Gen. 2. 3. and 6. 20. Verse 16. it is the sinne c. or sinne is laid upon thy people It may be understood of the Egyptians as if the sinne or fault were theirs and so the Chaldee explaineth it Thy people sinneth against them that is against thy seruants the Israelites Or sinne and so punishment is laid upon thy people us the Israelites without cause and so the Greeke translateth wilt thou therefore wrong thy people Sinne is often used for punishment See Gen. 4. 7. Vers. 19. them in evill that is both themselves as the Greeke translateth it and the people over whom they were to be in an evill case saying vnderstand from verse 13. and 18. the taske-masters and the king also saying or after it was said see verse 14. Vers. 20. lighted upon that is met with as unlooked for or fell upon them with hard words as verse 21. It is the word used before in verse 3. and Gen. 28. 11. Vers. 21. judge the Chaldee saith be avenged An intemperate speech and an example of great infirmitie imputing the cause of their troubles to Gods ministers forgetting their former faith and thankefulnesse Exod. 4. 31. to stinke that is as the Greeke explaâ—neth it to be abhorred see Gen. 34. 30. to give or and hath given as to hold the arke 1 Chro. 13. 9. is expounded and held it 2 Sam. 6. 6. Vers. 23. delivering thou c. that is thou hast not at all delivered nor shewed any likelihood as yet thereof And here Moses himselfe bewraieth the remnants of his former infirmitie Exod. 4. 10. 13. CHAP. VI. 1 God comforteth Moses renewing his promise by his name Iehovah 5 and remembrance of his covenant 6 Hee sendeth him with these comforts unto Israel 9 but they hearken not unto him 11 He sendeth him againe to Pharaoh though Moses is loth to goe 14. The genealogie of Ruben 15 of Simeon 18 of Levi of whom came Moses and Aaron 28 A repeating of Moses mission to Pharaoh and his exception against it AND Iehovah said unto Moses Now shalt thou see what I will doe to Pharaoh for by a strong hand shall hee send them away and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 AND God spake unto Moses and said unto him I am Iehovah And I appeared unto Abraham unto Isaak and unto Iakob by the name of God Almightie but by my name Iehovah was I not knowne to them And also I established my covenant with them to give unto them the land of Canaan the land of their sojournings in the which they sojourned And also I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel whom the Egyptians keepe in servitude and I have remembred my covenant Therefore say thou unto the sonnes of Israel I am Iehovah and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians and I will rid you out of their servitude and I will redeeme you with a stretched out arme and with great judgments And I will take you to me for a people and I will be to you a God and yee shall know that I am Iehovah your God which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians And I will bring you in unto the land which I did lift up my hand to give it to Abraham to Isaak and to Iakob and I will give it to you for an heritage I am Iehovah And Moses spake so unto the sonnes of Israel but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit and for hard servitude And Iehovah spake unto Moses saying Goe in speake unto Pharaoh King of Egypt that he send away the sonnes of Israel out of his land And Moses spake before Iehovah saying Behold the sonnes of Israel have not hearkened unto mee and how shall Pharaoh heare mee and I am of uncircumcised lips And Iehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron and gave them a charge unto the sonnes of Israel and unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt to bring forth the sonnes of Israel out of the land of Egypt These be the heads of their fathers houses the sonnes of Ruben the first-borne of Israel Enoch and Phallu Hezron and Carmi these be the families of Ruben And the sonnes of Simeon Iemuel and Iamin and Ohad Iachin Zohar Saul the sonne of a Canaanitesse these are the families of Simeon And these are the names of the sonnes of Levi acording to their generations Gershon and Kohath and Merari and the yeers of the life of Levi were an hundred seven and thirtie yeeres The sons of Gershon Libni Shimei according to their families And the sonnes of Kohath Amram and Ishar and Hebron and Vzziel and the yeeres of the life of Kohath were an hundred three and thirty yeers And the sons of Merari Mahali Mushi these are the families of Levi according to their generations And Amram tooke Iochebed his aunt unto him to wife and she bare to him Aaron and Moses and the yeeres of the life of Amram were an hundred seven and thirty yeeres And the sonnes of Ishar Korah and Nepheg and Zichri And the sonnes of Vzziell Misael and Elsaphan and Sithri And Aaron tooke Elisabet daughter of Amminadab sister of Naasson unto him to wife and shee and she bare unto him Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar And the sonnes of Korah Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph these are the families of the Korhite And Eleazar sonne of Aaron tooke unto him one of the daughters of Putiel unto him to wife and she bare unto him Phinehas these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families This is that Aaron and Moses unto whom Iehovah said Bring out the sonnes of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies These are they which spake to Pharaoh King of Egypt to bring out the sonnes of Israel from Egypt this Moses and Aaron And it was in the day when Iehovah spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt That Iehovah spake unto Moses saying I am Iehovah speake thou unto Pharaoh King of Egypt all that I speake unto thee And Moses said before Iehovah Behold I am of uncircumcised lips and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me Annotations BY a strong hand that is by force and constraint God even compelling him thereto by his judgments â—s verse 6. and Exod. 3. 20. This was fulfilled Exod. 12. 31. 33. and 13. 3. 9. celebrated alwaies after Deut. 6. 21. 22. and 26. 7. 8. Psal. 136. 10. 11. 12. Ier. 32. 20. 21. Dan. 9. 15. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Here beginneth the fourteenth Section or Lecture of the Law called of the beginning of the third verse And I appeared See Gen. 6. 9. and 28. 10. Vers. 3. Almighty or Alsufficient see Gen. 17. 1. The Greeke translateth being theit God The two titles here expressed Ael God and Shaddai Almighty are not used in Scripture till Abrahams time and in speech to him Gen. 14. 18. and
