Deuteronomy 12:12; Deuteronomy 12:19; Exodus 29:27; Numbers 18:26
An heave-offering - Render simply an offering, and compare Numbers 18:24 . The verb from which the word here rendered “heave-offering” is derive...
The Division of the Booty. The principle of equal division between those who went forth to fight, and those who remained in the camp was observed b...
give it. An extra portion in addition to Deuteronomy 18:1 ; Deuteronomy 18:2 and Numbers 18:19 . So Abram, Genesis 14:20 .
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
A tribute unto the Lord—one soul of five hundred— As the word soul refers to the cattle as well as to the men, it would be better to render this,...
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: No JF...
War against Midian This chapter contains an account of the fulfilment of the decree of extermination passed upon the Midianites as being the occas...
Heave offering ] see on Leviticus 7:28-34 ; Numbers 8 n.
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 cons...
the Disposition of the Spoils of War Numbers 31:21-54 This law, which subjected the victors to a whole week of separation and to special purifi...
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 t...
I think it not necessary to break the chain of those verses, when one general observation may be properly made from the whole taken together. It is w...
And take it of their half ,.... Of the half part of the prey divided to the soldiers: and give it unto Eleazar the priest for an heave offering of...
A heave-offering In thankfulness to God for their preservation and good success. One of fifty Whereas the former part was one of five hundred; th...
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 c...
Distribution of the Spoil. B. C. 1452. ...
No text from Poole on this verse.
(ii) The Division of the Spoils ( Numbers 31:25-54 ). This whole passage follows the following pattern. a The sum of the prey that was taken an...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Moses had already received command to smite the Midianites ( Numbers 25:16-18 ); and in this chapter we have the orde...
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 fe...
The Division of the Spoils
take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar, the priest, for an heave-offering of the Lord.
An heave — offering — In thankfulness to God for their preservation and good success.
29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.