Numbers 9:15-23 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony… I. A WORD OF DESCRIPTION. The time "the cloud tarried" was — 1. One of rest. 2. One of spiritual activity. 3. Peculiarly a time of temptation. II. A WORD OF EXHORTATION. 1. Be more anxious to keep the cloud in sight than to see it tarry. We are responsible for the one, but not for the other. 2. Be more anxious to improve than to enjoy these refreshing times. 3. Be more anxious to improve than prolong these periods. III. A WORD OF CAUTION. 1. If the cloud tarry long, think not that it will never move. Rest should be the preparation time for exertion. 2. Be not impatient if it tarry when you wish to journey. It does rest sometimes over a desert land. 3. Be ready, that whenever the cloud moves you may be ready to journey. (R. A. Griffin.) Parallel Verses KJV: And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. |
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