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Numbers 27:19

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Numbers 27:19

Verse 19 of 23

Scripture focus

And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

Numbers 27:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 27:19

Theological / Devotional

Take thee Joshua. Joshua had been in close attendance upon Moses (Ex. 24:13), and was therefore acquainted with his administration.

In whom is the spirit. Literally, “in whom is spirit” (see v. 16). The reference here is to the richness of spirit necessary, held in the fear of God and under the control of the Holy Spirit, who alone can fit man for responsibility in the Lord’s work.

Lay thine hand. A ceremony of blessing (Gen. 48:14) and consecration (Num. 8:10), attended and followed by the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit (Deut. 34:9). In the Christian church the laying on of hands in the rite of ordination combines the three aspects of blessing, succession to office, and authority to teach (Acts 6:6; 13:3; 2 Tim. 1:6).

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