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A55363	Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Vol. I wherein the sacred text is inserted, and various readings annex'd, together with parallel scriptures, the more difficult terms in each verse are explained, seeming contradictions reconciled, questions and doubts resolved, and the whole text opened / by the late reverend and learned divine Mr. Matthew Poole.	Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679.	1683 (1683)	Wing P2820; ESTC R39678	6,571,344	1,258

and therefore they should rather if it were possible worship man as their Creator and Lord than be worshipped by him 5 They have mouths but they speak not k For although the blind Heathen are by their Idolatrous Priests made to believe otherwise concerning their Idols in regard of the Spirits which they pretend to dwell in them yet this is the truth of the matter and confirmed by long and constant experience that they are but vain and senceless things they can neither speak in answer to your prayers or inquiries nor see what you do or what you want nor hear your petitions nor smell your incenses and sacrifices nor handle or use their hands either to take any thing from you or to give any thing to you nor so much as mutte●… or give the least signification of their apprehension of your condition and concerns eyes have they but they see not 6 They have ears but they hear not noses have they but they smell not 7 They have hands but they handle not feet have they but they walk not neither speak l Or mutter or make a noise as this word signifies Isa. 13. 14. They are so far from speaking with their throat and other instruments of speech as men do that they cannot make such an inarticulate and senceless sound with them as the beasts do they through their throat 8 They that make them m Or they that observe or worship them For the Psalmists quarrel was not so much with those few Artists who formed the Images as with all the adorers of them And the word here rendred make doth sometimes signifie to worship as some understand it not without probability Exod. 32. 35. because they made i. e. worshipped the calf which Aaron made and as in other Languages words answering to this do signifie as hath been oft observed by learned men and it oft signifies to observe as when men are said to make as it is in the Hebrew the Sabbath Deut. 5. 15. and the release and the Passover and the feast of weeks as Deut. 15. 1. 16. 1. 10. * Heb. let them be like unto them So Gr. are like unto them n This is a sharp reflection either 1. upon the Idols whose highest preferment it is to be made like unto man a mortal weak and miserable creature infinitely inferiour to the true God Or 2. to the makers or worshippers of them who by this absurd and foolish action shew that they are as ignorant and stupid and void of all sence and reason as their Images so is every one that trusteth in them 9 O Israel o Do not thou follow the example of these brutish Idolaters but serve the Lord onely trust thou in the LORD he is their help o Who trust in God as he now required Or their is put for your by a change of persons which is most frequent in Scripture and especially in these Books and their shield 10 O house of Aaron p You Priests and Levites proceeding from Aaron or related to him who have special reason and many obligations to do it who have a more distinct knowledge of God which is the foundation of trust Psal. 9. 10. and who are to be both instructers of and examples to the people in this as well as in other duties trust in the LORD he is their help and their shield 11 Ye that fear the LORD q All and every one of you who worship the true God not onely Aaronites and Israelites but even Gentile-proselytes who are said to come to trust under the wings of the God of Israel Ruth 2. 12. And such there were many at this time in the Church of Israel whom therefore he fitly invites to trust God because he is no less their than the Israelites help and shield as it follows trust in the LORD he is their help and their shield 12 The LORD hath been mindful of us r In our former straits and calamities and therefore we trust he will still bless us c. as it follows Or is or will be mindful of us Though he hath chastened us sore yet he hath not yet cast us out of the care of his providence he will bless us he will bless the house of Israel he will bless the house of Aaron 13 He will bless them that fear the LORD both small ‖ Heb. with and great s Either in age or condition of whatsoever quality high and low rich and poor for he is no respecter of persons 14 The LORD shall increase you t In number notwithstanding all the attempts of your enemies to diminish and destroy you Or shall add to you to wit further and greater blessings more and more you and your children 15 Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth u Who therefore can bless you indeed in spight of all your enemies curses and oppositions and not of an impotent Idol that can do you neither good nor hurt 16 The heaven even the heavens are the LORD's x To wit in a peculiar manner where he dwelleth in that light and glory to which no man can approach and whence he beholdeth and disposeth all persons and things upon earth but the earth hath he given to the children of men y For their habitation possession and use But these words may be and are thus rendred by others and the earth which which particle is very oft understood he hath given c. And then as the foregoing verse declared that God was the Creator of Heaven and Earth v. 15. so this asserts that he is also their Lord and Governor to dispose of all men and things as he pleaseth 17 * Psal. 88. 10 11 12. Isa●… 38. 18. The dead z Such as we shall suddenly be if thou dost not succour us praise not the LORD neither any that go down into † Psal. 94. 17. silence a Into the place of silence the grave 18 * Dan. 2. 20. But we will bless the LORD b But we hope for better things that notwithstanding our present and urgent danger yet thou wilt deliver us and so give us occasion to bless thy Name whereby thou wilt have the praise and glory of our deliverance from this time forth and for evermore Praise the LORD PSAL. CXVI This Psalm contains a solemn thanksgiving to God for a glorious deliverance from grievous and dangerous calamities as also from great perplexities and terrors of mind arising from the sence of Gods displeasure 1 I Love the LORD because he hath heard my voice and my supplications 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me therefore will I call upon him ‖ Heb. in my days as long as I live a Heb. in my days as long as I have a day to live as this phrase is used a Kings 20. 19. Isa. 39. 8. Comp. Iob 27. 6. 3 * Psal. 18. 56. The

impostures and the real miracles wrought by Moses and Aaron as appears from the next verse and from chap. 8. 18. and from other passages And this is a great evidence of the truth of Scripture-story and that it was not written by fiction and design For if Moses had written these books to deceive the world and to advance his own reputation as some have impudently said it is ridiculous to think that he would have put in this and many other passages which might seem so much to eclipse his honour and the glory of his works with their inchantments 12 For they cast down every man his rod and they became serpents l Either 1. in appearance For the Scripture oft speaks of things otherwise then they are because they seem to be so And therefore as the Devil appearing to Saul in the likeness of Samuel is called Samuel so may these rods upon the same account be called Serpents because through Diabolical illusion they seemed to be so Or 2. really in manner expressed ver 11. but Aarons rod swallowed up their rods m By which it was evident either that Aarons rod was turned into a real serpent because it had the real properties and effects of a serpent viz. to devour or at least that the God of Israel was infinitely more powerful then the Egyptian Idols or Devils 13 And he † The Lord to whom this act of hardening is frequently ascribed both in this book and elsewhere hardened Pharaohs heart that he hearkened not unto them * chap. 4. 21. as the LORD had said 14 And the LORD said unto Moses * chap. 8. 15. 〈◊〉 1 20 27. Pharaohs heart is hardened n Is obstinate and resolved in his way so as neither my word nor works can make any impression upon him he refuseth to let the people go 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning lo he goeth out unto the water o i. e. Nilus whither he went at that time either for his recreation or to pay his morning-worship to that river which the Egyptians had in great veneration as Plutarch testifies and thou shalt stand by the rivers brink against he come and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take into thine hand 16 And thou shalt say unto him The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee saying Let my people go * chap. 3. 12 18. 5. 1 3. that they may serve me in the wilderness and behold hitherto thou wouldest not hear 17 Thus saith the LORD In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD p Because th●… saidst 〈◊〉 is the Lord and I know not the lord chap. 5. 2. thou 〈◊〉 know him experimentally and to thy cost * chap. 4. 9. behold I will smite q viz. by Aarons hand who shall do it by my command and direction Thus Pilate is said to give Christs body to Ioseph Mark 15. 45. because he commanded it to be delivered by others to him The same action is ascribed to the principal and instrumental cause with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river r Nilus which was one of their principal Gods and therefore it was inexcusable in them that they would not renounce those ●…eeble Gods which were unable to help not onely their worshippers but even themselves nor embrace the service and commands of that God whose almighty power they saw and felt and they shall be turned * Rev. 16. 