Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Numbers 32

Num 32:1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer

the children of Reuben and the children of Gad

The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh, who chose their inheritance just outside the land, are types of world-borderers—carnal Christians. What their descendants were when Messiah came is seen in Mark 5:1-17.

the land of Jazer

Num 21:32; Jos 13:25; 2Sa 24:5.

Num 32:8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.

when I sent them

Num 13:3-26.

to see the land

Deu 1:22.

Num 32:9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol

Num 13:24, 31; Deu 1:24, 28.

Num 32:12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.

for they have wholly followed the LORD

Num 14:24; Deu 1:36; Jos 14:8, 9.

Num 32:14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

the fierce anger of the LORD

Deu 1:34.

Num 32:15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

turn away

Deu 30:17; Jos 22:16, 18; 2Ch 7:19; 15:2.

Num 32:17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel

Jos 4:12, 13.

Num 32:18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

We will not return unto our houses

Jos 22:3, 4.

Num 32:19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

because our inheritance is fallen to us

Num 32:33. Jos 12:1; 13:8.

Num 32:20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,

Moses said unto them

Deu 3:18; Jos 1:14; 4:12, 13.

Num 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

your sin will find you out

Gen 4:7; 44:16; Isa 59:12.

Num 32:41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

the small towns

Or, tent-villages.

Havothjair

Or, the tent-villages of Jair.