Números 14

Números 14

PREVIOUS NEXT 2 Click for Numbers Chapters 1-36 Numbers: Journey to God's Rest-Land by Irving Jensen- used by permission Source: Ryrie Study Bible THE BOOK OF NUMBERS "Wilderness Wandering" WALKING Numbers 1-12 WANDERING Numbers 13-25 WAITING Numbers 26-36 Counting & Camping Nu 1-4 Cleansing & Congregation Nu 5-8 Carping & Complaining Nu 9-12 12 Spies & Death in Desert Nu 13-16 Aaron & Levites in Wilderness Nu 17-18 Serpent of Brass & Story of Balaam Nu 21-25 Second Census 7 Laws of Israel Nu 26-30 Last Days of Moses as Leader Nu 31-33 Sections, Sanctuaries & Settlements Nu 34-36 Law & Order Rebellion & Disorder New Laws for the New Order Old Generation Tragic Transition New Generation Preparation for the Journey: Moving Out Participation in the Journey: Moving On Prize at end of the Journey: Moving In At Sinai Mt Sinai To Moab Mt Hor At Moab Mt Nebo En Route to Kadesh (Mt Sinai) En Route to Nowhere (Wilderness) En Route to Canaan (Plains of Moab) A Few Weeks to 2 Months 38 years, 3 months, 10 days A Few Months Christ in Numbers = Our "Lifted-up One" (Nu 21:9, cp Jn 3:14-15) Author: Moses Numbers 14:1 Then all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. BGT Numbers 14:1 καὶ ἀναλαβοῦσα πᾶσα ἡ συναγωγὴ ἔδωκεν φωνήν καὶ ἔκλαιεν ὁ λαὸς ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἐκείνην NET Numbers 14:1 Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. NLT Numbers 14:1 Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. ESV Numbers 14:1 Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. NIV Numbers 14:1 That night all the people of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. KJV Numbers 14:1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. YLT Numbers 14:1 And all the company lifteth up and give forth their voice, and the people weep during that night; LXE Numbers 14:1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice and cried; and the people wept all that night. ASV Numbers 14:1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. CSB Numbers 14:1 Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night. NKJ Numbers 14:1 So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. NRS Numbers 14:1 Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. NAB Numbers 14:1 At this, the whole community broke out with loud cries, and even in the night the people wailed. NJB Numbers 14:1 The whole community then cried out in dismay, and the people wept all that night. GWN Numbers 14:1 Then all the people in the Israelite community raised their voices and cried out loud all that night. Nu 11:1-4 De 1:45 Numbers 14 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Wiersbe's Outline: Unbelief led to rebellion (Nu 14:1–10). Rebellion led to intercession (Nu 14:11–19). Intercession led to pardon (Nu 14:20–38) Pardon led to presumption (Nu 14:39–45) ALL THE PEOPLE CRYING ALL NIGHT LONG NET Note - This chapter forms part of the story already begun. There are three major sections here: dissatisfaction with the reports (vv. 1–10), the threat of divine punishment (vv. 11–38), and the defeat of the Israelites (vv. 39–45). Bush entitles it "The Murmuring and Mutiny of the People at the Report of the Spies." Rod Mattoon sums up Numbers 13 - The spies have returned from the land. Ten of them were bad and two were good. Two said, "Let's go!" and ten said, "Oh No! Those guys are big, bad, and burly!" Brian Bell - In Ex15 (Red Sea) we see Israel singing in great victory but here they’re weeping in defeat! Had they forgotten their song? [See Ex. 15:14–18+] There they had there eye on God & so faith sang; here they looked at giants & so unbelief wept. Then - When is then? When the people heard the "grasshopper" description (Nu 13:33+)! That was too much for them! All the congregation lifted up their voices and cried - The use of all and congregation emphasizes that the entire camp was overcome by grief and tears! This is a veritable spiritual tsunami! So why are almost two million people wailing (note they aren't just whimpering but wailing!)? It is not because God has told them they can't enter the Promised Land (that divine judgement decree comes later), but because of the fear producing, faith destroying report of the 10 spies. Their words were like spiritual poison to their souls! Be wary of speaking discouraging words to others! The Septuagint translates cried with klaio in the imperfect tense (over and over, again and again) means to they were incessantly mourning, weeping, lamenting and wailing all night long. The Greek verb klaio places emphasis upon the noise accompanying crying. One can only imagine what was going through the minds of Moses, Joshua and Caleb as they listened to this plaintive cry all night long! There is a bitter irony here in their nocturnal wailing, for the Israelites themselves had heard something similar on the night of the Passover when death struck the Egyptian firstborn, Moses recording "Pharaoh arose in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no home where there was not someone dead." (Ex 12:30+). NET Note - "The two verbs “lifted up their voice and cried” form a hendiadys; the idiom of raising the voice means that they cried aloud." (NET) Bush on lifted up their voices and cried - Heb. “And gave their voice.” This form of expression occurs in reference to any loud voice, noise, or cry, whether as predicated of any creature, or represented as proceeding from the Lord himself. Thus, Ps. 18:14, “The Most High gave his voice.” Jer. 2:15, “The young lions roared upon him, (and) yelled.” Heb. “gave forth their voice.” Ps. 104:12, “The birds—sing (Heb. ‘give forth their voice’) among the branches.” Ps. 77:17, “The clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound (Heb. “gave forth a voice).” Hab. 3:10, “The overflowing of the water passed by; the deep uttered his voice” (Heb. “gave forth his voice).” So, likewise, men are said to “give a voice,” upon causing a proclamation to be issued, 2 Chron. 24:9. From the force of the expression, therefore, it is evident that the people on this occasion broke forth into open outcries of a rebellious nature, proclaiming thereby their own fickleness, cowardice, imbecility, and shame. Instead of lifting up their ensigns with a heroic resolve to march forward to the land of promise, defying all enemies in the name of the Lord, they sat down in impotent despair, and like so many frightened and fretting children, gave way to sobs and tears! “The rods of their Egyptian task-masters had never been so fit for them as now for crying. They had cause, indeed, to weep for their infidelity; but now they weep for fear of those enemies they saw not. I fear, if there had been ten Calebs to persuade, and but two faint spies to discourage them, those two cowards would have prevailed against those two solicitors: how much more, now ten oppose and but two encourage!”—Bishop. Hall. And the people wept that night. - Hebrew = “In or through that night.” Lxx =. “That whole night.” The report of the majority of the spies brought about a destructive chain reaction in the camp of Israel. Unbelief would soon lead to overt rebellion. Such is the effect of unbelief. Faith looks ahead with courage; unbelief looks back with complaint. Faith unites the people of God; unbelief looks for somebody to blame. There was still time to repent and seek God’s face, but the people refused to listen to Caleb and Joshua. NET Note on wept - There are a number of things that the verb “to weep” or “wail” can connote. It could reflect joy, grief, lamentation, or repentance, but here it reflects fear, hopelessness, or vexation at the thought of coming all this way and being defeated by the Canaanite armies. See Judg 20:23, 26.