Simeon with Reuben in the former blessing thus Let Reuben live and not die and let Simeon be many in number the voice when he praieth as the Chaldee translateth Receive O Lord the praier of Iudah when hee goeth forth to warre This blessing is to bee compared with Iakobs who likeneth Iudah to a Lions whelpe gone up from the prey c. Gen. 49. 9. and it had accomplishment in David who was of Iudah and a fighter of the Lords battels in which hee often praied as his Psalmes testifie Likewise in Abijah and the Iewes against Israel 2 Chron. 13. 14 18. in Asa warring against the Ethiopians 2 Chron. 14. 11 12 13. in Iehosaphat fighting against the Ammonites 2 Chron. 20. 5 6 18. in Ezekias against the Assyrians 2 Chron. 32. 20 21 22. and others But chiefly in Christ the Lion of the tribe of Iudah Revel 5. 5. him God did heare alwaies Ioh. 11. 42. bring thou him the Chaldee addeth in peace and Thargum Ionathan addeth from the battell in peace This had accomplishment as otherwise so in Davids returne to his people and kingdome 2 Sam. 19. 11 15. and Christs returne unto Israel whereof see Rom. 11. 26 31. be enough for him when he fighteth as God taught Davids hands to warre and his fingers to fight Psalme 144. 1. and girded him with strength to battell 2 Sam. 22. 35 40. The Greek translateth judge for him the Chald. execute vengeance for him on them that hate him So in Gen. 49. 8. thine hand Iudah shall bee in the necke of thine enemies be thou for by his owne strength no man shall prevaile 1 Sam. 2. 9. Therefore David often acknowledged God to be his helper Psal. 28. 7. and 40. 17. and 54. 4. and 63. 7. and 118. 7. c. Vers. 8. of Levi or unto Levi that is the tribe or posterity of Levi as in Thargum Ionathan it is said And Moses the Prophet blessed the tribe of Levi and said thy Thummim and thy Vrim by interpretation thy perfections and thy Lights these were mysteries put into the high Priests brest-plate whereof see the Annotations on Exod. 28. 30. so they signifie here the graces and office of the Priesthood which was committed to Aaron and his seed till Christ came who had the Priest-hood for ever after a more excellent order Heb. 6. 20. And the speech here may bee directed unto God who gave these mysteries to the Priest and so the Chald. explaineth it Thummim Vrim thou didst put upon the man that was found holy before thee and Sol. Iarchi saith Hee speaketh as to the Majestie of God Or it may be spoken to the tribe of Levi who had the Vrim and Thummim among them but appropriate to one maÌ„ only who was the high Priest a figure of Christ. with the man understand be with the man or to the man that is they belong to him with him they are and so let them remaine thy gracious saint thy mercifull pious or holy one or of thy holy one which title is given to God himselfe Ier. 3. 12. to Christ Psal. 16. 10. with Act. 13. 35 36 37. and to all godly men Psal. 149. 5. And here referring it to Aaron or to Christ the man thy holy one may meane one thing thy holy man as a man a Prince in Exod. 2. 14. or if wee read it the man of thine holy one it is meant the man of God and in Psal. 106. 16. Aaron is called the Saint of the LORD temptedst or triedst This word is sometime spoken of God as hee tempted Abraham Gen. 22. 1. and the Israelites in the wildernesse Deut. 8. 2 15 16. Sometime of men who are said to have tempted God and Christ Exod. 17. 2. 1 Cor. 10. 9. in Massah or in the temptation a place so called because there Israel tempted God Exod. 17. 7. or with temptation and so it is no propet name contendedst or striveâ—st pleadedst this also is sometime spoken of God whose contending with men is the blaming and punishing of them Esay 49. 25. Iob 10. 2. Ier. 2. 9. sometime of mens contending as Israel did with the Lord at the waters of Meribah or of Contention Numb 20. 13. By reason of this diversuse of these words the understanding of this blessing is also divers thus Thy Thummim and thy Vrim O God be with the man thy gracious Saint Aaron and his seed whom thou temptedst with tentation contendedst with him for his sinne at the waters of Meribah Num. 20. 12 13. Or thy Thummim and thy Vrim O Levi bee with Aaron and his seed the man of thy gracious God whom thou with the other Israelites temptedst in Massah c. Exod. 17. 2. Numb 20. Or thus Thy Thummim and thy Vrim O Levi is with or â—e longs unto the man thy gracious Saint Christ Iesus whom thou temptedst in Massah c. 1 Cor. 10. 9. In this last sense the weaknesse of the Leviticall Priesthood is implied which kept not Vrim and Thummim but lost them at the captivity of Babylon Ezra 2. 63. and it is not knowne that they ever had them more untill by Christ our High Priest after the order of Melchisedek they were restored by the Light and Truth of the Gospell The Chaldee interpreteth it in Aarons or Levies praise Thummim and Vrim thou didst put upon the man or cloathedst with them the man that was found holy before thee whom thou tem ptedst with tentation and hee was perfect thou provedst him at the waters of contention and hee was found faithfull This may seeme not well to accord with the history in Num. 20. touching Aarons person yet the Hebrews as Sol. Iarchi on this place say of the Levites that they murmured not with the other murmurers And of Levi God saith by his Prophet My covenant was with him life and peace and I gave them to him for the feare where with he feared mee c. Mal. 2. 5. And againe They kept his testimonies and the ordinance that hee gave them Psal. 99. 7. The Greeke translateth And of Levi hee said Give yee Levi his Manifest-ones and his Truth that is his Vrim and his Thummim to the holy man whom they tempted in tentation they reviled him at the water of Contradiction This interpretation may well bee applied unto Christ also as before is shewed Vers. 9. who saith or who said of his or unto his father c. I respect him not I see not or looke not upon him The Greeke translateth That saith to his father and to his mother I have not seene or I respect not thee This is meant either of the Priests continuall duty who by the Law if his father mother brother or child did die hee might not mourne for them but carry himselfe as if hee did not respect know or care for them as is said of the High Priest that was anointed and cloathed with the ornaments and had Vrim and Thummim upon his heart for his father or for
