them as in Num. 23. 3. 4. 15. 16. where the Greek translateth it appeare Here the Greeke version is he hath called us three dates journey Hebr. three daies way This was to mount Horeb where they should serve God verse 12. which it seemeth was b 〈…〉 three daies journey from Egypt had they gone the direct way but because of troubles and feares they were led about Exod. 13. 17. 18. so that they came not thither till the third moneth Exod. 19. 1. Of the mysterie of this number three see the notes on Gen. 22. 4. wildernesse the globe of the earth is of three parts inhabited land sea and wildernesse which is a place of wilde beasts Mark 1. 13. without inhabitant without way to goe in without water even the shadow of death it selfe Ier. 2. 6. Deut. 8. 15. Psal. 107. 4. 5. into such a place must Israel goe because they might not sacrifice to God in Egypt Exod. 8. 25. 26. Such was the place of Christs tentation 40 daies Luk. 4. 1. 2. and of Israelâ— 40 yeeres Deut. 8. 2. where God fed and guided them as he did also the woman that fled into the wildernesse from the presente of the serpent Rev. 12. 14. Vers. 1â— no not Hebr. and not meaning though he should be s 〈…〉 tten with many plagues yet hee would not let them goe willingly Or and not may 〈◊〉 here for If not that is but by strong hand as the Greeke here translateth it the Chaldee also saith but for strong feare For tenne plagues were sent on Pharaoh before hee would let them goe Exod. 11. 1 So and is put for if in Exod. 4. 23. Num. 12. 14. Vers. 20. my hand the Chaldee saith the plague of my strength that is my strong plague Vers. 21. grace that is favour the Hebrew phrase is the grace of this people which the Greeke translateth will give grace to this people that is will cause them to be favoured The Chaldee saith I will give this people to mercies as in Psal. 106. 46. See the like in Gen. 39. 21. Exod. 11. 2. Vers. 22. jewels or instruments vessels Thus the promise made to Abraham in Gen. 15. 14. was now to be fulfilled spoile So Ezek. 39. 10. they shall spoile those that spoiled them CHAP. IV. 1 Moses doubting that he should not be beleeved is confirmed by miracles of his rod turned to a serpent 6 and his hand leprous 9 Waters should also be turned to blood 10 Moses maketh excuses that he might not be sent 14 God is angry and appointeth Aaron to assist him 18 Moses getteth leave of Iethro to depart into Egypt 21 The Lord rehearseth his message to Pharaoh 24 Hee meeteth Moses in the Inâ—e and seeketh to kill him 25 Zipporah circumciseth her son and he letteth him goe 27 God sendeth Aaron to meet Moses 29 Moses and Aaron doe their message unto Israel 31 They beleeve and are thankefull ANd Moses answered and said But behold they will not beleeve mee nor hearken unto my voice for they will say Iehovah hath not appeared unto thee And Iehovah said unto him What is that in thy hand and he said a rod. And hee said Cast it on the ground and hee cast it on the ground and it was turned to a serpent and Moses fled from before it And Iehouah said unto Moses Put forth thy hand take it by the taile and he put forth his hand caught it and it was turned to a roâ— in his hand That they may beleeve that Iehovah the God of their fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaak and the God of Iakob hath appeared unto thee And Iehovah said further more unto him Put now thy hand into thy bosome and hee put his hand into his bosome and he tooke it out and behold his hand was leprous as snow And hee said Returne thy hand into thy bosome and hee returned his hand into his bosome and hee tooke it out of his bosome and behold it was turned as his flesh And it shall bee if they will not beleeve thee nor heark 〈…〉 to the voice of the first signe that they will beleeve the voice of the latter signe And it shall be if they will not beleeve also these two signes not hearken to thy voice that thou shalt take of the waters of the river and powre upon the dry land and the waters shall be which thou shalt take out of the river even they shall be turned to blood upon the drie land And Moses said unto Iehovah Oh my Lord I am not a man of words either from daies heretofore or since thou hast spoken unto thy servant but I am of an heauy mouth and of an heavy tongue And Iehovah said unto him VVho hath made the mouth of man or who maketh the dumbe or the deafe or the open-eyed or the blind have not I Iehovah And now goe and I will be with thy mouth and will teach thee what thou shalt speake And he said Oh my Lord send I pray thee by the hand thou shouldest send And the anger of Iehovah was kindled against Moses and hee said Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother I know that speaking he can speake and also behold he is comming forth to meet thee and when he seeth thee hee will bee glad in his heart And thou shalt speake unto him and shalt put the words in his mouth and I will bee with thy mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what you shall doe And hee shall speake for thee unto the people and he shall be even he shall be to thee for a mouth and thou shalt be to him for a God And this rod shalt thou take in thy hand with the which thou shalt doe the signes And Moses went and returned to Iether his father in law and said unto him Let me goe I pray thee and returne unto my brethren which are in Egypt and see whether they be yet alive and Iethro said to Moses Goe in peace And Iehovah said unto Moses in Midian Goe returnd into Egypt for all the men are dead that sought thy soule And Moses tooke his wife and his sonnes and made them ride upon an asse and hee returned to the land of Egypt and Moses tooke the rod of God in his hand And Iehovah said unto Moses When thou goest to returne into Egypt see all the wonders which I have put in thy hand that thou doe them before Pharaoh and I will make strong his heart and he shall not send away the people And thou shalt say unto Phaâ—â—oh 〈◊〉 saith Iehovah Israel is my sonne my first-borne And I say unto thee Send away my sonne that he may serve mee and if thou refuse to send him away behold I will stay thy sonne thy first-borne And it was in the way in the Inne that Iehovah met him and sought to kill him And Zipporah tooke a sharpe stone and cut off the supernuous foreskinne of her sonne and cast it at
20. with his next friend or his neighbour his friend with whom he is associate Sometime this word is used for a speciall friend 2 Sam. 13. 3. Psal. 35. 14. Prov. 17. 17. but often generally for a neighbour or next as the new Testament translateth it in Greeke Mat. 19. 19. from Levit. 19. 18. And who is our neighbour our Lord teacheth us Luke 10. 29 36. with lip of flatteries that is smooth deceitfull speeches as the Greeke translateth deceitfull lips a lip being sometime put for a speech or language Gen. 11. 1. Of such deceivers that had taught their tongues to speake lies Ieremy also complaineth Chap. 9. vers 4 5. a heart and a heart that is a double heart and deceitfull So stone and stone Ephah and Ephah Deut. 23. 13. 14. meaning double and deceitfull weights and measures The men of Zabulun are commended for that they were not thus of a heart and a heart 1 Chron. 12. 33. The Greeke translateth with a heart and a heart he speaketh evill things Vers. 5. our lips are with us or are ours that is we have skill power and liberty to speake who shall controll us Vers. 6. I will rise up the Chaldee addeth will rise up to judgement set in salvation that is deliver out of all misery and safely settle in health and prosperous estate he shall have breathing or he meaning God will give breathing or respiration to him that is to every poore man as after in vers 8. or hee will breath out that is speake plainly to him The Greeke changing the person translateth parrhesiásomai that is I will speake plainly with him So it noteth the bold assured comfort which God by promise giveth to the afflicted whose faithfull word is therefore commended in the verse following This word sometime is used for plaine and confident breathing out or uttering of the truth Habak 2. 