_Pitch by his own standard._ THE MARSHALLING OF ISRAEL, AND ITS LESSONS I. They all dwelt in tents; and when they marched carried all their tents along with them (Psalms 107:4). This represents to us our state in this world. 1. It is a movable state; here to-day and gone to-morrow. 2. It is a mi... [ Continue Reading ]
_The camp of Judah._ THE ENCAMPMENT OF JUDAH I. The tribe. “Judah” signifies praise. “Now will I praise the Lord,” said his mother Leah at his birth (Genesis 29:35). Thus is the spiritual Judah established and made a praise in the earth (Isaiah 62:7), to the glory of God of whom it is born and mad... [ Continue Reading ]
_The camp of the Levites in the midst._ THE TABERNACLE IN THE MIDST OF THE HOST I. The reasons for placing the tabernacle after this manner. 1. God doth hereby admonish them, that they should always have Him before their eyes, lest they should forget His worship or offend Him with their sins (com... [ Continue Reading ]
_They pitched by their standards._ CONTENTMENT AND OBEDIENCE I. Contentment with the divine appointment. 1. We are incompetent to determine our own place and duty. (1) Our ignorance. (A) Of ourselves; (B) of the future. (2) Our proneness to self-indulgence. 2. We have ample grounds for confi... [ Continue Reading ]