02/19/08: Numbers 30-33
Chapter 32:
When they say none of the soldiers are missing, does it mean that none of the soldiers was killed in battle?
Ted: I don't think so. First, the soldiers had gone into battle (Numbers 31:28a). Next, of those who had gone into battle, a certain number of them was set aside for God (31:28b). Then the officers indicated that none of the solders was missing (31:49). I assume this is referring to the soldiers who had been set aside or chosen, meaning that the expected number to be counted was the actual number counted. But I could be wrong.
When they say none of the soldiers are missing, does it mean that none of the soldiers was killed in battle?
Ted: I don't think so. First, the soldiers had gone into battle (Numbers 31:28a). Next, of those who had gone into battle, a certain number of them was set aside for God (31:28b). Then the officers indicated that none of the solders was missing (31:49). I assume this is referring to the soldiers who had been set aside or chosen, meaning that the expected number to be counted was the actual number counted. But I could be wrong.