3. Prov. 12. 17. Or we may understand it of the wicked thus I will set in salvation him whom he puffeth at that is whom the wicked boldly defieth as this word was used before Psal. 10. 5. or whom he hath insâ—ared The Chaldee expoundeth it I will appoint salvation for my people but against the wicked I will testifie evill Vers. 7. The sayings or the words promises tried examined fined as in fire The like praise of Gods pure word is in Psalm 18. 31. and 119. 140. Prov. 30. 5. a subliming furnace of earth This furnace called Ghnalil a sublimatorie of subliming or causing to ascend upward is the best and choisest vessell for trying and subliming of metall called therefore in Greeke Dokimion a Triall And the Apostle hath the like word for a Triall of faith better than gold 1 Pet. 1. 7. seven times or seven fold that is many times fully and sufficiently Seven is a perfect number used for many 1 Sam. 2. 5. Prov. 24. 16. and 26. 25. Vers. 8. preserve him that is every one of them so before in the end of the sixt verse and often in the Scripture like sudden change of number may be observed It may also be read prayer-wise keepe them preserve him The Greeke changeth person also saying wilt keepe us and preserve us from this generation that is from the men of this generation as when Christ said Whereto shall I liken this generation Mat. 11. 16. he meant Whereto shall I liken the men of this generation Luke 7. 31. The like may be seene in Mat. 12. 42. compared with Luke 11. 31. The originall word Dor that is generation race or age hath the signification of durance or durable dwelling and abiding Psal. 84. 11. and so noteth the whole age or time that a man dureth in this world Eccles. 1. 4. and so consequently for a multitude of men that live together in any age as here and Deut. 1. 35. and in many other places Vers. 9. vilenesse or vile luxuriousnesse riotize The word Zulluth here used is derived from Zolel that is a rioter glutton or luxurious person Deut. 21. 20. Prov. 23. 21. and consequently one vile contemptible and nought worth opposed unto the precious Ier. 15. 19. And here vilenesse or riotize may either be meant of the vice it selfe or of vicious doctrine opposed to Gods precious word before spoken of vers 7. or a vile and riotous person may so be called for more vehemencie sake as Pride for the proud man Psalm 36. 12. The Greeke translateth thus according to thine highnesse thou hast much increased or made abundant the sons of men The Chaldee thus the wicked walke round about as an horsleech that sucketh the bloud of the sonnes of men PSAL. XIII David complaineth of delay in helpe 4 prayeth for mercy 6 and glorieth therein To the Master of the Musicke a Psalme of David HOw long Iehovah wilt thou forget me for ever how long wilt thou hide thy face from me How long shal I set counsels in my soule sorrow in my heart by day how long shall my enemie be exalted above me Behold answer thou me Iehovah my God lighten thou mine eyes lest I sleepe the death Lest my enemy say I have prevailed against him my distressers be glad when I am moved But I in thy mercy doe I trust my heart shall be glad in thy salvation I will sing to Iehovah for he hath bounteously rewarded unto me Annotations HIde thy face that is withdraw thy favourable countenance and comfort which the Chaldee expoundeth the brightnesse of thy face This is contrary to the lifting up of the light of Gods face Psal. 4. 7. and importeth trouble and griefe and is caused by sinne and is the cause of many adversities and discomforts Deut. 31. 17. 18. Isa. 59. 2. Ezek. 39. 23 24 29. therefore this Prophet doth often complaine hereof and pray against iâ— Psalm 30. 8. and 104. 29. and 88. 15. and 69. 18. and 102. 3. and 143. 7. and 27. 9. Vers. 3. set counsels that is consult and devise with my selfe how to escape by day that is daily in Greeke day and night Vers. 4. lighten my eyes that is make them see cleare and consequently make me joyfull for the light of the eyes rejoyceth the heart Prov. 15. 30. Or keepe me alive which sense the words following seeme to imply and the like speeches in Prov. 29. 13. Eccles. 11. 7 8. The eyes are said to be inlightened when penurie sorrow sicknesse or other affliction whereby they were dulled is done away and the senses by some meanes refreshed 1 Sam. 14. 27. 29. Esr. 9. 8. also when ignorance is by Gods Word and Spirit done out of the minde Psal 19. 9. Ephes. 1. 18. See also Psal. 38. 11. left I sleepe or that I sleepe not the death meaning the sleepe of death that is lest I die For death is often called sleepe in the Scripture Psal. 76. 6. Iob 3. 13. and 14. 12. Act. 7. 60. and 13. â—6 the sleepe of eâ—ernitie Ier. 51. 39. The Chaldee paraphraseth thus Enlighten mine eyes in
Ithamar see 1 Chron. 24. Vers. 25. Phinehas of him see Numb 25. 7. c. Ver. 26. their armies or their hosts that is not confusedly but their ordered troups being increased to many thousands and called the hosts of the Lord Exod. 12. 37. 41. and 7 4. These were after ordered according to their tribes Numb 10. 14. 15. c. Of the word host or army see Gen. 2. 1. Vers. 27. to bring that is that they might bring as verse 13. Vers. 30. of uncircumcised Greek of a small voice Chaldee of an heavy speech see before verse 12. and Exod. 4. 10. CHAP. VII 1 Moses is made Pharohs God and Aaron his Prophet 3. Pharaohs heart should bee heardned against their words and signes 6 Moses and Aaron doe a they are bidden 7 Their age 10. Aarons rod is turned to a Serpent 11 The Sorcerers doe the like 13 Pharaohs heart is hardned 14 Moses is sent againe unto him with word and signe 19 The waters of Egypt are turned into blood 21 The fishes dye 22 The Magicians doe the like miracle whereupon Pharaoh is hardned still AND Iehovah said unto Moses See I have made thee a God to Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall bee thy Prophet Thou shalt speake all that I command thee and Aaron thy brother shall speake unto Pharaoh that he send the sonnes of Israel out of his land And I will harden Pharaohs heart and will multiply my signes and my wonders in the land of Egypt And Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you and I will lay my hand upon Egypt and wil bring forth mine armies my people the sonnes of Israel out of the land of Egypt by great judgements And the Egyptians shall know that I am Iehovah when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt and I will bring out the sonnes of Israel from among them And Moses and Aaron did as Iehovah commanded them so did they And Moses was fourscore yeeres old and Aaron fourescore and three yeeres old when they spake unto Pharaoh And Iehovah sayd unto Moses and unto Aaron saying When Pharaoh shall speake unto you saying Give a wonder for you then thou shalt say unto Aaron take thy rod and cast it before Pharaoh it shall be turned to a dragon And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh and they did so as Iehovah had commanded and Aaron cast his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants and it was turned to a dragon And Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers and they also the magicians of Egypt did with their inchantments so And they cast down every man his rod and they were turned to dragons and Aarons rod swallowed up their rods And Pharaohs heart waxed strong and hee hearkened not unto them as Iehovah had spoken And Iehovah said unto Moses Pharaohs heart is heavy he refuseth to send away the people Go unto Pharaoh in the morning loe he goeth out unto the waters and thou