The argument which I have next to produce has been urged by Dr. Graves (On the Pentateuch, Vol. i. p. 111), though others had noticed it before him (See Dr. Patrick on Numbers 7:7, 8); I shall not, however, scruple to introduce it here in its order, connected as it is with several more arguments, all relating to the economy of the camp.
The incident on which it turns is trifling in itself, but nothing can be more characteristic of truth. On the day when Moses set up the Tabernacle and anointed and sanctified it, the princes of the tribes made an offering, consisting of six wagons and twelve oxen. These are accordingly assigned to the service of the Tabernacle: “And Moses gave them unto the Levites; Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon according to their service, and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari according to their service.” (Numbers 7:7, 8)
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Author: John James Blunt
Keywords: Merari, Gershon, tabernacle curtains, tabernacle covering, sons of Merari, boards, boards of the tabernacle, tabernacle, tabernacle boards, transporting the tabernacle, tent of meeting, moving the tabernacle
Bible reference(s): Numbers 4:25, Numbers 4:32, Numbers 7:7-8
Source: Undesigned Coincidences in the Writings of the Old & New Testament (London: John Murray, 1869).
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