Numbers 11:9

Num 11:9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

Ver. 9. And when the dew fell.] As manna fell in the dew, so doth the Spirit descend in and by the word preached. {Gal 3:2}

In the night.] Figuring that hidden manna, laid up and prepared for the saints. {Rev 2:17}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

9. the manna fell upon it] The manna probably exuded from the trees on to the ground, where the dew was already lying.

(II) 11, 12, 14, 15. Moses’ despair at the prospect of bearing the burden of the people without Jehovah’s help. See prelim. note to the chapter.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night,.... As it usually, and even constantly did:

the manna fell upon it; as constantly, and had thereby a clean place to fall on; and then another dew fell upon that, which kept it the cleaner still, and from any vermin creeping upon it; see Exo 16:14; so careful was the Lord of this their provision, and so constantly every morning were they supplied with it: and which fell in the night when they were asleep, and at rest, and without any labour of theirs; and was ready to their hands when they arose, and had nothing to do but gather it; and yet were so ungrateful as to make light of it, and despise it.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

And then the dew fell again upon it and covered it, as we see Exo 16:13,14; so the manna lay hid as it were between two beds of dew. Hence the phrase of hidden manna Rev 2:17.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

9. Dew seems to have been the medium of the miracle. See Exo_16:14, note.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And when the dew fell,... the manna fell upon it. We know from Exo_16:14 that when the dew evaporated in the morning it left a deposit of manna upon the ground; we learn here that the manna fell upon the dew during the night. Now the dew is deposited in the cool of the night beneath a clear sky, when radiation of heat goes on uninterruptedly from the earth"s surface; it is clear, therefore, that the manna was let fall in some way beyond human experience from the upper air. What possible physical connection there could be between the dew and the manna we cannot tell. To the untaught mind, however, the dew seemed to come more directly than any other gift of nature from the clear sky which underlay the throne of God; and thus the Jew was led to look upon the manna too as coming to him day by day direct front the storehouse of heaven. (cf. Psa_78:23, 24 105:40)

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

in Moses' eyes

he eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. AT: "in Moses' opinion" or "in Moses' judgement" (See: Metaphor)

translationWords

Moses

family

tent

Yahweh

anger

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