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He said, Don`t leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you shall be to us instead of eyes.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
How we are to encamp ... — It is clear from these words, as well as from many similar indications, that despite the direct guidanc…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said That is, Moses, he replied to Hobab, unwilling to take him at his word and go without him:
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…