the former to shew Ioseph to be of the number he and his children as Gen. 46. 20. 27. Vers. 6. brethren who were caried out of Egypt and buryed in Sychem in the land of Canaan Act. 7. 16. generation that is the men of that generation or age both Israelites and Egyptians see Gen. 6. 9. Vers. 7. increased or bred-swiftly as the fishes or ceeping things of the earth which of this word have their name See Gen. 1. 20. And this was when the time of the promise drew nigh which God had sworne to Abraham Act. 7. 17. wherof see Gen. 12. 2. and 15. 5. c. most exceedingly Hebrew with vehemency vehemencie as Gen. 7. 19. and 30. 43. They became a nation great mighty and populous Deut. 26. 5. Vers. 8. new another King saith the Greek version which Stephen followeth Act. 7. 18. knew not this word is used both for knowledge and understanding with the mind for acknowledging regard with the affections both which might be in this King Eccles. 2. 19. Psa. 31. 8. Hos. 2. 8. T 〈…〉 Chaldee expoundeth it thus which confirmed not the decree of Ioseph Vers. 10. with them or against them as the Gr. word which also Stephen useth in Act. 7. 19. implieth that is wisely keepe them under At this time the sonnes of Israel began to corrupt their religion and to commit whordome with the idols of Egypt for which God was angry with them Ezek. 23. 8. and 20. 5. 7. 8. Ios. 24. 14. And he turned the heart of the Egyptians to hate his people to deale-craftily with his servants Psal. 105. 25. warre or understand occasions of warre the Greeke saith when warre befalleth us goe up to weet into Canaan Thus Satan sought to hinder the fulfilling of Gods promise Gen. 46. 3. 4. Vers. 11. task-masters Hebrew princes of taskes or of tributes that is commissaries to exact of Israel tasks and servile works as the Greeke translateth masters over works the Chaldee calleth them rulers evill doers So because Israel served not the Lord their God with gladnesse of heart hee made them serve their enemies with much affliction put a yoke of yron upon their necke as he threatned againe after this Deut. 28. 47. 48. And thus the oracle was fulfilled Gen. 15. 13. treasure cities or cities of store wherein to lay up both the fruits of the earth as 2 Chron. 32. 28. and other provision of armory and warlike furniture wherfore the Greeke translateth fortified cities Raamses this differeth in writing from Rameses spoken of in Gen. 47. 11. and Exod. 12. 37. the Ierusalemy Thargum calleth it Philusin otherwise named Pelusium and the former Pithom he calleth Tenis or Tanis Vers. 12. as they that is the more they afflicted them the more they multiplied There is no wisdome prudency or counsell against the Lord Prov. 21. 30. encreased or spred abroad Hebrew brake forth with sudden increase see Gen. 30. 30. 43. and 28. 14. The Greek and Chaldee translate it wexed strong This mercy of God David celebrateth saying And hee increased his people mightily and and made them stronger then their distressers Psal. 105. 24. Vers. 13. rigor or fiercenesse which English word commeth of the Hebrew Pherec the Greek translateth it force the Chaldee hardnesse The Israelites were forbidden to rule after this manner one over another Levit. 25. 43. 46. Hereupon Egypt is called the house of servants or bondmen Exod. 20. 2. and for the hardnesse of the servitude an yron fornace Deut. 4. 20. and because King Pharaoh caused this bondage it is called the house of Pharaoh 1 Sam. 2. 27. Vers. 14. bitter in Greeke sorrowfull Ver. 15. Shiphrah in Greeke Sepphora and the other Phoua These seeme to be the chiefe of the midwives The Thargum Ierusalemy maketh them to be Hebrew women of Levi Iochebed and Miriam Vers. 16. stooles a peculiar round seat for women in travel the Hebrew word is not used elsewhere but in Ier. 18. 3. for a wheele or frame which potters worke upon The Greeke translateth not the word but the sense saying and they bee about to bring forth kill him this hath alwayes beene Satans subtiltie to labour the death of the men children the strongest and valiantest of Gods people So the great red Dragon of the Romane Empire stood ready to devoure the manchild which the woman the Church of Church Christ was about to bring forth Rev. 12. 3. 4. 5. as here Pharaoh King of Egypt likened to a great Dragon lying in the midst of his rivers Ezek. 29. 3. would have devoured the males of Israel Vers. 19. Pharaoh this was a name of honour common to all the Kings of Egypt as is noted on Gen. 12. 15. unto them Thargum Ierusalemy expounds it thus ere the midwife comes at them they pray to their Father which is in heaven and he answereth them and they doe bring forth Vers. 21. that he Hebrew and he them the Hebrew lahem is properly them men and so may be understood of the Israelites who being spared by the midwives lived to have families Or it is put for lahen them women the couragious midwives to whom God made houses that is gave them children and families So the Prophets some time vary the gender as in 1 King 22. 17. lahem for which in 2 Chro. 18. 16. is written lahen Also in 1 Chron. 10. 7. bahem which in 1 Sam. 31. 7. is written bahen And so the Gr. here Thargum Ierusalemy referreth it to the women saying because the midwives feared before the Lord therefore they got them a good name in a strange nation and made them houses the house of the Levites and the house of the High priesthood See the like after in Exod. 2. 17. also in Iudg. 21. 22. and before noted on Gen. 4. 7. Vers. 22. all his people so from secret oppression proceeding to open tyranny evill intreating our fathers making their babes to bee cast out that they might not be saved-alive Act. 7. 19. which though Israels sinne did deserve Ezek. 20. 5. 7. 8. yet God after repayed to the Egyptians in turning the waters of their river into blood and slaying all their firstborne Exod. 7. 20. 21. and 12. 29. 30. that is borne namely to the Hebrewes or Iewes as the Greeke and Chaldee doe expresse CHAP. II. 1 Moses is borne and hidden three moneths 3 then in an Arke he is cast into the flags 5 He is found and brought up by Pharaohs daughter as her owne sonne 11 He looketh on his brethrens wrongs and slayeth an Egyptian 13. He reproveth an Hebrew that wronged his neighbour 15 Hee fleeth for feare of his life into Midian 17 rescueth the Priests daughters from the violence of the sheepherds 21 He dwelleth with the Priest and marieth Zipporah his daughter 22 of whom he begetteth Gershom 12 God respecteth Isreels crie AND there went a man of the house of Levi and hee tooke the daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived and bare a sonne
day that the dayes of your consecration be fulfilled which the Chaldee translateth thus till the day that the dayes of your offring be fulfilled for seven daies shall your offring be offred seven daies shall â—e fill that is the Lord shall fill or consecrate In Exod. 29. 35. God said to Moses thou shalt fill their hand so the same thing is attributed unto the Lord and unto Moses These seven daies signified their whole life which should be consecrated to the service of God see verse 11. and Levit. 4. 6. From hence also the Hebrewes gathered as Sol. Iarchi here noteth that the high Priest was to be separated from his house seven dayes before Atonement day every yere Of which point see the annotations on Levit. 16. Vers. 34. he hath done or is done As he â—â—ld 2 Sam. 15. 31. that is it was told And they brought Marke 10. 3. or Then were brought Matth. 19. 13. Vers. 35. abide Hebr. sâ—t which word is often used for abiding or câ—ntinuing as Lev. 12. 4. Ioâ— 5. 8. 1 Sam. 22. 5. Exod. 16. 29. Act. 18. 11. châ—rge or watch ward Hebr. keepe the keeping or observe the observation in Greeke the observations The Chaldee translateth it the charge or observation of the word of the Lord. This phrase is used in Luke 2. 8. of the shepheards observing the observations or keeping the watches of the night over their flocke So in Num. 9. 19. Vers. 36. things Hebr. words Thus the covenant of the Priesthood was confirmed unto the tribe of Levi in Aaron and his sonnes which covenant was life and peace Mal. 2. 5. But these are made Priests without an oath also they were many Priests because they were not suffred to continue by reason of death and they served unto the example and shadow of heavenly things offring gifts and sacrifices which could not make him that did the service perfect as pertaining to the conscience for they were carnall ordinances imposed on them till the time of reformation that is untill the comming of Christ who now is sprung out of the tribe of Iudah and was made Priest of God with an oath and suretie of a better testament all-covenant established upon better promises And because he continueth for ever he hath a Priest-hood that passeth not from him to another and is a Minister of the Holies and of the true Tahernacle which the Lord pitched and not man and not by the blood of goats and bulls but by his owne blood he entred in once into the Holy place into Heaven it selfe having found eternall redemption and is able to save fully and wholly them that come unto God by him as the Apostle largely manifesteth in Heb. 7. 8. 9. and 〈◊〉 chapters which Iehovah commanded R. Menachem here observeth In every other plaâ—e it is said As the LORD commanded Moses but 〈◊〉 because they added unto the commandement 〈…〉 so for they did not as the LORD had com 〈…〉 but did all things which the LORD commandâ—â— and added moreover unto them strange fire which he had not commanded them Levit. 10. 1. CHAP. IX 1 The first offrings of Aaron for himselfe and the people 8 The Sin-offring 12 and the Burnt-offring for himselfe 15 The offrings for the people 23 Mâ—ses and Aaron blesse the people 24. Fire commeth from the Lord upon the altar 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 AND it was on the eight day Moses called Aâ—ron and his sonnes and the Elders of Israel And hee said unto Aaâ—â—â— Take thee a calfe a yongling of the herd for a Sin offring and a ram for a Burnt-offring both perfect and offer before Iehovah And unto the sonnes of Israel Ihou shale speake saying Tak 〈…〉 a goat-bucke of the goats for a Sin offring and a calfe and a lambe both of the first yeere perfect for a Burnt-offring And a Bull and a Ram for Peace-offrings to sacrifice before Iehovah and a Meat-offring mingled with oile for to day Iehovah appeareth unto you And they tooke that which Moses commanded before the Tent of the Congregation and all the congregation drew-neere and stood before Iehovah And Moses said this is the thing which Iehovah hath commanded that yee should doe and the glory of Iehovah shall appeare unto you And Moses said unto Aaron goe neere unto the Altar and make thy Sin offring and thy Burnt-offring and make-atonement for thy selfe and for the people and make the oblation of the people and make-atonement for them as Iehovah commanded And Aaron went-neere unto the Altar and killed the calfe of the Sin offring which was for him selfe And the sonnes of Aaron brought neere the blood unto him and hee dipt his finger in the blood and put it upon the hornes of the Altar and poured out the blood at the bottome of the Altar And the fat and the kidneyes and the caule of the liver of the Sin offring he burnt upon the Altar as I 〈…〉 commanded Moses And the flâ—sh and the skin he burnt with fire without the campe And hee killed the Burnt-offring and Aarons sonnes presented unto 〈◊〉 the blood and he sprinkled it upon the Altar round-about And they presented unto him the Burnt-offring by the pieces thereof and the head and hee burnt them upon the Altar And he washed the inwards and the legges and burnt them upon the Burnt-offring on the Altar And he brought-neere the peoples oblation and tooke the goat-bucke of Sinne which was for the people and killed it and offred-it-for-sinne as the first And hee brought-neere the Burnt-offring and made it according to the manner And hee brought-neere the Meat-offring and filled his hand out of it and burnt it upon the Altar beside the Burnt-offring of the morning And he killed the bull and the ram the sacrifice of Peace-offrings which was for the people and Aarons sonnes presented the blood unto him and hee sprinkled it upon the Altar round-about And the fat of the bull and of the ram the rumpe that which covereth the inwards and the kidneyes and the caule of the liver And they put the fat upon the breasts and he burnt the fat upon the Altar And the breast and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave-offring before Iehovah as Moses commanded And Aaron lift-up his hand towards the people and blessed them and came-downe from making the Sin offring the Burnt-offring and the Peace-offrings And Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of the congregation and came-out and they blessed the people and the glory of Iehovah appeared unto all the people And there came out a fire from before Iehovah and consumed upon the Altar the Burnt-offring and the fat and all the people saw it and showted and they fell on their faces Annotations 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Here beginneth the 26. section or lecture of the Law see Gen. 6. 9. THe eight day which was the first day after the Priests consecration Lev. 8. 33. All creatures for the most part were in their uncleannesse and
and grow out of him by the blessing of God who maketh the crie tree to bud or flourish Ezek. 17. 24. as also it is prophesied of the church He shall cause them that come of Iakob to take root Israel shall blessome and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit Esat 27. 6. And the originall word for buds is also useâ— for younglings or youth as in Iob 30. 12. The bles soming or flourishing of this rod figured also the comfortable and glorious effect of the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 tion of the Priests office as Christ is 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 forth â—t the window flourishing thereâ— the 〈◊〉 Serg 2. 9. that we all with open face may 〈◊〉 as in a glasse the glorie of the Lord 2 Cor. 3. 18 and this to the shame of his enemies Psal. 1 32. 18. The Almonds figured the fruits of his administration which hastily should shew forth themselves to the comfort of the Saints and punâ—shment of alâ— that should resist him as unto Ieremie one of Aarons sonnes God shewed in a vision the râ—â— of an Almond tree which hath the name of 〈…〉 ning and opened the same unto him thus Then hast well seene for I will hasten my word to performe it Ier. 1. 11 12. Therefore as soone as Vzziâ—h the King rose up to usurpe the Priests office the leprousie even rose up in his forehead 2 Chron. 26. 18. 19. Vers. 10. Bring againe or Returne Aarons red before the Testimonie in Greeke the Testimonies meaning the Tables of the covenant in the Arke as is noted on vers 4. before which it was laid up and not in it for nothing was in the Arke save the two tables of stone 1 King 8. 9. The Hebrewes record how in Solomons Temple there was a stone in the most holy place in the west part therof on which they set the Arke and before it was the golden pot of Manna and the rod of Aaron Maim tom 3. in Beth habchirah chap. 4. sect 1. to be kept Hebr. for a keeping or reservation As the Manna was kept in the golden pot within the most holy place of the sanctuarie for a reservation and monument to the Israclites that the generations after might see the bread which God had given their fathers to eat in the wildernesse Exod. 16. 32. 34. so this rod was kept in the same place for a reservation and for a signe that all generations might know the confirmation of their Priest 〈◊〉 in Aarons line Both did lead them unto Christ the Manna figuring the flesh of Christ the 〈◊〉 bread from heaven wherewith the faithfull should be nourished unto life eternall Iohâ— 6. 31 32 33. 51. and the rod the Priesthood of Christ whereby they should be reconciled unto God Heb 9. 11 12. Therefore the Apostle mentioneth this budding rod with the pot of Manna among the most memorable things that were kept in the Holy oâ— holies Heb. 9. 3 4. the sonnes of rebellion which the Greeke translateth the disobedient sons meaning the Israelites called sonnes or children of rebellion because they were so much addicted thereunto as if rebellion it selfe had beene their mother so that Moses testified Yee have beene rebellions against the LORD from the day that I knâ—w you Deut. 9. 24. This phrase is common in the Scriptures as a sonne of injurious evilâ— or 〈◊〉 wickednesse Psal. 8. 23. for an injurious or wicked person and sonnes of affliction Prov. 31. 5. for afflicted persons so sonnes of Belial Deut. 13. 〈◊〉 1 Sam. 2. 12. sonnes of disobedience Ephes. 2. 2. and 5. 6. sonnes of the light and of the day 1 Thes. 5. 〈◊〉 children of wisdome Mat. 11. 19. children of obedience 1 Pet. 1. 14. and sundry the like 〈◊〉 shalt quite take away or shalt consume shalt wh 〈…〉 end their murmurings the Greeke translateth it and let their murmuring cease from me and they shall not die Vers. 12. we give up the ghost or have given up the ghost that is died or as the Greeke translateth are consumed This may be taken as an unjust complaint of theirs for the punishments that they had felt and should still feele for their sinnes Or rather as a serious complaint of their owne miserie being under sin and so by the Law under punishment and wrath like that which the Apostle saith I was alive without the Law once but when the commandement came sinne revived and I died and the commandement which was ordained unto life I found to be unto death Rom. 7. 9 10. The Chaldee paraphraseth upon their words thus Behold the sword hath killed some of us and behold the earth hath swallowed some of us and behold some of us are dead with the pestilence And Targum Ionathan thus Behold some of us are consumed with flaming fire and some of us are swallowed up into the earth and perished behold we thinke that as they so we all shall perish Vers. 13. that commeth neere in Greeke that toucheth the Tabernacle Shall we be consumed in giving up the ghost that is shall wee die every one This seemeth to be a deprecation whereby acknowledging their sinnes to be worthy of death they pray for mercy for so questions are often used in earnest deprecations as Wilt thou be angry with us for ever c. Psal. 85. 6. Wilt thou utterly reject us Lam. 5. 22. Wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us very fore Esay 64. 12. and many the like CHAP. XVIII 1 The different charges of the Priests and of the Levites adjoyned unto them 9 The Priests portion of the peoples offrings and hallowed things and the use of them 21 The Levites portion is the tithes of the Israelites but no inheritance in the land 26. The Levites must give unto the Priests the tenth of their tithes as the Lords heave-offring and the rest themselves should enjoy for a reward of their service ANd Iehovah said unto Aaron Thou and thy sonnes and thy fathers house with thee shall beare the iniquity of the Sanctuary and thou and thy sonnes with thee shall beare the iniquity of your Priest-hood And thy brethren also the tribe of Levi the tribe of thy father bring thou neere with thee that they may be joyned unto thee and minister unto thee but thou and thy sonnes with thee shall minister before the Tent of the Testimony And they shall keepe thy charge and the charge of all the Tent but they shall not come nigh unto the vessels of holinesse and unto the Altar that they die not both they and you And they shall be joyned unto thee and shall keep the charge of the Tent of the Congregation for all the service of the Tent and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you And ye shall keep the charge of the Holy place and the charge of the Altar that there be no servent wrath any more upon the sonnes of Israel And I behold I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the sonnes of Israel to you they are
Papinius Thebaid 7. top of the mountaine Things that were very memorable and significative are often noted in Scripture to be done in mountaines as being conspicuous remarkable and implying high and heavenly mysteries So the Arke of Noe rested on mount Ararat Gen. 8. 4. Abraham sacrificed his sonne on mount Morijah Gen. 22. 2. c. as the Sonne of God was sacrificed on Calvary Luke 23. 33. The Law of Moses was given upon mount Sinai Exod. 19. the Law of Christ came from mount Sion Mic. 4. 1 2. and on a mountaine he preached the Gospell and expounded the Law Matth. 5. 1 c. Ezekiel in a vision was shewed the city called The Lord is there upon a very high mountaine Ezek. 42. c. and 48. 35. Iohn was also shewed the same citie upon a great and high mountaine Rev. 21. 10. c. Moses himselfe on the mountaine of Nebo viewed all the promised land and died there Deut. 34. 1. 5. and was with Christ when he was transfigured and spake of his death upon an high mountaine Mat. 17. 1 2 3. Luke 9. 30 31. and now he was with Aaron at his death and translation of the Priesthood from him unto Eleazar where he also beheld the end of the Leviticall Priesthood a farre off and so the translation of it and of the law thereof unto Christ whose day he desired Hebr. 7. 11 12. Vers. 29. saw that Aaron had given up the ghost seeing is here for perceiving by knowledge and understanding as by the relation of Moses and Eleazar as also that Aaron came not downe with them So Iakob saw that there was corne in Aegypt when he heard thereof Gen. 42. 1. Act. 7. 12. The people saw the voices Exod. 20. 18. and sundry the like Here also they might see the hand of God chastifing their sin upon Aaron who died now not only for his own transgression but for their sakes as Moses after speaketh of himselfe The Lord was wroth with me for your sakes Deut. 3. 26. yet in beholding his Priesthood continued in his son they might also behold Gods mercy towards them in Christ who should perfectly reconcile them unto God when the Priesthood of the Law which now began to die away should utterly be abolished they wept that is they mourned For publike persons the whole congregation mourned as here for Aaron so for the death of his sonnes Levit. 10. 6. and for the death of Moses Deut. 34. 8. thirty daies See the Annotations on Gen. 50. 10. Mourning for the dead is honourable and here the people mourne for Aaron thirty daies whom they had dishonoured by rebelling against him forty yeares So long also they wept for Moses Deut. 34. 8. and it is the lot of many of the servants of God to have more honour after their death than in their life As Mary the sister the prophetesse of Israel died in the first moneth vers 1. so Aaron the high Priest died in the first day of the fifth moneth in the fortieth yeare after their comming out of Aegypt when he was 123. yeares old Numb 33. 38 39. His buriall also though here omitted is spoken of in Deut. 10. 6. CHAP. XXI 1 The Canaanites fight with Israel and captive some of them but Israel by a vow obtaine helpe of God and destroy them and their cities 4 The people murmuring because of their wants in the way are plagued with fiery serpents 7 They repenting are healed by a brasen serpent 10 Sundry journeyes of the Israelites 16 Their song at Beer for water which God gave them 21 They requesting passage thorow the Amorites country are denied it 24 Israel vanquisheth them and Sihon their King and possesseth their cities 27 Proverbs or Prophesies of Sihons overthrow 33 Og King of Basan fighteth against Israel and is also vanquished and Israel possesseth his land ANd the Canaanite the King of Arad which dwelt in the South heard that Israel came the way of the spies and he fought against Israel and tooke captive of them a captivitie And Israel vowed a vow unto Iehovah and said If giving thou wilt give this people into my hand then I will utterly destroy their cities And Iehovah hearkened to the voice of Israel and gave up the Canaanite and they utterly destroyed them and their cities and he called the name of the place Hormah And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the red sea to compasse the land of Edom and the soule of the people was shortned because of the way And the people spake against God and against Moses Wherfore have ye brought us up out of Aegypt to die in the wildernesse for there is no bread neither is there water and our soule loatheth this light bread And Iehovah sent among the people fiery serpēts they bit the people much people of Israel died And the people came unto Moses and said We have sinned for we have spoken against Iehovah against thee Pray unto Iehovah that he take away the serpents from us Moses prayed for the people And Iehovah said unto Moses Make thee a fiery serpent and put it upon a pole and it shall be that every one that is bitten when hee looketh upon it shall live And Moses made a serpent of brasse and put it upon a pole and it was that if a serpent had bitten a man when he beheld the serpent of brasse he lived And the sonnes of Israel journeyed and encamped in Oboth And they journeyed from Oboth and encamped in Ije Abarim in the wildernesse which is before Moab toward the Sunne-rising From thence they journeyed and camped in the valley of Zared From thence they journeyed and camped on the other side of Arnō which is in the wildernesse which commeth out of the border of the Amorite for Arnon is the border of Moab betweene Moab and the Amorite Wherefore it is said in the booke of the warres of Iehovah Vaheb in a whirlewind and the brooks of Arnon And the streame of the brookes which declineth to the situation of Ar and leaneth upon the border of Moab And from thence to Beer that is the Well whereof Iehovah said unto Moses Gather together the people and I wil give them water Then sang Israel this song Spring up O Well answer ye unto it The Well the Princes digged it the Nobles of the people delved it with the Law-giver with their staves And from the wildernesse they journeyed to Mattanah And from Mattanah to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth And from Bamoth to the valley which is in the field of Moab the head of Pisgah and it looketh toward Ieshimon And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon King of the Amorites saying Let me passe thorow thy land we will not turne aside into field or into vineyard we will not drinke of the waters of the well we will go in the kings way untill we be past thy border And Sihon would not grant Israel to passe thorow his border
