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When the cloud stayed on the tent many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of Yahweh, and didn`t travel.
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Obedience in Stillness
Commentators explain that to "keep the charge of the Lord" meant more than just passively waiting. It was an active, attentive obedience. Whether they were stationary for days or years, their duty was to remain watchful and ready, adhering to God's command to stay put until He gave the signal to move.
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19th Century
Anglican
Kept the charge of the Lord. —The same expression is used of Aaron and his sons in Leviticus 8:35, and also in respect to…
Baptist
Happy people to be so divinely guided! They could never tell when they would have to be on the move; they had no abiding city.
When their te…
16th Century
Protestant
Then the children kept the charge of the Lord.4 Some, in my opinion, extend this too far, thinking that when the cloud remained…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days Or years, for days are …
Presbyterian
This cloud was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with Israel. Thus we are taught to see God always near us, both night …
