Numbers 2:2

"The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,"

Key Reflection

This phrase signals a direct divine communication in the book of Numbers, indicating that the subsequent instructions or revelations are authoritative and come directly from God. It sets the stage for Moses and Aaron's roles as intermediaries, ensuring that their guidance to the Israelites is grounded in divine will.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

standard ... ensign -The “standard” marked the division, or camp (cf.Numbers 1:9,Numbers 1:16,Numbers 1:24,Numbers 1:31); the “ensign” the family. There would thus be four “standards” only, one for each “camp” of three tribes. The “standard” was probably a solid figure or emblem mounted on a pole, such as the Egyptians used. Tradition appropriates the four cherubic forms (Ezekiel 1:5-12;Revelation 4:7ff), the lion, man, ox, and eagle, to the camps of Judah, Reuben, Ephraim, and Dan respectively; and this, as to the first, has a certain support fromGenesis 49:9(compareRevelation 5:5), and as to the third, fromDeuteronomy 33:17. Far off -See the margin, over against; i. e.

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