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Bible, English, 1838
THE
OLD TESTAMENT,
1 97792
HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER,
ARRANGED IN
(ON THE BASIS OF LIGHTFOOT'S CHRONICLE,)
IN SUCH A MANNER, THAT THE
BOOKS, CHAPTERS, PSALMS, PROPHECIES, &c. &c.
MAY BE READ AS
ONE CONNECTED HISTORY,
IN THE
WORDS OF THE AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION.
WITH NOTES AND COPIOUS INDEXES.
BY THE
REV. GEORGE TOWNSEND, M. A.
PREBENDARY OF DURHAD, AND VICAR OF NORTHALLERTON.
REVISED, PUNCTUATED, DIVIDED INTO PARAGRAPHS AND PARALLELISMS, ITALIC
WORDS REËXAMINED, A CHOICE AND COPIOUS SELECTION
OF REFERENCES GIVEN, &c.
BY THE REV. T. W. COIT, D.D.
LATE PRESIDENT OF TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY.
BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BY PERKINS AND MARVIN.
PHILADELPHIA :
HENRY PERKINS.
1838.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1838, by
PERKINS AND MARVIN,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
STEREOTYPED AT THE
BOSTON TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
Perkins of Marvin....Printers.
PREFACE
ΤΟ
Τ Η Ε
Α Μ Ε RI C Α Ν
Ε DI ΤΙΟ Ν.
It seems to be a strange and mournful truth, that the best book under
heaven should have been thrown into a shape specially ill-adapted for
making it attractive and easily understood. Yet such is doubtless a literal
fact in respect to the Holy Scriptures. For their divisions, into chapters
and verses, and the order of their various and numerous books, are now
universally admitted to be purely the work, and, it may well be added,
the fault, of man. I say, the fault, since these divisions, how convenient
soever for bare reference, have hindered multitudes from learning and
feeling, and, more particularly, from appreciating trains of thought and
argument in the Sacred Writers; and have made that singular or myste-
rious, which a natural and logical connection of passages would have
rendered reasonable, fitting, and clear. The order of the books of Scrip-
ture, as they stand in the Common Version, has no good excuse, now
known; but, although the most unskilled student of Theology is aware,
that it pays little respect to chronological or historical regularity, it con-
tinues to disfigure almost every Bible in the world.
The simple and serious object of the following volumes is, to put the
Book of books into such a shape, as will enable it best to display and
explain itself—be its own recommendation, and its own interpreter. And
it is cordially believed, that, to those who will use them with a perseve-
rance sufficiently faithful to give their plan a fair and ample test, they
will be found more promotive of both instruction and pleasure, than any
of the common helps to scriptural knowledge. It may not be found such
to the hasty and superficial reader; but to the careful and meditative, the
Bible will here be discovered as possessing more true form and comeli-
ness, and beauty, for which one may desire it, than in any edition in
which it has heretofore been arrayed before the public eye. This may
look like strong assertion to those whom prejudice or habit has so
accustomed to the ordinary condition of the Sacred Volume, that they
esteem this condition, however faulty, as deserving a sort of reverence.
But let even such, once unlearn those (I must so call them) unfortunate
PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.
2
OUS 1
and hurtful associations, by which they have connected Divine truth with
the mere costume in which man has chosen to present it, and they will
set their seal to the substantial truth of what may now seem a baseless
editorial fancy.
The plan of a chronological and historical arrangement of the Bible,
and the value and difficulties of such an arrangement, are so fully illus-
trated in Mr. Townsend's Introductions, that additional observations should
not be expected. It may not be unnecessary, however, to remark, that
such an arrangement is the only one, which furnishes any thing like a
continuous narrative of sacred history in sacred composition ; and that the
harmonies of various portions of the Old Testament, and of the Gospels,
wrought out in the present arrangement, are not surpassed, if equalled,
by any harmonies which have been hitherto attempted. In respect, too,
to that most sacred and instructive, not to say most sublime and fervent,
of all devotional compositions, the Book of Psalms, he must be want-
ing in sanctified taste and sympathy, who cannot prize the effort, here
made, to place each psalm, so far as may be, side by side with its kindred
history, that each may illustrate and impress the other.
The Editor has endeavored to increase the usefulness of Mr. Townsend's
most meritorious labors, by breaking up the artificial and arbitrary verse and
chapter system, and restoring the Sacred Text to the condition in which
we habitually, not to say naturally, arrange other compositions. The
poetry, also, he has tried to rescue from its prosaic bondage, that it might
show forth glimpses, at least, of its native majesty and beauty. The
punctuation has cost him much; as has also something new in our Com-
mon Version, an attempt to distinguish spoken language by the usual
signs of quotation. The old method of marking such language was im-
perfect, for it notified the reader of the beginning only of such language.
But it is often a matter of serious interest, to know where such language
ends. Thus, in Genesis ii. 23, it is quite easy to perceive, that Adam
has begun to speak; but does he utter the 24th verse ? or is it an inference
of Moses ? Any one can see how much may depend upon the proper
answer to such a question, and that a judicious position of the marks
usually employed to point out spoken words, may do as much, in a vastly
smaller compass, as a long criticism, or a prolonged “excursus.” The
Editor is not satisfied with his own labors in this particular, especially as,
for reasons not necessary to be stated, he could not revise them in print ;
and of course he cannot wonder if others take exceptions to them. If
his beginning, however, help either others or himself to do better here-
after, his toil will not be fruitless.
In commending these volumes to instructors in religion, the Editor
does not hesitate to say, that any clergyman who will make them his
constant manuals and guides, will derive immeasurably greater profit
from them, than from hesitating and quoting critics, or the dogmatizing
champions of systems of Theology. At least, such will be the case with
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PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.
every clergyman who studies faithfully and impartially, and is a man of
independent thought. For these volumes will bring the Bible before
him, in the best possible attitude for him to take an original view of its
sentiments, and form upon them an unprompted and unbiased judgment.
They offer him Divine Truth, as it is in itself, and by itself; and profound
reflection over it, with the aid of promised wisdom to the prayerful, will,
it is confidently urged, make him a modern Apollos, "mighty in the
Scriptures;” mightier far than if he could cite a dozen authorities for
every verse of Scripture, and find himself confounded, as many a one
has been before him, by the weight of names and the influence of party,
If these volumes were made the basis and direction of regular in-
struction from the desk - furnishing plan and matter for that most
ancient and profitable style of preaching, the exposition and the homily;
or if they were used as text-books, where biblical lessons and lectures
are given, in Colleges, Schools, or parochial Bible-classes, they would be
found eminently useful, and, in a short time, not less agreeable.* Indeed,
the Editor will venture to say, that the English reader, who will, for a
few months, use his Bible in the shape here offered him, will prefer it
ever after to any other.
As to the minor improvements of the present edition, besides those enu-
merated in the title-page, the number of indexes, full as it was, has been
increased, the verses numbered in the text, and not in the margin, and
the arrangement of the sections reviewed, and, in some cases, altered.
The numbering of the verses in the body of the text will be found an
essential advantage, in using a paragraph Bible for reference ; as it is
frequently difficult, when the numbers are in the margin, to determine
the precise commencement or close of a verse.
In respect to the Italic words, it is well known to biblical scholars, that,
in 1769, Dr. Benjamin Blayney, under the direction of the Vice-Chan-
cellor and Delegates of the University of Oxford, thoroughly revised our
Common Version, and, among other things, carefully printed in Italics
every word for which there was not an identical representative in the
original. But this was a needless, and, in multitudes of instances, a
useless labor ; and, in consequence, an attempt has been made to dimin-
ish his Italics. Had time permitted, they would all have been examined,
and such only retained, as, taking into consideration the idioms of the
original, might seem worthy of special notice.t.
O
*« Townsend's Chronological Arrangement of the Bible should be the universal study-Bible.” — Car-
penter's Biblical Companion, p. 47, Lond. ed.
't Dr. Blayney seems to have quite forgotten, that the idioms of ancient tongues allow many things
to be habitually understood or unexpressed, which it is, of course, no liberty in a translator to supply.
Nothing, for example, is more common or lawful, in Hebrew, than to leave the verb of existence, (* to
be," in our tongue, or a pronoun, understood. Thus, in the second verse of ist Genesis, we find the
sacred writer, after saying that the earth was without form," leaving out his verb, and saying, in the
next clause, to translate literally, and darkness upon the face of the deep." And so, also, it is equally
common and lawful, in Hebrew, when a word has been used in one clause, to omít it in the clause
following or correlative - a rule which covers the case already stated. Thus, in Genesis xxii. 12, the
angel says, “Thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me;" or, to translate to the letter
again, “thine only from me." This usage is particularly coinmon in Hebrew poetry. Thus, in Job
xvi. 6, the conjunction " though” is omitted in the second clause; and in Isaiah xli. 6,"every one" is
PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.
It may be of some moment, for those who are anxious, and properly
so, about the text of a Bible, to know that this edition does not pretend
to translate anew, but employs the Common Version throughout. Let
no one, then, be fearful of not finding here the Bible he has been accus-
tomed to peruse: it is not with the text, but with the disposition of the
text, that liberties (or what some may deem liberties) have been taken.
And these liberties the strictest critics must and do justify; for the
sentiments only of the Bible are to be regarded as inspired. The arranging
of these sentiments, in longer or shorter sections, in chapters, verses, or
parallelisms, and things of like nature, is as completely the work of man,
as the transcribing of these sentiments on parchment, in the days of the
apostles, or the printing of them on paper, in this nineteenth century.
JUNE, 1838.
THOMAS W. COIT.
POSTSCRIPT.
It has been thought, by those who, perhaps, understand the wants of a certain class of
readers better than himself, that the first paragraph of the Preface is too brief and vague
an account of the original state of the Bible's text, and the changes through which it has
passed. The Editor would therefore add, that the text of the Bible has experienced a
treatment the like of which has been visited, and, it might be said, inflicted, upon that
of no other dignified and grave composition whatsoever.
The common method of writing has always been to put single sentiments into
sentences; a strain of sentiment into a paragraph; the discussion of a branch of a main
topic into a section, chapter, or book. And this comnion method is so obvious, that it
can be comprehended and appreciated by the plainest minds. But the Bible, though it
abounds in pieces of composition in which the closest connection prevails, has, for a long
time, been cut up into chapters and verses, as if it were nothing but a string of aphorisms
or independent propositions.*
The origin of this is obscure. Perhaps, as the division of the Bible into verses is more
ancient than the division of it into chapters, this first division was made during
the time of Ezra. The following reasons induce this opinion. Ezra, as is well known,
had much to do in collecting and arranging the Jewish Scriptures. He sustained to
them the office (to speak after our modern style) of an editor. It is also said, that he read
and expounded them from a pulpit. (Nehemiah viii. 149. Of course as, according to
omitted in the same clause: and so on, in endless instances; for these have been selected in the most
cursory manner possible.
The same remarks might be made of the Greek. Thus, in Acts xi. 17, the verb “ gave" is omitted in
the second clause, and supplied by " he did," which is accordingly Italicized; and, in Acts xiii. 29, the
pronoun “ himn” is twice omitted, and as often introduced, in the translation.
But Dr. Blayney seems to have regarded all such omissions, and others as easily accounted for, as
matters for serious observation, when the veriest novice could have been taught how to supply them.
Evidently, then, he has most needlessly multiplied Italics, to the confusion and perplexity of unlearned
readers, who are unaware that they are not used in the Bible for emphasis, as in other volumes, but to
mark words supposed to be wanting in the original. Scores, and hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of
our present Italics, answer no valuable purpose, and no more deserve distinction in a translation than
would ille in a translation of the Latin word dixit. The merest child in Latin understands that a verb,
in that language, may, in ten thousand cases, as well be without a pronoun as with it. Little idiomatic
usages, of this kind, are intuitively learned hy the scholar; who never dreams that he is taking a liberty,
in supplying any trifling omissions which they cause in another tongue, into which he is translating, or
that he fails in the strictest fidelity, by converting them, if need be, into equivalent expressions.
* It is not too much to say, that this treatment of the Bible has changed the style of preaching. Now,
the religious teacher takes a single sentence, and inakes an oration upon it. In primitive times, (as the
homilies of the Fathers show,) it was customary to make an exposition of a considerable portion of
Scripture; - a method which, unquestionably, is generally more instructive, and often more entertaining.
PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.
vii
Nehemiah, he was compelled to use the assistance of interpreters, (the people having lost
their knowledge of the ancient Hebrew during the captivity,) he could read so much
only, as could be conveniently read and expounded at once, i. e. a sentence. Going thus
through much or all of the Old Testament, then written, might have occasioned the habit
of making it up into sentences. Hence the verse system then ; and it might possibly have
existed beforë, from its convenience to previous oral lecturers or instructors.
The system of dividing the Bible into CHAPTERS probably took its origin from marking
selections to be read or chanted in the temple or synagogue service, and was followed
from the Old Testament into the New.* These arbitrary divisions, arising from
accident, fancy, or temporary convenience, were probably perpetuated to distant times,
and laid the foundation of the chapter and verse system of our modern Bibles. It is said
that Cardinal Hugo, of the Roman Catholic Church, who flourished about A. D. 1240,
was the first who formed the chapters of the Bible as we now have them. And he did
this for the convenience of mere reference; he being at work, at the time, on a Concord-
ance. Hugo thus divided that Latin translation of the Scriptures used by the Romish
Church, and now well known by the name of the Vulgate. Rabbi Mordecai Nathan,
who wished to make a Concordance to the Hebrew Scriptures, about A. D. 1440,
followed Hugo's example; and Robert Stephens, for the same reason, the example of
both, in his edition of the New Testament, published A. D. 1551.
Hugo had no verses in his Bible, but marked every fifth line by a Roman capital; and
this fashion prevailed in Wickliffe's, and even in Tindal's time, (so late as A. D. 1526,)
for their translations of the New Testament are divided like the Vulgate of Hugo.
When, precisely, the verses and chapters, which we now have, were first fully developed,
it is perhaps impossible to tell. Nor is it important to know, so long as we can satisfac-
torily prove that the entire plan of thus dividing the Bible is the work of various times
and hands; and, in every case, of merely human and uninspired judgment.
As to the Order of whole books of Scripture,t critics, who are familiar with it as it has
exhibited itself in the Bibles of different languages, well know, that this order is often
arbitrary and perplexing. The ancient Jewish division of the Bible is alluded to by our
Saviour, in Luke xxiv. 44, where he says, “ that all things must be fulfilled which were
written in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning” him.
The Law, under the Jewish arrangement, embraced the five books of Moses; the
Prophets, the strictly prophetical, and most of the historical portions of the Old Tes-
tament; † and the Psalms, all the rest, i. e. the Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Canticles, &c.
This last book, or volume, was called “The Psalms," because the Psalms was the first
tract in the collection.
Such was the Jewish arrangement. Ours is hardly as good. We have, e. g.,
our major and minor prophets, digested without regard to historical and chronological
order, so that many a reader of the Bible is surprised to find that Isaiah is by no means
the oldest prophet, because he comes first, but that Joel, and Amos, and Hosea, (not to
say others, according to some,) all go before him in point of time. In the New
Testament, also, the Epistle to the Romans is, probably, often taken for the first Epistle
written by Paul, which is by no means the case; and not a few will be surprised to learn,
it is now generally admitted, that John's Gospel was written after his Revelation. S
As to the POETRY of Scripture : that there was the spirit of poetry in the Bible, mast
have been known by all its intelligent readers, hundreds of years ago. But what,
* That it bears the marks of haste or caprice, is very manifest. A most striking instance is furnished in
the first period of the viiith chapter of the Acts, “And Saul was consenting unto his death.” This belongs
to the history at the close of the viith chapter, from which it has been, almost wantonly, sundered.
+ It is well known, also, that the order of portions of books is a matter of question. In the prophets,
for example, we have in one book many different messages or oracles, and the particular order of these
oracles, in Isaiah and Jeremiah, has been much debated. Ezekiel presents less difficulty, as he generally
dates his successive communications to his countrymen.
I Daniel excepted, who was supposed to be left out because of his plain allusions to the expected
Messiah ; to his advent and death, before the destruction of the city and sanctuary.
§ It is not put after the Revelation, however, in this chronological Bible, for the obvious reason, that it
is broken up among its sister Gospels, in order to make a harmony out of them, and present the life of
Christ in a continued narrative.
viii
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rhetorically, constituted this poetry; whether it was blank verse, or metre, or what it was,
seems not to have been well settled, until the time of Bishop Lowth, who flourished so
late as only the last century. He, in his introduction to a new translation of Isaiah,
maintained, that the chief characteristic of Hebrew poetry consisted in uttering a
particular sentiment in one line, and repeating its counterpart or opposite in another line,
or lines, called its parallelism, or parallelisms, i. e., its parallel as a direct resemblance,
its expansion, or its contrast. These parallelisms run generally in pairs; but they are
sometimes found in triplets. Thus, in the very opening of the Psalms, we have a triplet.
The sentiment or burden of this Psalm is, that the good is a blessed or happy man; and
this is expressed in three illustrations, each of which is made more conspicuous and
intelligible by throwing it into a separate line, thus: -
« Blessed is the man,
That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor standeth in the way of sinners,
Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”
In the last verse of this Psalm, we have an instance of the antithetical or antagonist
parallelism; the last line expressing the opposite of the first : —
“For the Lord knoweth (approveth] the way of the righteous ;
But the way of the ungodly shall perish,” [lead to perdition.]
Such being the nature of Hebrew poetry; it having no measured syllables to admit of
its being scanned, like the poetry of the Greeks and Romans, nor the features of our
modern rhyme and blank verse; it seems but just that its reigning feature should be
brought into full view, by placing each parallelism in a separate line, so that the eye may
assist the understanding. Nothing is easier than to do this, after a little practice, where
the poetry is of a high-wrought and elevated kind; but occasionally there is a sort of
rhythmical or measured prose in the Bible, which, while it seems to be poetical, has not
the distinct parallelisms of other portions. The books of Ecclesiastes and Ezekiel, and,
generally, of the prophets, furnish specimens of this character, and on them the Editor
has bestowed a pains, which perhaps will not satisfy critics, but which, he trusts, will not
be without its benefit to the English reader.
All these observations, then, go to show the literal truth of the assertion in the Preface,
that whatever Divine Truth may, in itself, be or have been, the method of disposing,
arranging, and exhibiting it, is the work of man, and is therefore a fair subject for human
attempts at improvement. No person, therefore, ought ever to object to any effort which
may throw the Bible into such a shape that its sentiments (which are its essence, and
have Divine authority) may be most clearly apparent and most easily understood.
The reader will remember, that the single brackets, in the text of the New Tes-
tament, mark words of doubtful authority; and the double brackets, words about whose
spuriousness there is no question.
INTRODUCTION.
The Chronicle of the learned Lightfoot has been made the basis of the following
Arrangement. Of all the writers of the day in which he lived, this celebrated
divine is supposed to have been the most deeply versed in the knowledge of
the Scriptures. It was his custom for many years to note down, as opportunity
presented in the course of his talmudical and other studies, the order and time
of the several passages of Scripture, as they came under his consideration.
By pursuing this method, he gradually formed that invaluable Chronicle, which
his biographer, and the editor of his works, has placed before all his other
publications, as the most useful and important. The title of this celebrated
tract is, A Chronicle of the Times, and the Order of the Texts of the Old
Testament, wherein the Books, Chapters, Psalms, Stories, Prophecies, &c. are
reduced into their proper order, and taken up in their proper places, in which
the natural method and genuine series of the Chronology requireth them to be
taken in. With reason given of Dislocations where they come. And many
remarkable Notes and Observations given all along for the better understanding
of the Text; the Difficulties of the Chronicle declared; the Differences occurring
in the relating of Stories reconciled; and exceeding many Scruples and Obscurities
in the Old Testament explained. Lightfoot was so eminent, that Bishop Walton
consulted him both on the Polyglott Bible, and the Samaritan Pentateuch,
Dr. Castel on his Heptaglott Lexicon, and Pole on his Synopsis Criticorum.
Buxtorf, Dr. Outram, Thorndike, and Morinus, with other distinguished men,
openly expressed how much they admired and venerated him. The most
learned foreigners came to England to visit him. In the assembly of divines
at Westminster, he was the most distinguished for his learning and ability ;
opposing the more violent measures, and frequently by his arguments changing
the sentiments of the majority. His work was published at the time when
the nation was unfortunately engaged in the bitter contests between the King
and his Parliament. We are not possessed of sufficient means of accurately
ascertaining the reception this invaluable Chronicle met with from the public;
but if we may judge from the complaints of his biographers, Dr. Bright, and
Mr. Strype, the author of the Annals, it does not appear to have obtained
much celebrity, nor to have attracted the attention it so well deserved. .
This supposition is still further corroborated by the singular omission of the
work, in the list mentioned by Torshel in his rare and valuable pamphlet.
This divine was chaplain to King Charles the First, and tutor to the royal
VOL. 1.
INTRODUCTION.
children. In the year before the death of his royal master, he published a
tract (which was afterwards reprinted in The Phoenix) entitled, A Design about
disposing the Bible into a Harmony; or an Essay concerning the transposing
the Order of Booles and Chapters of the Holy Scriptures, for the reducing of
all into a continued History--The Benefits, Difficulties, and the Helps. The
tract was addressed to the right honorable the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament; intimating to them the propriety and necessity of taking the
subject on which it treats into consideration, that under their gracious auspices
and influence wit may grow to full maturity.” Torshel's object, indeed, was
to induce the two Houses to appoint a committee to execute his plans. Had
Lightfoot and Torshel united their efforts in this cause, it is not improbable
that the sanction of the legislature at that period might have been obtained,
and a most accurate and valuable arrangement been made by the learned
men, who, at that time, abounded in England. “Let the state," says Torshel,
"only please to make it their care, after the example of some kings and
republics, that have done such like works of general use, for the advance of
learning and divine knowledge, and they will find some men very learned of
their own order, besides many in the profession of divinity, and others of
private quality, that will contribute much assistance to it.” And in another
part—"If the state may please to look upon it with favor and encouragement,
somewhat may be done to the great service of the Churches of Christ,” &c.
The state, however, paid no attention to the petition, and the design of
harmonizing the Bible has not hitherto been put into execution.
Dr. Hales, the learned and laborious author of The Analysis of Sacred
Chronology, is the last writer by whom this design of Torshel has been
brought before the public. Aſter enumerating a variety of works, which have
been submitted at different times to the world, to assist the reader of Scripture
in his attempts to understand the Sacred Volume, Dr. Hales observes, “We
have still to search in vain for a competent history of the Bible; a history
which shall be plain and clear, even to the unlearned, and yet concise,
correct, and critical; competent Ist. to arrange all the scattered events of
Scripture in a regular and lucid chronological and geographical order; 2nd.
to trace the connection between the Old and New Testaments throughout,
so as to render the whole one uniform and consistent narrative; 3rd. to
expound the mysteries, doctrines, and precepts of both, intelligibly, rationally,
and faithfully; without adding to, or diminishing from, the word of God; and
without undue respect to persons, parties, or sects; 4th. to unfold and interpret
the whole grand and comprehensive scheme of the prophetic argument' from
Genesis to Revelation, all admirably linked, and closely connected together,
subsisting in the Divine Mind, before the foundation of the world; and gradually
revealed to mankind at sundry times, and in divers modes and degrees, during
the Patriarchal, Mosaical, and Christian dispensations, as they were able to bear
it; 5th. to solve real difficulties, and reconcile apparent dissonances, resulting
from the obscurity of the original text, or from inaccurate translations; 6th. to
silence skeptics and heretics, infidels and scoffers, by exposing the weakness
and inconclusiveness of their objections and cavils; 7th. to defend the
institutions of the primitive Church against schismatics and levellers, and, in
fine, 8th. to copy as closely as possible the brevity and conciseness, yet
simplicity and plainness of the Gospel style. Such a history of the Bible is
altogether a desideratum in the annals of sacred literature."
INTRODUCTION.
« Such a plan was partly proposed,” Dr. Hales proceeds to observe, “many
years ago, after” (inore properly during) “the grand rebellion, by Samuel
Torshel, a preceptor of the royal family of Charles the First, who addressed
the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament on this great and important
national concern."
Torshel proposed “ to dispose the Bible into a method and harmony, by trans-
posing the order of the books and chapters, inserting the Sacred Oracles according
to the times they were delivered in, and the Psalms in their places, and on the
occasions which they were framed to suit, in such a manner that by the mere
force of series and connection, the historical and prophetical parts may reciprocally
explain and authenticate each other.”
The miscellaneous form of the Sacred Books has been often considered by
pious and learned men, as one principal cause of those difficulties, which have
given rise to so many commentaries. The great majority of the readers of
Scripture are either unable, or unwilling, to undergo the delightful labor of
arranging the scattered events in their unbroken and historical order. Much
error has arisen from this neglect. The Scriptures are too generally perused in
detached passages and chapters only. It is but too frequently considered as
a collection of unconnected narratives, promises, warnings, prophecies, and
miscellaneous remarks on important and interesting subjects. Hence the most
opposite doctrines have been taught, and the most inconsistent inferences
drawn; and the Christian world, which ought to profess one faith, as it has
but one Scripture, one Lord, and one Baptism, is divided into every possible
gradation of opinion, each of which is defended by its advocates from detached
and misapplied passages of Scripture.
The inspired writers, though living in so many different ages, writing upon
various occasions, without communication with each other, of opposite talents,
dispositions, circumstances, and education, confirm and support, throughout,
one code and system, the general plan of which does not, in any one instance,
appear to have been present to their minds when the various books of the
Old Testament were penned. Uninspired authors, although educated on the
same plan, of the same age and country, writing with the same object, of the
same sect and party, and defending the same system of opinions, will frequently
vary in their modes of expression, in their statements of arguments, in their
ideas of the subject matter; and will be often found to contradict, either
through inadvertence or through the defect of language, the positions of their
own partisans: whereas, among the inspired writers, there is no contradiction,
no opposition, no diversity of sentiment, in any of the difficult and important
subjects upon which they treat. The various passages of the history of the
world and Church, contained in their united labors, like the links of a chain,
are so interwoven with each other, that they cannot be separated. The
precepts, examples, and doctrines, they inculcate, are so varied, yet so blended,
that they form one complete and perfect system of religious ethics.
Let not the pious Christian feel any conscientious scruples against altering
the disposition of the Sacred Text, as contained in our common Bibles; or
suppose that this Arrangement is intended to supersede the authorized version.
The four Gospels, which are equally entitled to our veneration with the Old
Testament, have been repeatedly arranged in their supposed historical order, in
the form of diatessarons and harmonies; and no opposition has ever yet been
made on the part of the English Church to the labors of its exemplary
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divines, who engaged in these useful works. “No variation in the order of
the Sacred Books (Prideaux observes, Connection, vol. ii. p. 477, 10th edit.)
is of any moment. For in what order soever the books are placed, they are
still the word of God, and no change, in this respect, can make any change in
that divine authority which is stamped upon them.” And that this is a just
view of the question is further evident from two very important facts: first;
that although the Church of Christ has long ago fixed the number of the
canonical books, neither the Jewish Church, before the advent of Christ, nor
the Christian Church, since his advent, has pronounced the order of these books
to be canonical; and, secondly; that though the Old Testament was edited
nearly in its present form, so far as relates to the number only of the books,
first by Ezra, and afterwards by the great Sanhedrin, yet the collocation of
these books is different in the Hebrew, Syriac, Greek, and Latin versions.
The position, therefore, of the books, could not have been regarded as a matter
of essential importance; and it may justly be concluded, that an attempt to
arrange them in their chronological order ought not to be condemned as an
infringement of the Sacred Canon. The three principal writers, who give any
light on the subject of the order of the books of the Sacred Writings as left
by Ezra, are Josephus, Origen, and Jerome.
Josephus gives no catalogue of the Sacred Books; he merely observes (contra
Apion, lib. i. c. 8, that the Jews had twenty-two sacred books; five composed
by Moses; thirteen of prophetic and historical writings; and four which contain
hymns to God, and precepts for the direction of the conduct of men. Here
is a plain reference to the three great divisions, the Law, the Prophets, and
the Hagiography; but of the order in which these books were consecutively
placed, we have no intimation. Origen, who made the Scriptures the study of
his life, has made an arrangement of the books of the Old Testament very
different from that in our Bibles; he preserves all the canonical books, but
with respect to their order he appears to consider it as a matter of indifference.
The Hebrews, he remarks, (Origen’s Works, Benedictine edition, vol. ii. p. 529,)
have twenty-two books: 1. Genesis, 2. Exodus, 3. Leviticus, 4. Numbers, 5.
Deuteronomy, 6. Joshua, 7. Judges and Ruth, 8. The First and Second Books
of Kings, or Samuel, 9. Third and fourth of Kings, 10. The First and Second
of Chronicles, 11. Ezra, or Ezra and Nehemiah, 12. The Book of Psalms,
13. Proverbs, 14. Ecclesiastes, 15. Canticles, 16. Isaiah, 17. Jeremiah, the
Lamentations, and the Epistle, 18. Daniel, 19. Ezekiel, 20. Job, 21. Esther.
By some strange mistake the twenty-second book, that of the minor prophets,
has been omitted. Jerome, who translated and wrote a commentary on the
Scriptures, and studied in Judæa under the most learned Jews, may be
-supposed to have exhibited the arrangement which obtained in his time. His
catalogue may be found in the Benedictine edition, vol. i. p. 318. He divides
the Sacred Books into the three usual classes, the Law, the Prophets, and the
Hagiography. In the first are contained, 1. Genesis, 2. Exodus, 3. Leviticus,
4. Numbers, 5. Deuteronomy. In the second class, 6. Joshua, 7. Judges and
Ruth, 8. First and Second of Samuel, 9. First and Second of Kings, 10. Isaiah,
11. Jeremiah, 12. Ezekiel, 13. The twelve minor prophets, all in one book.
The third class contains, 14. Job, 15. The Psalms, in five books, 16. Proverbs,
17. Ecclesiastes, 18. Canticles, 19. Daniel, 20. First and Second of Chronicles,
21. Ezra, divided into two books, 22. Esther. Thus twenty-two books are
computed, Moses five, the Prophets eight, the Hagiography nine,
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The copies of the Vulgate differ from each other. In some MSS. of the
Vulgate, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Canticles, are placed after
Malachi. The catalogues of Origen and Jerome are most probably nearest to
the Esdrine arrangement; yet as these vary from each other, and we have no
means of ascertaining which is the more correct, we have reason to suppose,
either that the arrangement by Ezra is totally lost, or that in the different copies
published in his time, and in that of the great Sanhedrin, the order of the books
varied; and as the precise order has in no Church been so far considered
of moment as to be made canonical, it may justly be concluded, that no
reasonable objection can be made to a connected arrangement of the Sacred
Volume.
Almost every commentator has observed the miscellaneous disposition of the
contents of the Old Testament; and has pointed out the historical place of
many chapters, and passages. Since the time of Lightfoot, biblical literature
has been so much the object of general attention, that it was necessary to
consult the labors of many modern divines, as well as of those who immediately
preceded him. The union of these authorities, it is hoped, will give additional
sanction to the work. Where a difference of opinion has prevailed among these
various writers, the Arranger has been compelled to decide on the validity of
opposing arguments; and at other times, from a consideration of the internal
evidence, the context, the circumstances, and the primary object of a passage,
a psalm, or a prophecy, he has been induced to act upon his own judgment,
which has occasionally led him to differ from those authorities, on which he has
ever been inclined to place the most dependence.
One material alteration has been made in the manner in which Lightfoot
has arranged his Chronicle. On his plan, the Old Testament would have been
read as one unbroken history, without any division into parts, or any of those
breaks, the omission of which is generally supposed to be the cause of great
weariness to the reader. To obviate this difficulty, and to endeavour to make
the Scripture narrative more attractive, and more easily reinembered, the present
Arrangement is divided into periods, parts, and sections. These several portions
it was thought would render the work more useful and interesting to the
unlearned reader, or to the reader who is not accustomed to devote much
uninterrupted time to the perusal of books. By this means he will be enabled,
without burthening his memory, to take up and lay down the Old Testament
at his leisure, as he would any other history or narrative.
THE FIRST Period contains the history of the world and the Church from
the Creation to the Deluge; and includes the first nine chapters of Genesis.
As the object of Moses, in writing the Pentateuch, was the preservation of the
Israelites from the contagion of the surrounding idolatry, the several reasons
of many of those peculiar phrases, supposed to be directed against the prevailing
superstitions of his day, are pointed out in the notes. The circumstances of
this period are few, the narrative brief, and the traditions concerning it, scattered
among the heathen, obscure and confused ; little is related to enable us to judge
of the manners and customs of the antediluvians; yet sufficient is recorded to
show us that the world was the same then as at present; divided between the
good and the evil—the sons of God, and the sons of men ; that the latter so
prevailed against the former, that the visible Church was reduced to the limits
of a single family, and the world was destroyed that the Church might be
preserved. The principal events related in this period are the divine institution
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of sacrifice, the origin of many of the arts and sciences, and a clear and
consistent account of the awful destruction of the world by the deluge, an
event, which, though known by tradition among all nations, and commemorated
by rites, customs, festivals, and emblems, was so disguised and perverted, that it
required the consistent and simple narration we find in Scripture.
In consequence of the brevity of this period, the transpositions of the text are
necessarily few.
THE SECOND PERIOD comprises the history of the time between the dispersion
of men, and the birth of Moses ; and includes the remainder of Genesis, the Book
of Job, and the first chapter of Exodus.
The transpositions of the Sacred Text in this Period are not numerous. The
history of the three great heads of the Jewish nation, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
proceeds without much interruption to the close of the Period. The account
of the divisions of mankind into their respective families is placed after the
event which caused their dispersion ; and the narrative, after thus relating the
origin of the principal nations of the Gentile world, goes on to the genealogy
of Shem, and the history of the family from which the Messiah was to descend.
The inspired historian is contented with merely glancing at the annals of other
nations, and hastens on to the immediate object he proposed to himself—the
submitting to the sacred family of Abraham, the origin and early history of
their election as the people of God, and their consequent separation from the
rest of the sons of Noah, into a visible Church.
It may excite surprise, that the narrative is interrupted by inserting the life
of Job in the midst of the brief history of the ancestors of Abraham, given by
Moses in pursuance of this plan. The authority for assigning to the Arabian
Patriarch an earlier date than Abraham is given in the note. Wherever this
book was inserted it would have been impossible to have given general
satisfaction. The subject has been much controverted; but after reconsidering
the subject, and after perusing the valuable remarks of Dr. A. Clarke, the last
commentator who has discussed this point, the Arranger is unable to come to
any other conclusion. He cannot but consider Job to have been the witness
to the truth of the pure religion of God, in an age when even the ancestors
of Abraham were infected with the increasing contagion of idolatry.
The chief transpositions in this period are the placing of the renewal of the
covenant related in Genesis the 17th, after the events related in the 18th, 19th,
and 20th chapters—the harmonizing those parts of the 25th and 26th chapters
which relate the circumstances originating in the same famine-and the inserting,
in their chronological places, the births and deaths of the patriarchs. The period
concludes with the oppression of the Israelites by the Egyptians, before the birth
of Moses, related in the first chapter of Exodus.
THE THIRD Period extends from the birth to the death of Moses, and
comprises the remainder of Exodus to the conclusion of the Pentateuch. With
the exception of the insertion of the institution of the Passover in its required
place, little transposition is here necessary till we arrive at the eighth chapter,
which contains the account of the wandering in the wilderness. The several
encampments of the Israelites are variously arranged by different writers,
according to the names of the places mentioned by Moses. The number of
their encampments and marches is reckoned by Dr. Hales, after Bishop Clayton,
to have been sixty, including the passage over the river Jordan. The map which
he has given in his Analysis, and his accompanying account of the wanderings
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of the Israelites in the wilderness, are truly valuable. The learned writer's
theory, however, has not been adopted, as it was thought the reader would be
more satisfied with a still closer adherence to the Scripture account. The
sojourning of the Israelites, therefore, is arranged according to the itinerary of
Moses himself, in the thirty-third chapter of Numbers, who distinctly mentions
the forty-two journeyings of his people, in which of course all their encampments
and stations are included. This method of relating this part of the Scripture
history has occasioned more transposition than in the preceding periods; but
the Scripture is so evidently made to corroborate its own account, that the
advantages arising from it appeared to justify its adoption. The miracles, and
the events of their wanderings are recorded in the respective journeyings in
which they occurred. The account of the several journeys commences with
the verse in which each is briefly mentioned in the thirty-third chapter of
Numbers.
The principal events in this period which require transposition, are the arrival
of Jethro at the camp of the Israelites—the thirty-third of Numbers already
mentioned and various passages in Numbers and Deuteronomy. As there
were not sufficient data to enable me to decide in what particular encampments
the various exhortations of Moses, in the first chapters of Deuteronomy, were
respectively delivered, I have referred them to the conclusion of the wanderings
of the Israelites, when he certainly addressed to them the greater part of the
contents of that book.
THE FOURTH PERIOD comprises the events from the entrance of the Israelites
into the Holy Land to the death of David. It includes the books of Judges,
Joshua, Ruth, the First and Second of Samuel, the First Book of Chronicles,
with the exception of the first nine chapters, which are placed in the last
section of the last period, and the first two chapters of the First Book of
Kings. It comprises also those Psalms which were probably written by David,
and which are inserted in their supposed places, according to the events to
which they are believed to refer. The people of God, having been delivered
from their persecutors in Egypt, having escaped all the attacks of their enemies,
and the peril of the wilderness, at length enter into the Promised Land, and
establish the religion of the one true God, in the country which their ancestors
had traversed; and which God had sworn to Abraham that his descendants
should possess. Though they were so entirely successful at their first occupation
of the country, that they obtained possession of the whole land, as Moses had
predicted, they failed to execute the commands of God; they spared the lives:
of the idolatrous inhabitants; they then began to associate with them; to be
familiar among them; and, at length, to unite with them in their hateful
superstitions and idolatry. For these offences they were severely punished.
The surrounding nations were armed with extraordinary power to purify the
visible Church, by oppressing and persecuting it, till it had found, by bitter
experience, that God always punishes those who forsake his service. These
relapses into negligence and idolatry, with their consequent punishments, were
continued till the accession of David to the throne of Israel, after the death
of Saul. By him the surrounding enemies of God were subdued, and the
visible Church advanced to its utmost perfection, purity, and glory. David
never fell into idolatry, and the effect of his continued perseverance in, and
faithful adherence to the religion of his fathers, was visible in the extent of
his dominions, the abundance of his wealth, the liberality of his people, the
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universal regard to religion throughout his kingdom, and the magnificent prep-
arations for that temple, which Solomon founded and completed.
The transpositions of passages in this Period are more numerous than those
in the second and third. In the Book of Joshua, the appearance of the Angel
to the Hebrew leader is formed into a more connected history, Joshua vi. 1;
v. 13, to the end; and vi. 2, to the end. The authority of Bishop Horsley is
preferred to that of St. Jeroine, respecting the time and place of the reading
the Law of Moses on Mounts Ebal and Gerizim. The passage in which this
event is related will be found in Joshua viii. 30, to the end. The Israelites,
in the preceding verses of the chapter, are represented as being at Gilgal,
which was at a great distance from Mount Gerizim ; they had not yet possessed
the country, and it is not probable that all the people should suddenly leave
the seat of the war in which they were then engaged, and proceed to another
part of the country, to do that which might with greater convenience, and
greater propriety, be done at a later period. Bishop Horsley supposes, therefore,
that the Law was read to the people after the conquest of the country, when the
land rested from war; and, upon his authority, the transposition of the passage
has been made. St. Jerome supposes, that immediately on entering upon the
promised land, the Law was read on two smaller mountains, named Ebal and
Gerizim, near Jericho; an opinion which, though defended by Epiphanius, does
not appear to be sufficiently supported.
The twenty-second of Joshua is also transposed. It records the return of
the Reubenites, after the end of the war, the conquest of the country, and the
reading of the Law on Mount Gerizim. Their return is placed after the latter
event, and not, as in the canon, after the division of the country. When their
service was fully accomplished, they would, of course, be sent home, as Joshua
had promised.
The latter chapters of the book of Judges are well known to relate the events
which took place during the interregnum, after the death of Joshua. They are
accordingly inserted, in this Arrangement, before the first servitude of the
Israelites, under Cushan-Rishathaïi.
The story of Ruth, on the authority of Bishop Patrick, is referred to the
account of the famine in Israel, on the invasion of the Midianites.
To enable the reader to remember with greater accuracy the history of the
Judges, the sections are divided according to the several governments of these
magistrates.
In the history of Eli, the Bible chronology is followed, and Eli, Samson, and
Samuel, are made contemporaries. The Arranger has adopted, except in a few
instances, the Bible chronology throughout this work; because it appeared, after
much consideration, preferable to any other system. It is consistent with itself,
it is sanctioned by authority, having received that almost infallible stamp of
excellence, the test of time, and the most diligent and critical inquiry. Valuable
as the Analysis of Dr. Hales undoubtedly is, the Arranger could not venture to
adopt his dates, and his system, unless they had been approved by the same
authorities, and confirmed by the same criterion of excellence, which have
determined the value, and recommended the Bible chronology.
In arranging the very difficult passages which refer to the youth of David,
when he conquered Goliath, and played before Saul, the Editor has been guided
by the authority of Bishop Horsley, who seems to have considered the subject
with much attention, and he has relied with confidence on his decision.
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The chief remaining transpositions in this period, are the several passages in
Samuel and Chronicles, which are necessarily changed, to harmonize the general
narrative more completely; and the parallel passages are inserted at the end of
the respective sections in which they occur in smaller type, so that the reader
may always compare the corresponding accounts of the same events, by the
writers of the two different books. The events of the life of David are so
arranged in sections, that the reader will be able to follow his wanderings on
the map, and to peruse his history without difficulty. The appeal of the woman
of Tekoa to David is put together on the authority of Bishop Horsley; and the
escape of Hadad, inserted parenthetically in 1 Kings x., is assigned to its
chronological place. One principal cause of the apparent want of order, in
the arrangement of the events recorded in the Sacred Canon, arises from
frequent parentheses; in the same way as the account of the death of John
the Baptist is an interruption of the narrative of the Evangelists, in the New
Testament.
THE FIFTH Period comprises the reign of Solomon, the era of the highest
greatness at which the Jewish kingdom arrived; when the visible Church
attained its utmost splendor, and the promise to Abraham was accomplished,
that the country from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates should be subject
to the dominion of Israel. This Period includes the first chapters in the
First Book of Kings, which relate the life of Solomon; the first nine chapters
of the Second Book of the Chronicles, which are harmonized with those from
the Books of Kings; the Psalms, supposed to have been sung or written at
the dedication of the temple; and the books of Canticles, Proverbs, and
Ecclesiastes.
The chief difficulty of arranging the events of this Period arose from the
miscellaneous manner in which the several circumstances of Solomon's life are
narrated by the sacred writers. They are enumerated, either as they occurred
to the minds of the writers, or as they were compiled or abridged from the
public registers of the kingdom. It has been endeavoured so to dispose of
them, that the events of the reign of this great king may be read in their
probable order. The prayer at the dedication of the temple, which is given
at greater length in the Chronicles than in the Kings, will be seen in its
complete form. The Book of Canticles is supposed to have been written
when Solomon was a young man, at the time he removed the daughter of
Pharaoh to his palace in the forest of Lebanon. The Book of Proverbs is
placed after the visit of the queen of Sheba, when the wisdom of Solomon was
celebrated throughout the world. It immediately follows the passage which
refers to the number of his proverbs. The proverbs, which were found in
the temple, and were copied out by the men of Hezekiah, are inserted among
the rest, and are not placed in the reign of Hezekiah, as recommended by
Torshel, because they are not called the proverbs of the men of Hezekiah, but
of Solomon. They were neglected till the reign of Hezekiah, when they were
discovered among the archives in the temple, but they cannot chronologically
be dated from that time. The Book of Ecclesiastes comes after the account
of the offence of Solomon. It is generally supposed to have been written as
a kind of recantation upon his repentance for his errors, before his death.
The Sixth PERIOD comprises the time from the accession of Rehoboam, to the
commencement of the Babylonish captivity. It includes the greater part of the
Books of Chronicles and Kings, which are harmonized throughout, with some of
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the Psalms, and the prophecies of Joel, Isaiah, Hosea, Amos, Jonah, Micah,
Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, part of Jeremiah, and part of the first
chapter of Daniel. The several predictions or distinct discourses, contained in
the respective books of the prophets, are given in their historical places; and
notes are appended to each, explaining the reasons for the dislocation. The
difficulties of arranging this period were very great. The intricacies of the
chronology, the double line of the kings of Judah and Israel, with the differences
of explanation among the authors who were consulted, presented obstacles which
at first sight appeared insuperable. Various modes presented themselves of
dividing the double line of kings; one, by placing them in two columns, and
attaching the common date in the margin; another, of placing the kings of Israel
after those of Judah, as a separate part; and, that which has been adopted,
to divide the history of the kings of Judah into parts, each part containing two
portions: the first giving a history of a king of Judah; the second appropriated
to the reign of the contemporary king, or kings, of the sister kingdom. This
plan was selected because it presented two advantages: it enabled the reader
to peruse the history of all the kings of Judah as one connected history, by
reading through the first portions of each part, and the history of the kings of
Israel in the same manner, by perusing the second portions of each part; and
it enabled him also to pass without interruption to the history of the kings of
Israel contemporary with the respective kings of Judah. If the first of the plans
mentioned had been adopted, much room would have been lost, in consequence
of the number of blank spaces left in the columns devoted to the history of the
kings of Israel, the history of these kings being given by the inspired writers,
within much less compass than the history of the kings of Judah ; and the
arrangement had already occupied more pages than was expected. If the second
plan had been acted upon, the chronological and historical continuity of the
narrative would have been destroyed, and the principal design of the arrangement
consequently defeated.
Although this Period occasioned more labor and inquiry than the rest, the
authorities for inserting particular passages in their appropriate places were
sometimes so equally balanced, that it was almost impossible to decide between
the merits of the contending arguments. In such cases, the Arranger is open to
the charge of want of judgment, from those with whom he may differ. The
compass of the work did not admit the insertion of long discussions; he has
been contented, therefore, with submitting to his readers, in the several notes, the
arguments which have induced him to place the prophecies and the history in
their present order.
THE SEVENTH PERIOD comprises the history of the Babylonish captivity. No
historical book in the Old Testament contains a complete narrative of the
transactions of the seventy years; they are related in various parts of the
prophets, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, and in the latter passages of the
Books of Kings and Chronicles. Much difficulty arose in arranging the several
events referred to in this Seventh Period, from the circumstance that the
prophecies of Ezekiel were delivered to the Jews in the captivity at Babylon,
at the same time that Jeremiah was prophesying at Jerusalem and in Egypt. To
prevent any confusion in rightly apprehending this part of the sacred history, the
events which took place, and the prophecies which were delivered at Jerusalem,
are placed in a different part from those at Babylon. The transactions in
Egypt, when the Jews who escaped from the captivity fled into that country,
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after the murder of Gedaliah, and took with them Jeremiah the prophet, are
given in a separate part. The reader will thus be enabled to peruse the
account of the affairs of the Jews at Jerusalem, Babylon, and Egypt, without
confounding either places or dates. The variety of contending authorities
respecting the dates and occasions of the several prophecies of Jeremiah caused
some embarrassments; the decision to which the Arranger came is submitted,
with the result of the labors of Blayney, Lightfoot, and Taylor,* in a tabular form
to the reader; who will be able to compare the arguments of the various writers
on this subject, and to rectify any error which he may suppose has been made.
The many interesting circumstances, which took place in the siege of Jerusalem,
are collected into one narration from Jeremiah, Chronicles, and Kings; and few
narratives of sieges or battles, in ancient or modern history, are so full of
incident, instruction, and variety. The prophecies of Ezekiel, being for the
most part dated by the prophet himself, were arranged with little difficulty. The
events at Babylon, after the return of Nebuchadnezzar, and prior to the decree
of Cyrus, are chiefly related in the historical chapters of the Book of Daniel.
The account of the wonderful manner in which these events effected the
elevation of Daniel, the restoration of the Jews, and thereby the accomplishment
of the prophecies of God, may be justly considered as one of the most interesting
and beautiful parts of the Old Testament. The Period ends with the decree
of Cyrus, as it is contained in the last chapter of the Chronicles and the first of
Ezra.
THE EIGHTH AND LAST PERIOD comprises the events from the termination of
the captivity to the probable close of the Canon. It includes, besides several of
the Psalms, the Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, and the prophecies of
Zechariah, Haggai, and Malachi. The arrangement of the events of this period
has been chiefly made on the authority of Dean Prideaux, whose history is
advocated and adopted by Dr. Hales, Dr. A. Clarke, the present Bishop of
Winchester, and many other learned and pious authors. Lightfoot's hypothesis
of the arrangement of the events of this period is generally considered as
incorrect. The very close connexion which subsisted between the Holy Land
and Persia, after the restoration of the Jews from their captivity, and the manner
in which their adversity and prosperity, as well as their progress in the building
of the temple and city were influenced, or rather affected by the politics of the
court of Persia, rendered it impossible to separate the accounts of the two
countries; they are incorporated, therefore, into one history, and the prophecies
are placed in their respective situations. The principal dislocated passages
included in this period, are those of Ezra, and part of Nehemiah. The whole
book concludes with the first nine chapters of the First of Chronicles, and a
passage from Nehemiah, both which were either written by the last editors,
or verses in them were interpolated by the last editor, that is, by Simon the Just
and the Great Sanhedrin, as some expressions in them allude to the times of
Alexander the Great. The concluding passage from Nehemiah speaks of Jaddua
the high priest, who met Alexander; and mentions also Darius, who was
conquered by that sovereign, in terms which seem to imply that Darius lived
many years before the time when the passage in question was written; and as
Alexander died about 324 B.C., and Simon the Just in 291 B.C., these passages
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are dated a few years before the death of the latter, and assigned to the year
300 B.C.
Thus is the biblical reader presented with a complete History of the World
and the Church, from the delivery of the promise to our first parents in obscure
terms, till the dawn of the day of the Messiah approached. The light of
prophecy gradually became clearer till the express testimony of Malachi was
given, “ the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple.”
Such is the brief outline of that arrangement of the contents of the Old
Testament, which is now submitted to the judgment and candor of the Christian
world. It is designed only to assist the reader of Scripture in his study of that
great scheme of Providence, God revealed by Omnipotence. The visible world,
so magnificent and so beautiful, is a temple worthy of God the Creator; the
spiritual world, described in the pages of Scripture, is a temple equally worthy
of God the Redeemer. Both equally demonstrate the mercy and the love of
the same all-wise Providence to the bodies, and the souls of men. In the
privileges, and in the certainty of a covenanted redemption, as in the changes
of the seasons, and other blessings of the visible creation, every child of Adam
is alike interested: and if the researches of science to promote the happiness
of the body, or to illustrate the laws, and the harmony of the universe, are
regarded with favor, in such a manner it is trusted the present attempt will
be received, which is intended to promote the happiness of the soul, and to
elucidate the great scheme of Almighty God in the moral government of the
world.
Considering the subject in this view, it may be justly said that every class
and description of the admirers and readers of Scripture are interested in an
arrangement of its sacred contents.
The unlearned will be more able to comprehend those difficulties of Scripture
which originate in an ignorance of the occasion on which a psalm or prophecy
was written. The passages which seem at first sight to contradict each other,
will, by harmonizing the several accounts, be clear and consistent; those
innumerable false interpretations of single texts, the chief source perhaps of
popular theological misapprehension, will be obviated by fixing that primary
meaning which was intended to be conveyed to the mind of the persons to
whom the passage was originally addressed.
The learned will find his labors lessened in tracing the meaning of peculiar
words, the object of obscure expressions, or the intention and scope of passages,
which require more particular attention. As the meaning of a sentence is better
and sooner apprehended, when the preceding and subsequent passages of the
context are evident, so, also, will the meaning of the obscurer difficulties of the
inspired narrative be more easily discoverable, if the preceding and subsequent
events of the connected history are known.
The clergyman will, of all others, be most interested in a work of this nature.
In expounding the Scripture to his hearers, the primary meaning of a passage is
of the utmost importance. As the books of Scripture were all, in some measure,
originally designed to accomplish some temporary object, before they were
committed as a lasting testimony to the Church of God—the spiritual application
of every part of the Old Testament to Christians of the present day will be
immediately perceived, when the original application to the circumstances of
the ancient Church has been satisfactorily ascertained. The lessons appointed
for every day in the year will become more interesting, in proportion as they are
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better understood. The beauty and sublimity of many passages will be made
evident, when that part of the history of the dispensations of Providence, to
which they refer, is thus more fully developed.
The attendant on public worship, who has but little time, except on
Sunday, for studying the Scriptures, when his attention is arrested by any
passage or expression which appears obscure and difficult, if he has not, on
his return home, access to commentaries and more valuable and laborious
works, will find an arrangement of the text of the Old Testament solve
many difficulties, and supply in some degree the place of a more extensive
commentary.
The pious mother of a family, who is anxious to lay the foundation of Christian
morality upon Christian principles, and endeavours to make her children acquainted
with the wisdom “that maketh wise unto salvation,” by engaging their tender
minds through the medium of connected annals, will be more able to interest
them in the finest volume of all history. Many of the most important parts of
the Old Testament are with the utmost difficulty made pleasing to children, who
do not, and cannot, at a very early age, perceive the connexion, the consistency,
and the harmony that pervades the whole. While their attention is arrested by
the beautiful narratives of the Sacred Volume, they are too often embarrassed
and confused by the attempts of the anxious parent to explain the connexion
between the parts of that variety of interesting matter, which makes the Scripture
so attractive, as well as useful. The best foundation of a good education is a
knowledge of Scripture; and that knowledge will be acquired with delight, if
the child becomes interested in the Bible as a complete history. By such an
arrangement, therefore, the labor of the parent is lessened, and the child at once
interested and improved.
The students of history, it may be justly supposed, will be particularly
interested in an arrangement of the Bible. As the history of the world in
general has been called “philosophy teaching by examples," the history of the
Bible may be called “religion teaching by examples." Without this inestimable
collection of records there would be no foundation for the ancient history of
the world; we should be in utter darkness with respect to the most important
questions; we should know nothing of the origin of all things--the cause of the
mixture of good and evil—the manner in which man began to be, and continues
to be, the being that he is; we should know nothing of the origin of nations, or
by what means the world was overspread; we should be still ignorant of the
primitive condition of society in the patriarchal ages, before the corruptions of
the postdiluvians had introduced, or perfected, the incongruous and detestable
system of idolatry which characterized Egypt and Greece and Rome, and the
whole pagan world, and which now disgraces the nations of the East in general,
and particularly Hindostan. Events which are only hinted at, or referred to in
Scripture, are related at length in history. In the arrangement of the narrative
of Scripture, the student of history may read the prophecies that foretold events,
and in the events recorded in history he will read the accomplishment of those
prophecies. History will thus be the commentary on Scripture and on prophecy;
and the influence of religion will be confirmed, while the knowledge of the
inquirer is increased. The falsely-called philosophical reader of history, who
rejects the notion of a particular Providence in overruling the affairs of men, may
imagine he can discover adequate causes for the several changes in dominion and
power among the ancient monarchies; but he who looks beyond what are called
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secondary causes perceives that all these powers in their turn were raised up to
protect, or to punish, the visible Church of God; and that when they had
accomplished this object, their pride, their greatness, their pomp, and their glory
were annihilated. The history of the Bible alone acquaints us with the real
cause of the origin, the decline, and fall of all the ancient monarchies; and
when that history is arranged in its order, a clear explanation is given to many
obscurities of ancient history, to the plans of Providence in the government of
the world, and to the predisposing causes which led to the various circumstances
connected with the history of the Church.
Nor will an arrangement of the Bible be less useful to the general reader, and
to the lover of literature—to that large portion of the community, who, though
they have no objection to peruse works of instruction, uniformly prefer those
which promise amusement only. It never ought to be said that the Sacred
Scriptures are given for our amusement; but while they abound in the most
solemn and important lessons, on the observance or neglect of which both our
present as well as future happiness depends, it is equally true, that the lover of
poetry may elevate his mind, and kindle his imagination, by admiring ideas which
no other book contains, in language which the epic or the dramatic power of
Greece itself has neither surpassed nor equalled. The literary beauties of the
Scriptures, considering those Scriptures only as specimens of composition, are
superior to all that can be selected from the tenderest, the sublimest, the most
admired efforts of human genius. Those only are worthy to be placed near
them, the authors of which have wandered on the heights of Sion's hill, and
visited the flowery brooks beneath.
By an arrangement of the Bible, the lover of literary excellence will be more
able to appreciate these invaluable compositions. The jewels of the temple will
be set-the apples of gold will be enclosed in the network of silver; the man
most indifferent to their spiritual value will learn to admire the harmony and
simplicity of the narrative, and the magnificence of the poetry. And when
he permits the question to propose itself fairly to his consideration, why this
wonderful volume was written? whence was the more than human intellect thus
displayed throughout ? then it may be, that the same Holy Spirit of God, which
gave eloquence and poetry, as well as purity, holiness, and truth, to his servants,
may render the impression, which the answer to such a question would suggest,
effectual and permanent.
The infidel and the skeptic, who have thoughtlessly or wilfully rejected
Revelation, because in truth they have never submitted to the labor of exploring
and examining its evidences, may perceive in an arrangement of the contents
of the Old Testament, the most incontrovertible demonstration of the Bible’s
authenticity, its genuineness, and its inspiration.
The absurdities of the deistical creed are so great, that the wildest reveries of
the most unbridled enthusiasm are sober common sense when compared to them;
and the arguments in favor of the Scriptures are so complete and satisfactory,
that no additional reasoning can be expected to influence those who have
disregarded them ; yet a powerful and a novel corroboration of those arguments
is afforded by the wonderful harmony which pervades this miscellaneous collection
of writings called the Old Testament. Lord Bacon has observed with equal
force and truth, that “ The harmony of a science, each part supporting the other,
is, and ought to be, the true and brief confutation and suppression of all the
smaller sorts of objections.” And the remark will apply to the arrangement of
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the Bible. The contents of this book were written at different times; the various
writers were unknown to each other. Like the writers of the New Testament,
the greater part of them were exposed to suffering and persecution on account
of their doctrine ;* the times in which they wrote were remote from each other;
their compositions were delivered to the people, and were preserved by the priests
in their unconnected form. One primary object was principally intended by each
writer, and by every paragraph; yet all these miscellaneous compositions, when
they are put together, are found to contain a perfect history, confirmed by the
testimony of all other authenticated histories. The researches of the learned and
the enterprising have alike contributed to demonstrate the truth of the narrative,
which is so wonderfully complete in itself, that ingenuity has been in vain
engaged, for two thousand years, in attempting to discover some imposition, or to
overthrow one recorded fact. The history, therefore, contained in the Bible is
true, and the system of infidelity is consequently false ; or all the writers of the
Old Testament without exception were impostors, or dupes, and every history of
ancient nations is not to be credited; or, what is still more difficult to suppose,
all ancient history is uniformly falsified in those particulars which corroborate the
Sacred Scriptures. These and many similar absurdities, unavoidably consequent
on any deistical scheme, it is needless to confute ; and these absurdities, the mere
statement of which form their immediate refutation, are made more glaring by
perusing the Scripture narrative, in the form of an historical and chronological
arrangement of the Sacred Text.
The pious and humble Christian, as a member of the Universal Church, cannot
but be interested in that portion of sacred history which is related in the Old
Testament; and in perusing it in its historical form, he will be able to perceive
more clearly the development of the plans of Providence. He will there
discover in what manner events, apparently unconnected, all tend in a greater
or less degree to the fulfilment of some wonderful events which were previously
foretold, but which, at the time when these results were delivered, appeared
impossible to be brought about;-he will perceive that all the circumstances
recorded in the Scriptures, tend to one end, with as much regularity as the
incidents in a regular drama bring about the catastrophe. He will see them
combine in one purpose, prove one point, develop one mighty scheme, which
was planned in the councils of Omnipotence, gradually revealed to mankind, and
is still in progress among mankind;-he will perceive that the scheme of prophecy
has been in great measure surely accomplished, and will be more and more
convinced that the remaining prophecies shall be all fulfilled ; he will hail the
day when the curse shall be removed, the house of Israel restored, and the reign
of universal righteousness commence; he will learn to apply to himself the
doctrine of a peculiar Providence; he will see, that though prophecy and miracle
have in one sense been discontinued, though the Canon of the Scripture be
closed, yet the gradual fulfilment of the prophecies it contains may be regarded
as a perpetual miracle appealing to the hearts and to the consciences of all the
generations of mankind. The same unchangeable God still governs the world
and the Church, and orders the events that occur to both according to the
purposes of his own will. He rules over the least as well as the greatest events;
and as the beauty of a flower, and the mechanism of an insect declare the
universality of his Providence as loudly and as plainly as the sun in the heavens,
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[* See Hebrews, xi. 32–37.-Ed.]
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or the moon walking in her brightness; so does the declaration of his own
immutable Scripture, that not a sparrow falls unpermitted to the ground, convince
the Christian, who views the stupendous events recorded in his Bible, that he too
is not and cannot be unnoticed nor neglected in the government of the universe.
Happy is he, who, having a hope full of immortality through Him who has
become the propitiation for the sins of man, reads his own lot in the conduct of
God towards his Church, and resigned and contented with the present, rejoices in
the prospect of the future.
In this edition, which has been carefully corrected, the marginal references
and various readings are given. And, in order to render this Arrangement still
more extensively useful, the whole has been divided into Portions, in such a
manner, that, by reading one Portion daily, the Old Testament (with the
exception of the Genealogical Tables, some parts of the Levitical Law, and a few
other passages), may be read through, once in a year. The Tables of Portions,
which have been formed chiefly for THE USE OF FAMILIES, will be found in the
annexed Calendar, which is constructed on the same plan as that prefixed to the
Book of Common Prayer, in which the reader is referred to the portion of
Scripture appointed for every day throughout the year.
PORTIONS OF SCRIPTURE
FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR.
The following TABLES are designed principally for the Use of Families. The Arrangement is so divided, that
by reading one portion DAILY, the Old Testament may be read through in the course of the year.
N. B. Only the Scripture inserted here is intended to be read; the Parallel Passages, which are printed in
smaller type, are omitted.
JANUARY
MARCH
Portions of Scripture.
Page
0
COORA W
197
202
205
209
212
215
219
224
228
230
233
Gero POUVONA W NO
AWN
13 Nunt15; 16; 7: 19-35....
Day.
Portions of Scripture.
1 Gen. 1; 2. 4, to end............
2 Gen. 2. 1-3; 3.................
Gen. 4............. ...................
4 Gen. 5............................
5 Gen. 6; 7.1-4........
Gen. 7.5, to end ; 8. l-12....
Gen. 8. 13, to end ; 9........
8 Gen. 11. 1-9; 10; 11. 10-26....
9 Job 1; 2; 3.
Job 4; 5; 6; 7...
Job 8; 9; 10.....
Job 11 ; 12; 13; 14..
Job 15; 16; 17...
Job 18; 19...........
Job 20; 21...
Job 22; 23; 24; 25......
Job 26. to 31....................
18 Job 32. to 37................
Job 38. to 40.1-5..........
20 Job 40. 6, to end ; 41; 42....
Gen. 11. 27, to end ; 12; 1
Gen. 20; 13. 2, to end....
Gen. 14; 15; 16......
Gen. 17; 18. ]-15......
Gen. 18. 16, to end ; 19....
Gen. 21......
Gen. 22. 1-19; 23..........
Gen. 22. 20, to end ; 24......
Gen. 25. 1-6, 19-28, 7-11; 26. beginning of 1;
25. 29, to end ; 26. latler part of 1, to end ;
25. 12-18...
30 Gen. 27. 1-45...
Gen. 27. 46; 28; 29. 1-14......
236
240
243
16
248
29; 33
Lev. 12; 13; 14. 1-32....
Lev. 14. 33, to end; 15; 16......
Lev. 17; 18; 19..
Lev. 20; 21; 22.
Lev. 23 24.....
Lev. 25 • 26...
Lev. 27; Num. 1; 2..........
Num. 3; 4......
Nun, 5; 6.........
Num. 7.....
Num. 8; 10.1-10; Exod. 18. 1-26......
Nun. 9. 15, to end ; 10. 11--28, 33, to end, 29, 3
Exod. 18. 27; Num. Il ; 12. 1-15...
Nuni, 12. 16; 13; 14; Psalm 90......
14 Num. 15; 16; 17............................
Nun. 18; 19; 33. 19-35...
16 Num. 20.' 1-21; 21.1-3; 20. 22-29; 33. 38, 39
20. 29; 21.4–9; 33. 42, 43; 21. 11; 33. 45
21. 12, to part of 18, 21, to'end; 33. 46, 47;
21. last of 18, 19, 20
Nun, 22; 23; 24......
Num. 33. 49; 25; 26......
Num. 27. 1-11; 36. l-12; 28; 29
Null). 30 ; 31........................
Num. 32; 33. 50, to end ; 34; 35...........
Deut. 1; 2. 1; 10.6-9; 2.2, lo end; 3; 4. 1-40..
Deut. 4. 41, to end ; 5; 6; 7; 8.
Deut. 9; 10. 1-5, 10, to end ; 11.
Deut. 12. to 16; 17. 1...
Deut. 17.2, lo end; 18; 19....
Deut. 20; 21; 22..
Deut. 23 ; 24 ; 25; 26...........
Deut. 27; 28.
30 Deut. 29 | 30 ; Num. 36. 13; 27. 12, to end ; De.
3] Deut. 31.9, to end ; 32. 147..........
22
251
254
259
262
266
269
273
280
284
288
293
296
299
303
31.1-8.........*
307
*
no
311
FEBRUARY
APRIL.
Day.
Portions of Scripture.
P.IgcID
Gen. 231.
1.17
0
1-5; 34.
324
Over AC
328
335
Soo OVOA
5
lig
128
0
319
13
Day.
Portions of Scripture.
Page
100 1 De. 32. 48, lo cnd; 33; 34............
314
103
Jos. 1. 1-9; 2...........
317
105
Jos. 1. 10, to end; 3; 4; 5. 1-12......
320
107 Jos. 6. 1 ; 5. 13, to end ; 6. 2, to end ; 7
111
Jos. 9; 10.................
114 Jos. 11; 8. 30, to end; 22..
332
117
Jos. 12; 13. 1-14.....
119 8 Jos. 14. 1-5; 13. 15, to end; 14. 6, tu end ; 15.
13-19, 1-12, 20, to end ; 16........
337
Jos. 1.7 ; 18; 19.............
340
Jos. 20; 21. 1-42.....
344
11 Jos. 21. 43, to end ; 23; 24.......
346
Judges 1 ; 2. 1-13; 17; 18......
13 Judges 19; 20; 21.........
353
14 Judges 2. 14, tó end; 3. 1-31......
358
15 | Judges 4; 5; 6. 1-6.........
360
16 The Book of Ruth....
364
17 Judges 6. 7, to end; 7; 8......
367
18 Judges 9; 10. 1-5....
372
19 Judges 10. 6, to end ; 11; 12. 1-7...
375
20 Judges 12. 8, 10 end ; 13.
378
21 11 Sam. 1; 2. 1-21 ; 3.
22 Judges 14; 15. 1-19; 1 Sam.2. 22, to end.
23 Judges 16; 1 Sam. 4....
386
1 Sam. 5; 6; 7; 8......................
388
162
I Sain. 9; 10..........
392
166 26 1 Sam. 11; 12.........
395
170
1 Sam. 13; 14...........
397
11 Sam. 15; 16. 1-13......
176 29 i Sam. 17.'1-40, 55, 56, 41-54, 57, 58 ; 18. 1-4;
184 11
Psalı 9......
191 1 | 1 Sam. 18. 5-9; 16. 14, to end ; 18. 10, to end ;|
Gen. 29. 15, to end; 30..............
3 Gen. 32; 33. 1-17..:::
Gen. 33. 18, to end ; 38. 1-5 ; 34; 35. 1-27; 36.
Gen. 37 ; 39. 1-6; 38. 6, to end......
6 Gen. 39. 7, to end'; 40; 35. 28, 29; 41. 1-45....
Gent. 41. 46, to end ; 42
...........
Gen. 43; 44; 45.......
Gen. 46. 1-7; 37. beginning of 2; 46.8, to end;
47. 1-26........
10 Gen. 47. 27, to end ; 48; 49....
Gen. 50. 2, to end ; Exod. l...
12 Exod. 2; Psalm 88.........
| Exod. 3; 4. 1-28 ........
14 Exod. 4. 29, 11) end: 5; 6; 7. 1-13..
Exod. 7. 14, lo end ; 8; 9; 10. 1-20....
16 | Exod. 12. 1-20; 10. 21-27 ; 11. 18; 10. 28, 2
138
Num1, 8-1074; 10.27
51
379
53
383
0
0
0
0
156
158
24
27
172
28
400
30
19. 1-3 ; Ps. 11; 1 Sam. 19. 4-17; Ps. 59... 40
11. 8-10 ; 12. 21-36, 40-42...........
Num. 33. 1-4; Exod. 12. 37-39, 43, to end ; 13.
1-20; Num. 33. 7; Exod. 14. 1-18...
Num. 33. 8; Exod. 14. 19, to end ; 15. 1-26
Num. 33. 9, 10.......
Exod. 16; Num. 33. 11-13; Exod. 17.
Num. 33. 15; Exod. 19; 2
Exod. 21 ; 22; 23; 24..
| Exod. 25 ; 26; 27...
Exod. 28 29....
Exod. 30 ; 31.....
25 Exod. 32; 33; 34.....
Exod. 35. to 40........
27 Lev. 1. to 7....
28 Lev. 8; 9; 10. 1-7......
...
29 Lev. 10. 8, 10 end; Num. 9. 1-14; Lev. 11.
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PORTIONS OF SCRIPTURE FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR.
MAY.
JULY
Day.
O
Day.
Portions of Scripture.
Page
?
EDOVORA W
605
606
607
609
610
612
615
Ecccles: 93.12 10.3.
616
617
618
429
434
438
20
4:18
452
14
Naili. I
IS.
2..............................
Portions of Scripture.
1 Sam. 19. 18, to end; 20....
| 1 Sam. 21 ; Ps. 56, 34; 1 Sam. 22. part of 1;
142; 1 Sam. 22, part of 1, 2; 1 ch. 12. 8-18;
2 Sam. 23. 13-17.......
3 (1 Sam. 22. 3–19; Ps. 52, 109, 17, 140, 35, 64....
4 1 Sam. 23. 1; 22. 20, to end; 23. 6,2-5, 7-12; Ps.
31 ; 1 Sa: 23. 13-23; Ps. 54; í Sa. 23. 24-28.
5 (1 Sam. 23. 29; 24; Ps. 57, 58, 63 .............
6 11 Sam. 25; 26; 27. 1; Ps.'111; 1 Sam. 27. 2-7;
1 Ch. 12. 1-7; 1 Sam. 27. 8, to end........
1 Sain. 28; 29; 1'Ch. 12. 19-22; 1 Sam. 30....
1 Sam. 31; 1 Ch. 10. 13, 14; 2 Sam. 1.........
9 2 Sam. 2; 3; 4. 1-3, 5, io end....
10 | 2 Sam. 5. 1-3; 1 Ch. 13. 14; Ps. 139 ; 1 Ch. 12.
23, to end; 2 San. 23. 8-12; 1 Ch. ll. 20, to
end; 2 Sain. 5. 4-10.......................
11 2 Sam. 5. 11, to end; 6. 1-11; Ps. 68....
12 11 Ch. 15. 1-14; Ps. 132; 1 Ch. 15. 15, to end; 16.
13 Ps. 105, 96, 106 ; 2 Sam. 6. 20, lo end........
12 Sam. 7; Ps. 2....
15 (Ps. 45, 22, 16, 118, 110..............
16 2 Sam. 8. 1-12; 1 Ch. 18; 12; 2 Sam. 8. 14, to
end; 13; 1 Ki. 11. 15-20; Ps. 60, 108..
17 2 Sam. 4. 4; 9; 10; Ps. 20, 21....
(2 Sam. 11; 12. 1-15; Ps. 51, 32, 33, 107; 2 Sam.
12. 15-23, 26, to end......
12 Sam. 13. 1-22 12. 24, part of 25; 13. 23, Lo
I end ; 14. 1-7, 15-17, 8-14, 18, lo end....
2 Sam. 15. 1-29; Ps. 3 ; 2 Sam. 15. 30, to end ;
16. 1-14; Ps. 7; 2 Sam. 16. 15, to end; 17..
21 Ps. 42, 43, 55, 4, 5....... ...................
22 Ps. 62, 143, 144, 70, 71...
23 12 Sam. 18; 19; 20. 3.........................
24 (2 Sam. 20. 1, 2, 4, to end; 21. 1-14...........
25 12 Sam. 21. 15, to end; 22; Ps. 18..............
12 Sam. 24. 1-9; 1 Ch.21. 6, 7; 27. 23, 24; 2 Sam.
24. 10–15;'1 Ch. 21. 15, 16; 2 Sam. 24. 17;
1 Ch. 21. part of 17, to end; Ps. 30....
11 Ch. 22 ; 1 Ki. 1.....
28 | 1 Cli. 23. 1; 28. 1–10; Ps. 91, 145...
29 1 Ch. 23. 2,'to end; 24; 25; 26; 27. 1-22, 23, to
end; 28. 11, to end...
30 Ps. 40, 41, 61, 65, 69.....
31 Ps. 78...............
456
460
464
Prov. 28.
Prov. 29.
Prov. 30................
Prov. 31..
1 Ki. ll. 1-14, 23-40.....
Eccles. 1; 2................
Eccles. 3; 4; 5. l-12......
Eccles. 5. 13, lo end ; 6. l-1l..
Eccles. 6. 12; 7......
Eccles. 8; 9; 10................
Eccles. 11; 12; 1 Ki. 11.41; 2 Ch.9. part of 29;
i Ki. 1l. 42, 43........
12 1 Ki. 14. part of 21; 12. 1-24; 2 Ch. ll. 5,
end; 12. 1; 1 Ki. 14. 22, 24; 2 Ch. 12. 2, to
end.............
13 11 Ki. 12. 25, to end; 13.....
12 Ch. 13. 1-21; 2 Ki. 15. 3-8; 2 Ch. 13. 22, 14,
part of l..............
15 1 Ki. 15. 9-11; 2 Ch. 14. 3; 1 Ki. 15. 12-15;
2 Ch. 14. 4-6, part of 1, 7, to end ; 15. 1-15,
18, 19; 1 Ki. 15. 16-22 ; 2 Ch. 16.7, to end..
16 11 Ki. 14. 1-20; 15. 25-31......................
17 | 1 Ki. 15. 32, to end; 16........................
| 1 Ki. 22. 41-44, 46, 47; 2 Ch. 17. 2, to end ; 18.
1, 2; 19. 1-7; Ps. 82; 2 Ch. 19. 8, lo end..
12 Ch. 20. 1-26 ; Ps. 15, 46; 2 C. 20. 27–30, 35
lo end; 1 Ki. 22. 49; 2 Ki. 8. 16; 2 Ch. 20.
32-34; 1 Ki. 22. end of 45, 50..
1 Ki. 17......
1 Ki, 18; 19....
1 Ki. 20........
1 Ki, 21.
Ji Ki. 22. 1-40......
| 1 Ki. 22. 51, to end ; 2 Ki. 1; 3. 1-5.
2 Ki. 2.....
| 2 Ki. 3. 6, to end.............
2 Ki. 4.....................
2 Ki. 5; 6. 1-23.....
12 Ch. 21. 1, 5-7, 24, 11-15, 8-10, 16, to end;
2 Ki. 8. 23, 24...........
2 Ki. 6. 24, to end ; 7 ; 8. 1-6......
63)
634
635
201, 2; 19.44, 46, 47;
640
643
644
647
489
492
496
499
649
651
653
655
657
658
660
................
506
510
513
662
664
516
521
525
JUNE.
AUGUST.
Day 1
Page
528
533
660
w
668
871
܂
673
10
677
680
680
681
557
· Portions of Scripture.
Page Day.
Portions of Scripture.
| Ps. 6, 8, 12, 19, 23......
1 2 Ch. 22. 1; 2Ki. 8. 25; 2 Ch. 22. 2-7; 2 Ki. 9.
2 | Ps. 24, 28, 29, 38, 39..................
530
part of 27; 2 Ch. 22. 8, part of 9; 2 Ki. 9.
3 Ps. 86, 95, 101, 104.....
part of 27, 28; 2 Ch. 22. part of 9; 2 Ki. 9.
4 Ps. 120, 121, 122, 124, 131, 133.....
536
29.......
5 |1 Ch. 29. 1–19; Ps. 72; 1 C. 29. 20-25........ 538 2 2 Ki. 8. 7-15; 9. 1-26, 30, to end ; 10. 1-28.....
6 11 Ki. 2. 1-9; 2'sain. 23. 1-7; 1 Ch. 29. 26, lo crid; 3 2 Ch. 22. 10, to end; 24.'7-11; 23. 1-15; 2 Ki.
I 1 Ki. 2. 10................................
541
10. 29...................
Ji Ki. 2. 12; 2 Ch. 1.1; 1 Ki. 3.3; 2 Ch. 1. 2-6;
12 Ki. 12. part of 1; 11. 21; 12. end of 1, 2, 3;
Ki.3.5, to end; 2 Ch. 1. 13; 1 Ki. 2. 13-38
2 Ch. 23. 16, to end ; 24. 3-5; 2 Ki. 12. 4-6;
11. 21, 22.......
2 Ch. 24. 6; 2 Ki. 12. 7-14; 2 Ch. 24. 12–
8 1 Ki. 4. 1-25; 2 Ch. 2. 1, 2; 1 Ki. 5. 1-9; 2 Ch.
14; 2 Ki. 12. 15–18; 2 Ch.24. 15-27; 2 Ki.
2. 3–16; 1 Ki. 5. 10, to end ; 2 Ch. 2.
12. 19.......
1 1 Ki. 2. 39, to end ; 3. 1, 2...
546 5 12 Ki. 10. 3o, to end; 13. 1-10, 14-21............
12 Ch.3.1; 1 Ki. 6. 1;2 Ch. 3. 2-9; 1 Ki. 6. 4-8, 6 2 Ki. 14. 1-6; 2 Ch. 25. 5–11; 2 Ki. 14. part of
15-28; 2 Ch. 3. part of 13, 14; 1 Ki, 6. 29-36 ;
7; 2 Ch. 25. 12-16; 2 Ki. 14. 8–14; 2 Ch.
7. 13-22; 2 Ch. 4. 1; 1 Ki. 7. 23-50; 2 Ch.
25. 27, 28, 25, 26......
4. 8-10; 1 Ki. 6. 9-14; 7.51; 6. 37, 38..... 549 ng 1:2 Ki. 13. 22, tó end, 11-13; 14. 23, 24..
10 12 Ch. 5. 1-10; P6, 47, 97, 98, 99, 100 2 Ch. 5. 8 2 Ch. 26. 1; 2Ki. 15. 1; 2 Ch. 26. 2-15.
11-14.....................
554 9 Joel l...............................
11 [Ps. 135, 136 ; 2 Ch. 1. 4-7...
10 Joel 2; 3....
2 Ch.6.1-39; 1 Ki.8. 50-61; 2 Ch. 6. 40, lo end; 11 2 Ch. 26. 16-21; Is. 1.1; 6..........
7. 1-3, 8, 10....
12 Is. 2; 3; 4......
13 1 Ki. 7. 1-12; 2 Ch. 7. 11, lo end; 1 Ki. 9. 10-14
Is. 5 ; 2 Ch. 26. 22, 23.......
| 2 Ch. 8. 1-11; 1 Ki. 3. 24.....
564 14 2 Ki. 14. 25-27; Hosea 1; 2; 3......
The Song of Solomon 1; 2;. .....
566
Amos 1; 2.........
15 The Song of Solomon 3; 4; 5..
568
Amos 3; 4..........
4......................
16 The Song of Solomon 6; 7; 8...
570 17 Amos 5 ; 6; 7.1-9.....
17 1 Ki. 9. 15-23; 2 Ch. 8. 12-16; 1 Ki. 9. 26, to end ;
The Book of Jonal......
2 Ch. 8. 19; 1 Ki. 10. 14, to end ; 4.26-28, 34; 19 12 Ki. 14. 28; Amos 7. 10, to the end of the Book ;
10. l-13.....
2 Ki. 14.29...
18 (1 Ki. 4. 29-31, 33, 32; Prov. 1; 2.....
21 Hosea 4..
Prov. 3; 4............
578 22 2 Ki. 15. 8-26.....
20 Prov, 5; 6........
23 2 Ki. 15. 32; 2 Ch. 27. 1, 2; 2 Ki. 15. part of 35;
Prov, 7; 8; 9..
583
Micah j...,
22 Prov. 10; ll.......
586
24 Micah 2; 2 Ch. 27. 3, to end; 2 Ki. 15. 37,
Prov. 12; 13.....
588
27-29..............
Prov. 14; 15.....
25 2 Ki. 16. 1-4; Is. 7...
Prov. 16; 17.....
Is. 8; 9; 10. 1-4.....
Prov. 18; 19.............
594 27 Ts. 17...............
Prov. 20 21; 22. 1-16...
596
2 Ch. 28. 4-19.....
Prov, 22. 17,10 end ; 23;
599 29 The Book of Obadiah....
Prov. 25 ; 26.....
602 Is. 1. 2, to end......
30 Prov. 27............
604 | 31 2 Ki. 16. 6-9; 18. 28...
683
686
688
691
559
693
696
698
700
703
18
......................
572
20
705
708
576
709
580
710
590
592
712
714
716
719
720
721
723
725
PORTIONS OF SCRIPTURE FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR.
19
SEPTEMBER.
Page.
word
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919
735
926
928
932
935
co voer
938
941
944
948
952
12
NOVEMBER
Day.
Portions of Scripture.
Jer. 48 ; 49..........
Jer. 50; 51.......................
12 Ch. 36. 11-21; Jer. 39. 1; 2 Ki. 25. end of 1,
2; Jer. 37. 1-4; 34, 1-10.................
| Jer. 32; 33................................
Jer. 37.5; 47; 37. 6–10; 34. 11, to end.......
Jer. 37. 11, to end; 21; 38; 39. 15, to end.....
7 Jer. 52. 5, 6; 39. 3; 52.7-11; 39. 11-14; 52.
24-27, 12-14, 17-23, 15, 16, 39. 10....
Ps. 79, 74,
| Lam.i; 2... ..........................
Lan. 3; 4; 5.....
Dan. 1. 8, tu end; Ezek. 1; 2; 3. 1-21...
Ezek. 3. 22, to end ; 4; 5; 6; 7........
13 Ezek. 8. to 11. 1-21.... .........
14 Ezek. 11. 22, to end; 12; 13; 14.....
Ezek. 15; 16........
Ezek. 17; 18; 19....
Ezek. 20; 21..........................
Eszek. 22; 23...............
Ezek. 24 ; 29. 1-16......
Ezek. 30. 20, to end ; 31....
12 Ki. 25. 22; Jer. 40; 41; 42; 43. 1-7..
| Jer. 43. 8, to end; 46. 13, to end.
Jer. 44 ; 52. 28-30......
Ezek. 33. 21, lo end ; 25.
Ezek. 26 ; 21; 28...
Ezek. 32, 33.'1-20..
27 Ezek. 34; 35...
28 Ezek. 36 37..
Ezek. 38 | 39..
30 Ezek. 4
13
956
962
967
Day.
Portions of Scripture.
Page
2 Chron. 28. 20-23; 2Ki. 16. 10-18; 2 Chron.
28. 24, 25; Hosea 5; 6........
2 2 Chron. 28. 26, 27; Is. 14. 28, to end; 2 Kings
15. 30, 31; 17. 1, 2.......
729
3 2 Kings 18. 1-6; 2 Ch. 29.3, to end; 30; 31. 731
4 18. 15; 16........
5 Micah 3; 4; 5........
737
Micah 6, to end of Book ; 2 Kings 18. 7,8.. 740
Is. 18; 19.....
742
The Book of Nahum..
746
9
(s. 23.........
749
10 Is. 10. 5, to end ; 11; 12.....
750
Is. 13; 14. 1-27....
754
Is 24; 25; 26; 27.....
757
Is. 22.'1-14; 21...
762
12 Ch. 32. 1-8; 2 Ki. 18. 13-16; Is. 20....... 764
Is. 29; 30; 31.........
765
2 Kings 20. 1-11; Is. 32; 33.....
770
17 Is. 34; 35 ; 38. 9-20; 2 Chron. 32. 25, 26 ; 2 Ki.
20. 12-19........
Is. 36.1; 2 Ki. 18. 17, to end; 19. 1-7; Ps. 44:
2 Ki. 19. 8-19; Ps. 73....
19 2 Ki. 19. 20-35; 2 Ch. 32. 22, 23; Ps. 75, 76
2 Ki. 19. 36, 37...
20 I's. 40; 41...
786
21 Is. 42, 43...
791
22 Is. 44 ; 45..........
794
| Is. 46; 47..............
798
800
Is. 49..
802
(s. 50; 51; 52. l-12...
804
Is. 52. 13, lo end ; 53..........
807
28 IIs. 54.........................
808
29 Is. 55 ; 56. 1-8.......
809
Is. 56. 9, lo end ; 57 ; 58 ; 59. 1-15....
811
14
15
lo
781
118.2 Ki 20-35.19; B
972
976
981
986
991
995
997
1001
1003
1005
1007
1012
1016
1019
1023
1026
| Is. 48.........
.......
......."
....
Is. 54...
........:::59. 1-15...
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
Day.
823
824
VORA W
Q
voor
ii:
O
10
Portions of Scripture.
Ty. 59. 16, to end; 60; 61 ; 62; 63....
Is. 64, to the end of the Book......
2 Ch. 32. 27-3), part of 32; 2 Ki. 20. part of 20;
2 Ch. 32. 32, 33; 2 Ki. 17.3, 4....
4 | Hosea 7; 8; 9...........
Hosea 10, to the end of the Book ......
6 2 Kings 18. 9–12; 17. 7-23, 5, 6....
2 Kings 21. l-16; Is. 22. 15, to end; 2 Ch. 33.
11-19; 2 Ki. 21. 17, 18...
8 2 Kings 17. 24, to end; 21. 19, to end; 22. 1,
2 Ch. 34. 3–7.......
Jer. 1; 2; 3. 1-5.........
2 Ch. 34.8–32........
The Book of Zephaniah.....
2 Kings 23. 4-20 ; 2 Ch. 34. 33; 35. 1-19.
13 Jer. 3. 6, to end......
14 Jer. 4; 5; 6...........
The Book of Habakkuk.....
16 Jer. 7; 8.....
17 Jer. 9 10......
Jer. 11; 12....
19 2 Ch.35. 20-24; 2 Ki. 23. 25-27; 2 Ch. 35.
to end ; 2 Ki. 23. part of 30, 31-37......
Jer. 13.....
Jer. 14; 15..
ljer. 16; 17........................
Jer. 18; 19; 20....
Jer. 22. 1-23 ; 26.....
Jer. 46. l-12; 35......
Jer. 25 ; 36.1-8; 45.............
Dan. 1. 1-7; 2 Ki. 24. 3, 4; Jer. 36. 9, to end ;
835
837
843
845
849
851
853
859
863
867
870
Portions of Scripture.
Page.
1 Ezek. 43; 44 ; 45; 46.........
1031
2 Ezek. 47; 48.......
.............
1036
3 Ezek. 29. 17, to end ; 30. 1-19........... 1039
Dall. 2.........................
1042
Dan. 3; 4....................
1048
Jer. 52. 31, to end ; Dan. 7......
1052
Psalms 137, 130, 80, 77, 37...
1054
Psalms 67, 49, 53, 50, 10, 13, 14, 15, 25... 1059
Psalms 26, 27, 36, 89, 92, 93, 123.
1064
Dan. 5; 8...
1069
| Dan. 9; Psalm 102....
1074
Dan. 6; Ezra l. 1-4; Psalms 126, 85....... 1077
873
874
876
879
882
886
2 Ki. 24. part of 1, 2; 2 Ch. 36. 8......
28 2 Ki. 24. 6-9; Jer. 22. 24, to end ; 23; 2 Ki. 24.
10-16; 2 Ch. 36. 10.........
29 Jer. 52. 1-3; 24; 29. l-14, 16-20, 15, 21, to end..
30 Jer. 30; 31.....
31 Jer. 27; 28.....
Ezra 1. 5, to end; 2; 3.1-7; Psalins 107, 87. 1081
14 Psalms 111, 112, 113, 114....
1087
15 Psalms 116, 117, 125, 127, 128, 134............
1089
16 Ezra 3. 8; co end; Psalms 84, 66........
1090
17 Ezra 4. 1-5, pl. of 24 ; Ps. 129 ; Dan. 10; 11; 12. 1093
Ezra 4. part of 24 ; 5. 1; Hag. l. l-11; Ezra
5. 2; Hag. 1. 12, to end ; 2. 1-9; Zech. l.
1-6; Hag. 2. 10, to end; Zech. 1. 7, to end ;
2. to 6..................................
1098
Ezra 5. 3, to end ; 6. 1-13; Ps. 138; Zech. 7; 8. 1107
Ezra 6. 14, to end ; Psalms 48, 81, 146 to 150 llll
Ezra 4. 6–23; Est. 1 ; 2. , to part of 15.
1116
Ezra 7; 8; Ést. 2. part of 15-20....
1120
Ezra 9; 10.......................
1124
Zech. 9. to the end of the Book.....
1126
Est. 2. 21, to the end of the Book.
1135
26 Neh. 1. to 6; 12. 27-43....
1141
27
Neh. 7; 8; 9; 10......
1149
:28
28 Neh. 1l ; 12. 1-9, 44, to end ; 13. 1-3; Psalm 1.! 1157
29 Psalm 119......
1162
30 Mal. 1; 2; 3. 1-15..
...........
1168
Neh. 13. 4, to end ; Mal. 3. 16, to end; 4.. 1172
898
902
905
910
a. 1870. Die,
ce
THE
OLD TESTAMENT.
PERIOD 1.(1)
FROM THE CREATION TO THE DE LUGE.
PART I.
THE CREATION.(2)
Year before the(3) Common Year of Christ,.....4004
Year before Christ according to Dr. Hales,......5411
Julian Period,.........
..710
Cycle of the Sun,...
.10
1
|
Dominical Letter,...................
Cycle of the Moon,.
Indiction,....
Creation from Tisri, or Sepleinber,..
........7
..........5
GEN. i. and ii. 4, to the end.
PART I. The creation of heaven and earth, 3 of the light, 6 of the firmament, I of the earth separated
from the waters, 11 and made fruitful, 14 of the sun, moon, and stars, 20 of fish and fowl,
* Heb. between the 24 of beasts and cattle, 26 of nan in the image of God, 29 also the appointment of food.
light and between Chap. ii. 4. the manner of the creation, 8 the planting of the garden of Eden, 10 and the
the darkness. river thereof. 16 The tree of knowledge only forbidden. 19 The naming of the creatures.
| Heb. And the 21 The malcing of woman, and institution of marriage.
evening was, and
the morning was. IN "the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And
Heb. an expan- bthe earth was without form and void ; and darkness was upon the face
sion.
a Gen. 14. 19, 2. of the deep.
Ex. 19. 5. & 20.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters; 3 and
11. & 31. 17.
De. 10. 14. 2Ki. "God said, “Let there be light;" and there was light. 4 And God
16. 26. & 29. 11. saw the light, that it was good ; and God divided *the light from the
Ne. 9. 6. Job 5.
9. & 9. 8-10. & darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
18. & 38.04.&i called Night. †And the evening and the morning were the first day.
xxxix., xl., xli.
li: 6 And God said, “ Let there be fa firmament in the midst of the
Ps. 8.3. & 19. 1.
& 24.1, 2. & 33. waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." ? And God
6-9. & 40. 5. &
50. 12.& 74. 16, made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the
17.& 89. 11, 12
& 90. 2. & 92. firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it
5. & 95. 5. & 96.
5. & 102. 25. & 104. 2, 5, 24, 30. & 115. 15, 16. & 121. 2. & 124. 8. & 134. 3. & 136. 4-9. & 146. 6. & 147. 8. & 148. 1-6.
Pr. 3. 19. & 8. 22-29. & 16. 4. Ec. 11. 5. Is. 37. 16. & 40. 22, 26. & 42. 5. & 44. 24. & 45. 7, 12, 18. & 48. 13. & 51. 13.
Jer. 5. 22. & 10. 12. & 27. 5. & 32. 17. & 51. 15. Zech. 12. 1. Mat. 11. 26. Mark 13. 19. John 1. 1-3. Ac. 4. 24. & 14.
15. & 17. 24. Ro. 1. 20. & 11. 36. ] Co. 8. 6. Ep. 3. 9. Col. l. 16, 17. He. 1. 2, 10. & 3. 4. & 11. 3. 2 Pet. 3. 5. ] Jo.
1. 1. Ro. 3. 14. & 4. 11. & 10.6. & 14.7. O Je. 4. 23. c Is. 40. 13, 14. d Mat. 6.3. Jo. ll. 43. 2 Co. 4.6. e Ps. 148. 4.
(1) Two objects are continually kept in view version, or the misapprehension of certain truths,
throughout the volume of the Old Testament which had once been universally known. Moses
One is, to turn men from idolatry in all its forms therefore commences his narrative, by relating, in
of vice and error; the other, to direct their atten- simple language, the truths thus disguised or per-
tion, by the gradual development of the scheme verted; and he alludes, in many of his expressions,
of prophecy, to the future Messiah. It is my de- to the surrounding superstitions. In pursuance of
sign, in the following notes, not only to give the this plan, he relates, first, the creation of the world
reader, wherever it may appear necessary, satisfac- by the one true God, in opposition to the Egyptian
tory references for the arrangement I have adopted; doctrines of the necessary eternity of the world,
but to point out the wonderful manner in which and an infinite succession of similar worlds.- Vidé
Infinite Wisdom has manifested itself in the gov- Horsley's Biblical Criticisms, vol. i. p. 3; Faber's
ernment of the world, in constant reference to these Origin of Pagan Idolatry, vol. i. p. 111-152;
two great objects.
Hale's Analysis, vol. i. p. 317; with the authorities
(2) The design of Moses will be better understood, in Pritchard's Egyptian Mythology, p. 178–187.
if we consider the state of the world at the time in (3) The dates of the Bible chronology are chiefly
which the Pentateuch was written. Mankind was adopted throughout: [they will be inserted in the
absorbed in the grossest idolatry; and that idolatry, margin at the beginning of every section.-
for the most part, originated in the neglect, the per- Dr. Hales' dates are also given.-Ed.]
22
(PERIOD I.
THE CREATION.
2 Pe. 3. 5.
* Heb. tender
grass.
8. 3. &
19. 1-5.
31. 35.
day and between
I Job 38. 7.
.
firinament of he
3. &
119. 73. &
17. 3. Wis. 2.
& 4. 24. Col. 1.
was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening
and the morning were the second day.
E 9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered
38. 8. Ps. 24. 2.
& 33.7.& 104.9. together unto one place, and let the dry land appear ;” and it was so.
& 136. 6. Pr.
8. 29. Jer. 5. 22. 10 And God called the dry land Earth ; and the gathering together of
the waters called he Seas : and God saw that it was good. 11 And
God said, “Let the earth bring forth *grass, the herb yielding seed,
and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself,
upon the earth ;” and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth
g De. 4. 19. Ps. grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding
.: fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind; and God saw that it
& 74. J6. & 104.
19. & 136. 7. Je. was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Heb. between the 14 And God said, “Let there be lights() in the firmament of the
ween heaven to divide fthe day from the night; and let them be for signs,
the night.
# Heb. for the rule and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15 and let them be for lights
of the day.
in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth;” and it
i Ps. 104. 21-26. was so. 16 And God made two great lights ; the greater light to rule
* Or, creeping the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made "the stars
+ Heb. soul.
Heb. let forol ſy, also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give
* Heb. face of the light upon the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night,
ven. and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was
Ge. 5.2. & 9; ; good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
10.3, 8. Ps. 100. 20 And God said, “ Let the waters bring forth abundantly the
138. 8. & 139. 13. *moving creature that hath flife, and #fowl that may fly above the
16.& 64.8. Eccl. earth in the *open firmament of heaven.” 21 And God created great
cts is. 2. whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters
29.c.1 Cor. 1.7 brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl
4. 4. Eph. 2. 10. after his kind ; and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed
15. & 3. 10. them, saying, “ Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the
Job seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.” 23 And the evening and the
& Ge. 9. 2-4. Job
5. 23. Ps. 8. 6-8. morning were the fifth day.
27. 5, 6. Eccl. 24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature
Ja. 3.7.26. 2.", after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after
1 Ge. 2. 21-21. & his kind ;” and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth
Ma. 10. 6. 1 Co. after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creep-
+ Heb. creepeth. ein
eth upon the earth after his kind; and God saw that it was good.(5)
| Heb. seeding 26 And God said, “Let'us make man in our image, after our likeness ;
seed.
1.7.& and "let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
12. 2. & 17, 16, fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
24. 35. & 26. every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.” 27 So God created
3, 4, 24. & 30.
27, 30. Le 26. man in his own image, in the image of God created He him; 'male
Ps. 37. 22.26. and female created He them. 28 And God "blessed them, and God said
Z: unto them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and sub-
Pr. 3. 33. & 10. due it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl
z Ge. 2. 16. & 9. of the air, and over every living thing that fmoveth upon the earth.”
3. Job 28. 5. 29 And God said, “Behold! I have given you every herb bearing
Ps. 104, 14, 15, seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the
&' 136. 25. & which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; "to you it shall be for meat.
12 & 147. 19: 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and
Mat. 6. 25, 26.
Lu.12.21.36: to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is *life, I
have given every green herb for meat;” and it was so. 31 And God
17. 25. 1 Ti. 6.
saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good !
soul.
Ja. 3. 9.
17. 4. He. 2. 7.
5. 2. Mat. 19. 4.
11.8, 9.
9.
Job 42. 12.
107. 38. &
3. & 128.
127.
1-3.
22.
32. Ac. 14. 17. &
17.
* Heb.
a
living And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
(4) The sun and moon being objects of worship, tions the creation of vegetables, reptiles, and inferior
Moses here specifies the purposes for which they animals, many of which were worshipped by the
were created, as if in ridicule of the idolatrous Egyptians; thereby asserting, in the very begin-
Sabianism of the day.
ning of his work, the superiority of the God of
() For the same reason (vide note 4) he men: Israel to the gods of the Egyptians.
livin
PART I.]
23
INSTITUTION OF THE SABBATH.
Or, a mist which
& C.
22. &
27.
16
15. Ps. 78. 39. &
20.& 12. :-7. Is.
It
45. 9. & 64. 8.
30.
&
17.
l.
2 Co. 5. l.
o See Ge. 1. l. 4 These 'are the generations of the heavens and of the Gen. ii. 4, to
p Job 38. 26-28.
Clich earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD the end.
went up from, God made the earth and the heavens, 5 and every plant of the field
3. 19, 23. & before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew ;
16. for the LORD God had not "caused it to rain upon the earth, and there
Job 10. 9. & 12. was not a man to till the ground. 6 But fthere went up a mist from
33. 4, 6. & 34. the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
103. 14. Ec. 3. 7 And the LORD God 'formed man fof the dust of the ground, and
* 29. 16.& breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living
soul.
Ze. 12. 1. 2 Es.
3. 5. Eccl. 16. 8 And the LORD God planted "a garden eastward in Eden; and
Jo. 20. 22. Acts there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground
17. 25. Ro. 9. 20.
1 Co. 15. 45, 47. made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight
the and good for food ; 'the tree of life also in the midst of the garden,
| Heb. dust of the ad
*ground. and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out
a. Ge. 3. 23, 24. & of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and
4. 16. & 13.
2 Ki. 19. 12. Is. became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is
& 28. 13. & 31. it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah where there is gold;
8, 9. Joel 2. 3.
12 and the gold of that land is good : there is bdellium and the onyx
s Ge. 3. 22. Pr.
3. 18. & 11. 30. stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it
2, 14." *that compasseth the whole land of * Ethiopia. 14 And the name of
* Heb. Cust... the third river is Hiddekel : that is it which goeth ftoward the east
| Or, castroard to
Assyria.rº of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Or, Adam. 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden
* Heb. cating thou
shalt eat. of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded
tGe. 3. 1, 3,
17. 2 Es. 3. 7. We hall, says
11, the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden *thou mayest freely eat;
+ Heb. dying thou 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 'thou shalt not eat
shalt die.
19 of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof 7thou “shalt surely die.”
u Ge. 3. 3, 19.0
De. 27. 26. Ez. 18 And the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be
4, 13, 27, 33. & alone ; I will make him an help #meet for him.” 19 And out of the
& 5. 19-21.826. ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl
7 of the air; and brought them unto * Adam, to see what he would call
Co. 15. 22,56. them; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was
2. 1-5. Col. 2. the name thereof. 20 And Adam tgave names to all cattle, and to
13. 1 Ti. 5. 6.
Ja. 1. 15. i Jo: the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam
there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and
* Or, the man.
he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead
| Heb. callcd.
builded. thereof, 22 and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man,
* Heb. Isha. #made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam
to said, “ This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she
v Ge. 24. 58, 59.
& 31.15. De. 21. shall be called *Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore 'shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall
19. 5. Ma. 10. 7.
Ro. 7. 2. 1 Co.
: cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.” 25 And they were
6. 16. & 7. 2. both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Ep. 5. 31.
4, 13, 27, 32.
33. 8. Ró. 1. 32.
Tulia Tamm and fr
6, 16, 23. &
10-13. & 8.
5. 16.
I Heb. as before
him.
† Heb. Isl.
13. Ps. 45. 10
Mal. 2. 14. Mat.
PART II.
PART II.
INSTITUTION OF THE SABBATH, AND FALL OF MAN.
A. M. 1.
Gen. ii. 1-3, and chap. iii.
B. C. 4004. The first Subbath. --- Chap. iii. 1 The serpent deceiveth Eve. 6 Man's shameful fall. 9 God
Hurs 541
arraigneth them. 14. The serpent is cursed. 15 The promised seed. 16 The punishment of
J. P. 710.
manlcind. 21 Their first clothing. 22 Their custing out of paradise.
1 THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and "all the host
a See Ge. I. 1. of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he
(6) The history of the creation is recapitulated. cessively presented themselves to a spectator, had
Moses describes the work of creation through its a spectator been in existence. Horsley's Bib. Crit.
several stages, as the phenomena would have suc- vol. i. p. 2.
24
[Period 1.
THE FALL OF MAN.
23. 12. &
31.
23. 56. Jo. 5. l-
gird about.
7-12. Pr. 15. 3.
f Nu. 21. 7. Ps.
b.Ex. 20. 8-11.& had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which
14-17. Le. 19.3, he had made : 3 and God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it;
25. 2. & 26. 2, because that in it he had rested from all his work which God *created
34, 35. Nu, 15
32-36. De. 5. 12-
14. Ne. 9. 14. & 1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the Gen. iii.
10. 31. & 13. 15.
Is. 56. 2-6. & 58. field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the
13, 14. Jer. 17.
21, 27. Ez. 20. woman, “ *Yea, hath God said, 'Ye shall not eat of every tree of the
Lui. 13. 14. & garden?'" 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, “ We may eat
- of the fruit of the trees of the garden ; 3 but of the fruit of the tree
18. He. 4. 4-10.
* Heb. created to which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, 'Ye shall not eat
make.
of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.'” 4 And the serpent said
| Heb. Yea, be-
'cause, fc. unto the woman, “Ye shall not surely die ; 5 for God doth know that
1 Heb. a desire. in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye
* not things to shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." (9)
€ Job 38. 1. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and
† Heb. wind.. that it was #pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one
à Job 31. 33. &
34. 22. Ps. 139. wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto
Jer. 23. 24. Am. her husband with her; and he did eat. ? And the eyes of them both
: Jon. l. were opened, and they knew that they were naked ; and they sewed
3, 9, 10.
e Is. 65. 25. Mic. fig-leaves together, and made themselves *aprons.
7. 17.
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden
132.11, 12.13.7. in the tcool of the day; and Adam and his wife dhid themselves from
the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And
Da. 9. 26. Am. the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, “Where art
Mat. 1. 23. & 3. thou?” 10 And he said, “I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was
12. 34. & 13. 38. afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11 And he said,
“Who told thee that thou wast naked ? Hast thou eaten of the tree,
76.& 22.53. Jo.8 whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat ?" 12 And the
44. Ac. 13. 10. &
28.3-6. Ro.3. 13. man said, “ The woman whom thou gavest. to be with me, she gave
å en 2 Coti me of the tree, and I did eat.” 13 And the LORD God said unto the
14, 15. 1l Do. 3. woman, “What is this that thou hast done?” And the woman said,
Re. 2. 10.& 12.
5. “ The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”
7, 9, 17. & 20.7, 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, “ Because thou hast
Ge. 35. 16-18. done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of
1 Sa. 4. 19, 20. the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all
| Or, subject to the
to the days of thy life: 15 and I will put fenmity between thee and the
h Nu. 30. 7,8,13. woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy
7. 4.& 11. 3. & head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”(9)
1 16 Unto the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and
3. 18. 1.Ti: 2 thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy
i Pe. 3. 1-6. desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall "rule over thee.”
il Sa. 15. 23. 17 And unto Adam He said, “Because ithou hast hearkened unto
; c. 2; 3; 3, 13, the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I com-
Ro. 8. 20-22. manded thee, saying, “Thou shalt not eat of it:' i cursed is the ground
k Job 5. 6, 7, Jo. for the
16. 33.
6, 7, Jo. for thy sake; "in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
14. & 53. 3, 4
12. Je. 31. 22.
9. 3. Mic. 5. 3.
7. &
4. ), 10. &
& 23. 33. Ma. 16.
18. Lu. 1.3), 35,
8,
10.
&
5. 5. 6
Wu liilsband.
I Cayo VI IY 11.
Es. 1. 20. 1 Co
14. 34. Ep.5. 22,
23, 24, 33. Col.
11, 12. Tit. 2.5.
o As Adam and Eve were created on the sixth curious reader may compare the authorities in
day, the history of their creation necessarily pre- Faber's Origin of Pagani Idolatry, with Dean
cedes the account of the institution of the Sabbath. Allix's Reflections on the Books of Moses, particu-
Lightfoot inserts the institution of the Sabbath after larly chapters x.-xviii.; in which the Dean shows,
the Fall; but we have no proof, from the history, that Moses related nothing but what was generally
on what day the Fall took place. There is a tradi- known.
tion that our first parents were in Paradise forty (9) From the moment of the announcement of
this promise, the bright and morning star of proph-
) The history of the Fall, and the account of ecy, mankind lived in constant, and sometimes in
the garden of Eden, which precedes it, must be daily, expectation of the Messiah. Their attention
taken literally; there is no proof or appearance of was now directed to their future Deliverer; and
allegory; and that they were always so understood we shall see their expectation continually renewed,
is sufficiently evident from the remains of the by the long train of prophecies and institutions,
traditions of ancient nations. The proofs are too till the aged Simeon desired to depart when he
numerous even to be hinted at here; but the beheld the promised Salvation.
days.
PART III.]
25
HISTORY OF ADAM AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
Oud.
* Heb. cause to 18 thorns also and thistles shall it *bring forth to thee; and thou
shalt eat the herb of the field ; 19 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou
I Ge. 2. 7. eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; 'for out of it wast thou
taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
| Heb. Craval; 20 And Adam called his wife's name +Eve; because she was the
that is, living.
mother of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD
m Is. 61. 10. Mat. God make coats of skins, and "clothed them.(10)
6. 25–30.
22 And the LORD God said, “ Behold, the man is become as one of
us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and
n Ex. 25. 18-20. take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever." 23 Therefore
Nu. 22. 22,
322 3: the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the
4.4. b. K. 6. 2; ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and
99. 1. He. 1. 7. he placed at the east of the garden of Eden, "Cherubim, and a flaming
ree, sword which turned every way, to keep the way aof the tree of life.
&c.
Ps. 80.1.&
&c.-Ed.
PART III.
PART III.
A. M. l.
HISTORY OF ADAM AND HIS DESCENDANTS, TILL THE DELUGE.
B. C. 4003.
Gen. iv.
HALES, 5311.
The birth, trade, and religion of Cain and Abel. 8 The murder of Abel. 11 The curse of Cain. 25
J. P. 711.
The birth of Seth. 17 Enoch the first city. 19 Lamech and his two wives. 26 Birth of Enos.
* That is, gotten, 1 AND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare
a See Ge. 3. 15. Cain, and said, " I "have gotten a man from the(12) LORD.” 2 And she
† Heb. Hebel. again bare his brother tAbel. And Abel was ta keeper of sheep, but
I Heb. Q fcedor.
act. Cain was a tiller of the ground.
* Heb, at the end
end 3 And *in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought 'of the
0 Nu. 18. 12. fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also
c Nu. 18. 17.
Prov, 3. 9.
7. brought of the firstlings of his tflock and of the fat thereof. And
| Heb. sheep, or, the LORD had respect dunto Abel and to his offering ; 5 but unto Cain
and to his offering he had not respect.(15) And Cain was very wroth,
d Heb. 11. 4.
e Ge. 31. 2. and his countenance fell. 6 And the LORD said unto Cain, “Why art
Or, have the ex- thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? ? if thou doest well,
ccllency ? He. ll.
shalt thou not #be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the
* Or, subject unto door. And *unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."
of days.
goals.
4.
(10) We live in Messiah's world. The Divine "could take away sin;" but that the sacrificer, by
Personage who is here called “ The Lord God," and offering his bleeding victim, in compliance with
who spoke to Adam in the garden, was the Angel the divine ordinance, confessed thereby, that,
Jehovah, who afterwards appeared to the patriarchs, through sin, he was himself deserving of destruc-
led the Ísraelites through the wilderness, taberna- tion, and unable of himself to propitiate the Deity.
cled ainong men in the form of a man, is still the By thus shedding the blood of an innocent victim,
head of his Church, and will again appear to the he declared his faith and dependence on a better
world. Three things were necessary to be known and inore perfect Atonement. And, as there can be
by man, even in a state of purity; and they appear no imaginable connection between the death of a
to have been revealed to him by the Angel Jehovah. lamb and the forgiveness of the crime of a man, it
These were, the right choice of food; the rite of is not possible that this plan of worship could have
marriage ; and the use of language. The Angel originated in the mind of man.-Vide the authori-
Jehovah had been the guide and protector of man ties on this subject, collected in Abp. Magee's work
before his fall, and he afterwards becomes his Medi- On the Atonement; in Faber's chapter on the
ator and Judge. The Angel Jehovah commences Origin and Purport of Sacrificial Rites, Orig. of
a new dispensation, which, when it has passed Pag. Idol, b. 2. c. viii.; and in Outram De Sacri-
through its three forins, Patriarchal, Levitical, and ficiis. Mr. Davison's arguments do not convince
Christian, will be terminated by reviving and per- me, that the opinion which I have here given is
fecting the primeval happiness of mankind, in that erroneous. See his work On Primitive Sacrifice.
future Paradise, of which the garden of Eden was (12) In this passage we see the first tokens of the
but an emblem-Vide Barrington's Essay on the anxious desire of the human race to behold the
Dispensations ; Burnet's Sermons at Boyle's Lec- promised Messiah. The meaning of the exclama-
turé, vol. ij.; Law's Theory of Religion, 4th edit. tion, in the opinion of many divines, is, " I have
p. 50; and Lowman's Essay on the Shechinah. obtained the man, eyen Jehovah himself."
(11)' Our first parents were now banished from (13) God had respect to the offering of Abel,
Paradise, and clothed in skins. At this time, sacri- because, by it, he declared his faith in the Atone-
fices were appointed to be offered. The Deity was ment. He rejected that of Cain, because, as the
pleased to ordain, that “ without shedding of blood, first deist, he refused to believe in the promised
is no remission of sins." God therefore command- Messiah.Vide Dr. Hales, Abp. Magee, Kenni-
ed, that the blood of animals should be offered cott's Dissertation, Bp. Sherlocks and Bp. Patrick
mystically, as an acknowledgment of the sins of on the History of Cain and Abel.
man. Not that the blood of bulls and of goats
VOL. 1.
26
[Period I.
GENEALOGY OF THE PATRIARCHS.
3. 12. Jude ll.
m Ez. 9, 4, 6.
* Heb. Sheth;
S Mat. 23. 35. 1 Jo. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass,
thi when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother,
A. M. ab.129. and slew him.. 9 And the LORD said unto Cain, “ Where is Abel thy
B. C. ab. 3875.
HALES, 5210. brother?” And he said, “ I 'know not: am I my brother's keeper?”
g Ps. 9. 12.
10 And He said, “ What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's
h John 8. 44.
tblood crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed
| Hob. bloods.
Re. 6. 10. from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's
blood from thy hand ; 12 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength ; a fugitive and a vagabond
Or, Mine iniqui-
*ty is greater than shalt thou be in the earth.” 13 And Cain said unto the LORD, “ 'My
that it may be for-
given.dky ve for punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold! thou hast driven
i Job 15. 20–24. me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall
i Ps. 51. 11.
I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and
k Ge. 9. 6. Num. it shall come to pass, *that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
35. 19, 21, 27.
15 And the LORD said unto him, “ Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,
i Ps. 79. 12. vengeance shall be taken on him 'sevenfold.” And the LORD "Set a
mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 And Cain
n2 Ki. 13. 23.
TE 2. 20.20je. "went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of
23. 39. & 52. 3. Nod, on the east of Eden.
o Ge. 5. 3.
25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she 'bare a son, and called
2. his name * Seth. “For God," said she,.“ hath appointed me another
that is appointed, too!
or, put. seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."
+ Heb. Chanoch. 17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she conceived, and bare +Enoch :
p Ps. 49. 11. and he builded a city, Pand called the name of the city, after the
name of his son, Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad : and Irad
begat Mehujael : and Mehujael begat Methusael : and Methusael begat
1 Heb. Lemech.
ILamech.
19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was
Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal : he
was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as
handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain,
* Heb. whetter. an *instructor of every artificer in brass and iron : and the sister of
Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23 And Lamech said unto his wives,
+ Or, I would slay
“ Adah and Zillah, hear my voice!
wound, &c.
Or, in my hurt.
Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech! :
9 Ge. 5. 6.
For fI have slain a man to my wounding,
* Heb. Enosh.
And a young man fto my hurt:
sclvcs by the
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
name of the
LORD. 1 Ki
Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'
: 26 And to Seth, 'to him also there was born a son; and he called his
Zep. 3. 9. 1 Co. name * Enos. Then began men fto call upon the name of the LORD. (14)
а тап іпті
f Or, to call thein.
18. 24. Ps. 116.
19. Jocl 2. 32.
PART IV.
PART IV. LUEC,
GENEALOGY OF THE PATRIARCHS.(15)
A. M. 1.
B. C. 4004.
GEN. v.
Hales, 5411. The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from Adum unto Noah. 24 The godliness and
translation of Enoch.
al Ch. l. 1.
Lu. 3. 38.
· THIS is “the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that
a Or, mankind.- God created aman, in bthe likeness of God made he him ; 2 male and
Ed.
o See Ge. 1. 26. fernale created he them; and blessed them, and called their name
de Ge. 1. 27. Adam, in the day when they were created.
(14) The marginal reading is generally supposed by the name of the Lord.—Heidegger, Sac. Patr.
to be a more literal translation of the original. Hist. E.ccr. 3. § 34.
Heidegger interprets the phrase thus: “ Then began (15) The several genealogical tables, preserved
men to be called by the name of the Lord : " that is, in the Old Testament, are intended to distinguish
the visible Church had so diminished, that the faith- the tribe and family of the Messiah, and to trace
ful of Jehovah were called, by way of distinction, his descent from Adam.
Part V.]
27
STATE OF THE WORLD BEFORE THE DELUGE.
9. 27.
A. M. 325.
B. C. 3679.
Hales, 4786.
* Hob. Kenan.
A. M. 395.
A. M. 460.
HALES, 4451.
a Ge. 4. 25. 3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son
A. M. 130.
B. C.:3874. in his own likeness, after his image ; and called his name Seth. 4 And
HALES, 5181.
the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred
e Ge. 3. 19. He.
years; and he begat sons and daughters. 5 And all the days that Adam
.
lived were nine hundred and thirty years : 'and he died.
A. M. 235. 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos.
B. C. 37119.
HALES, 4976. ? And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years,
f Ge. 4. 26. and begat sons and daughters. 8 And all the days of Seth were nine
hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat *Cainan. 10 And Enos
lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat
sons and daughters. 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred
and five years : and he died.
B. C. 3609.
12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat fMahalaleel. 13 And
Hales, 4616. Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years,
+ Gr. Maleleol.
and begat sons and daughters. 14 And all the days of Cainan were
nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
B. C. 3544.
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared. 16 And
Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years,
1 Heb. Jered.
and begat sons and daughters. 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were
eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died.
A. M. 622.
B. C. 3382.
18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat
Hales, 4289. “Enoch. 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years,
& Jude 14, 15.
and begat sons and daughters. 20 And all the days of Jared were nine
hundred sixty and two years : and he died.
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat *Methuselah.
Hales, 4124. 22 And Enoch "walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hun-
1. dred years, and begat sons and daughters. 23 And all the days of
A Ge.6.9. & 17. 1.
& 24.40. ? Ki. Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years. 24 And Enoch walked
& 116. 9. & 128. with God: and he was not; for God took him. (16)
l. Mic. 6. 8.
Mal. 2. 6." 25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and
- 2 Ki.2. 11. Eccl. begat fLamech. 26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven
He. 11. 5. * hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters. 27 And
A. M. 874.
B. C. 3130.
all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years:
Hales, 3937. and he died.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a
B. C. 2948. son. 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, “ This same shall com-
1 Gr. Noe Lu. 3. fort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the
ile: ground which the Lord hath cursed.” 30 And Lamech lived after he
rest, or comfort.' begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and
j Ge. 3. 17. daughters. 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy
k Ge. 6. 10.
and seven years : and he died.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old : and Noah "begat Shem,
Ham, and Japheth.
A. M. 687.
B. C. 3317.
* Gr. Mathusala.
20. 3. Ps. 16. 8.
i 2 Ki.2. 11. Eccl.
44. 16. & 49. 14.
f Heb. Lemeche
A. M. 1056.
HALES, 3755.
36. He. 11.7. Pe.
3. 20. That is,
P A Ꭱ Ꭲ v.
STATE OF THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DELUGE.
PART V.
Gen. vi. and vii. 1-4.
The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath and caused the flood. 8 Noah findeth
A. M. 1535. grace. 14 The order, form, and end of the ark. — Chap. vii. 1 God commands Noah to enter
B. C. 2469. the ark.
HALES, 3275.
AND it came to pass, "when men began to multiply on the face of
a Ge. 1. 28. the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 that the sons of God
(10) As the doctrine of the certain existence of Elijah, and Christ, proved to the world, by their
another world is one of the chief truths to be en- ascension to heaven, the truth of the immortality of
forced upon man; a visible ascension into heaven the soul, and that its future happiness is the object
has taken place in the three stages of the develop which God has constantly in view, under every
ment of the great scheme of redemption. Enoch, mode of appealing to his creatures.
28
TV
NOAH COMMANDED NUM
(Period I.
TO MAKE THE ARK.
1. Pe. 3. 19. 20.
3. AJha Tamm:
4. 30.
46.
6 De. 7. 3, 4. saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they btook them
c Ga. 5. 16, 17. wives of all which they chose.
3 And the LORD said, " My "Spirit shall not always strive with man,
d Ps. 78. 39.
a The only case dfor that he also is flesh; yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty
in which King
James's transla-
tors rendered Je-
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that,
hovah by the
word God; Lord when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they
God is frequent,
but generally bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of
LORD. Ed.
old, men of renown.
* Or, the whole
imagination: the 5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
Hebrew word
(17)and that *every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only
signifieth not
only the imagin- evil fcontinually. 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man
ation, but also
the purposes and on the earth, and it'grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, “I
desires. See Ge.
8.21. De. 29. 19. will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth;
Pr. 6. 14, 18.
Esů. 3.8. Mat. Iboth man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the
15. 19.
air ; for it repenteth me that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found
+ Heb. every day.
See Nu. 23. grace in the eyes of the Lord.
19. 1 Sa. 15.
Sa. These are the generations of Noah. *Noah was a just man and
11, 29, 35. 2 Sa.
24. 16. Mal. 3. *perfect in his generations, and Noah 'walked with God. 10 And Noah
6. Ja. 1. 17.
f Is. 63. 10. Ep. begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was
corrupt "before God, and the earth was 'filled with violence. 12 And
I Heb. from man
* unto beast. God "looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt! for all filesh
g Ge. 19. 19. Ex.
833. 12, 13, 16, 17. had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Lu. 1. 30. Ac. 7. 13 And
13 And God said unto Noah, “ The "end of all flesh is come before
n Ge. 7. 1. Ez. 14. me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold!
14, 20. Eccl. 44.
17. Ro. 1.17. He. I will destroy them twith the earth. 14 Make thee an ark of gopher
11.7. 2 Pe. 2. 5.
" wood ; Frooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within
* Or, upright.
i See Ge. 5. 22. and without with pitch. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt
; Ge. 5. 32. make it of. The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the
k Ge. 13. 13.
į Ez. 8. 17. & 28. breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A win-
16. Hab. 2. 8, 17. dow shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it
m Ge. 18. 21. I
114. 2. & 33. 13, above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof:
14. & 53. 2, 3.
99 with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 And, 'be-
n Jc. 51. 13. Ez.
7. 2, 3, 6. Am. hold! I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy
8. 2. i 'Pe. 4. 7.
+ Or; from the all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every
earth. thing that is in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee will I establish my
| Heb. nests.
• Ge. 7. 4. 21-23. covenant; and "thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and
p Ge. 7. 1, 7, 13. thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing
I Pe. 3. 20
2. 5. ***** *** of all flesh, 'two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep
9 Ge. 7. 8, 9, 15, them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowls after
(17) The sacred historian now proceeds to relate power which he possessed, as the God of mankind,
the history of the deluge. The causes for which to destroy, as well as to create and to preserve.
this terrible judgment of the Almighty was per- That this wonderful event, the deluge, certainly
mitted to overwhelm the earth are to be found in took place is confirmed by every proof which could
the state of mankind at that period. It seems to be required by the most incredulous. Its history is
lave been necessary (if the term necessary may written on the surface of the globe, and engrafted
be applied to the works of that Being, to whom into the annals of all nations. If it once took place,
necessity and chance “ approach not”) for the it could never have been forgotten; and we accord-
preservation of the line of the Messiah, and for ingly find, that it was commemorated by rites,
îhe perpetual instruction of mankind. The apos- customs, festivals, and emblems; such as the dove,
tacy was almost universal; the visible Church of the serpent, the lotus, the cypselus, the mundane
God was reduced to one family; and it is scarcely or arkite egg, with many others; all of which,
possible to suppose, that this single family would though useful and innocent at first, were after-
ſong have remained unaffected by the contagion of wards perverted to idolatrous uses. Moses there-
infidelity around thein. The world therefore was fore relates this important history at some length,
destroyed, that the Church of God might be pre- and uses many expressions which evidently allude
served; as it is at present only " kept in store," to the manners and customs of the surrounding
until the numbers of the Christian Church be com- idolatrous nations.- Vide Bryant's Analysis ; Mau-
pleted. The Being who utters these words to rice's Hinilostan ; papers in the Asiatic Řescarches;
Noah is the Angel Jehovah, the Messiah of the Faber's Origin of Pagan Idolatry; in which
Church : and the words in Gen. vi. 17.“ I, even I, the interesting subjects of the arkite worship,
do bring a flood of waters," may be considered as and the traditions of the deluge are discussed at
an assertion of his divinity, as a declaration of the great length,
Part VI.]
29
THE DELUGE.
He. 11. 7. See
49. 50. & 1 Co.
11. 1.
their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of
r Ge. 7. 9, 15. the earth after his kind, two of every sort "shall come unto thee, to
keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten,
and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee,
s Ge. 7, 5, 9, 16. and for them.” 22 Thus 'did Noah; according to all that God com-
Ex. 40. 16. Jo. manded him, so did he.
And the LORD said unto Noah, “Come 'thou and all thy Gen. vii. 1-4.
Mat. 24. 38. Lu. house into the ark; for "thee have I seen righteous before me in this gen-
3. 20. 2 Pe. 2. 5. eration. 2 Of every "clean beast thou shalt take to thee by *sevens, the
e: male and his female : "and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male
and his female. 3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the
* Heb. seven female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 4 For yet
seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and
forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I
rut. destroy from off the face of the earth.”
17. 26. He. 1 Pe.
( P. 33. 18, 19.
Pr. 10. 9. 2 Pe.
2. 9.
v Lev. xi.
sevenl.
20 Le. 10. 10.
Ez. 44. 23.
† Heb. blot out.
- Dec 10,
.
.
.
Noah init creepeth what are not the waters of
Ps. 78. 23.
PART VI.
THE DELU GE.
PART VI.
GEN. vii. 5, to the end, and viii. 1-12.
A. M. 1656.
B. C. 2348. Noah, with his family, and the living creatures, enter into the ark. 17 The beginning, increase, and
Hales, 3155.
continuance of the food. -- Chap. viii. 1 The waters assuage. 4 The ark resteth on Ararat.
7 The raven and the dove.
a Ge. 6. 22. 5 AND “Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded
him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters
was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives
with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean
beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every
thing that creepeth upon the earth, 9 there went in two and two unto
b Ge. 6. 19.
Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded
* Or, on the sev-
enth day. Noah. 10 And it came to pass #after seven days, that the waters of
the flood were upon the earth.
« Ge. 8. 2. Pr. 8.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the
28. Ez. 26. 19. seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of
4 Or, floodgates. the great deep broken up, and the twindows of heaven were opened.
2. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In
the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth,
d Ge. 7. 4.
te the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons
& Ge. 6. 18. He.
11. 7. 1 P. 3. with them, into the ark; 14 they, fand every beast after his kind, and
20. 2 Pe. 2. 5.
1.7.2, 3. all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird
| Heb. wing.
of every Isort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and
Ge. 6. 20.
1 See Ge. 7. 22. two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went
in, went in male and female of all flesh, *as God had commanded
him: and the LORD shut him in.
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters
increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
i Ps. 104. 26.
18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the
earth ; 'and the ark awent upon the face of the waters. 19 And the
į Pg. 104. 6. Jer.
° 3. 23.*****waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; land all the high hills,
6, 13, 17. that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits up-
3. 9, 10. Wis. 10. ward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
L11. 17. 27.2 Pe. 21 And kall flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and
of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon
I See Ge. 2.7.
* Heb. the breath the earth, and every man : 22 all in 'whose nostrils was *the breath of
of the spirit of life
of life. life, of all that was in the dry land, died. 23 And every living substance
YOL. I.
*C
13:78.23
the sons of
his kind went in all of life is a
a Heb. walked.
-Ed.
went upon th the earth; "and. Fifteen cubits up
Job 22. 16.2 Esd.
4. Mat. 24. 39.
3. 6.
30
[PERIOD I.
GOD'S COVENANT WITH NOAH.
Ex. 2. 24. 1 Sa.
l. 19.
and returning.
.
was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and
cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven ; and
m 1 Pe. 3. 20. they were destroyed from the earth: and "Noah only remained alive,
2 Pe. 2. 5.
and they that were with him in the ark. 24 And the waters prevailed
n See Gen. 7. 11. upon the earth "an hundred and fifty days.
& 8. 4.
Ge. 19. 29. 1 And God 'remembered Noah, and every living thing, Gen. viii. 1-12.
Sa. and all the cattle that was with him in the ark ; Pand God
p Ex. 14. 21. made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged. 2 The
q See Ge. 7. 11. 'fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped,
« Job 38. 37. and 'the rain from heaven was restrained. 3 And the waters returned
* Heb. in going from off the earth *continually; and after the end of the hundred
s See Ge. 7. 11, 24. and fifty days the waters were abated.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day
t Heb. were in go- of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. 5 And the waters tde-
ing and decreus-
creased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on
the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened
Ć Ge. 6. 16. the window of the ark which he had made. ? And he sent forth a
Heb. in going raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up
forth and return-
from off the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the
waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 9 but the dove
found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into
the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he
* Heb. caused her put forth his hand, and took her, and *pulled her in unto him into the
ark. 10 And he staid yet other seven days, and again he sent forth
the dove out of the ark, 11 and the dove came in to him in the even-
ing, and, lo! in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off; so Noah
knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 12 And he staid
yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; which returned not
again unto him any more.
ing.
to come.
PART VII.
THE COVENANT WITH NOAH.
Gen. viii. 13, to the end, and ix. 1-17.
Noah, being conimanded, 18 goeth forth of the ark. 20 He buildeth an altar, and offereth sacrifice,
PART VII. 21 which God accepteth, and promiseth to curse the earth no more. ----Chap. ix. 1 God blesseth
Noah. 4. Blood and murder are forbidden. 8 God's covenant, 13 signified by the ruinhow.
A. M. 1657.
13 AND it came to pass in the sixth hundredth and first year, in
B. C. 2347.
Hales, 3154. the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up
from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and
looked, and, behold! the face of the ground was dry. 14 And in the
second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the
earth dried.
15 And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 « Go forth of the ark,
a Ge. 7. 13. 'thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.
b Ge. 7. 15. 17 Bring forth with thee 'every living thing that is with thee, of all
flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the
c See Go. 1. 22. earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.” 18 And Noah
went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him;
* Heb. families. 19 every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever
d Le. xi.
or creepeth upon the earth, after their *kinds, went forth out of the ark.
+ Heb. a savour
of rest., ale l: 20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of devery
9. Ez, 16. 19. &
20. 28, 41. 2.Co. clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on
Phil. 4. 18." “ the altar. 21 And the LORD smelled a tsweet savour; and the LORD
• Ge. 3. 17. & 6. said in his heart, “I will not again 'curse the ground any more for
2. 15. En. 5. 2.
17.
Part VIII.]
NOAH LEAVES THE ARK.
31
Ge 6. 5. Job 14.
51. 5. & 58. 3.
n. ix. 1-17.
the days of the
Hos. 2. 18.
10, 12, 13.
1 Rom. 14. 14, 20.
15. 23. I Sa. 14.
tor, though. See man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his
4. & 15. 14. Ps. youth ; 'neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have
Is. 48. 8. Je. 17. done. 22 * While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold
3.6. Ro. 1. 21: and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
& 3. 23. & 5. 12. 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto
f Ge. 9. 11, 15.
* Heb. As yet all them, “Be "fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
be 2 And 'the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast
g Jer. 33. 20, 25. of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth
1909:20.de upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand
i See Ge. 1. 26. are they delivered. 3 Every imoving thing that liveth shall be meat
; Deut. 12. 15. & for you; even as the "green herb have I given you 'all things. 4 But
14. 3,9, 11. Acts "flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not
k See Ge. 1. 29. eat. 5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; "at the hand
* 1 Cor. 10. 23. 26. of every beast will I require it, and 'at the hand of man; at the hand
Col. 2. 16. Ti. of every 'man's brother will I require the life of man. 6 Whoso 'shed-
mn Le. 3. 17. & 7. deth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : "for in the image
14. & 19.26.' De: of God made he man. ? And you, 'be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring
12. 16, 23, 24. &
forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.”
32-34. Ez: 44.7 8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
15. Ac. 15.20,29
n Ex. 21. 28.
* 966 And I, 'behold! I establish my covenant with you, and with your
o Ge. 4. 9, 10. Ps. seed after you ; 10 and "with every living creature that is with you, of
the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from
p Acts 17. 26.
q Ex. 21. 12, 14. all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11 And 'I will
35. 30. 31. Mat: establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any
26. 52. Re. 13.10. more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood
gr See Ge. 1. 27.
to destroy the earth.” 12 And God said, “ This "is the token of the
s Sec Ge. 1. 28.
t Ge. 6. 18.
covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature
u Ps. 145. 9. that is with you, for perpetual generations : 13 I do set *my bow in
v Is. 54. 9.
the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and
w Ge. 17. 11.
2 Rev. 4. 3.
• the earth. 14 And 'it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over
y Eccl. 43. 11, 12. the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud ; 15 and I will
45. remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every
Ez. 16. 60. living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a
flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I
a Ge. 17. 13, 19. will look upon it, that I may remember "the everlasting covenant be-
tween God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the
earth.” 17 And God said unto Noah, “ This is the token of the cove-
nant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon
the earth.”
9. 12.
2 Ex. 28. 12
Le. 26. 42
PART VIII.
* Heb. Chenaan.
PART VIII.
NOAH PROPHESIES THE FATE OF HIS SONS.
A. M. 1657.
GEN. ix. 18, to the end.
B. C. 2347.
Noah replenisheth the world, 20 planteth a vineyard, 21 is drunken, and mocked of his son, 25 curseth:
Hales, 3148.
Canaan, 26 blesseth Shem, 27 prayeth for Japheth, 29 and dieth.
18 AND the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem,
a Go. 10. 6. and Ham, and Japheth : "and Ham is the father of *Canaan. 19 These
6 Ge. 5. 32.
ene bare the three sons of Noah: ‘and of them was the whole earth
c Ge. 10. 32. overspread.
| 1 Ch. 1. 4, &c.
d Ge. 3. 19, 23. &
20 And Noah began to be a "husbandman, and he planted a vine-
4. 2. Pr. 12. 11.
yard. 21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was
e Pr. 20.1.
uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw
the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 23 And
Ex. 20. 12. Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoul-
Ga. 6. 1.
ders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father ;
and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's naked-
ness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger
32
[Period II.
THE BUILDING OF BABEL.
11. 16.
§ Deut. 27. 16.
7, 16. son had done unto him. 25 And he said, “ Cursed sbe Canaan; la
h Jos. 9. 23.
"1 Ki. 9. 20, 21. servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.” 26 And he said,
i Ps. 144. 15. He. « Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his
+ Or, servant to fservant. 27 God shall fenlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the
tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
1 Or, persuade.
A. M. 1956. 28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
B. C. 2048.
5. 29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and
Hales, 2805.
he died. (18)
them.
PERIOD II.
FROM THE DISPERSION TO THE EXODUS.
SECT. I.
A. ·M. 1770.
PART I.
B. C. 2234.
THE CONFUSION OF TONGUES, AND DISPERSION OF MANKIND.(1)
HALES, 2614 TO
2554.
SECTION I.—The Building of Babel.
* Heb. lip.
Gen. xi. 1-9.
| Heb. words.
One language in the world. 3 The building of Babel. 5 The confusion of tongues.
Ge 13.11.4.ch. TAND the whole earth was of one *language, and of one tspeech.
2 Sa. 6. 2. with
1 Ch. 13. 6.
H 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the East, that they
(18) The death of Noah ought not properly to be not, however, equally obedient to the divine will.
inserted at this place: I have not, however, here Thé sons of Cush, under the command of Nimrod,
changed the order of the text, as the Scripture is marched off through the defiles of the lofty Taurić
silent with respect to the subsequent life of Noah, range, passed round the southern extremity of the
and his probable removal from Nachshevan, in Caspian Sea, and then turning to the south-west,
Armenia; where he long lived after the flood : and reached the plain of Shinar. There they built the
it was not thought advisable to interrupt the subse- city and the tower of Babel. Thence they were
quent narrative, with the isolated date of the death dispersed by miracle, and scattered over the whole
of this patriarch.
earth. The confusion of tongues, Mr. Bryant sup-
Our attention is now directed to an event, on poses, to have been merely the confusion of the
which it has ever been more easy to write volumes lip, or a change of pronunciation only. After
than paragraphs. Though it is but briefly related this second dispersion, the Cuthim or Hammoni-
by the sacred historian, its effects are still to be ans, as they were called, wandered over the earth;
traced in the destinies of the sons of Noah, who established their idolatry, which consisted chiefly
even to this time retain the character impressed of the worship of fire, and of the sun, with the
upon them at the time of the apostacy at Babel. arkite rites; carried every where science, arts, and
They are still the sport of ambition and religious commerce ; conquered their brethren, planted four-
error. Separated by a variety of languages, which ishing colonies, and founded powerful kingdoms.
but for this event would not have existed, they M r. Faber supposes, that mankind continued in
seem by their numerous divisions to labor still un- Armenia till after the death of Noah and his three
der that curse, which was inflicted upon them as a sons; and endeavours to confirm this position by
punishment for their impious attempt to frustrate adopting the chronology of the Samaritan Penta-
the decree of Providence, which had assigned to teuch. In the year 559 after the deluge, according.
each of the principal families the boundaries of to this learned and ingenious author, the whole of
their inheritance.
the descendants of Noah, under the influence of
That the whole world was of one language, and Nimrod and the family of Cush, who had gradually
that their language was that of Noah and his three obtained great influence among their brethren,
sons, is acknowledged by all; and Josephus in- moved in one large body from Armenia, and, follow-
forms us, that mankind long remained together as ing the course of the Euphrates, at length arrived
one family, inhabiting the tops of the mountains, in in Shinar. At this place idolatry, which had in-
the country round Ararat. While they were thus sensibly commenced in Armenia, and proceeded
united, it is likewise generally allowed, that their till it had almost superseded the worship of the
future destinations were assigned to them by Noah, one true God, was perfected. As the human mind
speaking under the influence of divine inspiration. never tolerates any violent or sudden change in
Moses mentions this division of the earth (Deut. received and well-confirmed opinions, the ancient
xxxii: 7, 8.) when the Israelites were in sight of idolatry is supposed to have originated in slow and
the Holy Land, and reminds them, as of a thing imperceptible innovations, alterations, and perver-
well known, that Canaan had been from the begin- sions of the pure patriarchal religion; till it became
ning the lot of their inheritance.
a strange and monstrous compound of Demonolatry,
So far then all are agreed. With respect to the Sabianism, Materialism, Polytheism, and cruelty.
emigration of mankind from Armenia (for there, The outward forms of Patriarchism were studi-
according to the best evidence, the ark rested), Mr. ously copied; even the doctrine of the Incarnation
Bryant (with others) is of opinion, that some of the was perverted to hero worship : each of their an-
families of Noah dispersed in an orderly manner to cestors who had been eminent or useful, was con-
their respective settlements. This was the first sidered as an incarnation of the Deity; and there
dispersion; and this event he supposes to be related is abundant reason to believe, that the influence of
in that most invaluable of all ancient records, the Nimrod was obtained from this circumstance; that
tenth chapter of Genesis. Other families were he assumed the title of “ The Son;" he named
PART I.]
33
THE GENEALOGY OF NOAH.
found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3 And
* Heb. a man said *they said one to another, “Go to, let us make brick, and tburn them
to his neighbour.
+ Heb. burn them throughly.” And they had brick for stone, and aslime had they for
'to a burning.
en mortar. 4 And they said, “Go to, let us build us a city and a tower,
a i. e. bitumen.
Ed.
"whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest
a De. 1. 28.
we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” 5 And the
6 Ge. 18. 21.
LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of
cGe. 9. 19. Acts men builded. 6 And the LORD said, “ Behold ! the people is one, and
17. 26.
they have all one language, and this they begin to do; and now
d Ps. 2. 1. nothing will be restrained from them, which they have dimagined to do.
4, 5, 6.
2. ? Go to, "let us go down, and there confound their language, that they
f Ge. 12. 23. De. may not understand one another's speech.” 8 So the LORD scattered
23. 49. Je. 5. 15.
1 Co. 14. 2, 11. them abroad from thence "upon the face of all the earth ; and they
g Luke 1.51... left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel,
h Ge. 10. 25, 32.
| That is, Confu
because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth;
"sion. 1 Co. 14.23. and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of
all the earth.
SECTION II.—The Genealogy of Noah.(2)
GEN. X.
The generations of Noah. 2 The sons of Japheth. 6 The sons of Ham. 8 Nimrod the first
SECT. II.
monarch. 21 T'he sons of Shem.
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah-Shem, Ham,
a Ge. 9. 1, 7, 9. and Japheth ; "and unto them were sons born after the flood.
himself, and was believed to be, the expected In- The Indian race comprehends the ancient Per-
carnate, the Angel Jehovah, who sometimes ap- sians; the Asiatic and African Ethiopians; the
peared to mankind.
Greeks, Phenicians, Tuscans; the Scuths, or
Had this state of things continued, religion Goths; the Celts; the Chinese, Japanese, Egyp-
would have been again in danger of perishing from tians, Syrians, Burmans, Romans, and Peruvians.
off the earth. Mankind continued at Shinar, Mr. The language of the Indian race was Sanscrit;
Faber endeavours to prove, ahout seventy-one the parent of the Gothic and Celtic, though blend-
years. During this period, the whole body of man- ed with another idiom, the Persian, the Armenian,
kind were divided into castes, under the influence and the old Ethiopic. Sanscrit too is undoubtedly
of Nimrod, the Maha-Bad, or Maha-Bel, or the the fountain of the Greek and Latin. The tradi-
great Belus of the Hindoos : and every effort tions of Homer are to be found in Sanscrit Poems;
which human wisdom could contriye was exerted, the idolatry of Greece and Rome was brought into
to continue the influence of the sacerdotal, and those countries by the Pelasgi, who were but a
military family of the Cuthim; and to perpetuate, branch of the Cuthic shepherds, whose language
against the commands of God, the unholy union was Sanscrit.
of a corrupt and idolatrous empire.
The Arabic race comprehends those who occupy
While the tower, which they intended to be the the country between the Red Sea and the Persian
monument of their glory, was still building, the Gulf. From the Arabic sprung the dialects used
true Incarnate, the Angel Jehovah, appeared to by the Jews, Arabs, and Assyrians.
them from heaven; overthrew their tower (accord- The Tartar race comprehends those who occupy
ing to general tradition) with thunders and light-, the wide regions of Tartary; who have spread them-
nings; and confused their language, “ so that they selves into Russia, Poland, and Hungary. Their
left off to build the city.”
language was the Sclavonic, from which origin-
The Jewish writers believed that seventy-two ated, so far as Sir William Jone's could decide,
languages were spoken upon the dispersion from the various dialects of Northern Asia, and North
Shinar, corresponding with the number of the Eastern Europe.
heads of families. The learned Joseph Mede sup- Bryant, Sir William Jones, and Mr. Faber, are
poses there were but sixteen, corresponding with thus more particularly mentioned, because they
the heads of nations. Sir William Jones, however, are not only the best, but the last, of the more emi-
seems to have demonstrated that three languages nent writers who have discussed this subject: and
only succeeded to the one language spoken at Shi- they are all intimately acquainted with the learned
nar: after this event, he is of opinion that the labors of their predecessors. Our knowledge of
primitive language was entirely lost; others with the circumstances of the dispersion, and of the
great probability affirm, that the Hebrew was the manner in which idolatry was established in the
primitive and sacred language.
several countries where it most flourished has been
Language was at first the gift of God. The much increased by these authors; particularly by
various disquisitions of learned men have proved Mr. Faber. But the general conclusion at which
that it could not have been the invention of man. they, and the earlier writers arrived, is the same :
It was given by miracle and inspiration.
and the question is for ever set at rest, whether all
As tlie primitive language was thus given, so the the races of men were descended from one stock :
three languages to which, according to Sir William the dark Negro, the white European, and the swar-
Jones, all the dialects of men are to be traced, were thy Asiatic, being plainly traced to their respective
three' underived, unconnected languages. All ancestors of the family of Noah. Vide Bryant's
mankind is divided into three races, corresponding Analysis ; Faber's Origin of Pagan Idolatry, chiefly
with the three languages. The three races are de- B. 6; Papers of Sir Wm. Jones, in the first three
nominated by Sir William Jones (speaking gener- volumes of the Asiatic Rescarches ; Mede ; Light-
ally) Hindoos, Arabs, and Tartars: the three lan- foot; Stillingfleet.
guages, Sanscrit, Arabic, and Sclavonic.
(2) Genesis x. is inserted here, because it relates
VOL. I.
34
THE GENEALOGY OF SHEM TO ABRAM. (PERIOD II.
Thebal, and Mes and Togarmanim. 5 By thefter his tongue
11.
superlative: i.e.
very famous hun-
ter.-Ed.
7. 2.
I Or, he went out
the city.
bi Ch. 1. 5, &c. 2 The 'sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan,
and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ash-
kenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah,
* Or, as some read and Tarshish, Kittim, and *Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the
it, Rodanim.
e Ps. 72. 10. Jer. Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their
2. 10. Zeph. 2. families, in their nations.
a Chron. 1.8, &c. 6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
? And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah,
and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah ; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And
a The Hebrew Cush begat Nimrod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He
Nimrod wis ä was a amighty hunter before the LORD ; wherefore it is said, “ Even
as hun- as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.” 10 And the begin-
A. M. ab. 1786. ning of his kingdom was +Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh,
"Hales, 2554. in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land #went forth Asshur, and
e Jer. 16. 16. Mic. builded Nineveh, and * the city Rehoboth, and Calah, 12 and Resen
f. Mic. 5. 6. between Nineveh and Calah; the same is a great city.
1 Gr. Babylon. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and
*into' Assyria. Naphtuhim, 14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came
*.Or, the strcets of Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
g 1 Ch. 1. 12. 15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 and the
† Heb. Tzidon. Jebusite, and the Amorite, and Girgasite, 17 and the Hivite, and the
Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the
Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread
Ge. 13. 12, 14, abroad. 19 And "the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou
15, 17. & 15. 18-
21. Nu. 34.2-12. comest to Gerar, unto #Gaza ; as thou goest unto Sodom, and Gomor-
Jos. 12. 7, 8.
| Heb. Azzal.
: rah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. 20 These are the sons
of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and
in their nations.
21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the
brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. 22 The
il Ch. 1.17,&c. 'children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and * Arphaxad, and Lud,
* Heb. Arpach and Aram. 23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether,
+ Heb. Sheluk. and Mash. 24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
j i Ch. 1. 19, &c.
&c. 25 And’unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was +Peleg ;
| That is, Divis. for in his days was the earth divided ; and his brother's name was
Joktan. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarma-
veth, and Jerah, 27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28 and Obal,
and Abimael, and Sheba, 29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all
these were the sons of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha,
as thou goest, unto Sephar, a mount of the East. 31 These are the sons
of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after
their nations. 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their
generations, in their nations : kand by these were the nations divided
in the earth after the flood.
shad.
Ge. 11. 12.
05 A
janda Dhaus von
ion.
k Ge. 9. 19.
SECTION III.-The Genealogy of Shem to Abram.(3)
SECT. III.
Gen. xi. 10–26.
al Cho 1. 17, &c. 10 THESE Care the generations of Shem. Shem was an hundred
years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood : 11 and Shem
8. 8. 2396. lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and
HALES, 3153. daughters.
A. M. 1658.
B. C. 2346.
the history of mankind according to their several (3) The sacred historian having related the man-
languages. It must therefore refer to a period sub- ner in which the primeval religion was corrupted,
sequent to that recorded in the beginning of chap. proceeds immediately to give an account of the
xi. where mankind are represented as speaking but line of the Messiah.
one language.
PART II.] :
35
THE LIFE OF JOB.
CA
A. M. 1693.
12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, "and begat Salah: 13 and
B. C. 2311.
Hales, 3018. Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years,
0 Şee Luke 3. 36. and begat sons and daughters.
A. M. 1723.
B. C, 2281.
14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber : 15 and Salah lived
Hales, 2888. after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and
c1 Ch. 1. 19, &c. daughters.
A. M. 1757. 16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat "Peleg : 19 and
B. C. 2247.
Hales, 2754. Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and
d Lu. 3. 35, begat sons and daughters.
Phalec.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: 19 and Peleg lived
A. M. 1787.
B. C. 2217. after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and
Hales, 2624.
daughters.
A. M. 1819.
B. C. 2185. 20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat 'Serug : 21 and
HALES, 2492.
Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and
e Luke 3. 35,
Saruch. begat sons and daughters.
A. M. 1849. 22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: 23 and Serug lived
B. C. 2155.
HALES, 2362. after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
A. M. 1878.
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat "Terah : 25 and
B. C. 2126.
Hales, 2283. Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and
f Luke 3. 34,
Thara.
begat sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and
A. M. 1948.
begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
B. C. 2056.
Hales, 2153.
- Heera
g Jos. 24.2.
PART II.
SECT. I.
A. M. 1874.
*THE LIFE OF JOB.(4)
B. C. 2130.
HALES, 2337.
SECTION I.-The Character of Job.
* Moses is thought
JOB i. 1-5.
to have written
The holiness, riches, and religious care of Job for his children.
the Book of Job
whilst among the 1 THERE was a man “in the land of Uz, whose name was bJob;
Madianites,
before Christ and that man was perfect and upright, and one that "feared God, and
about 1520.
a Gen. 22. 20,21. Ez. 14. 14. Ja. 5. 11. Gen. 6. 9. & 17. 1. ch. 2. 3. d Pr. 8. 13. & 16. &
(4) The life of Job is placed before the life of 7. In the time of Job, the stars Chimah and
Abraham, on the authority of Dr. Hales. Job him- Chesil, or Taurus and Scorpio (Job ix. 9), were the
self, or one of his contemporaries, is generally sup- cardinal constellations of spring and autumn. Dr.
posed to have been the author of this book; which Hales calculates, in the usual manner, from their
Moses obtained when in Midian, and, with some present position, the probable period of Job's trial.
alterations, addressed to the Israelites. Dr. Hales'. Such are the arguments of the venerable Dr.
arguments are as follow :-
Hales, which have induced me to place the history
1. The silence of this book respecting the Exo- of the life of Job before that of Abraham. They
dus, the passage of the Red Sea, the promulgation do not, however, appear to fix his exact era; for the
of the Law, &c. which took place in the vicinity mere circumstance, that Job mentions certain stars,
of the country of Job, and which were so apposite does not prove tliem to have been the cardinal
in his debate on the ways of Providence, seems to constellations in his day. With Dr. Hales, there-
prove that it was written prior to those events. fore, I have placed the life of Job before that of
2. Its silence respecting the destruction of Sodom Abraham, but have supposed him to have lived
and Gomorrah shows that it was written before about the year 2130 B. C. The postdiluvian patri-
that event. "But see Job xviii. 15.-Ed.
archs, who lived the same number of years, were
3. The longevity of Job places him among the contemporary with each other. Job is said to have
patriarchs who long preceded Abraham. He sur- lived 280 years; and it is supposed that his life
vived his trial 140 years; and is supposed to have was prolonged on account of his piety and suffer-
attained to that age before his trial began.
ings. If we allow fifty years for this unusual term,
4. The manners and customs are exclusively his age will be found to be of the same length as
those of pure and ancient patriarchism. He was that of Serug, the great-grandfather of Abraham,
the priest in his own family, and the institution who flourished about this time.
of an established priesthood does not appear to have But my chief reason for assigning to the life of
taken place till the days of Abraham.**
Job its present date, is derived from a consideration
5. The very ancient custom of prostration, as a of the inanner in which God has condescended to
mark of respect, does not even appear to have deal with mankind.
been known in Arabia, in the time of Job. Job Idolatry, as we read in the preceding part of this
was one of " the greatest men of the East,” yet we Period, had occasioned the dispersion from Babel.
do not find this adoration paid to him. See the It was gradually encroaching still further on every
marks of respect shown to Job, chap. xxix. family, which had not yet lost the knowledge of
6. The most ancient kind of idolatry seems to the true God. Whoever has studied the conduct
have been Sabianism, which, in the time of Job, of Providence, will have observed, that God has
was regarded with abhorrence, as a novelty deser- never left himself without witnesses in the world
ving judicial punishment. Job xxxi. 26.
to the truth of his religion. To the old world,
36
[Period II.
FIRST TRIAL OF JOB.
East.
6 1 Kings 22
sary, 1 Ch. 21.
| Heb. in the midst
eschewed evil. 2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three
| Or, cattle. daughters. 3 His fsubstance also was seven thousand sheep, and three
thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred
Or, husbandry. she-asses, and a very great thousehold ; so that this man was the
* Heb. sons of the greatest of all the *men of the East. 4 And his sons went and feasted
in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three
sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it was so, when the days
of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them,
Gen. 8. 20. ch. and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings accord-
ing to the number of them all; for Job said, “ It may be that my sons
f 1 Ki. 21. 10, 13. have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus did Job
| Heb. all the days. tcontinually.
Section II.-- First Trial of Job.
JOB i. 6, to the end.
SECT. II. Satan, appearing before God, by calumniation obtaineth leave to tempt Job. 13 Understanding of
the loss of his goods and children, in his mourning he blesseth God.
a ch. 2. 1. 6 Now ºthere was a day when the sons of God came to present
ch. 38. 7.
2. 19. themselves before the LORD, and * Satan came also famong them.
* Heb. the Advor- 7 And the LORD said unto Satan, “ Whence comest thou?" Then
1. Ře. 12. 9, 10. Satan answered the Lord, and said, “ From going to and fro in the
midst earth, and from walking up and down in it.” 8 And the LORD said
of them.
c ch. 2. 2. Mat. unto Satan, “ Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is
Heb. Hast thou none like him in the earth, a perfeet and an upright man, one that
Ch. 2.3.Curt Olls feareth God, and escheweth evil ? '( 9 Then Satan answered the LORD,
d Ps. 34. 8. Is. 5. and said, “ Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast 'not thou made a
e Ps. 198. 1, 2. hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on
Prov. 10. 22.
, 22. every side? 'thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his *sub-
* Or, cattle.
f ch.2.5. & 19.21. stance is increased in the land.) 11 But 'put forth thy hand now, and
1 Heb. if he curse touch all that he hath, tand tie will curse thee to thy face." 12 And
thee not to thy
the LORD said unto Satan, “Behold! all that he hath is in thy power ;
18. 8. 21. Mal.
3. 13, 14.
al. only upon himself put not forth thy hand.” So Satan went forth
1 Heb. hand. Ge. from the presence of the LORD.
h Ec. 9. 12.
13 And there was a day "when his sons and his daughters were eat-
ing and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house. 14 And there
came a messenger unto Job, and said, “The oxen were ploughing, and
the asses feeding beside them: 15 and the Sabeans fell upon them, and
took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of
the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee!” 16 While he
* Or, A great fire. was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, “*The fire of
God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the
servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell
thee !” 17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and
Heb. rushed. said, “ The Chaldeans made out three bands, and tell upon the
camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with
12. 43. 1 Pe. 5.8.
2.
face.
16. 6.
LUN
Noah was a preacher and a witness; to the latter sidered as the faithful witness, in his day, to the
times of patriarchism, Abraham and his descend- hope of the Messiah : he professed the true religion,
ants; to the ages of the Levitical Law, Moses, and his belief in the following inportant truths :-
David, and the prophets; and to the first ages of the creation of the world by one Supreme Being;
Christianity, the apostles and the martyrs were the government of that world by the providence
severally witnesses of the truth of God. But we of God; the corruption of man, by nature; the
have no account whatever, unless Job be the man, necessity of sacrifices to propitiate the Deity; and
that any faithful confessor of the one true God, the certainty of a future resurrection. These were
arose between the dispersion from Babel, and the the doctrines of the patriarchal age, as well as of
call of Abraham. If it be said, that the family of the Jewish and Christian covenants. They are
Shem was the visible Church of that age, it may the fundamental truths of that one system of reli-
be answered, that it is doubtful whether even this gion, which is alone acceptable to God, by whatever
family were not idolators ; for Joshua tells the Isra- name it may be distinguished in the several ages
elites (Jos. xxiv. 2.) that the ancestors of Abraham of the world.---Vide Hales' Analysis, vol. ii. p. 53,
were worshippers of images.
&c.; Abp. Magee On the Book of Job ; Disc. on
Job therefore, in this age of error, may be con- the Atonement, vol. ii. ; Bishop Patrick On Job.
PART II.]
37
THE FRIENDS OF JOB VISIT HIM.
80.
9. 3.
k Ps. 49. 17.
1 Ec. 5. 19. Ja.
1. 17.
n En. 5. 20.
1 Thes. 5. 18.
the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee!"
18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said,
“ Thy sons and thy daughters were eating, and drinking wine in their
Heb. from aside, eldest brother's house ; 19 and, behold! there came a great wind #from
the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell
upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone
Ge. 37. 29. Ezra ta
zra to tell thee.”
* Or, robe. 20 Then Job arose, and rent his *mantle, and shaved his head, and
3 1 Pet. 5. 6. - ; fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21 and said,
5. 15. 1 Ti. 6. 7. “Naked "came I out of my mother's womb,
And naked shall I return thither :
m Mat. 20. 15.
The LORD 'gave-and the LORD hath "taken away;
- Blessed "be the name of the Lord!”
och. 2. 10. 22 In ºall this Job sinned not, nor tcharged God foolishly.
† Or, altributed
folly to God.
Section III.--Second Trial of Job.
Job ii. 1-10.
SECT. III. Satan appearing again before God obtaineth further leave to tempt Job. He smiteth him with sore
biles. 9 Job reproveth his wife, moviny him to curse God.
a ch. 1.6.
1 AGAIN "there was a day when the sons of God came to present
ở ch. 1. 7.
c ch. 1.1, 8. themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to
d ch 27. 5, 6. present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan,
sallon. “ From whence comest thou ?” And "Satan answered the LORD, and
e ch. I 11. said, “ From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and
fch. 19. 20.
down in it." 3 And the LORD said unto Satan, “Hast thou considered
g ch. 1. 12.
† Or, only.
my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect
k Is. 1. 6.. . and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil ? and
supposed to be the still he dholdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against
judham, or black
of oralie him, *to destroy him without cause.” 4 And Satan answered the LORD,
Arubs..terned, and said, “ Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his
the Greeks, from life. 5 But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his
its renduring the
skin, like that of flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.” 6 And Sthe Lord said unto
thc el.ephant, scab-
rous, " "dark" col Satan, " Behold! he is in thy hand ; tbut save his life.”
ored, and fur-
over 7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote
with tubercles. Job with sore "biles from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And
This loathsome
and most affictive he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal ; and he sat down
disease is accuin-
* Heb. Io swallow
This
discase
is
elephantiasis by
rowed
all
over
punied with must al
ing.Ed. teile 9 Then said his wife unto him, “Dost thou still retain thine integ-
i 2 Sa. 13. 19. ch. rity ? curse God, and die!” 10 But he said unto her, “ Thou speakest
42. 6. Ez. 27. 30.
Mat. 11. 21. as one of the foolish women speaketh. What! kshall we receive
j ch. 21. 15.
good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil ? ” In all
k ch. 1. 21. R
12. 12. Ja. 5. this did not Job 'sin with his lips.
10, 1l.
1 Ps. 39. 1.
Section IV.—The Friends of Job visit him, and hear his Complainings.
Job ii. 11, to the end, and chap. iii.
SECT. IV. Job's three friends condole with him in silence. - Chap iii, 1 He curses the day and services of his
birth. 13 The ease of deuth. 20 He complaineth of life, becuuse of his anguish.
a Prov. 17. 17. 11 Now when Job's three "friends heard of all this evil that was come
6 Gen. 36. 11. Jer. upon him, they came every one from his own place ; Eliphaz the
49. 7.
c Gen. 25. 2. 'Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for
ech. 42. 11. Rom.
Rom. they had made an appointment together to come dto mourn with him,
12. 15.
nd to comfort him. 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off,
Sa. and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they
e Jos. 7. 6. 1 Sa.
4:12 2. Sa, 1. 2. rent every one his mantle, and 'sprinkled dust upon their heads toward
1. La. 2. 10. Ez. heaven. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground 'seven days
27. 30. Re. 18.
1º. and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him ; for they saw that
f Gen. 50. 10. his grief was very great.
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19.
38
[PERIOD II.
JOB'S COMPLAININGS.
14.
16. 16. &
28.
19. & 107. 10,
14. Jer. 13. 16.
Amos 5. 8.
I Or, Let them ter-
rify it, as those
* Or, Let it not re-
Heb. the cyelids
of the morning.
Ch. 41. 18.
k Ge. 30.3. Is.
1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. ? And Job iii.
* Heb answered. Job *spake, and said :-
gch. 10. 18, 19. 36 Tat Echa dove novich
20:3« Let the day perish wherein I was born,
And the night in which it was said, “There is a man child conceived.'
4 Let that day be darkness ;
Let not God regard it from above,
Neither let the light shine upon it.
h ch. 10. 21, 22. & 5T at d
5 Let darkness and "the shadow of death tstain it;
Ps. 23. 4. & 44. Let a cloud dwell upon it;
Let the blackness of the day terrify it.
+ Or, challenge it. 6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it;
* Let it not be joined unto the days of the year,
who have a bitter Let it not come into the number of the months.
day. Amos 8. 10.
? Lo! let that night be solitary,
joice among the Let no joyful voice come therein.
days.
8 Let them curse it that curse the day,
i Jer. 9. 17, 18. Who are ready to raise up ftheir mourning.
Tof, a leviatran. 9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark ;
Let it look for light, but have none;
Neither let it see the dawning of the day :
10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb,
Nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
; ch. 10. 18.
11 “Why 'died I not from the womb ?.
Why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly ?
66. 12.
12 Why k did the knees prevent me ?
Or why the breasts that I should suck ?
13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet,
I should have slept : then had I been at rest,
14 With kings and counsellors of the earth,
I ch. 15. 28.
Which 'built desolate places for themselves ;
15 Or with princes that had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver :
m Ps. 58. 8.
16 Or "as a hidden untimely birth I had not been;
As infants which never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from troubling;
* Heb. wearied in And there the weary be at rest.
strenyih.
18 There the prisoners rest together;
12 ch. 39. 7. They "hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there;
And the servant is free from his master.
20 “ Wherefore. 'is light given to him that is in misery,
p1 Sam. 1. 10.
And life unto the "bitter in soul;
t lieb. wuit. Rev. 21 Which tlong for death, but it cometh not;
9.6.
And dig for it more than 'for hid treasures ;
g Prov. 2. 4.
22 Which rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad, when they can find the grave ?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid,
rch. 19. 8. Lam.
And "whom God hath hedged in ?
# Heh. before my 24 For my sighing cometh Ibefore I eat,
And my roarings are poured out like the waters.
* Heb. I feared a 25 For *the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me,
fear, and it came
And that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest,
Neither was I quiet-yet trouble came.”
o Jer. 20. 18.
2 Kings 4. 27.
3. 7.
meut.
upon me.
Part II.)
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FIRST CONTROVERSY—ELIPHAZ'S ARGUMENT.
Ionees.
3. 26.
8. 2 Sa. 22. 1
2 Thess. 2. 8.
SECTION V.–First Controversy between Job and his friends, begun by
Eliphaz; who asserts, that the Sufferings of Job were the Punishment of
his Iniquity.
JOB iv. and v.
Eliphaz reproveth Job for want of religion. 7 He teacheth God's judgments to be not for the
righteous, but for the wicked. 12 His fearful vision, lo humble the excellency of creatures before
SECT. V.
God. — Chap. v. 1 The harm of inconsideration. 3 The end of the wicked is misery. 6 God is
to be regarded in apliction. 17 The happy end of God's correction.
THEN ELIPHAZ the Temanite answered and said :-
* Heb. a word. 2 - If we assay *to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved ?
† Heh. who can But fwho can withhold himself from speaking ?
refrain from
words?
3 Behold! thou hast instructed many,
a Is. 35. 3.
And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling,
6 He. 12.12.
And thou 'hast strengthened fthe feeble knees.
1 Heb. We bowing
5 But now it is come upon thee--and thou faintest;
It toucheth thee-and thou art troubled.
c ch. 1. 1. Prov. 6 Is not this “thy fear, thy confidence,
Thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
d Ps. 37.25. 7 Remember, I pray thee, 'who ever perished, being innocent?
Or where were the righteous cut off ?
e Ps.7. 14.. Prov; 8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity,
22. 8. Hos. 8. 7.
& 10. 13. Gal. 6. And sow wickedness, reap the same.
7, 8.
9 By the blast of God they perish,
* That is, by his And *by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
anger : as Is. 30. 10
33." See Ex: 15. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion,
ch. 1. 19. & 1
And 'the teeth of the young lions are broken.
30. Is. 11. 4. 11 The Sold lion perisheth for lack of prey,
f Ps. 58. 6.
And the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
& Ps. 34. 10.
12 - Now a thing was fsecretly brought to me,
† Heb. Vy stealliu.
And mine ear received a little thereof.
1 ch. 33. 15. 13 In "thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falleth on men,
# Heb. met me. 14 Fear Icame upon me, and itrembling,
i Hab. 3. 16.
* Heb. the multi-
di Which made *all my bones to shake.
tude of my bones. 15 Then a Spirit passed before my face;
The hair of my flesh stood up;
16 It stood still—but I could not discern the form thereof;
+ Or, I hoard a
grill voice. An image was before mine eyes—there was silence, and I heard
a voice, saying,
2 ch. 9. 2. 17 Shall 'mortal man be more just than God?
Shall a man be more pure than his Maker ?
k ch. 15.15. & 25
“5. 2 Pet. 2. 4.* 18 Behold! He kput no trust in his servants,
| Or, Vor in his † And his angels He charged with folly;
ne put light. 19 How 'much less in them that dwell in "houses of clay,
Ich. 15. 16.
O ne Whose foundation is in the dust.
Which are crushed before the moth!
* Heb. beaton in 20 They are *destroyed from morning to evening ;
picces. Ps. 90
5,6.
They perish for ever without any regarding it.
n Ps. 39. 11. & 43. 21 Doth "not their excellency which is in them go away?
14.
och. 36. 12. They °die, even without wisdom.'
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee;
t Or, look. And to which of the saints wilt thou tturn ?
? For wrath killeth the foolish man,
# Or, indignation. And #envy slayeth the silly one.
36. 3 I "have seen the foolish taking root;
But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
q Ps. 119. 155. 4 His 'children are far from safety,
angels, in whom
5. 1.
Јов т.
Jer. 12. 2, 3.
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[PERIOD II.
REPLY OF JOB TO ELIPHAZ.
i Heb. the sons of
72. 18. &
145. 3.
† Heb. till there
8. Jer. 5. 24. &
10. 13. & 51. 16.
33. 10. Is. 8. 10.
19.
And they are crushed in the gate.
q Ps. 109. 12. Neither 'is there any to deliver them.
sch. 18. 9.
5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up,
* Or, iniquity.
And taketh it even out of the thorns,
+ Or, labor. Gen.
And ®the robber swalloweth up their substance.
3. 17-19. 1 Co. 6 Although *affliction cometh not forth of the dust,
10. 13.
| Heb. the sons of Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
the burning coal
lift up to fly.
:7 Yet man is born unto ftrouble,
i See Ge. 1. 1. Ps. As fthe sparks fly upward.
86 I would seek unto God,
Rom. ll. 33.
* Heb. and there And unto God would I commit my cause :
is no search. 9 Which doeth great things and *unsearchable,
'be no number. Marvellous things Iwithout number:
al ch. 28. 26. Ps. 10
65. 9, 10. & 147. 10 Who "giveth rain upon the earth,
. And sendeth waters upon the fields:
Acts 14. 17. 11 To set up on high those that be low;
Heb. outplaces. The
That those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
v 1 Sam. 2.7. Ps.
113. 7. 12 He "disappointeth the devices of the crafty,
20. Neh. 4.15. Ps. So that their hands * cannot perform their enterprise.
* Or, cannot per- 13 He *taketh the wise in their own craftiness ;
form any thing.
And the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
x See Ps. 9. 15.
1 Co. 1. 19. & 3. 14 They fmeet with darkness in the daytime,
tor, run into. And grope in the noonday as in the night.
Deut. 28. 29. Is.
59. 10. Am. 8.9.
: 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword,
y Ps. 35. 10. From their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
2 1 Sam. 2. 9. Ps. 16 So the poor hath hone,
107. 42.
a Ps. 94. 12. Pr. And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
3. 11, 12. Heb.
12. 5. Jam. 1. 17 “ Behold! “happy is the man whom God correcteth;
12. Rev. 3. 19.
Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
o Deut. 32. 39.
1 Sa. 2. 6. Is. 18 For bhe maketh sore, and bindeth up;
30. 26. Ho. 6. l.
c Ps. 34. 19. & He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
91. 3. Prov. 24. 19 He “shall deliver thee in six troubles ;
16. 1 Co. 10. 13.
d Ps. 91. 10. Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
19. & 20 In 'famine he shall redeem thee from death;
37. 19.
Heb. from the And in war #from the power of the sword.
On
* Or, when the
the 21 Thou shalt be hid * from the scourge of the tongue;
tongue scourgeth. Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
f Isai. 11. 9. & 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh;
2. Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
g See Ge. 1. 26. 23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field;
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
t. Or, that peace is 24 And thou shalt know fthat thy tabernacle shall be in peace;
thy tabernacle.
för, crr. And thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not fsin.
1. Ps. 112. 2. 25 Thou shalt know also that "thy seed shall be *great,
And thine offspring 'as the grass of the earth.
i Ps. 72. 16.
· Prov. 9. 11. & 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age,
Like as a shock of corn fcometh in in his season.
† Hel. ascendeth.
k Ps. 111. 2. 27 Lo this! we have "searched it, so it is ;
Heb.for thyself. Hear it, and know thou it Ifor thy good.”
Section VI.—Reply of Job to Eliphaz.
Job vi. and vii.
Job showeth that his complaints are not causeless. 8 He wisheth for death, wherein he is assured of
comfort. 14 He reproveth his friends of unkindness. — Chăp. vii. 1 He excuseth his desire of
death. 12 He complaineth of his own restlessness, 17 and God's watchfulness.
1 BUT JOB answered and said :-
SECT. VI.
2 « Oh that my grief were throughly weighed,
• Heb. lifted up. And my calamity *laid in the balances together!
hands.
Ps. 31. 20.
35. 9. & 65. 25.
Ezek. 34. 25.
Ps. 91.12. Ho. 2.
18.
* Or, much.
that the tion, and she shall be thee.
10. 27.
Proy. 9. 12.
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REPLY OF JOB TO ELIPHAZ.
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tation.
d 1 Kings 19. 4.
C Acts 20. 20.
15. Hos. 11. 9.
help for me!-Ed,
'that mclteth. Pr.
41.9. Mat. 26. 49.
a Prov. 27. 3. 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
† That is, I want Therefore tmy words are swallowed up.
words to mpress
my grief. Ps. 77. 4 For bthe arrows of the Almighty are within me,
6 Ps. 38. 2. The poison whereof drinketh up my spirit :
c Ps. 88. 15, 16. The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
# Heb. at grass. 5 Doth the wild ass bray #when he hath grass ?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder ?
6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 The things that my soul refused to touch
Are as my sorrowful meat.
8 « Oh that I might have my request;
* Heb. my expec- And that God would grant me *the thing that I long for!
9 Even dthat it would please God to destroy me;
That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off !
10 Then should I yet have comfort;
Yea, I would harden myself in sorrow :
Let him not spare ; for 'I have not concealed the words of the
f Le. 19. 2. 1s.57. 11 What is my strength, that I should hope ?
[Holy One.
And what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones?
† Heb. brazon. Or is my flesh tof brass ?
a Or, There is no 13 a Is not my help in me?
And is wisdom driven quite from me ?
Heb. To him 14 To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend;
17. 17. *** But he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
8. Pp. 38. 11. & 15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,
h Jer. 15. 18. And as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice,
And wherein the snow is hid:
* Heb. they are 17 What time they wax warm, *they vanish :
cut off.
+ + When it is hot, they are Iconsumed out of their place.
† Hob. in the heat
thereof. 18 The paths of their way are turned aside ;
| Heb. extinguish They go to nothing, and perish.
i Gen. 25. 15. 19 The troops of Tema looked,
j 1 Kings 10. 1. The companies of Sheba waited for them.
27. 22, 23.
2. 20 They were "confounded because they had hoped ;
k Jer. 14. 3. They came thither, and were ashamed.
* Or, For now ye 21 * For now ye are tnothing ;
Heb. to it. ch. Ye see my casting down, and 'are afraid.
22 Did I say, · Bring unto me?'
† Heb. not.
Or, Give a reward for me of your substance ? '
23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand ?'
Or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty ? :
24 66 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue:
And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25 How forcible are right words!
But what doth your arguing reprove ?
26. Do ye imagine to reprove words,
And the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind ?
Heb. ye cause to 27 Yea, Iye overwhelm the fatherless,
in Ps. 57. 6.
And ye "dig a pit for your friend.
28 Now therefore be content, look upon me;
* Heb. before your For it is *evident unto you if I lie.
ñ ch. 17. 10. 29 Return, “I pray you, let it not be iniquity;
| That is, in this Yea, return again, my righteousness is tin it.
30 Is there iniquity in my tongue ?
VOL. I.
ed.
Ps. 72. JO. Ez.
are like to them.
13. 4.
i Pa, 38. 11.
full upon.
face.
matter.
*D
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[Period II.
THE ARGUMENT OF BILDAD.
1 Heb. my palate,
ch. 12. 11. & 34.
3.
* Or, a warfare.
p Deut. 28. 67.
be mcusured.
20.6& 102. 11.
And are spen
47.
return.
ses Cannot fmy taste discern perverse things ?
* Is there not *an appointed time to man upon earth ?
JOB vii.
ch. 14. 5, 13, 14. Are not his days also like the days of a hireling?
Ps. 39. 4.
† Heb. gapeth af-
2 As a servant fearnestly desireth the shadow,
tor.
And as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
• See ch. 29. 2. 3 So am I made to possess 'months of vanity,
And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
7. 4 When ”I lie down, I say,
ch. 17. 12.
, Heb. the emening "When shall I arise, and fthe night be gone?'
And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
9 Is. 14. 11.
5 My flesh is 'clothed with worms and clods of dust;
My skin is broken, and become loathsome.
a.ch. 9:25. & 16. 6 My *days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,
22. & 17. 11. Ps.
And are spent without hope.
& 103. 15. &
144. 4. Is. 38.70 remember that my life is wind !
12. & 40. 6. Ja.
4. 14. ve Mine eye *shall no more tsee good.
s Ps. 78. 39. & 89. 8 The 'eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more :
* Heb. shall not Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away :
† To see, that.is,
to enjoy.
So "he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
t ch. 20. 9. 10 He shall return no more to his house,
I That is, I can
*tive no longer. Neither "shall his place know him any more.
u 2 Sam. 12. 23. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth;
v ch. 8. 18. & 20.
9. Ps. 37. 36. & I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
103. 16.
I will "complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 “ Am I a sea, or a whale,
That Thou settest a watch over me?
z ch. 9. 27.
13 When *I say, My bed shall comfort me,
My couch shall ease my complaint;'
14 Then Thou scarest me with dreams,
And terrifiest me through visions :
15 So that my soul chooseth strangling,
OS And death rather than *my life.
y ch. 10. 1. 16 I 'loathe it-I would not live alway:
2. ch. 10. 20. & Let *me alone—for my days are vanity.
14. 6. Ps. 39. 13.
& 62. 9. 17 What “is man, that thou shouldest magnify him?
a PS: 4. & 144. And that thou shouldest set thy heart upon him?
18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning,
And try him every moment?
19 How long wilt thou not depart from me,
Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle ?
20 I have sinned;
a Or, Observer, What shall I do unto thee, O thou a Preserver of men ?
Ei. See Ps. 36.6. Why 'hast thou set me as a mark against Thee,
So that I am a burden to myself?
21 And why dost Thou not pardon my transgression,
And take away mine iniquity ?
For now shall I sleep in the dust;
And Thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.”
w 1 Sam. 1. 10.
ch. 10. 1.
3. Heb. 2. 6.
or, Remarker.-
6 c. 16. 12. Ps.
21. 12. La. 3. 12.
SECTION VII.-The Argument taken up by Bildad.
Job viii.
Bildad showeth God's justice in dealing with men according to their worlds. 8 He alledaeth antiquitu
to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite. 20 He applieth God's just dealing to Job.
1 THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said :-
2 « How long wilt thou speak these things ?
And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind ?
Part II.]
THE REPLY OF JOB TO BILDAD.
5.
29. 15. See ch.7.
Ps. 39. 5.
17. 6.
I Heb, a spiller's
6.
5 c. 27. 18.
SECT. VII. 3 Doth "God pervert judgment ?
a Ge. 18. 25. De. Or doth the Almighty pervert justice ?
32. 4. 2 Ch. 19. a
7. Ch. 34. 12, 17. 4 If bthy children have sinned against him,
Da. 9. 14. Ro.3 And he have cast them away * for their transgression;
5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes,
b ch. 1. 5, 18.
* Heb. in the And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
hand of their r6 If thou wert pure and upright;
transgression.
c ch. 5. 8. & 11. Surely now he would awake for thee,
13. & 22.23, &c.
And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7 Though thy beginning was small,
Yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
d Deut. 4. 32. & 8«For dinquire, I pray thee, of the former age,
32. 7. ch. 15. 18.
And prepare thyself to the search of their fathers,
e Ge. 47. 9. 1 Ch. 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know tnothing,
Because our days upon earth are a shadow ;)
† Heb. not.
10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee,
. And utter words out of their heart?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire ?
Can the flag grow without water ?
f Ps. 129. 6. Jer. 12 Whilst 'it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down,
It withereth before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God;
g. ch. 11. 20. & And the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Ps. 112. 10. Pr: 14 Whose hope shall be cut off,
10. 28. & 11. 7.
And whose trust shall be fa spider's web.
*house. Is. 59. 5, 15 He “shall lean upon his house but it shall not stand :
He shall hold it fast-but it shall not endure.
16 He is green before the sun,
And his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap,
And seeth the place of stones.
i Soe ch. 7. 10. 18 If He destroy him from his place, then it shall deny Him,
Saying, I have not seen Thee.
19 Behold! this is the joy of his way,
j Ps. 113. 7. And 'out of the earth shall others grow.
* Heb. take the
20 “ Behold! God will not cast away a perfect man,
ungodly by the
hand.
Neither will he *help the evil doers :
for joy.
21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing,
2. Ps. 35. 26. & And thy lips with frejoicing.
lieb. shall not 22 They that hate thee shall be "clothed with shame;
And the dwelling-place of the wicked Ishall come to nought."
SECTION VIII.—Reply of Job to Bildad, in which he asserts, that Affliction
is no Proof of Wickedness.
JOB ix. and x.
Job, acknowledging God's justice, showeth there is no contending with him. 22 Man's innocency is
not to be condemned by afflictions. - Chap. x. 1 Tuling liberty of complaint, he expostuluteth with
God aborit his afflictions. 18 He complaineth of life, and craveth a little ease before death.
1 THEN Job answered and said:
SECT. VIII. 256 I know it is so of a truth:
a Pk. 143. 2. Ro. But how should man be just *with God?
3 If he will contend with Him,
* Or, before God.
He cannot answer Him one of a thousand.
0 ch. 36. 5. 4 He 'is wise in heart, and mighty in strength:
Who hath hardened himself against Him, and hath prospered ?
5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not:
c.Is. 2., 19, 21. Which overturneth them in his anger.
2. 6, 21. He. 13. 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place,
ở c. 26. 11.
And dthe pillars thereof tremble.
† Heb. shouting
109. 29.
be.
LI
3. 20.
Joel 3. 16. Hag.
26.
44
THE REPLY OF JOB TO BILDAD. [Period II.
, . ch. , And treadone spreadeth's
15.
35. 14.
turn him aray ?
12. Is. 30.7.
6.
7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not ;
And sealeth up the stars.
e See Gen. 1.1, 6. 8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens,
† Heb. heights. And treadeth upon the fwaves of the sea.
& d... Ach: 9 Which maketh [Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades,
5. 8.
And the chambers of the South.
| Heb. Ash, Cesil, 10 Which Edoeth great things past finding out;
and Cimah.
g. ch. 5. 9. Ps. 71. Yea, and wonders without number.
1 ch. 23. 8, 9. & 11 Lo! he goeth by me, and I see him not:
He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
į Is. 45. 9. Je. 18.
6. Ro. 9. 20.** 12 Behold! he taketh away, *who can hinder him?
* Heb. who can
Who will say unto him,- What doest thou ?'
ch. 11. 10. 13 If God will not withdraw his anger,
| Heb. helpers of The tproud helpers do stoop under him.
pride..ch. 26. 14 How much less shall I answer him,
And choose out my words to reason with him!
j ch. 10. 15.
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer,
But I would make supplication to my Judge.
16 If I had called, and He had answered me;
Yet would I not believe that He had hearkened unto my voice.
17 For He breaketh me with a tempest,
k ch. 2. 3. & 34.
And multiplieth my wounds (without cause.
18 He will not suffer me to take my breath,
But filleth me with bitterness.
19 If I speak of strength, lo! He is strong :
And if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead ?
20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me:
If I say, 'I am perfect,' it shall also prove me perverse.
21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul :
I would despise my life.
22 - This is one thing, therefore I said it,
i Ec. 9. 2, 3. Ez. "He'destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.'
23 If the scourge slay suddenly,
He will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked :
m 2 Sa. 15.30. & He" covereth the faces of the judges thereofm
19. 4. Jer. 14. 4.
If not, where, and who is He?
6,7. 25 Now "my days are swifter than a post :
They flee away, they see no good.
t Heb. ships of 26 They are passed awava
desire. Or, ships
26 They are passed away as the Iswift ships :
of Ebch.
As 'the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
p ch. 7, 13.
27 If PI say, ' I will forget my complaint,
I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself;'
4 Ps. 119. 120.
28 I'am afraid of all my sorrows,
q Exod. 20.7.
I know that Thou 'wilt not hold me innocent.
29 If I be wicked, why then labor I in vain ?
& Jer. 2, 22,
30 If 'I wash myself with snow water,
And make my hands never so clean;
* Or, make me to 31 Yet shalt Thou plunge me in the ditch,
And mine own clothes shall *abhor me.
tl Sr. 2. 25. Ec,
* 6. 10. 18. 45.9. 32 For 'He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him,
110. And we should come together in judgment.
† Heb. one that 33 Neither is there tany #daysman betwixt us,
should argile
| Or, umpire. That might lay his hand upon us both......
u ch. 13. 20-22, 34 Let “Him take his rod away from me,
& 33. 7. Ps. 39.
10.
And let not his fear terrify me:
* Heb. But I am 35 Then would I speak, and not fear Him;
*But it is not so with me.”
21. 3.
24 He will laurge slay sueffect and
n See ch. 7. 6,7
o Hab. 1. 8.
be abhorred.
Jer. 49. 19. Ro.
9. 20.
not so with my-
self,
PART II.]
ZOPHAR CONTINUES ELIPHAZ'S ARGUMENT.
I live.
1 Ki. 19.
thy Icnouoledge.
† Heb. tool pains
about file. Ps.
119. 73.
Thou
destroy
7,0r, cut off while iMy soul is tweary of my life;
JOB X.
4. ch.7. 16. Jon. I will leave my complaint upon myself ;
4. 3, 8, 9.
v ch. 7. 11.
I 'will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2 I will say unto God, 'Do not condemn me;
Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress,
-Heb. the labor That thou shouldest despise fthe work of thy hands,
of thy hands?
See Ge. ). 26. And shine upon the counsel of the wicked ?
4 Hast thou eyes of flesh ?
w 1 Sam. 16.7. Or "seest thou as man seeth ?
5 Are thy days as the days of man?
Are thy years as man's days,
6 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity,
And searchest after my sin ?
* Heb. It is upon 7 *Thou knowest that I am not wicked ;
Ps. 139. 1, 2.
And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand.
8 « Thy hands thave made me
And fashioned me together round about
a Or, Yet dost a Yet Thou dost destroy me.
me ?-Ed. 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that *Thou hast made me as the clay;
See Gen. 2. 7. And wilt thou bring me into dust again?
y Ps. 139. 14–16. 10 Hast 'Thou not poured me out as milk,
And curdled me like cheese?
11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh,
| Heb. hedged. And hast ffenced me with bones and sinews.
12 Thou hast granted me life and favor,
And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
13 And these things hast Thou hid in thy heart:
I know that this is with thee.
Ps. 139. 1.
14 - If I sin, then Thou markest me,
And Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
a ſs. 3. 11. 15 If I be wicked, "woe unto me!
0 ch. 9. 15, 20, 21. And 'if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head.
c Ps. 25. 18. I am full of confusion; therefore ‘see thou mine affliction;
d Is. 38. 13. La. 16 For it increaseth—Thou 'huntest me as a fierce lion:
3. 10. Ho. 5. 14.
& 13. 7, 8.***** And again Thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.
* That is, thy, 17 Thou renewest *thy witnesses against me,
plagues. Ruth 1.
And increasest thine indignation upon me:
Changes and war are against me.
18 - Wherefore ºthen hast Thou brought me forth out of the
Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! (womb ?
19 I should have been as though I had not been;
I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
*** 20 Are 'not my days few ? cease then,
See ch.7.16,19.
16,19. And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
21 Before I go whence I shall not return,
See ch. 3. 5. Even to "the land of darkness and the shadow of death ;
22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself;
And of the shadow of death, without any order,
And where the light is as darkness.”
Section IX.-—-Zophar takes up the Argument of Eliphaz with great asperity, but
and urges the Necessity of Repentance.
JOB xi.
Zophar reproveth Job for justifying himself. 5 God's wisdom is unsearchable. 13 The assured
blessing of repentance.
1 THEN answered ZOPHAR the Naamathite, and said :-
2 « Should not the multitude of words be answered ?
21.
ech. 3. 11.
f See ch. 7.6, 1
& 8. 9.
DI
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of heaven.
1. 22.
6.
SECT. IX. And should *a man full of talk be justified ?
* Heb. a man of 3 Should thy flies make men hold their peace ?
lips.
And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed ?
† Or, devices.
a ch. 10. 7. 4 For “thou hast said, “My doctrine is pure,
And I am clean in thine eyes.'
5 But oh that God would speak,
And open his lips against thee !
6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom,
That they are double to that which is !
Ezra 9. 13. Know therefore bthat God exacteth of thee
Less than thine iniquity deserveth.
c Ec. 3. 11. Ro. 7 " Canst thou by searching find out God ?
11. 33.
Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
I Heb. the heights
S 8 It is fas high as heaven—what canst thou do?
Deeper than hell—what canst thou know?
1.9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth,
* Or, make a
change.ch.9. 12. And broader than the sea.
& 12. 14. Rev. 10 If He *cut off, and shut up, or gather together,
3. 7.
| Heb. who can Then twho can hinder Him?
turn him away?
. 14. d. 11 For “He knoweth vain men:
35. 22. & 94. 11. He seeth wickedness also :
Will He not then consider it?
# Heb. empty. Ps. 12 For Ivain man would be wise,
73. 22. & 92. 6. m .
Ec. 3. 18.Ro: Though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
13 - If 'thou prepare thy heart,
e ch. 5. 8. & 22.
21. 1S. m. 7. 3. And stretch out thy hands toward Him;
Ps. 78. 8.
.88. 9.& 143. 14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away,
And let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15 For "then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;
in See Ge. 4. 5, 6.
ch. 22. 26. Ús. Yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear :
** 16 Because thou shalt 'forget thy misery,
į Is. 65. 16.
And remember it as waters that pass away.
* Heb. shall arise 17 And thine age *shall be clearer than the noonday;
day. Ps. 37.6. & Thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
8, 10. Mic. 7. 9. 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope ;
j Lev. 26. 5, 6. Yea, thou shalt dig about thee,
Ps. 3. 5. & 4. 8.
Prov. 3. 24." And thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
of Heb. entrral thy
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid ;
fucr. Ps. 45. 12.
k Le. 26. 16. De. Yea, many shall fmake suit unto thee.
28. 65.
12.20 But “the eyes of the wicked shall fail,
I Heb, fiight shall
'perish from them. And Ithey shall not escape,
Ich. 8. 14. & 18.
*14. Prov. 11. 7. And 'their hope shall be as *the giving up of the ghost.”
** Or, a puff of
Section X.—Reply of Job to the whole Argument.
JOB xii., xiii., and xiv.
Job maintaineth himself against his friends that reprove him. 7 He acknowledg'eth the general doc-
trine of God's omnipotency. - Chap. xiii. 1 He reproveth his friends of purtivlily. 14 He pro-
fesseth his confidence in God, 20 and entrealeth to know his own sins, and God's purpose in
afflicting him. ~ Chap. xiv. 1 'He entreateth God for fuvor, by the shortness of life, und certainty
of deatli. 7 Though life once lost be irrecoverable, yet he waiteth for his chunge. 16 By sin the
creature is subject lo corruption.
SECT. X. 1 And Job answered and said :-
* Heh. a heart. 2" No doubt but ye are the people,
ch, 13. 2.
+ Heb. I fall not And wisdom shall die with you!
lorder than you. 3 But I have *understanding as well as you;
# Heb. 2011 2010m. I am not inferior to you:
Yea, #who knoweth not such things as these?
17. 2, 6. & 21. 3. 4 Iºam as one mocked of his neighbour,
o Pa. 91. 15.
Who calleth upon God, and he answereth him:
119. 6. 1 John 2.
28. & 3. 21.
above the noon-
breath.
are not such as
these?
a ch. 16. 10. &
& 30. 1.
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JOB'S REPLY TO THE WHOLE ARGUMENT.
37. ), 35. &
73.
Jer. 5. 28. & 12
1. Hab. 1. 4.
Mul. 3. 15.
5. 23. Ac. 17. 28.
man.
6. 30.
36. 5.
22. 22. Re. 3. 7.
17. 1.
k Ge. 1. l.
&
17. 14, 23. Is.
The just upright man is laughed to scorn.
c Prov. 14. 2. 5 He that is ready to slip with his feet
Is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
ở ch. 21. 7. Ps. 6 « The dtabernacles of robbers prosper,
11, 12. & 92. . - And they that provoke God are secure;
Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
? But ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee;
And the fowls of the air—and they shall tell thee :
8 Or speak to the earth—and it shall teach thee :
And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 Who knoweth not in all these
That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this ?
e Nu. 16. 22. Da. 10 In 'whose hand is the *soul of every living thing,
. And the breath of tall mankind.
* Or, life.
+ Heb. all flesh of 11 “ Doth ‘not the ear try words?
And the #mouth taste his meat ?
fch. 34. 3.
Heb. palate, ch. 12 With the Ancient is wisdom;
And in length of days understanding.
g ch. 32. 7.
* That is, With 13 * With Him is wisdom and strength,
God. ch. 9. 4. &
.& He hath counsel and understanding.
T. hath anuman and
ħ ch. 11. 10. 14 Behold! "He breaketh down—and it cannot be built again:
† Heb. upon. Is. He shutteth tup a man—and there can be no opening.
i 1 Kings 8. 35. &
5. & 15 Behold! He 'withholdeth the waters--and they dry up:
Also He'sendeth them out—and they overturn the earth.
j Gen. 7. 11, &c. 16 With Him is strength and wisdom :
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled,
12 Sam. 15. 31. And 'maketh the judges fools.
19. 12. & 29. 14. 18 He looseth the bond of kings,
And girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled,
And overthroweth the mighty.
1 Heb. the lip of 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty,
32. 9. 18. 3. 1-3. And taketh away the understanding of the aged.
m Ps. 107. 40. 21 He "poureth contempt upon princes,
* Or, looseth the And *weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 He "discovereth deep things out of darkness,
strong.
n. Da. 2.22. Mat. And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
10.26. 1 Co.4.5.
o Ps. 107. 38. Is. 23 He 'increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them :
9. 3. & 26. 15.
He enlargeth the nations, and tstraiteneth them again.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth,
p. Ps. 107. 4, 40. And 'causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
De. 32. 10.
25 They 'grope in the dark without light,
q ch. 5. 14.
| Heb. wander. And he maketh them to istagger like a drunken man.
Lo! mine eye hath seen all this,
Јов xiii.
Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
r ch. 12. 3. & 15.2 What 'ye know, the same do I know also :
I am not inferior unto you.
s ch. 23. 3. & 31. 3« Surely ‘I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
4 But ye are forgers of lies,
t ch. 6. 21. & 16. Ye 'are all physicians of no value.
50 that ye would altogether hold your peace!
u Prov. 17. 28. And "it should be your wisdom.
6“ Hear now my reasoning,
1 Cor. 1. 19.
the fuithful. cl.
Dan. 2. 21.
girdle of the
† Heb. lcadeth in.
Ps. 107. 27.
9.
35.
2.
And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
v ch. 17. 5. & 32. 7 Will "ve speak wickedly for God?
21.
JOB'S REPLY TO THE WHOLE ARGUMENT.
[PERIOD II.
from me.
8.
7.
And talk deceitfully for him ?
8 Will ye accept his person?
Will ye contend for God ?
9 Is it good that He should search you out?
Or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him ?
10 He will surely reprove you,
If ye do secretly accept persons.
il Shall not his excellency make you afraid ?
And his dread fall upon you?
12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes,
Your bodies to bodies of clay.
* Heb. Be silent 1366 *Hold your peace, let me alone,
That I may speak, and let come on me what will.
2 ch. 18. 4. 14 Wherefore "do I take my flesh in my teeth,
z 1 Sam. 28. 21. And put my life in my hand ?
Ps. 119. 109.
Ų Ps. 23. 4. Prov. 15 Though 'He slay me, yet will I trust in Him:
14. 32.
But I will fmaintain mine own ways before Him.
† Heb. prove, or,
argue. ch. 27. 5. 16 He also shall be my salvation :
For a hypocrite shall not come before Him.
17 Hear diligently my speech,
And my declaration with your ears.
18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause !
I know that I shall be justified.
2 ch. 33. 6. Is. 50. 19 Who is he that will plead with me?
For now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
a ch. 9. 34. & 33. 20 « Only "do not two things unto me:
Then will I not hide myself from Thee.
b Ps. 39. 10. 21 Withdraw bthy hand far from me:
And let not thy dread make me afraid.
22 Then call Thou, and I will answer:
Or let me speak, and answer Thou me.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins ?
6 Deut. 31. 17. & Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
32. 20. Ps. 13. 1. 24 Wherefore hidest Thou thy face,
& 44. 24. & 88.
14. & 104.29. Is. And dholdest me for thine enemy?
& 64.7. Ez. 39.25 Wilt Thou break a leaf driven to and fro?
12. Ru. And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble ?
d De. 32. 42. Ru.
1. 21. ch. 16. 9. 26 For Thou writest bitter things against me,
& 19. 11. & 33.
10. Lam. 2.5. And 'makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
ech. 20. 11. Ps. 27 Thou 'puttest my feet also in the stocks,
25. 7.
f ch. 33. 11. And flookest narrowly unto all my paths;
Thou settest a print upon the *heels of my feet.
See ch. 14. 16.
* Heb. roots. 28 And He, as a rotten thing, consumeth,
g_Soe ch. 5. 7. As a garment that is moth eaten.
. 1 Man that is born of a woman
† Heb. short of
" Is tof few days, and full of trouble.
2 He "cometh forth like a flower and is cut down:
11.& 103. 15. & He fleeth also as a shadow—and continueth not.
144. 4. 18. 40. 6-
8. Jam. 1. 10, 11. 3 And dost Thou open thine eyes upon such an one,
And bringest me into judgment with Thee ?
¿ See ch.7. 17.
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean ?
j Ps. 143. 2.
I Heb. W70 will
give? See Ge. 5. 5 a
3. & 8. 21. John 5 Seeing this days are determined,
3. 6. Rom. 5. 12. The number of his months are with Thee,
Ephes. 2. 3.
1 ch.7.1.
Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass ;
I See ch. 7. 16, 19. 6 Turn 'from him, that he may *rest,
* Heb. cease.
on See ch. 7. 1. Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
8. 17. & 59.2.
23.
† Heb. Obsorvest.
Ec. 2, 23.
JOB xiv.
days.
h cÀ. 8. 3. Ps. 90.
5, 6, 9. & 102.
1 Pet.
& 4. 14.
1. 24.
Part II.] SECOND CONTROVERSY-ELIPHAZ ACCUSETH JOB OF IMPIETY. 49
n2 Mat. 27. 50.
1 Co. 15. 20-22
34. 4. & 51. 6. &
65. 17. & 66. 22.
Mat. 24.35. Ac.
3. 21. Rom. 8.
7, 10-12. Re. 20.
11. & 21.1.
7“For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down,
That it will sprout again,
And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,
And the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud,
And bring forth boughs like a plant.
- † Heb. is weaken- 10 But man dieth, and fwasteth away;
cd, or, cut of
Yea, "man giveth up the ghost—and where is he?
11 - As the waters fail from the sea,
And the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not:
o Ps. 102. 26. Is.
Till °the heavens be no more, they shall not awake,
Nor be raised out of their sleep.
1360 that Thou wouldest hide me in the grave,
20, &c. 2 Pet. 3.
That Thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,
That Thou wouldest appoint me a set time and remember me !
14 If a man die, shall he live again?
p ch. 13. 15. All the days of my appointed time Pwill I wait,
Till my change come.
9 ch. 13. 22.
15 - Thou shalt call, and I will answer Thee :
Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands.
34: 16 For "now Thou numberest my steps:
4. & 34. 2. Ps. Dost Thou not watch over my sin ?
Pr. 5. 21. & 15. 17 My 'transgression is sealed up in a bag,
3. Je. 16. 17. &
32. 19. Ho. 7. 2. And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 - And surely the mountain falling Icometh to nought,
s See De. 32. 34.
| Heb. fadeth. And the rock is removed out of his place.
19 The waters wear the stones:
Thou *washest away the things
Which grow out of the dust of the earth ;
And Thou destroyest the hope of man. .
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him—and he passeth:
Thou changest his countenance—and sendest him away.
t Ec. 9. 5. Is.
21 His sons come to honor—and 'he knoweth it not;
And they are brought low-but he perceiveth it not of them.
22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain,
And his soul within him shall mourn."
ge ch. 10. 6, 14.
& 13. 27. & 31.
56. 8. & 139. 1-3.
He. 4. 13.
* Heb. overflow-
est.
63. 16.
-
of wind.
ches y off fearefore G
SECTION XI.---The Second Controversy between Job and his Friends.
Јов ху.
Eliphaz reprovcth Job of impiety in justifying himself. 17 He proveth by tradition the unquiteness
SECT. XI.
of wicked men.
1 THEN answered ELIPHAZ the Temanite, and said :-
* Heb. knowledge 2 - Should a wise man utter *vain knowledge,
And fill his belly with the east wind ?
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk ?
Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good ?
| Heb. thou mak- 4 Yea, fthou castest off fear,
est void.
| Or, speech.
And restrainest fprayer before God.
* Heb. teacheth. 5 For thy mouth *uttereth thine iniquity,
And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
a Luke 19. 22. 6 Thine "own mouth condemneth thee, and not I:
Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
6 Pg. 90.2. Prov. 7“ Art thou the first man that was born ?
Or bwast thou made before the hills ?
1 Cor. 2. 11. 8 Hast thou heard the secret of God?
VOL. I.
8. 25.
c Rom. ll. 34.
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[PERIOD II.
ELIPHAZ ACCUSETH JOB OF IMPIETY.
6. 36. ch. 14. 4.
14. 3. & 53. 3.
ich. 34. 7. Prov.
19. 28.
k Joel 3. 17.
Ps. 90. 12.
of fears.
And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
ở ch. 13. 2. 9 What knowest thou, that we know not?
What understandest thou, which is not in us?
e ch. 32. 6,7. 10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men,
Much elder than thy father.
11 Are the consolations of God small with thee?
Is there any secret thing with thee?
12 « Why doth thy heart carry thee away?
And what do thy eyes wink at,
13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God,
And lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
f1 Ki. 8. 46.2 Ch. 14 What 'is man, that he should be clean ?
Ps. 14. 3. Pr. 20. And he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous ?
3. 20:130. 1. 8; 15 Behold! "He putteth no trust in his saints;
10. See Ge. 8. 21. Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
g See ch. 4. 18.
* 16 How much more abominable and filthy is man,
16.
.
ř ch. 4. 19. Ps. Which drinketh iniquity like water?
17“ I will show thee-hear me;
And that which I have seen I will declare;
j See ch. 8. 8. 18 Which wise men have told 'from their fathers,
And have not hid it :
19 Unto whom alone the earth was given,
And kno stranger passed among them.
1 Ro. 8. 22, 23. 20 The 'wicked man travaileth with pain all his days,
And the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
| Heb. A sound 21 †A dreadful sound is in his ears:
mi Thess. 5. 3. In "prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,
And he is waited for of the sword.
n Ps. 59. 15. & 23 He "wandereth abroad for bread, saying, "Where is it?'
109. 10.
• ch. 18. 12.
He knoweth that 'the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid;
They shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God,
And strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck,
Upon the thick bosses of his bucklers :
p See Ps. 17. 10. 27 Because Phe covereth his face with his fatness,
And maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities,
And in houses which no man inhabiteth,
Which are ready to become heaps.
29 He shall not be rich,
Neither shall his substance continue,
Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
30 He shall not depart out of darkness;
The flame shall dry up his branches,
And by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
go Is. 59. 4.
31 « Let not him that is deceived ”trust in vanity :
For vanity shall be his recompence.
Or, cut of. See 32 It shall be faccomplished before his time,
And his branch shall not be green.
33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine,
And shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate,
s P8.7.14. 18. 33. And fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
** 35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth *vanity,
* Or, iniquity. And their belly prepareth deceit."
9 See ch. 4.9.
ch. 22. 16.
Ja.
11. & 59. 4.
1. 15.
PART II.]
JOB'S REPLY TO ELIPHAZ.
SECT. XII.
+ Heb. words of
wind.
a Ps. 22. 7. &
109.25. Ln.2. 15.
me?
ch. 12. 4.
e Lam, 3. 30.
Mic. 5. 1. Mat. 5.
SECTION XII.—Job declares his Innocence.
JOB xvi. und xvii.
Job reproveth his friends of unmercifulness. 7 He showeth the pitifulness of his case. 17 He main-
taineth lis innocency. – Chap. xvii. 1 He appealeth from men to God. Ğ The unmerciful dealing
of men with the afflicted may astonish, but not discourage the righteous. 11 His hope is not iz
life, but in deuth.
I THEN JOB answered and said :-
2“ I have heard many such things :
*Or, Troublesome. *Miserable comforters are ye all !
ch. 13. 4.
reds of 3 Shall fvain words have an end ?
Or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest ?
4 I also could speak as ye do:
If your soul were in my soul's stead,
I could heap up words against you,
And “shake my head at you.
5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth,
And the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.
6- Though I speak—my grief is not assuaged :
| Heb.goeth from And though I forbear-what tam I eased ?
? But now He hath made me weary:
Thou hast nade desolate all my company.
8 And Thou hast filled me with wrinkles,
Which is a witness against me :
And my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
8 ch. 10. 16, 17. 9He 'teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me:
He gnasheth upon me with his teeth ;
6 ch. 13. 24. Mine “enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
d Ps. 22. 13. See 10 They have d gaped upon me with their mouth;
They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully;
39. & 27. 30.
They have gathered themselves together against me.
f Ps. 35. 15.
116 God hath * delivered me to the ungodly,
* Heb. shut me
me And turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
up. ch. 1. 12. &
12 I was at ease--but he hath broken me asunder:
He hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces,
See ch. 7. 20. And set me up for his mark.
13 His archers compass me round about,
He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare;
He poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach,
He runneth upon me like a giant.
15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin,
h ch. 30. 19. Ps. And * defiled my horn in the dust.
16 My face is foul with weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of death ;
117 Not for any injustice in my hands :
Also my prayer is pure.
18 « earth! cover not thou my blood,
i ch. 27. 9. Ps. And 'let my cry have no place!
66. 18, 19.
19 Also now behold! 'my witness is in heaven,
† Heb. in the high And my record is ton high.
20 My friends #scorn me :
But mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
k Ser ch. 9. 32. 21 Okthat one might plead for a man with God,
& 31. 35.
As a man pleadeth for his *neighbour,
† Heb. years of 22 When ta few years are come,
1 Ec. 12. 5. Then I shall 'go the way whence I shall not return.
101, spirit is My #breath is corrupt,
JOB IVí.
My days are extinct,
2. 6.
7.5.
j Rom. 1. 9.
places.
I Heb. are my
scorners.
* Or, friend.
number.
spiat.
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PERIOD II.
BILDAD REPLIES TO JOB.
4, 5.
+ Heb. the posses-
sions.
called.
m Ps. 88.3, 4. The "graves are ready for me.
26 Are there not mockers with me?
* Heb. lodge.
And doth not mine eye * continue in their provocation ?
1 Sa. 1. 6, 7.
3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee;
n See Pr. 6. 1. Who is he that "will strike hands with me?
4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding :
Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends,
Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
o See ch. 30. 9. 66. He hath made me also ºa byword of the people;
† Or, before them. And taforetime I was as a tabret.
p See Ps. 6. 7. 7 Mine 'eye also is dim by reason of sorrow,
| Or, my thoughts. And all fmy members are as a shadow.
8 Upright men shall be astonied at this,
And the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
9 The righteous also shall hold on his way,
* Heb. shall add And he that hath clean hands *shall be stronger and stronger.
. 10 But as for you all—do 'ye return, and come now:
9 ch. 6. 29. For I cannot find one wise man among you.
go See ch. 7. 6. 11 - My 'days are past,
My purposes are broken off,
Even the thoughts of my heart.
12 They change the night into day:
# Heb. near.
The light is #short because of darkness.
13 If I wait-the grave is my house :
I have made my bed in the darkness.
* Heb cried, or, 14 I have *said to corruption, « Thou art my father;'
To the worm, - Thou art my mother, and my sister.'
15 And where is now my hope ?
As for my hope-who shall see it ?
16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit,
8 ch. 3. 17-19. When our 'rest together is in the dust.”
Section XIII.—Bildad replies to Job.
JOB xviii.
Bildad reproveth Job of presumption and impatience. 5 The calumities of the wicked.
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said :-
SECT. XIII. 2“ How long will it be ere ye make an end of words?
Mark ! and afterwards we will speak.
a Ps. 73. 22. 3 Wherefore are we counted "as beasts,
And reputed vile in your sight?
* Heb. his soul. 4 He teareth * himself in his anger-
Shall the earth be forsaken for thee?
And shall the rock be removed out of his place ?
b. Prov. 13. 9. & 5 Yea, 'the light of the wicked shall be put out,
And the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6“ The light shall be dark in his tabernacle,
tor, lamp: ch. And his fcandle shall be put out with him.
28.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened,
e See ch. 5. 13. And his own counsel shall cast him down.
d ch. 22. 10. See 8 For dhe is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walketh upon a snare.
9 The gin shall take him by the heel,
And the robber shall prevail against him.
| Heb. hidden. 10 The snare is țlaid for him in the ground,
11. & 20. 25. Jer. And a trap for him in the way.
6. 25. & 46.5. &
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side,
+ Heb. scatter him. And shall "drive him to his feet.
erreputed wineself in hisen for thelf of his
ch. 13. 14.
20. 20. & 24. 20.
Ps. 9. 15.
ech. 5. 5.
fch. 15. 21.& 18.
49. 29.
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53
JOB'S COMPLAINS OF HIS FRIENDS' CRUELTY.
Lin.
.
16. Am. 2. 9.
Mal. 4. 1.
I Heb. They shall
22. 30.
Mat. 10. 12.
2 Thes, l. 8 Tit.
1. 16.
12 His strength shall be hungerbitten,
g ch. 15. 23. And destruction shall be ready at his side.
| Heb. bars.
13. It shall devour the tstrength of his skin:
Even the Firstborn of Death shall devour his strength.
h See ch. 8. 14. 14 His "confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle,
And it shall bring him to the King of Terrors.
15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his :
i See Ge. 19. 24, Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
j Is. 5. 24. Ho. 9. 16 His ) roots shall be dried up beneath,
. And above shall his branch be cut off.
k Ps. 34. 16. & 37. 17 His "remembrance shall perish from the earth,
28. & 104. 35. &
109. 13. Pr. 2. 22. And he shall have no name in the street.
& 10.7.
hon 18 He shall be driven from light into darkness,
*drive him. And chased out of the world.
1 18. 14. 22. Jer.
Jer. 19 He 'shall neither have son nor nephew among his people,
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
* Or, lived with 20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day,
him.
As they that *went before fwere affrighted.
| Heb. laid hold on
'horror. 21 Surely such are the mdwellings of the wicked,
m Jer. 10. 25.
And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.”
Section XIV.-Job complains of the Cruelty of his Friends.
JOB xix.
Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, showeth there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty.
21, 28 He craveih pity. 25 He believeth the resurrection.
1 THEN JOB answered and said :-
SECT. XIV. 26 How long will ye vex my soul,
And break me in pieces with words?
a Ge. 31. 7. 3 These "ten times have ye reproached me:
* Or, harden your- Ye are not ashamed that ye *make yourselves strange to me.
selves against me.
Or, have laughed 4 And be it indeed that I have erred,
me to scorn. Mine error remaineth with myself.
Ed.
o Ps. 35. 26. & 38.5 If indeed ye will 'magnify yourselves against me,
And plead against me my reproach:
6 Know now that God hath overthrown me,
And hath compassed me with his net.
| Or, violence. 7 Behold, I cry out of fwrong-but I am not heard: .
I cry aloud-but there is no judgment.
ch. 3. 23. Ps. 8 He Chath fenced up my way that I cannot pass,
And he hath set darkness in my paths.
d Ps. 89. 39, 44. 9 He dhath stripped me of my glory,
And taken the crown from my head.
10 He hath destroyed me on every side--and I am gone:
And my hope hath he removed like a tree.
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me,
See ch. 13. 24. And 'he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
12 His troops come together,
fch. 30. 12. And fraise up their way against me,
And encamp round about my tabernacle.
& Ps. 31. 11. & 38. 13 He Shath put my brethren far from me,
8, 18. & 142. 4. And mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
14 My kinsfolk have failed,
And my familiar friends have forgotten me.
15 They that dwell in my house,
And my maids, count me for a stranger :
I am an alien in their sight.
16 I called my servant-and he gave me no answer;
I entreated him with my mouth.
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16.
88. 8.
11.& 69.8.& 88.
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ZOPHAR REPLIES TO JOB.
Or, After I shall
in the water the month ifas
# Heb. my belly. 17 My breath is strange to my wife,
* Or, the wicke..
2 Kings 2. 23. . Though I entreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
† lleb. the men of 18 Yea, *young children despised me;
my secret. See
Ps. 41.9. Mat. I arose-and they spake against me.
26. 49, 69-74.
h c. 30. 30. Ps.
s. 19 All tmy inward friends abhorred me:
102. 5. Lid. 4. 8. And they whom I loved are turned against me.
Or, as.
ich. 1. 11. Ps.
Ps. 20 My "bone cleaveth to my skin fand to my flesh,
38. 2.
And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
i See Ps. 69. 26.
21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends!
* Heb. Who will
give, fc.
For ithe hand of God hath touched me.
a Or, Oh that they
were described
22 Why do ye i persecute me as God,
in a book with an And are not satisfied with my flesh ?
iron style and
lead! were grav 23.6* Oh that my words were now written !
en on a rock for
ever!-Ed. a Oh that they were printed in a book !
b Or, for I am 24 That they were graven with an iron pen
sure that my Re-
deemer liveth; And lead in the rock for ever!
and that I shall
rise out of the 25 bFor I know that my "Redeemer liveth,
earth in the lat-
ter day. Bi. dAnd that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
higator, 26 +And though after my skin worms destroy this body,
or, Avenger.-
Ed.
Yet "in my flesh shall I see God:
d Or, And he shall
stand the last on 27 Whom I shall see for myself,
the earth. Gen.
And in the Teet And mine eyes shall behold, and not fanother ;
day I shall rise
*Though my reins be consumed twithin me.
out of the eurtlı.
Do.
28 “But ye should say, "Why kpersecute we him,
Seeing the root of the matter is found in me?'
arpake, though
this body be de- 29 Be ye afraid of the sword :
stroyed,- Yet out
of my flesh shall I For wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword,
see God.
That 'ye may know there is a judgment.”
K Ps. 17. 15. 1 Co.
13. 12. 1 Jo. 3. 2.
| Heb. a stranger.
SECTION XV.— Zophar replies to Job.
* Or, My reins
willin me are con-
Јов хх.
sumed with carn-
est lesire [for
Zophar showeth the state and portion of the wicked.
that day).
1 THEN answered ZOPHAR the Naamathite, and said:
IIeb. in my
25 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer,
1 Or, And what. And for this *I make haste.
rooi of matter is
found in me?“ 3 I have heard the check of my reproach,
I Ps. 58. 10, 11.
And the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
4 « Knowest thou not this of old,
Since man was placed upon earth,
SECT. XV. 5 That "the triumphing of the wicked is †short,
And the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
* Heb. my haste is 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens,
in me.
a Ps. 37. 35, 36. And his head reach unto the Iclouds;
Ileb. from near. 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung:
6 Is. 14. 13, 14.
Obadiah 3, '4. They which have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
I IIeb. cloud.
8 He shall fly away das a dream, and shall not be found:
c Ps. 83. 10.
a Seu Ps. 73. 20. Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
e Sce ch. 7.8, 10.9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more;
Neither shall his place any more behold him.
* Or, The poor 10 *His children shall seek to please the poor,
Shal. oppress his And his hands shall restore their goods.
children.
f See Ps. 25. 7. 11 His bones are full of sthe sin of his youth,
gch. 21. 26. Which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,
Though he hide it under his tongue;
13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not ;
+ Heb. in the midst But keep it still fwithin his mouth :
of his palate.
som.
PART II.)
REPLY OF JOB TO ZOPHAR.
I Je. 17. 6.
I Or, streaming
brooks.
to the substance
be none left for
his meat.
78. 30, 31.
14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned,
It is the gall of asps within him.
15 He hath swallowed down riches,
And he shall vomit them up again :
God shall cast them out of his belly.
16 “ He shall suck the poison of asps :
The viper's tongue shall slay him.
in 17 He "shall not see the rivers, fthe floods,
The brooks of honey and butter.
18 That which he labored for shall he restore,
And shall not swallow it down :
* Heb. According * According to his substance shall the restitution be,
of his exchange. And he shall not rejoice therein.
| Heb. crushed. 19 Because he hath toppressed and hath forsaken the poor ;
Because he hath violently taken away a house which he builded not;
i Ec. 5. 13, 14. 20 Surely ihe shall not feel quietness in his belly,
| Heb. knou.
He shall not save of that which he desired.
* Or, There shall 21 * home
: 21 *There shall none of his meat be left;
Therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits :
| Or, troublesome. Every hand of the twicked shall come upon him.
23 - When he is about to fill his belly,
God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him,
0,11; 33. Ps. And shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon,
And the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body;
Yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall;
Terrors kare upon him.
26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places :
Mat. A 'fire not blown shall consume him ;
It shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity;
And the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house shall depart,
no ch.27. 13. & 31. And his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
2, 3. Mat. 13. 29 This mis the portion of a wicked man from God,
| lleb. of his de And the heritage {appointed unto him by God.”
SECTION XVI.-Reply of Job to Zophar.
Јов xxi.
Job showeth that even in the judgment of man he hath reason to be grieved. 7 Sometimes the wicked
do so prosper, as they despise God. 16 Sometimes their destruction is manifest. 22 The happy
and unhappy are alike in death. 27 The judgment of the wicked is in another world.
1 BUT JOB answered and said :-
2 - Hear diligently my speech,
SECT. XVI. And let this be your consolations.
3 Suffer me that I may speak ;
a See ch. 16. 10. And after that I have spoken, “mock on.
4 As for me, is my complaint to man?
* IIeb. shortened. And if it were so, why should not my spirit be *troubled ?
| Heb. Look unto 5 t Mark me, and be astonished,
o Ju. 18. 19. ch. And 'lay your hand upon your mouth. -
6 - Even when I remember I am afraid,
And trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
c See ch. 12. 6. 7 Wherefore do the wicked live,
Become old, yea, are mighty in power ?
8 Their seed is establishıcd in their sight with them,
k See ch. 18. 11.
I Pg. 21. 9. Mat.
13. 40. & 42.
40-42.
crec from God.
me.
29. 9. & 40. 4
Pr.30. 32. Ps. 39.
9. Mic. 7. 16.
Ps. 17. 10, 14.
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REPLY OF JOB TO ZOPHAR.
from
fear.
e Exod. 23. 26.
T
1.1.
Pr. 1. 10.
18. 6.
Hos. 13. 3.
I Heb stealeth
арај.
ishment of his
75. 8.
See I
And their offspring before their eyes.
# Heb. are peace 9 Their houses fare safe from fear,
d Ps. 73. 5. Neither dis the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not;
Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They take the timbrel and harp,
And rejoice at the sound of the organ.
*Or, mirth. ch. 13 They spend their days in *wealth,
36. 11.
And in a moment go down to the grave.
f ch. 22. 17. 14 Therefore they say unto God, - Depart from us !
For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
& Ex. 5. 2. ch. 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
34. 9.
h ch. 35. 3. Mal. And "what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?'
3. 14.
16 « Lo! their good is not in their hand:
8: The 'counsel of the wicked is far from me.
+ Or, lamp, see ch. 17 How oft is the fcandle of the wicked put out!
And how oft cometh their destruction upon them!
God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
k Ps. 1. 4. & 35. 18 They kare as stubble before the wind,
5. & 83. 13. 18.
17. 13. & 29. 5. And as chaff that the storm Icarrieth away.
ke 19 God layeth up *his iniquity for his children :
He rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
* That is, the pun? 20 His eves shall see his destruction,
iniquity. See Ex. And he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
20.5.
? Ps. 73. 10. & 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,
51: 17. Jer. 25. When the number of his months is cut off in the midst ?
15. Rev. 14. 10. 22 Shall "any teach God knowledge ?
m Is. 40. 13. Ro. Seeing he judgeth those that are high.
11. 34. 1 Co. 2. 23 One dieth tin his full strength,
+ Heb. in his very Being wholly at ease and quiet.
vente in 24 His Abreasts are full of milk,
his perfection. And his bones are moistened with marrow.
F Or, mille pails. 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul,
And never eateth with pleasure.
n ch. 20. 11. Ec. 26 They shall "lie down alike in the dust,
And the worms shall cover them.
27 “ Behold! I know your thoughts,
And the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
o ch. 20.7. 28 For ye say, "Where 'is the house of the prince ?'
* Heb. the tent of And Where are *the dwelling-places of the wicked ?'
the wicked.cics of 29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way?
And do ye not know their tokens,
v Pr. 16. 4. Ro. 9. 30 That 'the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction ?
They shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31 Who shall declare his way to his face ?
And who shall repay him what he hath done?
# Heb. graves. 32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave,
* Heh. watch in And shall *remain in the tomb.
the heap.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him,
q Heb. 9. 27. And "every man shall draw after him,
As there are innumerable before him.
34 How then comfort ye me in vain,
+ Heb. transgres- Seeing in your answers there remaineth tfalsehood ?”
&
19. 15.
16.
the strength
of
9. 2.
the tabernacles of
22. 2 Pet. 2. 9.
Heb. the day of
wraths.
9 Gal. 2. 11.
sion.
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THIRD CONTROVERSY—ELIPHAZ ACCUSETH JOB.
depend thercon ?
27.
naked.
De. 15. 7. &c.
&
c.taha mindre mon ho hod.
17.
I Heb. the man of
arin.
or, accepled for
countenance.
10. 2. Ez. 22. 7.
& 19. 6.
Section XVII.—The Third Controversy between Job and his Friends-be-
gun by Eliphaz.
Јов xxii.
Eliphaz showeth that man's goodness profiteth not God. 5 He accuseth Job of divers sins. 21 He
SECT. XVII.
exhorteth him to repentunce, with promises of mercy.
1 THEN ELIPHAZ the Temanite answered and said :-
a ch. 35. 7. Ps. 26 Can a “man be profitable unto God,
16. 2. Lu. 17. 10.
| Ro. 11. 35. * *As he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
* Or, If he may be 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous ?
profitable, doth
his good success Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect ?
4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee?
Will he enter with thee into judgment ?
5 Is not thy wickedness great ?
And thine iniquities infinite ?
• Şee Ex. 22. 26, 6 For thou hast "taken a pledge from thy brother for nought,
+ Heb. stripped And tstripped the naked of their clothing.
the clothes of the 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,
Thou hast not given water to the weary to
c See ch. 31. 17. And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
18:58. 7. Éz. 18. 8 But as for #the mighty man, he had the earth ;
7. 16. Matt. 25. And the *honorable man dwelt in it.
35–42. 1 Jo. 3.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty,
in of And the arms of dthe fatherless have been broken.
* Heb. eminent, 10 Therefore 'snares are round about thee,
om And sudden, fear troubleth thee;
d ch. 31. 21. Is. 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see;
e ch. 18. 8, 9, 10. And abundance of waters cover thee.
12 « Is not God in the height of heaven?
124.4. L.3.54. And, behold fthe height of the stars, how high they are !
| Heh. the head of 13 And thou sayest, “How doth God know?
+ Or, What. Pg. Can he judge through the dark cloud ?
*10. 11.& 59.7.& 14 Thick .clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not;
94. 7. Is. 29. 15. And he walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
Ps. 139. 11. 15 Hast thou marked the old way
Which wicked men have trodden ?
ỉ ch. 15. 32. Ps. 16 Which "were cut down out of time,
55.23. & 102. 24.
Pr. 10. 27. Ec. 7. *Whose foundation was overflown with a flood :
see 17 Which 'said unto God, Depart from us :
* Heb. A flood. 20as
poured upon their And what can the Almighty do tfor them?'
7. 11. 2 Pe. 2. 5. 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things :
ich. 21. 14.
But kthe counsel of the wicked is far from me.
f Or, to them.
19 The 'righteous see it, and are glad :
k See ch. 21. 16. And the innocent laugh them to scorn.
? See Ps.58.10. 20 Whereas our Ísubstance is not cut down,
But *the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
lency. 21 Acquaint now thyself twith Him, and "be at peace :
'Golo ch: 11.13. Therehy good shall come unto thee.
m Is. 27. 5. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,
n Ps. 119. 11. And "lay up his words in thy heart.
o See ch. 8. 5,6. 23 If 'thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up,
Thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
p 2 Ch. 1. 15. 24 Then shalt Pthou lay up gold ļas dust,
# Or, on the dust. And the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
* Or, gold. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy *defence,
† Heb. silver of
And thou shalt have tplenty of silver.
9 ch . 10. 15. 26 For then shalt thou have thy 'delight in the Almighty,
7 ch. 11. 15. . And "shalt lift up thy face unto God.
4, 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him-and He shall hear thee,
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the stars.
S
64.5.& 73. 11. &
Ez. 8. 12. & I. 9.
12.
17.
foundation. Gen.
Ps. 4. 6.
I Or, estale.
* Or, their excel-
† That is, with
strongth.
*58. 14.
& See Ps. 50.
15. Is. 58. 9.
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[PERIOD II.
REPLY OF JOB TO ELIPHAZ.
I Heb. him that
cent slull deliver
the island. Gen.
21.
& 57. 16.
6 c. 9. 11.
And thou shalt pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing,
And it shall be established unto thee:
And the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 When men are cast down,
t See Pr. 29. 23. Then thou shalt say, "There is liſting up!'
And 'He shall save the humble person.
hath low cyes.
* Or, The inno- 30 *He shall deliver the island of the innocent;
And it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands.”
18. 26, &c.
Section XVIII.—Reply of Job to Eliphaz.
JOB xxiii. and xxiv.
Job longeth to appear before God, 6 in confidence of his mercy. 8 God, who is invisible, observeth
our ways. 11 Job's innocency. 13 God's decree is immutable.-Chap. xxiv. 1 Wickedness gocth
SECT. XVIII. often unpunished. 17 There is a secret judgment for the wicked.
1 THEN JOB answered and said :-
2 « Even to-day is my complaint bitter :
* Heb. Jy hund. My stroke is heavier than my groaning.
a ch. 13. 3. & 16. 3 Oh "that I knew where I might find Him!
That I might come even to his scat!
4 I would order my cause before Him,
And fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know the words which He would answer me,
And understand what He would say unto me.
• See Is. 27. 4, 8. 6 Will 'He plead against me with his great power?
No! but He would put strength in me.
7 There the righteous might dispute with Him ;
So should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.
8 Behold! 'I go forward—but He is not there,
And backward-but I cannot perceive Him:
9 On the left hand, where He doth work-but I cannot behold Him :
He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see Him;
| Heb. the way 10 But He knoweth fthe way that I take:
Ps. 139. 1-3.
• When "He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
d See Pk. 17. 3. 11 My 'foot hath held his steps,
His way have I kept, and not declined ;
hid. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips;
Í IIch. I have hid,
'or, lard up. John I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than *my necessary
4. 32, 34.
*Or, ny appointed 13 But He is in one mind-and 'who can turn Him?
[food.
And what his soul desireth, even that He doeth.
f See ch. 9. 12,
14 For He performeth the thing that is 'appointed for me;
g See Ps. 115. 3. And many such things are with Him.
h 1 Thess. 3.3.
3.3. 15 Therefore ain I troubled at his presence:
15 Thou
When I consider, I am afraid of Him.
16 For God 'maketh my heart soft,
And the Almighty troubleth me;
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness,
Neither hath He covered the darkness from my face.
j Acts 1. 7.
1 Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, JOB xxiv.
Do they that know him not see his days ?
2 Some remove the "landmarks ;
k De. 19. 14. &
27. 17. Pr. 22. They violently take away flocks, and tfeed thereof.
28. & 23. 10. 2
110. 5. 10. " 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless,
† Or, feed them. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
1 See Ex. 22. 26. 4 They turn the needy out of the way:
De. 24. 6, 10, 12, The ”poor of the earth hide themselves together.
m Pr. 28. 28. 5 Behold! as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work;
Rising betimes for a prey:

that is 701th me.
But Hefth himself where He doesn't
1. When He weth fthe wae right han
b helept, anels from his meanture doeth for me
Ju. 1. 12.
e Ps. 44. 18.
portioil.
13.
i Ps. 22. 14.
17.
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59
FURTHER ARGUMENT OF BILDAD.
tage.
27.
luck the fathek for want of ahe mountains,
9 Pr. 7. 9.
r Ps. 10. 11.
The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
Heb. mingled. 6 They reap every one his fcorn in the field;
corn, or, dredge.
* Heb. the wicked And *they gather the vintage of the wicked.
under the vin- 7 They "cause the naked to lodge without clothing,
n See Ex. 22. 26, That they have no covering in the cold.
8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains,
And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast,
o See Ex. 22. 25. And take ºa pledge of the poor.
10 They cause him to go naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
11 Which make oil within their walls,
And tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12 Men groan from out of the city,
And the soul of the wounded crieth out;
Yet God layeth not folly to them !
13 « They are of those that rebel against the light; .
They know not the ways thereof,
Nor abide in the paths thereof.
p Ps. 10. 8.
14 The "murderer, rising with the light, killeth the poor and needy,
And in the night is as a thief.
15 The 'eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, "saying,
Heb. setteth his “No eye shall see me;' and fdisguiseth his face.
face in secret. 16 In the dark they dig through houses,
Which they had marked for themselves in the daytime:
s John 3. 20.
They ®know not the light.
17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death :
If one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
18 He is swift as the waters ;
Their portion is cursed in the earth :
He beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19 - Drought and heat iconsume the snow waters:
So doth the grave those which have sinned.
20 The womb shall forget him;
The worm shall feed sweetly on him;
7. He 'shall be no more remembered :
And wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not:
And doeth not good to the widow.
22 He draweth also the mighty with his power :
† Or, he trusteth He riseth up-tand no man is sure of life.
23 Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth;
u_See Ps. 11. 4. Yet “his eyes are upon their ways.
24 They are exalted for a little while—but are gone and brought low;
* Heb. are not.
| Heb. closed up. They are ftaken out of the way as all other,
And cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
25 And if it be not so now-who will make me a liar,
And make my speech nothing worth ? "
* Hcb. violently
take.
& See Pr. 10. 7.
and ch. 18. 17.
not his oron life.
hough it up-tand night
Pr. 15. 3.
SECTION XIX.--Bildad again takes up the Argument.
JOB xxv.
Bildad showeth that man cannot be justified before God.
I Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:
2 « Dominion and fear are with Him,
He maketh peace in his high places.
3 Is there any number of his armies ?
And upon whom doth not “his light arise ?
SECT. XIX.
SECT. XIX.
S.
a Jam. 1. 17.
60
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JOB AGAIN ASSERTS HIS INTEGRITY.
See Ps 143 2.
2. 4 How bthen can man be justified with God?
Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not!
Yea, the stars are not pure in his sight!
cPs. 22. 6.
6 How much less man, that is a worm !
And the son of man, which is a worm! »
SECT. XX.
SECTION XX.—Job again asserts his Integrity, and contrasts his former
Prosperity with his present Adversity.
JOB xxvi. to xxxi.
Job, reproving the uncharituble spirit of Bildud, 5 acknowledgeth the power of God to be infinite and
unsearchable. ---Chap. xxvii. '1 He protestelh his sincerity. 8 The hypocrite is without hope. 11
The blessings which the wicked huve are turned into curses. - Chap. xxviii. 1 There is a knowl-
edge of rutural things. 12 But wisdom is an excellent gift of God. — Chap. xxix. He bemoaneth
himself of his former prosperity and honor. - Chap. XXX., His honor is turned into extreme con-
tempt. 15 His prosperity into calamity. -- Chap. xxxi. He malceth a solemn protestation of his
integrity in several duties.
1 But Job answered and said :-
26. How hast thou helped him that is without power ?
How savest thou the arm that hath no strength ?
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom?
And how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is ?
Sx. 4 To whom hast thou uttered words ?
And whose spirit came from thee ?
5- Dead things are formed from under the waters,
* Or, With the in- *And the inhabitants thereof.
habitants.
a Ps. 139. 8, 11. 6 Hell “is naked before Him,
Pr. 15. 11. Heb.
4. 13. Hob. And Destruction hath no covering.
b See Ge. I. 1, 7He bstretcheth out the north over the empty place,
And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
c Pr. 30. 4.
8 He 'bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds ;
And the cloud is not rent under them.
9 He holdeth back the face of his throne,
And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
· 10 He dhath compassed the waters with bounds,
† Heb. Until the + Until the day and night come to an end.
end of light with
darkness. w 11 The pillars of heaven tremble
And are astonished at his reproof.
e See Ex. 14. 21. 12 He divideth the sea with his power,
+ Heb. pride. And by his understanding He smiteth through fthe proud.
fSee Ge. 1.1,&c. 13 By this Spirit He hath garnished the heavens ;
His hand hath formed the Crooked Serpent.
14 Lo! these are parts of his ways:
g Ro. 11. 33.
But how little a portion is heard of Him?
But the thunder of his power who can understand !”
&c.
JOB xxvii.
gavc him. Gen. 2.
* Heb. added to 1 Moreover Job * continued his parable, and said, -
tuke up.
2“ As God liveth, "who hath taken away my judgment;
h.ch. 34. 5.
† Heb, made my And the Almighty, who hath řvexed my soul;
1. 20. 2 Ki. 4. 3 All the while my breath is in me,
27.
And fthe Spirit of God is in my nostrils;
I That is, the
* breath which God 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness,
Nor my tongue utter deceit.
5 God forbid that I should justify you:
Till I die 'I will not remove mine integrity from me.
j ch. 2.3. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:
k Acts 24. 16. My heart shall not reproach me *so long as I live.
* Heb. from my 9 Let mine enemy be as the wicked,
days.
And he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
>
ich. 2. 9. & 13.
15.
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JOB AGAIN ASSERTS HIS INTEGRITY.
18. 41. Pr. 1.2
Je. 11. 11. & 1
12. Ez. 8. 18.
27.
9. 10. Ho. 9. 13.
2. 6.
2 Mat. 16. 26. Lu. 8«For 'what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained,
12. 20.
When God taketh away his soul ?
m. ch. 35. 13. Ps. 9 Will "God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him ?
Is. 1. 15.& 59. 2. 10 Will "he delight himself in the Almighty ?
Will he always call upon God?
Mi. 3. 4. Ze. 7.
13. John 9. 31.
11 « I will teach you tby the hand of God ::
Ja. 4. 3.
That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12 See ch. 22. 26, 10
12 Behold! all ye yourselves have seen it;
t, or, being in the Why then are ye thus altogether vain ?
hand, $c.
o See ch. 20. 29. 13 This 'is the portion of a wicked man with God,
And the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the
P De. 28. 11. Est. 14 If Phis children be multiplied, it is for the sword : [Almighty.
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death :
9 Ps. 73. 64. Ez. And his widows shall not weep.
24. 23.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust,
And prepare raiment as the clay ;
go Pr. 13.22. & 28.
8. Ec. 2. 26.
• 17 He may prepare it—but "the just shall put it on,
And the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth,
s Is. 1. 8. La.
And as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down-but he shall not be gathered :
He openeth his eyes—and he is not.
tch. 18. 11.
20 Terrors 'take hold on him as waters,
A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away—and he departeth:
And as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare :
4. Heb. in fleeing He would fain flee out of his hand.
he would ſlec.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him,
And shall hiss him out of his place.
* Or, a mine. Surely there is *a vein for the silver,
JOB xxviii.
And a place for gold where they fine it.
| Or, dust. 2 Iron is taken out of the fearth,
And brass is molten out of the stone.
3 He setteth an end to darkness,
And searcheth out all perfection :
The stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant;
Even the waters forgotten of the foot:
They are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread:
And under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires :
| Or, gold ore. And it hath dust of gold.
7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth,
And which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it,
Nor the fierce lion passed by it.
* Or, fint. 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the *rock;
He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks ;
And his eye seeth every precious thing.
† Heb. from weep- 11 He bindeth the floods #from overflowing;
ing.
And the thing that is hid bringeth He forth to light.
u See Ec. 7. 23, 12 “But "where shall Wisdom be found ?
And where is the place of Understanding ?
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13. 44.
fine yold.
15. 3.
o pr. 3. 15. Mat. 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof;
Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 The depth saith, 'It is not in me;'
And the sea saith, 'It is not with me.'
# Heb. Fine gold 15 It cannot be gotten for gold,
shall not be given
for it. Pr. 3. 13- Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
15. & 8. 10, 11,
19. & 16. 16. “-, 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,
With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it:
*Or, vessels of And the exchange of it shall not be for #jewels of fine gold.
Or, Ramoth. 18 No mention shall be made of fcoral, or of pearls :
For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topáz of Ethiopia shall not equal it,
Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 “Whence then cometh Wisdom ?
And where is the place of Understanding ?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living,
1 Or, heaven. And kept close from the fowls of the fair.
22 Destruction and Death say,
We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 « God understandeth the way thereof,
And he knoweth the place thereof.
Pr. 24 For "he looketh to the ends of the earth,
w 2 Ch. 16. 9. Pr.
And seeth under the whole heaven;
. See Ps. 135. 7. 25 To make the weight for the winds;
And he weigheth the waters by measure.
And he was
g ch. 38. 25.
26 When he 'rade a decree for the rain,
And a way for the lightning of the thunder:
* Or, number it. 27 Then did he see it, and * declare it;
He prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And unto man he said,
2 De. 4. 6. Ps. “Behold! the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; /
Pr. 1.9. & 9. 10. And to depart from evil is understanding.""
Ec. 12. 13.
4 Heb. added to
Moreover Job fcontinued his parable, and said:- Job xxix.
2 « Oh that I were “as in months past,
a See ch. 7.3.
As in the days when God preserved me;
f Or, lamp, ch. 18. 3 When his fcandle shined upon my head,
And when by his light I walked through darkness ;
4 As I was in the days of my youth,
When 'the secret of God was upon my tabernacle ;
5 When the Almighty was yet with me,
When my children were about me;
« Gen. 49. 11. De. 6 When I washed my steps with butter,
ch. 20. 17.*-** And dthe rock poured *me out rivers of oil !
d Ps. 81. 16. 7 When I went out to the gate through the city,
When I prepared my seat in the street,
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves :
And the aged arose, and stood up.
9 The princes refrained talking,
e See ch. 21.5. And laid their hand on their mouth.
+ Heb. The voice 101
of the nobles was 10 +The nobles held their peace,
And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me;
And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
& Ps. 72. 12. See 12 Because ”I delivered the poor that cried,
And the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
28 He predid he or the decree from
19. 7. & 111. 10.
lake up.
6. Ps. 18. 28.
6 Ps. 25. 14.
32. 13. & 33. 24.
* Heb. with me.
TTL
Tanaman
hid.
f Ps. 137. 6.
Pr. 21. 13.
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13. Ps. 112. 9. &
| Heb. new.
i Ze. 10. 1.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me:
And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
n De. 6.25. & 24. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me :
132. 9. Is. 59. 17. My judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
& 61. 10. Dan. 4.
27. Ro. 10. 3,5. 15 I was 'eyes to the blind,
Ep. 6. 14, &c.
i Thes. 5.8. And feet was I to the lame.
i Nu. 10. 31. 16 I was a father to the poor:
j Pr. 29.7. And the cause which I knew not I searched out.
mano 17 And I brake ţthe jaws of the wicked,
teeth, or, Die grin-
ders., Bs. 58. 6. And *plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Pr. 30. 14.
* Heb. cast.
18 Then I said, 'I "shall die in my nest,
k Ps. 30. 6. And I shall multiply my days as the sand.'
+ Heb.opmed. ch. 19 My root was tspread out by the waters,
18. 16. Ps. 1.3.
And the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20 My glory was ffresh in me,
* Heb. changed. And my bow was *renewed in my hand.
Gen. 49. 27.
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, i
And kept silence at my counsel.
22 After my words they spake not again;
And my speech dropped upon them.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain ;
And they opened their mouth wide as for 'the latter rain.
24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not;
And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief,
And dwelt as a king in the army,
As one that comforteth the mourners.
JOB xxx.
+ Heb:n of fewer 1 But now—they that are fyounger than I have me in derision,
ch. 12. 4.
Whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of
2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, [my flock.
In whom old age was perished ?
# Or, dark as the 3 For want and famine they were Isolitary;
night.
Fleeing into the wilderness *in former time desolate and waste.
4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes,
And juniper roots for their meat.
5 They were driven forth from among men,
(They cried after them as after a thief);
6 ì'o dwell in the cliffs of the valleys,
In tcaves of the earth, and in the rocks.
7 Among the bushes they brayed ;
Under the nettles they were gathered together.
8 They were children of fools,
of no Yea, children of #base men :
They were viler than the earth.
"35. 15.& 69. 12: And “now am I their song,
Je. 20. 7. La. 3. Yea, I am their byword.
14, 63.
10 They abhor me, they flee far from me,
* And spare not to spit in my face.
hold not spittle 11 Because He "hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me,
Nu. 12. 14. De. They have also let loose the bridle before me.
Mat. 26. 67. & 12 Upon my right hand rise the youth;
n See ch. 12. 18.
12. 18. They push away my feet,
och. 19. 12. And ºthey raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
13 They mar my path,
They set forward my calamity,
They have no helper!
14 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters :
* Heb. yester-
night.
† Heb. kolcs.
I Heb. men of no
name.
in ch. 17. 6.
Ps.
* Heb. And with
from
my fuce.
25. 9. Is. 50. 6.
Mat. 26. 67. &
27. 30.
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JOB CONTRASTS HIS PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. (PERIOD II.
+ Heb. my princi-
cipal one.
* Heb.the strength
e.
Ford to the lewill not
I Heb. heap.
19.
In the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
15 Terrors are turned upon me:
They pursue tmy soul as the wind:
And my welfare passeth away as a cloud.
p Ps. 42. 4.
16 “ And now my soul is poured out upon me;
The days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season ;
And my sinews take no rest.
18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed :
It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
19 He hath cast me into the mire,
And I am become like dust and ashes.
20 I cry unto Thee—and Thou dost not hear me:
I stand up—and Thou regardest me not.
Heb. turned to 21 Thou art Ibecome cruel to me:
be cruel,
* Heb.the strength With *thy strong hand Thou opposest thyself against me.
of thy hand. 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind;
† Or, wisdom. Thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my tsubstance.
23 For I know that Thou wilt bring me to death,
And to the house appointed for all living.
24 Howbeit He will not stretch out his hand to the grave,
Though they cry in his destruction.
? Ps. 35. 13, 14. 25 Did 'not I weep *for him that was in trouble ?
Rom. 12. 15, &C.
* Heb. for him Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
ard of 26 When 'I looked for good—then evil came unto me:
day.
r Jer. 8. 15.& 14. And when I waited for light—there came darkness.
27 My bowels boiled, and rested not:
The days of affliction prevented me.
s Ps. 38. 6. & 42. 28 I went mourning without the sun:
I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
t Ps. 102. 6. Mi. 29 I 'am a brother to dragons,
riches. And a companion to fowls.
u Ps. 119. 83. La. 30 My,"skin is black upon me,
And 'my bones are burned with heat.
31 My harp also is turned to mourning,
And my organ into the voice of them that weep.
20 Mutt. 5. 28. I made a covenant with mine "eyes;
JOB xxxi.
Why then should I think upon a maid ?
* See ch. 20. 29. 2 For what "portion of God is there from above ?
And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Is not destruction to the wicked ?
And a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity ?
y 2 Ch. 16. 9. See 4 Doth 'not he see my ways,
And count all my steps ?
5“ If I have walked with vanity,
Or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
| Heb. Let Him 6 Let me be weighed in an even balance,
ances of justice. That God may know mine integrity, como
7 If my step hath turned out of the way,
z See Nu. 15. 39. And *my heart walked after mine eyes,
9. Mat. 5. 29. And if any blot hath cleaved to my hands;
a See Lev. 26. 16. 8 Then “let me sow, and let another eat;
Yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
9 If my heart have been deceived by a woman,
Or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door ;
0 2 Sam. 12. 11. 10 Then let my wife grind unto another,
And let others bow down upon her.
9.
1.8.
t Or, ostriches.
4. 8. & 5. 10.
v See Ps. 102. 3.
ch. 14. 16.
20eigh me in bale
Ec. 11. 9. Ez. 6.
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JOB CONTRASTS HIS PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY.
See Lev. 20. 10.
17. 10.
14. 31. & 22. 2.
womb ?
† That is, the
widow.
bone.
1 Tim. 6. 17.
11 For this is a heinous crime;
& Gen. 38. 24. Yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction,
And would root out all inine increase.
13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant,
Or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
n Ps. 44. 21. Je. 14 What then shall I do when "God riseth up?
And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
i ch. 34. 19, Pr. 15 Did 'not he that made me in the womb make him?
Mal. 2. 10.*** ** And * did not One fashion us in the womb? options
* Or, did he not 16 “ If I have withheld the poor from their desire,
fushion us in one
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail ;
17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone,
And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,
And I have guided ther from my mother's womb;)
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,
Or any poor without covering;
j See De. 24. 13. 20 If his loins have not blessed me,
And if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
k ch. 22. 9. ' 21 If I have liſted up my hand kagainst the fatherless,
When I saw my help in the gate ;
22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade,
, Or, the chanel And mine arm be broken from the bone.
1 Isai. 13. 6, 9. 23 For 'destruction from God was a terror to me,
Joel 1. 15.
And by reason of his highness I could not endure.
m Mark 10. 24. 24 « If I have made gold my hope,
Or have said to the fine gold, “Thou art my confidence;'
n. 18. 22. 10. Pr. 25 If "I rejoiced because my wealth was great,
* Heb. found And because my hand had gotten much;
26 If I beheld the tsun when it shined,
De. 4. 19. & 11. Or the moon walking fin brightness;
*** 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed,
| Heb. bright. Or *my mouth hath kissed my hand;
28 This also were 'an iniquity to be punished by the judge:
For I should have denied the God that is above.
o See ver. 11. De.
17.5.
29 « If I Prejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me,
º Prov. 17. 5. Or lifted up myself when evil found him :
q_Matt. 5., 44. 30 Neither have I suffered tmy mouth to sin
+ Heb. my palate. By wishing a curse to his soul.
31 If the men of my tabernacle said not,
Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.'
» Gen. 19. 2, 3. 32 The "stranger did not lodge in the street:
Judg. 19. 20, 21.
Rom. 12. 13. But I opened my doors fto the traveller.
4. 9. eta 33 If I covered my transgressions *as Adam,
Or, to the way. By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom :
* Or, after the 34 Did I fear a great multitude,
Gen. 3. 8, 12. Or did the contempt of families terrify me,
Hos. 6. 7.
That I kept silence, and went not out of the door ?
s Ex. 23. 2.
35 - Oh 'that One would hear me!
tch. 33. 6.
+Behold! my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me,
† Or, Behold ! my
"sign is that the And that mine adversary had written a book.
Almighty will an- og
** 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder,
And bind it as a crown to me.
37 I would declare unto Him the number of my steps;
As a prince would I go near unto Him.
38 If my land cry against me,
VOL. I.
11. 28.
much.
† Heb. the light.
16. & 17. 3. Ez.
8. 16.
* Heb. my hand
natlı kissed my
mouth.
Rom. 12. 14.
He. 13.2. IP
mannor of men.
Prov.
28.
13.
super me.
4 ch. 13. 22.
66
[PERIOD Il.
ELIHU'S ARGUMENT.
weeds.
| Heb. weer. Or that the furrows likewise thereof Icomplain ;
* Heb.the strength 39 If I have eaten *the fruits thereof without money,
thereof. Ja. 5. 4.
+ Heb. the soul Or have caused fthe owners thereof to lose their life;
of the croors 40 Let 'thistles grow instead of wheat,
thereof to expire,
or, breathe out. And Icockle instead of barley."
1 Kings 21. 19.
v Gen. 3. 18.
The words of Job are ended.
| Or, noisome
SECTION XXI.-Elihu, who had hitherto been silent, takes up the Argument,
and shows that Affliction is sent by God for wise though inscrutable Pur-
poses, and that the Duty of Man is Submission.
JOB xxxii. to xxxvii.
Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends. 6 Because wisdom cometh not from age, he excuseth
the boldness of his youth. 11 He reproveth them for not sulisfying of Joh. 16 His zeal to speak.-
Chap. xxxiii. 1 He offereth himself instead of God, with sincerity und meekness, to reason with
Job. 8 He excuseth God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness. 14. God
calleth man to repentance by visions, 19 by afflictions, 23 und by his ministry. 31 He inciteth Job
to atiention. - Chap. xxxiv. 1 He accuseth Job for charging God with injustice. 10 God omnip-
otent cannot be unjust. 31 Man must humble himself unto God. 34 Elihu reproveth Job.
Chap. xxxv. 1 Comparison is not lo be made with God, because our good or evil cannot extend
unto him. 9 Many cry in their aflictions, but are not heard for want of fuith. ~Chap. xxxvi. 1
SECT. XXI. Elihu showell how God is just in his ways. 16 How Job's sins hinder Goll's blessings. 24
God's works are lo be magnified. --- Chap. xxxvii. 1 God is to be feared because of his great works.
15 His wisdon is unseurchable in them.
* Heb. from an- 1 So these three men ceased *to answer Job, because he was "righ-
swcring.
a ch. 27.3-6. teous in his own eyes.
0 Gen. 22. 21. 2 Then was kindled the wrath of ELIHU the son of Barachel (the
Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled,
† Heb. his soul. because he justified thimself rather than God. 3 Also against his three
friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer,
Heb. expected and yet had condemned Job. 4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had
Job in words.
* Heb. elder for spoken, because they were *elder than he. 5 When Elihu saw that
days.
there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath
was kindled. 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered
and said :-
* Heb. fenoof days. “I am tyoung, and ye are very old ;
ch. 15. 10.
| Heb. feared. Wherefore I was afraid, and durst not show you mine opinion.
? I said, “Days should speak,
And multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
8 But there is a spirit in man:
o 1 Kings 3.1.2 And the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
ch. 35. 11. & 38.
36. Pr. 2. 6. Ec. 9 Great dmen are not always wise :
2. 26. Dan. 1. 17.
& 2. 21. Matt. Neither do the aged understand judgment.
11. 25. Ja. 1. 5. 10 Therefore I said, "Hearken to me;
d Cor. 1. 26.
I also will show mine opinion.'
11 - Behold! I waited for your words;
* Heb. under I gave ear to your * reasons, whilst ye searched out fwhat to say.
standings.
† Heb. words.
· 12 Yea, I attended unto you,
And, behold! there was none of you that convinced Job,
Or that answered his words:
e Jer. 9. 23. 13 Lest øye should say, 'We have found out wisdom,
1 Cor. 1. 29.
God thrusteth him down, not man."
Or, ordered his 14 Now he hath not directed his words against me;
Neither will I answer himn with your speeches.
15 « They were amazed, they answered no more :
* Heb. They re- *They left off speaking.
moved speeches
from themselves. 16 When I had waited, (for they spake not,
But stood still, and answered no more);
17 I said, 'I will answer also my part,
I also will show mine opinion.'
† Heb. words. 18 For I am full of fmatter,
f Heb. The spirit
The spirit within me constraineth me.
of my belly.
words.
PART II.]
67
ELIHU'S ARGUMENT.
67
1 Heb. in my
palate.
mouth. ch. 9. 3
21.
Heb. in mine
cars.
7.&
16. 17.&2
& 29. 14. &
1.
3
9. & 19. ll.
* Heb, is not 19 Behold! ny belly is as wine which *hath no vent;
opened.
It is ready to burst like new bottles.
† Heb. Breathe. 20 I will speak, that I may tbe refreshed :
. I will open my lips and answer.
f See Le. 19. 15. 21 Let me not, I pray you, 'accept any man's person,,
Neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
22 For I know not to give flattering titles;
In so doing my Maker would soon take me away.
1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches,
Јов xxxiii.
And hearken to all my words.
2 Behold! now I have opened my mouth,
My tongue hath spoken fin my mouth.
3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart:
And my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
. See Gen. 2. 7 4 The Spirit of God hath made me,
And the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5 If thou canst answer me,
Set thy words in order before me-stand up.
* Heb. to thy 6 Behold! I am according *to thy wish in God's stead:
33. & 31. 35. I also am fformed out of the clay.
1. Heb. cut out of 7 Behold! "my terror shall not make thee afraid,
the clay.
k ch. 9. 34. & 13. Neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
8“ Surely thou hast spoken fin my hearing,
And I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
i ch. 9. 17. & 10. 9 I am clean without transgression, I am innocent ;
10, 11. & 27.5. Neither is there iniquity in me.
de 10 Behold! He findeth occasions against me,
j ch. 13. 24. & 16. He icounteth me for his enemy.
k ch. 13. 27. & 11 He kputteth my feet in the stocks,
14. 16. & 31. 4. He marketh all my paths.'
12 Behold! in this thou art not just :
I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
| 18. 45. 9.
13 « Why dost thou 'strive against Him? -
* Heb. answereth For He *giveth not account of any of his matters.
11. 14 For God speaketh once, yea, twice,
Yet man perceiveth it not.
n See Ge. 15. 1. 15 In "a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
| Heb. revealeth, 16 Then He topeneth the ears of men,
'or, uncovcrcth.
Ch. 36. 10, 15. And sealeth their instruction,
| Heb. work. 17 That He may withdraw man from his fpurpose,
And hide pride from man.
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit,
And his life from *perishing by the sword.
by the sword.
19 “ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,
And the multitude of his bones with strong pain :
o Ps. 107. 18. 20 So 'that his life abhorreth bread,
| Heb. meat of de- And his soul dainty meat.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen;
And his bones that were not seen stick out.
22 Yea, his soul drąweth near unto the grave,
And his life to the destroyers.
23 If there be a messenger with him,
An interpreter, one among a thousand,
To show unto man his uprightness :
24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith,
Deliver him from going down to the pit:
rot.
m Ps. 62. 11.
* Heb. passing
sire.
68
[PERIOD 11.
ELIHU'S ARGUMENT.
ment.
upon men, and
ned, $c.
| Or, an atone I have found fa ransom.
* Heb. childhood. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than *a child's:
He shall return to the days of his youth:
26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him:
And he shall see his face with joy:
For he will render unto man his righteousness.
† Or, He shall look 27 +He looketh upon men, and if any say,
say, I have sin- 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,
And it 'profited me not;'
p 2 Sam. 12. 13.
Ps. 32 5. Pr. 28. 28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit,
Da. 9. 20, 21. And his life shall see the light.
I Jo. 1.9.
29 Lo! all these things worketh God *oftentimes with man,
I. Or, le hath de- 30 To "bring back his soul from the pit,
fc. and my life. To be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 « Mark well, O Job! hearken unto me:
Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
* Ps. 56. 13. 32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me:
Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
9,34. 11. ch. 33 If not, 'hearken unto me:
Hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.”
13. Is. 65. 24.
4 Rom. 6. 21.
Is. 38. 17.
* Heb. twice and
Urice.
11.
I Heb.Mine arrow,
'ch. 6.4.& 16.13.
2 ch. 15. 16.
y ch. 9. 22, 23, 30,
Dlul. 3. 14.
* Heb. men of
heilrt.
1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said :-
JOB xxxiv.
2“ Hear my words, O ye wise men!
And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge !
tch. 6. 30. & 12. 3 For 'the ear trieth words,
| Heb. palate.
As the fmouth tasteth meat.
4 Let us choose to us judgment:
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
4 ch. 33. 9.
5 For Job hath said, 'I "am righteous :
uch. 27. 2.
And 'God hath taken away my judgment.
w ch. 9. 17.
6 Should "I lie against my right?
My wound is incurable without transgression.'
? What man is like Job,
Who *drinketh up scorning like water?
8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walketh with wicked men.
330, 9 For 'he hath said, "It profiteth a man nothing
31. & 35. 3. '
That he should delight himself with God.'
10 « Therefore hearken unto me, ye *men of understanding !
2 See ch. 8. 3. & Far *be it from God, that he should do wickedness;
15. Roin. 9. 14. And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
12. Pin 11 For "the work of a man shall He render unto him,
& 32. 19. Ez. 7. And cause every man to find according to his ways.
27.& 33.20. Mat.
16. 27. Ro. 2. 6. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly,
5. 10. 1.p. 6. 8. Neither will the Almighty ópervert judgment.
1.17. Rev.2, 23. 13 Who hath given Him a charge over the earth ?
& 22, 12.
Or who hath disposed fthe whole world ?
b See ch 8. 3.
14 If He set his heart fupon man,
Ť Heb, all of it.
Heb. upon him. If He @gather unto himself his spirit and his breath ;
c Pz. 104. 29. 15 All dflesh shall perish together,
dGo. 3, 19.
And man shall turn again unto dust.
16 “ If now thou hast understanding, hear this :
Hearken to the voice of my words.
e 2 Sa. 23. 3. 17 Shall even he that hateth right *govern ?
And wilt thou condemn Him that is most just ?
f Ex. 22. 28.
18 Is 'it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked ?'
And to princes, 'Ye are ungodly?'
36. 23. Ps. 92.
I
a Ps. 62. 12. Pr.
24. 12. Je. 17. 10.
1 Co.3. 8. 2 Co.
Ec. 12, 7.
* Heb. bind.
PART II.]
ELIHU'S ARGUMENT.
Ga. 2. 6. Eph. 6.
h See ch. 31. 15.
take away the
34. 15. Ze. 4. 10.
k See ch. 26. 6.
es.
* Heb. without
of beholders.
8 De: 10. 17..19 How much less to Him that baccepteth not the persons of princes,
10. 34. Ro. 2. 11. Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor !
9. Col. 3. 25. For "they all are the work of his hands.
1 Pe. 1. 17.
20 In a moment shall they die,
i Ex. 12. 29, 30. And the people shall be troubled 'at midnight, and pass away:
| Heb. they shall And fthe mighty shall be taken away without hand.
mighty. 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man,
12. Ch. 16. 9. Ps. And he seeth all his goings.
1 Pe. 3. 12. see 22 There "is no darkness, nor shadow of death,
ch. 14. 16.
k See ch. 26. 6. Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Da: 2, 22. Am. 23 For He will not lay upon man more than right;
9. 2, 3.
I Heb.go.
That he should tenter into judgment with God.
i Dan. 2. 21. 24 He 'shall break in pieces mighty men *without number,
And set others in their stead.
searching out.
25 Therefore he knoweth their works,
And he overturneth them in the night,
| Heb. crushed.
So that they are tdestroyed.
26 He striketh them as wicked men
| Heb. In the place In the open sight of others;
* Heb. from after 27 Because they turned back *from Him,
And would not consider any of his ways :
28 So that they "cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him,
* And He "heareth the cry of the afflicted.
n Ex. 22. 23.
29 When 'He giveth quietness—who then can make trouble ?
And when He hideth his face—who then can behold Him ?
Whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
30 That the hypocrite reign not,
Lest the people be ensnared.
31 « Surely it is meet to be said unto God,
p Dan. 9. 7, 14. I ”have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more :
32 That which I see not teach Thou me :
If I have done iniquity, I will do no more.'
| Heb. Should it 33 Should it bet according to thy mind ? He will recompense it,
Whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose ; and not I:
Therefore speak what thou knowest.
# Heb.of heart. 34 Let men tof understanding tell me,
And let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge,
And his words were without wisdom.
* Or, My father, 36 *My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end,
Because of his answers for wicked men.
37 For he addeth -rebellion unto his sin,
He clappeth his hands among us,
And multiplieth his words against God.”
him. 1 Sa. 15.11.
Ps. 28. 5. Is. 5.
12.
m ch. 35. 9. Jam.
5. 4.
o Ro. 8. 31.
be from with thee.
let Job be tricd.
34. 9.
1 ELIHU spake moreover, and said :-
JOB XXXV.
9 ch.21. 15. & 2" Thinkest thou this to be right, that 'thou saidst,
My righteousness is more than God's ??
3 For thou saidst, - What advantage will it be unto thee ?'
And, 'What profit shall I have, tif I be cleansed from my sin ?'
46 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
turn to thee 5 Look "unto the heavens, and see ;
And behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
s Pr. 8. 36. Jo. 7. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him?
19.
Or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
tch. 22.2, 3. Ps. ? If 'thou be righteous, what givest thou Him?
Or what receiveth He of thy hand ? .
+ Or, by it more
than by my sin.
† Heb. I will re-
words.
q ch. 22. 12.
16. 2. Pr. 9. 12.
Ro. ll. 35.
-
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70
ELIHU'S ARGUMENT.
34. 28.
8. & 77. 6. &
z Ps. 94. 12.
Pr. 15. 29.
8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art;
And thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
23. ch. 9 By “reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed
They cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. (to cry:
v Is. 51. 13. 10 But none 'saith, "Where is God my Maker,
w Ps. 32. 7. & 42. Who "giveth songs in the night;
149.5. Ac. 16.25. 11 Who *teachoth us more than the beasts of the earth,
And maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'
y See ch. 27. 9. 12 There 'they cry, but none giveth answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity,
Neither will the Almighty regard it.
z ch. 9. 11.
14 « Although thou sayest thou shalt not see Him,
Yet judgment is before Him;
a Ps. 37.5, 6. Therefore “trust thou in Him.
15 But now, because it is not so, *He hath visited in his anger;
That is, Job. Yet the knoweth it not in great extremity :
16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain ;
He multiplieth words without knowledge.”
13 surcause of cry, buser than an theo
* That is, God.
Ps. 89. 32.
1 Heb. That there
are yet words for
God.
b See ch. 34. 19.
1 Elihu also proceeded, and said :-
JOB Xxxvi.
2- Suffer me a little, and I will show thee
: That I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar,
And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly my words shall not be false :
He that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5“ Behold God is rnighty, and 'despiseth not any :
& ch. 9. 4. & 12.
He ‘is mighty in strength and *wisdom.
13, 16. & 37. 16,
23. Ps. 99. 4. He preserveth not the life of the wicked :
* lleb. heart. But giveth right to the tpoor.
Or, officted.
a Ps. 33. 18. & 34. 7 He dwithdraweth not his eyes from the righteous.
15. 1 Pe. 3. 12. But with kings are they on the throne;
e Ps. 113. 8.
Yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
f Ps. 107. 10. 8 And if they be bound in fetters,
And be holden in cords of affliction ;
9 Then he showeth them their work,
And their transgressions that they have exceeded.
& ch. 33. 16, 23. 10 He opencth also their ear to discipline,
And cominandeth that they return from iniquity.
11 If they obey and serve him,
h ch.21. 13. Is. l. They shall spend their days in prosperity,
19, 20.
And their years in pleasures.
12 But if they obey not,
They shall perish by the sword,
And they shall die without knowledge.
i Ro. 2. 5.
13 « But the hypocrites in heart 'heap up wrath :
They cry not when He bindeth them.
* Heb. Their soul 14
dieth. ch. 15. 32.
& 22. 16. And their life is among the funclean.
tot, sodomites. 15 He delivereth the fpoor in his affliction,
'De. 23. 17.
| Or, aflict d. And openeth their ears in oppression.
i Ps. 18. 19. & 31.
· 16 Even so would He have removed thee out of the strait
8. & 118. 5.
* Heb. the rest of Into 'a broad place, where there is no straitness;
thy table. Ps. 23.
5. & 36. 8.
And *that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
| Or, judgment 17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked :
and justice should
uphold thee.
Judgment and justice take hold on thee.
I Heb. They shall
pass away by the
sword.
Part II.]
ELIHU'S ARGUMENT.
| Heb. turn thee
aside.
1
Ez. 7. 19. Zep. l.
12, 19, 20, 1 Tim.
15. 3.
24, 27. He. 1. 12.
29
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He take thee away with his
1 Tim. 2. 5. 6. Then, ka great ransom cannot deliver thee.
[stroke :
€ 19 Will 'He esteem thy riches ?
? Ps. 49. 6, 7. & No! not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
52. 7. & 62, 10.
Pr. 10. 2. & 11.4. 20 Desire not the night,
18. Ecci. 5. 6. When people are cut off in their place.
Ma. 10. 24. Lu. 21 Take heed, "regard not iniquity :
6. 17.
For "this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
in Ps. 66. 18.
22 « Behold! God exalteth by his power:
n Soe He. 11. 25.
Who 'teacheth like him?
o See Mat. v. vi.
and vii. 23 Who Phath enjoined him his way?
pch. 34. 13.
Or 'who can say, - Thou hast wrought iniquity ?'
9 See cl. 34. 10.
Ps. 92. 5. Rev. 24 Remember that thou "magnify his work,
Which men behold.
25 Every man may see it;
Man may behold it afar off.
s 1 Cor. 13. 12. 26 Behold! God is great, and 'we know him not,
t'Ps. 90. 2. & 102. Neither 'can the number of his years be searched out.
12. 27 For he "maketh small the drops of water:
u Ps. 147. 8.
They pour down rain according to the vapor thereof :
v Pr. 3. 20. 28 Which "the clouds do drop
And distil upon man abundantly.
w ch. 26. 14. 29 Also can any "understand the spreadings of the clouds,
Or the noise of his tabernacle ?
30 Behold! he spreadeth his light upon it,
* Heb. the roots. And covereth *the bottom of the sea.
* See ch. 37. 13. 31 For *by them judgeth he the people;
y See Ge. 1. 29. He'giveth meat in abundance.
z Ps. 147. 8. 32 With *clouds he covereth the light;
And commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
a 1 Ki. 18. 41, 45. 33 The "noise thereof showeth concerning it,
† Heb. that which The cattle also concerning fthe vapor.
1 At this also my heart trembleth,
Јов xxxvii.
And is moved out of his place.
t. Heh. Hear in 2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice,
And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven,
* Hob. light. And his *lightning unto the tends of the earth.
† lleb. wings of 4 After it ba voice roareth:
He thundereth with the voice of his excellency;
o Ps. 29. 3. & 68.
And he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice;
c ch. 5. 9. See Ge. Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
1. 1, &c. Re. 15.
6 For dhe saith to the snow, "Be thou on the earth;'
d Ps. 147. 16, 17.
Likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
"shower of rain, ? He sealeth up the hand of every man;
ers of rain of his That 'all men may know his work.
strength.
e Ps. 109. 27.
8 Then the beasts go into dens,
f Ps. 104. 22. And remain in their places.
* Heb, Out of the 9 *Out of the south cometh the whirlwind :
+ Heh. scattering And cold out of the fnorth.
g ch. 38. 29, 30.
20. 10 By the breath of God frost is given :
Ps. 147. 17, 18. And the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud:
#, Heb.the cloud of He scattereth this bright cloud :
his light.
12 And it is turned round about by his counsels:
That they may "do whatsoever He commandeth them
gocth up.
hearing
the earth, so ch.
38. 13.
33.
3.
I Heb. And to the
and to the shoro-
chamber.
winds.
I Ps. 148. 8.
72
[PERIOD II.
.
GOD APPEARETH TO JOB AND HIS FRIENDS.
18.15, Ezra 10.9.
26, 27.
1 Cor. 1. 26.
Upon the face of the world in the earth.
1 Sa. 12. 18,1
. 13 He 'causeth it to come, whether for *correction,
? Sa. 21.10.Iki. Or for his land, or for mercy.
ch. 36. 31. & 38. 14 « Hearken unto this, O Job!
* Heb. a rod.
Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
j Ps. 111. 2. 15 Dost thou know when God disposed them,
And caused the light of his cloud to shine ?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds,
k Seo ch. 36. 4,5. The wondrous works of khiin which is perfect in knowledge ?
17 How thy garments are warm,
When he quieteth the earth by the south wind ?
1 See Gen. 1.1,6. 18 Hast thou with him 'spread out the sky,
Which is strong, and as a molten looking-glass ?
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him;
For we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20 Shall it be told him that I speak ?
If a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21 « And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds:
But the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
† Heb. Gold. 22 Fair weather cometh out of the north :
With God is terrible majesty.
m 1 Tim. 6. 16.
6. 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out:
n See ch. 36. 5. He "is excellent in power, and in judgment,
And in plenty of justice—he will not afflict.
o Matt. 10. 28. 24 Men do therefore fear him :
p Matt. 11. 25.
He respecteth not any that are ”wise of heart.”
SECTION XXII.—God appeareth to Job and his Friends.
JOB xxxviii. to xl. 1, 2.
SECT. XXII. God challengeth Job to answer. 4 God, by his mighty works, convinceth Job of ignorance, 31 and
of imbecility. - Chap. xxxix. 1 Of the wild goals and hinds. 5 Of the wild ass. 9 The unicorn.
13 The peucock, stork, and ostrich. 19 The horse. 26 The lawk. 27 The eagle.
a Ge. 3.8. So Ex. Then the LORD answered Job "out of the whirlwind, and said:--
19. 16-19. 1 Ki.
19. 11. Ez. 1. 4. 2" Who 'is this that darkeneth counsel
Na. 1. 3.
By ‘words without knowledge ?
b ch. 42. 3.
cl Tim. 1.7. 3 Gird dup now thy loins like a man ;
d ch. 40. 7. For I will demand of thee, and 'answer thou me.
* IIcb. make me
4 “Where 'wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth ?
e See Ge. 1. 1. Declare, tif thou hast understanding.
1 Heb. if thou 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest ?
standing
Or who hath stretched the line upon it?
I lleb. sockets.
6 Whereupon are the #foundations thereof * fastened ?
* Heb. made to
sunk.
Or who laid the corner-stone thereof;
f Gen. 1. 16. 7 When the morning stars sang together,
g ch. 1. 6. And all the sons of God shouted for joy ?
h See Ge. 1. 1, 9. 866 Or "who shut up the sca with doors,
When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb ?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof,
And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
f Or, established 10 And tbrake up for it my decreed place,
my decrce upon it.
And set bars and doors,
11 And said, 'Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further :
fIeb. the pride of
'thy wavis. Ps. And here shall fihy proud waves be stayed ?'
65. 7. & 89.9. &
12 « Hast thou 'commanded the morning since thy days;
Mat. 8. 26.
And caused the dayspring to know his place;
i Ps. 74. 16. &
148.5. 13 That it might take hold of the *ends of the earth,
* Heb: wings, 80 That 'the wicked might be shaken out of it ?
ch. 37. 3.
See ch. 18. 19. 14 It is turned as clay to the seal ;
krou.
krowest under-
ch. 26. 10.
93. 4. & 107. 29.
PART II.)
GOD'S ADDRESS TO JOB.
k ch. 18. 5.
n Ps. 9. 13.
doors of thened unto the
are i perceived
Jos. 10. 11. Is.
11, 13. Rev. 16.
21.
147. 8.
And they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their klight is withholden,
? Ps. 10. 15.
And 'the high arm shall be broken.
m Ps. 77. 19.
16 « Hast thou "entered into the springs of the sea ?
Or hast thou walked in the search of the depth ?
17 Have "the gates of death been opened unto thee?
Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth ?
Declare if thou knowest it all ?
19 “ Where is the way where light dwelleth ?
And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
† Or, at.
20 That thou shouldest take it fto the bound thereof,
And that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born ?
Or because the number of thy days is great?
o Ps. 135. 7.
22 “ Hast thou entered into ºthe treasures of the snow ?
Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
p. Exod. 9. 18.. 23 Which ?I have reserved against the time of trouble,
30. 30. Ez. 13. Against the day of battle and war?
24 “By what way is the light parted,
Which scattereth the east wind upon the earth ?
9 ch. 28. 26. 25 Who 'hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters,
Or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is;
On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
» Ps. 107. 35. 27 To "satisfy the desolate and waste ground;
And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
s Je. 14. 22. Ps. 28 66 Hath the rain a father?
Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice ?
And the 'hoary froșt of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone,
Heb: is taken. And the face of the deep fis frozen.
'ch. 37. 10.
31 « Canst thou bind the sweet influences of * Pleiades,
mal, ch. 9. 9.
12. Or loose the bands of tOrion ?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season ?
Heb. Cesil.
Or canst thou *guide Arcturus with his sons ?
| Or, the twelve
33 Knowest thou "the ordinances of heaven?
* Heb. guide them.
hem. Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth ?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,
That abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go,
+ Heb. Behold us. And say unto thee, - †Here we are ??
u Seech. 32. 8. 36 Who 'hath put wisdom in the inward parts ?
Or who hath given understanding to the heart ?
:37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom?
| Heb. who can Or Iwho can stay the bottles of heaven,
cause to lic down.
* Or, When the 38 * When the dust tgroweth into hardness,
en And the clods cleave fast together?
† Heb. is poured. 39 « Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion ?
& Or fill fthe appetite of the young lions,
145. 15.
| Heb. the life. 40 When they couch in their dens,
And abide in the covert to lie in wait?
See Ge. 1. 29, 41 Who *provideth for the raven his food ?
When his young ones cry unto God,
They wander for lack of meat.
Јов xxxix.
I Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?
10
t Ps. 147. 16.
# Or, the seven
stars. Heb. Chi.
Am. 5. 8.
signs,
u Jer. 31. 35.
Ps. 51. 6.
turned
dust is
into mirc.
20 Ps. 104. 21. &
30.
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24.
actor.
33. 17.
of the stork and
ostrich.
y Ps. 29. 9.
Or canst thou mark when "the hinds do calve ?
JOB xxxix.
2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil?
Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth ?
3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones,
They cast out their sorrows.
4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn;
They go forth, and return not unto them.
5Who hath sent out the wild ass free?
Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass ?
z ch. 24. 5. Je. 2. 6 Whose "house I have made the wilderness,
* Heb. salt places. And the *barren land his dwellings.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city,
+ Heb. of the ex- Neither regardeth he the crying fof the driver.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searcheth after every green thing.
a Nu. 23. 22. De. 9 “ Will "the unicorn be willing to serve thee,
Or abide by thy crib ?
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow ?
Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?
Or wilt thou leave thy labor to him?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed,
And gather it into thy barn?
13 « Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks ?
Or, the feathers Or Iwings and feathers unto the ostrich ?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth,
And warmeth them in dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may break them.
b Lam. 4. 3.
16 She is "hardened against her young ones, as though they were not
Her labor is in vain without fear;
ſhers :
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom,
ở ch. 35. 11. Neither hath he “imparted to her understanding.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high,
She scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 - Hast thou given the horse strength ?
Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder ?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper?
* Heb. terrors. The glory of his nostrils *is terrible.
for, His feet dig. 21 †He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:
He dgoeth on to meet İthe armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted;
Neither turneth he back from the sword,
23 The quiver rattleth against him,
The glittering spear and the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:
Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
25 He saith among the trumpets, “Ha! ha!'
And he smelleth the battle afar off,
The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 - Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom,
And stretch her wings toward the South ?
* Ileb: by thy 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command,
And make her nest on high ?
Obad. 4.
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock,
Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey,
d Je. 8. 6.
| Heb. the armor.
mouth.
e Jer. 49. 16.
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GOD'S ADDRESS TO JOB.
And her eyes behold afar off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood :
And where the slain are, there is she."
f Mat. 24. 28.
JOB xl.
& ch. 33. 13.
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said :-
26 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct Him?
He that reproveth God, let him answer it.”
SECTION XXIII.—Self-Abasement of Job.
SECT. XXIII.
Job xl. 3-5.
3 THEN Job answered the LORD, and said :-
a. Ezra : bonch. 466 Behold, “I am vile !-what shall I answer thee?
b ch. 29. 9. Ps. I 'will lay my hand upon my mouth,
5 Once have I spoken-but I will not answer:
Yea, twice—but I will proceed no further."
39. 9.
3. 4.
37.
Section XXIV.—Address of God to Job concluded.
JOB xl. 6, to the end, and chap. xli.
SECT. XXIV. God stirreth Job up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom. 15 Of the behemoth. - Chap. xli.
Of God's great power in the leviathan.
a See Ge. 3. 8.ch. 6 THEN "answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and
38. 1.
b ch. 38. 3. 76 Gird 'up thy loins now like a man:
[said :-
c chi 42. 4.
I 'will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
d. Ps. 51. 4. Rom. 8 Wilt dthou also disannul my judgment ?
Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous ?
9 Hast thou an arm like God ?
e ch. 37. 4. Ps.
29. 3, 4.
Or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
f Ps. 93. 1. & 104. 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency;
And array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath :
And behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
& 13. 2. 12. Dan. 4. 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low;
And tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together ;
And bind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee
That thine own right hand can save thee.
155 Behold now *behemoth, which I made with thee;
as some think.
[Others are of He eateth grass as an ox.
hippopotamus, or 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins,
_" And his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 tHe moveth his tail like a cedar :
| Or, He setteth
The sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass ;
His bones are like bars of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God:
He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
· ! Ps. 104. 14. 20 Surely the mountains "bring him forth food,
Where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lieth under the shady trees,
In the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow;
The willows of the brook compass him about.
| Heb.oppresseth. 23 Behold, he #drinketh up a river, and hasteth not:
* Or, Will any take He trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
or bore his nose 24 *He taketh it with his eyes :
His nose pierceth through snares.
* Or, thc elephant,
OV
opinion that the
is
Ann
river-irorse,
here ineunt. -
Ed.]
up.
him in his sight,
with a gin? ch.
41. 1, 2.
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JOB xli.
+ That is, a whale, 15 Canst thou draw out tleviathan with a hook ?
'or, a whirlpool.
Ps. 104. 26. Is. Or his tongue with a cord which thou tlettest down?
27. 1. (The Levi-
athan here de- 2 Canst thou iput a hook into his nose ?
scribed is, in the
opinion of Bo Or bore his jaw through with a thorn ?
chart, the croco-
dile. The de-
- 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee?
scription suits no
Will he speak soft words unto thee?
other amphibious
animal at present 4 Will he make a covenant with thee?
known.--Ed.)
Wilt thou take him for a servant for ever ?
I Heb. drownest.
i Is. 37. 29. 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird ?
Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens ?
6 Shall thy companions make a banquet of him?
Shall they part him among the merchants ?
7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons ?
Or his head with fish spears ?
8 Lay thy hand upon him-remember the battle, do no more.
9 Behold! the hope of him is in vain:
Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up:
Who then is able to stand before me ?
; Rom. 11.35. 11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him ?
Mat. 16. 27.
Whatsoever kis under the whole heaven is mine.
k See Gen. 1. 1.
12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power,
Nor his comely proportion.
13 Who can discover the face of his garment?
* Or, within.
Or who can come to him *with his double bridle ?
14 Who can open the doors of his face?
His teeth are terrible round about.
| Heb. strong, 15 His tscales are his pride,
pieces of shields.
Shut up together as with a close seal.
16 One is so near to another,
That no air can come between them.
17 They are joined one to another,
They stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 By his neesings a light doth shine,
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps,
And sparks of fire leap out.
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke,
As out of a seething pot or caldron.
21 His breath kindleth coals,
And a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his neck remaineth strength,
4. Heb: sorroto re- And Isorrow is turned into joy before him.
joiceth.
* Heb. fallings. 23 The *flakes of his flesh are joined together :
They are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone;
Yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid :
By reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold :
t Or, breastplate.
The spear, the dart, nor the thabergeon.
27 He esteemeth iron as straw,
And brass as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee:
Slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 Darts are counted as stubble :
He laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
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RESTORATION OF JOB'S PROSPERITY.
out fear.
27. & 14. 36.
Lu. 18. 27.
of thine can be
hindered.
* Heb. pieces of 30 Sharp Istones are under him:
potsherd.
He spreadeth sharp-pointed things upon the mire.
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot:
He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 He maketh a path to shine after him ;
One would think the deep to be hoary.
33 Upon the earth there is not his like,
Or, who behave *Who is made without fear.
themselves with
34 He beholdeth all high things :
He is a king over all the children of pride.”
SECTION XXV.—Entire Submission of Job.
SECT. XXV.
JOB xlii. 1-6.
1 THEN Job answered the LORD and said :-
a Go: 28. 14. Mat. 2 “ I know that Thou canst do every thing,
And that *no thought can be withholden from Thee.
* Or, no thought 3 Who 'is he that hideth counsel without knowledge ?
€ Therefore have I uttered that I understood not;
6 ch. 38. 2.
Things too wonderful.for me, which I knew not.
c Ps.40.5. & 131. 4 Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will speak :
d ch. 38. 3. & 40. I dwill demand of Thee, and declare Thou unto me.
5 I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear :
But now mine eye seeth Thee.
e See ch. 40. 4. 6 Wherefore I Ⓡabhor myself,
f Ja. 4. 10. And repent in dust and ashes."
Section XXVI.--Restoration of Job's Prosperity.
JOB xlii. 7, to the end.
God, preferring Job's cause, maketh his friends submit themselves, and accepteth him. 10 He mag-
nifieth and blesseth Job. 16 Job's age and death.
7 And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto
Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled
SECT. XXVI against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of
me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 8 Therefore take
a Nu. 23. 1. unto you now "seven bullocks and seven rams, and bgo to my servant
6 Mat. 5. 24.
Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering, and my servant Job
cGe. 20. 17. Ja. shall pray for you; for *him will I accept: lest I deal with you after
5. 15, 16. 1 John
your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right,
1. &
139. 6.
7.
5. 16.
* Heb. his face,
'or, person. I Sa.
25. 35. Mal. 1. 8. 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the
Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them :
Job.
d Ps. 14. 7. &
126. 1.
D. 14. 7. &
10 And also accepted +Job.cording as the LORD
that had been to
double. Is. 40.2.
ch. 8. 7. Ja.5.
11.
4. 7. & 10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for
his friends; also the LORD #gave Job twice as much as he had before.
# Heb. added all 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and
Job unto the all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread
See ch. 19. 13. with him in his house : and they bemoaned him, and comforted him
over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him; every man also
gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
f See Gen. 1. 22. 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his be-
ginning; for he had 'fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand
See ch. 1. 3.
camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 13 He
là cli. 1. 2. "had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name
of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia ; and the
name of the third, Keren-happuch. 15 And in all the land were no
women found so fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave
them inheritance among their brethren. 16 After this lived Job an
hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even
ich. 5. 26. Pr. 3.
four generations. 17 So Job died, being old and full of days.
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35.
SECT. I.
PART III.
A. M. 2008.
B. C. 1996.
THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM.(5)
Hales, 2153
Haran.
Section 1.-From the Birth of Abram till his Return from Egypt.
a Ge. 15. 2. & 16.
Gen. xi. 27, to the end, chap. xii. and xiii. 1.
1,2. & 18. 11, 12.
& Ne. 9.7. Ac. 7.4.
The generations of Terah the futher of Abran. 31 Teruh goeth from Ur to Haran. - Chap. xii. 1
God culleth Abram, and blesseth him with a promise of Christ. 4. He departeth with Lot from
c Ge. 10. 19.
Haran. 6 He journeyeth through Canaan, 7 which is promised him in a vision. 10 He is driven
d Ge. 15. 7. Ne.
bu fumine into Egypt. 11 Feur mulieth him feign his wife to be his sister. 14. Pharaoh, haring
9. 7. Is. 41. 2.
Ac. 7.3. He.21.8.
taken her from hin, by plagues is compelled to restore her: -- Chap. xiii. 1 Abram and Lot return
e Ge. 13. 16. & 15.
out of Egypt.
5. & 17. 5, 6, 16, 27 NOW these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram,
20. & 18. 18. &
21. 13. & 22. 17, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before
18. & 24.7. & 26.
4.& 28. 3, 14. & his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
32. 12. & 35. 11.
& 46.3. & 48. 4.
48. 4: 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's
Ex. 1.7.4 32. wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter
10, 13. Nu. 14.
12. & 23. 10. De. of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai
1.10.& 10. 22. &
26. 5. & 28. 62. “was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son,
2 Sa. 7. 9. 1 Ki.
3.8, 9. & 4. 20. and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law,
1 Ch. 21.5. & 27.
248. 19. 3e. his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from "Ur of the
33. 22. Ro. t. 16-
- Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran,
18. He. 11. 12.
Re. 7. 9. en and dwelt there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five
Ge. 21. 22. & 2
years: and Terah died in Haran.
B. C. 1921.
Ge. 28. 4. Gal. 1 Now the LORD dhad said unto Abram, “Get thee out Gen. xii.
3. 14.
of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's
m Ge. 27. 29. Ex,
23. 22. Nu. 24. 9. house, unto a land that I will show thee; 2 and 'I will make of thee
18. 4. 25. 4. a great nation, fand I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and
28. 14. Ac. 3. 2
5, thou shalt be a blessing: 3 and "I will bless them that bless thee, and
6. Ro. 4. 16.
Ga. 3. 8, 16, 29. curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth
Eph. 1. 3. Re.
7.9. be blessed.”
B. C. 1936.
4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him ; and Lot
; Ge 14. 14.
k Ge. 13. 15, 18. went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he
& 15. 18. & 17.
8. € 24.7. & 26. departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his
3. & 28. 4, 13. &
1:48. 4. brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the
Ex. 32. 13. & 33.
: souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into
1. Nu. 32. 11. &
34.2, 12, &c. De. the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
1.8. & 6. 10. &
26. 2, 3. & 30. 6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem,
20.1. No. 9.7,8. unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Ps. 105. 9-12.
-12. And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, “Unto kthy seed will
Ac. 7.5.
(ö). With the Life of Abraham the Mosaic history earth at this period; we shall find that Abraham
may be said to commence; all that precedes being in complying with the divine command, preached
introductory to it. Though the knowledge of the the true religion to the great majority of mankind.
One True God was not entirely banished from the And how impressive must have been the spectacle
world, yet it seems to have been so generally. he presented to the world! A rich and powerful
united with idolatrous corruptions, that God select- prince, attended with a large retinue of servants
ed one family from the rest of mankind, to preserve and retainers, traverses the earth, not for the pur-
uninterruptedly, by a course of laws and institu- poses of war and conquest, as so many various
tions, purity of religion, and belief in the Messiah. tribes were then doing; but to preach the recovery
For this purpose the family of Abraham was chosen. of man from the effects of the Fall. So great was
His father's house was infected with the prevalent the check given to idolatry by this dispensation of
idolatry; but God, the Angel Jehovah (Acts vii. 2, Providence, that the effect of his preaching remain-
&c.), appeared to Abraham, and comrnanded him ed in some families till the age of Moses. And so
to leave his country, and kindred, to seek another universally was the fame of this great man extend-
home. Abraham at this time dwelt at Ur, in Chal- ed, and so abundant is the evidence for the truth
dea; and, in obedience to the divine will, he pro- of this part of the narration of Moses, that the an-
ceeded immediately to Haran in Mesopotamia, cient Persians, the Hindoos, the Jews, the Lace-
where his father Terah died. After the death of his demonians, and the Arabians, have at various times
father, the Angel Jehovah again appeared to him, and united in celebrating his name, and declaring that
assured him that in his seed “ all the families of the their religion in its purity was the religion of Abra-
earth should be blessed.” He then commanded ham.-Hales' Analysis, vol. ii. p. 124. Vide Hei-
him to leave Haran, and to wander over the earth degger, Exerc. 3. vol. ii. De Abrahamo; Bp. Cum-
as he should be directed by future revelations. berland's Origines Gent. p. 434, &c.; Calmet, art.
If we consult the map of the countries through Abraham; Bayle's Dict.; Witsius, Ægypt. lib. 3.
which Abraham passed; and consider at the same cap. 12. § 6. &c.; Law's Theory of Religion, p. 65
time the probable amount of the population of the Revelation examined with Candor, vol. II. p. 216.
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and journeying.
B. C. 1920.
I give this land.” And there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who
appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of
Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on
the east; and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon
* Heb. in going the name of the LORD. 9 And Abram journeyed, *going on still toward
Ge. 13. 3.the South.
A. M. 2084 10 And there was 'a famine in the land; and Abram "went down
1 Ge. 26. 1. into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.
m Ps. 105. 13. 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt,
that he said unto Sarai his wife, “Behold now, I know that thou art
a fair woman to look upon ; 12 therefore it shall come to pass, when
the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife;
n Ge, 20. 11. & and they "will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13 Say, 'I pray
26. 7.
o Ge. 20. 5, 13. thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake,
See Ge. 26. 7.
and my soul shall live because of thee."))
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the
p Matt. 5.28. Egyptians Pbeheld the woman that she was very fair. 15 The princes also
of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh : and the wo-
man was taken into Pharaoh's house. 16 And he entreated Abram well for
her sake; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants,
1996.26: 21. Ps. and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. 17 And the Lord 'plagued
105. 14. He. 13.4. Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's
wife. 18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, “ What is this that thou
hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
19 Why saidst thou, 'She is my sister?' so I might have taken her to
me to wife : now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way."
20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him ; and they sent
him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that
he had, and Lot with him, into the South.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.—Abraham at Gerar.
A. M. 2107..
(6) GEN. xx. and xiii. 2-4.
B. C. 1897.
97. Abraham sojourneth at Gerar, 2 deriieth his wife, and loseth her. 3 Abimelech is reproved for her
Hales, 2077. in a dream. 9 He rebuketh Abraham, 14 restoreth Sarah, 16 and reproveth her. 17 He is healed
Probably B. C. by Abraham's prayer.
ab. 1918.
1 AND Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country,
Gerar.
- and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
a See Ge. 12. 13. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “ She is my sister ;” and
Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.) 3 But God came to
Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “ Behold! thou
art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken ; for she is
(6) This arrangement of *chapter xx. is made on onnitted to observe, in confirmation of the arrange-
the authority of Bishop Horsley, ( Biblical Criticisms, ment he proposes, that it was not probable so long
vol. i. p. 69). Abraham's removal to Gerar, he ob- a space of time, from the eighty-sixth year of Abra-
serves, certainly took place before his ninety-ninth ham's age, when Ishmael was born (Gen. xvi.
year, and prior to the birth of Isaac : for when he 16.), till his nincty-ninth year (Gen. xvii. 1.), should
was ninety-nine, Sarah was an old woman; whereas elapse, without the occurrence of any remarkable
she was in beauty, and an object of desire, when he events; and that the many wonderful circumstances
first arrived in Abimelech's country. The appear- related in chapters xviii., xix., and xx., should all
ance of the Angel Jehovah too, at the oak of Mam- take place in his ninety-ninth year, immediately
re (an event confirmed by the singular fact, that preceding the birth of Isaac. Neitheris it probable,
this oak was an object of veneration, and pilgrimage, that the distance from Mamre, to the plain of Sodom,
in the time of Constantine), he believes to have and from thence past Mamre again, through the
been different from the appearance mentioned in the whole of the country to Gerar, could have been tra,
seventeenth chapter. The bishop, however, has versed in one year.- Vide the map of the Holy Land.
[* In the third London edition of this work this ch:1pter is insertai hefore the 17th, i. e. between the account of Lot and his
daughters and the Renewal of the Covenant; and Mr. Townsend yives his reasons in the above Note; but, by a mistake, has referred
it to the 17th chapter. In the 4th ellition he his departed from this order, without assigning any reason for so doing, which inclines
me to the belief that the transposition is an accidentul crror of the Printer. The circumstances related in the 13th to the 19111
chapters, almost prove that Abraham could not have been at Gerar belween the promise of a son and the birth of Isaac ; at the
lcast there being only a ycar, as is evident, intervening between the two events, Sarah could not have been at the court of Abimelech
without her preynancy being discovered. See Rosenmüller, Scholia in Verzus Test, in Genesin, chup. xx. p. 347, 3d edition, Leipsic,
1821; in which the opinions of many cininont critics are cited in support of the abovc arrangement. Ed.]
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SEPARATION OF ABRAM AND LOT.
a husband.
1. 12.
5. Ex. 34. 24.
I Sa. 25. 26, 34.
5. 11. Job 42.
1 John 5. 16.
e Go. 26. 10. Ex.
32.21. Jos. 7.25.
26. 7.
* Heb, married to *a man's wife." 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he
said, “ Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation ? 5 Said he not unto
me, 'She is my sister ?' and she, even she herself, said, 'He is my
Or, simplicity, brother:' in the fintegrity of my heart and innocency of my hands
2 Ki.20. 3. 2Co. have I done this.” 6 And God said unto him in a dream, “ Yea, I
be 31.7. & 35. know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for bI also
34. withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not
61 Sa. 7. 5. 2 Ki. to touch her. ? Now therefore restore the man his wife ; 'for he is a
12. 8. prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou
restore her not, know thou, that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all
d Nu. 16. 32, 33.
that are thine." 8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and
called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the
men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said
unto him, " What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended
Ex thee, 'that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin ?
thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.” 10 And
Abimelech said unto Abraham, “ What sawest thou, that thou hast
f Ge. 42.18. Ps. done this thing?" 11 And Abraham said, “ Because I thought, 'Surely
36. 1. Pr. 16. 6. "
g Ge. 12. 12. & the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my
h See Ge. 11. 29.
wife's sake. 12 And yet indeed "she is my sister; she is the daughter
of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became
my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander
from my father's house, that I said unto her, - This is thy kindness
which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come,
iGe. 12. 13.
say of me, He is my brother.''
14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and
womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him
Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, “Behold! my land is before
. Heb. as is good thee; dwell fwhere it pleaseth thee.” 16 And unto Sarah he said,
lick “Behold! I have given thy brother a thousand apieces of silver:
els, in value to Behold! he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with
The gin was thee, and with all other :” thus she was reproved.
therefore$600.-
17 So Abraham prayed unto God; and Ĝod healed Abimelech, and
Or, it, i. the his wife, and his maidservants, and they bare children. 18 For the
jJob 42.9, 10. Ja. Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech,
because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
4:21; J S % And * Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Gen. xiii.
22. Mat. 6. 33. 3 And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, 2-4.
Ps. 116. 17.
unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel
SECT. I. and Hai; 4 unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at
the first: and there Abram 'called on the name of the Lord.
A. M. 2086.
B. C. 1918.
Section III.-Separation of Abram and Lot.
Hales, 2077.
Gen. xiii. 5–13.
Canaan.
Abram and Lot disagree and they part. 10 Lot goeth to wicked Sodom.
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and
a Ge. 36. 7. tents. 6 And “the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell
together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell
together. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's
cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the
Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, “ Let
there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my
ren : see Ge 11. herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be *brethren. 'Is 'not the whole
A04:26.B.S. land before thee ? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt
133. 1. He. 13.1 take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the
10. Ro. 12. 18." right hand, then I will go to the left.” 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes,
c Ge. 19.24, 25. and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every
d See Go. 2. 10. where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even das the
'in thine eyes.
2 Probably slick-
about 60 cents.
Ed.
5. 15, 16
* Heb, men breth
6 Ge. 20. 15. & 34.
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*
WAR WITH FIVE KINGS.
T
1
THE e Ge. 18. 20. Ez.
ch. 10. 9.
B. C. 1913.
HALES, 2078.
Canaan.
a Ge. 28. 14.
* Heb. plains.
14.
11. 8.
garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed
east; and they separated themselves the one from the other. 12 Abram
16. 49. 2 Pe. 2. dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the
7,8.
f'Ġe: 6.11. & see plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom
'were wicked, and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
SECTION IV.-Renewal of the Promise.
SECT. IV.
Gen. xiii. 14, to the end.
A. M. 2091. God reneweth the promise to Abram. 18 He removeth to Hebron, and there buildelh an altur.
14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from
him, “ Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art,
"northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward ; 15 for all the
b See Ge. 12. 7.
7. land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
c See Ge. 12. 2. 16 And 'I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a
d See Ge. 12. 7. man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be
e Ge. 14. 13.
numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in
fGe. 35. 27. & 37. the breadth of it; dfor I will give it unto thee.” 18 Then Abram re-
moved his tent, and came and dwelt in the #plain of Mamre, 'which
is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
SECT. V.
SECTION V.—War with the five Kings--The Blessing of Melchizedek.
A. M. 2092.
Gen. xiv.
B, C. 1912.
The battle of four kings against five. 11 Lot is tuken prisoner. Abran rescueth him. Melchizedelc
HALES, 2070. blesseth Abram. 20 Ábram giveth him title. 22 The rest of the spoil, his partners having had
Vale of Siddim. their portions, he restoreth to the king of Sodom.
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar,
Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king
of nations; ? that these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and
a De. 29. 23. Ho. with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of “Admah, and Shemeber
king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 3 All these were
joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve
years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they re-
belled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings
6 Ge, 15. 20. De. that were with him, and smote bthe Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim,
3. 11. Jos. 12. 4.
& 13. 12.**** and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in * Shaveh Kiriathaim, and
c De.2. 10, 11,2
* Or, the plain of
:dthe Horites in their Mount Seir, unto †El-paran, which is by the wilder-
Kiriathaim. ness. ?And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh,
d De. 2. 12, 22.
of and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites,
Puran, Ge. 21.21. that dwelt ein Hazezon-tamar. 8 And there went out the king of Sodom,
Nu. 12. 16.& 13.
and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of
e 2 Chr. 20.2.
Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they joined
battle with them in the vale of Siddim ; 9 with Chedorlaomer the king
of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of
Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five. 10 And the
fire. bitumen.- vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and
g Ge. 19. 17, 30. Gomorrah fled and fell there ; and they that remained fled to the
mountain. 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and
all their victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's
n Ge. 13. 12. brother's son, "who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew;
for the dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol,
and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram. 14 And
Or, led forth. when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he farmed his
* Or, instructed. *trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen,
12, 27. Ec. 2. 7. and pursued them unto Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them,
4. l. Ju. he and his servants, by night, and "smote them, and pursued them unto
k Is. 41. 2, 3. Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And he brought back
all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and
VOL. 1.
11
3.
i Ge. 13. 18.
Ge. 15. 3. & 17.
18. 29.
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GOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAM.
18. 6.
2 Sa. 6.
7. Rev. 10. 5, 6.
s See Ge. l. 1.
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12. 6. Job 33. 14
1 Ju. 11. 34. 1 Sa. the women also, and the people. 17 And the king of Sodom 'went out
16. He. 7. 1. to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and
of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the
king's dale.
18 And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine :
in Ps. 110. 4. Zec. mand he was the priest of the Most High God. 19 And he blessed him,
6. 13. Ac. 16. 17.
Fe. 3. ). & 5. 6.
& 6. 20. & 7. 17,
21.
“Blessed "be Abram of the Most High God,
a See Ge. 12. 2.
Possessor °of heaven and earth!
o See Ge. 1. l.
20 And ”blessed be the Most High God,
p See Ge. 24. 27.
Which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand !”
g Heb. 7. 4. And he gave him tithes of all. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto
† Heb. souls. Abram, "Give me the fpersons, and take the goods to thyself.” 22 And
Ex. 6.8. Dn. 12. Abram said to the king of Sodom, “ I have liſt up my hand unto the
16. Lord, the Most High God, 'the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that 'I
1 So Est. 9. 15, 16. will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not
take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram
rich: 24 save only that which the young men have eaten, and the por-
tion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let
them take their portion.");
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.-The Covenant of God with Abram.
GEN. xv.
A. M. 2093.
God encourageth Abran. 2 Abrum complaineth for want of an heir. 4. God promiseth him a son,
B. C. 1911.
and a multiplying of his seed. 6 Abrum is justified by faith. 7 Canaan is promised again, and
confirmed by a sign, 12 and a vision.
Canaan.
1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a
a Ge. 46.2. Nu. vision, saying, “Fear not, Abram : 'I am thy shield, and thy exceed-
17. 22.1.1. Dr. ing great reward.” 4 And Abram said, “Lord God, what wilt thou
8.2.& 10. 1. Ho give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this
22. Ac. 10.11,17. Eliezer of Damascus ?" 3 And Abram said, “ Behold! to me thou hast
& 22. 17, 18.
u given no seed: and, lo! one born in my house is mine heir."); And,
behold! the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, “This shall not
&*33. 20. & 84. be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels
& shall be thine heir.” 5 And He brought him forth abroad, and said,
Pr. 2. 7. & 30. 5. 66 Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number
d See Ge. 12. 2.
them :" and He said unto him, “ So shall thy seed be.” And he
believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.)
? And he said unto him, “I am the Lord that brought thee out of
Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he
said, “ Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? And
he said unto him, “ Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she
goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle
dove, and a young pigeon.” 10 And he took unto him all these, and
fJer. 34. 18, 1
*divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another:
ç Lev. 1. 17. but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon
the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going
down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo! a horror of great dark-
ness fell upon him. 13 And He said unto Abram, “ Know of a surety
is "that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall
i Ex. 1. 11. serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years ; 14 and
j Ex. 6. 6. De. 6. also that nation whom they shall serve, I will I judge: and afterward
22.
k Ex. 12. 35. Ps.
Kshall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy
105. 37. fathers in peace; 'thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But "in
1 Ge. 25. 7,8
the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity
m Ex. 12. 40
of the Amorites is not yet full.” 17 And it came to pass, that, when
the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and
* Heb. lamp of a * burning lamp that passed between those pieces! 18 In the same day
fire.
12. 10. Lu. 1. L. Srdig wuuli
V
uiVwn, and
I
biven no the wordt he that. He brull the
o Da. 10. 12.
1. 13.
11. & 91. 4. &
115.9.&119. 114.
e See Ge. 12. 7.
h Ex. 12. 40. Acts
7.6.
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BIRTH OF ISHMAEL.
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Canaan.
by her.
is good in thine
eyes.
n See Ge. 12. 7. the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “ Unto "thy seed have
I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the
river Euphrates : 19 the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmo-
nites, 20 and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 and
the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and Girgashites, and the Jebusites."
SECT. VII.
SECTION VII.—Birth of Ishmael.
GEN. xvi.
A. M. 2094. Sarui, being barren, gereth Hagar to Abram. 4 Ilugur, being afflicted for despising her mistress,
B. C. 1910. runtieth away. T An angel sendeth her buck to submil herself, 11 and telleth her of her child. 15
T. 1911. Istimuel is born.
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a
handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said
unto Abram, “ Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bear-
a So Ge. 30. 3, 9. ing. "I pray thee, go in unto my maid ; it may be that I may *obtain
* Heb. be builded children by her.” And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after
Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to
her husband Abram to be his wife. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and
she conceived ; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mis-
tress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, “ My
wrong be upon thee! I have given my maid into thy bosom ; and
when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes :
o Ge. 31. 53. Ju: bthe LORD judge between me and thee!” 6 But Abram said unto
31.27. 1 Sa. 24
12, 15. Job 5.8. Sarai, Behold ! 'thy maid is in thy hand; do to her fas it pleaseth
c Prov: 15., 1. thee." And when Sarai Idealt hardly with her, she fled from her
} Pet. 3.7.
| Heb. that which face. 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water
ne thine in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said,
IIIebaflicted her. “i Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou ? and whither wilt thou
go?" And she said, “I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.”
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, “ Return to thy mistress,
d Tit. 2. 9. 1 Pet. and 'submit thyself under her hands." 10 And the angel of the Lord
e said unto her, “I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not
18. & 25. 12. be numbered for multitude.” 11 And the angel of the Lord said unto
her, “Behold! thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt
* That is, God call his name * Ishmael ; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and
g Ge. 25. 18.
every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence
of all his brethren." 13 And she called the name of the LORD that
spake unto her, “ Thou God seest me;" for she said, “ Have I also
here looked after him that seeth me?" 14 Wherefore the well was
of him that liveth called +Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name,
which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years
old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
SECT. VIII.
SECTION VIII.--Rencwal of the Covenant--Institution of Circumcision-
A. M. 2107.
Promise of a Son.
B. C. 1897.
Gen. xvii.
God reneweth the covenant. 5 Abram's name is changed in token of a greater blessing. 10 Circum-
cision is instituted. 15 Surili's name is changed, and she is blessed. 17 Isaac is promised. 23
Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised.
1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD
a Gen. 1. 1. & 35.
“11. & 48. 3, 4. appeared to Abram, and said unto him, “I am the Almighty God;
10. 17.
*. walk before me, and be thou * perfect. ? And I will make my covenant
* Or, upright, or, between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly." 3 And
6 See Ge. 12. 2. Abram fell on his face : and God talked with him, saying, 4« As for
| Heb. multitude me. behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of
That is, Father fmany nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but
of a great multi- thy name shall be f Abraham ; for a father of many nations have I made
2. 18.
e Ge. 17. 20.& 2
shall lear.
f Ge. 21. 20.
That is, the well
and seeth me.
shmaem a son: andween Kadesh ore the
T. 1898.
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Canaan.
Ex. 6. 3. De
sincere.
of nations.
tudc.
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INSTITUTION OF CIRCUMCISION-PROMISE OF A SON. (Period II.
* Heb. of thy 30-
267. 38. & 2!;. l-
12. De. 4. 30. &
14. 2, 21. & 26.
135. 4. & 1.17.20.
Is. 41. 8. & 13.
2. 3. &
7. 23. &
& 30. 222. Ez. ll.
e Acts 7. 8. Ro. 4.
11.
thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make
nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee: 7 And I will estab-
lish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their
generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and
€ See Ge. 12. 7. to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed
ky sa after thee, the land *wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of
journings.
d Ex. 6. 7. & 19. Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and 'I will be their God."
2. S. & 21. 15, 9 And God said unto Abraham, “Thou shalt keep my covenant
46. & 33. 13, 16. the
Le. 20. 94, 26. & therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This
23. 3... mode is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy
5. 6. & 7. 6. & seed after thee-Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
18, 19. & 23. 9. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be
1. 25. 1. 23. 'a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And the that is eight
51Ps.:31.10. days old 'shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your
20 generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of
1..62. 12. Je, any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house,
10. 16. & 11.4. and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised;
20. & 36. 28.*** and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
Am, 3.2. Nal. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not
16. Tit. 2, 14. circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath
2.5, 9. Re. 1. 6. broken my covenant.”
& 21. 3; 4. *-• 15 And God said unto Abraham, “ As for Sarai thy wiſe, thou shalt
· Ro. 4. not call her name Sarai, but |Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will
+ Heb. a son of bless her, "and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and
eight days.
e has
i *she shall be a mother iof nations; kings of people shall be of her.”
1.59. & 2. 21. 17 Then Abraham fell upon liis face, jand laughed, and said in his
heart," Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old ?
I That is, Prin-
and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?” 18 And Abraham said
unto God, “O that Ishmael might live before thee!' 19 And God said,
“ Sarah thy wife kshall bear thee a son indeed ; and thou shalt call
į See Ge. 12. 2.
his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an
21. 6. everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 20 And as for Ish-
mael, I have heard thee. Behold! I have blessed him, and will make
1 Ge. 16. 10. & 25. him fruitful, and 'will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall
12, 16.
he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But my covenant will
I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set:
time in the next year.” 22 And He left off talking with him, and God
went up from Abraham.
23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his
house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the
men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin
in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was
ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his
foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the selfsame day was
Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And "all the men of
his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger,
were circumcised with him.
f Lev. 12. 3. Lu.
. Ex. 4. 24.
cess.
n Ge. 21. 2.
* Heb. she shall
become nations.
Ge. 18. 12. &
k Ge. 21. 2.

