Numbers - 27:23



23 and he laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as Yahweh spoke by Moses.

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 27:23.

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And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as Jehovah spake by Moses.
And laying his hands on his head, he repeated all things that the Lord had commanded.
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.
and layeth his hands upon him, and chargeth him, as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses.
And he put his hands on him and gave him his orders, as the Lord had said by Moses.
And imposing his hands upon his head, he repeated all that the Lord had commanded.
Imposuitque manus super illum, ac dedit illi mandata quemadmodum dixerat Jehova per manum Mosis.

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He laid his hands upon him - As a proof of his being appointed to and qualified for the work. So at the word of Joshua they were to go out, and at his word to come in, Numbers 27:21. And thus he was a type of our blessed Lord as to his mediatorial office, and Divine appointment as man to the work of our salvation; and to this circumstance of the appointment of Joshua to this work, and his receiving of Moses's honor and glory, St. Peter seems to refer in these words, 2-Peter 1:16, 2-Peter 1:17 : "We were eye-witnesses of his majesty; for he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear him." See Matthew 17:5. But one infinitely greater than either Moses or Joshua is here.

And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a (i) charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
(i) How he should govern himself in his office.

And he laid his hands upon him,.... Jarchi observes, that he did this cheerfully, and did more than he was commanded; for the Lord said to him, "lay thine hand", but he laid both his hands:
and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded Moses; Numbers 27:19, this is a clear proof that Moses was no imposter, since he sought not to aggrandize his family, or serve the interest of that; nor did he in the least repine or murmur that the priesthood was given to his brother Aaron and sons, and now the civil government to his servant of the tribe of Ephraim; and as for his own posterity, they were only common Levites that waited upon the priests.

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