Numberi 9:23

23 Naar den mond des HEEREN legerden zij zich, en naar den mond des HEEREN verreisden zij; zij namen de wacht des HEEREN waar, naar den mond des HEEREN, door de hand van Mozes.

Numberi 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.

Numberi 9:23 In-Context

21 Maar was het, dat de wolk van den avond tot den morgen daar was, en de wolk in den morgen opgeheven werd, zo verreisden zij; of des daags, of des nachts, als de wolk opgeheven werd, zo verreisden zij.

22 Of als de wolk twee dagen, of een maand, of vele dagen vertoog op den tabernakel, blijvende daarop, zo legerden zich de kinderen Israels, en verreisden niet; en als zij verheven werd, verreisden zij.

23 Naar den mond des HEEREN legerden zij zich, en naar den mond des HEEREN verreisden zij; zij namen de wacht des HEEREN waar, naar den mond des HEEREN, door de hand van Mozes.