obealuee
in Ge. 18. 19.
SECT. IX,
SECTION IX.- Second Promise of a Son.
A. M. 2107.
Gen. xviii. 1-15.
B. C. 1897. / Abraham entertuineth three angels. 9 Sarah is reproved for laughing at the strange promise.
LES, 2051. And the LORD appeared unto ahim in the plains of Mamre: and
_Mamre, he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; ? and "he lift up his
a i. e. Abraham. eyes and looked, and, lo! three men stood by him. And when he
a Ge. 19. 1, &c. saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed him-
e. self toward the ground, 3 and said, “My Lord, if now I have found
Plains of Mumre.
-Ed.
Hob. 13. 2. 1 Pe.
4. 9.
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CONDEMNATION IN
AND DESTRUCTION OF SODOM.
15.
favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant :
4 let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and
b Ju. 6. 18. & 13. rest yourselves under the tree ; 5 and 'I will fetch a morsel of bread,
* Heb. stay. Ju.
and *comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for there-
fore fare ye come to your servant.” And they said, “ So do, as thou
hast said.” 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and
said, “ Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it,
and make cakes upon the hearth.” ? And Abraham ran unto the herd,
and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man;
and he hasted to dress it. 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the
calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by
19. 5.
| Heb. you have
passed.
I Heb. Hasten.
calf which he he tree, and they. Where is
9 And they said unto him, “ Where is Sarah thy wife?” And he
c 2 Ki. 4. 16. said, “Behold! in the tent.” 10 And He said, “I 'will certainly return
Son Ge. 17. 19, unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo! Sarah thy wife shall
21. & 21. 2.
have a son.” And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind
e Ge. 17. 17. him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age;
and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 There-
f Ge. 17. 17. fore Sarah "laughed within herself, saying, “ After I am waxed old
g Lu. 1. 18.
shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also ?” 13 And the LORD said
unto Abraham, “Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, "Shall I of a
h Je. 32. 17. Ze. surety bear a child, which am old ?' 14 Is "any thing too hard for the
& 19. 26. Ma. 10. LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to
d. the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 Then Sarah "denied,
saying, “I laughed not;" for she was afraid. And he said, “ Nay;
but thou didst laugh.”
27. Lu. 1. 37. &
18. 27. Ro. 4.21
B. C. 1897.
Sodom.
SECT. X.
Section X.-Condemnation and Destruction of Sodom.
Gen. xviii. 16, to the end, and xix. 1-29.
A. M. 2107.
The destruction of Sodom is reveuled to Abraham. 23 He malceth intercession for the men thereof.
HALES, 2054.
-Chap. xix. I Lot entertaineth tuo ungels. 4. The vicious Sodomites are stricken with blindness.
12 Lot is sent for safety into the mountains. 18 He obtaineth leave to go into Zour. 24 Sodon
On the road to
and Gomorrali are destroyed. 26 Lot's wife becomes a pillar of salt.
16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and
Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the LORD
a See Ge. 6. 13. said, “Shall “I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 seeing
O See Ge. 12. 2. that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and
c See Ge. 12.3. ‘all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? 19 For I know him,
d De. 4. 9. 10.& dthat he will command his children and his household after him, and
6.7.& 11.19. Ps
78. 5, 6. Ep.6.4. they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that
the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of
e Seo Ge. 4. 10. him.” 20 And the LORD said, “ Because ºthe cry of Sodom and Go-
morrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, 21 I will go
down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to
the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.”
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward
Sodom : but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
fSee Ge. 6. 6, 7. 23 And Abraham drew near, and said, “ Wilt thou also destroy the
righteous with the wicked ? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous
within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the
fifty righteous that are therein ? 25 That be far from thee to do after
this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the
858. 11.& 67 4.& righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : shall not
13. & 98. 9. 1vs the Judge of all the earth do right?” 26 And the LORD said, “If "I
h Job 8. 20. Ps. find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the
106. 23, 30. Je.
5. 1. Ez. 13.5.& place for their sakes.” 27 And Abraham answered and said, “Behold
now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but
j See Ge. 3. 19. dust and ashes ! 28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righ-
VOL. I.
within us with the wiew near, and some the i
gSee Job 8. 3. Ps
94. 2. & 96. 10
for the taken uporadventu
22. 30.
i Lu. 18. 1.
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Sodom.
&c.
teous : wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five ?" And he said
“If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.” 29 And he spake
unto him yet again, and said, “ Peradventure there shall be forty found
there.” And he said, “ I will not do it for forty's sake.” 30 And he
said unto him, “Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak!
Peradventure there shall thirty be found there." And he said, “I will
not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 And he said, “ Behold now, I have
taken upon me to speak unto the LORD : Peradventure there shall be
twenty found there." And he said, “I will not destroy it for twenty's
& Ju. 6. 39. sake.” 32 And he said, “Oh "let not the LORD be angry, and I will
speak yet but this once! Peradventure ten shall be found there."
1 See Ja. 5. 16. And he said, “I'will not destroy it for ten's sake." 33 And the LORD
went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham; and
Abraham returned unto his place.
And there came two angels to Sodom at even ; and Lot Gen. xix.
m See Ge. 18. 2, sat in the gate of Sodom : and "Lot seeing them rose up to 1-29.
meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.
2 And he said, “Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your
servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall
rise up early, and go on your ways.” And they said, “Nay; but we
n See Lu. 24. 29. will abide in the street all night." 3 And "he pressed upon them greatly ;
o Ge. 18. 8. and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; 'and he
made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of
Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the peo-
p Is. 3. 9. ple from every quarter. 5 And ”they called unto Lot, and said unto
him, “ Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring
22. & 20:5.ºHo. then out unto us, that 'we may know them.” 6 And Lot went out at the
door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 and said, “I pray you,
brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold ’now, I have two daughters which
See Ju. 19. 24.
have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you,
and do ye to them as is good in your eyes : only unto these men do
& See Ge. 18. 5. nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”
9 And they said, “ Stand back !” And they said again, “ This one
& Ex. 2. 14. fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we
deal worse with thee than with them.” And they pressed sore upon
the man even Lot, and came near to break the door. 10 But the men
put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to
a See 2 Ki. 6. 18. the door. 11 And “they smote the men that were at the door of the
Ac. house with blindness, both small and great ; so that they wearied them-
9. 9. Ro. 1. 24-
27. Jude 7.
e
Wis. 19. 17. Ad
13. 11.
de the door their hand, and
nes to find the ness, both me the me
v Ge. 7. 1.2 Pe.
2. 7, 9.
w Ge. 18. 20.
betrotlied unto :
-La.
12 And the men said unto Lot, “ Hast thou here any besides ? Son-in-
law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the
fe. city, 'bring thein out of this place: 13 for we will destroy this place,
because the "cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD ;
z 1 Ch. 21. 15. and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it." 14 And Lot went out, and
y. Or, which were spake unto his sons-in-law, which married his daughters, and said,
see Mute n. 18. * "Up! *get you out of this place! for the Lord will destroy this city.”
“But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons-in-law.
2 Nu. 16. 21, 45.
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying,
17. 28.& 24. 11. « Arise! btake thy wiſe, and thy two daughters, which *are here ; lest
Nu. 16. 24, 26.
"Rev. 18.4.20. thou be consumed in the tiniquity of the city.” 16 And while he lin-
* Heb. are found. gered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his
+ Or, punishment. wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, (the “Lord being mer-
ciful unto him ;) ‘and they brought him forth, and set him without
the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad,
a Ex 9. 21. Lil.
c Wis. 10. 6.
d Ro. 9. 15, 16.
e Ps. 34. 22.
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THE BIRTH OF ISAAC.
145. 19.
* That is, little.
2.
18. 15. Ps. 11. 6.
& 107. 34. Is. l.
8. Am. 4. 11.
2 Pe. 2. 6. Jude
7.
17. 32.
fi Ki. 19. 3. that he said, “ Escape (for thy life! look not behind thee, neither
g Ge. 14. 10. Mo
24. 16–18.
stay thou in all the plain ; escape to the mountain, lest thou be con-
sumed!” 18 And Lot said unto them, “Oh, not so, my Lord ! 19 Be-
hold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast
magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my
life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and
I die; 20 behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little
one; oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul
h Job 42. 8, 9. Ps. shall live.” A1 And he said unto him, “ See! "I have accepted fthee
Heb. thy face. concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the
which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee! escape thither! for I cannot
do any thing till thou be come thither." Therefore the name of the
Ge. 13. 10.& 14. city was called * Zoar.
the 23 The sun was frisen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
| Heb. gone forth.
i De. 29. 23. Job 24 Then 'the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone
1. 6. and fire from the LORD out of heaven ; 25 and he overthrew those
9. & 13. 19. Je cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that
20. 16. & 49. 18.
& 50. 40. La. 4. which grew upon the ground.
& 38. 22. 10. 11. 26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a
Mut. 11. 23, 24. pillar of salt.
Lu. 17. 28, 29. 27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he
stood before the LORD. 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomor-
, Wis. 10. 7. LU
rah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo! the
smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace!
29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain,
that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the
1. XI. overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
A. M. ab. 2107.
B. C. ab. 1897.
Section XI.-Lot and his two Daughters.
Hales, 2054.
Gen. xix. 30, to the end.
Mountain near
Zoar.
Lot dwelleth in a cave. The incestuous original of Moab and Ammon.
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and
"of opinion that his two daughters with him ; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he
this expedient
by dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn said
was adopted by
Lot's daughters, unto the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man in the
serve the family: earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth; 32 come,
it is evident, thut
they thought let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we
destroyed (ver. amay preserve seed of our father.” 33 And they made their father
31.), which was
s drink wine that night; and the firstborn went in, and lay with her
able opinion; father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
destruction of 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the
deluge was yet younger, “ Behold, I lay yesternight with my father ; let us make him
date:- Encent drink wine this night also, and go thou in, and lie with him, that we
bi. e. of my may preserve seed of our father.” 35 And they made their father drink
wine that night also ; and the younger arose, and lay with him; and
of he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 36 Thus
my people.--Ed.
were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 37 And the
- firstborn bare a son, and called his name bMoab: the same is the
father of the Moabites unto this day. 38 And the younger, she also
A. M. 2107.
bare a son, and called his name “Ben-ammi: the same is the father
T. 1896. of the children of Ammon unto this day.
a Dr. A. Clark is
that all flesh was
a very reason-
the world by the
father.--Ed.
De. 2. 9.
ci. e. the son of
De. 2. 19.
SECT. XII.
B. C. 1897.
Hales, 2053.
Probably in the
Plains of Maire.
SECTION XII.--The Birth of Isaac.
Gen. xxi. 1-8.
a l Sr. 2. 21.
Isaac is born. 4 He is circumcised. 6 Sarah's joy.
1 AND the LORD "visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did
Ac72. 8. Gal.4. unto Sarah bas he had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare
6 See Ge. 17. 16,
19.
22. He. 11. 11.
:
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88
ABRAHAM'S COVENANT WITH ABIMELECH.
Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had
spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was
born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham cir-
cumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had.commanded
him. 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac
was born unto him.
d Ge. 17. 17. Ps. 6 And Sarah said, “God hath made me to laugh, so that all that
e Lu. 1. 58. hear 'will laugh with me.” ? And she said, “Who would have said
f Ge. 18. 11, 12. unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck ? 'for I
have born him a son in his old age.” 8 And the child grew, and was
weaned : and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac
was weaned.
126. 2.
o cast fortr. 1 of Hagaerefore for the 5012."11
Ge. 25. 6. & 36.
6,7.
&
17. 20.
SECT. XIII.
SECTION XIII.—Casting out of Hagar and Ishmael.
A. M. 2102.
Gen. xxi. 9–2].
B. C. 1892. Hagar and Ishmuel are cast forth. 15 Hagar in distress. 17 The angel comforteth her.
HALES, 2053.
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had
Probably, Gerur.
w born unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham,
a Gal. 4. 30. See • Cast "out this bondwoman and her son ; for the son of this bond-
woman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.” 11 And bthe
6 Ge. 17. 18.
thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
12 And God said unto Abraham, “Let it not be grievous in thy
sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that
c Ro. 9.7, 8. He Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice ; for 'in Isaac shall
11. 18.
a See Ge. 16. 10. thy seed be called. 13 And also of the dson of the bondwoman will I
make a nation, because he is thy seed.” 14 And Abraham rose up early
in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it
unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her
away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-
sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the
child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down
over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said,
- Let me not see the death of the child.” And she sat over against
him, and lift up her voice, and wept. 17 And 'God heard the voice of
the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and
said unto her, “ What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath
heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arisą, lift up the lad, and
f Nu. 22. 31. See
2 Ki. 6. 17, 18, hold him in thy hand; for I will make him argreat nation.” 19 And
31.
10, God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went,
& Ge. 28. 15.& 39. and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God
2, 3, 21.
was with the lad ; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, "and
became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and
i Ge. 24. 4. his mother itook him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
e Ex. 3. 7.
heard the vber, " Wheel of God celoten
20. Lu. 24. 16
ho Ge. 16. 12.
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Gerar.
chief capta that thou dovest deal falsely with
SECT. XIV.
Section XIV.—Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech.
Gen. xxi. 22, to the end.
A. M. 2113.
B. C. 1891. 22 And it came to pass at that time, that “Abimelech and Phichol the
chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, “God 'is with
- thee in all that thou doest: 23 now therefore 'swear unto me here by
a Ge. 20. 2. & 26. God, *that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor
8 Ge. 12. 2, 3. with my son's son : but according to the kindness that I have done
c Jos. 2. 12. 1 Sa. unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast
ou shalt sojourned.” 24 And Abraham said, “I will swear." 25 And Abraham
reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's
d See Ge. 26. 15, servants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech said, " I wot
18, 20-22.
not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet
heard I of it, but to-day.” 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and
God, "that that thou does pake unto Abraham
26.
24. 21.
* Heb. if thou sha
lie unto me.
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THE TEMPTATION OF ABRAHAM.
e Ge. 26. 31.
gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29 And
f Ge. 33. 8. . Abimelech said unto Abraham, “What 'mean these seven ewe lambs.
which thou hast set by themselves ? " 30 And he said, “For these
g Ge. 31. 48, 52.
seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a
witness unto me, that I have digged this well.” 31 Wherefore he
well of the oath. called that place #Beer-sheba ; because there they sware both of them.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba : then Abimelech rose up,
and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the
Or, tree.
Il Ge. 4. 26.
land of the Philistines.
i De. 33. 27. Is. 33 And Abraham planted a Igrove in Beer-sheba, and "called there
28. 1 Tim. 1. i7. on the name of the LORD, 'the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham
sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
That is, The
well of the oath.
Ge. 26. 33.
40. 28. Ro. 16.
a He. 11.17. 1 Co.
* Heb. Bellold me.
27. 33, 35.
SECT. XV.
SECTION XV.-The Temptation of Abraham.17
Gen. xxii. 1-19.
A. M. 2132.
Abruham is tempted to offer Isaac. 3 He gireth proof of his faith and obedience. 11 The angel
B. C. 1872.
stayeth him. 13 Isauc is exchunged with a ram. 14. The place is called Jehovah-jireh. 15
T. 1871.
Abraham is blessed again.
HALES, 2028.
Moriul. 1 And it came to pass after these things that "God did tempt Abra-
ham, and said unto him, “ Abraham ;” and he said, “ * Bebold, here I
10. 13. Ja. 1. 12. am.” 2 And He said, “ Take now thy son, 'thine only son Isaac, whom
I Pe. 1. 7.
old me. thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him
ver. 7;, there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell
6 He. Il. 17.
c2 Ch. 3. 1 Mat.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass,
and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and
clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the
place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham
lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto
his young men, “ Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will
go yonder and worship, and come again to you.” 6 And Abraham took
the wood of the burnt offering, and "laid it upon Isaac his son; and
he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them
together.,? And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said,
| Heb, Behold me. - My father!” And he said, 66 +Here ain I, my son.” And he said,
| Or, kid.
- Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the flamb for a burnt
offering ?”(8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide himself
a lamb for à burnt offering ;" so they went both of them together.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and
d John 19. 17.
ver. 1.
It was not by means of prophecy alone that Abel, Noah, the passover, and other chief institu-
the Almighty directed the attention of mankind to tions of the Levitical Law, we can show from
the future Messiah ; the types of the Old Testament Scripture, that the resemblance was originally de-
were rendered subservient to the same wise and signed, and was not merely a coincidence. The
useful purpose. A type has been well defined, to sacrifice of Isaac hy his father was so evidently
be - a prefigurative action or occurrence, in which typical of the sacrifice of Christ, that there can be
one event, person, or circumstance is intended to no doubt of the design which was to be answered
represent another similar to it in certain respects, by this otherwise mysterious event. On the very
but future and distant."'_" To constitute one thing spot where Christ was afterwards crucified, Abra-
the type of another,” remarks the learned Bishop lam is commanded to slay his son. It is needless
Marsh, something more is wanted than mere re- to recapitulate the coincidences between the sacri-
semblance. The former must not only resemble fice of Isaac and of Christ: they are to be found in
the latter, but it must haye been designed so to re- every commentary. That the meaning of all the
semble it, in its original institution."~36 And there is circumstances of this mystical sacrifice of his son
no other rule by which we can distinguish a realfrom was revealed to Abraham, that he learnt from them
a pretended type, than that of Scripture itself.” that the promised Messiah should in like manner
For these reasons I have not insisted on the resem- bear the wood of the cross, and die for mankind,
blances between the Messiah and many of the emi- and that Abraham, in obeying the divine command,
nent characters in the Old Testament. Though it rejoiced to see the day of Christ, and he then saw
is both a pleasant and profitable employment to dis- it and was glad, is well argued by Bishop Warbur-
cover allusions to the Son of God in every page of ton. Vide Bp. Van Mildert's Barnpton Lectures,
Scripture, we are by no means justified in asserting page 237; Bp. Marsh's Lectures, part 4, page 113
that one person or event, is undoubtedly the type to 1.15; Warburton's Dio. Legut. y. 6. s. 5; M Ewen
of another; unless, as in the instances of Adam, On the Types.
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90
[Period II.
DEATH AND BURIAL OF SARAH.
2. 21.
f 1 Sa. 15. 22.
22.
Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound
€ He. 11. 17. Ja. Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abra-
ham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said,
“ Abraham! Abraham !” and he said, “Here am I.” 12 And he said,
"Lay 'not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto
Mic. 6. 7, 8.
g Ge. 26. 5. Jn. 2. him; for Snow I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not
withheld thy son, thine only son from me.” 13 And Abraham lifted up
his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket
by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him
up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called
* That is, The the name of that place * Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, “In
or, provide. the mount of the Lord it shall be seen."
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven
Eccl. the second time, 16 and said, “By "myself have I sworn,” saith the
73. He. 6. 13, 14. LORD, “ for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld
i See. Gen 12. 2, 3. thy son, thine only son : 17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in
multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and
| Heb. tip. as the sand which is upon the sea fshore; and thy seed shall possess
the gate of his enemies ; 18 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the
j Ge. 26. 5. earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” 19 So Abraham
returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to
Ge. 21. 31.
*Beer-sheba ; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
LORD will see,
h Ps. 105. 9. Eccl.
44. 21. Lu. I.
& 24. 60.
Ge. 13. 18.
29. 15. Ps. 105.
God. Ge. 13. 2.
35.
SECT. XVI.
Section XVI.--Death and Burial of Sarah.
Gen. xxiii.
A. M. 2144.
B. C. 1860. The age and death of Sarah. 3 The purchuse of Machpelah, 19 where Sarah was buried.
T. 1859.
1 AND Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old :
Hales, 2016.
these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in "Kir-
Kirjath-arba.
jath-arba; the same is 'Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham
a Jos. 14. 15. Ju. came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
1. 10.
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the
c Ge. 17. 8.1 Ch. sons of Heth, saying, 4^ I ‘am a stranger and a sojourner with you:
12. He. 11.9, 13. dgive me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury
d Ac. 7. 5. my dead out of iny sight.”
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
* Heb. a prince of 6« Hear us, my lord! thou art *a mighty prince among us: in the
& 14. 14. & 24. choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold
from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.”
? And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the
land, even to the children of Heth. 8 And he communed with them,
saying, “If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my
sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, º that
he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in
+ Heb. full money. the end of his field; for tas much money as it is worth he shall give
it me for a possession of a burying place amongst you.”
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the
| Heb. ears.
Hittite answered Abraham in the faudience of the children of Heth,
, 24. even of all that 'went in at the gate of his city, saying, 11“ Nay,
f See 2 Sa. 24. my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein,
I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee:
bury thy dead.”
12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land,
saying, “But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give
thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there."
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, 15" My lord,
& Ge. 34. 20
Ru. 4. 4.
21-24.
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g Ex. 30. 15. Ez.
45. 12. i. e. about
$240.-Ed.
h Je. 32. 9.
wheb And Abrahsilver, which leis of silv
30-32. & 50. 13.
Ac. 7. 16.
ut hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver ;
what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.”
16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham "weighed
to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons
of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the mer-
i Ge. 25. 9. & 49. chant. 17 And 'the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which
Ac. 7. 16.** was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all
the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round
about, were made sure 18 unto Abraham for a possession in the presence
of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the
field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of
j$ue Ru. 4. 7-10. Canaan. 20 And the field and the cave that is therein were made sure
unto Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.
Je. 32. 10, 11.
SECT. XVIL
a Ge. 11. 29.
& Job 1. 1.
c Job 32. 2.
d Ge. 24. 15.
e Called, Ro. 9.
10, Rebecca.
Section XVII.–Family of Rebekah.
Gen. xxii. 20, to the end.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham,
saying, “ Behold, “Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother
Nahor; 21 Huz' his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the
father of Aram, 22 and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and
Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat ‘Rebekah : these eight Milcah did bear
to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was
Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
A. M. 2147.
SECTION XVIII.—Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah.
SECT. XVIIT.
GEN. xxiv.
Abraham sweareth his servant. 10 The serrant's journey. 12 His prayer. 14. His sign. 15 Rebekah
meeteth him, 18 fulfilleth his sign, 22 receiveth" jewels, 23 showeth ler Icindred, 25 and inviteth him
B. C. 1857. home. 26 The servant blesseth God. 29 Laban entertaineth him. 34. The serrant showeth his
T. 1856. messuge. 50 Laban and Bethuel approve it. 58 Rebekah consenteth to go. 62 Isaac meeteth her.
HALES, 2013.
1 AND Abraham was old, and *well stricken in age: and the LORD
Canaan.
had blessed Abraham in all things. ? And Abraham said 'unto his
* Heb. gone into
days.
" eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, “ Put, I
a See Ge. 13. 2. pray thee, thy hand under my thigh ; 3 and I will make thee dswear
Ge. 15. 2. & 39.
4-6.
*** by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that 'thou
c Ge. 47. 29. shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites,
d Ge. 14. 22. De.
e. among whom I dwell : 4 but thou shalt go'unto my country, and to
6. 13. Jos. 2. 12.
e Ge. 26. 35. my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac."
f Ge. 12. 1. 5 And the servant said unto him, “ Peradventure the woman will
not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy
son again unto the land from whence thou camest?”
6 And Abraham said unto him, “ Beware that thou bring not my
son thither again. 7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from
my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake
g See Ge. 12. 7. unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, 'Unto thy seed will I give
R Ex. 23. 20, 23. this land;' "he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take
& 33. 2. Ho. l.
a wife unto my son from thence. 8 And iſ the woman will not be
i Jos. 2. 17, 20. willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath :
only bring not my son thither again.” 9 And the servant put his hand
under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning
that matter.
| Or, and.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and de-
j Ge. 27. 43.
Heb. that women parted; (+for all the goods of his master were in his hand:) and he arose,
com fuptn. and went to Mesopotamia, unto 'the city of Nahor. 11 And he made
Ex. 2. 16. 1 Sa. his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the
k Ge. 26. 24. & time of the evening, even the time fthat women go out to draw water.
Ex. 3.6., 15. % 12 And he said, “O "LORD God of my master Abraham! I pray thee,
14.
which draro
9. 11.
28. 13. & 32. 9.
Ex. 3. 6, 15.
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2. 10.
22. 23.
countenance. Ge.
12.
These ren-
The word is
Symmachus, a
1. 11. Ps. 'send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master
37. 5.
m Ge. 29. 9. Ex. Abraham. 13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water ; and the
daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water ; 14 and let
it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, 'Let down thy
pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink;' and she shall say, 'Drink,
and I will give thy camels drink also : ' let the same be she that thou
6: 17 hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and "thereby shall I know that
37. 1 Sa. 6. 9. &
14. 8. & 20.7. thou hast showed kindness unto my master.”
15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold !
• Ge. 11. 29.& Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of 'Milcah, the
wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoul-
* Heb. good of der. 16 And the damsel was *very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither
26. 7.
had any man known her; and she went down to the well, and filled
her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and
said, “Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.” 18 And
pol Pe. 3. 3. & 4. Pshe said, “Drink, my lord ;” and she hasted, and let down her
pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19 And when she had
done giving him drink, she said, “I will draw water for thy camels
also, until they have done drinking.” 20 And she hasted, and emptied
her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw
water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondering at her
held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey pros-
perous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drink-
+ Or, jewel for the ing, that the man took a golden fearring of half a shekel weight, and
19-21. Ez. 16.11, two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 23 and
mo said, “Whose daughter art thou ? tell me, I pray thee : is there room
derings are no
doubt erroneous. in thy father's house for us to lodge in ? " 24 And she said unto him,
translated by “I'am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare
noscring, i.e. a unto Nahor.” 25 She said moreover unto him, “ We have both straw
which is a very and provender enough, and room to lodge in." 26 And the man "bowed
in down his head, and worshipped the Lord. 27 And he said, “Blessed
all over the East: be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute
and thit this is
the true meaning my master of 'his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD
evident from led me to the house of my master's brethren.” 28 And the damsel ran,
ver. 47.-Ed.
9 Ge. 22. 23.
* and told them of her mother's house these things.
* Ex. 4. 31. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was “Laban: and
s Ge. 14.20 Ex. Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass,
1 Sa. 25. 32, 39. when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and
2 Sa. 18. 28. Lu.
8. b. when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “ Thus spake
Ge. 32. 10. Ps. the man unto me ;” that he came unto the man; and, behold, he
re Ge. 29.5. stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, “Come in, 'thou
v Ge. 26. 29. Ju. blessed of the Lord! wherefore standest thou without ? for I have
Ps. 115. 15.*** prepared the house, and room for the camels.”
32 And the man came into the house : and he ungirded his camels,
4. Ju. and "gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his
feet, and the men's feet that were with him. 33 And there was set
2 Job 23. 12. meat before him to eat: but he said, “I *will not cat, until I have
John 4.3-1. Eph.
told mine errand.” And he said, “ Speak on."
· y See Ge. 12. 2. & 34 And he said, “I am Abraham's servant. 35 And the LORD 'hath
blessed my master greatly ; and he is become great: and he hath-given
him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maid-
servants, and camels, and asses. 36 And Sarah my master's wife #bare a
a Ge. 21. 10. & son to my master when she was old : and "unto him hath he given all that
he hath. 37 And my master made me swear, saying, 'Thou shalt not
take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose
land I dwell ; 38 but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my
kindred, and take a wife unto my son.' 39 And I said unto my master,
jciel for lhe nose,
cominon orna-
ment for women
of the word is
18. 10. Ru.4. 14.
1. 68.
98. 3.
17. 2. Ru. 3. 10.
20 Ge. 43. 24. Ju. and to
19. 21.
6. 5-7.
23. 6.
2 Ge. 21.2.
25. 5.
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MARRIAGE OF ISAAC AND REBEKAH.
b Go. 17. 1.
c1 Sa. 1. 13.
2. 14.
• Peradventure the woman will not follow me.' 40 And he said unto
me, · The LORD, 'before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee,
and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my
kindred, and of my father's house : 41 then shalt thou be clear from
this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred ; and if they give
not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 And I came this
day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham !
if now thou do prosper my way which I go; 43 behold, I stand by
the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin
cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee,
a little water of thy pitcher to drink ; ' 44 and she say to me, · Both
drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels :' let the same be the
woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son.
45 And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold! Rebekah
came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down
unto the well, and drew water ; and I said unto her, “Let me drink,
I pray thee.'46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from
her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also ;'
so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 47 And I asked her,
and said, 'Whose daughter art thou?' And she said, “The daughter
d See ver. 22.
of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him ;' and I dput
the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And
I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the
LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way
e Ge. 22. 23. to take ‘my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 49 And now if
F Go. 47. 29. Jos. ve will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not,
tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.” 50 Then
& Ps. 118. 23. . Laban and Bethuel answered and said, " The thing proceedeth from
the LORD ; we cannot "speak unto thee. bad or good. 51 Behold, Re-
bekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's
son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken.”
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their
words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth. 53 And
Heb. vessels in the servant brought forth fjewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
2. & 12. 35. raiment, and gave them to Rebekah : he gave also to her brother and
i 2 Ch. 21. 3. Ezra to her mother 'precious things. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and
the men that were with him, and tarried all night ; and they rose up
in the morning, and he said, “ Send me away unto my master.” 55 And
* Or, a full year, her brother and her mother said, “Let the damsel abide with us *a
few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.” 56 And he said
unto them, “Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my
way; send me away that I may go to my master.” 57 And they said,
“ We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.” 58 And they
called Rebekah, and said unto her, " Wilt thou go with this man?"
And she said, “I will go.” 59 And they sent away Rebekah their
j Ge. 35. 8. sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. 60 And
they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, “ Thou art our sister, be
thou "the mother of thousands of millions, and 'let thy seed possess
| Ge. 22. 17. the gate of those which hate them.”
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the
camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and
m Ge. 16. 14.& went his way. 62 And Isaac came from the way of the "well Lahai-roi ;
Or, to pray. Jos. for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac went out fto medi-
5. tate in the field at the eventide ; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw,
and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her
eyes, and when she saw Isaac, “she lighted off the camel; 65 for she had
said unto the servant, “ What man is this that walketh in the field to
12. 11.
a Ge. 31. 24.
Ex. 3. 22. & 11
1. 6.
or, ten months.
Ju. 14. 8.
k Ge. 17. 16.
25. Il.
1.8. Ps. 1. 2. &
77.12. & 119. 15.
& 143. 5.
ne Jos. 15. 18.
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meet us?” And the servant had said, “ It is my master;" therefore she
took a veil, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all
things that he had done. 67 And Isaac brought her into his mother
Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he
loved her : and Isaac 'was comforted after his mother's death.
o Ge. 38. 12.
A. M. ab. 2151
to 2180.
B. C. ub. 1853 to
Hales, 2012 to
1972.
Cancan.
SECT. XIX.
SECTION XIX.—Marriage of Abraham with Keturah.
Gen. xxv. 1-6.
THEN again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
1824. ^ 2 And "she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian,
2 to and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan.
And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leum-
al Ch. 1. 32. mim. 4 And the sons of Midian ; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch,
and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
b Ge. 24. 36. 5 And “Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the
sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts,
cGe. 21. 14. and ‘sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward,
unto 'the east country.
d Ju. 6. 3.
B. C. 1857.
T. 1836.
Canaan.
a) Ch. 5. 20.
gether went to inquithy womb, the
SECTION XX.—Birth of Esau and Jacob.
Gen. xxv. 19-28.
SECT. XX. Isaac prayeth for Rebekah, being barren. 22 The children strive in her womb. 24 The birth of
Esau und Jacob. 29 Their difference.
A. M. 2231.
19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abra-
ham begat Isaac : 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Re-
Hales, 1993.
bekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram,
the sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for
his wife, because she was barren ; "and the LORD was entreated of
2 Ch. 33. 13. 15 Wie, worauso wie
Ezra 8. 23. him, and "Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled
b Ro. 9, 10,
Re- together within her; and she said, “If it be so, why am I thus ?”
becca.
c1 Sa. 9. 9. & 10. and she went to inquire of the LORD. 23 And the LORD said unto her,
d Ge. 17. 16. &
de "Two 'nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be
1
24. 60. separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than
w the other people ; and the elder shall serve the younger.”
f Ge. 27. 29. Mal.
1. 3. Ro. 9. 12. 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there
& Ge. 27. 11, 16, were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like
a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that
came his brother out, and "his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and
his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when
· 27. 3, 5. she bare them. 27 And the boys grew : and Esau was ia cunning hun-
j Job 1. 1, 8. & 2. ter
& 2. ter, a man of the field ; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in
,
* Heb. venison tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because *he did eat of his venison;
was in his mouth.
Ge. 27. 6, 19, 25, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
22.
e 2 Sa. 8. 14.
Ho. 12. 3.
3. Ps. 37. 37,
31.
SECT. XXI.
A. M. 2182
B. C. 1822.
SECTION XXI.-Death of Abraham.
Gen. xxv. 7–10.
7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he
lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham gave
up the ghost, and "died in a good old age, an old man, and full of
years; and 'was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and
Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron
the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre ; 10 the dfield which
Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth : 'there was Abraham buried,
and Sarah his wife.
T. 1821.
HALES, 1978.
Mamre.
a Ge. 15. 15.
o Ge. 35. 29. &
49. 33.
c Ge. 50. 13.
d Ge. 23. 16.
e Ge. 49. 31.
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COVENANT OF ISAAC WITH ABIMELECH.
PART IV.
FROM THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM, TO THE SELLING OF JOSEPH
BY HIS BRETHREN.
SECT. I.
Lahai-roi.
A. M. ab. 2200.
Section I.--Esau sells his Birthright.
B. C. ab. 1804.
Gen. xxv. 11., xxvi. part of ver. 1, and xxv. 29, to the end.
11 AND it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God
a Ge. 16. 14. &
blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by “the well Lahai-roi.
24. 62.
1 And there was a famine in the land, beside bthe first famine that
o Go. 12. 10.
was in the days of Abraham.
29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he
* Heb. with that was faint: 30 and Esau said to Jacob, “ Feed me, I pray thee, *with
that same red pottage; for I am faint : " therefore was his name called
† That is, rod. Edom. 31 And Jacob said, “ Sell me this day thy birthright.” 32 And
deb. going to Esau said, “Behold, I am fat the point to die : and what profit shall
this birthright do to me?" 33 And Jacob said, “ Swear to me this day ;”
and he sware unto him; and 'he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
d Ec. 8.15. Is. 22. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did
eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised
his birthright. (8)
red, with that red
pottage.
die.
c He. 12. 16.
13. I Co. 15. 32
Gerar.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.—Covenant of Isaac with Abimelech at Gerar.
A. M. ab. 2200.
Gen. xxvi. latter part of ver. 1, to the end.
B. C. 1804. Isaac goes to Gerar. 2 God instructeth and blesseth him. 7 He is reproved by Abimelech for deny-
ing his wife. 12 He groweth rich. 18 He diggeth Ezek, Sitnah, and Rehoboth. 26 Abimelech
maketh a covenant with him at Beer-sheba. 34 Esau's wives.
1 And Isaac went unto “Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
a Ge. 20. 2.
2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, “Go not down into
b Ge. 12. 1. & 20.
1. Ps. 39. 12. He. Egypt; dwell in bthe land which I shall tell thee of: 3 sojourn in this
11. 9.
land, and ‘I will be with thee, and will bless thee; "for unto thee,
cGe. 28. 15.
d See Ge. 12. 7. and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform
the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father. 4 And I will make
thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy
seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the
6 Ge. 22. 16, 18. earth be blessed ; 5 because that Abraham obeyed iny voice, and kept
my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."
6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 7 And the men of the place asked him
f Ge. 12. 13. & 20. of his wife; and he said, " She is my sister :" for 'he feared to say,
2, 13.
g Pr. 29. 25. She is my wife; “ Lest,” said he, “the men of the place should kill me
for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. 8 And it came to pass,
when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the
Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was
sporting with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and
said, “ Behold, of a surety she is thy wife : and how saidst thou,
She is my sister ?"" And Isaac said unto him, “ Because I said, 'Lest,
I die for her.'” 10 And Abimelech said, “What is this thou hast done
unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and
h Ge. 20.9. *thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.” 11 And Abimelech
i Ps. 105. 15.
charged all his people, saying, “He that 'toucheth this man or his
wife shall surely be put to death.”
(8) The same famine which compelled Isaac to hunting could not find in his father's tent sufficient
go to Gerar (Gen. xxvi. 1.), caused Esau to sell his food to appease the cravings of hunger. Esau, for
birthright. Some powerful reason seems to be this mess of pottage, yielding to the temptation of
necessary to account for this absurd and wicked the moment, renounced, both for himself and his
exchange of the privileges of the birthright for a descendants, all the privileges of primogeniture, and
mess of lentile pottage, the commonest food of the the covenant which God made with Abraham, that
country. Esau was the eldest son of a prince or from him the Messiah should descend.-Lightfoot,
emir; and the situation of the country must have Stackhouse.
been deplorable, when such a man on his return from
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13. 8.
10. 22.
m Ex. 1. I.
o Isaac, cel them, and finlays of Abr
n Ge. 21. 31.
h Isaacspringing walants digged by which his
tion.
* Heb. found.
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and *received in the same year
; Ge. 24. 1; 35. 'an hundredfold : and the Lord blessed him. 13 And the man waxed
Job 42. 12. Mat.
great, and twent forward, and grew until he became very great ;
1.19ent poing14 for he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great.
store of Iservants: and the Philistines "envied him. 15 For all 'the wells
I Or, husbandry. which his fother's sery
· which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his
k Ge. 37. 11. Ec.
4. 4.
father, the Philistines had stopped thein, and filled them with earth.
I Ge. 21. 30.
16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, “Go from us; "for thou art much
mightier than we.”
17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of
Gerar, and dwelt there. 18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water,
which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father ; for the
Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham : "and he
called their names after the names by which his father had called
them. 19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a
* Heb. living. well of *springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar ºdid strive
o Ge. 21. 25.
with Isaac's herdmen, saying, “ The water is ours :" and he called
+ That is, Conton the name of the well +Esek; because they strove with him. 21 And
they digged another well, and strove for that also : and he called the
# That is, Hatrod. name of it Sitnah. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged
another well ; and for that they strove not: and he called the name
* That is, Room. of it *Rehoboth; and he said, “ For now the Lord hath made room
p See Ge. 12. 2. for us, and 'we shall be fruitful in the land.” 23 And he went up from
thence to Beer-sheba. 24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same
q See Ge. 15. 1. night, and said, “I 'am the God of Abraham thy father : "fear not,
r See Ge. 12. 2.
for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my
servant Abraham's sake.” 25 And he builded an altar there, and called
upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there
Isaac's servants digged a well.
26 Then Abiinelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of
Ge. 21. 22.
his friends, and 'Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac
his friends, and Phichol th
u Ju. 11.7.
said unto them, “ Wherefore come ye to me, “seeing ye hate me, and
+ Heb. Seeing we
'saw. Ge. 21. 22, have sent me away from you ?" 28 And they said, " + We saw certainly
that the LORD was with thee: and we said, “Let there be now an
oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant
| Heb. if thou with thee; 29 Ethat thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched
shalt, $c.
thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent
v See Ge. 12. 2,3. thee away in peace : "thou art now the blessed of the LORD."
2 Ge. 19. 3. 30 And "he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And
2 Ge. 21. 31. they rose up betimes in the morning, and *sware one to another : and
Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And
it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told
* That is, an oath. him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him,
of this path.Ge.“ We have found water.” 33 And he called it *Shebah ; therefore the
21. 31.
name of the city is +Beer-sheba unto this day.
y Ge. 36. 2.
| Heb. bittorness 34 And 'Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the
of spirit. Ge. 27.
46. & 28. 1, 8.“ daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the
Hittite : 35 which were fa grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
9 Ps. 116. 17.
23.
SECT. III.
A. M. 2231.
B. C. 1773.
Hales, 1930.
Havilah.
SECTION III.—Death of Ishmael-His Family.
Gen. xxv. 12–18.
17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and
thirty and seven years; and he gave up the ghost and died, and was
gathered unto his people ; 18 (and “they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur,
a 1 Sa. 15. 7.
(O) A constant intercourse was maintained be- cessary either to revive the remembrance of the
tween the Patriarch, and the Angel Jehovah, the promise, or to encourage his dependence upon
protecting God of his family, so far as it was ne- God.
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JACOB OBTAINS HIS FATHER'S BLESSING.
16. 12.
8 Ge. 16. 15.
cl Ch. 1. 29.
* Heb. fel. Ge. that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria ;) and he *died
in the presence of all his brethren.
12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, 'whom
Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham. 13 And
these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according
to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar,
and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 + Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the
sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their
d Ge. 17. 20.
20. castles ; dtwelve princes according to their nations.
+ Or, Harlad,
'1 Ch. 1. 30.
Canaan.
3. 2.
14.
Section IV.-Jacob, by stratagem, obtains his Father's Blessing.
SECT. IV.
Gen. xxvii. 1-45.
Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing. 15 Jacob, under
A. M. 2244. the person of Esau, obtaineth it. 30 Esau bringeth venison. 34 Esau compluineth, and by importu-
B. C. 1760. . nity obtainelh a blessing. 41 He threateneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah disappointeth it.
HALES, 1916.
1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and “his eyes were
dat dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said
a Ge. 43. 10. 1 Sa. unto him, “My son!” and he said unto him, “ Behold, here am I.”
8 Pr. 27. 1. Ja. 4. 2 And he said, “Behold now, I am old, 'I know not the day of my
comm death; 3 now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver
cGe. 25. 27, 28.
* Heb. lunt. and thy bow, and go out to the field, and *take me some venison ;
4 and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that
dGe. 48.9, 15. & I may eat; that my soul dmay bless thce before I die.” 5 And Rebekah
heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field
to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, “Behold, I heard
thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7+ Bring me venison,
and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the
LORD before my death.' 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice
according to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and
fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats, and I will make
them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth; 10 and thou shalt
bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee be-
fore his death.”
€ Ge. 25. 25. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “ Behold, Esau my
brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: 12 my father perad-
venture will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I
f Ge. 9. 25. shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.” 13 And his mother
& Ge. 43. 9. 1 Sa. said unto him, “Upon ®me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice,
25. 24. 2 Sr. 14.
3. Mat. 27. 25.* and go fetch me them.” 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought
them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his
father loved.
| Hch, desirable. 15 And Rebekah took tgoodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which
were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger
son; 16 and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands,
and upon the smooth of his neck ; 17 and she gave the savoury meat
and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son
Jacob. 18 And he came unto his father, and said, “ My father ! ” And
he said, “Here am I; who art thou, my son ? " 19 And Jacob said
unto his father, “I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as
thou badest me; arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that
thy soul may bless me.” 20 And Isaac said unto his son, “How is it that
thou hast found it so quickly, my son ? " And he said, " Because the
| Heb. before me. LORD thy God brought it to me." 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob,
“Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be
my very son Esau or not.” 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father ;
and he felt him, and said, “ The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands
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13
ver. 27.
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JACOB OBTAINS HIS FATHER'S BLESSING.
23.
are the hands of Esau.” 23 And he discerned him not, because his
hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands ; so he blessed him.
24 And he said, " Art thou my very son Esau ?" And he said, “I am."
25 And he said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's :
venison, that my soul may bless thee.” And he brought it near to him,
and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And
his father Isaac said unto him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of
his raiment, and blessed him, and said, -
Ho. 14. 6. “ See! "the sinell of my son is as the smell of a field
Which the LORD hath blessed :
i Ge. 45. 18. De. 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven,
33. 13, 28. He.
11. 20.
And the fatness of the earth,
And plenty of corn and wine :
j Ge. 9. 25. & 25. 29 Let people serve thee,
And nations bow down to thee:
Be lord over thy brethren,
k Go. 49.8.
And "let thy mother's sons bow down to thee :
I See Ge. 12. 3. Cursed 'be every one that curseth thee,
And blessed be he that blesseth thee!”
30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of bless-
ing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of
Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father,
and said unto his father, “Let my father arise, and eat of his son's
venison, that thy soul may bless me.” 32 And Isaac his father said
unto him, “Who art thou ?” And he said, “I am thy son, thy first-
rembled born Esau.” 33 And Isaac *trembled very exceedingly, and said, “Who?
where is he that hath ftaken venison, and brought it me, and I have
greatly.
eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him ? yea, "and he
m Ge. 28. 3, 4. shall be blessed.” 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father,
"he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his
father, “ Bless me, even me also, O my father!” 35 And he said,
“ Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing."
That is, a Su-36 And he said, “Is not he rightly named #Jacob? for he hath sup-
planter. Go. 25.
planted me these two times ; "he took away my birthright, and, be-
o Ge. 25. 33.
hold, now he hath taken away my blessing." And he said, “ Hast thou
not reserved a blessing for me? " 37 And Isaac answered and said unto
p Fulfilled, 2 Sa. Esau, “ Behold, 'I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have
* Or, supported. I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I *sustained
him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son ?” 38 And Esau said
unto his father, “Hast thou but one blessing, my father ? bless me,
q He. 12. 17. even me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice, 'and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him,----
“Behold! thy dwelling shall be fthe fatness of the earth,
And of the dew of heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live,
qr Ge. 25. 23. Ob.
And "shalt serve thy brother;
And `it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion,
$ 2 Ki. 8. 20.
That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck."
t Ge. 37. 4, 8. 41 And Esau 'hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his
• 3, 4, 10. father blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, “The “days of
mourning for my father are at hand, then will I slay my brother
Jacob.” 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebe-
kah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto
v Ps. 64.5. him, " Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort him-
self, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice,
with a great
trembling
| Hob. hunted.
Ro. ll. 29.
n He. 12. 17.
pour le
net 36 And brother came wen me also ding bitter -
26.
8. 14.
Or, of the fatness.
He. 11. 20.
18-20. 2 Sa. 8.
14.
z Ge. 50. 3, 4, 10. faulo
Ob. 10.
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JOURNEY OF JACOB TO PADAN-ARAM.
journings. Ge.
w Ge. 11. 31.
and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother "to Haran, 44 and tarry with
him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away, 45 (until thy
brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou
- hast done to him ;) then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why
should I be deprived also of you both in one day?"
SECT. v.
SECTION V.—Journey of Jacob to Padan-aram.
A. M. 2244.
Gen. xxvii. 46, chap. xxviii., and xxix. 1-14.
B. C. 1760.
Isaac blesseth Jacob, and sendeth him to Padan-aram. 6 Esau marrieth Mahalath the daughter of
HALES, 1916.
Ishmuel. 10 The vision of Jacob's ladder. 18 The stone of Bethel. 20 Jacob's vow. Chap.
Padan-aram. xxix. 1 Jacob cometh to the well of Huran. 9 Jacob taketh acquaintance of Rachel. 13 Laban
entertaineth him.
a Ge. 26. 35.
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “ I am weary of my life because of
6 Go. 24. 3. the daughters of Heth ; 'if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth,
such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall
my life do me?”
« Ge. 27. 28. 1And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, Gen. xxviii.
d Ge. 24. 3. and said unto him, “Thou 'shalt not take a wife of the daughters
e Ge. 25. 20. Ho. of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of 'Bethuel thy
fGe. 22. 23. mother's father ; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters
Ge. 24. 29. of "Laban thy mother's brother. 3 And "God Almighty bless thee, and
h Ge. 17. 1, 6.
* Heb.an assembly make lile
bly make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be *a multitude
Uniui,
of people., o of people; 4 and give thee 'the blessings of Abraham, to thee, and to
¿ See Ge. 12. 2.
Heb. of thy so- thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land twherein thou
art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.” 5 And Isaac sent
away Jacob; and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel
the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away
to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence ; and that as he blessed
him he gave him a charge, saying, “ Thou shalt not take a wife of the
daughters of Canaan ;” 7 and that Jacob obcyed his father and his
mother, and was gone to Padan-aram ; 8 and Esau seeing that the
Hebo were evil daughters of Canaan (pleased not Isaac his father ; 9 then went Esau unto
Ge. 24. 3. & 25. Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had, 'Mahalath the daughter
Ge. 36. 3, she is of Ishmael Abrałam's son, kthe sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
called Baske- 10 And Jacob 'went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward “Haran.
1 Ge. 25. 13. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night,
to. 12. 12. because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and
m Culled, Ac. 7.
2, Charran." put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And
n Ge. 15. 1. "he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of
o John 1.51. He. it reached to heaven: 'and behold the angels of God ascending and
» Ge. 35. 1. & 48. descending on it. 13 And, 'behold! the LORD stood above it, and said, “I
& Ge. 26. 24.
'am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; "the
See Ge. 12.7. land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed, 14 and
s See Ge. 12. 2. ®thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt *spread abroad
* Heb. break
forth: ucun to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; 'and
Ć See Ge. 12. 3. in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
u Ge. 25. 24. & 15 And, behold, “I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither
Ps. 121. 5, 7, 8. thou goest, and will bring thee 'again into this land; for I will not
v De. 31. 6. Jos
1.5. 1 Ki.8.57. leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of."
He. 13. 5. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, “ Surely tº the
80 Ex. 3.5. Jos. 5.
$•*LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.” 17 And he was afraid, and
& Ge. 31. 13, 45. said, " How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of
10-12. Nu. 9. i: God, and this is the gate of heaven!” 18 And Jacob rose up early in the
† That is the house morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it
23, 26. Ho. 4.-15. up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the
y Ge. 31. 13. Ju. name of that place Beth-el : but the name of that city was called
11. 30.2 Sa. 15
&. 1 Tim. 6. 8.” Luz at the first. 20 And 'Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “ If God will be
35.
math.
1. 14.
3.
31.. 3. & 48. 16.
15.
& 35. 14. Le. 8.
of God. Ju. 1.
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RESIDENCE OF JACOB WITH LABAN.
2 Ju. 11. 31.25
15. 8. 2 Ki. 5. 17.
fcct. Nu. 23. 7.
* Heb. children.
porce to him?
with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me
2 Sa. bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 so that I come again to my
19. 24, 30.
a Do. 26. 17.2 Sa. father's house in peace, “then shall the LORD be my God; 22 and this
1.5. 17. stone, which I have set for a pillar, 'shall be God's house; and of all
6 Ge. 35. 7, 14.
that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.”
cLe. 27. 30.
I Heb. lift up his ! Then Jacob #went on his journey, and came into the land Gen. xxix.
Ho. 12. 12.**" of the *people of the East. 2 And he looked, and behold a 1-14.
well in the field, and, lo! there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for
out of that well they watered the flocks, and a great stone was upon
the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered ; and they
rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put
the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. 4 And Jacob said unto
them, “ My brethren, whence be ye?” And they said,“ Of Haran are
we.” 5 And he said unto them, “Know ye Laban the son of Nahor ? "
+ Heb. Is there And they said, “ We know him.” 6 And he said unto them, « tIs he
Ge. 43. 27. well ?” And they said, “ He is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter
1. Hleb, yet the day cometh with the sheep.” 7 And he said, “ Lo, fit is yet high day, neither
is it time that the cattle should be gathered together; water ye the
sheep, and go and feed them.” 8 And they said, “ We cannot, until
all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from
the well's mouth; then we water the sheep."
9 And while he yet spake with them, “Rachel came with her father's
sheep; for she kept them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw
Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of
€ Ex. 2. 17. Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone
from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's
f Ge. 33. 4. & 45. brother. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and
3.8.& 14. wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was Cher father's brother, and
14, 16. that he was Rebekah's son; "and she ran and told her father. 13 And
h Ge. 24. 28.
* Heb. hearing.
. it came to pass, when Laban heard the *tidings of Jacob his sister's
i Ge. 24. 29. son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and
Go. 2. 23. Ju.
.. brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 14 And
& 19. 12, 13. Laban said to him, “ Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.” And
It of he abode with him fthe space of a month.
days.
is great.
d Ex. 2. 16.
14, 15.
+ Heb. a month of
Haran.
Section VI.—Residence of Jacob with Laban—Jacob's Family.
Gen. xxix. 15, to the end, and chap. xxx.
Jacob covenanteth for Rachcl. 23 He is deceived with Leah. 28 He marrieth also Rachel, and
serveth for her seven years more. 32 Leah beareth Reuben, 33 Sineon, 34 Levi, 35 and Judah.
- Chap. xxx. 1 Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, giveth Bilhah her maid unto Jacob. 5 She
beareth Dun und Naph
9 Leul grreth Zilpuh
Leuk orreth Zilvun her maid, who beareth Gad and Asher. 14
Reuben findeth mundrukes, with which Leah bruyeth her husband of Rachel. 17 Leah beareth Is-
SECT. VI.
sachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22 Rachel beareth Joseph. 25 Jucob desireth to depart. 27 La-
bun stayeth him on a new covenant. 37 Jacob's policy, whereby he became rich.
A. M. 2251.
15 AND Laban said unto Jacob, “ Because thou art my brother,
B. C. 1753.
T. 1752. shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy
Hazes, 1916.
wages be?” 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder
was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was
A Or, sore-eyed, atender-eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favored. 18 And Jacob
or, weak-cyeri.
-Ed. loved Rachel; and said, “I will serve thee seven years for Rachel
a Ge: 31.41.2 Su. thy younger daughter.” 19 And Laban said, “It is better that I give
her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with
b Ho. 12. 12. me.” 20 And Jacob 'served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed
unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are
c Ju. 15. 1. fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.” 22 And Laban gathered together
d Ju. 14. 10. John all the men of the place, and dmade a feast. 23 And it came to pass in
2. 1, 2.
the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him ;
and he went in unto her. 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah
3. 14.
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MARRIAGE OF JACOB WITH LEAH AND RACHEL.
.
son.
T. 1758.
T. 1757.
Ps.25. 18.& 10
44.
B. C. ab. 1750.
B. C. ab, 1749.
T. 1755.
3. 3. Ja, 4. 5.
k Ge. 16. 2. I SE
Zilpah his maid for a handmaid. 25 And it came to pass, that in the
morning, behold it was Leah ! and he said to Laban, “ What is this
thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel ? where-
fore then hast thou beguiled me?” 26 And Laban said, “ It must not
# Heb. place. be so done in our fcountry, to give the younger before the firstborn.
e Ju. 14. 12.
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which
thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.” 28 And Jacob did so,
and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife
also. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid
f De. 21. 15.
to be her maid. 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also
g Go. 31. 41. Ho.
* 12. 12.*****- Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
A Ps. 127. 3. 31 And when the Lord "saw that Leah was hated, he opened her
* That is, scca
womb; but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a
B. C. 1752. son, and she called his name *Reuben; for she said, “ Surely the
Lord hath looked upon my affliction, now therefore my husband will
B. C. ab, 1751. love me.” 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said,
i Ex. 3.7. & 4. “Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given
31. Do. 26. 7.
106. me this son also; " and she called his name +Simeon. 34 And she
conceived again, and bare a son ; and said, “ Now this time will my
"T: 1756.. husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons; "
† That is,hearing therefore was his name called Levi. 35 And she conceived again, and
19. bare a son: and she said, “ Now will I praise the LORD;” therefore
# That is, joined. she called his name *Judah ; and fleft bearing.”
Seo Nu. 18. 2, 4. And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Gen. xxx.
* That is, praise.
Mat. 1. 2. Rachel ienvied her sister; and said unto Jacob, “ Give me
+ Heb. stood from
2 from children, or else I die.” 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel;
boaring.
j Job 5. 2. 1 Co. and he said, “ Am "I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the
Sa fruit of the womb ?" 3 And she said, “ Behold my maid Bilhah, go in
1.5. unto her ; 'and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also thave chil-
"Job dren by her.” 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid "to wife; and
B. C. ab. 1748. Jacob went in unto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
+ Heb. be built by 6 And Rachel said, “God "hath judged me, and hath also heard my
voice, and hath given me a son; therefore called she his name *Dan.”
. ?And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again, and bare Jacob a second
B.C: ab 1747. son. 8 And Rachel said, “ With tgreat wrestlings have I wrestled with
r Ps. 35. 24. & 43. my sister, and I have prevailed ;” and she called his name (Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her
* That is, judga
ins.
maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. 10 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare
ab: 1749. Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, “ A troop cometh ;” and she called
T. 1752.
his name *Gad. 12 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare Jacob a second son.
T. 1752.
8. 13 And Leah said, « +Happy am I, for the daughters 'will call me
+ Heb. wrestlings blessed ;” and she called his name #Asher.
'of God. Ge.23.6.
. 14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found man-
porestling Called, drakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then
Mut. 4. 13, Nepla-
Rachel said to Leah, “Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.”
* That is, a troop, 15 And she said unto her, “ Is it a small matter that thou hast taken
65. 11. my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes
hap also ?” And Rachel said, “ Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night
o Pr. 31. 28. Lu. for thy son's mandrakes.” 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the
+ That is, happy. evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, “Thou must come
in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes.”
And he lay with her that night. 17 And God hearkened unto Leah,
B. C. alı, 1747. and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. 18 And Leah said, “ God
hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my hus-
* That is, a hire.
band: " and she called his name * Issachar. 19 And Leah conceived
B: C: 1746. again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. 20 And Leah said, “God hath
endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me,
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2 Ge. 50. 23. Job
3. 12.
T. 1754.
her.
1. La. 3. 59.
B. C. ab. 1748.
I That is, my
thalini.
or, company. 13.
| Heb. In my han
piness.
1. 48.
T. 1750.
T. 1749.
102
[PERIOD II.
RESIDENCE OF JACOB WITH LABAN.
B. C. 1745.
T. 1748.
B. C. 1743.
mont.
Mat. 24. 45. Tit.
2. 10.
+ Heb. brollen
u 1 Tim. 5. 8.
1,That is, doel because I have born him six sons:" and she called his name +Zebulun.
Måt. 4. 13, Zab- 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
ulon.
22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and
opened her womb. 23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said,
T. 1745. « God hath taken away my Preproach.” 24 And she called his name
# That is, judg. *Joseph; and said, “ The LORD shall add to me another son.”
p 1 Sa. 1. 6. Is. 25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob
* That is, adding,
... said unto Laban, “ Send 'me away, that I may go "unto mine own
Ge. 35. 17. .. place, and to my country. 26 Give me my wives and my children, for
q Ge. 24. 54, 56.
. whom I have served thee, and let me go; for thou knowest my service
r Ge. 18. 33. &
31. 55. & which I have done thee."
27 And Laban said unto him, “I pray thee, if I have found favor in
& Ge. 26. 24. & 39. thine eyes, tarry; for *I have learned by experience that the LORD hath
3,5.
blessed me for thy sake.” 28 And he said, “ Appoint me thy wages,
and I will give it."
* Ge. 31. 6, 38-41.
:
29 And
29 And he said unto him, “Thou 'knowest how I have served thee,
and how thy cattle was with me. 30 For it was little which thou hadst
before I came, and it is now tincreased unto a multitude; and the
forth, ver. 43.
| Heb. at my foot. LORD hath blessed thee Isince my coming; and now when shall “I
provide for mine own house also ? " 31 And he said, “ What shall I give
thee?"
And Jacob said, “ Thou shalt not give me any thing; if thou wilt do
this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock. 32 I will pass
through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence all the speckled and
spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the
o Ge. 31. 8. spotted and speckled among the goats; and 'of such shall be my
20 Ps. 37. 6.
hire. 33 So shall "my righteousness answer for me *in time to come,
2, when it shall come for my hire before thy face; every one that is not
speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep,
that shall be counted stolen with me.”
34 And Laban said, “Behold, I would it might be according to thy
word.”
35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and
spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and
every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the
sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons. 36 And he set three
days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of
Laban's flocks.
37 And *Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and
chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white
appear which was in the rods. 38 And he set the rods which he had
pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when
the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to
drink. 39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth
cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. 40 And Jacob did separate the
lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all
the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by them-
selves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle. 41 And it came to pass,
whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods
before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive
among the rods. 42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in;
so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. 43 And the man
35. & 26. 13, 14. 'increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and
menservants, and camels, and asses.
* Heb. 10-norrow,
Ex. 13. 14.
& See Ge. 31. 9-
12.
v Ge. 13. 2. & 24. Yinewoond vonandi
ona hormonal
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taler s'hath himent tend, behold it
54.
return hoe And Jacob mit
4. 12. Job 19. 3.
105. 14.
h Ge. 48. 16.
SECT. VII.
SECTION VII.-- Jacob leaves Laban-Their Covenant.
A. M. 2265.
Gen. xxxi.
B. C. 1739. Jacob upon displeasure departeth secretly. 19 Rachel stealeth her father's images. 22 Laban pursu-
eth after him, 26 and complaineth of the wrong. 34 Rachel's policy to hide the images. 36
Padan-aram.
Jacob's complaint of Laban. 43 The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Guleed.
1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, “ Jacob hath
a Ps. 49. 16. taken away all that was our father's; "and of that which was our
o Ge. 4. 5. De. 28. father's hath he gotten all this glory.” 2 And Jacob beheld 'the coun-
* Heb. yesterday tenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as *before.
and the day be 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, “Return unto the land of thy
fore, 1 Sa. 19. 7.
Ge. 28. 15, 20, fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee." 4 And Jacob sent
21. & 32. 9.
and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 and said unto
them, “I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as
d Ge. 30. 29. before; but the God of my father hath been with me. 6 And dye
e Nu. 14. 22. Ne. know that with all my power I have served your father. ?And your
Že. 8. 23.***° father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times ; 'but God
f Ge. 20. 6. Ps.
suffered him not to hurt me. If he said thus, sThe speckled shall
g Ge. 30. 32. be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled : and if he said thus,
The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them
to me. 10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived,
| Or, ke goats. that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the frams
which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
11 And "the Angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, 'Jacob :
and I said, 'Here am I. 12 And he said, “Lift up now thine eyes, and
see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled,
i Ex. 3. 7.
and grisled; for 'I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 13 I am
jGe. 28. 18-20. the God of Beth-el, 'where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou
k Ge. 32. 9. vowedst a vow unto me; now karise, get thee out from this land, and
return unto the land of thy kindred.”
1 Ge. 2. 24.
14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, “ Is 'there
yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house ? 15 Are we
m Ge. 29. 15, 27. not counted of him strangers ? for "he hath sold us, and hath quite
devoured also our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken
from our father, that is ours, and our children's ; now then, whatsoever
God hath said unto thee, do."
17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels ;
18 and he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had got-
ten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for
to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went
Heh. teraphim, to shear his sheep; and Rachel had stolen the timages that were her
Ge. 35. 2. Ju. 17.
5. 1 Sa. 19. 13." father's. 20 And Jacob stole away *unawares to Laban the Syrian, in
* Heb. the heart
that he told him
that he LOTU 111111 10L
not that he fled. 21 So he fled with all that he
had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and "set his face
nz Ge. 46.28.2 Ki.
* 12. 17. Lu. 9.51, toward the Mount Gilead.
22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
o Go. 13. 8. 23 And he took 'his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven
days' journey; and they overtook him in the Mount Gilead. 24 And
p See Ge. 15. 1. God ? came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto
Mat. 1. 20.
Ge. 24. 50. him, " Take heed that thou 'speak not to Jacob teither good or bad.”
| Heb. from good 25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent
in the mount; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the Mount of
Gilead. 26 And Laban said to Jacob, “What hast thou done, that
r1 Sn. 30. 2. thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and "carried away my daugh-
ters as captives taken with the sword ? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee
Heb. nast stolen away secretly, and Asteal away from me ; and didst not tell me, that I
might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and
Hos. 3. 4.
of Laban.
53.
to bad.
me.
104
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JACOB'S COVENANT WITH LABAN.
20. 37.
ti Sa. 13. 13.
2 Ch. 16. 9.
u Go. 28. 13.
35 An
x Ex. 20. 12. Le
19. 32.
$ Ru: 1.9, 14.. with harp ? 28 And hast not suffered me 'to kiss my sons and my
1 Ki. 19. 20. Ac. with Harp:
daughters ? 'Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. 29 It is in the
power of my hand to do you hurt: but the "God of your father spake
unto me yesternight, saying, "Take thou heed that thou speak not to
Jacob either good or bad.' 30 And now, though thou wouldest needs
be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet
o Ju. 18. 24.
wherefore hast thou 'stolen my gods?”.
31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid :
for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters
w See Ge. 44. 9. from me. 32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, "let him not
live : before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and
take it to thee.” For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into
the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he
out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 34 Now Rachel
had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat
* Heb. felt. upon them. And Laban *searched all the tent, but found them not.
1. Le. 35 And she said to her father, “Let it not displease my lord that "I
cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me.”
And he searched, but found not the images.
36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban : and Jacob an-
swered and said to Laban, “ What is my trespass ? what is my sin,
that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? 37 Whereas thou hast
searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff?
set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge
betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes
and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy
y Ex. 22. 10, &c. flock have I not eaten. 39 That 'which was torn of beasts I brought
2 Ex. 22. 12. not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; *of my hand didst thou require
it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was; in the day
the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep de-
parted from mine eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house;
a Ge. 29. 27, 28. “I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for
Ps. 124. 1, 2. thy cattle ; and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 42 Except 'the
c Is. 8. 13. God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the 'Fear of Isaac, had
& Ge. 29. 32. Ex. been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. “God hath
el Ch. 12. 17. seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and 'rebuked thee
yesternight.”
43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, “ These daughters are
my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are
my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine : and what can I do this day
unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have
f Ge. 26. 28. born ? 44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and
g See Jos. 24. 27. thou; band let it be for a witness between me and thee.”
h See Ge. 28. 18.
45 And Jacob "took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob
said unto his brethren, “ Gather stones ; " and they took stones and
made a heap, and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban
+ That is, the locap called it 4Jegar-sahadutha ; but Jacob called it Galeed.
That is, the heap 48 And Laban said, “This 'heap is a witness between me and thee
b. this day.” Therefore was the name of it called Galeed ; 49 and *Miz-
i Seo Jos. 24. 27.
* That is, a bea- pah; for he said, “The LORD watch between me and thee, when we
conocero' unatt. 29. are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters,
or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with
us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.” 51 And Laban said to
Jacob, “ Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast
betwixt me and thee; 52 this heap be witness, and this pillar be wit-
ness, that I will not pass over this hcap to thee, and that thou shalt not
3. 7.
Jude 9.
heap called it +Jeguan said, “ This heame of it called
of witness. Heb.
1 Sa. 7. 5.
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JOURNEY OF JACOB TO SUCCOTH.
pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 53 The God of
j Ge. 16. 5.
Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, 'judge be-
k Ge. 21. 23. twixt us." And Jacob ksware by the Fear of his father Isaac. 54 Then
f Or, killed beasts. Jacob toffered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat
bread ; and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and
I Ge. 28. 1.
his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban departed, and "returned
unto his place.
m Ge. 18. 33. &
30. 25.
egitea
venant with Laban
T. 1738.
.
SECTION VIII.--Journey of Jacob to Succoth, after his Covenant with Laban.
SECT. VIII.
Gen. xxxii. and xxxiii. 1-17.
Jacob's vision at Mahanaim. 3 His message to Esau. 6 He is afraid of Esau's coming. 9 He
A. M. 2265. prayelh for deliverance. 13 He sendeth a present to Esau. 24. He wrestleth with an Angel at
B. C. 1739.
Perriel, where he is called Israel. 31 He hülteth. - Chap. xxxiii. 1 The kindness of Jacob and
Esau at their meeting. 17 Jacob cometh to Succoth.
Hales, 1902. And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
a Ps. 91. 11. He. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God's 'host ;” and he
1. 14.
called the name of that place * Mahanaim.
Jos. 5. 14. Ps.
° 103. 21. & 148. 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto
2. Lu.2. 13.
the land of Seir, the tcountry of Edom. 4 And he commanded them,
* That is, two
hosts, or, camps. saying, “ Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau : Thy servant Jacob
36. 6-8. De. 2.5. saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now;
Jos. 24. 4.
5 and I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenser-
c Pr. 15. 1.
vants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy
sight.” 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “ We came
to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hun-
dred men with him.” ? Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed ;
and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds,
and the camels, into two bands, 8 and said, “ If Esau come to the one
company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall
escape.”
d Ps. 50. 15. 9 And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham, and God of my
9 And I Looh oid so
e Ge. 31. 3, 13. father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, 'Return unto thy coun-
# Heb. I am less try, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee;' 10 I am not
than all, &c.
f Ge. 24. 27. worthy of the least of all 'the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou
hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this
n Ps. 59. 1, 2. Jordan, and now I am become two bands. il Deliver me, I pray thee, and
from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau : for I fear him,
* Heb. upon, Ho. lest he will come and smite me, and the mother *with the children.
i Ge. 28. 13-15. 12 And thou saidst, 'I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as
the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'”
13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which
; Ge. 43. 11. Pr. came to his hand la present for Esau his brother ; 14 two hundred she
goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15 thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty
she asses, and ten foals. 16 And he delivered them into the hand of his
servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, “ Pass
over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. 17 And he
commanded the foremost, saying, “ When Esau my brother meeteth
thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou ? and whither goest
thou ? and whose are these before thee ? 18 Then thou shalt say, They
be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and,
behold, also he is behind us." 19 And so commanded he the second,
and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, “On this man-
ner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. 20 And say ye more-
over, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For," he said, “I
k Pr. 21. 14. will "appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward
C. I will see his face ; peradventure he will accept tof me.” 21 So went
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g Job. 8. 7.
10. 14.
18. 16.
SEL
| Hob. my fuce.
Job 42. 8, 9.
LU
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JOURNEY OF JACOB TO SUCCOTH.
pass.
r See Mat. 26.
o Ho. 12. 4.
of God.
13.
Ju. 6. 22. &
22. Is. 6.5.
yyiii 1.
.
the present over before him : and himself lodged that night in the
company. 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and
I De. 3. 16. his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, 'and passed over the ford
# IIeb. caused to Jabbok. 23 And he took them, and Isent them over the brook, and sent
over that he had.
m Ho. 12. 3, 4. 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there "wrestled a Man with him
Ep. 6. 12.
* Heb. ascenuing until the *breaking of the day. 25 And when He saw that He prevailed
he morning. not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and "the hollow
“41. 2 Co. 12.7. of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And 'He
0. See Lu. 24. 28.
4. 28. said, “Let me go, for the day breaketh.” And he said, “I Pwill not
let thee go, except thou bless me.” 27 And He said unto him, “ What
9 Ge. 35. 10. 2 Ki. is thy name?” And he said, “ Jacob.” 28 And He said, " Thy name
+ That is, a prince shall be called no more Jacob, but fIsrael: for as a prince hast thou
of God.
e 'power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.” 29 And Jacob
r Ge. 25.31. & 27.
(33. 110. 12. 3, 4. asked him, and said, “Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.” And he
s Ju. 13. 18. said, “Wherefore ‘is it that thou dost ask after my name ?” And He
That is, the fuce blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel:
* Ge. 16. 13. See “ For 'I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved!”
33. 20. De:5. 24. 31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he
13. halted upon his thigh. 32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of
the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto
this day; because He touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew
that shrank.
? And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau GEN.
came, and with him four hundred men! And he divided the ***.
children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And
he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her
children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over
a Go. 18 2.& 42. before them, and "bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came
6. & 43. 26.
near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him,
5. 14, 15. 'and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept. 5 And he lifted
up his eyes, and saw the women and the children, and said, “Who
* Heb. to thee. are those *with thee?” And he said, “ The children "which God
221270. 3. Is. 8. 18. hath graciously given thy servant.” 6 Then the handmaidens came
near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 And Leah
also with her children came near, and bowed themselves ; and after
came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 8 And he
1 Heb. What is a'! said, “ What meanest thou by all this drove which I met?” And he
said, “ These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.” 9 And Esau
Heb. be that to said, “I have enough, my brother ; keep that thou hast unto thyself."
10 And Jacob said, « Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in
x Ge. 43. 3. 2 Sa.
12.13.& 14.24, thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; for therefore *I have
seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast
pleased with me. 11 Take, I pray thee, 'my blessing that is brought
y Ju. 1. 15. 1 Sz. to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I
26. have enough.” *And he urged him, and he took it. 12 And he said,
* Ileb. all things. - Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee."
13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are
tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me; and if men
+ Heb. according should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 14 Let my lord,
he I pray thee, pass over before his servant; and I will lead on softly,
zbork, fc. and
e faccording as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able
dren. to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir." 15 And Esau said,
Heb. sct, or, “Let me now fleave with thee some of the folk that are with me."
place.
* Heb. Wherefore And he said, “*What needeth it ? "let me find grace in the sight of
this band to thee?
telebele 10 And it, then recriough I had way thee, 'my with me, az And he be?
thee that is thinc.
huv hand; God, and is brouge i
28, 32. Mat. 18.
10.
25. 27. & 30. 26.
2 Ki. 5. 15.
Tavo CVUSI.
IIIIU
Phil. 4. 18.
2 2 Ki. 5. 23.
to the foot of the
according to the
foot of the chil
is this?
aga. 34. 1. &
my lord.”
47. 25. Ru. 2. 13.
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 17 And Jacob
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TRANSACTIONS AT SHALEM, OR SHECHEM.
Jos. 13. 27. Ju. journeyed to "Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for
+ That is, booths. his cattle ; therefore the name of the place is called fSuccoth.
ather, read his city. The le
Xxxviii. 1-5.
4. 8.
)
1.
SECTION IX.--Transactions at Shalem, or Shechem.
Gen. xxxiii. 18, to the end, chap. xxxviii. 1-5, and chap. xxxiv.
SECT. IX.
1. Jacob arrives at Shalem. 19 He buyeth a field, and buildeth an altar called El-elohe-Israel. -
Chap. xxxviii. 1 Judah begetieth Er, Onan, and Sheluh. - Chap. xxxiv. 1 Dinah is ravished by
A. M. 2268.
Shechem. 4. He sueth to marr . 13 The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to
B. C. 1736. the Shechemites. 20 Hamor ani Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25 The sons of Jacob upon
that advantage slay them, 27 and spoil their city. 30 Jacob reproveth Simeon and Levi.
18 AND Jacob came to “Shalem a city of *Shechem, which is in the
a John 3. 23.
* Called, Ac. 7. land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his
16, Sychein. Jos.
24. 1. Ju. 9. 1.** tent before the city. 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he
b Jos. 24. 32. John had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of tHamor, Shechem's
4. 5.
+ Called. Acts 2. father, for an hundred Ipieces of money. 20 And he erected there an
'16, Emmor. altar, and called it * El-elohe-Israel.
Or, lambs.
* That is God the 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down Gen.
God of Ísraels from his brethren, and 'turned in to a certain Adullamite, ***VI
Ge. 35. 7.
c Ge. 19. 3. 2 Ki, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain
di Ch. 2. 3.
Canaanite,whose name was dShuah; and he took her, and went in unto
e Ge. 46. 12. Nu. her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name *Er.
26. 19.
A. M. 2269. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name
B. C. 1735.
Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his
A. M. 2270.
B. C. 1734. name +Shelah : and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
4 M. 2272. And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Gen. xxxiv.
Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And
f Ge. 30. 21.
g Tit. 2. 5. when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country,
k Ge. 6. 2. Ju. 14. "saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and tdefiled her. 3 And his soul
i Ge. 20.2. clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and
| Heb. humbled spake #kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem i spake unto his father
her, De. 22. 29.
| Heb. to the heart Hamor, saying, “Get me this damsel to wife.” 5 And Jacob heard that
of the dansel : he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle
Ho. 2. 14. in the field; and Jacob "held his peace until they were come.
ſ Ju. 14. 2.
kl Sa. 10. 27.
6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to com-
2 Sa. 13. 22. mune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when
? Ge. 49. 7. 2 Sa. they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they 'were very wroth,
m Jos. 7. 15. Ju. because he "had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter;
"which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor communed with
ya De. 23. 17.2.Sa.
them, saying, “ The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter;
I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us,
and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
. 10 And ye shall dwell with us; and 'the land shall be before you;
15. & 42. 34. & dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.” 11 And
47. 27.
Shechem said unto her father, and unto her brethren, “Let me find
grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 12 Ask
me never so much ”dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye
1 Sa. 18. 25. shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.”
13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father
g See 2 Sa, 13.
'deceitfully, and said, (because he had defiled Dinah their sister ;)
24, &c.
14 and they said unto them, “ We cannot do this thing, to give our
go Jos. 5. 9. sister to one that is uncircumcised; for "that were a reproach unto us.
15 But in this will we consent unto you; if ye will be as we be, that
every male of you be circumcised; 16 then will we give our daughters
unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell
with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken
unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we
will be gone."
18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son. 19 And
see Is. 40. 2.
13. 21.
20. 6.
nu
13. 12.
o Ge. 13. 9. & 20.
p Ex. 22. 16, 17.
108
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JACOB BUILDS AN ALTAR AT BETHEL.
31 Ch. 4. I.
* Heb. mouth,
w Do. 4. 27. Ps.
105. 12.
the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight
in Jacob's daughter; and he was ‘more honorable than all the house
of his father.
20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city,
and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 «These men are
peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade
therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take
their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be
one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are cir-
cumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast
of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell
with us.” 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened
Ge. 23. 10. all that 'went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circum-
cised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that
u Ge. 49. 5, 6, 7. two of the sons of Jacob, “Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took
each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the
males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the *edge
of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because
they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen,
and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in
the field. 29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their
wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
v Ge. 49. 6. Ex. 5.
21. Jos. 7.25.
1.5. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “ Ye "have troubled me to make
1 Sa. 13. 4. me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites
Ps. and the Perizzites ; "and I being few in number, they shall gather
themselves together against me, and slay me, and I shall be destroyed,
I and my house.” 31 And they said, “ Should he deal with our sister
as with a harlot ?"
SECTION X.-Events between the Flight of Jacob from Shechem till his
SECT. X.
Return to his Father.
GEN. XXXV. 1-27.
A. M. 2275.
God sendeth Jacob to Beth-cl. 2 He purgeth his house of idols. 6 He buildeth an altar at Beth-el.
B. C. 1729.
8 Deborah dieth at Allon-hachuth. 9 God blesseih Jacob at Beth-el. 16 Rachel travaileth of Ben-
jamin, und dieth in the way to Edur. 22 Reuben lieth with Bilhah. 23 The sons of Jacob. 27
"Jucob cometh to Isaac at Hebron
a Ge. 28. 19. 1 AND God said unto Jacob, “ Arise, go up to "Beth-el, and dwell
Go. 28. 13. there; and make there an altar unto God, bthat appeared unto thee
when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.” 2 Then Jacob
c See Ge. 18. 19. said unto his household, and to all that were with him, “Put away
.Ge. 31. 19, 34. 4+1
de ces 19. 10.306dthe strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your
24. 2, 23. 1 Sa. garinents. 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make
€ Ge. 28. 20. & there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress,
31.3, 42. & 32.7,
", and was with me in the way which I went.” 4 And they gave unto
F Ho. 2. 13. Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their fear-
& Jos. 24. 26. Ju. rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak
! Ex. 15. 16. & 23. which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed; and "the terror of
11. 25. Jos. 2. 9. God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not
15.2 Ch. 14. 14. pursue after the sons of Jacob.
So Jacob came to 'Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is,
¿Ge. 28. 19, 22.
** Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him. ? And he built there
* That is, the an altar, and called the place *El-beth-el; because there "God appeared
· unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 But Deborah,
k Ge. 28. 13.
Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an
+ That is, the oak
of wecping.
oak; and the name of it was called tAllon-bachuth.
9 And 'God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Pa-
7. 3.
24. Ps. 107. 6.
9. 6.
27. De. 2. 25. &
& 5. 1. 1 Sa. 14.
& 17. 10.
j Ec. 5. 4.
God of Beul-el.
| Ho. 12. 4.
Part IV.]
109
THE FAMILY OF ESAU.
spalo And the Ephrath, anwhen she way
I Heb. a little
2 Ki. 5. 19.
+ That is, the son
u Ru. 1. 2. & 4.
Mat. 2. 6.
o 1 Sa. 10. 2.
16. 22. & 20. 3.
1 Co. 5. 1.
dan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said unto him, “Thy name is
m Ge. 17.5.
Jacob; "thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but "Israel shall
n Ge. 32. 28.
be thy name:" and he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto
o See Ge. 17. 1. him, “I'am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; 'a nation and a
p See Ge. 12. 2.
company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy
g See Ge. 12. 7. loins; 12 and 'the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will
give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.” 13 And God
went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 14 And
rGe. 28. 18.
Jacob "set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a
pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured
oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God
s Ge. 28. 19.
spake with him, *Beth-el.
16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but fa little way
piece of ground,
to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife
said unto her, “ Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.” 18 And it
came to pass, as her soul was in departing (for she died), that she
* That is, the son called his name * Benoni; but his father called him +Benjamin. 19 And
of my sorrow.
son Rachel 'died, and was buried in the way to “Ephrath, which is Beth-
of the right hand. lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave; that is the pillar of
t Ge. 3. 16.
Rachel's grave 'unto this day.
11. Mic. 5. 2. 21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the "tower of
Edar. 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reu-
2 Sa. 18. 18. ben went and *lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it.
w Mic. 4. 8.
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben,
Ge. 49. 4. 1 Ch.
* 5. 1. See 2 Sa. Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and
Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and Benjamin. 25 And the
sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali. 26 And the
sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher :-- these are the
y Ge. 13. 18. & sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto 'Mamre, unto the
*city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
SECT. XI.
Section XI.—The Family of Esau.
GEN. xxxvi.
A. M. ab. 2208.
Esau's three wives. 6 His removing to Mount Seir. 9 His sons. 15 The dulces which descended of
his sons. 20 The sons and dukes of Seir. 24. Anah findeth mules. 31 The kings of Edom. 40
The dukes that descended of Esau.
a Ge 25. 30.
Now these are the generations of Esau, "who is Edom.
o Ge. 26. 34. 2 Esau btook his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah, the
A. M. 2244.
4. daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah
a Or, the son of athe daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ; 3 and ‘Bashemath, Ishmael's
Zibeon, see ver.
ver. daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 And ?Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and
cGe. 28. 9. Bashemath bare Reuel ; 5 and Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam,
di Ch. 1. 35. and Korah; these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in
1949. the land of Canaan.
B. C. ab. 1740.
A. M. 2264 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all
the *persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his
* Heb. souls.
substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan ; and went into the
& Ge. 13. 6, 11. country from the face of his brother Jacob. ?For their riches were
f Ge. 17. 8. & 28. more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they
were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle. Thus
g See Ge. 32. 3. dwelt Esau in "Mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
+ Heb. Edom. 9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of fthe Edomites
ki Ch. 1. 35,&c. in Mount Seir. 10 These are the names of Esau's sons ; *Eliphaz, the son
of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel, the son of Bashemath the wife of
1,01; Zephi, 1 Ch. Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and
1. 36.
Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's
VOL. I.
23. 2, 19.
2 Jos. 14. 15.
B. C. ab. 1796.
B. C. 1760.
daugiCi Vi W10
20.-Ed.
A. M. ab. 2264.
B. C. 1740.
110
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THE FAMILY OF ESAU.
Zibeon, see ver. T
11
1533.
1712
12, 22. 1 Ch. 1.
* Or, Homam,
1. 40.
I Or, Shephi, 1
i Ex. 17. 8, 14.
Nu. 24. 20. De. Oui, ar
Je. son; and she bare to Eliphaz, Amalek : these were the sons of Adah,
25. 17. 1 Sa. 15. Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel ; Nahath, and Zerah,
2, 3, &c.
Shammah, and Mizzah : these were the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife.
14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah
b or, the son of bthe daughter of Zibeon Esau's wife : and she bare to Esau, Jeush, and
20.-Ed. * Jaalam, and Korah.
First aristocracy 15 These were dukes of the sons of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz the
of Dukes, from
A. M. ab. 2429 to firstborn son of Esau ; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke
B. C. ab. 1575 to Kenaz, 16 duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek : these are the
dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons
of Adah.
i7 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son ; duke Nahath, duke
Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah : these are the dukes that came of
Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife.
18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife; duke Jeush,
duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholib-
amah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of
Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
; Ge. 14.6. De. 2. 20 These jare the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land ;
38.
Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, A and Dishon, and Ezer,
and Dishan : these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir
in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and
1 Ch. 1. 39.
Po *Heman; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And the children of Sho-
† Or, Alian, 1 Ch. bal were these ; +Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and
hi, 1 Ch. Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah:
1. 40.
this was that Anah that found "the mules in the wilderness, as he fed
k See Le. 19. 19.
the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these;
Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the
am, children of Dishon ; *Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
+ Or, Jakan, 1 Ch. 27 The children of Ezer are these ; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and †Akan.
A. M. ab. 2093 to 28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. 29 These are the
B.Coub 1911 to dukes that came of the Horites ; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zib-
eon, duke Anah, 30 duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are
the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
[ 1 Ch. 1. 43.
31 And 'these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before
there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of
A. M. ab. 2135 to
2387. - Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And
B. C. ab. 1869 to D.
Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in
his stead.
35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote
Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead : and the name of
his city was Avith.
36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
37 And Samlah died, and Saul, of Rehoboth by the river, reigned
in his stead.
38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in
his stead.
m 1. Ch. 1. 50... 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and "Hadar reigned in
his death was an his stead : and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name
** was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
A. M. ab. 2471 to 40 And these are the names of "the dukes that came of.Esau, accord-
B. C. ah. 1533 to ing to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah,
n 1 Ch. 1. 51.
duke +Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke
Or, Aliah. Pinon, 42 duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 duke Magdiel,
duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations
* Heb. Edom. in the land of their possession : he is Esau the father of *the Edomites.
* Or, Amram,
I Cl. 1. 41.
1. 42.
ab. 1575.
1617.
Hadad Pai: after
aristocracy, Ex.
15. 15.
2513.
1491.
I
yan 991
Part V.]
111
JOSEPH SOLD INTO EGYPT.
10
SECT. I.
B. C. 1728.
HALES, 1885.
Canaan.
* Heb. of his
father's sojourn-
ings. Go. 17. 8.
P A Ꭱ Ꭲ V.
HISTORY OF JOSEPH AND HIS FAMILY IN EGYPT.
Section I.—Joseph sold into Egypt. (10)
A. M. 2276.
Gen. xxxvii. and chap. xxxix. 1-6.
Joseph is hated of his brethren. 5 His two dreams. 13 Jacob sendeth him to visit his brethren. 18
His brethren conspire his death. 21 Reuben saveth him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmeelites.
31 His father, deceived by the bloody coat, mourneth for him. 36 He is sold to Potiphar in
Egypt. — Chap. xxxix. 1 He is advanced in Potiphar's house.
1 AND Jacob dwelt in the land *wherein his father was a stranger,
& 23. 4. & 28. 4. in the land of Canaan.
& 36. 7. He. 11.
2 Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his
brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons
of Zilpah, his father's wives : and Joseph brought unto his father
al Sa. 2. 22-24
2-24. "their evil report. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his chil-
o Ge. 44.20. dren, because he was "the son of his old age ; and he made him a coat
† Or, pieces. Ju.
of many +colors. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved
5. 30.2 Sa. 13.
18.
him more than all his brethren, they 'hated him, and could not speak
c Ge. 27. 41. &
49. 23.
peaceably unto him.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren : and
they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, “Hear, I
d Ge. 42. 6, 9. & pray you, this dream which I have dreamed; 7 for, dbehold, we were
43. 26. & 44. 1
binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood
upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made
obeisance to my sheaf!” 8 And his brethren said to him, “ Shalt thou
indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?”
And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and
e Ge. 46. 29.
said, “Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold! 'the sun
and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me!" 10 And
he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked
him, and said unto him, “What is this dream that thou hast dreamed ?
f Ge. 27. 29. Shall I and thy mother and sthy brethren indeed come to bow down
ourselves to thee to the earth ? " 11 And his brethren envied him; but
h Da. 7. 28. Lu.
.Lu. his father "observed the saying.
2. 19, 51.
2 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, “ Do not thy brethren feed the flock
in Shechem ? come, and I will send thee unto them." And he said
I Hel), sce the
peace of thy breth-
le to him, “ Here am I.” 14 And he said to him, “Go, I pray thee, Isee
thien Homom
ren, &c. Ge. 29. whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks: and
i Go. 35. 27. bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the vale of 'Hebron,
and he came to Shechem.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in
the field : and the man asked him, saying, “ What seekest thou?"
16 And he said, “I seek my brethren; tell me, I pray thee, where they
feed their flocks.” 17 And the man said, “ They are departed hence;
; 2 Ki. 6. 13.
for I heard them say, “Let us go to Dothan." And Joseph went
31. 13. & 37. 12, after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they saw
Ma. 14. 11. him afar off, even before he came near unto them, kthey conspired
against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, “ Behold,
g Ac. 7. 9.
A. M. ab. 2275.
B. C. ab. 1729.
6.
k 1 Sa. 19. ). P:
32. & 94. 21.
(10) In the history of Joseph and his brethren, a of man, are still accomplishing the prophecies of
train of events apparently natural, and arising the Almighty; and generations yet unborn will see
out of each other, is overruled to the accomplish- that the transactions of the present, and of the few
ment of the purposes, and prophecies of God; last centuries, are overruled to the fulfilment of the
without any interference with, or control over, the predictions of Revelation ---as plainly as we can
free agency of man; and the history furnishes us ourselves trace the manner in which the wars of
with a complete specimen of the mode in which an the Romans, and the subjugation of the world by
All-wise Providence still governs the world. The those proud masters, prepared the way for the
ambition, the wars, the pride, and the restlessness Prince of Peace.
112
[PERIOD II.
THE FAMILY OF JUDAH.
dreams.
& 6. 17. &
27. 4.
that they s
et and they took water in it. 25 Anooked, and, be
m Pr. 30. 20. Am.
6. 6.
16. 18.
| Hob. Icarlened.
7. 9.
u 2 Sa. 3. 31. Job
* Heb. master of this *dreamer cometh ! 20 Come 'now therefore, and let us slay him,
I Prov. 1. 11, 16. and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath
devoured him : and we shall see what will become of his dreums."
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and
said, “Let us not kill him.” 22 And Reuben said unto them, “ Shed
no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay
no hand upon him; " that he might rid him out of their hands, to
deliver him to his father again.
23 And it came to pass when Joseph was come unto his brethren,
t Or, picces. that they stript Joseph out of his coat (his coat of many fcolors that
was on him), 24 and they took him, and cast him into a pit; and the
pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And "they sat down to
eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a
company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing
n Je. 8. 22.
spicery and "balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And
Judah said unto his brethren, “What profit is it if we slay our brother,
o Ge, 4. 10. Job and 'conceal his blood ? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites,
1 Sa. 18. 17. and "let not our hand be upon him ; for he is 'our brother and our
9 Ge. 29. 14. & flesh.” And his brethren were content. 28 Then there passed by
42. 21.
red. "Midianites, merchantmen ; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out
Ju. 6.3. of the pit, ®and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for 'twenty pieces of
Wis 110. 13: Ac. silver; and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not
+ See Mat. 27.9...
Job in the pit! and he "rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his
1. 20.
brethren, and said, “ The 'child is not! and I, whither shall I go?”
o Ge. 42. 13, 36. 3
Je. 31. 15.' 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and
dipped the coat in the blood ; 32 and they sent the coat of many
colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, “ This have we
found : know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.” 33 And he
u Ge. 44. 28.
knew it, and said, “It is my son's coat; an evil "beast hath devoured
him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.” 34 And Jacob rent his
clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son
* 2 Sa. 12. 17. Job many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters *rose up to com-
2. 11.
y Ge. 42. 38. & fort him ; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, “For 'I will
go down into the grave unto my son mourning.” Thus his father
: wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Poti-
doth signify not. phar, an * officer of Pharaoh's and fcaptain of the guard.
1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, Gen. xxxix.
lains, courtiers,
1-6.
and officers. Est. an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian,
inf of the bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him
† Heb. chirf of the
slaughtermen, or, down thither. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosper-
chief marshal."' ous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And
2. & his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD “made all
15. 1 Šu. 16. 18. that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph 'found grace in his
***** sight, and he served him; and he made him overseer over his house,
1o and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the
time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that
cGo. 24. 2.
he had, that 'the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's
d Ge. 30. 27.
sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the
house, and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand;
and he knew not aught he had, save the bread which he did eat.
SECT. II.
And Joseph 'was a goodly person, and well-favored.
A. M. 2286.
B. C. 1718.
Section II.—The Family of Judah.
Gen. xxxviii. 6, to the end.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was
4. Tamar. 7 And “Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the
44. 29. 31.
oven ionta
la
mo
* Heb. cunuch :
but the word
only eunuchs, but
also clumber-
1. 10.
z Ge. 21. 22. &
26. 24, 28. & 28.
& 18. 14, 28. Ac.
7. 9.
a Ps. 1. 3.
6 Ge. 18. 3. &
19.
el Sa. 16. 12.
Canaan.
a Go. 46. 12. Nu.
26. 19.
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THE FAMILY OF JUDAH.
zorgersen it on the pass, whonan kuite, and mal And Juo
& Ge. 46. 12. N
26. 19.
+ Heb, the days
Ju. 14. 1.
jim. Pr. 7. 12.
* Hel, a lid of thc
goats. Ez. 16.
33.
And Aed she said, and he said it thou give
o1 Ch. 2. 3. LORD; band the LORD slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, “Go
De 25. 5. Mat. in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy
22. 24.
d De. 25. 6. brother.” 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it
came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wiſe, that he spilled
it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And
# Heb. was cvil in
vel in the thing which he did * displeased the LORD ; wherefore he slew him
the cyes of the
LORD. also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, “ Remain fa
widow at thy father's house, till. Shelah my son be grown;" for he
fRu. 1. 13. said, “ Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did." And Ta-
g Le. 22. 13. mar went and dwelt in her father's house.
were multiplicd.
12 And fin process of time the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife,
1 2 Sa. 13. 39. died; and Judah "was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers
to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was
i Jos, 15, 10, 57. told Tamar, saying, “ Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up ito Timnath
to shear his sheep.” 14 And she put her widow's garments off from
# Heb.the door of her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in fan
open place, which is by the way to Timnath ; for she saw that Shelah
was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah
saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her
face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, “Go to, I pray
thee, let me coine in unto thee;" (for he knew not that she was his
daughter-in-law). And she said, “ What wilt thou give me, that thou
he mayest come in unto me?" 17 And he said, “I will send thee *a kid
from the flock.” And she said, “ Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou
send it?” 18 And he said, “What pledge shall I give thee?” And she
said, “ Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thy
hand.” And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived
by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from
her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent
the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge
from the woman's hand ; but he found her not. 21. Then he asked the
† Or, in Engjim. men of that place, saying, “ Where is the harlot, that was topenly by
the way side ?" And they said, “ There was no harlot in this place.”
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, “I cannot find her; and also
the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.”
Hob.become a 23 And Judah said, “Let her take it to her, lest we tbe shamed ;
behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her!”
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told
j Ju. 19. 2. Judah, saying, “ Tamar thy daughter-in-law 'hath played the harlot;
and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom.” And Judah said,
k Le. 21. 9. De. « Bring her forth, and klet her be burnt.” 25 When she was brought
forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man, whose these
I Ge. 37. 32, 33. are, am I with child :” and she said, “Discern, 'I pray thee, whose
are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.” 26 And Judah acknowl-
m 1 Sa. 24. 17. 'edged them, and said, “ She hath been more righteous than 1; be-
n Job 34. 31, 32. cause that I gave her not to Shelah my son.” "And he knew her
again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that,
behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she
travailed, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took and
bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, “ This came out first."
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his
* Or, Wherefore brother came out; and she said, “ *How hast thou broken forth ? this
His breach breach be upon thee;" therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And
against thee?
afterward came out his brother; that had the scarlet thread upon his
Ge. 46. 12. Nu. hand; and his name was called Zarah.
by him. 19d he gave it thy brace pledge shall i me a
contempt.
hasi thone made
+ That is, a breach.
26. 20. 1 Ch. 2.
4. Mat. 1. 3.
15
*3
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114
[PERIOD II.
IMPRISONMENT OF JOSEPH.
a 2 Sa. 13. 11.
8 Pr. 6
cGe. 20. 6. Le.
13. Ps. 51.4.
* Heb. grcat.
e Ex. 23. 1. Ps.
120. 3.
SECTION III.— Imprisonment of Joseph-He interprets the Dreams of his
Fellow-prisoners.
Gen. xxxix. 7, to the end, and chap. xl.
SECT. III.
*** Joseph resisteth his mistress's temptation. 13 He is falsely uccused. 20 He is cast into prison. 21
A. M. 2286.
God is with him there. --- Chap. xl. The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison. 4. Joseph hath
B. C. 1718.
charge of them. 5 He interpreteth their dreams. 20 They come to pass according to his inter-
pretation. 23 The ingratitude of the butler.
Egypt. ? And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast
her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, “Lie "with me.” 8 But he refused,
and said unto his master's wife, “Behold, my master wotteth not what
is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to
my hand ; ' there is none greater in this house than I ; neither hath
he kept any thing back from me but thee, because thou art his wife :
Show then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"
6. 2. 2 Sa. 12. 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he
hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 And it
came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do
his business; and there was none of the men of the house there
d Pr. 7. 13, &c. within. 12 And dshe caught him by his garment, saying, “ Lie with
me ;” and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in
her hand, and was fled forth, 14 that she called unto the men of her
house, and spake unto them, saying, “ See! he hath brought in a
Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and
I cried with a *loud voice. 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that
I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and
fled, and got him out.” 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his
lord came home. 17 And she 'spake unto him according to these words,
saying, “The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came
in unto me to mock me. 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice
and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.” 19 And it
came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she
spake unto him, saying, “ After this manner did thy servant to me,” that
f Pr. 6. 34, 35. his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put
· him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound;
and he was there in the prison.
21 But the LORD was with Joseph, (11) and tshowed him mercy, and
*gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the
"3. & 12. 36. Ps.: keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that
were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer
7. Da. 1. 9. Ac.
7.9, 10. of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was
under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he
did, the LORD made it to prosper.
A. M. 2287. 1 And it came to pass after these things, that 'the butler of Gen. xl.
? Ne. 1. 11.
the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the
j Pr. 16. 14. king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh iwas wroth against two of his officers,
against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard,
into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain
of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and
they continued a season in ward.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in
one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the
(11) It will be observed that Joseph obtains the cruelty. Joseph therefore became the head of the
blessing by his virtue, which his elder brothers, family as the elder son of Rachel. Such was the
Judah and Reuben, lost by the opposite vice. Reu- manner in which moral lessons were enforced upon
ben and Judah were deprived of the blessing by the Jews.—Vide Lightfoot in loc.
their incontinence; Simeon and Levi by their
& Ps. 105. 18.
1 Pe. 2. 19.
| Heb. extended
Icindness unto
him.
h Ex. 3. 21.& ll.
106. 46. Pr. 16.
B. C. 1717.
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115
ELEVATION OF JOSEPH.
fuces evil? Ne.
2. 2.
k Ge. 41. 15.
I See Ge. 41. 16.
36.& 4. 19.
Je. 52. 31.
me with thce. Jos.
Pluraoh, the
or, cook.
butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the
prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked
upon them, and, behold, they were sad. ?And he asked Pharaoh's
officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying,
| Heb. are your
Wherefore flook ye so sadly to-day?” 8 And they said unto him,
“We "have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” And
6. Joseph said unto them, “Do 'not interpretations belong to God? tell
me them, I pray you."
9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him,
“In my dream, behold a vine was before me, 10 and in the vine were
three branches; and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms
shot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes. 11 And
Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed
them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.”
m Ge. 41. 12, 25. 1
"J..14. Daz. 12 And Joseph said unto him, “ This Mis the interpretation of it :--The
three branches "are three days. 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh
2. Ge. 41. 26.
* Or, reckon. 2Ki. *lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thy place; and thou shalt
25. 27. 28. 3. 3. deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when
| Heb. remember thou wast his butler. 14 But fthink on me when it shall be well with
2. 12. 1 Sa. 20.** thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of
14, 15. 2 Sa. 9.1.
1 Ki. 2. 7. Lu.
l. me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. 15 For indeed I
23. 42.
was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have
I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he
said unto Joseph, “ I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three
| Or, full of holes. #white baskets on my head. 17 And in the uppermost basket there was
* Heb. meat of of all manner of *bakemeats for Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them
work of a baker, out of the basket upon my head.” 18 And Joseph answered and said,
- This is the interpretation thereof :- The three baskets are three
t or reckon thee days ; 19 yet within three days shall Pharaoh tlift up thy head from
fice from theč. off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birds shall eat thy
flesh from off thee.”
o Mat. 14.6.
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's 'birthday,
Or, reckoned. that he made a feast unto all his servants; and he #lifted up the head.
of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And
p Ne. 2. 1.
he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again ; and ”he gave
Job 19. 14. ps. the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 22 But he hanged the chief baker; as
31. 12. Ec. 9. Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remem-
15, 16. Am. 6.
ber Joseph, but 'forgat him !
SECT. IV.
SECTION IV.-The Death of Isaac.
Gen. xxxv. 28, 29.
"B. C. 1716. 28 AND the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
Hales, 1899. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his
Canaan.
people, being old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob
buried him.
Section V.-Elevation of Joseph.
SECT. V.
Gen. xli. 1-45.
A. M. 2289. Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is
B. C. 1715.
advanced, 45 and marries.
HALES, 1872. 1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh
dreamed ; and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there
came up out of the river seven well-favored kine and fat-fleshed; and
they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after
them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed ; and stood by the
other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill-favored and lean-
fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pha-
raoh awoke.
Mat. 25. 19.
A. M. 2288.
Egypt.
116
(Period II.
ELEVATION OF JOSEPH.
of corn came a blasted with the ca the seven rank
19.
Is. 29. 14. Da. ).
20. & 2. 2 & 4. WAN
ule utuivul anu
h Ps. 105. 20.
† Heb. made him
Ps. 113.7, 8. Da.
2. 25.
5, 16.
pret it.
i Da. 2. 30. Ac.
3. 12. 2 Co. 3. 5.
5 And he slept and dreamed the second time, and, behold, seven
* Heb. fut.
ears of corn came up upon one stalk, *rank and good. 6 And, behold,
seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears.
And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream !
a Da. 2. 1.& 4.5, 8 And it came to pass in the morning "that his spirit was troubled ;
0 Ex. 7. 11, 22. and he sent and called for all bthe magicians of Egypt, and all the
:: wise men thereof; and Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was
7. Matt. 2. 1. none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, “I do remem-
cGe. 40.2, 3. ber my faults this day. 10 Pharaoh 'was wroth with his servants, and
put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the
d Ge. 40.5. chief baker. 11 And dwe dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we
dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And
e Ge. 37. 36. there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the cap-
f Ge. 40. 12, &c. tain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our
dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 13 And
g Ge. 40. 22. it came to pass, bas he interpreted to us, so it was ; me he restored
unto mine office, and him he hanged."
14 Then "Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they tbrought him
run. 1 Sa. 2. 8. hastily out of the dungeon ; and he shaved himself, and changed his
raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
“I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it;
i Ps. 25. 14. Da. and I have heard say of thee, that #thou canst understand a dream to
# Or, when thou interpret it."
bearest a dream 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “ It is not in me; "God
shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood
k Ge. 40. 8. Da. upon the bank of the river; 18 and, behold, there came up out of the
2. 22, 28, 47. &
river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored; and they fed in a meadow.
19 And behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of
Egypt for badness. 20 And the lean and the ill-favored kine did eat up
* Heb.come to the the first seven fat kine; 21 and when they had *eaten them up, it
could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they were still
ill-favored as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my
dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good ;
| Or, small. 23 and, behold, seven ears, twithered, thin, and blasted with the east
wind, sprung up after them. 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven
good ears: 'and I told this unto the magicians, but there was none
that could declare it to me.”
25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one ;
m Da. 2. 23. 29, moboth about Dho.
"God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good
kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years : the
dream is one. 27 And the seven thin and ill-favored kine that came up
after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the
east wind shall be "seven years of famine. 28 This is the thing which
I have spoken unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he showeth
unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty
throughout all the land of Egypt. 30 And there shall arise after them
seven years of famine, and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the
land of Egypt; and 'the famine shall consume the land, 31 and the
plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine follow-
| Heb. heavy. ing; for it shall be very Igrievous. 32 And for that the dream was
* Or; prepared of doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is *established
God. Nú. 23. 15.
İs. 46. 10, 11. by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let
Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land
get upon the bine, fat-file other kine ale i never ons
4. 2.
thein.
| Da. 4. 7.
45. Re, 4.1,
ter this one, tars, and that he is
2 Ki. 8. 1.
o Ge. 47. 13,
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THE FAMINE IN EGYPT.
Pr. 6. 6-8.
9 Nu. 27. 18.
Da. 4. 8, 18
5. 11, 14.
Sypu, via WIU I
s Dan. 6. 3.
toor, overseers. of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint fofficers over
+ Ileb. be not cut the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven
of Ge. 47. 15, plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good
p Ps. 105. 19. years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let
$7.10. them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the
432. 8. *Pr. 2. 6. land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of
So & Egypt; that the land fperish not through the famine."
qp Ps. 105. 21, 22. 37 And ”the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes
med of all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, “ Can we
or, kiss. find such a one as this is, a man ’in whom the Spirit of God is ? " 39 And
10. && Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “ Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all
2, 8. this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art. 40 Thou shalt be
u Est. 8. 15.
7 Or, sill. Dan. over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people *be
*5.7, 29. ruled; only in the throne will I be greater than thou.” 41 And Pharaoh
Or, Tender fa- said unto Joseph, “See! I have 'set thee over all the land of Egypt.”
thecary Gen.45. 8. 42 And Pharaoh 'took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's
w Ge. 42. 6. & hand, and “arrayed him in vestures of ffine linen, and put a gold chain
45. 8, 26.
se about his neck ; 43 and he made him to ride in the second chariot which
* Which in the he had ; "and they cried before him, “ #Bow the knee !” and he made him
A revealer of se- ruler "over all the land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph," I
crets, or, The
man to whom se- am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in
: all the land of Egypt.” 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name * Zaphnath-
20. paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-
pherah tpriest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
v Est. 6. 9.
Heb. Abrech.
crets arcrevcalcd.
50. Ex. 2. 16.
2 Sa. 8. 18. &
26.
T. 1707.
A
0
Tne
1 Ki. 10.8. & 12.
6, 8. Pr. 22. 29. Kus ob 18ypu
SECTION VI.-- The Famine in Egypt, and first Journey of the Brothers of
SECT. VI.
Joseph to buy Corn.
A. M. ab. 2289.
Gen. xli. 46, to the end, and chap. xlii.
B. C. ab. 1715.
Joseph collects all the corn in the seven plenteous years. 50 He begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim.
54 The famine beginneth. - Chap. xlii. 1 Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt. 16
They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies. 18 They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Ben-
Egypt.
jamin. 21 They have reinorse for Joseph. 24 Simeon is Icept for a
eturn with
corn, and their money. 29 Their relation lo Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin.
a 1 Sa. 16. 21.
46 AND Joseph was thirty years old when he “stood before Pharaoh
: king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh,
Du. 1. 5, 19.
and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plen-
teous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up
all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and
laid up the food in the cities; the food in the field, which was round
about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered corn
o Ge. 22. 17. Ju. bas the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was
7. 12. 1 Su. 13. a
5. Ps. 78. 27. without number.
c Ge. 46. 20. & 50 And ‘unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine
48. 5.
* Or, prince, ver. came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah *priest of On bare
45.
sunto him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn †Manasseh;
B. C. ab. 1712.
+ That is, forgrete" "For God,” said he,“ hath made me forget all my toil, and all my
father's house.” 52 And the name of the second called he fEphraim ;
That is, fruit- “ For God hath caused me to be dfruitful in the land of my affliction."
53 And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt
dGo. 49. 22.
B. C. 1708. were ended. 54 And “the seven years of dearth began to come, accord-
e Ps. 105. 16. ing as Joseph had said; and the dearth was in all lands, but in all the
land of Egypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was
famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said unto
all the Egyptians, “Go unto Joseph, what he saith to you, do.” 56 And
* Heb. all whcre- the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened *all the
14, 24. storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore
of De. 9. 28. in the land of Egypt. 57 And Sall countries came into Egypt to Joseph
for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
ting.
B. C. ab. 1711.
ful.
53 And the se And the seven yearsrth was in all lands;
Acts 7. 11.
in was. Ge. 47.
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[PERIOD II.
THE FAMINE IN EGYPT.
h Ge. 43. 8. Ps.
118. 17. Is. 38.
11. 7.
& Ac. 7. 12.
1 Now when 5 Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Gen. xlii.
Jacob said unto his sons, “Why do ye look one upon
another?” 2 And he said, “ Behold, I have heard that there is corn
in Egypt; get you down thither, and buy for us from thence, that
h. Ge. 43. 8Ben we "may live, and not die.”
3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. 4 But
Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he
said, “ Lest peradventure mischief befall him.” 5 And the sons of Israel
i Acts 7. 11. came to buy corn among those that came; for the famine was 'in the
land of Canaan. 6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he
it was that sold to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brethren
; Ge. 37.7. came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the
earth. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made
+ Hleb, hard things himself strange unto them, and spake froughly unto them; and he
said unto them, “Whence come ye?” And they said, “From the land
of Canaan to buy food.” 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they
} Ge. 37.5, 9. knew not him. 9 And Joseph "remembered the dreams which he
dreamed of them, and said unto them, “ Ye are spies! to see the
nakedness of the land ye are come.” 10 And they said unto him,
“ Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are
all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.”
12 And he said unto them, “Nay, but to see the nakedness of the
land ye are come.” 13 And they said, " Thy servants are twelve breth-
ren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the
2 Ge. 37. 30. & youngest is this day with our father, and one 'is not.” 14 And Joseph
44. 20. La. 5.7.
po" said unto them, “That is it that I spake unto you, saying, 'Ye are spies :'
m See 4 Sam. . 15 hereby ye shall be proved. By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go
forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither! 16 Send one
# Heb. bound. of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be $kept in prison,
that your words may be proved, whether there be 'any truth in you;
* Heb. gathered. or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.” 17 And he *put
them all together into ward three days. 18 And Joseph said unto them
sr Lev. 25. 43. the third day, “ This do, and live ; "for I fear God. 19 If ye be true
men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison :
© Ge. 43. 5. & 44. go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses ; 20 but 'bring your
a i. e. they allow- youngest brother unto me, so shall your words be verified, and ye shall
hve not die.” And they did so.
bound.--Ed. . 21 And they said one to another, “ We are verily guilty concerning
p Job 36. 8, 9.
Hos. 5. 15.'" our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought
q. Pr. 21.13. Nat. us, and we would not hear; "therefore is this distress come upon us.”
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, “Spake 'I not unto you, saying,
g Ge. 37. 21.
Do not sin against the child ;' and ye would not hear? therefore,
s Ge. 9. 5. 1 ki. behold, also his blood is 'required.” 23 And they knew not that Joseph
22. Ps. 9. 12. understood them; for the spake unto them by an interpreter. 24 And
4. he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them
preter was be again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and
bound him before their eyes.
25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to
restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision
t Mat. 5. 44. Ro. for the way: 'and thus did he unto them. 26 And they laded their asses
12. 17, 20, 21.
u See Ĝe. 43. 21. with the corn and departed thence. 27 And "as one of them opened
his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for,
behold, it was in his sack's mouth! 28 And he said unto his brethren,
“My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack !” And their
| Heb. went forth. heart #failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, “What
is this that God hath done unto us?”
29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan,
th
Neh. 5. 15.
ed one of their
number to be
7. 2.
2. 32. 2 Ch. 24.
Luke ll. 50, 51.
† Heb. an inter-
tween them.
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JOSEPH MAKETH HIMSELF KNOWN TO HIS BRETHREN.
* Heb. with us
o Ge. 34. 10.
and told him all that befell unto them; saying, 30 - The man, who is
us the lord of the land, spake *roughly to us, and took us for spies of the
hard things.
country. 31 And we said unto him, 'We are true men; we are no
spies: 32 we be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and
the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, 'Hereby shall I
know that ye are true men ; leave one of your brethren here with me,
and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone. 34 And
bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are
no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother,
and ye shall "traffick in the land.'"
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold,
2 See Ge. 43. 21. "every man's bundle of money was in his sack! and when both they
and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And
Jacob their father said unto them, “Me have ye *bereaved of my
children : Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin
away: all these things are against me!” 37 And Reuben spake unto
his father, saying, “ Šlay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee ;
deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.” 38 And
33. & he said, “ My son shall not go down with you, for "his brother is dead,
z Ge. 37. 35. & and he is left alone; *if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye
44. 29, 31.
go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”
& Ge. 43. 14.
y Ge. 37. 33
44. 28.
SECTION VII.—Second Descent of the Brethren of Joseph into Egypt-He
SECT. VII.
maketh himself known to them.
A. M. 2298.
Gen. xliii., xliv., and xlv.
B. C. 1706.
Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 He malceth
them a feast. — Chap. xliv. 1 His policy to stay his brethren. 14 Judah's humble supplication to
Canaan.
Joseph. - Chap. xlv. 1 Joseph malceth himself Inown to his brethren. 5 He comforteth them in
God's providence. 9 He sendeth for his father. 16 Pharaoh confirmelh it. 21 Joseph furnish-
eth them for their journey, and exhorteth them to concord. 25 Jacob is revived with the news.
a Ge. 41. 54, 57. 1 And the famine was "sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when
they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt,
their father said unto them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”
* Heb. protesting 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, “ The man *did solemnly
protestod.
Ge. 42. 20. protest unto us, saying, 'Ye shall not see my face, except your 'brother
be with you.' 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down
and buy thee food : 5 but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go
down: for the nian said unto us, "Ye shall not see my face, except
your brother be with you."" 6 And Israel said, “Wherefore dealt ye
so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?”
† Heb. asking
ing ? And they said, “The man fasked us straitly of our state, and of our
kindred, saying, "Is your father yet alive ? have ye another brother ?'
# Heb. mouth. and we told him according to the Itenor of these words: *could we
* Heb. lorowing
could we Icnow? certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?” 8 And
Judah said unto Israel his father, “ Send the lad with me, and we will
arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and
also our little ones. 9 I will be surety for him, of my hand shalt thou
c Philem. 18, 19. require him ; 'if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee,
then let me bear the blame for ever: 10 for except we had lingered,
† Or, twice by this. surely now we had returned fthis second time.” 11 And their father
Israel said unto them, “ If it must be so now, do this; take of the
0:32. 20. best fruits in the land in your vessels, and écarry down the man a
Pr. 18. 16.
e Ge. 37. 25. Je. present, a little 'balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and
almonds. 12 And take double money in your hand; and the money
f Ge. 42. 25, 35. that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in
your hand; peradventure it was an oversight. 13 Take also your brother,
and arise, go again unto the man; 14 and God Almighty give you
asked us.
8. 22.
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JOSEPH MAKETH HIMSELF KNOWN TO HIS BRETHREN. [PERIOD II.
11.
upon us, Job 30.
14.
10.
our hand. Food: we cance be to you sure
came to me.
32.
mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother,
1,Or, and 1, as I and Benjamin: tif I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved !”.
have been, &c.
Est. 4. 16.
15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in
their hand, and Benjamin ; and rose up, and went down to Egypt,
and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with
go See Ge. 24. 2. them, he said to the ruler of his house, “ Bring these men home, and
* Heb. kill a kill. *slay, and make ready; for these men shall tdine with me at noon."
ing, I Sa. 25.
4. 2517 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men
+ Heb. eat. into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were
brought into Joseph's house; and they said, “ Because of the money
that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in ;
| Heb. roll himself that he may Iseek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us
for bondmen, and our asses.” 19 And they came near to the steward
of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the
* Heb. coming house, 20 and said, “ O sir ! *we came indeed down at the first time
down we came
down. Ge. 42. 3, to buy food. 21 And "it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that
we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth
le Ge. 42. 27, 35.
of his sack, our money in full weight ! and we have brought it again
in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in our
hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our
sacks." 23 And he said, “ Peace be to you, fear not! your God, and
| Heb. your money the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks : tI had
your money.” And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the
i Ge. 18. 4. & 24. man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and
they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And
they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon; for they
heard that they should eat bread there.
26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present
j Ge. 37. 7, 10. which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to
# Heb. peace. Ge. Irim to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their Iwelfare, and said,
“*Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake ? Is he yet
peace to your alive ?" 28 And they answered, “ Thy servant our father is in good
father? Ge. 42.
11, 13. health, he is yet alive." *And they bowed down their heads, and made
k Ge. 37. 7, 10.
obeisance. 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin,
1 Ge. 35. 17, 18. his mother's son, and said, “Is this your younger brother, "of whom
m Ge. 42. 13.
ye spake unto me?” And he said, “ God be gracious unto thee, my
m 1 Ki. 3. 26. son!” 30 And Joseph made haste, for "his bowels did yearn unto his
brother; and he sought where to weep, and he entered into his cham-
ber, and 'wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and
refrained himself, and said, “ Set on bread.” 32 And they set on for
him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians,
which did eat with him, by themselves ; because the Egyptians might
p Ge. 46. 34. Ex. not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is "an abomination unto the
Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his
birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men
marvelled one at another. 34 And he took and sent messes unto them
from before him ; but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any
† Heb, drank of theirs. And they drank, and twere merry with him.
Hag. 1. 6. John And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Gen. xliv.
2. 10.
“Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry,
and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. 2 And put my cup,
the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn
money.” And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they
and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not
yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, “Up! follow after the men ;
and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have
37. 14.
* Heb. Is there
o Ge. 42. 24.
8. 23.
largely: see
Heb. him that
was over his
house.
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JOSEPH MAKETH HIMSELF KNOWN TO HIS BRETHREN.
JOSEPH MAKE
121
ver. 15.
and bound in Benjamin's and returned to the eph's house,
Nu. 14. 6. 2 Sa
1. ll.
tGe. 37. 7.
ver. 5.
Ex. 32. 22.
ye rewarded evil for good ? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh,
* Or, maketh trial, and whereby indeed he *divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing.”
6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
7 And they said unto him, “ Wherefore saith my lord these words ?
God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing. 8 Be-
q Ge. 43. 21.
hold, 'the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought
again unto thee out of the land of Canaan ; how then should we
steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold ? 9 With whomsoever
g Ge. 31. 32. of thy servants it be found, "both let him die, and we also will be my
lord's bondmen.” 10 And he said, “Now also let it be according unto
your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant, and ye
shall be blameless.” 11 Then they speedily took down every man his
sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched,
and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest : and the cup
s Ge. 37. 29, 34.
i. was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they ®rent their clothes, and
90
laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, for he was
yet there; and 'they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph
said unto them, “What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not
tor, make trial, that such a man as I can certainly divine ? " 16 And Judah said,
5. What shall we say unto my lord ? what shall we speak ? or how
shall we clear ourselves ? God hath found out the iniquity of thy ser-
vants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with
whom the cup is found." 17 And he said, “God forbid that I should
do so : but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my
servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.”
18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, “Oh my lord ! let
u Ge. 18.30, 32. thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and “let not
thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have ye a father, or a brother?'
v Ge. 37. 3.
20 And we said unto my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and 'a
child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone
is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.' 21 And thou saidst
Ge. 42. 15, 20. unto thy servants, “ Bring "him down unto me, that I may set mine
eyes upon him.' 22 And we said unto my lord, “The lad cannot leave
his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'
23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, · Except your youngest brother
come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.' 24 And it came to
pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the
words of my lord. 25 And our father said, "Go again, and buy us a
little food. 26 And we said, 'We cannot go down: if our youngest
brother be with us, then will we go down ; for we may not see the
man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.' 27 And thy ser-
& Ge. 46. 19. vant my father said unto us, “Ye know that my wife bare me two
sons ; 38 and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely 'he is torn
z Ge. 42. 36, 38. in pieces: and I saw him not since. 29 And if ye take this also from
me, and mischief befall him, he shall bring down my gray hairs with
sorrow to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my
father, and the lad be not with us, (seeing that "his life is bound up in
the lad's life), 31 it shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is
not with us, that he will die; and thy servants shall bring down the
gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For
thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, 'If I
bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for
Ex. 32. 32. ever. 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, 'let thy servant abide instead of
the lad a bondman to my lord ; and let the lad go up with his breth-
ren. 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with
VOL. I.
16
a hor if he shothy servan my face
y Ge. 37. 33.
al Sa. 18. 1.
K
122
JOSEPH MAKETH HIMSELF KNOWN TO HIS BRETHREN. [PERIOD II.
Father. Find m2.8. me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my
Job 31. 29. Ps.
116. 3. & 119.
143.
his voice in wccp- "
C Ac. 7. 13.
Or, terrifier.
16.
i Ac. 7. 14.
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that Gen. xlv.
stood by him; and he cried, “ Cause every man to go out from
me.” And there stood no man with him while Joseph made himself
* Heb. gade forth known unto his brethren. 2 And he *wept aloud ; and the Egyptians and
ing. Nu. 14. 1. the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, “I am
Joseph ; doth my father yet live?”. And his brethren could not answer
Job 4.5.423. him ; for they were ftroubled at his presence. 4 And Joseph said unto
15. Dlat. 14. 26.
his brethren, “ Come near to me, I pray you.” And they came near.
d Ge. 37. 28. And he said, “ I am Joseph your brother, dwhom ye sold into Egypt.
heb meiller les 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye
your eyes. Is.40. sold me hither; for God did send me before you to preserve life.
6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land ; and yet there
& Ge. 50. 20. Ps. are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
2 Sa. 16. 10, 11. 7 And God sent me before you *to preserve you a posterity in the
* Heb. to put for
or earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was
a
you a remnant. not you that sent me hither, but God ; and he hath made me 'a father.
17.10. Job 29. to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the
land of Egypt. 9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him,
Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt ;
g Ge. 47. 1. come down unto me, tarry not, 10 and thou shalt dwell in the land of
Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and
thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that
thou hast, 11 and there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five
years of famine,) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast,
come to poverty. 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my
h Ge. 42. 23.
brother Benjamin, that it is "my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And
ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye
have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.”
14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Ben-
jamin wept upon his neck. 15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and
wept upon them; and after that his brethren talked with him.
16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying,
+ Heb. was good “ Joseph's brethren are come ;” and it fpleased Pharaoh well, and his
Pharaoh. Ge. 41. servants. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “ Say unto thy brethren,
This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan,
18 and take your father and your households, and come unto me;
and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat
j Ge. 27.28. Nu. I the fat of the land. 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take
18. 12, 29.
you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for
| Heb. let not your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also fregard not your
your cycs spare,
stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”
21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons,
*Heb. mouth. Nu. according to the * comrnandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision
for the way. 22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment;
& Ge. 43. 34. but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and "five
changes of raiment. 23 And to his father he sent after this manner;
| Heb. carrying. ten asses fladen with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses
laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. 24 So
he sent his brethren away, and they dcparted; and he said unto them,
" See that ye fall not out by the way.”
25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan
unto Jacob their father, 26 and told him, saying, “ Joseph is yet alive,
Heb. his. Job
29. 24. Ps. 126. and he is governor over all the land of Egypt!” And Jacob's heart
1. Lu. 24. 11, 41. fainted, for he believed them not. 27 And they told him all the words
of Joseph, which he had said unto them; and when he saw the wag-
in the eyes of
37.
fc.
.
3. 16.
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JOURNEY OF JACOB INTO EGYPT WITH HIS FAMILY.
ons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father
revived. 28 And Israel said, “It is enough, Joseph my son is yet alive;
I will go and see him before I die.”
B. C. 1706.
Canaan.
50. 13, 24, 25.
5. l.
4. 24.
4. 24.
Sect. VII.--Journey of Jacob into Egypt with his Family.
SECT. VIII.
Gen. xlvi. 1-7, xxxvii. beginning of ver. 2, xlvi. 8, to the end, and xlvii. 1–12.
A. M. 2288. Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba. 5 Thence he wilh his company goeth into Egypt. 8 The
number of his family that went into Egypt. 29 Joseph meeteth Jacob. 31 He instructeth his
HALES, 1863. brethren how to answer Pharaoh. — Chap. xlvii. 1 Joseph presenteth five of his brethren, 7 and
his futher, before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them habilution and maintenance.
1 AND Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to
a Ge. 21. 31, 33. “Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices bunto the God of his father Isaac.
& 28. 10.
o Ge. 26. 24, 25.
2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said,
& 31. 42. “ Jacob! Jacob!” And he said, “Here am I.” 3 And he said, “I am
c See Ge. 15. 1.
God, 'the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will
d Ge. 28. 13.
e See Ge. 12.2. there @make of thee a great nation. 4 I 'will go down with thee into
F Ge. 28. 15. & 48. Egypt, and I will also surely bring thee up again; and "Joseph shall put
& Ge. 15. 16. & his hand upon thine eyes.” 5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba ; and
, 25. the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their
Ex.3. 8.
n Ge. 50. 1. wives, in the wagons 'which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 And
i Ac. 7. 15. they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the
j Ge. 45. 19, 21.
land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, kJacob, and all his seed with
k De. 26.5. Jos. him; his sons, and his sons sons with him, his daughters, and his
23. Is. 52. 4. sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
l Ex. 1. 1.& 6. 14. 2 These are the generations of Jacob, 8 and 'these are the names of
m Nu. 26. 5. 1 Ch. the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons :
Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and
* Ex. 6. 15.1 Ch. Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
* Or, Nemuel.
10 And "the sons of Simeon; *Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and
Or, Jarib. Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
1 Or, Zeral, 1 Ch.
Ch. 11 And the sons of 'Levi; *Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
11
o 1 Ch. 6. 1, 16. 12 And the sons of P Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez,
* Or, Gershom.
. and Zarah : but 'Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And "the
pl Ch. 2. 3. & 4.
sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Ge. 38. 3, 7, 10.
.-29.1 Ch. 13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and +Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
2. 5.
14 And the sons of Zebulun ; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
s 1 Ch. 7. 1.
15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-
aram, with his daughter Dinah : all the souls of his sons and his
daughters were thirty and three.
16 And the sons of Gad; *Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and [Ezbon,
Or, Ozni.
Eri, and * Arodi, and Areli.
* Or, Arod. 17 And “the sons of Asher ; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah,
u 1 Ch. 7. 30. and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
v Ge. 30. 10.
18 These "are the sons of Zilpah, "whom Laban gave to Leah his
w Ge. 29. 24.
daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The
y Ge. 41. 50. sons of Rachel *Jacob's wife; Joseph and Benjamin.
tor, prince. So 20 And Punto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and
2 I Chron. 7. 6. Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah tpriest of On
wwwbare unto him.
"Ahiran. 1 Ch. 8. 21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel,
1, Aharah. Gera, and Naaman, “Ehi, and Rosh, •Muppim, and tHuppim, and Ard.
Shrupham. Ichr 22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the
7. 12, Shuppim. souls were fourteen.
| Hupham. Nu.
*26. 39.
de 23 And 'the sons of Dan; *Hushim.
cl Ch.7. 12.
24 And dthe sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and
Num. 26. 42.
đ 1 Ch. 7. 13.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, 'which Laban gave unto Rachel
e Ge. 30.5, 7.
of Go. 29. 29. his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
6.1, 16. and Zarab hiarez welf Issacharun Sertich she
21.
☆ Or, Pual, and
Jusluba
Nu. 26. 15, &c.
Zephon.
x Ge. 44. 27.
Ge. 41. 45.
& 8. 1.
6 Numb. 26. 39
* Or, Shulam,
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35. ll.
30.
ve seen thy face. Israel said unto a bis neck, ar
men of catlle.
O Acts 7. 13.
& Ex. 1. 5. 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out
1,Hebthigh, Ge. of his floins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore
and six.
27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were
Deut. 10. 2. two souls: "all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into
See Acts 7. 14.
Egypt, were threescore and ten.
i Ge. 31. 21. 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, ito direct his face unto
Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made
ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen,
j So Ge 45. 14. and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept
k So Luke 2. 29, on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, “ Now. klet me
die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.” 31 And
Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, “ I will go
up, and show Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's
house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 32 and
1 Heb. they are the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and
they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall
say, What is your occupation ? 34 that ye shall say, Thy servants'
? Ge. 30. 35.,& trade hath been about cattle 'from our youth even until now, both we,
34. 5. & 37. 12.
and also our fathers; that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for
m Ge. 43. 32.
every shepherd is "an abomination unto the Egyptians.”
i Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, “My Gen. xlvii.
1-12.
father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and
all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they
8 Ge. 45. 10. are in "the land of Goshen.” 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five
men, and ºpresented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his
brethren, “ What is your occupation ?” And they said unto Pharaoh,
“ Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.” 4 They
P Ge. 15. 13. De. said moreover unto Pharaoh, “ For Pto sojourn in the land are we
Ge. 43. 1. Acts come, for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks, 'for the famine
is sore in the land of Canaan; now therefore, we pray thee, let thy
servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, “ Thy father and thy
brethren are come unto thee. 6 The 'land of Egypt is before thee, in
the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the
land of Goshen let them dwell ; and if thou knowest any men of ac-
* Heb. How many tivity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” .
are the days of
? And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before
& He. 11. 13. Pharaoh ; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob,
«« *How old art thou ?” 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, “ The 'days
Ge, 27, 41, 42. of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years; 'few
11. & 34. 30. & and evil have the days of the years of iny life been, and “have not
attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the
21 Ge. 25. 7. & 35. days of their pilgrimage.” 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went
9 Ex. 1, 11, & 12. out from before Pharaoh.
11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a
childis nourished. possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land
to the little ones. of 'Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph nourished his
father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread,
taccording to their families.
SECT. IX
SECT: IX. Government of Egypt by Joseph.
A. M. 2300.
Gen. xlvii. 13–26.
Hugs. 1872. Continuance of the famine, Joseph getteth all the Egyptians' money, 16 their cattle, 18 their lands to
Pharaoh. 22 The priests' land was not bought. 23 He letteth the land to them for a fifth purt.
13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very
Ge41. 30. Ac. sore, aso that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by
7. 11.
26. 5.
4091.8. 1. As is sore in them in the lar
22. 43. 1. Acta come, foreover unto Pharaos, both we, a
7. ll.
ge Ge. 20. 15.
the years of thy
life?
Ps. 39. 12.
t Job 14, 1. See
& 31. 2. & 32.
35. 19, 22, & 37,
33–35.
28.
37.
☆ Or, as a little
Ge. 50. 21.
B. C. 1704.
Egypt.
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reason of the the land of Egypnd Joseph brin dhe land of Egypd said,
6 Ge. 41. 56.
reason of the famine. 14 And 'Joseph gathered up all the money that
was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the
corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into
Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and
in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said,
"Give us bread : for why should we die in thy presence ? for the
money faileth.” 16 And Joseph said, “ Give your cattle; and I will
give you for your cattle, if money fail.” 17 And they brought their
cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for
horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the
* Heb. led them. asses; and he * fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year,
and said unto him, “ We will not hide it from my lord, how that our
money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not
aught left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies and our lands :
19 wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land ?
buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants
unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that
the land be not desolate.” 20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt
for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the
famine prevailed over them : so the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as
for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders
c Ezra 7. 24. of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 22 Only the land of the
1. Or, princes, ver. fpriests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of
Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: where-
fore they sold not their lands. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people,
“ Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh : lo,
here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 24 And it shall come
to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh,
and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your
food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little
ones.” 25 And they said, “Thou hast saved our lives : 'let us find grace
in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.” 26 And
Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that
Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the fpriests
only, which became not Pharaoh's.
dGe. 33. 15.
I Or, princes,
ver. 22.
PART VI.
FROM THE DEATH OF JACOB TO THE DEATH OF JOSEPH.
SECT. I.
Section 1.- Death of Jacob, and his Blessing on his Sons.
Gen. xlvii. 27, to the end, chap. xlviii. and xlix.
A. M. 2315.
Jacob's age. 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers.--- Chap. xlviii. 1 Joseph with his
B. C. 1689.
! sons visiteth. his sick father. 2 Jucob strengtheneth himself to bless them. 3 He repeateth the
Hales, 1846.
promise. 5 He tuketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his own. "7 He telleth Joseph of his mother's
Goshen.
grave. 9 He blesseth Ephraim and Manasseh. 17 He preferreth the younger before the elder.
21 He prophesieth their return to Cunaan. – Chap. xlix. 1 Jacob culleth his sons to bless them.
3 Their blessing in particular. 29 He chargeth them about his burial. 33 He dieth.
27 AND Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen;
a Ge. 46. 3. and they had possessions therein, and “grew, and multiplied exceed-
ingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years : so
* Heb. the days of * the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
the years of his
life: see ver. 9.
1.9. 29 And the time bdrew nigh that Israel must die; and he called his
o So De. 31. 14. son Joseph, and said unto him, “If now I have found grace in thy
1 Ki. 2. 1.
cGc. 21.2. sight, “put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and 'deal kindly and
d Ge. 24. 49. truly with me. “Bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt; 30 but I will lie
e So Ge. 50. 25.
· with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me
f2 Sa. 19. 37.
& Ge. 50.5, 13. in their burying-place.” And he said, “I will do as thou hast said."
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11. 21.
13. 7. &
14. 4.
6. 10. & 59. l.
n Ge. 27. 27.
31 And he said, “ Swear unto me.” And he sware unto him. And
a 1 Ki. 1. 47. He. Israel "bowed himself upon the bed's head.
1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Gen. xlviii.
Joseph, " Behold, thy father is sick ;” and he took with him
his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said,
“Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee ;” and Israel strengthened
himself, and sat upon the bed.
3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, “ God Almighty appeared unto me
¿Ge, 28:13, 19. at 'Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 and said unto me,
& 35. 6, 9, &c.
· Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make
of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed
j Ge. 41. 50. Jos. after thee for an everlasting possession.'5 And now thy jtwo sons,
Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of
Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and
Simeon, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest
after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their
brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from
kGe. 35. 16, 19. Padan, "Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when
yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath ; and I buried
her there in the way of Ephrath ; the same is Bethlehem.”
8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, “Who are these?”
2 So Ge. 33. 5. 9 And Joseph said unto his father, “ They lare my sons, whom God
hath given me in this place.” And he said, “ Bring them, I pray
m Ge. 27. 4. thee, unto me, and "I will bless them.” 10 Now the eyes of Israel
+ Heb. heavy. Is. were tdim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them
near unto him; and "he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And
o Ge. 45. 26. Israel said unto Joseph, “I ºhad not thought to see thy face : and, lo,
God hath showed me also thy seed.” 12 And Joseph brought them out
p Ex. 20. 12.
from between his knees, and Phe bowed himself with his face to the
earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward
Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right
hand, and brought them near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out
his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger,
and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly;
for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 And 'he blessed Joseph, and said,
“ God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,
The God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads !
And let my name be named on them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
I Heb. as fishes
And let them [grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
Nu. 26. 34, 37. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon
* Heb. was evil in the head of Ephraim, it *displeased him; and he held up his father's
hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And
Joseph said unto his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the first-
born; put thy right hand upon his head.” 19 And his father refused,
and said, “I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a peo-
es to 33; ple, and he also shall be great: but truly $his younger brother shall
33. 17. Re. 7. 6, be greater than he, and his seed shall become a fmultitude of nations.”
| Heb. Fulness. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, “In thee shall Israel bless,
i Ge. 46. 4. & 50. saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh ;” and he set
Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 And Israel said unto Joseph, “Behold, I die; but "God shall be
1 Ch. 5. 2. John
with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 22 More-
17. 14, &c.
B. over “I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I
took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”
« Heb. 11. 21.
r Ge. 28. 15. &
31. 11, 13, 24.
Ps. 34. 22.
do increase : see
8.
8.
24.
u Jos. 24. 32.
4.5.
V Ge. 34. 28. Jos
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JACOB BLESSETH HIS SONS.
X Nu. 24. 14. De
4. 30. & 31. 29.
Is. 2. 2. & 39. 6.
Je. 23. 20. & 30.
24. Ez. 38. 8, 16.
10. :4. Ho. 3. 5.
17. He. 1. 2.
| Heb. do not thou
4
2 Go. 35. 22. De.
27. 20.
gone.
violence. Ge. 34.
5. 11.
oxen.
d Jos. 19. 1, 9
&
e De. 33. 7. Mat.
21. 9.
? And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, “ Gather your-
Gen. xlix.
w Am. 3. 7. selves together, that I may "tell you that which shall befall
-4. 30. & 31. 29. you in the last days. (12)
2«Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob,
And hearken unto Israel your father.
Da. 2. 28, 29, &
3« REUBEN, thou art my firstborn,
Mic. 4. 1. Ac. 2.
My might, and 'the beginning of my strength,
y De. 21. 17.
The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.
4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel ;
excel.1 Ch. 5. 1.
Because thou twentest up to thy father's bed;
* Or, my couch is
Then defiledst thou it: *he went up to my couch.
5« SIMEON "and Levi are brethren;
a Ge. 29. 33. 34.
tInstruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
† Or, thcir swords
are weapons of 6 O my soul, 'come not thou into their secret!
Unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united !
25.
0 Pr. 1. 15, 16. For in their anger they slew a man,
cps. 26. 9. Eph. And in their selfwill they #digged down a wall.
| Or, hyughed 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
And their wrath, for it was cruel.
21. 5-7.1 Ch. 4. I dwill divide them in Jacob,
24, 39.
And scatter them in Israel.
866 JUDAH, 'thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise.
FPs. 18. 40. Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies,
g Ge. 27.29. 1 Ch. Thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
h Re. 5. 5.
9 Judah "is a lion's whelp;
From the prey, my son, thou art gone up.
i Nu. 23. 24 & He 'stooped down, he couched as a lion,
And as an old lion—who shall rouse him up ?
30. 21.
Je. 10 The isceptre shall not depart from Judah,
k Ps. 60.7.& 108. Nor ka lawgiver 'from between his feet,
Until "Shiloh come;
li. e. from among
And "unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
11 Binding his foal unto the vine,
11. Ez. 21. 27. And his ass's colt unto the choice vine;
21. 9. Lu. 1. 32, He washed his garments in wine,
And his clothes in the blood of grapes.
10. & 42. 1, 4.& 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, .
49. 6, 7, 22, 23.
And his teeth white with milk.
1, 3, 4, 5. Hag.
2:7. Lu. 2. 30 13 « ZEBULUN °shall dwell at the haven of the sea ;
And he shall be for a haven of ships;
o De. 33. 18, 19.
And his border shall be unto Zidon.
14 “ ISSACHAR is a strong ass
Couching down between two burdens.
15 And he saw that rest was good,
And the land that it was pleasant ;
And bowed his shoulder to bear,
And became a servant unto tribute.
5. 2.
24. 9.
į Nu. 24. 17. Je.
8. .
bis posterity. De.
28. 57.
m Is. 11. 1. & 62
Da. I. 25. Mat.
33. Jo. I. 49.
n Is. 2. 2. & 11.
& 55. 4, 5. & 60.
32.
Jos. 19. 10, 11.
(12) Jacob, in this address, prophesies the destiny is chosen ; of the two sons of Isaac, Jacob obtains
of each of his sons, and predicts, in still clearer the blessing : from the twelve sons of Jacob, Judah
terms, the advent of the Messiah. It is important is announced as the ancestor of the Deliverer of
to observe the manner in which the future Deliv- man, and from all the numerous descendants of
erer of the world is gradually revealed, as well as Judah, it is at length predicted that the Messiah
the manner in which the line of the Messiah is shall spring from the line of David. By these grad-
gradually limited to the descendants of those pa- ual revelations, the providence of God perpetually
triarchs, on whom it pleased the Almighty to con- kept up the attention, and preserved the faith of
fer this part of the blessings of the birthright.-He man in the expected Mediator; and the prophecy
is first represented in general terms, as the seed of of Jacob was eminently useful to strengthen the
the woman. It is predicted that He shall descend faith of the Israelites in that gloomy season of bon-
from Shem. From among the sons of Shem, Abra- dage and distress, which becan after the death of
ham is selected: from the sons of Abraham, Isaac Joseph, and continued till the Exodus.
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* Heb. arrow-
snake.
119. 166, 174.
Is. 25. 9.
19. 24.
118. 13.
u See Is. 28. 16.
Bheith be the All of the
16 « Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way,
An *adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels,
So that his rider shall fall backward.
Ps. 25. 5, 6. & 18 “ I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD!
19 “GAD, 'a troop shall overcome him ; i
9 De. 33. 20.1 Ch.
5. 18, &c.
But he shall overcome at the last.
r De. 33. 24. Jos. 20 « Out of 'Asher his bread shall be fat,
And he shall yield royal dainties.
De. 33. 23.
21 - NAPHTALI Ⓡis a hind let loose ;
He giveth goodly words.
22 - JOSEPH is a fruitful bough,
Even a fruitful bough by a well ;
| Heb. daughters. Whose tbranches run over the wall.
Ge.37.4, 24, 28. 23 The archers have 'sorely grieved him,
& 39. 20. Ps.
And shot at him, and hated him ;
24 But his bow abode in strength,
And the arms of his hands were made strong
By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob;
16. (From "thence is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel :)
25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee;
o Ge. 17. 1. & 35. And by 'the Almighty, who shall bless thee
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lieth under,
Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed
Above the blessings of my progenitors
De. 33. 15. Ha.
Unto "the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
2 De. 33. 16. They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his
y Ju. 20. 21, 25. 27 “ BENJAMIN "shall raven as a wolf:
[brethren.
In the morning he shall devour the prey,
And at night he shall divide the spoil."
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel ; and this is it that their
father spake unto them, and blessed them, every one according to his
blessing he blessed them. 29 And he charged them, and said unto
a 2 Sa. 19. 37. them, “I am to be gathered unto my people; bury me with my fathers
6 Ge. 50. 13.
bin the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the cave
that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land
cGe. 23. 16.
of Canaan, 'which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hit-
d Ge. 23. 19. &
tite for a possession of a burying-place. 31 There dthey buried Abra-
ham and Sarah his wife ; ®there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his
wife; and there I buried Leah. 32 The purchase of the field and of.
the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.”
f Ge. 46. 4.
33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he
gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was
gathered unto his people. 1 And Joseph 'fell upon his father's face, and
wept upon him, and kissed him.
SECT. II.
A. M. 2315.
SECTION II.-Funeral of Jacob ;-Death of Joseph.
Gen. 1. 2, to the end.
Hales, 1792. The mourning for Jacob. 4. Joseph getteth leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him. 7 The funeral.
15 Joseph comforteth his brethren, who craved his pardon. 22 His age. 23 He seeth the third
generation of his sons. 24 He prophesieth unto his brethren of their return. 25 He taketh an
oath of them for his bones. 26 He dieth and is embalmed.
2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians "to embalm his
John 19. 39, 40. fothore
• father; and the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 And forty days were
3. 6.
z Nu. 23. 24.
into the them. 29 Andoy people ; bunyittite, 30 in the land
25. 9.
e Ge. 35. 29.
ssession wife ; there a The purcha of Heth.”
his sons, he
B. C. 1689.
Egypt.
a 2 Ch. 16. 14.
Ma. 14. 8. & 16.
1. Lu. 24. 1.
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FUNERAL OF JACOB-DEATH OF JOSEPH.
* Heb. wopt.
e Ac. 8. 2.
fi Sa. 31. 13.
Job 2. 13.
fulfilled for him ; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are em-
balmed: and the Egyptians *mourned for him threescore and ten
days.
6 Est. 4.2. 4 And 'when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto
the house of Pharaoh, saying, “ If now I have found grace in your
c Ge. 47. 29.
eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 5. My father
made me swear, saying, Lo, I die ; in my grave which I have digged
for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now there-
fore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come
again.” 6 And Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury thy father, according
as he made thee swear.”
d Ec. 12. 7.
7 And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up
all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders
of the land of Egypt, 8 and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren,
and his father's house ; only their little ones, and their flocks, and
their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. 9 And there went up with
him both chariots and horsemen; and it was a very great company.
10 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jor-
dan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation ;
fand he made a mourning for his father seven days. 11 And when the
inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor
of Atad, they said, “ This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians ;”
† That is, the wherefore the name of it was called tAbel-mizraim, which is beyond
Egyptiais. Jordan. 12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded
g Ac. 7. 16. them; 13 for shis sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried
Ge. 23. 16. him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which “Abraham bought
with the field for a possession of a burying-place of Ephron the Hittite,
before Mamre.
14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he and his brethren, and all
that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his
father.
15 And when Joseph's ibrethren saw that their father was dead, they
said, “ Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us
| Heb. charged. all the evil which we did unto him.” 16 And they #sent a messenger
unto Joseph, saying, “ Thy father did command before he died, say-
ing, 17. So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the
j Pr. 28. 13. trespass of thy brethren, and their sin, 'for they did unto thee evil; and
now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of
thy father.” And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his
k Ge. 37. 7, 10. "brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said,
65 Behold we be thy servants!” 19 And Joseph said unto them, “ Fear
'not; for am I in the place of God ? 20 But as for you, ye thought
evil against me; but "God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it
m Ge: 45.7. Ac. is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not;
3. 13, &c.
n Mut. 5. 44, &c. "I will nourish you, and your little ones.” And he comforted thein,
* Fleb. to their . and spake *kindly unto them.
hearls, Ge. 34. 3.
22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house ; and Joseph
lived an hundred and ten years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's chil-
Job 42. 16.
† Heb, born.
dren 'of the third generation; the children also of Machir the son of
p Ge. 15. 14. Ex. Manasseh were throught up upon Joseph's knees. 24 And Joseph said
3. 16, 17. He. 11.
1. unto his brethren, “ I die ; and ”God will surely visit you, and bring
Ge. 12. 7. a you out of this land unto "the land which he sware to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 And 'Joseph took an oath of the children of
r Ex. 13. 19. Jos.
7. 18. Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my
A. M. 2369. bones from hence.” 26 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years
HALES, 1782. old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
VOL. I.
17
i Job 15. 20.
isent
hy brethren, unto Josep al command
1 Ge. 45. 5. De.
| 32. 35. Ro. 12.
19.
22.
you vuu Vi
& 26. 3. & 35.
12.
B. C. 1635.
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26. 5. Ps. 105.
10. 2. & 83. 3,
3.7. De. 26. 6.
SECT. III.
Section III.—Oppression of the Israelites after the Death of Joseph.
Exod. i.
A. M. 2547. The children of Israel, after Joseph's death, do multiply. 8 The more they are oppressed by a new
B. C. 1457. king, the more they multiply. 15 The godliness of the midwires, in suving the men children alive.
Hales, 1728. 22 Pharaoh commundeth the male children to be cast into the river.
Egypt.
1 Now “these are the names of the children of Israel, which came
a Ge. 46. 8.
into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. ? Reuben,
Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan,
and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of
* Heb. thigh, Ge. the *loins of Jacob were seventy souls ; for Joseph was in Egypt al-
46. 26, 27. '
ready. 6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
6. Ge. 46. 3. De. 7 And bthe children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly,
24. Ac. 7.17. and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled
€ Ac. 7. 18. with them. 8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which
knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, “ Behold, the people
d Joh 5.13. Ps. of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we! 10 Come don,
4. & 105. 25. Pr. let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass,
16. 25. & 21.30.
that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies,
and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.” 11 Therefore
& Ge. 15. 13. Ex. they did set over them taskmasters ®to afflict them with their burdens.
fGe. 47. 11. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom fand Raamses.
1 Heb. And as 12 +But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and
they afflicted
them, so they grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. 13 And
multiplicd, 8C.
the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor. 14 And
g Ex. 6. 9. Nu. they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in
20. 15. Ac.7. 19.1
brick, and in all manner of service in the field; all their service,
wherein they made them serve, was with rigor.
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which
the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah.
16 And he said, “When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew
women, and see them upon the stools, if it be a son, then ye shall kill
him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.” 17 But the midwives
n Pr. 16. 6. Ac. 5. "feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but
saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the
midwives, and said unto them, “ Why have ye done this thing, and
have saved the men children alive ? " 19 And the midwives said unto
Pharaoh,“ Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women;
12. 13. 3. 10. He. for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto
5. them.” 20 Therefore 'God dealt well with the midwives ; and the peo-
2 Sa. 7: 11,27, ple multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because
& 11. 38. Ps. the midwives feared God, 'that he made them houses. 22 And Pharaoh
charged all his people, saying, “Every kson that is born ye shall cast
into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.”
.
thriche, and in made them serven ke to the
29.
i Pr. 11. 18. Ec.8.
6. 10.
; See 1 Sa. 2. 3
Sa. Sa2:35. them.” 2017 lively, and are
29. 1 Ki. 2. 24.
127. 1.
k Ac. 7. 19.
Igglyanib,
.
-
PERIOD III.
FROM THE BIRTH TO THE DEATH OF MOSES.
LIL
PART 1.
A. M. 2433.
B. C. 1571.
Hales, 1722.
Egypt.
PART I.
THE BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF MOSES.
Exod. ii.
Moses is born, 3 and in an ark cast into the flags. 5 He is found, and broughl up by Pharaoh's
daughter. 11 He slayeth an Egyptian. 13 He reproveth a Hebrew. 15 He feeth into Midian.
21 He marrieth Zipporah. 22 Gershom is born. 23 God respecteth the Israelites' cry.
1 AND there went "a man of the house-of Levi, and took to wife a
daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son ; band
when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three
a Ex. 6. 20. Nu.
26. 59. 1 Ch. 23.
14.
6 Ac. 7. 20. He.
11. 23.
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.
BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF MOSES.
a Or, sae, or,
ause aves, when Mosir burdens; and he
out.
He. ll. 24-26.
fEx. ). ll.
B. C. 1551.
# Heb.al man, a
princc.
months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him
an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and
put the child therein ; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
c Ex. 15. 20.
4 And his sister stood afar off, to awit what would be done to him.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the
know.-Ed.
river ; and her maidens walked along by the river's side ; and when
she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And
when she had opened it, she saw the child ; and, behold, the babe wept!
And she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the He-
brews' children.” 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, “ Shall
I go and call to, thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may
nurse the child for thee?” 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her,
“Go.” And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And
Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, “ Take this child away, and nurse
it for me, and I will give thee thy wages." And the woman took the
child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto
d Ac. 7. 21. dPharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name
* That is, drawn *Moses; and she said, “ Because I drew him out of the water."
e Ac. 7. 23, 24. 11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that
• he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he
A. M. 2473. spied an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he
looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no
HALES, 1688.
g Ac. 7.24, &c. man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when
he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove
together; and he said to him that did the wrong, “ Wherefore smitest
thou thy fellow ?" 14 And he said, “ Who made thee ta prince and a
judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyp-
tian?” And Moses feared, and said, " Surely this thing is known."
hi Ac. 7. 29. Heb. 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But
11. 27.
Or, prince, as "Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of
see Midian; and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had
i Ge. 24. 11. seven daughters ; and they came and drew water, and filled the
Retroughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and
Nu. 10. 29. Ril-
guel, called also drove them away ; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered
Ex. 3.'1. & 4. 18. their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said,
at 6 How is it that ye are come so soon to-day ?” 19 And they said, “ An
Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew
strancernere. water enough for us, and watered the flock.” 20 And he said unto his
Ex. 18. 3. daughters, « And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man ?
16. De, call him, that he may eat bread.” 21 And Moses was content to dwell
23. 7. Ps. 12.5. with the man ; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she
n Ex. 5. 9. Job
bare him a son, and he called his name *Gershom ; for he said, “I
o Ex. 6. 5. have been a stranger in a strange land.”
23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt
† Hleb. Inci. died : and the children of Israel "sighed by reason of the bondage,
and they cried, and "their cry came up unto God by reason of the
PS. LXXXVIII. he
bondage. 24 And God 'heard their groaning, and God remembered his
* Or, of.
P covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God
a i. e. the harp: 'looked upon the children of Israel, and God thad respect unto them.
afflicted.-Ed.
PSALM LXXXVIII.
Or, A Psalm
of Homan the
A Prayer containing a grievous complaint.
Ezrahite, giving A Song or Psalm *for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon a Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil
instruction.
of a Hemnan(1) the Ezrahite.
al Ki. 4. 31.
1 Ch. 2. 6. & 6. 10 LORD God of my salvation !
Lu. 18. 7.
I have cried day and night before thee;
(9) Lightfoot supposes, that Heman who com- former was the immediate son of Gerah, the de-
posed the eighty-eighth Psalın, and Heman the sing- scendant of Judah, and lived in Egypt, during the
er (1 Chro. vi. 33.), were not the same person. The time of the affliction of the Israelites, (1 Chron. ii.
ILS
Ge. 41. 45. see
Ex. 3. 1.
Jethro, or Jcther,
& 18. l, &C.
Ic I Pe. 4. I. Mato
7. 12.
* That is, a
1 Ex. 7.7.
m. Nu. 20. 16. De.
34. 28.
o Ge. 15. 14.
9 Ex. 4. 31.
or, pipe for the
13. & 15. 19.
T bhave cried a
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2 Let my prayer come before thee,
Incline thine ear unto my cry.
3 For my soul is full of troubles ;
And my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
c Ps. 28. 1. 4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit;
d Ps. 31. 12. I dam as a man that hath no strength;
5 Free among the dead,
Like the slain that lie in the grave,
Whom thou rememberest no more ;
| Or, by thy hand. And they are cut off from thy hand.
6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness in the deeps.
? Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,
e Ps. 42. 7.
And 'thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah!
f Job 19. 13, 19. 8 Thou 'hast put away mine acquaintance far from me ;
Thou hast made me an abomination unto them ;
g Job 3. 23. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
h Ps. 38. 10. 9 Mine "eye mourneth by reason of affliction;
i Ps. 86. 3. LORD, 'I have called daily upon thee,
j Job 11. 13. I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
k Ps. 6. 5. & 30. 10 Wilt kthou show wonders to the dead ?
118. 17. Is. 38. Shall the dead arise and praise thee ? Selah !
11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave ?
Or thy faithfulness in destruction ?
12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark ?
And 'thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD!
m Ps. 5. 3. & 119. And "in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
n Ps. 43. 2.
14 LORD, "why castest thou off my soul ?
o Job 13. 24. Why 'hidest thou thy face from me?
15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up;
While I suffer Pthy terrors I am distracted.
16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me;
Thy terrors have cut me off.
* Or, all the day. 17 They came round about me * daily like water;
g See Ps. 22. 16. They 'compassed me about together.
18 Lover "and friend hast thou put far from me,
And mine acquaintance into darkness.
9. &
115. 17. &
18.
I Ec. 9. 5.
147.
14 T
p Job 6. 4.
go Job 19. 13.
PART IL
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
Hales, 1648.
Midian,
PART II.
LEGATION OF MOSES.
Exop. iii. and iv. 1-23.
Moses keepeth Jethro's flock. 2 God appeareth to him in a burning bush. 9 He sendeth him to deliver
Israel. 14. The name of God. 15 His message to Israel. - Chap. iv. 1 Moses's rod is turned into
a serpent. 6 His hund is leprous. 10 He is loath to be sent. 14 Aaron is appointed to ussist him.
18 Moses departeth from Jethro. 21 God's message to Pharaoh. 24 Zipporah circumciseth her
son. 27 Aaron is sent to meet Moses.
1 NOW Moses kept the flock of “Jethro his father-in-law, the priest
of Midian; and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and
came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And 'the Angel of the
Lord(a) appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush ;
a Ex. 2. 16,
0 Ac. 7. 30,31.
6.) Witsius differs from Lightfoot in this opinion; kind, which were penned by the Israelites in this
and many of the commentators suppose the Psalm mournful period of suffering and distress.---Light-
to have been written during the Babylonish captivity. foot's Works, vol. i. p. 23, 70, 699 ; Witsius, Misc.
But we do not read that any of the name of Heman Sac. p. 170, &c.; Dr. Wells's Commentary, vol. iii.
flourished at that time, and the Psalm is therefore in loc.
inserted here, as well on the authority of Lightfoot, (2) After the death of Joseph, and of the patri.
who repeatedly asserts this to be its proper place, archs, the Israelites began to depart from the wor-
as from its internal evidence, and the probable als ship of the God of their fathers. Many of them
lusion (Exod. ii. 23.) to some compositions of this were contaminated by the idolatry of Egypt, (Josh.
Part [I.]
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LEGATION OF MOSES.
22. 32. Mo, 12.
Ovo 110 saiu,
T
ail 001
1801 Kl. 10. 18 God of Isaac, I am the God, thou standest put off thy sho
14, 22.
Mat. 5. 5.
and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush
was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will now turn aside, and see
Ps. lll. 2. this ‘great sight, why the bush is not burnt.” 4 And when the LORD
saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst
of the bush, and said, “Moses ! Moses !” And he said, “ Here am
15. Ac. 1.” 5 And he said, “ Draw not nigh hither ; (put off thy shoes from off
7. 33.
thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground." 6 More-
e Ge. 28. ]3. Mat.
t. over he said, “ I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the
26. Ac. 7. 32. God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses 'hid his face; for
F So 1 Ki. 19. 13. he was afraid to look upon God.
Is. 6. 1, 5.
7 And the LORD said, “ I have surely seen the affliction of my peo-
g Ex. 2, 23, 24.
Ne. 9.9. Ps. 106. ple which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry "by reason of their
h Ex. 1.11. taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 8 and 'I am come down to
i Ge. 50. 24. Ex. deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up
6.6, 8. & 12. 51.
Ex. 13. 5. & 33. out of that land 'unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing
3. Nu. 13.27, De. with milk and honey; unto the place of "the Canaanites, and the
1. 25. & 8. 7-9.
& 26. 9, 15. Jo. Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and
11. 5. & 32. 2
Ez. 20. 6.** *** the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, 'the cry of the children of Israel
Ic Ge. 15. 18.
is come unto me; and I have also seen "the oppression wherewith
1 Ex. 2. 23.
m Ex. 1. 11, 13, the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come "now therefore, and I will send
thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the chil-
n Mic. 6. 4.
dren of Israel out of Egypt.”
0 Ex. 6. 12. 1 Sa. 11 And Moses said unto God, “ Who 'am I, that I should go unto
18. 18. Je, l. 6.
Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of
Egypt ? "
p Ge. 31. 3. De.
12 And he said, “Certainly ”I will be with thee; and this shall be
31. 23. Jos. 1.5.
Ro. 8. 31. a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought
forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain."
13 And Moses said unto God, “ Behold, when I come unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath
sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name?
what shall I say unto them?"
14 And God said unto Moses, “I AM THAT I AM;” and he said,
9 Ex. 6.3. Jolin « Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I 'am hath sent me
8. 58. 2 Co. l.
unto you.” 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, “ Thus shalt thou
Re. 1. 4.
say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the
God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent
? Ps. 135. 13. Ho. me unto you; this is "my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto
all generations. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and
say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham,
s Ge. 50. 24. of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, 'I have surely visited
you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt; 17 and I have said,
t Ge. 15. 14, 16. I 'will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of
the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,
and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and
xxiv. 14. Ezek. xx 8.); others had neglected cir- pect, that the prophet who should declare himself
cumcision, (Josh. y.9.); and some had intermarried the lawgiver and deliverer, would be appointed by
with the Egyptians, (Lev. xxiv. 10.) The majority, the same authority. This we accordingly find to
however, had not forsaken their ancient religion; have been the case. Moses, when feeding the
and in this period of distress and bondage, by which fock of Jethro at Horeb, observes a copse, or thicket,
they were justly punished, they cried unto the burning with fire; while the branches and leaves
Lord. The time of the fulólment of the promise appeared unconsumed and uninjured. Astonished
(Gen. 1. 24.) drew nigh, and “ The Lord remem- at the phenomenon, he approaches the thicket.
bered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and The Angel Jehovah, the God of the patriarchal
Jacob."
dispensation, was seen; and Moses receives from
The Angel Jehovah, the guardian of the Church, him his commission. The diffidence, the delay, the
had frequently appeared to the patriarchs ; but we scruples of the prophet, are overcome by miracu-
have no account of his manifesting himself after lous proofs of his divine legation; which at the same
the death of Jacob, till he was revealed to Moses time convince him, that, by his means, the Israel-
in the bush. As this Divine Being, however, had ites should be delivered from Egypt.---Lightfoot,
uniformly commissioned the patriarchs to preach vol. i. p. 22; Hales' Analysis, vol. ii. p. 182; Hore
the true religion, the people would naturally ex- Mosaicæ, vol. ii. p. 99.
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20. He. 13. 8
12. 5.
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LEGATION OF MOSES.
15, 16.
4.
* Or, but by strong
hand.
9. De. 6. 22. Ne.
36. Pr. 16. 7.
37.
c Job 27. 13-17.
ay Tha the Lotus And he
& Ex. 4. 31. honey. 18 And "they shall hearken to thy voice; and thou shalt come,
thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say
o Nu. 23. 3, 4, unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath 'met with us; and
now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilder-
ness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. 19 And I am sure
20 Ex. 5. 2. & 7. that "the king of Egypt will not let you go, *no, not by a mighty
strong hand. 20 And *I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with 'all
my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; ?and after that he
x Ex. 7.5. & 9. 15.
" will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the
y Ex. 7.3.& 11. Egyptians, and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not
9. 10. Ps. 105. go empty; 22 but "every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of
32. 20. Ac. 7. 36: her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold,
See Ex. vii. to and raiment; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your
xiii.
z Ex. 12. 31. daughters, and ye shall spoil fthe Egyptians.”
18: 412. And Moses answered and said, “But, behold, they will Exod. iv.
6 Ge. 15. 14. Ex. not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice ; for they will 1–28.
11. 2. Ps. 105.
say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.”
2 And the LORD said unto him, " What is that in thy hand ?” And
| Or, Egypt.
he said, “A rod.” 3 And he said, “ Cast it on the ground.” And he
cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from
before it. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Put forth thy hand,
and take it by the tail," (and he put forth his hand, and caught it,
and it became a rod in his hand ;) 566 that they may believe that the
Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee."
6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, “Put now thy hand
into thy bosom.” And he put his hand into his bosom; and when
Nu, 12. 10; 2Ki. he took it out, behold, his hand was "leprous“as snow! ? And he said,
2 Ch. 26. 19, 20. “Put thy hand into thy bosom again.” And he put his hand into
£ Nu. 12. 13, 14. his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it
2 Ki. 5. 14. Mat.
8. 3. See Job 5. was turned again as his other flesh! 866 And it shall come to pass, if
they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first
sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall
come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither
hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river,
f Ex. 7. 19. and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out
# Hleb, shall be of the river #shall become blood upon the dry land.”
* Heb. a man of
10 And Moses said unto the LORD, “O my Lord! I am not *elo-
quent, neither theretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy ser-
Heb. since yes-
terday, nor since vant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
11 And the LORD said unto him, “Who hath made man's mouth?
g Ex. 6. 12, Je. l.
9. 2 Co. 11. 6. or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind ? have
* Is. 50. 4. Mat. not I the Lord ? 12 Now therefore go, and 'I will be with thy mouth,
and teach thee what thou shalt say.”
i See Jonah 1. 3. 13 And he said, “ D my Lord ! isend, I pray thee, by the hand of him
Or, shouldest. whom thou wilt send.”
14 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he
said, “ Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can
speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and
; Ex. 7.1, 2. when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And thou shalt
speak unto him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with thy
mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 16 And
he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and he shall be, even he
shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead
of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thy hand, wherewith thou
shalt do signs.''(3)
(3) Moses was the first teacher of religion to have been granted. The patriarchal dispensation
whom the power of working miracles appears to was of divine appointment; but Moses was now
18.
and shall be.
words.
the third day.
I
10. 19.
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MOSES IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE ISRAELITES.
aid ainto him betype, and see this and the men are
said lite Goed Moses tool the land Lorem id do all the still hardesany
12, 35. &
10. 1.
his heart, haraoh, which I Egypt, see that thaid unto Moses took the
* Heb. Jether, 18 And Moses went and returned to *Jethro his father-in-law, and
see Ex. 2. 18.
said unto him, “Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren
which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive.” And Jethro
said to Moses, “ Go in peace.” 19 And the LORD said unto Moses in
* Ex. 2. 15, 23. Midian, “ Go, return into Egypt; for "all the men are dead which sought
Mat. 2. 20.
thy life.” 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon
l Ex. 17. 9. Nu. an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt; and Moses took 'the
20.8, 9.
rod of God in his hand. 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ When
thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders
m Ex. 7. 13. & 9. before Pharaoh, which I have put in thy hand ; but "I will harden
& 14. 8. De. 2. his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 22 And thou shalt say
18. 63. 17. John unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, "Israel is my son, even my first-
12. 40. Ro. 9. 18. born. 23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me;
11. 1. Ro. 9. 4. and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, 'I will slay thy son, even thy
1. 18.
0 Ex. 12. 29. 24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that 'the LORD met
p Nu. 22. 22.
him, and sought 'to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp fstone,
q Ge. 17. 14.
Or, knife. Jos. 5. and cut off the foreskin of her son, and Icast it at his feet, and said,
“ Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.” 26 So he let him go; then
I Heb. made it
she said, “ A bloody husband thou art ; ” because of the circumcision.
27 And the LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet
Moses.” And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed
him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had
sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
n Je. 31. 9. Ho.
ll. l. Ro. 9. 4.
2 Co. 6. 18. Ja.
2, 3.
touch.
SECT. I.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
HALES, 1648.
Egypt.
PART III.
FROM THE MISSION OF MOSES TO THE INFLICTION OF THE
PLAGUES OF EGYPT.
Section 1.—Moses is acknowledged as their Leader by the Israelites, but is
rejected by Pharaoh.
Exod. iv. 29, to the end, chap. V., and vi. 1–13.
Moses and Aaron malce known their mission. 31 The people believe them. -- Chap. v. 1 Pharaoh
chideth Moses und Aaron for their message. 5 He increaseth the Israelites' tusk. 15 He check-
eth their complaints. 19 They cry out upon Moses and Aaron. 22 Moses compluineth to God.
- Chap. vi. 1 Ciod reneweth his promise by his nume Jehovah.
29 AND Moses and Aaron "went and gathered together all the elders
of the children of Israel. 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the
Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the
people.(4) 31 And the people believed; and when they heard that the
a Ex. 3. 16, &c.
chosen to abrogate that mode of instructing mankind, his Law to the accomplishment of the object pro-
and to institute another in its place. Miracles were posed—the knowledge therein displayed of human
not necessary to Adarn, or to Noah, as they each nature the connection of laws politically necessary
possessed sufficient evidence of the truths they with religion, &c. He could not have been a dupe;
taught; they were not necessary to Abraham, as he for if the appearance in the burning bush had not
was the reformer only of the religion of Noah; but been real-if he had been deceived in the evidences
when a legislator ventured to assert that a law, of his mission-if the miracles wrought to convince
which was originally divinely appointed, was now him, that he was the chosen prophet of God, had
about to be annulled, it was absolutely essential that been only natural phenomena, he could not have
he should be able to produce the most incontrovert- inferred from them, that he was to be the legislator
ible evidence in support of his authority. Moses and deliverer of the Jews. Neither was he an
therefore was empowered to work miracles, for the impostor. An impostor would not have chosen to
purpose of establishing a new dispensation. In the suffer affliction with a degraded race, rather than
same manner, Christ, the prophet-like unto Moses," to indulge in the gayeties and fascinations of a court
wrought his wonderful miracles, to convince the —an impostor would not have exposed himself to
world of the dissolution of the Levitical dispensation, the danger of death, by vindicating the cause of
in favor of the Christian covenant.--Hora Mosaica, the oppressed-he would not, if banished to a des-
vol. ii. p. 222, &c.
ert, be contented with his lot-forget his schemes
(4) Moses was either a true prophet, an enthusiast, of 'ambition, intermarry among the natives of an
a dupe, or an impostor. That he was not an enthu- obscure province, and calmly sink into the condi-
siast may be argued from his learning; he was versed tion of a shepherd. Even if he were at length to
in all the learning of Egypt—from his education rouse from this strange lethargy, and resolve to de-
among the courtiers of Pharaoh—from the diffi- liver his countrymen, or perish in the attempt, an
dence with which he received the first annunciation impostor would have proceeded with some address,
of his mission-froin the admirable suitableness of and policy-he would not enter abruptly into the
136
[PERIÓD III.
MOSES IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE ISRAELITES.
3. 7.
12. 27. 1 Ch. 29.
20.
2 Ki. 18. 35. Job
21. 15.
h Seo Ex. 3. 18.
i Ex. l. ll.
* Heb. Let the
work be heavy
upon the inen.
• Ex. 2. 25.& Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he 'had looked upon
Ge. 24. 26. Ex. their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pha- Exod. V.
raoh, “ Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people
d Ex. 10. 9.
9. go, that they may hold da feast unto me in the wilderness.” 2 And
e Sec Ex. 3. 19. Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let
Israel go? 'I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.” 3 And
f Ps. 14. 1.
they said, “ The "God of the Hebrews hath met with us ; let us go,
g Ex. 3. 19.
we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto
the Lord our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the
sword.” 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, “ Wherefore do ye,
Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto
iyour burdens.” 5 And Pharaoh said, “ Behold, the people of the land
now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens."
6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the peo-
ple, and their officers, saying, “ Ye shall no more give the people
straw to make brick, as heretofore ; let them go and gather straw for
themselves. 8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make hereto-
fore, ye shall lay upon them, ye shall not diminish aught thereof; for
they be idle, therefore they cry, saying, "Let us go and sacrifice to our
* Heb. Let the God.' 9*Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may
labor therein ; and let them not regard vain words.” 1891. Sono
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers,
and they spake to the people, saying, “ Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not
give you straw. 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it ; yet
not aught of your work shall be diminished.” 12 So the people were
scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble
instead of straw. 13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, “ Fulfil
i Heb. a matter of your works, your fdaily tasks, as when there was straw.” 14 And the
a day in his day.
officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set
over them, were beaten, and demanded, “ Wherefore have ye not fulfilled
your task in making brick both yesterday and to-day as heretofore ?"
15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto
Pharaoh, saying, “Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants ?
16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us,
- Make brick ;' and, behold, thy servants are beaten, but the fault is in
thine own people.” 17 But he said, “ Ye are idle, ye are idle; there-
fore ye say, 'Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord. 18 Go therefore
now, and work ; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye
deliver the tale of bricks.” 19 And the officers of the children of Israel
did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, “ Ye shall not
minish aught, from your bricks of your daily task.”
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they
came forth from Pharaoh. 21 And they said unto them, “ The LORD
# Hebto stink. look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour fto be
Ge. 34. 30. 1 Sa.
13.4. & 27. 12. abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to
put a sword in their hand to slay us.” 22 And Moses returned unto
the Lord, and said, “ LORD, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this
people? why is it that thou hast sent me ? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh
presence of an absolute sovereign, and peremptorily to resign their dominion over the Israelites, unless
insist on the liberation of a race of" useful slaves ;" he had been possessed of powers more than human.
neither would an impostor commit himself, by pre- That is, lie was a true prophet-he wrought mira-
dicting a series of miraculous judgments, if these cles-he was the character he professed to be. The
slaves were not permitted to emigrate. If Moses, mere fact, that Moses was not a true prophet, and
too, had been either of these, he could not have yet delivered the Israelites, would be a much greater
conquered armies without fighting, or impressed a miracle than any he is related to have performed.-
whole nation with imaginary terrors—or guided or Hora Mosaicæ (from which the above note is chiefly
fed a whole nation for forty years, in the wilder- abridged), vol. i. p. 209–301; Dean Graves On the
ness ;-he could not have compelled, and he could Pentateuch ; Byrant's Plagues, p. 344; Michaelis'
not have persuaded, the Egyptians and their king Commentary on the Law of Moses, vol. i. p. 42, &c.
2 Sa, 10.6. I Ch.
19. 6.
PART III.1
137
THE GENEALOGY OF MOSES.
livered.
Ps. 68. 4. & 83. 10 tielii.
A
u
llav
18.
4.
& 7. 4. De. 20
136. 11, 12.
q Ex. 15. 13. De.
6. & 14. 2. & 26
18. 2 Sa. 7. 24.
hand. See Ge.
40.
or, straitness.
* Hel), delivering to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people ; *neither hast
thou hast not de
thou delivered thy people at all.”
1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, “ Now shalt thou see Exod. vi. 1-13.
j Ex. 3. 19. what I will do to Pharaoh ; for with a strong hand shall he let
k Ex. 11. 1. & 12. them go, and with a strong hand "shall he drive them out of his land.”
31, 33, 39.
tor,JEHOVAH. 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto hiin, “I am fthe LORD.
3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the
See Ge. 17. 1. name of 'God Almighty, but by my name "JEHOVAH was I not known
m Sue Ex. 3. 14.
ż to them.(5) 4 And "I have also established my covenant with them, 'to
thorn (5) Anant here
give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein
n Ge. 15. 18.&
17. 4, 7. do they were strangers. 5 And "I have also heard the groaning of the chil-
o Ge. 17. 8. & 28. dren of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have re-
Ex. 2. 24. membered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel,
9 See Ex. 3. 17. I am the LORD, and 'I will bring you out from under the burdens of
8. Ps. 81. 6. & the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and 'I will re-
De. deem you with a stretched-out arm, and with great judgments. ? And
7: 8. 1 Ch. 17. 'I will take you to me for a people, and 'I will be to you a God; and
21. Ne. 1. 10.
s De. 4. 20. & 7. ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out
6. from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you in
+ See G&. 17. 7,8. unto the land, concerning the which I did #swear to give it to Abraham,
Heb. lift up my to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage : I am
14. 22. De. 32. the LORD.”
9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel; but they hearkened
* Hebshortness, not unto Moses for *anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 10 And
the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 116 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king
of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land." 12 And
Moses spake before the LORD, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel
u See Ex. 4. 10. have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, "who
am of uncircumcised lips?” 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and
unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt.
SECT. II. SECTION II.-- The Genealogy of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, to Moses.
Exod. vi. 14–27.
14 These be the heads of their fathers' houses : “The sons of Reuben
a Ge. 46. 9. 1 Ch.
10h the firstborn of Israel ; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these
01 Ch. 4. 24. Ge. be the families of Reuben. 15 And bthe sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and
Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a
Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
3. 17. 1 Ch. 6. 1, 16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their
16.
185. generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari : and the years of the
B. C. 1619. life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. 17 The dsons of
7. & Gershon ; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. 18 And the
e Nu. 26.57.1 Ch. sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and
6. 2, 18.
& the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
23. 21. 19 And 'the sons of Merari ; Mahali and Mushi : these are the families
g Ex. 2. 1, 2.
of Levi according to their generations. 20 And Amram took him Joche-
6. 37, 38. bed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses :
i Le. 10.4. Nu. 3.
and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and
seven years. 21 And "the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and
1 Ch. 2. 10. Mat.
Zithri. 22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
: 22 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of
5. 3.
46. 10.
c Ge. 46. 11. Nu.
A. M. 2185.
d i Ch. 6. 17. &
23. 7.
fi Ch. 6. 19. &
i Nu. 16.1.1
30.
į Ru. 4. 19, 20.
1. 4.
A. M. ab. 2474.
B. C. ab. 1530.
5) The general interpretation of this verse is ; often made. I will now be known by the name
" I was known to the patriarchs as a God all-suffi- JEHOVAH; as a God faithful to his promise : as
cient; having given them every blessing of which such I will deliver my people Israel according to
they stood in need; but I was not known by them the promise which I made to their fathers."
as the observer of the promises, which had been so
VOL. I.
13
*
138
[PERIOD III.
THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT_FIRST PLAGUE.
3. 2. & 26. 60.
1.
? Nu. 26. 11.
2 Nu. 26. 11.
these are the families of the Korbit.Assir, a
Jos. 24. 33.
1. Ps. 77. 20.
B. C. 1491.
.
10.
k Le. 10. 1. Nu. Naashon, to wife ; and she bare him "Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and
1 Ch. 6. 3. & 24. Ithamar. 24 And 'the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph:
these are the families of the Korhites. 25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took
m Nu. 25. 7, 11. him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and "she bare him Phine-
has: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their
families. 26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said,
*Nu. 33. 1.: e “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt "according to
0 Ex. 5.1,3.&7. their armies." 27 These 'are they which spake to Pharaoh king of
10.& 32.7.& 33.
Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that
Moses and Aaron.
SECT. III. Section III.--Moses demands of Pharaoh the Deliverance of the Israelites,
which is refused.
A. M. 2513.
Exod. vi. 28, to the end, and vii. 1-13.
Hales, 1648. Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh. 7 His age. 8 His rod is turned into a serpent. 11 The
Egypt.
sorcerers do the like. 13 Pharuoh’s heurt is hurdened.
28 And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses
in the land of Egypt, 29 that the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, “I
am the LORD ; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say
a Ex. 4. 10. unto thee.” 36 And Moses said before the LORD, “ Behold, “I am of
uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?”.
. And the LORD said unto Moses, “ See, I have made thee Exod. vii.
• Ex. 4. 16. Je. 1. ba god to Pharaoh : and Aaron thy brother shall be thy 1-13.
Ex. 4. 15. prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron
thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of
Israel out of his land. 3 And 'I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and ‘mul-
11.9. tiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh
fEx. 10. 1.
shall not hearken unto you, 'that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and
bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of
g Ex. 6. 6. the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians "shall
h Ex. 8. 22. & 14.
4, 18. Ps. 9. 16. know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt,
and bring out the children of Israel from among them.” 6 And Moses
and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they. 7 And
i De: 29.5.& 31. Moses was 'fourscore years old, and. Aaron fourscore and three years
old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
8 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 956 When
Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show la miracle for you: then
* Ex. 4.2, 17. thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh,
and it shall become a serpent.”
10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as
the Lord had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pha-
raoh, and before his servants, and 'it became a serpent. 11 Then Pha-
m Ge. 41. 8. 2 Ti. raoh also called "the wise men and the sorcerers. Now the magicians
3. 8.
& of Egypt, they also "did in like manner with their enchantments, 12 for
2 Ex. 8. 7, 18.
they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but
• Ex. 4. 21. Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's
heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had 'said.
d Ex. 4. 21.
e Ex. 4.7. & 11. 9.
2. & 34. 7. Ac.
7.. 23, 30.
į18. 7. 11. John 2.
18. & 6. 30.
1 Ex. 4. 3.
PART IV.
SECT. I.
INFLICTION OF THE FIRST EIGHT PLAGUES.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
SECTION I.-The First Plague-Water turned into Blood. (6)
Hales, 1648.
Egypt.
Exod. vii. 14, to the end.
14 AND the LORD said unto Moses, “ Pharaoh's “heart is hardened,
a Ex. 8. 15.& 10.
& 10. he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the
un
(6) The manner in which the Divine Head of the derfully exemplified in the history of the plaques
Jewish Church appealed to the common sense of of Egypt. The miracles of Moses had now arrested
the Israelites against the idolatry of Egypt is won their attention, and their hopes of an early deliver-
1, 20, 27.
Part IV.]
139
THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT_SECOND PLAGUE.
d Ex. 3.
5.1, 3.
So 4.9. Ro. 16. Pod that is hilt know that I left not hear. mer in the wildernes, saying,
26.
morning ; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by
0 Ex. 4. 2, 3. the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to
a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto
c Ex. 3. 18. him, “The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying,
12, 18. & Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness : and,
behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 17 Thus saith the LORD, In
e Ex. 5. 2. this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the
rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and
fEx: 4. 9. Re. 16. they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river shall
4, 6.
die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink
of the water of the river.”
19 And the LORD spake unto Moses,“ Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod,
& Ex. 8.5,6, 16. and stretch out thy hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams
& 9. 22. & 10.
12, 21.& 14. 21, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their *pools
* Heb. gallering OT wa
o of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood,
of their waters. throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels
of stone.” 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded;
x Ex. 17.5. and he "lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the
river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and
i Ps. 78. 44. & all ithe waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 And the
105. 29.
fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyp-
tians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood
; Ex. 8.7. throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of Egypt
did so with their enchantments : and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,
neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. 23 And
Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart
to this also. 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for
water to drink ; for they could not drink of the water of the river. 25 And
seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.
Section II.-- The Second Plague-Frogs.()
SECT. II.
Exod. viii. 1-15. .
Frogs are sent. 8 Pharuoh sueth Moses, 12 and Moses, by prayer, removeth them away.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491. 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, “Go unto Pharaoh, and say
HALES, 1648. unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may
Egypt.
serve me. 2 And if thou 'refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite
a Ex. 3. 12, 18. all thy borders with 'frogs. 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs
6 Ex.7. 14.& 9.2. abundantly, which shall go up and come into thy house, and into
c Re. 16. 13.
d Ps. 105. 30.
dthy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy ser-
* Or, dough. vants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy *knead-
ingtroughs ; 4 and the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon
thy people, and upon all thy servants."
8 Ex. 7. 19. 5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, “ Say unto Aaron, 'Stretch
forth thy hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and
over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.”
FPs. 78. 45. & 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; fand
105. 30.
g Ex. 7. 11.
the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. ? And the magi-
cians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the
land of Egypt.
ance from their bondage must have been propor- ( The second effort of power on the part of
tionably excited. Yet many of the Israelites were Moses filled the holy river with frogs, and its
still followers of the surrounding idolatry, and the streams by this means became a second time pollu-
mercy of Providence displayed itself in proving to ted, to the utter confusion both of their gods and
them the utter worthlessness of all the idols, and priests. The land also was equally defiled, and
false gods, on whom the proud, the learned, and they had no way to cleanse themselves, for every
the scientific Egyptians, so vainly depended. stream and every lake was in a state of pollution.
The first plague demonstrated the superiority of The frog was held sacred by the Egyptians, and
Jehovah over their imaginary river-gods; the Nile was regarded as an emblem of preservation in foods
was turned into blood, which was an object of pe- and inundations.
culiar abhorrence to the Egyptians.
1 And then his saith the bluse to let theer shall brin
140
[PERIOD III,
THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT-FOURTH PLAGUE.
fc.
when.
our
and unto the Lohy word; that
26. See 2 Sa. 7.
h Ex. 9. 23. & 10.
20. 8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “ Entreat
17. Nu. 21.7.
1 Sa. 12. 19. "the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my
1 Ki. 13. 6. Ac.
8. 24. Ja. 5. 15. people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto
1 Jo. 5. 16.
the Lord.” 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, “ +Glory over me : #when
Or, Have this
honor over me, shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people ; *to
Or, against destroy the frogs from thee, and thy houses, that they may remain in
the river only ?" 10 And he said, “ To-morrow.” And he said, “Be
* Heb. to cut off.
tor, Against to it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that 'there is none
morroro.., like unto the LORD our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee,
i Ex. 9. 14. & 15.
6, &c. De. 33. and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people ;
22. 1 Ch. 17. 20. they shall remain in the river only."
Ps. 86. 8. Is. 46.
12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh ; and Moses'cried
9. Je. 10. 6, 7.
j Ex. 9. 33. & 10. unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against
18. Ju. 5. 16-18.
I Ec, 8. 11.
. Pharaoh. 13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and
-- the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the
SECT. III. fields. 14 And they gathered them together upon heaps ; and the land
A. M. 2513. stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was "respite, he hardened
B. C. 1491. his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
HALES, 1648.
Egypt.
SECTION III.—The Third Plague-Lice.(8)
a Ps. 78. 45. &
Exod. viii. 16-19.
105. 31.
The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do.
6 Ex. 7. 11.
16 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Say unto Aaron, Stretch out
c Wis. 17.7.2 Ti.
3. 8, 9. thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice
d Ps. 8. 3. Mat.
12. 28. throughout all the land of Egypt.” 17 And they did so; for Aaron
stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth,
and "it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land
SECT. IV.
became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 And bthe magicians
A. M. 2513.
did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not;
B. C. 1491.
Hales, 1648. so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said
Egypt.
unto Pharaoh, “ This dis the finger of God :" and Pharaoh's heart was
a Ex. 7. 15.
hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
* Or, a mixturc of
SECTION IV.—The Fourth Plague-Flies.(9)
Exod. viii. 20, to the end.
The swarns of fies. 45 Pharaoh inclineth to let the people go, 32 but yet is hardened.
20 And the Lord said unto Moses, “ Rise "up early in the morning,
be no doubt, the and stand before Pharaoh ; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say
Hebrew wordhe unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may
arov,being trang-
lated by the serve me. 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will
the dog-fly; in send *swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon
which they are
followed by all thy people, and into thy houses ; and the houses of the Egyptians
sions, and there shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
learned Bochart. 22 And 'I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my
-Ed.]
bEx. 9.4, 6, 26.& people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou
7.612. 13. O, mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. 23 And I
| Heb. a redemp- will put ta division between my people and thy people ; fto-morrow
shall this sign be.” 24 And the LORD did so ; and there came a griev-
€ Ps. 78. 45. &
ous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants'
105. 31. houses, and into all the land of Egypt; the land was * corrupted by
* Or, destroyed. reason of the swarm of flies.
poisome beasts,
&c. (The word
answering to
flies is not ex-
pressed in the
Hebrew, but that
this insect is
LXX xvvouvia,
tion.
Or, by to-mor-
Tow.
☺) The plague of lice reproved the absurd super- although their rites were most filthy and contemp-
stition which demanded external purity alone.—The tible, yet they were carried on with a most scrupu-
Egyptians considered it a great profanation of the lous show of purity and cleanliness.
temple if they entered it with any animalculæ of (9) The fourth plague must have convinced the
this sort upon them. The people in general wore Egyptians, who were worshippers of zebub, the
a linen garment over another of linen; but they god-Ay, that their own gods were converted into
laid aside the former when they approached their instruments of torment in the hand of a superior
deities, for fear it should harbour vermin; and Power.
Part IV.]
141
THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT-SIXTH PLAGUE.
13. 6.
B. C. 1491.
25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go ye,
sacrifice to your God in the land.” 26 And Moses said, “ It is not meet
d.Ge. 43. 32. & so to do, for we shall sacrifice dthe abomination of the Egyptians to
46. 34. De. 7.
25, 26. & 12. 31. the LORD our God; lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the
Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? 27 We will
• Ex. 3. 12, 18. go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD
our God, as he shall command us.” 28 And Pharaoh said, “ I will let
you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness;
f Ex. 9. 28. 1 Ki. only ye shall not go very far away: fentreat for me.” 29 And Moses
said, “Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the Lord that
the swarms of fies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and
from his people, to-morrow; but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any
more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”
30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.
31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses ; and he removed
the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his
g Ex. 4. 21. people; there remained not one. 32 And Pharaoh Shardened his heart
at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
SECTION V.--The Fifth Plague-Murrain of Cattle. (10)
SECT. V.
Exod. ix. 1-7.
A. M. 2513.
Then the Lord said unto Moses, “ Go "in unto Pharaoh, and tell
Hales, 1648. him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go,
Egypt. that they may serve me. 2 For if bthou refuse to let them go, and wilt
hold them still, 3 behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle
a Ex. 8. 1.
which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels,
upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous
d See Ex. 8. 22. murrain. 4 And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and
the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that is the
children's of Israel.” 5 And the LORD appointed a set time, saying,
“ To-morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.” 6 And the
LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died;
but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. ? And Pha-
raoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites
fEx. 7. 14. & 8. dead. And 'the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let
the people go.
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.-The Sixth Plague—The Biles. (11)
Exod. ix. 8-12
A. M. 2513.
8 AND the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, “ Take to you
Hales, 1648. handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the
heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all
the land of Egypt, and shall be "a bile breaking forth with blains upon
a Ro. 16. 2.
man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.” 10 And they
took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses sprin-
6 De. 28. 27. kled it up toward heaven; and it became ba bile breaking forth with
c Ex. 8. 18, 19. blains upon man, and upon beast. 11 And “the magicians could not
stand before Moses because of the biles ; for the bile was upon the
magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. 12 And the Lord hardened
the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; das the LORD
had spoken unto Moses.
0 Ex. 8. 2.
c Ex. 7. 4.
e Ps. 78. 50.
32.
B. C. 1491.
Egypt.
2 Ti. 3. 9.
d Ex. 4. 21.
(10) The fifth plague destroyed the living objects (11) The sixth plague was the bile produced by
of their stupid worship. The sacred bull, the ram, the ashes of the furnaces, in which they had of-
the heifer, and the he goat, fell dead before their fered human sacrifices, probably some of the Israel-
worshippers, as if in ridicule of their vain incense. ites themselves : they were accustomed to scatter
This judgment must have likewise had a great ef- the ashes, to obtain a blessing from their gods :
fect on the Israelites, and must have tended to this very rite became the means of their present tor-
wean their affections from those gods of the coun- ment.
try to which they had before attached themselves.
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THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT-SEVENTH PLAGUE. [PERIOD III.
B. C. 1491.
stand, Ro. 9. 17.
* may be thee up, for earth. 160mm people wit, I will st
Pr. 16. 4. 1 Pe.
2. 9.
hcart unto. Ex.7.
23.
is and his Moses,“ Stiland of
d Re. 16. 21.
SECT. VII.
SECTION VII.— The Seventh Plague-Hail.(12)
A. M. 2513.
Exod. ix. 13, to the end.
HALES, 1648.
God's message threatening hail. 22 The plugue of hail. 27 Pharaoh sueth to Moses, 35 but yet is
hardened.
Egypt.
13 AND the LORD said unto Moses, “Rise up early in the morning,
a See Ex. 8. 20. and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD
God of the Hebrews, Let my people go that they inay serve me. 14 For
I will at this time send all my plagues upon thy heart, and upon thy
6 See Ex. 8. 10. servants, and upon thy people; bthat thou mayest know that there is
c Ex. 3. 20.
none like me in all the earth. 15 For now 'I will stretch out my hand,
that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt
be cut off from the earth. 16 And in very deed for this cause have I
† Heb. made thee *raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my Name
See Ex. 14. 17. may be declared throughout all the earth. 17 As yet exaltest thou thy-
self against my people, that thou wilt not let them go ? 18 Behold, to-
morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such
as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until
now. 19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou
hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found
in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down
upon them, and they shall die.” 20 He that feared the word of the
LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle
+ Heb. set not his flee into the houses; 2 and he that fregarded not the word of the
Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.
22 And the Lord said unto Moses, “Stretch forth thy hand toward
heaven, that there may be dhail in all the land of Egypt, upon man,
and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land
of Egypt.” 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and
17. Poz. 'the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground,
& 105. 32. & and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail,
30. Ez. 38. 22. and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none
like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the
hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field,
f Ps. 105. 33.
both man and beast; and the hail 'smote every herb of the field, and
22. brake every tree of the field. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where
°Is. 32. 18, 19.
the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto
1 Ex. 10. 16. them, “ I "have sinned this time; the LORD is righteous, and I and
129. 4. & 145. my people are wicked. 28 Entreat 'the LORD (for it is enough) that
17. La. 1. 18.
14. Ja. 4. there be no more #mighty thunderings and hail ; and I will let you go,
and ye shall stay no longer.” 29 And Moses said unto him, “As soon
į See Ex. 8.8, 28.
# Heb. voices of as I am gone out of the city, I will "spread abroad my hands unto the
4. Lord, and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more
k 1 Ki.8. 22, 38.
*hail; that thou mayest know how that 'the earth is the Lord's. 30 But
? Ps. 24. 1.
as for thee and thy servants, “I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD
God.” 31 And the flax and the barley was smitten; for the barley was
in the ear, and the flax was bolled. 32 But the wheat and the rye were
* Heb. hidden, or, not smitten ; for they were *not grown up.
33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and "spread abroad
n See Ex. 8. 12.
his hands unto the LORD ; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the
rain was not poured upon the earth. 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the
rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more,
and hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35 And 'the heart of
etc
f
• Jos. 10. 10. Ps,
18. 13. & 78. 47
148. 8. Is. 30.
Re. 8. 7.
g See Ex.8. 22. hooloo
2 Ch. 12. 6. Ps.
10.
God. Ps. 29. 3, 4.
Ps. 143. 6.
m Is. 26. 10.
dark.
o See Ex. 4. 21.
(12) The seventh plague demonstrated that neither Jehovah. These phenomena of nature seldom dis-
Isis, who presided over water, nor Osiris, the lord turbed, at any period of the year, the climate of
of fire, was able to protect the fields and the climate Egypt. On this occasion, they happened at a time
of Egypt from the thunder, the rain, and the fire of when the air was generally most calm and serene.
Part IV..]
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THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT-EIGHTH PLAGUE.
+ Hebr. by the hand Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go;
of Moses. Ex. 4.
13.
as the LORD had spoken tby Moses.
14.
6 Ex. 7. 4.
c De. 4. 9. Ps. 44.
78. 5, &c. Joel
1. 3.
* Heb. eye,ver. 15.
fEx. 9. 32. Joel
1. 4.
SECT. VIII.
SECTION VIII.-The Eighth Plague-Locusts. (13)
Exod. x. 1–20.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
God threateneth to send locusts. 7 Pharaoh, moved by his servants, inclineth to let the Israelites go.
Hales, 1648.
12 The plague of the locusts. 16° Pharaoh sueth to Moses.
Egypt. 1 And the LORD said unto Moses, “Go in unto Pharaoh ; "for I
have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, "that I might
a Ex. 4. 21. & 7.
show these my signs before him ; 2 and that thou mayest tell in the
4ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in
1. & 71. 18. & Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may
know how that I am the LORD.”
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him,
“ Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou re-
d 1 ki. 21.29. fuse dto humble thyself before me ? let my people go, that they may
2 Ch. 7. 14, &
34. 27. Job 42. 6. serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow
10: 1 Pe. 5.6:* will I bring the ‘locusts into thy coast. 5 And they shall cover the
e Re. 9. 3. *face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth; and they
" shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto
you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out
g Ex. 8. 3, 21. of the field. 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy
servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers,
nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon
the earth unto this day.” And he turned himself, and went out from
Pharaoh.
7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, “How long shall this man
Jos. 23. 13. 1 Sa. be ha snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD
their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed ? " 8 And
Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh, and he said unto
them, “Go, serve the LORD your God: but twho are they that shall
go ?” 9 And Moses said, “We will go with our young and with our
old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with
i Ex. 5. 1. our herds will we go; for 'we must hold a feast unto the LORD.”
10 And he said unto them, “Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let
you go, and your little ones : look to it! for evil is before you. 11 Not
so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did
desire.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
; Ex. 7. 19. 12 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Stretch jout thy hand over the
land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land
of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath
left.” 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and
the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that
night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
k Ps. 78. 46. & 14 And "the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all
I Joel 2. 2.
the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they ; 'before them there were
no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they
m See ver. 5. covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened;
n Ps. 105. 35. "and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees
which the hail had left; and there remained not any green thing in
the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
18. 21.
† Heb. who and
who, &C.
105. 34.
(13) In the eighth plague of locusts, the Egyp- and the sea, which they regarded as their defence
tians undoubtedly offered up their prayers to Isis against the locusts, could not protect them. An
and Serapis, who were the conservators of all plenty. east wind (ver. 13) prevailed all that day, and all
They would likewise naturally invoke those deities, that night; this wind must have brought the lo-
who were supposed to have power over these de- custs from Arabia, and borne them, contrary to their
structive creatures. But their very deities could nature, over the Red Sea; which proved no barrier
not stand before Moses. The winds they venerated to their progress.
were made the instruments of their destruction;
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INSTITUTION OF THE PASSOVER.
call.
| Heb. hastened to 16 Then Pharaoh Icalled for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said,
• Ex. 9. 27. “I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. 17 Now
p See Ex. 8. 8. therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, "and entreat the
LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.”
9 See Ex. 8. 12, 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 19 And
the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the
* Hcb, fastened. locusts, and *cast them into the Red Sea; there remained not one
Ex. 4. 21.& 11. locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 But the LORD 'hardened Pharaoh's
heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
30.
10.
16. l.
PART V.
PART V.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
INSTITUTION OF THE PASSOVER.(14)
Hales, 1648.
Exod. xii. 1-20.
Egypt.
The beginning of the year is changed. 3 The Passover is instituted. 11 I'he rite of the Passover.
15 Unleavened bread.
a Ex, 13. 4. De. And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
* Or, ki:l.
saying, 2 « This month shall be unto you the beginning of months ; it
0 Lev. 22. 19-21. shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the
congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they
shall take to them every man a *lamb, according to the house of their
+ Heb. son of a
ye.ir. Le. 23."12. fathers, a lamb for a house. 4 And if the household be too little for the
c Ex. 13. 3, 10.& lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according
Le. 23. 5, 6. s to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall
16, 17. De. 16. 1, make your count for the lamb.
. 5 Your lamb shall be 'without blemish, a male tof the first year; ye
Ez. 45. 21. Mat. shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats. 6 And ye shall keep
26. 19, &c.
Flebo between the it up until the 'fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole
Ex. 16.1129 assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it fin the evening.
Mal. 1.8,14. He.
9. 14. 1 Pe. 1.
19.
23. 15. & 34. 1
Nu.9.3, 11. & 28.
6. Jos. 5. 10.
2 Ch. 30. 2, 15.
(14) The account of the Passover is put together neither is it probable that they would have inquired
(in Exod. chap. xii.) to connect the history of its in vain concerning the object of each ceremony.
institution with that of its observance. It is how- They must then have seen, through the clouds and
ever evident from Exod. xii. 3, that the command shadows of the typical institutions, the brightness
for its observance was given on the tenth day of of that truth, " Christ our Passover is (to be) slain
the month Nisan; and, in commemoration of this for us, therefore let us keep the feast." They
fact, the Jews were accustomed to select their victim must have known, that, by partaking of this feast,
for sacrifice four days before it was slain. By ob- they entered into covenant with God, and that the
serving the arrangement of the events related in sacrifice itself was exclusively mystical, referring
this fifth part, we shall more clearly discern the to the future Great Sacrifice, the more perfect atone-
very wonderful manner in which the wisdom of ment, by means of faith in which they were to be
Providence impressed the Israelites with a contempt delivered from a worse bondage than even this of
and hatred of idolatry, and directed their attention, Egypt. Such (and many more of the same nature)
at the same time, to their future Messiah.
were the reflections of the Israelites during the
The eight plagues, which had now been inficted continuance of the plague of darkness. On the
upon the Egyptians must have convinced the Israel- morning of the fourteenth, they prepare their victim
ites of the vanity and folly of the Egyptian idolatry, for the knife : between the two evenings, that is,
and the certainty that their God was the only true between the ninth and eleventh hours of the day,
God. While the effect of these eight judgments the very hour on which Christ died, the sacrifice
was still powerful, the people were ordered to pre- is slain the blood is sprinkled on the door post-
pare the Passover. On the very day in which the the Passover is eaten, and the Israelites, with their
command was issued, the plague of darkness began; loing girded, their shoes on their feet, and their
while the children of Israel had light in their dwelle staff in their hand, ready for their journey, only
ings. Amid the silence and the terror of this await the signal to leave the land of Egypt. That
fearful pause, they selected their victim, and made signal is given : at midnight the firstborn are slain ;'
ready their Passover. Time was afforded them for and, amidst the universal distress and agony of the
reflection on the meaning of those ceremonies Egyptians, the proinise to the patriarchs is accom-
with which their victim was to be offered. The plished, and the Israelites leave the land of bondage,
lamb was a propitiatory sacrifice; and its blood was with all the calmness and solemnity of a religious
to be sprinkled upon the door, that the sword of the procession._Vide Cudworth's True Notion of the
avenging angel might be turned aside from their Lord's Supper ; Abp. Magee On the Atonement, vol.
families. Upon this sacrifice too they feasted; and i. p. 309, &c.; Witsius, ČEcon. Fed. lib. 4. c. 9. s.
the lamb was so to be slain, and so to be eaten, that 35, 58; Hales' Anal. vol. ii. p. 198; Lightfoot in
they must have been conscious that their legislator loc. and vol. i. p. 707 ; on the two Evenings, vide
was either acting from an arbitrary and useless ca- Pfeiffer Diffic. loc. SS. Cent. Prim. p. 225; for the
price, or that each piacular rite and ceremony must last sentence of the note, vide Horsley's Bib.
have been ordained with some specific object. Crit. vol. i. p. 32; and Pfeiffer in loc. Cent. Prim.
They could not have suspected their great prophet, p. 229.
at this terrible moment, of acting with caprice;
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S
& 23. 18. & 34.
& Ex. 11. 4, 5.
Am. 5. 17.
struction.
? And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts
and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
d Ex. 13. 3, 6, 7, 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and "unleav-
25. De. 16. 3. ened bread, and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw,
1 Co. 5. 8.
e De. 16. 7.
nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his
f Ex. 23. 18. legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10 And 'ye shall let nothing of
it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the
morning ye shall burn with fire. .
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on
your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is
5. the Lord's Passover. 12 For "I will pass through the land of Egypt this
night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man
h Nu. 33. 4. and beast; and "against all the *gods of Egypt I will execute judgment:
21.6.2. .*. I am the LORD. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the
John 10. 34, 35. houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you,
+ Heb. for a de- and the plague shall not be upon you fto destroy you, when I smite
the land of Egypt.
i Ex. 13. 9. 14 And this day shall be unto you 'for a memorial, and ye shall keep
; See ver. 8.
it ja feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it
a feast by an ordinance for ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened
bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses;
for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh
k Ge. 17. 14. Nu. day, kthat soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there
? Le. 23. 7,8. Nu. shall be 'a holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be a
28. 18, 25.
holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them,
Heb. soul. save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
m See Ex. 13. 3. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for Min this self-
same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore
shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
18 In "the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even,
ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the
month at even. 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your
houses ; for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul
shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a
stranger, or born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened ; in all
your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.”
9. 13.
n See ver. 6.
TO
SECT. I.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
Hales, 1648.
Egypt.
a Ex. 9. 22.
* Heb. that one
may fcel darle-
ness.
o Ps. 105. 28.
Wis. 17.2, &c.
CEx. 8. 22. Wis.
18. 1.
† Heb. into our
hands.
PART VI.
CONCLUSION OF THE TEN PLAGUES.
Section 1.—The Ninth Plague-- Three Days' Darkness. (15)
Exod. x. 21-27.
21 AND the LORD said unto Moses, “ Stretch 'out thy hand toward
heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, *even
darkness which may be felt.” 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand
toward heaven; and there was a "thick darkness in all the land of
Egypt three days: 23 they saw not one another, neither rose any from
his place for three days: 'but all the children of Israel had light in
their dwellings.
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, “Go ye, serve the LORD;
only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also
go with you.” 25 And Moses said, “ Thou must give tus also sacrifices
and burnt offerings, that wg may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind;
(15) The ninth plague asserted the same truths. moon, nor stars, could preserve them from this su-
The heavenly host were the favorite objects of ado- pernatural darkness.
ration with the Egyptians. Yet neither sun, nor
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a Ex. 4. 21. &
14. 4, 8.
for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know
not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.” 27 But
the LORD 'hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
B. C. 1491.
1-8.
39.
See Ex. 3.
d 2 Sa. 7. 9. Est.
5. 17. Wis. 18.10. 11ddiy all an
u delovi
SECT. II. SECTION II.-The Passover eaten ;~ The Tenth Plague-The Firstborn
slain. (16)
A. M. 2513.
Exod. x. 28, 29, chap xi. 1-10, and chap. xii. 21–30.
Hales, 1648. God's message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neiyhhours. 4 Moses threateneth Pharaoh
with the death of the firstborn. - Chap. x. 28 Pharuoh bunisheth Moses. - Chap. xii. 21 The
Egypt.
Passover euten. 29 The firstborn slain.
And the LORD said unto Moses, " Yet will I bring one Exod. xi.
plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he ?
a Ex. 12. 31, 33, will let you go hence : 'when he shall let you go, he shall surely
thrust you out hence altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the people,
and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her
6 See Ex. 3. 22. neighbour, ojewels of silver, and jewels of gold.” 3 And the Lord gave
21. the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man
t. Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's
9. 4. Eccl. 45. 1.
servants, and in the sight of the people.
e See Ex. 12. 12, 4 And Moses said, “ Thus saith the LORD, `About midnight will I
23, 29.
f Am. 4. 10. go out into the midst of Egypt. 5 And all the firstborn in the land of
Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his
throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the
& Ex, 12:30. Am mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great cry
throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor
h Ex. 8. 22. shall be like it any more. But "against any of the children of Israel
i Jos. 10. 21.
shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may
know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians
; Ex. 12. 33. and Israel. 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and
bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people
* Heb. that is at *that follow thee; and after that I will go out.” 28 And (17) Exong
thy feet. So Ju.
4. 10. & 8.5. Pharaoh said unto him, “Get thee from me, take heed to 28, 29.
2 Ki. 3. 9. thyself, see my face no more ; for in that day thou seest my
face thou shalt die.” 29 And Moses said, “ Thou hast spoken
Exod. xi.
k Heb. 11. 27. well, “I will see thy face again no more.” 8 And he went 8–10.
† Heb. heat of an out from Pharaoh in ta great anger.
2 Ex.3. 19. & 7. 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Pharaoh 'shall not hearken unto
4. & 10. 1.
you; that "my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh ; and
n Ex. 10:20,27. "the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the
22. ** children of Israel go out of his land.
21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said Exod. xii.
o Nu. 9. 4. 2 Ki. unto them, “ Draw 'out and take you a flamb according to 21-00
20. Mat. 26. 18, your families, and kill the passover. 22 And ”ye shall take a bunch of
| Or, kid.
I Ki. 20. 10.
ger.
m Ex. 7. 3.
Ro. 2. 5. & 9.
hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel
D He. 11. 28. and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none
21-30
23. 21. Ezra 6.
19.
(16) The tenth plague was an assertion of the family united in the expression of sorrow : what
right of Jehovah to the firstborn. In the patri- must the scene have been, when, at midnight, the
archal dispensation, which the Egyptians had per- Lord smote all the firstborn of the land of Egypt,
verted, the firstborn were devoted to God; in addi- from the firstborn of Pharaoh on the throne, to the
tion to which, Moses had declared Israel to be the firstborn of the captive in the dungeon: when the
firstborn of Jehovah. The true God therefore de- king, and his servants, and all the people, rose up
manded those of the children of the Egyptians who in the night: and " there was a great cry in Egypt;
ought to have been dedicated to his service. He for there was not a house where there was not one
destroyed them in a moment, at midnight. The dead !"-Bryant On the Plagues, &c.; Bishop
Israelites were saved, by eating the god whom the Gleig's Disscrtation, in Stackhouse, vol. i. p. 472;
Egyptians worshipped. The terrors of that mo- Hales' Analysis, vol. ii. p. 186-199.
ment have never been equalled by any scene of (17) These two verses are inserted here on the
distress which has since been recorded in history. authority of Dr. Hales (Anal. vol. ii. p. 197); the
It was the custom of the Egyptians to rush from rest of the arrangement of this part is made on the
the house into the street, to bewail the dead with authority of Lightfoot.
loud and bitter outcries; and every member of the
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THE EXODUS-FIRST JOURNEY.
of you sha will pass throughter, and on the two Destroyer to come in
3. &
9. 4.
1 Co. 10. 10.
6. Ps. 78. 6.
of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. 23 For
the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he
seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD
9. Ez. 9. 6. Re. 7. will pass over the door, and 'will not suffer "the Destroyer to come in
72 Sa. 24. 16. unto your houses to smite you. 24 And ye shall observe this thing for
an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to
• Ex. 3. 8, 17. pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, Ⓡac-
Ex. 13. 8, 14. cording as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 And 'it
De. 32. 7. Jos. 4.
shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean
ye by this service ? 27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's
Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt,
when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.” And the
people "bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel
o He. 11. 23. went away, and 'did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron,
so did they.
w No. 8,27;& 33. 29 And it came to pass, that at midnight 'the LORD smote all the
105. 36. & 135.. firstborn in the land of Egypt, * from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat
on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the Idun-
5. Wis. 18. 11. geon ; and all the firstborn of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the
1. Heb; house of night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was
y Pr. 21. 13. Am. Ya great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not
5. 17. Ja. 2. 13. one dead.
u Ex. 4. 31.
4. Ps. 78. 51. &
8. & 136. 10.
2 Ex. 4. 23. & 11.
the pit.
Egypt.
105. 38.
PART VII.
PART VII.
A. M. 2513.
THE EXODUS.
B. C. 1491.
Exod. xii. 31–36, and 40-42.
Hales, 1648.
31 AND `he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “ Rise
up, and get you forth from among my people, 'both ye and the chil-
abs. 231. Ps. dren of Israel ; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 32 Also take
6 Ex. 10. 9. your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone: and bless
c Ex. 10. 26.
me also.” 33 And 'the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they
d Ge. 27. 34.
e Ex. 11.8. might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, “ We be all
Ge. 20. 3. Or, dead men.” 34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened,
dead men.—Ed. their *kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their
8.3. cough. Ex. shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of
g Ex. 3. 22. & 11. Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and
i Šee Ex. 3. 21. jewels of gold, and raiment. 36 And "the LORD gave the people favor
in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things
as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt,
i See Ge. 15. 13. was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end
of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came
įEx. 7. 4. to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of
† Hcb. a night of Egypt. 42 It is ta night to be much observed unto the Lord for bring-
See De. 16.6. ing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD
to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
2.
observations.
PART VIII.
SECT. I.
THE WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS.
A. M. 2513.
Section I.-The First Journcy-From Rameses to Succoth. (18)
B. C. 1491.
Hales, 1648.
Nom. xxxiii. 1-5.—Exod. xii. 37–39.
Rameses to Suc- 1 THESE are the journeys of the children of Israel, which Num. xxxiii.
coth.
went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under
1-4.
(18) For the sake of greater clearness, the wan- xxxiii., in forty-two journeyings. The Israelites
derings of the Israelites in the wilderness are ar- might have entered Canaan within the space of
ranged, according to the itinerary of Moses, Numb. forty days, instead of forty years. They were
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4.
3. Ex. 38. 26.
21.
* Heb. a great
the hand of Moses and Aaron. 2 And Moses wrote their goings out
according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD : and
these are their journeys according to their goings out. 3 And they de-
a Ex. 12. 2. & 13. parted from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the
first month ; on the morrow after the Passover the children of Israel
6 Ex. 14. 8. went out 'with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians. 4 For the
c Ex. 12. 29. Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among
d Ex. 12. 12. &, them; dupon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.
18. 11. Is. 19. l.
Re. 12. 8. 37 And the children of Israel journeyed from “Rameses to Exod. xii.
e Ge. 47. 11.
37–39.
Succoth, about 'six hundred thousand on foot that were men,
f Ge. 12. 2. & 46. besides children. 38 And *a mixed multitude went up also with them;
Nu. 1. 46. & 11. and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And they baked un-
leavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt,
mitture. Nu. 11. for it was not leavened ; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and
Ex. 6. 1.& 11. could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
1. & 12. 33.
Num. xxxiii. 5. And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in
Succoth.
SECT. II.
Section II.- The Command for Observing the Passover is rencwed.
A. M. 2513.
Exod. xii. 43, to the end, and xiii. 1-19.
B. C. 1491. The ordinance of the Passo:er. ---- Chap. xiii. 1 The firstborn are sunctified to God. 3 The memo-
Hales, 1648.
rial of the Passover is commanded."11 The firstlings of beasts are set apart. 17 The Israelites
Succoth.
go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.
43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, “ This is the ordinance
a Nu. 9. 14. of the Passover. There shall no stranger eat thereof; 44 but every
6 Ge. 17. 12, 13. man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast "circumcised
c Lo. 22. 10. him, then shall he eat thereof. 45 A (foreigner and a hired servant
shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not
d Nu. 9. 12. Jolin carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither dshall
ye break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall *keep
it. 48 And 'when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the
Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him
come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land ;
& Nu, 15. 15, 16. for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One ”law shall be to
him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.”
50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded
· Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came to pass the selfsame day,
that the LORD "did bring the children of Israel out of the land of
Egypt by their armies.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 « Sanctify Exod. xii.
i Ex. 22. 29, 30. unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb 1-19.
& 34. 19. Le. 27.
26. Nu. 3. 13. &c among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine."
15. De. 15.19. 3 And Moses said unto the people, “Remember this day, in which
Lu. 2. 23.
ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of tbondage ; for "by strength
7 Heb. scrvánis. of hand the Lord brought you out from this place : 'there shall no
1 Sce Ex. 6. 1. leavened bread be eaten. 4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.
1 Ex. 12. 8.
5«And it shall be when the LORD shall "bring thee into the land of
3.1. 18. De. 16. 1. the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites,
n See Ex. 3.8.
e. 12. 2. and the Jebusites, which he 'sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land
p Ex. 12. 25, 20. flowing with milk and honey, Pthat thou shalt keep this service in this
* 15, 16.
L. 8, month. 6 Seven 'days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the
seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall be
See Ex. 12. 8, eaten seven days; and there shall 'no leavened bread be seen with
19.
19. 33, 36.
e Nu. 9. 13.
* Heb. do it.
f Nu. 9. 14.
Ga. 3. 28.
h See Ex. 3. 8.
8. 16, 17. &
18.
; Ex. 12. 16, 42.
m Ex. 23. 15. &
See Ex. 12. 8,
thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
however commanded to wander in the wilderness had been corrupted by Egyptian superstition, would
during that length of time for the wisest purposes. have died away—and the rising generation, sup-
They were by this means gradually inured to war, ported by continued miracles, would be trained up
and prepared for obtaining possession of the prom- in obedience to the God of their fathers.--Burnet's
ised land—they were not in so much danger of re- Boyle's Lecture, vol. ii. p. 193.
lapsing into idolatry-the old generation, which
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THIRD JOURNEY-TO PI-HAHIROTH.
Mat. 23. 5.
ver. 2.
86 And thou shalt 'show thy son in that day, saying, This is done
because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out
t Ex. 12. 14. of Egypt. 9 And it shall be for 'a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and
6. 8. & 11. 18. for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy
16. Je. 22. 24. mouth; for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of
Egypt. 10 Thou “shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from
u Ex. 12. 14, 24.
year to year.
11“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of
v See Ge. 12. 2. the Canaanites, as 'he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall
Heb. cause to give it thee, 12 that thou shalt #set apart unto the Lord all that openeth
pass over. See
the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast;
20. Ex. 34. 20. Nu. the males shall be the Lord's. 13 And "every firstling of an ass thou
* Or, kid.
shalt redeem with a *lamb, and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou
shalt break his neck; and all the firstborn of man among thy children
2 Nu. 3. 46, 47. *shalt thou redeem.
y Ex. 12. 26. De. 14“ And 'it shall be when thy son asketh thee tin time to come, saying,
4. 6, What is this ? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the
+ Heb. to-morrow. Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage. 15 And
2 Ex. 12. 29.
it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that "the Lord
slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man,
and the firstborn of beast : therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that
openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children
I redeem. 16 And it shall be for a token upon thy hand, and for front-
18. 15, 16.
6. 20. Jos. 4. 6,
21.
a Ex. 14. 11,
Nu. 14. 1-4.
c Ex. 14. 2. Nu.
33. 6, &c.
rank.
(
B. C. 1491.
Succoth to
Etham.
se of the wilderey from Succothcloud, and a piller of
us forth out of Egypt.”
17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that
God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines,
12. although that was near; for God said, “ Lest peradventure the people
0 De. 17. 16. “repent when they see war, and 'they return to Egypt.” 18 But God led
Nu. the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea;
Or, by five in a and the children of Israel went up tharnessed out of the land of Egypt.
d See Ge. 50. 25. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him ; for he had straitly
sworn the children of Israel, saying, “God dwill surely visit you, and ye
SECT. III.
shall carry up my bones away hence with you."
A. M. 2513. Section III.— The Second Journey–From Succoth to Etham.
Exod. xiii. 20, to the end.-Num. xxxiii. 6.
Hales, 1648.
The Israelites come to Etham. God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire.
20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in
a Ex. 14. 19, 24. Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the LORD "went before
34.8 33: 2, 14. them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by
& 49. 34-38. Nu. night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, to go by day and night.
& 14. 14. & 20. 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of
Jos. 5. 13. fire by night, from before the people.
19. Ps. 78. 14. & Num. xxxiii. 6. And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in
& 105. 39. Is. 4. the edge of the wilderness.
SECTION IV.—The Third Journey-From Etham to Pi-hahiroth ;-
Pharaoh's Army approaches.
Num. xxxiii. 7.—Exod. xiv. 1-18.
SECT. IV.
God instructeth the Israelites in their journey. 5 Pharaoh pursueth after them. 10 The Israelites
murmur. 13 Moses conforteth them. 15 God instructeth Moses.
? And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth,
which is before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.
Etham to Pi-
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, “that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between
Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon; before it shall ye en-
camp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel,
VOL. I.
9. 15. & 10. 34.
16. De. l, 33.
Ne. 9. 12,
91. 11. & 99. 7.
5. & 63. 9. 1 Co.
10. 1.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
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hahiroth.
• Je. 44. 1.
M*
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h Pr. 12. 15.
i Ex. 15. 4.
9. Nu. 33. 3.
9.
c Ps. 71. 11. They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
d Ex. 4. 21.
4 And 'I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them,
e Ex. 9. 16. Ro. and I ®will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; "that the
9, 17, 22, 23.
f Ex. 7.5. Egyptians may know that I am the LORD.” And they did so.
g Ps. 105. 25. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled; and the
heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people,
and they said, “ Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go
from serving us?” 6 And "he made ready his chariot, and took his people
with him. (19) ? And he took 'six hundred chosen chariots, and all the
chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the
j See Ex. 4. 21. Lord 'hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued
L Ex. 6. 1. & 13. after the children of Israel; and "the children of Israel went out with
9. Jog. a high hand. 9 But the 'Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and
24. 6. 1 Mac. 4. chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook
them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up
their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they
m Jos. 24. 7. Ne. were sore afraid, and the children of Israel "cried out unto the LORD.
E 107. 6.4. . 11 And "they said unto Moses, “ Because there were no graves in Egypt,
n Ps. 106. 7, 8. hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou
o Ex. 5. 21. & 6. dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt ? 12 Is 'not this the
word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, "Let us alone, that we
may serve the Egyptians ?' For it had been better for us to serve the
p 2 Ch. 20. 15, 17. m
1.30. 13, 14. Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.”
* Or, for whereas 13 And Moses said unto the people, “ Fear Pye not, stand still, and see
Egyptians to the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to-day: *for the
day, fc.
Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more
22. & 20. 4. Jos. for ever. 14 The 'Lord shall fight for you, and 'ye shall hold your peace.”
3.2 Ch. 20. 29. 15 And the LORD said unto Moses, " Wherefore *criest thou unto me?
31. 4.
speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. 16 But lift 'thou
up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and
& Gc. 15. 1.
the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the
9. 9. Ps. 34. 17.
9.
De, 1. 30. &
3.
10. 14, 42. &
23.
Ne. 4. 20. Is.
or Is. 30. 15.
up
t Ex. 7. 19.
(19) Idolatry, in its grossest and most odious sequent ages, were known as the maritime Phe-
forins, had not been long established in Egypt prior nicians, the Rephaim, the Perizzim, &c. At
to the time of the Exodus. The Egyptians, that is, length they invaded Egypt, where they made Ava-
the ancient Misraim, who received the people with ris, or Goshen, their chief residence. This event
great kindness, and whom the Israelites were there- took place six years before the birth of Abraham.
fore directed to consider with esteem and gratitude, Abimelech is supposed to have been a feudatory
do not appear to have been idolators of this descrip- chief of this race : after the conference with Abra-
tion in the time of Joseph. It is not improbable ham, he returned to Avaris. The shepherd kings
that the preaching of Abraham might have had were expelled from Egypt by the native Misraim,
great effect, and preserved the Misraim from the about fifteen years before Joseph was sold into
surrounding contagion. They were for a long time Egypt; and the province of Goshen, which was
patriarchal Monotheists. The wonderful miracles thus left vacant, was assigned to the fainily of
wrought among them by Moses, the destruction of Jacob, in the second year of the famine. So did
their army and their sovereign in the Red Sea, and the providence of God render the contests of
the final expulsion, by the native Misraim, of the nations, and the ambition of their princes, subser-
shepherd kings who had introduced idolatry, con- vient to the welfare of the visible Church.
tributed, in spite of the absurdities which charac- The shepherd kings, however, were not to be
terized the superstitions of Egypt, to perpetuate diverted from their designs. About thirty-seven
those juster notions of a Deity, which are collected years after the death of Joseph, they again invade
by Cudworth, in his Intellectual System, and alluded Egypt, and reduce at once to servitude the native
tő by Witsius (Ægyptiacıl., lib. i. c. 2, 3, 4, &c.) Misraim, and the Israelites. They establish idol-
The oppressors of the Israelites were not the native atry in its most odious forms; build the pyramids;
Misraiin, but the shepherd kings ; the history of destroy the infants of the Israelites : and, after en-
whom has given rise to so much discussion. The during the ten plagues before they release their
following brief outline of their history will illustrate slaves from bondage, they are overwhelmed in the
the part of the sacred narrative which we are now Red Sea; a terrible monument to their kindred in
considering.
Palestine of the power of the God of Israel. So
The Hursos, or shepherd kings, originally settled, much were they weakened by this calamity, that
after the dispersion from Babel, near the Indian the remainder were soon expelled by the native
Caucasus ; from whence they descended to Baby- Misraim; and under the guidance of Cadmus, Da-
lonia. About the time of the death of Serug, they naus, Cecrops, and others, retired to Greece, Phæ-
left their settlements in that province, and, proceed- nicia, Colchis, and other places. See Faber's Ori-
ing round the Arabian desert, invaded Canaan from gin of Pagan Idolatry, book vi. chap. 5. « On the
the north. There they left colonies, which, in sub- Shepherd Kings of Egypt.”
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B. C. 1491.
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Pi-hahiroth to
2 Co. 4. 3.
e Jos. 3. 16. & 4.
23. Ne. 9. 11.
74. 13. &
106. 9.
13. & 63. 12. Je.
f Nu. 33. 8. Ps.
u Ex. 7. 3. sea. 17 And I, behold, “I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and
v See Ex. 9. 16. they shall follow them; and 'I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and
upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And
20 Ex. 7.5. the Egyptians "shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me
honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.”
SECT. V. SECTION V.- The Fourth Journey-From Pi-hahiroth, through the Red Sca
and the Wilderness of Etham, or Shur, to Marah ;-Moses' Song.
A. M. 2513.
Num. xxxiii. 8.—Exod. xiv. 19, to the end, and xv. 1-21.
The cloud removeth behind the camp. 21 The Isruelites pass through the Red Sea, 23 which drown-
eth the Egyptians. — Chap. xv. 1 Moses' Song.
Marah. 8 And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through
the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey
in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
a See Ex. 13. 21. 19 And “the Angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel,
removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went
from before their face, and stood behind them : 20 and it came be-
o See Is. 8. 14.
tween the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel ; band
it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to
these ; so that the one came not near the other all the night. 21 And
c See Ge. 8. 1. Moses stretched out his hand over the sea ; and the LORD caused the
d Ps. 66. 6. sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and "made the sea
4. dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And 'the children of Israel
Job 26. 12. Ps. went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground : and the waters
& 114.3. 18. 51. were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
31. 35. kose. 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst
ting of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
66. 6. & 78. 13.
63. 13. 1 Co. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch 'the LORD looked unto
10. 1. He. 11. 29.
Hub. 3. 10.**** the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud,
h See Ps. 77. 17, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 25 and took off their chariot
* Or, and made wheels, *that they drave them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let
them to go heavi- us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fighteth for them against
the Egyptians.”
26 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Stretch out thy hand over the
sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their
chariots, and upon their horsemen.” 27 And Moses stretched forth his
¿ Jos. 4. 18.
hand over the sea, and the sea 'returned to his strength when the morn-
# ing appeared ; and the Egyptians fled against it, and the Lord fover-
threw the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters return-
j Hab. 3. 8, 13.
• ed, and "covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of
1c Ps. 106. 11.
Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so
1 Ps. 77. 21. & 78. much as one of them. 29 But 'the children of Israel walked upon dry
52, 53.
land in the midst of the sea ; and the waters were a wall unto them
on their right hand, and on their left.
m Ps. 106. 8, 10. 30 Thus the LORD "saved Israel that day out of the hand of the
n Ps. 58. 10. & Egyptians; and Israel "saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
| Heb. hand. 31 And Israel saw that great fwork which the Lord did upon the Egyp-
0 Ex. 4. 31. & 19. tians; and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and
John 2. 11. & 11. his servant Moses.
Then sang "Moses and the children of Israel this song Exod. xv.
* 22. 1. Ps. 106. unto the LORD, and spake, saying,—
1-21.
o De. 10. 21. Ps. “I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously :
The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
14. Is. 12. 2. 2 The 'Lord is my strength and song,
And he is become my salvation :
s Ex. 3. 15, 16.
12 Sa. 22. 47. Ps. He is my God-and I will "prepare him a habitation;
99. 5. & 118. 28.
My 'father's God-and 'I will exalt him.
tu Ps. 24. 8. 3 The Lord “is a man of war:
&c.
ly.
leb, shook off.
De. 11. 4. Ps.
78. 53.
to "Truewu, au vitu
59. 10.
9. Ps. 106. 12.
45.
p Ju. 5. 1.2 Sa.
12.
18. 2. & 59. 17.
& 62. 6. & 118.
7 Ps. 132. 5.
Is. 25. 1.
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v Ex. 6. 3. Ps.
83. 18.
24. & 47. 14.
a Job 4. 9.
3. 10.
53. 12. Lu. 11.
22.
8. 23. Ps. 71. 19.
6,8. Je, 10. 6. &
49. 19.
The "LORD is his name!
4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea :
His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
5 The depths have covered them:
20 Ne. 9. 11. They "sank into the bottom as a stone.
z Ps. 118. 15, 16. 6 Thy right hand, O LORD! is become glorious in power :
Thy right hand, O LORD! hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
y De. 33. 26. ? And in the greatness of thine 'excellency
Thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee:
z Ps. 59. 13. Is. 5. Thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
8 And 'with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together,
6 Ps. 78. 13. flab. The 'floods stood upright as a heap,
And the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
6 Ju. 5. 30. 9 The enemy said, I will pursue,
d Ge. 49. 27. Is. I will overtake, I will ddivide the spoil ;
My lust shall be satisfied upon them;
* Or, repossess. I will draw my sword, my hand shall * destroy them.
e Ps. 147. 18. 10 Thou didst 'blow with thy wind-the sea covered them:
They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
f2 Sa. 7. 22. 1 Ki. 11 Who 'is like unto thee, O Lord! among the tgods ?
& 86. 8. & 89.* Who is like thee, glorious in holiness,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders ?
| Or, mighty ones. 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand—the earth swallowed them.
18.6.3., 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast re-
deemed:
Thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
14 « The "people shall hear, and be afraid :
; Ps. 78. 54. Sorrow 'shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
k Nu. 14. 14. De. 15 Then "the dukes of Edom shall be amazed ;
2. 25. Jos. 2. 9,
The "mighty men of Moab-trembling shall take hold upon them;
Ps. 48. 6.
All 'the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
m Ge. 36. 40. De.
16 Fear 'and dread shall fall upon them;
By the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone;
Till thy people pass over, O LORD!
P See Ge. 35. 5.
Till the people pass over, 'which thou hast purchased.
* 32. 9. 2 Sa. 7.. 17 Thou shalt bring them in,
23. Ps. 74. 2. Is.
43. 1, 3. Je. 31. And "plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance,
In the place, O Lord! which thou hast made for thee to dwell in,
r Ps. 44. 2. & 80. In the Sanctuary, O LORD! which thy hands have established.
18 The 'LORD shall reign for ever and ever.”
t P3. 10. 16. Is. 19 For the "horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his
57. 15.
horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the
sea upon them ; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the
o Nu. 26. 59. midst of the sea.
20 Ju. 11. 34. & 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the "sister of Aaron, "took a timbrel
6. 2 Sa. 6. 16. in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels
149. 3. 150. 4. and with dances. 21 And Miriam *answered them,-
“Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ;
u 1 Su. 18. 7.
The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.”
h P8. 77. 14.
i Ps. 77. 15, 20.
& 78. 52. & 80.
1. & 106. 9. 18.
63. 12, 13. Je. 2.
6.
10.
2. 4.
7 Nu. 22. 3. Hab.
3. 7.
o Jos. 5. 1.
9 Ex. 19. 5. De.
11. Tit. 2. 14.
1 Pe. 2. 9.
8.
s Ps. 78. 54.
u Pr. 21. 31.
21. 21. 1 Sa. 18.
Je. 31. 4, 13.
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.-The Israelites murmur at Marah.
Exod. xv. 22–26.
The people want water. 23 The waters at Marah are bitter. 25 A tree sweeteneth them.
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out
into the wilderness of "Shur; and they went three days in the wilder-
ness, and found no water. 23 And when they came to "Marah, they
could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter ; there-
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
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Maral.
a Ge. 16. 7.
b Nu. 33. 8.
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3.
d Ex. 14. 10. &
e See 2 Ki. 2
& 4. 41.
fiscael came un fifteenth day. And th
* That is, bitter- fore the name of it was called * Marah. 24 And the people murmured
ncss. Ru. 1. 20. 1
c Ex. 16. 2. & 17. against Moses, saying, “ What shall we drink ? " 25 And he dcried unto
e the LORD ; and the LORD showed him a tree, which when he had
17. 4. Ps. 50. 15. cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There he made
Ki. 2. 21. for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26 and
f See Jos. 24. 23. said, “If "thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy
& Ex. 16. 4. De God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to
& 3. 1, 4. 28. 66. his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these
10.& 81. 7.
h De. 7. 12, 15. diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for
i De. 28. 27, 60. I am the Lord that healeth thee.”
; Ex. 23. 25. Po.
41. 3, 4. & 103.
3. & 147.3. SECTION VII.—The Fifth Journey-From Marah to Elim :- The Sixth
Journey-From Elim to the Red Sea.
Num. xxxiii. 9, 10.—Exod. xv. 27.
9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim. And in
A. M. 2513. Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm
B. C. 1491.
trees; and they pitched there.
Hales, 1648.
Marah to the 10 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.
Red Sea.
Exod. xv. 27. And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and three-
score and ten palın trees; and they encamped there by the waters.
SECT. VIII. SecTION VIII.—The Seventh Journey-To the Wilderness of Sin ;-The
A. M. 2513.
People murmur for Bread.
B. C. 1491.
Exod. xvi.-NUM. xxxiii. 11.
HALES, 1648. The Israelites come to Sin. 2 They murmur for want of bread. 4 God promiseth them bread from
Wilderness of heaven. 11 Quails are sent, 14, and manna. 16 The ordering of mann, 25 It was not to be
Sin.
found on the Sabbath. 32 An omer of it is preserved.
1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation
a Ez. 30. 15. of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of “Sin, which is
between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month
after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole con-
6 Ex. 15. 24. 1 Co. gregation of the children of Israel •murmured against Moses and
Aaron in the wilderness. 3 And the children of Israel said unto them,
La. 4. 9.
“ Would 'to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land
d Nu. 11. 4, 5. of Egypt, dwhen we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread
to the full ; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill
this whole assembly with hunger.”
e Ps. 78. 24, 25. &
105. 40. John 6. 4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, “ Behold, I will rain bread
31, 32. 1 Co. 10.
"* from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather *a certain
* Heb, the portion rate every day, that I may 'prove them, whether they will walk in
of a day in his
day. Pr. 30. 8. my law, or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day
Mat. 6. 11.
f Ex. 15. 25.
they shall prepare that which they bring in; and sit shall be twice
g Le. 25. 21. as much as they gather daily.”
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, “ At
h Ex. 6. 7. Nu.
"16. 28-30."". "even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from
i Is. 35. 2. & 40. the land of Egypt. 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory
of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD :
į Nu. 16. 11.
and 'what are we, that ye murmur against us?” 8 And Moses said,
“ This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to
eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth
your murmurings which ye murmur against him : and what are we?
k See 1 Sa. 8. 7. your murmurings are not against us, but kagainst the Lord.”
to. 9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, “ Say unto all the congregation of
13. 2.
i Nu. 16. 16. the children of Israel, 'Come near before the LORD; for he hath heard
your murmurings.” 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the
whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward
m Ex. 13. 21. Nu. the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD" appeared in the cloud.
10, 11. . 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12“ I have heard the
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10. 10.
3.
5. John 11. 4,
40.
Lu. 10. 16. Ro.
16. 19. 1 Ki. 8.
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78.27, 28. & 105.
40.
* Heb. souls.
19, 20. 1 Ti. 6.
17.
murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At
even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread;
and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.”
5. 13 And it came to pass, that at even "the quails came up, and covered
the camp; and in the morning 'the dew lay round about the host. 14 And
o Nu. 11. 9.
when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wil-
p Nu. 11. 7. De. derness there lay Pa small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on
8. 3. Ne. 9. 15.
Ps. 78. 24.*the ground. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one
tor, What is this? to another, “fIt is manna:” for they wist not what it was. And
or, It is a portion. Moses said unto them, “ This 'is the bread which the LORD hath given
9 John 6. 31, 49,
958. 1 Co. 10. 3. you to eat. 16 This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded,
# Heb. by the poll, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every
man, according to the number of your *persons; take ye every man
for them which are in his tents." 17 And the children of Israel did so,
and gathered, some more, some less. 18 And when they did mete it
2 Co. 8. 15. with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that
gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his
eating. 19 And Moses said, “Let no man leave of it till the morning."
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses, but some of them
s Mat. 6. 25, 26, "left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank; and Moses
was wroth with them. 21 And they gathered it every morning, every
man according to his eating; and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as
much bread, two omers for one man; and all the rulers of the con-
gregation came and told .Moses. 23 And he said unto them, “ This is
that which the LORD hath said, “To-morrow is the rest of the holy
Sabbath unto the LORD :' bake that which ye will bake to-day, and
seethe that ye will seethe ; and that which remaineth over lay up for you
to be kept until the morning.” 24 And they laid it up till the morning,
as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm
therein. 25 And Moses said, “ Eat that to-day, for to-day is a Sabbath
Ex. 20. 8-10. unto the LORD; to-day ye shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days ye
shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it
there shall be none."
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on
the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 28 And the Lord
u 2 Ki. 17. 14. Ps. said unto Moses, “ How long “refuse ye to keep my commandments
and my laws ? 29 See! for that the Lord hath given you the Sabbath,
therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide
ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the
seventh day." 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. 31 And the
v Nu. 11. 7, 8. house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; "and it was like co-
riander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with
honey.
32 And Moses said, “ This is the thing which the LORD commandeth,
Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see
the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought
you forth from the land of Egypt." 33 And Moses said unto Aaron,
“ Take "a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up
before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.” 34 As the LORD
z Ex. 25. 16, 21, commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be
10. De. 10. 5. " kept. 35 And the children of Israel did eat manna "forty years, until
i Ki. 8.9.
e, they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came
*8. 2, 3. Jos. 5. unto the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth
12. Ne. 9. 15, 20,
21. John 6. 31,"' part of an ephah.
Num. xxxiii. 11. And they removed from the Red Sea, and encamped in the wilderness
of Sin.
78.10, 22. & 106.
13.
w Heb. I. 4.
& 40.20. Nu. 17.
y Nu. 33. 38. D
49.
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SECT. IX.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
Hales, 1648.
Dophkah.
Alusk.
SECTION IX.—The Eighth Journey-From Sin to Dophkah ;--The Ninth
Journey-From Dophkah to Alush.
Num. xxxiii. 12, 13.
12 AND they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and
encamped in Dophkah.
13 And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
1
B. C. 1491.
a Ex. 16. 1.
I Co. 10. 9.
d Ex. 16. 2.
gains the people thike with me?" i hay drink."
20. 8.
1 Co. 10. 4.
SECT. X. SECTION X.-The Tenth Journey-From Alush to Rephidim ;- The People
A. M. 2513.
murmur for Water ;-War with Amalek.
Exod. xvii.-Num. xxxiii. 14.
Hales, 1648.
The people murmur for water at Rephidim. 5 God sendeth Moses for water to the rocic in Horeb.
Rephidim. 8 Anulek is overcome by the holding up of Moses' hands. 15 Moses buildeth the altar Jehovah-
nissi.
1 AND "all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from
the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the command-
ment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim; and there was no water
o Nu. 20. 3, 4. for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses,
and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said unto
De. 6. 16. Ps., them, “Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye 'tempt the LORD ?”
78. 18, 41. Is. 7.
12. Mat. 4.7. 3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people dmurmured
against Moses, and said, “Wherefore is this that thou hast brought
us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with
thirst ? "
e Ex. 14. 15. 4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, “What shall I do unto
fi Sa. 30. 6. John
In this people ? they be almost ready fto stone me.” 5 And the LORD said
8. 59. & 10. 31.
g Ez. 2. 6. unto Moses, “Go on before the people, and take with thee of the
k Ex. 7. 20. Nu. elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith "thou smotest the river, take
i Nu. 20. 10. 11. in thy hand, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon
Ps: 78. 15, 20.& the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall
8. Wis. 11. 4. come water out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so
in the sight of the elders of Israel. ? And he called the name of the
* That is, tenta- place *Massah, and +Meribah, because of the chiding of the children
Ps. 81.7. & 95. of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD
8. He. 3. 8.
+ That is, chiding, among us, or not?”
or, strife. Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And
ġ See Ge. 36. 12. v.
*** Moses said unto *Joshua, “ Choose us out men, and go out, fight with
Ac. 7. 45. Ho. 4. Amalek; to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with 'the rod
? Ex. 4. 20.
of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him,
and fought with Amalek ; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the
top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses "held up his hand,
that Israel prevailed ; and when he let down his hand, Amalek pre-
vailed. 12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and
put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his
# Ex. 34. 27. hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side ; and his
On se 50. 19:17 hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Joshua dis-
2 Sa, 8. 12. Ezra comfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And
That is, the the LORD said unto Moses, “ Write "this for a memorial in a book, and
ner: see"]4:6." rehearse it in the ears of Joshua ; for 'I will utterly put out the re-
24.
membrance of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 And Moses built an
hand of Amalck altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH-nissi ; 16 for he said, “*Be-
throne of the cause ithe LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek
from generation to generation.”
fore, &c.
f Heb. the land
Num. xxxiii. 14. And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where
of the LORD. was no water for the people to drink.
k Called Jesus,
8.
m Ja, 5. 16.
o See Ge. 36. 12.
9. 14.
:
* Or, Because the
is against the
LORD, there
upon the throne
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7. 38.
i See Ge. 1. l. Job
1. & 50. 12.
k Ex, 20, 21. &
SECT. XI. SECTION XI.--The Eleventh Journey–From Rephidim to Sinai ;-Giving
of the Laro.
Num. xxxiii. 15.—Exod. xix.
B. C. 1491.
Hales, 1647.
i isa The people come to Sinai. 3 God's message by Moses unto the people out of the mount. 8 The
people's unswer returned ugain. 10 The people are prepared against the third duy. 12 The
Sinai.
mountain must not be touched. 16 The fearful presence of God upon the mount.
15 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness
of Sinai.
1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth
out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness
« Ex. 17. 1, 8. of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from “Rephidim, and were come
to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there
o Ex. 3. 1, 12. Israel camped before 'the mount. 3 And “Moses went up unto God,
20. 21. Ac. and the LORD dcalled unto him out of the mountain, saying, “ Thus
d Ex. 3. 4. shalt thou say to the house of. Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
e De. 29. 2. 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how 'I bare you
f De. 32. 11. Is.
63. 9. Re. 12. 14. on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, if
& De. 5. 2. ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then "ye shall
I See Ge. 17.8.
o be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people ; (for 'all the earth
41. 11. Ps. 24. is mine ;) 6and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy
1 Co. 10. 26, 28. nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel.”
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid
before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
i Ex. 24.3, 7. De. 8 And all the people answered together, and said, “ All that the LORD
5. 27. & 26. 17.
hath spoken we will do.” And Moses returned the words of the peo-
24. 15, 16. De. 4. ple unto the LORD. 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Lo, I come
12. & 97. 2. Mlat. unto thee kin a thick cloud, 'that the people may hear when I speak
17.5.
with thee, "and believe thee for ever.” And Moses told the words of
John 12. 29, 30. the people unto the LORD.
m Ex. 14. 31.
10 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Go unto the people, and
* Lev. 11. 44, 45. "sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them °wash their clothes,
Heb. 10. 22.
o Ge. 35. 2. Le.
11 and be ready against the third day; for the third day the LORD
P will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.
Ex. 34. 5. Do.
33. 2.
12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying,
Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch
16, 19. the border of it ; 'whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put
m . Sa, 21. 45. to death. 13 There shall not a hand touch it, but he shall surely be
Ze. 7. 3. 1 Co.
7.5.
stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live.
$ 12. 18, 19. Re. 4. When the *trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.”
5. & 8. 5. & 11. 14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and
t Ex. 40. 34.2 Ch. sanctified the people ; and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said
4. unto the people, “Be ready against the third day : "come not at your
wives.”
v He. 12. 21.
16 And it noma
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there
2 De, 4. 10.
2 De. 4. 11. & 33. were 'thunders and lightnings, and 'a thick cloud upon the mount, and
68. 9, 8. 13. 6. 4. the "voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; (20) so that all the people that
ox was in the camp 'trembled. 17 And “Moses brought forth the people
* 17. 2 Ch. 7. 1-3. out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part
7 Ge. 15. 17. Ps.
8. of the mount. 18 And *Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because
a Ps. 68. 8. & 77. the LORD descended upon it'in fire ; *and the smoke thereof ascended
18. & 114. 7. Je,
4. 24. He. 12. 26. as the smoke of a furnace, and “the whole mount quaked greatly.
11. Ps. 18. ll,
I De. 4. 12, 36.
15. 5,
He. 12. 20.
* Or, cornct, ver
19.
5. 14.
u Re. 1. 10. &
1.
4.
Ha. 3. 3.
144, 5. Re. 15. 8.
(20) The glory of the Angel Jehovah, which was will again come in the same Shechinah, the glory
now seen, was the sarne as that in which he had of the Lord, as when he was then seen by the elders
frequently appeared : and it is by no means improb- of Israel. Vide Mede's 15th Epistle, (Works, b. iy.
able (as his future appearance at the close of the p. 762,) On the Great Day of Judgment; Scott's
present dispensation is uniformly described, as a Christian Life, 9th edit. folio, p. 526; Lowman on
manifestation of himself in a human form,) that he the Shechinuh,
PART VIII.)
157
GIVING OF THE LAW-THE MORAL LAW.
d Seo Ex. 3. 5.
g Jos. 3. 4.
.
A. M. 2513.
Sinai.
a See Ge. 17.8.
14. Je. 25. 6. &
23. 7. 2 Ki. 17.
ypt, o'shalt have no etunto thee any, or that is in
Jos. 24. 19. Na.
19. Ps. 79. 8. Is
14. 20, 21. Je. 2
b Heb. 12. 21. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder
c Ne. 9. 13. Job
38. 1. Ps. 81.7. and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 20 And
+ Heb. contest. the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mount:
and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses
1 Sa. 6. 19.
e Le. 10. 3. went up. 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, “Go down, tcharge the
f2 Sa. 6. 7, 8.
people, lest they break through unto the Lord dto gaze, and many of
them perish. 22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD,
sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.” 23 And
SECT. XII. Moses said unto the LORD, “ The people cannot come up to Mount
Sinai ; for thou chargedst us, saying, 'Set bounds about the mount,
and sanctify it.'” 24 And the Lord said unto him, “ Away, get thee
B, C. 1491.
Hales,-1647. down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; but let
not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the
LORD, lest he break forth upon them." 25 So Moses went down unto
· the people, and spake unto them.
6 Ex. 13. 3.
* Heb. scrvants.
Section XII.— The Moral Law.
c De. 5. 7. & 6.
Exod. xx.
35. 15.
The ten commandments. 18 The people are afraid. 20 Moses comforteth them. 22 Idolatry is for-
d Le. 26. 1. De.
bidden. 24 Of what sort the altur should be.
4. 16. Ps. 97.7.
e Ex. 23. 24. Jos.
s. 1 And God spake all these words, saying,—
9. 2“ I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land
35. Is. 44. 15, 19.
f Ex. 34. 14. De. of Egypt, 'out of the house of *bondage.
4. 24. & 6. 15.
a. 3- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
1.2.
466 Thou 'shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any like-
g Ex. 34. 7. Le.
* 20. 5. & 26. 39, ness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth be-
Job 5.4.421. neath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 Thou shalt not bow
.: down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am 'a
9. & 32. 18. jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto
h De. 7.9. Ps. 89.
"34. Ro. 11. 28.9. the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 and "showing
mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my command-
i Ex. 23. 1. Le.
19. 12. De. 5.
11. Ps. 15. 4.
Mat. 5. 33. * 76 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain;
; Mic. 6. 11. .. for the LORD Íwill not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
hi See Ge. 2. 2, 3.
i Ne. 13. 16-19.
* 8«Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt
m Ex. 23. 26. Le. thou labor, and do all thy work ; 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath
Je. 35. 7, 18, 19. of the LORD thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
Sp. son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy
n De: 5. 17. Mat. cattle, nor 'thy stranger that is within thy gates. 11 For in six days the
De. 5. 18. Mat. LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and
p Le. 19. 11. De.
De rested the seventh day; wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day
* 5. 19. Mat. 19. and hallowed it.
18. I Thes. 4. 6.
12.« Honor "thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long
9 Ex. 23. 1. De.
i upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13 « Thou "shalt not kill.
1466 Thou 'shalt not commit adultery.
Lu 12. 15. Ac.
1556 Thou 'shalt not steal.
16 - Thou 'shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
3, 5. He. 13. 5.
Job 31. 9. Pr. 6. 176 Thou 'shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet
it. thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his
5. 28.
ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's."
t De. 5. 27. & 18.
16. Gu. 3. 19, 20: 18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and
He. 12. 19. the noise of the fri
the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the
u De. 5. 25.
Ge. 22. 1. De. people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto
13.3., ... Moses,“ Speak 'thou with us, and we will hear ; but “et not God speak
12. & 10. 12. &" with us, lest we die.” 20 And Moses said unto the people, “ Fear not; for
17. 13, 19. & 19. un
20. & 28. 58. *** "God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your
6. 18. 8. 13. 14. faces, that ye sin not,”
19. 3. De. 5. 16.
Mat. 15. 4. Eu
6.2
5. 21. Ro. 13. 9.
5. 27.
5. 20. & 19. 16.
go De. 5. 21, Mic.
2. 2. Hab. 2. 9.
20. 33. Ro. 7. 7.
& 13. 9. Eph. 5.
29. Je. 5.8. Mat.
6
VOL. I.
20 De. 4. 10. &
Pr. 3. 7. &
16.
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THE JUDICIAL LAW.
Da. 5. 4, 23. Ze.
1.5.2 Co. 6. 14,
u shalt m. ye make upte shall not
16. 6. 11. & 26. the best a
mong the moon A.
Ne. 1. 9. Ps. 74.
a See Ge. 12. 2.
De. 15. 12. Je.
heilt with his
self, he shall not him. If his mas the wife and her the servant tshal
x Ex. 19. 16.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the
y Ex. 32. 1, 2, 4. un
1 Sa. 5. 4, 5. *thick darkness where God was. 22 And the Lord said unto Moses,
20. 39. & 43.8.Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that
14. I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me
15, 16. gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 An
2 De. 12. 5, 11,
*21. & 14. 23. & altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon
201 Ki. 8.43.& thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen :
9. 3. 2 Ch. 6. 6.
· *in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I
& 7. 16. & 12.
13. Ezra 6. 12... will "bless thee. 25 And if bthou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou
7. Je. 7. 10, 12." shalt not tbuild it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it,
2. thou hast polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine
o De. 27.5.
+ Heb. build them altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.”
with lewing.
Section XIII. --The Judicial Law.
SECT. XIII.
Exod. xxi., xxii., and xxiii.
Laws for menservants. 5 For the servant whose ear is bored. 7 For womenservants. 12 For
A. M. 2513.
manslaughter. 16 For stealers of men. 17 For cursers of parents. 18 For smiters. 22 For
B. C. 1491. a hurt by chance. 28 For an ox that goreth. 33 For him that is an occasion of harm. - Chap.
Ilales, 1647. xxii. 1 Of theſt. 5 Of damage. 7 Of trespasses. 14. Of" horrowing. 16 Of fornication. 18
Sinai.
Of witchcraft. 19 of beastiality. 20 of idolatry. 21 of strangers, widorus, and fatherless.
25 Of usury. 26 Of pledges. 28 of reverence to magistrates. 29 of the firstfruits. - Chap.
xxiii. 1 Of slander and fülse witness. 3,6 Of justice. 4. Of charitableness. 10 of the year of
rest. 12 of the Sabbath. 13 Of idolútry. 14 Of the three feasts. 18 Of the blood and the
fut of the sucrifice. 20 An Angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him.
16 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
a Le. 25. 39-41. 2« If “thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve ; and in
34. 14. . the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 3 If he came in *by him-
* Heb. with his
self, he shall go out by himself; if he were married, then his wife
body.
shall go out with him. 4 If his master have given him a wife, and she
have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be
ở Hel. sanging her master's, and he shall go out by himself. 5 And if the servant tshall
shall suy. De. 15.
16, 17. plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go
b See Ex. 12. 12. out free ; 6 then his master shall bring him unto bthe judges, he shall
also bring him to the door, or unto the door post, and his master shall
c Ps. 40. 6.
bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever.
d Ne. 5. 5. 76 And if a man dsell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall
I Heb. be evil in
in not go out as the menservants do. 8 If she fplease not her master,
the eyes of; 4.C.
who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed :
to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath
dealt deceitfully with her. 9 And if he have betrothed her unto his
son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. 10 If he
6) Co. 7.5. take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duty of mar-
riage, shall he not diminish. 11 And if he do not these three unto her,
then shall she go out free without money.
f See Ge. 9. 6. 12 “ He Sthat smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to
& Nu. 35. 22. De. death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his
19. 4, 5.
nisa. 21. 4, 10, hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if
una man come 'presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with
i No. 35. il. De.
* 19. 3. Jos. 20. 2. guile; kthou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 And
j Nu. 15. 30. & he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
35. 20. De. 19.
11, 12. He. 10. 16 6 And 'he that stealeth a man, and "selleth him, or if he be "found
k 1 Ki. 2. 28-34. in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
2 Ki. 11. 15.
17“ And he that *curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put
I Dc. 24. 7.
m Ge. 37. 28.
n Ex. 22. 4. 186 And if men strive together, and one smite tanother with a stone,
* Or, revileth. Le.
20. 9. Pr. 20. 20. or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed ; 19 if he rise again,
Mat. 15. 4.
and walk abroad 'upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit:
+ Or, his neigi-
bour.
only he shall pay for fthe loss of his time, and shall cause him to be
02 Sa. 3. 29.
o 2 Sa. 3. 29. thoroughly healed.
Heb. his ccasing,
20“ And if a man sinite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he
18.
26.
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THE JUDICIAL LAW.
19. 21. Mat. 5.
38.
t Nu. 35. 31.
13. Mat. 26. 15.
Phil. 2.7.
* Heb. avenged. die under his hand; he shall be surely *punished. 21 Notwithstanding, if
Ge. 4. 15, 24.
Ro. 13.4.*** he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished ; ”for he is his money.
p Le. 25. 45, 46. 22• If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit
depart from her, and yet no mischief follow; he shall be surely punished,
according as the woman's husband will lay upon him, and he shall
q De. 22. 18, 19. ?pay as the judges determine. 23 And if any mischief follow, then thou
r Le. 24. 20. De. shalt give life for life, 24 eye "for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand,
foot for foot, 25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
266 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his
maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. 27 And
if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he
shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
$ Ge. 9.5. . 28. If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die ; then the ox
shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner
of the ox shall be quit. 29 But if the ox were wont: to push with his
horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath
not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman ; the ox
shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. 30 If there be
laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for 'the ransom of his
life whatsoever is laid upon him. 31 Whether he have gored a son, or
have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto
him. 32 If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant; he shall give
u See Ze. 11. 12, unto their master “thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33 « And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and
not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein ; 34 the owner of the pit
shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the
dead beast shall be his.
35. And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die ; then they
shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also
they shall divide. 36 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push
in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay
ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
† Or, goat. 1« If a man shall steal an ox, or a tsheep, and kill it, or Exod. xxii.
v 2 Sa. 12. 6. Lu. sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and "four sheep
for a sheep.
w Mat. 24. 43. 2« If a thief be found "breaking up, and be smitten that he die,
2 Nu. 35. 27. there shall "no blood be shed for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him,
there shall be blood shed for him ; for he should make full restitu-
y Ex. 21. 2.
tion ; if he have nothing, then he shall be 'sold for his theft. 4 If the
2 Ex. 21. 16. theft be certainly *found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass,
a See ver. 1, 7. or sheep; he shall “restore double.
Pr. 6. 31.
5« If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall
put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best
of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make
restitution. 6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks
of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith;
he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7“ If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to
keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found,
let him pay double. . 8 If the thief be not found, then the master of
6 See Ex. 12. 12. the house shall be brought unto the bjudges, to see whether he have
put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. For all manner of tres-
pass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any
c De. 25. 1. 2 Ch. manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, "the cause
of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges
shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. 10 If a man
deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast,
19.8. See Pr. 6.
31.
19. 10.
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23. 16.
31.
De. 13. 1, &c. &
2). 35. De. 10.
7. 10. Jlal. 3. 5.
23. Ja. 1. 27.
Ja. 5. 4.
9 De. 23. 19, 20.
Ez. 18. 8, 17.
Job 22. 6. Pr.
t Ec. 10. 20. Ac.
Pr. 3. 9.
12.
dH8. 6. 16.
to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
e Ge. 31. 39.
f De. 22. 28, 29. ll then shall dan oath of the Lord be between them both, that he
Heh. weigh. Ge. hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner
See Ge. 34. 12. of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good. 12 And 'if
n See Le. 19.26, it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner
i See Le. 18. 23. thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness,
· Nu. 25. 2, 7, 8. and he shall not make good that which was torn.
17.2, 3, 3.6.& 14" And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt,
k Le. 19.33 & or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it
19. Je. 7. 6. Ze. good. 15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it
i De. 10. 18.& 24. good ; if it be a hired thing, it came for his hire.
17. & 27. 19. Ps. 166 And 'if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with
94. 6. Is. 1. 17,
her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly
135.9. Lu. 18.9. refuse to give her unto him, he shall fpay money according to the
dowry of virgins.
o Job. 31. 23. 18 - Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
» La. 5. 3.
19 • Whosoever "lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20“ He ithat sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he
20. 16. Am. 2. 8. shall be utterly destroyed.
s Ps. 86. 15.
21- Thou "shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him ; for ye were
23. 4. Jude 8. strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 Ye 'shall not afflict any widow,
* Or, judges. ver.
8, 9. Ps. 82. 6.
cer. or fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they "cry
+ Heb. thy fulness. at all unto me, I will surely "hear their cry ; 24 and my 'wrath shall
Heb. tear. wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword, and ’your wives shall
u See Ex. 13. 21, be widows, and your children fatherless.
o De. 15. 19.
25“ If 'thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee,
w Le. 22. 27. thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him
*19. 2. De. 14.21. usury. 26 If 'thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou
y Le. 22. 8. shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down ; 27 for that is
Le. 19. 16. Ps. his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin : wherein shall he
101. 5. Pr: 10:n sleep ? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will
27. with 16. 3. hear ; for *I am gracious.
28 « Thou 'shalt not revile the *gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
9, 28. 8. 24; 28. 29- Thou shalt not delay to offer fthe first of thy ripe fruits, and of
13. Mat. 26. 59- thy fliquors ; "the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 30 Like-
61. Ac. 6. 11, 13.
a Ge. 19. 4, 7. Ex. wise "shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep; "seven days
32.1, 2. PT; 1; 10, it shall be with his dam, on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
Mat. 27, 24, 26. 31 « And ye shall be "holy men unto me; Yneither shall ye eat any
o See Le. 19. 15. flesh that is torn of beasts in the field, ye shall cast it to the dogs.
† Heb. ansiocr.
1« Thou shalt not *raise a false report; put not thy hand Exod.
31.29. Pr. 24. 17. with the wicked to be an *unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt xxiii.
44. Ro. 12. 20.“ not follow a multitude to do evil ; "neither shalt thou tspeak in a cause
to decline after many to wrest judgment; 3 neither shalt thou coun-
d De. 22. 4.
| Or, wilt thou tenance a poor man in his cause.
or, and wouldest 46 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou
they shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If dthou see the ass of him
business for him;
thou shalt surely that hateth thee lying under his burden, fand wouldest forbear to
help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
6- Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
f Lu. 3. 14.
& Mat. 27.4. Keep thee far from a false matter ; and the innocent and righteous
slay thou not; "for I will not justify the wicked.
. 8«And thou shalt take no gift; for the gift blindeth *the wise, and
* Heb. the secing.
perverteth the words of the righteous.
I See Ex. 22. 21. 9" Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger; for ye know the
| Heb. soul.
of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
k Le. 25. 3, 4. 106 And "six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in
the fruits thereof : ll but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie
18. See 2 Sa. 19.
2 Ex. 20. 16. Ps.
35. 11. Pr. 19. 5,
See I Ki. 21. 10,
11, 15. & 4. 14.
Ac. 24. 27.
c De. 22. 1. Job
en
Thou shalt not *raise a false romm
& 25. 21. Mat. 5.
1 Thes. 5. 15.
cease to help him?
rease to lcave thy
leave it to join
with him.
€ Le. 19. 15.
i Ro. 1. 18.
i Ac. 24. 26.
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THE ISRAELITES COVENANT TO OBSERVE THE LAW.
7. Ex. 34. 22.
u See Ex. 12. 8.
* Or, feast.
34. 26. Le. 23.
10. Ne. 10. 35.
78. 40, 56. Eph.
>
2 Ex. 32. 34. De.
18. 19. He.3. 1]..
thee.
CEx. 33. 2.
for, olive trees. still ; that the poor of thy people may eat; and what they leave the
I Ge. 2. 2, 3. - beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy
m En. 5. 15. 1 Ti.
4. 16.
vineyard, and with thy foliveyard.
n Nu. 32. 38. De.
De 12 « Six 'days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou
12. 3. Jos. 23. 7.
Ps. 16. 4.. shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy
o Ex. 34. 23. Le.
23. 4. De. 16.16. handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 13 And in all things
p See Ex.12.6,15. that I have said unto you "be circumspect; and "make no mention
4 Ex. 34. 20.
of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
s De. 16. 13. 14« Three "times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
15 Thou 'shalt keep the feast of Unleavened Bread ; (thou shalt eat un-
Le. 2. 11. ^ " leavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed
of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt; 'and none
v Ex. 22. 29. &
shall appear before me empty ;) 16 and "the feast of Harvest, the first-
12, 13. De. 28. fruits of thy labors, which thou hast sown in the field; and ºthe feast
· of Ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast
w Ex. 34. 25.
Sce Dx. 13. 21. gathered in thy labors out of the field. 17 Three 'times in the year all
y Nu. 14. 11. Ps. thy males shall appear before the LORD God.
4.-30. ?tie. 3.10. 1866 Thou "shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened
; bread ; neither shall the fat of my *sacrifice remain until the morning.
1 John 5. 16. 19 The 'first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house
410. 30, 38.ohn of the Lord thy God. "Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
6 Gen. 12. 3. 20 5 Behold, *I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way,
them that ujlice and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware
of him, and obey his voice, 'provoke him not; for he will *not pardon
d Jus: 24. 8, 11. your transgressions: for “My Name is in him! 22 But if thou shalt
e Ex. 20.5. indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an
f Le. 18. 3.
enemy unto thine enemies, and tan adversary unto thine adversaries.
gNu. 33. 52.
i De. 6. 13. & 11. 23 For 'mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the
13,14. Jos.22,5. Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites,
24. 1. Sa, 7. 3. & and the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off. 24 Thou
‘shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, 'nor do after their
i De. 7.13.& 28.5. works; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down
; Ex. 15. 26. De
their images. 25 And "ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall
28. bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from
Mal. 3. 10, 11. the midst of thee. 26 There "shall nothing cast their young, nor be
29. 1 Ch. 23. 1. barren, in thy land ; 'the number of thy days I will fulfil. 27 I will
23.2. send my "fear before thee, and will "destroy all the people to whom
m See Ge. 35. 5. thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs
unto thee. 28 And °I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive
n De. 7. 23.
f Heh. neck. Ps. out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. 29 I
o De. 7. 20. Jos.
” will not drive them out from before thee in one year ; lest the land
21. 12. become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
p Do. 7. 22.
30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou
11. 24. Jos. 1. 4. be increased, and inherit the land.
Ps. 72. 8. * 316 And 'I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea even unto the sea of
Ju. the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river; for I will "deliver the
$ Ex. 34. 12, 15. inhabitants of the land into your hand, and thou shalt drive them out
& 10 before thee. 32 Thou øshalt make no covenant with them, nor with their
30. Jos. 23. 13. gods. 33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against
21. Ps. 106. 36. * me ; for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.”
- Section XIV.--The Isrrelites covenant to observe the Law ;-Moses goes
SECT. XIV.
up into the Mountain.
Exod. xxiv.
Moses is called up into the mountain. 3 The people promise obedience. 4. Moses buildeth an altar,
and twelve pillars. 6 He sprinkleth the blood of the covenant. 9 The glory of God appeareth.
Hales, 1647.
14 Aaron und Hur have the charge of the people. 15 Moses goeth into the mountain, where he
continueth forty days and forty nights.
1 And He said unto Moses, “ Come up unto the LORD, thou, and
VOL. I.
21
& 24. 14, 15, 2
12. 20, 24. Mat.
4. 10.
7.15.
k De. 7. 14. & 2
4. Job 21. 10.
I Ge. 25. 8. & 3
Job 5. 26. & 42
17. Ps, 55. 23.
De. 11. 25.
18. 40.
o Ge. 12. 7. De.
1 Ki. 4. 21, 24
gr Jos. 21. 44. Ju
1. 4. & ll. 21.
De. 7. 2.
t De. 7. 16. & 12
Ju. 2. 3. 1 Sa. 18.
A. M. 2513.
B. C. 1491.
Sinai.
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THE CEREMONIAL LAW.
16.
31. 45.
And Merings
beople, and to the book tid hallo
horiet
an pala made with you Moses, and
1, 5. with Ex.33.
John 4. 12.
1. Re. 4. 3.
a 65: 33. 1. Le. Aaron, “Nadab, and Abihu, band seventy of the elders of Israel; and
a Ex. 28. 1. Le.
10. 1, 2.
• Ex. 1.5. Nu.ll. worship ye afar off. 2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD ; but
they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.”
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD,
and all the judgments; and all the people answered with one voice,
Ex. 19.8. De.5. and said, “ All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.” 4 And
27. Ga. 3. 19, 20.
d De. 31. 9. Moses dwrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the
e Ge. 28. 18. & morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, accord-
ing to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the
children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace
f He. 9. 18, 19. offerings of oxen unto the LORD. 6 And Moses 'took half of the blood,
and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
? And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the
people; and they said, “ All that the LORD hath said will we do, and
be obedient." 8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the
& He. 9. 20. & 13. people, and said, “ Behold Sthe blood of the covenant, which the LORD
20.1 Pe. 1. 2.
hath made with you concerning all these words !”
9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy
I See Ge. 32. 30.
Ex. 3. 6. Is. 6. of the elders of Israel. 10 And they saw the God of Israel; and there
20, 23. Jolin 1. was under his feet, as it were, a paved work of a 'sapphire stone, and, as
18. i Ti. 6. 16.
16. it were, the body of heaven in his clearness! 11 And upon the nobles
i Ez. 1. 26.& 10. of the children of Israel he laid not his hand; also "they saw God,
17. 2. and 'did eat and drink.
k De. 4. 33. 12 And the LORD said unto Moses, “Come up to me into the mount,
I G8.31.54. Ex.18.
12. 1 Co. 10. 18.
8: and be there ; and I will give thee "tables of stone, and a law, and
n Ex. 31. 18.& commandments which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.”
* 13 And Moses rose up, and "his minister Joshua : and Moses went up
n Ex. 32. 17. & into the mount of God. 14 And he said unto the elders, “ Tarry ye
16. here for us, until we come again unto you; and, behold, Aaron and
o Ex. 19. 9, 16.
Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come
p Ex. 16. 10. Nu.
V. unto them.”
9. Ex. 3.2. & 19. 15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the
18. De. 4. 36.
He. 12. 18, 29. mount. 16 And P the glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sinai, and
* Ex. 31. 28. De. the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day he called unto
Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 And the sight of the glory of the
Lord was like 'devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of
the children of Israel. 18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud,
SECT. XV. and gat him up into the mount; and 'Moses was in the mount forty
days and forty nights. O qu
B. C. 1491.
Hales, 1647. SECTION XV.-The Ceremonial (21) Law ;--Structure of the Tabernacle.
Sinai.
Exod. XXV., xxvi., and xxvii.
What the Israelites must offer for the malcing of the tabernacle. 10 The form of the ark. 17 The
* Heb. take for
mercy seat, with the cherubim. 23 The table, with the furniture thereof. 31 The candlestick,
† Or, heave offer-
with the instruments thereof. - Chap. xxvi. 1 The ten curtains of the tabernacle. 7 The eleven
curtains of goats' hair. 14 The covering of rams' skins. 15 The boards of the tabernacle, with
a Ex. 35. 5,
their sockets and bars. 31 The veil for the ark. 36 The lunging for the door. - Chap. xxvii. 1
21.1 Ch. 29. 3,
The altr of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof. 9 The court of the tabernacle enclosed with
5, 9, 14. Ezra 2. hangings and pillars. 18 The measure of the court. 20 The oil for the lamp.
68. & 3. 5. & 7.
16. Ne. ]1.2. 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2“ Speak unto the chil-
2 Co. 8. 12. &
dren of Israel, that they *bring me an toffering : 'of every man that
32. 15, 16. De. 5.
22.
33. ll.
Mat. 17. 5.
14. 10.
9. 9. LU. 4. 2.
A. M. 2513.
me.
ing.
9. 7.
(21) The institutions of the Levitical Law closely strenuously opposed by Witsius, in his Ægyptiuca.
resemble, in many particulars, the religious cereino- The second theory is, that the ceremonial of the Gen-
nial in use among the Gentiles. The numerous tiles was borrowed from that of the Jews; an opinion
coincidences mentioned by Spencer, in his treatise supported by Gale in his Court of the Gentiles, by Dic-
De Legibus Hebræorum, show that this resemblance kenson in his Delphi Phenicizantes, by Stillingficet in
is not accidental, but arbitrary and systematic. his Origines Sacræ, and others. The third is, that the
This apparent identity has been accounted for ancient ceremonial of the pagans, and the Levitical
in three ways. The first theory is, that the religion Law of the Jews, were both derived in great measure
of the Jews was borrowed from that of the Gen- from the early patriarchal ritual, which at one period
tiles : this hypothesis was maintained by Maimon was common to all the descendants of Noah. The
ides, Marsham, Spencer, and Warburton ; and is heathen nations perverted it to idolatry and super-
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STRUCTURE OF THE TABERNACLE, &c.
42.
b Ex. 27. 20.
Le. 4.6. & 10
4.
1, 2.
10. 3. He. 9. 4.
8. 9.2 Ki. ll.
giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3 And this
is the offering which ye shall take of them ; gold, and silver, and
Or, silk. Ge. 41. brass, 4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and #fine linen, and goats'
hair, 5 and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
6 oil «for the light, “spices for anointing oil, and for dsweet incense,
c Ex. 30. 23.
7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breast-
d Ex. 30. 34.
e Ex. 28. 4, 6.
plate. 8 And let them make me 'a Sanctuary; that "I may dwell among
f Ex. 28. 15. them. 9 According to all that I show thee, after the pattern of the tab-
& Ex. 36. 1; 3; 4 ernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye
& 21. 12. He. 9. make it.
a See Ge. 17.8. 10" And ithey shall make an Ark of shittim wood : two cubits and
i Ex. 37. 1. De. a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth
thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt
overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and
shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt
cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof;
and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the
other side of it. 13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and
overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings
by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 The
; 1 Ki. 8. 8. staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from
k Ex. 16. 34. & it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark kthe testimony which I shall give
31. 18. De. 10.2,
5. & 31.26. 1 Kí. thee. 17 And 'thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold ; two cubits
He: 9. 4. 11.12 and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth
1 Ex. 37. 6. Ro. thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work
shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make
one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end;
* Or, of the matter even *of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends
of the mercy scat.
. thereof. 20 And "the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high,
m 1 Ki.8.7.1 Ch.
covering the mercy, seat with their wings, and their faces shall look
one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim
r Ex. 26. 34. be. 21 And "thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark ; and in
the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And
0 Ex. 29. 42, 43. °there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above
16. 2. Nu. 17. 4. the mercy seat, from ”between the two cherubim which are upon the
P Nu. 7. 89. 1 Sa. ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in command-
2 Ki. 19. 15. Pg. ment unto the children of Israel.
ito 2356 Thou 'shalt also make a Table of shittim wood; two cubits shall
9 Ex. 37. 10. 1 Ki. be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and
7. 48.2 Ch. 4. 8.
a half the height thereof. 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold,
and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make
unto it a border of a hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make
a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 26 And thou shalt
make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners
that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Over against the border shall the
rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt
make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the
• Nu. table may be borne with them. 29 And 'thou shalt make the dishes
3. 25. He. 9.5.
28. 18.
& 30. 6, 36. Le.
4. 4. 2 Sa. 6. 2.
80. 1. & 90. I.
18. 37. 16.
He. 9. 2.
for Ex, 37. 16. I
4.7.
stition, the Jews received it in a new form and with nearly all the phenomena. Many of the laws and
more solemn sanctions from Moses; who was divine- customs of the Hindoos, who are the most ancient
ly inspired to alter, reform, add to, or take away nation on earth, except perhaps tbe Jews and
from it, as was most suitable to the genius of the Chinese, are the same which prevailed among the
people, the object of Providence, the customs of the family of Abraham, before the institution of the
surrounding nations, or the accomplishment of his Levitical Law; and they coincide with several
various designs, as the legislator and judge of arbitrary enactments of the Law of Moses, which
Israel. This theory, which is espoused by Calmet, were derived from that source. Vide, in addition to
and strenuously defended by Faber (Origin of the above authorities, Calmet, art. Ceremonies, and
Pagan Idol. vol. iii. p. 630, &c.), appears to be Fragments, No. 85; Ward On the Hindoos; Mi-
by far the most consistent and correct; and it solves chaelis' Comment. vol. i. p. I,&c.
164
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STRUCTURE OF THE TABERNACLE, &c.
withal.
7. 49. Ze. 4. 2.
12. &
4. 5.
u Ex. 27. 21. &
30. 8. Le. 24. 3,
† Or, cause to as-
cend.
8. 4. 1 Ch. 28.
He. 8. 5.
* Heb. which thou
see.
* 013 to pour out thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, *to
cover withal ; of pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt
s Le. 24. 5, 6. set upon the table 'show-bread before me alway.
* Ex.37; 17; 1 Ki. 31 66 And 'thou shalt make a Candlestick of pure gold : of beaten
He. 9. 2. Re. 1. work shall the candlestick be made; his shaft, and his branches, his
bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 32 And six
branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the
candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick
out of the other side : 33 three bowls made like unto almonds, with a
knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds
in the other branch, with a knop and a flower : so in the six branches
that come out of the candlestick. 34 And in the candlestick shall be
four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a
knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches
of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the
candlestick. 36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same;
all of it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make
& the seven lamps thereof; "and they shall flight the lamps thereof, that
4.2 Ch. 13. 11.' they may 'give light over against fit. 38 And the tongs thereof, and the
to as- snuff-dishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold
o Nu. 8. 2. shall he make it, with all these vessels. 40 And "look that thou make them
1.Heb. the fuce of after their pattern, *which was showed thee in the mount.
w Ex. 26. 30. Nu. “Moreover *thou shalt make the Tabernacle with ten curtains Exod. xxvi.
11, 19. Ac. 7.44. of fine-twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; with cherubim tof
„, cunning work shalt thou make them. 2 The length of one curtain shall
roast caused to be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits;
& Ex. 36. 8. and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. 3 The five curtains
+ Heb. the work shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be
workman, or, em- coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the
edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and like-
wise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the
coupling of the second. 5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain,
and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in
the coupling of the second ; that the loops may take hold one of
another. 6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the
curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
7" And 'thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon
the tabernacle; eleven curtains shalt thou make. 8 The length of one
curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits;
and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou shalt
couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and
shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 10 And
thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is out-
most in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which
coupleth the second. 11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and
Or, covering. put the taches into the loops, and couple the ftent together, that it may
be one. 12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent,
the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the
tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other
* Heb, in the re side * of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent,
it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that
side, to cover it.
. Ex. 36. 19.
14“ And 'thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed
red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
15" And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood
standing up. 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit
broiderer.
y Ex. 36. 14.
mainder, or, sulr-
plusuge.
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* Heb. bands.
O Ex. 36. 35. Le.
16. 2. 2 Ch. 3.
He. 9. 3.
and a half shall be the breadth of one board. 17 Two *tenons shall
there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou
make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
18 - And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards
on the south side southward. 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of
silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his
two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
20 « And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there
shall be twenty boards : 21 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets
under one board, and two sockets under another board.
2266 And for the sides, of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six
boards. 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tab-
f Heb. twined.
ernacle in the two sides. 24 And they shall be fcoupled together beneath,
and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring:
thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. 25 And
they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets;
two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
266 And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of
the one side of the tabernacle, 27 and five bars for the boards of the
other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the
side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward. 28 And the middle
bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. 29 And thou
shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for
places for the bars; and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
a Ex. 25. 9, 40. & 306 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle "according to the fashion
27.8. Ac. 7. 44.
He. 8. 5.*** thereof which was showed thee in the mount.
- 316 And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
14. Mat. 27. 51. fine-twined linen of cunning work: with cherubim shall it be made.
32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid
with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
33 And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that thou mayest
5. 16. & 40. bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil
d Le. 16. 2. He. shall divide unto you between 'the holy place and the most holy. 34 And
9.2, 3.
e Ex. 25. 21. & thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the
40. 20. He. 9. 5. most holy place. 35 And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and
f Ex. 40. 22.
g Ex. 40. 24.
the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle
toward the south; and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
& Ex. 36. 37.
36 « And "thou shalt make a hanging for the door of the tent, of
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, wrought with
¿ Ex. 36. 38.
needlework. 37 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of
shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of
gold; and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
j Ex. 38. 1. Ez.
43. 13.
16 And thou shalt make jan Altar of shittim wood, five Exod. xxvii.
cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare, and
the height thereof shall be three cubits. 2 And thou shalt make the horns
of it upon the four corners thereof; his horns shall be of the same :
36. and kthou shalt overlay it with brass. 3 And thou shalt make his pans
to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks,
and his firepans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass ; and upon
the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.
5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that
the net may be even to the midst of the altar. 6 And thou shalt make
staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon
1 Heb. be showed. the two sides of the altar, to bear it. 8 Hollow with boards shalt thou
make it; tas it was showed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
21.
k See Nu. 16. 38
Ex. 25. 40. & 26.
30.
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AARON AND HIS SONS SET APART
11.
17. &
16. 34. &
1 Ex. 38.9 9« And 'thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle ; for the south
side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine-twined
linen of an hundred cubits long for one side. 10 And the twenty pillars
thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the
pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11 And likewise for the north
side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and
his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the
pillars and their fillets of silver.
126 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hang-
ings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13 And the
breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits
14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; their
pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And on the other side shall be
hangings fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
16 “And for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty
cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, wrought
with needlework; and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver ;
their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
18 « The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the
* Heb.fifty byfifly. breadth *fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine-twined
linen, and their sockets of brass. 19 All the vessels of the tabernacle
m Le. 24. 2.
in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of
+ Heb. to ascend
up.
the court, shall be of brass.
n Ex. 26. 31, 33.
20 « And "thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring
2016 ana muhonoh
o Ex. 30. 8. 1 Sa.
3. 3. 2 Ch. 13. thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp fto burn al-
Ex. 28. 43. & ways. 21 In the tabernacle of the congregation "without the veil, which
29. 9. 28. le. 3. is before the testimony, °Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening
24. 9. Nu. 18. to morning before the LORD ; "it shall be a statute for ever unto their
generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
Section XVI.-Aaron and his Sons set apart for the Priesthood ;— The
SECT. XVI.
Cercmonies to be obscrved in their Consecration.
Exod. xxviii. and xxix.
A. M. 2513. Aaron and his sons set apırt for the priest's office. 2 Holy garments are appointed. 6 The ephod.
B. C. 1491. 15 The breastplate with twelve precious stones. 30 The Urim and Thummim. 31 The robe of
Hales, 1647.
the ephod, with pomegranates and bells. 36 The plate of the mitre. 39 The embroidered coat. 40
The garments for Aaron's sons. — Chap. xxix. 1 The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the
Sinai.
priests. 38 The continuul burnt ofering. 45 God's promise to dwell among the children of Israel.
1 And take thou unto thee "Aaron thy brother, and his sons with
45. 6. He. 5. 1, him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me
in the priest's office; even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Itha-
• Ex. 29. 5, 29. & mar, Aaron's sons. 2 And 'thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron
31. 10.& 39. I, u
2. Le. 8. 2,30. thy brother for glory and for beauty. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all
· that are wise hearted, 'whom I have filled with the Spirit of Wisdom,
c Ex. 31. 6. & 36. that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may
d Ex. 31. 3. & 35.
& 35. minister unto me in the priest's office. 4 And these are the garments
30, 31. which they shall make ; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and
a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy gar-
ments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto
me in the priest's office. 5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
6And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
scarlet, and fine-twined linen, with cunning work. ? It shall have the
two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it
* Or, embroidered. shall be joined together. 8 And the * curious girdle of the ephod, which
is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even
of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen. 9 And
thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the
23. & 19. 21.
I Sa. 30. 25.
a Nu. 18. 7. Ecci.
4.
Nu. 20. 26, 28
e Ex. 39. 2.
.
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FOR THE PRIESTHOOD.
Ze. 6. 14.
i Ex. 39. 8.
I Or, ruby.
children of Israel ; 10 six of their names on one stone, and the other
six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
I Wis. 18. 24.
11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a
signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the chil-
dren of Israel ; thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod
§ Ex. 39.7. for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel; and Aaron shall bear
h See Jos. 4. 7. their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders "for a memorial.
1366 And thou shalt inake ouches of gold ; 14 and two chains of pure
gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten
the wreathen chains to the ouches.
15 « And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning
work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of
blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine-twined linen, shalt thou
make it. 16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled ; a span shall be the
length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 And thou
Heb. fill it in shalt tset in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones : the first
Ex. 39. 10, &c. row shall be a fsardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle; this shall be the first
row. 18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a
diamond. 19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper ; they shall
Heb. fillings. be set in gold in their *enclosings. 21 And the stones shall be with the
names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like
the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be
according to the twelve tribes.
226 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of
wreathen work of pure gold. 23 And thou shalt make upon the breast-
plate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends
of the breastplate. 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of
gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 25 And
the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the
two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
26 < And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them
upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is
in the side of the ephod inward. 27 And two other rings of gold thou
shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod under-
neath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling
thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind
the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with
a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod,
and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 29 And Aaron
shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of
judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for
a memorial before the LORD continually.
j Le. 8. 8. Nu. 27. 30 « And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and
21. DA. 33. 8.
1 Sa. 28. 6. Ezra the Thummim ; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth
65. in before the LORD; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the chil-
dren of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
k Ex. 39. 2. 316. And "thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 And
there shall be a hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof; it shall
have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were
the hole of a habergeon, that it be not rent.
† Or, skirts. 33 « And beneath upon the them of it thou shalt make pomegranates
of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof;
and bells of gold between them round about : 34 a golden bell and a
pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the
1 Eccl. 45.9. robe round about. 35 And 'it shall be upon Aaron to minister; and his
2. 63. Ne. 7. 65.
168
(PERIOD III.
CEREMONIES TO BE OBSERVED
m Ex. 39. 30.
Ze. 14. 20. Eccl.
45. 12.
4-6. John 1.29.
2. 24.
o Le. I. 4. & 22.
&c. Le. viii.
He. 7. 28.
the loins even und upon his sons, whethey come near
6. 10. &
16. 4.
+ Heb. be.
s Ex. 20. 26.
1ce AwJahimimahlathin
20. 19. 20. & 22.
9. Nu. 9. 13.
xxix
17.7.
20-22.
sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before
the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
36 « And thou shalt make a plate' of pure gold, and grave upon it,
like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 37 And thou
shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; upon the
forefront of the mitre it shall be. 38 And it shall be upon Aaron's
n Le. 10..17. &, forehead, that Aaron may "bear the iniquity of the holy things, which
22. 9. Nu. 18. l.
Is. 53. 11. Ez. 4. the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be
He: 9. 28. 1 Pe. always upon his forehead, that they may be 'accepted before the LORD.
39 6 And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt
27. & 23. 11. make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of
needlework.
406 And ”for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make
29, 41. Ez. 44.
17, 18. for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and
for beauty. 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his
9 Ex. 29.7. & 30. sons with him ; and shalt 'anoint them, and Iconsecrate them, and
30. & 40. 15. Le.
10.7. sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Frand. Ex. 99.9, 42 And thou shalt make them "linen breeches to cover *their naked-
i. ness, (from the loins even unto the thighs they shall freach ;) and
Ex. 39. 28. Le. they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in
· unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near
* Heb. flesh of
their nakedness. unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they 'bear not
iniquity, and die: "it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed
i Le. 5. 1, 17.& after him.
22. 16 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hal- Exod.
u Ex, 27. 21. Le. low them, to minister unto me in the priest's office. "Take one *
v Le. 8. 2. young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 2 and "unleavened bread,
Le. 2. 4. & 6. and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed
with oil; of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put
them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock
and the two rams. 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto
2 Ex. 40. 12. Le. the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them
8. 6. He. 10. 22.
y Ex. 28. 2. with water. 5 And 'thou shalt take the garments, and put upon
Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the
z Ex. 28. 8. breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod;
a Le. 8. 9. 6 and "thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown
• Ex. 28. 41. &. upon the mitre. 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it
30. 25. Le. 8. 12.
& 21.10. Nu. 35. upon his head, and anoint him.
86 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 9 And
cLe. 8. 13.
+ Heb. bind. thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and tput the
d Nu. 18. 7. bonnets on them: and 'the priest's office shall be theirs for a per-
,Heb. fill the petual statute ; and thou shalt [consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Ex. 28. 41. Le. 10" And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the taber-
nacle of the congregation : and Aaron and his sons shall put their
e Le. 1. 4. & 8. hands upon the head of the bullock. 11 And thou shalt kill the bul-
lock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congre-
f Le. 8. 15. gation. 12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put
g Ex. 27. 2. & 30. it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood
hle. 3. 3. beside the bottom of the altar. 13 And "thou shalt take all the fat that
* It scemeth hy covereth the inwards, and *the caul that is above the liver, and the
the Hebrew two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon
the midrit: the altar. 14 But 'the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung,
i Le. 4. 11, 12, 21. shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
15" Thou ishalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall
"put their hands upon the head of the ram. 16 And thou shalt slay the
ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon
the altar. 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the in-
1
25.
hand of.
8. 222, &c. He. 7.
28.
14.
2.
anatomy, and
doctors, to be
He. 13. 11.
į Le. 8. 18.
k Le. 1. 4-9.
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IN THE CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS.
o He. 9. 22.
p Le. 8. 20.
| Heb. shake to
30.
De, 18. 3.
f Or, upon. wards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and funto
his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar : it is
I Ge. 8. 21. a burnt offering unto the LORD ; it is a 'sweet savour, an offering
made by fire unto the LORD.
m Le. 8. 22.
19 « And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons
shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 20 Then shalt thou
kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the
right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and
upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their
right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21 And
n Ex. 30, 25, 31. thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of "the anointing
Le. 8. 30.
oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his
sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him ; and he shall be
hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with
him. 22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat
that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two
kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; (for it
is a ram of consecration): 23 and Pone loaf of bread, and one cake of
oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread
that is before the LORD : 24 and thou shalt put all in the hands of
Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt Iwave them for a wave
and fro. Le. 7.
offering before the LORD. 25 And 'thou shalt receive them of their hands,
g Le. 8. 28.
and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour
before the LORD; it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
r Le. 8. 29.
26 And thou shalt take "the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration,
s Ps. 99. 6. and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thy
t Le. 7. 31, 34. part. 27 And thou shalt sanctify 'the breast of the wave offering, and
Nu. 18. 11, 18.
the shoulder of the heave offering which is waved, and which is heaved
up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and
of that which is for his sons; 28 and it shall be Aaron's and his sons'
"by a statute for ever from the children of Israel : for it is a heave
offering; and 'it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel
of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto
the LORD.
w Nu. 20. 26, 28. 29 6 And the holy
296 And the holy garments of Aaron "shall be his sons' after him,
& Nu. 18. 8. & 35. "to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 30 And *that son
* Heb. he of his that is priest in his stead shall put them on 'seven days, when he cometh
y Le. 8. 35. & 9.1
into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
316 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe
z Le. 8. 31.
his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the
a Mat. 12. 4.
flesh of the ram, and the "bread that is in the basket, by the door of
flesh of the ra
b Le. 10. 14, 15, the tabernacle of the congregation. 33 And bthey shall eat those things
wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them ;
c Le. 22. 10.
but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if
aught of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto
d Le. 8. 32. the morning, then dthou shalt burn the remainder with fire; it shall
not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron,
e Ex. 40. 12. Le.
and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded
thee ; 'seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36 And thou shalt 'offer
g Ex. 30. 26, 28,
$29. & 40. 10. <every day a bullock, for a sin offering for atonement; and thou shalt
ħ Ex. 40. 10. cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou
i Ex. 30. 29. Mut. who
Mat. shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37 Seven days thou shalt make an atone-
j No. 28. 3.1 Ch. ment for the altar, and sanctify it; "and it shall be an altar most holy:
4. & 13. 11. & 'whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
38 « Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar ; two
& 12. 11. lambs of the first year kday by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou
. B2. shalt offer 'in the morning, and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even.
VOL. I.
22
u Le. 10. 15.
o Le. 7. 34.
25.
sons. Nu. 20. 28
1, 8.
17.
8. 33-35.
f He. 10.11.
23. 19.
16. 40.2 Ch. 2.
31. 3. Ezra 3, 3.
k Soe Da. 9. 27.
12 Ki. 16. 15. Ez
46. 13-15.
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2 Ki. 16.15. Ezra
2. Da. 9. 21.
28. 6. Da. 8. ll,
o Ex. 25. 22.
40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth
part of a hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of a hin of wine for a
m 1 Ki. 18. 29, 36. drink offering. 41 And the other lamb thou shalt "offer at even, and
9.4, 5. Ps. 141. shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and
according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering
. Ex. 30. 8. Nu, made by fire unto the LORD. 42 This shall be "a continual burnt offering
12, 13. throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the con-
gregation before the LORD: 'where I will meet you, to speak there
unto thee. 43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and
tor, Israel. See fthe tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. 44 And I will sanctify
8. 10, 11.2 Ch. the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will ”sanctify also
5. 13, 14. & 7. 1,
2, 3. 'Em. 43. 5.' both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. 45 And
43. I will dwell among the children of Israel, and 'will be their God.
P fue. 21. 15.& 46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought
gSee Ge. 17. 8. them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I
am the LORD their God.”
Hu. 2. 7, 9. Mal.
3. l.
22.9, 16.
spices. ver. 34.
SECT. XVII. Section XVII.--Structure of the Altar of Incense, Laver, fc.
A. M. 2513.
Exod. xxx. and xxxi.
B. C. 1491. The altar of incense, 11 The ransom of souls. 17 The brazen laver. 22 The holy anointing oil.
HALES, 1647. 34 The composition of the perfume. – Chap. xxxi. I Bezaleel and Aholiub are culled and made
Sinai.
meet for the work of the lubernacle. 12 The observulion of the Sabbath is again commanded. 18
Moses receiveth the two tobles.
a Ex. 37. 25. & 166 And thou shalt make "an Altar to burn incense upon; of shittim
40. 5. see ver. 7,
8,10: Le. 4.7,'' wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a
18. Re. 8. 3.
cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall
be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And
* Heb. roof. thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the *top thereof, and the fsides
# Heb. walls. thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto
it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou
| Heb. ribs. make to it under the crown of it, by the two fcorners thereof, upon
the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for
• Ex. 25. 21, 22. the staves to bear it withal. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim
* Heb. incense of wood, and overlay them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put it before the
1 Sa. 2. 28.1 Ch. veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the 'mercy seat that is
23. 13. Lu. 1. I.
9. over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. ?And Aaron shall burn
c Ex. 27. 21.
7 Or, setteth up. thereon *sweet incense every morning; when he dresseth the lamps, he
Heb. causells to
le to shall burn incense upon it. 8 And when Aaron flightcth the lamps fat
Heb. between even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the
LORD throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no dstrange incense
d Le. 10. 1.
e Le. 16. 18.& 23.
thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering ; neither shall ye pour
drink offering thereon. 10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon
f Ex. 38. 25. Nu.
1.25., 26. the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atone-
2 Sa. 24. 2.... ments; once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout
* Heb. them that
are to be num- your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.”
berell : see Nu.
31. 50.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12 " When thou takest
g Job 33. 24. & the sum of the children of Israel after *their number, then shall they
7. Mat. 20. 28. give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou
1 Ti. 2. 6. 1 Pe.
Pe. numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou
1. 18, 19.
R 2 Sa. 24. 15. numberest them. 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among
i Mat. 17. 24.
them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanc-
j Le. 27. 25. Nu.
3. 47. Ez. 45. 12. tuary; (a shekel is twenty gerahs); ka half shekel shall be the offering
k Ex. 38. 26.
of the LORD. 14 Every one that passeth among them that are num-
1 Job 34. 19. Pr.. bered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the
22. 2. Eph. 6. 9.
Col. 3. 25.** LORD. 15 The 'rich shall not tgive more, and the poor shall not give
1 Heb. multiply: less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to
I Heb. diminish.
m See ver. 12. make "an atonement for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atone-
n Ex. 38. 25. ment money of the children of Israel, and "shalt appoint it for the ser-
ascend.
the two cveis,
Ex. 12. 6.
27.
36. 18. Ps. 49.
a shekel, when theuls. And shall appoint
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7. 38
Ps. 26. 6. Is. 5
He. 10. 22.
27. 22.
7. 17.,
» Je. 6. 20.
20. & 133. 2.
.8. 10. Nu. 7. 1.
Le. 8. 12, 30.
o Nu. 16. 40. vice of the tabernacle of the congregation ; that it may be ºa memorial
unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for
your souls.”
P Ex. 38. 8. 1 Ki. 17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18 - Thou "shalt also make
a Laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal; and thou
q Ex. 40. 7, 30. shalt 'put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar,
r Ex. 40. 31, 32. and thou shalt put water therein. 19 For Aaron and his sons 'shall wash
11. John 13. 10. their hands and their feet thereat. 20 When they go into the tabernacle
of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or
when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made
by fire unto the LORD. 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet,
s Ex. 28. 43.
that they die not; 'and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to
him and to his seed throughout their generations."
22 Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23 « Take thou also
Cant. 4. 14. Ez. unto thee 'principal spices, of pure “myrrh five hundred shekels, and
ze Ps. 45. 8. Pr. of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels,"
and of sweet 'calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 and of "cassia
70 Ps. 45. 8. five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive
x Ex. 29. 40. a "hin; 25 and thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an oint-
* Or, perfumcr.
y Ex. 37. 29. Nu. ment compound after the art of the *apothecary: it shall be 'a holy
35. 25. Ps. 89. anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the con-
2 Ex. 40. 9. Le. gregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, 27 and the table
and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar
of incense, 28 and the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and
the laver and his foot. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may
a Ex. 29. 37. be most holy: "whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30 And bthou
D Es. 29.7, &c. shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may
minister unto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the
children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me
throughout your generations. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured,
neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it
is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33 Whosoever compoundeth any
20. like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, ‘shall even be
cut off from his people.”
dEx. 25. 6. & 37. 34 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Take dunto thee sweet spices,
stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure
frankincense ; of each shall there be a like weight. 35 And thou shalt
+ Heb. salted. Le. make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, ftem-
pered together, pure and holy ; 36 and thou shalt beat some of it very
small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the
e Ex. 29. 42. Le. congregation, where I will meet with thee: 'it shall be unto you most
16. 2.
holy. 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not
make to yourselves according to the composition thereof; it shall be
unto thee holy for the LORD. 38 Whosoever shall make like unto that,
to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.”
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2See, I have Exod. xxxi.
R 1 Ch. 2. 20. called by name Bezaleel the "son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of
i Ex. 35. 31. Judah ; 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and
in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
4 to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
5 and in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to
į Ex. 35. 34. work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have given
k Ex. 28. 3. & 35. with him. Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And
Ex. 36. 8. in the hearts of all that are *wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they
m Ex. 37. 1. may make all that I have commanded thee; 7 the 'tabernacle of the
congregation, and "the ark of the testimony, and "the mercy seat that
is thereupon, and all the #furniture of the tabernacle, 8 and 'the table
c Ge. 17, 14. Ex
12. 15. Le. 7.2
21.
29.
"2. 13.
Lo. 2. 3.
& Ex. 35. 30. &
36. 1.
10, 35.
n Ex. 37. 6.
| Heb. vessels.
o Ex. 37, 10.
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AARON MAKES THE GOLDEN CALF.
& 37.29.
u Ex. 30. 34. &
5. 12.
23. & 20. 10.
31. & 2. 2.
Ċ Ex. 24. 12. &
ll. 2 Co. 3. 3.
p Ex. 37. 17. and his furniture, and 'the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and
q Ex. 38. l. the altar of incense, ' and 'the altar of burnt offering with all his fur-
, Ex. 38. 8. niture, and 'the laver and his foot, 10 and the cloths of service, and
* Ex. 39. 1, 41. the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons,
t Ex. 30. 25, 31. to minister in the priest's office, 11 and 'the anointing oil, and “sweet
& incense for the holy place : according to all that I have commanded
37. 29. thee shall they do."
12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 13 « Speak thou also unto
v Le. 19, 3, 30.& the children of Israel, saying, Verily 'my Sabbaths ye shall keep; for
26. 2. Ez. 20. 12,
20. & 44. 21. it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye
w Ex. 20. 8. De. may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 14 Ye "shall keep
the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you. Every one that defileth
2Ex35. 2. Nu. it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein,
15. 35.
y Ex. 20. 9.
that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six "days may work
z Ge. 2. 2. Ex. 16. be done ; but in *the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, *holy to the LORD :
* Heb. holiness. whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put
to death. 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to
observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual cov-
a Ez. 20. 12, 20. enant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever;
0 See Ge. 1. l, for 'in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh
e day he rested, and was refreshed.”
32. 15, 16. & 34. 18 And He gave unto Moses, when He had made an end of com-
28, 29. De. 4. 13.
& 5. 22. & 9. 10, muning with him upon Mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables
of stone, written with the finger of God.
0.
Section XVIII.-Aaron makes the Golden Calf ;– The First Tables of the
SECT. XVIII.
Law broken ;- Transactions in consequence.
A. M. 2513.
Exod. xxxii. and xxxiii.
B. C. 1491. The people, in the absence of Moses, cuuse Aaron to make a calf. 7 God is angered thereby. 11 At
Hales, 1648. the entreaty of Moses he is appeased. 15 Moses cometh down with the tables. 19 He breaketh
them. 20 He destroyeth the calf. 22 Aaron's excuse for himself. 25 Moses causeth the idolators
to be slain. 30 He prayeth for the people. – Chap xxxiii. 1 The Lord refuseth to go us he hud
promised with the people. 4 The people murmur thereat. 7 The tubernacle is removed out of the
camp. 9 The Lord ialleth familiurly with Moses. 12 Moses desireth to see the glory of God.
4. 18. De. And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out
of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron,
1 b Acts 7. 40.
and said unto him, “Up! 'make us gods, which shall ‘go before us;
for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of
Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.” 2 And Aaron said unto
d Judg. 8. 24-27. them, “ Break off the dgolden earrings, which are in the ears of your
wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me."
3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their
e Ex. 20. 23. De. ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4 And he received them at their
4. 1 Kin. 12. 28. hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a
Neh. 9. 18. Ps.
106. 15. 1s: 46.6. molten calf; and they said, “ These be thy gods, O Israel, which
1. 23.
om. brought thee up out of the land of Egypt!” 5 And when Aaron saw
f Lev. 23. 2, 4, 21, it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made 'proclamation, and said,
2 Chro. 31.5.**• « To-morrow is a feast to the Lord." 6 And they rose up early on the
g 1 Cor. 10. 7. morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and
the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
a De. 9. 12. Es. And the LORD said unto Moses,“ Go, "get thee down; for thy people,
11, 12. De. which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted them-
4. 16. & 32. 5.Ju. selves; 8 they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I com-
Ex. 20. 3, 4, 23. manded them; they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped
28 it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, 'These *be thy gods, O Israel,
-3.5.& which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'” 9 And the
34. 9. De. 9; 6, LORD said unto Moses, “I ’have seen this people, and, behold, it is a
2 Ch. 30. 8. Is. stiff-necked people. 10 Now therefore let me alone, " that my wrath may
n Ex. 22. 24. *** wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; "and I will make
n Nu. 14. 12. of thee a great nation,'
Sinai.
9. 9.
c Ex. 13. 21.
9. 16. Judg. 17.3,
Acts 7.41. Rom.
37.2 Ki. 10.2
33. 1. Da, 9. 24.
2. 19. Ho.9, 9.
De. 9. 16.
13. & 31. 27.
48. 4. Acts 7.51.
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THE FIRST TABLES OF THE LAW BROKEN.
29. Ps. 74. 1, 2.
the LORD.
9. 28. & 32. 27.
servants, to multiply you will I give
Je. 18. 8. & 26.
13, 19. Joel 2. 13.
u De. 9. 21.
10.
o Deut. 9. 18, 26 11 And °Moses besought *the LORD his God, and said, “ LORD, why
& 106. 23. "*“ doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought
* Heb. the face of forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty
p Nu. 14. 13. De. hand ? 12 Wherefore ”should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mis-
chief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to
consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce
wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13 Remember Abra-
9 Ge: 22. 16. Heb. ham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou 'swarest by thine
y Ge. 12. 2,7. own Self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars
of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto
s De. 32. 26.2 Sa. your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.'” 14 And the LORD "repented
15. Ps. 106. 45. of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
3. 15 And 'Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the
Jon.3.10.& 4.2. two tables of the testimony were in his hand : the tables were written
t De. 9. 15.
on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they writ-
u Ex. 31. 18. ten. 16 And the "tables were the work of God, and the writing was
the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 And when Joshua heard
the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, “ There
is a noise of war in the camp.” 18 And he said, “It is not the voice of
them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry
† Heb. weakness. for tbeing overcome ; but the noise of them that sing do I hear."
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp,
v De. 9. 16, 17. that "he saw the calf, and the dancing; and Moses' anger waxed hot,
and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the
mount. 20 And "he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it
in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water,
and made the children of Israel drink of it. 21 And Moses said unto
* Ge. 20. 9. & 26. Aaron, “ What *did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so
great a sin upon them?” 22 And Aaron said, “ Let not the anger of
y Ex.14. 11. & 15. my lord wax hot; "thou knowest the people, that they are set on mis-
28. & 17. 3, 4. chief. 23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before
z Ex. 33. 4, 5. us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land
a 2 Ch. 28. 19. of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.' 24 And I said unto
laste them, 'Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off.' So they gave
it me; then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.”
25 And when Moses saw that the people were ’naked, (for Aaron
* Or, And Moses “had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies),
crute yourselves 26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Who is on
LORD, because the Lord's side ? let him come unto me.” And all the sons of Levi
Geen avainst this gathered themselves together unto him. 27 And he said unto them,
Some other use " Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his
Nu. 25. 11.-13. side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and
De. 13. 6-1).
& 33. 9, 10. 1 Sa. "slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every
15. 18, 22. Pr. 21.
3. Ze. 13. 3. --. man his neighbour.” 28 And the children of Levi did according to the
word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three
thousand men. 29 *For Moses had said, “ FConsecrate yourselves to-
Luke 15. 18. **. day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother;
d 2 Sa. 16. 12. that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.”
e Nu. 25. 13.
30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the
f De. 9. 18. people, “ Ye Chave sinned a great sin; and now I will go up unto
h Ps. 69.28. Rom.
the LORD, dperadventure I shall make @an atonement for your sin.”
31 And Moses 'returned unto the Lord, and said, “Oh! this people
10. Da. 12. 1. have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold ! 32 Yet
Phil. 4. 3. Rev.
now, if thou wilt forgive their sin —; and if not, blot me, I pray thee,
17. 8. & 20, 12, out of thy book which thou hast written.” 33 And the LORD said unto
Moses, “ Whosoever 'hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of
Le. 23.30. Ez.
my book, 34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of
VOL. I.
24. &
16.2,
I Heb. those that
rose up against
then.
33. 9.
said, " Conse-
to-day to the
Mutt. 10. 37.
† Heb. Fill your
hands.
cl Sa. 12. 20
Ainos 5. 15.
g Ex. 20. 23.
9. 3.
2 Pg. 56. 8. & 139.
3. 5. &
13. 8. &
15. & 21. 27. &
22. 19.
18. 4.
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CONFERENCE OF MOSES WITH GOD.
Acts 7. 41.
9 De. 7. 22. Jos.
24. 11.
t Ex. 23. 21. & 32.
45.
u Nu. 14. 1, 39.
9. 3. Job 1. 20.
11. E7.. 24. 17,
46.
21. 1.
a Nu. 16. 27.
k See Ex. 13. 21. which I have spoken unto thee; kbehold, mine Angel shall go before
Dec.32.35. Amos thee: nevertheless 'in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon
3. 14. Ro... 5, 6.
m 2 Sa. 12. 9.' " them.” 35 And the LORD plagued the people, because "they made the
calf, which Aaron made.
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Depart, and go up Exod. xxxiii.
n Ex. 32. 7. hence, thou "and the people which thou hast brought up out
of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to
o See Ge. 12. 7. Isaac, and to Jacob, (saying, 'Unto ºthy seed will I give it ;' 2 And 'I
p See Ex. 13. 21.
: will send an Angel before thee, 'and I will drive out the Canaanite, the
Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jeb-
" See Ex. 3. 8. usite ;) 3 unto 'a land flowing with milk and honey : for I will not go up
s Ex. 32. 9. in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-necked people : lest 'I con-
10. Nu. 16. 21, sume thee in the way.”
4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, "they mourned ;
v Le. 10. 6. 2 Sa. "and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5 For the LORD had said
27. 2Ki. 19: 7. unto Moses, “ Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked
4. Ezra people : "I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and con-
& 2. 12. Is. 32. sume thee; therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may
23. & 26. 16. *know what to do unto thee.” 6 And the children of Israel stripped
2. See Nu. 16. 45, themselves of their ornaments by the Mount Horeb.
& De. 8. 2. Pg. 7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp,
139. 23.
43. afar off from the camp, Yand called it The Tabernacle of the Congre-
y Ex. 29.4
2 De. 4. 29. 2 Sa. gation. And it came to pass, that every one which *sought the LORD
went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without
the camp. 8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tab-
ernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent
door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the
cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and
a “The LORD” athe Lord ótalked with Moses. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy
pillar stand at the tabernacle door; and all the people rose up, and
"31. 18 Ps.99. 7. 'worshipped, every man in his tent door. 11 And 'the LORD spake unto
c Ex. 4. 31. Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned
1o. again into the camp; but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a
€ Ex. 24. 13. young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
12 And Moses said unto the Lord, “See! thou sayest unto me,
Bring up this people;' and thou hast not let me know whom thou
f Ge. 18. 19. Ps. wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, 'I know thee by name, and
John Joco. 14. 15. thou hast also found grace in my sight.' 13 Now therefore, I pray
2 Tim. 2. 19. thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, show me now thy way, that
$11. & 86. 11. & I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight; "and consider
e that this nation is thy people.”
i See Ex. 13. 21. 14 And He said, “My ipresence shall go with thee, and I will give
j De. 3. 20. Jos. thee #rest."
& 23. 1. Ps. 95. 15 And he said unto Him, “ If thy presence go not with me, carry us
not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy
k Nu. 14. 14. people have found grace in thy sight? kis it not in that Thou goest
1 See Ge. 17.8. with us? 'so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the
people that are upon the face of the earth.”
m Ge. 19. 21. Ja. 17 And the LORD said unto Moses, “I "will do this thing also that
thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know
thee by name.”
n 1 Tim. 6. 16. 18 And he said, “I beseech thee, show me "thy glory.”
0 Ex. 34.5, 6, 7. 19 And He said, “ I'will make all my goodness pass before thee, and
I will proclaim the Name of the LORD before thee; Pand will be gra-
p Ro. 9. 15, 16,
18. & 4. 4, 16. cious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I
will show mercy.” 20 And He said, “Thou canst not see my face ; for
came to pass, as until he was gone very man “at hi
not in the He-
brew.
Ø Ex. 25. 22. &
d Ge. 32. 30. Nu.
12. 8. De. 34. 10.
119. 33.
n See Ge. 17. 8.
11.
hall we beace of the eart will do
Ex. 31. 10.
5. 16.
Je. 31. 14.
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THE TABLES OF THE LAW RENEWED.
shall no man see me, anhou shalt stand what I will put thee in.
Re. l. 16, 17.
9 See Ge. 32. 30. 'there shall no man see me, and live.” 21 And the LORD said, “ Behold,
See Ex. 24. 10. there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock. 22 And it
r IB. 2. 21. shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee 'in
8P8. 91. 1, 4. . a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by.
23 And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts;
but my face shall 'not be seen.”
t John l. 18.
Sinai.
21.
e Ex. 33. 19. Nu.
Ps. 86. 15. &
103. 8. & 111. 4.
2. 13.
2. 4.
4.
10. 14. Mic. 6.
SECT. XIX.
Section XIX.--The Tables of the Law renewed.
A. M. 2513.
Exod. xxxiv.
B. C. 149]. The tables are renewed. 5 The name of the Lord proclaimed. 8 Moses entreateth God to go with
Hales, 1648. them. 10 God muleth a covenant with them, repeating certain duties of the first table. 25 Moses
after forty days in the mount cometh down with the tables. 29 His face shineth, and he coverelh
it with a veil.
a Ex. 32. 16, 19. 1 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Hew ºthee two tables of stone
c Ex. 19. 20.
4like unto the first; band I will write upon these tables the words
d Ex. 19. 12, 13, that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the
Nu, morning, and come up in the morning unto Mount Sinai, and present
14. 17. thyself there to me in the top of the mount. 3 And no man shall dcome
fNu. 14. 18.2 Ch
30.09. No:3. 17. up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount;
4. neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.”
& 112.4. & 116. 4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses
5. & 145. 8. Joel
rose up early in the morning, and went up unto Mount Sinai, as the
g Ps. 31. 19. Ro.
9. LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of
h Pg. 57. 10. & stone. 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him
108. 4.
i Ex. 20. 6. De. 5. there, and 'proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 And the Lord passed
10. Ps. 86. 15.
Je. 32. 18. Da.9
.:.. by before him, and proclaimed, “ The LORD, The LORD 'God, merciful
and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and "truth,
; Ps. 103. 3. Da.
9. 9. Ep. 4. 32. ?keeping ‘mercy for thousands, 'forgiving iniquity and transgression and
1 Jo. 1. 9.
sin, "and that will by no means clear the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of
k Ex. 23. 7, 21.
Jos. 24. 19. Job the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto
11. Na. 1. 3." the third and to the fourth generation." 8 And Moses made haste, and
? Ex. 4.31.. 'bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. 9 And he said,
m De. 32. 9. Ps.
28. 9. & 33. 12. “ If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord! let my Lord, I pray
2. 12.
thee, go among us; for it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our
n. De. 5. 2. - iniquity and our sin, and take us for "thine inheritance.”
7. 23. Ps. 77. 14. 10 And He said, “Behold, “I make a covenant: before all thy
p De 10:21. Ps: people I will °do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth,
g De. 5. 32. nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall
Ex. 23. 32, 33, see the work of the LORD ; for it ’is a terrible thing that I will do
$ Ex. 23. 24. De. with thee. 11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day:
behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and
De. 7.5.& 12. the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
18. 4. & 23. 14.. 12 Take 'heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabit-
ants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of
2 Ex. 20. 3,5.
O So Is. 9. 6. &e thee. 13 But ye shall ødestroy their altars, break their *images, and 'cut
57. 15.
down their groves. 14 For thou shalt worship “no other god, (for the
* De. 31. 16. Ju. LORD, whose 'name is Jealous, is a "jealous God,) 15 lest thou make a
2. 17. Je. 3. 9.
covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they *go a whoring
y Nu. 25.2. 1 Co. after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one "call thee,
and thou eat of his sacrifice; 16 and thou take of "their daughters
2 Ps. 106. 28.
1 Co. 8. 4, 7, 10. unto thy sons, and their daughters 'go a whoring after their gods, and
a De. 7.3. 1 Ki.
"11.2. Ezra 9. 2. make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 17 Thou shalt make
thee no molten gods.
6 Nu. 25. 1, 2.
. 18« The feast of dUnleavened Bread shalt thou keep. Seven days
thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of
d See Ex. 12. 6,
the month Abib; for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
e See Ex. 13.4
19 All 'that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy
Ex. 13. 13. cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 20 But the firstling of an ass
Je. 10. 16. Ze.
o De. 4. 32. 2 Sa.
De. 7.2. Ju. 2. 2.
12. 3.
* Hob. statucs.
2 Ch. 31.1.
w Ex. 20. 5.
Ez. 6. 9.
10. 27.
Ne. 13. 25.
Ex. 32. 8. Le.
19. 4.
8, 15.
f See Ex. 13. 2.
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OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE
16. 16. I Sa. 9.
I Heb. revolution
De. 16. 16.
8.
16. 7. Ac. 18.
10.
26. 2, 10.
18. De. 10. 2, 4.
Hoteles upon the tablice neither outro there with covenant of two
while the moro tables pass, whe
+ Or, kid. thou shalt redeem with a flamb; and if thou redeem him not, then
shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt
k Ex. 23. 15. De. redeem. And none shall appear before me "empty.
7,8.2 Sa. 24. 24. 215 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt
i See Ge. 2. 2, 3. rest; in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
į Ex. 23. 16. De. 22" And thou shalt observe the feast of Weeks, of the Firstfruits
16. 10, 13.
tim of Wheat Harvest, and the feast of Ingathering at the tyear's end.
* of the yeur. 23 « Thrice *in the year shall all your men children appear before
HEX 23., 14, 17. the LORD God, the God of Israel. 24 For I will 'cast out the nations
1 Ex. 33. 2. Le., before thee, and "enlarge thy borders ; "neither shall any man desire
18. 24. De. 7. 1.
Ps. 78. 55. & 80. thy land when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God
m De. 12. 20.& thrice in the year.
19.8.
25 66 Thou 'shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven ;
n See Ge. 35. 5.
"2 Ch. 17. 10. Pr. ʼneither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the Passover be left until the
8 morning. 26 The 'first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring
o See Ex. 12. 8. unto the house of the LORD thy God. "Thou shalt not seethe a kid in
p Ex. 12. 10. his mother's mill, "
his mother's milk.”
q Ex. 23. 19. De.
27 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Write thou ®these words ; for
r De. 14. 21.
s De. 4. 13. & 31. a
ay after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and
with Israel.” 28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty
t Ex. 24. 18. De.
9. 9, 18.
18. De nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And "he wrote
u ver. 1. Ex. 31. upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten * commandments.
• 29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai
* Heb. words.
• Ex. 32. 15. with the 'two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down
2 Mat. 17.2. from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone
2 Co. 3. 7, 13.
while he talked with Him. 30 And when Aaron and all the children of
Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone! and they were
afraid to come nigh him. 31 And Moses called unto them, and Aaron
and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him; and Moses
talked with them. 32 And afterward all the children of Israel came
nigh: "and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had
spoken with him in Mount Sinai. 33 And till Moses had done speaking
y 2 Co. 3. 13, 16.
with them, he put 'a veil on his face. 34 But when Moses went in
before the LORD to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he
came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel
that which he was commanded. 35 And the children of Israel saw
the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone; and Moses
put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with Him."
SECT. XX. SECTION XX.-Offerings of the People for the Making of the Tabernacle ;—
Furniture and Completion' of the Tabernacle, and its Erection.
A. M. 2514.
Exon. xxxv. to xl.
B. C. 1490.
The Sabbath. 4 The free gifts for the tubernacle. 20 The readiness of the people to offer. 30 Be-
HALES, 1647.
zaleel and Aholiub are called to the work. - Chap. xxxvi. 1 The offerings are delivered to the
Sinai.
workmen. 5 The liberality of the people is restrained. 8 The curtains of cherubim. 14 The
curtains of goats' hair. 19 The covering of skins. 20 The boards with their sockets. 31 The
bars. 35 The veil. 37 The hanging for the door.-- Chap. xxxvii. ] The arl. 6 The mercy
seat with cherubim. 10 The lable with his vessels. 17 The candlestick with his lumps and instrui-
ments. 25 The altar of incense. 29 The anointing oil and sweet incense. - Chap. xxxviii. 1 The
allur of burnt offering. 8 The laver of bruss. 9 The court. 21 The sum of that the people
offered. - Chap. xxxix. 1 The cloths of service and holy garments. 2 The ephod. Ở The
breastplate. 22 The robe of the ephod. 27 The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen 30 The
plate of the holy crown. 32 All is viewed and upproved by Moses. ~ Chap. x). 1 The tabernacle
is coinmanded to be reared, 9 and anointed. 13 Auron and his sons to be sanctified. 16 Moses
performeth all things accordingly. 34. A cloud covereth the tabernacle.
1 AND Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel
a Ex. 34. 32. together, and said unto them, “ These are the words which the LORD
o See Ge. 2. 2. Le. hath commanded, that ye should do them. 2 Six bdays shall work be
32, &c. De. 5. done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you *a holy day, a Sab-
12. Lu. 13. 14.
* Heb. holiness: bath of rest to the LORD; whosoever doeth work therein shall be
c Ex. 16. 23. put to death. 3 Ye “shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations
upon the Sabbath day.”
* Ex. 24. 3.
23. 3. Nu. 15.
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FOR THE MAKING OF THE TABERNACLE.
e Ex. 25. 2.
skins, nen, and goats" hbrass, and blue,ait, an offering of ord, (who-
oil, and for the wood, sa vand ramme and puepiering of the .
k Ex. 25. 30. Le
m Ex. 30. 1.
o Ex. 30. 34.
r Ex. 31. 10.
2.1 Ch. 28. 2,
27.2 Co. 8. 12.
& 9. 7.
- 4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of
d Ex. 25. 1, 2. Israel, saying, “ This dis the thing which the LORD commanded, say-
ing, 5. Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD, (who-
soever ®is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD,)
gold, and silver, and brass, 6 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
fine linen, and goats' hair, 7 and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers'
f Ex. 25. 6.
skins, and shittim wood, 8 and oil for the light, fand spices for anoint-
ing oil, and for the sweet incense, ' and onyx stones, and stones to be
& Ex. 31. 6.
set for the ephod, and for the breastplate. 10 And every wise-hearted
among you shall come, and make all that the Lord hath command-
Ex. 26. 1, &c. ed; iſ the *tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his.
i Ex. 25. 10, &c. boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets, 12 the 'ark, and the staves
thereof, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering, 13 the
Ex. 25. 23. itable, and his staves, and all his vessels, kand the show-bread, 14 the
*24. 5,6. ... 'candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with
1 Ex. 25, 31, &c. the oil for the light, 15 and the incense altar, and his staves, "and the
r Ex. 30. 23. anointing oil, and ºthe sweet incense, and the hanging for the door
at the entering in of the tabernacle. 16 The Paltar of burnt offering,
p Ex. 27. 1.
with his brazen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his
& Ex. 27. 9.
foot, 17 the 'hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and
the hanging for the door of the court, 18 the pins of the tabernacle,
and the pins of the court, and their cords, 19 the "cloths of service, to
do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest,
and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.'”
20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from
s Ex. 25. 2. & 36. the presence of Moses. 21 And they came, (every one 'whose heart
& 29. 9. Ezra 7. stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing), and they
brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the con-
gregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. 22 And
they came (both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted),
and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels
of gold : and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto
the LORD. 23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple,
and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and
badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of
silver and brass brought the Lord's offering; and every man, with
whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
25 And all the women that were "wise-hearted did spin with their hands,
31. 19, 22, 24.
T. and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple,
and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart
stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair. 27 And 'the rulers brought
onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breast-
20 Ex. 30. 23. plate ; 28 and "spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and
z See ver. 21. for the sweet incense. 29 The children of Israel brought a "willing
offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them
willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had com-
manded to be made by the hand of Moses.
y Ex. 31. 2, &c. 30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, " See! 'the Lord hath
called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe
of Judah ; 31 and he hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom,
in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workman-
ship ; 32 and to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver,
and in brass, 33 and in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carv-
ing of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. 34 And he hath
2 Ex. 31. 6.
Ja put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and * Aholiab, the son of
3, 6. 1 Ki. 7. 14. Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he "filled with wisdom
B. 26.** *** *of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the
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t1 Ch. 20. 8.
u Ex. 28. 3. &
31. 6. & 36. 1.
2 Ki. 23. 7. Pr.
o 1 Ch. 29. 6.
Ezra 2. 68.
a ver. 31. Ex. 31
2 Ch. 2. 14. Is.
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1 Ch. 29. 5.
do it. 3 Amhad brought do they brou
& Ex. 35. 27.
cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in
scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any
work, and of those that devise cunning work.”
0 Ex. 28. 3. & 31. Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every bwise- Exod.xxxvi.
6. & 35. 10, 35.
hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know
c Ex. 25. 8. how to work all manner of work for the service of the 'sanctuary, accord-
ing to all that the Lord had commanded. 2 And Moses called Bezaleel
and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had
d Ex. 35.2, 26. put wisdom, even every one dwhose heart stirred him up to come unto
the work to do it. 3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which
the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the
sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free
offerings every morning. 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the
work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they
f2 Co. 8. 2, 3. made; 5 and they spake unto Moses, saying, “ The people bring much
more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD com-
manded to make.” 6 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused
it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man
nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.”
So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had
was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
g Ex. 26. 1. . 8 And every wise-hearted man among them that wrought the work
of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine-twined linen, and blue,
and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work made he
them. 9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and
the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.
10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other
five curtains he coupled one unto another. 11 And he made loops of
blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling :
likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coup-
A Ex. 26. 5. ling of the second. 12 Fifty “loops made he in one curtain, and fifty
loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling
of the second : the loops held one curtain to another. 13 And he made
fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with
the taches : so it became one tabernacle.
14 And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the taberna-
cle: eleven curtains he made them. 15 The length of one curtain was
thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain : the eleven
curtains were of one size. 16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves,
and six curtains by themselves. 17 And he made fifty loops upon the
uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he
upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 18 And he made
fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
jEx. 26. 14, 15. 19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and
a covering of badgers' skins above that.
20 And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing
up. 21 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board
one cubit and a half. 22 One board had two tenons, equally distant one
from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
23 And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south
side southward. 24 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty
boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two
sockets under another board for his two tenons. 25 And for the other side
of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty
boards, 26 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one
board, and two sockets under another board. 27 And for the sides of the
tabernacle westward he made six boards. 28 And two boards made he
-
i Ex. 26. 7.
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macle in the the head thet And the
ots, trdo sockets
Ic Ex. 26. 26.
1 Ex. 26. 31.
for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 29 And they were
| Heb. twined. tcoupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring :
thus he did to both of them in both the corners. 30 And there were
Heb. two sock- eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, funder
under one board. every board two sockets. .
31 And he made "bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one
side of the tabernacle, 32 and five bars for the boards of the other side
of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the
sides westward. 33 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the
boards from the one end to the other. 34 And he overlaid the boards
with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and
overlaid the bars with gold.
35 And he made 'a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined
linen: with cherubim made he it of cunning work. 36 And he made
thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold :
their hooks were of gold ; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
m Ex. 26. 36.
37 And he made "a hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and
* Heb. the worl, purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, *of needlework, 38 and the
er, or, embroider- five pillars of it with their hooks; and he overlaid their chapiters and
their fillets with gold, but their five sockets were of brass.
n Ex. 25. 10. And Bezaleel made "the ark of shittim wood: two cubits Exod.xxxvii.
and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of
it, and a cubit and a half the height of it. 2 And he overlaid it with
pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round
about. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four
corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings
upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and
overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the staves into the rings by the
sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 And he made the 'mercy seat of pure gold : two cubits and a half
was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
of a nicedle worki-
or.
o Ex. 25. 17.
tor, out of, &c. them, on the two ends of the mercy seat, 8 (one cherub fon the end on
Or, out of, fc. this side, and another cherub fon the other end on that side,) out of
the mercy seat made he the cherubim on the two ends thereof. 9 And
wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the
mercy seat-ward were the faces of the cherubim.
p See Ex. 25. 23. 10 And he made the table of shittim wood : two cubits was the length
unto a crown of gold round about. 12 Also he made thereunto a border
of a hand breadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the
border thereof round about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold,
and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to
bear the table. 15 And he made the staves of shittiin wood, and overlaid
them with gold, to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels which
q Ex. 25. 29. were upon the table, his 'dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his
* Or, to pour out covers *to cover withal, of pure gold.
17 And he made the 'candlestick of pure gold : of beaten work made
he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and
his flowers, were of the same. 18 And six branches going out of the sides
thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof,
and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof.
19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop
and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch,
witlal.
Ex. 25. 3).
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THE MAKING OF THE ALTAR, &c.
s Ex. 30. 1.
u Ex. 27. 1.
Xxxviii.
a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the
candlestick. 20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like al-
monds, his knops, and his flowers ; 21 and a knop under two branches
of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop
under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going
out of it. 22 Their knops and their branches were of the same; all of
it was one beaten work of pure gold. 23 And he made his seven lamps,
and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure
gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
25 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it
was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two
cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same. 26 And
he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof
round about, and the horns of it; also he made unto it a crown of gold
round about. 27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown
thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places
for the staves to bear it withal. 28 And he made the staves of shittim
wood, and overlaid them with gold.
t Ex. 30. 23, 34.
29 And he made 'the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet
spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
1 And "he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: Exod.
five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth **
thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And
he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it, (the horn's thereof
were of the same); and he overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the
vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the
flesh-hooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
4 And he made for the altar a brazen grate of network under the compass
thereof beneath unto the midst of it. 5 And he cast four rings for the
four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. 6 And he
made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. 7 And
he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it
withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
o Ex. 30. 18. 8 And he made 'the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the
Or, brazen glass- flooking-glasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door
1 Heb. assembling 01 the cavernacie
abling of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And he made "the court. On the South side southward the hang-
I Sa. 2. 22.
w Ex. 27. 9. ings of the court were of fine-twined linen, an hundred cubits. 10 Their
pillars were twenty, and their brazen sockets twenty; the hooks of the
pillars and their fillets were of silver. 11 And for the North side the
hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their
sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of
silver. 12 And for the West side were hangings of fifty cubits, their
pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their
fillets of silver. 13 And for the East side eastward fifty cubits. 14 The
hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars
three, and their sockets three. 15 And for the other side of the court
gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits;
their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 All the hangings of the
court round about were of fine-twined linen. 17 And the sockets for the
pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver ;
and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of
the court were filleted with silver. 18 And the hanging for the gate of
the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-
twined linen; and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the
breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. 19 And
their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of
es.
by troops, as
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de all thazaleel the son the hand o commandm
na that was of the rels, aft
&
18. 16.
silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.
2 Ex. 27. 19. 20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about,
were of brass.
y No. 1, 50, 53. 2 This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of "the tabernacle of
11. & 17. 7,8. & testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses,
18. 2. 2 Ch 24.
6. Ac. 7. 44.**for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron
2 Nu. 4. 28, 33. the priest. 22 And "Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe
a Ex. 31. 2, 6.
of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses. 23 And with him
was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and
a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and
in scarlet, and fine linen.
24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the
holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents,
• Ex. 30, 13, 24, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after bthe shekel of the sanctuary.
3, 25. Nu. 3. 47. 25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was
an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and
c Ex. 30. 13, 15. fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 26 A bekah for
* Heb. a poll. *every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for
every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and up-
d Nu. 1. 46. ward, for dsix hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred
e Ex. 26. 19, 21, and fifty men. 27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast 'the
25, 32.
sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil ; an hundred sockets
of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. 28 And of the thousand
seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars,
and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. 29 And the brass of the
offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred
shekels. 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation, and the brazen altar, and the brazen
grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31 and the sockets of the court
round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of
the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.
fEx. 35. 23.
1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made Exod. xxxix.
g Ex. 31. 10. &
35. 19.
cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made
the holy garments for Aaron ; "as the LORD commanded Moses. 2 And
i Ex. 28. 6.
ihe made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-
twined linen. 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it
into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet,
and in the fine linen, with cunning work. 4 They made shoulderpieces
for it, to couple it together : by the two edges was it coupled together.
5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the
same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and fine-twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses.
6 And they wrought onyx stones enclosed in ouches of gold, graven,
as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel. ? And he
put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for
k Ex. 28. 12. a "memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
1 Ex. 28. 15. 8 And 'he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the
ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen.
9 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double : a span was
the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
m Ex. 28. 17, &c. 10 And "they set in it four rows of stones : the first row was a tsardius,
| Or, ruby.
a topaz, and a carbuncle : this was the first row. 11 And the second row,
an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 12 And the third row, a ligure,
an agate, and an amethyst. 13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx,
and a jasper : they were enclosed in ouches of gold in their enclosings.
14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of
Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a sig-
h Ex. 28. 4.
edges was upe, and Moses
; Ex. 28. 9.
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o Ex. 28. 33.
net, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. 15 And
they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work
of pure gold. 16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold
rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on
the ends of the breastplate. 18 And the two ends of the two wreathen
chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulder-
pieces of the ephod, before it. 19 And they made two rings of gold,
and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of
it, which was on the side of the ephod inward. 20 And they made two
other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod under-
neath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof,
above the curious girdle of the ephod. 21 And they did bind the breast-
plate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it
might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate
might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
22 And "he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
n Ex. 28. 31. 23 And there was a hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of a
habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.
24 And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue,
and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 25 And they made ºbells
of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the
hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates ; 26 a bell
and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of
the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
27 And ”they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron,
p Ex. 28. 39, 40. and for his sons, 28 and 'a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of
9 Ex. 28. 4, 39. fine linen, and "linen breeches of fine-twined linen, 29 and 'a girdle
E%. 44. 18.
Togo of fine-twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needle-
& Ex. 28. 39. work; as the LORD commanded Moses.
30 And 'they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and
+ Ex. 28. 36, 37. wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, “ HOLINESS
TO THE LORD.” 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on
high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.
32 Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congre-
gation finished; and the children of Israel did "according to all that the
u Ex. 25. 40. Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his
furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sock-
ets, 34 and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of
badgers' skins, and the veil of the covering, 35 the ark of the testimony,
and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat, 36 the table, and all the
vessels thereof, and the showbread, 37 the pure candlestick, with the
lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels
thereof, and the oil for light, 38 and the golden altar, and the anoint-
ing oil, and fthe sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle
ise door, 39 the brazen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his
vessels, the laver and his foot, 40 the hangings of the court, his pillars,
and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his
pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent
of the congregation, 41 the cloths of service to do service in the holy
place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' gar-
ments, to minister in the priest's office. 42 According to all that the
v Ex. 35. 10. LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel ”made all the work.
43 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done
22. 6. 2 Sa. 6; it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it; and Moses
2 Ch. 30. 27.*** "blessed them.
I Heb. thc incense
of sweet spices.
20 Le. 9. 22, 23.
Nu. 6. 23. Jos.
18. 1 Ki. 8. 14.
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Z ver. 21. Ex.
35.
30. Le. 24, 5, 6
* Heb. the order
c ver. 24-26.
balt set put the hlar of golistick, and be set ialt bring
18.
Anh em hof the congregation. And thote the door
holinesses. Ex.
29. 36, 37.
& Ex. 28. 41.
* And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« On the first Exod. xl.
2 Ex. 12. 2. & 13. day of the *first month shalt thou set up 'the tabernacle of
y ver. 17. Ex. the tent of the congregation. 3 And *thou shalt put therein the ark of
26. 1, 30.
the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil. 4 And thou shalt bring
*33. Nu. 4. 5. ~ in the table, "and set in order *the things that are to be set in order
axer. 2. Ex. 26. upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps
b ver. 23. Ex. 25. thereof. 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the
". ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the taberna-
thereof. cle. 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door
30. of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 7 And dthou shalt set
d vor. 30. Ex.
the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt
put water therein. 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and
hang up the hanging at the court gate. 9 And thou shalt take the
• Ex. 30. 20.
anointing oil, and 'anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and
shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof; and it shall be holy. 10 And
thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels,
tuleb. holiness of and sanctify the altar : and it shall be an altar fmost holy. 11 And thou
shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. 12 And thou shalt
f Le. 8. 1-13.
bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the con-
gregation, and wash them with water. 13 And thou shalt put upon
Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him ; that he
may minister unto me in the priest's office. 14 And thou shalt bring his
sons, and clothe them with coats. 15 And thou shalt anoint them, as
thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the
h Nu. 25. 13. priest's office; for their anointing shall surely be "an everlasting priest-
i Ge. 6. 22.
hood throughout their generations.” 16 Thus did Moses ; 'according to
all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the
į Nu. 7. 1.
first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. 18 And
Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up
the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pil-
lars. 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the
covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
20 And he took and put kthe testimony into the ark, and set the
staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark. 21 And
& he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and 'set up the veil of the cov-
ering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded
Moses.
m Ex. 26. 35.
22 And "he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side
of the tabernacle northward, without the veil. 23 And he set the bread
in order upon it before the LORD; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
24 And "he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over
o Ex. 25. 37. against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 25 And 'he
lighted the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
p Ex. 30. 6.
26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation be-
Ex. 30. 7. före the veil. 27 And 'he burnt sweet incense thereon ; as the LORD
commanded Moses.
Ex. 26. 36.
28 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 29 And
he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the
8 Ex. 29. 38,&c. tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and
the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
30 And the set the laver between the tent of the congregation and
the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. 31 And Moses and Aaron
and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat. 32 When they
went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto
2 Ex. 30. 19, 20. the altar, they washed ; "as the LORD commanded Moses.
v Ex. 27. 9, 16.
33 And "he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the
33 And
k Ex. 25. 16.
1 Ex. 26. 33. &
35. 12.
n Ex. 26. 35.
burnt offed offered anded Moth
t Ex. 30. 18.
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16. 2. Nu. 9. 15.
. 3,
t
altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished
the work.
w Ex. 29. 43. Le. 34 Then "a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the
Is. 6. 4. Hag. 2. glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses *was not able
. 7, 9. Re. 15. 8.
x 1 Ki. 8. 11.° to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode
2. Ch. 5. 14. thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36 And when
y Nu. 9. 17. & 10
¥11. Ne. 9. 19. the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of
# Heb. journcycd. Israel Iwent onward in all their journeys; 37 but "if the cloud were not
3 Nu. 9. 19-22.
* taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
a See Ex. 13. 21. 38 For "the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and
fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, through-
out all their journeys.
SECT. XXI.
SECTION XXI.-Laws concerning Sacrifices. (22)
Lev. i. to vii.
A. M. 2514.
The burnt offerings. 3 Of the herd, 10 of the flocks, 14 of the fowls. - Chap. ii. 1 The meat offer.
B. C. 1490.
Hales, 1647.
ing of flour with oil and incense, 4 either buken in the oven, 5 or on a plate, 7 or in a fryingpan,
12 or of the firstfruits in the ear. 13 The salt of the meat offering. - Chap. iii. 1 The peace
Sinai.
offering of the herd, 6 of the floci, 7 either a lamb, 12 or a goat. - Chap. iv. 1 The sin offering
of ignorunce, 3 for the priest, 13 for the congregation, 22 for the ruler, 27 for any of the people.
- Chap. v. í He that sinneth in concealing his knowledge, 2 in touching an unclean thing, 4 or
in malcing an oath. 6 His trespass offering, of the flock, 7 of fowls, 11 or of flour. 14 The
trespass offering in sacrilege, 17 and in sins of ignorance. - Chap. vi. i The trespass offering
for sins done wittingly. 8 The law of the burnt offering, 14 and of the meat offering. 19 The
offering at the consecration of a priest. 24. The law of the sin offering. - Chap. vii. 1 The law
of the trespass offering, 11 and of the peace offerings, 12 whether it be for a thanksgiving, 16 or
a vow, or a freewill offering. 22 The fat, 26 and the blood, are forbidden. 28 The priests' por-
tion in the peace offerings.
a Ex. 19. 3.
1 AND the Lord "called unto Moses, and spake unto him 'out of the
6 Ex. 40.34, 35.
Nu. 12. 4, 5. tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 266 Speak unto the children
c Le. 22. 18, 19. of Israel, and say unto them, “If any man of you bring an offering unto
the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd,
and of the flock.
3 « If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male
d Ex. 12.5. Le. dwithout blemish; he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door
3. 1. & 22. 20,
21. De. 15. 21. of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. 4 And he shall
Mal. l. 14. Eph.
5.27. Ile. 9. 14. put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering ; fand it shall be ac-
1 Pe. 1. 19.
... cepted for him to make atonement for him. 5 And he shall kill "the
e Le. 4. 15. & 3.
2, 8, 13. & 8. 14, bullock before the LORD ; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring
22. & 16, 21.
Ex. 29. 10, 15, the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is
by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 6 And he shall flay
f Le. 22. 21, 27.
18. 56. 7. ko. 12. the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 7 And the sons of Aaron
1. Phil. 4. 18.
the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon
g Le. 4. 20, 26,
$31, 35. & 9. 7 the fire. 8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head,
& 16. 24. Nu.
15. 25.2 Ch. 29. and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon
23, 24. Ro.5. II.
5.11. the altar. 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water; and
i 2 Ch. 35. 11. the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering
10 made by fire, of ka sweet savour unto the Lord.
24. 1 Pe. 1. 2. 10" And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or
k See Ge. 8. 21. of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall bring it a male without
blemish. 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward
19.
h Mic. 6. 6.
He. 10. 11.
Le. 3. 8. He. 12.
(22) It will be impossible in these brief and cursory master to bring the Israelites to Christ; the middle
notes, to point out the peculiar object of each en- wall of partition to the Jews and Gentiles, which,
actment of the Law of Moses. It must be sufficient St. Paul tells us, the Messiah was to break down.
to remark, that each was intended, either to incul. The Law of Moses was the standing evidence of the
cate the necessity of personal purity and holiness truth of prophecy, of the providence of God, and
—to typify the future great sacrifice of Christ—to of the harmony of the divine dispensations ; for
declare the absolute necessity of a vicarious atone nothing was taught in the Gospel which had not
ment for sin-or to defend the people against the previously been inculcated by the Law.-Vide The
surrounding idolatry, by compelling them to vene- Faith of the ancient Jers, by the Rev. Julius Bate;
rate those things which the idolators hated, or to Lowman On thc Hebrew Ritual ; the Epistle to the
detest those which the idolators adored. The laws Hebrews; the various commentators on the Leviti-
of Moses taught the doctrine of a future state, and cal Law; Dr. Young's Rcligion designed to prevent
of admission into a spiritual Eden, by means of the Superstition, an admirable though neglected work.
blood of the true Paschal Lamb. It was the school-
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Lu. 2. 24.
head with the nail.
thereof. Le. 6.
10.
17. Nu. 15. 4.
15. & 24. 7. I
16. Ac. 10. 4.
p Le. 7. 9. & 10.
31.
O Ex. 29. 37. Nu.
18. 9.
before the LORD ; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his
blood round about upon the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into his
pieces, with his head and his fat; and the priest shall lay them in
order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar. 13 But
he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water; and the priest
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar : it is a burnt sacrifice,
an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
14 « And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of
| Le. 5. 7. & 12. 8. fowls, then he shall bring his offering of 'turtledoves, or of young
* Or, pinch off the pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and *wring off
nail. his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be
wrung out at the side of the altar. 16 And he shall pluck away his
t Or, the filth crop with this feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part,
by the place of the ashes. 17 And he shall cleave it with the wings
m See Ge. 15. 10. thereof, "but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it
upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire : it is a burnt
sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
» Le. 6. 14. & 9. 1« And when any will offer "a meat offering unto the Lord, Lev. ii.
his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, .
and put frankincense thereon. 2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons
the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof,
and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the
o Le. 5. 12. & 6. priest shall burn "the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering
66. 3. Eccl. 45. made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 3 And P the remnant
of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'; 'it is a thing
12, 13. Eccl. 7. most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
46 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the
oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or
» Ex. 29. 2. unleavened wafers "anointed with oil.
5. And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken fin a pan, it shall
plate, or, slice.
be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 6 Thou shalt part it in
pieces, and pour oil thereon : it is a meat offering.
7« And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan,
it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the
meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD; and when
it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar. 9 And
the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and
shall burn it upon the altar : it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the LORD. 10 And that which is left of the meat offering
shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offer-
ings of the LORD made by fire. 11 No meat offering, which ye shall
t Le. 6. 17. See bring unto the LORD, shall be made with 'leaven; for ye shall burn
8. 15. Lu. 12. 1. no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
5. 12“ As "for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto
u Ex. 22. 29. Le. the LORD ; but they shall not *be burnt on the altar for a sweet
* Heb.'ascend. savour. 13 And every oblation of thy meat offering 'shalt thou season
v Ma. 9. 49. Col. with salt; neither shalt thou suffer "the salt of the covenant of thy
w Nu. 18. 19. God to be lacking from thy meat offering : *with all thine offerings
thou shalt offer salt.
z Ez. 43. 24.
14« And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the
y Le. 23. 10, 14. LORD, 'thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green
22 Ki. 4. 42. ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of "full ears.
15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon : it is
a meat offering. 16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part
of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the
frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
a Le. 7. 11, 29. & 16 And if his oblation be “a sacrifice of peace offering, if Lev. ii.
22. 21.
VOL. I.
24
*p
1 Or, on a flat
& Ex. 29. 18.
Mat. 16. 12. Ma.
] Co.5.8. Ga. 5.
9.
23. 10, 11.
4. 6.
2 Ch. 13. 5.
ears of corn dried
oil upon it, and lay in the memorial of it, pa
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Le. 1. 3.
c Le. l. 4,5.
13, 22. Le. 4. 8,
9.
the kidneys.
d Le. 6. 12.
17, 21, 22. & 22.
B
the priest share liver, with the them, which wards, 19 and the the
he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall
offer it öwithout blemish before the LORD. ? And he shall lay his hand
upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle
of the congregation; and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the
blood upon the altar round about. 3 And he shall offer of the sacri-
fice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD ;
toe, sret. Ex. 29. the ffat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the
inwards. 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which
3.0; midriff oper is by the flanks, and the fcaul above the liver, with the kidneys, it
shall he take away. 5 And Aaron's sons dshall burn it on the altar
upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire :
it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
6" And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the
LORD be of the flock ; male or female, he shall offer it without blem-
ish. ?If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before
the LORD. 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering,
and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation ; and Aaron's
sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto the LORD ; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it
shall he take off hard by the backbone ; and the fat that covereth the
inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 10 and the two kid-
neys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the
caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 11 And
e Seo Le. 21.6,8, the priest shall burn it upon the altar : it is the food of the offering
25. Ez. 44. 7." made by fire unto the LORD.
Mal. 1.7, 12.
• 12" And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the
LORD. 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it be-
fore the tabernacle of the congregation; and the sons of Aaron shall
sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 14 And he shall
offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD ;
the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the in-
wards, 15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is
by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall
he take away. 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is
f Le. 7. 23, 25. the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour; fall the fat
1 Sa. 2. 15.2 Ch.
" is the LORD's. 17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations
& Le. 6. 18.& 7. throughout all your dwellings, "that ye eat neither fat 'nor blood.”
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Speak unto the Lev. iv.
diver: 16. compare children of Israel, saying, If la soul shall sin through ignorance
against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which
Le 5.15.17 ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 3 if kthe priest
Nu. 15. 22, &c. that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let
19. 12. him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, 'a young bullock without
k Le. 8. 12.
blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the
m Le. 1.3, 4. bullock "unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before
the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the
? Le. 16. 14. Nu. bullock before the LORD. 5 And the priest that is anointed "shall take
of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congrega-
tion ; 6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of
the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctu-
O Lo. 8. 15. & 9. ary. 7 And the priest ºshall put some of the blood upon the horns of
the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle
p Le. 5.9. of the congregation; and shall pour ”all the blood of the bullock at
the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And he shall take off from it all
the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the
7.7.
36. & 17. 7. &
23. 14.
Ne. 8. 10.
¿ See Ge. 9. 4.
I Le. 9. 2.
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r, witbullock of he altar of with his
19. 5.
the camp.
t Heb. 13. 11.
t Heb, at the pour-
ashes.
7. 11.
inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards. 9 And the two kid-
neys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the
caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 10 as 'it
was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and
the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 11 And
Ex. 29. 14. Nu. "the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his
legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 12 even the whole bullock shall
* Heb. to without he carry forth *without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are
s Le. 6. 11. poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: #where the ashes are
poured out shall he be burnt.
ang out of the 13“ And “if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance,
and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have
u Nu. 15. 24. Jos.
done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD con-
o Le. 5.2, 3, 4,
cerning things which should not be done, and are guilty ; 14 when the
sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation
shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tab-
ernacle of the congregation. 15 And the elders of the congregation
"shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD;
2 He. 9. 12-14. and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. 16 And the priest that
is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the
congregation ; 17 and the priest shall dip his finger in some of the
blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the veil.
18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which
is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and
shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt of-
fering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin
17.
9. 24. Ro. 5. Il.
10-12. 1 John l.
7. & 2. 2.
te 2. 17. do 10. ment for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21 And he shall carry forth
the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first
bullock : it is a sin offering for the congregation.
226 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through igno-
rance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God con-
cerning things which should not be done, and is guilty ; 23 or if his sin,
wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his
offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish. 24 And he shall
lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where
they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. 25 And
the priest shall take of thc blood of the sin offering with his finger,
and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour
out his blood at the bottom of the altar oſ burnt offering. 26 And he
shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as *the fat of the sacrifice of
a Nu. 15. 28. 'peace offerings; "and the priest shall make an atonement for him as
concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
Nu. 15. 27. 2766 And bif fany one of the *common people sin through ignorance,
while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD
concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty ; 28 or if his
sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge : then he shall bring
his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin
2 Le. 3. 5.
* Heb. people of
Die land.
the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offer-
ing. 30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and
put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour
out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 31 And he shall
take away all the fat thereof, das the fat is taken away from off the
sacrifice of peace offerings ; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar
Le. 3. 14.
d Le. 3.3.
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CONCERNING SACRIFICES.
1. 9.
withouring, and slaga And the lit it upon nd thereofof, as the
g1 Ki. 8. 31.
Mat. 26. 63.
16. & 19. 8. &
i Le. 11. 21, 28,
31, 39. Nu. 19.
& xv.
Ic See 1 Sa. 25.
Ac. 23. 12.
26. 40. Nu. 5.7.
e Ex. 29. 18. Le. for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atone-
ment for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
32 « And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a fe-
inale without blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of
the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they
kill the burnt offering. 34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the
sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of
burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom
of the altar. 35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat
of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings;
f Le. 3. 5. and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, 'according to the offer-
ings made by fire unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atone-
ment for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
16 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and he
is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do
Le. 7. 18. & 17. not utter it, then he shall "bear his iniquity. 2 Or 'if a soul touch any
20. 17. Nu. 9. 13. unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a car-
8: cass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and if it
11, 13, 16. be hidden from him ; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. 3 Or if he
j Le. xii. & xiii. touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man
shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of
it, then he shall be guilty. 4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips
225. 22. kto do evil, or 'to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce
1 See Ma. 6. 23. with an oath, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then he
shall be guilty in one of these. 5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty
m Le. 16. 21. & in one of these things, that he shall “confess that he hath sinned in that
Ezra 10. 11, 12. thing. 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his
sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of
the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement
for him concerning his sin.
† Heb. his hand 76 And if the be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his
the suficiency of trespass, which he hath committed, two "turtledoves, or two young
8. & 14. 21. pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a
burnt offering. 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall
o Lo. 1. 15. offer that which is for the sin offering first, and ºwring off his head
from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder. ' And he shall sprinkle
p Le. 4. 7, 18, 30, of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and Pthe
rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is
a sin offering. 10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering,
1:0r, ordinance. according to the manner; 'and the priest shall make an atonement for
'Lc. 1. 14.
q Le. 4. 26.
him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
11. But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young
pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part
Nu. 5. 15. of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering ; "he shall put no oil upon
it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his
handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, 'ac-
Le. 4. 35.
cording to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin of-
2 Le. 4. 26. fering. 13 And "the priest shall make an atonement for him as touch-
ing his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven
v Le. 2. 3.
him: and 'the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering."
20 Le. 22. 14.
14 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 15“ If "a soul commit a
trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD;
then *he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without
blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after
y Ex. 30. 13. Le. Ythe shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering. 16 And he shall
make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and
carnot reach to
n Le. 1. 14,
34,
& Le. 2. 2.
ing to and the hath s
1 Ezra 10. 19.
27. 25.
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priest shallow it shall be forgi commit any of the the LORD
c Le. 4. 2, 13, 22, hidden te
27. Ps. 19. 12.
than he shall
d Ezra 10.2.
* Or, in dealing.
Heb. pretting
19.
: De, 22, 13 ,
; Ex. 22. 11. Le.
1
4
,,....
..
..
.
..:
ZA. 5. 4.
pass.
z Lo.6.5. & 22. *shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest ; "and the
14. & 27. 13, 15,
27, 31. Nu. 5. 7. priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass
a Le. 4. 26. offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
6 Le. 4. 2.
17“ And if 'a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are for-
132.22, bidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; "though he
Lu. 12. 48. wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 18 And he shall
bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for
a trespass offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make an atone-
ment for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it
not, and it shall be forgiven him. 19 It is a trespass offering : he hath
certainly trespassed against the LORD.”
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26. If a soul sin, Lev. vi.
e Nu. 5. 6. and commit a trespass against the LORD, and “lie unto his
f Le. 19. 11. Ac.
° 5.4. Col. 3. 9.“ neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in *fellowship,
g Ex. 22. 7, 10. or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath "deceived his neighbour;
of 3 or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and 'swear-
the hand. eth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein : 4 then
h Pr. 24. 28. & 26.
* it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore
in that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceit-
19. 12. Je. 7. 9. fully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing
which he found, 5 or all that about which he hath sworn falsely ; he
k Le. 5. 16. 2 Sa. shall even "restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more
12. 6. Lu. 19. 8.
+ Or, in the day of thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, tin the day of
his being found
guilty. Heb. in
febr.din his trespass offering. 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the
the day of his tres- Lord, 'a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation,
I Le. 5. 15. for a trespass offering, unto the priest: "and "the priest shall make an
m Le. 4. 26. atonement for him before the LORD; and it shall be forgiven him for
any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein."
8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 956 Command Aaron and
his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. It is the burnt
1. Or, for the burn- offering #because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morn-
ing.
n Le. 16. 4. Ex. ing, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 10 And "the priest
28. 39, 40, 41
Ez. 44. 17, 18.
> shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put
Shani pul vil 111
upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed
o Le. 1. 16. with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them ºbeside the
p Ez. 44. 19. altar. 11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments,
9 Le. 4. 12. and carry forth the ashes without the camp 'unto a clean place. 12 And
the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out:
and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt
r Le. 3. 3, 9, 14. offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon "the fat of the
peace offerings. 13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it
shall never go out.
1466 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron
shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. 15 And he shall take of
it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof,
and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall
t Le. 2. 2, 9.
burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it,
u Lo. 2. 3. Ez. unto the LORD. 16 And "the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his
o Le. 10. 12, 13. sons eat; 'with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place ;
in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
17 It “shall not be baken with leaven. *I have given it unto them for their
2 Nu. 18. 9, 10.
y Le. 2. 3. & 7.1. portion of my offerings made by fire, 'it is most holy, as is the sin
Ex. 29..37.
offering, and as the trespass offering. 18 All the males among the chil-
2 Nu. 18. 10.
dren of Aaron shall eat of it. “It shall be a statute for ever in your
6 Le. 22.3-7.
generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire : bevery
one that toucheth them shall be holy."
c Ex. 29. 2,
19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 20 - This ‘is the offering
s Le. 2. 1.
44. 29.
w Le. 2. 11.
a Le. 3. 17.
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e Le. 4. 3.
& Lo. 4.2.
& 4. 24, 29,
30. 29.
15. 12.
2012.
priesteth scoured, anden, and if it be
1.1.
21. 22.
of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in
d Ex. 16. 36. the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an dephah of fine
flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and
half thereof at night. 21 In a pan it shall be made with oil, and when
it is baken, thou shalt bring it in; and the baken pieces of the meat
offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 22 And
the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it, it is
f Ex. 29. 25. a statute for ever unto the LORD ;) 'it shall be wholly burnt. 23 For every
meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt; it shall not be eaten.”
24 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 256 Speak unto Aaron
and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering. "In the
2. place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be
i Le. 21. 22. killed before the LORD; it is most holy. 26 The spriest that offereth
j Le. 10. 17, 18. it for sin shall eat it; in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court
Nu. 18. 9, 10.
Ez. 44. 28, 29. of the tabernacle of the congregation. 27 Whatsoever kshall touch the
K Ex. 29. 37. &
flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood
thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was
sprinkled in the holy place. 28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is
i Le. 11. 33. & sodden 'shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall
ni Nu. 18. 10. be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 29 All "the males among the
n Le. 4. 7, 11, 12, priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 30 And "no sin offering,
18, 21. & 10. 18.
& 16.27. He. 13. whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the con-
gregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall
be burnt in the fire.
o Le.v.& 6. 127. 1. Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: ”it LEV. vii..
° Le. 6. 17, 25.& is most holy. 2 In 'the place where they kill the burnt offering shall
they kill the trespass offering; and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle
Le. 1. 3, 5, 11.
& 4. 24, 29, 33. round about upon the altar. 3 And he shall offer of it "all the fat there-
.: of; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, 4 and the two kid-
8, 9. Ex. 29. 13. neys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul
that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away ; 5 and
the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire
$ Le. 6. 16-18. unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering. 6 Every 'male among the priests
€ Le. 2. 3.' shall eat thereof; it shall be eaten in the holy place : 'it is most holy.
« Lo. 6. 25, 26. & 7“ As the sin offering is, so is "the trespass offering; there is one
law for them : the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have
it. 8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the
priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he
• Le. 2. 3, 10. Nu. hath offered. 9 And "all the meat offering that is baken in the oven,
18. 9. Eż. 44.29.
at and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and *in the pan, shall be the
plate, or, slice. priest's that offereth it. 10 And every meat offering, mingled with oil,
and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
11 « And "this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which
he shall offer unto the Lord. 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then
he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes
2 Le. 2. 4. Nu. 6. mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers *anointed with oil, and cakes
15.
mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer
for his offering "leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of
his peace offerings. 14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole
oblation for a heave offering unto the LORD, *and it shall be the
priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. 15 And "the
a Le. 22. 30.
flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be
eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it
until the morning. 16 But bif the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a
voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his
sacrifice; and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
17 but the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day
14, 15, 16. &
4.
Nu. 18. 9, 10.
14. 13.
* Or, on the flat
w Le. 3. 1.
y Am. 4. 5.
% Nu.
19.
6 Le. 19. 6-8.
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Le. 11. 10, 11,
41. & 19. 7.
i Ez. 4. 14.
Le. 17. 15. De.
& 44. 31.
,
1 See Ge. 9. 4.
m Le. 3. 1.
shall bring is own hhe breast
14.
shall be burnt with fire. 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of
his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accept-
c Nu. 18. 27. ed, neither shall it be 'imputed unto him that offereth it; it shall be dan
abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And
the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be
burnt with fire; and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat there-
of. 20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace
e Le. 15. 3. offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, 'having his uncleanness upon
f Ge. 17. 14. him, even that soul 'shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover the
6 Le. xii.& xiii. soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man,
h Le. 11. 24, 28. or any "unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of
the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the
LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2366 Speak unto the
j See Le. 3. 17. children of Israel, saying, Ye 'shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or
t, Leb...carcass: of sheep, or of goat. 24 And the fat of the tbeast that dieth of itself,
14. 21. Ez. 4. 14. and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any
k See Le. 3. 17. other use; but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 25 For "whosoever eateth
the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto
the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
26 Moreover 'ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or
of beast, in any of your dwellings. 27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth
any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people."
28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 29 « Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying, "He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace,
offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the
n Le. 3. 3, 4, 9, sacrifice of his peace offerings. 30 His "own hands shall bring the offer-
ings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring,
• Ex. 29, 24, 27. that 'the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.
Nu. 6. 20. 31 And ”the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast
ple. 3. 5, 11, 16. shall be Aaron's and his sons'. 32 And 'the right shoulder shall ye
q Le. 9. 21. Nu.
give unto the priest for a heave offering of the sacrifices of your
peace offerings. 33 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the
blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder
* Ex29.28. Le. for his part. 34 For "the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I
10. 14, 15. Nu.
18. 18, 19. De. taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace
offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his
sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.”
35 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anoint-
ing of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the
day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's
office ; 36 which the Lord commanded to be given them of the chil-
Ex: 40. 13, 15. dren of Israel, 'in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for
t Le. 6. 9. ever throughout their generations. 37 This is 'the law of the burnt
offering, "of the meat offering, "and of the sin offering, "and of the
w ver. 1. trespass offering, "and of the consecrations, 'and of the sacrifice of
the peace offerings; 38 which the LORD commanded Moses in Mount
y ver. 11. Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel *to offer
their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.
XX SECTION XXII.--The Consecration of Aaron and his Sons, and the Accept-
SECT. XXII.
ance of their Offering.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. viii. and ix.
B. C. 1490. Moses consecraleth Aaron and his sons. 14 Their sin offering. 18 Their burnt offering. 22 The
r'an of consecration. 31 The place and time of their consecration. - Chap. ix. 1 The first offer-
ing's of Aaron, for himself and the people. 8 The sin ojering, 12 and the burnt offering for him-
self. “15 The offerings for the people. 23 Moses
less the people. 24 Fire cometh
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 « Take “Aaron and his
Le. 8. 27.& 9.21.
6. 20.
18. 3.
s Le. 8. 12, 30.
u Le. 6. 14.
v Lc. 6. 25.
x Le. 6. 20. Es
xxix.
z Le. 1.2.
HALES, 1647.
Sinai.
z and the burnt offering for
from the Lord upon the in the people. 23 Moses and Acne
020n Du
a Ex. 29. 1-3.
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i Ex. 29. 6.
• Ex. 28. 2, 4. sons with him, band the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock
c Ex. 30. 24, 25.
for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
3 and gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation."
4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly
was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congre-
d Ex. 29. 4. gation. 5 And Moses said unto the congregation, “This dis the thing
which the LORD commanded to be done.” 6 And Moses brought Aaron
e Ex. 29. 4. and his sons, “and washed them with water. 7 And he put upon him
f Ex. 29. 5.
the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the
& Ex. 28. 4.
robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious
girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. 8 And he put
k Ex. 28. 30. the breastplate upon him ; *also he put in the breastplate the Urim and
the Thummim. 9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the
mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy
; Ex. 28. 37, &c. crown; as ithe LORD commanded Moses.
k Ex. 30. 26–29. 10 And "Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle
and all that was therein, and sanctified them. 11 And he sprinkled
thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his
se vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 12 And he 'poured
30. Ps. 133. 2. of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify
m Ex. 29. 8. 9. him. 13 And “Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them,
and girded them with girdles, and *put bonnets upon them; as the
LORD commanded Moses.
nEx, 29. 10. Ez. 14 And "he brought the bullock for the sin offering; and Aaron and
o Le. 4. 4. his sons "laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin
3. offering. 15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon
20, 26. He. 9.22. the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the
altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified
q Ex. 29. 13. Le. it, to make reconciliation upon it. 16 And 'he took all the fat that was
upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kid-
neys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar. 17 But the
i Le. 21. 10, 12.
Ex. 29. 7. & 30. Two
Ec. 45. 15.
* Heb. bound.
Arnie
15 Andhomlouvy
Ex. 29. 12, 36.
Le. 4. 7. Ez. 4
4. 8.
Ex. 29. 14.
Le. 4. 11, 12. out the camp; as "the LORD commanded Moses.
s Ex. 29. 15.
18 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering ; and Aaron and
his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 19 And he killed
it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 20 And
he cut the ram into pieces ; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces,
and the fat. 21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water;
and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar : it was a burnt sacri-
fice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD ;
€ Ex. 29. 18.
Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 23 And
he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip
of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon
Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ears, and upon
the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their
right feet; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
v Ex. 29. 22.
25 And 'he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon
the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys,
w Ex. 29. 23. and their fat, and the right shoulder ; 26 and "out of the basket of unleav-
ened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake,
and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and
* Ex. 29. 24, &c. upon the right shoulder ; 27 and he put all *upon Aaron's hands, and
upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the
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THE CONSECRATION OF AARON AND HIS SONS.
y Ex. 29. 25.
2 Ex. 29. 26.
a Ex. 29. 21. &
30. 30. Nu. 3. 3.
CEx. 29. 34.
e He. 7. 16.
19. De. 11. 1.
I Ki. 2. 3.
Le. 4. 23. Ezra
6. 17. & 10. 19.
LORD. 28 And 'Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them
on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a
sweet savour; it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 29 And
Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the
LORD; for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' *part; as the
LORD commanded Moses. 30 And “Moses took of the anointing oil, and
of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron,
and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments
with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and
his sons' garments with him.
b Ex. 29. 31, 32. 31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, “ Boil the flesh at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; and there eat it with
the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying,
• Aaron and his sons shall eat it.' 32 And that which remaineth of the
flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. 33 And ye shall not go
out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days,
· until the days of your consecration be at an end ; for dseven days shall
Ez. 43. 25, 26.
he consecrate you. 34 As 'he hath done this day, so the Lord hath com-
manded to do, to make an atonement for you. 35 Therefore shall ye
abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night
f Nu. 3. 7. & 9.
seven days, 'and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not; for
so I am commanded." 36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which
the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Lev. ix.
Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel ; ? and he said unto Aaron,
h Le. 4. 3. & 8.
"14. Ex. 29. 1. “Take "thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt
i Le. 8. 18. offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. 3 And unto
2 the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of
the goats for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year,
without blemish, for a burnt offering; 4 also a bullock and a ram for
k Le. 2. 4.
peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; kand a meat offering
mingled with oil: 'for to-day the LORD will appear unto you.”
5 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tab-
ernacle of the congregation ; and all the congregation drew near and
stood before the LORD. 6 And Moses said, “This is the thing which
the LORD commanded that ye should do ; "and the glory of the LORD
shall appear unto you." 7 And Moses said unto Aaron, “Go unto the
altar, and "offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an
& 7. 27. & 9. 7. atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the
20. people, and make an atonement for them; as the Lord commanded.
8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin
offering, which was for himself. 9 And 'the sons of Aaron brought
See Le. 4.7.
the blood unto him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and 'put
it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bot-
Le. 8. 16.
tom of the altar. 10 But "the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above
the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar ; ®as the Lord
commanded Moses. 11 And 'the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire
without the camp. 12 And he slew the burnt offering ; and Aaron's
sons presented unto him the blood, "which he sprinkled round about
v Le. 8. 20. upon the altar. 13 And “they presented the burnt offering unto him,
with the pieces thereof, and the head; and he burnt them upon the
w Le. 8.21.
altar. 14 And "he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them
upon the burnt offering on the altar.
15 And the brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which
Le. 1.3, 10. was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin,
y Le, 2., 1, 2. as the first. 16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it accord-
"hand out of it. ing to the *manner. 17 And he brought 'the meat offering, and ftook a
VOL. 1.
25
1 Ex. 29. 43.
m Ex. 24. 16.
n Le. 4. 3. 1 Sa.
3. 14. He. 5. 3.
Le. 4. 16, 20.
p Le. 8. 15.
s Le, 4. 8.
t Le. 4. 11. & 8.
17.
u Le. 1.5. & 8.
19.
2 Is. 53. 10. Ile.
2. 17. & 5. 3.
* Or, ordinance.
Heb filled his
194
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DESTRUCTION OF NADAB AND ABIHU.
c Ex. 29. 24, 26.
Le. 7. 30-34.
2 0 mnd there must the
21. 5. Lu. 24.50.
1
e Nu. 14. 10. &
Ki. 18. 38. 2 Ch.
7. 1. Ps. 20. 3. 2
gl Ki. 18. 39.
3. 11.
B. C. 1490.
Sinai.
z Ex. 29. 38. handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, “besides the burnt sacrifice
a Le. 3. 1, &c. of the morning. 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for "a sacrifice
of peace offerings, which was for the people. And Aaron's sons pre-
b Le. 3. 5, 16. sented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round
26. about, 19 and the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that
d Nu. 6. 23. De. which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the
• liver ; 20 and they put the fat upon the breasts, band he burnt the fat
16. 19, 42. upon the altar ; 21 and the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved
21. & 13. 20. i 'for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed
Mac. 2. 10, 11. them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt
82 Ch. 7. 3. Ezra offering, and peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the
tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people :
'and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. 24 And
fthere came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the
SECT. XXIII.
altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw,
A. M. 2514. they shouted, and fell on their faces.
HALES, 1647.
Sinai. Sect. XXIII.--Destruction of Nadab and Abihu for offering strange Fire.
LEV. X. 1-7.
Le. 16. 1. & AND "Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, btook either of them
6 Le. 16. 12. Nu. his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered
strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 2 And
d Le. 9. 24. Nu. dthere went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they
" died before the LORD. 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, “ This is it
29. 43. Le.21.6, that the Lord spake, saying, "I will be sanctified in them that come
Ez. 20. 41. & 42. nigh me, and before all the people I will be 'glorified.'” 5 And Aaron
28. held his peace. 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons
22. John 13. 31, of "Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, “ Come near,
2 Thes. 1. 10. 'carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”
5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp;
1 Ex. 6. 18, 22.
i Lu. 7. 12. Ac. as Moses had said.
& 6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar,
3 Ex.33. 5. Le. his sons, “ Uncover 'not your heads, neither rend your clothes, lest
13. 45. & 21.1
10. Nu. 6.6, 7. ye die, and lest "wrath come upon all the people ; but let your breth-
# Nu. 16. 22, 46. ren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD
Jos. 71.4 22. hath kindled. ? And 'ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle
1 Ex. 21. 12. of the congregation, lest ye die ; for the anointing oil of the LORD is
be upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
a See Ex. 6. 23.
22. 9.
16. 18.
c Ex. 30. 9.
16. 35.2 Sa. 6. 7.
€ Ex. 19. 22. &
17, 21. Is. 52. 11.
13.
f Is. 49. 3. Ez.
19. 2. 12. 28. heheh me, and befake, saying, " I Moses said u
09." of "Upisiemene. "And Mithe people 7 be sanctified in aron, a This
Mishaei "slorified them this is
32. &
14. 13.
g Ps. 39. 9.
5. 6, 9, 10. &
8. 2.
6
m Ex. 28. 41. Le.
8. 30.
B. C. 1490.
Hales, 1647.
a Ez. 44. 21. Lu.
a
m
ma
SECT. XXIV.
SECTION XXIV.—The Priests are forbidden Wine ;-The Law of eating
Holy Things ;-Aaron's Transgression.
A. M. 2514.
LEV. X. 8, to the end.
8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 9. Do 'not drink wine
Sinai. nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tab-
ernacle of the congregation, lest ye die : it shall be a statute for ever
"1. 15.1 1.3.4 throughout your generations: 10 and that ye may bout difference be-
3. Tit. 1.7.
tween holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean ; 11 and that
6 Le. 11. 47. &
C y au u ony
20. 25. Je. 15. ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD
& 44.23.** *e hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses."
De: 24. 8, Ne. 8. 2 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Itha-
2, 8, 9, 13. Je.
18. 18. Mal. 2.7. mar, his sons that were left, “ Take dthe meat offering that remaineth
d E1.29. 2. Le. 6.
“16. Nü. 18. 9, 10: of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven
e Le. 21. 22. beside the altar; 'for it is most holy. 13 And ye shall eat it in the holy
f Le. 2. 3. & 6.
* place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of
gEx, 29. 24, 26, the LORD made by fire; 'for so I am commanded. 14 And the wave
Nu. 18. 11. > 44 breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; (thou, and
19. Ez. 22. 26.
16.
Piavus
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THE SECOND PASSOVER.
34.
k Le. 6. 30.
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Sinai.
the two evenings.
thy sons, and thy daughters with thee ;) for they be thy due, and
thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings
Le. 7. 29, 30, of the children of Israel. 15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast
shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it
for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy
sons with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.”
i Le. 9. 3, 15. 16 And Moses diligently sought ithe goat of the sin offering, and,
behold, it was burnt! And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar,
; Lo. 6. 26, 29. the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, 17" Wherefore have
ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy,
and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation,
to make atonement for them before the LORD ? 18 Behold, kthe blood
of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed
l Le. 6. 26. have eaten it in the holy place, 'as I commanded.” 19 And Aaron
m Le. 9. 8, 12. said unto Moses, “ Behold! "this day have they offered their sin offer-
ing and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have
n Je. 6. 20. & 14. befallen me; and if I had eaten the sin offering to-day, "should it
Mal. 1. 10, 13. have been accepted in the sight of the LORD ?” 20 And when Moses
heard that, he was content.
SECT. XXV. SECTION XXV.--The Second Passover ;-May be kept by the Unclean.
A. M. 2514.
(23) NUM. ix. 1-14.
B. C. 1490. And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in
" the first month of the second year after they were come out of the
land of Egypt, saying, 2 “Let the children of Israel also keep "the
a Ex. 12. 1, &c. Passover at his appointed season. 3 In the fourteenth day of this
* Heb. betweon month, *at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season; according
Ex. 12. 6.19* to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall
ye keep it.” 4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they
should keep the Passover. 5 And “they kept the Passover on the four-
teenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai;
according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children
of Israel.
• Nu. 5. 2. & 19. 6 And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body
18! 28. of a man, that they could not keep the Passover on that day; dand they
19, came before Moses and before Aaron on that day. 7 And those men
said unto him, “ We are defiled by the dead body of a man; where-
fore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord
in his appointed season among the children of Israel ?” 8 And Moses
& Nu. 27.5. said unto them, “ Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will
command concerning you."
9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10 « Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be
unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he
f Ex. 12. 6, 8. shall keep the Passover unto the LORD. 11 The 'fourteenth day of the
second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened
& Ex. 12. 10. bread and bitter herbs. 12 They shall leave none of it unto the morn-
k Ex. 12. 46. ing, "nor break any bone of it: 'according to all the ordinances of the
i Ex. 12. 43.
Passover they shall keep it. 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in
a journey, and forbeareth to keep the Passover, even the same soul
14. Ex. shall be cut off from among his people : because he brought not the
k Nu. 5. 31. offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall "bear his
sin. 14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the
Passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the Passover,
ļ See Ex. 12. 49. and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: 'ye shall have one
ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.”
(23) That this passage is to be inserted here is plain from the text, Num. ix. 1.–Vide Lightfoot in
loc. vol. i. p. 30.
Jos. 5. 10.
ll, 16. See John
d Ex. 18. 15, 19,
26. Nu. 27. 2.
12. 15.
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WHAT ANIMALS MAY BE EATEN.
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Sinai.
7.1.
3, 17.
d Is. 52. 11. See
He. 9. 10.
14. 3.
SECT. XXVI. Section XXVI.--Laws concerning what Animals may be eaten.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. xi.
B. C. 1490. And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2“ Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts
which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 What-
a De. 14. 4. Ac. soever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud,
10. 12, 14.
among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not
eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the
camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is
unclean unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but
divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 6 And the hare, because
he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
c. 6. 18. & 7 And 'the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet
C 1s. 65. 4. & 66. he cheweth not the cud; "he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye
e not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch ; "they are unclean to you.
Mat. 15. 11, 20. 9• These 'shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath
Ma. 7. 2, 15, 18.
Ac. 10. 14, 15. Se fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall
14, 17. 1 Co.. ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the
8. Col. 2. 16, 21
21. rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is
e De. 14. 9. in the waters, they shall be 'an abomination unto you. 11 They shall be
18. De. even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye
shall have their carcasses in abomination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins
nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
g De. 14. 12. 1366 And “these are they which ye shall have in abomination among
the fowls, (they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination :) the
eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 14 and the vulture, and the
kite after his kind ; 15 every raven after his kind ; 16 and the owl, and
the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 17 and
the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, 18 and the swan,
and the pelican, and the gier-eagle, 19 and the stork, the heron after
her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 « All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination
unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying-creeping thing that
goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal
upon the earth ; 22 even these of them ye may eat; "the locust after his
kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind,
and the grasshopper after his kind. 23 But all other flying-creeping
things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 24 And
for these ye shall be unclean : whosoever toucheth the carcass of them
shall be unclean until the even. 25 And whosoever beareth aught of the
i Le. 14. 8. & carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
10, 22. & 31. 24. 26 « The carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not
cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you : every one
that toucheth thein shall be unclean. 27 And whatsoever goeth upon
his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are
unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be .unclean until
the even. 28 And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even : they are unclean unto you.
29 - These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things
that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and ithe mouse, and the tor-
toise after his kind, 30 and the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard,
and the snail, and the mole. 31 These are unclean to you among all that
creep : whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean
until the even. 32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are
dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood,
or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is
& Mat. 3, 4.
15. 5. Nu, 19.
Is. 66. 17.
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watcrs.
22. 8. De. 14. 21.
31.
k Le. 15. 12. done, "it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even;
so it shall be cleansed. 33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of
1 Le. 6. 28. them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and 'ye shall break it.
34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh
shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel
shall be unclean. 35 And every thing whereupon any part of their car-
cass falleth shall be unclean ; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots,
they shall be broken down; for they are unclean, and shall be unclean
* Heb. a gather- unto you. 36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, *wherein there is plenty of
ing together of
water, shall be clean; but that which toucheth their carcass shall be
unclean. 37 And if any part of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed
which is to be sown, it shall be clean. 38 But if any water be put upon
the seed, and any part of their carcass fall thereon, it shall be unclean
unto you.
39" And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die ; he that toucheth
m Le. 17. 15. & the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even. 40 And "he that
Ez. 4. 19. & 44. eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until
the even; he also that beareth the carcass of it shall wash his clothes,
and be unclean until the even.
41 « And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be
an abomination; it shall not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the
| Heb. doth multi- belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever thath more
ply feet.
feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall
n Le. 20. 25. not eat; for they are an abomination. 43 Ye "shall not make yourfselves
| Heb. souls.
abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye
make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
44 For I am the LORD your God; ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves,
• Ex. 19. 6. Le. 'and ye shall be holy, (for I am holy ;) neither shall ye defile your-
26. 1 Thes. 4.7. selves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the
* earth. 45 For 'I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of
Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 - This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living
creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth
q Le. 10. 10. upon the earth ; 47 to 'make a difference between the unclean and the
clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may
not be eaten."
19. 2. & 20. 7,
1 Pet. 1. 15, 16
o Ex. 6. 7.
Sinai.
But into tree and only
SECT. XXVII. Sect. XXVII.--Purification of Women after Childbirth;- The Offerings.
Lev. xii.
A. M. 2414.
B. C. 1490. 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 « Speak unto the children
Hales, 1647. of Israel, saying, If "a woman have conceived seed, and born a man
child; then ”she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days
a Le. 15. 19. of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 3 And in the
Lu. 2. 22. deighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 And she
cLe. 15. 19.
shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days;
2 See Ge. 17. 12.
she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until
the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 5 But if she bear a maid child,
then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation; and she
shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
e Lu. 2. 22. O“ And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for
* Hob. a son of his a daughter, she shall bring a lamb * of the first year for a burnt offering,
and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest ; ? who shall
offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her, and she shall
be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that
find not suficiency hath born a male or a female. 8 And if tshe be not able to bring a lamb,
of. Le. 5. 7. Lu.ch
2. 24.
Lu. then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, the one for the
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LAWS AND TOKENS OF THE LEPROSY.
fLe. 4. 26.
burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering ; fand the priest shall
make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.”
LIS
B, C. 1490.
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Sinai.
Do. 28
17.
SECT. XXVIII. SECTION XXVIII.— The Laws and Tokens whereby the Priest is to be
guided in discerning the Leprosy.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. xiii.
1 AND the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, 26 When a
man shall have in the skin of his flesh a *rising, a scab, or bright spot,
* Or, swelling. and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy ; "then he
S. 27. 18.8. shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the
a De. 17.8, 9. & priests. 3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the
24. 8. Lu. 17. 14.
flesh; and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague
in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy ;
and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 4 If the
bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper
than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest
shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days. 5 And the priest
shall look on him the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague in his
sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin, then the priest
shall shut him up seven days more. 6 And the priest shall look on him
again the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark,
and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him
Le. 11. 25. & 14. clean; it is but a scab; and he 'shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
? But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath
been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest
again ; 8 and if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the
skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
9« When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought
Nu: 12. 10, 12. unto the priest ; 10 and the priest shall see him. And, behold, if the
2 Ki.5. 27.2 Ch.
26. 20. -_ rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there
be tquick raw flesh in the rising; 11 it is an old leprosy in the skin of
ening of living
his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not
shut him up; for he is unclean. 12 And if a leprosy break out abroad
in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the
plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;
13 then the priest shall consider; and, behold, if the leprosy have cov-
ered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague :
it is all turned white; he is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appeareth in
him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and
pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean; it is a
leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed into white,
he shall come unto the priest; 17 and the priest shall see him. And,
behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pro-
nounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
d Ex. 9. 9. 18« The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a "bile, and
is healed, 19 and in the place of the bile there be a white rising, or a
bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be showed to the
priest; 20 and if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower
than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall
pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the
bile. 21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs
therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark;
then the priest shall shut him up seven days. 22 And if it spread much
abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is
a plague. 23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it
is a burning bile; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
* Habea duning
24 « Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is ta hot burn-
Heb, the quic
fiesh.
of fire.
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ing, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, some-
what reddish, or white; 25 then the priest shall look upon it. And,
behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight
deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning.
Wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the plague of
leprosy. 26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white
hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be
somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days. 27 And
the priest shall look upon him the seventh day; and if it be spread
much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean :
it is the plague of leprosy. 28 And if the bright spot stay in his place,
and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the
burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is an inflam-
mation of the burning.
29 - If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard ;
30 then the priest shall see the plague. And, behold, if it be in sight
deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair, then the
priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy
upon the head or beard. 31 And if the priest look on the plague of the
scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that
there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath
the plague of the scall seven days. 32 And in the seventh day the priest
shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the scall spread not, and
there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than
the skin; 33 he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave, and
the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more. 34 And
in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall; and, behold, if
the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce him clean, and he shall wash his clothes,
and be clean. 35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his
cleansing, 36 then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall
be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair, he is
unclean. 37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is
black hair grown up therein ; the scall is healed, he is clean, and the
priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 « If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright
spots, even white bright spots, 39 then the priest shall look; and, behold,
if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a
freckled spot that groweth in the skin, he is clean.
4066 And the man whose * hair is fallen off his head, he is bald, yet is
he clean. 41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his
head toward his face, he is forehead bald, yet is he clean. 42 And if
there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is
a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. 43 Then the
priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white
reddish, in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appear-
eth in the skin of the flesh; 44 he is a leprous man, he is unclean : the
priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean, his plague is in his head.
45« And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and
e E... 24. 17, 22. his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall
f La. 4. 15. cry, 'Unclean! unclean! 46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in
& Nn. 5. 2. & 12. him he shall be defiled; he is unclean, he shall dwell alone, without
15. 5. 2 Ch. 26. the camp shall his habitation be.
47“ The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a
woollen garment, or a linen garment; 48 whether it be in the warp, or
† Heb. work of. woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any fthing made
of skin ; 49 and if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in
* Heb. head is
pilled.
Mic. 3. 7.
14. 2 Ki. 7. 3.
21. Lu. 17. 12
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THE RITES IN CLEANSING A LEPER.
instrument.
& Lo. 14. 44.
1. Heb. vessel, or, the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any fthing of skin; it
is a plague of leprosy, and shall be showed unto the priest. 50 And the
priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague
seven days. 51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day; if
the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the
woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is
"a fretting leprosy ; it is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that gar-
ment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of
skin, wherein the plague is; for it is a fretting leprosy, it shall be
burnt in the fire.
53 « And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread
in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of
skin ; 54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing
wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more. 55 And
the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed; and, behold,
if the plague have not changed his color, and the plague be not spread,
berbuid in the head it is unclean, thou shalt burn it in the fire, it is fret inward ; *whether
thereof, or in the it be bare within or without. 56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the
plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend
it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of
the woof. 57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp,
or in the woof, or in any thing of skin, it is a spreading plague; thou
shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 58 And the garment,
either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou
shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be
washed the second time, and shall be clean.
59 56 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or
linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce
it clean, or to pronounce it unclean."
* Heb. whether it
forelicad thercof.
B. C. 1490.
Hales, 1647.
Sinai.
6 Nu. 19. 6.
d Ps. 51. 7.
e He. 9. 13.
SECT. XXIX. Section XXIX.--The Rites and Sacrifices in Cleansing of a Leper.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. xiv. 1-32.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26. This shall be the law
of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He “shall be brought unto
the priest, 3 and the priest shall go forth out of the camp, and the priest
a Mat. 8. 2, 4. Ma. shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper,
17.14: 4 then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed
* Or, sparrows. two *birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and ‘scarlet, and hyssop,
5 and the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an
c He. 9. 19.
earthen vessel over running water. 6 As for the living bird, he shall take
it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip
them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over
the running water; ? and he shall ‘sprinkle upon him that is to be
f2 Ki. 5. 10, 14. cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean,
Heb. upon the and shall let the living bird loose tinto the open field.
866 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave
1 Le. 11. 25. off all his hair, "and wash himself in water, that he may be clean ; and
i Nu. 12. 15. after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of
his tent seven days. But it shall be on the seventh day, that he
shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows,
even all his hair he shall shave off; and he shall wash his clothes,
also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
j Mat. 8. 4. Ma. 1. 10« And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without
t Heb. the dangk blemish, and one ewe lamb fof the first year without blemish, and
ter of her year. three tenth deals of fine flour for ka meat offering, mingled with oil,
and one log of oil. 11 And the priest that maketh him clean shall pre-
sent the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the
face of the field.
g Le. 13. 6.
hesh in water, hall take two hout blemish, anil.
44. Lu. 5. 14.
k Le. 2. 1. Nu.
15. 4, 15.
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THE RITES IN CLEANSING A LEPER.
n Ex. 29. 11. Le.
1.5, 11. & 4. 4, Junoo
hitu
o wuand
r Le. 4. 26.
Le. 5. 1, 6. &
12. 7.
the. 5. 7.& 12. 8.
* Heb. his hand
LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 12 And the
kes 5, 2, 18. & priest shall take one he lamb, and 'offer him for a trespass offering,
m Ex. 29. 24. and the log of oil, and "wave them for a wave offering before the
LORD. 13 And he shall slay the lamb "in the place where he shall kill
24.
the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for 'as the
o Le. 7.7.
p Le. 2. 3. & 7.6.
2.6. sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering ; Pit is most holy.
& 21. 22. 14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering,
SE 29. 20. Le. and the priest shall put it 'upon the tip of the right ear of him that
is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the
great toe of his right foot. 15 And the priest shall take some of the log
of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. 16 And the
priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and
shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.
17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon
the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the
thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon
the blood of the trespass offering. 18 And the remnant of the oil that is
in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be
cleansed ; 'and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the
LORD. 19 And the priest shall offer 'the sin offering, and make an atone-
ment for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and after-
ward he shall kill the burnt offering. 20 And the priest shall offer the
burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar ; and the priest
shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
• 216 And 'if he be poor, and *cannot get so much; then he shall take
reach not. one lamb for a trespass offering fto be waved, to make an atonement
t. Heb. for a wav- for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
u Le. 12. 8. & 15. offering, and a log of oil ; 22 and two "turtledoves, or two young pigeons,
such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the
other a burnt offering. 23 And he shall bring them on the eighth day
for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, before the LORD. 24 And the priest shall take the lamb of
the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them
for a wave offering before the LORD. 25 And he shall kill the lamb of
the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the
trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is
to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the
great toe of his right foot. 26 And the priest shall pour of the oil into
the palm of his own left hand. 27 And the priest shall sprinkle with
his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times be-
fore the Lord. 28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand
upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon
the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot,
upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering. 29 And the rest of
the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him
that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.
30 And he shall offer the one of "the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons,
such as he can get, 31 (even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin
offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering ;)
and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed
before the LORD.
32 - This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose
v vor. 10. hand is not able to get "that which pertaineth to his cleansing.'
26
ing.
14, 15.
U ver. 22.
u vor. 10.
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[PERIOD III.
THE SIGNS OF LEPROSY IN A HOUSE.
B. C. 1490.
HsLES, 1647
Sinai.
32. 22. De. 7. 1.
& 32. 49.
b Ps. 91. 10. Pr.
3. 33. Ze, 5. 4.
* Or, prepare.
SECT. XXX. SECTION XXX.— The Signs of Leprosy in a House ;-Laws for the
Cleansing.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. xiv. 33, to the end.
33 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 34 66 When
haben "ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a pos-
a Ge. 12. 7. Nu. session, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your
possession ; 35 and he that owneth the house shall come and tell the
priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were la plague in the
house. 36 Then the priest shall command that they *empty the house,
before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house
be not made unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to see the
house. 37 And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague
be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish,
which in sight are lower than the wall; 38 then the priest shall go out
of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven
days. 39 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall
look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house,
40 then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in
which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place
without the city. 41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within
round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off
without the city into an unclean place. 42 And they shall take other
stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take
other mortar, and shall plaster the house. 43 And if the plague come
again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the
stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered ;
44 then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be
c Lo. 13. 5). Ze. spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house; it is unclean.
45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and tlie timber
thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth
out of the city into an unclean place. 46 Moreover he that goeth into
the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the
even. 47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he
that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. W
h iki
48" And if the priest tshall come in, and look upon it, and, behold,
the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered ;
then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is
healed. 49 And dhe shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar
wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. 50 And he shall kill the one of the birds
in an earthen vessel over running water. 51 And he shall take the cedar
wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them
in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle
f Le. 13. 30.
g Le. 13. 47. the house seven times. 52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood
” ver. 34. of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and
i Le. 13.2.
+ Heb, in the day with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet ; 53 but
Online une can of he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and
the clean. De 21. make an atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
546 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
55 and for the "leprosy of a garment, and of a house, 56 and 'for a
SECT. XXXI. rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot; 57 to teach #when it is
A. M. 2514. unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy."
HALES, 1647. Section XXXI.- Of the Unclcanness of Men and Women ;--Laws for
their Cleansing.
Lev. xv.
5. 2. 2 Sa. 3. 29. And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2« Speak
: unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, “When any man hath
5. 4.
| Heb. in coming
in shall come in,
$0.
d ver. 4.
e ver. 20.
8. Ez. 44. 23.
B. C. 1490.
Sinai.
a Le. 22. 4. Nu.
Mat. 9. 20. Ma.
5. 25. Lu. 8. 43.
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203
OF THE UNCLEANNESS OF MEN AND WOMEN.
the reins.
17. 15.
thing himself in waf him that. d be a
32, 33.
à Le. 14. 8.
*. Or, running of a *running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.
3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue; whether his flesh run
with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his unclean-
ness. 4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean;
| Heb. vessel.
and every tthing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 5 And whoso-
6 Le. 11. 25. &
ever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, band bathe himself in
water, and be. unclean until the even. 6 And he that sitteth on any
thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. ? And he that
toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 8 And if
he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean ; then he shall wash
his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
9 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be
unclean. 10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him
shall be unclean until the even ; and he that beareth any of those
things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be un-
clean until the even. 11 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the
issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes,
cLe. 6. 28. & 11. and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 12 And the
vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken;
and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
136 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then dhe
shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his
clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. 14 And
e Le. 14. 22, 23.
on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young
pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation, and give them unto the priest. 15 And the priest shall
f Le. 14. 30, 31. offer them, 'the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offer-
g Le. 14. 19, 31. ing; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD
for his issue.
Le. 22. 4. De. 16 « And "if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he
shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 17 And
every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall
be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. 18 The woman
also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both
il Sa. 21. 4. bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
j Le. 12. 2. 19" And 'if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be
Mebin her sep- blood, she shall be #put apart seven days; and whosoever toucheth her
shall be unclean until the even. 20 And every thing that she lieth upon
in her separation shall be unclean ; every thing also that she sitteth
upon shall be unclean. 21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash
his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
23 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he
* See Le. 20. 18. toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. 24 And "if any man lie
with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean
seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. 25 And
if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of
her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation ; all the
days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separa-
tion, she shall be unclean. 26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of
her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation; and whatsoever
she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash
his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
23. 10.
aration.
Seo ver. 2.
204
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THE SACRIFICES FOR ATONEMENT.
gregather for a burntord for the issuhildre
o Nu. 5. 3. & 19.
p ver. 2.
qe ver. 19.
s ver. 25.
B. C. 1490.
Hales, 1647.
Sinai.
23. 27. Ho, 9. 7.
10-12.
m ver. 13.
28 « But Mif she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to her-
self seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 29 And on the eighth
day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and
bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the con-
gregation. 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and
the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement
a Le. 11. 47. De. for her before the Lord for the issue of her uncleanness.
24. 8. Ez. 44. 23. 31 « Thus shall ye "separate the children of Israel from their unclean-
° 13, 20. Em.5. 11. ness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they ºdefile my
& 23. 38.
tabernacle that is among them.
32 «This ’is the law of him that hath an issue, 'and of him whose seed
q ver. 16.
goeth from him, and is defiled therewith ; 33 and 'of her that is sick of
her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, øand of the
t ver. 24.
woman, and 'of him that lieth with her that is unclean.”
SECT. XXXII.
SECTION XXXII.-Law of the Sacrifices for Atonement.
Lev. xvi.
A. M. 2514. How the high priest must enter into the holy place. 11 The sin offering for himself. 15 The sin
offering for the people. 20 The scupegout. 29 The yearly feast of the expiations.
1 AND the LORD spake unto Moses after “the death of the two sons
of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 2 and the
a Le. 10. 1, 2. LORD said unto Moses, “ Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come
6 Ex. 30. 10. Le.
: not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy
& 10. 19. seat which is upon the ark, that he die not; for ‘I will appear in the
440. 34. 1 Ki... cloud upon the mercy seat. 3 Thus shall Aaron 'come into the holy
place; 'with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt
d Ho. 9.7, 12, 24,
25. <>, offering. 4 He shall put on 'the holy linen coat, and he shall have the
e Le. 4. 3. a linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle,
f Ex. 28. 39, 42,
43. Le. 6. 10. and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments;
Ez. 44. 17, 18.
& Ex. 30. 20. Le.
therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 5 And
°8. 6, 7. he shall take of "the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of
h. the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
29. 21. Ezra 6. 656 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for
17. Ez. 45. 22,
himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 7 And
i Le. 9.7. He. 5. ho oboli to
. 27.28.he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And Aaron shall cast
lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for
* Heb. Azazel. the *scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the
† Heb. went up. LORD's lot tfell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on
which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before
f 1 John 2.2. the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a
scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 « And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is
for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his
house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for him-
& Le. 10. 1. Nu. self. 12 And he shall take ka censer full of burning coals of fire from
8. 5. Us he off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of 'sweet incense
1 Ex. 30. 34. beaten small, and bring it within the veil. 13 And "he shall put the in-
m Ex. 30. 1, 7, 8.
nu. 16.7, 18; º cense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may
· 8. 3, 4. cover the "mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not. 14 And
n Ex. 25. 21.
9. Che shall take of the blood of the bullock, and Psprinkle it with his
13, 25. & 10. 4. finger upon the mercy seat eastward ; and before the mercy seat shall
he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
9 He.2, 17. & 5. 15Then 'shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the
2. & 9.7, 28.
„ He. 6. 19. & 9. people, and bring his blood 'within the veil, and do with that blood as
3, 7, 12. he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy
8 See Ex. 29. 36. seat, and before the mercy seat : 16 and he shall 'make an atonement
9. 22, 23. for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel,
h See Le. 4. 14.
Nu, 29. 11.2 Ch.
23.
9.7.
16. 18, 46. Re.
o Le. 4. 5. He. 9.
p Le. 4. 6.
Ez. 45. 18. He.
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BLOOD TO BE OFFERED TO THE LORD.
Lu. 1. 10. ·
4.7, 18. He. 9
w Ez. 45. 20.
John 1. 29. He
9. 28. 1 Pe. 2.
24.
if Heb. of separa-
tion.
and because of their transgressions in all their sins; and so shall he do
Heb. dwelleth. for the tabernacle of the congregation, that fremaineth among them
See Ex. 34. 3. in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 And 'there shall be no man in the
tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atone-
ment in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atone-
ment for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation
of Israel. 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD,
·le. and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the
22, 23. bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the
altar round about. !9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with
o Ez. 43. 20.
his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and "hallow it from the unclean-
ness of the children of Israel.
2066 And when he hath made an end of "reconciling the holy place,
and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring
the live goat. 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of
the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of
2 Is. 53. 6. Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, *putting them upon
* Heb. a man of the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of *a fit
opportunity.
, Is. 53. 11, 12. man into the wilderness : 22 and the goat shall 'bear upon him all their
e. iniquities unto a land fnot inhabited; and he shall let go the goat in
the wilderness.
23 - And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation,
2 E7. 42. 14. & *and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went
44. 19.
into the holy place, and shall leave them there. 24 And he shall wash
his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and
come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the
people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 25 And
a Le. 4. 10.
"the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
26 « And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his
clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the
c Le. 4. 12, 21.& camp. 27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the
sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the
holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall
burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 28 And he
that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water,
and afterward he shall come into the camp.
dEx. 30. 10. Le. 2966 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you; that 'in the seventh
16. 58. 3, 5. Da. month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and
10, 3, 12
do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger
that sojourneth among you. 30 For on that day shall the priest make
Ps. 51,2 Jere an atonement for you, to 'cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all
He. 9. 13, 14. & your sins before the LORD. 31 It shall be a Sabbath of rest unto you,
10. 1, 2. 1 John
1.7, 9.** and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 32 And the priest,
f Le 23. 32. whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall Iconsecrate to minister in
g Le. 4.3, 5, 16.
- the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and
29, shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments. 33 And he shall
make an atonement for the holy Sanctuary, and he shall make an
atonement for the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and for the Altar,
• Nu. and he shall make an atonement for the Priests, and for all the People
29. 7.
i Ex. 30. 10. He. of the Congregation. 34 And "this shall be an everlasting statute unto
9.7, 25.
you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins
once a year.” And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
SECT. XXXIII.
Sect. XXXIII.---Blood to be offered to the Lord ;-Its eating forbidden.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. xvii.
The blood of all slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle. 7 They must
not offer to devils. 10 All eating of blood is forbidden, 15 and all that dieth alone, or is torn.
1 AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 « Speak unto Aaron, and
VOL. I.
Le. 15. 5.
23. 27. Nu. 29.7.
33. 8. Ep. 5. 26.
| Hob. fill his
hand. Ex. 29.2
30. Nu. 20. 26,
28.
B. C. 1490.
Halgs, 1647.
Sinai.
206
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UNLAWFUL MARRIAGES AND LUSTS.
4. & 17. 10.
2 Ch. 28. 4. Ez.
106. 37. 1 Co.
¿ Ex. 34. 15. L
17.& 7. 26, 27.
& 19. 26. De. 12.
44. 7.
unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them;
a See De. 12. 5, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying, 3 What
15, 21.
De. 12. 6. 13. 14. man soever there be of the house of Israel, “that killeth an ox, or lamb,
c Ro. 5. 13. or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 4 and bringeth
Ge. 17. #4.
24. it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an
e Ge. 21. 33. &
22. 2. & 31. 54. offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the LORD ; blood “shall
14. 23. 2Ki. 16. be imputed unto that man, he hath shed blood, dand that man shall be
2. cut off from among his people; 5 to the end that the children of Israel
20. 28. & 22. 9. may bring their sacrifices, 'which they offer in the open field, even that
fLe. 3. 2.
Ex. 29. 18. Le. they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle
3.5, 11, 16.& 4. of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings
31. Nu. 18. 17.
h De. 32. 17. unto the LORD. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar
z2); 15. Ps. of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn
10. 20. Re. 9. 20. the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 7 And they shall no more offer
20.5. De.31. 16. their sacrifices "unto devils, after wliom they have gone a whoring.
22.2. 8: This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
j Le. 1. 2, 3.
* Ge. 9. 4. Le. 3. 8« And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the
27. house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that
16, 23. & 15. 23. offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, ' and bringeth it not unto the door
1 Sa. 14. 33. Ez.
of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even
See Ge. 9. 4.
that man shall be cut off from among his people.
m Mat. 26. 28.
Ma. 14. 24. Ro. 10 « And “whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the
1.7. Col. 1. 14, strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood ;
1 Pc. 9. 2.150. 'I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will
6. cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in
n He. 9. 22.
* Heb. that hunt- the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar "to make an
unting. atonement for your souls ; "for it is the blood that maketh an atone-
Le. 7. 26.
o De. 12. 16, 24. ment for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, “No
Ez. 24.7. soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth
9 Sec Ge. 9. 4. among you eat blood.'13 And whatsoever man there be of the children
7 Ex. 22. 31. Sec
les of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, *which hunteth
+ Heb. a carcass. and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even ºpour
out the blood thereof, and "cover it with dust. 14 For 'it is the life of
I Le. 15. 5.
el Le. 5. 1. & 7 all flesh, the blood of it is for the life thereof; therefore I said unto the
· children of Israel, · Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh,' for the
19. 20.
life of all flesh is the blood thereof; whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
156 And 'every soul that eateth fthat which died of itself, or that
SECT. XXXIV.
1. which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or
A. M. 2514. a stranger, 'he shall both wash his clothes, 'and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean. 16 But if he
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Sinai. wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then "he shall bear his iniquity.”
3. 25.& 5.9. Ep.
1. 7. Re. 1. 5.
&
15. 23.
Le. 11. 40.
s Le. 11. 25.
B. C. 1490.
a Es. 6. 7. Le. 11.
44. & 19. 4, 10,
34. & 20. 7. Ez.
20.5, 7, 19, 20.
23. 8.
CEx. 23. 24. L
1. Ez. 20. 19.
e Ez. 20. ll, 13,
Section XXXIV.- Unlawful Marriages ;-Unlawful Lusts.
Lev. xviii.
• Ez. 20. 7, 8. & And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26. Speak unto the chil-
le dren of Israel, and say unto them, “I am the LORD your God. 3 After
20. 23. De. 12.4, the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do ;
30, 31.
a De: 4.1, 2. & 6. Cand after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye dshall do
21. Lu. 10. 28. my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein ; I am the
Ro. 10. 5. Ga. 3. -
" LORD your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judg-
$ Ex: 6. 2, 6, 29. ments, which if a man do, he shall live in them; 'I am the LORD.
* Heb. remainder 6- None of you shall approach to any that is *near of kin to him, to
of his flesh.
g Le. 20. 11.
uncover their nakedness : I am the LORD. 7 The nakedness of thy
n Ge. 49. 4. Le. father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover : she
20. 21. De. 22.
30. & 27. 20. Ez. is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 The "naked-
7. ness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's
12.
22. 10 Am. 2. 7.
1 Co. 5. 1.
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A REPETITION OF SUNDRY LAWS.
11.
Mut. 14. 4. See
another. Ex.26.3.
01 Sa. 1. 6, 8.
18. 6. & 22. 10.
o Le. 20. 10. Ex.
Mat. 5. 27. Jo.
22. 1 Co. 6. 9.
16. 3. & 21. 6. &
3. & 21. 6. & 2
i Le. 20. 17.2 Sa. nakedness. 9 The inakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father,
or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born
abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The naked-
ness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 12 Thou 'shalt
j Le. 20. 19.
k Le. 20. 20.
not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister : she is thy father's near
1 Ge. 38. 18, 26. kinswoman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's
Le. 20. 12. Ez.
22. 11. ". - sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. 14 Thou Kshalt not un-
m Le. 20. 21.o cover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to
De. 25. 5. Mat. his wiſe : she is thine aunt. 15 Thou 'shalt not uncover the nakedness of
22. 24.
thy daughter-in-law : she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her
n Le. 20. 14.
t Or, onc wife to nakedness. 16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's
* wife : it is thy brother's nakedness. 17 Thou "shalt not uncover the
p Le. 20. 18. Ez. nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her
is son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness;
20. 14. De.5. 18. for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. 18 Neither shalt
& 22. 22. Pr. 6.
29, 32. Mal. 3.5. thou take ta wife to her sister, 'to vex her, to uncover her nakedness,
8.4, 5. Ro. 2. besides the other in her life time.
He. 13. 4.
19“ Also ” thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her
r Le. 20. 2. 2 Ki. nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 More-
23. 10. Jo. 19. 5.
3.19. 5. over 'thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile
Ez. 20. 31. & 23. the
23. thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed 'pass
37, 39.
s 1 Ki. 11. 7, 33. through the fire to ®Molech, neither shalt thou 'profane the name of
Called, Ac.7. 43,
Moloch.
os thy God: I am the LORD. 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with
t Lv. 19. 12. & 20. womankind : it is abomination. 23 Neither "shalt thou lie with any
2, 32. Ez. 36. 20, beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand be-
&c. Mal. 1. 12.
u Le. 20. 13. Ro. fore a beast to lie down thereto: "it is confusion.
1.27. 1 Co. 6.9. 24Defile *not ye yourselves in any of these things : Yfor în all these
v Lo. 20. 15, 16. the nations are defiled which I cast out before you. 25 And the land
is defiled; therefore I do “visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the
w Le. 20. 12.
2 Mat. 15. 18-20. land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. 26 Ye 'shall therefore keep
I Co. 3. 17.
my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these
y Le. 20. 23. De.
18. 12. abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that
e. sojourneth among you ; 27 (for all these abominations have the men
Ez. 36. 17. of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled :)
a Ps. 89. 32. Is. 98
26. 21. Je. 5.9, 28 that the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out
4: the nations that were before you. 29 For whosoever shall commit any of
2. 13. & 8. 13. these abominations, even the souls that commit them, shall be cut off
8 Le. 20. 22, 23. from among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance,
c Je. 9. 19. Ez. dthat ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were
36. 13, 17.
d De. 18. 9.
committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am
the Lord your God.”
SECT. XXXV.
SECTION XXXV.-A Repetition of sundry Laws.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. xix.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2“ Speak unto all the
congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, “Ye shall
be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
3« Ye 'shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep
my Sabbaths : I am the LORD your God.
cGe. 2. 2.
.
.
4« Turn 'ye not unto idols, ‘nor make to yourselves molten gods :
d Ex. 20. 4. Le. I am the LORD your God.
i. 56 And 'if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD,
e Ex. 34. 17. De. ye shall offer it at your own will. It shall be eaten the same day ye
'Le. 7. 16. offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it
Ex. 22. 19.
2 Nu. 35. 34. Je.
2. 7. & 16. 18.
29. & 9.9.& 14.
10. & 23. 2. Ho.
&
9. I.
B. C. 1490.
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Sinai.
a Le. 11. 44. &
20. 7, 23. 1 Pe.
1. 16.
b Ex. 20. 12.
26. ). I Co. 10.
14. ] John 5. 21.
27. 15.
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A REPETITION OF SUNDRY LAWS.
5. 19.
3. De. 5. 11.
12.
1 Thes. 4. 6.
m De. 24. 14, 1
1. 17
&
16. 19.
2. Pr. 24. 23.
2. 9.
15. 3. & 50. 20.
Pr. 11. 13. & 20.
Mat. 26. 60
& 3. 15.
Ti. 5. 20.2 Ti. Vaty PUOPIO, wuuuumid
& 2. 15.
* Or, that thou
bear not sin for
him: see Ro. I.
& Le: 23., 22.De. shall be burnt in the fire. ? And if it be eaten at all on the third day,
24. 19-21. Ru.2. Di
15, 16. it is abominable: it shall not be accepted. 8 Therefore every one that
h Ex. 20. 15. &
22. 1, 7, 10. De. eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed
thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
i Le. 6. 2. En. 4.
25. Col. 3. 9. 96 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not
; Ex. 20.7. Le. 6.
6. 6. wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the
Mut. 5. 33. Ja.5. gleanings of thy harvest. 10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard,
k Le. 18. 21. neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard ; thou shalt
2 Ma. 10. 19. leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
5. 116 Ye "shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to
Mal. 3. 5. another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, “neither shalt
n De. 27. 18. Ro.
* 14. 13. 10. 10 thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 13 Thou 'shalt
o Le 25, 17. Ge. not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: "the wages of him that
1 Pe. 2. 17. is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
p Ex. 23.2, 3. De.
· 14« Thou shalt not curse the deaf, "nor put a stumblingblock before
& 27. 19. Ps. 82. the blind, but shalt 'fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Mat. 22. 16. Ja. 1566 Ye 'shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not
2 Ex. 23. 1. Ps. respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty ;
but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
19. Ez. 22. 9. 166. Thou 'shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy
**Ki. 21.13. people; neither shalt thou 'stand against the blood of thy neighbour :
& 27. 4.
1. I am the LORD. 17 Thou 'shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; 'thou
s 1 John 2. 9, 11. shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, *and not suffer sin upon him.
+ Mat. 18. 15. Ga. 18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of
6.1: Ep. 5. In thy people, 'but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
4.2. Tit. 1. 13. 19 « Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender
hou with a diverse kind ; "thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed ;
. *neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
32. 1 Co. 5. 2. 20 - And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid,
1 Tim. 5. 22.
2 John 11. tbetrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given
u 2 Sa. 13. 22. Pr.
2.". her; fshe shall be scourged ; they shall not be put to death, because
7719. Ga. 5:20. she was not free. 21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the
2. 1. Ja. 5. 9. LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a
°29.39. Ro. 13.9. ram for a trespass offering. 22 And the priest shall make an atonement
2.8. for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his
w De. 22. 9, 10.
De. 22. 11. sin which he hath done ; and the sin which he hath done shall be
| Or, abused by
proached by, or, 23“ And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all
for inan.
leb. manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as
there shull be a uncircumcised; three years shall be as uncircumcised unto you; it
scourging.
v Le. 5. 15. & 6. shall not be eaten of. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof
shall be *holy *to praise the LORD withal. 25 And in the fifth year shall
ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase
8. thereof: I am the LORD your God.
Pr. 3. 9.
266 Ye “shall not eat any thing with the blood; óneither shall ye use
a See Ge. 9. 4.
De. 12. 23. * enchantment, nor observe times. 27 Ye “shall not round the corners
o De, 18. 10; 11; of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye
14. 1 Sa. 15. 23.
shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any
c De. 21. 5. Je. 9.
26. Te. 15. 2.*marks upon you: I am the LORD.
d Le. 21. 5. De. 29 “ Do not fprostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest
+ Heb. profane. the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
30“ Ye 'shall keep my Sabbaths, and 'reverence my sanctuary : I
e Le. 26. 2.
f Ec. 5. 1. am the LORD.
31 « Regard 'not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after
10. 1'Sa. 28. 7. wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
8. 19. Ac. 16. 16. 32 - Thou "shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of
b.ithe old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
20. 22. Ro. 12.
Ep. 4. 31. 1 Pe.
v Mat. 5. 43. &
Ga. 5. J4. Ja.2.8.
1 Or, they. Heb.
6.
* Heb. holiness of
praises to the
LORD.
z De. 12. 17, 18.
Mal. 3. 5.
14. 1. Je. 16. 6.
De. 23. 17.
g Ex. 22. 18. Le.
20. 6, 27. De. 18.
h Ge. 31. 35. Pr.
20. 29. 1 Ti.5.).
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MISCELLANEOUS AND MORAL LAWS.
Pr. il. 1. & 16
Subsypt: tale love being shall shall not
1. & 6. 25.
Home
i See Ex. 22. 21. 33 « And 'if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not
| Or, oppress. Ivex him. 34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto
j Ex. 12. 48, 49.
k De. 10. 19.
Wo you as one born among you, and "thou shalt love him as thyself; for
i De. 25. 13, 15. ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
6. 35 « Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in
ll, & 20. 10.
* Fleb. stones. weight, or in measure. 36 Just 'balances, just *weights, a just ephah,
m Le, 18.4, 5., and a just hin, shall ye have : I am the LORD your God, which brought
you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Therefore "shall ye observe all my
statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.”
SECTION XXXVI.-Miscellaneous and Moral Laws.
SECT. XXXVI.
Lev. xx.
Born Of him that giveth of his seed to Molech. 4. Of him that favoreth such an one. 6 Of going to
A. M. 2514.
wizards. 7 Of sanctification. 9 Of him that curseth his parents. 10 01 adultery. 11, 14, 17,
B. C. 1490.
19 Of incest. '13 Of sodomy. 15 Of bestiulity. 18 Of uncleanness. 22 Obedience is required
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with holiness. 27 Wizurds must be pul to death.
Sinai.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2«. Again, thou “shalt
a Le. 18. 21. say to the children of Israel, 'Whosoever he be of the children of
o De, 12. 31. 2 Ki. Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his
17. 17. 2 Ch. 33.
6. Je. 7.31. Ez. seed unto (24) Molech, he shall surely be put to death; the people of
20. 26, 31.
the land shall stone him with stones. 3 And 'I will set my face against
c Le. 17. 10.
that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he
d Ez. 5. 11. hath given of his seed unto Molech, dto defile my sanctuary, and 'to
e Lo. 18. 21.
profane my Holy Name. 4 And if the people of the land do any ways
hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech,
f De. 17. 2, 3, 5. and kill him not; 5 then I will set my face against that man, and
g Le. 17. 10.
"against his family, and will cut him off, and all that igo a whoring
h Ex. 20. 5.
i Le. 17.7. after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
j Le. 19. 31. 6 « And ithe soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and
after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face
against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
biodane my Holis seed unto Mo, fic
4.
1. 16.
I Lc. 19. 37. your God. 8 And 'ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: "I am the
m Ex. 31. 13. Le LORD which sanctify you.
21. 8. Ez. 37.28.
n Ex. 21. 17. Pr. 9« For "every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely
20. 20. Mat. 15.
15. put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother ; "his blood shall
02 Sa. 1. 16.
be upon him.
p Le. 18. 20. 10<< And ”the man that committeth adultery with another man's wiſe,
(even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife), the adul-
q Le. 18. 8. De. terer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 And 'the man
that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness :
both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon
r Le. 18. 15. them. 12 And 'if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall
s Le. 18. 23. surely be put to death : 'they have wrought confusion; their blood shall
i Le. 18. 22. See be upon them. 13 If 'a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a
Ge. 19. 5.
woman, both of them have committed an abomination : they shall
u Le. 18. 17. De. surely be put to death ; their blood shall be upon them. 14 And “if a
27. 23.
man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness; they shall be burnt
with fire, both he and they, that there be no wickedness among you.
v Lo. 18. 23. 15 And 'if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death, and
ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast,
(24) Idolatry was punished by the Mosaic Law, nature, or to the spirits of deified men; and mur-
because it was treason and rebellion against their der and every abomination were enumerated
Sovereign. God assumed the title of King of Israel, among the proofs of homage to these false gods.
that adherence to his worship might be a proof of Human sacrifices--offering up their children, and
allegiance, and idolatry be more certainly and passing them through the fire to Molech--the pros-
rigorously prohibited. And the justice and wisdom titution of their young women-the shameful rites
of this law will be more evident, if we consider that of Baal Peor, &c., were crimes deserving of death
the idolatry of the nations which surrounded Israel in every well-ordered community. Vide Michaelis,
did not consist in speculative opinions only, but in Com. &c., b. v. ch. ii. art. 246.
acts of open homage to the personified powers of
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LAWS CONCERNING THE PRIESTS.
w See Ge. 20. 12.
* Heb. made
naked.
0 Le. 18. 16.
tion.
and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they
shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 17 And
"if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's
daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a
wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people :
he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
* See Le. 15. 24. 17 And "if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall
uncover her nakedness ; he hath *discovered her fountain, and she hath
uncovered the fountain of her blood : and both of them shall be cut
y Le. 18. 12, 13. off from among their people. 19 And 'thou shalt not uncover the naked-
z Le. 18. 6. ness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister; *for he uncovereth
a Le. 18. 14. his near kin : they shall bear their iniquity. 20 And “if a man shall lie
with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness; they
shall bear their sin, they shall die childless. 21 And 'if a man shall take
Heb. a separa- his brother's wife, it is tan unclean thing; he hath uncovered his
brother's nakedness, they shall be childless.
c Le. 18. 26. 22 “ Ye shall therefore keep all my “statutes, and all my judgments,
d Le. 18. 25, 28. and do them ; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, dspue
e Le. 18. 3, 24, you not out. 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nations,
30.
f De. 9.5.
which I cast out before you : for they committed all these things, and
g See Ge. 12. 7. Stherefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall in-
herit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that
A Ge. 17.8. floweth with milk and honey: "I am the LORD your God, which have
separated you from other people.
De 25 “ Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and un-
; Le. 11. 43. clean, and between unclean fowls and clean'; 'and ye shall not make
your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living
# Or, moveth. thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you
k Le. 19. 2. 1 Pe. as unclean. 26 And ye shall be holy unto me; "for I the Lord am holy,
1 Tit. 2. 14. 'and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
m Le. 19. 31. De.
:
2766 A minon olan,
27" A "man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a
28.7, 8. wizard, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones;
their blood shall be upon them.”
Ex. 3. 17.
i Lo. 11. 47. De.
14. 4.
1. 16.
18. 10, ll. I Sa.
SECT. XXXVII.
Section XXXVII.-Laws concerning the Priests.
Lev. xxi. and xxii.
A. M. 2514.
B. C. 1490. Of the priests' mourning. 6 Of their holiness. 8 Of their estinurlion. 7, 13 Of their marriages.
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17 The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary. Chap. xxii. 1 The
priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things. 6 How they shall be cleansed. 10
Sinai.
Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy thinys. 17 The sacrifices must be without blemish.
26 The age of the sacrifice. 29 The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving.
1 AND the LORD said unto Moses, " Speak unto the priests the sons
a Ez. 44. 25.
of Aaron, and say unto them, "There shall none be defiled for the
dead among his people. 2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that
is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daugh-
ter, and for his brother, 3 and for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto
him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. 4 But
* On: being a his- *he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to
band among his
people, he shallprofane himself. 5 They shall not make baldness upon their head,
not defile himself
for his wife, &c. neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any
See Ez. 24. 16,
17.
cuttings in their flesh. 6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not
o Le. 19. 27,
27:28. profane the name of their God; for the offerings of the Lord made by
Ez. 44. 20.
c Le. 18. 21. fire, and dthe bread of their God, they do offer, therefore they shall be
d See Le. 3. 11. holy. 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane, neither
& Ez. 44. 22.
See De. 24.1.2. shall they take a woman 'put away from her husband ; for he is holy
unto his God. & Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the
g Le. 20. 7, 8. bread of thy God. He shall be holy unto thee; for I the Lord, which
sanctify you, am holy.
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Le. 8. 12. Nu.
; Ex. 28. 2.
k Le. 10. 6.
i Nu. 19. 14.
p Le. 10. 3. Nu.
16. 5. Ps. 64. 4.
3. 11.
Ge. 38. 24. 96 And 'the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing
the whore, she profaneth her father ; she shall be burnt with fire.
¿ Ex. 29. 29, 30.
10 « And 'he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose
35. 25. . head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on
the garments, kshall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 11 neither
shall he'go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or
m Le. 10. 7. for his mother ; 12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor pro-
n Ex. 28. 36.
fane the sanctuary of his God, "for the crown of the anointing oil of
o Ez. 44. 22. his God is upon him: I am the Lord. 13 And ºhe shall take a wife in
her virginity. 14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot,
these shall he not take; but he shall take a virgin of his own people to
wife. 15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people ; for I the
LORD do sanctify him.”
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 176 Speak unto Aaron,
saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath
· any blemish, let him not Papproach to offer the thread of his God. 18 For
+ Or, food. Le. whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach ; a
blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing 'super-
g Le. 22. 23.
fluous. 19 Or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, 20 or crook-
* Or, too slender. backed, or *a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or
F De. 23. 1.
scabbed, or "hath his stones broken ; 21 no man that hath a blemish of
the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of
the Lord made by fire ; he hath a blemish, he shall not come nigh to
offer the bread of his God. 22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both
s Le. 2. 3, 10. of the 'most holy, and of the holy. 23 Only he shall not go in unto the
t Le. 22. 10-12.
veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish ; that he
profane not my sanctuaries, for I the LORD do sanctify them.”
24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the
children of Israel.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« Speak unto Lev. xxii..
Aaron and to his sons, that they "separate themselves from
u Le. 18. 21. the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they "profane not
w Ex. 28. 38. my Holy Name in those things which they "hallow unto me: I am the
LORD. 3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among
your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children
of Israel hallow unto the LORD, "having his uncleanness upon him, that
soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. 4 What man
t Heb. running of soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a frunning issue ; he
shall not eat of the holy things, Yuntil he be clean. And *whoso touch-
eth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth
2 Nu. 19. 11, 12.
12 from him ; 5 or 'whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may
a Le. 15. 16.
0 Le. 11. 24, 43, be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, what-
soever uncleanness he hath ; 6 the soul which hath touched any such
c Le. 15. 7, 19.
shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless
de, 15. 5. IIe. he dwash his flesh with water. ? And when the sun is down, he shall
e Le. 21. 22. be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things, because it is his
f See Ex. 22. 31. food. 8 That 'which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not
eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord. 9 They shall therefore
g Ex. 28. 43. keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefor, if they
profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
11 See 1 Sa. 21. 6. 10 « There "shall no stranger eat of the holy thing; a sojourner of the
priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if
the priest buy any soul [with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that
is born in his house ; "they shall eat of his meat. 12 If the priest's daugh-
i Nu. 18. 11, 13.
* Hob. a man a ter also be married unto *a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of
the holy things. 13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced,
k Le. 10. 14.
and have no child, and is éreturned unto her father's house, kas in her
Nu. 6. 3.
& Le. 7. 20.
the reins. Le.
15. 2.
y Le. 14. 2.
44.
10. 22.
| Heb. with the
purchase of his
money.
stranger.
Ge. 38. 11.
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LAWS CONCERNING FESTIVALS.
idreby thing. 15 Andeofunto it, and thing unwittine
selves with the in-
in their cutiny.
9 Le. 3. 1, 6.
q Le. 7. 16. Nu.
21, 23. Ps. 61. 8.
s See Le. 1. 3.
2 Le. 21. 6, 17.
youth, she shall eat of her father's meat; but there shall no stranger
eat thereof.
I Le. 5. 15, 16. 14< And 'if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall
put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with
m Nu. 18. 32. the holy thing. 15 And "they shall not profane the holy things of the
+ Or, lade them- children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD, 16 or tsuffer them
iquity of trespass to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things; for I
. the LORD do sanctify them.”
17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18 « Speak unto Aaron,
and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them,
n Le. 1. 2, 3, 10. "Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel,
that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offer-
ings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering ; 19 ye
o Le. 1.3. 'shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of
p De, 15. 21. Ep. the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall
5. 27. He. 9. 14.
i Pe. 1. 19.** ye not offer; for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And 'whosoever
offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD 'to accomplish his
15. 3, 8. De. 23. vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or fsheep, it shall be perfect to be
Ed. 5:4, 5. 4. •. accepted ; 'there shall be no blemish therein. 22 Blind, for broken, or
# Or, goats.. maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these
t Mal. 1. 8.
**e unto the LORD, nor make "an offering by fire of them upon the altar
u Le. 1. 9, 13. unto the LORD. 23 Either a bullock or a *lamb that hath any thing
* Or, kid.
'superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a free-
o Le. 21. 18.
will offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24 Ye shall not
offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or
cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
w Nu. 15. 15, 16. 25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your
, Mal. 1. 14.* God of any of these ; because their "corruption is in them, and blem-
ishes be in them : they shall not be accepted for you.”
1 Ex. 22. 30. 26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 27« When a bullock, or
a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under
the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted
for an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 28 And whether it be cow
Or, she goat. or tewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
29 « And when ye will 'offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the
LORD, offer it at your own will. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten
up; ye shall leave ‘none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.
d Le. 19. 37.
31 cristaus daball,
31 66 Therefore dshall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I
e Le. 18. 21.
f Le. 10. 3. Mat. am the LORD. 32 Neither shall ye profane my Holy Name; but I will
be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which
hallow you, 33 that "brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your
God: I am the Lord."
SECT.XXXVIII,
Sect. XXXVIII.-Laws concerning Festivals.
Lev. xxiii.
B. C. 1490. The feasts of the Lord. 3 The Sabbath. 4. The Passmer. 9 The sheaf of Firstfruits. 15 The feast
of Pentecost. 22 Gleunings to be left for the poor. 23 The feust of Trumpets. 26 The day of
Atonement. 33 The feast of Tabernacles.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD,
Ki; which ye shall ºproclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my
feasts.
b See Go, 2, 2.
3« Six days shall work be done ; but the seventh day is the Sabbath
of rest, a holy convocation. Ye shall do no work therein ; it is the
Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
c Ex. 23. 14. 4« These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which
d Ex. 12. 6, 14, ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 5 In dthe fourteenth day of the first
month at even is the Lord's Passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of
a De. 22. 6.
0 Le. 7. 12. Ps.
116. 17.
c Le. 7. 15.
6. 9.
g Le. 20.8.
h Ex. 6. 7.
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Sinai.
a Ex. 32. 5. 2 Ki.
10. 20. Ps. 81. 3,
18.
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Re. 14. 4.
& Ex. 29. 24.
der that ww after he shearsttruits reap then ye . Speale wo
i Le. 25. 8. De.
16. 9.
· Ac. 2. 1.
Nu. 15. 17. DE
26. 1.
the same month is the feast of Unleavened Bread unto the Lord:
e Ex.. 12. 16. seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 7 In the first day ye shall
have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But
ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days : in the
seventh day is a holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work therein."
9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the chil-
f Ex. 23. 16, 19. dren of Israel, and say unto them, "When ye be come into the land
Jos. 3. 15."
which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall
* Or, handful bring a *sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest. 11 And
11. 16. Ja. 1. 18. he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you; on
the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12 And ye shall
offer that day when ye wave the sheaf a he lamb without blemish of the
h Le. 2. 14–16. first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 13 And "the meat offer-
ing thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an
offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour; and the
drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin. 14 And
ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the
selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God; it shall
be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
15“ And 'ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Sabbath,
from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering ; seven
Sabbaths shall be complete ; 16 (even unto the morrow after the seventh
Sabbath shall ye number;fifty days;) and ye shall offer ka new meat
k Nu. 28. 26.
offering unto the LORD. 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two
wave loaves of two tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour; they
1 Ex. 23. 16, 19. shall be baken with leaven; they are 'the firstfruits unto the LORD.
18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of
the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams; they shall be
for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their
drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto
m Le. 4. 23, 28. the Lord. 19 Then ye shall sacrifice "one kid of the goats for a sin
offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of "peace offer-
ings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits
o Nu. 18. 12. De. for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs; ºthey shall
be holy to the LORD for the priest. 21 And ye shall proclaim on the self-
same day, that it may be a holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no
servile work therein ; it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings
throughout your generations.
22 << And ’ when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not
make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest,
De. 24. 19. 'neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest ; thou shalt leave
them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God."
23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24 « Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying, In the "seventh month, in the first day of
the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trum-
pets, a holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein; but ye
shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.”
1 Le. 16. 30. Nu. 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27" Also 'on the tenth
day of this seventh month there shall be a Day of Atonement. It shall
be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and
offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 28 And ye shall do no work
in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make an atone-
ment for you before the LORD your God. 29 For whatsoever soul it be
u Ge. 17. 14. that shall not be afflicted in that same day, “he shall be cut off from
among his people. 30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work
v Le. 20. 3, 5, 6. in that same day, 'the same soul will I destroy from among his people.
31 Ye shall do no manner of work, it shall be a statute for ever through-
Nu. 28. 30.
21 Le. 3. 1.
18. 4.
p Le. 19. 9.
Nu. 29. 1.
& Le. 25. 9.
29. 7.
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LAW OF BLASPHEMY, &c.
w Ex. 23. 16.
8. 18. John 7.37.
straint. De. 16.
8.2 Ch. 7.9.
Joel 1. 14.
1
wi139 et Also in tbefruit of the landı Be a Sab
16. 13.
d Ne. 8. 14-16.
out your generations in all your dwellings,) 32 it shall be unto you a
Sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls. In the ninth day of the
| Heb. rest. month at even, from even unto even, shall ye fcelebrate your Sabbath.”
33 And the LORD 'spake unto Moses, saying, 34 « Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, saying, "The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall
John 7. 2.
be the feast of Tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. 35 On the
first day shall be a holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work
therein. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the
& Nu. 29. 35. Ne. LORD. *On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you, and
+ Heb. day of re- ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a Isolemn
. assembly, and ye shall do no servile work therein.
37 « These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be
holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a
burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings,
y Nu. 29. 39. every thing upon his day ; 38 besides 'the Sabbaths of the Lord, and
besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your free-
will offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
39 « Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have
z Ex, 23. 16. De. *gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD
seven days; on the first day shall be a Sabbath, and on the eighth day
a Ne. 8. 15. shall be a Sabbath. 40 And "ye shall take you on the first day the
* Heb. fruit. *boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of
6 De. 16. 14, 15. thick trees, and willows of the brook ; band ye shall rejoice before the
c Nu. 29. 12. LORD your God seven days. 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the
LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your
generations ; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 Ye 'shall
dwell in booths seven days, (all that are Israelites born shall dwell in
e De. 31. 13. Ps. booths ;) 43 that your generations may know that I made the children of
78. 5, 6.
Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of
Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the
LORD.
SECT. XXXIX. Section XXXIX.---Shelomith's Son is stoned for Blasphemy; Various Laws.
A. M. 2514.
Lev. xxiv.
B. C. 1490. The oil for the lamps. 5 The show-breud. 10 Shelomith's son blusphemeth. 13 The law of blas-
phemy. 17 Of murder. 18 Of damage. 23 The blusphemer is stoned..
Sinai. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 25 Command "the chil-
dren of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the
* Heb. to cause to light; *to cause the lamps to burn continually. 3 Without the veil of
the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron
order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD contin-
ually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. He shall
order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
& Ex. 25. 30. 56 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve 'cakes thereof :
two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two
3. He rows, six on a row, dupon the pure table before the LORD. 7 And thou
e See Le. 2. 2. shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the
1 Ch. bread 'for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
g 1 Sa. 21. 6. 8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually,
3. Le, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
9 And 'it shall be Aaron's and his sons", "and they shall eat it in the
a “Orthe LORD"
is not expressed holy place ; for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD
made by fire by a perpetual statute.”
dom used to 10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyp-
name Jehovah, tian, went out among the children of Israel. And this son of the
occasions. See Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
also ver. 16. - 11 and the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD,
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a Ex. 27. 20.
ascend.
0 Ex. 31. 8.
di Ki. 7. 48. He.
9. 2.
f Nu. 4. 7. 1 Ch.
9. 32.
Mat. 12. 4.
h Ex. 29. 33.
8. 3.
in the Hebrew.
The Jews sel-
mention the
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ing to the mouth
of the LORD.
9. 13.
Mat. 12. 31. Ja.
b See ver. ll.-
Ed.
life.
o Ex. 21.24. Mat.
i Job 1.5, 11, 22. and icursed. And they brought him unto Moses, (and his mother's
Is. 8. 21.
j Ex. 18. 22, 26. name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan,)
k Nu. 15. 34. 12 and they kput him in ward, fthat the mind of the LORD might be
Tanto tiem accords showed them. 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 14 « Bring
the forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard
Ex. 18. 15, 16. him 'lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone
Nu. 27.5.
1 De. 13. 9. him. 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Who-
m Le. 5. 1. Nu. soever curseth his God "shall bear his sin. 16 And he that "blasphem-
iki 21. 10. 13. eth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and
Ps. 74. 10, 18. all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger,
2.7. me as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name bof the
- LORD, shall be put to death.
1 Heb. smiteth the 17 « And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 18 And he
Ex. 21. 12. Nu. that killeth a beast shall make it good ; *beast for beast. 19 And if a man
35. 31. De. 19. cause a blemish in his neighbour ; 'as he hath done, so shall it be done
11, 12.
* Heb. life for to him; 20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath
Mat. caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. 21 And Phe
5. 38. & 7. 2. that killeth a beast, he shall restore it; and he that killeth a man, he
p Ex. 21. 33.
shall be put to death. 22 Ye 'shall have one manner of law, as well
q Ex. 12. 49.
for the stranger, as for one of your own country; for I am the LORD
your God."
23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring
forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones.
And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
SECT. XL.
SECTION XL. Of the Sabbaths of Years ;-The Jubilee.
LEV. XXV.
The Sabbath of the seventh year. 8 The jubilee in the fiftieth year. 14. Of oppression. 18. A bless-
ing of obedience. 23 The redemption of land, 29 of houses. 35 Compassion of the poor. 39 The
usuge of bondmen. 47 The redemption of servants.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in Mount Sinai, saying, 2. Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into
* Heb. rest. Ge. the land which I give you, then shall the land *keep a Sabbath unto
2. 3. 2 Ch. 36.
the LORD. 3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt
prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 4 but in the seventh
year shall be a Sabbath of rest unto the land, a Sabbath for the LORD:
a 2 Ki. 19. 29. thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That “which
groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither
f Heb. of thy sep-
aration.
gather the grapes tof thy vine undressed; for it is a year of rest unto
the land. 6 And the Sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for
thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant,
and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, ? and for thy cattle, and
for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
8« And thou shalt number seven Sabbaths of years unto thee, seven
times seven years; and the space of the seven Sabbaths of years
shall be unto thee, forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou cause the
Heh. loud of trumpet fof the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month,
'in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout
6 Le. 23. 24, 27.
c Is. 61. 2. Je. 34. all your land. 10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and 'proclaim
4. liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall
d Nu 36. 4. be a jubilee unto you; dand ye shall return every man unto his posses-
sion, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubilee shall
that fiftieth year be unto you, ye shall not sow, neither reap that which
groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
12 For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you ; ye shall eat the in-
e Le. 27. 24. Nu. crease thereof out of the field. 13 In the year of this jubilee ye shall re-
f Le. 19.13. 1 Sa. turn every man unto his possession. 14 And if thou sell aught unto thy
2.168. 6.8. 2. neighbour, or buyest aught of thy neighbour's hand,'ye shall not oppress
A. M. 2514.
B. C. 1499.
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Sinai.
21.
sound.
15, 17. Lu.
36. 4.
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halt dimihe price, 16 ACOS unto after the
8. Pr. 1. 33.
m De. 28. 8. See
Ex. 16. 29.
cut off. Heb. for
possession ye shrother be wais kin come tond if the mai
a, and if his brothele to redeenhe overp
s See Ru. 3.
hall altained and
Le. 5. 7.
8 Le. 27. 18, 23. one another. 15 According Sto the number of years after the jubilee
thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of
years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee. 16 According to the multitude
of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the
fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it ; for according to the
number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. 17 Ye shall not
h Le. 19. 14, 32. therefore oppress one another; "but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am
the LORD your God.
i Le. 19. 37. 186 Wherefore 'ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and
i Le. 26.5. Ps. 4. do them; fand ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 19 And the land
k Le. 26. 5. Ez. shall yield her fruit, and *ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in
34. 25, 27, 28. safety. 20 And if ye shall say, 'What shall we eat the seventh year ?
i Mat. 6. 25, 31.
de behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase. 2. Then I will
See "command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring
n 2 Ki. 19. 29. forth fruit for three years. 22 And "ye shall sow the eighth year, and
o Jos. 5. 11, 12. eat yet of 'old fruit until the ninth year ; until her fruits come in ye
shall eat of the old store.
* Or, to be quite 23«« The land shall not be sold *for ever ; for Pthe land is mine, for
cutting off." ye are 'strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your
p De. 32. 43.
P2J06.7. 20: Ps. possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
85. 1. Joel 2. 18. 25“ If 'thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his
91 Ch. 29. 15.
Ps. 39. 12. I Pe. Possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he re-
2. ll.
q Ru. 2. 20. & 4. uceni tilal WICI 1115
a deem that which his brother sold. 26 And if the man have none to
4,6. redeem it, and thimself be able to redeem it; 27 then let him count the
12. Je. 32. 7, 8.
.. years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to
| Heb. his hand whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. 28 But if he
found sufficiency. be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain
in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee; and
in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
29 « And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he
may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold ; within a full vear
may he redeem it. 30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a
full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established
for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations; it shall not
go out in the jubilee. 31 But the houses of the villages which have no
Heb. redemption walls round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country :
Bolongeth unto it. fthey may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee. 32 Not-
See Nu. 35. 2.
* Or, one of the withstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of
Levites redeem
their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. 33 And if *a man
u See Ac. 4. 36, purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of
his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee ; for the houses of
faileth. the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of
+ Hebo strengthen. Israel. 34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold;
37. 26. Pr. 14." for it is their perpetual possession.
Ac. 11. 29. Ro. 356 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and ffallen in decay with thee,
8. then thou shalt #relieve him, (yea, though he be a stranger, or a so-
v Ex. 22. 25. De. journer ;) that he may live with thee. 36 Take 'thou no usury of him,
Ps. 15. 5. PP: . or increase, but "fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
28. 8. Ez. 18. 8,
23.12: 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy
2 Ne. 5. 9. victuals for increase. 38 I *am the LORD your God, which brought you
2 Ge. 17. 8.
210 ki, forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and
9. 22. 2 Ki. 4. 1. to be your God.
Ne. 5. 5. Je. 34.
39 « And 'if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be
tie sold unto thee; thou shalt not * compel him to serve as a bondservant.
self with him with
the service, &c. 40 But as a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee,
ver. 46. Ex. 1.
14. Je. 25. 14. & and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee. 41 And then shall he depart
27. 7. & 30.8.
from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto
* Ex. 21. 3.
them.
37.
† Heb. his hand
De. 15. 7, 8. Ps.
37. 26. Pr. 14.
31. LU. 6. 35.
12. 18. I Jo. 3.
17.
23. 19. Ne, 5. 7.
14.
* Heb. serve thy-
to the red serinto the child
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sale of a bond-
maኪ
C Ex. 1. 13.
d Ex. 1. 17, 21.
e Is. 56. 3, 6.
round about pothe children of tof their families our p
about your oth we shalt the God. "Bolly, shall cordand or
f Is. 14. 2.
39.
26.
14.
meuns.
his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
a Ro. 6. 22.
42 For they are “my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of
+ Heb, with the
Egypt; they shall not be sold tas bondmen. 43 Thou shalt not rule
over him ‘with rigor; but “shalt fear thy God. 44 Both thy bondmen,
6 Ep. 6. 9.
and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen
that are round about you ; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bond-
maids. 45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn
among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with
you, which they begat in your land; and they shall be your possession.
46 And 'ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you,
| Heb. ye shall to inherit them for a possession, fthey shall be your bondmen for ever;
scrve yourselves
with them, ver. but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one
over another with rigor.
* Heb, his hand 47« And if a sojourner or a stranger #wax rich by thee, and thy brother
obtuin, &c. ver.
that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or
sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family ; 48 after
that he is sold he may be redeemed again. One of his brethren may
g Ne. 5. 5. 6 redeem him ; 49 either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him,
or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or
if he be able, he may redeem himself. 50 And he shall reckon with him
that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year
of jubilee; and the price of his sale shall be according unto the num-
k Job 7. 1. Is. 16. ber of years, "according to the time of a hired servant shall it be
with him. 51 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them
he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that
he was bought for. 52 And if there remain but few years unto the
year of jubilee, then he shall count with him, and according unto
+ Or, by these
his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption. 53 And
as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him ; and the other shall
¿ Ex. 21. 2, 3.
not rule with rigor over him in thy sight. 54 And if he be not redeemed
SECT. XLI.
fin these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and
his children with him. 55 For unto me the children of Israel are ser-
A. M. 2514. vants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of
Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
Hales, 1647.
Section XLI.—Prophetic Threatenings and Curses.
LEV. xxvi.
a Ex. 20. 4, 5.
"Den 5. 3. B 97. Of idolatry. 2 Reliyiousness. 3 A blessing to them that Iccep the commandments. 14 A curse to
those that break them. 40 God promiseth to remember them that repent.
* Or, pillar. 16 YE shall make you ºnu idols nor graven image, neither rear you
"stone. Feb. a up a *standing image, neither shall ye set up any timage of stone in
stone of picture. your land, to bow down unto it; for I am the LORD your God.
Ge. 2. 2.
De. 11. 13–15. 2Ye 'shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary : Iam the
d Is. 30. 23. Ez. LORD.
3“ If 'ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do
2. them; 4 then "I will give you, rain in due season, and the land shall
f Am. 9. 13. yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 And
g Le. 25. 19. De.
e. f your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall
19, 25.
reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full,
N Le. 25. 18. Job
"11. 18.**. " and "dwell in your land safely. 6 And I will give peace in the land,
22. 9. and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid ; and I will frid
; Ps. 3. 5. Is. 35.9. evil beasts out of the land, neither shall *the sword go through your
Heb. cause to land. 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by
25. Em. 5. 17. the sword. 8 And 'five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred
w of you shall put ten thousand to flight; and your enemies shall fall be-
I Dc. 32. 30. Jos.
23. 10. fore you by the sword. 9For I will ” have respect unto you, and "inake
m Ex. 2. 25. you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
n Ge. 17. 6,7.
Le. 25. 22.
. 10 And ye shall eat 'old store, and bring forth the old because of the
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Sinai.
7.
34. 26. Joel 2.
23, 24.
e Ps. 67. 6. Ez.
34. 27. Ze. 8. 12
11. 15. Joel 2.
il Ch. 22. 9.
Ps. 29. 11.
'
k Ez. 14. 17.
P: 132. 30. Jos. Of you shall pand 'five of your enemi
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32. 19.
y See Ge. 17
t La. 2. 17.
* Heb. upon you.
De. 28. 65-67.
mentsabhor my in, and if parken unto yoke, and man
Je. 5. 17. Mic.
6. 15.
19. 7.
28. 1.
7. 24.
& De. 28. 23.
e Ps. 127.). Is.
f De. 11.17. Hag
1. 10.
g 2 Ki. 17.25.
Ez. 5. 17.
p Ex. 25. 8. Re. new. 11 And ”I will set my tabernacle among you; and my soul shall
21. 3.
9 Le. 20. 23. De. not ’abhor you. 12 And 'I will walk among you, and will be your God,
& and ye shall be my people. 13 I am the LORD your God, which brought
you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen;
s Je. 2. 20.
and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
14" But 'if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these
u 2 Ki. 17. 15. commandments ; 15 and if ye shall "despise my statutes, or if your
soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my command-
ments, but that ye break my covenant : 16 I also will do this unto you;
Je. 15. 8. I will even appoint * over you terror, "consumption, and the burning
y De. 28. 22.
w 1 Sa. 2. 33. ague, that shall “consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart; and *ye
& De. 28. 33, 51. shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17 And I will
set my face against you, and 'ye shall be slain before your enemies;
y Ju. 2. 14. Je.
. *they that hate you shall reign over you, and “ye shall fiee when none
z Ps. 106. 41. pursueth you. 18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me,
als. 93. 5. Pr. then I will punish you 'seven times more for your sins. 19 And I will
B-1 Sa. 2.5. Pr. 'break the pride of your power, and dI will make your heaven as iron,
24. 16.
cis. 25. 11. Ez. and your earth as brass ; 20 and your 'strength shall be spent in vain,
for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the
land yield their fruits.
49.4.
216 Anda if ye walk tcontrary unto me, and will not hearken unto
lege me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your
2 Or, And if ye sins. 22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you
Ed. men, &ce of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in num-
Or, at all ad. ber; and "your high ways shall be desolate. 23 And if ye 'will not be
and so ver. 24. reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; 24 then
I will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven
h Ju. 5.6.2.Ch. times for your sins. 25 And “I will bring a sword upon you, that shall
15. 5. Is. 33. 8.
La. 1. 4. avenge the quarrel of my covenant; and when ye are gathered to-
• Am. gether within your cities, 'I will send the pestilence among you; and
4. 6–12.
j 2 Sa. 22. 27. Ps. ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26 And when I have
broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in
? Nu. 14. 12. Je. one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight; and
· "ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
m Ps. 105. 16. Is. 2766 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk con-
n Is. 9. 20. trary unto me; 28 then I will walk contrary unto you also 'in fury, and
o Is. 59. 18. Je.I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29 And Pye shall
21. 5. Ez. 5. 13,
*eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
23. 10. Lu. 4. 1o. 30 And 'I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and
9.2 Ch. 34.3, 4, "cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall
6. 3-6, 13. abhor you. 31 And 'I will make your cities waste, and "bring your
r 2 Ki. 23. 20.
20. sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your
s Ps. 78. 59. Je.
sweet odors. 32 And 'I will bring the land into desolation : and your
4. enemies which dwell therein shall be "astonished at it. 33 And *I will
w Ps. 74. 7. La scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you;
** 0e and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34 Then 'shall the
20 1 Ki. 9. 8. Je. land enjoy her Sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your
2 Ps. 44. 11. Je. enemies' land ; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her Sabbaths.
15. 35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in
ZA. 7. 14.
y2 Ch. 36. 21. your Sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 36 And upon them that are left
? Ez. 21.7, 12. alive of you *I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of
a Job 15. 21, Pr.
their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them;
and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword ; and they shall fall when
^ Heb. driven. none pursueth. 37 And bthey shall fall one upon another, as it were
Ju. 7. 22. 1 Sa. before a sword, when none pursueth ; and 'ye shall have no power to
14. 15, 16.
stand before your enemies. 38 And ye shall perish among the heathen,
e Jos. 7. 12, 13.
Ju. 2. 14. - and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 39 And they that are left
i Je. 2. 30. Am.
18. 26.
k Ez. 5. 17.
14. 12. Am. 4.
10.
3. 1.
15.
14. 19.
t Ne. 2. 3. Je. 4.
7. Ez. 6. 6.
1. 10. Ez. 9. 6.
v Je. 9. ll.
18. 16. Ez.5. 15.
9. 16. Ez. 12. 15.
See Ge. 2. 2.
. 15.
28. 1.
hey shall fall ond ye shall have the heathen
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1 Jo. 1.9.
f See Je. 6. 10.
So
20
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d Ne. 1. 9. Je. 3.
. of you dshall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and
25. & 29. 12, 13
Ez. 4. 17. &6. also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
9. Ho. 5. 15. Ze
JU. 9.
40« If 'they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers,
*8. 33, 35, 47.". with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they
Ne: 9.2. Da... have walked contrary unto me ; 41 and that I also have walked contrary
3, 4. Pr. 28. 13.
Lu. 15. 18. unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies ; if
10. then their funcircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of
Ez. 44. 7. ... the punishment of their iniquity : 42 then will I 'remember my covenant
with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant
106. 45. Ez. 16. with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. 43 The
iPs. 136. 23. land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her Sabbaths, while she
lieth desolate without them, and they shall accept of the punishment
of their iniquity ; because, even because they despised my judgments,
and because their soul abhorred my statutes. 44 And yet for all that,
j De. 4. 31. 2 Ki. when they be in the land of their enemies, 'I will not cast them away,
13. 23. Ro. 11.2.
neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my
k Ro. 11. 28. covenant with them ; for I am the LORD their God. 45 But I will "for
? Le. 22. 33. their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, 'whom I brought
m. Ps. 98. ?>Ez. forth out of the land of Egypt "in the sight of the heathen, that I
20. 9, 14, 22.
n Le. 27. 34. De. might be their God: I am the LORD.”
6. L. Jo. 1. 17. 46 These "are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD
made between him and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai by the
hand of Moses.
SECT. XLII.
Section XLII.-Of Vows, Things devoted, and Tithes.
Lev. xxvii.
A. M. 2514.
He that maleth a singular vow must be the Lord's. 3 The estimation of the person. 9 Of a beast
given by vow. 14 Of a house. 16 Of u field, and the redemption thereof." 28 No devoted thing
may be redeemed. 32 The tithe may not be changed.
Sinai.
1 AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« Speak unto the chil-
a Nu. 6. 2. See dren of Israel, and say unto them, "When a man shall make a singular
Ju. ll. 30, 31
11, vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation. 3 And thy
estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto :sixty
years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the
shekel of the sanctuary. 4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation
shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even unto
twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels,
and for the female ten shekels. 6 And if it be from a month old even
unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five
shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three
shekels of silver. 7 And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it
be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the
female ten shekels. But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he
shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him;
according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
966 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the
LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.
10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a
good; and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the ex-
change thereof shall be holy. 11 And if it be any unclean beast, of
which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present
the beast before the priest. 12 And the priest shall value it, whether it
* Heb. according be good or bad : *as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
to thy estimation,
O priest ! &c. 13 But 'if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof
unto thy estimation.
1466 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the
LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as
the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 15 And if he that sanctified
39. 1 Sa. 1.
28.
$ See Le. 5. 16.
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NUMBER AND ORDER OF THE TRIBES. (PERIOD III.
a homor, &c.
31.
44. 29.
it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money
of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
1666 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field
of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed
Or, the land of thereof: ta homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of
silver. 17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to
thy estimation it shall stand. 18 But if he sanctify his field after the
c Le. 25. 15, 16. jubilee, then the priest shall ‘reckon unto him the money according to
the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall
be abated from thy estimation. 19 And if he that sanctified the field
will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money
of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. 20 And if he
will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man,
d Le. 25. 10, 28, it shall not be redeemed any more. 21 But the field, dwhen it goeth out
e Nu. 18. 14. Ez. in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted ; the
possession thereof shall be the priest's.
226 And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath
s Le. 25. 10, 25. bought, which is not of the fields of his possession ; 23 then the priest
shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year
of the jubilee : and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy
& Le. 25. 28. thing unto the Lord. 24 In the year of the jubilee the field shall return
unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession
of the land did belong. 25 And all thy estimations shall be according
Ex. 30. 13. to the shekel of the sanctuary : "twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
1 Heb. firstborn, 26 «« Only the #firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord's first-
ling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the
LORD's. 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it
according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto; or
if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.
28“ Notwithstanding ino devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto
the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field
of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed : every devoted thing is
Nu. 21. 2, 3.
most holy unto the LORD. 29 None 'devoted, which shall be devoted
of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
* 18. 21, 24. 2 Ch. 30 « And kall the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or
13. 12. Mal. 3.8, of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's; it is holy unto the LORD. 31 And
if a man will at all redeem aught of his tithes, he shall add thereto the
fifth part thereof. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the
Ez. 20. 37. Mic. flock, (even of whatsoever 'passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be
or crook of the holy unto the Lord. 33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad,
means of which neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and
samci. the change thereof shall be holy ; it shall not be redeemed.”
34 These " are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses
for the children of Israel in Mount Sinai.
&c. See Ex. 13
2, 12.
i Jos. 6. 17-19.
k Ge. 28. 22. Nu.
10.
I See Je. 33. 13.
7. 14. The rod
bered his flock.
-Ed.
m Le. 26. 46.
SECT. XLIII.
A. M. 2514.
B. C. 1490.
Hales, 1647.
Sinai.
a Ex. 19. 1.
Ex. 25. 22.
c Ex. 30. 12.
Section XLIII.— The Numbering of the Tribes, and their Order.
Num. i. and ii.
And the LORD spake unto Moses “in the wilderness of Sinai, 'in
the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second
month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of
Egypt, saying, 2- Take 'ye the sum of all the congregation of the
children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
with the number of their names, every male by their polls ; 3 from twenty
years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel :
thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 4 And with you
there shall be a man of every tribe ; every one head of the house of his
fathers.
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NUMBER AND ORDER OF THE TRIBES.
called Reuel.
27. 16.
in
566 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you :-of
the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur ; 6 of Simeon, Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai; ? of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 of Issachar, Nethaneel the son of Zuar ; 9 of Zebulun, Eliab the son
of Helon ; 10 of the children of Joseph-of Ephraim, Elishama the
son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur ; 11 of
Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni ; 12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai ; 13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran; 14 of Gad, Eliasaph
d Nu. 2. 14, he is the son of “Deuel ; 15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.” 16 These
e Nu. 7. 2. 1 Ch. 'were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their
fathers, 'heads of thousands in Israel.
f Ex. 18. 21, 25.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by
their names ; 18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the
first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after
their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number
of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 19 As
the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness
of Sinai.
20 And the children of REUBEN, Israel's eldest son, by their gener-
ations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to
the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years
old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 21 those that
were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and
six thousand and five hundred.
22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, ac-
cording to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
23 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon,
were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war; 25 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad,
were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26 Of the children of JUDAH, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war; 27 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of
Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
28 Of the children of ISSACHAR, by their generations, after their fam-
ilies, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war ; 29 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe
of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
30 Of the children of ZEBULUN, by their generations, after their fam-
ilies, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war ; 31 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe
of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
32 Of the children of JOSEPH, namely, of the children of EPHRAIM,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and up-
ward, all that were able to go forth to war ; 33 those that were num-
bered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and
five hundred.
34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their
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I Nu. 26. 64,
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 35 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe
of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 322
36 Of the children of BENJAMIN, by their generations, after their fam-
ilies, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war ; 37 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe
of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 354
38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war; 39 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan,
were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
40 Of the children of ASHER, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war ; 41 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher,
were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
42 Of the children of NAPHTALI, throughout their generations, after
their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number
of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to
go forth to war; 43 those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe
of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 44 These 55
are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered,
and the princes of Israel, being twelve men; each one was for the
house of his fathers. 45 So were all those that were numbered of the
children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel ; 46 even all
¿Ex. 38. 26. Se they that were numbered were 'six hundred thousand and three thous-
2. 32. & 21. 51. and and five hundred and fifty.
de 47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not num-
bered among them. 48 For the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying,
* Nu. 25. 62. 496 Only kthou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the .
l Ex. 38. 21. Nu. sum of them among the children of Israel ; 50 but 'thou shalt appoint
3. 7,8.
the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels
thereof, and over all things that belong to it. They shall bear the
tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it,
in Nu. 3. 23, 29, mand shall encamp round about the tabernacle. 51 And "when the taber-
35, 38.
n Nu. 10. 17, 21. nacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the
o Nu. 3. 10, 38.& tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; "and the stranger
18. 2:2.
that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 52 And the children of Israel
p Nu. 2. 2, 34. shall pitch their tents, Pevery man by his own camp, and every man
by his own standard, throughout their hosts. 53 But the Levites shall
*8. 19. & 16. 46. pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no 'wrath
& 18.5. I Sa. 6.
upon the congregation of the children of Israel ; "and the Levites shall
Wkeep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony."
54 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD
commanded Moses, so did they.
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, say- Num. ii.
ing, 2« Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by
t Hch.orer. his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house ; tfar off about
against.Jos. 3.4.
the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
3« And on the East Side toward the rising of the sun shall they of
the standard of the camp of JUDAH pitch throughout their armies ; and
s Ru. 4. 20. 1 Ch.
2. 10. Mat. 1. 4. 'Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of
Judah. 4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
Nu. 2. 33. Sec
Nu. iii. & iv.
q Le. 10. 6. Nu.
19.
10.
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t Nu. 10. 14.
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5 And those that
do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of ISSACHAR; and Nethaneel
the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. 6 And
his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four
thousand and four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of ZeBULUN; and Eliab
the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 8 And
his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven
thousand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp
of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six
thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. "These shall first
set forth.
10 « On the South Side shall be the standard of the camp of REUBEN
according to their armies; and the captain of the children of Reuben
shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 And his host, and those that
were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of SIMEON; and
the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of
Zurishaddai. 13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 14 Then the tribe
of Gad; and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son
* Douel, Nu. 1. of *Reuel. 15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
14. & 1. 42, 47.
& 10. 20. forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 16 All that were
numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty
and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies.
u Nu. 10. 18, &c. “And they shall set forth in the second rank.
17" Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with
the camp of the LEVITES in the midst of the camp; as they encamp,
so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
186 On the West Side shall be the standard of the camp of EPHRAIM
according to their armies ; and the captain of the sons of Ephraim
v Ge. 48. 19. shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 And "his host, and those
that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And by him shall be the tribe of MẠNASSEH; and the captain
of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty
and two thousand and two hundred. 22 Then the tribe of BENJAMIN ;
and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of
Gideoni. 23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were numbered
of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand
and an hundred throughout their armies. And they shall go forward
in the third rank.
25 «. The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the North Side by
their armies; and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And his host, and those that were num-
bered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and
the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and
one thousand and five hundred. 29 Then the tribe of NAPHTALI;
and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of
Enan. 30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 31 All they that were
numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and
seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their
standards."
32 These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by
ed numbered of son of Pedaptain
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1. 46. & ll. 21.
# Ex. 38. 26. Nu. the house of their fathers ; "all those that were numbered of the camps
throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand
and five hundred and fifty. 33 But the Levites were not numbered
among the children of Israel ; as the LORD commanded Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord com-
Nu. 24. 2, 5, 6. manded Moses ; *so they pitched by their standards, and so they set
forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their
fathers.
A. M. 2514.
B. C. 1490.
HALES, 1647.
Sinai.
2.
SECT. XLIV. SECTION XLIV.—The Numbering and Appointment of the Levites.
Num. iii. and iv.
The sons of Aaron. 5 The Levites are given to the priests for the service of the tabernacle, 11 in-
stead of the firstborn. 14 The Leriles are numbered by their fumilies. 21 The families, number,
and charge of the Gershonites, 27 of the Kohuthites, 33 of the Merarites. 38 T'he place and
charge of Moses and Aaron. 40 The firstborn are freed by the Leviles. 44 The overplus are
redeemed, — Chap. iv. 1 The age and time of the Levites' service. 4. The carriage of the Kohath-
ites, when the priests have taken down the täbernucle. 16 The charge of Eleazar. 17 The office
of the priests.“ 21 The carriage of the Gershonites. 29 The carriage of the Merarites. 34 The
number of the Kohathites, 38 of the Gershonites, 42 and of the Merurites.
1 THESE also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that
the LORD spake with Moses in Mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names
a See Ex. 6. 23. of the sons of Aaron ; Nadab the “firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and
• Ex. 28. 41. Le. Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, bthe priests which
viii.
* Heb. whose hand were anointed, *whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
he filled.
4 And “Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered
c Le. 10. 1. Nu.
25. 61. 1 Ch. strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had
24. 2.
no children ; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office
in the sight of Aaron their father.
d Nu. 8. 6. & 18. 5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6« Bring 'the tribe of
Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may
minister unto him. 7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge
of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation,
e See Nu. 1. 50. to do the service of the tabernacle. 8 And they shall keep all the in-
& 8. 11, 15, 24,
26.
struments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the
f Nu. 8. 19. & 18. children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And thou shalt
give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given
unto him out of the children of Israel. 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron
and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office ; "and the
h Nu. 16. 40. stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
i Nu. 8. 16. 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12 « And I, behold, I
have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all
the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: there-
j See Ex. 13. 2. fore the Levites shall be mine ; 13 because all the firstborn are mine;
k Ex. 13. 12, 15. *for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I
hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine
they shall be: I am the Lord.”
14 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 - Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by
l Nu. 26. 62. their families ; 'every male from a month old and upward shalt thou
t Hcb. mouth. Ge. number them.” 16 And Moses numbered them according to the tword
45. 21.
m Ge. 46. 11. Ex. of the LORD, as he was commanded. 17 And these were the sons of
CN.6.26,16. Levi by their names ; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these
» Ex. 6. 17. are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families ; *Libni, and
o Ex. 6. 18, &c. Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families ; 'Amram, and
Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families ;
Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to
the house of their fathers.
21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the
Shimites; these are the families of the Gershonites. 22 Those that
were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males,
g Nu. 18. 7.
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p Nu. 1. 53.
u Ex. 26. 36.
& Nu. 4. 15.
a Ex. 25. 10.
CEx. 25. 31.
d Ex. 27. 1. &
30. 1.
from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them
were seven thousand and five hundred. 23 The ” families of the Ger-
shonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle Westward. 24 And the chief
of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of
9 Nu. 4. 24–26. Lael. 25 And 'the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of
Jo Ex. 25. 9.
the congregation shall be "the tabernacle, and the tent, 'the covering
s Ex. 26. 1.
t Ex. 26. 7, 14.
thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the con-
gregation. 26 And 'the hangings of the court, and "the curtain for the
v Ex. 27.9.
w Ex. 27. 16.
door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round
2 Ex. 35. 18. about, and "the cords of it for all the service thereof.
yl Ch. 26. 23. 27 And 'of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of
the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the
Uzzielites : these are the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the number
of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand
and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 29 The families
of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle South-
ward. 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the
Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 And *their charge
shall be “the ark, and 'the table, and the candlestick, and dthe altars,
6 Ex. 25. 23.
and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the
hanging, and all the service thereof. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron
the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the
e Ex. 26. 32.
oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the
Mushites; these are the families of Merari. 34 And those that were
numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a
month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. 35 And
the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was
Zuriel the son of Abihail ; these shall pitch on the side of the taber-
+ Heb. the office nacle Northward. 36 And funder the custody and charge of the sons
Nu. 4. 31, 32. of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof,
and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels
thereof, and all that serveth thereto, 37 and the pillars of the court
round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the East (even
before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward), shall be Moses,
f Nu. 18. 5. and Aaron, and his sons, 'keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the
charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh
g See Nu. 26. 62. shall be put to death. 39 All Sthat were numbered of the Levites, which
Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD,
throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward,
were twenty and two thousand.
40 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Number all the firstborn of the
males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and
take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for
me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of
Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among
the cattle of the children of Israel." 42 And Moses numbered, as the
LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month
old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty
and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. 2.22
44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 45" Take the Levites
instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle
of the Levites instead of their cattle ; and the Levites shall be mine:
A Ex. 13. 13. Nu. I am the LORD. 16 And for those that are to be "redeemed of the two
hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children
29
of the charge.
nd the sock tabernacle, and the of the sons
3.
18. 15.
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18. 16.
12.
27.
2 Ex. 26. 3)..
I Or, pour out
witlul.
of Israel, which are more than the Levites ; 47 thou shalt even take
i Le 27. 6. Nu. five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt
įEx. 30. 13. Le. thou take them," (the 'shekel is twenty gerahs.) 48 And thou shalt give
27. 25. Ez. 45.
the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed,
unto Aaron and to his sons.” 49 And Moses took the redemption money
of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the
Levites. 50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money;
a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses gave the money of them that
were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of
the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Num. iv.
2« Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons
& See Nu. 8.24. of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 3 from *thirty
1 Ch.23. 3, 24,
years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the
host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 This shall
be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congre-
gation, about the most holy things :-
566 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his
sons, and they shall take down 'the covering veil, and cover the mark
1" of testimony with it ; 6 and shall put thereon the covering of badgers'
skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in
25. 13. "the staves thereof. 7 And upon the 'table of show-bread they shall
• Ex. 25. 23, 29,
30. Le. 24.' 6, 8. spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoon's,
and the bowls, and covers to cover withal; and the continual bread
shall be thereon. 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet,
and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put
in the staves thereof. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover
p Ex. 25. 31. the 'candlestick of the light, 'and his lamps, and his tongs, and his
9 Ex. 25. 37, 38.
8. snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister
unto it; 10 and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a
a Or, bier, i. e. covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a abar. 11 And upon
for carrying the
utensils.—Ed. "the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with
~ Ex. 30. 1, 3.
a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof. 12 And
they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister
in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with
a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar. 13 And
they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth
thereon; 14 and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, where-
with they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the
* Or, bowls. shovels, and the *basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall
spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of
it. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering
the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to
9 Nu. 7. 9. & 10. set forward ; after that, 'the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it, but
21. De. 31. 9.
2 Su.6. 13.1 Ch. they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. “These things are
15.2.5, the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congre-
1 Ch. 13. '9, 10. gation.
16" And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertain-
Ex. 25. 6. Le. eth "the oil for the light, and the "sweet incense, and "the daily meat
w Ex. 30. 34. offering, and 'the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle,
and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof."
y Ex. 30. 23.
17 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 186 Cut
ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the
Levites ; 19 but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die,
when they approach unto the most holy things. Aaron and his sons
shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his bur-
t2 Sa. 6. 6, 7.
u Nu. 3. 31.
24. 2.
Ex. 29. 40.
and of all the LORD spa kthe families o that they ma Aaron and
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20
1 Sa. 6. 19.
wurfare.
* Heb. mouth.
2 See Ex. 19. 21. den ; 20 but they shall not go in to see when the holy things are
covered, lest they die.”
21 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 22 66 Take also the sum
of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their
families; 23 from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt
+ Heb. to war the thou number them; all that enter in fto perform the service, to do the
work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the
Or, carriage. families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for tburdens; 25 and “they
a Nu. 3. 25, 26.
shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the
congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that
is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, 26 and the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the
door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the
altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their
service, and all that is inade for them : so shall they serve. 27 At the
*appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons
of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service; and
ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. 28 This is the
service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the
congregation; and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the
son of Aaron the priest.
206 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their fam-.
ilies, by the house of their fathers; 30 from thirty years old and upward
even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that en-
+ Heb. warfare. tereth into the tservice, to do the work of the tabernacle of the con-
6 Ne. 3. 36, 37. gregation. 31 And 'this is the charge of their burden, according to all
CEx. 26. 15. their service in the tabernacle of the congregation ; "the boards of the
tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets
thereof, 32 and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets,
and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all
d Ex. 38. 21. their service : and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the
charge of their burden. 33 This is the service of the families of the
sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.".
34 And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered
the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of
their fathers, 35 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years
old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the taber-
nacle of the congregation. 36 And those that were numbered of them
by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These
were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all
that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which
Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the
Lord by the hand of Moses.
38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout
their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 from thirty years old
and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the
service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 40 even those
that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house
of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These
are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon,
of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom
Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the
LORD.
42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,
throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 from thirty
years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth
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VARIOUS LEGAL CEREMONIES.
3
A. M. 2514.
B. C. 1490.
Sinai.
12. 14.
6 Le. 15, 2.
into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
44 even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three
thousand and two hundred. 45 These be those that were numbered of
the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered
according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and
Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after
the house of their fathers, 47 from thirty years old and upward even unto
fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry,
and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
48 even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five
hundred and fourscore. 49 According to the commandment of the LORD
they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his
service, and according to his burden; thus were they numbered of
him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
SECT. XLV.
SECTION XLV.- Various legal Ceremonies.
Num. V. and vi.
The unclean are removed out of the camp. 5 Restitution is to be made in trespasses. 11 The trial of
jealousy. — Chap. vi. The law of the Nazarites. 22 The form of blessing the people.
Hales, 1647.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 « Command the children
of Israel, that they put out of the camp every "leper, and every one that
a Le. 13. 3, 46.& hath an 'issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead. 3 Both male and
female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they
c Le. 21. 1. Nu. defile not their camps, 'in the midst whereof I dwell.” 4 And the chil-
9.6, 10. & 19.11.
13.'& 31. 19.“, dren of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD
d Le. 26. 11, 12. spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.
5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6« Speak unto the chil-
e Le. 6. 2, 3. dren of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men
commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty,
f Le. 5.5. & 26. ? then “they shall confess their sin which they have done ; and he shall
g Le. 6. 5. recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the
fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.
8 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let
the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; besides
"the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for
* Or, heavo-offer- him. 9 And every *offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel,
L : 6. 17, 18, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. 10 And every man's
67:9,19, hallowed things shall be his; whatsoever any man giveth the priest,
19. De. 18. 3, 4. it shall be 'his.”
Ez. 44. 29, 30.
i Le. 10. 13.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12 « Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and
j Le. 18. 20. commit a trespass against him, 13 and a man 'lie with her carnally, and
it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be
defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with
the manner ; 14 and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be
jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come
upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled : 15 then
shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offer-
ing for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal ; he shall pour no
oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon ; for it is an offering of jealousy,
k 1 Ki. 17. 18. Ez. an offering of memorial, kbringing iniquity to remembrance. 16 And the
29. 16.
priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD. 17 And the priest
shall take holy water in an earthen vessel ; and of the dust that is in the
floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water.
18 And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the
woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the
jealousy offering ; and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water
40. Jos. 7. 19.
1. Lo. 6.6, 7. &
26. & 7.6,7,
14. Nu. 18
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VARIOUS LEGAL CEREMONIES.
Heb, under they
husband.
14. 24. No. 10.
29.
n Ps. 109. 18.
r De. 28. 37. Ps.
83. 9, 11. Je. 24.
that causeth the curse. 19 And the priest shall charge her by an oath,
and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou
1 Or, being in the hast not gone aside to uncleanness twith another instead of thy hus-
poroer of thy hus-
band. Ro. 1.2. band, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse ; 20 but
wey if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou
be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband,
2. 21 (then the priest shall 'charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and
the priest shall say unto the woman,) "the LORD make thee a curse
m Je. 29. 22.
and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh
| Heb. fall. to frot, and thy belly to swell ; 22 and this water that causeth the curse
*shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to
o De. 27. 15.
rot. °And the woman shall say, Amen! Amen! 23 And the priest shall
write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter
water. 24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that
causeth the curse ; (and the water that causeth the curse shall enter
into her, and become bitter.) 25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy
p Le. 8. 27.
offering out of the woman's hand, and shall Pwave the offering before
9 Le. 2. 2,9.
the LORD, and offer it upon the altar. 26 And 'the priest shall take a
handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon
the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.
27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to
pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband,
that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become
bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot; and the woman
Pas "shall be a curse among her people. 28 And if the woman be not defiled,
9. & 29. 18, 22. but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. 29 This
13.
is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of
her husband, and is defiled ; 30 or when the spirit of jealousy cometh
upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman
before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.
19, 31 Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman 'shall
bear her iniquity.”
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Speak unto Num. vi.
the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man
them- or woman shall *separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to
Le. 27. 2. Ju. separate themselves unto the LORD ; 3 he 'shall separate himself from
23. Ro. 1. 1. wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar
2. Lu. of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat
Or,Nazariteship. moist grapes, or dried. 4 All the days of his fseparation shall he eat
† Heb. vine of nothing that is made of the Ivine tree, from the kernels even to the
u Ju. 13. 5. & 16. husk. 5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no “razor
come upon his head ; until the days be fulfilled, in the which he sep-
arateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks
of the hair of his head grow. 6 All the days that he separateth him-
v Le. 21. 11. Nu. self unto the Lord "he shall come at no dead body. He "shall not
w Le. 21,2. 11. make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother,
Nu. 9. 6.
* Heb. separation.
... or for his sister, when they die ; because the *consecration of his God is
upon his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the
LORD. 9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath de-
18. & filed the head of his consecration; then he shall - shave his head in the
y Le. 5. 7. & 14. day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. 0 And 'on
the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the
priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation ; ll and the
priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the
dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. 12 And he shall conse-
crate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb
VOL. I.
s Le. 20.
20.
selves Nazarites.
13. 5. Ac. 21.
1. 15.
mothing that is made of the vow of his suiilled, in the whlet the locks
the wine.
17. ) Sa. 1. 11.
19. 11, 16.
2 Ac. 18. 18. &
21. 24.
22. & 15. 14, 29. this with dor he shall bi
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the first year withhout blemish "for a sin basket of un-
one heve lamb of the first for peace offerings with oil, and wafers
es of fine flour and their meat before the LORD;
e Ex. 29. 2.
hi Sa. 2 15.
z Le. 5. 6. of the first year for a trespass offering ; but the days that were before
† Heb. full. shall tbe lost, because his separation was defiled.
a Ac. 21. 26. 13" And this is the law of the Nazarite, 'when the days of his separa-
tion are fulfilled. He shall be brought unto the door of the taberna-
cle of the congregation ; 14 and he shall offer his offering unto the LORD,
one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and
6 Le. 4. 2, 27, 32. one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish "for a sin offering, and
c Le. 3. 6. one ram without blemish “for peace offerings, 15 and a basket of un-
d Le. 2. 4. leavened bread, dcakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of
unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their
f Nu. 15. 5, 7, 10. Sdrink offerings. 16 And the priest shall bring them before the LORD,
and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering. 17 And he shall
offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with
the basket of unleavened bread; the priest shall offer also his meat
& Ac. 21. 24.
offering, and his drink offering. 18 And the Nazarite shall shave the
head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congrega-
tion, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it
in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. 19 And
the priest shall take the "sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleav-
i Ex. 29. 23, 24. ened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put
them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is
shaven. 20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before
the Lord; this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave
shoulder, and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. 21 This is the law
of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD
for his separation, besides that that his hand shall get; according to the
k Le. 9. 22. 1 Ch.
23. 13.**.vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.”
2. Ps. 121. 7. John 22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2366 Speak unto Aaron
17. 11.
m Ps. 31. 16. & and unto his sons, saying, On this wise *ye shall bless the children of
:7, Israel, saying unto them,
24 The Lord bless thee and 'keep thee !
n Ge. 43. 29.
25 The Lord "make his face shine upon thee,
And "be gracious unto thee!
2 Thes. 3. 16.
26 The 'Lord lift up his countenance upon thee,
And 'give thee peace !
27 And "they shall put my Name upon the children of Israel ; "and I
will bless them.”
7 Ex. 29.
67. 1. $ 80. 3.7
19.& 1.9. 135.
Da. 9. 17.
o Ps. 4. 6.
p Jo. 14. 27.
o De. 28. 10 2 Ch.
7. 14. 19. 43. 7.
Da. I. 18, 19.
r Pa. 115. 12.
8. 10, 11.
SECT. XLVI. Section XLVI.-The Dedication of the Tabernacle and the Altar ;-
The Offerings.
A. M. 2514,
B. C. 1490.
Num. vii.
Hales, 1647.
And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully 'set up the
Sinai.
tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instru-
a Ex. 40. 18. Le. ments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed
them, and sanctified them ; 2 that 'the princes of Israel, heads of the
b Nu. 1. 4, &c.
* Hleb. whé stood. house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, *and were
over them that were numbered, offered. 3 And they brought their of-
fering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen, (a wagon
for two of the princes, and for each one an ox;) and they brought them
before the tabernacle. 4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
5- Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle
of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every
man according to his service.” 6 And Moses took the wagons and the
c Nu. 4. 25.
oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. Two wagons and four oxen “he
a Nu. 4. 31. gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service. 8 And -four
wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according
• Nu. 4. 28, 33. unto their service, 'under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the
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ana: upon their shouldes offered for
13.
prince on Lord said unto Princes offered ting of the altar
i Nu. 2. 3.
k Le. 2. 1.
m Le. 1. 2.
o Lo. 3. 1.
f Nu. 4. 15. priest. 9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none; because the ser-
8„Nu.4.6, 8, 10, vice of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear
**upon their shoulders.
* See De: 20.5. 10 And the princes offered for "dedicating of the altar in the day that
7.5, 9. Ezra 6. it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
Ps. 30. title." 11 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ They shall offer their offering, each
prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.”
12 And he that offered his offering the first day was 'Nahshon the son
of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. 13 And his offering was one silver
charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one sil-
; Ex. 30. 13. ver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both
of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a *meat offering ;
I Ex. 30. 34.
14 one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of 'incense; 15 one "young
bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering ; 16 one
n Le. 4. 23.
kid of the goats for a "sin offering ; 17 and for a sacrifice of peace of-
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year;
this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
18 On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar,
did offer. 19 He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight
whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour
mingled with oil for a meat offering ; 20 one spoon of gold of ten shekels,
full of incense ; 21 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first
year, for a burnt offering ; 22 one kid of the goats for a sin offering ;
23 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year; this was the offering of Nethaneel
the son of Zuar.
24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children
of Zebulun, did offer. 25 His offering was one silver charger, the weight
whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine
flour mingled with oil for a meat offering; 26 one golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense; 27 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the
first year, for a burnt offering ; 28 one kid of the goats for a sin offering;
29 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year ; this was the offering of Eliab the
son of Helon.
30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children
of Reuben, did offer. 31 His offering was one silver charger of the weight
of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a meat offering ; 32 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of
incense ; 33 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for
a burnt offering ; 34 one kid of the goats for a sin offering ; 35 and for a
sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the
children of Simeon, did offer. 37 His offering was one silver charger,
the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of
seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering ; 38 one golden spoon of
ten shekels, full of incense; 39 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb
of the first year, for a burnt offering ; 40 one kid of the goats for a sin
offering ; 41 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he goats, five lambs of the first year; this was the offering of She-
lumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children
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of Gad, offered. 43 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of
an hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
oil for a meat offering ; 44 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of in-
cense; 45 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering ; 46 one kid of the goats for a sin offering; 47 and for a
sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the
children of Ephraim, offered. 49 His offering was one silver charger, the
weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of
seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering; 50 one golden spoon of
ten shekels, full of incense; 51 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb
of the first year, for a burnt offering ; 52. one kid of the goats for a sin
offering ; 53 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he goats, five lambs of the first year ; this was the offering of Eli-
shama the son of Ammihud.
54 On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of
the children of Manasseh. 55 His offering was one silver charger of the
weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine
flour mingled with oil for a meat offering ; 56 one golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense; 57 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the
first year, for a burnt offering ; 58 one kid of the goats for a sin offering;
59 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
goats, five lambs of the first year; this was the offering of Gamaliel
the son of Pedahzur.
60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the chil-
dren of Benjamin, offered. 61 His offering was one silver charger, the
weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl
of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full
of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering ; 62 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense; 63 one young bullock, one ram, one
lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering; 64 one kid of the goats for
a sin offering ; 65 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five
rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year; this was the offering
of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the
children of Dan, offered. 67 His offering was one silver charger, the
weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of
seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full
of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering ; 68 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense; 69 one young bullock, one ram, one
lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering ; 70 one kid of the goats for
a sin offering ; 71 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five
rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year; this was the offering
of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children
of Asher, offered. 73 His offering was one silver charger, the weight
whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy:
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine
flour mingled with oil for a meat offering ; 74 one golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense; 75 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of
the first year, for a burnt offering ; 76 one kid of the goats for a sin
offering ; 7 and for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he goats, five lambs of the first year; this was the offering of Pa-
giel the son of Ocran.
both Silver Ser, the
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was an hunekel of the sanctus one golden sumb of the first ye
he golden them full of sex
78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children
of Naphtali, offered. 79 His offering was one silver charger, the weight
whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour
mingled with oil for a meat offering ; 80 one golden spoon of ten shekels,
full of incense ; 81 one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,
for a burnt offering ; 82 one kid of the goats for a sin offering ; 83 and for
a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five
lambs of the first year ; this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
84 This was the Dedication of the Altar, in the day when it was
anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve
silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold ; 85 each charger of silver weigh-
ing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy; all the silver
vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary. 86 The golden spoons were twelve, full of
incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary :
all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. 87 All
the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve,
the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering; and the
kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the
sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the
rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This
was the Dedication of the Altar, after that it was anointed.
89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congrega-
1.8. Ex. tion pto speak with +Him, then he heard 'the voice of One speaking
+ That is, God. unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony,
Ex. 25. 22.
from between the two cherubim; and He spake unto him.
33.9, ll.
B. C. 1490.
Ilales, 1647.
Sinai.
40. 25.
18.
SECT. XLVII. SECT. XLVII.--Order of the Lamps ;-Consecration of the Levites—their
Age and Time of Service.
A. M. 2514.
Num. viii.
1 AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 « Speak unto Aaron,
and say unto him, When thou "lightest the lamps, the seven lamps
a Ex. 25. 37. & shall give light over against the candlestick." 3 And Aaron did so ; he
lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD
6 Ex. 25. 31.
commanded Moses. 4 And 'this work of the candlestick was of beaten
c Ex. 25. 18.
gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten
d Ex. 25. 40.
work : daccording unto the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses,
so he made the candlestick.
5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6« Take the Levites from
among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou
e Nu. 19. 9, 17, do unto them, to cleanse them :-Sprinkle 'water of purifying upon them,
* Heb. let them and *let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and
pass over, 8c. so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with
Le. 14. 8, 9.
This meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young
f Le. 2. l.
g See Ex. 29.4. bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou shalt bring the Le-
vites before the tabernacle of the congregation ; "and thou shalt gather
the whole assembly of the children of Israel together; 10 and thou shalt
? Le. 1. 4. bring the Levites before the LORD ; and the children of Israel 'shall put
| Heb. wave. their hands upon the Levites. 11 And Aaron shall toffer the Levites be-
Heb. wave of- fore the LORD for an Ioffering of the children of Israel, *that they
* Heb. they may may execute the service of the LORD. 12 And ithe Levites shall lay
be to execute, &*c. their hands upon the heads of the bullocks; and thou shalt offer the
j Ex. 29. 10.
one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the
Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13 « And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons,
and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. 14 Thus shalt thou sep-
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& 40. 12. -
h Le. 8. 3.
fering.
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USE OF THE SILVER TRUMPETS.
.
9.
m Ex. 13. 2.
n Nu. 3. 9,
46. &
18. 5.
arate the Levites from among the children of Israel ; and the Levites
k Nu. 3. 45. & 16. shall be "mine. 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the
service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt cleanse
them, and offer them for an offering. 16 For they are wholly given unto
I No. 3. 12, 45. me from among the children of Israel ; 'instead of such as open every
womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel have
I taken them unto me. 17 For "all the firstborn of the children of
Israel are mine, both man and beast; on the day that I smote every
firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. 18 And I
have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
19 And "I have given the Levites as ta gift to Aaron and to his sons
| Heb. givers
from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of
Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement
o Nu. 1. 53. & 16. for the children of Israel ; °that there be no plague among the children
2 Ch. 26. 16. of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.”
20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children
of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD com-
manded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel
unto them. 21 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their
clothes ; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD;
and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 And after
that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the
congregation before Aaron, and before his sons; as the LORD had
commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24 - This is it that
p. See Nu. 4.3: belongeth unto the Levites : "from twenty and five years old and up-
1 Ch. 23. 3, 24,
ward they shall go in fto wait upon the service of the tabernacle of
le the congregation. 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall *cease
1 Tim. 1. 18. waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more ; 26 but shall
the warfare of the minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, 'to
keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto
q Nu. 1. 53.
the Levites, touching their charge.”
27.
warfare of, $c.
service.
2. 15.
1. 16. &
7. 2.
SECT. XLVIII. Section XLVIII.— The Making and Use of the Silver Trumpets.
A. M. 2514.
Num. X. 1–10.
B. C. 1490. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Make thee two trum-
HALES, 1647.
pets of silver, (of a whole piece shalt thou make them ;) that thou
Sinai.
mayest use them for the "calling of the assembly, and for the journeying
a Is. 1. 13. of the camps. 3 And when bthey shall blow with them, all the assembly
b Jer. 4. 5. Joel
shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation. 4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the
Ex. 18. 21. Nu. princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather them-
d Nu. 2. 3.
selves unto thee. 5 When ye blow an alarm, then dthe camps that lie
on the east parts shall go forward. 6 When ye blow an alarm the second
e Nu. 2. 10. time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey;
they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. ? But when the congrega-
f Jocl 2. 1.
tion is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not 'sound
g Nu. 31. 6. Jos.
86. 4. 1 Ch. 15. an alarm. 8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the
• trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever through-
6 5.2 Ch. 13. 14. out your generations. 9 And "if ye go to war in your land against the
i Ju. 2. 18. & 4.3.
si enemy that 'oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the
12. Sa, 10.42 trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and
; Gen. 8. 1. Ps. ye shall be saved from your enemies. 10 Also *in the day of your glad-
k Nu. 29. 1. Le.
teness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months,
23. 24. 1 Ch. 15. ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the
& 7.6. & 29. 26. sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a
12. 35. 19: 81.5. memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
24.2 Ch. 13. 12.
h Nu.31.6. Jos.
& 6. 9. &
10. 8,
106. 4.
24. 2 Ch. 5. 12.
Ezra 3. 10. Nel.
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235 :
INSTITUTION OF THE SANHEDRIN.
b Ps. 44. 1. & 77
& 105. 5, 43. &
18. 2. &
19. 1.
33. 4.
'43. 27. 2 Sa.
them. Ge. 44.
32 Ch. 2. 5. Ps.
SECT. XLIX.
A. M. 2514. SECTION XLIX. --Arrival of Jethro, with Moses' Wife and Sons ;-Insti-
B. C. 1490.
tution of the Sanhedrin.(25)
HALES, 1647.
Exod. xviii. 1-26.
Sinai.
1 WHEN “Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of
a See Ex. 2. 16, all that "God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that
18.
Lew the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; 2 then Jethro, Moses'
14, 15. & 78. 4.° father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
106. 2, 8. a 3 and her dtwo sons; of which the name of the one was *Gershom; for
c Ex. 4. 26.
he said, “I have been an alien in a strange land ;" 4 and the name of the
d Ac. 7. 29.
* That is, a
other was +Eliezer ; “For the God of my father,” said he,“ was my help,
stranger there. and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.” 5 And Jethro, Moses'
Ex. 2. 22.
+ That is, my God father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the
is a help.
e Ex. 3. 1, 12.
wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God. 6 And he said
f' Ge. 14. 17. & unto Moses, “I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee, and thy
19. b. wife, and her two sons with her.”
& Ge. 29. 13. & 7 And Moses fwent out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance,
Heb. peace. Ge. and kissed him ; and they asked each other of their #welfare, and they
11. 7.
came into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the
* Heb. Found LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake,
34. Nu. 20. 14. and all the travail that had *come upon them by the way, and how the
12. Ps. 78. 42. & LORD "delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which
81.7.& 106. 10.
& 107. 2. the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand
i See Ge. 14. 20.
0. of the Egyptians. 10 And Jethro said, “ Blessed be the LORD, who hath
95. 3. & 97.9. delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand
& 135. 5.
LES. 1.10. 16. of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the
22. & 5.2, 7." & Egyptians. 11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods ; *for
14. 8, 18.
11 Sa. 2. 3. Ne. in the thing wherein they dealt 'proudly He was above them !” 12 And
9. 10, 16, 29.
1,12. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for
Ps. 31, 23.& God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with
Moses' father-in-law mbefore God.
"29. 22. 1 Co. 10. 13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the
18, 21, 31.
people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the
9 Le. 24. 12.
0 Ex. 23. 7. De. evening. 14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the
3. Ac. 18. 15. people, he said, “What is this thing that thou doest to the people ?
1.Co. 6. 1. , why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from
his fellow. morning unto even ? ” 15 And Moses said unto his father-in-law, “ Be-
Le. 24. 15. Nu.
Nu. cause " the people come unto me to inquire of God ; 16 when they have
uno
15. 35.
Heb. Fading a matter, they come unto me, and I judge between tone and another,
Nu. 11. 14, 17. and I do ”make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.” 17 And
De. 1. 9, 12. Moses' father-in-law said unto him, “ The thing that thou doest is not
qr Ex. 3. 12.
$ Ex. 4. 16. & 20. good. 18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that
19. De. 5.5. is with thee; for this thing is too heavy for thee, 'thou art not able to
t Nu. 27.5.
u De. 4. 1,5. & perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give
2. thee counsel, and "God shall be with thee. Be thou 'for the people to
v Ps. 143. 8. Godward, that thou mayest 'bring the causes unto God; 20 and thou
shalt “teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them the way
x De. 1. 15, 16.
2 Ch: 19. 5–10. wherein they must walk, and "the work that they must do. 21 Moreover
Ac. 6. 3.
y Ge. 42. 18. thou shalt provide out of all the people *able men, such as 'fear God,
z Ez. 18. 8. *men of truth, "hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be
a De. 16. 19.
Ö Lo. 24. 11. Nu. rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers
125.233. & 27. 2. of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons; band it shall
17. & 17. 8. be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small
c Nu. 11. 17. matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall
51.
17. 8. 2 Sa. 15.
† Heb, al man and
thou wilt fude.
5. 1. & 6. 1, 2.
& 7. 11.
20 De. l. 18.
(26) Both Horsley and Lightfoot concur in placing vol. i. p. 98; Lightfoot, vol. i. p. 33; see also Si-
the account of the arrival of Jethro in this part of mon's Critical History of the Old Testament, vol. i.
the narrative. Vide Horsley's Biblical Criticisms, book i. chap. v. :
236
TWELFTH JOURNEY-DEPARTURE FROM SINAI. [Period III.
16. 29. 2 Sa. 19.
39.
bear the burden with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God
command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this
d Ge. 18. 33. Ex. people shall also go to their place in peace.”
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all
De, 1. 15. Ac. that he had said. 25 And ‘Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and
made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all
f Job 29. 16.
seasons; the 'hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small
matter they judged themselves.
a Ex. 40. 34. No..
14.
Ps. 80. l.'
e Nu. ].53. &
3, 8.
SECT. L. SECTION L.--Manner in which the Cloud guided the People ;—The
A. M. 2514.
Twelfth Journey-From Sinai to Kibroth-hattaavah ;-Order of the
B. C. 1490. March ;-Moses' Blessing.
HALES, 1647.
Num. ix. 15, to the end, x. 11-28, 33, to the end, and xxxiii. 16.
Sinai to Kibroth-
"hattauvah." 15 AND on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the Num. ix. 15,
cloud covered the tabernacle (namely, the tent of the testi-om
49.192,19.595.78: mony); and 'at even there was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the ap-
pearance of fire, until the morning. 16 So it was always; the cloud
o See Ex. 13. 21.
covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And when
c Ex. 40. 36. Nu. the cloud 'was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children
10. 11, 33, 34.
of Israel journeyed; and in the place where the cloud abode, there the
children of Israel pitched their tents. 18 At the commandment of the
LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the
di Co. 10. 1. LORD they pitched; das long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle
* Heh. prolonged. they rested in their tents. 19 And when the cloud *tarried long upon
the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel ®kept the charge
of the Lord, and journeyed not. 20 And so it was, when the cloud
was a few days upon the tabernacle ; according to the commandment
of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the com-
mandment of the Lord they journeyed. 21 And so it was, when the
f Heb. was. cloud tabode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was
taken up in the morning, then they journeyed; whether it was by
day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22 Or
whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud
tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel
S Ex, 40. 36, 37. abode in their tents, and journeyed not; but when it was taken up,
they journeyed. 23 At the commandment of the LORD they rested in their
tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed; they
kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by
the hand of Moses.
11 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second Num. x. 11-
g Nu. 9. 17. month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from 0,00
off the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel took
* Ex. 10. 36. Nu, "their journeys out of the 'wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in
2. 9, 16, 24, 31.
i Ex. 19.1. Nu. the 'wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey Kaccord-
1. 1. & 9,5.
ing to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
12. 16. & 13.3, 14 In 'the first place went the standard of the camp of the children
of Judah according to their armies; and over his host was “ Nahshon
| Nu. 2. 3, 9. the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children
m Nu. 1.7.
of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the
tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And
n Nu. 1. 51. "the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons
o Na. 4. 24, 31.& of Merari set forward, 'bearing the tabernacle.
7.6-8.
Nu. 2. 10, 16.
18 And 'the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to
their armies; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And
over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the
son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children
Ge. 21. 21. Nu.
26. De. l. l.
k Nu. 2. 34.
PART VIII.]
237
JETHRO RETURNS TO MIDIAN.
I That is, the Ger-
51.
the tribe of the Gamalield over the mides over his dream of Ephraim
Jos. 6. 9.
u De. l. 33. Jos.
132. 8.
† Heb. ten thou
sand thousands.
Hales, 1647.
Kibroth-hattaa-
vah.
of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 21 And the Kohathites set for-
? Nu. 4. 4, 15. ward, bearing the 'sanctuary; and the other did set up the tabernacle
*shonites and the against they came.
ver. 17. Nu. I. 22 And "the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set for-
ward according to their arinies; and over his host was Elishama the
Nu. 2. 18, 24.
son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of
Manasseh was Garnaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the host of
the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
s Nu. 2. 25, 31.
25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set for-
ward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts:
and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the
host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.
27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira
* 2334. These. Nu. the son of Enan. 28 *Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel
according to their armies, when they set forward.
t See Ex. 3. 1.
33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' jour-
3. 3, 4, 6. Ps. ney; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD "went before them in the
132. 8.'Je. 31. 2.
Ez. 20. 6.°• ** three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And "the
v See Ex. 13. 21. cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the
w Ps. 68. 1, 2. &
a camp. 35 Andit came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said,
“Rise "up, LORD! and let thine enemies be scattered ;
And let them that hate thee flee before thee.”
— 36 And when it rested, he said,
SECT. LI.
“Return, O LORD! unto the fmany thousands of Israel.”
A. M. 2514. Num. xxxiii. 16. And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibroth-
B. C. 1490. hattaavah.
SECTION LI.-Jethro returns to Midian.
Num. X. 29–32.—Exod. xviii. 27.
a See Ex. 2. 18. 29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of “Raguel, the Midianite,
0 Ge. 12. 7. Moses' father-in-law, “ We are journeying unto the place of which the
& 4. LORD said, 'I will give it you ;' come thou with us, and we will do thee
d Ge. 32. 12. Ex. good, for dthe LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.” 30 And he
3. 8. & 6. 7, 8.
* said unto him, “I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and
f Ju. 1. 16.
to my kindred.” 31 And he said, “ Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch
as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou
mayest be to us 'instead of eyes. 32 And it shall be, if thou go with us,
SECT. LII.
yea, it shall be, that 'what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same
A. M. 2514. will wë do unto thee.”..
27 And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went Exod. xviii.
HALES, 1647.
Kibroth-hattaa- his way into his own land.
Section LII.-The Burning at Taberah ;— The People murmur for Flesh.
* Or, were as it
were complaincrs.
Num. xi. 1–34.
† Heb. it was evil The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer. 4 The people lust for flesh, and loathe manna.
in the ears of, &C. 10 Moses complaineth of his charge. 16 Goddivideth his burden unto seventy elders. 31 Quails
a Ps. 78. 21.
are given in wrath at Kibroth-hattaavah.
'16. 35.2 Ki. 1. 1 And when the people * complained, fit displeased the LORD. And the
*. LORD heard it, "and his anger was kindled, and the 'fire of the LORD
Heb. sunk. burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts
9. of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses 'prayed
unto the LORD, the fire fwas quenched. 3 And he called the name of
d As Ex. 12. 38.
· the place *Taberah ; because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.
4 And the dmixed multitude that was among them tfell a lusting:
and wept.
and the children of Israel also fwept again, and said, “ Whoshall
give us flesh to eat ? 5 We 'remember the fish, which we did eat in
Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the
fEx. 16. 3.
onions, and the garlic ; 6 but now bour soul is dried away, there is
& Nu. 21. 5.
Å Ex. 16. 14, 31. nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.” 7 And "the manna
c Ju. 1. 16. & 4.
11.
e Job 29. 15.
B. C. 1490.
27.
vah.
b Le. 10. 2. Nu.
12. Ps. 106. 18.
c Ja. 5. 16.
* That is, A
burning. De. 9.
22.
† Heb. lusted a
lust.
I Heb. returned
e Ps. 78. 18. &
106. 14. I Co.
10. 6.
238
[PERIOD III.
THE PEOPLE MURMUR FOR FLESH.
k I8. 40. 11.
1 (s. 49. 23.
Y cat." id, for the's? 13 wing chil
Jonah 4. 3.
OD
t Ge. 11. 5. & 18.
21. Ex. 19. 20.
2 Ki. 2. 15. Ne.
Jocl 2. 28.
*Hob. eye of it as was as coriander seed, and the *color thereof as the color of bdellium.
the eye of.
8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills,
or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and
the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell
upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every
i Ps. 78. 21.
man in the door of his tent. And the anger of the LORD was kindled
j De. 1. 12. greatly ; Moses also was displeased. 11 And Moses said unto the LORD,
“Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant ? and wherefore have I not
found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people
upon me? 12 Have I conceived all this people ? have I begotten them,
that thou shouldest say unto me, "Carry them in thy bosom, as a 'nurs-
1 Thes. 2. 7. ing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou "swar-
m Ge. 26. 3. & 50.
"24. Ex: 13.5.*" est unto their fathers ? 13 Whence "should I have flesh to give unto all
n Mat. 15. 33. this people ? for they weep unto me, saying, “Give us flesh, that we
o Ex. 18. 18. may eat.' 14 I 'am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is
p See 1 Ki, 19. 4. too heavy for me. 15 And if thou deal thus with me, "kill me, I pray
thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not
q Zep. 3. 15. see my wretchedness.”
+ See Ex. 24. 1, 9. 16 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Gather unto me "seventy men
of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the
s De. 16. 18.
people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle
of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 17 And I
• will come down and talk with thee there ; and “I will take of the Spirit
x 1 Sa. 10. 6. which is upon thee, and will put it upon them, and they shall bear the
9. 20. Ts. 44. 3. burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
18 And say thou unto the people, "Sanctify yourselves against to-mor-
v Ex. 19. 10.
row, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept "in the ears of the LORD,
saying, 'Who shall give us flesh to eat ? *for it was well with us in
Egypt;' therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 19 Ye
shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days,
† Heb. month of
nor twenty days, 20 but even a twhole month, until it come out at your
nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have despised
the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying,
y Nu. 21. 5. "Why 'came we forth out of Egypt?”».
236 21 And Moses said, “ The people among whom I am, are six hun-
Nu. 1. 46. dred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, 'I will give them flesh, that
a See 2K1,7. 2: they may eat a whole month. 22 Shall ºthe flocks and the herds be slain
for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered
together for them, to suffice them?” 23 And the LORD said unto Moses,
0 Is. 50.2. & 59. 1. - Is bthe Lord's hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether “my
cNu. 23. 19. Ez.
*12. 25. & 24. 14. word shall come to pass unto thee or not.”
24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD,
and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set
d Nu. 12. 5. them round about the tabernacle. 25 And the LORD dcame down in a
cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him,
e See 2 Ki. 2. 15. and gave it unto the seventy elders; and it came to pass, that, 'when
the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. 26 But
21, 23. Joel 2.. there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was
1 Co. 14. 1, &c. Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the Spirit rested upon
20. them, and they were of them that were written, but 'went not out
unto the tabernacle, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 And there
ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, “ Eldad and Medad do
prophesy in the camp.” 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of
Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, “My lord Moses,
h See Ma. 2. 38. *forbid them !” 29 And Moses said unto him, “Enviest thou for my
Jolin 3. 26.
sake ? 'would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that
w Ex. 16.7.
2 Ac. 7. 39.
days. Ps. 78. 29.
& 106. 15.
2 Ge. 12. 2. Ex.
12. 37. & 38. 26.
6. 7, 9.
f Sen I Sa. 10. 5
6, 10. & 19. 20,
29. Ac. 2. 17, 18.,
1.2.2Eldre remained tuupon them,
g See 1 Sa. 20.
26. Je. 36. 5.
il Co. 14. 5.
PART VIII.]
THE LEPROSY OF MIRIAM.
239
40.
the way of a day.
the LORD would put his Spirit upon them !” 30 And Moses gat him
into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
jEx. 16.13. Pot 31 And there went forth a twind from the LORD, and brought quails
78. 26-28. & 105.
from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, fas it were, a day's journey
deb. as it were on this side, and, as it were, a day's journey on the other side, round
about the camp, and, as it were, two cubits high upon the face of the
earth. 32 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and
all the next day, and they gathered the quails, (he that gathered
kEx. 16. 36. Ez. least gathered ten "homers ;) and they spread them all abroad for
1 Job 20. 23. Ps. themselves round about the camp. 33 And while the 'flesh was yet be-
78. 30, 31.
tween their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was
kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very
graves of lust. De. great plague. 34 And he called the name of that place *Kibroth-hat-
3. 22.
taavah; because there they buried the people that lusted.
45. ll.
* That is, The
Hazeroth.
* Heb. thoy were
Pried an Ethnoses? Whath bes was very in the LORD me out yet
1 Heb. talcen. Es
6. 4.
11.1.2 Ki. 19. 4.
12, 13.
c Ps. 76. 9.
d Nu. 11. 25.
vords. Tem; and thod in th
e Ge. 15. 1.
SECT. LIII. SECTION LIII.-- The Thirteenth Journey-From Kibroth-hattaavah to Ha-
A. M. 2514.
zeroth ;-Leprosy of Miriam.
B. C. 1490.
Num. xi. 35, xii. 1-15, and xxxiii. 17.
Hales, 1647. 35 AND the people journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth;
and *abode at Hazeroth.
1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of Num. xii.
in, &c. the +Ethiopian woman whom he had married, (for he had
+ Or, Cushite.
#married an Ethiopian woman); 2 and they said, “ Hath the Lord indeed
*2. 21. spoken only by Moses ? "hath he not spoken also by us?” And the LORD
Mic. heard it; 3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which
0 Ge. 29. 33. Nu. were upon the face of the earth); 4 and “the LORD spake suddenly
is. 37.4. E2:35. unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam,“ Come out ye three
unto the tabernacle of the congregation.” And they three came out.
5 And 'the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the
door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both
came forth. 6 And he said, “Hear now my words. If there be a prophet
among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him 'in a vision,
fGe31. 10, 11.. and will speak unto him 'in a dream. My servant Moses is not so,
who is faithful in all “my house. 8 With him will I speak ·mouth to
g He. 3.2, 5.
mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and “the simili-
h 1 Ti. 3. 15.
Ex. 33. 11. De. tude of the LORD shall he behold-wherefore then 'were ye not afraid
to speak against my servant Moses ?” 9 And the anger of the LORD was
jl Co. 13. 12.
I Ex. 33. 19.
kindled against them; and he departed. 10 And the cloud departed
from off the tabernacle ; and, “behold, Miriam became "leprous, white
as snow! and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was lep-
m De. 24. 9.
n See Ex. 4.6. rous ! 11 And Aaron said unto Moses, “ Alas! my lord, I beseech thee,
0 2 Sa. 19. 19.& ºlay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein
32.
we have sinned. 12 Let her not be pas one dead, of whom the flesh is half
p Ps. 88. 4. consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb." 13 And Moses
9 See Ex. 4.7. cried unto the LORD, saying, “Heal 'her now, O God, I beseech thee!"
See Heb. 12. 9.
14 And the Lord said unto Moses, “If "her father had but spit in
s Le. 13. 46. Nu.
5. 2, 3.
6. Nu. her face, should she not be ashamed seven days ? let her be 'shut out
from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again."
t De. 24. 9.
2 Ch. 26. 20, 21. 15 And 'Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days; and the people
journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
Num. xxxiii. 17. And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped at Ha-
zeroth.
1 Ki. 3. 5. Mat.
1. 20.
34. 10.
1 2 Pe. 2. 10.
Jude 8.
24. 10. Pr. 30.
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FOURTEENTH JOURNEY-SPIES SENT OUT. [PERIOD III.
mes
Simeon e Jephtof Ephraphu
Jose
14. 6, 30.
g Ge. 14. 10.
SECT. LIV. SECTION LIV.—The Fourteenth Journey—From Hazeroth to Rithmah ;-
The Spies sent out.
A. M. 2515.
B. C. 1489.
Num. xii. 16, xiii., xiv., and xxxiii. 18, and Psalm XC.
Hiles, 1646. The names of the men who were sent to search the land. 17 Their instructions. 21 Their acts. 26
Their relation. - Chap. xiv. 1 The people murmur at the news. 6 Joshua and Caleb labor to
Ritlimah.
still them. 11 God threateneth them.' 13 Moses persuadeth God, and obtaineth pardon. 26 The
murmurers are deprived of entering into the land. 36 The men who raised the evil report die by a
plague. 40 The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten.
a Soe Nu. 11. 35. 16 AND afterward the people removed from “Hazeroth, and pitched
& 33. 18.
in the wilderness of Paran.
6 Nu. 32. 8. De.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Send bthou Num. xiii.
1. 22.
men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I
give unto the children of Israel ; of every tribe of their fathers shall
ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.”3 And Moses, by the
Nu. 12. 16. De. commandment of the LORD, sent them from the wilderness of Paran;
1. 19. & 9. 23.
all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
4 And these were their names :—of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua
the son of Zaccur; 5 of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;
d. Nu. 34., 19. of dthe tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; 7 of the tribe
1 Ch. 4. 15.
e Nu. 14.6, 30. of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph ; 8 of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the
Jos. 14. 6,7; 13, son of Nun ; 9 of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu ; 10 of the
tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; 11 of the tribe of Joseph,
(namely, of the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi ; 12 of the tribe
of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli ; 13 of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the
son of Michael ; 14 of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi;
15 of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi : 16 these are the names
of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called
f Ex. 17. 9. Nu. "Oshea, the son of Nun, Jehoshua.
17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto
them, “Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain.
Ju. 1. 9, 19.
18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein,
whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19 and what the land
is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad ; and what cities they
be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds ; 20 and what
- h Neh. 9. 25, 35. the land is, whether it be "fat or lean, whether there be wood therein,
Ez. 34. 14.
i De. 31. 6, 7, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the
land.” Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes.
Jos. 21 So they went up, and searched the land i from the wilderness of
k Jos. 19. 28. Zin unto "Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 22 And they ascended by
1 Jos. 11. 21, 22. the south, and came unto Hebron: where 'Ahiman, Sheshai, and Tal-
m Jos. 21. 11. mai, the children of Anak, were. (Now "Hebron was built seven years
n Ps, 78. 12. Is. before "Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And ºthey came unto the * brook of Esh-
19. 11.
e De. 1. 24, 25. col, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes,
* Or, valley, Nu. and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the
32. 9. Ju. 16. 4.
† Or, valley.
** pomegranates, and of the figs. 24 The place was called the tbrook [Esh-
I
That is, a clus- col, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut
down from thence. 25 And they returned from searching of the land
after forty days.
26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the
congregation of the children of Israel unto the wilderness of Paran, to
p Nu. 20. 1, 16. ?Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congre-
gation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him,
and said, “We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and
I See Ex. 3. 8. surely it floweth with 'milk and honey; "and this is the fruit of it.
qe De. 1. 25.
s De. 1. 28. & 28 Nevertheless 'the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the
1:N. cities are walled, and very great; and moreover we saw the children
* 14. 43. Ju. 6. 3. of Anak there. 23 The 'Amalekites dwell in the land of the south ; and
1 Sa. 14. 48. &
15. 3, &c.
the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the moun-
23.
21 d
el
· Nu. 34. 3. Jos.
15. 1.
ter of grapes.
t Ex. 17. 8. Nu.
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241
THE RETURN OF THE SPIES.
tains, an Caleb stilled the pero we are well ablewe be not able to do the
24.
1.28. Jos. 14. 8.
ures.
d Ex. 16. 2. &
17. 3.
por este ding van de hele
tains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan."
u See Nu. 14. 6, 30 And "Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up.
at once, and possess it ; for we are well able to overcome it.” 31 But
o Na. 32.9. De. "the men that went up with him said, “We be not able to go up
against the people ; for they are stronger than we.” 32 And they
w Nu. 14. 36, 37. "brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto
the children of Israel, saying, “ The land, through which we have gone
2 Amos 2. I. to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all
* Heb. men of stat- the people that we saw in it are *men of a great stature. 33 And there
y Deut. 1. 28. & we saw the giants, 'the sons of Anak, which come of the giants; and
2 Is. 40. 22.
. we were in our own sight as #grasshoppers, and so we were “in their
al Sa. 17. 42.
6 Ge. 45. 2.
And all the congregation 'lifted up their voice, and cried; Num. xiv.
c No. 11. 4. and the people wept that night. 2 And dall the children of
Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole con-
gregation said unto them, “Would God that we had died in the land of
e See ver. 28, 29. Egypt ! or 'would God we had died in this wilderness ! 3 And wherefore
hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our
wives and our children should be a prey ? were it not better for us to re-
F Neh. 9. 17. turn into Egypt ?” 4 And they said one to another, “Let'us make a cap-
g. See De. 17. tain, and let us return into Egypt.” 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on
16. Acts 7. 39.
k Nu. 16. 4, 22.
their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children
of Israel.
6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh,
which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes. 7 And
they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, “The
i De. 10. 15. 2 Sa. land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
15. 25, 26. i Ki.
d. 8 If the LORD 'delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and
give it us; ja land which floweth with milk and honey. 'Only "rebel
Te De: 9.7.23. 24. not ye against the LORD, 'neither fear ye the people of the land ; for
1 De. 7. 18. & they are bread for us : their fdefence is departed from them, and the
29. 3.
in Nu. 24. 8.
Lord is with us: fear them not.” 10 But 'all the congregation bade
Heb. shadow. stone them with stones. And P the glory of the LORD appeared in the
30.2, 3. Je. 18. tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
11 And the LORD said unto Moses, “How long will this people 'pro-
33. 16. De. 20. voke me? and how long will it be ere they "believe me, for all the
Ju. 1. 22. 2 Ch. signs which I have showed among them ? 12 I will smite them with the
11. 1s. 41. 10. pestilence, and disinherit them, and 'will make of thee a greater nation
Amos 5. 14. Ze. and mightier than they.
o Ex. 17. 4. 13 And 'Moses said unto the LORD, “ Then the Egyptians shall hear
1:16. it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them,)
19, 12.
14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land ; "for they have
"Ps. 95. 8. ile. 3. heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen
a face to face, and that 'thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou
✓ De. 1. 32. PS
78. 22, 32, 42. goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar
3. 18. of fire by night. 15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man,
s Ex. 32. 10.
t Ex. 32. 12. Ez.
then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
20. 9, 14., 16 Because the Lord was not "able to bring this people into the land
2. 9; 10. & 5. 1. which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilder-
v See Ex. 13. 21. ness. 17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my LORD be great,
w De. 9. 28. Jos.
7.9. 9.20. vos according as thuu hast spoken, saying, 18 • The Lord is "longsuffering,
: 0, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no
y Ex. 20. 5. means clearing the guilty, Yvisiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation.' 19 Pardon, "I beseech thee,
a Ps. 106. 45.
6 Ps. 78. 38.
the iniquity of this people “according unto the greatness of thy mercy,
Or, hitherto. and 'as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even funtil now.”
16.11. 20 And the LORD said, “ I have pardoned according to thy word :
5. 14-16.
VOL. I.
31
10. 9. Ps. 22.8.
18. 62. 4.
į Nu. 13. 27.
Ps. 121. 5. Is.
45.
n Ge. 48. 21. Ex.
8. 23.
p Ex. 16. 10. I
o De. 9.7, 8, 22.
8, 16.
Jo. 12. 37. He.
u Ex. 15. 14. Jos.
a See Ex. 34. 6
7. Jonah 4. 2.
z Ex. 34. 9.
242
[PERIOD III.
THE ISRAELITES MURMUR.
18.
the land. Nu. 32.
Heb. 3. 17.
64.
my hand. Ge.
38.
9 Ps. 106. 24.
d Ps. 72. 19. 21 but as truly as I live, dall the earth shall be filled with the glory of
e De. 1. 35. Ps. the LORD. 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and
95. 11. He. 3. 17,
my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, have tempted
f Gen. 31. 7. me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
* Heb. if they see 23 * surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers,
11. Ez. 20. 15. neither shall any of them that provoked me see it : 24 but my servant
& Jos. 14. 6-8. Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and "hath followed me
À Nu. 32. 12.
fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed
shall possess it. 25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in
i De. 1. 40. the valley.) To-morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness
by the way of the Red Sea.”
26 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 27« How
; Ex. 16. 28. Mat. Í long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against
k Ex. 16. 12. me ? "I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which
1 No. 26. 65. they murmur against me. 28 Say unto them, 'As truly as I live, saith
m See ver. 2. the LORD, "as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you : 29 your
R Nu. 1. 45. & 26. carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and "all that were numbered of
you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and up-
ward, which have murmured against me, 30 doubtless ye shall not come
| Heb. lifted up into the land, concerning which I tsware to make you dwell therein,
14, 22.- 'save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 But
o Nu. 26. 65. & Pyour little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in,
32. 12. De. 1.36, yo
and they shall know the land which ’ye have despised. 32 But as for
p De. 1. 39.
you, 'your carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your chil-
1 Co. 10. 5. dren shall Iwander in the wilderness 'forty years, and 'bear your whore-
He. 3. 17. doms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. 34 After the
I Or, feed. Nu.
*32. 13. Ps. 107. number of the days in which ye scarched the land, even 'forty days,
nou each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years,
+ Ez. 23. 35. "and ye shall know *my breach of promise. 35 I *the LORD have said,
u Nu. 13. 25. I will surely do it unto all 'this evil congregation, that are gathered
$2 together against me : in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and
w See 1 Ki. 8. 56. there they shall die.” 36 And *the men, which Moses sent to search the
* * land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against
* Or, altering
og ng him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, 37 even those men that
2 Nu. 23. 19. did bring up the evil report upon the land, º died by the plague before
y 1 Co. 10. 5. the LORD. 38 But 'Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Je-
z Nu. 13. 31, 32.
* phunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived
He. 3. 17. Jude 5. still. 39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel:
b Nu. 26. 65. Jos.
S. "and the people mourned greatly.
40 And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the
top of the mountain, saying, “Lo ! 'we be here, and will go up unto
the place which the Lord hath promised : for we have sinned.” 41 And
e 2 Ch. 24. 20. Moses said, “Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of
the LORD ? but it shall not prosper. 42 Go'not up, for the LORD is not
among you ; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. 43 For the
Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall
g 2 Ch. 15. 2. by the sword; because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore
A De. 1. 43, 44. the LORD will not be with you.” 44 But "they presumed to go up unto
the hill top; nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and
Moses, departed not out of the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites came
down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them,
i Nu. 21. 3. Ju. 1. and discomfited them, even unto "Hormah.
40.
o Ps. 95. 10. Ez.
4. 6.
Ps. 77.8. He. 4
my purpose.
al Co. 10. 10.
14. 6, 10.
CEx. 33. 4.
à De. l. 41.
f De. 1. -2.
17.
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· LAWS OF THE MEAT OFFERING, &c.
PSALM XC.
tion.
.
40. 6.
away.
tion.
PSALM XC.(26)
*A Prayer of fMoses the man of God.
* Or, A Prayer,
being a Psalm of Moses, setting forth God's providence, 3 complaineth of human fragility, 7 divine chastisements, 10 and
Moses.
brevity of life. 12 He prayeth for the Icnowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence.
† De. 33. 1.
a De. 33. 27. Ez.
1 Lord ! "thou hast been our dwelling-place fin all generations.
11. 16.
? Before the mountains were brought forth, Reves
| Heb. in genera-
'tion and geilera-
Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
o Pr. 8. 25, 26.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction;
cGe. 3. 19. Ec.
9. Ec.
A
And sayest, “Return, ye children of men.
12. 7.
d2 Pe. 3.-8. 4 For da thousand years in thy sight
* Or, when he hath Are but as yesterday *when it is past,
passed them.
And as a watch in the night.
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood;
e Ps. 73. 20. They are as a sleep :
f Ps. 103. 15. Is.
In the morning they are like grass which tgroweth up.
+ Or, is changed. 6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
g Ps. 92. 7. Job
14. 2.
In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7 For we are consumed by thine anger,
And by thy wrath are we troubled.
h Ps. 50. 21. Je.
16. 17.
e. 8 Thou "hast set our iniquities before thee,
i Ps. 19. 12. Our 'secret sins in the light of thy countenance.com
| Heb. turned
d ' For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: -
* Or, as a medita- We spend our years *as a tale that is told.
Heb. As for the 10 {The days of our years are threescore years and ten;
days of our
And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years,
years, in them
are seventy years. Yet is their strength labor and sorrow;
For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger ?
Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
j Ps. 39. 4. 12 So teach us to number our days,
I Heb. cause to
use to That we may fapply our hearts unto wisdom.
13 Return, O LORD! how long ?
1 De. 32. 36.
And let it "repent thee concerning thy servants.
14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy!
| Ps. 85. 6.
That 'we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us,
And the years wherein we have seen evil.
m Hab. 3. 2.
16 Let "thy work appear unto thy servants,
And thy glory unto their children.
r Ps. 27. 4. 17 And "let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us,
Is. 26. 12.
And °establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
SECT. LV.
Num. xxxiii. 18. And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
A. M. 2515.
B. C. 1489.
SECTION LV.-Laws of the Meat Offering, fc.-Sins of Ignorance.
Num. XV.
The law of the meat offering, and the drinlc offering. 14, 29 The stranger is under the same law. 17
The law of the first of the dough for a heave offering. 22 The sacrifice for sins of ignorance. 30
a Lev. 23. 10.
The punishment of presumption. 32 He that violated the Sabbath is stoned. 37 The law of fringes.
b Le. 1. 2, 3.
* Heb.separating. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2.5 Speak "unto the chil-
Le. 7. 16. & 2.
18, 21. & 27. 2. dren of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of
c Le. 23. 8, 12 your habitations, which I give unto you, 3 and 'will make an offering by
27. & 29. 2, 8, fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in *performing a vow,
13. De. 16.10.
d Ge. 8. 21.
or in a freewill offering, or 'in your solemn feasts, to make da sweet
(26) The opinion that the ninetieth Psalm was very ancient. Lightfoot, vol. i. p. 34; Horne's
composed by Moses, when God shortened the life Introduction to the Critical Study of the Bible, vol.ü.
of man, after the murmuring in the wilderness, is p. 154; Gray's Key, p. 261.

