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A46823	A help for the understanding of the Holy Scripture intended chiefly for the assistance and information of those that use constantly every day to reade some part of the Bible, and would gladly alwayes understand what they read if they had some man to help them : the first part : containing certain short notes of exposition upon the five books of Moses, to wit Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomie : wherein all such passages in the text are explained as were thought likely to be questioned by any reader of ordinary capacity ... / by Arthur Jackson ...	Jackson, Arthur, 1593?-1666.	1643 (1643)	Wing J67; ESTC R35433	692,552	595

plate of gold which was put about the ends of these corner-doubled boards for better binding or fast closing them together Vers 26. And tho● shalt make barres of shittim-wood five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle c. Foure of these were rowes ofbarres for it seems onely the middle barre did reach from end to end ver 28. the other were shorter barres laid in foure rowes two beneath two above and some way joyned together where they met for the strengthening of them Vers 28. And the middle barre in the middest of the boards shall reach from end to end There were two rowes of barres went acrosse in the upper part of the boards and two in the nether part of the boards but this barre that went athwart in the middest of the length of the boards was all of one piece one entire barre reaching from end to end Now the fastning together of these boards thus with barres s●gnified the uniting of all the members together by one and the same spirit in Christ from whom the whole body fi●ly joyned together and compacted by that which every joynt supplieth according to the effectuall working in the measure of every part maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of it self in love Ephes 4. 16. Vers 31. And thou shalt make a vail of blew c. This vail which closed in the most holy place signified 1. the body of Christ shadowing his divinitie by which he hath opened for us a way into the holiest that is into heaven Heb. 10. 19 20. Having therefore brethren boldnesse to enter into the holiest by the bloud of Jesus by a new and living way which he hath consecrated for us through the vail that is to say his flesh c. See also Heb. 9. 8 24. And 2. it signified that as yet the spirituall worship of God was in a manner hidden under the vail of legall ceremonies which should be clearly revealed at the coming of Christ 3. It might also signifie the separation betwixt the Church of the Jews and of the Gentiles which is now reconciled by Christ Ephes 2. 14. For he is our peace which hat● made of both one and hath broken down that partition-wall and therefore at the death of Christ the vail rent asunder Luke 23. 45. Vers 32. Their hooks shall be of gold c. Which did hold up the cords upon which the vail did ride and were fastned to the heads of the pillars Vers 33. And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches c. Under those taches mentioned ver 6. so that this is added to shew in what place this vail was to be hung up Vers 36. And thou shalt make an hanging for the doore c. This hanging at the very entrance into the Tabernacle signified with what fear and reverence we should approch into Gods presence and partake of his sacred mysteries not rushing in boldly upon them without any awe as also the restraint of the Jewish Church from such blessings as are now opened unto us in Christ for within this hanging the people might not come Hebr. 9. 6. Vers 37. And thou shalt make for the hangings five pillars of shittim-wood c. Because this lay open to the wind and weather it had the more pillars to strengthen it the other had but foure CHAP. XXVII Vers 1. ANd thou shalt make an altar of shittim-wood Though the altar was made of wood yet it was covered over with brasse to defend it from the heat of the fire which lay ever burning upon it and besides the widenesse and length of it was such that the fire needed not come near the sides but might be kept within the compasse of the grate which was all of brasse Nei●her is this Law contrary to that Exod. 20. 24. An altar of earth thou shalt make c. For that is meant of altars to be made upon the sudden upon some extraordinary occasion which were onely for a time and so to be dissolved again such as Samuel and Elias made but this was for the perpetuall use of the tabernacle and was a type of Christ who is now the onely altar of his Church Heb. 13. 10. We have an altar whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle Vers 2. And thou shalt make the horns of it c. To these they bound their sacrifices Psal 118. 27. Bind the sacrifice with cords even to the horns of the altar And besides horns usually signifying power and might Habb 3. 4. He had horns coming out of his hand and there was the hiding of his power these foure horns signified the power of Christ for the salvation of his people gathered from the foure corners of the world Vers 3. And his flesh-hooks c. The word in the originall may comprehend fire-tongs forks and other instruments used as occasion was to remove and lay in order the wood coals and flesh of the sacrifices But our Translatours have rendered it flesh-hooks that is those instruments with teeth used to take flesh out of pots 1. Sam. 2. 