Notes from Numbers 31

This chapter belongs to "the book of the wars of the Lord,' in which it is probable it was inserted. It is the history of a holy war, a war with Midian. Here is,

I. A divine command for the war (v. 1, 2).
II. The undertaking of the war (v. 3-6).
III. The glorious success of it (v. 7-12).
IV. Their triumphant return from the war.
1. The respect Moses paid to the soldiers (v. 13).
2. The rebuke he gave them for sparing the women (v. 14-18).
3. The directions he gave them for the purifying of themselves and their effects (v. 19-24).
4. The distribution of the spoil they had taken, one half to the soldiers, the other to the congregation, and a tribute to the Lord out of each (v. 25-47).
5. The free-will offering of the officers (v. 48, etc.).

Notes from Numbers 30

In this chapter we have a law concerning vows, which had been mentioned in the close of the foregoing chapter.

I. Here is a general rule laid down that all vows must be carefully performed (v. 1, 2).
II. Some particular exceptions to this rule.
1. That the vows of daughters should not be binding unless allowed by the father (v. 3-5). Nor,
2. The vows of wives unless allowed by the husband (v. 6, etc.).

Notes from Numbers 29

This chapter appoints the offerings that were to be made by fire unto the Lord in the three great solemnities of the seventh month.

I. In the feast of trumpets on the first day of that month (v. 1-6).
II. In the day of atonement on the tenth day (v. 7-11).
III. In the feast of tabernacles on the fifteenth day and the seven days following (v. 12-38). And then the conclusion of these ordinances (v. 39, 40).

Notes from Numbers 28

Now that the people were numbered, orders given for the dividing of the land, and a general of the forces nominated and commissioned, one would have expected that the next chapter should begin the history of the campaign, or at least should give us an account of the ordinances of war; no, it contains the ordinances of worship, and provides that now, as they were on the point of entering Canaan, they should be sure to take their religion along with them, and not forget this, in the prosecution of their wars (v. 1, 2). The laws are here repeated and summed up concerning the sacrifices that were to be offered,

I. Daily (v. 3-8).
II. Weekly (v. 9, 10).
III. Monthly (v. 11-15).
IV. Yearly.
1. At the passover (v. 16-25).
2. At pentecost (v. 26-31).
And the next chapter is concerning the annual solemnities of the seventh month.

Notes from Numbers 27

Here is,

I. The case of Zelophehad's daughters determined (v. 1-11).
II. Notice given to Moses of his death approaching (v. 12-14).
III. Provision made of a successor in the government,
1. By the prayer of Moses (v. 15-17).
2. By the appointment of God (v. 18, etc.).

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