Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 7. He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar ] That is, he directed all their operations, marchings, and encampments by this cloudy pillar. See Exod. xxxiii. 9.
They kept his testimonies ] Do ye the same, and God will be your portion as he was theirs.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-9 - The happiness of Israel is made out by referring to the most usefu governors of that people. They in every thing made God's word and la their rule, knowing that they could not else expect that their prayer should be answered. They all wonderfully prevailed with God in prayer miracles were wrought at their request. They pleaded for the people and obtained answers of peace. Our Prophet and High Priest, or infinitely greater dignity than Moses, Aaron, or Samuel, has receive and declared to us the will of the Father. Let us not only exalt the Lord with our lips, but give him the throne in our heart; and while we worship him upon his mercy-seat, let us never forget that he is holy _________________________________________________
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