14. All that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took for himsel● See also 2. Chron. 4. 16. Vers 4. And upon the net thou shalt make foure brazen rings c. Wherewith it hung upon ledges or hooks within the altar happely upon the ends or hooks in the inside of those rings which were on the outside for the carrying of the altar And thus hanging down midway the hollow of the altar the boards on each side would fence the flames in part from the wind and weather Vers 9. And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle c. This was called the court of the tabernacle because it was reared up round about the tabernacle chap. 40. 33. Here the sacrifices were killed and other services of the Levites performed and it was a type of the visible Church here in this world where both true believers and hypocrites do joyn together in the outward duties of Gods worship and service for which cause also it was so spacious and large an hundred cubits that is fifty yards long and fifty cubits that is five and twenty yards wide to signifie how greatly the Church should be enlarged in processe of time especially when the Gentiles should also become Gods people Vers 10. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver These fillets were certain hoops or wreaths of silver which compassed the pillars and served for ornament and happely for th● better fastning of the hangings in some places to the pillars where the making of these is related it is said that their heads also or chapiters were over-laid with silver chap. 38. 17. though that be not her● expressed Vers 12. Their pillars ten and their sockets ten The hangings on the West side must have ten pillars standing upon as many brasen sockets And here we must also note that doubtlesse there stood two pillars joyned together in each

people come unto me to enquire of God That is to enquire both concerning religious and civill affairs wherein they are doubtfull what the will of God is Vers 16. And I do make them know the statutes of God and his laws That is I make known to them what the will of God is and what he hath determined shall be done for though they had not yet the law of God in writing as afterwards they had when they came to mount Sinai yet the Church was never without a law both concerning the duties of Gods worship and their conversing with one another wherein Moses informed them when they made any question what the will of God was either by the direction and instinct of Gods spirit or by enquiring of God in cases that were more difficult and there shewing what answer the Lord had given him Vers 17. And Moses father in law said unto him The thing that thou doest is not good c. Thus was the Lord pleased to teach his servant Moses humility imploying one that was a Midianite to advise him better for the well ordering of the civill government then he himself could think of Vers 19. I will give thee counsell and God shall be with thee That is I make no question but that the blessing of God will testifie Gods approving this course which I shall now prescribe thee Be thou for the people to Godward that thou mayest bring the causes unto God That is matters of lesse moment easie to be decided referre to some inferiour officers but in matters of more importance and greater difficulty where there is need of one to enquire of God there do thou still imploy thy self that is both in consulting with God and then in returning an answer to the people Vers 21. Rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds rulers of fifties and rulers of tennes That is of so many families The meaning is that there should be a ruler or judge appointed over every tenne families in each tribe and so another over every fifty families c. and so by this means a goodly order was to be established amongst them to wit that every tribune appointed to be judge over a thousand families had under him ten centurions that is judges over hundreds and every centurion had under him two rulers over fifties and every ruler over fifty had under him five which were set over ten families Vers 23. Then thou shalt be able to endure and all this people shall also go to their place in peace That is whereas formerly when Moses did all alone they oft returned their controversies being undecided or else were constrained to attend a long time now they should be soon dispatched and so go to their place that is their severall dwellings or tents in peace that is their controversies ended and their minds quieted c. Vers 25. And Moses chose able men out of all Israel c. To wit by the peoples consent who brought fit men unto him Deut. 1. 13 14. Take ye wise men and understanding and known among your tribes and I will make them rulers over you And ye answered me and said The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do Vers 27. And Moses let his father in law depart c. Though this be here added to conclude the story yet it doth not follow that he went presently away But of this see more Numb 10. 