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Numbers 11:25-29

The Spirit on the Seventy Elders

September 26, 2027

Moses Elects the Council of Seventy Elders, Jacob de Wit
Moses Elects the Council of Seventy Elders, Jacob de Wit, 1737Royal Palace of Amsterdam
A Dutch ceiling painter working for the Amsterdam town hall, where the subject was chosen to flatter the city's own council of elders.Would that all the Lord's people were prophets: the reading is about authority being shared out and about not minding when it is.Jacob de WitAn Amsterdam painter of ceilings and of grisailles so convincing they were taken for carved relief.Royal Palace of AmsterdamBuilt as Amsterdam's town hall at the height of the Dutch Republic, and turned into a palace by Napoleon's brother.Royal Palace of Amsterdam
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Second ReadingJas. 5:1-6Jas 5:1-6
First ReadingNum. 11:25-29Nm 11:25-29
Responsorial PsalmPs. 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 (9a)Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 (9a)

Overview & Insights

"Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!" (Numbers 11:29)

As the people crave meat and complain in the wilderness, the Lord tells Moses to gather seventy elders on whom he places his spirit so they share the burden of leadership, and Moses wishes that all the people would prophesy.

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Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29Commentary on Nm 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of the seventy elders and the Spirit poured out beyond the expected boundaries.

Numbers 11: The Spirit and the SeventyNm 11: The Spirit and the Seventy Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

Numbers 11 CommentaryNm 11 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of word studies and cross references worked verse by verse.

Numbers 11:25 CommentariesNm 11:25 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the spirit resting on the elders in one place.

Numbers 11, Expository NotesNm 11, Expository Notes StudyLight

Thomas Constable's expository notes on the elders, Eldad and Medad, and Moses' generous reply.

Background & Word Study

Numbers 11 in HebrewNm 11 in Hebrew Sefaria

The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links.

Numbers 11:25 Hebrew InterlinearNm 11:25 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Numbers 11Catena on Nm 11 Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on the Spirit given to the elders and Moses' wish for all to prophesy.

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