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The Departed Shadow
Commentators unanimously explain that the phrase "their defence is departed" literally means "their shadow is removed." In the ancient East, a shadow symbolized shelter and divine protection from harm, like shade from a scorching sun. Caleb and Joshua were declaring that the Canaanites' providential covering was gone, leaving them vulnerable.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 14:9
18th Century
Theologian
Their defense - literally, “their shadow,” that is, their shelter as from the scorching sun: an Oriental figure. Compare the marginal refere…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 14:9
19th Century
Bishop
Their defence is departed from them. —Literally, their shadow. This is a natural and frequently recurring figure of speech in the…
John Gill
On Numbers 14:9
17th Century
Pastor
Only rebel not you against the Lord
Nothing, it is suggested, could hinder them from the possession of it but their …
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 14:5–10
17th Century
Minister
Moses and Aaron were astonished to see a people throw away their own mercies. Caleb and Joshua assured the people of the goodness of the land. They…