Introduction
Overview
Numbers 9 . 1 , The passover is again commanded; Numbers 9 . 6 , A second passover for the unclean or absent; Numbers 9 . 15 , The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites.
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in the first month . The first fourteen #### Verses of this chapter evidently refer to a time previous to the commencement of this book; but as there is no evidence of a transposition , it is better to conclude with Houbigant , that "it is enough to know , that these books contain an account of things transacted in the days of Moses , though not in their regular or chronological order." Numbers 1 . 1 , Exodus 40 . 2
Reciprocal . Exodus 40 . 17 . the first month Numbers 7 . 66 . On the tenth day Numbers 7 . 73 . General Numbers 10 . 11 . on Numbers 10 . 12 . out of the Joshua 5 . 10 . kept the passover
keep . Exodus 12 . 1-20
his appointed . Numbers 28 . 16 , Exodus 12 . 6 , Exodus 12 . 14 , Leviticus 23 . 5 , Deuteronomy 16 . 1 , Deuteronomy 16 . 2 , Joshua 5 . 10 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 1 , Ezra 6 . 19 , Mark 14 . 12 , Luke 22 . 7 , 1 Corinthians 5 . 7 , 1 Corinthians 5 . 8
Reciprocal . Exodus 12 . 21 . and take Exodus 23 . 15 . the feast Numbers 9 . 7 . we may not offer Numbers 9 . 13 . because Numbers 28 . 2 . General 2 Kings 23 . 21 . as it is written Ezekiel 45 . 21 . ye shall
Exodus 12 . 7-11
the fourteenth . 2 Chronicles 30 . 2 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 15
at even . Heb. between the two evenings , Exodus 12 . 6 , *marg. Hebrews 9 . 26
according to all the rites . Numbers 9 . 11 , Numbers 9 . 12
Reciprocal . Numbers 9 . 13 . because Numbers 28 . 2 . General Numbers 28 . 4 . at even Numbers 28 . 16 . General Deuteronomy 16 . 6 . at even 2 Chronicles 35 . 1 . the fourteenth
they kept . Joshua 5 . 10
according . Numbers 8 . 20 , Numbers 29 . 40 , Genesis 6 . 22 , Genesis 7 . 5 , Exodus 39 . 32 , Exodus 39 . 42 , Deuteronomy 1 . 3 , Deuteronomy 4 . 5 , Matthew 28 . 20 , John 15 . 14 , Acts 26 . 19 , Hebrews 3 . 5 , Hebrews 11 . 8
Reciprocal . Numbers 10 . 11 . on Numbers 10 . 12 . out of the
defiled . Numbers 5 . 2 , Numbers 6 . 6 , Numbers 6 . 7 , Numbers 19 . 11 , Numbers 19 . 16 , Numbers 19 . 18 , Leviticus 21 . 11 , John 18 . 28
they came . Numbers 15 . 33 , Numbers 27 . 2 , Numbers 27 . 5 , Exodus 18 . 15 , Exodus 18 . 19 , Exodus 18 . 26 , Leviticus 24 . 11
Reciprocal . Numbers 9 . 10 . be unclean 2 Chronicles 30 . 19 . though he be not Ezra 6 . 21 . all such Haggai 2 . 13 . General John 11 . 55 . to purify
we may not offer . Numbers 9 . 2 , Exodus 12 . 27 , Deuteronomy 16 . 2 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 17-19 , 1 Corinthians 5 . 7 , 1 Corinthians 5 . 8
Reciprocal . Numbers 9 . 10 . be unclean Numbers 9 . 13 . because Numbers 28 . 2 . General Ezra 6 . 21 . all such
Stand . Exodus 14 . 13 , 2 Chronicles 20 . 17
I will . Numbers 27 . 5 , Psalm 25 . 14 , Psalm 85 . 8 , Proverbs 3 . 5 , Proverbs 3 . 6 , Ezekiel 2 . 7 , Ezekiel 3 . 17 , John 7 . 17 , John 17 . 8 , Acts 20 . 27 , 1 Corinthians 4 . 4 , 1 Corinthians 11 . 23 , Hebrews 3 . 5 , Hebrews 3 . 6
