And Moses spake unto the Lord,.... Having requested to go into the land and see it, which was denied him; and perceiving he must quickly die, and being a man of a public spirit, and concerned for the welfare of the people of Israel, prays that a successor might be nominated and appointed:
saying; as follows.
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...
_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 MOSES SPAKE UNTO THE LORD— The information of his approaching departure did not at all surprize Moses, who, for a long time, had been accustomed to consider death as that circumstance alone which...
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...
_AND WHEN THOU HAST SEEN IT, THOU ALSO SHALT BE GATHERED UNTO THY PEOPLE, AS AARON THY BROTHER WAS GATHERED._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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...
Moses stifles his personal feelings of disappointment and grief, and thinks only of the flock he is leaving behind. This noble selfeffacement was conspicuous on other occasions: see Exodus 32:32; Numb...
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
וַ יְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל ־יְהוָ֖ה לֵ אמֹֽר
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...
Let us admire the character of Moses in this point of view, in his concern for the church of GOD: he seems to have more anxiety on this occasion than respecting his own death. But let us turn from Mos...
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...
15._And Moses spake. _Moses here sets forth not only God’s providence in attending to the welfare of the people, but also his own zeal for them. Hence it appears how paternal was his affection for the...
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 Moses spake unto the Lord_ Concerning his successor. We should concern ourselves both in our prayers and in our endeavours for the rising generation, that God's kingdom may be advanced among men...
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 Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,...
MOSES INFORMED OF HIS END...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse....
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 27:15 Moses H4872 spoke H1696 (H8762) LORD H3068 saying H559 (H8800)...
MOSES PLEADS FOR A MAN TO REPLACE HIM LEST THE PEOPLE BE AS SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD ON HIS DEPARTURE (NUMBERS 27:15). But the heart of Moses is revealed in his reaction. The people had caused his do...
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...
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)....
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 27:1__ Chapters Numbers 27:1 address laws for the land, particularly the inheritance rules and the celebration of festivals....
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...
And Moses spake unto the Lord — Concerning his successor. We should concern ourselves both in our prayers and in our endeavours for the rising generation, that God's kingdom may be advanced among men,...