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THE PLACE OF BURNING (Numbers 11:1-3).
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Numbers 11:1-3
The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:1-3
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Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:1-3Numbers 11:1-3 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryHere is the people's sin; they complained. See the sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be provoking. The weakness of the law discovered sin, but could not destroy it; checked, but could not c…The Murmurings of the Israelites. (b. c. 1490.)Numbers 11:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE MURMURINGS OF THE ISRAELITES. (B. C. 1490.) Here is, I. The people's sin. They complained, Numbers 11:1. They were, as it were, complainers. So it is in the margin. There were some secret grudgings and discontents a…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:1Numbers 11:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd when the people complained, it displeased the Lord. There is no "when" in the original. It is literally, "And the people were as complainers evil in the ears of the Lord." This may be paraphrased as in the A.V.; or…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:1-3Numbers 11:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryWRATH AWAKED AND WRATH APPEASED In this short passage we have, in a microcosm, the whole sad history of the Church. For the history of the Church, as it is glorious on the side of God and his faithfulness, so it is sad…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:1-9Numbers 11:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryMURMURING, LUSTING, AND LOATHING We have here a very painful self-revelation. Through prophets and apostles, and especially through his Son, God has said many humiliating things of the children of men, but nothing more…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 11:1-3Here is the people's sin; they complained. See the sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be provoking. The weakness of the law discovered sin, but could not destroy it; checked, but could not c…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Murmurings of the Israelites. (b. c. 1490.)THE MURMURINGS OF THE ISRAELITES. (B. C. 1490.) Here is, I. The people's sin. They complained, Numbers 11:1. They were, as it were, complainers. So it is in the margin. There were some secret grudgings and discontents a…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:1-9MURMURING, LUSTING, AND LOATHING We have here a very painful self-revelation. Through prophets and apostles, and especially through his Son, God has said many humiliating things of the children of men, but nothing more…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:1And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord. There is no "when" in the original. It is literally, "And the people were as complainers evil in the ears of the Lord." This may be paraphrased as in the A.V.; or…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:1-3WRATH AWAKED AND WRATH APPEASED In this short passage we have, in a microcosm, the whole sad history of the Church. For the history of the Church, as it is glorious on the side of God and his faithfulness, so it is sad…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:2And the people cried unto Moses. Fear brought them to their senses, and they knew that their only hope was in their mediator, who had already saved them by his intercession from a worse destruction (Exodus 32:30-34). Th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 11:3and he called the name of the place Taberah. Or Taberah ( תַּבְעֵרָה). This name does not occur in the list of stations in Numbers 33:1-56, which mentions nothing between Sinai and Kibroth-Hattaavah. It would seem proba…Joseph S. Exell and contributorsdevotionThe Shock AbsorberA great leader is a spiritual shock absorber. They take the violent bumps of the crisis and absorb the panic so the team can stay focused. Are you passing on the stress or absorbing it?DiscipleDeck