be unclean . Numbers 9 . 6 , Numbers 9 . 7 , Romans 15 . 8-19 , Romans 16 . 25 , Romans 16 . 26 , 1 Corinthians 6 . 9-11 , Ephesians 2 . 1 , Ephesians 2 . 2 , Ephesians 2 . 12 , Ephesians 2 . 13 , Ephesians 3 . 6-9
yet he shall keep . Matthew 5 . 24 , 1 Corinthians 11 . 28
Reciprocal . Numbers 19 . 11 . toucheth the dead 2 Chronicles 30 . 2 . in the second month 2 Chronicles 30 . 18 . had not cleansed Ezra 6 . 21 . all such 1 Corinthians 11 . 27 . whosoever
fourteenth . Numbers 9 . 3 , Exodus 12 . 2-14 , Exodus 12 . 43-49 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 2-15 , John 19 . 36
and eat it . Exodus 12 . 8
Reciprocal . Numbers 10 . 11 . on Deuteronomy 16 . 3 . eat no Deuteronomy 16 . 6 . at even
shall leave . Exodus 12 . 10
break any bone . In the East , Belon says , he "met with shepherds who were roasting sheep whole , which they sold to travellers stuck upon sticks of willow tree. The entrails were taken out , and the body again sewed up." Exodus 12 . 46 , John 19 . 36
according . Numbers 9 . 3 , Exodus 12 . 43
Reciprocal . Exodus 34 . 25 . be left Hebrews 9 . 1 . had
forbeareth . Numbers 15 . 30 , Numbers 15 . 31 , Numbers 19 . 13 , Genesis 17 . 14 , Exodus 12 . 15 , Leviticus 17 . 4 , Leviticus 17 . 10 , Leviticus 17 . 14-16 , Hebrews 2 . 3 , Hebrews 6 . 6 , Hebrews 10 . 26-29 , Hebrews 12 . 25
because . Numbers 9 . 2 , Numbers 9 . 3 , Numbers 9 . 7
bear his sin . Numbers 5 . 31 , Leviticus 20 . 20 , Leviticus 22 . 9 , Ezekiel 23 . 49 , Hebrews 9 . 28
Reciprocal . Exodus 12 . 19 . even that Exodus 12 . 47 . All the Exodus 28 . 43 . bear not iniquity Exodus 30 . 33 . cut off Leviticus 5 . 1 . bear Leviticus 24 . 15 . bear his sin Numbers 19 . 9 . clean Numbers 28 . 2 . General 1 Corinthians 11 . 27 . whosoever
Exodus 12 . 48 , Exodus 12 . 49 , Leviticus 19 . 10 , Leviticus 22 . 25 , Leviticus 24 . 22 , Leviticus 25 . 15 , Deuteronomy 29 . 11 , Deuteronomy 31 . 12 , Isaiah 56 . 3-7 , Ephesians 2 . 19-22
Reciprocal . Exodus 12 . 43 . There shall Numbers 15 . 15 . One Numbers 15 . 29 . one law Numbers 29 . 6 . according
on the day . Exodus 40 . 2 , Exodus 40 . 18
the cloud . Numbers 14 . 14 , Exodus 14 . 19 , Exodus 14 . 20 , Exodus 14 . 24 , Exodus 33 . 9 , Exodus 33 . 10 , Exodus 40 . 34 , Nehemiah 9 . 12 , Nehemiah 9 . 19 , Psalm 78 . 14 , Psalm 105 . 39 , Isaiah 4 . 5 , Ezekiel 10 . 3 , Ezekiel 10 . 4 , 1 Corinthians 10 . 1
at even . Exodus 13 . 21 , Exodus 40 . 38
Reciprocal . Exodus 26 . 36 . the tent Exodus 38 . 21 . tabernacle of testimony Deuteronomy 1 . 33 . in fire 1 Kings 8 . 9 . when Acts 7 . 36 . and in the wilderness Acts 7 . 44 . the tabernacle
Numbers 9 . 18-22 , Exodus 13 . 21 , Exodus 13 . 22 , Exodus 40 . 38 , Deuteronomy 1 . 33 , Nehemiah 9 . 12 , Nehemiah 9 . 19 , Psalm 78 . 14 , Psalm 105 . 39 , Isaiah 4 . 5 , Isaiah 4 . 6 , 1 Corinthians 10 . 1 , 2 Corinthians 5 . 19 , Revelation 21 . 3 , This cloud not only enlightened the Israelites , but also protected them , and was a continual pledge of God's presence and protection. To this manifestation of the Divine glory , the prophet Isaiah alludes , when he says . Isaiah 4 . 5 , "The Lord will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion , and upon her assemblies , a cloud and smoke by day , and the shining of a flaming fire by night." God is the director , protector , and glory of his church.
