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those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
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God's Purpose in Numbers
Commentators explain that the census of tribes like Gad was not merely a headcount. It served to demonstrate God's faithfulness in multiplying His people, to organize them for the upcoming conquest of Canaan, and to prepare for the future division of the Promised Land. It was an act of divine administration and promise-keeping.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The enrollment, being taken primarily for military purposes (compare Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20), would naturally be arranged by hundreds…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Gad , [were] forty and five thousand six hundre…
The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in so increasing the seed of Jacob, so that they might be better trained for the wars and conqu…