29. CHAP. XIX Vers 1. IN the third moneth when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt the same day came they into the wildernesse of Sinai That is the very day of the newmoon which was the first day of every moneth among the Hebrews so that they came into the wildernesse of Sinai about five and fourty or six and fourty dayes after they came out of Egypt for they came out of Egypt on the fifteenth day of the first moneth from whence if w● count fourteen dayes remaining of the first moneth for their moneths were according to the course of the moon and the whole nine and twenty dayes of the second moneth the first day of the third moneth when they came before mount Sinai was the foure and fourtieth day after they came out of Egypt six dayes after which the Law was given wh●reon afterward was kept the feast of Pentecost that was fifty dayes after the Passeover Vers 4. And I bare you on eagles wings c. This is meant of the whole course of Gods providence over them from their deliverance out of Egypt unto this time and implyes how speedily safely and with what tender affections and care he had brought them thither carrying them over all difficulties out of the reach of danger in a manner as if they had been carryed through the aire Vers 6. And ye shall be unto me a kingdome of priests and an holy nation That is a nation whom God hath by a speciall priviledge separated from others and consecrated to himself Vers 9. Lo I come unto thee in a thick cloud That is I will now out of hand meet with thee upon the mount Sinai in a thick cloud for this is not meant of that cloud which went before the Israelites to shevv them their vvay in their travails through the vvildernesse and out of vvhich God did usually speak to Moses vvhen it rested upon the Tabernacle but of that cloud mentioned aftervvard vers 16. vvherein God spake ●o Moses upon the mount And it came to passe on the third day in the morning that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cl●ud upon the mount Vers 10. Let them wash their clothes Hereby vvas signified hovv carefull Gods people should be to clense themselves from all filthinesse of the flesh and spirit especially vvhen they come into Gods presence Vers 11. And be ready against the third day c. Which vvas fifty dayes after the passeover at vvhich time the feast was aftervvard kept usually called Pentecost the day vvhereon the fiery lavv vvas given and the day vvhereon the fiery tongues vvere aftervvards given for preaching the Gospel This therefore vvas not the third day of the moneth for then it could not have been the fiftieth day after the passeover that the Lavv vvas given and some dayes after their coming to Sina● on the first day of the moneth vers 1. had been spent in that which hath been hitherto related concerning Moses his going betwixt God and the people but the third day after God gave Moses this charge concerning his preparing and sanctifying the people Vers 12. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about c. This was commanded first to strike their hearts with the greater reverence of God secondly to bridle the curiosity of man in searching into Gods secrets and to teach them to be content with the bounds which he hath set them thirdly to provide for their weaknesse who would else have been slain with the glory of his presenc● See chap. 20.

See Deut. 4. 15. but this is spoken because of the scituation of this saphir work that it was beneath the signes of his glory as a pavement under the feet Vers 11. And upon the Nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand That is though these Elders and Nobles of Israel saw the glory of God in an extraordinary manner upon the mount yet God was pleased to spare them that they received no hurt thereby which is noted as a speciall mercy of God in regard that men yea the greatest and noblest of men by reason of their frailty are not able to endure such a manifestation of glory should not God withold it from being ●urtfull to them Also they saw God and did eat and drink That is Aaron and his sonnes The Elders and Nobles of Israel before spoken of saw the signes of Gods presence and yet were so farre from receiving any hurt thereby that returning home again unto the people where they had before their coming up into to the mount offered up divers sacrifices to the Lord they did there with their peace-offerings feast together rejoycing in the goodnesse of God to them and the honour he had done to them Vers 12. And the Lord said unto Moses Come up to me into the mount c. Hitherto Moses stood afarre off with the seventy Elders now he is called nearer as God had before said ver 2. And Moses shall come near unto the Lord c. And be there That is continue there Thus God makes known to him that his stay should be now longer then usuall and thereupon it is that he takes order ver 14. that Aaron and Ur should in his room determine the affairs of the people Vers 13. And Moses rose up and his minister Joshua Joshua was not before mentioned ver 1. because he was as Moses minister and continuall attendant and therefore it was not necessary that he should be expressed by name See chap. 32. ver 17. Vers 14. Tarry ye here for us c. Either this must be meant of such a stay in that place of the Mount as that withall they might go as oft as they pleased unto the people or else rather this word here must be taken in a larger extent comprehending the place where the people were in their tents and onely implying that they should not go up with him to the top of the mount Vers 16. And the seventh d●y he called unto Moses ●●e of the ●idst of the cloud Moses having staid six dayes in the higher part of the mount but without the cloud that in that time his mind might by degrees be taken off from all worldly thoughts and cares and raised up with a desire and longing expectation of beholding Gods glory to which he was not yet admitted upon the seventh day God called him and he went into the midst of the cloud Vers 18. And Moses was in the cloud fourty dayes and fourty nights To wit after he went into the midst of the cloud and was there with God for so it is expressed chap. 34. 