shalt stand to meet him by the rivers brinke and the rodde which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand And thou shalt say unto him Iehovah the God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee saying Send away my people that they may serve mee in the wildernesse and behold thou hast not heard hitherto Thus saith Iehovah in this thou shalt know that I am Iehovah behold I smite with the rod which is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river they shall bee turned into blood And the fish which is in the river shall dye and the river shall stinke and the Egyptians shall bee wearied to drinke the waters of the river And Iehovah said unto Moses Say unto Aaron take thy rod and stretch out thy hand upon the waters of Egypt upon their streames upon their rivers and upon their ponds and upon every gathering together of their waters and they shall be bloud and there shall be blood in all the land of Egypt both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone And Moses and Aaron did as Iehovah commanded and he lift up the rodde and smote the waters which were in the river in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants and all the waters which were in the river were turned to blood And the fish which was in the river dyed and the river stanke and the Egyptians could not drinke the waters of the river and there was blood in all the land of Egypt And the magicians of Egypt did so by their inchantments and the heart of Pharaoh waxed strong and hee hearkned not vnto them as Iehovah had said And Pharaoh turned and went into his house and hee set not his heart to this neither And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for waters to drinke for they could not drinke of the waters of the river And seven daies were fulfilled after that Iehovah had smitten the river Annotations MAde or given thee for a God that is one to whom the word of God shall come and by whom it shall be made knowne unto Aaron and so to Pharaoh This reason Christ rendreth of the like speech Ioh. 10. 35. The Chaldee for God translateth a master see Exod. 4. 16. Prophet to speake for thee as the next verse manifesteth the Chaldee saith thy interpreter before God called him his mouth Exod. 4. 16. A Prophet hath the name of speaking or interpreting Gods word see the notes on Gen. 20. 7. Thus God confirmes Moses against his feares Exod 6. 12. 30. Ver. 2. speake the Greeke addeth to him meaning Aaron as Exod. 4. 15. Vers. 3. harden as before he said he would make strong Exod. 4. 21. wonders or perswadingmiracles for to draw men to beleeve and obey as Deut. 13. 1. 2. Ioh. 4. 48. Rom. 15. 18. 19. By such God beareth witnesse to his word preached Heb 2. 4. and they portend either good 2 Chron. 32. 24. or evill Deut. 6. 22. and 28. 46. yet can they not perswade any without the speciall grace of God Deut. 29. 2. 3. 4. Vers. 4. lay Hebrew give my hand which the Chaldee expoundeth lay my powerfull plague so verse 5. armies or hosts see Exod. 6. 26. The Greeke translateth with my power Ver. 7. old Hebrew some of 80 yeere of which phrase see Gen. 5. 32. By this it appeareth Moses had beene 40. yeeres in the land of Madian as Stephen avoucheth Act 7. 30. See Exod. 2. 23. Ver. 9. a wonder or perswading miracle that I may know ye are sent of God see verse 3. The Greeke addeth a signe or a wonder thy rod because Aaron now used it before it was Moses rod and Gods Exod. 4. 2. 20. a dragon that is a great serpent and therefore in ver 15. it is called a serpent as also before in Exod. 4. 3. So the Devill is called the dragon the old serpent Rev. 20. 2. And Pharaoh himselfe with his Egyptians are called dragons Ezek. 29. 3. Psal. 74. 13. But this wonder was a
obedience which wee all owe unto the Lord and from which no persecution or tyranny should stay us And the not leaving of an hoofe behinde signified their full departure out of Egyptian bondage leaving nothing to tempt or occasion them to returne thither againe which God after forbade them Deut. 17. 16. and 28. 68. Hos. 9. 3. Vers. 27. made strong that is hardned as the Greeke translateth See Exod. 4. 21. would not or was not perswaded consented not to send them notwithstanding all these plagues This word is not used in all this historie untill now it setteth forth Pharaohs wilfulnesse Vers. 28. no more Hebr. adde not to see so in the verse following Here Pharaoh is inraged against Moses and more fully manifesteth his hardnesse of heart unto whom Moses answereth with no lesse courage and faith in God not fearing as Paul saith the wrath of the king but induring as seeing him who is invisible Heb. 11. 27. Therefore ere hee went out of his presence he denounceth the last plague in the chapter following and departed neuer seeing him more As Pharaoh by all these plagues is not bettered but worse hardned so when the beasts throne and kindome is darkened they gâ—â—â— their tongues for paine and blaspheme the God of heaven because of their paines and their sores and repent not of their deed Rev. 16. 10. 11. Vers. 29. well or right the Greeke translateth as thou hast said So it was not an approbation of Pharaohs evill speech but a signification that it should so come to passe Wherein Moses shewed great faith in God and courage against the king whose wrath he feared not as the Apostle observeth in Hebr. 11. 27. For before his departure hee threatneth the last plague and goeth out very angry Exod. 11. 4. 8. CHAP. XI 1. Gods message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neighbours the Egyptians 4 Moses threatneth Pharaoh with the death of all the First-borne in Egypt 9 Pharaohs heart is hardened still ANd Iehovah said unto Moses Yet one plague will I bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt afterwards hee will send you away from hence when hee shall send you away he shall thrusting thrust you out from hence altogether Speake now in the eares of the people let every man aske of his neighbour and every woman of her neighbour jewels of silver and jewels of gold And Iehovah gave the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians also the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt in the eyes of Pharaohs servants and in the eyes of the people And Moses said thus saith Iehovah About midnight will I goe out into the midst of Egypt And every first-borne in the land of Egypt shall die from the first-borne of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne even to the first-borne of the bond-woman that is behinde the mill and every first borne of beasts And there shall bee a great crie in all the land of Egypt such as there hath beene none like it nor shall bee like it any more But against any of the sons of Israel shall not a dogge move his tongue against man or beast that ye may know how Iehovah maruellously severeth between the Egyptians and Israel And all these thy servants shall come downe unto mee and bow downe themselves unto me saying Goe out thou and all the people that is at thy feet and after that I will goe out and hee went out from Pharaoh in heat of anger And Iehovah said unto Moses Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh and Iehovah made strong the heart of Pharaoh and he sent not away the sonnes of Israel out of his land Annotations SAid or had said before he went last unto Pharaoh being called Exod. 10. 24. therefore ere he departeth out of his presence hee denounceth this last plague as appeareth by the 8. verse following thrusting thrust that is earnestly and hastily thrust as came to passe Exod. 12. 31. 33. The Greeke translateth with all rejection he shall reject or cast you out and as the Chaldee saith with full rejection Vers. 2. in the eares The Greeke addeth privily the people the Israelites his neighbour an Egyptian this was signified at the first Exod. 3. 