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The Meaning of "Eyes"
Commentators explain that Moses wasn't asking Hobab to replace God's guidance. The pillar of cloud directed the main journey. Instead, the phrase "be to us instead of eyes" was a request for Hobab's practical, on-the-ground expertise. His knowledge of the desert would help find the best spots for water, pasture, and fuel, and warn of local dangers.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 10:31
18th Century
Theologian
You may be to us instead of eyes - A proverbial expression still in use in the East. Hobab would indicate the spots where water, fuel, and p…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 10:31
19th Century
Bishop
How we are to encamp ... — It is clear from these words, as well as from many similar indications, that despite the direct guidanc…
John Calvin
On Numbers 10:31
16th Century
Theologian
And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee. Moses perseveres and urges what he had just said: that Hobab should be a sharer in the prosperity …
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John Gill
On Numbers 10:31
17th Century
Pastor
And he said That is, Moses, he replied to Hobab, unwilling to take him at his word and go without him:
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 10:29–32
17th Century
Minister
Moses invites his relatives to go to Canaan. Those who are bound for the heavenly Canaan should ask and encourage their friends to go with them: we…