Numbers 11:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. ”

Numbers 11:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah. Numbers 11:4 The mixt multitude - The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff,” and denotes a mob of people scraped together. It refers here to the mu...
Numbers 11:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:4-35 (JE). The People's Lust for Flesh and Moses-' Complaint of his Excessive Burden. This section is a combination of two narratives (from J and E), relating (1) a demand of the peo...
Numbers 11:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a. Hebrew the, viz. the young man, to be described later.
Numbers 11:27 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 152 JOSHUA’S ENVY REPROVED Numbers 11:27-29 . And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of M...
Numbers 11:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. Eldad and Medad do prophesy, etc. - Eldad, they said, and Medad there, Irregularly bold, By Moses unc...
Numbers 11:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went n...
Numbers 11:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Journeyings from Sinai to moab ( Numbers 10:11 to Numbers 22:1 ) After a stay at Sinai of nearly a year (cp. Numbers 10:11 with Exodus 19:1 ) the signal is given for the breaking up of the ca...
Numbers 11:27 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE STRAIN OF THE DESERT JOURNEY Numbers 11:1-35 THE narrative has accompanied the march of Israel but a short way from the mount of God to some spot marked for an encampment by the ark of the...
Numbers 11:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Graves of Lust” Numbers 11:26-35 It is delightful to note the proof of the nobility of Moses' nature in the answer he gave to the tidings concerning Eldad and Medad. They might not be of t...
Numbers 11:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we enter upon the second section in the Book of Numbers, in which is revealed the failure of man. The first evidence was discontent, resulting unquestionably from the hardship of life. This was...
Numbers 11:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Doth not the conduct of those who were displeased on this occasion correspond to the party spirit of later ages? Let JESUS be but glorified, and his real disciples will never despise the poverty or w...
Numbers 11:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there ran a young man ,.... From the camp to the tabernacle, who had heard Eldad and Medad prophesy; which he thought was not right, being done without the knowledge and approbation of Moses, an...
Numbers 11:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. Ver. 27. And there ran a young man. ] Three manner of persons, said Mr Latimer, can make no credible i...
Numbers 11:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There ran a young man and told Moses Fearing lest his authority should be diminished by their prophesying, and thereby taking power to themselves without his consent. Joshua, the servant of Moses...
Numbers 11:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

COMPLAINT ANSWERED BY FIRE (vs.1-3) Israel had reason for profound thanksgiving to the Lord, as believers certainly have today. Yet now they complained (v.1) without any reason for it. It is sad...
Numbers 11:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God Promises the People Flesh; The Case of Eldad and Medad. B. C. 1490. 24 And Moses w...
Numbers 11:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Fearing lest his authority should be diminished by their prophesying; and thereby, as by the signal given at this time, taking authority to themselves without his knowledge and consent.
Numbers 11:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Enduing of the Seventy Elders ( Numbers 11:24-35 ). The purpose of God in providing the seventy elders would seem to be in order to act as an advisory and supporting council to Moses, and to...
Numbers 11:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 11:1 . “ And when the people complained,” etc. Margin: “the people were, as it were, complainers.” Speaker’s Comm .: “And the people were as those that comp...
Numbers 11:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 11:7 . The manna. See Exodus 14:15 . and 31. Bdellium. See Genesis 2:12 ; Exodus 28:19 . Numbers 11:16 . Gather unto me seventy men of the elders. The Hebrews always had elders, a...
Numbers 11:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

Eldad and Medad do prophesy. Eldad and Medad Eldad and Medad seem instances of unlicensed preaching and prophesying; and this, at a time of scanty knowledge and rare spiritual illumination, was...
Numbers 11:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION KIBROTH HATTAAVAH ( Numbers 11:4 ). Numbers 11:4 The mixed multitude. Hebrew, ha - saphsuph, the gathered; the rift-raft, or rabble, which had followed the fortunes of I...
Numbers 11:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Moses is Given Assistants
Numbers 11:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Told Moses — Fearing lest his authority should be diminished by their prophesying; and thereby taking authority to themselves without his consent.

Numbers 11:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 11:27 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Numbers 11:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 11:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 11:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 11:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 11:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 11:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 11:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 11:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 11:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 11:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 11:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 11:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 11:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes