an equal share in the altar, and an equal interest in the sacrifices offered upon it. He who now spake to Moses, as the Shechinah or Divine Majesty, from between the Cherubim, was the Eternal Word, the second Person in the Trinity; for all God's communion with man is by his Son, by whom he made the world, and rules the church, who is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever.

48. On the seventh day—Surprise has been expressed by some that this work of presentation was continued on the Sabbath. But assuming that the seventh day referred to was a Sabbath (which is uncertain), the work was of a directly religious character, and perfectly in accordance with the design of the sacred day.

All the princes brought the same gifts. The order in which the twelve princes, whose names have already been given at Numbers 1:5-15 , made their presentation, corresponded to the order of the tribes in the camp (ch. 2), the tribe-prince of Judah taking the lead, and the prince of Naphtali coming last. In the statements as to the weight of the silver kearoth and the golden cappoth, the word shekel is invariably omitted, as in Genesis 20:16 , etc. - In Numbers 7:84-86 , the dedication gifts are summed up, and the total weight given, viz., twelve silver dishes and twelve silver bowls, weighing together 2400 shekels, and twelve golden spoons, weighing 120 shekels in all. On the sacred shekel, see at Exodus 30:13 ; and on the probable value of the shekel of gold, at Exodus 38:24-25 . The sacrificial animals are added together in the same way in Numbers 7:87 , Numbers 7:88 .

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[Reformed Biblical] , and withal ## for a memorial, as it is said Num_31:54, or by way of gratitude for such a stupendous assistance and deliverance, as appears fro m the word the refore in the beginning of this verse, and from Num_31:49. Numbers 31:51 Numbers 31:52 Numbers 31:53 Numbers 31:54 ## Numbers 32:1 NUMBERS CHAPTER 32 The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side Jordan, as being fit for cattle, Num_32:1-5. Moses reproves them as discouraging the people, and herein following their fathers’ ill example, Num_32:6-15. They promise to leave their children and cattle there, and go armed before their brethren till Canaan should be subdued, Num_32:16-19; on which condition they, together with the half-tribe of Manasseh, obtain their desire, Num_32:20- 42. ## Jazer; a city and country taken from the Amorites, Num_21:32. Gilead; a mountainous country, famous for pasturage, Jer_1:19 Mic_7:14. Numbers 32:2 Numbers 32:3 ## Ataroth; different from that Ataroth , Jos_16:2 ,7 , which was on the other side of Jordan. ## Nimrah, called Beth-nimrah , Num_22:36 Jos_13:27; and the waters of Nimrim , Isa_15:6. Shebam , called Shibmah ,

21 . Superscription. These are the reckoning s of (the metals employed for) the Dwelling , (even) the Dwelling of the testimony (so Numbers 1:50 ; Numbers 1:53 ; Numbers 10:11 ; cf. on Exodus 25:16 ), which were reckoned according to the commandment of Moses ; (being) the work of the Levites , under the hand , &c. ‘ For the service’ is wrong grammatically (for the constr. see G.-K. § 118m); the meaning is not that the reckonings were made for the Levites, but that they were the work of the Levites, done by them under the direction of Ithamar (cf. Numbers 4:28 ; Numbers 4:33 ; Numbers 7:8 , where the same prep. is rendered under ). For Ithamar see on Exodus 6:23 . ‘Reckoning’ is derived from the verb explained on Exodus 30:12 , and is cognate with ‘counted’ just below and ‘numbered’ in v. 25. 21–31 . Account of the amount of metal employed in the construction of the Tent of Meeting. A ‘very late addition’ to the narrative (Di., in agreement with We. and others): notice (1) in v. 25 f. the census of Numbers 1 ( v. 46) is presupposed, although according to P ( Numbers 1:1 compared with Exodus 40:17 ) this did not take place till a whole month after the Tabernacle was completed and erected; (2) the Levites, who are first appointed to their official duties in Numbers 3, are already (cf.