cone.
HALES, 1646.
Rithmah.
244
THE SACRIFICES FOR SINS OF IGNORANCE. [Period III.
28. 5.
e Le. 2. 1. savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock; 4 then shall he that
f Ex. 29. 40. offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth
& Le. 14. 10. Nu. deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of oil. 5 And "the
7.14. fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with
i Nu. 28. 12, 14. the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. 6 Or for a ram, thou shalt
prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the
third part of a hin of oil. 7 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer
the third part of a hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
8 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sac-
j Le. 7. 11. rifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD; ºthen
k Nu. 28. 12, 14. shall he bring *with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of
I Nu. xxviü.
offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet sa-
vour unto the LORD. 11 Thus 'shall it be done for one bullock, or for
one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 12 According to the number that ye
shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.
13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this
m Ex. 12 49.
LORD. 14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among
you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do. 15 One "or-
dinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the
stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your gener-
ations; as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD. 16 One law
and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth
with you.”
m De. 26. 1. 17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18 « Speak "unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither
o Jos. 5. 11, 12. I bring you, 19 then it shall be, that, when ye eat of ºthe bread of the land,
p De. 26. 2, 10. ye shall offer up a heave offering unto the Lord. "20 Ye Pshall offer up a
cake of the first of your dough for a heave offering ; as ye do 'the heave
offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it. 21 Of the first of your
* Pr. 3. 9, 10.
Lo. 2. 14.
r Le. 4. 2.
† Heb. from the
u Le. 4. 20.
2266 And 'if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments,
which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, 23 even all that the LORD hath
commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord
commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations ; 24 then
8 Le. 4. 13. it shall be, 'if aught be committed by ignorance twithout the knowledge
of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young
bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his
| Or, ordinance. meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the #manner, and
See Le. 4. 23. 'one kid of the goats for a sin offering. 25 And "the priest shall make
an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it
shall be forgiven them ; for it is ignorance. And they shall bring their
offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering
before the Lord, for their ignorance ; 26 and it shall be forgiven all the
congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth
among them ; seeing all the people were in ignorance.
» Le. 4. 27, 28, 27« And 'if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she
w Le. 4. 35. goat of the first year for a sin offering. 28 And "the priest shall make an
atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ig-
norance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him ; and it shall
be forgiven him. 29 Ye shall have one law for him that *sinneth through
ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and
x De. 17. 12. Ps. for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
19. 13. He. 10.
26. 1 Pe. 2. 10. 306 But the soul that doeth aught fpresumptuously, whether he be
born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and
* Heb. doth.
Heb. with a
high hand,
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245
REBELLION OF KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM.
13. 13.
d De. 22. 12.
Mat. 23. 5.
Je. 9. 14. Ez.
6.9.
4. 4.
Ro. 12. 1.
A. M. ab. 2533.
HALES, 1615.
Rithmah.
Moses and Auron. 46 Aar
that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he hath
y2 Sa. 12. 9. Pr
Pr. Ydespised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment,
2 Le. 5. 1. Ez. that soul shall utterly be cut off; *his iniquity shall be upon him."
18. 20.
a See Ge. 2. 2.
32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, "they found
a man that gathered sticks upon the Sabbath day. 33 And they that
found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto
all the congregation. 34 And they put him in ward, because it was not
declared what should be done to him. 35 And the LORD said unto Mo-
0 Ex. 31. 14, 15. ses, “ The 'man shall be surely put to death; all the congregation shall
Le. 24. 14.2 Ki. 'stone him with stones without the camp.” 36 And all the congregation
21. 13. Ac. 7.58.
brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he
died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
37 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 38 « Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and bid 'them that they make them fringes in the bor-
ders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put
upon the fringe of the borders a riband of blue. 39 And it shall be unto
you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the com-
e See De: 29. 19. mandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye 'seek not after your
own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use 'to go a whoring ;
40 that ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be "holy
8 Le. 11.44, 45. unto your God. 41 I am the LORD your God, which brought you out
of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.”
SECTION LVI.-Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram ;- The Israelites
SECT. LVI.
murmur—Events in consequence.
Num. xvi. and xvii.
B. C. ab. 1471. The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 23 Moses separateth the people from the rebels' tents.
31 The earth swalloweth up Koral, and a fire consumeth others. 36 The censers are reserved to
holy use. 41 Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain by a plague for murmuring against
e stayeth the plague. — Chap. xvii. 1 Aaron's rod among
all the rods of the tribes only flourisheth. 10 It is left for a monument against the rebels.
a Ex 6. 21. Jude
i Now “Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi,
and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth,
sons of Reuben, took men. 2 And they rose up before Moses, with cer-
tain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the as-
6 Nu. 26. 9.
sembly, 'famous in the congregation, men of renown. 3 And “they gath-
ered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said
* Heb. It is much
for you.
unto them, “* Ye take too much upon you, seeing 'all the congregation
d Ex. 19. 6. are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them; where-
e Ex. 29. 45. N
Nu. fore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD ?”
f Nu. 14. 5. & 4 And when Moses heard it, 'he fell upon his face ; 5 and he spake
unto Korah and unto al} his company, saying, “ Even to-morrow the
550. 21. 6-8, 12, LORD will show who are his, and who is "holy; and will cause him to
n Ex. 28. 1. Nu. come near unto him ; even him whom he hath "chosen will he cause
Ps. 105. 26.* *•. to 'come near unto him. 6 This do ; take your censers, Korah, and all
i Nu. 3. 10. le. his company ; 7 and put fire therein, and put incense in them before
the LORD to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom the LORD
doth choose, he shall be holy-ye take too much upon you, ye sons
of Levi.” 8 And Moses said unto Korah, “ Hear, I pray you, ye sons of
3. Sa, 18. 23. Is. Levi ! 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel
k Nu. 3. 41, 45. hath kseparated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near
to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand
before the congregation to minister unto them ? 10 And he hath brought
thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and
seek ye the priesthood also ? 11 For which cause both thou and all thy
2 Ex. 16. 8. 1 Co. company are gathered together against the LORD ; 'and what is Aaron,
that ye murmur against him?"
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab;
which said, “We will not come up. 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast
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cPs. 106. 16.
14. 14.
20. 6.
17.5.1 Sa.2.2
46.
7. 13.
& 8. 14. De.
10. 8.
3. 5.
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n1 Ex. 3. 8.
o Ge. 4. 4, 5.
t Ex. 32. 10. &
said, “De them in a momenom among this
u Nu, 14. 5.
v Nu. 27. 16. Job
brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill
m Ex, 2, 114. Ac. us in the wilderness, except thou "make thyself altogether a prince over
us ? 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into "a land that floweth with
milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Wilt
† Heb. bore out. thou fput out the eyes of these men ?-we will not come up." 15 And
25. Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, “Respect 'not thou
Poh Sa, 12.3. Ac. their offering ; 'I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I
hurt one of them.” 16 And Moses said unto Korah, “Be thou and all
q 1 Sa. 12. 3,7 thy company 'before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow;
17 and take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring
ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty cen-
sers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer."
18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and
laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the
congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the con-
q Ex. 16. 7, 10.
gregation; and "the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the con-
gregation.
20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
s See Ge. 19. 14, 21“ Separate 'yourselves from among this congregation, that I may
17, 22. Je. 51. 6.
Ac. 2. 40. Re." "consume them in a moment.” 22 And they "fell upon their faces, and
18. 4.
& said, "O God ! 'the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin,
33. 5.
and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation ?”
23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24 “ Speak unto the
12. 10. Ec. 12. congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah,
12. 1. He. 12. 9. Dathan, and Abiram.” 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan
and Abiram ; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spake
20. See Ge. 19. 12, unto the congregation, saying, “ Depart, "I pray you, from the tents of
these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed
in all their sins." 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah,
Dathan, and Abiram, on every side; and Dathan and Abiram came
out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their
2 Ex. 3. 12. De. sons, and their little children. 28 And Moses said, “Hereby "ye shall
10. Jolin 5. 36."' know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have
3, 94,24; 13. e. not done them 'of mine own mind. 29 If these men die fthe common
30. & 6. 38. death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men;
| Heb. as cuery
* man dietheory then the Lord hath not sent me. 30 But if the LORD *make a new
2 Ex. 20. 5. & 32. thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all
Is. 10. 3. Je. 5. that appertain unto them, and they 'go down quick into the pit; then
a ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.”
crcuture. Is. 45. 31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these
a Job 31. 3. Is. words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them. 32 And
the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses,
c Nu. 26. 10. & dand all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
Ps. 106. 17."* ". 33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit,
d See ver. 17. Nu. and the earth closed upon them; and they perished from among the
congregation ! 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the
cry of them; for they said, “ Lest the earth swallow us up also !” 35 And
· there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred
and fifty men that offered incense.
36 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 37“ Speak unto Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the
$ See Le. 27. 28. burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder ; "for they are hallowed. 38 The
& Pr. 20. 2. Hab. censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them
broad plates for a covering of the altar; for they offered them before
Nu. 17. 10. & the LORD, therefore they are hallowed, "and they shall be a sign unto
the children of Israel. 39 And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers,
14. Is. 52. 11.
2 Co. 6. 17.
18. 22. Ze. 2. 9,
34. Job 35. 15.
9.
* Heb. crcatcle
7.
28. 21.
o Ps. 55. 15.
c Nu. 26. 10. &
27. 3. De. 11. 6.
26. ll. 1 Ch. 6.
22, 37.
congregatirth clo
e Le. 10. 2. Nu.
ll. 1. Ps. 106.
18.
2. 10.
26. 10. Ez. 14. 8.
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THE BUDDING OF AARON'S ROD.
26. 18.
106. 25.
1 Ch. 27. 24. Ps.
wherewith they that were burnt had offered ; and they were made
broad plates for a covering of the altar, 40 to be a memorial unto the
i Nu. 3. 10. 2 Ch. children of Israel, 'that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron,
come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he be not as Korah,
and as his company; as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
Nu. 14. 2. Ps. 41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel
murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “ Ye have killed
the people of the LORD.” 42 And it came to pass, when the congrega-
tion was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked
k Ex. 40. 34. toward the tabernacle of the congregation; and, behold, "the cloud
i Nu. 20. 6. - covered it, and 'the glory of the LORD appeared ! 43 And Moses and
Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 45 « Get you up from
among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment.”
And they fell upon their faces.
46 And Moses said unto Aaron, “ Take a censer, and put fire therein
from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the con-
m Le. 10. 6. Nu gregation, and make an atonement for them ; "for there is wrath gone
11. 33. & 18. 5. out from the LORD—the plague is begun !” 47 And Aaron took as Moses
106. 29. commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold,
the plague was begun among the people ! and he put on incense, and
made an atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead
and the living, and the plague was stayed. 49 Now they that died in the
plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that
died about the matter of Korah. 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; and the plague
was stayed.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26. Speak unto Num. xvii.
the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod
according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according
to the house of their fathers, twelve rods ; write thou every man's name
upon his rod. 3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of
Levi; for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation be-
n Ex. 25. 22. & fore the testimony, "where I will meet with you. 5 And it shall come
29. 42, 43. & 30.
to pass, that the man's rod, 'whom I shall choose, shall blossom ; and
• Nu. 16. 5. I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel,
p Nu. 26. 11. Pwhereby they murmur against you.”
And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their
+ Heb. a rod for princes gave him ta rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their
for one prince. fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among
9.Ex. 38.21, Nu. their rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in 'the tab-
ernacle of witness.
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the
tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house
of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms,
and yielded almonds. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from be-
fore the LORD unto all the children of Israel; and they looked, and
took every man his rod.
10 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Bring Aaron's rod again before
men of the testimony, to be kept for a token against the frebels ; and thou shalt
quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 11 And
Moses did so; as the LORD commanded him, so did he. 12 And the
children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, “Behold, we die! we
Nu. 1. 51, 53. perish! we all perish! 13 whosoever cometh any thing near unto the
tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying ?”
36.
one prince, a rod
18. 2. Ac. 7. 44.
7 He. 9. 4.
rebellion. Nu. 16.
38.
& 18. 4, 7.
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LAWS RELATING TO THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES. [Period II).
B. C. 1471.
Rithmah.
a Ex. 28. 38.
36.
8. 2.
; Nu. 16. 46.
19.
n Le. 6. 16,
26. & 7. 6,
40. 13, 15.
SECT. LVII.
SECTION LVII.-Laws relating to the Priests and Levites.
A. M. 2533.
Num. xviji.
The charge of the priests and Levites. 9 The priests' portion. 21 The Levites' portion. 25 The
Hales, 1615.
heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion.
1 And the LORD said unto Aaron, “ Thou and thy sons and thy
father's house with thee, shall “bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and
thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father,
• See Ge. 29. 34. bring thou with thee, that they may be bjoined unto thee, and “minis-
c Nu. 3. 6, 7.
ter unto thee; but dthou and thy sons with thee shall minister before
d Nu. 3. 10.
e Nu. 3. 25, 31, the tabernacle of witness. 3 And they shall keep thy charge, and 'the
charge of all the tabernacle ; fonly they shall not come nigh the vessels
f Nu. 16. 40.
& Nu. 4. 15. of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.
4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tab-
a Nu. 3. 10. ernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle ; "and
i Ex. 27. 21.& 30. a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 5 And ye shall keep the
7. Le. 24. 3. Nu.
· charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar ; įthat there be no
6. 46. wrath any more upon the children of Israel. 6 And I, behold, I have
k Nu. 3. 12, 45. *taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel ;
? Nu. 3. 9. & 8. 'to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation. 7 Therefore thou and thy sons with
thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and
m He. 9. 3, 6. within the veil; and ye shall serve. I have given your priest's office
unto you as a service of gift; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall
be put to death."
8 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, “ Behold, "I also have given thee
Nu. 5. 9. the charge of my heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the
o Ex. 29. 29. & children of Israel ; unto thee have I given them by reason of the
anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. This shall be
thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire; every oblation
p Le. 2. 2, 3. of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every 'sin offering of
q Le. 4. 22, 27. theirs an
Le. 5. 1. &7.7.
theirs, and every "trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render
s Le. 6. 16, 18, unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons. 10 In 'the most
26, 29.
holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it; it shall be holy
t Ex. 29. 27, 28. unto thee. 11 And this is thine ; 'the heave offering of their gift, with all
the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto
u Le. 10. 14. De. 'thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for
v Le. 22. 2, 3, 11- ever ; 'every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. 12 All "the
*best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the
23. 19.****** firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I
*Meb. fat, ver. given thee. 13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, 'which they shall
2 Ex. 22. 29. bring unto the LORD, shall be thine ; every one that is clean in thy
29. & house shall eat of it. 14 Every *thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
34. 26. Le. 2. 14.
De. 26. 2. 15 Every thing that openeth "the matrix in all flesh, which they
bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine ;
6 Ex. 13. 13. & nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the
D. firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem. 16 And those that are to
c Le. 27.2, 6. Nu. be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, 'according to thine
estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanc-
d Ex. 30. 13. tuary, 'which is twenty gerahs. 17 But 'the firstling of a cow, or the
e Ge. 4.4. De. firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeeni ;
they are holy : fthou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt
burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the
g_Ex. 29, 26, 28. LORD. 18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and
Le. 7. 31, 32,
as the right shoulder are thine. 19 All the heave offerings of the holy
things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given
thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever;
18. 3.
13.
20 Ge. 4. 3. 1
2 Le. 27. 28.
a See Ex. 13. 2.
34. 20.
3. 47.
15. 19.
f Le. 3. 2, 5.
34.
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THE WATER OF SEPARATION-ITS USE.
Ne. 10. 37. He.
k Nu. 3. 7, 8.
? Nu. 1. 51.
Nu. 3. 7.
27, 29. & 18. 1.
* Le. 2. 13. it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy
seed with thee.”
20 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, “ Thou shalt have no inherit-
i De. 20.9. Jos. ance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them ; 'I
13. 14, 33. Ps.
16. 5. Ez. 44. 28. am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. 21 And,
j Le. 27. 30, 32, i behold! I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for
7.5, 8, 9. an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even kthe service of
the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither 'must the children of
m Le. 22. 9. Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, "lest
† Heh, to die.
they bear sin, tand die. 23 But "the Levites shall do the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity; it
shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the
children of Israel they have no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the
children of Israel, which they offer as a heave offering unto the Lord,
I have given to the Levites to inherit; therefore I have said unto them,
De 10.9.& 14. Among ºthe children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.'”.
25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 « Thus speak unto the
Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the
tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye
p Ne. 10. 38. shall offer up a heave offering of it for the LORD, even pa tenth part
of the tithe. 27 And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto
you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the ful-
ness of the winepress. 28 Thus ye also shall offer a heave offering unto
the Lord of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel ;
and ye shall give thereof the Lord's heave offering to Aaron the priest.
29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD,
Heb. fat, ver. of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best
thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the in-
crease of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households; for it is
your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from
it the best of it; neither shall ye 'pollute the holy things of the chil-
dren of Israel, lest ye die."
12.
9 Mat. 10. 10.
1 Co. 9. 13.
i Ti, 5. 18.
7. Le. 19. 8.
s Le. 22. 2
15.
B. C. 1471.
Rithmah.
6. 7.
Le. 4. 12, 21.
He. 13. II.
13.
SECT. LVIII. SECTION LVIII.—The Water of Separation ;- The Law for the Use of it in
Purification of the Unclean.
A. M. 2533.
Num. xix.
Hales, 1615. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 26. This
is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer
a De. 21. 3. 1 Sa. without spot, wherein is no blemish, "and upon which never came yoke.
3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her
21. 'forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face. 4 And
c Le. 4. 6. He. 9. Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and ‘sprinkle
of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven
d Ex. 29. 14. times. 5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; dher skin, and her
flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn; 6 and the priest shall
e Le. 14. 4, 6, 49. take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst
f Le. 11. 25. of the burning of the heifer. Then the priest shall wash his clothes,
and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into
the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. 8 And he
that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in
water, and shall be unclean until the even. 9 And a man that is clean
shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the
camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the
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THE WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS; [Period III.
Le. 21. 1. Nu.
5.2. La. 4. 14.
* Heb. soul of
man.
k Nu. 8. 7.
m Le. 11. 32. Nu. 11
31. 20.
& Nu. 31. 23. children of Israel (for a water of separation; it is a purification for
sin. 10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even; and it shall be unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for
a statute for ever.
116. He *that toucheth the dead body of any *man shall be unclean
Hag. 2. 13. seven days. 12 He 'shall purify himself with it on the third day, and
on the seventh day he shall be clean; but if he purify not himself the
i Nu. 31. 19. third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. 13 Whosoever
toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not
· Le. 15. 31. himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD, and that soul shall be
cut off from Israel ; because "the water of separation was not sprinkled
I Le. 7. 20.
upon him, he shall be unclean ; 'his uncleanness is yet upon him. 14 This
is the law, when a man dieth in a tent; all that come into the tent,
and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 15 And every
Nu. "open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. 16 And
whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a
dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
+ Heb. dust. ver. 1766 And for an unclean person they shall take of the fashes of the
burnt heifer of purification for sin, and Frunning water shall be put
thereto in a vessel. 18 And a clean person shall take "hyssop, and dip
it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels,
and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a
bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave. 19 And the clean person
shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh
day; "and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. 20 But
the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul
shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled
the sanctuary of the LORD ; the water of separation hath not been
sprinkled upon him, he is unclean. 21 And it shall be a perpetual statute
unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his
clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean
p Hag. 2. 13. until even. 22 And "whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be
a Le. 15. 5. unclean; and 'the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
9.
1 Heb. living
waters shall be
given. Ge. 26.
19.
* Ps. 51. 7.
o Le. 14. 9.
B. C. 1489 to
1451.
Hales, 1646 to
The Wilderness.
SECT. LIX. SECTION LIX.--Seventeen Journeys—the Fifteenth to the Thirty-first.
A. M. 2515 to
Num. xxxiii. 19–35.
2553. 19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-parez.
20 And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
21 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
1608. 22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.
23 And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in Mount Shapher.
24 And they removed from Mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.
25 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
26 And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.
27 And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
28 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.
29 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
30 And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.
31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan.
32 And they removed from "Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-
36. 27. De. 10.6, hagidgad.
33 And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.
34 And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.
35 And they departed from Ebronah, 'and encamped at Ezion-gaber.
al Mac. 5. 4,
Bean : see Go.
7. ] Ch. 1. 42.
o De. 2. 8. 1 Ki.
9. 26. & 22. 48.
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FROM RITHMAH TO KADESH-BARNEA.
14. 37. &
16.
f Nu. 14. 5.
17. 5.
20.
SECT. LX. SECTION LX.-—The Thirty-second Journey–From Ezion-gaber to the
Wilderness of Zin, or Kadesh-barnea, the second time, after thirty-eight
A. M. 2552.
years' wandering ;-Death of Miriam ;— The People murmur for Water.
B. C. 1452.
HALES, 1608.
Num. xx. 1-13, and xxxii. 36.
Kadesh-barnea. Then came the children of Israel, cuen the whole congregation,
into the desert of Zin in the first month. And the people abode in
a Ex. 15. 20. Kadesh; and “Miriam died there, and was buried there.
b Ex. 17. 1. 2 And 'there was no water for the congregation ; and they gathered
c Nu. 16. 19, 42.
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people
chode with Moses, and spake, saying, “ Would God that we had died
d No. 11:1, 33. dwhen our brethren died before the LORD! 4 And 'why have ye brought
32, 35, 49. up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our
e Ex. 17. 3.
cattle should die there ? 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up
out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of
seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any
water to drink.” 6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the
assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they
g Nu. 14. 10. fell upon their faces; and the Glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
h Ex. 4. 20. & ? And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 8«6 Take "the rod, and
gather thou the assembly together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and
speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his
i No. 9. 15. Ps. 78. water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock : so
15, 16. 18. 43.
thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.” 9 And Moses
took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 10 And
Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock,
į Ps. 106. 33. and he said unto them, “Hear now, ye rebels ! must we fetch you
water out of this rock ?” 11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his
k Ex. 17.6. 1 Co. rod he smote the rock twice: and kthe water came out abundantly,
and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
i Nu. 27. 14. 12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, “Because 'ye be-
"20.41.1 Pe. 3. lieved me not, to "sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel,
therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have
n De. 33. 8. Ps.
95. 8.*** ***** given them." 13 This "is the water of * Meribah; because the children
c. of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
See Ex. 17. 7.
Num. xxxiii. 36. And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness
of Zin, which is Kadesh.
SECT. LXI. SECT. LXI.--The King of Edom refuses to permit the People to pass
through his Territory ;-Defeat of Arad the Canaanite.(27)
A. M. 2552.
Num. xx. 14-21, xxi. 1-3, and xxxiii. 40.
14 AND “Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom,
1. “ Thus "saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travel that hath
& Ju. 11. 16, 17. *befallen us; 15 how four fathers went down into Egypt, dand we have
o De. 2. 4, &c. dwelt in Egypt a long time: 'and the Egyptians vexed us, and our
Obad. 10, 12.
* Heb. Found us. fathers. 16 And 'when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice,
Ex. 18. 8. and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt; and,
à Ex. 12. 20. behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border. 17 Let
€ Ex. 1. 11, &c. "us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through
f Ex. 2. 23.
the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water
Ex. 3. 2. & 13.
of the wells; we will go by the king's highway, we will not turn to the
• 2. right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.”
10. 4.
m Le. 10. 3. Ez
15.
* That is, strif
B. C. 1452.
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Kadesh-barnea.
cGe. 46. 6.
21.
(27) This conquest of Arad is supposed to be Though Arad was unsuccessful in his present at-
spoken of prophetically; its final subjugation being tack, the people of Arad were not finally subdued
completed by Joshua (Joshua xii. 14.) Arad is sit- till the days of Joshua; and I have therefore insert-
uated on the very border of Canaan'; it is not im- ed this narrative after Edom refuses to permit the
probable, therefore, that the king began the war Israelites to pass through his territory, and imme-
against the Israelites, not only when they were diately before the removal from Kadesh-barneau
comparatively unused to war, but at the very time Vide Horsley's Bib. Crit. vol. i. p. 174.
when they were repulsed by the king of Edom.
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[PERIOD III.
FIERY SERPENTS SENT.
i Ju. 11. 17.
29.
18 And Edom said unto him, “Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I
come out against thee with the sword.” 19 And the children of Israel
said unto him, “ We will go by the highway ; and if I and my cattle
drink of thy water, then I will pay for it. I will only, without doing
any thing else, go through on my feet.” 20 And he said, “ Thou shalt
not go through.” And Edom came out against him with much people,
See De. 2. 27, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom 'refused to give Israel passage
through his border; wherefore Israel turned away from him.
* See Ju. 1. 16. 1 And when *king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the Num. xxi. 1-3.
I Na. 13. 21.
south, heard tell that Israel came 'by the way of the spies;
then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners. 2 And
""Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, “If thou wilt indeed
n Le. 27. 28. deliver this people into my hand, then "I will utterly destroy their
cities." 3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered
up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities.
And He called the name of the place tHormah.
Num. xxxiii. 40. And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land
of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
m Ge. 28. 20
11. 30.
+ That is, utter
destruction.
27. 13.
SECT. LXII. SECT. LXII.-The Thirty-third Journey–From Kadesh-barnea to Mount
Hor;-Death of Aaron.
A. M. 2552.
B. C. 1452.
Num. xx. 22-29, and xxxiii. 37–39.
HALES, 1608. 22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed
Mount Hor.
from Kadesh, and came unto Mount Hor. 23 And the LORD spake unto
Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom,
a Ge. 25. 8. Nu. saying, 24- Aaron “shall be gathered unto his people ; for he shall not
enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, be-
* Heb. mouth, cause ye rebelled against my *word at the water of Meribah. 25 Take
6 De. 32. 50.
Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto Mount Hor; 26 and
strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son ; and
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.” 27 And
Moses did as the LORD commanded ; and they went up into Mount
c Ex. 29. 29, 30. Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 And Moses stripped Aaron
d Dc, 10.6. of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son ; and dAaron died
there in the top of the mount; and Moses and Eleazar came down
from the mount.
38 And Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor at the Num. xxxiii.
commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth
year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in
the first day of the fifth month. 39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty
and three years old when he died in Mount Hor.
29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was Num. xx. 29.
e Bo De. 34. 8.
dead, they mourned for Aaron 'thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
Num. xxxiii. 37. And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in Mount Hor, in the
SECT. LXIII. edge of the land of Edom.
a Ju. ll. 18.
* Or, grieved.
A. M. 2552. Sect. LXIII.- The Thirty-fourth Journey-From Mount Hor to
B. C. 1452.
Zalmonah ;-Ficry Serpents sent.
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Zalmonah.
Num. xxi. 4-9, and xxxiii. 41.
4 And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea,
°to compass the land of Edom; and the soul of the people was much
Heb. shortened, * discouraged because of the way. 5 And the people 'spake against God,
and against Moses, “ Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt
to die in the wilderness ? for there is no bread, neither is there any
water, and dour soul loatheth this light bread.” 6 And 'the LORD sent
fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much
i Co, 10, 3.º people of Israel died.
Ex, 6. 9.
b Ps. 78. 19,
<Ex. 16. 3.
d Nu. 11. 6.
& Ge. 3. 14, 15.
De. 8. 15.
Wis. 16. 1, 5.
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DEFEAT OF SIHON AND OG.
Zalmonah to
Ije-abarim.
Aburim.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451.
Iiin to Dibon-gad.
f Ps. 78. 34.
Therefore fthe people came to Moses, and said, “ We have sinned,
& Seo Ex. 8. 8, for we h.
for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; Spray unto the
28.
LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” And Moses prayed
for the people. 8 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Make thee a fiery
serpent, and set it upon a pole ; and it shall come to pass, that every
h 2 Ki. 18. 4. Jo. one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.” 9 And Moses
3. 14, 15.
made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass,
that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of
brass, he lived.
Num. xxxiii. 41. And they departed from Mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
SECT. LXIV. SECTION LXIV.-The Thirty-fifth, sixth, and seventh Journeys.
A. M. 2552.
Num. xxxiii. 42-44, and xxi. 10, 11.
B. C. 1452, 42 AND they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
Hales, 1608.
43 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.
11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at * Ije-abarim, in
* Or, neaps of
the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. Tom
Num. xxi. 10. And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
Num. xxxiii. 44. And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the bor-
der of Moab.
SECT. LXV. SECTION LXV.- The Thirty-eighth Journey--From Ije-abarim, or Tim, to
Dibon-gad ;-Defeat of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of
Bashan.
Hales, 1607.
Num. Xxxiii. 45, and xxi. 12, to part of 18, and 21, to the end.
45 And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.
a De. 2. 13. 12 From ºthence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.
13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon,
which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites,
0 Nu, 22. 36. Ju. for "Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
14 Wherefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of the LORD,
66* What he did in the Red Sea,
Suphah.
And in the brooks of Arnon,
15 And at the stream of the brooks
That goeth down to the dwelling of Ar,
And tlieth upon the border of Moab."
'De. 2. 18, 29.
c Ju. 9. 21.
16 And from thence they went to Beer : that is the well whereof the
LORD spake unto Moses, “ Gather the people together, and I will give
them water. 17 Then "Israel sang this song :-
| Heb. Ascend. “ Spring up, O well ! *sing ye unto it!
18 The princes digged the well,
The nobles of the people digged it,
e Is. 33. 22.
By the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves."
f De. 2. 26, 27. 21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, say-
Ju. 11. 19.
ing, 22 “ Let me pass through thy land; we will not turn into the fields,
or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well, but
we will go along by the king's highway, until we be past thy bor-
& De. 29.7.
ders.” 23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his bor-
der : but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against
A De. 2. 32. Ju. Israel into the wilderness; "and he came to Jahaz, and fought against
i De. 2. 33. & 29. Israel. 24 And 'Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and pos-
2 Jos, 121, sessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of
10, 11. Am. 2. 9. Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. 25 And
Israel took all these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the
+ Heb. daughters. Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the tvillages thereof. 26 For Heshbon
was the city of Sihun the king of the Amorites, who had fought against
the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even
unto Arnon. 27 Wherefore, they that speak in proverbs say,
VOL. I.
* Or, Vaheb in
+ Heb. leaneth.
d Ex. 15. 1.
* Or, answer.
ing, 22 « Let vineyards; we king's higher Israel to pand went out against
e will go alonSihon would not people together az, and fought agapos.
11. 20.
& 24. 8. Ps. 135. Doncu din Tailu 110.
11.
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THE FORTY-FIRST JOURNEY-PLAINS OF MOAB. (PERIOD III.
254
15. 1.
11. 7, 33. 2 Ki.
23. 13. Je. 48. 7,
13.
" Come into Heshbon,
Let the city of Sihon be built and prepared.
j Je. 48. 45, 46.
28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon,
A flame from the city of Sihon;
k De. 2. 9, 18. 18. It hath consumed * Ar of Moab,
And the lords of the high places of Arnon.
29 Woe to thee, Moab!
1 Ju. 11. 24. 1 Ki. Thou art undone, O people of 'Chemosh!
He hath given his sons that escaped,
And his daughters, into captivity
Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
30 We have shot at them;
m Je. 48. 18, 22.
Heshbon is perished even "unto Dibon,
And we have laid them waste even unto Nophah,
1. Is. 15. 2.
Which reacheth unto "Medeba."
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. 32 And Moses sent
o Nu. 32. 1. Je to spy out °Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out
48. 32.
the Amorites that were there.
p De. 3. 1. & 33 And P they turned and went up by the way of Bashan; and Og the
king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the
q Jos. 13. 12. battle 'at Edrei. 34 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Fear "him not;
go De. 3. 2.
for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his
s Ps. 135. 10, 11. land ; Ⓡand thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the
t De. 3. 3, &c. Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.” 35 So 'they smote him, and his
sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive; and they
possessed his land.
SECT. LXVI.
SECTION LXVI.—The Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Journeys.
A. M. 2553.
Num. xxxiii. 46, 47, and xxi. last part of 18, 19, 20.
HALES, 1607.
46 And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-“dib-
Almon-dibla- lathaim.
47 And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, band pitched in the
a Je. 48. 22. Ez.
mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
"
18 And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah : 19 and from
o De. 32. 49.
Mattanah to Nahaliel : and from Nahaliel to Bamoth : 20 and from
* Heb. ficld.
+ Or, the hill. Bamoth in the valley, that is in the *country of Moab, to the top of
28. Pisgah, which looketh toward #Jeshimon.
29. 7.
B. C. 1451.
thuim.
6. 14.
I Or, the wilder-
ness. Nu. 23. 28
Sect. LXVII.-- The Forty-first Journey-From Abarim to the Plains of
Moab by Jordan ;-Baluam and Balak. (28)
SECT. LXVII.
Num. xxii., xxiii., xxiv., and xx.xiii. 48.
A. M. 2553. Balak's first message for Balaam is refused. 15 His second message obtaineth him. 22 An Angel
B. C. 1151. would hare sluin liim, iſ his ass hail not saved him. 36 Baluk entertaineth him. — Chap. xxiii. 1,
HALES, 1607.
13, 18 Balak's sacrifice. 7, 18 Bulaan's paruhles. --- Chap. xxiv. 1 Bula!ım, leaving divinations,
prophesieth the happiness of Israel. 10 Baluk in unger dismisseth him. 15 He prophesieth of
Plains of Moab.
ine Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations.
a Sce Nu. 33. 48. ? AND "the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains
of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
(23) There were various inodes in which the di- established the patriarchal dispensation, and as this
vine will was communicated to man: one of which system was now on the eve of being abrogated, it
was, compelling the prophet, whether contrary, or was to be expected that the same Divine Being,
agreeably, to his inclination, to utter certain pro- who had introduced it, would effect its abolition.
phetic truths and oracular responses. Of all the We read accordingly, that when Balaam received
patriarchal prophets at this period of the world, Ba- the messengers of Balak, the Lord, the Angel Je-
laam appears to have been the most celebrated; and hovah, appeared unto him; and God said unto him,
Balak, fearing the Israelites, who “cover the face " Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not
of the earth," sends to Balaan., entreating him to curse the people; for they are blessed.” This an-
come and curse these invaders. The seer professos nunciation checked for a time the ambition and
his desire to please the king, but at the same time, covelousness of the prophet; the messengers re-
gives him to understand, that he is the mere instru- turned with more honorable offers to Balaam, when
ment of making known the decree of the Almighty. the Angel of the Lord appears as the captain of the
The Angel Jehovah was justly considered to have Lord's host, “standing in the way, his sword drawn
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BALAK'S MESSAGE TO BALAAM.
H
13. 21.
11. 29.
6 Ju. 11. 25. 2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the
Ex. 15. 15.
Amorites. 3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they
were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
d Nu. 31. 8. Jos.
Jos. 4 And Moab said unto dthe elders of Midian, “ Now shall this company
lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of
the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at
e De. 23. 4. Jos, that time. 5 He 'sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of
13. 22. Ne. 13. 1,
2. Mic. 6. 5. Beor to 'Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of
2 Pe. 2. 15. Jude
11. Ré. 2. 14. his people, to call him, saying, “ Behold, there is a people come out
fSee Nu, 23. 7. from Egypt; behold, they cover the *face of the earth, and they abide
De. 23. 4.
* Heb. eye.
over against me. 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this
people ; for they are too mighty for me : peradventure I shall prevail,
that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land;
for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou
cursest is cursed.” 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian
g 1 Sa. 9.7, 8. departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came
unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 8 And he said unto
them, “ Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the
LORD shall speak unto me.” And the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
h Ge. 20. 3.
9 And "God came unto Balaam, and said, “What men are these with
thee ?" 10 And Balaam said unto God, “ Balak, the son of Zippor, king
of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, 11 « Behold, there is a people come
out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth. Come now, curse
1. Heb; I shall pre- me them; peradventure tI shall be able to overcome them, and drive
against him." them out."" 12 And God said unto Balaam, - Thou shalt not go with
i Nu. 23. 20. Ro. them
them, thou shalt not curse the people; for ithey are blessed.”
thou shalt
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of
Balak, “ Get you into your land ; for the LORD refuseth to give me
leave to go with you." 14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they
went unto Balak, and said, “ Balaam refuseth to come with us.”
15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than
they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, “ Thus saith
Heb; Benot. Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee froin
thou letted from,
coming unto me. 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honor, and
I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me; come therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people.” 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the
servants of Balak, “ If Balak would give me his house full of silver and
j 1 Ki. 22. 14. gold, 'I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less
or more. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night,
that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more."
in his hand,” and He declares to the prophet, that gether with the more ancient tradition of Noah,
whatever he may himself wish to predict, from the never ceased to prevail in a greater or less degree
desire of promotion, “only the word that I shall throughout the pagan world ; until the eastern
speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak.” Every magi came to seek the Messiah, having seen his
evidence, therefore, that the Israelites were the pe- star in the east. Balaam, after having announced
culiar chosen people of God, separated by him from the national prosperity of the chosen people of God,
the apostate Gentiles, and that patriarchism was in the Holy Land (Numb. xxiii. 21.-24.), predicts
consequently abolished, was thus afforded to the the subjugation of the nations whose princes then
people of the East. From this time, except through surrounded him; and concludes by his prophecy of
the medium of God's chosen people, the apostate the captivity of the Jews, and the punishment of
children of Noah had no intercourse with God: and their oppressors. Thus was the goodness of Provi-
Balaam, with whatever reluctance, was constrained dence displayed, in permitting a Gentile prophet to
by the Holy Spirit, to pronounce the inauguration declare to the Gentiles, the same truths which he
of a new system, and thereby dissolve the old one. revealed to his own people by the Hebrew pro-
The prophecies of Balaam, then, may be consid- phets; which is an earnest and evidence, that all
ered as the “ death song of patriarchism," and at nations are interested in the mission of his Son;
the very moment when this primeval system was and that the Gentiles shall be again received into
formally abrogated, God, in his mercy, gives to the God's visible Church upon earth. -Vide Witsius, De
penitent Gentiles, an assurance of a future Saviour: Prophetis et Prophetiâ; Faber's Hora Mosaica, vol.
“There shall come a Star out of Jacob,
i. p. 92, and following; Hales' Analysis, vol. ii. p.
And a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel.”
219-230; Allix, Reflections, ch. xi.; Calmet, art.
Balaam; Bishop Newton On the Prophecies, vol. i.;
It is supposed that this prophecy of the Messiah, to- and Calvin, quoted by Witsius, Misc. Sac. p. 178.
8 C.
2 Ch. 18. 13.
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[Period IIf.
BALAAM GOES TO BALAK.
k Ex. 4. 24.
i po
Da. 10. 7. Ac.
16. drawn in his hand Balaam smotfood in a path And when the assushed
ridden upon me.
thou wast, &-c.
n See Ge. 21. 19.
20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, “If the
men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word
which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do." 21 And Balaam rose
up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of
Moab.
22 And God's anger was kindled because he went; and "the Angel
of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he
was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23 And
i See 2. Ki, 6. 17. 'the ass saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword
22. 9. 2 Pe. 2. 16. drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went
into the field, and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
24 But the Angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall
being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25 And when the ass saw
the Angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed
Balaam's foot against the wall; and he smote her again. 26 And the
Angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where
was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when
the ass saw the Angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam ; and
Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. 28 And
the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam,
“What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three
times ?" 29 And Balaam said unto the ass, “ Because thou hast mocked
m Pr. 12. 10. me; I would there were a sword in my hand, "for now would I kill
* Heb. who hast thee.” 30 And the ass said unto Balaam, “ Am not I thine ass, *upon
+ Or, ever since which thou hast ridden tever since I was thine unto this day ? was I
to ft. ever wont to do so unto thee?" And he said, “ Nay.” 31 Then the
19. LORD "opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of the LORD
o Ex. 34. 8. standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand ; and he 'bowed
Or, bored him- down his head, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the Angel of the
LORD said unto him, “ Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these
* Heb. to be an three times ? behold, I went out *to withstand thee, because thy way
is ? perverse before me. 33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me
5. these three times : unless she had turned from me, surely now also I
had slain thee, and saved her alive.” 34 And Balaam said unto the
91 Sa. 15. 24, 30. Angel of the LORD," I 'have sinned, for I knew not that thou stoodest
12. 13. Job 34. in the way against me; now, therefore, if it tdisplease thee, I will
31, 32.
+ Heb. be evil in get me back again.” 35 And the Angel of the LORD said unto Balaam,
- Go with the men ; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee,
that thou shalt speak.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, "he went out to
meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which
is in the utmost coast. 37 And Balak said unto Balaam, “ Did I not
earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto
me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor ? ” 38 And Balaam
said unto Balak, “Lo! I am come unto thee, have I now any power
at all to say any thing ? ®the word that God putteth in my mouth, that
2 Ch. 18. 13.
shall I speak.”
Or, a city of 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-
huzoth. 40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and
to the princes that were with him.
41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and
t De. 12. 2.
brought him up into the 'high places of Baal, that thence he might see
the utmost part of the people. "And Balaam said unto Balak, Nungwi
“Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here "seven
oxen and seven rams." ? And Balak did as Balaam had spoken ; and
Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And
Balaam said unto Balak, “ Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go.
self.
adversary unto
Llice.
P 2 Pe. 2.)
*&
26. 21. 2 Sa.
thine eyes.
y Ge. 14. 17.
siad am I not able thee to call Balak said that
s1 Ki. 22. 14.
streets.
u Job 42. 8.
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tary. :
Peradventure the Lord will come to meet me ; and whatsoever he show-
* Or, he went soli- eth me I will tell thee.” And * he went to a high place, 4 and God met
Balaam. And he said unto Him, “ I have prepared seven altars, and
I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.” 5 And the LORD
v De. 18. 18. Je. put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, “ Return unto Balak, and
1. 9.
w Job 27. 1. & 29. by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. ? And he "took
bie nowohl and soid
1. Ps. 78. 2. Ez.
17.2. Mic. 2.
Hab. 2. 6.
a Ex. 33. 16.
Ezra 9. 2. Eph.
2. 14.
or, my life. Ps.
116. 15.
“Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram,
Out of the mountains of the East, saying,
Come-curse me Jacob,
x 1 Sa. 17. 10. And come-defy *Israel.'
y Is. 47. 12, 13. 8 How Yshall I curse, whom God hath not cursed ?
Or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied ?
9 For from the top of the rocks I see him,
And from the hills I behold him.
2 De. 33. 28. Lo! *the people shall dwell alone,
And "shall not be reckoned among the nations.
** 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob,
See Ge. 12. 2.
And the number of the fourth part of Israel ?
† Heb. my soul, Let fine die the death of the righteous,
And let my last end be like his !”
11 And Balak said unto Balaam, “ What hast thou done unto me?
I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them
altogether!” 12 And he answered and said, “Must I not take heed to
speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth ?" 13 And Balak
said unto him, “Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from
whence thou mayest see them, thou shalt see but the utmost part of
them, and shalt not see them all ;) and curse me them from thence."
1 Or, the hill. 14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pis-
gah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every
altar. 15 And he said unto Balak, “ Stand here by thy burnt offering,
while I meet the LORD yonder.” 16 And the LORD met Balaam, and
put a word in his mouth, and said, “Go again unto Balak, and say
thus.” 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt
offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto
him, " What hath the LORD spoken? ” 18 And he took up his parable,
and said,
c Ju. 3. 20. “Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor !
d See Ge. 6. 6. 19 God dis not a man, that he should lie ;
Ro, 11. 29. Ja.
1. 17. Tit. 1.2. Neither the son of man, that he should repent :
Hath he said—and shall he not do it?
Or hath he spoken—and shall he not make it good ?
20 Behold! I have received commandment to bless :
e Ge. 12. 2. & 22. And he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
17. Nu. 22. 12.
FRo. 4.7,8. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob,
Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel :
g Ex. 13. 21. The LORD his God is with him,
And "the shout of a king is among them.
h Ps. 89. 15.
i De. 33. 17. Job He hath as it were ithe strength of a unicorn.
39. 10, 11.
* Or, in. 23 Surely there is no enchantment *against Jacob,
Neither is there any divination against Israel :
According to this time it shall be said of Jacob
; Ps. 31. 19. & And of Israel, What hath God wrought!
19.9. 24 Behold! the people shall rise up kas a great lion,
33
44. 1.
k See Ge. 49. 9.
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the laid unto aam amibe LORDcome, 1. pl
ments.
1 Sa. 10. 10. &
15. 1.
Heb. who had
24. Ez. 1. 28.
15, 16. 2 Co. 12.
17.
8.
And lift up himself as a young lion:
1 Ge. 49. 27. He 'shall not lie down until he eat of the prey,
And drink the blood of the slain."
25 And Balak said unto Balaam, “ Neither curse them at all, nor bless
them at all.” 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, “Told
m 1 Ki. 2. 14. not I thee, saying, “All "that the LORD speaketh, that I must do ?""
27 And Balak said unto Balaam, “Come, I pray thee, I will bring
thee unto another place, peradventure it will please God that thou
mayest curse me them from thence.” 28 And Balak brought Balaam
unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 29 And Balaam
said unto Balak, “ Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here
seven bullocks and seven rams.” 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said,
and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Num. xxiv.
t. Ilebo to the meet- Israel, he went not, as at other times, tto seek for enchantinents, but
ing of enchant-
nchant he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes,
n Nu. 2. 2, &c. and he saw Israel "abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the
o Nu. 11. 25.. Spirit of God came upon him, 3 and he took up his parable, and said,
19. 20, 23. 2 Ch.“ Balaain the son of Beor hath said,
And the man #whose eyes are open hath said:
"his eyes slut, hut 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,
now opened.
Which saw the vision of the Almighty,
p See 1 Sa. 19. Falling "into a trạnce, but having his eyes open:
Da. 8. 18. & 10. 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob !
2. Real 10.. And thy tabernacles, O Israel !
6 As the valleys are they spread forth,
As gardens by the river's side,
9 Ps. 1. 3. Je. 17. As the trees of lign aloes 'which the Lord hath planted,
Ps. 104.16. And as cedar trees beside the waters.
7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets,
8 Je. 51. 13. Re. And his seed shall be 'in many waters,
t 1 Sa. 15. 9.
And his king shall be higher than 'Agag,
u 2 Sa. 5. 12. And his “kingdom shall be exalted.
8 God brought him forth out of Egypt;
He hath as it were the strength of a unicorn.
He shall 'eat up the nations his enemies,
w Ps. 2. 9. 18. 38. And shall "break their bones,
13. Je. 50. 17.
And "pierce them through with his arrows.
9 He 'couched-he lay down as a lion,
And as a great lion--who shall stir him up?
z Ge. 12. 3. Blessed 'is he that blesseth thee,
And cursed is he that curseth thee!".
a Ez. 21. 14, 17. 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he "smote his
& 22. 13.
o De. 23.4,5. hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, “ I called thee to curse
Jos. 24. 9. 10.
Ne. 13. 2.
mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these
three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place; I thought to
promote thee unto great honor, but, lo! the LORD hath kept thee back
from honor.” 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, “Spake I not also to thy
messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 13 · If Balak would
give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the
commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind :
but what the LORD saith, that will I speak ?' 14 And now, behold, I go
c Mic. 6.5. Re.2. unto my people : come therefore, ‘and I will advertise thee what this
¿ See Ge. 49. 1. people shall do to thy people din the latter days.” 15 And he took up
his parable, and said,-
“ Balaam the son of Beor hath said,
And the man whose eyes are open hath said:
17. 1, 15.
I Ch. 14. 2.
v Nu. 14. 9.
z Ps. 45.5. Jo.
50. 9.
y Ge. 49. 9.
14.
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THE IDOLATRY OF BAAL-PEOR.
f Mat. 2. 2. Re.
22. 16.
Moab. 2 Sa. 8. 2.
16 He hath said, which heard the words of God,
And knew the knowledge of the Most High,
Which saw the vision of the Almighty,
Falling into a trance, but having his eyes open.
e Re. 1.7. 17 I shall see him but not now :
I shall behold him—but not nigh :
There shall come fa Star out of Jacob,
g Ge. 49. 10. Ps. And a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel,
110. 2.
And shall *smite the corners of Moab,
* Or,smite through
the princes of And destroy all the children of Sheth.
Je. 48. 45. ** *•** 18 And "Edom shall be a possession,
h 2 Sa. 8. 14. Ps. Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies;
60.8, 9, 12.
And Israel shall do valiantly.
¿ Ge. 49. 10.
19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion,
And shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.”
20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said,
1. Or, the first of - Amalek was fthe first of the nations ;
warred against But his latter end Ishall be that he perish for ever."
Israel, Ex. 17.8.
for, shall be 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said,
epen to destrucca - Strong is thy dwelling-place,
1 Sa. 15. 3, 8. And thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
* Heb. Kuin. Ge. 22 Nevertheless the *Kenite shall be wasted,
tor, How long tUntil Asshur shall carry thee away captive."
shall it be ere
23 And he took up his parable, and said,
away captive? « Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
; Ge. 10. 4. De. 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim,
& Ge. 10. 21, 25. And shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict kEber,
And he also shall perish for ever.”
1 See Nu. 31. 8. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and 'returned to his place: and
Balak also went his way.
Num. xxxiii. 48. And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in
the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
the nations that
tion. Ex. 17. 14.
15. 19.
Asshur carry thee
11. 30.
B. C. 1451.
a lot. 2. 1. Mic.
Aedom west of theid Israel died again the peoplerce and
Jos. 22. 17. Ps.
10.
12.10.26.15, 16. angerer gods. 3 And Tisodes and the people they called the poor commi
SECT. LXVIII. Sect. LXVIII.---The Forty-second Journcy—The Plains of Moab En-
A. M. 2553.
campment by Beth-jesimoth and Abel-shittim ;-Idolatry of Baal-Peor.
Num. xxxiii. 49, and chap. xxv.
Hales, 1607. Israel at Shitlim commit whoredom and idolatry. 6 Phinehas killeth Zimri and Cozbi. 10 God
Abel-shittim.
therefore giveih him an everlasting priesthood. 16 The Midianites are lo be vexed.
* Or, the plains of 49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto * Abel-
Slittim.
shittim in the plains of Moab.
a Jos. 2. 1. Mic.
Mic. And Israel abode in "Shittim, and bthe people began to commit
6. 5.
0 N1.31.16. 1 Co. whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto
10. 8.
7. Pa dthe sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and 'bowed down
1.06. 28. Ho. 9. to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor ; and the
à Ex. 34. 15, 16. anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. 4 And the LORD said
1 Co. 10. 20.
unto Moses, " Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up
e Ex. 20.5.
Ps. 106. 29. before the LORD against the sun, "that the fierce anger of the LORD
De: 4. 3. Jos. may be turned away from Israel.” 5 And Moses said unto the judges of
h De. 13. 17. Israel, “ Slayye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor."
i Ex. 18. 21, 25. 6 And behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto
j Ex. 32. 27.
his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the
k Joel 2. 17. sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping
30. Es before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And 'when
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he
rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
8 and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of
them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly.
22. 17.
45. 23. 1 Mac.2.
54.
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11.2.
n Ex. 20. 5. 11
14. 22. Ps. 78.
p See 1 Ch. 6.
&c.
9 Ex. 40. 15.
s He. 2. 17.
father.
t Nu. 31. 8. Jos.
13. 21.
m Do. 4. 3. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 9 And "those
that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 « Phinehas, the son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from
* Heb. with my the children of Israel, while he was zealous *for my sake among them,
zeal : see 2 Co.
that I consumed not the children of Israel "in my jealousy. 12 Where-
i fore say, 'Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace. 13 And he
58. Ez. 16. 38. shall have it, and ”his seed after him, even the covenant of 'an ever-
o Mal. 2. 4, 5.
4. lasting priesthood ; because he was 'zealous for his God, and made
an atonement for the children of Israel.” 14 Now the name of the Isra-
Ac: 22. 3. Ro. elite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman,
10.2., was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fchief house among the Sim-
se of a eonites. 15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was
Cozbi, the daughter of 'Zur; he was head over a people, and of a
chief house in Midian.
u Nu. 31. 2. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17“ Vex "the Midianites,
1. 16. Re. and smite them ; 18 for they vex you with their "wiles, "wherewith they
have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of. Cozbi,
the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the
day of the plague for Peor's sake.”
Section LXIX.- The Third Numbering of the People.
Num. xxvi.
B. C. 1451. The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab. 52 The law of dividing umong them the in-
heritance of the land. 57 The families and number of the Levilés. 63 None were left of them
which were numbered at Sinui, but Culeb and Joshua.
1 And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto
Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 26 Take
. Ex. 30. 12. Nu. "the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from.twenty
years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able
to go to war in Israel." 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with
b Nu. 22. 1. them 'in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 4« Take
the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward ; as the
LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth
2. 14.
SECT. LXIX.
A. M. 2553.
HALES, 1607.
Abel-shittim.
the sum of unit Eleazar thies the plague,
c Nu. 1.1.
LORD com land of Edest son
d Ge. 46. 8.
REUBEN whom cometh oth Elezron, the fame
amily of the vily of the
5 REUBEN, the eldest son of Israel :—the children of Reuben;
Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites ; of Pallu, the
family of the Palluites; 6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of
Carmi, the family of the Carmites : ?these are the families of the
Reubenites; and they that were numbered of them were forty and three
thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 8 And the sons of Pallu, Eliab;
9 and the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram ; this is
e Nu. 16. 1, 2. that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who
strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah,
f Nu. 18. 32, 35. when they strove against the LORD ; 10 and 'the earth opened her
mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that com-
pany died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men ;
g Nu. 16. 38. See and they became a sign. 11 Notwithstanding "the children of Korah
died not.
* Ex. 6. 24. 1 Ch. 12 The sons of SIMEON after their families :—of iNemuel, the family
i Ge. 46. 10. Ex. of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin,
the family of the Jachinites ; 13 of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites;
Jarib.. of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites : 14 these are the families of the
k Ge. 46. 10,
Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
I Ge. 46. 16,
15 The children of Gad after their families :-of 'Zephon, the family
* 01, Erbon, Ge. of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the
46. 16.
family of the Shunites ; 16 of *Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri,
the family of the Erites ; 17 of " Arod, the family of the Arodites; of
pany dieledd swallow gainst thens
F SIMEON amin, the * Zerah, hese are idre
dies The somielites; of hinites 3 ulites : 14 th ewro hu
2. 6.
6. 22.
6. 15, Jemuel.
j] Ch. 4. 24.
Zohar.
Ziphion.
m Go. 46. 16,
Arodi.
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p Ge. 46. 13.
1 Ch.7. 1.
11, 24, 34.
Areli, the family of the Arelites : 18 these are the families of the chil-
dren of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty
thousand and five hundred.
n Ge. 38. 2, &c. 19 The "sons of JUDAH were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the
01 Ch. 2. 3. land of Canaan. 20 And 'the sons of Judah after their families were ; of
Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Pharez, the family of the Pha-
rezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: 21 and the sons of Pharez
were, of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family
of the Hamulites: 22 these are the families of Judah according to those
that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five
hundred.
23 Of 'the sons of ISSACHAR after their families :-of Tola, the family
| Or, Pluval.
of the Tolaites; of +Pua, the family of the Punites ; 24 of Jashub, the
Or, Job. family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites :
25 these are the families of Issachar according to those that were num-
bered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
? Go. 46. 14.
26 Of 'the sons of ZEBULUN after their families :-of Sered, the family
of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the
family of the Jahleelites : 27 these are the families of the Zebulunites
according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand
and five hundred.
* Ge. 46. 20. 28 The "sons of JOSEPH after their families were Manasseh and
s Jose 17, 2. 1 Ch. Ephraim. 29 Of the sons of MANASSEH :-of Machir, the family of the
Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead; of Gilead come the family of
t Called, Abiezer, the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead : of Jeezer, the family
Jos. 17. 2. Ju. 6.
of the Jeezerites ; of Helek, the family of the Helekites ; 31 and of Asriel,
the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the She-
chemites ; 32 and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of
Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 And "Zelophehad the son of
Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters
of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah:
34 these are the families of Manasseh, and those that' were numbered
of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
35 These are the sons of EPHRAIM after their families :-of Shuthelah,
ol Ch.7. 20,
the family of the Shuthalhites; of 'Becher, the family of the Bachrites;
of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites : 36 and these are the sons of
Shuthelah ; of Eran, the family of the Eranites: 37 these are the
families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered
of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred: these are the
sons of Joseph after their families.
38 The "sons of BENJAMIN after their families :-of Bela, the
family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of
x Ge 46. 21, Ehi. 2 Abi
ki. * Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites ; 39 of 'Shupham, the family of
the Shuphamites ; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites : 40 and
y Ge. 46. 21,
the sons of Bela were * Ard and Naaman ; of Ard, the family of the
Ardites; and of Naaman, the family of the Naamanites : 41 these are the
sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that were numbered of
them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
a Ge. 46. 23. 42 These "are the sons of Dan after their families :-of * Shuham, the
* Or, Huslim.
family of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their
families : 43 all the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that
were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four
hundred.
44 Of "the children of ASHER after their families :-of Jimna, the
family of the Jimnites; of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites; of Beriah,
the family of the Beriites: 45 of the sons of Beriah ; of Heber, the fam-
ily of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites : 46 and
u Nu. 27.1. &
36. ll.
Bered.
w Ge. 46. 2).
1 Ch.7.6.
rah.
Muppin and
Huppim.
21 Ch. 8. 3,
Addar.
Ge. 46. 17.1 Ch.
7.30.
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Shallum.
O
e Soe Nu. 1. 46.
his inheritance.
withou inherito Mosesdied anden
| Heb. diminish
his inlcrilance.
the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah : 47 these are the families
of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them ;
who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
cGe. 16. 24.1 Ch. 48 Of the sons of NAPHTALI after their families :-of Jahzeel, the
7. 13.
family of the Jahzeelites; .of Guni, the family of the Gunites ; 49 of
41 Ch. 7. 13,
Jezer, the family of the Jezerites ; of “Shillem, the family of the
Shillemites : 50 these are the families of Naphtali according to their
families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five
thousand and four hundred.
51 These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred
thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
f Jos, 11. 23. & 52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 53 - Unto fthese the land
14. 1.
shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
tiply. 54 To many thou shalt tgive the more inheritance, and to few. thou
Nu. 33. 54. shalt give the less inheritance; to every one shall his inheritance be
given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstand-
g Nu. 34. 13. Jos. ing the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of the
11. 23. & 14. 2.
tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall
the possession thereof be divided between many and few.”
R Ge46. 11. Ex. 57 And "these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their
6. 16-19. I Ch.
6. 1, 16. families. Of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the
family of the Kohathites ; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58 These are the families of the Levites; the family of the Libnites,
the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of
the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Am-
i Ex. 2. 1, 2. ram. 59 And the name of Amram's wiſe was Jochebed, the daughter
of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt; and she bare unto
Ex. 6. 23. Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And junto Aaron
k Le. 10.1, 2. Nu. was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 And "Nadab
3. 4. 1 Ch.24. 2.
and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. 62 And
I See Nu. 3. 39. those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand,
m Nu. 1. 49. all males from a month old and upward ; "for they were not numbered
n Nu. 18. 20, 23, among the children of Israel, because there was "no inheritance given
them among the children of Israel.
63 These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the
priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by
De. 2. Jordan near Jericho. 64 But ºamong these there was not a man of them
whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the
children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the LORD had
p, No. 14. 28, 29. said of them, “ They "shall surely die in the wilderness.” And there
1 Co. 10, 5, 6.
q Nu. 14. 30. was not left a man of them, 'save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and
Joshua the son of Nun.
jSeo Ex. 6. 23.
Lauda
e Nu. i. De. 2.
14, 15.
SECT. LXX. SECTION LXX. - The Daughters of Zelophehad sue for an Inheritance;-
The Law of Inheritance.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451.
Num. xxvii. 1-11, und xxxvi. 1–12.
Hales, 1607. Chap. xxxvi. 1 The inconvenience of the inherilunce of duughters 5 is remedied by marrying in their
Abel-shittim own tribes, 7 lest the inheritance should be removed from the tribe. 10 The duughters of Zelophe-
had marry their futher's brothers' sons.
a Nu. 33. 33. Jos. Then came the daughters of “Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the
17. 3.
son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the fami-
lies of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his
daughters ; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and
before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the taber-
b Nu. 14. 35.
nacle of the congregation, saying, 3“ Our father “died in the wilder-
ness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered them-
Nu, 16. 1, 2.
selves together against the LORD 'in the company of Korah; but died
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h Nu. 26. 55. &
33. 54.
† Heb. unto whom
they shall be.
LAW OF OFFERINGS, &c.
in his own sin, and had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father
* Heb. diminished. be *done away from among his family, because he hath no son ?
d Jos. 17. 4. Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.”
€ Ex. 18. 15, 19. 5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.
6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 76 The daughters of
Zelophehad speak right; thou shalt surely give them a possession of
an inheritance among their father's brethren, and thou shalt cause the
inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 8 And thou shalt speak
unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son,
then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 9 And
if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his
brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inherit-
ance unto his father's brethren. 11 And if his father have no brethren,
then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him
of his family, and he shall possess it; and it shall be unto the chil-
f No. 35. 29.
dren of Israel 'a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses."
g Nu. 26. 23.
1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Num.xxxvi.
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the fam, 1-12.
ilies of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and be-
fore the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel ; 2 and they
said, “ The 'LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inherit-
i Jos. 17.3, 4. ance by lot to the children of Israel; and 'my lord was commanded by
the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his
daughters. 3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other
tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from
the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the
tribe twhereunto they are received ; so shall it be taken from the lot
į Lo. 25. 10. of our inheritance. 4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel
shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the
tribe whereunto they are received ; so shall their inheritance be taken
away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers."
5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the
word of the LORD, saying, “ The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said
well. 6 This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning
| Heb. be wives. the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, “Let them Imarry to whom they
think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they
marry. 7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove
* Heb. cleave to from tribe to tribe ; for every one of the children of Israel shall *keep
the, &c. 1 Ki.
21. 3.
himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And kevery
ki Ch. 23. 22.
daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children
of Israel, shall be wiſe unto one of the family of the tribe of her
father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance
of his fathers. 9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to
another tribe ; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel
shall keep himself to his own inheritance.""
10 Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of
Zelophehad. 11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and
Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's
+ Heb. to some brothers' sons. 12 And they were married tinto the families of the sons
of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the
tribe of the family of their father.
SECT. LXXI.
Section LXXI.— The Law of Offerings, fc.
that were of the
families.
Num. xxviii. and xxix.
Offerings are to be observed. 3 The continual burnt offering. 9 The offering on the Sabbath, 11 on
the new m00ns, 16 at the Passover, 26 in the day of Firstfruits. - Chap. xxix. At the feast of
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Trumpets, 7 at the day of afflicting their souls, 13 and on the eight days of the feast of Tabernacles.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« Command the children
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451.
Abel-shittim.
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of my test.
1 Heb. bctwcen tho
two evenings.
c Ex. 16. 36. Nu.
15. 4.
e Ex. 29. 40.
Am. 5. 25.
1 Nu. 10. 10.
23. 31. 2 Ch. 2.
14. Ez. 45. 17.&
Col. 2. 16.
i Nu. 15. 4-12.
a le. 3. 11. & 21. of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sac-
* Heb. a savour rifices made by fire, for *a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to
offer unto me in their due season.
6 Ex. 29.38.
36 And thou shalt say unto them, "This is the offering made by fire -
which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without
† Heb. in a day. spot tday by day, for a continual burnt offering. The one lamb shalt
peen the thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer fat even;
Ex. 12. 6. 5 and a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a dmeat offering, mingled
• N. with the fourth part of a 'hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a continual burnt
d Le. 2. 1. offering, which was ordained in Mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sac-
f Ex. 29. 42. See
rifice made by fire unto the LORD. 7 And the drink offering thereof shall
be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb; in the holy place shalt
thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink
offering. 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; as the meat
offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt
offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
9 « And on the Sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot,
and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and
g Ez. 46. 4.
the drink offering thereof: 10 this is the burnt offering of every Sab-
bath, besides the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
20.5.1 Ch. 11« And "in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt of-
fering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs
4. Ezra 3.5. Ne.
10. 33. Is. 1. 13, of the first year without spot; 12 and 'three tenth deals of flour for a
46. 6. Ho. 2. 11. meat offering mingled with oil, for one bullock ; and two tenth deals
of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram ; 13 and a sev-
eral tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one
lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire
unto the LORD. 14 And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine
unto a bullock, and the third part of a hin unto a ram, and the fourth
part of a hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month
; Nu. 15. 24.
throughout the months of the year. 15 And 'one kid of the goats for a
sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, besides the continual burnt
offering, and his drink offering.
k See Ex. 12. 6, 16 « And "in the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of
i Le. 23. 6. the LORD. 17 And 'in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast; seven
days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In the first day shall be a
holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein. 19 But
ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD;
two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year ;
Der "they shall be unto you without blemish. 20 And their meat offering
shall be of flour mingled with oil : three tenth deals shall ye offer for a
bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram ; 21 a several tenth deal shalt thou
offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs. 22 And one goat for
a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. 23 Ye shall offer these
besides the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt
offering. 24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven
days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the
LORD: it shall be offered besides the continual burnt offering, and his
Ex, 13. 6. Le. drink offering. 25 And 'on the seventh day ye shall have a holy con-
vocation ; ye shall do no servile work.
PEx: 23. 26. Le. 26 “ Also Pin the day of the Firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat
16. 10. Ac. 2. 1. offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have a holy
convocation : ye shall do no servile work. 27 But ye shall offer the burnt
9 See Le. 23. 18, offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD ; 'two young bullocks, one
ram, seven lambs of the first year; 28 and their meat offering of flour
mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals
unto one ram, 29 a several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the
m Ex. 12. 16.
n Le. 22. 20. De.
15. 21.
23. 8.
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q Le. 23. 24.
t Le. 16. 29.
27.
58. 5.
10 Le. 23. 33. De.
25.
% Ezra 3. 4.
seven lambs ; 30 and one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for
you. 31 Ye shall offer them besides the continual burnt offering, and his
meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish,) and their drink
offerings.
16. And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, Num. xxix.
ye shall have a holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile
work ; "it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall
offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young
bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish.
3 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth
deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 4 and one tenth deal
for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs; 5 and one kid of the goats
for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. Besides the burnt
offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering,
s Nu. 15. 11, 12. and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, 'according unto their
manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
23. 7“ And 'ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month a
u Ps. 35. 13. Is. holy convocation; and ye shall "afflict your souls : ye shall not do any
work therein. 8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a
sweet savour ; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the
first year ; they shall be unto you without blemish. 9 And their meat
offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock,
and two tenth deals to one ram, 10 a several tenth deal for one lamb,
throughout the seven lambs. 11 One kid of the goats for a sin offering;
o Le. 16. 3,5. besides "the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering,
and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.
12 « And "on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a
16. 13. Ez. 45.
holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a
feast unto the Lord seven days. 13 And *ye shall offer a burnt offering,
a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen
young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they
shall be without blemish. 14 And their meat offering shall be of flour
mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen
bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams, 15 and a several
tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs. 16 And one kid of the
goats for a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, his meat of-
fering, and his drink offering. .
17. And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two
rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot. 18 And their meat
offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for
y Nu. 15. 12. the lambs, shall be according to their number, 'after the manner. 19 And
one kid of the goats for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt of-
fering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
2066 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs
of the first year without blemish. 21 And their meat offering and their
drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall
be according to their number, after the manner. 22 And one goat for
a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, and his meat offer-
ing, and his drink offering.
2366 And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lambs of the first year without blemish. 24 Their meat offering and
their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs,
shall be according to their number, after the manner. 25 And one kid
of the goats for a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, his
meat offering, and his drink offering.
266 And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lanıbs of the first year without spot. 27 And their meat offering and
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their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs,
shall be according to their number, after the manner. 28 And one goat
for a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, and his meat
offering, and his drink offering.
29 « And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lambs of the first year without blemish. 30 And their meat offering and
their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs,
shall be according to their number, after the manner. 31 And one goat
for a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, his meat offer-
ing, and his drink offering.
32 66 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lambs of the first year without blemish. 33 And their meat offering and
their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs,
shall be according to their number, after the manner. 34 And one goat
for a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, his meat offer-
ing, and his drink offering.
2 Lo. 23. 36. 35 « On the eighth day ye shall have a “solemn assembly : ye shall
do no servile work therein. 36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a
sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock,
one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish. 37 Their meat
offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for
the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner. 38 And
one goat for a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, and
his meat offering, and his drink offering.
* Or, offer. 39 - These things ye shall *do unto the Lord in your “set feasts,
a Le. 23. 2. 1 Ch.
"23.31. 2. Ch. 31. besides 'your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings,
Ned and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your
B Le. 7. 11, 16.& peace offerings.” 40 And Moses told the children of Israel according
22. 21, 23.
to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
3. Exra 3. 5. Ne.
10. 33. Is. 1. 14.
23.21. Ju. 11. 30
22. 25. & 50. 14.
& 66. 13, 14. &
SECT. LXXII.
Section LXXII.—The Law of Vows.
Num. Xxx.
A. M. 2552.
B. C. 1452. Vows are not to be broken. 3 The exception of a muid's row. 6 Of a wife's. 9 of a widow's, or
Hales, 1607.
her that is divorced.
Abel-shittim. And Moses spake unto "the heads of the tribes concerning the
& children of Israel, saying, “ This is the thing which the Lord hath
& Nu. 1. 4, 16. & 4
7.2.
commanded. 2 If ba man vow a vow unto the LORD, or ‘swear an
Le. 27. 2. De.
en oath to bind his soul with a bond ; he shall not *break his word, he
35. Ec. 5. 4. shall "do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
c Le. 5. 4. Mat.
14. 9. Ac. 23. 14. 3• If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by
* Heb. profune. a bond, being in her father's house in her youth ; 4 and her father hear
Ps. 55. 20.
à Job 22. 27. Ps. her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her
father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and
116. 14, 18.
every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 5 But if
Nah. 1. 15.
her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, not any of her
vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand :
and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
6 And if she had at all a husband, when fshe vowed, or uttered aught
† Heb. her oors
out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; 7 and her husband
heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it; then
her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul
e See Ge. 3. 16. shall stand. 8 But if her husband ºdisallowed her on the day that he
heard it, then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that
which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of
none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
96 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, where-
with they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. 10 And if
were upon hicr.
Ps. 56. 12.
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SECT. LXXIII.
portion w
be clirided. 48 Thero
Midian.
e unto the treasury of the Lord.
she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with
an oath ; 11 and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and
disallowed her not; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond
wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 12 But if her husband hath
utterly made them void on the day he heard them, then whatsoever
proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the
bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void,
and the LORD shall forgive her.
13 « Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her hus-
band may establish it, or her husband may make it void. 14 But if her
husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he
establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her; he
confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he
heard them. 15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he
hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.”
16 These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses,
between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter,
being yet in her youth in her father's house.
SECT. LXXIII.---The Spoiling of Midian.
NOM. Xxxi.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451. The Midianiles are spoiled, and Balaan. slain. 13 Moses is wroth with the officers for saving the
HALES, 1607. women ulice. 19 How the soldiers, with their cuplives and spoil, are to be purified. 25 The pro-
e voluntary oblation unto
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« Avenge "the children
a Nu. 25. 17. of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou 'be gathered unto
b Nu. 27. 13. thy people.”
3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, “ Arm some of
yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and
* Heb. A thousand avenge the LORD of Midian. 4*Of every tribe a thousand, throughout
thousand of a all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.” 5 So there were
delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe,
twelve thousand armed for war. 6 And Móses sent them to the war, a
thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the
priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to
blow in his hand. ? And they warred against the Midianites, as the
97. LORD commanxled Moses; dand they slew all the males. 8 And they
9. 1 Ki. 11. 15, slew the kings of Midian, besides the rest of them that were slain;
e See Ju. 6. 1, 2, namely, “Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of
Midian ; Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
g Jos. 13. 22. 9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives,
and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their
flocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burnt all their cities wherein
they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. 11 And “they took
all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts. 12 And they
brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and
Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel,
unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the
congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Moses
was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thou-
† Heb. host of sands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the fbattle. 15 And
ė See De. 20. 13. Moses said unto them, “ Have ye saved 'all the women alive ? 16 Behold,
I Sa. 15. 3.
these caused the children of Israel, through the "counsel of Balaam,
j Nu. 25. 2.
Li Na. 24. 14. to commit trespass against the Lord in the inatter of Peor, and 'there
· was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. 1? Now therefore
i Nu. 25. 9. "kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath
are known man by lying with thim. 18 But all the women children, that
tribe.
c Nu. 10. 9.
à De. 20. 13. Ju
21. 11. 1 Sa. 2
16.
33.
f Jos. 13. 21.
r De. 20. 14.
war.
2 Pe. 2. 15. Ro.
2. 14.
m Ju. 21. ll.
I. Heb. a male.
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* Heb.instrument,
or, wassel of
skins.
Nu. 18. 26.
have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
n Nu. 5. 2. 19 And "do ye abide without the camp seven days; whosoever hath killed
o Nu. 19. 11, &c. any person, and 'whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both your-
selves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
ment, 20 And purify all your raiment, and all *that is made of skins, and all
work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.”
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to
the battle, “ This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD com-
manded Moses ; 22 only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the
tin, and the lead, 23 every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it
go through the fire, and it shall be clean, (nevertheless it shall be puri-
p Nu. 19. 9, 17. fied Pwith the water of separation ;) and all that abideth not the fire
9 Le. 11. 25. ye shall make go through the water. 24 And 'ye shall wash your clothes
on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come
into the camp.”
25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 26 « Take the sum of the
| Heb. of the cap- prey fthat was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the
tivity.
r Jos. 22. 8. 1 Sa. priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation. 27 And "divide the
30. 4.
prey into two parts ; between them that took the war upon them, who
went out to battle, and between all the congregation. 28 And levy a
tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle ;
*one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and
of the asses, and of the sheep; 29 take it of their half, and give it unto
Eleazar the priest, for a heave offering of the LORD. 30 And of the
children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the per-
Or, goats. sons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the Iflocks, of all manner of
t Nu. 3. 7, 8, 25, beasts, and give them unto the Levites, 'which keep the charge of the
31, 36. & 16. 3,
tabernacle of the LORD.” 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as
the Lord commanded Moses.
32 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war
had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five
thousand sheep, 33 and threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 and
threescore and one thousand asses, 35 and thirty and two thousand per-
sons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war,
was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand
and five hundred sheep; 37 and the LORD's tribute of the sheep was
six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thirty
and six thousand; of which the Lord's tribute was threescore and
twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of
which the Lord's tribute was threescore and one. 40 And the persons
were sixteen thousand ; of which the Lord's tribute was thirty and two
persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave
x See Nu. 18. 8, offering, unto Eleazar the priest, “as the LORD commanded Moses.
42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the
men that warred, 43 (now the half that pertained unto the congregation
was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand
and five hundred sheep, 44 and thirty and six thousand beeves, 45 and
thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46 and sixteen thousand per-
sons ;) 47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion
of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites,
which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD
commanded Moses.
48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the cap-
tains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses.
49 And they said unto Moses, “ Thy servants have taken the sum of
the men of war which are under our * charge, and there lacketh not
19.
* Heb, hand.
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TERRITORIES GIVEN TO REUBEN AND GAD.
# Heb. heave
offering.
en thousanen spoil, every ah of the capa
w De. 20. 14.
A. M. 2552.
a Nu. 21. 32. Jos.
5.
ver. 36, Beth-
mal.
meon.
e Nu. 21. 24, 34
one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD,
† Heb. found. what every man hath tgotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets,
Ex. 30. 12, 16. rings, earrings, and tablets, 'to make an atonement for our souls before
the LORD.” 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them,
even all wrought jewels. 52 And all the gold of the toffering that they
offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the cap-
tains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty
shekels. 53 (For "the men of war had taken spoil, every man for him-
self.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the cap-
tains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle
. Ex. 30. 16. of the congregation, *for a memorial for the children of Israel before
the LORD.
SECT. LXXIV. SECTION LXXIV.-The Tribes of Reuben and of Gad are assigned
their Territories.
NUM. xxxii.
B. C. 1452.
The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side Jordan
The Rowbomitee ad codites come for their o
6 Moses reproveth them.
Hales, 1607.
16 They ojjer him condilions to his content. 33 Moses assigneth them the land. 39 They conquer it.
Abel-shittim.
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very
great multitude of cattle; and when they saw the land of “Jazer, and
13. 25. 2 Su. 24. the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; 2 the
children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto
Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congre-
gation, saying, 3“ Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and
nimrah.
c ver. 38, Shib Heshbon, and Elealeh, and “Shebam, and Nebo, and "Beon, 4 even the
country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a
d ver. 38, Baal
land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle. 5 Wherefore," said they,
4, 34. “if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy
servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.”
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of
Reuben, “Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here ? ? And
* Heb. break. wherefore * discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going
over into the land which the LORD hath given them? 8 Thus did your
f Nu. 13. 3, 26. fathers, 'when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For
"when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they
h Nu. 13. 24, 31.
"De. 1. 24, 28. discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go
i Nu. 14. 11, 21. into the land which the Lord had given them. 10 And 'the Lord's an-
ger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, 11 • Surely none
j Nu. 14. 28, 29. of the men that came up out of Egypt, ‘from twenty years old and up-
k See Ge. 12. 7. ward, shall see kthe land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and
i Nu. 14. 24, 30. unto Jacob; 'because they have not twholly followed me: 12 save Caleb
† Heb. Fulfilled the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun; m for
m Nu. 14. 24. they have wholly followed the Lord. 13 And the LORD's anger was
kindled against Israel, and he made them "wander in the wilderness
o Nu. 26. 64, 65. forty years, 'until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of
the LORD, was consumed. 14 And, behold! ye are risen up in your
fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the Pfierce an-
9 De. 30. 17. Jos. ger of the Lord toward Israel. 15 For if ye 'turn away from after him,
22. 16, 18.2 Ch.
7. 192'se 15.2." he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy
all this people.”
16 And they came near unto him, and said, “We will build sheep-
y Jos. 4. 12, 13. folds here for our cattie, and cities for our little ones. 17 But 'we our-
selves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have
brought them unto their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the
fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 We 'will not
return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every
man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder
t Jos. 12. 1.& side Jordan, or forward ; because our inheritance is fallen to us on
this side Jordan eastward."
VOL. I.
g De. 1. 22.
after me.
Jos. 14. 8, 9.
n Nu. 14. 33-3
p De. 1. 34.
$ Jos. 22. 4.
13. 8.
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LAWS FOR THE CONDUCT
[PERIOD III.
11. 23. & 18. 1.
16, 18. Jos. ).
16. Is. 59. 12.
2 Jos. 1. 14.
0 Jos. 1. 13.
rc De. 3. 12-17.
Jos. 12. 6.
u De. 3. 18. 20 And “Moses said unto them, “If ye will do this thing, if ye will
go armed before the LORD to war, 21 and will go all of you armed over
Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from
o De. 3. 20. Jos. before him, 22 and 'the land be subdued before the LORD; then after-
20 Job. 22. 4."*“ ward "ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before
z De. 3. 12, 15, Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. 23 But
15. & 13. 8, 32. if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD; and be
y Ge. 4. 7. & 44. sure yyour sin will find you out ! 24 Build you cities for your little ones,
and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of
your inouth.”
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto
Moses, saying, “Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. 26 Our
*little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in
a Jos. 4. 12. the cities of Gilead ; 27 but "thy servants will pass over, every man
armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith."
28 So bconcerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and
Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel. 29 And Moses said unto them, “ If the children of
Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every
man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued
before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a posses-
sion. 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have
possessions among you in the land of Canaan.” 31 And the children of
Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, “ As the Lord
hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 32 We will pass over armed
before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our
inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.”
33 And 'Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and
to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the
d Nu. 21. 24, 33, son of Joseph, (the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the
kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in
16. the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
f Do. 2. 36.
e ver. 1, 3, Jazer. 34 And the children of Gad built ‘Dibon, and Ataroth, and 'Aroer,
n ver. 3, Nimrah. 35 and Atroth, Shophan, and "Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 36 and "Beth-nim-
18. 46. I.
21. rah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities; and folds for sheep. 37 And the
k Nu. 22. 41. children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
7. 38 and Nebo, and "Baal-meon, (their 'names being changed,) and Shib-
| Heb. they called mah; and Igave other names unto the cities which they builded. 39 And
names of the the children of "Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took
it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. 40 And Moses "gave
m Ge. 50. 23.
n De. 3. 12, 13, Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. 41 And
& 17. 1.
'Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and
called them ”Havoth-jair. 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and
the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
SECT. LXXV. Section LXXV.--Laros for the Conduct of the Israelites after they have
taken possession of Canaan.
A. M. 2552.
Num. xxxiii. 50, to the end, and chap. xxxiv.
The Cannanites are to be destroyed. — Chap. xxxiv. 1 The borders of the land. 16 The names of
HALES, 1607.
the men which shall divide the land.
50 A.yd the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan
near Jericho, saying, 51. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say
a De. 7.1, 2. unto them, “When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
b Ex. 23. 24, 33. 52 then bye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before
you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images,
and quite pluck down all their high places. 53 And ye shall dispossess
the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein ; for I have given you
c Nu. 26, 53-55.
the land to possess it. 54 And 'ye shall divide the land by lot for an
the bond to nossoso it 5
35.
e Nu. 33. 4
i Nu. 21. 27.
See ver. 3. Ex.
23. 13. Jos. 23.7.
by names the
cilies.
15. Jos. 13, 31.
o De. 3. 14.
p Ju. 10. 4.
B. C. 1452.
Abel-shittim.
& 34. 13.
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OF THE ISRAELITES WHEN IN CANAAN.
your familife wer ye shallace where 55 But if ye shall
+ Heb. diminish
his inhoritance.
* Heb. multiply inheritance among your families; and to the more ye shall *give the
more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall tgive the less inheritance.
Every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth ;
according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. 55 But if ye will
not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall
d Jos. 23. 13. Ps. come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be dpricks
Ex. 23. 33. Ez. in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land
wherein ye dwell. 56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do
unto you as I thought to do unto them."
1 AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2« Command Num. xxxiv.
106. 34, 36. See
28. 24.
15. 2.
27. 12.
e Go. 17. 8.
into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shall fall unto you
for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof):
f Jos. 15. 1. See
Ez. 47. 13, &c.
3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along
by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost
& Ge. 14. 3. Jos. coast of the Salt Sea eastward. 4 And your border shall turn from
h Jos. 15. 3.
i Nu. 13. 26. going forth thereof shall be from the south ito Kadesh-barnea, and
j See Jos. 15. 3,4, shall go on to 'Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon. 5 And the border
k Ge, 15. 18. Is. shall fetch a compass from Azmon kunto the river of Egypt, and the
goings out of it shall be at the sea. 6 And as for the western border,
ye shall even have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your west
border. 7 And this shall be your north border; from the Great Sea ye
1 Nu. 33. 37. shall point out for you 'Mount Hor. 8 From Mount Hor ye shall point
m Nu. 13.21. 2 Ki. out your border "unto the entrance of Hamath ; and the goings forth
of the border shall be to "Zedad. 9 And the border shall go on to Ziph-
ron, and the goings out of it shall be at 'Hazar-enan : this shall be
your north border. 10 And ye shall point out your east border from
Hazar-enan to Shepham. 11 And the coast shall go down from She-
P2Ki. 23. 33. Je. pham ”to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend,
39. 5, 6.
| Heb. shoulder. and shall reach unto the #side of the sea 'of Chinnereth eastward.
q De. 3. 17. Jos. 12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall
11. 2. Mat. 14.
be at the Salt Sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof
round about.”
13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is
the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to
14. 25.
n Ez. 47. 15.
o Ez. 47. 17.
34.
14. 2, 3.
children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the
tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers,
have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have
received their inheritance. 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have
received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward,
toward the sunrising."
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 17« These are the
s Jos. 14. 1. & 19. names of the men which shall divide the land unto you; °Eleazar the
s priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one 'prince of
every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. 19 And the names of the
men are these :--of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
20 and of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Am-
mihud; 21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon ; 22 and
the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli;
23 the prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of
Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod ; 24 and the prince of the tribe of
the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan; 25 and the
51.
t Nu. 1. 4, 16.
Parnach ; 26 and the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar,
Paltiel the son of Azzan ; 21 and the prince of the tribe of the children
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THE CITIES FOR THE LEVITES, &c.
of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi ; 28 and the prince of the tribe
of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud : 29 these are
- they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the
- children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
B. C. 1451.
a Jos. 14. 3, 4. &
2008 & 21. wiran sivuille to
en one then them ye shallhadde
* Heb. above them
d Jos. 21. 3.
SECT. LXXVI. SECTION LXXVI.-The Cities for the Levites ;—The Cities of Refuge;
Law of Murder.
A. M. 2553.
Num. xxxv.
Hales, 1607. And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan
Abel-shittim. near Jericho, saying, 266 Command "the children of Israel, that they
give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to
21. 2. See Ez.dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities
45. 1, &c. & 48.
8, &c. round about them. 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and
the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and
for all their beasts.
4“ And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Le-
vites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand
cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on
the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand
cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north
side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall
be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6 And among the cities which ye
6 De. 4, 41. Jos, shall give unto the Levites there shall be ésix cities for refuge, which
3. 13, 2, 27, 32, ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither; and *to
36, 38.
them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye
ye shall give. shall give to the Levites shall be “forty and eight cities; them shall ye
c Jos. 21. 41.
give with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be
d of the possession of the children of Israel : ‘from them that have many
e Nu. 26. 54.
ye shall give many, but from them that have few ye shall give few;
every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his in-
heritance which the inheriteth.”
9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10 « Speak unto the chil-
f Jos. 20. 2. dren of Israel, and say unto them, "When ye be come over Jordan into
& Ex. 21. 13. the land of Canaan; 11 then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of
refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any per-
# Heb. by error. son fat unawares. 12 And 'they shall be unto you cities for refuge from
the avenger ; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the con-
gregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give six
i De. 4. 41. Jos. cities shall ye have for refuge. 14 Ye 'shall give three cities on this side
Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which
shall be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for
the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner
among them; that every one that killeth any person unawares may
flee thither.
k Ex. 21. 12, 14. 1666 And kif he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die,
19. 11, 12. he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if
* Heb. with a he smite him *with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he
die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or
if he smite him with a hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die,
and he die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to
death. 19 The 'revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer ; when
Jos. 20. 3, 5.
he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 20 But "if he thrust him of hatred,
m Ge; 4: 8,2 Sa. or hurl at him "by laying of wait, that he die, 21 or in enmity smite him
1 Ki. 2. 31, 32. with his hand that he die, he that smote him shall surely be put to
n Ex. 21. 14. De.
death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the mur-
derer, when he meeteth him. 22 But if he thrust him suddenly 'with-
out enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
t Heb. they in-
herit.
r De. 19. 6. Jos.
20. 3, 5, 6.
20.8.
i Nu. 15. 16.
Le. 24. 17. De.
stone of the land.
1 De. 19. 6, 12.
19. 11.
o Ex. 21. 13.
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Ex. 22, 2.
Nu. 27. 11.
15. Mat. 18. 16.
10. 28.
die.
23 or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and,
cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought
p Jos. 20. 6. his harm; 24 then ”the congregation shall judge between the slayer
and the revenger of blood according to these judgments. 25 And the
congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of
blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge,
9 Jos. 20. 6. whither he was fled; and he shall abide in it unto the death of the
r Ex. 29. 7.
high priest, 'which was anointed with the holy oil.
26 « But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the
city of his refuge, whither he was fled ; 27 and the revenger of blood
find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the re-
t Heb. no blood venger of blood kill the slayer; the shall not be guilty of blood, 28 be-
shall be to him.
cause he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death
of the high priest; but after the death of the high priest the slayer
shall return into the land of his possession.—29 So these things shall be
for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all
your dwellings. 30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put
t De. 17. 6. & 19. to death by the 'mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify
2 Co. 13. 1. Ho. against any person to cause him to die. 31 Moreover ye shall take no
1 Heb. faulty to
to satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death; but he
shall be surely put to death. 32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him
that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to
u Pos. 106. 38. dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 33 So ye shall not pol-
Mic. 4. 11.
* Heb. there can lute the land wherein ye are ; for blood it “defileth the land, and *the
for the land. land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the
v Ge. 9. 6. blood of him that shed it. 34 Defile "not therefore the land which ye
w Le. 18. 25.
2 Ex. 29. 45, 46. sta
shall inhabit, wherein I dwell; for *I the LORD dwell among the chil-
dren of Israel."
SECT. LXXVII. SECT. LXXVII. -Moses' Speech, rehearsing the History of the Israelites
from their Departure from Egypt to the Fortieth Year of their Wandering
in the Wilderness, and his Exhortation.
B. C. 1451.
Hales, 1607.
Deut. i., ii. 1, x. 6–9, i. 2, to the end, iii. and iv. 1-40.
Abel-shittin.
God's promise to the Israelites. 13 Of giring them officers, 19 of sending the spies to search the land,
34 of God's anger for their incredulity, 41 and disobedience. -- Chap. x. Death of Aaron, and
continuance of the priesthood. ~Chap. ii. 1 Command not to meildle with the Edoniles, 9 nor
with the Moulites, 17 nor with the Ammonites, 24 but Sihon was subdued by them. ~Chap. iii. 1
The conquest of Og Icing of Bashan. 11 The bigness of his bed. 12 The distribution of those
lands to the two tribes and a half. 23 Moses' prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is permitted to
see it. — Chap. iv. His exhortation.
a Jog. 9. 1, 10. i These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel “on this
* Or, Zuph. side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against *the Red Sea,
between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
2 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount
6 Nu. 13. 26. Seir 'unto Kadesh-barnea.) 3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year,
c Nu. 33. 38.
in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake
unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given
d Nu. 21. 2 him in commandment unto them ; 4 after dhe had slain Sihon the king
of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan,
which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei.
5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare
e Ex. 3. 1. this law, saying, 6« The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying,
f See Ex. 19. 1. "Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount; turn you, and take your
journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto tall the places
neighbours.
nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the
south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto
Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. 8 Behold, I have
Heb. given. Iset the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD
& See Ge. 12. 7. sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto
them and to their seed after them.'
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A. M. 2553.
| Heb. all his
in the plaiunt of the Amunt; turn yon Horeb, sa
274
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MOSES' SPEECH, REHEARSING
11. 14.
i See Ge. 12. 2.
11. 16, 17.
the causes. 18 And Thes, and capusands, and Snown, and to do.' 15 S.
7. 24.
8 Nu. 13. 26.
Jos. 1. 9.
* Ex. 18. 18. Nu. 9ic And "I spake unto you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear
you myself alone ; 10 the LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, be-
12. 2. hold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude ! 11 (The ·
j 2 Sa. 24. 3. LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more
k Ge. 15.5. & 22. as ye are, and bless you, kas he hath promised you !) 12 How 'can I my-
17. & 26. 4. Ex.
32. 13. * self alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
11 ki. 3. 8, 9. 13 * Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your
Ex: 18. 21. Nu.tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.' 14 And ye answered me,
7. and said, "The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.' 15 So
Hebu gave. Ex. I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and fmade them
heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds,
and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among
your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, 'Hear
m De. 16. 18. Jo. the causes between your brethren, and "judge righteously between
* Le. 24. 22. every man and his "brother, and the stranger that is with him. 17 Ye
0 Le. 19. 15. PT. 'shall not frespect persons in judgment, but ye shall hear the small as
24. 23. Ja. 2. 1.
1 Heb. acknork well as the great ; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for ”the
edge faces. judgment is God's : and the cause that is too hard for you, 'bring it
p 2 Ch. 19. 6.
9 Ex. 18. 22, 26.
22, 26. unto me, and I will hear it.' 18 And I commanded you at that time all
the things which ye should do.
go Nu. 10. 12. 19" And when we departed from Horeb, 'we went through all that
great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the moun-
tain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we
came to Kadesh-barnea. 20 And I said unto you,' Ye are come unto the
mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee : go up and
possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; 'fear
not, neither be discouraged.
22" And ye, came near unto me every one of you, and said, 'We will
send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring
us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we
# No. 13. 3. shall come.'23 And the saying pleased me well ; and “I took twelve men
Nu. 13. 22-24. of you, one of a tribe, 24 and 'they turned and went up into the moun-
tain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. 25 And
they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down
w See Ex. 3. 8. unto us, and brought us word again, and said, 'It "is a good land which
the LORD our God doth give us.'
2 Nu. 14. 14.
26 “ Notwithstanding *ye would not go up, but rebelled against the
commandment of the LORD your God. 27 And ye murmured in your
y De. 9. 28. tents, and said, 'Because the LORD 'hated us, he hath brought us forth
out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites,
I Heb. melted to destroy us. 28 Whither shall we go up ? our brethren have fdiscour-
2 Nu. 13. 28, 31- aged our heart, saying, “The people is greater and taller than we; the
cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen
a Nu. 13. 28. the sons of the 'Anakims there!” 29 Then I said unto you, · Dread not,
0 Ex. 14. 14, 25. neither be afraid of them. 30 The 'LORD your God which goeth before
you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt
before your eyes ; 31 and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how
c Ex. 19. 4. Is., that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all
3. See Ac. 13." the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.' 32 Yet in this
De 106.94. thing dye did not believe the LORD your God, 33 who 'went in the way
Jude 5. before you, 'to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by
e See Ex. 13. 21.
FNu. 10. 33. Ez. night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
20. 6.
34 « And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and
Nu. 14. 22, 23. sware, saying, 35. Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil
generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
30. 36 save *Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I
Jos. 2. 11.
33.
46. 3, 4. Ho. ll.
18.
Ps. 95. Il.
h Nu. 14. 24
Jos. 14. 9.
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go after.
-
fight, according . We have six
ed us.' And
s Nu. 13. 25.
tNu. 14. 25.
give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because
* Heb: fulfilled to he hath *wholly followed the LORD. 37 Also ithe LORD was angry with
i Nu. 20. 12. & me for your sakes, saying, "Thou also shalt not go in thither ; 38 but
27. 14.
j Nu. 14. 30.
Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in
I Ex. 24. 13. See thither; 'encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. 39 More-
134...16: 2,. over "your little ones, which "ye said should be a prey, and your chil-
1 Nu. 27. 18, 19.
m Nu. 14. 31. dren, which in that day Chad no knowledge between good and evil,
n Nu. 14. 3. they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall pos-
o Is. 7. 15, 16. Ro.
9. 11. sess it. 40 But pas for you, turn you, and take your journey into the
p Nu. 14. 25. wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.'
g Nu. 14. 40, &c. 4166 Then ve answered and said unto me,"We have sinned against
the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our
God commanded us.' And when ye had girded on every man his weap-
ons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. 42 And the LORD
said unto me, "Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight, (for I am not
among you,) lest ye be smitten before your enemies.' 43 So I spake
unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the command-
mesumptuous ment of the LORD, and twent presumptuously up into the hill. 44 And
and went up. Nu. the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you,
14. 44, 45.
q Ps. 118. 12. and chased you, 'as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto
Hormah. 45 And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD
would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. 46 So 'ye abode
in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
16 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilder- Deut. ii. 1.
ness by the way of the Red Sea, 'as the Lord spake unto me;
and we compassed Mount Seir many days.
666 And the children of Israel took their journey from (29) Deut.x. 6-9.
u Nu. 33. 31.
Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to "Mosera. "There Aaron died, and
v Nu. 33. 30.
w Nu. 20. 28. there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office
? Nu. 33. 32, 33. in his stead. 7From *thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from
Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.
y Nu. 3. 6. 866 At that time 'the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, 'to bear the ark
of the covenant of the LORD, "to stand before the LORD to minister unto
him, and "to bless in his name, unto this day. 9 Wherefore "Levi hath
c Nu. 18. 20, 24.
4. no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance,
Ez. 44. 28.
according as the LORD thy God promised him.
26 And the LORD spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have com- Deut. ii. 2,
passed this mountain long enough : turn you northward. be
4 And command thou the people, saying, dYe are to pass through the
coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and
they shall be afraid of you. Take ye good heed unto yourselves there-
Heb: even to the fore, 5 meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, Ino,
treading of the
sole of the foot. not so much as a foot breadth ; ºbecause I have given Mount Seir unto
e See Ge. 32. 3.
Esau for a possession. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye
may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may
drink. ?For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy
hand; he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness; these
forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked
nothing.'
8“ And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau,
g1 Ki. 9. 26. which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and
from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilder-
z Nu. 4. 15.
a De. 18. 5.
Le. 9. 22.
oth
d Nu. 20. 14.
f Ju. 11. 18.
(29) These four verses are inserted here on the Hor, see Lightfoot, vol. i. p. 39, and Pfeiffer in loc.
authority of Dr. Kenni ott, (Horsley's Bib. Crit. Pfeiffer supposes Moserahi to have been a part of
vol. i. p. 195.) For the reconciling the apparent Mount Hor; and that the Jaakan mentioned in
contradiction of this passage, with that in Nuinbers Deut. x. 6, is different from the city of Bene-jaakan.
xxxiii. 31, 32; in the forıner of which Aaron is said See, also, Well's Commentary, vol. i. part ii. p. 163,
to have died at Moserah, and in tlie latter at Mount note.
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tility against
Moab.
i Ge. 19. 36, 37.
20.
them.
13. 23. & 21. 12.
26. 64.
20. 15.
on Ge. 14. 5,
Zuzims.
* Or, Use no nos- ness of Moab. 9 And the LORD said unto me, **Distress not the Moab-
ites, neither contend with them in battle ; for I will not give thee of
h Nu. 21. 28. their land for a possession, because I have given * Ar unto ithe children
j Ge. 14. 5.
1. of Lot for a possession. 10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a
* Nu. 13. 22, 33. people great, and many, and tall, as "the Anakims ; 11 which also were
accounted giants, as the Anakims, but the Moabites call them Emims.
Ge. 14. 6. & 36. 12 The 'Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau
+ Heb. inherited tsucceeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them,
and dwelt in their İstead; as Israel did unto the land of his posses-
Or, room.
sion, which the Lord gave unto them. 13. Now rise up,' said I, and get
* Or, valley. Nu. you over the *brook Zered.' And we went over the brook Zered.
m Nu. 13. 26. 14" And the space in which we came "from Kadesh-barnea, until we
n. Nu. 14. 33. & were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years ; "until
all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among
o Nu. 14. 35. Ez. the host, 'as the Lord sware unto them. 15 For indeed 'the hand of
* Ps. 78. 33. the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host,
until they were consumed.
16“ So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and
dead from among the people, 17 that the LORD spake unto me, saying,
18 • Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day.
19 And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon,
distress them not, nor meddle with them; for I will not give thee of
the land of the children of Ammon any possession, because I have
q Ge. 19. 38. given it unto "the children of Lot for a possession.' 20 (That also was
accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the
Ammonites call them "Zamzummims. 21 A people great, and many,
and tall, as the Ainakims, but the LORD destroyed them before them,
and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead. 22 As he did to the
children of Esau, 'which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed 'the Ho-
t Ge. 14. 6. & 36.
20-30. * 6. & 34rims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their
u Jos. 13. 3. stead even unto this day. 23 And "the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim,
o Je. 25. 20. even unto 'Azzah, "the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor,
u Ge. 10. 14. Am.
9. 7. *** **** destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) 24 « Rise ye up, take your
z Nu. 21. 13, 14. journey, and "pass over the river Arnon. Behold, I have given into
† Heb. begin, pos- thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land ; tbegin
See Ge. 35. 5. to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 25 This "day will I begin
to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that
are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall
tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.'
26" And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto
Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 27. Let "me
a Nu. 21. 21, 22.
pass through thy land : I will go along by the high way, I will neither
turn unto the right hand nor to the left. 28 Thou shalt sell me meat for
money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may
drink : bonly I will pass through on my feet, 29 (as the children of
c See Nu. 20. 18.
Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did
unto me ;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD
d Nu. 21. 23. our God giveth us. 30 But dSihon king of Heshbon would not let us
e Jos, 11. 20. Ex. pass by him ; for 'the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made
his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appear-
eth this day.
f De. 1. 8. 31 « And the Lord said unto me, 'Behold, I have begun 'to give Sihon
and his land before thee; begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit
Å De. 7. 2. his land.' 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people,
é Nu. 21. 24... to fight at Jahaz. 33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us ;
of men, and 200-" and iwe smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took
ones: Le. 27. 28. all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the
$ Ge. 36. 8.
sess.
z De. 20. 10.
6 Nu. 20. 19.
4. 21.
g Nu. 21. 23.
I Heb. every city
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k P8. 44. 3.
I Ge. 32.22.
o Nu. 21. 35.
pl Ki. 4. 13.
cescoreat time, ther was left to
or Ps. 29. 6.
women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain ;
35 only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of
j Jos. 13. 9. the cities which we took. 36 From Aroer, which is by the brink of the
river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead,
there was not one city too strong for us; kthe Lord our God delivered
all unto us : 37 only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest
not, nor unto any place of the river 'Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the
mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.
16. Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan; Deut. iii.
m Nu. 21. 33, &c. and ”Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and
all his people, to battle at Edrei. 2 And the Lord said unto me, ' Fear
him not; for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into
n Nu. 21. 24. thy hand, and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto "Sihon king
of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.' 3 So the Lord our God
delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his
people ; and we smote him until none was left to him remaining. 4 And
we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took
not from them, threescore cities, Pall the region of Argob, the king-
dom of Og in Bashan. 5 All these cities were fenced with high walls,
gates, and bars ; besides unwalled towns a great many. 6 And we utterly
q Ps. 135. 10-12 destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king 'of Heshbon, utterly de-
stroying the men, women, and children, of every city. 7 But all the
cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the
Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Ar-
non unto Mount Hermon, 9 (which 'Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion ;
s 1 Ch.5. 23. and the Amorites call it Shenir); 10 all the cities of the plain, and all
t Jos. 12. 5. Gilead, and 'all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the king-
u Am. 2. 9.
dom of Og in Bashan. 11 For "only Og king of Bashan remained of
5. , the remnant of 'giants ; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron;
2.2 Sa. 12, 26. Je. is it not in "Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the
length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
2 Jos. 12. 2.
126 And this land, which we possessed at that time, "from Aroer, which
y Nu: 32. 33. Jos. is by the river Arnon, and half Mount Gilead, 'and the cities thereof,
z Jos. 13. 29. gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 13 And * the rest of
Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the
half tribe of Manasseh ; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which
al Ch. 2. 22. was called the land of giants. 14 Jair "the son of Manasseh took all
the country of Argob 'unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and
*called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.
15 And dI gave Gilead unto Machir. 16 And unto the Reubenites and
e 2 Sa. 24. 5.
unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half
f Nu. 21. 24.
the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, 'which is the
border of the children of Ammon; 17 the plain also, and Jordan, and
& Nu. 34. 11. the coast thereof, from Chinnereth "even unto the sea of the plain,
i Ge. 14. 3. 'even the Salt Sea, *under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward.
* Or, under the 1866 And I commanded you at that time, saying, "The LORD your God
gah, or, the hill. hath given you this land to possess it: 'ye shall pass over armed before
i Nu. 32. 20, &c. your brethren the children of Israel, all that are tmeet for the war.
19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that
ye have much cattle), shall abide in your cities which I have given
you, until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as un-
to you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God
k Jos. 22. 4.
hath given them beyond Jordan ; and then shall ye kreturn every man
unto his possession, which I have given you.'
? Nu. 27. 18. 216 And 'I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, "Thine eyes have
seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings; so
VOL. I.
12. 6.
o Jos. 13. 13.
2 Sa, 3. 3.
c Nu. 32. 41.
d Nu. 32. 39.
1 Jos. 12. 3.
springs of Pis-
† Heb. sons of
power.
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.
27. 14. Ps. 106.
u De. 34. 6.
v Le. 19. 37. &
20. 8. & 22. 31.
1-40.
22. 18, 19.
shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 22 Ye
m Ex. 14. 14. shall not fear them ; "for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.'
n See 2 Co. 12. 23 And "I besought the LORD at that time, saying, 24 « O Lord God! thou
8, 9.
o De. 11. 2. hast begun to show thy servant °thy greatness, and thy mighty hand;
p.See Ex. 8. 10 for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to
19. & 89. 6, 8. thy works, and according to thy might ? 25 I pray thee, let me go over,
q Ex. 3. 8. and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain,
r Nu. 20. 12. & and Lebanon.26 But the LORD 'was wroth with me for your sakes, and
32.
would not hear me ; and the LORD said unto me, 'Let it suffice thee;
s Nu. 27. 12. speak no more unto me of this matter. 27 Get ºthee up into the top of
Or, the hil.
Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and south-
ward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes; for thou shalt not
t Nu. 27. 18, 23.
go over this Jordan. 28 But 'charge Joshua, and encourage him, and
strengthen him ; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall
cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. 29 So we abode in
"the valley over against Beth-peor.
1« Now therefore hearken, O Israel ! unto "the statutes and Deut. iv.
De. 5. 1. & 8. 1. unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that I
Ez. 20. 11. Ro.
10.5. ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of
w De. 12. 32. Jos.
20. B32.60%. your fathers giveth you. 2 Ye "shall not add unto the word which I
Ec. 12. 13. Re. command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it, that ye may
keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
2 Nu. 25. 4,&c. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of *Baal-peor ; for
Jos. 22. 17. Ps.
106. 28, 29.
all the men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed
them from among you. 4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your
God are alive every one of you this day. 5 Behold, I have taught you
statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me,
that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep
y See Job 28. 28. therefore and do them; for this is Yyour wisdom and your understand-
ing in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and
say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people ! ? For
2 2 Sa. 7. 23. what nation is there so great, who hath "God so nigh unto them, as
418.82 148. 14. Is. the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for ? 8 And what
nation is there so great that hath statutes and judgments so righteous
as all this law, which I set before you this day ? 9 Only take heed to
b Pr. 4. 23. thyself, 'and keep thy soul diligently, “lest thou forget the things which
3. ££ 4. thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days
d See Ge. 18. 19. of thy life; but dteach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons. 10 Specially
e Ex. 19. 9, 16. & 'the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when
20. 18. He. 12.
18, 19. the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will
make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days
that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their chil-
f Ex. 19. 18. De. dren.' 11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain ; and the
* Jebe heart. mountain burned with fire unto the *midst of heaven, with darkness,
& De. 5. 4, 22. clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the LORD spake unto you out of the
midst of the fire : ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no simili-
+ Heb. save a os tude; tonly ye heard a voice. 13 And "he declared unto you his cove-
1 Ki. 19. 12. nant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments;
and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. 14 And the LORD com-
i Ex. 34. 28.
j Ex. 21. 12. & manded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye
might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.
*xxii.& ch. xxiii. 15«Take 'ye therefore good heed unto yourselves, (for ye saw no
1 Jos. 23. 11.
manner of "similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in
n Ex. 32. 7. Horeb out of the midst of the fire ;) 16 lest "ye corrupt yourselves, and
o Ex. 20.4, 5. make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, "the likeness
p Ro. 1. 23.
of male or female, 17 the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the
likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, 18 the likeness of any
a Ps.46.1.& 145.
55. 6.
c Pr. 3. 1, 3. &
21.
5. 23.
clouds am burned with fire cand stood under
h De. 9. 9, 11.
31. 18.
k Ex. 21. 1. & ch.
m Is. 40. 18.
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r Ge.2.1.2 Ki. 17.
16. & 21. 3.
al IITUD Vilivava
11. 4.
29.
I Ex. 20. 5. Is.
land
&c.
6.2.
*
heame sight of thage, or the
9 See Ge. 1. 14. the waters beneath the earth ; 19 and lest thou 'lift up thine eyes unto
*Job 31. 26, 27.
heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even
•17. "all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to 'worship them, and serve
s Ro. 1. 25. them, which the Lord thy God hath #divided unto all nations under
* Or, imparted. the whole heaven. 20 But the LORD hath taken you, and 'brought you
t1 Ki. 8. 51. Je.
forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, “to be unto him a
u See Ge. 17. 8. people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
v Nu. 20. 12.
21« Furthermore "the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and
sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in
unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inherit-
w See 2 Pe. 1. 13- ance: 22 but "I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan; but
ye shall go over, and possess that good land. 23 Take heed unto your-
selves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made
& Ex. 20. 4, 5. with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing,
24. 17. ... which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. 24 For 'the LORD thy
God is a consuming fire—even *a jealous God!
42. 8.
25“ When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye
shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and
a 2 Ki. 17. 17, make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, "and shall do evil
De. 30. 18, 19. in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger; 26 I 'call
heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon
utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess
it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be de-
cLe. 26.33. De. stroyed. 27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye
28. 62, 64. Ne.
1. 8.
shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall
d De. 28. 64. z. lead you. 28 And 'there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands,
] Sa. 26. 19. Je. “
16. 13. wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29 But
5. 'if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him,
if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 30 When thou
fLe. 26. 39, 40.
De. 30. 1, 2, 3. art in tribulation, and all these things *are come upon thee, even in
9the latter days, if thou "turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient
Je. 29. 12–14. unto his voice, 31 (for the LORD thy God is a merciful God, he will
thee. Ex. 18.8. not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy
fathers which he sware unto them.
g See Ge. 49. l.
n Joel 2. 12. 32 6 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee,
: since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask "from
Jonah 4. 2. the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any
Le Mat. 24. 31. such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it ? 33 Did
1 Ex. 24. 11. & 33. lever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the
fire, as thou hast heard, and live ? 34 Or hath God assayed to go and
m De. 7. 19. & take him a nation from the midst of another nation, "by temptations,
29. 3.
n Ex.7. 3. "by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and 'by a mighty hand, and
• Ex. 13. 3. ľby a stretched-out arm, 'and by great terrors, according to all that
p Ex. 6. 6.
De 26. 8. & 34. the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes ? 35 Unto thee
it was showed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God;
- De. 32. 39. 1 Sa. "there is none else besides him. 36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear
18, 22. Ma. 12. his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he showed thee
29, 32.
$ Ex. 19. 9, 19. & his great fire ; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
20. 18, 22. & 24. 37 And because 'he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after
16. He. 12. 18.
De. 10. 15. them, and "brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out
3,9, 14. of Egypt; 38 to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier
4,5.
than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance,
as it is this day.
w Jos. 2. 11.
39 « Know therefore this day, and consider it in thy heart, that "the
LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is
none else. 40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his command-
e Ps. 115. 4, 5.
Is. 44. 9. &
46. 7.
2 Ch. 15. 4. Ne.
* Heb. have found
De. 31. 17.
i 2 Ch. 30. 9. Ne.
9. 31. Ps. 116.5.
j Job 8.8.
20.
12.
u Ex. 13. 3, 9,
o De. 7. 1. & 9, 1, 25 26
2 9
10 11 1VG Out
« Le. 22. 31.
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3, 18. & 12. 25,
y De. 5. 16. & 6. ments, which I command thee this day, 'that it may go well with thee,
2. & 22. 7. Ep. and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy
days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.”
6. 3.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451.
Hales, 1607.
Abel-shittim.
Jos. 20. 8.
1. 4.
12.
SEC. LXXVIII. SECT. LXXVIII.- Moses appoints three Cities of Refuge.
Deut. iv. 41, to the end.
41 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sun
rising; 42 that bthe slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neigh-
bour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto
a Nu. 35. 6, 14. one of these cities he might live : 43 namely, “Bezer in the wilderness,
O De. 19. 4.
in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the
Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
44 And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which
Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of
d De. 3. 29. Egypt, 46 on this side Jordan, 'in the valley over against Beth-peor, in
the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom
e Nu. 21. 24. De. Moses and the children of Israel ‘smote, after they were come forth
f Nu. 21. 35. De. out of Egypt. 47 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king
3. 3, 4.
of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan
g De. 2. 36. & 3. toward the sun rising; 48 from Aroer, which is by the bank of the river
h De. 3. 9. Ps. Arnon, even unto Mount Sion, which is *Hermon, 49 and all the plain
133. 3.
on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under
i De. 3. 17.
_ the 'springs of Pisgah.
SECT. LXXIX. SECTION LXXIX. -Moses' Speech continued ;-Repetition of the Moral
Law ;--His Exhortation to Obedience.
A. M. 2553.
Deut. v. and vi.
B. C. 1451.
HurS. 1607. The covenant in Horeb. 6 The ten commandments. 22 At the people's request Moses receiveth the
law from God. - Chap. vi. The end of the law is obedience. 3 An exhortation thereto.
Abel-shittim.
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, “ Hear, O Israel !
the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye
* fleb. keep to do may learn them, and *keep, and do them. 2 The 'LORD our God made
a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 The LORD 'made not this covenant with
See Mat. 13. 17. our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
He. 8. 9. ... 4 The 'LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst
c Ex. 19. 9, 19. &
20. 22.*** *** * of the fire, 5 (I dstood between the LORD and you at that time, to show
dEx. 20. 21. Gal. you the word of the LORD ; for øye were afraid by reason of the fire, and
e Ex. 19. 16. went not up into the mount ;) saying,-
f See Ge. 17. 8. 666" I fam the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of
+ Heb. servants. Egypt, from the house of tbondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods
& Ex. 20.3.
before me.
h Ex. 20. 4. 8666 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of
any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
or that is in the waters beneath the earth. 9 Thou shalt not bow down
thyself unto them, nor serve them ; for I the LORD thy God am a jeal-
i Ex. 34. 7. ous God, 'visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the
j Je. 32. 18. Da. third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 10 and 'showing mercy
unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
k Ex. 20. 7. Le. 11«. Thou "shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain ; for
19. 12. Mat. 5.
** the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
1 Ex. 20.8. 126. Keep 'the Sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath
m See Ge. 2. 2. commanded thee. 13 Six "days thou shalt labor, and do all thy work:
14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any
of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-
servant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 15 And "re-
thein.
a Exod. 19. 5.
3. 19.
9. 4.
33.
n Do. 15. 15.
PART VIII.)
281.
REHEARSING THE MORAL LAW.
19. 3. Eph. 6. 2,
Ex. 20. 14. Lu.
18. 20. Ja. 2. 11.
go Ex. 20. 15.
member that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the
LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by
a stretched-out arm : therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to
keep the Sabbath day.
2. Le 16 ««Honor °thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath
3. Col. 3. 20. commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go
well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
p Ex. 20. 13. 1766. Thou Pshalt not kill.
1866. Neither 'shalt thou commit adultery.
19 666 Neither "shalt thou steal.
Ex. 20. 16.
20«. Neither 'shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
t Ex. 20. 17. 21 “Neither 'shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou
covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maid-
servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.'
22 « These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount
out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness,
ů Ex. 24. 12. with a great voice : and he added no more. And 'he wrote them in
o Ex. 20. 18, 19. two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. 23 And it came to
pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for
the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all
the heads of your tribes, and your elders ; 24 and ye said, Behold, the
20 Ex. 19. 19.
LORD our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and "we
have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this
. See Ge. 32. 30. day that God doth talk with man, and he *liveth. 25 Now therefore why
6. should we die ? for this great fire will consume us: if we thear the voice
'rear. De. 18. 16.
of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. 26 For who is there
of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out
of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived ? 27 Go thou near, and
y Ex. 20. 19. He. hear all that the LORD Our God shall say ; and 'speak thou unto us all
12. 19.
that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee, and we will hear it, and
do it.'
:286 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto
me ; and the LORD said unto me, 'I have heard the voice of the words
z De. 18. 17.
of this people, which they have spoken unto thee. *They have well
81. 13. Is. 48.
ssaid all that they have spoken—290 "that there were such a heart in
18. Mat. 23. 37. them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always,
that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever ! 30 Go
say to them, Get you into your tents again. 31 But as for thee, stand
Gal. 3. 19.
thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments,
and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that
they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.' 32 Ye
shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded
c De. 17. 20. Jos. you; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33 Ye shall
a De. 10. 12. Ps. walk in "all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you,
119. 6. Je. 7. 23. that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may
prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
e De. 12. 1. 166 Now these are ®the commandments, the statutes, and the Deut. vi.
judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach
* Heb. pass over. you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye *go to possess it;
f Ex. 20. 20. Ps. 2 that their min
Ps. 2 that thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes, and
his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy
g Pr. 3. 1, 2. son's son, all the days of thy life ; and that thy days may be prolonged.
h Ge. 15. 5.
¿ Ex. 3. 8.
3“Hear therefore, O Israel! and observe to do it; that it may be well
Is. 42. 8. Mark with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, "as the LORD God of thy
12. 29, 32. 1 Cor. c.
8. 4, 6.**** fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and
k De. 10. 12. Mat. honey. 4 Hear, O Israel ! The LORD our God is one LORD ; 5 and *thou
12 Ki. 23. 25. shalt love the LORD thy God 'with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
VOL. I.
36
a De. 32. 29. Ps.
1.7. Pr. 4. 27.
Luke 1. 6.
prolo How these ch the LORD in the
Pin
you, that ye might the LORD you
111. 10. Ec. 12.
13.
22. 37.
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0 Ex. 13. 9, 16.
& 7.3.
57. 8.
105. 44.
t Ps. 63. 11. Is.
z De. ll. 17.
z Ex. 17. 2, 7.
Ps. 119. 4.
O Ex. 15. 26.
Nu. 3
De: 11.1.8. Pp. and with all thy might. 6 And "these words, which I command thee
Is. 51. 7. this day, shall be in thy heart; ? and "thou shalt fteach them diligently
æ See Ge. 18.
Ep. 6. 4.
19. unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy
1 Heb. whet, or, house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down,
sharpen.
16. and when thou risest up. 8 And ºthou shalt bind them for a sign upon
Pr, 3, 3. & 6.21. thy hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And
p De. 11. 20. Is.
Pthou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
10 « And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee
See Ge. 12.7. intrathi land
into "the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac,
Jos. 24. 13. Ps. and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, 'which thou build-
edst not, 11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not,
and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees,
which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full ;
12 then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out
mainen, of the land of Egypt, from the house of Ibondage. 13 Thou shalt 'fear
or, servants.
8 De. 10. 12, 20. the LORD thy God, and serve him, and 'shalt swear by his name. 14 Ye
Mat. 4. 10.
shall not "go after other gods, 'of the gods of the people which are
45. 23. Je. 4. 2. round about you, 15 (for the LORD thy God is a jealous God among
u De. 8. 19.
you !) “lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and
v De, 13. 7.
10 Ex. 20.5. destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
16 “ Ye 'shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in
y Mat. 4.7.
Massah. 17 Ye shall “diligently keep the commandments of the LORD
Nu. 20.3,4. 1Co. your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath com-
10. 9.
a De. 11. 13, 22. manded thee. 18 And thou 'shalt do that which is right and good in the
sight of the LORD ; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest
go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
52, 53. 19 to “cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.
20“ And dwhen thy son asketh thee *in time to come, saying, What
mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the
LORD our God hath commanded you ? 21 Then thou shalt say unto thy
son, We were Pharaoh's bondinen in Egypt; and the LORD brought
us out of Egypt 'with a mighty hand. 22 And 'the LORD showed signs
and wonders, great and fsore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon
all his household, before our eyes ; 23 and he brought us out from thence,
Heb. cvil. that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our
fathers. 24 And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to
& De. 10. 13. Job from the 1
12. fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that "he might preserve
c u s alive, as it is at this day. 25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we
Ps. 41.2. Lu. 10. observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as,
he hath commanded us.
Section LXXX.-Moses' Speech continued ;~Alliances with foreign Na-
SECT. LXXX.
tions forbidden ;-His Exhortation.
Deut. vii. and viii.
A. M. 2553.
All communion with the nations is forbidden, 4 for fear of idolatry, 6 for the holiness of the people,
I for the nature of God in his mercy and justice, 17 for the assuredness of victory which God will
give over them. — Chap. viii. An exhortütion to obedience in regard of God's dealing with them.
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither
a Ps. 44. 2, 3. thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee,
b Ge. 15. 19, &c. (the 'Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaan-
d De. 23. 14.
ites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven na-
e Le. 27. 28, 29. tions “greater and mightier than thou ;) and when the LORD thy God
Dos: shall deliver them before thee, thou shalt smite them, and utterly
6. 17. & 8. 24.& destroy them; 'thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show
40. & 11. 11, 12. mercy unto them. 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them;
thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt
g Jos. 23. 12. thou take unto thy son. 4 For they will turn away thy son from follow-
°1 Ki. 11. 2.
ing me, that they may serve other gods ; so will the anger of the LORD
d Ex. 13. 14.
* Heb, to-morrow.
e Ex. 3. 19.
f Ex. vii. to xii.
Ps. 135. 9.
35. 7, 8. Je. 32
39.
n De. 4. 1. & 8. 1
28.
i Job 29. 14.
B. C. 1451.
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Abel-shitdim.
c De. 4. 38.
iin
omad the Doinaitan
Nu. 33. 52. De.
20. 16, 17. Jog.
9. 24. & 10. 28,
fEx. 23. 32. S
De. 20. 10, &c.
y uaus
i
.
Ezra 9. 2.
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233
:
ALLIANCES WITH NATIONS FORBIDDEN.
1 Ex. 32. 13. P
73.
2 Cor. 1. 18.
2 Thes. 3. 3.
2 Tim. 2. 13.
1.2.
† Heb. because.
t De. 28. 4.
be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. 5 But thus shall ye
* Ex. 23. 24. deal with them; ye shall "destroy their altars, and break down their
* Heb. statues, or, *images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with
pillars.
i See Ge. 17.8. fire. 6 For 'thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God; the LORD
thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above
all people that are upon the face of the earth. ?The LORD did not set
his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number
jDe. 10. 22.
than any people, (for ye were the fewest of all people ;) 8 but "because
k De. 10. 15.
Ps. the LORD loved you, and because he would keep 'the oath which he
105. 8, 9, 10. had sworn unto your fathers, "hath the LORD brought you out with a
Luke 1. 55, 72,
? mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from
m Ex. 13. 3, 14. the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the LORD
nr 19. 49.7. 1 Cor.
*1.99.98 10. 13." thy God, he is God, "the faithful God, 'which keepeth covenant and
5.24. mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a
thousand generations, 10 and prepayeth them that hate him to their face,
He. 11. 11. iJo. to destroy them : 'he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will
1. 9.
o Ex. 20.6. repay him to his face. 11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments,
p Is. 59. 18. Na. and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day,
? Do. 32. 35. to do them.
qr Le. 26. 3. 1266 Wherefore "it shall come to pass, tif ye hearken to these judgments,
and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee
the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers; 13 and
s John 14. 21. he will ølove thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; 'he will also bless
the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy
wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep,
in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 14 Thou
x Ex. 23. 26, &c. shalt be blessed above all people; "there shall not be male or female
barren among you, or among your cattle. 15 And the LORD will take
v Ex. 9. 14. & 15. away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of
26.
Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all
them that hate thee.
166 And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God
u De. 13. 8. shall deliver thee, "thine eye shall have no pity upon them; neither
z Ex. 23. 33. Ps. shalt thou serve their gods, for that will be *a snare unto thee. 17 If
106. 36.
thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I ; how can I
dispossess them? 18 Thou shalt not be afraid of them, but shalt well
“remember what the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all
a Ps. 105. 5.
Egypt; 19 the great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs,
and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched-out arm,
whereby the Lord thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy
b. Ex. 23. 28. Jos. God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. 20 Moreover othe
LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are
left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. 21 Thou shalt not be
c Nu. 11. 20. Jos. affrighted at them; for the LORD thy God 'is among you, da mighty
d De. 10. 17. Ne. God and terrible ! 22 And 'the LORD thy God will put out those na-
a tions before thee by little and little; thou mayest not consume them at
e Ex. 23. 29, 30.
I Heb. pluck off once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. 23 But the LORD
* Heb. Jefore thy thy God shall deliver them *unto thee, and shall destroy them with a
face. ver. 2.
flog. 10. 24, 25, mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. 24 And he shall deliver
42. & 12. 1, &c. their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from
De. 11. 25. Jos. under heaven; "there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until
thou have destroyed them. 25 The graven images of their gods 'shall ye
* 1 Ch. 14. 12. burn with fire; thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them,
j Jos. 7. 1, 21. nor take it unto thee, lest thou be *snared therein ; for it is 'an abomination
k Ju. 8. 27. Zep. to the LORD thy God. 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into
thy house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it; but thou shalt utterly
| De. 17. 1.
2. Le. 27. 28. detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it, "for it is a cursed thing.
y Nu. 33. 53.
2 De. 31. 6.
24. 12.
3. 10.
1. 5.
g Ex. 17. 14.
1..5.
2 Mac. 12. 40.
1. 3.
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136. 16. Am. 2.
PEx. 16. 4.
Mat. 4. 4.
9. 21.
02 Sa. 7. 14. Ps.
He. 12. 5, 6.
y De. 33. 25.
1« All the commandments which I command thee this day Deut. viii.
n De: 4. 1. & 5. shall "ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and
go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
o De., 2. 3: Ps. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God 'led
10.
thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and ”to prove
thee, 'to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his
92 Ch. 32. 31. Jo.
*2. 25. commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and "suffered thee to
hunger, and 'fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither
35. did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth
t Ps. 104. 29. 'not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
u De. 29. 5. Ne. mouth of the LORD doth man live. 4 Thy “raiment waxed not old upon
Ps. thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5 Thou shalt also
89. 32. Pr. 3. 12. consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD
Rev. 3. 19 thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the command-
w De. 5. 33.
ments of the LORD thy God, “to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
2 See Ex. 3. 8.
? For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, *a land of
brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and
hills ; 8 a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pome-
Heb. of olive tree granates; a land tof oil olive, and honey ; 9 a land wherein thou shalt
eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a
land 'whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig
brass. 10 When thou hast eaten, and art full, then thou shalt bless the
LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware
that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his command-
ments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this
2 De. 28. 47,,Pa day! 12 Lest *when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly
30. 9. Ho. 13. 6.
houses, and dwelt therein ; 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks mul-
tiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast
a 1 Cor. 4. 7. is multiplied: 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou 'forget the LORD
• thy God, (which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the
c Is. 63. 12–14. house of bondage ; 15 who ºled thee through that great and terrible
d Nu. 21. 6. Ho. wilderness wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought,
€ Nu. 20. 11. Ps. where there was no water; 'who brought thee forth water out of the
78. 15. rock of flint; 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with 'manna, which thy
f Ex. 16. 15.
fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove
& Je. 24. 5,6. He, thee, to do thee good at thy latter end ;) 17 and "thou say in thy
h 1 Cor. 4.7. heart, My power and the night of my hand hath gotten me this
i Pr. 10. 2. Ho. wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God; for it is he
that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his cove-
nant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
19" And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and
9 De. 4. 26. walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, 'I testify
against you this day that ye shall surely perish ! 20 As the nations
k Da. 9. 11, 12. which the Lord destroyeth before your face, kso shall ye perish; be-
cause ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.
P8. 106. 21.
12. 11.
2. 8.
SECT. LXXXI. Sect. LXXXI.-Moses' Speech continued ;-Repetition of the Israelites'
A. M. 2553.
Rebellions ;--His Exhortation to Obedience.
B. C. 1451.
Deut. ix. and x. 1-5, 10, to the end, and xi.
Hales, 1607.
Moses dissuadeth them from the opinion of their own righteousness, by rehearsing their several re-
Abel-shittim. bellions. Chap. x. God's mercy in restoring the two tables, 10 in leurkening unto Moses' suit
for the people. ^12 An exhortation to obedience (Chap. xi. 2) by their own experience of God's
greut works, 8 by promise of God's great blessings, 16 and by threatenings. 18 A careful
study is required in God's words. 26 The blessing and curse is set before them.
a De. 11. 31. Jos. 1« HEAR, O Israel! Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in
3. 16.
o De. 4. 38. to possess nations 'greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and
« Nu. 13. 22, 28, fenced up to heaven, ?a people great and tall, the children of the
32, 33.
Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say,
"Who can stand before the children of Anak!'
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e shall brinestroy them eart, after har my right he wickednes. Not
h De. 8. 17. Ro.
to possesses saying, For my eie hond this into thee
1 Ex. 32. 9.
2. & 25. 2.
28.
20. 1.
d Jos. 3. 11. 34 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he dwhich
e De. 4. 24. He. goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire 'he shall destroy them,
fDe. 7. 23. and he shall bring them down before thy face: Ⓡso shalt thou drive
g Ex. 23. 31. them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
Ro. 4 Speak "not thou in thy heart, after that the LORD thy God hath
11. 6, 20. 1 Co.
4. 4,7.
cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD
i Ge. 15. 16. hath brought me in to possess this land; but for the wickedness of
these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. 5 Not
j Tit. 3. 5.
* for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou
go to possess their land ; but for the wickedness of these nations the
LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may
k See Ge. 12. 7. perform kthe word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth
thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou
art 'a stiffnecked people.
7“Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy
m Ex. 14. 11. & God to wrath in the wilderness ; "from the day that thou didst depart
16. 2. & 17. 2.
Nu. 11. 4. & 20. out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been
n Ex. 32. 4. Ps. rebellious against the LORD. 8 Also "in Horeb ye provoked the LORD
106. 19.
to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
0 Ex. 24. 12, 15. 9" When 'I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone,
even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then
P Ex. 24. 18. & 34. PI abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat
2 Ex. 31. 18. bread nor drink water. 10 And 'the LORD delivered unto me two tables
of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written
according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the
Ex. 19. 17. & mount out of the midst of the fire "in the day of the assembly. 11 And
it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the
LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the cove-
2 Ex. 32. 7. nant. 12 And the LORD said unto me, 'Arise, øget thee down quickly
from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt
i De. 31. 29. Ju. have corrupted themselves, they are 'quickly turned aside out of the
way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten
u Ex. 32. 9, 10. image.' 13 Furthermore “the LORD spake unto me, saying, 'I have seen
v 2 Ki. 17. 14. this people, and, behold, 'it is a stiffnecked people ! 14 Let me alone,
20 De. 29. 20. Ps. that I may destroy them, and "blot out their name from under heaven;
9. 5.
2 Nu. 14. 12.
*and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.'
y Ex. 32. 15. 15 So 'I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned
1 Ex. 19. 18. with fire ; and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
a Ex. 32. 19. 16 And "I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your
God, and had made you a molten calf; ye had turned aside quickly
out of the way which the Lord had commanded you. 17 And I took
the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them
before your eyes. 18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first,
forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread, nor drink water,
because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight
• Ex. 32. 10, 11. of the LORD to provoke him to anger. 19 For 'I was afraid of the
anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you
c Ex. 32. 14. & to destroy you. “But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
33. 17. Ps. 106.
20 And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him ;
d Ex. 32. 20. Is. and I prayed for Aaron also the same time. 21 And 'I took your sin,
the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it,
and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust; and I
cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
22 « And at "Taberah, and at Massah, and at "Kibroth-hattaavah, ye
f Ex. 17. 7.
g Nu. 11. 4, 34. provoked the LORD to wrath. 23 Likewise "when the LORD sent you
from Kadesh-barnea, saying, 'Go up and possess the land which I have
2. 17.
23.
31. 7.
Nu. 11. 1, 3,
h Nu. 13. 3. &
14. 1.
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t Ex. 19. 17.
given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD
i Ps. 106. 24, 25. your God, and 'ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. 24 Ye
have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
25 « Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as
I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy
j Ex. 32. 11, &c. you. 26 I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, 'O Lord God!
destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast re-
deemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of
Egypt with a mighty hand. 27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their
k Ge.41.57. 1 Sa. wickedness, nor to their sin ; 28 lest "the land whence thou broughtest
14. 25.
2 Ex. 32. 12. us out say, 'Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the
land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath
m 1 Ki. 8. 51. Ne. brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. 29 Yet "they are thy
1. 10. Ps. 95. 7.
people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty
power and by thy stretched-out arm.'
n Ex. 34. 1, 2. 16. At that time the LORD said unto me, 'Hew "thee two Deut. x. 1-5,
tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me 10, to the end.
o Ex. 25. 10.
into the mount, and °make thee an ark of wood. 2 And I will write
on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest,
p Ex. 25. 16, 21. and 'thou shalt put them in the ark.' 3 And I made an ark of 'shittim.
Ex. 25. 5, 10.
& 37. 1.
wood, and "hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up
Ex. 34. 4.
into the mount, having the two tables in my hand. 4, And he wrote
s Ex. 34. 28.
* Heb. words.
on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten * commandments,
Ex. 20. 1.
which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the
fire 'in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them unto me.
5 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the
4 1 Ki. 8. 9. tables in the ark which I had made ; "and there they be, as the LORD
commanded me.
v Ex. 34. 28. 10 And 'I stayed in the mount, according to the tfirst time, forty days
$. and forty nights; and “the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also,
ED Ex. 32. 14, 33,
34.
and the LORD would not destroy thee. 11 And the LORD said unto me,
Heb. go in jour · Arise, ftake thy journey before the people, that they may go in and
possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.'
12“ And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee,
y De: 6.5, &c. but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and 'to love
him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, 13 to keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes,
z See Ge. 1. 1. which I command thee this day for thy good ? 14 Behold, *the heaven
a See Ge. 14. 19. and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, "the earth also,
with all that therein is ! 15 Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers
to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all
Je. 4. 4. Ro. 2. people, as it is this day. 16 Circumcise therefore bthe foreskin of your
heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 17 For the LORD your God is God
of gods, and 'Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible,
136. 2. Da, 2. which fregardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. 18 He doth execute
a Re. 17. 14. & the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in
giving him food and raiment. 19 Love Ⓡye therefore the stranger; for
e See Job 34. 1
fPg. 68.5.& *** ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 20 Thou "shalt fear the LORD
othy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and
i Mat. 4. 10. 'swear by his name. 21. He is thy praise, and he is thy God, kthat hath
i Ps. 63. 11. done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have
* seen. 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt 'with threescore and ten
k 1 Sa. 12.24. persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee "as the stars of
106. 21, 22. heaven for multitude.
1« Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and "keep Deut. xi.
m See Ge. 12. 2.
n 20.3.7.
his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his com-
ney.
2 Mic. 6. 8.
Ps. 24. 1.
b See Le. 26. 41.
28, 29. Col. 2.
11.
c See Ge. 17. 1.
Jos. 22. 22. Ps.
47. & 11. 36.
19. 16.
146. 9.
& Sce Ex. 22
.
; Ex. 15. 2. Je.
17. 14.
Ge. 46. 27.
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AN EXHORTATION TO OBEDIENCE.
106. ll.
q Nu. 16. 1, 3
27. 3. Ps. 10
17.
* Or, living sub-
stance which fol-
lowed them. :
† Heb. was at
u Ex. 3.8.
I Heb. soeketh.
& De. 6. 17.
mandments, always. 2 And know ye this day ; for I speak not with your
children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastise-
ment of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his
o Ps. 78. 12. & stretched-out arm, 3 and 'his miracles, and his acts, which he did in
135. 9.
the midst of Egypt, unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all
his land, 4 (and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses,
P Ex. 14. 27, 28. and to their chariots ; Phow he made the water of the Red Sea to
& 15.9, 10. Ps.
overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath de-
stroyed them unto this day; 5 and what he did unto you in the wilder-
& ness, until ye came into this place; 6 and 'what he did unto Dathan
and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth
opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and
in their tents, and all the *substance that twas in their possession, in the
midst of all Israel ;) 7 but your eyes have seen all the great acts of the
their feet.“ LORD which he did. 8 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments
qe Jos. 1. 6, 7. which I command you this day, that ye may "be strong, and go in and
s Pr. 10. 27.
possess the land, whither ye go to possess it ; ' and 'that ye may prolong
t See Ge. 12. 7. your days in the land, 'which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give
unto them and to their seed, “a land that floweth with milk and honey.
10 « For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land
o Ze. 14. 18.
of Egypt, from whence ye came out, 'where thou sowedst thy seed,
and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs; 11 but the land,
whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh
water of the rain of heaven. 12 A land which the LORD thy God Icareth
w 1 Ki. 9. 3.
for ; "the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the be-
ginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
13“ And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken * diligently unto my
commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your
y Lo. 26. 4. God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14 that
z Joel 2. 23. Ja. 'I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine,
* Heb, give. Ps. and thine oil. 15 And I will *send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that
a De. 6. 11. Joel thou mayest eat and be full. 16 Take heed to yourselves, bthat your
18. toh heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and
De. 29. 18. Job
31. 27. worship them ; 17 and then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you,
sy, and he “shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land
yield not her fruit; and lest dye perish quickly from off the good land
d Jos. 23. 13, 15,
, which the LORD giveth you.
18 « Therefore 'shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in
f De. 6. 8. your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be
g See Ge. 18. 19. as frontlets between your eyes. 19 And ye shall teach them your chil-
dren, speaking of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou
walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thy house, and
h Pr. 3. 2. & 4. upon thy gates. 21 That your days may be inultiplied, and the days of
your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to
i Ps. 72. 5. & 89. give them, 'as the days of heaven upon the earth.
22 « For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I
command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all
his ways, and to cleave unto him; 23 then will the LORD drive out all
these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and
; Jos. 1. 3. & 14. mightier than yourselves. 24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet
k Ge. 15. 18. Ex. shall tread shall be yours ; *from the wilderness and Lebanon, from
the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your
coast be. 25 There shall no man be able to stand before you ; for the
1 See Ge. 35. 5. LORD your God shall 'lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all
m Ex. 23. 27. the land that ye shall tread upon, "as he hath said unto you.
5. 7.
104. 14.
2. 19.
one la Chontaen the L
ciki. 8. 35.
2 Ch. 6. 26. & 7.
13.
16.
2.
e De. 6. 6. &
46.
10.& 9. 11.
29.
9.
23. 31. Nu. 34.
3, &c.
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gr Ge. 12. 6. Ju.
7.1.
B. C. 1451.
a De. 30. 1, 15, 26 « Behold, "I set before you this day a blessing and a curse ; 27 a
19.
o De. 28. 2.
'blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which
p De. 28. 15. I command you this day ; 28 and Pa curse, if ye will not obey the com-
mandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which
I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not
known.—29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath
brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou
9 De. 27., 12, 13. shalt put 'the blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount
Jos. 8. 33.
Ebal. 30 Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the
sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the
champaign over against Gilgal, 'beside the plains of Moreh ? 31 For øye
s Jos. l. ll. shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your
God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. 32 And ye
shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before
you this day.
SECT. LXXXII. Section LXXXII.—Moses' Speech continued ;-Repetition of Laws relating
to Idolatry, Ceremonies, the Levites, what Animals may be eaten, Tithes,
A. M. 2553.
the Poor, Servants, the Firstling of Cattle, Feasts, and Judges.
Hales, 1608.
Deut. xii. to xvi., and xvii. 1.
Abel-shittim.
Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed. 5 The place of God's service is to be kept. 15, 23 Blood is
forbidden. 17, 20, 26 Holy things must be eaten in the holy place. 19 The Levite is not to be
forsaken. 29 Idolatry is not to be inquired after. - Chap. xiii. Enticers to idolatry, 6 how near
soever unto thee, 9 are to be stoned to death. 12 Idolatrous cities are not to be spared.-- Chap.
xiv. 1 God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning. 3 What may, and what may
not be caten, 4. of beasts, 9 of fishes, 11 of fowls. 21. That which dieth of itself may not be eaten.
22 Tithes of divine service. 23 Tithes and firstlings of rejoicing before the Lord. 28 The third
yeur's lithe of alms and charity. — Chap. xv. The seventh year a year of release for th oor. 7 It
inust be no let of lending or giving. 12 A Hebrew servant, 16 except he will not depart, must in
the seventh year go forth free and well furnished. 19 All firstling males of the cattle are to be
sanctified unto the Lord. - Chap. xvi. The feast of the Passover, 9 of Weeks, 13 of Tabernacles.
16 Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts. 18 Of judges and justice. 21 Groves
and images are forbidden. — Chap. xvii. Things sacrificed must be sound.
16 THESE are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to
do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to pos-
a 1 Ki. 8. 40. sess it, "all the days that ye live upon the earth.
b Ex. 34. 13. 26 Ye 'shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which
* Or, inherit. ye shall * possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon
17. 10, 11. Je the hills, and under every green tree ; 3 and ye shall toverthrow their
altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye
† Heb. break
down. Nu. 33. shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names
52. Ju. 2. 2.
of them out of that place.
46 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. 5 But unto the place
c Jos. 9. 27. 1 Ki. which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his
8. 29.2 Ch.7.
12. Ps.78.68. name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou
d Le. 17. 3, 4. shalt come; 6 and dthither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your
sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your
vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and
of your flocks. 7 And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and
& Le. 23. 40. Øye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your house-
holds, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
fJu. 17. 6. & 21. 8« Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every
man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 'For ye are not as yet come
to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth
you. 10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the
LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest
from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety ; 11 then
. Jos. 18. 1. 1 Ki. there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause
8. 29. Ps. 78. 68.
his name to dwell there: thither shall ye bring all that I command
you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the
1 Heb the choice heave offering of your hand, and all fyour choice vows which ye vow
unto the Lord. 12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye,
3. 6.
of your vous.
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h Le. 17. 4.
i See Ge. 9. 4.
days.
and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your
maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates ; forasmuch as
he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
13 « Take" heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in
every place that thou seest; 14 but in the place which the LORD shall
choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and
there thou shalt do all that I command thee.- 15 Notwithstanding thou
mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth
after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath
given thee; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roe-
buck, and as of the hart. 16 Only 'ye shall not eat the blood ; ye shall
pour it upon the earth as water.
176 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of
thy wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herds, or of thy flock,
nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or
heave offering of thy hand : 18 but thou must eat them before the LORD
thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and
thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant,
and the Levite that is within thy gates : and thou shalt rejoice before
the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thy hands unto. 19 Take
* Heb. all thy heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite *as long as thou livest
upon the earth.
j Ge. 15. 18. * 20 “ When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, 'as he hath
promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul
longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth
after. 21 If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his
name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and
of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded
thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them;
the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. 23 Only be tsure
that thou eat not the blood ; *for the blood is the life, and thou mayest
not eat the life with the flesh. 24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt pour
it upon the earth as water. 25 Thou shalt not eat it ; 'that it may go
m Ex. 15. 26. well with thee, and with thy children after thee, "when thou shalt do
I Ki. 11. 38.
n Nu. 5. 9, 10. & that which is right in the sight of the LORD.—26 Only thy "holy things
os os which thou hast, and ºthy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place
o 1 Sa. 1. 21, 22,
* which the LORD shall choose ; 27 and "thou shalt offer thy burnt offer-
p Le, 1, 5, 9, 13. ings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God; and
the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the
LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.—28 Observe and hear all
these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and
with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is
23. 23. Jog, good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.
296. When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before
*or, possessest thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou #succeedest them,
and dwellest in their land; 30 take heed to thyself that thou be not
* Heb. after them.
o: snared *by following them, after that they be destroyed from before
2 Ki. 17. 15. thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did
'tion of the.. these nations serve their gods ? even so will I do likewise. 31 Thou
s Le. 18. 21. &. *shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God; for every tabomination to
Ez. 23. 37.*** the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even
30. their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their
u Ze. 10.2. gods. 32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: 'thou
v Mat. 24. 24. shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
w See De. 18. 22. 1“ If there arise among you a prophet, or a "dreamer of Deut. xiii.
. Mat.7. dreams, "and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 and "the sign
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37
† Heb. strong.
k Ge. 9. 4.
1 Is. 3. 10.
18. 19.
24.
& 17. 11.
23. 4.
I Heb. inheritest,
then.
r Le. 18.3, 26, 30
+ Heb. abomina-
20. 2. Je. 32. 3
t Jos. 1.7. Pr. 3
6. Re. 22. 18.
2 Tlies. 2. 9.
Je. 28.9. Mat.
22.
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Re. 13. 14.
y 2 Ki. 23. 3.
14. 15. Ze. 13.3.
volt ugainst the
LORD.
al Co. 5. 13.
6 See Ge. 16. 5.
Pr. 5. 20. Mic.
7. 5.
is
20. 17.
a Pr 1 10.
or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us
go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve
them ; 3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or
See Mat. 24.24. that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God *proveth you, to
2 Thes. 2. 11. know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and
with all your soul. 4 Ye shall 'walk after the LORD your God, and fear
2 Ch. 34. 31. him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall
z De, 18.20. Je; serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And *that prophet, or that dreamer
Heb. spoken re- of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath #spoken to turn you
away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of
Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee
out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in.
"So shalt thou put the evil away froin the midst of thee.
6“ If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daugh-
: ter, or othe wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, 'which is as thine own
soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods,
cl Sa. 18. 1,3. &
which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers, 7(namely, of the
gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far
off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end
of the earth ;) 8 thou shalt 'not consent unto him, nor hearken unto
him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither
6 Ac. 7. 58.
shalt thou conceal him. 9 But thou shalt surely kill him ; 'thy hand
shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand
of all the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die;
because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God,
* Heb. bordmen. which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of *bon-
dage. 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any
such wickedness as this is among you.
f Jos. 22. 11, &c.
&c. 12“ If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy
+ Or, naughty God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, fthe chil-
22.1 Sa. 2. 12." dren of Belial, Sare gone out from among you, and have "withdrawn
i Ki. 21.'10, 13.
13. the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods,
2 Co. 6. 15. which ye have not known; 14 then shalt thou inquire, and make search,
g 1 Jo. 2. 19. Jude
S.Jude and ask diligently. And, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain,
1 2 Ki. 17. 21. that such abomination is wrought among you; 15 thou shalt surely
* Ex. 22. 20. Le. smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, 'destroy-
17, 21, &c. ing it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the
edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the
j Jos. 6. 24.
midst of the street thereof, and shalt 'burn with fire the city, and all
the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be ka
heap for ever; it shall not be built again. 17 And 'there shall cleave
1 Jos. 6. 18.
nought of the $cursed thing to thy hand: that the LORD may "turn
m Jos. 6. 26. from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have com-
n See Ge. 12. 2. passion upon thee, and multiply thee, "as he hath sworn unto thy
fathers; 18 when thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God,
to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do
that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
8, 26. Ga. 3. 26.
. 1« Ye are ºthe children of the LORD your God: Pye shall Deut. xiv.
lede te cilar
p Le. 19. 28. Je. not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes
** *** for the dead. 2 For 'thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God,
q See Ge. 17. 8. and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself,
above all the nations that are upon the earth.
* Ez 4. 14. Ac. 3« Thou "shalt not eat any abominable thing. 4 These are the beasts
s Le. 11. 2, &c. which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, 5 the hart, and the
* Or, bison. Heb. roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the *pygarg, and
the wild ox, and the chamois. 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof,
and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among
Ju. 20. 1, 2.
men: see Ju. 19.
1.
& 25. 17, 25.
19.
27. 28. Jos. 6.
I Jos. 8. 28. Is.
17. 1. & 25. 2.
Je. 49. 2.
| Or, devoted.
16. 6. 1 Thes, 4.
13.
dishon.
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o Le. ll. 13.
% Ex. 23. 19. &
34. 26.
10. 37.
the beasts, that ye shall eat. 7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of
them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as
the camel, and the hare, and the coney; for they chew the cud, but
divide not the hoof, therefore they are unclean unto you. 8 And the
swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean
t Le. 11. 26, 27. unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, 'nor touch their dead carcass.
u Lo. 11. 9.
9« These "ye shall eat of all that are in the waters : all that have fins
and scales shall ye eat; 10 and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye
may not eat, it is unclean unto you.
11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 12 But 'these are they of which ye
shall not eat; the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 13 and the
glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, 14 and every raven
after his kind, 15 and the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow,
and the hawk after his kind, 16 the little owl, and the great owl, and the
swan, 17and the pelican, and the gier-eagle, and the cormorant, 18 and
the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
w Le. 11. 20, 21. 19" And "every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you; they
shall not be eaten. 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
Le. 17., 15. & 2166 Ye "shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself. Thou shalt give
22. 8. Ez. 4. 14. .
it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it, or thou
y See Ge. 17. 8. mayest sell it unto an alien; 'for thou art a holy people unto the
LORD thy God.
*Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 22 Thou shalt
a Le. 27. 30. Ne truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth
year by year. 23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the
place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy
corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and
of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.
24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry
it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall
choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee;
25 then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thy
hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose.
26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth
after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for
† Heb. asketh of whatsoever thy soul #desireth : band thou shalt eat there before the
De. 26. 11. LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thy household, 27 and
Nu. 18. 20. the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him, 'for he
hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
28 « At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of
thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates.
29 And the Levite (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee),
and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within
Seo thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied ; that the LORD thy
God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.
fEx. 21. 2. & 23. 1« At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a re- Deut. XV.
2, 4. Je. 34. 14. lease ; 2 and this is the manner of the release :-Every fcred-
| Heb. master of items that londoth aucht
for itor that lendeth aught unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not
his hand. exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother, because it is called the
g See De. 23. 20. Lord's release. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again; but that
* Or, to the end which is thine with thy brother thy hand shall release, 4 *save when
poor among you. there shall be no poor among you ; "for the LORD shall greatly bless thee
h De. 28. 8.
in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to
possess it, 5 only 'if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD
thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command
thee this day. 6 For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised
j De. 28. 12, 44. thee; fand thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not
thee.
d De. 26. 12. Am.
4. 4.
I, and these he hath no parlay it u
e Pr. 3. 9, 10.
Mal. 3. 10.
the lending of
that there be no
i De. 28. 1.
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22.7.
Mat. 5. 42.
Heb. Bclial.
n De. 28. 54, 56.
9 Mat. 26. 11.
t Ex. 21. 2. Le.
25. 39.
u Pr. 10. 22.
v Ex. 21. 5. 6.
k De, 28. 13. Pr. borrow; and “thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not
reign over thee.
7“ If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within
any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,
I See Job 22. 7. 'thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor
m Le. 25. 35. brother, 8 but thou shalt open thy hand wide unto him, and shalt surely
lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 9 Beware
+ Heb. word. that there be not a fthought in thy Iwicked heart, saying, The seventh
56. year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine "eye be evil against thy
Pr. 23. 6. & 28. poor brother, and thou givest him nought, and he cry unto the LORD
o De. 24. 15. against thee, and ”it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely give him,
p Mat. 25. 41, 42. and 'thy heart shalt not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because
4 2 Co. 9. 5,7.
De. 24. 19. Ps. that "for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works,
Pr. 22. 9. and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto. 11 For 'the poor shall never
cease out of the land ; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt
open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy,
in thy land.
2“ And 'if thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be
sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou
shalt let him go free from thee. 13 And when thou sendest him out free
from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty. 14 Thou shalt furnish
him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy
winepress; of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath “blessed thee
thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast
a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee;
therefore I command thee this thing to-day.
16 “ And it shall be, "if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee;
because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;
17 then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door,
and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant,
thou shalt do likewise. 18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou
so See Is. 16. 14. sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth "a double
hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years; and the LORD thy God
shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
* See Ex. 13. 2. 196 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock
thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God; thou shalt do no work with
the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 20 Thou
shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which
y Le. 22. 20. the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household. 21 And 'if there be any
blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou
shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within
z De. 12. 15, 22. thy gates; the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the
a See Ge. 9. 4. roebuck, and as the hart. 23 Only "thou shalt not eat the blood thereof;
thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
See Ex. 12. 2, 1« Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover unto Deut. xvi.
See Ex. 13. 4. the LORD thy God; for (in the month of Abib the LORD thy
God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. 2 Thou shalt therefore
d Nu. 28. 19. sacrifice the Passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and dthe herd,
e De. 12.5, 26. in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
fSee Ex. 12. 8, 3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it ; seven days shalt thou eat
unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction, (for thou
camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste ;) that thou mayest re-
member the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all
& Ex. 13. 7. the days of thy life. 4 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with
& Ex. 12. 10. thee in all thy coast seven days ; "neither shall there any thing of
the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night
Or, kitt. until the morning. 5 Thou mayest not *sacrifice the Passover within any
& 21. 16.
&c.
15, 19, 39,
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11. 55.
34. 22. Le. 23
18.
of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee; 6 but at the place
which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou
i Ex. 12. 6.
shalt sacrifice the Passover 'at even, at the going down of the sun, at
j Ex. 12. 8, 9. the season that thou carnest forth out of Egypt. 7 And thou shalt roast
2 Ch. 35. 13.
1 2 Ki. 23. 23. and eat it "in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; and thou
13, 23. & shalt turn in the morning and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt
1 Ex. 12. 16. & 13. eat unleavened bread; and 'on the seventh day shall be a tsolemn as-
6. Le. 23. 8.
† Heb. restruint.
treint. sembly to the LORD thy God, thou shalt do no work therein.
Le. 23. 36. 9« Seven "weeks shalt thou number unto thee : begin to number the
m Ex. 23. 16. &
seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the
15. Nu.28. 26.
corn. 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of Weeks unto the LORD thy
Ac. 2. 1.
Or, sufficiency. God with fa tribute of a freewill offering of thy hand, which thou shalt
ni Co. 16. 2. give unto the LORD thy God, "according as the LORD thy God hath
o De. 12. 7, 12, blessed thee. 11 And 'thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou,
and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidser-
vant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the
fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the
LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there. 12 And thou shalt
remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt; and thou shalt observe
and do these statutes.
p Ex. 23. 16.
136 Thou”shalt observe the feast of Tabernacles seven days, after that
* Heb.floor, and thou hast gathered in thy *corn and thy wine. 14 And 'thou shalt rejoice
thy winepress.
q Ne. 8. 9, &c. in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant,
and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless,
Le. 23. 39, 40. and the widow, that are within thy gates. 15 Seven "days shalt thou keep
a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall
choose ; because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase,
and in all the works of thy hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
17. 166 Three 'times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD
& 34. 23.
thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of Unleavened
Bread, and in the feast of Weeks, and in the feast of Tabernacles.
t Ex. 23. 15. & And 'they shall not appear before the LORD empty; 17 every man shall
34. 20.
† Heb. according
rding give tas he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which
to the gift of his he hath given thee.
hand. 2 Co. 8.
18 « Judges "and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which
.. the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes; and they shall
5, 8. judge the people with just judgment. 19 Thou 'shalt not wrest judg-
v Ex. 23. 2, 6.
ment, "thou shalt not respect persons, “neither take a gift; for a gift
w Pr. 24. 23.
2 Ex. 23. 8. Pr. doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the Iwords of the righ-
17. 23. Ec. 7.7.
teous. 20 *That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou
to
| Or, matters.
* Heb. Justice, mayest 'live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
justice.
216 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar
y Ez. 18. 5, 9.
2 Ex. 34. 13. 1 Ki. of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 Neither “shalt
14. 15. 2 Ki. 17.
16.2ch. 33. 3. thou set thee up any timage; which the LORD thy God hateth.
a Le. 26.1. 1« Thou 'shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any Deut. xvii. 1.
ue, of, bullock, or Isheep, wherein is blemish, or any evil-favored-
pillar.
6 Mul. 1. 8, 13, ness; for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
1 Or, goat.
Sect. LXXXIII.-Moses' Speech continued ;-Repetition of the Judicial
and Miscellaneous Laws.
Deut. xvii. 2, to the end, and xviii. to xxvi.
Idolators must be sluin. 8 Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges. 12
SECT.LXXXIIL The contemner of that determinalion must die. 14. The election, 16 and duly of a king. - Chap.
xviii. 1 The Lord is the priests' and Levites' inheritance. 3 The priest's due. 6 The Levite's
A. M. 2553. portion. 9 The abominations of the nations are to be avoided. 15 Christ the Prophet is to be
B. C. 1451.
heard. 20 The presumptuous prophet is to die.- Chap. xix. 1 The cities of refuge. 4 The
Hales, 1608.
privilege thereof for the manslayer. 14 The landmark is not to be removed. 15 T wo witnesses
at the leust. 16 The punishment of a fulse witness. -- Chap. xx. 1 The priest's exhortation to en-
Abel-ghittim.
courage the people to batlle. 5 The oficers' proclumation who are to be dismissed from the war.
10 How to use the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation of peace. 16 What cities inust be
devoted. 19 Trees of man's meat must not be destroyed in the siege. - Chap. xxi. 1 The expia-
tion of an uncertain murder. 10 The usage of a cuptive taken to wife. 15 The firstborn is not
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Of justice. 19 Of chur
to be disinherited upon private affection. 18 A stubborn son is to be stoned to death. 22 The
malefactor must not hang all night on a tree. — Chap. xxii. 1 Of humanity toward brethren. 5
The sex is to be distinguished by appurel. 6 The dum is not to be taken with her young ones. 3
The house must have halllements. 9 Confusion is to be uvoided. 12 Fringes upon the vesture.
13 The punishment of him thut slundereth his wife. 20, 22 Of adultery, 25 of rape, 28 and of
fornication. 30 Incest. - Chap. xxiii. 1 Who may or may not enter into the congregation. 9
Uncleanness to be avoided in the host. 15 Of the fugitive servant. 17 Of filthiness. 18 Of
aboninable sacrifices. 19 Of usury. 21 Of vows. 24. Of trespasses. - Chap. xxiv. 1 Of di-
vorce. 5 A new murried man goeth not to war. 6, 10 of pledges. 7 of manstealers. 8 Of
leprosy. 14 The hire is to be given. 16 Of justice. 1
ap. xxv. 1 Sti
must not exceed forly. 4 The ox is not to be miuzzled., 5 Of raising seed unto a brother. 11 Of
the immodest woman. 13 Of unjust weights. 17 The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out. —
Chap. xxvi. 1 The confession of him that offereth the basket of firstfruits. 12 The prayer of him
that gireth his third year's tithes. 16 The covenant between God and the people.
a De. 13. 6, &c. 2« IF there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the
LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wicked-
o Jos. 7, 11, 15; ness in the sight of the LORD thy God, bin transgressing his covenant,
18. 12. Ho: 8. 1. 3 and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the
531,26. sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, dwhich I have not com-
d Je. 7. 22, 23,
31.
manded ; 4 and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired
diligently, and behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomi-
nation is wrought in Israel : 5 then shalt thou bring forth that man or
that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates,
e Le. 24. 14, 16. even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they
f Nu. 35. 30in die. 6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is
8. 17. 2 Co. 13. worthy of death be put to death ; but at the mouth of one witness he
1. I Tim. 5. 19.
He. 10. 28. **shall not be put to death. 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first
g Ac. 7. 58.
upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people.
So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.
1 2 Ch. 19. 10. 8«6If "there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood
Hag. 2. 11. Mal.
". and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being
i See Ex. 21
1.13, matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, jand get
20, 22, 28. Nu.
35. 11, 16, 19. thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; 'and kthou
; Ps. 122. 5.
k See Je. 18. 18.
shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and ’unto the judge that shall be
I De. 19. 17. in those days, and inquire ; "and they shall show thee the sentence of
m Ez. 44. 24.
judgment. 10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they
of that place which the Lord shall choose shall show thee; and thou
shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee ; ll according
to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according
to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do; thou shalt
not decline from the sentence which they shall show thee, to the right
n Nu. 15.30... hand, nor to the left. 12 And "the man that will do presumptuously,
Ezra 10. 8. Ho.
10. *and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there
* Heb. not to before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die :
o De. 18. 5, 7. and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. 13 And all the people shall
hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
14 « When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God
giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say,
pi Sa. 8. 5, 19, ”I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me:
g See 1 Sa. 9. 15. 15 thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, 'whom the LORD thy
* 10.24. 16. God shall choose ; one "from among thy brethren shalt thou set king
12. 1 Ch. 22. 10.
✓ Je. 30. 21. over thee, thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy
$. Kj. 4. 26. Ps. brother. 16 But he shall not multiply "horses to himself, nor cause the
t Is. 31. 1. Ez. 17. people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses, for-
w asmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, 'Ye "shall henceforth return
11. 5. See Je. no more that way. 17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that
42. 15.
o See i Ki. 11. his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself
3, 4.
silver and gold. 18 And "it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne
w 2 Ki. 11. 12.
of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book
2 De. 31.. 9, 26. out of 'that which is before the priests the Levites. 19 And 'it shall be
See 2 Ki. 22. 8.
y Jog. 1. 8. Ps. with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may
119. 97, 98. learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and
4. 4.
20.
20. 7.
15.
eart turn not And it shawrite him a cerevites. 10 An
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15. 5.
1 Co. 9. 13.
the Ta
3 2 Ch. 31. 4. Ne.hofaw
12. 44, 47.
by the fathers.
30.
2 LA. 18. 21.
a
hi onlton ita mod
18. 8. 19.
these statutes, to do them ; 20 that his heart be not lifted up above his
• 32. 1 Ki. brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the
right hand, or to the left : to the end that he may prolong his days in
his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
a Nu. 18. 20.
16. The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, “shall Deut. xviii.
6 Nu. 18. 8, 9.
have no part nor inheritance with Israel ; they shall eat the
offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. 2 Therefore
shall they have no inheritance among their brethren; the LORD is their
inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
3« And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that
c Le. 7. 30-34. offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and “they shall give unto
2. 29. the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 4 The 'first-
fruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the
Ex. 28. 1. Nu. fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5 For the LORD thy God hath
f De. 10. 8. chosen him out of all thy tribes, 'to stand to minister in the name of
the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
©« And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where
gNu. 35. 2, 3.be Espinned on
* he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind "unto the place
h De. 12. 5.
which the LORD shall choose ; ? then he shall minister in the name of the
i 2 Ch. 31. 2. LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there
• before the LORD. 8 They shall have like 'portions to eat, besides fthat
+ Heb. his sales which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
9“When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth
k Le. 18. 26, 27, thee, kthou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son
or his daughter 'to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or
m Le. 19. 26, 31.
de an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 or “a charmer, or a
n Le. 20. 27. consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or ºa necromancer. 12 For
is all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD; and Pbe-
cause of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from
I Or, upright, or, before thee. 13 Thou shalt be $perfect with the LORD thy God. 14 For
these nations, which thou shalt *possess, hearkened unto observers of
times, and unto diviners; but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not ouci
suffered thee so to do.
Ac.3. 15“ The 'LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the
midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken,
16 according to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb
- De. 9. 10., "in the day of the assembly, saying, "Let me not hear again the voice
* of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that
I die not. 17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that
t ver. 15.
which they have spoken. 18 I 'will raise them up a Prophet from among
u Is. 51. 16. Jo. their brethren, like unto thee, and "will put my words in his mouth;
8. "and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And
28. & 12. 49, 50. "it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words
w Ac. 3. 23. which hocholl
which he shall speak in my Name, I will require it of him. 20 But the
x Je. 14. 14, 15.
Zo. 13. 3. prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my Name, which I
13. 1, 2. Je, have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name
of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 21 And if thou say in thy
heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
22 When *a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, “if the thing
a See De. 13. 2.
follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath
not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously; thou shalt
not be afraid of him.'
16 When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose Deut. xix.
+ Heb. inheritest, land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou tsucceedest
0 Ex. 21. 13. Nu. them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; 2 thou shalt
separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD
01 Sa. 28. 7.
p Le.
sincere. Go. 17.1.
**'Or, inhcrit.
Hobre a
22. & 7.37.
s Ex. 20. 19. Ho.
12. 19.
17. 8.
v Jo. 4. 25. &
&
2. 8.
or, possessest.
35. 10, 14. Jos.
20. 2.
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1 Heb. from yes-
terday the third
day.
in life.
terday the third
day.
Nu. 35. 16, 24.
12.
De. 21. 9. I Ki.
thy God giveth thee to possess it. 3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way,
and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth
thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
c Nu. 35. 15.
4« And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that
he may live. Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated
À not fin time past : 5as when a man goeth into the wood with his neigh-
bour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut
* Heb. iron.
down the tree, and the *head slippeth from the thelve, and flighteth
† Heb. wood.
Heb. findeth. upon his neighbour that he die; he shall flee unto one of these cities,
d Nu. 35. 12. and live, 6 lest 'the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his
* Habo smite him heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and * slay him;
whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not
† Heb. from yes- tin time past.-_7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt sep-
arate three cities for thee. 8 And if the LORD thy God 'enlarge thy
e Ge. 15. 18.
coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land
which he promised to give unto thy fathers ; 9 if thou shalt keep all
these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to
f Jos. 20. 7,8. love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; "then shalt thou
add three cities more for thee, besides these three ; 10 that innocent blood
be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an
inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
Ex. 2.12,&c. 116 But 5if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and
De. 27. 24. Pr. rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into
28. 17.
Heb. in life.
one of these cities ; 12 then the elders of his city shall send and fetch
him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that
k De. 13. 8. & 25. he may die. 13 Thine "eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away
i Nu. 35. 33, 34. the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
2. 31.
di. 14- Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of
j See Job 24. 2. old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the
land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
k Nu. 35. 30. De. 15“ One kwitness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or
16. Jo. 8. 17. for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth ; at the mouth of two witnesses,
1 Tim. 5. 19. or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
16“ If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him
i Ps. 27. 12. & 35.
*that which is wrong; 17 then both the men, between whom the contro-
versy is, shall stand before the LORD,"before the priests and the judges,
which shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent
inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath
n Pr. 19., 5., 9:lict testified falsely against his brother ; 19 then "shall ye do unto him, as he
had thought to have done unto his brother, ºso shalt thou put the evil
o De. 13. 5.
away from among you. 20 And ”those which remain shall hear, and fear,
and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. 21 And
lothine eye shall not pity ; but 'life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for
tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
1“ When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, Deut. xx.
See Ps. 20. 7. and seest 'horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou,
s Nu. 23. 21. De. be not afraid of them; for the LORD thy God is `with thee, which
• brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 2 And it shall be, when ye
are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak
unto the people, 3 and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel ! ye approach
† Heb. be tender. this day unto battle against your enemies : let not your hearts ffaint,
Heb. makc haste. fear not, and do not ftremble, neither be ye terrified because of them ;
De 1. 30. Jos. 4 for the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, 'to fight for you
23. 10.
against your enemies, to save you.
5« And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is
u See Ne. 12. 27. there that hath built a new house, and hath not "dedicated it ? let him go
and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man
17. 6. Mat. 18.
2 Co. 13. 1.
He. 10. 28.
11.
* Or, falling
away.
m De. 17. 9.
of Sus. 62.
p De. 17. 13.
9 Ex. 21. 23. Le.
24. 20. Mat. 5.
38.
Is. 31. 1.
31. 6, 8. 2 Ch.
13. 12. & 32.
7, 8.
Ps. 30, title.
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common : see
De. 28. 30.
• De sis
is there die in the battle,
dedicate it. 6 And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and
* Heb. made it hath not yet *eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house,
Le. 19. 23, 24. lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. ? And "what man
v De. 24. 5.
is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her ? let him
go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another
man take her. 8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people,
w Ju. 7.3.
and they shall say, "What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted ?
| Heb. melt.
let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart tfaint as.
well as his heart. 9 And it shall be, when the officers have made an end
of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies
Heb. to be in fto lead the people.
106 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, *then pro-
claim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace,
the head of the
people.
2 2 Sa. 20.1
y Nu. 31. 7.
z Jos. 8. 2.
* Heb. spoil.
a Jos. 22. 8.
therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 12 And
if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then
thou shalt besiege it. 13 And when the LORD thy God hath delivered
it into thy hands, 'thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge
of the sword ; 14 but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle,
and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou *take
unto thyself; and “thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the
Lord thy God hath given thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities
11.14.
in the siege.
before thce.
Nu; 21; 2; 3; 35. nations. 16 But 'of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God
& 33. 52. Jos.
doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that
breatheth, 17 but thou shalt utterly destroy them (namely, the Hittites,
and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and
the Jebusites), as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; 18 that
c De. 7. 4.
they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have
d Ex. 23. 33. done unto their gods ; so should ye dsin against the LORD your God.
196 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war
against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing
an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not
Or, for, o man! cut them down ( for the tree of the field is man's life) Ito employ
is to be employed them in the siege. 20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be
not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou
I Heb. to go from
shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until
* Heb. it come *it be subdued.
16. If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy Deut. xxi.
God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be
not known who hath slain him ; 2 then thy elders and thy judges shall
come forth, and they shall measure into the cities which are round
about him that is slain. 3 And it shall be, that the city which is next
unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer,
which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the
yoke; 4 and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a
rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the
heifer's neck there in the valley. 5 And the priests the sons of Levi
e De. 10. 8. 1 Ch. shall come near ; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister
***** unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their tword
De. shall every controversy and every stroke be tried. 6 And all the elders
down.
23. 13. Eccl. 45.
15.
† Heb. mouth. De
17.8, 9.
& 26. 6. Mat.
27. 24.
· over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley ; 7 and they shall answer
and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes
& Jonah 1. 14. seen it. 8 Be merciful, O Lord! unto thy people Israel, whom thou
hast redeemed, Sand lay not innocent blood funto thy people of Israel's
n De. 19. 13. charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. So "shalt thou put
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midst.
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MOSES' SPEECH CONTINUED,
* Or, suffer to
grow. Heb.make,
or, dress.
i Ge. 2. 24. See
Ps. 45. 10.
11 Ch. 5. 2. &
away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do
that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
10 « When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the
LORD thy God hath delivered them into thy hands, and thou hast taken
them captive, 11 and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and
hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife ; 12 then
thou shalt bring her home to thy house ; and she shall shave her head,
ke, and *pare her nails; 13 and she shall put the raiment of her captivity
un
from off her, and shall remain in thy house, and 'bewail her father and
See her mother a full month; and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and
be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. 14 And it shall be, if thou
have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but
thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchan-
3 Ge. 34. 2. Ju. dise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
19. 24.
k Go. 29. 33.
15“ If a man have two wives, one beloved, kand another hated, and
they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and
u. if the firstborn son be hers that was hated : 16 then it shall be, 'when
19, 22. he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make
the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is
indeed the firstborn ; 17 but he shall acknowledge the son of the hated
m See 1 Ch. 5. 1. for the firstborn, mby giving him a double portion of all fthat he hath :
† Heb. that is
found with him. for he is "the beginning of his strength, 'the right of the firstborn is his.
n Ge. 49. 3. 18 - If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey
the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they
have chastened him, will not hearken unto them ; 19 then shall his
father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the
elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place ; 20 and they shall say
unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he
will not obey our voice, he is a glutton and a drunkard. 21 And all the
p De. 13. 5, 11. men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. "So shalt thou
put evil away from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear.
2« And if a man have committed a sin 'worthy of death, and he be
25. & 26. 31. to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree; 23 his "body shall not
7 Jos. 8. 29. & 10.
26, 27. Jo. 19.º remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him
31.
that day, (for 'he that is hanged is faccursed of God ;) that 'thy land
| Heb. the curse be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
25. 4. 2 Sa. 21. 6.
: 1« Thou "shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go Deut. xxii.
i Le. 18. 25. Nu. astray, and hide thyself from them; thou shalt in any case
bring them again unto thy brother. 2 And if thy brother be not nigh
unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine
own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and
thou shalt restore it to him again. 3 In like manner shalt thou do with
his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost things.
of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou
v Ex. 23. 5. do likewise : thou mayest not hide thyself. 4 Thou shalt not see thy
brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from
them; thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
5- The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man,
neither shall a man put on a woman's garment; for all that do so are
abomination unto the LORD thy God.
6« If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree,
or on the ground, whether they be young ones or eggs, and the dam
20 Le. 22. 28. sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, "thou shalt not take the
dam with the young; but thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and
take the young to thee, that it may be well with thee, and that thou
mayest prolong thy days.
8“When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battle-
9 De. 19. 6. Ac.
23. 29. & 25. 11
ş Gal. 3. 13.
of God. See Nu.
35. 34.
u Ex. 23. 4.
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thy sccd.
16.
23. 5.
15. 1.
& Ge. 34. 7. Ju.
20. 6, 10. 2 Sa.
ment for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any
man fall from thence.
+ Le. 19. 19. 9« Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds ; lest the
* Heb. Fulness of *fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard,
y See 2 Co. 6. 14 be defiled. 10 Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.
11 Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and
linen together.
MU: 15. 38. Mat. 12 « Thou shalt make thee *fringes upon the four tquarters of thy
| Heb. wings. vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
a Ge. 29. 21. Ju.
136 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 14 and
1360 ſfonymo
give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon
her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her
not a maid ; 15 then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother,
take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the
elders of the city in the gate. 16 And the damsel's father shall say unto
the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth
her, 17 and, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying,
I found not thy daughter a maid ; and yet these are the tokens of my
daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the
elders of the city. 18 And the elders of that city shall take that man
and chastise him ; 19 and they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels
of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath
brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel ; and she shall be his
wife, he may not put her away all his days. 20 But if this thing be true,
and the tokens of virginity abe not found for the damsel ; 21 then they
shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the
men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die ; because she
: hath "wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house.
So shalt thou put evil away from among you.
c De. 13. 5.
22 « If da man be found lying with a woman married to a husband,
d Le. 20. 10. Jo.
then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman,
and the woman. So shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
e Mat. 1. 18, 19. 23 “ If a damsel that is a virgin be ºbetrothed unto a husband, and
a man find her in the city, and lie with her; 24 then ye shall bring them
both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones
that they die ; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city,
f De. 21. 14.
and the man, because he hath 'humbled his neighbour's wife. So thou
shalt put away evil from among you.
25 « But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man
moments #force her, and lie with her ; then the man only that lay with her shall
die. 26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the
damsel no sin worthy of death : for as when a man riseth against his
neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter ; 27 for he found her
in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to
save her.
go Ex. 22. 16, 17. 2866 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed,
and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found ; 29 then the
man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels
of silver, and she shall be his wife. Because he hath humbled her, he
may not put her away all her days.
& L. 18.8. & 20. 30 « A "man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's
1 Co. 5. 1.
• He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy Deut. xxiii.
member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the
LORD.—2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD ;
even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation
j Ne. 13. 1, 2. of the LORD.3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the con-
13. 12, te
8. 5.
I Or, take strong
hold of her. 2 $a.
13. 14.
11. De. 27. 20.
skirt.
¿ See Ru. 3. 9.
Ez. 16. 8.
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* Heb. good.
n Ge. 25, 24-26.
ward. Le. 15. 5.
i Heb, sittest
down,
to 1 Sa. 30. 15.
gregation of the LORD, (even to their tenth generation shall they not
k See De. 2. 29. enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever ;) 4 because *they met
you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth
i Nu. 22. 5, 6. out of Egypt; and 'because they hired against thee Balaam the son of
Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 5 Nevertheless the LORD
thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God
turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God
m Ezra 9. 12. loved thee. 6 Thou "shalt not seek their peace nor their *prosperity all
6. thy days for ever.- Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite ; "for he is
06. 10, 12. thy brother. Thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because ºthou wast
o Ex. 22. 21.
a stranger in his land. 8 The children that are begotten of them shall
enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
96 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee
p Le. 15. 16. from every wicked thing. 10 If "there be among you any man, that is
not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then
shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the
+ Heb. turneth to- camp; 11 but it shall be, when evening tcometh on, he shall wash him-
self with water, and when the sun is down, he shall come into the
camp again. 12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither
thou shalt go forth abroad ; 13 and thou shalt have a paddle upon thy
weapon; and it shall be, when thou fwilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt
dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from
q Le. 26. 12. thee. 14 For the LORD thy God 'walketh in the midst of thy camp, to
deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall
* Heb. nakedness thy camp be holy, that he see no *unclean thing in thee, and turn away
of any thing
from thee.
15" Thou "shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is es-
Philemon 12.
caped from his master unto thee. 16 He shall dwell with thee, even
among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates,
| Fleb. is good where it fliketh him best : 'thou shalt not oppress him.
fur him.
8 Ex. 22. 21. 176. There shall be no Iwhore of the daughters of Israel, nor 'a sodo-
Or, sudomitess. mite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore,
Pr. 2. 16.ee or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow;
Ge. 19. 5. 2 Ki. for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
2 Ex. 22. 25. Ps. 19 - Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother ; usury of money,
15. 5. Lu. 6. 34,
35. 'usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury. 20 Unto a
See Le, 19. 34. stranger thou mayest lend upon usury, but unto thy brother thou shalt
not lend upon usury; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that
thou settest thy hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
0 Nu. 30. 2. Ec. 216 When "thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou
5. 4, 5.
shalt not slack to pay it; for the LORD thy God will surely require it
of thee, and it would be sin in thee. 22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow,
Nu. 30. 2. Ps. it shall be no sin in thee. 23 That "which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt
66. 13, 14.
keep and perforin ; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed
unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
24« When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou may-
est eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put
any in thy vessel. 25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy
y Mat. 12. 1. neighbour, 'then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou
shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.
16. When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and Deut. xxiv.
it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he
* Heb, matter of hath found *some uncleanness in her : then let him write her a bill of
nakedness.
Heb. cutting off. tdivorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another
man's wife. 3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill
of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his
Le. 19. 29. See
23. 7.
Mat. 5. 31. &
19. 7.
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thing shall pass
upon him.
b Pr. 5. 18.
i See Job 29. 14.
13. Tob. 4. 14.
house ; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife'; 4 her
a Je. 3. 1.
"former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be
his wife, after that she is defiled ; for that is abomination before the
LORD : and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy
God giveth thee for an inheritance.
5. When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war,
I Heb. not any
$ Ineither shall he be charged with any business : but he shall be free at
home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
6« No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge;
for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
cEx. 21. 16.
7" If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of
Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him ; then that thief
shall die, and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
d Le. 13. 2. . 86 Take heed in dthe plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently,
and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you : as
e Sec Lu. 17. 32. I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 9 Remember what the
f Na. 12. 10. LORD thy God did 'unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come
forth out of Egypt.
* Heb. lend the 10. When thou dost *lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go
loan of any thing
to, &c. into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the
man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto
thee. 12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge :
g Ex. 22. 26. 13 in any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun
h Job 29. 11, 13. goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and "bless thee: and
2 Ti. 1. 18. it 'shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
14 « Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy,
j See Ex. 22. 21.
whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land
kLe. 19.13. Je.22. within thy gates : 15 at his day kthou shalt give him his hire, neither shall
Ja. 5. 4. ****** the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and tsetteth his heart upon
im Poss it ; lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee..
25. 1. & 86. 4. 16. The 'fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither
12 Ki. 14. 6.
2 Ch. 25. 4. Je. shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be
31. 29, 30. Ez. put to death for his own sin.
m See Ex. 22. 1766 Thou "shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the
22. 18. 1. 23. Je. fatherless, "nor take the widow's raiment to pledge; 18 but thou shalt
Ez22.29.Ze. remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God
redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
n Ex. 22. 26.
o Le. 19. 9, 10.
19" When 'thou cuttest down thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot
a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it; it shall be for
the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that the LORD thy
Pr. God may ?bless thee in all the work of thy hands. 20 When thou
19. 17.
Heb. bough it beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again ; it
shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 21 When
* Heb. after thee. thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it *after-
ward; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of
Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
9 Ez. 44. 24.
16 If there be 'a controversy between men, and they come Deut. xxv.
unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they
See Pr. 17. 15. Echoll
shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. 2 And it shall
, ctify the rimbrer
8 Lu. 12. 48. be, if the wicked man be 'worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall
t Mat. 10. 17.
cause him to lie down, 'and to be beaten before his face, according to
v Job 18. 3. his fault, by a certain number. 3 Forty “stripes he may give him, and
w Pr. 12. 10. not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with
1 Co. 9. 9. 1 Ti.
5. 18.
many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
+ Heb. thresheth. 456 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he ftreadeth out the corn.
Ho. 10. 11.
2 Mat. 22. 24.
5“ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child,
VOL. I.
† Heb. lifteth his
soul unto it. Ps
18. 20.
21, 22. Pr. 22.
7. 10.
p Ps. 41. 1. Pr.
aflor thee.
u 2 Co. 11. 24.
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3. 9.
* Or, next kins-
to take his bame be not put out the name of
c Le. 19. 35, 36.
allu a Willadt.
Dit 01
† Heb. a stone
and a stone.
I Heb. an ephal
and an ephall.
d Pr. 11. 1.
1 Thes. 4. 6.
| Or, noxt kins. the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger; her thus-
man. Ge. 38.8
Ru. 1. 12, 13. & band's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and
perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. 6 And it shall be,
y Ge. 38. 9. that the firstborn which she beareth 'shall succeed in the name of his
z Ru. 4. 10. brother which is dead, that this name be not put out of Israel. 7 And
man's wife.
if the man like not to take his * brother's wife, then let his brother's
a Ru. 4. I, 2. wiſe go up to the “gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother
refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not per-
form the duty of my husband's brother. 8 Then the elders of his city
0 Ru. 4. 6, 7, 11. shall call him, and speak unto him. And if he stand to it, and say, 'I
like not to take her ; 9 then shall his brother's wife come unto him in
the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit
in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man
that will not build up his brother's house. 10 And his name shall be
called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
11 « When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the
one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him
that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the
secrets ; 12 then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.
13 « Thou shalt not have in thy bag tdivers weights, a great and a
Pr. ll. 1. Ez. 45.
10. Mic. 6. 11. small. 14 Thou shalt not have in thy house #divers measures, a great
and a small. 15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect
and just measure shalt thou have ; that thy days may be lengthened
c Ex. 20. 12.
in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 16 For dall that do
such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto
the Lord thy God.
& Ex. 17. 8.
17“ Remember 'what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were
come forth out of Egypt ; 18 how he met thee by the way, and smote
the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou
f Ps. 36. 1. Pr. 16. wast faint and weary; and he sfeared not God. 19 Therefore it shall
g 1 Sa. 15. 3. be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine ene-
mies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for
an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance
of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
1« And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land Deut. xxvi.
which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and
i Ex. 23. 19. Pr. possessest it, and dwellest therein ; 2 that 'thou shalt take of the first
See Ge. 12.7. of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that
the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt
go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his
name there. 3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those
days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God,
that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fa-
thers for to give us. 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thy
hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God. 5 And
k Ho. 12. 12. thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian 'ready
I Ge. 43. 1, 2.
to perish was my father, and "he went down into Egypt, and sojourned
n Ge. 46. 27. there with a "few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and pop-
0 Ex. 1. 11, 14. ulous. 6 And 'the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and
p Ex. 2. 23-25. laid upon us hard bondage. 7 And 'when we cried unto the LORD God
of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction,
q Ex. 12. 37, 51. and our labor, and our oppression ; 8 and 'the LORD brought us forth
out of Egypi with a mighty hand, and with an out-stretched arm, and
with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders ; 9 and he
q See Ex. 3. 8. hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even 'a
land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 And now, behold! I have
brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD! hast given
| 6. Ro. 3. 18.
& Ex. 17. 14.
3. 9.
m Ge. 46. 1, 6,
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me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship
before the LORD thy God. 12 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing
which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thy house,
thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
s Le. 27. 30.
126. When thou hast made an end of tithing all the 'tithes of thine
increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it
unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they
may eat within thy gates, and be filled ; 13 then thou shalt say before
- the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of
my house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the
stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy com-
mandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed
t Ps. 119. 141,
thy commandments, 'neither have I forgotten them. 14 I “have not eaten
153, 176.
u Le. 7. 20. Ho. thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away aught thereof for
9. 4.
any unclean use, nor given aught thereof for the dead; but I have
hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according
63. 15. Ze. to all that thou hast commanded me. 15 Look 'down from thy holy
2. 13.
20 See Ex. 3. 8. habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and "the land
which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that
floweth with milk and honey.
16 « This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these
statutes and judgments; thou shalt therefore keep and do them with
2 Ex. 20. 19.
all thy heart, and with all thy soul. 17 Thou hast "avouched the LORD
this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his stat-
utes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto
y See Ge. 17. 8. his voice. 18 And 'the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his pe-
culiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep
2 Ps. 148. 14.
all his cornmandments; 19 and to make thee *high above all nations which
he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou
mayest be a holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken."
Section LXXXIV.—Moses' Speech concluded—Confirmation and Sanctions
SEC. LXXXIV.
of the Law. (30)
A. M. 2553.
Deut. xxvii. and x.xviji.
B. C. 1451. The people are commanded to wrile the law upon stones, 5 and to build an altar of whole stones.
HALES, 1608. 11 The tribes divided on Gerizim and Ehal. 14 The curses pronounced on Mount Ebal. -
Chap. xxviii. 1 The blessings for obedience. 15 The curses for disobedience.
1 AND Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people,
saying, “Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
a Jos. 4. 1.
2 And it shall be on the day "when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the
0 Jos. 8. 32. land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that 'thou shalt set thee up
(30) The continued fulfilment of prophecy is the sublime ode written immediately preceding his
perpetual miracle by which God is constantly ap- death, he gives a bold outline of the whole history
pealing to mankind. Prophecy may be defined, of the Jews, and repeats the predictions of their fu-
anticipated history. History may be defined, thé ture destiny; concluding with an anticipation of
fulfilnient of prophecy. In no instance throughout the day, when the Gentiles shall unite in the
Scripture is the grandeur of the scheme of prophecy praises of the Jewish converts to the God of their
more discernible than in the prophecies of Moses ; fathers, who will finally bring about their restora-
some of which are still fulfilling, or remain to be tion. Succeeding prophets have frequently only
fulfilled. Moses resumes the predictions of Jacob, amplified the prophecies of Moses. Of all beings
and of Balaain; and describes the Messiah in still merely human, the Jewish legislator was the first,
clearer terms, as the Prophet who should arise, like the greatest, the most highly gifted. His prophe-
unto him; that is, a Lawgiver, who should abolish cies, therefore, are the interpreters of the plans and
one dispensation of Providence to introduce a better. conduct of Providence, from his own day until the
He predicts, in the plainest terms, the Assyrian end of the Christian dispensation, and the com-
and Babylonish captivities, Deut. xxviii. 32, 33, 36, mencement of an unknown era. They shine like
37, 47, 48. Lev. xxvi. 23, 34, 39, the import of a meteor through the dark night of history, illiz-
which passages is fully explained by Jeremiah v. mining the past, the present, and the future, and
15, 17.
they will always remain, as Moses declared they
He describes the desolation of the country, and should remain, - a sign, and a wonder for ever.'' –
the captivity of the Jews under the Romans Vide Jortin's Remarks on Eccl. History, last edit.
Deut. xxviii. 49, to the end.--He announces the ul Works, vol. i. p. 203, 222; Chandler's Defence of
timate restoration of the Jews, Lev. xxvi. 44. Deut. Christianity, ch. 6. sect. ii. ; Bishop Newton On the
xxx. 1-6; and concludes with proclaiming the Prophecies, vol. i. p. 94, 120; Hales' Analysis, vol.
punishment of God upon their enemies. In the ii. p. 250, 254.
Rithmah.
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d Ex. 20. 25. J
8. 31.
34. 17. Le. 19.4.
9. Hos. 13. 2.
great stones, and plaster them with plaster; 3 and thou shalt write
upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that
thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a
land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fa-
thers hath promised thee. Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over
Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this
cJos. 8.30. day, 'in Mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster. 5 And
there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones;
d thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them. 6 Thou shalt build the
altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones; and thou shalt offer burnt
offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God: 7and thou shalt offer peace
offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.
8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very
plainly.”
9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying,
« Take heed, and hearken, O Israel! this day thou art become the
people of the LORD thy God. 10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice
of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes,
which I command thee this day.”
11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12. These shall
e Ju. 9. 7.
stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people when ye are come over
Jordan - Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and
f Jog. 8. 33.
Benjamin. 13 And 'these shall stand upon Mount Ebal *to curse-
* Heb. for a curs-
ing.
Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
g Da. 9. 11.
14« And “the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel
with a loud voice,
h Ex. 20. 4, 23. & 15“ Cursed "be the man that maketh any graven or molten image,
& 26. 1. Is. 44.“ an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the crafts-
i See Nu. 5. 22.
2. man, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer
Je. 11. 5. 1 Co. and say, Amen.
14. 16.
; See Ge. 9. 25.
16 « Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And
Ex. 20. 12. Le. all the people shall say, Amen.
k See Job 24. 2. 17« Čursed "be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all
the people shall say, Amen.
186 Cursed 'be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way.
And all the people shall say, Amen.
m See Ex. 22. 21, 19 « Cursed "be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger,
fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
206 Cursed "be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he un-
covereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
216 Cursed 'be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the
people shall say, Amen.
p Le. 18. 9.
22 - Cursed ’be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his
father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say,
Amen.
23 “ Cursed 'be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the
people shall say, Amen.
.246 Cursed "be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the
24. 17. Nu. 35.
people shall say, Amen.
*Ex. 23. 7; 8. 25 « Cursed 'be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person.
And all the people shall say, Amen.
t Ps. 119. 21. Je. 26 « Cursed 'be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do
them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
u Ex. 15. 26. Le. 1«And it shall come to pass, “if thou shalt hearken dili- Deut. xxviii.
gently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and
to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the
LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth.
19. 3.
I Le. 19 14.
22.
n Le. 18. 8.
o Le. 18. 23.
9 Le. 18. 17.
1
g Ex. 20. 13. Lo.
31.
11.3. Gal. 3. 10.
26. 3. Is. 55. 2.
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20 Ps. 128. 1. 4.
2 Go 39. 5.
107. 38. Pr. 10.
3. 10.
v Ze. 1. 6. 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and 'overtake thee, if thou
shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God :--
36 Blessed "shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be *in
the field.
y Gº. 22. 17. Ps. 4« Blessed shall be 'the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground,
22. 1 Ti. 4. 8. and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of
thy sheep.
1, Or, dough, or; 5« Blessed shall be thy basket and thy #store.
Ineadingtrough.
z Ps. 121. 8. 6“ Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt
thou be when thou goest out.
a Le. 26,7,8., 7" The Lord “shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be
2 Sa. 22. 38, 39,
41. Ps. 89. 23. smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and
See ver. 25.
6 Le. 25. 21.
flee before thee seven ways. 8 The LORD shall command the blessing
# Or, barns. Pr. upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thy hand
unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth
See Ge. 17.8.
thee. 9 The LORD shall establish thee a holy people unto himself, as
he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the
LORD thy God, and walk in his ways. 10 And all the people of the earth
d Nu. 6.27.2 Ch. shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD ; and they shall
7. 14. Is. 63. 1
Da. 9. 18, 19. be afraid of thee. 11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous *in goods,
e Pr. 10. 22.
, in the fruit of thy tbody, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit
* Or, for good.
of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to
† Heb. belly.
give thee. 12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the
f Le. 26. 4. heaven 'to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the
work of thy hand; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou
g Is. 9. 14, 15. shalt not borrow. 13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not
the tail, and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath ;
if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God,
which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them. 14 And thou
shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this
day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
1 Le. 26. 14. La. 15 - But it shall come to pass, "if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice
2. 17. Da. 9. 11,
of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his
statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come
upon thee, and overtake thee :-
16 “Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
17“ Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
18 « Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land,
the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
19“ Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou
be when thou goest out.
i Mal. 2. 2.
no 20 “ The LORD shall send upon thee icursing, 'vexation, and "rebuke, in
j 1 Sa. 14. 20. Ze. U
* 20.46 all that thou settest thy hand unto #for to do, until thou be destroyed,
k Ps. 80. 16. Is. and until thou perish quickly ; because of the wickedness of thy doings,
Heb. which thou whereby thou hast forsaken me. 21 The LORD shall make 'the pestilence
wouldest do. cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither
I Le. 26. 25. Je.
24. 10. *** thou goest to possess it. 22 The "LORD shall smite thee with a consump-
m Le. 26. 16. tion, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme
* Or, drought. burning, and with the *sword, and with "blasting, and with mildew; and
n Amos 4. 9.
they shall pursue thee until thou perish. 23 And "thy heaven that is over
thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
26. 17,37. Is. 30. 24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust; from
heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 25 The
PLORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt
e go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them, and
moving.
r 1 Sa. 17. 44, 46. "shalt be fremoved into all the kingdoms of the earth. 26 And "thy car-
Ps. 79. 2. Jé. 7.
cass shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the
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39
13.
14. 13.
30. 17.
o Le. 26. 19.
17.
9 Je. 15. 4. Ez.
23. 46.
| Heb. for a re-
33.
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tl Sa. 5. 6. Ps.
78. 66.
u Je. 4. 9.
8. 10.
Job 31. 8. Jc.
11. Mic. 6. 15.
y De. 20. 6.
mon meat: as De.
20. 6.
* Heb. shall not
return to tace.
5. 17.
14. 12, 14. & 25.
Je. 16. 13.
a ] Ki. 9,7,8. Je.
Zec. 8. 13.
1. 6.
earth, and no man shall fray them away. 27 The LORD will smite thee
$ Ex. 9.9. with 'the botch of Egypt, and with 'the emerods, and with the scab,
and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. 28 The LORD shall
smite thee with madness, and blindness, and "astonishment of heart;
v See Job 5. 14. 29 and thou shalt "grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness,
and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways; and thou shalt be only oppressed
20 Job 31. 10. Je. and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. 30 Thou "shalt be-
troth a wife—and another man shall lie with her: *thou shalt build a house
12. 13. Am.5. -and thou shalt not dwell therein : 'thou shalt plant a vineyard-and
Zep. 1. 13. shalt not Igather the grapes thereof. 31 Thine ox shall be slain before
thine eyes—and thou shalt not eat thereof : thine ass shall be violently
| Heb. profune,
*or, use it as com- taken away from before thy face-and *shall not be restored to thee :
were thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies and thou shalt have none
to rescue them. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another
z Ps. 119. 82. people—and thine eyes shall look, and *fail with longing for them all
& Le. 26. 16. Je. the day long : and there shall be no might in thy hand. 33 The "fruit of
thy land, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not
eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed always, 34 so that
thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
35 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore
botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of
62 Ki. 17.4,6.& thy head. 36 The 'LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt
7,11.2 Ch. 33. set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have
11. & 36. 6, 20.
9. known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 37 And
nown, and thoro ahol
Je, thou shalt become dan astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
24. 9. & 25.9. all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. 38 Thou 'shalt carry much
e Ps. 44. 14. seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in, for the locust shall
f Mic. 6. 15. Hag. consume it. 39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt
g Joel 1. 46
neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes, for the worms shall eat
them. 40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou
shalt not anoint thyself with the oil ; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
1 Heb. they shall 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but fthou shalt not enjoy them;
h See Job 27. 14. for “they shall go into captivity. 42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land
shall the locust Iconsume. 43 The stranger that is within thee shall get
I Or, possess.
up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. 44 He shall
lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him : he shall be the head, and
thou shalt be the tail.
45 « Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue
thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou heark-
enedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his command-
ments and his statutes which he commanded thee. 46 And they shall be
i Is. 8. 18. Ez. upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
į No. 9. 33-37.
47 Because thou 'servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and
with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 48 therefore
shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee,
in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things;
I Je. 28. 14.
and he kshall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed
22. 23. Lu. 19. thee. 49 The 'LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the
end of the earth, "as swift as the eagle flieth ; a nation whose tongue
49. 22. La. 4. 19. thou shalt not *understand ; 50 a nation tof fierce countenance, "which
Ho. 8. 1.". shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young.
* Heb. hear. 51 And he shall ºeat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land,
† Heb. strong of
face. Pr. 7. 13. until thou be destroyed : which also shall not leave thee either corn,
4. wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until
n 2 Ch. 36. 17. Is. he have destroyed thee. 52 And he shall ”besiege thee in all thy gates,
47. 6.
Ta 1.2862.8. until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst,
p 2 Ki. 25. 1,2,4, throughout all thy land ; and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates
not be thinc.
La. 1. 5.
14. 8.
1 Je. 5. 15. & 6.
43.
m Je. 48. 40. &
Ez. 17. 3, 12
Ec. 8. 1. Da.
8. 23.
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CONCLUDING APPEAL OF MOSES TO THE PEOPLE.
2 Ki. 6. 28, 29.
Jer. 19.9. La.
20. & 4. 10.
s Ex. 6. 3.
throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
9 LA: 26. 29. 53 And 'thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy
Jer. 199. La. 2. sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee,
in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress
| Heb. belly. thee. 54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate,
his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his
bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave ;
55 so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children
whom he shall eat; because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and
in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy
gates. 56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not
adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness
and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom,
* Heb. afterbirth. and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 57 and toward her *young
r Ge. 49, 10.
one that cometh out "from between her feet, and toward her children
which she shall bear; for she shall eat them for want of all things se-
cretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress
thee in thy gates.
58 « If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this Law that are
written in this Book, that thou mayest fear *this glorious and fearful
name, THE LORD THY GOD; 59 then the Lord will make thy plagues
t Da. 9. 12.
'wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long
continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. 60 Moreover
he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast
afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. 61 Also every sickness, and
every plague, which is not written in the Book of this Law, them will
+ Heb. cause to as- the LORD tbring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 62 And ye shall be
u De. 10. 22. Ne. left few in number, whereas ye were “as the stars of heaven for multi-
tude ; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
o Je. 32. 41. 63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD "rejoiced over you to do
2 Pr. 1. 26. Is. I. you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD "will rejoice over you to de-
stroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off
Le. 26. 33. Ne, the land whither thou goest to possess it. 64 And the LORD shall scatter
thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the
other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor
thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 65 And Yamong these
nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have
z Le. 26. 36. rest; but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing
a Le. 26. 16. of eyes, and “sorrow of mind. 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before
thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance
of thy life : 67 in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even !
13. & 9.3. and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear
to of thy heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes
bi. e. ye shall be which thou shalt see. 68 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again
such numbers with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, “Thou shalt see it
no more again ;' and there ye shall be asold unto your enemies for
bondmen and bondwomen, and bno man shall buy you.”
cend.
9. 23.
24.
y Am. 9. 4.
b Job 7. 4.
Je. 44. 7. Ho.&
a i. e. offered to
be sold.-Ld.
...
such numbers
that purchasers
will be few.
Ed.
es for ki
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metal
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Rithmuh.
Section LXXXV.---Concluding Appeal of Moses to the People.
DEUT. xxix. and xxx. and Num. xxxvi. 13.
Moses exhorteth them to obedience, by the memory of the works they had seen. 10 All are presented
before the Lord to enter into his covenant. 18 The great wrath on him that flattereth himself in
his wickedness. 29 Secret
29 Secret things belong unlo God. -Chan.
ng unlo God.-Chap. XXX. 1 Great mercies promised unto
the repentant. 11 The commandment is manifest. 13 Death and life are set before them.
1 These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded
Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides
"the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, “ Ye 'have
a De. 5. 2, 3.
Ex. 19. 4.
308
CONCLUDING APPEAL OF MOSES TO THE PEOPLE. (PERIOD III.
Do. 3.34
Pharatations which he Lor
4. 18. 2 Thes. 2.
33.
thal
2. 3.
23, 27.
* Heb. pass.
heay be unto hy fathers, to this covenant en the LORD
1 Cor. 7. 14.
seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto
c De. 4. 34. Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land, 3 (the “great
temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs and those great
d See Is. 6. 9, 10. miracles ;) 4 yet dthe LORD hath not given you a heart to perceive, and
28. 26, 27. Eph. eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. 5 And I have led you forty
ll, 12.
hes. 24 years in the wilderness : your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and
e See Ex. 16. 12. thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. 6 Ye ‘have not eaten bread,
Pg. 78. 24, 25.
• neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye might know that
f Nu. 21. 23, 24. I am the LORD your God. ? And when ye came unto this place, 'Sihon
the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against
g Nu. 32. 33. us unto battle, and we smote them; 8 and we took their land, and gave
it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to
1. Jos. 1. 7. 1 Ki. the half tribe of Manasseh. 'Keep "therefore the words of this covenant,
and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
106 Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God, (your
captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men
of Israel, 11 your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy
i See Jos. 9. 21, camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water;) 12 that
thou shouldest *enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and 'into
j Ne. 10. 29. his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day ; 13 that
he may establish thee to-day for a people unto himself, and that he
k Ex. 6. 7. may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and 'as he hath
1 Ge. 17. 7.
sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 14 Neither
m Je. 31, 31–33. with you only mdo I make this covenant and this oath ; 15 but with him
He. 8. 7,8.
See Acte 2. 39. that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, “and also
with him that is not here with us this day, 16 (for ye know how we have
dwelt in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the nations
which ye passed by, 17 and ye have seen their abominations, and their
| Heb. dungy idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them ;)
18 lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe,
whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and
o Acts 8. 23. He. serve the gods of these nations ; 'lest there should be among you a root
isonful that beareth #gall and wormwood ; 19 and it come to pass, when he
Or, a poisonful
herb. Heb. rosh. heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, say-
P See Ge. 6. 5. ing, I shall have peace, though I walk ’in the *imagination of my
'Nu. 15. 39. Ec.
11. 9. heart, 'to add tdrunkenness to thirst: 20 the 'LORD will not spare him,
iz, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against
& 7. 24. that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon
q Is. 30. 1.
Hebo tie irunken him, and the LORD "shall blot out his name from under heaven. 21 And
to the thirsty. the Lord "shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, accord-
g Ez. 14. 7, 8.
& Pg. 74. 1. ing to all the curses of the covenant that fare written in this Book of the
t Ps. 79. 5. Ez. Law. 22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up
23. 25.
after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say,
v Mat. 24. 51. when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses *which the
I Heb. is written.
M, LORD hath laid upon it ; 23 and that the whole land thereof is brimstone,
the LORD hath "and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass
mude it sick.
w Ps. 107. 34. Je. groweth therein, *like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah,
17. 6. Zep. 2. 9; and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath ;
2 See Ge. 19. 24,
* ***24 even all nations shall say, "Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto
yo ki. 9.8, 9. Je, this land ? what meaneth the heat of this great anger ? 25 Then men shall
22.8, 9.
say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of
oko had not their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth
given to them any out of the land of Egypt; 26 for they went and served other gods, and
Heb. divided. worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and twhom he had not
2. Da. 9, 11, 13, #given unto them. 27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against
a 1 Ki. 14. 15. this land, *to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book ;
52. 5. PM. 2..2: 28 and the LORD “rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath,
gods.
12. 15.
* Or, stubborn-
ness. Je. 3. 17.
De. 9. 14.
* Heb. volercoith
25.
portion.
14.
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CONCLUDING APPEAL OF MOSES TO THE PEOPLE.
H
7. La. 3. 40.
13. & 36. 24.
h Ne. 1. 9.
11. 19. & 36. 26
and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this
day.-29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God; but those
things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever,
that we may do all the words of this Law.
6 Le. 26. 40.
16 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are DEUT. XXX.
c De. xxviii.
come upon thee, the BLESSING and the CURSE, which I have set
d 1 Ki. 8. 47, 48. before thee, and Athou shalt call them to mind among all the nations,
e No. 1. 9: 18.55. whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, 2 and shalt 'return unto
Joel 2. 12, 13. the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I
command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thy heart, and
f Ps 106. 45. & with all thy soul; 3 that 'then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity,
126. 1, 4. Je. 29.
14. Là. 3. 22, 32. and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from
Ps. 147. 2. J
32. 37. Éz. 34. all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. If
Many of thine be driven out unto the utmost parts of heaven, from
thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he
fetch thee; 5 and the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which
thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it, and he will do thee
i Je. 32. 39. E
Ez good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the LORD thy God
will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest
live. 7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine
enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 8 And
thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his com-
mandments which I command thee this day. 9 And the LORD thy God
will make thee plenteous in every work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy
body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for
j Je. 32. 41.
good. For the LORD will again frejoice over thee for good, as he re-
joiced over thy fathers ; 10 if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the
LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are
written in this Book of the Law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy
God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
k Is. 45. 19. 11« For this commandment which I command thee this day, "it is not
I Ro. 10. 6, &c. hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 12 It 'is not in heaven, that thou
shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us,
that we may hear it, and do it? 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that
thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it
unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 14 But the word is very nigh
unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
1566 See ! I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and
evil ; 16 in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to
walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and
his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply; and the LORD thy
God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But
if thy heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn
away, and worship other gods, and serve them ; 18 I denounce unto you
this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your
days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess
it. 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have
set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose
life, that both thou and thy seed may live ; 20 that thou mayest love the
LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou
m Ps. 27. 1. & 66. mayest cleave unto him, (for he is thy "life, and the length of thy days ;)
ne See Ge. 12. 7. that thou mayest dwell in "the land which the LORD sware unto thy
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
13 These are the commandments and the judgments, Num. xxxvi. 13.
which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the
children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
9. Jo. 11. 25.
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MOSES' DEATH ANNOUNCED.
Rithmah.
Ps. 106. 32.
6 Ex. 17. 7.
16. 22.
10.90..7. Na water of Meribe sanctify men the desens gathere
di Sa. 8. 20. &
10.
10. 2. Mat. 9.
36.
3. 10. 1 Sa. 16.
h See Nu. 11. 17,
9. 2 Ki. 2. 15.
Ju. 1. l.
1 Sa.
SEC. LXXXVI. SECT. LXXXVI.- Moses' Death announced ;—Joshua appointed his Suc-
cessor ;-Moses' last Charge to the People, and to Joshua.(31)
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451.
Num. xxvii. 12, to the end, and Deut. xxxi. 1-8.
Hales, 1608.
12 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Get thee up into this Mount
Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of
Israel. 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto.
a Nu. 20. 12, 24. thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye rebelled
against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the
congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes : that is the
bwater of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin."
See Ge.2. 7. Nu. 15 And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, 16 « Let the LORD, 'the
God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
&t. 17 which 'may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and
which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the
el ki. 22. 17. Ze. congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Take thee Joshua the son of
f Ge. 41. 38. Ju. Nun, a man 'in whom is the Spirit, and slay thy hand upon him; 19 and
13, 18. set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation, and
g De. 34. 9.
12 give him a charge in their sight. 20 And “thou shalt put some of thine
28. 1 Sa. 10. 6,' honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel 'may
i Jos. 1. 16, 17. be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall
i Şee Jos. 9. 14. ask counsel for him kafter the judgment of Urim before the LORD: 'at
23. 9.**his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both
• 28.30... he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congre-
1 Jos. 9. 14. 1 Sa.
22. 10, 13, 15. gation."
22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him. And he took
Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the con-
gregation ; 23 and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge,
as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. Deur. xxxi.
2 And he said unto them, “I "am an hundred and twenty 1-8.
years old this day, I can no more "go out and come in; also the LORD
hath said unto me, Thou 'shalt not go over this Jordan.' 3 The LORD
o Nu, 20. 12.
thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations
from before thee, and thou shalt possess them ; and Joshua, he shall
p Nu. 27. 21. go over before thee, Pas the LORD hath said. 4 And the LORD shall do
g Nu. 21. 24, 33. unto them 'as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and
unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 5 And the LORD shall give
them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all
Jos, 10.25. 1 Ch. the commandments which I have commanded you. 6 Be 'strong and of
s See Ge. 15. 1. a good courage, 'fear not, nor be afraid of them; for the Lord thy
t Jos. 1. 5. He. God, he it is that doth go with thee, 'he will not fail thee, nor forsake
thee.”
7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of
all Israel, “Be "strong and of a good courage; for thou must go with
this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers
to give them, and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 8 And the LORD,
v Ex. 13. 21, 22. "he it is that doth go before thee, "he will be with thee, he will
: not fail thee, neither forsake thee ; fear not, neither be dismayed."
m Ex. 7.7.
n Nu. 27. 17.
I Ki. 3. 7.
22. 13.
13. 5.
u Jos. 1.6.
1 Ch. 28.
(31) The arrangement of this part of the narrative deposited in the ark, the other to be copied by the
is very difficult. We read of two charges to Joshua, people, is uncertain. It is supposed that some few
and two charges to the people. We read likewise passages at the end of Deuteronomy have been
of the delivery of a copy of the Law to the priests, added by a later writer; either Samuel, or Ezra, or
and of another to the Levites. Whether these one of the prophets. This would account for the
charges were given at the same time; or whether apparent repetition.
two copies of the Law were delivered, one to be
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Rithmah.
d De. 4. 10.
34. 5.
LITO
I Ju. 2. 20.
m
.
SEC. LXXXVII. SECT. LXXXVII.--Moses completes the writing of the Law, and delivers it
to the Priests and Levites ;-His second Charge to Joshua ;–His Song.
Deut. xxxi. 9, to the end, and xxxii. 1-47.
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9 And Moses wrote this Law, and delivered it unto the priests the
sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto
all the elders of Israel. 10 And Moses commanded them, saying, “ At
a De. 15. 1. the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release,
0 Le. 23. 34.
'in the feast of tabernacles, 11 when all Israel is come to appear before
c Jos. 8. 34, 35. the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read
2 Ki. 23. 2. Ne.
8. 1, &c. this Law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 Gather dthe people together,
men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy
e Ps. 78. 6,7. gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD
your God, and observe to do all the words of this Law; 18 and that their
children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear
the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over
Jordan to possess it.”
f Ge. 47. 29. De. 14 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Behold, thy days approach that
thou must die. Call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle
g Nu. 27. 19. of the congregation, that I may give him a charge." And Moses and
Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congre-
h Ex. 33. 9.
gation. 15 And "the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a
cloud ; and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
* Heb. lie down, 16 And the LORD said unto Moses, “ Behold! thou shalt *sleep with
2 Sa. 7. 12.
i Ex. 32. 6. thy fathers; and this people will 'rise up, and go a whoring after the
i Ex. 34. 15. Ju. gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them,
k Ju. 2. 12. & 10. and will "forsake me, and 'break my covenant which I have made with
6, 13.
them. 17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and
mach. 15.2. “I will forsake them, and I will "hide my face from them, and they
n See Job 13. 24. shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall tbefall them ; so
them. that they will say in that day, °Are not these evils come upon us, be-
o Ju. 6. 13. cause our God is ’not among us? 18 And I will surely hide my face in
p Nu. 14. 42.
that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they
are turned unto other gods. 19 Now therefore write ye this song for
you, and teach it the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that
this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. 20 For
when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto your
fathers, that floweth with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten
9. Ne. 9, 25, 26. and filled themselves, 'and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other
gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. 21 And
it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them,
| Heb. before that this song shall testify tagainst them as a witness, (for it shall not
r Ho. 5. 3. & 13. be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed :) for 'I know their imagi-
5, 6.
* Heb. do. Am. 5. nation, which *they go about, even now, before 'I have brought them
25, 26.
into the land which I sware.”
3 See Ge. 31. 3. 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, “ Be
strong and of a good courage : for thou shalt bring the children of
Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee."
24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing
the words of this Law in a book, until they were finished, 25 that Moses
commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the
t See 2 Ki. 22. 8. LORD, saying, 26 " Take this Book of the Law, 'and put it in the side
of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there
for a witness against thee. 27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff
neck ; behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been
rebellious against the LORD—and how much more after my death!
28 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers,
† Heb. find the
"Ne. 9. 32.
“Ho. 13. 6.
Ex. 3. 12.
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THE SONG OF MOSES.
their ears hat after way which beca
9. 9.
all you in the he way which ye will
50. 4. Is. l. 2.
Je. 2. 12.
1-47.
I Co. 3. 6-8.
5. 7.
18.2, 31, 46.
c Da. 4. 37. Re.
15. 3.
15.
† Heb. He hath
corrupted to him-
i Or, That they are
not his children,
that is their blot.
Phil. 2 15.
that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth
to record against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye will
& Ju. 2. 19. Ho. utterly “corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have
o See Ge. 49. 1. commanded you; and evil will befall you 'in the latter days, because
ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger
through the work of your hands.”
22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the
children of Israel. 30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congrega-
tion of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended :-
es De. 4. 26. Ps. 16 Give "ear, O ye heavens! and I will speak;
Deut. xxxii.
And hear, earth! the words of my mouth.
z Is. 55. 10, 11. 2 My *doctrine shall drop as the rain,
My speech shall distil as the dew,
y Ps. 72. 6. Mic.
As 'the small rain upon the tender herb,
And as the showers upon the grass.
3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD:
21 Ch. 29. 11. Ascribe *ye greatness unto our God.
a 2 Sa. 22. 3. Ps. 4 He is "the Rock, this work is perfect;
Hab. 1. 12. For all his ways are judgment :
62 Sa. 22. 31.
A 'God of truth and 'without iniquity,
Just and right is he.
& Je. 10. 10.
5 *They have corrupted themselves,
e Ge. 18. 25. Job
34. 10. Ps. 92. Their spot is not the spot of his children,
They are 'a perverse and crooked generation.
66 Do ye thus ® requite the LORD,
self. De. 31. 29.
O foolish people and unwise ?
Is not he "thy father that hath bought thee?
f Mat. 17. 17. Hath he not made thee, and established thee?
g Ps. 116. 12. Remember the days of old,
h See Ge. 1. 26. Consider the years of *many generations :
¿Ps. 74. 2.
Ask kthy father—and he will show thee;
j Is. 27. 11.
* Heb. generation Thy elders and they will tell thee.
and generation. 8 When the Most High 'divided to the nations their inheritance,
& Ex. 13. 14. Ps.
*** When he "separated the sons of Adam,
i Zec. 9.2. Ac. 17. He set the bounds of the people
m Ge. 11. 8. According to the number of the children of Israel.
r See Ge. 17. 8. 9 For "the LORD's portion is his people ;
Ex. 15. 16. 1 Sa.
10. 1. Ps. 78. 71. Jacob is the flot of his inheritance.
+ Heb. cord. 10 He found him 'in a desert land,
13. 5.
And in the waste howling wilderness ;
| Or, compassed
He fled him about, Phe instructed him,
p De. 4. 36. He kept him as the apple of his eye.
qPs. 17. 8. Pr. 11 As "an eagle stirreth up her nest,
Ex. 19. 4. Is. Fluttereth over her young,
Spreadeth abroad her wings,
Taketh them, beareth them on her wings;
12 So the Lord alone did lead him,
And there was no strange god with him.
13 He ®made him ride on the high places of the earth,
That he might eat the increase of the fields ;
And he made him to suck 'honey out of the rock,
And oil out of the flinty rock.
14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs,
And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats,
With "the fat of kidneys of wheat ;
And thou didst drink of the pure "blood of the grape.
15 « But "Jeshurun waxed fat, and *kicked.
1 Sa. 2. 29.
When he "separate of the peo the chil
44. 1.
26.
o Je. 2. 6. Ho.
him about.
7.2.
31. 5.
s Is. 58. 14.
t See Job 29. 6.
Ps. 81. 16.
Ps. 147. 14.
v Ge. 49. 11.
20 Is. 44. 2.
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THE SONG OF MOSES.
y Ne. 9. 25. Ps.
17. 10. Je. 2. 7.
2 18. 1. 4.
a Is. 51. 13.
62 Su. 22. 47.
Ps. 89. 26.
cl Ki. 14. 22.
o gods orificed uns provokeousy with is salvat
Ps. 31. 6. Je. 8.
10. 19.
4. 11.
I Or, hath burned.
sumed.
Thou 'art waxen fat, thou art grown thick,
Thou art covered with fatness;
Then he *forsook God which made him,
And lightly esteemed the 'Rock of his salvation.
16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods,
'1 Co. 10. 22. With abominations provoked they him to anger.
d Le. 17. 7. Ps. 17 They dsacrificed unto devils, *not to God;
106. 37. I Co.
10.20. Re.9.20. To gods whom they knew not,
* Or, which were
not 'God. ver. 21. To new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
e Is. 17. 10. 18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful,
f Je. 2. 32. And hast 'forgotten God that formed thee.
g Ju. 2. 14.
19 « And when the LORD saw it, he tabhorred them,
Or, despised.
'La. 2. 6.
Because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
h Is. 1. 2. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them,
i See Job 13. 24.
I will see what their end shall be ;
For they are a very froward generation,
; Is. 30. 9. Mat. Children'in whom is no faith. .
17. 17.
k Ps. 78. 58. 21 They "have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God,
11 Sa. 12. 21. They have provoked me to anger 'with their vanities;
19. Ac. 14. 15. And ”I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people,
mon. 10. Ro. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
n Jer. 15. 14. La. 22 For "a fire is kindled in mine anger,
ed. And Ishall burn unto the lowest hell,
* Or, hath con- And *shall consume the earth with her increase,
And set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
• Is. 26. 15. 23 I will ºheap mischiefs upon them,
p Pe. 7. 12, 13. I P will spend mine arrows upon them.
24 They shall be burnt with hunger,
+ Heb. burning s And devoured with tburning heat, and with bitter destruction ;
Le. 26. 22. I will also send 'the teeth of beasts upon them,
With the poison of serpents of the dust.
La 1. 20. Ez 25 The "sword without, and terror 'within,
Shall *destroy both the young man and the virgin,
* Heb. bercave.
The suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
s Ez. 20. 13, 14, 26 ". I said, I would scatter them into corners,
I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men;
27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy,
t Je. 19. 4. Lest their adversaries 'should behave themselves strangely,
u Pa. 140. 8.
And lest they should “say, tOur hand is high,
'hand, and not the And the LORD hath not done all this.
LORD, hathi
28 For they are a nation void of counsel,
v Is. 27. 11. Je. 4. Neither is there any understanding in them.
w Ps. 81, 13. Lu.
... 29 O "that they were wise, that they understood this,
19. 42.
That "they would consider their latter end !
• 30 How should 'one chase a thousand,
y Le. 26. 8. Jos.
And two put ten thousand to flight,
23. 10.2 Ch. 24.
24. Is. 30. 17. Except their Rock *had sold them,
z Ps. 44. 12. Is.
And the Lord had shut them up ?
a l Sa. 2. 2. 31 For “their rock is not as our Rock,
b 1 Sa. 4. 8. Je. Even bour enemies themselves being judges.
32 For their vine fis of the vine of Sodom,
| Or, is worsc
than the vine of, And of the fields of Gomorrah ;
Sodom, &c. Is. 1.
Their grapes are grapes of gall,
« Ps. 58. 4.
Their clusters are bitter ;
d. Ps. 140. 3. Ro. 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons,
3. 13.
€ Job 14. 17. Je. And the cruel dyenom of asps.
12. Ro. 2: 5: 34 Is not this ‘laid up in store with Me,
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40
coais : Hab. 3.
7. 15. 2 Co. 7. 5.
| Heb. from the
chambers.
23.
+ Or, Our high
done all this.
22. :
& Is. 47. 7. La.
1.9.
50. 1.
40. 3.
10.
2A
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[PERIOD III.
MOSES BLESSES THE PEOPLE.
Ps. 94. l.
106. 45. Je. 31.
& 14. 26.
k Ju. 10. 14. Je.
2. 28.
41. 4.
22.
Job 5. 18. Ps. 68.
20.
And sealed up among my treasures ?
fGe. 50. 19, 20.
9, 20. 35 To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense.
35
Their foot shall slide in due time;
§ 2 Pe. 2. 3.
For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things that shall come upon them make haste.
1 Ps. 135. 14. 36 For the LORD shall judge his people,
i Ju. 2. 18. Ps., And 'repent himself for his servants,
20. Joel 2. 14. When he seeth that their *power is gone,
* Heb. hand. And there is none shut up or left.
; 1 Ki. 14. 10. &
21. 21. 2 Ki.9.8. 37 And He shall say, "Where are their gods,
Their Rock in whom they trusted,
38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices,
And drank the wine of their drink offerings ?
Heb. a hiding Let them rise up and help you, and be fyour protection.
for you.
1 Ps. 102. 27. Is. 39 See now that 'I, even I, am He,
And "there is no god with me :
m Is. 45. 5, 18,
I "kill—and I make alive;
n See Ex. 4.7.
*2Ki. 5. 7. See I wound—and I heal ;
Neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
o See Ge. 14. 22.40 For 'I lift up my hand to heaven,
Nu. 14. 30. And say, I live for ever.
p Is. 27. 1. & 34. 41 If 'I whet my glittering sword,
21. 9, 10, 14, 20.
And my hand take hold on judgment;
q Is. 1. 24. Nah. I 'will render vengeance to mine enemies,
And will reward them that hate me.
go Je. 46. 10.
42 I will make mine arrows "drunk with blood,
And my sword shall devour flesh;
And that with the blood of the slain and of the captives,
Je. 30. 14.
From the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.'
Or, Praise his 43 Rejoice, O ye nations ! with his people;
tions! or, Sing ye, For He will 'avenge the blood of his servants,
&c. Ro. 15. 10.
And will render vengeance to his adversaries,
And "will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.”
đu Ps. 85. 1.
44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears
* Or, Joshua.
of the people, he, and *Hoshea the son of Nun. 45 And Moses made
an end of speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 and he said unto
v De. 6. 6. Ez.
40. 4.
them, “ Set 'your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you
this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all
8. the words of this Law. 47 For it is not a vain thing for you, “because it
22. & 4. 22. Ro. is your life; and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the
10.5.
land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."
5. & 66. 16. Ez
1. 2.
& See Job 13. 24.
people, ye na-
t Re. 6. 10. &
19. 2.
w De. 30. 19. U
18. 5. Pr. 3. 2,
SEC. LXXXVII.
SECT. LXXXVIII.-Moses blesses the P cople;—He ascends Mount Nebo
A. M. 2553
to die ;-His Death, and the Lamentation of the People.
B. C. 1451.
Hales, 1608.
Deut. xxxii. 48, to the end, and xxxiii. and xxxiv.
Mount Nebo.
48 AND the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, 49 « Get
a Nu. 33. 47, 48. thee up into this “Mountain Abarim, unto Mount Nebo, which is in
the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land
of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession.
50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto
0 Nu. 20. 25, 28. thy people ; as 'Aaron thy brother died in Mount Hor, and was gathered
c Nu. 20. 11-13.
unto his people. 51 Because ºye trespassed against me among the
* Or, strife at children of Israel at the waters of * Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness
Kadesh.
d See Le. 10. 3.
0.3. of Zin; because ye dsanctified me not in the midst of the children of
e Nu. 27. 12. Israel. 52 Yet 'thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not
go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.”
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MOSES BLESSES THE PEOPLE.
See Ps. 68. 17.
Da. 7. 10. Ac. 7.
53. Gal.3.19.He.
Ps. 47. 4. Ho.
1 Sa. 2. 9. Ps.
50. 5.
22. 3.
1 Pr. 2. 1.
a i. e. with the
holy, or conse-
crated, one, viz.
f Ps. 90, title. 1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man Deut. xxxii.
of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 And he said, -
& Ex. 19. 18,20; " The “Lord came from Sinai,
Ju. 5. 4, 5. Hab.
3. 3.
And rose up from Seir unto them;
He shined forth from Mount Paran,
And he came with "ten thousands of saints:
From his right hand went a ffiery law for them.
2. 2. Re. 5. 11.
in 3 Yea, 'he loved the people,
| Heb. fire of law.
i See Ge. 17. 8. All'his saints are in thy hand :
11. 1. Mal. 1. 2. And they ksat down at thy feet;
Every one shall 'receive of thy words.
k Lu. 10. 39. Ac. 4 Moses "commanded us a law,
Even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
m John 1. 17. & 5 And he was king in Jeshurun,
7. 19.
When the heads of the people
And the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6 « Let REUBEN live, and not die;
And let not his men be few."
7 And this is the blessing of Judah. And he said,
“Hear, Lord! the voice of Judah,
And bring him unto his people..
Let his hands be sufficient for him,
n Ps. 146. 5.
And be thou "a help to him from his enemies.".
8 And of Levi he said, .
o Ex. 28. 30. “Let ºthy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy aone,
posterity of thy
Whom ”thou didst prove at Massah,
viz. And with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Aaron. -Ed. 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not 'seen him,
81. 7.
Neither "did he acknowledge his brethren,
9 Ge. 29. 32.
Nor knew his own children;
'1 Ch. 17. 17.
Job 37. 24. For ºthey have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
qr Ex. 32. 26-28
10 {They shall teach Jacob thy judgments,
& See Je. 18. 18.
Mal. 2. 5, 6. And Israel thy law;
Fot.
L
*They shall put incense ibefore Thee.
11. Ez. 44. 23,
And 'whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
* Or, Let them put 11 Bless, LORD ! his substance,
inccrise. Ex. 30.
7, 8. 1 Sa. 2. 28. And "accept the work of his hands;
Smite through the loins of them that rise against him,
i Le. 1. 9, 13, 17. And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.”
12 And of BENJAMIN he said,
u 2 Sa. 24. 23. “The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him;
Ps. 20. 3. Ez.
20. 40, 41.
And the LORD shall cover him all the day long,
b Or, among his
And He shall dwell between his bshoulders."
13 And of Joseph he said,
mountains of “ Blessed of the LORD be his land,
Benjamin.--
v Ge. 49. 25.
For the precious things of heaven,
w Ge. 27. 28. For “the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun,
And for the precious things fput forth by the *moon,
15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains,
* Heb. moons.
& Ge. 49. 26. And for the precious things of the lasting hills,
y Hab 3. 6.
16 And for the precious things of the earth, and fulness thereof,
2 Ex. 3. 2, 4. And for the goodwill of *Him that dwelt in the bush! ..
a Ge. 49. 26. Let the blessing "come upon the head of Joseph,
And upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his
brethren.
p Ex. 17. 7. Ps.
teach, &c. Le. 10.
24. Mol. 2. 7.
Aness, LORD the work of of them tha
Heb. at thy
nose.
Ps. 51. 19. Ez.
43. 27.
mountains : the
temple being
mountains of
I Heb. trust
forth.
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MOSES BLESSES THE PEOPLE.
15.
Jos. 13. 10, &c.
&c.
Lawgiver,
18. 27.
&c.
17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock,
| Heb. an unicorn. And his horns are like the horns of tunicorns ;
01 Ki. 22. 11. Ps. With them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth:
44. 5.
See Ge. 48. 19. And they are the ten thousands of EPHRAIM,
And they are the thousands of MANASSEH."
18 And of ZEBULUN he said, -
d See Ge. 49. 13– 6 Rejoice, “Zebulun! in thy going out;
And, ISSACHAR, in thy tents.
e Is. 2. 3. 19 They shall call the people unto the mountain,
f Ps. 4. 5.
There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they shall suck of the abundance of the seas,
And of treasures hid in the sand.”
20 And of Gad he said,
& See Ge. 49.19. « Blessed be he that benlargeth Gad!
1 Ch. 12. 8, &c. He dwelleth as a lion,
And teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
k Nu. 32. 16, 17, 21 And "he provided the first part for himself,
a i. e. in a portion Because there, in a portion of the Lawgiver, was he fseated ; &
assigned by the
And he came with the heads of the people,
Moses.-Ed.
He executed the justice of the LORD,
1 Heb. cieled.
i Jos. 4. 12.
And his judgments with Israel.”
22 And of Dan he said,
6. Dan is a lion's whelp;
; Jos. 19. 47. Ju. He shall leap from Bashan."
23 And of NAPHTALI he said,
k Ge. 49.21. O Naphtali ! "satisfied with favor,
And full with the blessing of the LORD,
2 See Jos. 19. 32, Possess 'thou the West and the South.”
24 And of ASHER he said,
m Ge. 49. 20. « Let "Asher be blessed with children,
Let him be acceptable to his brethren,
n See Job 29. 6. And let him "dip his foot in oil.
* Or, Under thy 25 *Thy shoes shall be iron and brass;
And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
26 “ There is 'none like unto the God of Jeshurun,
86. 8. Je. 10. 6.
Who Prideth upon the heaven 'in thy help,
b Or, for thy aid;
And in his excellency on the sky.
or, bringing 27 The Eternal God is thy 'refuge,
help.-Ed.
And underneath are the everlasting arms:
And he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee;
And shall say, Destroy them..
Nu23.9: Jeg 28 Israel "then shall dwell in safety alone;
The fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine ;
& Ge. 27. 28. Also his 'heavens shall drop down dew.
i Ps. 144. 15. 29 Happy 'art thou, O Israel!
u 2 Sa. 7. 23.
Who "is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD!
v See Ge. 15. 1. The 'shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency!
tor, shall be sub And thine enemies tshall be found liars unto thee;
45. Ps. 18. 44. And thou shalt tread upon their high places.”
w Nu. 27. 12.
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab "unto the Deut. xxxiv.
Or, the hills mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against
2 De. 3. 27. Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, Yunto
y Ge. 14. 14.
Dan, 2 and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and
all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 3 and the South, and the
a Ju. 1. 16. 2 Ch. plain of the valley of Jericho, "the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. 4 And
See Ge. 12. 7. the LORD said unto him, “ This 'is the land which I sware unto Abra-
ham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, “I will give it unto thy seed ;'
shoes shall be
iron.
o Ex. 15. 11. Ps.
Ps. 68. 4, 33,
34. Hab. 3. 8.
Ps. 90. 1.
23. 6. & 33. 16.
dued. 2 Sa. 22.
2 De. 11. 24,
28. 15.
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THE MISSION OF JOSHUA.
c See Jude 9.
d See Ge. 27. 1.
& 48. 10. Jos.
I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go
over thither.”
5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab,
according to the word of the LORD. 6 And He buried him in a valley
in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor; but ‘no man knoweth of
his sepulchre unto this day. 7 And Moses was an hundred and twenty
27.1. years old when he died ; his eye was not dim, nor his *natural force
14. 10, 11. tabated. 8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of
* Heb. moisture. Moab @thirty days; so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses
† Heb. fled.
e See Ge. 50. 3. were ended.
10.
9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the Spirit of Wisdom, (for
2. Da. Moses had laid his hands upon him ;) and the children of Israel heark-
g Nu. 27. 18, 23. ened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
See De. 18. 15, 10 And there "arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses,
i Ex. 33. 11. 'whom the LORD knew face to face, l1 in all the signs and the wonders,
which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and
to all his servants, and to all his land, 12 and in all that mighty hand,
and in all the great terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel.
6. 3.
18.
of Egypthat meet all Israel site
--Lomo' to this
Come
1 013
1841
PERIOD IV.
FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE ISRAELITES INTO CANAAN,
TO THE DEATH OF DAVID.
SECT. I.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451.
HALES, 1607.
Mount Nebo.
PART I.
THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN.
Section I.-The Mission of Joshua.(1)
Joshua i. 1-9.
The Lord appointeth Joshua to succeed Moses. 3 The borders of the promised land. 5,9 God
promiseth to assist Joshua. 8 He giveth him instructions.
1 NOW after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to
pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minis-
or
(1) The conduct of Providence towards the peo- among the Israelites, it could not be supposed that
ple of Israel had now made them the only nation they were designed to wander perpetually in the
in the world, which maintained in its entire purity wilderness. So long as the Israelites continued an
the doctrine of the Unity of God. The nations obscure and wandering people in the deserts of
around them professed the grossest polytheism; Arabia, the great and merciful purposes, for which
and though many have been of opinion that the they had been so conspicuously favored by the
more philosophical part of mankind saw through Almighty, could not be considered as fulfilled.
the absurdity of idolatry, we have no proof whatever, From the miracles and wonders they had wit-
that they worshipped the one only true God, which nessed, they would naturally conclude they were
was revealed to their fathers, and was adored by not to continue for ever in the wilderness; they
the Israelites. The one God of the heathens was would anticipate the possession of some fertile
a mysterious, undefinable, existing, nameless first country where they might' establish their religion
cause; which received various epithets at various in its purity. The land of Canaan, which was now
times. He was something comprising the properties in the possession of the Canaanites, appeared from
of matter with the attributes of spirit; which every its central situation best adapted for this purpose ;
attempt to describe rendered only more unintelligi- but this circumstance could give them no ri
ble and absurd. It was sometimes called the plastic title to the territory. Yet we read they claimed
energy of nature-fate—destiny-the soul of the this country as if it was their inheritance: they
world-or whatever other term the fancy or super- fought, they conquered, they put to death, or dis-
stition of the pagans might please to assign it; possessed the inhabitants. The question therefore
and we have every reason to suppose the philoso- which has been proposed by many, on reading this
pher, the magistrate, and the vulgar, among the part of the narrative, is worthy of attention :-By
idolatrous nations, differed only in their degrees what right did the Israelites invade the land of
of absurdity. The people of Israel alone, not by Palestine ?
the efforts of their own reasoning, but by the proofs God, the Great Governor, who possesses all power
which had appealed so strongly and so undeniably over his creatures, and may justly punish those who
to their senses, believed and professed the religion violate his laws, in that manner which to his wis-
of the true God, the Omnipotent, Omniscient, Om dom may seem most impressive and useful, com-
nipresent Creator, Preserver, and Judge of the manded the Israelites to exterminate the Canaanites,
world.
as the just retribution for their crimes and idolatries.
The worship of Jehovah being thus established God might have destroyed them by famine, by
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ter, saying, 2« Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over
this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give
a De. 11. 24. to them, even to the children of Israel. 3 Every "place that the sole
of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto
earthquake, by pestilence ; He might have drowned chants and adventurers who had been originally
by a local deluge, or consumed them by fire from settled near the borders of the Indian ocean; and
heaven: instead of these He commissioned the who having been dispossessed by the Cuthic Si-
people of Israel to root them out by the sword. In donians, had migrated westward, to form establish-
so doing, the Almighty not only demonstrated to ments on the sea coasts of Palestine, and carry on
the whole world his hatred of the corruptions and commerce with the herdsmen who traversed it.
pollutions of superstition, but He more particularly They were for some time contented with their fac-
enforced on the Israelites the purity of his Law, the tories on the sea coasts, but they gradually obtained
certainty of their own punishment if they aposta- possession of the inland country. The Perizzites,
tized, and the freedoin from temporal evil which too, were a warlile tribe, who now first made their
they should consequently enjoy if they persevered appearance in Canaan; they had originally inhabit-
in their allegiance to Hiñ, their Sovereign e d the north-east of Babylonia. Whether they had
Lest this invasion of Canaan' by the Israelites been dispossessed of their settlements; wliether
however should be drawn into precedent by other they were seeking new establishments; or for what-
nations, for ambition or religious persecution; they soever purpose they were now. in Palestine, they
were assured by continued and powerful miracles, gave no interruption to the progress of Abraham,
that their cause was just, that they should be suc- although Abraham entered upon the Holy Land,
cessful, and that they were not subject at that pe- and continued his journeyings with a large retinue,
riod to the common laws of nations. The people of and as a powerful prince. He took possession of
Israel was the sword of God, the Great Magistrale Canaan as the territory of his ancestors; not indeed
of earth; and they were no more to be condemned as a fixed habitation, but as pasture land adapted to
in thus acting in conformity to the commands of his numerous flocks and herds. He traversed the
God, than the executioner can be who fulfils the whole country as a proprietor, without a competi-
last sentence of the law. Before, then, other nations tor. He had the power of arming three hundred
invade the territory of their neighbours on the same and eighteen of his own servants, born in his own
supposed authority as the Israelites, the same com- house : and it is most probable that he had others
mission from heaven must be given; and that com- who are not enumerated. He declared war as an
mission must be authenticated by miracles equally independent prince of this country against five
evident, perpetual, and wonderful.
neighbouring princes; and formed an alliance with
Many however have not been satisfied with this Abimelech, as an equal, and as a sovereign. It is
argument, and would discard the doctrine of the true, he purchased land of the Canaanitish family
peculiar Providence, which regulated by a visible of Heth, but this was because the Hittites had
Theocracy the conduct of the chosen people; they gradually made a more fixed settlement in thât part
would defend the invasion of Palestine on other of the country; their intrusion had not been at first
grounds. They would judge of the transactions prevented by the ancestors of Abraham; and by
of that period, (regardless of the peculiar circum- this sufferance they made that district their pecu-
stances under which they took place,) by modern liar property.
ideas, and the present law of nations. Some sup- As Abraham thus traversed and possessed Ca-
pose that the conduct of the Israelites was solely naan, with undisputed authority, so too did Isaac
defensible, on the supposition that there had been a and Jacob in like manner. No one opposed their
partition of the whole earth by the sons of Noah, right. They exercised, as Abraham had done be-
and that Canaan had been allotted to Shem; the fore them, sovereign power; they never resigned
sons of Shem therefore were justified in claiming that power, nor gave up to others the property of
their ancient inheritance from the Canaanites who that land, which now, by long prescription, as well
were descended from Ham. Others have asserted as by the promise of God, had become entirely their
that the Canaanites commenced the war by attack- own. .
ing the Israelites; an assertion which cannot be The ancestors, then, of the Israélités, Michaelis
defended from the history. While others have af- argues, were either the sole sovereigns, or the most
firmed, without any well-grounded arguments, that powerful of those princes who possessed, in early
the Israelites, as a wandering people, having no cer- ages, the Holy Land. By the fanine which occur-
täin home, were justified in forcibly invading, and red in the days of Joseph, they were compelled to
taking possession of an adjoining territory. But leave their own country, and take refuge in Egypt;
Michaelis is of opinion that the right of the Is- yet they never lost sight of the sepulchre of their
raelites originated in their being actually the pro- fathers. And though we do not read that acts of
prietors of Canaan, of which they had been unjustly ownership were continued to maintain and perpet-
dispossessed by the intruding and hostile Canaanites. uate their right, we can have but little doubt that
The laws of nations are always the same. If any something of the kind took place, for Jacob was
nation, or tribe, or part of a tribe, take possession of taken from Egypt to be buried there; Joseph' as-
an unknown, undiscovered, unoccupied, or unin- sured them that they should return; and the Egyp-
habited country, the right of property vests in tians, their oppressors, a kindred branch of the pow-
them; they are its proprietors and owners. After erful tribes which had by this time entirely taken
the Deluge, the world might be said to be in this possession of Palestine, kept them in bondage, and
state ; and Michaelis has endeavoured to prove, that refused to let them go, lest they should claim the
the ancestors of Abraham were the original occu- inheritance of their fathers.
piers of the pasture land of Canaan. Canaan, If this claim of the Israelites can be proved to be
Therefore, by the law of nations, as well as by the well founded, they would have been entitled, by
promises of God, was the lot of Abraham's inherit- the law of nations, forcibly to take possession of the
ance, and the rightful land of his descendants. Holy Land; and it will be interesting to observe
The Canaanite and the Perizzite had only just es- how the merciful providence of God afforded them
tablished themselves in Canaan when Abraham re- the opportunity of successfully regaining their law-
moved from Haran to that country; and were so ful inheritance, and at the same time accomplishing
weak and few in number, that they never inter- his own divine purposes, to the fulfilment of his
fered with the rights of sovereignty assumed and prophecies, and to the happiness and security of his
exerted by Abraham. The Canaanites were mer Church. The Israelites may be considered as the
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oore
23, 31. Nu. 34.
3-12.
34river, theat toward the man be able to will be with our
Is. 43. 2, 5.
T
13. 5.
ver. 7.
1. 8.
Shittim.
a He. 11. 31. Ja
2. 25.
0 Ge. 15. 18. Ex. Moses. 4 From 'the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great
***river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the
c De. 7. 24.
Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
d De. 31. 8. 23. 5 There “shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of
thy life; as I was with Moses, so 'I will be with thee, 'I will not fail
e De. 31. 6,8. He.
thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be 'strong and of a good courage; for *unto this
f De. 31. 7, 23. people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware
cause this people unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very cour-
to inherit the land,
and, ageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which
&c.
g Nu. 27. 23. Moses my servant commanded thee; "turn not from it to the right hand
De. 5. 32.
or to the left, that thou mayest fprosper whithersoever thou goest.
† Or, do wiselij,
'ver. 8. De. 232.9. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou
19. shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do
j Ps. 1.2. .
according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy
Or, do wisely, way prosperous, and then thou shalt thave good success. 9 Have not
PO TO I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage, kbe not afraid,
neither be thou dismayed; for the LORD thy God is with thee whither-
-- soever thou goest."
SECT. II.
SECTION II.--The Spies sent out. (2)
JOSHUA ii.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451. -
.. Rahab receiveth and concealeth the two spies sent from Shittim. 8 The covenant between her and
Rando receiveth and conc
them. 23 Their return und relation.
HALES, 1607.
AND Joshua the son of Nun *sent out of Shittim two men to spy
secretly, saying, “ Go view the land, even Jericho.” And they went,
* Or, had sent. and "came into a harlot's house, named 'Rahab, and flodged there.
2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold! there
0 Mat. 1. 5. came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the
+ Heb. lay.
country.” 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, “Bring
c Ps. 127. 1. Pr.
21. 30. forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thy house;
for they be come to search out all the country.”
d See 2 Sa. 17. 4 And 'the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus,
“ There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were ; 5 and it
came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark,
that the men went out. Whither the men went I wot not; pursue
e See Ex. 1. 17. after them quickly, for ye shall overtake them.” 6 But she had brought
them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax,
which she had laid in order upon the roof. ?And the men pursued after
them the way to Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as they which
pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8 And before they were lain down, she came up unto them upon the
roof; 9 and she said unto the men, “I know that the Lord hath given
f Ge. 35. 5. you the land, and that 'your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the
Heb. mclt. ver. inhabitants of the land #faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how
24. Ex. 15. 15.
. Ex. 14. 21.
*. the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you, when ye came
a Nu. 21. 24, 34, out of Egypt; and "what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites,
19, 20.
is that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly
i Ex. 15. 14, 15.
j Is. 13. 7. *destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these things, 'our hearts did
* Heb. rose up. melt, neither *did there remain any more courage in any man, because
servants and minsters of God, punishing the idola. ) There is some accidental derangement of the
try of the Canaanites, and instituting in its place, in order of the chapters in the book of Joshua. If
the midst of an apostate world, the religion of the chronologically placed, they should be read thus:
one true God. In every victory they obtained, the first chapter to the tenth verse--the second
they must have admired the faithfulness of that chapter from the tenth verse to the end of the first
promise which had foretold their entire possession chapter—the third and consecutive chapters to the
of this land; and they must have been persuaded, eleventh-then the twenty-second chapter-and,
that if they served other gods, they would bring lastly, the twelfth and thirteenth chapters to the
down upon themselves the punishments predicted twenty-fourth verse of the latter.-Bedford's Scrip-
by Moses.—Vide Michaelis, Comment. &c. vol. i. b. ture Chronology, b. v. p. 590; Gray's Key, p. 147,
ii. c. iii. p. 155, &c.; Horw Mosaicæ, vol. i. p. 458; note 2.
Origin of Pag. Idol. vol. iii. p. 561, &c.
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eal kindly an, when the Loxours, if ye utt
* De. 4. 39. of you ; for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in
Ge. 21. 23. See earth beneath. 12 Now therefore, I pray you, 'swear unto me by the
I Sa. 20. 14, 15,
17.
LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show kind-
* See 1 Ti. 5. 8. ness unto "my father's house, and give me a true token; 13 and that ye
will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my
sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.”
+ Heb. instead of 14 And the men answered her, “Our life tfor yours, if ye utter not
you to die.
this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the
* Ju. 1. 24. Mat. land, that "we will deal kindly and truly with thee.” 15 Then she ºlet
0 Ac. 9. 25. them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon
the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 16 And she said unto them,
“Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you, and hide your-
selves there three days, until the pursuers be returned ; and afterward
may ye go your way." 17 And the men said unto her, “ We will be
Ex. 20.7.
Pblameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 18 Be-
hold! when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet
thread in the window which thou didst let us down by; and thou shalt
| Heb. gather. Ibring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's
household, home unto thee. 19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go
q Mat. 27. 25. out of the doors of thy house into the street, 'his blood shall be upon
his head, and we will be guiltless; and whosoever shall be with thee
in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon
him. 20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine
oath which thou hast made us to swear.” 21 And she said, “ According
unto your words so be it.” And she sent them away, and they departed;
and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there
three days, until the pursuers were returned ; and the pursuers sought
them throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 So the two men
returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came
to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them. 24 And
r Ex. 23. 31.
they said unto Joshua, “ Truly "the LORD hath delivered into our hands
* Heb. melt. ver.
all the land ; for even all the inhabitants of the country do *faint be-
cause of us.”
SECT. III.
SECTION III.—Passage of the River Jordan.(3)
Joshua i. 10, to the end, and chap. iii. and iv.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451. Joshua prepareth the people to pass over Jordan 12 He putteth the two tribes and a half in mind of
their promise to Moses. 16 They promise him fealty. - Chap. iii. 1 Joshua cometh to Jordan.
Hales, 1607.
2 The officers instruct the people for the pussage. Ý The Lord encourageth Joshua. 9 Joshua
Jordan.
encourageth the people. 14 The waters of Jordan are divided. -- Chap. iv. 1 Twelve men are
appointed to take twelve stones for a memorial out of Jordun. 9 Twelve other stones are set up in
the midst of Jordan. 10, 19 The people pass over. 14 God magnifieth Joshua. 20 The twelve
stones are pitched in Gilgal.
10 THEN Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11• Pass
through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals;
(3) Throughout the whole of this Arrangement as one specimen of the manner in which that
of the Old Testament, I have not attempted to learned and ingenious author has proceeded in his
transpose a sentence, to make the mere language or proposed emendations of the sacred text; though
the composition of the inspired writers appear to the boldness of his criticisms is not always to be
more advantage. My only object has been to re- approved. The twelfth verse of this third chapter
late the facts in their order, according to the best of Joshua he places after the first of chapter the
authorities. The third chapter of the book of fourth.
Joshua contains an account of the passage of the
CHAPTER III.
Israelites over the river Jordan. The fact, as re- 2 And it came to pass after three days, 'that they
lated by the sacred historian, is inserted in the removed from Shittim, and came unto Jordan,
Bible in its proper place : but Bishop Horsley is of Joshua and all the children of Israel, and there they
opinion, that the narration of the fact itself is con- passed the night, before they passed over. 5 And
fused; he has, therefore, altered the arrangement Joshua said unto the people, . Sanctify yourselves,
of the sentences and verses, to give a more orderly for to-morrow Jehovah will perform wonders among
and clear account: and he has done the same with you." 1 And Joshua arose early in the morning,
other passages. In the present case the Bishop's 7 and Jehovah said unto Joshua, “ This day will I
arrangement has undoubtedly given greater ele- begin to magnify thee in the eyes of all Israel, that
gance to the relation of the passage of the river they may understand that as I was with Moses I
Jordan, and I have therefore added it in this note, will be with thee. 8 And thou, command the priests
9.
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this side our cattle, shaiven you iring, 'The
the Lion *armed,
a See De. 9. 1.& for "within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess
11. 31.
the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.”
12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe
6 Nu. 32. 20–28. of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 13 « Remember bthe word which
Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, "The LORD
your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. 14 Your
wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which
Moses gave you on this side Jordan ; but ye shall pass before your
* Heb. marshalled
led brethren *armed, all the mighty men of valor, and help them ; 15 until
by live : as Ex.
13. 18. the Lord hath given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they
also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth thein.'
Then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it,
which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward
the sunrising.”
16 And they answered Joshua, saying, “ All that thou commandest
us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. 17 AC-
cording as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken
c1 Sa. 20. 13.
unto thee; only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
1 Ki. 1. 37.
18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and
will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he
shall be put to death; only be strong and of a good courage.”
1 And Joshua rose early in the morning ; and they re- Jos. iii.
moved from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the chil-
dren of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came
to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 and
d See Nu. 10. 33. they commanded the people, saying, “ When dye see the ark of the
e De. 31. 9, 25. covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing
f Ex. 19. 12. it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 4 Yet there
shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by
measure; come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which
t'Heb. since yes-
s- ye must go, for ye have not passed this way theretofore.” 5 And Joshua
terday and the
third day. said unto the people, “Sanctify yourselves ; for to-morrow the LORD
g Ex. 19. 10,
4, will do wonders among you.” 6 And Joshua spake unto the priests,
saying, “ Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the
people." And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before
the people.
h 1 Ch. 29. 25. ? And the LORD said unto Joshua, “ This day will I begin to "magnify
2 Ch. 1. 1.
thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with
that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When 13 And it shall be, as soon as the soles of the feet of
ye enter the brink of the water of Jordan, then the priests bearing the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of
stand ye still in Jordan.” 2 And the officers went all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, the
through the camp, 3 and they commanded the waters of Jordan shall be intercepted, the waters
people, saying, “ So soon as ye shall see the priests that come down from above, and they shall stand
the Levïtes take up the ark of the covenant of Je- up in one heap.” 14 And it came to pass, when he
hovah your God, then ye shall march from your people marched from their tents to pass over Jor-
place, and go after it. 4 Only there shall be a space dan, with the priests bearing the ark of the cove-
between you and it. Ye shall not approach it nant before the people, 15 when they that bare the
within the distance of full two thousand cubits, in ark came unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests
order that ye may know the way which ye must bearing the ark were dipped in the water upon the
go, for ye have not passed this way heretofore." brink, (now Jordan is swollen over all his banks all
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, “ Take the season of harvest, ) 16 then the waters which
up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the came down from the upper parts [of the river] stood
people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant, still *; they rose up in one heap to a great distance
and marched before the people. 9 And Joshua said above the city Adamt, which is hard by Zaredan.
unto the children of Israel, " Come hither, and hear And those that were going down toward the sea of
the words of Jehovah your God.” 10 And Joshua the plain, the salt sea, ran quite off, being separated
said, “ By this ye shall know that the living God is [from the upper stream]. So the people crossed
among you, and assuredly he will drive out before over opposite to Jericho. 17 And the priests bearing
you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm upon
and the Perizzite, and the Ainorite, and the Jebu- dry land in the midst of Jordan. And all Israel
site. 11 Behold the ark of the covenant of the Lord crossed over upon dry land, until the whole army
of the whole earth goeth on before you into Jordan. had crossed over Jordan.
* The current was stopped.
toix is the reading in many MSS.
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17. 23. 2 Ki. 19.
114. 3.
12. 5. & 49. 19.
46.
p De. 3. 17.
34. 3.
Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests
that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the
brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan."
9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, “ Come hither, and
hear the words of the LORD your God.” 10 And Joshua said, “Hereby
i De. 5. 26. 1 Sa. ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without
4. Ho. 1. 10.** fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the
I thes. 1.9. Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and
; Ex. 33. 2. De. 7. the Jebusites. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of "the LORD of all
1. Ps. 44. 2.
& Mic. 4. 13. Ze. the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. 12 Now therefore take
4. 14. & 6.5.
you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests
that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the
waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters
? Ps78. 13. & that come down from above ; and they 'shall stand upon a heap."
14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents,
m Ac. 7. 45.
to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the mark of the covenant
before the people ; 15 and as they that bare the ark were come unto Jor-
dan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim
r1 Ch. 12. 15. Je. of the water (for "Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of har-
** ta vest), 16 that the waters which came down from above stood and rose
ol Ki. 4. 12. & 7. up upon a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside °Zaretan ;
and those that came down 'toward the sea of the plain, even 'the salt
9 Ge. 14. 3. Nu. sea, failed, and were cut off : and the people passed over right against
Jericho. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the
s See Ex. 14. 29. LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, "and all the
Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed
clean over Jordan.
1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean Jos. iv.
. De. 27. 2. 'passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
2« Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
3 and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst
of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve
stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the
lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.” 4 Then Joshua called
the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out
of every tribe a man ; 5 and Joshua said unto them, “ Pass over before
the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you
up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the
number of the tribes of the children of Israel, 6 that this may be a
& sign among you, that 'when your children ask their fathers fin time to
Ps. 44. 1. & 78. come, saying, What mean ye by these stones ? 7 Then ye shall answer
morrow them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the
covenant of the LORD, (when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jor-
u Ex. 12. 14. Nu. dan were cut off ;) and these stones shall be for "a memorial unto the
children of Israel for ever.” 8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua
commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as
the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes
of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the
place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9 And Joshua set
up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of
the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood; and they are
there unto this day.
10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until
every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak
unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua : and
the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the
Ex. 12. 26. &
13. 14. De. 6. 20.
3-6.
I Heb.to-morrow.
16. 40.
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28.
armede
people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over,
o No. 32. 20, 27, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And 'the children of
Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed
over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
* Or, ready 13 about forty thousand *prepared for war passed over before the LORD
unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel;
and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 16 « Command the priests
w Ex. 25. 16, 22. that bear "the ark of the testinony, that they come up out of Jordan.”
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “ Come ye up out of
Jordan.” 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark
of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan,
† Heb. plucked up. and the soles of the priests' feet were tlifted up unto the dry land, that
the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all
his banks, as they did before.
19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the
first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua
m. pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying,
2 Ex. 14. 21. “When your children shall ask their fathers *in time to come, saying,
yl Ki. 8. 42, 43. What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying,
106. 8. Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the LORD your God
2 Ex. 15. 16.
02. Ps. dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed
89. 13. over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea *which he dried up
46.2. Ps. 89. 7. from before us, until we were gone over ; 24 that all the people of the
earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is "mighty; that ye might
| Heb. all days.
* “fear the LORD your God ffor ever.”
I Heb. wont
* Heb.to-morrow.
2 Ki. 19. 19. Ps.
1 Ch. 29. 12.
Je. 10. 7.
a Nu. 13. 29.
6 See Ex. 15. 14,
15. Ps. 48. 6.
Ez. 21. 7.
cl Ki. 10. 5.
for, Gibeah-
SECT. IV.
SECTION IV.—The Covenant renewed.
Joshua v. 1-12.
A. M. 2553.
The Canaanites are afruid. 2 Joshua reneweth circumcision. 10 The Passover is kept at Gilgal.
B. C. 1451.
Hales, 1607.
12 Mannu reuseth.
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which
Gilgal.
were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the
Canaanites, 'which were by the sea, 'heard that the LORD had dried
14, up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we
were passed over, that their heart melted, 'neither was there spirit in
them any more, because of the children of Israel.
Aints. Ex. 4. 25. 2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, “ Make thee *sharp knives,
and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time." 3 And
Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel
at fthe hill of the foreskins. 4 And this is the cause why Joshua did
hauraloth.
circumcise; dall the people that came out of Egypt, that were males,
even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they
came out of Egypt. 5 Now all the people that came out were circum-
cised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way
as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised. 6 For
: De: the children of Israel walked 'forty years in the wilderness, till all the
people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were con-
sumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD ; unto whom
f Nu. 14. 23. Ps. the LORD sware that he would not show them the land, which the
Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth
g Nu. 14. 31. De. with milk and honey. ? And their children, whom he raised up in
1. 39.
their stead, them Joshua circumcised; for they were uncircumcised,
people had made because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8 And it came to
cir- pass, #when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode
& See Ge. 34. 25. in their places in the camp, *till they were whole. 9 And the LORD said
d Nu. 14. 29.
De. 2. 16.
e Nu. 14. 33. De
1. 3. Ps. 95. 10.
Nu, loot
95. 11. He. 3.
11.
LORD swar and hones nua circund them
# Heb. when the
an end to be cir-
cumcised.
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14. 6.
See Le.
Jos. 4. 19.
i Ge. 34. 14. 1 Sa. unto Joshua, " This day have I rolled away ithe reproach of Egypt
18. 3. Ez. 20. 7. from off you.” Wherefore the name of the place is called *Gilgal unto
* That is, rolling. this day.
10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the Pass-
j See Ex. 12. 6, over on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the
Passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the
old corn of the land ; neither had the children of Israel manna any
more ; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
&c.
k Ex. 16. 35.
SECT. V.
HALES, 1607.
Jericho.
* Heb..did shut
up.
toomd
Ex. 23. 20. Da.
1. Re. 12. 7.
CEx. 3.5.
d De. 7. 24.
Section V.—The Conquest of Jericho.
A. M. 2553.
Joshua vi. 1, and v. 13, to the end, and vi. 2, to the end.
B. C. 1451. Chap. vi. Jericho is shut up. - Chap. v. 13 An Angel appeareth to Joshua. - Chap. vi. 2 God in-
strucleth Joshua how to besiege Jericho. 11 The city is compussed. 17 It must be accursed. 20
The walls fall down. 22 Rähub is suved. 26 The builder of Jericho is cursed.
i Now Jericho *was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel ;
up, and wus shut none went out, and none came in.
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that() Jos. v. 13,
a See Gee 3:24, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood ºa ou
Ex. 23. 23. Ze. Man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua
1. 8. Ac. 1. 10.
went unto him, and said unto him, “ Art thou for us, or for our adver-
Or, prince. See saries ? " 14 And he said, “Nay: but as Captain of the host of the
10. 13, 21. & 12. LORD am I now come.” And Joshua “fell on his face to the earth,
and did worship, and said unto him, “ What saith my Lord unto his
o Ge. 17.3.
servant ? 15 And the Captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua,
“Loose Cthy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou stand-
est is holy.” And Joshua did so.
2 And the LORD said unto Joshua,“ See ! I have given into Jos. vi. 2, to
thy hand Jericho, and the dking thereof, and the mighty men the end.
of valor. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go
round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven
e See Ju. 7. 16, priests shall bear before the ark seven 'trumpets of rams' horns; and
f Nu. 10. 8. the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests
shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when
they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the
sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout;
| Heb. under it. and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend
up every man straight before him.”
6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them,
“ Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven
trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.” ? And he said
unto the people, “ Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is
armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.”
8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people,
that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns
passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets; and the ark
of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the
* Heb. gathering trumpets, and the *rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and
host. Nu. 10. 25.
blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people,
Heb. make your saying, “Ye shall not shout, nor fmake any noise with your voice,
neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid
you shout; then shall ye shout.” 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed
voice to be heard.
) This division is made on the authority of Mr. vine honors, as the Son of God.–Faber's Hore
Faber. The Angel who appeared to Moses, now Mosaicæ, vol. ii. p. 107; and Horsley's Biblical Crit-
appears to Joshua; assumes the same exalted icisms, vol. i. p. 255.
name, “ JEHOVAH;" and challenges the same di-
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1* An of the med men, went caring se prieste
pass on m it so thebay the soing on
the day he sevenih did six compassend blowing
13.
17.
il Ki. 18. 17, 18. ions
the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged
in the camp.
& De. 31. 25. 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up
the ark of the LORD. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of
rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew
with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, but the rere-
ward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing
with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city
once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early
about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the
same manner seven times; only on that day they compassed the city
seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the
priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, “ Shout! for
191, devoted, Le. the LORD hath given you the city. 17 And the city shall be taccursed,
27. 28. Mic. 4.
even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot
shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she
A De. 7. 26. & 13. hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, 'in any wise keep your-
selves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when
ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse,
Jonah 1. 12.
18. 'and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and
Heb. holiness. iron, are Iconsecrated unto the LORD; they shall come into the treasury
of the LORD.”
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets;
and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet,
j He. 11. 30. and the people shouted with a great shout, that 'the wall fell down
*flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight
k De. 7.2. before him, and they took the city. 21 And they utterly destroyed all
that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox,
and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 22 (But Joshua had
said unto the two men that had spied out the country, “Go into the
harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath,
1 Jos. 2. 14. He. 'as ye sware unto her.” 23 And the young men that were spies went in,
and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her breth-
† Heb. families. ren, and all that she had ; and they brought out all her tkindred, and left
them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they burnt the city with fire,
and all that was therein ; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels
of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the
Lord. 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's
m See Mat. 1. 5. household, and all that she had ; and "she dwelleth in Israel even
unto this day ; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to
spy out Jericho
nl Ki. 16. 34. 26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, “ Cursed "be the
man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho ;
he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest
son shall he set up the gates of it.” 27 So the LORD was with Joshua ;
and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
TY
* Heb. under it.
11. 31.
,
SECT. VI.
Section VI.-The Capture of Ai.
Joshua vii. and viii. 1-29.
A. M. 2553.
B. C. 1451. The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Joshua's complaint. 10 God instructeth him what to do. 16
Hales, 1607.
Achan is taken by lot. 19 His confession. 22 He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of
Achor.— Chap. viii. 1 God encourageth Joshua. 3 The stratugem whereby Ai was taken. 29
Ai.
The king thereof is hanged.
1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed
* 1 Ch. 2.799 thing; for * Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of +Zabdi, the son of
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing, and the
| Or, Zimri,
'i Ch.2.6.'
anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
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men, or about
3000 men.
28. 25.
before the catere "the hearts.lothes, and fell
22. 14.
3. 10.
Nu. 14. 13.
¿ See Nu. 14.
Ju. 2. 14.
18.
2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-
aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, “Go
up and view the country.” And the men went up and viewed Ai.
3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, “Let not all the
1 Heb. about 2000 people go up, but let fabout two or three thousand men go up and
smite Ai ; and make not all the people to labor thither, for they are
but few.” 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thou-
a Le. 26. 17. De. sand men ; "and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai
smote of them about thirty and six men ; for they chased them from
* Or, in Morad. before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them *in the going
b Le. 26. 36. Ps. down : wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
cGe. 37. 29, 34.
34. 6 And Joshua ‘rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face
before the ark of the LORD until the even-tide, he and the elders of
d See Job 2. 12. Israel, and dput dust upon their heads. 7 And Joshua said, “ Alas, O
Ex: 5. 22. 2 ki. Lord God! 'wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan,
to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to
God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan ! 8 0
| Heb. necks. LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their tbacks before their
enemies ! 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land
f Ps. 83. 4.
shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and 'cut off our name
& See Ex. 32. 12. from the earth; and what wilt thou do unto thy great name ?"
I Heb. fallest.
10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, “ Get thee up; wherefore fliest
thou thus upon thy face ? 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also
transgressed my covenant which I commanded them; for they have
* See Acts 5. 1, 2. even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissem-
bled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 12 There-
14. 45. fore ithe children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but
i De. 7. 26. Jos.6. turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed ;
neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed
& Ex. 19. 10.
from among you. 13 Up, ksanctify the people, and say, Sanctify your-
selves against to-morrow; for thus saith the LORD God of Israel,
There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel! thou canst
not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing
from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought
I Pr. 16. 33. according to your tribes : and it shall be, that the tribe which 'the
Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the
family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the
household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. 15 And
m See 1 Sa. 14. mit shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt
38, 39.
with fire, he and all that he hath ; because he hath transgressed the
* Or, wickedness. covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought *folly in Israel.”
16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by
their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken. 17 And he brought the
family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites : and he
brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.
18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son
of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,
n 1 Sa. 14. 42. "was taken.
o See 1 Sa. 6 min 19 And Joshua said unto Achan, “My son ! °give, I pray thee, glory
9. 24. to the Lord God of Israel, pand make confession unto him ; and 'tell
P. Ch. 30. 23. Ps. me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.” 20 And Achan
4. answered Joshua, and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD
91 Sa. 14. 43.
God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. 21 When I saw among
the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of
silver, and a twedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted
them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the
midst of my tent, and the silver under it.” 22 So Joshua sent messen-
Ge. 34. 7.
Je. 13. 16. John
51. 3. Da. 9. 4.
Heb. tongue.
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nd the silver ters, and his oxen, they brou
y Jos. 15. 7.
and all that he has his oxen, and the wedge
5. 12.
2 Sa. 21. 14.
2. 15.
1-29.
De. 1. 21. &
y De. 20. 14.
2 Ju. 20. 29.
gers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent,
and the silver under it. 23 And they took them out of the midst of the
tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of
| Heb. poured.
Israel, and flaid them out before the LORD.
24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah,
and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons,
and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his
tent, and all that he had; and they brought them unto "the valley of
Ch. 2. 7. Gal. Achor. 25 And Joshua said, “ Why 'hast thou troubled us ? the LORD
t D& 17. 5. shall trouble thee this day.” And all Israel stoned him with stones, and
burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And
Sa. 18. 17. they "raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So "the
v De. 13. 17. LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of
w Is. 65. 10. Ho. utal place was called, LI
.. that place was called, the “valley of * Achor, unto this day.
And the Lord said unto Joshua, “ Fear *not, neither be Jos. viii.
; thou dismayed; take all the people of war with thee, and arise, -
18. & 31.8. go up to Ai. See, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his
people, and his city, and his land. 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her
king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king; only "the spoil thereof,
and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves. Lay
thee an ambush for the city behind it.”
3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai; and
Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them
away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, “ Behold, *ye shall
lie in wait against the city, even behind the city; go not very far from
the city, but be ye all ready. 5 And I, and all the people that are with
me, will approach unto the city; and it shall come to pass, when they
a Ju. 20. 32. come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them 6 (for
† Heb. pulled.
they will come out after us), till we have drawn them from the city; for
they will say, They flee before us, as at the first; therefore we will flee
before them. 7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon
the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. 8 And
it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on
6 2 Sa. 13. 28. fire ; according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. "See !
I have commanded you.”
9 Joshua therefore sent them forth; and they went to lie in ambush,
and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua
lodged that night among the people. 10 And Joshua rose up early in the
morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of
Israel, before the people to Ai. 11 And all the people, even the people
of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the
city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley be-
tween them and Ai. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set
Or, of Ai. them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the
city. 13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on
* Heb. their lying the north of the city, and *their liers in wait on the west of the city,
Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted
and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to bat-
tle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he
Ju. 20. 34. Ec. 'wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
d Ju. 20. 36, &c. 15 And Joshua and all Israel dmade as if they were beaten before them,
and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And all the people that were
in Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after
Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there was not a
man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel ; and they left
the city open, and pursued after Israel.
on the And he Beth-el ane, even the w
in wait. ver. 4.
HISTORY OF THE GIBEONITES.
[PERIOD IV.
e De. 7. 2.
18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, - Stretch out the spear that is in
thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thy hand.” And Joshua
stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 19 And
the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he
had stretched out his hand; and they entered into the city, and took it,
and hasted and set the city on fire. 20 And when the men of Ai looked
behind them, they saw, and, behold! the smoke of the city ascended up
f Heb. hand.
to heaven, and they had no fpower to flee this way or that way; and
the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the
city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again,
and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued out of the city against
them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some
on that side: and they smote them, so that they “let none of them re-
main or escape. 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him
to Joshua.
24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all
the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased
them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they
were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it
with the edge of the sword. 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day,
both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of
Ai. 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out
the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 Only
f Nu. 31. 22, 26. the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto them-
selves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded
g De. 13. 16. Joshua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a
h Jos. 10. 23. Ps.
"107. 40. & 110. desolation unto this day. 29 And "the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until
i De. 21. 23.
even-tide ; and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that
they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the en-
j Jos. 10. 27.
tering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones,
that remaineth unto this day.(5)
5.
23.
SECT. VII. Section VII.—History of the Gibeonites ;-Conquest of the five Kings.
A. M. 2553.
JOSHUA ix. und x.
B. C. 1451. The king's combine against Israel. 3 The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league. 16 For which they
HALES, 1607.
are condemned to perpetual bondage. - Chap. x. I Five Irings war against Gibeon. 6 Joshua
rescueth it. 10 God fighteth aguinst them with hailstones. 12 The sun and moon stand still at
Gilgal.
the word of Joshua. 16 The five kings are mured in a cave.
ed in a cave. 21 They are brought forth, 24
scornfully used, 26 und hunged. 28 Seven kings more are conquered. 43 Joshua returnetin to
Gilgal.
1 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jor-
a Nu. 34. 6. dan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of "the great sea
• Ex. 3. 17. & 23. over against Lebanon, 'the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the
Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; ? that they “gath-
c Ps. 83. 3,5.
ered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one
* Heb. mouth. *accord.
d2 Sa. 21. 1, 2. 3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon 'heard what Joshua had done
e Joş. 6. 27.
unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 they did work wilily, and went and made as if
they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and
wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 5 and old shoes and clouted
upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their
f Jos. 5. 10. provision was dry and mouldy. 6 And they went to Joshua 'unto the
camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, “ We be
(5) The last six verses of this chapter are mis- tar at Mount Ebal was probably after the conquest
placed. Joshua at this time was at a great distance of the northern kingdoms, when the land rested from
from Mount Ebal, namely at Gilgal, where he made war, for the remainder of Joshua's days. I should
his head quarters till the total reduction of the conjecture that these six verses should be annexed
southern quarter of the country. See chap. ix. 6, and to chapter xi., after the words "and the land rested
chap. x. 6,7,9, 43. The erection of the pillar and al- from war.”—Horsley's Bib. Crit. vol. i. p. 260.
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Ane
7. 2. &
20.
i De. 20. 11. 2
10. 5.
come yand Josh
2. 10.
† Heb. in your
hand.
the incn by reason
30. 1, 2. Seo Ju.
10. 2 Sa. 2. 1.
o Ezra 2. 25.
4.
come from a far country; now therefore make ye a league with us.”
g Jos. 11. 19.
? And the men of Israel said unto the "Hivites, “ Peradventure ye dwell
R Ex. 23. 32. De. among us; hand how shall we make a league with you?" 8 And
Ju. 2. 2. they said unto Joshua, “ We are thy servants.” And Joshua said
ki. unto them, “ Who are ye? and from whence come ye ?” 9 And they
j De. 20. 15. said unto him, “From 'a very far country thy servants are come because
k Ex. 15. 14. Jos. of the name of the LORD thy God : for we have "heard the fame of him,
I Nu. 21. 24, 33. and all that he did in Egypt, 10 and 'all that he did to the two kings
of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon,
and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. 11 Wherefore our
elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, 'Take
victuals twith you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto
them, We are your servants; therefore now make ye a league with us.'
12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on
the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry,
and it is mouldy : 13 and these bottles of wine, which we filled, were
new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes
, Or, they received are become old by reason of the very long journey." 14 And fthe men
of their victuals. took of their victuals, "and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
m. Nu. 27. 21. 1... 15 And Joshua "made peace with them, and made a league with them,
1. 1. . Sa. 22. to let them live; and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
n 2 Sa. 21. 2. 16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made
a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours,
and that they dwelt among them. 17 And the children of Israel jour-
neyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities
were °Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. 18 And
PEc. 5. 2. Ps. 15. the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the con-
gregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all
the congregation murmured against the princes. 19 But all the princes
said unto all the congregation, “We have sworn unto them by the
LORD God of Israel : now therefore we may not touch them. 20 This
q See 2 Sa. 21. 1, we will do to them ; we will even let them live, lest 'wrath be upon
15, 18, 19. Ze.5. us, because of the oath which we sware unto them." 21 And the princes
3, 4. Mal. 3. 5.
• said unto them, “ Let them live, but let them be "hewers of wood
De. 29. 11.
a Or, because — and drawers of water unto all the congregation;" &as the princes had
promised them.
22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying,
“Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, "We are very far from you;'
s See Ge. 9. 25. when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there
* Heb. not be cut shall *none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood
and drawers of water for the house of my God.” 24 And they answered
Joshua, and said, “ Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that
t Ex. 23. 32. De. the LORD thy God 'commanded his servant Moses to give you all the
land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you,
"therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have
done this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are "in thy hand; as it seemeth
good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.” 26 And so did he unto
them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that
Hisobgave, or, they slew them not. 27 And Joshua tmade them that day hewers of wood
1 Ch. 9. 2. Ezra and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the
20 De. 12. 5. LORD, even unto this day, "in the place which he should choose.
Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem Jos. x.
had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly de-
2 Jos. 6. 21. stroyed it, (as "he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done
y Jos. 8. 22, 26, to 'Ai and her king :) and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made
2, 6. Ez. 17. 13,
Ed.
off from you.
7. 1, 2.
u Ex. 15. 14.
v Ge. 16. 6.
8. 20.
() The Gibeonites, being thus preserved among future generations of the truth of the events re-
the Israelites, became a standing monument to all corded in the Book of Joshua. The people beheld
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CONQUEST OF THE FIVE KINGS.
Rev. 16. 21.
¿ Ex. 15. 14–16. peace with Israel, and were among them ; 2 that they “feared greatly,
Hab. cities of the because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the froyal cities, and be-
kingdom.
cause it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
3 Wherefore Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of
Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of
Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4« Come up unto me,
and help me, that we may sinite Gibeon ; for it hath made peace with
Joshua and with the children of Israel.” 5 Therefore the five kings of
the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of
Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves
together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before
Gibeon, and made war against it.
a Jos. 5. 10. 6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua “to the camp to Gilgal,
saying, “Slack not thy hand from thy servants, come up to us quickly,
and save us, and help us ; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell
in the mountains are gathered together against us." 7So Joshua as-
cended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the
mighty men of valor.
Jos. 11. 6. Ju. 8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, “ Fear bthem not; for I have de-
4. 14.
Jos. 1. 5. livered them into thy hand, there shall not a man of them stand before
thee.” 9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up
d Ju. 4. 15. 1 Sa. from Gilgal all night. 10 And the LORD ddiscomfited them before Israel,
7. 10, 12. Ps. 18.
14. ls. 28. 21. and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along
e Jog. 16. 3, 5. the way that goeth up'to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and
f Jos. 15. 35. unto Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel,
& See Ex. 9. 23. and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down
great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died : they
were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of
Israel slew with the sword.
12 Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the LORD deliv-
ered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the
sight of Israel,
* Heb. be silent.
“Sun, *stand thou still upon Gibeon!
Is. 28. 21. Hab.
And thou, Moon, in the valley of "Ajalon!”
h Ju. 12. 12.
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had
i 2 Sa. 1. 18. avenged themselves upon their enemies. "Is not this written in The
+ Or, The Up Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted
right.
See Is. 38. 8. not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was 'no day like that
before it, or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a
k De. 1. 30. Jos. mona
Jos. man; for kthe Lord fought for Israel.(5)
15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to
Gilgal. 16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at
Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, “ The five kings are
found hid in a cave at Makkedah.” 18 And Joshua said, “ Roll great stones
3. 11.
23. 3.
upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them. 19 And
ut off the stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and Ismite the hindmost of
among them a tribe of the ancient Canaanites re- of the true God; and thereby to contribute to the
duced to servitude ; and they must have received more effectual conquest of their own worshippers.
the same kind of lesson from observing them, and It was a miracle of the same description as those
associating with them, as the Christian of the pres- which had been wrought in Egypt. With respect
ent day may derive from looking upon the Jews, to the objections to the probability of this miracle,
and remembering the ancient prophecies of Moses, which originate in a consideration of its supposed
Isaiah, and others; who have as clearly described consequences, it is justly observed by Bishop Wat-
their present degraded condition and dispersion, as son. « The machine of the universe is in the hand
they have their future restoration.
of God; he can stop the motion of any part, or of
The object of this miracle, which Mr. Bryant, the whole, with less trouble, than either of us can
Whíston, and others have endeavoured to explain stop a watch.”_How absurd then is the reason-
away, was one of the most important and impres- ing of those men, who believe in the existence of
sive nature. The Sun and the Moon, the two an Omnipotent God; yet deny the possibility of the
principal gods of the idolators, were commanded to exertion of his power, in other ways, than those
yield miraculous obedience to the chief servant which are known to their limited experience'
1 Heb. cut off
tail.
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CONQUEST OF THE FIVE KINGS.
1 Ex. 11. 7.
110. 5. & 149.
Jos. 1. 9.
19.
Jog. 6. 21.
them ; suffer them not to enter into their cities, for the LORD your God
hath delivered them into your hand.” 20 And it came to pass, when
Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them
with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which
remained of them entered into fenced cities. 21 And all the people re-
turned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace; 'none moved his
tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22 Then said Joshua, “ Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out
those five kings unto me out of the cave.” 23 And they did so, and
brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of
Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of La-
chish, and the king of Eglon. 24 And it came to pass, when they
brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men
of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went
m Ps. 107. 40. & wit
149. c. with him, “ Come near, "put your feet upon the necks of these kings."
9. Is. 26. 5, 6. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And
* De. 31. 6, 8. Joshua said unto them, “Fear "not, nor be dismayed, be strong and
o De. 3. 21. & 7.
e of good courage ; for ºthus shall the LORD do to all your enemies
against whom ye fight.” 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew
p Jos. 8. 29.
them, and hanged them on five trees; and they ?were hanging upon
the trees until the evening. 27 And it came to pass at the time of the
a De. 21. 23.
going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they 'took them
down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been
hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this
very day.
28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge
of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and
all the souls that were therein, (he let none remain); and he did to
the king of Makkedah 'as he did unto the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto
Libnah, and fought against Libnah. 30 And the Lord delivered it also,
and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel ; and he smote it with
the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let
none remain in it, but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the
king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto La-
chish, and encamped against it, and fought against it. 32 And the LORD
delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second
day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua
smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with
him ; and they encamped against it, and fought against it. 35 And they
took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all
the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to
all that he had done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto
See Jog. 14. 13. Suohuone
& 15. 13. Ju. 1. 'Hebron; and they fought against it. 37 And they took it, and smote.
it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities
thereof, and all the souls that were therein, he left none remaining,
according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly,
and all the souls that were therein.
15. 38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and
fought against it. 39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the
cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and
utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein ; he left none remain-
10.
i Seo Jos. 15. 15.
Ju. 1. 11.
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THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN COMPLETED.
A. M. 2559.
a Nu. 34. 11.
by appointment.
ing: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king
thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south,
and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings; he left none
remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God
u De. 20. 16, 17. of Israel "commanded. 41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea
v Ge. 10. 19. even unto 'Gaza, "and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
10 Jos. 11. 16.
42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, be-
cause the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned,
and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
SECT. VIII.
Section VIII.—The Conquest of Canaan completed.
Joshua xi. and viii. 30, to the end.
B. C. 1445. Divers kings overcome at the waters of Merom. 10 Hazor is taken and burnt. 16 All the country
Hales, 1582.
taken by Joshrut. 21 The Anukims cut off. -- Chap. viii. 30 Joshua buildeth an altar, 32 writeth
the Law on stones, 33 and propoundeth blessings and cursings,
Merom.
1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those
things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shim-
ron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings that were on the
north of the mountains, and of the plains south of 'Chinneroth, and
b Ju. 1. 27. 1 Ki. in the valley, and in the borders 'of Dor on the west, 3 and to the
4. 11.
Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the
Ju. 3. 3.
Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to
d Ge. 31. 49. the Hivite under Hermon 'in the land of Mizpeh. 4 And they went
e Ge. 22. 17. Ju. out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the
sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots
* Heb. assembled very many. 5 And when all these kings were *met together, they came
and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, “ Be not afraid because of them ;
for to-morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before
f2 Sa. 8. 4. Israel: thou shalt 'hough their horses, and burn their chariots with
fire." 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against
them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them,
t0r, Zidon-rab- and chased them unto tGreat Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and
'bah.
t Or, salt pits.
s. unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they
Heb. burnings. left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD
bade him ; he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote
the king thereof with the sword; for Hazor beforetime was the head
of all those kingdoms. 11 And they smote all the souls that were therein
with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was not
* Heb. any breath. *any left to breathe : and he burnt Hazor with fire. 12 And all the cities
of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote
& Nu. 33. 52. De them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, kas
Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. 13 But as for the cities
^ Heb. on their that stood still tin their strength, Israel burned none of them, save
Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. 14 And all the spoil of these cities,
and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves ;
but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had
destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
& Ex. 34. 11, 12. 15 As'hthe Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses com-
2 De. 7.2.
-, mand Joshua, and so did Joshua ; the left nothing undone of all that
| Heb. he removed
nothing. the LORD commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills,
and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley,
* Or, the smooth and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
mntountain. Jos. 17 even from * the Mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-
12. 7.
j De. 7. 24. gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon; and all their
7.2.
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ver. 23.
14. 4. 1 Sa. 2.
Ro. 9. 18.
12.2, 33. 'as the Lothey might spa
De. 1. 28.
xiv. to xix.
+ Till 1445, B. C. kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua fmade war
a long time with all those kings.
19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel,
save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon; all other they took in
k De, 2. 30. Ju. battle. 20 For kit was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they
25. 1 Ki. 12. 15. should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly,
and that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them,
i De. 20. 16, 17. 'as the Lord commanded Moses.
m Nu, 13. 22, 33. 21 And at that time cane Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from
the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all
the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel ; Joshua
destroyed them utterly with their cities. 22 There was none of the
n 1 Sa. 17. 4. Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel; only in Gaza, in
o Jos. 15. 46. Gath, and 'in Ashdod, there remained. 23 So Joshua took the whole
p Nu. 34. 2, &c. land, Paccording to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua
g Nu. 26. 53. Jos. gave it for an inheritance unto Israel 'according to their divisions by
r Jos. 14. 15. & their tribes. "And the land rested from war.
21.44. & 22. 4. 30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel Jos. viii.
om 30, to end.
s De. 27. 4.5. in ‘Mount Ebal, 31 as Moses the servant of the LORD com- "
t Ex.20. 25. De. manded the children of Israel, as it is written in 'the Book of the Law
of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lifted up
u Ex. 20. 24. any iron ; "and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD,
and sacrificed peace offerings.
v Do. 27. 2, 8.
32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the Law of Moses,
which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 33 And all
Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this
w De. 31. 9, 25. side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which
2 De. 31. 12. bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well *the stranger, as he
that was born among them; half of them over against Mount Gerizim,
and half of them over against Mount Ebal ; 'as Moses the servant of the
LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of
• 11. No. Israel. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the Law, “the blessings
a De. 28. 2, 15, and cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
& 30. 19. ~~, 4. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua
0 De. 31. 12. read not before all the congregation of Israel, \with the women, and
| Heb. walked.
the little ones, and the strangers that fwere conversant among them.
& 23. 1.
27. 5, 6.
y De. ll. 29.
8. 3.
SECT. IX. SECTION IX.-The Tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh return Home. (8)
A. M. 2560.
Joshua xxii.
B. C. 1444. The two tribes and a half with a blessing are sent home. 10 They build the altar of testimony in their
Hales, 1582. journey. 11 The Israelites are offended there.it. 21 They give them good satisfaction.
THEN Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half
a Nu. 32. 20. De. tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said unto them, “ Ye have kept “all that Moses
3. 18.
the servant of the Lord commanded you, band have obeyed my voice
b Jos. 1. 16, 17.
in all that I commanded you ; 3 ye have not left your brethren these many
days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of
the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto
be your brethren, as he promised them; therefore now return ye, and get
c Nu. 32. 33. D
29. 8. Jos. 13. 8. you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, 'which Moses
11. 22.
• & the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan. 5 But dtake
d De. 6. 6, 1
(8) We read (Josh. i. 16.) that the wives and years; the country was conquered, and the land at
children of the Renbenites were directed to remain rest. It is but natural to conclude, that the Reu-
on the other side of the river, in the settlements as- benites and their brethren would return to their
signed to them by Moses; which had been con- homes when their presence was no longer indis-
quered previously to the rest of the promised land. pensably necessary to their brethren. I have there-
Íhe men, however, who were fit for war, in com- fore placed this chapter immediately after the ac-
pliance with an offer made to Moses, were directed counts of the conquest, and before the division of
by Joshua to assist their brethren in taking posses- the provinces of Palestine among the remaining
sion of Canaan. The war had now lasted seven tribes.
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THE TRIBES OF REUBEN AND GAD RETURN HOME. [PERIOD IV.
39. 43. Jos. 14.
Lu. 24. 50.
one hallhut unto e Jordanen he biches una
1 Sa. 30. 14.
29.
he Ju. 20. 1.
diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the
e De. 10. 12.
servant of the Lord charged you, 'to love the LORD your God, and to
walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave
unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
fGe. 47. 7. Ex. 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto
13. 2 Sa. 6. 18. their tents.
7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given
g Jos. 17. 5. possession in Bashan; but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua
among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua
sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them, 8 and he
spake unto them, saying, “Return with much riches unto your tents,
and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass,
& Nu. 31. 27.
and with iron, and with very much raiment; "divide the spoil of your
enemies with your brethren.”
9 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half
tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel
i Nu. 32. 1, 26, out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto 'the country
of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed,
according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
10 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the
land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and
the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar
to see to.
jDe. 13. 12, &c. 11 And the children of Israel 'heard say, “Behold, the children of
Ju. 20. 12.
Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have
built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan,
at the passage of the children of Israel !” 12 And when the children of
Israel heard of it, "the whole congregation of the children of Israel
gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
De. 13. 14. Ju. 13 And the children of Israel 'sent unto the children of Reuben, and to
the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land
m Ex, 6. 25. Nu. of Gilead, m Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, 14 and with him ten
* Heb. house of princes, of each * chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel ;
the futher.
and "each one was a head of the house of their fathers among the
thousands of Israel.
15 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children
of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and
they spake with them, saying, 16 « Thus saith the whole congregation
of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against
the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in
o See Le. 17; 8; that ye have builded you an altar, 'that ye might rebel this day against
9. De. 12. 13, 14.
p Nu. 25.3, 4. De. the LORD ? 17 Is the iniquity Pof Peor too little for us, from which we
are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the
congregation of the LORD, 18 but that ye must turn away this day from
following the Lord ? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against the
LORD, that to-morrow 'he will be wroth with the whole congregation
of Israel. 19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean,
then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, 'wherein
the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us; but
rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an
altar besides the altar of the Lord our God. 20 Did not Achan the son
of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all
the congregation of Israel ? and that man perished not alone in his
iniquity!'
21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the
half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thou-
sands of Israel, 22 « The LORD 'God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he
20. 12.
Nu. 1. 4.
4. 3.
Nu. 16. 22
r Jos. 18. 1.
Jos. 7. 1, 5.
E Do. 10. 17.
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RECAPITULATION OF CONQUESTS.
u1 Ki. 8. 39. Jo
10. 7. & 23. 10.
Ps. 44. 21. &
v De. 18. 19. 1 Sa. lot the
20. 16.
rov.
24. 27.
12, 17, 18, 26,
"knoweth, and Israel he shall know ; if it be in rebellion, or if in trans-
2. gression against the LORD, (save us not this day,) 23 that we have built
3,2 Co. 11. 11, us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon
31.
burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon,
9. 1 Sa. let the LORD himself 'require it ; 24 and if we have not rather done it
† Heb. To-mor- for fear of this thing, saying, tin time to come your children might
speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD
God of Israel ? 25 for the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us
and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part
in the LORD. So shall your children make our children cease from
fearing the LORD. 26 Therefore we said, “Let us now prepare to build
us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice ; 27 but that it may
2. Geo31. 48. Jos. be "a witness between us and you, and our generations after us, that
De. 12. 5, 6, 11, we might *do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt
offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that
your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have
no part in the LORD.' 28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they
should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may
say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our
fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices ; but it is a wit-
ness between us and you. 29 God forbid that we should rebel against
y De. 12. 13, 14. the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, 'to build an altar
for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar
of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle."
30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congrega-
tion and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard
the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and
Heb. it was good the children of Manasseh spake, țit pleased them. 31 And Phinehas the
son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the
children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, “This day we per-
2. Je, 26. 11, 12. ceive that the Lord is *among us, because ye have not committed this
trespass against the LORD; *now ye have delivered the children of Israel
out of the hand of the LORD.”
32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, re-
turned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad,
out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of
Israel, and brought them word again. 33 And the thing pleased the
a 1 Ch. 29.20., children of Israel; and the children of Israel “blessed God, and did not
19. Lu. 2. 28. intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the
children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.-34 And the children of Reuben
ness : so Jog. 24. and the children of Gad called the altar +Ed : for, 'It shall be a witness
between us that the LORD is God.'
in their eyes.
* Heb. then.
27.
SECT. I.
A. M. 2552, to
2560.
B. C. 1452, to
1444.
Hales, 1608 to
1582.
Canaan.
ᏢᎪᎡᎢ II.
GENERAL DIVISION OF THE COUNTRY.
SECTION 1.—Recapitulation of Conquests.
Joshua xii. and xiii. 1-14.
The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of. 7 The one and thirty kings on the other
side Jordan which Joshua smote. -- Chap. xii. I The bounds of the land, not yet conquered. 8 The
inheritance of the two tribes and a half. 14 The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi.
1 NOW these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel
smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the
rising of the sun, “from the river Arnon 'unto Mount Hermon, and all
the plain on the east. 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in
Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river
Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even
a Nu. 21. 24.
6 De. 3. 8, 9.
c Nu. 21. 24.
De. 2. 33, 36.
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RECAPITULATION OF CONQUESTS.
of Pis gal, or,
17.
g De. 1. 4.
m Jos. ll. 17.
91 Ki. 4. 10.
unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
d De. 3. 17.
3 and from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto
the Sea of the Plain, even the Salt Sea on the east, the way to Beth-
* Or, Teman. jeshimoth; and from *the south, under +Ashdoth-pisgah.
tomshe springs 4 And 'the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant
the hill. De. 3. of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 and reigned "in
e Nu. 21. 35. Mount Hermon, and 'in Salcah, and in all Bashan, 'unto the border
f De. 3. 11.
of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of
Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Them "did Moses the servant of the LORD
h De. 3. 8.
i De. 3. 10. and the children of Israel smite; and 'Moses the servant of the LORD
; De. 3. 14.
gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
* Nu. 21. 24. 33. gave 10 it possession u
? Nu. 32. 29, 33. half tribe of Manasseh.
And these are the kings of the country mwhich Joshua and the
children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad
in the valley of Lebanon even unto the Mount Halak, that goeth up to
n Ge. 14.6. "Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession
De, 2.1, 4.
according to their divisions ; 8 in the mountains, and in the valleys, and
in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south
o Ex. 3. 8. country ; "the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites :-
9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el,
one ; 10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one ; 11 the king
of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one ; 12 the king of Eglon, one;
the king of Gezer, one ; 13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder,
one; 14 the king of Hormah, one ; the king of Arad, one ; 15 the king
of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one ; 16 the king of Makkedah,
p Ju. 1. 22. one ; P the king of Beth-el, one ; 17 the king of Tappuah, one ; "the king
of Hepher, one ; 18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon,
1 Or, Sharon. Is.
one ; 19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one ; 20 the king
of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 21 the king of
Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one ; 22 the king of Kedesh, one;
the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one ; 23 the king of Dor in the coast
"Ge. 14. 1, 2. Is. of Dor, one; the king of "the nations of Gilgal, one ; 24 the king of Tir-
zah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
s See Jos. 14. 10. 1 Now Joshua ‘was old and stricken in years; and the Jos. xiii.
LORD said unto him, “ Thou art old and stricken in years, and .
* Heb. to possess there remaineth yet very much land *to be possessed. 2 This is the
it. De. 31. 3.
land that yet remaineth : "all the borders of the Philistines, and all
t Ju. 3. 1.
u Joel 3. 4. "Geshuri, 3 from "Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders
. 3. 3. & 13. of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite : "five lords of
37, 38.
20 Je. 2. 18. the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites,
Ju. 3.3. 1 $a: 6. the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also "the Avites : 4 from the south,
4, 16. Zep. 2.5.
y De. 2. 23. all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidoni-
| Or, the cave. ans, unto Aphek, to the borders of “the Amorites : 5 and the land of the
2 Jos. 19.30.
"Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under
6 1 Ki. 5. 18. Ps. Mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants
of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the
c See Jos. 23. 13. Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel :
d Jos. 14. 1, 2. donly divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I
have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inher-
itance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 8 with
whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance,
e Nu 32. 33. De. 'which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the
servant of the LORD gave them ; 9 (from Aroer, that is upon the bank
f Nu. 21. 30. of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and
Nu. 21. 24, 25. all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 10 and all the cities of Sihon
king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of
33. 9.
9.1.
& 23.1.
1-14.
a See Ju. 1. 34.
83. 7. Ez. 27. 9.
Ju. 2. 21, 23.
3. 12, 13. Jos.
22. 4.
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Canaan.
the children of Ammon; 11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites
and Maachathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah ;-
12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan which reigned in Ashtaroth and in
Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants; for these did Moses
smite, and cast them out; 13 nevertheless the children.of Israel expelled
not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites, but the Geshurites and the
Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.) 14 Only unto the
tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God
of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.”
SECT. II. SECTION II.— The Division of the Country among the Tribes. (9)
JOSHUA xiv. 1-5. xiii. 15, to the end, xiv. 6, to the end, xv. 13-19, 1-12, 20, to the end,
A. M. 2560.
and chap. xvi. to xix.
B. C. 1444.
The nine tribes and a lialf are to have their inheritance by lot. - Chap. xiii. 15 The bounds of the
Hales, 1582.
inheritance of Reuben. 22 Baluam slain. 24 The bounds of the inheritance of Gad, 29 and of
the hulf tribe of Manasseh. - Chap. xiv, 6 Caleb by privilege obtaineth Hebron.-- Chap. xv. 13
Caleb's portion and conquest. 16 Othniel, for his valor, huih Achsah, Caleb's daughter, to wife.
18 She obtuineth a blessing of her father. 1 The borders of the lot of Judah. 20 The cities of
Juduh. 63 The Jebusiles not conquered. - Chap. xvi. 1 The general borders of the sons of Jo-
seplı. 5 The border of the inheritance of Ephraim. 10 The Canaanites not coriquered. - Chap.
xvii. 1 The lot of Manasseh. 7 His coast.“ 12 The Cunaaniles not driven out. *14 The children
of Joseph obluin another lot.-Chap. xviii. I The tubernacle is set up at Shilol. 2 The remainder
of the land is described, and divided into seven purts. 10 Joshua divideth it by lot. 11 The lot
and border of Benjaniin. 21 Their cities. - Chap. xix. 1 The lot of Simeon, 10 of Zebulun, 17 of
Issachar, 21 of Asher, 32 of Nuphtuli, 40 of Dan. 49 The children of Israel give an inheritance
to Joshua.
1 AND these are the countries which the children of Israel Jos. xiv.
1-5.
a Nu. 34. 17, 18. inherited in the land of Canaan, "which Eleazar the priest,
and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes
b Nu. 26. 55. & of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. 2 By Hot
33. 54. & 34. 13.
was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses,
for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 3 For Moses had given the
inheritance of two tribes and a half tribe on the other side Jordan; but
c Ge. 48. 5. 1 Ch. unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them. 4 For the chil-
5.1, 2.
dren of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim ; therefore they
gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with
d Nu. 35. 2. Jos. their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. 5 As dthe LORD com-
manded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reu- Jos. xiii.
ben inheritance according to their families. 16 And their coast 15, to end.
e Nu. 21. 28. was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city
f Nu. 21. 30.
that is in the midst of the river, fand all the plain by Medeba ; 17 Hesh-
bon, and all her cities that are in the plain ; Dibon, and * Bamoth-
places of Baal,
and house of baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 18 and "Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Me-
Banl-meon: see
Nu. 32. 38. phaath, 19 and "Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount
of the valley, 20 and Beth-peor, and tAshdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshi-
7:38 moth, 21 and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon
† Or, springs of
Pisgah, or, the king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote
i with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and
i De. 3. 10.
Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 22 Balaam
k Nu. 22. 5. & Walso the son of Beor, the fsoothsayer, did the children of Israel slay
31. 8.
| Or, diviner. with the sword among them that were slain by them. 23 And the bor-
der of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof.
This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their fami-
lies, the cities and the villages thereof.
24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto
21.2.
Arnon,coast 16.5 x
* Or, the high
jes tha, 18 ane bmah ahdoth Pithe kinem Mostur, and
eon, 18. are in the plain.in by Medeba; Ithe city
g Nu. 21. 23.
i Nu.
i Nu. 31. 8.
(9) An instructive lesson was taught to each of contained in the forty-ninth chapter of Genesis, be
the tribes, on their taking possession of their re- compared with the nature of the settlements of the
spective allotted settlements. They were well ac- various tribes, they will be found to correspond
quainted with the prophecies of their ancestor Ja- beautifully throughout. So true was the declara-
cob. On his death bed he had predicted the nature tion of Moses, that the word was nigh them; the
of the territory they should severally possess, at the evidences of their religion were continually before
future appointed time of obtaining the promised them, appealing to their hearts, and demonstra-
land. If the descriptive allusions of this patriarch, ting, every day, the faithfulness and truth of God.
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15, &c.
7. 46.
Sons of Heshbonccoth, and Zand in the valim; and from
o Nu. 32. 41.
De. 1. 36, 38.
14. 6.
Nu. 32. 35. the children of Gad according to their families. 25 And 'their coast
m Compare Nu. was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, "and half the land of the chil-
21. 26, 28, 29,
with Be. 2. 19. dren of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before "Rabbah ; 26 and from
& Ju. 11. 13,
Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim
in 2 Sa. 11. 1. unto the border of Debir ; 27 and in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-
o Ge. 33. 17. I Ki. nimrah, ºand Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihọn
king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the
Sea of Chinneroth on the other side Jordan eastward. 28 This is the
inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and
their villages.
29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh :
and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Ma-
nasseh by their families. 30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all
i Ch. 2. 23.
Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and Pall the towns of
Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities. 31 And half Gilead, and
Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were
pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to
9 Nu. 32. 39, 40. the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
32 These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inherit-
ance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho,
eastward.—33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance :
Nu. 18. 20. De. the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, "as he said unto them
10.9. & 18. 1, 2.
6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal. Jos. xiv.
8 Nu. 32. 12.
And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the 'Kenezite said unto 6, to end.
Nu. 14:24, 30. him, “ Thou knowest 'the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man
u Nu. 13. 26. of God concerning me and thee in “Kadesh-barnea. ? Forty years old
o Nu. 13. 6. & was I when Moses the servant of the Lord "sent me from Kadesh-
barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it
20 Nu, 13, 31, 32. was in my heart. 8 Nevertheless "my brethren that went up with me
Nu. 14. 24. De. made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly *followed the LORD
my God. 9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, 'Surely the land
y: See Nu. 13. 22. 'whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy
children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my
God.' 10 And now, behold! the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said,
these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto
* Heb. walked. Moses, while the children of Israel *wandered in the wilderness; and
z See De. 34. 7. now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. As yet I am as
strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me ; as my strength
a De. 31. 2.
was then, even so is my strength now, for war, “both to go out, and to
come im. 12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD
V Nu. 13. 28, 33. spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how bthe Anakims were
c Ps. 18. 32, 34. there, and that the cities were great and fenced : “if so be the LORD will
& 60. 12. ko. 8.
be with me, then 'I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said.”
d Ju. 1. 20.
13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Je-
12. 1 Ch. 6.55, phunneh Hebron for an inheritance. 14 Hebron 'therefore became the
inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day,
f Jos. 21. 12.
1 Mac. 2. 56. because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the
g Ge. 23. 2.
name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba ; which Arba was a great man
among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part Jos. xv. 13–19,
among the children of Judah, according to the command- 20. to the end
and 1-12, and
1. Or, Kirjath-ar- ment of the Lord to Joshua, even fthe city of Arba the
20. father of Anak, which city is Hebron. 14 And Caleb drove thence "the
h Ju. 1. 10, 20.
i Nu. 13. 22. three sons of Anak, 'Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children
į Ju. 1. 11-14. of Anak. 15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir ; and
the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. 16 And Caleb said, “ He
that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah
De. 1. 28.
1. 36.
31.
e See Jos. 21. 11
56.
ba.
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1 Sa. 25. 23.
1 Ge. 33. ll.
up to Acrubbim.
Nu. 34. 4.
1 Ki. 1. 9.
19. 2, 6.
my daughter to wife." 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother
of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to
k See Ge. 24. 64. ask of her father a field : and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said
unto her, “ What wouldest thou ?” 19 Who answered, “Give me 'a
blessing ; for thou hast given me a south land ; give me also springs
of water.” And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
i This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by
m Nu. 34. 3. their faniilies; "even to the border of Edom the "wilderness of Zin
n Nu. 33. 36.
southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
2 And their south border was from the shore of the Salt Sea, from
| Heb. tongue. the Abay that looketh southward. 3 And it went out to the south side
* Or, the going to *Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on
the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and
went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa. 4 From thence it
o Nu. 34. 5.
passed 'toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the
goings out of that coast were at the sea : this shall be your south coast.
5 And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of Jordan.
And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea
at the uttermost part of Jordan. And the border went up to Beth-
hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah ; and the border
went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 7 And the border
went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward,
looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which
is on the south side of the river; and the border passed toward the
p, 2 Sa. 17. 17. waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at ”En-rogel.
& Jog. 18. 16. 8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto
*2 Kj. 23. 10. Je.
the south side of the "Jebusite, (the same is Jerusalem); and the
r Jos. 18. 28. Ju. border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley
of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants
northward. 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto
the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of
Mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is 'Kir-
jath-jearim. 10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto
Mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of Mount Jearim, which
is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and
a Ge. 38. 13. passed on to “Timnah. 11 And the border went out unto the side of
v Jos. 19. 43.
"Ekron northward ; and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed
along to Mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings
out of the border were at the sea.
w Nu. 34. 6, 7. 12 And the west border was to "the Great Sea, and the coast there-
of. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according
to their families. 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Judah according to their families :-21 and the uttermost cities of the
tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were
Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
23 and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
25 and Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, -
26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 27 and Hazar-gaddah, and Hesh-
mon, and Beth-palet, 28 and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjoth-
jah, 29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 30 and Eltolad, and Chesil, and
Hormah, 31 and *Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 32 and Le-
baoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty
and nine, with their villages.
33 And in the valley, 'Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, 34 and Za-
noah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 35 Jarmuth, and Adullam,
for, or. Socoh, and Azekah, 36 and Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, tand
1. 21. & 19. 10.
s 1 Ch. 13. 6.
t Ju. 18. 12.
ac 1 Sa. 27. 6.
y Nu. 13. 23.
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2 2 Ki. 14. 7.
as and he wilige cities with Mozib, tani
1 Heb. by the
place of
1
a Nu. 34. 6.
2 Sa. 5. 6.
cJu. 1. 21.
Gederothaim ; fourteen cities with their villages : 37 Zenan, and Had-
ashah, and Migdal-gad, 38 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, *and Joktheel,
39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and
Kithlish, 41 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah;
sixteen cities with their villages : 42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 and Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 44 and Keilah, and Achzib,
and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages : 45 Ekron, with her
towns and her villages : 46 from Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay
Inear Ashdod with their villages : 47 Ashdod, with her towns and her
villages, Gaza, with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt,
and the Great Sea, and the border thereof.
48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 49 and Dan-
nah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir, 50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh,
and Anim, 51 and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh ; eleven cities with
* Or, Janus. their villages : 52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 53 and * Janum, and
Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, 54 and Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which
is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages : 55 Maon, Carmel,
and Ziph, and Juttah, 56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages : 58 Halhul,
Beth-zur, and Gedor, 59 and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon;
six cities with their villages : 60 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim,
and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 and Nib-
shan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
6 See Ju. 1. 8, 21. 63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, bthe children
of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the
children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
Heb. went forth. And the lot of the children of Joseph ffell from Jordan by Jos. xvi.
Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilder-
ness that goeth up from Jericho throughout Mount Beth-el, 2 and goeth
d Ju. 1. 26. out from Beth-el to 'Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi
e 2 Ch. 8. 5. to Ataroth, 3 and goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, 'unto
the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to "Gezer: and the goings out
thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and
Ephraim, took their inheritance.
5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their fam-
ilies was thus : even the border of their inheritance on the east side
82 Ch. 8.5. was A taroth-adar, Ⓡunto Beth-horon the upper ; 6 and the border went
out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border
went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east
to Janohah; 7 and it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, "and to Naa-
rath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 8 The border went
out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings
out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Ephraim by their families. 9 And the separate cities for
the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children
of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 10 And they drave not out
the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwell among
the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute
1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was Jos. xvii.
; Ge. 41.51.& 46. the 'firstborn of Joseph, (to wit, for "Machir the firstborn of Manasseh,
k Ge. 50. 23. Nu. the father of Gilead); because he was a man of war, therefore he had
2 'Gilead and Bashan. There was also a lot for ”the rest of the children
i De. 3. 15. of Manasseh by their families; "for the children of Abiezer, and for the
m Nu. 26. 29–32.
· children of Helek, 'and for the children of Asriel, and for the children
| Nu. 26. 30, of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of
3. Shemida : these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph
& 27. 1. & 36.2. by their families,
fi Ch. 7. 28.
1 Ki. 9. 15.
aime
S: 9 Ephraim
Ch. 7. 28.
ė Ju. 1. 29. See
1 Ki, 9, 16.
20. & 48. 18,
4:
an Domhan 25lomon
26. 29. & 32. 39,
40.1 Ch.7. 14
n 1 Ch. 7. 18.
Jezer.
Nu. 26. 31-33.
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reeds.
91 Ch. 7. 29.
1 Ki. 4. 12.
3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son
of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters : and these
are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah,
and Tirzah. 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before
p Nu. 27. 6,7.
Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, “ The "LORD
commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren.”
Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them
an inheritance among the brethren of their father. 5 And there fell ten
portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which
were on the other side Jordan ; 6 because the daughters of Manasseh
had an inheritance among his sons ; and the rest of Manasseh's sons
had the land of Gilead.
And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that
lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand
unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 Now Manasseh had the land of
Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the
* Or, brook of children of Ephraim ; 9 and the coast descended unto the *river Kanah,
southward of the river : these cities of Ephraim are among the cities
of Manasseh. The coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of
the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea : 10 southward it was
Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border;
and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the
east. 11 And 'Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher "Beth-shean and
q 1 Sa. 31. 10.
her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and
her towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the in-
habitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo
s Ju. 1. 27, 28.
and her towns, even three countries. 12 Yet 'the children of Manasseh
could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities ; but the Canaanites
would dwell in that land. 13 Yet it came to pass, when the children
of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute ;
but did not utterly drive them out.
14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, “ Why hast
1 Ge. 48. 22. thou given me but 'one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am "a
u Ge. 48. 19. Nu.
26. 34, 37. great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto ?" 15 And
Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up
to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the
tor,, Rephaims. Perizzites and of the tgiants, if Mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee
Ge. 14. 5. & 1
* 16 And the children of Joseph said, “The hill is not enough for us ;
o Ju. 1. 19. & 4. and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have "chariots
of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who
wo 1 Ki. 4. 12. are "of the valley of Jezreel.” 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of
Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great
people, and hast great power. Thou shalt not have one lot only;
18 but the mountain shall be thine ; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut
it down. And the outgoings of it shall be thine; for thou shalt drive
2 De. 20. 1. out the Canaanites, *though they have iron chariots, and though they
be strong.
1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel as- Jos. xviii.
y Jog. 21, 2. & 22. sembled together 'at Shiloh, and *set up the tabernacle of
z Ju. 18. 31. 1 Sa. the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes,
which had not yet received their inheritance. 3 And Joshua said unto
a Ju. 18. 9. the children of Israel, “ How along are ye slack to go to possess the
land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you ? 4 Give out
from among you three men for each tribe ; and I will send them, and
they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to
the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me. 5 And they
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shall divide it into seven parts; Judah shall abide in their coast on the
south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coast on the north.
6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the
description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the
Lord our God. ? But the Levites have no part among you, for the
priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance ; and Gad, and Reuben,
and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond
Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”
8 And the men arose, and went away; and Joshua charged them that
went to describe the land, saying, “Go and walk through the land,
and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for
you before the LORD in Shiloh.” 9 And the men went and passed
through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book,
and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh. 10 And Joshua cast
lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD ; and there Joshua divided the
land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. .
11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up ac-
cording to their families ; and the coast of their lot came forth between
0 See Jos. 16. 1. the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.-12 And btheir bor-
der on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the
side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains
westward ; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-
aven. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the
6 Go. 28. 19. Ju. side of Luz, 'which is Beth-el, southward ; and the border descended
to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether
Beth-horon. 14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the
corner of the sea southward from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon
d See Jos. 15. 9. southward ; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which
is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west
quarter.—15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim,
and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters
of Nephtoah. 16 And the border came down to the end of the moun-
tain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in
the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of
Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,
17 and was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and
went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of
Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
18 and passed along toward the side over against #Arabah northward,
$, Ur, the plain. and went down unto Arabah. 19 And the border passed along to the
side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the outgoings of the border were
at the north *bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of Jordan : this was
the south coast.—20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side.
This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts
thereof round about, according to their families.-- 21 Now the cities of
the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were
Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz. 22 And Beth-arabah,
and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, 23 and Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
24 and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with
their villages : 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 26 and Mizpeh, and
Chephirah, and Mozah, 27 and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 28 and
Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath ;
fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children
of Benjamin according to their families.
1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the Jos. xix..
tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families;
and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of
Jos. 15. 6.
* Heb. tongue.
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the vile somecording
† Or, which is
drawn.
e 1 Ch. 4. 28. Judah. 2 And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and
Moladah, 3 and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 4 and Eltolad, and
Bethul, and Hormah, 5 and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-
susah, 6 and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen ; thirteen cities and their
villages : 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their
villages : 8 and all the villages that were round about these cities to
Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south.-This is the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 9 Out of
the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children
of Simeon : for the part of the children of Judah was too much for
them; therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within
the inheritance of them.
10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according
to their families. And the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
f Ge. 49. 13.
11 and their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached
to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam ; 12 and
turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of
Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
13 and from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to
Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-fmethoar, to Neah ; 14 and the
border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings
thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el : 15 and Kattath, and Nahallal,
and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem; twelve cities with their
villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun accord-
ing to their families, these cities with their villages.
17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issa-
char according to their families. 18 And their border was toward
Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 19 and Hapharaim, and Shihon,
and Anaharath, 20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 21 and Remeth,
and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez ; 22 and the coast
reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh ; and the out-
goings of their border were at Jordan ; sixteen cities with their villages.
_23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar ac-
cording to their families, the cities and their villages.
24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families. 25 And their border was Helkath, and. Hali,
and Beten, and Achshaph, 26 and Alammelech, and Amad, and Mish-
eal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath ; 27 and
turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun,
and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek,
and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 28 and Hebron, and
Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, Seven unto great Zidon ; 29 and then
7. the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city +Tyre; and the
coast turneth to Hosah ; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from
n Ge. 38. 5. Ju. 1. the coast to "Achzib : 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty
31. Mic. 1. 14.
and two cities with their villages.—31 This is the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities
with their villages.
32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Naphtali according to their families. 33 And their coast
was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and
Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan :
į Do. 33. 23. 34 and then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out
from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side,
and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan
toward the sunrising. 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and
Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinneroth, 36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and
Ju. 1. 31.
I Heb. Tzor.
2 Sa. 5. 11.
villa Lot Coli accallon the
sunrising. on the west side, Zebulun on the
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m 1 Ch. 7. 24.
n Nu. 34. 17.
Hazor, 37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, 38 and Iron, and Mig-
dal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh ; nineteen cities with
their villages.—39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children
of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families. 41 And the coast of their inheritance was
j Ju. 1. 35.
Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, 42 and Shaalabbin, and Ajalon,
and Jethlah, 43 and Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, 44 and Eltekeh,
and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 45 and Jehud, and Bene-berak, Gath-rim-
* Or, over against. mon, 46 and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border *before Japho.
PQ. Acts 47 And kthe coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them ;
9. 36.
k See Ju. xviii. therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and
took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and
dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their
father.—48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families, these cities with their villages.
49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance
by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the
son of Nun among them ; 50 according to the word of the LORD they
1 Jos. 24. 30. gave him the city which he asked, even 'Timnath-"serah in Mount
Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 51 These "are the
inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and
the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided
for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing
the country.
SECT. III. SECTION III.—The Appointment of Cities of Refuge and Levitical Cities.
Joshua xx. and xxi. 1-42.
A. M. 2560.
God commundeth, 7 and the children of Israel appoint the six cilies of refuge. — Chap. xxi. 1 Eight
B. C. 1444.
and forty cities given by lot, out of the other tribes, unto the Levites.
Hales, 1582.
THE LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, 2« Speak to the children
a Ex. 21. 13. Nu. of Israel, saying, “Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake
19. 2, 9.
· unto you by the hand of Moses ; 3 that the slayer that killeth any per-
son unawares and unwittingly may flee thither; and they shall be your
refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto
one of those cities shall stand at the entering of 'the gate of the city,
and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they
shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he
c Nu. 35. 12. may dwell among them. 5 And `if the avenger of blood pursue after
him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand ; because
he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
d Nu. 35. 12, 25. 6 And he shall dwell in that city, duntil he stand before the congregation
for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those
days; then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and
unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.”
* Heb. sanctified. ? And they *appointed 'Kedesh in Galilee in Mount Naphtali, and
el Ch. 6. 76.
Shechem in Mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in
f2 Ch. 10. 1.
athe mountain of Judah. 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho
eastward, they assigned 'Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of
1 Ch. the tribe of Reuben, and 'Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad,
jl ki. 22. 3. and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.—9 These "were
k Nu. 35. 15.
the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger
that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at una-
wares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of
blood, until he stood before the congregation.
? Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites Jos. xxi.
unto 'Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun,
35. 6, 11, 14. De.
6 Ru. 4. 1, 2.
g Jos. 14. 15.
h Luke 1. 39.
i De. 4. 43. 1 Ch
6. 78.
1-42.
I Jos. 14. 1.
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† Or, Kirjath-ar-
and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel :
m Jos. 18. 1.
? and they spake unto them at "Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying,
n Nu. 35. 2.
“The "LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to
dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children
of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the com-
mandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites : and the
o See Jos. 24. 33. children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, °had by lot
out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of
the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of
Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out
of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.-
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the
tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen
cities.—7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe
of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun,
twelve cities.—8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites
p Nu. 35. 2. these cities with their suburbs, 'as the LORD commanded by the hand
of Moses.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out
| Heb. called.
of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here tmen-
tioned by name, 10 which the children of Aaron, being of the families
of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had : for theirs
91 Ch. 6.55. was the first lot. 11 And 'they gave them fthe city of Arba the father
*ba, Ge. 23.2. of 'Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the
Jos. 15. 13, 14. suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But 'the fields of the city, and the
s Jos. 14. 14.
* 1 Ch. 6. 56, &c. villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his pos-
session.
t Jog. 15. 54. 13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest, 'Hebron with
u Jos. 15. 42. her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; "and Libnah with
v Jos. 15. 48.
her suburbs, 14 and "Jattir with her suburbs, "and Eshtemoa with her
20 Jog. 15. 50
# 1 Ch. 6. 58,
suburbs, 15 and *Holon with her suburbs, "and Debir with her suburbs,
Hilen, Jos. 15. 16 and *Ain with her suburbs, "and Juttah with her suburbs, and 'Beth-
y Jos. 15. 49.
19. shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And
2 1 Ch. 6. 59, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, "Geba with her
Jose 10. suburbs, 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs ;
a Jos. 15. 55. four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were
6 Jog. 15. 10.
Jos. 18. 25.
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
d Jos. 18. 24, 20 And 'the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which re-
el Ch. 6. 60, Ale- mained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot
out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them Shechem with her
fi Ch. 6. 66.
suburbs in Mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer ; and
Gezer with her suburbs, 22 and Kibzain with her suburbs, and Beth-
horon with her suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan,
Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs ; 24 Aijalon with
her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs ; four cities. 25 And out
of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rim-
mon with her suburbs; two cities.—26 All the cities were ten with their
suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
& 1 Ch. 6. 71. 27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites,
out of the other half tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan
with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah
with her suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon
with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with her
suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the
tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
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31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs ; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs,
and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.- 33 All the cities of the
Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their
suburbs.
A See 1 Ch. 6.7. 34 And "unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and
Kartah with her suburbs, 35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with
her suburbs; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer
with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with
her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. 38 And
out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 39 Hesh
bon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all..
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which
were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve
cities.
41 All ithe cities of the Levites within the possession of the children
of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities
were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all
these cities.
i Nu. 35. 7.
B. C. 1443.
PART III.
PART III.
A. M. 2561.
LAST EXHORTATIONS AND DEATH OF JOSHUA.
HALES, 1582.
Joshua xxi. 43, to the end, chap. xxiii., and xxiv.
God gave the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise. --Chap. xxij. 1 Joshua's
exhortation before his death, 3 by former benefits, 5 by promises, 11 and by threatenings. - Chap.
xxiv. 1 He assembleth the tribes at. Shechem. 2 A brief history of God's benefits from Terah.
14 He reneureth the covenant between them and God. 26 A stone the witness of the covenant. 29
Joshua's age, deuth, and burial. 32 Joseph's bones are buried. 33 Eleazar dieth.
a See Ge. 12. 7. 43 AND the LORD gave unto Israel "all the land which he sware to give
unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And
6 Jos. 11. 23. & bthe LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware
22. 4.
c De. 7. 24.
unto their fathers : ‘and there stood not a man of all their enemies
before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken
unto the house of Israel ; all came to pass.
1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had Jos. xxiii.
given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about,
à Jos. 13. 1. that Joshua dwaxed old and *stricken in age. 2 And Joshua @called for
*, Heb. come into all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges,
& Do. 31. 28. and for their officers, and said unto them, “I am old and stricken in
1 Ch. 28. 1.
age ; 3 and ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all
f Ex. 14. 14. these nations because of you; for 'the LORD your God is he that hath
& Jos. 13. 2. fought for you. 4 Behold, "I have divided unto you by lot these nations
+ Hebat the sun- that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all
the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea fwestward.
h Ex. 23. 30. De.
"11. 23. 4. ve 5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and
i Nu. 33. 53. drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, 'as
j De. 5. 32. & 28.
14.
82. the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
De: 6« Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written
7.2, 3. Pr. 4. 14.
Eph. 5. 11. in the Book of the Law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom
1 Ex. 23. 13.
16. 4. Je 5.7 to the right hand or to the left; 7that ye kcome not among these
Nu. 32. 38.
6. Seg nations, these that remain among you; neither 'make mention of the
Or, for if ye name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them,
will cleav
De. 10. 20. "nor bow yourselves unto them : 8 Pbut cleave unto the LORD your God,
days.
set.
m from out of od, "he shall expert on the great
Zep. 1. 5.
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LORD will
2 Sa. 23. 8.
p De. 7. 3.
33.55. De. 7. 16.
He. 9. 27.
28. 15, 16, &c.
* Or, Then the as ye have done unto this day. 9*For the Lord hath driven out from
drive. De. 11. 23. before you great nations and strong; but as for you, no man hath been
m Le, 26. 8. De able to stand before you unto this day. 10 One "man of you shall chase
3. 31. & 15. 15. a thousand; for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, "as
*Ex. 14. 14. & he hath promised you. 11 Take good heed therefore unto tyourselves,
.23. 27. De. 3. 22. that ye love the Lord your God. 12 Else if ye do in any wise ºgo back,
† Heb. your souls.
• He. 10. 38, 39, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain
2 Pet. 2. 20, 21. among you, and Pshall make marriages with them, and go in unto them,
Ju. 2. 3. and they to you ; 13 know for a certainty that 'the LORD your God will
• Ex. 23. 33. Nu. no more drive out any of these nations from before you ; *but they shall
1 Ki. 11. 4."* " be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns
in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD
your God hath given you
s 1 Ki. 2.2. See 14 - And, behold, this day 'I am going the way of all the earth : and
+ Luke 21. 33. ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that 'not one thing
hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake
concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing
u De. 28. 63. hath failed thereof. 15 Therefore “it shall come to pass that as all good
things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you;
o Le. 26. 16. De. so shall the LORD bring upon you "all evil things, until he have destroyed
you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God,
which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and
bowed yourselves to them ; then shall the anger of the LORD be kin-
dled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land
which he hath given unto you."
1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, Jos. xxiv.
and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and
for their judges, and for their officers; and they "presented themselves
before God.
2 And Joshua said unto all the people, “ Thus saith the LORD God
2 Ge. 11. 26, 31. of Israel, *Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time,
even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and
y Ge. 31. 53. they served other gods. 3 And "I took your father Abraham from the
cts other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan,
a Ge. 21.2, 3. Ps. and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. 4 And I gave unto Isaac
Ge. 25. 24–26. •Jacob and Esau : and I gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it;
c See Ge. 36. 8. dbut Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. 51 ºsent Moses
De. 2. 5.
à Ge. 46. 1, 6. also and Aaron, and 'I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did
among them ; and afterward I brought you out. 6 And I brought your
f Ex. vii. to xii.
fathers out of Egypt, and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians
& Ex. 14. 2, &c. pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red
Sea. 7 And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between
you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered
k De. 4. 34. & 29. them; and "your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt, and ye
dwelt in the wilderness a long season. 8 And I brought you into the
j Nu. 21. 21, 33. land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan, fand they
De. 2. 32. & 3.1
**** fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, that ye might pos-
k See Ju. 11. 25. sess their land, and I destroyed them from before you. 9 Then "Balak
the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and
i Nu. 22. 5. De. 'sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. 10 But ”I would
m De. 23. 5. not hearken unto Balaam, "therefore he blessed you still ; so I delivered
ne Nu. 23. 11, 20. you out of his hand. 11 And 'ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jeri-
o Jos. 3. 14, 17.& cho; and ”the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and
4.10-12; en the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgash-
1.& 11. 1. _ ites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your
9 Ex. 23. 28. De.
- 28. De. hand. 12 And 'I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from
7. 20.
u I Sa. 10. 19.
2 Ge. 12. 1. Acts
7. 2, 3.
127. 3.
Acts 7. 15.
e Ex. 3. 10.
Bedroom after you are held ye came that you coulding on that whit
2.
i Jos. 5. 6.
23. 4.
& 24. 10.
0 Jog. 6. 1. &
1
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LAST EXHORTATIONS AND DEATH OF JOSHUA.
of the Now we put away and in Eye LORD, ur fath
24.
20. 39. John 6.
67.
33.& 3.1. 15. De.
Ju. 6. 10.
% Ge. 18. 19.
CEx. 20. 5.
d Ex. 23. 21.
2 Ch. 15. 2. Ezra
& 65. 11, 12. Je.
7 Ps. 44. 3, 6. before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but ’not with thy
sword, nor with thy bow. 13 And I have given you a land for which ye
s De. 6. 10, 11. did not labor, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them;
of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
* De. 10. 12. 14“ Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in "sincerity and
1 Sa. 12. 24.
z Ge. 17. 1. & 20. in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the
Ps. 119. 10. 210.. other side of the flood, and "in Egypt, and serve ye the LORD. 15 And
d. 12. Eph. 6. if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, * choose you this day whom
v Le. 17. 7. Ez. ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were
20. 18.
0902.930.7.8. & on the other side of the flood, or "the gods of the Amorites, in whose
23. 3. land ye dwell: *but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
2 See Ru. 1. 15.
41 Ki. 18.21. E% 16 And the people answered and said, “God forbid that we should
ohn 6. forsake the LORD, to serve other gods ; 17 for the LORD our God, he
y Ex. 23. 24, 32, it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from
13.7. & 29. 18. the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight,
and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the
people through whom we passed. 18 And the LORD drave out from be-
fore us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land ;
therefore will we also serve the LORD, for he is our God.” 19 And
a Mat. 6. 24. Joshua said unto the people, “ Ye "cannot serve the LORD; for he is
0 Le. 19.2. 1 Sa. ba holy God, he is a jealous God, dhe will not forgive your transgres-
6. 20. Ps. 99. 5,
9. Is. 5. 16. sions nor your sins. 20 If øye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods,
then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he
e 1 Ch. 28. 9. hath done you good.” A1 And the people said unto Joshua,“ Nay; but
ő. 22. 13. 1. 28. we will serve the LORD.” 22 And Joshua said unto the people, “ Ye
2. Je. are witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen you the LORD,
17, 13.
f Is. 63. 10. Acts to serve him.” And they said, “ We are witnesses.” 23 “ Now there-
173. fore "put away,” said he, “ the strange gods which are among you,
k Ge. 35. 2. Ju. and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel." 24 And the
people said unto Joshua, “ The LORD our God will we serve, and his
i See Ex. 15. 25. voice will we obey.” 25 So Joshua ‘made a covenant with the people
that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.(10)
j De. 31. 24. 26 And Joshua 'wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God,
k See Ju. 9. 6. and took ka great stone, and 'set it up there ”under an oak, that was
2 See Ge. 28. 18.
m Ge. 35. 4.
10. by the sanctuary of the LORD. 27 And Joshua said unto all the people,
n See Ge. 31. 44, “Behold, this stone shall be "a witness unto us ; 'for it hath heard all
48, 52. De, 31.
19; 21, 26.** "the words of the LORD which he spake unto us, it shall be therefore
a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.” 28 So ”Joshua let the
p Ju. 2. 6, &c.
people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
29. And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD died, being an hundred and ten years
q Jos. 19. 50. Ju. old. 30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in ?Tim-
nath-serah, which is in Mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill
Ju. 2. 7. of Gaash. 31 And 'Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and
1 Heb. prolonged all the days of the elders that foverlived Joshua, and which had
their days after
*known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
s See De. 11. 2. & 32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought
& See Ge. 50. 25. up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground
u Ge. 33. 19. "which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for
* Or, lambs. an hundred *pieces of silver, and it became the inheritance of the
children of Joseph.
33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill
20. 28.
that pertained to "Phinehas his son, which was given him in Mount
Ephraim.
7. 42.
g Ps. 119. 173.
10. 16.
2 Ki. 11. 17.
them a statute ards in the Boonder an
o De. 32. 1.
Joshua.
31. 13.
2 Ex. 6. 25.
(10) This sanctuary at Shechem, in the opinion of The synagogue had its minister and congregation;
the learned Jos. Mede, was a proscucha, or place for the proseucha was merely a piece of ground en-
prayer; which differed from the synagogue, in not closed, and considered sacred for the use of any
being covered in. The synagogues were places of stranger or inhabitant who might wish to pray.me
worship, and likewise for the bearing of the Law. Mede's Works, Discourse xviii. p. 66, &c.
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TI
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B. C. 1425.
HALES, 1565.
Cunaan.
may fight again Simeon went with the Perizzites in
a Le.24. 19. 1 Sa.
PART IV.
EVENTS AFTER THE DEATH OF JOSHUA.
SECT. I.
SECTION I.-State of Israel after the Death of Joshua.
A. M. 2579.
Judges i. and ii. 1-5.
NOW after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children
of Israel "asked the LORD, saying, “ Who shall go up for us against
the Canaanites first, to fight against them ? " 2 And the LORD said,
a Nu. 27. 21. “Judah 'shall go up ; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
b Ge. 49. 8. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into
my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites: and I likewise will
go with thee into thy lot.” So Simeon went with him. 4 And Judah
went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into
c1 Su. 11.8.
their hand; and they slew of them in ‘Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And
they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek ; and they fought against him, and
they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and
they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and
his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, “ Threescore and ten kings,
* Hebo te humbs having *their thumbs and their great toes cut off, tgathered their meat
and of their fect. under my table : das I have done, so God hath requited me.” And
7 Or, gleaned.
sa they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
15. 33. Ja. 2. 13. 8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and
5. 03. had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the
f Jos. 10. 36. &, city on fire. 9 And 'afterward the children of Judah went down to
11. 21. & 15. 13.
fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the mountain, and in the
Or, low country. south, and in the Ivalley. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that
Jos. 14. 15. & dwelt in Hebron, (now the name of Hebron before was "Kirjath-arba ;)
°15. 13, &c.
and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 And from thence
he went against the inhabitants of Debir ; and the name of Debir
before was Kirjath-sepher. 12 And Caleb said,“ He that smiteth Kirjath-
sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.”
13 And Othniel the son of Kenez, "Caleb's younger brother, took it;
and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 14 And it came to pass,
when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a
field : and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her,
i Ge. 33. 11. “ What wilt thou ?" 15 And she said unto him, “ Give me a blessing ;
for thou hast given me a south land, give me also springs of water.”
And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. (11)
i Nu. 4, 11, 17. 16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up
1 Sa. 15. 6.
1 Ch. 2. 55. Je. out "of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the
35. 2.
k De. 34. 3.
wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; 'and they
i Nu. 10. 32. went and dwelt among the people.
17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the
name of the city was called Hormah. 18 Also Judah took "Gaza with
the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with
n 2 Ki. 18. 7. the coast thereof. 19 And "the LORD was with Judah; and *he drave
* Or, he possessed out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the
o Jos. 17. 16, 18. inhabitants of the valley, because they had 'chariots of iron. 20 And
1. Ju. 3. 9.
him, that sicghter to wipeounger brother to wife.",
m Jos. 11. 22,
the mountain.
(11) This passage, relating to the conquest of Kir- Patrick is of opinion, that it was not captured till
jath-sepher by Caleb, was mentioned before (Josh. after the death of Joshua, owing to the indolence
xy. 13-20.) that the possessions of Judah might be of the tribe of Judah. Dr. Wells, on the contrary,
enumerated together. Bishop Horsley, however, supposes that it was taken by Caleb, immediately
wishes it to be expunged from the text, as an inter- after it was allotted to him by Joshua. It is pre-
polation ; a proposition to which it appears impos- served in its place in this arrangement, because the
sible to assent. «No reason," he adds, “ can be narrative is not otherwise complete. Vide Hors-
assigned for its insertion." It is not certainly ley's Bib. Crit. vol. i.; Dr. Wells; and Bp. Patrick
known at what time the city was taken. Bishop in loc. .
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1. 36. Jos. 14. 9,
& 18. 28.
2. Ju. 18. 2.
us, we prays And Wwith the
9. 16.
p. Ny14.24. De P they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said ; and he expelled thence
13. & 15. 13, 14. the three sons of Anak.
9 See Jos. 15. 63. 21 And 'the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites
that inhabited Jerusalem ; but the Jebusites dwell with the children
of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and
Jos. 2.1.& 7. the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph "sent to descry
s Ge. 28. 19. Beth-el ; (now the name of the city before was ‘Luz). 24 And the
spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him,
t Jos. 2. 12, 14. “Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and 'we will
show thee mercy.” 25 And when he showed them the entrance into
the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they
let go the man and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land
of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz;
which is the name thereof unto this day.
u Jos. 17. 11–13. 27 Neither "did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean
and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of
Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor
the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns; but the Canaanites would
dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that
they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
o Jos. 16. 10. 1 Ki. 29 Neither "did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in
Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the
to Jos. 19. 15, &c. "inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and
became tributaries.
31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the
inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah,
z Ps. 106. 34, 35. nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob ; 32 but the Asherites *dwelt among the
Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.
33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh,
nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaan-
ites, the inhabitants of the land : nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-
shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. 34 And the
Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain ; for they would
not suffer them to come down to the valley. 35 But the Amorites would
dwell in Mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet the hand of the
† Heb. was heavy, house of Joseph tprevailed, so that they became tributaries. 36 And the
10rMaaleh-ak, coast of the Amorites was from fthe going up to Akrabbim, from the
4. Jos. 15. 3.*rock, and upward.
*Or, a Messenger. And *an Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bo- Judges ii.
chim, and said, “ I made you to go up out of Egypt, and 1-5.
have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and
'I said, I will never break my covenant with you. (12) 2 And 'ye shall
2 De. 7.2.
make no league with the inhabitants of this land, 'ye shall throw down
their altars ; 'but ye have not obeyed my voice : why have ye done
this ? 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before
Jos. 23. 13. you; but they shall be 'as thorns in your sides, and 'their gods shall
be a snare unto you.” 4 And it came to pass, when the Angel of the
34. 12. De.:7.16. LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people
Ps. 106. 36. lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And they called the name of that
That is, weepers. place †Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.
rabbim. Nu. 34.
y Ge. 17.7.
a De. 12. 3.
6 Ps. 106. 34.
d Ju. 3. 6.
c Ex. 23. 33. &
(12) The Israelites having now obtained posses- commands, to extirpate idolatry. They had hitherto
sion of the promised land, it remained with them been triumphant over all their opponents; they
only to secure their conquests. They omitted to were now in their turn to be punished for disobe.
do so. The Angel Jehovah again therefore appear- dience, to be brought into subjection, and to learn
ed to them after the death of Joshua, to remonstrate that lesson from adversity, which they had refused
with them for having neglected, according to his to acquire in prosperity.
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they buried bf Ephraim, mere gathered at after theme for Israel, served
2. 12. 1 Ch. 28.
6. Ps. 106. 36.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.-Introduction of Idolatry among the Israelites.
JUDGEs ii. 6-13, chap. xvii. and xviii.
A. M. 2591.
B. C. 1413
The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua. – Chap. xvii. 1 Of the money that Micah first
stole, then restored, his mother muketh images, 5 and he, ornaments for them. 6 He hireth a
HALES, 1565.
Levite to be his priest. - Chap. xviii. 1 The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance. 3
Canaan.
At the house of Micah theij consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged in their way. 7 They
search Laish, and bring bacic news of good hope. 11 Six hundred men are sent to surprise it.
14. In the way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things. 27 They win Laish, and
call it Dan. 30 They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherited the priesthood.
a Jos. 22. 6. & 24. 6 And when "Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel
28, &c.
went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. 7 And the
people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of
* Heb. prolonged the elders that *outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of
days after
Joshuu. the LORD, that he did for Israel. 8 And (13) Joshua the son of Nun, the
servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 9 And
0 Jos. 19. 50. & they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in
24. 30, Timnathu
serul.
the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. 10 And
also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers.
• Ex: 5, 2. 1 Sa. And there arose another generation after them, which ºknew not
9. Je. 9. 3. & 22. the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. 11 And
2 Thes. 1. 8. the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served
Tit. 1. 16.
Baalim ; 12 and they dforsook the LORD God of their fathers, which
d De. 31. 16.
e De. 6. 14.
brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed 'other gods, of
f Ex. 20.5. the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed them-
selves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. 13 And they for-
g Ju. 3. 7 & 10. sook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
* And there was a man of Mount Ephraim, whose name (14) JUD. xvii.
was Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother, “ The eleven
hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou
cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with
h See Ge. 14. 19. me; I took it." And his mother said, “ Blessed "be thou of the LORD,
my son.” 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of
silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the
i See Ex. 20.,4, silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven
23. Le. 19. 4.
image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee."
4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took
j Is. 46. 6. jtwo hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who
made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in
the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and
k Ju. 8. 27. made an "ephod, and 'teraphim, and tconsecrated one of his sons,
30.
19, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel,
† Heb. filled the "but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
hand. Ex. 29. 9.
1 Ki. 13. 33. ” ? And there was a young man out of "Beth-lehem-judah of the fam-
m De. 12. 8. ily of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the
"Ru. 1.9, 2. Mic: man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where
at. 2. I, he could find a place: and he came to Mount Ephraim to the house
5, 6.
Heb. in making of Micah, tas he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him, “ Whence
his way.
comest thou ?” And he said unto him, “ I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-
o Ge. 45. 8.
judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.” 10 And Micah
* Or, a double
suit: &c. Heb. an said unto him, “Dwell with me, and be unto me 'a fåther and a priest,
gar- and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and *a suit of
ments.
(13) The death of Joshua is repeated as an intro- took place; which must therefore have been soon
duction to the ensuing history of the origin and after Joshua's death.
progress of idolatry, and of the apostacy among the II. Phinehas was alive at the battle of Gibea.
Israelites.
III. The wickedness at Gibea is mentioned (Hos.
(14) That these chapters, from the seventeenth to X. I.) as the first open wickedness of Israel, after
the twenty-first, inclusive, ought to be inserted they had taken possession of Canaan. It must
here, will be evident, from considering among other therefore have preceded the offences for which
reasons
they were brought into slavery by the surrounding
I. The Danites were still unsettled when the nations. Vide Lightfoot in loc. ; Bishop Patrick,
transactions recorded in chapters xvii. and xviii. and others.
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INTRODUCTION OF IDOLATRY AMONG THE ISRAELITES. (PERIOD IV.
go Nu. 13. 17.
Jos. 2. 1.
the Theth at were there and secure ba
called, Leshein.
or, heir of rem
straint.
apparel, and thy victuals.” So the Levite went in. 11 And the Levite
was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him
as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the
young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then
said Micah, “Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I
have a Levite to my priest.”
1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those Jud. xviii.
p Jos. 19. 47. days ”the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to
dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto
them among the tribes of Israel. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their
| Heb. sons.
family five men from their coasts, tmen of valor, from 'Zorah, and from
9 Ju. 13. 25.
Eshtaol, 'to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto
them, “Go, search the land :” who when they came to Mount Ephraim,
to the house of Micah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by the
house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite:
and they turned in thither, and said unto him, “ Who brought
thee hither ? and what makest thou in this place ? and what hast thou :
here?” 4 And he said unto them, “ Thus and thus dealeth Micah with
me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.” 5 And they said unto
s 1 Ki. 22. 5. Is. him, “ Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether
30. 1. Ho. 4. 12.
our way which we go shall be prosperous.” 6 And the priest said unto
t 1 Ki. 22. 6. them, “Go 'in peace : before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.”
u Jos. 19. 47, 7 Then the five men departed, and came to “Laish, and saw the
people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner
Heb. possessor, of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in
the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were
far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 8 And they
came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol ; and their brethren
o Nu, 13. 30. Jos. said unto thein,“ What say ye?" 9 And they said, “Arise, 'that we
2. 23, 24.
may go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is
w 1 Ki. 22. 3. very good : and are ye "still ? be not slothful to go, and to enter to
possess the land. 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people
I De. 8. 9. secure, and to a large land; for God hath given it into your hands ; *a
place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.”
11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of
* Heb. girded. Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men *appointed with weapons
y Jos. 15. 60. of war. 12 And they went up, and pitched in "Kirjath-jearim, in Judah:
z Ju. 13.25. wherefore they called that place *Mahaneh-dan unto this day; behold,
it is behind Kirjath-jearim. 13 And they passed thence unto Mount
Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
al Sam. 14. 28. 14 Then "answered the five men that went to spy out the country
of Laish, and said unto their brethren, “Do ye know that there is in
these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten
image ? now therefore consider what ye have to do.” 15 And they turned
thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even
| Heh. asked him unto the house of Micah, and tsaluted him. 16 And the six hundred
27. 1 Sa. 17. 22. men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children
of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 17 And the five men that
went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the
graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image;
and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred
men that "vere appointed with weapons of war. 18 And these went into
Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the tera-
phim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, “What
do ye?” 19 And they said unto him, “Hold thy peace, 'lay thy hand
upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest; is
it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou

of peace. Ge. 43.
o See Job 21. 5.
Mic. 7. 16.
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HISTORY OF THE LEVITE OF EPHRAIM.
nto a tribe anok the ephodhe people.
nd the carriage
art gathered to-
sow. 2 Sa. 17. 8.
f Nu. 13. 21.
20. 1. 1 Ki. 12.
i Ju. 13. 1. 1 Sa.
be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel ?” 20 And the priest's
heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the
graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 So they turned
and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage
before them.
22 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the
men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered to-
gether, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried unto the
children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah,
| Heb. that thou « What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company ?" 24 And
gether. he said, “ Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest,
cGe. 31. 30.
and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye
say unto me, What aileth thee?'" 25 And the children of Dan said unto
* Heb. bitter of a him, “Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest *angry fellows run
upon thee, and thou lose thy liſe, with the lives of thy household.”
26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that
they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest
d De. 33. 22. which he had, and (came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet
e Jos. 19. 47. and secure ; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and
burnt the city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was
far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was
in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob.
2 Sa. 10. 6.
g Jos. 19. 47. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. 29 And they called the name
1 Ge. 14. 14. Ju. of the city "Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born
29, 30. 8€ 15. 20. unto Israel : howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. 30 And
the children of Dan set up the graven image; and Jonathan, the son
a of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the
4.2, 3, 10, 11. tribe of Dan 'until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 And they
Ps. 78. 60, 61.
Jos. 18. 1. Ju. set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time
° 19. 18. & 21. 12. that the house of God was in Shiloh. Qu e
SECT. III. Section III.--History of the Levite of Ephraim ;-- War with Benjamin
and the rest of the Tribes.
A. M. 2591.
B. C. 1413.
JUDGEs xix., xx., and xxi.
HALES, 1561. A Levite goeth to Beth-lehem to fetch home his wife. 16 An old man entertaineth him at Gibeah. 22
The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death. 29 He divideth her into twelve pieces to send then
to the twelve tribes. - Chap. xx. 1 The Levite in a general assembly declareth his wrong. 8 The
dah; Gibeah.
decree of the assembly. 12 The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites. 18
The Isruelites in two buttles lose forty thousand. 26 They destroy
mites, except six hundred. -- Chåp. xxi. 1 The people beuuil the desolation of Benjamin. 8 By
the destruction of Jabesh-gilead they provide thén, four hundred wives. 16°They advise them to
surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh.
a Ju. 17. 6. & 18. And it came to pass in those days, "when there was no king in
Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of Mount
* Heb. a woman Ephraim, who took to him *a concubine out of "Beth-lehem-judah.
a concubine, or,
a wife a concu' 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away
from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there
† Or, a year and four whole months.
up 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak #friendly unto
her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple
*heart. Ge. 34. 3. of asses; and she brought him into her father's house, and when the
father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 And his
father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him
three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in
the morning, that he rose up to depart : and the damsel's father said unto
* Heb. Strengthen. his son-in-law, “* Comfort thy heart with a morsel of bread, and after-
ward go your way.” 6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both
of them together; for the damsel's father had said unto the man, "Be
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45
Beth-lehem-ju-
tratagem all the Benja-
1.
bine.
6 Ju. 17. 7.
I ho hanno ad
four months.
Heb. days four
- months.
1 Heb. to her
Ge. 18. 5.
20*
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HISTORY OF THE LEVITE OF EPHRAIM.
declined.
* Heb. it is the
28.
c Jog. 15. 8, 63
e Jos. 18. 25.
content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry."
7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father-in-law urged him ;
therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the morning on
the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, “Comfort thy heart,
1 Heb. the day I pray thee.” And they tarried until tafternoon, and they did eat both of
them.. And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and
his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him, “Behold,
# Heb. is weak. now the day #draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: be-
pitching time of
hold, *the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be
the day. merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest
| Heb. to try tent. go thome.” 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up
# Heb. to over je and departed, and came fover against Jebus, which is Jerusalem ; and
there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with
him. 11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the
servant said unto his master, “ Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in
Ju. 1. 21. 2
So unto this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it." 12 And his master said
5. 6.
unto him, “ We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger,
d Jos. 18. 28.
that is not of the children of Israel ; we will pass over dto Gibeah.”
13 And he said unto his servant, " Come, and let us draw near to one
of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in 'Ramah.” 14 And
they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon
them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 15 And
they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah : and when
he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city ; for there was no
f Mat. 25. 43. He. man that Stook them into his house to lodging.
g Ps. 104. 23. 16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the
field at even, which was also of Mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in
Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17 And when he
had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the
city; and the old man said, “Whither goest thou? and whence comest
thou ?” 18 And he said unto him, “We are passing from Beth-lehem-
judah toward the side of Mount Ephraim ; from thence am I: and I
A Jos. 18. 1. Ju. went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to "the house of the
3, 7.
LORD; and there is no man that *receiveth me to house. 19 Yet there
ver. 15.
the is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine
also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is
with thy servants : there is no want of any thing.” 20 And the old man
üGe. 43. 23. Ju.
4. said, “ Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me;
į Ge. 19. 2. only lodge not in the street." 21 So "he brought him into his house,
Ge. 18. 4. John and gave provender unto the asses ; 'and they washed their feet, and
13. 2.
18. 31. 1 Sa. 1.
* Heb. gathereth.
6. 23.
k Ge. 24, 32.
| 13.5. Ro. 12. 10-
13. I Pe. 4. 9.
&c.
ñ De. 13. 13.
in See Ge. 19. 4, 22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, "the men
of the city, certain "sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and
beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man,
saying, “ Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may
know him.” 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto
them, and said unto them, “Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not
0 2 Sa. 13. 12. so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, °do not this
folly. 24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them
2. De. I will bring out now, and ”humble ye them, and do with them what
Heb. the matter seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not tso vile a thing."
25 But the men would not hearken to him ; so the man took his concu-
bine, and brought her forth unto them. And they knew her, and
abused her all the night until the morning; and when the day began to
spring, they let her go.
26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down
at the door of the man's house where her lord was till it was light.
o Ge. 34. 2. De.
21. 14.
of this folly.
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HISTORY OF THE LEVITE OF EPHRAIM.
Pr. 13. 10.
t Ju. 18. 29. 1 Sa.
3. 20. 2 Sa. 3.
u Ju. 10. 17. &
5. & 10. 17.
v Ju. 8. 10.
I Heb. the man
2 Jos. 7. 15.
27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the
house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his con-
cubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were
upon the threshold ! 28 And he said unto her, “Up! and let us be
going." But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass,
and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid
q See 1 Sa. 11. 7. hold on his concubine, and 'divided her, together with her bones, into
twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coast of Israel. 30 And it was
so, that all that saw it said, “ There was no such deed done nor seen
from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of
Egypt unto this day: consider of it, "take advice, and speak your
minds."
s De, 13. 12. Jos. 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the con- Jud. XX.
22, 12.
gregation was gathered together as one man, from 'Dan even
Sa. to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD “in Mizpeh.
10. & 24. 2. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, pre-
111. 11. 1 Sa. 7 sented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred
thousand footmen °that drew sword. 3 (Now the children of Benjamin
heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said
the children of Israel, - Tell us how was this wickedness ? " 4 And
Ithe Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and
the Levite.
said, “I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my con-
cubine, to lodge. 5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset
the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me;
* Heb. humbled. and my concubine have they * forced that she is dead. 6 And I took my
concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the coun-
try of the inheritance of Israel ; for they have committed lewdness
and folly in Israel. 7 Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here
your advice and counsel.”
8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, “We will not any
of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house. 9 But
now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up
by lot against it; 10 and we will take ten men of an hundred through-
out all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thou-
sand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may
do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly
that they have wrought in Israel.” 11 Šo all the men of Israel were
† Heb. fellows. gathered against the city, tknit together as one man.
2 De. 13. 14. Jos. 12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benja-
22. 13, 16.
min, saying, “ What wickedness is this that is done among you ? 13 Now
y De. 13. 13. therefore deliver us the men, 'the children of Belial, which are in
z De. 17. 12. Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and * put away evil from
Israel.” But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice
of their brethren the children of Israel ; 14 but the children of Benjamin
gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out
to battle against the children of Israel. 15 And the children of Benjamin
were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand
men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were
numbered seven hundred chosen men. 16 Among all this people there
a Ju. 3. 15. 1 Ch. were seven hundred chosen men "left-handed; every one could sling
stones at a hair breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel,
besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that
drew sword: all these were men of war,
18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God,
5 Nụ. 27. 21. Ju. and 'asked counsel of God, and said, “ Which of us shall go up first
to the battle against the children of Benjamin ?” And the LORD said,
12. 2.
L. l.
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HISTORY OF THE LEVITE OF EPHRAIM.
cGe. 49.27.
and again to even, ane childre, where aged the
and he day evening
f De. 10. 8. &
" Judah shall go up first.” 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the
morning, and encamped against Gibeah. 20 And the men of Israel went
out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves
in array to fight against them at Gibeah. 21 And the children of Benja-
min caine forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of
the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
22 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set
their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in
array the first day. 23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept
before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying,
“Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my
brother ?" And the LORD said, “ Go up against him.") 24 And the
children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second
day. 25 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second
day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again
eighteen thousand men: all these drew the sword.
26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and
came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD,
and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings before the LORD. 27 And the children of Israel inquired of the
d Jos. 18. 1. 1 Sa. Tann
4.3, 4.
4. LORD, (for dthe ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
for dihnen
e Jos. 24. 33. 28 and 'Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, 'stood before it
18.5.
in those days,) saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the
children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease ?” And the LORD
said, “Go up; for to-morrow I will deliver them into thy hand.”
& So Jos. 8. 4.
29 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. 30 And the chil-
dren of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third
day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were
hehe. to smited drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people,
the people wound
and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to
*the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty
men of Israel. 32 And the children of Benjamin said, “ They are smitten
down before us, as at the first.” But the children of Israel said, “Let
us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.” 33 And all
the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array
at Baal-tamar; and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their
places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah. 34 And there came against
Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was
sore; but they knew not that evil was near them. 35 And the LORD
smote Benjamin before Israel ; and the children of Israel destroyed of
the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred
men: all these drew the sword. 36 So the children of Benjamin saw
¿ Jos. 8. 15.
that they were smitten ; 'for the men of Israel gave place to the Ben-
jamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set
3 Jos. 8. 19. beside Gibeah. 37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah;
thong and the liers in wait tdrew themselves along, and smote all the city
trumpets. Jos. with the edge of the sword. 38 Now there was an appointed Isign be-
tween the men of Israel *and the liers in wait, that they should make
a great tflame with smoke to rise up out of the city. 39 And when the
men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill
of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, “ Surely they
are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.” 40 But when the
flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the
k Jos. 8. 20.
Benjamnites klooked behind them, and, behold, *the flame of the city
ascended up to heaven! 41 And when the men of Israel turned again,
the men of Benjamin were amazed ; for they saw that evil twas come
ed us at, &c.
* Or, Bcth-el.
k Jos. 8. 14. Is.
47. 11.
Or, made a long
sound with the
6. 5.
I Or, time.
* Feb with.
$ Ileb. elevation.
| Heb. to smite the
20unded.
* Heb. the whole
COILSumption.
Heh. touched
thein,
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HISTORY OF THE LEVITE OF EPHRAIM.
I Or, from Menu-
chalt, c.
m 2 Sa. 24. 25.
s and perho is there unto the
upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of
Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them:
and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of
them. 43 Thus they enclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased
2 Menu- them, and trode them down with ease *over against Gibeah toward
* Heb. unto over the sunrising. 44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men:
against.
all these were men of valor.
45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of
1 Jos. 15. 32. ?Rimmon; and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand
men, and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand
men of them. 46 So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty
and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of
valor. 47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto
the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. 48 And
the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and
smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city,
† Heb. was found. as the beast, and all that tcame to hand; also they set on fire all the
| Heb. were found. cities that 'they came to.
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, JUD. xxi.
“ There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin
to wife.” 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there
till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore ; 3 and
said, “O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that
there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel ?” 4 And it came to
pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, "and built there an
altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 And the children of Israel said, “ Who is there among all the tribes
of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD ?”
"For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to
the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.” 6 And
the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and
said, “ There is one tribe out off from Israel this day. ?How shall we
do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD
that we will not give them of our daughters to wives ?”
8 And they said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came
not up to Mizpeh to the LORD ?” And, behold, there came none to
01. Sa, 11. 1. & the camp from 'Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. 9 For the people were
31. 11.
numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-
gilead there. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men
p Ju. 5. 23. 1 Sa. of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, “Go Pand smite the
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the
women and the children. 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, 'Ye
shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that *hath lain by
man.” 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four
t Hels, younge hundred fyoung virgins, that had known no man by lying with any
9 Jos. 18. 1. male; and they brought them unto the camp to "Shiloh, which is in the
land of Canaan.
| Heb. and spake 13 And the whole congregation sent some fto speak to the children
* Or, proclaim of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to *call peaceably unto
them. 14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them
wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and
yet so they sufficed them not. 15 And the people repented them for
Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of
Israel.
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “How shall we do for
wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of
Benjamin ?" 17 And they said, “ There must be an inheritance for them
n Ju. 5. 23.
11.7.
g Nu. 31. 17.
* Heb. knoweth
the laring with
man.
and callcd.
peace. De. 20. 10.
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SERVITUDE OF THE EASTERN ISRAELITES.
s Ju. 11. 35.
sunrising.
that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters; for the
children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife
to Benjamin!""
19 Then they said, “ Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh
Heb. from year tyearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, fon the east
to year.
tor, toward the side *of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on
the south of Lebonah.” 20 Therefore they commanded the children of
* Or, on.
Benjamin, saying, “ Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; 2 and see,
t See Ex. 15. 20. and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out 'to dance in dances,
then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife
of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 22 And it
shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain,
+ Or, Gratify us
that we will say unto them, +Be favorable unto them for our sakes;
because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war : for ye did
not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.” 23 And the
children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their
number, of them that danced, whom they caught; and they went and
returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in
them. 24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every
u Ju. 17. 6. & 18. man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every
v De. 12. 8. Ju. man to his inheritance. 25 In "those days there was no king in Israel ;
'every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
to in Gerutiny na shallhe daughte out of the
in them,
1. &
19. 1.
17. 6.
M. 2591 to
2599.
1405.
1564.
Canaan.
12 Ki. 17. 20.
xxviii.
Ꮲ ᎪᎡᎢ v .
GOVERNMENT OF THE JUDGES.
SECT. I. SECTION 1.-Servitude of the Eastern Israelites, in consequence of their Idol-
atry, under Chushan-rishathaim ;— Othniel, Judge.
Judges ii. 14, to the end, iii. 1-11.
B. C. 1413 to The idolutry of the Israelites. God's anger towurds them. - Chap. iii. 1 The nations which were
left to prove Israel. 6 By communion with the Canaanites they commit idolatry. 8 Othniel deliv-
HALES, 1572 to
to ereth them from Chushan-rishathain. 11 Othniel dies.
14 And 'the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he
bdelivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he
a Ps. 106. 40-42.
· sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they
& Ps. 44. 12. Is. dcould not any longer stand before their enemies. 15 Whithersoever
50. 1.
they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the
d Le. 26. 37. Jos.
7. 12, 13. Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them; and they were
e Le. xxvi. De. greatly distressed.
f 1 Sa. 12. 11. Ac. 16 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which * delivered them
13. 20.
* Heb. saved. out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17 And yet they would not
& Ex. 34. 15, 16. hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods,
and bowed themselves unto them : they turned quickly out of the way
which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD;
but they did not so. 18 And when the LORD raised them up judges,
h Jos. 1.5. then “the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the
i See Ge. 6. 6. hand of their enemies all the days of the judge ; for it repented the
103. 44, 45.*** Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed
them and vexed them. 19 And it came to pass, when the judge was
f Or, were corrupt. dead, that they returned, and tcorrupted themselves more than their
fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto
let them; they fceased not from their own doings, nor from their stub-
their.
born way.
20 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel ; and he said,
“ Because that this people hath 'transgressed my covenant which I com-
de Jos. 23. 13. manded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice ; 21 I *also
Le. 17. 7.
IN
| Heb. they let
nothing fall of
Jos. 23. 16.
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SERVITUDE OF THE EASTERN ISRAELITES.
13. 3.
m Jos. 13. 3.
will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which
De. 8. 2, 16. & Joshua left when he died : 22 that through them I may 'prove Israel,
whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their
* Or, suffered. fathers did keep it, or not.” 23 Therefore the LORD *left those nations,
without driving them out hastily; neither delivered He them into the
hand of Joshua.
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Jup. iii.
Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all
1-5.
the wars of Canaan; 2 only that the generations of the children of
Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew
nothing thereof; 3 namely, "five lords of the Philistines, and all the
Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in Mount
Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would
hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded
their fathers by the hand of Moses.
n Ps. 106. 35. 5 And "the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites,
o Ex. 34. 16. De. and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites ; 9 and ºthey
took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to
their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the children of Israel did evil
p Ex. 34. 13. De. in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the LORD their God, and served
Baalim and 'the groves.
| Heb. Aram-na 8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he
1 Sa. sold them into the hand of 'Chushan-rishathaim king of +Mesopotamia;
12. 10. Ne. and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. 9 And
106. 44. & 107. when the children of Israel 'cried unto the LORD, the Lord raised up
viour. a #deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel
& See Nu. 27. 18. the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 10 And the Spirit of the
25.& 14. 6. 19. Lord *came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war;
and the Lord delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of tMesopotamia into
* Heb. was. his hand, and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. 11 And
the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
7. 3.
16. 21.
9 Ha. 3. 7.
haruim.
gr Ju. 10. 10. 1 Sa.
13, 19.
I Heb. saviour.
1 Sa. 11. 6.
2 Ch. 15. 1.
f Heb. Aram.
Canaan.
01 Sa. 12. 9.
e De. 28. 40.
RD
SECT. II. SECTION II.-Servitude of the Eastern Israelites under the Moabites y
Ehud, Judge.
A. M. 2661.
Judges iii. 12–30.
B. C. 1343.
Hales, 1524. 12 AND "the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD ;
and the Lord strengthened 'Eglon the king of Moab against Israel,
because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. 13 And he gath-
a Ju. 2. 19.
ered unto him the children of Aminon and ‘Amalek, and went and
c Ju. 5. 14. smote Israel, and possessed dthe city of palm trees. 14 So the children
d Ju. 1. 16.
of Israel ‘served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 But when the children of Israel 'cried unto the Lord, the LORD
f Ps. 78. 34.
* Or, the son of raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, *a Benjamite, a man
wenn †left-handed ; and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto
right hand. Ju. Eglon the king of Moab. 16 But Ehud made him a dagger which had
20. 16.
two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon
his right thigh. 17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab;
and Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when he had made an end to
offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But
& Jog. 4. 20.
he himself turned again from the Iquarries that were by Gilgal, and
| Or, graven
said, “I have a secret errand unto thee, O king!” who said, “Keep
images.
silence.” And all that stood by him went out from him. 20 And Ehud
* Heb. a parliq came unto him; and he was sitting in *a summer-parlor which he had
Am. 3. 15. for himself alone. And Ehud said, “ I have a message from God unto
thee.” And he arose out of his seat. 21 And Ehud put forth his left
hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his
Jemini.
† Heb. shut of his
of cooling : See
360
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SERVITUDE OF THE NORTHERN ISRAELITES.
at the fundament.
24. 3.
7. 24.
1 Sa. 17. 47.
12. 5.
belly ; 22 and the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed
upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly;
wamen.conut and fthe dirt came out. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch,
and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them. 24 When
he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold,
Or doeth his, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, “ Surely he
easement. 1 Sa.
covereth
his feet in his summer-chamber.” 25 And they tarried till they were
ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor, therefore
they took a key and opened them : and, behold, their lord was fallen
down dead on the earth. 26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and
passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
k Ju. 5. 14. 1 Sa. 27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that "he blew a trumpet
13. 3.
i Jos. 17. 15. Ju. in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down
with him from the mount, and he before them. 28 And he said unto
j Ju: 7.-9;,15. them, “ Follow after me ; for ithe Lord hath delivered your enemies
the Moabites into your hand.” And they went down after him, and
k Jos: 2. 7. Ju. took kthe fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass
over. 29 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men,
* Heb. fat.
all *lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man. 30 So
Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land
SECT. III. had rest fourscore years.
A. M. 2679.
SECTION III.-Shamgar, Judge.
B. C. 1325.
HALES, 1506.
Judges iii. 31.
Canaan.
31 And after ahim was "Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the
a is e. Ehud.—Ed. Philistines six hundred men 'with an ox-goad; and he also delivered
a Ju. 5. 6, 8.
1 Sa. 13. 19, 22.
It seems to con-
cern only the SECTION IV.-Servitude of the Northern Israelites under the Canaanites;-
country next to
the Philistines.
Deborah the Prophetess, Judge.
01 Sa. 17. 47, 50.
Judges iv. and v.
c Ju. 2. 16.
w Deborah and Barak deliver the Israelites from Jubin und Sisera. 18 Joel killeth Sisera. The song
d So part is called
Israel. Ju. 4. 1,
of Deborah and Burak.
3, &c. & 10.7 1 AND "the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD,
17. & 11. 4, &c.
1 Sa. 4. 1. *when Ehud was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of
Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in 'Hazor ; the captain of whose
SECT. IV. host was ‘Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3 And
the children of Israel cried unto the LORD : for he had nine hundred
A. M. 2699.
edchariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children
B. C. 1305.
HALES, 1426 to
1406.
4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel
Near Mount
Tabor. at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between
a Ju. 2. 19. Ramah and Beth-el in Mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel came
b Jos. 11, 1, 10. up to her for judgment. 6 And she sent and called "Barak the son of
& 19. 36.
ci Sa. 12. 9. Ps. Abinoam out % of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, “Hath not the
83. 9. It seems
to concern only LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, 'Go and draw toward Mount
North Israel.
Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naph-
d Ju. 1. 19.
e Ps. 106. 42. tali and of the children of Zebulun ? 7 And 'I will draw unto thee, to
f Ge. 35.8. the 'river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots
g He. ll. 32.
and his multitude ; and I will deliver him into thy hand.'” 8 And
h Jos. 19. 37.
i Ex. 14. 4. Barak said unto her, “If thou wilt go with me, then I will go ; but if
; 1 Ki. 18. 40.
thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go." 9 And she said, “I will
Ps. 83. 9, 10.
surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall
not be for thine honor ; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of
a woman.” And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went
k Seo Ex. 11. 8.
8. up with ten thousand men kat his feet: and Deborah went up with
1 Ki. 20 10.
I Nu. 10. 29. him. 11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of 'Hobab
i Mah. 10 al
i mwith ten then
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THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK.
by cry, or, proc-
lamation.
oferal pursled downst, with to LORD dom Mour
† Heb. unto one.
I Or, rug, or,
blanket.
the father-in-law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and
pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 12 And
they showed Sisera, that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to
* Heb. gathered Mount Tabor. 13 And Sisera *gathered together all his chariots, even
nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him,
from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 14 And Deb-
orah said unto Barak, “ Up! for this is the day in which the LORD
m De: 9.3. 2 Sa. hath delivered Sisera into thy hand : Mis not the LORD gone out be-
5. 24. Ps. 18. 7.
Is. 52. 12. fore thee?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand
n Ps. 83. 9, 10. men after him. 15 And "the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his char-
See Jos. 10. 10.
iots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that
Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 16 But
Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth
of the Gentiles : and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the
sword ; and there was not ta man leſt. 17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on
his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there
was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber
the Kenite.
. 18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, “ Turn in,
my lord, turn in to me; fear not !” And when he had turned in unto
her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 19 And he said unto
her, “Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty."
And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
20 Again he said unto her, “ Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall
be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there
any man here ? that thou shalt say, No.” 21 Then Jael Heber's wife took
* Hob. put. a nail of the tent, and *took a hammer in her hand, and went softly
unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the
ground; for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 22 And, behold,
as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto
him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest.” And
when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was
in his temples !
o Ps. 18. 47. 23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the
Heb. going went children of Israel. 24 And the hand of the children of Israel (prospered,
and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had de-
stroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
p See Ex. 15. 1. 1 Then Psang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on Jud. v.
that day, saying,—
q Ps. 18. 47.
2« Praise ye the Lord for the 'avenging of Israel,
r 2 Ch. 17. 16. When "the people willingly offered themselves.
1 Mac. 2. 42.
s De. 32. 1,3. Ps. Hear, 0 ye kings!
Give ear, O ye princes !
I, even I, will sing unto the LORD;
I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
+ De. 33. 2. Ps. 4 LORD! 'when thou wentest out of Seir,
When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom,
u 2 Sa. 22. 8. Ps. The "earth trembled, and the heavens dropped,
68. 8. Is. 64. 3.
Hab. 3. 3, 10. The clouds also dropped water.
† Heb. flowed. De. 5 The mountains Imelted from before the LORD,
Even 'that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
66 In the days of "Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,
2 Ch. 15. 5. Is.
33. 8. La. 1.4. And the * travellers walked through tbyways.
7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased,
They ceased in Israel,
Until that I Deborah arose,
ways.
46
and was hard.
Ps. 18. title.
2. 10.
68. 7.
4. Jl. Ps. 97. 5.
v Ex. 19. 18.
w Ju. 3. 31.
2 Le. 26. 22.
& 4. 18.
* Heb. walkers
of paths.
† Heb. crooked
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[PERIOD IV.
THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK.
22.
b Ps. 105. 2. &
14.
d P8. 107. 32.
el Sa. 12. 7. Ps.
145. 7.
* Heb. righteous-
nesses of we
LORD.
h Ps. 49. 14.
y Is. 49. 23. That I arose 'a mother in Israel.
De. 32. 16. Ju. 8 They * chose new gods;
2. 12, 17.
Then was war in the gates :
a So 1 Sa. 13. 19, Was “there a shield or spear seen
Among forty thousand in Israel ?
96 My heart is toward the governors of Israel,
That offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless ye the LORD!
† Or, Meditate. 10 Speak, bye that ride on white asses,
°145. 5.*** Ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
c Ju. 10. 4. & 12. 11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers
In the places of drawing water,
There shall they rehearse 'the * righteous acts of the LORD,
Even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in
Then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. [Israel ;
f Ps. 57. 8.
12 « Awake! lawake, Deborah !
Awake, awake, utter a song!
Arise, Barak !
g Ps. 68. 18. And lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam!
13 « Then He made him that remaineth
Have "dominion over the nobles among the people;
The LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
i Ju. 3. 27. 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek ;
j Ju. 3. 13.
After thee, Benjamin, among thy people;
k Nu. 32. 39, 40. Out of "Machir came down governors,
t Heb. draw with And out of Zebulun they that thandle the pen of the writer.
the pen, &c.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
Even Issachar, and also Barak :
| Heb. his feet. He was sent on ffoot into the valley.
*For the divisions of Reuben there were great fthoughts of heart.
sions, &c.
Heb.impressions. 16 Why abodest thou 'among the sheepfolds,
? Nu. 32. 1.
To hear the bleatings of the flocks ?
Or, In.
For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
m See Jos. 13. 25, 17 Gilead "abode beyond Jordan;
And why did Dan remain in ships ?
z Jos. 19. 29, 31. Asher "continued on the sea *shore,
* Or, ports.
And abode in his tbreaches.
+ Or, creeks.
Heb. exposed to 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that Ijeoparded their lives
reproach.
Unto the death in the high places of the field.
196 The kings came and fought,
Then fought the kings of Canaan
In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo ;
o Ps. 44. 12. They "took no gain of money.
p See Jos. 10. 11. 20 They Pfought froin heaven;
* Heb. paths.
The stars in their * courses fought against Sisera.
21 The river of Kishon swept them away,
That ancient river, the river Kishon.
O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
22 Then were the horsehoofs broken i
+ Or, tramplings, By the means of the tprancings,
or, plungings.
The prancings of their mighty ones.
23666 Curse ye Meroz,' said the angel of the LORD,
• Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof;
9 Ju. 21. 9, 10. Because "they came not to the help of the LORD,
To the help of the Lord against the mighty.'
18. 17. & 25. 28.
24 « Blessed above women
Shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be!
* Or, In the divi-
11.
Ps. 77. 17, 18.
Ne. 3. 5.
go 1 Sa. 17. 47. &
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THE ISRAELITES ENSLAVED BY MIDIAN.
Ana put ment for en anden
I Heb. she ham-
mcred.
* Heb. To the
head of a man.
s Lu. 1. 28.
Blessed 'shall she be above women in the tent!
25 He asked water—and she gave him milk ;
She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
26 She put her hand to the nail,
And her right hand to the workmen's hammer;
And #with the hammer she smote Sisera,
She smote off his head,
When she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
* Heb. Between. 27* At her feet he bowed-he fell-he lay down ;
At her feet he bowed, he fell;
† Heb. destroyed. Where he bowed, there he fell down tdead.
28 - The mother of Sisera looked out at a window,
And cried through the lattice,
Why is his chariot so long in coming ?
Why tarry the wheels of his chariots ?”
29 Her wise ladies answered her,
Ileb. her words. Yea, she returned fanswer to herself,
€ Ex. 15. 9. 30Have 'they not sped ?
Have they not divided the prey ;
*To every man a damsel or two;
To Sisera a prey of divers colors,
A prey of divers colors of needlework,
Of divers colors of needlework on both sides,
Meet for the necks of them that take the spoil ? "
a Ps. 83. 9, 10. 31 So “let all thine enemies perish, O LORD!
But let them that love Him be 'as the sun
w Ps. 19.5.
When "he goeth forth in his might.”
32 And the land had rest forty years.
SECTION V.—Eastern and Northern Israelites enslaved by Midian ;
SECT. V.
Gideon, Judge. (15)
A. M. 2752.
Judges vi. 1-6.
Hales, 1366. AND "the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD; and
the LORD delivered them into the hand 'of Midian seven years. 2 And
the hand of Midian *prevailed against Israel ; and because of the
a Ju. 2. 19.
Ilab. 3.7. Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in
* Heb.was strong. the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. 3 And so it was, when
lle. 11. 38. Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, dand
d Ge. 29. 1. Ju. the children of the East, even they came up against them ; 4 and they
1 Ki. 4. 30. Job encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till
1. 3.
e Le. 26. 16. De. thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither fsheep,
· nor ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents,
and they came as grasshoppers for multitude, (for both they and their
camels were without number ;) and they entered into the land to de-
stroy it. 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midian-
fJ0, 3. 15. Ho. ites, and the children of Israel Scried unto the LORD.
02 Sa. 23. 4.
B. C. 1232.
Canaan.
28. 30, 33, 51.
Mic. 6. 15.
| Or, goat.
(15) The oppression of the Israelites under Midian while their calamity lasted. The Angel Jehovah
seems to have been more severe than that under too again appeared among them, to convince them
any of their other conquerors. The people were that this prophet was commissioned from on high;
entirely subdued; they were driven (Judg. vi. 2.) and very possibly to establish the new dispensation,
to mountains, and caves, and dens; they were con- under which a continued succession of prophets
sumed by famine; and the first movement of was to arise till the time of the Great Prophet, like
Gideon was effected by night, lest he should be unto Moses. The angel revealed himself to Gideon.
put to death by the Midianites, if he attempted to Hc commanded Gideon to attempt the release of
act in the day. While they were in this deplorable the people, and assured him of the certainty of suc-
condition, another change in the conduct of Provi- cess, by miracles adapted, as all the miracles re-
dence took place. A prophet was inspired for the corded in the Old Testament, to the peculiar cir-
occasion, to address the people. This at least is cumstances of the persons for whom they were
the first time we read of a prophet coming among wrought.-Vide Hales' Analysis, vol. ii. p. 311;
them, for the purpose only of reproving their folly, Lightfoot in loc.
364
(Period IV.
THE HISTORY OF RUTH.
1
lehem.
1.
68.
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.-The History of Ruth.(16)
A. M. 2759.
RUTH, the whole book.
B. C. 1245.
Elimelech, driven by fumine into Moab, dieth there. 4 Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of
Moab, die also. 6 Nuomi returning homeward, 8 dissuadeth her two durughters-in-law from go-
Moab-Beth
ing with her. 14 Orpah leaveth her, but Ruth with greut constancy accompanieth her. 19 They
two come to Beth-lehem, where they are gladly received. - Chap. ii. 1 Ruth gleaneth in the fields
of Boaz. 4 He talcing Inowledge of her, 8 showeth her greul faror. 18 That which she got she
carrieth to Naomi.-- Chap. iii. I By Naomi's instruction 5 Ruth lieth at Boaz's feet. 8 Boaz
ucknowledgeth the riglul of a kinsman. 14. He sendeth her away with six measures of
Chap. iv. 1 He calleth into judgment the next linsman. 6 He reiseth the redemption according
to the manner in Isruel. 9 Bouz buyeth the inheritance. 10 He marrieth Ruth. . 13 She beureth
Obed the grandfather of Duvid. 18 The generation of Phurez.
a Ju. 2. 16. i Now it came to pass in the days when "the judges *ruled, that
* Heb. judged.
there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of 'Beth-lehem-
6 See Ge. 12. 10.
& 26. 1. 2 Ki. 8. judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and
c Ju. 17. 8.
his two sons. 2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name
of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion,
d See Ge. 35. 19. dEphrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country
e Ju. 5. 30.
| Heb. were.
of Moab, and tcontinued there.
3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her
two sons. 4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the
name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they
dwelled there about ten years. 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both
of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return
from the country of Moab; for she had heard in the country of Moab
fEx. 4.31. Lu. I. how that the LORD had 'visited his people in giving them bread.
ç Ps. 132. 15. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her
Mat. 6. 11.
two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return
. unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-
n See Jos. 24. 15. law, “Go, "return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly
with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The Lord grant
you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.”
Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
10 And they said unto her, “Surely we will return with thee unto
thy people.” 11 And Naomi said, “ Turn again, my daughters : why
i Ge. 38. 11. De. will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that
25. 5.
they may be your husbands ? 12 Turn again, my daughters, go your
way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have
Or, if I roere hope, tif I should have a husband also to-night, and should also bear
with a husband.
* Heb. hope.
. sons; 13 would ye *tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay
+ Heb. I have for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for fit grieveth
much bittcrncss.
Ju. 2. 15. Job me much for your sales that the hand of the Lord is gone out against
19. 21. Ps. 32. 4. me." 14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah
k Ec. 12. 9. “kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth 'clave unto her. 15 And she said,
24.
*. « Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto
m Ju. 11. 24. "her gods : "return thou after thy sister-in-law." 16 And Ruth said,
n See Jog. 24. 15,
*19. Lu. 24. 28. 5 Entreat 'me not to leave thee, or to return from following after
I Or, Be not
thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I
*against me, will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;
0 2 Kí. 2. 2, 4, 6, 17.
21 Sa. 3, 17.
* 17 where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried : Pthe LORD
do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me."
2 Ki. 6. 31.
a Ac. 21. 14. 18 When 'she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her,
* Heb, strength- then she left speaking unto her.
ened herself,
19 So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to
? Pr. 17. 17.& 1
2 Sa. 19. 13.
(16) The history of Ruth was added to the canon pensation. The book is placed here on the authority
of Scripture, because from her David and the Mes- of Bp. Patrick, who observes, that no other famine
siah descended. By recording the adoption of a is said to have happened during the administration
Gentile into the family from which Christ was to of the judges, than that caused, in the time of
derive his origin, the Holy Spirit intended to inti- Gideon, by the invasion of the Midianites.-Gray's
mate the comprehensive design of the Christian dis- Key, p. 166; Bp. Patrick in loc.
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ant.
in-law
So Naomi returninst me, and the Aise me Naomi, sed
Mat. 1. 5.
u Le. 19. 9.
De. 24. 19.
Lu. 1. 28.
2 Thes. 3. 16
„ Mat. 21. 10. pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that "all the city was moved
s See Is. 23. 7.
La. 2. 15.
•7. about them, and they said, “Is this Naomi ? ” 20 And she said unto
+ That is, pleas- them, “ Call me not +Naomi, call me #Mara; for the Almighty hath
I That is, bitter. dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, 'and the LORD hath
Job l. 21. brought me home again empty : why then call ye me Naomi, seeing
the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted
me ? " 22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-
in-law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab; and
they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
i And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty Ruth ii.
man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was
* Called Booz, *Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, “Let me now go to
the field, and "glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find
grace.” And she said unto her, “Go, my daughter." 3 And she went,
† Heb. hap hap- and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and her thap
pened.
was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of
the kindred of Elimelech.
4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reap-
v Ps. 129. 7, 8. ers, “ The 'LORD be with you!” And they answered him, “The LORD
bless thee!” 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the
reapers, “ Whose damsel is this?” 6 And the servant that was set over
the reapers answered and said, “ It is the Moabitish damsel that came
back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. 7 And she said, “I pray
you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves; '
so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now,
that she tarried a little in the house." 8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth,
Hearest thou not, my daughter ? go not to glean in another field,
neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens; ' let thine
eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them : have
I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee ? and when
thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the
young men have drawn.” 10 Then she "fell on her face, and bowed her-
self to the ground, and said unto him, “Why have I found grace in
thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a
stranger ?" 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, “ It hath fully
been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since
the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and
thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people
« 1 Sa. 24. 19. which thou knewest not heretofore. 12 The "Lord recompense thy
work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel,
y Ps. 17. 8. & 36. Yunder whose wings thou art come to trust!” 13 Then she said, " ILet
me *find favor in thy sight, my lord ! for that thou hast comforted me,
# Or, I find favor. and for that thou hast spoken *friendly unto thy handmaid, “though
2 Ge. 33. 15. 1 Sa.
* 1. 18. ****I be not like unto one of thy handmaidens.” 14 And Boaz said unto
. her, “ At meal-time come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip
Ju. 19. 3. thy morsel in the vinegar.” And she sat beside the reapers; and he
al Sa. 25. 41.
reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young
† Heb. shame her men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and freproach her
not; 16 and let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and
leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.” 17 So she
gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned ;
and it was about an ephah of barley.
18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother-in-
law saw what she had gleaned ; and she brought forth, and gave to
her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother-
in-law said unto her, “Where hast thou gleaned to-day ? and where
2 E *
u I Sa. 25. 23.
7. & 57. 1. &
63. 7.
* Heb. to the
heart. Ge. 34. 3. IUI,
IV 111 aliin
01
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29. 13.
deen : see Le.
25. 25.
thec.
el Co. 7. 36.
1 Tim. 5. 8.
clothes that are
on his feet.
& Ju. 19. 6. 9. 20
2 Sa, 13. 28.
Est. 1. 10.
Ps. 41. 1. wroughtest thou ? blessed be he that did btake knowledge of thee!”
And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and
said, “The man's name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.” 20 And
62 Sa. 2. 5. Job Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of the LORD,
d Pr. 17. 17. who dhath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead!”
Or, one that And Naomi said unto her, “ The man is near of kin unto us, fone of
hath right to re-
our next. kinsmen.” 21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, “He said unto
me also, “Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have
ended all my harvest.'” 22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-
in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens,
* Or, fall upon that they *meet thee not in any other field.” 23 So she kept fast by
the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of
wheat harvest ; and dwelt with her mother-in-law.
1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, “My Ruth iii.
..daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well
with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens
thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshingfloor.
f 2 Sa. 14. 2.
3 Wash thyself therefore, 'and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon
thee, and get thee down to the floor ; but make not thyself known unto
the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall
be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place were he shall
Or, lift up the lie, and thou shalt go in, and funcover his feet, and lay thee down;
and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.” 5 And she said unto her,
“ All that thou sayest unto me I will do.”
6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that
her mother-in-law bade her. ? And when Boaz had eaten and drunk,
19; 6,9, 22. and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of
corn ; and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and
Or, took hold on. #turned himself; and, behold! a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said,
“Who art thou ?" And she answered, “ I am Ruth thy handmaid:
k Ez. 16. 8. "spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art *a near
* Or, one that
kinsman.” 10 And he said, “Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daugh-
deem.
ter! for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the
beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor
or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that
† Heb. gate. thou requirest: for all the tcity of my people doth know that thou art
¿ Pr. 12. 4. ja virtuous woman. 12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman;
howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Tarry this night, and it
j De. 25. 5. Mat. shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of
a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part : but if he will not do
the part of a kinsman unto thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman
• Je to thee, kas the Lord liveth! Lie down until the morning.”
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up be-
1 Ro. 12. 17. & 14. fore one could know another. And he said, “ Let'it not be known
16. 1 Co. 10. 32.
2 Co. 8. 21. *** that a woman came into the floor.” 15 Also he said, “Bring the veil
1 Thes. 5. 22.
that thou hast upon thee, and hold it.” And when she held it, he
1 Or, sheet, or,
apron. measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; and she went
into the city.
16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “ Who art
thou, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man had done to
her. 17 And she said, “ These six measures of barley gave he me ; for
he said to me, 'Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law." " 18 Then said
m Ps. 37. 3, 5. she, “ Sit "still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will
fall; for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing
this day.”
1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down Ruta iv.
hath right to re-
22. 24.
& Ju. 8. 19. Je.
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31. 23.
25. 5, 6. Mat.
22. 24.
.
t De. 25. 6.
there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by ; unto
whom he said, “Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here." And he
n1 Ki. 21. 8. Pr. turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he "took ten men of the elders of the
city, and said, “Sit ye down here.” And they sat down. 3 And he said
unto the kinsman, “ Naomi, that is come again out of the country of
Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's.
* Heb. I said I 4 And *I thought to advertise thee, saying, 'Buy it 'before the inhab-
will reveal in
thine ear. itants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it,
o Je. 32. 7, 8.
p Ge. 23. 18.
redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may
9 Le. 25. 25. know; 'for there is none to redeem it besides thee, and I am after
thee.” And he said, “I will redeem it.” 5 Then said Boaz, “ What
day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also
* Ge. 38. 8. De. of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, "to raise up the name
of the dead upon his inheritance.”
6 And the kinsman said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar
mine own inheritance; redeem thou my right to thyself, for I cannot
s De. 25. 7, 9. redeem it.” ? Now this was the manner in former time in Israel con-
cerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things,
a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour ; and this was
a testimony in Israel. 8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, “ Buy
it for thee." So he drew off his shoe.
9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, “ Ye are
witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all
that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover
Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my
wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the
name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from
the gate of his place : ye are witnesses this day.” 11 And all the people
10 Ps. 127. 3. &
that were in the gate, and the elders, said, “ We are witnesses. “The
128. 3.
LORD make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and
v De. 25. 9. like Leah, which two did 'build the house of Israel; and tdo thou
Or, get thee
'riches, or, power. worthily in "Ephratah, and tbe famous in Beth-lehem. 12 And let thy
2 Ge. 35. 16, 19. house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah,
| Heb. proclaim
*tly name.. of 'the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.”
z Ge, 38. 29. 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife ; and when he went in
1. 3.
unto her, *the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And
y 1 Sa. 2. 20.
a the women said unto Naomi, “ Blessed be the LORD, which hath not
@the wo
2 Ge. 29. 31. &
same *left thee this day without a tkinsman, that his name may be famous
a Lu, l. 58. Ro. in Israel. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and ļa
12. 15.
* Heb. caused to nourisher of *thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law, which loveth
ceasc unto thee.
to thee. thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.” 16 And
† Or, redeemer.
Heb. to nourish. Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse
Ge. 95. 11. Ps. unto it. 17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying,
* Heb. thy gray « There is a son born to Naomi ;” and they called his name Obed :
he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
61 Sa. 1.8.
c Lu. 1. 58, 59. 18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: dPharez begat Hezron,
d. 1.Ch. 2, 4, &c. 19 and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 20 and Ammin-
Mat. 1. 3, &c.
e Nu. 1.7. adab begat ‘Nahshon, and Nahshon begat + Salmon, 21 and Salmon
† Or, Sulmah. begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse
fi Ch. 2. 15.
begat David.
Section VII.—Gideon, Judge ;-He delivereth Israel ;--His Death.
SECT. VII.
Judges vi. 7, to the end, chap. vii. and viii.
A. M. 2759. A prophet rebulceth the Israelites. 11 An angel sendeth Gideon for their deliverance. 17 Gideon's
B. C. 1245. present is consumed with fire. 25 He destroyeth Bual's ultur, and offereth a sacrifice upon the
Hales, 1359.
altar Jehovah-shulom. 28 Joash defendeth his son, and calleth him Jerubhaal. 33 Gideon's army.
36 His signs. - Chap. vii. 1 His army of thirty-two thousand is reduced to three hundred. He
Canaan.
is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the barley cake. 16 His stratagem of trumpets
and lamps in pitchers. 24 The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb. — Chap. viii. 1 Gideon pacz-
fieth the Ephraimites. 4. Succoth and Penuel refuse to relieve Gideon's army. 10 Zebah and
33. 5.
55. 22.
hairs.
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38. Je. 10. 2.
called Gedeon.
e Ju. 13. 3. Lu.
13
28.
f Jos. 1. 5.
15.
25. Mic. 5. 2.
Zalmunna are taken. 13 Succoth and Penuel are destroyed. 18 Gideon revengeth his brethren's
death on Zebah and Zulmunna. 22 He refuseth government. 24. His ephod the cause of idolatry.
28 Midian subdued. 29 Gideon's children, und death. 33 The Israelites idolatry and ingratitude.
7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the
* Heb. a man a Lord because of the Midianites, 8 that the LORD sent *a prophet unto
prophet
the children of Israel, which said unto them, “ Thus saith the LORD
God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth
out of the house of bondage ; 9 and I delivered you out of the hand of
a Ps. 14. 2, 3. the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and "drave
them out from before you, and gave you their land ; 10 and I said unto
62 Ki. 17. 35, 37, you, I am the LORD your God; (fear not the gods of the Amorites, in
whose land ye dwell : but ye have not obeyed my voice.”
11 And there came an Angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak
cJos. 17. 2. which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite :: and
d He. 11. 32. his son "Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, fto hide it from the
| Heb. to cause it Midianites. 12 And the Angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and
to flee... said unto him, “ The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor !”
1. ll, 28. 13 And Gideon said unto him," Oh my lord ! if the LORD be with us, why
then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our
€18. 59. 1.&-63. fathers told us of, saying, 'Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?'
but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands
h 2 Ch. 15. 2.
of the Midianites.” 14 And the Lord looked upon him, and said, “ Go
i1 Sa, 12, 11. He. 'in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Mid-
j Jos. 1. 9. ianites: "have not I sent thee ?” 15 And he said unto him, “Oh my lord !
k See 1 Sa. 9. 21. wherewith shall I save Israel ? kbehold, my family is poor in Manasseh,
# Heb: my thou.. and I am the least in my father's house.” 16 And the LORD said unto
sand is the mean- air
est : Ex. 18. 21, him, “ Surely 'I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midi-
1 Ex. 3. 12. anites as one man." 17 And he said unto Him, “If now I have found
grace in thy sight, then "show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
m Ex. 4, 1-8.
"2 Ki. 20. 8. Ps. 18 Depart "not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring
5: forth my *present, and set it before thee.” And he said, “I will tarry
n See Ge. 18.3,5
* Or, meat offers until thou come again.”
19 And 'Gideon went in, and made ready ta kid, and unleavened
o See Ge. 18. 6-3.
+ Heb. a keid of the cakes of an ephah of flour : the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the
goats.
broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him, under the oak, and pre-
sented it. 20 And the Angel of God said unto him, “ Take the flesh
and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and 'pour out
the broth.” And he did so. 21 Then the Angel of the Lord put forth
the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and
q Le. 9. 24. 1 Ki. the unleavened cakes; and 'there rose up fire out of the rock, and con-
sumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the Angel of the
LORD departed out of his sight.
22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an Angel of the LORD,
See Ge. 32. 30. Gideon said, “ Alas, O Lord God ! "for because I have seen an Angel
of the LORD face to face.” 23 And the LORD said unto him, “ Peace
s Da. 10. 19. be unto thee! fear not; thou shalt not die.” 24 Then Gideon built an
| That is, the altar there unto the LORD, and called it [Jehovah-shalom ; unto this
peace : see Ge. day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him,
Ez. 48. 35.
“Take thy father's young bullock, *even the second bullock of seven
* Or, and.
years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and
t Ex. 34. 13. De. 'cut down the grove that is by.it ; 26 and build an altar unto the LORD
+ Heb. strong thy God upon the top of this frock, fin the ordered place, and take
place.
the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the
I Or, in an orderly
grove which thou shalt cut down.” 27 Then Gideon took ten men of
his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him; and so it was,
because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that
he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
86. 17. Is. 7. 11.
ing.
p See 1 Ki. 18.
33, 34.
18. 38.2 Ch.
7.1.
LORD send
22. 14. Ex. 17.
15. Je. 33. 16.
7.5.
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Baal plcad. I Sa.
YA
21, Jcrubbesheth;
that is, Lct the
11. 13. Ho.9. 10.
u Jos. 17. 16.
after him.
28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold,
the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was
by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
29 And they said one to another, s Who hath done this thing ?” And
when they inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash hath
done this thing.” 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, “ Bring
out thy son, that he may die ; because he hath cast down the altar of
Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.” 31 And
Joash said unto all that stood against him, “Will ye plead for Baal ?
will ye save him ? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death
whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, be-
cause one hath cast down his altar.” 32 Therefore on that day he called
* That is, Letc. him *Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he hath
12. 11. 2 Sa. 11. thrown down his altar.”
33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of
plean. See so the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in "the
9. 10. valley of Jezreel. 34 But 'the Spirit of the LORD fcame upon Gideon,
ül Ch. 12. 18. and he "blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer Iwas gathered after him. 35 And
2 Ch. 24. 20. he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh ; who also was gathered
t Heb. clothed.
10 Nu: 10. 3. after him. And he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun,
Heb. was called and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
36 And Gideon said unto God, “If thou wilt save Israel by my hand,
< See Ex. 4. 3, 4, as thou hast said, 37 behold, "I will put a fleece of wool in the floor ;
6, 7.
and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth
besides, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as
thou hast said.” 38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow,
and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece,
y Ge. 18. 32.
a bowl full of water. 39 And Gideon said unto God, “Let 'not thine
anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once. Let me prove,
I pray thee, but this once with the fleece ; let it now be dry only upon
the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.” 40 And God did
so that night; for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew
on all the ground.
1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that Jud. vii.
were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of
Harod; so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of
them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 2 And the LORD said unto
Gideon, “ The people that are with thee are too many for me to give
2 De. 8. 17. Is. 10. the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel *vaunt themselves against
me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore go to,
proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, “Whosoever is fearful and
afraid, let him return and depart early from Mount Gilead.” And
there returned of the people twenty and two thousand ; and there re-
mained ten thousand. 4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, “ The people
are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try
them for thee there. And it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee,
This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whom-
soever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall
not go.” 5 So he brought down the people unto the water; and the
LORD said unto Gideon, “ Every one that lappeth of the water with his
tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every
one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.” 6 And the number
of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three
hundred men ; but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their
knees to drink water. 7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, “By 'the
three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midi-
anites into thy hand; and let all the other people go every man unto
47
13. I Co. 1. 29.
2 Co. 4. 7.
a De. 20.8.
61 Sa. 14. 6.
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five. Ex. 13. 18.
Hob. the break-
Heb. trumpets
his place.” 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trum-
pets; and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and
retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath
him in the valley.
«Go. 46.2, 3.
9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him,
“ Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thy
hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant
a See Ge. 24. 14. down to the host. 11 And thou shalt dhear what they say; and afterward
shall thy hands be strengthened to go down unto the host.” Then
* Or, ranks by went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the *armed
men that were in the host. 12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites
and all the children of the East lay along in the valley like grasshoppers
for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by
the sea side for multitude. 13 And when Gideon was come, behold,
there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, “Behold,
I dreamed a dream, and, lo! a cake of barley bread tumbled into the
host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and over-
turned it, that the tent lay along." 14 And his fellow answered and said,
- This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a
man of Israel; for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all
the host."
15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and
break- fthe interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the
ing tlucrcof.
host of Israel, and said, “ Arise! for the LORD hath delivered into your
hand the host of Midian.” 16 And he divided the three hundred men
into three companies, and he put fa trumpet in every man's hand, with
in the hand of all
of them. empty pitchers, and * lamps within the pitchers. 17 And he said unto
*Or, forebrands, them, “ Look on me, and do likewise ; and, behold, when I come to
or, torches.
the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When
I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the
trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of
the LORD, and of Gideon.”
19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto
the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch ; and
they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and
brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies
blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their
left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal : and
:!4. they cried, “The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.” A1 And they stood
F 2 Ki. 7.7. every man in his place round about the camp; Sand all the host ran,
& Jos. 6. 4, 16, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and
"the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout
Ñ Ps. 83. 9. Is. all the host; and the host fled to Beth-shittah tin Zererath, and to the
Iborder of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. 23 And the men of Israel gath-
2 Ch. 20. 23.
ered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out
† Or, toroari.
of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
| Heb. lip.
j Ju. 3. 27, 28.
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all Mount Ephraim, say-
ing, “ Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the
k John 1. 28.
waters unto "Beth-barah and Jordan.” Then all the men of Ephraim
gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah
1 Ps. 63. 11.
and Jordan. 25 And they took 'two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and
m Is. 10. 26.
Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon "the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew
at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads
n See Ju. 12. 1. of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side. Jordan.
2 Sa. 19.41. 1 And "the men of Ephraim said unto him, “* Why hast Jud. viii.
thing is this thou thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou
wentest to fight with the Midianites? ” And they did chide with him
e Ex. 14. 13, 14.
2 Ch. 20. 17.
20. See 2 Co.
4.7.
9. 4.
i 1 Sa. 14.20.
* Heb. What
hast done unto
us?
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AND SLAYS ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA.
15. 1.
11.
* Heb, thresh.
t 1 Ki. 22. 27.
and twenty thou-
I Thes. 5. 3.
+ Hebo strongly. sharply. 2 And he said unto them, “ What have I done now in com-
parison of you ? is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better
o Phil. 2. 3.
than the vintage of - Abi-ezer ? 3 God 'hath delivered into your hands
the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in
, Heb. spirit. Pr. comparison of you?” Then their fanger was abated toward him, when
he had said that.
4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three
hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 5 And he
p Ge. 33. 17.
said unto the men of PSuccoth, “ Give, I pray you, loaves of bread
unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing
after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”
9 See 1 Ki. 20. 11. 6 And the princes of Succoth said, “ Are 'the hands of Zebah and
See 1 Sa. 25. Zalmunna now in thy hand, that "we should give bread unto thine
army ?" 7 And Gideon said, “ Therefore when the Lord hath delivered
Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will *tear your flesh with
the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
& Ge. 32. 30.
8 And he went up thence ®to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise ;
I Ki. 12. 25.
and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had an-
swered him. 'And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, “When
I 'come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with
them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of
tor; an hundred the children of the East; for there fell tan hundred and twenty thousand
sand, every one men that drew sword. 11 And Gideon went up by the way of them
drawing a sword.
Ju. 20. 2, 15, 17, that dwelt in tents on the east of “Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the
25. 2 Ki. 3. 26.
host; for the host was 'secure. 12 And when Žebah and Zalmunna
u Nu. 32. 35, 42.
v Ju. 18. 27. fled, he pursued after them, and "took the two kings of Midian, Zebah
and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
20 Ps. 83. 11.
| Heb. terrificd.
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun
was up, 14 and caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and in-
quired of him ; and he * described unto him the princes of Succoth, and
the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came
unto the men of Succoth, and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna,
with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, 'Are the hands of Zebah and
Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thy men
that are weary ?!» 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of
+ Heb. made to the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
x 1 Ki. 12. 25. 17 And he beat down the tower of *Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, “ What manner of men
4. 6. Ps. 89. were they whom ye slew at 'Tabor ?" And they answered, “ As thou
| Heb. according art, so were they ; each one resembled the children of a king."
19 And he said, “ They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother:
as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you."
20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, “Up, and slay them." But
the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a
youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise thou, and fall upon
us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” And Gideon arose, and íslew
Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the *ornaments that were on
their camels' necks.
22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, “ Rule thou over us,
both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast delivered
us from the hand of Midian.” 23 And Gideon said unto them, “I will
10. not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : "the LORD shall
rule over you.”
24 And Gideon said unto them, “I would desire a request of you,
that you would give me every man the earrings of his prey." (For they
°37. 25, 28.*. had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they
* Heb. writ.
kinoro.
12.
to the form, &C.
z Ps. 83. 11.
* Or, ornaments
like the moon.
al Sa. 8.7.&
19. & 12. 12.
b Go. 25. 13. &
372
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USURPATION OF ABIMELECH.
e De. 7. 16.
of his thigh.
Ec. 9. 14, 15,
SECT. VIII.
answered, “ We will willingly give them.” And they spread a garment,
and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. 26 And the
weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and
f Or, sweet jcroels. seven hundred shekels of gold; besides ornaments, and tcollars, and
purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains
c Ju. 17. 5. that were about their camels' necks. 27 And Gideon made an ephod
d Ps. 106. 39. thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah ; and all Israel dwent
thither a whoring aſter it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon,
and to his house.
28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that
they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness
forty years in the days of Gideon..
29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
f Ju. 9. 2, 5. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons fof his body begotten; for
I Heb. going out them
zou he had many wives. 31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she
* Heb. set. also bare him a son, whose name he *called Abimelech.
g Ge. 25. 8. Job
32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was
5. 26.
buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-
ezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the
children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and
I. Ps. 78. 11, 42.
made Baal-berith their god. 34 And the children of Israel "remembered
inodo Doolha.
& 106. 13, 21.
not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of
į Ju. 9. 16–18.
all their enemies on every side ; 35 neither ishowed they kindness to
the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness
which he had showed unto Israel.
SECTION VIII.--Usurpation of Abimelech;-His Death.
Judges ix.
A. M. 2769.
Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brethren, is made king. 7 Jotham
by a paruble rebuketh them, and foretelleth their ruin. 22 Gual conspireth with the Shechemites
Hales, 1319. against him. 30 Zebul revealeth it. 34. Abimelech overcometh them, and soweth the city with salt.
Shechem.
46 He burneth the hold of the god Berith. 50 At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone.
56 Jothan's curse is fulfilled.
a Ju. 8. 31. 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto "his
mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family
of the house of his mother's father, saying, 2 « Speak, I pray you, in
the ears of all the men of Shechem, * Whether is better for you, either
that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons,
reign over you, or that one reign over you ? remember also that I am
o Ge. 29. 14. byour bone and your flesh.” 3 And his mother's brethren spake of him
in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words : and their hearts
† Fleb. after. inclined fto follow Abimelech ; for they said, “He is our brother.”
4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the
Ju. 11. 3. 2 Ch house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired 'vain and light persons,
Ac. 17.5. which followed him. 5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah,
d2 Ki. 11. 1, 2. and dslew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and
ten persons, upon one stope : notwithstanding yet Jotham the young-
est son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. 6 And all the men of
Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and
1 Heb. or, by the made Abimelech king, Iby the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
oak of the pillar:
see Jos. 24. 26. And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of
e De. 11. 29. & 'Mount Gerizim, and liſted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them,
27. 12. Jos. 8.33.
John 4. 20. “Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto
f See 2 Ki. 14. 9. you. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them;
and they said unto the olive tree, 'Reign thou over us.' 9 But the olive
fr Ps. 104. 15. trce said unto them; - Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me
* Hcb. go up and they honor God and man, and * go to be promoted over the trees ?'
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, “Come thou, and reign over us.'
11 But the fig tree said unto them, 'Should I forsake my sweetness, and
B. C, 1235.
* Heb. What is
good? wliether,
ģc.
13. 7. Pr. 12. 11.
11
down for other
Erecs.
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USURPATION OF ABIMELECH.
h Ps. 104. 15.
¿ Is. 30. 2. Da. 4
12. Ho. 14. 7.
19. 14.
& 37. 24. Ez.
31. 3.
I Heb, cast his
life.
1 Is. 8. 6. Phil.
3. 3.
22. 22. 2 Ch. 10.
o 18. 33. 1.
Est. 9. 25. Ps. 7.
my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees ? ? 12 Then said
the trees unto the vine, “Come thou, and reign over us.' 13 And the
vine said unto them, 'Should I leave my wine, "which cheereth God
and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? 14 Then said all the
† Or, thistle. trees unto the fbramble, Come thou, and reign over us. 15 And the
bramble said unto the trees, 'If in truth ye anoint me king over you,
Da: 4. then come and put your trust in my 'shadow ; and if not, 'let fire come
j Nu. 21. 28. Ez. out of the bramble, and devour the *cedars of Lebanon.'16 Now there-
pa fore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abim-
k 2 Ki. 14. 9. Ps. 910
104. 16. Is. 2. 13. elech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house,
and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands, 17 (for
my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered
you out of the hand of Midian ; 18 and ye are risen up against my
father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten
persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his
maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
19 if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with
his house this day, then 'rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also
rejoice in you. 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and
devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire
come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo,
and devour Abimelech.” 21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went
m 2 Sa. 20. 14. to "Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
n 1 Sa. 16. 14. & 22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 then "God
1 Ki. 12. 15. & sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and
15. & 18. 19,&c: the men of Shechem 'dealt treacherously with Abimelech : 24 that "the
Is. 19. 2, 14.
cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come,
p1 Ki. 2. 32. and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them ;
16. Mat. 23.35, and upon the men of Shechem, which *aided him in the killing of his
brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the
ed his hands to top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by
them; and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came
with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem
put their confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and
tor, songs: see gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made tmerry, and
* went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed
9,1 Sa. 25.10. Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who 'is Abimelech,
and who is Shechem, that we should serve him ? is not he the son of
g Ge. 34. 2, 6. Jerubbaal ? and Zebul his officer ? serve the men of 'Hamor the father
s 2 Sa. 15. 4.
of Shechem: for why should we serve him ? 29 And 'would to God this
people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech.” And
he said to Abimelech, “ Increase thine army, and come out."
30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the
| Or, hot. son of Ebed, his anger was tkindled. 31 And he sent messengers unto
Abimelech *privily, saying, “ Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his
brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against
thee. 32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with
thee, and lie in wait in the field. 33 And it shall be, that in the morning,
as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city :
and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against
tehas thy hand thee, then mayest thou do to them tas thou shalt find occasion."
10. 7 & 25. 8. 34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him,
by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 35 And
Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate
of the city; and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with
him, from lying in wait. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to
Zebul, “Behold, there come people down from the top of the moun-
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kill.
25. 30.
1 Ki. 12. 16.
* Heb. craftily,
or, to Tornal.
Ec. 9. 10.
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75ou ,
၀၁ 0
long by the won by the middle spake again
De. 18. 14.
25.
x Ju.8. 33.
tains !” And Zebul said unto him, “ Thou seest the shadow of the
mountains as if they were men.” 37 And Gaal spake again and said,
Heb. navel. “See there come people down by the fmiddle of the land, and another
* Or, the regard
ers of the times.
ard company come along by the plain of *Meonenim." 38 Then said Zebul
unto him, “Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, 'Who
is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' is not this the people that
thou hast despised ? go out, I pray now, and fight with them." 39 And
Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were
overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 41 And
Abimelech dwelt at Arumah; and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his
brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. 42 And it came to
pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they
told Abimelech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into
three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold,
the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against
them, and smote them. 44 And Abimelech, and the company that was
with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of
the city ; and the two other companies ran upon all the people that
were in the fields, and slew them. 45 And Abimelech fought against
the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that
De 321ki. was therein, and 'beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they
entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it was told
Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered
o Ps. 68. 14.
together. 48 And Abimelech gat him up to 'Mount Zalmon, he and all
the people that were with him ; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand,
and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his
shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, “ What ye
have seen tme do, make haste, and do as I have done.” 49 And all the
people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech,
and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them ; so that
all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men
and women.
50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez,
and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither
fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to
them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came
unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of
the tower to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman "cast a piece of a
& So 1 Sa. 31. 4.
millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to break his skull. 54 Then the
called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him,
“ Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman
slew him.” And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they
departed every man unto his place.
52. 56 Thus "God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did
94. 23. Pr. 5. 22.
unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren. 57 And all the evil of
the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads; and upon them
came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
SECT. IX.
A. M. 2772.
Section IX.---Tola and Jair, Judges.
B. C. 1232.
JUDGES X. 1-5.
HALES, 1316.
* And after Abimelech there "arose to *defend Israel Tola the son
of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir
a Ju. 2. 16. in Mount Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and
• Heb. died, and was buried in Shamir.
Heb. I have
done.
2 Sa. 11. 21.
Canaan.
* Or, deliver. Heb.
save.
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14.
Ju. 3
41.
se
o Ju. 5. 10. & 12. 3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and
c De. 3. 14. two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that 'rode on thirty ass colts, and
tory, the villages they had thirty cities, which are called +Havoth-jair unto this day,which
are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
SECT. X. SECTION X.—The Philistines and Ammonites oppress Israel ;-Jephthah,
Judge.
A. M. 2798 to
2822.
JUDGES X. 6, to the end, and chap. xi. and xii. 1-7.
B. C. 1206 to The idolatry of the Israelites. 7 They are oppressed by the Philistines and the Ammonites. 10 In
1182.
their misery God sendeth them to their false gods. 15 Upon their repentance he pitieth them. -
HALES, 1271 to Chap. xi. 1 The covenant between Jephthah und the Gileadiles, that he should be their head. 12
1253.
The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain. 29 Jephthah's vow. 32 His con-
Canaan.
quest of the Ammonites. 34 He performeth his vow on his daughter.-Chap. xii. 1 The Ephraim-
ites, quarrelling with Jephthah, and discerned by Shibbolelh, ure slain by the Gileadites. 7
Jephthuh dieth.
a Ju. 2. 11-13. 6 AND "the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD,
and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the
0.1Ki, 11. 33. Ps. gods of "Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children
of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and
served not him. ? And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel,
c1 Sa. 12. 9. and he “sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands
* Heb. crushed.
of the children of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and * oppressed
the children of Israel eighteen years, all the children of Israel that
were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is
in Gilead. 9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to
fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house
of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
d1 Sa. 12. 10. 10 And dthe children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, “We
have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and
also served Baalim.” 11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel,
e Ex. 14. 30. “Did not I deliver you ‘from the Egyptians, and 'from the Amorites,
f Nu.21.
1, 24, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines ? 12 The *Zido-
25.
& Ju. 3. 12, 13, nians also, and 'the Amalekites, and the Maonites, 'did oppress you;
h Ju. 5. 19. and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet *ye
i Ju. 6. 3. have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you
j Ps. 106. 42, 43.
no more. 14 Go 'and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them
li De. 32. 15. Je.
2. 13.
deliver you in the time of your tribulation.”
I De. 32. 37, 38.
2 Ki. 3. 13. Je.
15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, “ We have sinned :
2. 28.
mdo thou unto us whatsoever tseemeth good unto thee; deliver us only,
m 1 Sa. 3. 18.
2 Sa. 15. 26. we pray thee, this day.” 16 And "they put away the Estrange gods from
Heb. is good in
among them, and served the LORD : and his soul *was grieved for the
thine cycs.
n 2 Ch. 7. 14.& misery of Israel.
7,8.
. 17 Then the children of Ammon were tgathered together, and en-
Heb. gods of camped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves
* Heb. was short- together, and encamped in °Mizpeh. 18 And the people and princes of
45. Ts63. 9. 14, Gilead said one to another, “ What man is he that will begin to fight
| Heb. cried to- against the children of Ammon ? he shall be head over all the inhab-
gether.
Ge. 31. 49. itants of Gilead.”
p He. 11. 32, Now? Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, Jud. xi.
called, Jephthae.
| Heb. a woman
thah. 2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up,
and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, “Thou shalt not
inherit in our father's house ; for thou art the son of a strange woman.”
* Heb. from the 3 Then Jephthah fled * from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob;
fuce.
g 1 Sa. 22. 2. and there were gathered 'vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
31.
15. 8. Je. 18.
strangers.
a harlot.
made war against Israel. 5 And it was so, that when the children of
Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch
Jephthah out of the land of Tob; 6 and they said unto Jephthah, “Come,
and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
376
JEPHTHAH DELIVERS ISRAEL. [PERIOD IV.
qr Ge. 26. 27.
s Lu. 17. 4.
| Heb. be the hear.
er betroeen us.
Je. 42. 5.
10. 17. & 11. 15.
z Nu. 20. 14.
? And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, “ Did "not ye hate me,
and expel me out of my father's house ? and why are ye come unto
me now when ye are in distress?” 8 And the elders of Gilead said
unto Jephthah, “ Therefore we 'turn again to thee now, that thou
mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be
our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” 9 And Jephthah said unto
the elders of Gilead, “ If ye bring me home again to fight against the
children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be
your head?” 10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, “The
-- Lord Abe witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words."
11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people
made him head and captain over them; and Jephthah uttered all his
t Ju. 20. 1. 1, Sao words 'before the LORD in Mizpeh.
12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of
Ammon, saying, “What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come
against me to fight in my land ?" 13 And the king of the children
of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, “Because
u Nu. 21. 24-26. “Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon
o Ge. 32. 22. even to lahhok and unto
even unto 'Jabbok, and unto Jordan; now therefore restore those
lands again peaceably.”
14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children
w De. 2. 9, 19. of Ammon; 15 and said unto him, “ Thus saith Jephthah, "Israel took
not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon. 16 But
I No. 14. 25. De. when Israel came up from Egypt, and *walked through the wilderness
1. 40. Jos. 5. 6.
y Nu. 13. 25. & unto the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh; 17 then Israel sent messengers
20. 1. De. 1. 46. unto the king of Edom, saying, 'Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy
a Na. 20. 18, 21. land : ' “but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in
like manner they sent unto the king of Moab; but he would not con-
sent: and Israel abode in Kadesh. 18 Then they went along through
b Nu. 21. 4. De. the wilderness, and “compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab,
c Nu. 21. 11. and came by the east side of the land of Moab, dand pitched on the
d Nu. 21. 13. & other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab; for
22. 36.
2. Arnon was the border of Moab. 19 And Israel sent messengers unto
De. 2. 26, 27. Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon ; and Israel said unto
him, 'Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land unto my place.
20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast; but Sihon
De. 2. 32-34.
gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought
against Israel. 21 And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all
his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them ; so Israel pos-
sessed all the land of the Ainorites, the inhabitants of that country.
De. 2. 36.
22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even
unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.-23 So now the
LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his
people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it ? 24 Wilt not thou possess that
29:10. which "Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess ? So whomsoever the
1 Ki. 11. 7. Je.
LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
18. 12. 465.3. 25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor,
king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight
j Nu. 22. 2. See
Jos. 24. 9. against them, 26 while Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in
Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts
of Arnon, three hundred years ? why therefore did ye not recover them
within that time ? 27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou
doest me wrong to war against me; the LORD "the Judge 'be judge
this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”
* Jephthah seems 28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the
Judge only of words of Jephthah which he sent him.
29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon * Jephthah, and he passed
f Nu. 21. 23-25.
h Nu. 21. 29.
48. 7.
10.
k Ge. 18. 25.
I See Ge. 16. 5.
to have been
North-east
Israel.
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THE VOW OF JEPHTHAH.
cometh forth,
s Nu. 30. 2. Ps.
over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and
from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
m Ge. 28. 20. 30 And Jephthah “vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, “If thou
1 Sa. 1. 11.
shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands, 31 then
+ Heb, that which it shall be, that twhatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to
which shall come meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, "shall
forth.
surely be the LORD's, fand I will offer it up for a burnt offering."
3, &c. 1 Sa. 1.
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fightagainst
11, 28. & 2. 18.
Or, or I will them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands. 33 And he smote
Ps. 66: 13. See them from Aroer, even till thou come to 'Minnith, even twenty cities,
Le. 27. 11, 12.
and unto *the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus
o Ez. 27. 17.
* Or, Abel. the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
p See Ex. 15. 20. 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, Phis
daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances : and she
tor, he had not was his only child ; tbesides her he had neither son nor daughter.
son or daughter. 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he ?rent his clothes, and
Heb. of himself.
Ge. 37. 29, 34. said, “ Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou
r Ec. 5. 2. art one of them that trouble me: for I "have opened my mouth unto the
15. 4. Ec. 5. 4,5.
5. LORD, and 'I cannot go back.” 36 And she said unto him, “My father,
t Nu. 30. 2. if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, 'do to me according to
u 2 Sa. 18. 19, 31. that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as "the LORD
hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children
of Ammon.” 37 And she said unto her father, “ Let this thing be done
Heb.go and go for me : let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon
the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.” 38 And he
said, “Go.” And he sent her away for two months; and she went
with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned
ol Sa. 1. 22, 24. unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had
* Or, ordinance. vowed ; and she knew no man. And it was a *custom in Israel, 40 that
t. Heb. from year the daughters of Israel went tyearly fto lament the daughter of Jeph-
to year.
for, to talk with, thah the Gileadite four days in a year.
0 See Ju. 8. 1. 1 And "the men of Ephraim *gathered themselves together, Jud. xii. 1-7.
* Heb. were
and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, “ Wherefore
passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst
not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with
fire.” 2 And Jephthah said unto them, “ I and my people were at great
strife with the children of Ammon; and, when I called you, ye delivered
me not out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not,
*I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of
14. Ps. 119. 109. Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand : wherefore then
are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?”.
4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought
with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they
y See 1 Sa. 25. said, “ Ye Gileadites "are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraim-
ites, and among the Manassites.” 5 And the Gileadites took the
2. Jos. 22. 11., Ju. *passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when
those Ephraimites which were escaped, said, “Let me go over;" that
the men of Gilead said unto him, “ Art thou an Ephraimite ?" If he
| Which signifieth said, “ Nay;" 6 then said they unto him, “Say now Shibboleth :” and
flood. Ps. 69.2, he said, “ Sibboleth ;" for he could not frame to pronounce it right.
Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan : and
there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
? And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the
Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
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&
2. 18.
called.
Iren of Am And whered over a hand : wher
21 Sa. 19. 5. &
28. 21. Job 13.
10. Ps. 78. 9.
15. Is. 27. 12
2F*
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[PERIOD IV.
THE BIRTH OF SAMSON.
SECT. XI.
A. M. 2822 to
Section XI.-Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon, Judges.
2847.
Judges xii. 8, to the end.
B. C. 1182 to
8 And after ahim *Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had
1157.
Hales, 1247 to thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in
1222.
thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven
Canaan.
years. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
& i. e. Jephthah. 11 And after him +Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel : and he judged
* He seems to
have been only a Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in
civil Judge to do
do Aijalon in the country of Zebulon.
cast Isruel. 13 And after him #Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged
"Israel. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty *nephews, that rode on
Israel.
threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. 15 And
* A civil Judge
*also in North- Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pira-
east Israel.
* Heb. sons'
thon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
justice in North-
A civil Judge in
North-east
SONS.
SECTION XII.--The Philistines oppress Israel ;~ The Birth of Samson. (17)
JUDGEs xii.
Israel. is in the hand of the Philistines. 2 An angel appeareth to Manoah's wife. 8 The angel ap-
peareth to Manouh. 15 Manoal's sacrifice, whereby the angel is discovered. 24 Samson is
born.
And the children of Israel * did evil again in the sight of the LORD;
SECT. XII. tand the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
A. M. 2848. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Dan-
B. C. 1156. ites, whose name was Manoah ; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
Hales, 1222.
3 And (18)the Angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said
Canaan.
unto her, “ Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou
* Heb. adiled to
shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee,
2. 11.
and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.
partial captivity. 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive and bear a son; and no 'razor shall come
a 1 Sa. 12. 9. on his head, for the child shall be 'a Nazarite unto God from the womb;
o Jos. 19. 41.
Lu. 1. 11, 13, and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
28, 31.
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “ A ‘man
* 1. 15. ** <, de bue of God came unto me, and his 'countenance was like the countenance
e No. 6. 5. 1 Sa. of an angel of God, very terrible; but I asked him not whence he was,
FNu. 6. 2. neither told he me his name: "but he said unto me, 'Behold, thou shalt
2. conceive, and bear a son: and now drink no wine nor strong drink,
Shale her, " Behavior of the deadh ; and me
commit, &c. Ju.
* This soems a
1. ll.
g See I Sa. 7. 13.
2 SB. 8.1.1 Ch.
18. 1.
h De. 33. 1. 1 Sa
"2.97.64 9: 6.-4. from the womb to the day of his death.'"
1 Ki. 17. 24. 8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, “ O my Lord ! let the
9. 29. Ac. 6. 15. man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us
what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.” 9 And God heark-
i Mat. 28. 3. LU.
. (17) The arrangement of the contents of this sec- house. And the prediction is fulfilled within two
tion is made on the united authorities of the Bible years after Samson's death ; when the Philistines
Chronology and Calmet. The events therein re- began to recover from the loss occasioned by Sam-
lated seem to have taken place in the following son; and revenged that loss by the capture of the
order :-
ark-the defeat of the Israelites, and the slaughter
Samson and Samuel are born in the same year, of the sons of Eli. (B. C. 1116.)
at the commencement of the servitude of the Israel On the death of Eli the sole administration of
ites to the Philistines mentioned in (Judges xiii. 1.) Samuel commences, and continues twenty-one
the year in which Abdon dies, and the forty years' years, till the ark is recovered, and brought from
administration of Eli (1 Sam. iv. 18.) begin (B. C. Kirjath-jearim to the house of Abinadab. (B. C.
1155.)
1096.)
Samuel is called, aged twelve years, according The people demand a king, and the forty years'
to Josephus. (B. C. 1143.) (Samuel continued to government of Saul commences, and continues
prophesy till his death.)
till 1055.
Samson, having arrived at years of maturity, re- The administration of Samuel lasted either solely,
venges the cause of his country upon the Philis- or in conjunction with Eli and Saul, eighty years.
tines from 1136 to 1117: in which last year he was (18) The appearance of the Angel Jehovah to
killed. He is said to have judged Israel these Manoah and his wife was the last open vision, the
twenty years. (Judges xv. 20.)
last miraculous interposition, till the voice which
In the year of Samson's death a prophet is sent called Samuel.
to Eli to warn him of the impending fate of his
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THE BIRTH OF SAMUEL.
what shall be
his world?
thec.
Mut. 17. 6.
· ened to the voice of Manoah ; and the Angel of God came again unto
the woman as she sat in the field, but Manoah her husband was not
with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her
husband, and said unto him, “ Behold, the man hath appeared unto me,
that came unto me the other day !” 11 And Manoah arose, and went
after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, “ Art thou the
man that spakest unto the woman?” And he said, “I am.” 12 And
| Heb What shall Manoah said, “ Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order
be the manner of
the, &c. the child, and *how shall we do unto him ?" 13 And the Angel of the
*he io ? Web.al LORD said unto Manoah, “Of all that I said unto the woman let her
De beware. 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither
let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that
I commanded her let her observe."
j See Ge. 18. 5. 15 And Manoah said unto the Angel of the LORD, “I pray thee, let
† Heb. before us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid +for thee.” 16 And
the Angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, “Though thou detain me,
I will not eat of thy bread : and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou
must offer it unto the Lorn.” For Manoah knew not that he was an
Angel of the LORD. 17 And Manoah said unto the Angel of the LORD,
" What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do
k Ge. 32. 29. thee honor?” 18 And the Angel of the LORD said unto him, “Why kaskest
Or, wonderful. thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret ? " 19 So Manoah took a
Is. 9. 6.
kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and
the Angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off
the altar, that the Angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar.
Le... 24. 1. Ch. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and 'fell on their faces to the
ground. 21 But the Angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah
and to his wiſe. Then Manoah knew that he was an Angel of the
na See Ge. 32. 30. LORD. 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, “ We "shall surely die,
because we have seen God!” 23 But his wife said unto him, “ If the
LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt
He. 11. 32. offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed
0 1 Sa. 3. 19. Lu. us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things
1. 80. & 2. 52.
p1 Sa. 11. 6.
Mat. 4. 1. 24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name "Samson; and
* Heb. Mahanel-
dun, as Ju. 18." °the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 And P the Spirit of the
LORD began to move him at times in *the camp of Dan 'between Zorah
q Jos. 15. 33.
and Eshtaol.
SECT. XIII.
Section XIII.-- The Birth and Call of Samuel ;-Government of Eli.
1 SAMUEL I. and ii. 1-21, and iii.
A. M. 2848.
2848. Elkanuh a Levite, having two wives, worshippeth yearly at Shiloh. 4 Ile cherisheth Hannah, though
B. C. 1156.
burren, and provoked by Peninnuh. 9 Hannah in grief pruyeth for a child. 12 Eli first rebuking
HALES, 1152. her, afterwards blesseth her. 19 Hannah, having born Samuel, stayeth at home till he is weaned.
Ramah.
24 She presenteth him, according to her vow, to the Lord. - Chap. ï. 1 Hannah's song in
thankfulness. 12 The sin of Eli's sons. 18 Súmuel's ministry. 20 By Eli's blessing Hannah
is more fruitful. - Chap. iii. 1 How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel 11 God
- telleth Samuel the destruction of Eli's house. 15 Samuel, though loath, telleth Eli the vision. 19
Samuel groweth in credit.
1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of Mount
a 1 Ch. 6. 27, 34. Ephraim, and his name was "Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of
B Ruth 1. 2. Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 And he had
two wives, the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the
other Peninnah ; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no chil-
* Heb. from year dren. 3 And this man went up out of his city *yearly 'to worship and
14. De. 16. 16. to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli,
Lu. 2. 41.
Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
c De. 12. 5–7.
d De. 12. 17, 18. 4 And when the time was that Elkanah "offered, he gave to Peninnah
his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions. 5 But unto
12.
380
(PERIOD IV.
THE BIRTH OF SAMUEL.
tion.
Heb. from her
f Ru. 4. 15.
soul. Job 7. 11
30. 3. Ju. 11. 30.
4. 31. 2 Sa. 16.
12. Ps. 25. 18.
| Heb. seed of
men.
13. 5.
to pray.
spirit.
5. 34.
tor, a double por. Hannah he gave ta worthy portion, for he loved Hannah ; 'but the LORD
e Ge. 30. 2. had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also Iprovoked her sore,
# Heb. angered for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And
167'. Job 21. 21.
*Or, from the as he did so year by year, *when she went up to the house of the LORD,
time that she, &c. so she provoked her ; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said
going up. Elkanah her husband to her, “ Hannah, why weepest thou ? and why
eatest thou not ? and why is thy heart grieved ? am not I better to
thee than ten sons?”
9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they
had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple
Heb. bitter of of the LORD. 10 And she was tin bitterness of soul, and prayed unto
2 Sa. 17.8. the LORD, and wept sore. 11 And she svowed a vow, and said, “O
g Ge. 28. 20. Nu. Tam
Nu. LORD of hosts ! if thou wilt indeed "look on the affliction of thy hand-
n Go. 29. 32. Ex. maid, and 'remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give
6. unto thy handmaid ta man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all
i Ge. 8. 1. the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head."
of 2 And it came to pass, as she * continued praying before the Lord, that
i Nu. 6. 5. Ju. Eli marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only
* Heb. multiplied her lips moved, but her voice was not heard : therefore Eli thought she
had been drunken. 14 And Eli said unto her, “ How long wilt thou be
drunken ? put away thy wine from thee.” 15 And Hannah answered
+ Heb. hard of and said, “ No, my lord, I am a woman tof a sorrowful spirit: I have
& Ps. 62. 8. drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have "poured out my soul
2 De. 13. 13. before the LORD. 16 Count not thy handmaid for a daughter of 'Belial;
Or, meditation. for out of the abundance of my fcomplaint and grief have I spoken
m Ju. 18. 6. Ma. hitherto.” 17 Then Eli answered and said, “Go "in peace: and "the God
n Ps. 20. 4, 5. of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.” 18 And
o Ge. 33. 15. Ru. she said, “Let 'thy handmaid find grace in thy sight.” So the woman
p Ec. 9. 7.
Pwent her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before
the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah. And
a Go. 4. 1. Elkanah 'knew Hannah his wife; and 'the LORD remembered her. -
Ge. 8. 1. & 30. 20 Wherefore it came to pass *when the time was come about after
* Heb. in revolu- Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name tSam-
tivn of days.
+ That is, Asked uel, saying, "Because I have asked him of the LORD.” 21 And the man
Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly
sacrifice, and his vow. 22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto
her husband, “I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I
& Lu. 2. 22. will 'bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide
¿ Ex. 21. 6. 'for ever." 23 And “Elkanah her husband said unto her, “Do what
25.7. 25. seemeth thee good , tarry until thou have weaned him; "only the LORD
20 De. 12. 5, 6, establish his word.” So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until
Jos. 18. 1. she weaned him.
y Lu. 2. 22. 24 And when she had weaned him, she "took him up with her, with
z Ge: 42. 15. a three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and
2 Ki. 2. 2, 4, 6.
a Mat.7.3. brought him unto *the house of the Lord in Shiloh ; and the child was
Or, returned young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and "brought the child to Eli. 26 And
obiained by peti- she said, “Oh my lord, *as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman
LORD that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. 27 For "this child I
* Or, he whom I prayed ; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him.
petition shall be 28 Therefore also I have flent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth *he
& Ge. 24. 26. 52. shall be lent to the LORD.” And he 'worshipped the LORD there.
1 And Hannah "prayed, and said,— (19)
1 SAM. ii. 1-21.
See Lu. l. 46,
56 My “heart rejoiceth in the LORD,
2. 13.
mornin.counten, sight."
22.
of God.
u Nu. 30. 7.
11.
- 12,5,6, estabeth thee good "Elkanam appear beforchild be We for she said yearly
him, whom I have
tion, to the
have obtained by
returned.
c Phil. 4. 6.
shall he dent to the Lorbolena nia to the LORD
&c.
(19) The song of Hannah is chiefly remarkable for Israel; and as being likewise the first composition
its predicting the dominion of the promised Saviour in which He is described by the term Messiah, the
of the world as a king, before there was any king in Christ, or the Anointed. The same epithet was
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HANNAH'S SONG IN THANKFULNESS.
13. 5.
3. 24. &
32. 4.
22. 32.
5. 18. Ho. 6. 1.
Tob. 13. 2.
Wis. 16. 13.
He bei The LORD, and liftet hof the dustighill,
24. 2. He. 1. 3.
Ps. 92. 10. My horn is exalted in the LORD ;
My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
f Ps. 9. 14. & Because I frejoice in thy salvation.
g Ex. 15. 11. De.
2 « There is none holy as the LORD ;
For "there is none besides thee,
Ps. 86. 8.
h Do. 4. 35. 2 Sa. Neither is there any rock like our God.
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly;
i Ps. 94. 4. Mal. Let 'not tarrogancy come out of your mouth:
3. 13. Judo 15.
| Heb. hard.
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And by him actions are weighed.
; Ps. 37. 15, 17.
46 The bows of the mighty men are broken,
& 76. 3.
And they that stumbled are girded with strength.
k Po: 34. 10. Lu. 5 They "that were full have hired out themselves for bread,
And they that were hungry ceased ;
? Ps. 113. 9. So that 'the barren hath born seven,
m Is. 54. 1. Je. And "she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
15. 9.
n De. 32. 39. Job 6 The "LORD killeth and maketh alive:
o He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7- The LORD 'maketh poor, and maketh rich :
o Job 1. 21.
p P8. 75. 7. He Pbringeth low, and lifteth up.
9 Ps. 113. 7,8., 8 He 'raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
Da. 4. 17. Lu.l.
52.
And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,
ç Ge. 41. 14, 41, To set them among princes,
&c. Job 36. 7.
And to make them inherit the throne of glory ;
8 Job 38. 4-6. Ps.
For 'the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
And he hath set the world upon them.
t Ps. 91. 11. 9 He 'will keep the feet of his saints,
And the wicked shall be silent in darkness ;
For by strength shall no man prevail.
4 Ps. 2. 9. 10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be "broken to pieces ;
v Ps. 18. 13.
Out 'of heaven shall he thunder upon them :
The "LORD shall judge the ends of the earth;
And he shall give strength unto his King,
Ps. 89. 24.
And *exalt the horn of his Anointed.”
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did
minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
y De. 13. 13.
12 Now the sons of Eli were "sons of Belial ; *they knew not the
z Ju. 2. 10. Je.
22. 16. Ro. l. Lord. 13 And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any
man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in
seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand ; 14 and he struck
a See Esd. 1. 12. it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook
brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all
• Le. 3. 3–5, 16. the Israelites that came thither. 15 Also before they bburnt the fat, the
priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, “Give flesh
to roast for the priest ; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but
raw.” 16 And if any man said unto him, “Let them not fail to burn
1 Heb. as on the the fat fpresently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth ;" then he
would answer him, “ Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I
& Ge. 6. 11. will take it by(20) force.” 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very
great before the LORD ; for men dabhorred the offering of the LORD.
e Ex. 28. 4. 2 Sa.
w Ps. 96. 13. &
98. 9.
28.
day.
18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, 'girded
afterwards used by David, Nathan, Ethan, Isaiah, (20) The priests, according to the Mosaic ordi-
Daniel, and the succeeding prophets of the Old nance, were invited to the offering feasts: when
Testament; and by the apostles and inspired writers they either would not, or could not, accept the in-
of the New. The ancient Jews referred this hymn vitation, a part of it, in civility only, was sent home
to the times of the Messiah. " The expressions are to them: this courtesy was ať length converted into
too magnificent and sublime” to be confined to in- a right; and they demanded a portion of the sacri-
ferior subjects.—Vide Hales' Analysis, yol. ii. p. fice in the unwarrantable manner described. 1 Sam.
333; Bp. Patrick in loc,
ii. 15–17.-Michaelis' Comment. vol. i. p. 262, note.
d Mal. 2. 8.
6. 14.
382
[Period IV.
SAMUEL'S MINISTRY.
&.c.
1. 80. & 2. 40.
ll.
10.
24. 3. 2 Ch. 13.
11.
Samuel before he
and before the
LORD was re-
with a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and
brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her
husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
f Ge. 14. 19. 20 And Eli "blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “ The LORD
* Or, petition, give thee seed of this woman for the *loan which is lent to the LORD."
which she asked,
des And they went unto their own home. 21 And the LORD "visited Han-
& Ge. 21. 1. nah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters.
h Ju. 13. 24. Lu. And the child Samuel "grew before the LORD.
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before 1 Sam. ii.
i Ps. 74. 9. Am. 8. Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days;
there was no open vision. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when
j Ge. 27. 1. & 48. Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that
k Ex. 27. 21. Le. he could not see ; 3 and ere *the lamp of God went out in the temple
of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down
to(21) sleep; 4 that the LORD called Samuel; and he answered, “Here
am I.” 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, “Here am I ; for thou calledst
me.” And he said, “I called not; lie down again.” And he went
and lay down. 6 And the LORD called yet again, “ Samuel.” And
Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here am I; for thou didst
call me." And he answered, " I called not, my son ; lie down again."
tor, Thus did... 7+Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of
knew the LORD, the LORD yet revealed unto him. 8 And the LORD called Samuel again
word of the the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here am
vealet untu hin. I; for thou didst call me.” And Eli perceived that the LORD had called
the child. 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, “Go, lie down : and it
shall be, if He call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy
servant heareth.” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And
the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, “ Samuel !
Samuel !” Then Samuel answered, “ Speak; for thy servant heareth.”
11 And the Lord said to Samuel, “ Behold, I will do a thing in Israel,
12 Ki. 21. 12. Je. 'at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12 In
19. 3.
that day I will perform against Éli all things which I have spoken con-
Heb. beginning cerning his house : fwhen I begin, I will also make an end. 13 * For I
* Or, And I will have told him that I will "judge his house for ever for the iniquity
Per te which he knoweth ; because his sons made themselves tvile, and he
frestrained them not. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of
Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house “shall not be purged with sacrifice
*not upon them. nor offering for ever.”
to 15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the
house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. 16 Then
Eli called Samuel, and said, “ Samuel, my son!” And he answered,
- Here am I.” 17 And he said, “ What is the thing that the LORD hath
o Ruth 1. 17. said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me : 'God do so to thee,
* Heh. so ald. and *more also, if thou hide any fthing from me of all the things that
| Or, 100rd.
he said unto thee.” 18 And Samuel told him tevery whit, and hid
*things, or words. nothing from him. And he said, “ It ”is the Lord: let him do what
"39. 9. Is. 39.8. seemeth him good !”
See Ac. 19. 2.
and ending.
tell him, $c.
m Ez. 7. 3. &
30.
† Or, accursed.
# Heb. frowned
Is. 22. 14.
1 Heb. all the
p Job ). 21. Ps.
(21) The Israelites had again become so corrupt, inquired if he had called him. The God of Israel
and the priesthood itself so degraded by the vices in the present instance revealed himself to a child;
of the sons of Eli, that the oracular voice in the and Eli immediately perceived that it was the
sanctuary given by Urim and Thummim had for Angel Jehovah, the LORD, who had called him.
some time ceased. Eli is warned of the ruin of his The assertion of the inspired writer is express : “the
family, not by the usual answer from between the Lord came, and stood, and called, Samuel, Sam-
cherubim over the ark, but by a prophet, sent to him uel!'” (1 Sam. iii. 10.) The destruction of Eli's
expressly for that purpose. There had been no house is now denounced ; and from this period
open manifestation of the presence of the God of through the whole of the life of Samuel, the oracle
Israel since the appearance of the Angel to Manoah. was regularly uttered as in former times. See
The expectation of Eli, however, that the Angel Exod. xxv. 32; Num. vii. 89.-Vide Hales' Anal-
Jehovah would again appear, is well described in ysis, vol. ii. p. 334; Horsley's Bib. Crit. vol. i. p.
his answer to Samuel, when the youthful Levite 317,
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MARRIAGE OF SAMSON.
And Sarfall tomat Samupet
q Ge. 39. 2, 21,
Ju. 20. 1.
* Or, faithful.
19 And Samuel grew, and 'the LORD was with him, and did let none
of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel 'from Dan even to
Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was *established to be a prophet of the
LORD. 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh : for the LORD re-
vealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
A. M. 2868.
SECT. XIV. SECTION XIV.—Marriage of Samson, and his Exploits against the Philistines.
JUDGES xiv. and xv. 1-19.
B. C. 1136. Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines. 6 In his journey he killeth a lion. 8 In a second journey
he findeth honey in the carcass. 10 Sonson's marriage feast. 12 His riddle by his wife is made
Timnath.
known. 19 He spoileth thirty Philistines. 20 His wife is married to another. - Chap. xv. 1
Samson is denied his wife. 3 He burneth the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands. 6 His
wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines. 7 Samson smiteth them hip and thigh. 9 He
is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines. 14 He killeth them with a jaro
bone. 18 Ġod maketh the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi.
a Ge. 38. 13. ? And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Tim-
6 Ge. 34. 2.
nath of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told
his father and his mother, and said, “I have seen a woman in Timnath
Ge. 21. 21.
of the daughters of the Philistines : now therefore ‘get her for me to
wife.” 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, “ Is there never
d Ge. 24. 3, 4. a woman among the daughters of dthy brethren, or among all my peo-
e Ge. 34. 14. Ex: ple, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines ?"
* Heb. she is right And Samson said unto his father, “Get her for me; for *she pleaseth
in mine eyes. . me well.” 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was fof the
fJos. 11. 20. 1 Ki.
12. 15. 2 Ki. 6. • LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines : for at that
h. 10. 15. time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
g De. 28. 48.
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Tim-
nath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young
+ Heb. in meeting lion roared tagainst him! 6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily
him.
h 1 Sa. 11. 6. upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had
nothing in his hand ; but he told not his father or his mother what he
had done. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and
she pleased Samson well.
8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to
see the carcass of the lion; and, behold, there was a swarm of bees
and honey in the carcass of the lion ! 9 And he took thereof in his hands,
and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave
them, and they did eat; but he told not them that he had taken the
honey out of the carcass of the lion.
10 So his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made
there a feast, for so used the young men to do. 11 And it came to pass,
when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with
i 1, Ki. 10. 1; Ez, him. 12 And Samson said unto them, “ I will now iput forth a riddle
j Ge. 29. 27. unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me 'within the seven days of the
| Or, shirts. feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty fsheets and thirty change
2 Ki. 5. 22. of garments ; 13 but if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me
thirty sheets and thirty change of garments.” And they said unto him,
"Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.” 14 And he said unto them,
“Out of the eater came forth meat,
And out of the strong came forth sweetness.”
And they could not in three days expound the riddle. 15 And it came
to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, “Entice
thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee
* Heb. to possess and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us *to take that we
us, or, to impov-
have? is it not so ?” 16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said,
“Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; thou hast put forth a riddle
unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me.” And he said
Or, the rest of unto her, “ Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and
the seven days, shall I tell it thee?" 17 And she wept before him fthe seven days, while
17. 2. Lu. 14. 7.
Ic Ge. 45. 22
erish us.
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MARRIAGE OF SAMSON.
I Or, apparel.
ge of garmen, and he went up whom he had the time of JUD:16
heto his comithin a whils wife w
thine.
from the Philis.
their feast lasted : and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told
her, because she lay sore upon him; and she told the riddle to the
children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said unto him on
the seventh day before the sun went down,
“What is sweeter than honey?
And what is stronger than a lion ? "
And he said unto them, “If ye had not ploughed with my heifer,
ye had not found out my riddle.”
19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to
Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their İspoil, and gave
change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his
anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 20 But Samson's
1 See John 3. 29. wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as 'his friend.
But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of JUD. xy.
wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid ; and 1-19.
he said, “I will go in to my wife into the chamber.” But her father
would not suffer him to go in. 2 And her father said, “ I verily thought
that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion :
* Heb. Ict her be is not her younger sister fairer than she ? *take her, I pray thee, instead
of her.”
Or, I be blameless 3 And Samson said concerning them, “ Now shall fI be more blame-
tines, though, &c. less than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.” 4 And Sam-
1 Or, torches. son went and caught three hundred foxes, and took #firebrands, and
turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the
standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and
also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.
6 Then the Philistines said, “Who hath done this ?” And they an-
swered, “ Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he had taken
his wife, and given her to his companion.” And the Philistines came
up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
? And Samson said unto them, “Though ye have done this, yet will
I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.” 8 And he smote them
hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in
the top of the rock Etam.
9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread
themselves in Lehi. 10 And the men of Judah said, " Why are ye come
up against us?" And they answered, “ To bind Samson are we come
up, to do to him as he hath done to us.” 11 Then three thousand men of
Judah *went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, “ Know-
est thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that
thou hast done unto us?" And he said unto them, “ As they did unto
me, so have I done unto them.” 12 And they said unto him, “ We are
come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of
the Philistines.” And Samson said unto them, “ Swear unto me,
that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.” 13 And they spake unto him,
saying, “No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their
hand: but surely we will not kill thee.” And they bound him with
two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him:
and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that
were upon his arms became as fax that was burnt with fire, and his
+ Heb. were melt- bands floosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a #new jawbone of
| Heb. moist. an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and "slew a thousand men
m Le. 26. 8. Jos. therewith. 16 And Samson said,
23. 10.
“With the jawbone of an ass, * heaps upon heaps,
With the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men."
* Heb. went down.
ed.
* leb. a leap,
troo hcaps.
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A PROPHET SENT TO ELI.
ing up of the
ing away of the
jardbone.
17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that
7. That is, the lift- he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place
jarobone, or, cast- tRamath-lehi.
the 18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, “Thou
» Ps. 3. 7. "hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant : and
I Or, Lehi.
now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised ?"
o Ge. 45. 27. 18.
19 But God clave a hollow place that was in fthe jaw, and there came
n' that water thereout; and when he had drunk, "his spirit came again, and
called, or, cried. he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof *En-hakkore, which
Ps. 34. 6.
is in Lehi unto this day.
40. 29.
* That is, the
B. C. 1117.
* Heb. assembled
SECT. XV.
SECTION XV.-A Prophet sent to Eli.
1 SAMUEL ii. 22, to the end.
A. M. 2887.
The sins of Eli's sons. 23 He reproveth them. 28 A prophecy against his house.
22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all
Israel; and how they lay with the women that *assembled at the door
by troops. See of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23 And he said unto them, “Why
Ex. 38. 8.
wil do ye such things ? for +I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
words of you. 24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the
Lord's people fto transgress. 25 If one man sin against another, the
| Or, to cry out.
a Nu. 15. 30. See judge shall judge him : but if a man “sin against the LORD, who shall
entreat for him ?” Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice
o Jos. 11. 20. Pr. of their father, 'because the LORD would slay them. 26 And the child
15. 10.
c Pr. 3. 4. Lu. 2. Samuel grew on, and was ‘in favor both with the LORD, and also
† Or, I hear evil
Job 9. 32.
52. Ac. 2. 47.
Ro. 14. 18.
fEx. 28. 1. 4.
foloonia hii
1, 7.
m Mal. 2. 9.
m 1 Ki. 2. 27.
d 1 Ki. 13. 1. 27 And dthere came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him,
e Ex. 4. 14, 27. “ Thus saith the LORD, Did 'I plainly appear unto the house of thy
father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house ? 28 And did I
18. Schoose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon
mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I
g Le. 2. 3, 10.
Nu. 5. 9. 10.
give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the
De. 32. 15. children of Israel ? 29 Wherefore "kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine
i De. 12. 5,6. offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honorest thy
sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offer-
ings of Israel my people ? 30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith,
, Ex. 29. 9.
I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should
k Je. 18. 9, 10. walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be kit far from me;
2 Ps. 18. 20. for them that honor me 'I will honor, and "they that despise me shall
be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold "the days come, that I will cut off thine
Ez. 44. 10. See arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man
1 Sa. 4. 11, 18,
in thy house. 32 And thou shalt see *an enemy in my habitation, in all the
wealth which God shall give Israel ; and there shall not be 'an old man
of the tabernacle,
for all the wealth, in thy house for ever. 33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut
which God would
have given Is- off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy
See Zec. 8. 4. heart; and all the increase of thy house shall die tin the flower of their
† Heb. men. age. 34 And this shall be pa sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy
p 1 Ki. 13. 3.
two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas ; in one day they shall die both of
them. 35 And 'I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do accord-
1 Ch. 29. 22.
ing to that which is in my heart and in my mind : and 'I will build
See Ex. 1.21.
him a sure house; and he shall walk before 'mine Anointed for ever.
s Ps. 2. 2. & 18.
36 And 'it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house
t 1 Ki. 2. 27.
shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of
I Heb. Join.
* Or, somewhat bread, and shall say, #Put me, I pray thee, into *one of the priests'
priest- offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.”
VOL. I.
49
2G
20.
* Or, the affliction
racl.
i and me upt and before that 19 and
g1 Ki, 2. 35.
Ez. 44. 15.
50.
about the priest-
hood.
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(PERIOD IV.
SAMSON IS BETRAYED BY DELILAH.
Sorek.
bar.
* Heb. one.
SECT. XVI.
SECTION XVI.--Samson is betrayed by Delilah ;--His Death.
Judges xvi. and xv. 20.
A. M. 2887.
B. C. 1117. Samson at Guza escapeth, and carrieth away the gates of the city. 4 Delilah, corrupted by the Phi-
Hales, 1202. listines, enticeth Samson. 6 Thrice she is deceived. 15 Ať lust she overcometh him. 21 The
Gaza, Valley of
Philistines tuke him, and put out his eyes. 22 His strength renewing, he pulleth down the house
upon the Philistines, und dieth.
1 THEN went Samson to Gaza, and saw there *a harlot, and went in
* Heb a woman unto her. 2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, “ Samson is come
a harlot.
hither.” And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night
a 1 Sa. 23. 26. Ps.
118. 10-12. Ac. in the gate of the city, and were tquiet all the night, saying, “In the
9. 24.
| Heb. silent.
morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.” 3 And Samson lay till mid-
night, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city,
Heb. with the and the two posts, and went away with them, #bar and all, and put
them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that
is before Hebron.
* Or, by the brook. 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman *in the valley
of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines
• See Pt. 2.16 came up unto her, and said unto her, “Entice 'him, and see wherein
6, 24-26. & 7. his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him,
21-23.
Os, humble. that we may bind him to tafflict him; and we will give thee every one
of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.”
6 And Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy
great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict
Or, new cords. thee.” ? And Samson said unto her, “ If they bind me with seven #green
Heb. moist.
withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as *another
man." 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green
withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9 Now
there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And
she said unto him, “The Philistines be upon thee, Samson !” And he
Heb. smelleth. brake the withes, as a thread of tow is broken when it ftoucheth the fire.
So his strength was not known. 10 And Delilah said unto Samson,
“ Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies : now tell me, I pray
thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.” 11 And he said unto her,
Heh wherewith “ If they bind me fast with new ropes [that never were occupied, then
shall I be weak, and be as another man." 12 Delilah therefore took
new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, “ The Philis-
tines be upon thee, Samson!” And there were liers in wait abiding in
the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And
Delilah said unto Samson, “Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told
me lies : tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound.” And he said
unto her, “ If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web."
14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, “The Philistines
be upon thee, Samson !” And he awaked out of his sleep, and went
away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
15 And she said unto him, “ How canst thou say, I love thee, when
thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times,
and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.” 16 And it came
to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so
* Hob. shortened. that his soul was *vexed unto death ; 17 that he told her all his heart,
c Mic. 7.5.
and said unto her, “ There hath not come a razor upon my head;
for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be
shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak,
and be like any other man."
18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent
and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “ Come up this once,
for he hath showed me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines
e Pr. 7. 26, 27. came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. 19 And she made
work hath not
been done.
d Nu. 6. 5.
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THE ISRAELITES ARE DEFEATED BY THE PHILISTINES.
f Nu. 14. 9, 42,
43. Jos. 7. 12.
18. 12. & 28. 15,
Or, as when he
was shaven.
g Da, 5. 4.
multiplied our
slain.
+ Heb. before
him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused
him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict
him, and his strength went from him. 20 And she said, “ The Philistines
be upon thee, Samson!” And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, “I
will go out as at other times before, and shake myself.” And he wist
; not that the LORD 'was departed from him.
1 Sa. 16. 14. & 21 But the Philistines took him, and tput out his eyes, and brought
16. 2 Ch. 15. 2.' him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did
† Heb. bored out. grind in the prison-house. 22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to
grow again fafter he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Philistines
gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their
god, and to rejoice ; for they said, “Our god hath delivered Samson
our enemy into our hand.” 24 And when the people saw him, they
praised their god; for they said, “Our god hath delivered into our
* Heb. and who hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, *which slew many
of us.” 25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that
they said, “Call for Samson, that he may make us sport.” And they
called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made fthem sport:
thein.
and they set him between the pillars. 26 And Samson said unto the
lad that held him by the hand, - Suffer me that I may feel the pillars
whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.” 27 Now
the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Phi-
listines were there; and there were upon the "roof about three thou-
sand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. 28 And
¿ Je. 15. 15.
Samson called unto the LORD, and said, “ O Lord God ! 'remember
me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O
God! that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two
eyes." 29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which
the house stood, and fon which it was borne up, of the one with his
right hand, and of the other-with his left. 30 And Samson said, “ Let
* Heb. my soul. *me die with the Philistines." And he bowed himself with all his
might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that
were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more
than they which he slew in his life. 31 Then his brethren and all the
South-west. Is- house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up,
rael during
twenty years of and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of
of the Philis- Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Judges xv. 20. And the judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
De. 22. 8.
I Or, he leaned
on theil.
† He seems to
have judged
tines.
SECT. XVI. SECTION XVII.-The Israelites are defeated by the Philistines ;-The Ark
is taken, and the two Sons of Eli are slain ;-Death of Eli.
A. M. 2388.
1 SAMUEL iv.
B. C. 1116.
Hales, 1142. The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at Eben-czer. 3 They fetch the ark, unto the terror of
the Philistines. 10 They are smillen again, the ark taken, Hoplini and Phinehas ure sluin. 12
Canaan.
Eli at the news fulling backward breakech his neck. 19 Phinehas' wife, discouraged in her trau-
ail with I-chabod, dieth.
* Or, came to pass. 1 And the word of Samuel *came to all Israel.
Hob. was.
Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched
beside Eben-ezer : and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. 2 And the
+ Heb. the battle Philistines put themselves in array against Israel : and when fthey
200s spread.
joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines; and they slew
Ileb. the array. of Ethe army in the field about four thousand men.
3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of
Israel said, “ Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the
* Heb. take unto Philistines ? Let us * fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out
of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out
of the hand of our enemies." 4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they
might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts,
315.
388
(PERIOD IV.
HISTORY OF THE ARK AFTER ITS CAPTURE.
d Ju. 13. 1.
| Heb. be men.
62.
* Heb. died.
h 2 Sa. 1. 2.
13. 19. & 15. 32.
a Ps. 80. 1. 'which dwelleth between bthe cherubim; and the two sons of Eli,
6 Ex. 25. 18,
Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp,
all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said,
• What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the
Hebrews ?” And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come
into the camp. 7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “ God
is come into the camp.” And they said, “ Woe unto us! for there
+ Heb. yesterday, hath not been such a thing theretofore. 8 Woe unto us! who shall
deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods ? these are the gods
that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. 9 Be
cl Co. 16. 13.
'strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines ! that ye be not
servants unto the Hebrews, 'as they have been to you: #quit your-
selves like men, and fight.”
e Le 26...17, De 10 And the Philistines fought, and "Israel was smitten, and they fled
28. 25. Ps. 78. 9,
every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for
f Ps. 78. 61.
there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11 And 'the ark of God was
& Ps. 78. 64. taken ; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, *were slain.
12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to
i Jos. 7. 6. 2 Sa. Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and 'with earth upon his
Ne. 9. 1. Job 2. head. 13 And when he came, lo! Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside
12.
watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the
man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. 14 And when
Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “ What meaneth the noise
of this tumult ?” And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 15 Now
| Heb. stood.
Eli was ninety and eight years old ; and his eyes fwere dim, that he
could not see. 16 And the man said unto Eli, “I am he that came out
of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army.” And he said, “ What
fis there done, my son ?" 17 And the messenger answered and said,
2 Sa. 1. 4. “ Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great
slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phin-
ehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.” 18 And it came to pass,
when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat
backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died; for
he was an old man, and heavy. * And he had judged Israel forty years.
Judge to do jus- 19 And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near fto
that in South- be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God
west Israel.
Or, to cry out. was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she
bowed herself and travailed; for her pains fcame upon her. 20 And
turned.
j Ge. 35. 17. about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto
* Heb. set not her her, “ Fear not; for thou hast born a son.” But she answered not,
That is, Where *neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the child tI-chabod, say-
alorij. ing, “ The "glory is departed from Israel :" because the ark of God was
& Ps. 26. 8. & 78. taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 And she
said, “ The glory is departed from Israel ; for the ark of God is taken!”?
1 Heb. is the
thing?
* He seems to
have been a
tice only, and
I Heb. were
heart.
is the glory? or,
There is no glory. 1118
5"
61.
SECT. XVIII.
A. M. 2088.
B. C. 1116.
Philistia,
Section XVIII.--History of the Ark after its Capture.
1 SAMUEL V., vi., and vii. 1.
The Philistines having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in the house of Dagon. 3 Dagon is
smitten down and cut in pieces, and they of Ashdod smilten with emerods. 8 So God dealeth with
them of Guth, when it was brought thither, 10 and so with them of Elcron, when it was brought
thither. Chap. vi. 1 After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark.
10 They bring it on a new cart with an offering unto Beth-shemesh. 19 The people are smilten
for looking into the ark. 21 They send to them of Kirjath-jearim to fetch it, (Chap. vii. 1) who
place it in the house of Abinadab.
1 AND the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it “from
Ebenezer unto Ashdod. ? When the Philistines took the ark of God,
they brought it into the house of 'Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3 And
a 1 Sa. 4. 1. & 7.
12.
b Ju. 16, 23.
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389
HISTORY OF THE ARK AFTER ITS CAPTURE.
1, 2.
4, 6. Mic. 1.7.
part.
32. 4. Ac. 13.
11.
i De. 2. 15.
me and my.
# Heb. me not,
and ny.
when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was
c Is. 19. 1. & 46. 'fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And
d Ís. 46.7. they took Dagon, and dset him in his place again. 4 And when they
arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon
e Je. 50.2. Ez, 6. his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and 'the head of .
Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the thresh-
* Or, the fishy old; only *the stump of Dagon was left to him. 5 Therefore neither
See Zep. 1. 9. the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, 'tread on
the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
g Ex. 9. 3. Ps. 6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he
destroyed them, and smote them with "emerods, even Ashdod and the
h De. 28. 27.
coasts thereof. ? And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they
said, “ The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his
hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god." 8 They sent therefore
and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, “ What
shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel ?" And they answered,
- Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath.” And
they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither. 9 And it was so,
that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against
j Ps. 78. 66. the city with a very great destruction; and he smote the men of the
city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass,
as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying,
† Heb. me, to slay “ They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to fus, to slay
us and our people !” 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords
of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel,
and let it go again to his own place, that it slay fus not, and our peo-
ple.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the
hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men that died not were
smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Phi- 1 SAM. vi.
k Ge. 41.,8. Ex. listines seven months. 2 And the Philistines kcalled for the
& 5. 7. Mat. • priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do to the ark of the
LORD ? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.” 3 And they
1 Ex. 23. 15. De. said, “If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not 'empty ;
m Le. 5. 15, 16. but in any wise return him "a trespass offering : then ye shall be healed,
and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you."
4 Then said they, “ What shall be the trespass offering which we shall
return to him ?” They answered, “ Five golden emerods, and five golden
n Jos. 13. 3. Ju. mice, "according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one
* Heb. them. plague was on *you all, and on your lords. 5 Wherefore ye shall make
images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land ;
o Jos. 7. 19. Is. and ye shall °give glory unto the God of Israel : peradventure he will
2. John 9. 24.” ”lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off
p P. 39. 10.
your land. 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, 'as the Egyp-
q Ex. 7. 13. & 8. ,
15. & 14. 17." tians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts ? when he had wrought twon-
,Or, reproachful derfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed ?
Heb. them. Now therefore make "a new cart, and take two milch kine, 'on which
there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their
calves home from them. 8 And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it
upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a
trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that
it may go. 9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to
t Jos. 15. 10.
Beth-shemesh, then *He hath done us this great evil; but if not, then
* Or, It.
we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance
that happened to us.”
10 And the men did so ; and took two milch kine, and tied them to
VOL. I.
2. 4.
16. 16.
3. 3.
ly.
2 Sa. 6.3.
& Nu. 19. 2.
2G*
390
[PERIOD IV.
GOVERNMENT OF SAMUEL.
u Jos. 13. 3.
| Or, great stone.
2 Sa. 6. 7.
the cart, and shut up their calves at home. 11 And they laid the ark
of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and
the images of their emerods. 12 And the kine took the straight way to
the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they
went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the
lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.
13 And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the
valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to
see it. 14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite,
and stood there, where there was a great stone; and they clave the
wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
15 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that
was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great
stone; and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and
sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. 16 And when "the five
lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
17 And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned
for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one,
for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one ; 18 and the golden mice,
according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to
the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto
the igreat stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD :
which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-
shemite.
• See Ex. 19. 21. 19 And 'He smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked
Nu. 4. 5, 15, 20.
into the ark of the LORD, even He smote of the people fifty thousand
and threescore and ten men; and the people lamented, because the
Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 20 And
02 Sa. 6. 9.
the men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who "is able to stand before this holy
Mal. 3. 2.
LORD God ? and to whom shall He go up from us?”
2 Jos. 18. 14. Ju. 21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of "Kirjath-jearim,
18. 12. 1 Ch. 13.
saying, “The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD ; come
ye down, and fetch it up to you.”
y Ps. 132. 6. 1 And the men of 'Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up 1 Sam. vii. 1.
the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of
Abinadab, in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark
of the LORD.
SECT. XIX. SECTION XIX.—Government of Samuel ;— The Israelites repent.
(22)1 SAMUEL vii. 2, to the end, and chap. viii.
A. M. 2978.
After twenty years, the Israelites, by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh. 9 While Samuel
HALES, 1122
prayech and sacrificeth, the Lord discomfiteth the Philistines by thunder at Eben-ezer. 13 The
Philistines are subdued. 15 Samuel peaceably and religiously judgeth Israel. - Chap. viii. 1 By
occasion of the ill government of Samuels sons, the Israelites ask a Icing. 6 Samuel praying in
grief, is comforted by God. 10 He telleth the manner of a king. 19 God willeth Sumuel to yield
unto the importunity of the people.
2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the
time was long; for it was (23) twenty years: and all the house of Israel
"I Ki. 8. 48. Is. lamented after the LORD. 3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of
Yoel 2. 12. 0. d. Israel, saying, “ If ye do "return unto the Lord with all your hearts,
(22) Bishop Horsley thinks this seventh chapter is froin the city altogether, but to the highest part, the
merely introductory to the several events related in citadel, which was consecrated to its service. The
those which follow it, as far as the twenty-fifth. word Kirjath-jearim signifies the City of the
Bib. Crit. vol. i. p. 321. .
Woods. The continuance of the ark in this place
(23) The meaning is not, that the ark was at Kir- explains the difficulty in Psalm cxxxii. 6.
jath-jearim only twenty years, but that twenty
“We heard of the ark at Ephratah [or Shiloh in
years elapsed before the people received from Sam-
uel any hope of Jehovah's interposition for their
Ephraim];
deliverance. The expression (1 Sam. vii. 1.) « the And found it at [Kirjath-jearim] the fields of the
men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark
wood.”
of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abina Dr. Wells, vol. ii. in loc. ; Bishop Patrick in loc.;
dab in the hill," means that they removed it, not Horsley's Bib. Crit. vol. i. p. 320; Lightfoot.
5, 6.
-
B. C. 1026.
Canaan.
55. 7. Ho. 6. 1.
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GOVERNMENT OF SAMUEL.
25. 23.
12.
į Ju. 10. 10. 1 Ki.
* Heb. Be not
silent from US
15. 1.
Ju. 4. 15. 1 Sa. 2.
15. Eccl. 46. 17.
4. 9.
I That is, The
stone of help :
1 Sa. 4. 1.
0 Ge. 35. 2. then 'put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and
Ju. 2. 13.
d2 Ch. 30. 19.
dprepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only; and he will
P .
Job 11. 13, 14. deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines." 4 Then the children of
13. Mat.. Israel did put away "Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
4. 10.
f Ju. 2. 11. 5 And Samuel said, “Gather Wall Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray
1. 2 Ki. for you unto the LORD.” 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and
h 2 Sa. 14. 14. "drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that
9. 3-5. Joel 2.
2. day, and said there, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And
*Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh. 7 And when the
38. 47. Ps. 106.6. Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to
k Eccl. 46. 14. Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when
the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And
the children of Israel said to Samuel, «*Cease not to cry unto the
from crying. Is. LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the
Philistines."
1 Eccl. 46. 16. 9 And 'Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offer-
m Ps. 99. 6. Je. ing wholly unto the LORD: and » Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel ;
7 Or, answered. and the Lord theard him. 10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt
n See Jos. 10. 10. offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: "but the
10. 2 Sa. 22. 14, LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines,
and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. 11 And the
men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and
3. smote them, until they came under Beth-car. 12 Then Samuel 'took a
stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it
Eben-ezer, saying, “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.”
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the
coast of Israel ; and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines
all the days of Samuel. 14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken
from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and
the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines.
And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. 15 And Samuel
judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 And he went from year to year
*in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all
those places. 17 And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house ;
9 See Ju. 10.4. and there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he 1 Sam. viii.
5. 10.
P made his 'sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his
6. 28.
ni, 1 Ch. firstborn was tJoel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges
✓ Je. 22. 15–17. in Beer-sheba. 3 And his sons 'walked not in his ways, but turned aside
. after lucre, and 'took bribes, and perverted judgment.
i De. 16. 19. Ps. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and
H.. came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 and said unto him, “ Behold, thou art
13. 10. Ac. 13. old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now "make us a king to judge
vil us like all the (24)nations.” 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when
in the eyes of they said, “ Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed unto the
v See Ex. 16. 8. LORD. 7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, “Hearken unto the voice of
20 1 Sa. 10. 19, the people in all that they say unto thee; for 'they have not rejected
Ho. 13. 10, 11.
* Or, obey.' thee, but "they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
+ Or, notwith 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that
standing when
thou hast solemn- I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have
against them, forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 9 Now
halt therefore *hearken unto their voice: thowbeit yet protest solemnly
show, fc.
* Heb. and he
circuited.
p De. 16. 18.
2 Ch. 19. 5.
& 12. 14. com-
pared with Ju.
s Ex. 18. 21.
1 Ti. 3. 3.
15. 5.
u De. 17. 14. Ho.
21.
| Heb. was evil
then thou shalt
(24) The Laws of Moses will appear to be drawn quired to perform; and Samuel, at the coronation
up with the most perfect wisdom. Knowing the of Saul, prepared a writing in which the powers
changeableness of the human mind, he had antici- and privileges of the sovereign were distinctly laid
pated the decision to which the people had now ar- down; and this writing was carefully deposited in
rived by demanding a king. He specifies, therefore the sanctuary. Vide more on this subject in
(Deut. xvii. 14, &c.), the duties the king was re- Michaelis' Commentary, vol. i. art. 54 to 63.
392
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SAUL MADE KING OVER ISRAEL.
Ez. 46. 18.
unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over
them.”
10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that
z See De: 17. 14. asked of him a king. 11 And he said, “This *will be the manner of the
&c. 1 Sa. 10. 25.
y 1 Sa. 14. 52. king that shall reign over you. 'He will take your sons, and appoint
them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some
shall run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint him captains over
thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground,
and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and in-
struments of his chariots. 13 And he will take your daughters to be
z 1 Ki. 21. 7. Sce confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14 And he will
take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the
best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 And he will take the
tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his fofficers, and
to his servants. 16 And he will take your menservants, and your maid-
servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them
to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your sheep; and ye shall be
his servants. 18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king
a Pr. 1: 25-28. , which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD “will not hear you in
that day.”
B Je. 44. 16.
19 Nevertheless the people 'refused to obey the voice of Samuel ; and
they said, “ Nay; but we will have a king over us ; 20 that we also
may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go
out before us, and fight our battles.” 21 And Samuel heard all the words
of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. 22 And
c Ho. 13. 11. the LORD said to Samuel, “Hearken unto their voice, and make them
1 Heb. cunichs.
Ge. 37. 36.
4.
unto his city.”
SECT. I.
9. 39.
PART VI.
THE REIGN OF SAUL.
SECTION 1.–Saul made King over Israel.
A. M. 2909.
1 SAMUEL ix. and x.
B. C. 1095. Saul despairing to find his futher's asses, 6 by the counsel of his servant, 11 and direction of young
Hales, 1110.
maidens, 15 according to God's revelation, 18 cometh to Samuel. 19 Samuel entertainelli Saul
at the feast. 25 Samuel, afler secret communication, bringeth Saul on his way. - Chap. X. 1
Canaan.
Samuel anointeth Suul. 2 He confirmeth him by prediction of three signs. 9 Saul's heart is
changed, and he prophesieth. 14 He concealeth the matter of the kingdom from his uncle. 17
Suul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot. 26 The different affections of his subjects.
a 1 Sa. 14.5). Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was "Kish, the
1 Ch. 8. 33. &
son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah,
* Or, the son of a *a Benjamite, a mighty man of fpower. 2 And he had a son, whose
man of Jemini.
ubstance. name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly; and there was not
among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he; from his shoul-
ders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
3 And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to
Saul his son, “ Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go
seek the asses.” 4 And he passed through Mount Ephraim, and passed
62 Ki. 4. 42. through the land of 'Shalisha, but they found them not; then they
passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not; and he
passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his ser-
vant that was with him, “Come, and let us return ; lest my father leave
caring for the asses, and take thought for us.” 6 And he said unto him,
c Dc. 33. 1. 1 Ki. “ Behold, now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honor-
13. 1.
d I Sa. 3. 19. able man; dall that he saith cometh surely to pass : now let us go thither ;
e Seo Ju. 6. 18. & peradventure he can show us our way that we should go.” ? Then said
3.2 Ki. 4. 42.* Saul to his servant, “But, behold, if we go, 'what shall we bring the
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hand.
2 Ki. 17. 13.
I Ch, 21, 28.
2 Ch. 16. 7, 10.
31. 54. 1 Sa.
up, and afte not
the ear of Samu-
11 Sa. 16. 12.
13. 11.
Heb. restrain
Heh. is gone man? for the bread fis spent in our vessels, and there is not a present
of, &c.
* Heb. is with us. to bring to the man of God: what *have we?” 8 And the servant
Heb. there is answered Saul again, and said, “Behold, I have here at hand the fourth
found in my
part of a shekel of silver ; that will I give to the man of God, to tell us
f Ge. 25. 22. our way." 9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man 'went to inquire of God, :
thus he spake, “ Come, and let us go to the seer :" for he that is now
g 2 Sa. 24. 11.
called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) 10 Then said Saul to
his servant, “ Well said ; come, let us go.” So they went unto the
Is. 30. 10. Am. city where the man of God was.
7. 12.
| Heb. Thy word 11 And as they went up *the hill to the city, they found young
'is good...
maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, “Is the seer
* Heb, in the as-
cent of the city. here?” 12 And they answered them, and said, “He is; behold, he is
Ge. 24. 11. before you: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city ; for there
tor, feast. Ge. is a tsacrifice of the people to-day 'in the high place. 13 As soon as ye
16. 2.
be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up
i l.Ki. 3. 2.
to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come,
because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be
| Heb. to-day.
bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find
him.” 14 And they went up into the city; and when they were come
into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to
the high place.
j1 Sa. 15. 1. Ac. 15 Now the LORD had *told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul
* Heb. revealed came, saying, 16“ Tomorrow about this time I will send thee a man
eli Isa20.2.out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain
over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of
k Ex. 2. 25. the Philistines; for I have "looked upon my people, because their cry
is come unto me." 17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto
12. Ho. him, “ Behold 'the man whom I spake to thee of ! this same shall freign
over my people.” 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and
said, “Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.” 19 And Samuel
answered Saul, and said, “I am the seer : go up before me unto the
high place; for ye shall eat with me to-day, and to-morrow I will let
thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart. 20 And as for thine
asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them ; for
three days.
m 1 Sa. 8. 5, 19. they are found. And on whom "is all the desire of Israel ? is it not on
thee, and on all thy father's house?” 21 And Saul answered and said,
n 1 Sa. 15.17. "Am "not I a Benjamite, of the 'smallest of the tribes of Israel ? and
p See Ju. 6. 15. my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin ? where-
* Heb. according fore then speakest thou *so to me?"
22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the
parlor, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were
bidden, which were about thirty persons. 23 And Samuel said unto the
cook, “ Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee,
q Le. 7. 32, 33.
Ez. 24. 4.
Set it by thee.' " 24 And the cook took up 'the shoulder, and that
which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, “ Behold
t Or, reserved. that which is tleft! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath
it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people.” So Saul
did eat with Samuel that day.
25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city,
: Samuel communed with Saul upon "the top of the house. 26 And they
arose early : and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that
Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, “Up, that I may
send thee away.” And Saul arose, and they went out both of them,
he and Samuel, abroad. 27 And as they were going down to the end
of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “ Bid the servant pass on before us,
# Heb. to-day. (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee
the word of God."
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I Heb. to-day
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12. 13.
o Ju. 20. 46-48.
to this word.
did eat wint for thee sint before thee, a
r De. 22. 8. 2 Sa. dominala
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ness.
peace : 08 JU.
1 Co. 14. 1.
&c.
c Ex. 4. 8. Lu..
8 1 Sa. 16. 13. 1 Then 'Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his 1 SAM. X.
2 Ki. 9. 3, 6.
+ Ps. 2. 12. head, 'and kissed him, and said, “Is it not because “the LORD
u Ac. 13. 21. hath anointed thee to be captain over "his inheritance ? 2 When thou
v De. 32. 9.
w Ge. 35. 19, 20. art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by “Rachel's
sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah ; and they will say unto
thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found : and, lo, thy
** Heb. the busi- father hath left *the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying,
What shall I do for my son ? 3 Then shalt thou go on forward from
thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet
z Ge. 28. 22. thee three men going up *to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids,
and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a
† Heb. ask thce of bottle of wine : 4 and they will tsalute thee, and give thee two loaves
18. 15. of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. 5 After that thou
y 1 Sa. 13. 3. shalt come to 'the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines :
and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that
thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high
place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them;
z Ex. 15.20, 21. *and they shall prophesy. 6 And “the Spirit of the LORD will come upon
a Nu. 11.25. 1 Sa. thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into
16. 13.
92 94 another man. 7 And flet it be, when these signs are come unto thee,
0 1 Sa. 19. 23, 24.
+ Heb. it shall *that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for 'God is with thee. 8 And
come to pass that thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down
unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace
2. 12.
offerings : seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show
* Heb. do for thee thee what thou shalt do.”
as thy hand shall
find. Ju. 9. 33. 9 And it was so, that when he had turned his fback to go from
d Ju. 6. 12.
1 Samuel, God Igave him another heart; and all those signs came to
el Sa. 11. 14, 15.
& 13. 4, 8.” “- pass that day. 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, 'a
company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him,
f1 Sa. 19. 20. and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that
knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the proph-
ets, then the people said "one to another, « What is this that is come .
his neighbour.
g 1 Sa. 19. 24. unto the son of Kish? 'is Saul also among the prophets ?" 12 And one
Jo. 7. 15. Ac. 4. 101
a. tof the same place answered and said, “But "who is their father?”
Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets ?”
13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high
h Is. 54. 13. Jo.
14 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, “ Whither went
ye?” And he said, “ To seek the asses; and when we saw that they
were no where, we came to Samuel.” 15 And Saul's uncle said, “ Tell
me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you." 16 And Saul said unto
his uncle, “He told us plainly that the asses were found.” But of the
matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
17 And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh ;
18 and said unto the children of Israel, “ Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel, 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the
hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of
i 1 Sa. 8. 7, 19.
them that oppressed you :' 19 and 'ye have this day rejected your God,
who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations ;
and ye have said unto him, “Nay, but set a king over us. Now there-
fore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your
j Jos. 7. 14, 16, thousands.” 20 And when Samuel had 'caused all the tribes of Israel to
17. Ac. 1. 24,
come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 21 When he had caused
the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of
Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken; and when they
sought him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they inquired of the
LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD
† Heb. shoulder.
1 Heb. turned.
* Heb. a man to
Mat. 13. 54, 55.
13.
+ Heb. from
thence.
12
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6. 45. & 7. 16.
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answered, “ Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.” 23 And they
ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he
was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Heb. Let the 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “ See ye him whom the LORD
114,39: 2 Ki: hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people ? ” And
12. all the people shouted, and said, “ God save the king !” 25 Then
k See De. 17. 14,
"&c. 1 Sa. 8. 11. Samuel told the people "the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in
12 Sa. 8. 2. 1.Ki. a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the
2 Ch. 17. 5. Ps. people away, every man to his house.
26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a
* Or, he was as band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 27 But the children of
been deaf. Belial said, “How shall this man save us ?” And they despised him,
'and brought him no presents. But *he held his peace.
4. 21. & 10. 25.
72. 10. Mat. 2.
11.
though he had
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SECT. II.
Section II.-Saul defcats the Ammonites ;-Samuel's E.chortation.
A. M. 2909.
1 Samuel xi. and xii.
B. C. 1095. Nahash offereth thein of Jubesh-gilead a reproachful condition. 4 They send messengers, and are
Hales, 1110.
delivered by Saul. 12 Suul thereby is confirmed, and his kingdom renewed. Chap. xii. 1
Samuel testiſeth his integrity. 6 He reproveth the people of ingrutitude.
Jabesh-gilead.
16 He terrifieth them
with thunder in harvest time. 20 He comforteth them in God's mercy.
1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Ja-
a Ge. 26. 28. Ex. besh-gilead : and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, “Make "a
23. 32. 1 Ki. 20.
34. Job 41.4.4. covenant with us, and we will serve thee." 2 And Nahash the Am-
Ez. 17. 13.
monite answered them, “On this condition will I make a covenant
6 Ge. 34. 14. with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for ba
reproach upon all Israel.” 3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him,
* Heb. Forbear «*Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all
the coasts of Israel ; and then, if there be no man to save us, we will
come out to thee.”
4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings
c Ju. 2. 4. in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voices,
and wept. 5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field ;
and Saul said, “What aileth the people that they weep?" And they
d Ju. 3. 10. & 6. told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. 6 And dthe Spirit of God
34. & 11. 29. &
13. 25. & 14. 6. came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kin-
e Ju. 19. 29. dled greatly. ? And he took a yoke of oxen, and Chewed them in pieces,
and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of mes-
f Ju. 21. 5, 8, 10. sengers, saying, “ Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after
Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.” And the fear of the Lord fell
† Heb. as one
, on the people, and they came out twith one consent. 8 And when he
man. Ju. 20. 1.
& 2 Sa. 24. 9. numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred
thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 And they said unto the messengers that came, “ Thus shall ye say
unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by that time the sun be
Or, deliverance. hot, ye shall have thelp.” And the messengers came and showed it to
the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Ja-
besh said, “ To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with
us all that seemeth good unto you." 11 And it was so on the morrow,
that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the
midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until
the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained
were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
1 Sa. 10. 27. 12 And the people said unto Samuel, “Who 'is he that said, Shall
i See Lu. 19. 27. Saul reign over us?' ibring the men, that we may put them to death."
j 2 Sa. 19. 22. 13 And Saul said, “ There Ishall not a man be put to death this day; for
k Ex. 34. 13, 30. to-day kthe LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.” 14 Then said Sam-
1 Sa. 19.5.
uel to the people, “Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the king-
dom there." 15 And all the people went to Gilgal ; and there they made
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20.
him. De. 16. 19.
7. 2, 3.
fits. Ju. 5. ll.
| Heb. with.
w Ju. 4. 2.
1.
11 Sa. 10. 17. Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacri-
fices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the
men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, “ Behold I have heark- 1 Sam. xii.
ml Sa. 8. 5, 19, ened unto "your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have
made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you :
and I am old and gray-headed ; and, behold, my sons are with you; and
I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. 3 Behold,
here I am! witness against me before the LORD, and before his Anoint-
n Nu. 16., 15. ed : "whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom
Ac. 20. 33.
i Thes. 2. 5. have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I
* Heb. ransom. received any *bribe fto blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it
| Or, that I should
'hide mine eyes at you.” 4 And they said, “ Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed
• 19. us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.")5 And he said
unto them, “ The LORD is witness against you, and his Anointed is
John 18. 38. witness this day, 'that ye have not found aught-pin my hand !” And
Ac. 23. 9. & 24.
16, 20. ***they answered, “ He is witness ! ”
p Ex. 22. 4.
6 And Samuel said unto the people, “ It 'is the LORD that fadvanced
a Mic. 6.4.
I Or, made.
Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of
19. 1. 18. Mic. Egypt. 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may "reason with you before
* Heb. righteous- the LORD, of all the *righteous acts of the LORD, which he did fto you
nesses; os bene- and to your fathers. 8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your
fathers 'cried unto the LORD, then the LORD "sent Moses and Aaron,
s Ge. 46.5, 6. which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell
t Ex. 2. 23.
u Ex. 3.10. in this place. 9 And when they "forgat the LORD their God, "he sold
v Ju. 3. 7. them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into
the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab,
2 Ju. 10. 7. & 13.
and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the LORD, and
said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, “and have
2 Ju. 10. 10.
served Baalim and Ashtaroth ; but now deliver us out of the hand of
6 Ju. 10. 15, 16. our enemies, and we will serve thee.' 11 And the LORD sent “Jerubbaal,
• and Bedan, and “Jephthah, and “Samuel, and delivered you out of the
e 1 Sa. 7. 13. hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12 And when
ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against
f 1 Sa. 8. 3, 19. you, fye said unto me, 'Nay; but a king shall reign over us :' when
8 Ju. 8. 23. 1 Sa. "the LORD your God was your king. 13 Now therefore, behold the king
Ho. 13. 11. whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired ! and, behold, "the
i Jos. 24. 14. Ps. LORD hath set a king over you ! 14 If ye will fear the Lord, and serve
81. 13, 14.
him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the fcommandment of
| Heb. mouth.
the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you
* Heb. be after.
*continue following the LORD your God; 15 but if ye will'not obey the
j Le. 26. 14, 15,
voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD,
then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your
fathers.”
& Ex. 14. 13, 31. 16 « Now therefore "stand and see this great thing, which the LORD
1 Pr. 26. 1. will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not 'wheat harvest to-day ? "I will call
m Ja. 5. 16-18,
unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain ; that ye may per-
ceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the
sight of the LORD, in asking you a king." 18 So Samuel called unto the
See Ezra 10. 9, LORD ; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: "and all the peo-
ple greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 19 And all the people said unto
o Ja. 5. 15. 130. Samuel, « Pray °for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die
not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king."
20 And Samuel said unto the people, “ Fear not; ye have done all
this wickedness; yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve
p Je. 16. 19. Ha. the Lord with all your heart. 21 And turn ye not aside ; ”for then
2, 18. 1 Co. 8. 4.
should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver, for they
y Ju. 3. 12.
a Ju. 2. 13.
c Ju. 6. 14, 32.
d Ju. 11. 1.
8. 7.
&c.
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20. 21.
Solu
9 1 Ki. 6. 13. are vain. 22 For 'the LORD will not forsake his people "for his great
qe Ps. 108. 8. Je.
14. 21. c. dee name's sake; because "it hath pleased the Lord to make you his peo-
s De. 7. 7,8. Mal. ple. 23 Moreover as for me,(God forbid that I should sin against the
1. 2.
† Heb. from LORD tin ceasing to pray for you, but 'I will teach you the "good and the
5. Ro.i. 9. Col. right way. (24 Only "fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your
1. 9. 2 Ti. 1. 3.
& heart; for consider thow great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye
t Ps. 34. 11. Pr.
4. 11. *** shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king."
u Je. 6. 16.
v Ec. 12. 13.
1 Or, what a great SECTION III.--Saul and Jonathan defeat the Philistines at Gibeah :-Saul's
thing, &c. De.
Family.
1 SAMUEL xiii. and xiv.
Saul's selected band. 3 He calleth the Hebrews to Gilgul against the Philistines, whose garrison
SECT. III. Jonathan had smitten. 5 The Philistines' great host. 6 The distress of the Israelites. 8 Saul,
weary of staying for Samuel, sacrificeth. 11 Samuel reproveth him. 17 The three spoiling bands
A. M. 2911.
of the Philistines. 19 The policy of the Philistines lo suffer no smith in Israel. - Chap. xiv. 1
B. C. 1093.
Jonathan, unwitting to his father, the priest, or the people, goeth and miraculously smiteth the
Philistines' garrison. 15 X divine terror nuketh them beat themselves. 17 Saul, not staying the
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priest's answer, setteth on them. 21 The captivated Hebrews and the hidden Israelites join
Gibeah.
against them. 24 Saul's unadvised adjuration hindereth the victory. 32 He restraineth the
people from eating blood. 35 He buildeth an altur. 36 Jonathan, taken by lot, is saved by the
people. 47 Saul's strength and fumily.
* Heb. the son of Saul *reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years
one year in his
reigning. over Israel, 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel ; whereof
two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in Mount Beth-el, and
a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin ; and the rest
of the people he sent every man to his tent. 3 And Jonathan smote the
† Or, the hill. garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard
of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying,
“Let the Hebrews hear.” 4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had
| Heb. did stink. smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also Iwas had in
Ge. 34. 30.
abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together
after Saul to Gilgal.
5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel,
thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the
sand which is on the seashore in multitude; and they came up, and
pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. 6 When the men of
Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed),
a Ju. 6. 2. then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in
rocks, and in high places, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews went
over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet
* Heb. trembled in Gilgal, and all the people * followed him trembling.
8 And 'he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel
had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were
scattered from him. 9 And Saul said, “ Bring hither a burnt offering to
me, and peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 And
it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the
burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him,
† Heb. bless him. that he might fsalute him.
11 And Samuel said, “What hast thou done?” And Saul said, “Be-
cause I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou
camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered
themselves together at Michmash ; 12 therefore said I, The Philistines
7. Heb. entreated will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not fmade suppli-
the face.
cation unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt
c Ge. 31. 28. offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “ Thou hast done foolishly : dthou
d 1 Sa. 15. 11.
hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he com-
manded thee ; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom
e 1 Sa. 15. 28. upon Israel for ever. 14 But ‘now thy kingdom shall not continue ; Sthe
f Ps. 89. 20. Ae.
13. 22.
Ae. Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath
commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not
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after him.
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f Heb. found.
3.
mouths.
k So Ju. 5. 8.
сапр.
2
elech.
kept that which the LORD commanded thee.” 15 And Samuel arose,
and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin.
And Saul numbered the people that were * present with him, about
six hundred men. 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people
tuleb. Gebah, ver. that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the
Philistines encamped in Michmash.
17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three
companies ; one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah,
unto the land of Shual ; 18 and another company turned the way to
Beth-horon ; and another company turned to the way of the border
that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
& See 2 Ki. 24. 19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel ;
14. Je. 24. 1.
for the Philistines said, “ Lest the Hebrews make them swords or
spears." 20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen
every man his share, and his colter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Hebu a file with 21 Yet they had ta file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the
* Heb. to set. forks, and for the axes, and *to sharpen the goads. 22 So it came to pass
in the day of battle, that "there was neither sword nor spear found in
the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan ; but
with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the
Or, standing tgarrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
for, there was a Now fit came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son 1 Sam. xiv.
day.
of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, “Come,
and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side.”
But he told not his father. 2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of
Gibeah under a poinegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people
20. Called Ahim- that were with him were about six hundred men ; 3 and 'Ahiah, the son
of Ahitub, I-chabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the
LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not
that Jonathan was gone.
4 And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over
unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side,
and a sharp rock on the other side ; and the name of the one was
* Hob. tooth.
Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The *forefront of the one
was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward
over against Gibeah. 6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare
his armor, “Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircum-
cised; it may be that the LORD will work for us ; for there is no re-
straint to the LORD 'to save by many or by few.>? And his armor-
bearer said unto him, “ Do all that is in thy heart : turn thee; behold,
I am with thee according to thy heart." 8 Then said Jonathan, “ Behold,
we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto
† Heb. Be still. them. ' If they say thus unto us, +Tarry until we come to you; then
we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 10 But
k 1 Mac. 4. 30. if they say thus, Come up unto us ; then we will go up : "for the
? See Ge: 24. 14. LORD hath delivered them into our hand; 'and this shall be a sign
unto us."
11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the
Philistines : and the Philistines said, “ Behold, the Hebrews come forth
out of the holes where they had hid themselves." 12 And the men of
the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, “Come
up to us, and we will show you a thing." And Jonathan said unto
his armorbearer, “ Come up after me ; for the LORD hath delivered
them unto the hand of Israel.” 13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his
hands and upon his feet, and his armorbearer after him: and they fell
before Jonathan; and his armorbearer slew after him. 14 And that first
slaughter, which Jonathan and his armorbearer made, was about twenty
i Ju. 7. 4, 7.
2 Ch. 14. 11.
1 Mac. 3. 18.
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399
SAUL AND JONATHAN DEFEAT THE PHILISTINES.
21.
18. 11.
of God. See Ge.
brews that into the came Israelites thaich had hid th fled, even
o Ex. 14. 30. Ps.
44. 6, 7. Ho. 1.
Or, half a fur- men, within, as it were fa half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen
row of an acre
of land. Ju. 7. might plough.
m 2 Ki. 7.7. Job
15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all
a
the people : the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the
* Heb. a trembling earth quaked ; so it was *a very great trembling.
35. 5.
16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and,
behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down
one another. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him,
“ Number now, and see who is gone from us.” And when they had
numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there.
18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, “ Bring hither the ark of God.” For the
ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel. (25)
19 And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the
† Or, tumult. tnoise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased ;
and Saul said unto the priest, “ Withdraw thy hand.” 20 And Saul and
ebu ewere cried all the people that were with him fassembled themselves, and they
together.
n Ju. 7. 22. 2 Ch. came to the battle ; and, behold, "every man's sword was against his
20. 23.
fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 21 Moreover the He-
brews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up
with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also
turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in Mount
Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also
· followed hard after them in the battle. 23 So 'the LORD saved Israel
that day; and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.
24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had
Jos. 6. 26.
l'adjured the people, saying, “ Cursed be the man that eateth any food
until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies." So none of
28. the people tasted any food. 25 And 'all they of the land came to a
4. wood ; and there was "honey upon the ground. 26 And when the
people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped ; but no
man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. 27 But
Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath;
wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and
dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his
eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said,
• Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, “Cursed
* Or, wcary. be the man that eateth any food this day."" And the people were *faint.
29 Then said Jonathan, “My father hath troubled the land : see, I pray
you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little
of this honey. 30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely
to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found! for had there
not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines ?”
31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon;
and the people were very faint. 32 And the people flew upon the spoil,
and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground;
s See Ge. 9. 4. and the people did eat them 'with the blood. 33 Then they told Saul,
saying, “Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with
the blood.” And he said, “Ye have ftransgressed : roll a great stone
unto me this day.) 34 And Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the
people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and
a De. 9. 28.
rr Ex. 3. 8. Nu.
13. 27. Mat. 3. 4.
† Or, dealt trea-
cherously.
(25) What was this ark of God which Saul com- same time of the instruments of oracular consulta-
mands the priests to bring ? The ark of the cove- tion; of which the ark with the cherubic emblems
nant was at Kirjath-jearim; and the Israelites had formed an essential part. Mr. Hutchinson's opin-
been already punished for removing it from Shiloh ion, then, that there were more emblematic arks
without permission. From the latter part of this than one, deserves great attention.--Hutchinson's
First Book of Samuel it appears, that during Saul's Works, vol. vi. p. 148–151, quoted by Horsley, Bib.
life, both Saul and David were possessed at the Crit. vol. i. p. 328.
400
[PERIOD IV.
SAUL DEFEATS THE AMALEKITES.
hand.
he began to build
t1 Sa. 28. 6.
Ju. 20. 2.
'innocent. Pr. 16.
1
v Jos. 7. 16.
every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against
the LORD in eating with the blood.” And all the people brought every
1 Heb. in his
man his ox #with him that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul
* Heb. that altar built an altar unto the LORD: *the same was the first altar that he
unto the LORD. built unto the LORD.
1 Sa. 7. 17.
36 And Saul said, “ Let us go down after the Philistines by night,
and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of
them.” And they said, “Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee.”
Then said the priest, “ Let us draw near hither unto God.” 37 And
Saul asked counsel of God, “ Shall I go down after the Philistines ?
wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel ?” But 'He answered
u Jos. 7. 14. 1 Sa. him not that day. 38 And Saul said, “ Draw "ye near hither, all the
10. 10.
† Heb. corners. fchief of the people ; and know and see wherein this sin hath been
this day. 39 For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be
in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man
among all the people that answered him. 40 Then said he unto all Israel,
“ Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other
side.” And the people said unto Saul, “ Do what seemeth good unto
5 Or, Show the thee.” 41 Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, “ #Give a
33. Ac. 1. 24. perfect lot." "And Saul and Jonathan were taken ; but the people
1 Sa. 10. 20, 21. *escaped. 42 And Saul said, “ Cast lots between me and Jonathan my
* Heb. went forth. son.” And Jonathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “ Tell
me what thou hast done.” And Jonathan told him, and said, “I did
but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand,
and, lo, I must die !” 44 And Saul answered, “ God do so and more also,
for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.” 45 And the people said unto Saul,
"Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel?
11. God forbid ! "as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head
fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day.” So the
people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from
following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his
enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of
Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against
the Philistines; and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
1 Or, wrought 48 And he tgathered a host, and 'smote the Amalekites, and delivered
mightily.
2 1 Sa. 15. 3,7. Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
y 1 Sa. 31. 2.
49 Now 'the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua:
1 Ch. 8. 33.
and the names of his two daughters were these ; the name of the first-
born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal. 50 And the name of
Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of
the captain of his host was fAbner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 And
Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son
of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days
of Saul:(and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he
took him unto him.)
w 2 Sa. 14. 11.
1 Ki. 1. 52. Lu.
21. 18.
| Heb. Abiner.
Havilah.
SECT. IV.
SECTION IV.–Saul defeats the Amalekites.
1 SAMUEL Xv.
A. M. 2911. Samuel sendeth Saul to destroy Amalek. 6 Saul favoreth the Kenites. 8 He spareth Agag and the
B. C. 1093. best of the spoil. 10 Samuel denounceth unto Saul, conim
ounceth unto Saul, commending and excusing himself, God's
Hales, 1100. rejection of him for his disobedience. 24 Suul's humiliation. 32 Samuel killeth Agug. 34
Sumuel and Saul part.
1 Samuel also said unto Saul, “ The LORD sent me to anoint thee to
be king over his people, over Israel ; now therefore hearken thou unto
the voice of the words of the LORD. 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I
a See Ex. 17.8, remember that which Amalek did to Israel, "how he laid wait for him in
the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and
14.
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SAUL DEFEATS THE AMALEKITES.
.]
d Ge. 18. 25. &
18. 4.
sypt." So the Kenithe children of Israey, you with ther
&c.
sort.
9. 6.
ke I Sa. 16. 1.
I Ge. 14. 19.
28. 13.
Le. 27. 28, butterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both
Jos. 6. 17, 21.
man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.”
4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in
Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of
* Or, fought. Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and *laid wait in the
c Nu. 24. 21.. valley, 6 And Saul said unto the Kenites, “Go, 'depart, get you down
19. 12, 14. Re. from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them ; for 'ye
9 showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out
of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. ? And
Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur,
f See 1 Ki. 20. 34, that is over against Egypt. 8 And he took A gag the king of the Ama-
g See 1 Sa. 30. 1. lekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the
sword. 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep,
for, of the second and of the oxen, and tof the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was
good, and would not utterly destroy them ; but every thing that was
vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
† See Ge. 6.6, 7. 10 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 11 « It 're-
i Jos. 22. 16. 1 Ki. penteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is iturned back
ji Sa. 13. 13. from following me, 'and hath not performed my commandments.” And
it "grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night. 12 And when
Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel,
saying, “ Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place,
and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.”
13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, “Blessed 'be
thou of the LORD! Lhave performed the commandment of the Lord.”
14 And Samuel said, “ What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in
mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?'/15 And Saul
m Ge. 3. 12. Pr. said, “ They have brought them from the Amalekites : * for the people
spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord
thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.” 16 Then Samuel
said unto Saul, “ Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said
to me this night.” And he said unto him, “Say on.”
17 And Samuel said, “When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast
thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed
thee king over Israel ? 18 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and
said, 'Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight
# Heb. they con- against them until they be consumed.' 19 Wherefore then didst thou
not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst
evil in the sight of the LORD ?” 20 And Saul said unto Samuel, “ Yea,
I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the
Lord sent ine, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have
utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the spoil,
sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly
destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.” 22 And
n. Ps. 50.8, 9. Pr. Samuel said, “ Hath "the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and
13, 16, 17. Je.7. sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, 'to obey is
6-Ź. Fle.10. 6-9. better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebel-
& lion is as the sin of *witchcraſt, and stubbornness is as iniquity and
6. Mnt. 5. 24. &
9. 13. & 12. 7. idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, 'he hath
*De. 18. 10. also rejected thee from being king.”
pl Sa. 13. 14. 24 And 'Saul said unto Samuel, “ I have sinned: for I have trans-
Sec 2 Sa. 12. 13.
** gressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words; because 'I
29. 25. Is. 51. 12, feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee,
pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD."
0. 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, “ I will not return with thee ; for thou
hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee
from being king over Israel.” 27 And as Samuel turned about to go
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SunLC.
22, 23. Mic. 6.
o Ec. 5. 1. Ho. 6.
* Heb. divination.
7 Ex. 23. 2. Pr.
13.
s Seo 1 Sa. 2
51
2 4*
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DAVID IS ANOINTED BY SAMUEL.
1 Ki. 11. 31.
Victory. Ge. 6.
2 Ti. 2. 13. Tit
12. 43.
See 1 Ki. 11.30. away, 'he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 28 And
u 1 Sa. 28. 17, 18. Samuel said unto him, “The “Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel
from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour Jof thine, that is
Or, Eternity, or, better than thou. 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor
6. Ez, 24. 14. repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.” 30 Then he said,
1. 2.
to “ I have sinned ; yet 'honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of
v John 5. 44. & my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may wor-
ship the Lord thy God.” 31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and
Saul worshipped the LORD.
32 Then said Samuel, “ Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the
Amalekites.” And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said,
w Ex. 17. 11. “ Surely the bitterness of death is past.” 33 And Samuel said, “ As "thy
sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless
among women.” And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD
in Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah ; and Saul went up to his house to
. See 1 Sa. 19. 24. Gibeah of Saul. 35 And *Samuel. came no more to see Saul until the
y 1 Sa. 16. 1. day of his death, nevertheless Samuel 'mourned for Saul) and the
Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Seo Ju. 1.7.
13. 22.
* Heb. in Uly
g 1 Sa. 21. 1.
2 Ki. 9. 22.
i Ex. 19. 10, 14.
SECT. V. SECTION V.-Samuel anoints David secretly as the future King of Israel.
1 SAMUEL xvi. 1-13.
A. M. 2941.
B. C. 1063. Samuel, sent by God under pretence of a sacrifice, cometh to Beth-lehem. 6 His human judgment is
HALES, 1085.
reproved. 13 He anointeth David.
Beth-lehem. And the LORD said unto Samuel, “ How long wilt thou mourn for
Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel ? 'fill thy
al Sa. 15. 35.
0 2 Ki. 9. 1. horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite ; for
c Ps. 78. 70. Ac. “I have provided me a king among his sons.” 2 And Samuel said, "How
can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “ Take
a heifer *with thee, and say, 'I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3 And
hand.
di Sa. 20. 29. call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do;
e Ex. 4. 15. and 'thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.” 4 And
fi Sa. 9. 16.
Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And
the elders of the town “trembled at his tcoming, and said, “Comest
† Heb. meeting.
*thou peaceably?” 5 And he said, “ Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice
h 1 Ki.2. 13.
unto the LORD ; sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.”
And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
# 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on
j 1 Sa. 17. 13. Eliab, and ksaid, “ Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.” ? But
callcd Elihu,
1 Ch. 27. 18. the LORD said unto Samuel, “Look not on ’his countenance, or on
ki Ki. 12. 26.
the height of his stature; because I have refused him : "for the LORD
? Ps. 147. 10, 11
m Is. 55. 8. seeth not as man seeth ; for man "looketh on the foutward appearance,
n 2 Co. 10. 7. but the Lord looketh on the heart." 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab,
• 1 ki: 5. 39. and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “ Neither hath the
1 Ch. 28. 9. PS: LORD chosen this." 9 Then Jesse made *Shammah to pass by. And
7.9. Jo. 11. 20.
& 17. 10. & 20. he said, “ Neither hath the LORD chosen this.” 10 Again, Jesse made
12. Ac. 1. 24.
* Shimeah, 2 Sa. seven of his sons to pass before Samuel And Samuel said unto
la, Jesse, “ The LORD hath not chosen these.” 11 And Samuel said unto
1 Ch. 2. 13.
Jesse, “ Are here all thy children?" And he said, “ There remaineth
yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.” And Samuel
78. 70.
† Heb. round. said unto Jesse, “Send ”and fetch him ; for we will not sit tdown till
q Cant. 5. 10.
he come hither.” 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was
I Heb. fair of
cycs.
Iruddy, and withal fof a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.
go So I Sa. 9. 17.
: "And the LORD said, “ Arise, anoint him; for this is he.” 13 Then
s 1 Sa. 10. 1. Ps.
89. 20. Samuel took the horn of oil, and “anointed him in the midst of his
Ju. 11. 29.& 13. brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that
25. & 14. 6.
Isa. 107 6, 10. day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
13. 3. Slimma,
p 2 Sa. 7. 8. Ps.
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DAVID OVERCOMES GOLIATH.
mayra
B. C. 1063.
battle.
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.—David overcomes Goliath.
A. M. 2941
1 Samuel xvii. 1-40, 55, 56, 41–54, 57, 58, and xviii. 1-4, and Psalmix.
The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle, 4 Goliath cometh proudly forth to
HALES, 1080. challenge a combizt. 12 David, sent by his father to visit his brethren, taketh the challenge. 28
Ephes-dammim. Eliab chideth him. 30 He is brought to Suul. 32 He showeth the reuson of his confidence. 38
Without armor, armed by faith, he slayeth the giant. 55 Saul luketh notice of David. - Chap.
xviii. 1 Jonathan loveth David
i Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and
were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and
* Or, the coast of pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in * Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul
Pasdammim, and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley
1 Ch. 11. 13.
| Heb. ranged the of
the of Elah, and fset the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And
the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on
a mountain on the other side ; and there was a valley between them.
4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines,
a 2 Sa. 21. 19. named “Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
| Heb. clothed.
5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was țarmed
with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand
shekels of brass. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a
* Or, gorget. *target of brass between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear
was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred
shekels of iron : and one bearing a shield went before him. 8 And he
stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, “ Why
are ye come out to set your battle in array ? am not I a Philistine, and
ye servants to Saul ? choose you a man for you, and let him come
down to me. ' If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then
will we be your servants : but if I prevail against him, and kill him,
then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.” 10 And the Philistine said,
“I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may
fight together.” 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the
Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
6 Ge. 35. 19.
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah,
ci Sa. 16. 10, 11. whose name was Jesse ; and he had eight sons; and the man went
See 1 Ch. 2. 13-
among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three
eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle ; and the
names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn,
and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David
was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David
went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.
(16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented
himself forty days.) 17 And Jesse said unto David his son, “Take now
for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves,
1 Heb. cheeses of and run to the camp to thy brethren ; 18 and carry these ten fcheeses
1 Heb. captain of unto the Icaptain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare,
a thousand.
and take their pledge.” 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of
d Ge. 37. 14.
Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with
a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him ; and he
* Or, place of the came to the *trench, as the host was going forth to the tfight, and
carriage. 1 Sa.
26. 5. shouted for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the
lor, place of figlit: battle in array, army against army. 22 And David left this carriage in
| Heb. the vessels the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and
from upon him.
* Heb. asked his came and * saluted his brethren. 23 And as he talked with them, behold,
brethren of peace, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name,
out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same
words; and David heard them. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they
| Heb. from his
face.
saw the man, fled tfrom him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of
15.
e unto him as that went lowed Saul Saul. 13 Ang man we
himself forty days.) 17 now near morning and as sheep at Beth-lehem
as Ju. 18. 15.
404
[PÉRIOD IV.
·
DAVID OVERCOMES GOLIATH.
ch him with gre free in Israe shall be done
e Jos. 15. 16.
Mat. 10. 36.
down was kinother heaman that led him afidefy the
d he tur and the peopords we
Israel said, “ Have ye seen this man that is come up ? surely to defy
Israel is he come up; and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the
king will enrich him with great riches, and 'will give him his daughter,
and make his father's house free in Israel.” 26 And David spake to the
men that stood by him, saying, “ What shall be done to the man that
killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel ? for
(Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies
f De. 5. 26. of the living God ?" 27 And the people answered him after this manner,
saying, “ So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.”
28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men;
& Go. 37. 4, 8, 11. and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, " Why
camest thou down hither ? and with whom hast thou left those few
sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of
thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.”
29 And David said, " What have I now done? Is there not a cause ? "
30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the
| Heb. word. same #manner; and the people answered him again after the former
manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they
* Heb. took him. rehearsed them before Saul; and he *sent for him.
De. 20. 1, 3. 32 And David said to Saul, “ Let "no man's heart fail because of him;
thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 And Saul said to
13. 31. David, “ Thou 'art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with
him ; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”
34 And David said unto Saul, “ Thy servant kept his father's sheep,
| Or, kid. and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a tlamb out of the flock;
35 and I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his
mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and
smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the
bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing
he hath defied the armies of the living God.” 37 David said moreover,
j Ps. 18.16,17,& “ The 'LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of
2 Cor. 1. 10.. the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philis-
2 Tim. 4. 17, 18.,
k i Sa. 20. 13.
20.13.0- tine.” And Saul said unto David, “Go, and "the LORD be with thee!”
1 Ch. 22. 11, 16. 38 And Saul farmed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of
*vid with his brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 39 And
i See Nu. 13.
De. 9. 2.
63.7. & 77. 11.
Heb. clothed Da-
clothes.
a
had not proved it. (And David said unto Saul, “I cannot go with
these ; for I have not proved them.” And David put them off him.)
40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones
* Or, palley. out of the *brook, and put them in a shepherd's tbag which he had,
even in a scrip, and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to
the Philistine.
55 And (26) when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he
(26) Towards the conclusion of 1 Sam. xvi. we by Bp. Horsley, whose arguments are so satisfacto-
read Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, saying, ry, that I insert his own words. It appears, in-
• Send David thy son." Pursuant to this order, deed, from many circumstances of the story, that
David played on the harp before the king, when the David's combat with Goliath was many years prior
evil spirit of melancholy was upon him. Saul in order of time to Saul's madness, and to David's
loved him greatly, and he became his armor- introduction to him as a musician. Ist. David was
bearer, and resided constantly at his court; for quite a youth when he engaged Goliath (verses 33,
Saul sent a second message to Jesse : “ Let David, 42); when he was introduced to Saul, as a musi-
vor in my sight." Yet in verse 55 of the next combat with Goliath was his first appearance in
chapter, we read that Saul inquired of Abner, public life, (ver. 56), [
Dhy 77;]; when he was in.
whose son was the conqueror of Goliath. He troduced as a musician, he was a man of established
speaks of him as an entire stranger; and Abner, to character, (chap. xvi. 18.) 3dly. His combat with
gratify the king's curiosity, introduces David to Goliath was his first military exploit, (verses 38,
hiin after the coinbat, with the head of the Philis- 39). He was a man of war when he was intro-
tine in his hand Bishops Warburton and Hall duced as a musician, (chap. xvi. 18). He was un-
suppose, that the encounter with Goliath took place known both to Saul and Abner at the time when
before David was required to play the harp before he fought Goliath. He had not, therefore, yet been
Saul; and this solution of the difficulty is espoused in the office of Saul's armorbearer, or resident in
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8. 13.
n I Ki. 20.
I Heb. shut thee
up.
s 2 Ch. 20. 15.
said unto Abner, the captain of the host, “ Abner, whose son is this
youth ?” And Abner said, “ As thy soul liveth, O king! I cannot tell.”
56 And the king said, “ Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.”
41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the
man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine
? Ps. 123. 4, 5. looked about, and saw David, he 'disdained him ; for he was but a
1 Cor. 1. 27, 28.
youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And the Philistine said
m 1 Sa. 24. 14. unto David, “ Am "I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves ? "
2 Sa. 3. 8. & 9.
6. & 16. 9. 2Ki. And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine "said
10.1 to David, “Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the
air, and to the beasts of the field.” 45 Then said David to the Philistine,
“ Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a
02 Sa. 22. 33, 35. shield : 'but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God
Ps. 124. 8. &
125. 1. 2 Cor. 10. of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 46 This day will the
4. He. 11.33, 34.
· LORD #deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy
a head from thee; and I will give Pthe carcasses of the host of the
p De. 28. 26.
Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts
q Jos. 4. 24. 1 Ki. of the earth; "that all the earth may know that there is a God
2 Ki. 19. 19. 18. in Israel. 47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD "saveth not
52. 10.
gr Ps.44.6,7. Ho. Win
with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give
1.7. Ze 4. 6. you into our hands." 48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose,
and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran
toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in
his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine
in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon
11 Sa. 21.9. Eccl. his face to the earth. 50 So 'David prevailed over the Philistine with a
30. See Ju. 3. sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him ; but
there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran, and
stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the
sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when
u He. 11. 34. the Philistines saw their champion was dead, “they fled. 52 And the
men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Phi-
listines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And
the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even
unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 53 And the children of Israel returned
from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 54 And
David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem;
but he put his armor in his tent.
57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine,
Abner took him, and brought himn before Saul with the head of the
Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him, “ Whose son art thou,
thou young man ?” And David answered, “ I am the son of thy servant
Jesse the Beth-lehemite.”
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of 1 Sam. xviii. 1-4.
v Ge. 44. 30. speaking unto Saul, that "the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul
of David, "and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took
him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as
his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon
him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and
to his bow, and to his girdle.
47. 4. 1 Mac. 4. -
31. & 15. 15.
1 Sa. 23. 21.
20 1 Sa, 19. 2. &
20. 17. 2 Sa. ).
26. De. 13. 6.
any capacity at the court. Now the just conclusion
from these circumstances is, not that these twenty
verses are an interpolation, but that the last ten
verses of the preceding chapter, which relate Saul's
madness and David's introduction to the court upon
that occasion, are misplaced. The true place for
these ten verses seems to be between the 9th and
the 10th of the eighteenth chapter. Let these ten
verses be removed to that place, and this seven-
teenth chapter be connected immediately with the
13th verse of chapter xvi. and the whole disorder
and inconsistency that appears in the narrative in
its present arrangement will be removed."--Bibli.
cal Criticisms, vol. i. p. 331.
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DAVID'S PSALM ON THE VICTORY OVER GOLIATH. (PERIOD IV.
18.
teousness.
10. 7.
tions of the ene-
39. & 46. 1. &
PSALM IX.
PSALM IX.(27)
Written on the Victory over Goliath.
Duvid praiseth God for executing of judgment. 11 He inciteth others to praise him. 13 He prayeth
that he may have cause to praise him.
To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of David.
1 I will praise thee, O LORD! with my whole heart;
I will show forth all thy marvellous works.
a Ps. 5. 11. 2 I will be glad and "rejoice in thee;
• Ps. 56. 2. & 83. I will sing praise to thy name, O bthou Most High!
3 When mine enemies are turned back,
They shall fall and perish at thy presence.
* Heb. made my 4 For thou hast *maintained my right and my cause;
judgment.
† Heb. in righ Thou satest in the throne judging fright.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen,
Thou hast destroyed the wicked,
c De. 9. 14. Pr. Thou hast 'put out their name for ever and ever.
1 Or, The destruc- 6 10 thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end :
And thou hast destroyed cities;
my are come to a
perpetual end : Their memorial is perished with them.
and their cities
hust thou de But dthe LORD shall endure for ever:
stroyed, 8C.
d Ps. 102. 12, 26. He hath prepared his throne for judgment.
He. l. ll.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness,
e Ps. 96. 13. &
98. 9.
ad He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
f Ps. 32. 7. & 37. 9 The LORD also will be *a refuge for the oppressed,
91. 2.
A refuge in times of trouble.
* Heb. a high
10 And they that "know thy name will put their trust in thee:
place.
g Ps. 91. 14. For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:
h Ps. 107. 22.
Declare hamong the people his doings.
i Ge. 9.5.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:
f Or, afflicted.
He forgetteth not the cry of the thumble.
13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD!
Consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me,
Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death,
14 That I may show forth all thy praise
; Ps. 13. 5. & 20.
5. & 35. 9. In the gates of the daughter of Zion:
1: Pg. 7. 15, 16. & T will joining in thv salvation.
35. 8. & 57. 6.&
94. 23. Pr. 5. 22.
15 The "heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made ;
& 22. 8. & 26.
27.
In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
?... 5. & 14. 16 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth:
4, 10, 31.
1 That is, Meditu- The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion.
& 92. 3. ****** 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
[Selah!
in Job 8. 13. Ps. And all the nations " that forget God.
50. 22.
(27) The ninth Psalm is inserted here on the au- imagines it was composed to celebrate some vic-
thority of the Chaldee paraphrast. It is entitled,“ To tory; but what, is unknown. Dimock mentions
the chief Musician (:25 nin-by) on Muth-labben.” the tradition, that Labben was the name of a prince
Lightfoot translates this phrase, “i Upon the Death or chief in the enemies' army: and Dr. S. Clarke
of the Champion;" and Goliath, in the authorized supposes it to be the title of a tune. Dr. Gray
version (1 Sam. xvii. 4.), is called a champion. places the Psalm among those composed by David
The original, nyo Di2770, signifies, after his accession. Calmet conjectures, that it
"and there came out a man between the two was written and sung by David, on the occasion of
camps :' or, as the margin of Arias Montanus' removing the ark from the house of Obed-edom, to
Bible reads, ;') X3', stans inter duas acies. The Mount Sion. Among these contending authorities
Chaldee paraphrast accordingly interprets the (if different conjectures, supported by great names,
words, 25 rio-by, thus: “ upon the death of the can be so called), I have preferred the decision of
man that came out between the two armies ;' (that Lightfoot. With respect to the rest of the Psalms,
is, on the death of the champion Goliath of Gath), I shall merely notice the authority which may have
annons gegn 93 97 87027 10'a Sy. In induced me to give them their respective places,
D'Oyly and Mant's Bible, three various authori- without entering into a variety of criticisms and
ties are quoted on the title of this Psalm; Bp. opinions.
Horne, Dimock, and Dr. S. Clarke. Bp. Horne
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HISTORY OF DAVID .
TILL HE FLIES FROM SAUL.
14.
in Ps. 12. 5. 18 For "the needy shall not always be forgotten :
o Pr. 23. 18.& 24. The 'expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O LORD! let not man prevail :
Let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
* 20 Put them in fear, O LORD!
That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah!
SECT. VII. SECTION VII.--History of David till he flies from the Court of Saul.
A. M. 2942. 1 SAMUEL xviii. 5-9, xvi. 14, to the end, xviii. 10, to the end, and xix. 1-3. PSALM XÍ.
B. C. 1062.
1 Sam. xix. 4-17, and Psalm lix.
Hales, 1074.
Saul envieth David. - Chap. xvi. 14. Saul is troubled with an evil spirit. 19 He sends for David.--
Chap. xviii. 10 Saul seeketh to kill him in his fury. 12 He feareth him for his good success, 17
ofereth him his daughters for a snare. 22 David, persuaded to be the Icing's son-in-law, giveth
two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michal's dowry. 28 Saul's hatred, and David's
glory increaseth. Chap. xix. 1 Jonathan discloseth his father's purpose to kill Duvid. David's
psalm of praise. 4 Jonathan persuadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By reason of David's
good success in a new war, Saul's malicious rage brealceth out against him. 12 Michal deceiveth
her futher with an image in David's bed. His psulm.
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and 1 Sam. xviii.
mascared. *behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of
war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the
sight of Saul's servants.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from
† Or, Philistines. the slaughter of the Philistine, that "the women came out of all the cities
a Ex. 15. 20. Ju. of Toll
11. 34.
J. of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with
| Heb. threo joy, and with finstruments of music. 7 And the women banswered one
stringed instrum
ments.
su another as they played, and said,
6 Ex. 15. 21.
- Saul ‘hath slain his thousands,
cl Sa. 21. 11. &
29. 5.
And David his ten thousands.”
* Heb. was evil in 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying * displeased him; and he
his eyes. Ec. 4.
said, “They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they
have ascribed but thousands; and what can he have more but the
kingdom?” 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
d Ju. 16. 20. Ps. 11 But dthe Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and 'an 1 Sam. xvi.
51. 11.
e Ju. 9. 23. evil spirit from the Lord ftroubled him. 15 And Saul's servants 14, to end.
† Or, terrified. said unto him, “Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
Ge. 41.46. 1 Ki. 16 Let (28) our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee,
10. 8.
to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on a harp; and it shall
come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall
g 2 Ki. 3. 15. play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.”. 17 And Saul said unto
his servants, “ Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring
him to me.” 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, “ Behold,
I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing,
Or, spocch. and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in #matters,
and a comely person, and the Lord is with him."
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, “ Send me
n Soe isa.10.27. David thy son, which is with the sheep.” 20 And Jesse "took an ass
11. Pr. 18. 16. laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by
i See Ge. 41. 16. David his son unto Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and istood before
him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. 22 And
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David, I pray thee, stand before me;
for he hath found favor in my sight."' 23 And it came to pass, when
the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and
played with his hand : so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the
evil spirit departed from him.
(28) In confirmation of Bishop Horsley's arrange- turned only to the court when the malady of his
ment (vide Note 26), it may be observed, that it is sovereign required his presence. The apparent ca-
probable David might retire from court on discoy- priciousness of Saul's conduct probably arose from
ering the jealousy excited in the mind of Saul after the sudden returns of his disorder; and at other
the songs and dances of the women, (1 Sam. xviii. times from the suspicions he might entertain towards
6); he might have gone home to his father, and re- the anointed successor of his crown.
& 17. 18. Ge. 43.
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HISTORY OF DAVID TILL HE FLIES FROM SAUL. [PERIOD IV.
end.
1 Ki. 18. 29.
Acts 16. 16.
k Nu. 27. 17.
2 Sa. 5. 2.
ver. 5.
I Ge. 39.2, 3
† Heb. a son
vulor.
29.
2 Sa. 7. 18.
92 Sa. 21. 8.
in his eyes.
s Ex. 10.7.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit 1 Sam. xviii.
j 1 Sa. 19. 24.
4 from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst 10, 10
from a
of the house : and David played with his hand, as at other times; and
there was a javelin in Saul's hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he
said, “I will smite David even to the wall with it.” And David avoided
out of his presence twice.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him,
and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from hin,
• and made him his captain over a thousand ; and "he went out and
* Or, prospered. came in before the people. 14 And David *behaved himself wisely in
23. all his ways; and 'the LORD was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul
Jos. 6. 27. saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But
all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in
before them.
17 And Saul said to David, “ Behold my elder daughter Merab,
m 1 Sa. 17. 25. "her will I give thee to wife; only be thou traliant for me, and fight
"the Lord's battles.” For Saul said, “Let 'not my hand be upon him,
n Nu. 32. 20, 27, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'' 18 And David said
02 Sa. 12. 9. unto Saul, “ Who "am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in
Po 2. Sa, 9. 21. Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king ?” 19 But it came to pass
at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to
David, that she was given unto 'Adriel the 'Meholathite to wife. 20 And
go Ju. 7. 22.
Michal Saul's daughter loved David ; and they told Saul, and the thing
. Heb. was right fpleased him. 21 And Saul said, “I will give him her, that she may be
a 'snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against
him.” Wherefore Saul said to David, “Thou shalt this day be my
son-in-law in the one of the twain.”
22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, “ Commune with David
secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his
servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.” 23 And
Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David
said, " Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing
that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed ?” 24 And the servants of
* Heb. According
ling Saul told him, saying, “* On this manner spake David.” 25 And Saul
€ Ge. 34. 12. Ex. said, “ Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any 'dowry,
but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be "avenged of the
king's enemies.” But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand
of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it
pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law : and the days were not
| Heb. fulfilled. texpired. 27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and
slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and 'David brought their
foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be
the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that
Michal Saul's daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid
of David ; and Saul became David's enemy continually. 30 Then the
princes of the Philistines went forth : and it caine to pass, after they
went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants
Heb. precious. of Saul ; so that his name was much fset by.
'1 Sa. 26. 21.
2 Ki. 1. 13. Ps. 1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his ser- 1 Sam. xix.
vants, that they should kill David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son 1-3.
delighted much in David; and Jonathan told David, saying, “ Saul
my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to
thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
3 and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou
art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that, ali
I will tell thee.”
to these words.
22. 17.
u 1 Sa. 14. 24.
2 Sa. 3. 14.
116. 15.
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ness.
e Ps. 82. 5.
PSALM XI.
PSALM XI.(29)
May
David encourageth himself in God against his enemies. 4 The providence and justice of God.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
a Ps. 56. 11. 1 In "the LORD put I my trust :
6 See 1 Sa. 26. 19, How bsay ye to my soul, “ Flee as a bird to your mountain ?"
20.
Ps. 64. 3, 4. 3 For, lo ! “the wicked bend their bow,
d Ps. 21. 12. They dmake ready their arrow upon the string,
* Heb. in dark- That they may *privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3 If the foundations be destroyed,
What can the righteous do ?
f Ha. 2. 20.
4 The Lord is in his holy temple,
& Ps. 2. 4. Is. 66. The LORD's Sthrone is in heaven:
Acts 7. 49. Rev. His "eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
h. Ps. 33. 13.
5 The LORD `trieth the righteous:
i Ge. 22. 1. Ja. l. But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
See Ge. 19. 24. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain tsnares,
for quick burning Fire and brimstone, and ta horrible tempest:
f Or, a burning
This "shall be the portion of their cup.
? For the righteous LORD 'loveth righteousness;
k See Ge. 43. 34.
* 1 Sa. 1. 4. Ps. His " countenance doth behold the upright.
75. 8.
m Job 36. 7. Ps. 4 And Jonathan "spake good of David unto Saul his 1 Sam. xix.
8. father, and said unto him, “ Let not the king ºsin against his $
1. Mat. 5. 34.
: 4. 2.
12.
coals.
1 Ps. 45. 7.
33. 18. 1 Pet
4-17.
12.
35. 12. & 109. 5.
• Ge. 42. 22..Ps. because his works have been to thee-ward very good ; 5 for he did put
Pr. 17. 13. Je. his 'life in his hand, and 'slew the Philistine, and "the LORD wrought a
p Ju. 9. 17. &
& 12. great salvation for all Israel : thou sawest it, and didst rejoice : 'where-
3. 1 Sa. 28. 21. fore then wilt thou 'sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a
q 1 Sa. 17. 49, 50. cause ?" 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan ; and Saul
7,1 Sa. 11. 13. sware, “ As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain!” 7 And Jonathan
1 Ch. 11. 14.
s 1 Sa. 20. 32. called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan
& Mat. 27. 4. brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as *in times past.
* Heb. yesterday
third day.
8 And there was war again : and David went out, and fought with
the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fed
| Heb. his face. from thim. 9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he
sat in his house with his javelin in his hand : and David played with his
hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the
javelin ; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the
javelin into the wall : and David fled, and escaped that night. 11 Saul
u Ps. 59, title. "also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay
him in the morning; and Michal David's wife(30) told him, saying, “ If
thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou shalt be slain.”
(29) This Psalm seems to have been composed by greatly distinguished himself in war, and ingra-
David, when, in order to avoid the evil designs of tiated himself with the people. The affections of
Saul, his friends advised him to flee to the moun- Saul, however, soon changed; but the son of Jesse
tainous parts of Judea. Edwards; Green; Cal- still continued firmly established in the hearts of
met.
the people. It was attempted therefore to remove
(30) The date of David's marriage with Michal him by stratagem. The king's daughter was offered
is uncertain. Dr. Hales supposes that five years him in marriage, on condition that he killed a
elapsed between his conquest of Goliath and his certain number of the enemy. But this exposure
marriage; because that time appears to him requi- to danger, instead of the desired effect, only served
site for the intervening events, and for the establish- to increase his fame; and he became the son-in-law
ment of the popularity and character of David. of Saul. It is not probable that all these events
The marriage and the victory over Goliath are sup- could have happened in one year; but still five are
posed in the Bible Chronology to have occurred in not required; for if so long a space was given to his
the same year. It is probable, however, that it took residence at the court of Saul, we should too much
place some time after the overthrow of the cham- abridge the time assigned to his wandering in the
pion of Gath; as David, according to Bishop Hors wilderness, in the hill country, &c. I have on
ley's supposition, returned home to his father, and these grounds therefore rejected the date given in
was again invited to court, and made the armor- the Bible Chronology, as well as that of Dr. Hales;
bearer of Saul. This was a post of confidence and and allowed three years from the victory over
affection; and while David continued in it, he Goliath till the marriage, and flight, by means of
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HISTORY OF DAVID TILL HE FLIES FROM SAUL. (Period IV.
o So Jos. 2. 15.
Ac. 9. 24, 25.
| Heb. toraphim.
Ge. 31. 19.
12 So Michal ºlet David down through a window; and he went, and
fled, and escaped. 13 And 'Michal took an fimage, and laid it in the
bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with
a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said,
“ He is sick.” 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David,
saying, “ Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.” 16 And
when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the
bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. 17 And Saul said unto
Michal, “ Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy,
that he is escaped ?” And Michal answered Saul, “ He said unto me,
“Let me go ; "why should I kill thee?!"
2 2 Sa. 2. 22.
the Heb. to meet
me. Ps. 35. 23.
PSALM LIX.
PSALM LIX.(31)
David prayeth to be delivered from his enemies. 6 He complaineth of their cruelty. 8 He trusteth
in God. il He prayeth against them. 16 He praiseth God.
* Or, Destroy not, To the chief Musician, *Al-taschith, Michtam of David; twhen Saul sent, and they watched the
A golici Psalin
house to kill him.
1 Deliver “me from mine enemies, O my God!
+ 1 Sa. 19. 11.
a Ps. 18. 48.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
I Heb. set me on
high.
And save me from bloody men.
3 For, lo! they lie in wait for my soul :
6 Ps. 56. 6.
The 'mighty are gathered against me;
c1 Sa. 24. 11.
Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD!
4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault:
Awake *to help me, and behold.
& 44. 23. 5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts! (the God of Israel)
Awake to visit all the heathen:
Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah!
6 They return at evening :
They make a noise like a dog,
And go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth;
d Ps. 57. 4. Pr. Swords dare in their lips :
12. 18.
e Ps. 10. 11, 13.. For “ Who,” say they,“ doth hear ?"
See Job 22. 13. 8 But thou, O LORD! shalt laugh at them;
fi Sa. 19. 16. Ps.
Thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee:
† Heb. my high For God is fmy defence.
place. Ps. 62. 2.
Ps. 21. 3. Or, 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me :
go before me.-
Ed.
- God shall let me see my desire upon (mine enemies.
h Ps. 54. 7. & 92. 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget :
11. & 112. 8.
| Hob. mine ob-
Scatter them by thy power;
servers, Ps. And bring them down, O LORD our shield !
56. 2.
i So Ge. 4. 12, 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips
į Pr. 12. 13. &
Let them even be taken in their pride ;
And for cursing and lying which they speak.
k Ps. 7. 9. 13 Consume kthem in wrath
Consume them, that they may not be :
? Ps. 83. 18. And 'let them know that God ruleth in Jacob
Unto the ends of the earth. Selah !
14 And at evening let them return;
m Seo Job 15. 23. And let them make a noise like a dog,
* Heb. to eat. And go round about the city.
+ Or, If they be 151
'not satisfied, then 15 Let them "wander up and down *for meat,
they will stay all
slay all And grudge if they be not satisfied.
night.
Michal, from the court of Saul. Vide Hales' (31) Psalm lix. is inserted here on the authority of
Analysis, vol. ii. p. 351.
Bishop Horne and Dr. Gray, and the Hebrew title.
2. 4.
15.
18. 7.
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411
DAVID FLIES TO RAMAH.
16 But I will sing of thy power ;
Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning:
For thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 Unto thee, "O my strength! will I sing;
For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
n Ex. 15. 2.
6.
24. 4. Mic. 1. 8.
20.
SECT. VIII. Sect. VIII.--David flies to Ramah ;-Covenant between him and Jonathan.
1 SAMUEL xix. 18, to the end, and chap xx.
A. M. 2943.
B. C. 1061. David cometh to Samuel in
David cometh to Samuel in Naioth. 20 Saril's messengers, sent to take Duvid, 22 and Saul himself,
Hales, 1074.
prophesy. - Chap. xx. 1 Durid consulteth with Jonathan for his safety. 11 Jonathan and David
renew their covenant by oath. 18 Jonathan's tolcen to David. 24 Saul, missing David, seeketh
Ramah. to kill Jonathan. 35 Jonathun lovingly taleth his leave of David.
18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and
told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went
and dwelt in Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, “ Behold, David
a See John 7. 32, is at Naioth in Ramah.” 20 And “Saul sent messengers to take David :
45, &C.
01 Co. 14. 3, 24, 'and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and
25. 1 Sa. 1
Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon
c Nu. 11. 25. the messengers of Saul, and they also “prophesied. 21 And when it
· Joel 2. 28.
was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise.
And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied
also. 22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is
in Sechu; and he asked and said, “Where are Samuel and David ?”
And one said, “ Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.” 23 And he went
thither to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God was upon him also,
and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
d Is. 20. 2. 24 And dhe stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel
* Heb. fell. Nu. in like manner, and *lay down naked all that day and all that night.
See 2 Sa. 6. 14, Wherefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets ?”
? And (32)David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and 1 SAM. XX.
said before Jonathan, “ What have I done? what is mine
iniquity ? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my
life?" 2 And he said unto him, “ God forbid ! thou shalt not die: behold,
† Heb. uncover my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will tshow
12. 1 Sa. 9. 15. it me; and why should my father hide this thing from me ? it is not
so.” 3 And David sware moreover, and said, “Thy father certainly
knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, 'Let not
Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved:' but truly as the Lord liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death !”
1 Or, Say what is
4 Then said Jonathan unto David, “Whatsoever thy soul *desireth,
thy mind, and I
will do, &c. I will even do it for thee.” 5 And David said unto Jonathan, “ Behold,
* Heb. Spealeth,
oth, to-morrow is the 'new-moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king
or, thinketh.
e Nu. 10.10.& at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the
28. 11.
third day at even. 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David
earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his
1. Or, feast. 1 Sa. city; for there is a yearly tsacrifice there for all the family. ? If ſhe
f See De. 1. 23. say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very
2 Sa. 17.4.
wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. 8 Therefore thou
g 1 Sa. 25. 17.
shalt "deal kindly with thy servant; for 'thou hast brought thy servant
n Jos. 2. 14.
into a covenant of the LORD with thee : notwithstanding, 'if there be
in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to
j 2 Sa. 14. 32.
thy father ?” 9 And Jonathan said, “ Far be it from thee; for if I
inine ear. ver.
Est. 7.7.
i 1 Sa. 18. 3. &
23. 18.
(32) Bishop Horsley is of opinion that Samuel of age. He might have been rendered by infirmity
died about this time, and that, at his death, David incapable of directing David. In addition to
fled from Ramah; for in all his ensuing difficulties, which, it must be remembered that immediately on
David consulted Ahimelech and not Samuel, as he Samuel's death, we read that David fled to the wil-
had been accustomed to do (ch. xxi.), or Gad (xxii. derness, (1 Sam. xxv. 1.) The mere existence of
5.), or Abiathar (xxxiii. 9, 12.) I have not, how- Samuel, from the prophet's influence in the towns
ever, altered the Bible arrangement upon these and cities of Israel, seems to have been a defence
conjectural reasons. Samuel was now ninety years to David.--Horsley, Bib. Crit. in loc.
412
COVENANT BETWEEN DAVID AND JONATHAN. [PERIOD IV.
1
& 21. 7.
† Heb. cut.
8.
toward him.
of the business.
* Or, that showeth
the way.
| Heb. not any
knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon
thee, then would not I tell it thee?” 10 Then said David to Jonathan,
“ Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly ?"
11 And Jonathan said unto David, “Come, and let us go out into the
field.” And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jon-
| Heb. searched. athan said unto David, “O LORD God of Israel ! when I have (sounded
my father about to-morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if
* Heb. uncover, there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and * show
it thee ; 13 the Lord do so and much more to Jonathan : but if it please
my father to do thee evil, then I will show it thee, and send thee away,
k Jos, 1.5.1 Sa, that thou mayest go in peace; and “the LORD be with thee, as he hath
11, 16. been with my father. 14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live show
12 Sa. 9. 1, 3, 7. me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not ; 15 but also thou shalt not
cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD
hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth."
16 So Jonathan fmade a covenant with the house of David, saying,
m See 1 Sa. 31. 2. “Let "the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies."
2 Sa. 4. 7. & 21.
* 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, Ibecause he loved him;
#or, by his love for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 18 Then Jonathan said to
David, “ To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed,
* Heb. missed. because thy seat will be *empty. 19 And when thou hast staid three
+ Or, diligently. days, then thou shalt go down tquickly, and come to the place where
'Heb. greatly.
Heb. in the day thou didst hide thyself Iwhen the business was in hand, and shalt
: remain by the stone * Ezel. 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the
side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. 21 And, behold, I will send
a lad, saying, Go find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad,
Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them ; then come
thou; for there is peace to thee, and fno hurt; as the Lord liveth!
thing.
22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are
beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away. 23 And
as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the
LORD be between thee and me for ever!”
24 So David hid himself in the field : and when the new moon was
come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat upon
his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall; and Jonathan
arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day; for he thought,
n Lc. 7. 21. & 15. “ Something hath befallen him, he is "not clean ; surely he is not clean.”
27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of
the month, that David's place was empty; and Saul said unto Jona-
than his son, “Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither
yesterday nor to-day ?" 28 And Jonathan answered Saul, “ David earn-
estly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem ; 29 and he said, “Let me
go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city, and my
brother, he hath commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found
favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren.'
Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.” 30 Then Saul's anger
Or, Thou peran was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, “ Thou son of
Sm of perverse the perverse rebellious woman! do not I know that thou hast chosen
the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of
thy mother's nakedness ? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon
the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Where-
* Heb. is the son fore now send and fetch him unto me, for he *shall surely die.” 32 And
Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, " Wherefore
'shall he be slain ? what hath he done?” 33 And Saul cast a javelin at
him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined
of his father to slay David. 34 So Jonathan arose from the table in
5, &c.
verse rebel. Heb.
rebellion.
of death.
o Mat. 27. 23.
Lu. 23. 22.
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413.
DAVID FLIES TO AHIMELECH AT NOB.
| Heb. to pass
over him.
fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month; for
he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into
the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
36 And he said unto his lad, “ Run, find out now the arrows which I
shoot.” And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow fbeyond him. 37 And
when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had
shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, “Is not the arrow beyond
thee?” 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, “ Make speed, haste, stay
not.” And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his
master. 39 But the lad knew not any thing; only Jonathan and David
| Heb. instru- knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan gave his fartillery unto *his lad, and
said unto him, “Go, carry them to the city.”
41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place
toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed him-
self three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with
another, until David exceeded. 42 And Jonathan said to David, “ Go
tor, the LORD in peace, řforasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the
that which, 8c. LORD, saying, The Lord be between me and thee, and between my
See ver. 23.
seed and thy seed for ever!'" And he arose and departed ; and Jona-
than went into the city.
ments.
*, Heb, that was
his. .
the LORD LORD, na thy
be witness of
Hlay
HALES, 1074.
Cave of Adul-
lam.
a 1 Sa. 14. 3,
01 Sa. 16. 4.
7. 3.
SECT. IX. SECTION IX.- David flies to Ahimelech at Nob, from whom he obtains the
Hallowed Bread, thence to Achish king of Gath, where he feigns madness ;-
A. M. 2944.
B. C. 1060.
His Psalms ;--He escapes to the Cave of Adullam ;--His prayer ;-He is
joined by the Chief Men.
Nob, Guth, 1 Sam. xxi.-Psalms lvi. and xxxiv.–1 Sam. xxii. part of ver. 1.-PSALM cxlii.—1 Sam.
xxii. remainder of ver. 1, and 2.--1 Chron. xii. 8–18.–2 Sam. xxiii. 13–17.-1 CHRON.
xi. 15-19.
1 Then came David to Nob to "Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech
Called ahsan Abi- was "afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, “ Why art
athar, Mark 2. 26. thou alone, and no man with thee?” 2 And David said unto Ahimelech
the priest, “ The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said
unto me, 'Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I
send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have appointed
my servants to such and such a place.' 3 Now therefore what is under
thy hand ? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or what there is
* Heb. found. *present."' 4 And the priest answered David, and said, “ There is no
c Ex. 25. 30. Le. common bread under my hand, but there is hallowed bread; dif the
24. 5. Mut. 12. 4.
19. 15. 7e young men have kept themselves at least from women.” 5 And David
answered the priest, and said unto him, “Of a truth women have been
el Thes. 4. 4. kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the 'vessels
+ Or, especially of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, fyea,
there is other though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.” 6 So the priest gave
sanctificd in the
him hallowed bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread,
f Le. 8. 26. hthat was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day
i Le. 24. 8, 9.
when it was taken away. 7 (Now a certain man of the servants of Saul
i Ps. 52, title was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg,
an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.)
8 And David said unto Ahimelech, “ And is there not here under thy
hand spear or sword ? for I have neither brought my sword nor my
weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.” 9 And
the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slew-
j See 1 Sa. 31. 10. est in the valley of Elah, 'behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind
the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save
that here.” And David said, “There is none like that: give it me.”
10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to
*Ps. 34, title. Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him,
VOL. I.
when this day
vessel.
& Mat. 12. 3, 4. when it won tolon avrov
I Or, Abimelech,
21*
414
[PERIOD IV.
DAVID GOES TO ACHISH AT GATH.
madman.
“ Is not this David the king of the land ? did they not sing one to
k 1 Sa. 18. 7. another of him in dances, "saying,
Saul hath slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands ?'"
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of
Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour before them,
* Or, made marks. and feigned himself mad in their hands, and *scrabbled on the doors of
the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said
| Or, playeth the Achish unto his servants, “Lo, ye see the man tis mad : wherefore,
then have ye brought him to me ? 15 Have I need of mad men, that ye
have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence ? shall
this fellow come into my house?”.
PSALM LVI.
PSALM LVI.(33)
David, praying to God in confidence of his word, complaineth of his enemies. 9 He professeth his
confidence in God's word, and proniseth to praise him.
* Or, a golden , To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, *Michtam of David, when the Philistines took
Psalm of David.
him in Gath.
So Ps, 16.
a Ps. 57. 1.
Be "merciful unto me, O. God!
For man would swallow me up;
He fighting daily oppresseth me.
| Heb.obscrvers. ? Mine tenemies would daily bswallow me up;
Ps. 54. 5.
6 Ps. 57. 3.
For they be many that fight against me, O thou Most High !
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word,
In God I have put my trust;
c Ps. 118. 6. Is.. I ‘will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
31. 3. He. 13. 6.
5 Every day they wrest my words :
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
d Pg. 59, 3. &
6 They dgather themselves together,
They hide themselves, they mark my steps,
e Ps. 71. 10. When they wait for my soul.
? Shall they escape by iniquity ?
In thine anger cast down the people, O God!
f See Job 14. 16. 8 Thou 'tellest my wanderings :
Put thou my tears into thy bottle:
g Mal. 3. 16. Are they not in thy book ?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back:
h Ro. 8.31. This I know ; "for God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word ;
In the LORD will I praise his word.
11 In God have I put my trust;
I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God !
I will render praises unto thee.
(33) Calmet, Gray, and Wells, assign the date of individual name. That David was an inspired
these Psalıns to the persecution of David by Saul. prophet, is evident from the prediction contained in
The titles prefixed to them in the Hebrew text, the twentieth and twenty-first verses, that not a
though they do not form a part of the Psalm, and bone of Him (the Messiah) shall be broken. The
may possibly be spurious, are undoubtedly very pious Jews were continually looking forward to the
ancient, and may be considered a better authority Messiah; and they must have been as well aware
for the insertion of the Psalms in their respective of the meaning of these passages in the writings of
places, than the conjectures of later authors. those who were from time to time endued with the
Psalms lvi. and xxxiv. are therefore inserted in this spirit of prophecy, as we ourselves are of the mean-
Section on the authority of Lightfoot, and their ing of many of the predictions in the book of the
titles. The title of the xxxiyth Psalm informs us, Apocalypse ; that is, their faith was kept in exer-
that it was composed when David was sent away cise by the glimpses given them of the future,
by Abimelech, on his feigning himself mad, (i though they could not entirely comprehend the
Sam. xxi. 13.) But we read that the king of Gaih precise signification of every figurative expression.
was called Achish; Dr. Kennicott therefore sup- Their faith, like ours," was the substance of things
poses, that Abimelech was the common title of the not seen;” and “they walked by faith, and not by
kings of Gath, in the same way as Pharaoh was of sight." .
the kings of Egypt; and that Achish was only his
140.2.
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DAVID ESCAPES TO THE CAVE OF ADULLAM.
415
i Ps. 116.8.
13 For ithou hast delivered my soul from death:
Wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God in the light of the living ?
j Job 33. 30.
1 Thes. 5. 18.
1. 31.
1. 46.
1. 14.
2. 2 Ki. 6. 17.
k Ps. 2. 12.
11.
Du
PS. XXXIV.
PSALM XXXIV.
David praiseth God, and exhorteth others thereto by his experience. 8 They are blessed that trust in
God. 11 He exhorteth to the fear of God. 15 The privileges of the righteous.
* Or, Achish A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before *Abimelech ; who drove him away, and
1 Sa. 21.13.
he departed.
a Eph. 5. 20.
I will "bless the LORD at all times :
2 Thes. 1. 3. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
bje. 9. 24. 1 Co. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD:
Ps. 119. 74. The “humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
d Ps. 69. 30. Lu. 30 dmagnify the LORD with me!
And let us exalt his name together.
e Mat. 7. 7.
4 I 'sought the LORD, and he heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
† Or, flowed. 5 They tlooked unto him, and were lightened :
And their faces were not ashamed.
f Pg. 3. 4. 6 This fpoor man cried, and the LORD heard him,
g 2 Sa. 22. 1. And saved him out of all his troubles.
2. He. 7 The "Angel of the LORD 'encampeth round about them that fear Him,
i See Ge. 32. 1, And delivereth them.
Zo. 9. 8. 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good !
jl Pe. 2. 3. Blessed "is the man that trusteth in him!
1 P8. 31. 23.
90 'fear the LORD, ye his saints !
sem For there is no want to them that fear him. Ben
m Job 4. 10, 11. 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger :
n Ps. 84. 11.
But "they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me!
I 'will teach you the fear of the LORD.
pi Pe. 3. 10, 11. 12 What’man is he that desireth life,
And loveth many days, that he may see good ?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil,
q 1 Pe. 2. 22. And thy lips from 'speaking guile.
m. Ps. 37. 27. 18. 14 Depart from evil, and do good;
s Ro. 12. 18. He. Seek 'peace, and pursue it.
15 The 'eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous,
33. 18. 1 Pe. 3. And his ears are open unto their cry.
u Le. 17. 10. Je. 16 The “face of the LORD is against them that do evil,
v See Job 18. 17.
To "cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
20 Ps. 145. 19, 20. 17 The righteous cry, and "the LORD heareth,
And delivereth them out of all their troubles.
2 Ps. 145. 18.
18 The *LORD is nigh funto them 'that are of a broken heart;
I Heb. to the
*broken of heari. And saveth *such as be of a contrite spirit.
y Is. 57. 15. 19 Many řare the afflictions of the righteous;
spirit. of But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
z See Job 5. 19. 20 He keepeth all his bones :
2 Ti. 3. 11, 12.
* Not one of them is broken.
o Ps. 94. 23. 21 Evil “shall slay the wicked ;
And they that hate the righteous shall be tdesolate.
C Go. 19. 16. . 22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants ;
2 $a. 4. 9. 1 Ki.
1. 29. Ps. 71. 23. And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
La. 3. 58.
1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the 1Sam. xxii.
cave Adullam.
part of ver. 1.
o Ps. 32. 8.
1. 16, 17.
12. 14.
t Job 36. 7. Ps.
12.
44. 11. Am. 9. 4.
* Heb. contrite of
a John 19. 36.
t Or, guilty.
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[PERIOD IV.
DAVID FLIES TO THE CAVE OF ADULLAM.
instruction.
Is. 26. 16.
PSALM CXLII.
PSALM CXLII.(34)
David showeth that in his trouble all his comfort was in prayer unto God.
* Ps. 57, title.
*Maschil of David; a Prayer when he was in the Cave.
Or, A Psalm of
David, giving
I cried unto the LORD with my voice;
With my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
a Ps. 202, title. 2 I "poured out my complaint before him;
I showed before him my trouble.
6 Ps. 143, 4.
3 When 'my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Then thou knewest my path.
c Ps. 140. 5.
In the way wherein I walked
Have they privily laid a snare for me.
† Or; Look on the 4 fI looked on my right hand, and beheld,
right hand, and
see. Ps. 69. 20. But dthere was no man that would know me:
d See Job 19. 13.
| Heb. perished
à Refuge ffailed me—no man * cared for my soul.
from me. ... 5 I cried unto thee, O LORD!
* Heb. sought af-
ter my soul.
I said, “Thou art my refuge
c P8. 46. 1.
And my portion in the land of the living."
f Pg. 16. 5. La.
3. 24.
6 Attend unto my cry;
g Ps. 27. 13.
For I am "brought very low :
k Ps. 116. 6.
Deliver me from my persecutors;
For they are stronger than I.
? Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may praise thy name:
i Pg. 34. 2.
The 'righteous shall compass me about ;
j Ps. 13. 6.
For thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
er 1 and 2
soul.
18.
1 And when his brethren and all his father's house heard 1 Sam.xxii,
1. 11. 3. it, they went down thither to him. 2 And every one that pt.o
* Heb. had a cred- was in distress, and every one that *was in debt, and every one that
+ Heb. bitter of was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a cap-
tain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David 1 Chron. xii.
| Heb. The host. into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of Iwar 8-18.
fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were
* Heb..as the roes like the faces of lions, and were * as swift as the roes upon the mountains ;
upon the moun-
tains to make 9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10 Mishmannah the
haste. 2 Sa. 2.
fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan
the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the
t, or, one that was eleventh. 14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host : fone
least coulil re-
sist an hundred, of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
and the greatest
a thousand. 15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it
d over. had toverflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the
Jos. 3. 15.
valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the
* Heb. before
hold unto David. 17 And David went out * to meet them, and answered
thein.
and said unto them, “If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me,
+ Heb. be one. my heart shall tbe knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to
| Or, violence. mine enemies, seeing there is no fwrong in my hands, the God of our
* Heb. the Spirit fathers look thereon, and rebuke it!” 18 Then *the Spirit came upon
So Ju. 6. 34. •Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, “Thine are we,
62 Sa. 17. 25.
David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse : peace, peace be unto thee,
and peace be to thy helpers ! for thy God helpeth thee.” Then David
received them, and made them captains of the band.
Or, the three 13 And tthree of the thirty chief went down, and came to (*)2 Sam. xxiii.
over the David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and
(34) Psalm cxlii. is inserted here on the joint (35) Several passages of the First Book of Chron-
authority of the Hebrew title, Lightfoot, and icles, and the Second Book of Samuel, relate the
Travell.
clothed Amasai:
13-17.
:
same events, and repeat the same catalogues of il-
captains over the
thirty.
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DAVID RETREATS TO MIZPEH.
tains over the
lives.
SECT. X.
l.
.
Yenimle dans
Mizpeh, Hüreth.
the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. 14 And
David was then-iną hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then
in Beth-lehem. 15 And David longed, and said, “Oh that one would
give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the
gate!” 16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the
Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was
by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David : nevertheless he would
not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 17 And he said,
c Le. 17. 10.
“ Be it far from me, O LORD! that I should do this: is not this the
blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives ?” Therefore he
would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
(36) 1 Chron. xi. 15–19.—15 Now $three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to
1 Or, three cap-
David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley
Lhirty.
of Rephaim. 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at
Beth-lehem. 17 And David longed, and said, “ Oh that one would give me drink of the
water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!” 18 And the three brake through the
host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the
gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it
out to the Lord, 19 and said, “ My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing ! shall I
drink the blood of these men *that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy
* fleb. with their
of their lives they brought it!” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these
three mightiest.
Section X.- David retreats to Mizpeh, and thence to the Forest of Ha-
SECT. X. reth ;—The Slaughter of the Priests bij Doeg at the command of Saul.
A. V. 2944.
1 Samuel xxii. 3–19.—Psalms lii., cix., xvii., cxl., xxxv. und lxiv.
B. C. 1060. 3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the
llales, 1074. king of Moab, “ Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth,
th, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.” 4 And he brought
them before the king of Moab; and they dwelt with him all the while
that David was in the hold.
a 2 Sa. 24. 11.
5 And the prophet "Gad said unto David, “ Abide not in the hold;
depart, and get thee into the land of Judah.” Then David departed,
and came into the forest of Hareth.
6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that
* Or, grove in a
high place.
were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a *tree in Ramah,
having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about
him ;) ? then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, “ Hear
now, ye Benjamites ! will the son of Jesse "give every one of you fields
and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains
of hundreds ; 8 that all of you have conspired against me, and there
mine ear. I Sa. is none that tshoweth me that 'my son hath made a league with the
cl Sa. 18. 3. &
son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or showeth
20. 30. unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in
wait, as at this day?
di Sa. 21.7. Ps.
52, title.
9 Then answered «Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants
of Saul, and said, “ I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahime-
e Nu. 27. 21.
lech the son of Ahitub. 10 And "he inquired of the LORD for him, and
f 1 Sa. 21. 6, 9.
fgave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."
1. Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub,
and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came
all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said, “ Hear now, thou son of
| Heb. Bchold me!
Ahitub!” And he answered, “ Here I am, my lord.” 13 And Saul
said unto him, “Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son
illustrious men, in nearly the same words through- 17,) and refer to both in Kennicott's Dissert. vol. i.
out. The apparent discrepancies are beautifully p. 252, 253.
reconciled by Kennicott, in his Dissertation on the (36) This is the first parallel passage which occurs,
State of the Hebrew Teat, by coinparing the Hebrew if we exclude the repetition of the Israelites' jour-
of both passages with the Septuagint. Compare neys, recorded in Numbers. Parallel passages will
the passage at the end of this Section, (1 Chron. xi. be placed at the end of the respective parts or sec-
15–19,) with the parallel passage, (2 Sam. xxiii. 13- tions to which they belong, in smaller type.
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1 Ch. 21. 9.
2 Ch. 29. 25.
bl Sa. 8. 14.
20. 2.
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great.
of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast
inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait,
as at this day?” 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “ And
who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's
son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thy house ?
15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him ? be it far from me! let
not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of
* Heb. little or my father : for thy servant knew nothing of all this, *less or more."
16 And the king said, “ Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all
thy father's house."
| Or, guard. Heb. 17 And the king said unto the tfootmen that stood about him, “ Turn,
and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David,
and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me.” But
& See Ex. 1. 17. the servants of the king swould not put forth their hand to fall upon
the priests of the Lord. 18 And the king said to Doeg, “ Turn thou,
and fall upon the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell
h See 1 Sa. 2. 31. upon the priests, and "slew on that day fourscore and five persons that
did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he
with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and suck-
lings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. (37)
runners.
· PSALM LII.
PSALM LII.(38)
David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, prophesieth his destruction. 6 The righteous shall
rejoice at it. 8 David, upon his confidence in God's mercy, giveth thanks.
a Ez. 22. 9. To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and @told Saul,
and said unto him, “David is come to the house of Abimelech."
0 1 Sa. 21. 7.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?
The goodness of God endureth continually.
c Ps. 50. 19. 2 Thy 'tongue deviseth mischiefs ;
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 Thou lovest evil more than good;
d Jo. 9. 4, 5. And "lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah!
4 Thou lovest all-devouring words,
* Or, And the de- *0 thou deceitful tongue !
ceitful tongue !
† Heb. boat tree
5 God shall likewise tdestroy thee for ever,
He shall take thee away,
And pluck thee out of thy dwelling-place,
& Pr. 2. 22. And 'root thee out of the land of the living. Selah!
f Joh 22. 19. Ps. 6 The Frighteous also shall see,
37. 34. Mal. 1.5.
And fear, and shall laugh at him:
g Ps. 58. 10.
? Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength;
re See Job 36. 19. But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
| Or, substance. And strengthened himself in his fwickedness.
down.
(37) In the second and third chapters of the First Archdeacon Randolph, who observes, that it was
of Samuel, we read the prediction of the total ruin probable that Doeg the Edomite was particularly al-
of Eli's house. Saul, in the blindness of his fury, luded to in this Psalm, as he had slain the priests
orders eighty-five priests of the house of Eli with and endeavoured to destroy him whorn God had ap-
their families, and Ahimelech the high priest with pointed to be king over Israel. It is prophetic; and
his family, to be slain. This is another specimen is applied by St. Paul to Judas.
of the way in which men pursue their own Psalm xvii. was composed, as Calmet remarks,
schemes, whether of good or evil, and of the man- during Saul's bitterest persecution of David ; which
ner in which they are overruled to the accomplish- was certainly when the inhuman murder of the
ment of the prophecies and purposes of God. The priests was committed. Vide Horne's Crit. Int.
reflecting part of the Jewish nation must have ob- vol. ii. p. 159.
served this fulfilment of one part of the prophecies, Psalm cxl. is referred to this period by Dr. Ham-
and inferred from it the eventual accomplishment mond.
of the rest. The same observation will apply to Psalm xxxy. This Psalm, from its contents,
many events in the subsequent history. Vide a seems to have been composed by David when he
large collection of the prophecies, with their fulfil. was persecuted by Saul, and falsely accused by
- ment, in Allix's Reflections on the Books of Scripturs.. Doeg and others.---Edwards.
(38) Psalm lii. is here inserted on the joint au- Psalm lxiy. This Psalm was most probably
thorities of its title, Lightfoot, Calmet, and Travell. composed by David, when he was persecuted by
Psalm cix. is inserted here on the authority of Saul and his associates.-Edwards.
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14. 6.
i Je. 11. 16. Ho. 8 But I am 'like a green olive tree in the house of God:
I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it:
And I will wait on thy Name;
j P8. 54. 6. For 'it is good before thy saints.
PSALM CIX.
a Ps. 83. 1.
o Ps. 35. 7. John
15. 25.
ry. Ze. 3. 1.
* Heb. go out
guilty, or,
PSALM CIX.
David, complaining of his slanderous enemies, under the person of Judas, devoteth them. 16 He
showeth their sin. 21 Complaining of his own misery, he prayeth for help. 30 He promiseth
thankfulness.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 Hold "not thy peace, O God of my praise !
2 For the mouth of the wicked
* Heb. deceit. And the *mouth of the deceitful tare opened against me:
Heb. have opened They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
themselves.
3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred ;
And fought against me 'without a cause.
4 For my love they are my adversaries;
But I give myself unto prayer.
c Ps. 35. 7, 12. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.
6 Set thou a wicked man over him ;
| Or, an adversa And let | Satan stand at his right hand. .
7 When he shall be judged, let him *be condemned ;
And dlet his prayer become sin.
wicked.
d Pr. 28. 9. 8 Let his days be few;
e Acts 1.20. And ‘let another take his foffice.
† Or, charge.
9 Let'his children be fatherless,
fEx. 22. 24.
And his wife a widow.
g See Job 15. 23. 10 Let "his children be continually vagabonds, and beg:
Let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
n Joh 5.5. 11 Let "the extortioner catch all that he hath ;
And let the stranger spoil his labor.
12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him ;
Neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.
i See Job 18. 19. 13 Let his posterity be cut off ;
And in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
į Ex. 20. 5. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD ;
& Ne. 4. 5. Je. And let not the sin of his mother kbe blotted out.
18. 23.
15 Let them be before the LORD continually,
1 Job 18. 17. Ps. That he may 'cut off the memory of them from the earth.
34. 16.
16 Because that he remembered not to show mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
That he might even slay the Mbroken in heart.
n Pr. 14. 14. Ez. 17 As "he loved cursing—so let it come unto him:
As he delighted not in blessing-so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment,
1 Heb. within him. So let it come finto his bowels like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him,
And for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD,
And of them that speak evil against my soul.
21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord! for thy name's sake;
Because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
Pr. 102. 11. 23 I am gone 'like the shadow when it declineth:
m Ps. 34. 18.
35. 6.
Nu. 5. 22.
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DAVID'S PSALMS DURING SAUL'S PERSECUTION.
I am tossed up and down as the locust.
a Heb. 12. 12. 24 My ”knees are weak through fasting ;
And my flesh faileth of fatness.
q Ps. 22. 6,7. 25 I became also 'a reproach unto them:
See Mat. 27.39. When they looked upon me "they shaked their heads.
26 Help me, O LORD my God!
O save me according to thy mercy!
8 Job 37. 7. 27 That they may know that this is thy hand;
That thou, LORD, hast done it.
t 2 Sa. 16. 11, 12. 28 Let 'them curse__but bless thou:
When they arise-let them be ashamed;
u Is. 65. 14.
But let “thy servant rejoice.
v Ps. 35. 26.
And let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a
30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; (mantle.
w Ps. 35. 18. Yea, "I will praise him among the multitude.
. Ps. 16. 8. 31 For the shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
* Heb. the judges To save him from * those that condemn his soul.
PSALM XVII.
David, in confidence of his integrity, craveth defence of God against his enemies. 10 He showeth
their pride, craft, and eagerness. 13 He prayeth against them in confidence of his hope.
A Prayer of David.
* Heb. justice.
1 Hear *the right, O LORD!
Attend unto my cry,
† Heb. without
Lips of deceit.
Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth fnot out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ;
Let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
of his soul.
PSALM XVII.
Heb. be not
moved.
d Ps. 116. 2.
e Ps. 31. 21.
* Or, thein which
From those that
f De. 32. JO. Ze.
2. 8.
Ru.2. 12. Ps.
36. 7. Mat. 23.
37.
Thou "hast visited me in the night;
a Ps. 16. 7.
b Job 23. 10. Ps.
Thou 'hast tried me, and shalt find nothing;
26. 2. Ze. 13. 9. I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Mal. 3. 2, 3.
1 Pe. 1. 7. 4 Concerning the works of men,
< Ps. 119. 133.
By the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the
5 Hold 'up my goings in thy paths,
[destroyer.
That my footsteps /slip not.
6 I dhave called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God !
Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
rise up against 7 Show 'thy marvellous loving kindness,
ty right hand.
O Thou that savest *by thy right hand'
Them which put their trust in thee
From those that rise up against them!
8 Keep'me as the apple of the eye,
† Heb. waste me.
Heb. enemies Hide ®me under the shadow of thy wings,
2.15.Job. 9 From the wicked that toppress me,
15. 27. Ps. 73. 7. From my #deadly enemies, who compass me about.
31. 18.**** *** 10 They hare enclosed in their own fat:
j Ps. 10. 8-10. ... With their mouth they 'speak proudly.
of him (that is, 11 They have now compassed us in our steps:
them) is as a lion They have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
to 12 * Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey,
† lleb. sitting. And as it were a young lion flurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord! #disappoint him-cast him down :
Deliver my soul from the wicked, *which is thy sword:
sword. Is. 10. 5.,
+ Or, by thy hand. 14 From men twhich are thy hand, O LORD!
From men of the world, which have their portion in this life,
Or, Their chila And whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure :
They are full of children,
against the soul.
il Sa. 2. 3. Ps.
* Ileb. Tholikeness
that desireth to
raven.
his fuce.
* Or, lry We
k Ps. 13. 12. Lu.
16. 25. Ju. 5. 5.
dren are full.
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i See Job 19. 26.
lences.
a Ps. 56. 6.
6 Ps. 58. 4. Ro.
3. 13.
18. 22.
be exalted. De.
32. 27.
e Ps. 7. 16. Pr. 12.
And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 As for me, 'I will behold thy face in righteousness :
m Ps. 4. 6,7. (I “shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.)
PSALM CXL.
PSALM CXL.
David prayeth to be delivered from Saul and Doeg. 8 He prayeth against them. 12 He comforteth
himself by confidence in God.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 Deliver me, O LORD! from the evil man,
* Heb. man of vio- Preserve me from the *violent man;
? Which imagine mischiefs in their heart;
Continually are they gathered together for war.
3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent;
Adders' bpoison is under their lips. Selah!
c Ps. 71. 4. 4 Keep ‘me, O LORD! from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from the violent man;
Who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
28.35. 7. Ję. 5 The dproud have hid a snare for me, and cords ;
They have spread a net by the way side ;
They have set gins for me. Selah!
6 I said unto the LORD, “ Thou art my God :
Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD ! ”
70 God the LORD! the strength of my salvation,
Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
8 Grant not, O LORD! the desires of the wicked :
† Or, let them not
Further not his wicked device; tlest they exalt themselves. Selah!
9 As for the head of those that compass me about,
12. Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
13. & 18.7.
f Ps. 11. 6. 10 Let 'burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire ;
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
| Heb. a man of
*tongue. Or, an 11 Let not fan evil speaker be established in the earth :
wicked man of Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
tablished in the 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
he hunted to hüs" And the right of the poor.
overthror. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name :
g 1 Ki. 8. 45. Ps.
The upright shall dwell in thy presence.
PSALM XXXV.
David prayeth for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion. 11 He complaineth of their wrongful
dealing. 22 Thereby he inciteth God against them.
A Psalm of David.
i Plead "my cause, O LORD! with them that strive with me:
6 Ex. 14. 25. Fight "against them that fight against me.
c Is. 42. 13. 2 Take 'hold of shield and buckler,
And stand up for my help.
3 Draw out also the spear,
And stop the way against them that persecute me:
Say unto my soul, “I am thy salvation.”
& Ps. 40. 14, 15. 4 Let dthem be confounded and put to shame
That seek after my soul :
e Ps. 129. 5. Let them be turned back and brought to confusion
That devise my hurt.
f See Job 21. 18. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind :
And let the Angel of the LORD chase them.
* Heb. darkness. 6 Let their way be * dark and slippery :
Pers73. 18. Je. And let the Angel of the LORD persecute them.
g Ps. 9. 15. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit,
Which without cause they have digged for my soul.
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evil speaker, a
earth :-Let him
9. 4.
PSALM XXXV.
a Ps. 43. 1. La.
3. 58.
and slipperiness.
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'S PERSECUTION. [PERIOD IV.
C
DAVID'S PSALMS DURING SAUL1 Ex. 15. ll. Ps.
71. 19.
of wrong. Ps.
m Ps. 38. 20. Je.
32.
10. 6.
as a brother to
ine,
Ps. 38. 17.
8, 12.
9 Job 16. 9.
h 1 Thes. 5. 3. 8 Let "destruction come upon him tat unawares ;
† Heb. which he
knoweth not of. And let his net that he hath hid catch himself:
i Ps. 7. 15, 16. Into that very destruction let him fall.
Pr. 5. 22.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD ;
; Ps. 13.5. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
k See Ps. 51. 8. 10 All "my bones shall say, “ LORD, 'who is like unto Thee,
Which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him,
Yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him!”
11 False witnesses did rise up;
Heb. Witnesses They *laid to my charge things that I knew not.
27. 12. 12 They "rewarded me evil for good
* Heb. asked me. To the tspoiling of my soul.
18. 20. John 10. 13 But as for me—when "they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth :
+ Heb. depriving. I fhumbled my soul with fasting;
n Job 30. 25. Ps. And ºmy prayer returned into mine own bosom.
69. 10, 11.
Or, fiicted. 14 I *behaved myself tas though he had been my friend or brother :
o Mut. 10. 13. Lu. I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
* Heb. walled. 15 But in mine fadversity they rejoiced,
† Heb. as a friend And gathered themselves together :
Yea, Pthe abjects gathered themselves together against me,
| Heb. halting, And I knew it not;
See Job 30. 1, They did 'tear me, and ceased not.
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts,
* Ps. 37. 12. La. They gnashed upon me with their teeth.
2. 16.
17 LORD! how long wilt thou 'look on ?
s Ha. 1. 13.
* Heb. only one. Rescue my soul from their destructions—my *darling from the lions.
Ps. 22. 20.
18 I 'will give thee thanks in the great congregation :
t Ps. 22. 25, 31.
Heb. strong. I will praise thee among +much people..
u P8. 13. 4. 19 Let "not them that are mine enemies (wrongfully rejoice over me;
18. Neither "let them wink with the eye "that hate me without a cause.
v Job 15. 12. Pr. 20 For they speak not peace;
w Ps. 69. 4. La. But they devise deceitful matters
Against them that are quiet in the land.
< Ps. 22. 13. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me,
y P8. 40. 15.
z Ex. 3. 7. Ac. 7.
a And said, “7 Aha! Aha! our eye hath seen it."
22 This thou hast *seen, O LORD! “keep not silence :
a Pg. 28. 1.
O Lord! be not 'far from me.
6 Ps. 10. 1.
c Ps. 44. 23. 23 Stir ‘up thyself, and awake to my judgment,
Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord!
d Ps. 26. 1. 24 Judge dme, O Lord my God! Ⓡaccording to thy righteousness;
e2 Thes. 1. 6.
And let them not rejoice over me.
SPs. 27. 12. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, * Ah! so would we have it :
* Heb. Ah, ah,
Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
g La. 2. 16. 26 Let "them be ashamed and brought to confusion together
h Ps. 40. 14.
That rejoice at my hurt :
i Pg. 109. 29. Let them be 'clothed with shame and dishonor
j See Job 19. 5. That 'magnify themselves against me.
k Ro. 12. 15. 27 Let kthem shout for joy, and be glad,
I Co. 12. 26.
† Heb. righteous-
That favor my frighteous cause:
'ness, Pr. 8.
Yea, let them 'say continually, Let the Lord be magnified,
1 Ps. 70. 4. Which "hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
m Ps. 149. 4. 28 And "my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness
n Ps. 50. 15.
And of thy praise all the day long.
PSALM LXIV.
PSALM LXIV.
David prayeth for deliverance, complaining of his enemies. 7 He promiseth himself to see such an
evident destruction of his enemies, as the righteous shall rejoice at it.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my voice, O God! in my prayer :
I Heb. falsely. Ps.
38. 19.
6. 13. &
10. 10.
3. 52. Jo. 15. 25.
34.
our soul.
18.
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DAVID DEFEATS THE PHILISTINES.
3.
cGo. 27. 42. Seo
Pr. l. ll.
† Heb. to hide
snares.
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked,
From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity.
a Pg. 11. 2.
3 Who "whet their tongue like a sword,
6 Ps. 58. 7. Jo. 9. And 'bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words ;
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect :
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil *matter :
* Or, speech.
They commune tof laying snares privily;
d See Job 22. 13.
They dsay, “ Who shall see them?”
for, We are cor 6 They search out iniquities;
They accomplish *a diligent search:
Both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
* Heb. a search
But 'God shall shoot at them with an arrow;
e Ps. 7. 12, 13.
Suddenly tshall they be wounded. .
+ Heb. their wound 8 So they shall make “their own tongue to fall upon themselves :
All that see them shall flee away.
9 And "all men shall fear, and shall •declare the work of God;
For they shall wisely consider of his doing
¿ Je. 50. 28.
10 The 'righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him;
j Ps. 32. 11. And all the upright in heart shall glory.
sumed by that
which they have
throughly
search ed.
searched.
shall be.
f Pr. 12. 13. &
18. 7.
g Ps. 31. 11.
h Ps. 40. 3.
SECT. XI.
A. M. 2944.
B. C. 1060.
Keilah, Ziph,
and Maon.
a Jos. 15. 44.
6 1 Sa. 2. 33.
SECTION XI.-David defeats the Philistines at Keilah ;-Saul pursues him,
and he flies to Ziph and Maon.
1 SAM. xxiii. 1. xxii. 20, to the end. xxiii. 6,2-5, 7-12.-—Psalm xxxi.-1 Sam. xxiii. 13-
23.-Psalm liv.-1 Sam. xxiii. 24-28.
The Philistines invade Keilah. Escape of Alimelech, who informs David of the murder of the
priests by Doeg. David, inquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescueth Keilaħ. God showing him
the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, he escupeth from Keilah. David's prayer.
David retreats to Ziph, where Jonathan cometh und comforteth him. The Ziphites discover
him to Saul. David's Psalm. Duvid flies to Maon, where he is rescued from Saul by an inva-
sion of the Philistines.
1 Then they told David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines fight against
“Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors."
20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abi-
athar, "escaped, and fled after David. 21 And Abiathar showed David that
Saul had slain the LORD's priests. 22 And David said unto Abiathar,
“I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would
surely tell Saul ; I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy
father's house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: “for he that seeketh
my life seeketh thy life; but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.” 6 And
(39) it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech 1 Sam. xxiii.
fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod 6, 2–5, 7–12.
in his hand. 2 Therefore David dinquired of the LORD, saying, “ Shall I
go and smite these Philistines ?” And the LORD said unto David, “Go,
and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.” 3 And David's men said
unto him, “ Behold, we be afraid here in Judah : how much more then
if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines !” 4 Then
David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him
and said, “ Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philis-
tines into thy hand.” 5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and
fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote
cl Ki. 2. 26.
d 1 Sa. 30. 8.
2 Sa. 5. 19, 23.
(39) While the Philistines were fighting against Abiathar is inserted after the account which was
Keilah, Doeg was executing the inhuman command brought to David, that the Philistines were plun-
of Saul, and murdering the priests of Nob. Abia- dering the country round Keilah. The second
thar at this time escaped and fled to David, with verse of 1 Samuel xxiii. tells us, that David con-
the ephod and the breastplate, with the Urim and sulted the oracle : on the authority of Bishop Hors-
Thummim; thus transferring to David the means ley, therefore, as well as from the internal evi-
of consulting the oracle of God in the sanctuary, dence, the sixth verse is placed before the second.-
which had hitherto been appropriated to the service Vide Horsley's Bib. Crit. vol. i. p. 339; Bishop
of Saul. To connect the history, the escape of Patrick in loc.; and Lightfoot.
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DAVID SHOWETH HIS CONFIDENCE IN GOD. (PERIOD IV.
e Nu. 27. 21.
1 Sa. 30. 7.
* Heb. shut up.
2. & 71. 1. Is.
6 Ps. 143. 1.
11.
them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of
Keilah.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul
said, “God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by en-
tering into a town that hath gates and bars." 8 And Saul called all the
people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and
his men.
9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him ;
and he said to Abiathar the priest, “ Bring hither the ephod.” 10 Then
said David, “O LORD God of Israel! thy servant hath certainly heard
that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand ? will Saul come
down, as thy servant hath heard ? O LORD God of Israel ! I beseech
thee, tell thy servant.” And the LORD said, “ He will come down.”
12 Then said David, “ Will the men of Keilah *deliver me and my men
into the hand of Saul ?” And the LORD said, “ They will deliver
thee up.”
PSALM XXXI.
PSALM XXXI.(40)
David showing his confidence in God craveth his help. 7 He rejoiceth in his mercy. 9 He prayeth
in his calamity. 19 He praiseth God for his goodness.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
a Ps. 22. 5. & 25. 1 In 'thee, O LORD! do I put my trust;
49. 23.
Let me never be ashamed:
Deliver óme in thy righteousness.
c Pg. 71. 2. 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily:
* Heb. to me for a Be thou *my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me.
rock of strength. 2n d
d Ps. 18. 1.
de 3 For dthou art my rock and my fortress;
€ Ps. 23. 3. & 25. Therefore 'for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me ;
For thou art my strength.
f Lu. 23. 46. Ac. 5 Into 'thy hand I commit my spirit:
Thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth !
6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities :
But I trust in the LORD.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy :
For thou hast considered my trouble ;
h John 10. 27. Thou hast "known my soul in adversities;
i De. 32. 30. 1 Sa. 8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy :
Thou 'hast set my foot in a large room.
'Have mercy upon me, O LORD! for I am in trouble:
Mine keye is consumed with grief,
Yea, my soul and my belly.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing :
My strength faileth because of mine iniquity,
1 Ps. 32. 3. & And 'my bones are consumed.
m Ps. 41. 8. Is. 11 I "was a reproach among all mine enemies,
But "especially among my neighbours,
n See Job 19. 13.
And a fear to mine acquaintance :
They "that did see me without fled from me.
p Ps. 88. 4, 5. 12 I Pam forgotten as a dead man out of mind:
† Heb. a vessel I am like ta broken vessel.
a Je. 20. 10. 13 For 'I have heard the slander of many :
* Je. 6. 25. & 20. Fear "was on every side:
While they 'took counsel together against me,
They devised to take away my life.
(40) David being pursued by his enemies, proba- place this Psalm among those composed during
bly in his return from Keilah, entreats the Lord in the persecution of Saul, but do not fix the exact
this Psalm to deliver him. Dr. Green and Calmet period.
7. 59.
g Jonah 2. 8.
17. 46. & 24. 18.
i P8. 4. 1. & 18.
19.
k Ps. 6. 7.
J02. 3.
53. 4.
o Ps. 64. 8.
that perish.cth.
3. La. 2. 22.
s Mat. 27. 1.
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DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH AND MAON.
For I havvicked be ajent in the ence
grave. 1 Sa. 2.
* Heb, a hard
thinu. 1 Sa. 2. 3.
15.
2. 9.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD!
I said, “ Thou art my God.”
15 My times are in thy hand :
Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies,
And from them that persecute me.
t Nu. 6. 25, 26., 16 Make 'thy face to shine upon thy servant :
Ps. 4. 6. & 67. 1.
Save me for thy mercies' sake.
u Ps. 25. 2. 17 Let "me not be ashamed, O LORD!
For I have called upon thee :
Let the wicked be ashamed,
Or, cut off for the And let them be silent in the grave.
5. Ps. 115. 17. 18 Let "the lying lips be put to silence;
v Ps. 12. 3.
Which speak *grievous things proudly
And contemptuously against the righteous.
Ps. 94. 4. Jude
19 Oh "how great is thy goodness,
20 Is. 64. 4. 1 Co. Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee;
Which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee
Before the sons of men !
2 Ps. 27. 5. & 32. 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence
From the pride of man:
y Job 5. 21. Thou 'shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion
From the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the LORD!
z Ps. 17.7. For *he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a fstrong city.
letty22 For “I said in my haste,
a Is. 38. 11, 12. “I am cut off from before thine eyes ; "
Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications
When I cried unto thee.
6 Ps. 34. 9.
23 O blove the LORD, all ye his saints !
For the LORD preserveth the faithful,
And plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
c Pg. 27. 14. 24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart,
All ye that hope in the LORD!
7.
+ Or, fenced city.
Ps. 116. ll.
La. 3. 54. Jon.
2. 4.
25. 13.
6 Ps. ll. 1.
Jos. 15. 55.
d Ps. 54. 3, 4.
a 1 Sa. 22. 2. & 13 Then David and his men, "which were about six hundred, 1 Sam. xxiii.
arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they 13–28.
could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah;
and he forbare to go forth. 14 And David abode in the wilderness in
strong holds, and remained in ba mountain in the wilderness of 'Ziph.
And Saul dsought him every day, but God delivered him not into his
hand. 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life : and
David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood,
and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said unto him, “ Fear
not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt
e 1 Sa. 24. 20. be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and 'that also Saul
f1 Sa. 18. 3. & my father knoweth.” 18 And they two 'made a covenant before the
Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
& See? Sa. 26. 1. 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “ Doth
not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill
* Heb. the right of Hachilah, which is on *the south of tJeshimon ? 20 Now therefore, O
+ Or, the wilder- king! come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down ;
and "our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.") 21 And Saul
said, “ Blessed be ye of the Lord! for ye have compassion on me.
22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his
Heb. foot shall haunt is, and who hath seen him there ; for it is told me that he deal-
eth very subtilly. 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking
VOL. I.
2J*
20. 16, 42. 2 Sa.
21.7.
Ps. 54, title.
hand.
ness.
h Ps. 54. 3.
be.
54
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[Period IV.
DAVID IN EN-GEDI.
PSALM LIV.
places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the
certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be
in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands
of Judah."
: PSALM LIV.(41)
David, compluining of the Ziphims, prayeth for salvation. 4 Upon his confidence in God's help he
promiseth sacrifice.
* 1 Sa. 23. 19.& To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, *when the Ziphims came and said
26. 1.
10 Saul, “ Doth noi David hide himself with us?”
1 Save me, O God! by thy name,
And judge me by thy strength.
2 Hear my prayer, O God!
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
a Ps. 86. 14.
3 For "strangers are risen up against me,
And oppressors seek after my soul:
They have not set God before them. Selah !
4 Behold, God is my helper :
The 'Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
† Heb. those that 5 He shall reward evil unto tmine enemies :
5. 8.
Cut them off in thy truth.
c Ps. 89. 49.
6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee:
I will praise thy name, O LORD! (for it is good.
? For he hath delivered me out of all trouble :
And @mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. :
Ps. 118. 7.
observe me, Ps.
e Ps. 59. 10. &
92. 11.
11
rock.
24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David 1 Sam.xxiii.
a Jog. 15:55. and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain **
I Sa. 25. 2.
on the south of Jeshimon. 25 Saul also and his men went to seek him.
* Or, from the And they told David : wherefore he came down *into a rock, and abode
in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued
after David in the wilderness of Maon. 26 And Saul went on this side
of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain :
band David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his
d See2 Ki. 19. 9.
19.9. men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
+ Heb. spread 27 But dthere came a messenger unto Saul, saying, “ Haste thee, and
&c.
", come ; for the Philistines have tinvaded the land !” 28 Wherefore Saul
That is, the returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines :
Tocic of divisions.
o Ps. 31. 22.
c Ps. 17. 9.
themselves upon,
him. In 279!
SECT. XII.
Sect. XII.—David in En-gedi ;-Saul pursues him.
1 Samuel xxiii. 29, and chap. xxiv.
A. M. 2946.
B. C. 1058.
David dwelleth in En-gedi. 2 He is pursued by Saul. 4. David, in a care, having cut off Saul's
skirt, spareth his life. 8 He showeth thereby his innocency. 16 Saul, acknowledging his fault,
En-gedi.
taketh an oath of David, and departeth. David's Psalms in consequence.
a i. e. from the 23 And David went up from athence, and dwelt in strong holds at
Wilderness of
Maon.--Ed.
a 2 Ch. 20. 2. And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from * following the
* Heb. after.
Philistines, that it was told him, saying, “ Behold, David is in the wil-
derness of En-gedi.” 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out
6 Ps. 38. 12.
of all Israel, and 'went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of
the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepcots by the way, where
was a cave; and “Saul went in to 'cover his feet: and David and his
men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said
unto him, “ Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, 'Behold,
I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as
it shall seem good unto thee."" Then David arose, and cut off the
skirt of +Saul's robe privily. 5 And it came to pass afterward, that Da-
f2 Sa. 24. 10. vid's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. 6 And he
(41) Psalm liv. is inserted here on the authority of the ancient title, and Lightfoot.
d Ju. 3. 24.
e Mat. 5. 39.
† Heb. the robe
which was
Saul's.
H
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SAUL PURSUES DAVID.
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ointe suffere went on
19.
allo
7.
I Sa. 26. 10.
; Ps. 35. 1. &
1. & 119. 154.
Mi. 7. 9.
* Heb. judge.
I Mat. 5. 44.
said unto his men, “ The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto
my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him,
1 Heb. cut off seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.” 7 So David Istayed his servants
5. 44. Ro. 12. 17, with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul
rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried
after Saul, saying, “My lord the king !” And when Saul looked be-
hind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
& Ps. 141. 6. Pr. 9 And David said to Saul, “ Wherefore Shearest thou men's words say-
16. 28. & 17. 9.
ing, “Behold, David seeketh thy hurt ?' 10 Behold, this day thine eyes
have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to-day into my hand
in the cave; and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee,
and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the
Lord's anointed. 11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy
robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed
* Ps. 7. 3. & 35. thee not, know thou and see that there is "neither evil nor transgression
in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my
i See Ge. 16.5. soul to take it. 12 The 'Lord judge between me and thee, and the LORD
avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. 13 As saith
the proverb of the ancients, ' Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked : '
but my hand shall not be upon thee. 14 After whom is the king of
Israel come out ? after whom dost thou pursue ? after a dead dog, after
a flea. 15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and
. thee, and see, and 'plead my cause, and *deliver me out of thy hand.”
16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these
words unto Saul, that Saul said, “ Is this thy voice, my son David ? "
And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 17 And he said to David, “ Thou
k Ge. 38. 26. art "more righteous than I; for 'thou hast rewarded me good, whereas
I have rewarded thee evil. 18 And thou hast showed this day how that
+ Heb. shut up, thou hast dealt well with me; forasmuch as when the LORD had tde-
1 Sa. 23. 12. &
26. 8.
livered me into thy hand, thou killedst me not. 19 For if a man find his
enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee
good for that thou hast done unto me this day. 20 And now, behold!
I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of
m Ge. 21. 23. Israel shall be established in thy hand. 21 Swear "now therefore unto
nu 2 Sa. 21. 6, 8. me by the LORD, "that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that
thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.” 22 And David
sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat
them up unto the hold.
PSALM LVII.(42)
* Or, Destroy not, David in prayer fleeing unto God complaineth of his dangerous case. 7 He encourageth himself to
praise God.
+ 1 Sa. 22. 1. & To the chief Musician, *Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave,
Be ºmerciful unto me, O God! be merciful unto me:
a Ps. 56. 1.
For my soul trusteth in thee:
Yea, 'in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge,
Until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto God most high;
Or, He reproacha Unto God dthat performeth all things for me.
swallow me up.
la 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me
f Ps. 56. 1. From the reproach of him that would 'swallow me up. Selah!
God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
(42) Psalm lvii. David, in the cave of En-gedi, lvii. The 58th Psalm is a continuation of the same
poureth out his prayer in this Psalm, and entitles subject, with complaints against the counsellors of
it, Al-taschith, destroy not : for though he was Saul.-Calmet.
invited by his soldiers to destroy Saul, yet he would Psalm lxiii. This Psalm was composed, accord-
not.—Lightfoot.
PSALM LVII.
A golden Psalm.
24. 3. Ps. 142,
title.
b Ps. 17. 8. &
63.
7.
c Is. 26. 20.
d Ps. 138. 8.
e Ps. 144. 5,7.
eth him that would
ing to the title, in the wilderness of Judah. Light-
Psalm lviii. David, in the cave at En-gedi, im- foot places it in this part of the narrative, En-gedi
plores the divine protection; in sure prospect of being the most desert part of the wilderness.
which he breaks out into grateful praise, in Psalm
43. 3.
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[PERIOD IV.
DAVID REPROVETH WICKED JUDGES.
3.
Let thy have preped down before me fallen ť
9. 15.
19.
title.
4 My soul is among lions ;
And I lie even among them that are set on fire,
Even the sons of men, "whose teeth are spears and arrows,
h Pr. 30. 14.
And their tongue a sharp sword.
i Ps. 55. 21. & 64. 5 Be thou exalted, O God! above the heavens:
j Ps. 108. 5. Let thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps ;
k Ps. 7. 15, 16. & Mv soul is bowed down:
They have digged a pit before me,
Into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah!
? My 'heart is *fixed, O God! my heart is fixed :
? Ps. 108. 1, &c. I will sing and give praise.
* Or, prepared.
8 Awake up, "my glory! awake, psaltery and harp!
m Ps. 16. 9. & 30. I myself will awake early.
12. & 108. 1, 2.
9 I "will praise thee, O LORD! among the people :
n Ps. 108. 3.
I will sing unto thee among the nations.
10 For 'thy mercy is great unto the heavens,
o Ps. 36. 5. & 71. And thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God ! above the heavens:
Let thy glory be above all the earth.
PSALM LVIII.
PSALM LYII. David reproveth wicked judges, 3 describeth the nature of the wicked, 6 devoteth them to God's judg.
ments, 10 whereat the righteous shall rejoice.
To the chief Musician, *Al-taschith, Michtam of David.
* Or, Destroy not, Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation ?
A golden Psalm
of David. Ps. 57, Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men ?
2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness;
Ye 'weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
a Ps. 94. 20. Is. 3 The bwicked are estranged from the womb :
0 P8. 51. 5. Is. They go astray tas soon as they be born, speaking lies.
48. 8.
4 Their ‘poison is flike the poison of a serpent:
belly.
They are like the deaf *adder that stoppeth her ear;
on, 190.0. BC. 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers,
10. 11.
| Heb. according Charming never so wisely.
to the likeness.
*Or, asp. Je. 8. 6 Break their teeth, O God! in their mouth:
17.
Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD!
charmer never 80 ? Let'them melt away as waters which run continually :
cunning.
3. When he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows,
d. Job 4. 10. Ps. 3.
Let them be as cut in pieces.
e Jos. 7. 5. Ps.
" *** 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away:
Like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
Job 3. 16. Ec. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns,
6. 3.
g Pr. 10. 25. He shall take them away as with a whirlwind,
1 Heb. As living as Both living, and in his wrath.
10 The "righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance:
h Ps. 52. 6.
i Ps. 68. 23. He 'shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Ps. 92. 15. ... 11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is *a reward for the righteous :
* Heb. fruit of the
Verily he is a God that "judgeth in the earth.
& See Ge. 18, 26,
PSALM LXIII.
PSALM LXIII, David's thirst for God. 4 His manner of blessing God. 9 His confidence of his enemies' destruco
tion, and his own safety.
*1 Sa. 22. 5. &
A Psalm of David, *when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
23. 14-16.
10 God! thou art my God; early will I seek thee :
a Ps. 42. 2.
+ Heb. weary. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee
1 Heb. without
In a dry and fthirsty land, I where no water is ;
• See 1 Sa. 4. 21.2 To see bthy power and thy glory,
So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
10. 1.
| Heb. from the
† Or, Be the
7.
112. 10.
wrath.
&c. Is. 3. 10.
water.
1 Ch. 16. 11. Pg.
27. 4.
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à Ps. 104. 33.
e Ps. 36. 8.
* Heb. fatness.
heln
IN
G
Hang 13.
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
c Ps. 30.5.
My lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee dwhile I live :
I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with *marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips,
6 When I remember thee upon my bed,
f Ps. 42. 8.
And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
? Because thou hast been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
& Ps. 61. 4.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee :
Thy right hand upholdeth me.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 4They shall fall by the sword:
| Heb. They shall They shall be a portion for foxes.
make him run
out like water 11 But the king shall rejoice in God:
by the hands of
the sword. Ez. Every "one that sweareth by him shall glory;
35. 5.
But the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. On !
h De. 6. 13. 18.
45. 23. Zep. 1. 5.
Sect. XIII.-Death of Samuel ;-David in the Wilderness of Paran ;-
SECT. XIII.
Death of Nabal ;-David marries Abigail and Ahinoam.
A. M. 2947.
1 SAMUEL XXV.
B. C. 1057. Samuel dieth. 2 David in Parun sendeth to Nabal. 10 Provoked by Nabal's churlishness, he
Ramah, Paran. mindeth to destroy him. 14 Abigail, understanding thereof, 18 taketh a present, 23 and by her
wisdom 32 pacifieth Duvid. 36 Nabal hearing thereof dieln. 39 David taketh Abigail and
Ahinoam to be his wives. 44 Michal is given to Phalti.
a l Sa. 28. 3. 1 AND “Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together,
0 Nu. 20. 29. De. and blamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah.
And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. 2 And
* Or, business. there was a man in Maon, whose *possessions were in Carmel; and the
man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand
goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3 Now the name of
the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail : and she was
a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance ;)
but the man was churlish and evil in his doings, and he was of the
house of Caleb.
4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young
† Heb. ask him in men, “Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and tgreet him in my
peace. 1 Sa. 17. name. And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, 'Peace
ci Ch. 12. 18. Ps. be both to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that
122. 7. Lu. 10. 5. thou hast! ? And now I have heard that thou hast shearers ; now thy
ver. 15. shepherds which were with us, we thurt them not, neither was there
aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. 8 Ask thy
young men, and they will show thee. Wherefore let the young men
No. 8. 10. Est. find favor in thine eyes : for we come in da good day: give, I pray
9. 19.
thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand unto thy servants, and to thy son
David." 9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal
according to all those words in the name of David, and * ceased.
e Ju. 9. 28. Ps. 10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, “Who is David ?
73. 7, 8.
and who is the son of Jesse ? there be many servants now-a-days that
f Ju. 8. 6. break away every man fronı his master. 11 Shall I then take my bread,
| Heb. slaughter. and my water, and my tflesh that I have killed for my shearers, and
give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be ? " 12 So David's
young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him
all those sayings. 13 And David said unto his men, “Gird ye on every
34. 8.
my name of
22.
I Heb. shamed.
* Heb. rested.
430
[PERIOD IV.
DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS OF PARAN.
them.
ver. 7.
Job l. 10.
19. 22.
18. 16. & 21. 14. horlof
17. 13.
2 Ki. 9.8.
1. 14.
man his sword.” And they girded on every man his sword; and
David also girded on his sword : and there went up after David about
four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying,
“Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our
4. Heb. flew upon master, and he frailed on them. 15 But the men were very good unto
* Heb. shamed us, and we were not *hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we
were conversant with them, when we were in the fields. 16 They were
g Ex. 14. 22.
a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with
them keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore know and consider what
thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against
h De. 13. 13. Ju. all his household : for he is such a son of "Belial, that a man cannot
speak to him.”
i Ge. 32. 13. Pr. 18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two
bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of
† Or, lumps. parched corn, and a hundred fclusters of raisins, and two hundred
cakes, of figs, and laid them on asses. 19 And she said unto her servants,
j Ge. 32. 16, 20. “Go jon before me; behold, I come after you.” But she told not her
husband Nabal. 20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came
down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came
down against her; and she met them. 21 (Now David had said, “ Surely
in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that
k Ps. 109. 5. Pr. nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath kre-
Ru. 1. 17. quited me evil for good. 22 So 'and more also do God unto the enemies
m 1 Ki. 14. 10. of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light
"any that pisseth against the wall.")
n Jos. 15. 18. Ju. 23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, "and lighted off the ass,
and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
o See Ge. 27. 13. 24 and fell at his feet, and said, “Upon 'nie, my lord, upon me let this
| Heh. ears. iniquity be; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ļaudi-
ence, and hear the words of thy handmaid. 25 Let not my lord, I pray
* Heb. lay it to thee, *regard this man of Belial, even Nabal : for as his name is, so is
That is, Fool. he; +Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw
not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. 26 Now there-
fore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the
p See Ge. 20. 6. LORD hath ?withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from
Heb, saving, favenging thyself with thine own hand, now 'let thine enemies, and
thyself. Ro. 12.
they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 27 And now "this *blessing
22 Sa. 18. 32.
3 . which thy handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given
* Or, present. unto the young men that ffollow my lord. 28 I pray thee, forgive the
trespass of thy handmaid; for 'the LORD will certainly make my lord
ver. 42. Ju. 4. a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and
s 2 Sa. 7. 11, 27. evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 29 Yet a man is risen to
· pursue thee, and to seek thy soul; but the soul of my lord shall be
bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of
thine enemies, them shall he sling out, tas out of the middle of a sling.
of a sting. Je. 30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my
10. 18.
lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee,
and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel ; 31 that this shall be no
*grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou
ing, or, slumb-
hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but
when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember
thy handmaid.”
+ See Ge. 24. 27. 32 And David said to Abigail, “ Blessed 'be the LORD God of Israel,
which sent thee this day to meet me! 33 And blessed be thy advice,
and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed
blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand! 34 For in very
his heart.
19.
† Hcb. walk at
the feet of, &c.
10.
1 Ki. 9. 5. 1 Ch
17. 10, 25.
# Heb. in the
midst of the bow
* Heb. stagger-
ling.
Ps. 41. 13.
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DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH.
u 2 Sa. 15. 9.
2 Ki. 5. 19. L
7. 16.
a Ru. 2. 10, 13.
+ Heb. at her
feet. ver. 27.
Jos. 15. 56.
cl Sa. 27. 3. &
deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from
hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely
there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth
against the wall.” 35 So David received of her hand that which she
u. had brought him, and said unto her, “Go "up in peace to thy house ;
7. 50. & 8. 48. see ! I have hearkened to thy voice, and have 'accepted thy person.”
v Ge. 19. 21.
w 2 Sa. 13. 23.
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, "he held a feast in his
house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within
him, for he was very drunken : wherefore she told him nothing, less or
more, until the morning light. 37 But it came to pass in the morning,
when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these
things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal,
that he died.
* See Ge. 24. 27. 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “ Blessed *be
y Pr. 22. 23. the LORD, that hath 'pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand
z1 Ki. 2. 44. Ps. of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil ! for the LORD hath *re-
turned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head.” And David sent
and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. 40 And when
the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto
her, saying, “ David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.”
41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said,
Pr. 15. 33. “ Behold, let “thy handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the
servants of my lord.” 42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon
an ass, with five damsels of hers that went tafter her; and she went
30. 5.
after the messengers of David, and became his wife. 43 David also took
d2 Sa. 3. 14. Ahinoam 'of Jezreel ; and they were also both of them his wives.
Phaltiel, 2 Sa. 44 But Saul had given “Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti 14
3. 15.
the son of Laish, which was of 'Gallim.
SECTION XIV.-David in the Wilderness of Ziph.
SECT. XIV.
1 SAMUEL xxvi.
any Saul., by the discovery of the Ziphites, cometh to Hachilah against David. 5 David coming into the
A. M. 2947.
trench stayeth Abishai from killing Saul, but talceth his spear and cruse. 13 David reproveth
Abner, 18 und exhortetħ Saul. 21 Suul acknowledgeth his sin.
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, “ Doth "not
Ziph.
David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?”
a 1 Sa. 23. 19.
2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having
Ps. 54, title.
three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the
wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which
is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness,
and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. 4 David there-
fore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched; and
b 1 Sa. 14. 50. David beheld the place where Saul lay, and 'Abner the son of Ner, the
* Or, midst of his captain of his host; and Saul lay in the *trench, and the people pitched
round about him. 6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the
cl Ch. 2. 16.
Hittite, and to Abishai “the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying,
d Ju. 7. 10, 11.
- Who will ·go down with me to Saul to the camp ?" And Abishai
said, “I will go down with thee.” 7 So David and Abishai came to the
people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and
his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster; but Abner and the people
lay round about him. 8 Then said Abishai to David, “God hath deliv-
ered thine enemy into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite
him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will
not smite him the second time.” 9 And David said to Abishai, “Destroy
him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anoint-
ed, and be guiltless ?" 10 David said furthermore, “ As the LORD liveth,
e Is. 10. 30.
B. C. 1057.
Wilderness of
carriages. 1 Sa.
17. 20.
+ Heb. shut up.
1 Sa. 24. 18.
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DAVID GOES TO ACHISH AT GATH.
Lu. 18. 7. Ro.
f See Ge. 47. 29.
De. 31. 14. Job
g1 Sa. 31. 6.
12.
of death. 2 Sa.
24. 1.
8. 21. Le. 26.
31.
e Ps. 94. 1, 2, 23. ®the LORD shall smite him ; or "his day shall come to die; or he shall
12. 19. - descend into battle, and perish. 11 The LORD forbid that I should
8. stretch forth my hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee,
7.1. Ps. 37. 13. take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water,
and let us go.” 12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water
from Saul's bolster ; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor
A Ge. 2. 21. & 15. knew it, neither awaked : for they were all asleep, because "a deep
sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them. .
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a
hill afar off; a great space being between them. 14 And David cried to
the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “ Answerest thou not,
Abner ?" Then Abner answered and said, “Who art thou that criest
to the king ?" 15 And David said to Abner, “ Art not thou a valiant
man ? and who is like to thee in Israel ? wherefore then hast thou not
kept thy lord the king ? for there came one of the people in to destroy
the king thy lord. 16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As
1 Heb. the sons the LORD liveth, ye are tworthy to die, because ye have not kept your
12. 5.
master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is,
and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.” 17 And Saul knew
David's voice, and said, " Is this thy voice, my son David ?” And
David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king !” 18 And he said, “Where-
fore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done?
or what evil is in my hand ? 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord
i 2 Sa. 16. 11. & the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have istirred thee
* Heb. smell. Ge. up against me, let him *accept an offering: but if they be the children
of men, cursed be they before the LORD! for they have driven me out
; De. 4. 28. Ps. this day from tabiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, 'Go,
120. 5.
serve other gods.' 20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth
| Heb. cleaving.
2 Sa. 14. 16. & before the face of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek
a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains."
21 Then said Saul, “ I have sinned : return, my son David ; for I will
no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes
this day. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
22 And David answered and said, “Behold the king's spear! and let one
K Pk. 7. 8. & 18. of the young men come over and fetch it. 23 The Lord render to every
man his righteousness and his faithfulness : for the Lord delivered thee
into my hand to-day, but I would not stretch forth my hand against
the Lord's anointed. 24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this
day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD,
and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.” 25 Then Saul said to
David, “Blessed be thou, my son David! thou shalt both do great things,
I Ge. 32. 28. and also shalt still 'prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul
returned to his place.
SECT. XV. SECTION XV.-David goes to Achish king of Gath, who assigns him
Ziklag for a residence.143)
B. C. 1056. 1 Sam. xxvii. 1.--Ps. cxli.—1 SAN. xxvii. 2-7.–1 CA. xii. 1-7.–1 Sam. xxvii. 8, to end.
Hales, 1071. Suul hearing David to be in Gath seelceth no more for him. 5 David beggeth Ziklag of Achish.
Ziklag.
The companies that came to David at Ziklug. 8 He, invading other countries, persuadeth Achish
he fought against Judah.
1 And David said in his heart, “ I shall now *perish one day by the
20. 19.
20.
A. M. 2948.
hand of Saul : there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily
(13) We have now arrived at the close of the per- with whom he continued sixteen months. During
secutions of David. It is necessary to observe the this time he was joined by many of his own people,
order of the events related in this section. Finding and made war upon the surrounding nations. In
Saul to be still implacable, David resolved upon the mean while, the Philistines, to whom David
joining the Philistines, which appears to have been had become an auxiliary, had declared war against
an unjustifiable mode of escape, when we remem Saul; and Achish, the protector of David, required
ber the many difficulties from which he had been so him to fight against his own countrymen. From
mercifully delivered. He fled to the king of Gath, this dreadful necessity of deciding between grati-
* Heb. be con-
sumcd.
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433
escape into the land of the Philistines ; and Saul shall despair of me,
to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of
his hand.”
PSALM CXLI.
PSALM CXLI.(44)
David prayeth that his suit may be acceptuble, 3 his conscience sincere, 7 and his life safe fron snares.
A Psalm of David.
a Ps. 70. 5.
I LORD! I cry unto thee: "make haste unto me;
Give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
6 Re. 5. 8.
? Let 'my prayer be * set forth before thee 'as incense;
* Heb. directed.
c Re. 8. 3.
And dthe lifting up of my hands as 'the evening sacrifice.
d Ps. 134. 2. 3 Set a watch, O LORD! before my mouth;
1 Ti. 2. 8.
€ Ex. 29. 39.
Keep the door of my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing,
To practise wicked works with men that work iniquity;
f Pr. 23. 6. And let me not eat of their dainties.
tor, Let the . 5 Let the righteous smite me-it shall be a kindness :
righteous smite
me kindly, and And let him reprove me—it shall be an excellent oil,
reprove me ;-Let
not their precious
Which shall not break my head :
oil break my
head, 8o. Pr. 9.
For yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
8. & 19. 25. &
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places,
25. 12. Gal. 6.1.
They shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
g 2 Co. l. 9.
7 Our bones are scattered bat the grave's mouth,
7 Our hones
As when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
1 2 Ch. 20. 12. 8 But "mine eyes are unto thee, O God the LORD! *
Ps. 25. 15. &
123. 1, 2. In thee is my trust; fleave not my soul destitute.
# Heb. make not
my soul bare.
9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,
i Ps. 119. 110.& And the gins of the workers of iniquity.
140. 5. & 142.
j Pg. 35. 8. de 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
* Heb. pass over. Whilst that I withal *escape.
1 Sam. xxvii. 2-7.
a 1 Sa. 25. 13. 2 And David arose, “and he passed over with the six hundred men
o 1 Sa. 21. 10. that were with him 'unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man
c1 Sa. 25. 43. with his household, even David 'with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jez-
reelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 4 And it was told Saul
that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
5 And David said unto Achish, “ If I have now found grace in thine
eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may
dwell there : for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with
d See Jog. 15. 31. thee?" 6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day : wherefore a Ziklag
& 19. 5.
* Heb. the number perlailleu
number pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And *the time that
of days. David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was ta full year and
days. .
1 Heb. being yet i Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, 1 Chron. xii. 1-7.
shut up.
Iwhile he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they
tude to Achish, and the love of his country, he was alike distinguished for courage, conduct, generosity,
relieved by the distrust of the Philistines. The two magnanimity, and every virtue which can dignify
armies approach: Saul consults the witch of En-dor; and adorn a prince, every human mcans seemed to
and according to the prediction of Samuel, who combine to accoinplish the promises of God. The
appears to him from the invisible world, he loses tribe of Judah assemble, and elect him king; and
his throne and his life. This, of course, takes place their example is followed, after an interval of seven
at the conclusion of the sixteen months of David's years, by the rest of Israel.
residence at Ziklag. Not having been permitted (44) David, being driven out of Juda by Saul,
to join in the battle, David had returned to this city; begs of God grace, that he may not sin against him
but finds it burnt and plundered by the Amalekites. with his tongue, nor be drawn into any sinful com-
He pursues and defeats the invaders with great pliances with idolatry, by living among the Philis-
slaughter. After the battle, he generously divides tines. He confides in God's help, and prays to be
the spoil between his soldiers, including those who delivered from those who sought his ruin. He prob-
were not able to attend him in the field. He dis- ably composed this Psalm just before his flight to
tributes presents to the tribe of Judah, and secures Achish, king of Gath; when he had a second time
the attachment of his friends; and on the death of spared Saul's life, but could trust him no longer.
Saul and Jonathan, being left without a rival, and Green ; Bp. Horne.
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55
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+ Heb. a year of four months
434
WITH ISRAEL. [PERIOD IV.
T
THE PHILISTINES PREPARE TO WAR and shootinand could use omen, helpers of t
were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They were armed
e Ju. 20. 16. with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones
and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
* Or, Hasmaah.
3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of *Shemaah the Gibe-
athite ; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah,
and Jehu the Antothite, 4 and Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man
among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and
Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and
Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah,
and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
f Jos. 13. 2. 8 And David and his men went up, and invaded 'the 1 SAM. xxvii.
& Jos. 16. 10. Ju. Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for 8, to end.
tor, Gerzites. those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, 'as thou goest to
de Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 9 And David smote the land, and
i Go. 25. 18. left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the
oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and
| Or,“ Did you not
by the act came to Achish. 10 And Achish said, “Whither have ye made a road
j See 1 Ch. 2. 9, to-day?” And David said, “ Against the south of Judah, and against
the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of "the Kenites."
11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to
Gath, saying, “Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and
so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Phi-
* Heb. to stink. listines.” 12 And Achish believed David, saying, “ He hath made his peo-
ple Israel * utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.”
1
1. 29.
h Ex. 17. 16. See
1 Sa. 15. 7, 8.
make a
25.
k Ju. 1. 16.
Ge. 34. 30.
SECT. XVI. SECTION XVI.-The Philistines prepare to war with Israel ;-Saul consults
the Witch of En-dor.
A. M. 2949.
B. C. 1055.
1 Samuel xxviii. and xxix.-1 Chron. xii. 19-22.
Hales, 1070. Achish putteth confidence in David. 3 Saul, having destroyed the witches, 4 and now in his fear
Gilboa, Endor.
forsaken of God, 7 seeketh to a witc?. 9 The witch, encouraged by Suul, raisen up Samuel. 15
Saul, hearing his ruin, fainteth. 21 The woman with his servants refresh him with meut.
Chap. xxix. 1 David, marching with the Philistines, 3 is disallowed by their minces. 6 Achish
dismisseth him, with commendations of his fidelity. -1 CHRON. xii. 19 He returns to Zillag,
where he is joined by the captuins of Manasseh.
1 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered
their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said
unto David, “Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to
battle, thou and thy men.” 2 And David said to Achish, “ Surely thou
shalt know what thy servant can do." And Achish said to David,
“ Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.”
a 1 Sa. 25. 1.
3 Now “Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried
him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away bthose
19. 31. & 20. 27.
De. 18. 10, 11. that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 4 And the
Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in
Jos. 19. 18. “Shunem : and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched
2 Ki. 4. 8.
d 1 Sa. 31. 1. in "Gilboa. 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was
e Job 18. 11.
11. afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 6 And when Saul inquired of
f 1 Sa. 14.37. Pr. the LORD, 'the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor "by
1. 28. La. 2. 9.
g Nu. 12. 6. Urim, nor by prophets.
"Ex. 28.30. N. 7 Then said Saul unto his servants, “ Seek me a woman that hath
a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.” And his
servants said to him, “ Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit
at (45) En-dor.” 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment,
27.21. De. 33. 8.
(45) This history of the witch of En-dor has been jectors; and it has been explained away, or other-
„made the subject of as much discussion as any his wise interpreted by some, who think that a Chris-
tory in the Old Testament; and the general con- tian may conciliate the skeptic, by yielding those
current opinion of both the Jewish and Christian points which appear mysterious in his religion.
Churches, that the spirit of Samuel really appeared But if we at all believe in the existence of spirit, as
to Saul, has been treated with much ridicule by ob- something which is distinct from matter, there is
Part VI.]
435
SAUL CONSULTS THE WITCH OF EN-DOR.
i De. 18. ll.
8. 19.
14. 14.
of prophels.
and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by
Tue, 10. 1. Is. night : 'and he said, “I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit,
and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.” 9 And the woman
said unto him, “Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he
hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the
land : wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to
die ? ” 10 And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, “ As the LORD
liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing." l? Then
said the woman, “Whom shall I bring up unto thee?” And he said,
“Bring me up Samuel.” 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she
cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, “Why
hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul !" 13 And the king said unto
her, “Be not afraid : for what sawest thou ?" And the woman said unto
j Ex. 22. 28. Saul, “ I saw igods ascending out of the earth.” 14 And he said unto
* Heb. is his form? her, “ What *form is he of?” And she said, “ An old man cometh up;
k 1 $a. 15. 27. and he is covered with ka mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was
2 Ki. 2. 8, 13.
Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
15 And Samuel said to Saul, “ Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring
Pr. 5. 11-13. & me up?" And Saul answered, “I'am sore distressed; for the Philis-
m 1 Sa. 18. 12. tines make war against me, and "God is departed from me, and answer-
til ababy the hand eth me no more, neither tby prophets, nor by dreams; therefore I have
called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.”
16 Then said Samuel, “ Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the
LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? 17 And the
timself. LORD hath done fto him, "as he spake by *me; for the LORD hath
'Pr. 16. 4.
n 1 Sa. 15. 28. rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even
* Heb. my hand. to David. 18 Because 'thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor
1 Ki. 20. 42. executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done
this thing unto thee this day. 19 Moreover the LORD will also deliver
Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt
thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host
Heb. made haste,
haste; of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.” 20 Then Saul ffell straight-
and fell roul the
fulness of his way all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words
of Samuel : and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no
bread all the day, nor all the night.
21 And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled,
and said unto him, “Behold, thy handmaid hath obeyed thy voice,
p Ju. 12, 3; , Sa. and I have ”put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy
words which thou spakest unto me. 22 Now therefore, I pray thee,
hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a
morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength,
when thou goest on thy way.” 23 But he refused and said, “I will not
eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and
he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat
upon the bed. 24 And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she
hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake un-
leavened bread thereof. 25 And she brought it before Saul, and before
his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away
that night.
I Or, for hims
01 Sa. 15. 9.
1 Ch. 10. 13. Je.
48. 10.
stature.
19.5. Job 13. 14.
no difficulty or absurdity whatever in this history. greater difficulty can exist in supposing that Samuel
We know but little of the invisible world, or of the did so? For the proofs that the spirit of the prophet
manner in which the disembodied spirit continues was really made visible by the power of God in
to exist, our understanding and our apprehension some mysterious manner to the woman, and for an
are so limited in this stage of our existence, that we inquiry into the nature of the objects which were
cannot comprehend one half of those truths, which to be answered by this manifestation of Samuel, sce
both our senses, our reason, and revelation compel the various commentators, Bp. Patrick, Bp. Horne,
us to approve. Why then should it appear impos- Stackhouse, particularly Dr. Hales's Analysis, vol.ii.
sible that God should raise the dead? If Moses pages 355 to 360.
and Elias appeared from the invisible world, what
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[PERIOD IV.
ZIKLAG IS BURNED.
21. 11.
91 Sa. 4. 1. 1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies 'to 1 Sam. xxix.
Aphek : and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in
Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and
by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward
with Achish. 3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, 6 What do
these Hebrews here?” And Achish said unto the princes of the Phi-
listines, “ Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which
* See 1 Sa. 27. 7. hath been with me “these days, or these years, and I have found no
Da. 6. 5.
fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day ? " 4 And the princes
of the Philistines were wroth with him ; and the princes of the Phi-
listines said unto him, “ Make this fellow return, that he may go again
to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down
1 As 1 Sa. 14. 21. with us to battle, lest 'in the battle he be an adversary to us : for where-
with should he reconcile himself unto his master ? should it not be
with the heads of these men ? 5 Is not this David, of whom they sang
one to another in dances, saying,
ul Sa. 18. 7. &
Saul “slew his thousands,
And David his ten thousands ??"
6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, “Surely as the
°2 Ki. 19. 272. LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and 'thy going out and thy com-
ing in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found
evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: never-
| Heb. thou art theless #the lords favor thee not. 7 Wherefore now return, and go in
eyes of the lords. peace, that thou *displease not the lords of the Philistines.”
e 8 And David said unto Achish, “ But what have I done ? and what
lords.ann hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been twith thee unto
Heb. before thee.
this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the
king ?” 9 And Achish answered and said to David, “I know that thou
. art good in my sight, "as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes
of the Philistines have said, “He shall not go up with us to the battle.'
10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants
that are come with thee ; and as soon as ye be up early in the morn-
ing, and have light, depart.” 11 So David and his men rose up early to
depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. *And
the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he i Chron. xii.
19-22.
came with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they
helped them not, for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent
him away, saying, “He will fall to his master Saul fto the jeopardy of
our heads.” 20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh,
Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and
Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
: 21 And they helped David *against the band of the rovers; for they
1 Sa. 30.1, 9, 10.
were all inighty men of valor, and were captains in the host. 22 For
at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was
- a great host, like the host of God.
not good in the
* Heb. do not evil
in the eyes of the
10 2 Sa. 14. 17, 20
& 19. 27.
of the Philore now rise ees, and as .David
< 2 Sa. 4. 4.
1 Heb. on our
heads.
* Or, with a band.
11
SECT. XVIL Sect. XVII.--Ziglag is burned ;-David defeats the Amalekites.
1 SAMUEL XXX.
A. M. 2949.
B. C. 1055. The Amalelcites spoil Ziklag. 4 David asking counsel is encouraged by God to pursue them. 11 By
HALES, 1070.
the means of u revived Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, and recovereth all the spoil. 22
Ziklag.
David's law to divide the spoil equally between them that fight and them that keep the stuff. 26 He
sendeth presents to his friends.
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag
a See 1 Sa. 15. 7. on the third day, that the “Amalekites had invaded the south, and Zik-
lag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire ; ? and had taken the
women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or
small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
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437
DAVID DEFEATS THE AMALEKITES.
2 Sa. 2. 2.
2 Ki. 4. 27.
Ps. 42. 5. &
17, 18.
9.
1 Sa. 14. 27.
3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned
with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were
taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted
up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And
bi Sa. 25. 42, 43. David's btwo wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and
Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was greatly dis-
c Ex. 17. 4. tressed ; ‘for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all
* Heb. bitter. Ju. the people was *grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters :
18. 25. 1 Sa. l.
10: 2 Sa. 17. 8. dbut David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. ? And David said
6. to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, “ I pray thee, bring me hither
3, 4, 11. Ha. 3. the ephod.” And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
e i Sa. 23. 2, 4, 6, 8 And David inquired at the LORD, saying, “ Shall I pursue after this
troop ? shall I overtaken them?” And he answered him, “ Pursue : for
thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.” 9 So
David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came
to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind staid. 10 But
David pursued, he and four hundred men ; for two hundred abode be-
hind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David,
and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water.
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of
f So Ju, 15, 19. raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him ; for
he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three
nights. 13 And David said unto him, “ To whom belongest thou ?
and whence art thou ?” And he said, “I am a young man of Egypt,
servant to an Amalekite ; and my master left me, because three days
8,2 $a. 8. 18., agone I fell sick. 14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cher-
Ez. 25. 16. Zep. ethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the
h Jos. 14. 13.
south of "Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.” 15 And David said
to him, “ Canst thou bring me down to this company?” And he said,
- Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver
me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this
company."
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread
il Thes. 5. 3. abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because
of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philis-
tines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from
† Heb. their mor-
the twilight even unto the evening of fthe next day; and there escaped
not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon
camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had
carried away ; and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was
nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor
daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them:
David recovered all. 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds,
which they drave before those other cattle, and said, “This is David's
agone I felisAmalekite; And he said,
2. 5.
rov.
spoil.”
18. 15.
; De. 13. 13.
19. 22.
* Heb. men.
21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint
that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide
at the brook Besor ; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet
the people that were with him, and when David came near to the peo-
, Or, asked them ple, he saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men and men
of Belial, of * those that went with David, and said, “Because they
1. went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have
recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may
lead them away, and depart." 23 Then said David, “ Ye shall not do
so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath
preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into
VOL. I.
2K*
438
BATTLE OF MOUNT GILBOA-DEATH OF SAUL. (Period IV.
Jos. 22. 8.
nylig Duund. Toy want
.
+ Heb. and for
ward.
Ge. 33. 11.
k See Nu. 31. 27. our hand. (24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but kas his
part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth
by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25 And it was so from that day tfor-
ward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the
Heb. blessing.
elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, “ Behold a Ipresent for
you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD ;” 27 to them which were
1 Jos. 19. 8.
in Beth-el, and to them which were in 'South Ramoth, and to them
m Jos. 15. 48. which were in "Jattir, 28 and to them which were in " Aroer, and to them
22 Jos, 13. 16.
which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in °Eshtemoa, 29 and
o Jos. 15. 50.
to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities
p 1 Sa. 27. 10. of P the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the
9 Ju. 1. 16, 17.
*Kenites, 30 and to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were
in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31 and to them which
were in 'Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his u.
nien were wont to haunt.
Siphmoth, achal, and to which were into them wh
qe Jos. 14. 13.
2 Sa. 2. 1.
way
...
SECT. XVIII. Sect. XVIII.-Battle of Mount Gilboa ;-Death of Saul and his Sons ;-1
David's Lamentation over them.
A. M. 2949.
.B. C. 1055.
1 SAM. xxxi.—1 Chron. X. 13, 14.—2 Sam. i.-1 Chron. X. 1-12.
Hales, 1070. Saul having lost his army, and his sons slain, he und his armorbearer kill themselves. 7 The Philis-
Mount Gilboa.
tines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites. 8 They triumph over the dead carcasses. 11
They of Jabesh-gilead, recovering the bodies by night, burn them at Jubesh, and mournfully bury
their bones. -1 CHRON. X. 13 The cause of Saul's death. ~ 2 Sam. i. 2 The Amalekite, who brought
tidings of the overthrow, and accused himself of Saul's death, is slain. 17 David lumenteth Saul
and Jonathan with a song.
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel ; and the men of Israel
* Or, wounded. fled from before the Philistines, and fell down *slain in Mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the
a 1 Sa. 14.49. Philistines slew "Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's sons.
1 Ch. 8. 33.
Heb. shooters, 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the tarchers thit him; and
men with bows.
s: he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armor-
I Heb. found liin.
Ő So Jū. 9. 54. bearer, “ Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest “these
c 1 Sa. 14. 6. & uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and *abuse me.” But his
17. 26.
armorbearer would not, for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a
* Or, mock mc.
sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul
was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So
Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men,
that same day together.
? (And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the
valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men
of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the -
cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.)
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to
strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in Mount
Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and
sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the
house of their idols, and among the people. 10 And dthey put his armor
e Ju. 2. 13.
in the house of Ashtaroth, and 'they fastened his body to the wall of
f 2 Sa. 21. 12.
g Jos. 17. 11. Ju. •Beth-shan.
... 11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard tof that which
+ Or, concerning
him.
ring the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all "the valiant men arose, and
See 1 Sa. 11. I- went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons
i 2 Ch. 16. 14. Je. from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and 'burnt them there.
34. 5. Am. 6. 10.
4. 13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh,
k Ge. 50. 10. and kfasted seven days.
| Hob. trans 13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed 1 CHRON. X.
3 and 14.
against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which to
he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar
di Sa. 21. 9.
1. 27.
11.
3 2 Sa. 21. 12-14.
gresscd.
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439
DAVID'S LAMENTATION OVER SAUL.
80. 1 Sa. 4. 16.
2-4.
mail, or, my cm-
luindereth me,
o Ju. 9. 54.
spirit, to inquire of it; 14 and inquired not of the LORD: therefore he
Heb. Isai. slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David 2 Sam. i.
11 Sa. 30. 17, 26. was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and
David had abode two days in Ziklag ; ? it came even to pass on the
m 2 Sa. 4. 10. third day, that, behold, ma man came out of the camp from Saul with
his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he
came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. 3 And
David said unto him, “From whence comest thou ?” And he said unto
him, “Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.” 4 And David said unto
* Heb. What was, him, “* How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me.” And he answered,
“ That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also
are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also."
5 And David said unto the young man that told him, “How knowest
thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead ?” 6 And the young man
that told him said, “ As I happened by chance upon Mount Gilboa,
n See 1 Sa. 31. behold, "Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horse-
men followed hard after him. 7 And when he looked behind him, he
| Heb. Behold me. saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, 'Here am I.' 8 And
he said unto me, 'Who art thou ?' And I answered him, 'I am an
Amalekite.'' He said unto me again, 'Stand, I pray thee, upon me,
| Or, my coat of and slay me : for fanguish is come upon me, because my life is yet
broidered cout whole in me.' 10 So I stood upon him, and 'slew him, because I was
that my, fc.
sure that he could not live after that he was fallen : and I took the
crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm,
and have brought them hither unto my lord.” il Then David took hold
on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with
him : 12 and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul,
and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the
house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
13 And David said unto the young man that told him, “ Whence art
thou?" And he answered, “I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite."
p Nu. 12. 8. 14 And David said unto him, “How Pwast thou not afraid to "stretch
q1 Sa. 31. 4. forth the hond
forth thy hand to destroy the Lord's anointed ?" 15 And David called
one of the young men, and said, “Go near, and fall upon him.” And
he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him, “Thy blood
1 Ki. 2. 32, 33, be upon thy head; 'for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying,
"I have slain the Lord's anointed.'”
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over
Jonathan his son: 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah
& Or, the song of athe use of the bow : behold, it is written in the Book of * Jasher) :-
being the title 19 « The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places :
How are the mighty fallen!
right. Jos. 10. 20 Tell it not in Gath,
Publish it not in the streets of Askelon;
Lest "the daughters of 'the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
18.6.**** **4. 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa! *let there be no dew,
y 1 Sa. 31. 4.
Neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings :
For there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away,
The shield of Saul, as though he had not been "anointed with oil.
22 From the blood of the slain,
From the fat of the mighty,
01 Sa. 18. 4.
The 'bow of Jonathan turned not back,
And the sword of Saul returned not empty.
† Or, sucet. 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and fpleasant in their lives,
And in their death they were not divided :
7 1 Sa. 24. 6. &
26. 9. Ps. 105.
15.
s 1 Sa. 26. 9.
37.
t Lu. 19. 22.
of a song.-Ed.
* Or, The Up-
13.
w I Sa. 31. 9.
Mic. 1. 10. See
Ju. 16. 23.
See Ex. 15. 20.
z So Ju. 5. 23.
Job 3. 3, 4. Je.
20. 14.
al Sa. 10. 1.
440
[PERIOD IV.
DAVID MADE KING AT HEBRON.
They were swifter than eagles;
c Ju. 14. 18. They were 'stronger than lions.
24 Ye daughters of Israel ! weep over Saul,
Who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights,
Who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!
O Jonathan! thou wast slain in thy high places.
26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan :
Very pleasant hast thou been unto me;
d 1 Sa. 18.1, 3. Thy dlove to me was wonderful,
& 19. 2. & 20.
17, 41. & 23. 16. Passing the love of women.
27 How are the mighty fallen,
And the weapons of war perished !
1 Chron. x. 1-12.– Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel
fled from before the Philistines, and fell down fslain in Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philis-
[ Or, wounded.
tines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and
*Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul,
* Or, Ishui. 1 Sa.
14. 49.
and the tarchers fhit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his
| Heb. shooters armorbearer, “ Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircum-
with bows.
cised come and *abuse me." But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So
I Heb. found
him.
Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead,
* Or, mock me. he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his
house died together. ? And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that
they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled;
and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that
they found Saul and his sons fallen in Mount Gilboa: 9 And when they had stripped him,
they took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about,
to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armor in the
house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
11 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 they
arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons,
and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted
seven days.
marzo.
PART VII.
THE REIGN OF DAVID.
SECT. I. SECTION I.-David made King at Hebron ;-Civil War in Israel;- The
Deaths of Abner and Ish-bosheth.
A. M. 2951.
B. C. 1053.
2 Samuel ii., iïi. and iv. 1-3, 5, to end.
Hales, 1070. David, by God's direction, with his company goeth up to Hebron, where he is made king of Juduh.
Hebron.
5 He commendeth them of Jabesh-gilead for their kindness to Saul. 8 Abner maleth Ish-bosheth
king of Israel. 12 A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men. 18 Asa-
hel'is slain. 25 At Abner's motion Joab soundeth a retreat. 32 Asahelis burial. - Chap. iii. 1
During the war David still waxeth stronger. 2 Six sons were born to him in Hebron. 6 Abner,
displeased with Ish-bosheth, 12 revolleth to David. 13 David requireth a condition to bring him
his wife Michal. 17 Abner, having communed with the Israelites, is feasted by David, and dis-
missed. 22 Joab, returning from batlle, is displeased with the king, and killeth Abner. 28 Durid
curseth Joab, 31 and mourneth for Abner. Chap. iv. 1 The Israelites being troubled at the
death of Abner, 2 Baanah and Rechab slay Ish-bosheth, and bring his head to Hebron. 9 David
causcth them to be sluin, and Ish-bosheth's head to be buried.
a Ju. 1. 1. 1 Sa. 1 AND it came to pass after this, that David “inquired of the LORD,
23. 2, 4, 9. & 30.
saying, “ Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah ?” And the LORD
said unto him, “Go up." And David said, “ Whither shall I go up ?”
01 Sa. 30. 31. And he said, “ Unto 'Hebron.” 2 So David went up thither, and his
1 Ki. 2. 11.
two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife
c 1 Sa. 27. 2, 3. the Carmelite. 3 And his men that were with him did David bring
i Ch. 12. 1.
up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of
di Mac. 2.57. Hebron. 4 And dthe men of Judah came, and there they anointed David
king over the house of Judah.
el Sa. 31. 11, 13. And they told David, saying, that “ The ®men of Jabesh-gilead were
they that buried Saul.” 5 And David sent messengers unto the men of
7. 8.
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CIVIL WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JUDAH.
† Heb. the lost
which wc:8 Saul's.
1 Ch. 8. 33. &
39.
days. I Ki.2.11.
† Heb, then 10-
gether. Je. 41.
12.
I That is, The
field of strong
men.
g1 Ch. 2. 16.
Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, - Blessed be ye of the LORD, that
ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have
f 2 Ti. 1. 16, 18. buried him. 6 And now Sthe LORD show kindness and truth unto you;
and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this
thing. Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye
* Heb. the sons of *valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have
vulor.
anointed me king over them.”
s. 8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of + Saul's host, took #Ish-bo-
10t, Esh-baal, sheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim, 9 and made,
him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and
over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth
Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and
reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11 And the
* Heb. number of *time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was
seven years and six months.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son
of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 And Joab the son of
Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met ftogether by the
pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the
pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 And Abner said
to Joab, “ Let the young men now arise, and play before us.” And Joab
said, “ Let them arise." 15 Then there arose and went over by number
twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul,
and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And they caught every one his
fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they
fell down together; wherefore that place was called (Helkath-hazzurim,
which is in Gibeon. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and
Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
18 And there were 5 three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai,
* Heb. of his feet. and Asahel; and Asahel was as light *of foot fas a wild roe. 19 And Asahel
| Heb. as one of pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to
in the field. Ps. the left (from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and
• 2. said, “ Art thou Asahel ?” And he answered, “I am.” 21 And Abner
| Heb. from after said to him, “Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay
thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his *armor.” But
14. 19.
Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 22 And Abner said
again to Asahel, “Turn thee aside from following me; wherefore should
I smite thee to the ground ? how then should I hold up my face to Joab
thy brother ?" 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner
with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the
spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the
same place : and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place
where Asahel fell down and died stood still. 24 Joab also and Abishai
pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they were come
to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilder-
ness of Gibeon.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after
Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill. 26 Then
Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour for ever ?
knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end ? how long
shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their
brethren ?" 27 And Joab said, “ As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken,
+ Heb. From them surely then tin the morning the people had Igone up every one from
following his brother." 28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood
+ Or, gone away. still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and
passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to
VOL. 1.
56
1 Ch. 12. 8.
the rocs that is
18. 33. Cant. 2.
17. & 8. 14.
Abner.
* Or, spoil. Ju.
morning. Pr. 17.
14.
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ABNER REVOLTS TO DAVID..
[PERIOD IV.
ange And "unto Davam the Jezreelintelite ; and the
Abies balance in the day he alth and
Abistappiah the is the dawibal the mere elitese
Mahanaim. 30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he
had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants
nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of
Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore
men died. 32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre
of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went
all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and 2 SAM. üi.
the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger,
and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
hl Ch. 3. 1-4.
2 And "unto David were sons born in Hebron : and his firstborn was
il Sa. 25. 43.
Amnon, 'of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 3 and his second, *Chileab, of
* Or, Daniel,
1 Ch. 3. 1. Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the
son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; 4 and the fourth,
j 1 Ki. 1. 5.
Adonijah the son of Haggith ; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of
Abital ; 5 and the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were
born to David in Hebron.
6 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of
Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the
k 2 Sa. 21.8, 10. house of Saul. 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was *Rizpah,
the daughter of Aiah : and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Wherefore hast
12 Sa. 16. 21. thou 'gone in unto my father's concubine?” 8 Then was Abner very
m De. 23. 18.
wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, “ Am I "a dog's head,
1 Sa. 24. 15.
which against Judah do show kindness this day unto the house of Saul
thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered
thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to-day with a fault
n Ru. 1. 17. concerning this woman? ' So "do God to Abner, and more also, except,
o 1 Sa. 15. 28. 'as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; 10 to translate
the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David
p Ju. 20. 1. 1 Ki. over Israel and over Judah, Pfrom Dan even to Beer-sheba.” 11 And he
could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “ Whose
is the land ? " saying also, “ Make thy league with me, and, behold,
my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.”
13 And he said, “Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing
Heb saying. I require of thee, fthat is, Thou shalt not see my face except thou first
q 1 Sa. 18. 20. bring 'Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.”
14 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying, “Deliver
1 Sa. 18. 25, 27. me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me "for an hundred foreskins
of the Philistines.” 15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her hus-
sisa: 25. 44, band, even from *Phaltiel the son of Laish. 16 And her husband went
| Heb. going and with her falong weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner
unto him, “Go, return.” And he returned.
17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying,
* Heb. Both yes. “Ye sought for David *in times past to be king over you. 18 Now then
tcrilay and the
do it; for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, ' By the hand of
my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the
Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'” 19 And Abner
t1 Ch. 12. 29. also spake in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in
the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that
seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. 20 So Abner came to
David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner
and the men that were with him a feast. 21 And Abner said unto David,
“ I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king,
that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest "reign
over all that thy heart desireth.” And David sent Abner away; and he
went in peace
So Ge. 43. 3.
юсеріп.
third day.
u] Ki. ll. 37.
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JOAB KILLETH ABNER.
37. 28.
2 1 Ki. 2. 5. So
2 Sa. 20.9, 10.
1 Jos. 7.6.
22 And, behold! the servants of David and Joab came from pur-
suing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was
not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he was gone
in peace. 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come,
they told Joab, saying, “ Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and
he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.” 24 Then Joab came
to the king, and said, “ What hast thou done? behold! Abner came
unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite
gone ? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive
9. 6. Is. thee, and to know "thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all
that thou doest.” 26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent
messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of
Sirah; but David knew it not. 27 And when Abner was returned to
9. Hebron, Joab "took him aside in the gate to speak with him tquietly,
for, peaceably. and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of
Asahel his brother.
28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom
# Heb. bloods. are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the
x 1 Ki. 2. 32, 33. son of Ner. 29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's
Heb, be cut off: house ; and let there not *fail from the house of Joab one 'that hath
y Le. 15. 2.
an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on
the sword, or that lacketh bread.” 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother
slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in
the battle.
31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with
him, “Rend your clothes, and “gird you with sackcloth, and mourn
a Ge. 37. 34.
+ Heb. bed.
before Abner.” And king David himself followed the tbier. 32 And
they buried Abner in Hebron : and the king lifted up his voice, and
wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. 33 And the king
lamented over Abner, and said, -
“Died Abner as a fool dieth ?
34 Thy hands were not bound, .
Nor thy feet put into fetters :
As a man falleth before fwicked men, so fellest thou.”
of iniquity.
And all the people wept again over him. 35 And when all the people
62 Sa. 12. 17. Je. came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware,
saying, “ So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught
else, till the sun be.down.” 36 And all the people took notice of it, and
* Web: was good it *pleased them; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not
of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38 And the king said unto
his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man
† Heb. tender. fallen this day in Israel ? 39 And I am this day tweak, though anointed
3 king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me : the
I Ki. 2. 5, 6, 33
34. Ps. 28. 4. & LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
* And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in 2 SAM. iv.
d Ezra 4. 4. 18.
Is. Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were except ver. 4.
e Mat. 2. 3. troubled. ? And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands ;
| Heb. secondo the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the tother Rechab,
the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for
f Jos. 18. 25.
Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin ; 3 and the Beerothites fled to
Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.) 5 And the sons
of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came
about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a
bed at noon. 6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as
though they would have fetched wheat, and they smote him under the
fifth rib; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. ? For when they
1 Heb. children
16. 7.
in their eyes.
c See 2 Sa. 19. 13
62. 12. 2 Ti. 4.
14.
13. 7.
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.
DAVID MADE KING OVER ALL ISRAEL.
(PERIOD IV.
away throue aunto David the son of Saul
11.
came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they
smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and
gat them away through the plain all night. 8 And they brought the
head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king,
“ Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which
sought thy life! and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day
of Saul, and of his seed.”
Sa. 19. 2, 10, 9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, “ As the LORD liveth,
"who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10 when one told me
saying, “Behold, Saul is dead," *thinking to have brought good tidings,
n Ge. 48.16,,1 Ki. I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, tuho thought that I would
* Heb. he was in have given him a reward for his tidings. (11 How much more, when
Soc. wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his
1,Or, which was bed! shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and
him for his ti take you away from the earth ?", 12 And David commanded his young
dings.
i Ge. 9.5, 6.
men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and
hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head
of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