22. jewels or vessels instruments of all sorts These they borrowed but never restored Gods extraordinary commandement was their warrant as it was unto Abraham for the killing of his sonne Gen. 22. and it was a recompence of their labours wherewith they had served the Egyptians Vers. 3. grace that is favour Hebr. the grace of the people which the Greeke translateth grace to his people see the notes on Exod. 3. 21. and Gen. 39. 21. Verse 4. said to Pharaoh before he went out of his presence verse 8. and Exod. 10. 29. I goe out the Chaldee saith I will be revealed this God did by his Angell that destroyed them Exod. 12. 23. And this going out as the like phrase of passing through in Exod. 12. 12. is meant for evill unto Egypt unto which the Scriptures elsewhere have reference as in Amos 5. 17. I will passe through thee saith the Lord. Vers. 5. on his throne that is which shall reigne after him the Chaldee explaineth it which shall sit upon the throne of his kingdome And the holy text so explaineth it selfe as his throne 1 Chron. 17. 12. is the throne of his kingdome 2 Sam. 7. 13. and to sit on the throne is to reigne in stead of another 1 Kin. 3. 6. with 2 Chron. 1. 8. and a man upon the throne 1 King 9. 5. is expounded to be a ruler 2 Chron. 7. 18. behinde the mill or after the mill stones that is in prison grinding at the mill as is explained in Exod. 12. 29. Iudg. 16. 21. Esa. 47. 1. 2. and she is said to be behinde or after it for thrusting it before them as they wrought Vers. 7. move that is they shall not have the least let or disturbance See the like in Ios. 10. 21. The dog signifieth the wicked Psal. 22. 17. 21. that such should not move their tongue is according to that saying Iniquitie shall stop her mouth Iob 5. 16. Psal. 1â—7 42. severeth Greeke glorifieth see Exodus 8. 22. V. 8. servants the Counsellors Nobles Courtiers These compelled by the plague should bow down to Moses so greatly would God honour his servant So God promiseth his Church that Kings and Queenes should bow downe thereto with their face towards the earth c. Esay 49. 23. at thy feete following thee the Greeke translateth it whom thou leadest the Chaldee with thee heat or inflammation of anger Though Moses was a very meeke man above all the men that were upon the earth Numb 12. 3. yet now in the Lords cause with whom Pharaoh had so often mocked hee is very wroth and so the king and hee doe part angry each with other as
the rings therof unto the rings of the Ephod with a lace of blew to be above the curious girdle of the Ephod and that the Brestplate bee not loosed from the Ephod And Aaron shal beare the names of the Sons of Israel in the Brestplate of judgment upon his heart when hee goeth in into the Holy place for a memoriall before Iehovah continually And thou shalt put in the Brestplate of judgment the Vrim and the Thummim and they shall be upon Aarons hart when he goeth in before Iehovah and Aaron shall beare the judgement of the Sonnes of Israel upon his heart before Iehovah continually And thou shalt make the Robe of the Ephod all of blew And there shall be a hole in the top of it in the mids thereof it shall have a binding for the hole round about of woven worke as the hole of an habergeon shall it have that it bee not rent And thou shalt make upon the skirts thereof Pomgranats of blew and of purple and of scarlet upon the skirts thereof round about bels of gold between them round about A bell of gold and a pomgranate a bell of gold and a pomgranate upon the skirts of the Robe round about And it shall be upon Aaron to minister and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the Holy place before Iehovah when he goeth out that he die not And thou shalt make a Plate of pure gold and shalt grave upon it like the engravings of a signet HOLINES TO IEHOVAH And thou shalt put it on a lace of blew it shall be upon the Miter upon the forefront of the Miter it shall be And it shall be upon Aarons forehead and Aaron shall beare the iniquity of the holy things which the Sons of Israel shall â—allow in all the gifts of their holy things and it shall be upon his forehead alwaies for favourable acceptation of them before Iehovah And thou shalt weave with circled worke the Coat of sine linnen and thou shalt make the Miter of fine linnen and thou shalt make the Girdle the worke of the Embroiderer And for Aarons Sonnes thâ—â— shalt make Coats and thou shalt make for them Girdles and Bonnets shalt thou maâ—â— for them for honour for beautifull glory And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother and upon his sonnes with him and shalt anoint them and fill their hand and sanctifie them that they may minister-in-the-priests-office unto mee And thou shalt make for them linnen breeches to cover the naked flesh from the loines even unto the thighes they shall be And they shall be upon Aaron and upon his sonnes when they goe in unto the Tent of the congregation or when they come neare unto the Altar to minister in the Holy place that they beare not iniquity and die it shall be a statute for ever to him and to his seed after him Annotations TAke nere or cause to come â—igh that is to present themselves unto thee Hitherto God hath appointed such holy things as pertained to his service now he giueth order for holy persons to administer before him minister in c. or execute the Priesthood This honour no man might take unto himself but he that was called of God as Aaron Heb. 5. 4. In this work Aaron chiefly figured out Christ secondarily all Christians whom hee hath made priests unto God Heb. 5. 5. Re. 1. 6. Vers. 2. of holinesse that is holy garments in Greeke an holy stole so called because they signified the holy graces of Gods Spirit wherewith Christ and his people should be clothed For such an high priest it became us to have as is holy harmlesse undefiled Heb. 7. 26. and Gods priests are to be clothed with justice and with salvation Psal. 132. 9. 16. and so are all the Saints Esay 61. 10. beautifull glory the Greeke translateth for honour and glory These two signifie the highest degree of dignitie honour inwardly in the heart and affections glory outwardly in the appearance and cariage as in Esay 28. 1. 4. glory or beauty is compared to a floure and in Esay 61. 3. it is opposed unto ashes As Iesus the son of Iosedek the high priest was clothed in filthy garments which signified iniquitie in him and his ministration Zach. 3. 3. 4. so these garments of honour and glory signified the holy and pure administration of Iesus the Son of God who offered himselfe without spot unto God to purge our conscience from dead workes Heb. 9. 14. by whom also his Church is clothed with garments of beautifull glory Esa. 52. 1. with fine linnen cleane and bright which is the righteousnesse of the Saints Rev. 19. 8. From this speech of honour and glory the Hebrew Doctors have delivered that the garments of the priests were to be new faire c. like the garments of great men If they were foule or torne or overlong or overshort c. and the Priest did his service in them it was unlawfull Every Priests garment that was made filthy they did not whiten it or wash it but leave it for threds or weke and put on new The high Prists garments when they were old were laid up in store and the white garments wherin he served on the fasting day mentioned in Lev. 16. 4. hee never served in them the second time but they were reserved in the place where 〈◊〉 put them off as it is written AND HE SHALL LEAVE THEM THERE Levit. 16. 23. and it was unlawfull to put them to any use The coats of the inferior Priests when they were worne old they made of them threds or weke for the Candlesticke continually Maimony in treat of the Implements of the Sanctuary chap. 8. Sect. 4. 5. 6. Vers. 3. whomsoever Heb. him whom I have filled Here God sheweth his Spirit to be the author and teacher of handicrafts the Prophet sheweth the like of husbandrie Esay 28. 24. 26. sanctifie or consecrate him that is to be a signe of his sanctification from God Therefore it was death to minister without these garments v. 43. and they are called holy garments verse 2. and in times following were laid up in holy chambers and the Priests might not weare them among the people to sanctifie them with their garments Ezek. 44. 19. Vers. 4. circled worke this differed from broidered worke which was of many colours but this coat was of one colour white being of fine linnen onely verse 39. but woven with circles or round hollow places like eyes wherefore the same word is after in v. 11. used for ouches or hollow places wherin stones were set Maimony in the forenamed treatise chap. 8. Sect. 16. saith The coats both of the high Priest and of inferiour priests were of circled worke that is had many hollow places or houses in the weaving like the hollow place of cups c. and a Girdle To these sixe adde the golden Plate or crowne verse 36. and the Breeches vers 42. so the high Priest
