Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Numbers 27:19
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
4. THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD, THE DEATH OF MOSES AND HIS SUCCESSOR ANNOUNCED CHAPTER 27 _ 1. The daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1)_ 2. Moses' death announced and his request (Numbers 27:12)...
THE RIGHT OF DAUGHTERS TO INHERIT, IN DEFAULT OF MALE ISSUE. To guard against the alienation of property from a family through the absence of male heirs by natural descent, the system of the Levirate...
ELEAZAR THE PRIEST: because he had the breastplate with Urim and Thummim, and could alone give Joshua the decision or "judgment" of Jehovah....
_and give him a charge and_ THOU SHALT COMMAND HIM; i.e. declare to him solemnly the way in which he is to govern....
_The appointment of Joshua_....
DISCOURSE: 179 APPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA TO SUCCEED MOSES Numbers 27:15. And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, which ma...
AND GIVE HIM A CHARGE IN THEIR SIGHT— The substance of this charge is found, Deuteronomy 31:7....
I. JOSHUA APPOINTED TO SUCCEED MOSES vv. 15-23 TEXT Numbers 27:15. And Moses spoke unto the Lord, saying, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17. Which...
THE LAW OF THE INHERITANCE OF DAUGHTERS. JOSHUA APPOINTED AS THE SUCCESS OR OF MOSES 1-11. According to Numbers 26:53 (Cp. Numbers 27:2) the land was to be apportioned to the males. Zelophehad, of the...
GIVE HIM A CHARGE] see Deuteronomy 31:7; Deuteronomy 31:23....
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 27 ZELOPHEHAD’S DAUGHTERS – NUMBERS 27:1-11 V1 Zelophehad’s daughters belonged to Manasseh’s *tribe. Zeloph
AND GIVE HIM A CHARGE... — Comp. Deuteronomy 31:23, “And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage.”...
וְ הַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֣ אֹתֹ֗ו לִ פְנֵי֙ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר...
A NEW GENERATION Numbers 26:1; Numbers 27:1 THE numbering at Sinai before the sojourn in the Desert of Paran has its counterpart in the numbering now recorded. In either case those reckoned are the m...
JOSHUA APPOINTED MOSES' SUCCESSOR Numbers 27:1 Up to the last Moses was faithful as a servant to Him that had appointed him in all his house, Hebrews 3:2. Notice that he did not attempt to legislate...
An interesting historic incident is here recorded during the wilderness wanderings. One Zelophehad had died, leaving no sons but five daughters. These now petitioned that they might have an inheritanc...
Here we have the gracious answer of GOD to the supplication of Moses, in appointing a successor, and ordaining him to the arduous office. Joshua had, before this, been eminently distinguished in the b...
The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 26, 27, 28, AND 29. The journey being now ended, God numbers afresh His people, and counts them by name, as heirs ready to take possession of the inheritance....
AND SET HIM BEFORE ELEAZAR THE PRIEST, AND BEFORE ALL THE CONGREGATION,.... Declaring before them all that he was his successor, and that they might be witnesses of what was said and done unto him, an...
Num. 27:18, 19, 23. By what is here said it is manifest that it is proper, in ordaining or appointing a person to an office in the name of God, to give a charge with the laying on of hands....
_Before all the congregation_ That they may be witnesses of the whole action, and may acknowledge him for their supreme ruler. _Give him charge_ Thou shalt give him counsels and instructions for the r...
1 The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance. 6 The law of inheritances. 12 Moses beeing told of his death, sueth for a successour. 18 Ioshua is appointed to succeed him. [ZELOPHEHAD.] 1 T...
and set him before Eleazar, the priest, and before all the congregation, in a form of ordination or consecration for his work; AND GIVE HIM A CHARGE IN THEIR SIGHT, formally transmit the office of lea...
JOSHUA APPOINTED LEADER OF THE PEOPLE...
LAWS OF INHERITANCE (vs.1-11) This section is an appendix to chapter 26, for it bears directly on the question of the inheritance of the tribes. Five daughters of one man who had died in the wilderne...
15-23 Envious spirits do not love their successors; but Moses was not one of these. We should concern ourselves, both in our prayers and in our endeavours, for the rising generation, that religion ma...
That they may be witnesses of the whole action, and may acknowledge him for their supreme ruler. GIVE HIM A CHARGE: thou shalt command him in my name to undertake the government of my people, which ot...
The conduct of the daughters of Zelophehad, as recorded in the opening section of this chapter, presents a striking and beautiful contrast to the unbelief on which we have just been commenting. They,...
Numbers 27:19 set H5975 (H8689) before H6440 Eleazar H499 priest H3548 before H6440 congregation H5712 inaugurate H6680
THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW SHEPHERD (NUMBERS 27:18). And now we come to the one who can enter the land alive, the one chosen by Yahweh to replace Moses. Joshua had been Moses ‘servant. He had been with...
CONTENTS: The law of inheritance. Joshua appointed Moses' successor. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Eleazar, daughters of Zehophehad, Joshua. CONCLUSION: The minister of Christ should concern himself in hi...
Numbers 27:3. _Our father died in the wilderness._ These five daughters of Zelophehad allow that their father would not only have forfeited life but estate also, had he joined himself to the company o...
_Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation._ THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF MEN I. The world’s need of spiritual leaders. 1. The great majority of every generatio...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 27:12 Moses’ sin at Meribah meant he could not enter the land, so a successor had to be appointed (Numbers 20:10)....
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES The request made by the daughters of Zelophehad arose naturally out of the census, which was taken with a view to the distribution of the land amongst the people, and t...
EXPOSITION MOSES AND JOSHUA (Numbers 27:12-4). NUMBERS 27:12 AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES. IT is impossible to determine the exact place of this announcement in the order of events narrated. It woul...
Chapter twenty-seven, we have the beginning of a woman's lib organization. Then there came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher (Numbers 27:1), Now what had happened is that the dad had sev...
1 Timothy 5:21; 1 Timothy 6:13; 2 Timothy 4:1; Acts 20:28;...
Before all the congregation — That they may be witnesses of the whole action, and may acknowledge him for their supreme ruler. Give him charge — Thou shalt give him counsels and instructions for the r...