Numbers 32:25 — Community Reflections

NUMBERS 32:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.”

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth — they accept Moses' conditional grant and covenant them to obedience. The respectful address ("thy servants") and the commitment to do "as my lord commandeth" indicate submission to his authority and acknowledgment of the binding nature of their oath.

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Michael van Berg (test user)1d ago

Lessons in obedience — Numbers 32

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