in the Law another inward in the heart 2 Cor. 3. 13. 14. c. And as without a veil the people could not heare Moses so except the Law be veiled and hath as it were a new face upon it the naturall man cannot endure the glory of it so terrible it is to the conscience of sinners R. Menachem here observeth how the former Ancients of Israel at the reading of the Booke of the Law covered their faces and said hee that heareth from the mouth of the reader is as hee that heareth from the mouth of Moses Vers. 34. tooke off the veil whereof there was no use in the sight of God who doth not onely know himselfe the use and end of his Law but sheweth the same also to others which was likewise here figured for when men shall be turned to the Lord the veile shall be taken away 2 Cor. 3. 16. Vers. 35. put the veil againe on hereby signifying the continuall glory of his ministery and infirmity of the people till both of them be done a way Which is accomplished by the Gospell the ministration of the Spirit and of righteousnesse which exceeds in glory so that Moses ministery hath no glory in this respect for Christ taketh away the veil so that we may both stedfastly looke to the end of the Law which is abolished and all of us with unveiled face beholding as in a glasse the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord 1 Cor. 5. 8. 18. CHAP. XXXV 1 Moses commandeth the people from the Lord to keepe the Sabbath 4 to bring willing offrings of gold silver brasse and other stuffe for the Tabernacle and furniture thereof 20 The people goe and bring voluntary gifts 22 Men and women bring their Iewels and ornaments and other stuffe such as they had 25. The wise women spin the stuffe 27 The Rulers bring precious stones and spices 30 Bezaleel and Aholiab are shewed to be the men whom God had filled with his Spirit and Wisedome to doe the worke of the Sanctuary 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ANd Moses gathered together all the Congregation of the sonnes of Israel and said unto them These are the words which Iehovah hath commanded to doe them Sixe dayes shall worke be done but on the seventh day there shall be to you holinesse a Sabbath of sabbatisme to Iehovah whosoever doth any worke therein shall be put-to-death Ye shall kindle no fire in any of your habitations upon the Sabbath day And Moses said unto all the Congregation of the sonnes of Israel saying this is the thing which Iehovah hath commanded saying Take yee from amongst you an offring unto Iehovah whosoever is willing in his heart let him bring it the offring of Iehovah Gold and silver brasse And blew and purple and scarlet and fine-linnen and Goats hayre And Rams skins dyed-red and Tachash skins and Shittim wood And oile for the Light and spices for the anointing oile and for the incense of sweet-spices And Beryll stones filling stones for the Ephod and for the Brest plate And every wise harted among you shall come and make all that Iehovah hath commanded The Tabernacle the tent thereof and the covering thereof the taches thereof and the boards thereof the bars thereof the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof The arke and the bars there of the Covering-mercy-seat and the veile of the covering The Table and the barres thereof and all the vessels thereof and the shew-bread And the Candlesticke for the Light and the vessels thereof and the lamps thereof and the oile for the Light And the Altar of incense and the bars thereof and the anointing oyle and the incense of sweet spices and the hanging veile of the doore for the doore of the Tabernacle The Altar of Burnt offring and the grate of brasse which is for it the bars thereof and all the vessels thereof the Laver and the foot thereof The tapestry-hangings of the Court the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof and the hanging-veile of the gate of the Court The pinnes of the Tabernacle and the pins of the Court and their coards The garments of ministery to minister in the holy-place the garments of holinesse for Aaron the Priest and the garments of his sonnes to minister-in-the-priests-office And all the congregation of the Sonnes of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And they came every man whose heart stirred him up and every one whose spirit made him willing they brought the offring of Iehovah for the worke of the Tent of the Congregation and for all the service thereof and for the garments of holinesse And they came the men with the women every-one that was willing hearted they brought bracelets and eare-rings and rings and tablets all jewels of gold and every man that offered offred an offring of gold unto Iehovah And every man with whom was found blew and purple and scarlet and fine-linnen and Goats hayre and Rammes skinnes dyed red and Tachash skinnes brought them Every one that offred an offring of silver and of brasse they brought the offring of Iehovah and every one with whom was found Shittim wood for any work of the service brought it And every woman that was wise hearted did spinne with her hands and they brought the spun-worke the blew and the purple and the scarlet and the fine-linnen And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisedome spunne Goats hayre And the Rulers brought Beryll stones and filling stones for the Ephod and for the Brest-plate And spice and oyle for the Light and for the anointing oyle and for the incense of sweet-spices Every man and woman whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work which Iehovah had commanded to make by the hand of Moses the sonnes of Israel ◠brought a willing offring unto Iehovah And Moses said unto the sonnes of Israel See Iehovah hath called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur of the tribe of Iudah And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God in wisedome in understanding and in knowledge and in all workmanship And to devise cunning-worke to worke in gold and in silver and in brasse And in ingraving of stone to fill and in carving of wood to work in all cunning works And hee hath given into his heart for to teach he and Aholiab the sonne of Ahisamach of the Tribe of Dan. He hath filled them with wisedome of heart to make all worke of the ingraver and of the cunning-workman and of the embroiderer in blew and in purple in scarlet and in fine-linnen and of the weaver even of them that doe any worke and that devise cunning workes Annotations 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 HEre beginneth the 22 Section of the Law See Gen. 6. 9. and 28. 10. Vers. 2. holinesse that is a day of holinesse or an holy day and signe of holinesse from the Lord See Exod. 31. 13.