6. to blood s Which was a very grievous Plague to them both because it was an eternal dishonour to their Religion and because from hence they had both their drink Deut. 11. 10 11. Ier. 2. 18. and their meat Numb 11. 5. for greater and lesser cattel they would not eat Exod. 8. 26. And it was a very proper punishment for them who had made that river an instrument for the execution of their bloody design against the Israelitish infants Exod. 1. 22. 18 And the fish that is in the river shall die and the river shall stink and the Egyptians t Therefore the Israelites were free from this plague and those branches of Nilus which they used were uncorrupted when all others were turned into bloud shall loath u Or shall weary themselves in running hither and thither in hopes of finding water in some parts or branches of the river to drink of the water of the river 19 And the LORD spake unto Moses Say unto Aaron Take thy rod and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt upon their streams upon their rivers and upon their ponds and upon all their † Heb. gathering of their waters pooles of water x Not that he was to go to every pool to use this ceremony there but he stretched his hand and rod over some of them in the name of all the rest which he might signifie either by his words or by the various motions of his rod several ways that they may become blood and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone 20 And Moses and Aaron did so as the LORD commanded and he * chap. 17. 5. lift up the rod and smote the waters that were in the river in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants and all the * Psal. ●…8 44. and 105. 29. waters that were in the river were turned to blood 21 And the fish that was in the river died and the river stunk and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt 22 * Wisd. 17. ●… And the Magicians of Egypt did so with their inchantments y It was not difficult for the Devil to convey bloud speedily and unperceivably and that in great quantity which might suffice to infect with a bloody colour those small parcels of water which were left for them to shew their art in Qu. Whence could they have water when all their waters were turned into blood Ans. 1. It might be had either 1. by rain which at that time God was pleased to send down either for this purpose or to mitigate the extremity of the plague or for other reasons known to him though not to us For that rain sometimes falls in Egypt though not much nor often is affirmed by antient writers and late travellers Or 2. from Goshen which was not far from the Court or from some houses of the Israelites who dwelt amongst the Egyptians as appears from many places of this history and who were free from these Plagues See Exod. 8. 22. and 9. 26. and 10. 23. and 12. 13. c. Or 3. from the pits which they digged ver 24. Or 4. from some branch of Nilus or some vessels in their houses whose waters were not yet changed For this change might be wrought not suddenly

our first Parents had utterly lost and 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 price of his own blood and hath revenged the Death of Mankind upon the great Contriver of it the Devil by destroying him and his kingdom and hath taken a course to preserve our Name and Honour and Persons to Eternity And if the places where God is called Goel in the Old Testament be examined it will be found that either all or most of them may be and some of them must be understood of God the Son or o●… Christ as Gen. 48. 16. Isa. 59. 20. See also Psalm 74. 2. Isa. 41. 14. 44. 6. 49. 7 52. 3. 63. 16. 3. Because Iob was so far from such a firm Confidence as he here professeth that he had not the least degree of hope of any such glorious temporal restauration as his Friends promised to him as we have oft seen and observed in the former Discourses as Chap. 16. 22. 17. 12 13 c. And therefore that hope which every righteous man hath in his death Prov. 14. 