this day c. And hee must alwaies use exceeding meekenesse wee have had none greater than our master Moses yet he said And what are wee your murmurings are not against us Exod. 16. 8. And he bare their cumbrance and their burden and their murmurings and their indignation as a nursing father beareth the snoking child Num. 11. 12. The Scripture calleth him a Shepherd to feed Iacob his servant and the manner of a shepherd is expressed in Esay 40. 11. Hee shall feed his flocke like a shepherd bee shall gather the lambs with his arme and carrie them in his bosome c. Maim treat of Kings chap. 2. sect 6. CHAP. XVIII 1 The Priests and Levites have no inheritance but the Lord. 3. The Priests due from the people 6 The Levites portion 9 The abominations the unlawfull arts of the nations are to bee avoided â—15 A Prophet is promised whom Israel must heare 20 The presumptuous Prophet is to die THe Priests the Levites all the tribe of Levi shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel the fire offerings of Iehovah and his inheritance shall they eat And hee shall have no inheritance among his brethren Iehovah he is his inheritance as hee hath spoken unto him And this shall be the Priests due from the people from them that slay a slaughter of any beasts whether Oxe or Sheepe that hee shall give unto the Priest the shoulder and the two cheekes and the maw The first fruits of thy corne of thy new wine and of thy new oile and the first of the fleece of thy sheepe shalt thou give unto him For Iehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes to stand to minister in the name of Iehovah him and his sonnes all daies And if a Levite shall come from any one of thy gates out of all Israel where hee sojourned and shall come with all the desire of his soule unto the place which Iehovah shall chuse Then he shall minister in the name of Iehovah his God as all his brethren the Levites that stand there before Iehovah They shall eat portion like portion beside his sales by his fathers When thou art come into the land which Iehovah thy God giveth unto thee thou shalt not learne to doe after the abominations of those nations There shall not bee found in thee any that maketh his sonne or his daughter to passe thorow the fire a diviner of divinations an observer of times or an observer of fortunes or a witch Or one that charmeth a charme or that asketh of a familiar spirit or a wizard or that seeketh unto the dead For every one that doth these things is an abomination unto Iehovah and because of these abominations Iehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee Thou shalt be perfect with Iehovah thy God For these nations which thou shalt possesse hearkened unto observers of times and unto diviners but as for thee Iehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so Iehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the middest of thee of thy brethren like unto mee unto him yee shall hearken According to all that thou askedst of Iehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly saying Let me not heare again the voice of Iehovah my God and this great fire let me not see any more that I die not And Iehovah said unto mee They have well spoken that which they have spoken A Prophet will I raise up unto them from among their brethren like unto thee and I will give my words in his mouth and hee shall speake unto them all that I shall command him And it shall bee that the man which will not hearken unto my words which hee shall speake in my name I will require it of him But the Prophet which shall presume to speake a word in my name which I have not commanded him to speake and hee that shall speak in the name of other gods that Prophet shall even die And if thou shalt say in thine heart How shall wee know the word which Iehovah hath not spoken That which a Prophet shall speake in the name of Iehovah and the thing be not neither come to passe that is the word which Iehovah hath not spoken the Prophet hath spoken it in presumption thou shalt not bee afraid of him Annotations NO part or no portion namely in the spoiles taken from the enemies which would have beene a great portion as appeareth by Ios. 22. 8. So the Hebrewes expound it No part in the spoile nor inheritance in the land Maimony tom 3. treat of the Release and Iubilee ch 13. sect 10. See the notes on Num. 18. 20. nor inheritance in the land of Canaan which was divided among the other tribes Num. 26. 2. 53. 57. But because the Levites were adjoyned to the Priests for the service of the Lord and his Church Numb 18. 1 2. c. therefore God would not have them cumbred with the affaires of this life lest by them they should be hindred from doing their dutie as it is written No man that warreth intangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a souldier 2 Tim. 3. 4. See also Deut. 10. 8 9. So the Hebrewes say Wherefore was not Levi counted meet to have inheritance in the land of Israel or spoiles with his brethren Because hee was separated to serve the Lord and to inherit him and to teach his strait waies and his just judgments unto many Deut. 33. 10. Therefore was he separated from the waies of the world they wage not warre as doe the rest of Israel neither doe they inâ—erite nor earne for themselves with strength of their bodies but they are the Lords power or substance as it is written in Deut. 33. 11. BLESSE LORD HIS POWER and the blessed God himselfe earneth for them as it is written in Num. 18. 20 I am thy part and thine inheritance Maim treat of the Release and Iubilee c. 13. s. 12. fire-offerings which were to be offered on the Altar by fire as the Meat-offering Sinne-offering and Trespasse-offering of every man Numb 18. 9. and his inheritance that is all other things which being the Lords right by his Law he hath given to the Priests and Levites Of these see the notes on Numb 18. where foure and twenty gifts were bestowed on the Priests all expressed in the Law The Greeke referteth it to the former saying the burnt offerings of the Lord shall be their inheritance Vers. 2. and he that is Levi put for all the Levites and Priests of that tribe so in Mâ—la 2. 4 5. spoken unto him in Num. 18 20. and other places Herein God promiseth to those that feare him his ministers 1 Cor. 9. 13 14. and all his people to be their inheritance that is to releeve them and supply all their wants out of the riches of his grace 2 Cor. 9. 8. So the Hebrewes here say Not the
