It is delightful to note the proof of the nobility of Moses' nature in the answer he gave to the tidings concerning Eldad and Medad. They might not be of the designated group of elders, and might not have gone out to the Tabernacle, as in Numbers 11:16. They remind us of the unordained and simple disciples of Acts 11:19, etc. But there was no envy in Moses' nature. He would have been only thankful if all had reached a degree of grace even beyond his own attainment.
The quails came. They flew in prodigious flocks, which darkened the air. Exhausted by their long flight, they hovered within three feet of the ground, and so were easily captured. But the passionate haste in eating brought its own terrible nemesis to the Israelites. The story became engraved in the very name given to their halting place, Psalms 106:15. My soul, beware lest thou also be precipitated by thy passionate desires into that gravel Galatians 5:17. [source]
Chapter Summary: Numbers 11
1The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer 4The people crave meat, and loathe manna 10Moses complains of his charge 16God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, 18and to give the people meat for a month 21Moses' faith is staggered 31Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah
What do the individual words in Numbers 11:30 mean?
And returnedMosestothe camp[both] heand the eldersof Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
What are the major concepts related to Numbers 11:30?