Numbers 27:18

"who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”"

Key Reflection

This verse underscores the importance of a leader for the congregation, likening a nation without guidance to sheep without a shepherd. It emphasizes that effective leadership ensures the proper direction and care of God's people, preventing them from becoming scattered or lost.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

In whom is the spirit CompareGenesis 41:38. Joshua was endowed by God with the requisite spiritual qualifications for the office. Moses howerer, was to lay his hands upon him, both in order to confer formal and public appointment, and also (compareDeuteronomy 34:9) to confirm and strengthen the spiritual gifts already bestowed. The previous reception of the inner grace did not dispense with that of the outward sign; compare the case of CorneliusActs 10:44-48; and Paul’s baptism after his miraculous conversionActs 9:18.

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