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even those who were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty.
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God Equips the Called
Matthew Henry highlights a key principle from this census: God provides strength in proportion to the work He assigns. He notes that the Merarites, though the smallest clan, had the most men eligible for service. This serves as a reminder that whatever task God calls us to, He will also equip us with the necessary grace and ability to accomplish it.
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19th Century
Anglican
Eight thousand and five hundred and eighty. —This number of men between the ages of twenty and fifty bears a just proportion to th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Even those that were numbered of them (See Gill on Numbers 4:34).
Presbyterian
God so ordered it, that though the Merarites were the fewest in number, yet they should have most able men among them; for whatever service God cal…