1. 29. Ps. 31. 7.
his own eyes as
Section II.-David made King over all Israel ;-List of David's chief
Men ;-Zion taken. (46)
SECT. II.
2 SAM. v. 1-3.—1 Chron. xiii. 1-4.-PSALM cxxxix.—1 Chron. xii. 23, to the end.-
A. M. 2956. 2 SAM. xxiii. 8–12.-1 CARON. xi. 20, to the end.—2 SAM. V. 4-10.-1 Chron. xi. 1-14.
B. C. 1048.
- 2 SAM. xxiii. 18, to the end.
Hales, 1063. The tribes come to Hebron to anoint Darid king over Israel. He proposeth to bring the art from
Hebron.
Kirjath-jearim. The armies that came to him at Hebron. A catalogue of his mighty men. His
age. He taketh Zion from the Jebusites, and dwelleth there.
I THEN came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and
a Ge. 29. 14. spake, saying, “Behold, "we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time
b 1 Sa. 18. 13. past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and
1 Sa. 16, 1, 12. broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, 'Thou shalt feed my
Ps. 78. 71. See
2 Sa. 7.7. people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.'” 3 So all the
elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron ; and king David made
d Ju. 11. 11. a league with them in Hebron "before the LORD: and they anointed
I Sa. 23. 18.
David king over Israel.
1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and 1 Chron.
xiii. 1-4.
hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And David said unto all *.
the congregation of Israel, “ If it seem good unto you, and that it be
* Heb. let us of the LORD our God, *let us send abroad unto our brethren every
brcal forth and
where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to
1s. the priests and Levites which are tin their cities and suburbs, that they
37. 4.
t Heb. in the cities may gather themselves unto us. 3 And let us fbring again the ark of
of their suburbs.
| Heb. bring
***** our God to us; 'for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.” 4 And
about.
all the congregation said that they would do so; for the thing was right
f 1 Sa. 7. 1, 2.
in the eyes of all the people.
send.
el Sa. 31. 1. Is.
(46) This arrangement of section ii. is made on the difference between the catalogue of these warriors
authority of the author of the Book of Chronicles; in 1 Samuel xxii. and that in 1 Chron. xi. Dr.
who places the list of David's warriors after the Kennicott, in a valuable and learned dissertation,
account of his being made king by all the tribes has reconciled the apparent discrepancies in the two
of Israel at Hebron. They are mentioned before lists by comparing both with the Septuagint, and
the numbering of the people in the Second Book pointing out the manner in which it is probable the
of Samuel; but for what reason is not apparent. various minor changes of letters and words might
The most appropriate place for them seems to be have occurred. The passages (2 Sam. xxiii. ver. 13
that which follows the history of David's elevation; -17.) and (1 Chron. xi. 15-19.) have been insert-
who was in a great measure indebted to their ed above, Part vi. sect. vii. Vide Kennicott's Dis-
allegiance, among other human means, for the sertation on the State of the Hebrew Text, vol. i. par-
possession of the throne. There is some partial ticularly p. 248–260.
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DAVID MADE KING OVER ALL ISRAEL.
12. 3.
24, 25. See Job
10777:
d Heb. 4. 13.
1.3.
h Job 26. 6. Pr.
15. 11.
Evd say, Surat hand hand lead';
PS. CXXXIX.
PSALM CXXXIX.(47)
David praiseth God for his all-seeing providence, 17 and for his infinite mercies. 19 He defieth the
wicked. 23 He prayeth for sincerity.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
a Ps. 17. 3. Jei
de 10 LORD ! 'thou hast searched me, and known me.
6 2 Ki. 19. 27. 2 Thou 'knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,
Mat: 9. 4. Jo:2. Thou 'understandest my thought afar off.
14. 16.
3 Thou * compassest my path and my lying down,
* Or, winnowest.
And art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue,
But, lo, O LORD! (thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before,
And laid thy hand upon me.
e Job 42. 3.
6 Such ®knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high I cannot attain unto it.
f Je. 23. 24. Jonah 9 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence ?
g Am. 9. 2-4. 8 If "I ascend up into heaven-thou art there:
If "I make my bed in hell—behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me;
Even the night shall be light about me.
i Da. 2. 22. He. 4. 12 Yea, ithe darkness thideth not from thee;
13.
† lleb. darkeneth But the night shineth as the day :
The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
*darkness, so is 13 For thou hast possessed my reins :
the light.
Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works ;
* Heb. greatly. And that my soul knoweth *right well.
1,01, strength, or, 15 My †substance was not hid from thee,
'body. Job 10. 8,
When I was made in secret,
And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect;
And in thy book fall my members were written,
[of them.
* Or, What days
*Which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none
thcy should be
17 How 'precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
į Ps. 40, 5.
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them—they are more in number than the sand :
When I awake, I am still with thee.
k Is. 11. 4.
19 Surely thou wilt "slay the wicked, O God!
1 Ps. 119. 115. Depart 'from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they "speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
n2 Ch. 19. 2. Ps. 21 Do “not I hate them, O Lord ! that hate thee?
And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee ?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred :
I count them mine enemies.
not.
I Heb. As is the
9. Ec. ll. 5.
1 Heb. all of them.
fashioned.
m Jude 15.
119. 158.
(47) Immediately on David's accession to the throne surveying the whole of his eventful life, David ac-
of Israel, we read in Chronicles that he proposed knowledges the wisdom of Providence alike in his
the fetching up of the ark from Kirjath-jearim. His adversity and prosperity; he resolves to restore the
first thought was gratitude and adoration to that ark to its place, proclaims the omniscience of God,
God who had fulfilled his promises, and made him and concludes this song of praise with a prayer to
ruler over his people. On this supposition I lave be preserved from the evils and dangers of pros-
inserted the 139th Psalm in this place, although the perity, and to be led in the way everlasting.
date and occasion of the Psalm are uncertain. On
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LIST OF DAVID'S CHIEF MEN.
[PERIOD IV.
26. 2.
o Job 31. 6. Ps. 23 Search 'me, O God! and know my heart: .
Try me, and know my thoughts :
. 24 And see if there be any twicked way in me,
p Ps. 5. 8. & 143. And plead me in the way everlasting.
† Heb. way of
pain, or, grief.
10.
men.
ond.
al Sa. 16.
I Heb. brcthren,
Ge. 31. 23.
of them.
names.
0 Est. 1. 13.
I Or, rangers of
battle, or, ranged nuwun
in battle.
rank.
* Or, captains, or, 23 And these are the numbers of the *bands that were 1 Chron. xii.
Heb. heads. ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to 40,
16. 1, 3. turn the kingdom of Saul to him, "according to the word of the LORD.
24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand
Or, prepared.
and eight hundred, ready farmed to the war. 25 Of the children of
Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hun-
dred. 26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And
Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three
thousand and seven hundred. 28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of
valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. 29 And of
ren, the children of Benjamin, the fkindred of Saul, three thousand; for
* Heb. a multitude hitherto *the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of
Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight
| Heb. men of
hundred, mighty men of valor, ffamous throughout the house of their
fathers. 31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which
were expressed by name, to come and make David king. 32 And of the
children of Issachar, ówhich were men that had understanding of the
times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two
hundred ; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 33 Of
d Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, texpert in war, with all instru-
ments of war, fifty thousand, which could *keep rank; they were fnot
* Or, set the battle
in array. duce of double heart. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with
Heb. without a them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 35 And of the
Ps. 12. 2. Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
On keeping their 36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, texpert in war, forty
thousand. 37 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and
the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of
instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect
heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest
also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 And there they
were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren
had prepared for them. 40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even
unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bréad on asses, and
* Or, victual of on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and *meat, meal, cakes of figs,
and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abun-
dantly ; for there was joy in Israel.
8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had. 2 Sam. xxiii.
8-12.
The nesreaclmote The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the cap- o
ite, head of the tains; the same was Adino the Eznite : he lifted up his spear against
| Heb. slain. eight hundred, I whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar
the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David,
when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to
battle, and the men of Israel were gone away. 10 He arose, and smote
the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the
sword : and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the peo-
ple returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him was Shammah
the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered to-
* Or, for for-
gether *into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils; and
the people fled from the Philistines. 12 But he stood in the midst of the
ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought
a great victory.
meal.
three.
aging.
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DAVID TAKES ZION.
measure.
*
++ *
Arbite.
i Or, the Hagge-
rite.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three ; 1 Chron.xi.
for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, 0,
and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more hon-
orable than the two ; for he was their captain : howbeit he attained
not to the first three. 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a val-
† Heb. great of iant man of Kabzeel, twho had done many acts; he slew two lionlike
dceds.
men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy
Heb, a man of day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, ta man of great stature, five cubits
high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam;
and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of
the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 24 These things
did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three
mighties. 25 Behold! he was honorable among the thirty, but attained
not to the first three : and David set him over his guard.
26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of
* Or, Shanmak. Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 27* Shammoth the tHa-
| Or, Harodite.
Or, Paltite.
rorite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer
* Or, Mebunnai. the Antothite, 29* Sibbecai the Hushathite, +Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai
for, Zulmon. the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai
Or, Helebe the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin,
* Or, Hiddai.
Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32 *Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, tAbiel
| Or, Abi-albon.
the Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
| Or, Jashen.
34 the sons of #Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the
* Or, Sharar.
| Or, Eliphelet.
Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of *Sacar the Hararite, +Eliphal the son of
Or, Ahasbai. Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37 * Hezro the
* Or, Hezrai.
... Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
| Or, Paarai the
Mibhar (the son of Haggeri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai, the
Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite, 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42 Adina
the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty
with him, 43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the
* Or, Shimrite.
Aroerite, 45 Jediael the *son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the
Tizite, 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of
Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the
Mesobaite.
Con Chi 26. 31. & 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and 2 Sam. V.
he reigned forty years: 5 in Hebron he reigned over Judah. 4-10.
i Ch. 3. 4.
dseven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and
three years over all Israel and Judah.
Jog. 15, 63. Ju.
1.8. &
6 And
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto ®the Jebusites,
19. 11,
the inhabitants of the land : which spake unto David, saying, “ Except
† Or, saying,
thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither:"
fthinking, David cannot come in hither. ?Nevertheless David took the
nol," foc.
fi Ki. 2. 10. & stronghold of Zion : "the same is the city of David. 8 And David said
a See the paral- on that day, “Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the
lel passage Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul,
where this is in a he shall be chief and captain." #Wherefore they said, “The blind and
Ed. the lame shall not come into the house." 9 So David dwelt in the fort,
I Or, Because
even and called it the city of David. And David built round about from
the blind and the Millo and inward. 10 And David *went on, and grew great, and the
not come into LORD God of hosts was with him.
* Heb.went going
1 Chron. xi. 1-14.- Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron,
dur und the third saying, “ Behold! we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover tin time past, even when
Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy
Or, rulc. Ps. 78. God said unto thee, · Thou shalt #feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my
29. 27.
d2 Sa. 2. 11.
12.
" David shall
8. 1.
the Hebrew.-
they had said,cven
lame, “ HIC shall
the house."
and growing.
† Heb. both yester-
people Israel.'” 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David
day.
71.
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[PERIOD IV.
INVASION OF THE PHILISTINES.
made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king
* Heb. by the hand over Israel, according to the word of the LORD *by Samuel.
of. 1 Sa. 16. 1,
2, 13.
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites
were, the inhabitants of the land. 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “ Thou
shalt not come hither.” Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city
† Heb. head. of David. 6 And David said, “Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be tchief and
captain.” So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. 7 And David dwelt in
# That is, Zion, the castle ; therefore they called fit the city of David. 8 And he built the city round about,
2 Sa. 5.7.
* Heb. revived.
2 even from Millo round about; and Joab *repaired the rest of the city. 9 So David t waxed
t Heb. went in greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.
going and in 10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who #strengthened
creasing.
tor, neid strong themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according
ly with him.
to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men
* Or, son of
whom David had; Jashobeam, *a Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his
Hachimoni.
spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. 12 And after him was Eleazar the
son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. 13 He was with David at
† Or, Ephes-dam-
7.+ Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a
mim. 1 Sa. 17.1.
parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 11 And
1 Or, stood. they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines;
* Or, salvation.
and the LORD saved them by a great *deliverance.
2 SAMUEL xxiii. 18, to the end.—18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
| Heb. slain.
was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, tand slew them,
and had the name among three. 19 Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was
their captain : howbeit he attained not unto the first three. 20 And Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, Iwho had done many acts, he slew two
*lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time
* Heb. lions of
Gode
of snow. 21 And he slew an Egyptian, ta goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in
† Heb. a man of his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyp-
T, tian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 22 These things did Benaiah the son of
sight; called,
1 Ch. 11. 23. a Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. 23 He was more honorable than
man of great
the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his *guard.
staturc.
Or, honorable 24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-
among the thirty. lehem, 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 20 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of
* Or, council.
m. Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the
Heb. at his com-
mand. 1 Sa. 22. Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the
son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai
t Or, vallcys. De.
of the tbrooks of Gaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 3% Eliahba
'1. 24.
the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the
son of Sharar the Hararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite,
Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 38 Igal įs
the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Bee-
rothite, armorbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 39 Uriah i
the Hittite : thirty and seven in all.
acls.
14.
C
.
SECT. III. SECTION III.-Hiram congratulates David ;-Invasion of the Philistines" ;
- They are defeated.
A. M. 2957.
2 Samuel v. 11, to the end.-1 Chron. xiv. 17, and 1-16.
B. C. 1047.
Hales, 1061. Hiram sendeth to David. Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem. David, directed by God,
smiteth the Philistines at Bual-peruzim, and again ot the mulberry trees.
Valley of Re-
phaim. 11 AND “Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar
trees, and carpenters, and *masons: and they built David a house.
a l Ki. 5. 2.
12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over
* Heb. herocrs of
the stone of the Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
6 Do. 17. 17.
13 And •David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusa-
lem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and
c 1 Ch. 3.5. daughters born to David. (48) 14 And these be the names of those that
| Or, Shimea, were born unto him in Jerusalem ; tShammuah, and Shobab, and
'1 Ch. 3. 5.
Nathan, and Solomon. 15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and
| Or, Elishama, braundila
*1 ch. 3. 6. Japhia, 16 and Elishama, and * Eliada, and Eliphalet.
Or, Beliada,
1 Ch. 14. 7.
17 But dwhen the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king
di Ch. 11. 16. over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David ; and David
wall.
1 Ch. 3. 9.
(48) The increase of David's family is here men- enumerated. The invasion of the Philistines took
tioned by anticipation. The narrative, however, place immediately on the dispersion of the several
must be preserved in its present order, as it is not tribes to their own homes, after their meeting at
possible to ascertain the birth of the various sons Hebron.
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REMOVAL OF THE ARK FROM KIRJATH-JEARIM.
heard of it, and went down to the hold. 18 The Philistines also came
6 I8. 17. 5.
and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 19 And David 'in-
f 1 Sa. 23. 2, 4.
& 3.8. quired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up to the Philistines ? wilt
thou deliver them into my hand?” And the LORD said unto David,
“Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thy hand.”
20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and
said, “The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as
the breach of waters." Therefore he called the name of that place
t That is, The Baal-perazim. 21. And there they left their images, and David and his
plain of breaches.
for, took them men #burned them.
away. De. 7.5,
22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in
the valley of Rephaim. 23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he
said, “ Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and
come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24 And let it be, when
thou 'hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees,
that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then "shall the LORD go out
before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.” 25 And David did so,
as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from
i 1.Ch. 14. 16, Geba until thou come to Gazer.
j Jos. 6. 27. 2 Ch. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; 1 Chron. xiv. 17.
26. 8.
ke De. 2.25. & 11. and the LORD "brought the fear of him upon all nations.
25.
& So 2 Ki. 7. 6.
h Ju. 4. 14.
Gibeon.
25.
1 Chron. xiv. 1-16.- Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and tim-
ber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 And David perceived
that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high,
because of his people Israel..
* Heb. yet.
3 And David took *more wives at Jerusalem : and David begat more sons and daughters.
il Ch. 3. 5. 4 Now 'these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and
Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 6 and Nogah, and
† Or, Eliada. Nepheg, and Japhia, ? and Elishama, and + Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the
Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10 And David
inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines ? and wilt thou deliver
them into my hand ?" And the LORD said unto him," Go up; for I will deliver them
into thy hand.” 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim ; and David smote them there. Then
David said, “ God hath broken in upon mine enemies by my hand like the breaking forth
That is, A pluce of waters :" therefore they called the name of that place [Baal-perazim. 12 And when
of breuches.
they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. 14 Therefore
David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, “Go not up after them; turn
m 2 Sa. 5. 25,
away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be,
Geba.
when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou
shalt go out to battle : for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philis-
tines." 16 David therefore did as God commanded him ; and they smote the host of the
SECT. IV.
Philistines from " Gibeon even to Gazer.
A. M. 2959.
B. C. 1045.
SECTION IV.-The Ark brought from Kirjath-jearim to the House of Obed-
HALES, 1060.
Kirjath-jearim.
edom ;— Uzzah is smitten.
2 SAMUEL vi. 1-11.—Psalm lxviii.—1 Chron. xiii. 5, to the end.
* Or, Baalal,
that is, Kirjath- 1 AGAIN, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty
jearim, Jos. 15.
9, 60. thousand. 2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were
| Or, at which the
he with him from * Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of
name, even the
name of the God, twhose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that
LORD of hosts,
was called upon. dwelleth between the cherubim. 3 And they Iset the ark of God upon
a Ex. 25. 22.
a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in
| Heb. made lo
ride.
*Gibeah; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new
6 See Nu. 7.9.
1 Sa. 6. 7.
cart. 4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was
* Or, the hill.
at Gibeah, taccompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before
cl Sa. 7. 1.
† Heb, with.
the ark. 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the
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See Lu. 5. 8,
PS. LXVIII.
Y VTT
21 YI
13. 3.
c Ps. 97. 5. Mic.
1. 4.
with gladness.
LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps,
and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
d 1 Ch. 13. 9; he 6 And when they came to “Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth
is called, Chidor.
e Sce Nuí 4. 15. his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it ; for the oxen Ishook
Or, stumbled. it. ? And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah ; and God
fi Sa. 6. 19.
* Or, rashness.
smote him there for his *error; and there he died by the ark of God.
† Heb. broken. 8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had fmade a breach upon
That is, The Uzzah : and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
breach of Uzzalt.
& Ps. 119. 120. 9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, “How shall
the ark of the Lord come to me!” 10 So David would not remove the
ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried
it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 And the ark of the
LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months ;
h Ge. 30. 27. &
39. 5.
and the LORD "blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.)
PSALM LXVIII.
Written on the first Removal of the Ark (49)
A prayer at the removing of the ark. 4 An exhortution to praise God for his mercies, 7 for his care
of the Church, 19 for his great works.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.
a Nu. 10. 35. Is. Let "God arise, let his enemies be scattered :
33. 3.
* Heb. from his Let them also that hate him flee *before him.
face.
2 As 'smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
6 Is. 9. 18. Ho.
As 'wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
d Ps. 32. 11. 3 But let the righteous be glad ;*
Let them rejoice before God :
| Heb. rejoice Yea, let them texceedingly rejoice.
8 Ps. 66. 4.
4 Sing Ⓡunto God, sing praises to his name:
f De. 33. 26. Extol 'him that rideth upon the heavens sby his name Jay,
& Ex. 6. 3.
And rejoice before him.
1 Ps. 10. 14, 18. 5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,
Is God in his holy habitation.
i 1 Sa. 2. 5. Ps. 6 God 'setteth the solitary fin families;
| Heb. in a house. He i bringeth out those which are bound with chains :
; Ps. 107. 10, 14. But kthe rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Ac. 12. 6, &c.
k Ps. 107. 34, 40. 70 God! 'when thou wentest forth before thy people,
When thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah !
4. 14. Hab. 3. 13.
m Ex. 19. 16, 18. 8 The nearth shook,
1, 3.
The heavens also dropped at the presence of God:
Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God,
The God of Israel.
* De. 11. 11, 12. 9 Thou, "O God! didst *send a plentiful rain,
Ez. 34. 26.
* Heb. shake out. Whereby thou didst tconfirm thine inheritance when it was weary.
† Heb. confirm it. 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein :
o De. 26. 5, 9.
Thou, 'O God! hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
i The Lord gave the word:
| Heb. arny.
(Great was the #company of those that published it.
Nu. 31. 8, 9,
54. Jos. 10. 16. 12 Kings Pof armies * did flee apace;
* Heb. did flee,
did flee.
And she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Ps. 81. 6. 13 Though 'ye have lien among the pots,
go Ps. 105. 37.
Yet 'shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver,
s Nu. 21. 3. Jos.
10. 10.
113. 9.
| Ex. 13. 21. Ju.
Ju. 5. 4. Is. 64.
Ps. 74. 19,

And her feathers with yellow gold.
Tusjon het, she 14 When the Almighty scattered kings tin it,
(49) This Psalm was composed on the occasion quoted as prophetic by St. Paul, Eph. iv. 8. As
of the removal of the ark. It commenced with the the ark ascended into Jerusalem, the city of the
words which were constantly used when the ark great king, so was Christ to ascend into the heavenly
was removed in the wilderness, (Numb. x. 35.) It is Jerusalem. Lowth; Lightfoot.
was.
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o De. 33. 2. 2 Ki
6. 16, 17. Da. 7.
10. He. 12. 22.
Re. 9. 16.
* Heb. in the
man.
Il Ti. 1. 13.
Blessed be LORD God us also," men ;
b De. 32. 39. Pr.
And “the hairy.cat will bring it on the d
of may be fogain from from Bashstill in his tres
It was white as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan ;
A high hill, as the hill of Bashan.
& Ps. 114. 4, 6. 16 Why ileap ve, ve high hills?
u De. 12. 5, 11.
I Ki. 9. 3. Ps.
This “is the hill which God desireth to dwell in;
87. 1, 2.
Yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17 The 'chariots of God are twenty thousand, (Ieven thousands of
The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. [angels :)
Or, even many 18 Thou "hast ascended on high,
thousands.
w Ac. 1. 9. Eph.
Thou hast led captivity captive :
4. 8.
Thou 'hast received gifts *for men ;
2 Ju. 5. 12.
y Ac. 2. 4, 33. Yea, for the rebellious also,
That “the Lord God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits,
a Ps. 78. 60. Even the God of our salvation. Selah !
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation;
And 'unto God the LORD belong the issues from death.
4. 23. Rs. 1. 18.
c Ps. 110. 6. Hab. 21 But "God shall wound the head of his enemies,
3. 13.
d Ps. 55. 23.
And dthe hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22 The LORD said, “I will bring again from Bashan,
e Ex. 14. 22.
I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea;
f Ps. 58. 10.
23 That 'thy foot may be tdipped in the blood of thine enemies,
t Or, red.
g 1 Ki. 21. 19. And the tongue of thy dogs in the same.”
24 They have seen thy goings, O God !
Even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
* 1 Ch. 13. 8. Ps. 25 The "singers went before,
47. 5.
The players on instruments followed after;
Among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations,
10r, ye that are. Even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel !
Israel. De. 33.27 There is 'little Benjamin with their ruler,
il Sa. 9. 21.
The princes of Judah *and their council,
The princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
j So Ps. 42. 8.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength:
Strengthen, O God! that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem
* 1 Ki. 10. 10, 24, . Shall *kings bring presents unto thee.
25. 2 Ch. 32. 23.
Ps. 72. 10. Is. 30 Rebuke fthe company of spearmen,
60. 16, 17.
| Or, the beasts of
The 'multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people,
the reeds, Je. 51
Till every one "submit himself with pieces of silver :
32, 33.
1 Ps. 22. 12. (Scatter thou the people that delight in war.
m 2 Sa. 8. 2, 6., 31 Princes "shall come out of Egypt;
Or, He scatlereth. ]
n Is. 19. 19, 21. Ethiopia 'shall soon "stretch out her hands unto God.
bona 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth!
O sing praises unto the LORD; Selah!
p Ps. 44. 20.
33 To him ?that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old ;
9 Ps. 18. 10.
* Heb. give. Ps. Lo! he doth *send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
29. 3, &c.
134 Ascribe "ye strength unto God!
Ps. 29. 1.
His excellency is over Israel,
| Or, heavens. And his strength is in the tclouds.
s Ps. 45. 4. 35 O God! ®thou art terrible out of thy holy places :
The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his
Blessed be God !
[people.
al Sa. 7.1.
b 1 Sa. 6. 21. &
1 Chron. xiii. 5, to the end.—So a David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of
7. 1.
Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God bfrom Kirjath-jearim.
c Jos. 15. 9, 60. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to “Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged
21 Sa. 4. 4. to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord,d that dwelleth between the cherubim,
e Lod in the the dams followed
of the fountain of
28. Is. 48. 1.
* Or, with their
company.
14. Zep. 3. 10.
Acts 8. 27.
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* Heb. made the whose name is called on it. ? And they *carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the
ark to ride... house of Abinadab : and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. 8 And David and all Israel played
e See Nu. 4. 15.
before God with all their might, and with tsinging, and with harps, and with psalteries,
† Heb.,songs.
and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
Called Nachon, 9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to
2 Sa. 6. 6.
hold the ark; for the oxen *stumbled. 10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against
* Heb. shook it.
f Nu. 4. 15.
Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark : and there he died before
g Le. 10. 2. God. 11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza :
† That is, The wherefore that place is called + Perez-uzza to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that
breach of Uzza.
day, saying, “How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?" 13 So David #brought not
I Heb. remove.
h As Ge. 30. 27.
the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite. 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his
house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
Obed-edom to
Mount Zion.
9.
SECT. V. SECTION V.-Second Removal of the Ark from the House of Obed-edom to
Mount Zion ;-David's Psalins on the occasion.
A. M. 2960.
1 Chron. XV. 1-14.-PSALM Cxxxii.—1 Chron. xy. 15, to the end, and chap. xvi. PSALM
B. C. 1044.
Hales, 1060.
cv., xcvi., and cvi.—2 Sam. vi. 20, to the end, and 12–19.
David, having prepared a place for the ark, ordereth the priests and Levites to bring it from the house
From the house of
of Obed-edom. David, bringing the ark into Zion with sacrifices, danceth before it, for which
Michal despiseth him. 17 He placelh it in a tubernacle with great joy and feasting. -- 1 CHRON.
xvi. 1 Duvid's festival sucrifice. 4. He ordereth a choir to sing thanksgiving. 7 The psalm of
thanksgiving. 37 He appoinieth ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend continually on
the ark. - SAM. vi. 20 Michal, reproving David for his religious joy, is childless to her death.
1 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a
place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then David said,
* Heb. It is not to 66 * None ought to carry the "ark of God but the Levites : for them
God, but for the hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto
Lcviles.
him for ever.” 3 And David ögathered all Israel together to Jerusalem,
a Nu. 4. 2, 15
De. 10. 8. & 31. to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared
Gi. 8. 1. for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites.
† Or, kinsmen. 5 Of the sons of Kohath ; Uriel the chief, and his tbrethren an hundred
and twenty. 6 Of the sons of Merari ; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren
two hundred and twenty. 70f the sons of Gershom ; Joel the chief,
c Ex. 6. 22. and his brethren an hundred and thirty. 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan;
Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred. 9 Of the sons of
Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore. 10 Of the sons
of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and
twelve. 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and
for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and
Amminadab, 12 and said unto them, “ Ye are the chief of the fathers
of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that
ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that
I have prepared for it. 13 For because ye did it not at the first, the
LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not
after the due order."' 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified them-
selves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
d Ex. 6. 18.
PS. CXXXII.
PSALM CXXXII.(50)
Written on the preparation to remove the Ark the second time.
Duvid in his prayer commendeth unto God the religious care he had for the ark. 8 His prayer at
the removing of the urk, 11 with a repetition of God's promises.
A Song of Degrees.
I LORD, remember David,
And all his afflictions :
(50) This Psalm is supposed by Calmet to have third person, he repeats his vow that he would
been written as a prayer during the Babylonish bring the ark to Jerusalem, and the prayer that he
captivity. Others are of opinion that it was com- had made on the first attempt to remove it (ver. 8.);
posed by Solomon at the dedication of the temple. and he concludes by pleading the promises of God,
I have inserted it here on the authority of Lightfoot that his posterity shall sit for ever on his throne,
(its date being uncertain), as an appropriate prayer and that from him the Messiah should descend: he
of David only. He had once attempted to remove considers the removal of the ark as the sign and
the ark, and had left it at the house of Obed-edom. pledge of the certain accomplishment of these
He now makes preparations to remove it a second promises.
time; and offering up a prayer for himself in the
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c Pr. 6. 4.
61. 10.
2 How he sware unto the LORD,
a Ps. 65. 1.
And “vowed unto "the mighty God of Jacob;
6 Ge. 49. 24.
3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,
Nor go up into my bed ;
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes,
Or slumber to mine eyelids,
d Acts 7. 46. 5 Until I find out a place for the LORD,
*Heb.Habitations. *A habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
e 1 Sa. 17. 12. 6 Lo! we heard of it'at Ephratah :
f1 Sa. 7.1. We found it in the fields of the wood.
g 1 Ch. 13. 5.
7 We will go into his tabernacles :
h Ps. 5. 7.
We "will worship at his footstool.
i Nu. 10. 35.
8 Arise, :O LORD, into thy rest;
2 Ch. 6. 41, 42.
j Ps. 78. 61. . Thou, and the ark of thy strength!
k Job 29. 14. Is. 9 Let thy priests kbe clothed with righteousness;
And let thy saints shout for joy.
10 For thy servant David's sake
Turn not away the face of thine anointed.
Ps. 89. 3, 4, 33,
11 The 'LORD hath sworn in truth unto David ;
He will not turn from it;
m 2 Sa. 7. 12. “Of "the fruit of thy tbody will I set upon thy throne.
2 Ch. 6. 16. Lu. 12 If thy children will keep my covenant
1. 69. Ac. 2. 30.
| Heb. belly.
And my testimony that I shall teach them,
Their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
n Ps. 48. 1, 2. 13 For "the LORD hath chosen Zion;
He hath desired it for his habitation.
Pg. 68. 16. 14 This is my rest for ever:
Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
$, OF, surely. Ps. 15 I will tabundantly bless her provision :
147. 14.
p 2 Ch. 6. 41. Pg. I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 I 'will also clothe her priests with salvation;
g Ho. 11. 12.
Ez. 29. 21. Lu. And 'her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
1. 69.
36. 17 There 'will I make the horn of David to bud :
& 15. 4. 2 Ch. I have ordained a *lamp for mine anointed.
21. 7.
* Or, candle. 18 His enemies will 'I clothe with shame:
But upon himself shall his crown flourish.”
&c.
1 Ki. 8. 25.
Ana
149. 4.
s Soe 1 Ki. 11.36.
t Ps. 35. 26.
and
Ex. 25. 14. Nu
4. 15. & 7. 9.
Al Ch. 6. 33.
15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon 1 CHRON. XV.
Nu. their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded 10,
according to the word of the Lord. 16 And David spake to the chief
of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instru-
ments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting
up the voice with joy. 17 So the Levites appointed "Heman the son
i 1 Ch. 6. 39. of Joel ; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the
ji Ch. 6. 44. sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah ; 18 and with
them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel,
and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and
Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-
k See P8.88, title. edom, and Jeiel, the porters. 19 So the singers, "Heman, Asaph, and
Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass ; 20 and Zechariah,
| ver. 18, Jaaziel. and †Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jebiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and
1 Ps. 46, title. Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries 'on Alamoth ; 21 and Mattithiah,
1 Or, on the and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah,
PS. 6, title.se, with harps fon the Sheminith to excel. 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the
*.0m, was for the Levites, *was for tsong: he instructed about the song, because he was
structed aboul the skilful. 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
# Heb. lifting up. 24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and
carriage.
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m Nu. 10. 8. Ps.
81. 3.
Ps. Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priest, mdid blow with the
trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-
keepers for the ark.
m 1 Ki. 8. 1. 25 So "David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thou-
sands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the
house of Obed-edom with joy. 26 And it came to pass, when God helped
the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they
offered seven bullocks and seven rams. 27 And David was clothed with
a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the sing-
Or, carriage. ers, and Chenaniah the master of the Isong with the singers : David
also had upon him an ephod of linen. 28 Thus all Israel brought up the
ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the
cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with
psalteries and harps.
29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came
to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a
window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in
her heart.
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst 1 Chron. xvi.
of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered
burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had
made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings,
he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 3 And he dealt to every
one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and
a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark
o Ps. 38, & 70, of the LORD, and 'to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of
Israel : 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemi-
ramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-
* Heb. with in- , edom: and Jeiel *with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a
teries and harps. sound with cymbals ; 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trum-
pets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
p See 2 Sa. 23. 1. 7 Then on that day David delivered Pfirst this psalm to thank the LORD
into the hand of Asaph and his brethren:-
title.
86 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name,
Make known his deeds among the people.
9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him,
Talk ye of all his wondrous works.
10 Glory ye in his holy name:
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength,
Seek his face continually.
12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,
His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
13 O ye seed of Israel his servant,
Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones !
14 He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant;
The word which he commanded to a thousand generations ;
q Ge. 17. 2. & 26. 16 Even of 'the covenant which he made with Abraham,
And of his oath unto Isaac;
17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law,
And to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
| Heb. corde The flot of your inheritance;'
3. & 28. 13. &
35. 11.
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go Ge. 12. 17.&
20. 3. Ex. 7. 15-
18.
| Heb. men of 19 When ye were but few,
number. Ge. 34.
30.
Even a few, and strangers in it.
20 And when they went from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people;
21 He suffered no man to do them wrong:
Yea, he 'reproved kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed,
And do my prophets no harm.'
s Ps. 96. 1, c. 23“ Sing 'unto the LORD, all the earth;
Show forth from day to day his salvation.
24 Declare his glory among the heathen;
His marvellous works among all nations.
25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised :
He also is to be feared above all gods.
Le. 19. 4. 26 For all the gods of the people are idols :
u See Ge. l. 1.
But “the LORD made the heavens.
27 Glory and honor are in his presence;
Strength and gladness are in his place.
28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people,
Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name:
Bring an offering, and come before him :
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
30 Fear before him, all the earth:
The world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice:
And let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth !
32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof:
Let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
33. Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD,
Because he cometh to judge the earth.
u Ps. 107. Lee, 34 O 'give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation,
And gather us together,
And deliver us from the heathen,
That we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
• 1 Ki. 8. 15. 36 Blessed "be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever!”
yl Ch. 21. 29.
2 Ch. 1. 3.
z 1 Ki. 3. 4.
2 De. 27. 15.
And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, Asaph
and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's
work required. 38 And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and
eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters.
39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the taber-
nacle of the LORD *in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to offer
burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering
* Heb, in the in continually *morning and evening, and to do according to all that is
the evening. Ex. written in the Law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel ; 41 and
29. 38. Nu. 28.
** with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who
a 2 Ch. 5. 13.. were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, "because his
33. 11. mercy endureth for ever ; 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, with
trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with
musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were tporters.
43 And all the people departed every man to his house; and David re-
turned to bless his house.
morning, and in
3.
* Mob. for the
+ Heb. for the
gate.
musica
may 22,91
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6. 17.
10
PSALM CV.(51)
PSALM CV.
Removal of the Ark.
An exhortation to pruise God, and to seek out his works. 7 The story of God's providence over
Abraham, 16 over Joseph, 23 over Jacob in Egypt, 26 over Moses delivering the Israelites, 37
over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the wilderness, and planted in Canaan.
a Is. 12. 4.
10 "give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name;
7 Ps. 145. 4, 5, 11. Make 'known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him :
c Ps. 77. 12. Talk 'ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name:
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Seek the LORD, and his strength:
d Ps. 27. 8.
Seek "his face evermore.
e Ps. 77. 11. 5 Remember ‘his marvellous works that he hath done ;
His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant,
Ye children of Jacob his chosen !
7 He is the Lord our God;
f Is. 26. 9.
His judgments are in all the earth.
g Luke 1. 72. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
The word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
n See Ge. 12.2, 7. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham,
Luke 1. 73. He.
And his oath unto Isaac;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,
And to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
i See Ge. 12. 7. 11 Saving, “ Unto ithee will I give the land of Canaan,
* Heb. cord. The *lot of your inheritance:"
j Ge. 34. 30. De. 12 When there were but a few men in number;
7. 7. & 26. 5.
k He. 11. 9.
Yea, very few, kand strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another,
From one kingdom to another people;
I Ge. 35. 5.
14 He 'suffered no man to do them wrong:
m Ge. 12. 17. &
Yea, "he reproved kings for their sakes;
20.3, 7.
15 Saying, “ Touch not mine anointed,
And do my prophets no harm.”
n Ge. 41. 54. 16 Moreover "he called for a famine upon the land :
o Le. 26. 26. 18.
3.1. Ez.4. 16. He brake the whole 'staff of bread.
p Go. 45. 5.
17 He ? sent a man before them, even Joseph,
& Ge. 37. 28, 36. Who 'was sold for a servant :
* Ge. 39. 20. & 18 Whose "feet they hurt with fetters ;
40. 15.
+ Heb. His soul He was laid in iron;
came into iron. 19 Until the time that his word came :
& Ge. 41. 25.
The word of the LORD tried him.
Ge. 41. 14. 20 The 'king sent and loosed him;
Even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
u Ge. 41. 40. 21 He "made him lord of his house,
| Heb. possession. And ruler of all his Ísubstance :
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure;
And teach his senators wisdom.
v Ge. 46. 6.
23 Israel 'also came into Egypt;
w Ps. 78. 51.
And Jacob sojourned "in the land of Ham.
(51) In 1 Chron. xvi. 7, we read," On that day Psalm xcvi. vide 1 Chron. xvi. This Psalm was
David delivered forth this Psalm, to thank the Lord, composed on the same occasion, and varies only
into the hands of Asaph, and his brethren." The from the original, as corrected for the temple ser-
passage which follows is nearly the same as the vice. Vide Lightfoot.
1.05th Psalm. The variations between them are Psalm cvi. On the insertion of this, and the two
supposed to have originated from this cause : in preceding Psalms, Lightfoot observes, « These are
i Chron. xvi. we read the Psalm as it was composed the Psalms David then appointed; ordinarily and
for the occasion of the removal of the ark. The well known, and read in the book of Psalms, when
105th Psalm is the same song of praise, corrected Ezra penned the book of Chronicles; and therefore
for temple worship.
he giveth them so very short in that book.”
LUOT
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.
5.
a Ex. vii. to xii.
his signs.
24.
+ Heb: their rain
32 He gave tthe
hail.
Ex. 1. 7, &c. 24 And *he increased his people greatly ;
And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people,
To deal subtilly with his servants.
y Ex. 3. 10. & 4. 26 He 'sent Moses his servant ;
12, 14.
z Nu. 16. 5. & 17. And Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They “showed *his signs among them,
*P8. 78. 43, &c. And wonders in the land of Ham.
* Heb. words of 28 He bsent darkness, and made it dark;
Ex. 10. 22. And they rebelled not against his word.
c Ps. 99. 7.
29 He dturned their waters into blood,
d Ex. 7. 20.
And slew their fish.
e Ex. 8.6. 30 Their 'land brought forth frogs in abundance,
In the chambers of iheir kings.
f See Ex. 8. 17, 31 He fspake, and there came divers sorts of flies,
And lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave fthem hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
& Ex. 9. 25.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees ;
And brake the trees of their coasts.
See Ex. 10.4. 34 He "spake, and the locusts came,
13, 14.
And caterpillars, and that without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land,
And devoured the fruit of their ground.
į Ex. 12. 29. 36 He 'smote also all the firstborn in their land,
j Ge. 49. 3. The chief of all their strength.
k Ex. 12. 35. 37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold :
And there was not one feeble person among their tribes.)
1 Ex. 12. 33. 38 Egypt 'was glad when they departed;
For the fear of them fell upon them.
m See Ex. 13. 21. 39 He "spread a cloud for a covering;
And fire to give light in the night.
» Ex. 16. 12, &c. 40 The "people asked, and he brought quails,
o P8. 78. 24, 25. And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
PEx: 17.6. Nu. 41 He Popened the rock, and the waters gushed out;
15, 16. 1 Cor. 10. They ran in the dry places like a river.
q Ge. 15. 14.
42 For he remembered 'his holy promise,
And Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy,
| Heb. singing. And his chosen with #gladness;
y De. 6. 10, 11. 44 And 'gave them the lands of the heathen:
Jos. 13. 7, &c.
*. And they inherited the labor of the people ;
8 De. 4.1, 40. & 45 That 'they might observe his statutes,
6. 21-25.
And keep his laws.
* Heb. Hallelujah. *Praise ye the LORD!
PSALM XCVI.
PSALM XCVI.
An exhortation to praise God, 4 for his greatness, 8 for his kingdom, 13 for his general judgment.
a Ps. 33. 3.
10 “sing unto the LORD a new song:
Sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing unto the LORD, bless his name;
Show forth his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the heathen,
His wonders among all people.
o Ps. 145. 3. 4 For bthe LORD is great, and greatly to be praised:
d Ps. 95. 3.
He dis to be feared above all gods.
e See Je. 10. 11, 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols ;
fSee Ge. 1. 1. But “the Lord made the heavens.
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c Ps. 18. 3.
12.
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name.
unto the LORD FORD, O yes, sanctuar
sanctuary.
Ps. 110.3.
11. 15.
* Heb. Hallelujah.
Ps. 40. 5.
6 Honor and majesty are before him:
g Ps. 29. 1.
Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
h Ps. 29. 1, 2.
? Give "unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people !
Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
* Heb. of his
8 Give unto the Lord the glory *due unto his name :
Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
† Or, glorious 90 worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness :
Fear before him, all the earth.
i Ps. 93. 1. Rev. 10 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth :
The world also shall be established that it shall not be moved:
j See Ge. 18. 25. He shall judge the people righteously.
k Ps. 69. 34. 11 Let kthe heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ;
i Ps. 98. 7, &c. Let 'the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein:
Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 13 before the LORD;
For he cometh-for he cometh to judge the earth:
He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the people with his truth.
PSALM CVI.
PSALM CVI.
The psalmist exhorteth to praise God. 4. He prayeth for pardon of sin, as God did with the fathers.
7 The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy. 47 He concludeth with prayer and praise.
1 *Praise ye the LORD.
a Ps. 107. 1. O "give thanks unto the LORD;
For he is good :
For his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Who 'can utter the mighty acts of the LORD?
Who can show forth all his praise ?
3 Blessed are they that keep judgment,
© Ps. 15.2. Acts And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4 Remember dme, O LORD,
With the favor that thou bearest unto thy people :
O visit me with thy salvation ;
5 That I may see the good of thy chosen,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation,
That I may glory with thine inheritance.
eLo. 26. 40. 1 Ki. 6 We have sinned with our fathers,
We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt;
They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies ;
fEx. 14. 11, 12. But 'provoked him at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
& Ex. 9. 16. Ez. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake,
That he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He “rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up:
18. 15. Na. 1. 4.
i Is. 63. 11-14. So 'he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
j Ex. 14. 30. 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
k Ex. 14. 27, 28. 11 And the waters covered their enemies :
There was not one of them left.
1 Ex. 14. 31. & 2 Then 'believed they his words ;
They sang his praise.
+ Heb. They made 13 | They soon forgat his works ;
Ex. 15. 24. & 16. They waited not for his counsel ;
2. Ps. 78. 11.
i 14 But flusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
lust. Nu. 11. 4, And tempted God in the desert.
33. Ps. 78. 18.
1 Co. 10. 6. 15 And " he gave them their request ;)
m Nu. 11. 31. Ps.
But "sent leanness into their soul...
16 They 'envied Moses also in the camp,
o Nu. 16. 1, &c.
And Aaron the saint of the LORD.
24. 16. Gal. 6. 9.
d Ps. 119. 132.
8. 47. Du. 9. 5.
20. 14.
h Ex. 14. 21. Ps.
A
15. 1.
1 Heb. lusted a
78. 29.
n Is. 10. 16.
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1. 23.
desire. De. 8. 7.
Je. 3. 19. Ez. 20.
6.
+ Heb. make them
Ps. 44. ll. Ez.
Ho. 9. 10. Rev.
2. 14.
p Nu. 16. 31, 32. 17 The Pearth opened, and swallowed up Dathan,
And covered the company of Abiram.
g Nu. 16. 35, 46. 18 And 'a fire was kindled in their company;
The flame burned up the wicked.
Ex. 32. 4.
19 They "made a calf in Horeb,
And worshipped the molten image.
s Je. 2. 11. Rom. 20 Thus they changed their glory
Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
t Ps. 78. 11, 12. 21 They 'forgat God their Saviour,
Which had done great things in Egypt;
« Ps. 78. 51. 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
And terrible things by the Red Sea.
v Ex. 32. 10. 23 Therefore "he said that he would destroy them,
Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach,
To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
* Heb. a land of 24 Yea, they despised *the pleasant land,
They "believed not his word;
25 But "murmured in their tents,
w He. 3. 18.
z Nu. 14. 2, 27. And hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
y Ex. 6. 8. Nu. 26 Therefore 'he lifted up his hand against them,
14. 28, &c. Ps.
95. 11. Ez. 20. To overthrow them in the wilderness :
: 27 To toverthrow their seed also among the nations,
fall. Le. 26. 33. And to scatter them in the lands.
20. 23.
28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor,
2 Nu. 25. 2, 3.
And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions :
And the plague brake in upon them.
a Nu. 25. 7, &c. 30 Then "stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment:
And so the plague was stayed.
31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness
Unto all generations for evermore.
8 Nu. 20. 3, 13. 32 They bangered him also at the waters of strife,
So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;
c Nu. 20. 10. 33 Because they provoked his spirit,
So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
d Ju. 1. 21, 27,
34 They ddid not destroy the nations,
6 De. 7. 2, 16. Concerning 'whom the LORD commanded them;
f Jul. 2. 2. Is. 2. 6. 35 But 'were mingled among the heathen,
And learned their works.
g Ju. 2. 12, 13, 17, 36 And they served their idols; .
Which "were a snare unto them.
h Ex. 23. 33.
i 2 Ki. 16. 3. 18. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons
And their daughters unto i devils,
· Le. 17.7. 2 Ch. 38 And shed innocent blood,
11. 15. 1 Co. 10.
Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan;
k Nu. 35. 33. And "the land was polluted with blood.
And kthelon
? Ez. 20. 18, 30, 39 Thus were 'they defiled with their own works,
m Le. 17. 7. Nu. And went a whoring with their own inventions.
15. 39. Ez. 20. 40 Therefore "was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people,
30.
9. Ju. 2. 14, &c.
Insomuch that he abhorred 'his own inheritance.
Ps. 78.59, 62. 41 And ”he gave them into the hand of the heathen;
o De. 9. 29.
p Ju. 2. 14, &c.
And they that hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 Many times did he deliver them;
But they provoked him with their counsel,
Ps. 81. 7.
&C.
1 Co. 5. 6.
19.
57. 5. Ez. 16.
20.
20.
31.
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DAVID COMMANDED NOT TO BUILD THE TEMPLE. [PERIOD IV.
I Or, impover And were brought low for their iniquity.
ished, or, weak .
ened. .
44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,
9 Ju. 3. 9.
When he heard their cry:
Le. 26. 41, 42. 45 And "he remembered for them his covenant,
s Ju. 2. 18. Ps. And 'repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
51. 1. Is. 63. 7.
La. 3. 32." 46 He 'made them also to be pitied
t Ezra 9. 9. Je.
42. 12.
Of all those that carried them captives.
47 Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the heathen,
To give thanks unto thy holy name,
And to triumph in thy praise.
u Ps. 41. 13. 48 Blessed "be the LORD God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting !
And let all the people say, Amen.
* Heb. Hallelujah.
* Heb. Hallelujah. *Praise ye the LORD!
a Ps. 30, title. 20 Then “David returned to bless his household. And Michal 2 Sam. vi.
the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “ How 70, co na.
&. 19. 24. glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who buncovered himself to-day
Ju. 9. 4.
in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the 'vain fellows
* Or, openly. *shamelessly uncovereth himself !” 21 And David - said unto Michal,
d 1 Sa. 13. 14.
• “ It was before the LORD, dwhich chose me before thy father, and be-
I ho fan the
& 15. 28.
fore all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD,
over Israel : therefore will I play before the Lord. 22 And I will yet be
+ or of the hand more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and for the
maids of my ser-
vants. maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in
e See 1 Sa. 15.
honor.” 23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child 'unto
35. Is. 22. 14.
Mat. 1. 25.
the day of her death.
2 SAMUEL vi. 12-19._12 And it was told king David, saying, " The Lord hath blessed
the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God.”
So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city
a Nu. 4. 15. Jos. of David with gladness. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord
3. 3.
had gone six paces, he sacrificed boxen and fatlings. 14 And David danced before the LORD
6 See 1 Ki. 8.
c See Ex. 15. 20.
with all his might; and David was girded dwith a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the
Ps. 30. 11. house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the
di Sa. 2. 18. trumpet. 16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal, Saul's daugh-
ter, looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD;
and she despised him in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the
* Heb. stretched. tabernacle that David had * pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace
e 1 Ki. 8. 5, 62, offerings before the LORD. 18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt
63.
offerings and peace offerings, the blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
fl Ki. 8. 55.
19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well
to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a
flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
SECT. VI. SECTION VI.—David commanded not to build the Temple ;-Nathan's
Prophecy of the Messiah.
A. M. 2960.
(52)2 SAMUEL vii.—Psalm ii.-1 Chron. xvii.
B. C. 1044.
Hales, 1055.
Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house, 4 after, by the word of God, for-
biddeth him. 12 He promiseth him benefils and blessings in his seed. 18 David's prayer and
Jerusalem.
thunksgiving:
? And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD
had given him rest round about from all his enemies; 2 that the king
(62) By comparing the parallel passage of 1 Ch. of Israel, promising them a rest of such a nature
xvii. (inserted at the end of the section), with this as they have never yet enjoyed, though they have
of 2 Sam. vii., the reader will observe the very so long possessed the promised land; the third
forcible language in which they are both worded, part predicts the future Son of David, who is alluded
as well as the light which the different modes ex- to, and described in terms applicable only to a
pressing the same idea throws upon this remarkable greater than Solomon; and the passage, “ I will be
prediction of the prophet Nathan. The sun of to him a father, and he shall be to me a son," is
prophecy seems to be climbing higher in its celestial expressly applied by St. Paul, to the Saviour who
progress, when we read this passage. The first part should come into the world.
announces the glory of Solonion; the second looks Upon hearing this prophecy, David, though com-
into futurity, to the final destination of the people manded not to build the temple, proceeds to the
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DAVID COMMANDED NOT TO BUILD THE TEMPLE.
c Ex. 26. 1.
1
34.
fLe. 26. ll, 12.
face.
k See Ge. 12. 2.
132. 11.
a 2 Sa. 5. 11. said unto Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in "a house of
6 See Ac. 7. 46. cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.” 3 And Nathan
said to the king, “Go, do all that is in thy heart; for the Lord is
with thee."
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came
* Heb. to my ser- unto Nathan saying, 566 Go and tell *my servant David, Thus saith the
vant, to bavil. Lord, dShalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? 6 Whereas
d See I Ki. 5. 3.
I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the
€ Ex. 40. 18, 19, children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in'a
12. tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have walked
† 1 Ch. 17. 6, with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the ftribes
judges.
..72. of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, 'Why
g Ps. 78. 71, 72.
Mat.2. 6. Ac. build ye not me a house of cedar ?' 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say
20. 28.
h 1 Sa. 16. 11, 12. unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, "I took thee
Ps. 78. 70.
from the sheepcot, from #following the sheep, to be ruler over my
I Heb. after.
i 1 Sa. 18. 14. people, over Israel ; 9 and I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest,
i 1 Sa. 31. 6. Ps. Jand have cut off all thine enemies *out of thy sight, and have made
89. 23.
* Heb. from they thee ka great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in
the earth. 10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and
1 Ps. 44. 2. Je. 24. will 'plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and nove
6. Am. 9. 15.
no more ; "neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any
m Ps. 89. 22.
n Ju. 2. 14–16. more, as beforetime. 11 And as "since the time that I commanded judges
to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine
o See Ex. 1. 21. enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee 'that he will make thee a house.
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers,
p 1 Ki. 8. 20. Ps. "I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels,
and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He'shall build a house for my name,
91 Ki. 5. 5.
* Ps. 89. 4, 29, and I will "stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I 'will be
36, 37.
his father, and he shall be my son. 'If he commit iniquity, I will chas-
s Ps. 89. 26, 27.
Heb. 1. 5.***. ten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of
t Ps. 89. 30–33. men ; 15 but my mercy shall not depart away from him, "as I took it
u 1 Sa. 15. 23,
2, from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And 'thy house and thy
v John 12. 34. kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall
be established for ever." 17 According to all these words, and accord-
ing to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said,
2 Ge. 32. 10. "Who "am I, O LORD God ? and what is my house, that thou hast
brought me hitherto ? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight,
O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a
Heb. law. Is. great while to come. And is this the tmanner of man, O LORD God ?
20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, LORD God,
z Ge. 18. 19. Ps. *knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own
139. 1.
heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know
sanctuary, and there acknowledges that he did not the future Messiah, comprehended the various pre-
consider this prediction as referring to his immediate dictions which announced, in still clearer terms, the
son, or to the building a temple made with hands. nature, the person, the life, and the incarnation of
The two parallel passages, 2 Sam. vii. 19. and the promised Saviour. It shows us too, that the
1 Chron. xvii. 17. are thus interpreted by Bishop prophecies were of various degrees of clearness;
Horsley. 2 Sam. vii. 19. “ And this (namely, what and when the appointed number of inspired predic-
was said about his house in distant times) is the tions contained in the Old Testament was comple-
arrangement about the Man, Oh Lord Jehovah !" ted, so satisfactory, and so perfect was the descrip-
1 Chron. xvii. 17. “ And thou hast regarded me tion of our blessed Lord, and so conclusive was the
in the arrangement about The Man that is to be evidence that he was the Messiah, that wilful
from above, O God Jehovah !”—that is, in forming blindness alone prevented the Jews from acknowl-
the scheme of the incarnation, regard was had to the edging him. They had determined to receive only
honor of David, and his house, as a secondary ob- a temporal Messiah, and the predictions of their
ject, by making it a part of the plan, that the prophets were every day in vain fulfilled before their
Messiah should be born in his family.
eyes, by the spiritual and long-promised Deliverer.
This circumstance, of David's entering into the Hales's Anal. vol. ii. p. 368; Horsley's Bib. Crit.
sanctuary, and acknowledging that he understood vol. i. p. 351; authors quoted in D’Oyly and Mant's
the meaning of the figurative language of the Bible ; and the Commentators.
prophet, is a proof that other Israelites, who expected
VOL' I.
2 m *
his father, Establish thekingdom. Hicks
28.
55. 8.
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NATHAN'S PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH. [PERIOD IV.
&
96. 4. &
135.
2 Seo Ex. 15. 11.
35. & 32. 39.
a See Ge. 17. 8.
o De. 9. 26. Ne.
1. 10.
Ps. 48. 14.
y 1 Ch. 16. 25. them. 22 Wherefore 'thou art great, O LORD God; *for there is none
48. 1. & 86. 10. like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that
5. & 145. 3. Je. we have heard with our ears. 23 And “what one nation in the earth is
10. 6.
like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a peo-
De. 3. 24. & 4. ple to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things
1 Sa. 2. 2. Ps. and terrible, for thy land, before 'thy people, which thou redeemedst to
89. 6, 8. Is. 45.
5, 18, 22. 5. 10. thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods ? 24 For thou hast
a See Ge. 17. 8. confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever;
. dand thou, LORD, art become their God. 25 And now, O Lord God,
De. 26. 18. the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concern-
ing his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And
let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is the
God over Israel :' and let the house of thy servant David be established
# Hebe opened the before thee. 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast frevealed
to thy servant, saying, 'I will build thee a house;' therefore hath thy
servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now,
O Lord God, thou art that God, and "thy words be true, and thou hast
* Heb.be thou... promised this goodness unto thy servant. 29 Therefore now *let it please
pleased and bless.
thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever
before thee, (for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it;) and with thy
f2 Sa. 22. 51. blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed 'for ever.”
car. Ru. 4. 4.
I Srl. 9. 15.
© John 17. 17.
PSALM II.
PSALM II. (53)
The Icingdom of Christ. 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it.
a P8. 46. 6. Acts
Why "do the heathen *rage,
4. 25, 26.
* Or, tumultuously And the people timagine a vain thing?
assemble.
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
† Heb. meditate.
And the rulers take counsel together,
8 Ps. 45. 7. Jolin Against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying,
1. 41.
c Je. 5. 5. Luke 3.« Let 'us break their bands asunder,
19. 14.
And cast away their cords from us.”
a Ps. 11.4. 4 He dthat sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:
The LORD shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,
| Or, trouble.
And Ivex them in his sore displeasure.
* Heb. anointed.
| Heb. Upon Zion, 6 Yet have I *set my king
the hill of my ho-
liness. 2 Sa. 5.7. +Upon my holy hill of Zion.
Or, for a decree. I will declare fthe decree :
f Ac. 13. 33. He.
6. The Lord hath said unto me, “ Thou fart my Son;
e Ps. 37. 13. & 59.
8. Pr. 1. 26.
1. 5. &
5. 5.
(63) Psalm ii. The seventh verse of this Psalm Psalın to himself, Christ expressed the sufferings
refers to the prophecy of Nathan: it is inserted in of the moment in the first verse, "My God, my
this place on the joint authority of Dr. Hales; of God, why last thou forsaken me?" Still further to
its ancient Arabic title, “ A Prophecy concerning prove that this Psalm was a prophecy of our Lord,
Christ the Lord, and the calling of the Gentiles; " St. John applies the 18th verse to the parting of
and on its internal evidence, derived from its cor- our Lord's garments among the Roman soldiers.
respondence with the preceding prophecy. The Psalm xvi. predicts the death and resurrection of
application of this Psalm to the Messiah was the Christ; and is so applied by St. Peter, Acts ii. 25–
unquestionable doctrine of the Jewish Church. 31 ; and by St. Paul, Acts xiii. 35, 36.
For the authorities, vide Hales's Anul. vol. ii. Psalm cxviii. foretels his rejection by the Jews,
p. 370, 371.
his adoption by the Gentiles, and the establishment
Psalm xlv. The prophecies of Nathan and David of his Church. It is cited by our Lord in Matt.
form the basis of an adınirable chain of prophecies xxii. 42. It is expounded by St. Peter, Acts iv. 11;
contained in the Psalms, which, on the authority 1 Pet. ii. 4, 5. by St. Paul, Rom. ix. 32, 33. Ephes.
of Dr. Hales, are inserted immediately after this in ii. 20, 21. and by St. John, Rey. xx. 10-14.
section vii.; each of which is quoted as prophetic in Psalm cx. declares the exaltation, the kingdom,
some passages of the New Testament. Psalm xlv. and priesthood of Christ. It is applied by our Lord
declares the divinity of Christ, and his exaltation expressly to assert his Divinity, as that spiritual
above the angels; iť is expounded Heb. i. 8, 9. 1 Son of David, whorn David calls Lord or Jehovah,
Pet. iii. 22. Ephes. i. 22. Phil. ii. 9–11. See too Matt. xxii. 44. ; by St. Peter, Acts ii. 32-36.; and
Horsley's Sermons on this Psalm.
by St. Paul, who explains from hence the nature
Psalm xxii. predicts the sufferings and crucifixion of his kingdom, 1 Cor. xv. 25-28, and of his priest-
of Christ. The Jews unwittingly quoted the eighth hood, Heb. vii. 1-28. and chap. viii. ver. 1. Vide
verse against our Lord, when hanging on the cross, Hales's Anal. vol. ii. p. 372.
and, as if to fix the undoubted application of the
PART VII.]
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NATHAN'S PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH.
This day have I begotten thee.
& Ps. 22. 27. Da.
7. 13, 1:1. See ASK 01 me,
John 17. 4, 5. & And I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,
19. 15.
And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
ń Ps. 89. 23. Re. 9 Thou "shalt break them with a rod of iron :
2. 27.
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings!
Be instructed, ye judges of the earth!
i He. 12. 28. 11 Serve ithe LORD with fear,
j Phil. 2. 12. And rejoice iwith trembling.
k Ge. 41, 40. 1 Sa. 12 Kiss "the Son, lest he be angry,
10. 1. John 5.
23.
And ye perish from the way,
| Re. 6. 16, 17. When ’his wrath is kindled but a little.
m Ps. 34. 8. Pr.
16. 20. 18.30. 18.
Blessed "are all they that put their trust in him!
Je. 17. 7. Ro. 9.
33. & 10. 11.
1 CHRON. xvii.- Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to
1 Pe. 2. 6.
Nathan the prophet, “ Lo ! I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of
the LORD remaineth under curtains.” 2 Then Nathan said unto David, “ Do all that is in
thy heart; for God is with thee.”
3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
466 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house
to dwell in. 5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel unto
* Heb. have been this day; but *have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6 Where-
soever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom
I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedars?
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of
1 Heb. from after. hosts, I took thee from the sheepcot, even ffrom following the sheep, that thou shouldest
be ruler over my people Israel. 8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast
walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name
like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 9 Also I will ordain a place for my
people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be
moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the
beginning, 10 and since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel.
Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build
thee a house. 11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to
be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons;
and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his
throne for ever. 13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. And I will not take my
a Luke 1. 33. mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee ; 14 but "I will settle
him in my house and in my kingdom for ever : and his throne shall be established for
evermore.” 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did
Nathan speak unto David.
16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, " Who am I, O LORD
God! and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto ? 17 And yet this was a
small thing in thine eyes, O God ! for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a
great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree,
O Lord God ! 18 What can David speak more to thee for the honor of thy servant? for
thou knowest thy servant. 190 LORD ! for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own
heart, hast thou don'e all this greatness, in making known all these fgreat things. 20 O
| Heb. great LORD! there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that
we have heard with our ears. 21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel,
whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and
terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed
out of Egypt ? 22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and
thou, Lord, becamest their God. 23 Therefore now, LORD! let the thing that thou hast
spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do
as thou hast said. 24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever,
saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house
of David thy servant be established before thee. 25 For thou, O my God! *hast told thy
* Heb. hast reveal- servant that thou wilt build him a house ; therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to
ed the ear of thy
pray before thee. 26 And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto
servant.
thy seryant. 27 Now therefore flet it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it
+ Or, it hath
pleased thec. may be before thee for ever; for thou blessest, O LORD! and it shall be blessed for ever.”
nesses.
464
[PERIOD IV.
DAVID'S PROPHETIC PSALMS.
* Ps. 69, & 80,
title.
☆ Or, of instruc
tion.
I Heb. boileth, or,
bubbleth up.
Is. 49. 2. He.
4. 12. Re. 1. 16.
c 18. 9. 6.
dRe. 6. 2.
* Heb. prosper
thou, ride thou.
Ps. 93.2. He. 1.
8.
61. 1.
SECT. VII.
SECTION VII.-David's Prophetic Psalms.
A. M. 2960.
PSALM XLV.
B. C. 1044. The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom. 10 The duty of the Church, and the benefits thereof.
To the chief Musician *upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, tMaschil, A Song of Loves.
My heart fis inditing a good matter :
I speak of the things which I have made touching the king :
of, My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 Thou art fairer than the children of men :
& Lu. 4. 22. Grace "is poured into thy lips :
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Gird thy bsword upon thy thigh, 'O most mighty!
With thy glory and thy majesty.
4 And din thy majesty *ride prosperously
Because of truth and meekness and righteousness;
And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies;
Whereby the people fall under thee.
6 Thy 'throne, O God! is for ever and ever :
The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
f Ps. 33. 5. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness :
for, o God! Is. Therefore tGod, thy God, Shath anointed thee
& 1 Ki. 1. 39, 40. With the oil "of gladness above thy fellows.
8 All 'thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia,
Out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
j Cant. 6. 8. 9 Kings' daughters were among thy honorable women :
Ki. 2. 4. Upon kthy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir..
10 Hearken, o daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear;
i See De. 21. 13. Forget 'also thine own people, and thy father's house;
11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty :
m Ps. 95. 6. 16. For "he is thy LORD ; and worship thou him.
54. 5.
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift;
m Ps. 22. 29. Is.
Even "the rich among the people shall entreat fthy favor.
49. 23.
Heb. thy face. 13 The 'king's daughter is all glorious within:
o Re. 19. 7, 8. Her clothing is of wrought gold.
p Cant. 1. 4.
14 She 'shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework :
The virgins (her companions that follow her)
Shall be brought unto thee.
15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought ;
They shall enter into the king's palace.
16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children,
q_1 Pe. 2. 9. Re. Whom 'thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
1. 6. & 5. 10. &
20. 6.
17 I 'will make thy name to be remembered in all generations;
r Mal. 1. 11.
Therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
A Ps. 21. 6.
¿ Cant. 1. 3.
© All thyme oil of gley God, hand hatest sceptre
hand diamong thy they ha
PSALM XXII.
* Or, the hind of
the morning.
a Mat. 27. 46.
+ Heb. from my
salvation.
6 He. 5. 7.
PSALM XXII.
David complaineth in great discouragement. 9 He prayeth in great distress. 23 He praiseth God.
To the chief Musician upon * Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
1 My "God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me?
Why art thou so far ffrom helping me,
And from 'the words of my roaring ?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime—but thou hearest not;
And in the night season, and fam not silent.
3 But thou art holy,
O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel !
4 Our fathers trusted in thee:
They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Heb, there is
no silence to me.
c De. 10. 21.
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DAVID'S PROPHETIC PSALMS.
d Ps. 25. 2, 3. )
41. 14.
f Is. 53. 3.
h Job 16. 4. Ps.
self onthcLORD.
Mat. 27. 43.
in him.
k Is. 46. 3. & 49.
1.
i De. 32. 14. Ps.
68. 30. Ez. 39.
18. Am. 4. I.
1 Heb. opcried
their mouths
against me. Job
16. 10. Ps. 35.
21. La. 2. 16.
m Da. 5. 6.
n Jos. 7. 5. Job
23. 16.
o Pr. 17. 22.
4. 4. John 19. 28.
Mat. 27. 35.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered :
49. . K.3.33. They (trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
e Job 25. 6. Is. 6 But I am a worm, and no man;
A freproach of men, and despised of the people.
g Mat. 27.39. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn :
* Heb. open. They *shoot out the lip, "they shake the head, saying,
109. 25.
8" He ftrusted on the LORD that he would deliver him:
† Heb. rolled him- Let him deliver him, Iseeing he delighted in him.”
* 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb :
i Ps. 91. 14.
Thou *didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
I Or, if he delight 10
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb :
; Ps. 71. 6.
Thou kart my God from my mother's belly.
* Or, keptest me
in safety.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near ;
For there is tnone to help.
† Heb. not a helper. 12 Many 'bulls have compassed me:
Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They #gaped upon me with their mouths,
As a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,
And Mall my bones are *out of joint:
* Or, sundered.
My "heart is like wax;
It is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15 My 'strength is dried up like a potsherd ;
p Job 29. 10. La. And 'my tongue cleaveth to my jaws;
And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
q Rev. 22. 15. 16 For 'dogs have compassed me;
The assembly of the wicked have enclosed me:
They "pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I may tell all my bones :
8 Luke 23. 27, 35. They 'look and stare upon me.
Luke 23. 34. 18 They 'part my garments among them,
And cast lots upon my vesture. .
19 But be "not thou far from me, O LORD!
O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword;
+ Hebo only one. My fdarling from the power of the dog.
| Heb. hand. 21 Save "me from the lion's mouth;
v 2 Tim. 4. 17. For thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
20, 16.,34. 7. Acts 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren :
2 Heb. 2. 12. Ps. In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 Ye *that fear the LORD, praise him ;
All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him;
z Ps. 135. 19, 20.
And fear him, all ye the seed of Israel !
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Neither hath he hid his face from him ;
a He. 5. 7. But when he cried unto him, he heard.
• Ps. 35. 18. 25 My bpraise shall be of thee in the great congregation :
I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
d Le. 7. 11, 12,
26 The dmeek shall eat and be satisfied :
They shall praise the LORD that seek him:
Your heart shall live for ever.
f Ps. 2. 8. Is. 49. 27 All “the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD:
g Ps. 96.7.
And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
n. Ps. 47. 8. Ohad. 28 For "the kingdom is the LORD's :
Mat. 6. 13. And he is the governor among the nations.
i Ps. 45. 12. 29 All ithey that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship :
All ; they that go down to the dust shall bow before him;
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59
u Ps. 10. 1.
4. 27.
40. 9.
y John 20. 17.
Ro. 8. 29.
c Ps. 66. 13. Lc.
5. 4.
15, 16. Ps. 69.
32. Is. 65. 13.
e John 6. 51.
21. Ze. 14. 9.
18. 26. 19. Phil.
2. 10.
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[PERIOD IV.
DAVID'S PROPHETIC PSALMS.
And none can keep alive his own soul.
30 A seed shall serve him ;
k Ps. 87. 6.
It kshall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
*3. See Ro. 3. 21, 31 They 'shall come, and shall declare his righteousness
22.
Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
PSALM XVI.
c Ex. 23. 13. Jos.
23. 7. Ho. 2. 16,
73. 26. Je. 10.
PSALM XVI.
David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry, fleeth to God for preservation. 5 He showeth the
hope of his calling, of the resurrection, and life everlasting.
* Or, A golden
*Michtam of David.
Psalm of David.
1 Preserve me, O God;
So Ps, 56 to 60.
a See Ps. 25. 20. For "in thee do I put my trust.
20 my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD,
b Job 22. 2, 3. “Thou art my LORD: my bgoodness extendeth not to thee;
3 But to the saints that are in the earth,
And to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.”
for, give gifts to
another. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that thasten after another god :
Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer,
17.
Nor take up their names into my lips.
d De. 32. 9. Ps.
• 5 The "LORD is the portion of #mine inheritance and of my cup:
16. La. 3. 24.
Thou maintainest my lot.
| Heb. my part.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ;
e Ps. 11. 6.
f Ps. 17. 3. Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
ſ Ac. 2. 25, &c.
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel :
h Ps. 73. 23.
My freins also instruct me in the night seasons.
i Ps. 15. 5.
; Ps. 30. 12. 8 I have set the LORD always before me :
* Hob, dwell con- Because he is at my right hand, 'I shall not be moved.
fidently.
k Ps. 49. 15. Ac. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, 'and my glory rejoiceth:
My flesh also shall *rest in hope.
1 Le. 19. 28. Nu. 10 For kthou wilt not leave 'my soul in hell;
6. 6.
Neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
n Ps. 17. 15. Mat. 11 Thou wilt show me "the path of life :
12. i 30. 3. 2 In "thy presence is fulness of joy;
At 'thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
2. 27, 31. & 13.
35.
m Mat. 7. 14.
5. 8. 1 Co. 13.
o Ps. 36. 8.
&c.
PS. CXVIII.
PSALM CXVIII.
An exhortation to praise God for his mercy. 5 The psalmist by his experience showeth how good it
is to trust in God. 19 Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is
expressed.
al Ch. 16. 8, 34. 10 "give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good :
Ps. 106. 1. .
Because his mercy endureth for ever.
• See Ps. 115. I, 2 Let 'Israel now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Let them now that fear the LORD say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
c Ps. 120. 1.
5 I called upon the LORD *in distress :
* Heb. out of dis- The Lord answered me, and 'set me in a large place.
tress.
a Ps. 18. 19. 6 The 'LORD is fon my side ;
e Ps. 27.1. Is. 51.
12. He. 13. 6.
· I will not fear--what can man do unto me?
| Heh. for me. 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me :
f Ps. 54. 4.
Therefore shall "I see my desire upon them that hate me.
g Ps. 59. 10.
h Ps. 40. 4. Je. 8 It "is better to trust in the LORD
17.5, 7.
i Ps. 146. 3.
Than to put confidence in man.
9 It 'is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations compassed me about;
| Heb. cut them
But in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
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467
i Ps. 88. 17.
k Do. 1. 44.
1 Ec. 7. 6. Nah.
1. 10.
12. 2.
i Ps. 88. 17. 11 They compassed me about,
Yea, they compassed me about;
But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them..
12 They compassed me about "like bees,
They are quenched 'as the fire of thorns;
* Heb. cut down. For in the name of the LORD I will *destroy them.
13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall;
But the Lord helped me.
m Ex. 15. 2. Is. 14 The "Lord is my strength and song,
And is become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the
The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
[righteous:
n Ex. 15. 6. 16 The "right hand of the Lord is exalted :
The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
0 Ps. 6. 5. Hab. 17; I °shall not die, but live,
P P8. 73. 28. And 'declare the works of the LORD.
q2 Co. 6. 9.
18 The LORD hath 'chastened me sore
But he hath not given me over unto death.
r Is. 26. 2.
19 Open 'to me the gates of righteousness :
I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD-
& Ps. 24. 7. 20 This 8 gate of the LORD,
1. Into 'which the righteous shall enter.
| 21 I will praise thee; for thou hast "heard me,
And art become my salvation.
22 The 'stone which the builders refused
Ac. 4. 11. Eph.
2. 20.1 Pe. 2. VIs become the head stone of the corner.
4,7.
23 This is fthe LORD's doing;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the LORD hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD :
O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
20 Mat. 21. 9.& 26 Blessed "be he that cometh in the name of the LORD!
We have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
27 God is the LORD, which hath showed us "light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee :
y Ex. 15. 2. Is.
Thou 'art my God, I will exalt thee.
29 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good :
For his mercy endureth for ever.
Into Thinh thanh
1. Intus gate of the Lo
t 18. 35. 8. Re.
21. 27. & 22. 14,
15.
4 Ps. 16. 1.
99
21 I,
u Mat. 21. 42.
| Heb. from the
LORD.
23. 39. See Ze.
4.7.
x Est. 8. 16. 1 Pe.
2. 9
25. 1.
PSALM CX
a Mat. 22. 44. Ac.
2. 34. 1 Co. 15.
25. He. 1. 13.
1 Pe. 3. 22. See
P8. 45. 6, 7.
PSALM CX.
The kingdom, 4 the priesthood, 5 the conquest, 7 and the passion of Christ.
A Psalm of David.
1 The "LORD said unto my Lord,
Sit thou at my right hand,
Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion :
Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, “in the beauties
of holiness
*From the womb of the morning; thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4 The Lord hath sworn, and dwill not repent,
“ Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
5 The LORD fat thy right hand
Shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6 He shall judge among the heathen,
6 Ju. 5. 2.
c Ps. 96. 9.
11
the Or, More than
the 100mb of the
morning ; thou
shalt have, &C.
d Nu. 23. 19.
e Ge. 14. 18.
f Ps. 16. 8.
& Pg. 2. 5, 12.
Ro. 2. 5. Re. 1l.
18.
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WAR WITH THE SURROUNDING NATIONS. [PERIOD IV.
ons inand brou And er, and
f2 Sa. 7. 9.
16.
servante wondrough
h Ps. 68.21. Hab.
He shall fill the places with the dead bodies;
3. 13.
He 'shall wound the heads over fmany countries.
† Or, great.
7 He 'shall drink of the brook in the way:
i Ju. 7. 5, 6.
j Is. 53. 12. Therefore I shall he lift up the head.
SECTION VIII.- War with the surrounding Nations.
SECT. VIII.
2 Sam. viii. 1-12.-1 CHRON. xviii. 12.—2 SAM. viii. 14, to the end, and 13.-1 Kings xi.
A. M. 2964
15-20.-—PSALM lx. und cviii.—1 CHRON. xviii. 1-11, 13, to the end.
B. C. 1040. Duvid subdueth the Philistines und the Moabites. He smiteth Hadadezer, and the Syrians. Toi
Hales, 1052
sendeth Joram with presents to bless him. The presents and the spoil David dedicateth to God.
Valley of Salt.
He putteth gurrisons in Edom. David's officers. The Edomites are all destroyed except Hadad,
who escapes to Egypt.
1 AND after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines,
* Or, the bridle of and subdued them; and David took *Metheg-ammah out of the hand
Ammah.
a Nu. 24. 17. of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with
a line, casting them down to the ground ; even with two lines measured
he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the
o Ps. 72. 10. See Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
1 Sa. 10. 27.
+ Or, Hadarezer, 3 David smote also +Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of "Zobah,
1 Ch. 18. 3, 9.
as he went to recover dhis border at the river Euphrates. 4 And David
c Ps. 60, title.
d See Ge. 15. 18. took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and
for, of his twenty thousand footmen; and David "houghed all the chariot horses,
e Jos. 11. 6, 9.
but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians
of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew
of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Then David put gar-
risons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to
David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whitherso-
& See 1 Ki. 10. ever he went. ?And David took 5the shields of gold that were on the
servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from
* Or, Tibhath. * Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took
t Or, Chun, 1 Ch. exceeding much brass.
| Tou, 1 Ch. 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the
ni Ch.18. 10, host of Hadadezer, 10 then Toi sent "Joram his son unto king David,
Hadoram... to * salute hiin, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadad-
peace.
ezer, and smitten him ; for Hadadezer thad wars with Toi. And
t Heb. was a man Joram fbrought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and
of wars with.
Heb. in his hand vessels of brass; 11 which also king David did dedicate unto the
LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations
which he subdued ; 12 of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of
Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of
Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
12 Moreover * Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edom- 1 CHRON.
xviii. 12.
ites in the valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put 2 Sam. vij.
; Ge. 27. 29, 37, he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. 14.
40. Nu 24. 18.
And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 15 And David
reigned over all Israel ; and David executed judgment and justice unto
all his people. 6 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and
for, remembran. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was frecorder ; 17 and Zadok the son of
chronicles. Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests ; and Serai-
# Or, secretary. ah was the Iscribe; 18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both
4, the "Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were *chief rulers.
* Or, princes.
2 Sa. 20. 26. 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from tsmiting of
g Heb. his smith
the Syrians in the valley of Salt, țbeing eighteen thousand men.(54)
| Or, slaying. 15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and 1 Kings xi.
18. 8.
18. 9.
* Heb. ask hiin of
were.
il Ki. 7.51.
* Heb. Abshai.
cer, or, writer of
kl Sa. 30. 14.
15-20.
Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain,
(54) The gradual fulfilment of the ancient prophe- By this conquest of Edom, the prediction of Isaac
cies of their ancestors must have made a deep im- (Gen. xxvii. ver. 40.) was accomplished.
pression on the minds of the reflecting Israelites.-
ing.
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CONQUEST OF THE EDOMITES.
20. 13.
PSALM LX.
Psalm.
I Heb. broken.
i Nu, 24. 19. De. 'after he had smitten every male in Edom; 16 (for six months did
Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in
Edom :) 17 that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's
servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took
men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh
king of Egypt; which gave him a house, and appointed him victuals,
and gave him land. 19 And Hadad found great favor in the sight of
Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the
sister of Tahpenes the queen. 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him
Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house : and
Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.
PSALM LX.(55)
David, complaining to God of former judgment, 4 now, upon better hope, prayeth for deliverance.
6 Comforting himself in God's promises, he cravelh that help whereon he trusteth.
* Ps. 80, title. To the chief Musician *upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach ; when he strove with
† Or, A golden Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley
of Salt twelve thousand.
a Ps. 44. I.
10 God, “thou hast cast us off, thou hast Iscattered us,
Thou hast been displeased-0 turn thyself to us again.
2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble ; thou hast broken it :
62 Ch.7. 14. Heal "the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
c Ps. 71. 20.
3 Thou hast showed thy people hard things:
a Is. 51. 17, 22. Thou dhast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
e Ps. 20. 5. 1 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah!
f Ps. 108. 6, &c. 5 That 'thy beloved may be delivered ;
Save with thy right hand, and hear me.
g Ps. 89. 35. . 6 God hath spoken in his holiness;
h Jos. 1. 6.
I will rejoice, I will "divide Shechem,
i Jos. 13. 27.
. And mete out 'the valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine ;
Ephraim 'also is the strength of my head;
k Ge. 49. 10. Judah kis my lawgiver;
8 Moab is my washpot;
1 P8. 108. 9.
Over 'Edom will I cast out my shoe:
* Or, triumph
thou over me: Philistia, *triumph thou because of me.
See Ps. 108. I
9 Who will bring me into the fstrong city ?
† Heb. city of Who will lead me into Edom?
strength. 2 Sa.
11.1.& 12. 26. 10 Wilt not thou, O God, which "hadst cast us off?
m Ps. 44. 9.
And thou, O God, which didst "not go out with our armies ?
n Jos. 7. 12.
11 Give us help from trouble ;
o Ps. 111. 8.
Heb. salvation. For 'vain is the help of man.
p Nu. 24. 18.
12 Through God Pwe shall do valiantly;
* 1 Ch. 19. 13.
9 Is. 63. 3. For he it is that shall 'tread down our enemies.
Je. 25. 15.
☺ See De. 33. 17.
(by an irony :)
-
PSALM CVIII.
PSALM CVIII.
David encourageth himself to praise God. 5 He prayeth for God's assistance according to his
promise. 11 His confidence in God's help.
A Song or Psalm of David.
a Pg. 57. 7.
10 "God, my heart is fixed;
I will sing and give praise,
Even with my glory.
• Ps. 57. 8–11. ? Awake, "psaltery and harp:
I myself will awake early.
(65) Psalm lx. is inserted here on the joint author- stance as the sixtieth; and as that doth tell in the
ity of Lightfoot, and the ancient title.
title, that it was made upon Joab's victory, so may
Psalm cviii.-6. After the 13th ver. of 2 Sam. viii. it be well conceived that this was made upon that
this Psalm is to be inserted, being the same in sub- of Abishai.”—Lightfoot.
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KINDNESS OF DAVID TO THE HOUSE OF SAUL. [PERIOD IV.
3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people :
And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens ;
* Or, skies. And thy truth reacheth unto the * clouds.
c Ps. 57. 5, 11. 5 Be Cthou exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And thy glory above all the earth;
d Ps. 60.5, &c. 6 That dthy beloved may be delivered :
Save with thy right hand, and answer me.
7 God hath spoken in his holiness ;
I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,
And mete out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the strength of my head ;
& Ge. 49. 10. Judah 'is my lawgiver ;
9 Moab is my washpot;
Over Edom will I cast out my shoe;
Over Philistia will I triumph.
10 Who will bring me into the strong city ?
Who will lead me into Edom?
11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off?
And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
12 Give us help from trouble ;
For vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly;
For he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
1 Chron. xviii. 1-11, 13, to the end.—Now after this it came to pass, that David smote
the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the
Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and
brought gifts.
* Or, Hadadczer. 3 And David smote * Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his
2 Sa. 8. 3.
dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and
a 2 Sa. 8. 4, scven a seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the
hundred.
chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of
† Heb. Darnesek. Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and
twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians
became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whitherso-
+ Called in the ever he went. ? And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer,
second Book of and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of
Samuel Belah,
and Berothai. Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea,
0 1 Ki. 7. 15, 23. and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
2.Ch. 4. 2, 15, 9Now when *Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hada-
16.
* Or. Toi. 2 Su rezer, king of Zobah; 10 he sent tHadoram his son to king David, fto inquire of his welfare;
8. 9,
and *to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him;
† Or, Juram.
(for Hadarezer thad war with Tou ;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver
2 Sa. 8. 10.
and brass. 11 Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold
I Or, to salute.
Heb to bless that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the chil-
+ Heb. was the man dren of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.–13 And he put garrisons in
of wurs.
Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David
I Or, remem-
whithersoever he went.
branccr.
e 14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his
* Called Alime-
lech, 2 Sa. 8. 17. people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of
† Called Seraiah, Ahilud frecorder. 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and *Abimelech the son of Abiathar,
2 Sa. 8. 17, and
Shisha, i Ki. 4. were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe ; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over
3.
the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief fabout the king.
| Heb, at the
hand of the king. SECTION IX.-Kindness of David to the House of Saul ;- War with the
. Ammonites and Syrians, who arc defeated.
SECT. IX.
2 Sam. iv. 4. and chap. ix., X.-PSALMS XX. and xxi.—1 Chron. xix.
Durid by Ziba sendell for Mephibosheth. 7 For Jonathan's sake he entertaineth him at his table,
A. M. 2966.
and restoreth him all that wus Saul's. 9 He maketh Zibu his furmer. - Chap. x. 1 Durid's mes
B. C. 1033.
sengers, sent to comfort Hunun the son of Nahash, are villanously entreated. 6 The Ammonites,
strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abislai. 15 Shobuch, making a new,
Hales, 1052
supply of the Syriuns at Helom, is sluin by David.
4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet: he
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WAR WITH THE AMMONITES AND SYRIANS.
1 Ch. 8. 34. & 9.
40.
di Sa. 20. 14.
* Called, Merib-
baal, 1 Ch. 8. 34.
fi Sa. 24. 14.
2 Sa. 16. 9.
& 19. 29.
a 1 Sa. 29. 1, 11. was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan "out
of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass,
as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name
* Or, Merib-baal, was * Mephibosheth.
De 1 And David said, “Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul,
6 1 Sa. 18. 3. & that I may bshow him kindness for Jonathan's sake?” 2 And there
Pr. 27. 10.*** was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was "Ziba. And when
c2 Sa. 16. 1.
they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, “ Art thou
Ziba ?” And he said, “ Thy servant is he.” 3 And the king said, “Is
there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show (the kind-
ness of God unto him?" And Ziba said unto the king, “ Jonathan hath
yet a son, which is lame on his feet.” 4 And the king said unto him,
“ Where is he?” And Ziba said unto the king, “ Behold, he is in the
6 2 Sa. 17. 27. house of 'Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar."
5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Ma-
baie chir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 Now when * Mephibosheth,
the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell
on his face, and did reverence. And David said, “ Mephibosheth!”
And he answered, “ Behold thy servant!”
7 And David said unto him, “ Fear not: for I will surely show thee
kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the
land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table contin-
ually." 8 And he bowed himself, and said, “ What is thy servant, that
thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am ?”
9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him,
& See 2 Sa. 16. 4. "I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to
all his house. 10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall
till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's
son may have food to eat ; but Mephibosheth thy master's son “shall
eat bread always at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty
servants. 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, “ According to all that my
lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do."
“As for Mephibosheth," said the king," he shall eat at my table, as one
i 1 Ch. 8. 34. of the king's sons.” 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, 'whose name
was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants
unto Mephibosheth. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he
did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the chil- 2 SAM. X.
dren of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Then said David, “I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Na-
hash, as his father showed kindness unto me.” And David sent to
comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's
servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3 And the
† Heb." In thine princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, " +Think-
est thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters
unto thee ? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search
the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it ? " 4 Wherefore Hanun
took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and
j Is. 20. 4. & 47. cut off their garments in the middle leven to their buttocks, and sent
them away. 5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them,
because the men were greatly ashamed; and the king said, “Tarry at
Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.'
k See Ge. 34. 30. 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they "stank before
1 2 Sa. 8. 3,5. David, the children of Ammon sent and hired 'the Syrians of Beth-
| Or, the men of tenow, and the wytlanis
of rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king
To: see Ju. 11. Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men. ? And
m 2 Sa. 23. 8. when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of "the mighty
h 2 Sa. 29. 28.
0
eyes doth Da-
vid?"
2.
3, 5.
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DEFEAT OF THE AMMONITES AND SYRIANS. [Perion IV.
tering, and Maaca of the battlef Israel, a
o 1 Sa. 4. 9.
1 Co. 16. 13.
p1 Sa. 3. 18.
men. 8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in
array at the entering in of the gate ; and the Syrians of Zoba, and of
Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before
and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians; 10 and the rest of the people he delivered
into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array
against the children of Ammon. 11 And he said, “ If the Syrians be too
strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon
n De. 31. 6.
be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 12 Be "of good
courage, and let us 'play the men for our people, and for the cities of
our God; and 'the LORD do that which seemeth him good.” 13 And
Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle
against the Syrians; and they fled before him. 14 And when the chil-
dren of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also
before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the
children of Arnmon, and came to Jerusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel,
they gathered themselves together. 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought
s, Euphra- out the Syrians that were beyond the *river: and they came to Helam;
1 Or, Shophache and tShobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
'1 Ch. 19. 16.
17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and
passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set them-
selves in array against David, and fought with him. 18 And the Syrians
fied before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots
of the Syrians, and forty thousand 'horsemen, and smote Shobach the
captain of their host, who died there. 19 And when all the kings that
were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel,
they made peace with Israel, and "served them. So the Syrians feared
to help the children of Ammon any more.
tes.
91 Ch. 19. 18.
footinen.
r 2 Sa. 8. 6.
V
PSALM XX.
a Pr. 18. 10.
* Heb. set thee on
a high place."
† Heb. thy help.
11 Ki. 6. 16.
2 Ch. 20. 8. Ps.
73. 17.
| Heb. support
"thee .
* Heb. turn to
ashes: or, make
fat.
c Ps. 21. 2.
à Ps. 19. 4.
e Ex. 17. 15. Ps.
60. 4.
PSALM XX.(56)
The Church blesseth the king in his exploits. 7 Her confidence in God's succour.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
i The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble ;
The "name of the God of Jacob *defend thee.
? Send fthee help from bthe sanctuary,
And Istrengthen thee out of Zion.
3 Remember all thy offerings,
And *accept thy burnt sacrifice. Selah !
4 Grant 'thee according to thine own heart,
And fulfil all thy counsel.
5 We will drejoice in thy salvation,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners :
The LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed;
He will hear him tfrom his holy heaven,
With the saving strength of his right hand.
7 Some 5 trust in chariots, and some in horses :
But "we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen:
But we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, LORD!
Let the king hear us when we call.
f Ps. 2. 2.
+ Heb. froin the
heaven of his ho-
liness.
Heb. By the
strength of the
salvation of his
right hand.
Ps. 33. 16, 17.
Pr. 21. 31. Is.
31.1.
h 2 Ch. 32. 8.
(56) Psalms xx. and xxi. are inserted here on the authority of Calmet. Vide Horne's Critical Introd.
vol. ii. p. 160.
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DEFEAT OF THË AMMONITES AND SYRIANS.
a Or, providest.
a 2 Sa. 12. 30.
c2 Sa, 7. 19.
Ps. 91. 16.
be blessings. Ge.
d Ps. 16. 11. &
PSALM XXI.
PSALM XXI.
A thanksgiving for victory. 7 Confidence of further success.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD;
And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire,
And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah !
edemento For thou a preventest him with the blessings of goodness :
Thou “settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
1 Ch. 20. 2.
b Ps. 61. 5, 6.
4 He basked life of thee, and thou gavest it him,
Even ‘length of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation:
Honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
* Heb. sct him to 6 For thou hast *made him most blessed for ever :
12. 2. Ps. 72. 17. Thou hast #made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
1.0.0.2.28. ? For the king trusteth in the LORD,
† Heb. gladded And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
e Ps. 16. 8.
8 Thy hand shall 'find out all thine enemies :
fi Sa. 31. 3. Thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
& Mal. 4. 1.
9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger:
h Ps. 56. 1, 2.
The LORD shall "swallow them up in his wrath,
i Ps. 18. 8. Is. 26. And ithe fire shall devour them.
.; 1 Ki. 13. 34. Job 10 Their 'fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth,
18. 16, 17, 19.
14. And their seed from among the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against thee :
K Ps. 2. 1.
They kimagined a mischievous device,
Which they are not able to perform.
Or, thou shalt 12 Therefore Ishalt thou make them turn their *back,
butt : see Job 7. When thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings
20. & 16. 12. La.
Against the face of them.
* Heb. shoulder.
oulder. 13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thinè own strength:
So will we sing and praise thy power.
him with joy.
11.
Ps. 37. 28. Is. 14.
20.
set thein as it
3. 12.
1 Chron. xix. Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children
of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. 2 And David said, “ I will show kindness
unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” And
David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David
came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. 3 But the princes
* Heb.“ In th ne of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “*Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy
cyes doth David,"
ÝC.
father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for
to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land ? " 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's
servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks,
and sent them away. 5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served.
And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, " Tarry
at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return."
† Heb. to stink. And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves todious to David,
Ge. 34. 30.
Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots
al Ch. 18. 5, 9. and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, "and out of Zobah. 7So
they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people ;
who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves
together from their cities, and came to battle. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab,
and all the host of the mighty men. 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the
battle in array before the gate of the city; and the kings that were come were by them-
Heb. the face of selves in the field. 10 Now when Joab saw that fthe battle was set against him before and
the battle was. behind, he chose out of all the *choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
* Or, young men.
. 11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of tAbishai his brother, and they
| Heb. Abslai.
set themselves in array against the children of Ammon. 12 And he said, " If the Syrians
be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong
for thee, then I will help thee. 13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly
for our people, and for the cities of our God; and let the Lord do that which is good in
his siglat." 14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians
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unto the battle ; and they fled before him. 15 And when the children of Ammon saw that
the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the
city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent
That is, Euphra- messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the friver; and *Shophach the
tes.
* Or, Shobach,
captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 17 And it was told David; and he
2 Sa. 10. 16. gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in
array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they
fought with him. 18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians
seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed
Shophach the captain of the host. 19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they
were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his ser-
vants ; neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
* Heb, at the re-
SECT. X. Section X.-David's Adultery with Bath-sheba;- War with the Ammon-
ites ;--Nathan reproves David ;-His Repentance ;-Rabbah is takcn.
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B. C. 1035.
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26, to the end.–1 CHRON. XX. 1-3.
Rabbah is besieged by Joab. 4 David commilteth adultery with Bath-sheba. 6 Uriah, sent for by
Jerusalem.
Dizid to cover the adultery, would not go home neither sober nor drunken. 14 He carrieth to
Joab the letler of his death. 18 Joub sendeth the news thereof to Duvid. 26 David laketh Bath-
sheba lo wife. 2 SAM. xii. 1 Nuthan's puruble of the ewe lamb causeth David to be his own judge.
7 Darid, reproved by Nathan, confesseth his sin, and is pardoned. Durid's Psalms of repentance.
- 15 David mourneth and prayeth for the child while it lived. 26 David tuketh Rabbah, and tor-
tureth the people thereof.
1 AND it came to pass, *after the year was expired, at the time when
turn of the year.
1 Ki. 20. 22, 26. kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with
2 Ch. 36. 10.
him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and
besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off
a De. 22. 8. his bed, "and walked upon the roof of the king's house : and from the
Ge. 34. 2. Job roof he saw a woman washing herself ; and the woman was very beau-
31. 1. Mat. 5. 2
tiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and inquired after the woman.
1 Or, Bath-shuah, And one said, “ Is not this †Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the
1 Ch. 3. 5.
+ Or, Ammiel. wife of “Uriah the Hittite ? " 4 And David sent messengers, and took her ;
c 2 Sa. 23. 39. and she came in unto him, and the lay with her, * for she was purified
d Ps. 51, title. Ja.
1. 14.
le. Ja. from her uncleanness; and she returned unto her house. 5 And the
* Or, and when woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, “ I am with child."
herself, fc. She 6 And David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.”
returned.
e Le. 15. 19, 28.
And Joab sent Uriah to David. ? And when Uriah was come unto him,
+ Heb. of the David demanded of him thow Joab did, and how the people did, and
'peace of, &c.
how the war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, “ Go down to thy
f Ge. 18. 4. house, and wash thy feet.” And Uriah departed out of the king's
I Heb, went out house, and there $followed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 But
after him.
Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of
his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 And when they had told
David, saying, “Uriah went not down unto his house,” David said
unto Uriah, “Camest thou not from thy journey ? why then didst thou
& 2 Sa. 7. 2, 6. not go down unto thy house ? " 11 And Uriah said unto David, “The Sark,
h 2 Sa. 20. 6.
and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and "my lord Joab, and the ser-
vants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields ; shall I then go into
my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing ! ” 12 And David said to
Uriah, “ Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart."
So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. 13 And when
David had called him, he did eat and drink before him, and he made
i Ge. 19. 33, 35. him drunk; and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants
of his lord, but went not down to his house.
14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to
Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter,
* Heb. strong. saying, “ Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the *hottest battle, and retire
1 Heb. from after
from after ye ffrom him, that he may be smitten, and die.” 16 And it came to pass,
From and by sent ed of him. 8 Ano And
And a demar prospetny feed bima king's use.
him.
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WAR WITH THE AMMONITES,
* Ju, 6. 9a, Jerub beshethromaid how a von
baal.
thine eyes.
such.
when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where
he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out
and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people of the servants
of David, and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19 and charged the messenger, saying, “ When thou hast made an end
of telling the matters of the war unto the king, 20 and if so be that the
king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye
so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would
j Ju. 9. 53.
shoot from the wall ? 21 Who smote Abimelech the son of "Jerub-
k Ju. 6. 32, Jerub-
besheth ? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from
the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then
say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.”
22 So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab
had sent him for. 23 And the messenger said unto David, “ Surely the
men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we
were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. 24 And the shooters
shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's ser-
vants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.” 25 Then
David said unto the messenger, “ Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let
Heb. be evil in not this thing #displease thee, for the sword devoureth *one as well as
* Heb. so and another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow .
it: and encourage thou him."
26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead,
she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David
sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare
Heb. was evil in him a son. But the thing that David had done tdispleased the LORD.
the eyes of. And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came 2 Sam. xii. 1,
2 See 2 Sa. 14.5, unto him, 'and said unto him, “ There were two men in one to pt. ver. 15.
35–41. Is. 5. 3. city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding
many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little
ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up; and it grew up
Heb. morsel. together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own #meat,
and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as
a daughter. 4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he
spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the
wayfaring man that was come unto him ; but took the poor man's lamb,
and dressed it for the man that was come to him.” 5 And David's
anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan,
Tois oor sento “ As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing * shall surely
of death. 1 Sa. die ! 6 And he shall restore the lamb "fourfold, because he did this
m Ex. 22. 1. Lu. thing, and because he had no pity.”
? And Nathan said to David, “Thou art the man! Thus saith the
LORD God of Israel, I "anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered
thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 and I gave thee thy master's house,
and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of
Israel and of Judah ; and if that had been too little, I would moreover
o See 1 Sa. 15. have given unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore ºhast thou
despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight ? thou
hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife
to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of
Ammon. 10 Now therefore Pthe sword shall never depart from thy
house ; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of
Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold,
De 28. 30. 2Sa. I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will 'take
16. 22.
thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he
shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it
&c. 1 Ki. 20.
26. 16.
19. 8.
ni Sa. 16. 13.
19.
P Am. 7.9.
476
DAVID REPENTS OF HIS ADULTERY. (Period IV.
Col. 2. 14.
secretly ; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun."
r See 1 Sa. 15. 24. 13 And ‘David said unto Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.”
s 2 Sa. 24. 10. Job
* 7. 20. Pr. 28. 13. And Nathan said unto David, “ The Lord also hath 'put away thy
t Job 7. 21. Mic.
ca, sin ; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast
u Is. 52. 5. Ez. given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD "to blaspheme, the
| 36. 20,23. Ro. 2.
· 24.
child also that is born unto thee shall surely die."
15 And Nathan departed unto his house.
PSALM LI.
PSALM LI.(57)
David prayeth for remission of sins, whereof he maketh a deep confession. 6 He prayeth for sancti-
fication. 16 God delighteth not in sacrifice, but in sincerity. 18 David prayeth for the Church.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had
gone in to Bath-sheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, () God,
According to thy lovingkindness :
According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies
a Is. 43. 25. Blot "out my transgressions.
6 He. 9. 14. 1 Jo.
2 Wash •me throughly from mine iniquity,
1.7, 9. Re. 1. 5. And cleanse me from my sin.
c Ps. 32. 5.
3 For 'I acknowledge my transgressions ;
And my sin is ever before me.
d Ge. 20. 6. Le. 4 Against «Thee, Thee only, have I sinned,
5. 19.
e Lu. 15. 21.
And done this evil 'in thy sight;
f Ro. 3. 4.
That 'thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
And be clear when thou judgest.
g See Ge. 8. 21. 5 Behold, "I was shapen in iniquity;
h Job 14. 4. And "in sin did my mother * conceive me.
* Heb. warm me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth 'in the inward parts;
i Job 38. 36.
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
j Le. 14. 4, 6, 49.7 Purge ime with hyssop-and I shall be clean :
Nu. 19. 18. Heb.
9. 19.
Wash me and I shall be kwhiter than snow.
k Is. 1. 18. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
I Mat. 5. 4.
That the bones which thou hast broken 'may rejoice.
m Je. 16. 17. 9 Hide " thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
n Ac. 15. 9. Eph. 10 Create "in me a clean heart, O God!
2. 10.
+ Or, a constant And renew ta right spirit within me.
spirit. 11 Cast me not away 'from thy presence;
o Ge. 4. 14. 2 Ki.
13. 23. ate And take not thy ”Holy Spirit from me.
p Ro. 8. 9. Eph. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ;
4. 30.
92 Co. 3. 17. And uphold me with thy 'free Spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto Thee.
| Heb. bloods. 14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness,
O God, thou God of my salvation !
✓ Ps. 35. 28. And 'my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
$ Nu. 15. 27, 30. 15 O LORD, open thou my lips;
Ps: 10.6.. And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
11. Je. 7. 22. Ho.
16 For Ⓡthou desirest not sacrifice-*else would I give it:
* Or, that I should
Thou delightest not in burnt offering.
(57) Psalm li. is inserted here on the unanimous pardoned his sin, yet we find a series of temporal
testimony of commentators.
6. 6.
judgments were inflicted upon him, both as a just
Psalm xxxii. It is generally thought that this punishment for his crime, and as a solemn warning
Psalm was written by David, after the pardon he to others. The remainder of his days was as disas-
obtained for bis adultery with Bath-sheba.-Hales's trous as the beginning had been prosperous and four-
Anal. vol. ii. p. 376; and Rosenmüller.
ishing. Rape, incest, murder, and rebellion raged
Psalm xxxiii. is ascribed by Dr. Hales to the among his children--he was deserted by his friends
same occasion. And
-reviled by his enemies-banished from his capital
Psalm ciii. is considered by the same authority and plunged into the deepest affliction, by the in-
as David's eucharistical ode, after God had par- gratitude and death of his favorite and rebellious
doned his great sin.
son Absalom.--Vide Hales's Anal. vol. ii. p. 377.
Although God, upon the repentance of David,
give it.
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DAVID REPENTS OF HIS ADULTERY.
57. 15. & 66. 2.
3. 3.
struction.
6-8.
Job 33. 7. På.
38. 2.
o lackmoisture night the the day
&c.
finding.
h Ps. 9. 9.
+ Ps. 34. 18. Is. 17 The 'sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
A broken and a contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion :
Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
u Ps. 4. 5. Mal. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with “the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering :
Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
PSALM XXXII.
PSALM XXXII.
Blessedness consisteth in remission of sins. 3 Confession of sins giveth ease to the conscience. 8 God's
promises bring joy.
*A Psalm of David, Maschil.
* Or, A Psalm of
David giving in-
Blessed is he whose "transgression is forgiven,
a Ps. 85. 2. Ro. 4. Whose sin is covered !
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD 'imputeth not iniquity,
02 Co. 5. 19.
John 1. 47. And in whose spirit there is no guile !
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old
Through my roaring all the day long.
d 1 Sa. 5. 6, 11. 4 For day and night thy dhand was heavy upon me :
My moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah!
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee,
And mine iniquity have I not hid.
e See Job 33. 27, I said, 'I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD;'
And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah!
fi Ti. 1. 16. 6 For this shall every one that is godly Spray unto thee
g Is. 55. 6. John In a ftime when thou mayest be found :
7. 34.
† Heb. time of
Surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou "art my hiding place;
Thou shalt preserve me from trouble ;
i Ex. 15. 1. Ju. 5. Thou shalt compass me about with 'songs of deliverance. Selah !
1. 2 Sa. 22. 1.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt
Heb. counsel I will #guide thee with mine eye. .
[go:
thee, mine eye
9 Be iye not as the horse, or as the mule,
Which have kno understanding;
į Pr. 26. 5. James
Whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle,
Lest they come near unto thee.
1 Pr. 13. 21. Ro. 10 Many 'sorrows shall be to the wicked ;
m Ps. 34. 8. Pr. But "he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
16. 20. Je. 17.7. :
. 11 Be "glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous !
And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart!
PS. XXXIII.
PSALM XXXIII.
God is to be praised for his goodness, 6 for his power, 12 and for his providence. 20 Confidence is
to be placed in God.
1 Rejoice “in the Lord, O ye righteous !
For bpraise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the LORD with harp :
c Ps. 92. 3. Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
d Ps. 96. 1. Is. 3 Sing dunto him a new song;
Play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the Lord is right;
And all his works are done in truth.
e Ps. 11. 7. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment:
f Ps. 119. 64. The fearth is full of the *goodness of the LORD.
* Or, mercy. 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made ;
& See Ge. 1. 1, 6,
. And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap:
He layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD:
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
shall be upon
thee.
3. 3.
k Job 35. 11.
2. 9.
n Ps. 64. 10.
a Ps. 97. 12.
6 Ps. 147. 1.
42. JO. Re. 5. 9.
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[PERIOD IV.
DAVID REPENTS OF HIS ADULTERY.
.
ift
frustrate. See
3.
19. 21. Is. 46.
10.
tion.
6.
2 Ch. 16. 9. Job
32. 19.
21. 31.
o Ge. 7. 1. Job
36. 7.
22.
9 For he spake-and it was done;
He commanded—and it stood fast.
† Heb. maketh
be 20 The LORD tbringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:
Job 5. 12. Is. 19. He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
A Job 23. 13. Pr. 11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever,
The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
| Hcb. to genera 12 Blessed 'is the nation whose God is the LORD ;
tion and genera-
And the people whom he hath 'chosen for his own inheritance.
i Ps. 65. 4. 13 The *LORD looketh from heaven,
j Ex. 19. 5. De. 7.
. He beholdeth all the sons of men.
k See Ge. 6. 12., 14 From the place of his habitation
28. 24. Ps. 11.4. He looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
Pr. 15. 3. 15
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike;
fo
i Job 34. 21. Je. He 'considereth all their works.
m Ps. 44. 6. 16 There "is no king saved by the multitude of a host:
A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
n Ps. 20. 7. Pr. 17 A "horse is a vain thing for safety :
Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, 'the eye of the Lord is Pupon them that fear him,
Ps. 147. 11. Upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death,
g See Job 5. 20. And 'to keep them alive in famine.
Ps. 62. 1, 5. 20 Our 'soul waiteth for the LORD:
8 See Ge. 15. 1. He 'is our help and our shield.
t Ps. 13. 5. Ze. 21 For our 'heart shall rejoice in him,
10. 7. John 16.
Because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us,
According as we hope in thee.
PSALM CIII.
PSALM CIII.
An exhortation to bless God for his mercy, 15 and for the constancy thereof.
A Psalm of David.
a Ps. 104. 1.
1 Bless "the LORD, O my soul !
And all that is within me, bless his holy name!
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul !
And forget not all his benefits.
3 Who "forgiveth all thine iniquities;
2, 6.
Who. Chealeth all thy diseases ;
c Ex. 15. 26. Ps. 4 Who dredeemeth thì life from destruction.
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ;
d Ps. 34. 22.
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
e Ps. 5. 12.
f Is. 40. 31. So that 'thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
& Ps. 146. 7.
6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment
For all that are oppressed.
h Ps. 147. 19. 7 He "made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
i Ex. 34.6, 7. Nu. 8 The 'LORD is merciful and gracious,
Neh. 9. 17. Ps. Slow to anger, and *plenteous in mercy.
9 He i will not always chide;
* Heb. great of Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
mercy.
5.5.18. 10 He khath not dealt with us after our sins;
57: 16, Je. 3. 5. Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
k Ezra 9. 13. 11 For tas the heaven is high above the earth,
| Heh. according
buntot So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
the heaven. Ps. 12 As far as the East is from the West,
So far hath he 'removed our transgressions from us.
1 Is. 43. 25. 13 Like mas a father pitieth his children,
So the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
6 Ps. 130. 8. Is.
33. 24. Mat. 9.
147. 3. Je. 17.
14.
14. 18. De. 5. 10.
86. 15. Je. 32.
18.
Mic. 7. 18.
to the height of
57. 10. Eph. 3.
18.
m Mal. 3. 17.
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RABBAH OF THE AMMONITES IS TAKEN.
1 Pe. 1. 24
Ex. 20. 6.
14 For he knoweth our frame;
n See Ge. 2. 7. He "remembereth that we are dust.
o Pg. 90.5, 6. 15 As for man-his °days are as grass :
p See Job 14. 1,2. As pa flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
| Heb. it is not. 16 For the wind passeth over it-and fit is gone;
q See Job 7. 10. And 'the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting
Upon them that fear him,
And his righteousness "unto children's children;
18 To øsuch as keep his covenant,
And to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens;
i Ps. 47. 2. Da. 4. And 'his kingdom ruleth over all.
25, 34, 35.
* Heb. mighty in 20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, *that excel in strength,
strength, see That "do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word !
u Mat. 6. 10. He. 21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye "his hosts;
Ye "ministers of his, that do his pleasure !
5. 14. Ps. 68. 17. 22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion!
Bless the LORD, O my soul !
s De. 7. 9.
Ps. 78. 25.
l. 14.
v Ge. 32. 2. Jos.
7 Da. 7.9, 10.
* Heb. fasted a
fast.
a Job 1. 20.
15 And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare 2 Sam. xii.
unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought 15-23
Sunfan honowocht latter pt. of
God for the child ; and David *fasted, and went in, and lay all 26, to the
night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and end.
went to him, to raise him up from the earth : but he would not, neither
did he eat bread with them. 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day,
that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that
the child was dead: for they said, “ Behold, while the child was yet alive,
we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice : how will
† Heb. do hurt. he then tvex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!” 19 But
when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the
child was dead : therefore David said unto his servants, “ Is the child
dead?” And they said, “He is dead.” 20 Then David arose from the
earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and
came into the house of the LORD, and "worshipped: then he came to
his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and
he did eat. 2. Then said his servants unto him, “What thing is this
that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child while it
was alive ; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.”
22 And he said, “ While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept:
338. 1, 5. ofor I said, "Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that
the child may live?' 23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast?
Job 7. 8-10.
can I bring him back again ? I shall go to him, but he shall not
return to me.”
26 And Joab fought against “Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and
took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said,
“I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp
Heb, my name against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and fit be called after
be called upon it.
my name.” 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went
to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30 And he took their
king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of
gold with the precious stones; and it was set on David's head. And
* Heb. very great. he brought forth the spoil of the city *in great abundance. 31 And he
brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws,
and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them
pass through the brickkiln; and thus did he unto all the cities of the
Jon. 3. 9.
d De. 3. 11.
ke the royal
gainst Raborest of the pe city
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AMNON'S INCEST WITH TAMAR.
children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto
Jerusalem.
| Heb. at the re- 1 Chron. xx. 1-3.–And it came to pass that tafter the year was expired, at the time
turn of the year. that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country
of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at
Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. 2 And David took the crown of
| Heb. the weight their king from off his head, and found it fto weigh a talent of gold, and there were
of.
precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head : and he brought also exceeding
much spoil out of the city. 3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut
them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all
the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
W
hat
SECT. XI. SECTION XI.-Amnon's Incest with Tamar ;-Birth of Solomon ;-Absa-
lom slays Amnon ;-David, at Joab's instance, forgives Absalom.
A. M. 2972 to
2977. 2 SAM. xiii. 1-22, xii. 24, part of 25, xiii. 23, to the end, and xiv. 1-7, 15–17, 8–14, and
B. C. 1032 to
18, to the end.
1027.
Hales, 1036.
Amnon loving Tamar, hy Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravisheth her. 15 He hateth her,
and shamefully turneth her away. 19 Absalom entertaineth her, and concealeth his purpose. 24
Jerusalem.
Solomon is born, und named Jedidiah. 23 Al u sheep-shearing, among all the Icing's sons, Absa.
lom killeth Amnon. 30 David grieving at the news is comforted by Jonadab. 37 Absalom flieth
to Talmai at Geshur. — Chap. xiv. 1 Joub, suborning a widow of Dekoah, by a parable to incline
the king's heart to fetch homé Absalom, bringeth him to Jerusalem. 25 Absalom's beauty, hair,
and children. 28 After lwo years, Absalom by Joab is brought into the king's presence.
1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had
a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David
loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister
* Heb. it was Tamar; for she was a virgin ; and * Amnon thought it hard for him
marvellous, or,
hidden in the eyes to do any thing to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was
a See 1 Sa. 16. 9. Jonadab, "the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a
very subtil man.4 And he said unto him, “ Why art thou, being the
† Hob. thin. king's son, flean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me ?” And
I Heb. morning
by morning.
Amnon said unto him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”
5 And Jonadab said unto him, “ Lay thee down on thy bed, and make
thyself sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him,
I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress
the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.”
So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick; and when the king
was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, “I pray thee, let
O Ge. 18. 6.
Tamar my sister come, and 'make me a couple of cakes in my sight,
that I may eat at her hand." Then David sent home to Tamar, saying,
"Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.” 8 So
Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was lain down.
* Or, paste. And she took *flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and
did bake the cakes. 9 And she took a pan, and poured them out before
him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, “ Have out all men
from me.” And they went out every man from him. 10 And Amnon
said unto Tamar, “ Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat
of thy hand.” And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and
brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 11 And when she
cGe. 39. 12. had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto
her, “Come lie with me, my sister.” 12 And she answered him, “ Nay,
+ Heb, humble me. my brother, do not fforce me ; for fno such thing ought to be done in
Ge. 34. 2.
Heb. it ought Israel: do not thou this "folly. 13 And I, whither shall I cause my
*1100 so to be done
e done. shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in
Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king ; 'for he will
d Ge. 34. 7. Ju.
19. 23. & 20.6. not withhold me from thee.” 14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto
e See Le. 18.9, her voice; but, being stronger than she, 'forced her, and lay with her.
f Ve. 22. 25. See 15 Then Amnon hated her *exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith
2 Sa. 12. 11.
he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her.
* Heb. with great
hatred greatly. And Amnon said unto her, “ Arise, be gone.” 16 And she said unto
him, “There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than
Lo. 20. 17.
11.
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SOLOMON BORN-ABSALOM SLAYS AMNON.
g Ge. 37. 3. Ps.
45. 14.
20 And son her, and their head, and
heart.
late.
31. 24.
end.
the other that thou didst unto me.” But he would not hearken unto
her. 17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and
said, “Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.”
18 And she had a garment of divers colors upon her; for with such
robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then
his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 19 And
h Jos. 7. 6. 2 Sa.
1. 2. Job 2. 12.
Tamar put "ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors
i Je. 2. 37. that was on her, and 'laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
† Heb. Aminon. 20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, “ Hath tAmnon thy brother
been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister ; he is thy brother,
7. Heb. set not thy fregard not this thing.” So Tamar remained * desolate in her brother
* Heb. and deso- Absalom's house.
21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
j Ge. 24. 50. & 22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Ammonineither good nor bad;
k Le. 19. 17, 18. for Absalom "hated Ammon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in 2 SAN. xii.
i Mat. 1. 6. unto her, and lay with her; and 'she bare a son, and he 24, 25.
m 1 Ch. 22. 9. called his name Solomon; and the LORD loved him. 25 And he sent
+ That is, Beloved by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name fJedidiah,
of the LORD.
because of the Lord.
13. 1 Sa. 25. 4,
23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom "had 2 Sam. xiii.
sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and 20,
Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king,
and said, “Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king,
I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.” 25 And the king
said to Absalom, “Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be
chargeable unto thee.” And he pressed himn; howbeit he would not
go, but blessed him. 26 Then said Absalom, “If not, I pray thee, let
my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said unto him, “ Why
should he go with thee?” 27 But Absalom pressed him, that he let
Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “ Mark ye now
o Ju. 19. 6, 9, 22. when Amnon's 'heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you,
25.-36. Est. 1. Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: thave not I commanded you ?
5. be courageous, and be *valiant.” 29 And the servants of Absalom did
1 Or, will you not,
unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons
arose, and every man tgat him up upon his mule, and fled.
* Heb. sons of 30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came
to David, saying, “ Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is
not one of them left.” 31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments,
and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes
rent. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered
and said, “Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young
| Heb. mouth. men the king's sons, for Amnon only is dead ; for by the fappoint-
* Or, settled.
ment of Absaloin this hath been determined from the day that he forced
his sister Tamar. 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the
thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon
only is dead : 34 but Absalom fled.” And the young man that kept
the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much
people by the way of the hill side behind him. 35 And Jonadab said
Heb. according unto the king, “ Behold, the king's sons come: fas thy servant said, so
to the word of
thy servant. it is.” 36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speak-
| Heb.with a great
competitionem ing, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and
wept; and the king also and all his servants wept Ivery sore.
* Or, Ammihur. 37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of * Ammihud, king
of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 38 So Absalom
fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 39 And the soul
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Jos. 1. 9.
valor.
† Heb. rode.
weeping greatly.
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9 2 Sa. 13. 39.
* Heb. no deliver-
er between them.
19. 12.
+ Or, was.com, of king David Alonged to go forth unto Absalom ; for he was 'comforted
sumed. Ps. 84.2.
p Ge. 38. 12. concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's (58) 2 Sam.
i xiv. 1-7,15-
heart was 'toward Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to "Tekoah, and 17.8-14 18.
r 2 Ch. 11. 6.
fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, “ I pray to end.
s See Ru. 3. 3. thee, feign thyself to be a inourner, 'and put on now mourning apparel,
and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long
time mourned for the dead ; 3 and come to the king, and speak on this
t Ex. 4. 15. manner unto him.” So 'Joab put the words in her mouth.
u 1 Sa. 20. 41. 4 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she "fell on her
# Heb. Saxe. See face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, “ Help, O king!”
5 And the king said unto her, “ What aileth thee?” And she answered,
“I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead. 6 And thy
handinaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and
er there was *none to part them, but the one smote the other, and
v Nu. 35. 19. De. slew him. 7 And, behold, 'the whole farnily is risen against thy hand-
maid, and they said, “Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may
kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy
the heir also :' and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall
Heb, upon the not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder tupon the earth.
face of the earth.
15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord
the king, it is because the people have made me afraid : and thy hand-
maid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king
will perform the request of his handmaid. 16 For the king will hear, to
deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy
me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. 17 Then thy
Heb. for rest. handmaid said, “The word of my lord the king shall now be fcom-
fortable ;' for "as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to *discern
good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee."
8 And the king said unto the woman, “ Go to thy house, and I will
give charge concerning thee.” 9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto
z Ge. 27. 13.
the king, “My lord, o king! "the iniquity be on me, and on my
8, 29. father's house; Yand the king and his throne be guiltless.” 10 And the
1 Ki. 2. 33.
king said, “Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and
he shall not touch thee any more.” 11 Then said she, “I pray thee, let
the king remember the LORD thy God, fthat thou wouldest not suffer
blood do not mul- the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son.”
Nu. 35. 19. And he said, “ As *the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy
Ac. son fall to the earth!” 12 Then the woman said, “ Let thy handmaid,
I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king.” And he said, “ Say
on." 13 And the woman said, “ Wherefore then hast thou thought such
a thing against the people of God ? for the king doth speak this thing
as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his
a Job 34. 15. Heb. banished. 14 For "we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the
Or, because God ground, which cannot be gathered up again ; fneither doth God respect
away his life, he any person : yet doth he 'devise means, that his banished be not
vised expelled from him.”
b Nu. 35. 15, 25, 18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, “Hide not
from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee.” And the woman
said, “Let my lord the king now speak.” 19 And the king said, " Is
not the hand of Joab with thee in all this?” And the woman answered
and said, “ As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the
right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken;
w 2 Sa. 19. 27.
* Heb. hear.
y 2 Sa. 3. 2
| Heb. that tie
revenger of
11 Sa. 14. 15. Ac.
27. 34.
9. 27.
hath also devised
means, fc.
28.
(58) This arrangement of the contents of 2 Sam- evidently part of the woman's speech about her own
uel xiv. is made on the authority of Bishop Hors- pretended affair; and the 18th verse should imme-
ley; who observes, verses 15, 16, 17, should in- diately follow the 14th.--Bib. Crit. vol. i. p. 357.
tervene between the 7th and 8th verses ; being
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* Heb. Blessed.
salom there was
man in all Israel
e Is. 1. 6.
for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the
mouth of thy handmaid. 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath
c 2 Sa. 19. 27. thy servant Joab done this thing; and my lord is wise, 'according to the
wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth."
21 And the king said unto Joab, “Behold now, I have done this
thing; go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.” 22 And
Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and *thanked
the king; and Joab said, “To-day thy servant knoweth that I have
found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath ful-
† Or, thy.
filled the request of this servant.” 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur,
and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 And the king said, “Let him
d See Ge. 33. 10. turn to his own house, and let him dnot see my face." So Absalom
returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
# Heb. And as Ab- 25 {But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom
not a beautiful for his beauty: ‘from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head
to praise greatly. there was no blemish in him. 26 And when he polled his head (for it
was at every year's end that he polled it, because the hair was heavy
on him, therefore he polled it), he weighed the hair of his head at
f See 2 Sa. 18. 18. two hundred shekels after the king's weight. 27 And 'unto Absalom
there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar;
she was a woman of a fair countenance.
28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the
king's face. 29 Therefore Absaloin sent for Joab, to have sent him to
the king, but he would not come to him; and when he sent again the
second time, he would not come. 30 Therefore he said unto his servants,
* Heb. my place. “ See! Joab's field is near *mine, and he hath barley there; go and
set it on fire." And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. 31 Then
Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him,
6 Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire ? " 32 And Absalom
answered Joab, “ Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that
I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur ?
it had been good for me to have been there still. Now therefore let
me see the king's face ; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him
kill me." 33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had
called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his
face to the ground before the king; and the king skissed Absalom.
g Ge. 33. 4. & 4
15. Luke 15. 20
SECTION XII.- The Revolt of Absalon.
SECT. XII.
2 Sam. xv. 1-29.-Psalm ii.- 2 Sam. xv.30, to the end.—xvi. 1-14.–Psalm vii.-2 SAM.
A. M. 2980.
xvi. 15, to the end, and chap. xvii.
B. C. 1024.
Absalom, by fair speeches and courtesies, stealeth the hearts of Israel. 7 Under pretence of a vow he
HALES, 1036.
obtuinelh leave to go to Hebron. 10 He maketh there a great conspiracy. 13 David upon the
Hebron.
news fleeth from Jerusalem. 19 Iltai would not leave him. 24. Zudok and Abiathar are sent back
with the ark. -- Duvid's Psalm of praise. — 30 He and his company go up Mount Olivet weeping.
31 He curseth Alithophel's counsel. 32 Hushai is sent back with instructions. Chap. xvi. 1
Zibu, by presents and fulse suggestions, obtaineth his master's inheritance. 5 At Buhurim
Shimci curseth David. I David with patience abstaincth, and restraineth others, from revenge.--
Duvid composeth another Psalm of praise.--15 Hushui insinuateth himself into Absalom's coun.
cil. 20 Ahithophel's counsel. - Chap. xvii. 1 Il is overthrown by Hushai's, according to God's
appointment. 15 Secret intelligence is sent unto David. 23 Ahithophel hangeth himself. 25
Amasa is made captuin. 27 David at Mahanaim is furnished with provision.
1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots
and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom rose up
early, and stood beside the way of the gate : and it was so, that when
* Heb. to come. any man that had a controversy *came to the king for judgment, then
Absalom called unto him, and said, “Of what city art thou ?” And
he said, “ Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel." 3 And Absa-
1,Or, none will ... lom said unto him, “ See! thy matters are good and right; but fthere
hear thee from the
king downward. is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.” 4 Absalom said more-
e Ju. 9. 29.
over, “Oh "that I were made judge in the land, that every man which
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their
hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him jus-
tice !” 5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do
him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king
6 Rom. 16. 18. for judgment: bso Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
cl Sa. 16. 1, 2.
And it came to pass after forty years, (69) that Absalom said unto
the king, “ I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed
d Ge. 28. 20, 21. unto the LORD, in Hebron. 8 For thy servant dvowed a vow while I
abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, “If the LORD shall bring me again
indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.'” 9 And the king
said unto him, “Go in peace.” So he arose, and went to Hebron.
10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,
“ As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say,
Absalom reigneth in Hebron.” 11 And with Absalom went two
el Sa. 9. 13. hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called ; and they went 'in
f Ge. 20. 5.
their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 12 And Absalom sent
8, P8:41. 9. & 55. for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even
12-14.
from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong;
h Pe. 3. 1.
for the people "increased continually with Absalom.
13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, “The hearts of
the men of Israel are after Absalom.” 14 And David said unto all his
i 2 Sa. 19. 9.
servants that were with him at Jerusalem, “ Arise, and let us iflee;
for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest
Heb. thrust.
he overtake us suddenly, and #bring evil upon us, and smite the city
with the edge of the sword.” 15 And the king's servants said unto the
king, “Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the
* Heb. choose. king shall *appoint.” 16 And the king went forth, and all his house-
† Heb. at his feet. hold tafter him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines,
to keep the house. 17 And the king went forth, and all the people after
him, and tarried in a place that was far off. 18 And all his servants passed
on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all
the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed
on before the king.
19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, “ Wherefore goest thou
also with us ? return to thy place, and abide with the king : for thou
art a stranger, and also an exile. 20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday,
Heb. wander in should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go
whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and
truth be with thee!'21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, “ As
j Ru. 1. 16, 17.
18. 'the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place
ithal
my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will
thy servant bę !** 22 And David said to Ittai, " Go and pass over.”
And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little
ones that were with him. 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice,
and all the people passed over : the king also himself passed over the
* Called, John 18. brook * Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the
1, Cedron.
wilderness.
& Nu. 4. 15.
24 And, lo! Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, "bearing
the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God;
and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the
city. 25 And the king said unto Zadok, “ Carry back the ark of God
going.
Pr. 17. 17.&
24.
(*) ? Sam. xv. 7. There is some difficulty in as being the time from the first fomenting of Absa-
ascertaining what is meant by the “ forty years," lom's conspiracy, till it broke out into open rebel-
in this verse. Some read four years only. Light- lion : but for this, there does not seem to be suffi-
foot dates the forty years from the first anointing of cient evidence.-Hales's Anal. vol. ll. p. 379;
David, by Samuel; and this solution is certainly Lightfoot in loc.; Horsley's Bib.Crit. vol. i. p. 358;
preferable to making any alteration in the text. Dr. Bp. Patrick in loc.
Hales supposes, that the proper reading is four years,
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m Nu. 14. 8.
2 Sa. 22. 20.
? Ps. 43. 3. into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the LORD, 'he will bring
me again, and show me both it, and his habitation. 26 But if he thus
say, I have no "delight in thee; behold, here am I, "let him do to me
1 Ki. 10. 9. 2 Ch. as seemeth good unto him.” 27 The king said also unto Zadok the
9. 8. Is. 62. 4.
n 1 Sa. 3. 18.
* priest, “ Art not thou a 'seer? return into the city in peace, and your
o 1 Sa. 9. 9. two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
28 See! I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come
word from you to certify me.” 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried
the ark of God again to Jerusalem : and they tarried there.
PSALM III.
3.
24.
PSALM III.(60)
The security of God's protection.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
1 LORD, how are they increased that trouble me!
Many are they that rise up against me.
2 Many there be which say of my soul,
« There is no help for him in God.” Selah !
a Ge. 15. 1.
3 But thou, O LORD, art "a shield *for me ;
* Or, about.
My glory, and 'the lifter up of my head.
6 Ps. 27. 6.
4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice,
• Ps. 34. 4. And he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah !
d. Ps. 2. 6. & 43. 5 I 'laid me down and slept;
Le. 26. 6. Pr. 3. I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
f Ps. 27. 3.
6 I 'will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,
That have set themselves against me round about.
7 Arise, O LORD! save me, O my God!
& Joh 16. 10. Ps. For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone ;
58. 6. La. 3. 30.
Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
n Pr. 21. 31. Is. 8 Salvation "belongeth unto the LORD :
43. 11. Je. 3. 23.
Ho. 13.4. Jonah Thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah !
2. 9. Re. 7. 10.
& 19. 1.
* Heb. going up, 30 And David went up by the ascent of Mount Olivet, *and 2 SAM. XY.
and wecping.
end.
a Est. 6. 12. wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he
6 Is. 20. 2, 4. went 'barefoot; and all the people that were with him ‘covered every
c Je. 14. 3, 4.
man his head, and they went up, 'weeping as they went up.
Ps. 126. 6.
e Ps. 55. 12, &c. 31 And one told David, saying, “ Ahithophel is among the conspir-
ators with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, I pray thee, turn
the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the
f Jog. 16. 2. mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came
to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head. 33 Unto whom
g 2 Sa. 19. 35.
David said, “If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden
unto me. 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I
will be thy servant, О king! as I have been thy father's servant hith-
erto, so will I now also be thy servant; then mayest thou for me defeat
the counsel of Ahithophel. 35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok
and Abiathar the priests ? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever
thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and
Abiathar the priests. 36 Behold, they have there with them their two
sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them
ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.” 37 So Hushai
David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.SR
1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, 2 SAM. xvi.
h 2 Sa. 9. 2.
behold, *Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a 1-14.
couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread,
and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits,
(6) Psalm iii. is inserted in this place on the authority of the title.---Lightfoot.
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sance,
I Or, he still came
the son of the king grace th."
blood.
i See 2 Sa. 1. 16.
in thy evil.
and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, “ What meanest
thou by these?” And Ziba said, “The asses be for the king's house-
hold to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men
to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may
drink.” 3 And the king said, “And where is thy master's son?” And
Ziba said unto the king, “ Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem ; for he
said, "To-day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my
i Pr. 18. 13. father.'" 4 Then said the king to Ziba, “ Behold, thine are all that
| Heb. I do obei pertained unto Mephibosheth.” And Ziba said, " +I humbly beseech
thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king!”
5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out
j2 Sa. 19. 16. a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei,
made the son of Gera: the came forth, and cursed still as he came. 6 And
forth and cursed.
he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David ; and all
the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his
left. 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, “Come out, come out,
* Heb. man of thou *bloody man, and thou man of Belial ! 8 The LORD hath kreturned
k Ju. 9. 24, 56, 57. upon thee all 'the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast
1 Ki. 2. 32, 33.
reigned ; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of
+ Heb. behold thee Absalom thy son: and, tbehold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because
thou art a bloody man.”
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, “Why should
this " dead dog curse my lord the king ? let me go over, I pray thee,
m 1 Sa. 24. 14.
n 1 Pe. 2. 23. and take off his head.” 10 And the king said, “What "have I to do
o See 2 Ki. 18. with you, ye sons of Zeruiah ? so let him curse, because ºthe LORD
25. La. 3. 38.
hath said unto him, “Curse David.' ?Who shall then say, Wherefore
p Ro. 9. 20.
hast thou done so ?" 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his
servants, “ Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh
·my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it! let him alone,
and let him curse ; for the LORD hath bidden him. 12 It may be that
for, my tears... the LORD will look on #mine affliction, and that the LORD will Pre-
quite me good for his cursing this day.”(13 And as David and his men
q Ro. 8. 28.
went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against
* Heb, dusted him hin, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and *cast dust.
14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary,
and refreshed themselves there.
PSALM VIL.
PSALM VII.(61)
David prayeth against the malice of his enemies, professing his innocency. 10 By faith he seeth his
defence, and the destruction of his enemies.
* Hab. 3. 1. *Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the twords of Cush the Benjamite.
| Or, business.
TO LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust :
a Ps. 31. 15.
Save “me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me;
b (s. 38. 13.
2 Lest bhe tear my soul like a lion,
cPs. 50.22. Rending “it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
30 LORD my God, dif I have done this;
d 2 Sa. 16. 7, 8. If there be ‘iniquity in my hands;
el Sa. 24. 11.
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me;
f 1 Sa. 24. 7.& (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy :) .
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it;
Yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust. Selah !
6 Arise, O Lorn, in thine anger,
Lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies ;
And awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about;
For their sakes therefore return thou on high.
(61) Psalm vii. Vide the title, compared with the few preceding verses of 2 Sam. xvi.
Heb. cye. Ge. 29.
32.
with dust.
| Heb. not a de
liderer.
26.9.
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THE REVOLT OF ABSALOM.
20. Re. 2. 23.
righteous judge.
& The LORD shall judge the people :
& Ps. 18. 20. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness,
And according to mine integrity that is in me.
9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end ;
But establish the just :
n 1 Ch. 28. 9. Ps. For "the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
139. 1. Je. 11.
10 My * defence is of God,
* Hob. buckler is Which saveth the upright in heart.
upon God.
tor, God is a 11 +God judgeth the righteous,
. And God is angry with the wicked every day.
i De. 32. 41. 12 If he turn not, he will 'whet his sword;
He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;
j De. 32. 23, 42. He fordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
k Job 15. 35.
14 Behold, khe travaileth with iniquity,
1833. 11. Ja. I. And hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Heb. He hath 15 He made a pit, and digged it, .
i Est. 7. 10. Job 4. And 'is fallen into the ditch which he made.
8. Ps. 9. 15. Pr. 16 His "mischief shall return upon his own head,
5. 22. & 26. 27.
Ec. 10. 8. And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness;
And will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
Ps. 64. 7.
digged a pit.
m 1 Ki. 2. 32.
Est. 9. 25.
a 2 Sa. 19. 25.
Pr. 17. 17.
1 Sa. 13. 4.
8. 13.
15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, 2 Sam. xvi.
came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16 And it came to, co
to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto
Heb. “Let the
Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, “*God save the king ! God
king live!"
save the king !” 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this thy kindness
to thy friend ? "why wentest thou not with thy friend ?" 18 And Hu-
shai said unto Absalom, “ Nay; but whom the Lord and this people,
and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I
abide. 19 And again, whom should I serve ? should I not serve in the
presence of his son ? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I
be in thy presence.”
20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, “ Give counsel among you what
we shall do.” 21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, “Go in unto thy
father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all
o Ge. 34. 30.
Israel shall hear that thou 'art abhorred of thy father : then shall the
62 Sa. 2. 7. Zec. hands of all that are with thee be strong." 22 So they spread Absalom a
tent upon the top of the house ; and Absalom went in unto his father's
concubines in the sight of all Israel. 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel,
which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the
+ Heb. word.
toracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David
and with Absalom.
1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, “Let me now 2 Sam. xvii.
choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pur-
sue after David this night. 2 And I will come upon him while he is
d See De. 25. 18. dweary and weak handed, and will make him afraid : and all the peo-
e Zec. 13.7. ple that are with him shall flee; and I will ‘smite the king only. 3 And
I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest
is as if all returned ; so all the people shall be in peace.” 4 And the say-
1 Heb. was right ing pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. 5 Then said
in the eyes of, $
1 Sa. 18. 20.** Absalom, “ Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise
* Heb. what is in *what he saith.”
6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him,
saying, “ Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner : shall we do after
| Heb. word. his tsaying ? if not, speak thou.” ? And Hushai said unto Absalom,
his mouth.
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THE REVOLT OF ABSALOM.
soul. Ju. 18. 25
fHo. 13. 8.
face, or, presence
go, & C.
* Heb. command-
ed.
Heb. counselled. “ The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
8 For," said Hushai, “thou knowest thy father and his men, that they
itter or be mighty men, and they be * chafed in their minds, as 'a bear robbed
of her whelps in the field ; and thy father is a man of war, and will
not lodge with the people. 9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in
some other place; and it will come to pass, when some of them be
| Heb. fallen. toverthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is
a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. 10 And he also
that is valiant, whose heart is (as the heart of a lion shall utterly melt;
for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which
be with him are valiant men. 11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be
g Ge. 22. 17.
generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the
Heb. that thy, sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in
thine own person. 12 So shall we come upon him in some place where
he shall be found, and we will light upon himn as the dew falleth on
the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him there
shall not be left so much as one. 13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a
city, then shall all Israel(bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it
into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.') 14 And
Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “ The counsel of Hushai the
Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had
*appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that
the LORD miglit bring evil upon Absalom.
15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “ Thus
and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel ;
and thus and thus have I counselled. 16 Now therefore send quickly,
and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wil-
derness, but speedily pass over ; lest the king be swallowed up, and
all the people that are with him.” 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz staid
by En-rogel, for they might not be seen to come into the city; and
a wench went and told them, and they went and told king David.
18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom ; but they went both
of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which
had a well in his court, whither they went down. 19 And the woman
took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground
corn thereon, and the thing was not known. 20 And when Absalom's
servants came to the woman to the house, they said, “Where is Ahim-
* See Ex. 1..19. aaz and Jonathan ?” And "the woman said unto them, “ They be
gone over the brook of water.” And when they had sought and could
not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. 21 And it came to pass,
after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went
and told king David, and said unto David, “ Arise, and pass quickly
over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you."
22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they
passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them
that was not gone over Jordan.
+ Heb. done.
23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not ffollowed, he
saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city,
1 Heb. gave and #put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and
ing his house was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
i Mat. 27. 5.
24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jor-
dan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 And Absalom made
Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's
* Or, Jether an
Ishmaelite. son, whose name was *Ithra an Israelite, that went in to fAbigail the
'1 Ch. 2. 16, 17.
iz daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother. 26 So Israel and
augei 01 +Valasil, Si
Or, Jesse. Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that
churge concern-
2 Ki. 20.1.
| Heb. Abigal.
See 1 Ch. 2. 1
16.
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Jordan.
5.
37.
62. 8.
g Ps. 43. 5.
down.
Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and
Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of
* Or, cups.
Rogelim, 28 brought beds, and *basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat,
and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and
parched pulse, 29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine,
for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat; for they said,
“The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.")
SECT. XIII.
Section XIII.—Psalms composed by David during Absalom's Rebellion.
A. M. 2981.
B. C. 1023.
PSALM XLII.(62)
Hales, 1036.
David's zeal to serve God in the temple. 5 He encourageth his soul to trust in God.
Eastern side of
To the chief Musician, *Maschil, for the sons of Korah.
1 As the hart fpanteth after the water brooks,
PSALM XLII. So panteth my soul after thee, O God!
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for 'the living God :
* Or, A Psalm
giving instruc-
When shall I come and appear before God ?
tion of the sons, 3 My tears have been my meat day and night,
&c. See 1 Ch.
6. 33, 37. & 25. While dthey continually say unto me, “ Where is thy God ?”
+ Heb. brayeth. 4 When I remember these things, 'I pour out my soul in me;
a Ps. 63. 1. Jo. 7. For I had gone with the multitude,
61 Thes. 1. 9.
I 'went with them to the house of God,
c Ps. 80. 5. With the voice of joy and praise,
d Ps. 79. 10.
e Job 30. 16. Ps.
With a multitude that kept holyday.
5 Why bart thou #cast down, O my soul?
f Is. 30. 29.
And why art thou disquieted in me ?
| Heb. bowed Hope "thou in God—for I shall yet *praise him
h La. 3. 24.
+For the help of his countenance.
* Or, give thanks. 60 my God! my soul is cast down within me:
Or, His presence
is salvation.
Therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan,
fOr, the little hill, And of the Hermonites, from fthe hill Mizar.
Ps. 133. 3.
i Je. 4. 20. Ez. 7. 7 Deep 'calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts :
26.
All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
į Ps. 88. 7. Jon. -
One
v
8 Yet the Lord will kcommand his lovingkindness in the daytime,
k Le. 25. 21. Ps. And 'in the night his song shall be with me,
133. 3.
1 See Job 35. 10. And my prayer unto the God of my life.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me?
m Ps. 38. 6. Why "go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
* Or, killing. 10 As with a *sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me;
n-Joel 2. 17. Mic. While "they say daily unto me, “ Where is thy God?”
11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? ..
And why art thou disquieted within me?
Hope thou in God-for I shall yet praise him,
Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
PSALM XLIII.
PSALM XLIII. (63)
David, praying to be restored to the temple, promiseth to serve God joyfully. 5 He encourageth his
1 Judge me, O God,
* Or, unmerciful. And plead my cause against an *ungodly nation :
(62) Psalm xlii. In his flight from Absalom, David as a great calamity, with hopes of being enabled by
does not rest till he reaches the river Jordan. While God to return thither again.”-Dr. Wells's Com-
reposing on its banks, he composes the forty-second ment. vol. iii. p. 133.
Jordan, (ver. 6.) In contemplating the waters of on the same occasion as the 42d, (vide Bishop
its river, he affectingly alludes to his own misery: Patrick in loc.) Bishop Lowth was of opinion that
2. 3.
7. 10.
soul to trust in God.
(Lightfoot in loc.) That this Psalm was written at and the supposition is confirmed by more than
this time, is suggested by Dr. Wells, who observes : thirty inanuscripts. The 43d Psalm seems to have
" This Psalm was most probably composed by been written about the same time as the 42d.
David, when he was driven by Absalom frorn Jeru. Compare the last verses of the two Psalms together.
salem, and so from serving God at his own house – Lightfoot.
or tabernacle, on Mount Sion; which he bewails Psalm lv. Lightfoot, and Dr. Hales (Anal. vol.
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DAVID'S PSALMS DURING ABSALOM'S REBELLION. (PERIOD IV.
† Heb. from a
man of deceit and
iniquity.
a Pg. 40. 11.
O deliver me ffrom the deceitful and unjust man.
2 For thou art the God of my strength:
Why dost thou cast me off?
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 0 send out thy light and thy truth:
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
4 Then will I go unto the altar of God,
Unto God #my exceeding joy:
Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God!
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul ?
And why art thou disquieted within me ?
Hope in God--for I shall yet praise Him,
Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
| Heb. the glad
ress of my joy.
PSALM LV.
a Is. 38. 14.
PSALM LV.
Duvid in his prayer complaineth of his fearful case. 9 He prayeth against his enemies, of whose
wickedness and treachery he complaineth. 16 He comforteth himself in God's preservation of
him, and confusion of his enemies.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.
i Give ear to my prayer, O God!
And hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 Attend unto me, and hear me:
I 'mourn in my complaint, and make a noise ;
3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the wicked:
For they cast iniquity upon me,
And in wrath they hate me.
4 My heart is sore pained within me:
And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,
And horror hath *overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove !
For then would I fly away, and be at rest.
? Lo! then would I wander far off,
And remain in the wilderness. Selah !
8 I would hasten my escape
From the windy storm and tempest.
9 Destroy, O LORD, and divide their tongues :
For I have seen 'violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:
Mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof :
Deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
* Heb. covered
me.
Je. 6. 7.
rous thought. Psalm cxliii. Writinu
em
i. p. 331.) refer this Psalm to the occasion of Ahi- was persecuted by Saul or Absalom. It is inserted
thophel's treachery : it is generally considered as a here as more applicable to the circumstances of the
prophecy of the treachery of Judas, and is quoted revolt of Absaloin than the persecution of Saul.
as such by St. Peter, Acts i. 21.
Psalm lxii. David professes his trust in God
Psalm iv. David probably composed this Psalm during the unnatural persecution of his son. Cal-
on the same occasion that he wrote the third, met; Horne, Crit. Int. vol. ii. p. 160.
(Bishop Patrick.) Lightfoot has a curious thought Psalm cxliii. Written during the war with Absa-
on the 7th verse of this Psalm. David is expressing lom. Dr. Wells; Calmet; Horne ut supra.
his confidence in God; and proceeds to say, that Psalm cxliv. A thanksgiving for David's vic-
his reliance on the providence of God affords him tories over Absalom, and other rebels. Calmet;
greater gladness of heart than he felt at that moment Horne.
when, in the midst of his suffering and weariness, Psalın lxx. This Psalm is supposed to have been
his own temporal wants, as welſ as those of his used by David continually during Absalom's rebel-
followers, were so abundantly relieved by the corn lion. Wells's Comment. in loc. note.
and wine of the three wealthy men who supplied Psalm lxxi. It is generally thought that this
him with provision at Mahanaim, 2 Sam. xvii. 27. Psalm was composed by David on occasion of
Psalm v. This Psalm is among those of which Absalom's rebellion, when David was old and gray.
the date and occasion are quite uncertain. Dr. Ed- headed. Dr. Wells in loc. ; Calmet; Horne; Dr.
wards conjectures that it was composed when David Gray.
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d Pg. 35. 26.
& 38. 16.
e Da. 6. 10. Lu.
c Ps. 41. 9.
12 For “it was not an enemy that reproached me;
Then I could have borne it:
Neither was it he that hated me that did (magnify himself against me;
Then I would have hid myself from him.
† Heb. according 13 But it was thou-a man tmine equal,
to my rank.
My guide, and mine acquaintance.
Heb. Who sweet- 14 We took sweet counsel together,
ened counsel.
And walked unto the house of God in company.
15 Let death seize upon them,
* Or, the grave.
And let them go down quick into *hell ;
For wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
16 As for me, I will call upon God;
And the LORD shall save me.
18.1. Ac: 3... " Evening, and morning, and at noon,
& 10.3, 9, 30; Will I pray, and cry aloud;
1 Thes. 5. 17.
And he shall hear my voice.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace
From the battle that was against me;
For there were many with me.
19 God shall hear, and afflict them,
f De. 33. 27.
Even 'he that abideth of old. Selah !
t Or, with whom Because they have no changes,
changes, Yet they Therefore they fear not God.
fear not God.
g Ac. 12. 1.
le 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him:
| Hob. profaned. He hath Abroken his covenant.
h Ps. 28. 3. & 57. 21 The "words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
64. 3. Pr. 5. 3,4. But war was in his heart:
His words were softer than oil,
Yet were they drawn swords.
* Or, gift. Mat. 6.
25. 1 Pet. 5. 7. 22 Cast thy* *burden upon the LORD,
i Ps. 37. 24.
And he shall sustain thee :
He ishall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction:
| Heb. shall not
+ Bloody and deceitful men Ishall not live out half their days;
10. 27. Ec. 7.17. But I will trust in thee.
also there be no