32. and which Iob oft professeth that he had must necessarily be fixed upon his happiness in the future life 4. Because some of the following expressions cannot without wresting and violence be applied to a Metaphorical Resurrection as we shall see in the Sequel 5. Because this is a more lofty and spiritual strain than any in Iob's former Discourses and quite contrary to them And as they generally ●…avour of Dejection and Diffidence and do either declare or encrease his Grief so this puts him into another and much better temper And therefore it is well observed that after this time and these expressions we meet not with any such impatient or despairing passages as we had before which shews that they had inspired him with new life and comfort 6. Because this well agrees with other passages in this Book wherein Iob declareth that although he had no hope as to this life and the comforts thereof yet he had an hope beyond death which made him prosess Though 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 me yet will I trust in him Iob 13. ●… 5. Trust in him For what Su●… for comfort and happiness Where Not in this life for that he supposeth to be lost therefore it must be in the next life And this was one reason why he so vehemently desired Death because he knew it would bring him unto God and unto true Felicity And this his hope and confidence in God and in his Favour to him Iob. opposeth to those ●…oul and false aspers●…ons which his Fri●… had cast upon him as i●… he had forsaken God and cast off all ●…ear of him and hope in him Object 1. If this place had spoken of the Resurrection of the Body some of the Hebrew Writer or Commentators upon this Place who did believe that Doctrine would have understood it so and have urged it against the Sadduces which they did not Answ. 1. All the Jewish Writers which are now extant lived and wrote ●…ce Christ's time when the Doctors of that People were very ignorant of many great Truths and of the plain meaning of many Scriptures and very corrupt in their Principles as well as in their Practises 2. There was a manifest Reason why they could not understand this Text thus because they believed that Iob in his Agonies did deny God's Providence and consequently the Resurrection and the future Judgment which though it was a most uncharitable and false Opinion yet forced them to interpret this Text another way Obj. 2. How is it credible that Iob in those ancient times and in that dark stare of the Church should know these great Mysteries of Christ's Incarnation and of the Resurrection and Life to come Answ. 1. The mystery of Christ's Incarnation was revealed to 〈◊〉 by that first and famous Promise that the seed of the woman should break the Serpent's head Gen. 3. 15. which being the onely Foundation of all his Hopes for the recovery and salvation of himself and of all his Posterity he would doubtless carefully and 〈◊〉 teach and explain it as need required to those that descended from him 2. That the ancient Patriarchs and Prophets were generally acquainted with these Doctrines is undeniably evident from Heb. 11. and 1 Pet. 1. ●… 10. 11 12. 3 Particularly Abraham from whom Iob is supposed to have d●…ded had the Promise made to him that Christ should come out of his Loins Gen. 12. ●… and is said to have seen Christs day and 〈◊〉 to see it John 8. 56. and had his hopes and desires fixed upon a divine and heavenly City and Country Heb. ●…1 10 16. And as 〈◊〉 liveth m kn●…w and believed these things himself so it is manifest that he ●…aught them to his Children and Servants Gen. 18. 1●… a●…d to his Ki●…red and others as he had occas●…on And therefore it cannot seem strange that Iob professeth his Faith and hope in these things 〈◊〉 I am a dying man and my hopes are dying but he liveth and that for ever and therefore though i die 〈◊〉 both ca●… and will make me to live again in due time ●…ugh not in this World yet in the other which is much better and though I am now highly censured and condemned by my Friend and others as a great Dissembler and a secret Sinner whom God's ha●…d hath found out yet there is a day coming wherein 〈◊〉 Ca●…se shall be pleaded and my Name and Honour vindicated from all these Reproaches and my Integrity brought to light and that he shall stand n I am falling and dying but he shall stand firm and unmo●…able and victorious in full power and authority all which this word stand signifies and therefore he is able to make me to stand in Judgment and to maintain my Cause against all Opposers Or 〈◊〉 ●…all arise as this Verb most commonly signifies i. e. Either 1. he shall exist or be born as this word is oft used as Num. 32. 14 Deut 29. 22. Iudg. 2. 10. 1 Kings 3 12. Matth. 11. 11. And it notes Christ's Incarnation that although as he was God he was now and from all Eternity in being yet he should in due time be made man and be born of a woman Or 2. he shall arise out of the dust which had been more probable if it had been in the Text from or out of as now it is upon the earth or dust for Christ's Resurrection from the dead might be fi●…ly mentioned here as the Cause of Iob's Resurrection which followeth ‖ Or at last at the latter day o Either 1. in the days of the Messiah or of the Gospel which are oft called the letter or last days or times as Isa. 2. 2 〈◊〉 ●… 5. 〈◊〉 2. 28. Compared with Acts 2. 17. 1 Tim. 4. 1. and 2 〈◊〉 3. 1. 〈◊〉 1. 1. Or rather 2. at the day of the general Resurrection and Judgment which as those holy Patriarchs well knew and firmly believed was to be at