Pentecost Season · Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B
Numbers 11:25-29
The Spirit on the Seventy Elders
September 26, 2027
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, 24-29 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of the seventy elders and the Spirit poured out beyond the expected boundaries.
Numbers 11: The Spirit and the Seventy Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.
Numbers 11 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of word studies and cross references worked verse by verse.
Numbers 11:25 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the spirit resting on the elders in one place.
Numbers 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 Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links.
Numbers 11:25 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study.
Enter the Bible: Numbers Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Numbers and Israel's journey through the wilderness.
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