4. & 62. 4. &
&
12. 18.
+ Heb. Men of
blouds and de-
ccit.
half their days.
Job 15. 32. Pr.
PSALM IV.
PSALM IV.
unto me.
David prayeth for audience. 2 He reproveth and exhorteth his enemies. 6 Man's happiness is in
God's favor.
* Or, Overscer,
To the *chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.
Hab. 3. 19.
1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness !
Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress;
| Or, Be gracious Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
20 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame?
How long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing ? Selah!
a 2 Ti. 2. 19.
3 But know that “the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself:
2 Pe. 2. 9.
The LORD will hear when I call unto him.
6 Eph. 4. 26. 4 Stand bin awe, and sin not:
Ps. 77. 6. 2 Co. Commune 'with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah!
13. 5.
à De. 33. 19. Ps. 5 Offer dthe sacrifices of righteousness,
50. 14.
And put your trust in the LORD.
e Ps. 37. 3.
6 There be many that say, “Who will show us any good ?"
Nu: 6:26. PS. LORD, 'lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
80. 3, 7, 19.
g Is. 9. 3. ? Thou hast put "gladness in my heart,
More than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
h Job 11. 18, 19. 8 I 'will both lay me down in peace, and sleep;
Ps. 3. 5.
i Lo. 25. 18, 19. For ithou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
492
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PSALM V.
which observe
mouth, that is,
in the mouth of
† Or, Make them
Vany
PSALM V.
David prayeth, and professeth his study in prayer. 4 God favoreth not the wicked. 7 David, pro-
fessing his faith, prayeth unto God to guide him, 10 to destroy his enemies, 11 and to preserve
the godly.
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD!
Consider my meditation,
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God;
For unto thee will I pray.
a Ps. 30.5.
3 My "voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness;
. Neither shall evil dwell with thee.
6 Hab. 1. 13. 5 The 'foolish shall not stand *in thy sight:
* Heb. before
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
thine eyes.
c Re. 21. 8. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing:
d Ps. 55. 23.
The LORD will abhor fthe bloody and deceitful man.
† Heb, the man of
blood and deceit.
I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy;
I Heb. the lcnple
of thy holiness. And in thy fear will I worship toward [thy holy temple.
i Ki. 8. 29, 30,
35, 38. Ps. 28. 2. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness, because of *mine ene-
* Heb, those
Make thy way straight before my face.
[mies;
me. Ps. 27. 11. - 9 For there is no ffaithfulness fin their mouth;
| Or, steadfast.
Their inward part is *very wickedness;
I Heb. in his
Their throat is an open sepulchre ;
any of them. They flatter with their tongue.
* Heb. wicked- 10 + Destroy thou them, O God!
nesses.
c Lu. 11. 44. Ro. Let them fall Iby their own counsels;
3. 13.
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions ;
guilty.
For they have rebelled against thee.
I Or, from their
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee frejoice :
f Is. 65. 13. Let them ever shout for joy, because *thou defendest them :
* Heb. thou cover-
est ouer, or, pro-
Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
tectest them.. 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous;
† Heb, crown him,
See Ge. 15.1. With favor wilt thou fcompass him as with a shield.
PSALM LXII.
PSALM LXII.
David, professing his confidence in God, discourageth his enemies. 5 In the same confidence he
encourageth the godly. 9. No trust is to be put in worldly things. 11 Power und mercy belong
to God.
* 1 Ch. 25. 1, 3.
To the chief Musician, to *Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
† Or, Only.
1 +Truly my soul #waiteth upon God :
1 Heb. is silent.
From him cometh my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation;
* Heb. high place, He is my *defence-I shall not be greatly moved.
Ps. 59. 9, 17.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?
Ye shall be slain all of you :
a Is. 30. 13.
As "a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency;
They delight in lies;
+ Heb. in their
They bless with their mouth--but they curse tinwardly. Selah!
inward parts.
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God;
For my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation :
He is my defence-I shall not be moved.
8 Je. 3. 23. 7 In "God is my salvation and my glory:
The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
& Trust in him at all times, ye people,
1 Sa. 1. 15. Ps. Pour out your heart before him :
42. 4. La 2. 19.
God is a refuge for us. Selah!
counsels.
WI
P8, 65. 1.
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e Job 31. 25. Ps.
15. 1 Ti. 6. 17.
9. 9.
24. 12..Je. 32.
19. Ez. 7. 27.
6.8. Col. 3. 25.
22. 12.
20. Gal. 2. 16.
&c.
d Ps. 39. 5, 11.
Surely dmen of low degree are vanity,
Is. 40. 15, 17.
Ro. 3. 4.
And men of high degree are a lie:
Or, alilce.
To be laid in the balance, they are faltogether lighter than vanity.
52. 7. Lu. 12. 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery:
If ºriches increase, set not your heart upon them.
* Or, strength.
Re. 19. 1. 11 God hath spoken once-twice have I heard this;
f Ps. 86. 15. Da.
That *power belongeth unto God.
& Job 34. 11. Pr. 12 Also unto thee, O LORD, belongeth 'mercy;
For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Mat. 16. 27. Ro.
2. 6. 1 Co. 3. 8.
2 Co. 5. 10. Eph.
PSALM CXLIII.
į Pe. 1. 17. Re. David prayeth for favor in judgment. 3 He complaineth of his griefs. 5 He strengtheneth his faith
by meditation and prayer. 7 He prayeth for grace, 9° for deliverance, 10 for sanctification, 12
for destruction of his enemies.
PS. CXLIII.
A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD! give ear to my supplications :
In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
a Job 14. 3. 2 And “enter not into judgment with thy servant;
6 Ex. 34. 7. Job For 'in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
4. 17. Ps. 130. 3.
Ec. 7. 20. Ro. 3. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;
He hath smitten my life down to the ground ;
He hath made me to dwell in darkness,
As those that have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is desolate.
5 I remember the days of old ;
I meditate on all thy works ;
I muse on the work of thy hands.
c See Job 11. 13, 6 I 'stretch forth my hands unto thee :
My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah !
Hear me speedily, O Lord—my spirit faileth:
Hide not thy face from me,
* Or, For I am be- *Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
come like, &c. Ps.
88. 4.
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning;
For in thee do I trust :
Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ;
For I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies :
† Heb. hide me! I tflee unto thee to hide me.
d Ps. 25. 4, 5. 10 Teach dme to do thy will; for thou art my God:
Thy spirit is good ; lead me into 'the land of uprightness.
f Ps. 119. 25, 37, 11 Quicken 'me, O LORD, for thy name's sake:
40, &c.
For thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies,
And destroy all them that afflict my soul ;
For I am thy servant.
PS. CXLIV.
PSALM CXLIV.
David blesseth God for his mercy both to him and to man. 5 He prayeth that God would powerfully
deliver him from his enemies. 9 He promiselh to praise God. 11 He prayeth for the happy state
of the kingdom.
A Psalm of David.
* Heb. rock, Ps. 1 Blessed be the LORD my *strength,
18. 2, 31.
tHeb. to the war, Which teacheth my hands ito war, and my fingers to fight!
&c.
2 My #goodness, and my fortress ;
I Or, mercy.
My high tower, and my deliverer ;
My shield, and he in whom I trust;
Who subdueth my people under me.
ab. 27.Ps. 8.
a Job 7. 17. Ps. 8.
3 LORI
3 LORD, "what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him!
Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
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* Heb. hands.
8 Job 4. 19. Ps. 4 Man bis like to vanity :
39. 5.
c Ps. 102. 11. His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
d Ps. 18. 9. 18.64. 5 Bow dthy heavens, O LORD! and come down:
1.
e Ps. 104. 32.
Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them:
Shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Send thy *hand from above;
Rid me, and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of strange children,
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, ..
And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God !
Upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings
Will I sing praises unto thee.
f Ps. 18. 50. 10 It is he that giveth tsalvation unto kings:
| Or, victory.
Who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children,
Whose mouth speaketh vanity,
And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood :
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as corner stones,
| Heb. Cut
Polished after the similitude of a palace :
* Heb. from kind 13 That our garners may be full, affording *all manner of store :
That our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our
† Heb. able to 14 That our oxen may be tstrong to labor;
[streets :
loaden with That there be no breaking in, nor going out;
That there be no complaining in our streets.
9. Ps. 15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case !
Yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD!
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bear burdens, or,
flesh.
& De. 33. 29. Ps.
33. 12.
PSALM LXX.
PSALM LXX.
David soliciteth God to the speedy destruction of the wicked, and preservation of the godly.
* Pg. 38, title.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, *to bring to remembrance.
1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
† Heb. to my help. Make haste fto help me, O LORD!
2 Let them be ashamed and confounded
That seek after my soul :
Let them be turned backward, and put to confusion,
That desire my hurt.
a Ps. 40. 15, &c. 3 Let "them be turned back for a reward of their shame
That say, Aha! aha!
4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee:
And let such as love thy salvation say continually,
Let God be magnified !
5 But I am poor and needy:
Make haste unto me, O God!
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, make no tarrying !
PSALM LXXI.
PSALM LXXI.
David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prayeth both for himself, and against
the enemies of his soul. 14 He promiseth constancy. 17 He prayeth for perseverance. 19 He
praiseth God, and promiseth to do it cheerfully.
a Pg. 25. 2, 3.
1 In ºthee, O LORD! do I put my trust:
Let me never be put to confusion.
6 Ps. 31. 1.
c Ps. 17. 6.
2 Deliver 'me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape :
* Heb. to me for Incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
hirock as habitan 3 Be thou *my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:
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46. 3.
8. 1 Co. 4. 9.
observe.
Mat. 27. 1.
Thou hast given commandment to save me;
For thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
d Je. 17. 7, 17. 5 For thou art dmy hope, O Lord God !
Thou art my trust from my youth.
e Ps. 22.9, 10. Is. 6 By @thee have I been holden up from the womb :
Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels,:
My praise shall be continually of thee.
f I8. 8. 18. Ze. 3. ? I fam as a wonder unto many;
But thou art my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise
. And with thine honor all the day.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age ;
Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10 For mine enemies speak against me;
Heb.watch, or, And they that play wait for my soul take counsel together,
& 2 Sa. 17. 1. 11 Saying, “God hath forsaken him:
Persecute and take him ;
For there is none to deliver him."
k Ps. 22. 11, 19. 12 O) "God, be not far from me!
O my God, make haste for my help!
i P8. 35. 4, 26. 13 Let ithem be confounded and consumed
That are adversaries to my soul;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor
That seek my hurt.
14 But I will hope continually,
And will yet praise thee more and more.
; Ps. 35. 28.
15 My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness
And thy salvation all the day ;
For I know not the numbers thereof.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God:
I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
170 God, thou hast taught me from my youth;
And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
# Heb. unto old 18 Now also Iwhen I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not;
Until I have showed *thy strength unto this generation,
arm. And thy power to every one that is to come.
19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high,
Who hast done great things :
O God, who is like unto thee!
86. 8. & 89. 6,8.
20 Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles,
i Ho. 6. 1, 2. Shalt 'quicken me again,
And shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou shalt increase my greatness,
And comfort me on every side.
† Heb. with the 22 I will also praise thee twith the psaltery,
psaltery. Ps. 92. Even thy truth, O my God!
m 2 Ki. 19.22. Is. Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou "Holy One of Israel !
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee;
And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame,
That seek my hurt.
age and gray
hairs.
* Heb. thine arm.
K Ps. 35. 10. &
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his son
COUT.
SECT. XIV. SECTION XIV.—Absalom is defeated and killed by Joab ;-David returns
to Jerusalem.
A. M. 2981.
B. C. 1023.
2 SAMUEL xviii., xix., and xx. 3.
HALES, 1036.
David viewing the armies in their march giveth them charge of Absalom. 6 The Israelites are sore
The Wood of
smitten in the wood of Ephraim. 9 Absalom, hanging in un oak, is sluin by Joab, und cast into
Ephraim.
a pit. 18 Absalom's pluce. 19 Ahimaaz and Cushi bring tidings to David. 33 Duvid mourneth
for Absalom. - Chap. xix, 1 Joab causeth the king to cease his mourning. 9 The Israelites are
earnest to bring the king back. 11 David sendeth to the priests to incite them of Judah. 18
Shimei is purdoned. 24 Mephibosheth is excused. 32 Barzillai is dismissed. Chimhan
is talcen into the Icing's family. 41 The Israelites e.cpostulule with Juduh for bringing home
the king without them. — Chap. xx. 3 David's ten concubines are shut up in perpetual prison.
1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set cap-
tains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2 And David
sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a
third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother,
and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king
said unto the people, “I will surely go forth with you myself also.”
3 But the people answered, “Thou shalt not go forth; for if we flee
* Heb. set their away, they will not *care for us; neither if half of us die, will they
heart on us.
care for us : but now thou art tworth ten thousand of us ; therefore
# Heb. as ten
thousand of us. now it is better that thou Isuccour us out of the city.” 4 And the king
1 Heb. be to suc-
said unto them, “What seemeth you best I will do." And the king
stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and
by thousands. 5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai;
saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with
Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave all the cap-
tains charge concerning Absalom.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel ; and the battle
was in the wood of Ephraim, where the people of Israel were slain
before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter
that day of twenty thousand men. 8 For the battle was there scattered
* Heb. multiplied over the face of all the country; and the wood *devoured more people
60 devour.
that day than the sword devoured.
9 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode
upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak,
and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between
the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went
away. 10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, “Behold,
I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.” 11 And Joab said unto the man that
told him, “And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not
smite him there to the ground ? and I would have given thee ten shekels
of silver, and a girdle.” 12 And the man said unto Joab, “Though I
† Heb. weigh should treceive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, yet would I
not put forth my hand against the king's son ; for in our hearing the line
t Heb. whosoever
ver king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Beware that none
touch the young man Absalom.' 13 Otherwise I should have wrought
falsehood against mine own life ; for there is no matter hid from the
king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.” 14 Then
* Heb. before thee. said Joab, “I may not tarry thus *with thee.” And he took three
darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while
| Heb. heart. he was yet alive in the fmidst of the oak. 15 And ten young men that
bare Joab's armor compassed about, and smote Absalom, and slew him.
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing
after Israel; for Joab held back the people. 17 And they took Absa-
lom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great
heap of stones upon him; and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself
a Ge. 14. 17.
o See 2 Sa. 14.27. a pillar, which is in the king's dale ; for he said, " I have no son to
upon my hand.
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dalye Absalove me now him of this
him from the
hand, sc.
* Heb. be a man
may.
62 Ki. 9. 17.
running.
thes!" Heb.
Peace.
| Heb. shut up.
peace ?
keep my name in remembrance.” And he called the pillar after his
own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's Place.
19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, “Let me now run, and
| Heb. judged bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath favenged him of his
enemies.” 20 And Joab said unto him, “ Thou shalt not *bear tidings
of tidinys.
han this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou
shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.” 21 Then said
Joab to Cushi, “Go tell the king what thou hast seen.” And Cushi
bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of
Heb. be what Zadok yet again to Joab, “But thowsoever, let me, I pray thee, also
run after Cushi.” And Joab said, “ Wherefore wilt thou run, my son,
| Or, convenient. seeing that thou hast no tidings fready ?" 23" But howsoever,” said
he, “ let me run.” And he said unto him, “Run.” Then Ahimaaz
ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi. 24 And David sat be-
tween the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof over the
gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a
man running alone. 25 And the watchman cried, and told the king.
And the king said, “If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.”
And he came apace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman saw another
man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said,
“ Behold another man running alone.” And the king said, “ He also
* Heb. I see the bringeth tidings.” 27 And the watchman said, “* Me thinketh the run-
ning of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.”
And the king said, “ He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings."
tor, Peace be to 28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, “ †All is well !” And he
fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, "Blessed
be the LORD thy God, which hath #delivered up the men that lifted up
* Heb. Is there
their hand against my lord the king.” 29 And the king said, “ *Is the
young man Absalom safe ?” And Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab
sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but
I knew not what it was.” 30 And the king said unto him, “ Turn aside,
and stand here." And he turned aside, and stood still. 31 And, behold,
Cushi came; and Cushi said, “ *Tidings, my lord the king! for the
Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.”
32 And the king said unto Cushi, “Is the young man Absalom safe ?"
And Cushi answered, “The enemies of my lord the king, and all that
rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.”
33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over
the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, “O my son Absalom,
my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, O Absa-
lom, my son, my son!”
1 And it was told Joab, “ Behold, the king weepeth and 2 Sam. xii.
# Heb. salvation, mourneth for Absalom.” 2 And the Ivictory that day was
turned into mourning unto all the people ; for the people heard say
that day how the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat
them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal
away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and
the king cried with a loud voice, “ O my son Absalom, O Absalom,
my son, my son !” 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and
said, “ Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which
this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy
daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
* Heb. by loving, 6 *in that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou
+ Heb. that princes hast declared this day, fthat thou regardest neither princes nor ser-
or servants are
urt vants; for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we
| Heb. to the heart had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. 7 Now therefore arise,
Ge. 34. 3.4nese go forth, and speak fcomfortably unto thy servants : for I swear by the
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lent?
LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night;
and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from
thy youth until now." 8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And
they told unto all the people, saying, “ Behold, the king doth sit in the
gate." And all the people came before the king ; for Israel had fled
every man to his tent..
9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel,
saying, “ The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he
delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines ; and now he is fled out
of the land for Absalom. 10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us,
* Heb. are ye si- is dead in battle. Now therefore why *speak ye not a word of bringing
the king back ?”
11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying,
« Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring
the king back to his house ? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to
the king, even to his house. 12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones
and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king ?
13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh ?
God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host be-
fore me continually in the room of Joab!” 14 And he bowed the heart
of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man ; so that they
sent this word unto the king, “ Return thou, and all thy servants."
15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gil-
gal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
f 1 Ki. 2. 8.
16 And 'Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim,
hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the
servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants
with him; and they went over Jordan before the king. 18 And there
went over a ferry-boat to carry over the king's household, and to do
1 Heb. the good in twhat he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before
the king, as he was come over Jordan ; 19 and said unto the king, “Let
not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that
which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went
out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 20 For thy
servant doth know that I have sinned ; therefore, behold, I am come
g See 2 Sa. 16. 5. the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my
lord the king.” 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said,
h Ex. 22. 28. « Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he "cursed the
Lord's anointed ? " 22 And David said, “ What have I to do with you,
ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me?
il Sa. 11. 13. *shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I
jl Ki. 2. 8, 9, 37, know that I am this day king over Israel ? " 23 Therefore the king
said unto Shimei,“ Thou shalt not die.” And the king sware unto him.
24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king,
and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed
his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again
in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to
meet the king, that the king said unto him, “Wherefore wentest not
thou with me, Mephibosheth?” 26 And he answered, “ My lord, O
king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me
an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king, because thy servant
is lame. 27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king ;
but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good
# Heb. men of in thine eyes. 28 For all of my father's house were but Idead men be-
fore my lord the king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that
did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any
his cyes.
46.
death. 1 Su. 26.
16.
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* Heb. many days
are the years of
my life?
K Ps. 90. 10.
more unto the king ?” 29 And the king said unto him, “Why speakest
thou any more of thy matters? I have said, "Thou and Ziba divide
the land.'” 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, “ Yea, let him
take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto
his own house."
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went
over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now Bar-
zillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old; and he had
provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim, for he was
a very great man. 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, - Come thou
over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.” 34 And
49 Barzillai said unto the king, “How *long have I to live, that I should
go up with the king unto Jerusalem ? 35 I am this day Kfourscore years
old ; and can I discern between good and evil ? can thy servant taste
what I eat or what I drink ? can I hear any more the voice of singing
men and singing women ? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a
burden unto my lord the king ? 36 Thy servant will go a little way over
Jordan with the king ; and why should the king recompense it me
with such a reward ? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again,
that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my
I Je. 41. 17. father and of my mother. But behold thy servant 'Chimham ; let him
go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good
unto thee.” 38 And the king answered, “Chimham shall go over with
me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee; and
whatsoever thou shalt frequire of me, that will I do for thee." 39 And
all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over,
the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his
own place. 40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went
on with him ; and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and
also half the people of Israel.
41 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto
the king, “ Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away,
and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men
with him, over Jordan ? " 42 And all the men of Judah answered the
men of Israel, “ Because the king is near of kin to us : wherefore then
be ye angry for this matter ? have we eaten at all of the king's cost ?
or hath he given us any gift ? " 43 And the men of Israel answered the
men of Judah, and said, “We have ten parts in the king, and we have
* Heb. set us at also more right in David than ye : why then did ye *despise us, that
our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?” And
m See Ju. 8. 1. & mthe words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the
men of Israel.
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem ; and the 2 SAM. XX.
+ Heb. a house of king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left 0.
to keep the house, and put them in tward, and fed them, but went
| Heb, bound.
* Heb. in widoro- not in unto them. So they were fshut up unto the day of their death,
*living in widowhood.
† Heb. choose.
1 Heb. Chimlian.
light.
12. 1.
ward.
hood of life.
SECT. XV.
A. M. 2982.
B. C. 1022.
HALES, 1036.
Abel of Beth-
A bele en het Sheba, the have no part in
SECTION XV.—Revolt of Sheba ;—He is slain.
2 SAMUEL XX. 1, 2, and 4, to the end.
By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba malceth a party in Israel. 4 Amasa, made captain over Judah, is
slain by Joab. 14 Joab pursueth Sheba unto Abel. 16 A wise woman saveth the city by Sheba's
head. 23 David's officers.
1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was
Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite ; and he blew a trumpet, and
said, “We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the
son of Jesse : "every man to his tents, O Israel !” 2 So every man of
Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri ;
maachal,
a l Ki. 12. 16.
2 Ch. 10. 16.
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THE REVOLT OF SHEBA SUPPRESSED.
eyes.
22. 47.
1 Heb. double'l
not his stroke.
c2 Ki. 15. 29.
2 Ch. 16. 4.
but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to
Jerusalem.
* Heb. Call.
4 Then said the king to Amasa, “* Assemble me the men of Judah
within three days, and be thou here present.” 5 So Amasa went to as-
semble the men of Judah ; but he tarried longer than the set time
which he had appointed him. 6 And David said to Abishai, “ Now
shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom : take
thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced
Heb, deliver cities, and tescape us." ? And there went out after him Joab's men,
and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men : and
they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went
before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto
him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the
sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. 9 And Joab said to
6 Mat. 26. 49. Lu. Amasa, “ Art thou in health, my brother ?" And Joab took Amasa
by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. 10 But Amasa took no heed
to the sword that was in Joab's hand : so he smote him therewith in
the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and Estruck him
not again ; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued
after Sheba the son of Bichri. 11 And one of Joab's men stood by him,
and said, “ He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go
after Joab.” 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the high-
way. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed
Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him,
when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. 13 When he
was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab,
to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to
Beth-maachah, and all the Berites; and they were gathered together,
and went also after him. 15 And they came and besieged him in Abel
☆ Or, it stood
of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and *it stood
most wall. in the trench; and all the people that were with Joab tbattered the
† Heb. marred to wall, to throw it down.
16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, “ Hear! hear! say, I pray
you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.” 17 And
when he was come near unto her, the woman said, “ Art thou Joab?”
And he answered, “I am he.” Then she said unto him, “ Hear the words
of thy handmaid.” And he answered, “I do hear.” 18 Then she spake,
in- saying, “ They were wont to speak in old time, saying, “They shall
beginning, say surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they ended the matter. 19 I am one of
ing, Surely they
will ask of Abel, them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel; thou seekest to destroy
end : See De. 20. a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance
of the Lord ?” 20 And Joab answered and said, “ Far be it, far be it
from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter is not so;
* Hcb. by his
but a man of Mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri *by name, hath
lifted up his hand against the king, even against David : deliver him
only, and I will depart from the city.” And the woman said unto Joab,
- Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.” 22 Then the
d Ec. 9. 14, 15. woman went unto all the people din her wisdom. And they cut off the
head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a
trumpet, and they tretired from the city, every man to his tent. And
Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites ; 24 and
Or, reinembran- Adoram was over the tribute ; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was
frecorder; 25 and Sheva was scribe ; and Zadok and Abiathar were
against the out-
throw down.
Or," They plain-
by spake in the
ll.
naine.
Heb, were scut-
tered.
cer.
61 Ki. 4. 4.
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THE THREE YEARS OF FAMINE STAYED.
$ 2 Sa. 23. 38.
41. 45.
the priests ; 26 and 'Ira also the Jairite was a *chief ruler about
* Or, prince. Ge. David.
Canaan.
silver nor gold
pertains at to us
* Or, chosen of
the LORD.
UN ULV LIV
VILL 14.
20.
23. 18.
SECTION XVI.—The three Years of Famine stayed by the Death of seven of
SECT. XVI.
Saul's Sons ;-David burieth Saul and Jonathan.
A. M. 2983.
2 Samuel xxi. 1-14.
B. C. 1021. Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year
Hales, 1035.
38. after year; and David *inquired of the LORD. And the LORD an-
swered, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the
* Heb. sought the Gibeonites." 2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them,
NUO 21. (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, “but of the
a Jos. 9. 3, 15–17. remnant of the Amorites, and the children of Israel had sworn unto
them; and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel
and Judah ;) 3 wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, “ What shall
I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may
bless the inheritance of the LORD ? " 4 And the Gibeonites said unto
Or, It is not
Cold him, “We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house ;
that we have to neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel.” And he said, “ What
his house, neither ye shall say, that will I do for you.” 5 And they answered the king,
to kill, &c. " The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we
| Or, cut us off should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel, 6 let
seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them
of up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, *whom the LORD did choose."
And the king said, “I will give them.” ? But the king spared Me-
01 Sa. 18. 3. &
E phibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD's
oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of
Saul. 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of
Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the
five sons of +Michal the daughter of Saul whom she brought up for
Heb, bare to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; 9 and he delivered them
into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill
before the LORD : and they fell all seven together, and were put to
death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of
barley harvest.
10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread
it for her upon the rock, ‘from the beginning of harvest until water
dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the
air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 11 And
it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine
of Saul, had done.
12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of
Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen
them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged
them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa. 13 And he brought
up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son ;
and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 14 And the
bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of
d So Jos. 7. 26. Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father; and they
2 Sa. 24. 25. performed all that the king commanded. And after that "God was
entreated for the land.
f Or, Michal's
sister.
Adriel. 1 Sa. 18
19.
c See De. 21. 23.
SECT. XVII.
A. M. 2985.
B. C. 1019.
Hales, 1033.
Gob.
SECTION XVII.-Last War with the Philistines ;-David's Psalms of
Thanksgiving for God's Blessings.
2 Sam. xxi. 15, to the end, and chap. xxii.-Psalm xviii.—1 CHRON. XX. 4, to the end.
15 MOREOVER the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and
(64) At this time, when the Israelites had been famine, the Philistines, thinking it a favorable
weakened by two rebellions and three years of opportunity of shaking off the yoke, renew the war;
502
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LAST WAR WITH THE PHILISTINES.
| Heb, the staff,
5, 6.
26.
d Ex. 15. 1. Ju.
5. 1.
David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the
Philistines : and David waxed faint. 16 And Ishbi-benob, which was
* Or, Rapha. of the sons of *the giant, the weight of whose fspear weighed three
or, the beach
hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword,
thought to have slain David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah suc-
coured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men
of David sware unto him, saying, “ Thou shalt go no more out with
Heb. candle, or, us to battle, that thou quench not the flight of Israel.”
'lamp. 1 Ki. 11.
36. Ps. 132. 17. 18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with
* Or, Sippai. the Philistines at Gob; then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew * Saph,
Or, Rapha. which was of the sons of the giant. 19 And there was again a battle
for, Jair. in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a
a Seo 1 Ch. 20. Beth-lehemite, slew “the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose
spear was like a weaver's beam. 20 And there was yet a battle in Gath,
where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers,
and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in nurnber; and he also
* Or, Rapha. was born to *the giant. 21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the
| Or, reproached,
TUS. 1000son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. 22 These 'four were
born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the
01 Sa. 16. 9,
Shammah. hand of his servants.
c1 Ch. 20. 8.
1 And David dspake unto the LORD the words of this 2 Sam. xxii.
song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of
all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. 2 And he said,—
e De. 32. 4.
“ The 'LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ;
f He. 2. 13. 3 The God of my rock ; 'in him will I trust :
g Lu. 1. 69. He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
h Pr. 18. 10.
My high "tower, and my 'refuge, my saviour ;
Thou savest me from violence.
4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised :
So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
| Or, pangs. 5 When the waves of death compassed me,
* Heb. Belial. The floods of *ungodly men made me afraid ;
t, or, cords. Ps. 6 The tsorrows of hell compassed me about;
'116.3.
The snares of death prevented me;
j Ps. 116. 4. Jonah 7 In my distress 'I called upon the LORD,
2. 2.
And cried to my God:
And he did "hear my voice out of his temple,
6, 15, 17.
And my cry did enter into his ears.
i Ju. 5. 4. Ps. 77. 8-6 Then the earth shook and trembled;
m Job 26. 11. The foundations of heaven moved
And shook, because he was wroth.
9 There went up a smoke tout of his nostrils,
And "fire out of his mouth devoured :
3. 5. He. 12. 29.
Coals were kindled by it.
Ps. 144. 5. Ib. 10 He 'bowed the heavens also, and came down;
p Ex. 20. 21. And ”darkness was under his feet.
1 Ki. 8. 12. Ps.
97. 2.
€8. 11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly:
q Ps. 104. 3. And he was seen 'upon the wings of the wind.
s Ps. 97. 2. 12 And he made "darkness pavilions round about him,
+ Heb. Binding of Dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
i Ps. 9. 9. Je. 16.
19.
k Ex. 3.7. Ps. 34.
18.
I Heb. by.
n Ps. 97. 3. Hab.
64, 1.
waters.
but are defeated in four engagements, and are for the differences between this Psalm and the
finally subdued. After these deliverances it is prob- parallel passage in 2 Sam. xxii.-Dr. Wells's Com-
able that David, who composed the 18th Psalm at mentary. I have therefore inserted the 18th Psalm
an early period of his life, when, according to the after 2 Sam. xxii. We learn by the title that David
title, he had been delivered from the hand of Saul, recomposed it after all his deliverances, and of
now again applies it, on being rescued from the course after this last war of the Philistines.
last assault of his enemies. This appears to account
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DAVID'S PSALM OF THANKSGIVING.
7. 13. Hab. 3.
11.
u Ex. 15. 8. Ps.
106. 9. Nah. 1. 4.
7. 8.
119. 3. Pr. 8. 32.
s Ju. 5. 20. 1 Sa. 14 The LORD ®thundered from heaven,
2. 10. Ps. 29. 3.
18. 30. 30. * And the Most High uttered his voice.
· 15 And he sent out 'arrows and scattered them;
Lightning—and discomfited them.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were discovered,
At the "rebuking of the LORD,
Mat. 8. 26. At the blast of the breath of his fnostrils.
I Or, anger. Ps.
74. 1.
17 - He sent from above,
* Or, great. He took me he drew me out of *many waters;
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from them that hated me:
For they were too strong for me.
19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity ;
But the LORD was my stay.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place :
v 2 Sa. 15. 26.
He delivered me, because he "delighted in me.
w 1. Sa. 26. 23.. 21 The "LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness :
1 Ki. 8. 32. Ps.
According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
2 Ge. 18. 19. Ps: 22 For I have "kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
y De. 2: 12.0Ps. 23 For all his Yjudgments were before me;
119. 30, 102.
And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
† Heb. to him, Ge. 24 I was also upright tbefore him,
6. 9. Job 1. 1.
And have kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me
According to my righteousness;
| Heb. before his
According to my cleanness fin his eyesight.
z Mat. 5.7.
26 “ With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful,
And with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure;
a Le. 26. 23, 24, And "with the froward thou wilt *show thyself unsavoury.
27, 28.
* Or, wrestle, Ps. 28 And the 'afflicted people thou wilt save;
de But thine eyes are upon 'the haughty,
6 Ex. 3. 7, 8. Ps.
°72. 12, 13.** That thou mayest bring them down.
c Job 40. 11. 12. 29 For thou art my flamp, O LORD ;
Is. 2. 11, 12, 17.
And the LORD will lighten my darkness.
† Or, candle. Job 30
1. 30 For by thee I have frun through a troop:
4 Or, broken a By my God have I leaped over a wall.
troop.
¿ Do. 32. 4. Da. 31 As for God, "his way is perfect;
The 'word of the Lord is *tried :
e Ps. 12. 6. Pr.
He is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
* Or, refined.
32 For who is God, save the LORD ?
And who is a rock, save our God?
336 God is my fstrength and power ;
And he fmaketh my way perfect.
looseth. Feb. 13. 34 He Imaketh my feet "like hinds' feet ;
g De. 18. 13. Job And 'setteth me upon my high places.
22. 3. Ps. 101.2, 25
1935 He teacheth my hands *to war;
# Heb. equalleth. So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
h Hab. 3. 19.
i De. 32. 13. 14. 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation;
33. 16.
And thy gentleness hath fmade me great.
37 Thou hast 'enlarged my steps under me;
† Heb. multiplica
lied So that my #feet did not slip.
j Pr. 4. 12. 38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them;
I Heb. ankles.
And turned not again until I had consumed them.
eyes.
18. 26.
Da. 4. 37.
29. 3. P8. 27. 1.
4. 37. Re. 15. 3.
30. 5.
fEx. 15. 2. Ps.
27. 1. Is. 12. 2.
| Heb. riddeth, or,
21.
6.
* Heb. for the
war.
me.
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DAVID'S PSALM OF THANKSGIVING.
bow.
24.
28. Is. l. 15.
35. 5. Da. 2. 35.
7. 10. Ze. 10. 5.
02 Sa. 3. 1. & 5.
l.
2 Sa. 8. 1-14.
39 And I have consumed them,
And wounded them, that they could not arise :
Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
* Heb. caused to 40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle:
k Ge. 49. 8. Ex. Them that rose up against me hast thou *subdued under me.
23. 27. Jos. 10.
41 Thou hast also given me kthe necks of mine enemies,
That I might destroy them that hate me.
1 Job 27. 9. Pr. 1. 42 They looked—but there was none to save;
Mic. 3. 4. Even ’unto the LORD_but he answered them not.
m2 Ki. 13. 7. P.s. 43 Then did I beat them as small mas the dust of the earth,
n Is. 10.6. Mic. I did stamp them "as the mire of the street,
And did spread them abroad.
** 44 Thou 'also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people,
p De. 28. 13.
Thou hast kept me to be Phead of the heathen:
Ps. 2. 8.
A ?people which I knew not shall serve me.
q Is. 55. 5.
45 | Strangers shall #submit themselves unto me :
| Heb. Sons of the
stranger.
As soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
obedience ab. 40 Strangers shall fade away,
lie : see De. 33. And they shall be afraid 'out of their close places.
q Mic. 7. 17.
47 - The LORD liveth; And blessed be my rock;
And exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation!
* Heb. giveth. 48 It is God that *avengeth me,
me. I Sa. 25. 39. And that bringeth down the people under me,
49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies :
Thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against
Thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
[me:
s Ro. 15. 9. 50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen,
And I will sing praises unto thy name.
51 He is the tower of salvation for his king,
And showeth mercy to his anointed,
13. Unto David, and 'to his seed for evermore.”
Ps. 89. 29.
I Or, yield fcigned 46
29. Pp. 66. 3.
aoengement for
t 2 Sa. 7. 12, 13.
My GOORD is my eie o LORD.
PSALM XVIII.
PSALM XVIII.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, *the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the
* Ps. 36, title. words of fihis song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and
+ See, for refer- from the hand of Saul : and he said,
ences, 2 Sa.
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength!
xxii.
2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
Heb. rock. My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
a Heb. 2. 13.
My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised :
So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
6 Ps. 116. 3.
4 The 'sorrows of death compassed me,
* Heb. Belial. And the floods of *ungodly men made me afraid.
| Or, cords.
5 The tsorrows of hell compassed me about :
The snares of death prevented me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried unto my God:
He heard my voice out of his temple,
And my cry came before him, even into his ears.
c Ac. 4. 31.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled ;
The foundations also of the hills moved
And were shaken, because he was wroth.
| Heb. by his. 8 There went up a smoke fout of his nostrils,
And fire out of his mouth devoured:
Coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down;
And darkness was under his feet.
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* Or, great
waters.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly :
Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place;
His pavilion round about him were dark waters.
And thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
And the Highest gave his voice;
Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;
And he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen,
And the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke,
O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 He sent from above,
He took me, he drew me out of *many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from them which hated me;
For they were too strong for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity ;
But the LORD was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place;
He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his judgments were before me,
And I did not put away his statutes from me.
† Heb. with.
23 I was also upright tbefore him,
And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me
According to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands fin his eyesight.
25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful;
With an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright;
26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure;
* Or, wrestle. And with the froward thou wilt *show thyself froward ;
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people ;
But wilt bring down high looks.
| Or, lamp.
28 For thou wilt light my fcandle :
The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have frun through a troop;
And by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:
* Or, refinel.
The word of the LORD is *tried:
He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God, save the LORD ?
Or who is a rock, save our God ?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,
And maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,
And setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war,
So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation ;
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I Heb. before his
eyes.
† Or, broken.
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DAVID NUMBERS THE PEOPLE.
me.
ankles.
bow.
me.
And thy right hand hath holden me up,
Or, with thy
And tthy gentleness hath made me great.
meekness thout
hast multiplicd 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me,
Heb. mine
That my feet did not slip.
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them :
Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise :
They are fallen under my feet.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle:
* Heb. caused to Thou hast *subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies;
That I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They cried—but there was none to save them:
Even unto the LORD—but he answered them not.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind :
I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people;
And thou hast made me the head of the heathen:
A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
* Heb. Althen 44 †As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me :
hearing of the
ear.
İThe strangers shall *submit themselves unto me.
| Heb. The sons 45 The strangers shall fade away,
of the strangot.
* Or, yield
And be afraid out of their close places.
feigned obcdience.
Heb. lie.
16 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock;
And let the God of my salvation be exalted !
f Heb. giveth. 47 It is God that tavengeth me,
goengements for
And #subdueth the people under me.
1 Or, destroyelh.
48 He delivereth me from mine enemies :
Yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me:
* Heb. man of Thou hast delivered me from the *violent man.
violence.
| Or; confess.
49 Therefore will I tgive thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen,
And sing praises unto thy name.
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king;
And showeth mercy to his anointed,
To David, and to his seed for evermore.
1 Chron. xx. 4, to the end.—4 And it came to pass after this, that there *arose war at
* Or, continued.
Heb. stood. tGezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that
Or, Gob. was of the children of *the giant: and they were subdued. 5 And there was war again with
the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of tJair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Git-
21. 18.
* Or, Rapha.
tite, whose spear's staff was like a weaver's beamı. 6 And yet again there was war at Gath,
Called also where was ta man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on
Jaare-oregim, each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was "the son of the giant. ? But when he
2 Sa. 21. 19.
| Heb. a man of defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. 8 These were born
unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his
* Heb. born to the
giant, or, Rapha. servants.
† Or, reproached.
· SECTION XVIII.--David numbers the People ;-He is punished by a
I Called Sham-
mah, 1 Sa. 16. 9.
Pcstilcnce.(65)
2 SAM. xxiv. 1-9.–1 Chron. xxi. 6, 7. and xxvii. 23, 24.-2 SAM. xxiv. 10–15.-1 CHRON.
xxi. 15, 16.—2 SAM. xxiv: 17.—1 Chron. xxi. Íatter part of 17, to the end. PSALM
SECT. XVIII.
xxx.—1 CHRON. xxi. 1-5, 8–14.–2 Sam. xxiv. 16.—1 Chron. xxi. first part of 17.-
2 Sam. xxiv. 18, to the end.
A. M. 2987.
David, tempted by Satan, forceth Joab to number the people. The captains, in nine months and
B. C. 2017.
twenty days, bring the muster of thirteen hundred thousund fighting men. David, having three
Hales, 1032.
plagues propounded in Gad, repenteth, and chooseth the three duys' pestilence. After the death
of seventy thousand, David by repentance preventeth the destruction of Jerusalem. David, by
Gad's direction, purchaseth Ornan's thresling Noor, where, having built an allar, God yivethú
sign of his fuvor by fire, and stuyeth the plugur. Darid sucrificeth there, being restrained from
Gibeon by fear of the angel. Darid's psalm of praise.
a 2 Sa. 21. 1. 1 AND "again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and
(65) David's motive for numbering his people margin.-Ed.] in another part, that Satan provoked
was pride of heart. It is curious to observe the dif- him; and it is again decidedly spoken of as his
ferent phraseology of Scripture : in 2 Sam. xxiv.1. it own act, for which he was not only accountable,
says, “ God moved him;" [but see reference in the but punished.
f Or, Saplı, 2 Sa. He pi
PART VII.]
507
DAVID IS PUNISHED BY PESTILENCE.
evil in the cyes
* Satan, See *he moved David against them to say, “ Go, number Israel and Judah.”
1 Ch. 21. 1. Ja.
1. 13, 14. ? For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with
† Or, Compass. him, “ (Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-
6 Je. 17.5.
sheba, and number ye the people, that 'I may know the number of
the people.” 3 And Joab said unto the king, “Now the LORD thy God
add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and
that the eyes of my lord the king may see it; but why doth my lord
the king delight in this thing ?” 4 Notwithstanding the king's word
prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab
and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king,
to number the people of Israel.
5 And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right
1 Or, valley. side of the cito
side of the city that lieth in the midst of the friver of Gad, and toward
* Or, nether land Jazer. 6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the *land of Tahtim-hodshi;
and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon, 7 and came to the
stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the
Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-
sheba. 8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came
to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 And Joab
gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and
there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the
sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.(66)
6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for 1 Chron.
+ Heb. And it was the king's word was abominable to Joab. 7 +And God was xxi. 6, 7.
of the LORD displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
thing.
23 But David took not the number of them from twenty 1 Chron. xxvii.
years old and under ; because the Lord had said he would 10,2
increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. 24 Joab the son of Ze-
ruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath
# Heb. ascended. for it against Israel ; neither Iwas the number put in the account of the
chronicles of king David.
10 And David's heart smote him after that he had num- 2 Sam. xxiv.
on 10-15.
bered the people. And David said unto the LORD, “ I have
sinned greatly in that I have done; and now, I beseech thee, O LORD,
take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came
unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, 12 • Go and say unto David,
Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of
them, that I may do it unto thee.” 13 So Gad came to David, and
told him, and said unto him, “ Shall seven years of famine come unto
thee in thy land? Or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies,
while they pursue thee? Or that there be three days' pestilence in thy
land ? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to Him that sent
me." 14 And David said unto Gad, “I am in a great strait. Let us fall
d Ps. 103. 8, 13, now into the hand of the LORD, "for his mercies are *great; and "let
14. & 119. 156.
me not fall into the hand of man.”
* Or, many.
15 So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even
to the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to
Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.
15 And God sent an Angel unto Jerusalem to destroy 1 Chron. xxi.
the keased witla thok not the nthe LORD
disp. But Davidunder; bece stars
concerning this
23 But David to
cGo. 15. 5..
15, 16..
f Seo Ge. 6. 6. it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and 'he
e See Is. 47. 6.
Ze. l. 15.
(66) In the Book of Samuel it is said, Joab num- were sent in to the king, and the author of the Book
bered 800,000 for Israel, and 500,000 for Judah; of Samuel mentions the number according to the list
and in the Book of Chronicles, that he numbered actually given in; and the author of the Book of
1,100,000 for Israel, and 470,000 for Judalı. In the Chronicles, according to the list not laid before the
former list, the amount of the standing army of king, or inserted in the public records, but gener-
Israel is omitted ; or, as it appears from 1 Chron. ally known among the people. Vide Bishop Patrick,
xxvii. 23, 24. the returns were not completed that in loc.; Lightfoot; Hales's Anal, vol. ii. p. 386.
508
[Period IV.
THE PESTILENCE IS STAYED.
+ Or, Araunalt,
2 Sa. 24. 18.
g2 Ch. 3. 1.
xxiv. 17.
turned back and
repented him of the evil, and said to the Angel that destroyed it, “ It
is enough, stay now thy hand.” And the Angel of the LORD stood by
the threshingfloor of tOrnan the Jebusite. 16 And David lifted up his
eyes, and saw the Angel of the Lord stand between the earth and
the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over
Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed
in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
17 And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the 2 Sam.
Angel that smote the people, and said, “Lo! I have sinned, ***
and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done?
let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house,
17 but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.” 1 Chron. xxi.
18 Then the Angel of the LORD commanded Gad to la
on commander Gad to latter part of
ver. 17, to end.
say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar
unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19 And
David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of
# Or, When Ornan the LORD. 20 FAnd Ornan turned back, and saw the Angel; and his
saw the Angel, four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
four sons with 21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and
went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his
face to the ground. 22 Then David said to Ornan, “*Grant me the
place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the
LORD, (thou shall grant it me for the full price,) that the plague may
be stayed from the people.” 23 And Ornan said unto David, “Take it
to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes:
lo! I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing in-
struments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering ; I give it all.”
24 And king David said to Ornan, “ Nay, but I will verily buy it for the
full price ; for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor
offer burnt offerings without cost.” 25 So David gave to Ornan for the
place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. 26 And David built there
an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings,
and called upon the Lord; and "he answered him from heaven by
fire upon the altar of burnt offering. 27 And the Lord commanded the
Angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
28 At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him
in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
il Ch. 16.39.
29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilder-
ness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the
j 1 Ki. 3. 4. high place at Gibeon. 30 But David could not go before it to inquire of
God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the Angel of the LORD.
hiin hid them-
selves.
* Heb. Give.
+ Le. 9. 24. 2 C.
7. 1.
PSALM XXX
* De. 20.5.
2 Sa. 5. 11.
PSALM XXX.(67)
David praiseth God for his deliverance. 4 He exhorteth others to praise him by example of God's
dealing with him.
A Psalm and Song *at the dedication of the house of David.
"I will extol thee, O LORD!
For thou hast lifted me up,
And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
20 LORD my God, I cried unto thee,
And thou hast healed me.
3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave :
Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his,
And give thanks fat the remembrance of his holiness.
Or, to the ine-
morial.
ne
(67) Psalm xxx. Calmet supposes this Psalın to have been composed on the occasion of dedicating
the threshingfloor of Araunah
Part VII.]
509
DAVID'S PSALM AFTER THE PESTILENCE. .
#, Heb. there is 5 For this anger endureth but a moment;
but a moment in
his anger. Ps. In "his favor is life:
103. 9. Is. 26. 20.
& 54. 7, 8. 2 Co. Weeping may endure *for a night,
4. 17.
a Ps. 63. 3.
But tjoy cometh in the morning.
* Heb. in the
6 And 'in my prosperity I said,
evening.
I shall never be moved.
+ Heb. singing.
Ps. 126. 5. ? LORD, by thy favor, thou hast Imade my mountain to stand strong:
b Job 29. 18.
Thou didst hide thy face-and I was troubled.
I Heb. settled
*strength for my 8 I cried to thee, O LORD;
mountain.
And unto the LORD I made supplication-
9 - What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ?
Ps. 6. 5. & 118. Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth ?"
17. I8. 38. 18.
10 Hear, O Lord ! and have mercy upon me:
Lord! be thou my helper.
d2 Sa. 6. 14. Is. 11 Thou dhast turned for me my mourning into dancing :
61. 3. Je. 31. 4
Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
* That is, my, 12 To the end that *my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.
tongue, or, my
soul: see Ge. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
49. 6. Ps. 16, 9.
1 Chron. xxi. 1-5, 8-14.–1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David
to number Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, “ Go, number
Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may
know it.” 3 And Joab answered, “ The Lord make his people an hundred times so many
more as they be ; but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants ? why then
doth my lord require this thing ? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?” Neverthe-
less the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went through-
out all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of
Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword; and
Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
8 And David said unto God," I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing:
but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very
foolishly."
9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying, 1066 Go and tell David, saying,
* Heb. stretch out. Thus saith the LORD, I *offer thee three things : choose thee one of them, that I may do
it unto thee." 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, " Thus saith the LORD,
f Heb. Take to Choose thee 12 either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy
foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword
of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the Angel of the LORD destroying
throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring
again to Him that sent me." 13 And David said unto Gad, “ I am in a great strait. Let
| Or, many. me fall now into the hand of the LORD, for very great are his mercies; but let me not fall
into the hand of man."
14 So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel; and there fell of Israel seventy thousand
men.
a Ex. 12. 23. 2 SAMUEL xxiv. 16.–And “when the Angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to
6 Joel 2. 13, 14. destroy it, bthe Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the Angel that destroyed the
people, " It is enough : stay now thy hand.” And the Angel of the LORD was by the
c1 Ch. 21. 15, threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
Ornan:, see ver. 1 Chron. xxi. former part of ver. 17.—And David said unto God, " Is it not I that
commanded the people to be numbered ? even I it is that have sinned and done evil in-
deed; but as for these sheep, what have they done ? let thy hand, I pray thee, O LORD
my God, be on me, and on my father's house."
2 SAMUEL xxiv. 18, to the end.—18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto
* Heb. Araniah. him, “ Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of *Araunah the Jebu-
site.” 19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.
20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him; and
Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 21 And
a See Ge. 23. Araunah said, " Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant?" dAnd David said,
8-16.
66 To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that 'the plague may
Nu. 16. 48, 50. hasta
be stayed from the people.” 22 And Araunah said unto David, " Let my lord the king take
f 1 Ki. 19. 21. and offer up what seemeth good unto him : Mbehold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and
threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.” 23 All these things
did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, “ The
& Ez. 20.40, 41. LORD thy God accept thee!” 24 And the king said unto Araunah, “ Nay, but I will
thce.
510
[Period IV.
DAVID PREPARES TO BUILD THE TEMPLE.
surely buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God
of that which doth cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen
for fifty shekels of silver. 25 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered
burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was entreated for the land, and the
plague was stayed from Israel.
d1 Ki. 5. 6.
SECT. XIX.
SECTION XIX.-David prepares to build the Temple.(68)
1 Chronicles xxii.
A. M. 2989.
B. C. 1015. David, foreknowing the place of the temple, prepareth abundance for the building of it. 6 He in-
structeth Solomon in God's promises, und his duty in building the temple. 17 He chargeth the
Jerusalem.
princes to assist his son.
a De. 12. 5. 2 Sa. 1 THEN David said, “ This “is the house of the LORD God, and this
24. 18.
is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.” 2 And David commanded
01 Ki. 9. 21.
to gather together (the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and
he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 3 And
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the
c1 Ki. 7. 47.
gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4 also cedar trees in abundance : for dthe Zidonians and they of Tyre
brought much cedar wood to David. 5 And David said, “Solomon my
son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the
Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all
countries : I will therefore now make preparation for it.” So David
prepared abundantly before his death.
6 Then he called for Solomon liis son, and charged him to build a
house for the LORD God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, “ My
0 2 Sa. 7. 2. 1 Ki. son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house 'unto the name
De. 12. 5. 11. of the Lord my God. 8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars : thou
shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much
blood upon the earth in my sight. 9 Behold! a son shall be born to thee,
who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him "rest from all his ene-
* That is, peace-
mies round about: for his name shall be * Solomon, and I will give
peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 10 He ishall build a house
8. 17.
gl Ki. 5. 3.
hl Ki. 4. 25. &
5. 4.
able.
i 2 Sa. 7. 13.
(6) The arrangement of the events related in this a party too strong for his father to oppose, and by
section varies considerably from their order as these means to prevent the intended advancement
proposed by Lightfoot. The difficulty of placing of Solomon.
them is very great; but the following considerations The promptitude and decision of David defeated
appear to warrant the present disposition of the text. this bold enterprise. Though he was confined to
Solomon had been intended by his father, from his couch by infirmities (1 Kings i. 47.), he ordered
his very birth, as the successor to the throne. It is Solomon to be immediately crowned king, and
generally supposed that Nathan assured David that declared partner of the throne : thus investing him
his son would succeed him, when the name Jedi- with power to punish all conspiracies against the
diah, “ Beloved of the Lord," was given hiin; and sovereign. This unexpected firmness entirely dis-
when he was commanded not to build the teinple. persed the adherents of Adonijahı. David, however,
When David, however, was now very old and not content with this, had recourse to another step,
infirm, Adonijah began to assume the honors of which secured the throne to Solomon against all
royalty, and to consider himself as the successor. further attempts. David summoned the princes and
Adonijah was the fourth son of David : Absalom heads of Israel, and, leaving his couch, went to the
and Amnon were dead, and his other brother, assembly, presented Solomon to them as king, and
Daniel, or Chileab, was born before David was declared the promise of God, that Solomon alone
king. According to the custom of the East, there should build the temple, and establish the kingdom
fore, Adonijah considered himself the eldest son, as his successor.
and heir to the kingdom. Lightfoot ascribes the After this first asseinbly, more extensive prepara-
rash and ambitious schemes of this prince, to his tions were made to build the temple : the priests
knowledge of his father's decrepitude and age; and and Levites are called together, and divided into
places, therefore, the passage 1 Kings i. before the their several courses; they do not appear to have
account of the address of David to Solomon. This, been summoned to the first assembly. It is probable
however, does not appear an adequate cause ; for that the chief Psalms composed by David were
if Adonijah really supposed himself to be the delivered to the priests and singers. And when all
destined heir, the very conviction he entertained of the preparations for the objects which David had
his father's infirmity ought to have induced him to in view were completed, the congregation is sum-
renain quiet. Tlie suspicion of David's determina- moned a second time—the inagnificent presents of
tion to anoint Solomon as his successor, is more David to the intended building are recorded the
likely to have influenced his conduct. Adonijah, heads of the nation contribute to the work-a solemn
therefore, relying on the attachment of Joab the festival was held, at which Solomon was again
head of the army, and on that of Abiathar the high anointed—and all the princes publicly submitted
priest, as well as on the silence hitherto maintained themselves to him, as they had before done to his
in public respecting Solomon, endeavoured to form father.
Part VII.]
511
ADONIJAH’S REBELLION.
erty.
and carpenters.
22. 4.
2 Ch. 5. 7.
j He. 1. 5. for my name; and the shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I
will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.' 11 Now,
my son, the LORD be with thee! and prosper thou, and build the house
% 1 Ki. 3. 9, 12.
of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. 12 Only the LORD "give
Ps. 72. I.
thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Is-
1 Jos. 1.7, 8.
rael, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. 13 Then 'shalt
thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments
m De. 31. 7, 8. which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel ! "be strong,
and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 14 Now, behold!
| Or, in my pov tin my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred
thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and
of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also
and stone have I prepared ; and thou mayest add thereto. 15 Moreover
That is, masons there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and Iworkers
of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner
of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no
number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee!”
17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon
2. 10. Jos. his son, saying, 18 « Is not the LORD your God with you ? "and hath he
not given you rest on every side ? for he hath given the inhabitants of
the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and
o 2 Ch. 20. 3. before his people. 19 Now °set your heart and your soul to seek the
LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the
piki. 8. 6, 21. LORD God, to "bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the
holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of
- the LORD.”
SECT. XX. Section XX.---Adonijah's Rebellion ;-Solomon is anointed King.
A. M. 2989.
1 Kings i.
B. C. 1015. Abishag cherisheth David in his extreme age. 5 Adonijah, David's darling, usurpeth the kingdom.
HALES, 1030. 11 By the counsel of Nuthan, 15 Bath-sheba moveth the Icing, 22 and Nuthan secondeth her. 28
David reneweth his oath to Bath-sheba. 32 Solomon, by Duvid's uppointment, being anointed king
by Zudok und Nathan, the people triumph. 41 Jonathan bringing these news, Adonijah's guests
flee. 50 Adonijah, fleeing to the horns of the altar, upon his good behaviour is dismissed by
* Heb, entered Now king David was old and *stricken in years; and they covered
into days.
him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said
+ Heb. them seelt. unto him, “Let fthere be sought for my lord the king fa young virgin ;
# Hebra damsel, and let her stand before the king, and let her *cherish him, and let
* Heb. be a chor- her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.” 3 So they
sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found
Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the dam-
sel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him ; but
the king knew her not.
a 2 Sa. 3. 4.
5 Then “Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “ I will
1 Heb. reign. tbe king :” and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men
| Heb. from his to run before him. 6 And his father had not displeased him fat any
time in saying, “ Why hast thou done so ?” and he also was a very
* Heb. his words
pords goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. ? And *he con-
ferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest;
+ Heb. helped after and they, tfollowing Adonijah, helped him. 8 But Zadok the priest,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei,
62 Sa. 23. 8.
and Rei, and 'the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with
Adonijah. 9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the
tor, the well, stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren
the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants ; 10 but
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his
brother, he called not.
11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon,
Solomon.
before thought for mi Wherefors ; and there
isher unto him.
days.
wcre with Joab.
Adonijul.
Rogel. 2 Sa. 17.
17.
512
(PERIOD IV.
SOLOMON IS ANOINTED KING.
cl Ch. 22. 9.
d De. 31. 16.
saying, “ Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth
reign, and David our lord knoweth it not ? 12 Now therefore come, let
me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own
life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king
David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, o king, swear
unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly “Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Why then doth Adonijah
reign ? 14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also
* Heb. fill up. will come in after thee, and * confirm thy words.”
15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the
king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the
king. 16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king.
+ Hobi,“ What to And the king said, “† What wouldest thou ?" 17 And she said unto
him, “My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thy hand-
maid, saying, ' Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and
he shall sit upon my throne. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth;
and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not. 19 And he hath slain
oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the
sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the
host; but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. 20 And thou, my
lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest
tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall dsleep
| Heb. sinners. with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted foffenders."
22 And, lo! while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet
also came in. 23 And they told the king, saying, “ Behold Nathan the
prophet.” And when he was come in before the king, he bowed him-
self before the king with his face to the ground. 24 And Nathan said,
“My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and
he shall sit upon my throne ? 25 For he is gone down this day, and
hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called
all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the
* Web: Let king priest ; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, “*God save
king Adonijah!' 20 But me, even ine thy servant, and Zadok the priest,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he
not called. 27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast
not showed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my
lord the king after him?"
28 Then king David answered and said, “Call me Bath-sheba.” And
1 Heb. before the she came finto the king's presence, and stood before the king. 29 And
king.
the king sware, and said, “ As ºthe Lord liveth, that hath redeemed
my soul out of all distress, 30 even as I sware unto thee by the LORD
God of Israel, saying,' Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead ;' even so will I certainly
do this day.” 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth,
f.Ne. 2. 3. Da. 2. and did reverence to the king, and said, “Let my lord king David
live for ever!”
32 And king David said, “ Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan
42 Sa. 20. 6. the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came before
† Heb. which be- the king. 33 The king also said unto them, “ Take with you the ser-
longeth to me: vants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon #mine
h 1 Sa. 10. 1. & own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. 34 And let Zadok the priest
36.3,12; Sa. and Nathan the prophet 'anoint him there king over Israel; and 'blow
1 Ki. 19. 16. ,, ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon! 35 Then ye
2 Ki. 9. 3. & 11.
shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne;
for he shall be king in my stead, and I have appointed him to be ruler
over Israel and over Judah. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
I Sa. 10. 24.
e 2 Sa. 4. 9.
see Est. 6. 8.
12.
i 2 Sa. 15. 10.
2 Ki. 9. 13. &
ll. 14.
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1 Sa. 20. 13.
answered the king, and said, “ Amen! the LORD God of my lord the
; Jos. 1.5, 17. king say so too ! 37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king,
even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne
of my lord king David.”
38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down,
and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him
kEx. 30.23, 25, to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took a horn of koil out of the tab-
32. Ps. 89. 20.
11 Ch. 29. 22. ernacle, and 'anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet : mand
m 1 Sa. 10. 24. all the people said, “God save king Solomon!” 40 And all the people
* Or, flutes. came up after him, and the people piped with *pipes, and rejoiced
with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they
had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the
trumpet, he said, “ Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an
uproar ?” 42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan, the son of
Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, “ Come in; .
for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.” 43 And Jonathan
answered and said to Adonijah, “Verily our lord king David hath
made Solomon king. 44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the
priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and
the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride
upon the king's mule. 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet
have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thencë
rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have
heard. 46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And
moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, say-
ing, 'God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make
n Ge. 47. 31.
his throne greater than thy throne!' "and the king bowed himself
upon the bed. 48 And also thus said the king, · Blessed be the LORD
ol ki. 3. 6. Ps.
God of Israel, which hath °given one to sit on my throne this day,
mine eyes even seeing it !'" 49 And all the guests that were with Adon-
ijäh were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 51 And it was told Solomon,
saying, " Behold Adonijah feareth king Solomon; for, lo! he hath
caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let king Solomon swear
unto me to-day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.'”
52 And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, there
shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness shall be
found in him, he shall die.” 53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought
him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king
Solomon; and Solomon said unto him, “Go to thy house."
132. 11, 12
52 Anal
p1 Sa. 14. 45.
2 Sa. 14. ll. Ac.
27. 34.
B. C. 1015.
SECT. XXI. SECTION XXI.-First Assembly of the Pcople;-David's Charge to Solomon.
A. M. 2989.
1 Chron. xxiii. 1. and xxviii. 1-10.-Psalms xci. and cxlv.
David, in a solemn assembly laring declured God's favor to him, and promise to his son Solomon,
exhorteth him to fear Goit. His Psulms.
1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son
king over Israel.
1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes 1 CHRON:
of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that minis- *
tered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and
* Or, cattle. captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and
*possession of the king, tand of his sons, with the officers, and with "the
Or, eunuchs.
al ch. 11. 10. mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 2 Then Da-
vid the king stood up upon his feet, and said, “Hear me, my brethren,
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132. 3-5.
1 Ki. 5. 3. 10
5. 2. Ps. 60. 7.
& 78. 68.
Heb, strong.
j Je. 9. 24. Ho. 4.
Je. ll. 20. Re.
2. 23.
02. Sa, 7, 2. Ps. and my people! As for me, 'I had in my heart to build a house of rest
for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God,
and had made ready for the building. 3 But God said unto me, 'Thou
c2 Sa. 7. 5, 13.
Ch. ‘shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man
17. 4. & 22. 8. of war, and hast shed *blood.' 4 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel 'chose
* Heb. bloods.
3. me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever:
d 1 Sa, 16. 7-13.
e Ge. 49. 8. 1 Ch. for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah,
We le the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me
fi Sa. 26. 1. to make me king over all Israel. 5 And % of all my sons, (for the LORD
g 1 Ch. 3. 1,
& 23. 1.
Sc. hath given me many sons,) "he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit
k 1 Ch. 22. 9. upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 And he said
i 2 Sa. 7. 13, 14. unto me, - Solomon 'thy son, he shall build my house and my courts ;
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 More-
over I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be tconstant to do my
1 Ch. 22. 13.
commandments and my judgments, as at this day. 8 Now therefore
in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the au-
dience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the
LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for
an inheritance for your children after you for ever.-—9 And thou, Solo-
1. John 17.3.* mon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve himn *with a
k 2 Ki, 20. 3. Ps. perfect heart and with a willing mind : for 'the LORD searcheth all
11 Sa. 16. 7. hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: "if thou
1 Ki. 8. 39. Ps.
7.9.. Pr. 17.3. seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will
cast thee off for ever. 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen
m 2 Ch. 15.2. thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.”
PSALM XCI.
PSALM XCI.(69)
The state of the godly. 3 Their safety. 9 Their habitation. 11 Their servants. 14 Their friend;
with the effects of them all.
He "that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
* Heb. lodge. Ps. Shall *abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress :
My God ; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers,
And under his wings shalt thou trust :
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
0 Job 5. 19, &c. . 5 Thou 'shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
Ps. 112. 7. Pr.
3. 23, 24. Is. 43. Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ;
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
? A thousand shall fall at thy side,
And ten thousand at thy right hand;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
c. Ps. 37. 34. Mal. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD which is my refuge,
Even the Most High, thy habitation ;
d Job 5. 19. Pr. 10 There 'shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
*3. Mat. 4.6. Lu. 11 For ‘he shall give his angels charge over thee,
4. 10, 11. He.). To keep thee in all thy ways.
a Ps. 27. 5.
17. 8.
1.5.
12. 21.
(69) This Psalm seems, from its internal evidence, of Christ, and is quoted by him as applicable to
to be addressed to Solomon; to encourage him to himself.
persevere in his allegiance to the King of kings. Psalm cxly. This fine hymn of praise was not
It describes the security, the reward, and the hap- improbably written towards the termination of
piness of religion. I have inserted it therefore David's life; on surveying the wisdom, mercy, and
after the charge of David to his son. It is prophetic goodness of God both to himself and to all nature,
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37. 24.
duys. Pr. 5.2.
5. 9. Ro. ll. 33.
c Is. 38. 19.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Job 5. 23. Ps. Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
† Or, asp. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion, and tadder :
The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon Me,
Therefore will I deliver him: .
I will set him on high,
Because he hath known my name.
& Ps. 50. 15. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him:
h Is. 43. 2.
I 'will be with him in trouble ;
i 1 Sa. 2. 30.
I will deliver him, and honor him.
Heb. Length of 16 With flong life will I satisfy him,
And show him my salvation.
PSALM CXLV.
PSALM CXLV.
David praiseth God for his fame, 8 for his goodness, 11 for his king.dom, 14 for his providence, 17
for his suving mercy.
a Ps. 100, title.
David's aPsalm of Praise.
1 I will extol thee, my God, O King!
And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee;
And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
0 Ps. 96. 4. 3 Great “is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
* Heb. And of his *And his greatness is unsearchable.
grcatness there
is no search. Job 4 One ‘generation shall praise thy works to another,
And shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty,
f Heb. things, of, And of thy wondrous tworks.
words.
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts;
| Heb. declare it. And I will Ideclare thy greatness.
? They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness,
And shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion;
86. 5, 15. Slow to anger, and *of great mercy.
9 The 'LORD is good to all; .
e Ps. 100. 5. Nah. And his tender mercies are over all his works..
f Ps. 19. 1.. 10 All 'thy works shall praise thee, O LORD!
And thy saints shall bless thee.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,
And talk of thy power;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
M 13 Thy kingdom is tan everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
17.
14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall,
& Ps. 146. 8. And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
thce. Ps. 104. 27.
27. 15 The eyes of all I wait upon thee;
Ps. 136. 25. And "thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thy hand,
i Ps. 104. 21.
And 'satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways,
* 01, merciful, or, And *holy in all his works.
; De. 4.7.
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
k John 4. 24.
To all that call upon him "in truth.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
28. 31. 23. & 97. 20 The 'LORD preserveth all them that love him ;
But all the wicked will he destroy.
d Ex. 34. 6, 7.
Nu. 14. 18. Ps.
* Heb. great in
mercy.
1. 7.
| Heb. a kingdom
of all ages. Ps.
146. 10. 1 Ti. 1.
20.
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21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD;
And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
+ Heb. divisions, and Merari.
11.
multiply sons.
SECT. XXII.
SECTION XXII.—Preparations for the Service of the Temple.
A. M. 2989. 1 Curon. xxiii. 2, to the end, xxiv., XXV., xxvi., xxvii. 1–22, und 25, to the end, and xxviii.
B. C. 1015.
11, to the end.
The number and distribution of the Levites. 7 The families of the Gershonites. 12 The sons of
Kohath. 21 The sons of Meruri. 24 The office of the Levites. - Chap. xxiv. 1 The divisions of
the sons of Aaron by lot into four and twenty orders. 20 The Kohathites, 27 and the Merarites
divided by lol. - Chap. xxv. 1 The number and offices of the singers. 8 Their division by lot
into four and twenty orders. - Chap. xxvi. 1 The divisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned
by lot. 20 The Levites that had charge of the treasures. 29 Oficers and judges. - Chap. xxvii.
1 The twelve captains for every several month. 16 The princes of the twelve tribes. 25 Duvid's
several officers. — Cliap. xxviii. 11 David giveth Solomon patterns for the forn, and gold and sil-
ver for the materials, of the temple, 20 which he encourageth him to build."
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests
and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of
a Nu. 4.3, 47. (thirty years and upward; and their number by their polls, man by
man, was thirty and eight thousand. 4 Of which, twenty and four thou-
* Or, to ov rsee. sand were *to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and
b De. 16. 18. six thousand were 'officers and judges. 5 Moreover four thousand were
porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments
c See 2 Ch. 29.
25, which I made, said David, to praise therewith. 6 And David divided
20. Am. 6. 5.
d Ex. 6. 16. Nu. them into tcourses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath,
26. 57.
Or, Libni, 1 Ch. 7of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei. 8 The sons of
6. 17.
Laadan ; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The
sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three : these
were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 10 And the sons of Shimei
* Or, Zizah, ver. were, Jahath, *Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah: these four were the
sons of Shimei. 11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second :
Heb. did not but Jeush and Beriah thad not many sons; therefore they were in
one reckoning, according to their father's house.
e Ex. 6. 18, 20. 12 The 'sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Ex28. 1. Be. 13 The sons of Amram ; Aaron and Moses : and Aaron was separated,
5. 4.
that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever,
Ex, 30. 7.
to burn incense before the LORD, 'to minister unto him, and ito bless
h De. 21. 5.
i Nu. 6. 23.
in his name for ever. 14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his
j Ex. 2. 22. sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 The isons of Moses were,
Shubael, 1 Ch. Gershom, and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the
* Or, the first chief. 17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah *the chief. And
1 Heb. highly Eliezer had none other sons ; but the sons of Rehabiah were fvery
multipliei.
I Shelomoth,
many. 18 Of the sons of Izhar ; #Shelomith the chief. 19 Of the sons
'1 Ch. 24. 22.
of Hebron ; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third,
and Jekameam the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Micah the first,
and Jesiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli ;
Eleazar, and Kish. 22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daugh-
* Or, kinsmen. ters; and their *brethren the sons of Kish "took them. 23 The sons of
k See Nu. 36. 6,
Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers;
even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of
names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house
of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward. 25 For David
said, “ The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, fthat
eth in Jerusalcı,
they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever : 26 and also unto the Levites;
Nu. 4. 5, &e.
| Heb. numbers.
bers. they shall no more 'carry the tabernacle, nor any vessel of it for
* Heb. thcir stile the service thereof." 27 For by the last words of David the Levites
hand of the sons were Inumbered from twenty years old and above: 28 because *their
il 24.
office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house
24. 20.
8.
Or, and he dwell-
&c.
tion was at the
Dj Aaron. Nel.
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n Lo. 6. 20.
o Le. 2. 4, 5, 7.
p Nu. 10. 10. Ps.
81. 3.
r Nu. 1. 53.
3 Nu. 3. 6-9.
61.
of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purify-
ing of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of
m Ex. 25. 30. God; 29 both for the showbread, and for "the fine flour for meat
offering, and for ºthe unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked
tor, flat plate. in the tpan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure
'Le. 19. 35.
and size ; 30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD,
and likewise at even ; 31 and to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD
10. Ps. Pin the Sabbaths, in the new-moons, and on the 'set feasts, by number,
Le. 23. 4. according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the
LORD ; 32 and that they should 'keep the charge of the tabernacle of the
congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and 'the charge of the
sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The 1 Caron.
sons of Aaron ; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. xxiv.
Nu. 3. 4. & 26. ? But 'Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children:
therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3 And David
distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of
the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than
of the sons of Ithamar ; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of
Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and
eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the gov-
ernors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of
the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites,
wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest,
and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers
4. Heb. house of of the priests and Levites: one fprincipal household being taken for
Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malchijah, the
u Neh. 12. 4, 17. sixth to Mijamin, 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to “Abijah,
il the ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 the eleventh to Elia-
shib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth
to Jeshebeah, 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15 the
seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, 16 the nineteenth to
Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, 17 the one and twentieth to
Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, 18 the three and twentieth to
Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. 19 These were the order-
ings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD,
according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God
of Israel had commanded him.
20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these. Of the sons of Am-
v 1 Ch. 23. 16, ram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael ; Jehdeiah. 21 Concerning Reha-
biah : of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 22 Of the Izharites;
w 1 Ch.23. 18, "Shelomoth : of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 23 And the sons of
Hebron ; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jeka-
meam the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Michah: of the sons of
Michah ; Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah : of the sons of
Isshiah ; Zechariah. 26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi :
the sons of Jaaziah ; Beno, 27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno,
and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who
had no sons. 29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These
were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers. 31 These
likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the
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Lu. 1. 5.
Israel had rest of the sons Shubael ; Jehdejniai. 22 of the
Shebuel.
Shelomith.
2 Ex. 6. 19.
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hands of the
11.
mentioned, ver.
17.
presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief
of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers
over against their younger brethren.
1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separa- 1 Chron. xxv.
ya Ch. 6. 33, 39, ted to the service of the sons of 'Asaph, and of Heman,
and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries,
and with cymbals. And the number of the workmen according to
their service was : % of the sons of Asaph ; Zaccur, and Joseph, and
* Otherwise
Nethaniah, and * Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph,
called Jeshare-
lah, ver. 14. which prophesied taccording to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun:
Heb. by the
the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and #Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah,
king: so ver. 6. and Mattithiah, *six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who
Or, Izri, ver.
prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of
* With Shimei Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel,
and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-
tor, Azaretl, ver. ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were
Or, Shubael, the sons of Heman the king's seer in the *words of God, to lift up the
'ver. 20.
* Or, matters.
horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house
of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of
Heb. by the
hands of the king.
no, the house of God, taccording to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun,
and Heman. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren, that were
instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was
two hundred fourscore and eight.
8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the
great, the teacher as the scholar. ' Now the first lot came forth for
Asaph to Joseph. The second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren
and sons were twelve. 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve. 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his breth-
ren, were twelve. 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve. 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve. 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and
his brethren, were twelve. 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and
his brethren, were twelve. 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and
his brethren, were twelve. 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve. 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and
his brethren, were twelve. 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons,
and his brethren, were twelve. 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his
sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 22 The fifteenth to Jere-
moth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 23 The sixteenth to
Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 24 The seven-
teenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve. 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren,
were twelve. 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his breth-
ren, were twelve. 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons,
and his brethren, were twelve. 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 30 The three and twentieth
to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 31 The four
and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve.
Concerning the divisions of the porters. Of the Kor-1 Chron. xxvi.
for: Shelemiah, hites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of
* Or, Ebiasaph, *Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn,
Jediel the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the
fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 4 Moreover the sons
1 Ch. 6. 37. & 9.
19.
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edom, as I Ch.
13. 14.
the great.
2 Ch. 9. 4.
of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel
+ That is, Obed- the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed thim.
6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout
the house of their father : for they were mighty men of valor. 7 The
sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose
brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 8 All these of the
sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their brethren, able men
for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons : Simri the chief,
(for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth : all the
sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the
chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house
5,0r, as well for of the LORD. 13 And they cast lots, fas well the small as the great,
according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 14 And the lot
* Called Meshele- eastward fell to *Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise
mial, ver. 1.
counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 15 To Obed-
+ Heb. gatherings. edom southward; and to his sons the house of tAsuppim. 16 To Shup-
pim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth,
See 1 Ki. 10. 5. by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. 17 Eastward
were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and
toward Asuppim two and two. 18 At Parbar westward, four at the
causeway, and two at Parbar. 19 These are the divisions of the porters
among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
z Mal. 3. 10. 20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house
of God, and over the treasures of the *dedicated things. 21 As concern-
things.
tor, Libni, 1 Ch. ing the sons of +Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief
fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. 22 The sons of
Or, Jehiel, 1 Ch.
* 23. 6. & 25. 8. Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures
of the house of the LORD. 23 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the
Hebronites, and the Uzzielites : 24 and Shebuel the son of Gershom,
the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. 25 And his brethren by
Eliezer ; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshahiah his son, and Joram his son,
and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son ; 26 which Shelomith and
his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which
David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and
* Heb. the battles hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. 27 *Out of the
spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the
LORD. 28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and
Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated ;
and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of
Shelomith, and of his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward
business over Israėl, for officers and judges. 30 And of the Hebronites,
Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hun-
dred, were tofficers among them of Israel on this side Jordan west-
charge.
ward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
31 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebron-
ites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year
of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among
a See Jog. 21. 39. them mighty men of valor "at Jazer of Gilead. 32 And his brethren, men
of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king
David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe
+ 1 ch. linfi. of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and faffairs of the king.
* Heb. holy
6. 17.
| Heb. over the
I Heb. thing.
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rer, 1 Ki. 4. 5.
Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, 1 CHRON. xxvij.
the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, 12
and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses,
which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months
of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of
Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 3 Of the
children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the
* Or, Dodo, 28a. first month. 4 And over the course of the second month was *Dodai
23. 9.
an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler : in his course
likewise were twenty and four thousand. 5 The third captain of the host
Or, principal offi-
golfifor the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a tchief priest :
and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 6 This is that Bena-
iah, who was mighty among ihe thirty, and above the thirty : and in
his course was Ammizabad his son. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth
month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him :
and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 8 The fifth captain
for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite : and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month
was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty
and four thousand. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was
Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim : and in his course
were twenty and four thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth
month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites : and in his course
were twenty and four thousand. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth
month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites : and in his course
were twenty and four thousand. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth
month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites : and in his course
were twenty and four thousand. 14 The eleventh captain for the elev-
enth month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim :
and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 15 The twelfth cap-
11. 30.
and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
01 Sa. 16. 6,
ites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the
son of Maachah. 17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of
the Aaronites, Zadok. 18 Of Judah, "Elihu, one of the brethren of Da-
vid : of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael. 19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah
the son of Obadiah : of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel. 20 Of the
children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of
Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah. 21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in
Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of
Abner. 22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes
of the tribes of Israel.
25 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel:
and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages,
and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah. 26 And over
them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri
the son of Chelub. 27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ra-
* Heb. over that mathite : *over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was
which was of the
vineyards.
that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over
the cellars of oil was Joash. 29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon
was Shitrai the Sharonite : and over the herds that were in the valleys
was Shaphat the son of Adlai. 30 Over the camels also was Obil the
Ishmaelite : and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. 31 And
over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the
substance which was king David's.
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16. 16.
el Ki. 1. 7.
* Heb. of all that
was with him.
32 Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counsellor, a wise man, and a
| Or, secretary.
etscribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.
| Or, Hashmonile.
62 Sa. 15. 12. 33 And “Ahithophel was the king's counsellor : and Hushai the Archite
d 2 Sa. 15. 37. & was the king's companion. 34 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son
of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was 'Joab.
f 1 Ch. 11. 6. 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of 1 Chron. xxviii.
& See Ex. 25. 40. the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasu- 11, to the end.
ries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner par-
lors thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, 12 and the pattern *of
all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD,
and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of
God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things. 13 Also for the
courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service
of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the
house of the Lord. 14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold,
for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instru-
ments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of
service. 15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for
their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the
lamps thereof; and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for
the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use
of every candlestick. 16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of
showbread, for every table ; and likewise silver for the tables of silver.
17 Also pure gold for the flesh-hooks, and the bowls, and the cups :
and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and
likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver. 18 And for the altar
of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the
A Ex. 25. 18-22. chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the
ark of the covenant of the LORD. 19« All this,” said David, “ the LORD
made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works
i De. 31.7, 8. Jos. of this pattern.” 20 And David said to Solomon his son,“ Be 'strong and
1. 6, 7, 9.
of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for the LORD
j Jos. 1. 5.
God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor for-
sake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the
house of the LORD. 21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the
Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of
God; and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship
kEx: 35. 25, 26. kevery willing skilful man, for any manner of service; also the princes
and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment."
SECT. XXIII. SECTION XXIII.—Psalms composed by David, of which the Dates and Oc-
casions are unknown.
PSALM XL.
PSALM XL.
The benefit of confidence in God. 6 Obedience is the best sacrifice. 11 The sense of David's evils
inflameth his prayer.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 *I waited patiently for the LORD;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
| Heb. a pit of 2 He brought me up also out of ta horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my goings;
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth,
Even praise unto our God.
Many “shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in the LORD.
6 Ps. 34. 8. Je. 4 Blessed 'is that man that maketh the LORD his trust,
And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
66
2R*
* Heb. It waiting
I waited. Ps. 27.
14.
noise,
a Ps. 52. 6.
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TT
DAVIDc Ex. 11. 15. Job
5. 9. & 9. 10. Ps.
71. 15.
d Is. 55. 8.
t Or, None can
order their unio
thee.
0. Mat. 9. 13.
g John 4.34. Ro..
bowels. Je. 31.
5 Many, 'O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou
And dthy thoughts which are to us-ward :
[hast done,
They cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee :
If I would declare and speak of them, .
They are more than can be numbered.
e 1 Sa. 15. 22. Ps. 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire;
50. 8. Is. l. ll.
& 66. 3. Hos. 6. Mine ears hast thou *opened :
& 12. 7. He. 10. Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, “Lo! I come :
* Heb. digged.
Ex. 21. 6. In the volume of the book it is 'written of me.
f Lu. 24. 44. 8 I ødelight to do thy will, O my God!
7. 22. per Yea, thy law is twithin my heart.
+ Heb. in the 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation :
bowels. Je 31. Lo! I have not refrained my lips, O LORD! thou knowest.
10. 20.8. . 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
1 Ac. 20. 20, 27.
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation ;
I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth
From the great congregation.”
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD!
Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about :
i Ps. 38. 4.
Mine 'iniquities have taken hold upon me,
So that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head :
Heb. forsaketh.
Therefore my heart ffaileth me.
13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me!
O LORD, make haste to help me!
14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together
That seek after my soul to destroy it;
Let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame
That say unto me, Aha! aha !
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee :
Let such as love thy salvation
Say continually, The Lord be magnified !
17 But I am poor and needy;
1 Pe. 5. 7.
Yet the LORD thinketh upon me:
Thou art my help and my deliverer ;
Make no tarrying, O my God!
PSALM XLI.
God's care of the poor. 4. David complaineth of his enemies' treachery. 10 He fleeth to God for
succour.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
a Pr. 14. 21.
1 Blessed "is he that considereth *the poor :
"cacang ul. The Lord will deliver him tin time of trouble.
† Heb. in the day 2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive ;
of evil.
And he shall be blessed upon the earth :
And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing :
Thou wilt *make all his bed in his sickness.
4 I said, “LORD, be merciful unto me:
6 2 Ch.30. 20. Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.”
5 Mine enemies speak evil of me,
6 When shall he die, and his name perish?”
c Pr. 26. 24-26. 6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity :
His heart gathereth iniquity to itself;
When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
PSALM XLI.
PSALM VII
sick.
t Or, do not thou
deliver. Ps. 27.
12.
* Heb. turn.
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e Job 36. 7.
PSALM LXI.
* Or, make my
refuge.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me:
† Heb. evil to me. Against me do they devise tmy hurt.
HobA thing 8 6 An evil disease,” say they, - cleaveth fast unto him ;
of Belial.
And now that he lieth he shall rise up no niore."
* Heb. the man 9 Yea, *mine own familiar friend,
of my peacc.
2.Sa. 15.12. Job (In whom I trusted, 'which did eat of my bread,)
19. 19. Ps. 55.
12, 13, 20. Je. Hath flifted up his heel against me.
20. 10.
d Obac. 7. John
10 But, thou, O Lord! be merciful unto me,
13. 18.
And raise me up, that I may requite them.
† Heb. magnified.
11 By this I know that thou favorest me,
Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity,
And ‘settest me before thy face for ever.
13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting, and to everlasting ! Amen, and Amen.
PSALM LXI.
David fleeth to God upon his former experience. 4 He coweth perpetual service unto kim, becuuse of
his promises.
To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.
Hear my cry, O God!
Attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee,
When my heart is overwhelmed:
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me,
a Pr. 18. 10. And “a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever :
I will *trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah !
5 For thou, O God! hast heard my vows :
† Heb; Thou shalt Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
days of the king. 6 +Thou wilt prolong the king's life ;
* Hch. generation And his years as Imany generations.
7 He shall abide before God for ever :
6 Ps. 40. 11. Pr.
O prepare mercy band truth, which may preserve him.
20. 28.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
PSALM LXV.
Duvid praiseth God for his grace. 4 The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David.
1 Praise *waiteth for thee, O God! in Zion;
And unto thee shall the vow be performed.
20 thou that hearest prayer,
a Is. 66. 23. Unto "thee shall all flesh come.
rostor, 3 tIniquities prevail against me:
Matters of ini-
quities.
As for our transgressions, thou shalt 'purge them away.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest,
And causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts :
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,
Even of thy holy temple.
5 By terrible things in righteousness
Wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation !
Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of them that are afar off upon the sea :
6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ;
Being girded with power :
• See Job 38. 11. 7 Which "stilleth the noise of the seas,
The noise of their waves, and dthe tumult of the people.
alld days to the
and generation.
PSALM LXV.
* Heb. is silent,
Pa. 62. 1.
/ Ps. 51. 2. Is. 6.
7. Heb. 9. 14.
1 John 1. 7, 9.
d Ps. 76. 10. 18.
17. 12, 13.
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€ Do. 11. 12.
* Or, after thou
desire rain.
Ps. 68. 9, 10.
the furrows
1 Heb. dissolvest
it.
PSALM LXIX.
a Jonah 2. 5.
(s. 38. 14.
c John 15. 25.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:
Or, sing.
Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to frejoice.
I Thou 'visitest the earth, and *waterest it; .
water;
hadst made it to Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of
Sce Job 5. 10. Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly;
Or, causest rain Thou tsettlest the furrows thereof;
to descend into
Thou [makest it soft with showers ;
thereof.
Thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 Thou crownest the year *with thy goodness;
* Heb. of thy
goodness.
And thy paths drop fatness.
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness ;
† Heb. are girded And the little hills trejoice on every side.
with joy.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;
f Is. 55. 12.
The 'valleys also are covered over with corn;
They shout for joy, they also sing.
PSALM LXIX.
- David complaineth of his afliction. 13 He prayeth for deliverance. 22 He devoteth his enemies to
destruction. 30 He praiseth God with thanksgiving.
* Ps. 45, title.
To the chief Musician, *upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.
i Save me, O God !
For “the waters are come in unto my soul.
+ Hob. the mire of 2 I sink in tdeep mire, where there is no standing:
depth.
Heb. depth of I am come into Ideep waters, where the floods overflow me.
noaters.
3 I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried ;
o Ps. 119. 82, 123. Mine beves fail while I wait for my God.
[head:
4 They that "hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my
They that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are
Then I restored that which I took not away.
[mighty :
50 God, thou knowest my foolishness;
* Heb. guiltiness. And my *sins are not hid from thee.
6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts!
Be ashamed for my sake:
Let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake,
O God of Israel !
? Because for thy sake I have borne reproach ;
Shame hath covered my face.
d See Job 19. 13. 8 I dam become a stranger unto my brethren,
Is. 53. 3. John l.
11. & 7.5. And an alien unto my mother's children.
e Ps. 119. 139. Jo. 9 For ºthe zeal of thy house hath eaten me up;
2. 17.
f See Ps. 89.50, And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon
10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,
[me.
That was to my reproach.
11 I made sackcloth also my garment;
And I became a proverb to them.
12 They that sit in the gate speak against me;
A See Job 30. 9. And "I was the song of the fdrunkards.
13 But as for me,
My prayer is unto thee, O LORD, 'in an acceptable time:
O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me,
In the truth of thy salvation.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink :
Let me be delivered from them that hate me,
And out of the deep waters.
15 Let not the water-flood overflow me,
Neither let the deep swallow me up,
Nu. 16. 33.
And 'let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
51. Rom. 15. 3.
g 1 Ki. 9. 7. Je.
24. 9.
+ Heb. drinkers of
strong drink.
i Is. 49. 8. 2 Cor.
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to hear me.
20 Repd I low.Comfor iso galo sa
I P8. 142. 4. 18.
63. 5.
Mut. 23. 38. Acts
1. 20.
I Heb. let there
16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good :
Turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
17 And hide not thy face from thy servant;
1. Heb. make haste For I am in trouble : fhear me speedily.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it:
Deliver me because of mine enemies.
k Ps. 22. 6, 7. Is. 19 Thou hast known "my reproach,
53. 3. He. 12. 2.
And my shame, and my dishonor :
Mine adversaries are all before thee.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness :
And 'I looked for some *to take pity—but there was none ;
* Heb. to lament And for “comforters—but I found none.
with mon 21 They gave me also gall for my meat;
m Job 16. 2.
n Mat. 27, 34, 48. And "in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
o Rom. 11. 9, 10. 22 Let 'their table become a snare before them;
And that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a
p Is. 6.9, 10. Jo.
23 Let P their eyes be darkened, that they see not;
[trap.
12. 39, 40. Rom.
11. 10. 2 Cor. 3. And make their loins continually to shake.
14.
g 1 Thes. 2. 16. 24 Pour 'out thine indignation upon them,
And let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
+ Heb. palace. 25 Let their thabitation he decolo
And flet none dwell in their tents.
*not be a dweller. 26 For “they persecute ‘him whom thou hast sinitten ;
r See 2 Ch. 28. 9. And they talk to the grief of * those whom thou hast wounded.
Ze. 1. 15.
$ Is. 53. 4. 27 Add finiquity to their iniquity;
* Heb. thy wound And let them not come into thy righteousness.
ed.
. punishment 28 Let them "be blotted out of the book of the living,
of iniquity. Rom. And 'not be written with the righteous.
1. 28.
t Is. 26. 10. Rom.: 29 But I am poor and sorrowful :
1. Let thy salvation, O God! set me up on high.
u Ex.32.32. Phil.
4. 3. Rev. 3. 5.30 I will praise the name of God with a song,
v Ez. l. 39. Luke
° 10. 20. He. 12. And will magnify him with thanksgiving.
31 This "also shall please the LORD better than an ox
20 Ps. 50. 13, 14,
? Or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
Or, meek. Ps. 32 The thumble shall see this, and be glad;
*34. 2.
2 Ps. 22. 26. And your heart shall live that seek God.
33 For the LORD heareth the poor,
y Eph. 3. 1. And despiseth not Yhis prisoners.
Ps. 96. ll. Is.
44. 23.
· 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him,
a Is. 55. 12. The seas, “and every thing that *moveth therein.
* Heb. creepetk. 35 For "God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah ;
b Ps. 51. 18. Is.
44. 26.
That they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
me o f his correntes del inherit it.
c Ps. 102. 28. 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it;
And they that love his name shall dwell therein.
PS. LXXVIII.
PSALM LXXVIII.
An exhortation both to learn and to preach the luw of God. 9 The story of God's wrath against the
incredulous and disobedient. 67 The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.
* Or, A Psalm for
*Maschil of Asaph.
Asaph to give in-
struction. Ps. 74, 1 Give "ear, O my people, to my law:
title.
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
a Is. 51. 4.
0 Ps. 49. 4. Mat. 2 I 'will open my mouth in a parable
13. 35.
I will utter dark sayings of old :
3 Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.
c De. 4. 9. Joel 4 We will not hide them from their children,
1. 3.
d Ex. 12. 26, 27. Showing dto the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
9. 31..
23.
23.
se Let the be and ever Zion, andand haven herit i
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g Ex. 32. 9. Ps.
68. 6.
+ Heb. that pre-
heart. 2 Ch. 20.
33.
forth.
14.
20. 11. I Co.
10. 4.
5 For he established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which he commanded our fathers,
e De. 4. 9.
That they should make them known to their children :
6 That the generation to come might know them,
Even the children which should be born;
Who should arise and declare them to their children:
? That they might set their hope in God,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep his commandments :
f2 Ki. 17. 14. 8 And might not be as their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation;
A generation 7that set not their heart aright,
pared not their And whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and fcarrying bows,
Heb. throwing Turned back in the day of battle.
12 Ki. 17. 15. 10 They kept not the covenant of God,
And refused to walk in his law;
11 And forgat his works,
And his wonders that he had showed them.
i Ex. vii. to xii. 12 Marvellous ithings did he in the sight of their fathers,
; Ge. 32. 3. Nu. In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13. 22. 18. 19.
11, 13. Ez. 30. 13 He *divided the sea, and caused them to pass through;
k Ex. 14. 21.
And 'he made the waters to stand as a heap.
1 Ex. 15. 8. 14 In "the daytime also he led them with a cloud,
m See Ex. 13. 21. And all the night with a light of fire.
*Ex. 17. 6. Nu. 15 He "clave the rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them drink as out of the great depths.
De. 9. 21. 16 He brought 'streams also out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers.
17 And they sinned yet more against him
p De. 9. 22. Heb. By 'provoking the Most High in the wilderness.
& Ex. 16. 2. 18 And 'they tempted God in their heart
By asking meat for their lust.
– Nu. 11. 4. 19 Yea, "they spake against God;
They said, “Can God *furnish a table in the wilderness ?
• See ver. 15. 20 (Behold, Ⓡhe smote the rock, that the waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed !)
Can he give bread also ?
Can he provide flesh for his people ?”.
t Nu. 11. 1, 10. 21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and 'was wroth :
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel ;
u He. 3. 18. Jude 22 Because they "believed not in God,
And trusted not in his salvation :
23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above,
v Ge. 7. 11. Mal. And opened the doors of heaven,
3. 10.
w Ex. 16. 4, 14. 24 And "had rained down manna upon them to eat,
And had given them of the corn of heaven.
+ Or, Every one 25 + Man did eat angels' food :
He sent them meat to the full.
Ps. 103. 20.
26 He *caused an east wind fto blow in the heaven;
2 Nu. 11. 31.
| Heb. to go.
And by his power he brought in the south wind.
27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust,
* Heb. forol of And * feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea :
wing.
28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp,
Round about their habitations.
3.
16.
* Heb, order.
John 6. 31.
1 Co. 10. 3.
did eat the bread
of the mighly,
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& xvii.
31.
& Ex. 15. 13.
fEz. 33. 31.
Eph. 4. 30. Heb.
y Nu. 11. 20. 29 So 'they did eat, and were well filled;
For he gave them their own desire.
30 They were not estranged from their lust;
z Nu. 11. 33.
But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
31 The wrath of God came upon them,
And slew the fattest of them,
+ Heb. made to And tsmote down the chosen men of Israel.
bow.
# Or, young man.
32 For all this “they sinned still,
a Nu. xiv., xvi. And believed not for his wondrous works.
o Nu. 26. 64, 65. 33 Therefore btheir days did he consume in vanity,
And their years in trouble.
c See Ho. 5. 15. 34 When he slew them, then they sought him;
And they returned and inquired early after God.
38. 32. 4, 15, 35 And they remembered that "God was their rock,
And the High God 'their redeemer.
41. 14.
36 Nevertheless they did 'flatter him with their mouth,
And they lied unto him with their tongues.
37 For their heart was not right with him,
Neither were they steadfast in his covenant.
& Nu. 14. 18, 20.
38 But she, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity,
And destroyed them not :
h Is. 48. 9.
Yea, many a time "turned he his anger away,
i 2 Ki. 21. 29. And did not stir up all his wrath.
j Ps. 103. 14, 16. 39 For jhe remembered "that they were but flesh;
k John 3. 6.
1 Job 7.7, 16. Ja. A 'wind that passeth away, and corneth not again.
4. 14. '
40 How oft did they *provoke him in the wilderness,
* Or, rebel against And grieve him in the desert!
him. Ps. 95. 9,
10. Is. 7:13.c. 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God,
3. 16, 17. And limited the Holy One of Israel.
• 42 They remembered not his hand,
t Or, from aflic- Nor the day when he delivered them tfrom the enemy.
Heb. set. 43 How he had twrought his signs in Egypt,
And his wonders in the field of Zoan;
44 And "had turned their rivers into blood;
And their floods, that they could not drink :
o See Ex. 8. 24. 45 He 'sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them ;
p Ex. 8. 6. And P frogs, which destroyed them:
q See Ex. 10. 13, 46 He 'gave also their increase unto the caterpillar,
. And their labor unto the locust:
* Heb. killed. Ex. 47 He *destroyed their vines with hail,
9. 23-25.
Or, great hail And their sycamore trees with tfrost :
48 He #gave up their cattle also to the hail,
| Heb. shut up.
*Ex. 9.23-25. And their flocks to *hot thunderbolts :
ainings. 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,
Wrath, and indignation, and trouble,
By sending evil angels among them :
† Heb. He weighed 50 tHe made a way to his anger ;
a path.
He spared not their soul from death,
But gave their life over to the pestilence ;
Ex.9. 3, 6. And "smote all the firstborn in Egypt;
Ex. 12. 29.
The chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham :
52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
s Ex. 14. 19, 20
20. 53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not ;
* Heb.covered. But the sea *overwhelmed their enemies.
Ex. 14. 27, 28.
54 And he brought them to the border of his 'sanctuary,
Even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
m Nu. 14. 22. De. A microwomanhowed not
6. 16.
tion.
n Ex. 7. 20.
15.
stoncs,
I Or, their beasts
to the inurrain.
1 Ex. 15. 17.
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w Ez. 20.2
1 Ki. 11.7.
a I Sa. 4. 11. Je.
60 a
cl Sa. 4. 10.
55 He cast out the heathen also before them,
u Jos. 13. 7.
And "divided them an inheritance by line,
And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
v Ju. 2. 11, 12
And kept not his testimonies;
0. 27, 28. 57 But "turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers;
z Ho. 7. 16. They were turned aside *like a deceitful bow.
y De. 32. 16, 21. 58 For 'they provoked him to anger with their *high places,
Ez. 20. 28."
2 De. 12. 2, 4. And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
59 When God heard this, he was wroth, .
And greatly abhorred Israel.
7. 12, 14.
1. Je. 60 So 'that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,
The tent which he placed among men;
o Ju. 18. 30. 61 And delivered his strength into captivity,
And his glory into the enemy's hand.
62 He "gave his people over also unto the sword;
And was wroth with his inheritance.
63 The fire consumed their young men;
d Je. 7. 34.
† Heb. praised.
64 Their ‘priests fell by the sword;
6 1 Sa. 4. 11. &
22. 18.
And their widows made no lamentation.
f Job 27. 15. Ez.
65 Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep,
24. 23.
g Is. 42. 13. And like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
ni Sa, 5. 6, 12. 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder part:
He put them to a perpetual reproach.
67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph,
And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;
68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
The Mount Zion which he loved.
il Ki. vi. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces,
# Heb. founded. Like the earth which he hath Festablished for ever.
ji Sa. 16. 11, 12. 70 He chose David also his servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds :
* Heb. after. 71 From *following the kewes great with young
He brought him 'to feed Jacob his people,
? ? Sa. 5. 2. 1 Ch. And Israel his inheritance.
m 1 Ki. 9. 4. 72 So he fed them according to the "integrity of his heart;
And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
& 6. 4.
2 Sa. 7. 8.
k Ge. 33. 13. Is.
40. 11.
11. 2.
SECT. XXIV. SECTION XXIV.-Psalms composed by David after his Accession, of which
the Dates and the Occasions are uncertain.
PSALM VI.
PSALM VI.
David's complaint in his sickness. 8 By faith he triumpheth over his enemies.
* Or, the eighth.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, upon *Sheminith, A Psalm of David.
See 1 Ch. 15. 21.
Ps. 12, title.
10. 24.
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord! for I am weak ;
6 Ho. 6. 1.
O LORD, 'heal me ; for my bones are vexed.
3 My soul is also sore vexed ;
But thou, O LORD, how long ?
4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul :
Oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
See Ps. 88. 11. 5 For “in death there is no remembrance of thee:
In the grave who shall give thee thanks ?
6 I am weary with my groaning ;
| Or, Every night. All the night make I my bed to swim ;
I water my couch with my tears.
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31. 9. La. 5. 17.
Mat. 7.23. & 25.
title.
dJob 17.7. Ps. 7 Mine deye is consumed because of grief;
It waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
e Ps. 119. 115. 8 Depart ºfrom me, all ye workers of iniquity;
41. Lu. 13. 27. For the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord hath heard my supplication;
The LORD will receive my prayer.
10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed :
Let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
PSALM VIII.
PSALM VIII.
God's glory is magnified by his works, and by his love to man.
* Ps. 81, & 84,
To the chief Musician upon *Gittith, A Psalm of David,
10 LORD our Lord,
How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
a See Mat. 11. 25. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings
& 21. 16. I Co.
1. 27.
Hast thou fordained strength because of thine enemies,
| Heb. founded.
That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
h Ps. 111. 2.
3 When I •consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
See Ge. 1.1,
The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ;
c See Job 7. 17. 4 What “is man, that thou art mindful of him?
And the son of man, that thou visitest him ?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,
And hast crowned him with glory and honor.
d Ge. 1. 26, 28. 6 Thou dmadest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
e 1 Co. 15. 27. Thou hast put all things under his feet:
He. 2. 8.
| Heb. Flocks and 7 FAll sheep and oxen,
oxen all of them.
Yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea,
And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD our Lord,
How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
14.
Pg. 6,
7.2.
and a heart.
PSALM XII.
PSALM XII.
David, destitute of human comfort, craveth help of God. 3 He comforteth himself with God's judge
ments on the wicked, and confidence in God's tried promises.
* Or, the eighth.
To the chief Musician, *upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.
title.
1 *Help, LORD; for “the godly man ceaseth;
† Or, Save. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
a 18. 57. 1. Mic.
116. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour :
0 Je. 9. 8. Ro. 16. With flattering lips and with ta double heart do they speak.
18.
| Heb. a heart 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips,
I Ch. 12. 33.
And the tongue that speaketh *proud things;
* Heb. great. 4 Who have said, “With our tongue will we prevail ;
things. 1 Sa. 2.
Our lips tare our own : who is lord over us?”
Da. 7. 8, 25.
5« For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
c Ex. 3. 7, 8. Is. Now 'will I arise," saith the LORD;
33. 10.
“ I will set him in safety from him that fpuffeth at him.”
I Or, would 81-
snare him. 6 The words of the LORD are dpure words :
d2 Sa. 22. 31.
As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
* Heb. him: that 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD!
Thou shalt preserve *them from this generation for ever.
+ Heb. the vilest 8 The wicked walk on every side,
of the sons of
When fthe vilest men are exalted.
3. Ps. 17. 10.
Heb. are with us.
Pr. 30. 5.
is, every one of
them.
men are exalted.
PSALM XIX.
a See Ge. 1. 6,
14.
PSALM XIX.
The creatures show God's glory. 7 The word his grace. 12 David prayeth for grace.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 The “heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament showeth his handiwork.
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tesc thcir voice
Without their
voice hcard.
18.
Ec. 1. 5.
.
| Hob. truth.
1 Heb. the drop-
2 Day unto day uttereth speech,
And night unto night showeth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language,
* Or, Without *Where their voice is not heard.
is heard. Heb. 4 Their fline is gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
† Or, rule, or, die In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
rection. Ro. 10.
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And Ørejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven,
And his circuit unto the ends of it;
And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Or, doctrine.
7 The țlaw of the LORD is perfect, *converting the soul :
*See Job 28. 28.
* Or, restoring. The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart:
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever:
The judgments of the Lord are ftrue and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
« Pr. 8. 10, 11, Yea, “than much fine gold :
19.
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
ping of honey- 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned;
combs.
d Pr. 29. 18. And din keeping of them there is great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors ?
6 Le. 4. 2. &c. Cleanse "Thou me from secret faults.
f Ge. 20. 6. 1 Sa. 13 Keep 'back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ;
25. 32-34, 39.
g Ro. 6. 12, 14. Let sthem not have dominion over me :
Then shall I be upright,
* Or, much. And I shall be innocent from *the great transgression.
+ Heb. rock. Ps. 14 L at the words of my
18. 1.
** 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,
h Is. 43. 14. & 44. Be acceptable in thy sight,
6. & 47. 4.
1 Thes. l. 10. O Lord, my #strength, and my "redeemer.
PSALM XXIII.
PSALM XXIII.
David's confidence in God's gruce.
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is "my shepherd—I shall not want.
12, 23. John 10? 2 He ‘maketh me to lie down in *green pastures :
11. I Pe. 2. 25.
He dleadeth me beside the fstill waters.
3 He restoreth my soul :
cEz. 34. 14.
He 'leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
* Heb. pastures
of tender gruss. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil—for Thou art with me;
+ Heb. waters of
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies :
f Soe Job 3. 5.
Is. 43. 2. Thou fanointest my head with oil—my cup runneth over.
Heb. makest fat. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
of days.
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD *for ever.
PSALM XXIV.
PSALM XXIV.
God's lordship in the world. 3 The citizens of his spiritual kingdom. 7 An exhortation to receive
him.
A Psalm of David.
a See Ge. 1. 19. 1 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof;
& 14. 19.
The world, and they that dwell therein.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the floods.
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD?
And who shall stand in his holy place ?
1
1891.
1 m
a Is. 40. 11. Je.
23. 4. Ez. 34. 11,
Re. 7. 17.
o Phil. 4. 19.
d Rc. 7. 17.
quietness.
e Pr. 8. 20.
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* Heb. The clean 4 *He that hath 'clean hands, and a pure heart;
of hands. Is. 33.
15, 16.
Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully;
b Job 17. 9. 1 Ti. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD,
2. 8.
c Mat. 5. 8. And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek Him,
Or, O God of
That seek thy face, to Jacob! Selah !
Jacob!
d Is. 26. 2.
? Lift dup your heads, O ye gates!
And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors !
e Ps. 97. 6. Hag.
And the King of glory shall come in.
2. 7. Mal. 3. 1.
1 Co. 2. 8.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates !
Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors !
And the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah!
# Heb. from me.
thy sanctuary.
18. 6.
PS. XXVIII.
PSALM XXVIII.
David prayeth earnestly against his enemies. 6 He blesseth God. 9 He prayeth for the people.
A Psalm of David.
1 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock!
Be not silent *to me :
Lest, if thou be silent to me,
I become like them that go down into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,
alk. 6. 22, 23. When “I lift up my hands toward tthy holy oracle.
& 8. 28, 29
t Or, the oracle of 3 Draw me not away with the wicked,
And with the workers of iniquity,
o Je. 9. 8. Which 'speak peace to their neighbours,
But mischief is in their hearts.
c2 Ti. 4. 14. Re. 4 Give them according to their deeds,
And according to the wickedness of their endeavours :
Give them after the work of their hands;
Render to them their desert.
d See Job 34. 27. 5 Because dthey regard not the works of the LORD,
Nor the operation of his hands,
He shall destroy them, and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the LORD,
Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield ;
My heart trusted in him, and I am helped :
Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth ;
* Or, his strength. And with my song will I praise him.
* of salvations." 8 The LORD is their strength,
Ki. And he is the *saving strength of his anointed.
8. 51, 53.
tor, Rule. Ps. 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance :
f Ezra 1. 4.
Feed them also, fand lift them up for ever.
* Heb. strength
e De. 9. 29. 1 Ki.
78. 71.
PSALM XXIX.
al Ch. 16. 28, 29.
* Heb. ye sons of
the mighty!
* Heb. the honor
of his name.
* Or, in his glori-
'ous sanctuary.
PSALM XXIX.
David exhorteth princes to give glory to God, 3 by reason of his power, 11 and protection of his
people.
A Psalm of David.
Give "unto the LORD, O *ye mighty!
Give unto the LORD glory and strength.
2 Give unto the LORD fthe glory due unto his name;
Worship the Lord fin the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters :
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b Job 19. 21. Pa.
32. 4.
health.
cEzra 9. 6.
d Mat. 11. 28.
0 Job 37. 4, 5. The 'God of glory thundereth :
* Or, great waters. The LORD is upon *many waters.
† Heb. in power. 4 The voice of the LORD is tpowerful ;
| Heb. in majesty. The voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars;
cIs. 2. 13. Yea, the LORD breaketh “the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf ;
d De. 3. 9.
Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
* Heb. culteth
7 The voice of the LORD *divideth the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness;
The LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
7,09,40 de in pain. 9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds fto calve,
Job 39. 1-3.
And discovereth the forest :
# Or, every whit. And in his temple fdoth every one speak of his glory.
of it ultereth, 8C.
e Ge. 6. 17. Job 10 The Lord ‘sitteth upon the flood;
38.8, 25.
Yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
11 The Lord will give strength unto his people ;
The LORD will bless his people with peace.
PS. XXXVIII.
PSALM XXXVIII.
David moveth God to take compassion of his pitiful case.
* Ps. 70, titlo.
A Psalm of David, *to bring to remembrance.
10 LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath ;
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
a Job 6. 4. 2 For "thine arrows stick fast in me,
1. Ps. And 'thy hand presseth me sore.
3 There is no soundness in my Aesh because of thine anger;
1. Heb: peace, or, Neither is there any frest in my bones because of my sin.
4 For ‘mine iniquities are gone over my head :
As a heavy burden they are too "heavy for me.
5 My wounds stink and are corrupt
Because of my foolishness.
# Heb. wried. 6 I am troubled ; I am bowed down greatly;
See Job 30.28. I égo mourning all the day long.
F Job 7.5. ? For my loins are filled with 'a loathsome disease ;
And there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am feeble and sore broken:
I'have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee;
And my groaning is not hid from thee.
10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me:
* Heb. not with As for the light of mine eyes, it also is *gone from me.
& See Job 19, 13. 11 My "lovers and my friends 'stand aloof from my tsore;
i Lu. 10. 31, 32. And my tkinsmen istand afar off.
for, neighbours. 12 They also that seek after my life "lay snares for me ;
j Lu. 23. 49. And they that seek my hurt 'speak mischievous things,
And imagine deceits all the day long.
12 Sa. 16. 7, 8.
mn See 2 Sa. 16. 13 But ”I, as a deaf man, heard not;
And I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not,
And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
* Or, thee do I
15 For*in thee, O LORD! "do I hope:
22 Sa. 16. 12.
Thou wilt thear, O Lord my God!
+ Or, answer. 16 For I said, “Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me:"
o De. 32. 35.
When my 'foot slippeth, they ?magnify themselves against me.
p See Job 19.5. 17 For I am ready to halt,
And my sorrow is continually before me.
g Job 3. 24. Is.
59. ll.
me.
+ Heb. stroke.
k 2 Sa. 17. 1-3.
10.
wait for.
Heb, for halting.
Ps. 33. 15.
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q Pr. 28. 13.
* 2 Co. 7. 9, 10.
* Hob. being
living, are
strong
18 For I will 'declare mine iniquity;
I will be "sorry for my sin.
19 But mine enemies *are lively, and they are strong;
And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries;
Because 'I follow the thing that good is.
21 Forsake me not, O LORD!
O my God, be not far from me!
22 Make haste fto help me, O LORD 'my salvation!
s See 2.Jo. 3. 12.
&
1 Pe. 3. 13.
+ Heb. for my
help.
t Is. 12. 2.
Tabookins nr..:.:.
PS. XXXIX.
PSALM XXXIX.
David's care of his thoughts. 4 The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life. 7 The reverence
of God's judgments, 10 and prayer, are his bridles of impatience.
* 1 Ch. 16. 41. &
To the chief Musician, even to *Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
25. 1. Ps. 62, &
I said, I will "take heed to my ways,
77, title.
al Ki. 2. 4. 2 Ki. That I sin not with my tongue :
10. 31.
† Heb. a bridle,
I will keep tmy mouth with a bridle,
or, muzzle for While bthe wicked is before me.
my mouth. Ja.
3. 2.
2 I was dumb with silence,
o Col. 4. 5.
I held my peace, even from good;
| Heb. troubled. And my sorrow was Istirred.
3 My heart was hot within me,
CJE. 20. 9. While I was musing the fire burned :
Then spake I with my tongue,
4 LORD, make me to know mine end,
And the measure of my days, what it is ;
* Or, what time I That I may know *how frail I am.
have here.
5 Behold, thou hast made my days das a handbreadth;
d Soe Job 7. 6.
And mine age is as nothing before thee:
† Heb. settled. Verily every man tat his best state is altogether vanity. Selah !
| Heb. an image. 6 Surely every man walketh in ta vain show :
'1 Co. 7. 31. Ja.
4, 14.
Surely they are disquieted in vain :
e Job 27. 17. Ec. He 'heapeth up riches—and knoweth not who shall gather them.
2. 18, 21, 26. &
5. 14. Lú. 12.
7 And now, LORD, what wait I for?
20, 21.
My hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions:
Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
f Le. 10. 3. Job 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;
40. 4, 5. Ps. 38. Because thou didst it.
13.
8.2 Sa. 16. 10. 10 Remove 'thy stroke away from me:
Job 2. 10.
I am consumed by the *blow of thy hand.
h See Job 9. 34.
* Heb. conflict. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,
1 Heb. that which
Thou makest this beauty to consume away like a moth:
Surely every man is vanity. Selah !
away). Job 4. 19.
Is. 50. 9. Ho. 5. 12 Hear my prayer, O LORD ! and give ear unto my cry;
i Le. 25. 23.
Hold not thy peace at my tears :
1 Ch. 29. 15. Ps.
For 'I am a stranger with thee,
119. 19. 2 Co. 5.
6. He. 11. 13. And a sojourner, 'as all my fathers were.
I Pe. l. 17. & 2.
11.
· 13 0 kspare me, that I may recover strength,
j Ge. 47. 9.
Before I go hence, and 'be no more.
Job 10. 20, 21.
I Job 14. 10-12.
PSALM LXXXVI.
PS. LXXXVI.
David strengtheneth his prayer by the conscience of his religion, 5 by the goodness and power of God.
11 He desireth the continuance of former grace. 14 Complaining of the proud he craveth some
token of God's goodness.
* Or, A Prayer,
*A Prayer of David.
being a Psalm of
1 Bow down thine ear, O LORD! hear me ;
For I am poor and needy.
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Ps. 130. 7. Joel
2. 13.
c See Ex. 8. 10.
& 15. 11.
d De. 3. 24.
15. 4.
t. Or, one whom 2 Preserve my soul ; for I am tholy:
thou fuvorest.
a Is. 26. 3.
O thou my God! save thy servant "that trusteth in thee.
3 Be merciful unto me, O LORD!
Or, all the day. For I cry unto thee #daily.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant ;
For unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
oel 5 For 'thou, LORD, art good, and ready to forgive;
And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
6 Give ear, O Lord ! unto my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee;
For thou wilt answer me.
8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O LORD!
Neither dare there any works like unto thy works.
e Is. 43. 7. Re. 9 All @nations whom thou hast made
Shall come and worship before thee, O Lord !
And shall glorify thy name.
Bt. 18. 11. 10 For thou art great, and fdoest wondrous things:
g De. 6. 3. & 32. Thou 'art God alone.
39. 13. 37. 16. &
44. 6. Ma. 12. 11 Teach *ine thy way, O LORD!
29. I Co. 8. 4.
Eph. 4. 6.
I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
& P8. 25. 4.
12 I will praise thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart;
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
13 For great is thy mercy toward me;
* Or, grave.
And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest *hell.
14 O God, the proud are risen against me,
Heb. terrible.
And the assemblies of tviolent men have sought after my soul ;
And have not set thee before them.
Ex. 34. 6. n. 15 But 'thou, O LORD, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;
Give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thy hand-
17 Show me a token for good,
That they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed;
Because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Nu. 14. 18. Ne.
9, 17.
[maid.
a De. 32. 15.
2 Sa. 22. 47.
face.
PSALM XCV.
PSALM XCV.
An exhortation to praise God, 3 for his greatness, 6 and for his goodness, 8 and not to tempt him.
10 come, let us sing unto the LORD:
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
* Hob. prevent his ? Let us *come before his presence with thanksgiving,
And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
3 For the LORD is a great God,
And a great King above all gods.
† Heb. whose. 4 In this hand are the deep places of the earth :
# Or, The heights The strength of the hills is his also.
"mmm 5 *The sea is his, and he made ili
Le And his hands formed the dry land.
6 0 come, let us worship and bow down:
61 Co. 6. 20.
Let 'us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
. For he is our God;
He. 3. 7, 15.& And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
To-day 'if ye will hear his voice,
Nu. 14. 22, &c. 8 Harden not your heart, das in the fprovocation,
& 20. 13. De. 6.
And as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
f Heb. contention. 9 When your fathers tempted me,
6 1 Co. 10. 9.
f Nu. 14. 22. Proved me, and 'saw my work.
his.
* Heb. Whose the
sea is. Ge. 1. 9,
10.
4. 7.
d Ex. 17. 2, 7.
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enter into my
Test.
d Mat. 7. 23.
2 Ti. 2. 19.
1
& He. 3. 10, 17. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation,
? Nu. 14. 23, 28, And said, “It is a people that do err in their heart,
30. He. 3. 11, 18.
1, 18. And they have not known my ways :"
And they have noti
& 4. 3,5.
| Heb. If they 11 Unto whom "I sware in my wrath
{That they should not enter into my rest.
PSALM CI.
PSALM CI.
David maketh a vow and profession of godliness.
A Psalm of David!
1 I will sing of mercy and judgment:
Unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
a 1 Sa. 18. 14. 2 I will "behave myself wisely in a perfect way.
O when wilt thou come unto me?
61 Ki. 9. 4. & 11. I will bwalk within my house with a perfect heart.
* Heb. thing of 3 I will set no *wicked thing before mine eyes :
Belial.
I hate the work of them that turn aside;
c Jos. 23. 6. 1 Sa.
12. 20, 21. It shall not cleave to me.
4 A froward heart shall depart from me:
I will not "know a wicked person..
5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off:
e Pr. 6. 17. Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land,
That they may dwell with me:
† Or, perfect in He that walketh tin a perfect way, he shall serve me.
the way. Ps.
119. 1.
7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house;
Heb. be estab- He that telleth lies shall not ftarry in my sight.
'lished.
f Jo. 21. 12.
8 I will fearly destroy all the wicked of the land;
That I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
PSALM CIV.
A meditation upon the mighty power, 7 and wonderful providence of God. 31 God's glory is
eternal. 33 The prophet voweth perpetually to praise God.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul !
O Lord my God! thou art very great;
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
a Da. 7.9. 2 Who "coverest thyself with light as with a garment:
b Is. 40. 22. & Who 'stretchest out the heavens like a curtain :
45. 12.
3 Who “layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters :
d Is. 19. 1. Who dmaketh the clouds his chariot :
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind :
e He. 1.7. 4 Who ®maketh his angels spirits ;
His ministers a flaming fire.
5 *Who laid the foundations of the earth,
founded the earth
That it should not be removed for ever.
4,6. Ps. 24. 2. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment:
The waters stood above the mountains.
f Ge. 7. 19. 7 At thy rebuke they fled;
& Ge. 8. 1.
At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
+ Or, The moun- 8 +They go up by the mountains ;
valleys descend. They go down by the valleys
Ge. 8. 5.
Unto "the place which thou hast founded for them.
h Job 38. 10, 11.
i Job 26. 10. Ps. 9 Thou 'hast set a bound that they may not pass over;
33. 7. Je. 5. 22.
That 'they turn not again to cover the earth.
; Ge. 9. 11, 15.
| Heb. Who send-
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys,
Which *run among the hills.
* Heb. walk.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field :
| Hcb. break. The wild asses tquench their thirst.
12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,
| Heb. give a
Which Ising among the branches.
PSALM CIV.
C Am. 9. 6.
* Heb. He hath
upon her bases.
Job 26. 7. & 38.
& 136. 6. Ec.
1. 4.
tains ascend, the
eth.
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14. 22.
m Job 28. 5.
31. 6, 7.
his face shine
with oil, or, more
At high hills afer the conies, for seas
beasts thercof do
1. 20.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers:
k Je. 10. 13. & The earth is satisfied with "the fruit of thy works.
I Ge. 1. 29, 30.
14 He'causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,
And herb for the service of man:
That he may bring forth "food out of the earth,
n Ju. 9. 13. Pr. 15 And "wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
* Heb. to make And *oil to make his face to shine,
1, more And bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
than oil.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap;
o Nu. 24. 6.
The cedars of Lebanon, 'which he hath planted ;
17 Where the birds make their nests :
As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats;
p Pr. 30. 26.
And the rocks for Pthe conies.
q Go. l. 14.
19 He 'appointeth the moon for seasons:
q Job 38. 12.
The sun "knoweth his going down.
s Is. 45. 7.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night:
+ Heb. all the Whorein toll then hoor
Wherein tall the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
trample on the 21 The 'young lions roar after their prey,
forest.
i Job 38. 39. Joel And seek their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together,
And lay them down in their dens.
u Ge. 3. 19.
23 Man goeth forth to "his work,
And to his labor until the evening.
o Pr.3. 19.
24 O 'LORD, how manifold are thy works !
In wisdom hast thou made them all :
The earth is full of thy riches :
25 So is this great and wide sea,
Wherein are things creeping innumerable,
Both small and great beasts.
26 There go the ships :
w Job 41. 1.
There is that "leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
| Heb. formed.
27 These wait all upon thee;
That thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 That thou givest them they gather :
Thou openest thy hand—they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face—they are troubled :
Thou "takest away their breath-they die, and return to their dust.
y Is. 32. 15. Ez. 30 Thou 'sendest forth thy Spirit-they are created :
37. 9.
And thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The glory of the LORD *shall endure for ever:
The LORD *shall rejoice in his works.
a Hab. 3. 10.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it “trembleth :
32 Holoboth on
He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live :
I will sing praise unto my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet:
I will be glad in the LORD.
35 Let 'the sinners be consumed out of the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless thou the LORD, O my soul !
Praise ye the LORD!
PSALM CXX.
PSALM CXX.
David prayeth against Doeg, 3 reproveth his tongue, 5 complaineth of his necessary conversation
with the wicked.
A Song of Degrees.
In "my distress I cried unto the LORD,
And he heard me.
2 Job 34. 14, 15.
Ec. 12. 7.
* Heb. shall be.
z Ge. 1. 31.
o Pr. 2. 22.
a Ps. 118.5. Jonah
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2 Deliver my soul, O LORD! from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.
3*What shall be given unto thee?
Or what shall be tdone unto thee, thou false tongue ?
: 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty,
With coals of juniper.
| Or, It is as the
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in 'Mesech,
That 'I dwell in the tents of Kedar !
6 My soul hath long dwelt
Ő Ge. 10:2. Ez. With him that hateth peace.
* Or, What shall
the dcccitful
tongue give unto
thee? or, What
shall it profit
thee?
| Heb. added.
sharp arrows of
the mighty man,
with coals of
juniper.
27. 13.
c Ge. 25. 13. 1 Sa.
Tall
101 peace,
25. 1. Je. 49. 28,
But when I speak, they are for war. -
29.
* Or, a man of
peacc.
* Or, Shall I lift
up mine eyes to
the hills? Whence
come? See Je.
3. 23.
0 1 Sa. 2.9. Pr. 3.
23, 26.
c Is. 27. 3.
e 18. 49, 10. Re.
7. 16.
8. &
3.6.
PSALM CXXI.
The great safety of the godly, who put their trust in God's protection.
PSALM CXXI.
A Song of Degrees.
1 *I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
From whence cometh my help.
should my help ? My help cometh from the LORD,
Which "made heaven and earth.
a See Go.1.1.. 3 He bwill not suffer thy foot to be moved :
He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is thy keeper:
d Is. 25. 4.
The Lord is dthy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day,
Nor the moon by night.
? The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil:
He shall preserve thy soul.
f De: 28.6. Pr. 2. 8 The LORD shall fpreserve thy going out and thy coming in,
From this time forth, and even for evermore.
PSALM CXXII.
PSALM CXXII.
David professeth his joy for the Church, 6 and pruyeth for the peace thereof.
A Song of Degrees of David.
1 I was glad when they said unto me,
“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem !
b See 2 Sa. 5. 9. 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is "compact together ;
c Ex. 23. 17. De. 4 Whither the tribes go up,
d Ex. 16. 34. The tribes of the LORD, unto athe testimony of Israel,
To give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
* Heb. do sit. De. 5 For there are set thrones of judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
e Ps. 51. 18.
6 Pray "for the peace of Jerusalem :
They shall prosper that love thee.
? Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces !
8 For my brethren and companions' sakes,
I will now say, Peace be within thee!
9 Because of the house of the LORD our God
f Ne. 2. 10.
I will fseek thy good.
PS. CXXIV.
PSALM CXXIV.
The Church blesseth God for a miraculous deliverance.
A Song of Degrees of David.
1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
Now may Israel say;
68
21.
16. 16.
17. 8. 2 Ch, 19.
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a Pr. I. 12.
b Pr. 6. 5.
cGe. 1. l. Ps.
134. 3.
* Heb. walk. Ro.
12. 16.
2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
When men rose up against us:
3 Then they had “swallowed us up quick,
When their wrath was kindled against us:
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us ; .
The stream had gone over our soul;
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6 Blessed be the LORD,
Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
? Our soul is escaped bas a bird out of the snare of the fowlers :
The snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD,
Who 'made heaven and earth.
PS. CXXXI.
PSALM CXXXI.
David, professing his humility, 3 exhorteth Israel to hope in God.
A Song of Degrees of David.
? LORD, my heart is not haughty,
Nor mine eyes lofty;
Neither do I *exercise myself in great matters,
Heb. wonderful, Or in things too thigh for me.
*Job 42. 3.
... 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself,
| Feb. my soul.
*Mat. 18. 3. 1 Co. As a child that is weaned of his mother :
· My soul is even as a weaned child.
a Ps. 130. 7. 3 Let "Israel hope in the LORD
From *henceforth and for ever.
PS. CXXXIII.
PSALM CXXXIII.
The benefit of the communion of saints.
A Song of Degrees of David.
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
* Heb. even to . For brethren to dwell *together in unity!
a Ex. 30. 25, 30. 2 It is like "the precious ointment upon the head,
That ran down upon the beard-even Aaron's beard,
That went down to the skirts of his garments;
6 De. 4. 48.
3 As the dew of "Herinon,
And as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion :
For “there the LORD commanded the blessing,
Even life for evermore.
14. 20.
* Heb. now.
gether. Ge. 13. 8.
c Le. 25. 21. De.
28. 8. Ps. 42. 8.
Jerusalem.
SECT. XXV. SECTION XXV.-Second Assembly of the People ;-Davids Charge.
1 Chron. xxix. 1-19.–Psalm lxxii.-1 Chron. xxix. 20-25.
A. M. 2989.
B. C. 1015. David, by his example and entreaty, 6 causeth the princes and people to offer willingly. 10 David's
thanksgiving and prayer.--His Psulm for Solomon.-20 The people, huving blessed God and
sacrificed, make Solonion Icing.
1 FURTHERMORE David the king said unto all the congregation,
a ] Ki. 3. 7. Pr. “ Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet "young and
4. 3.
tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for
the Lord God. 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house
of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for
things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things
6 See Is. 54. 11, of iron, and wood for things of wood; "onyx stones, and stones to be
12. Re. 21. 18,
set, glistering stones, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious
stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have
set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper
good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God,
over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 even three
cl Ki. 9. 28. thousand talents of gold, of the gold of ‘Ophir, and seven thousand
talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal ;
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* Heb. fill his
hand.
d 2 Co. 9. 7.
5 the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and
for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And
who then is willing to *consecrate his service this day unto the LORD ?”
6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel,
and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the
king's work, offered willingly, 7 and gave for the service of the house
of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of
silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and
one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And they with whom precious
stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD,
by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for
that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they doffered
willingly to the LORD; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation :
and David said,
Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever!
e Mat. 6. 13... 11 Thine, 'O LORD! is the greatness,
1 Ti. 1. 17. Re.
5. 13.
And the power, and the glory,
And the victory, and the majesty :
For all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine ;
Thine is the kingdom, O LORD,
And thou art exalted as head above all.
ſ Ro. 11. 36. 12 Both friches and honor come of thee,
And thou reignest over all ;
And in thy hand is power and might;
And in thy hand it is to make great,
And to give strength unto all.
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee,
And praise thy glorious name.
14 But who am I, and what is my people,
+ Heb. retuin, or, That we should tbe able to offer so willingly after this sort ?
For all things come of thee,
Heb. thy hand. And of thine own have we given thee.
& He. 12. 13. 15 For we are strangers before thee,
1 Pe. 2. 11.
And sojourners, as were all our fathers :
h Job 14. 2. Ps. Our "days on the earth are as a shadow,
90. 9.
And there is none *abiding.
16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared
To build thee a house for thy holy name
Cometh of thy hand, and is all thine own.
il Sa. 16. 7. 17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart,
į Pr. 11. 20. And 'hast pleasure in uprightness.
As for me-in the uprightness of my heart
I have willingly offered all these things :
And now have I seen with joy thy people,
| Or, found.
Which are fpresent here, to offer willingly unto thee.
18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers,
Keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart
of thy people,
4, Or, stablish, Ps, And Iprepare their heart unto thee;
k Ps. 72. L. 19 And "give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart,
To keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes,
And to do all these things,
And to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.”
obtain strength.
* Heb. cxpecta-
tion.
10. 17.
540
(PERIOD IV.
DAVID'S PRAYER FOR SOLOMON.
PSALM LXXII. David, praying for
UI
title,
32. 1.
6 Ts. 32. 17. &
52. 7.
d Ps. 89
6. 3.
PSALM LXXII.(70)
PSALM LXXII.
David, praying for Solomon, showeth the goodness and glory of his, in type and in truth, of Christ's
Icing dom. 18 He blesseth God.
* Or, of. Ps. 127,
A Psalm *for Solomon.
1 Give the king thy judgments, O God!
And thy righteousness unto the king's son.
ats. 11. 2-4. & 2 He "shall judge thy people with righteousness,
And thy poor with judgment.
3 The •mountains shall bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, thy righteousness.
c Is. 11. 4.
4 He “shall judge the poor of the people,
He shall save the children of the needy,
And shall break in pieces the oppressor.
6, 37. 5 They shall fear thee das long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
e 2 Sa. 23. 4. Ho.
HO. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass :
6 L abour
As showers that water the earth.
? In his days shall the righteous flourish;
f Is. 2. 4. Da. 2.
2 And Sabundance of peace tso long as the moon endureth.
t Heb. till there 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the river unto the ends of the earth.
See Ex. 23. 31.
1.Ki, 4: 21; 24. 9 They "that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him ;
And his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents :
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
52 Ch. 9. 21. Ps. 11
°45. 12. 13.49. 7. 11 Yea, kall kings shall fall down before him:
All nations shall serve him.
k Is. 49. 22, 23.
I See Job 29. 12.
12 For 'he shall deliver the needy when he crieth;
The poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy,
And shall save the souls of the needy.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence;
And "precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall live,
1 Heb. one shall
And to him Ishall be given of the gold of Sheba :
TU.
44. Lu. 1. 33.
be no moun.
10.
h Ps. 74. 14.
i [8. 49. 23. Mic.
7. 17.
& 60. 6, 9.
m Ps. 116. 15.
21 Ki. 4. 20.
* Heb. shall be.
Ps. 89. 36.
And daily shall he be praised.
16 There shall be a handful of corn in the earth
Upon the top of the mountains ;
The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon ;
And "they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
† Heb. Shall be as 17 His name *shall endure for ever;
a son to continue
his father's namo
for ever.
Jo. 4. 2.
P Lu. 1. 48.
41. 13. & 106.
48.
& Ne. 9. 5.
And ºmen shall be blessed in him ;
All 'nations shall call him blessed.
9. Ch. 29. 10. Ps. 18 Blessed 'be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
Who "only doeth wondrous things !
ço Ex. 15. 11.
19 And *blessed be his glorious name for ever ;
2 No. 14. 21. Ze. And 'let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
20 And David said to all the congregation, “Now bless 1 Chron. xxix.'
14. 9.
your coci.And all the congregation blessed
erally supposed to have been written when Solomon him; the perpetuity of his dominion," whose name
was appointed king with his father. It is prophetic shall endure for ever;" in whom mankind shall be
of the reign of the Messiah: it describes the peace- blessed, and whom all nations shall call blessed.
ful glorics of the Messiah's future reign; his Dr. Hales; Travell.
PART VII.]
541-
DAVID'S CHARGE TO SOLOMON.
o Jos. 23. 14.
12, 13.
* Or, do wisely.
40.
the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and wor-
shipped the LORD, and the king. 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto
the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow
after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thou- ,
sand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for
all Israel ; 22 and did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with
great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the
a 1 Ki. 1. 35, 39. second time, and "anointed him unto the LORD to be chief governor,
and Zadok to be priest. 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the
LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel
* Heb. gave the
hand under Solo- obeyed him. 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the
mon: usee Ge. 24. sons likewise of king David, *submitted themselves unto Solomon the
2 Ch. 30. 8. Ec. king. 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight
8. 2. Ez. 17. 1
01 Ki. 3. 13. ^ of all Israel, and 'bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not
2 Ch. 2. 12. Ec. been on any king before him in Israel.
2. 9.
1971. Qel" 20
SECTION XXVI.—David's Charge to Solomon ;-His last Words and Death.
SECT. XXVI.
1 Kings ii. 1-9.—2 Sam. xxiii. 1-7.-1 CHRON. xxix. 26, to the end.—1 Kings ii. 10, 11.
A. M. 2989. David, having given a charge to Solomon, 3 of religiousness, 5 of Joab, 7 of Barzillai, 8 of Shi-
B. C. 1015. mei, -(2 SAM. xxii.) 1 professeth his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense or experience.
Hales, 1030. 6 T'he different state of the wicked.-His reign and death.
Now "the days of David drew nigh that he should die ; and he
a See Ge. 47. 29
charged Solomon his son, saying, 2« I go the way of all the earth:
c De. 17. 19, 20. be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man ; 3 and keep the
charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes,
and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it
d De. 29.9. Jos. is written in the Law of Moses, that dthou mayest *prosper in all that
1.7.1 Ch. 22.
thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself ; 4 that the LORD
1 Sa. 18. 5, 14,
may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, "If thy
"
children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all
e2 Sa. 7. 25.
Ps. 132. 12. their heart and with all their soul, “there shall not ffail thee' (said he)
& 2 Ki. 20. 3. a man on the throne of Israel.' 5 Moreover thou knowest also what
h 2 Sa. 7. 12, 13
| Heb. be cut off Jouw me son 01 Zerulani
· Joab the son of Zeruiah 'did to me, and what he did to the two cap-
from thee from tains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto
i 2 Sa.3. 39. & 18. "Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and Ished the blood of war
19. in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his
loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 6 Do therefore 'according
I 2 Sa. 20. 10.
to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in
| Heb. put.
i Pr. 20. 26. peace. (71) 7 But show kindness unto the sons of "Barzillai the Gileadite,
m 2 Sa. 12. 31, and let them be of those that "eat at thy table ; for so ºthey came to me
n 2 Sa. 9. 7, 10. when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. 8 And, behold, thou hast
with thee ”Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which
o 2 Sa. 17. 27.
p 2 Sa. 16. 5. cursed me with a *grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim;
* Heb. strong. but 'he came down to meet me at Jordan, and 'I sware to him by the
92 Sa. 19. 18.
LORD, saying, 'I will not put thee to death with the sword.' 9 Now
7 2 Sa. 19. 23.
$ Ex. 20. 7. Job therefore hold him not guiltless ; for thou art a wise man, and knowest
what thou oughtest to do unto him ; but his hoar head 'bring thou down
to the grave with blood.”
Now these be the last words of David.
2 Sam. xxiii. 1-7.
David the son of Jesse said,
And the man who was raised up on high,
The anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
(71) The charge of David to Solomon has been with death. The expressions in verses 6 and 8,
much misunderstood. He is not directed to put "do therefore according to thy wisdom,” and “thou
Joab and Shimei to death. These men had become art a wise man,” refer to the discretionary power
the bitterest enemies to the throne of David and his which Solomon possessed, and which he was com-
son. Solomon, therefore, is desired to observe manded by his father to use rightly.
their conduct, and to punish any future treason
VOL. I.
the throne.
19
5, 12, 14. &
5-7.
3 2 Sa. 3. 27.
38.
&
19. 28.
9. 28.
tGe. 42. 38. & 4
31.
2 T
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[PERIOD V.
SOLOMON'S OFFERING AT GIBEON.
u 2 Pe. 1. 21.
o De. 32 4, 31.
t Or, Be thou
ruler, &c. Ps.
110. 2.
0
2 Ju. 5. 31. Ps.
89. 36. Pr. 4. 18.
Ho. 6. 5. Seo Ps.
110. 3.
y Ps. 89. 29. Is.
55. 3.
2 « The “Spirit of the LORD spake by me,
And his word was in my tongue.
3 The God of Israel said,
The 'Rock of Israel spake to me,
· tHe that ruleth over men must be just,
Ruling "in the fear of God.
19 Ch. 19. 7, 9. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,
Even a morning without clouds;
As the tender grass springing out of the earth
By clear shining after rain.'
5 Although my house be not so with God;
Yet "he hath made with me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things, and sure:
For this is all my salvation, and all my desire,
Although he make it not to grow.
66 But the sons of Belial
Shall be all of them as thorns thrust away,
Because they cannot be taken with hands.
7 But the man that shall touch them
Heb. filled.
Must be ffenced with iron and the staff of a spear;
And they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.”
26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 1 CHRON.xxix.
z 2 Sa. 5. 4. 29 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years ; 26, 27, part of
a2 Sa. 5. 5. seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three
Ge. 25. 8. years reigned he in Jerusalem. 28 And he bdied in a good old age, full
c Ac. 2. 29. & 13. of days, riches, and honor ; 10 so ‘David slept with his ,
1 Kings ii. 10.
fathers, and was buried in the city of David ; and Solo- i Chron. xxix.
mon his son reigned in his stead. 29 Now the acts of part of 28, and
David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in Wyº
the Book of Samuel the seer, and in the Book of Nathan the prophet,
and in the Book of Gad the seer, 30 with all his reign and his might,
d Da. 2. 21.
dand the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the
kingdoms of the countries.
1 Kings ii. 11. And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven
years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
36.
Or, History.
Heb. Words.
PERIOD V.
THE REIGN OF SOLOMON.
SECT. I.
A. M. 2989.
B. C. 1015.
Hales, 1027.
PART I.
REIGN OF SOLOMON BEFORE THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE.
SECTION I.—The Offering at Gibeon ;–Judgment of Solomon ;-Deaths of
Adonijah and Joab;-Return of Hadad.(1)
1 Kings ii. 12.-2 Chron. i. 1.-1 Kings iii. 3.-2 Chron. i. 2-6.–1 Kings iii. 5, to the
end.—2 Chron. i. 13.–1 Kings ii. 13–38.-xi. 21, 22.-iii. 4.—2 Chron. i. 7-12.
Solomon succeedeth. The solemn offering at Gibeon. God endows him with wisdom, riches, and
honor. Solomon's judgment between the two harlots maketh him renowned. He retrirns to Jeru-
salem. Adonijal, moving Bath-sheba to sue unto Solomon for Abishag, is put to death. Abia-
thar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood. Joub, fleeing to the horns of the
allar, is there slain. Benaiah is put in Joub's room, and Zudok in Abiathar's. Shimei is con-
fined to Jerusalein. Hadad the Édomite leaves Egypt and returns to his own country.
12 THEN sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and
his kingdom was established greatly. 1 And Solomon the son of David
(1) The events related in this Section took place ceeds to the account of Adonijah's death; that in
within the first year after Solomon's accession. the Second Book of Chronicles mentions the offer-
The narrative in the First Book of Kings, imme- ing at Gibeon. The latter event is placed first in
diately on relating the succession of Solomon, pro- this Arrangement, as it is to be supposed that Solo-
PART I.]
543
JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON.
1 Co. 8. 3.
1 Ch. 15. 1.
e Ex. 31. 2.
fi Ki. 9. 2.
gNu. 12. 6. Mat.
19.
h Sec Ge. 5. 22.
a Go. 39. 2. was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with
6 Do. 6. 5. & 30
16, 20. Ps. 31.
30. him, and magnified him exceedingly. 3 And Solomon 'loved the LORD,
23. Ro. 8, 28. walking in the statutes of David his father; only he sacrificed and
burnt incense in high places.
2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains 2 Chron. i. 2-6.
of thousands, and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor
in all Israel, the chief of the fathers. 3 So Solomon, and all the congre-
gation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there
was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the ser-
c 1 Sa. 6:2, 17. vant of the LORD had made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God had
David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had pre-
pared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5 Moreover
dEx, 27. 1, 2. & dthe brazen altar, that “Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made,
38. ], 2.
*he put before the tabernacle of the LORD; and Solomon and the con-
* Or, was there. gregation sought unto it. 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen
altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation,
and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
5 In 'Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream 1 Kings iii. 5,
$1. 20. & 2: 13, by night; and God said, “ Ask what I shall give thee.” 6 And to the end.
Solomon said, “ Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father
† Or, bounty.. great tmercy, according as he "walked before thee in truth, and in right-
"1 Ki. 2.4.& 9. eousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for
• him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his
throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made
thy servant king instead of David my father : and I am but a little
child ; I know not how to go out or come in. 8 And thy servant is in
the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that
j See Ge. 12. 2. cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 Give “therefore thy
servant an funderstanding heart 'to judge thy people, that I may “dis-
Heb. hearing. cern between good and bad ; for who is able to judge this thy so great
i Ps. 72. 1, 2.
a people ?" 10 And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had
asked this thing, 11 and God said unto him, “Because thou hast asked
n Ja. 4. 3. this thing, and hast "not asked for thyself *long life ; neither hast asked
Heb. many days. riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked
† Heb. hear. for thyself understanding to tdiscern judgment'; 12 behold, 'I have done
u Ki.4.29. 31. according to thy words : "lo, I have given thee a wise and an understand-
& 5. 12. & 10. ing heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee
g Wis. 7. 11. shall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have also 'given thee that which
5:33. Eph. thou hast not asked, both "riches and honor; so that there shall not be
r] Ki. 4. 21, 24. any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. 14 And if thou wilt walk
Pr. 3. 16. sav in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, 'as thy father
1,Or, hath not David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.” 15 And Solomon
s 1 Ki. 15. 5. "awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem,
+P8.91. 16. Pr. 3. and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up
u So Ge. 41.7. burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and "made a feast to all
4. 2 Ki. 20. 3.
Ps. 15. 2.
¿ De. 7. 6.
k Pr. 2. 3-9. Ja.
1.5.
m He. 5. 14.
O ] John 5. 14, 15
24. Ec. 1. 16.
3. 20.
& 10.23, 25, &c.
been.
2.
v So Ge. 40. 20.
1 Ki. 8. 65. Est.
1. 3. Da. 5. 1.
16 Then came there two women, that uiere harlots, unto the king,
and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, “O my lord, I and
this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with
Mark 6. 21.
mon would convoke the people, and offer his sacri- ing, therefore, permission to unite himself to
fices as soon as possible, after he had succeeded to Abishag, Adonijah, in fact, reasserted his preten-
the crown; and it is probable that Adonijah would sions to the crown. Joab, the most powerful mili-
not desire to marry the Shunammite immediately tary chieftain, and Abiathar, the high priest, were
on his father's death. It may appear strange that implicated in the intended revolt; which it was
the petition of Adonijal to obtain Abishao should necessary to check at the cominencement. Adoni-
be thought deserving of death; but in those times, jah and Joab, therefore, were condemned to death,
the seraglio always descended with the crown, and and Abiathar degraded from his office.-Vide Mi-
it was considered as a step to the throne to marry chaelis, Commentary, &c. vol. i. p. 278-281.
the mistress of the deceased monarch. In request-
544
(PĖRIOD V.
THE DEATH OF ADONIJAH.
* Heb. wore hot.
of him.
her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was
delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together;
there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while
thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child
in my bosom. 21 And when I arose in the morning to give my child
suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had considered it in the morn-
ing, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.” 22 And the other
woman said, “Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy
son.” And this said, “No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is
my son.” Thus they spake before the king. 23 Then said the king,
“ The one saith, “This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead,'
and the other saith, 'Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the
living.'” 24 And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” And they brought
a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, “Divide the living child
in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other." 26 Then spake
2.GO. 43, 30., 18. the woman whose the living child was unto the king, "for her bowels
20. Ho. 11. 8. *yearned upon her son, and she said, “O my lord, give her the living
child, and in no wise slay it!” But the other said, “Let it be neither
mine nor thine, but divide it." 27 Then the king answered and said,
“Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother
thereof.” 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had
judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of
+ Heb. in the midst God was tin him, to do judgment.
13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place 2 Chron. i. 13.
that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the taber-
nacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba 1 Kings ii.
13–38.
# 1 Sa. 16. 4, 5. the mother of Solomon. And she said, “Comest *thou peace-
ably ?” And he said, “ Peaceably.” 14 He said moreover, “I have
somewhat to say unto thee.” And she said,“ Say on.” 15 And he said,
- Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their
faces on me, that I should reign : howbeit the kingdom is turned about,
y 1 Ch. 22. 9, 10. and is become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD. 16 And now
21.30. Da. 2.21. I ask one petition of thee, deny me not.” And she said unto him,
Heb. Turn not « Say on.” 17 And he said, " Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king,
Ps. 132. 10. (for he will not say thee nay), that he give me Abishag the Shunam-
mite to wife.” 18 And Bath-sheba said, “Well; I will speak for thee
unto the king."
19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him
z Ex. 20. 12. for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and “bowed himself
unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for
a See Ps. 45. 9. the king's mother ; "and she sat on his right hand. 20 Then she said,
“I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay.”
And the king said unto her, “ Ask on, my mother ; for I will not say
thee nay.” 21 And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to
Adonijah thy brother to wife.” 22 And king Solomon answered and
said unto his mother, “ And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunam-
mite for Adonijah ? ask for him the kingdom also, (for he is mine elder
brother), even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the
son of Zeruiah.” 23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying,
8 Ru. 1. 17.
“God "do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this
word against his own life. 24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which
hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father,
c2 Sa. 7. 11, 13. and who hath made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be
put to death this day.” 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; and he fell upon him that he died.
& 28. 5–7. Pr.
away my face.
Part I.]
545
THE DEATH OF JOAB.
deuth.
fi Sa.
h Ex. 21. 14.
9.
7. 16.
d Jos. 21. 18. 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, “ Get thee to dAna-
Herb. a man of thoth, unto thine own fields ; for thou art *worthy of death: but I will
e 1 Sa. 23. 6. not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the
2 Sa. 15. 24, 29.
23. Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been af-
flicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.” 27 So Solomon thrust
g 1 Sa. 2. 31-35. out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might (fulfil
the word of the Lorn, which he spake concerning the house of Eli
in Shiloh,
28 Then tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah,
though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle
of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 29 And it was
told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD;
and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, saying, “ Go, fall upon him.” 30 And Benaiah came to the
tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, “ Thus saith the king,
Come forth.'" And he said, “ Nay; but I will die here.” And
Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “ Thus said Joab, and
thus he answered me.” 31 And the king said unto him, “ Do "as he
i Nu. 35. 33. De. hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him ; ithat thou mayest take
19. 13. & 21.8,
away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the
jju. 9. 24, 57. Ps. house of my father. 32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his
k 2 Ch. 21. 13. own head, who fell upon two men more righteous kand better than he,
and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof,
12 Sa. 3. 27. to wit, 'Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and " Amasa
m 2 Sa. 20. 10.
the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. 33 Their blood shall there-
1 2 Su. 3. 29
fore return upon the head of Joab, and "upon the head of his seed for
o Pr. 25. 5. ever : 'but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and
upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.” 34 So
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him ;
and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the
p Nu. 25. 11–13. host; and ”Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
See 1 Ch. 6. 53. 36 And the king sentand called for 'Shimei, and said unto him,“ Build
thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence
92 Sa. 16. 5.
any whither. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and
passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou
r Le. 20. 9. Jne. shalt surely die ; 'thy blood shall be upon thine own head.” 38 And
2. 29. 2 Sa. ).
Shimei said unto the king, “ The saying is good : as my lord the king
hath said, so will thy servant do." And Shiinei dwelt in Jerusalem
many days.
21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with 1 Kings xi.
his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was, dead,
ad 21, 22.
Hadad said to Pharaoh, “ +Let me depart, that I may go to mine own
country.” 22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, “ But what hast thou lacked
with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country?” And
| Heb. Not. he answered, “ Nothing : howbeit let me go in any wise.”
1 Kings iii. 4.-And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there ; ®for that was the
s 1 Ch. 16. 39.
great high place : a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
2 Chron. i. 7-12.-) In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him,
« Ask what I shall give thee." & And Solomon said unto God, “ Thou hast showed great
mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 'Now, O LORD
God! let thy promise unto David my father be established; for thou hast made me king
* Heb. much as the over a people *like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Give me now wisdom and
dust of the carth. knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people ; for who can judge this thy
1 Sa. 2. 35.
&
24. 3.
16.
† Heb. Senil me
aray.
people, that is so great?" And God said to Solomon, " Because this was in thy heart,
and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of thine enemies, neither
yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou
mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king : 12 wisdom and knowledge
is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as "none
VOL. 1.
69
2 T*
t Nu. 27. 17. De.
31. 2.
u Ec. 2. 9.
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PREPARATIONS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE. (PERIOD V.
Cect 21. 9
Jerusalem.
cer.
20. 21.
of the kings vave had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have
the like."
SECT. II. SECTION II.—Preparations for building the Temple ;—Death of Shimei ;
Solomon's Marriage.
A. M. 2990.
B. C. 1014. 1 Kings iv. 1-25.-2 Chron. ii. 1, 2.—1 Kings y. 1-9.-2 Caron. ii. 3-16.-1 Kings
HALES, 1027. v. 10, to the end.—2 Chron. ii. 17, 18.–1 Kings i. 39, to the end.—1 Kings iii. 1, 2.
Solomon's princes. His twelve officers for provision. The peace and largeness of his kingdom.
His
cines to build the temple. Hirum, sending to congratulute him,
is certified of his purpose and desired to furnish him with timber. Hiram, blessing God for
Solomón, und requesting food for his fumily, furnisheth him with trees. His embassage to Hurum
for workmen and provision of stuff. Hurom sendeth him u lind answer. The number of Solo-
mon's roorlimen and luborers. Death of Shimei. Solomon's marriuge. High places being in
use, Solomon sacrificeth at Gibeon.
1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the
* Or, the chief offi- princes which he had ; Azariah the son of Zadok * the priest, 3 Elihoreph
and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, tscribes ; “Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud,
a 2 Sa. 8. 16. & the frecorder. 4 And 'Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host :
and Zadok and “Abiathar were the priests. 5 And Azariah the son of
I Or, remein-
branccr. Nathan was over the officers : and Zabud the son of Nathan was
61 Ki. 2. 35.
dprincipal officer, and 'the king's friend. 6 And Ahishar was over the
c1 Ki. 2. 27.
à 2 Sa. 8. 18.& household : and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the *tribute.
on ? And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided
e2 Sa. 15. 37. &
'16. 16. 1 Ch. 27. victuals for the king and his household : each man his month in a year
33.
made provision. 8 And these are their names. The son of Hur, in
* Or, levy.
tor, Ben-hur. Mount Ephraim. 9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and
Or, Ben-dekar. Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan. 10 *The son of Hesed, in Aruboth;
* Or, Ben-hescd.
| Or, Ben-abina-
to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher. 11 +The son of
dab.
Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter
of Solomon to wife. 12 Baana the son of Ahilud: to him pertained
Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah be-
neath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place
Or, Ben-geber. that is beyond Jokneam. 13 {The son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead : to
f Nu. 32. 41. him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in
g De. 3.4. Gilead ; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan,
threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars : 14 Ahinadab the son
* Or, te Mala of Iddo had *Mahanaim : 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali ; he also took
Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife : 16 Baanah the son of Hushai
was in Asher and in Aloth : 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issa-
char : 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin : 19 Geber the son of
& Do. 3. 8. Uri was in the country of Gilead, "in the country of Sihon king of the
Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan : and he was the only officer which
was in the land.
iGe. 22. 17. Pr. 20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea
; Ps. 72.3, 7. Mi. in multitude, seating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And "Solo-
k 2 Ch. 9. 26. Ps.
po mon reigned over all kingdoms from 'the river unto the land of the
Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: "they brought presents, and
1 Ge. 15. 18. J
Jos. served Solomon all the days of his life.
m Ps. 68. 29. & 22 And Solomon's fprovision for one day was thirty measures of fine
72. 10, 11.
+ Heb. bread.
flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 ten fat oxen, and twenty
| Heb. cors. oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, besides harts, and
roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had (21) dominion
over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah,
n Ps. 72. 11. over "all the kings on this side the river: and °he had peace on all sides
ol Ch. 22. 9.
: round about him. 25 And Judah and ”Israel dwelt *safely, every man
* Hleb. confidently. under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba,
all the days of Solomon.(3)
naiin.
14. 28.
4. 4.
72. 8.
1. 4.
p See Je. 23. 6.
Mi. 4. 4. Ze. 3.
10.
(2) By this extension of Solomon's dominions, the (3) « The matter," says Lightfoot, " of the fourth
covenant made with Abraham (Gen. xv. 18.) was chap. 1 Kings, is not of fixed and determinate date,
fulfilled.-Vide Hales's Anal. vol. ii. p.413, and the tied to any one year, but it runneth through the
commentators.
story of many years, for it showeth the growth and
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PREPARATIONS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE.
1-9.
I Ch. 17. 12. &
* And Solomon determined to build a house for the name 2 Chron. ii.
of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom. 2 And Solo- lya
mon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and
fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and
six hundred to oversee them.
q Huram, 2 Ch. 2. 1 And 'Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; 1 Kings v.
for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room
* 2 Sa. 5. 11. . of his father : "for Hiram was erer a lover of David. 2 And Solomon
1. 9. -
sent to Hiram, saying, 356 Thou knowest how that David my father
81 Ch. 22. 8. & could not build a house unto the name of the LORD his God 'for the
28. 3.
wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them
under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given
me 'rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occur-
12 Ch. 22. 9.
† Heb. say.
rent. 5 And, behold, I fpurpose to build a house unto the name of the
u 2 Sa. 7. 13.
LORD my God, “as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, “Thy
22. 10. son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build a
house unto my name.' 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew
me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy
servants : and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all
| Heb say. that thou shalt tappoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us
any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.”
? And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon,
that he rejoiced greatly, and said, “ Blessed be the Lord this day,
which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.” 8 And
* Heb. heard.
Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “ I have * considered the things which
thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber
of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 'My servants shall bring them
down from Lebanon unto the sea : and I will convey them by sea in
† Heb. send.
floats unto the place that thou shalt tappoint me, and will cause them
to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt
o See Ezra 3. 7. to accomplish my desire, 'in giving food for my household.”
12. 20.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, 2 Chron. ii.
For Hiram, “ As "thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send
i Ki. 5. 1. .
w 1 Ch. 14. 1. him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein, even so deal with
me. 4 Behold, I build a house to the name of the LORD my God, to
& Ex. 30.7. dedicate it to him, and to burn before him *sweet incense, and for
* Heb. incense of
Ythe continual showbread, and for “the burnt offerings morning and
y Ex. 25. 30. Le. evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new-moons, and on the solemn
Nu. 28. 3, 9, 11. feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
5 And the house which I build is great : for great is our God above all
a Is. 66 1. gods. 6 But "who tis able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and
'tained, or, 06 heaven of heavens cannot contain him ? who am I then, that I should
· build hiin a house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 7 Send me
now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in
brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that
# Heb: to grave can skill fto grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah
gravings.
and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 8 Send me also
* L almuggin,
1 Kl. 10. 1l.
nangin, cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon : for I know
that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold! my
servants shall be with thy servants, 9 even to prepare me timber in
| Heb. great and
Ez. 27. 17. Acts
3-16.
spices.
24. 8.
+ Heb. hath re-
Sentimento gods. But use which 1 bi
at and abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be #wonder-
continuance of Solomon's strength, establishment, of Proverbs and the last verse before the visit of
and prosperity in his kingdom; and the evidencing the queen of Sheba.
of his wisdom, all the time till his declining to There seems to have been two embassies to the
idolatry; and therefore as for the method and place king of Tyre, one for cedar and different kinds of
of it, it might be laid any where," &c. I have ac- wood; the other for skilful workmen in brass,
cordingly inserted the brief account of his horses, gold, &c.
&c. in the section in which his greatness is related The Jews suppose that Shimei was put to death
-of his wisdom, immediately preceding the book prior to Solomon's marriage.--Lightfoot in loc.
wonderfull.
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PREPARATIONS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE. (Period V.
* Heb. according
to all thy necd.
ful great. 10 And, behold! I will give to thy servants, the hewers that
cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty
thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and
twenty thousand baths of oil.”
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent
to Solomon, “ Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made
thee king over them." 12 Huram said moreover, “ Blessed be the LORD
See Ge. i, ii. God of Israel, •that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David
Hebe, knowing the king a wise son, tendued with prudence and understanding,
derstanding. that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding,
of Huram my father's, 14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan,
and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver,
in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine
linen, and in crimson ; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find
out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men,
and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 15 Now there-
· fore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord
hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants. 16 And we will cut
ding wood out of Lebanon, *as much as thou shalt need : and we will bring
Heb. Japho, Jos. it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa ; and thou shalt carry it up to Jeru-
* 19.46. Ac. 9. 36.
salem.” 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir 1 Kings v.
trees according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave 10, to end.
| Heb. cors.
Hiram twenty thousand #measures of wheat for food to his household,
and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year
by year. 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him:
and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon ; and they two
made a league together.
* Heb. tribute of 13 And king Solomon raised a *levy out of all Israel ; and the levy
was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thou-
sand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two
months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. 15 And Solomon
had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore
thousand hewers in the mountains; 16 besides the chief of Solomon's of-
ficers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred,
which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the
king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and
hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's
tor, Giblites; as builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the tstone-squarers :
so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
I Heb. the men
17 And Solomon numbered all Ithe strangers that were in 2 Chron. ii.
cl Ch. 22. 2. the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith ‘David ,
his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and
fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 18 And he set
threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and
fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand
and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two 1 Kings ij.
I Sa. 27.2.
of the servants of Shimei ran away unto (Achish son of glo
Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Behold, thy
servants be in Gath.” 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and
went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and
brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei
had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. 42 And the
king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, “ Did I not make
thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, “Know
for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any
men.
the strangers.
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THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE.
82 Sa. 16. 5.
f Ps. 7. 16. Ez.
17. 19.
g Pr. 25. 5.
whither, that thou shalt surely die?' and thou saidst unto me, 'The
word that I have heard is good.' 43 Why then hast thou not kept the
oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee
with ? " 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, “ Thou knowest 'all the
wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my
father : therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own
head ; 45 and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David
shall be established before the LORD for ever." 46 So the king com-
manded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; which went out, and fell upon
him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of
Solomon.
1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, 1 Kings iii.
and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city
of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and
the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only
"the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built
unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
1 Le. 17. 3-5.
19 (rt24
2999.
1005.
PART II.
PART II.
A. M. 2993 10
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE.(4)
B. C. 1011 to 2 CHRON. jii. 1.–1 Kings vi. 1.-2 Chron. iii. 2-9.-1 Kings vi. 4-8, 15–28.-2 CARON.
iii. part of 13, 14.-1 Kings vi. 29–36.—vii. 13-22.—2 Chron. iv. 1.–1 Kings vii.
Hales, 1027 to
1020.
23-50.—2 Chron. iv. 8-10.—1 Kings vi. 9–14.-vii. 51.-vi. 37, 38, and 2, 3.--
2 Chron. iii. 10-12, part of 13, 15, to the end.-iv. 2-7, 11, to the end.
Jerusalem.
The place and time of building the temple. The measure and ornaments of the house. The chambers
thereof. The ceiling and adorning of it. The cherubim. The doors. The court. Hiram's
world of the two pillars. Of the altar. Of the molten sea. Of the ten bases. Of the ten lavers,
and ali the vessels. The ten tubles. The courts. God's promise unto the house. Its comple-
tion and the time of building it.
1 THEN Solomon began to build the house of the LORD 2 Chron. iii. 1.
a Ge. 22. 2, 14. “at Jerusalem in Mount Moriah, *where the Lord appeared
* Or, which was
scen of Dawid his unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the
father.
threshingfloor of +Ornan the Jebusite.
† Or, Araunal,
'2 Sả. 24. 18.
1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth 1 Kings vi.
year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of to
Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month
Heb. huilt. Acts
Zif, which is the second month, that he fbegan to build the house
of the LORD.
2 And he began to build in the second day of the 2 Chron. iii. 2–9.
second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
* Heb. founded.
3 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was *instructed for the
building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first
measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 4 And
the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was accord-
ing to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an
hundred and twenty : and he overlaid it within with pure gold. 5 And
the greater house he ceiled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine
+ Heb. covered. gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 6 And he tgarnished the
house with precious stones for beauty : and the gold was gold of
Parvaim. 7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the
walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim
on the walls. 8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof
was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the
breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amount-
7. 47.
(*) It will be observed, that the descriptions of ted in the other. I have endeavoured to harmonize
the building of the temple in Kings and Chronicles the two. The same may be observed of the prayer
differ. Circumstances mentioned in one are omit- at the dedication of the temple.
550
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THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE.
broad within and
or, skeided and
40. 16. & 41. 16.
| Or, upon, or,
* Heb. floors.
See Ez. 41. 6.
mints.
b See De. 27.
6.
* Heb. shoulder.
16.
He. 9. 3.
of flowers.
cubitsant of the Lored in the house there w
ing to six hundred talents. 9 And the weight of the nails was fifty
shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
7 Or, windows
4 And for the house he made #windows of narrow lights. 1 Kings vi.
narrow without : 5 And fagainst the wall of the house he built * chambers round 4-3, and
closed. See Ez. about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the 15-2
20 temple and of the oracle: and he made tchambers round about: 6 the
joining toe nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was _six
cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in
+ Heb. ribs. the wall of the house he made #narrowed rests round about, that the
. Heb. narrow beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 7 And the
ings, or, rebate-
house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before
it was brought thither : so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor
any tool of iron heard in the house while it was in building. 8 The door
for the middle chamber was in the right *side of the house : and they
went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the
middle into the third.
15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar,
Photo from these tboth the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling; and he
unto the walls, covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the
house with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of
the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even
CEX, 26. 33. Le; built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy
place. 17 And the house (that is, the temple before it), was forty cubits
Or, gourds. long. 18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops
* Heb.openings and *open flowers : all was cedar; there was no stone seen. 19 And
the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the
covenant of the Lord. 20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty
cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in
| Heb. shut up. the height thereof; and he overlaid it with fpure gold, and so covered
the altar which was of cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid the house within
with pure gold; and he made a partition by the chains of gold before
the oracle, and he overlaid it with gold. 22 And the whole house he
d Ex. 30. 1, 3, 6. overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also dthe whole
altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
e Ex. 37. 7-9. 23 And within the oracle he made two cherubim of folive tree, each
| Or, oily. Heb.
'trees of oil.
ten cubits high. 24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub,
and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part
of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of
one measure and one size. 26 The height of the one cherub was ten
cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27 And he set the cherubim
* Or, the cheru- within the inner house; and *they stretched forth the wings of the
forth their wings. cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the
37.92 Ch. 5.8. wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings
touched one another in the midst of the house. 28 And he , Capo
overlaid the cherubim with gold. 13 And they stood on latter pt. of 13,
7 Or, toward the their feet, and their faces were tinward. 14 And he made and ver. 14.
f Ex. 26. 31. Mat. the 'vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and fwrought
27. 51. Heb. 9. 3. cherubim thereon.
29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about 1 Kings vi.
29–36.
* Heb. openings with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and * open
of flowers.
flowers, within and without. 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid
with gold, within and without
31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree :
I or fuesquar..., the lintel and side posts were ta fifth part of the wall. 32 The two
I Or, leaves of the
doors. doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of
cherubim and palm trees and *open flowers, and overlaid them with
bim stretched
Ex. 25. 20. &
house.
| Heb. caused lo
ascend.
* Heb). openings
of flowers.
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THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE.
† Or, foursquare.
Hiltam.
a widow woman.
2 Ki. 25. 17. Je.
52. 21.
h Jo. 52. 23.
gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.
33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, ta
fourth part of the wall. 34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the
two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the
other door were folding. 35 And he carved thereon cherubim and palm
trees and open flowers : and covered them with gold fitted upon the
carved work.
36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and
a row of cedar beams.
82. Ch. 4. 11, 13 And king Solomon sent and fetched "Hiram out of Tyre. 1 Kings vii.
Heb. the son of 14 He was ta widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his -
father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with
wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass.
And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work : 15 for he
ioned. *cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line
of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made
two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars ; the
height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other
chapiter was five cubits. 17 And nets of checker work, and wreaths of
chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars ;
seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. 18 And
he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network,
to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates; and
so did he for the other chapiter. 19 And the chapiters that were upon
the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
20 And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above,
over against the belly which was by the network ; and the pomegran-
ates were "two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple; and he set up
† That is, He shall the right pillar, and called the name thereof (Jachin, and he set up the
establish.
+ That is, In it is left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. 22 And upon the top of
strength. the pillars was lily work : so was the work of the pillars finished.
Ex: 27: 1:27. Moreover he made 'an altar of brass, twenty cubits the 2 Chron.
43. 13, 16. length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and iv. 1.
ten cubits the height thereof.
j Je. 52. 17.
23 And he made ja molten sea, ten cubits *from the one 1 Kings vii.
brim to his brim. brim to the other; it was round all about, and his height on
was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing
it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about; the knops were
cast in two rows, when it was cast. 25 It stood upon ktwelve oxen, three
looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and
three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east;
and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were
inward. 26 And it was a handbreadth thick, and the brim thereof was
wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; it contained
two thousand baths.
27 And he made ten bases of brass ; four cubits was the length of
one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the
height of it. 28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they
had borders, and the borders were between the ledges. 29 And on the
borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim ;
and upon the ledges there was a base above; and beneath the lions
and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. 30 And every base
had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass; and the four corners
thereof had undersetters : under the laver were undersetters molten,
at the side of every addition. 31 And the mouth of it within the chap-
2 Ki. 16. 14. Ez.
* Heb. from his
k Je. 52. 20.
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* Hel), shoulder.
† Heb. Hiroin :
Seo ver. 13.
iter and above was a cubit; but the mouth thereof was round after
the work of the base, a cubit and a half; and also upon the mouth of
it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. 32 And
under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels
† Heb. in the base. were tjoined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and
half a cubit. 33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a
chariot wheel : their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and
their spokes, were all molten. 34 And there were four undersetters to
the four corners of one base; and the undersetters were of the very
base itself. 35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass
of half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the ledges thereof
and the borders thereof were of the same. 36 For on the plates of the
ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions,
• nakedness, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and ad-
ditions round about. 37 After this manner he made the ten bases: all
of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
38 Then made he ten lavers of brass (one laver contained forty baths,
and every laver was four cubits); and upon every one of the ten bases
one laver. 39 And he put five bases on the right *side of the house, and
five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea on the right side
of the house eastward over against the south.
40 And tHiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So
Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon
for the house of the LORD. 41 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the
chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks,
to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of
the pillars; 42 and four hundred pomegranates for the two networks,
even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls
Heb, the face of of the chapiters that were upon the pillars ; 43 and the ten bases, and
ten lavers on the bases ; 44 and one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
| Ex. 27. 3.
45 and 'the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels,
which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were
of *bright brass. 46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, tin
scoured.
the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan. 47 And Solomon left
thickness of the all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many; neither
ground.
was the weight of the brass * found out.
creding multitude. 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of
ed. the LORD: "the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the
m Ex. 37. 10, &c. showbread was, 49 and the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right
side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the
lamps, and the tongs of gold, 50 and the bowls, and the snuffers, and
† Heb. ash pans. the basons, and the spoons, and the tcensers of pure gold ; and the
hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy
place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the tem- 2 Chron. iv.
8-10.
ple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he
Or, boils. made an hundred #basons of gold.
9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court,
and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the
south.
9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the 1 Kings vi.
house *with beams and boards of cedar. 10 And then he built
chambers against all the house, five cubits high; and they rested on the
house with timber of cedar.
11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, 12“ Concerning
this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes,
* Heb. mnado
bright, or,
† Hob, in the
I Hob. for the cz
* Heb. searched.
1 Ch. 22. 14.
9-14.
* Or, the vaut-
beams and the
ceilings with
cedar.
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51.
and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk
n 2 Sx. 7. 13.
B. in them; then will I perform my word with thee, "which I spake unto
1 Ch. 22. 10.
o Ex. 25. 8. Lé. David thy father ; 13 and 'I will dwell among the children of Israel, and
26. 11. 2 Co. 6.
16. Re. 21.3." will not ? forsake my people Israel.” 14 So Solomon built the house, and
p De. 31. 6. finished it.
51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for 1 Kings vii.
+ Heb. holy things the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the fthings
8. 11.
which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold,
and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the
LORD.
37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of 1 Kings vi.
the LORD laid, in the month Zif ; 38 and in the eleventh year, O
in the month Bul, which is the, eighth month, was the house finished
| Or, with all the throurhout
e #throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of
appuricnances
thereof, and will it. So was he seven years in building it.
all the ordinances
thereof.
1 Kings vi. 2, 3.—2 And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length
thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height
thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was
the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth
thereof before the house.
2 CHRON. iii. 10-12, part of 13, 15, to the end.-10 And in the most holy house he made
* Or, (us some two cherubim *of image work, and overlaid them with gold. 11 And the wings of the
think) of mo-
vable work.
cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching
to the wall of the house : and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing
of the other cherub. 12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the
wall of the house : and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the
other cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits.-
| Heb. long. . 15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits thigh, and the chapi-
ter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 16 And he made chains, as in the
oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and
put them on the chains. 17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the
right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand
I That is, He
#Jachin, and the name of that on the left *Boaz.
shall establish.
* That is, In it is
2 Chron. iv. 2-7, 11, to the end.—? Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from tbrim to
strength. brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did
+ Heb. his brim compass it round about. 3 And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it
to his briin.
round about; ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were
cast, when it was cast. 4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and
three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking
toward the east; and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were in-
ward. 5 And the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of
Or, like a lily- the brim of a cup, I with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
flower.
6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash
* Heb. the work in them : *such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but
of burnt offering.
ffering. the sea was for the priests to wash in. ? And he made ten candlesticks of gold according
to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
| Or, dowls. 11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the tbasons. And Huram finished
f Heb. finished to the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; 12 to wit, the two
pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and
the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the
pillars ; 13 and four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths : two rows of pomegranates
* Heb. face. on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the *pillars.
† Or, caldrons. 14 He made also bases, and flavers made he upon the bases ; lö one sea, and twelve oxen
under it. 18 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did
1 Heb. made Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of #bright brass. 17 In
bright, or,
the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the *clay ground between Succoth and
scoured.
* Heb. thicknesses Zeredathah. 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; for the weight
of the ground. of the brass could not be found out.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar
also, and the tables whereon the showbread was set ; 20 moreover the candlesticks with
their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold ; 21 and
1. Heb. perfections the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that tperfect gold ; 22 and
of gold.
the snuffers and the Abasons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold : and the entry
| Or, bowls.
of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house
of the temple, were of gold.
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PART III.
PART III.
A. M. 3000. THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE ;-PSALMS ON THE OCCASION.
B. C. 1004.
2 Chron. v. 1-10.--Psalms xlvii., xcvii., xcviii., xcix., and C.-2 CHRON. v. 11-14.-
HALES, 1020.
PSALMS Cxxxy. and cxxxvi.—2 CHRON. vii. 4-7---vi. 1-39.-1 Kings viii. part of 50
Jerusalem.
to 61.-2 Chron. vi. 40, to the end, vii. 1-3, 8–10.-1 Kings viii. 1, to the middle of
der. 50, and 62, to the end.
The dedicated treasures. 2 The solemn induction of the ark into the oracle.—Psalms on the occa-
sion. God being praised yiveth. a visible sign of his faror.-Psalms.-Solomon's solemn sacri-
fice. He blesseth the people, and God. Solomon's dedicating prayer. God having giren testi-
mony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heuren, and glory in the temple, the people worship him.
Solomon having kept the feast of Tubernacles, and the feast of the Dedication of the Altar, dis-
misseth the people.
1 THUS all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD
was finished : and Solomon brought in all the things that David his
father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instru-
ments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads
of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto
a 2 Sa. 6. 12.
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD "out of
the city of David, which is Zion.
3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the
king in the feast which was in the seventh month. 4 And all the elders
of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. 5 And they brought
up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy
vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Le-
vites bring up. 6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel
that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and
oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 7 And the
priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place,
to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the
wings of the cherubim : 8 For the cherubim spread forth their wings
over the place of the ark, and the cherubiin covered the ark and the
staves thereof above. 9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that
the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle ; but
* Or, they are they were not seen without. And *there it is unto this day. 10 There
8. 8.
was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses "put therein at
De. 10. 2,5. Horeb, twhen the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel,
| Or, whero.
when they came out of Egypt.
Psalms on removing the Ark into the Temple of Solomon.(5)
PSALM XLVII.
PSALM XLVII.
The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ.
* Or, of.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm *for the sons of Korah.
10 clap your hands, all ye people !
Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
a De. 7. 21. 2 For the Lord most high is "terrible ;
Mal. 1. 14.
He bis a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us,
And the nations under our feet.
thcrc, as I Ki.
(5) Psalm xlvii. was probably composed and sung Psalms cxxxv., cxxxvi. The first of these
on the occasion of bringing the ark, either into the Psalıns was supposed to have been sung by the Le-
tabernacle on Mount Zion by David, or from thence vites on opening the gates of the temple. The
into the temple by Solomon. (Vide Dr. Wells in second was sung on the great festivals; one half by
loci i have inserted it here on the supposition one half of the choir, the other by either the other
that ver. 5. appears to alludè rather to the magnifi- half or by the whole chorus uniting in the words,
cent description in 2 Chron. v. 13.
« His mercy endureth for ever." As these Psalms
Psalms xcvii., xcviii., xcix., c. It is quite uncer- were used in the temple service, and the precise
tain when these Psalms were composed. They are time of their composition is not ascertained, it
inserted here from the apparent allusions they con- may be assumed that they w
be-
on
winn
i
view
may be assumed that they were adopted at thn hom
ng
tain to the cloud which filled the temple, to the fire ginning of that service, and were composed about
which consumed the sacrifices; and to the descrip- this time.
tion in 2 Chron. v. 13.
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| Or, every one
I Or, the volunta-
are gathered
unto the people
of the God of
Abraham.
* Heb. many, or,
a Is. 60. 9.
cl Pe. 1. 4. 4 He shall choose our `inheritance for us,
The excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah!
5 God is gone up with a shout,
The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises :
Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
a Zo. 14. 9. 9 For God is the King of all the earth :
el Co. 14. 15, 16. Sing ºve praises twith understanding.
'that hath under- 8 God reigneth over the heathen:
standing.
God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
"ry of the people 9 The princes of the people are gathered together,
Even the people of the God of Abraham ;
For the shields of the earth belong unto God :
f Ro. 4. 11, 12.
He is greatly exalted.
PSALM XCVII.
PSALM XCVII.
The majesty of God's Kingdom. 7 The Church rejoiceth at God's judgments upon idolators.
10 An exhortation to godliness and gladness.
The Lord reigneth--let the earth rejoice;
Let the *multitude of “isles be glad thereof.
great islcs.
2 Clouds 'and darkness are round about him:
61 Ki. 8. 12.
Righteousness and judgment are the thabitation of his throne.
+ Or, cslablisha
3 A fire goeth before him,
• 7. And burneth up his enemies round about.
d Ex. 19. 18. 4 His "lightnings enlightened the world :
The earth saw and trembled.
e Ju. 5. 5. Mic. I. 5 The 'hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD,
At the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.
Pg. 19. 1.
6 The 'heavens declare his righteousness,
And all the people see his glory.
& Ex. 20. 4.
7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images,
That boast themselves of idols :
Worship *him, all ye gods !
8 Zion heard, and was glad;
And the daughters of Judah rejoiced
Because of thy judgments, O LORD.
9 For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth :
i Ex. 18. 11.
Thou 'art exalted far above all gods.
; Am. 5. 15. Ro.
10 Ye that love the LORD, 'hate evil :
He *preserveth the souls of his saints;
Da: 3. 28. & 6. He 'delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
22, 27. 11 Light "is sown for the righteous,
mn Job 22. 28. Pr.
4. 18.
And gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ;
I Or, to the me
And give thanks fat the remembrance of his holiness.
ment.
c Ps. 18. 8. Da. 7.
10. Hub.3. 5.
4. Nah. 1. 5.
1 He. 1. 6.
12. 9.
Ic Ps. 31. 23. Pr.
2. 8.
He "Presei vou
morial.
PS. XCVIII.
PSALM XCVIII.
The psalmist exhorteth the Jews, 4 the Gentiles, 7 and all the creatures to praise God.
A Psalm.
10 sing unto the LORD a new song ;
a Ex. 15. 11.
O Ex. 15. 6. Is.
For "he hath done marvellous things :
59. 16.
His Oright hand, and his holy arm,
c 18. 52. 10. Lu.
2. 30, 31.
Hath gotten him the victory.
d Is. 62. 2. Ro. 2 The "LORD hath made known his salvation :
3. 25, 26.
* Or, revealed. His drighteousness hath he *openly showed in the sight of the heathen.
e Lu. 1. 54, 55, 72. 3 He hath 'remembered his mercy and his truth
f Is. 49. 6. & 52.
10. Lu. 2.30, 31, Toward the house of Israel :
& 3. 6. Ac. 13.
47. & 28. 28.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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& Is. 55. 12.
a Ex. 25. 22.
15. 4.
† Or, it is holy.
Lo. 19. 2.
4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth :
Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp;
With the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
6 With trumpets and sound of cornet
Make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;
The world, and they that dwell therein.
8 Let the floods clap their hands :
Let the hills be joyful together 9 before the LORD;
A Soe Ge. 18. 25. For "he cometh to judge the earth :
With righteousness shall he judge the world,
And the people with equity.
PSALM XCIX.
PSALM XCIX.
The prophet, setting forth the kingdom of God in Zion, 5 exhorteth all, by the example of their foren
fathers, to worship God at his holy hill.
1 The LORD reigneth—let the people tremble:
He “sitteth between the cherubim- let the earth *be moved.
* Heb. stagger. 2 The Lord is great in Zion;
And he is high above all people.
o De. 28. 58. Re. 3 Let them praise bthy great and terrible name;
For it is holy. .
c Job 36. 5-7. 4 The king's Strength also loveth judgment;
Thou dost establish equity,
Thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the LORD our God,
And worship at his footstool ;
For the is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests,
And Samuel among them that call upon his name;
d Ex. 14. 15. & They dcalled upon the LORD, and he answered them.
? Hespake unto them in the cloudy pillar:
They kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
8 Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God !
Thou 'wast a God that forgavest them,
46. 28. Ze. 3. 7.
Though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
*&c. Nu. 20. 12, 9 Exalt the LORD our God,
And worship at his holy hill ;
For the LORD our God is holy.
PSALM C.
PSALM C.
* Ps. 145, title.
An exhortation to praise God cheerfully, 3 for his greatness, 4 and for his power.
f Or, Thanks-
*A Psalm of fPraise.
giving.
Heb. the earth.
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all Iye lands.
2 Serve the LORD with gladness :
Come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the LORD he is God:
a Ps. 119. 73. Ep. It “is he that hath made us, *and not we ourselves ;
We bare his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
And into his courts with praise :
34. 30, 31.
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good ;
His mercy is everlasting ;
tion and genera And his truth endureth fto all generations.
11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of 2 Ch.v.11–14.
* Heb. found the holy place; (for all the priests that were *present were sanctified,
15. 25. I Sa. 7.
9. & 12. 18.
e Ex. 33. 9.
f Nu. 14. 20. Je.
g Seo Ex. 32.2,
24. De. 9. 20.
2. 10.
Or, and his we
are.
b Ps. 95. 7. Ez.
+ Heb. to genera-
tion. Ps. 89. L
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a 1 Ch. 25. 1.
61 Ch. 15. 24.
and did not then wait by course; 12 also “the Levites which were the
singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons
and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psal-
teries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, 'and with them an hun-
dred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets ;) 13 it came even to
pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to
be heard in praising and thanking the LORD ; and when they lifted up
their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and
praised the LORD, saying, “For he is good, for his mercy endureth
for ever;" that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house
of the LORD, 14 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason
of the cloud; dfor the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
See 1 Ch. 16.
34, 41.
dEx. 40. 35.
chalad. If the
PS. CXXXV.
a Lu. 2. 37.
6 Ex. 19. 5. De.
7. 6, 7. & 10. 15.
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PSALM CXXXV.
An exhortation to praise God for his mercy, 5 for his power, 8 for his judgments. 15 The vanity
of idols. 19 An exhortation to bless God.
1 Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the name of the LORD;
Praise him, O ye servants of the LORD !
2 Ye "that stand in the house of the LORD,
In the courts of the house of our God,
3 Praise the Lord; for the LORD is good:
Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
4 For bthe LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself,
And Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5 For I know that the Lord is great,
And that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he
In heaven, and in earth,
In the seas, and all deep places.
c Je. 10. 13.
? He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
d Job 28. 25, 26. He dmaketh lightnings for the rain;
Ze. 10. 1.
e Job 38. 22. He bringeth the wind out of his treasuries :
f Ex. 12. 12, 29. 8 Who 'smote the firstborn of Egypt,
* Heb. From man *Both of man and beast :
9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt!
Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants :
& Nu. 21. 24–26, 10 Who smote great nations,
34, 35.
And slew mighty kings ;
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
And Og king of Bashan,.
r Jos. 12. 7.
And "all the kingdoms of Canaan :
12 And gave their land for a heritage,
A heritage unto Israel his people.
13 Thy 'name, O LORD! endureth for ever;
+ Hebata genera And thy memorial, O LORD! fthroughout all generations.
14 For the LORD will ajudge his people,
į De. 32. 26.
And he will brepent himself concerning his servants.
a i. e. will plead
the cause of.– 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold,
The work of men's hands.
16 They have mouths—but they speak not;
Eyes have they—but they see not;
17 They have ears--but they hear not ;
Neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 They that make them are like unto them:
So is every one that trusteth in them.
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• Ex. 3. 15.
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Bless the LORD, Obed, bless then
19. Jo. 51. 15.
12.
rulings by day.
Go. 1. 16.
19 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel!
Bless the LORD, O house of Aaron !
20 Bless the LORD, O house of Levi !
Ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion,
Which dwelleth at Jerusalem !
Praise ye the Lord !
PS. CXXXVI.
PSALM CXXXVI.
An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.
10 give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good :,
For his mercy endureth for ever!
2 O give thanks unto the God of gods ;
For his mercy endureth for ever!
30 give thanks to the LORD of lords ;
For his mercy endureth for ever!
4 To Him who alone doeth great wonders ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
a Ge. 1. 1: Pr. 3. 5 To 'Him that by wisdom made the heavens ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
o Ge. 1. 9. Je. 10. 6 To Him that stretched out the earth above the waters;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
cGe. 1. 14. 7 To 'Him that made great lights ;
For his mercy endureth for ever:
* Heb. for the 8 The sun *to rule by day;
For his mercy endureth for ever:
9 The moon and stars to rule by night;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
d Ex. 12. 29.
10 To 'Him that smote Egypt in their firstborn;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
e Ex. 12. 51, & 11 And 'brought out Israel from among them;
13. 3, 17.
For his mercy endureth for ever:
12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched-out arm;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
f Ex. 14. 21, 22. 13 To 'Him which divided the Red Sea into parts;
. For his mercy endureth for ever:
14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it;
For his mercy endureth for ever:
tebi ashaked off. 15 But toverthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
& Ex. 13. 18. & 16 To Him which led his people through the wilderness;
15. 22. De. 8.15.
For his mercy endureth for ever.
17 To Him which smote great kings;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
k Do. 29.7. 18 And íslew famous kings;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
i Nu. 21. 21, 33. 19 Sihon king of the Amorites ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
20 And Og the king of Bashan ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
j Jos. 12. 1, &c. 21 And 'gave their land for a heritage ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
22 Even a heritage unto Israel his servant ;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
k Ge. 8. 1. De.
23 Who kremembered us in our low estate;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
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1 See Ge. 1. 29. 25 Who 'giveth food to all flesh;
For his mercy endureth for ever.
26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven;
For his mercy endureth for ever!
* Heb. hand.
a Le. 16. 2.
1.-39.
vidland Ofe in the overalt ben it was the
mal of Egyptat my name eople Isr
4 Then the king and all the people offered (o)sacrifices 2 CHRON.
before the LORD. 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of what
vii. 4-7.
twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand
sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instru-
ments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise
the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised
by their *ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and
all Israel stood. ?Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court
that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar
which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings,
and the meat offerings, and the fat. 1 Then said Solomon,-
“ The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the "thick 2 CHRON. vi.
darkness ! ? But I have built a house of habitation for thee,
and a place for thy dwelling for ever." 3 And the king turned his face,
and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation
of Israel stood. 4 And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,
who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth
to my father David, saying, 5. Since the day that I brought forth my
people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes
of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither
chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel: 6 but I have
chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen
02 Sa. 7.2 David to be over my people Israel.' ? Now it was in the heart of
David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of
Israel. 8 But the Lord said to David my father, 'Forasmuch as it was
in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it
was in thy heart; ' notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house,
but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the
house for my name.' 10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word
that he hath spoken; for I am risen up in the room of David my father,
and am set on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have
built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 11 And in it
have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made
with the children of Israel.”
12 And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all
the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands. 13 For Solomon
t Heb. the length had made a brazen scaffold, of five cubits tlong, and five cubits broad,
and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and
upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the con-
gregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, 14 and
said,
"O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven,
nor in the earth, which keepest covenant, and showest mercy unto
di Ch. 22. 9. thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts; 15 thou 'which
hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast prom-
cople Torbe, there
people of might
, Bulether to
thereof, &c.
CEx. 15. 11. Do,
4. 39. & 7. 9.
(6) It was the custom both among the Jews, and, first offered. The events of this third part then
before them, among the patriarchs, to offer the sac- would have taken place in the order in which they
rifice, and then to make their prayer. Immediately are here arranged; the ark is removed into the
after Solomon's prayer, we read that the fire de- temple—the sacrifices are slain—the prayer is made
scended and consumed the sacrifices; which, in -and the fire descends to prove that these services
compliance with the usual custom, must have been were accepted by the God of Israel.
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f Ps. 132. 12.
g Is. 66. 1. Ac.
7. 49.
require an oath
of him.
ised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy
hand, as it is this day. 16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel ! keep
with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him,
2 Sa. 7. 12, 16. saying, “There 'shall not Ifail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the
| Heb. a man be throne of Israel ; 'yet so that thy children take heed to their way to
cut off.
walk in my Law, as thou hast walked before me.' 17 Now then, O LORD
God of Israel ! let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto
thy servant David.
186 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth ? sbehold,
heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less
this house which I have built! 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of
thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God! to hearken unto
the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee; 20 that
thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place
whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to
* Or, in this
hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth *toward this place.
place.
21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy
† Heb. pray. people Israel, which they shall fmake toward this place: hear thou from
thy dwelling place, even from heaven ; and when thou hearest, forgive.
1 Heb. and he 22If a man sin against his neighbour, fand an oath be laid upon him
to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
23 then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by
requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head;
and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his right-
eousness.
* Or, be smitten. 2466 And if thy people Israel *be put to the worse before the enemy,
because they have sinned against thee ; and shall return and confess
| Or, toward. thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee fin this house ;
25 then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people
Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them
and to their fathers.
26 « When "the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they
have sinned against thee ; yet if they pray toward this place, and con-
fess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
27 then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and
of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein
they should walk ; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given
unto thy people for an inheritance.
i 2 Ch. 20.9. 28 « If there ibe dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be
blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege
them fin the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sick-
ness there be ; 29 then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be
made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall
know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hand
* Or, toward this *in this house : 30 then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and
forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose
heart thou knowest, (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children
+ Heb. all the of men); 31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, tso long as
they live țin the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
32 5 Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people
; Jo. 12. 20. Ac.
Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy
mighty hand, and thy stretched-out arm; if they come and pray in this
house ; 33 then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place,
and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for ; that all peo-
ple of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people
Israel, and may know that *this house which I have built is called by
thy name.
h i Ki. 17.1.
I Heb. in the
land of their
gates.
house.
days which.
1 Heb. upon the
face of We land.
8. 27.
* Heb, thy name
is called upon
this house.
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* lleb, bring back
to Icir heuri.
34 - If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that
thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which
thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name; 35 then
hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and
† Or, right. maintain their fcause.
k Pr. 20. 9. Ec.
7. 20. Ju. 3. 2.
36 “ If they sin against thee, (for there is ano man which sinneth not,)
1 Jo. 1. 8. and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their ene-
$.leb, they that, mies, and fthey carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
take them captives
curry them away. 37 yet if they *bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried
k captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity,
saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wick-
edly ; 38 if they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul
in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives,
and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and
toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which
I have built for thy name; 39 then hear thou from the heavens, even
from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and main-
† Or, right.
tain their fcause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee,
Ps. 50 and give them compassion before them who carried 1 Kings viii.
them captive, that they may have compassion on them; pt. v. 50 to 61.
Neh. 51 for "they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest
| Ezra 7. 6. Ps.
100. 45.
m De. 9. 29. Nel
1. 10.
11. 4.
eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the sup-
plication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in, all that they
call for unto thee. 53 For thou didst separate them from among all the
• Ex.: 19.5. De. people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, 'as thou spakest by the
hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of
Egypt, O Lord God.”
54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying
all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before
the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread
p 2 Sa. 6. 18. up to heaven. 55 And he stood, Pand blessed all the congregation of
Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 « Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel,
8: according to all that he promised : 'there hath not failed one word
| Heb. fallen. of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his
servant. 57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers :
De. 12. 10. Jos.
21. 45. & 23. 14.
r De. 31. 6. Jos.
1.5.
unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments,
and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
of a day in his
all times.ow that here
day.
19.
t De. 4. 35, 39.
2 Ki. 20. 3.
the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he
* Heb; the thing maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel *at
all times, as the matter shall require : 60 that 'all the people of the earth
s Jos. 4. 24. I Sa
$17.46.2 Ki. 19. may know that 'the LORD is God, and that there is none else. 61 Let
your “heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his
u 1 Ki. 15. 3, 14. statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 40 Now, my
God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine 2 Curon. vi.
ears be attent funto the prayer that is made in this place. 40, to the end.
41 Now therefore arise, O LORD God ! into thy resting place, thou, and
the ark of thy strength : let thy priests, O LORD God! be clothed with
salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 42O LORD God ! turn
not away the face of thine anointed : remember the mercies of David
thy servant.”
06.01.23. 18. Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, 'the 2. CHRON. vii.
38.1 Ch. 21. 26. fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt
w Ez. 10. 3, 4.
offering and the sacrifices; and "the glory of the LORD filled the
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house. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD,
because the glory of the LORD had filled the Lord's house. 3 And
when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the
glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their
faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised
the LORD, saying, “For he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever.”
.8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all
Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of
Hamath unto *the river of Egypt. 9 And in the eighth day they made
ta solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven
days, and the feast seven days. 10 And on the three and twentieth day
of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad
and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed unto
David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
z Jos. 13. 3.
1 Kings viii. 1, to the middle of ver. 50, and 62, to the end.- Then a Solomon assembled
ences, the paral- the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the *chief of the fathers of the children
lel passage in
large type. of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the cove-
* Heb. princcs. nant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assem-
bled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the
seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And
they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the
holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring
up. 5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him,
were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor
numbered for multitude. And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD
unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings
of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the
ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8 And they drew out
| Heb. heads. the staves, that the tends of the staves were seen out in the fholy place before the oracle,
i Or, ark: as
and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. 9 There was nothing
2 Ch.5. 9.
in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, *when the LORD
* Or, where.
made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they caine out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud
filled the house of the Lord, 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of
the cloud : for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord. 12 Then spake
Solomon,-
“ The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have surely built thee
a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever." 14 And the king turned
his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of
Israel stood ;) 15 and he said, --- Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with
his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 16. Since the
day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the
tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be
over my people Israel.' 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house,
for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 18 And the Lord said unto David my father,
"Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it
was in thy heart. 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall
come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.' 20 And the LORD
hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father,
and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built a house for
the name of the Lord God of Israel. 2 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein
is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them
out of the land of Egypt."
22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congrega-
tion of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; 23 and he said,
« LORD God of Israel! there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath,
who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their
heart: 24 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him : thou
spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day. 25 There-
fore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou prom-
| Heb. be cut off isedst him, saying, "There shall not tfail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of
unto thee a man
from my sight.
Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou
Heb. only if. hast walked before me.' 26 And now, O God of Israel ! let thy word, I pray thee, be verified,
which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
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27" But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens
cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded ! 28 Yet have thou re-
spect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken
unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to-day ; 29 that
thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which
thou hast said, 'My name shall be there ;' that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which
* Or, in this
thy servant shall make *toward this place. 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy
place.
servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray ftoward this place; and hear thou
† Or, in this
place.
in heaven thy dwelling place : and when thou hearest, forgive.
Heb. and he re- 31 « If any man trespass against his neighbour, fand an oath be laid upon him to cause
quire an oath of him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house ; 32 then hear thou in
him, &c. Le. 5.
heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon
his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
33 66 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned
against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make
* Or, toward.
supplication unto thee *in this house ; 34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin
of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their
fathers.
35 « When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee;
if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou
afflictest them; 36 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of
thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and
give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
37 - If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if
f Or, jurisdiction. there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their teities; whatsoever
plague, whatsoever sickness there be ; 38 what prayer and supplication soever be made
by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his
own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house ; 39 then hear thou in heaven
thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways,
whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the chil-
dren of men ;) 40 that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which
thou gavest unto our fathers.
416 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of
a far country for thy name's sake, 42 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy
strong hand, and of thy stretched-out arm); when he shall come and pray toward this
house ; 43 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger
calleth to thee for : that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do
f. Heb. thy name thy people Israel; and that they may know that #this house, which I have builded, is
is called upon
called by thy name.
this house
44 « If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send
* Heb. the way of them, and shall pray unto the Lord *toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward
the city.
the house that I have built for thy name ; 45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and
† Or, right. their supplication, and maintain their tcause.
46 « If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry
with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the
I Heb. bring land of the enemy, far or near ; 47 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither
'back to their
heart.
they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of
them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we
have committed wickedness ; 48 and so return unto thee with all their heart, and with
all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto
thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast
chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name ; 49 then hear thou their prayer
* Or, right. and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their *cause, 50 and
forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they
have transgressed against thee.-"
62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. 63 And Sol-
omon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and
twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all
the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. 64 The same day did the king hallow
the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt
offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings : because the brazen
altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. 65 And at that time Solomon held a feast,
and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the
Or, thanked. river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they tblessed the king, and went unto
their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David
his servant, and for Israel his people.
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BUILDING OF THE HOUSE OF LEBANON.
Lebanon.
* Heb, ribs.
the heightthhundred cubits the forest of
nd there the beatport the pillars. moms four onthereof filing
square in pros-
pect.
to them.
a 2 Ch. 8. 11.
PART IV.
OTHER BUILDINGS AND MAGNIFICENCE OF SOLOMON.
SECT. I. SectION I.—Building of the House of Lebanon ;-God appears to Solomon.
A. M. 3003.
1 Kings vii. 1-12.—2 CHRON. vii. 11, to the end.—1 Kings ix. 1-9.
B. C. 1001. The building of Solomon's house. Of the house of Lebanon. Of the porch of pillars. Of the porch
of judgment. Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter. God appearing to Solomon giveth him prom-
ises upon condition.
1 BUT Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he
finished all his house.
2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon ; the length
thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits,
and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars,
with cedar beams upon the pillars. 3 And it was covered with cedar
above upon the *beams that lay on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.
t Heb, siglelor 4 And there were windows in three rows, and flight was against light
i Ör, spaces and in three ranks. 5 And all the doors and posts were square, with the
pillars were
- windows; and light was against light in three ranks. 6 And he made
a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth
* Or, according thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was *before them; and the other
to them.
Or, according pillars and the thick beam were tbefore them. Then he made a
porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment;
| Heh. from floor and it was covered with cedar $from one side of the floor to the other.
to floor.
8 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch,
which was of the like work.
Solomon made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, "whom he had
taken to wife, like unto this porch.
9 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed
stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation
unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. 10 And
the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten
cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were costly stones,
after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 12 And the great court
round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar
beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the
porch of the house.
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and 2 Chron. vii.
the king's house : and all that came into Solomon's hearty to
to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosper-
ously effected.
12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him,
6 De. 12. 5. “I have heard thy prayer, and "have chosen this place to myself for
a house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if
I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among
* Heb. upon my people ; 14 if my people, *which are called by my name, shall "hum-
ble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked
ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will
heal their land. 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent
tunto the prayer that is made in this place. 16 For now have I chosen
placc.
and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever; and
mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. 17 And as for thee,
if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do accord-
ing to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes
and my judgments; 18 then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom,
1 Heb. be cut off according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, “There
'to thee.
d Le. 26. 14, 33. shall not ffail thee a man to be ruler in Israel. 19 But dif ye turn away,
and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set
he end..
whom my name
is called.
Ja. 4. 10.
† Heh. to the
prayer of this
De. 28. 15,
37.
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nation Sight, ande, which foots out
e De. 29. 24. Je.
22. 8, 9.
a See for refer-
ences the paral-
lel passage in
large type.
before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them ;
20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have
given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will
I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword
among all nations. 21 And this house, which is high, shall be an aston-
ishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, 'Why
hath the LORD done thus unto this land and unto this house ? 22 And
it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fa-
thers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold
on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them : therefore hath
he brought all this evil upon them.”
1 Kingsix. 1-9.- Andait came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the
house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased
to do, ? that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him
at Gibeon. 3 And the Lord said unto him,-
“ I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have
hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes
and my heart shall be there perpetually. 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy
father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have
commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments : 5 then I will establish
the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying,
"There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.' 6 But if ye shall at all turn
from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my
statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them;
then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house,
which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a
proverb and a byword among all people : 8 and at this house, which is high, every one
that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the
Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house ? 9 And they shall answer, Because they
forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and
have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore
hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.”
Ceel 2%.91
B. C. 1001.
right in his eyes.
pleasing, or,
SECT. II.
SECTION II.-Conquests, foc. of Solomon.
1 Kings ix. 10–14.-2 Chron. viii. 1-11.–1 Kings ix. 24.
A. M. 3003.
The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram. Solomon's buildings. The Gentiles which were left
Hales, 1006.
Solomon made tributaries, but the Israelites rulers. Pharaoh's duughter removeth to her house.
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon
had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar
trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then
king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And
Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given
* Heb. were not him; and they * pleased him not. 13 And he said, “What cities are
a Jos. 19. 27. these which thou hast given me, my brother!” And "he called them
+ That is, dis- the land of Cabul unto this day, 14 And Hiram sent to the king six-
dirty.
score talents of gold.
1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein 2 Chron. viii.
Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own !
house, 2 that the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon
built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And
Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 4 And he
built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built
in Hamath. 5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the
nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars ; 6 and Baalath, and all
the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the
| Heh, all the de- cities of the horsemen, and tall that Solomon desired to build in Jeru-
which he desired salem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
7 As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amor-
ites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were
2 v
1-11.
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not of Israel, 8 but of their children, who were left after them in the
land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon
make to pay tribute until this day. 9 But of the children of Israel did
Solomon make no servants for his work ; but they were men of war,
and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
10 And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hun-
dred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city
of David unto the house that he had built for her; for he said, “ My
wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the
* Heb. holiness. places are *holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hath come.”
ki. 24 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her
house which Solomon had built for her: bthen did he build Millo.
02 Sa. 5. 9. I Ki.
21. 27.2 Ch.
32. 5.
SECT. III.
A. M. 3003.
B. C. 1001.
* Heb. loves.
a Ho. 11. 4. Jo.
6. 44. & 12. 32
Phil. 3. 12-14.
b Ps. 45. 14, 15.
Jo. 14. 2. Eph.
2. 6.
. Section III.— The Song of Solomon. (7)
Chap. i. The Church's love unto Christ. 5 She confesseth her deformity, 7 and prayeth to be di-
rected to his flock. 8 Christ directeth her to the shepherds lents: G and showing his love to her,
11 giveth her gracious promises. 12 The Church and Christ congratulate one another. Chap. ii.
1 The mutual love of Christ and his Church. 8 The hope, 10 and calling of the Church. 14
Christ's care of the Church. 16 The profession of the Church, her faith and hope. - Chap. iii. 1
The Church's fight and victory in temptation. 6°The Church glorieth in Christ. Chap. iv. 1
Christ sellelh forth the graces of the Church. 8 He showeth his love to her. 16 The Church pray-
eth to be made fit for his presence. — Chap. v. 1 Christ awaketh the Church with his calling. 2
The Church having a taste of Christ's love is sick of love. 9 A description of Christ by his
graces. — Chap. vi. 1 The Church professeth her faith in Christ. 4 Christ showeth the graces of
the Church, 10 and his love towards her. - Chap. vii. 1 A further description of the Church's
graces. 10 The Church professeth her faith and desire. ---- Chap. viii. 1 The love of the Church to
Christ. 6 The vehemency of love. 8 The calling of the Gentiles. 14 The Church prayeth for
Christ's coming.
1 THE SONG OF Songs, which is Solomon's.
SPOUSE._2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth;
For thy *love is better than wine.
3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments
Thy name is as ointment poured forth,
Therefore do the virgins love thee.
4 Draw "me, we will run after thee:
The king 'hath brought me into his chambers :
We will be glad and rejoice in thee,
We will remember thy love more than wine :
+ The upright love thee.
5 I am black, but comely, o ye daughters of Jerusalem !
As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black,
Because the sun hath looked upon me:
My mother's children were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards ;
But mine own vineyard have I not kept.
? Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth! where thou feedest,
Where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon :
For why should I be as one Ithat turneth aside by the flocks of
thy companions ?
[BRIDEGROOM. 1-8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women!
Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,
And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
f Or, They love
thee uprightly.
Or, that is
veiled.
© The Book of Canticles is inserted here on the ant evidence. No comparison is more general
authority of Lightfoot; who observes, that it must throughout the books of Scripture, than this of
have been composed after the building of the sum- marriage, to express the love of God to his Church.
mer-house in the forest of Lebanon. He infers this for a full account of this beautiful dramatic poem,
from chap. iv. 8. «Come with me from Lebanon, the various opinions which have been entertained
my spouse ;' and chap. vii. 4. The common opin- respecting it, and the division of its contents in the
ion respecting this much discussed book, that it is form of scenes, acts, idyls, &c. vide Dr. Wells in
a mystical allegory of the union of Christ and his loc.; Horne's Crit. Introduct. vol. ii. p. 188, &c.;
Church, is supported by the best and most abund- and Dr. Gray.
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6 John 15. 14, 15.
22 Ch. 1. 16, 17.
e Ez. 16. 11-13.
9 I have compared thee, 'O my love !
To da company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
10 Thy 'cheeks are comely with rows of jewels,
Thy neck with chains of gold.
11 We will make thee borders of gold
With studs of silver.
[SPOUSE:1–12 While the king sitteth at his table,
My spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me;
He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of * camphire
In the vineyards of En-gedi.
[BRIDEGROOM. 1-15 Behold, thou art fair, my flove;
Behold, thou art fair ; thou hast doves' eyes.
[SPOUSE.]—16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:
Also our bed is green.
17 The beams of our house are cedar,
And our frafters of fir.
* Or, cypress.
ch. 4. 13.
† Or, companion.
Or, galleries.
[SPOUSE.) 1 I am the rose of Sharon,
CHAP. i.
And the lily of the valleys.
[BRIDEGROOM.]—2 As the lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.
[SPOUSE.]–3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,
So is my beloved among the sons.
* Heb. I delighted - *I sat down under his shadow with great delight,
and sat down, &c.
f Re. 22. 1, 2.
| Heb. palate. 4 He brought me to the tbanqueting house,
| Heb. house of
And his banner over me was love.
5 Stay me with flagons,
* Heb. Straw me * Comfort me with apples ;
with apples.
a Or, with, or,
For I am sick aof love.
for. -Ed.
6 His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand doth embrace me.
+ Heb. I adjure [BRIDEGROOM. 27 tl charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem !
you.
b Or, gazelles. By the broes, and by the hinds of the field,
That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till "he please.
c Or, she.--Ed.
[SPOUSE.]—8 The voice of my beloved !
Behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills.
9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart:
Behold, he standeth behind our wall,
| Heb. flourish He looketh forth at the windows, #showing himself through the
ing.
10 My beloved spake, and said unto me,
[lattice.
Ed.
11 For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone;
12 The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of the singing of birds is come,
And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ;
13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,
And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell.
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.”
14 O my dove ! that art in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret places of the stairs,
Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice;
For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.'
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g Ps. 80. 13. Ez.
13. 4. Lu. 13.32.
15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines:
For our vines have tender grapes.
16 My beloved is mine, and I am his:
He feedeth among the lilies.
17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved ! and be thou like a roe or a young hart
Upon the mountains *of Bether.
* Or, of division.
h Is. 26. 9.
a Or, she.-Ed.
[SPOUSE.]—1 By "night on my bed I sought him whom my Chap. iii.
soul loveth :
I sought him, but I found him not.
2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets,
And in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth:
I sought him—but I found him not.
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me :
To whom I said, “ Saw ye him whom my soul loveth ? "
4 It was but a little that I passed from them,
But I found him whom my soul loveth :
I held him, and would not let him go,
Until I had brought him into my mother's house,
And into the chamber of her that conceived me.
[BRIDEGROOM.]—5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem!
By the roes, and by the hinds of the field, ,
That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till ahe please.
[VIRGINS OF JERUSALEM.]–6 Who is this that cometh out of the wil-
derness,
Like pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all powders of the merchant ?
7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's;
Threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
8 They all hold swords, being expert in war:
Every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
9 King Solomon made himself ta chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars thereof of silver,
The bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple,
The midst thereof being bpaved with love, for the daughters of
Jerusalem.
11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion !
And behold king Solomon
With the crown wherewith his mother crowned him
In the day of his espousals,
And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
[BRIDEGROOM. Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, Chap. iv.
thou art fair;
Thou hast doves' eyes within thy lọcks :
Thy hair is as a flock of goats,
That fappear from Mount Gilead.
2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn,
Which came up from the washing;
Whereof every one bear twins,
And none is barren among them.
3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,
And thy speech is comely :
Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory,
| Or, a bed.
bi. e. inlaid with
amatory em-
blems.-Ed.
Or, eat of, 8c.
i Neh. 3. 19.
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* Heb. breathe.
my heart.
| Heb. barred.
1. 14.
Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.
į See Pr.5. 19.
5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes
That are twins, which feed among the lilies.
6 Until the day *break, and the shadows flee away,
I will get me to the mountain of myrrh,
And to the hill of frankincense.
k Eph. 5. 27.
9 Thou kart all fair, my love;
There is no spot in thee.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,
With me from Lebanon:
Look from the top of Amana,
1 De. 3.9.
From the top of Shenir 'and. Hermon,
From the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
† Or, taken away 9 Thou hast fravished my heart, my sister, my spouse;
Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes,
With one chain of thy neck.
10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse!
How much better is thy love than wine !
And the smell of thine ointments than all spices !
11 Thy lips, O my spouse! drop as the honeycomb :
m Pr. 24. 13, 14.
Honey "and milk are under thy tongue;
n Ge. 27. 27. Ho.
And the smell of thy garments is "like the smell of Lebanon.
14. 6,7.
12 A garden Fenclosed is my sister, my spouse;
A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits ;
* Or, Cypress. ch.
*Camphire, with spikenard, 14 spikenard and saffron ;
Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense;
Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
odo4. 10. &7. 15 A fountain of gardens, a well of 'living waters,
And streams from Lebanon.
[SPOUSE.]—16 Awake, O north wind! and come, thou south!
Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.
Let my beloved come into his garden,
- Cod 29.91
And eat his pleasant fruits.
[BRIDEGROOM.)-I am come into my garden, my sister, my CHAP. V.
spouse:
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk :
p Lu. 15. 7, 10.
Eat, "O friends! drink, fyea, drink abundantly, O beloved !
Jo. 3. 29. & 15.
14.
[SPOUSE.]__? I sleep, but my heart waketh:
| Or, and be
drunken with
It is the voice of my beloved 'that knocketh, saying,
“Open to me, my sister! my love! my dove! my undefiled!
9 Re. 3. 20.
For my head is filled with dew,
And my locks with the drops of the night.”
3 I have put off my coat-how shall I put it on ?
I have washed my feet-how shall I defile them?
4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door,
I Or, (as some
And my bowels were moved ffor him.
5 I rose up to open to my beloved ;
And my hands dropped with myrrh,
* Heb. passing,
And my fingers with *sweet-smelling myrrh,
Upon the handles of the lock.
6 I opened to my beloved ;
But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone:
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| Heb. What.
a Or, with, or,
for.-Ed.
| Heb. A stand-
ard-bearer,
* Or, curled.
| Heb. sitting in
fulness, that is,
fitly placed, and
set as a precious
stone in the foil
of a ring.
| Or, towers of
perfumes.
* Heb. palate.
My soul failed when he spake:
I sought him—but I could not find him;
I called him--but he gave me no answer.
7 The watchmen that went about the city found me,
They smote me, they wounded me;
The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem! if ye find my beloved,
That ye tell him that I am sick aof love.
[VIRGINS OF JERUSALEM.]-9 What is thy beloved more than another
beloved,
O thou fairest among women ? .
What is thy beloved more than another beloved,
That thou dost so charge us ?
[SFOUSE.)—10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
#The chiefest among ten thousand.
11 His head is as the most fine gold,
His locks are *bushy, and black as a raven.
12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk, and tfitly set.
13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as #sweet flowers :
His lips like lilies, dropping sweet-smelling myrrh.
14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl:
His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold :
His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
16 His *mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem !
[VIRGINS OF JERUSALEM.]– Whither is thy beloved gone, O Chap. vi.
: thou fairest among women ?
Whither is thy beloved turned aside ?
That we may seek him with thee.
[SPOUSE.]— 2 My beloved is gone down into his garden,
To the beds of spices,
To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine:
He feedeth among the lilies.
[BRIDEGROOM.-4 Thou art beautiful, O my love! as Tirzah,
Comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
5 Turn away thine eyes from me,
For they have tovercome me:
Thy hair is as a flock of goats
That appear from Gilead.
6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep
Which go up from the washing,
Whereof every one beareth twins,
And there is not one barren among them.
? As a piece of a pomegranate
Are thy temples within thy locks.
• There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines,
And virgins without number.
9 My dove, my undefiled is but one;
She is the only one of her mother,
She is the choice one of her that bare her.
The daughters saw her, and blessed her;
Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
| Or, puffed me
up.
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not.
* Or, set me on
the chariots of
my willing peo-
† Or, of Mahana-
im, Ge. 32. 2.
10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,
Fair as the moon, clear as the sun,
And terrible as an army with banners ?
11 I went down into the garden of nuts
To see the fruits of the valley,
And to see whether the vine flourished,
And the pomegranates budded.
I Heb. I kner 12 POr ever I was aware,
My soul *made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
13 Return, return, O Shulamite !
ple.
Return ! return ! that we may look upon thee.
[THE SHULAMITE.)-What will ye see in the Shulamite ?
banana As it were the company tof two armies ?
gre Ps. 45. 13. [BRIDEGROOM.]— How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, 'O CHAP. vii.
prince's daughter!
The joints of thy thighs are like jewels,
The work of the hands of a cunning workman.
2 Thy navel is like a round goblet,
| Heb. mixture. Which wanteth not fliquor :
Thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies.
3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory;
Thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-
rabbim :
Thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Da-
mascus.
* Or, crimsone 5. Thy head upon thee is like *Carmel,
And the hair of thy head like purple;
The king is theld in the galleries.
6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
? This thy stature is like to a palm tree,
And thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree,
I will take hold of the boughs thereof:
Now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine,
And the smell of thy nose like apples;
9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine-
| Heb. straightly. Spouse.–For my beloved, that goeth down Isweetly,
Causing the lips *of those that are asleep to speak.
10 I am my beloved's,
And his desire is toward me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field;
Let us lodge in the villages.
12 Let us get up early to the vineyards ;
Let us see if the vine flourish,
Whether the tender grape tappear, and the pomegranates bud
forth:
There will I give thee my loves.
tGe. 30. 14. 13 The 'mandrakes give a smell,
u Mat. 13. 52. And at our gates "are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old,
Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved !
10 that thou wert as my brother,
CHAP. viii.
That sucked the breasts of my mother !
When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee;
Yea, I should not be despised.
not despiss me,
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house,
Who would instruct me :
† Heb. bounds
* Or, of the an-
cient.
8 P. 45. 11.
† Heb. open.
1 Heb. they should
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ye stir up, or,
wly, fc.
20 Is. 49. 16. Je.
23.
o Pr. 9.2.
I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine
Of the juice of my pomegranate.
3 His left hand should be under my head,
And his right hand should embrace me.
[BRIDEGROOM.]—4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem !
* Heb: Why should *That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until ahe please.
[VIRGINS OF JERUSALEM.]45 Who is this that cometh up from the
a Or, she.--Ed.
Leaning upon her beloved ?
[wilderness,
[SPOUSE.]-I raised thee up under the apple tree :
There thy mother brought thee forth:
There she brought thee forth that bare thee.
6 Set "me as a seal upon thy heart,
22. 24. Hag. 2.
As a seal upon thine arm :
For love is strong as death;
| Heb. hard.
Jealousy is fcruel as the grave: .
The coals thereof are coals of fire,
Which hath a most vehement flame.
* Many waters cannot quench love,
Neither can the floods drown it:
2 Pr. 6.35.
If *a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
It would utterly be contemned.
y Ez. 23 33.
[BROTHERS OF THE SPOUSE.]—8 We have a little sister, and she hath
What shall we do for our sister
[no breasts :
In the day when she shall be spoken for?
9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver :
And if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
[SISTER.]—10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers :
| Heb. peace.
Then was I in his eyes as one that found #favor.
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He *let out the vineyard unto keepers;
Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of
12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me :
(silver.
Thou, O Solomon! must have a thousand,
And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
[BRIDEGROOM.]—13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens,
The companions hearken to thy voice :
Cause me to hear it.
* Heb. Flee away. SPOUSE. 14 * Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe
Or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
z Dlat. 21. 33.
20.
PART V.
PART V.
A, M. 3012. GREATNESS OF SOLOMON;-VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA.
B. C. 992.
Jerusalem. 1 Kings ix. 15-23.-2 CARON. viii, 12–16.-1 Kings ix. 26, to the end.2 Chron. viii.
17.-1 KINGS x. 14, to the end.-iy. 26-28, 34.--x. 1-13.-2 CHRON. viii. 18.-ix. 13-
28.-i. 14, to the end.-ix. 1-28.
al Ki, 5, 13, 15 AND this is the reason of "the levy which king Solomon raised ;
for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and
the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it
with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it
for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon built
Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 18 and Baalath, and Tadmor in the
wilderness, in the land, 19 and all the cities of store that Solomon had,
and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which
* Heb. the desire Solomon *desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all
he desired, water the land of his dominion, 20 And all the people that were left of the
of Solomon which
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D
il Ch. 25. 1.
commandinent of
of God.
Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not
6 Ju. 1. 21, 27.
27. of the children of Israel, 21 their children that were left after them in
29.& 3. 1.
Jos. 15. 63. & the land, 'whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to
17. 12.
à See Go. 9. 25. destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of "bondservice unto
26. Ezra 2. 55, this day. 21 But of the children of Israel did Solomon ‘make no bond-
58. Neh. 7.57.
& ll. 3. men ; but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes,
e Lo. 25. 39.
and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These
were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five
hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in
the work.
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on 2. CHRON.
viii. 12-16.
the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
28. 3, 9, 11, 26.
· 13 even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the com-
mandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, and on the new-moons, and
g Ex. 23. 14.
on the solemn feasts, "three times in the year, even in the feast of
Unleavened Bread, and in the feast of Weeks, and in the feast of
Tabernacles.
14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father,
11 Ch. 24. 1.
the "courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their
. charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every
j. Ch. 9. 17. & day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for tso
+ Heb. so was the had David the man of God commanded. 15 And they departed not
David the man" from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites con-
cerning any matter, or concerning the treasures. 16 Now all the work
of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house
of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD
was perfected.
26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion- 1 Kings ix.
| Heb. lip. geber, which is beside Eloth, on the fshore of the Red Sea, 20,
26, to end.
in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, ship-
men that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred
and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
* Or, Elath, De. 17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to *Eloth, at 2 Chron.
viii. 17.
the sea-side in the land of Edom.
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one 1 Kings x. 14-
year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
to the end.
15 besides that he had of the merchantmen, and of the
k Ps. 72. 10. traffic of the spice merchants, and kof all the kings of Arabia, and of
† Or, captains. the tgovernors of the country.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold; six
hundred shekels of gold went to one target: 17 and he made three hun-
dred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield:
and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it
with the best gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the
throne was round #behind : and there were *stays on either side on the
place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 20 And twelve
lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps:
† Hob. so. there was not fthe like made in any kingdom.
21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the
# Or, there was no vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold ; #none
were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
0. 4. 2 Ch. 22 For the king had at sea a navy of 'Tharshish with the navy of Hiram :
20. 36.
once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and
* Or, elephants? silver, *ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 11 And the navy also of Hiram,
that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of .
22.
| Heb. on the
hinder part
thercof.
* Heb. bands.
silver in then.
Leeth.
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of
n De. 17. 16.
| Heb. gade.
going forth of
* Heb. Iland.
almug trees, and precious stones. 12 And the king made of the almug
trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps
also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor
m 1 Ki. 3. 12, 13. were seen unto this day. 23 So "king Solomon exceeded all the kings
of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
* Heb. the face 24 And all the earth sought *to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which
God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every man his present,
vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and
spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 And Solomon "gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he
had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horse-
men, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king
at Jerusalem. 27 And the king fmade silver to be in Jerusalem as stones,
and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale,
for abundance.
| Heb. And, the 28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn :
the horses which the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 29 And a
was Solomon's.
2 Ch. 1. 16. & 9. chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver,
28.
and a horse for an hundred and fifty : "and so for all the kings of the
o Ez. 27.7.
P. Jos. 1. 4. 2 Ki. Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their
7. 6.
*means.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his 1 Kings iv.
chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers 10-20,
provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king
Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
tor, mules, of,,28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they
8. 14. Mic. 1. 13. unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. .
q Mat. 12. 42. 1 And when 'the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of 1 Kings x.
r Seo Ju. 14. 12. Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came 'to
prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a
very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and
precious stones ; and when she was come to Solomon, she communed
with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her
| Heb. words. #questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told
her not. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wis-
dom, and the house that he had built, 5 and the meat of his table, and
* Heb. standing, the sitting of his servants, and the *attendance of his ministers, and
† Or, butlers. their apparel, and his tcupbearers, and his ascent by which he went
up unto the house of the LORD ; there was no more spirit in her. 6 And
# Heb. word.
she said to the king, “It was a true freport that I heard in mine own
* Or, sayings. land of thine *acts and of thy wisdom. ?Howbeit I believed not the
words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half
† Heb, thou hast was not told me! fthy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame
and goodness to which I heard ! 8 Happy ‘are thy men, happy are these thy servants,
which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee
on the throne of Israel : because the Lord loved Israel for ever, there-
u 2 Sa. 8: 15. Es. fore made he thee king, "to do judgment and justice.” 10 And she
72.2. Pr. 8. 15.
v Pg. 72. 10, 15. gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices
very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abun-
dance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solo-
mon. 13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her
| Heb. according desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her fof
king Solomon. his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she
and her servants.
Pr. 1. 6.
81 Ch. 26. 16.
added wisdom
the fame.
t Pr. 8. 34.
to the hand of
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1 Kings ix. 25. And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and
* Heb. upon it. peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense *upon
the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
a See, for refer 2 Chron. i. 14, to the end.–14 And a Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he
ences, the pural-
lel passages in had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he
large typo. placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15 And the king tmade silver
† Heb. gave. and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore
Heb. the going trees that are in the vale for abundance. 16 And Solomon had horses brought out of
forth of the
Torses which was Egypt, and linen yarn : the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 17 And
Solomon's.
they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of sil-
ver, and a horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the
* Heb. hand.
kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their *means.
2 Chron. viii. 18. And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and ser-
vants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to
Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king
Solomon.
2 Curon. ix. 1-28.—1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she
came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and
camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she was
come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 2 And Solomon
told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her
not. 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house
that he had built, 4 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the at-
† Or, butlers. tendance of his ministers, and their apparel ; his tcupbearers also, and their apparel; and
his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in
her. 5 And she said to the king," It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of
thine acts, and of tlıy wisdom : 6 howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and
mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not
told me! for thou exceedest the fame that I heard ! ? Happy are thy men, and happy are
these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 8 Blessed be
the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the
Lord thy God; because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made
he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.” 9 And she gave the king an hun-
dred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones : nei-
ther was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. 10 And the ser-
vants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought
Or, stays. Heb. algum trees and precious stones. 11 And the king made of the algum trees #terraces to the
highways.
house of the Lord, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers; and
there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. 12 And king Solomon gave to
the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which she had
brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her
servants.
13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and
threescore and six talents of gold; 14 besides that which chapmen and merchants brought.
* Or, captains. And all the kings of Arabia and *governors of the country brought gold and silver to
Solomon.
15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of
beaten gold went to one target. 16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold:
three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of
the forest of Lebanon. 17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it
with pure gold. 18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which
# Heb. hands. were fastened to the throne, and tstays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions
standing by the stays; 19 and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other
upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the
| Heb. shut up. house of the forest of Lebanon were of Ipure gold : *none were of silver; it was not any
* Or, there was no thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with
silver in them.
the servants of Huram : every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing
t Or, elephants' gold, and silver, tivory, and apes, and peacocks. 22 And king Solomon passed all - the
kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
. 23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom,
that God had put in his heart. 24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of sil-
ver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year
by year.
25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
| That is, Euphra- 20 And he reigned over all the kings from the friver even unto the land of the Philis-
tes.
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* Heb. gave.
tines, and to the border of Egypt. 27 And the king *made silver in Jerusalem as stones,
and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
7 to niortification, 9 lo devotion, 11 to patience.
13 The happy
wicked. 20 He exhorlelh to fuilh. 23 and sanctification. - Chap.
PART VI.
PART VI.
A. M. 3020.
THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON.
B. C. 984.
1 Kings iv. 29–33.
29 AND God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding
much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of
a See Ac. 7. 22. the East country, and all ºthe wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser
01. Ch. 15. 19. than all men ; than •Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and
Ps. 89, title.
Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon
even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of
beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 32 And he
c Ec. 12. 9.
spake three thousand proverbs : and dhis songs were a thousand and
Cant. 1. 1.
five.
THE PROVERBS.
IN FIVE PARTS,- PART 1.(8)
Chap. i. to ix.
Chap. i. 1 The use of the proverbs. An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word. 10 To
avoid the enticings of sinners. 20 Wisdom complaineth of her contempt. 24 She threuteneth her
contemners. -Chap. ii. 1 Wisdom promiseth godliness to her children, 10 und safety from evil
company, 20 and direction in good ways. - Chap. iii. 1 An exhortation to obedience, 5 to fuith,
derotion, il to patience. 13 The happy gain of wisdom. 19 The power,
21 and tlie benefits of wisdom. 27 An exhortation to churitableness, 30 peaceableness, 31 and con-
tentedness. 33 The cursed state of the wicked. - Chap. iv. 1 Solomon, to persuade to obedience, 3
showeth what instruction he had of his parents, 5 to study wisdom, 14 and to slun the path of the
. v. 1 Solomon exhorteth to the
study of wisdom. 3 He showeth the mischief of whoredom and riot. 15 He exhorteth to content-
edness, liberality, and chastity. 22 The wicked are overtu.ken with their orun sins.“- Chap. vi. 1
Against suretiship, 6 idleness, 12 and mischievousness. 16 Seven things hateful to God. 20
The blessings of obedience. 25 The mischiefs of whoredom. Chap. vii. 1 Solomon persuadeth
to a sincere and kind fumiliarity with wisdom. 6 In an example of his own experience, he showeth
10 the cunning of a whore, 22 and the desperate simplicily of a youny wanton. 24. He dehorteth
from such wickedness. - Chap. viii. 1 The fame, 6 and evidency of wisdom. 10 The excellency,
12 the nature, 15 the power, 18 the riches, 22 and the eternily of wisdom. 32 Wisdom is to be
desired for the blessedness it bringeth. --- Chap. ix. I The discipline, 4. and doctrine of wisdom.
13 The custom, 16 and error of folly.
I THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON THE SON OF David, KING OF ISRAEL.
2 To know wisdom and instruction ;
To perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,
* Heb. equities. Justice, and judgment, and *equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple,
| Or, advisement. To the young man knowledge and tdiscretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning ;
And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels :
Or, an eloquent 6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation ;
specch.
The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Q Job 28. 28. Ps. ? The "fear of the Lord is *the beginning of knowledge ;
111. 10. Ec. 12.
13.
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
* Or, the princi- 8 Mv son, hear the instruction of thy father,
pal part.
And forsake not the law of thy mother;
+ Heb. an adding. 9 For they shall be tan ornament of grace unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.
b Ge. 39. 7, &c. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, 'consent thou not.
Ps. 1. 1. Ep. 5. u
11.
11 If they say, Come with us,
() The Book of Proverbs may be divided into five parts. The first is a kind of preface, and extends
to the end of the ninth chapter; it contains a series of admonitions, cautions, and encouragements to the
study of wisdom.
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d Ps. 28. 1. &
143. 7.
15.
* Heb. Wisdoms,
wisdom. Jo. 7.
37.
c Je. 5. 26. Let us lay wait for blood,
Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause :
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave;
And whole, das those that go down into the pit :
13 We shall find all precious substance,
We shall fill our houses with spoil ;
14 Cast in thy lot among us;
Let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them :
Refrain thy foot from their path :
e Is. 59. 7. Ro. 3. 16 For their feet run to evil,
And make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread
Heb. cyes ofic. In the sight of any bird.
encry thing Heat
hath a winy. 18 And they lay wait for their own blood;
They lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So fare the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
Which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 * Wisdom crieth without;
that is, etcellent
She uttereth her voice in the streets :
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse,
In the openings of the gates :
In the city she uttereth her words, saying-
22 “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity ?
And the scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge ?
23 Turn you at my reproof:
& Joel 2. 28. Behold, 'I will pour out my spirit unto you,
I will make known my words unto you.
h 18. 65. 12. & 66. 24 - Because I have called and ye refused;
4. Jo. 7. 13. Ze.
7. 11.
I have stretched out my hand-and no man regarded ;
i Ps. 107. 11. Lu. 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel,
7. 30.
And would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation,
And your destruction cometh as a whirlwind ;
When distress and anguish cometh upon you.
j See Job 27. 9. 28 Then 'shall they call upon me but I will not answer ;
They shall seek me early-but they shall not find me:
29 For that they khated knowledge,
1 Ps. 119. 173. And did not 'choose the fear of the LORD ;
m Ps. 81. 11. 30 They "would none of my counsel :
They despised all my reproof.
n Job 4. 8. 18. 3. 31 Therefore "shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be filled with their own devices.
f Or, case of the 32 For the fturning away of the simple shall slay them,
And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
o Ps. 25. 12, 13. 33 But 'whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely,
p Ps. 112. 7. And "shall be quiet from fear of evil.”
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
And hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
And apply thy heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
Heb. givest thy And fliftest up thy voice for understanding;
VOL. I.
k Job 21. 14.
ll. Je. 6. 19.
simple.
CHAP. ii.
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q Soe Job 32. 8.
I Ki. 3. 9, 12.
66. 9.
15.
9 Mat. 13. 44. 4 If 'thou seekest her as silver,
And searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 For "the LORD giveth wisdom:
Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous :
- Soe Ge. 15. 1. He 'is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment,
t 1 Sa. 2. 9. Ps.
And 'preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness,
And judgment, and equity-yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thy heart,
And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul ;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee,
Understanding shall keep thee :
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man,
From the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness,
& John 3. 19, 20. To "walk in the ways of darkness;
o Je. 11. 15. 14 Who 'rejoice to do evil,
w Ro. 1. 32.
And "delight in the frowardness of the wicked ;
15 Whose ways are crooked,
And they froward in their paths :
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman,
Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words ;
See Mal. 2. 14, 17 Which "forsaketh the guide of her youth,
And forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death,
And her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again,
Neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men,
And keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For 'the upright shall dwell in the land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.
2 Job 18. 17. Ps. 22 But 'the wicked shall be cut off from the earth,
And the transgressors shall be *rooted out of it.
* Or, plucked up. My son, forget not my law;
a De. 8. 1. & 30. But ºlet thy heart keep my commandments :
16, 20.
+ Heb. years of 2 For length of days, and tlong life,
O PS. 119. 165. And peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee :
Ex. 13. 9. De. Bind 'them about thy neck ;
d Je. 17. 1. 2 Co. Write dthem upon the table of thy heart:
3. 3.
See 4 So “shalt thou find favor and good understanding
In the sight of God and man.
Ro. 14. 18.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart;
1 Or, gond suc- And lean not unto thine own understanding.
fi Ch. 28. 9. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
g Je. 10. 23. And he shall direct thy paths.
h Ro. 12. 16. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes :
Fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
* Heb. medicine.
| Heb. wrtering,
8 It shall be *health to thy navel,
or, moistening.
And fmarrow to thy bones.
Job 21. 24.
9 Honor the LORD with thy substance,
And with the first fruits of all thine increase:
y Ps. 37. 29.
37. 28. & 104.
35.
Chap. iii.
life.
6. 8.
e Ps. 111. 10. See
1 Sa. 2. 26. Lu.
2. 52. Ac. 2. 47.
cess.
ody
i Ex. 22. 29. Mal.
3. 10, &c. Lu.
14. 13.
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T
THE PROVERBS 579,
OF SOLOMON.
94. 12. He. 12.
5, 6. Re, 3. 19
I Heb. draweth
out understand-
ing.
Ps. 19. 10.
22.
10. 12.
. Ge. l. 9.
j De. 28. 8. 10 So I shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
k Job 5. 17. Ps.
11 My kson, despise not the chastening of the LORD;
Neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;
I De. 8.5.
Even 'as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth Wisdom,
And the man that #getteth Understanding !
14 For "the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,
m Job 28. 13, &c. And the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies :
* Mat. 13. 44. And "all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
o 1 Ti. 4. 8. 16 Length of days is in her right hand ;
And in her left hand riches and honor.
p Mat. 11. 29, 30. 17 Her Pways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
9 Ge. 2. 9. & 3. 18 She is 'a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
And happy is every one that retaineth her.
Ps. 104. 24. Je. 19 The 'LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth;
* Or, prepared. By understanding hath he *established the heavens.
20 By ‘his knowledge the depths are broken up,
And the clouds drop down the dew..
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes :
Keep sound wisdom and discretion :
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul,
And grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely,
And thy foot shall not stumble.
i Le. 26. 6. Ps. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid :
Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear,
Neither of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence,
And shall keep thy foot from being taken.
u Ro. 13. 7. Gal. 27 Withhold "not good from fthem to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28 Say 'not unto thy neighbour,
Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give,
When thou hast it by thee.
Or, Practise no 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour,
Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
w Ro. 12. 18. 30 Strive "not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
2 P8.37.1.
31 Envy *thou not *the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD ;
But his secret is with the righteous.
y Le. 26. 14,&c. 33 The "curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked;
5. 4. Mal. 2. 2. But he blesseth the habitation of the just.
P8. 1. 3.
34 Surely "he scorneth the scorners;
al Pe. 5. 5.
But he giveth grace unto the lowly :
35 The wise shall inherit glory;
† Heb. exalteth the But shame tshall be the promotion of fools.
1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father,
Chap. iv.
And attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine,
Forsake ye not my law.
3. 5.
6. 10.
| Heb. the owners
thereof.
u Le, 19. 13.
mil.
* Heb. a man of
violence.
Ps. 37. 22. Ze.
fools.
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10. 42.
compass thee with
20.
3 For I was my father's son,
Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
02. Ch. 28. 8. 4 He btaught me also, and said unto me,
Ep. 6. 4.
Let thy heart retain my words:
Keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding :
Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee:
c2 Thes. 2. 10. Love her, and she shall keep thee.
d Mat 13. 44. Lu. 7 Wisdom dis the principal thing, therefore get wisdom;
And with all thy getting get understanding.
el Sa. 2. 30. 87
8 Exalt 'her, and she shall promote thee:
She shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace :
Or, She shall. A crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
a crown of glory. 10 Hear, O my son! and receive my sayings;
And the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;
I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened ;
And when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:-
Keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked,
And go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it,
Turn from it, and pass away.
$28. 36. 4. 18.57. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief;
And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
& Mat. 5., 14, 45. 18 But the path of the just "is as the shining light,
1 2 Sa. 23. 4. That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
i 1 Sa. 2. 9. Job 19 The 'way of the wicked is as darkness :
18. 5, 6. Is. 59.
9, 10. Je. 23. 12. They know not at what they stumble.
20 My son, attend to my words; . .
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them,
* Heb. medicine. And *health to all their flesh.
t Heb. above all 23 Keep thy heart twith all diligence;
keeping.
For out of it are the issues of life.
| Heh. froward- 24 Put away from thee fa froward mouth,
and perverseness And perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on,
And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet,
* Or, all thy ways And *let all thy ways be established.
shall be ordered
aright. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
14. Jos. 1.7.
Remove kthy foot from evil.
My son, attend unto my wisdom,
CHAP. V.
And bow thine ear to mine understanding :
2 That thou mayest regard discretion,
( Mal. 2. 7.
And that thy lips may 'keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb,
Heb. palate. And her fmouth is smoother than oil :
Phil. 2. 15.
Jo. 12. 35.
24 Put a perverse lipsok right ofstraight be
noss of mouth,
of lips,
i De. 5. 32. & 28.
k Is. 1. 16. Ro.
12. 9,
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m Ec. 7. 26. 4 But her end is Mbitter as wormwood,
no He. 4. 12.
Sharp "as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
Her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life,
Her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them.
? Hear me now therefore, O ye children !
And depart not from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove thy way far from her,
· And come not nigh the door of her house :
9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others,
And thy years unto the cruel ;
† Heb. strength. 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy Iwealth ;
And thy labors be in the house of a stranger;
11 And thou mourn at the last,
When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction,
And my heart despised reproof;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil
In the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern,
And running waters out of thine own well.
16. Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad,
And rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own,
And not strangers with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed ;
And rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
o See Cant. 2.9. 19 Let 'her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe;
& 4. 5. & 7. 3.
* Heb. water thee. Let her breasts *satisfy thee at all times;
Heb. err thou And tbe thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman,
And embrace the bosom of a stranger ?
p 2 Ch. 16. 9. Job 21 .
• 21 For ”the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD,
Je. 16. 17. & 32. And he pondereth all his goings.
19, Ho. 7.2. He.
22 His 'own iniquities shall take the wicked himself,
Ps. 9. 15.
And he shall be holden with the cords of his fsins.
| Heb. sin.
23 He shall die without instruction;
And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
My son, if thou bę surety for thy friend,
CHAP. vi.
If thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,
Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,
When thou art come into the hand of thy friend ;
Go, humble thyself, *and make sure thy friend.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes,
Nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,
And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard ;
Consider her ways, and be wise :
? Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.
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always in her
love.
31. 4. & 34. 21.
4. 13.
* Or, so shalt thou
prevail with thy
friend.
2 w*
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r Mic. 2. 1.
| Heb. castel
forth.
s Je. 19. 11.
1 2 C. 36. 16.
byes.
15.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ?
When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
And thy want as an armed man.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man,..
Walketh with a froward mouth.
13 He winketh with his eyes,
He speaketh with his feet,
He teacheth with his fingers.
14 Frowardness is in his heart, 'he deviseth mischief;
Continually he fsoweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly ;
Suddenly shall he be broken 'without remedy.
16 These six things doth the LORD hate :
Heb. of his soul. Yea, seven are an abomination funto him :
* Heb. Haughty 17 * A proud look, a lying tongue,
a Ís. 1. 15. And "hands that shed innocent blood,
o Ge. 6. 5. 18 A 'heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
Is. 59. 7. Ro. 2 Feet "that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies,
And him that soweth discord among brethren.
. Eph. 6. 1.
20 My "son, keep thy father's commandment,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart,
And tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest—it shall lead thee;
When thou sleepest—it shall keep thee;
And when thou awakest—it shall talk with thee.
de 23 For 'the commandment is a tlamp ; and the law is light;
f Or, candle. And reproofs of instruction are the way of life :
24 To keep thee from the evil woman,
Or, of the From the flattery fof the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust *not after her beauty in thy heart;
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of
bread :
* Heb. the woman And *the adulteress will "hunt for the precious life.
man's wife. Ge. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom,
a Ez. 13. 18.
And his clothes not be burned ? :
28 Can one go upon hot coals,
And his feet not be burned ?
o Ge. 39. 7-9. 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife;
Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief,
If he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry ;
c Ex. 22. 1, 4. 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
He shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh funderstand-
He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
[ing :
33 A wound and dishonor shall he get;
And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
d Ge. 39. 19. 34 For djealousy is the rage of a man :
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
1 Heb. accept the 35 He will not fregard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
y Ps. 19. 8. &
119. 105.
strange tongue
– Mat. 5. 28.
of a man, or, a
39. 14.
† Heb. heart.
face of any rant
som.
PART VI.
I
583
THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
1 My up my
CHAP. vi.
& Le. 18. 5. I
55. 3.
18.
* Heb. the sons.
' My son, keep my words,
And lay up my commandments with thee.
18. 2 Keep ‘my commandments, and live;
f De. 32. 10. And ‘my law as the apple of thine eye.
8,Do. 6. 8. & 11. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers,
Write them upon the table of thy heart.
4 Say unto Wisdom, Thou art my sister ;
And call Understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman,
From the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 For at the window of my house
I looked through my casement,
? And beheld among the simple ones,
I discerned among *the youths,
A young man void of understanding,
8 Passing through the street near her corner;
And he went the way to her house,
me 9 In the twilight, tin the evening,
In the black and dark night:
10 And, behold, there met him a woman
With the attire of a harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 (She is loud and stubborn :
n I Ti. 5. 13. Tit. Her hfeet abide not in her house :
12 Now is she without, now in the streets,
And lieth in wait at every corner).
13 So 'she caught him, and kissed him,
her And with an impudent face said unto him,
face, and said. 14 *I have peace offerings with me;
* Heb. Peace of
ferings are upon This day have I paid my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee,
Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry,
With carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
ning of the day.
2. 5.
¿ Ge. 39. 12.
| Heb. she
me.
moon.
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning :
Let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the goodman is not at home,
He is gone a long journey :
† Heb. in his hand. 20 He hath taken a bag of money twith him,
# Or, the nero And will come home at the day appointed.”.
. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield,
With the flattering of her lips she forced him.
* Heb. suddenly. 22 He goeth after her *straightway,
As an ox goeth to the slaughter,
Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks ;
23 Till a dart strike through his liver ;
j Ec. 9. 12. As 'a bird hasteth to the snare,
And knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children !
And attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways,
Go not astray in her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded :
Yea, "many strong men have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to hell,
Going down to the chambers of death.
k Neh. 13. 26.
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nation of my lips.
Ps. 19. 10. &
119. 127.
. 1 Doth not Wisdom cry?
CHAP. viii.
And Understanding put forth her voice?
2 She standeth in the top of high places,
By the way in the places of the paths.
3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the coming in at the doors.
4 Unto you, O men! I call;
And my voice is to the sons of man.
50 ye simple ! understand wisdom:
And, ye fools! be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things ;
And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
? For my imouth shall speak truth;
+ Heb. the abomi. And wickedness is tan abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
| Heb. wreathed.
There is nothing (froward or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth,
And right to them that find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver;
And knowledge rather than choice gold.
1 Job 28. 15, &c. 11 For 'wisdom is better than rubies;
And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
* Or, subtilty. 12 I Wisdom dwell with *prudence,
And find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil:
Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,
And the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom :
m Ec. 7. 19. I am understanding ; "I have strength.
n Da. 2. 21. Ro. 15 By "me kings reign,
And princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule,
And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
o 1 Sa. 2. 30. Ps. 17 I love them that love me:
21.
And P those that seek me early shall find me.
18 Riches 'and honor are with me;
9 Mat. 6. 33.
Yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;
And my revenue than choice silver.
Or, walk. 20 I flead in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of judgment.
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance;
And I will fill their treasures.
22 The 'LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way,
Before his works of old.
23 I 'was set up from everlasting,
From the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth ;
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
t Job 15. 7, 8. 25 Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills was I brought forth :
26 While as yet he had not made the earth,
Or, open places. Nor the fields, nor *the highest part of the dust of the world.
27 When he prepared the heavens I was there :
When he set ta compass upon the face of the depth :
28 When he established the clouds above :
When he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
13. 1.
91. 14. Jo. 14.
o Ja. 1. 5.
r John 1.1.
& Ps. 2. 6.
the hills Whad not highest P
* Or, the chief
part.
| Or, a circle
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That he gave to th
o colores et toe
1. 13.
128. 1, 2. Lu.
11. 28.
forth.
I Pe. 2. 5.
u Ge. 1. 9. 10. 29 When "he gave to the sea his decree,
Job 38. 10, 11.
P8.33. 7. & 104. That the waters should not pass his commandment:
9. Je. 5. 22.
When "he appointed the foundations of the earth,
Job 38. 4.
20 Jo. 1. 1, 2. 18. 30 Then "I was by him, as one brought up with him :
& Mat. 3. 17. Col. And *I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him,
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ;
y Ps. 16. 3.
And 'my delights were with the sons of men
32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children !
2.108: 119: 17.2. & For *blessed are they that keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise,
And refuse it not.
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors !
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life,
| Heb. bring
And shall fobtain favor of the LORD.
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:
All they that hate me love death.
a Mat. 16. 18.
i Wisdom hath "builded her house,
CHAP. ix.
Ep. 2. 20-22.
She hath hewn out her seven pillars :
o Mat. 22. 3, &c. ? She "hath killed *her beasts ;
* Heb. her killing.
She hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table. .
c Ro. 10. 15. 3 She hath 'sent forth her maidens:
She crieth upon the highest places of the city,
d Mat. 11. 25.
4 Whoso dis simple—let him turn in hither :
As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
e Cant. 5. 1. Is. 5 Come, ®eat of my bread,
And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Forsake the foolish, and live;
And go in the way of understanding.
? He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame :
And he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
f Mat. 7. 6. 8 Reprove 'not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
Ps. 141. 5. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser :
† Mat. 13. 12. Teach a just man, "and he will increase in learning.
i See Job 28. 28. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
a i. e, the Holy
And the knowledge of athe Holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
And the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:
; Job 35. 6, 7.
But if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13 A foolish woman is clamorous :
She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 For she sitteth at the door of her house,
On a seat in the high places of the city,
15 To call passengers
Who go right on their ways:
16 Whoso is simple--let him turn in hither :
And as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17 Stolen waters are sweet,
| Heb. of
And bread teaten in secret is pleasant.
18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there;
And that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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55. 1. Jo. 6. 27.
One.--Ed.
secrecies.
194
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PERIOD V.
THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
PART II.
a Ser. Job 36. 19.
6 Da. 4. 27.
c Ps. 10. 14.
* Or, the wicked
for their wicked-
ness.
d Est. 7. 8.
e Ps. 9.5, 6. &
112. 6. Ec. 8.
10.
f Seo Job 18. 17.
+ Heb. a fool of
lips.
I Or, be beaten.
Ge. 7. 1. Ps.
23. 4. Is. 33. 15,
16.
* Or, be beaten.
n Ps. 37. 30.
i Ps. 107. 42.
Co. 13. 4.
1 Pe, 4. 8. Ja. 5.
20.
| Heb. heart.
PART II.(9)
CHAP. x. to xxii. 1-16.
1 THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
But brighteousness delivereth from death.
3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;
But he casteth away *the substance of the wicked.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son ;
But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just;
But dviolence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
? The memory of the just is blessed ;
But the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments;
But ta prating fool shall ffall.
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;
But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;
But a prating fool shall * fall.
11 The *mouth of a righteous man is a well of life;
But 'violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes ;
But love covereth all sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found;
But a rod is for the back of him that is void of funderstanding.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge;
But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15 The "rich man's wealth is his strong city ;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;
The fruit of the wicked to sin.
17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction;
But he that refuseth reproof ferreth.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips,
And 'he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19 In "the multitude of words there wanteth not sin;
But "he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver :
The heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many;
But fools die for want *of wisdom.
22 The ºblessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,
And he addeth no sorrow with it.
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief;
But a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24 The ? fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him ;
But 'the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 As the whirlwind passeth, 'so is the wicked no more ;
But 'the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Job 31. 24. Ps.
52. 7. 1 Ti. 6.
17.
Or, causeth to
err.
1 Pg. 15. 3.
in Ec. 5. 3.
n Ja. 3. 2.
* Heb. of heart.
o Soe Ge. 1. 22.
Job 42. 12. Ps.
37. 22.
o Job 15. 21.
q Ps. 145. 19.
Mat. 5. 6. 1 Jo.
5. 14, 15.
Ps. 37.9, 10.
. Ps. 15. 5. Mat.
7.24, 25. & 16.
18.
(9) The second part of this book contains what may, with more strictness, be called Proverbs : that is,
unconnected sentences, neat and simple, adapted to the instruction of youth. This part extends from
chap. x. to chap. xxii. end of ver. 16.
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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
+ Heb. addeth.
t Job 15. 32, 33.
Ps. 55. 23. Ec.
7. 17.
u Job 8. 13. Ps.
112. 10.
v Ps. 1, 6.
w P8. 37. 22, 29.
* Ps. 37. 30.
| Heb. froward-
nesses.
* Heb. Balances
of deceit. Le. 19.
35, 36.
+ Heb. a perfect
stone.
y Da. 4. 30, 31.
z Ez. 7. 19. Zep.
1. 18.
@ Ge. 7. 1.
Heb. rectify.
b Ec. 10.8.
| 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
So is the sluggard to them that send him.
27 The fear of the LORD fprolongeth days;
But 'the years of the wicked shall be shortened...
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;
But “the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright;
But 'destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30 The "righteous shall never be removed ;
But the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31 The *mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom ;
But the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable;
But the mouth of the wicked speaketh (frowardness.
1*A false balance is abomination to the LORD ;
CHAP xi.
But ta just weight is his delight.
2 When 'pride cometh, then cometh shame;
But with the lowly is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them ;
But the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
4 Riches "profit not in the day of wrath ;
But "righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall #direct his way ;
But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But 'transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish;
And the hope of unjust men perisheth.
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble,
And the wicked cometh in his stead.
9 A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour ;
But through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
10 When dit goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth,
And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted ;
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12 He that is *void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour;
But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
13 +A talebearer revealeth secrets;
But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
14 Where 'no counsel is, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
15 He that is surety for a stranger shall #smart for it,
And he that hateth *suretiship is sure.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honor,
And strong men retain riches.
17 The 'merciful man doeth good to his own soul;
But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work ;
But sto him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
19 As righteousness tendeth to life,
So he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD;
But such as are upright in their way are his delight.
21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished ;
But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Job 8. 13.
d Est. 8. 15.
* Heb, destitute
of heart.
+ Heb. He that
walketh, being a
talebearer. Le.
19. 16.
el Ki. 12. 1, &c.
Heb. be sore
broken.
* Heb. those that
strile hands.
f Mat. 5. 7. &
25. 34, &c.
.
Ho. 10. 12. Ga.
6. 8, 9. Ja. 3.
18.
. Ps. 112. 2.
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| Heb. departeth
from.
i Ro. 2. 8, 9.
i Ps. 112. 9.
Heb. The soul
of blessing. 2 Co.
9. 6-10.
L Mat. 5. 7.
I Am. 8. 5, 6.
m Job 29. 13.
n Est. 7. 10. Ps.
7. 15, 16. & 10.
2. & 57. 6.
o Job 31. 24. Ps.
52. 7. Mu. 10.
24. 1 Ti. 6. 17.
p Ps. 1. 3. Je. 17.
8.
g Ec. 5. 16.
Da. 12. 3. 1 Co.
9. 19, &c. Ja. 5.
20.
* Heb. taleth.
s Je. 25. 29. I Pe.
4. 17, 18.
* 1 Co. 11. 7.
22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout,
So is a fair woman which tis without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good;
But the expectation of the wicked 'is wrath.
24 There is that 'scattereth, and yet increaseth,
And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to
poverty.
25 [The liberal soul shall be made fat,
And "he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 He 'that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him ;
But "blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor;
But "he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
28 He 'that trusteth in his riches shall fall;
But 'the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29 He that troubleth his own house 'shall inherit the wind;
And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
And "he that *winneth souls is wise.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth:
Much more the wicked and the sinner!
1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge;
CHAP. xii.
But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2 A good man obtaineth favor of the LORD ;
But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A 'virtuous woman is a crown to her husband ;
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right;
But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
? The "wicked are overthrown, and are not ;
But the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;
But 'he that is tof a perverse heart shall be despised.
9 He that is despised, and hath a servant,
Is better than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
10 A "righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11 He *that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread;
But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12 The wicked desireth * the net of evil men ;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
13 {The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips;
But "the just shall come out of trouble.
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
And the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
15 The 'way of a fool is right in his own eyes;
But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
16 A fool's wrath is fpresently known;
But a prudent man covereth shame.
17 He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness;
But a false witness deceit.
18 There “is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.
Ps. 37. 36, 37.
Mat. 7. 24-27.
v 1 Sa, 25. 17.
f Heb. perverse
of heart.
w De. 25. 4.
| Or, bowels.
& Ge. 3. 19.
* Or, the fortress.
Heb. The snare
of the wicked is in
the transgression
of lips.
y 2 Pe. 2. 9.
18. 3. 10, 11.
a Lu. 18. 11.
Heb, in that day.
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c Ps. 52. 5.
d Re. 22. 15.
icked shallovil happen is joy.
* Or, deceitful.
e Is. 50. 4.
t Or, abundant.
fi Sa. 2. 25.
g Ps. 39. 1.
Ja. 3. 2.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever ;
But 'a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil ;
But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21 There shall no evil happen to the just;
But the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22 Lying 'lips are abomination to the LORD;
But they that deal truly are his delight.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge ;
But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But the *slothful shall be under tribute.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop;
But a good word maketh it glad.
· 26 The righteous is more texcellent than his neighbour;
But the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28 In the way of righteousness is life,
And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction ;
CHAP. xiii.
But 'a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth;
But the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life ;
But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing ;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 A righteous man hateth lying;
But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way;
But wickedness overthroweth fthe sinner.
7 There is that maketh himself rich-yet hath nothing:
There is that maketh himself poor-yet hath great riches.
.8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches;
But the poor heareth not rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth;
But the *lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Only by pride cometh contention;
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth tby labor shall increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick ;
But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13 Whoso "despiseth the word shall be destroyed ;
But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To depart from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth favor;
But the way of transgressors is hard.
16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge ;
But a fool *layeth open his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief;
But ta faithful ambassador is health.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction;
But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
2 x
| Heb. sin.
* Or, candle. Job
18. 5, 6. & 21.
17.
† Heb. with the
hand.
r 2 Ch. 36. 16.
$ Or, in peace.
i 2 Sa. 22. 6.
* Heb. spreadeth.
† Heb. an ambas-
sador of faithful
ness.
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| Heb. broken.
; Ps. 32. 10.
k Job 27. 16, 17.
Ec. 2. 26.
? Ps. 34. 10. &
37. 3.
hos, 18.91
on Job 12. 4.
a Ex. 20. 16. &
23. 1.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
But it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise ;
But a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21 Evil pursueth sinners;
But to the righteous good shall be repaid.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children,
And kthe wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor;
But there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son;
But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
25 The 'righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;
But the belly of the wicked shall want.
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house;
CHAP. xiv.
But the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD;
But "he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride;
But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 A "faithful witness will not lie;
But a false witness will utter lies.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;
But knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
? Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;
But the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Fools make a mock at sin;
But among the righteous there is favor.
10 The heart knoweth *his own bitterness,
And a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 The 'house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
But 'the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful,
And 'the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;
And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15 The simple believeth every word ;
But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;
But the fool rageth, and is confident.
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly;
And a man of wicked devices is hated.
* Heb. the bitter-
ness of his soul.
o Job 8. 15.
p Ro. 6.21.
4 Ec. 2. 2.
And a he simple Care crowe the goodie righter
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil bow before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour;
But fthe rich hath many friends.
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth;
But "he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he!
| Heb. many are
the lovers of the
rich.
gan Ps. 41. 1. & 112.
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s Ja. 1. 19.
| Heb. short of
spirit.
t Ps. 112. 10.
u Mat. 25. 40, 45.
v Seo Job 31. 15,
16.
w Job 13. 15. &
19. 26. Ps 23. 4.
& 37. 37.2 Co.
1. 9. & 5. 8.
2 Ti. 4. 18.
* Heb. to nations.
I Mat. 24. 45, 47.
y Ge. 16. 6. Ju. 8.
1-3.
il Sa. 25. 10,
&c. 1 Ki. 12.
13, 14, 16.
† Hob. belcheth,
or, bubbleih.
a See Ge. 3. 8. &
Job 14. 16.
I Heb. The healing
of the tongue.
22 Do they not err that devise evil ?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23 In all labor there is profit; .
But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches;
But the foolishness of fools is folly.
25 A true witness delivereth souls ;
But a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence,
And his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
To depart from the snares of death.
28 In the multitude of people is the king's honor;
But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding;
But he that is thasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh;
But 'envy the rottenness of the bones.
31 He "that oppresseth the poor reproacheth "his Maker:
But he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.
32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness;
But "the righteous hath hope in his death.
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;
But that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation ;
But sin is a reproach *to any people.
35 The *king's favor is toward a wise servant;
But his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
1A 'soft answer turneth away wrath;
CHAP. XV.
But *grievous words stir up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright;
But the mouth of fools tpoureth out foolishness.
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place,
Beholding the evil and the good.
4 FA wholesome tongue is a tree of life; .
But perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction;
But he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure;
But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;
But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
8 The 'sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD;
But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD;
But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
10 *Correction dis grievous unto him that forsaketh the way,
And he that hateth reproof shall die.
11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD:
How much more then the hearts of the children of men !
12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him ;
Neither will he go unto the wise.
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance ;
But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge;
But the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
6 18. 1. 11. & 61.
8. & 66.3. Je. 6.
20.& 7. 22. Am.
5. 22.
An
cl Ti. 6. 11.
* Or, Instruction.
di ki. 22. 8.
o Seo Job 26. 6.
f2 Ch. 6. 30. Pg.
7. 9. & 44. 21.
John 2.24, 25. &
21. 17. Ac. 1. 24.
& Am. 5. 10.
2 Ti. 4. 3.
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h Pe. 37. 16.
1 Ti. 6. 6.
† Heb. is raised up
as a causey.
| Heb. void of
heart.
i Eph. 5. 15.
* Heb. in his sea-
son.
į Phil. 3. 20, Col.
3. 1, 2.
I Ps. 68. 5, 6. &
146. 9.
| Ps. 37. 30.
+ Heb. words of
pleasantness.
m Is. 5. 8. Je. 17.
11.
ni Pe. 3. 15.
. Ps. 10. 1. & 34.
16.
p Ps. 145. 18, 19.
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil;
But he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
16 Better "is little with the fear of the LORD,
Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is,
Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
19 The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns ;
But the way of the righteous tis made plain.
20 A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom;
But 'a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
22 Without counsel, purposes are disappointed ;
But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth,
And a word spoken *in due season, how good is it!
24 The way of life is above to the wise,
That he may depart from hell beneath.
25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud ;
But "he will establish the border of the widow.
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD ;
But 'the words of the pure are fpleasant words.
27 He "that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house ;
But he that hateth gifts shall live.
28 The heart of the righteous "studieth to answer ;
But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
29 The 'LORD is far from the wicked ;
But ”he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart,
And a good report maketh the bones fat.
31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul :
But he that *heareth reproof tgetteth understanding.
33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom ;
And before honor is humility.
The preparations of the heart in man,
CHAP. xvi.
And 'the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
? All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
But 'the LORD weigheth the spirits.
3 * Commit thy works unto the LORD,
And thy thoughts shall be established.
4 The 'LORD hath made all things for himself-
Yea, 'even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD :
Though hand join in hand, he shall not be tunpunished.
6 By “mercy and truth iniquity is purged,
And by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7 When a man's ways please the LORD,
He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better "is a little with righteousness
Than great revenues without right.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way;
But "the Lord directeth his steps.
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king :
His mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
1 Or, correction.
* Or, obeyeth.
† Heb. possesseth
a heart.
| Or, disposings.
Je. 10. 23. o
g Mat. 10. 19, 20.
ge 1 Sa. 16. 7.
* Heb. Roll. Ps.
37. 5. & 55. 22.
Mat. 6. 25. Lu
12. 22. Phil. 4.
6. 1 Pet. 5. 7.
s Is. 43. 7. Ro.
11. 36.
t Job 21.30. Ro.
9. 22.
† Heb. held inno-
ceni.
u Da. 4. 27.
Lu. 11. 41.
v Ps. 37. 16.
w Ps. 37. 23. Je.
10. 23.
Heb. Divination.
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Le. 19. 36.
* Heb. stones.
y Job 29. 23. Ze.
10. 1.
t Or, under-
standeth a matter.
2 Ps. 2. 12. & 34.
8. & 125. 1. Is.
30. 18. Je. 17. 7.
a Ps. 37. 30. Mat.
12. 34.
| Hob, maketh
wise.
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's :
All the *weights of the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness,
For the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him that speaketh right.
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death;
But a wise man will pacify it.
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life,
And his favor is 'as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold !.
And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver !
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil :
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 Pride goeth before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 He that thandleth a matter wisely shall find good,
And whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he!
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent,
And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it;
But the instruction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise fteacheth his mouth,
And addeth learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 *He that laboreth laboreth for himself;
For his mouth tcraveth it of him.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil,
And in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man *soweth strife,
And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour,
And leadeth him into the way that is not good :
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things :
Moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory,
If it be found in the way of righteousness.
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap;
But the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, CHAP. xvii.
Than a house full of tsacrifices with strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The 'fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
But the LORD trieth the hearts.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;
And a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker,
And he that is glad at calamities shall not be funpunished.
75
2x*
* Heb. The soul of
him that labor-
eth. Ec. 6. 7.
f Heb. boweth unto
him.
1 Heb. A man of
Belial.
* Heb. sendeth
forth.
fOr, good cheer.
6 Ps. 26. 2. Je.
17. 10. Mal. 3.3.
Job 31. 29. Ob.
12.
I Heb. held inno-
cont.
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d Ps. 127. 3. &
128. 3.
Heb. Alip of ex-
cellency.
| Heb. a lip of ly-
ing.
Ileb. a stone of
grace.
* Or, procureth.
† Or, A reproof
awell more a wise
man, — Than to
strike a fool an
hundred timc8.
& Ho. 13. 8.
f Ps. 109.4, 5. Je.
18. 20. See Ro.
12. 17. 1 Thes.
5. 15. 1 Pe. 3.
9.
g 1 Thes. 4. 11.
h Ex. 23. 7. 18.5.
23.
i Ru. 1. 16.
Heb. heart.
6 Children's dchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children are their fathers.
7 * Excellent speech becometh not a fool :
Much less do tlying lips a prince.
8 A gift is as fa precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression *seeketh love;
But he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10 + A reproof entereth more into a wise man
Than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion :
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso frewardeth evil for good,
Evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water :
Therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15 He "that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just,
Even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,
Seeing he hath no heart to it?
17 A friend loveth at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of funderstanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife,
And he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 * He that hath a froward heart findeth no good,
And he that hath 'a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good tlike a medicine ;
But ka broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom
To 'pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just is not good,
Nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He "that hath knowledge spareth his words,
And a man of understanding is of fan excellent spirit.
28 Even ºa fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise,
And he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
1* Through desire a man, having separated himself, CHAP. xviii.
Seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt,
And with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters,
And 'the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 It 'is not good to accept the person of the wicked,
To overthrow the righteous in judgment.
* Heb. The fro-
ward of heart.
j Ja. 3. 8.
† Or, to a medi-
cine.
k Ps. 22. 15.
I Ex. 23. 8.
m Ec. 2. 14. & 8.
1.
» Ja. l. 19.
| Or, a cool spirit.
o Job 13. 5.
mehr
* Or, He that sepan
rateth himself
sceketh according
to his desire,
Andintermeddleth
in cvery business:
see Judy 19.
p Ps. 78. 2.
q Le. 19. 15.
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q Ec. 10. 12.
| Or, whisperer.
1 Or, like as when
men are wounded.
* Heb, chainbers.
6 A fool's lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calleth for strokes.
? A "fool's mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a ftalebearer are fas wounds,
And they go down into the *innermost parts of the belly.
9 He also that is slothful in his work
Is brother to him that is a great waster.
10 The 'name of the LORD is a strong tower:
8 2 Sa. 22. 3, 51.
Ps. 18. 2.
† Heb. set aloft.
| Heb. returneth
a word. Jo. 7.
51.
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
And as a high wall in his own conceit.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.
13 He that fanswereth a matter before he heareth it,
It is folly and shame unto him.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;
But a wounded spirit who can hear !
15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16 A 'man's gift maketh room for him,
And bringeth him before great men. :
17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just;
But his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty.
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth,
t Ge. 32. 20. I Sa.
u See Mat. 12.37.
o Ja. 2. 3.
21 Death "and life are in the power of the tongue,
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favor of the Lord.
23 The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth ºroughly.
24 A man that hath friends must show himself friendly ;
And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
i Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
CHAP. xix.
Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good;
And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way,
And "his heart fretteth against the Lord.
4 Wealth maketh many friends;
But the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5 A "false witness shall not be *unpunished,
And he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince,
w Ps. 37. 7.
Ex. 23. 1. De.
19. 16, 19.
* Heb. held inno-
cent.
| Heb. a man of
gifts.
y Ps. 38. 11.
1 Heb. a heart.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him :
How much more do his friends go 'far from him !
He pursueth them with words—yet they are wanting to him.
8 IIe that getteth #wisdom loveth his own soul :
He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished,
And he that speaketh lies shall perish.
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2 Ec. 10.6, 7.
* Or, prudence.
Ja. 1. 19.
a Ho. 14. 5.
62 Co. 12. 14.
c Lu. 10. 28. &
11. 28.
d Ec. ll. 1. Mat.
10. 42. & 25. 40.
2 Co. 9. 6-8.
He. 6. 10.
t Or, His deed.
I Or, to his de-
struction : or, lo
cause him to die.
* Heb. add.
e Ps. 37. 37.
f Job 23. 13. Ps.
33, 10, 11. 18. 14.
26, 27. & 46. 10.
Ac. 5. 39. He. 6.
17.
g 1 Ti. 4. 8.
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool;
Much less "for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 The *discretion of a man deferreth his anger,
And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion ;
But his favor is "as dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father ;
And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 House band riches are the inheritance of fathers; .
And a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep,
And an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;
But he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17 He dthat hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD,
†And that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope,
And let not thy soul spare Ifor his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment;
For if thou deliver him, yet thou must *do it again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction,
That thou mayest be wise 'in thy latter end.
21 There are many devices in a man's heart;
Nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22 The desire of a man is his kindness;
And a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The 'fear of the LORD tendeth to life;
And he that hath it shall abide satisfied,
He shall not be visited with evil.
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will tbeware;
And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand
knowledge.
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother,
Is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
That causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
28 FAn ungodly witness scorneth judgment;
And "the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners,
And stripes for the back of fools.
1 Wine 'is a mocker, strong drink is raging,
CHAP. XX.
And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion ;
Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife ;
But every fool will be meddling.
4 The sluggard will not plough by reason of the *cold;
Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Most 'men will proclaim every one his own fgoodness ;
But ka faithful man-who can find !
7 The 'just man walketh in his integrity;
His "children are blessed after him.
t Heb. be cunning.
De. 13. 11.
Heb. A witness
of Belial.
h Job 15. 16.
i Ge. 9. 21. Is.
28. 7. Ho. 4. II.
S
* Or, winter.
i Mat. 6. 2. Lu.
18. u.
t Or, bounty.
k Ps. 12. 1. Lu.
18. 8.
12 Co. l. 12.
m Ps. 37. 26. &
112. 2.
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1 Heb. A stone
* Hab. an ephan
o Mat. 7. 16.
Ex. 4. 11. Ps.
94. 9.
.
19.
16. 18.
20.9. Mat. 15.
TPC
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment
Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
1 See Job 15. 14. 9 Who "can say, I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin ?
10 Divers weights, and * divers measures,
and a stone.
De. 25. 13, &c. Both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Mic. 6. 10, 11.
11 Even a child is 'known by his doings,
and an sphah.
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 The Phearing ear, and the seeing eye,
The LORD hath made even both of them.
Ro. 12. 11.
13 Love 'not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;
Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14 “ It is naught, it is naught," saith the buyer ;
But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies ;
Job 28. 12, 16–. But "the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger,
And take a pledge of him for a strange woman. -
† Heb. lyring, or, 17 Bread of fdeceit is sweet to a man;
falsehood.
But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18 Every purpose is established by counsel ;
• Lu. 14. 31. And 'with good advice make war.
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets :
or, enticeth. Ro. Therefore meddle not with him that Iflattereth with his lips.
t Ex. 21. 17. Lo.
20 Whoso 'curseth his father or his mother,
His *lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
* Or, candle. Seo 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning ;
Job 18. 5, 6.
u Hab. 2. 6.
But "the end thereof shall not be blessed.
o De. 32. 35. Ro. 22 Say 'not thou, I will recompense evil;
But "wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
22 Sa. 16. 12.
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD,
| Heb. balances And ta false balance is not good.
2 Pg. 37. 23. Je.
24 Man's *goings are of the LORD;
How can a man then understand his own way?
25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy,
y Ec. 5. 4, 5. And 'after vows to make inquiry.
2 Ps. 101. 5, &c. 26 A *wise king scattereth the wicked,
And bringeth the wheel over them.
al Co. 2. 11.
27 The spirit of man is the #candle of the LORD,
| Or, lamp.
Searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28 Mercy band truth preserve the king,
And his throne is upholden by mercy.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the beauty of old men is the gray head.
30 The blueness of a wound *cleanseth away evil,
ing medicine
against evil. So do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
co i The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the Chap. xxi. -
rivers of water:
He turneth it whithersoever he will.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes;
But the LORD pondereth the hearts.
di Sa. 15. 22. Ps. 3 To 'do justice and judgment
Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Mic. 6. 7, 8.
4tA high look, and a proud heart,
+ Heb. Haughti-
ness of eyes. And fthe ploughing of the wicked, is sin.
$ Or, the light of
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
But of every one that is hasty only to want.
12. 17, 19.
1 Thes. 5. 15.
1 Pe. 3. 9.
of deceit.
10. 23.
6 Ps. 101. 1.
* Heb. is a purg-
c Lu. 16. 15.
50. 8. Is. 1. 11,
&c. Ho, 6. 6.
the wicked.
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6 2 Pe. 2. 3.
* Heb, saw them,
or, dwell with
them.
+ Heb, a woman
of contentions.
1 Heb. a house of
society.
f Ja. 4. 5.
* Heb. is not
favored.
g Mat. 7. 2. &
18. 30, &c. Ja.
2. 13.
| Or, sport.
h 18. 43. 3, 4.
| Heb. land of the
desert.
i Ps. 112. 3. Mat.
25. 3, 4.
6 The 'getting of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall * destroy them;
Because they refuse to do judgment.
8 The way of man is froward and strange;
But as for the pure, his work is right.
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop
Than with ta brawling woman in ța wide house.
10 The 'soul of the wicked desireth evil :
His neighbour *findeth no favor in his eyes.
11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise ;
And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked ;
But God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
He also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger,
And a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment;
But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding
Shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17 He that loveth fpleasure shall be a poor man:
He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
18 The "wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,
And the transgressor for the upright.
19 It is better to dwell in the Iwilderness,
Than with a contentious and an angry woman.
20 There'is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
But a foolish man spendeth it up.
21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life,
Righteousness, and honor.
22 A "wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,
And casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
23 Whoso 'keepeth his mouth and his tongue
Keepeth his soul from troubles.
24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name,
Who dealeth in *proud wrath.
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.
26 He coveteth greedily all the day long;
But the "righteous giveth and spareth not.
27 The "sacrifice of the wicked is abomination
How much more, when he bringeth it twith a wicked mind!
28 A false witness shall perish;
But the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
29 A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, he *directeth his way.
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding
Nor counsel against the LORD.
31 The Phorse is prepared against the day of battle;
But tsafety is of the LORD.
A 'good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, Chap. xxii.
And floving favor rather than silver and gold.
2 The 'rich and poor meet together :
The ‘Lord is the Maker of them all.
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and are punished.
j Mat. 5. 6.
k Ec. 9. 14, &c.
1 Ja. 3.2.
* Heb. the wrath
of pride.
m. Ps. 37. 26. &
112. 9.
n Ps. 50. 9. Is.
66. 3. Je. 6. 20.
Am. 5. 22.
† Heb. in wicked-
ness!
1 Heb. A witness
of lies.
* Or, considereth.
o Is. 8. 9, 10. Je.
9. 23. Ac. 5. 39.
p Ps. 20. 7. Is.
31.1.
† Or, victory. Ps.
3. 8.
q Ec. 7. 1.
| Or, favor is beta
ter than, 40.
q 1 Co. 12. 21.
8 Job 31. 15.
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Or, The reward
of humility, &C.
Ps. 112. 3. Mat.
6. 33.
t 1 John 5. 18.
And Whain up a cop his set in the
+ Or, Catechise.
Eph. 6. 4. 2 Ti.
3. 15.
I Heb. his way.
u Ja. 2. 6.
* Heb. man that
lendeth.
o See Job 4. 8.
Or, And with the
rod of his anger
he shall be con-
sumed.
I Heb. Good of
*eye. 2 Co. 9. 6.
w Ge. 21. 9, 10.
Ps. 101. 5.
. Ps. 101. 6.
* Or, And hath
grace in his lips.
4 *By humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, and honor, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward :
He 'that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6+Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The “rich ruleth over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the *lender.
8 He 'that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity;
And the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed;
For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast "out the scorner, and contention shall go out;
Yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He *that loveth pureness of heart,
*For the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge,
And he overthroweth fthe words of the transgressor.
13 The slothful man saith, “ There is a lion without,
I shall be slain in the streets."
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit:
He Ythat is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child ;
But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, le
And he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. **
| Or, the matters.
y Ec. 7. 26.
s
also.
send thee.
PART III.
PART III.(10)
CHAP. xxii. 17, to the end, chap. xxii. and xxiv.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,
And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
* Heb. in thy belly. 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them *within thee;
They shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD,
tor, trust thou I have made known to thee this day, teven to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things
In counsels and knowledge,
a Lu. 1. 3, 4. 21 That "I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth;
0 1 Pe. 3. 15.
That 'thou mightest answer the words of truth fto them that send
| Or, to those that
unto thee?
• Ex. 23. 6. Job 22 Rob ‘not the poor, because he is poor;
d Ze. 7. 10. Mal. Neither doppress the afflicted in the gate :
23 For the LORD will plead their cause,
Ps. 12. 5. Je. And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
51. 36.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a furious man thou shalt not go;
25 Lest thou learn his ways,
And get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands,
Or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay,
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
f See Job 24. 2. 28 Remove not the ancient *landmark,
* Or, bound.
Which thy fathers have set.
31. 16, 21.
3. 5.
el Sa. 24. 12.
(10) Part iii. comprises chap. xxii. ver. 17, to the end of chap. xxiv. The tutor is supposed to instruct
his pupil as if he were present: he drops the style of proverbs, and exhorts in a more connected
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+ Heb. obscure
men.
eyes to fly upon.
* Or, bound.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business ?
& Ge. 41. 46. He shall stand before kings;
He shall not stand before Imean men.
i When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,
CHAP. xxii.
Consider diligently what is before thee;
2 And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties;
For they are deceitful meat.
h 1 Ti. 6. 9, 10.
4 Labor “not to be rich:
i Ro. 12. 16. Cease from thine own wisdom.
# Heb.cause thine 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainty meats;
? For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,
And lose thy sweet words.
; Mat. 7. 6.
9 Speak 'not in the ears of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
k See Job 24. 2.
10 Remove "not the old *landmark,
And enter not into the fields of the fatherless :
I Job 31. 21. 11 For 'their Redeemer is mighty;
He shall plead their cause with thee.
12 Apply thy heart unto instruction,
And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Withhold not correction from the child;
For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
And mshalt deliver his soul from hell.
15 My son, if thy heart be wise,
Or, even I will My heart shall rejoice, teven mine.
16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice,
When thy lips speak right things.
n Ps. 37. 1. & 73. 17 Let "not thy heart envy sinners;
But be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Ps. 37. 37. 18 For 'surely there is fan end;
Lu. 16. 25.
Or, a reward. And thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise,
And guide thy heart in the way.
p Is. 5. 22. Mat. 20 Be Pnot among winebibbers ;
Among riotous eaters *of flesh:
Eph. 5. 18.
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty ;
flesh.
And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
9 Eph. 6. 1, 2.
22 Hearken 'unto thy father that begat thee,
And despise not thy mother when she is old.
23 Buy "the truth, and sell it not;
Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice,
And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad,
And she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thy heart,
And let thine eyes observe my ways.
m 1 Co. 5. 5.
rejoice.
3.
24. 49. Lu. 21.
34. Ro. 13. 13.
* Heb. of their
despise no and sell it notand understa
r Mat. 13. 44.
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the sea.
o Je. 5. 3.
+ Heb. I knew it
not. Eph. 4. 19.
w See De. 29. 19.
Is. 56. 12.
- 27 For a whore is a deep ditch,
And a strange woman is a narrow pit.
s Ec. 7. 26. 28 She also lieth in wait tas for a prey,
Of, as a robber.
And increaseth the transgressors among men.
t Is. 5. 11, 22.
29 Who 'hath woe? who hath sorrow ?
Who hath contentions ? who hath babbling?
Who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes?
u Eph. 5. 18.
30 They "that tarry long at the wine;
They that go to seek mixed wine.
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
When it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright:
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent,
1 Or, & cockatrice. And stingeth like fan adder.
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women,
And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
* Heb. heart of 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the *midst of the sea,
Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35 They "have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick ;
They have beaten me, and tI felt it not:
w See De. 29. 19. When "shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
9 Ps. 37. 1, &c.
1 Be not thou *envious against evil men,
CHAP. xxiv.
Neither desire to be with them.
2 For their heart studieth destruction,
And their lips talk of mischief.
3 Through wisdom is a house builded;
And by understanding it is established :
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
Heb. is in
5 A wise man fis strong;
strength.
* Heb. strengthen Yea, a man of knowledge *increaseth strength.
6 For Yby wise counsel thou shalt make thy war;
y Lu. 14. 31.
And in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool:
He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 He that "deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin;
And the scorner is an abomination to men.
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity,
† Heb. narrow. Thy strength is tsmall.
a Ps. 82. 4. Is.
11 If “thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death,
58. 6, 7. 1 Jo. 3.
And those that are ready to be slain;
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not;
Doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it ?
And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it ?
And shall not He render to every man baccording to his works?
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good;
2. 23. & 2. 12.
| Heb. upon thy
And the honeycomb, which is sweet fto thy taste :
14 So “shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul :
When thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward,
And thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15 Lay not wait, 0 wicked man! against the dwelling of the
righteous;
d See Job 5. 19. Spoil not his resting place:
e Est. 7. 10. Am. 16 For da just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again ;
But the wicked shall fall into mischief.
f Job 31. 29. Ps. 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,
35. 15, 19. Obad.
12.
And let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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eth might.
z Ro. 1. 30.
16.
Job 34. 11. Ps.
02. 12. Je. 32.
19. Ro. 2. 6. Re.
palate.
c Ps. 19. 10.
Mic. 7. 8.
5. 2. & 8. 14.
Re. 18. 21.
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in his eyes.
Or, Keep not
company with the
wicked.
I Or, lamp. Seo
Job 18. 5, 6.
2. 17.
* Heb. qiangers.
i Le. 19. 15. JO.
7. 24.
.
And he turn away his wrath from him.
out the 19 +Fret not thyself because of evil men,
Neither be thou envious at the wickéd ;
& Ps. 11. 6.
20 For Sthere shall be no reward to the evil man;
20
See The fcandle of the wicked shall be put out.
Ro. 13. 7. 1 Pe... 21 My son, "feat thou the LORD and the king;
s. And meddle not with *them that are given to change :
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly ;
And who knoweth the ruin of them both ?
23 These things also belong to the wise.
It 'is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
j Is. 5. 23. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,
Him shall the people curse ; nations shall abhor him :
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,
1 Heb., a blessing And ta good blessing shall come upon them.
of good.
26 Every man shall kiss his lips fthat giveth a right answer.
27 Prepare *thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the
ki Ki. 5. 17, 18. And afterwards build thy house.
[field ;
28 Be 'not a witness against thy neighbour without cause;
1 Eph. 4. 25.
And deceive not with thy lips.
• 29 Say "not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me:
I will render to the man according to his work.
30 I went by the field of the slothful,
And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And lo! it was all grown over with thorns,
And nettles had covered the face thereof,
And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
* Heb. set my 32 Then I saw, and considered it well :
I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep:
1 Heb. that an-
suerell right
words.
Lu. 14. 28.
m Mat. 5. 39
Ro. 12. !
Heb. a man of
shicld.
€21,18 $1
.
And thy want as tan armed man.
PART IV.
PART IV.(11)
Chap. xxv. to xxix.
a I Ki. 4. 32.
o De. 29. 29. Ro.
11. 33.
Job 29. 16.
1 about fools, 13 about sluggards, 17 und about contentious busybodies, - Chap. xxvii. Töf self-
love, 5 of true love, 11 of care. lo avoid offences, 23 and of the household care. — Chap. xxviii.
1 General observations of impiety and religious integrity. — Chap. xxix. 1 Observations of public
government, 15 and of private. 22 Of unger, pride, thievery, cowardice, and corruption.
THESE ARE ALSO PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, WHICH THE MEN OF
HEZEKIAH KING OF JUDAH COPIED OUT.
2 It “is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
But the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,
And the heart of kings *is unsearchable.
4 Take daway the dross from the silver,
And there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Take away the wicked from before the king,
* Heb. there is no
searching. -
d2 Ti. 2. 21.
† Heb. Sel not out
thy glory.
6 +Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,
e Lu. 14. 8–10.
? For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither ;
(11) Part the Fourth is supposed to have been the Church, as Eliakim, and Joah, and Shebna; and
selected from a larger collection of Proverbs by the probably Hosea, Micah, and even Isaiah : all these
men of Hezekiah; that is, by the prophets whom flourished in the reign of Hezekiah, and endeave
he employed to restore the service and writings of oured to revive true religion among the Jews.
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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
f Mat. 5. 25.
Mat. 5 25. &
18. 15.
5.&
Or, the scoret of
anothor.
* Heb. spoken
upon his wheols.
Is. 50. 4.
† Heb. in a gift
of falsehood.
h Jude 12.
i Ge. 32. 4, &c.
1 Sa. 25. 24, &c.
1 Or, Let thy foot
be seldom in thy
neighbour's
house.
* Heb. full of
thee.
; Ps. 57. 4. & 120.
3, 4.
k Da. 6. 18. Ro.
12. 15.
1 Ex. 23. 4,5.
Mat. 5. 44. Ro.
12. 20.
Than that thou shouldest be put lower
In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive,
Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 Debate ®thy cause with thy neighbour himself,
And discover not fa secret to another;
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame,
And thine infamy turn not away.
11 A word *fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear..
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to them that send him;
For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14 Whoso boasteth hiniself tof a false gift
Is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 By 'long forbearing is a prince persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found honey ? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house;
Lest he be *weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18 Aiman that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul,
A sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,
And as vinegar upon nitre,
So is he that "singeth songs to a heavy heart.
21 If 'thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat,
And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink ;
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,
And "the LORD shall reward thee.
23 The north wind tdriveth away rain,
So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked
Is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey,
So for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
Chap. xxvi.
So honor is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, .
So "the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A 'whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
And a rod for the fool's back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer "a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in this own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh * damage.
m 2 Sa. 16. 12.
f Or, bringeth
forth rain, so
doch a buckbiting
tongue an angry
countenance.
n Nu. 23. 8. De.
23. 5.
o Ps. 32.9.
p Mat. 16. 1-4. &
21. 24-27.
Heb. his own
eyes.
* Or, violence,
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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
| Or, putteth a
precious stone in
a heap of stones.
* Or, A great man
he hircu also
transgressors.
92 Pe. 2. 22.
† Hob. iterateth
his folly. Ex. 8.
† Heb. lifted up. 7 The legs of the lame are fnot equal,
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that Ibindeth a stone in a sling,
So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 *The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool,
he hireth the fool, And rewardeth transgressors.
11 As 'a dog returneth to his vomit,
So a fool freturneth to his folly.
12 Seest 'thou a man wise in his own conceit?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful man saith, “ There is a lion in the way;
A lion is in the streets."
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges,
So doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom;
15.
gor Lu. 18. 11. Ro.
12. 16. Re. 3.
17.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
Than seven men that can render a reason.
* Or, is enraged. 17 He that passeth by, and *meddleth with strife belonging
not to him,
Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
+ Heb. Flames, or, 18 As a mad man who casteth tfirebrands, arrows, and death,
sparks.
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour,
s Eph. 5. 4. And saith, 'Am not I in sport?
| Heb. Without 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out,
wood.
* Or, whisperer. So where there is no *talebearer, the strife tceaseth.
# Heb. is silent. 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife..
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
| Heb. chambers. And they me down in
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart
Ec. 10. 8.
* Or, is knoron. 24 He that hateth * dissembleth with his lips,
And layeth up deceit within him ;
Heb. maketh his 25 When he tspeaketh fair, believe him not ;
voice gracious.
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
$ Or, Hured is 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit,
His wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation.
+P8. 7. 15, 16. 27 Whoso 'diggeth a pit shall fall therein ;
And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
4 Lu. 12. 19, 20.
Boast "not thyself of *to-morrow;
CHAP. Xxvii.
Ja. 4. 13, &c.
* Heb. to-morrow For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
? Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; ..;.
A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Heb. heaviness. 3 A stone is theavy, and the sand weighty ;
cal
day.
Heb. is cruelty,
and anger an
overflowing.
ol Jo. 3. 12.
* Or, jealousy.
ch. 6. 34.
w Gal. 2. 14.
+ Or, earnest, or.
frequent.
1 Heb. treadeth
under foot,
4 Wrath fis cruel, and anger is outrageous ;
But 'who is able to stand before *envy ?
5 Open "rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend ;
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul floatheth a honeycomb;
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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
* Heb. from the
counsel of the
soul.
a Ec. 1. 8. & 6. 7.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart,
So doth the sweetness of a man's friend *by hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;
Neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity :
For better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and are punished.
2 See Ex. 22. 26. 13 Take *his garment that is surety for a stranger,
And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in
the morning,
It shall be counted a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind,
And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron,
So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
y 1 Co. 9. 7, 13. 18 Whoso 'keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof :
So he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.
19 As in water face answereth to face,
So the heart of man to man.
2 Hab. 2. 5.
20 Hell *and destruction are fnever full,
| Heb. not.
So "the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold,
So is a man to his praise.
22 Though 'thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar
Among wheat with a pestle,
Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
Heb. set thy And flook well to thy herds.
* Heb. strength. 24 For *riches are not for ever;
bebeto genera- And doth the crown endure fto every generation ?
tion. Ps. 104. 14. 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself,
And herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing,
And the goats are the price of the field.
27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food,
For the food of thy household,
| Heb. life. And for the maintenance for thy maidens.
c Lo. 26. 17, 36.
The 'wicked flee when no man pursueth;
Chap. xxviii.
But the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof;
But *by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof
and wisdom shall
shall be prolonged.
3 A dpoor man that oppresseth the poor
d Mat. 18. 28.
Is like a sweeping rain twhich leaveth no food.
+ Heb. without
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked;
But such as keep the law contend with them.
Mat. 3. 7. & 14. 5 Evil men understand not judgment;
4. Eph. 5. 11.
But they that seek the LORD understand all things.
6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness,
2. 20, 27.
Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
VOL. I.
2 Y*
6 Is. 1. 5. Je. 5.
3.
heart.
tion and genera-
* Or, by men of
understanding
they likewise be
prolonged.
food.
e Ro. 1. 32.
fi Ki. 18. 18, 21.
& John 7. 17.
1 Co. 2. 15. 1 Jo.
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Or, fecdeth glut
a See Job 27. 16,
tons.
17.
* Heh. by
increase
i Ze. 7. 11.
j Mat. 6. 33
| Heb. eyes.
k Ec. 10. 6.
i Or, sought
for.
I John 1. 8-10.
m Ro. 2. 5. & 11.
20.
n 1 Pe. 5. 8.
o Ex. 1. 14, 16,
22. Mat. 2. 16.
o Ge. 9, 6. Ex.
21. 14.
* Or, unpunished.
7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son ;
But he that fis a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
8 He "that by usury and *unjust gain increaseth his substance,
He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,
Even his prayer shall be abomination.
10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way,
He shall fall himself into his own pit;
But the upright shall have good things in possession.
11 The rich man is wise in his town conceit;
But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
12 When "righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory;
But when the wicked rise, a man is thidden.
13 He 'that covereth his sins shall not prosper;
But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
14 Happy is the man that feareth always;
But "he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
15 As "a roaring lion, and a ranging bear,
So 'is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor;
But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
17 A Pman that doeth violence to the blood of any person
Shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved ;
But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings;
But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be *innocent.
21 To have respect of persons is not good;
For 'for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22 He that thasteth to be rich hath an evil eye,
And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favor
Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no
The same is the companion of fa destroyer. [transgression;
25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife;
But 'he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool;
But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27 He 'that giveth unto the poor shall not lack;
But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves ;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.
1 *He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, CHAP. xxix.
Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2 When 'the righteous are tin authority, the people rejoice;
But when the wicked beareth rule, “the people mourn.
3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father ;
But he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land ;
But the that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour
Spreadeth a net for his feet.
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;
But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
9 Ez. 13. 19.
f Or, hath an evil
eye hasteth to be
rich.
Heb, a man de
stroying.
q 1 Ti. 6. 6.
s Do. 15. 7, &c.
* Heb. A man of
reproofs. 1 Sa.
2. 25.2 Ch. 36.
16.
t Est. 8. 15.
| Or, increased.
u Est. 3. 15.
v Lu. 15. 13, 30.
1 Heb. a man of
oblations.
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* Or, set a city on
fire.
w Mut. 11. 17.
| Heb. Men of
blood. Ge. 4. 5,
8. I Jo. 3. 12.
1 Or, the usurer.
Mat. 5. 45.
y Ps. 37. 36.
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor ;
But the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8 Scornful men *bring a city into a snare;
But wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man,
Whether "he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
10 + The bloodthirsty hate the upright;
But the just seek his soul.
11 A fool uttereth all his mind;
But a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12 If a ruler hearken to lies,
All his servants are wicked.
13 The poor and fthe deceitful man meet together :
The *LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,
His throne shall be established for ever.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom;
But a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth;
But 'the righteous shall see their fall.
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest;
Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18 Where there is no vision, the people *perish;
But he that keepeth the law, happy is he!
19 A servant will not be corrected by words;
For though he understand he will not answer.
20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his twords ?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child
Shall have him become his son at the length.
22 An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23 A bman's pride shall bring him low;
But honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul :
He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
25 The 'fear of man bringeth a snare;
But whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be #safe.
26 Many seek *the ruler's favor;
But every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just;
And he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
2 1 Sa. 3. 1. Am.
8. 11, 12
* Or, is made
naked.
a John 13. 17. Ja.
1. 25.
| Or, matters.
0 Job 22. 29. Is.
66. 2. Da, 4. 30,
&c. Mat. 23. 12.
Lu. 14. 11. &
18. 14. Ac. 12.
23. Ja. 4. 6, 10.
1 Pe. 5.5.
c Le. 5. 1.
d Ge. 12. 12. &
20.2, 11.
I Heb. set on
high.
* Heb. the face of
a ruler.
PART V.
SECT. I.
(12)PART V.-SECTION I.
Chap. xxx. 1 Agur's confession of his fuith. 7 The two points of his pruyer. 10 The meanest are
not to be wronged. U Four wickerl generations. 15 Four things insatiable. 17 Parents are
not to be despised. 18 Four thing; Fard to be known. 21 Four things intolerable. 24 Four
things exceeding wise. 29 Four l'ings slutely. 32 Wrath is to be prevented.
1 THE WORDS OF AGUR THE Son of JAKEH, EVEN THE PROPHECY:
THE MAN SPAKE UNTO ITHIEL, EVEN UNTO ITHIEL AND UCAL, :
2 SURELY I am more brutish than any man,
And have not the understanding of a man.
(12) Part V. consists only of two chapters, xxx. and to have been anxious to establish the mind of
and xxxi. In the former are included the wise ob- her son in virtuous principles, and to unite him to a
servations and instructions delivered by Agur, the wife professing the saine regard for religion. Others
son of Jakeh, to his pupils, Ithiel and Ucal. The believe the mother of Lemuel to have been A bijah,
thirty-first contains the precepts delivered to Lemuel the daughter of the high priest Zechariah, and
by his mother, who was supposed to have been a mother of king Hezekiah: others, that she was the
Jewish woman, married to a neighbouring prince, mother of Solomon.--Vide Horne, Gray, Lightfoot.
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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
* Heb. know.
Ps. 104. 3, &c.
+ Heb. purified.
19.
I Heb. Withhold
not from me.
e Mat. 6. 11.
* Heb, of my al-
with thy tongue. 1
13 Thed yet is not eration that other
3 I neither learned wisdom,
Nor *have the knowledge of the holy.
a Jo. 3. 13.
4 Who "hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ?
6 Job 38. 4, &c.
Who 'hath gathered the wind in his fists ?
18. 40. 12, &c. Who hath bound the waters in a garment?
Who hath established all the ends of the earth ?
What is his name, and what is his son's name,-if thou canst tell ?
c P8. 12. 6. 5 Every word of God is fpure :
See Ge. 15. 1. He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
a De. 4. 2. & 12. 6 Add dthou not unto his words,
32. Re. 22. 18,
Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
? Two things have I required of thee; ...
Deny me them not before I die:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies :
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed 'me with food *convenient for me:
lowance.
9 Lest 'I be full, and tdeny thee,
fDe. 8. 12, 14, 17. And say, Who is the LORD ? or lest I be poor, and steal,
Ne. 9. 25, 26.
Job 31. 24, 25, And take the name of my God in vain.
28. Ho. 13. 6.
10 FAccuse not a servant unto his master,
| Heb. belie thee.
| Heb. Hurt not Lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
gue. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father,
And doth not bless their mother.
g Lu. 18. 11. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, .
And yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes !
And their eyelids are lifted up.
Hambob 29. 1% Ps. 14 There "is a generation, whose teeth are as swords,
52. 2. & 57. 4.
And their jaw-teeth as knives,
i Ps. 14. 4. Am.
To devour the poor from off the earth,
And the needy from among men.
15 The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, “Give! give !"
There are three things that are never satisfied,
* Heb. Wealth. Yea, four things say not, *It is enough
j Hab. 2. 5. 16 The's
16 The 'grave; and the barren womb;
The earth that is not filled with water;
And the fire that saith not, It is enough.
I Ge. 9. 22. Le.
17 The keye that mocketh at his father,
And despiseth to obey his mother,
† Or, brooks. The ravens of the fvalley shall pick it out,
And the young eagles shall eat it.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me,
Yea, four which I know not;
19 The way of an eagle in the air,
The way of a serpent upon a rock,
1 Heb. heart. The way of a ship in the midst of the sea,
And the way of a man with a maid.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman;
She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,
And şaith, I have done no wickedness.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted,
And for four which it cannot bear;
1 Ec. 10.7. 22 For la servant when he reigneth,
And a fool when he is filled with meat,
23 For an odious woman when she is married,
And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
8. 1.
20. 9.
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wise.
24 There be four things which are little upon the earth,
* Heb. wise, made But they are *exceeding wise ;
25 The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their meat in the summer ;
m Ps. 104. 18. 26 The "conies are but a feeble folk,
Yet make they their houses in the rocks ;
27 The locusts have no king,
| Heb. gathered
Yet go they forth all of them tby bands;
together.
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands,
And is in kings' palaces.
29 There be three things which go well,
Yea, four are comely in going :
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts.
And turneth not away for any ;
for, horse. Heb. 31 A Igreyhound, a he-goat also,
And a king, against whom there is no rising up.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,
n Job 21:5. Eco Or if thou hast thought evil, "lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter,
And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;
So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
girt in the loins.
8. 3. Mic. 7. 16.
13. 26. Ho. 4. 11.
c Ho. 4. ll.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.
Chap. xxxi. 1 Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance. 6 The afflicted are to be comforted and
defended." 10 The praise and properties of a good wife.
1 THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL, THE PROPHECY THAT HIS MOTHER
TAUGHT HIM.
2 WHAT, my son ?
And what, the son of my womb ?
And what, the son of my vows ?
3 Give not thy strength unto women,
a De. 17. 17. Ne. Nor thy ways "to that which destroyeth kings.
6 Ec. 10. 17.
4 It “is not for kings, O Lemuel !
It is not for kings to drink wine;
Nor for princes strong drink :
5 Lest "they drink, and forget the law,
* Heb. alter.
And *pervert the judgment tof any of the afflicted.
| Heb. of all the
sons of affliction. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,
# Heb. bitter of And wine to those that be tof heavy hearts.
soul. 1 Sa. 1. 10.
? Let him drink, and forget his poverty,
And remember his misery no more.
d See Job 29. 15, 8 Open dthy mouth for the dumb
e 1 Sa. 19. 4. Est. In the cause of all *such as are appointed to destruction.
4. 16.
* Heb. the sons of
s of 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
UP
destruction. And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
f Le. 19. 15.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman?
Job 29. 12. Is.
1. 17. Je. 22. 16. For her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,
So that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax,
And worketh willingly with her hands.
14 She is like the merchants' ships;
She bringeth her food from afar.
a Ro. 12. 11. 15 She "riseth also while it is yet night,
And igiveth meat to her household,
And a portion to her maidens.
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i Lu. 12. 42.
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Heb. taketh.
16 She considereth a field, and thuyeth it:
With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength,
And strengtheneth her arms.
Eph. 4. 28. He.
13. 16.
ments.
Her candle goeth not out by night.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle,
And her hands hold the distaff.
* Heb. spreaaeth. 20 She *stretcheth out her hand to the poor;
Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household;
| Or, double gar- For all her household are clothed with tscarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry;
Her clothing is silk and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it;
And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
And she shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom;
And in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household,
And eateth not the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed ;
riches.
# Of, have gotten 29 Many daughters thave done virtuously,
But thou excellest them all!
30 Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain;
But a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates.
[END OF THE BOOK OF PROVERBS.]
PART VII.
A. M. 3024 to
3029.
B. C. 980 to
975.
PART VII.
OFFENCE OF SOLOMON.
. 1 Kings xi. 1-14, and 23-40.
Solomon's wives and concubines. 4. In his old age they draw him to idolatry. 9 God threateneth
him. 14. Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt, 23 Rezon, who
reigned in Damascus, 26 and Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied.
1 BUT king Solomon loved many strange women, *together with
* Or, besides.
ites, Zidonians, and Hittites; 2 of the nations concerning which the
a Ex. 34. 16.
Lord said unto the children of Israel, “ Ye “shall not go in to them,
neither shall they come in unto you; for surely they will turn away
your heart after their gods:" Solomon clave unto these in love. 3 And
he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines :
and his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Sol-
b De. 17. 17. omon was old, 'that his wives turned away his heart after other gods;
Ju. 2. 13. 2 Ki. and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart
Called Molechi, of David his father. 5 For Solomon went after “Ashtoreth the goddess
hled of the Zidonians, and after +Milcom the abomination of the Ammon-
*not after. Nu. 14. ites. 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and Iwent not
d Nu. 33. 52. fully after the Lord, as did David his father. 7 Then ddid Solomon
e Nu. 21. 29. Ju. build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, 'in the hill
F2 Ki. 23. 13. that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the chil-
23. 13.
ver. 7.
1 Heb. fulfilled
24.
11. 24.
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1 Ki. 3. 5. &
9. 2.
9. 6.
* Heb. is with
thee.
2 Ch. 13. 6.
dren of Ammon. 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which
burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was
turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him
11 Ki. 6. 12. & twice, 10 and "had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should
not go after other gods; but he kept not that which the LORD com-
manded. 11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, “ Forasmuch as
this *is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my
statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom
from thee, and will give it to thy servant. 12 Notwithstanding in thy
days I will not do it for David thy father's sake; but I will rend it out
of the hand of thy son. 13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the king-
dom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake,
and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen."
14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the
Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of
Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24 And he
i 2 Sa. 8. 3. & 10. gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, 'when David
8, 18.
slew them of Zobah; and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein,
and reigned in Damascus. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the
days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did ; and he abhorred
Israel, and reigned over Syria.
j 1 Ki. 12. 2. 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Sol-
omon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman,
even he lifted up his hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause
that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and
† Heb. closed. trepaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 28 And the man
Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon seeing the young
1 Heb. did work. man that he Iwas industrious, he made him ruler over all the *charge
” of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jer-
oboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet kAhijah the Shilonite
found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment;
and they two were alone in the field. 30 And Ahijah caught the new
garment that was on him, and 'rent it in twelve pieces. 31 And he said
to Jeroboam, " Take thee ten pieces ; for thus saith the LORD, the God
of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solo-
mon, and will give ten tribes to thee; 32 (but he shall have one tribe
for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which
I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel :) 33 because that they have
forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zi-
donians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the
children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which
is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as
did David his father. 34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out
of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life for
David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my com-
m 1 Ki. 12. 16, 17. mandments and my statutes. 35 But I will take the kingdom out of
his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. 36 And-unto
Ps. his son will I give one tribe, that "David my servant may have a flight
always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put
my name there. 37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according
to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. 38 And it
shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt
walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes
and my commandments, as David my servant did ; that I will be with
0 2 Sa. 7. 11, 27. thee, and 'build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give
* Heb. burden.
k1 Ki. 14. 2.
I See 1 Sa. 15.
27. & 24. 5.
n I Ki. 15. 4.
2 Ki. 8. 19. Ps.
132. 17.
+ Heb. lamp, or,
candle.
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Israel unto thee. 39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but
not for ever." 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And
Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and
was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
SECT. I.
ECCLESIASTES; OR, THE PREACHER.(13)
SECTION 1.—The First Proposition.
Chap. i. to v. 12.
The Preacher showeth that all human courses are vain: 4 because the creatures are restless in their
courses, 9 they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten, 12 and because he hath
found it so in the studies of wisdom. ~Chap. ii. 1 The vanity of human courses in the works of
pleasure. 12 Though the wise be better than the fool, yet both have one event. 18 The vanity of
human labor, in leuring it they know not to whom. 24 Nothing better than joy in our labor;
but that is God's gift. Chap. ii. 1 By the necessary change of times, vanity is added to human
travail. 11 There is an excellency in God's worls. 16 But as for man, God shall judge his
works there, and here he shull be like a beast. — Chap. iv. 1 Vanity is increased unto men by 00-
pression, 4 by envy, 5 by idleness, 7 by covetousness, 9 by solitariness, 13 by wilfulness. - Chap.
v. 1 Vanilies in divine service, 8 in murmuring against oppression, 9 and in riches.
1 THE WORDS OF THE PREACHER, THE SON OF DAVID, KING OF
JERUSALEM.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities ! ball is
a Ps. 39. 5, 6.
b Ro. 8. 20.
(13) The book of Ecclesiastes was written by Solo-
mon after his allegiance to God had yielded to the
attractions of idolatrous women. It has been di-
vided variously by different commentators. The
more usual division is that of Dr. Wells, into two
general parts : the first showing that all things re-
lating to this world are vain and perishing, and can
afford no true or lasting happiness; the second
proving that the fear of God alone is real and per-
manent satisfaction and wisdom. Many passages
in this book have been misunderstood; it has been
supposed to savor of irreligion and immorality.
The passages, however, in question, do not express
the opinion of the king: they contain the false ar-
guments which he puts into the mouth of the
imaginary interlocutor whose opinions he opposes.
The best analysis of this book, excepting, perhaps,
that of Diodati, which is too long to be inserted
here, is that by Mr. Des Voeux, which as given in
Horne's Critical Introduction, and which I have
extracted as a useful illustration of its various ob-
scurities and difficulties.
“ Mr. Des Voeux," says Mr. Horre, reduces
the whole discourse to three propositions, every one |
of which, when properly reflected upon, yields a
strong proof of a state of future rewards and pun.
ishments.”
Ch. i. 1. The introduction.
2, 3. THE FIRST PROPOSITION :-• No
labor or trouble of men in this
world can ever be so profitable
as to produce in them a lasting
contentment and thorough satis-
faction of mind."
4–11. 1st proof. The course of nature,
12, &c. 2d proof. Men's occupations.
16–18. 1st head. Wisdom or philoso-
phy.
Ch. ii. 1, 2. 2d head. Pleasure.
3-10. Both jointly.
11. General conclusion of the second
proof.
A review of the second proof, with
special conclusions relating to
every particular therein men-
tioned, viz.
12-17. 1. Wisdoin.
18–23. 2. Riches.
24-26. 3. Pleasure.
Ch. iii. 1,&c. 3d proof. Inconstancy of men's
9. Conclusion of the third proof.
A review of the second and third
proofs considered conjointly with
special observations and corolla-
ries.
Ch. iii. 10, 11. 1st observation. God is incul-
pable.
12–15. 2d observation. God is the au-
thor of whatever befalls us
in this world.
16, 17. 1st corollary. God shall re-
dress all grievances.
16–21. 2d corollary. God must be
exalted, and man humbled.
22. 3d corollary. God alloweth
men to enjoy the present.
Ch. iv. 1. 4th proof. Men's neglect of proper
opportunities evidenced in seve-
ral instances, viz.
1-3. 1. Oppression :
2. Envy:
5,6. 3. Idleness :
7-12. 4. Avarice :
13-16. 5. Misapplication of esteem
and regard.
Ch. v. . N. B. verses 1-9, is a digression,
containing several admonitions,
in order to prevent any miscon-
struction of the foregoing re-
marks.
10-12. 6. Expensive living.
13. THE SECOND PROPOSITION:-
66 Earthly goods, and whatever
we can acquire by our utmost
trouble and labor in this world,
are so far from making us last-
ingly happy, that they may even
be regarded as real obstacles to
our ease, quiet, and tranquillity.'
14-17. Ist proof. Instability of riches.
Ch. vi. 18. 2d proof. Insufficiency of riches to
Ch. vit 2. make one happy.
3-6. Corollary. The fate of an
abortive is preferable, upon
the whole, to that of one who
lives without enjoying life.
7-9. 3d proof. Men's insatiableness.
10, 11. General conclusion from the first
and second proposition.
12. THE THIRD PROPOSITION :- Men
know not what is or is not truly
advantageous to them: because
they are either ignorant or un-
mindful of that which must come
to pass after they are dead."
will.
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c Ps. 19. 5, 6.
104. 8, 9.
go.
vanity! 3 What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh
under the sun ? 4 One generation passeth away, and another genera-
tion cometh ; but the earth abideth forever5 The sun also ariseth,
* Heb. pantoth. and the sun goeth down, and *hasteth towhispłace where he arose. -
d John 3. 8. 6 The wind goeth-toward the south, and turneth about unto the
north; it whileth about continually, and the wind returneth again
e Job 38. 10. Ps. according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea
is not full ; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they
+ Heb. return to freturn again. 8 All things are full of labor ; man cannot utter it: 'the
Pr. 27. 20. eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filles, with hearing.
Clou l poate 9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be ; and that which
Srabaeis done is that which shall be done : and there is no new thing, under
mas the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new?
it hath been already of old-time, which was before us. 11 There is no
remembranee" of former things; neither shall there be any remem-
brance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I gave
my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that
& Ge. 3. 19. are done under heaven--this sore travail hath God given to the sons
of man fto be exercised therewith.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold,
all is vanity and vexation of spirit! 15 That which is crooked cannot
* Heb. defect. be made straight; and *that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, "Lo, I am come to great
B;, estate, and have gotten "more wisdom than all they that have been
before me in Jerusalem:” yea, my heart had tgreat experience of
i i Thes. 5. 21. wisdom and knowledge. 17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and

and of then
I Or, to afflict
them.
h 1 Ki. 3. 12, 13.
& 4. 30. & 10
23.
| Heb. seen much.
Ch. vii. 1-8. 1st proof. Wrong estimation of
things
A digression intended (like that
in ver. 1-1,) to prevent any
misconstruction of the forego-
ing observations, and contain-
ing several advices, together
with a strong commendation
of him who gives them, in or-
der to enforce the observation
of the rules laid down by him.
9–12. 1st advice. Not to blame Provi-
dence.
13. 2d advice. Not to judge of Prov-
idence.
14, 15. 3d advice. To submit to Provi-
dence.
16–20. 4th advice. To avoid excess.
21, 22. 5th advice. Not to mind idle re-
ports.
23-25. Commendation of the forego-
ing advices, from the au-
thor's application to examine
every thing, and especially
26-29. 1. Wickedness and ignorance.
Ch. viii. 1-8. 2. Wisdom.
2d proof. Anticipated judgments.
9-14. 1. That sin shall not go unpun-
ished, because it is so in this
world.
Ch, ix. 15. 2. That life is preferable to
Ch. X. 6.
death.
*7-9. 1.st corollary. Earthly enjoy-
ments are not criminal.
10. 2d corollary. A proper use
must be made of our faculties.
11-15. 3d proof. Judgments that are seem-
ingly right, yet truly false.
16, &c. 4th proof. Little regard paid to
wisdom.
. 16. 1. Past services are forgotten.
VOL. I.
Ch. x. 17. 2. The least fault is taken notice
Ch. xi. 1-4. of.
5–19. 3. Favor gets what is due to
merit.
20. A caution, to prevent the abuse
of the foregoing remarks.
PRACTICAL INFERENCES.
Ch. xi. 1-4. 1. From the first proposition: We
must give unto earthly goods
that stability which they are
capable of.
5, 6. 2. From the first and second prop-
osition: We must, in our con-
duct, conform to the design of
Providence concerning us, and
leave the success to God."
7-10. 3. From the three propositions,
but especially from the third,
xii. 1-8. we must seek for happiness
beyond the grave.
9-12. Commendation of the work,
from several considerations.
13, 14. THE CONCLUSION of the whole :-
That there must be a state of
true and solid happiness for
men in a future state.--In other
words, the fear of God, and
keeping his commandments, is
the whole of man, that is, his
chief good, his whole interest,
privilege, honor,and happiness,
as well as duty : for, after this
vain life is past, another scene
will succeed, and men shall be
judged and recompensed ac-
cording to their conduct,
secret as well as open, and
wbether it may have been
good or evil.
Vide Horne's Crit. Introduct. vol. ij. p. 185, &c.
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my flesh with
wine.
of the days of
their life.
house.
m 1 Ki. 9. 28. &
&c.
instrument and
instruments.
to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of
spirit. 18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
; Lu. 12. 19.
I said in my heart, “ Go to now, I will prove thee with Chap. ii.
k Is. 50. 11. mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure ; and, behold, this also is
[ Pr. 14. 13. vanity! 2 I said of laughter, “It is mad ;” and of mirth, "What
doeth it?"
1 Heb. to draw 31. sought in my heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting
my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what
was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the
* Heb. the number heaven *all the days of their life. 4 I made me great works ; I builded
me houses ; I planted me vineyards; 5 I made me gardens and orchards,
and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits; 6 I made me pools
of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees. ? I got
Heb. sons of my me servants and maidens, and had tservants born in my house; also I
had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in
10. 10, 14, 21,
& Jerusalem before me. 8 I "gathered me also silver and gold, and the
peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces ; I gat me men sing-
1 Heb. musical ers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as #musical
instruments, and that of all sorts. 9 So I was great, and increased more
than all that were before me in Jerusalem : also my wisdom remained
with me. 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them,
I withheld not my heart from any joy ; for my heart rejoiced in all my
labor : and this was my portion of all my labor. 11 Then I looked on
all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had
labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and
there was no profit under the sun.
12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly :
* Or, in those (for what can the man do that cometh after the king ? *even that which
have been already hath been already done.) 13 Then I saw fthat wisdom excelleth folly,
re as far as light excelleth darkness. 14 The "wise man's eyes are in his
is an excellency head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also
than in folly, &c. that 'one event happeneth to them all.
Then said I in my heart, “ As it happeneth to the fool, so it hap-
Heb. to me, even peneth feven to me; and why was I then more wise ?” Then I said
in my heart, that this also is vanity. 16 For there is no remembrance of
the wise more than of the fool for ever ; seeing that which now is in
the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man?
-as the fool. 17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought
under the sun is grievous unto me : for all is vanity and vexation of
* Heb. labored. spirit! 18 Yea, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun:
p Ps. 49. 10. because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And
who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool ? yet shall he
have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have
showed myself wise under the sun.—This is also vanity.
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor
which I took under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labor is in
wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not
† Heb. give. labored therein shall he fleave it for his portion.-This also is vanity
and a great evil. 22 For what hath man of all his labor, and of the
vexation of his heart, wherein he hath labored under the sun ? 23 For all
9 Job 5. 7. & 14. his days 'are sorrows, and his travail grief. yea, his heart taketh not
rest in the night. This is also vanity. 24 There is nothing better for a
man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he fshould make his
soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it was from the
* Heb. before him. hand of God. 25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto,
more than I? 26 For God giveth to a man that is good *in his sight
things which
done.
† Heb. that there
in wistom more
n Pr. 17. 24.
o Ps. 49. 10.
to me.
AYR
pra
s
an, Dingo staru
AGRAR
PS
delight his
senses.
Ge. 7. 1. Lu. 1.
6.
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Pr. 28. 8.
+ Hob. to bear.
s He. 9. 27.
1 Co. 7. 5.
11. 33.
w Ja. 1. 17.
wisdom, and knowledge, and joy ; but to the sinner he giveth travail,
*Job 27. 16, 17. to gather and to heap up, "that he may give to him that is good before
God.--This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
i To every thing there is a season, and a time to every. Chap. iii.
purpose under the heaven :-
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant,--and a time to pluck up that which is planted ;
3 A time to kill,—and a time to heal ;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep-and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance ;
5 A time to cast away stones,—and a time to gather stones together;
Hleb. to be far. A time to embrace, and a time fto refrain from embracing;
from. Jool 2. 16.
6 A time to *get,--and a time to lose ;
* Or, seek.
A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
? A time to rend, and a time to sew ;
t Am. 5. 13. A 'time to keep silence,-and a time to speak;
u Lu. 14. 26.
8 A time to love,-and a time “to hate;
A time of war,—and a time of peace.
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?
10 Thave seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to
be exercised in it. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:
v Job 11. 7. Ro. also he hath set the world in their heart, so that 'no man can find out
the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know
that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good
in his life. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and en-
joy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. 14 I know that
whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever : "nothing can be put to it,
nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear
before him. i. That which hath been is now, and that which is to be
| Heb, driven hath already been; and God requireth that which is fpast.
16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that
wickedness was there ; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was
there. 17 I said in my heart, “ God "shall judge the righteous and the
2 Thes. 1. 6, 7. wicked for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.y?
# Or, that they. 18 I said in my heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that
might clear God,
and see, &c. God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves
y Ps. 49. 12, 20. are beasts. 19 For 'that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts ;
even one thing befalleth them : as the one dieth, so dieth the other: yea,
they have all one breath ; so that a man hath no preëminence above a
z See Ge. 2. 7. beast : for all is vanity ! 20 All go unto one place ; *all are of the dust,
* Heb. of the sons and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knoweth the spirit *of man that tgoeth
of man. ch. 12.
upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth ?
1 Heb. is ascend- 22 Wherefore I perceived that there is nothing better than that a man
ing.
should rejoice in his own works ; for that is his portion : for who shall
bring him to see what shall be after him}}
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are Chap. iv.
done under the sun : and behold the tears of such as were
oppressed, and they had no comforter ; and on the fside of their op-
a Job 3. 17, &c.
pressors there was power ; but they had no comforter. Wherefore "I
0 Job 3. 11, 16,
praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which
the are yet alive. 3 Yea, 'better is he than both they which hath not yet
been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
° 4 Again, I considered all travail, and *every right work, that tfor this
as a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of
14.
spirit. 5 The 'fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
c Pr. 6. 10. & 24.
aroay.
t Ro. 2. 6–8.
2 Co. 5. 10.
7.
I Heb. hand.
21.
* Heb. all the
rightness of
work.
+ Heb. this is the
cuvy of a man
from his neigh.
agresores
+
33.
616
TOD
ECCLESIASTES; OR, THE PREACHER.
16. 8.
not lo be admon-
ished.
Is. 1. 12, &c.
1-12.
6. 6.
h Pr. 10. 19. Mat.
6. 7.
¿ Pr. 10. 19.
Nu, 30.2. Ps.
50. 14.
Pr. 15. 16, 17.& 6 Better dis a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with
travail and vexation of spirit.
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8 There is one
alone, and there is not a second, yea, he hath neither child nor brother:
e Pr. 27. 20. 1 Jo. yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with
riches; neither saith 'he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul
of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 'Two are better
than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. 10 For if
they fall, the one will lift up his fellow : but woe to him that is alone
when he falleth ; for he hath not another to help him up. 11 Again, if
two lie together, then they have heat; but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-
fold cord is not quickly broken. 13 Better is a poor and a wise child
Heb. who knoweth than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. 14 For
out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his
kingdom becometh poor. 15 I considered all the living which walk under
the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. 16 There
is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them :
they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is
vanity and vexation of spirit.
fSee Ex. 3.5. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and CHAP. V.
g 1 Sa. 15. 22. be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools; for
29.50; 8,. 1S. they consider not that they do evil. 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not
thy heart be hasty to utter any *thing before God : for God is in heaven,
* Or, word.
Mat, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words "be few. 3 For a dream
cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known
by multitude of words. 4 When ithou vowest a vow unto God, defer
not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools : pay that which thou
k Pr. 20. 25. Ac. hast vowed. 5 Better "is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou
shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh
1 1 Co. 11. 10. to sin ; 'neither say thou before the Angel, that it was an error : where-
fore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy
hands ? ? For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are
also divers vanities; but fear thou God.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of
+ Heb. will, or, judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the fmatter : mfor
He that is higher than the highest regardeth ; and there be higher than
they. 9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is
served by the field.
-10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that
loveth abundance with increase :--this is also vanity. 11 When goods
increase, they are increased that eat them; and what good is there
to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes ?
12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much;
but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
SECTION II.— The Second Proposition.
CHAP. v. 13, to the end, and vi. 1-11.
Joy in riches is the gift of God. - Chap. vi. 1 The vanity of riches without use. 3 Of children, 6
and old age without riches. 9 The vanity of sight and wandering desires. 11 The conclusion of
vanities.
13 THERE is...sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely,
riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. 14 But those riches
perish by evil travail ; and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in
his hand. 15 As "he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he
return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labor, which
he may carry away in his band. 16 And this also is a sore evil, that in
Pr. 11. 29.
all points as he came, so shall he go ; and what profit hath he bthat
5. 4.
wit
RTV2
homirenin
wa

T
Stream
purpose.
m Ps. 12. 5. &
58. ll. & 82. 1. thout
9 Mous
CA
SECT. II.
a Job 1. 21. Ps.
49. 17. 1 Ti. 6.
7.
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6. 17.
give not much,
1-11.
Ps. 17. 14.
14. 19, 20. Je.
58. 8.
of the soul.
hath labored for the wind ? 17 All his days also he eateth in darkness,
and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
* Heb. there is a 18 Behold that which I have seen : *it is good and comely for one
good which is
comely, &c. I Ti. to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor that he taketh
Heb. the number under the sun tall the days of his life, which God giveth him ; for it is
of the days.
his portion. 19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and
wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his por-
I Or, Though he
he tion, and to rejoice in his labor ; this is the gift of God. 20 For he shall
yet he remember- not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him
eth, &c.
in the joy of his heart.
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and CHAP. vi.
it is common among men :-? A man to whom God hath bet
Job 21. 10, &c. given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul
d Lu. 12. 20. of all that he desireth, dyet God giveth him not power to eat thereof,
but a stranger eateth it :—this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 3 If a
man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days
e 2 Ki. 9. 35. Is. of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also
22, 19. that he have no burial ; I say, that fan untimely birth is better than he.
f Job 3. 16. Ps. 4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his
name shall be covered with darkness. 5 Moreover he hath not seen the
sun, nor known any thing : this hath more rest than the other. 6 Yea,
though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good :
-do not all go to one place ?
& Pr. 16. 26.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the *appetite is not
* Heb. soul.
filled. 8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor,
that knoweth to walk before the living ? 9 Better is the sight of the
Heb. walking eyes than the twandering of the desire :—this is also vanity and vexation
of spirit.
10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is
h Seo Job 9. 32. man ; "neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the
- better?
SECT. III.
Section III.— The Third Proposition.
CHAP. vi. 12, to chap. x.
Chap. vii. 1 Remedies against vanity are, a good nume, 2 mortification, 7 patience, 11 wisdom. 23 The
dificulty of wisdom. - Chap. viii. 1 King's are greatly to be respected. 6 The divine providence is
to be observed. 12 It is better with the godly in adversity, than with the wicked in prosperity. 16
The work of God is unsearchable. - Chap. ix. 1 Like things happen to good and bad. 4 There
is a necessity of deuth unto men. 7 Comfort is all their portion in this life. 11 God's providence
ruleth over all. 13 Wisdom is belter than strength. - Chap. x. 1 Observations of wisdom and
folly: 16 of riot, 18 slothfulness, 19 and money. 20 Men's thoughts of Icing's ought to be
reverent.
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, *all the days
life of his vanity. of his vain life, which he spendeth as "a shadow ? for bwho can tell a
a Ps. 102. 11. Ja.
man what shall be after him under the sun ?
6 Ps. 39. 6.
1A good name is better than precious ointment; Chap. vii.
And the day of death than the day of one's birth.
2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the
For that is the end of all men ;
[house of feasting :
And the living will lay it to his heart.
tor, Anger. 3 +Sorrow is better than laughter;
d2 Co. 7. 10.
For by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning;
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It 'is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Pr. 13. 18. & 15.
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
| Heb. sound.
6 For as the #crackling of thorns under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool:-this also is vanity..
7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad;
VOL. 1.
2 z *
11 sodi

* Heb. the number
of the days of the
resuwu
VA **
*NTA
4. 14.
c Pr. 15. 30.&
22. 1.
Vivo
):
SUS
e Sec Ps. 141. 5.
31, 32.
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618
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ËCCLESIASTES; OR, THE PREACHER.
h Pr. 14. 17.&
16. 32. Ja. 1. 19.
dom.
an inlcritance,
yea, better too.
Is. 14, 27.
75*Samantha
Kurs i
n
the
indepen
* Heb. made.
K Pr. 25. 16.
Ro. 12. 3.
55. 23. Pr. 10.
27.
I Heb. not in thy
time.
24. 5.
f Ex. 23. 8. And 'a gift destroyeth the heart.
8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof:
g Pr. 14. 29.
And the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirito
9 Be "not hasty in thy spirit to be angry;
For anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were
better than these ?
* Heb. out of wis- For thou dost not inquire *wisely concerning this.
† Or, as good as 11 Wisdom tis good with an inheritance ;
And by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
| Heb. shadow. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence;
But the excellency of knowledge is,
That wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13 Consider the work of God;
i See Job 12. 14. For who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked ?
jDe. 28. 47. 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful,
But in the day of adversity consider :
God also hath set the one over against the other,
To the end that man should find nothing after him.
15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity; there is a just man
that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that pro-
longeth his life in his wickedness. 16 Be "not righteous over much ;
? Eccl. 3. 21, 22. 'neither make thyself over wise :-why shouldest thou Idestroy thyself?
+ Heb. be desolate. 17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish :-why "shouldest
m Job 15.32. Ps. thou die [before thy time ? 18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold
of this, yea, also from this withdraw not thy hand; for he that feareth
z thy God shall come forth of them all.
n Pr. 21. 22. &
a 39 Wisdom "strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which
0 1 Ki. 8. 46. are in the city. 20 For ºthere is not a just man upon earth that doeth
Pr. 20.9. Ro. 3. good, and sinneth not.
23. 1 Jo. 1. 8. 21 Also *take no heed unto all words that are spoken ; lest thou hear
thy servant curse thee: w for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth
that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. 23 All this have I proved
p Ro. 1. 22.
by wisdom : 'I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. 24 That
0. 'which is far off, and "exceeding deep—who can find it out?
q Ro. 11. 33. 25 +I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wis-
here.compusmed. dom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly,
s pr. 5. 3, 4. & even of foolishness and madness : 26 and I find more bitter than death
the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands :
| Heb. be that is whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be
taken by her. 27 Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, *counting
one by one, to find out the account : 28 which yet my soul seeketh, but
I find not: 'one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman
among all those have I not found. 29 Lo, this only have I found, "that
God hath made man upright; but "they have sought out many in-
v Ge. 3. 6,7.
ventions.
i Who is as the wise man ? and who knoweth the inter- Chap. viii.
w Pr. 4.8, 9. & pretation of a thing ? "A man's wisdom maketh his face to
17. 24. See Ac.
shine, and the fboldness of his face shall be changed.
+ Heb. strength.
2 Lcounsel thee to keep the king's commandment, *and that in re-
De. 28. 50.
a 1 Ch. 29. 24. gard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight : stand
not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where
y Job 34. 18. the word of a king is, there is power: and 'who may say unto him,
What doest thou ?
5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall #feel no evil thing; and a
wise inan's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Because to every
purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the inisery of man is


