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He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
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Judah's Prophetic Priority
Commentators like Calvin and Gill explain that Judah offering first was not a random choice. It was a divine act foreshadowing the future prominence of this tribe, as prophesied in Genesis 49:10. This priority points to the eventual kingdom of David and, ultimately, to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is the 'Lion of the tribe of Judah.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The various princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes (Numbers 2:0). It was undoubtedly the tribes themselves th…
16th Century
Protestant
And he that offered his offering the first day The oracular declaration which God made by the mouth of Jacob is well known: The scepte…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he that offered his offering on the first day Was he whose standard was pitched first, at the east, to the rising sun…
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