Numeri 9:23

23 Al comandamento del Signore si accampavano, e al comandamento del Signore si movevano; e al comandamento del Signore, dato per Mosè, attendevano alle fazioni del servigio del Signore.

Numeri 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.

Numeri 9:23 In-Context

21 O fosse che la nuvola vi stesse dalla sera fino alla mattina, e poi si alzasse in su la mattina, essi si movevano; o fosse che, statavi un giorno ed una notte, poi si alzasse, essi parimente si movevano.
22 Per quanto tempo la nuvola continuava a stanziare in sul Tabernacolo, o fossero due dì, o un mese, o un anno, tanto se ne stavano i figliuoli d’Israele accampati, e non si movevano; poi, quando la nuvola si alzava, si movevano.
23 Al comandamento del Signore si accampavano, e al comandamento del Signore si movevano; e al comandamento del Signore, dato per Mosè, attendevano alle fazioni del servigio del Signore.
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