2 Ch. 6. 36.
TVM
* Heb. give not
thy heart.

Job 28. 12, 20.
1 Ti. 6. 16.
+ Heb. I and my
22. 14."
good before God.
* Or, ucighing
one thing after
another, lo find
out the reason.
t Job 33. 23. Ps.
12. 1.
21 Ge. 1. 27.
6. 15.
Arroy
liams tende
2 1 Ch. 29. 24.
Ez.. 17. 18. Ro.
13. 5.
| Heb. lenov.
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peapons.
10.
2. 5.
19. Pr. 1. 32
18. 3. 10, il.
z Pr. 24. 22. great upon him. 7 For ?he knoweth not that which shall be ; for who
* Or, how it shall can tell him *when it shall be ?
a Ps. 49.6, 7. 8 There “is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the
6 Job 14. 5. spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death : and there is no
Or, casting of tdischarge in that war ; neither shall wickedness deliver those that
are given to it.
9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is
done under the sun ; there is a time wherein one man ruleth over
another to his own hurt. 10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had
come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in
the city where they had so done :this is also vanity.
c Ps. 10. 6. Is. 26. 11 Because 'sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,
therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
d Is. 65. 20. Ro. 12 Though da sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be pro-
? Ps. 37. 11, 18, longed, yet surely I know that "it shall be well with them that fear
33. God, which fear before him : 13 but it shall not be well with the wick-
Mat. 25. 34, 41. ed, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow ; because
he feareth not before God.
14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be
f Ps. 73. 14. just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wick-
ed; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to
the work of the righteous :-I said that this also is vanity..15 Then I
commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun,
than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; for that shall abide with
him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under
the sun.
16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the busi-
ness that is done upon the earth; (for also there is that neither day
nor night seeth sleep with his eyes ;) 17 then I beheld all the work of
g Job 5. 9. Ro. God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun :
because though a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it;
1. Ps. 73. 16. yea, farther; though a wise man think to know it, "yet shall he not be
able to find it.
| Heb. I gave, or, For all this ļI considered in my heart even to declare all CHÁP. ix.
this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in
the hand of Godi no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is
i Job 21. 7. &c., before them. 4All 'things come alike to all: there is one event to the
Ps. 73. 3, 12, 13. We
Mal. 3. 15. righteous, and to the wicked ; to the good, and to the clean, and to the
unclean ; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not; as
is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an
oath. 3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that
there is one event unto all : yea, also the heart of the sons of men is
full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that
they go to the dead. 4 For to him that is joined to all the living there
is hope : for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 For the living
j See Job 14. 21. know that they shall die ; but the dead know not any thing, neither
have they any more a reward ; "for the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished ;
neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done
under the sun.
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a
herry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 8 Let thy garments
* Habs See, or, be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. 9 *Live joyfully
with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity,
which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity,
for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labor which thou takest
under the sun. 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy
11. 33.
set to my lcart.
e solo a los
k Job 7. 8-10.
Ls. 26. 14.
baxiso their love
Enjoy life.
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ECCLESIASTES; OR, THE PREACHER. .
Je. 9. 23.
m Pr. 29. 6. Lu.
12. 20, 39. & 17.
5.3.
n See 2 Sa. 20.
16-22.
24. 5.
od
* Heb, Flies of
death.
1 Heb. heart.
might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom,
in the grave, whither thou goest.
I Am. 2. 14, 15. 11 I returned, 'and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the
swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor
yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill, but
time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not
his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds
iz that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men "snared in an
26, &c. 1 Thes. evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great
unto me :-_14 There "was a little city, and few men within it; and
there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great
bulwarks against it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man,
and he by his wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that
0 Pr. 21. 22. & same poor man. 16 Then 'said I, “ Wisdom is better than strength;"
p Mark 6. 2, 3. nevertheless "the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are
not heard.
17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet
More than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
9 Jos. 7. 1, 11, 12. But 'one sinner destroyeth much good.
1+Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to CHAP. X.
send forth a stinking savor :
So doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.
? A wise man's heart is at his right hand ;
But a fool's heart is at his left.
3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way,
His #wisdom faileth him, 'and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
q Pr. 13. 16. &
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place;
3 1 Sa. 25. 24, &c. For 'yielding pacifieth great offences.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun,
As an error which proceedeth *from the ruler :
† Heb. heights. Folly is set in great tdignity,
And the rich sit in low place.
[ Pr. 19. 10. ? I have seen servants 'upon horses,
And princes walking as servants upon the earth.
IL P8. 7. 15. Pr.
8 He “that diggeth a pit shall fall into it;
26. 27.
And whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith ;
And he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge,
Then must he put to more strength ; .
But wisdom is profitable to direct.
+ P8. 38. 4, 5.
11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment;
Heb. the master And a #babbler is 'no better.
of the tongue. 12 The "words of a wise man's mouth are *gracious ;
But *the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness;
And the end of his ftalk is mischievous madness.
f Heb. mouth... . 14 A fool also fis full of words :
A man cannot tell what shall be;
And what shall be after him, who can tell him ?
15 The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them,
Because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
y Is. 3. 4, 5, 12. 16 Woe 'to thee, O land! when thy king is a child,
And thy princes eat in the morning!
18. 2.
Pr. 25. 15.
* Heb. from be-
fore.
Est. 3. 1.
& 30. 22.
Je. 8. 17.
20 Pr. 10. 32. &
12. 13.
* Heb. grace,
z Pr. 10. 14. &
18. 7.
1 Heb. multiplieth
words. Pr. 15. 2.
de 5. 11.
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z Pr. 31. 4.
* Heb. maketh
glad the life.
17 Blessed art thou, O land! when thy king is the son of nobles,
And thy princes eat in due season,
For strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth;
And through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine *maketh merry:
But money answereth all things.
20 Curse "not the king, no not in thy fthought;
And curse not the rich in thy bedchamber :
For a bird of the air shall carry the voice,
And that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
a Ex. 22. 28. AC.
23. 5.
Or, conscience,
figure like, Lu.
19. 40.
SECT. IV.
t
.
* Heb. upon the
face of the waters.
See Ts. 32. 20.
a De. 15. 10. Pro
19. 17. Mat. 10
42. 2. Co. 9. 8.
Gal. 6. 9, 10.
He. 6. 10.
6 Ps. 112. 9. Lu.
6. 30. 1 Ti. 6.
18, 19.
c Mic. 5. 5.
d Eph. 5. 16.
e John 3. 8.
† Heb. be right.
SECTION IV.-Practical Inferences, and Conclusion.
Chap. xi, and xii.
1 Directions for charity. 7 Death in life, 9 and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be
thought on. — Chap. xii. 1 The Creator is to be remembered in due time. 8 The Preacher's care
to edify. 13 The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity.
i Cast thy bread *upon the waters;
For “thou shalt find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight;
For dthou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth:
And if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north,
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow;
And he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
5 As 'thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit,
Nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child :
Even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
6 In the morning sow thy seed,
And in the evening withhold not thy hand :
For thou knowest not whether shall fprosper, either this or that,
Or whether they both shall be alike good.
17 Truly the light is sweet,
And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all;
ret let him remember the days of darkness;
For they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity!
p y Rejoice, O young man! in thy youth ;
And let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth,
And 'walk in the ways of thy heart,
And in the sight of thine eyes:
But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into
10 Therefore remove #sorrow from thy heart,
[judgment.
And "put away evil from thy flesh;
For childhood and youth are vanity.
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, CHAP. xii.
While the evil days come not,
Nor the years draw nigh,
When "thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2 While the sun, or the light,
Or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened,
Nor the clouds return after the rain :
3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble,
And the strong men shall bow themselves,
And the grinders * cease because they are few,
And those that look out of the windows be darkened,
4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets,
f Nu. 15. 39.
g Ro. 2. 6-11.
1 Or, anger.
h 2 Co. 7.1.2 Ti.
2. 22.
i Ps. 39. 5.
į Pr. 22. 6. La.
3. 27
19.
k See 2 Sa. 19.
35.
* Or, fail, be-
cause they grind
little.
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[PERIOD V.
DEATH OF SOLOMON.
o See Ge. 2. 7.
When the sound of the grinding is low,
And he shall rise up at the voice of the bird,
1 2 Sa. 19. 35. And all 'the daughters of music shall be brought low;
5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high,
And fears shall be in the way,
And the almond tree shall flourish,
And the grasshopper shall be a burden,
m Job 17. 13. And desire shall fail : because man goeth Mto his long home,
n Je. 9. 17. And "the mourners go about the streets :
6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed,
Or the golden bowl be broken,
Or the pitcher be broken at the fountain,
Or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Ps. 90. 3. . 7 Then 'shall the dust return to the earth as it was:
21.416.J634. And the spirit shall return unto God 'who gave it. )
8“Vanity 'of vanities," saith the Preacher: “all is vanity!” 9 And
Zo. 12. 1.
fmoreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people
se knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and 'set in order
many proverbs. 10 The Preacher sought to find out facceptable words;
q 1 Ki. 4. 32.
of and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. 11 The
t Heb. words of
delight. words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters
* Or, reading.
of of assemblies, which are given from one Shepherd. 12 And further, by
the matter, even these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end;
been heard, is. and much *study is a weariness of the flesh.
6. 2. & 10. 13 +Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter ;--Fear 'God, and
( Mat. 12. 36. Ac. keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For
2. 16. & 14.10, 'God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
5. whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

p Nu. 16. 22. &
14. Is. 57. 16.
9 Ps. 62. 9.
Or, the inore wise
the Preacher was,
&c.
Thiave good it was wisecheri call
† Or, The end of
all that hath
12.
2. 16. & 14. 10,
12. 1 Co. 4. 5.
2 Co. 5. 10.
PART VIII.
PART VIII.
A. M. 3029.
DEATH OF SOLOMON.
B. C. 975.
HALES, 991.
1 Kings xi. 41-43.—2 Chron. ix. 29–31.
* Or, words, or,
41 AND the rest of the *acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and
things.
his wisdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon ?
Heb. Words. 29 fand) in the Book of Nathan the prophet, and in the or
2 Chron. ix.
Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of
Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 42 And 1 Kings xi.
the ftime that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all 42, 43.
Israel was forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was
a Mat. 1. 7, called buried in the city of David his father; and “Rehoboam his son reigned
in his stead.
par
I Heb. days.
Roboam.
2 Chron. ix. part of ver. 29, 30, 31.-29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and
last, arc they not written--, 30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty
years. 31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his
father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
Part I.]
623
THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM.
PERIOD VI.
FROM THE ELEVATION OF REHOBOAM TO THE BABYLONISH
CAPTIVITY.
3046.
958.
974.
1-24.
PART I.
THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM, FIRST KING OF JUDAH, WITH THE
CONTEMPORARY EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL.*
PORTION I. PORTION I.-Reign of Rehoboam ;-Revolt of the Ten Tribes ;-Invasion
of Shishak ;--Death of Rehoboam.
17 YEARS.
AM 3029 to 1 Kings xiv. part of ver. 21, xii. 1-24.--2 CHRON. xi. 5, to the end. xii. 1.-1 Kings xiv.
22-24.-2 Chron. xii. 2, to the end.--1 Kings xiv. part of ver. 21, and 25, to the end.
B. C. 975 to 2 CHRON. X., and xi., 1-4.
The Israelites assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto
HALES, 991 to
him. Rehoboam, refusing the old men's counsel by the advice of young men, answereth then
roughly. T'en tribes revolting kill Adoram, and mulce Rehoboam to flee. Rehoboam raising an
army, is forbidden by Shemaiuh. Rehoboum strengtheneth his kingdom with forts and provisions.
The priests and Levites and such as feared God forsaken by Jeroboam, strengthen the kingdom
of Judah. The wives and children of Rehoboam. He relapses into idolatry. He is punished
by Shishak. He and the princes, repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah, are delivered from
destruction, but not from spoil. His reign and deuth.
21 AND Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Reho-
boam was forty and one years old when he began to reign.
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem ; for all Israel were 1 Kings xii.
come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came to pass,
al Ki. 11-40. when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in “Egypt, heard of it,
(for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam
dwelt in Egypt ;) 3 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and
all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
61 Sa. 8. 11-18. 466 Thy father made our byoke grievous : now therefore make thou the
1 Ki. 4. 7.
grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon
us, lighter, and we will serve thee.” 5 And he said unto them, “ Depart
yet for three days, then come again to me.” And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before
Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, “How do ye advise
that I may answer this people ? ” ? And they spake unto him, saying,
Pr. 15. 1.
“If 'thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve
them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they
will be thy servants for ever." 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old
men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men
that were grown up with him, and which stood before him. 9 And he
said unto them, “What counsel give ye that we may answer this peo-
ple, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke which thy father
did put upon us lighter ?'” 10 And the young men that were grown up
with him spake unto him, saying, “ Thus shalt thou speak unto this
people, that spake unto thee, saying, “Thy father made our yoke
heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us;' thus shalt thou say unto
them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 11 And
now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to
your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will.chastise
you with scorpions.”
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third đay,
as the king had appointed, saying, “Come to me again the third
1
* From the difficulty of arranging the events in and Chronicles are harmonized throughout in this
this period, it has been thought most advisable to Period, and the Prophecies are arranged as they
divide each part into Two Portions. The First Por- were delivered in the reigns of their respective
tion contains the reign of a king of Judah; the kings, so far, at least, as can be ascertained from
Second, the events in the kingdom of Israel con- internal evidence and the testimony of various
temporary with his reign. The Books of Kings authors.
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THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM.
* Heb hardby.
day.” 13 And the king answered the people *roughly, and forsook the
d Ju. 14. 4.
Heb. strengt
counsel of the young men, saying, “ My father made your yoke heavy,
and I will add to your yoke : my father also chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scorpions.” 15 Wherefore the king heark-
ened not unto the people ; for dthe cause was from the LORD, that he
might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shi-
lonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them,
c2 Sa. 20. 1.
the people answered the king, saying, “What 'portion have we in
David ? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : to your tents,
O Israel! now see to thine own house, David !” So Israel departed
unto their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the
cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and
all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Reho-
'ened himself.
to boam tmade speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
I Or, fell away. 19 So Israel frebelled against the house of David unto this day, 20 And
2 Ki. 17. 21.
it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again,
that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him
king over all Israel ; there was none that followed the house of David,
but the tribe of Judah only.
21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all
the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and four-
score thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the
house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of
Solomon. 22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of
God, saying, 23 « Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of
Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the
remnant of the people, saying, 24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not
go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return
every man to his house ; for this thing is from me.” They hearkened
therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to
the word of the LORD.
A. M. 3031.
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities 2 Chron. xi.
B. C. 973.
for defence in Judah. 6 He built even Beth-lehem, and Dale
Hales, 987.
Etam, and Tekoa, and Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 8 and Gath,
and Mareshah, and Ziph, and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Ben-
jamin, fenced cities. 11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put cap-
tains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. 12 And in every
several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong,
having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
* Heh. presented 13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel *resorted
to him out of all their coasts. 14 For the Levites left 'their suburbs and
f Nu. 35. 2.
their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem : for Jeroboam and
his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the
g1 Ki. 12. 31. & T .15 ond en we
$13. 33. Ho. 13. LORD : 15 and "he ordained him priests for the high places, and for
"the devils, and for the calves which he had made. 16 And after them
h Le. 17.7.1 Co.
out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD
nd.
themselves to
him.
2.
10. 20.
their fathers. 17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made
Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years : for three years
they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the
son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. 20 And
PART I.]
625
INVASION OF SHISHAK.
is called Michai-
17.
of wives.
22-24.
I De. 32. 21. Ps.
78. 58. 1 Co. 10.
22.
16. 24, 25.
images, or,
statues.
m Is. 57. 5.
e end
il Ki. 15. 2. She after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom ; which bare him
ak the daughter Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 And Rehoboam loved
of Uriel,
2 Ch. 13. 2. Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concu-
bines, (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and
begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) 22 And Reho-
j See De. 21. 15- boam 'made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among
his brethren : for he thought to make him king. 23 And he dealt wisely,
and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah
and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in
+ Heb. a multitude abundance. And he desired finany wives.
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established 2 CHRON. xii.
the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook 1.
the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. 22 And 1 Kings xiv.
6. Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they "provoked
him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all
i De. 1.2.2. Ez. that their fathers had done. 23 For they also built ihem 'high places,
8. Or, standing and fimages, and groves, on every high hill, and "under every green
tree. 24 And "there were also sodomites in the land: and they did accord-
ing to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out
72 De. 23. 17.
before the children of Israel.
A. M. 3034.
2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Re- 2 Chron. xii.
B. C. 970.
hoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,
because they had transgressed against the LORD, 3 with twelve hundred
chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen : and the people were
without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the
Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians. 4 And he took the fenced cities which
pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes
of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak,
and said unto them, “ Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and
therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.” 6 Whereupon
o Ja. 4. 10.
the princes of Israel and the king 'humbled themselves; and they
p Ex. 9. 27. said, “ The 'Lord is righteous.” 7 And when the LORD saw that they
humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying,
- They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them,
but I will grant them *some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be
poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless
'they shall be his servants; that they may know 'my service, and
the service of the kingdoms of the countries.” 9 So Shishak king of
Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the
house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all :
s 1 Ki. 10. 16, 17. he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
10 Instead of which king Rehoboam inade shields of brass, and com-
mitted them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the
entrance of the king's house. 11 And when the king entered into the
house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought
them again into the guard chamber. 12 And when he humbled him-
self, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not
or and yet in destroy him altogether : fand also in Judah things went well. .
good things: see 13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned :
Ge. 18. 24.
for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD
had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And
his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 14 And he did evil,
because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. 15 Now the
Heb. Words. acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the * Book of
Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies?
VOL. I.
79
* Or, a little
while.
Ethors wholl ha bir a
r
See Is. 26. 13.
r De. 28. 47, 48.
2 Ch. 9. 15, 16.
| Or, fica.
· SA
626
[PERIOD VI.
THE DEATH OF REHOBOAM.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of
David : and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
* Heb. Tunners.
+ 2 Ch. 12. 16,
Abijal. Mat. 1.
2, Abia.
1 Kings xiv. part of ver. 21, and 25, to end.—21_and he reigned seventeen years in Jeru-
salem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name
there : and his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.--25 And it came to pass in the
fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.
26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's
house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon
had made. 27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them
unto the hands of the chief of the *guard, which kept the door of the king's house. 28 And
it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and
brought them back into the guard chamber.
29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboain, and all that he did, are they not written in
the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 30 And there was war between Reho-
boam and Jeroboam all their days. 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried
with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamiah an Ammon-
itess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
2 CHRON. X.-1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for to Shechem were all Israel
come to make him king: 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that
Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all
Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying, 456 Thy father made our yoke grievous : now
therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke
that he put upon us, and we will serve thee." 5 And he said unto them, “ Come again
unto me after three days." And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon
his father while he yet lived, saying, “ What counsel give ye me to return answer to this
people ?”? And they spake unto him, saying, “If thou be kind to this people, and please
them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever." 8 But he for-
sook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that
were brought up with him, that stood before him. 9 And he said unto them, " What
advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, say-
ing, ' Ease somewhat the yoke ihat thy father did put upon us?!" 10 And the young men
that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, “ Thus shalt thou answer the
people that spake unto thee, saying, “Thy father inade our yoke heavy, but make thou it
1. Heb. lada.
more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with
scorpions." 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboain on the third day, as
the king bade, saying, " Come again to me on the third day.” 13 And the king answered
them roughly; and king Rehoboain forsook the counsel of the old men, 14 and answered
them after the advice of the young men, saying, “ My father made your yoke heavy, but
I will add thereto.: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with
scorpions." 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people ; for the cause was of God, that
the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite
to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people
answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David ? and we have none in-
heritance in the son of Jesse : every man to your tents, O Israel ! and now, David, see
to thine own house !” So all Israel went to their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel
that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam
sent Hadoram, that was over the tribute ; and the children of Israel stoned him with
stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam Imade speed to get him up to his chariot, to
flee to Jerusalem. 19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
2 Chron. xi. 1-4.- And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the
house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which
were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 36 Speak unto
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
saying, - Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren : return
every man to his house : for this thing is done of me." And they obeyed the words of
the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
I Hcb. strength-
cred himself
Part I.]
621
IDOLATRY OF THE GOLDEN CALVES.
oam said in hy this people on the heart of this pcopley'shall kill me,
PORTION II.
Part I.-PORTION II.
A. M. 3030. EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
B. C. 974.
REIGN OF REHOBOAM KING OF JUDAH.
Hales, 990.
Idolatry of the Golden Calves ; -History of the Prophet of Beth-el.
1 Kings xii. 25, to the end, and xiii.
Jeroboam strengtheneth himself by cities, and by the idolatry of the two calves.- 1 Kings xiii. 1
Jeroboam's hand, that offered violence to him thul prophesied against his altar at Beth-el, withereth,
6 and at the prayer of the prophet is restored. The prophet, refusing the Icing's entertainment,
departeth form Beth-el. 11 An old prophet, seducing him, bringeth him buck. 20 He is reproved
by God, 23 sluin by a lion, 26 buried by the old prophet, 31 who confirmeth his prophecy.
33 Jeroboam's obstinacy.
a See Ju. 9. 45. 25 THEN Jeroboam "built Shechem in Mount Ephraim, and dwelt
b Ju. 8. 17. therein; and went out from thence, and built "Penuel. 26 And Jero-
boam said in his heart, “Now shall the kingdom return to the house
c De. 12. 5,6. of David. 27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the
LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto
their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me,
and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah." 28 Whereupon the king
d 2 Ki. 10. 29. &
9. & took counsel, and "made (1)two calves of gold, and said unto them," It
17. 16.
e Ex. 32. 4,8. is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem : 'behold thy gods, O Israel !
f Ge. 28. 19. Ho.
4. 15.
Ho. which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.” 29 And he set the
g Ju. 18. 29. one in ‘Beth-el, and the other put he in "Dan. 30 And this thing be-
12 Ki. 17. 21.
came "a sin : for the people went to worship before the one, even unto
i Nu. 3. 10. 2 Ki.
17. 32. 2 Ch. 11. Dan. 31 And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the
778.** *2. ** lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. 32 And Jero-
j Le. 23. 33, 34.
3, 34. boam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the
h
Nu. 29. 12.
* Or, went up to month, like unto the ſeast that is in Judah, and he *offered upon the
the altar, dc.
en altar. So did he in Beth-el, tsacrificing unto the calves that he had
† Or, to sacrifice
(1) Few subjects seem, at first sight, to be attended a bull, a lion, and an eagle, in one body, in which
with more difficulties than the scriptural history of the form of the bull predoininated. It is generally
the idolatry of the golden calf. Immediately after affirmed, therefore, that the two calves which Jero-
the exodus, while the impression of the stupendous boam set up, were intended to represent these cher-
miracles, which had delivered the Israelites from ubim. They were either the complete figure of the
Egypt, was still fresh in their remembrance, they cherubim, or the form of an ox or calf only, or, as
worshipped an Egyptian idol ; and, in the history of is sometimes supposed, the head alone of a calf.
the revolt of the ten tribes, we are informed that Jer. Had Jeroboam been contenied with this innovation,
oboam, to perpetuate the rebellion of the people, and he would have been guilty only of schism, not of
to prevent their returning to their legitimate sove- idolatry. But he had no sooner set up the golden
reign, set up, at the opposite end of his dominions, two calves, than he gave them the names of the Egyp-
calves of gold. He professed to do this to save them tian idols; he declared the cherubim to be the bulls
the unnecessary trouble of going up to Jerusalem to Apis and Mnevis; he pronounced them the deliver-
worship. " It is too much for you to go up to Je- ers of Israel from Egypt, and worshipped them with
rusalem ; behold thy gods, O Israel! which brought the same rites with which Jehovah was worshipped
thee up out of the land of Egypt." The people in the temple at Jerusalem. That this was the sin
submitted to the new mode of worship, although of Jeroboam, who is so repeatedly said " to have
they had, only the week before their rebellion, made Israel to sin,” may be collected from Scrip-
acknowledged the exclusive worship of Jehovah. ture itself. Hosea styles the idols of Jeroboam
They suddenly change their faith, contrary to every «the calves of Beth-aven." Aven was the same
known principle of action, without scruple, without as the Egyptian deity Aun or On. The letters of
hesitation, without any apparent consciousness of the two words in Hebrew are the same; the appar-
inconsistency or impiety.
ent difference between them is made only by the
To account for this extraordinary conduct, we Masoretic punctuation. Aven, Aun, or On, tras
must observe how skilfully the rebellious Jeroboam the Sun, the same as Osiris; the worship of the
adapted his innovation to the received opinions of calves therefore inust have been, substantially, the
the people. The new worship which he was de- worship of the Sun.
sirous of establishing, was a studied imitation of the By this insidious stratagem, we find that Jero-
regular service at Jerusalem. Priests were conse- boam contrived to retain in his dominions a great
crated, and the great festivals observed; sacrifices number of the nominal worshippers of Jehovah;
were offered, and the worship of Jehovah profess- and, at the same time, strengthened his govern-
edly continued. Some alterations were indeed ment by the adherence of many thousands of those
made, in conformity to those erroneous notions who had long been attached, particularly in the
which the Israelites had imbibed from the sur- northern parts of Judea. to the idolatries of the sur-
rounding idolators, and from which they were rounding pagans.—Vide Selden's De Diis Syr. p. 51,
never entirely emancipated till after the Babylonish Amsterdam, edit. 1680; Pfeiffer, Diff Loc. sis. p.
captivity.
247; Bishop Patrick; Faber, Orig. of Pugan Idola
Within the sanctuary, in the temple at Jerusa- try, book ii. chap. vi. p. 434; Horsley, Bib. Crit.
lem, were the figures of the cherubim. These vol. iii. p. 241.; Witsius, Egyptiaca, p. 63.
figures were a combination of the forms of a man,
628
(Period VI.
HISTORY OF THE PROPHET OF BETH-EL.
cense.
na srael. Of his ay of the upo
LORD iname ampon the
2. 18. 1 Co. l.
the LORD.
5. 15.
k Am. 7. 13. made; *and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which
Or, went up to he had made. 33 So he foffered upon the altar which he had made in
Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which
1 Nu. 15. 39.
he had 'devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the chil-
* Heb. to burn in- dren of Israel : and he offered upon the altar, *and burnt incense.
1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by 1 Kings xiii.
the word of the Lord unto Beth-el; and Jeroboam stood by
f Or, to offer. the altar fto burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word
of the Lord, and said, “ O altar, altar! thus saith the LORD; Behold,
m 2 Ki. 23. 15, 16. a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and
upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense
upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee." 3 And he gave
M, 108 12:ohin "a sign the same day, saying, “ This is the sign which the Lord hath
spoken ; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon
it shall be poured out.” 4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam
heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar
in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, “ Lay
hold on him.” And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up,
so that he could not pull it in again to him. 5 The altar also was rent,
and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which
the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 6 And the king
See Ex. 8. 8. answered and said unto the man of God, “Entreat 'now the face of
the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored
, Hel. the face of me again.” And the man of God besought fthe Lord, and the king's
hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 7 And the
king said unto the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh
PI $a. 9. 7. 2 Ki. thyself, and ”I will give thee a reward.” 8 And the man of God said
So Nu. 22. 18.& unto the king, “If "thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in
with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place; 9 for
Co. 5. 11. so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, “ Eat 'no bread,
nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest."
10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came
to Beth-el.
11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his *sons came
and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in
Beth-el : the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they
told also to their father. 12 And their father said unto them, “ What
way went he?” For his sons had seen what way the man of God went,
which came from Judah. 13 And he said unto his sons, “ Saddle me
the ass.” So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon, 14 and
went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and
he said unto him, “ Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah ?"
And he said, “I am.” 15 Then he said unto him, “Come home with
me, and eat bread.” 16 And he said, “I may not return with thee, nor
go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in
this place. 17 For tit was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou
shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the
way that thou camest.” 18 He said unto him, “ I am a prophet also as
thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, say-
ing, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread
and drink water.” But he lied unto him. 19 So he went back with
him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the
LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back. 21 And he cried
unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, “Thus saith the
Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and
hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded
the king, wie eine thee a recome
24. 13.
* Heb. son.
Heb. a word
was. 1 Thes, 4.
15.
THE REIGN OF ABIJAFI.
629
s 1 Ki. 20. 36.
thee, 22 but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the
place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink
no water; thy carcass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.”
23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had
drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom
he had brought back. 24 And when he was gone, ºa lion met him by
the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the
ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass. 25 And, behold, men
passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by
the carcass: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet
dwelt. 26 And when the prophet, that brought him back from the way,
heard thereof, he said, “It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto
the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the
lion, which hath #torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the
LORD, which he spake unto him.” 27 And he spake to his sons, saying,
“ Saddle me the ass.” And they saddled him. 28 And he went and
found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing
by the carcass : the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor *torn the ass.
29 And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid
it upon the ass, and brought it back ; and the old prophet came to the
I Heb. broken.
* Heb. broken.
0
t Je. 22. 18. grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “ Alas, 'my brother!”
31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his
sons, saying, “ When am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre where-
u 2 Ki. 23. 16–19. in the man of God is buried; "lay my bones beside his bones : 32 for
the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar
in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in
the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”
v 2 Ch. 11. 15. & 33 After "this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but
#made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places:
whosoever would, he Iconsecrated him, and he became one of the
Heb. filled his
trund: Ju. 17.12. priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin unto the house
of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of
the earth.
13. 9.
† Heb. returned
and made.
PART II.
PART II.
3 YEARS.
THE REIGN OF ABIJAH.
A. M. 3046 to
3049. 2 CARON. xiii. 1-21.-2 Kings xv. 3-8.-2 Curon. xiii. 22.—2 Chron. xiv. part of 1.-
B. C. 958 to
1 Kings xv. 1, 2.
955.
Abijah begins to reign. Fle malceth war against Jeroboam. He declareth the right of his cause.
HALES, 973 to
970.
Trusting in God he overcometh Jeroboum. The wives and children of Abijah. His wicked
reign, and death.
1 NOW in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began (2) Abijah to
reign over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's
a See 2 Ch. 11.
name also was “Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there
20.
* Heb. bound to- was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 And Abijah * set the battle
gether.
in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred
(2) Abijah is called Abijam, 1 Kings xv. 1; his might have had her name changed when she was
mother also is spoken of both as Maachah and made queen, when she assumed the name of the
Micah; and his grandfather, by his mother's side, first mother of a renowned family in that tribe from
is called both Absalom and Uriel. Such changes of whence she descended. (1 Chron. viii. 29.) She
names are not unfrequent in Scripture, and are was of Gibeah, the city of Saul; and, it is very
either so used by the inspired writers purposely to probable, of the kindred of Saul: and therefore her
hint something to us concerning the person; or father, who was properly called Absalom, is called
else they were occasioned by the people, who fre. Uriel, which name is very similar, in its significa-
ence to their characters or to some qualification or family of Saul. There is therefore no inconsisten-
action, by which they had been distinguished, and cy, when the same persons are called in Scripture
often from their family, or some person of their by different names.--Lightfoot's Works, vol. i. p.
family from whom they descended. Thus Maachah 78, 79.
VOL. I.
3 A*
630
[Period V).
WAR BETWEEN JUDAH AND ISRAEL.
B. C. 957.
16.
di Ki. 12. 28.
Ho. 8. 6.
f Ex. 29. 35.
† Heb. to fill his
prsta
Your Captain, forsaken hiru we keepsk of gold
thousand chosen men. Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him
A. M. 3047.
with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.
HALES, 972. 4 And Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim, which is in Mount
Ephraim, and said, "Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel ; 5 ought
02 Sa. 7. 12, 13, ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel 'gave the kingdom over
c Nu. 18. 19. Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of
salt? 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the
son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 7 And
there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have
strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when
Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand
them. 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in
the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there
are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam 'made you for gods. 9 Have
e 2 Ch. 11. 14, 'ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the
15.
Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations
his of other lands ? so that whosoever cometh fto consecrate himself with
hand : see Ex: a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them
29. 1. Le. 8. 2.
that are no gods. 10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have
not forsaken him ; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are
the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: ll and
they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sac-
g Le. 24. 6.
rifices and sweet incense : the showbread also set they in order upon
h Ex. 27. 20, 21.
Le. 24. 2, 3.. the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, 'to
burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God;
but ye have forsaken him. 12 And, behold, God himself is with us for
i Nu. 10.8
our Captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against
j Ac. 5. 39.
you. O children of Israel ! fight ye not against the LORD God of your
fathers; for ye shall not prosper."
13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them;
so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and
behind; and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with
the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the
men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and
all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 16 And the children of Israel fled
before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand. 17 And Abijah
and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down
slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 18 Thus the children
of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah
ki Ch. 5. 20. Ps.
22. 5.
prevailed, kbecause they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-
el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and
Ephraim with the towns thereof. 20 Neither did Jeroboam recover
strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him,
and he died.
21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat
twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 3 And he walked 1 Kings
in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; xv. 3–8.
and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of
"36.2 Ch. 21.7. David his father. 4 Nevertheless "for David's sake did the Lord his
, or, candle. 1 Ki. God give him a tlamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to
11. 36.
establish Jerusalem ; 5 because David did that which was right in the
12 Sa. 11. 4, 15.
** 12. 9.'* *, *. eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he com-
a i: es. The house manded him all the days of his life, "save only in the matter of Uriah
the Hittite. 6 And there was war between a Rehoboam and Jeroboam all
the days of his life. ?Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that
I Jog. 15. 9.
m 1 Ki. 11. 32,
of Rehoboam,
viz. Abijah.
Ed.
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REIGN OF ASA.
he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings
of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8 And
Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of
David : and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and 2 Chron. xüi.
*Or, Commentary. his sayings, are written in the Story of the prophet Iddo.(3)
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him 2 Chron. xiv.
02 Ch. 13. 2. in the city of David ; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. pero you do
Michaia the
daughter of 1 Kings xv. 1, 2._1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat
Uriel.
p 2 Ch. 11. 21, reigned Abijam over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's
Absalom. name was 'Maachah, the daughter of P Abishalom.
22.
PART III.
PART III.-Portion I.
41 YEARS.
REIGN OF ASA, THE THIRD KING OF JUDAH.(4) .
A. M. 3049 to
3090.
B. C. 955 to 1 Kings xv. 9–11.—2 Chron. xiv. 3.–1 Kings xv. 12–15.--2 CHRON. xiv. 4-6, part of 1,
914.
and 7, to the end, xv. 1-15, 18, 19.--1 Kings Xy. 16-22.--2 Chron.xvi.7, to the end.
HALES, 970 to
1 Kings xv. 23, 24.–2 Chron. xiv. 2, and xv. 16, 17, and xvi. 1-6.
929.
Asa's good reign. He destroyeth idolatry. Having peace he strengtheneth his kingdom with forts
und armies. Calling on God, he overthroweth Zerah, and spoileth the Ethiopians. Asa, with
Judah, and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, nake a solemn cov-
enant with God. He bringeth dedicate things into the house of God, and enjoyeth a long peace.
The war between Baasha and him causeth him to make a league with Ben-hadad. Being reproved
thereof by Hanani, he putteth him in prison. Among his other acts in his diseuse he seeketh not to
God but to the physicians. His death and burial.
9 AND in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa
over Judah. 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And
his *mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And
mother's. ' Ki. Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his
father; 3 for he took away the altars of the strange gods, 2 CHRON.
† Heb. statues.
and the high places, and brake down the timages, and cut xiv. 3.
down the groves ; 12 and he took away the sodomites out of 1 Kings XV.
the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 12–15.
13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being
| Heb. cut off. queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa #destroyed
a So Ex. 32. 20. her idol, and "burnt it by the brook Kidron. 14 But the high places
were not removed : nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the
* Heb. holy.
LORD all his days. 15 And he brought in the *things which his father
had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the
house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels ; 4 and commanded
Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to 2 Chron. xiv.
do the law and the commandment. 5 Also he took away 4-6, part of ver.
out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the do
1, and 7, to end.
fimages: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
| Heb, sun
6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he
had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest : ' in
his days the land was quiet ten years. 7 Therefore he said unto Judah,
“Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates,
images.
(3) This part has no second portion ; because the puted in current time., Thus the reign of Zede-
only event, in the reign of Jeroboam, contemporary kiah in said to have been eleven years; it was in
with the reign of Abijah, which is related in Scrip- fact merely ten years, four months, and eight days.
ture, was the battle which took place between the It is usual in Scripture, to put the whole for a part,
armies of their respective kingdoms; and this event even when days only are coinputed. Thus our
is necessarily related in the history of the king of Saviour is said to have remained in the grave three
Judah.
days and three nights. It is well known, that he
(4) Asa began his reign in the twentieth year of was confined in the sepulchre one whole day, and
Jeroboam. It is evident, therefore, that the three a comparatively small space of the two other days.
years of Abijalı, were years current; for Abijah -- Vide Bp. Patrick in loc.; the Tables of the Kings
began to reign in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam. of Judah and Israel at the end of Whiston's Chro-
The reigns indeed of all the kings (according to the nology; and Hales's Analysis, vol. ii. p. 408.
popular mode of computation in the East) are com-
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[PERIOD VI.
ASA MAKES A COVENANT WITH GOD.
given us res
Benjamin spears, out or And Asa
22 5.
Pr. 18. 10.
* Heb. broken.
e Ge. 35, 5.
3. 10.
Asa.
and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the
LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every
side.” So they built and prospered. 8 And Asa had an army of men
that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand;
and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred
and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with a host
of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto
Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle
bEx. 14. 10. Ps. in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11 And Asa "cried
ci Sa. 14. 6. unto the Lord his God, and said, “ LORD, it is ‘nothing with thee to
help, whether with many, or with them that have no power : help us,
dl. Sa. 17. 45. O LORD our God! for we rest on thee, and din thy name we go against
Or, mortal man. this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not Iman prevail
against thee.” 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and
before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 13 And Asa and the people that
were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were
overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were
*destroyed before the LORD, and before his host, and they carried away
very much spoil. 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar,
for the fear of the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the
cities, for there was exceeding much spoil in them. 15 They smote also
the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance,
and returned to Jerusalem.
f Nu. 24. 2. Ju. 1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of 2 Chron.xv.
+ Heb. before Oded. 2 And he went out fto meet Asa, and said unto him,'-10, 10,1
- Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin !.The LORD is with
. Ja. 4. 8.
Å 1 Ch. 28.9. you, while ye be with him ; "and if ye seek him, he will be found of
Je, 29. 13. Mat. you ; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. 3 Now for a long
season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching
priest, and without law. 4 But kwhen they in their trouble did turn unto
k De. 4. 29.
the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. 5 And
2 Ju. 5. 6.
’in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him
that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the
Heb. beaten in countries. 6 And nation was fdestroyed of nation, and city of city; for
God did vex them with all adversity. 7Be ye strong therefore, and let
not your hands be weak; for your work shall be rewarded.” 8 And
when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet,
he took courage, and put away the *abominable idols out of all the
land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken
from Mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was
before the porch of the LORD. 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benja-
min, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and
out of Simeon ; for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when
they saw that the LORD his God was with him. 10 So they gathered
themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth
+ Heb. in that day. year of the reign of Asa. 11 And they offered unto the Lord fthe same
time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and
m 2 Ki. 23. 3. seven thousand sheep. 12 And they "entered into a covenant to seek the
Neh. 10. 29. LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
n Ex. 22. 20. 13 that "whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel 'should be put
o De. 13. 5, 9, 15.
to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 14 And they
sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with
trumpets, and with cornets. 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath ; for
they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole
desire, and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round
about.
i Ho. 3. 4.
j Le. 30. 11.
pieces. Mat. 24.
* Heb. abomina-
tions.
2 Ch. 34. 31.
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27.
nde
18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father
had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold,
and vessels. 19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth
A. M. 3063.
B. C. 941.
year of the reign of Asa.
HALES, 940. 16 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of 1 Kings xv.
16-22.
Israel all their days. 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up
p See 1 Ki. 12.
against Judah, and built Ramah, P that he might not suffer any to go
out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver
and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD,
and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand
of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of
Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus,
saying, 19 - There is a league between me and thee, and between my
father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver
and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that
| Heb. go up.
he may #depart from me.” 20. So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa,
and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of
Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cin-
neroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21 And it came to pass, when
Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in
Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah,
* Heb. free.
none was *exempted; and they took away the stones of Ramah, and
the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded, and king Asa built
with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of 2. Chron.,
Is. 31. 1.
"Je. 17. 5.
Judah, and said unto him, “ Because "thou hast relied on the *91:7,
king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the
host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand. 8 Were not the
† Heb. in abun-
Ethiopians and the Lubims ta huge host, with very many chariots and
horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them
See Job 34. 21. intet
2. into thy hand. 9 For 'the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the
Or, strongly to
ale whole earth, fto show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart
hold with them,
&c. See Ge. 31. is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from
henceforth thou shalt have wars.” 10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer,
s 2 Ch. 18. 26. Je.
20. 2. Mat. 14.. and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because
of this thing. And Asa *oppressed some of the people the same time.
11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written
in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 12 And Asa in the thirty
and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease
was exceeding great ; yet in his disease he 'sought not to the LORD,
but to the physicians.
13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth
year of his reign. 14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which
he had fmade for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed
† Heb. digged.
de which was filled "with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared
1: by the apothecaries' art; and they made 'a very great burning for him.
39, 40.
1 Kings xv. 23, 24.-23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that
he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles
of the Kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his
- feet. 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David
Mat. 1.8, his father : and 2 Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
called Josaphat. 2 CHRON. xiv. 2.-And Asa did that which wus good and right in the eyes of the Lord
his God.
That is, grand 2 Chron. XV. 16, 17.–16 And also concerning Maachah the #mother of Asa the king,
*mother, í ki. 15.
2, 10.
he removed her from being queen, because she had made *an idol in a grove; and Asa
* Heb. a horror. cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. 17 But the high
places were not taken away out of Israel : nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all
his days.
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2R*
dance.
28.
3.
* Heb. crushed.
t Je. 17. 5.
u Ge. 50. 2. Ma.
16. 1. John 19
o Je. 34. 5.
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DEATH OF SEROBOAM AND HIS SON.
2. From the rend 2 Chron. xvi. 1-6.- In the six and thirtieth year *of the reign of Asa Baasha king
ing of the Ten
Tribes from of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none
Judah, over
go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of
which Asa was
now king.
the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad
† Heb. Darmesek. king of Syria, that dwelt at +Damascus, saying, 36 There is a league between me and
thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and
gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."
$ Heb. which
4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of this armies against
were his. the cities of Israel ; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities
of Naphtali. • And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of
Ramah, and let his work cease. 6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried
away the stones of Rainali, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building, and
he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
his hoariness.
PORTION II.
Part III.—PORTION II.
A. M. 3049. EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
B. C. 955.
REIGN OF ASA, KING OF JUDAH.
HALES, 968.
SECTION I.-Death of Jeroboam and his Son.
1 Kings xiv. 1-20.
Abijah being sick, Jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised with presents to the prophet Ahijuh at Shiloh.
5 Ahijuh, forewarned by God, denounceth God's julgmerls. 17 Abijah dieth, and is buried. 19
Nadab succeedeth Jeroboam.
1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2 And Jerobo-
am said to his wife, “ Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that
thou le not known to be the wife of Jeroboam ; and get thee to Shi-
a l Ki. 11. 31. loh : behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that "I should
* Heb. in thy be king over this people. 3 And take * with thee ten loaves, and tcrack-
hand.
| Or, cakes.
nels, and a fcruse of honey, and go to him; he shall tell thee what
| Or, bouile. shall become of the child."? 4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose,
and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of A hijah. But Ahijah
* Heb. stood for could not see, for his eyes *were set by reason of his age.
5 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, - Behold! the wife of Jeroboam
cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son, for he is sick : thus and thus
shalt thou say unto her; for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she
shall feign herself to be another woman.” 6 And it was so, when Ahi-
jah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he
said, “Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam, why feignest thou thyself to
† Heb. hard. be another ? for I am sent to thee with theavy tidings. 7 Go, tell Jero-
6 See 2 Sa. 12. 7, boam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted
thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people
Israel, 8 and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave
it thee; and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my
commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that
only which was right in mine eyes ; 9 but hast done evil above all that
were before thee, for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and
c Neh. 9. 26. Ps. molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy
ve back : 10 therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jerobo-
d. 1 Ki. 21. 21. am, and dwill cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall,
e De. 32. 36. 2 Ki. Ⓡand him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the rem-
nant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be
f 1 Ki. 16. 4. & all gone. ll Him Sthat dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat,
and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the
LORD hath spoken it. 12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine
own house ; and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him ; for he only of
8.2 Ch. 12. 12. & Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some
good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall
cut off the house of Jeroboam that day—but what? even now. 15 For
8.
50. 17. Ez. 23.
35.
2 Ki. 9. 8.
14. 26.
21. 24.
19. 3.
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THE REIGNS OF NADAB AND BAASHA.
52. 5.
¿ Ex. 34. 13.
lot of the acts of Jerol in the Book Jeroboam reigned
A. M. 3049.
the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he
* 2 Ki. 17. 6. Ps. shall "root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their
fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have
made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger. 16 And he shall give
Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made
Israel to sin." -
17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah :
and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died ; 18 and
they buried him ; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the
word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah
the prophet.
19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how
he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles
of the Kings of Israel. 20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned
| Heb. lay down. were two and twenty years : and he slept with his fathers, and
Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
SECT. II.
Section II.- The Reign of Nadab.(5)
1 Kings xv. 25-31.
B. C. 955. Nudah's wicked reign. 27 Baasha, conspiring against him, executeth Ahijah's prophecy. Nadab's
Ilales, 968.
acts and death.
25 AND Nadab the son of Jeroboam *began to reign over Israel in
* Heb. reigned.
the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two
years. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the
way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired
against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to
the Philistines, for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay
him, and reigned in his stead. 29 And it came to pass, when he
reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam ; he left not to Jero-
boam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto
the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the
Shilonite : 30 because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and
which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked
the LORD God of Israel to anger.
31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they
not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ?
SECT. III.
SECTION III.-Reign of Baasha.(6)
1 Kings xv. 32, to the end, and xvi. 1-7.
A, M. 9061.
Baasha's wicked reign. Jehu's prophecy aguinst him. His death.
Hales, 966. 32 AND there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all
their days. 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the
son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
a 1 Ki. 12. 28, 29. 34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way
of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son 1 Kings xvi. 1-7.
B. C. 953.
& 13. 33. &
16.
14.
(5) Nadab reigned in the second, and was killed years. Dr. Hales solves this apparent difficulty by
in the third year of Asa. But Jeroboam, his father, proposing an alteration in the text: the Masorite
reigned twenty-two years, and Asa began to reign text, he observes, corruptly reads in the thirty-fifth
in the twentieth year of Jeroboam. Nadab there year. Lightfoot, however, who on all occasions
fore was made king in his father's life; and died in shows a laudable anxiety to maintain the text in its
the same year as his son. It is necessary to ob- present form, and to prevent any needless altera.
serve these points; as the chronology otherwise tion, says, that the word nidho is not to be ur
appears confused.
stood of Asa's reign, but of the kingdom of Asa, as
* Baasha began to reign in the third year of distinct from the kingdom of Israel. And if the
Asa; and he reigned twenty-four years. He died reader will calculate, he will find that the year in
therefore in the twenty-seventh year of Asa; yet which Baasha built Ramah, and in vaded Judah,
we read (2 Chron. xvi. 1.) in the thirty-sixth year was the thirty-sixth year from the division of the
of the reign of Asa, Baasha came up against Asa : kingdoms.-Hales's Anal. vol. ii. p. 417.-Lightfoot
when he must have been dead more than eight in loc.
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[PERIOD VI.
THE REIGNS OF ELAH AND ZIMRI.
ake thy house Baasha in the the fowls of the at what he
hy houterity of Bio anger wan, and many people exalted th
15. 29.
c1 Ki. 14. 11.
that diethouse like the houseand the posterity of behold, I will take
of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2« Forasmuch as I exalted thee out
of the dust, and made. thee prince over my people Israel, and thou
hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel
to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins ; 3 behold, I will take
away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house, and will
01 Ki. 14. 10. & make thy house like bthe house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 4 Him
that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that
dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.”
5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his
might, dare they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings
of Israel ? 6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tir-
zah : and Elah his son reigned in his stead. ? And also by the hand of
the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against
Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the
29. sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands,
See Ho. 1. 4. in being like the house of Jeroboam ; and because he killed him.
12 Ch. 16. 1.
el Ki. 15. 27,
B. C. 930.
Dver.
Section IV.-The Reign of Elah.
SECT. IV.
1 Kings xvi. 8–14.
A. M. 3074. Elah succeeds his father Baasha. Zimri, conspiring against him, executes Jehu's prophecy, by
sluying Eluh and all Bausha's family.
HALES, 943.
8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah
a 2 Ki. 9. 31. the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. 9 And "his
servant Zirnri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he
* Heb. which was
was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza *steward
of his house in Tirzah. 10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and
killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and
reigned in his stead.
11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat
on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one
is that pisseth against a wall, fneither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
kinsmen and his
12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the
1 Heb. by the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha Iby Jehu the prophet,
hand of.
13 for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they
sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD
De. 32. 21. 1 Sa. God of Israel to anger bwith their vanities. 14 Now the rest of the acts
12. 21. Is. 41. 29.
Jonah 2. 8. 1 Co. of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the
8. 4. & 10. 19. Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ?
Or, both his
friends.
SECT. V.
A. M. 3075.
B. C. 929.
HALES, 942.
SECTION V.-The Reign of Zimri.
1 Kings xvi. 15–22.
Omri, made king by the soldiers, forceth Zimri desperately to burn himself. The kingdoin being
divided, Omri prevaileih against Tibni.
15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri
reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against
Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 And the people that
were encamped heard say, " Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the
king:" wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king
over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbe-
thon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came
to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the
palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with
fire, and died, 19 for his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight
of the LORD, 'in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which
he did, to make Israel to sin. 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and
his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the Book of the
Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ?
21 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts : half of
a 1 Ki. 12. 28.
Part IV.)
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COMMENCEMENT OF THE REIGN OF AHAB.
B. C. 924.
the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and
half followed Omri. 22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed
against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath : so Tibni
died, and Omri reigned.
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.--The Reign of Omri.m
A. M. 3080.
1 Kings xvi. 23-28.
Omri buildeth Samariu. His wicked reign. His death.
HALES, 938.
23 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to
reign over Israel, twelve years; six years reigned he in Tirzah. 24 And
he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and
built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after
See i Ki. 13. 32: the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, * Samaria.
1. 24. Jo. 25 But "Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse
than all that were before him. 26 For he walked in all the way of Jer-
oboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to
sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that
he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the
Kings of Israel ? 28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in.
- Samaria : and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
4. 4.
a Mic. 6. 16.
B. C. 919.
* Heb. was it a
SECT. VII.
Section VII.—Commencement of the Reign of Ahab.
A. M. 3085.
1 Kings xvi. 29, to the end.
Ahab's most wicked reign. Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho.
Hales, 931.
29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab
the son of Omri to reign over Israel ; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned
over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of
Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
light thing, &c.
31 And it came to pass, *as if it had been a light thing for him to walk
a De. 7. 3. in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, “that he took to wife Jez-
on ebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of bthe Zidonians, and went and
ci Ki. 21. 25, 26.
2 Ki. 10. 18. & served Baal, and worshipped him. 32 And he reared up an altar for
Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And
Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of
Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
34 In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foun-
dation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in
his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he
- spake by Joshua the son of Nun.(8).
6 Ju. 18. 7.
17. 16.
PORTION I.
25 YEARS.
PART IV.- Portion I.
A. M. 3090 to
3115.
THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT.
B. C. 914 to
889.
to 1 Kings xxii. 41-44, 46, 47.—2 Chron. xvii. 2, to the end, xviii. 1, 2, xix. 1-7.—Psalm
HALES, 929 1.0
904.
lxxxii.-2 CHRON. xix. 8, to the end, xx. 1-26.—PSALMS CXV., xlvi.-2 CHRON. XX. 27-
30, 35, to the end.--1 KINGS xxii. 49.--2 KINGS viii. 16.-2 Chron. xx. 32-34.“
1 Kings xxii. end of 45, 50, beginning 45, 48.-2 Chron. xvii. 1, and xx. 31.
(7) In the thirty and first year of Asa (1 Kings of apostate Israel had now increased to its greatest
xvi. 23.), Omri began to reign; and he reigned height. At this time, in open defiance of the curse
twelve years : but in the thirty-eighth year of Asa pronounced by Joshua against the rebuilder of
we read that Omri died, and Ahab reigned. The Jericho, Hie) the Beth-elite again laid the founda-
difficulty is solved by observing that the reign of tion of that city, and verified the prediction of the
Omri is computed from the death of Zimri. Through prophet, who declared that his eldest son would be
the first six years of his reign there was civil war slain in laying the foundation, and his youngest in
between Omri and Tibni; who were both made setting up the gates. Joshua 'vi. 26. For an ac-
kings by the soldiers and people. The party of count of those prophecies which referred to events
Omri prevailed, and he was sole king of Israel six which were soon to have their accomplishment,
years, beginning in the thirty-first year of Asa. vide Allix's Reflections on the Old Testament, chap-
The idolatry and corruption of the kingdom ter 3.
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638
(PERIOD VI.
THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT.
a Began to reign
alone, 1 Ki. xxii.
51.
he tuLORD: nerand burn the king ne da
Jehoshaphat's good reign. His acts. He sendeth Levites with the princes to teach Judah. His ene-
mies being terrified by God, some of them bring him presents and tribute. His greatness, cap-
tains, und armies. His treaty with Ahab. He is reproved by Jehu. He visits his kingdom.
His instructions to the judges, and the Levites. The Moabiles and Ammonites declare war
against Jehoshaphat. He proclaimeth a fust. His prayer. The prophecy of Jahuziel. Jehosha-
phat echorleth the people and setleth singers to praise the Lord. The great orerthrow of the ene-
mies. The people bless God. They return home. Jehoshuphat's convoy of ships, which he made
with Ahaziah, uccording to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perished. He refuses to join
Ahuziah in another expedition. His death.
41 AND Jehoshaphat the son of Asa "began to reign over Judah in
the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and
five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and
five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the
daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the way of Asa his father ;
he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of
81 Ki. 14. 23. the LORD: nevertheless bthe high places were not taken away; for the
62 Co. 6. 14. people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And “Jehosh-
d 1 Ki. 14. 24. & aphat made peace with the king of Israel. 46 And dthe remnant of the
15. 12.
sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out
e Ge. 25. 23. r. of the land. 47 (There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.)
2 Sa. 8. 14. 2 Ki.
3. 9. & 8. 20. 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, 2 Chron. xvii.
a i. e. Jehosha-
Jehosha- and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities 2, to the end.
f2 Ch. 15. 8. of Ephrain, fwhich Asa his father had taken. 3 And the LORD was
* Or, of his father, with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways *of his father
and of Duvid.
David, and sought not unto Baalim ; 4 but sought to the Lord God of
his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings
of Israel. 5 Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand;
† Hob. grave. and all Judah tbrought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches
'1 Sa. 10. 27.
1 Ki. 10. 25. and honor in abundance. 6 And his heart Iwas lifted up in the ways
g 1 Ki. 10. 27.
of the LORD; moreover he took away the high places and groves out
1 That is, was
encouraged. of Judah.
? Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to
Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to
Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. 8 And with them he sent
Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel,
and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and
Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
h Neh. 8. 7. 9 And "they taught in Judah, and had the Book of the Law of the
Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah,
and taught the people.
i Ge. 35. 5. 10 And the fear of the LORD *fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands
that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Je-
j2 Sa. 8. 2. hoshaphat. 11 Also some of the Philistines / brought Jehoshaphat pres-
ents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven
thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven
hundred he-goats.
12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah
† Or, palaces. tcastles, and cities of store. 13 And he had much business in the cities
of Judah : and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.
14 And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their
fathers :-of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and
I Hcb. at his with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand. 15 And #next to
him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and four-
score thousand. 10 And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, kwho
k Ju. 5. 2, 9.
willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred
thousand mighty men of valor. 17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty
man of valor, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hun-
dred thousand. 18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an
hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 19 These
waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fenced
cities throughout all Judah.
* Heb. was.
hand.
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* Heb at the end
of years.
B. C. 897.
12.
Ezra 7. 10.
o De. 1. 17.
De sec, 5. unto And hy by die hot foforte nome is
8.
9. 14.
34. Ro. 2. I).
1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, 2 CHRON. xviii.
ed and joined affinity with Ahab. ? And after certain years to
he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen
A. M. 3107. for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and
persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead.
* And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his 2 Chron. xix.
house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And Jehu the son of the
Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat,
1 Ps. 139.21.
“Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and 'love them that hate the LORD?
m See 2 Ch. 12. therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. 3 Nevertheless
n 2 Ch. 30. 19. there are "good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the
+ Heb. he returned groves out of the land, and hast "prepared thy heart to seek God.”
and went out. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and the went out again through
5. the people from Beer-sheba to Mount Ephraim, and brought them back
p Ps. 82. 1. Ec. 5.
unto the LORD God of their fathers.
| Heb. in the mat-
ter of judgment.
5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of
9 De. 32. 4. Ro. Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “ Take heed what ye
> De. 10. 17. Job do; for ºye judge not for man, but for the LORD, ”who is with you fin
34. 19. Ac. 10. the judgment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you ;
Gal. 2. 6. Eph. take heed and do it: 'for there.is no iniquity with the LORD our God,
*** "nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts."
PS. LXXXII.
PSALM LXXXII.(9)
The psalmist, having exhorted the judges, 5 and reproved their negligence, 8 prayeth God to judge.
* Or, for Asapli.
A Psalm *of Asaph.
a Ec. 7. 8.
1 God "standeth in the congregation of the mighty;
6 Ex. 21. 6.
He judgeth among 'the gods.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly,
c Pr. 18. 5.
And accept the persons of the wicked ? Selah!
† Heb. Judge. 3 + Defend the poor and fatherless :
dJe, 22. 3.
Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
e Job 29. 12: Pr. 4 Deliver the poor and needy :
Rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
f Mic. 3. 1.
5 They know not, neither will they understand ;
They walk on in darkness :
& Ps. 11. 3. & 75. All the foundations of the earth are fout of course.
| Heb. moved. 6 I "have said, “Ye are gods;
Ex. 22. 9, 28. And all of you are children of the Most High.”
i Job 21. 32. Ez. ? But 'ye shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes.
; Mic. 7. 2, 7. 8 Arise, jo God! judge the earth:
k Ps. 2. 8. Re. 11. For kthou shalt inherit all nations.
6. 9. Col. 3. 25.
I Pe. 1. 17.
r
24. ll.
3.
Jo. 10.34.
31. 14.
15.
a De. 16. 18.
e end.
Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat (set of the 2 Chron. xix.
Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers D, to the end.
of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when
they returned to Jerusalem. ' And he charged them, saying, “ Thus
shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
De. 17. 8, &c. 10 And 'what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell
in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and command-
ment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they tres-
pass not against the LORD, and so 'wrath come upon you, and upon
your brethren : this do, and ye shall not trespass. 11 And, behold,
Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and
Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all
c Nu. 16. 46.
°) Psalm lxxxii. Dr. Wells is of opinion that Psalm lxxxii. was most probably composed in the reign
of Hezekiah, to admonish the judges, or magistrates in the highest courts. It seems, however, from its
internal evidence, to be more suited to this reign, and I have, therefore, inserted it here.
640 JEHOSHAPHAT DEFEATS THE MOABITES AND AMMONITES. (PERIOD VI.
age and do.
1-26.
8. 23. Mat. 6. 9.
32.
h Ge. 17.7.
| Heb. thou.
Is. 41. 8. Ja. 2.
23.
* Heb. Take cour- the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. * Deal
courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.”
A. M. 3108. It came to pass after this also, that the children of 2 CHRON. XX.
B. C. 896.
Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other
besides the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2 Then
there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, “There cometh a great
multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria ; and,
behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.” 3 And Jehosh-
1 Heb. his face, aphat feared, and set thimself to seek the LORD, and dproclaimed a
d Ezra 8. 21. Je.
'36.9. Jonah 3. 5. fast throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together,
to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came
to seek the LORD. 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of
Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
6 and said,
De: 4.39. 1 Ki. “O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou 'God in heaven? and
f Da. 4. 17, 25,
353" frulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen ? band in thy
hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand
g Mat. 6. 13.
thee? 7 Art not thou "our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of
this land before thy people Israel, and igavest it to the seed of Abra-
i See Ge. 12. 7. ham thy friend for ever? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built
• Ja. 2. thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9. If, kwhen evil cometh
kl Ki. 8. 33, 37. upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand
before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house),
and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount
De. 2. 4, 9, 19. Seir, whom thou 'wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out
m Nu. 20. 21. of the land of Egypt, but "they turned from them, and destroyed them
not; 11 behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of
thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God! wilt
thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company
that cometh against us, neither know we what to do ; but our eyes
are upon thee."
13 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their
wives, and their children. 14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah,
the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of
a Nu. 11. 25, 26. the sons of Asaph, "came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the
congregation ; 15 and he said, “Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhab-
itants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith the LORD
o Ex. 14. 13, 14. unto you, 'Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multi-
tude ; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To-morrow go ye down
* Hebo asccnt. against them: behold, they come up by the *cliff of Ziz; and ye shall
f Or, valley find them at the end of the tbrook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
p Ex. 14. 13, 14. 17 Ye Pshall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye
still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, o Judah and Jeru-
salem! fear not, nor be dismayed ; to-morrow go out against them,
'for the LORD will be with you." 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head
with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the LORD. 19 And the
Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the
Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice
on high.
20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wil-
derness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said,
“ Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem ! 'Believe in the
Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so
shall ye prosper.” 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he
Heb. praisers appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty
9 Nu. 14. 9.
~ Is. 7.9.
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* Heb. And in the
tiine that they,
&c.
† Heb. in sing
14. 20.
one another.
struction.
of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, “ Praise the
LORD ; for his mercy endureth for ever.”
the 22 * And when they began fto sing and to praise, 'the LORD set am-
.. bushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir,
and praise. ng which were come against Judah; and (they were smitten. 23 For the
s 14.7. 22. 1 Sa. children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of
Or, they smote Mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them : and when they had made
* Fleb. for the de- an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped *to destroy another.
24 And when Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness,
'nut an escaping. they looked unto the multitude, and behold, they were dead bodies
fallen to the earth, and tnone escaped. 25 And when Jehoshaphat
and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among
them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious
jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could
carry away; and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was
so much.
26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley
of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD : therefore the name
of the same place was called, " The valley of Berachah,” unto this day.
That is, Bless-
ing.
Ez. 36. 32.
Da. 4. 35.
PSALM CXV.
PSALM CXV.(10)
Because God is truly glorious, 4 and idols are vanity, 9 the psalmist exhorteth to confidence in God.
12 God is to be blessed for his blessings.
a See Is. 48. 11. 1 Not"unto us, O LORD ! not unto us,
But unto thy name give glory,
For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say,
0 Joel 2. 17. Where 'is now their God ?
c1 Ch. 16. 26. 3 But four God is in the heavens:
He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
d De. 4. 28. Je.
4 Their didols are silver and gold,
10. 3, &c.
The work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths—but they speak not:
Eyes have they—but they see not:
6 They have ears—but they hear not:
Noses have they—but they smell not :
7 They have hands--but they handle not:
Feet have they—but they walk not:
Neither speak they through their throat.
b. 8 They that make them are like unto them;
Jonah 2. 8. Hab.
So is every one that trusteth in them.
90'Israel, trust thou in the LORD :
He is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD :
He is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD :
g See Ge. 15. 1. He is their help and their shield.
12 The LORD hath been mindful of us : he will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the Lord,
* Heb. with. Both small *and great.
14 The LORD shall increase you more and more,
You and your children.
e Is. 44. 9-11.
2. 18, 19.
f See Ps. 118.
2-4. & 135. 19,
20.
(10) Psalm cxv. is thought to have been made by Jehoshaphat, after he had received encouragement to
hope for victory over his enemies.-Dr. Wells.
Psalm xlvi. "This Psalm was probably composed in the reign of Jehoshaphat, 2 Chr.xx.-Rosenmüller.
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PSALM XLVI
* Heb. the heart
* See Ge. 24. 31. 15 Ye are blessed of the LORD
i Seo Go. 1. 1. Which 'made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's;
But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
j Is. 38. 18. 17 The idead praise not the LORD,
Neither any that go down into silence.
k Da. 2. 20. 18 But kwe will bless the LORD
From this time forth and for evermore.
Praise the LORD.
PSALM XLVI.
The confidence which the Church hath in God. 8 An exhortation to behold it.
* Or, of.
To the chief Musician, *for the sons of Korah, tA Song upon [Alamoth.
† P8. 48, & 66.
* God is our refuge and strength,
1 1 Ch. 15. 20.
a De. 4. 7.
A "very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear,
Though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into *the midst of the sea ;
of the seas.
o je. 5. 22. Mat. 3 Though 'the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
7. 25.
Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah !
& See Is. 8. 7. 4 There is a river,
d 18. 60. 14. The streams whereof shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
o De23. 14. Is. 5 God 'is in the midst of her she shall not be moved :
God shall help her and that right early.
3. 15. Zec. 2.5, 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved :
10, 11. & 8. 3.
He uttered his voice--the rearth melted.
morning appear. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us ;
eth: gee Ex. 14.
24, 27. 14 The God of Jacob is four refuge. Selah !
f Jos. 2.9, 24.
8 Come, behold the works of the LORD,
Heb.aligh place
fur us. Ps. 9. 9. What desolations he hath made in the earth.
& Is. 2. 4.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth;
He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder;
h Ez. 39. 9
He "burneth the chariot in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God!
i Is. 2. 11, 17. I will be exalted among the heathen,
I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah!
12. 6. Ez. 43. 7,
9. Ho. 11. 9.
Joel 2. 27. Zer
Heb. when the
* Heb. head.
a Neh. 12. 43.
27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jeru- 2 CHRON. XX. 27-
salem, and Jehoshaphat in the *forefront of them, to go
30, 35, to end.
again to Jerusalem with joy ; for the LORD had made them to rejoice
over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and
harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD. 29 And the fear of
God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard
that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of
Jehoshaphat was quiet ; for his God gave him rest round about.
35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with
Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly. 36 And he joined him-
self with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the
ships in Ezion-geber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah
prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because thou hast joined
thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works.” And the
ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.(1)
(1) See a very curious and interesting account of the trade in India at this time, and the effects of
that trade in enriching the Jews in the reign of David and Solomon, in Prideaux's Connection, vol
i. p. 7.
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REIGN OF AHAB CONTINUED
49.
Began to reign
his father,
A. M. 3115.
16.
49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, 1 Kings xxii.
.“ Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships.” But
| Heb. reigned. Jehoshaphat would not.
in consort with 16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king 2 Kings viii.
of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram
B. C. 889. the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah tbegan to reign.
Hales, 904. 32 And ahe walked in the way of Asa his bfather, and de- 1 CHRON. XX.
parted not from it, doing that which was right in the sight 32–34.
a e. i. Jehoram.
---Ed. of the LORD. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away; for
"futhier.red. as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their
02 Ch. 12. 14. & fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, be-
# Heb. Words. hold, they are written in the Book of Jehu the son of ‘Hanani,
c 1 Ki. 16. 1, 7. (who *is mentioned in the Book of the Kings of Israel, 1 KINGS xxii.
[and] 45 in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of end of 45, 50.
Judah ? 50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoram his son reigned
in his stead.
19. 3.
* Heb. was made
to ascend.
† Or, had ten
ships.
1 Kings xxii. part of ver. 45, and 48.--Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and
his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written.-48 Jehoshaphat made
ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not, for the ships were broken
at Ezion-geber.
2 Chron. xvii. 1.---And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened
himself against Israel.
2 Chron. xx. 31.-And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah : he was thirty and five years
old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his
mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Part IV.--PORTION II.
2
.
EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT.
B. C. 908.
Lu. 1. 17, & 4.
25, he is called
Elias.
6 Lu. 4. 25.
SECT. I. SECTION 1.-Reign of Ahab continued ;-Elijah predicts a Drought, and
raises the Widow's Son.
A. M. 3096.
1 Kings xvii.
Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, is sent to Cherith, where the ravens feed him. 8 He is
sent to the widow of Zarephuth. 17 He raiseth the widow's son. 24 The woman believeth him.
* Heb. Elijahu.
1 AND * Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead,
said unto Ahab, “ As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I
a Ja. 5. 17.
stand, there shall not be dew nor rain bthese years, but according to
my word.” 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3« Get
thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink
of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there."
5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he
went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan, 6 and the
ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and
flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7 And it came to
+ Heb. at the end pass fafter a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been
no rain in the land.
8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9. Arise, get
Obad. 20. Lu. thee to “Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there : be-
hold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.” 10 So
he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of
the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks; and
he called to her, and said, "Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a
vessel, that I may drink.” 11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called
to her, and said, “Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy
hand." 12 And she said, “ As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a
of days.
. 4. 26, called
Sarepta
644
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ELIJAH PROVES THE TRUTH OF HIS VI:
MISSION. [PERIOD cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse :
and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it
for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.” 13 And Elijah said
unto her, “ Fear nót, go and do as thou hast said ; but make me there-
of a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and
meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day
| Heb. ginoth. that the LORD tsendeth rain upon the earth.” 15 And she went and
did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house,
* Or, a full year. did eat *many days. 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did
the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he
of.
a See Lu. 5. 8.
Heb. measured.
2 Ki. 4. 34, 35.
30.
17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman,
the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that
there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, “ What
dhave I to do with thee, O thou man of God ? art thou come unto me
to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son ?" 19 And he said
unto her, “ Give me thy son.” And he took him out of her bosom,
and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his
own bed. 20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, “O LORD my God,
hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by
.slaying her son ?" 21 And he Istretched himself upon the child three
times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, “O Lord my God, I pray
* Heb, into his
inwurd parts.
thee, let this child's soul come *into him again.” 22 And the LORD heard
the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again,
e Heb. 11. 35.
and he 'revived. 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down
out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother;
and Elijah said, “ See, thy son liveth !”
ohn 3. 2. & 16. 24 And the woman said to Elijah, “ Now by this 'I know that thou
art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.”
SECT. II. Section II.-Elijah proves the Truth of his Mission, and flies from Jezebel ;
—the Calling of Elisha.
A. M. 3098.
B. C. 906.
Elijah meeteth with good Obadiah. 17 He reproveth Ahab, and convinceth Baal's prophets : 41
He obtaineth rain. - Chap. xix. 1 Elijuh, threatened by Jezebel, 4 is comforted by an Angel. 9
God sendeth him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elishu. 19 Elisha followeth Elijah.
a2u. 4. 25. Ja, 5. 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD
came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go show thyself unto Ahab;
b De. 28. 12. and I will send rain upon the earth.” 2 And Elijah went to show him-
self unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab
* Heb. Obadiahu. called *Obadiah, which was fthe governor of his house. (Now Obadiah
feared the Lord greatly. 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the
| Heb. Izebel. prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid
them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5 And
Ahab said unto Obadiah," Go into the land, unto all fountains of water,
and unto all brooks; peradventure we may find grass to save the horses
* Heb. that we cut and mules alive, *that we lose not all the beasts." 6 So they divided
not off ourselves
from the beasts. the land between them to pass throughout it; Ahab went one way by
17.
house.
7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he
knew him, and fell on his face, and said, “ Art thou that my lord
Elijah ?” 8 And he answered him, “I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold,
Elijah is here!" 9 And he said, “What have I sinned, that thou
wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10 As
the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom whither my
lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said, 'He is not there;'
he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
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ELIJAH PROVES THE TRUTH OF HIS MISSION.
16. 20.
Mat. 6. 24.
11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here!'
3 12: 1.6kz. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the
4. 1. Ac. 8. 39. Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when
I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me; but
I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth. 13 Was it not told my
lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I
hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed
them with bread and water ? 14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy
lord, Behold, Elijah is here !' and he shall slay me.” 15 And Elijah said,
“ As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show
myself unto him to-day.” 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told
him ; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto
a Jos. 7. 25. Ac. him, “ Art thou he that dtroubleth Israel?” 18 And he answered, “I
have not troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye
have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed
Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto Mount
Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the
prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.”
20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the proph-
ets together unto Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came unto all the
e 2 Ki. 17,41. people, and said, “ How long halt ye between two topinions ? if the
Or, thoughts. LORD be God, follow him-but if Baal, “then follow hiin.” And the
f See Jos. 24. 15. people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people,
“ I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD ; but Baal's prophets
are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bul-
locks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in
pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the
other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under. 24 And call ye
on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and
the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.” And all the people
* Heb. The word answered and said, “ *It is well spoken." 25 And Elijah said unto the
is good.
prophets of Baal, “Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it
first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no
fire under.” 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and
they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until
| Or, answer.
noon, saying, “ O Baal, thear us!” But there was no voice, nor any
that fanswered. And they *leaped upon the altar which was made.
27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, “ Cry
| Or, heard.
* Or, leaped up taloud ! for he is a god; either the is talking, or he *is pursuing, or he
is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked."
28 And they cried aloud, and "cut themselves after their manner with
great voice.
knives and lancets, till fthe blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it
came to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the
time of the foffering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice,
h Le. 19. 28.
nor any to answer, nor any *that regarded.
'blood upon them. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, “Come near unto me.” And
il Co. 11. 4, 5. all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the
| Heb. ascending. Loon that was broken d
* Heb. attention.
Lord that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, accord-
ing to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the
j Ge. 32. 28. &
word of the LORD came, saying, “Israel'shall be thy name.” 32 And
k Col. 3. 17. with the stones he built an altar "in the name of the LORD ; and he
made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures
of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces,
and laid him on the wood, and said, “Fill four barrels with water, and
pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.” 34 And he said, “Do
it the second time.” And they did it the second time. And he said,
g Ps. 115. 5. Je.
10. 5. I Co. 8.
4. & 12. 2.
and down at the
altur.
† Heb. with a
ves they cried peradi either
t Or, he meditan
teth.
* Heb. hath a
pursuit.
† Heb. poured out
35. 10.
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ELIJAH FLIES FROM JEZEBEL.
? Ex. 3. 6.
m 2 Ki. 19. 19. Pa.
20.
Bind.
“ Do it the third time.” And they did it the third time. .35 And the
† Heb. went. water fran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also
with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the
evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, “ LORD
'God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, "let it be known this day that
83. 18.
* thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that "I have
n Nu. 16. 28. done, all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that
this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast
o Le. 9. 24. Ja, turned their heart back again.” 38 Then 'the fire of the Lord fell, and
26.2 Ch. %. 1." consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the
dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all
the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “ The LORD,
he is the God! the LORD, he is the God !” 40 And Elijah said unto
Or, Apprehond. them, “ Take the prophets of Baal ; let not one of them escape.” And
they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon,
p De. 13. 5. & 18. and 'slew them there.
41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, “Get thee up, eat and drink; for there
* Or, a sound of is *a sound of abundance of rain." 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to
a noise of rain.
q Ja. 5. 17, 18.
3. drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel ; 'and he cast himself
down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 and said
to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up,
and looked, and said, “ There is nothing." And he said, “Go again
seven times."' 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said,
“Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand.”
Heb. Tie, or, And he said, “Go up, say unto Ahab, +Prepare thy chariot, and get
thee down, that the rain stop thee not."" 45 And it came to pass in
the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and
there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 46 And
the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and
4 Heb. till thou ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel..
1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and 1 KINGS xix.
withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 121.
2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, “ So 'let the gods
do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of
them by to-morrow about this time.” 3 And when he saw that, he arose,
and 'went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to
Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day's journey
into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree ; and
t Nu. 11. 15. Job 'he requested *for himself that he might die; and said, “It is enough;
now, O LORD! take away my life ; for I am not better than my fathers."
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an
angel touched him, and said unto him, “ Arise and eat.” 6 And he
looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse
| Heb. bolster. of water at his thead. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down
again. 7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and
touched him, and said, “ Arise and eat ; because the journey is too great
for thee.” 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the
u So Ex. 34. 28. strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the
mount of God.
9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold,
the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, “ What
doest thou here, Elijah ?" 10 And he said, “I have been very "jealous
20 Nu. 25. 11, 13.
for the Lord God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken
thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with
the sword; "and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take
it away." 11 And he said, “Go forth, and stand upon the mount before
yPz. 1. 4. & 37. the LORD.” And, behold, the LORD passed by, and 'a great and strong
come to Jezreel.
q Ruth ). 17.
2 Ki. 6. 31.
8 Ge. 19. 17.
6. 9. Jonah 4.3,
8.
* Heb. for his
life.
De. 9. 9, 18.
Mat. 4. 2.
oRo. 11. 3.
x Ro. 11. 3.
7.
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6.2.
wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD;
but the LORD was not in the wind : and after the wind an earthquake;
but the LORD was not in the earthquake: 12 and after the earthquake a
fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small
2 So Ex. 3. 6. Is. voice! 13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face
in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave.
And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, “What doest thou
here, Elijah ?" 14 And he said, “ I have been very jealous for the LORD
God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy cove-
nant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword;
and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
15 And the LORD said unto him, “Go, return on thy way to the wilder-
a 2 Ki. 8. 12, 13. ness of Damascus, "and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king
6 2 Ki. 9. 1-3. over Syria; 16 and bJehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be
c Lu. 4. 27 king over Israel; and “Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah
callod, Eliseus. -
1 2 Ki. 8. 12. & shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 17 And dit shall come to
0. pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and
6, &c. & 13. 3.
e See Ho. 6. 5. him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall ®Elisha slay. 18 Yet (I
I leave. have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not
f Sce Ho. 13. 2. bowed unto Baal, fand every mouth which hath not kissed him.”
19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who
was ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the
twelfth ; and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
Lu. 9. 61, 62.
2. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, “ Let me, I
pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee."
* Heb. Go return. And he said unto him, “*Go back again ; for what have I done to
thee?” 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen,
k 2 Sa. 24. 22.
and slew them, and "boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen,
and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went
after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
9. 14, &c. & 10.
1 Or, I will leave.
Ro. 11. 4.
& Mat. 8. 21, 22, 20. Ang
SECT. III.
· SECTION III.-Ben-hadad besieges Samaria ;-He is defeated ;-He is
A. M. 3103.
conquered at Aphek.
B. C. 901.
Hales, 897.
1 Kings xx. 1-43.
1 AND Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together,
(and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and char-
iots ;) and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said
unto him, “ Thus saith Ben-hadad, 3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine;
thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.” And the
king of Israel answered and said, “ My lord, O king, according to thy
saying, I am thine, and all that I have.” 5 And the messengers came
again, and said, “ Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have
sent unto thee, saying, “Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold,
and thy wives, and thy children ;' 6 yet I will send my servants unto
thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and
* Heb. desirable. the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is * pleasant
in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away." 7 Then
the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “ Mark,
I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief; for he sent unto
me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my
+ Heb. I kept at gold, and fI denied him not.” 8 And all the elders and all the people
said unto him, “Hearken not unto him, nor consent." 9 Wherefore he
said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, “ Tell my lord the king, All
that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this
back from him.
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[PERIOD VI:
BEN-HADAD IS. DEFEATED.
| Heb. aro at my
feet: 30 Ex. ll.
engines. And
they placed en.
* Heb. ap-
proachcd.
tie.
There arme out them alive of the city man
thing I may not do.” And the messengers departed, and brought him
word again. 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, “The gods do
so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for
my handfuls for all the people that Ifollow me.” 11 And the king of Israel
8. Ju. 4. 10. answered and said, “ Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness
boast himself as he that putteth it off.” 12 And it came to pass, when
* Heb. word. Ben-hadad heard this *message, as he was drinking, he and the kings
f Or, tents. in the tpavilions, that he said unto his servants, " Set yourselves in
| Or, Place the
array.” And they set themselves in array against the city.
13 And, behold, there *came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel,
gines.
saying, “ Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multi-
tude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt
know that I am the Lord.” 14 And Ahab said, “ By whom?” And he
f Or, servants. said, “ Thus saith the LORD, Even by the tyoung men of the princes
Heb. bind, or, of the provinces.” Then he said, “Who shall forder the battle?"
And he answered, “ Thou."
15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces,
and they were two hundred and thirty-two: and after them he num-
bered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
16 And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself
drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that
helped him. 17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces
went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying,
“ There are men come out of Samaria." 18 And he said, “ Whether
they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come
out for war, take them alive.” 19 So these young men of the princes
of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed
them. 20 And they slew every one his man : and the Syrians fled, and
Israel pursued them; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a
horse with the horsemen. 21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote
the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him,
“Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at
the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee."
23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, 6 Their gods
are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let
us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than
they. 24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of
his place, and put captains in their rooms. 25 And number thee an
* Heb. that was army, like the army *that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot
for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we
sliall be stronger than they.” And he hearkened unto their voice, and
did so.
4. M. 3004. 26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad
B. C. 900.
+ Heb. to the war numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, tto fight against Israel.
with Israel. 27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and Iwere all present, and
went against them. And the children of Israel pitched before them
like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel,
and said, “ Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, “The
Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys,' therefore
will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know
that I am the Lord.” 29 And they pitched one over against the other
seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was
joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred
thousand footmen in one day. 30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the
city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men
fallon.
| Or, were via
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SEIZURE OF NABOTH'S VINEYARD.
ber to chamber
T.
* Or, from cham- that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, *into an
Hab. into a cham- in
bcr. I ki. 22. 25. 31 And his servants said unto him, “ Behold now, we have heard that
the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee,
a Ge. 37. 34.
"put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to
the king of Israel-peradventure he will save thy life.” 32 So they
girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came
to the king of Israel, and said, “Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray
thee, let me live.” And he said, “Is he yet alive? he is my brother.''
33 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come
from him, and did hastily catch it; and they said, " Thy brother
Ben-hadad.” Then he said, “Go ye, bring him.” Then Ben-hadad
came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
34 And Ben-hadad said unto him, “ The Scities, which my father took
01 Ki. 15. 20.
15.
in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria." Then said Ahab, “I
will send thee away with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with
him, and sent him away.
c2 Ki. 2. 3, 5, 7, 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neigh-
d 1 Ki. 13. 17, 18. bour din the word of the LORD, “ Sinite me, I pray thee.” And the man
refused to smite him. 36 Then said he unto him, “Because thou hast
not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art depart-
ed from me, a lion shall slay thee.” And as soon as he was departed
e 1 Ki. 13. 24. from him, a lion found him, and slew him. 37 Then he found another
Heb. smiting man, and said, “ Smite me, I pray thee.” And the man smote him, tso
and wounding.
that in smiting he wounded him. 38 So the prophet departed, and waited
for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his
fsee 2 Sa. 12. 1, face. 39 And fas the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he
said, “ Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle ; and, behold, a
man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this
g 2 Ki. 10. 24. man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life,
| Heb. weigh. or else thou shalt Ipay a talent of silver. 40 And as thy servant was
* Heb. he was not. busy here and there, *he was gone." And the king of Israel said unto
him, “ So shall thy judgment be ; thyself hast decided it.” 41 And he
hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel
discerned him that he was of the prophets. 42 And he said unto him,
A1 Ki. 22. 31-37. “ Thus saith the LORD, "Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a
man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go
for his life, and thy people for his people.” 43 And the king of Israel
went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
&c.
A. M. 3105.
B. C. 899.
1 Kings xxi.
Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard is grieved. 5 Jezebel causeth Naboth to be condemned.
17 Elijah denounceth judgments against Ahab und Jezebel.
1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite
had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king
of Samaria. ? And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, “ Give me thy
vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near
unto my house, and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it;
a 1 Sa. 8. 14.
in thine cyes.
6 Le. 25. 23. EZ.
3 And Naboth said to Ahab, “ The LORD forbid it me, 'that I should
46. 18.
give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.” 4 And Ahab came into
his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the
Jezreelite had spoken to him ; for he had said, “ I will not give thee the
inheritance of my fathers.” And he laid him down upon his bed, and
turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
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of the people.
6. ll.
d Le. 24. 14.
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, " Why is thy
spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread ?” 6 And he said unto her, “Be-
cause I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, 'Give
me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee
another vineyard for it:' and he answered, 'I will not give thee my
vineyard.'" 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, “Dost thou now
govern the kingdom of Israel ? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart
be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal,
and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his
city, dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying,
+ Heb. in the top “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth ton high among the people. 10 And set
two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, say-
Ex. 22. 28. Ac. ing, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him
out, and dstone him, that he may die.” 11 And the men of his city,
even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city,
did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters
e Is. 58. 4. which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set
Naboth on high among the people. 13 And there came in two men,
children of Belial, and sat before him ; and the men of Belial witnessed
against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, say-
See 2 Ki. 9. 26.
ing, “ Naboth did blaspheme God and the king.” Then they carried
him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “ Naboth is stoned, and is dead.”
15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned,
and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “ Arise, take possession of
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee
for money ; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16 And it came to pass,
when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go
down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
18 « Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria ;
behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to pos-
sess it. 19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD,
Hast thou killed, and also taken possession ? And thou shalt speak
of 1 Ki. 22. 38.
unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, “In the place where dogs
licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine."
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, “ Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?"
1. 17. Ro. And he answered, “I have found thee; because *thou hast sold thy-
i1 Ki. 14. 10. self to work evil in the sight of the Lord. 21 Behold, 'I will bring evil
upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab
; 1 Ki. 14. 10. him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in
k I Ki. 15. 29. I
Israel, 22 and will make thy house like the house of “Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, and like the house of 'Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the prov-
ocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel
m 2 Ki. 9. 36. to sin.” 23 And ”of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, “ The dogs
| Or, ditch. shall eat Jezebel by the Iwall of Jezreel. 24 Him "that dieth of Ahab in
the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the fields shall the
fowls of the air cat."
25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work
* Or, incited. wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife * stirred
up. 26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all
things 'as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the chil-
dren of Israel.
27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent
p Go. 37. 34.
his clothes, and 'put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in
sackcloth, and went softly, 28 And the word of the LORD came to Eli-
7. 14.
2 Ki. 9. 8.
11 Ki. 16. 3, 11.
ni Ki. 14. 11. &
16. 4.
o Ge. 15. 16.
2 Ki. 21. 11.
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sa The de ween waphate of
B. C. 897.
a De. 4. 43.
taking it.
jah the Tishbite, saying, 29 « Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself
before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring
9 2 Ki. 9. 25. the evil in his days ; but 'in his son's days will I bring the evil upon
his house."
SECTION V.-Death of Ahab.
SECT. V.
1 Kings xxii. 1-40.—2 Chron. xviii. 3, to the end.
A. M. 3107.
Ahab, seduced by fulse prophets, is slain at Ramoth-gilead. 37 The dogs lick up his blood.
* And they continued three years without war between Syria and
Hales, 897. Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the
king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of
Israel said unto his servants, “ Know ye that “Ramoth in Gilead is ours,
* Heb. silent from and we be *still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria ?”
4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, “ Wilt thou go with me to battle to
Ramoth-gilead ? ” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as
thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.” 5 And
Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, “ Inquire, I pray thee, at the
word of the LORD to-day.” 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the proph-
ets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, “ Shall I go
against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” And they said,
“Go up; for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king."
? And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a prophet of the LORD be-
sides, that we might inquire of him?” 8 And the king of Israel said
unto Jehoshaphat, “ There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah,
by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him ; for he doth
not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said,
f Or, eunuch. “Let not the king say so." 9 Then the king of Israel called an tofficer,
and said, “Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.” 10 And the king
of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne,
| Heb. floor.
having put on their robes, in a Ivoid place in the entrance of the gate
of Samaria ; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 11 And Zed-
ekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said,
- Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until
thou have consumed them.” 12 And all the prophets prophesied so,
saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for the LORD shall
deliver it into the king's hand.” 13 And the messenger that was gone
to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, “Behold now, the words of the
prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth; let thy word, I
pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is
good.” 14 And Micaiah said, “ As the Lord liveth, bwhat the LORD
saith unto me, that will I speak.”
15 So he came to the "king. And the king said unto him, “ Mica-
iah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?”
And he answered him, “Go, and prosper; for the LORD shall deliver it
into the hand of the king." 16 And the king said unto him, " How many
times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is
true in the name of the Lord ?" 17 And he said, “I saw all Israel
“scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the
LORD said, “These have no master: let them return every man to his
house in peace.?" 18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat,
Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me,
but evil ? " 19 And he said, “ Hear thou therefore the word of the
d. Is. 6. 1. Da. 7. LORD. dI saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven
e Job 1. 6. & 2. 1. standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the LORD
Ze, : said, "Who shall *persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ra-
moth-gilead ?' And one said on this manner, and another said on that
* Or, deceive.
manner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD,
and said, I will persuade him.' 22 And the LORD said unto him,
6 Nu. 22. 38.
ai.e. Ahab.-Ed.
c Mat. 9. 36.
9.
10. Mat. 18. 10.
He. 1.7, 14.
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DEATH OF AHAB.
edelmi me and the hath put a fying the and do sad, Thou shaleying
I Heb. a chamber
hindi tay Thus sempre enor of the Take
18. 20-22.
to disguise hinz-
into the battle.
12 Ch. 35. 22.
Wherewith ?' And he said, 'I will go forth, and I will be a lying
flu. 9:23. Job spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And he said, “Thou shalt per-
2 Thes. 2. 11. suade him, and prevail also : go forth, and do so.' 23 Now (therefore,
Ez. 14. 9.
behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy
prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee." 24 But
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the
r 2 Ch. 18. 23. cheek, and said, “Which "way went the Spirit of the Lord from me
to speak unto thee ? " 25 And Micaiah said, “ Behold thou shalt see in
1. Or, from cham- that day, when thou shalt go finto fan inner chamber to hide thyself.”
ber to chamber.
26 And the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry hini back
in de chamber. unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son ;
27 and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed
him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come
u. 20:29. De. in peace.” 28 And Micaiah said, “ If thou return at all in peace, the
LORD hath not spoken by me." And he said, “Hearken, 0 people,
every one of you!”
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up
* Or, when he was to Ramoth-gilead. 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, “*I
self, and enter will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy
robes." And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the
battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains
that had rule over his chariots, saying, " Fight neither with small nor
great, save only with the king of Israel.” 32 And it came to pass, when
the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “ Surely
it is the king of Israel.” And they turned aside to fight against him :
k Pr, 13, 20, and Jehoshaphat "cried out. 33 And it came to pass, when the captains
of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they
t Heb, in his sim- turned back from pursuing him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow tat
a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fjoints of the har-
| Heb. joints and
the breastplate ness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, “ Turn thy
* Heb. made sick. hand, and carry me out of the host ; for I am *wounded.” 35 And
† Heb. ascended. the battle tincreased that day: and the king was stayed up in his
chariot against the Syrians, and died at even; and the blood ran out
| Heb. bosom. of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 36 And there went a
proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun,
saying, “ Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.”
* Heb. came.
37 So the king died, and *was brought to Samaria ; and they buried
the king in Samaria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of
b Or, when.-Ed. Samaria ; and the dogs licked up his blood, band they washed his
11 Ki. 21. 19. armor, 'according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
m Am. 3. 15. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the
ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they
not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ? 40 So
Ahab slept with his fathers ; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
11.
2 Chron. xviii. 3, to the end..—3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king
of Judah, “ Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” And he answered him," I am as
thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.”
4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel,“ Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of
the Lord to-day." 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hun.
dred men, and said unto them,“ Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I for-
bear?” And they said, “ Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand.” 6 But
Jehoshaphat said, " Is there not here a prophet of the Lord *besides, that we might in-
quire of him?" ? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, " There is yet one man,
by whom we may inquire of the LORD : but I hate him; for he never prophesied good
unto me, but always evil; the same is Micaiah the son of Imla." And Jehoshaphat said,
:55 Let not the king say so.” 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his tofficers, and
Heb. Hasten. said, " &Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.” 9 And the king of Israel and Jehosha-
phat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat
* Os, floor.
in a *void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria ; and all the prophets prophe,
* Heb. yet,.or,
more
| Or, eunuchse
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mouth.
sied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron,
| Heb. thou con and said, “ Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until fthey be con-
sume them.
sumed.” 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, “ Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and
prosper; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king." 12 And the messenger
that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets de-
I Heb, with one clare good to the king with one assent; let thy word, therefore, I pray thee, be like one
of theirs, and speak thou good.” 13 And Micaiah said, “ As the LORD liveth, even what
my God saith, that will I speak." 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said
unto him, “ Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" And he
said, “ Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.” 15 And the
king said to him, “ How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the
truth to me in the name of the Lord ?" 16 Then he said, “ I did see all Israel scattered
upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd : and the LORD said, “These have
no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.' " 17 And the king
of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “ Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto
* Or, but for evil. me, *but evil?" 18 Again he said, " Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the
LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and
on his left. 19 And the LORD said, ' Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go
up and fall at Ramoth-gilead ?' And one spake saying after this manner, and another
saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and
said, 'I will entice him.' And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith ?' 21 And he said,
"I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the LORD
said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail : go out, and do even so.' 22 Now
therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets,
and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.” 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah
came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, " Which way went the Spirit
of the Lord from me to speak unto thee ? " 24 And Micaiah said, “ Behold, thou shalt
t Or, from cham see on that day when thou shalt go tinto fan inner chamber to hide thyself.” 25 Then the
ber to chamber.
king of Israel said, " Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the
1 Heb. a chamber
in a chamber.
city, and to Joash the king's son ; 26 and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the
prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return
in peace.” 27 And Micaiah said, “: If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the
Lord spoken by me." And he said, “ Hearken, all ye people!”.
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
29 And the king of Israel said unto.Jehoshaphat, “ I will disguise myself, and will go to the
battle; but put thou on thy robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they
went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots
that were with him, saying, " Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king
of Israel.” 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat
that they said, " It is the king of Israel.” Therefore they compassed about him to fight,
but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart
* Heb. after him. from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it
Heb. in his sim- was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from *pursuing him. 33 And a certain
plicity.
man drew a bow tat a venture, and smote the king of Israel Ibetween the joints of the
I Heb. between
the joints and ve- harness; therefore he said to his chariot man, “Turn thy hand, that thou mayest carry
tween the breast-
me out of the host; for I am *wounded.” 34 And the battle increased that day : howbeit
plate.
* Web, made sick the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even;
and about the time of the sun going down he died.
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.--Reign and Death of Ahaziah.
1 Kings xxii. 51, to the end.--2 Kings i.
A. M. 3107.
B. C. 897.
Ahaziah commits idolatry. Moab rebelleth. Ahaziuh, sending to Baul-zebub, hath his judgment by
HALES: 897. Elijah. Elijah twice bringeth fire from heaven on Ahaziah's messengers. Jehoram succeedeth Ahaziah.
51 AHAZIAH the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria
the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two
years over Israel. 52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and
a 1 Ki. 15. 26. walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in
the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin ; 53 for
b Ju. 2. 11. 1 Ki. 'he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD
16. 31.
God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 Kings i.
2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper
chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick ; and he sent messengers,
and said unto them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron
whether I shall recover of this disease." 3 But the Angel of the LORD
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2 And Ahaziah fell down.ia, and was sick; and the god of Ekron
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* Heh. The bed
whithor thou art
jah depphen the meurned band said
the manner of
Mat. 3. 4.
Lu. 9. 54.
said to Elijah the Tishbite, “ Arise, go up to meet the messengers of
the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not
a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron ?
4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, *Thou shalt not come down from
gone up, thou that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.” And
down from it. Elijah departed.
5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them,
“Why are ye now turned back ? " 6 And they said unto him, “There
came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, “Go, turn again unto the
king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not
because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of
Baal-zebub the god of Ekron ? therefore thou shalt not come down
from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.” ? And
+ Heb. What was he said unto them, “ + What manner of man was he which came up
the man? to meet you, and told you these words?” 8 And they answered him,
See 28, 13. 4. “He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his
loins.” And he said, “ It is Elijah the Tishbite.” 9 Then the king sent
unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him :
and, behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spake unto him,
“ Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.” 10 And Elijah
answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I be a man of God, dthen
let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.” And
there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And
he answered and said unto him, “ O man of God, thus hath the king
said, Come down quickly.” 12 And Elijah answered and said unto
them, “ If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and
consume thee and thy fifty.” And the fire of God came down from
heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And
Heb. bowed. the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees be-
fore Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, “ O man of God, I
e 1 Sa. 26. 21. Ps. pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, 'be pre-
cious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and
burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; there-
fore let my life now be precious in thy sight.” 15 And the Angel of the
LORD said unto Elijah, "Go down with him ; be not afraid of him."
And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 And he said
unto him, “ Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messen-
gers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is
no God in Israel to inquire of his word ? therefore thou shalt not come
down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.”
17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had
* The second
o spoken. And *Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Je-
ran was Prorex, horam the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
eenth of je 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written
hoshaphat, 2 Ki.
3. 1.
in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ?
72. 14.
year that Jcho-
SECT. VII.
SECTION VII.—Reign of Jehoram ;-Rebellion of Mesha king of Moab.
2 Kings iii. 1-5.
A. M. 3108.
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Sa-
B. C. 896.
HALES, 897.
maria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned
twelve years. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but
* Heb. statue.. not like his father, and like his mother : for he put away the *image
I Ki. 16. 31, 32.
al Ki. 12, 28, 31, of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto "the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he
departed not therefrom.
32.
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bel an hundred ut it came to Pång of Israel
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto
• See Is. 16. 1. the king of Israel an hundred thousand "lambs, and an hundred thou-
sand rains, with the wool. 5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead,
that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
SECT. VIII.
SECTION VIII.—The Translation of Elijah.
A. M. 3108.
2 Kings ii.
B. C.896. Elijah divideth Jordan, and granting Elisha his request, is taken up. 12 Elisha divideth Jordan.
19 He healeth the waters. 23 Children mocking Elisha are destroyed.
a Ge. 5. 24. 1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would “take up Elijah into
heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha,“ Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD
hath sent me to Beth-el.” And Elisha said unto him, “ As the LORD
0 1 Ki. 20. 35. liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee!” So they went
9. 1.
1,38. & down to Beth-el. 3 And 'the (12)sons of the prophets that were at Beth-
2 Ki. 4. 1, 38. 8
(12) The mention here made of the sons, or disci- prophets at Naioth. They are said to have selected
ples, or pupils of the prophets, leads us to inquire the most promising of the young Levites, with the
what mode was adopted among the ancient Israel. Nazarites of other tribes. Hence we read of so
ites to secure to them the advantages of education. many prophets together in the time of Ahab. The
When the Israelites first went down into Egypt, chief places where they resided, seems to have been
and the patriarchal polity flourished among them in Bethel, Jericho, Gilgal, and the Levitical cities in
its full vigor, every father was of course the in- general. The people in Israel, after the revolt of
structor as well as the head of his family. During the ten tribes, were accustomed to attend the proph-
their continuance in that country, although we ets for moral and religious instruction ; for we read,
know but little of the manner in which they pre- that when the woman of Shunem was about to go
served among themselves the traditions of their an- up to Elijah, her husband asked her, " Wherefore
cestors, or maintained and declared their right to wilt thou go to-day ? it is neither new moon, nor
the Holy Land, we may be assured that the national Sabbath," 2 Kings iv. 23. When the peculiar cir-
faith was not suffered to decay ; nor were they, at cumstances of the age demanded it, the prophets
their departure from Egypt, that rude and barbarous were gifted with miraculous power. From the time
people which they are generally represented. Mo- of Samuel there appears to have been an unbroken
ses was skilled in all the wisdom of Egypt, and the succession to the time of Malachi ; of whom Elijah
perpetual presence of the God of Israel, the won and Elisha were the inost eminent.
derful miracles wrought by Moses, the death of the Prophecies were first committed to writing by
generation which had been in some measure con- Elijah, who wrote to Jehoram, predicting his of.
taminated by idolatry in Egypt, and the consequent fences and punishment. The volume of Scripture
instruction of the next, under the immediate super- may be considered as having been under the con-
intendence of their inspired leader, prevented the tinued superintendence of these holy men; and the
possibility of ignorance, during their wandering in prophetical office, as Bishop Stillingfleet ingenious-
the wilderness. It is generally supposed too, that ly and justly observes, was a kind of chancery to
there was an uninterrupted succession of prophets the Law of Moses.
from the time of Moses to the death of Malachi. As God never left himself without witness to the
The first places for their instruction, appointed by heathen world, in that he gave them rain from
the Jews after their settlernent in the Holy Land, heaven, and fruitful seasons; neither did he leave
were the Levitical cities, which might be called the the people of Israel without a constant appeal to
Universities of Judæa. The Levites too, were their hearts and understandings. Moses, Joshua,
scattered through the country, as the standing min- the Judges, Samuel, David, Ahijah, Elijah, Elisha,
istry appointed by God himself, to instruct the peo- and the prophets whose writings are still preserved,
pleingeneral in all things which pertained to followed each other in close succession. In addition
their Law. It is, therefore, to be supposed that the to these, there was a standing miracle of the per-
common business of education fell as naturally into petual accomplishment of the prophecies which
their hands at that time, as it has since done, gen- referred to events near at hand. The oracular
erally speaking, to the ecclesiastics in Christian answer in the Holy of Holies : the appearance of
countries.
the Shechinah; the very nature of the country re-
The first notice which is taken in Scripture of spectively occupied by the twelve tribes; the resi-
the schools of the prophets, is 1 Sam. x. 10, and dence among them of the ancient Gibeonites; the
1 Sam. xix. 20. The expression “they saw the judgments inflicted both on the idolatrous princes
prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing, as ap- of Israel and Judah, as well as on the surrounding
pointed over them," is interpreted by the Chaldee nations; these, with the lessons conveyed by the
Paraphrast, that Samuel was the head, or president, recurrence of the Sabbath, and of their great festi-
of a school of prophetical instruction. Samuel is vals, when the Levites taught the meaning of the
by many supposed to have himself first instituted Ceremonial Law, and otherwise instructed the
these schools : but it is more probable that he found people, took a'vay all excuse for the frequent re-
them established in the Levitical cities, and in lapses of the Israelites into idolatry. · Yet, if their
every place where the ark was settled, and where repeated offences, in this respect, excite astonish-
the people went up to worship. It is more certain ment, let the present condition of the Christian
that from the time of Samuel to the Babylonish world be considered; which presents us with too
captivity, they were never suffered entirely to de- many instances of ingratitude and infidelity. The
generate, although they were too often influenced appeals which were made to the ancient Church of
by the general bias of the people to idolatry. The God were not more powerful than those which the
most distinguished prophets, till the time of David, Christian Church now enjoys : for in those days
were presidents of these colleges. Elkanah, Gad, God spake by his prophets; to us he has spoken
Nathan, and others, are supposed to have been to by his Son.
the prophets in their day, what Samuel was to the
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Jos, 3. 16.
in asking.
d2 Ki. 6. 17. P8
6 Eccl. 48. 9.
el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, “Knowest thou that the
LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day ?" And he said,
“ Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.” 4 And Elijah said unto him,
“ Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jeri-
cho.” And he said, “ As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will
not leave thee !” So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons of the
prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him,
“Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head
to-day?” And he answered, “ Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.”
6 And Elijah said unto him, “Tarry, I pray thee, here ; for the LORD
hath sent me to Jordan.” And he said, “ As the LORD liveth, and as
thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee!” And they two went on. ? And
* Heb. in sight, fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood *to view afar
or, over against.
off; and they two stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and
So Ex. 14. 21. wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided
hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said
unto Elisha, “ Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away
from thee.” And Elisha said, “I pray thee, let a double portion of thy
| Heb. done hard spirit be upon me.” 10 And he said, “ Thou hast tasked a hard thing:
nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so
unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so." 11 And it came to pass, as
they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared da chariot
104. 4.
of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and “Elijah
1 Mac. 2. 58.
went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
f2 Ki. 13. 14. 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My 'father! my father! the
chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof !” And he saw him no
more : and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two
pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and
Heb. lip. went back, and stood by the fbank of Jordan ; 14 and he took the mantle
of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, “Where
is the LORD God of Elijah ?" and when he also had smitten the waters,
they parted hither and thither, and Elisha went over. 15 And when the
sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said,
“ The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha.” And they came to meet him,
and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants
* Heb. Sons of fifty *strong men ; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master :
g See 1 Ki. 18. lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast
** 3. AC. him upon tsome mountain, or into some valley." And he said, “ Ye
Heb. one of the shall not send.” 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he
said, “ Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three
days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him (for
he tarried at Jericho), he said unto them, “Did I not say unto you,
Go not?'" .
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, “ Behold, I pray thee,
the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth ; but the water
| Heb. causing to is naught, and the ground Ibarren.” 20 And he said, “Bring me a new
cruse, and put salt therein.” And they brought it to him. 21 And he
h See Ex. 15. 25. went forth unto the spring of the waters, and "cast the salt in there,
and said, “ Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there
shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.” 22 So the
waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha
which he spake.
23 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el ; and as he was going
up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and
mocked him, and said unto him, “Go up, thou bald head! go up, thou
strength.
12. Em. 8. 3. Ac
8. 39.
mountains.
miscarry.
John 9. 6.
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SECT. IX.
TT
* Heh. at their
for the host, and fo that the Lord hathoc.ca u But
8.
a Ez. 14. 3.
6 So Ju. 10. 14.
Ru. l. 15.
bald head !” 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed
them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she-bears
out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 25 And he
went from thence to Mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to
Samaria.
Section IX.-Elisha obtaineth Water and Promise of Victory ;—The
A. M. 3109.
Moabites are overcome.
B. C. 895.
2 Kings iii. 6, to the end.
Hales, 891.
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and num-
bered all Israel. ? And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of
Judah, saying, “The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou
go with me against Moab to battle?” And he said, “I will go up: I
am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses."
8 And he said, “ Which way shall we go up?" And he answered, “The
way through the wilderness of Edon.”
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king
of Edom; and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey ; and
fect. See Ex. 11.
u. there was no water for the host, and for the cattle *that followed them.
10 And the king of Israel said, “ Alas! that the LORD hath called these
three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!” 11 But
Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we
may inquire of the Lord by him?" And one of the king of Israel's
servants answered and said, “ Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which
poured water on the hands of Elijah.” 12 And Jehoshaphat said, " The
word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat
and the king of Edom went down to him. 13 And Elisha said unto the
king of Israel, “ What "have I to do with thee? 'get thee to the proph-
*** ets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother.” And the king
c 1 Ki. 18. 19. of Israel said unto him, “ Nay: for the LORD hath called these three
kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” 14 And Elisha
· said, “ As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were
it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I
d See 1 Sa. 10. 5. would not look toward thee, nor see thee. 15 But now bring me da
Ez... 3. & 3. minstrel.” And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that ºthe
14, 22. & 8. 1.
hand of the LORD came upon him. 16 And he said, “ Thus saith the
f2 Ki. 4. 3.
LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. 17 For thus saith the LORD,
Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain ; yet that valley shall
be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and
your beasts. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD :
he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite
every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree,
† Heb. grieve. and stop all wells of water, and fmar every good piece of land with
& Ex. 29. 39, 40. stones.” 20 And it came to pass in the morning, when :the meat offering
was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and
the country was filled with water.
21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to
Hebu were cried fight against them, they gathered all that were able to *put on armor,
* Heb. gird him- and upward, and stood in the border. 22 And they rose up early in the
irdle. morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the
water on the other side as red as blood. 23 And they said, “This is
+ Heb. destroyed. blood; the kings are surely tslain, and they have smitten one another:
now therefore, Moab, to the spoil !” 24 And when they came to the
camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that
1, or, they smote they fled before them ; but fthey went forward smiting the Moabites,
even in their country. 25 And they beat down the cities, and on every
good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they
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left the stones
thereof in Kir.
harusel.
h Am. 2. 1.
8 Elisha, sendino him to Jordun, Crreth him.
15 He, refusing Nuaman's
* Heb, until he stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees : *only in
Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went
about it, and smote it.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for
him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break
through even unto the king of Edom; but they could not. 27 Then he
took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered
him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indigna-
tion against Israel ; and they departed from him, and returned to their
own land.
SECT. X.
SECTION X.—The Miracles of Elisha.
2 Kings iv., v. and vi. 1-23.
A. M. 3112.
B. C. 892.
Elisha multiplieth the widow's oil. 8 He giveth a son to the good Shunammite. 18 He raiseth again
her dead son. 38 At Gilgal he hevlelh the deadly potlage. 42 He satisfieth an hundred men with
twenty louves. -- Chap. v. 1 Naaman, by the report of a captive muid, is sent to Samaria lo be
cured of his leprosy.
gifts, granteth him some of the earth. 20 Gehuzi, ubusing his musler's name unto Nauman, is
smillen with leprosy. ~ Chap. vi. 1 Elisha, giving leave to the young prophets lo enlarge their
dioellings, causeth iron to swim. 8 He discloseth the king of Syria's counsel. 13 The army
which was seni lo Dothan to apprehend Elisha is smilten with blindness. 19 Being brought into
Sannariu, they are dismissed in peace.
a 1 Ki. 20. 35. Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of "the sons of the
prophets unto Elisha, saying, “Thy servant my husband is dead; and
thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD : and the creditor is
b See Le. 25. 39. come oto take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.” 2 And Elisha
Mat. 18. 25.
said unto her, “ What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in
the house ?" And she said, “ Thy handmaid hath not any thing in
the house, save a pot of oil.” 3 'Then he said, “ Go, borrow thee vessels
* Or, scant not. abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels ; *borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and
upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt
set aside that which is full.” 5 So she went from him, and shut the
door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her ; and
she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that
she said unto her son, “Bring me yet a vessel.” And he said unto
her, “ There is not a vessel more." And the oil stayed. 7 Then she
came and told the man of God. And he said, “ Go, sell the oil, and
| Or, creditor.
pay thy #debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.”
A. M. 3113.
8 And fit fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a
| Heb. there was great woman; and she *constrained him to eat bread. And so it was,
a lay.
that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And
* Heb, laid hold
she said unto her husband, “ Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy
man of God, which passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make a little
chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed,
and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick : and it shall be, when he
cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.” 11 And it fell on a day, that
he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And
he said to Gehazi his servant, “ Call this Shunammite." And when
he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said unto him,
“ Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all
this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for
to the king, or to the captain of the host ?” And she answered, “I
dwell among mine own people." 14 And he said, “What then is to be
done for her ?" And Gehazi answered, “Verily she hath no child,
and her husband is old.” 15 And he said, “ Call her.” And when he
had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said, “ About this
† Heb. set time.
Ge. 18. 10, 14.
#season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son.”
And she said, “Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy
handmaid.” 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season
that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
B. C. 891.
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18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out
my head !” And he said to a lad, “ Carry him to his mother.” 20 And
when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her
knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on
the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
22 And she called unto her husband, and said, “Send me, I pray thee,
one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the
man of God, and come again." 23 And he said, “ Wherefore wilt thou
go to him to-day? it is neither new moon, nor Sabbath.” And she
said, “ It shall be #well.” 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her
servant, “Drive, and go forward ; * slack not thy riding for me, except
I bid thee.” 25 So she went and came unto the man of God to Mount
Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off,
that he said to Gehazi his servant, “ Behold, yonder is that Shunammite.
26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with
thee? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ?" And
| Heb. peace.
* Heb. restrain
not for me to
ride.
+ Heb. by his feet. to the hill, she caught thin by the feet; but Gehazi came near to thrust
'Mat. 28. 9.
her away. And the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is
I Hob. bitter. Ivexed within her; and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not
'I Sa. 1. 10.
told me.” 28 Then she said, “Did I desire a son of my lord ? did I not
& 14. 16..
Ac. 19. 12.
hillcr, and once
loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet
c Lu. 10. 4. any man, “salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again:
d See Ex. 7. 19. and "lay my staff upon the face of the child.” 30 And the mother of the
child said, “ As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee!” And he arose, and followed her. 31 And Gehazi passed on
before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child ; but there was
* Heb. attention. neither voice, nor *hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him,
e John 11. 11. and told him, saying, “ The child is ‘not awaked.” 32 And when Elisha
. was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his
f Mat. 6. 6. bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and
& 1 Ki. 17. 20, 21. áprayed unto the LORD. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child,
Acts 20. 10.
and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and
his hands upon his hands; and he stretched himself upon the child,
and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and
walked in the house fto and fro; and went up, and stretched himself
upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened
his eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi, and said, “ Call this Shunammite.”
So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said,
“ Take up thy son." 37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and
1. Heb. 11. 35. bowed herself to the ground, and "took up her son, and went out.
• 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal; and there was a dearth in the
i Lu. 10. 39. Ac. land. And the sons of the prophets were ésitting before him; and
he said unto his servant, “ Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage
for the sons of the prophets." 39 And one went out into the field to
gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds
his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for
they knew them not. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And
it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out,
j Ex. 10. 17. and said, “O thou man of God, there is death in the pot!” And
they could not eat thereof. 41 But he said, “Then bring meal.” And
1. See Tex 15. 25. The cast it into the pot; and he said, “ Pour out for the people, that
| Hob. evil thing. ye may eat.” And there was no fharm in the pot. .
11 $a. 9.7. 1 Co. 42 And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, 'and brought the man
of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears
A. M. 3114.
B. C. 890.
22. 3.
gather forms of the propter Set on the were sitting before earth in the
9. ll. Gal. 6. 6.
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6. ll.
o Mat. 14. 20. &
countenance.
hund.
g Ge. 30. 2. De.
32. 39. I Sa. 2.
* Or, in his scrip, of corn *in the husk thereof. And he said, “ Give unto the people,
or, garnent.
m lů. 9. 13. that they may eat." 43 And his servitor said, “ What! "should I set
John 6. 9.
this before an hundred men ?” He said again, “ Give the people, that
n Lu. 9. 17. John they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They "shall eat, and shall
& leave thereof,” 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, 'and left
15. 37. John 6. thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
13.
p Lu. 4. 27.
Now 'Naaman, captain of the host of the king of 2 Kings v.
| Heb. before. Syria, was a great man twith his master, and thonorable,
I Or, gracious.
'Heb. lifted up,
because by him the Lord had given * deliverance unto Syria : he was
or, accepted in
also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper. 2 And the Syrians had
* Or, victory. gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land
| Hob. was before.
Orl. of Israel a little maid ; and she fwaited on Naaman's wife. 3 And she
Hels. before. said unto her mistress, “ Would God my lord were fwith the prophet
* Hob. gather in.
that is in Samaria ! for he would *recover him of his leprosy." 4 And
one went in, and told his lord, saying, “ Thus and thus said the maid
that is of the land of Israel.” 5 And the king of Syria said, “Go to,
go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel.” And he departed,
Hcb. in his and took twith him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of
gold, and ten changes of raiment. 6 And he brought the letter to the
king of Israel, saying, “ Now when this letter is come unto thee,
behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou
mayest recover him of his leprosy." 7 And it came to pass, when the
king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said,
“Am I 'God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto
me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you,
and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.!!
8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the
king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying,
" Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes ? let him come now to me, and
he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.” 9 So Naaman came
with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house
of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, “Go and
r Jolin 9. 7.
'wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee,
and thou shalt be clean." 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away,
1,HebI said. Or, and said, “Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and
self, He will stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and *strike his hand
surcly come out,
over the place, and recover the leper. 12 Are not tAbana and Pharpar,
* Heb. move up rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not
f Or, Amana. wash in them, and be clean ?” So he turned and went away in a
rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said,
“My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest
thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee,
Wash, and be clean?!" 14 Then went he down, and dipped himself
seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God;
& Job 33. 35. and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and 'he
t Lu. 4. 27.
was clean.
15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and
came, and stood before him: and he said, “Behold, now I know that
se Da. 2. 47.&3. there “is no God in all the earth, but in Israel : now therefore, I pray
v Ge. 33. 11. thee, take 'a blessing of thy servant.” 16 But he said, “ As the LORD
20 Ge. 14. 23. See liveth, before whom I stand, "I will receive none !” And he urged him
to take it; but he refused. 17 And Naaman said, “ Shall there not then,
I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth ? for
thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice
unto other gods, but unto the LORD. 18 In this thing the LORD pardon
thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to
worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the
I saill with my-
&c.
and doron.
29. & 6. 26, 27.
8. 18, 20,
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35. 16.
* Heb. Is there
peace ?
nor thither.
r1 Ti. 6. 10
house of Rimmon; when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon,
the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.” 19 And he said unto him,
# Heb. piece of “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little Iway.
ground, as Ge.
20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold,
my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his
hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after
him, and take somewhat of him.” 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman.
And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from
the chariot to meet him, and said, “ *Is all well ?” 22 And he said, “ All
is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there
be come to me from Mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the
prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes
of garments." 23 And Naaman said, “ Be content, take two talents."
And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with
two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and
† Or, secret place. they bare them before him. 24 And when he came to the ftower, he
took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he
let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before
his master. And Elisha said unto him, “ Whence comest thou, Ge-
| Hebo not hither hazi ?” And he said, “ Thy servant went Ino whither." 26 And he said
unto him, “Went not my heart with thee, when the man turned again
from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to
receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen,
and menservants, and maidservants ? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naa-
man *shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever.” And he went
y Ex. 4. 6. out from his presence 'a leper as white as snow.
1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, “ Behold 2 Kings vi.
1-23.
now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a
beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell.” And he
answered," Go ye." 3 And one said, “ Be content, I pray thee, and go
with thy servants.” And he answered, “I will go.” 4 So he went with
them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as
one was felling a beam, the *axe head fell into the water ; and he cried,
and said, “ Alas, master ! for it was borrowed." 6 And the man of God
said, “Where fell it ?" And he showed him the place. And he cut
down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7 There-
fore said he, “ Take it up to thee.” And he put out his hand, and
took it.
8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel
with his servants, saying, “In such and such a place shall be my
+ Or, encamping. fcamp.” 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying,
“ Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are
come down." 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the
man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not
once nor twice. 11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore
troubled for this thing; and he called- his servants, and said unto them,
“Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel ?" 12 And
I Hob. No. one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king! but Elisha, the
prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou
speakest in thy bedchamber.”
* 13 And he said, “Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch
him.” And it was told him, saying, “ Behold, he is in Dothan.” 14 There-
* Heb. heavy. fore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a *great host: and they
came by night, and compassed the city about. 15 And when the tservant
of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host
compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant
YOL. I.
3D
* Heb. iron.
Or, minister.
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THE REIGN OF JEHORAM.
6. 1-7.
I Heb. come ye
afler me.
said unto him, “ Alas, my master! how shall we do?" 16 And he an.
22 Ch. 32. 7. Ps. swered, “ Fear not: for *they that be with us are more than they that
55. 18. Ro. 8. 31.
be with them.” 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “ LORD, I pray thee,
a See Ge. 21. 19. open his eyes, that he may see.” And the LORD "opened the eyes of
the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of
b Ps. 34. 7. & 68. 'horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha ! 18 And when they
17, Ze, 1. 8. &
came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, “ Smite
c See Ge. 19. 11. this people, I pray thee, with blindness.” “And he smote them with
blindness according to the word of Elisha.
19 And Elisha said unto them, “This is not the way, neither is this
the city ; #follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek.”
But he led them to Samaria. 20 And it came to pass, when they were
come into Samaria, that Elisha said, “ LORD, open the eyes of these
men, that they may see.” And the Lord opened their eyes, and they
saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria ! 21 And the king
of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I smite
them ? shall I smite them ?" 22 And he answered, “ Thou shalt not
smite them ; wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive
with thy sword and with thy bow ? dset bread and water before them,
that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.” 23 And he pre-
pared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk,
he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of
Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
d Ro. 12. 20.
* Alone.
PORTION I.
PART V.–Portion I.
4 YEARS.
THE REIGN OF JEHORAM, KING OF JUDAH.
A. M. 3115 to
3119.
2 Chron. xxi. 1,5-7, 2-4, 11–15, 8-10, and 16, to the end.--2 Kings viii. 23, 24 and 17-22.
B. C. 889 to
885. Jehoram's wicked reign. He slayeth his brethren. The prophecy of Elijuh against him. Edom and
Hales, 904.
Libnah revolt. The Philistines and Arabians oppress him. His incurable disease, infamous
death, and burial.
1 Now (13) Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son *reigned in his stead.
a In consort, . 5 Jehoram “was thirty and two years old when he began to reign,
2 Ki. 8. 17, &c.
and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way
of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab, (for he had the
daughter of Ahab to wife ;) and he wrought that which was evil in the
eyes of the Lord. ?Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house
of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and
+ Heh, lamp, or, as he promised to give a flight to him and to his “sons for ever.
0 2 Sa. 7. 12, 13. 2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel,
16. 11. 236. Ps. and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah : all these
were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3 And their father gave
them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with
Jehoram made fenced cities in Judah ; but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because
partner of the
kingdom with he was the firstborn. 4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the king-
his father, 2 Ki.
8. 16, &c. dom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren
with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and
c Le. 17. 7. & 20. caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and com-
pelled Judah thereto.
candle.
5.
. (13) To understand the chronology of Jehoram's and twentieth year of Jehoshaphat; and the third
reign, it is necessary to observe that three several at his father's death. The first time, he was made
dates are assigned to the beginning of it: the first viceroy, when his father went out to fight for the
in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat his father, recovery of Ramoth-gilead ; and the second, he was
compare 2 Kings xxii. 51.2 Kings i. 17.2 Kings again made viceroy on his father's absence in Moab
iii. 1.; the second in the fifth year of Joram the with Jehoram.—Lightfoot's Prolegomena to the
son of Ahab, 2 Kings viii. 16. which was in the two Harmony of the Eyang., Works, vol. i. p. 387.
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THE REIGN OF JEHORAM.
bofore his death,
2 Ki.2. 1.
:
| Heb. stroke.
* Which was writ 12 And (14)there came a *writing to him from Elijah the prophet,
' saying, “ Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou
hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways
of Asa king of Judah, 13 but hast walked in the way of the kings of
d Ex. 34. 15. Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to dgo
el Ki. 16. 31–33. a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast
slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:
14 behold, with a great fplague will the LORD smite thy people, and
thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods ; 15 and thou shalt have
great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by
reason of the sickness day by day.”
| Heb. hand. 8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the #dominion of
Judah, and made themselves a king. 9 Then Jehoram went forth with
his princes, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night,
and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of
the chariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah
unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his
hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.
16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the
Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians. 17 And
* Heb. carried, they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and * carried away all the
substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and
tor: Ahaziqh, his wives ; so that there was never a son left him, save tJehoahaz, the
youngest of his sons.
zzi 18 FAnd after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an in-
an, prorez, 2Ki. curable disease. 19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after
the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness :
so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him,
52 Ch. 16. 14. like 'the burning of his fathers. 20 Thirty and two years old was he
when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and
captive : see 2 Ch
.22. .
2 Ch. 22. 1.
or, Azarial,
2 Ch. 22. 6.
| His son, Ahazi-
9. 29, soon after.
(14) The letter from Elijah to Jehoram has given sied by Elijah had actually taken place, the writing
rise to much discussion. Elijah the Tishbite was was sent to Jehoram; the account of the punish-
taken up to heaven in the reign of Ahab, many ment of his offences was laid before him; an inter-
years before the last accession of Jehoram. Jehoram val was allowed him for repentance; and, at the
was made king three several times. Once before end of a short time, he fell a victim to the disease
the battle of Ramoth-gilead, in which Ahab was foretold by Elijah.
killed: (compare 1 Kings xxii. 51. 2 Kings i. 17.2 If, then, we come to the conclusion, that this
Kings iii. 1.) ; once upon his father's going to war letter of Elijah to Jehoram was written by the
against the Moabites; and again on his father's prophet before the murder of his brothers, it may
death. It is doubtful on which of these occasions be esteemed one of the most important passages in
he destroyed his brothers, and attempted to restore the books of Scripture. It may be regarded as the
idolatry. If on his first or second accession, the commencement of that part of the dispensations of
letter might have been written by Elijah imme- Providence, which was continued nearly to the
diately preceding his assumption. But it does not close of the canon of Scripture; that is, it was the
appear probable either that Jehoram would have first written prophecy of which we read, which
acted in this cruel and unnatural manner, or that he confined itself to the judgments about to be inflicted
would have endeavoured to establish idolatry during on an individual. It was a new mode of appeal to
the lifetime of his father, who was zealous for the the princes and people of Israel and Judah. It was
worship of the true God. This argument, therefore, made at a time when the public corruption was at
prevents us from supposing that he deserved to re- its height; it was confirmed by the most wonderful
ceive the letter after his first or second accession; miracles, and authenticated by the witnesses among
we must therefore conclude he destroyed his broth- whom it was deposited, who were most probably the
ers and restored superstition after his father's sons of the prophets.
death.
Lightfoot is of opinion that the letter was sent by
But at this time, Elijah had ascended into heaven. Elijah after Jehoram's first accession to the throne.
Three hypotheses have been framed to account for of the three hypotheses above mentioned, the first
this apparent difficulty. One supposes, that for is maintained by Dr. Hales; the second by Dr.
Elijah we ought to read Elisha. Another, that the Wall; the third by Pfeiffer, and Bishop Patrick on
Elijah here mentioned is another prophet of that the authority of Kimchi. There is yet another,
name, and not Elijah the Tishbite. The third is, which I mention as a specimen of the sober judg-
that immediately preceding his ascension into ment exercised in Jewish or Rabbinical criticism.
heaven, when Jehoram was first raised to the joint The Jews believe that Elijah sent the letter to Jeho-
administration of the kingdom by his father Jehosh- ram from heaven. In one of their books, indeed, it
aphat, Elijah predicted the enormities of which he is asserted that Elijah is still engaged in writing a
would be guilty, and left the writing with the sons history of the world.—Vide Patrick and Lightfoot
of the prophets. When the circumstances prophe- in loc.; Pfeiffer, Dubia Vexatıl, &c. p. 471.
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CONTINUATION OF THE REIGN OF JEHORAM.
* Heb. without departed *without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the
· desire, Je. 22.
18.
city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, 2 Kings viii.
are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the · 23, 24.
Kings of Judah ? 24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried
Called Azariah with his fathers in the city of David: and tAhaziah his son reigned in
2 Ch. 22. 6, and
Jehoahaz, 2 Ch. his stead.
21. 17, & 25. 23.
a i. e. Jehoram. 2 Kings viii. 17–22.–17 Thirty and two years old was ahe when he began to reign; and he
Ed.
reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as
did the house of Ahab, (for the daughter of Ahab was his wife ;) and he did evil in the
sight of the Lord. 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake,
1 Heb. candle, or, as he promised him to give him always a flight, and to his children.
lатр.
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over
themselves. 21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose
by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the
† And so fulfilled, chariots; and the people fled into their tents. 22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand
Ge. 27. 40.
of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
RIT
PORTION IT.
Part V.-Portion II.
A. M. 3117. EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
B. C. 887.
REIGN OF JEHORAM, KING OF JUDAH.
Hales, 891.
Continuation of the Reign of Jehoram, King of Israel ;-Siege of Sama-
ria ;— The Famine and sudden Deliverance.
2 Kings vi. 24, to the end, vii. and viii. 1-6.
The famine in Samaria causeth women to eat their own children. 30 The king sendeth to slay
Elisha. - Chap. vii. 1 Elisha prophesieth incredible plenty in Samaria. 3 Four lepers bring
tidings of the flight of the Syrians. 12 The Icing spoileth their tents. 17 The lord, who would not
believe the prophecij of plenty, is trodden to death in the press. — Chap. viii. 1 The Shunam-
mite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle
sake hath her land restored by the king.
24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gath-
ered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 And there was
a great famine in Samaria ; and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's
head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a
cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 26 And as the king of Israel
was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying,
* Or, Let not the “Help, my lord, O king !” 27 And he said, “*If the LORD do not help
LORD save thee.
thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the
winepress ? " 28 And the king said unto her, “What aileth thee ?" And
she answered, “This woman said unto me, 'Give thy son, that we
a Le. 26. 29. may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow. 29 So "we
# Heb, other. boiled my son, and did eat him ; and I said unto her on the fnext day,
Give thy son, that we may eat him; ' and she hath hid her son.”
30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman,
that he rent his clothes ; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people
looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. 31 Then
he said, “God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the
son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.” 32 But Elisha sat in his
0 Ez. 8. 1. & 20. house, and bthe elders sat with him. And the king sent a man from
before him ; but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders,
“ See ye how this son of da murderer hath sent to take away my head ?
look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at
the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him ?" 33 And
while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto
e Job 2. 9. him : and he said, “Behold, this evil is of the LORD ; 'what should I
wait for the LORD any longer ?”
1 Then Elisha said, “ Hear ye the word of the LORD. Thus 2 KINGS
saith the LORD, To-morrow about this time shall a measure vii.
of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a
cLu. 13. 32.
di Ki. 18. 4.
S
Part V.]
CONTINUATION OF THE REIGN OF JEHORAM.
15. 21.
¿ Ps. 48.4-6. Pr.
28. 1.
find punishment.
1 Heb. which be- shekel, in the gate of Samaria.” 2 Then a lord ton whose hand the
longed to the
king leaning king leaned answered the man of God, and said, “ Behold, 'if the
upon his hand,
2 Ki. 5. 18. LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?” And
f Mal. 3. 10.
he said, “ Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not
eat thereof."
g Le. 13. 46.
3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate ;
and they said one to another, “Why sit we here until we die ? 4 If
we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city,
and we shall die there : and if we sit still here, we die also. Now
therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians; if they
save us alive, we shall live, and if they kill us, we shall but die."
5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians;
and when they were come to the utterinost part of the camp of Syria,
behold, there was no man there! 6 For the LORD had made the host
5. 24. Job of the Syrians "to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even
the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, “Lo! the
king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the
kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.” 7 Wherefore they 'arose and .
fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses,
even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. 8 And when these lepers
came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and
did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment,
and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent,
and carried thence also, and went and hid it. 9 Then they said one to
another, “We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we
* Web...e shall hold our peace. If we tarry till the morning light, *some mischief
will come upon us; now therefore come, that we may go and tell the
king's household.” 10 So they came and called unto the porter of the
city; and they told them, saying, “ We came to the camp of the Syr-
ians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but
horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.” 11 And he
called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, “I will
now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we
be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves
in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch
them alive, and get into the city." 13 And one of his servants answered
and said, “ Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain,
which are left tin the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of
Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multi-
tude of the Israelites that are consumed ;) and let us send and see.”
14 They took therefore two chariot horses, and the king sent after the
host of the Syrians, saying, “Go and see.” 15 And they went after them
unto Jordan; and, lo! all the way was full of garments and vessels,
which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers
returned, and told the king. 16 And the people went out, and spoiled
the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a
shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word
of the LORD.
17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have
the charge of the gate; and the people trode upon him in the gate,
and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king
came down to him. 18 And it came to pass as the man of God had
spoken to the king, saying, “Two measures of barley for a shekel, and
a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time
in the gate of Samaria.” 19. And that lord answered the man of God,
and said, “ Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven,
VOL. I.
3 D*
| Heb. in it.
a the lord on w trode upon a when the khad
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THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH.
; 2 Ki. 4. 35.
K P8. 105. 16.
Hag. l. ll.
might such a thing be?” And he said, “Behold, thou shalt see it with
thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.” 20 And so it fell out unto him ;
for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had 2 Kings viii.
restored to life, saying, “ Arise, and go thou and thy house-
hold, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for the LORD "hath
called for a famine, and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God;
and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the
Philistines seven years. 3 And it came to pass at the seven years' end,
that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines; and she
went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. 4 And
the king talked with 'Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying,
“ Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.”
5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored
a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had re-
stored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And
Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son,
whom Elisha restored to life.” 6 And when the king asked the woman,
she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain fofficer, saying,
“Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day
that she left the land, even until now.”
12 Ki. 5. 27.
Or, eunuch.
PORTION I.
1 YEAR.
A. M. 3119.
B. C. 885.
Hales, 895.
a 2 Ch. 21. 17.
PART VI.PORTION I.
THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH.
2 CARON. xxii. 1.--2 Kings viii. 25.–2 Curon. xxii. 2–7.-2 Kings ix. part of ver. 27.-
2 CHRON. xxii. 8, and part of 9.-2 Kings ix. part of 27, 28.—2 CHRON. xxii. part of
9.—2 Kings ix. 29, viii. 26, to the end.--2 Chron. xxii. middle part of ver. 9.
Ahaziah succeedeth Jehoram, and reigneth wickedly. He malceth a confederucy with Jehoram son of
Ahab. He is slain by Jehu.
TAND the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest
son king in his stead ; for the band of men that came with the
Arabians to the camp had slain all the "eldest. So Ahaziah the
son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 25 In the (15)twelfth 2 Kings viii.
year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah 25.
the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. ? Forty and two years
old was (16) Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year
in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daugh-
ter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for
his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he did evil in
the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab ; for they were his coun-
sellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son
of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-
gilead; and the Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed
62 Ch. 21. 6.
(15) In 2 Kings viii. 25. we read that in the years old at that time. This difficulty is solved, by
« twelfth year” of Joram, Ahaziah began to reign; reading with the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic
and in 2 Kings ix. 29. that it was in the eleventh versions, “twenty-two" instead of " forty-two” in
year." The commencement of Ahaziah's reign is the first passage ; or by supposing with Lightfoot,
computed in the first passage from the year when that the author of the Book of Chronicles computed
Joram assumed the reins of government, in the last from the accession of the house of Omri, his
year of his father's life; in the second passage it is mother's name being Athaliah the daughter of
dated from his father's death.–Vide Lightfoot's Omri. The original properly signifies, « Ahaziah
Prolegomena to the Harmony of the Evangelists; was the son of the two and forty years," namely, of
Works, vol. i. p. 388.
the house of Omri. A similar mode of reckoning
(16) Ín 2 Chronicles xxii. 2, we read, Ahaziah occurs in 2 Kings xxiv. 8, compared with 2 Chron.
was forty-two years old when he began to reign; icles. xxxvi. 9.–Vide Lightfoot in loc.; Hales's
and in 2 Kings viii. 26. we read, he was twenty-two Anal. vol. ii. p. 428.
PART VI.)
667
THE DEATH OF AHAZIAH.
they wounded
down.
Ju. 14. 4.
* Heb. wherewith in Jezreel because of the wounds *which were given him at Ramah,
him.
when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And tAzariah the son of
| Otherwise
called meriah, Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at
ver. 1; und Jeho- Jezreel, because he was sick. 7 And the Idestruction of Ahaziah ‘was
Heb. treading of God by coming to Joram : for when he was come, he went out with
Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed
to cut off the house of Ahab.
27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, (17)he 2 Kings ix.
fled by the way of the garden-house.
part of 27.
d 2 Ki. 10. 10, 11, 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was dexecuting 2 Chron. xxii.
13, 14.
judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of 8, Pt. der. 9.
€ 2 Kl. 9. 27, at Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to
in the Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 And "he sought Ahaziah ; and they caught
him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu.
27 And Jehu followed after him, and said, “Smite him also 2 Kings ix.
in the chariot.” And they did so at the going up to Gur, mand 28.
part of ver.
which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried
him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David;
96 because," said they," he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who 2 Chron. xxii.
tsought the LORD with all his heart.” So the house of part of ver. 9.
Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began 2 Kings ix.
Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
kingdom of Sa-
mariu.
f2 Ch. 17. 4.
29.
2 Kings viii. 26, to the end.—26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to
reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the
* Or, grand-
*daughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and
daughter : see did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of
ver. 18.
the house of Ahab.
28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in
† Heb. wherewith
Les tarth Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 29 And king Joram went back to be
wounded. healed in Jezreel of the wounds twhich the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he
Called, Ramoth, fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah
ver. 28.
*Heb.rounded. went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was *sick. .
2 Chron. xxii. middle of ver. 9.–And when they had slain him, they buried him ;-
(17) This passage refers to the death of Joram, signification, and may be thus translated, “ They
who was slain when he went out to meet Jehu, ac- caused him to be seen by Jehu;' Ahaziah was
companied by Ahaziah, 2 Kings ix. 23. The ab- pointed out, or made to appear, or caused to be seen
ruptness of this division is unavoidable, as the death by Jehu, when he fled from Samaria ; who inme-
of Ahaziah is related by the inspired writers in inti- diately, upon seeing him, issued the order to his
mate connection with that of Jehoram : but in this soldiers, “Smite him also in the chariot.
arrangement it was absolutely necessary to separate By interpreting the phrase in question in this
them, that the account of Ahaziah's death might be manner, we solve the whole difficulty. Ahaziah,
given with his life and reign.
after the death of Joram, made his escape to Samaria,
• The circumstances attending on the death of this to which place he is followed (after Jehu had de-
king, as they are related in 2 Chron. xxii. 8, 9, seen stroyed Ahab's brethren and children, as well as
at first sight to differ materially from those men- Ahaziah's kindred), by Jehu and his soldiers. On
tioned in 2 Kings ix. 27, 28. In the former passage their arrival at Samaria, they search for, and dis-
we read, that Ahaziah, after making his escape from cover, the retreat of Abaziah; who, on perceiving
Jezreel, was brought to Jehu in Samaria, and when that his hiding place was known), again attempted to
they had slain himn they buried him. From which make his escape. In so doing, Jehu sees him, and
it might be inferred, that Jehu had commanded that immediately gives the order," Smite him also in the
Ahaziah should be slain in Samaria. In the latter chariot,” (as Joram was smitten,) and they did so
passage we, on the contrary, read, that he was at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam, where
mortally wounded at Gur, near Ibleam, while Jehu Ahaziah was overtaken. After the soldiers of Jehu
was following him. Notwithstanding these appar had mortally wounded hini, his charioteer escaped
ent contradictions, the two accounts, I think, may with him to Megiddo, where he died.
be reconciled, by observing the order of the events, On consulting the map of the tribe of Manasseh,
as shown in the Book of Chronicles.
in which these events took place, it will be found
The chief cause of the apparent inconsistency that they might all have oceurred within the space
lies in the expression (2 Chron. xxii. 9.) « they of two days. Joram was killed at Jezreel, from
brought him to Jehu;" from which phrase it would which place Samaria was ten miles distant; from
appear, that Ahaziah was actually made a prisoner, Samaria to Gur, not quite eight; from Gur to
and as such brought to Jehu. But the word in the Ibleam, twelve more ; and Ibleam was less than four
original, 1743', though it signifies“brought," as our miles from Megiddo.—Vide the map of the tribe of
translators have rendered it, may have a wider Ephraim, in Heming's Scripturc Atlas,
668
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STT
CONSPIRACY OF JEHU.
Y
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al Ki. 19. 15.
b) Sa. 9. 7.
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* Heb. in his
hand.
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Bennis dis certa
Part VI. PORTION II.
EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
REIGN OF AHAZIAH.
SECT. I.
SECTION I.-Murder of Ben-hadad by Hazael.
2 Kings viii. 7-15.
A. M. 3119.
B. C. 885. Hazael being sent with a present by Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had heard the
prophecy, killeth his master and succeedeth him.
? And Elisha came to Damascus ; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria
was sick ; and it was told him, saying, “ The man of God is come
hither.” 8 And the king said unto "Hazael, “ Take 'a present in thy
hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him,
saying, Shall I recover of this disease?” 9 So Hazael went to meet
him, and took a present *with him, even of every good thing of Da-
mascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and
said, “ Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying,
Shall I recover of this disease ? " 10 And Elisha said unto him,“ Go, say
unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover; howbeit the LORD hath
showed me that he shall surely (18) die.” 11 And he settled his counte-
| Heb. and set it. nance fsteadfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man of God'wept. 12 And
cLu. 19. 4... Hazael said, " Why weepeth my lord ?" And he answered, " Because I
12. 17. & 13.3, know dthe evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel : their strong-
. holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the
e 2 Ki. 15. 16. Ho. sword, and 'wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child."
13 And Hazael said, “ But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do
this great thing?" And Elisha answered, “ The 'LORD hath showed
me that thou shalt be king over Syria.” 14 So he departed from Elisha,
and came to his master, who said to him, “ What said Elisha to thee ?”
And he answered, “ He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.”
15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and
dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died; and
Hazael reigned in his stead.
d 2 Ki. 10. 32.
7. Amos 1. 3.
13. 16. Amos 1.
13.
fl Ki. 19. 15.
B. C. 884.
SECT. II.
Section II.-Conspiracy of Jehu ;-Death of Jehoram.
2 Kings ix. 1-26.
A. M. 3120.
Elisha sendeth a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth-gilead. 4. The prophet
HALES, 895.
haring done his message fleeth. 11 Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, lcilleth Joram-in the
field of Naboth.
1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets,
and said unto him, " Ĝird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in
thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. ? And when thou comest thither,
look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go
in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to
* Heb. chamber in an *inner chamber ; 3 then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head,
and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.”
4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ra-
moth-gilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were
sitting; and he said, “I have an errand to thee, O captain !” And
Jehu said, “ Unto which of all us ?” And he said, “ To thee, O cap-
tain !” 6 And he arose, and went into the house ; and he poured the
oil on his head, and said unto him, “ Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even
over Israel. 7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that
a chamber.
(18) This passage has been much misunderstood. adds in a reproachful and significant manner,
The most probable meaning seems to be, 6. Tell the “Howbeit the Lord hath showed me that he shall
king that his disease is not mortal, and therefore he surely die;" intimating, by these words, “ the king
might recover from it." The prophet, however, will die, but he would have recovered, had he not
who foresaw that Hazacl would murder the king, been prevented by your violence and treachery.
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THE DEATH OF JEHORAM.
21. 21.
10. 20. Ac. 26.
und he said unto the is false ; tell us with the Lord, I havery mar
i Heb. Jehoram.
caper go, &c.
I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of
all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole
a 1 Ki. 14. 10. & house of Ahab shall perish; and “I will cut off from Ahab him that
0 De. 32. 36. pisseth against the wall, and 'him that is shut up and left in Israel.
o l Ki. 14. 10. 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of ‘Jeroboam the
d 1 Ki. 16. 3, 11. son of Nebat, and like the house of “Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 And
e 1 Ki. 21. 23. the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be
none to bury her.” And he opened the door, and fled.
11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord : and one said
f Je. 29. 26. Jo. unto him, “Is all well ? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee?”
24. 1 Co. 4. 10. And he said unto them, “ Ye know the man, and his communication."
12 And they said, " It is false ; tell us now.” And he said, “ Thus and
thus spake he to me, saying, “Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed
& Mat. 21. 7. thee king over Israel."» 13 Then they hasted, and took every man his
garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with
† Heb. reigneth. trumpets, saying, “ Jehu tis king ! " 14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept
Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
m. 15 But king #Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
* Peb. smote. which the Syrians *had given him, when he fought with Hazael king
Heb. let no es- of Syria.) And Jehu said, " If it be your minds, then flet none go
forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.” 16 So Jehu
rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And
Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 17 And there
stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company
of Jehu as he came, and said, “ I see a company.” And Joram said,
“ Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it
peace ?" 18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said,
Thus saith the king, Is it peace?” And Jehu said, “ What hast
thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me." And the watchman
told, saying, “ The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.”
19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and
said, “ Thus saith the king, Is it peace? ” And Jehu answered, “What
hast thou to do with peace ? turn thee behind me.” 20 And the watchman
told, saying, “ He came even unto them, and cometh not again ; and
Or, marching. the Idriving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he driveth
* Heb. in mad- *furiously.” 21 And Joram said, “ *Make ready.” And his chariot was
made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah
| Heb found. went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and Imet
him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 And it came to pass, when
Joram saw Jehu, that he said, " Is it peace, Jehu ?” And he answered,
“What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her
witchcrafts are so many ?" 23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and
* Heb. filled his said to Ahaziah, “ There is treachery, O Ahaziah !” 24 And Jehu *drew
a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and
| Heb. boroed. the arrow went out at his heart, and he tsunk down in his chariot.
25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, " Take up, and cast him in the
portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite ; for remember how that,
when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, "the LORD laid this
| Heb. bloods. burden upon him. 26 « Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth,
i 1 Ki. 21. 19. and the blood of his sons,' saith the LORD ; ' and 'I will requite thee in
* Or, portion. this *plat,' saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the
plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.”
ness.
† Heb. Bind.
hand with a bow.
hi Ki. 21. 29.
670
(Period VI.
REIGN OF JEHU_DEATH OF JEZEBEL.
hand of.
cl Ki. 21. 23.
sent to Sanam that breth to yours
SECT. III. SECTION III.-Reign of Jehu;--Death of Jezebel, of Ahab's Sons, of
Ahaziah's Kindred, and of Baal's Priests.
A. M. 3120.
B. C. 884.
2 Kings ix. 30, to the end, and x. 1-28.
Hales, 895. Jezebel is sluin by command of Jehu, and eaten by clogs. — Chap. x. 1 Jehu causeth seventy of Ahab's
children to be beheaded. 8 He excuseth the fact by the prophecy of Elijah. 12 He slayeth two
and forty of Ahaziah's brethren. 15 He tuketh Jehonadab into his company. 18 By subtilty he
destroyeth all the worshippers of Baal.
* Heb. put her 30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and
. 23.40.ting. she *painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
a 1 Ki. 16. 9–20. 31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “ Had “Zimri peace,
who slew his master ?” 32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and
said, “Who is on my side? who ?” And there looked out to hiin two
+ Or, chamber or three teunuchs. 33 And he said, “ Throw her down.” So they threw
lains.
her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on
the horses : and he trode her under foot. 34 And when he was come
in, he did eat and drink, and said, “Go, see now this cursed
b 1 Ki. 16. 31. woman, and bury her ; 'for she is a king's daughter.” 35 And they went
to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the
feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 Wherefore they came again, and
told him. And he said, “ This is the word of the LORD, which he
Heb. by the spake Iby his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'In the portion of
Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel. 37 And the carcass of Jezebel
d Ps. 83. 10. shall be das dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel ;
so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.'"
1 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote 2 Kings x.
letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to 1-28.,
* Heb. nourishers. the elders, and to *them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,
26 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons
are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city
also, and armor ; 3 look even out the best and meetest of your master's
sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's
house." 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “ Behold, two
kings stood not before him : how then shall we stand ?” 5 And he that
was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and
the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are thy
servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any
king : do thou that which is good in thine eyes.” 6 Then he wrote a
| Heb.for me. letter the second time to them, saying, “If ye be fmine, and if ye will
hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's
sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time.” Now the
king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city,
which brought them up. ?And it came to pass, when the letter came
el ki. 21. 21.
to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and
put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, “ They have
brought the heads of the king's sons." And he said, “ Lay ye them in
two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.” 9 And it
came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to
all the people, “ Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my mas-
ter, and slew him: but who slew all these ? 10 Know now that there
$1 Sa. 3. 19. shall 'fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the
LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab; for the Lord hath done
Heb. by the hand that which he spake by his servant Elijah.” 11 So Jehu slew all that
21, 29. remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his
* Or, acquaint- *kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining..
12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he
shepherds bind was at the fshearing house in the way, 13 Jehu #met with the brethren
ing shoep.
Heb. found. of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are ye?” And they
'of. 1 Ki. 21. 19,
ance.
† Heb. house of
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THE REIGN OF ATHALIAH.
Je. 35. 6. &c.
chD nahah nomine
1 Ki. 19. 10.
* Heb. to the answered, “ We are the brethren of Ahaziah ; and we go down *to
peace of, &c.
salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.” 14 And
he said, “ Take them alive.” And they took them alive, and slew them
at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left
he any of them.
† Heb. found. 15 And when he was departed thence, he flighted on Jehonadab the
son of "Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to
+ 1 Ch. 2. 55.
| Heb. blessed.. him, " Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?” And Jehon-
i Ezra 10. 19. adab answered, “ It is.” “If it be, give me thy hand.” And he gave
him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. 16 And he
said, “ Come with me, and see my 'zeal for the LORD.” So they made
K2 Ch. 22. 8. him ride in his chariot. 17 And when he came to Samaria, khe slew all
that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, accord-
ing to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.
18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them,
11 Ki. 16. 31, 32. “ Ahab 'served Baal a little ; but Jehu shall serve him much. 19 Now
therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and
all his priests ; let none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice to do
to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live.” But Jehu did
it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of
* Heb. Sanctify. Baal. 20 And Jehu said, “*Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” And
they proclaimed it. 21 And Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the
worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came
not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was
7. Or, so full, that tfull from one end to another. 22 And he said unto him that was over
the vestry, “ Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal.” And
he brought them forth vestments. 23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab
the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the wor-
shippers of Baal, “ Search, and look that there be here with you none
of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.” 24 And
when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appoint-
ed fourscore men without, and said, “If any of the men whom I have
brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall
be for the life of him.” 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made
an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and
to the captains, “Go in, and slay them; let none come forth.” And
Heb. the mouth. they smote them with the edge of the sword ; and the guard and the
captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
26 And they brought forth the *images out of the house of Baal, and
burned them. 27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake
m Ezra 6. 11. Da. down the house of Baal, mand made it a draught-house unto this day.
28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
they stood mouth
to mouth.
* Heb. statues.
1 Ki. 14. 23.
2. 5. & 3. 29.
PORTION I.
PART VII.-PORTION I.
THE REIGN OF ATHALIAH, QUEEN OF JUDAH.
T
11
6 YEARS.
A. M. 3120 10
3126.
B. C. 884 to
878.
bu
HALES, 895.
2 Chron. xxii. 10, to the end, xxiv. 7-11, xxiii. 1-15.—2 Kings xi. 1-16.
Athaliah, destroying all the seed royal, suve Joash, whom Jehoshabeath his aunt hid, usurpeth the
Icingdom. Athuliah's sons beslow all the dedicated thing's upon Baalim. Jehoiada makeih Joash
ling. Athaliah is slain.
10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was
dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
11 But “Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of
Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain,
and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the
daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she
was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew
a 2 Ki. 11. 2.
Jchosheba.
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[PERIOD VI.
THE REIGN OF ATHALIAH.
* Heb. a voice.
c2 Ki. 12. 10.
d2 Sa. 7. 12.
him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years ;
and Athaliah reigned over the land.
6 2 Ch. 21. 17.
? For bthe sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken 2. CHRON.
up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the **IV. -
house of the Lord did they bestow upon Baalim. 8 And at the king's com-
mandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house
of the LORD. 9 And they made *a proclamation through Judah and Jeru-
salem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of
God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. 10 And all the princes and all
the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they
had made an end. 11 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest
was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and
'when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the
high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and car-
ried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered
money in abundance.
1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, 2. CHRON.
and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jero- **
* xxiii. 1-15.
ham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed,
and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into
covenant with him. 2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the
Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of
Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 3 And all the congregation made a
covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them,
“Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath dsaid of the sons
of David. 4 This is the thing that ye shall do ;-A third part of you enter-
ing on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of
| Heb. thresholds. the doors ; 5 and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third
part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the
courts of the house of the LORD. 6 But let none come into the house of
el Ch. 23. 28, 29. the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites;
they shall go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the
watch of the Lord. 7 And the Levites shall compass the king round
about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else
cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the
king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.” 8 So the Levites
and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had
commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the
Sabbath, with them that were to go out on the Sabbath ; for Jehoiada
the priest dismissed not the courses. 9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest
delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields,
that had been king David's, which were in the house of God. 10 And
he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from
Heb. shoulder. the right fside of the *temple to the left side of the temple, along
by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. 11 Then they
f De. 17. 18. brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and "gave
him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons
anointed him, and said, “ +God save the king !”
king live.
12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and
praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD.
13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the
entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king ; and all the
people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the sing-
g 1 Ch. 25. 8. ers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise.
* Heb. house.
+ Heb. Let the
cy!
14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that
were set over the host, and said unto them, “ Have her forth of the
PART VIII.)
REIGN OF JEHU CONTINUED.
673
ranges; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword.",
For the priest said, “ Slay her not in the house of tlie LORD.” 15 So
h Neh. 3. 28. they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering "of
the horse-gate by the king's house, they slew her there.
2 Kings xi. 1-16.–And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was
* Heb. seed of the dead, she arose and destroyed all the *seed royal. 2 But tJehosheba, the daughter of king
kingdom.
+ 2 Cl.. 22. II,
Jorain, sister of Ahaziah, took #Joash the son of Ahažiah, and stole him from among the
Jchoshabeath. king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bed-
| Or, Jehoush. chamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 3 And he was with her hid in the house
of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the
captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made
a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and showed
them the king's son. 5 And he commanded them, saying, “ This is the thing that ye shall
do; a third part of you that enter in on the Sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch
of the king's house; and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the
* Or, from break gate behind the guard : so shall ye keep the watch of the house ; *that it be not broken
ing up.
down. 7 And two fparts of all you that go forth on the Sabbath, even they shall keep the
† Or, companies.
Heb. bands.
watch of the house of the Lord about the king 8 And ye shall compass the kirg round
about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranges, let
him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.” 9 And the
captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest command-
ed; and they took every man his men that were to come in on the Srbbath, with them
that should go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 And to the captains
over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the tem-
ple of the LORD. 11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round
| Heb. shouliler. about the king, from the right fcorner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along
by the altar and the temple. 12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown
upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and
* Heb. “Let the they clapped their hands, and said, “ *God save the king !"
king live."
13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the
people into the temple of the LORD. 14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a
pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the
people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets : and Athaliah rent her clothes, and
cried, “ Treason! Treason!” 15 But Jehoiada the priest conimanded the captains of the
hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them,“ Have her forth without the
ranges; and him that followeth her kill with the sword.” For the priest had said, " Let
her not be slain in the house of the LORD.” 16 And they laid hands on her; and she went
by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house : and there was she slain.
PORTION II.
PART VII.—PORTION II.
REIGN OF JEHU CONTINUED.
2 Kings x. 29.
29 Howeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made
a 1 Ki. 12. 28, 29. Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, "the golden
calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
PORTION I.
PART VIII.-Portion I.
A. M. 3126
REIGN OF JOASH, KING OF JUDAH.
to 3166.
B. C. 878
Early Reign of Joash ;—He repairs the Temple ; –His Apostacy ;-His
to 838.
HALES, 889
Death.
to 849.
2 Kings xii. part of 1, xi. 21., xii. end of 1, 2, 3.-2 Chron. xxiii. 16, to the end, xxiv. 3-5.
-2 KINGS xii. 4-6.—2 CHRON. xxiv. 6.-2 Kings xii. 7-14.-2 CHRON. xxiv. 12-14.-
2 Kings xii. 15-18.-2 Chron. xxiv. 15-27,-2 Kings xii. 19.-—2 Kings xi. 17-20,
and xii. 20, 21.-2 CHRON. xxiv. 1, 2.
1 IN the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign ; 21 seven
years old was Jehoash when he began to reign. And forty 2 Kings
years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was xi. 21.
Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the
sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed
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THE REIGN OF JOASH.
22. 43.
de the poor people, and bralo
6 De. 13. 9.
31. & 24. 1.
haruls of David.
4-6.
a 1 Ki, 15. 14. & him. 3 But “the high places were not taken away; the people still sac-
rificed and burnt incense in the high places.
16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him and 2 CHRON. xxiii.
between all the people, and between the king, that they 10
on the kind that they 16, to the end.
should be the Lord's people. 17 Then all the people went to the house
of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in
pieces, and slew Maitan the priest of Baal before the altars. 18 Also
Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of the LORD by the hand
c1 Ch. 23. 6, 30, of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house
of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written
d Nu. 28.2. in the dLaw of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was
* Heb. by the , ordained *by David. 19 And he set the 'porters at the gates of the house
1 Ch. 25. 2, 6. of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter
el Ch. 26. 1, &c. in. 20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the
governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought
down the king from the house of the Lord; and they came through
the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne
of the kingdom. 21 And all the people of the land rejoiced ; and the
city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat 2 Chron. xxiv.
sons and daughters.
3-5.
| Heb. to renew. 4 And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded fto repair
the house of the LORD. 5 And he gathered together the priests and the
Levites, and said to them, “Go out unto the cities of Judah, and
gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year
to year, and see that ye hasten the matter.” Howbeit the Levites
hastened it not.
4 And Jehoash said to the priests, “ All the money of the 2 Kings xii.
dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD,
fEx. 30. 13. even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money
* Heb. of the souls *th.
h. *that every man is set at, and all the money that tcometh into any man's
w heart to bring into the house of the LORD, 5 let the priests take it to
'rupon the heart them, every man of his acquaintance; and let them repair the breaches
35.45.4 Ch. 29. of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.” 6 But it was so,
that in the fthree and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had
year and third not repaired the breaches of the house.
6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said 2 Chron. xxiv.
unto him, “ Why hast thou not required of the Levites
to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, accord-
ing to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of
& Nu, 1. 50. Ac. the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness ?"
? Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the 2 Kings xii.
other priests, and said unto them, “ Why repair ye not the od
breaches of the house ? now therefore receive no more money of your
acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house." 8 And the
priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to
repair the breaches of the house. 9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest,
and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right
side as one cometh into the house of the Lord; and the priests that
kept the *door put therein all the money that was brought into the
house of the LORD. 10 And it was so, when they saw that there was
| Or, secretary. much money in the chest, that the king's tscribe and the high priest
$ Heb. bound up. came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found
in the house of the LORD. 11 And they gave the money, being told,
into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of
* Heb. brought it the house of the LORD; and they laid it out to the carpenters and
builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD, 12 and to masons,
| Or, holy things
Heb. holinesses.
of his estimation,
Le. 27. 2.
| Heb. ascendeth
of a man. Ex.
9.
I Heb. (woulieth
year.
6.
7-14.
* Heb. threshold.
forti.
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675
APOSTACY AND DEATH OF JOASH.
xxiv. 12-14.
went up upon the
work.
A. M. 3164.
k 1 Ki. 15. 18.
and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the
† Heb. went forth. breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that twas laid out for
the house to repair it. 13 Howbeit there were not made for the house
of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of
gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house
of the LORD; 14 but they gave that to the workmen, and repaired
therewith the house of the Lord.
12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the 2. CHRON.
work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons **
and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as
wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD. 13 So the
| Heb. the healing workmen wrought, and fthe work was perfccted by them, and they set
the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. 14 And when they
had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and
Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the Lord, even
* Or, pestils. vessels to minister, and *to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold
and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD
continually all the days of Jehoiada.
15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose 2 Kings xii.
15-18.
hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen;
k Le. 5. 15, 18. for they dealt faithfully. 16 The "trespass money and sin money was not
i Le. 7.7.
brought into the house of the LORD ; it was the priests'.
17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath,
B. C. 840.
; 2 Ki. 8. 12. and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18 And
Jehoash king of Judah ktook all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat,
and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated,
and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the
treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent
† Heb. went up. it to Hazael king of Syria; and he twent away from Jerusalem.
15 But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he ? Chron.
died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because
he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and
made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served
11 Ki. 14. 23.
'groves and idols ; and "wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for
28. 13. & 29. 8. this their trespass. 19 Yet "he sent prophets to them, to bring them
& 32. 25.
again unto the LORD; and they testified against them, but they would
Je. 7. 25, 26. & not give ear. 20 And ºthe Spirit of God fcamne upon Zechariah the son
of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto
02 Ch. 15. 1. &
them, “ Thus saith God, 'Why transgress ye the commandments of the
d, as LORD, that ye cannot prosper ? 'because ye have forsaken the LORD, he
p Nu. 14. 41. hath also forsaken you.” 21 And they conspired against him, and
'stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court
Mat. 23. 35.
of the house of the LORD. 22 Thus Joash the king remembered not the
kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son.
And when he died, he said, “ The Lord look upon it, and require it."
23 And it came to pass *at the end of the year, that the host of Syria
B. C. 839. came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and
"ev- destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and
sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. 24 For the army
| Heb. Darmesek.
Le. 26. 8. Is. of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD
'delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken
u Is. 10. 5. the LORD God of their fathers. So they “executed judgment against
Joash. 25 And when they were departed from him, (for they left him
in great diseases, his own servants conspired against him for the blood
house ofings, and shers, kings
iv. 15–27.
m 2 Ch. 19. 2. &
D
1 2 C. 36. 15.
25. 4.
of Jehoiada the And 'the Spirit' testified against them to bring ther
20. 14..
t Heb. clothed,
Ju. 6. 34.
92 Ch. 15. 2.
stoned himse of the Lada his father
Ac. 7. 58, 59
A. M. 3165.
it Heb. in the rev-
olution of the
year.
30. 17.
t Le. 26. 25.
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THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ.
of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he
died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him
not in the sepulchres of the kings. 26 And these are they that conspired
1, Or, Jozachar, against him ; # Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehoza-
* Or, Shomer. bad the son of *Shimrith a Moabitess.
27 Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid
† Heb. founding. upon him, and the trepairing of the house of God, behold, they are
Or, Commentary. written in the Story of the Book of the Kings. And Amaziah his son
reigned in his stead.
19 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, 2 Kings xii. 19.
are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of
Judah ?
2 Kings xi. 17-20.–17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king
and the people, that they should be the Lord's people ; between the king also and the
people. 18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down;
his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of
* Hob. offices. Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed *officers over the house of the LORD.
19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the
people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and
came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne
of the kings. 20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet; and
they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
2 Kings xii. 20, 21.__20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash
| Or, Bethmillo. in fthe house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 21 For "Jozachar the son of Shimeath,
v 2 Ch. 24. 26, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they
Or, Shimrith.
buried him with his fathers in the city of David. And Amaziah his son reigned in his
stead.
2 CHRON. xxiv. 1, 2.- Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada
the priest.
PART VIII.--PORTION II.
EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
REIGN OF JOASH KING OF JUDAH.
Zabad.
* Feb. observed
not.
SECT. I.
SECTION 1.-Death of Jehu.
2 Kings x. 30, to the end.
A. M. 3165.
B. C. 839. 30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, “ Because thou hast done well in
Hales, 867. executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the
house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, “thy children of
a 2 Ki. 13. 1, 10.
e 14. 23. & 15. the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” 31 But Jehu
8, 12.
*took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all
his heart; for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made
Israel to sin.
1 Heb. to cut of 32 In those days the LORD began fto cut Israel short. And Hazael
the eruls.
Hleb, toward the smote them in all the coasts of Israel ; 33 from Jordan Teastward, all the
rising of the sun. land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites,
from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, *even "Gilead and Bashan.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his
Bashan.
Am. 1.3. might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings
of Israel ? 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers : and they buried him in
Samaría. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. 36 And fthe time
SECT. II. that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years,
* Or, even to
Gicad and
+ Heb. the days
wero.
A. M. 3165.
B. C. 839.
Hales, 867.
Section II.-Reign of Jehoahaz.
2 Kings xiii. 1-9.
I IN *the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king
of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Sa-
* Hel), the twen-
.ticth year and
third year.
Here year and
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677
REIGN OF JEHOASH_DEATH OF ELISHA.
† Heb. walked
aftcr.
a Ju. 2. 14.
Ex. 3. 7.
day and third
day.
* Hob. he walked.
† Heb. stood.
* Alone.
maria, and reigned seventeen years. 2 And he did that which was evil
in the sight of the LORD, and tfollowed the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
3 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he
delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the
hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 4 And Jehoahaz
besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him ; for 'he saw
the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
i. 15. 25, 27. 5 (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under
the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents,
# Heb.as yester- tas beforetime. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the
house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but *walked therein: and
ét. there fremained the grove also in Samaria.) ? Neither did he leave of
'1 Ki. 16. 33.
the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten
d Am. 1. 3.
thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, dand had
made them like the dust by threshing.
8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his
'might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings
sh of Israel ? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him
in Samaria. And #Joash his son reigned in his stead.*
Section III.--Reign of Jehoash ;-Death of Elisha.
SECT. III.
2 Kings xiii. 10, and 14-21.
A. M. 3165. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began
* Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and
Hales, 850.
reigned sixteen years.
* In consort with 14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And
ki. Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and
a 2 Ki. 2. 12. said, “ O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
thereof !” 15 And Elisha said unto him, " Take bow and arrows." And
he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel,
Make they “+Put thy hand upon the bow.” And he put his hand upon it: and
Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. 17 And he said, “ Open the
window eastward.” And he opened it. Then Elisha said, “ Shoot.”
0 Eccl. 48. 13.
And he shot. And he said, “ The arrow of the Lord's deliverance,
and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for thou shalt smite the
Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.” 18 And he said,
" Take the arrows." And he took them. And he said unto the king
of Israel, “ Smite upon the ground.” And he smote thrice, and stayed.
19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, “Thou shouldest
have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou
hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.”
20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the
Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came
to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band
of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha. And
[ Heb.went down. when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he
c Eccl. 48. 14. revived, and stood up on his feet.
B. C. 839.
his futher, 2 Ki.
14. 1.
hand to ride.
PORTION 1.
PART IX.-Portion I.
A. M. 3166
THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH.
to 3195.
B. C. 838
Amaziah punishes the Murderers of his Father ;~ War with Edom ;-War
to 809.
HALES, 849.
with Israel;His death.
2 Kings xiv. 1-6.-2 CHRON. xxv. 5–11.—2 Kings xiv. part of 7.–2 CHRON. XXV. 12-16.
2 Kings xiv. 8–14.-2 Chron. xxv. 27, 28, 25, 26.-2 Kings xiv. part of 7, 17-20.--
2 CHRON. xxv. 1-4, and 17-24.
YOL, I,
3. E *
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[PERIOD V.
REIGN OF AMAZIAH_WAR WITH EDOM.
1 IN the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned
Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He was twenty and five
years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years
in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like
David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did
sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his
hand, that he slew his servants "which had slain the king his father.
6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that
which is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, wherein the LORD
22 Ki. 12. 20.
18. 4, 20..
5-71
* Heb. band.
place.
anger.
children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every
man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and 2 Chron. xxv.
made them captains over thousands, and captains over 5
hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah
c Nu. 1. 3. and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and
above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go
forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an
hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for an hundred
talents of silver. But there came a man of God to him, saying,
“O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not
with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt
go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the
enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down." 9 And Ama-
ziah said to the man of God, “ But what shall we do for the hundred
talents which I have given to the *army of Israel ?" And the man of
God answered, “ The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.”
10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to
+ Heb. to their him out of Ephraim, to go thome again ; wherefore their anger was
Heb. in heat of greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home fin great anger.
11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and
went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of
* Or, the rock. Seir ten thousand, ? and took * Selah by war, dand called 2 Kings xiv.
d 2 Sa. 8. 13. Ps.
the name of it Joktheel unto this day. 12 And other ten part
60, title.
2 CHRON. XXV.
thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away " 12016
captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and
cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken
in pieces.
+ Heb. the sons of 13 But fthe soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they
should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from
Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and
took much spoil.
14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the
eSee 2 Ch. 28. 23. slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children
f Ex. 20. 3, 5. of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself
before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger
of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a
prophet, which said unto him, “Why hast thou sought after the gods
of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thy
hand ? " 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king
said unto him, “ Art thou made of the king's counsel ? forbear; why
shouldest thou be smitten?” Then the prophet forbare, and said,
| Heb.counselled. “I know that God hath $determined to destroy thee, because thou hast
the band.
'1 Sa. 2. 25.
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679
REIGN OF AMAZIAH–WAR WITH ISRAEL.
us,srael, saying, “Come lot
anconotherinth
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of 2 Kings xiv.
8-14.
Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, " Come, let
us look one another in the face.” 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent
g See Ju. 9.8. to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “ The 'thistle that was in Lebanon
n 1 Ki. 4. 33. sent to the "cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, "Give thy daughter to
my son to wife;' and there passed by a wild beast that was in Leba-
non, and trode down the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom,
* Heb. thy house, and thy heart hath lifted thee up. Glory of this, and tarry at *home;
for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall,
even thou, and Judah with thee?" 11 But Amaziah would not hear.
Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king
of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which be-
| Heb. smitten. longeth to Judah. 12 And Judah was tput to the worse before Israel;
and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And Jehoash king of Israel
took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah,
at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of
Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hun-
il Ki. 7.51. dred cubits. 14 And he took all ithe gold and silver, and all the vessels
that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the
king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
# Heb. from after. 27 Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away ffrom 2 Chron. XXV.
* Heb. conspired following the LORD they *made a conspiracy against him 27, 28, 25, 26.
a conspiracy.
in Jerusalem. And he fled to Lachish; but they sent to Lachish after
him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and
t That is, the city buried him with his fathers in the city of +Judah.
is 2 Ki. 14. 20. 25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death
of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 26 Now the rest
of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in
the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel ?
2 CHRON. XXV. 1-4, and 17-24.-1 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he be-
gan to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name
was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD,
but not with a perfect heart.
| Heb. confirmed 3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was festablished to him, that he slew his ser-
upon him.
vants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is
j De. 24. 16. written in the Law in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, “ The
fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but
every man shall die for his own sin."
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the
son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, " Come, let us see one another in the face.” 18 And
* Or, furze bush, Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “ The *thistle that was in
or, thorn.
Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, - Give thy daughter to my son to
† Heb. a beast of wife ;' and there passed by ta wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
the field.
19 Thou sayest, ' Lo! thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thy heart lifteth thee up to
boast. Abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest
fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?” 20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of
God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after
the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in
the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
I Heb. smitten.
22 And Judah was fput to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.
23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of
Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of
* Heb. the gate of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to *the corner-gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he
it that looketh.
took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God
with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to
Samaria.
2 Kings xiv.pt. of ver. 7, 17-20.--He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand,
17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they
not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 19 Now they made a
conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. And he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him
to Lachish, and slew him there. 20 And they brought him on horses; and he was buried
at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
680
(PERIOD V1.
REIGN OF JEHOASH CONCLUDED.
Part IX.--PORTION II.
EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
REIGN OF AMAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH.
Gè. 4. 16.
† Heb. returned
and took.
SECT. I. SECTION 1.-Reign of Jehoash concluded ;-He is oppressed by Hazael,
who dies.
A. M. 3165.
B. C. 839.
2 Kings xiii. 22, to the end, and 11–13, and xiv. 15, 16.
Hales, 834.
22 Bur Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoa-
haz. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on
a Ex. 2. 24, 25. them, and "had respect unto them, because of his covenant with
0 Ex. 32. 13. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast
* Heb. face. See he them from his *presence as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died ;
and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of
Jehoahaz ftook again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael
the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father
by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities
of Israel.
11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he de-
parted not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made
Israel sin; but he walked therein. 12 And the rest of the acts of Joash,
and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Ama-
ziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles
of the Kings of Israel ? 13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jero-
boam sat upon his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the
kings of Israel.
2 Kings xiv. 15, 16.—15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his
might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book
of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ? 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was
buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
B. C. 825.
HALE9, 834.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.—Reign of Jeroboam the Second.
A. M. 3179.
2 Kings xiv. 23, 24.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah
"Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria,
to reign alone. and reigned forty and one years. 24 And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
PORTION I.
a Now he begins
year of Jerobo-
am's partnership
in the kingdom
who made him
A. M. 3194.
B. C. 810.
PART X.-PORTION I.
HALES, 809.
THE REIGN OF UZZIAH.
* Or, Azarial.
a This is the 27th
SECTION I.--Early Rcign and Prosperity of Uzziah.
2 Chron. xxvi. 1.2 Kings xv. 1.--2 Chron. xxvi. 2-15.
with his father,
THEN all the people of Judah took *Uzziah, who was sixteen
years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
consort at his
going to the In the "twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began
li is the six- . Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 2 He built Eloth,
teenth year of
Jeroboam's mo- and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
narchy.
sinh 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned
2 Ki. 15. 13, 36, fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah
of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the
Ge, 41: 15. Da. LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And he sought
God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the fvisions
* Hold seeing of of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
Syrian wars.
o Called Uzzia
&c.
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d 18. 14. 29.
try of Ashdod.
* Heb. went.
many cisterns.
* Or, fruitful
6 And he went forth and dwarred against the Philistines, and brake
down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the 'wall of Ash-
10r, in the coun- dod, and built cities fabout Ashdod, and among the Philistines. ? And
God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that
dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehunims. 8 And the Ammonites gave gifts
to Uzziah: and his name *spread abroad even to the entering in of
Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover Uzziah
Neh. 3. 13, 19, built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate,
| Or, repaired. and at the turning of the wall, and tfortified them. 10 Also he built
Or, cut out towers in the desert, and digged many wells; for he had much cattle,
both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine
dressers in the mountains, and in *Carmel; for he loved thusbandry.
fielis.
| Heb.ground.
11 Moreover Uzziah had a host of fighting men, that went out to war
by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of
Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah,
one of the king's captains. 12 The whole number of the chief of the
fathers of the mighty men of valor were two thousand and six hundred.
13 And under their hand was fan army, three hundred thousand and
seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power,
to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for them
throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons,
* Heb. stones of and bows, and *slings to cast stones. 15 And he made in Jerusalem
engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the
bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name
+ Heb. went forth. fspread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped till he was strong.
| Heb. the power
of an arnly.
U.
SECT. II.
A. M. about 3217.
B. C. about 787.
SECTION II.- On the Increase of his Army by Uzziah, Joel predicts the fu-
ture Overthrow of the Kingdom of Judah by a foreign Army. (19)
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JOEL.
Joel, declaring sundry judgments of God, exhorteth to observe them, 8 and to mourn. 14. He pre-
scribeth a fust for complaint. — Čhap. ii. 1 He showeth unto Zion the terribleness of God's judg-
ment. 12 He exhorted to repentance, 15 prescribeth a fast, 18 proniseth a blessing thereon. 21
Fle comforteth Zion with present, 28 and future blessings. - Chap. iii. 1 God's judgments
against the enemies of his people. 9 God will be Icnown in his judgment. 18 His blessing upon
the Church.
1 THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME TO JOEL THE SON OF PETHUEL.
2 Hear this, ye old men,
And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.
(19) The kingdom of Judah began to decline imme- locusts, caterpillars, and cankerworins, such as the
diately after the murder of Zacharias, son of Bara- oldest men had never seen, (Joel i. 2,3, &c.); these
chias or Jehoiada. Then it was that the prophet came towards harvest time, in the beginning of the
and the priest of the Lord was slain in the very growth after mowing, (Amos vii. 1.); the vines
courts of the temple. This was the climax of their were laid waste, the fig trees were barked, (Joel i.
wickedness, when, in the language of Hosea, 7.); the harvest perished, and the trees withered,
« blood touched blood,” (Hosea iv. 2.); when the so that there was not corn and wine sufficient for
people strove with the priest, and the blood of the a meat offering and a drink offering in the house
sacrificer was mingled with the blood of the sacri- of the Lord. The third plague was a miraculous
fice. The king and people of Judah became open drought, attended with fearful flashes of fire from
idolators, as Israel had long been, and Syria and heaven; the fire (Joel i. 19.) devoured all the pas-
Israel punished and oppressed them together. tures of the wilderness, and the flame burnt up all
At this period, the providence of God began to the trees of the field. Hosea also alludes to the
raise up that succession of prophets whose writings same plague, (Hos. iv. 3.) Jonah is supposed to
sacred by, the Christian Church. Joel, Amos, and none of his prophecies are extant, except that
Hosea, flourished together, predicting the future against Nineveh.
calamities of the Jews, the blessings of their restora- The prophecy of Joel seems to have been the first
tion, the judgments of God upon their enemies, that was delivered to the kingdom of Judah; though
with other subjects of this high nature. These some have supposed that he lived in the reign of
prophets commenced their office by predicting three Joram, and others place him in the reign of Ma-
judgments of the most fearful kind. The earth- nasseh. He predicted, according to the best authori-
quake, which took place in the reigns of Uzziah ties, the same immediate events as Amos; and it is
two years before it happened, (Amos i. 1.) Many saine time. The book of Joel is placed here on the
suppose it was likewise predicted by Joel, about united authorities of its internal evidence, and
the same time. The second plague was that of the general opinion of modern commentators : viz.
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38. See Ex. 10.
27.
Hath this been in your days,
· Or even in the days of your fathers ?
a See Ex. 10. 2. 3 Tell “ye your children of it,
And let your children tell their children,
And their children another generation.
* Heb. The resi- 4 *That which the palmerworm hath left-hath the locust eaten;
due of the palmer-
worn. De. 28. And that which the locust hath left-hath the cankerworm eaten;
4,5.
And that which the cankerworm hath left-hath the caterpillar
5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep;
[eaten.
And howl, all ye drinkers of wine,
Because of the new wine ; for it is cut off from your mouth,
b So Pr. 30. 25- 6 For ba nation is come up upon my land,
Strong, and without number,
Whosè teeth are the teeth of a lion,
And he hath the cheek-teeth of a great lion.
c Is. 5. 6.
He hath laid my vine waste, and tbarked my fig tree:
# Heb. laid my
fig tree for a He hath made it clean bare, and cast it away;
barking.
The branches thereof are made white.
d (s. 22. 12. 8 Lament 'like a virgin girded with sackcloth
e Pr. 2. 17. Je. 3. For the husband of her youth.
9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off
From the house of the LORD;
The priests (the Lord's ministers) mourn.
fje. 22. 11. 10 The field is wasted, 'the land mourneth ;
For the corn is wasted :
I Or, ashamed. The new wine is Adried up, the oil languisheth.
g Je. 14. 3, 4. 11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen! howl, O ye vine dressers !
For the wheat and for the barley;
Because the harvest of the field is perished.
12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth;
The pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree,
Even all the trees of the field, are withered :
h Is. 24. 11. Je.
Because "joy is withered away from the sons of men.
4. 7. Is. 9. 3.
13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests !
i Je. 4. 8.
Howl, ye ministers of the altar !
Come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God!
For the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden
From the house of your God.
j2 Ch. 20. 3, 4. 14 Sanctify jye a fast, call a *solemn assembly,
* Or, day of re-
straint. Le. 23 Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land
Into the house of the Lord your God,
And cry unto the LORD,
15 Alas for the day!
Lightfoot; Blair, in his Chronologicul Tables ; Dr. the reign of Uzziah, we may conclude from internal
Grey, in his Introduction, &c.; Vitringa, in his evidence, that it was delivered at the time when
Typus Doctrince Propheticæ, cap. iv. p. 35, &c.; that king had increased his army, and made himself
Moldenhawer, Introductio in Libros canonicos Vet. formidable to the surrounding nations by the num-
et Nov. Test. p. 120, 121 ; of Rosenmüller, in his ber of his engines of war, and the abundance of his
Scholia in Vet. Test. partis septimæ, vol. i. p. 433, arms. Confiding in his military power and great-
434; and of Dr. Taylor. It is inserted here too, be- ness," his heart was lifted up to his destruction,"
cause Joel only speaks of Egypt and Edom (iii. 19.) (2 Chron. xxvi. 16.) At this time, it is most
as the enemies of Judea, without mentioning the probable, Joel predicted the entire overthrow of the
Assyrians or Babylonians; he likewise denounces kingdom of Judah by a foreign army, which he
the same judgments as Amos against the Tyrians, beautifully compares to that predicted flight of lo-
Sidonians, and Idumeans, who had invaded the custs, which about this time ravaged the country.
kingdom of Judah, and taken off many of the in- The prophets commonly took advantage of the pass-
habitants for slaves; and in his time, the Jews ing events of the day, to predict from them the
were in full possession of their religious worship, fulure destiny of nations and empires. The occa-
(ii. 15-17.) Vide Horne's Introduction, yol. ii. p. sions on which the prophecies were delivered,
264.
therefore, are generally to be found in the history
The great majority of commentators having thus of their own times.
assigned the publication of the prophecy of Joel to
S
48. 33. Soe Ps.
36.
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m Je. 9. 10.
1. 14, 15.
tion and genera
tion.
% Is. 13. 6, 9. For kthe day of the LORD is at hand,
And as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes,
1 See De. 12. 6, 7. Yea, 'joy and gladness from the house of our God ?
† Heb. grains. 17 The fseed is rotten under their clods,
The garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down;
For the corn is withered.
18 How do the beasts groan !
The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture;
Yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
19 O LORD, to thee will I cry;
For “the fire hath devoured the fpastures of the wilderness,
Or, habitations.
And the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
n Job 38. 41. 20 The beasts of the field "cry also unto thee;
0 1 Ki. 17.7. & For 'the rivers of waters are dried up,
18. 5.
And the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
p Je. 4. 5.
1 Blow Pye the *trumpet in Zion!
CHAP. ii.
* Or, cornet.
And sound an alarm in my holy mountain ;
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble;
q,Obad. 15. Zep. For the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand.
Am. 5. 18, 20. 2 A 'day of darkness and of gloominess,
A day of clouds and of thick darkness,
As the morning spread upon the mountains :
A great people and a strong;
There hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it,
| Heb. of genera-
Even to the years tof many generations.
3 A fire devoureth before them;
And behind them a flame burneth:
Ge. 2. 8. & 13. The land is as 'the garden of Eden before them,
And behind them a desolate wilderness—
Yea, and nothing shall escape them.
i Re. 9.7.
4 The 'appearance of them is as the appearance of horses;
And as horsemen so shall they run.
5 Like the noise of chariots, on the tops of mountains shall they leap,
Like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble,
As a strong people set in battle array.
6 Before their face the people shall be much pained:
u Je. 8:21. La. All “faces shall gather Iblackness.
| Heb. pot. 7 They shall run like mighty men;
They shall climb the wall like men of war;
And they shall march every one on his ways,
And they shall not break their ranks.
8 Neither shall one thrust another;
They shall walk every one in his path;
* Or, dart. And when they fall upon the *sword, they shall not be wounded.
9 They shall run to and fro in the city;
They shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses;
They shall enter in at the windows "like a thief.
10 The earth shall quake before them;
The heavens shall tremble;
w Is. 13. 10. Ez. The "sun and the moon shall be dark,
29.
And the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Jo. 25. 30. Am. 11 And *the LORD shall utter his voice before his army;
For his camp is very great;
For he is strong that executeth his word;
y Je. 30.7. For 'the day of the Lord is great and very terrible
z Nu. 24. 23.
And 'who can abide it?
10. Is. 51. 3.
4. 8. Nah. 2. 10.
v John 10.1.
32. 7. Mat. 24.
1.2.
Mal. 3. 2.
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THE PROPHECY OF JOEL.
a Je. 4. 1. Ho. 12.
6.
6 Ge. 37. 34.
c Ex. 34. 6. Ps.
86, 5, 15. Jonah
4. 2.
12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD,
Turn "ye even to me with all your heart,
And with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning;
13 And rend your heart, and not byour garments,
And turn unto the LORD your God:
For he is ‘gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness,
And repenteth him of the evil.
14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent,
And leave a blessing behind him;
Even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God ?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion:
Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly :
dJos. 14. 12.
2 Ki. 19. 4. Am
2 Sa. 12. 22.
5. 15. Jonah 3.
9. Zep. 2. 3.
word against
them.
i De. 32. 36. Is.
60. 10.
& Je. 1. 14.
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children, and those that suck the breasts ;
el Co. 7.5.
Let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber,
And the bride out of her closet.
17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD,
f Ez. 8. 16. Mat. Weep between the porch and the altar,
& Ex. 32. 11, 12 And let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD!
And give not thy heritage to reproach,
† Or, use a by That the heathen should trule over them:
Wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
h Ze. 1. 14.
18 Then will the LORD i be jealous for his land,
And 'pity his people.
19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people,
Behold, I will send you corn,
And wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith:
And I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen;
j See Ex. 10. 19. 20 But I will remove far off from you kthe northern army,
And will drive him into a land barren and desolate,
With his face toward the east sea,
2 De. 11. 24.
And his hinder part 'toward the utmost sea,
And his stink shall come up, and his ill savor shall come up,
1 Heb. magnified
Because he hath Idone great things."
21 Fear not, O land! be glad and rejoice;
For the LORD will do great things.
22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field :
For the pastures of the wilderness do spring,
of For the tree beareth her fruit,
righteousness.
Heb. according The fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
to righteousness.
TR Le. 26. 4.
23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion,
22 Ja. 5. 7.
And rejoice in the LORD your God :
For he hath given you *the former rain fmoderately,
And he "will cause to come down for you "the rain,
persons froin the
Third to the first, The former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
which is very
the 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat,
And the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
without the 25 And a I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten,
slightest previ-
ous notice : it is The cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm,
this which per-
My great army which I sent among you.
prophet contin- 26 And ye shall 'eat in plenty, and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the LORD your God,
son through the
That hath dealt wondrously with you;
chapter, or, at
least, to the last And my people shall never be ashamed.
verse.--Ed.
Le. 26. 5, &c. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel,
6 do.
Be nohe Lord will be glad at things.”
* Or, a teacher of
& Or, He; i. e.
the LORD. Here
is a change of
common in the
prophetical wri-
tings, and made
plexes so many
readers. The
in the first per-
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6. 12.
Ob. 17. Ro. 11.
26.
Jo. 31. 7. Mic.
& 11. 5, 7.
a Je. 30. 3.
c Is. 66. 16.
And that I am the LORD your God, and none else ;
And my people shall never be ashamed.
PAc. 2. 17.
28 And Pit shall come to pass afterward,
q Ze. 12. 10. Jo.
7. 39.
That 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh;
q Is. 54. 13. And 'your sons and 'your daughters shall prophesy,
s Ac. 21. 9. Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions : .
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids
Gal. 3. 28. Col.
3. 11.
In those days will I pour out my Spirit.
u Mat. 24. 29. 30 And “I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth,
Blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
v 19. 13.9, 10.. 31 The 'sun shall be turned into darkness,
Mat. 24.29. Re.
And the moon into blood,
w Mal. 4. 5. Before "the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
32 And it shall come to pass,
z Ge. 4. 26. Ro. That whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered;
10. 13.
y Is. 46. 13. ForYin Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance,
As the LORD hath said,
% Is. 11. 11, 16. And in *the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
4. 7. Ro. 9. 27. 1 For, behold, "in those days, and in that time,
Chap. üi.
When I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
o Ze. 14. 244. ? I bwill also gather all nations,
And will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat,
And 'will plead with them there
For my people and for my heritage Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
3 And they have cast lots for my people;
And have given a boy for a harlot,
And sold a girl for wine,
That they might drink.
- 9. 4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, 'O Tyre, and Zidon!
And all the coasts of Palestine ?
Will ye render me a recompence?
And if ye recompense me,
Swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own
5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold,
[head :
1 Heb. desirable :
ble : And have carried into your temples my goodly [pleasant things;
6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem
* Heb. the sons
Have ye sold unto *the Grecians,
of the Grecians.
That ye might remove them far from their border.
e Is. 43. 5, 6. Je. 7 Behold, 'I will raise them out of the place
Whither ye have sold them,
And will return your recompence upon your own head :
8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters
Into the hand of the children of Judah,
And they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off :
For the LORD hath spoken it.
f See Is. 8. 9, 10. 9 Proclaim fye this among the Gentiles;
† Heb. Sanctify. Prepare war, wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near ; let them come up:
& See Is. 2. 4. 10 Beat your ploughshares into swords,
Or, scythes. And your #pruning-hooks into spears :
Let the weak say, I am strong.
11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen,
And gather yourselves together round about :
* Or, the LORD Thither * cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD!
shall bring down. 12 Let the heathen be wakened,
VOL. I.
d Am. 1. 6. 9.
Da. ll. 38.
23. 8.
Mic. 4. 3.
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want
peals which
20.
And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat:
For there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
a From the 13th
13 a Put "ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe:
to 16th verse
inclusive, the
Come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow;
prophet seems
to speak in his For their wickedness is great.
own person, de-
scribing his 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of tdecision;
visions or utter-
ing the senti-
. For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
ments and ar- 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened,
those visions And the stars shall withdraw their shining.
awaken. In the
17th God again 16 The LORD also shall kroar out of Zion,
speaks.--Ed.
h Mat. 13. 39.
. And utter his voice from Jerusalem,
Re. 14. 15, 18.
And 'the heavens and the earth shall shake;
i Je. 51. 33. Ho.
6. 11.
But "the LORD will be the fhope of his people,
j Is. 63. 3. La. 1. And the strength of the children of Israel.
15. Re. 14. 19,
17 So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God
† Or, concision,
or, threshing.
Dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain :
k Je. 25. 30. Am. Then shall Jerusalem be *holy,
{ Hag. 2. 6.
And there shall "no strangers pass through her any more.
m Is. 51. 5, 6.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day,
| Heb. place of
repair, or, har
That the mountains shall °drop down new wine,
bour.
And the hills shall flow with milk,
* Heh, holiness.
n Is. 35. 8. Re.
And Pall the rivers of Judah shall tflow with waters,
21. 27.
And 'a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD,
o Am. 9. 13.
p Is. 30. 25.
And shall water the valley of Shittim.
| Heb. go.
19 Egypt "shall be a desolation,
o Ps. 46. 4. Ez.
47. 1. Ze. 14. 8.
And 'Edom shall be a desolate wilderness,
Re. 22. 1.
For the violence against the children of Judah,
q Is. 19. 1, &c.
& Je. 49. 17.
Because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
for, abide. Am. 20 But Judah shall fdwell for ever,
t Is. 4. 4.
And Jerusalem from generation to generation.
* Or, Even I the 21 For I will 'cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed ;
dwelleth in Zion. *For the Lord dwelleth in Zion.
1. 2.
9. 15.
LORD that
E%. 48. 35. Re.
21. 3.
END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JOEL.
SECT. III.
Ed.
13.
Section III._Uzziah is stricken with Leprosy.
2 CHRON. xxvi. 16-21.
A. M. 3219.
B. C. 785. 16 BUT "when he was strong, his heart was blifted up to his destruc-
tion; for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and 'went into the
a De. 32. 15. temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And
ani; e. Uzziah.— Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests
o De. 8. 14. of the LORD, that were valiant men. 18 And they withstood Uzziah the
• So 2 Ki. 16. 12, king, and said unto him, “It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to
d Ex. 30. 7, 8. burn incense unto the Lord, but to dthe priests the sons of Aaron,
that are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for thou
hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honor from the LORD God.”
19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn
incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, 'the leprosy even
rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD,
from beside the incense-altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all
the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his fore-
f As Est. 6. 12. head, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also
g 2 Ki. 15. 5. to go out, because the Lord had smitten him. 21 And "Uzziah the king
* Heb. frec. Le. was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a *several house,
being a leper, (for he was cut off from the house of the LORD ;) and
Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the
land.
e Nu. 12. 10.
13. 46. Nu. 5. 2.
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to this.
SECT. IV. SectION IV.-Designation of Isaiah to the prophetic Office ;–His First
Prophecy.(20)
A. M. 3246.
THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH.
B. C. 758.
Chap. i. 1, and chap. vi., ii., iii., iv. and v.
Isaiah, in a vision of the Lord in his glory, 5 being terrified, is confirmed for his message. 9 He
showeth the obstinacy of the people unto their desolution. 13 A remnant shall be saved. - Chap.
ii. 1 Isaiah prophesieth the coming of Christ's kingdom. 6 Wickedness is the cause of God's
forsaking. 10 He exhorteth to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's mujesty. — Chap. iii.
1 The great confusion which cometh by sin. $ The impridency of the people. 12 The oppression
and covelousness of the rulers. 16 The judyments which shalt be for the pride of the women. ---
Chap. iv. In the extremity of evils, Christ's kingdom shall be a sanctuary. - Chap. v. 1 Under the
parable of u vineyard God excuseth his severe judgment. 8 His judgments upon covelousness,
11 upon lasciviousness, 13 upon impiety, 20 and upon injustice. 26 The executioners of God's
judgments.
1 THE VISION OF ISAIAH THE SON OF AMOZ, WHICH HE SAW CONCERN-
ING JUDAH AND JERUSALEM IN THE DAYS OF UZZIAH, JOTHAM,
AHAZ, AND HEZEKIAH, Kings of JUDAH.
a Jo. 12. 41. Re.. In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sit- Chap. vi.
4. 2.
* Or, the skirts ting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and *his train filled the
thereof.
temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings ; with
* twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with
. Heb. this cried twain he did fly. 3 And tone cried unto another, and said,
6 Re. 4. 8.
“Holy, 'holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts :
I Heb. his glory
The whole earth is full of his glory!”
the whole earth. 4 And the posts of the *door moved at the voice of him that cried,
Ps. 72. 19.
and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, “Woe is me!
* Heb. thresholds. an
+ Heb. cut off for I am fundone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell
in the midst of a people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the
King, the LORD of hosts.” 6 Then flew one of the seraphim unto me,
| Heb. and in his thaving a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs
hand a live coal.
* Heb. caused it from off the altar : 7 and he *laid it upon my mouth, and said, “Lo!
1.9. Da. 10. 16.
16. this hath touched thy lips, and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy
sin purged.”
8 Also, I heard the voice of the LORD, saying, “Whom shall I
cGe. 1. 26. & 3. send, and who will go for 'us?” Then said I,“ Here am I; send me."
22. & 11.7, 9 And he said, “Go, and tell this people,
+ Heb. Bchold me.
à Ma. 13 14. Jo. Hear dye findeed, but understand not;
12. 40. Ac. 28.
26. Ro. 11. 6. And see ye *indeed, but perceive not.
Or, without ... 10 Make the heart of this people fat,
hear ye in hcar And make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes;
ing, &C.
* Heb. in seeing.
Lest 'they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed."
fJe. 5. 21.
11 Then said I, “Lord, how long ?" And he answered,
g Mic. 3. 12. “ Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant,
And the houses without man,
+ Heb. desvlate
And the land be tutterly desolate,
will desolation.
to touch See Je.
ceasing, Sc. Heb.
e Ps. 119. 70.
(20) The question has been much controverted, best, as well as from the opinion of many commen-
whether the vision of Isaiah, in the sixth chapter, tators, the first chapter of Isajah is placed in the
was seen on his designation to the prophetic office, reign of Ahaz, with the exception of the first verse
or after that time? Isaiah prophesied (i. 1.) in the of that chapter, which may be considered as an in-
days of Uzziah ; and afterwards we find that he troduction to the whole book. Isaiah was the
saw the vision in the year that king Uzziah died, greatest of all the prophets, through all ages of the
(Isa. vi. 1.) Bishop Lowth is of opinion, that the church, and was in all probability appointed to his
first five chapters were delivered prior to the death great office with more than usual solemnity. Jere-
of Uzziah, and the sixth immediately after it, and miah, Ezekiel, Hosea, &c. all give some account, in
he interprets the phrase "in the year that king the beginning of their writings, of the manner, or
Uzziah died," to signify, after his death, in the year of the circumstances under which they were re-
that he died. Dr. Wells and Lightfoot agree in this spectively called to fill the prophetic office. We
opinion. Bishop Horsley and Dr. Taylor unite in have every reason to suppose, therefore, that the
supposing that the first chapter is more descriptive chief prophet would likewise have been favored
of the reign of Ahaz than that of Uzziah; as in the with similar demonstrations of his divine appoint-
reign of the latter the land was at rest, and the king ment.—Vide Lowth's Isaiah, note in loc.; Light-
good. It flourished likewise under the government foot, vol. i. p. 98.; Horsley's' Bib. Crit. vol. ii. p.
of Jotham, who was also a good man; therefore, 4.; Vitringa, tom. i. p. 25–29.; Gray's and Horne's
from its internal evidence, which is certainly the Introduc.; Taylor's Scheme of Divinity, ch. xxxiv.
688
(PERIOD VI.
THE FIRST PROPHECY OF ISAIAH.
1 2 Ki. 25. 21.
And there be shall be a te shall be eaten - substa
tonth.
1 Or, When it is
returned, and
hair beon
broused.
* Or, slock, or,
stem.
i Ez. 9. 2. Mal.
2. 15. Ro. 11. 5.
12 And hthe Lord have removed men far away,
And there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
13 But yet in it shall be a tenth,
And it shall return, and shall be eaten:
As a teil tree, and as an oak, whose *substance is in them,
When they cast their leaves :
So 'the holy seed shall be the substance thereof."
As a dei shall reti be a estalking in
a good example
to illustrato one
of the chief dif-
ficulties in the
prophetical wri-
tings, viz. the
person speaking,
spoken to, while
the subject con-
tinues the same,
virtually the
speaker through-
out. In v. 2, the
prophet speaks
3, he puts lan-
guage into the
he addresses the
Deity. In v. 10,
he saw in vision
was actually
present, he calls
on the people
for expressions
of fear or hom-
age.Ed.
1 THE WORD THAT ISAIAH THE SON OF AMOZ SAW CON- Chap. Ü.
CERNING JUDAH AND JERUSALEM.
a This chapter is 2 a And it shall come to pass in the last days,
That the mountain of the LORD's house
Shall tbe established in the top of the mountains,
And shall be exalted above the hills;
chungo of the And all nations shall flow unto it.
or of the person 3 And many people shall go and say,
Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
or the prophet is
And he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.
For kout of Zion shall go forth the law,
in his own proper And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem ;
person... 4 And he shall judge among the nations,
And shall rebuke many people.
mouths of the
people. In v. 6, And 'they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
And their spears into #pruning-hooks:
as though what
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war any more.
50 house of Jacob! come ye,
And let us "walk in the light of the LORD.
tör, prepared. 6 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob,
j Je. 31. 6. Zo. 8. Because they be replenished *from the east,
21, 23.
And are soothsayers like the Philistines,
1 Ho. 2. 18. Ze. And they fplease themselves in the children of strangers.
tor, scythes. Ps. 7 Their land also is full of silver and gold,
72. 3, 7.
Neither is there any end of their treasures ;
m Eph. 5. 8.
Their land is also full of horses,
the east.
Neither is there any end of their chariots :
the children, &c. 8 Their "land also is full of idols;
They worship the work of their own hands,
That which their own fingers have made :
9 And the mean man boweth down,
And the great man humbleth himself:
Therefore forgive them not.
o Re. 6. 15.
10 Enter 'into the rock, and hide thee in the dust,
For fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled,
And the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down,
P.Is. 4. 1.4 11. And the LORD alone shall be exalted ”in that day.
10, 11. & 12. 1,
4. & 24. 21. & 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be
27.1, 2, 12, 13. Upon every one that is proud and lofty,
And upon every one that is lifted up;
7. And he shall be brought low :
8. Ez. 38. 14, 19.
& 39. 11, 22. Ho. 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up,
Joel 3. 18. Am. And upon all the oaks of Bashan,
4.6.& 5. 10. & 14 And upon all the high mountains,
And upon all the hills that are lifted up,
k Lu. 24. 47.
9. 10.
* Or, more than
† Or, abound with
7Je. 2. 28.
23. 9. & 26. 1. &
& 28. 5. & 29.
18. & 30. 23. &
52. 6. Je. 30.7
2. 16, 18, 21.
I. 11. Ob.8. Mic.
1
7. 11, 12. Zep.
3. II, 16. Ze. 9.
16.
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pass away.
23. 30. Re. 6. 16.
& 9. 6.
| Heb. the dust.
r 2 Thes. 1. 9.
of his silver, &c.
* Or, for him.
wala
inent in counter
nance.
15 And upon every high tower,
And upon every fenced wall,
16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish,
| Heb. pictures
And upon all fpleasant pictures.
of desire.
17 And the loſtiness of man shall be bowed bown,
And the haughtiness of men shall be made low :
And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
* Or, shall utterly 18 And the idols *he shall utterly abolish.
9 Ho. 10. 8. Lu. 19 And they shall go into 'the holes of the rocks,
10. And into the caves of fthe earth,
For "fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty,
s See Job 9. 6. When he ariseth "to shake terribly the earth.
1 Heb. the idols 20 In that day a man shall cast this idols of silver, and his idols of gold,
(Which they made *each one for himself to worship),
To the moles and to the bats ;
21 To go into the clefts of the rocks,
And into the tops of the ragged rocks,
For fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty,
When he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils :
For wherein is he to be accounted of ?
For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
Chap. iii.
Doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah
t Le. 26. 26. The 'stay and the staff,
The whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
u See 2 Ki. 24. 2 The "mighty man, and the man of war,
14.
The judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
+ Heb. a man em- 3 The captain of fifty, and tthe honorable man,
And the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the teloquent
For stilful of 4 And I will give children to be their princes,
[orator.
a Change of per- And babes shall rule over them.
third to the first. 5 And the people shall be oppressed
Every one by another, and every one by his neighbour :
The child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient,
And the base against the honorable.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his
father, saying,
Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler,
And let this ruin be under thy hand :
* Heb. lift up, the 7 In that day shall he *swear, saying,
hund, Ge. 14.22.
| Heb. bindor up. I will not be a thealer ;
For in my house is neither bread nor clothing :
Make me not a ruler of the people.
8 For "Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen;
Because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD,
To provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them;
2 Ge. 13. 13. &. And they declare their sin as "Sodom, they hide it not.
Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with them :
For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him:
, Heb. dono to For the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O my people, *they which lead thee cause thee to err,
+ Heb. swallow up.
And tdestroy the way of thy paths.
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87
speech.
son, from the
-Ed.
u Mic. 3. 12.
18. 20, 21. & 19.
5.
luim.
* Or, they which
call the blessed.
3 F*
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THE FIRST PROPHECY OF ISAIAH.
* Heb. deceiving
I Heb. make
naked.
* Or, net-works.
a Ju. 8. 21.
ornaments.
* Heb, houses of
the soul.
1 Mic. 6.2.
13 The LORD standeth up *to plead,
And standeth to judge the people.
14 The LORD will enter into judgment
With the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof :
| Or, burnt.
For ye have featen up "the vineyard ;
y Mat. 21. 33.
The spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces,
And grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
16 Moreover the LORD saith,
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with stretched forth necks
And *wanton eyes,
with their cyes.
† Or, tripping Walking and #mincing as they go,
nicely.
And making a tinkling with their feet;
z De. 28. 27. 17 Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the LORD will #discover their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away
The bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet,
And their *cauls, and their “round tires like the moon,
| Or, sweet balls. 19 The tchains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
# Or, spangled 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands,
And the *tablets, and the earrings,
21 The rings, and nose jewels,
22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles,
And the wimples, and the crisping-pins,
23 The glasses, and the fine linen,
And the hoods, and the veils.
[stink ;
24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be
And instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well-set hair baldness;
And instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth ;
And burning instead of beauty.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword,
| Heh. might. And thy fmighty in the war.
b Je, 14. 2. La. 26 And 'her gates shall lament and mourn ;
And she being desolate “shall sit upon the ground.
1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one Chap. iv.
c La. 2. 10.
man, saying,
d2 Thes. 3. 12.
We will deat our own bread,
And wear our own apparel :
Only *let us be called by thy name,
name be called
+To take away 'our reproach.”
2. In that day shall fthe Branch of the LORD be beautiful and
e Ge. 30. 23.
glorious,
* And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely
*For them that are escaped of Israel.
* Heb. For the es- 3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion,
caping of Israel.
And he that remaineth in Jerusalem,
Shall be called holy,
g Phil. 4. 3. Re.
Even every one that is written tamong the living in Jerusalem ;
®3. 5.
† Or, lo life. 4 When "the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters
h Mal. 3. 2, 3.
of Zion,
And shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof
By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling-place of Mount Zion,
And upon her assemblies,
i See Ex. 13. 21. A cloud and smoke by day,
1. 4.
Or, emptied.
Heb. cleansed.
* Heb. let un
upon us.
† Or, Take thou
aray.
f Je. 23. 5. Ze. 3.
8. & 6. 12.
Heb. beauty
and glory.
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THE FIRST PROPHECY OF ISAIAH.
I Or, above.
* Heb. a covering.
Ls. 8. 14.
8. 12. Je. 2. 21.
+ Heb. the horn
about it.
; Ze. 2. 5.
And the shining of a flaming fire by night: :
For fupon all the glory shall be *a defence.
[the heat,
6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from
And for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Now will I sing to my well-beloved
Chap. v.
k Ps. 80. 8. Cant. A song of my beloved touching this vineyard.
Mat. 21. 33. My well-beloved hath a vineyard
In ta very fruitful hill :
of the son of oil.
for, made a wall 2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof,
And planted it with the choicest vine,
And built a tower in the midst of it,
* Heb. howed. And also *made a winepress therein :
1 De. 32. 6. And 'he looked that it should bring forth grapes,
And it brought forth wild grapes !
3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah!
m Ro. 3. 4.
Judge, "I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
4 What could have been done more to my vineyard,
That I have not done in it ?
Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes,
Brought it forth wild grapes ?
5 And now go to ; I will tell you
What I will do to my vineyard :
I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up;
Heb. for a tread And break down the wall thereof, and it shall be ttrodden down:
ing.
6 And I will lay it waste :
It shall not be pruned, nor digged ;
But there shall come up briers and thorns :
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain upon it.
7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel,
I Heb. plant of And the men of Judah this pleasant plant:
his pleasures.
the Heb. a scab.
And he looked for judgment—but behold *oppression;
For righteousness but behold a cry.
8 Woe unto them that join house to house,
That lay field to field,
Till there be no place,
That fthey may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Or, This is in 9 [In mine ears, said the LORD of hosts,
the LORD, &c. *Of a truth many houses shall be desolate,
Even great and fair, without inhabitant.
10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath
And the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
n Pr. 23. 29, 30. 11 Woe "unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they
may follow strong drink;
† Or, pursue them. That continue until night, till wine tinflame them!
12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe,
And wine, are in their feasts;
o See Job 34. 27. But 'they regard not the work of the LORD,
Neither consider the operation of his hands.
o Ho. 4. 6.
13 Therefore’my people are gone into captivity, because they have
q Lu. 19. 44.
no knowledge ;
| Heb. their glory And [their honorable men are famished,
And their multitude dried up with thirst.
14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself,
And opened her mouth without measure;
And their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp,
And he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
† Heb. ye.
mine eurs, saith
* Heb. If not, &c.
Ec. 10. 16.
the vio till wine in
are in
are men of fun-
ine.
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THE DEATH OF UZZIAH.
* Or, the holy
God. Heb. the
God the holy.
after them, as it i
were, by the
Ed.
r Je. 17. 15. Am.
5. 18. 2 Pe. 3. 3,
4.
cerning evil, It
22. & 12. 16.
24.
of fire.
u Job 18. 16. Ho.
9. 16. Am. 2. 9.
15 And the mean man shall be brought down,
And the mighty man shall be humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled :
16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,
And *God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner,
And the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
a Or, vice.-Ed. 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of avanity,
iniquity and sin And sin as it were with a cart-rope :D
19 That 'say, Let Him make speed, and hasten his work,
wagon-loud.-
That we may see it :
And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come,
That we may know it!
† Heb. say con- 20 Woe unto them that fcall evil good, and good evil;
is good, &c.
" That put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
That put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
8 Pr. 3. 7. Ro. 1. 21 Woe unto them that are 'wise in their own eyes,
Heb. before
And prudent fin their own sight!
their face. 22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine,
And men of strength to mingle strong drink :
Pr. 17. 15. & 24. 23 Which 'justify the wicked for reward,
And take away the righteousness of the righteous from him !
* Heb. the tongue 24 Therefore as *the fire devoureth the stubble,
And the flame consumeth the chaff,
So "their root shall be as rottenness,
And their blossom shall go up as dust :
Because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts,
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
v 2 Ki. 22. 13, 17.' 25 Therefore 'is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people,
And he hath stretched forth his hand against them,
20 Je. 4. 24. And hath smitten them: and "the hills did tremble,
f Or, as dung. And their carcasses were ftorn in the midst of the streets.
2 Le. 26. 14, &c. For *all this his anger is not turned away,
But his hand is stretched out still.
26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far,
And will hiss unto them from the end of the earth :
And, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly.
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them ;
None shall slumber nor sleep;
y Da. 5. 6.
Neither "shall the girdle of their loins be loosed,
Nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
28 Whose *arrows are sharp,
And all their bows bent,
Their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint,
And their wheels like a whirlwind.
a Je. 4. 23. La. 3. 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion,
2. Ez. 32. 7, 8.
They shall roar like young lions :
I Or, distress.
* Or, When it is
Yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey,
And shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
structions there 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the
And if one “look unto the land, behold darkness and #sorrow, [sea;
* And the light is darkened in the heavens thereof!
SECT. V.
SECTION V.- The Death of Uzziah.
A. M. 3253,
B. C. 751.
2 Chron. xxvi. 22, 23.-2 Kings xiv. 21, 22. and xv. 2-7.
Hales, 757. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did “Isaiah the
als 1.1. prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers,
1 Je. 5. 16.
I or when it is
end shall carry it awashall roar against tdarkness and #sorrow
light, it shall be
dark in the de
of.
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HOSEA'S FIRST APPEAL TO THE TEN TRIBES.
and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which
belonged to the kings; (for they said, “ He is a leper ;') and Jotham
his son reigned in his stead.
62 Ki. 15. 13, & 2 Kings xiv. 21, 22.-21 And all the people of Judah took bAzariah, which was sixteen
2 Ch. 26. 1, he
is called Uzział. years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 22 He built Elath, and re-
stored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Kings xv. 2–7.-? Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned
two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
1- 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father
Amaziah had done ; 4 save that the high places were not removed : the people sacrificed
and burnt incense still on the high places.
° 5 And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and
dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the
people of the land. 6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not
written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah ? 7 So Azariah slept with his
fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David. And Jotham his son
reigned in his stead.
PORTION II.
Part X.-PORTION II.
II.-Ed.
A. M. 3195. EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH UZZIAH
B. C. 809.
KING OF JUDAH.
HALES, 793.
: Section I.-Reign of Jeroboam the Second, concluded.
2 Kings xiv. 25–27.
a i. e. Jeroboam 25 a He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath
unto the Sea of the Plain, according to the word of the LORD God
a Jonah 1.1. Mat.
i of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant “Jonah, the son
12. 39, 40, called
of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher. 26. For the LORD
B De. 32. 36. saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for 'there was not
any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. 27 And the LORD
said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven;
but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
Jonas.
INNI
SECTION II.—Hosea's First Appeal to the Ten Tribes. (21)
THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET HOSEA.
CHAP. i., ii. and iii.
Hosea, to show God's judgment for spiritual whoredom, taketh Gomer, 4 and hath by her Jezreel,
6 Lo-ruhamah, 8 and Lo-ammi. 10 The restoration of Judul and Israel. - Chap. ii. 1 Thé
idolatry of the people. 6 God's judgments against them. 14 His promises of reconciliation
with them. - Chap. ii. 1 By the expiution of an adulteress, 4. is showed the desolation of Israel
before their restoration.
| THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME UNTO HOSEA, THE SON OF
BEERI, IN THE DAYS OF UZzIAH, JOTHAM, AHAZ, AND HEZEKIAH,
KINGS OF JUDAH, AND IN THE DAYS OF JEROBOAM THE SON OF
Joash, KING OF ISRAEL.
2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the
LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and
(21) The first three chapters of Hosea are inserted of the future restoration of the Israelites and Jews,
here, on the joint authorities of Dr. Wells, Blair, and of their ultimate conversion to Christianity.
Dr. Gray, Lightfoot, Taylor, and the introductory Bishop Horsley, in the introduction to his transla-
verse. Hosea is supposed to have been the most tion of this book, observes, that the prophecies
ancient of the minor prophets. The general scope ought by no means to be limited to their inferior
of this prophet's predictions is supposed by all com- and literal signification. Acting upon that system
mentators to be, 1. Partly to detect, reprove, and of interpretation laid down in his beautiful sermon
convince the Jewish nation generally, and the Isra- on 2 Peter i. 20, 21.," No Scripture is of private in-
elites in particular, of their many and heinous sins, terpretation," or " No prophecy of Scripture is of
especially of their gross idolatry: the corrupt state self-interpretation," he shows that the prophecies
of the kingdom is also incidentally noticed :-2. of Hosea, like all others in the volume of Scripture,
Partly to denounce the imminent and utter rejec- are not predictions of separate and independent
tion, final captivity, and destruction of the Israelites events, but are united in a regular and entire system,
by the Assyrians (if the former persisted in their all terminating in one great object, the promulga-
wicked career), notwithstanding all their vain con- tion of the Gospel, and the complete establishment
fidence in the assistance to be afforded them by of the Messiah's kingdom. Of this system, every
Egypt: and, 3. Partly to invite them to repentance, particular prophecy makes a part, and bears a more
with promises of mercy, and evangelical predictions immediate or more remote relation to that which is
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HOSEA'S FIRST APPEAL TO THE TEN TRIBES. (Period VI:
* Heb, visit.
add any more to.
* Or, that I should
them.
€ 2 Ki. 19. 35.
10.
9. 27, 28.
a De. 31. 16. Je. children of whoredoms; for the land hath committed great whore-
2. 13.
dom, departing from the LORD."
3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which
conceived and bare him a son. 4 And the LORD said unto him, “ Call
6 2 Ki. 10. 11. his name Jezreel; for yet a little while band I will *avenge the blood
ki, 15. 10. 19. of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, “and will cause to cease the king-
d2 Ki. 15. 29. dom of the house of Israel. 5 And dit shall come to pass at that day,
that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said
| That is, Not unto him, “ Call her name +Lo-ruhamah: for fI will no more have
having obtained
mercy. emne mercy upon the house of Israel ; *but I will utterly take them away.
# Heb. I will not 7 But 'I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them
2 Ki. 17. 6, 23. by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword,
altogether pardon nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen."
8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare
19. a son. 9 Then said God, “ Call his name +Lo-ammi; for ye are not
my people, and I will not be your God. 10 Yet Sthe number of the
| That is, Not my
people.*s vor my children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be
12. Ro. measured nor numbered ; and it shall come to pass, that fin the place
de Ro. 9. 25, 26. where it was said unto them, 'Ye are not iny people, there it shall be
I Pe. 2. 10.
of said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. 11 Then 'shall
Or, instead of
Wat.
the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together,
i Jo. 1. 12. 1 Jo.
Jo. and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the
j Is. 11, 12, 13. land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.”
23.
* That is, My
Say ye unto your brethren, * Ammi:
Chap. ii.
people.
f That is, Having And to your sisters, +Ruhamah.
obtained mercy. ? Plead with your mother, plead;
For she is not my wife,
Neither am I her husband :
Let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight,
And her adulteries from between her breasts ;
3 Lest I strip her naked,
And set her as in the day that she was born,
And make her as a wilderness,
And set her like a dry land,
And slay her with thirst.
4 And I will not have mercy upon her children;
k Jo. 8. 41.
| Is. 1. 21. Je. 3. For they be the children of whoredoms.
1, 6, 8, 9. Ez
2. 5 For 'their mother hath played the harlot:
16. 15, &c.
3. l.
the great object of the whole. Acting upon the what with all the prophets was the principal, with
principles thus clearly laid down, the Bishop ob- him is the single subject. It might have been ex-
serves, " A prejudice, which for a long time pos- pected, that when once the principle was understood
sessed the minds of Christians, against the literal to be false, a better system of interpretation would
sense of the prophecies relating to the future exal- have been iminediately adopted. But this has only
tation of the Jewish nation, gave occasion to a false partially taken place. Expositions of many pas-
scheine of interpretation; which, assuining it as a sages upon the erroneous scheme had obtained a
principle, that prophecy, under the old dispensa- general currency in the world, and were supported
tion, looked forward to nothing beyond the abroga- by the authority of great names. Among ourselves,
tion of the Mosaic ritual and the dispersion of the iť has long been the persuasion of our best biblical
Jews by the Romans, either wrested every thing to scholars and ablest divines, that the restoration of
the history antecedent to that epoch, and, generally, the Jews is a principal article of the prophecy, being
as near as possible to the prophet's times (as if it indeed a principal branch of the great scheme of
were not the gift and business of a prophet' to see general redemption. Notwithstanding this, we have
far before him), or, by figurative interpretations, for followed expositors who had a contrary prejudice,
the most part forced and unnatural, applied what with too much deference to their authority; and,
could not be so wrested to the Christian Church: discarding their principle, have, in too many in-
and rarely to the Christian Church on earth, but to stances, sitten down content with the interpretations
the condition of the glorified saints in heaven. This they have given us.”—Bishop Horsley on Hosea.
method of exposition, while it prevailed generally, The whole of this translation, the introduction, and
and it is not yet suſficiently exploded, wrapped the the notes, are well worthy the study of the biblical
writings of all the prophets in tenfold obscurity, reader.
and those of Hosca more than the rest. Because,
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She that conceived them hath done shamefully;
For she said, I will go after my lovers,
That give me my bread and my water,
My wool and my flax, mine oil and my #drink.
6 Therefore, behold! "I will hedge up thy way with thorns,
| Heb. drinkes.
m Job 3. 23. &
19. 8. La. 3.
And * mat shall notow aftere them
9.
all not
late.
*Is. 5.5.
* Heb. wall a wall.
That she shall not find her paths.
7 And she shall follow after her lovers-
But she shall not overtake them ;
And she shall seek them—but shall not find them :
n Lu. 15. 18. Then shall she say, "I will go and return to my first husband;
For then was it better with me than now.
† Heb. new wine. 8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and twine, and oil,
And multiplied her silver and gold,
I Or, Wherewith Which they prepared for Baal.
*they made Baal.
9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof,
And my wine in the season thereof,
* Or, take away. And will *recover my wool and my flax
Given to cover her nakedness.
1 Heb. Folly, or, 10 And now will I discover her tlewdness in the sight of her lovers,
villany.
And none shall deliver her out of my hand.
o Am. 8. 10. 11 I 'will also cause all her mirth to cease,
p 1 Ki. 12. 32.
Her ?feast-days, her new-moons, and her Sabbaths,
And all her solemn feasts.
4. Heb. make deso- 12 And I will fdestroy her vines and her fig trees,
Whereof she hath said, These are my rewards
That my lovers have given me :
q Ps. 80. 12, 13. And 'I will make them a forest,
And the beasts of the field shall eat them.
13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim,
Wherein she burned incense to them,
And she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels,
And she went after her lovers,
And forgat nie, saith the LORD.
14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
And bring her into the wilderness,
* Or, friendly. And speak *comfortably unto her.
heart. 15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence,
And 'the Valley of Achor for a door of hope:
8 Je. 2. 2. Ez.
And she shall sing there, as in 'the days of her youth,
16. 8, 22, 60.
And 'as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
1 Ex. 15. 1.
16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD,
+ That is, My That thou shalt call me fishi;
| That is, My
And shalt call me no more Baali.
17 For “I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth,
23. 7. Ze. 13. 2. And they shall no more be remembered by their name.
v Job 5. 23. Is. 18 And in that day will I make "a covenant for them
With the beasts of the field,
And with the fowls of heaven,
And with the creeping things of the ground :
And ”I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the
4. Ez. 39.9, 10.
And will make them *to lie down safely.
[earth,
19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever;
Yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment,
And in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness;
y Je, 31. 33, 34.
And 'thou shalt know the LORD.
Heb, to her
go Jos. 7. 26. Is.
65. 10.
husband.
lord.
u Ex. 23. 13. Jos.
11. 6-9. Ez. 34.
25.
w Ps. 46. 9. Is. 2.
Ze. 9. 10.
x Le. 26. 5. JE
23. 6.
2,10. 31. 33, 34.
And then shea
Jo. 17, 3.
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21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD,
I will hear the heavens,
And they shall hear the earth ;
22 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil;
And they shall hear Jezreel.
z Je. 31. 27. Ze. 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth;
And I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy;
And I “will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my
And they shall say, Thou art my God.
[people ;
10. 9.
a Ze. 13. 9. Ro.
9. 26. I Pe. 2.
10.
i Then said the LORD unto me, “Go yet, love a woman Chap. iii.
beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD
toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons
* Heb. grapes. of *wine.” 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for
† Heb. letitech. a homer of barley, and a thalf homer of barley; 3 and I said unto
her, “ Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the.
harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee."
anding, 4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king,
pillar, Is. 19. 19. and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without fan image, and
without an bephod, and without 'teraphim : 5 afterward shall the chil-
d Je. 50. 4, 5. dren of Israel return, and dseek the Lord their God, and 'David their
· king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
or, sialue, or,
• Ex. 28. 6.
c Ju. 17. 5.
YILITuul ail UPIIvu, as
e Je. 30. 9. Ez.
34. 23, 24.
115) Auru
SECT. III.
A. M. 3211.
B. C. 793.
Hales, 793.
SECTION III.-Amos denounces Judgment against the neighbouring Nations,
and against Israel and Judah. (22)
THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET AMOS.
CHAP. i. to vii. 1-9.
Amos showeth God's judgment upon Syria, 6 upon the Philistines, 9 upon Tyrus, 11 upon Edom,
13 upon Ammon. — Chap. ii. i God's wruth' against Moub, 4 upon Judah, 6 and upon Israel.
9 God complaineth of their unthankfulness. — Chap. iii. í The necessity' of God's judgment
against Israel. 9 The publication of it, with the causes thereof.—Chap. iv. 1 He reproveth Is-
ruel for oppression, 4 for idolatry, Ğ and for their incorrigibleness. — Chap. v. 1 A lamentation
for Israel. 4 An exhortation to repentance. 21 God rejecteth their hypocrilical service.-- Chap.
vi. I The wantonness of Israel, 7 shall be plagued with desolution, 12 and their incorrigibleness.
- Chap. vii. 1 The judgments of the grasshoppers, 4. and of the fire, are diverted by the prayer
of Amos. 7 By the wall of a plumbline is signified the rejection of Israel.
1 THE WORDS OF AMOS, WHO WAS AMONG THE HERDMEN OF TEKOA,
WHICH HE SAW CONCERNING ISRAEL IN THE DAYS OF UZZIAH
KING OF JUDAH, AND IN THE DAYS OF JEROBOAM THE SON OF
Joash KING OF ISRAEL, TWO YEARS BEFORE THE “EARTHQUAKE.
2 And he said, The LORD will broar from Zion,
And utter his voice from Jerusalem;
And the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn,
And the top of Carmel shall wither.
3 Thus saith the LORD,
For three transgressions of Damascus,
a Ze. 14. 5.
6 Je. 25. 30. Joel
3. 16.
(22) Amos prophesied two years before the earth- his death. An eminent commentator is of opinion
quake which devastated Judæa in the days of Uzziah, that the prophet Amos (in chap. viii. 9, 10) fore-
but we have no means of ascertaining the exact tells that, during their solemn festivals, the sun
year in which this event took place. It is generally should be darkened by an eclipse, which in those
referred by commentators to the year when that days was accounted ominous, and should turn their
prince usurped the sacerdotal office, by attempting joy into mourning. According to Archbishop
to offer incense. Dr. Hales supposes it occurred Usher, about eleven years after Amos prophesied
in the year when Uzziah was struck with leprosy; (A. M. 3213,) there were two great eclipses of the
fixing it as the twenty-fourth of his reign. thers sun, one at the feast of Tabernacles, the other at
again conjecture, that the king was not afflicted the time of the Passover. Dr. Hales coincides with
with this disease till about seven years before his this opinion; and fixes, accordingly, the date of
death. But the earthquake could not then have Amos's prediction in the year B. Č. 793. The first
happened, as Amos prophesied during the life of chapters of Amos are inserted here on the joint
Jeroboam the Second, who must have been long authorities of Archbishop Usher, Dr. Hales, Taylor,
dead at this period of Uzziah's reign. It must, Lightfoot, and Dr. Gray. On the authority of
therefore, have occurred, either in the last year of Lightfoot, I have placed the latter part of the
Jeroboam the Second's reign, or in the year after prophecy a few years later.
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AMOS DENOUNCES JUDGMENT AGAINST GAZA, &c.
* Or, Yea, for *And for four, I will not fturn away the punishment thereof;
four.
+ Or, convert it,
Because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of
or, let it be quiet:
t: 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
[iron :
and so ver. 6,
&c.
Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
C2 Ki. 10. 33. &
3. & 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus,
13. 7.
d Je. 17. 27. And cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven,
e Je. 51. 30. La.
And him that holdeth the sceptre from *the house of Eden :
2. 9.
I Or, Bikath-areil. And 'the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the
* Or. Beta-ellen.
6 Thus saith the LORD,
[LORD.
f Fulfilled, 2 Ki.
16. 9.
For three transgressions of "Gaza,
2 Ch. 28. 18.
And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
Is. 14. 29. Je,
47. 4, 5. Ez. 25. Because they fcarried away captive the whole captivity,
15. Zep. 2. 4.
To deliver them up to Edom:
| Or, carried them
away with ano. 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,
entire captivity,
2 Ch. 21. 16, 17. Which shall devour the palaces thereof;
Joel 3. 6.
1 Zec. 9. 5, 6.
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant "from Ashdod,
And him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon,
And I will turn my hand against Ekron ;
And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
9 Thus saith the LORD,
i [. 23. 1. En.. For three transgressions of iTyrus,
xxvi. & xxvii.
& xxviii. Joel 3. And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
4,5.
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
| Heb. the cove-
And remembered not fche brotherly covenant: .
nant of brcthren,
2 Sa. 5. 11. 1 Kl. 10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus,
5. 1. & 9. 11-14.
Which shall devour the palaces thereof.
11 Tnus saith the LORD,
i Is. 21. 11. & 34.
For three transgressions of Edom,
5. Je. 49. 8, &c.
Ez. 25. 12-14. & And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
35. 2, &c. Joel
3. 19. Ob. 1, &c.
Because he did pursue "his brother 'with the sword,
And *did cast off all pity,
k Ge. 27. 41. De.
23. 7. Mal. 1. 2. And his anger did tear perpetually,
12 Ch. 28. 17. . And he kept his wrath for ever;
* Heb. corrupted
his compassions. 12 But "I will send a fire upon Teman,
m Ob. 9, 10.
• Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13 Thus saith the LORD,
Je. 49. 1, 2. . For three transgressions of "the children of Ammon,
Ez. 25. 2. Zep.
And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
† Or, divided the
Because they have tripped up the women with child of Gilead,
13. 16.
That 'they might enlarge their border:
o Je. 49, 1.
Sa 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of ”Rabbah,
De. 3. 11. 2 Sa.
12. 26, Je. 49.2. And it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of
Ez. 25. 5.
With a tempest in the day of the whirlwind ;
[battle,
15 And their king shall go into captivity,
He and his princes together, saith the LORD.
1 Thus saith the LORD,
Chap. ii.
q Is. xv. & xvi. For three transgressions of 'Moab,
"Je. xlviii. Ez.
25. 8. Zep. 2.8. And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
r 2 Ki. 3. 27.
Because 'he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
2 But I will send a fire upon Moab,
s Je. 48. 41.
And it shall devour the palaces of *Kirioth;
And Moab shall die with tumult,
With shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;
3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof,
And will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
4 Thus saith the LORD,
For three transgressions of Judah,
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3 G
Mal. l. 4.
2. 9.
mountains. Ho.
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11.
8. 14.
womnan.
2 Le. 20. 3. Ez.
36. 20. Ro. 2. 24. 8 Anthorrhouthamcelvas
y Ex. 22. 26.
z Ez. 23. 41.
10. 21.
have fined, or,
mulcted.
b Ex. 12. 51.
Mic. 6. 4.
13. 5.
And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
t Lo. 26. 14, 15.
Ne. 1. 7. Da. 9.
Because they have despised the law of the LORD,
And have not kept his commandments,
* Is. 28. 15. Ro.
And "their lies caused them to err,
1. 25.
v Ez. 20. 13, 16, After 'the which their fathers have walked :
18, 24, 30.
5 But "I will send a fire upon Judah,
20 Je. 17. 27. Ho.
And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
6 Thus saith the LORD,
For three transgressions of Israel,
And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
Because they sold the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of shoes;
? That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor,
And turn aside the way of the meek ;
1 Or, young And a man and his father will go in unto the same {maid,
To *profane my holy name; .
8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes Plaid to pledge by kevery
And they drink the wine of *the condemned
[altar,
1 Co. 8. 10. &
In the house of their god.
9 Yet destroyed I the "Amorite before them,
* Or, such as
Whose height was like the height of the cedars,
And he was strong as the oaks ;
a Nu. 21.24. Jos.
24. 8.
Yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
10 Also 'I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
c De. 2. 7. & 8.2. And ºled you forty years through the wilderness,
To possess the land of the Amorite.
11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets,
& Nu. 6. 2. Ju. And of your young men for “Nazarites.
Is it not even thus, 0 ye children of Israel ? saith the LORD.
12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink;
And commanded the prophets,
Saying, “ Prophesy not."
for, I will press
13 Behold, fI am pressed under you,
cart full of As a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
sheaves pressct.
o Je. 9. 23. 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift,
And the strong shall not strengthen his force,
| Heb, his soul,
Neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
or, life.
15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow,
And he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself;
Neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
* Heb. strong of 16 And he that is * courageous among the mighty
Chap. iii.
Shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O chil-
dren of Israel ! against the whole family which I brought up from the
land of Egypt, saying,
f De. 7. 6. Ps.
2 You fonly have I known
147. 19, 20.
Of all the families of the earth;
& See Da. 9. 12. Therefore I will tpunish you
2. 9. 1 Pe. 4. 17. For all your iniquities.
Heb. visit upon.
3 Can two walk together,
Except they be agreed ?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest,
When he hath no prey ?
Heb. gide forth Will a young lion #cry out of his den,
his voice.
If he have taken nothing ?
5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth,
Where no gin is for him ?
your place, as a
bis heart.
Mat, 1l. 22. Ro.
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† Or, shall not the
LORD do some-
what?
17. Ps. 25. 14.
i Ac. 4. 20. & 5.
16
3 2 Ki. 17. 3, 6.
feet.
Shall one take up a snare from the earth,
And have taken nothing at all ?
6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city,
* Or, not run to-
And the people *not be afraid ?
gether.
Shall there be evil in a city,
And fthe LORD hath not done it?
7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing,
n Ge. 6. 13. & 18. But "he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Jo. 15. 15. " 8 The lion hath roared-who will not fear?
The Lord God hath spoken--who can but prophesy?
20, 29. 1 Co. 9.
9 Publish in the palaces at Ashdod,
And in the palaces in the land of Egypt,
And say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria,
And behold the great tumults in the midst thereof,
Or, oppressions. And the foppressed in the midst thereof.
10 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD,
* Or, spoil. Who store up violence and *robbery in their palacės.
il Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
An adversary there shall be even round about the land ;
& 18. 9-11.
And he shall bring down thy strength from thee,
And thy palaces shall be spoiled.
12 Thus saith the LORD;
† Heb. delivereth. As the shepherd ftaketh out of the mouth of the lion
Two legs, or a piece of an ear;
So shall the children of Israel be taken out
That dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed,
Or, on the bed's And fin Damascus in a couch.
13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob,
Saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,
* Or, punish Isra- 14 That in the day that I shall * visit the transgressions of Israel upon
I will also visit the altars of Beth-el;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house;
And the houses of ivory shall perish,
And the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
i Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan,
CHAP. iv.
That are in the mountain of Samaria,
Which oppress the poor, which crush the needy,
Which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness,
That, lo! the days shall come upon you,
k Je. 16. 16. Hab. That he will take you away kwith hooks,
1. 15.
And your posterity with fishhooks.
1 Ez. 12. 5, 12. 3 And ive shall go out at the breaches,
Every cow at that which is before her;
And ye shall tcast them inio the palace, saith the LORD.
'the things of the
palace.
4 Come "to Beth-el, and transgress;
At "Gilgal multiply transgression ;
n Ho. 4. 15.
& 12. 11.
And 'bring your sacrifices every morning,
o Nu. 28. 3, 4.
And ”your tithes after three years :
p De. 14. 28.
1 Heb. three 5 And * offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
years of days.
And proclaim and publish 'the free offerings ;
burning. Le.7. For fthis liketh you, O ye children of Israel! saith the Lord God.
13. & 23. 17.
Le. 22. 18, 21.
6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
† Heb. so ye love. And want of bread in all your places;
Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
7 And also I have withholden the rain from you,
el for.
ſhim,
Or, cast away
m Ez. 20. 39.
* Heb. offer by
700
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AMOS DENOUNCES JUDGMENT AGAINST ISRAEL.
2. 17.
tude of your gar-
dens, &c. did the
palmer worm, &c.
* Or, in the way.
captivity of
your horses,
2 Ki. 13. 7.
&
c.
& It is difficult to
say who speaks
this: it might
come from the
Lord or the
prophet as an
explanatory
warning, i. e.
And remember
whom it is you
ure to meet, viz.
When there were yet three months to the harvest;
And I caused it to rain upon one city,
And caused it not to rain upon another city;
One piece was rained upon,
And the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water;
But they were not satisfied :
Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
q De. 28. 22. Hag. 9I "have smitten you with blasting and mildew :
* Or, The multi-
When your gardens and your vineyards
And your fig trees and your olive trees increased,
The palmerworm devoured them :
Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
10 I have sent among you the pestilence *after the manner of Egypt:
Ex. 9. 3, 6.
Your young men have I slain with the sword,
| Heb. With the #And have taken away your horses;
And I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your
Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. (nostrils:
11 I have overthrown some of you,
s See Ge. 19. 24,
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, .
Ze. 3. 2. Ju. 23. And 'ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning :
Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel !
And because I will do this unto thee,
u See Ez. 13. 5. Prepare "to meet thy God, O Israel !
& 22. 30, Lu.
14. 31, 32. 13 aFor, lo! He that formeth the mountains, and createth the fwind,
And "declareth unto man what is his thought,
That maketh the morning darkness,
And treadeth upon the high places of the earth,
The LORD, The God of Hosts, is his name.
Hear ye this word which I take up against you,
CHAP. V.
Even a lamentation, O house of Irsael !
Him that formeth 2 The virgin of Israel is fallen—she shall no more rise :
She is forsaken upon her land there is none to raise her up.
| Or, spirit. 3 For thus saith the Lord God;
v Da. 2. 28.
The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred,
And that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten,
To the house of Israel.
4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel,
Seek ye me, and ye shall live :
5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal,
And pass not to Beer-sheba ;
For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,
And "Bethel shall come to nought.
6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live;
Lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
And devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.
7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood,
And leave off righteousness in the earth,
s Seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion,
And turneth the shadow of death into the morning,
And maketh the day dark with night;
y Job 38. 34.
That 'calleth for the waters of the sea,
And poureth them out upon the face of the earth;
(The Lord is his name ;)
* Heb. spoil. 9 That strengtheneth the *spoiled against the strong,
So that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
the mountains,
&c.--Ed.
x Ho. 4. 15. &
10. 8.
2 See Job 9.9.
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AMOS DENOUNCES JUDGMENT AGAINST ISRAEL
39. Mic. 6. 15.
Wnbill.
of desire.
12. 9.
d Ex. 32. 30.
2. 14.
1. 12.
17. 15. Ez. 12.
22, 27.2 Pe. 3.
10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate,
z1 Ki. 22. 8. And they *abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor,
And ye take from him burdens of wheat;
a De. 28. 30, 38, V
Ye “have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them;
ahovo hilt houreen of
: 1. 13. Hag Ye have planted fpleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine
1.6.
+ Heb. vincyards
of them.
12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins :
I Or, ransom.
They afflict the just, they take a bribe,
0 Is. 29. 21.
And they bturn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time;
For it is an evil time.
14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live;
And so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you,
As ye have spoken.
Ps. 34. 14. Ro. 15 Hate the evil, and love the good,
And establish judgment in the gate:
It dmay be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious
2 Ki. 19. 4. Joel
Unto the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus;
Wailing shall be in all streets ;
And they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas !
And they shall call the husbandman to mourning,
e Je. 9. 17. And such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing :
f Ex. 12. 12. Na. For 'I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
Is. 5. 19. Je.
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD!
To what end is it for you?
The "day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
19 As if a man did flee from a lion-
And a bear met him ;
Or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall —
And a serpent bit him.
20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light?
Even very dark, and no brightness in it ?
i Pr. 21.27. Is... 21 I hate, I despise your feast days,
And I will not *smell in your solemn assemblies.
j Le. 26. 31.
22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings,
holy days. I will not accept them :
1 Or, thank offers
Neither will I regard the fpeace offerings of your fat beasts.
23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs;
For I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
| Heb, roll.
24 But let judgment frun down as waters,
And righteousness as a mighty stream.
09. 25 Have kye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings
8, 16, 24. Ac. 7. In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 But ye have borne *the tabernacle 'of your Moloch
* Or, Siccuth
your king.
And Chiun your images,
11 Ki. 11. 33. The star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
m 2 Ki. 17. 6. 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity Mbeyond Da-
mascus,
Saith the LORD, whose name is The God of Hosts.
n Lu. 6. 24.
1 Woe "to them that are tat ease in Zion,
CHAP. vi.
| Or, secure.
And trust in the mountain of Samaria,
1 Or, firstfruits. Which are named fchief of the nations,
To whom the house of Israel came!
2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see ;
4.
h Je. 30.7.
11-16. Je. 6. 20.
Ho. 8. 13.
* Or, smell your
ings.
k De. 32. 17. Jo
24. 14. Ez. 20.
42, 43. See Is.
43. 23.
Ex. 19. 5.
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AMOS DENOUNCES JUDGMENT AGAINST ISRAEL.
† Or, abound with
superfluities.
of wine.
r Je. 51. 14. He.
6. 13, 17.
thereof
* Or, they will
not, or, have not.
And from thence go ye to Hamath the great:
Then go down to Gath of the Philistines :
Be they better than these kingdoms ?
Or their border greater than your border ?
Ez. 12. 27.
3 Ye that 'put far away the evil day,
* Or, habitation. And cause the *seat of violence to come near ;
4 That lie upon beds of ivory,
And tstretch themselves upon their couches,
And eat the lambs out of the flock,
And the calves out of the midst of the stall;
| Or, quaver.
5 That fchant to the sound of the viol,
pl Ch. 23. 5.
And invent to themselves instruments of music, "like David ;
* Or, in bowls
6 That drink *wine in bowls,
And anoint themselves with the chief ointments :
Ge. 37. 25. But they are not grieved for the faffliction of Joseph.
† Heb. breach.
? Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive,
And the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
8 The "Lord God hath sworn by himself,
Saith the LORD the God of hosts,
I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces;
Heb. the fulness Therefore will I deliver up the city with all Ithat is therein.
9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house,
that they shall die. 10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he
that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall
say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with
thee ? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue : for
*we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth,
t Or, droppings. And he will smite the great house with threaches,
And the little house with clefts.
12 Shall horses run upon the rock ?
Will one plough there with oxen?
For ye. have turned judgment into gall,
And the fruit of righteousness into hemlock?
13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought,
Which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength ?
14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel !
Saith the LORD the God of hosts ;
And they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath
Or, valley. Unto the friver of the wilderness.
1 Thus hath the Lord Gon showed unto me; and, be- CHAP. vii.
hold, he formed *grasshoppers in the beginning of the shoot-
ing up of the latter growth ; and, lo! it was the latter growth after the
king's mowings. ? And it came to pass, that when they had made an
end of eating the grass of the land, then I said,
“O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee:
1 Or, who of (or, By whom shall Jacob arise ? for he is small.”
stand ? 18. 51. 3 The 'Lord repented for this;
“ It shall not be," saith the LORD.
3. 10. Ja. 5. 16. Thus hath the Lord God showed unto me; and, behold, the
Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep,
and did eat up a part. 5 Then said I,
"O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee :
By whom shall Jacob arise ? for he is small.”
6 The LORD repented for this;
- This also shall not be," saith the Lord God.
7 Thus he showed me: and, behold, the LORD stood upon a wall
& Je. 5. 15.
wat he formed iter grow it came tod, then I
1-9.
* Or, green
worms.
for) Jacob shall
19.
t De. 32. 36. Jon.
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THE HISTORY OF JONAH.
13. Is. 28. 17.
made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. 8 And the LORD
said unto me, “ Amos, what seest thou ?” And I said, “ A plumbline."
u See 2 Ki. 21. Then said the LORD,
“Behold, “I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel :
La. 2. 8.
v Beer-sheba, Ge. I will not again pass by them any more.
Am. 5. 5. & 8. 9 And 'the high places of Isaac shall be desolate,
And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste;
u Fulfilled, 2 Ki.
And ”I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
· 14.
15. 10.
SECT. IV.
Section IV.-History of Jonah.(23)
A. M. about 3217.
B. C. about 787.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JONAH.
Jonah, sent to Nineveh, fleeth to Tarshish. 4 He is bewrayed by a tempest, 11 thrown into the sea,
17'and swallowed by a fish. — Chap. ii. 1 The prayer of Jonah. 10 He is delivered from the
fish. -- Chap. iii. 1 Jonah, sent again, preacheth to the Nineviles. 5 Upon their repentance, 10
God repenteth. - Chap. iv. 1 Jonah, repining at God's mercy, 4 is reproved by the type of a
gourd.
* Called Mat. 12. Now the word of the LORD came unto * Jonah the son of Amittai,
39, Jonas. 2 Ki.
14. 25. saying, 2« Arise, go to Nineveh, that “great city, and cry against it;
a Ge. 10. 11, 12. for btheir wickedness is come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose up to
Ge. 18. 20, 21.
Ez. 9. 6. Ja.5. flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to
4. Re. 18. 5.
Joppa ; and he found a ship going to Tarshish : so he paid the fare
c Ge. 4. 16. Job
1. 12. & 2. 7. thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from
the presence of the Lord.
| Heb. cast forth. But the LORD tsent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a
I Heb. thought
to the broke mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship Iwas like to be broken.
(23) The first mention of the prophet Jonah, in god, who was thus converted into an unresisting
Scripture, is found in 2 Kings xiv. 25.“ Jeroboam instrument of punishment and preservation by the
restored the coast of Israel from the entering of God of heaven, " which hath made the sea and the
Hamath, unto the sea of the plain, according to the dry land," on whom the prophet in his distress had
word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by professed to believe! But to give a more unequiv-
the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, ocal and general demonstration of the weakness
the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.” Bishop and helplessness of this deified monster of the
Lloyd fixes the date of this book nearer to the prob- deep, Jonah, after having passed three days and
able time of Jonah's first prophecy, than other com- three nights in the belly of the fish, was brought
mentators have done. Archbishop Newcome places back again to Joppa (the very place he had so lately
it between 856 and 784–Taylor, in the year 770, in left), and in the iminediate view of the temple of
the second year of Menahem, and about the 70th year Derceto, and in the presence of its numerous vota-
of Jonah's age. At this time, when his reputation ries, the prophet was disgorged from the belly of
was established by the accomplishment of his first their god! That Jonah was ejected at Joppa seems
prophecy, it is by many supposed that Jonah was to be confirmed by the large bones of such an ani-
commanded to go to Nineveh. He was peculiarly mal being there preserved. Pliny mentions these
qualified for the performance of this commission, enorinous bones, and informs us they were brought
from being a native of Gath-hepher, in the tribe of as a great curiosity to Rome, and they were exhib-
Zebulun ; a town in the most remote part of that dis- ited by M. Scaurus in his edileship. The ribs ap-
trict. This province was that part of the district of peared more in height than those of an Indian ele-
Galilee, more particularly called Galilee of the Gen- phant, and the length of the bones forty feet.
tiles, on account of the great admixture of people The history of Jonah has been esteemed by many
who had forced themselves into the country, and had as merely allegorical and descriptive; but it cannot
brought with them their various forms of worship. for a moment be considered in this light, when it is
In the midst of these lived Jonah, who appears to remembered that our Lord himself refers to it as a
have been more or less affected with the idolatry of type of his own imprisonment in the bosom of the
this mixed multitude, and to have imbibed an idea, earth; and he alludes, likewise, to the history of
very prevalent among the Pagan nations, that par- Jonah as a fact, when he declares that the Ninevites
ticular gods presided over particular districts or prov- repented at his preaching. Without this incontes-
inces. In conformity to this doctrine, he considers table evidence, there is a reason and fitness through-
Jehovah as the local God of Judæa, and in order to out the whole relation, which wonderfully prove
escape from his presence he s rose up to flee unto the propriety, justice, wisdom, and power of the
Tarshish.” And for this purpose " he went down to Supreme Being, and the object and design of this
Joppa.” At the latter place was worshipped a ma miracle. No punishment could have been more
rine deity, Derceto, Atergatis, or Cetus, falúonios analogous to the offence of the prophet, and no ap-
iy gus m.cllmeyé9ns, a sea fish of an immense size; and peal more convincing to the idolators, of the inferi-
Jonah, who at this time 'must have apostatized from ority of their powerless god. To this miracle may
the faith of the true God, would, without doubt, be attributed, in great measure, through the mercy
now commit himself to the protection of this idol, of God, the successful preaching of Jonah to the
and we must conclude that " when the mariners Ninevites.
were afraid, and cried every one unto his god," that Vide Observations upon some Passages of Scrid-
they invoked this sea deity. What must have been ture, which the Enemies to Religion have thought most
their astonishment then, on throwing Jonah over- obnoxious, and wtended with Difficulties not to be
board, to behold him swallowed up by their own surmounted, by Jacob Bryant, 4to. p. 199, &c.
704
[Period VI.
THE HISTORY OF JONAH.
Pr. 16. 33. Ac.
1. 26.
* Or, JEHO-
VAH.
17. 24.
feur.
* Or, greu more
tuous. Heb.went.
15 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and
d So Ac. 27
19, 38.
27. 18, dcast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of
them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he
lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said
unto him, “ What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God,
if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.” 7 And they
e Jos, 7. 14, 16. said every one to his fellow,“ Come, and let us ºcast lots, that we
may know for whose cause this evil is upon us." So they cast lots,
and the lot fell upon Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, “Tell us, we
pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation ?
and whence comest thou? what is thy country ? and of what people
art thou ? " ! And he said unto them, “ I am a Hebrew; and I fear
HO- *the LORD, the God of heaven, 'which hath made the sea and the
f Ps. 146. 6. Ac. dry land.” 10 Then were the men texceedingly afraid, and said unto
+ Heb. with great
him, “Why hast thou done this?” For the men knew that he fled
from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 11 Then
Heb. may be said they unto him, “ What shall we do unto thee, that the sea fmay
silent from us.
be calm unto us?” for the sea *wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And
and more tempes he said unto them, “ Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea, so
g Jo. 11. 50. shall the sea be calm unto you; for I know that for my sake this great
† Heb. digged. tempest is upon you." 13 Nevertheless the men frowed hard to bring
h Pr. 21. 30. it to the land ; *but they could not, for the sea wrought, and was tem-
pestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and
said, “ We beseech thee, O LORD! we beseech thee, let us not perish
i De. 21. 8.
for this man's life, and ‘lay not upon us innocent blood : for thou, O
Lord ! hast done as it pleased thee.” 15 So they took up Jonah, and
j Lu. 8. 24. cast him forth into the sea; and the sea fceased from her raging.
# Heb. stood. 16 Then the men "feared the LORD exceedingly, and * offered a sacrifice
• Ac. unto the LORD, and made vows.
* Heb. sacrificed 17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.
the LORD, and And 'Jonah was in the tbelly of the fish three days and three nights.
2 Mat. 12. 40. Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the Chap. ii.
| Heb. bowels. fish's belly, ? and said,
01, out of mine “I cried fby reason of mine affliction unto the LORD,
And he heard me;
* Or, the grave, Out of the belly of *hell cried I,
And thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep,
| Heb. heart. In the fmidst of the seas;
And the floods compassed me about:
All thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, 'I am cast out of thy sight;
Yet I will look again "toward thy holy temple.'
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul :
The depth closed me round about,
The weeds were wrapped about my head.
+ Heb. cuttings off. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains ;
The earth with her bars was about me for ever:
* Or, the pit. Yet hastathou brought up my life from * corruption,
O LORD my God!
7 When my soul fainted within me—I remembered the LORD:
And my prayer came in unto thee-into thy holy temple.
8 They that observe "lying vanities
Forsake their own mercy.
• Ps. 50. 14, 23. 9 But I will 'sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving ;
Ho, 14. 2. He.
13. 15.
I will pay that that I have vowed.
Salvation is of the LORD!”
k Ma. 4. 41. Ac.
5. ll.
a sacrifice unto
affliction.
Is. 14. 9.
m 1 Ki. 8. 38.
n 2 Ki. 17. 15.
Je. 10. 8.
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REIGN OF JEROBOAM THE SECOND.
| Hab, of God:
$0 Ge. 30, 8. Ps.
r into the right city of three of the Lord. arose,
Joel 2. 14.
7. 3, 6.
10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon
the dry land.
? And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second Chap. iii.
time, saying, 2« Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city,
and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee." 3 So Jonah arose,
and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now
Bs. Nineveh was an texceeding great city of three days' journey. 4 And
36. 6. & 80. 10. Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and
said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown."
p Mat. 12. 41. 5 So the people of Nineveh ”believed God, and proclaimed a fast,
and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of
them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from
his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sack-
92.Ch. 20: 3. cloth, and sat in ashes. ? And 'he caused it to be proclaimed and
"Jool 2. 15.
Heb. said. #published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his *nobles,
* Heb. great men. saying, “Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing :
let them not feed, nor drink water ; 8 but let nian and beast be covered:
r 18. 58. 6. with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, "let them turn every
one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
2 Sa. 12. 22.
22. 9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his
fierce anger, that we perish not ?"
t Je. 18. 8. Am. 10 And 'God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and
God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them ;
and he did it not. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, a
and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed unto the LORD,
and said, “I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was
yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish; for I knew
u Ex. 34. 6. that thou art a “gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great
kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. 3 Therefore now, O LORD,
take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die
than to live.”
1 Or, Art thou, z 4 Then said the LORD, " +Doest thou well to be angry ?” 5 So Jonah
went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there
made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see
1,0r, palmcrist. what would become of the city. 6 And the LORD God prepared a fgourd,
"Heb. Kikajon.
and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his
head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah *was exceeding glad
with great joy.
of the gourd. But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the
next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. 8 And it came to
pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a tvehement east wind;
and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished
in himself to die, and said, “ It is better for me to die than to live."
044 9 And God said to Jonah, “Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd ? "
greatly angry?
* Or, l'am great. And he said, “*I do well to be angry, even unto death.” 10 Then said the
ly ungry.
LORD,“ Thou hast thad pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not
| Or, spared.
Heb. was the labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and
perished in a night. 11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city,
wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern
between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle ?”
[END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JONAH.]
SECT. V. Section V.-Amos prophcsies ;-Death of Jeroboam the Second.
A. M. 3220.
2 Kings xiv. 28.—Amos vii. 10, to the end of the Book.—2 Kings xiy. 29.
Amaziah complaineth of Amos. 14. Amos showeth his calling, 16 and Amaziah's judgment. -- AMOS
Hales, 793. viii. 1 By a hasket of sunumer fruit is showed the propinquity of Israel's end. 4. Oppression is
reproved. 11 A famine of the word threalened. -- Amos ix. 1 The ccrlainty of the desolation.
11 The restoring of the tabernacle of David.
28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and
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greatly angry?
le of the city Jonah, that it Jonah *wa
* Heb. rejoiced
† Or, silent.
son of the night.
B. C. 784.
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2. Also And of Juda any tind said to was
hind.
Zec. 14. 2.
his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and
Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in
the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ?
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam Amos vii.
king of Israel, saying, “ Amos hath conspired against thee?
10, to the end.
in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his
words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, anii
Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.""
12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, “O thou seer, go, flee thee away
into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there : 13 but
* Or, sänctuary. prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's * chapel,
Heb. house of and it is the tking's court."
the kingdom.
14 Then ànswered Amos, and said to Amaziah, “I was no prophet,
a 1 Ki. 20. 35. neither was I “a prophet's son; but I was a herdman, and a gatherer
b Zec. 13. 5.
of Isycamore fruit; 15 and the Lord took me *as I followed the flock,
Or, wild figs.
* Heb. from be and the Lord said unto me, 'Go prophesy unto my people Israel.'
16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest,
Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house
of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus saith the LORD;-
c Is. 13. 16. La. Thy 'wife shall be a harlot in the city,
5. 11. Ho. 4. 13.
And thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword,
And thy land shall be divided by line;
And thou shalt die in a polluted land:
And Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.'
16. Thus hath the Lord Gon showed unto me; and Amos viii.
behold a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, “ Amos,
what seest thou?' And I said, 'A basket of summer fruit.' Then
said the LORD unto me,
d See Ge. 6. 13. "The dend is come upon my people of Israel ;
I will not again pass by them any more.
Heb. shall horoh 3 And the songs of the temple tshall be howlings
In that day,' saith the Lord God:
"There shall be many dead bodies in every place;
i Heb. be silent. They shall cast them forth #with silence.'
e Ps. 14. 4. Pr.
4« Hear this, () ye that swallow up the needý!
Even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 saying,
* Or, mönth. When will the *new moon be gone, that we may sell corn?
f Ne. 13. 15, 16. And 'the Sabbath, that we may tset forth wheat,
| Heb. open.
g Mic. 6. 10, 11.
Making the ephah small, and the shekel great,
| Heb. perverting And ffalsifying the balances by deceit?
deceit. Ho. 12.7. 6 That we may buy the poor for silver,
And the needy for a pair of shoes ;
Yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat ?”
7 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob,
1. Ho. 8. 13.
Surely, "I will never forget any of their works.
8 Shall not the land tremble for this,
And every one mourn that dwelleth therein ?
And it shall rise up wholly as a flood;
And it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
9. And it shall come to pass in that day,' saith the Lord God,
"That 'I will cause the sun to go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in the clear day;
10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning,
And all your songs into lamentation;
And 'I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins,
48. 37. Ez. 7. 18.
And baldness upon every head ;
30. 14.
i Job 5. 14. Is.
13. 10. & 59.9,
10. Je, 15. 9.
Mic. 3. 6.
Is. 15. 2, 3. Je.
Part X.]
707
OF JEROBOAM THE SECOND.
Ac. 9. 2. & 18.
| Or, wound
them.
o Job 20. 6. Je.
51. 53. Ob. 4.
p Le. 26. 33. Ez.
5. 12.
k Je. 6. 26. Ze. And I will make it as the mourning of an only son,
12. 10.
And the end thereof as a bitter day.'
11 “. Behold, the days come,' saith the Lord God,
"That I will send a famine in the land,
Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the LORD ;
12 And they shall wander from sea to sea,
And from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro
To seek the word of the Lord, and shali not find it.
13 In that day shall the fạir virgins and young men faint for thirst.
| Ho. 4. 15.
14 They that 'swear by "the sin of Samaria,
m De. 9. 21.
And say, Thy god, o Dan ! liveth;
* Heb. way: see And, The *manner of Beer-sheba liveth;
25. & 19. 9, 23. Even they shall fall, and never rise up again.'
& 24. 14.
1" I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Amos ix.
tor, chapiter, or, Smite the flintel of the door, that the posts may shake :
knop.
And fcut them in the head, all of them;
And I will slay the last of them with the sword:
He that fleeth of them shall not flee away,
And he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
n Ps. 139. 8, &c. 2 Though "they dig into hell, thence shall my hand take them;
Though ºthey climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel,
I will search and take them out thence;
And though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea,
Thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them :
4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies,
Thence Pwill I command the sword, and it shall slay them :
4 Le. 17. 10. Je. And I 'will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.'
5 66 And the Lord God of hosts is he
That toucheth the land, and it shall melt,
And all that dwell therein shall mourn :
And it shall rise up wholly like a flood;
And shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
* 01: spheres.... 6 It is he that buildeth his *stories in the heaven,
† Or, bundle. And hath founded his ftroop in the earth;
He that calleth for the waters of the sea,
And poureth them out upon the face of the earth :
The LORD is his name.
766 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me,
O children of Israel ? ' saith the LORD.
Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt?
And the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom,
And I will destroy it from off the face of the earth;
Saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the
9. For, lo! I will command,
[LORD.
And I will fsift the house of Israel among all nations,
Like as corn is sifted in a sieve,
Yet shall not the least *grain fall upon the earth.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,
Which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
& Ac. 15. 16, 17. 11«6In 'that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen,
| Heb. hedge, or,
And fclose up the breaches thereof;
And I will raise up his ruins,
And I will build it as in the days of old:
12 That 'they may possess the remnant of Edom,
44. 11.
Heb. ascensions.
| Heb. causc to
move.
* Heh, stone.
wall.
* Ob. 19,
708
(PERIOD VI.
HOSEA PROPHESIES.
t Heb, upon
whom my name
is callcd.
t Le. 26. 5.
21. Ez. 36. 33-
36. .
w Is. 60. 21. Je.
32. 41. Ez. 31.
2 After an inter-
regnum of Il
A. M. 3228.
And of all the heathen, #which are called by my name,
Saith the LORD that doeth this.
13. Behold, 'the days come,' saith the LORD,
"That the ploughman shall overtake the reaper,
* Heb. drawella And the treader of grapes him that *soweth seed ;
forth.
† Or, new wine.
And the mountains shall drop tsweet wine,
And all the hills shall melt.
u Je. 30. 3. 14 And “I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel,
v Is. 61. 4. & 65. And 'they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them;
And they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof;
They shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
15 And I will plant them upon their land,
And "they shall no more be pulled up
28. Joel 3. 20. Out of their land which I have given them,' saith the LORD thy God.”
(END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET AMOs.]
29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the 2 Kings xiv.
Ki. 15. kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. 29.
Section VI.—Hosea prophesies against the Israelites during the Interreg-
SECT. VI.
num after the Death of Jeroboam the Second.
Hosea iy. (24)
God's judgments against the sins of the people, 6 and of the priests, 12 and against their idolatry.
B. C. 776.
15 Juduh is exhorted lo luke warning by Isruel's calamity.
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel :
For the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,
Because there is no truth, nor mercy, "nor knowledge of God in the
2 Je. 4. 22. & 5. ? By swearing, and lying, and killing,
[land.
And stealing, and committing adultery, they break out,
And *blood toucheth blood.
* Heb. bloods. 3 Therefore “shall the land mourn,
And every one that dwelleth therein shall languish,
c Zep. 1. 3.
With the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven;
Yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another ;
For thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
5 Therefore shalt thou fall din the day,
d See Je. 6. 4, 5. And the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night,
And I will tdestroy thy mother.
† Heb. cut off
6 My apeople are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
a The prophet, is Because thou hast rejected knowledge,
often, begins to
I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me :
| Hob. cut off.
Seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God,
I will also forget thy children.
? As they were increased, so they sinned against me :
Therefore 'will I change their glory into shame.
el Sa. 2. 30. Mal. 8 They eat up the sin of my people,
And they *set their heart on their iniquity.
* Heb. lift up 9 And there shall be, like people, like priest :
And I will tpunish them for their ways,
+ Heb. visit upon. And freward them their doings.
to 10 For 'they shall eat-and not have enough;
. They shall commit whoredom-and shall not increase :
Because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Je. 4. 28. Am.
5. 16.
&
15. 8.
speak in the first
person.-Ed.
2. 9. Phil. 3. 19.
their soul lo
their iniquity.
I Hob. cause to
return.
f Le. 26. 26.
Mic. 6. 14. Hag.
1.6.
(21) The fourth chapter of Hosea contains a de- a general and increasing corruption of manners
scription of the violence, idolatry, and disorder, characterized the apostate tribes. The chapter is
which existed in Israel during the interregnum be- inserted here on the joint authorities of Dr. Wells
tween the death of Jeroboam and the accession of and Taylor.
Zachariah. A civil war rayed in the country, and
PartyX.]
709
REIGNS OF ZACHARIAH, SHALLUM, AND MENAHEM.
į Is. 1. 29. Ez. 6.
13.
k Am. 7. 17 Ro.
1. 28.
C.
g 18. 28. 7. See 11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Ec. 7.7.
h Jo. 2. 27. 12 My people ask counsel at their "stocks,
And their staff declareth unto them:
i Is. 44. 20.
For 'the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err,
And they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Ez. 6. 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains,
And burn incense upon the hills,
Under oaks and poplars and elms,
Because the shadow thereof is good :
Therefore *your daughters shall commit whoredom,
And your spouses shall commit adultery.
* Or, Shall I not, 14 *I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom,
Nor your spouses when they commit adultery:
For themselves are separated with whores,
And they sacrifice with harlots ;
t Or, be punished. Therefore the people that doth not understand shall #fall.
15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot,
Yet let not Judah offend ;
And come not ye unto Gilgal,
11 Ki. 12. 29. Neither go ye up to 'Beth-aven,
m Am. 8. 14. Zep. Nor "swear, The LORD liveth.
16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer:
Now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
n Mat. 15. 14. 17 Ephraim is joined to idols : "let him alone !
# Heb. is gone. 18 Their drink tis sour:
* Heb. shields.
They have committed whoredom continually :
Mic. 3. 11.& 7. Her *rulers, with shame! do love, Give ye.
3. Or, Her rulers,
O shame ! do 19 The wind hath bound her up in her wings,
love bribery.
And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
1.5.
Ed.
B. C. 773.
Am. 7. 9.
SECTION VII.- The Reign of Zachariah.
SECT. VII.
2 Kings xv. 8–12.
A. M. 3231. In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah
the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And
HALES, 771.
he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had
done : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who made Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired
a As prophesied, against him, and asmote him before the people, and slew him, and
reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold,
they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
02 Ki. 10.30. 12 This was bthe word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying,
“ Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation."
And so it came to pass.
SECT. VIII.
Section VIII.— The Reign of Shallum.
A. M. 3232
2 Kings xv. 13-15.
B. C. 772.
HALES, 770.
13 SHALLUM the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirti-
— eth year of "Uzziah king of Judah ; and he reigned *a full month in
a Mat. 1. 8, 9,
lesi Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and
and 2 Ki. xv. ), came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria,
* Heb. a month and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 15 And the rest of the acts of
of days.
Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written
- in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
SECT. IX.
SECTION IX.—The Reign of Menahem.
A. M. 3232.
2 Kings xv. 16-22.
B. C. 772.
16 THEN Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and
Hales, 770.
the coasts thereof from Tirzah : because they opened not to him,
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THE FIRST PROPHECY OF MICAH.
9. l. Ho. 8. 9.
come forth.
therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with
child he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king
of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and
reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins
a 1 Ch. 5. 26. Is. of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 19 And "Pul
the king of Assyria came against the land ; and Menahem gave Pul a
thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm
* Heb. caused to the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem *exacted the money of
Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels
of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned
back, and staid not there in the land.
21 And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they
not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ? 22 And
Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his
stead.
SECT. X.
SECTION X.—The Reign of Pekahiah.
2 Kings xv. 23-26.
A. M, 3236.
B. C. 768. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of
Hales, 760.
Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two
years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he
departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made
Israel to sin. 25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, con-
spired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the
king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the
Gileadites : and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 And the
rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written
in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
PORTION I.
A. M. 3246.
B. C. 758.
Hales, 757.
PART XI.- PORTION I.
· THE REIGN OF JOTHAM ;-MICAH PROPHESIES.
2 Kings xv. 32.—2 CHRON. xxvii. 1,2.-2 Kings xv. part of 35.—Micah i., 11.–2 CARON.
xxvii. 3, to the end.—2 Kings xv. 37, 33, 34, part of 35, 36, 38.
32 IN the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel
began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
1 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began 2 CHRON.
to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His XXVII.
mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he
did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that
his father Uzziah did : howbeit he entered not into the temple of the
LORD. And the people did yet corruptly : 35 the high places 2 Kings xv.
were not removed : the people sacrificed and burnt incense part of 35.
still in the high places.
THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET MICAH.(25)
a Je. 26. 18.
Chap. i. and ii.
THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME TO “MICAH THE MORAS-
THITE IN THE DAYS OF JOTHAM, AHAZ, AND HEZEKIAH, KINGS OF
JUDAH, “WHICH HE SAW CONCERNING SAMARIA AND JERUSALEM.
2 Hear, *all ye people !
Hearken, 0 earth, and tall that therein is :
6 Am. 1. 1.
* Heb. ye people!
all of them.
Heb. the fulness
thereof.
(25) I. Micah, the third of the minor prophets, ac- from the commencement of his predictions, prophe-
cording to the arrangement in the Hebrew and all sied in the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,
modern copies, as well as in the Septuagint, was a kings of that country : consequently he was con-
native of Morasthi, a small town in the southern temporary with Isaiah, Joel, Hosea, and Amos.
part of the territory of Judah; and, as we learn II. The people of Judah and Israel being very
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THE FIRST PROPHECY OF MICAH.
And let the Lord God be witness against you,
The Lord from his holy temple.
3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place,
c De. 32. 13.
And will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
d Ju. 5. 5. Is. 64. 4 And dthe mountains shall be molten under him,
1-3. Am. 9. 5.
Hab. 3. 6, 10. And the valleys shall be cleft,
As wax before the fire,
1 Heb. a descont. And as the waters that are poured down fa steep place.
5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this,
profane and impenitent in the days of Isaiah, in Art by no means least among the captains of
consequence of which the Assyrian captivity was
Judah;
then hastening upon Israel, and the Chaldean not From thee shall issue the LEADER,
long after fell upon Judah,) the prophet Micah was Who shall guide my people, the Israel (of God.]"
raised up to second Isaiah, and to confirm his pre-
-Matt. ii. 6.
dictions against the Jews and Israelites, whom he
invited to repentance, both by threatened judg- 1. Here the Evangelist has removed the ambiguity
ments and by promised mercies.
of the question proposed by the prophet, by supply-
III. These two chapters were delivered before the ing the answer in the negative : as in Nathan's
destruction of Samaria, which is predicted (chap. i. prophecy, “ Shalt thou build me a house?” 2 Sam.
6.), in the reign of Jotham. Dr. Wells differs from vii. 5.) the parallel passage answers in the negative,
Taylor and Lightfoot, and places the first chapter “ Thou shalt not build me a house,” (1 Chron.
in this reign: he refers the second to the reign of xvii. 4.)
Ahaz. There does not, however, appear sufficient 2. Matthew has supplied a chasm in the Masorete
grounds for his conjecture. The first chapter de- text of 72), Nugid, a usual epithet of the MESSIAH
nounces the judgments of God upon Judah and (1 Chron. v. 2. Is. ly. 4. Dan. ix. 25.) usually ren-
Israel; the second is an uninterrupted continuation dered 'HyHUEVOS, "leader," by the Septuagint, and
of the address to these nations, and specifies those retained here by the Evangelist, as a necessary dis-
sins for which punishment was threatened
tinction of his character, as supreme commander,
IV. The book of Micah, the contemporary of from “ the captains of thousands," styled 'Hyenool,
Isaiah, contains a summary of the prophecies deliv- judiciously substituted for the thousands themselves
ered by the latter concerning the Messiah and the in Micah, to mark the analogy more correctly.
final return of the Jews, which are thus translated 3. Matthew has also determined the pastoral na-
and arranged by Dr. Hales :
ture of the MESSIAH's “ rule" by the verb moulavel,
« shall guide as a shepherd," afterwards intimated by
Ch. v. 2. “ And art thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little Micah, 571997 201 loquarel, as there rendered by the
to be [esteemerl]
Septuagint. For Christ is the Shepherd of Israel,"
Among the thousands of Judah ?— (Gen. xlix. 24. Psalm lxxx. 1.) “ the Chief Shepherd,"
From thee shall issue [THE LEADER,] (1 Pet. v. 4.) and " the Good Shepherd,'' (John x. 14.)
Who shall rule my people, the Israel who appointed his apostles to “ guide and pasture
[of God]
his sheep,” (John xxi. 6.)
(But his issuings are from old,
4. The human birth of the Messiah is carefully
From days of cternity.)
distinguislied by Micah from his eternal generation,
iii. 3. Therefore he will give them up [for a in the parenthetical clause, which strongly resem-
season]
bles the account of the primeval birth of Wisdom,
Until the time that she which shall bear (Proy. viii. 22–25.)
Have borne : Then shall return
. 5. The blessed virgin of Isaiah's former prophecy
The residue of thy brethren (the Jews] (vii. 14.) is evidently alluded to by Micah, and also
Along with the outcasts of Israel. the return of the remnant of the Jews (Is. x. 20, 21,)
iv. 4. And he shall stand and guide them and of the final peace of his kingdom (Isa. ix. 6,70
In the strength of the LORD,
This prophecy of Micah is perhaps the most im-
In the majesty of THE NAME OF THE portant single prophecy in the Old Testament, and
LORD HIS GOD.
the most comprehensive, respecting the personal
And when they return, He shall be character of the MESSIA), and his successive mani-
magnified
festation to the world: it crowns the whole chain
Unto the ends of the earth,
of prophecies descriptive of the several limitations
And He shall be their peace.”
of the blessed sced of the woman to the line of Shem,
to the family of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to the
This prophecy," Dr. Hales remarks," consists tribe of Judah, and to the royal house of David,
of four parts: 1. The human birthplace of Christ. here terminating in his birth at Bethlehem, “ the
2. His eternal generation. 3. His temporary de- city of David." It carefully distinguishes his hu-
sertion of the Jews, until His miraculous birth of the man nativity from his eternal generation; foretells
Virgin, after which they are to return with the true the rejection of the Israelites and Jews for a season ;
Israelites. 4. His spiritual and universal domin- their final restoration, and the universal peace des-
tined to prevail throughout the earth in the Regen-
The application of the first part of this prophecy eration. It forms, therefore, the basis of the New
was decided at the time of OUR SAVIOUR's birth, by Testament, which begins with his human birth at
the most respectable Jewish synod that ever sate, Bethlehem, the miraculous circumstances of which
convened by Herod, to determine from prophecy are recorded in the introductions of Matthew's and
the birthplace of the MESSIAH, which they agreed Luke's Gospels; his eternal generation, as the
to be Bethlehem, upon the authority of Micah, which ORACLE OF WISDOM, in the sublime introduction
they cited. Their citation of the first part only is of John's Gospel ; his prophetic character, and
given by the Evangelist Matthew, in an improved second coming, illustrated in the four Gospels and
translation of the original, greatly superior to any Epistles, ending with a prediction of the speedy
of the ancient versions.
approach of the latter in the Apocalypse, (Rev.
xxii. 20.)—Dr. Hales's Analysis of Chronology, vol.
" And thou, Bethlehem, territory of Judah, ii. pp. 462, 463.
ion.”
712
[Period VI.
THE FIRST PROPHECY OF MICAH.
prophetical cus-
soon drops the
style of a mes-
the Deity him-
self were speak-
ing.-Ed,
b The prophet
here speaks for
himself.-El.
& Is. 21. 3. Je. 4.
19.
wounds.
And for the sins of the house of Israel. :
What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria ?
And what are the high places of Judah ? are they not Jerusalem ?
& According to 6 a Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field,
tom the speaker And as plantings of a vineyard :
And I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley,
uses the first And I will discover the foundations thereof.
person is though ? And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces,
And all the "hires thereof shall be burned with the fire,
e2 Ki. 19. 25. And all the idols thereof will I lay desolate:
f Ho.2.5, 12.
For she gathered it of the hire of a harlot,
And they shall return to the hire of a harlot.
8 bTherefore I will wail and howl,
I will go stripped and naked :
I will make a wailing like the dragons,
* Heb, daughters
And mourning as the *owls.
of the owl.
for, she is griev- 9 For ther wound is incurable;
ously sick of her For Hit is come unto Judah ;
R 2 Ki. 18. 13. Is. He is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
8.7, 8.
10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all : ,
| That is, dust. In the house of #Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
* Or, thou that 11 Pass ye away, *thou tinhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked :
dwellcst fairly.
+ Heb. inhabitress. The inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth
for the country In the mourning of *Beth-ezel ; he shall receive of you his standing.
place near. 12 For the inhabitant of Maroth twaited carefully for good :
+ Or, was gricded. But evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast :
She is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion :
For the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
| Or, for.
14 Therefore shalt thou give presents fto Moresheth-gath :
* That is, a lie. The houses of * Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah !
† Or, The glory He shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
of Israel shall
come, $C. 16 Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children;
Enlarge thy baldness as the eagle;
For they are gone into captivity from thee.
of jocks.
Jos. 15. 44.
i Ho. 7. 6.
; Ge. 31. 29.
Or, defraud.
k Am. 5. 13. Ep.
1 Woe to them that devise iniquity,
Micah ii.
And work evil upon their beds!
When the morning is light, they practise it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence;
And houses, and take them away :
So they toppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
3 Therefore thus saith the LORD;
Behold, against this family do I devise an evil,
From which ye shall not remove your necks ;
Neither shall ye go haughtily, "for this time is evil.
4 In that day shall one take up a parable against you,
And lament *with a doleful lamentation,
And say, We be utterly spoiled :
He hath changed the portion of my people :
How hath he removed it from me!
+Turning away he hath divided our fields.
5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast 'a cord by lot
In the congregation of the LORD.
6 « Prophesy ye not,” say they to them that prophesy :
5. 16.
* Heb. with a lan-
entation of lan-
entations.
t Or, Instead of
restoring.
1 De. 32. 8, 9.
Or, Prophesy
nol as they
prophesy. Teb.
Drop, 8c. Lz.
21. 2. 13. 30. 10.
Am. 2. 12. & 7.
16.
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FIRST PROPHECY OF MICAH.
713
against a gar-
mnent.
m De. 12. 9.
the wind, and lie
They shall not prophesy to them,
That they shall not take shame.
70 thou that art named the house of Jacob,
* Or, shortened? Is the Spirit of the LORD *straitened? Are these his doings ?
† Heb. upright? Do not my words do good to him that walketh fuprightly?
F Heb. yesterday. 8 Even Iof late my people is risen up as an enemy :
* Heb. over
Ye pull off the robe *with the garment
From them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
† Or, wives.
9 The twomen of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant
houses;
From their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
10 Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your "rest :
n Le. 18. 25, 28.
Je. 3. 2.
Because it is "polluted, it shall destroy you,
Even with a sore destruction.
#0r, walk with. 11 If a man #walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie,
falsely. Ez. 13. Saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink;
He shall even be the prophet of this people.
12“ I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee;
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah,
As the flock in the midst of their fold :
They shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
13 The Breaker is come up before them :
They have broken up, and have passed through the gate,
And are gone out by it:
And ºtheir king shall pass before them,
p Is. 52. 12.
And P the LORD on the head of them.
a i.e. Jotham.-
. 3 aHe built the high gate of the house of the LORD, 2 Chron. xxvi.
and on the wall of * Ophel he built much. 4 Moreover he sco
h
Neh. 3. 26.
3, to the end.
built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built
castles and towers. 5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites,
and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him
the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures
| Heb. This. of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of
Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. So
1 Or, established. Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the
LORD his God.
? Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his
ways, lo, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and
Judah. 8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign,
and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the
city of David : and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
37 In those days the LORD began to send against Judah 2 Kings
"Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
o Ho. 3. 5.
Ed.
* Or, the tower,
2 Ch. 33. 14.
92 Ki. 16. 5. Is.
7.1.
xv. 37.
2 Kings xv. 33, 34, part of ver. 35, and 36, 38.-33 Five and twenty years old was he
when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's
name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right in the sight
of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. Howbeit—35 he
built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.
36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the
Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah ? 38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and
was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father : and Ahaz his son reigned in
his stead.
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90
3 H *
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(PERIOD VI.
INVASION OF REZIN AND PEKAH.
PORTION II.
Part XI.- PORTION II.
A. M. 32-16. EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
B. C. 758.
REIGN OF JOTHAM KING OF JUDAH.
Hales, 758.
The Reign of Pekah.
2 Kings xv. 27–29.
27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the
son of Rernaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
twenty years. 28 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD:
he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made
Israel to sin. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-
pileser king of Assyria, and took ljon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and
Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of
Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
726.
727.
SECT. I.
PART XII. PORTION I.
A. M. 3262 to
THE REIGN OF AHAZ.
3278.
B. C. 742 to SECTION I.—Character of Ahaz ;-Invasion of Rezin and Pekah ;--The
Prophecies of Isaiah.
Hales, 741 to
2 Kings xvi. 1-4.-ISAIAH vii., viii., ix., x. 1-4.-2 Kings xvi. 5.
Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin und Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah. 10 Ahaz, having liberty
to choose a sign, and refusing it, hath for a sign, Christ pronised. 17 His judgment is prophe-
sied to come by Assyria.- Isaiah viji. 1 In Maher-shalal-hash-baz, he prophesieth that Syria
and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria. 5 Juduh likewise for their infidelity. 9 God's judy-
ments shall be irresistible. 11 Comfort shall be to them that fear God. 19 Great afflictions to
idolators. - ISAIAH ix. 1 What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the kingdom and birth
of Christ. 8 The judgments upon Israel for their pride, 13 for their hypocrisy, 18 and for their
impenitency. — ISAIAH X. 1- The woe of tyrunts.
I IN the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the
son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty years old was
Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem,
and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like
David his father. 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea,
a Le. 18. 21. "and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the 'abomina-
2 Ch. 28. 3.
o De. 12. 31.
tions of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children
of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places,
• De. 12. 2. 1 Ki. and on the hills, and under every green tree.
14. 23.
1 And (26) it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Isaiar vii.
Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the
king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up
toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
* Heb. resteth on ? And it was told the house of David, saying, “ Syria *is confederate
Ephraim.
with Ephraim.” And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people,
as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. 3 Then said the
+ That is, The LORD unto Isaiah, “Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and +Shear-
remnant shall
return : see Is. jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the
wan. thighway of the fuller's field ; 4 and say unto him,-
“Take heed, and be quiet;
* Heb. let not thy Fear not, *neither be faint-hearted
For the two tails of these smoking firebrands,
For the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Rema-
5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah,
[liah.
Have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
| Or, waken.
6.Let us go up against Judah, and tvex it,
6. 13. & 10. 21.
I Or, causeway.
heart bc tender.
(26) The date and place of these chapters of Isaiah are assigned in the sacred text. Compare 2 Kings
xvi. 5. with Isaiah vii. ).
PART XII.)
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES.
1 Heb. From a
people.
And let us make a breach therein for us,
And set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal." »
? Thus saith the Lord God,
d Pr. 21. 30.
" It dshall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
62 Sa. 8. 6.
8 For the head of Syria is Damascus,
And the head of Damascus is Rezin;
(And within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken,
#That it be not a people.)
9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria,
And the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son.
* Or, Do ye not
If *ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.”
10 + Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
* 11 « Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God;
LORD added to
o Ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
speak.
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.”
Mat. 12. 38. 13 And he said,
| Or, Make thy “ Hear ye now, O house of David !
petition deep.
Is it a small thing for you to weary men,
But will ye weary my God also ?
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ;(27)
believe? it is be-
cause ye are not
stable. See 2 Ch.
20. 20.
+ Heb. And the
fJu. 6. 36, &c.
(27) In this and the following verses are contained describe the Great Deliverer, who was to spring from
the most undoubted and clear predictions of the the house of David. The further accomplishment
birth of the Messiah, and as such it is alluded to by of this prophecy, therefore, must have reference to
the inspired Evangelist, Matt. i. 23. There is great the birth of the Great Immanuel. Ahaz is told, if
difficulty in apprehending how the birth of this child "ye believe not, ye shall not be established," (v. 9),
Immanuel could be a sign to Ahaz, who died sever- that is, unless ye believe this prophecy of the de-
al hundred years before our Saviour was born. struction of Israel, ye Jews, also, as well as the
Ahaz, at the time this prophecy was given, was be- people of Ephraim, shall be destroyed. Accord-
sieged in Jerusalem by the two kings, Rezin and ingly, we read that Ephraim was taken captive by
Pekah, who confederated together in the hopes of Esarhaddon, for the third time, exactly sixty-five
taking that city, and of destroying Ahaz and the years from the beginning of the reign of Ahaz.
family of David. But God, who had always, for This king carried all the remnant of the ten tribes
the sake of his servant David, expressed mercy and of Israel, who had revolted from the house of David,
favor for this house, sent his prophet to encourage into Babylon and Syria ; and they were now brought
Ahaz, and to assure him that the designs of his to full and utter destruction, and never after recov-
enemies should not stand nor come to pass, and that ered themselves. After Esarhaddon had possessed
" within threescore and five years, Ephraim shall himself of the land of Israel, he sent his army into
be broken.” He adds, that if the king will not be- Judæa; where Manasseh was vanquished, taken
lieve this prediction, he “shall not be established.” prisoner, and conveyed in chains to Babylon, the
To confirm his faith, Isaiah offers Ahaz any sign same year,(2 Chron. xxxiii.11.) The near connection
that will best satisfy him out of the whole compass of these two facts makes the prediction of the one
of nature ; which the king refusing, the prophet naturally cohere with the prediction of the other;
immediately addresses the house of David, and de- and the words are well suited to this event in the
clares that God himself will give them a sign; history of the people of Judah.
« Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, But the full accomplishment of this prophecy
and before the child shall know to refuse the evil, could not take place till Immanuel was born, when
and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest both these monarchies were brought to an end.
shall be forsaken of both her kings.” It is generally The kingdom of Judah, which at that time extended
supposed by commentators, that Ahaz received a over the dorninions of both nations, was destroyed
sign with this prediction; and that the sign given in the second year of our Lord's age, by the death
to him, and the original and primary meaning of the of Herod the Great. Ten years after, Judæa was
prophecy was, that Isaiah should marry a young reduced to the form of a Rornan province: in the
woman, then a virgin, and that within the time mean while, it was governed by Archelaus with the
that she should conceive, and bring forth a child, title of ethnarch, who was a mere vassal of the
and before that child should arrive at such an age emperor, and to whom he assigned only half his
as to be able to distinguish between good and evil, father's dominions.
(viii. 4.) the enemies of Judah should be destroyed. By referring to the two next sections, it will be
Immediately after this, Isaiah takes a wife ; and seen that after this sign was given, Ahaz sustained
before Maher-shalal-hash-baz, the fruit of that mar- the greatest defeat ever experienced by a king of
riage, could discern between evil and good, both Judah; which must be considered as a punishment
these kings were slain ; Rezin in the third year of to the king for his mistrust of God's promises, as
Ahaz, and Pekah the next year after. And, accord- well as for his own and the people's idolatry. The
ing to the word of the prophet (v. 7), these two faithful worshippers of Jehovah, in the midst of this
kings, failing in their design, were obliged to raise calamity, would be comforted by the prediction of
the siege and return home.
the prophet; which strengthened their expectation
But this prophecy is introduced in so solemn a of the future Saviour, and at the same time con-
manner; the sign is so marked and peculiar, chosen vineed them that their kingdom should last till his
by God himself; the name of the child so expres- birth.–Vide Lowth's notes to Isaiah, 4to edit. p.
sive, that it must have raised hopes far beyond 62; Prideaux, Connection, vol. i. p. 5; Horsley's
what the present occasion suggested, and, in its Biblical Criticisms, vol. ii. p. 46, &c.
higher signification, must have been supposed to
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. [PERIOD VI.
Mat. 1. 23. Lu.
Virgin ! shalt
6, 8. 1 Sa. 4. 21.
trees.
8. See Ge, 3. 15. Behold, ka virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
1. 31, 34.
And *shall call his name Immanuel.
* Or, thou, O. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat.
call see Ge. 4. That he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
1, 25. & 16. 11.
& 29. 32. & 30. 16 For before the child shall know
h 2 Ki. 15. 30. &
To refuse the evil, and choose the good,
16. 9.
The land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
i 2 Ch. 28. 19.
17 - The LORD shall bring upon thee,
And upon thy people, and upon thy father's house,
Days that have not come,
; i Ki. 12. 16. From the day that Ephraim departed from Judah;
Even the king of Assyria.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of
the rivers of Egypt,
And for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them
In the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks,
Or, commendablo And upon all thorns, and upon all tbushes.
k 2 Ki. 16. 7,8. 20 In the same day shall the LORD shave with a krazor that is hired,
2 Ch. 28. 20, 21.
Namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria,
The head, and the hair of the feet:
And it shall also consume the beard.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
22 And it shall come to pass,
For the abundance of milk that they shall give that he shall eat
For butter and honey shall every one eat
[butter:
Heb, in the
That is left fin the land.
23 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That every place shall be,
Where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings,
It shall even be for briers and thorns.
24 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither;
Because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
25 And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock,
There shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns ;
But it shall be for the sending forth of oxen,
And for the treading of lesser cattle.”
1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, " Take thee a great ISAIAH väi.
* Heb. in making, roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning *Maher-
he lasteneth the shalal-hash-baz.” 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record,
ke 'Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And I twent
12 Ki. 16. 10. unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said
proached the LORD to me, “ Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 For before
the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother,
1,0r, he that is the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away
Assyria shall before the king of Assyria.”
riches, &c.
5 The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
6 « Forasmuch as this people refuseth
m Neh. 3. 15. Jo. The waters of "Shiloah that go softly,
And rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son ;
7 Now therefore, behold, the LORD bringeth up upon them
The waters of the river, strong and many,
(Even the king of Assyria, and all his glory :)
And he shall come up over all his channels,
And go over all his banks;
TARTOTT TETETTELEE 107TED
See Cz. 5. 1.
midst of the land.
prcy, or, make
speed, SoCo
unto,
before the king o
take away the
9. 7.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
* Heb. the ful
ness of the
brcadth of thy
land shall be the
stretchings out
of his wings.
† Or, yet.
n Ac. 5. 38, 39.
Ro. 8. 13.
{şaying,
12. 5.
9. 33. 1 Pe. 2. 8.
s Mat. 21. 44. Lu.
20. 18. Ro. 9. 32.
& 11. 25.
8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over,
He shall reach even to the neck;
And *the stretching out of his wings shall fill
The breadth of thy land, O Immanuel !”
9 Associate yourselves, O ye people ! tand ye shall be broken in
And give ear, all ye of far countries :
[pieces;
Gird yourselves—and ye shall be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves—and ye shall be broken in pieces.
10 Take counsel together—and it shall come to nought;
Speak the word—and it shall not stand :
For "God is with us!
Heb. in strength 11 For the Lord spake thus to me fwith a strong hand,
of hand.
And instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people,
12 66 Say ye not, - A confederacy,
To all them to whom this people shall say, 'A confederacy;'
ol Pe. 3. 14, 15. Neither ºfear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself;
P.Ps. 76. 7. Lu. And plet him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
9 Ez. 11. 16. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary :
. Lu. 2. 34. Ro.. But for 'a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence
To both the houses of Israel,
For a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
· 15 And many among them shall 'stumble,
And fall, and be broken,
And be snared, and be taken.
16 Bind up the testimony,
Seal the law among my disciples."
17 And I will wait upon the LORD,
That hideth his face from the house of Jacob,
And I 'will look for him.
u He. 2. 13. 18 Behold, "I and the children whom the LORD hath given me
Are "for signs and for wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in Mount Zion.
19 And when they shall say unto you,
Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards
That peep, and that mutter :
Should not a people seek unto their God ?
For the living to the dead?
w Lu. 16. 29. 20 To "the law and to the testimony :
If they speak not according to this word,
Heb. morning It is because there is no flight in them.
21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry :
And it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry,
They shall fret themselves,
And * curse their king and their God,
And look upward.
22 And they shall look unto the earth;
And behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish;
And they shall be driven to darkness.
1 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in Isaiah ix.
her vexation,
y 2 Ki. 15. 29. When at the 'first he lightly afflicted
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
And *afterward did more grievously afflict
1 Ch. 5. 26. Her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee *of the
* Or, the populous.
2 The "people that walked in darkness
[nations.
5. 8, 14.
Have seen a great light:
t Hab. 2. 3. Lu.
2. 25, 38.
o Ps. 71. 7. Zec.
3. 8.
Re. 16. 11.
z Le. 26. 24.
2 Ki. 17. 5, 6.
a Mat. 4. 16. Ep.
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[Period VI.
ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
drakest.
the day ole of the Wood
whole battle of
C.
| Heb. meat.
b Lu. 2. 11.
1 Co. 15. 25.
They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death-
Upon them hath the light shined.
3 Thou hast multiplied the nation,
† Or, to him. And fnot increased the joy :
They joy before thee according to the joy in harvest,
And as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
,or, When thou 4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden,
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of Midian.
* Or, When the 5*For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise,
the warrior was, And garments rolled in blood;
&C.
t Or, And it was,
+But this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
6 For bunto us a child is born,
Unto us a ‘son is given:
Jo. 3. 16. And dthe government shall be upon his shoulder:
d Mat. 28. 18.
And his name shall be called 'Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty
e Ju. 13. 18.
. God,
f Tit. 2. 13.
The Everlasting Father, The ‘Prince of Peace.
g Ep. 2. 14.
a Da. 2. 44. Lu. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace "there shall be no end,
1. 32, 33.
Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,
To order it, and to establish it
With judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob,
And it hath lighted upon Israel.
9 And all the people shall know,
Even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria,
That say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
10 The bricks are fallen down—but we will build with hewn stones:
The sycamores are cut down—but we will change them into cedars.
11 Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him,
* Heb. mingle. And *join his enemies together;
12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind ;
And they shall devour Israel with topen mouth.
For all this his anger is not turned away,
But his hand is stretched out still.
13 For the people turneth not unto Him that smiteth them,
Neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.
14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail,
Branch and rush, 'in one day.
15 (The ancient and honorable—he is the head;
And the prophet that teacheth lies—he is the tail.)
1 Or, they that.. 16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err;
* Or, they that And *they that are led of them are tdestroyed.
are called blessed
Ssed 17 Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men,
19 Th e
Neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For every one is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
| Or, villany."
And every mouth speaketh $folly.
For all this his anger is not turned away,
But his hand is stretched out still.
18 For wickedness burneth as the fire :
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And shall kindle in the thickets of the forest,
And they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened,
And the people shall be as the *fuel of the fire :
No man shall spare his brother.
f Heb. whole
mouth.
i Re. 18. 8.
call them blessed.
of thom.
+ Heb. sroallowed
up.
* Heb. meat.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE RUIN OF THE TEN TRIBES. 719
ters that write
grievousness.
the LORD.
Ed.
† Heb. cut. 20 And he shall fsnatch on the right hand—and be hungry;
j Le. 26. 26.
And he shall eat on the left hand and they shall not be satisfied :
k Je. 19. 9.
They "shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm :
• 21 Manasseh, Ephraim ; and Ephraim, Manasseh :
And they together shall be against Judah.
For all this his anger is not turned away,
But his hand is stretched out still.
1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, Isaiah A. 1-4.
. Or, to the wri And Ithat write grievousness which they have prescribed ;
? To turn aside the needy from judgment,
And to take away the right from the poor of my people,
That widows may be their prey,
I Ho. 9. 7. Lu.
And that they may rob the fatherless!
19. 14.
3 And what will ye do in 'the day of visitation,
And in the desolation which shall come from far ?
To whom will ye flee for help?
a Or, Him, i. e. And where will ye leave your glory?
4 Without ame they shall bow down under the prisoners,
And they shall fall under the slain.
For all this his anger is not turned away,
But his hand is stretched out still.
2 Kings xvi. 5. Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel
came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.
SECT. II. SECTION II.—Isaiah's Prophecy of the Ruin of Damascus, and of the
Ten Tribes. (28)
A. M. 3262.
B. C. 742.
Isaiah xvii.
Syria and Israel are threatened. 6 A remnant shall forsake idolutry. 9 The rest shall be plagued
for their impiety. 12 Tlie woe of Israel's enemies.
1 THE “BURDEN OF Damascus.
Fulfilled 740, Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city,
2 Ki. 16. 9.
And it shall be a ruinous heap.
2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken:
They shall be for flocks,
Which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim,
And the kingdom from Damascus,
And the remnant of Syria:
They shall be as the glory of the children of Israel,
Saith the LORD of hosts.
4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall
And the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
be made thin,
5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn,
And reapeth the ears with his arm;
And it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
a Je. 49. 23. Am.
1. 3. 2o. 9. 1.
Behold, De
(28) This prophecy was probably delivered soon notes on Isaiah, 4to edit. p. 205. Prideaux's Con-
after those of the seventh and eighth chapters, in nection, vol. i. p. 6.
the beginning of the reign of Ahaz; and was ful. Bishop Horsley observes, " I think, with Casau-
filled when Tiglath-pileser, after having slain Rezin bon, that the threatenings against the Jews in this
its king in battle, took Damascus (2 Kings xvi. 9.), chapter, though the captivity of the ten tribes might
reduced all that country under his dominion, and be the more immediate object, have a distant ref-
put an end to the kingdom of the Syrians in Da- erence, however, to the final dispersion of the whole
mascus, after it had lasted there for ten generations, nation by the Romans, which seems particularly to
that is, from the time of Rezin, the son of Ehadah, be the subject of the eleventh verse."
who first founded it, while Solomon was king of After the mention of this ruin of the Jewish
Israel. After this, Tiglath-pileser marched against nation, the prophet goes on to declare, that, not-
Pekah, and seized all that belonged to Israel beyond withstanding this visitation of God's people, the
Jordan, and also all the land of Galilee, and carried schemes of the heathen, who thought, in their de-
a great number of the Israelites captives to Assyria. struction, to triumph over the true religion, would
This prophecy was still more fully accomplished in be disappointed; and the fourteenth verse gives the
regard to Israel, by the conquest of the kingdom, Jews hope of recovery from the calamities threatened
and the captivity of the people a few years after by in the eleventh.
Shalmaneser. (2 Kings xviii. 11.)—Bishop Lowth's
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6 Mic. 7. 7.
f Or, removed in
the day of inher-
itance, and there
shall be deadly
sorrow.
6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree,
Two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough,
Four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof,
Saith the LORD God of Israel.
7 At that day shall a man 'look to his Maker,
And his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands,
Neither shall respect that which his fingers have made,
* Or, sun images. Either the groves, or the *images.
9 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough,
And an uppermost branch,
Which they left because of the children of Israel :
And there shall be desolation.
10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation,
And hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength,
Therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants,
And shalt set it with strange slips.
11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow,
And in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish;
But the harvest shall be ta heap in the day of grief
And of desperate sorrow.
12 Woe to the fmultitude of many people,
Or, noise.
Which make a noise like the noise of the seas;
And to the rushing of nations,
*Or, many. That make a rushing like the rushing of *mighty waters !
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters:
But God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off,
See Job 21. 18. And shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind,
+ Or, thistle-down. And like ta rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at eveningtide trouble ;
And before the morning he is not.
This is the portion of them that spoil us,
And the lot of them that rob us.
SECT. III.
SECTION III.- The Devastation of Judah by Pekah.
A. M. 3263.
2 CHRON. xxviii. 4-19.
B. C. 741. Judah being captivated by the Israelites is sent home by the counsel of Oded the prophet. 16 Ahaz
sending for aid to Assyria is not helped thereby.
a i. e. Ahaz.-Ed. 4 a HE sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the
hills, and under every green tree. 5 Wherefore the LORD his God deliv-
ered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and
carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to
* Heb. Darmesek. * Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of
Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and
† Heb. sons of twenty thousand in one day, which were all tvaliant men; because
they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. 7 And Zichri, a
mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam
# Heb. the second the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was #next to the king.
8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two
hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away
much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 9 But a prophet
of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out
10. 5. & 47.6. before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, “ Behold,
26.20 06:10, "because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath
&c. Zee. 1.15. delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that
0 Ez. 9. 6. Re. 18.
breacheth up unto heaven. 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the
Cab. 39, 42, children of Judah and Jerusalem for 'bondmen and bondwomen unto
valor.
to the king.
a Ps. 69. 26. 18.
Ez. 25. 12, 15. &
5.
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a Ja. 2. 13.
20.
you; but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD
your God ? 11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again,
which ye have taken captive of your brethren; dfor the fierce wrath
of the LORD is upon you." 12 Then certain of the heads of the children
of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshil-
lemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of
Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, 13 and said unto
them, “ Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have
offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins
and to our trespass ; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath
against Israel.” 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoi.
before the princes and all the congregation. 15 And the men which were
expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil
clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod
e2 Ki. 6. 22. Pr.
€25.21, 22. Lu them, and 'gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and
6. 27. Ro. 12. carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho,
the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help
him. 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and car-
* Heb. a captivity. ried away * captives. 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of
the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh,
and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and
Timnah, with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof:
and they dwelt there. 19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of
Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore
against the LORD.
SECT. IV.
Section IV.-Obadiah and Isaiah prophesy.
A. M. 3264.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET OBADIAH.(29)
B. C. 740.
OBADIAH, and ISAIAH i. 2, to the end.
The destruction of Edom, 3 for their pride, 10 and for their wrong unto Jacob. 17 The salvation
and victory of Jacob. - ISAIAH i. Isaiah complaineth of Judah for her rebellions. 5 He lu-
menteth her judgments. 10 He upbruideth their whole service. 16 He exhorteth to repentance,
with promises and threatenings. 21 Bewailing their wickedness, he denounceth God's judgments.
25 He promiseth grace, 28 and threuteneth destruction to the wicked.
a 18. 21. 11. &
1 THE VISION OF OBADIAH.
14. Joel 3. 19. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom;
Mal. 1. 3.
We have heard a rumor from the LORD,
And an ambassador is sent among the heathen,
Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen:
Thou art greatly despised.
3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee,
Thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock,
Whose habitation is high;
Is. 14. 13-15.
Re. 18. 7.
That 'saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground ?
Job 26. 6. Am. 4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle,
34. 5. Ez. 25. 12-
9. 2.
(29) The time when Obadiah flourished is quite the prophecy contained in it with 2 Chron. xxvij.
uncertain. Lightfoot makes him contemporary 17, where we expressly read, “For again the Edom-
with Hosea, and imagines that, as the prophecy is ites had come, and smitten Judah, and carried
solely written against Edom, the Edomites united away captives." In this passage there is an ac-
with Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem count of injuries certainly inflicted at a time when
(1 Kings xiv. 25.), or with the Philistines and Judah was in the greatest distress, and brought
Arabians (2 Chron. xxi. 16, 17.), or with Joash king very low. It certainly alludes to some predatory
of Israel (2 Chron. xxv. 21.): but in all these ex- incursion of the Edomites alone; apparently un-
peditions, we have no account whatever that the connected with the invasion of the Philistines
Edomites took any part. Archbishop Newcome mentioned in the following verse. And from the
supposes that he prophesied before the taking of expression," again the Edomites had come,” may
Jerusalem and the destruction of Idumea by Nebu- be inferred, that they had often, before this attack,
chadnezzar; and this opinion is generally adopted. taken advantage of the calamities and distresses of
I have, however, ventured to place the book of the land of Judah. Dupin confirms this arrange-
Obadiah in this place, from comparing the tenor of ment of Obadiah’s prophecy.
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of thy peacc.
of Uzy bread.
se mer the Molshall be of Esa
137. 7. Ex. 25.
1. ll.
fEz. 35. 9. Mal.
1. 4.
+ Or, his sub
stance.
& Joel 3. 3. Nah.
3. 10.
I Or, do not be-
hold, 8C.
And though thou set thy nest among the stars,
Thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night,
(How art thou cut off!)
Would they not have stolen till they had enough?
If the grapegatherers came to thee,
d De. 24. 21. Is. Would dthey not leave *some grapes ?
17. 6. & 24. 13.
* Or, glearings. 6 How are the things of Esau searched out!
How are his hidden things sought up !
7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border :
+ Heb. The men The men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee,
And prevailed against thee;
# Heb. The men · They that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee :
* Or, of it.
There is none understanding *in him.
8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD,
Even destroy the wise men out of Edom,
And understanding out of the Mount of Esau ?
9 And thy mighty men, O Teman! shall be dismayed,
To the end that every one of the Mount of Esau
May be cut off by slaughter.
e Ge. 27. 11. Ps. 10 For thy 'violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee,
12. & 35. 5. Am. And thou shalt be cut off for ever.
1. 11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side,
In the day that the strangers carried away fcaptive his forces,
And foreigners entered into his gates,
And cast lots upon Jerusalem-even thou wast as one of them.
12 But fthou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother
In the day that he became a stranger;
Neither shouldest thou have "rejoiced over the children of Judah
In the day of their destruction ;
* Heb. magnified
Neither shouldest thou have *spoken proudly in the day of distress.
13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people
In the day of their calamity;
Yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction
In the day of their calamity,
| Or, forces. Nor have laid hands on their tsubstance in the day of their calamity;
14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway,
To cut off those of his that did escape;
I or, shut up, Ps. Neither shouldest thou have Idelivered up those of his
That did remain in the day of distress.
x15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen :
i Ez. 35. 15. Hab. As 'thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee:
Thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
j Je. 25. 28, 29. 16 For las ye have drunk upon my holy mountain,
So shall all the heathen drink continually,
* Or, sup up. Yea, they shall drink, and they shall *swallow down,
And they shall be as though they had not been.
17 But upon Mount Zion kshall be deliverance,
And Ithere shall be holiness;
саре.
And the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire,
And the house of Joseph a flame,
And the house of Esau for stubble,
And they shall kindle in them, and devour them;
And there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau ;
For the LORD hath spoken it.
19 And they of the south shall possess the Mount of Esau;
Mic. 7. 8. Pr.
17. 5. & 24. 17,
18.
thy mouth.
1
31. 8.
2. 8.
Joel 3. 17. i Pe.
4. 17.
k Am. 9. 8.
† Or, they tha: es-
I Or, it shall be
holij. Joel 3. 17.
18. A
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* Or, shall pos-
sess that which
is in Sepharad.
2. 44. & 7.14, 27.
Ze. 14. 9. Lu.
1. 33.
ness.
n Mat. 3. 7.
And they of the plain the Philistines :
And they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Sa-
And Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
[maria :
20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel
Shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath;
And the captivity of Jerusalem, (*which is in Sepharad,)
Shall possess the cities of the South.
? Ti. 4. 16. Ja. 21 And 'saviours shall come up on Mount Zion
5. 20.
To judge the Mount of Esau ;
m Ps: 22. 28. Da. And "the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
[END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET OBADIAH.]
2 Hear, O heavens! and give ear, 0 earth! ISAIAH i. 2, to end. (30)
For the LORD hath spoken,
I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox knoweth his owner,
And the ass his master's crib:
But Israel doth not know,
+ Heb. of heavi-
My people doth not consider.
4 Ah sinful nation, a people fladen with iniquity,
A "seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters !
They have forsaken the LORD,
ted. They have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger,
Ps. 58. 3.
They are gone away backward.
* Heb. increase 5 Why should ye be stricken any more ?
Ye will *revolt more and more;
The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness
But wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores :
[in it;
They have not been closed, neither bound up,
| Or, oil.
Neither mollified with tointment.
o De. 28. 51, 52. 7 Your country is desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire :
Your land, strangers devour it in your presence,
# Heb. as the over- And it is desolate, fas overthrown by strangers.
gers.
8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard,
As a lodge in a garden of cucumbers,
As a besieged city.
p La. 3. 22. Ro. 9 Except ”the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant,
We should have been as Sodom,
And we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom !
Give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah!
I Heb. alienated,
or, separated,
revolt.
throw of stran-
9. 29.
(30) At this period of the history of Judah, the appeal to the Jews, both by promises and threaten-
land was suffering under an idolatrous king, suc- ings, and is well calculated to arrest their attention.
cessfully invading armies, captivity, and ruin. In It is probable, on this account, that Ezra, when he
2 Chron. xxviii. 6, 8, 9, we read that Pekah had reformed the canon of Scripture, placed this chap-
slain in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in ter first in Isaiah, considering it a good introduction
one day, that the children of Israel had carried to the whole book. Bishop Lowth supposes that it
away captive two hundred thousand of their women, may have been delivered towards the end of the
sons, and daughters, because the Lord God was reign of Jotham; but there is no historical proof
wroth with Judah; that the Philistines and Edom- of the correctness of his supposition. He mentions
ites had alike ravaged the country, and taken many the general opinion that the chapter describes the
of their towns, (ver. 17, 18.) The expressions, distress in the reign of Ahaz, and its unsuitable-
therefore, " your country is desolate," « your cities ness to the reigns either of Uzziah. or Jotham, who
burnt with fire,” describe most forcibly the ruinous were both powerful princes. And on the strength
condition to which Judah was now reduced; and, of those arguments the chapter is inserted here, as
in all probability, the prophet took advantage of being more descriptive of the state of Judah at this
the desolation that surrounded him to exhort the time, than at any other period of the prophet's
people to repentance. This chapter is an animated mission.
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6. 20. & 7. 21.
Am. 5. 21, 22.
Mic 6. 7.
* Heb. great
t Le. 23. 2, &c.
1. 28. Je, 14. 12.
O] Ti. 2. 8.
* Heb. multiply
w Ps. 34. 14. Am.
Ra. 7. 14.
91 Sa. 15. 22. Ps. 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your 'sacrifices unto me?
50. 8, 9. Pr. 15.
8. & 21. 27. Je.
saith the LORD:
I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts;
And I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of *he-
he-goats.
goats.
+ Feb;to be seen. 12 When ye come fto appear before me,
Ex. 23. 17.
Who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts ?
* Mat. 15. 9. 13 Bring no more "vain oblations ;
Incense is an abomination unto me;
The new-moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot
Or, grief. It is finiquity—even the solemnn meeting.
[away with ;
s Nu. 28. 11. 14 Your 'new-moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth :
La. 2. 6.
They are a trouble unto me;
I am weary to bear them.
u Job 27. 29. Pr. 15 And "when ye spread forth your hands,
Mic. 3. 4.
I will hide mine eyes from you:
Yea, "when ye *make many prayers, I will not hear-
prayer.
Your hands are full of tblood.
† Heb. bloods. 16 Wash you, make you clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes;
Cease "to do evil; 17 learn to do well;
5. 15. Ro. 12. 9.
1 Pe. 3. 11. Seek judgment, frelieve the oppressed,
I Or, righlens
Judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD :
2 Ps. 51.7.
Though your sins be as scarlet—they shall be as white as snow;
Though they be red like crimson-they shall be as wool
19 If ye be willing and obedient,
Ye shall eat the good of the land :
20 But if ye refuse and rebel,
Ye shall be devoured with the sword :
y Nu. 23. 19. Tit. For 'the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
21 How is the faithful city become a harlot!
It was full of judgment;
Righteousness lodged in it-but now murderers.
22 Thy silver is become dross,
Thy wine mixed with water:
. Pr. 29. 24. 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves :
Every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards :
They judge not the fatherless,
Neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
24 Therefore saith the LORD,
The LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel,
Ah, I will ease me of nine adversaries,
And avenge me of mine enemies :
25 And I will turn my hand upon thee,
* lleb. according And *purely purge away thy dross,
And take away all thy tin:
26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first,
And thy counsellors as at the beginning :
Afterward thou shalt be called,
The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment,
| Or, they that re- And ther converts with righteousness.
turn of her.
Heb. breaking. 28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be
And they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. [together,
29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired,
And ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
1. 2.
to pureness.
Mal. 3. 3.
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30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth,
And as a garden that hath no water.
31 And the strong shall be as tow,
* Or, his work. And *the maker of it as a spark,
And they shall both burn together,
And none shall quench them.
SECT. V. Section V.--Alliance of Ahaz with Tiglath-pileser, King of Assyria ;-
Ahaz commits Idolatry ;-Isaiah and Hosea prophesy.
A. M. 3264.
B. C. 740. 2 Kings xvi. 6-9.-ISAIAH xxviii.-2 Chron. xxviii. 20–23.-2 Kings xyi. 10--18.-
2 Chron. xxviii. 24, 25.--HOSEA V. and vi.
Ahaz hireth the aid of Tiglath-pileser. Isaiah threateneth Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness.
The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ. He rebuketh their error. Their
untowardness to learn, and their security. Christ the sure foundation is promised. Their
security shall be tried. They are incited to the considerution of God's discreet providence.
Ahaz is not helped by Tiglath-pileser. In his distress he groweth more idolatrous. He goeth to
Damascus, and sends a puttern of an idolatrous allar to Urijuh, who erects it, and Ahaz diverteth
the brazen altar to his own devotion. He spoileth the temple and committeth idolatry. Hosea
prophesies God's judgments against the priests, the people, and the princes of Isruel, for their
manifold sirls, until they repent. His exhortation to repentunce. A complaint of their untoward-
ness and iniquity.
6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and
* Heb. Eloth. drave the Jews from *Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt
† Heb. Tügath-
there unto this day. ? So Ahaz sent messengers to +Tiglath-pileser king
pileser, 1 Ch. 5.
26, & 2 Ch. 28. of Assyria, saying, “I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save
20, Tilgath-
pilneser. me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the
king of Israel, which rise up against me." 8 And Ahaz took the silver
and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures
of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him ; for the king of Assyria
Heb. Damme- went up against Damascus, and “took it, and carried the people of it
a Foretold, Am. captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Isaiah xxviii.(1)
Ephraim,
Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower,
* Heb. broken.
Which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are *overcome
2 Behold the LORD hath a mighty and strong one, (with wine !
Which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
As a flood of mighty waters overflowing,
Shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
Heb. with feet. Shall be trodden funder feet:
4 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley,
Shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer;
Which when he that looketh upon it seeth,
Heb. swalloweth.
While it is yet in his hand he feateth it up.
5 In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory,
And for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment,
And for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
6 Pr. 20. 1. Ho.
? But they also have erred through wine,
And through strong drink are out of the way; .
The priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink,
They are swallowed up of wine,
They are out of the way through strong drink;
They err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
(31) This chapter denounces the approaching de final captivity of the Israelites. The exact time of
struction of the ten tribes by Shalmaneser, without its delivery is uncertain; it is conjectured that it
any mention of Syria or Damascus. The fifth was given after the destruction of Damascus, 740,
verse turns to the two tribes of Judah and Benja- and before the first captivity of the ten tribes, 721.
min, who were to continue a kingdom after the --Lowth; Taylor; Lightfoot.
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* Heb, the hear
ing.
ing lips : i. t. by
I Heb. stammer-
ings of lips.
spoken.
8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness,
So that there is no place clean,
9 Whom shall he teach knowledge ?
And whom shall he make to understand * doctrine ?
Them that are weaned from the milk,
And drawn from the breasts.
| Or, hath been. 10 For precept tmust be upon precept, precept upon precept;
Line upon line, line upon line:
Here a little, and there a little.
& Or, by stammer- 11 For awith #stammering lips and another tongue
leading them *Will he speak to this people.
into cuptivity,
where in talking
hiking 12 To whom he said,
a foreign tonguo
they will stam-
“This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest ;"
mer.Ed.
And “ This is the refreshing ;"
Yet they would not hear.
1 Co. 14. 21.
* Or, He hath
13 But the word of the LORD was unto them
Precept upon precept, precept upon precept;
Line upon line, line upon line;
Here a little, and there a little ;
That they might go, and fall backward, and be broken,
And snared, and taken.
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men,
That rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said,
“We have made a covenant with death,
And with hell are we at agreement;
When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come
For we have made lies our refuge,
[unto us :
And under falsehood have we hid ourselves.".
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD,
. Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation ‘a stone,
A tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation :
He that believeth shall not make haste.
1 Pe. 2. 6-8.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line,
And righteousness to the plummet:
And the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies,
And the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled,
And your agreement with hell shall not stand;
When the overflowing scourge shall pass through,
† Heb. a treading Then ye shall be ftrodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you:
For morning by morning shall it pass over,
By day and by night:
And it shall be a vexation only fto understand the report.
to understand 20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it:
doctrine.
And the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
21 For the LORD shall rise up as in Mount Perazim,
He shall be wroth as in the Valley of Gibeon,
That he may do his work, his strange work ;
And bring to pass his act, his strange act.
22 Now therefore be ye not mockers,
Lest your bands be made strong :
For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts da consumption,
Even determined upon the whole earth.
23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice;
Hearken, and hear my speech.
cGe. 49. 42. Ps.
118. 22. Mat. 21.
42. Ac. 4. 11.
Ro. 9. 33. & 10.
11. Ep. 2. 20.
down to it.
i Or, when he
shall make you
d Da. 9. 27.
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AHAZ COMMITS IDOLATRY.
* Or, the whoat in
the principal
place, and barley
in the appointed
place.
+ Or, spelt.
I Heb. border?
24 Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow?
Doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
25 When he hath made plain the face thereof,
Doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cumin,
in And cast in *the principal wheat and the appointed barley
And the frye in their place?
* 26 *For his God doth instruct him to discretion,
And doth teach him.
* Or, And he bind 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument,
eth it in such sort Neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cumin ;
teach him. Eccl. But the fitches are beaten out with a staff,
And the cumin with a rod.
28 Bread corn is bruised;
Because he will not ever be threshing it,
Nor break it with the wheel of his cart,
Nor bruise it with his horsemen.
29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts,
Which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
as his God doth
7. 15.
2 CHRON.
20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carne unto him,
xxviii. 20-23.
and distressed him, but strengthened him (39) not. 21 For
Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of
the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of
Assyria : but he helped him not.
22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against
the LORD : this is that king Ahaz. 23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of
† Heb. Darmesek. +Damascus, which smote him : and he said, “ Because the gods of the
kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they
may help me.” But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath- 2 Kings xvi.
pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Da- 10-18.
mascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the
altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz
had sent from Damascus ; so Urijah the priest made it against king
Ahaz came from Damascus. 12 And when the king was come from Da-
mascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached to the altar,
and offered thereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat
offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of this
peace offerings, upon the altar. 14 And he brought also the brazen altar,
which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from
between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north
side of the altar. 15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, say-
e Ex. 29. 39–41. ing, “Upon the great altar burn 'the morning burnt offering, and the
evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offer-
ing, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat
offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood
of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the
brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.” 16 Thus did Urijah the
priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
f 1 Ki. 7. 27, 28. 17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed
(32) Tiglath-pileser, we are informed (2 Kings little real service. He did not assist him in recov-
xvi. 6), hearkened unto Ahaz, and went up against ering the cities taken from the Philistines, nor did
Damascus, and took it; and carried the people of he lend him any forces, or enable him to recruit
it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. It seems diffi- his strength, but rather weakened him by exhaust-
cult to reconcile this account with that mentioned ing his treasures, v. 21, and by destroying Samaria,
in this verse. They are, however, both to be by which the way was opened for the more easy
reconciled by considering, that the assistance thus invasion of the country in the ensuing reign.
rendered to Ahaz by the king of Assyria was of Bishop Patrick. Dr. A. Clarke.
I Hcb. rohich
wero lis.
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[PERIOD VI.
HOSEA'S PROPHECY AGAINST ISRAEL.
oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. 18 And
the covert for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the
king's entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the
king of Assyria.
24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house 2 CHRON.
of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, **VI
and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him
altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 And in every several city of
Judah he made high places *to burn incense unto other gods, and
provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
Hear ye this, O priests !
HOSEA V.(33)
And hearken, ye house of Israel !
And give ye ear, O house of the king!
For judgment is toward you,
* Or, to offer.
A Thouse Ephrainot hid
tion.
thout
them.
And a net spread upon Tabor.
2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter,
| Or, And, 86. Though I have been fa rebuker of them all.
Heb. a correc- 3 I know Ephraim,
And Israel is not hid from me;
For now, O Ephraim ! thou committest whoredom,
And Israel is defiled.
* Heb. They will 4 *They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God;
not gide. Or,
Their doings For the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them,
And they have not known the LORD.
5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face:
Therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity;
Judah also shall fall with them.
1. 6 They "shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the
LORD;
But they shall not find him ;
He hath withdrawn himself from them.
i Is. 48. 8. Je. 3. 7 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD;
For they have begotten strange children:
Now shall a month devour them with their portions.
8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah,
And the trumpet in Ramah;
Cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin !
9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke:
Among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall
surely be.
10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound :
h Pr. 1. 28. 18. 1.
15. Je. 11. 11.
Ez. 8. 18. Mic.
3. 4. Jo. 7. 34.
20. Mal. 2. ll.
12. 4.
11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment,
Because he willingly walked after the commandment.
12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth,
+ Or, a worm. Pr. And to the house of Judah as frottenness.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah saw his wound,
Then went Ephraim to the Assyrian,
(33) The predictions contained in the fifth and because Ephraim was the first offender. (2 Kings
sixth chapters of Hosea, according to Lightfoot, xy. 19.) These chapters are supposed principally
were uttered after Ahaz had applied to the Assyri- to refer to the ten tribes : yet as Judah is so closely
ans for help. In chap. v. 13, both Israel and Judah connected with them in the prophecy, I have in.
are reproved for this reliance on Tiglath-pileser, serted these chapters in the reign of Ahaz, in
for which they are threatened with punishment. preference to that of Pekah; as, after the revolt of
Ephraim is more particularly mentioned in this pas- Israel under Jeroboam, the kingdom of Judah be-
sage, although Judah was guilty of the same sin; came the chief object of attention.
PART XII.]
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HOSEA'S PROPHECY AGAINST ISRAEL.
1 Sa. 2. 6. Job
5. 18.
a i. e. Judah sent. And asent fto king Jareb:
-Ed.
Or, to the king Yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
of Jureb; or, lo
the king that
° 14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion,
should plead.
And as a young lion to the house of Judah:
I, even I, will tear and go away;
I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
15 I will go and return to my place,
* Heb. be guilty. Till they *acknowledge their offence, and seek my face :
Le. 26. 40, 41.
Je. 29. 12, 13. In their affliction they will seek me early.
Ez. 6. 9.
j Ps. 78. 34.
1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD:
Hosea vi.
Mc De. 32. 39. For khe hath torn-and 'he will heal us;
He hath smitten—and he will bind us up.
? Je. 30. 17. 2 After ”two days will he revive us :
m 1 Co. 15. 4.
In the third day he will raise us up,
And we shall live in his sight. -
3 (Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD.)
His going forth is prepared as the morning ;
And he shall come unto us as the rain,
As the latter and former rain unto the earth.
4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee?
O Judah, what shall I do unto thee ?
f Or, mercy, or, For your tgoodness is as a morning cloud,
kindness.
And as the early dew it goeth away.
5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets;
n Je. 23. 29. He. I have slain them by "the words of my mouth:
I Or, That thy And athy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
judgments might
be, $c.
6 For I desired ºmercy, and 'not sacrifice;
a Or, my.—Ed. And 'the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Ec. 5. 1. Mic. 6. ? But they *like men have transgressed the covenant:
8. Mat. 9. 13. & There have they dealt treacherously against me.
12. 7.
P Ps. 50.8, 9. Pr. 8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity,
a Je. 22. 16. Jo.
· And is fpolluted with blood.
9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man,
Job 31 33. So "the company of priests murder in the way Iby consent:
1,Oc., cunning for For they commit *lewdness.
blood.
" Je. 11. 9. Ez. 10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel :
22. 25.
There is the whoredom of Ephraim,
Israel is defiled.
Shechem.
* Or, enormity. 11 Also, O Judah! Ⓡhe hath set a harvest for thee,
When I returned the captivity of my people.
3. 13. Rc. 14. 15.
SECTION VI.-Death of Ahaz, and Prediction of the Power of Hezekiah.
SECT. VI. 2 Chron. xxviii. 26, 27.-ISAIAH xiv. 28, to the end.—2 Kings xvi. 19, 20.-
2 Chron. xxviii. 1-3.
A. M. 3278.
B. C. 726. 26 Now the rest of ahis acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold,
Hales, 725. they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 And
a i. C. Ahaz's. Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in
Ed.
Jerusalem ; but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of
Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead."
28 IN THE YEAR THAT KING AHAZ DIED WAS THIS ISAIAH xiv.
28, to the end.
BURDEN.(34).
4. 12.
01 Sa. 15. 22.
21.3. 18. 1. 1l.
17. 3.
* Or, like Adam,
I Heb. with one
shoulder, or, to
s Je. 51. 33. Joel
(34) Verse 28. "In the year that king Ahaz xxviii. 18. But they were again reduced by Hez-
died.”—The Philistim were reduced and kept ekiah, and recovered themselves no more. Upon
under by Uzziah. He destroyed the fortifications the death of Ahaz, the Prophet denounces their
of their principal towns, and raised fortifications impending fate. He bids them no longer rejoice
of his own in their territory; 2 Chron. xxvi. 6. for their successes in the late reign, the reverse of
In the two succeeding reigns they raised their heads their fortune being now at hand.-Bishop Horsley
again, and in the reign of Ahaz they got possession on Isaiah, Bishop Lowth, Prideaux.
of many cities in the south of Judah; 2 Chron.
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[PERIOD VI.
THE REIGNS OF PEKAH AND HOSHEA.
29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, .
a 2 Ch. 26. 6.
Because “the rod of him that smote thee is broken;
* Or, adder.
For out of the serpent's root shall come forth a *cockatrice,
0 2 Ki. 18. 8.
And his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed,
And the needy shall lie down in safety;
And I will kill thy root with famine,
And he shall slay thy remnant.
31 Howl, O gate! cry, o city!
Thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved;
For there shall come from the north a smoke,
+ Or, he shall not And tnone shall be alone in his fappointed times.
1 Or, assemblies.
emblies. 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation ?
That the LORD hath founded Zion,
* Or, betake them. And the poor of his people shall *trust in it.
selves unto it.
2 Kings xvi. 19, 20.–19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not
written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah ? 20 And Ahaz slept with
his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Hezekiah his son
reigned in his stead.
2 CHRON xxviii. 1-3.- Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. But he did not that which was right in the sight of
the LORD, like David his father; ? for he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and
+ Or, offered sac made also molten images for Baalim. 3 Moreover he tburnt incense in the valley of the
rifice.
son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen
whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
be alone.
PORTION II.
NO
TA
3274.
PART XII.- PORTION II.
A. M. 3265 to EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
B. C. 739 to
REIGN OF AHAZ KING OF JUDAH.
730.
Hales, 728.
The Reigns of Pekah and Hoshea.
2 Kings xv. 30, 31, and xvii. 1, 2.
30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the
a After an anar- son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and ºreigned in his
years, 2 Kings stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of (35) Uzziah. 31 And
17. 1.' Hos. 10.
3,7, 15.
the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are
b In the fourth in written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
year of Ahaz, in
the twentieth
year after Jo-
than hud begun In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began 2 Kings xvii.
to reign.- Ush.
'Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel , *
regnum. nine years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD,
but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
chy for some
C After an inter-
(35) Jotham is here said to have reigned twenty the murder of Pekah by Hoshea; as the latter is
years, whereas it has been before asserted that he said, in the first of these passages, to have begun
reigned only sixteen, 2 Kings xy. 33. He must, his reign upon Pekah's death, and in the other, not
therefore, have reigned four years with his father, to have reigned till nine years after : by which it
according to the usual custom among the kings of inay be inferred that he had not secured the king-
Israel, of associating the son with the father in the dom to himself till that interval had elapsed, in
government, more effectually to secure the succes- consequence of the tumults and disorders which
sion. An interregnum appears to have followed prevailed after the death of Pekah.
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THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH.
e end
PART XIII.-PORTION I.
THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH.(36)
SECT. I. SECTION 1.-Character of Hezekiah ;-IIe abolishes Idolatry and restores
the true Worship.
A. M. 3278 to
2 KM
3307.
2 Kings xviii. 1-6.—2 Chron. xxix. 3, to the end, xxx. xxxi. xxix. 1, 2.
B. C. 726 to 697. Hezekiah's good reign. He destroyeth idolatry (2 CHRON. xxix. 3.) and restoreth true religion. 5
Huss,725 to 696. He exhorleth the Levites. 12 They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God. 20 Heze-
kial offereth solenin sucrifices, wherein the Leviles were more furored than the priests. —
2 CHRON. Xxx. 1 Hezekiuh proclaimeth a solemn Pussover on the second month for Judah and Isı
13 The assembly, haring destroyed the allars of idolutry, keep the feast fourteen days. 27 The
priests and Levites bless the people. - 2 Chron. xxxi. 1 The people is forward in destroying
idolatry. 2 Hezekiah ordereth the courses of the priests and Lerites, and provideth for their work
and maintenance. 5 The people's forwardness in offerings and tithes. 11 Hezekiah appointeth
officers to dispose of the tithes. 20° The sincerity of Hezekiuh.
i Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king
a 2 Ch. 28. 27. & of Israel, that "Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to
29. 1. He is
called Ezekias, reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign;
Mat. 1. 9.
and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's
62 Ch. 29. I, name also was •Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 3 And he did that
Abijah.
which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David
* Heb. statues. his father did. He removed the high places, and brake the *images, and
c Nu. 21. 9. cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses
had made ; for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense
+ That is, a piece to it: (and he called it +Nehushtan.) 5 He dtrusted in the LORD God
† That is, a piece
d Job 13. 15. Ps. of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of
13. 5.
e De. 10. 20. Jog.
to Judah, nor any that were before him. For he clave to the LORD, and
23. 8. departed not from #following him, but kept his cominandments, which
| Heb. after him.
the LORD commanded Moses.
3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, 2 Chron.xxix.
opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired Oslo
them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered
them together into the east street, 5 and said unto them,-
- Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house
of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of
the holy place. 6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which
was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and
f Je. 2. 27. Ez. 8. have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and
a the *turned their backs. ? Also they have shut up the doors of the porch,
and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt
offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. 8 Wherefore the
g 2 Ch. 24. 18. wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath
+ Heb.commotron, delivered them to ttrouble, to astonishment, and to "hissing, as ye
De. 28. 25.
n 1 ki. 9. 8. Je. see with your eyes. 9 For, lo! our fathers have fallen by the sword,
and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of
1 Or, he not nor Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, Ibe not
now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to
* Or, offer sacri- serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and *burn incense.”
fice.
12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the
son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites : and of the sons of
(36) The reign of Hezekiah may be considered B.C.
more important than that of any other king of
719, Sevechus succeedeth So in the kingdom of
Judah. It comprises many remarkable events,
Egypt;
miracles, and prophecies; for the better compre-
715, Sennacherib succeeds Salmaneser ;
hension of which, I insert the following table from
714, Salmaneser invades Judæa-Hezekiah's sick-
the second volume of Prideaux's Connection.
ness ;
713, Merodach Baladan's embassy to Hezekiah-
B. C. HEZEKIAH TWENTY-NINE YEARS.
Sennacherib invades Egypt; Sennacherib,
726, Hezekiah restores religion ;
on his return from Egypt, invades Judæa-
724, Salmaneser lays siege to Samaria ;
his army destroyed;
721, Salmaneser takes Samaria-kingdom of Israel 709, the Medes revolt from Sennacherib;
extinguished ;
706, Sennacherib slain-Esarhaddon succeeds;
729, Salmaneser maketh war on Tyre, and besieges 705, Tirhakah succeeds Sevechus in Egypt;
it five years ;
698, Hezekiah is succeeded by Manasseh.
16.
* Heb. given the
neck.
18. 16.
deceived.
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HEZEKIAH RESTORES THE TRUE RELIGION. [PERIOD VI.
† Or, in the busi-
ness of the
Rhe inner part of thes that they found "And the Ler
i Le. 4. 3, 14.
Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and
of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of
Joah: 13 and of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the
sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: 14 and of the sons of
Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun ; Shemaiah,
and Uzziel. 15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified them-
usi- selves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, tby the
LORD, 2 Ch. words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. 16 And the
priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse
it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple
of the Lord into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Le-
vites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron. 17 Now they
began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth
day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanc-
tified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day
of the first month they made an end.
18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, “We have
cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering,
with all the vessels thereof, and the show-bread table, with all the ves-
sels thereof. 19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign
did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified,
and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.” 20 Then Hezekiah
the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up
to the house of the LORD. 21 And they brought seven bullocks, and
seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for 'a sin offering
for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he com-
manded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the
LORD. 22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the
i Le. 8. 14, 15, blood, and isprinkled it on the altar : likewise, when they had killed
the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the
lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 23 And they brought
| Heb. near. #forth the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the con-
k Le. 4. 15, 24. gregation; and they laid their hands upon them. 24 And the priests
killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the
Le. 14. 20.
altar 'to make an atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded
that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25 And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with
psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David,
and of "Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for so was the
commandment of the LORD thy his prophets. 26 And the Levites
stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar.
I Heb. in the And fwhen the burnt offering began, “the song of the LORD began
also with the trumpets, and with the *instruments ordained by David
n2 Ch. 23. 18.
* Heb. hands of king of Israel. 28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the tsing-
ers sang, and the trumpeters sounded : and all this continued until the
| Heb. song.
burnt offering was finished. 29 And when they had made an end of
| Heb. found.
offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed them-
selves, and worshipped. 30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes
commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words
of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness,
and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, “ Now ye have * consecrated
yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and ºthank
offerings into the house of the Lord.” And the congregation brought
in sacrifices and thank offerings, and, as many as were of a free heart,
burnt offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the
congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred
21.
m 2 Sa. 24. 11.
* Heb. by the
hand of the
LORD.
† Heb. by the
land of.
time.
instrumcilts.
* Or, filled your
hand. 2 Ch. 13.
9.
o Le. 7. 12.
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HEZEKIAH RESTORES THE TRUE RELIGION.
ened thein.
king.
kand.
13.
rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to
the LORD. 33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and
three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they
could not flay all the burnt offerings : wherefore their brethren the
Heb. strength- Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other
priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright
in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 35 And also the burnt
p Le. 3. 16. offerings were in abundance, with "the fat of the peace offerings, and
9 Nu. 15. 5, 7, 10. 'the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the
house of the Lord was set in order. 36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all
the people, that God had prepared the people ; for the thing was done
suddenly.
1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote 2 CHRON. XXX.
letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should
come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover
unto the LORD God of Israel. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and
his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the Pass-
r Nu. 9. 10, 11. over in the second 'month. 3 For they could not keep it at that time,
s Ex. 12. 6, 18. because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither
had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 4 And the
Heb. was right, thing #pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established
in the eyes of the
a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba
even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover unto the
LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem ; for they had not done it of a long
time in such sort as it was written.
* Heb. From the 6 So the posts went with the letters * from the king and his princes
throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment
t Je. 4. 1. Joel 2. of the king, saying, “ Ye children of Israel, 'turn again unto the LORD
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant
u 2 Ki. 15. 19, 29. of you, that are escaped out of the hand of “the kings of Assyria.
? And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which tres-
passed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gave them
+ Heb. harden not up to desolation, as ye see. 8 Now tbe ye not 'stiffnecked, as your
your necks.
o De. 10. 16. fathers were, but Ayield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his
fleb. give the sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever; and serve the LORD
29. 24. Ezra 10. your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.
9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children
shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they
shall come again into this land; for the LORD your God is "gracious
and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye *return
unto him."
10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of
y 2 Ch. 36. 16. Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun; but they laughed them
z So 2 Ch. 11. 16. to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless *divers of Asher and
Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jeru-
a Phil. 2. 13. salem. 12 Also in Judah “the hand of God was to give them one heart
to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word
of the LORD.
13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast
of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
14 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem,
and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the
o See Ex. 12. 6. brook Kidron. 15 Then 'they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day
of the second month; and the priests and the Levites were ashamed,
and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the
* Heb. standing. house of the Lord. 16 And they stood in their *place after their man-
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hand: see 1 Ch.
29. 24. Ezra 10.
19.
w Ex. 34. 6.
# Is. 55. 7.
3
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HEZEKIAH RESTORES THE TRUE RELIGION.” (Period VI.
13. 6.
heart of all, $C.
19. 40.2.
abda unto all thenes unto the praised the days with gre
%. Offerinchey did cae vites that taord: * Ando day by die gladnes
Hleb, tirian oinof ousand sheep; ihousand
or, ofered. 2 Ch.
ner according to the Law of Moses the man of God: the priests
sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
17 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified:
therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the Passovers
for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. 18 For
a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh,
c Ex. 12. 43, &c. Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, “yet did they eat
the Passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for
them, saying, “ The good LORD pardon every one 19 that prepareth his
heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not
cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.” 20 And the
Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
+ Heb.found. ; 21 And the children of Israel that were tpresent at Jerusalem kept
d Ex. 12. 13. & dthe feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness; and
the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with
Heb.instruments floud instruments unto the LORD. 22 And Hezekiah spake *comfort-
of strength.
* Heb. 10 tie ably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD;
4ly ft. and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace
e 2 Ch. 17. 9. & offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
35. 3. De. 33. 10.
f Ezra 10. 11. 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days :
g See 1 Ki. 8. 65. and they kept other seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king
+ Heb. lifted up. of Judah tdid give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven
35. 7, 8. thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand
bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanc-
tified themselves. 25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests
and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and
the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt
in Judah, rejoiced. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem ; for since
the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not
the like in Jerusalem.
& Nu. 6. 23. 27 Then the priests the Levites arose and "blessed the people ; and
| Heb. the habit
habizi their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to this holy dwelling-
tation of his holi-
ness. Ps. 68. 5. place, even unto heaven.
I Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were 2 CHRON. xxxi.
* Heb. found.
*present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the
s timages in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high
places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also
Heb. until to and Manasseh, funtil they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all
the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their
own cities.
2 And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Le-
vites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests
and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and
to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.
3 He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt
offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the
burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, and for the new-moons, and for the
i Nu. xxviii. & set feasts, as it is written in the Law of the LORD. 4 Moreover he
· Nu. 18. 8, &c. commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of
the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in kthe
Law of the LORD.
* lleb. brake furth. 5 And as soon as the commandment *came abroad, the children of
? Ex. 22. 29. Neh. Israel brought in abundance 'the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and
13. 12.
+ Or, dates. thoney, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things
brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Israel
and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the
. tithe of oxen and sheep, and the "tithe of holy things which were
the
O
+ Heb. sla'ues,
2 Ch. 30. 14.
make an end.
XXIX.
Neh. 13. 10.
E Mul. 2.7.
en Le. 27. 30. De.
14. 28.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE DESTRUCTION OF MOAB.
1 Heb. heaps,
heaps.
that whithave is into fred himps. 104que
+ Heb. at the
hand.
land.
o Jos. 21. 9.
9. 22.
consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid them Iby heaps. ? In
the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and
finished them in the seventh month.
8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they
blessed the LORD, and his people Israel. 9 Then Hezekiah questioned
with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 And Azariah
the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, “ Since
the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we
have had enough to eat, and have left plenty; for the LORD hath
blessed his people, and that which is left is this great store."
* Or, storehouses. 11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare *chambers in the house
of the LORD; and they prepared them, 12 and brought in the offerings
n Noh. 13. 13. and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully : "over which Cono-
niah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next. 13 And
Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and
Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were
overseers funder the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the
commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the
house of God. 14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter
toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute
| Heb. at his
the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things. 15 And Inext him
were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and
Shecaniah, in ºthe cities of the priests, in their * set office, to give to
* Or, trust, 1 Ch.
their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small. 16 Besides
their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto
every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion
for their service in their charges according to their courses; 17 both to
the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the
Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their
courses ; 18 and to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and
their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in
their tset office they sanctified themselves in holiness. 19 Also of the
P Le. 25. 34. Nu. sons of Aaron the priests, which were in 'the fields of the suburbs of
their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by
name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all
that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that
which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. 21 And
in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and
in the Law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with
all his heart, and prospered.
2 Chron. xxix. 1, 2.– Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years
old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's naine was
A bijah, the daughter of Zechariah. ? And he did that which was right in the sight of the
LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.-Isaiah Prophesies the Destruction of Moab.
ISAIAH XV. and xvi.(37)
A. M. 3278.
B. C. 726.
The lamentable state of Moab. ---Chap. xvi. 1 Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to Christ's king-
dom. 6 Moab is threatened for her pride. 9 The prophet bewaileth her. 12 The judginent of
Moab.
1 THE “BURDEN OF MOAB.
Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and *brought to silence ;
* Or, cut off. Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence ;
† Or, trust.
35. 2.
a Jo. 48. 1, &c.
Ez. 25. 8-11.
Am. 2. 1.
(37) The fifteenth and sixteenth chapters of Isaiah and fulfilled in his fourth, when Shalmaneser, in-
forin one entire prophecy, and are very improperly vading Israel, is supposed to have marched through
divided into two parts. The tiine of its delivery, Moab, and, to secure every thing behind him, took
and accomplishment, which was to be three years possession of their principal strong places, Ar and
after, (chap. xvi. 14.) are uncertain. In all proba Kirhares.-Notes to Isaiah, Lowth, p. 99.—Abp.
bility, it was uttered in the first year of Hezekiah, Usher.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE DESTRUCTION OF MOAB. (Period VI.
Je. 47. 5. Ez. 7.
18.
into weeping, or,
Coming down
ders thereof, even
as a heifer.
| Or, valley of the
Arabians.
* Heb. additions.
2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep:
Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba :
b Soe Le. 21. 5. On ball their heads shall be baldness,
And every beard cut off.
3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth:
On the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall
| Ileb. Descending + Weeping abundantly,
[howl,
" 4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh:
with weeping.
Their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz:
Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out;
His life shall be grievous unto him.
5 My heart shall cry out for Moab;
1,0r, To the hor- His fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old :
For by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up;
* Heb. breaking For in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of *destruction.
Heb. desolations. 6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be tdesolate;
For the hay is withered away, the grass faileth,
There is no green thing.
7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they
Shall they carry away to the Ibrook of the willows. [have laid up,
8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab;
The howling thereof unto Eglaim,
And the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood;
For I will bring *more upon Dimon,
Lions upon him that escapeth of Moab,
And upon the remnant of the land.
c 2 Ki. 3. 4.
1 Send ºye the lamb to the ruler of the land
ISAIAH xvi.
From tSela to the wilderness,
Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
2 For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird
| Or, A nest for Cast out of the nest,
So the daughters of Moab shall be
At the fords of Arnona
3 *Take counsel, execute judgment;
Make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday;
* Heb. Bring.
Hide the outcasts;
Bewray not him that wandereth.
4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab;
Be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler:
| Heb. wringer. For the textortioner is at an end,
The spoiler ceaseth,
The foppressors are consumed out of the land.
5 And in mercy dshall the throne be * established:
And he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David,
* Or, prepared. Judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
6 We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud :
Even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath :
But his lies shall not be so.
7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab,
Every one shall howl:
| Or, mutter.
For the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye tmourn;
Surely they are stricken.
8 For the fields of Heshbon languish,
And the vine of Sibmah :
The lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants
They are come even unto Jazer,
[thereof,
† Or, Petra.
Heb. a rock
2 Ki. 14. 7.
sacen.
a Add, saying,
ver. 3 to 6 is the
speech of the
daughters of
Moab.Ed.
I Heb. treaders
down.
d Da. 7. 14, 27.
Mic. 4. 7. Lu.
1. 33.
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| Or, plucked up.
* Or, the alarm
is fallen upon,
& C.
They wandered through the wilderness:
Her branches are Istretched out,
They are gone over the sea.
9 Therefore I will bewail, with the weeping of Jazer, the vine of Sib-
mah:
I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh !
For *the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field;
And in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there
be shouting :
The treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses ;
I have made their vintage shouting to cease.
11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab,
And mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.
12 And it shall come to pass, when it is seen
That Moab is weary on the high place,
That he shall come to his sanctuary to pray ;
But he shall not prevail.
13 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab
since that time. 14 But now the Lord hath spoken, saying,
“ Within three years, as the years of a hireling,
And the glory of Moab shall be contemned,
With all that great multitude;
And the remnant shall be very small and ffeeble."
SECTION III.—The Reformation by Hezekiah supported by the Prophecies
of Micah.(38)
Micah iii. to the end of the Book.—2 Ki. xviii. 7, 8.
The cruelty of the princes. 5 The falsehood of the prophets. 8 The securty of them both. - Chap.
iv. 1 The glory, 3 peace, 8 kingdom, 11 and victory of the Church. - Chap. v. I The birth of
Christ. 4. His Kingdom. 8 His conquest. — Chap. vi. 1 God's controversy for unkindness, 6
for ignorance, 10 for injustice, 16 and for idolatrij. - Chap. vii. 1 The Church, compluining of
her small number, 3 and the general corruption, 5 pulteth her confidence not in man, but in God.
8 She triump!reth over her enemies. 14. God comforteth her by promises, 16 by confusion of the
enemies, 18 und by his mercies.
1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob,
And ye princes of the house of Israel !
Is it not for you to know judgment ?
2 Who hate the good, and love the evil;
Who pluck off their skin from off them,
And their flesh from off their bones;
3 Who also eat the flesh of my people,
And ſay their skin from off them;
And they break their bones,
| Or, not many.
SECT. III.
A. M. 3282.
B. C. 722.
(38) The extent and nature of the apostacy among he predicted the captivity of the ten tribes (Micah
the people of Judah and Israel may be clearly i. 6.) which took place in the year 721, in the sixth
ascertained from their conduct, when Hezekiah year of Hezekiah; and, in the chapters here in-
attempted his great reformation. At this time serted, he addresses both the princes of Judah and
idolatry was so prevalent, and, consequently, the of Israel, and declares that the fate of the former
teinple service so neglected, that in 2 Chron. xxix. should be similar to that of the latter. He then
34. we find there were not a sufficient number of prcdicts the ultimate restoration of the Jews, and
priests to perform the temple service. The temple the reign, the time, and the birthplace of the
itself had been so neglected and polluted, that Messiah.
even the inner part of it required to be cleansed. From the manner in which the prophet addresses
(2 Chron. xxix: 16.) When Hezekiah sent his the princes of Israel and Judah (chap. ii. 9.) it is
messengers to invite the people of Israel to keep the probable that the ten tribes had not yet been carried
Passover of the Lord at Jerusalem, many laughed captive; and that the predictions contained in these
them to scorn, and mocked them, 2 Chron. xxx. 10. chapters were given soon after the decree of Heze-
It is not to be supposed, after such a total and long kialı, when the first affection to the reformation
alienation of the Jews from the worship of the true had subsided, and the princes of Israel had again
God, that any real reformation could suddenly take relapsed into the vices of which the prophet com-
place; therefore we must conclude, that the exertions plains. These considerations have induced me to
and edict of Hezekiah were only partial, and tempora- place them here, four years after the accession of
ry in their effects. Jeremiah informs us, chap. xxvi. Hezekiah, and more than one year before the cap-
18, that Micah prophesied in the reign of Hezekiah: tivity of the ten tribes.
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6 Mat. 7. 15.
* Heb. from a
vision.
vining,
1 Heb. upper lip
18.
And as flesh within the caldron.
a Seo Job 27.9.
4 Then “shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them:
He will even hide his face from them at that time,
As they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
5 Thus saith the LORD,
Concerning the prophets that make my people err,
That 'bite with their teeth, and cry, “ Peace;”.
And he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war
against him :
na 6 Therefore night shall be unto you, *that ye shall not have a vision;
| Heb. from din. And it shall be dark unto you, fthat ye shall not divine ;
And the sun shall go down over the prophets,
And the day shall be dark over them.
7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded :
Yea, they shall all cover their flips; for there is no answer of God.
& But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD,
And of judgment, and of might,
To declare unto Jacob his transgression,
And to Israel his sin.
9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob,
And princes of the house of Israel !
That abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
* Heb. bloods. 10 They build up Zion with *blood,
And Jerusalem with iniquity.
cis. 1. 23. Ez. 11 The Cheads thereof judge for reward,
22. 12. Ho. 4.
And the priests thereof teach for hire,
d Je. 6. 13.
And the prophets thereof divine for money :
Yet 'will they lean upon the LORD, fand say,
4. Ro. 2. 17.
| Heb. saying. Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
f Je. 26. 18. 12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be Sploughed as a field,
& P8. 79. 1.
And Jerusalem shall become heaps,
And athe mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
But "in the last days it shall come to pass,
orected. Ed.-
That the mountain of the house of the LORD
h Is. 2. 2, &c.
Ez. 17. 22, 23. Shall be established in the top of the mountains,
And it shall be exalted above the hills;
And people shall flow unto it.
2 And many nations shall come, and say,
Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
And to the house of the God of Jacob;
And he will teach us of his ways,
And we will walk in his paths.
For the law shall go forth of Zion,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem ;
3 And he shall judge among many people,
And rebuke strong nations afar off ;
And they shall beat their swords into 'ploughshares,
Or, scythes.
And their spears into #pruning-hooks:
Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war any more.
3. 10.
• Zec. 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree;
And none shall make them afraid :
For the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god,
And we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
a i. e. the mount
on which the
temple was
i Is. 2. 4. Joel 3.
10. :
; 1 Ki. 4. 25. Zec.
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THE CONCLUDING PROPHECIES OF MICAH.
k Is. 9. 6. & 24.
23. Da. 7. 14,
27. Lu. 1. 33.
Re. ll. 15.
* Or, Edar:
Ge. 35. 21.
Will I assemble her that halteth,
And I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
? And I will make her that halted a remnant,
And her that was cast far off a strong nation:
And the LORD "shall reign over them in Mount Zion
From henceforth, even for ever.
8 And thou, O tower of *the flock !
(The stronghold of the daughter of Zion,)
Unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion ;
The kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud ?
Is there no king in thee?
Is thy counsellor perished ?
For pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion!
Like a woman in travail :
For now shalt thou go forth out of the city,
And thou shalt dwell in the field,
And thou shalt go even to Babylon;
There shalt thou be delivered ;
There the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee,
That say, “Let her be defiled,
And let our eye look upon Zion.”
Is. 55. 8. Ro. 11. 12 But they know not 'the thoughts of the LORD,
Neither understand they his counsel ;
For he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion !
For I will make thy horn iron,
And I will make thy hoofs brass ;
m Da. 2. 44.
And thou shalt "beat in pieces many people;
And I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD,
And their substance unto the LORD of the whole earth.
Now gather thyself in troops, o daughter of troops! Micah v.
He hath laid siege against us:
They "shall smite the Judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
o Mat. 2. 6. Jo.7. 2 But thou, 'Beth-lehem Ephratah,
(Though thou be little among the thousands of Judah,)
Yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be Pruler in
9. 6.
Israel,
g Ps. 90. 2. Pr. 8. Whose 'goings forth have been from of old, from feverlasting.
22, 23. Jo. 1. 1.
| Heb. the days 3 Therefore will He give them up,
Until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth:
Then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of
Israel.
1 Or, rulc. 4 And he shall stand and #feed in the strength of the LORD,
In the majesty of the name of the LORD his God;
33.
n La. 3. 30. Mat.
5. 39. & 27. 30.
42.
P. Ge. 49. 10. Is.
of eternity.
Formthey shall of the named in the sta
Ps. 72. 8. Is. 52.
13. Zec. 9. 10.
Lu. 1. 32.
s Ps. 72. 7. Ts. 9.
6. Lu. 2. 14. Ep.
2. 14.
* Feb. princes of
For now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
5 And this man shall be the peace,
When the Assyrian shall come into our land :
And when he shall tread in our palaces,
Then shall we raise against him seven shepherds,
And eight *principal men.
6 And they shall twaste the land of Assyria with the sword,
And the land of Nimrod fin the entrances thereof:
Thus shall he 'deliver us from the Assyrian,
men.
Ý Heb. eat up.
Or, with her
own naked
swords.
Lu. 1. 71.
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THE CONCLUDING PROPHECIES OF MICAH.
* Or, goats.
Or, statues.
Or, cnemies.
u Ps. 149.7.
2 Thes. 1.8.
When he cometh into our land,
And when he treadeth within our borders.
7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people
As a dew from the LORD,
As the showers upon the grass,
That tarrieth not for man,
Nor waiteth for the sons of men.
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles
In the midst of many people
As a lion among the beasts of the forest,
As a young lion among the flocks of sheep:
Who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces,
And none can deliver.
9 Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries,
And all thine enemies shall be cut off.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD,
That I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee,
And I will destroy thy chariots :
11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land,
And throw down all thy strongholds :
12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand;
And thou shalt have no more soothsayers : .
13 Thy graven images also will I cut off,
And thy tstanding images out of the midst of thee;
And thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands.
14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee:
So will I destroy thy fcities.
15 And I will “execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen,
Such as they have not heard.
.. 1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith;
Micah vi.
Arise, contend thou *before the mountains,
And let the hills hear thy voice !
2 Hear ye, O mountains! the Lord's controversy,
And ye strong foundations of the earth!
For the Lord hath a controversy with his people,
And he will plead with Israel.
3 O my people, what have I done unto thee?
And wherein have I wearied thee?
Testify against me.
4 For 'I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt,
And redeemed thee out of the house of servants;
And I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O my people, remember now what "Balak king of Moab consulted,
And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him
From Shittim unto Gilgal;
That ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD,
And bow myself before the High God ?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
With calves tof a year old ?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
Or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
The fruit of my fbody for the sin of my soul ?
8 He hath 'showed thee, O man! what is good;
And what doth the LORD require of thee,
* Or, with.
• Ex. 12. 51
w Nu. 22. 5
Re. 2. 14,
Ju. 5. 11.
† Heb. sons of a
year?
I Heb. bclly.
y De. 10. 12.
1 Sa. 15. 22. Ho.
6. 6. & 12. 6.
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S
THE CONCLUDING PROPHECIES OF MICAH.
l. 17.
* Heb.humble thy-
self to walk. Ge.
5. 24.
† Or, thy name
shall see that
which is.
unto cvery man
wicked, c.
* Heb. measure
8. 5.
Pr. 11. 1. & 20.
C.
4. 10.
much keep the,
* Or, astonish-
ment
z Ge. 18. 19. Is. But *to do justly, and to love mercy,
And to *walk humbly with thy God ?
9 The Lord's voice crieth unto the city,
And fthe man of wisdom shall see thy name:
Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
. Of, Is there yct 10 FAre there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
a house of the And the *scant measure that is abominable ?
11 Shall I tcount them pure with the wicked balances,
of leanness, Am. And with the bag of deceitful weights ?
a De. 25. 13-16. 12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence,
10, 23.
And the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies,
7 Or, be pure with, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
o Le. 26. 16. Ps.
13 Therefore also will I 'make thee sick in smiting thee,
107. 17, 18. In making thee desolate because of thy sins.
c Le. 26. 26. Ho. 14 Thou shalt eat-but not be satisfied ;
And thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee;
And thou shalt take hold—but shalt not deliver ;
And that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
a De. 28. 38-40. 15 Thou shalt dsow_but thou shalt not reap;
Am. 5. 11. Zep.
1. 13. Hag. 1.6. Thou shalt tread the olives—but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil ;
And sweet wine—but shalt not drink wine.
# Or, ne doth 16 For the statutes of Omri are kept,
&C.
And all the works of the house of Ahab,
el Ki. 16. 30,
&c. & 21. 25,
And ye walk in their counsels;
26.2 Ki. 21. 3.
That I should make thee a *desolation,
And the inhabitants thereof a hissing :
Therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
i Woe is me!
Micah vii.
† Heb. the gath For I am as twhen they have gathered the summer fruits,
As the grape-gleanings of the vintage :
There is no cluster to eat—my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
Or, godly, or, 2 The fgood man is perished out of the earth :
And there is none upright among men :
They all lie in wait for blood;
They hunt every man his brother with a net.
3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly,
f Ho. 4. 18. The 'prince asketh, "and the judge, asketh for a reward ;
& Is. 1. 23.
And the great man, he uttereth *his mischievous desire :
chief of his soul. So they wrap it up.
4 The best of them is as a brier:
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge :
The day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh ;
Now shall be their perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a friend,
Put ye not confidence in a guide:
Keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
h Ez. 22. 7. Mat. 6 For the son dishonoreth the father,
10. 21, 35, 36.
The daughter riseth up against her mother,
21. 16.2 Ti. 3.
2, 3.
The daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ;
A man's enemies are the men of his own house.
? Therefore I will look unto the LORD;
I will wait for the God of my salvation-my God will hear me.
¿ Pr. 24. 17. La. 8 Rejoice 'not against me, O mine enemy!
į P8. 37. 24. Pr.
When I fall I shall arise ;
24. 16.
When I sit in darkness-the LORD shall be a light unto me.
9 I'will bear the indignation of the LORD,
Because I have sinned against him,
erings of sum-
mer.
merciful.
* Heb. the mis-
Lu. 12. 53. &
4. 21.
k P8. 27. 1.
? La. 3. 39.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE TT
RESTORATION
is mine enemy,
and cover her
with shame.
down.
28. 9.
the dust like a heres like *worms.shall fear because
n Ex. 15. 11.
Until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me:
He will bring me forth to the light,
And I shall behold his righteousness.
† Or, And thou... 10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it,
wilt see her that
And shame shall cover her which said unto me,
" Where is the LORD thy God?"
Mine eyes shall behold her:
| Heb. she shall
Now Ishall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
be for a treading
11 In the day that thy walls are to be built,
In that day shall the decree be far removed.
12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria,
* Or, Even to. . *And from the fortified cities,
And from the fortress even to the river,
And from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
t,or: After that it 13 + Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate
hath been.
Because of them that dwell therein,
For the fruit of their doings.
# Or, Rule, Ps. 14 Feed thy people with thy rod,
The flock of thy heritage,
Which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel:
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt
Will I show unto him marvellous things.
m Is. 26. 11.
16 The nations "shall see and be confounded at all their might:
They shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent,
* Or, creeping They shall move out of their holes like *worms of the earth :
things.
They shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because
18 Who "is a God like unto thee,
[of thee.
o Ex. 34. 6, 7. Je. That 'pardoneth iniquity,
And passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ?
o Pr. 103. 9. Is.
He Pretaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
57. 10. Je. 3. 5.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us;
He will subdue our iniquities;
And thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
q Lu. 1. 72, 73. 20 Thou 'wilt perform the truth to Jacob,
And the mercy to Abraham,
Which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
(END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET MICAH.]
a i. es. Hezekiah. 7 And the LORD was with ahim; and he prospered 2 Kings xviii.
whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against 7, 8.
the king of Assyria, and served him not. 8 He smote the Philistines,
| Heb. Azzal. even unto +Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watch-
men to the fenced city.
SECT. IV. SECTION IV.—Isaiah prophesies the Restoration of the Ten Tribes, the
Punishment of Egypt, and the Conversion of Egypt and Assyria.
A. M. 3283.
B. C. 721.
ISAIAH xviii.(39) and xix.
God in care of his people will destroy the Ethiopians. 7 An access thereby shall grow unto the
Church. - Chap. xix. 1 The confusion of Egypt. 11 The foolishness of their princes. 18 The
calling of Egypt to the Church. 23 The covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel.
1 Woe to the land shadowing with wings,
Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia :
(39) The eighteenth chapter of Isaiah is generally scure and doubtful. But Lowth unites with Vitrin-
acknowledged to be the most obscure of all his ga in supposing the chapter to refer to Sennacherib,
prophecies. The subject, and the end and design and Houbigant applies it to that king and Tirhaka;
of it, the people to whom it is addressed, the person the swift messengers representing the messengers
who sends the messengers, and the nation to whom sent by Tirhaka to the Jews, to inform them that he
they are sent, are, in Bishop Lowth's opinion, all ob- was upon the march against their enemy Sennache-
50. 20.
-Ed.
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OF THE TEN TRIBES.
2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea,
Even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying,
* Or, outspread
Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation *scattered and peeled,
and polished.
To a people terrible from their beginning hitherto;
rib. Dr. Wells's paraphrase of this chapter is by of this pronoun is the word '2120" my dwelling.
no means satisfactory. Most interpreters have place," ver. 4, which dwelling-place may be under-
supposed that this prophecy referred to Egypt, and stood literally of Mount Zion. “In that time,"
that it denounced a great woe, or judgment; con- ver. 7, that is, immediately after this purgation of
sequently such interpretations have been adopted the Church, at the very time when the fowls of
as suited this preconceived opinion, without any the mountains, with all the beasts of the earth,
grammatical examination of the words in which it when antichrist with his rebel rout shall have fixed
was delivered. This opinion has been generally his seat between the seas, in the holy mountain-
founded from the description of the geographical a present shall be brought; the nation described in
site of the countries " beyond the rivers of Ethio- ver. 2 shall be brought to the place of the name of
pia," and from this very description Bishop Hors- the Lord of hosts, the Mount Zion. Persuaded as
ley supposes that it cannot possibly mean Egypt, I am that prophecies were generally given in ref-
p. 127, 128. After having ably discussed the dif- erence to some great passing event, I have endeav-
ferent opinions on this difficult prophecy, he con- oured to connect this with the taking of Samaria,
cludes that it relates entirely to the restoration of and the captivity of the ten tribes by Shalmaneser.
the Jews, and to the ultimate destruction of anti- It seems impossible that Isaiah would have per-
christ, who will be the instrument of those judg- mitted this remarkable, and, to the Jews, most in-
ments by which the Church will be purified, and teresting event, to pass unnoticed. I suppose,
that it contains an account of that people, who, therefore, that he broke out into this prediction of
under the hand of Providence, will be engaged in the restoration of the Jews, at the time when the
the great work of the reëstablishment of the Jews people of Judah witnessed the destruction of their
in the Holy Land. The time present in prophetic apostate brethren; and, perhaps, from their sig.
vision, is not the time of delivery, but the time of nal punishment, apprehended for themselves a
accomplishment. If, therefore, the prophecy is not similar fate. To the remarks above, taken from
yet fulfilled, the application of it to Egypt must be Bishop Horsley, I shall only add his translation,
erroneous, for that people have long since ceased to with notes, on this prophecy ; referring the reader
be of any consideration. While the people of the to the book itself.-Horsley's Biblical Criticisms,
Jews have been from the very beginning, and are vol. ii. p. 107–178.
to this day, terrible, or awfully remarkable, (as the
word gnij may be here translated,) and, on account
1 1 "Ho! Land spreading wide the shadow of (thy)
of God's plagues, have made all other nations afraid
wings*, which art beyond the rivers of Cusht.
of the like, as God had threatened. The particle ?
particle 2 Accustomed to sendt messengers by sea,
1977, rendered - woe to," in ver. 1, may be used as an
Even in bulrush-vessels, upon the surface of
exclarnation of surprise, and very often it is compel-
the waters,
lative of persons at a distance, and it is so taken here
Go, swift messengers|l, .
by Calvin, Castalio, the Great Bible, the Bishops'
Unto a nationſ dragged away and plucked,
Bible, and the English Geneva Bible.'” Shadowing
Unto a people wonderful from their beginning
of wings” may be intended to characterize some
hitherto,
great people, and is a usual image in prophetic lan-
A nation, expecting, expecting, and trampled
guage for describing protection afforded by the
under foot,
strong to the weak. The expression, a “nation,
Whose land rivers have spoiled.
meted out, and trodden down," is particularly de- o
3 All the inhabitants of the world and dwellers
scriptive of the present state of the Jews, who are,
upon earth
even at this day, every where trampled under foot, * That is, affording aid and protection to friends and allies
heldin subjection, and treated with contempt and de- in remote countries...
+ The land of Cush in holy writ (commonly, but by mistake,
till their conversion shall take place. The inundation
rendered Ethiopia) is properly that district of Arabia where
the sons of Cush' first settled. But as this race multiplied
exceedingly, and spread, not only into other parts of Arabia,
of the ravages of armies of foreign invaders, and but eastwurd, round the head of the Persian Gulf, to the con-
it is here used to represent the devastation com-
fines of Susiana; and westward, across the Arabian Gulf, into
mitted by the enemies of Judah.
the region since called Abyssinia, which extended along tho
Ver. 3 calls on coast from Ptolemais to Arsinoe, and inland to the very sources
the whole world to witness a display of God's of the Nile; the land of Cush is often taken more largely for
power and providence, which alludes to a renewed a great tract of country, not only comprehending the whole of
preaching of the Gospel in the latter ages. I will Arabia Felix, but having for its eastern boundary the branch
of the Tigris, below the toivn of Asia, and for its western
uta
boundary the Nile. The rivers of Cush, in this place, may be
either the Euphrates and the Tigris on the east, or the Nile,
dence in the affairs of this world, and in favor of
the Astaboras, and the Astapus, on the west. But which of
the Astaboris, un
his people, under an image of the extreme stillness
I "Accustomed to send "--The form of the expression in
of the atmosphere in summer. 6 The season of
the original signifies, not a single act of sending once, but the
the harvest," and "the gathering of fruit," is the habit of sending perpetually.
prophetic image of that period, when our Lord will
O" Sending by sea, in bulrush-vessels,” is a figurative ex-
send forth his angels to gather his elect from the
pression, descriptive of skill in navigation, and of the safety
and expedition with which the inhabitants of the land called
four winds of heaven. The awful predictions
to are supposed to perform distant voyages.
against insincere and nominal members of the 114 Go, swift messengers " --You who, by your skill in navi-
Church, and their separation from it by God's
gation and your extensive commerce and alliances, are so well
qualified to be carriers of a message to people in the remotest
judgments, are illustrated by the cutting off the
corners, go with God's message.
sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the cutting down 1 - Unto a nation," &c. viz. to the dispersed Jews; a nation
this is to ta
dragged sway from its proper seat, and plucked of its wealth
that great event. It was a prevailina opinion in and power; a people wonderful, from the beginning to this
very time, for the special providence which ever has altended
the primitive ages, that antichrist's last exploit
them, and directed their fortunes ; a nation still lingering in
would be to fix his seat of einpire at Jerusalem, expectation of the Messial, wlio so long since came, and was
where he would ultimately perish. The pronoun rejected by them, and now is coming again in glory; a nation
translated “them," ("summer upon them," 6 win-
universally trampled under foot; whose land, rivers,' armies
of foreign invaders, the Assyrians, Babylonians, Syro-Macedo-
ter upon them,”') in the original is singular, and
nians, Romans, Saracens, and Turks, have overrun and do-
ought to be rendered " it," as the true antecedent populated.
risic
of ri
is
sus
Ot
ess
hefore
CS
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES
f Or, A nation : †A nation meted out and trodden down,
that meteth out,
and treadeth Whose land the rivers thave spoiled !
doron. Heb. A
nation of line, 3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth,
line, and tread-
ing under foot.
See ye! when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains ;
Or, despise. And when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye !
4 For so the LORD said unto me, “I will take my rest,
* Or, regard my And I will *consider in my dwelling-place
set dvoclling.
t Or, after rain.
Like a clear heat tupon herbs,
And like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect,
And the sour grape is ripening in the flower,
He shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks,
And take away and cut down the branches.
6 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains,
And to the beasts of the earth;
And the fowls shall summer upon them,
And all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
7 In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts
I Or, outspread Of a people Iscattered and peeled,
and polished;
see ver. 2.
And from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto;
A nation meted out and trodden under foot,
Whose land the rivers have spoiled,
To the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the Mount Zion.
THE BURDEN OF EGYPT.
(40) ISAIAH xix.
Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud,
And shall come into Egypt:
Shall see the lifting up, as it were, of a banner* And the bill shall take away the luxuriant
upon the mountains,
branches.
And shall hear the sounding as it were of a 6 They shall be left together to the bird of prey of
trumpet
the mountains.
4 For thus saith Jehovah unto me:
And to the beasts of the earth.
I will sit stillt (but I will keep mine eye upon my And upon itt shall the bird of prey summer,
prepared habitation)
And all beasts of the earth upon it shall winter.
As the parching heat just before lightning, 9 At that season a present shall be ledi
As the dewy cloud in the heat of harvest.
To Jehovah of hosts,
5 For afore the harvestf, when the bud is coming to A people dragged away and plucked;
perfection,
Even of a people wonderful from their beginning
And the blossom is become a juicy berry,
hitherto,
He will cut off the useless shoots with pruning- A nation expecting, expecting, and trampled
hooks,
under foot,
Whose land rivers have spoiled,
Unto the place of the name of Jehovah of hosts,
*A banner-a trumpet." The banner of the cross, to be
Mount Sion."
lifted up more conspicuously than ever before; the trumpet of.
the Gospel, to be sounded more loudly than ever before in the
(40) The nineteenth chapter is inserted in this
latter ages.
+ This 4th verse represents a long cessation of visible inter- section on account of its obvious connection with
positions of Providence, under the image of God's sitting still; the preceding chapter. The captivity of the ten
the stillness of that awful pause, under the image of that tor- tribes had been, in a great measure occasioned by
nid state of the atmosphere in hot wenther, when not a gicam
their reliance upon Egypt. Both Israel and Judah
of sunshine breaks for a moment through the sullen gloom;
laced the
not a breath stirs; not a loitf ways; not a blade of grass is
shaken; no rippling wave curls upon the sleeping surſuce of to the express commands of God, given to them by
the waters; the black ponderous cloud covering the whole sky
the prophets; and now Egypt in its turn is threat-
seems to hang fixed and motionless as an arcli of stone; nature
ened with destruction. The fourth verse foretells
seems benumbed in all her operations. The vigil:ince, never-
theless, of God's silent providence is represented under the the invasion and conquest of Egypt by Nebuchad-
image of his keeping his eye, while he ihus sits still, ipon nezzar, and afterwards by the succession of the
his prepared habitation. The sudden eruption of judgment
Persian kings. After ver. 18 is contained an inti-
tlıreatened in the next verse, after this total cessation, just
before the final call to Jew and Gentile, answers to the storms
mation of the future propagation of the knowledge
of thunder and lightning which, in the suffocating heats of the of God in Egypt and Assyria, and an explicit
lutter end of summer, succeed that perfect stillness and stilg- prophecy of the final admission of these countries,
nation of the atmosphere. And as the natural thunder at such
as well as of Israel, into the Church of God
seasons is the welcome harbinger of refreshing and copious
showers, so it appears the thunder of God's judgments will forming together one spiritual Church and unity in
usher in the long-desired season of the consummation of mercy. the common worship of the God of Israel. Bp.
So accurate is the allusion in all its parts.
Lowth.
I“ The harvest" is the constant image of that scason when
God shall gather his elect from the four winds of heaven, rcap
the field of the world, gither his wlient into his barns, and burn * God in the latter ages will purify his Church with sore
up the chaff with unquenchable fire ; images which relate but wholesome judgments. Compare John yy. 1, 2.
not to the translation of the just to hcuven, and the burning of f It was a prevailing opinion among the carly fathers. that
the wicked in lcll, but to the placing of the livithful in a stilte antichrist is to possess himself of the Holy Land, and that
of peace and security on e:irth, and to the excision of the in therc lic is lo perishi.
corrigible of the irreligious fiction.
I Coinpare Isaiah lxvi. 20. and Zep. iii. 9, 10.
Tv
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* Heb. mingle.
20. 23.
Heb. swallow
up.
a 2 Ki. 19. 24.
t Heb. and shall
not be.
tions.
And the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence,
And the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Sa. 2 And I will *set the Egyptians against the Egyptians :
14. 16, 20.2 Ch.
And they shall fight every one against his brother,
And every one against his neighbour;
City against city,
And kingdom against kingdom.
+ Heb. shall be 3 And the spirit of Egypt fshall fail in the midst thereof;
emptied.
And I will destroy the counsel thereof:
And they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers,
And to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
* Or, shut up. 4 And the Egyptians will I *give over into the hand of a cruel lord ;
And a fierce king shall rule over them,
Saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea,
And the river shall be wasted and dried up.
6 And they shall turn the rivers far away;
And the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up:
The reeds and flags shall wither.
7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks,
And every thing sown by the brooks,
Shall wither, be driven away, fand be no more.
8 The fishers also shall mourn,
And all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament,
And they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
9 Moreover they that work in fine flax,
Or, white works. And they that weave Inetworks, shall be confounded.
* Heb. Founda- 10 And they shall be broken in the *purposes thereof,
† Heb. of living All that make sluices and ponds ffor fish.
11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools,
The counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish:
How say ye unto Pharaoh,
“I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings ?”
61 Co. 1. 20. 12 Where 'are they ? where are thy wise men ?
And let them tell thee now, and let them know
What the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan are become fools,
The princes of Noph are deceived ;
They have also seduced Egypt,
Even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
* Heh. a spirit of 14 The LORD hath mingled *a perverse spirit in the midst thereof:
And they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof,
As a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt,
Which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women;
And it shall be afraid and fear
Because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts,
Which he shaketh over it.
17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt,
Every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself,
Because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts,
Which he hath determined against it.
18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt
+ Heb. the lip. Speak fthe language of Canaan,
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3 K
things.
I Or, governors.
Hcb. corners.
perverseness.
1 Ki. 22. 22.
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of the Sun.
24. 4. Jos. 22.
& 22. 27.
And swear to the Lord of hosts;
O Heres, or, One shall be called, The city fof Destruction.
« Ge. 28. 18. Ex. 19 In that day “shall there be an altar to the LORD
10, 26, 27. In the midst of the land of Egypt,
And a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
See Jos. 4. 20. 20 And dit shall be for a sign and for a witness
Unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt;
For they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors,
And he shall send them a saviour, and a great one,
And he shall deliver them.
21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt,
And the Egyptians shal} know the Lord in that day, .
e Mal. 1. 11.
And shall do sacrifice and oblation;
Yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.
12 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it:
And they shall return even to the LORD,
And he shall be entreated of them, and shall heal them.
23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria,
And the Assyrian shall come into Egypt,
And the Egyptian into Assyria,
And the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
24 In that day shall Israel be the third
With Egypt and with Assyria,
Even a blessing in the midst of the land :
25 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying,
Blessed be Egypt my people,
And Assyria 'the work of my hands,
2. 23. Ep. 2. 10.
And Israel mine inheritance.
f Ps. 100. 3. Ho.
SECT. V.
A. M. 3284.
B. C. 720.
* Or, The LORD
is a jealous God,
and a revenger,'
fc. Ex. 20. 5. &
34. 14.
a De. 32. 35. Ps.
94. 1. Is, 59. 18.
† Heb. thut hath
fury.
0 Ex. 34. 6,7. Ne.
9. 17. Jonah 4.
c Ps. 18. 7, &c.
Hab. 3. 5,
12.
d Ps. 106. 9. Is.
50. 2. Mat. 8.
SECTION V.-The Prophecy of Nahum against Nineveh.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET NAHUM.(11)
The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and severity against his enemies. Chapii. The
feurful and victorious armies of God against Ninereh. - Chap. iii. The miserable ruin thereof.
1 THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH: THE BOOK OF THE VISION OF NAHUM
THE ELKOSHITE.
2 *God is jealous, and “the Lord revengeth;
The LORD revengeth, and fis furious;
The LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries,
And he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
3 The LORD is "slow to anger, and great in power,
And will not at all acquit the wicked :
The 'LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 He drebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry,
And drieth up all the rivers :
Bashan languisheth, and Carmel,
And the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt,
And the earth is burned at his presence,
Yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. .
6 Who can stand before his indignation ?
2.
26.
2 Pe. 3. 10.
(41) Nahum describes himself as an Elkoshite, the ten tribes took place in 721, and, as there is
froin which expression many suppose that he was ample authority for concluding that the prophet
a descendant of Elkosha, while others infer that he lived at this period, it is most probable that he made
was born at Elkosh, or Elkosha, a village in Galilee. his escape when Israel was taken captive into
The subject of his prophecy is the destruction of Judah, and there uttered his predictions against the
Nineveh, and the ruin of the Assyrians for their oppressors of his country.--Archbishop Newcome;
cruel tyranny over the Israelites. The captivity of Dr. Gray; Horne.
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g 1 Ch. 16. 34,
Pg. 100. 5. Je.
33. 11. La. 3.
25.
* Or, strength.
h Ps. 1. 6.2 Ti.
2. 19.
would have been
at peace, so
should they have
been many, and
so should they
have been shorn,
have passed
арау.
* Heb, shorn.
10.
8.
1. Heb. stand up. And who can tabide in the fierceness of his anger ?
f Re. 16. 1.
His 'fury is poured out like fire,
And the rocks are thrown down by him.
? The Lord is good, a *strong hold in the day of trouble;
And he knoweth them that trust in him.
8 But 'with an overrunning flood
He will make an utter end of the place thereof,
And darkness shall pursue his enemies.
10, 22, 40.
9 What do ye imagine against the LORD?
He will make an utter end:
Affliction shall not rise up the second time.
10 For while they be folden together as thorns,
And while they are drunken as drunkards,
They shall be devoured às stubble fully dry.
11 There is one come out of thee,
That imagineth evil against the LORD,
1 Heb. A counsel- A wicked counsellor.
lor of Belial.
12 Thus saith the LORD;
| Or, if they
{Though they be quiet, and likewise many,
Yet thus shall they be *cut down, when he shall pass through.
Though I have afflicted thee,
I will afflict thee no more.
and he should 13 For now will I kbreak his yoke from off thee,
And will burst thy bonds in sunder.
j Is. 8. 8. Da. 11. 14 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee,
That no more of thy name be sown:
k Je. 2. 20. & 30.
Out of the house of thy gods will I cut off
The graven image and the molten image:
12 Ki. 19. 37. I 'will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
15 Behold "upon the mountains
The feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace !
† Heb. feast. O Judah! tkeep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows :
| Heb. Belial. For fthe wicked shall no more pass through thee-he is utterly
cut off.
* Or, The dispers 1 *He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: Chap. ii.
Jé. 50. 23. Keep the munition, watch the way,
Make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
n 19. 10. 12. Je. 2 For “the LORD hath turned away fthe excellency of Jacob,
25. 29.
t Or, the pride of
As the excellency of Israel:
For the emptiers have emptied them out,
And marred their vine branches:
3 The shield of his mighty men is made red,
7, Or, dyed scar-
The valiant men are fin scarlet:
* Or, fiery torches.
The chariots shall be with * flaming torches in the day of his prepa-
And the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
[ration,
4 The chariots shall rage in the streets,
They shall justle one against another in the broad ways :
+ Heb. Their shor. They shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
Or, gullants.
5 He shall recount his tworthies :
They shall stumble in their walk ;
They shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the *defence shall-
6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened,
[be prepared.
† Or, molten.
And the palace shall be fdissolved.
? And #Huzzab shall be *led away captive,
or, there was a She shall be brought up,
And her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves,
* Or, discovered.
Tabering upon their breasts.
m Is, 52. 7. Ro.
10. 15.
er, or, hammer.
Jacob as the
pride of Israel.
let.
sx Heb. covering,
or, coverer.
I Or, that which
was established,
stand made.
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days that she hath
becn.
to turn.
infinite store, &c.
† Heb. vessels of
desire,
I Heb. city of
bloods. Ez. 22.
Or, from the ... 8 But Nineveh is tof old like a pool of water; yet they shall flee away.
Stand! stand ! shall they cry; but none shall flook back.
| Or, cause them
9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold;
* Or, And their *For there is none end of the store and glory
Out of all the fpleasant furniture.
10 She is empty, and void, and waste;
And the heart melteth, and the knees smite together,
And much pain is in all loins,
And the faces of them all gather blackness.
11 Where is the dwelling of the lions,
And the feeding-place of the young lions,
Where the lion, even the old lion, walked,
And the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid ?
12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps,
And strangled for his lionesses,
And filled his holes with prey,
And his dens with ravin.
13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts,
And I will burn her chariots in the smoke,
And the sword shall devour thy young lions ;-
And I will cut off thy prey from the earth,
And the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Woe to the #bloody city!
Chap. iii.
2, 3. Hab. 2. 12. It is all full of lies and robbery—the prey departeth not;
2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels,
And of the prancing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
* Heh. the flame, 3 The horseman lifteth up both *the bright sword and the glittering
spear :
And there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses ;
And there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their
corpses.
4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored
o 18. 47.9, 12. (The 'mistress of witchcrafts,
[harlot,
Re. 18. 2, 3.
That selleth nations through her whoredoms,
And families through her witchcrafts,)
5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts;
And I will discover thy skirts upon thy face,
And I will show the nations thy nakedness,
And the kingdoms thy shame.
Mal. 2.9. 6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and ”make thee vile,
q He. 10. 33. And will set thee as 'a gazing-stock.
? And it shall come to pass,
That all they that look upon thee 'shall flee from thee,
And say, Nineveh is laid waste.
Who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
f Or, nourishing. 8 Art thou better than fpopulous No,
That was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about
E. 30. 14-16.
Whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea ? fit,
9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite;
| Heb. in thy Put and Lubim were fthy helpers.
help.
10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity :(22)
6 Ps. 137. 9. Is.
Her ºyoung children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the
13. 16. Ho. 13.
And they 'cast lots for her honorable men,
[streets :
Joel 3. 3. Ob.
And all her great men were bound in chains.
of the sword, and
the lightning of
the spear.
r Re. 18. 10.
Heb. No Amon.
Jc. 46. 25, 26.
16.
11.
(42) This verse has been supposed to refer to the Archbishop Newcome translates the verse in the
capture of Nineveh by Sennacherib, in which case future, and refers the prediction to the capture of
the prophecy must be dated some years later, but Nineveh by Nebuchadnezzar
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himself.
I Heb. wrinkling. 1
8, &c.
11 Thou also shalt be drunken:
Thou shalt be hid,
Thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
u Re. 6. 13.
12 All thy strongholds shall be like "fig trees with the first ripe figs :
If they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women:
The gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies :
The fire shall devour thy bars.
14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strongholds :
Go into clay, and tread the mortar,
Make strong the brickkiln.
15 There shall the fire devour thee;
The sword shall cut thee off,
It shall eat thee up like the cankerworm :
Make thyself many as the cankerworm,
Make thyself many as the locusts.
16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven :
* Or, spreadeth The cankerworm *spoileth, and Alieth away.
u Re. 9. 7. 17 Thy 'crowned are as the locusts,
And thy captains as the great grasshoppers,
Which camp in the hedges in the cold day,
But when the sun ariseth they flee away,
And their place is not known where they are.
18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria !
† Or, valiant ones. Thy fnobles shall dwell in the dust;
w 1 Ki. 22. 17.
Thy people is "scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth
ng. 19 There is no fhealing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous : [them.
% La:2:15. Zep: All *that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee;
2. 15. See Is. 14.
For upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually ?
[END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET NAHUM.]
SECT. VI.
SECTION VI.-Isaiah's Prophecy of the Destruction of Tyre.
A. M. 3289.
ISAIAH xxiii.(43)
B. C. 715.
The miserable overthrow of Tyre. 17 Their unhappy return.
a JA. 25. 22. &
1 THE “BURDEN OF TYRE.
47. 4. Ez, xxvi.
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish!
xxviji. Am. 1. 9.
Zec. 9. 2, 4.
For it is laid waste,
So that there is no house, no entering in :
From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
2 Be *still, ye inhabitants of the isle !
Thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have
replenished.
3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is
And she is a mart of nations.
[her revenue;
4 Be thou ashamed, 0 Zidon! for the sea hath spoken,
Even the strength of the sea, saying,
I travail not, nor bring forth children,
Neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
5 As at the report concerning Egypt,
So shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
6 Pass ye over to Tarshish : .
Howl, ye inhabitants of the isle !
7 Is this your joyous city,
(43) After the captivity of the ten tribes, the city prophecy of Isaiah, which foretells the miserable
of Tyre was besieged by Shalmaneser. The siege overthrow the Tyrians should hereafter receive
continued five years, at the end of which time they from Nebuchadnezzar.---Prideaux's Connect. vol. i.
were delivered by the death of this king. Success p. 27.; see, too, Bishop Newton's account of the
made them insolent, and drew upon them this fulfilment of the prophecies against Tyre.
VOL. I.
3 **
& xxvii. &
* Heb. silent.
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oft.
12.
wwoof
*And he troy the given as:
Whose antiquity is of ancient days ?
1 Heb. from afar Her own feet shall carry her fafar off to sojourn.
8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre,
• See Ez. 28. 2, The 'crowning city,
Whose merchants are princes,
Whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth ?
9 The Lord of hosts hath purposed it,
| Heb. pollute. To Istain the pride of all glory,
And to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. :
10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish!
* Heb. girdle. There is no more *strength.
11 He stretched out his hand over the sea,
He shook the kingdoms :
+ Or, concerning The LORD hath given a commandment tagainst the merchant city,
a merchantman.
| Heb. Canaan. To destroy the *strongholds thereof.
* Or, strengths. 12 And he said, “ Thou shalt no more rejoice,
c Re. 18. 22
O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon!
Arise, pass over to Chittim :
There also shalt thou have no rest."
13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans;
This people was not,
Till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness :
They set up the towers thereof,
They raised up the palaces thereof;
And he brought it to ruin.
14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish !
For your strength is laid waste.
15 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years,
According to the days of one king :
+ Heb. it shall be After the end of seventy years tshall Tyre sing as a harlot.
unto Tyre as the
song of a harlot. 16 Take a harp, go about the city,
Thou harlot that hast been forgotten ;
Make sweet melody, sing many songs,
That thou mayest be remembered.
17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years,
That the LORD will visit Tyre,
And she shall turn to her hire,
& Re. 17. 2. And dshall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world
Upon the face of the earth.
· 18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD:
It shall not be treasured nor laid up;
For her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord,
| Heb. old.
To eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
SECT. VII. SECTION VII.-- On the Invasion of Palestine by the Assyrian army, Isaiah
an delivers a prophecy of the Messiah, and predicts the Destruction of Babylon.
A. M. 3289.
B. C. 715.
ISAIAH x. 5, to the end,(44) and xi. to xiv. 1-27.
Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for his pride shall be brolcen. 20 A remnant of Israel shall be saved.
24 Israel is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria.—Chap. xi. The peaceable king-
dom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse. 10 The victorious resloration of Israel, and voca-
tion of the Gentiles. -- Chap. xii. A joyful thanksgiving of the faithful for the mercies of God.
Chap. xiii. 1 God mustereth the armies of his wrath. . He threateneth to destroy Babylon by the
Medes. 19 The desolution of Babylon. Chap. xiv. 1 God's merciful restoration of Israel. 4
* Or, Woe to the
Their triumphant insultation over Babel. 24'God's purpose against Assyria. 29 Palestina is
Assyrian..
threutened.
# Heb. Asshur.
5 *O FASSYRIAN, "the rod of mine anger,
a Jo. 51. 20.
And the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
| Or, Though.
(44) Bishop Horsley supposes that the prophecy sion of Sennacherib's invasion. It is equally prob-
beginning at Isaiah x. 5. was uttered on the occa- able that it was spoken for the purpose of en-
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6 I will send him against a hypocritical nation,
And against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge,
To take the spoil, and to take the prey, I
* Heb. to lay And *to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
them a treading.
6 Ge. 50.20. Mic. Howbeit 'he meaneth not so,
4. 12.
Neither doth his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy
And cut off nations not a few.
8 For he saith,-
“Are not my princes altogether kings ?
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish ?
Is not Hamath as Arpad ?
Is not Samaria as Damascus ?
. 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols,
And whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and
of Samaria ;
11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols,
So do to Jerusalem and her idols ? "
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass,
That when the Lord hath performed his whole work
c 2 Ki. 19. 31.
Upon ‘Mount Zion and on Jerusalem,
† Heb. visit upon. I will tpunish the fruit fof the stout heart of the king of Assyria,
And the glory of his high looks.
13 For he saith,
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
And I have removed the bounds of the people,
And have robbed their treasures,
And I have put down the inhabitants like *a valiant man.
I Heb. of the
greatness of the
heart.
* Or, many
people.
couraging Hezekiah, when Sennacherib, immedi- " And there shall come forth a Rod out of the
ately upon his father Shalmaneser's death, renewed
stem of Jesse,
the demand for the tribute money which had been And a Branch shall grow out of his roots."
paid to him and to Tiglath-pileser by that king and This mention of the stump of Jesse, shows that
Ahaz. When Hezekiah refused to comply with the royal house of Judah is considered as one of
this demand, the king of Assyria declared war the trees thrown down by the hurricane, which is
against Judah. Bishop Horsley supposes that the typical of Sennacherib's invasion, and proves the
prophecy extends only to the thirty-second verse general extent of that prophetic commination.
of this chapter; its immediate subject, he obseryes, Chapters xiii. and xiv. to ver. 28, are added to this
is Sennacherib's invasion of Judæa; but in speaking prophecy, as well on the authority of Lightfoot, as
of the miraculous deliverance of the Jews from that on account of their apparent connexion with it.
calamity, the prophet's views are sometimes carried The prophecy commences with a denunciation
forward to the greater and more general deliver- against Assyria, (ch. x. 5, &c.) It proceeds (ch.
ance of the elect of God. And in the end he xi.) to describe the reign of the Messiah, and con-
passes from this subject of Sennacherib into an cludes with a song of praise for the anticipated
explicit prophecy of the final redemption, which blessings of that period. The prophet then, fore-
is contained in the eleventh and twelfth chapters. seeing the fate of Babylon, takes up the burden
The transition is so artificial, that the two last of its desolation. Isaiah, in prophetic vision, saw
verses of this chapter may be considered either as that Babylon would become the capital of Assyria
the conclusion of this prophecy, or the beginning of (it being taken some few years after by Esarhad-
the next.
don), and would be the cause of that empire's ag-
It is interesting to observe the beautiful manner grandizement and consequent fall; therefore, in
in which the prophecy of our Saviour is introduced denouncing vengeance against that city, he was in
in the beginning of the eleventh chapter. At the fact continuing his predictions against Assyria.
conclusion of the tenth, the prophet had compared Animated with this idea, he proceeds to describe
the enemies of God and his Church to the proud the joy of the whole world upon the overthrow of
and lofty forests of Lebanon, the ruin of which is the king of Babylon, when Lucifer, the son of the
thus predicted,
morning, shall fåll from heaven, (ch. xiv. 12.) The
“ He shall cut down the thickets of the forests bold and emphatic language of chapter xiv. must
with iron,
be referred to the overthrow of that spiritual Baby-
And the high ones of stature shall be hewn lon, antichrist, of which pagan Babylon was but
down."
the type. The capture of Babylon referred to, took
Pursuing the metaphor, he represents, in the place by the Medes and Persians, under Cyrus,
midst of the general storm, while the proud oaks about an hundred and seventy-six years after the
of the forest are torn up by their roots, or lopped prediction. At the time of the delivery of the
of their branches, the promised Deliverer, as a prophecy, the Medes were an obscure people, with-
twig springing out of a tree cut down to the out any apparent means of obtaining that power
ground,
necessary to bring about its accomplishment.
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shake them that
is not wood.
soul, and cven to
the flesh.
d Soe 2 Ki. 16. 7.
2 Ch. 28. 20.
14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people;
And as one gathereth eggs that are left,
Have I gathered all the earth;
And there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth,
or peeped.”
15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith ?
Or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ?
† Or, a rod should As if fthe rod should shake itself against them that lift it up,
lift it up.
Or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. .
Or, that which
* 16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send
16 Thoroforo choll tho I
Among his fat ones leanness;
And under his glory he shall kindle a burning
Like the burning of a fire.
17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire,
And his Holy One for a flame:
And it shall burn and devour his thorns
And his briers in one day;
18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field,
* Heb. From the *Both soul and body ;
And they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.
| Heb. number.
*. 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be ffew,
That a child may write them.
20 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That the remnant of Israel,
And such as are escaped of the house of Jacob,
Shall (no more again stay upon him that smote them;
But shall stay upon the LORD,
The Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob,
Unto the Mighty God.
e Ro. 9. 27.
22 For 'though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea,
| Hob. in, or,
Yet a remnant fof them shall return:
among.
The consumption decreed shall overflow *with righteousness.
f Da. 9. 27. Ro. 23 For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, (even deter-
mined)
In the midst of all the land.
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts,
O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian :
He shall smite thee with a rod, .
tor, But he shall And shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease,
And mine anger in their destruction.
g 2 Ki. 19. 35. 26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up sa scourge for him
h Ju. 7. 25.
According to the slaughter of "Midian at the rock of Oreb;
i Ex. 14. 26, 27.
And 'as his rod was upon the sea, .
So shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
27 And it shall come to pass in that day, .
| Heb. remove.
That his burden shall tbe taken away from off thy shoulder,
And his yoke from off thy neck,
j Ps. 205. 15. Da. And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron;
At Michmash he hath laid up his carriages :
k 1 Sa. 13. 23. 29 They are gone over the kpassage:
They have taken up their lodging at Geba ;
Ramah is afraid ;
Gibeah of Saul is fled.
* Heb. Cry shrill 30
30 * Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim !
* Or, in.
9. 28.
lift up his stuff
for thee.
25
9. 24. I Jo. 2.
20.
with thy voice.
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I Ne. ll. 32.
n Is. 53. 2. Zec. 6.
12. Re. 5. 5.
3. 16. John 1.
smell.
s Soe Job 4. 9.
Mal. 4. 6.
2 Thes. 2. 8. Re.
1. 16. & 2. 16. &
19. 15.
t Seo Ep. 6. 14.
Cause it to be heard unto Laish,
O poor Anathoth!
31 Madmenah is removed ;
The inhabitants of Gebiin gather themselves to flee.
32 As yet shall he remain 'at Nob that day:
He shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion,
The hill of Jerusalem.
33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts,
Shall lop the bough with terror :
m See Am. 2. 9. And “the high ones of stature shall be hewn down,
And the haughty shall be humbled.
34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron,
† Or, mightily. And Lebanon shall fall tby a mighty one.
6. And "there shall come forth à Rod out of the stem. Isaiah xi.
o Ac. 13. 23.
of 'Jesse,
P. Is. 4. 2. Je. 23. And Pa Branch shall grow out of his roots :
q Is. 61. 1. Mat. 2 And 'the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him,
32, 33. & 3. 34.
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
b. scent, or, 3 And shall make him of quick funderstanding in the fear of the LORD.
And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes,
Neither reprove after the hearing of his ears ;
Ps. 72. 2, 4, Re. 4 But 'with righteousness shall he judge the poor,
19. 11.
* Or, argue. And *reprove with equity for the meek of the earth;
And he shall ‘smite the earth with the rod of his mouth,
And with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5 And frighteousness shall be the girdle of his loins,
And faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
6 The "wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
34. 25. Ho. 2. 18.
And the leopard shall lie down with the kid ;
And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
? And the cow and the bear shall feed;
Their young ones shall lie down together:
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp,
f Or, adder's. And the weaned child shall put his hand on the tcockatrice's den.
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:
Hab. 2. 14.
For 'the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,
As the waters cover the sea.
20 Ro. 15. 12. 10 And in that day “there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Which shall stand for an ensign of the people;
3 Ro. 15. 10.
To it shall the *Gentiles seek :
y Heb. 4. 1, &c. And "his rest shall be fglorious.
| Heb. glory. 11 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That the LORD shall set his hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of his people,
Which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt,
And from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam,
And from Shinah, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,
And shall assemble the outcasts of Israel,
z Jo. 7. 35. Ja. I. And gather together the dispersed of Judah
From the four * corners of the earth.
a Je. 3. 18. Ez. 13 The "envy also of Ephraim shall depart,
* And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off:
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1.
* Heb. wings.
37. 16, 17, 22.
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of the east.
Moab shall be
the laying on of
11. 41.
* Heb. The chil-
dren of Ammon
their obedience.
Is. 19. 23.
e Ex, 14. 29.
1 Or, Proclaim
his nume.
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the
+ Heb. the children They shall spoil fthem of the east together ;
[west;
Heb. Edom and {They shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab;
* And the children of Ammon shall obey them.
their hand. Da. 15 And the LORD "shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian Sea ;
And with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river,
And shall smite it in the seven streams,
o Zuc. 10. 11.
And ‘make men go over tdryshod.
c Re. 16. 12.
| Heb. in shoes. 16 And dthere shall be a highway for the remnant of his people,
Which shall be left, from Assyria ;
Like as it was to Israel
In the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
1 And in that day thou shalt say,
Isaiah xii.
O LORD, I will praise thee;
Though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away,
And thou comfortedst me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and not be afraid :
For the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song;
He also is become my salvation.
$4034 23, 14. & 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw 'water out of the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day shall ye say,—
Praise the LORD,
Call upon his name,
Declare his doings among the people,
Make mention that his name is exalted.
5 Sing unto the LORD ; for he hath done excellent things :
This is known in all the earth.
6 Cry out and shout, thou ‘inhabitant of Zion!
For great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
7. | THE BURDEN OF BABYLON, WHICH ISAIAH THE SON OF Isaiah xiii.
AMOZ DID SEF.
2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain,
Exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand,
That they may go into the gates of the nobles.
3 I have commanded my sanctified ones,
I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger,
Even them that rejoice in my highness.
4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains,
Like as of a great people;
A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together :
The LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.
5 They come from a far country,
From the end of heaven,
Even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation,
To destroy the whole land.
n Zep. 1. 7. Re. 6 Howl ye ! "for the day of the Lord is at hand;
i Job 31. 23. Joel It 'shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands #be faint,
Or, fall down.
And every man's heart shall melt:
8 And they shall be afraid :
Pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them.
They shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth;
They shall *be amazed tone at another;
Heb.faces of
Their faces shall be as fflames.
* Hob. inhab.
itress.
Is. 21. 1. & 47.
1. Je. 1. & li.
| Hels. The like-
ness of.
6. 17.
1. 15.
* Heb. wonder.
+ Heb. every man
at his neighbour.
the flames.
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Ez. 32. 7. Joel
2. 31. & 3. 15.
Mat. 24. 29.
1
21. 25.
And it shall day of hi LORD
n Je. 50. 16. &
51. 9.
o Ps. 137.9. Nah.
3. 10. Zec. 14.2.
j Mal. 4. 1. 9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh,
Cruel both with wrath and fierce anger,
To lay the land desolate;
k Ps. 104. 35.
Pr. 2. 22.
And he shall destroy "the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof
Shall not give their light:
18. 24. 21, 23.
The sun shall be 'darkened in his going forth,
And the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Ma. 13. 24. Lu. 11 And I will punish the world for their evil,
And the wicked for their iniquity;
And I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease,
And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold;
Even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
m Hag. 2. 6.
13 Therefore "I will shake the heavens,
And the earth shall remove out of her place,
In the wrath of the LORD of hosts,
And in the day of his fierce anger.
14 And it shall be as the chased roe,
And as a sheep that no man taketh up :
They "shall every man turn to his own people,
And flee every one into his own land.
15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through;
And every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
: 16 Their children also shall be 'dashed to pieces before their eyes;
Their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
p Is. 21. 2. Je. 51.
17 Behold, "I will stir up the Medes against them,
11, 28. Du. 5.
28, 31.
Which shall not regard silver ;
And as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces ;
And they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb;
Their eyes shall not spare children. .
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,
The beauty of the Chaldees' excellency,
* Heb. as the over- Shall be *as when God overthrew 'Sodom and Gomorrah.
throwing.
o Ge. 19. 24. 25. 20 It'shall never be inhabited,
49. 18. & 50. 40.
Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation :
r Je. 50. 3, 39. & Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there;
51. 29,
Neither shall the shepherds make their fold tliere.
+ Heb. Ziim. Is. A But twild beasts of the desert shall lie there;
18. 2.
And their houses shall be full of fdoleful creatures ;
1 Heb. Ochim. And *owls shall dwell there,
Heb. daughters
And satyrs shall dance there.
of the owl.
22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses,
| Heb. Tim.
And dragons in their pleasant palaces ;
Or, palaces.
s Jo. 51. 33.
And 'her time is near to come,
And her days shall not be prolonged.
For 'the LORD will have mercy on Jacob,
Isaiah xiv. 1-27.
u Zec. 1. 17. & 2.
And "will yet choose Israel,
And set them in their own land;
u Is. 60. 4, 5, 10.
And 'the strangers shall be joined with them,
Ep. 2. 12, &c.
And they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place;
And the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD
For servants and handmaids;
* Feb. that had
And they shall take them captives, * whose captives they were,
And they shall rule over their oppressors.
De. 29, 23. Je.
'34. 11-15. Re.
* Or, ostriches.
t Ps. 102. 13.
12.
taken them cap-
tives.
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PROPHECY OF ISAIAH AGAINST BABYLON.
| Or, taunting
speech.
1 Or, exactress
of gold. Re. 18.
16.
* Heb. a stroke
without remov-
ing.
| Or, The grave.
Ez. 32. 21.
1 Heb. leaders.
Or, great goats.
3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee
From thy sorrow, and from thy fear,
[rest
And from the hard bondage ...
Wherein thou wast made to serve,
4 That thou shalt take up this fproverb against the king of Babylon,
How hath the oppressor ceased !
[and say,
The tgolden city ceased!
5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked,
And the sceptre of the rulers.
6 He who smote the people in wrath
With *a continual stroke,
He that ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted, and none hindereth.
7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet:
They break forth into singing.
8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee,
And the cedars of Lebanon, saying,--
Since thou art laid down,
: No feller is come up against us.
9 *Hell from beneath is moved for thee
To meet thee at thy coming :
It stirreth up the dead for thee,
Even all the chief ones of the earth;
It hath raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee,
Art thou also become weak as we?
Art thou become like unto us?
11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave,
And the noise of thy viols :
The worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
12 How art thou fallen from heaven,
*O Lucifer, son of the morning !
How art thou cut down to the ground,
Which didst weaken the nations !
13 For thou hast said in thy heart,
I will ascend into heaven,
I 'will exalt my throne above the stars of God :
I will sit also upon the Mount of the Congregation, in the sides
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; [of the North :
I kwill be like the Most High.
15 Yet thou 'shalt be brought down to hell,
To the sides of the pit.
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider
thee, saying,
Is this the man that made the earth to tremble,
That did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness,
And destroyed the cities thereof;
That topened not the house of his prisoners ?
18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them,
Lie in glory, every one in his own house.
19 But thou art cast out of thy grave
Like an abominable branch,
And as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a
That go down to the stones of the pit;
[sword,
As a carcass trodden under feet.
* Or, O day star.
i Mat. 11. 23.
įDa. 8. 10.
K 2 Thes. 2. 4.
ill be like the Mhe heights of the chregation, in the sides
I Mat. 11. 23.
f Or, did not let
his prisoncrs
loose homewards.
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m Job 18. 19. Ps.
21. 10.
n Ex. 20. 5. Mat.
23. 35.
o Pr. 10. 7.
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial,
Because thou hast destroyed thy land,
And slain thy people:
The "seed of evil doers shall never be renowned.
21 Prepare slaughter for his children
For "the iniquity of their fathers;
That they do not rise, nor possess the land,
Nor fill the face of the world with cities.
22 For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts,
And cut off from Babylon 'the name, and remnant,
And son, and nephew, saith the Lord.
23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water :
And I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD
of hosts.
24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying,
Surely as I have thought-so shall it come to pass ;
And as I have purposed-s0 shall it stand :
25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land,
And upon my mountains tread him under foot :
Then shall his yoke depart from off them,
And his burden depart from off their shoulders.
26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth :
And this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
27 For the LORD of hosts hath ”purposed—and who shall disannul it?
And his hand is stretched out—and who shall turn it back ?(45)
22 Ch. 20. 6.
Job 9. 12. Ps.
33. 11. Pr. 19.
21. & 21. 30
Da. 4. 31, 35.
SECT. VIII. SECTION VIII.—General Prophecy of the Desolation and Recovery of Judæa.
A. M. 3290.
ISAIAH xxiv.(46) to xxvii.
B. C. 714. The doleful judgments of God upon the land. 13 A remnant shall joyfully praise him. 16 God in
his judgments shall advance his kingdom. - Chap. xxv. I The prophet praiseth God, for his
judgments, 6 for his saving benefits, 9 and for his victorious salvation. - Chap. xxvi. 1 A song
'inciting to confidence in God, 5 for his judgments, 12 and for his favor to his people. 20 An
exhortation to wait on God. - Chap. xxvii. 1 The care of God over his vineyard. 7 His chas-
tisements differ from judgments. 12 The Church of Jews and Gentiles.
1 BEHOLD, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste,
(45) Bishop Lowth remarks, that this chapter con- condition. His body is then represented as being
tains a poem superior to any thing of its kind extant cast out, and lying naked on the ground, with the
in any language. For beauty of disposition, strength common slain, just after the taking of the city; and
of coloring, greatness of sentiment, brevity, perspi- he is again reproached, with the severest taunts, for
cuity, and force of expression, it stands among all his cruel usage of the conquered, which deserved.
the monuments of antiquity unrivalled. Chap. xiii. ly brought upon him this ignominious treatment.
opens with the gathering together of the different to complete the whole, God is introduced, declar-
nations, appointed to execute the divine wrath on ing the fate of Babylon, the utter extirpation of
Babylon; and from ver. 11, to the end, predicts the the royal family, the total dissolution of the city,
dreadful destruction of its inhabitants, and the ever the deliverance of his people, and the destruction
lasting desolation to which that great city was of their enemies ; confirming the irreversible decree
doomed. It is one of the most beautiful examples by the awful sanction of his oath. This prophecy-
of variety of image, sublinity of sentiment and dic was delivered one hundred and eighty years before
tion, that can be given in the prophetic style. The its accomplishment; and the Medes, who are ex-
deliverance of Judah from captivity, the immediate pressly mentioned, chap. xiii. 7., as the principal
consequence of this great event, is celebrated in agents in the overthrow of Babylon, were at that
ver. 1. 2, chap. xiv. The ode then commences time an inconsiderable people, having been in a
with a chorus of Jews rejoicing in the downfall of state of anarchy ever since the fall of the Assyrian
the oppressor, and the destruction of the “ golden empire, of which they had made a part, under Sar-
city." The whole earth shouteth for joy, and the danapalus, and did not become a kingdom under
cedars of Lebanon (or all those rulers, or kingdoms, Deioces till about the 17th of Hezekiah.-Notes
who had been harassed or oppressed) utter a severe on Isaiah, in loc.--Lowth.
taunt over the fallen tyrant. The regions of the (46) These chapters are generally supposed to
dead are then laid open, ver. 9, and Hades is rep allude to Sennacherib's invasion. Bishop Lowth
resented as rousing up the shades of the departed is of opinion, that they refer to the three great des-
monarchs, to receive the king of Babylon on his olations of Judæa, by Shalmaneser, Sennacherib,
entrance, and to insult him on being reduced to the and the Romans.--Bishop Horsley, to the general
same miserable state of impotence and dissolution tribulation of the latter ages, and the succeeding
with themselves. The Jews now resume the speech, prosperity of the Church in the end of the world.
ver. 12, and address the king of Babylon as the They are placed here chiefly on the authority of
morning star fallen from heaven; and compare, Lightfoot; and seem to have been written to con-
in bitter terms of reproach, his former arrogant sole the faithful people of Judæa, in the desolation
boasts of power, with his present low and abject caused by Sennacherib's army.
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1 Heb. The
height of the
people.
a Mal. 4. 6.
* Heb. perverteth And *turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants
the face thereof.
thereof.
t Or, prince.
2 And it shall be, as with the people--so with the fpriest;
As with the servant—so with his master;
As with the maid-so with her mistress;
As with the buyer-so with the seller ;
As with the lender-so with the borrower ;
As with the taker of usury-so with the giver of usury to him.
3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled ;
For the LORD hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away,
The world languisheth and fadeth away, ..
{The haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof;
Because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance,
Broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth,
And they that dwell therein are desolate :
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
* The new wine mourneth,
The vine languisheth,
All the merry-hearted do sigh.
b Je. 7. 34. Ez., 8 The mirth bof tabrets ceaseth,
26. 13. Ho. 2. Il.
Re. 18. 22.
The noise of them that rejoice endeth,
The joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10 The city of confusion is broken down :
Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11 There is a crying for wine in the streets;
All joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
12 In the city is left desolation,
And the gate is smitten with destruction.
13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people,
There shall be as the shaking of an olive tree,
And as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing ;
For the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
* Or, valleys. 15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the *fires,
Even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
† Heb. wing. 16 From the futtermost part of the earth have we heard songs,
Even glory to the righteous !
But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me!
The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously;
Yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
7. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare,
Are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth !
18 And it shall come to pass,
That he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit;
And he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in
the snare :
For the windows from on high are open,
And the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down,
The earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard,
And shall be removed like a cottage;
1
| Heb. Leanness
to me, or, My
secret to me.
c Soe 1 Ki. 19.17.
Je, 48. 43, 44.
Am. 5. 19.
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+ Heb. With the
gathering of
prisoners.
ing.
6 Heb. 12. 22.
ISAIAH XXV.
be glory before
his ancients.
fEx. 15. 2. Ps.
And the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it;
And it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day,
* Heb. visit upon. That the LORD shall *punish the host of the high ones that are on
And the kings of the earth upon the earth.
[high,
22 And they shall be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the fpit,
And shall be shut up in the prison,
1 Or, dungeon.
* Or, found want-
want- And after many days shall they be *visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed,
d Re. 19. 4, 6.
When the LORD of hosts shall dreign in ‘Mount Zion,
+ Or, there shall
And in Jerusalem, and tbefore his ancients gloriously.
10 LORD, thou art my God;
I 'will exalt thee, I will praise thy name;
118. 28.
For thou hast done wonderful things ;
g Nu. 23. 19.
Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
2 For thou hast made of a city a heap;
Of a defenced city a ruin ;
A palace of strangers to be no city-
It shall never be built.
h Re. 11. 13.
3 Therefore shall the strong people "glorify thee,
The city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat,
When the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers,
As the heat in a dry place;
Even the heat with the shadow of a cloud : ..
The branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
Por. 9. 2. Mat. 6 And in this mountain shall ithe LORD of hosts make unto all people
į Da. 7. 14. Mat. A feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,
Of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
Heb. swalloro .? And he will destroy in this mountain
* Heb. covered. The face of the covering *cast over all people,
And "the veil that is spread over all nations.
2 Ho. 13. 14., 8 He will 'swallow up death in victory;
20. 14. & 21. 4. And the Lord God will "wipe away tears from off all faces;
And the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the
earth:
For the LORD hath spoken it.
9 And it shall be said in that day,
Lo, this is our God !
We "have waited for him—and he will save us:
This is the LORD!
We have waited for him—we 'will be glad and rejoice in his
salvation.
10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest,
† Or, threshed.
And Moab shall be ftrodden down under him,
And Moohishoul
Even as straw is ftrodden down for the dunghill.
11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them,
As he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim :
And he shall bring down their pride
Together with the spoils of their hands.
. 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down,
Lay low, and bring to the ground-even to the dust.
i In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah ; Isaian xxvi.
22. 4.
8. 11.
up.
1 2 Co. 3. 15.
Eph. 4. 18.
1 Co. 15. 54. Re.
m Re. 7. 17. &
21. 4.
92 Ge. 49. 18. Tit.
2. 13.
.
o P8. 20.5.
i Or, threshed in
Madmenuh.
th the spor high fort of taven to the dusudah ; Isa
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* Heb. truths.
† Heb. peace,
peace. Is. 53. 19.
9..
Or, thought, or,
imagination.
p Is. 45. 17.
* Heb. the rock
of ages. De. 32.
4.
9 Ec. 8. 12. Ro.
2. 4.
We have a strong city;
Salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Open ye the gates,
That the righteous nation which keepeth the *truth may enter in.
3 Thou wilt keep him fin perfect peace,
Whose fmind is stayed on thee :
Because he trusteth in thee.
4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever;
For Pin the LORD JEHOVAH is *everlasting strength.
5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high;
The lofty city, he layeth it low ;
He layeth it low, even to the ground;
He bringeth it even to the dust.
6 The foot shall tread it down,
Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
7 The way of the just is uprightness :
Thou, Most Upright! dost weigh the path of the just.
8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for
thee;
The desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance
of thee.
9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night;
Yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early :
For when thy judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
10 Let 'favor be showed to the wicked,
Yet will he not learn righteousness :
In the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly,
And will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, "they will not see :
But they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy fat the people;
Yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us ;
For thou also hast wrought all our works fin us.
13 O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion
over us ;
But by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
14 They are dead—they shall not live;
They are deceased--they shall not rise :
Therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them,
And made all their memory to perish.
15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD,
Thou hast increased the nation : thou art glorified :
Thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
16 LORD, 'in trouble have they visited thee,
They poured out a * prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
17 Like as "a woman with child,
That draweth near the time of her delivery,
Is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs;
So have we been in thy sight, O LORD!
18 We have been with child, we have been in pain,
We have as it were brought forth wind;
We have not wrought any deliverance in the earth;
Neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
19 Thy "dead men shall live,
Together with my dead body shall they arise.
Awake "and sing, ye that dwell in dust :
Job 34. 27. Ps.
28. 5.
† Or, toward thy
people.
# Or, for us.
32 Ch. 12. 8.
t Ho. 5. 15.
* Heb. secret
speech.
u John 16. 21.
v Ez. 37. 1, &c.
w Da. 12. 2.
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4. 17.
14.
by the names of
" Leviathan"
and " Dragon."
Ed.
For thy dew is as the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.
x Ex. 12. 22, 23. 20 Como mue
23. 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers,
And shut thy doors about thee:
y Ps. 30. 5. 2 Co. Hide thyself as it were 'for a little moment,
Until the indignation be overpast.
2 Mic. 1. 3. Jude 21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:
| Heb. bloods The earth also shall disclose her tblood,
And shall no more cover her slain.
1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and CHAP. xxvii.
strong sword
a Some enemies Shall punish "Leviathan the fpiercing serpent,
of the Jews are
here personified Even Leviathan that crooked serpent;
And he shall slay the Dragon that is in the sea.
2 In that day sing ye unto her,
1 Or, crossing
A vineyard of red wine.
like a bar.
3 I the LORD do keep it;
I will water it every moment :
Lest any hurt it,
I will keep it night and day.
4 Fury is not in me:
Who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle ?
* Or, march
I would *go through them, I would burn them together.
against.
5 Or let him take hold of my strength,
a Job 22. 21.
That he may “make peace with me;
And he shall make peace with me.
6 Ho. 14. 5, 6.
6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob bto take root:
Israel shall blossom and bud,
And fill the face of the world with fruit.
mg 7 Hath he smitten him, tas he smote those that smote him ?
to the stroke of
those.
Or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
6.1. Je. 10. 24. 8 In measure, Iwhen it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it:
1 Co. 10. 13.
*He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
*sendest il furth. 9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged;
And this is all the fruit to take away his sin;
When he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are
beaten in sunder,
f Or, sun images. The groves and timages shall not stand up.
10 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate,
And the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness :
There dshall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down,
· And consume the branches thereof.
11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off:
The women come, and set them on fire :
e De. 32. 28. Je.
For it is a people of no understanding :
Therefore He that made them will not have mercy on them,
f De. 32. 18. And “He that formed them will show them no favor.
12 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That the Lord shall beat off
From the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt,
And ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel !
13 And it shall come to pass in that day,
g Mat. 24. 31.
That the great trumpet shall be blown,
And they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria,
And the outcasts in the land of Egypt,
And shall worship the Lord in the Holy Mount at Jerusalem.
VOL. I.
+ Heb. according
c Job 23. 6. Ps.
| Or, when thou
* Or, When he
removeth it. Ps.
78. 38.
d Seo Jg. 17. 2.
& 32. 14.
8. 7.
Re. 11. 15.
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3 L*
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE INVASION OF JUDÆA. (PERIOD VI.
2.
SECT. IX. Section IX.—Isaiah's Prophecy of the Invasion of Judæa, and the Destruc-
tion of Babylon.
A. M. 3291.
B. C. 713.
ISAIAH xxii. 1–14,(47) and xxi.
Isaiah lamenteth the invasion of Jewry by the Persians. He reproveth their human wisdom and
worldly joy. He bewails the captirity of his people, and seeth in a vision the fall of Babylon by
the Medes and Persians. 11 Edom, scorning the prophet, is moved to repentance. 15 The set
time of Arábiu's calamity.
THE BURDEN OF THE VALLEY OF Vision.
What aileth thee now,
That thou art wholly gone up to the house tops ?
2 Thou that art full of stirs,
A tumultuous city, a joyous city :
Thy slain men are not slain with the sword,
Nor dead in battle.
3 All thy rulers are fled together,
* Heb. of the bow. They are bound *by the archers :
All that are found in thee are bound together,
Which have fled from far.
4 Therefore said I, “Look away from me;
† Heb. I will be bit- +I will weep bitterly,
ter in weeping.
Labor not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter
of my people.”
5 For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity
a La. 1.5. & 2. By the Lord God of hosts in the Valley of Vision,
Breaking down the walls,
And of crying to the mountains.
b Je. 49. 35. 6 And "Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen,
And Kir funcovered the shield.
? And it shall come to pass,
* Heb. the choice That *thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots,
† Or, toward.
And the horsemen shall set themselves in array tat the gate.
8 And he discovered the covering of Judah,
(forest.
c,1Ki. 7. 2. & 10. And thou didst look in that day to the armor of the house of the
d 2 Ki. 20. 20. 9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are
2 Ch. 32. 4, 5, And ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. [many:
10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem,
And the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
e Ne. 3. 16. 11 Ye 'made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old
But ye have not looked unto the maker thereof,
[pool:
Neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
12 And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call
To weeping, and to mourning,
fSee Ezra 9. 3. And fto baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
13 And behold joy and gladness,
Slaying oxen, and killing sheep,
a i. e. saying, Eating flesh, and drinking wine :a
“Let us," &c.-
Let us eat and drink;
g 1 Co. 15. 32.
For to-morrow we shall die.
14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts,
Breaking ord God Of Mble, and of
| Heb. made
naked.
of thy valleys.
17.
30.
Mic. l. 16.
Ed.
(47) In this animated and beautiful chapter, the conjecture, however, is very probable, that these
prophet represents the people of Jerusalem as run first fourteen verses refer to the siege and capture
ning to the house tops, to gaze on an approaching of Jerusalem in the reign of Zedekiah. In his
army. At the time of the delivery of this prophecy, opinion, the impenitence alluded to in ver. 11 and
it is most probable that the host of Assyria was 13, and the utter ruin denounced in ver. 14, suit
daily expected to appear before · Jerusalem. On not the time of Hezekiah, nor the event of Senna-
comparing Isaiah xxii. 9, with 2 Chron. xxxii. 5, cherib's expedition. This prophecy may indeed be
it will be evident that the prophet alludes in the considered as referring to both these events; one
plainest terms to the warlike preparations of Heze may be regarded as it were the type of the other.
kiah for the defence of the city. Bishop Horsley's ---Horsley's Bib. Crit. vol. ii.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON.
Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die,
Saith the Lord God of hosts.
THE BURDEN OF THE DESERT OF THE SEA(48) Chap. xxi.
As whirlwinds in the south pass through ;
So it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
1 Heb. hard.
2 A Igrievous vision is declared unto me;
The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth.
Go up, O Elam ! besiege, O Media !
All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain :
Pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that
I was bowed down at the hearing of it;
[travaileth:
I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
* Or, My mind
4 *My heart panted,
wandered.
Fearfulness affrighted me: .
k De. 28. 67.
The knight of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
| Heb. put.
i Da. 5. 5.
5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink :
Arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
6 For thus hath the LORD said unto me,
“Go, set a watchman,
Let him declare what he seeth."
? And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen,
A chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels ;
1 Or, cried as a And he hearkened diligently with much heed: 8 and the cried a lion:
lion.
“My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime,
* Or, every night. And I am set in my ward *whole nights :
9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men,
With a couple of horsemen."
And he answered and said,
; Je. 51. 8. Re. “ Babylon 'is fallen! is fallen!
14. 8. & 18. 2.
And all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the
† Heb. sono
10 O my threshing, and the tcorn of my floor:
[ground.”
(48) Part of this prophecy was to be fulfilled Burden of Babylon, the Desert of the Sea," which
within a year of its delivery, see ver. 16; and it he foresees would bring ruin on his native land, a
was probably given about the same time with the more fatal ruin than that with which she was then
otbers contained in this part of the Book of Isaiah; threatened; and that Babylon, in her turn, would be
that is, immediately before, or after, the fourteenth destroyed by the increasing greatness of that power,
of Hezekiah, the year of Sennacherib's invasion. which now, comparatively small, and obscure, was
It is supposed the king of Assyria overran these enrolled in the service of the enemies of Judah.
several clans of Arabians on his first march into He sees the men of Kir and Elam, chap. xxii. 6
Judæa, or perhaps on his return from the Egyptian (the Medes and Persians), among the soldiers of
expedition.
Assyria, he sees their future greatness, and the
The operation of the Spirit of God upon the final overthrow of Babylon. He foresees these
minds of his prophets may be supposed to bear some circumstances in prophetic vision, and relates them,
analogy to the ordinary operations of the human as orderly as an uninspired writer would have done
intellect. In the latter instance the process of from association or recollection. At the very
recollection is effected, by one idea suggesting moment when these united forces were in array
another ; which being usual and common is de- against Jerusalem, he predicts the time, when the
nominated natural: in the former, future events Medes and Persians, arrived at their height of
are anticipated by what may be considered pro- power, should in like manner be leagued against
phetic association; that is, on the occurrence of any Babylon. He enters into the inidst of things; and
great event, God, by his Spirit, enables the prophet describes, in bold and animated language, the very
to foresee a succession of future events, which will banquet at which the princes and nobles should be
succeed the one which is immediately present be seated when all the images of her gods should be
fore him; and this being unusual, and uncommon, broken to the ground.”
can be attributed only to divine and miraculous « Prepare the table, watch in the tower,” are
influence. The grand subject of the prophecy in terms literally expressive of the actual security and
chap. xxi. is the overthrow of the Babylonian em- revelling of the sovereign : Belshazzar was eating
pire; the destruction of which appears to have been and drinking with his wives and concubines, till
associated"in Isaiah's mind, with the ruin which the Persians entered his palace, forced the goblet
hung over and menaced Jerusalem.
from his lips, and compelled his princes to "arise,
For a very curious, and, not improbably, correct and anoint the shield,” ver. 5. Compare this
interpretation of ver. 11, 12, vide Fragments of prophecy with its wonderful accomplishment,
Calmet.
Daniel y.
After the Burden of Jerusalem he recurs to the
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[PERIOD V1.
FIRST INVASION OF SENNACHERIB.
ki Ch. 1. 30. Je.
49.7, 8. Ez. 35.
2. Ob. 1.
I Jo. 49. 28.
That which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
Have I declared unto you.
11 THE “BURDEN OF DUMAH.
He calleth to me out of Seir,-
6 Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night ? "
12 The watchman said,
“The morning cometh, and also the night:
If ye will inquire, inquire ye:
Return, come.”
13 THE 'BURDEN UPON ARABIA.
In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge,
O ye travelling companies of Dedanim!
14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema
Brought water to him that was thirsty,
They prevented with their bread him that fled.
15 For they fled from the swords,
From the drawn sword,
And from the bent bow,
And from the grievousness of war.
16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me,
“Within a year, according to the years of a hireling,
And all the glory of Kedar shall fail ;
17 And the residue of the number of farchers (the mighty men of the
children of Kedar), shall be diminished:
For the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it."
Or, Bring ye.
Then they fe fawn s* DON
* Or, for fear;.
Heb. from the
facc.
| Heb. bows.
them up.
† Heb. his face
was to war.
SECT. X. SECTION X.-First Invasion of Sennacherib ;-Hezekiah fortifieth himself
and pacifieth him by paying Tribute ;-Capture of Ashdod ;—Isaiah's
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2 Chron. xxxii. 1-8.—2 Kings xviii. 13–16.-ISAIAH XX.
1 AFTER these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib
king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against
* Heb. to break the fenced cities, and thought *to win them for himself. ? And when
Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that the was purposed
to fight against Jerusalem, 3 he took counsel with his princes and his
mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without
the city: and they did help him. 4 So there was gathered much people
Heb. overflowed. together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that fran through
the midst of the land, saying, “ Why should the kings of Assyria come,
and find much water?” 5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up
all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another
* Or, swords, or, wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made *darts
and shields in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war over the people,
and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the
+ Heb. Lo their city, and spake tcomfortably to them, saying, 7“ Be “strong and cour-
a De. 31. 6. ageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all
the multitude that is with him, for there be more with us than with
b Je. 17. 5. 1 Jo. him. 8 With him is ban arm of flesh; but 'with us is the Lord our
4.4.
c Ro. 8. 31. God to help us, and to fight our battles.” And the people frested
| Heb. leaned. themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did 2 Kings xviij.
* Heb. Sanherib. * Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced
cities of Judah, and took them. 14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent
to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, “I have offended; return
from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear.” And the king
weapons.
hcart.
13-16.
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om the doors of house. 16 At that use of the Loekiah gave him
47. 4
of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred
talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 15 And Hezekiah gave him
all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the
treasures of the king's house. 16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the
gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars
† Heb. them. which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave fit to the king
of Assyria.
1 In the year that Tartan came unto (19) Ashdod, (when Isaiah xx.
Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against
* Heb. by the hand Ashdod, and took it; 2 at the same time spake the Lord {by Isaiah the
of Isaiah.
son of Amoz, saying,
" Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe
21 Sa. 19. 24. from thy foot." And he did so, dwalking naked and barefoot. 3 And
Mic. 1. 8,11.
the LORD said, “Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and
barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethi-
* Heb. the cap- opia ; 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away *the Egyptians prisoners,
tivity of Egypt.
and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even
† Heb. nakedness. with their buttocks uncovered, to the tshame of Egypt. 5 And they shall
be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their
# 9r, country, Je. glory. 6 And the inhabitant of this fisle shall say in that day, Behold,
such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from
the king of Assyria—and how shall we escape ?”
SECTION XI.—Isaiah's prophetic Appeal to Jerusalem, while Sennacherib's
SECT. XI.
Army was in the Country.
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(50) ISAIAH xxix., XXX., and xxxi.
B. C. 713. 1 God's heary judgment upon Jerusalem. 7 The unsatiableness of her enemies. 9 The senseless-
ness, 13 and deep lypocrisy of the Jews. 18 A promise of sunctification to the godly. - Chap.
xxx. 1 The prophet clreuteñeih the people for their confidence in Egypt, 8 and contempt of God's
word. 18 God's mercies towards his Church. 27 God's wrath, and the people's joy, in the de-
* Or, 0 Ariel ! struction of Assyriu. - Chap. xxxi. 1 The prophet showeth the cursed folly in trusling to Egypt,
that is, the lion
and forsuking of God. 6 He exhorteth to conversion. 8 He showeth the full of Assyria.
of God. Ez. 43.
15, 16.
1 *Woe to Ariel ! to Ariel !
† Or, of the city.
a 2 Sa. 5. 9.
*The city "where David dwelt!
(49) Ashdod was long in the possession of the did not at this time solicit the assistance of the
Philistines, and formed one of the five governments Egyptians, and that there is nothing in the thirti-
of that people. It was originally assigned by Joshua eth chapter corresponding with the times of Heze-
to the tribe of Judah. This town was so strongly kiah; he therefore applies it to the ruinous conse-
fortified, that Psammetichus lay before it nine and quences that followed the alliance of the Jews with
twenty years, before he effected its reduction. It the Egyptians, in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.
was afterwards retaken, and added to Judah by He further remarks, that this chapter ends with
Uzziah (2 Chron. xxvi. 6.), and its conquest was denunciations of judgment against the Jews, ac-
secured by Hezekiah's defeat of the Philistines, (2 companied, as they always were, with promises of
Kings xviii. 8.) On this king's consenting to pay their conversion, and restoration to prosperity; and
tribute to Sennacherib (2 Kings xviii. 14.), the that it predicts the final vengeance that would be
latter marched against Egypt, to punish it for its executed on the enemies of the true religion.
alliance with Judah ; and, the better to open his Although many circumstances detailed in this
way into that country, he sent Tartan, one of his chapter cannot be ascribed to Sennacherib's inva-
generals (2 Kings xviii. 17.) before him, to take sion, it must be remembered that the prophets
Ashdod or Azotus. From the capture of this place, often grounded their predictions on the passing
the prophet Isaiah dates the beginning of the war, events of the day; and that they were enabled by
which Sennacherib carried on against the Egyp- the Spirit of God to avail themselves of important
tians, and foretells their captivity and ruin; which occurrences to predict the fate of nations, and by
was accomplished, according to the prediction, looking, as it were, through the present, to foresee
within the space of three years, (ver. 3.)—Prideaux's the future, and so to pass on from “ things tempo-
Connection, p. 31.
ral to things spiritual.” Bishop Horsley's opinion,
(50) In the beginning of chap. xxix. the prophet therefore, that these chapters allude to a great
is supposed to describe the distress and anxiety that contest between the Church of God and the cne-
would exist during the siege of Jerusalem by Sen- mies of God, may be undoubtedly correct; yet it
nacherib, and the miraculous destruction of the does not follow, that, because the prophet wished
Assyrian army. He then proceeds to upbraid the to direct the attention of the people to these subli-
Jews for their hypocrisy, disobedience, and stupid- mer subjects, he would not first endeavour to make
ity, in not discerning the signs of the times; and in an impression on them, by placing before them the
the two next chapters condemns the people and circumstances of the time in which they lived ;
their king for relying on Egypt, and again predicts and, by so doing, gradually prepare their minds for
the calamities of that country. Bishop Horsley, the reception of more important and eternal truths.
however, asserts, in opposition to the most able In conformity to the general opinion, I have sup-
commentators, Lowth, father and son, Lightfoot, posed that this prophecy had its first and proximate
Wells, Wogan, and Bishop Wilson, that the Jews completion in the judgments executed on Senna-
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hoads.
Bor as when leth, and, beko all the nat
Add ye year to year;
1 Heb. cut off the Let them #kill sacrifices.
2 Yet I will distress Ariel,
And there shall be heaviness and sorrow :
And it shall be unto me as Ariel.
3 And I will camp against thee round about,
And will lay siege against thee with a mount,
And I will raise forts against thee.
4 And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground,
And thy speech shall be low out of the dust,
And thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of
the ground,
* Heb. pecp, or, And thy speech shall *whisper out of the dust.
chirp.
5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust,
And the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that
passeth away--
Yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts
With thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise,
With storm and tempest,
And the flame of devouring fire.
7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel,
Even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her,
Shall be as a dream of a night vision.
8 It shall even be
As when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth;
But he awaketh, and his soul is empty:
Or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh;
But he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite:
So shall the multitude of all the nations be,
That fight against Mount Zion.
9 Stay yourselves, and wonder ;
7 Or, Take your +Cry ye out, and cry:
pleasure, and
They are drunken-but not with wine;
They stagger—but not with strong drink.
• Ro. 11.8. 10 For bthe LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep,
And hath closed your eyes:
Heb. heads. The prophets and your frulers, the seers hath he covered.
800 Is. 3. 2. Je.
11 And the vision of all is become unto you
c1 Sa. 9. 9.
As the words of a *book that is sealed,
* Or, letter.
Which men deliver to one that is learned, saying,
“ Read this, I pray thee;”.
d Da. 12.4,9. Re. And he saith, “I cannot, for it is sealed :"
5. 1-5, 9. & 6.1.
12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying,
6 Read this, I pray thee;"
And he saith, “ I am not learned.”
13 Wherefore the Lord said, -
e Ez. 33. 31. Mat. “Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth,
15.8, 9. Ma. 7.
6,7.
And with their lips do honor me,
But have removed their heart far from me,
f Col. 2. 22. And their fear toward me is taught by 'the precept of men:
cherib; and I have assumed, that Hezekiah applied the other two, on Sennacherib's first attempt to
to Egypt for help, when Sennacherib came up with attack Jerusalem, when the prophet foresaw and
a great army against the fenced cities of Judah, predicted his treachery and destruction, with the
and took several of them, (2 Kings xviii. 13.); and great overthrow of his army. The Assyrian, being
have placed these chapters here, as they upbraid at this time the most powerful foe and the terror
the Jews for their contempt of God's command, in of God's people, stands as the type of the irreligious
placing their dependence upon Egypt. I have faction leagued against the Church of Christ.-
supposed that the twenty-ninth was uttered, with Lowth ; Horsley, Bib. Crit. vol. ii. p. 271.
riot.
26. 8.
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[LORD,
& Hab. 1.5. 14 Therefore, sbehold, fI will proceed to do a marvellous work among
f Heb. I will add. Even a marvellous work and a wonder;
[this people,
n Jo. 49. 7. Ob. 8.
For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
1 Co. l. 19.
And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.”
15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the
And their works are in the dark,
And they say, “Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?”
16 Surely your turning of things upside down
Shall be esteemed as the potter's clay :
i Ro. 9. 20.
For shall 'the work say of him that made it, “He made me not ?".
Or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, “He had no
17 Is it not yet a very little while,
[understanding ?"
And Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest ?
18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of
* Heb. shall add. 19 The meek also Ishall increase their joy in the LORD, darkness.
; Ja. 2. 5.
And the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed,
And all that watch for iniquity are cut off :
21 That make a man an offender for a word,
k Am. 5. 10, 12.
And Klay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate,
And klay a snare for him that re
1 Pr. 28. 21..
And turn aside the just 'for a thing of nought.
m Jos. 24. 3.
22 Therefore thus saith the LORD, "who redeemed Abraham, con-
cerning the house of Jacob,
Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
n Eph. 2. 10. 23 Dont when he sooth hi
23 But when he seeth his children, "the work of my hands,
In the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name,
And sanctify the Holy One of Jacob,
And shall fear the God of Israel.
* Heb. shall know 24 They also that erred in spirit *shall come to understanding,
And they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
i Woe to the rebellious children," saith the LORD, CHAP. XXX.
That take counsel—but not of me;
And that cover with a covering—but not of my Spirit,
o De. 29. 19.
That 'they may add sin 'to sin :
2 That walk to go down into Egypt,
And have not asked at my mouth ;
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
Je. 37.5, 7.
3 Therefore 'shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame,
And the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
4 For his princes were at Zoan,
And his ambassadors came to Hanes.
r Je. 2. 36.
5 They "were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them,
Nor be a help nor profit,
But a shame, and also a reproach.
6 a The burden of the beasts of the South ;
travel south Into the land of trouble and anguish,
Egypt.--Ed. From whence come the young and old lion,
The 'viper and fiery flying serpent,
They will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses,
And their treasures upon the bunches of camels,
To a people that shall not profit them.
{ Je. 37.7.
? For 'the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose :
† Or, to her.
Therefore have I cried tconcerning this, Their strength is to sit
8 Now go, write it before them in a table,
[still.
understanding.
p Nu. 27. 21. Jos.
9. 14. 1 Ki. 22.
7. Jo. 21. 2.
a Or, Tho bur-
dened beasts
ward, i. e. to
18. 57. 9. Ho. 8.
9. & 12. 1.
s De. 8. 15.
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day.
v Je. 11. 21. Am.
2. 12. & 7. 13.
Mic. 2. 6.
Mic. 2. 11.
11.
And note it in a book,
| Heb. the latter That it may be for fthe time to come for ever and ever :
u De. 32. 20. 9 That "this is a rebellious people, lying children,
Children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
10 Which "say to the seers,
6 See not;"
And to the prophets,— .
“ Prophesy not unto us right things,
i 1 Ki. 22. 13.
Speak "unto us smooth things,
Prophesy deceits ;
11 Get you out of the way,
Turn aside out of the path,
Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.”
12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel,
Because ye despise this word,
* Or, fraud.
And trust in *oppression and perverseness,
And stay thereon :
13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you
As a breach ready to fall,
Swelling out in a high wall,
Whose breaking cometh suddenly, at an instant.
z Ps. 2. 9. Je. 19. 14 And the shall break it
† Heb. the bottle As the breaking of fthe potters' vessel that is broken in pieces;
of potters.
He shall not spare :
So that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd
To take fire from the hearth,
Or to take water withal out of the pit.
15 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel ; .
In returning and rest shall ye be saved ;
y Mat. 23. 37.
In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength-and "ye
16 But ye said, “No; for we will flee upon horses ;” [would not.
Therefore shall ye flee :
And,“ We will ride upon the swift;"
Therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
Dezo. 17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one;
Jos. 23. 10. At the rebuke of five shall ye flee:
Till ye be left as fa beacon upon the top of a mountain,
And as an ensign on a hill.
18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you,
And therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you :
For the LORD is a God of judgment:
Blessed are all they that wait for him!
20. Je. 17. 7.
19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem :
Thou shalt weep no more :
He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry;
When he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
20 And though the Lord give you
01. Ki. 22. 27. Ps. The 'bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, .
* Or, oppression. Yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more,
But thine eyes shall see thy teachers;
21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying,
This is the way, walk ye in it,
When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
1. Heb.the maven 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of tthy graven images of silver,
images of thy
And the ornament of thy molten images of gold :
Heb. scatter. Thou shalt fcast them away as a menstruous cloth;
Thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence !
I Re. 26. 8. De.
28. 25. & 32. 30.
Or, a tree bereft
of branches, or,
boughs: or, a
mast.
a Ps. 2. 12. Pr. 16.
127. 2.
"
silver.
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4. 8.
* Or, savoury.
Heb. leavened.
flame.
* Heb. hcavincss.
c Mat. 6. 33. 1 Ti. 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed,
That thou shalt sow the ground withal;
And bread of the increase of the earth,
And it shall be fat and plenteous :
In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground
Shall eat * clean provender,
Which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
25 And there shall be upon every high mountain,
† Heb. lifted up. And upon every thigh hill,
Rivers and streams of waters
In the day of the great slaughter,
When the towers fall.
d Is. 60. 19, 20. 26 Moreover dthe light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun,
And the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,
(As the light of seven days)
În the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,
And healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far,
Or, and the Burning with his anger, fand the burden thereof is * heavy ;
gricvousness of
His lips are full of indignation,
And his tongue as a devouring fire ;
e 2 Thes. 2. 8. 28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream,
Shall reach to the midst of the neck,
To sift the nations with the sieve of vanity :
[to err.
And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them
29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept;
And gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe
+ Heb. Rock, De. To come into the mountain of the LORD, to the Mighty One of
| Heb. the glory 30 And the LORD shall cause this glorious voice to be heard, [Israel.
And shall show the lighting down of his arm,
With the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devour-
ing fire,
With scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down,
Which smote with a rod.
* Hebrewery pass- 32 And *in every place where the grounded staff shall pass,
Which the LORD shall †lay upon him,
It shall be with tabrets and harps :
And in battles of shaking will he fight fwith it.
f Je. 7. 31. & 19. 33 For Tophet is ordained *of old ;
Yea, for the king it is prepared ;
He hath made it deep and large :
The pile thereof is fire and much wood;
The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
g Ez. 17. 15. I Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; ISAIAH xxxi.
And stay on horses,
And trust in chariots, because they are many;
And in horsemen, because they are very strong;
But they look not unto the Holy One of Israel,
Neither "seek the LORD !
2 Yet he also is wise,
And will bring evil, and 'will not fcall back his words ;
But will arise against the house of the evildoers,
And against the help of them that work iniquity.
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God;
And their horses flesh, and not spirit.
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of his voice.
2
ing of the rod
founded.
Heb. cause to
resl upon him.
I Or,. against
thom.
6. &c.
* Heb. from yes-
terday.
I Da. 9. 13. Hos.
7.7.
į Nu. 23. 19.
| Heb. remove.
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When the LORD shall stretch out his hand,
Both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down,
And they all shall fail together.
4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me,
“Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey,
When a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him,
He will not be afraid of their voice,
1 Or, multitude.
Nor abase himself for the noise of them :
So shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion,
And for the hill thereof.
5 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem ;
Defending also he will deliver it;
And passing over he will preserve it."
6 Turn ye unto him
From whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
? For in that day every man shall cast away
* Heb. the idols His idols of silver, and *his idols of gold,
of his gold.
j i Ki. 12. 30. Which your own hands have made unto you fora sin.
* See 2 Ki. 19.35, 8 Then shall the Assyrian "fall with the sword, not of a mighty man;
And the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him ;
10r, for fear of But he shall flee tfrom the sword,
| Or, tributary. And his young men shall be #discomfited.
Hebron melting, 9 And *he shall pass over to this stronghold for fear,
or, tribute.
And his princes shall be afraid of the ensign,
for fear.
Saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion,
| Or, his strength.
And his furnace in Jerusalem.
36.
the sword.
* Heb. his rocic
shall pass away
SECT. XII. SECTION XII.—The Sickness of Hezekiah ;-His miraculous Restoration;
· Isaiah's Prophecy of the Reign of the Messiuh ;— The King of Babylon
A. M. 3291.
congratulates Hezekiah on his Recovery ;-Isaiah prophesies the Baby-
B. C. 713.
lonish Captivity.
2 Kings xx. 1-11.-ISAIAH xxxii. to xxxy. and xxxviii. 9–20.-2 Chron. xxxii. 25, 26.-
2 KINGS xx. 12–19.–2 CHRON. xxxii. 24.-ISAIAH XXxviii. 1-8, 21, 22, and xxxix.
Hezelciah, having received a message of deuth, by prayer hath his life lengthened.. The sun goeth ten
degrees bickward for a sign of that promise. - ISAIAH xxxii. The blessings of Christ's kingdom.
9 Desolation is foreshoon. 15 Restoration is promised to succeed. - ISAIAH xxxiii. 1 God's judg-
ments against the enemies of the Church. 13 The privileges of the godly. — ISAIAH xxxiv. 1 The
judynients wherewith God revengeh his Church. 11 M'he desolation of her enemies. 16 The
certainty of the prophecy. - ISAIAH xxxv. 1 The joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom. 3 The
zoeak are encouraged by the virtues and privileges of the Gospel. - ISAIAH xxxviii. Hezekiah's
song of thanksgiving on his recovery. He wareth proud, but humbles himself. Berodach-baladan,
king of Babylon, sending to visil. Hezekiuh, because of the wonder, hath notice of his treasures.
Isaiuh, understanding thereof; foretelleth the Babylonish captivity.'
* In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet
Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, “ Thus saith
* Heb. Give the LORD, * Set thy house in order ; for thou shalt die, and not live."
charge concern-
ing thy housc.
2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, say-
2 Sa. 17. 23. ing, 3« I beseech thee, O LORD! "remember now how I have 'walked
a Ne. 13. 22.
6 Ge. 17. 1. 1 Ki. before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which
3. 6.
is good in thy sight.” And Hezekiah wept tsore. 4 And it came to pass
† Heb. with a
great weeping. afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle #court, that the word of the
Or, city.
LORD came to him, saying, 5" Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the cap-
tain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father,
I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will heal
thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and
this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake." 7 And Isaiah
said, “ Take a lump of figs.” And they took and laid it on the bile,
c See Ju. 6. 17,, and he recovered.
37, 39. Is. 7.
8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, “ What shall be the sign that the
Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD
14. :
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the third dahe Lord will does, or go back the shadow to go down And
LORDow go forward. It is
the third day?” And Isaiah said, “ This sign shalt thou have of the
LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the
shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees ? ” 10 And Hez-
ekiah answered, “ It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten
degrees : nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.” 11 And
d See Jog. 10. 12. Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD : and "he brought the shadow
14. Eccl. 48. 23.
* Heb. degrees. ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the *dial of
Ahaz.
e P8. 45. 1, &c.
Behold, 'a King shall reign in righteousness,
Je. 23. 5. Ho. 3.
(51) ISAIAH xxxii.
5. Ze. 9. 9. And princes shall rule in judgment.
2 And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind,
And a covert from the tempest ;
As rivers of water in a dry place,
1 Heb. heavy.
As the shadow of a fgreat rock in a weary land.
3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim,
And the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
| Heb. hasty. 4 The heart also of the Frash shall understand knowledge,
* Or, elegantly. And the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak *plainly.
5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal,
Nor the churl said to be bountiful.
6 For the vile person will speak villany,
And his heart will work iniquity,
To practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD,
(51) In the first verse of this chapter, there seems judgments. All nations and people are called upon
to be an evident allusion to the recent recovery of to hear this prophecy. All nations are interested
Hezekiah. “This thing was not done in a cor- in it. It denounces the wrath of God against the
ner:" and while the minds of the people were enemies of Zion; among them Edom and Bozrah
filled with the remembrance of this astonishing are particularly specified, (ver. 5, 6.) In the pre-
miracle, while they beheld their king healed, and ceding predictions of Isaiah, the Assyrian has been
on the third day going up into the house of the the type of the powerful head of the irreligious fac-
Lord (2 Kings xx. 5.), at this moment of exulta tion, but in this prophecy Idumea and Bozrah rep-
tion and gratitude, it is not improbable that Isaiah resent a promiscuous mass of people in the inter-
would call upon them to anticipate a period when ests of infidelity and irreligion, which will remain
Israel should have much greater cause for praise to be extirpated after the overthrow of the As-
and rejoicing. “Behold a King shall reign in syrian. The general devastation spread through
righteousness," rise again from the dead on the Idumea and Bozrah by Nebuchadnezzar appears to
third day, and enter into the Holy of Holies, con- be the event Isaiah predicted, and had primarily in
quering death and sin. On this supposition I have view, when he uttered this prophecy. But this
deviated from the plan of Bishop Lowth, in his destruction and calamity by no means corresponds,
arrangement of this chapter; and, following Light- or justifies the high-wrought and terrible descrip-
foot, have put together, as one section, this and the tion contained in this chapter. It is reasonablc,
three chapters ensuing. The first eight verses of therefore, to suppose that this prophecy has a fur-
this chapter describe the happy state of mankind ther view, to.events still future, and to some great
when the Assyrian, or false religion, shall be de- revolutions to be effected in later limes, antecedent
stroyed; the seven following predict a period of to that more perfect state of the kingdom of God
wrath and tribulation preceding that happy event, upon earth, and serving to introduce it, which the
in which the careless daughters of pleasure are Holy Scriptures warrant us to expect. The 35th
threatened ; and the five last verses repeat the as- chapter declares, with most explicit clearness, the
surance of the general effusion of the Holy Spirit, wonderful miracles wrought by our blessed Sa-
and the conversion of the world to the true religion. viour,
In the 33d chapter, the prophet predicts the mirac " Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
ulous destruction of Sennacherib's army, and still And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,
dwells upon the general subject of the final over Then shall the lame man leap as a hart,
throw of the irreligious faction, and the prosperity And the tongue of the dumb sing."
of the Church. He threatens the enemies of God To this passage our Lord plainly refers, when he
with division and treachery among themselves; bids his disciples report to John the things they had
and describes the consternation •of the sinners of heard and seen, (Matt. xi. 4, 5.) To his miracles
Zion (ver. 14.), or hypocritical professors of the the strictly literal interpretations of the prophet's
true religion, when they shall see the judgments words direct us; their allegorical meaning may
inflicted on the avowed enemies of the Church; relate to the future advent of Christ, when all na-
during which time the following verses declare the tions shall be healed, when the blind shall receive
security and happiness enjoyed by the servants of their sight, and the lepers be cleansed; when there
God; who see the Messiah glorified in the prosper. shall be a highway called the way of holiness, and
ity of his Church, and behold from afar the prom- "God shall be all in all."
ised land of immortality, (ver. 17.)—Bishop From the manner in which the whole of these
Horsley in loc.
four chapters are connected together, by the allu-
The 34th and 35th chapters make one distinct sions contained in them te that Glorious King, who
prophecy, consisting of two parts : the first contain- shall “ reign in righteousness,”—and to the future
ing a denunciation of divine vengeance against the events of the latter days, they are inserted together
enemies of the people or Church of God; the sec- in this place.Vide Lightfoot; Bishop Lowth;
ond describing the flourishing state of the Church Horsley in loc.
of God, consequent upon the execution of those
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE REIGN OF THE MESSIAH. (PERIOD VI.
| Or, 2011en hc
spcaketh aguinst
MICILE.
1 Or, be estab
lished.
* Heb. Duys
above a ycar.
Heb. the fields
of desire.
I Or, Burning
upon, $c.
Or, clifts and
g Sec Ps. 104.
30. Joel 2. 28.
To make empty the soul of the hungry,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 The instruments also of the churl are evil :
He deviseth wicked devices
To destroy the poor with lying words,
Even twhen the needy speaketh right.
ühe poor ir judg- 8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things;
And by liberal things shall he İstand.
9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease!
Hear my voice, ye careless, daughters !
Give ear unto my speech !
10 *Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women!
For the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease!
Be troubled, ye careless ones!
Strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins !
12 They shall lament for the teats,
For fthe pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
f Ho. 9. 6. 13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers;
Yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:.
14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken ;
The multitude of the city shall be left;
The *forts and towers shall be for dens for ever,
watchtoroers.
A joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
: 15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high,
And the wilderness be a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
h Ja. 3. 18.
17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace;
And the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation,
And in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest;
. And the city shall be flow in a low place.
20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters,
That send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass !
¿ Hab. 2. 8. . 1 Woe to thee 'that spoilest-and thou wast not spoiled;
And dealest treacherously—and they dealt not treacher-
ously with thee!
j Re. 13. 10.
When 'thou shalt cease to spoil—thou shalt be spoiled;
And when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously-
They shall deal treacherously with thee.
2 O Lord, be gracious unto us;
We have waited for thee :
Be thou their arm every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled;
At the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar :
As the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
5 The Lord is exalted,
For he dwelleth on high :
He hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times,
And strength of salvation :
The fear of the Lord is his treasure.
f Or, utterly
abased.
ISAIAH
Xxxiii.
1 Heb. salvations.
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m i. e. Sennache-
rib.-Ed. 2 Ki.
18. 14-17.
away.
COUsnesses.
nesses.
* Or, messengers. 7 Behold, their *valiant ones shall cry without :
16 2 Ki. 18. 18, 37. The kambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
I Ju. 5. 6.
8 The 'highways lie waste,
The wayfaring man ceaseth:
"He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities,
He regardeth no man.
9 The earth mourneth and languisheth:
† Or, withered
Lebanon is ashamed and thewn down :
Sharon is like a wilderness;
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
10 Now will I rise, saith the LORD;
Now will I be exalted ;
Now will I lift up myself.
il Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble:
Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime:
As thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done!
And, ye that are near, acknowledge my might!
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid ;
Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites.
Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire ?
Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
| Heb. in right 15 He that walketh frighteously, and speaketh * uprightly;
* Heb. upright-
He that despiseth the gain of toppressions,
That shaketh his hands from holding of bribes,
| Or, deceits.
| Heb. bloods.
That stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood,
And shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
* Heb. heights, 16 He shall dwell on *high :
or, high places.
His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks:
Bread shall be given him;
His waters shall be sure.
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty:
1 Heb. the land. They shall behold fthe land that is very far off.
18 Thy heart shall meditate terror-
n Co. 1. 20.
Where "is the scribe? where is the treceiver ?
| Heb. weigher.
2. Where is he that counted the towers ?
0 2 Ki. 19. 32. 19 Thou 'shalt not see a fierce people.
p De. 28. 49, 50.
Je. 5. 15.
A 'people of deeper speech than thou canst perceive;
Of a *stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities :
Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation,
A tabernacle that shall not be taken down;
Not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed,
Neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken
21 But there the glorious LORD will be unto us
† Heb. broad of
A place tof broad rivers and streams;
spaces, or, hands.
Wherein shall go no galley with oars,
Neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
1 Heb. statute 22 For the LORD is our judge, the Lord is our flawgiver,
maker. Ja. 4. 12.
The LORD is our king; he will save us.
23 *Thy tacklings are loosed;
forsaken thy
tacklings.
They could not well strengthen their mast,
They could not spread the sail :
Then is the prey of a great spoil divided ;
The lame take the prey.
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of far distances.
* Or, ridiculous.
* Or, They have
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ther cof.
r Joel 2. 20.
24. 29. 2 Pe. 3.
10.
u Re. 6. 13.
w Je. 49.7, &c.
Mal. 1. 4.
24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: .
9 Je. 50: 20.
The 'people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
i Come near, ye nations, to hear !
ISAIAH xxxiv.
And hearken, ye people!
| Heb. the fulness
Let the earth hear, and tall that is therein !
The world, and all things that come forth of it!
2 For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations,
And his fury upon all their armies :
He hath utterly destroyed them,
He hath delivered them to the slaughter.
3 Their slain also shall be cast out,
And "their stink shall come up out of their carcasses,
And the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
s Ps. 102. 26. Ez.
32. 7, 8. Joel 2.
: 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved,
31. & 3. 15. Mat. And the heavens shall be 'rolled together as a scroll: .
And all their host shall fall down,
t Re. 6. 14.
As the leaf falleth off from the vine,
And as a “falling fig from the fig tree.
v Je. 46. 10.
5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven:
Behold, it "shall come down upon Idumea,
And upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood,
It is made fat with fatness,
And with the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams :
For the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
* Or, rhinocerots. And the funicorns shall come down with them,
And the bullocks with the bulls;
* Or, drunken.
And their land shall be *soaked with blood,
And their dust made fat with fatness.
8 For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance,
And the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
See De. 29. 23. 9 And *the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch,
And the dust thereof into brimstone,
And the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
10 It shall not be quenched night nor day;
The Ysmoke thereof shall go up for ever :
2 Mal. 1. 4. From *generation to generation it shall lie waste;
None shall pass through it for ever and ever.
f Or, pelican.
Zep. 14. Re. 11 But the tcormorant and the bittern shall possess it;
The owl also and the raven shall dwell in it:
a 2 Ki. 21. 13.
And "he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion,
And the stones of emptiness.
12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom,
But none shall be there,
And all her princes shall be nothing.
13 And bthorns shall come up in her palaces,
Nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof:
And it shall be a habitation of dragons,
I Or, ostriches.
And a court for fowls.
Heb. daughiers
of the owl. 14 *The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet
* Heb. Ziim.
† Heb. Ijim.
With fthe wild beasts of the island,
And the satyr shall cry to his fellow;
Or, night mon-
The Iscreech owl also shall rest there,
And find for herself a place of rest.
15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay,
y Re. 14. 11. &
18. 18. & 19. 3.
.
18. 2.
La. 2. 8.
6 Ho. 9. 6.
stor.
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c Mal. 3. 16.
dJob 4. 3, 4.
Heb. 12. '12.
* Heb. hasty.
& 11. 5. & 12.
And hatch, and gather under her shadow:
There shall the vultures also be gathered,
Every one with her mate.
16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read :
No one of these shall fail,
None shall want her mate:
For my mouth it hath commanded, and his Spirit it hath gathered
17 And he hath cast the lot for them,
[them.
And his hand hath divided it unto them by line:
They shall possess it for ever,
From generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
i The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad ISAIAH XXXV.
for them;
And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly,
And rejoice even with joy and singing :
The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it,
The excellency of Carmel and Sharon,
They shall see the glory of the LORD,
And the excellency of our God."
3 Strengthen dye the weak hands,
And confirm the feeble knees.
4 Say to them that are of a *fearful heart,
Be strong, fear not!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance,
Even God with a recompence;
He will come and save you.
e Mat. 9. 27, &c. 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
22. & 20, 30; And 'the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
John 9. 6, 7. 6 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart,
f Ma. 7. 32, &c. And "the tongue of the dumb sing ;
Mat. 15. 30.
© Jo. 5.8, 9. Ac. For in the wilderness shall 'waters break out,
l. And streams in the desert. "
h Mat. 9. 32, 33. 7 And the parched ground shall become a pool,
i John 7. 38, 39.
And the thirsty land springs of water :
In the habitation of dragons, where each lay,
† Or, a court for
Shall be tgrass with reeds and rushes.
Teeds, &c.
8 And a highway shall be there, and a way,
And it shall be called The Way of Holiness;
The funclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those :
The wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9 No klion shall be there,
Job 5. 22. Nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,
It shall not be found there;
But the redeemed shall walk there :
10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with songs
And everlasting joy upon their heads :
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And 'sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
9 THE WRITING OF HEZEKIAH KING OF JUDAH, WHEN ISAIAH Xxxviii.
HE HAD BEEN SICK, AND WAS RECOVERED OF
9-20.
HIS SICKNESS :
10 I said in the cutting off of my days,
I shall go to the gates of the grave :
I am deprived of the residue of my years.
&c. & 21. 14.
Then the ears of es of the birou
3. 2, &c. & 8.7.
& 14. 8, &c.
&
15. 30.
Joel 3. 17. Ro.
21. 27.
I Or, for he shall
be with them.
k Le. 26. 6. See
1 Re. 7. 17. & 21.
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ISAIAH FORETELLS THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. PERIOD VI.
m Job 7.6.
† Or, from the
thrum.
came great bitter-
ness.
† Heb. thou hast
n Ps. 88. ll. Ec.
9. 10.
11 I said, I shall not see the LORD,
Even the LORD, in the land of the living;
I shall behold man no more
With the inhabitants of the world.
12 Mine mage is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent;
I have cut off, like a weaver, my life ;
He will cut me off twith pining sickness ;
From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
13 I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion,
So will he break all my bones :
From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
· 14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter;
I did mourn as a dove;
Mine eyes fail with looking upward :
* Or, ease me.
O LORD, I am oppressed; fundertake for me.
15 What shall I say?
He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it:
I shall go softly all my years
In the bitterness of my soul.
16 O LORD, by these things men live,
And in all these things is the life of my spirit:
So wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
* Or, on my peace 17 Behold, *for peace I had great bitterness :
· But fthou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of cor-
'loved my soul For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
[ruption;
from the pit. 18 For "the grave cannot praise thee,
18 for the
Death cannot celebrate thee:
They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do.this day ;
Des. 4-8. & 6. The 'father to the children shall make known thy truth.
7. Pp. 78.3, 4.
20 The LORD was ready to save me :
Therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments
All the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the 2 CARON. xxxii.
benefit done unto him ; for his heart was lifted up: 25, 26.
therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
p Je. 26. 18, 19. 26 Notwithstanding ”Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his
heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of
the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
* Or, Merodach 12 At that time * Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, 2 Kings xx.
king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: 12–19.
for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah heark-
† Or, spicery. ened unto them, and showed them all the house of his fprecious things,
the silver, and the gold; nd the spices, and the precious ointment,
4. Or, jewels. Heb. and all the house of his farmor, and all that was found in his treasures :
there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah
showed them not.
14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto
him, " What said these men ? and from whence came they unto thee?"
And Hezekiah said, “ They are come from a far country, even from
Babylon.” 15 And he said, “ What have they seen in thy house ?"
And Hezekiah answered, “ All the things that are in my house have
they seen : there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed
them.” 16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the
Lord. 17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thy house, and that
& which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, 'shall be carried
21, 22. & 52. 17. into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 18 And of thy
I Hcb. Ule liftin
up.
baladun.
vessels.
9 2 Ki. 24. 13. &
25. 13. Je. 27.
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THE SECOND INVASION OF SENNACHERIB.
SUR.
* 2 Ki. 24. 12. sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, "shall they take
2 Ch. 33. 11.
Fulfilled, Da. away; fand they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Baby-
1. 3. an, lon.” 19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, “ Good 'is the word of the
8 1 Sa. 3. 18. Job
*1. 21. Ps. 39. 9. LORD which thou hast spoken." And he said, “*Is it not good, if
* Or, Shall there
not be peace and peace and truth be in my days?”
trul, &c.
2 Chron. xxxii. 24.-In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto
† Or, vrought a the LORD; and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
miracle for him.
Isaiah xxxviii. 1-8, 21, 22.- In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And
Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, “ Thus saith the
| Hob. Give charge Lord, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.” 2 Then Hezekiah turned
concerning inty his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, 3 and said, “ Remember now, O
house.
Lord! I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart,
and have done that which is good in thy sight.” And Hezekiah wept *sore.
* Heb. with great
weeping.
4 Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiali, saying, 5« Go, and say to Hezekiah,
Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have
seen thy tears : behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. 6 And I will deliver thee
and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria : and I will defend this city. ? And
this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he
hath spoken; 8 behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down
† Heb. degrees in the tsundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.” So the sun returned ten degrees, by
by, or, with the
which degrees it was gone down. 21 For Isaiah had said, “ Let them take a lump of figs,
and lay it for a plaster upon the bile, and he shall recover." 22 Hezekiah also had said,
" What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?".
ISAIAH xxxix.- At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Baby-
lon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he had heard that he had been sick, and
was recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his
Or, spicery. #precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and
* Or, jewels. Heb. all the house of his *armor, and all that was found in his treasures : there was nothing
vessels, or, in-
in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.
struments.
3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, " What said
these men ? and from whence came they unto thee?” And Hezekiah said, " They are
come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.” 4 Then said he,“ What have
they seen in thy house ? ” And Hezekiah answered, “ All that is in my house have
they seen : there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them." 5 Then
said Isaiah to Hezekiah, “ Hear the word of the Lord of hosts; 6 Behold, the days come,
that all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this
day, shall be carried to Babylon : nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. ? And of thy
Fulfilled, Da. 1. sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and tthey
2, 3, 7.
shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." 8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah,
" Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken." He said moreover, “For
there shall be peace and truth in my days."
SECTION XIII.— The Second Invasion of Sennacherib ;--His Defcat ;--
SECT. XIII.
Psalms on this Occasion.
A. M. 3294. ISAIAII xxxvi. 1.-2 Kings xviii. 17, to end, xix. 1-7.–Psalm xliy.—2 Kings xix. 8_19.-
B. C.710. Psalm lxxiii.--2 Kings xix. 20–35.-2 Chron. xxxii. 22, 23.—Psalms lxxy., lxxvi.-
2 Kings xix. 36, 37.-2 CHRON. xxxii. 9-21.-ISAIAH Xxxvi. 2, to the end, and xxxvii.
kud-snaken, sent by Sennacherib, revileth Hezekiah, and by blasphemous persuusion, soliciteth the peo-
ple to revolt. Hezekiah mourning sendeth to Isaiah, io pray for him. Isuial comforteth him.
Hezekiah's Psalm. Sennacherib sendeth a blasphemous "letler to Hezekiah. His prayer.
Asaph's Psalm. Isuial's prophecy of the pride and destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of
Zion. An Angel slayeth the Assyrians. P: ns of thanksgiving. Sennacherib is slain.
Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that
Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of
Judah and took them. 17 And the king of Assyria sent Tar- 2 Kings xviii.
tan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king 17, to end.
* Heb. heavy.
Hezekiah with a *great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and
came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and
stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of
the fuller's field. 18 And when they had called to the king, there came
out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household,
Or, secretary.
I or, talkest. and Shebna the fscribe, and Joah (the son of Asaph) the recorder.
* Heb. word of 19 And Rab-shakeh said unto them, " Speak ye now to Hezekiah,
the lips.
tor, But counsel Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is
and strength are
in are this wherein thou trustest ? 20 Thou sayest, (but they are but *vain
for the war.
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(Period VI.
THE SECOND INVASION OF SENNACHERIB.
1 Heb. trustest
thee.
† Heb. the water
of their feet?
words), +I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom
a Ez. 29. 6, 7. dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 21 Now, abehold,
thou #trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt,
on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is
Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. 22 But if ye say
unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high
places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to
Judah and Jerusalem, 'Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusa-
* Or, hostages. lem?' 23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give *pledges to my lord the
king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou
be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 24 How then wilt thou
turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants,
and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen ? 25 Am I
now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The
Lord said to me, 'Go up against this. land, and destroy it.'" 26 Then
said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-
shakeh, “ Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language,
for we understand it; and talk not with us in the Jews' language in
the ears of the people that are on the wall.” 27 But Rab-shakeh said
unto them, “Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to
speak these words ? hath he not sent me to the men that sit on the
wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss
with you?"
28 Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews'
language, and spake, saying, “ Hear the word of the great king, the
king of Assyria! 29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive
you; for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand. 30 Neither
let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will
surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of
the king of Assyria. 31 Hearken not unto Hezekiah ; for thus saith the
thout look more king of Assyria, #Make an agreement with me by a present, and come
with me a bless out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of
& 33. 11. Pr. 18. his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his * cistern. 32 Until
I come and take you away to a land like your own land, ba land of
o De. 8. 7, 8. corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and
of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hez-
Or, deceiveth. ekiah, when he tpersuadeth you, saying, "The LORD will deliver us.'
33 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of
. the hand of the king of Assyria ? 34 Where are the gods of Hamath,
c2Ki. 17. 24, and of Arpad ? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Henah, and ‘Ivah ?
i have they delivered Samaria out of my hand ? 35 Who are they among
all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of
my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand ? "
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word;
for the king's commandment was, saying, “ Answer him not.” 37 Then
came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and
Shebna the scribe, and Joah (the son of Asaph) the recorder, to Hez-
( 18. 33. 7.
ekiah, with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that 2 Kings
he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and xix. 1-7.
went into the house of the LORD. 2 And he sent Eliakim, which was
over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the
f Lu. 3. 4, called priests, covered with sackcloth, to 'Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
Esaias.
3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, “ This day is a day
Or, provocation. of trouble, and of rebuke, and tblasphemy; for the children are come
8 2 Sa. 16. 12. to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 4 It may be the
LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king
of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will
16.
* Or, pit.
Ava.
d Da. 3. 15.
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* Heb. found.
lift up the Hezekiah carunto them afraid of the Assyria haveshall heartai
reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore
lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are *left.” 5 So the servants
of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
6 And Isaiah said unto them, “Thus shall ye say to your master,
Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast
heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed
me. ? Behold! I will send "a blast upon him, and he shall hear a
rumor, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall
by the sword in his own land.”
h Je. 51. 1.
1.7.
PSALM XLIV.
PSALM XLIV.(52)
The Church, in memory of former favors, 7 compluineth of their present evils. 17 Professing her
integrity, 24 she fervently prayeth for succour.
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.
1 We have heard with our ears, O God!
a Ex. 12. 26, 27. Our fathers have told us,
What work thou didst in their days,
In the times of old.
• Ex. 15. 17. 2 How bthou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand,
And plantedst them;
How tạou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
. 17. Jos. 3 For 'they got not the land in possession by their own sword,
Neither did their own arm save them:
But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance,
d De. 4. 37. & 7.
Because dthou hadst a favor unto them.
7,8.
4 Thou art my king, O God!
Command deliverances for Jacob.
e Da. 8. 4.
5 Through thee will we push down our enemies :
Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
FP8. 33. 16. Ho. 6 For sI will not trust in my bow,
Neither shall my sword save me.
? But thou hast saved us from our enemies,
And hast put them to shame that hated us.
8P8:34..2. Jen 8 In God we boast all the day long,
And praise thy name for ever. Selah!.
h Ps. 60, 1, 10.
9 But 'thou hast cast off, and put us to shame;
And goest not forth with our armies.
i Le. 26. 17. 10 Thou makest us ito turn back from the enemy;
And they which hate us spoil for themselves.
i Ro. 8. 36.
11 Thou hast given us *like sheep appointed for meat;
of meat.
And hast "scattered us among the heathen.
k De. 4. 27.
12 Thou 'sellest thy people ffor nought,
1 Is. 52. 3, 4. Je.
15. 13. * And dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
† Heb. without
13 Thou "makest us a reproach to our neighbours,
m De. 28. 37. A scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14 Thou "makest us a byword among the heathen,
A 'shaking of the head among the people.
15 My confusion is continually before me,
And the shame of my face hath covered me..
16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth;
By reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 All P this is come upon us ;
Yet have we not forgotten thee,
Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned back,
Or, goings. Neither have our Esteps declined from thy way;
9. 24. Ro. 2. 17.
* Heb. as sheep
riches.
n Je. 24. 9.
o Job 16. 4.
p Da. 9. 13.
(52) Psalm xliv. It is not unlikely that Hezekiah was the author of this Psalm ; and perhaps soon
after the blasphemous message of Rab-shakeh.-Mudge.
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SENNACHERIB'S SECOND MESSAGE TO HEZEKIAH. (PERIOD VI.
19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons,
And covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God,
Or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
g Je. 17. 10.
21 Shall 'not God search this out?
For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
r Ro. 8. 36.
22 Yea, "for thy sake are we killed all the day long;
We are counted as sheep for the slaughter. :
23 Awake—why sleepest thou, O LORD?
Arise-cast us not off for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face,
And forgettest our affliction and our oppression ?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust :
Our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
* Heb. a help for 26 Arise * for our help,
And redeem us for thy mercies' sake!
แs.
27.
read it are the Lord of Israel, whone, of all theo, bow dowe
12.
8 So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria 2 Kings xix.
warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was de- o
a Soe 1 Sa. 23. parted from Lachish. 9 And "when he heard say of Tirhakah king
of Ethiopia, “ Behold, he is come out to fight against thee;" he sent
messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, 10 « Thus shall ye speak to
Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou
trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into
the hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the
kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly-
and shalt thou be delivered ? 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered
them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and
Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasár? 13 Where
is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the
city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah ?”
0 Is. 37. 14, &c. 14 And 'Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers,
and read it ; and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and
spread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD,
and said, “O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cher-
Ki. 18. 39. Is. ubim, 'thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the
earth ; dthou hast made heaven and earth. 16 LORD, bow down thine
d See Ge. l. I.
ear, and hear; open, Lord, thine eyes, and see ; and hear the words
of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. 17 Of
a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and
* Heb. given. their lands, 18 and have *cast their gods into the fire : for they were no
e Ps. 115. 4. Je.
gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they
have destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech
f Ps. 83. 18.
thee, save thou us out of his hand, 'that all the kingdoms of the earth
may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only."
PSALM LXXIII.(53)
The prophet, prevailing in a temptation, 2 showeth the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wick-
ed. 13 The wound given thereby, diffidence. 15 The victory over it, knowledge of God's pur-
pose, in destroying of the wicked, and sustaining the righteous.
* Or, A Psalm
*A Psalm of Asaph.
for Asaph. Ps.
50, title.
1 +Truly God is good to Israel,
t Or, Yet.
Even to such as are fof a clean heart.
| Heb. clean of
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone;
My steps had well nigh slipped.
(53) Psalm lxxiii. This Psalm is inserted here on struction of the Assyrian army under Sennach-
the authority of Dr. Wells, who supposes the Asaph erib.
mentioned in the title to have been Asaph the seer, Psalm lxxvi. This is a song of triumph on God's
who lived in the days of Hezekiah.
deliverance of Jerusalem from a powerful army
Psalm lxxv. This Psalm is supposed by Tra- which threatened its destruction; probably the
vell to have been composed by Asaph on the de- army of Sennacherib.—Green.
10. 3.
PS. LXXIII.
hearl.
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HEZEKIAH PRAYS FOR DELIVERANCE.
† Heb. in the
trouble of other
men.
* Heb. They pass
the thoughts of
the heart.
a Ho. 7. 16.
Jude 16.
cRe. 13. 6.
d Job 21. 15. &
34. 9. & 35. 3.
Mal. 3. 14.
tiscinent was.
3 For I was envious at the foolish,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no bands in their death;
* Heb. fat.
But their strength is *firm.
5 They are not tin trouble as other men ;
Neither are they plagued flike other men.
| Heb. with.
6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain;
Violence covereth them as a garment.
? Their eyes stand out with fatness :
*They have more than heart could wish.
,8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression :
62 Pe. 2. 18.
They 'speak loftily.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return hither;
And waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 And they say, “How doth God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High ?"
12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world;
They increase in riches.
13 Verily dI have cleansed my heart in vain,
And washed my hands in innocency.
14 For all the day long have I been plagued,
+ Heb. my chas- And tchastened every morning.
15 If I say, I will speak thus ;
Behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
e Ec. 8. 17. 16 When 'I thought to know this,
F.Heb. It was la- It was too painful for me ;
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then understood I their end.
18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places :
Thou castedst them down into destruction. .
19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors !
20 As a dream when one awaketh;
So, O Lord! when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was pricked in my reins.
8. Ps. 92. 6. Pr. 22 So foolish was I, and "ignorant;
* Heb. Ileneuo not. I was as a beast tbefore thee.
† Heb. with thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee:
Thou hast holden me by my right hand.
n. Ps. 32. 8. Is. 24 Thou "shalt guide me with thy counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
i Phil. 3.8. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth;
| Heb. rock. But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 For, lo! they that are far from thee shall perish:
j Ex. 34. 15. Ja. Thou hast destroyed all them that 'go a whoring from thee.
k He. 10. 22.
28 But it is good for me to kdraw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may declare all thy works.
bor in mine eyes.
fPs. 77. 13.
30. 2.
58. 8.
4. 4.
20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, say- 2 Kings xix.
ing, “ Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which
thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have
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* Heb. By the
hand of.
&c.
I Or, the forest
field. Is. 10. 18.
† Or, Hast thou
not heard how I
have made it
long ago, And
forined it of an-
cient times? -
Should I now
brino it to be
an-
96 mi
rana hribanh:
fenced cities to be
| Heb. short of
hand.
heard. 21 This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning
him :---
a La. 2. 13.
“The virgin "the daughter of Zion hath despised thee,
And laughed thee to scorn;
The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed ?
And against whom hast thou exalted thy voice,
And lifted up thine eyes on high ?
Even against the Holy One of Israel.
the 23 * By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said,
- With the multitude of my chariots :
I am come up to the height of the mountains,
To the sides of Lebanon,
t Heb. the tallness,
And will cut down fthe tall cedar trees thereof,
And the choice fir trees thereof;
And I will enter into the lodgings of his borders,
and his fruitful
And into fthe forest of his Carmel.
24 I have digged and drunk strange waters,
And with the sole of my feet
* Or, fenced.
Have I dried up all the rivers of *besieged places.'
25 +Hast thou not heard long ago—how I have done it,
And of ancient times—that I have formed it?
Now have I brought it to pass,
That thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
aste, - And 26 Therefore their inhabitants were fof small power,
They were dismayed and confounded ;
ruinous heaps ?
They were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb,
As the grass on the house tops,
And as corn blasted before it be grown up.
6 Ps. 139. 1, &c. 27 But bI know thy *abode.
* Or, sitting.
And thy going out, and thy coming in,
And thy rage against me.
28 Because thy rage against me
And thy tumult is come up into mine ears,
Therefore ‘I will put my hook in thy nose,
And my bridle in thy lips,
And I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
d1 Sa. 2. 34. 2Ki. 29 And this shall be da sign unto thee,
11, 14. Lu. 2. 12. Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves,
And in the second year that which springeth of the same;
And in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards,
And eat the fruits thereof.
t Heb. the escap. 30 And fthe remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah
Shall yet again take root downward,
remaineth.
And bear fruit upward.
31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant,
Heb. the escap- And fthey that escape out of Mount Zion:
ing. :
The zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
32 « Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria,
He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come
before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 33 By the way that
he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city,
saith the LORD. 34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own
sake, and for my servant David's sake.”
35 And it came to pass that night, that the Angel of the LORD went
out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore
and five thousand : and when athey arose early in the morning, behold,
they were all dead corpses !
c Job 41. 2. Ez.
29. 4. & 38. 4.
Am. 4. 2.
20.8, 9. 18. 7.
ing of the house
of Judal that
Qi. e. the sur-
vivors.--Ed.
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22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants 2 CHRON. xxxii.
of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king 22, 20.
of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every
side. 23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and *pres-
ents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight
of all nations from thenceforth.
* Heb. precious
things.
PSALM LXXV.
The prophetar generacions providencien, - Al-taschith, A
I Or, When I
2. 21.
o Job 21. 20. Ps.
Re. 14. 10.& 16
19.
PSALM LXXV.
. The prophet praiseth God. 2 He promiseth to judge uprightly. 4 He rebuketh the proud by con-
siderution of God's providence. 9 He praiseth God, and promiseth to execute justice.
* Or, Destroy not.
To the chief Musician, *Al-taschith, A Psalm or Song fof Asaph.
Ps. 57, title.
1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks,
+ Or, for Asaph.
Unto thee do we give thanks;
For that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
2 When I shall receive the congregation
shall take a set
time.
I will judge uprightly.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved ;
I bear up the pillars of it. Selah !
4 I said unto the fools, “ Deal not foolishly;"
And to the wicked, “ Lift not up the horn ;
5 Lift not up your horn on high;
Speak not with a stiff neck."
6 For promotion cometh neither from the east,
* Heb. desert.
Nor from the west, nor from the *south.
7 But God is the judge :
a 1 Sa. 2. 7. Da. He "putteth down one, and setteth up another.
8 For 'in the hand of the LORD there is a cup,
60. 3. Je. 25. 15. And the wine is red; it is 'full of mixture ;
And he poureth out of the same :
c Pr. 23. 30. But dthe dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them
d Job 21. 20.
And drink them.
[out,
9 But I will declare for ever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off ;
But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
PSALM LXXVI.
PS. LXXVI.
A declaration of God's majesty in the Church. 11 An exhortation to serve him reverently.
* Or, for Asaph.
To the chief Musicianon Neginoth, A Psalm or Song *of Asaph.
i In Judah is God known:
His name is great in Israel.
2 In Salem also is his tabernacle,
And his dwelling-place in Zion.
a Ps. 46. 9. Ez. 3 There "brake he the arrows of the bow,
39. 9.
The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah !
4 Thou art more glorious and excellent
Than the mountains of prey.
5 The 'stout-hearted are spoiled,
They have slept their sleep;
And none of the men of might have found their hands.
c Ex. 15. 1, 21. 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob!
Ez. 39. 20. Na.
2. 13. Ze. 12. 4.
Both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
? Thou, even thou, art to be feared;
And dwho may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven;
f2 Ch. 20. 29, 30. The rearth feared --and was still,
9 When God arose to judgment,
To save all the meek of the earth. Selah!
18. 46. 12.
d Na. 1. 6.
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g See Ex. 9. 16.
& 18. 11. Pg. 65.
7.
Ec. 5. 4–6.
i Ps. 68. 2
89. 7.
† Heb. to fear.
10 Surely 5the wrath of man shall praise Thee :
The remainder of wrath shalt Thou restrain.
11 Vow, "and pay unto the LORD your God:
Let 'all that be round about him bring presents funto him
That ought to be feared.
12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes :
He is terrible to the kings of the earth.
36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and ? KINGS
returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 37 And it came to pass, as $1X.
he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech
and Sharezer his sons smộte him with the sword; and they escaped into
* Heb. Ararat.
the land of * Armenia. And “Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
a Ezra 4. 2.
2 Chron. xxxii. 9-21. After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants
* Heb. dominion to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his *power with him),
unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
f Or, in the strong 10« Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide tin the
hold.
siege in Jerusalem ? 11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by
famine and by thirst, saying, "The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of
the king of Assyria ? ' 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and
his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying,' Ye shall worship before one
altar, and burn incense upon it?' 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto
all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able
to deliver their lands out of my hand ? 14 Who was there among all the gods of those
nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand,
that your God should be able to deliver you out of my hand ? 16 Now therefore let not
Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him, for
no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out
of the hand of my fathers-how much less shall your God deliver you out of my
hand ?" 16 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his ser-
vant Hezekiah. 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak
against him, saying, “ As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their
people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of
my hand.” 19 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of
Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might
take the city. 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the
people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. 20 And for this cause
Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
21 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the
leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of
face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came
Heb. made him forth of his own bowels Islew him there with the sword.
ISAIAH Xxxvi. 2, to the end, and xxxvii._2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh
frorn Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by
the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field. 3 Then came forth
* Or, secretary. unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the *scribe, and
Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. 4 And Rabshakeh said unto them,“ Say ye now to Hez-
ekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein
+ Heb. a word of thou trustest ? 5 I say, sayest thou, (but they are but tvain words) fỊ have counsel and
strength for war; now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 6 Lo,
I Or, But counsel
thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will
and strength are
for the war. go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
? But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God : is it not he, whose high places
and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusaiem, 'Ye
* Or, hostages. shall worship before this altar?'8 Now therefore give *pledges, I pray thee, to my master
the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy
part to set riders upon them. 9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of
the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horse-
men? 10 And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The
Lord said unto me, 'Go up against this land, and destroy it.'”
11 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, " Speak, I pray thee, unto
thy servants in the Syrian language ; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the
Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall."
12 But Rabshakeh said, “ Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak
these words ? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat
fall
lips.
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their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?" 13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried
with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, “ Hear ye the words of the great king,
the king of Assyria. 14 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he shall
not be able to deliver you. 15 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LoạD, saying,
The Lord will surely deliver us : this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the
† Or, Seek my
king of Assyria. 10 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make
favor by a
present. Heb. an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his
make with me a
vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;
blessing.
17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine,
a land of bread and vineyards. 18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD
will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of
the king of Assyria ? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods
of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand ? 20 Who are they
among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that
the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hard ? " 21 But they held their peace, and
answered him not a word : for the king's commandment was, saying, “ Answer him not."
22 Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna
the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent,
and told him the words of Rabshakeh. 1 And it came to pass, when king Heze- ISAIAH
kiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and xxxvii.
went into the house of the LORD. 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household,
and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah
the prophet the son of Amoz. 3 And they said unto him, “ Thus saith Hezekiah, This day
1 Or, provocation. is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of tblasphemy: for the children are come to the
birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. - It may be the LORD thy God will hear
the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the
living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard; wherefore
* Heb. found.
lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is *left.” 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came
to Isaiah.
6 And Isaiah said unto them,“ Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord,
Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of
. Or, put a spirit Assyria have blasphemed me. 7 Behold, I will fsend a blast upon him, and he shall
into him.
hear a rumor, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in
his own land.”
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah : for
he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 9 And he heard say concerning Tirha-
kah king of Ethiopia, “ He is come forth to make war with thee.” And when he heard it,
he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 106. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of
Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem
shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what
the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou
be delivered ? 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have de-
stroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in
Telassar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of
the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?”
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it:
and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the LORD.
15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying, 16« O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that
dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms
of the earth : thou hast made heaven and earth. 17 Incline thine ear, O Lord! and hear;
open thine eyes, O LORD! and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath
sent to reproach the living God. 18 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid
| Heb. lands.
waste all the fnations, and their countries, 19 and have *cast their gods into the fire : for
* Heb. given.
they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone : therefore they have
destroyed them. 20 Now therefore, O LORD our God ! save us from his hand, that all the
kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only."
21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, “ Thus saith the Lord God
of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria : 22 this
is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him :-
"The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee,
And laughed thee to scorn;
The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed?
And against whom hast thou exalted thy voice,
And lifted up thine eyes on high ?
Even against the Holy One of Israel.
| Heb. By the 24 +By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said,
hand of thy ser-
"By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains,
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To the sides of Lebanon ;
And I will cut down
1 Heb. The tallness
The tall cedars thereof,
of the cedars
thereof, and the
And the choice fir trees thereof :
choice of the fir: And I will enter into the height of his border,
trees thercof.
* Or, and his
And the forest *of his Carmel.
fruitful fieki. 25 I have digged, and drunk water;
† Or, fenced and And with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the tbesieged places.'
closed.
28 Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it;
I Or, Hast thou
*not heard how I And of ancient times that I have formed it?
have made it long
a50,--Andfurined
Now have I brought it to pass,
it of ancient That thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
times ?-Should I mi
nou bring it to
29 Therefore their inhabitants were *of small power,
be luid waste, They were dismayed and confounded;
And defenced
cities to be ruin-
They were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb,
ous heaps ? As the grass on the house tops,
* Heb. short of
And as corn blasted before it be grown up.
hand.
Or, sitting.
28 But I know thy tabode,
And thy going out, and thy coming in,
And thy rage against me.
29 Because thy rage against me,
And thy tumult, is come up into mine ears,
Therefore will I put my hook in thy nose,
And my bridle in thy lips,
And I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
30 And this shall be a sign unto thee,
Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself;
And the second year that which springeth of the same :
And in the third year sow ye, and reap,
And plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
4. Heb. the escap- 31 And $the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah
ing of the horse
of Judah that Shall again take root downward,
remaineth.
And bear fruit upward :
32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant,
* Heb. the escap- And *they that escape out of Mount Zion:
ing.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
33 « Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come
† Heb. shield. into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with tshields, nor cast a bank
against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into
this city, saith the Lord. 35 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and
for my scrvant David's sake."
36. Then the Angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an
a i. e. the sur-
hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when athey arose early in the morning,
vivors.-- Ed.
behold, they were all dead corpses!
37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at
Nineveh. 38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god,
Heb. Ararat.
that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped
into the land of Armenia : and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
SECT. XIV. SECTION XIV.--Isaiah prophesies Comfort to the People of God, and the
Final Restoration of the Jews. (54)
A. M. 3294 to
3305.
ISAIAH xl. and xli.
B. C. 710 to The promulgation of the Gospel. 3 The preaching of John Baptist. 9 The preaching of the apos-
699.
tles. 12 The prophet by the onnipotency of God, 18 and his incomparableness, 26 comforteth the
people. - Chap. xli. 1 God expostulateth with his people, about his mercies to the Church, 10
about his promises, 21 and about the vanity of idols.
1 COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people!
Saith your God.
(54) The prophecies of Isaiah, that follow this in the eventual completion of that grand series of
chapter, were, in all probability, delivered in the prophecies which was now delivered to them by
latter years of Hezekiah's reign.
Isaiah, and which constitute the most elegant, and
The miraculous cure of this king, and the de- perhaps the most sublime part of the Old Testa-
struction of the host of Sennacherib, must naturally ment. They may be divided, according to the plan
have rivetted the attention of the Jews to the of Vitringa and Bishop Tomline, into sections.
prophet. Those people who had witnessed the The chief subject is the restoration of the Church.
wonderful accomplishment of his prediction against This is pursued with the greatest regularity; con-
the Assyrian army, as well as those against the sur- taining the deliverance of the Jews from captivity
rounding nations, must have had (if any thing the vanity and destruction of idols-the vindica-
earthly could have given it to them) implicit faith tion of the divine power and truth-consolatious
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* Heb. to the
* Heb, to the
heart.
+ Or, appointed
time.
.
a Mat. 3. 3. Ma.
). 3. Lu. 3. 4.
Jo. 1. 23.
6 Mal. 3. 1.
c Ps. 68. 4. Is.
49. 11.
Speak ye #comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,
That her twarfare is accomplished,
That her iniquity is pardoned ;
For she hath received of the Lord's hand
Double for all her sins.
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
Prepare bye the way of the LORD!
Make 'straight in the desert a highway for our God !
4 Every valley shall be exalted,
And every mountain and hill shall be made low;
And the crooked shall be made Istraight,
And the rough places *plain ;
5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed,
Or, a straight
place.
* Or, a plain
place.
and invitations to the Jews-denunciations against which would infallibly involve them in the se-
them for their infidelity and impiety—their rejec verest calamities (xlviii. 1-19, 21, 22.); and
tion, and the calling of the Gentiles-the happiness foretells their deliverance from the Babylonian
of the righteous, and the final destruction of the captivity (20.)
wicked. But, as the subject of this very beautiful DiscoURSE 6. introduces the Messiah in person,
series of prophecies is chiefly of the consolatory declaring the full extent of his commission,
kind, they are introduced with a promise of the re foretelling the unbelief and rejection of the
storation of the kingdom, and the return from the Jews, the triumphant state of the Church, and
Babylonian captivity, through the merciful interpo particularly of the Jews on their conversion to
sition of God. At the same time, this redemption : the Gospel, (xlix.)
from Babylon is used as an image to shadow DiscouRSE 7. predicts the rejection of the Jews
out a redemption of an infinitely higher and more for their not acknowledging Jesus Christ, (1.1-
important nature. The prophet connects these two 3.) whose sufferings and exaltation are foretold,
events together, scarcely ever treating of the for (4-11.) Still keeping the Great Deliverer in
mer without throwing in some intimations of the view, the prophet exhorts the faithful Jews to
latter; and sometimes he is so fully possessed with trust in him, and foretells their future restora-
the glories of the future more glorious kingdom of tion after the Babylonian captivity and the
the Messiah, that he seems to leave the immediate Roman dispersion, as also their conversion to
subject of his commission almost out of the ques Christianity, (li. lii. 1-12.)
tion. This series of prophecies consists of twelve DiscouRSE 8. predicts the person, offices, hu-
prophetic poems or discourses :-
miliation, sufferings, and exaltation of Christ,
the end of his death, and the blessings resulta
Discourse 1. (ch. xl. xli.) contains a promise of ing to mankind from that event, (lii. 13–15. lii.)
comfort to the people of God, interspersed with DISCOURSE 9. foretells the increase of the Church
declarations of the omnipotence and om by the conversion of the Jews and Gentiles,
niscience of Jehovah, and a prediction of the and its triumphant state in general, (liv.)
restoration of the Jews from the Babylonian Discourse 10. describes the fulness, freeness,
captivity by Cyrus.
excellence, and everlasting nature of the bless-
DiscoURSE 2. The advent of the Messiah, and ings of the Gospel, and the conditions on
the character and blessings of his kingdom, are which they are to be attained, without respect
foretold (xlii. 1-17.) ; for rejecting which the to persons or nations, (ly. lvi. 1-8.)
infidelity and blindness of the Jews are re DISCOURSE 11. contains à prophecy of the calam-
proved (18–25.) A remnant of them, however, ities that would befall the inhabitants of
it is promised, shall be preserved, and ulti Judæa, in consequence of the sins which they
mately restored to their own land (xliii. 1-13.) would commit after the death of Hezekiah,
The taking of Babylon by Cyrus, and the res particularly their idolatry and hypocrisy ; by
toration of the Jews, are also foretold, as also, the captivity of Manasseh and some others, and
perhaps, their return after the Roman disper afterwards of the whole nation, first by the
sion (14-20.); and they are admonished to re Babylonians, and subsequently by the Romans,
pent of those sins which would otherwise bring (lvi. 9–12. Ivii.-lix. 14.)
the severest judgments of God upon them, DISCOURSE 12. chiefly predicts the general con-
(22-28.)
version of the Jews to the Gospel, the coming
DISCOURSE 3. contains promises of redemption, in of the fulness of the Gentiles, and the de-
and of the effusion of the Holy Spirit, inter struction of antichrist; also the restoration of
mingled with a beautiful and forcible exposure the Jews, and the happy state of the Christian
of the folly of idolatry (xliv. 1-20.) Thence, Church, (lix. 15-22. lx.lxvi.) In ch. lxi. 1-
the prophet announces by name their future 9. the Messiah is introduced describing his
deliverer, Cyrus (21-28. xlv. 1-5.); and, ac character and office, and confirming the ample
cording to his usual manner, he makes a transi. promises made in the preceding chapter. The
tion to the greater work of God in the conver deliverance of the Church from all her enemies
sion of the Gentiles to the Gospel, and the ul by the GREAT REDEEMER,and the destruction of
timate triumph of the latter over antichrist, antichrist, and his followers, are delineated in
(6-25.)
ch. Ixiii. 1-6. with unequalled pathos, energy,
DISCOURSE 4. foretells the carrying away of the and sublimity. And the two last chapters in
idols of Babylon (xlvi. 1-5.); the folly of wor the prophecy set forth, in the clearest terms,
shipping them is then strikingly contrasted the calling of the Gentiles, the establishment
with the attributes and perfections of Jehovah of the Christian dispensation, and the reproba-
(6-13); and the destruction of Babylon is fur- tion of the apostate Jews.
ther denounced (xlvii.)
Vide Horne's Crit. Introd. vol. i. p. 285, from
DISCOURSE 5. contains an earnest reproof of the which this division of the prophecies is extracted;
Jews for their obstinate attachment to idolatry, and Lowth's Notes on Isaiah, p. 183.
788
ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. [PERIOD VI.
d See Job 14. 2.
* Or, O thoi that
te'lost good tidings
27. & 62.ñ.
† Or, O thou that
dings to Jcrusa-
* Or, rcoompense
10. 11. He. 13.
20.1 Pe. 2. 25.
& 5. 4.
Re. 7. 17.
suck.
And all flesh shall see it together ;
For the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
6 The voice said, “ Cry.” And he said, “ What shall I cry?”
All dflesh is grass,
And all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field :
? The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
Because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it:
Surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth;
e John 12. 34.
I Pe. 1. 25.
But 'the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9*0 Zion, that bringest good tidings ! get thee up into the high
to Zion. Is. 41. . to Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings !
[mountain ;
Lift up thy voice with strength ;
teilést good ti-
Lift it up, be not afraid ;
lem.
1 Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God !
| Or, against the
so Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand,
strong.
And his arm shall rule for him:
f Re. 22. 12.
Behold, 'his reward is with him,
Vand *his work before him.
for his work.
& Ez. 34. 23. Jo. 11 He shall 6feed his flock like a shepherd :
He shall gather the lambs with his arm,
And carry them in his bosom,
| Or, that give
And shall gently lead those fthat are with young.
h Pr. 30. 4.
12 Who "hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
And meted out heaven with the span,
| Heb. a tierce.
And comprehended the dust of the earth in ta measure,
And weighed the mountains in scales,
And the hills in a balance ?
i Job 21. 22. Rn. 13 Who ihath directed the Spirit of the LORD,
11. 34. 1 Co. 2.
Or being *his counsellor hath taught him ?
e 14 With whom took he counsel, and who tinstructed him,
And taught him in the path of judgment,
And taught him knowledge,
standings?
And showed to him the way of funderstanding ?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket,
And are counted as the small dust of the balance !
Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing!
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,
Nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
j Da. 4. 34.
| 17 All nations before him are as 'nothing;
k Ps. 62. 9.
. And kthey are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
(Ac. 17. 29.
- 18 'To whoin then will ye 'liken God?
Or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
19 The workman melteth a graven image,
And the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold,
And casteth silver chains.
poor of 20 He that *is so impoverished that he hath no oblation
Chooseth a tree that will not rot;
He seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image,
that shall not be moved.
m Ps.19. 2. Ac. 21 Have mye not known ? have ve not heard ?
19, 20.
Hath it not been told you from the beginning ?
Have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth ?
sitteth, &c.
22 +It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,
And the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ;
That "stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain,
And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in :
16.
* Heb. man of his
counsel.
† Heb. made him
understand.
I Heb. under
oblation.
14. 17. Ro. 1.
t Or, Him that
n Job 9. 8. Ps.
104. 2. Je. 10.
12.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS. 789
107. 40.
9 Ps. 147. 5. Ro.
11. 33.
There 'is no soar to the faint ícht he incre
they that want up not be
Job 12. 21. Ps. 23 That bringeth the 'princes to nothing ;
He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 Yea, they shall not be planted ;
Yea, they shall not be sown:
Yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth :
And He shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither,
And the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
p De. 4. 15, &c. 25 « To Pwhom then will ye liken me,
Or shall I be equal ?” saith the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold
Who hath created these things,
That bringeth out their host by number:
He calleth them all by names
By the greatness of his might, (for that He is strong in power);
Not one faileth.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob! and speakest, O Israel !
“My way is hid from the LORD,
And my judgment is passed over from my God?”
28 Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard,
That the everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Fainteth not, neither is weary?
There 'is no searching of his understanding !
29 He giveth power to the faint;
And to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall:
# Heb. change. 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall #renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings as eagles ;
They shall run, and not be weary;
And they shall walk, and not faint.
1 Keep silence before me, o islands ! and let the Isaiah xli.
people renew their strength:
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us come near together to judgment.
* Heb. righteous ? Who raised up *the righteous man "from the East,
q Is. 46. 11. Called him to his foot,
s Soe Ge. 14. 14, Gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
He gave them as the dust to his sword,
And as driven stubble to his bow.
† Heb. in peace. 3 He pursued them, and passed tsafely;
Even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the
I the LORD, 'the First,
[beginning ?
And with the Last-I am He!
5 The isles saw it, and feared ;
The ends of the earth were afraid,
Drew near, and came.
6 They helped every one his neighbour;
onge And every one said to his brother, “ Be of good courage.”
* Or, founder. 7 So the carpenter encouraged the *goldsmith,
† Or, the smiling. And he that smootheth with the hammer thim that smote the anvil,
Isaying,
Or, saying of “ It is ready for the sodering ;"
And he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
8 But thou, Israel, art my servant,
ness.
&c.
+ Re. 1. 17.
I Heb. Be strong.
the solder, "It is
good."
790
ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS. [Period VI.
2. 23.
thy contention.
| Heb. The men of
thy war.
2 Co. 10. 4,5.
Heb. mouths.
u Sec Go. 17. 8. Jacob whom I have "chosen,
02 Ch. 20. 7. Ja. The seed of Abraham my 'friend.
9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called thee from the chief men thereof,
And said unto thee, “ Thou art my servant;
I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away."
v De. 31. 6, 8. 10 Fear thou not-for "I am with thee:
Be not dismayed—for I am thy God.
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee;
Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee
z Ex. 23. 22.
Zec. 12. 3.
Shall be ashamed and confounded:
They shall be as nothing;
* Heb. the men And *they that strive with thee shall perish.
of thy strife.
12 Thou shalt seek them-and shalt not find them,
1 Heb. the men of Even -them that contended with thee:
They that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of
13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, [nought.
Saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
* Or, ferd men. 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye *men of Israel! .
I will help thee, saith the LORD,
And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
y Mic. 4.13. . 15 Behold, 'I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument
Having fteeth:
Thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small,
And shalt make the hills as chaff.
16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them:
And thou shalt rejoice in the LORD,
And shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,
And their tongue faileth for thirst,
I the LORD will hear them,
I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers in high places,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys :
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree,
And the myrtle, and the oil tree;
I will set in the desert the fir tree,
And the pine, and the box tree together :
20 That they may see, and know,
And consider, and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord hath done this,
And the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
21 Produce your cause, saith the LORD;
Bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
22 Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen:
Let them show the former things, what they be,
* lleb. set our That we may *consider them, and know the latter end of them;
Or declare us things for to come.
23 Show "the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that ye are gods-
8 Je. 10. 5.
Yea, 'do good, or do evil,
nothing. Ps. 115. That we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
8. 18. 44.9. 1 Co. 24 Behold, ye are tof nothing,
2 Job 12. 9.
20 ITU.
20 That consider, and the Loralel hath CRELOR
I Heb. Cause to
come ncar.
heart upon them.
a 18. 12. 9. & 44.
7, 8. & 45. 3. Jo.
13. 19.
+ Or, worse than
8. 4.
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ISAIAH'S PROPHECY OF THE ADVENT OF CHRIST.
* Heb. return.
3305.
B. C. 710 to
699.
52. 13. & 53. 11.
Phil. 2.7.
6 Mat. 3. 17. &
| Or, worse than And your work fof nought:
of a viper.
An abomination is he that chooseth you.
25 I have raised up one from the north-and he shall come:
c Ezra 1. 2. From the rising of the sun “shall he call upon my name :
And he shall come upon princes as upon mortar,
And as the potter treadeth clay.
26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know?
And beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous ?
Yea, there is none that showeth, yea, there is none that declareth,
Yea, there is none that heareth your words.
27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them!
And I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
28 For I beheld—and there was no man;
Even among them, and there was no counsellor,
That, when I asked of them, could *answer a word.
29 Behold, they are all vanity :
Their works are nothing :
Their molten images are wind and confusion.
SECT. XV. SECTION XV.—Isaiah's Prophecy of the Advent of Christ, and the
Restoration of the Jews.
A. M. 3294 to
Isaiah xlii. and xliii.
The ofice of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy. 5 God's promise unto him. 10 An ex-
hortation to praise God for his Gospel. 17 He reproveth the people of incredulity. — Chap. xliii.
1 The Lord comforteth the Church with his promises. & He appealeth to the people for witness of
his omnipotency. 14 He foretelleth them the destruction of Babylon, 18 and his wonderful delic-
erance of his people. 22 °He reproveth the people as inexcusable.
a Is. 49. 3, 6. & 1 BEHOLD "my servant, whom I uphold;
Mat. 12. 18-20.. Mine elect, in whom my soul 'delighteth;
I have put my Spirit upon him:
17. 5. Eph. 1.6. He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
c Is. 11. 2. Jo. 3. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up,
Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break,
* Or, dimly burn- And the *smoking flax shall he not tquench:
+ Heb. quench it. He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
| Heb. broken. 4 He shall not fail nor be #discouraged,
Till he have set judgment in the earth :
d Ge. 49. 10.
And dthe isles shall wait for his law.
5 Thus saith God the LORD,
e Ze. 12. 1.
He @that created the heavens, and stretched them out;
f Ps. 136. 6.
He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it;
g Ac. 17. 25.
He that giveth breath unto the people upon it,
And spirit to them that walk therein :
6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness,
And will hold thy hand,
h Is. 49. 8.
And will keep thee, "and give thee for a covenant of the people,
i 18. 49. 6. Lu. 2. For ia light of the Gentiles :
32. Ac. 13. 47.
j Is. 35. 5. 7 To jopen the blind eyes,
k Is. 61. 1. Lu. 4. To kbring out the prisoners from the prison,
He. 2. 14, 15. And them that sit in 'darkness out of the prison-house.
1 Is. 9. 2.
8 I am the Lord—that is my name :
m Is. 48. 11.
And my "glory will I not give to another,
Neither my praise to graven images.
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass,
And new things do I declare:
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.
12 Ps. 33. 3.
10 Sing "unto the LORD a new song,
And his praise from the end of the earth,
34.
ing.
18. 2 Ti. 2. 26.
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ISAIAH'S PROPHECY OF THE ADVENT OF CHRIST. [PERIOD VI.
† Or, behave him-
self mightily.
29. & 44. 11,
* Heb. the fulness Ye that go down to the sea, and *all that is therein ;
thereof.
The isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar doth inhabit :
Let the inhabitants of the rock sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory unto the LORD,
And declare his praise in the islands.
13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man,
He shall stir up jealousy like a man of war:
He shall cry-yea, roar;
He shall fprevail against his enemies.
14 I have long time holden my peace;
I have been still, and refrained myself:
Now will I cry like a travailing woman;
| Heb. swallow,
or, ѕuр ир.
I will destroy and fdevour at once.
15 I will make waste mountains and hills,
And dry up all their herbs;
And I will make the rivers islands,
And I will dry up the pools.
16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not;
I will lead them in paths that they have not known;
I will make darkness light before them,
* Heb. into
straightness.
And crooked things *straight.
These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Ps. 97:7. Is. 1. 17 They shall be ºturned back, they shall be greatly ashamed,
That trust in graven images,
That say to the molten images,
Ye are our gods !
18 Hear, ye deaf!
And look, ye blind! that ye may see.
p Ez. 12. 2. See 19 Who Pis blind, but my servant?
Jo. 9. 39, 41.
Or deaf, as my messenger that I sent ?
Who is blind as he that is perfect,
And blind as the Lord's servant ?
q Ro. 2. 21.
20 Seeing many things—but 'thou observest not;
20 Seein
Opening the ears—but he heareth not.
21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake;
t Or, him.
He will magnify the Law, and make fit honorable.
22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled ;
They are all of them snared in holes,
And they are hid in prison houses :
They are for a prey—and none delivereth ;
* Heb. a treading. For *a spoil—and none saith, Restore.
23 Who among you will give ear to this?
tuleb, for the after Who will hearken and hear tfor the tinie to come ?
24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil,
And Israel to the robbers ?
Did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned?
For they would not walk in his ways,
Neither were they obedient unto his law.
25 Therefore he hath poured upon him
The fury of his anger, and the strength of battle :
And 'it hath set him on fire round about yet 'he knew not;
And it burned him—yet he laid it not to heart.)
i But now thus saith the Lord, that created thee, O Isaiah xlii.
Jacob!
t Or, In snaring
all the young
men of them.
time?
r 2 Ki. 25. 9.
s Ho. 7. 9.
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t De. 31. 6
v Pr. 11. 8. & 21.
18.
| Or, person.
w Je. 30. 10, 1
& 46. 27, 28.
x Is. 63. 19. Ja.
2. 7.
y Ps. 100. 3. Jo.
3. 3, 5. 2 Co. 5.
19. Ez. 12. 2.
And he that formed thee, O Israel !
Fear not-for I have redeemed thee,
I have called thee by thy name—thou art mine.
? When thou passest through the waters—I 'will be with thee;
And through the rivers—they shall not overflow thee :
u Da. 3. 25, 27.
When thou "walkest through the fire—thou shalt not be burned ;
Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am the LORD thy God,
The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour :
I°gave Égypt for thy ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
4 Since thou wast precious in my sight,
Thou hast been honorable, and I have loved thee;
Therefore will I give men for thee,
And people for thy flife.
5 Fear "not-for I am with thee:
I will bring thy seed from the east,
And gather thee from the west;
6 I will say to the north, Give up;
And to the south, Keep not back :
Bring my sons from far,
And my daughters from the ends of the earth;
? Even every one that is * called by my name:
For 'I have created him for my glory, I have formed him;
17. Eph. 2. 10. Yea, I have made him.
2 18. 6. 9. & 42.
8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes,
And the deaf that have ears.
9 Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled :
Who among them can declare this, and show us former things ?
Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified:
Or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD,
And my servant whom I have chosen ;
That ye may know and believe me,
And understand that I am He:
# Or, nothing
formed of God.
Before me there was *no God formed,
Neither shall there be after me.
a Ho. 13. 4. 11 I, even I, 'am the LORD ;
And besides me there is no saviour.
12 I have declared, and have saved,
6 De. 32. 16. Ps.
81.9.
6. Ps. And I have showed, when there was no 'strange god among you:
Therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
c Ps. 90. 2. Jo. 8. 13 Yea, 'before the day was-I am He;
And there is none that can deliver out of my hand :
back? Job 9. 12.
I will work, and who shall flet it?
14 Thus saith the LORD, Llawo
Your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel ;
For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
Heb. bars.
And have brought down all their Inobles,
And the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
15 I am the LORD, your Holy One,
The Creator of Israel, your King.
16 Thus saith the Lord,
d Ex. 14. 16, 22
Which dmaketh a way in the sea,
e Jos. 3. 13, 16. And a path in the mighty waters;
f Ex. 14. 4-9, 25. 17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power ;
VOL. I.
100
30
58.
† Heb. turn it
Is. 14. 27.
Ps. 77. 19.
794
[PERIOD VI.
ISAIAH SHOWS THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY.
23. 7.
21. 5.
20. ll. Ps. 78.
16.
k Mal. 1. 13.
They shall lie down together, they shall not rise :
They are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
Je. 16. 14. & 18 Remember éve not the former things,
Neither consider the things of old.
12 Co. 5. 17. Re. 19 Behold, I will do "a new thing;
Now it shall spring forth-shall ye not know it?
i Ex. 17. 6. Nu. I i will even make a way in the wilderness,
And rivers in the desert.
20 The beast of the field shall honor me,
* Or, ostriches.
The dragons and the *owls;
Heb. daughters
of the owl. Because I give waters in the wilderness,
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to my people, my chosen.
; Ps. 102. 18. Lu.
1. 74, 75. Eph.
1. 21 This people have I formed for myself ;
1.5, 6.
They shall show forth my praise.
22 But thou hast not called upon mè, O Jacob!
But thou "hast been weary of me, O Israel !
| Amos 5. 25.
23 Thou 'hast not brought me the fsmall cattle of thy burnt offerings ;
Neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices.
I have not caused thee to serve with an offering,
Nor wearied thee with incense.
# Heb. made me 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money,
ened. Neither hast thou #filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices:
But thou hast made me to serve with thy sins,
2. 17.
Thou hast "wearied me with thine iniquities.
9. 16.50. 20. Ac. 25 I, even I, am he that "blotteth out thy transgressions 'for mine own
0 Ez. 36. 22, &c. And will not remember thy sins.
[sake,
31. 26 Put me in remembrance : let us plead together :
* Heb. interpret- Declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
ers. Mal. 2. 7, 27 'Thy first father hath sinned,
And thy *teachers have transgressed against me.
tor, holy princcs. 28 Therefore 'I have profaned the fprinces of the sanctuary,
And "have given Jacob to the curse,
8. 13.
And Israel to reproaches.
† Heb. lambs, or,
kids.
drunk, or, abun-
dantly moistened.
m Is. l. 14. Mal.
n Is. 44. 22. & 48.
3. 19.
p 18. 1. 18. Je. 31.
34.
8.
Is. 47. 6. La. 2.
2, 6, 7.
y Ps. 79. 4. Jo. 24.
9. Da. 9.11. Zec.
3305.
699.
SECT. XVI. SECTION XVI.—Isaiah shows the Folly of Idolatry, and prophesies the
Conversion of the Gentiles.
A. M. 3294 to
ISAIAH xliv. and xlv.
B. C. 710 to God comforteth the Church with his promises. 7 The vanity of idols, 9 and folly of idol-makers.
21 Isuiuh exhorteth to pruise God for his redemption und omnipotency. – Chap. xlv. 1 God calleth
Cyrus for his Churcli's sake. 5 By his onnipotcncy he challengeth obedience. 20 He convinceth
the idols of vanily by his saving power.
a Je. 30. 10. &
1 YEt now hear, “O Jacob my servant ;
46. 27, 28.
And Israel, whom I have chosen :
2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee,
And formed thee from the womb, which will help thee;
Fear not, O Jacob, my servant ;
6 De. 32. 15. And thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Joel 2. 28. John 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty,
7. 38. Ac. 2. 18.
And floods upon the dry ground:
I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed,
And my blessing upon thine offspring :
4 And they shall spring up as among the grass,
As willows by the water courses.
5 One shall say, I am the Lord's;
And another shall call himself by the name of Jacob;
And another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD,
And surname himself by the name of Israel.
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JY ISAIAH SHOWS THE FOLLY .
.
OF IDOLATRYOF IDOLATRY32. 39. 1 Sa. 2.
32. 4.
2. 18.
29. & 42. 17.
6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel,
And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts;
d 18. 41. 4. & 48.
12. Re. 1.8, 17,
I dam The First, and I am The Last;
& 22. 13.
And besides me there is no God.
? And who, as I, shall call,
And shall declare it, and set it in order for me,
Since I appointed the ancient people ?
And the things that are coming, and shall come,
Let them show unto them.
8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid :
Have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it?
Ye are even my witnesses.
Is there a God besides me ?-
e De. 4. 35, 39.& Yea, there is no *God—I know not any.
2. 2 Sa. 22. 32. ^ They that make a graven image are all of them vanity;
* Heb. rock. De.
And their tdelectable things shall not profit;
| Heb. desirable. And they are their own witnesses ;
f Ps. 115. 4, &c.
"They see not, nor know;
That they may be ashamed.
10 Who hath formed a god,
8 Je. 10. 5. Hub. Or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing ?
Pa 97.4. 15. 1. 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be "ashamed :
And the workmen, they are of men:
Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up;
Yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
Or, with an axes 12 The smith with the tongs
Je. 10. 3, &c.
Both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers,
And worketh it with the strength of his arms :
Yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth:
He drinketh no water, and is faint.
13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line;
He fitteth it with planes,
And he marketh it out with the compass,
And maketh it after the figure of a man,
According to the beauty of a man;
That it may remain in the house.
14 He heweth him down cedars,
And taketh the cypress and the oak,
* Or, taketh cour-
Which he *strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest :
He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
15 Then shall it be for a man to burn:
For he will take thereof, and warm himself;
Yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread;
Yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it;
He maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
16 He burneth part thereof in the fire ;
With part thereof he eateth flesh;
He roasteth roast, and is satisfied:
Yea, he warmeth himself, and saith,
“Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: "
17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image:
He falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it,
And prayeth unto it, and saith,
“ Deliver me ; for thou art my God.”
18 They have not known nor understood;
For he hath fshut their eyes, that they cannot see,
| Heb. daubed.
And their hearts, that they cannot understand.
agc.
i 2 Thes. 2. 11,
796
ISAIAH SHOWS THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY. [PERIOD VI.
21. 2 Thes. 2.
11.
m Ps. 69. 34. &
96. 11, 12. Is. 42.
10. Je. 51. 48.
{ Heb. setteth to 19 And none Iconsidereth in his heart,
his heart. I8. 46.
Neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
I have burned part of it in the fire;
Yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof;
I have roasted flesh, and eaten it-
And shall I make the residue thereof an abomination ?
* Heb. that which
Shall I fall down to *the stock of a tree?
comcs of a trec?
j Ho. 4. 12. Ro. 1. 20 He feedeth on ashes : la deceived heart hath turned him aside,
That he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,
Is there not a lie in my right hand ?
21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel !
For thou art my servant:
I have formed thee; thou art my servant:
O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
k Is. 43. 25.
22 I "have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,
And, as a cloud, thy sins:
1 Is. 43. 1. & 48.
20. 1 Co. 6. 20. Return unto me; for 'I have redeemed thee.
1 Pe. 1. 18, 19.
23 Sing, mO ye heavens ; for the Lord hath done it!
Shout, ye lower parts of the earth!
Re. 18. 20. Break forth into singing, ye mountains !
O forest, and every tree therein!
For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob,
And glorified himself in Israel.
24 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer,
And he that formed thee from the womb,
I am the LORD that maketh all things;
n See Ge. 1. l. :
That "stretcheth forth the heavens alone;
That spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
o Is. 47. 13.
25 That 'frustrateth the tokens Pof the liars,
p Je. 50. 36.
And maketh diviners mad;
That turneth wise men backward,
91 Co. 1. 20.
And 'maketh their knowledge foolish;
26 That 'confirmeth the word of his servant,
And performeth the counsel of his messengers ;
That saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited ;
And to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built,
Heb. wastes.
And I will raise up the tdecayed places thereof;
8 See Je. 50. 38. 27 That saith to the deep, Be dry,
And I will dry up thy rivers ;
28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd,
And shall perform all my pleasure :
Even saying to Jerusalem, “Thou shalt be built ;”
And to the temple, “ Thy foundation shall be laid."
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed,
Isaiah xlv.
& Is. 41. 13.
To Cyrus, whose “right hand I have holden,
| Or, strength-
v Is. 41. 2. Da. 5.
And I will loose the loins of kings,
To open before him the two-leaved gates ;
And the gates shall not be shut;
2 I will go before thee,
And make the crooked places straight;
I will break in pieces the gates of brass,
And cut in sunder the bars of iron;
3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness,
And hidden riches of secret places,
That thou mayest know that I, the LORD,
go Zec. 1. 6.
26 ind maketh wise memad;
t2 Ch. 36. 22, 23.
Ezra 1. 1, &c.
To Cubdue nationsToins of kinse, gates ;
cned.
30.
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ISAIAH SHOWS THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY.
1 Ps. 18
37. 20. Mal. 1.
11.
d Ps. 72. 3. & 85.
11.
20.
w Ex. 33. 12, 17. Which "call thee by thy name,
Am the God of Israel."
4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect,
I have even called thee by thy name:
x1 Thes. 4. 5.
I have surnamed thee, though thou hast *not known me.
y De. 4. 35, 39. 5 Yam the LORD, and there is none else,
& 32. 39.
There is no God besides me:
- 32, 39. I *girded thee, though thou hast not known me.
a, 99,2020.15., Is. 6 That "they may know from the rising of the sun,
And from the west, that there is none besides me.
I am the LORD, and there is none else.
Ps. 104. 20. ? I form the light, and create darkness :
c Amos 3. 6.
I make peace, and 'create evil :
I the LORD do all these things.
8 Drop (down, ye heavens! from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness!
Let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together!
I the LORD have created it.
9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth.
e Jo. 18. 6. Ro. 9. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou ?
Or thy work, He hath no hands?
10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou ?
Or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
11 Thus saith the LORD,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker,
Ask me of things to come
Concerning my sons,
And concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
f See Ge. l. 1. 12 [ Shave made the earth,
And created man upon it:
I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens,
And all their host have I commanded.
13 I have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will * direct all his ways:
He shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives,
g Is. 52. 3. See Not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.
Ro. 3. 24.
14 Thus saith the LORD,
The "labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia
49. 23. & 60. 9, And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
8. 22, 23.
Shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine:
i Ps. 149. 8.
They shall come after thee; 'in chains they shall come over,
And they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication
unto thee,
jl Co. 14.25.
Saying, 'Surely God is in thee; and there is none else,
There is no God.
15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself,
O God of Israel, the Saviour !
16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them :
They shall go to confusion together
That are makers of idols.
& Is. 26. 4. Ro. 17 But "Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation:
Ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens;
God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath
established it,
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* Or, make
straight.
h Ps. 68. 31. &
72. 10, 11. Is.
".. 10, 14, 16. Ze.
11. 26.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. [Period VI.
48. 16.
9. & 46. 10. &
48. 14.
He created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited :
I am the LORD—and there is none else.
De 30. 11. Is. 19 I have not spoken in 'secret, in a dark place of the earth:
I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain :
m Ps. 19. 8. & I "the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
119. 137, 138. 90
20 Assemble yourselves and come!
Draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations !
ne Is. 48. 7. Ro. 1. They have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image,
22, 23.
And pray unto a god that cannot save.
21 Tell ye, and bring them near;
• Yea, let them take counsel together :
o Is. 41. 22. & 43. Who 'hath declared this from ancient time?
Who hath told it from that time?
PIs. 46. 9. & 48. Have not I the LORD ? ?and there is no God else besides me!
3, &c.
A just God and a Saviour--there is none besides me.
2 Ps. 22. 27. & 65. 22 Look 'unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth:
For I am God and there is none else.
Ge. 22. 16. He. 23 I "have sworn by myself,
The word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
s Ro. 14. 11. Phil.
That 'unto me every 'knee shall bow,
Every 'tongue shall swear.
24 + Surely, (shall one say,)
In the LORD'is In the Lord have I frighteousness and strength:
all rightcousness
Even to him shall men come;
and strength.
| Heb. righteous And all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
nesses. Je. 23.5.
1 Co. 1. 30. S. 25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified,
u 1 Co. 1. 31. And “shall glory.
5.
6. 13.
2. 10.
t Ge. 31. 53. De.
6. 13. Ps. 63. 11.
+ Or, Surely he
shall say of me,
A. M. 3294 to
3305.
B. C. 710 to
699.
44.
SECT. XVII. SECTION XVII.-Isaiah's Prophecy of the Babylonish Captivity, and the
Destruction of Babylon.
ISAIAH xlvi. and xlvii.
The idols of Babylon could not save themselves. 3 God saveth his people to the end. 5 Idols are not
comparable to God for power, 12 or present salvation. — Chap. xlvii. 1 God's judgment upon
Babylon and Chaldea, 6 for their unmercifulness, 7 pride, 10 and over boldness, 11 shall be
irresistible.
a Je. 50. 2. & 51.
i Bel "boweth down, Nebo stoopeth,
Their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle:
Your carriages were heavy loaden ;
6 Je. 10.5.
They dare a burden to the weary beast.
2 They stoop, they bow down together ;
They could not deliver the burden,
* Heb. their soul.
But *themselves are gone into captivity.
Je. 48. 7.
3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob!
And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
c Ex. 19. 4. De.
Which are borne by me from the belly,
1. 31. & 32. 11.
Which are carried from the womb:
d Ps. 102. 27.
Mal. 3. 6.
4 And even to your old age dI am He;
e Ps. 48. 14. And even to hoar hairs will I carry you :
I have made, and I will bear;
Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal,
And compare me, that we may be like?
fls. 40. 19. & 41. 6 They ravish gold out of the bag,
6. & 44. 12, 19.
And weigh silver in the balance,
And hire a goldsmith: and he maketh it a god :
They fall down-yea, they worship.
g Jo. 10.5. They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him,
Ps. 71. 6.
Je. 10. 3.
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h De. 32. 7.
i P8. 33. 11. Pr.
19. 21. & 21. 30.
17.
† Heb. The man
of my counsel.
? Nu. 23. 19.
n Is. 51. 5. Ro. l.
17. & 3. 21.
And set him in his place, and he standeth;
From his place shall he not remove :
Yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer,
Nor save him out of his trouble.
8 Remember this, and show yourselves men:
Bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors !
9 Remember "the former things of old :
For I am God—and there is none else;
I am God and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying,
zo. My counsel shall stand,
Ac. 5. 39. Ho.6. And I will do all my pleasure:
į Is. 41. 2, 25. 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the East,
The man kthat executeth my counsel from a far country:
k Is. 44. 28. &
Yea, 'I have spoken it I will also bring it to pass ;
45. 13.
I have purposed it_I will also do it.
12 Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted,
m Ro. 10. 3.
That "are far from righteousness :
1. 13 I "bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off,
o Hab. 2. 3. And my salvation 'shall not tarry:
p Is. 62. 11.
And I will place ” salvation in Zion
For Israel my glory.
1 Come down, and sit in the dust, О virgin daughter of Isalah xlvii.
Babylon !
Sit on the ground !
There is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans !
For thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
9.Ex. 11.5. Juu 2 Take 'the millstones, and grind meal :
Uncover thy locks, make bare the leg,
Uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
* Is.3. 17. Je. 13. 3 Thy 'nakedness shall be uncovered,
Yea, thy shame shall be seen:
s Ro. 12. 19.
I Șwill take vengeance,
And I will not meet thee as a man.
4 As for 'our Redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name,
The Holy One of Israel.
5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the
Chaldeans!
For "thou shalt no more be called, The Lady of Kingdoms.
v See 2 Sa. 24. 6 I "was wroth with my people,
I have polluted mine inheritance,
And given them into thy hand:
Thou didst show them no mercy;
w Do. 28. 50.
Upon "the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
? And thou saidst, “ I shall be *a lady for ever :"
So that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart,
y De. 32. 29.
Neither didst remember the latter end of it.
* Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures,
That dwellest carelessly,
That sayest in thy heart,
I am, and none else besides me;
I “shall not sit as a widow,
Neither shall I know the loss of children.
9 But 'these two things shall come to thee 'in a moment in one day,
The loss of children, and widowhood :
16. 21. Mat. 24.
41.
22, 26. Nah. 3.5.
t Je. 50. 34.
u Da. 2. 37.
14. 2 Ch. 28. 9.
Zec. l. 15.
x Re. 18. 7.
z Zep. 2. 15.
a Re. 18. 7.
6 18. 51. 19.
c1 Thes. 5. 3.
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or the gre trusted in seeth m
& Ps. 52. 7.
f Is. 29. 15. Ez.
8. 12. & 9. 9.
* Heb. the morna
And mischt not know come upo
the monins.
h Nah. 1. 10.
Mal. 4. 1.
d Nah. 3. 4. They shall come upon thee in their perfection dfor the multitude of
And for the great abundance of thine enchantments. [thy sorceries,
10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness :
Thou hast said, “ None seeth me."
Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath fperverted thee;
| Or, caused thee And thou hast said in thy heart,
to turn away.
I am, and none else besides me.
11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee;
Thou shalt not know *from whence it riseth :
ing thercof.
And mischief shall fall upon thee;
| Heb. cxpiate. Thou shalt not be able to fput it off:
& 1 Thes. 5. 3.
And desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt
12 Stand now with thine enchantments,
(not know.
And with the multitude of thy sorceries,
Wherein thou hast labored from thy youth;
If so be thou shalt be able to profit,
If so be thou mayest prevail.
13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels.
4,Heb. viewers of Let now the tastrologers, the stargazers,
the heavens. Du.
2. 2.
*The monthly prognosticators,
*That give knowl-
edge concerning
Stand up, and save thee
From these things that shall come upon thee.
14 Behold, they shall be *as stubble;
The fire shall burn them;
† Heb. their souls. They shall not deliver fthemselves from the power of the flame:
There shall not be a coal to warm at,
Nor fire to sit before it.
15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast labored,
i Re. 18. 11.
Even thy merchants, from thy youth :
They shall wander every one to his quarter ;
None shall save thee.
SECT. XVIII. SECTION XVIII.- Isaiah reproves the Israelites for their Idolatry.
A. M. 3294 to
ISAIAH xlviii.
God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinacy, revealed his prophecies. 9 He saveth them
B. C. 710 to for his own sake. '12 He exhorteth them to obedience, because of his power and providence
16 He lamenteth their backwardness. 20 He powerfully delivereth his people out of Babylon.
1 HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob !
Which are called by the name of Israel,
And are come forth out of the waters of Judah,
a De. 6. 13. Which "swear by the name of the LORD,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But not in truth, nor in righteousness.
2 For they call themselves of the Holy City,
o Mic. 3. 11. Ro. And óstay themselves upon the God of Israel ;
2. 17.
The LORD of hosts is his name.
c Is. 41. 22. & 42. 3I have declared the former things from the beginning;
And they went forth out of my mouth-and I showed them;
& 46.9, 10.
d Jos. 21. 45.
I did them suddenly—and 'they came to pass.
4 Because I knew that thou art * obstinate,
And 'thy neck is an iron sinew,
And thy brow brass ;
5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee;
Before it came to pass I showed it thee :
Lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them,
And my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded
6 Thou hast heard (see :) all this ;
[them.
And will not ye declare it?
3305.
699.
9. & 43. 9. & 44.
7, 8. & 45. 21.
* Aha they went ferty
and the betinate,
* Heb. hard.
• Ex. 32. 9.
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22.
11
min
27. Ez. 20. 9.
k De. 32. 39.
13.
my right hand
hath spread out.
m Is. 44. 28.
I have showed thee new things from this time,
Even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
? They are created now, and not from the beginning;
Even before the day when thou heardest them not ;
Lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not;
Yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened:
For I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously,
f Ps. 58. 3.
And wast called 'a transgressor from the womb.
& Ps. 79. 9. Ez.. 9 For my name's sake "will I defer mine anger,
20. 9, 14, 22, 44.
h Ps. 78. 38. And for my praise will I refrain for .thee,
That I cut thee not off. .
i Ps. 66. 10. 10 Behold, I have refined thee_but not twith silver;
† Or, for siloer,
see Ez. 22. 20 I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it:
j See De. 32. 26,
For how should my name be polluted ?
And I will not give my glory unto another.
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob,
And Israel, my called !
I kam He-I am 'The First, I also am The Last.
i Re. 1. 17. & 22. 13. V
• & R. 13 My hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth,
Or, the palm of And #my right hand hath spanned the heavens :
When I call unto them—they stand up together.
14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear!
Which among them hath declared these things ?
The LORD hath loved him : "he will do his pleasure on Babylon,
And his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
15 I, even I, have spoken-yea, I have called him :
I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this !
I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;
From the time that it was there am I:
And now "the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
17 Thus saith the LORD,
Thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel ;
I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit,
Which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
o De. 32. 29. 18 0 °that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments !
Then had thy peace been as a river,
And thy righteousness as the waves of the sea :
p.Ge. 22. 17. Ho. 19 Thy Pseed also had been as the sand,
And the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof;
His name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
20 Go 'ye forth of Babylon,
45. Zec. 2. 6, . Flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing,
Declare ye, tell this,
Utter it even to the end of the earth : say ye,-
The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
✓ See Is. 41. 17,
21 And they "thirsted not when he led them through the deserts ;
Ex. 17. 6. Nu. He 'caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them;
20. 11.
He clave the rock also—and the waters gushed out.
22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
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n Is. 61. 1. Zec.
2.8, 9, 11.
1. 10.
g Is. 52. 11. Je.
50. 8. & 51. 6,
Re. 18. 4.
18.
101
802
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a Je. 1. 5. Mat. l.
20, 21. Lu. 1.
36. Gal. l. 15.
16. Ho. 6. 5. .
He. 4. 12. Re. 1.
16.
| Or, That Isyael
may be gathered
SECT. XIX. SECTION XIX.-The Messiah, through Isaiah, addresses his People.
A. M. 3294 to
ISAIAH xlix.
Christ, being sent to the Jews, complaineth of them. ·5 He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious
B. C. 710 to
pronises. 13 God's love is perpetual to his Church. 18 The ample restoration of the Church.
24 The powerful deliverance out of captivity.
1 LISTEN, O isles, unto me!
And hearken, ye people, from far !
The "LORD hath called me from the womb;
15, 31. Jo. 10. From the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
0 Is. 11. 4. & 51. 2 And he hath made 'my mouth like a sharp sword;
In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me,
And made me a polished shaft;
In his quiver hath he hid me;
3 And said unto me, “ Thou art my servant,
c Is. 44. 23. John O Israel, 'in whom I will be glorified."
13. 31. & 15. 8.
Eph. 1. 6. 4 Then I said, “ I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain:
Yet surely my judgment is with the LORD,
+ Or, reward.
And my *work with my God.”
5 And now, saith the LORD
That formed me from the womb to be his servant,
To bring Jacob again to him,
+Though Israel 'be not gathered,
to him, and I Yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD,
may, &c.
d Mat. 23. 37.
And my God shall be my strength.
| Or, Art thou 6 And he said, “It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant,
'lighter than that
thou shouldest,
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
$C.
And to restore the *preserved of Israel :
* Or, desolations.
I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles,
That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.”
7 Thus saith the LORD,
The Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One,
Or, that is de-
To him twhom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth,
To a servant of rulers,
f Ps. 72. 10, 11.
“Kings 'shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the LORD that is faithful,
And the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.”
8 Thus saith the LORD,
2 Co. 6.2.
In fan acceptable time have I heard thee,
And in a day of salvation have I helped thee:
And I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people,
Or, raise up.
To festablish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
h Zec. 9. 12.
9 That thou mayest say "to the prisoners, Go forth !
To them that are in darkness, Show yourselves !
They shall feed in the ways,
And their pastures shall be in all high places.
i Re.7.16.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst;
į Pg. 121. 6.
Neither 'shall the heat nor sun smite them :
k Ps. 23. 2.
For He that hath mercy on them "shall lead them,
Even by the springs of water shall He guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way,
And my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from far !
And, lo, these from the north and from the west !
And these from the land of Sinim!”
e Is. 42. 6. & 60.
3. Lu. 2. 32. Ac.
13. 47. & 26. 18.
spised in soul.
Is. 53. 3. Mat.
26. 67.
See Ps. 69. 13.
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THE MESSIAH'S ADDRESS TO HIS PEOPLE.
7. 11.
* Heb. From
having compas-
sion.
n See Ex. 13. 9.
o Pr. 17. 6.
p See Is. 54. 1, 2
10.
11. 11, &c.
13 Sing, O heavens! and be joyful, O earth!
And break forth into singing, O mountains !
For the LORD hath comforted his people,
And will have mercy upon his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, “ The LORD hath forsaken me,
And my Lord hath forgotten me.”
i See Ps. 103. 13. 15 - Can 'a woman forget her sucking child,
Mal. 3. 17. Mat.
* That she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Yea, they may forget-yet "will I not forget thee.
16 Behold, “I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;
m Ro. 11. 29.
Thy walls are continually before me.
Cant. 8. 6. 17 Thy children shall make haste;
Thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold:
All these gather themselves together, and come to thee.
As I live," saith the LORD,
“ Thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, ºas with an ornament,
And bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction,
Zec. 2. 4. & 10.
2212 Shall 'even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants,
And they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
9, Mat. 3. 9. Ro. 20 The children which thou shalt have, 'after thou hast lost the other,
Shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me:
Give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Then shalt thou say in thy heart,
Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and
am desolate,
A captive, and removing to and fro ? and who hath brought
up these?
Behold, I was left alone; these-where had they been?”
22 Thus saith the Lord GOD,
“ Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles,
And set up my standard to the people :
| Heb. boson. And they shall bring thy sons in their tarms,
And thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
# Heb. nourish- 23 And kings shall be thy fnursing-fathers,
* Heb. princesses. And their *queens thy nursing-mothers :
They shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth,
And lick up the dust of thy feet;
And thou shalt know that I am the Lord:
For "they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.”
24" Shall $the prey be taken from the mighty,
Lu. 11. 21, 22. Or fthe lawful captive delivered ? "a
1 Heb. the captiv- 25 But thus saith the LORD,
ity of the just.
a This verse “ Even the Icaptives of the mighty shall be taken away,
And the prey of the terrible shall be delivered;
For I will contend with him that contendeth with thee,
And I will save thy children.
| Heb. captivity. 26
26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh;
And they shall be drunken with their own 'blood, as with *sweet wine:
And all flesh shall know
That I the LORD am thy Saviour
And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
ers.
go Ps. 34. 22. Ro.
5. 5. & 9. 33. &
10.11.
s Mat. 12. 29.
seems to be a
response put
into the mouths
of the doubting
Israelites.-Ed.
t Re. 14. 20. &
16. 6.
* Or, nero wine.
.
804
(PERIOD VI.
ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE REJECTION OF CHRIST.
SECT. XX.
A. M. 3294 to
3305.
B. C. 710 to
699.
a De. 24. 1.
6 See 2 Ki. 4. 1.
Niat. 18. 25.
c Pr. 1. 24. Je. 7.
d Nu. 11. 23.
13.
e Ex. 14. 21.
f Jos. 3. 16.
Section XX.—Isaiah's Prophecy of the Rejection of Christ, and the
eventual Exaltation of his Church.
Isaiah I., li. and lii. 1-12.
Christ showeth that the dereliction of the Jews is not to be imputed to him, by his ability to save, 5 by
his obedience in thut work, 7 and by lis confidence in that assistance. ' 10 An exhortation to trust
in God, und not in ourselves, - Chap. li. L and after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ,
3 by reason of his comfortable promises, 4 of his righteous sulvation, 7 und man's mortality.
9 Christ ly his sunctified arm defendeth his from the feur of nun. 17 He bewuileth the afflictions
of Jerusalem, 21 and promiseth deliverance. - Chap. lii. i Christ persuadeth the Church to be-
lieve his free redemption, 7 lo receive the ministers thereof, 9 to joy in the power thereof, 11 and
to free themselves from bondage.
1 Thus saith the LORD,
Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement,
Whom I have put away ?
Or which of my 'creditors is it to whom I have sold you ?
Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves,
And for your transgressions is your mother put away.
2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man?
When 'I called, was there none to answer ?
Is 'my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem ?
Or have I no power to deliver ?
Behold, at my rebuke 'I dry up the sea,
I make the rivers a wilderness :
Their fish stinketh, because there is no water,
And dieth for thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness,
And I make sackcloth their covering.
4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is
He wakeneth morning by morning,
[weary :
He wakeneth mine ear
To hear as the learned.
5 The Lord God hath opened mine ear,
And I was not Srebellious,
Neither turned away back.
6 I "gave my back to the smiters,
And 'my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair :
I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
? For the Lord God will help me;
Therefore shall I not be confounded :
Therefore have I set my face like a flint,
And I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8 He'is near that justifieth me;
Who will contend with me?—let us stand together :
Who is *mine adversary ?-let him come near to me.
9 Behold! the Lord God will help me;
Who is he that shall condemn me ?
Lo! they all shall wax old as a garment;
The moth shall eat them up.
10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD,
That obcyeth the voice of his servant,
That walketh in darkness, and hath no light ?
Let him trust in the name of the LORD,
And stay upon his God.
11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire,
That compass yourselves about with sparks :
Walk in the light of your fire,
And in the sparks that ye have kindled.
This "shall ye have of my hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
g Mat. 26. 39. Jo.
14. 31. Phil. 2.
8 He. 10.5, &c.
k Mat. 26. 67. &
27. 26. John 18.
22.
i La. 3. 30.
i Ro. 8. 32–34.
* Heb. the master
of my cause.
k John 9. 19.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE REJECTION OF CHRIST.
He. ll. 11,
p Ge. 13. 10. Joel
2. 3.
& Ps. 102. 26.
Mat. 24. 35.
2 Pe. 3. 10, 12.
t Is. 50. 9.
1 Ro. 9. 30–32. 1 Hearken to me, 'ye that follow after righteousness, Isaiah li.
Ye that seek the LORD:
Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn,
And to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged !
m Ro. 4. 1, 16.
ż 2 Look Ⓡunto Abraham your father,
And unto Sarah that bare you :
n Ge. 12. 1, 2.
For "I called him alone,
o Ge. 24. 1, 35.
And 'blessed him, and increased him.
3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion :
He will comfort all her waste places;
And he will make her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert ’like the garden of the LORD ;
Joy and gladness shall be found therein,
Thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
4 Hearken unto me, my people!
And give ear unto me, O my nation !
For a law shall proceed from me,
And I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
g Ro. 1. 16, 17.
: 5 My frighteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth;
And mine arms shall judge the people;
The isles shall wait upon me,
r Ro. 1. 16.
And "on mine arm shall they trust.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
And look upon the earth beneath ;
For 'the heavens shall vanish away like smoke,
And the earth shall wax old like a garment,
And they that dwell therein shall die in like manner;
But my salvation shall be for ever,
And my righteousness shall not be abolished.
7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness,
The people in whose heart is my law !
Fear "ye not the reproach of men,
Neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment,
And the worm shall eat them like wool;
But my righteousness shall be for ever,
And my salvation from generation to generation.
9 Awake! awake! put on strength, O arm of the LORD!
Awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old !
Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab,
And wounded the dragon ?
v Ex. 14. 21. 10 Art thou not it which hath 'dried the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
That hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to
11 Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, [pass over ?
And come with singing unto Zion;
And everlasting joy shall be upon their head :
They shall obtain gladness and joy ;
And sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
20 2 Co. 1. 3.
12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you:
12 1. eve
Who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die,
And of the son of man which shall be made *as grass ;
13 And forgettest the LORD thy Maker,
That 'hath stretched forth the heavens,
And laid the foundations of the earth;
And hast feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
VOL. I.
u Mat. 10. 28.
Ac. 5. 41.
returnom the repass novetats
21 Pc. 1. 24.
y See Ge. l. 1.
3 P
806
ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE REJECTION OF CHRIST. [Period VI
ready.
14 Thed that his breard thy whose wear
21. 1.
34. Ps. 60. 3.
Ez. 23. 32-34.
Zec. 12. 2. Re.
14. 10.
* Heb. breaking.
1 Or, made himself As if he twere ready to destroy ?
And where is the fury of the oppressor ?
14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed,
And that he should not die in the pit,
Nor that his bread should fail.
15 But I am the LORD thy God,
z See Ex. 14. 21. That 'divided the sea, whose waves roared :
The LORD of hosts is his name
a De. 18. 18. Is. 16 And "I have put my words in thy mouth,
59. 21. Jo. 3. 34.
And have covered thee in the shadow of my hand,
02 Pe. 3. 13. Re: That 'I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth,
And say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem,
c See Job 21. 20.
Which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury !
d See De. 28. 28,
Thou 'hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling,
And wrung them out.
18 There is none to guide her
Among all the sons whom she hath brought forth;
Neither is there any that taketh her by the hand
Of all the sons that she hath brought up.
| Heb. happened. 19 These two things fare come unto thee
Who shall be sorry for thee?
Desolation, and *destruction, and the famine, and the sword:
By whom shall I comfort thee?
20 Thy sons have fainted,
They lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net:
They are full of the fury of the Lord,
The rebuke of thy God.
21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted,
And drunken—but not with wine:
22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD,
And thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people,
Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling,
Even the dregs of the cup of my fury;
Thou shalt no more drink it again.
28. Ze. 12. 2.
23 But 'I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee;
Which have said to thy soul, “ Bow down, that we may go over ;
And thou hast laid thy body as the ground
· And as the street, to them that went over.”
1 Awake, awake ; put on thy strength, O Zion!
ISAIAH lii.
f Neh. 1). 1.
Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, 'the holy city! 1-12.
21. 2.
For henceforth there shall no more come into thee
The uncircumcised and the unclean.
2 Shake thyself from the dust!
Arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem !
g Zec. 2. 7.
Loose thyself from the bands of thy neck,
O captive daughter of Zion !
3 For thus saith the Lord,
Ye have sold yourselves for nought;
And ye shall be redeemed without money.
4 For thus saith the Lord God,
h Ge. 46. 6.
My people went down aforetime into *Egypt to sojourn there ;
And the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD,
That my people is taken away for nought?
They that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD;
¿ Ez. 36. 20, 23.
And my name continually every day ‘is blasphemed.
e Je. 25. 17, 26,
Mat. 4. 5. Re.
encefor en utiful eyes on the went or
Ro. 2. 24.
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ISAIAH PREDICTS THE HUMILIATION OF CHRIST.
:
į Nah. 1. 15. Ro.
10. 15.
6 Therefore my people shall know my name :
Therefore they shall know in that day that I am He that doth speak-
Behold, it is I!
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace;
That bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation ;
That saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth !
8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice;
With the voice together shall they sing :
For they shall see eye to eye,
When the LORD shall bring again Zion.
9 Break forth into joy, sing together,
Ye waste places of Jerusalem !
For the LORD hath comforted his people,
He hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations;
k Lu. 3. 6.
And "all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
11 Depart 'ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence,
Touch no unclean thing!
m See Ex. 12. 33,
Go ye out of the midst of her!
Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD!
u. 10. 25. See 12 For mye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight:
For "the LORD will go before you ;
† Heb. gather you
And ºthe God of Israel will tbe your rereward.
1 Jo. 50. 8. & 51.
6, 45. Zec. 2.6,
7. 2 Co. 6. 17.
Re. 18. 4.
39.
n Mic. 2. 13.
Ex. 14. 19.
up.
14.
16. 25, 26. Eph.
SECT. XXI. SECTION XXI.-Isaiah predicts the Humiliation, Sufferings, and Exalta-
er tion of Christ.
A. M. 3294 to
3305.
Isaiah lii. 13, to the end, and liii.
B. C 0 to Christ's kingdom shall be exalted. - Chap. liii. The prophet, complaining of incredulity, excuseth
699.
the scandal of the cross, 4 by the benefit of his passion, 10 and the good success thereof.
* Or, prosper.: 13 BEHOLD, my Servant shall *deal prudently,
Is. 53. 10. Je.
23. 5.
He “shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
a Phil. 2. 9.
14 As many were astonished at thee;
(His visage was so marred more than any man,
And his form more than the sons of men ;)
As: 15 So 'shall he sprinkle many nations;
2. 33. He. 3. 13,
The kings shall shut their mouths at him :
c Ro. 15. 21. &
For that 'which had not been told them shall they see;
3. 5, 9.
And that which they had not heard shall they consider.
d Jo. 12. 38. Ro.
1 Who "hath believed our freport?
Isaian lüi.
10. 16.
Or, doctrine. And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed ?
Heb. hearing.
6.1.16. 1 Co. 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant
And as a root out of a dry ground:
f Ma. 9. 12.
He 'hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him,
There is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men;
A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
| Or, he hid as it And Iwe hid as it were our faces from him ;
were his face
from us. Heb. as He was despised, and "we esteemed him not.
a hiding of faces
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs,
froin us.
h John 1. 10, 11.
And carried our sorrows :
Yet we did esteem him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
* Or, tormented. 5 But he was *wounded for our transgressions,
Ro. 4. 25. 1 Co.
15. 3. 1 Pe. 3. He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement of our peace was upon him ;
| Heb. bruise.
1 Pe. 2. 24.
And with his tstripes we are healed.
1. 18.
g He. 4. 15.
from him, or,
i Mat. 8. 17. Ho.
9. 28. 1 Pe. 2.
24.
18.
808
ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH. (Period VI.
1 Pe. 2. 25.
1 Heb. hath made
the iniquitics of
us all to meet on
Him.
k Mat, 26. 63.
& 27. 12, 14.
I Pe. 2. 23.
1 Ac. 8. 32.
distress and
&c.
* Heb, was the
stroke upon him.
60.
; Ps. 119. 176. 6 All iwe like sheep have gone astray ;
We have turned every one to his own way;
e And the LORD thath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
? He was oppressed, and he was afflicted-
Yet "he opened not his mouth :
He 'is brought as a lamb. to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before her shearers is dumb-
So he opened not his mouth.
| Or, away by
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment:
judgment; but, And who shall declare his generation ?
m Da. 9. 26. . For he was cut off out of the land of the living :
For the transgression of my people *was he stricken.
n Mat. 27. 57, 58, 9 And "he made his grave with the wicked,
And with the rich in his tdeath;
| Heb. deaths.
Because he had done no violence,
01 Pe. 2. 22.
Neither was any ºdeceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him ;
tor, When his
He hath put him to grief:
When thou shalt make his soul ”an offering for sin,
1 Pe. 2. 24. He shall see his seed, 'he shall prolong his days,
q Ro. 6. 9.
And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
r Eph. 1. 5, 9.
2 Thes. 1.'11. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied:
By ‘his knowledge shall 'my righteous servant “justify many;
t 1 Jo. 2. 1. For he shall bear their iniquities.
u Ro. 5. 18, 19.
· 12 Therefore 'will I divide him a portion with the great,
v Phil. 2. 9.
And "he shall divide the spoil with the strong ;
. Ma. 15. 28. Lu.
Because he hath poured out his soul unto death :
y Lu. 23. 34. Ro. And he was *numbered with the transgressors;
8. 34. He. 7. 25.
& 9. 24. I Jo. 2. And he bare the sin of many,
And 'made intercession for the transgressors.
1 Jo. 3.5.
soul shall male
an offering.
p 2 Co. 5. 21.
s Jo. 17.3. 2 Pe.
1.3.
20 Col. 2. 15.
22. 37.
3305.
4. 27.
SECT. XXII. SECTION XXII.-Isaiah's Prophecy of the Enlargement and Triumph
of the Church.
A. M. 3294 to
ISAIAH liv.
B. C. 710 10 The prophet, for the comfort of the Gentiles, prophesieth the amplitude of their Church, 4 their
699.
safety, 6 their certain deliverunce out of ajliction, 11 their fair edification, 15 and their sure
preservation.
a Zep. 3. 14. Ga.
1 Sing, "O barren, thou that didst not bear !
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail
with child !
0 1 Sa. 2. 5.
For •more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent,
And let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations :
Spare not-lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ;
3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left;
c Is. 55. 5. & 61.
And “thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles,
And make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 Fear not-for thou shalt not be ashamed :
Neither be thou confounded-for thou shalt not be put to shame:
For thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth,
And shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
5 For thy Maker is thy husband;
d Lu. 1. 32.
The "Lord of hosts is his name;
And thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel;
The 'God of the whole earth shall he be called.
[spirit,
6 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in
And a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
9.
e Zec, 14. 9. Ro.
3. 29.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE BLESSINGS OF THE GOSPEL.
]
36.
7
5. 18.
21. 18, &c.
f2 Co. 4. 17. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee;
But with great mercies will I gather thee.
8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment;
But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee,
Saith the LORD thy Redeemer. "
& Ge. 8. 21.& 9. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me:
11. 18. 55. 11.
See Je. 31. 35, For as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go
over the earth;
So have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
n Ps. 46. 2. Mat. 10 For the mountains shall depart,
And the hills be removed ;
But my kindness shall not depart from thee,
Neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed,
Saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
il Ch. 29. 2. Re. Behold, I will lay thy stones with 'fair colors,
· And lay thy foundations with sapphires !
12 And I will make thy windows of agates,
And thy gates of carbuncles,
And all thy borders of pleasant stones.
j Je. 31. 34. Jo. 6. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD;
45. 1 Co. 2. 10.
1 Thes. 4. 9. And great shall be the peace of thy children.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established :
Thou shalt be far from oppression-for thou shalt not fear :
And from terror-for it shall not come near thee.
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together—but not by me:
Whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire,
And that bringeth forth an instrument for his work ;
And I have created the waster to destroy.
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper ;
And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, [condemn.
And their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
1 Jo 2. 20.
699.
SECT. XXIII. SECTION XXIII.—Isaiah prophesies the Fulness and Excellence of the Bless-
ings of the Gospel.
A. M. 3294 to
3305.
Isaiah lv. and lvi. 1-8.
B. C:.710 to The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calleth to faith, 6 and to repentance. 8 The happy suc-
cess of them that believe. - Chap. Ivi. 1 He exhorieth to sanctification, 3 He promiseth it shall be
general, without respect of persons.
a Jo. 4. 14. & 7.
Ho, "every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters !
37. Rе. 21.6.
& 22. 17.
And he that hath no money, 'come ye, buy, and eat!
6 Eccl. 51. 25.
Mat. 13. 44, 46.
Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
Re. 3. 18.
2 Wherefore do ye *spend money for that which is not bread ?
* Heb. weigh.
And your labor for that which satisfieth not?
Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good,
And let your soul delight itself in fatness.
c Mat. 11. 28. 3 Incline vour ear, and come unto me!
Hear, and your soul shall live!
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
d Ac. 13. 34. Even the dsure mercies of David.
e so, 18. 37. Re. 4 Behold! I have given him for a witness to the people,
1. 5.
f Je. 30. 9. Ez. A leader and commander to the people.
34. 23. Ho. 3. 5. 5 Dhui &th ar mholt
5 Behold! thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not,
De. 9. 25.
& Eph. 2. 11, 12. And “nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee
h Ge. 49. 10. Is.
60.5.
Because of the LORD thy God,
i Ac. 3. 13. And for the Holy One of Israel ; *for he hath glorified thee.
VOL. I.
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3p*
810
ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE BLESSINGS OF THE GOSPEL. (Period VI.
į Ps. 32. 6. Mat.
5. 25. & 25. 11.
o fat her are heavens after than thoughtsid the sine
6 Seek 'ye the LORD while he may be found,
Jo. 7. 34. & 8. Call ye upon him while he is near :
21. 2 Co. 6.1, 2. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
He. 3. 13.
| Heb. the man And the unrighteous man his thoughts :
of iniquityj.
And let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him;
I Heb. multiply
And to our God, for he will tabundantly pardon.
to pardon.
k 2 Sa. 7. 19: 8 For *my thoughts are not your thoughts,
Neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
And returneth not thither,
But watereth the earth,
And maketh it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater ;
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth :
It shall not return unto me void,
But it shall accomplish that which I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy,
And be led forth with peace :
The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn-shall come up the fir tree,
And instead of the brier-shall come up the myrtle tree :
And it shall be to the LORD for a name,
For an everlasting sign, that shall not be cut off.
1 Thus saith the Lord,
Isaiah lvi.
* Or, equity. Keep ye *judgment, and do justice :
1-8.
For 'my salvation is near to come,
17. Ro. 13. 11,
And my righteousness to be revealed.
2 Blessed is the man that doeth this,
And the son of man that layeth hold on it;
That keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it,
And keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
m See De. 23. 1-
3 Neither let "the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to
the LORD, speak, saying,
The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people :
Neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4 For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbaths,
And choose the things that please me,
And take hold of my covenant;
n 3 Ti. 3. 15. 5 Even unto them will I give in "my house
And within my walls a place and a name
Better than of sons and of daughters :
I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD,
To serve him, and to love the name of the LORD,
To be his servants,
Every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it,
And taketh hold of my covenant;
pl Pe. 1. 1, 2. 7 Even them will I Pbring to my holy mountain,
And make them joyful in my house of prayer :
q Ro. 12. 1. He.
Their 'burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon
mine altar;
go Mat. 21. 13.
For 'my house shall be called a house of prayer 'for all people.
I Mat. 3. 2. & 4.
12.
3. Ac. 8. 27. &
10. 1, 2, 34. &
17. 4. & 18. 7.
1 Pe. 1.1.
o Jo. 1. 12. I Jo.
3.1.
13. 15. 1 Pe. 2.
5.
3 Mal. 1. 11.
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t John 10. 16.
Eoh. 1. 10. & 2.
14-16.
† Heb. Tu his
gathered.
8 The LORD God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith,
Yet 'will I gather others to him,
+Besides those that are gathered unto him.
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- SECTION XXIV.—Isaiah predicts the Calamities which should befall Judæa
SECT. XXIV.
for its Idolatry and Hypocrisy.
Isaiam lvi. 9, to the end, lvii., lviii., und lix. 1-15.
A. M. 3294 Lo
* 3308. " Isaiah inveigheth against blind watchmen. - Chap. Ixvii, 1 The blessed death of the righteous. 3 God
B. C. 710 to
reproveth the Jews for their whorish idolatiy. 13 He giveth evangelical promises to the peni-
tent. — Chap. Iviii. The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy, 3 expresseth a counterfeit fast
and a true. " 8 He declareth what promises are due unto godliness, 13 and to the keeping of the
Sabbath. — Chap. lix. 1 The dumnuble nature of sin. 3 The sins of the Jews. 9 Calamity is
for sin.
9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour !
Yea, all ye beasts in the forest !
a Mat. 15. 14. & 10 His watchmen are 'blind: they are all ignorant,
23. 16.
6 Phil. 3. 2. They bare all dumb dogs, they cannot bark ;
* Or, Dreaming, Sleeping lving down loving to słumher.
or, talking in
their sleep. 11 Yea, they are tgreedy dogs which fcan never have enough,
† Heb. strong of
'appetile. Mic. And they are shepherds that cannot understand :
3. 11.
They all look to their own way,
I Heb. knowo not
to be satisfied. Every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Ez. 34. 2, 3.
12 « Come ye,” say they, “I will fetch wine,
And we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
c Ps. 10. 6. Pr.
And to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.”
23. 35. Lu. 12.
19. 1 Co. 15. 32.
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to Isaiah lvii.
heart:
* Heh. men of
And *merciful men are taken away, 'none considering
kindness, or,
godliness, Ps. 12. That the righteous is taken away from fthe evil to come.
1. Mic. 7. 2.
di Ki. 14. 13. ? He shall fenter into peace:
See 2 Ki. 22. 20.
They shall rest in their beds,
† Or, that which
is evil.
Each one walking *in his uprightness
I Or, go in peace. 3 But draw near hither, øye sons of the sorceress,
"Lu. 2. 29.
* Or, before him. The seed of the adulterer and the whore.
e Mat. 16. 4.
4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves ?
Against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue ?
Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
+ Or, among the 5 Enflaming yourselves twith idols under every green tree,
oaks, 18. I. 29.
f Le. 18. 21. & Slaying 'the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks ?
20. 2. 2 Ki. 16.
3. & 23. 10. Je.
6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion ;
7. 31. Ez. 16. 20.
They, they are thy lot:
& 20. 26.
Even to them hast thou poured a drink offering,
Thou hast offered a meat offering.
Should I receive comfort in these ?
? Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed :
Even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remem-
For thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, [brance:
And art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed,
1 Or, horded it for And Imade thee a covenant with them;
thyself larger
than theirs.
Thou lovedst their bed *where thou sawest it.
* Or, thou pro- 9 And tthou wentest to the king with ointment,
7 Or, thou respect. And didst increase thy perfumes,
cdst the king.
And didst send thy messengers far off,
And didst debase thyself—even unto hell.
10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way;
Yet saidst thou not. There is no hope :
Or, living Thou hast found the flife of thy hand ::
Therefore thou wast not grieved.
videst room.
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ISAIAH PREDICTS THE CALAMITIES OF JUDÆA.
* Hob. turning
away.
11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared,
That thou hast lied,
And hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart?
Have not I held my peace even of old,
And thou fearest me not?
12 I will declare thy righteousness,
And thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
13 When thou criest-let thy companies deliver thee;
But the wind shall carry them all away;
Vanity shall take them :
But he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land,
And shall inherit my holy mountain ;
14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way,
Take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people !
15 For thus saith the High and Lofty One
g Job 6. 10. Lu. That inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy;
1. 49.
I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
16 For I will not contend for ever,
Neither will I be always wroth;
For the spirit should fail before me,
And the souls which I have made.
17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth,
And smote him : I hid me, and was wroth,
And he went on *frowardly in the way of his heart.
18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him:
I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his
mourners.
h Feb. 13. 15. 19 I create hthe fruit of the lips;
i Acts 2. 39. Eph. Peace, peace ito him that is far off, and to him that is near,
Saith the LORD ; and I will heal him.
j Job 15. 20, &c. 20 But 'the wicked are like the troubled sea,
When it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
Cry taloud, spare not,
Isaiah lviii.
Lift up thy voice like a trumpet,
And show my people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins !
2 Yet they seek me daily,
And a delight to know my ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And forsook not the ordinance of their God:
They ask of me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching to God.
ke Mal. 3. 14. 3- Wherefore "have we fasted," say they, "and thou seest not?
i Le. 16.24, 31. Wherefore have we'afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge?"
& 23. 27.
Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure,
| Or, things And exact all your flabors.
4 Behold, mye fast for strife and debate,
Hcb. griefs.
m 1 Ki. 21. 9, 12,
And to smite with the fist of wickedness :
1
* Ye shall not fast as ye do this day,
* Or, Ye fast not
as this day.
To make your voice to be heard on high.
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen ?
Lis A day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush,
Pr. 4. 16.
# Heb. with the
throat.
a i. e. they mako
pretence of doing
80.- Ed.
wlcreroith ye
gricve others.
13.
Or, To aflict his
soul for a day.
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m Est. 4. 3. Job
2. 8. Da. 9. 3.
Jon. 3. 6.
5. 5.
| Heb.shall gather
And "to spread sackcloth and ashes under him ?
Wilt thou call this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the LORD?
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen ?
To loose the bands of wickedness,
n Neh. 5. 10-12.
"To undo the heavy burdens,
1 Heb. the bundles
of the yoke. . And ºto let the *oppressed go free,
o Je. 34. 9. . And that ye break every yoke ?
* Heb. broken.
? Is it not P to deal thy bread to the hungry,
p See Job 22. 7.
| Or, afflicted.
And that thou bring the poor that are tcast out to thy house?
When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ;
Ge. 29. 14. Neh.
And that thou hide not thyself from "thine own flesh ?
r See Job 11. 17. 8 Then "shall thy light break forth as the morning,
And thy health shall spring forth speedily:
And thy righteousness shall go before thee;
8 Ex. 14. 19.
The 'glory of the LORD Ishall be thy rereward.
thee up. Op 9 Then shalt thou call—and the LORD shall answer ;
Thou shalt cry--and he shall say, Here I am!
If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke,
The putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry,
And satisfy the afflicted soul;
Then shall thy light rise in obscurity,
And thy darkness be as the noon day.
11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually,
* Heb. droughts. And satisfy thy soul in * drought,
And make fat thy bones ;
And thou shalt be like a watered garden,
† Heb. lie, or, de And like a spring of water, whose waters ffail not.
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places :
Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations;
And thou shalt be called, The Repairer of the breach,
The restorer of paths to dwell in.'
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath,
From doing thy pleasure on my holy day;
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy of the LORD, honorable ;
And shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways,
Nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD;
De. 32. 13. & 33. And I will cause thee to 'ride upon the high places of the earth,
And feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father :
For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
u Nu. 11. 23. 1 Behold, the Lord's hand is not "shortened, that it can Isaiah lix.
not save;
1.-15.
Neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God,
| Or, have made And your sins thave hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood,
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken lies;
Your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth :
They trust in vanity, and speak lies;
They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
5 They hatch * cockatrice's eggs,
And weave the spider's web:
ceive.
29.
him hide.
* Or, adder's.
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2. 15.
He that eateth of their eggs dieth,
t Or, is sprinkled And that which tis crushed breaketh out into a viper.
is as if there
brake out a viper. 6 Their webs shall not become garments,
Neither shall they cover themselves with their works:
Their works are works of iniquity,
And the act of violence is in their hands.
v Pr. 1. 16. Ro. 7 Their 'feet run to evil.
3. 15.
And they make haste to shed innocent blood:
Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;
1 Heb. breaking. Wasting and Idestruction are in their paths.
8 The way of peace they know not;
* Or, right. And there is no *judgment in their goings:
w Ps. 125. 5. Pr.
They “have made them crooked paths :
Whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
9 Therefore is judgment far from us,
Neither doth justice overtake us :
We wait for light-but behold obscurity!
For brightness—but we walk in darkness!
I Do. 28. 29. Job
| 10 We *grope for the wall like the blind,
5. 14. Am. 8. 9.
And we grope as if we had no eyes :
We stumble at noon day as in the night;
We are in desolate places as dead men.
11 We roar all like bears,
And mourn sore like doves :
We look for judgment—but there is none !
For salvation—but it is far off from us!
12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee,
And our sins testify against us:
For our transgressions are with us;
And as for our iniquities, we know them;
13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD,
And departing away from our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
y Mat. 12. 34. Conceiving and uttering ”from the heart words of falsehood.
14 And judgment is turned away backward,
And justice standeth afar off:
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
15 Yea, truth faileth;
tory is accounted And he that departeth from evil tmaketh himself a prey:
And the Lord saw it,
I Heb. it was evil
in his cyes. And fit displeased him that there was no judgment.
SECT. XXV. Section XXV.—Isaiah prophesies the future Glory and Triumph of the
Church.
A. M. 3294 10
3305.
Isaiah lix. 16, to the end of the Book.
B. C. 710 10 Salvation only is of God. 20 The covenant of the Redeemer. -- Chap. Ix. 1 The glory of the Church
699.
in the abundant access of the Gentiles, 15 and the greut blessings afler a short affliction. -Chan.
Ixi. 1 The office of Christ. 4 The forwardness, 7 and blessings of the faithful. - Chap. Ixli.
1 The fervent desire of the prophet lo confirm the Church in God's pronises. 5 The office of the
ministers (unto which they are inciled) in preaching the Gospel, 10 and preparing the people
thereto. -Chap. Ixiii. 1 Christ showeth who he is, 2 what his victory over his enemies, 7 and
what his mercy toward his Church. 10 In his just wrath he remembereth his free mercy. 15 The
Church in their prayer, 17 and complaint, profess their faith. - Chap. Ixiv. 1 The Church pray-
eth for the illustration of God's power. 5 Celebrating God's mercy, it maketh confession of their
naturul corruptions. 9 It complaineth of their affliction. - Chap. Ixv. 1 The calling of the Gen-
tiles. 2 The Jews, for their incredulity, idolatry, and hypocrisy, are rejected. 8 A remnant
shall be saved. 11 Judgments on the wicked, and blessings on the godly. 17 The blessed state of
the New Jerusalem. — Čbap. Ixvi. 1 The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity. 5 He
comforteth the humble with the marvellous generation, 10 and with the gracious benefits of the
Church. 15 God's severe judgments against the wicked. 19 The Gentiles shull have a holy
Church, 24 and see the damnation of the wicked.
16 And He saw that there was no man,
mad.
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.
6 Eph. 6. 14, 17.
1 Thes. 5. 8.
pences.
flight.
e He. 8. 10. & 10.
16.
ened; for thy
light cometh.
f Mal. 4. 2.
a Ma. 6. 6. And 'wondered that there was no intercessor :
Therefore his arm brought salvation unto him;
And his righteousness, it sustained him.
17. 17 For 'he put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation upon his head ;
And he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
· And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
* Heh. recom- 18 According to their *deeds, accordingly he will repay,
Fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies;
To the islands he will repay recompence.
19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west,
And his glory from the rising of the sun.
c Re. 12. 15.
When the enemy shall come in like a flood,
| Or, put him to
The Spirit of the LORD shall flift up a standard against him.
a Ro. 11. 26.
20 And dthe Redeemer shall come to Zion,
And unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
10. 21 As 'for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD;
My spirit that is upon thee,
And my words which I have put in thy mouth,
Shall not depart out of thy mouth,
Nor out of the mouth of thy seed,
Nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD,
From henceforth and for ever.
I Or, be enlight-
1 Arise ! shine! for thy light is come,
ISAIAH Ix.
And “the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Eph. 5. 14.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And gross darkness the people ;
But the LORD shall arise upon thee,
And his glory shall be seen upon thee.
& Is. 49. 6, 23. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,
And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see !
All they gather themselves together, they come to thee!
Thy sons shall come from far,
And thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together,
And thy heart shall fear, and be enlarged ;
* Or, noise of the Because the *abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee,
The fforces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee,
The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah ;
All they from Sheba shall come:
They shall "bring gold and incense;
And they shall show forth the praises of the LORD.
? All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee:
They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar,
i Hag. 2. 7, 9. And 'I will glorify the house of my glory.
8 Who are these that fly as a cloud,
And as the doves to their windows ?
; Ps. 72. 10. Is. 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me,
And the ships of Tarshish first, kto bring thy sons from far,
Their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD
thy God,
And to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
i Zec. 6. 15. 10 And 'the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,
m Re. 21. 24. And "their kings shall minister unto thee :
Re. 21. 24.
sea shall be
turned toward
thee. Ro. ll. 25.
| Or, wcalth. ver.
*11. Is. 61. 6.
h Mat. 2. 11.
42. 4. & 51. 5.
k Gal. 4. 26.
kings shall min shall build up thy hath glorified thee.
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*5.
oZec. 14, 17, 19.
Mat. 21. 44.
14. 1.
For in my wrath I smote thee,
But in my favor have I had mercy on thee.
n Re. 21. 25. 11 Therefore thy gates "shall be open continually;
They shall not be shut day nor night;
1 Or, wealth, ver. That men
That men may bring unto thee the fforces of the Gentiles,
And that their kings may be brought.
19. 12 For 'the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish;
Yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee,
The fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together,
To beautify the place of my sanctuary ;
And I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending
unto thee;
p Re. 3. 9. And all they that despised thee shall Pbow themselves down at the
soles of thy feet;
And they shall call thee, The City of the LORD,
q He. 12. 22. Re. The 'Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated,
So that no man went through thee,
I will make thee an eternal excellency,
A joy of many generations.
16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles,
And shalt suck the breast of kings :
And thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour
And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 For brass—I will bring gold,
And for iron—I will bring silver,
And for wood-brass,
And for stones-iron :
I will also make thy officers—peace,
And thine exactors—righteousness.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
Wasting nor destruction within thy borders;
But thou shalt call thy walls Salvation,
And thy gates Praise.
Re: 21. 23. & 19 The 'sun shall be no more thy light by day;
Neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee :
But the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light,
s Zec. 2.5. And ºthy God thy glory.
+ See Am. 8. 9. 20 Thy 'sun shall no more go down;
Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself :
For the LORD shall be thine everlasting light,
And the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
u Re. 21. 27. 21 Thy "people also shall be all righteous :
v Ps. 37. 11, 22 They "shall inherit the land for ever,
20 s. 61. 3. Mat. The "branch of my planting,
The *work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
2 Eph. 2. 20.
y Mat. 13. 31, 32. 22 A 'little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation :
I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
i The *Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
ISAIAH lxi.
1. 32. & 3. 34.
Because the Lord hath anointed me
To preach good tidings unto the meek;
He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,
To proclaim ºliberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
22. 5.
Mat. 5. 5.
15. 13. Jo. 15. 2
z Lu. 4. 18. Jo.
a Tg. 42. 7. See
Je. 34. 8.
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g Ex. 19. 6. 1 Pe.
2. 5, 9. Re. 1. 6.
.& 5. 10.
A Zec. 9. 12.
6 See Le. 25. 9. 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
c Mal. 4, 1, 3.
9. And the day of vengeance of our God;
And the core of
2 Thes. 1. 7-9.
d Mat. 5. 4.
To 'comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
To give unto them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness ;
That they might be called Trees of Righteousness,
The Planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old wastes,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the waste cities,
The desolations of many generations.
f Eph. 2. 12. 5 And 'strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the alien shall be your ploughmen and your vine-
6 But ye shall be named The Priests of the LORD: [dressers.
Men shall call you The Ministers of our God;
Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
? For "your shame ye shall have double ;
And for confusion—they shall rejoice in their portion :
Therefore in their land they shall possess the double :
Everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8 For I the Lord love judgment,
I hate robbery for burnt offering ;
And I will direct their work in truth,
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles,
And their offspring among the people :
All that see them shall acknowledge them,
That they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom *decketh himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud,
[forth;
And as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring
So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth
before all the nations.
i For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace,
ISAIAH Ixii.
And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,
Until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness,
And the salvation thereof as a lámp that burneth.
2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness,
And all kings thy glory:
And thou shalt be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
j Zec. 9. 16. 3 Thou shalt also be 'a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD,
And a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
k Ho. 1. 10. 1 Pe. 4 Thou "shalt no more be termed Forsaken;
Neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate :
| That is, My den But thou shalt be called tHephzi-bah,
† That is, Mar-
And thy land #Beulah;
For the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin,
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21. 2.
* Heb. decketh as
a priest.
11
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2. 10.
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ried.
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7.
† Or, Yc that are
the LORD'S re-
membruncers.
$ Hob. silence.
&c.
. See De. 12. 12
& 14. 23, 26. &
oZec. 9. 9. Mat.
21.5. Jo. 12. 15.
ISAIAH
So shall thy sons marry thee:
* Heb. with the And *as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride,
joy of the bride-
groom.
So shall thy God rejoice over thee.
I Ez. 3. 17. &/33. 6 I 'have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem!
Which shall never hold their peace day nor night:
+ Ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
? And give him no frest,
Till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
8 The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength,
* leb. If I give, *Surely I will no more "give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies ;
m De. 28. 31,&c. And the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine,
& 30. 1, &c. Je.
5. 17.
For the which thou hast labored :
9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD;
And they that have brought it together shall drink it
In "the courts of my holiness.
16. 11, 14.
10 Go through, go through the gates !
Prepare ye the way of the people !
Cast up, cast up the highway!
Gather out the stones !
Lift up a standard for the people!
11 Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world,
Say 'ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh ;
p Re. 22. 12. Behold, his Preward is with him, and his twork before him.
† Or, recompence. 12 And they shall call them, The Holy People,
The Redeemed of the LORD;
And thou shalt be called, Sought out, A City not forsaken.
i Who is this that cometh from Edom,
With dyed garments from Bozrah?
lxii.
Heb. decked.
This that is #glorious in his apparel,
Travelling in the greatness of his strength ?
I that speak in righteousness,
Mighty to sąve.
q Re. 19. 13.
2 Wherefore 'art thou red in thine apparel,
And thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat ?
7 La. 1. 15. Re.
3 I have 'trodden the winepress alone;
14. 19, 20. & 19.
And of the people there was none with me:
For I will tread them in mine anger,
And trample them in my fury;
And their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments,
And I will stain all my raiment.
4 For the day of vengeance is in my heart,
And the year of my redeemed is come.
5 And I looked—and 'there was none to help!
And I wondered that there was none to uphold ;
Therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me;
And my fury, it upheld me.
6 And I will tread down the people in mine anger,
And 'make them drunk in my fury,
And I will bring down their strength to the earth. .
? I will mention the lovingkindness of the LORD,
And the praises of the LORD,
According to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies,
And according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
8 For he said, Surely they are my people,
Children that will not lie:
So he was their Saviour.
15.
John 16. 32.
tRo. 16. 6.
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2. 8. Ac. 9. 4.
11 Ex. 13. 21.
Mal. 3. 1. Ac.
12. 11.
v De. 7. 7, 8.
12.
14. 11.
7. 51. Eph. 4. 30.
2 Ex. 23. 21.
32. 11, 12. Nu.
14. 13, &c.
Je. 2. 6.
c Ex. 15. 6.
3. 16.
f De. 26. 15.
t. Ju. 10. 16. Zec. 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted,
And "the Angel of his presence saved them :
In "his love and in his pity he redeemed them,
And "he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
20 Ex. 19. 4. De. 10 But they "rebelled, and Yvexed his Holy Spirit:
1. 31. & 32. 11,
Therefore he was turned to be their enemy,
x Ex. 15. 24. Nu.
And he fought against them.
y Ps. 78. 40. Ac. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people,
Where is He that "brought them up out of the sea [saying,
a Ex. 14. 30. & With the *shepherd of his flock ?
Where 'is he that put his Holy Spirit within him?
e 12 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm,
* Or, shepherds,
as Ps. 77. 20. Dividing dthe water before them,
& Nu, 11, 17, 25.
Neh. 9. 20. Da.
ba. To make himself an everlasting name?
4. 8. Hug. 2. 5. 13 That led them through the deep,
d Ex. 14. 21. Jos. As a horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble ?
14 As a beast goeth down into the valley,
The Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest:
So didst thou lead thy people,
e 2 Sa. 7.33. To make thyself a glorious name.
15 Look down from heaven,
And behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory:
Where is thy zeal and thy strength,
† Or, multitudo. The fsounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me?
Are they restrained ?
16 Doubtless thou art our Father,
Though Abraham be ignorant of us,
And Israel acknowledge us not:
Thou, O LORD! art our Father,
I Or, Our Re Our Redeemer; thy name is from everlasting !
lasting is thy 17 O LORD! why hast thou made us to err from thy ways,
пате.
See Is. 6. 10,
And hardened our heart from thy fear?
with Jo. 12. 46. Return "for thy servants' sake,
Nu. 10. 36.
The tribes of thine inheritance.
i De. 7.6. & 26. 18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while :
Our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
19 We are thine ; thou never barest rule over them;
* Or, Thy name *They were not called by thy name.
i Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens! that thou Isaiah lxiv.
wouldest come down !
That the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
| Heb. tlie fire of 2 (As when fthe melting fire burneth,
mcltings.
The fire causeth the waters to boil,)
To make thy name known to thine adversaries,
That the nations may tremble at thy presence !
j Ex. 34. 10. Ju. 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for,
5. 4,5. Hab. 3.
Thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
k Ps. 31. 19.
4 For since the beginning of the world "men have not heard,
1 Co. 2. 9.
Nor perceived by the ear,
Or, scen a God Neither hath the eye Iseen, O God! besides thee,
which doeth so What he hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him.
for him, &c.
1 Ac. 10. 35.
5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth 'and worketh righteousness,
Those that remember thee in thy ways:
Behold, thou art wroth for we have sinned :
In those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
6 But we are all as an unclean thing,
m Phil. 3. 9. And all “our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;
doemer from cver-
Ro. I. 18.
6.
19. Da. 8. 24.
was not called
upon them, 18.
65. 1.
3, 6.
besides thee,
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH. [PERIOD VI.
| Heb. by the
hand : as Job 8.
And hast hast hid thoself to tak upon
Job 8.
n Je. 18. 6. Ro.
9. 20, 21.
o Eph. 2. 10.
r Ro. 9 24-26,
30.& 10. 20.
And we all do fade as a leaf;
And our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
? And there is none that calleth upon thy name,
That stirreth up himself to take hold of thee :
For thou hast hid thy face from us,
* Heb. melted. And hast * consumed us, tbecause of our iniquities.
8 But now, O LORD! thou art our father;
We are the clay, and "thou our potter ;
And we all are the work of thy hand.
9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD!
! Neither remember iniquity for ever:
Behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness,
Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
p 2 Ki. 25.9. Ps. 11 Our Pholy and our beautiful house,
74. 7.2 Ch. 36.
19.
Where our fathers praised thee,
Is burned up with fire;
& Ez. 24. 21, 25.
And all 'our pleasant things are laid waste.
12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD ?
Wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore ?
I'am sought of them that asked not for me;
ISAIA A lxy.
Eph. 2. 12, 13. I am found of them that sought me not:
I said, Behold me, behold me! unto a nation that was not called by
8 Ro. 19. 21.
2 I have spread out my hands all the day
[my name.
Unto a rebellious people,
Which walketh in a way that was not good,
After their own thoughts;
i De. 32. 21. 3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face;
That "sacrificeth in gardens,
I Heb. upon
And burneth incense fupon altars of brick;
v De. 18. 11. 4 Which remain among the graves,
And lodge in the monuments,
w Seo Le. 11.7.
Which "eat swine's flesh,
* Or, pieces.
And *broth of abominable things is in their vessels ;
5 Which *say, “ Stand by thyself, come not near to me;
For I am holier than thou.”
Or, anger.
These are a smoke in my tnose,
A fire that burneth all the day.
y Do. 32. 34. Mal. 6 Behold, 'it is written before me:
“I will not keep silence, but will recompense,
16. 18. Ez. 11.
Even recompense into their bosom,
a Ex. 20.5. Your iniquities, and "the iniquities of your fathers together," saith
6 Ez. 18. 6.
“ (Which 'have burned incense upon the mountains, [the LORD,
c Ez. 20. 27, 28. And blasphemed me upon the hills ;)
Therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom."
8 Thus saith the LORD,
As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it:
So will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob,
And out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains ;
d Mat. 24. 22.
And mine delect shall inherit it,
Ro. 11. 5, 7.
And my servants shall dwell there.
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,
And the Valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in,
For my people that have sought me.
11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD,
u See Le. 17. 5.
bricks.
a See Mat. 9. 11.
Lu. 5. 30. & 18.
ll. Jude 19.
3. 16.
2 Ps. 79. 12. Je.
21.
a Ex. 20. 5.
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10. 21.
12 m
f2 Ch. 36. 15, 16
Pr. 1. 24, &c.
13. Zec. 7. 7.
Mat. 21. 34-43.
13. 28.
Zec. 8. 13.
¿ Ac. 11. 26.
i De. 6. 13. Ps.
63. 11. Zep. l.
I Heb. upon the
heart.
That forget my holy mountain,
o Ez. 23. 41. 1 Co.
That prepare a table for that troop,
Or, Gad. And that furnish the drink offering unto that *number.
* Or, Meni.
12 Therefore will I number you to the sword,
And ye shall all bow down to the slaughter :
· Because when I called—ye did not answer ;
Is. 66. 4. Je. 7.
When I spake--ye did not hear;
But did evil before mine eyes,
And did choose that wherein I delighted not.
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, my servants shall eat-but ye shall be hungry:
Behold, my servants shall drink—but ye shall be thirsty:
Behold, my servants shall rejoice-but ye shall be ashamed:
14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart-
But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,
g Mat. 8. 12. Lu.
2. Lu. And shall howl for tvexation of spirit.
† Heb. breaking. 15 And ye shall leave your name "for a curse unto my chosen:
h See Je. 29. 22. For the Lord God shall slay thee,
And call his servants by another name;
16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth
Shall bless himself in the God of truth;
And he that sweareth in the earth
Shall swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hid from mine eyes.
k See Job 14. 12. 17 For, behold, I create knew heavens and a new earth;
And the former shall not be remembered,
Nor come tinto mind.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create ;
For, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in my people ;
I Re. 7. 17. & 21.
And the 'voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.
20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days,
Nor an old man that hath not filled his days;
For the child shall die an hundred years old ;
But "the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
n See Le. 26. 16. 21 And "they shall build houses, and inhabit them;
And they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
22 They shall not build—and another inhabit;
They shall not plant--and another eat;
For as the days of a tree are the days of my people,
And mine elect *shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
long, or, shall 23 They shall not labor in vain,
o De. 28. 41. Ho. Nor 'bring forth for trouble ;
For they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD,
And their offspring with them.
pPs. 32. 5. Da. 24 And it shall come to pass, that ”before they call—I will answer ;
And while they are yet speaking I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
And the lion shall eat straw like the bullock:
Ge. 3. 14. And 'dust shall be the serpent's meat.
LORD.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the
1 Thus saith the LORD,
Isaiah lxvi.
14.24. The "heaven is my throne,
VOL. I.
30*
0 Theron old man that on hundred years of
m Ec. 8. 12.
Am. 9. 14.
* Heb. shall make
tllem continue
wear out.
9. 12.
9. 21.
g 1 Ki. 8. 27.
2 Ch. 6. 18. Mat.
5. 34, 35. Ac. 7.
48. 49. & 17. 24.
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ISAIAH PROPHESIES THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH. (Period Vi.
8 Ps. 34. 18.
t Ezra 9. 4. & 10.
3. Pr. 28. 14.
| Heb. maketh a
memorial of, Le.
2.2.
13.
Thaet the Lor appear torom the
w 2 Thes. 1. 10.
Tit. 2. 13.
And the earth is my footstool-where is the house that ye build
And where is the place of my rest?
[unto me?
2 For all those things hath my hand made,
And all those things have been, saith the LORD:
But to this man will I look,
Even 'to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And 'trembleth at my word.
3 He that killeth an ox—is as if he slew a man;
† Or, kid.
He that sacrificeth a flamb-as if he "cut off a dog's neck;
u De. 23. 18.
He that offereth an oblation-as if he offered swine's blood;
He that burneth incense-as if he blessed an idol.
Yea, they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delighteth in their abominations.
* Or, devices. 4 I also will choose their * delusions,
And will bring their fears upon them;
v Pr. 1. 24. Je. 7.
Because 'when I called-none did answer;
When I spake--they did not hear;
But they did evil before mine eyes,
And chose that in which I delighted not.
5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word;
Your brethren that hated you,
That cast you out for my name's sake, said,
“Let the LORD be glorified : "
But "he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
6 A voice of noise from the city!
A voice from the temple !
A voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies !
7 Before she travailed, she brought forth;
Before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things ?
Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day?
Or shall a nation be born at once ?
For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
for, beget.
9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not fcause to bring forth ? saith the
LORD :
Shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love
Rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
[her:
11 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations;
1 Or, brightness. That ye may milk out, and be delighted with the fabundance of her
12 For thus saith the LORD,
[glory.
Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.
Then shall ye suck,
Ye shall be borne upon her sides,
And be dandled upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforteth,
So will I comfort you;
And ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. .
14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice,
And *your bones shall flourish like an herb;
And the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants,
And his indignation toward his enemies.
15 For, 'behold, the LORD will come with fire, .
And with his chariots like a whirlwind,
To render his anger with fury,
And his rebuke with flames of fire.
ou?
See Ez. 37. 1,
&c
y 2 Thes, 1. 8.
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another.
2 Lu. 2. 34.
16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh :
And the slain of the LORD shall be many.
17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the
* Or, One after
*Behind one tree in the midst,
[gardens
Eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse,
Shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts:
It shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues ;
And they shall come, and see my glory.
19 And *I will set a sign among them,
And I will send those that escape of them unto the nations,
To Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow,
To Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off,
That have not heard my fame,
Neither have seen my glory;
a Mal. 1. 11.
And “they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
20 And they shall bring all your brethren
6 Ro. 15. 16.
For ban offering unto the Lord out of all nations
t Or, coaches.
Upon horses, and in chariots, and in flitters,
And upon mules, and upon swift beasts,
To my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord,
As the children of Israel bring an offering
In a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.
Pe. 21 And I will also take of them forʻpriests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
2. 9. Re. 1. 6.
a 2 Pe. 3. 13. Re. 22 For as dthe new heavens and the new earth, which I will make,
Shall remain before me, saith the LORD,
So shall your seed and your name remain.
Heb. from nezo- 23 And it shall come to pass, that Ifrom one new-moon to another,
moon, and from And from one Sabbath to another,
Shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
24 And they shall go forth, and look upon
The carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me;
f Ma. 9. 44, 46, For their 'worm shall not die,
Neither shall their fire be quenched,
And they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
c Ex. 19. 6
1 Pe. 21
21. 1.
moon to his new-
Subbuth to his
Sabbath.
e Ps. 65. 2.
48.
3306.
698.
* Heb. instri-
ments of desire.
SECT. XXVI.
SECTION XXVI.—The Death of Hezekiah.
A. M. 3305 to 2 Chron. xxxii. 27-31, part of 32.—2 KINGS xx. part of ver. 20.-2 CHRON. xxxii. 32, 33.-
2 Kings xx. end of 20, and 21.
B. C. 699 to
27 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he
made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious
stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of *pleasant
jewels; 28 storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and
oil ; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cots for flocks. 29 More-
over he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in
22 Ch. 29. 12.
abundance; for "God had given him substance very much. 30 This
6 Is. 22. 9, 11. Ósame Hezekiah also stopped the upper water-course of Gihon, and
brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And
Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
hec 31 Howbeit in the business of the fambassadors of the princes of
c2 Ki. 20. 12. Is. Babylon, who ‘sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done
d De. 8. 2. in the land, God left him, to dtry him, that he might know all that was
in his heart.
| Heb. kindness 32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his fgood-
ness, 'and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a 12 Ki. XX. part of
conduit, and brought water into the city, ² behold, they 22 Ch. xxxii. part
e Is. xxxvi, to
are written in the Vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of of 32.
+ Heb. interpret-
ers.
39. 1.
es.
20.
xxxix.
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HOSEA PREDICTS THE CAPTIVITY OF THE TEN TRIBES. (PERIOD VI.
Amoz, ' in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of 32 Ki. xx. part of
20.
Judah and Israel, and in the Book of the Kings of Judah
and Israel. 33 4 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and 42 Ch. xxxii. 33.
* Or, highest.
they buried him in the *chiefest of the sepulchres of the
sons of David ; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru-
f Pr. 10. 7. salem did him 'honor at his death. And Manasseh his
son reigned in his stead.
2 KING3 xx. part of ver. 20, 21.–20 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, - are they not
written-? 21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his
stead.
Part XIII.- PORTION II.
EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL CONTEMPORARY WITH THE
REIGN OF HEZEKIAH, KING OF JUDAH.
SECT. I. Section I.-Reign of Hoshea King of Israel continued ;-Shalmaneser
invades the Dominions of Hoshea.
A. M. about 3279.
B. C. about 725.
2 Kings xvii. 3, 4.
3 AGAINST ahim came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria ; and Hoshea
a i. e. Hoshea.-
Ed.
ed.- became his servant, and *gave him fpresents. And the king of
* Heb. rendered. Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers
2 S&. 8. 2.
| Or, tribute to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria,
as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him
- up, and bound him in prison.
SECT. 11. Section II.-Hosea predicts the Captivity of the Ten Tribes, and exhorts
the People to repentance. (55)
A. M. about 3279.
B. C. about 725.
Hosea vii. to the end of the Book.
A reproof of manifold sins. 11 God's wrath aguinst them for their hypocrisy. - Chap. viii. 1–12 De-
struction is threatened for their impiety, 5 and idolatrj. - Chap. ix. The distress and captivity of
Israel for their sins and idolatry. -- Chap. x. Israel is reproved und threatened for their impiety
and idolatry. - Chap. xi. 1 The ingratilude of Israel unto God for his benefits. 5 His judg-
ment. 8 God's mercy toward them. -- Chap. xii. 1 A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jarob.
3 By former farors Hosea echorteth to repentunce. 7 Ephraim's sins pror:olce God. – Chap. xiii.
1 Ephrain's glory, by reason of idolatry, vanisheth. 5 God's anger for their unkindness. 9 A
promise of God's mercy. 15 , judgment for rebellion. — Chap. xiv. 1 An exhortation to re-
pentance. 4 A promise of God's blessings.
1 WHEN I would have healed Israel,
Then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered,
* Heb. cvils.
And the *wickedness of Samaria :
For they commit falsehood;
And the thief cometh in,
† Heb. strippeth.
And the troop of robbers #spoileth without.
# Heb. say not to. 2 And they Iconsider not in their hearts that "I remember all their
a Seo Job 14. 16.
Je. 17. 1.
wickedness :
o Ps. 9. 16. Pr. 5. Now btheir own doings have beset them about;
22.
They are before my face.
(55) These chapters must have been delivered tion to Egypt, against which they had been so often
before the ten tribes were taken captive, as the warned. He foretells the punishment of Judah,
prophet not only denounces vengeance against and the demolition of its cities, chap. viii. 14,- and
them, but constantly addresses them as a nation their future restoration, chap. xiv. 4.8; the calling
still in existence-they must likewise have been of our Saviour out of Egypt, chap. xi. l; the terrors
spoken after Hoshea, king of Israel, had revolted of the last judgment figuratively represented in the
from Assyria, and entered into treaty with So, king impending destruction of Samaria, chap. x. 8. He
of Egypt (2 Kings xvii. 4), because the propliet al- animates the people, amidst these denunciations
ludes to this circumstance in chap. vii. 11, and xii. of wrath, to cultivate righteousness and mercy, in
1. The alliance with Egypt was formed in 725, the expectation of the blessings of the Lord, chap.
Shalınaneser immediately afterwards led his army x. 12; and in the assurances of a final ransom from
against Samaria, which place, after a siege of three the powers of the grave, and of a redemption from
years, was taken; and Ephraim, as a nation, de death, to be vanquished and destroyed, chap. xiii.
stroyed in 721 B. C.
14. His work may be considered as a noble exor-
Hosea, in one continued strain of invective, de- dium against those general offences which the
claims in these chapters against the sins of Israel, prophets who succeeded him more particularly
exposes the spiritual whoredoms of those who wor- detailed; as well as a diffuse revelation of those
shipped the vain idols erected at Beth-el and Beth- judgments which were afterwards more minutely
aven, chap. viii. 5. chap x. 5. calling on Judah to described.-Gray's Key, p.427.--Lightfoot's Chron-
shun pollutions so offensive to Jehovah. He de- icle in loc.
nounces vengeance on Ephraim, for their applica-
Part: XHII.
HOSEA PREDICTS THE CAPTIVITY OF THE TEN TRIBES. 825.
will cease.
ing.
1 Or, with heat
through wine.
d See 2 Ki. 15.
19. & 17. 4.
3 They make the king glad with their wickedness,
cRo. 1. 32.
And the princes 'with their lies.
4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker,
* Or, The raiser
*Who ceaseth tfrom raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until
Or, from wak:
it be leavened.
5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles
He stretched out his hand with scorners.
[of wine;
* Or, applied. 6 For they have *made ready their heart like an oven,
While they lie in wait:
Their baker sleepeth all the night;
In the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
? They are all hot as an oven,
And have devoured their judges ;
All their kings are fallen:
There is none among them that calleth unto me.
8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people;
Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 Strangers have devoured his strength and he knoweth it not:
Heb. sprinkled.
Yea, gray hairs are there and there upon him—yet he knoweth not.
10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face :
And they do not return to the LORD their God,
Nor seek him for all this.
11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart:
They dcall to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them;
I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven;
e Le. 26. 14, &c.
2 Ki. 17. 13, 18.
I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me:
| Heb. Spoil.
Destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me:
Though I have redeemed them—yet they have spoken lies against me.
14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart,
When they howled upon their beds:
They assemble themselves for corn and wine,
And they rebel against me.
* Or, chastened. 15 Though I *have bound and strengthened their arms,
Yet do they imagine mischief against me.
16 They return—but not to the Most High:
They are like a deceitful bow:
Their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue:
This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
+ Heb. the roof of 1 Set the trumpet to fthy mouth.
Hosea vüi.
thy mouth.
He shall come fas an eagle against the house of the LORD,
Because they have transgressed my covenant,
And trespassed against my law.
& Tit. 1. 16. 2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good :
The enemy shall pursue him.
1 2 Ki. 15. 13, 17, 4 They have set up kings—but not by me:
Menahem, Pe They have made princes—and I knew it not:
Of their silver and their gold have they made them idols,
That they may be cut off.
5 Thy calf, O Samaria ! hath cast thee off;
Mine anger is kindled against them :
How long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
6 For from Israel was it also :
The workman made it; therefore it is not God;
But the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
VOL. 1.
f De. 28. 49. Je.
4. 13. Hub. 1. 8.
25, Shallum,
kahiah.
104
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COTN.
Ll so be no fstalk oun the win
2. 6.
26. 7. Da. 2.
37.
fices of mine
offerings, they,
&c.
p Is. 29. 23. Eph.
2. 10
i Pr. 22. 8. For ithey have sown the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind :
| Or, standing It hath no fstalk--the bud shall yield no meal :
If so be it yield—the strangers shall swallow it up.
j 2 Ki. 17.6.
8 Israel 'is swallowed up:
Now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no
pleasure.
k 2. Ki. 15. 19. 9 For kthey are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself:
* Heb, lovos. Ephraim hath hired *lovers.
10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather
them,
† Or, begin.
And they shall tsorrow ta little for the burden of 'the king of princes.
| Or, in a little
while, as Hug. 11 Because Ephrain hath made many altars to sin,
Altars shall be unto him to sin.
1 Is. 10. 8. Ez. -
26. 7. Da. 2. 12 I have written to him "the great things of my law,
m De. 4. 6, 8.
But they were counted as a strange thing.
* 0r, In the sacri- 13 *They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it;
But the Lord accepteth them not;
Now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins:
n De. 28. 68.
They "shall return to Egypt.
o De. 32. 18. . 14 For °Israel hath forgotten Phis Maker, and 'buildeth temples ;
And Judah hath multiplied fenced cities :
91 Ki. 12. 31. But I will send a fire upon his cities,
And it shall devour the palaces thereof.
1 Rejoice not, O Israel ! for joy, as other people : Hosea ix.
For thou hast gone a whoring from thy God,
† Or, in, fc.
Thou hast loved a reward tupon every corn-floor.
Or, wine-vat. 2 The floor and the Iwinepress shall not feed them,
And the new wine shall fail in her.
Le. 25. 23. Je. 3 They shall not dwell in "the Lord's land;
Ho. 8. 13. & 11. But 'Ephraim shall return to Egypt,
5. Not into Egypt And 'they shall eat unclean things “in Assyria.
another bondage 4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD,
Neither shall they be pleasing unto him :
Their "sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners;
1 2 Ki. 17. 6.
All that eat thereof shall be polluted;
For their bread "for their soul shall not come into the house of the
LORD.
5 What will ye do in the solemn day,
And in the day of the feast of the LORD ?
* Heb. spoil. 6 For, lo! they are gone because of *destruction:
Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them :
| Or, Their silver
The pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them:
the nelile, &c. Thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
Heb. The desire.
7 The days of visitation are come,
The days of recompence are come;
Israel shall know it:
The prophet is a fool, fthe spiritual man is mad,
For the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
2. 11. Zep. 3. 4.
8 The *watchman of Ephraim was with my God :
But the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways,
* Or, against. And hatred *in the house of his God.
y Ju. 19. 22. 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of 'Gibeah :
Therefore He will remember their iniquity,
He will visit their sins.
10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness;
I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig tree at her first time :
But they went to *Baal-peor,
2. 7. &
16. 18.
Y
itself, but into
as bad as that.
t Ez. 4. 13. Da.l.
8.
o De. 26. 14.
w Le. 17. 11.
shall be desired,
| Ileb. man of
the spiril. Ez.
13. 3, &c. Mlic.
x Je. 6. 17. Ez.
3. 17.
- Nu. 25. 3.
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year, we also saw
2 Ki. 17. 18.
yung forth big
15, 16.
e See Ez. xxvi.
to xxviii.
+ Heb, that cast-
eth the fruit. Lu.
23. 29.
I Heb. the desires,
Ez. 24. 21.
tying the fruit
which it givetha
† Heb. statues,
or, standing
a Jo. 11. 13. See And separated themselves "unto that shame;
Ju. 6. 32.
And their abominations were according as they loved.
11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird,
From the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
12 Though they bring up their children,
6 De. 28. 41, 62.
Yet 'will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left:
c De. 31. 17.
78. Yea, 'woe also to them when I depart from them!
a See 1 Sa. 28. 13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place:
But Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
14 Give them, O Lord !-what wilt thou give ?
Give them a tmiscarrying womb and dry breasts.
15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal :
For there I hated them :
For the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my
I will love them no more :
[house,
All their princes are revolters.
16 Ephraim is smitten,
Their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit:
Yea, though they bring forth,
Yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
17 My God will cast them away,
Because they did not hearken unto him ;
f De. 28. 64, 65.
And they shall be 'wanderers among the nations.
* Or, a vine emp-
Israel is *an empty vine,
Hosea X.
He bringeth forth fruit unto himself:
According to the multitude of his fruit-he hath increased the altars :
According to the goodness of his land--they have made goodly
2 Their heart is divided—now shall they be found faulty: [timages.
images.
He shall *break down their altars,
1 Or, He hath
He shall spoil their images.
3 For now they shall say,
We have no king, because we feared not the LORD;
What then should a king do to us ?
4 They have spoken words,
Swearing falsely in making a covenant:
· Thus judgment springeth up "as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
12. Ac. 8. 23. 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of ithe calves of Beth-
For the people thereof shall mourn over it,
[aven;
Tu Chemarim, And fthe priests thereof that rejoiced on it,
For the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb :
Ephraim shall receive shame,
And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
Heb, the face of ? As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon fthe water.
jDe. 9. 21. 1 Ki. 8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed :
The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars ;
And “they shall say to the mountains, Cover us !
And to the hills, Fall on us !
9 O Israel! thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah :
There they stood :
i Seo Ju. XX.
The 'battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not over-
m De. 28. 63.
10 It "is in my desire that I should chastise them ; (take them.
And the people shall be gathered against them,
When *they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
two transgress. 11 And Ephraim is as a heifer that is taught,
troo habitations. And loveth to tread out the corn;
But I passed over upon ther fair neck :
divided their
heart.
g 1 Ki. 18. 21.
Mat. 6. 24.
* Heb. behead.
h See De. 29. 18.
Am. 5. 7. & 6.
He. 12. 15.
il Ki. 12. 28, 29.
1.4.
the water.
12. 30.
k Is. 2. 19. Lu.
23. 30. Re. 6.
16. & 9. 6.
* Or, I shall bind
them for their
sions, or, in their
| Heb. the beauty
of her neck.
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n Pr. 18. 21.
p 2 Ki. 18. 34. &
your evil.
23.
t De. 1. 31. & 32.
10-12. Is. 46. 3.
u Ex. 15. 26.
I will make Ephraim to ride ;
Judah shall plough,
And Jacob shall break his clods.
12 Sow "to yourselves in righteousness-reap in mercy;
Break up your fallow ground :
For it is time to seek the LORD,
Till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
o See Job 4. 8. 13 Ye 'have ploughed wickedness—ye have reaped iniquity;
Ye have eaten the fruit of lies :
Because thou didst trust in thy way,
In the multitude of thy mighty men.
14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people,
And all thy fortresses shall be spoiled,
As Shalman spoiled ?Beth-arbel in the day of battle :
19. 13.
The mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
| Heb. the evil of 15 So shall Beth-el do unto you because of Iyour great wickedness :
In a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him,
Hosea xi.
9 Mat. 2. 15. And 'called my 'son out of Egypt.
ogle
2 As they called them, so they went from them :
8 2 Ki. 17. 16. They 'sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
. 3 I 'taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms;
But they knew not that “I healed them.
4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love :
* Heb. lift up. And I was to them as they that *take off the yoke on their jaws,
And I laid meat unto them.'
5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt,
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because 'they refused to return.
6. And the sword shall abide on his cities,
And shall consume his branches, and devour them,
Because of their own counsels.
7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me:
Though they called them to the Most High,
None at all would exalt him.
thcy exalted not.
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim ?
How shall I deliver thee, Israel ?
How shall I make thee as "Admah ?
& 19. 24, 25.
How shall I set thee as Zeboim ?
My heart is turned within me,
My repentings are kindled together.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger,
I will not return to destroy Ephraim :
For I am God, and not man;
The Holy One in the midst of thee :
And I will not enter into the city.
10 They shall walk after the Lord :
He shall roar like a lion:
When he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt,
And as a dove out of the land of Assyria :
And I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies,
And the house of Israel with deceit :
But Judah yet ruleth with God,
And is faithful Iwith the saints.
0 2 Ki. 17. 13, 14.
f Heb. Together
w See Ge. 14. 8.
x De. 32. 36. Is.
63. 15. Je. 31.
20.
i Or, with the
most holy.
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y 2 Ki. 17. 4.
And they do maka lies and des
+ Heb. was a
See Ez. 16. 3.
c Pr. 11. 1. Am.
8. 5.
bors suffice me
not: he shall
have punishment
whom is sin.
I Hob. which.
1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the Hosea xü.
east wind :
He daily increaseth lies and desolation;
And 'they do make a covenant with the Assyrians,
And oil is carried into Egypt.
2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah,
* Heb. visit upon. And will *punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his doings will he recompense him.
I Ge. 25. 26.
3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb,
And by his strength he thad power with God :
prince, or, be-
haved himself 4 Yea, he had power over the Angel, and prevailed :
princely. Ge. 32.
24, &c.
He wept, and made supplication unto him :
a Ge. 28. 12, 19.
He found him ja “Beth-el, and there he spake with us ;
& 35. 9, 10, 15.
5 Even the LORD God of hosts;
0 Ex. 3. 15.
The LORD is his 'memorial.
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God:
Keep mercy and judgment,
And wait on thy God continually.
I Or, Canaan : ? He is fa merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand :
He loveth to *oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, “ Yet I am become rich,
* Or, deceivc.
I have found me out substance :
| Or, All my la +In all my labors they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin."
9 And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt
of iniquity in Will dyet make thee to dwell in tabernacles,
As in the days of the solemn feasts.
a Le. 23. 42, 43. 10 I have also spoken by the prophets,
e And I have multiplied visions,
And used similitudes, *by the ministry of the prophets.
by the 11 Is there iniquity in Gilead ?-surely they are vanity :
They sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal;
Yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
f Ge. 28. 5. De. 12 And Jacob 'fled into the country of Syria,
g Ge. 29. 20, 28. And Israel served for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
& 13. 3. Is. 63.
: 13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt,
11. Mic. 6. 4. And by a prophet was he preserved.
14 Ephraim 'provoked him to anger fmost bitterly :
Therefore shall he leave his Iblood upon him,
And his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
When Ephraim spake trembling-he exalted himself Hosea xiii.
in Israel;
j2 Ki. 17. 16, 18. But jwhen he offended in Baal-he died.
* Heb. they add ? And now *they sin more and more,
And have made them molten images of their silver,
And idols according to their own understanding,
All of it the work of the craftsmen :
rifices They say of them, “ Let fthe men that sacrifice “kiss the calves."
3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud,
And as the early dew that passeth away,
As the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor,
And as the smoke out of the chimney.
4 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt,
And thou shalt know no god but me;
For there is no saviour besides me.
m De. 8. 15. 5 I 'did know thee in the wilderness,
| Heb. droughts. In "the land of great drought.
3 R
Neh. 8. 17. Zec.
14. 16.
e 2 Ki. 17. 13.
* Heb. by the
hand.
26. 5.
i 2 Ki. 17. 11-18.
t Heh. with bitter-
nesses.
I Heb, bloods :
goe Ez. 18. 13.
& 24. 7, 8.
to sin
† Or, the sacrifices
of men.
k I Ki. 19. 18.
I De.2. 7. & 32.
10.
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&
32. 15.
* Heb. The beast
of the field.
p Pr. 6. 32. Mal.
1. 9.
is thy king?
king Hoshea
being tben in
prison, 2 Ki. 17.
4.
2 De. 32. 38.
19. & 15. 22, 23.
& 16. 1.
v Je. 15. 6. Ro.
11. 29.
& 48. 19.
n Da. 8, 12, 14. 6 According "to their pasture, so were they filled ;
They were filled—and their heart was exalted;
Therefore have they forgotten me.
7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion :
As a leopard by the way will I observe them :
02 Sa. 17. 8. Pr. 8 I will meet them 'as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps,
17. 12.
And will rend the caul of their heart,
And there will I devour them like a lion :
*The wild beast shall tear them.
9 O Israel ! Pthou hast destroyed thyself—but in me tis thy help.
10 fI will be thy king :
† Heb. in thy help.
Rather, Where Where 'is any other that may save thee in all thy cities?
And thy judges of whom "thou saidst, “ Give me a king and princes ?"
z. 11 I gave thee a king in mine anger-and took him away in my wrath.
12 The 'iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.
r I Sa. 8. 5, 19.
13. 519. 13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him :
s 1 Sa. 8. 7.& 10. He is an unwise son;
For he should not stay *long in the place of the breaking forth of
t De. 37. 34. Job
children.
14. 17.
* Heb. a time. 14 I will ransom them from tthe power of the grave;
† Heb. the hand. I will redeem them from death :
u 1 Co. 15.54,55. O “death, I will be thy plagues !
O grave, I will be thy destruction !
Repentance "shall be hid from mine eyes.
u See Ge. 41. 52. 15 Though "he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall
The wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, [come,
And his spring shall become dry,
And his fountain shall be dried up:
# Heb. vessels of He shall spoil the treasure of all {pleasant vessels.
16 Samaria *shall become desolate;
C. For she hath rebelled against her God:
They "shall fall by the sword :
y 2 Ki. 8. 12. & Their infants shall be dashed in pieces,
And their women with child shall be ripped up.
10 Israel ! return unto the LORD thy God;
HOSEA xiv.
For thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD:
t Or, give good. Say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and treceive us graciously :
So will we render the calves of our lips.
3 Asshur shall not save us ;
We will not ride upon horses :
Neither will we say any more to the work of our hands,
Ye are our gods;
For in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
a Eph. 1. 6.
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them “freely :
For mine anger is turned away from him.
6 Job 29. 19. Pr. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel :
I Or, blossom. He shall #grow as the lily,
And *cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
+ Heb. shall go. 6 His branches tshall spread,
And his beauty shall be as the olive tree,
And his smell as Lebanon.
7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return;
Or, blossom. They shall revive as the corn, and Igrow as the vine:
* Or, memorial. The *scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols ?
I have heard him, and observed him :
desire. Nah. 2.
9.
* Fulfilled, B.
about 721.
2 Ki. 17. 6.
32 Ki. 18. 12.
15. 16. Is. 13.
16. Am. 1. 13.
Nah. 3. 10.
2 Heb. 13. 15.
19. 12.
* Heb. strike.
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c Ja. 1. 17.
d Ps. 107. 43. Je.
9. 12. Da. 12. 10.
Eccl. 39. 24, 27.
Jo. 8. 47. & 18.
37.
e Pr. 10. 29. Lu.
2. 34. 2 Co. 2.
16. 1 Pe. 2. 7, 8.
I am like a green fir tree.
From me is thy fruit found.
9 Who is wise—and he shall understand these things ?
Prudent--and he shall know them ?
For the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them;
But the transgressors shall fall therein.
(END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET HOSEA.]
721.
a Foretold by
Hosea, ch. xiii.
16.
6 Da. 9. 6, 10.
16. 21. Mic. 5.
14.
SECT. III. SECTION III.—Reign of Iloshea continued ;~ Captivity of the Ten Tribes.
A. M. 3281 to
2 Kings xviii. 9-12, and xvii. 7-23, and 5, 6.
3283.
B. C. 723 to
9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which
was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shal-
maneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
10 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of
Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria
was taken. 11 And the king of Assyria did "carry away Israel unto
Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan,
and in the cities of the Medes ; 12 because othey obeyed not the voice
of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that
Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them,
nor do them. ? For so it was, that the children of Israel 2 Kings xvii.
had sinned against the Lord their God, which had brought 7-23.
them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh
king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 8 and 'walked in the stat-
c Lo. 18. 3.
utes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children
of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. 9 And the
children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against
the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities,
from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 10 And they set
* Fleb. statues. them up *images and “groves in every high hill, and under every green
d Ex. 34.13. De tree. 11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did
the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought
wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger ; 12 for they served
idols, "whereof the Lord had said unto them, “ Ye 'shall not do this
f De. 1. 19. thing."
13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, tby all
hand of all.
g Je. 18. 11.& the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, “ Turn Ⓡye from your evil
ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all
the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you
by my servants the prophets.” 14 Notwithstanding they would not hear,
• Pr. but "hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did
not believe in the LORD their God. 15 And they rejected his statutes,
i De. 29. 25. and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies
j De: 32. 21; which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and "became
1 Co. 8. 4. vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, con-
Ro. cerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should 'not do
1 De. 12. 30, 31. like them. 16 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their
m Ex. 32. 8. 1 Ki. God, and "made them molten images, even two calves, "and made
n i Ki. 14. 15, 23. a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, "and served Baal.
16. 17 And ”they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through
0 1 Ki. 16. 31. & the fire, and 'used divination and enchantments, and “sold themselves
Le. 18. 21. Ez. to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed
9 De. 18. 10.
Ki. 21. 20. them out of his sight: there was none left *but the tribe of Judah
s 1 Ki. 11. 13, 32. only. 19 Also 'Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their
t Je. 3. 8.
God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. 20 And
e Ex. 20. 3, 4.
Le. 26. 1.
† Heb. by the
25. 5. &
35. 15.
h De. 31. 27. Pr.
29. 1.
1 Ki. 16. 13.
k Ps. 115. 8. Ro.
1. 21.
12. 28.
14.15, 23. a 2nd ? they caused vination and encharovoke hin
& 15. 13. &
16.
33.
22. 53.
23. 37.
832
[PERIOD VI.
IDOLATRY OF MANASSEH.
the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and de-
livered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of
u 1 Ki. 11. 11,31. his sight. 21 For "he rent Israel from the house of David ; and "they
v1 Ki. 12. 20, 28. 1110
made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drave Israel
from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin. 22 For the
children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did ;
they departed not from them; 23 until the Lord removed Israel out of
his sight, "as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was
Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
2 Kings xvii. 5, 6.—5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and
went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea the king
of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah
and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
20 1 Ki. 14. 16.
643.
33.
3.
17. 17.
PART XIV.
PART XIV.-Portion I.
A. M. 3306 Lo
3361.
THE REIGN OF MANASSEH, KING OF JUDAH.
B. C. 698 to
Idolatry of Manasseh ;-—Isaiah's Prophecy of the Captivity of Shebna ;-
Captivity and Death of Manasseh.
2 Kings xxi. 1-16.-Isaiah xxii. 15, to the end.-2 Chron. xxxiii. 11-19.—2 Kings xxi.
17, 18.-2 Curon. xxxiii. l-10, 20.
MANASSEH was twelve years old when he began to reign, and
reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
Hephzi-bah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD,
after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before
a 2 Ki. 18. 4. the children of Israel. 3 For he built up again the high places "which
Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal,
01 Ki. 16. 32, and made a grove, bas did Ahab king of Israel; and 'worshipped all
& De. 4. 19. & 17. the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And he built altars in the
house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, “In 'Jerusalem will I
d Je. 32. 34.
e2 Sa. 7. 13. put my name.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the
Ki. 8. 29.& 9. two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he made his son pass
F Le. 18. 21. & 20. through the fire, and observed "times, and used enchantments, and
16. 3. & dealt with familiar spirits and wizards : he wrought much wickedness
& Le. 19. 26, 31. in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a
graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which
k Ps. 132. 13, 14. the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and
in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put
i 2 Sa. 7. 10. my name for ever. 8 Neither 'will I make the feet of Israel move any
more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will
observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and ac-
cording to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.” 9 But
j Pr. 29. 12.
they hearkened not; and Manasseh 'seduced them to do more evil
than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children
of Israel.
10 And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying, 11• Be-
k 2 Ki. 23. 26,27. cause “Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and
hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before
him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols ; 12 therefore thus
saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon
Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall
I See Is. 34. 11. tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem 'the line of Samaria, and
La. 2. 8. Am. 7.
7,8.
the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a
* Heb. he wipeth man wipeth a dish, *wiping it, and turning it upside down. 14 And I
will forsake the remnant of rnine inheritance, and deliver them into the
hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to
all their enemies ; 15 because they have done that which was evil in my
Je. 32. 34.
& 24. 3, 4. Je.
15. 4.
and turneth it
upon the face
thereof.
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ISAIAH’S PROPHECY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF SHEBNA.
sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came
m 2 Ki. 24. 4. forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.” 16 Moreover Manasseh shed
toho mbo. from mouth innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem tfrom one end
to another; besides his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing
that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
n See 2 Sa. 18.18.
thice with an CL-
surely, &c. ver.
18.
+ Heb. the cap-
15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto ISAIAH xxii.
this treasurer, even unto (56) Shebna, which is over the house, 15, to the end.
and say,
16 What hast thou here ? and whom hast thou here,
That thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here,
I Or, O he.
#As he "that heweth him out a sepulchre on high,
Mat. 27. 60. And that graveth a habitation for himself in a rock ?
* Or, who covcrcd
+ 17 Behold, the Lord *will carry thee away with ta mighty captivity,
cellent covering, And will surely cover thee.
and clothed thee
gorgeously, shall 18 He will surely violently turn
And toss thee like a ball into a flarge country:
tivity of a man.
There shalt thou die,
| Heb. large of And there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's
spaces.
19 And I will drive thee from thy station,
ſhouse.
And from thy state shall he pull thee down.
20 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That I will call my servant °Eliakim the son of Hilkiah ;
21 And I will clothe him with thy robe,
And strengthen him with thy girdle,
And I will commit thy government into his hand ;
And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
And to the house of Judah.
0 2 Ki. 18. 18.
(50) On the death of Hezekiah, idolatry was re- ble to imagine that this prophet could have been a
established in Judah, (2 Kings xxi.) His son Ma- silent spectator of the present revival of idolatry ;
nasseh, who succeeded him, being now only twelve and it is by many conjectured that the severe and
years of age, its revival must be imputed rather to forcible language in which he denounces the ruin
those who held the offices of government, than to of Shebna, was the principal cause of the cruel
the king himself. The first part of this chapter of death soon after inflicted on hiin. Shebna was
Isaiah foretells the invasion of Jerusalem by the taken captive with Manasseh to Babylon, and when
Assyrians under Sennacherib, or by the Chaldeans the Lord brought that king again to Jerusalem, and
under Nebuchadnezzar. The latter part of it pre- “ he took away the strange gods, and commanded
dicts the destruction of Shebna, and seems to have Judah to serve the Lord God of Ísrael,” (2 Chron.
so little reference to the former, that, from its inter- xxxiii. 15, 16,) he recalled Eliakim, and literally
nal evidence, I have been induced to separate it, fulfilled the prediction of the prophet, by making
and to give it this place. Vitringa and Bishop him again the treasurer of his household;
Lowth are of opinion, that the Shebna bere men- “I will clothe him with thy robe,
tioned is not the same as Shebna the scribe, spoken And strengthen him with thy girdle,"-(ver. 21.)
of in the history of Hezekiah's reign. As we only Eliakim is supposed to have been of the pontifi-
read of one person of eminence of the name of cal family, and to have been high priest at the time
Shebna in the account of the events of this king's of Manasseh ; and the same who is mentioned by
life, there does not appear sufficient grounds for the name of Joakim or Eliakim, as high priest in
the adoption of this supposition. In ver. 15, we the history of Judith. Eliakim and Joakim have
find that Shebna the scribe was now over the both the same signification in the Hebrew tongue,
house; it is most probable, therefore, from the and are used promiscuously. It is likewise conjec-
sequel, that he was the cause of Eliakim's having tured, that Eliakim was the Hilkiah mentioned as
been dismissed from that station. Eliakim was high priest in the reign of Josiah. I have inserted
actually treasurer at the time of Sennacherib's in- this as the last of Isaiah's prophecies, considering it
vasion, and, from the prophet's description (ver. as the probable cause of his death. There was a
21,) he must have been a servant of the true God, very ancient and general tradition among the Jews,
and as such employed by Hezekiah: we have there that this prophet was sawn asunder during the
fore reason to conjecture he lost his situation as reign of Manasseh, (2 Kings xxi. 16,) and that his
treasurer since the accession of Manasseh. Sheb- death is alluded to in Hebrews xi. 37. In Urva-
na, in succeeding to this oflice, in all probability moth, fol. 49.2. it is thus written: “Manasseh slew
was the chief promoter of the reëstablishment of Isaiah; for he commanded that he should be slain
idolatry: his great pride and vanity are displayed with a wooden saw. They then brought the saw,
in his anxiety to have his sepulchre on high, in a and cut him in two; and when the sword reached
lofty vault, that it inight be more conspicuous; a his mouth, his soul fled forth.” St. Jerome and
custom prevalent in the East among persons of others mention the same thing, and among the
exalted rank. While he was rioting in all the ex- Jews the tradition is indubitable.-Prideaux's Con-
cess of luxury, devoting himself to false gods, and nection, vol. i. p. 40.-Whitby and Dr. Adam
making "a habitation in a rock," I have supposed Clarke on Hebrews xi. 37.-Fragments of Calmet,
that Isaiah predicts his downfall. It is not possi- 10.
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[PERIOD VI.
CAPTIVITY AND DEATH OF MANASSEH.
D Job 12. 14. Re.
3. 7.
9 Ezra 9.8.
22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder;
So he shall Popen-and none shall shut;
And he shall shut-and none shall open.
23 And I will fasten him as 'a nail in a sure place;
And he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.
24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house,
The offspring and the issue,
All vessels of small quantity,
From the vessels of cups, even to all the *vessels of flagons.
25 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts,
Shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed,
And be cut down, and fall;
And the burden that was upon it shall be cut off :
For the LORD hath spoken it.
* Or, instruments
of vials.
| Heb. wolrich were
the king's.
s 1 Pe. 5. 6. See
cribed to him in
the Apocrypha.
Ed.
tl Ch. 5. 20.
eight, andolt away the altars thatem,
A. M. 3328.
11 WHEREFORE"the LORD brought upon them the cap- 2 CHRON. Xxxüü.
B. C. 676.
, De. 28. 36. Job tains of the host fof the king of Assyria, which took 11-19.
36. 8.
Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with ffetters, and carried
We him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the
Or, chains. LORD his God, and 'humbled himself greatly before the God of his
the prayer ase fathers, 13 and prayed unto him; and He 'was entreated of him, and
heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his
kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
Ezra 8. 23. 14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the
west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish
gate, and compassed about *Ophel, and raised it up to a very great
* Or, the tower. height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house
of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the
house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace
u Le. 7. 12. offerings and “thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the
LORD God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in
the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his
God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the
LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in The Book of the
Kings of Israel. 19 His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him,
and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high
places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled :
Or, Hosai. behold, they are written among The Sayings of the Seers.
17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he 2 Kings xxi.
did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in 17, 18.
The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah ? 18 And Manasseh
slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house,
in the garden of Uzza : and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 CHRON. xxxiii. 1-10, 20.–Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem; 2 but did that which was evil in the
sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast
| Hob. he re out before the children of Israel. 3 For the built again the high places which Hezekiah
turned and built.
his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and
worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 Also he built altars in the house of
the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, " In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.” 5 And
he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hin-
nom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt
with a familiar spirit, and with wizards : he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord,
to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in
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STATE OF THE PROVINCES OF THE TEN TRIBES.
the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son," In this
house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put
my name for ever. 8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the
land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that
I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordi-
nances by the hand of Moses." 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed
before the children of Israel. 10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people;
but they would not hearken.
20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house : and Amon
his son reigned in his stead,
PORTION II.
62 Ki.
Ivah.
Part XIV.-PORTION II.
A. M. 3326. State of the Provinces formerly possessed by the Ten Tribes, during the
B. Ç. 678.
Reign of Manasseh, King of Judah.
2 Kings xvii. 24, to the end.
a Ezra 4. 2, 10. 24 AND "the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from
i. 18. 34, Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and
placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel :
and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 25 And so
it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the
LORD: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some
of them. 26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, “The
nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria,
know not the manner of the God of the land : therefore he hath sent
lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not
the manner of the God of the land.” 27 Then the king of Assyria com-
manded, saying, “ Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought
from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them
the manner of the God of the land.” 28 Then one of the priests whom
they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and
taught them how they should fear the Lord. 29 Howbeit every nation
made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places
which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein
they dwelt. 30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the
-men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31 and the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites
burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the
gods of Sepharvaim.
32 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest
of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the
houses of the high places. 33 They feared the LORD, and served their
* Or, who carried own gods, after the manner of the nations *whom they carried away
them away from
from thence. 34 Unto this day they do after the former manners : they
fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their
ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD com-
e Ge. 32. 28.& manded the children of Jacob, 'whom he named Israel ; 35 with whom
the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, “ Ye 'shall
f Ju. 6. 10.
not fear other gods, nor *bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor
& Ex. 20. 5.
sacrifice to them; 36 but the LORD, who brought you up out of the
h Ex. 6. 6. land of Egypt with great power and "a stretched-out arm, 'him shall
ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
37 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the com-
j De. 5. 32. mandment, which he wrote for you, 'ye shall observe to do for ever-
more ; and ye shall not fear other gods. 38 And the covenant that I
have made with you kye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other
gods. 39 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver
you out of the hand of all your enemies." 40 Howbeit they did no
c Ezra 4. 9.
dLe. 18. 21.
thence.
31.
i De. 10. 20
12
k De, 4.23.
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hearken, but they did after their former manner. 41 So these nations
feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children,
and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this
day.
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THE REIGN OF AMON, KING OF JUDAH.
B. C. 643 to
2 Kings xxi. 19, to the end.—2 CHRON. xxxiii. 21, to the end.
19 AMON was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and
he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Me-
shullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did that which
was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did. 21 And
he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols
that his father served, and worshipped them ; 22 and he forsook the
LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the
king in his own house. 24 And the people of the land slew all them
that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land
made Josiah his son king in his stead. 25 Now the rest of the acts of
Amon which he did, are they not written in The Book of the Chroni-
cles of the Kings of Judah ? 26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in
a Mat. 1. 10, the garden of Uzza : and "Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
called Josias.
2 CHRON. xxxiii. 21, to the end.—21 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began
to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did that which was evil in the
sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father; for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved
images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; 23 and humbled not him-
* Heb. multiplied self before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon *trespassed
trespass.
more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
25 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and
the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
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PART XVL
PART XVI.
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THE REIGN OF JOSIAH, KING OF JUDAH.
3394.
B. C. 641 to
SECTION I.—Josiah removes Idolatry.
2 Kings xxii. 1,2-2 CHRON. xxxiv. 3-7, and 1, 2.
1 JOSIAH was eight years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 2 And he did that which
was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of
a De. 5. 32. David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, 2 CHRON.
he began to seek after the God of David his father, and in the xxxiv. 3–7.
twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high
places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
6 Le. 26. 30. 4 And bthey brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the
* Or, sun images. *images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves,
and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and
t Heh. face of the made dust of them, and strowed it upon the fgraves of them that had
ci Ki. 13. 2. sacrificed unto them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon
their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so did he in
the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naph-
Or, mauls. tali, with their #mattocks round about. ? And when he had broken
a De. 9. 21. down the altars and the groves, and had dbeaten the graven images
*into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of
Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
graves.
* Heb. to make
powder.
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THE CALLING 837
OF JEREMIAH.
2 CHRON. Xxxiv. 1, 2. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight
of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the
right hand, nor to the left.
SECT. II.
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.
Section II.--Designation of Jeremiah to the Prophetic Office ;---He prophe-
sies against Judah.
JEREMIAH i., ii., and iii. 1-5.(57)
The time, 3 and the calling of Jeremiah. 11 His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething
pot. 15 His heavy message against Judah. 17 God encourageth him with his promise of assist-
ance. - Chap. ii. 1 God, having showed his former lindness, expostulaleth with the Jews
their cuuseless revolt, 9 beyond uny example. 14. They are the causes of their own calamities.
20 The sins of Judah. 31 Her confilence is rejected. — Chap. iii. 1 God's great mercy in Judul's
vile whoredom.
1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were
in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin ; 2 to whom the word of the
(57) The place and date of the first chapter of Jer- wickedness, however, did not long pass without its
emiah is assigned in verse 2. The efforts of Josiah punishment; for, in a few years after, they were
to reform the nation of the Jews were promoted to miserably destroyed by the Babylonian armies
the utmost by this prophet; who was mercifully which invaded Egypt, according to the prophet's
commanded to exhort, and to make a final appeal, prediction, (xliv. 27, 28.)* Some Jewish writers,
both to the people and to their princes, before they however, affirm that he returned to Judæa, while
were carried into captivity. Chapters ii. and iii. to others say that lie went to Babylon, and died there;
ver. 6, are supposed, by Dr. Blayney, to be one and a third class are of opinion that he died in
continued prophecy, delivered soon after the Egypt, far advanced in years, and broken by the
prophet commenced the duties of his office. It is calamities which had happened both to himself and
a powerful address, full of eloquence; endeavouring his country. This prophet's writings are all in
to convince the Jews of God's continued regard, Hebrew, except the eleventh verse of the tenth
and expostulating with them for their idolatry and chapter, which is in Chaldee.
sin, and exhorting them to return to God.
The idolatrous apostacy and other criminal enor-
The prophet Jeremiah was of the sacerdotal race, mities of the people of Judah, and the severe judg-
being (as he himself records) one of the priests that ments which God was preparing to inflict upon
dwelt at Anathoth (i. 1.) in the land of Benjamin, them, though not without a distant prospect of
a city appropriated out of that tribe to the use of future restoration and deliverance, form the princi-
the priests, the sons of Aaron (Josh. xxi. 18.), and pal subjects of the prophecies of Jeremiah; except
situate about three Roman miles north of Jerusa- the forty-fifth chapter, which relates personally to
lem. Jeremiah appears to have been very young Baruch, and the six following chapters which
when he was called to the exercise of the propheti- respect the fortunes of some particular heathen
cal office, from which he modestly endeavoured to nations.
excuse himself, by pleading his youth and in- The arrangement of the prophecies of Jeremiah
capacity ; but being overruled by the divine au- has been attended with more difficulties than those
thörity, he set himself to discharge the duties of of any other prophet. Their order differs in the
his function with unremitting diligence and fidelity, Septuagint and in the Hebrew. It is evident, from
during a course of at least forty-two years, reckoned various passages of the book itself, that there were
from the thirteenth year of Josiah's reign. In the four distinct collections of the prophecies. The
course of his ministry he met with great difficulties first was that mentioned in chap. xxxvi. 2., and
and opposition from his countrymen, of all degrees, made by divine command in the fourth year of the
whose persecution and ill usage sometimes wrought reign of Jehoiakim. In this collection were con-
so far upon his mind, as to draw from him expres- tained all the predictions which he had delivered
sions, in the bitterness of his soul, which many have and published to that time, as well against other
thought difficult to reconcile with his religious nations as against the Jews : the prophecies against
principles; but which, when duly weighed, may the Gentiles are, in our Bibles, placed by them-
be found to demand our pity rather than censure. selves at the end of the book, as being in some
He was, in truth, a man of unblemished piety and measure unconnected with those denounced against
conscientious integrity; a warm lover of his coun- the Jews; but, in the present copies of the Septua-
try, whose miseries he pathetically deplores; and gint, they follow immediately after the thirteenth
so affectionately attached to his countrymen, not verse of the twenty-fifth chapter. This first col-
withstanding their injurious treatment of him, that lection comprised chapters i.-xx. xxv. xxvi. xxxv.
he chose rather to abide with them, and undergo xxxvi. and xlv.-li. inclusive.
all hardships in their company, than separately to The second collection is that mentioned in chap.
enjoy a state of ease and plenty, which the favor of xxx, 2. and contained chapters xxvii.--xxxi. inclu-
the king of Babylon would have secured to him. sive: it was made in the reign of Zedekiah, and,
At length, after the destruction of Jerusalem, hav- as may be inferred from xxviii. 1, after the fourth
ing followed the remnant of the Jews into Egypt, year of the reign of Zedekiah.
whither they had resolved to retire, though contrary The third collection was made soon after the
to his advice, upon the murder of Gedaliah, whom destruction of Jerusalem, as is plainly indicated by
the Chaldeans had left governor in Judæa, he there the prophet himself, in the general preface to his
continued warmly to remonstrate against their book, where he says that the word of Jehovah came
idolatrous practices, foretelling the consequences to him “in the days of Josiah the son of Amon
that would inevitably follow. But his freedom and king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign;
zeal are said to have cost him his life ; for there is and came in the days of Jehoiakim the son of
a tradition, that the Jews at Tahpanhes were so
offended at his faithful remonstrances, that they * Dr. Blayncy's Translation of Jeremiah, p. 221, 222, 2d edit,
stoned him to death ; which account of the manner + Carpzov has written an elaborate disquisition of the vari-
of 1
ations between the Hebrew and the Septuagint, in the order
of Jeremiah's prophecies, and has given a table illustrating
least very likely to be true, considering the temper
thosc variations. See his Introduct. ad Libros Biblicos Vet.
and disposition of the parties concerned. Their Tcst. pars iii. c. iii. 04. p. 144-152.
838
THE CALLING OF JEREMIAH. (Period VI.
LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah,
in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also in the days of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the
a Je. 52. 12, 15. eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, "unto
Josiah king of Judah, until the completion of the struction of the kingdom, city, and temple, which
eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king are the subject of the Lamentations.-Horne's Crit.
of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem Introduct. vol. ii. p. 273, &c.
into captivity in the fifth month," (i. 1-3.) Conse On examining the internal evidence for the re-
quently, this third collection included chapters spective dates and occasions, when these prophecies
xxi.-xxiv. xxxii.-xxxiv. and xxxvii.-xxxix. were probably delivered; and taking into consid-
The fourth collection, containing chapters xl.- eration the several arguments of Lightfoot and
xliv. inclusive, presents us with an account of Jer- Taylor, together with those of Prideaux, who has
einiah himself, and of the other Jews who were left assigned a place to many of these predictions; it
in Judæa by the command of Nebuchadnezzar. has been thought advisable to depart, in several in-
The fifty-second chapter was probably added by stances, from Dr. Blayney's system, which has
Ezra,* as a preface to the Book of Lamentations. been generally adhered to in the arrangement of
It is chiefly taken out of the latter part of the this book. That the reader who is interested in
Second Book of Kings, with additions, which Ezra these inquiries may understand at one view the
might supply out of the inspired records, and forms various arrangements given by these divines of the
a very useful appendage to the prophecies of Jere- prophecies of Jeremiah, I have drawn up, in the
miah, as it illustrates their fulfilment in the de- following table, a summary of the order in which
* Carpzov ascribes it to Baruch, or some other inspired man. the chapters of Jeremiah should be read, according
Introd. pars iü. p. 152.
to their respective opinions.
ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROPHECIES OF JEREMIAH.

