Book of numbers chapter 21 commentary on the gospel

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. Verses 154 and jehovah spake unto moses in the wilderness of sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of egypt, saying, take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of israel, by their families, by their fathers houses, according to the number of the names, every male, by their polls. The book of leviticus as well as the book of numbers follow immediately after the book of exodus. Numbers 21 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. There are numerous spiritual lessons to be learned from the fourth book of the old testament. Numbers 20 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. It reminds believers of the spiritual warfare in which they are engaged, for numbers is the book of the service and walk of gods people. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of numbers.

Keil and delitzsch biblical commentary on the old testament the israelites then vowed to the lord, that if he would give this people into their hands, they would ban their cities. Numbers 21 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. After passing 100 subscribers the next goal is 1,000 subscribers, subscribe to the. Everyone who has been bitten will look at it and recover. 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. In numbers 20, israel was camped at kadesh on the southern border of. This book of the wars of the lord is not speaking of the bible, but of another book of that. An easy to follow chapter by chapter study of gods word. The levites numbered by their families, their duties.

Scholars agree that numbers has two distinct sections, marked off by two censuses. This is the word assigned by the lxx the septuagint a greek translation of the ot, due to the two numberings of the people in chapter 1 and 26. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Perhaps meaning one of the poles on which their ensigns were carried.

Moses sends ambassadors to treat with the king of edom for leave to pass through his country, and gives them instructions what to say, v. This book is actually a gold mine of spiritual truths. The chapter naturally falls into the following divisions. Now, for the right settlement of this holy state, next to the institution of good laws was. Numbers is also called the book of the march and the roll call numbers 33. Numbers is the fourth of five books commonly called the pentateuch genesis through. These bible study questions and answers are an ongoing project. Fiery serpents hebrew, nechashim, the plural of the word translated serpent, genesis 3. God responds with shortterm severity and longterm generosity as he leads them. Numbers 21 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. May 16, 2017 the book of numbers chapter 21 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. The ambassadors who were sent returned with a denial. The book of numbers bible study chapter 2122 youtube.

They murmur against god and moses, and loathe the manna, num 21. Study numbers 2 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. While many christians may have given up on reading through the ot by the time they get to leviticus and numbers, perseverance is vital. The first census is in chapter one, in which the descendants of each of the twelve tribes are named, up to the present generation. Chapter 21 starts the third part of the book of numbers. They journey from hor, and are greatly discouraged, num 21. This passage from numbers 6 that were going to study tonightand were not going to go through the whole chapter, because as some of you may know, maybe because youve read ahead, maybe because you remember the different contents of the books of the bible and you know that numbers 6 has a very. The first part of the book of numbers describes the lives of the numbering of the people at sinai and the preparations that. If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy their cities. Spurgeon, metropolitan tabernacle pulpit pilgrim publications, 25.

The book of numbers is the fourth book of the christian old testament. Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of jehovah. Elsewhere in the new testament, jesus christ is twice compared to a lamb. The message of the book of numbers is universal and timeless. This chapter clearly shows that the obligation of the israelite to give was far more than just the tithe the giving of ten percent. So israel made a vow to the lord, and said, if you will indeed deliver this people into my hand. They contain god s instructions about how his people should live. The results and lessons of obedience in numbers the. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. Numbers 21 commentary peter petts commentary on the bible.

They devote him and his people to destruction, num 21. A glorious campaign this chapter gives us the history of, especially in the latter part of it. Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Numbers 21 commentary john gills exposition on the. 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. If you deliver this people into my hand, i will put their cities under the ban. King arad the canaaniterather, the canaanite king of arad an ancient town on the southernmost borders of palestine, not far from kadesh. Most of the events of the book are set in the wilderness. The book of numbers was written between 1440 and 1400 b. Commentary on the book of numbers by matthew henry old. Nearly 40 years after their sojourn began, the second generation of israelites rebel again, driving.

Commentary for numbers 21 the canaanites of arad destroyed. Numbers 21 to 36 free bible commentary in easy english. Read all of numbers 2 complete concise chapter contents. Twice in the gospel of john, jesus is called the lamb of god john 1.

Verses 14 21 we have here the application made by israel to the edomites. Numbers chapter 21 numbers chapter 22 numbers chapter 23 numbers chapter 24 numbers chapter 25 numbers chapter 26 numbers chapter 27 numbers chapter 28. Israel was now to be formed into a commonwealth, or rather a kingdom. Numbers 21 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on numbers chapters 21 to. Book 1 philip and pat juler book 2 chun kertyoo book 3 reg and marjorie vines book 4 david clines book 5 john and grace robertson book 6 bob and vic mccallum book 7 chue petnamngern book 8 vic and jean fleming in the present book, as in my other books, my aim is to provide biblical reference material that bridges two gaps at the same time.

Numbers 21, new king james version nkjv the bible app. It has subdivisions of the canaanites, the fiery serpents, serpent of brass, the march toward. And they journeyed from mount hor by the way of the red sea, to compass the land of. This chapter gives an account of the defeat of king arad, the canaanite, numbers 21. Numbers 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. This incident takes place near the end of moses life and the conclusion of israels wandering in the wilderness. This book is called numbers because there are many lists of numbers in it. Sermons on numbers first presbyterian church, jackson. The following chapter of numbers sees the first exploration of canaan, gods promised land, by the israelites. The fourth book of moses, called numbers chapter 1. It is impossible to believe that such a man would sit down deliberately to impose on mankind, or to write a book which was false. David guzik commentary on numbers 21, where god sends fiery serpents.

The word translated utterly destroyed cherem, appears as ban or devoted thing elsewhere in the old testament in reference to whatever is devoted to the lord, whether man, animal, or property. It might, too, be called the book of murmurings because from beginning to end it is filled with the spirit of rebellion against god. Numbers 21 commentary john gills exposition on the whole bible. The book of numbers niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 4 duration. The book of numbers the book of numbers gets its title from the greek word arithmoi. John chapter 21 barnes notes on the new testament on. The sons of aaron, the levites taken instead of the firstborn. The hebrew name for these books is the torah, which means law. Nevertheless, god afflicted miriam with leprosy, and she was forced to be confined outside the camp for seven days before she was healed and allowed to be brought back into the company of israel.

The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. This commentary has been through advanced checking. This was to lead the israelites to look more thoroughly to the lord. The nearest way to canaan from the place where israel now lay encamped was through the country of edom. The armies of israel now begin to emerge out of the wilderness, and to come into a land inhabited, to enter upon action, and take possession of the frontiers of the land of promise. With the exception of joshua and caleb, none of these men will live to inhabit canaan 14. Israel vowed a vow unto the lord, to utterly destroy their cities. Arad, a king of the canaanites, attacks israel, and makes same prisoners, num 21. The armies of israel now begin to emerge out of the wilderness, and to come into a land inhabited, to enter upon action, and take possession of the. They will be updated each time the book is studied. 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. Numbers 21 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Numbers 21 niv arad destroyed when the canaanite bible.