From Nave’s Topical Bible
Urim and Thummim
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 10Passages listed
- 8Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- (Signifying light and perfection)
- In the breastplateExodus 28:30Leviticus 8:8
- Eleazar to ask counsel for Joshua, after the judgment ofNumbers 27:21
- Only priests could interpretDeuteronomy 33:8Ezra 2:63Nehemiah 7:65
- Israelites consultJudges 1:1Judges 20:18Judges 20:23
- Withheld the answer from King Saul1 Samuel 28:6
The passages, in Bible order (10)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 10 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Exodus 28:30
And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
Commentary on Exodus 28:302 voices
And thou shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
On this breastplate it is further carefully prescribed that the names of the twelve patriarchs should be engraved. For to carry always the fathers registered on the breast is to think without intermission on the lives of the ancients. For the priest then walks blamelessly when he pores continually on the examples of the fathers that went before him, when he considers without cease the footsteps of the Saints, and keeps down unlawful thoughts, lest he advance the foot of his conduct beyond the limit of order.
Gregory the Dialogist· The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 2, Chapter 2, 604Patristic
- Leviticus 8:8
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
Commentary on Leviticus 8:82 voices
He put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim - The Urim and Thummim are here supposed to be something different from the breastplate itself. See Clarkes note on Exo 28:15, See Clarkes note on Exo 28:16, See Clarkes note on Exo 28:30.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
And he put the breastplate upon him,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 27:21
He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
Commentary on Numbers 27:212 voices
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest ... - Joshua was thus to be inferior to what Moses had been. For Moses had enjoyed the privilege of unrestricted direct contact with God: Joshua, like all future rulers of Israel, was to ask counsel mediately, through the High Priest and those means of inquiring of God wherewith the high priest was entrusted. Such counsel Joshua seems to have omitted to seek when he concluded his hasty treaty with the Gibeonites (Jos 9:3 ff). Judgment of Urim - See Exo 28:30 note.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Deuteronomy 33:8
Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:82 voices
Of Levi he said - Concerning the Urim and Thummim, see Exo 28:30 (note). Thy holy one - Aaron primarily, who was anointed the high priest of God, and whose office was the most holy that man could be invested with. Therefore Aaron was called Gods holy one, and the more especially so as he was the type of the Most Holy and blessed Jesus, from whom the Urim - all light and wisdom, and Thummim - all excellence, completion, and perfection, are derived.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
And of Levi he said,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 1:1
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
Commentary on Judges 1:12 voices
And in the Book of Joshua, son of Nave, when the land of promise was divided by lot among the other tribes, the tribe of Judah took its own portion of the land without casting lots, and first of all. And, moreover, "After the death of Joshua the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanite, leading our fighting against him? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up. Behold, I have given the land into his hands."
Eusebius of Caesarea· THE PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 8.1, 339Patristic
Now after the death of Joshua,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 20:18
The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
Commentary on Judges 20:182 voices
And the children of Israel arose,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
In the first and second encounters, when many were harmed by a few, the Israelites considered yielding, since the battles were so unfavorable. There were four hundred thousand men warring against twenty-five thousand of the tribe of Benjamin, and they strove with seven hundred Gabanites [Gibeonites] experienced in war. When two battles were unfavorable, Israel with eager spirit did not lose hope of victory nor of vengeance for the hope they had fostered.
Ambrose of Milan· LETTER 33, 397Patristic
- Judges 20:23
They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
Commentary on Judges 20:232 voices
In the first and second encounters, when many were harmed by a few, the Israelites considered yielding, since the battles were so unfavorable. There were four hundred thousand men warring against twenty-five thousand of the tribe of Benjamin, and they strove with seven hundred Gabanites [Gibeonites] experienced in war. When two battles were unfavorable, Israel with eager spirit did not lose hope of victory nor of vengeance for the hope they had fostered.
Ambrose of Milan· LETTER 33, 397Patristic
And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Samuel 28:6
He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 28:61 voice
And when Saul inquired of the Lord,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 2:63
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
Commentary on Ezra 2:632 voices
The Tirshatha - i. e., Zerubbabel. See margin. The word is probably old Persian, though it does not occur in the cuneiform inscriptions. Some derive it from a root to fear. See the introduction to the Book of Ezra, first note. A priest with Urim and with Thummim - See Exo 28:30 note. According to the rabbinical writers, the second temple permanently lacked this glory of the first. Zerubbabel, it would seem by the present passage (compare Neh 7:65), expected that the loss would be only temporary.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
And the Tirshatha said unto them,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 7:65
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.