Números 9:23

23 Al dicho del SEÑOR acampaban, y al dicho del SEÑOR partían, aguardando al SEÑOR, como lo había dicho el SEÑOR por la mano de Moisés

Números 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.

Números 9:23 In-Context

21 Y era que cuando la nube se detenía desde la tarde hasta la mañana, y a la mañana la nube se levantaba, ellos partían; o si había estado el día, y a la noche la nube se levantaba, entonces partían

22 O si dos días, o un mes, o un año, mientras la nube se detenía sobre el tabernáculo quedándose sobre él, los hijos de Israel estaban acampados y no se movían; mas cuando ella se alzaba, ellos se movían

23 Al dicho del SEÑOR acampaban, y al dicho del SEÑOR partían, aguardando al SEÑOR, como lo había dicho el SEÑOR por la mano de Moisés