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Numbers 10:29

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

Numbers 10:29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 10:29

Theological / Devotional

Hobab. This verse does not make it clear whether Hobab or Raguel was Moses’ father-in-law, for the word means merely an “in-law” of any sort. The context must determine each case. But Raguel (or Reuel) was the father-in-law (Ex. 2:16-21); hence his son Hobab was Moses’ brother-in-law (see PP 628).

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