Numbers 34:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. ”

Numbers 34:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of the representatives now selected through Moses beforehand, who were all princes, i. e. heads of chief families, in their respective tribes (see Numbers 13:2 ), Caleb alone, of the tribe of Juda...
Numbers 34:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Names of the Commissioners Appointed to Divide the Land (from P). Joshua and Caleb are represented as surviving to enter Canaan, in accordance with Numbers 14:30 .
Numbers 34:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

These are the names. Compare Numbers 13:2-16 . See App-45. Eleazar. Because he was the high priest, and had the breastplate with the lots, the "Urim and Thummim. "See notes on Exodus 28:30 an...
Numbers 34:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers 34:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And the Lord spake unto Moses, &c.— To make the foundation of the Hebrew government solid and lasting, the wisdom of their lawgiver declared, as an essential branch of their constitution, that...
Numbers 34:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. Names of the men which shall divide the land. This appointment by the Lord...
Numbers 34:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Boundaries of the Land of Promise On the land and the tribes inhabiting it see on Numbers 13:21 . 3-5. The southern border: this started from the S. extremity of the Dead Sea, here called...
Numbers 34:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Which shall divide the land unto you. — Better, Which shall give (or, allot ) the land as an inheritance unto you.
Numbers 34:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE WAY AND THE LOT Numbers 33:1-56 ; Numbers 34:1-29 1. THE itinerary of Numbers 33:1-49 is one of the passages definitely ascribed to Moses. It opens with the departure from Rameses in Egy...
Numbers 34:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Borders of the Promised Land Numbers 34:1-18 Here are set out the borders of the Promised Land, which were never fully reached in the days of Israel's occupation, except perhaps for one bri...
Numbers 34:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

One of the terms of the charge already considered, that the people should possess the land and that it should be divided equitably, was now enlarged upon. The division was to be according to divine a...
Numbers 34:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Is not Eleazar a type of the priestly office, and Joshua of the kingly office, of JESUS, in this instance?
Numbers 34:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you ,.... Or "inherit the land for you" z; that is, as Jarchi interprets it, they were to take possession of it in their name and stea...
Numbers 34:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

These [are] the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. Ver. 17. E1eazar the priest. ] Pointing to the High Priest of the new covenant...
Numbers 34:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

These are the men that shall divide the land Although the division of the land was to be made by lot, ( Numbers 34:13 ,) yet it was proper there should be some persons appointed to oversee this bus...
Numbers 34:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BOUNDARIES OF ISRAEL'S INHERITANCE (vs.1-15) The Lord now defines the boundaries of the land that Israel was to inherit at the time. For the area then was made smaller than it will be in Millenni...
Numbers 34:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

16 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take o...
Numbers 34:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Eleazar was to act in God's name, to cast lots, to prevent differences and contentions, to consult with God in cases of difficulty, to transact the whole business in a solemn and religious manner.
Numbers 34:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

4). The Leaders Who Will Divide the Land For Them Are Appointed ( Numbers 34:16-29 ). The picture is further enhanced by naming the leaders who will see to the dividing up of the land, which are...
Numbers 34:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES This chapter consists of two portions: (1) the boundaries of the Promised Land ( Numbers 34:1-15 ), and (2) the names of the persons who were appointed to distribu...
Numbers 34:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 34:2 . This is the land. It was proper to fix the line of the boundaries to prevent war for aggrandizement. It reached from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates, as in Joshua 1 ., an...
Numbers 34:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Princes in Charge of the Division
Numbers 34:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 14:1 ; Joshua 16:7 ; Joshua 19:1 ; Joshua 19:10-17 ; Joshua 19:24-32 ; Joshua 19:40 ; Joshua 19:51 ; Numbers 13:16 ; Numbers 13:8
Numbers 34:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Eleazar — Who was to act in God's name, to cast lots, to prevent contentions, to consult with God in cases of difficulty, to transact the whole business in a solemn and religious manner.

Numbers 34:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 34:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 34:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 34:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 34:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 34:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 34:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 34:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 34:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 34:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 34:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 34:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 34:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 34:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes