Numbers 10

Not a whole lot to comment about today, as the chapter largely concerned the marching order for the Israelite tribes as they traveled. However, the last few verses were interesting - the main reason Moses used to appeal to his in-laws, with the goal that they should travel with the Israelites, was that his father-in-law would know of good places to camp. This seems to fly in the face of God's instructions the day before, though, which said that His cloud would guide them and tell them where to stay and for how long. I wonder, then, if this was an appeal to Moses' father-in-law's ego - or perhaps just a nicety aimed at getting them to come along. I'll be curious to see if they are ever mentioned again, though, as the forty-year delay that is coming would likely have put a damper in any enthusiasm they might have had for the Promised Land.