Numbers 31:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. ”

Numbers 31:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Avenge the Lord of Midian - The war against the Midianites was no ordinary war. It was indeed less a war than the execution of a divine sentence against a most guilty people. Doubtless there we...
Numbers 31:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go (a) against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. (a) As he had commanded in ( Numbers 25:17 ),...
Numbers 31:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Extermination of the Midianites. This story of a war of extermination, waged to avenge the wiles practised on Israel by Midian (as described in Numbers 25:6-15 ) is marked by various fanciful...
Numbers 31:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

avenge the LORD of Midian . render the vengeance of Jehovah upon Midian. Compare Ch. Numbers 25:17 .
Numbers 31:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. And Moses spake unto the people. There is no doubt but that Moses delivered the commands which he had received from God; although, therefore, it is stated (205) that only ten thousand we...
Numbers 31:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. Avenge the Lord of Midian - It was God's quarrel,...
Numbers 31:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Avenge the LORD of Midian— What is called avenging the children of Israel, in Numbers 31:2 is here called avenging the LORD; because the war was with idolaters, the enemies of the true religi...
Numbers 31:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. Arm ... yourselves. This order was issued...
Numbers 31:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

War against Midian This chapter contains an account of the fulfilment of the decree of extermination passed upon the Midianites as being the occasion of Israel's apostasy in the plains of Moab: se...
Numbers 31:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Arm some of yourselves... — Better, Arm from among you (or, from those with you ) men for the war. The details of the selection are contained in the next verse.
Numbers 31:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

WAR AND SETTLEMENT 1. THE WAR WITH MIDIAN Numbers 31:1-54 THE command to vex and smite the Midianites Numbers 25:16-17 has already been considered. Israel had not the spiritual power which w...
Numbers 31:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Destruction of the Midianites Numbers 31:1-20 In reading such a chapter as this we must remember that the Bible is the history of the slow advance of a nation toward the knowledge of God, a...
Numbers 31:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the story of the end of Balaam. It took place in connection with a war directly resulting from the sin of the people committed through the influence of Balaam. They had corrupted the nat...
Numbers 31:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader to observe the words of Moses in this verse. In the former verse the LORD had said that the children of Israel should avenge themselves of the Midianites. But Moses varies the precep...
Numbers 31:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Moses spake unto the people, saying ,.... In obedience to the divine command; this must be supposed to be spoken to the heads or princes of the tribes: arm some of yourselves unto the war : no...
Numbers 31:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. Ver. 3. Arm some of yourselves unto the war. ]...
Numbers 31:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Avenge the Lord What in the preceding verse is termed avenging Israel , is here called avenging the Lord , because by their idolatry and lewdness, and by seducing God's people into rebellion agai...
Numbers 31:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

VENGEANCE ON MIDIAN (vs.1-11) The Midianites had been guilty of seducing Israel, and God required that account to be settled. This was the last charge laid upon Moses before his death (v.2). His...
Numbers 31:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Slaughter of the Midianites. B. C. 1452. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying,...
Numbers 31:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For the affront and injury which they offered to God, partly by their own idolatry and lewdness, and partly by seducing God's people into rebellion against him. God's great care was to avenge the Is...
Numbers 31:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

(i) The Sentence Passed and Carried Out on the Local Midianites ( Numbers 31:1-24 ). Analysis. a The command to avenge Yahweh on Midian ( Numbers 31:1-6 ). b The judgment of Yahweh in the def...
Numbers 31:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Moses had already received command to smite the Midianites ( Numbers 25:16-18 ); and in this chapter we have the order given to him to execute that command, and the na...
Numbers 31:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:2 . Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites. If it were just to cut off twenty four thousand of the Israelites for the awful feast, apostasy, and fornication at Baal-peor, it wa...
Numbers 31:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

They warred against the Midianites. The vengeance of Jehovah on Midian I. That in the administration of the Divine government the punishment of sin is certain. 1. The sin which the Midianite...
Numbers 31:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Overthrow of Midian
Numbers 31:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 10:30 ; 2 Kings 9:7 ; Exodus 17:16 ; Exodus 17:9-13 ; Jeremiah 46:10 ; Jeremiah 50:28 ; Judges 5:2 ; Judges 5:23 ; Leviticus 26:25 ; Numbers 25:11 ; Numbers 25:13
Numbers 31:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Avenge ye the Lord — For the affront which they offered to God, by their own idolatry and lewdness, and by seducing God's people into rebellion against him. God's great care was to avenge the Israe...

Numbers 31:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 31:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 31:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 31:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 31:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 31:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 31:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 31:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 31:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 31:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 31:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 31:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 31:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes