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A Tangible Promise
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that this verse was a powerful encouragement. By commanding the land to be divided among 'these' specific people being counted, God was making His promise of inheritance immediate and tangible. It wasn't a distant hope for their children, but a certain possession for the current generation, as if it were already in their grasp.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 26:53–56
19th Century
Bishop
Unto these the land shall be divided ... — The general apportionment of the land, regarding the relative position of each tribe, was to be…
John Calvin
On Numbers 26:53
16th Century
Theologian
Unto these the land shall be divided. This declaration must have greatly encouraged believers when they gave in their names before God and…
John Gill
On Numbers 26:53
17th Century
Pastor
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance
That were numbered, and to none else:
acc…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 26:52–56
17th Century
Minister
In distributing these tribes, the general rule of equity is prescribed: that to many should be given more, and to fewer less. Though it seems left …