Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
Even as Jehovah commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
As Jehovah hath commanded Moses, so have the daughters of Zelophehad done,
Even as Jehovah had commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad;
Numbers — Israel on the move — and Israel on the ground in rebellion. Two censuses bracket thirty-eight wilderness years; God's faithfulness holds where the people's does not.
Voices2
Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad. They married into, the family of their father's tribe, according to the following account.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Here was an instance of progressive legislation (see also Ex 18:27) in Israel, the enactments made being suggested by circumstances. But it is deserving of special notice that those additions to, or modifications of, the law were confined to civil affairs; while the slightest change was inadmissible in the laws relating to worship or the maintenance of religion.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches5
The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
leads to
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Through
2 Chronicles 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
leads to
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