28. And he was there with the Lord fourty dayes c. All which time Joshua it seems stayed upon the mount without the cloud waiting for Moses sustaining himself happely all the while with the Manna that fell from heaven and the water of the brook mentioned Deut. 9. 21. that descended out of the mount for there Moses found him when he came down from God neither did he know what the Israelites had done in the camp See Exod. 32. 17. But for Moses he was with God within the cloud all those fourty dayes and fourty nights and therefore doubtlesse did neither eat nor drink wherein his condition was a shadow of the life of the glorified Saints in Gods presence in heaven but was continually imployed in beholding the glory of Gods presence in receiving instructions from God about all things that concerned his people and viewing that pattern of the tabernacle and all things belonging thereto which was shown him in the mount CHAP. XXV Vers 5. ANd shittim wood This was doubtlesse some choice kind of wood of great esteem in those times as Box and Ebony and such sorts of wood are now amongst us which either they procured from the places adjoyning in the wildernesse where it grew it seems in great abundance and thence happely that place in the plains of Moab where the Israelites pitched their tents was called Abel-shittim Num. 33 49. or else it was brought out of Egypt at least by the richer sort of them for their own private use in their tents or household utensils which seems the more probable because of that passage Exod. 35. 24. Every man with whom was found shittim-wood for ●ny work of the service brought it whereby it seems that some of them had it lying by them as a choice treasure Vers 8. And let them make me a sanctuary That is the tabernacle consecrated to God for the duties of his publick service the visible signe of Gods presence with and protection of his people Levit. 26. 11 12. And I will set my tabernacle among you and my soul shall not abhorre you and I will walk among you c. It was a type 1. of Christs person whence he is said to be Heb. 8. 2. A minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man by whom God doth manifest himself unto us and in whom we have accesse unto God and 2. of the Church the habitation of God by the spirit 2. Cor. 6. 16. Ye are the temple of the living God c. and every Christian in whose heart God dwelleth Heb. 3. 6. Whose ●ouse are we if w● hold f●●t the confidence ●nd the rejoycing of hope firm unto the end T●●● I may ●w●●l ●●ong●● th●● This i● add●● 〈◊〉 ●●●rong mo●i●e to make the● give 〈◊〉 towards the ●●●ing of the 〈◊〉 Vers 9. Aft●r th● 〈◊〉 of ●●e 〈◊〉 and ●h● 〈◊〉 ●f 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 th●●●●f c. God did not on●ly in word● 〈◊〉 to Mo●●● aft●● wh●t manner he would h●ve every thing made in the ●abernacle but th●●e was 〈◊〉 in a vision represented to his sight the very form and propo●●ion of th●● ver 40. Look that thou ●ake the●●fter their pat●ern whi●h was 〈◊〉 th●e in the ●o●nt Ev●n as he did also aft●rwards to David for th● m●king of the ●●●ple and all the f●rniture ●●●●eof 1. Chron. 28. 19. All this s●id D●●●d 〈◊〉 Lord m●●e me understand in writing by his h●nd upon 〈◊〉 ev●n ●ll the works of this p●ttern Now the reason why the Lord was so ex●ct herein that ●o●es might be sure to make all things according to his appointment was partly because the tabernacle and all things apper●●ining ther●unto were to be types and shadows of spirituall and heave●ly things ●ppertaining to Christ and his pri●●●hood to which end the Lord also ●he●ed him the p●ttern of those things above in the mount So that ind●●d

unto him whereas many men the more they suck in of the wealth of this world and fill their bellies with this hid treasure the lesse they regard Gods ordinances the lesse they care for the breasts of the Churches consolation it should be farre otherwise with them for the richer they grew the more zealous and forward they should be in all the duties of Gods worship and service Vers 20. And of Gad he said Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad. Here Moses begins with the sonnes of the handmaids and first with Gad and in this first clause of Gads blessing is implyed that this tribe should have a large portion in the land and that God should afterwards enlarge it by further conquests He dwelleth as a lion and teareth the arm with the crown of the head The arm noteth strength as the crown of the head principality and so hereby is meant that as a lion teareth sometime in one place sometime in others so this tribe should divers wayes spoyl their enemies and that none should be so strong or excellent but Gad should overcome them a great blessing indeed to them who had their inheritance without Jordan and bordering upon their enemies One remarkable instance we have of their prowesse 1. Chron. 5. 