14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you arebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the bwaters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.)
15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying:
16 “Let the Lord, athe God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
17 awho may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be blike sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man ain whom is the Spirit, and blay your hand on him;
19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and ainaugurate him in their sight.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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What Does Numbers 27:16 Mean?
Numbers 27:16-23
Moses laid his hands upon Joshua, signifying the transferal of some of his authority to lead the nation. This rite of ordination was always accompanied by a special commission and the giving of special authority.
Martin G. Collins
Basic Doctrines: The Laying On of Hands
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