vers 16. the Priests are cloathed with salvation so Christ and his people Isa. 61. 10. Rev. 1. 13. and 19. 8. thy Saints the people of Israel 1 Chron. 15. 28. and specially the Levites which were singers in Gods Sanctuary So the Chaldee paraphraseth Let thy Priests be cloathed with the garments of justice and let the Levites thy Saints say praises for the oblations Vers. 10. Davids sake for the promises made to David or for Christs sake called often David see Psal. 18. 51. turne not away the face that is deny not the request as 1 King 2. 16 17 20. Vers. 11. truth that is a true oath a faithfull promise fruit of thy wombe or belly that is thy children see 2 Sam. 7. 12. And this prophesie respecteth Christ Act. 2. 30. Vers. 13. his seat or dwelling place see Ps. 68. 17. Vers. 15. victuals or meat see Psal. 78. 25. blessing blesse this noteth certainty and abundance of blessing Vers. 16. with salvation the minstration of the word whereby they save themselves and those that heare them Deut. 33. 10. 1 Tim. 4. 16. So Gods ministers are called Saviours Obad. 21. See before vers 9. The Chaldee translateth with garments of salvation or of redemption Vers. 17. the horne to bud or to grow that is the kingdome and power to increase as the Chaldee saith I will make a glorious King to bud in the house of David See Psal. 75. 5. and 89. 18 25. So Christ is called the horne of salvation Luke 1. 69. ordained a lampe or prepared a candle the bright glorie of the kingdome by a successour as 1 King 11. 36. and 15. 4. 2 King 8. 19. See Psal. 18. 29. Vers. 18. cloath with shame the Chaldee saith with garments of shame He meaneth they shall be disappointed and confounded in all their enterprises So Psal. 35. 26. and 109 29. crowne or diademe a signe of government and sanctitie therefore the Greeke turneh it sanctification see Psal. 89. 40. PSAL. CXXXIII The benefit of the communion of Saints A Song of degrees of David BEhold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell even together Like the good oile upon the head which went downe upon the beard the beard of Aaron which went downe upon the collar of his garmens Like the dew of Hermon which descendeth upon the mountains of Sion for there Iehovah hath commanded the blessing life unto eternitie Annotations TOgether in unitie and concord The Chaldee paraphraseth to dwell in Sion and Ierusalem like two brethren together Vers. 2. the good oile the balsam or oile of holy ointment made of the principall spices for the Lords Tabernacle and Ministers see Exod. 30. 23 25 26 30. the collar Hebr. the mouth that is the edge the upper hole or border which was bound about that it should not rent Exod. 39. 23. Vers. 3. Hermon an high and fertile mount without Iordan watered with the dew of heaven it was called also Shirion see Psal. 29. 6. which descendeth understand here againe and as the dew that descendeth for Hermon and Sion were farre asunder there where brethren dwell in unitie commanded appointed and sent effectually see Psal. 42. 9. PSAL. CXXXIV An exhortation to blesse God A Song of degrees BEhold blesse ye Iehovah all yee servants of Iehovah that stand in the house of Iehovah in the nights Lift up your hands in the Sanctuary and blesse Iehovah Iehovah blesse thee out of Sion he that made heavens and earth Annotations THat stand that is serve or minister as which stood before the King Ier. 51. 12. for which is written in 2 King 25 8. servant of the King Here is meant chiefly the Priests and Levites whose office was to stand and minister Deut. 10. 8. and 17. 12. Ezek. 44. 11 15. So Neh. 12. 44. the Priests and Levites that stood that is served See also Psal. 13 5. 2. The Chaldee expoundeth it that stand in the watches of the house of the Sanctuary of the Lord and doe praise in the nights in the nights keeping the watch of the Lord. See Levit. 8. 35. 1 Chron. 9. 33. Vers. 2. in the Sanctuary or towards the holinesse that is the most holy place where God dwelt betweene the Cherubims or in holinesse that is holily Vers. 3. blesse or will blesse thee speaking to Gods people Compare Num. 6. 24. Psal. 128. 5. and the promise Exod. 20. 24. In all places where I put the memory of my name I will come unto thee and blesse thee PSAL. CXXXV Gods servants are exhorted to praise him for his mercies to Israel 5 his power 8 his judgements on their enemies 15 The vanitie of Idols 19 An exhortation to blesse God Halelâ—â—jah PRaise ye the Name of Iehovah praise him O ye servants of Iehovah That stand in the house of Iehovah in the courts of the house of our God Praise ye Iah for Iehovah is good sign Psalme to his Name for it is pleasant For Iah hath chosen to him selfe Iakob Israel for his peculiar treasure For I doe know that Iehovah is great and our Lord is above all Gods All that pleaseth Iehovah hee doth in the heavens in the earth in the seas and all deepe places He causeth vapours to ascend from the end of the earth hee maketh lightnings with the raine hee bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries Who smote the first-borne of Egypt from man unto beast Sent signes and wonders in mids of thee O Egypt on Pharaoh and on all his servants Who smote many nations and slew mighty Kings Sihon King of the Amorites and Ogh King of Bashan and all the kingdomes of Canaan And gave their land for a possession a possession to Israel his people Iehovah thy Name is for ever Iehovah thy memorie is to generation and generation For Iehovah will judge his people and for his servants hee will repent himselfe The idols of the heathens are silver and gold the worke of the hands of men A mouth they have and speake not eyes they have and see not Eares they have and heare not also there is no breath in their mouth Like them be they that make them every one that trusteth in them O house of Israel blesse ye Iehovah O house of Aaron blesse ye Iehovah O house of Levi blesse yee Iehovah ye that feare Iehovah blesse Iehovah Blessed be Iehovah out of Sion which dwelleth in Ierusalem Halelujah Annotations HAlelu-jah that is praise or glorifie ye Iah it is a word of joyfull exhortation to sing praises to the Lord for his mercies and in the end of Psalmes is added as Amen for a chearefull acclamation see Psal. 104. 35. and 106. 48. Rev. 19. 1 3 6. Vers. 4. peculiar treasure or precious and singular possession proprietie so Deut. 7. 6. This was promised by the law Exod. 19. 5. but performed by Christ his redeeming and purifying of his people Tit. 2. 14. 1 Pet. 2. 9. Vers. 7. vapours or elevations in Greeke clouds for by