8 And Moses said to them, Do nothing till the Lord gives me directions about you.
I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.
And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep where you are, and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: have no fear and do not be troubled: go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you.
Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support. In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.
And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled.
If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.
For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,
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Commentary on Numbers 9 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 9
This chapter is,
Num 9:1-14
Here we have,
Num 9:15-23
We have here the history of the cloud; not a natural history: who knows the balancings of the clouds? but a divine history of a cloud that was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with Israel.