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Numbers 9:22

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

Scripture focus

Or [whether it were] two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

Numbers 9:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 9:22

Theological / Devotional

Or a year. The word translated “year” is literally “days,” the plural noun to suggest an indefinite period. The same Hebrew word is translated differently in Gen. 4:3; 40:4. See also Lev. 25:29, where the expression “a full year” is from the same word, “days.”

The story of the dependence of the church upon God’s personal guidance is most appealing. God chose the route, the resting places, and the length of stay at each. The visible sign of His presence in the desert must have been most heartening, providing as it did a strong incentive to faith. For lessons on the cloud see Ex. 13:21; 14:19, 20, 24; Lev. 16:2; Neh. 9:19.

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