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A Sign of God's Faithfulness
The verse highlights a large number of warriors (36,000) from just one family line within the tribe of Issachar. Commentators explain that this numerical strength was seen as a tangible sign of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant promise to Abraham to make his descendants numerous.
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1 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 7:1–6
19th Century
Bishop
THE GREAT CLANS OF ISSACHAR, BENJAMIN, NAPHTHALI, WEST MANASSEH, EPHRAIM, AND ASHER.
(1–5) The tribe of Issachar, its clans…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 7:4
17th Century
Pastor
And with them, by their generations, after the house of their
fathers, were bands of soldiers for war
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 7:1–40
17th Century
Minister
No account is given here of either Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they alone should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of…