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CHEMOSH - The national God of the Moabites (compare the marginal
references). The name probably means “Vanquisher,” or
“Master.” The worship of Chemosh was introduced into Israel by
Solomon 1Ki 11:7;...
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CHAPTER 21
Murmuring and Conquest
_ 1. Opposition of King Arad (Numbers 21:1)_
2. Murmuring and the fiery serpents (Numbers 21:4)
3. The serpent of brass (Numbers 21:8)
4. Journeying and singing
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THE CONQUEST OF THE AMORITES. This narrative presupposes the position
reached in Numbers 21:13 (not in Numbers 21:20), for the embassy to
Sihon would naturally be despatched before the Amorite border...
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_The victories over Sihon and Og_. See the parallel account in
Deuteronomy 2:24 to Deuteronomy 3:13. The previous verses have
described the Israelites" march through the territory occupied by the
Amor...
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O PEOPLE OF CHEMOSH— Here, in the poetical strain, he apostrophises
the Moabites, who worshipped the God Chemosh, and are therefore
called, _the people of Chemosh,_ Judges 11:24. 1 Kings 11:7. Jeremia...
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H. VICTORY OVER SIHON AND OG vv. 21-35
TEXT
Numbers 21:21. And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the
Amorites, saying, 22. Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn
into the fields, or in...
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_WHEREFORE THEY THAT SPEAK IN PROVERBS SAY, COME INTO HESHBON, LET THE
CITY OF SIHON BE BUILT AND PREPARED:_ WHEREFORE THEY THAT SPEAK IN
PROVERBS, х_ HAMOSHªLIYM_ (H4911)] - parables, sententious say...
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21:29 escaped, (b-17) Or 'his sons to be fugitives.'...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 21
THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE *CANAANITES – NUMBERS 21:1-3
V1 The king of Arad lived in the southern part of t
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(27-30) COME INTO HESHBON. — These verses appear to commemorate
first the victory of the Amorites over the Moabites, and then that of
the Israelites over the Amorites. They may be rendered thus: —
“_...
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אֹוי ־לְךָ֣ מֹואָ֔ב אָבַ֖דְתָּ עַם
־כְּמֹ֑ושׁ...
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THE LAST MARCH AND THE FIRST CAMPAIGN
Numbers 21:1
IT has been suggested in a previous chapter that the repulse of the
Israelites by the King of Arad took place on the occasion when, after
the return...
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VICTORY OVER THE AMORITES
Numbers 21:21
Two great victories opened the eastern lands to the possession and
settlement of two tribes and a half. It is not enough to know our
heritage in Christ; we mu...
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The movement forward of the people now brought them into the path of
conflict. The way was rough and difficult and the people were
discouraged. Again they felt a lusting after Egypt and spoke against...
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Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of (m) Chemosh: he hath
given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto
Sihon king of the Amorites.
(m) Chemosh was the idol of the Mo...
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CHAPTER XXI.
_ He. Chamos, the idol of Moab, is upbraided as too weak to defend his
people. The pagans generally formed their judgments of the power of
their gods, by the event; and, if that proved u...
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It should seem that these words were a kind of saying, well
understood, no doubt, in those days, like proverbial sayings with us
now....
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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...
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The question is not here to conduct the people with patience through
the wilderness, where the flesh manifested itself; but there are
enemies and difficulties to be met; for there are difficulties
dis...
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WOE TO THEE, MOAB! THOU ART UNDONE,.... The whole country ruined, or
likely to be so:
O PEOPLE OF CHEMOSH; which was the name of their idol, who is called
the abomination of the Moabites, 1 Kings 11:...
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_People of Chemosh_ The worshippers of Chemosh; so the god of the
Moabites was called. _He_ That is, their god, hath delivered up his
own people to his and their enemies; nor could he secure even thos...
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1 Israel with some losse destroy the Canaanites at Hormah.
4 The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents.
7 They repenting are healed by a brasen serpent.
10 Sundry iourneyes of the Israel...
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THE OVERTHROW OF SIHON AND OG...
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Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; the final
destruction of Moab was only a matter of time. HE, Chemosh, the chief
god of the Moabites, Jeremiah 48:7, HATH GIVEN HIS SONS THAT ES...
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ATTACK AND DEFEAT OF CANAANITES
(vs.1-3)
The king of Arad, a Canaanite, heard that Israel was in the same
vicinity from which they had sent the spies into the south of Canaan.
He therefore took the i...
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21-35 Sihon went with his forces against Israel, out of his own
borders, without provocation, and so ran upon his own ruin. The
enemies of God's church often perish by the counsels they think most
wi...
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Alas, poor Moab! thou couldst not save thyself from Sihon's sword.
PEOPLE OF CHEMOSH, i.e. the worshippers of Chemosh: so the god of the
Moabites was called, 1 KINGS 11:7,33 2 KINGS 23:13 JEREMIAH 48:...
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This chapter brings prominently before us the familiar and beautiful
ordinance of the brazen Serpent that great evangelical type. "And they
journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compa...
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Numbers 21:29 Woe H188 Moab H4124 perished H6 (H8804) people H5971
Chemosh H3645 given H5414 (H8804) sons...
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THE TRIUMPH SONG OF THE AMORITES (NUMBERS 21:27).
Numbers 21:27
‘That is the reason that they who speak in proverbs say,
“Come you to Heshbon;
Let the city of Sihon be built and established,
For...
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CONTENTS: Victories of Israel; the serpent of brass.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Arad, Sihon, Og.
CONCLUSION: Those who cry without cause will be given just cause to
cry and they will be compelle...
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Numbers 21:1. _King Arad;_ that is, Arad king of Arad. _The way of the
spies,_ is understood to be the route of the twelve spies sent from
Kadesh-Barnea. But the LXX not understanding it so, render it...
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_Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass._
THE WICKED HATE AND PERSECUTE THE GODLY WITHOUT ANY JUST CAUSE
This is the practice of wicked men to pursue the children of God with
all despiteful dealing,...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 21:21 SIHON, king of the Amorites, attacked
Israel and was defeated (v. Numbers 21:24). This was the first land
the Israelites settled (v
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 21:27 This old poem celebrates the previous
capture of Moabite territory by SIHON. It is probably included to show
that the Israelites were justified in displacing the Amorites...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 21:29 CHEMOSH was the god of Moab (Judges
11:24)....
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
Numbers 21:1. _King Arad the Canaanite_. Rather, “the Canaanite King
of Arad.” Arad was a royal city of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:14),
and was situated on a hill called...
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EXPOSITION
THE END OF JOURNEYS, THE BEGINNING OF VICTORIES
(Numbers 21:10 Numbers 22:1)....
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Let's turn in our Bibles to Numbers chapter twenty-one.
Now the children of Israel have been in the wilderness for about
thirty-nine years and they are now beginning to make their move
towards the Pro...
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1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Corinthians 8:5; 1 Kings 11:33; 1 Kings 11:7;...
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People of Chemosh — The worshippers of Chemosh: so the God of the
Moabites was called. He, that is, their God, hath delivered up his own
people to his and their enemies; nor could he secure even those...