And he (Moses) said, Leave us not, I pray thee, forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. The cloud which went ahead of the army showed only the general direction of the way, whereas Hobab could act as the guide of the people in showing them the best roads and in planning their camps, since he had lived under wilderness conditions all his life and was familiar with the entire country.
Verse Numbers 10:31. _THOU MAYEST BE TO US INSTEAD OF EYES._] But what need had they of Hobab, when they had the pillar and fire continually to point out their way? Answer: The cloud directed their _...
THOU MAYEST BE TO US INSTEAD OF EYES - A proverbial expression still in use in the East. Hobab would indicate the spots where water, fuel, and pasture might be found, or warn them of the dangers from...
MOSES-' REQUEST TO HIS FATHER-IN-LAW. This section and the next (derived from JE) are parallel to, and not the sequel of, Numbers 10:11; for whereas in Numbers 10:12 the Israelites have reached Paran,...
B. AN INVITATION TO HOBAB vv. 29-32 TEXT Numbers 10:29. And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses-' father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I wi...
_AND HE SAID, LEAVE US NOT, I PRAY THEE; FORASMUCH AS THOU KNOWEST HOW WE ARE TO ENCAMP IN THE WILDERNESS, AND THOU MAYEST BE TO US INSTEAD OF EYES._ Leave us not, I pray thee. The earnest importunit...
JOURNEYINGS FROM SINAI TO MOAB (NUMBERS 10:11 TO NUMBERS 22:1) After a stay at Sinai of nearly a year (cp. Numbers 10:11 with Exodus 19:1) the s
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 10 THE TWO *TRUMPETS – NUMBERS 10:1-10 V1 The *LORD said to Moses, V2 ‘Make two *trumpets. Make them
HOW WE ARE TO ENCAMP... — It is clear from these words, as well as from many indications of the same nature, that notwithstanding the direct guidance which was vouchsafed from heaven, and the miraculo...
וַ יֹּ֕אמֶר אַל ־נָ֖א תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֑נוּ כִּ֣
HOBAB THE KENITE Numbers 10:29 THE Kenites, an Arab tribe belonging to the region of Midian, and sometimes called Midianites, sometimes Amalekites, were already in close and friendly relation with Is...
“COME THOU WITH US” Numbers 10:17 The invitation of Moses to Hobab is one that we may all give to our friends: “We are journeying to the place of which the Lord hath spoken.” “We should always be on...
The use of trumpets in the history of the people is full of interest and here we find instructions concerning it. They were intended to call the people to attention, that led to obedience. The blast o...
Guide, being well acquainted with the country, and consequently able to point out the best places for pasturage and for water, and to inform us what sort of people we are near. Hebrew, "thou shalt ser...
Gracious souls cannot give over pleading. See the holy importunity of Angels on this point. Gen_19:17; Gen_19:22....
The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise. It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...
It is impossible to look at this book ever so cursorily without feeling the difference of the atmosphere from that of Leviticus. And this is so much the more striking because it cannot be fairly doubt...
_GUIDES—HUMAN AND DIVINE_ ‘Be to us instead of eyes.… The ark … went before them.’ Numbers 10:31 I. MOSES’ LACK OF FAITH.—When they were about to leave Sinai, Moses begged his father-in-law (or bro...
31._And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee. _Moses perseveres and urges what he had just said, that Hobab should be a sharer in the prosperity which God had given his people reason to expect. _“To thi...
Chapter 10 speaks of the silver trumpets which served for calling the assembly of the people, and for the journeying of the camps, but which serve also for other purposes. It was the testimony of God,...
AND HE SAID,.... That is, Moses, he replied to Hobab, unwilling to take him at his word and go without him: LEAVE US NOT, I PRAY THEE; or "not now"; as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; at this pr...
And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. Ver. 31. _Instead of eyes._] To descry unto us the...
_Thou mayest be to us instead of eyes_ A very significant expression, importing that he should be to them as a guide to the blind. Several ancient versions, however, give a different turn to these wor...
1 The vse of the siluer Trumpets. 11 The Israelites remoue from Sinai to Paran. 14 The order of their march. 29 Hobab is intreated by Moses not to leaue them. 33 The blessing of Moses at the remoo...
TWO SILVER TRUMPETS (vs.1-10) We have seen in the cloud and the fire the providential guidance of God over His people. Yet we are not left to depend totally upon this, for now the trumpets speak of t...
29-32 Moses invites his kindred to go to Canaan. Those that are bound for the heavenly Canaan, should ask and encourage their friends to go with them: we shall have none the less of the joys of heave...
To direct and guide us; for though the cloud determined them to a general place, yet many particulars might be uncertain and unknown to Moses, wherein Hobab, having long lived in those parts, might be...
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them; that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of th...
Numbers 10:31 said H559 (H8799) leave H5800 (H8799) know H3651 H3045 (H8804) camp H2583 ...
MOSES ASKS HOBAB TO ACCOMPANY THEM (NUMBERS 10:29). Hobab, Moses' Midianite brother-in-law, was with them, giving assistance to Moses with his knowledge of wilderness lore, but determined to return to...
THOU MAYEST But see (Exodus 13:21); (Exodus 13:22); What need had Moses of Hobab's eyes? Compare (Jeremiah 17:5)....
CONTENTS: The first march of the camp. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron's sons. CONCLUSION: Those who have given themselves up to the leading of God's Word and Spirit, steer a safe course and so long a...
Numbers 10:2. _Two trumpets,_ for the two sons of Aaron. We also read that one hundred and twenty priests had each of them a trumpet. 2 Chronicles 5:12. Numbers 10:10. _Ye shall blow with the trumpets...
_Moses said unto Hobab. .. Come thou with us._ A GENEROUS PROPOSAL I. First, then, what are the characteristics of a true church as it is pictured by Israel in the wilderness? We might prolong the a...
LEND YOUR EYES. Thou shalt be to us instead of eyes. Numbers 10:31. “Thou shalt be to us instead of eyes” What did Moses mean? He was talking to his father-in-law, and he was trying to persuade him t...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 10:29 The relationship of HOBAB and REUEL to Jethro (Exodus 3:1;...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 10:1. Instructions for signalling the movements of the camp are properly inserted here as one of the necessary preliminaries for the march which was about to co...
EXPOSITION THE INVITATION TO HOBAB (Numbers 10:29-4). NUMBERS 10:29 HOBAB, THE SON OF RAGUEL, MOSES' FATHER-IN-LAW. It is not quite certain who this "Hobab" was. The
Then in chapter ten, he was ordered to make two silver trumpets. And these silver trumpets were to be used for calling an assembly of the people together, or they were to be used at the time of battle...
1 Corinthians 12:14; Galatians 6:2; Job 29:15; Psalms 32:8...
Thou mayest be to us instead of eyes — To direct and guide us: for though the cloud determined them to a general place, yet many particulars might be unknown to Moses, wherein Hobab, having long lived...
If God lead Israel by a cloud then why was Hobab needed as a guide? PROBLEM: Exodus 13:21-22 affirms that God supernaturally lead Israel through the wilderness by a cloud that was illuminated by night...