as the Apostle calleth the spirits of just men made perfect Heb. 12. 23. the spirits of the Fathers which were returned to God who gave them as Eccles. 12. 7. shall one man sinne in Greeke if one man hath sinned as if they should say All have not sinned why wilt thou be wroth with all Vpon this intercession the Lord spareth the people that would depart from the rebells verse 24. Verse 24. the tabernacle this seemeth to bee put for tabernacles or dwellings the Greeke translateth it the congregation so in vers 27. where the Greeke also keepeth the word Tabernacle which in vers 26. is called Tents Vers. 25. the elders the Greeke addeth all the elders went after him in Greeke went with him that is accompanied him Verse 26. these wicked men in Greeke these hard men the originall word properly signifieth restlesse turbulent and such as for their sinnes are worthy to be condemned see the notes on Psal. 1. 1. touch not any thing because as they themselves so all things of theirs were uncleane and execrable and therefore to perish with them vers 32. Verse 27. came out and stood Heb. came out standing which the Greeke explaineth came out and stood and these two phrases are one as where it is said that Iesus blessed and breaking gave to the disciples Mat. 14. 19. the other Evangelists explaine it he blessed and brake and gave Luke 9. 16. Mark 6. 41. so Saying unto them Matth. 21. 2. is And saith unto them Mark 11. 2. This their standing up argueth their boldnesse in so bad a cause for standing up is a gesture denoting courage Iob 33. 5. and 41. 10. 1 Sam. 17. 8. 16. Thus Pride went before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall as Prov. 16. 18. Verse 28. all these workes both the former in appointing Aaron to the Priest-hood and the Levites in stead of the first-borne and these latter in appointing Korah and his company to bring their censers with incense c. of mine owne heart which the Chaldee explaineth of mine owne will the Greeke of my selfe For things devised of ones owne heart are noted for evill 1 King 12. 33. Ezek. 13. 17. Vers. 29. as all men die their ordinarie naturall death which the Greeke translateth after the death of all men Verse 30. create a new thing Hebr. create a creature that is doe a new and wonderfull worke to kill them with such a death as never man died before them Of this word create see the notes on Gen. 1. 1. it is applied here to a strange and extraordinarie worke of judgment as in Esai 45. 7. God is said to create evill and in Exod. 34. 10. to create marvels and in Esai 48. 6. 7. new and â—idden things God would create And as evill so good things which are new and strange are said to be created of God Esa. 65. 18. alive living haile and sound not consumed with sicknesse as ordinarily men are before death and buriall unto hell into the grave or state of death see the notes on Gen. 37. 35. To this iudgement the Prophet hath reference praying against his enemies Lâ—t them goe downe alive to hell Psal. 55. 16. Verse 32. swallowed up them to wit Dathan and Abiram as in Psal. 106. 17. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered over the congregation of Abiram So David prayed against his enemies swallow them up o Lord Psal. 55. 10. their houses that is housholds as the Chaldee expoundeth it the men of their houses appertained unto Korah The Greeke translateth and all the men that were with Kore and the Chaldee the men that pertained to Korah But the sonnes of Korah are to be excepted for they either not partaking with or forsaking their Fathers sinne died not see Num. 26. 21. And whereas mention was made of On the sonne of Reuben in verse 1. but not here nor any where of his death neither in verse 12. of his calling or refusall to come up it is to be thought that either he repented upon Moses reproofe and so was spared from destruction or if not so he is implied among the rest though not named in particular their substance or their goods which the Greeke translateth their cattell and so the originall word implieth as in 1 Chron. 27. 31. 2 Chron. 31. 3. and 35. 7. See the notes on Gen. 12. 5. And not their cattell onely but all their other goods even their tents were swallowed into the earth Deut. 11. 6. Here wee may behold the truth of that Proverbe Riches profit not in the day of wrath but iustice delivereth from death Prov. 11. 4. Vers. 33. closed upon them or covered over them so there was no hope left for their recoverie Against such judgement David prayeth Let not the gulse swallow me neither let the pit shut her mouth upon me Psal. 69. 16. Vers. 34. at the voice of them at their crie or noise which they made when they perished So in Ier. 49. 21. At the voice or noise of their fall the earth is moved c. and I made the nations to shake at the noise of his fall Ezek. 31. 16. Lest the earth swallow us an unperfect speech through feare such as is often used in dangers as in Psal. 38. 17. Rom. 11. 21. Thus the present judgement terrified them and When the scorner is punished the simple is made wise Prov. 21. 11. Vers. 35. devoured or did eat the 250. men They sinned in burning incense which belonged to the Priests onely and with burning they were punished like the judgement on Aarons sonnes that transgressed also therein Levit. 10. 1 2. Of this David singeth A fire burned in their congregation a flame burnt up the wicked Psal. 106. 18. Vers. 37. unto Eleazar Chazkuni here observeth that God would not have Aaron to bee defiled by going among the dead because he was one of them that offered vers 17. out of the burning that is as the Greeke well explaineth it from among those that are burnt So in Num. 21. 1. captivitie is for a company of captives and in 2 King 24. 14. Povertie for a company of poore people and many the like the fire which is in the censers vers 7. The Greeke saith the strange fire as Lev. 10. 1. yonder in Greeke there which Sol. Iarchi expoundeth on the earth out of the censers others out of the court of the Sanctuarie By casting away the fire the Lord signifieth the rejecting of their service as profane So in Rev. 8. 5. the Angell tooke the censer and filled it with fire of the Altar and cast it into the earth and there were voices and thunderings c. Which being compared with vers 3 4. seemeth to teach likewise a rejecting of the service of Antichristians which abuse and despise Christs mediation and therefore it is turned unto them to judgement Vers. 38. sinners against their soules Sinners are here often used for notorious wicked persons as Destroy the sinners
name Israel given to all Gods people even the Gentiles also that have Iakobs faith Gal. 6. 16. as long before Iether who was by nature an Ismaelite 1 Chron. 7. 17. was for his faith and religion called an Israelite 2 Sam. 17. 25. It may also bee observed how in this word ISRAEL are contained the first letters of the names of Abraham and Sarah his wife of Isaak and Rebekah his wife of Iakob and of both his wives Leah and Rachel all which persons except Rachel were also buried together in one cave Gen. 49. 29 31. PSAL. XV. David describeth a citizen of Sion by his godly and righteous conversation A Psalme of David Iehovah who shall sojourne in thy tent who shall dwell in the mountaine of thy holinesse He that walketh perfect and worketh justice and speaketh truth in his heart Slandereth not with his tongue doth not evill to his next friend and taketh not up a reproach against his neighbour In whose eyes an abject is contemned but hee honoureth them that feare Iehovah sweareth to his hurt and changeth not Giveth not his money to biting usury and taketh not a bribe against the innocent he that doth these things shall not be moved for ever Annotations IN thy tent or pavilion called in Hebrew Ohel of spreading over God caused an habitation to be made in the wildernesse wherein he dwelt among men Exod. 26. Psal. 78. 60. that mansion made of ten curtaines he called Mishcan an Habitacle or Tabernacle Exod. 26. 1. Psal. 26. 8. over which other curtaines were made and cast for a covering called Ohel a Tent or covering Exod. 26. 7. Hereupon the whole place is called sometime Ohel a Tent sometime Mishcan a Tabernacle To this Tent all Gods people were to come for his publike worship Lev. 17. 4 5. Deut. 12. 5 6. It was a moveable place and so differed from an house or setled habitation 2 Sam. 7. 1 6. 1 Chron. 17. 5. yet for the use it is sometime called a house as is noted on Psal. 5. 8. mountaine the mount Sion whereof see Psal. 2. 