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Trusting God's Timing
Commentators emphasize that the varied and sometimes long periods of waiting were not because Israel was lost, but because it was God's sovereign will. Whether for two days or a year, their schedule was dictated by God. This teaches that periods of waiting in a believer's life are not wasted time but are purposeful moments requiring trust in God's perfect timing.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 9:22
18th Century
Theologian
A year - literally, “days,” idiomatically a year (Leviticus 25:29), an expression equivalent to “a full period,” though not nece…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 9:22
19th Century
Bishop
Or a year. —Literally, days (Genesis 40:4, and Notes). If the rendering of the Authorised Version, “a year,” …
Charles Spurgeon
On Numbers 9:21–23
19th Century
Preacher
So may each one of us ever be divinely guided! "Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through."
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John Gill
On Numbers 9:22
17th Century
Pastor
Or [whether it were] two days, or a month, or a year, that
the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 9:15–23
17th Century
Minister
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 …