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those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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A Record of God's Faithfulness
Matthew Henry explains that this census was not merely a headcount. It served to demonstrate God's faithfulness in multiplying Jacob's descendants, to organize the nation for the conquest of Canaan, and to establish family lines for the future division of the land. The numbers were a tangible record of God's past promises and future plans.
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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 Zebulun, [were] fifty and seven thousand and fo…
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…
