Numbers 7:30

On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:

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Interpretation

The princes and great men were most forward in the service of God. Here is an example to those in authority, and of the highest rank; they ought to use their honour and power, their estate and interest, to promote religion and the service of God in the places where they live.

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This thought runs through Numbers 7:30-34.

Numbers 7:30 Numbers 7:31 Numbers 7:32 Numbers 7:33 Numbers 7:34

Glossary

Reuben Person: Behold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah ( Gen. 29:32 ). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen. 35:22 , brought down upon him his dying father’s malediction (48:4).