Bible book of numbers chapter 20 with commentary

Numbers 20 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. The book of leviticus as well as the book of numbers follow immediately after the book of exodus. This chapter starts with the death of moses sister miriam and ends with the death of moses brother, the high priest aaron. Moses and aaron decided to bring the complaint to the lord, who commanded them to take their staff, and in the peoples presence command a rock to yield water enough. God commands israel to take revenge war against the midianites for corrupting israel in numbers 25. Bible commentary produced by tow project moses moment of greatest failure came when the people of israel resumed complaining, this time about food and water num. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing with milk and honey that god keeps talking about. There miriam died and was buried 2 now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to moses and aaron. This commentary has been through advanced checking.

The people come to zin, they murmur for water, moses directed to smite the rock, the infirmity of moses and aaron. This chapter begins the history of the fortieth year of the israelites wandering in the wilderness. The twentieth of numbers is one of the saddest chapters in the book. Numbers 20 bible commentary matthew henry complete. Commentary on numbers 20 water from the rock tough. In either case a total absence of water need not be imagined, but only. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. And edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. There was no water for the people to drink, and they immediately blame moses and aaron. In this history only the principal and most important incidents are recorded, those confined chiefly to the first or second and the last years of the journeyings in the wilderness, thence called ettih. And both places are called meribah, meaning to strive. First, this approach seeks to understand the whole ritual system and not just parts of it, or more precisely to understand the parts in the light.

Numbers chapter 20 kjv king james version 1 then came the children of israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of zin in the first month. Blue letter bible is a free, searchable online bible program providing access to many different bible translations including. Numbers 20 niv water from the rock in the first bible. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. Click the verse number to read commentary, definitions, meanings, and notesfor that particular numbers 20 verse. You shall not pass, and edom opposed them in great numbers and great force. Jun 14, 2018 the book of numbers continues the history of the people of israel after they escaped from egypt, and it tells what happened during the forty years when the israelites lived in the desert on their journey from mount sinai to canaan, this book is named numbers because it begins with moses counting the israelites to find out the number of people in each of israels twelve tribes.

They cried against moses for bringing them out of egypt, they cried for their children for being out in the wilderness instead of being in their slavedriven homes in egypt joshua, nevertheless, had heard enough. Numbers 20 commentary john calvins commentaries on the bible. For an overview of the history of the edomites, see the commentary on the book of obadiah by clicking here. As recorded in the book of exodus, israel escaped slavery in egypt god miraculously set them free from hundreds of years of bondage.

Moses is the central figure within the book, and in at least two instances numbers mentions him recording events by the lords commands numbers 33. In this history only the principal and most important incidents are recorded, those confined chiefly to the first or. Then aaron turned toward miriam, and there she was, a leper. And israel vowed a vow unto the lord, and said, if thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then i will utterly destroy their cities. Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to moses and aaron. Numbers 20 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. This incident takes place near the end of moses life and the conclusion of israels wandering in the wilderness. Little is recorded of them from the beginning of their second year till this, which brought them to the borders of canaan.

It is designed to help christians learn more about the bible they love so much and to think through it the way god intended. Study numbers 20 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand. Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. They came through the red sea and saw god provide through the desert wilderness. It began as god commanded moses and aaron to number the three sons of levi gershon, kohath, and merari, and to start with kohath. In this history only the principal and most important incidents are recorded, those confined chiefly to the first or second and the last years of the journeyings in the. In this chapter we move very close to the entry into canaan, but a number of experiences prior to that entry which would aid israel in the struggles to come remained to be recorded, and the record of them would fill the pentateuch, all the way to the end of deuteronomy. The book of numbers is the fourth of five parts which comprise what scripture calls the book of moses. Moses moment of greatest failure came when the people. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the blue letter bible.

An example of his discussion of an anthropologicallybased approach to ritual symbolism is as follows. David guziks commentary on numbers 20, where as the people come close to the promised land, moses makes a tragic error that will prevent him from going. Study book on numbers, on line bible commentary numbers, niv commentary numbers welcome to. Yahweh will soon command joshua to commission joshua as his successor 27. The book of numbers continues the history of the people of israel after they escaped from egypt, and it tells what happened during the forty years when the israelites lived in the desert on their journey from mount sinai to canaan, this book is named numbers because it begins with moses counting the israelites to find out the number of people in each of israels twelve tribes. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on numbers chapters 11 to 20. The topic of this chapter is sin, punishment and death. Read numbers 20 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. And when king arad the canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that israel came by the way of the spies. The 2011 edition of the niv mistakenly states that the drink will cause miscarriage in numbers 5. The word meribah appears, however, to form part of a proper name in deuteronomy 32. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations.

Water from the rock 12 but the lord said to moses and aaron, because you did not trust me to show my holiness in the sight of the israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that i have given them. In the book of hebrews, aaron serves as a prototype of the high priesthood of jesus. The sons of aaron, the levites taken instead of the firstborn. Commentary on the book of numbers by matthew henry old. That the same name was more or less definitely attached to these two scenes is only another way of saying that there was a strong similarity. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. Jan 22, 2011 god commands israel to take revenge war against the midianites for corrupting israel in numbers 25. The book of numbers begins with the words and the lord spake unto moses in the wilderness of sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of egypt. If the lord delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey. The chapter naturally falls into the following divisions. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Book of numbers overview insight for living ministries.

Between the first verse of this chapter and the last verse of num. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of numbers. Tom constables expository notes on numbers this is also available in the net. Numbers chapter 4 summary concerns the duties of the levite family and clan. The bible book of numbers, chapter 1 bible commentary.

Numbers 20 new international version niv water from the rock. It begins with the death of her who had been the leader. The verb in the command of verse 8 is plural, indicating that aaron was to be involved. Numbers 12, new king james version nkjv the bible app. This chapter is that simple, it is about the jobs performed by the levites for the house of aaron in the tabernacle. Then the children of israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of zin in the first month, and the people stayed in kadesh.

Blue letter bible is now partnering with wordboarda whiteboard animation project developed by james street that focuses on explaining books or passages in the bible in a fun, simple way. Numbers chapter 20 john karmelich receive bible study. Essentially, the husband and wife would come to the priest, the priest would then. The female children who have not known man are kept alive. In the twentythird chapter of this book many intermediate stations are mentioned, which are not here referred to. And since the beginning of their second year, when they were sentenced to perform their quarantine in the desert, there to wear away the tedious revolution of forty years, there is little recorded concerning them till this last year, which brought them. A similar use of the word is recorded in exodus 17. Study numbers 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Also, matthew henry observed matthew henrys commentary on the whole bible revell, 1. An introduction to the book of numbers an argument of the book of numbers. At this chapter begins the history of the fortieth year which was the last year of the israelites wandering in the wilderness.

A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. They quarreled with moses and said, if only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the lord. We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. There was no mention of a shortage of water in this area, when they were here before, so this is, probably, just a passing shortage of water. As it does for the rest of the pentateuch, universal jewish and christian tradition attributes the authorship of the book of numbers to moses. Moses orders soldiers to kill all males adult and child and adult females. Water from the rock in the first month the whole israelite community arrived at the desert of zin, and they stayed at kadesh. Then came the children of israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of zin in the first month. The levites numbered by their families, their duties.