Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Numbers 2:18
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies; and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies; and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles: Numbers 2:14...
2. THE CAMP PUT IN ORDER CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The command (Numbers 2:1)_ 2. The east-side: Judah, Issachar and Zebulun (Numbers 2:3) 3. The south-side: Reuben, Simeon and Gad (Numbers 2:10) 4. The posi...
THE POSITION OF THE TRIBES IN THE CAMP AND ON THE MARCH. The encampment, when stationary, was arranged as a quadrilateral, containing within it the Tabernacle, surrounded by the consecrated tribe of L...
WEST. See note on Numbers 2:3. Hebrew. sea, that being west. EPHRAIM. The centre on the west side. The colors of the stones in fourth row of Exodus 28:20. The sign, an ox (Deuteronomy 33:17;...
IV. ARRANGEMENTS OF TRIBES FOR CAMPING, MARCHING (NUMBERS 2) TEXT Numbers 2:1. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2. Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own stan...
_ON THE SOUTH SIDE SHALL BE THE STANDARD OF THE CAMP OF REUBEN ACCORDING TO THEIR ARMIES: AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN SHALL BE ELIZUR THE SON OF SHEDEUR._ On the south side ... the stan...
THE DISPOSITION OF THE TRIBES IN THE CAMP AND ON THE MARCH The camp is in the form of a hollow square, each side of which is occupied by three tribes. On the E., the position of honour (cp. Numbers 3:...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 2 THE POSITION OF THE *TRIBES IN THE CAMP – NUMBERS 2:1-34 V1 The *LORD gave instructions to Moses and Aaron...
דֶּ֣גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם לְ צִבְאֹתָ֖ם יָ֑מָּה...
3. THE CAMP Numbers 2:1 The second chapter is devoted to the arrangement of the camp and the position of the various tribes on the march. The front is eastward, and Judah has the post of honour in th...
This host of God was not merely a mob or an aggregation of individuals. It must be a disciplined and ordered company, and here we find the instructions concerning the relative positions to be occupie...
(f) On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud. (f) Because Ephraim and M...
I only beg to detain the Reader, with general observations on those verses, because the leading doctrine of each belongs equally to all. The order observed in those appointments, manifests the Lord to...
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...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. The first thing to be noticed is, that God numbers His people exactly, and arranges them, once thus recognised, around His tabernacle: sweet thought,...
ON THE WEST SIDE [SHALL BE] THE STANDARD OF THE CAMP OF EPHRAIM, ACCORDING TO THEIR ARMIES,.... It was in the rear or behind, consisting of his tribe, and of the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, divid...
_Ephraim_ Who is here preferred before his brother, according to the prophecy, Genesis 48:19....
1 The order of the Tribes in their tents. 1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses, and vnto Aaron, saying, 2 Euery man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his owne standerd, with the ensigne of their f...
THE ORDERING OF THE CAMP (vs.1-34) The Lord now gives instructions to Moses as to the positions of all the tribes when camped and the order of their marching. Judah is mentioned first, his name appro...
EPHRAIM IS here preferred before his brother, according to the prophecy, GENESIS 48:19,20....
Numbers 2:18 side H3220 standard H1714 forces H4264 Ephraim H669 armies H6635 leader H5387 children H1121 Ephraim H669
‘On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts, and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. And his host, and those who wer...
CONTENTS: Order of the host and arrangement of the camp. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: God is a God of order and not confusion, thus the camp of the saints should be compact, everyone k...
Numbers 2:2. _Every man shall pitch by his own standard._ Ensigns or colours are useful in war, for distinction and for honour, and serve as rallying points to the host. The rabbins say that the ensig...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 2:1__ This chapter describes how the camp was to be arranged and the order in which the tribes were to march. At the center of the camp was the tabernacle. Surrounding it were...
THE MARSHALLING OF THE PEOPLE (_Numbers 2:1_) In this chapter we have the order of the twelve tribes in the camp and on the march. And in these verses we have the general directions which the Lord ga...
EXPOSITION THE ENCAMPING OF THE TRIBES (Numbers 2:1). NUMBERS 2:1 THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES AND UNTO AARON. Probably when they had finished the census, and brought the results int
Now as we get into chapter two, we find God arranges the camp of Israel around the tabernacle. Verse two. Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with [the sign of their...
1 Chronicles 7:26; 1 Chronicles 7:27; Deuteronomy 33:17; Genesis 48:14;...
Ephraim — Who is here preferred before his brother, according to the prophecy, Genesis 48:19....