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God Uses the Humble
Commentators like Matthew Henry and John Gill suggest Eldad and Medad may have stayed in the camp not out of rebellion, but out of humility, feeling unworthy of the call. Their story shows that God's Spirit seeks out and equips those who are humble, reminding us that those most fit for leadership are often the least ambitious for it.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 11:4–35
18th Century
Theologian
Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah.
(Numbers 11:4) The mixt multitude — The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff” a…
John Calvin
On Numbers 11:26
16th Century
Theologian
But there remained two of the men in the camp. It is not certain why they had not appeared among the others. I do not doubt at all that th…
John Gill
On Numbers 11:26
17th Century
Pastor
But there remained two [of the] men in the camp Of the seventy who were summoned, that came not out of the camp of Israel…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 11:24–30
17th Century
Minister
We have here the fulfillment of God's word to Moses, that he should have help in the government of Israel. He gave His Spirit to the seventy elders…