6. The Chaldee calleth it the mount of the house of thy holinesse Vers. 2. walketh perfect that is leadeth his life perfect entire simple sincere and unblemished It noteth the integritie that is before God in heart and spirit according to the covenant walke before me and be perfect Gen. 17. 1. and thou shalt be perfect with Iehovah thy God Deut. 18. 13. Mat. 5. 48. Therefore this perfectnesse must first be in the heart Psal. 119. 80. then in the waies Psal. 18. 33. and 119. 1. worketh or effecteth justice this is wrought by faith Hebr. 11. 33. and such a man is acceptable to God Act. 10. 35. Vers. 3. Slandereth not or defameth not backbiteth not This word Ragal from whence Regel a foot is derived properly noteth a going to and fro prying and spying and carrying tales and rumours and is used for defaming or calumniating by craft and guile 2 Sam. 19. 27. and here generally for all busie craftie deceitfull or malicious abuse of the tongue which the Greeke expresseth by using fraud or dole taketh not up a reproach or layeth not on or beareth not a reproach This importeth both the first raising and the after receiving and reporting of a reproachfull tale Exod. 23. 1. Levit. 19. 16. The like phrase is used sometime for bearing or suffering reproach Psal. 69. 8. Ezek. 36. 15. that sense is not amisse here beareth not reproach upon his neighbour that is suffereth not his neighbour to be reproached as else-where he saith beare not sinne upon thy neighbour or suffer him not to sinne Levit. 19. 17. Vers. 4. In whose eyes an abject or In his eyes a reprobate is contemned The order also may be changed thus in whose eyes the contemptible or vile person as Dan. 11. 21. is rejected See examples of such cariage 2 King 3. 14. Esth. 3. 2. Luke 23. 9. The Greeke translateth it an evill doer is set at nought before him the Chaldee thus He that is despised in his owne eyes and contemned sweareth to his hurt or to his evill his hinderance or to afflict himselfe Which may be understood of oathes to men turning to his own losse and dammage which yet he keepeth or of oathes to God vowing to afflict himselfe by abstinence The Hebrew word which signifieth evill is often used for affliction as in Ruth 1. 21. the Almightie hath done evill unto me that is hath afflicted mee Otherwise if we understand it of doing evill to another the meaning is sweareth to doe evill but doth not recompense it that is performeth it not for the word change here used sometime signifieth recompence as Iob 15. 31. compare this place with the Law for swearing to do evill or good Levit. 5. 4. The Greeke translateth sweareth to his neighbour for rangh evill reading reangh a neighbour this sense is good And rangh though not usuall may be taken for a neighbour here and in Prov. 6. 24. Vers. 5. money Hebr. silver that is money usually made of silver to biting usury or with biting that is usury fitly so called because it biteth and consumeth the borrower and his substance See the notes on Exod. 22. 25. be moved or shaken removed And commonly it implieth in it some evill to the thing moved Psalm 38. 17. and 94. 18. and 13. 5. and 60. 4. and often in the Psalmes therefore the just have this privilege of God never to be moved Psal. 55. 23. Prov. 10. 30. and 12. 3. PSAL. XVI David prophesieth of Christs confidence in God and love to the Saints on earth 4 The sorrowes of Idolaters with whom he hath no communion 5 He is content with his lot and heritage 7 blesseth God in his afflictions 9 professeth his hope of resurrection from the dead and eternall joyes at the right hand of God MIchtam of David Preserve me O God for I hope for safetie in thee Thou hast said to Iehovah thou art my Lord my good not unto thee To the Saints which are in earth and the excellent all my delight in them Their sorrowes shal be multiplied that endow another I will not powre out their powred out oblations of bloud neither will I take up their names upon my lips Iehovah the portion of my part and of my cup thou sustainest my lot The lines are fallen to me in the pleasant places yea the heritage is faire for me I will blesse Iehovah which hath counselled me yea in the nights my reines doe chastise me I have proposed Iehovah before me continually for he is at my right hand I shall not be moved Therefore my heart rejoyceth and my glory is glad also my flesh shall dwell in confidence For thou wilt not leave my soule to hell thou wilt not give thy gracious Saint to see corruption Thou wilt make me know the way of life satietȳ of joyes before thy face pleasures at thy right hand to perpetuitie Annotations MIchtam of
Gen. 17. 16. Vers. 18. I will make memorie will mention and make to be remembred The inditer of this Psalme speaketh this to Christ and of his eternall kingdome and glory shall confesse thee shall celebrate or praise thee The Hebrew is Iehodu of it Iehudah had his name Gen. 29. 35. from which name his blessing was derived thou art Iudah thy brethren Iodu shall confesse thee Gen. 49. 8. This here is fitly applied to Christ the Lion of the tribe Iudah Revel 5. 5. and aye or and to perpetuitie PSAL. XLVI The confidence which the Church hath in God 5 The river that maketh glad the citie of God 6 His presence and helpe from enemies 9 An exhortation to behold his workes To the master of the musicke to the sons of Korach upon Alamoth a song GOd will be to us an hopefull shelter and a strength a helpe in distresses we shall find very great Therefore we will not feare though the earth change and though the mountaines be moved into the heart of the seas Though the waters thereof make a noise be muddy though the mountaines quake for the haughtinesse therof Selah A river the streames thereof shal make glad the citie of God the holy the dwelling places of the most high God in the mids of it it shall not be moved God will helpe it at the looking forth of the morning The nations made a noise the Kingdomes were moved he gave his voice the earth melted Iehovah of hosts is with us the God of Iakob a high refuge for us Selah Come on behold the workes of Iehovah who putteth wondrous desolations in the earth He maketh warres to cease unto the utmost end of of the earth he breaketh the bow and cutteth the speare the charriots he burneth in fire Surcease and know that I am God I will be exalted in the nations I will be exalted in the earth Iehovah of hosts is with us the God of Iakob a high refuge for us Selah Annotations ON Alamoth This seemeth to be some musicall instrument or tune 1 Chron. 15. 20. 〈◊〉 We may call it Uirginals or Virgin tunes having high and shrill voyces or notes for Alamoth signifieth also Virgins Song 1. 2. The originall word Alam signifieth Hid whereupon the Greeke translateth it here kruphioon hidden ones or hid things And the Chaldee after mention of the sonnes of Korah addeth by their hand was it spoken in prophesie at what time their father was hidden from them but they were delivered and said this song If it be not referred to the musicke it seemeth rather to intend the hid counsels of God appertaining to his Church in Christ. Vers. 2. we shall find to wit an helpe or in distresses that we shall find as in Ps. 116. 3. distresse and sorrow I did find that is did feele or fall into And thus the Greeke saith here in tribulations that have found us vehemently Or we may translate it hee is found that is God is present at hand as in Gen. 19. 15. thy daughters which are found that is which are present very great or very mightie vehement Vers. 3. though the earth or when the earth change to wit her place By the changing of the earth and removing of the mounts are often meant the alteration of states and polities Hag. 2. 22 23. Revel 6. 14. Ier. 51. 25. hart of the seas that is the middest or deepest bottomes of them as the Chaldee expoundeth it the gulfe of the great sea The like phrase is in Exod. 15. 8. Io◠2. 3. Prov. 23. 34. Vers. 4. be muddy or cast up mud that is rage or be troubled as the Greeke translateth it Waters are peoples Rev. 17. 15. Ier. 47. 2. and their restlesse stirre is likened to the seas that cast up mire and dirt and foame out their own shame Isa. 57. 20. Iude verse 13. for the haughtinesse the proud swelling rage and surges Vers. 5. A river the streames thereof or There is a flood whose riverets or streames In the earthly Ierusalem this may be meant of the river Kidron 2 Sam. 15. 23. Iob 18. 1. and the streames or lesser rivers of Gibon and Shiloah 2 Chron. 32. 4 30. Isa. 8. 6. In the heavenly Ierusalem there is a pure river of the water of life proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lambe Rev. 22. 1. Ezek 47. 1. c. See also Ioel 3. 18. Gen. 2. 10. Psal. 65. 