Mínshùjì 9:23

23 Tāmen zūn Yēhéhuá de fēnfu ān yíng , yĕ zūn Yēhéhuá de fēnfu qǐ xíng . tāmen shǒu Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu de , dōu shì píng Yēhéhuá fēnfu Móxī de .

Mínshùjì 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 9:23

At the commandment of the Lord they rested in their tents,
&c.] Though ever so disagreeable:

and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed;
though the circumstances might be such, that they could have liked a continuance; but whether agreeable or disagreeable, they were obedient to the divine will: this, or what is equivalent to it, is frequently observed in this paragraph, to show that the Israelites, though they were an obstinate and perverse people, and must in general be desirous of getting as soon as they could into the land of promise, yet in this case, in all their stations and journeys, were submissive and obedient to the divine will, as all good men should be with respect to happiness; and happy are they who have God to be their guide through it, even unto death:

they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by
the hand of Moses;
observed the rest or motion of the cloud, the order and command of God signified thereby, as it was made known unto them by the ministry and means of Moses.

Mínshùjì 9:23 In-Context

21 Yǒu shí cóng wǎnshang dào zǎochen , yǒu zhè yúncai zaì zhàngmù shàng . zǎochen yúncai shōu shàng qù , tāmen jiù qǐ xíng . yǒu shí zhòuyè yúncai tíng zaì zhàngmù shàng , shōu shàng qù de shíhou , tāmen jiù qǐ xíng .

22 Yúncai tíng liú zaì zhàngmù shàng , wúlùn shì liǎng tiān , shì yī yuè , shì yī nián , Yǐsèliè rén jiù zhù yíng bú qǐ xíng . dàn yúncai shōu shàng qù , tāmen jiù qǐ xíng .

23 Tāmen zūn Yēhéhuá de fēnfu ān yíng , yĕ zūn Yēhéhuá de fēnfu qǐ xíng . tāmen shǒu Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu de , dōu shì píng Yēhéhuá fēnfu Móxī de .