18 19 21 22. Vers 21. And he provided the first part for himself because there in a portion of the law-giver was he seated This first part was the countrey of Sihon which was first conquered It is said that the tribe of Gad provided this for themselves because they desired it of Moses for their inheritance and thereupon offered to go up armed in the forefront of the battel before their brethren Numb 32. 17. and yet withall it is said they were seated in a portion of the law-giver because God by Moses the law-giver gave them this for their inheritance Numb 32. 33. And Moses gave unto them even to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the sonnes of Joseph the kingdome of Sihon King of the Amorites c. And he came with the heads of the people he executed the justice of the Lord and his judgements with Israel Moses speaks here prophetically of a thing to come as if it had been done already and his meaning is that this tribe should with the Princes and Captains of the people go forth armed before their brethren and execute Gods judgements upon the Canaanites Vers 22. Dan is a lions whelp he shall leap from Bashan That is look as a lion comes rushing suddenly out of the forrests and dennes in Bashan and seiseth upon those that passe by ere they thought on any danger so should the Danit●s leap unexpectedly out of their forts and fastnesses and secret places where they lay in ambush and destroy their enemies when they look not for them It was not therefore because Bashan was a part of Dans territories that it is said here he shall leap from Bashan for Bashan was not Dans possession but Manassehs Deut. 3. 1 3. All Bashan being the kingdome of Og gave I unto the half-trib● of Manasseh saith Moses but it was because Bashan was a place where were many lions to whom in regard of their sudden assaults made upon their enemies the children of Dan are here compared Vers 23. O Naphtali satisfied with favour and full with the blessing of the Lord possesse thou the West and the South In the first clause of this prophet●call blessing O Naphtali satisfied with favour and full with the blessing of the Lord Moses foreshews the fruitfulnesse of the soil wherein this tribe should have their dwelling for as Jacob did in this regard compare this tribe to a hind let loose that hath a large walk scope and libertie and so in choice of pastures finds plenti● of feeding Gen. 49. 21. so Moses here explaining that Metaphor breaks forth into an admiration at the consideration of the great plentie and abundance of good blessings which their inheritance should yield them but withall ●seth such an expression to set forth this Naphtali satisfied with favour and full with the blessings of the Lord as might plainly implie first that their blisse should con●ist not so much in their having such plentie and fulnesse of those outward blessings as in their being fully satisfied therewith and that the thing which should yield such satisfaction to their souls was not so much the blessings themselves as the singular love and favour of God whereof to them these blessings were pledges As for that second clause possesse thou the West and the South either thereby was signified that their lot of inheritance should fall to them in the South-west part of the land and the sea lying on the West this might also implie that besides the other rich commodities of their land they should also enjoy the advantage of merchandising too or else it is onely added to signifie the large extent of their portion which should stre●ch it self farre out both Westward and Southward Vers 24. L●t Asher be blessed with children c. Three things are in this verse foretold concerning this tribe first that they should be blessed with children whereby may be meant not onely the multitude but also the strength healthfulnesse beauty and comelinesse of their children secondly they should be of a meek gentle lovely and amiable disposition and should accordingly be greatly beloved by all that dwelt about them let him be acceptable to his brethren and indeed it is God that énclines the hearts of men to love those that are most lovely and thirdly that their countrey should exceedingly abound with oyl and other good things which is expressed figuratively and let him dip his feet in oyl much according to that speech of Job chap. 29. 6. When I washed my steps with butter and the rock poured me out rivers of oyl and indeed hereto agrees that which Jacob also foretold concerning this tribe Gen. 49. 20. Out of Asher his bread shall be fat and he shall yield royall dainties Vers 25. Thy shee s shall be iron and brasse and as thy dayes so shall thy strength be In this verse two things more are foretold concerning Asher first that his land should be full of mines of iron and brasse and other metals for that is intended in the first clause whether we reade it as it is in the margin under thy shoes shall be iron and brasse or as it is in our text thy shoes shall be iron and brasse secondly that they should continue healthfull and strong even unto old age and as thy dayes so shall thy strength be that is all thy dayes thy strength shall continue Vers 26. There is none like unto the God of Jesurun who rideth upon the heaven in thy help c. Concerning this word Jesurun see Deut. 32. 15. As before Moses blessed the severall tribes so here he begins to set forth the happinesse of all the people even all the tribes in