10. But as waters sometimes signifieth peoples so here the Chaldee paraphraseth peoples as flouds the streams of them shal come make glad the citie of God and shall pray in the house of the Sanctuary of the Lord in the tabernacles of the most high the citie of God that is Ierusalem called also the citie of the great King Psal. 48. 3. the citie of Iehovah Isa. 60. 14. the holy citie Esay 52. 1. Matth. 4. 5 the holy meaning the holy place Sion or the Sanctuary there dwelling places or habitacles see Psal. 43. 3. Esay 4. 5. Vers. 6. at the looking forth of the morning that is as the Greeke explaineth it very early when the morning peereth or sheweth the face The like phrase is in Exod. 14. 27. Iudg. 19. 26. and so of the looking forth of the evening Gen. 24. 63. Deut. 23. 11. Vers. 7. gave his voice that is spake aloud or thundred See Psal. 18. 14. or gave with his voice but the word with or in seemeth to be superfluous in the Hebrew as else-where Ier. 12. 8. Psal. 68. 34. So to seeke in Iehovah 2 Chron. 34. 26. is to seeke Iehovah 2. King 22. 18. The Chaldee referreth it to Gods voice on mount Sinai whe◠the gave the Law to his people the nations were troubled the kingdomes trembled melted that is was dismaied with feare So Psal. 75. 4. and 107. 26. Exod. 15. 15. Amos 9. 5 13. Ios. 2. 9. Vers. 10. chariots or round shields as both the Greeke and Chaldee Paraphrast here taketh it but else-where it is not to found but for wagons very often Vers. 11. Surcease or Leave off see Psal. 37. 8. The Chaldee expounds it of Surceasing from wars PSAL. XLVII The nations are exhorted cheerefully to entertaine the kingdome of Christ. To the Master of the Musicke to the sonnes of Korach a Psalme ALl peoples clap ye hands shout triumphantly to God with voice of shrilling For Iehovah is high fearfull a great King over all the earth Hee hath subdued peoples under us and nations under our feet He hath chosen for us our inheritance the high excellencie of Iakob whom hee loveth Selah God is gone up with triumph Iehovah with voice of trumpet Sing Psalme to God sing Psalme sing Psalme to our King sing Psalme For God is King of all the earth sing an instructing Psalme God reigneth over the heathens God sitteth on the throne of his holinesse The bounteous Princes of the peoples are gathered the people of the God of Abraham for the shields of the earth
29. called partition because it was parted by the river Iordan from the land of Iudea And on those mountaines as by this Scripture appeareth Hartes and Roes used to runne from whom the similitude is taken CHAPTER III. VPon my bed in the nights I sought him whom my soule loveth I sought him but I found him not I will rise now and goe about in the citie in the streets and in the broad-places I will seeke him whom my soule loveth I sought him but I found him not The watchmen that goe-about in the Citie found mee Saw yee him whom my soule loveth It was but a little that I had passed from them but I found him whom my soule loveth I held him and would not let him goe untill I had brought him into my mothers house and into the chamber of her that conceived mee I adjure you ô daughters of Ierusalem by the Roes or by the Hindes of the field if ye stir and if yee stirre-up the Love untill it please Who is this that commeth up out of the wildernesse like pillars of smoakperfumed with myrrh frankincense with all powder of the Merchant Behold his bed which is Solomons threescore mightie-ones are about it of the mighty ones of Israel They all hold the sword being expert in war every-man hath his sword upon his thigh because of feare in the nights King Solomon made him selfe a charret of the wood of Lebanon He made the pillars therof of silver the bottome thereof of gold the covering thereof of purple the midst thereof being paved with love of the daughters of Ierusalem Goe forth O ye daughters of Zion and see King Solomon with the crowne wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals and in the day of the gladnes of his heart CHAPTER III. VPon my bed I in the nights him sought Whom my soule loves I sought but found him not Now will I rise and 〈…〉 bout the citie goe Within the streets in places-broad also I will seeke him whom I doe love in minde I did him seeke but him I did not finde The watch that 'bout the Citie goe found me Whom my soule loves said I did ye him see It was but even a little that from them I passed had untill that I found him Whom my soule loveth hold on him I caught And would not let him goe till I him brought Into my mothers house and into the Chamber of her that hath conceived me O daughters of Ierusalem you by The Roes or by Hindes of the field doe I Adjure if that ye stirring-doe disease And if the Love ye stirre-up till it please Who is she this that maketh her egresse Like smoakie pillars from the wildernesse Perfum'd with myrrh and frankincense with all The merchants powder-aromaticall Behold his bed that which is Solomons About the same are threescore mighty-ones Of mighty ones of Israel which are They all doe hold the sword expert in war Ech man his sword upon his thigh he dights Because of fearfull-terrour in the nights A charret of the wood of Lebanon Make for himselfe did the King Salomon Of silver he did pillars of it frame Of gold he made the bottome of the same Of purple was the covering-above The middest of it being pav'd with love Of daughters of Ierusalem that be O Zions daughters get yee forth and see King Solomon with royall diademe Even that wherewith his mother crowned him The day wherein hee his espousals had And in the day wherein his heart was glad Annotations VPon my bed The Church now sheweth greater afflictions into which shee fell through want of feeling the presence and comforts of Christ. Whiles she thought her selfe sure of her Beloved and laid her downe as on the bed of ease supposing him to bee with her she misseth his company and seeking him by solitary meditation found him not Thus may wee understand this place comparing it with Chap. 5. vers 2. 3. c. The bed sometime signifieth tribulation as in Rev. 2. 22. which may be also implyed here that the Church sought and waited for the Lord in the way of his judgements as in Esay 26. 8. the nights the times of solitary earnest meditation as also of effliction are signified by the nights as in Ps 63. 7. and 119. 55. and 77. 3. 4. 7. c. So in Esay 26. 9. With my soul have I desired thee in the night yea with my Spirit within me will I seeke thee earely I sought by prayer study meditation upon repentance of sins negligences in faith of Gods promises c. See Matt. 7. 7. 8. Hoâ—ea 3. 5. and 5. 15. Ieremy 50. 4. 〈◊〉 2. 3. Deu◠〈◊〉 4. 29. my soule loveth Christ whom before shee called her Beloved is here the love of lier soule for by withdrawing the light of his face afflicting the conscience the love zeale and affections of the Christian heart are kindled and increased When he slew them thâ—n they sought him and returned sought God early c. Psal. 78. 34. 35. I found him not to weet presently till afterward v. 4. For neglect of taking hold on grace when it is offered or not keeping it when it is received God often withdraweth the light of his countenance to stirre up zeale and fervency in his children Prov. 1. 24. 28. Mic. 3. 4. Ier. 11. 10. 11. V. 2. I will rise now or Let me rise now This signifieth a stirring up of grace in her an increase of faith love zeale and fervency in spirit Neh. 2. 12. 18. Lam. 2. 19. Psal. 57. 6. Thus afflictions are profitable that we may learn Gods statutes Ps. 119. 17. goe about in the Citie a signe of earnest desire to obtaine that which one seeketh whether it be for evill as in Psal. 55. 11. and 59. 7. 15. or for good as in this place See also Esay 23. 16. By the Citie understand Ierusalem the holy citie where Christ dwelt amongst men and had seated his Temple and the practice of his ordinances wither all Israel repaired thrice every year which was a figure of the Church Eccl. 10. 15. Esa. 26. 1. So amongst the people of God in his word and ordinances she sought Christ for the comfort of her soule streets and broad places or narrow streets and broad streets for both words are used for streets of a city and the latter for such broad places as oftentimes people met together in as in 2 Chron. 32. 6. Neh. 8. 1. 3. 16. Iob â—9 7. So this nâ—teth an exquisite search as in another case it is said Run ye to and fro through the streets of Ierusalem and see now and know and seek in the broad places thereof if ye can find a man if there be any that executeth judgment c Ier. 5. 1. And she therfore seeketh him in the streets because there wisdome uttereth her voice Pro. 1. 20. 22. there Christ teacheth Luk. â—3 â—6 yet now in them she cannot find him Vers. 3.