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They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
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Worship from God's Provision
Commentators explain that the 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep were not from the people's existing flocks but were taken directly from the 'spoil' of their recent, God-given victory over the Ethiopians. This act of worship was a direct giving back to God from the abundance He had just provided, serving as both a thank offering and a communal feast for their covenant renewal.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prevalence of the number “seven” in the religious system of the Jews has been noticed often. Seven young bulls and seven rams were a common off…
19th Century
Anglican
The same time. — On that day; namely, the day appointed for the festival, in the third month, that is, Sivan, correspondi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they offered unto the Lord the same time The Targum adds, on the feast of weeks, or Pentecost: of the spoil whic…
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