And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.
We have here God's gracious answer to both the foregoing complaints, wherein his goodness takes occasion from man's badness to appear so much the more illustrious. I. Provision is made for the redress of the grievances Moses complains of. If he find the weight of government lie too heavy upon him, though he was a little too passionate in his remonstrance, yet he shall be...
Commenting on Numbers 11:16-23
And I will come down and talk with thee there,.... Descend from heaven, by some visible token of his power and presence, and in a friendly manner converse with him face to face; which was an instance of great condescension and grace, and especially when Moses had showed a very froward peevish spirit; yet all is overlooked, and the Lord vouchsafes the most intimate communion...
I will come down--that is, not in a visible manner or by local descent, but by the tokens of the divine presence and operations. and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee--"The spirit" means the gifts and influences of the Spirit (Num 27:18; Joe 2:28; Joh 7:39; Co1 14:12), and by "taking the spirit of Moses, and putting it upon them," is...