Command of YWHW עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Oct 28, 2026 · 4m

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today which is a phrase. עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה on the mouth of YWHW, at the commandment of YWHW, the will of YWHW, according to the word of YWHW. It is used 25 times in the Old Testament, 7 times in our chapter. Our phrase is used in the context of God’s direction in dividing up the promised land. Joshua 19:49-50 When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. עַל־פִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה By command of the Lord they gave him the city that he…