Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
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Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
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And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
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And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
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- Exodus 32:19 As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
- Exodus 32:22 Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
- Leviticus 10:16 Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned. He was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,
- Numbers 12:3 Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the surface of the earth.
- Numbers 31:48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses.
- 1 Samuel 15:13-14 Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by Yahweh! I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.” Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
- 1 Kings 20:42 He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life will take the place of his life, and your people take the place of his people.’ ”
- 2 Kings 13:19 The man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it; whereas now you will strike Syria just three times.”
- Ephesians 4:26 “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 31:14 And Moses was wroth with the officers…
Num 31:14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
Ver. 14. And Moses was wroth.] For all the joy he could not but be zealous for the Lord of hosts, when he saw the train. Zeal is the cream of all the affections.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Because they had spared those who were most criminal,…
Because they had spared those who were most criminal, and who by the law of God and of nature were worthy of death.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Moses said unto them, have ye saved all…
And Moses said unto them, have ye saved all the women alive? Which either had been reported to him, or he concluded, by seeing so many with them; and this question is put, not for information, but by way of reproof, and as chiding them for what they had done; for they might have received orders from him to put them to death, when he sent them out; and if so, there was the more reason to be angry with them; or he might conclude they would have done this of themselves, knowing what instruments of mischief these women had been to Israel.
And Moses said unto them, have ye saved all the women alive? Which either had been reported to him, or he concluded, by seeing so many with them; and this question is put, not for information, but by way of reproof, and as chiding them for what they had done; for they might have received orders from him to put them to death, when he sent them out; and if so, there was the more reason to be angry with them; or he might conclude they would have done this of themselves, knowing what instruments of mischief these women had been to Israel.
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num 31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam,.... Who advised the Midianites to send their women into the camp of Israel, and allure them to uncleanness, and so draw them into idolatry, which counsel they followed and it succeeded; for, by this means, they were brought
to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor; by worshipping Baalpeor, the god of the Moabites and Midianites; whereby they transgressed the commandment of God, which forbid them having and worshipping any other gods besides him, and is a sin highly offensive to him, being greatly derogatory to his honour and glory:
and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord; for that sin; and in that plague died 24,000 persons, Num 25:9.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain And Moses was wroth with the officers of the…
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host--The displeasure of the great leader, though it appears the ebullition of a fierce and sanguinary temper, arose in reality from a pious and enlightened regard to the best interests of Israel. No order had been given for the slaughter of the women, and in ancient war they were commonly reserved for slaves. By their antecedent conduct, however, the Midianitish women had forfeited all claims to mild or merciful treatment; and the sacred character, the avowed object of the war (Num 31:2-3), made their slaughter necessary without any special order. But why "kill every male among the little ones"? It was designed to be a war of extermination, such as God Himself had ordered against the people of Canaan, whom the Midianites equalled in the enormity of their wickedness.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. Moses was wroth — The meekest man on…
14. Moses was wroth — The meekest man on earth was, (Num_12:3, note,) under personal abuse, often angry in the interest of justice. The more Godlike a man is, the more capable he is of indignation against sin. Plato compares the man who is not angry against injustice to one who has a withered muscle. Mar_3:5, note.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Officers of the host. Literally, "inspectors." Septuagint, toiv episkopoiv…
Officers of the host. Literally, "inspectors." Septuagint, toiv episkopoiv thv dunamewv .
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 31:14-16 Moses was furious: God had commanded total destruction,…
31:14-16 Moses was furious: God had commanded total destruction, but the Midianite women who had followed Balaam’s advice and were largely responsible for the apostasy of Baal-peor had wrongly been given clemency.
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