when the cloud . Numbers 10 . 11 , Numbers 10 . 33 , Numbers 10 . 34 , Exodus 40 . 36-38 , Psalm 80 . 1 , Psalm 80 . 2 , Isaiah 49 . 10 , John 10 . 3-5 , John 10 . 9
and in the . Exodus 33 . 14 , Exodus 33 . 15 , Psalm 32 . 8 , Psalm 73 . 24 , John 10 . 3 , John 10 . 4 , John 10 . 9
Reciprocal . Numbers 9 . 22 . abode Numbers 33 . 2 . journeys Psalm 136 . 16 . General
and at the . Numbers 9 . 20 , Numbers 10 . 13 , Exodus 17 . 1 , 2 John 1 . 6
as long as . 1 Corinthians 10 . 1 , There is no time lost , while we are waiting God's time. It is as acceptable a piece of submission to the will of God , to sit still contentedly when our lot requires it , as to work for him when we are called to it.
Reciprocal . Numbers 9 . 16 . General
tarried long . Heb. prolonged
kept the . Numbers 1 . 52 , Numbers 1 . 53 , Numbers 3 . 8 , Zechariah 3 . 7
Reciprocal . Exodus 40 . 37 . General Leviticus 8 . 35 . keep Numbers 9 . 23 . they kept 2 Chronicles 13 . 11 . we keep
Reciprocal . Numbers 9 . 18 . and at the Deuteronomy 7 . 21 . the Lord
abode . Heb. was , Nehemiah 9 . 12 , Nehemiah 9 . 19
abode . Numbers 9 . 17 , Numbers 1 . 54 , Numbers 8 . 20 , Numbers 23 . 21 , Numbers 23 . 22 , Exodus 39 . 42 , Exodus 40 . 16 , Exodus 40 . 36 , Exodus 40 . 37 , Deuteronomy 1 . 6 , Deuteronomy 1 . 7 , Deuteronomy 2 . 3 , Deuteronomy 2 . 4 , Psalm 32 . 8 , Psalm 48 . 14 , Psalm 73 . 24 , Psalm 77 . 20 , Psalm 107 . 7 , Psalm 143 . 10 , Proverbs 3 . 5 , Proverbs 3 . 6 , Acts 1 . 4
they kept . Numbers 9 . 19 , Genesis 26 . 5 , Joshua 22 . 3 , Ezekiel 44 . 8 , Zechariah 3 . 7 , Some of the Levites may have been appointed to watch the moving of the pillar , and to give timely notice to the camp of its beginning to stir; and this is called "keeping the charge of the Lord." It is uncomfortable staying when God is departed , but very safe and pleasant going , when we see God go before us , and resting where he appoints us to rest.
Reciprocal . Numbers 10 . 13 . General