Chap.
BLAYNEY.
LIGHTFOOT.
TAYLOR.
ARRANGER.
Year
B. C.
13th of Josiah
29th of Josiah
13th of Josiah
Ditto
13th of Josiah
Ditto
(to ver. 6. Ditto
ver. 6, to end. 29th
Josiah
13th of Josiah
629
Ditto
(to ver. 6. Ditto
ver. 6, to end. 19th of} }
Joshua
18th of Josiah
612
29th of Josiah
COVORA
l
30th of Josiah
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
31st of Josiah
Ditto
13 to 20 in the first year of
Jehoiakim
10th of Zedekiah
24th to end of Jehoiachin
29th of Josiah
Ditto
Ditto
Soon after the former 17 to 12 Ditto
7 to 20 Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
End of Josiah's reign
Ditto
Beginning of Jehoiakim 13 to 20 the 3d of Jeboia-
Ditto
kim
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Some part of the three
first years of Jehoia-
kim
Ditto
Ditto
9th of Zedekiah
9th of Zedekiah
9th of Zedekiah
(to ver. 24. 3d of Jehoi-lito ver. 24. 1st of Je-
Beginning of Jehoiakim
akim
hoiakim
1 ver. 24. to end, Jehoi-/ ver. 24, to end. Ist
achin
Zedekiah
Ditto
Jehoiachin
Ist of Zedekiah
list of Zedekiah
Ist of Zedekiah
Ditto
4th of Jehoiakim
4th of Jehojakim
4th of Jehoiakim
| Beginning of Jehoiakim 3d of Jehoiakim
1st of Jehoiakim
(to ver. 12. 3d of Jehoi-
4th of Zedekiah
akim
I ver. 12, to end, ist of
2d of Zedekian
Zedekiah
Ditto
4th of Zedekiah
4th of Zedekiah
Ist of Zedekiah
Ditto
2d of Zedekiah
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
10th of Zedekiah
10th of Zedekiah
Toth of Zedekiah
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
(to ver. 8. 9th of Zede->
End of the 9th of Zede- Ditto
kiah
kial
, ver. 8, to end, 10th of
Ditto
4th of Jehoiakiin
8th of Jehoiakim
| 4th of Jehoiakim
(to ver. 9, 4th of Jehoi- ) to ver. 9, 4th of Jehoi-)
Ditto
akiin
ver. 9, to end, 5th of ver. 29, to end, 5th of
Ditto
Ditto
Jehoiachin
1st of Zedekiah
4th of Jehoiakim
2d of Jehoiakim
599
599
606
606
4th of Zedekiah
595
595
595
595
588
588
589
5
589
606
mmmmmmmll" "akin **
606
w
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
10th of Zedekiah
Ditto
(to ver. 11. 9th of Zede->
kiah
ver. 11, to end, 10th
of Ditto
4th of Jehoiakim
(to ver. 9. 4th of Jehoi-)
akim
ver. 9, to end, 5th of
Ditto
ver. 1 to 5. 9th of Zede-
kiah
{ver. 5 to ll. 10th of Do. Y
ver. 11, to end, 11th of
Ditto
lith of Zedekiah
Ditto, chiefly
11th of Zedekiah
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
an....
605
Kla
590
37
10th of Zedekiah
10th of Zedekiah
10th of Zedekiah
589
588
588
| 11th of Zedekiah
9th of Zedekiah
Ilth of Zedekiah
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
ilth of Zedekiah
Ditto
588
588
WARS
11th of Zedekiah
Ditto, chiefly
Ilth of Zedekiah
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
l'Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
RAVY
PART XVI.]
839
JEREMIAH PROPHESIES AGAINST JUDAH.
d See Ex. 3. ll.
& 4. 10.
5. Ac. 26. 17.
6 2 Ki. 25. 8. the carrying away of Jerusalem captive 'in the fifth month. 4 Then the
word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5 « Before I formed thee in the belly—I knew thee;
c Lu. 1. 15, 41. And before thou camest forth out of the womb—I 'sanctified thee,
Gal. 1. 15, 16.
* Heb. gave.
And I *ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."
6 Then said I, " Ah, 'Lord God! behold, I cannot speak; for I am
a child.” 7 But the LORD said unto me, "Say not, I am a child ; for
e Nu. 22. 20, 38. thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command
Mat. 28. 20.
f Ex. 3. 12. De. thee thou shalt speak. 8 Be not afraid of their faces; for I am with
31. 6, 8. Jos. 1.
1. thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.” 9 Then the LORD put forth his
He. 13. 6. hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, “ Behold,
& See Ex: 4. 12. I have put my words in thy mouth.
16. 51. 16.
10 See! I have this day set thee over the nations
And over the kingdoms,
h 2 Co. 10. 4, 5.
To "root out, and to pull down,
And to destroy, and to throw down,
To build, and to plant.”
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, “ Jere-
miah, what seest thou ?" And I said, “I see a rod of an almond tree."
12 Then said the LORD unto me, “Thou hast well seen ; for I will
hasten my word to perform it.” 13 And the word of the LORD came
unto me the second time, saying, “ What seest thou ?” And I said,
+ Heb. From the “I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is ftoward the north.”
14 Then the LORD said unto me-
ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROPHECIES OF JEREMIAH, Continued.

Chap.
BLAYNEY.
LIGHTFOOT.
TAYLOR.
ARRANGER.
Year
B. C.
-
4th of Jehoiakim
4th of Jehoiakim
4th of Jehoiakim
606
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
4th of Jehoiakim
(to ver. 13. 4th of Je-)
hoiakim
S ver. 13, to end, 11th
Zedekiah
loth of Zedekiah
4th of Zedekiah
Uncertain
Ditto
9th of Zedekiah
4th of Jehoiakim
589
59.5
Ditto
Ditto
9th of Zedekiah
Ditto
(to ver. 34. 9th of Zede-)
kiah
ver. 34, to end, Ist of
Ditto
4th of Zedekiah
Ditto
Various
Ditto
595
51
4th of Zedekiah
Ditto
Various
4th of Zedekiah
Ditto
Various
4th of Zedekiah
Ditto
Various
52
The reasons which have induced me to assign to these several prophecies their respective places and
dates are given in the notes, without entering into the contending opinions of the different authorities. The
biblical student, by referring to the arguinents of these writers, will have the satisfaction of forming his own
judgment, and will make such an arrangement as he may consider the most judicious.*
*[The following Table shows, also, another arrangement of the different parts of the book of this prophet, which is made
from the Translation of Jeremiah, by Dr. J. G. Dahler, Professor of Theology in the Protestant Seminary of Strasburg.
This divine has divided the whole into Sections, each of which is introduced with excellent observations relative to the
tiine, place, circumstances, and malter contained in that section. The Discourses or Prophecies delivered under a particular
reign are all arranged in their chronological order.-Ed.]

Under Josiah.
Vlul.
VII.
1.
A.LV
Chap. xxiii. 9-40.
xxxv. 1-19.
XXV. 1-38.
xxxvi, 1–32.
xlv. 1-5.
xii. 14–17.
x. 17-25.
Delivered in Egypt.
Chap. xliii. 8–13.
xliv. 1-30.
xlvi. 13-28.
Chap. i.
iv. 5.-vi. 30.
ii. 1.-iii. 5.
iii. 6.-iv. 4.
xvii. 19-27.
xlvii. 1-7.
xxvii. 1.- xxviii. 17.
xlix. 34-39.
li. 59-64.
xxi. 1-14.
xxxiv. 1-7.
Xxxvii. l-10.
xxxiv, 8-22.
xxxvii. 11-21.
Xxxviii. 1-28.
Xxxix. 15-18.
Xxxii. 1-44.
xxxiii. 1-10.
xxxix. 1-10.
Under Jechoniah.
Chap. xiii. 1-27.
Relative to strange Nations.
Chap. xlvi. 1-xlix. 1-6.
xlviii. 1-47.
xlix. 7-22.
xlix. 23-27.
xlix. 28-33.
l. 1. li. 58.
Under Zedekiah.
Under Jehoiakim.
Chap. vii. 1.-ix. 26.
xxvi. 1-24.
xlvi. 2-12.
X. 1-16.
xiv. 1.--xv. 21.
xvi. 1.--xvii. 18.
xviii. 1-23.
xix. 1.—XX. 13.
xx, 14-18.
After the Destruction of Jcru-
salcın.
Chap. xxii. 1.-Exiji. 8.
xi. 1-17.
xi. 18.--xii. 13.
xxiv. 1-10.
xxix. 1-32.
Chap. xxxix. 11-14.
xl. 1.-xli. 18.
xlii. l.-xliii. 7.
Xxx. 1.-xxxi. 40.
Historical Appendiz.
Chap. lii.
840
[PERIOD VI.
JEREMIAH PROPHESIES AGAINST JUDAH.
1 Heb. shall be
openen.
2 Ki. 4. 29.& 9.
12. 35. 1 Pe. 1.
13.
* Or, break to
pieces.
“Out of the north an evil #shall break forth
Upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 For, lo! I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,"
saith the LORD ;
" And they shall come,
And they shall set every one his throne
At the entering of the gates of Jerusalem,
And against all the walls thereof round about,
And against all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wick-
edness,
i De. 28. 20.
Who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods,
And worshipped the works of their own hands.
; 1 Ki. 18. 46.
17 Thou therefore 'gird up thy loins, and arise,
1. Job 38. 3. Ļu. And speak unto them all that I command thee :
Be not dismayed at their faces,
Lest I *confound thee before them.
18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron
And brazen walls against the whole land,
[pillar,
Against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof,
Against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
19 And they shall fight against thee;
But they shall not prevail against thee;
For I am with thee," saith the LORD, “ to deliver thee.'
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, JEREMIAH ii.
saying,
2“Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying,
f Or, for thy sake. Thus saith the LORD ; I remember fthee,
The kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals,
k De. 2. 7.
When kthou wentest after me in the wilderness,
In a land that was not sown.
l Ex. 19. 5, 6. 3 Israel 'was holiness unto the LORD,
And the firstfruits of his increase :
All that devour him shall offend;
Evil shall come upon them," saith the LORD.
4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, 0 house of Jacob!
And all the families of the house of Israel !
5 Thus saith the LORD,-
" What iniquity have your fathers found in me,
That they are gone far from me,
And have walked after vanity, and are become vain ?
6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD
That brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
That led us through "the wilderness,
Through a land of deserts and of pits,
Through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death,
Through a land that no man passed through,
And where no man dwelt?
? And I brought you into fa plentiful country,
27. & 14. 7, 8. To eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof;
o Le. 18. 25, 27,
But when ye entered, ye ºdefiled my land,
28. Nu. 35. 33,
And made my heritage an abomination.
8 The priests said not, Where is the LORD ?
p Mal. 2. 6,7. And they that handle the Plaw knew me not:
The pastors also transgressed against me,
And the prophets prophesied by Baal,
And walked after things that do not profit.
m Ja. 1. 18. Rev.
14. 4.
n De. 8. 15. &
32. 10.
I Or, the land of
Carmel. Nu. 13.
34.
Ro. 2. 20.
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JEREMIAH PROPHESIES AGAINST JUDAH.
1. 23.
s Jo. 4. 14.
their voice.
9« Wherefore I will yet plead with you," saith the LORD,
q Ex. 20. 5.
And 'with your children's children will I plead.
* Or, over to. 20 For pass *over the isles of Chittim, and see;
And send unto Kedar, and consider diligently,
And see if there be such a thing.
11 Hạth a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods?
S. 20. Ro. But my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this!
And be horribly afraid,
Be ye very desolate," saith the LORD!
13 "For my people have committed two evils;
They have forsaken Me, the Fountain of living waters,
And hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water."
14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave?
† Heb. become a Why is he tspoiled ?
spoil ?
Heb. gave out 15 The young lions roared upon him, and #yelled,
And they made his land waste :
His cities are burned without inhabitant.
16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes
* Or, Feed on thy *Have broken the crown of thy head.
crown, De. 33.
20. Is. 8. 8. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself,
In that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God,
t De. 32. 10.
When 'he led thee by the way?
18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt,
To drink the waters of Sihor ?
Or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria,
To drink the waters of the river ?
19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee,
And thy backslidings shall reprove thee :
Know therefore and see
That it is an evil thing and bitter,
That thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God,
And that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.
20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke,
And burst thy bands; and “thou saidst, “ I will not ftransgress; "
16. 1 Sa. 12. 10. When 'upon every high hill
Or, scrve.
And under every green tree
Thou wanderest, "playing the harlot.
u Ex. 34. 15, 16. 21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine,
5. 1, &c. Mat. Wholly a right seed :
How then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange
22 For though thou wash thee with nitre,
(vine unto me?
And take thee much soap,
Yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.
y Pr. 30. 12.
23 How canst thou say, “I am not polluted,
I have not gone after Baalim ? "
See thy way in the valley,
Know what thou hast done:
I Or, O swift
Thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
* Or, o wild ass, 24 *A wild ass fused to the wilderness,
That snuffeth up the wind at ther pleasure ;
| Heb. taught.
In her occasion who can *turn her away?
of her heart.
All they that seek her will not weary themselves;
In her month they shall find her.
25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod,
And thy throat from thirst:
But thou saidst,
VOL. I.
u Ex. 19. 8. Jos.
24. 18. Ju. 10.
v De. 12. 2. Is.
57. 5, 7. Je. 3. 6.
2 Ex. 15. 17. Is.
21. 33. Ma. 12.
1. Lu. 20.9.
dromedary.
&c.
1 Heb, the desire
* Or, reversc it.
106
842
(PERIOD VI,
JEREMIAH PROPHESIES AGAINST JUDAH.
me.
part of the neck.
a Ju. 10. 10. Ps.
6 De. 32. 37. Ju.
10. 14.
† Heb. evil.
** But wherbe time of the their back ught me for
13.
d2 Ch. 36. 16.
Ne. 9. 26. Mat.
23, 29, &c. Ac.
7. 52. 1 Thes.
2. 15.
I Heb. We have
dominion.
| Or, Is the case “ There is no hope :
desperate?
z De. 32. 16.
No; for I have loved *strangers,
And after them will I go."
26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found,
So is the house of Israel ashamed ;
They, their kings, their princes,
And their priests, and their prophets,
27 Saying to a stock, “ Thou art my father;"
Or, begotten And to a stone, “ Thou hast Ibrought me forth ;”
* Heb. the hinder For they have turned *their back unto me, and not their face:
But in the time of their "trouble they will say, Arise, and save us !
78. 34. Is. 26. 16. 28 But bwhere are thy gods that thou hast made thee?
Let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy ftrouble:
For according to the number of thy cities
Are thy gods, O Judah !
29 Wherefore will ye plead with me?
Ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
c Is. 1. 5. & 9. 30 In vain have I smitten your children;
They received no correction :
Your own sword hath devoured your prophets,
Like a destroying lion.
31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD!
Have I been a wilderness unto Israel ?
A land of darkness ?
Wherefore say my people,
" We are lords;
We will come no more unto thee?"
32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love ?
Therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents :
* Heb. digging. I have not found it by * secret search, but upon all these.
35 Yet thou sayest,
“Because I am innocent,
Surely his anger shall turn from me."
Behold, I will plead with thee,
Because thou sayest, “I have not sinned."
1.8, 10.
36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way?
Thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt,
f2 Ch. 28. 16, 20, As 'thou wast ashained of Assyria.
21.
37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from him,
And thy hands upon thy head ;
For the LORD hath rejected thy confidences,
And thou shalt not prosper in them.
| Lleb. Saying.
1 They say, “If a man put away his wife,
JEREMIAH iii.
And she go from him, and become another man's,
1-5.
& De. 24. 4.
Shall Ⓡhe return unto her again?
Shall not that land be greatly polluted ?”
But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers;
Yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places,
And see where thou hast not been lain with.
h Ge. 38. 14. Pr.
In "the ways hast thou set for them,
24, 25.
As the Arabian in the wilderness;
And thou hast polluted the land
With thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
Pr. 28. 13. I JO.
23. 28. Ez. 16.
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JOSIAH REPAIRS THE TEMPLE.
· Le. 26. 19. De.
28. 23, 24.
3 Therefore the showers have been withholden,
And there hath been no latter rain ;
And thou hadst a whore's forehead,
Thou refusedst to be ashamed.
4. Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me,
My father! thou art the guide of my youth?
5 Will ſhe reserve his anger for ever?
Will he keep it to the end ?
Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
i Ps. 77. 7, &c.
Is, 57. 16.
Maaseiah the repair the bhigh priest, thhich the Levitephraim, and and
&c.
put it ine Lothe Lorders
SECT. III. SECTION III.—Josiah repairs the Temple ;-The Book of the Law is found
by Hilkiah.
A. M. 3380.
B. C. 624.
2 Chron. xxxiv. 8-32.—2 Kings xxii. 3, to the end, and xxiii. 1-3.
Josiah taketh order for the repair of the temple. 14 Hillciuh having found a book of the Law, Josiah
sendeth to Hulduh to inquire of the Lord. 23 Huldah prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem,
but respite thereof in Josiah's time. 29 Josial, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, re-
neweth the covenant with God.
a i. l. Josiah.
8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when ahe had purged
Eda
the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and
Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the
recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. 9 And when
a See 2 Ki. 12.
they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered "the money that
was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the
doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of
all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and
they returned to Jerusalem. 10 And they put it in the hand of the
workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they
gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to
repair and mend the house : 11 even to the artificers and builders
* Or, to rafter.
gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and *to
floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. 12 And the
men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath
and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari ; and Zechariah and
Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward ; and
other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music.
13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of
61 Ch. 23. 4, 5. all that wrought the work in any manner of service ; band of the Le-
vites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the
house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a Book of the Law of
the LORD given tby Moses. 15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Sha-
hand of.
phan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of
the LORD.” And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. 16 And
Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word
I Heb. to the
back again, saying, “ All that was committed to thy servants, they do
hand of.
* Heb. poured
it. 17 And they have *gathered together the money that was found in
the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the
overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.” 18 Then Shaphan the scribe
told the king, saying, “ Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book." And
| Heb. in il.
Shaphan read tit before the king. 19 And it came to pass, when the
king had heard the words of the Law, that he rent his clothes. 20 And
the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and
I Or, Achbor,
2 Ki. 22. 12.
#Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant
of the king's, saying, 21 « Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for
them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the
book that is found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured
out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD,
to do after all that is written in this book.” 22 And Hilkiah, and they
† Heb. by the
out, or, melted.
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THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM PROPHESIED. [PERIOD VI
part.
re me, am against the God, wi
that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife
* Or, Harhas. of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of *Hasrah, keeper of the
1 Heb. garments. twardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem fin the college ;) and they
I Or, in the school,
*or, in the second spake to her to that effect.
23 And she answered them, “Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,
Tell ye the man that sent you to me, 24 Thus saith the LORD, Behold,
I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof,
even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read
before the king of Judah ; 25 because they have forsaken me, and have
burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger
with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured
out upon this place, and shall not be quenched. 26 And as for the
king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so shall ye say
unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words
which thou hast heard ; 27 Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst
humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this
place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself be-
fore me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even
heard thee also, saith the LORD. 28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy
fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall
thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon
the inhabitants of the same.” So they brought the king word again.
29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah
and Jerusalem. 30 And the king went up into the house of the LORD,
and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the
* Heb: from great priests, and the Levites, and all the people, *great and small; and he
read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was
found in the house of the LORD. 31 And the king stood in his place,
and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and
to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with
all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the cove-
nant which are written in this book. 32 And he caused all that were
| Heb. found. tpresent in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhab-
itants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of
their fathers.
2 Kings xxii. 3, to the end.—3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king
Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam the scribe,
to the house of the Lord, saying, 46 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum tho
Hob. threshold. silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have
gathered of the people : 5 and let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work,
that have the oversight of the house of the Lorn: and let them give it to the doers of the
work which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house, bunto car-
penters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
. Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into
their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
& And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, “ I have found the Book of
the Law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read
it. 9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and
* Hob. melted. said, " Thy servants have * gathered the money that was found in the house, and have de-
livered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of
the Lord.” 10 And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, “ Hilkiah the priest hath
delivered me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king. 11 And it came to pass,
when the king had heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and
c Abdon, 2 Ch. 34. 'Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the
| Or, Micah.
king's, saying, 13« Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all
Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the
LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words
of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.”
| Ticvath, 2 Ch.
*34. 22.
14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went
* Or, Hasrah. unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of *Tikvah, the son of *Harhas,
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part.
† Heb. garments. keeper of the twardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem fin the college ;) and they com-
Or, in the second muned with her. 15 And she said unto them, “ Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell
the man that sent you to me, 16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this
place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of
Judah hath read ; 17 because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other
gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore
my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 18 But to the
king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus
saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard ; 19 because
thy heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou
heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they
should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me;
I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. 20 Behold, therefore, I will gather thee unto thy
fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see
all the evil which I will bring upon this place.” And they brought the king word again.
2 Kings xxüi. 1-3. And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders
of Judah and of Jerusalem. 2 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and
all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and
* Heb. from
the prophets, and all the people, *both small and great: and he read in their ears all the
small even unto
great.
words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord. 3 And
the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the
LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their
heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this
book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
2*
SECT. IV. SECTION IV.- Zephaniah exhorts the People to Repentance about the time of
Josiah's Reformation.
A. M. 3380.
B. C. 624.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ZEPHANIAH.(58)
God's severe judgment against Judah for divers sins. — Chap. ii. 1 An exhortation to repentance.
4. The judgment of the Philistines, 8 of Moab and Ammon, '12 of Ethiopia and Assyria. – Chap.
iii. 1 & sharp reproof of Jerusalem for divers sins. 8 Ari exhortation to wait for the restoration
of Israel, 14 and to rejoice for their salvation by God.
1 THE WORD OF THE LORD, WHICH CAME UNTO ZEPHANIAH THE SON
OF CUSHI, THE SON OF GEDALIAH, THE SON OF AMARIAH, THE
SON OF HISKIAH, IN THE DAYS OF JOSIAH, THE SON OF AMON,
KING OF JUDAH.
* Heb. By taking
2 *I will utterly consume all things from off fthe land, saith the
awuy I will
make an end. 3 I will consume man and beast;
(LORD.
† Heb. the face of
the land.
I will consume the fowls of the heaven,
And the fishes of the sea,
a Mat. 13. 41.
And the stumbling-blocks with the wicked ;
I Or, idols.
And I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
4 I will also stretch out my hand upon Judah,
And upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ;
(58) We learn from Zephaniah i.1, that he began to priests,” (2 Kings xxiii. 5.) They were called
prophesy in the reign of Josiah. As he begins his Chemarim because clothed in black garments, which
predictions against the “remnant of Baal, and the was the customary dress of these priests. ' Zeph-
name of the Chemarirns;" against them that wor- aniah in these books appears to have aided Josiah
shipped the host of heaven, and swore by Mal- in his attempt to bring the people back to the wor-
cham, or Baal; he probably addressed those idol- ship of the true God. The first chapter denounces
atrous priests who were not yet extirpated by the vengeance against Judah, and those who observed
religious zeal of Josiah ; compare Zéph. i. 4,5-9, the rites of idolators, or violently invaded the prop-
with 2 Kings xxiii. 5, 6–12. He foretold also the erty of others (ver. 9.), and declares that the great
destruction of Nineveh ; and from these considera- day of trouble, distress, and desolation was at hand,
tions he may be supposed to have prophesied before (ver. 15.) In the second chapter the prophet pre-
the last reformation made by Josiah : and, as he dicts woe to the Cherethites, the Moabites, Am- ,
preceded Jeremiah, that he entered on his office monites, and Ethiopians; and describes the desola-
towards the commencement of the reign of that tion of Nineveh in terms singularly expressive.
monarch. These two prophets resemble each other The Cherethites were the Philistines who bordered
so much in the parts where they treat of the idola- on the Mediterranean, called Cherethims. These
tries and wickedness of the Jews, that it has been prophecies were chiefly accomplished by the con-
supposed that Zephaniah was the abbreviator of quests of Nebuchadnezzar. In the third chapter
Jeremiah, or that Jeremiah was the pupil of the the prophet returns to Jerusalem, and inveighs
former: Zephaniah apparently prophesied before against her pollutions and oppressions, which
Jeremiah, and the latter seems to speak of those should be punished in God's general vengeance ;
abuses as partially removed, which the former and concludes, as usual, with predictions of a rem-
describes as existing in the most flagitious extent. nant, who shall trust in the Lord; and with
(Compare Zeph. i. 4, 5, 9, with Jer. ii. 5, 20, 32.) promises of the general restoration of the Jews.-
The word Chemarim is translated “ idolatrous Lightfoot; Gray's Key, in loc.
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LORD.
c Is. 13. 6.
46. 10. Ez. 39.
17. Re. 19. 17.
thickened.
Fulfilled, 2 Ki. And 'I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place,
23. 4, 5.
And the name of the Chemarims with the priests ;
5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops;
* Or, to the
And them that worship and that swear *by the LORD,
And that swear by Malcham;
6 And then that are turned back from the LORD;
And those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.
7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God;
For the day of the LORD is at hand;
d 18. 34. 6. Je.
For dthe LORD hath prepared a sacrifice—he hath tbid his guests.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice,
| Heb. sanctified,
That I will fpunish the princes, and the king's children,
or, prepared.
| Heb. visit upor. And all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold,
Which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD,
That there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate,
And a howling from the second,
And a great crashing from the hills.
e Ja. 5. 1.
11 Howl, 'ye inhabitants of Maktesh !
For all the merchant people are cut down ;
All they that bear silver are cut off.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time,
That I will search Jerusalem with candles,
*. Heb. curded, or, And punish the men that are *settled on their lees:
That say in their heart,
The LORD will not do good-neither will he do evil.
13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty,
And their houses a desolation:
f De. 28. 30, 39. They shall also build houses_but 'not inhabit them ;
g Mic. 6. 15. And they shall plant vineyards—but not drink the wine thereof.
h Joel 2. 1, 11. 14 The "great day of the Lord is near,
It is near, and hasteth greatly,
Even the voice of the day of the LORD :
The mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
i Is. 22. 5. Je. 30.
10. 15 That day is a day of wrath,
7. Joel 2.2, 11.
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of wasteness and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
j Je. 4. 19.
16 A day of the trumpet and alarm
Against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17 And I will bring distress upon men,
k De. 28. 29. Is.
That they shall kwalk like blind men,
Because they have sinned against the LORD:
And their blood shall be poured out as dust,
And their flesh as the dung.
Pr. 11. 4. Ez. 7. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them
In the day of the Lord's wrath ;
But the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy:
For he shall make even a speedy riddance
Of all them that dwell in the land.
i Gather yourselves together,
ZEPHANIAH ii.
† Or, desirous.
Yea, gather together, 0 nation not tdesired !
2 Before the decree bring forth,
Before the day pass as the chaff,
Am. 5. 11.
Am. 5. 18.
59. 10.
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4. 7. & 5. 7, 8.
2. 2.
tEx. 4. 31. Lu. 1.
68.
u Ps. 126. 1. Je.
29. 14.
v Is. XV. Je.xlviii.
2. 1.
Ge. 19. 25. De
m 2 Ki. 23. 26. Before " the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you,
Before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth,
(Which have wrought his judgment ;)
Seek righteousness, seek meekness :
n Joel 2. 14. Am.
It "may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.
5. 15. Jon. 3. 9.
o Je. 47.4, 5. Ez. 4 For "Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation :
25. 15. Am. 1. 6,
7, 8. Zec. 9.5, 6. They shall drive out Ashdod ”at the noon day,
p Je. 6. 4. & 15. And Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coasts, the nation of the Chere-
The word of the LORD is against you,
[thites !
Jos. 13. 3.
OCanaan, the land of the Philistines !
I will even destroy thee—that there shall be no inhabitant.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds,
r See Is. 17. 2. And "folds for flocks.
s 18. 12. 11. Mic. ? And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah;
Hag. 1. 12. & They shall feed thereupon:
In the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening :
Or, When, &c.
For the LORD their God shall ‘visit them,
And "turn away their captivity.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab,
And the revilings of the children of Ammon,
Whereby they have reproached my people,
And magnified themselves against their border.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
Surely "Moab shall be as Sodom,
Ez. 25. 9. Am.
And "the children of Ammon as Gomorrah,
w Am. 1. 13.
Even *the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desola-
29. 23. 18. 13. 19. The residue of my people shall spoil them,
[tion :
& 34. 13. Je. 49.
And the remnant of my people shall possess them.
10 This shall they have for their pride,
Because they have reproached and magnified themselves
Against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 The LORD will be terrible unto them:
* Heb. make lean.
For he will *famish all the gods of the earth;
y Mal. l. ll. Jo.
4.21.
And 'men shall worship him, every one from his place,
Even all *the isles of the heathen.
12 Ye Ethiopians also,
Ye shall be slain by my sword.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north,
a 18. 10. 12. En. And "destroy Assyria ;
& 2. 10. & 3. 15, And will make Nineveh a desolation,
And dry like a wilderness.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her,
All the beasts of the nations :
† Or, pelican. Both the tcormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the fupper
| 0r, knops, or,
Their voice shall sing in the windows;
[lintels of it;
Desolation shall be in the thresholds :
hath uncovered.
* For he shall uncover the cedar work.
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly,
8 Re. 18. 7.
That 'said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me.
How is she become a desolation,
A place for beasts to lie down in!
Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
| Or, gluttonous.
Woe to ther that is filthy and polluted,
ZEPHANIAH iii.
To the oppressing city !
? She obeyed not the voice;
18. & 50. 40.
2 Ge. 10.5.
31. 3. Nah. 1.1.
18.
chapiters.
* Or, When he
Heb. craw.
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* Heb. Morning
20. 22.
| Or, instruction. She received not fcorrection;
She trusted not in the LORD;
She drew not near to her God.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions ;
Her judges are evening wolves;
They gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons :
Her priests have polluted the sanctuary,
They have done violence to the Law.
cDo. 32. 4.
5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof;
He will not do iniquity;
*Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not ;
by morning.
But the unjust knoweth no shame.
† Or, corners.
6 I have cut off the nations—their ftowers are desolate;
I made their streets waste--that none passeth by;
Their cities are destroyed—so that there is no man,
That there is none inhabitant.
d So Je. 8. 6. 7 I dsaid, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction ;
So their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them:
Ge. 6. 12.
But they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
f Ps. 27. 14. Pr.
8 Therefore 'wait ye upon me, saith the LORD,
Until the day that I rise up to the prey:
& Joel 3. 2.
For my determination is to gather the nations,
That I may assemble the kingdoms,
To pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger :
For all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
| Heb. lip.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure flanguage,
That they may all call upon the name of the LORD,
* Heb. shoulder. To serve him with one *consent.
* Ps68, 31. os., 10 From "beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants,
Even the daughter of my dispersed,
Shall bring mine offering.
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings,
Wherein thou hast transgressed against me;
For then I will take away out of the midst of thee
i Je. 7. 4. Mic. 3. Them that rejoice in thy pride,
† Heb. in my holy. And thou shalt no more be haughty tbecause of my holy mountain.
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee
Les An afflicted and poor people,
And they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies;
Neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth:
For they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel !
Be glad and rejoice with all the heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem !
15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgments,
He hath cast out thine enemy:
The "king of Israel, even the LORD, 'is in the midst of thee:
7. 15. & 21. 3, 4. Thou shalt not see evil any more.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not!
m He. 12. 12. And to Zion, Let "not thy hands be Íslack !
Or, faint. 17 The ✓
17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty-he will save,
* Heb. be silent. He will rejoice over thee with joy-he will *rest in his love,
He will joy over thee with singing.
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly,
18. 1, 7. & 60. 4,
&c. Mal. 1. 11
Ac. 8. 27.
11. Mat. 3. 9.
i Is. 14. 32. Ze.
ll. ll. Mat. 5.
3. 1 Co. 1. 27,
28. Ja. 2. 5.
ki Jo. 1. 49.
1 Ez. 48. 35. Re.
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† Heb. the burden
upon it was re-
proach.
I Hob. set them.
for a praise.
+ Heb. of their
shamc.
n 18. 11. 12. Ez.
28. 25. Am. 9.
Who are of thee,
To whom fthe reproach of it was a burden.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee:
And I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out;
And I will get them praise and fame
In every land *where they have been put to shame.
20 At that "time will I bring you again,
Even in the time that I gather you ;
For I will make you a name and a praise
Among all people of the earth,
When I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
[END OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ZEPHANIAH.]
14.
re
II
a i. e. King
Josiah.--Ed.
without Jerusalem. And he *put d burn incense in therus
† Heb. chemarim,
15. 12.
* Heb. houses.
SECT. V. SECTION V.-Reformation of Religion by Josiah, and Celebration of the
Passover.
A. M. 3380.
B. C. 624.
2 Kings xxiii. 4-20.-2 Chron. xxxiv. 33, xxxv. 1-19.—2 Kings xxiii. 21–24.
Josiah destroyeth idolatry. He burncth dead men's bones upon the allar at Beth-el, as was prophe-
sied. He keepeth a most solemn Passover.
4 AND the aking commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests
of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out
of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and
for the grove, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them
without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of
* Heb. caused to them unto Beth-el. 5 And he *put down fthe idolatrous priests, whom
cease.
the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in
Ho: 10.5. Fore- the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem ; them
told, Zep. 1. 4.
also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and
Or, troelde signs, to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. 6 And he brought out
or,constellations.
the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the
brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small
to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the chil-
a 1 Ki. 14. 24. & dren of the people. 7 And he brake down the houses of the sodom-
• Ez. 16. 16. ites, that were by the house of the LORD, $where the women wove
*hangings for the grove. 8 And he brought all the priests out of the
cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned
incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of
the gates that were in the entering-in of the gate of Joshua the gov-
ernor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the
c See Ez. 44. 10- city. 9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the
di Sa. 2. 36. altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened
bread among their brethren. 10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the
e Le. 18. 21. Ez. valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son
23. 37, 39.
or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech. 11 And he took
away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the
entering-in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-
+ Or, eunuch, or, melech the tchamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the
. 19. 13. chariots of the sun with fire. 12 And the altars that were on the top
of the upper charnber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made,
& 2 Ki. 21. 5. and the altars which "Manasseh had made in the two courts of the
Or, ran from house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and Ibrake them down
from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. 13 And
the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right
hand of *the Mount of Corruption, which "Solomon the king of Israel
Olives. had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for
Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abom-
i Ex. 23. 24. ination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. 14 And he brake
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· Mount of
hi Ki, 11. 7.
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E 1 Kr. 13. 2.
m 1 Ki. 13. 31.
Or, sacrificed.
nl Ki. 11. 5.
33.
1-19.
p Ex. 12. 6. Ezra
6. 19.
+ Heb. statues. in pieces the timages, and cut down the groves, and filled their places
with the bones of men.
ji Ki. 12. 28, 33. 15 Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place 'which
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both
that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place,
and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove. 16 And as Josiah
turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount,
and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them
upon the altar, and polluted it, according to kthe word of the LORD
which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. 17 Then
he said, “What title is that that I see?” And the men of the city told
11 Ki. 13. 1, 30. him, “It is 'the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah,
and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of
Beth-el.” 18 And he said, “ Let him alone ; let no man move his bones."
Heb. to escape. So they let his bones falone, with the bones of the prophet that came
out of Samaria. 19 And all the houses also of the high places that were
in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to pro-
voke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them accord-
ing to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el. 20 And he *slew all the
priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned
men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
33 And Josiah took away all "the abominations out of all 2 Chro. xxxiv.
the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and 0.
made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD
o Je. 3. 10.
their God. °And all his days they departed not ffrom following the
| Heb. from after.
LORD, the God of their fathers.
Moreover Josiah kept a Passover unto the LORD in 2 CHRO. XXXV.
8. Bzra Jerusalem ; and they killed the Passover on the Pfourteenth
4 Ezra 6. 18. day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their 'charges, and
encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD, 3 and said
" De. 33. 10. Mal. unto the Levites "that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD,
2. 7.
s See 2 Ch. 34. “Put 'the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king
of Israel did build ; 'it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders :
t 1 Ch. 23. 26.
serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel. 4 And prepare
u 1 Ch. 9. 10. yourselves by "the houses of your fathers, after your courses, accord-
to ing to the 'writing of David king of Israel, and according to the
2 2 Ch. 8. 14. "writing of Solomon his son. 5 And stand in the holy place according
Hob. the house to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren *the
people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. 6 So kill
cople. the Passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that
they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses."
| Heb. offered.
? And Josiah tgave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all
for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of
thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks : these were of the king's
Heb. offered.
substance. 8 And his princes Agave willingly unto the people, to the
priests, and to the Levites : Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers
of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings
two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
9 Cononiah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hasha-
biah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, *gave unto the
Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hun-
dred oxen.
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place,
and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's command-
ment. 11 And they killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled the
blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them. 12 And they
removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the
14.
ol Ch. xxiji. to
xxvi.
of the futhers.
* Heb. the sons
of the people.
Hcb. offered.
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y offem sperhemselve busiel Levites, the siandme
* Heb. made
them run.
13. 6.
divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is
« Le. 3. 3. written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen. 13 And
y Ex. 12. 8, 9. they 'roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance; but
z 1 Sa. 2. 13–15. the other holy offerings *sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans,
and tdivided them speedily among all the people. 14 And afterward
they made ready for themselves, and for the priests : because the
priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings
and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves,
and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers the sons of
^ Heb. station. Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David,
al Ch. 25. 1, &c.
C. and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters
waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for
their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep
the Passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD,
according to the commandment of king Josiah. 17 And the children of
* Heb. found. Israel that were *present kept the Passover at that time, and the feast
6 Ex. 12. 15, &
of Unleavened Bread seven days. 18 And there was no Passover like
to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither
did all the kings of Israel keep such a Passover as Josiah kept, and
the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present,
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign
of Josiah was this Passover kept.
2 Kings xxiii. 21-24.–21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, " Keep the
Passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.” 22 Surely
there was not holden such a Passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor
in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah ; 23 but in the eighteenth
year of king Josiah, wherein this Passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem. 24 More-
over, the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the timages, and the idols,
and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did
Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the Law which were written in the
book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD
SECT. VI. SECTION VI.---Jeremiah reproaches the People for their Backsliding,
after the Reformation by Josiah.
A. M. 3392.
B, C. 612.
JEREMIAH iii. 6, to the end.(59)
6 THE LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king,
Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done ? she is gone
up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there
a 2 Ki. 17. 13. hath played the harlot. 7 And “I said after she had done all these things,
Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous
sister Judah saw it. 8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby
6 2 Ki. 17. 6, 18. backsliding Israel committed adultery I had bput her away, and given
her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but
went and played the harlot also. 9 And it came to pass through the
* Or, fame. *lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed
adultery with stones and with stocks. 10 And yet for all this her treach-
erous sister Judah hath not turned unto me 'with her whole heart, but
+ Heb. in false-
ffeignedly, saith the LORD.
hood.
11 And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justi-
fied herself more than treacherous Judah. 12 Go and proclaim these
words toward the north, and say,
Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD;
And I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you :
(59) Here begins an entire and distinct prophecy, people of Judah and Jerusalem to prevent, by re-
which is continued to the end of the sixth chapter. pentance, the divine judgments. The Babylonian
The first part contains a complaint against Judah, invasion is clearly and fully foretold, with all its
for having exceeded the guilt of her sister Israel, attendant miseries; and the shameless adulteries of
whom God had already cast off for her idolatrous the people are represented as the cause of this na-
apostacy. The second is an exhortation to the tional ruin.-Dr. Blayney.
† Or, teraphim,
See Ge. 31. 1
C2 Ch. 34. 33.
Ho. 7. 14.
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JEREMIAH REPROACHES THE PEOPLE.
Pr. 28. 13.
g Ez. 34. 23.
Eph. 4. 11.
h Ac. 20. 28.
Heb. come upon
'the heart.
fied.
i Is. 60. 9.
ness.
For I am merciful, saith the LORD,
And I will not keep anger for ever.
d Le. 26, 40, &c. 13 Only dacknowledge thine iniquity,
That thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God,
And hast scattered thy ways to the strangers
e De. 12. 2. Under every green tree,
And ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
14 Turn, O backsliding children ! saith the LORD;
For I am married unto you;
f Ro. 11. 5. And I will take you 'one of a city, and two of a family,
And I will bring you to Zion;
15 And I will give you pastors according to my heart,
Which shall "feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16 And it shall come to pass,
When ye be multiplied and increased in the land,
In those days, saith the LORD,
They shall say no more, « The ark of the covenant of the LORD;"
Neither shall it come to mind;
Neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it;
* Or, it be magni Neither shall *that be done any more..
17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD;
And all the nations shall be gathered unto it,
To 'the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem :
Neither shall they walk any more
Or, stubborn-
After the fimagination of their evil heart.
# Or, to.
18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk #with the house
of Israel,
And they shall come together out of the land of the north
* Or, caused your To the land that I have *given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
fathers to possess.
19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children,
; Ps. 106. 24. Ez. And give thee fa fpleasant land,
& 11. 16, 41, 45. A goodly heritage of the hosts of nations ?
† Heb. land of
And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father ;
And shalt not turn away *from me.
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her thusband,
* Heb. from after So have ye dealt treacherously with me,
O house of Israel ! saith the LORD!
21 A voice was heard upon the high places,
Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel ;
For they have perverted their way,
And they have forgotten the LORD their God.
22 Return, ye backsliding children,
And I will heal your backslidings.
Behold, we come unto thee;
For thou art the LORD our God.
23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills,
And from the multitude of mountains :
Truly "in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
24 For shame hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth ;
Their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
25 We lie down in our shame,
And our confusion covereth us:
For we have sinned against the LORD our God,
We and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day,
And have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
20. 6. Da. 8. 9.
A tgove thee a Wall I put men for at
desire.
| Heb. heritage
of glory, or,
beauty.
20 And Shanid, ehitage openent lance among
me.
Heb. friend.
the L' with math from
k Ps. 3. 8.
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4 encourage themselves. 6 God selteth them on work because of
45. 23.
b Ge. 22. 18. Ps.
1. 31.
29.
SECT. VII. SECTION VII.--Jeremiah describes, in prophetic Anticipation, the Sorrows
of the approaching Captivity.
A. M. 3392.
B. C. 612.
JEREMIAH IV., V., and vi.
God calleth Israel by his promise. 3 He exhorteth Judah to repentance by fearful judgments. 19 A
grievous lamentation for the miseries of Juduh. --- Chap. v. 1 The judgments of God upon the
Jews, for their perverseness, 7 for their adultery, 10 for their impiety, 19 for their contempt of
God, 25 and for their greut corruption in the civil stule, 30 und ecclesiastical. - Chap. vi. 1 The
enemies sent against Judan
their sins. 9 The prophet lamenteth the judgments of God because of their sins. 18 He pro-
claimeth God's wrath. 26 He calleth the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins.
1 If thou wilt return, O Israel,
Saith the LORD, return unto me:
And if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight,
Then shalt thou not remove.
a De. 10. 20. Is. ? And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth,
In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness;
72. 17. Gal. 3. 8.
And 'the nations shall bless themselves in him,
c Is. 45. 25. 1 Co. And in him shall they “glory.
3 For thus saith the LORD
To the men of Judah and Jerusalem,
Break up your fallow ground,
d Mat. 13.7, 22.
And dsow not among thorns.
e De. 10. 16. Col. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD,
2. 11. Ro. 2. 28,
And take away the foreskins of your heart,
Ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Lest my fury come forth like fire,
And burn that none can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.
5 Declare ye in Judah,
And publish in Jerusalem; and say,
Blow ye the trumpet in the land :
a Or, Cry, gath-
Cry, agather together, and say,
ered together,
i. e, with united Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
voices.-Ed.
6 Set up the standard toward Zion :
* Or, Strengthen. *Retire-stay not :
For I will bring evil from the north,
+ Heb. breaking.
And a great tdestruction.
7 The 'Lion is come up from his thicket,
And the Destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way;
He is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate;
And thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8 For this gird you with sackcloth-lament and howl:
For the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD,
That the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes ;
And the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God!
Surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying,
2 Thes. 2. 11.
Ye shall have peace;
Whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem,
A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness
Toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
Or, a fuller wind 12 Ton to ful wind from
Dina 12 Even ta full wind from those places shall come unto me :
* Fieb. utter judg- Now also will I *give sentence against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds,
And his chariots shall be as a whirlwind :
His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
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8.
et begins to
person -Ed.
18. 15. 5. & 16.
11. & 21. 3. &
22. 4. See Lu.
19. 42.
† Heb. the walls
still speaking
09 the
Deity. Or, it
may be, that v.
may
k Is. 1. 16. Ja. 4. 14 0 Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness,
That thou mayest be saved !
How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan,
And publisheth affliction from Mount Ephraim.
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold !
Publish against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a far country,
And give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about;
. Because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee;
This is thy wickedness, because it is bitter,
Because it reacheth unto thy heart.
i Here the proph 19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at tmy very heart;
speak in his own My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace,
Because thou hast heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war !
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried;
of my heart. For the whole land is spoiled :
Suddenly are my tents spoiled,
And my curtains in a moment.
21 How long shall I see the standard,
And hear the sound of the trumpet ?
a The prophet
22 For amy people is foolish,
himself, though, They have not known me;
as often, as if
personating the They are sottish children,
And they have none understanding:
21 is his ques. They are wise to do evil,
Deity ; v. 22, the But to do good they have no knowledge.
23 I beheld the earth—and, lo, it was "without form and void !
vision. This And the heavens—and they had no light !
Niced 24 I beheld the mountains-and, lo, they trembled !
ingly graphic.
And all the hills moved lightly!
įRo. 16. 19.
1.2. 25 I beheld-and, lo, there was no man !
And all the birds of the heavens were fled.
26 I beheld—and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness!
And all the cities thereof were broken down
At the presence of the LORD,
And by his fierce anger.
27 For thus hath the LORD said,
The whole land shall be desolate;
Yet will I not make a full end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn,
And the heavens above be black :
Because I have spoken it, I have purposed it,
And 'will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
29 The whole city shall flee
For the noise of the horsemen and bowmen;
They shall go into thickets,
And climb up upon the rocks :
Every city shall be forsaken,
And not a man dwell therein.
30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do?
Though thou clothest thyself with crimson,
Though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold,
| Heb. thine eyes.
Though thou rendest fthy face with painting,
tion to the
answer; and v.
23-26, the awful
accompanying
Ed.
k See Ge. 1. 2.
I Nu. 23. 18.
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* Tit. 1. 16.
then
And setmagmenot the
In vain shalt thou make thyself fair ;
Thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail,
And the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child,
The voice of the Daughter of Zion,
That bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands,
Saying, Woe is me now !
For my soul is wearied because of murderers !
1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, JEREMIAH V.
And see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof,
m See Ge. 18. 26. If mye can find a man,
If there be any that executeth judgment,
That seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
2 And "though they say, “ The Lord liveth!”
Surely they swear falsely.
3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth?
Thou hast stricken them but they have not grieved ;
Thou hast consumed them but they have refused to receive cor-
They have made their faces harder than a rock ;
[rection :
They have refused to return.
4 Therefore I said,
“Surely these are poor; they are foolish:
For they know not the way of the LORD,
Nor the judgment of their God.
5 I will get me unto the great men,
And will speak unto them;
For they have known the way of the LORD,
And the judgment of their God:
But these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds."
6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them,
* Or, deserts. And a wolf of the *evenings shall spoil them,
A leopard shall watch over their cities:
Every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces :
Because their transgressions are many,
| Heb. strong And their backslidings are fincreased.
7 How shall I pardon thee for this ?
Thy children have forsaken me,
o De. 32. 21. Gal. And sworn by them °that are no gods :
4. 8.
» Do. 32. 15. When ”I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery,
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
8 They were as fed horses in the morning :
Every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
9 Shall I not visit for these things ? saith the LORD:
And shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ?
10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy ;
But make not a full end:
Take away her battlements;
For they are not the LORD's.
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
q 2 Ch. 36. 16. 12 They have belied the LORD,
r Is. 28. 15. And said, “ It is 'not He;
Neither shall evil come upon us;
Neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13 And the prophets shall become wind,
And the word is not in them:
Thus shall it be done unto them.”
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5. 26.
* Do. 29. 24, &c.
1 Ki. 9.8, 9.
14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts,
Because ye speak this word,
Behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire,
And this people wood, and it shall devour them.
s De B. 49. Is. 15 Lo! I will bring a nation upon you from far,
O house of Israel ! saith the LORD:
It is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language thou knowest not,
Neither understandest what they say.
. 16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre,
They are all mighty men.
t Le. 26. 16. De.
28. 31, 33.
De. 17 And they shall eat up 'thy harvest, and thy bread,
Which thy sons and thy daughters should eat:
They shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds:
They shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees :
They shall impoverish thy fenced cities,
Wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD,
I will not make a full end with you.
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say,
Wherefore “doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us?
Then shalt thou answer them,
Like as ye have forsaken me,
And served strange gods in your land,
o Do. 28. 48.
So 'shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob,
And publish it in Judah, saying,
u Is. 6. 9. Ez.,12. 21 Hear now this, "O foolish people, and without funderstanding !
Which have eyes—and see not!
Which have ears—and hear not!
_Heb. heart. Ho. 22 Fear 'ye not me? saith the LORD :
Re. 15. 4.
Will ye not tremble at my presence,
Which have placed the sand for the 'bound of the sea
104. 9. Pr. 8. 29. By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it:
And though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not
Though they roar, yet can they not pass over it ?
[prevail;
23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart;
They are revolted and gone.
24 Neither say they in their heart,
Let us now fear the LORD our God,
That giveth rain, both the "former and the latter, in his season :
a De. 11. 14. Joel He breserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Ge. 8. 22.
25 Your iniquities have turned away these things,
And your sins have withholden good things from you.
26 For among my people are found wicked men ;
*They lay wait, as he that setteth snares;
They set a trap, they catch men.
t Or, coop. 27 As a fcage is full of birds,
So are their houses full of deceit;
Therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
c De. 32. 15. 28 They are waxen 'fat, they shine;
Yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked :
d Is. 1. 23. Zec.7.
They judge not dthe cause,
The cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper;
And the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 Shall I not visit for these things ? saith the LORD:
Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
2. Mat. 13. 14.
Jo. 12. 40. Ac.
28. 26. Ro. ll.
8.
7. 11.
y Job 26. 10. &
38. 10, 11. Ps.
Ps. 147. 8. Mat.
5. 45. Ac. 14. 17.
2. 23.
I
* Or, They pry as
fowlers lie inwait.
10.
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Or, Astonish-
mont and filthi-
ness.
* Or, take into
their hands.
JEREMIAH vi.
+ Or, dwelling at
home.
1 Or, pour out
the engine of
shot.
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31 The prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests *bear rule by their means;
And my people love to have it som
And what will ye do in the end thereof?
10 ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves
To flee out of the midst of Jerusalem,
And blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
And set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem:
For evil appeareth out of the north,
And great destruction.
2 I have likened the daughter of Zion
To a tcomely and delicate woman.
3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her;
They shall pitch their tents against her round about;
They shall feed every one in his place.
4 Prepare ye war against her;
Arise-and let us go up at noon.
Woe unto us! for the day goeth away,
For the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
5 Arise, and let us go by night,
And let us destroy her palaces.
6 For thus hath the Lord of hosts said,
Hew ye down trees,
And fcast a mount against Jerusalem :
This is the city to be visited ;
She is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
7 As a fountain casteth out her waters,
So she casteth out her wickedness :
Violence and spoil is heard in her ;
Before me continually is grief and wounds.
8 Be thou instructed, 0 Jerusalem !
Lest my soul *depart from thee;
Lest I make thee desolate-a land not inhabited.
9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine:
Turn back thy hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
10 To whom shall I speak,
And give warning, that they may hear?
Behold, their fear is uncircumcised,
And they cannot hearken:
Behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach;
They have no delight in it.
11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD;
I am weary with holding in.
I will pour it out upon the children abroad,
And upon the assembly of young men together;
For even the husband with the wife shall be taken,
The aged with him that is full of days.
12 And Stheir houses shall be turned unto others,
With their fields and wives together;
For I will stretch out my hand
Upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.
13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them
Every one is given to covetousness;
And from the prophet even unto the priest
Every one dealeth falsely.
108
* Heb. be loosed,
or, disjointed.
f Ac. 7. 61. Seo
Ex. 6. 12.
& De. 28. 30.
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breach.
I (8. 8. 20. Mul.
3. 17. Hab. 2. l.
2
I Ps. 40. 6. Is. 1.
11. Am. 5. 21.
+ Hobibruise, or, 14 They have healed also the thurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
Saying, “Peace, peace,”
When there is no peace.
15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination ?
Nay, they were not at all ashamed,
Neither could they blush:
Therefore they shall fall among them that fall :
At the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
16 Thus saith the LORD,
Stand ye in the ways, and see,
And ask for the "old paths,
4. 4. Lu. 16. 29.
Where is the good way, and walk therein,
i Mat. 11. 29.
And ye shall find 'rest for your souls.
But they said, “We will not walk therein."
15, 21:11, Ez: . 17 Also I set iwatchmen over you, saying,
“Hearken to the sound of the trumpet.”
But they said, “ We will not hearken."
18 Therefore hear, ye nations ! and know, O congregation!
What is among them.
19 Hear, 0 earth!
Behold, I will bring evil upon this people,
k Pr. 1. 31.
Even "the fruit of their thoughts,
Because they have not hearkened unto my words,
Nor to my law, but rejected it.
· 20 To 'what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba,
Mic. 6. 6, &c. And the sweet cane from a far country?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
Nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
21 Therefore thus saith the LORD,
Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people,
And the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them;
The neighbour and his friend shall perish.
22 Thus saith the LORD,
Behold, a people cometh from the north country,
And a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear;
They are cruel, and have no mercy ;
Their voice roareth like the sea;
And they ride upon horses,
Set in array as men for war
Against thce, 0 daughter of Zion!
a The prophet
24 a We have heard the fame thereof:
representing
Our hands wax feeble :
when tho judg. Anguish hath taken hold of us,
ments draw nigh.
V. 26, his con* And pain, as of a woman in travail.
v. 27, he quotes 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way;
from the address For the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
self, as his cre- 26 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth,
And wallow thyself in ashes :
Make thee mourningas for an only son,
Most bitter lamentation:
For the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
27 I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people,
That thou mayest know and try their way.
28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders:
They are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
29 The bellows are burned,
what the people
will say and feel
of God to him-
dentials for his
own call to his
countrymen.-
Ed.
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The lead is consumed of the fire ;
The founder melteth in vain:
For the wicked are not plucked away.
30 Reprobate silver shall men call them,
Because the Lord hath rejected them.
f Or, Refuse.
SECT. VIII.
the SECTION VIII.--Habakkuk predicts the Punishment of the People for their
A. M. 3392.
Backsliding.
B. C. 612.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET HABAKKUK.(60)
Unto Habakkuk, compluining of the iniquity of the land, 5 is showed the fearful vengeance by the
Chuldeans. 12 He compluineth that vengeance should be executed by them who are far worse. -
Chap. ii. 1 Unto Habakkuk, waiting for an answer, is showed that he must wait by fuilh. 5 The
judgment upon the Chaldean for unsatiableness, 9 for covetousness, 12 for cruelty, 15 for drunk-
enness, 18 und for idolatry. - Chap. iii. 1 Hahuloluk in his prayer trembleth at God's majesty.
17 The confidence of his faith.
1 THE BURDEN Which HABAKKUK THE PROPHET DID SEE.
2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear!
Even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance ?
For spoiling and violence are before me;
And there are that raise up strife and contention.
4 Therefore the law is slacked,
And judgment doth never go forth:
a See Job 12. 6.
For the wicked doth compass about the righteous;
Ps. 94. 3, &c.
* Or, wrested. Therefore *wrong judgment proceedeth.
a The Lord's
5 aBehold 'ye among the heathen, and regard,
answer.Ed.
b 18. 29. 14. Ac. And wonder marvellously;
13. 41.
For I will work a work in your days,
· Which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
'36. 6.
2 Ch. 6 For, lo! PI raise up the Chaldeans, (that bitter and hasty nation,
Heb. breadths. Which shall march through the Ibreadth of the land,
To possess the dwelling-places that are not theirs.
? They are terrible and dreadful :
* Or, From them *Their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
shall proceed the
judgment of 8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards,
these, and the
captivity of And are more tfierce than the evening wolves :
thëse.
+ Heb. sharp.
And their horsemen shall spread themselves,
And their horsemen shall come from far;
They shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
† Tulfilled, 2 Ch
(60) As the prophet Habakkuk makes no mention surely come; though it must tarry the appointed
of the Assyrians, and speaks of the Chaldean in- time. He then foretells the destruction of Baby-
vasion as near at hand, (chap. i. 5, ii. 3, iii. 2, xvi. lon, which had “ spoiled many nations ;” and of
19,) he probably lived after the destruction of the those evil kings who gathered unto themselves all
Assyrian army in the fall of Nineveh. Habakkuk, people, who should then find that their gods of
therefore, was nearly contemporary with, and pre- wood, and of stone, had “no breath at all in the
dicted the same events as, Jeremiah. Many sup- midst of them," ver. 19, and that “the Lord only is
pose that Jeremiah and Habakkuk remained amidst to be feared in his holy temple.” The Talmudists
the sad scenes of their desolate and deserted land, apply this prophecy, ver. 3, 4, to the advent of the
rather than follow their countrymen into captivity. Messiah. The temporal deliverance of the Jews
In the first chapter the prophet expostulates with from their captivity, predicted in this chapter, may
God on account of
nt of the wickedness and violence of be considered as a type of their spiritual deliverance
the Jews-and the Almighty is then represented as and restoration. Habakkuk concludes his prophe-
declaring he would work an incredible work in cies with a beautiful prayer, or hymn; which the
their days, ver. 5; and that he would raise up the ancient fathers considered as allusive to the Mes-
Chaldeans, who should march through the breadth siah : it finishes with a declaration of the prophet's
of the land, and possess their dwelling places, ver. entire confidence in God, which no change of cir-
6; and describes their victories, fierceness, and cumstances could affect. It is supposed from the
rapidity; foreshowing the punishment and pride of last verse, and from the word Selah being men-
the victors, their false confidence in their gods, and tioned three times, that this prayer was set to
in ver. 11, the change and insanity of Nebuchad- music, and performed in the service of the temple.
nezzar--he ends by pleading the cause of his coun- Habakkuk is cited as an inspired person by the
trymen, as more righteous than those God had es- evangelical writers. Compare Habak. ii. 4, with
tablished for their correction, ver. 13. In chap. ii. Heb. x. 37, 38. Rom. i. 17. Gal. iii. ll, and Acts
is revealed to him in the vision, that the general xiii. 41, with Hab. i. 5.-Gray's Kcy, in loc. ;
expectation of those who lived by faith should Wells; Patrick.
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up of their faces,
&c. or, Their
faces shall look
b The prophet ex-
postulates.-Ed.
Ps. 90. 2. & 93.
2. La. 5. 19.
17. 13. ls. 10. 5-
* Heb. rock, De.
32. 4.
9 They shall come all for violence :
1 or. The supping Their faces shall sup up as the east wind,
And they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
toward the east. 10 And they shall scoff at the kings,
tion of their faces And the princes shall be a scorn unto them:
Loward the cast.
They shall deride every stronghold;
For they shall heap dust, and take it.
11 Then shall his mind clange,
And he shall pass over, and offend,
c Da. 5. 4.
Imputing this his power unto his god.
12 bArt thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy
One ?
We shall not die.
d, 2Ki19. 25. Ps. O LORD, dthou hast ordained them for judgment;
7. Ez. 30. 25. And, O *mighty God! thou hast testablished them for correction.
13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil,
| Heb. founded. And canst not look on finiquity :
| Or, grievance.
Wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously,
And holdest thy tongue
When the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he ?
14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea,
* Or, moving. As the * creeping things that have no ruler over them?
15 They take up all of them with the angle,
They catch them in their net,
Or, fiue net. And gather them in their tdrag :
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net,
And burn incense unto their drag;
Because by them their portion is fat,
Or, duinty. Heb. And their meat fplenteous.
17 Shall they therefore empty their net,
And not spare continually to slay the nations ?
1 I will stand upon my watch,
HABAKKUK ii.
And set me upon the * tower,
† Or, in me.
And will watch to see what he will say tunto me,
| Or, when I am And what I shall answer Iwhen I am reproved.
Heb. upon my
2 And the LORD answered me, and said,
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run
that readeth it.
e Da. 10. 14. & 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time,
But at the end it shall speak, and not lie:
Though it tarry_wait for it ;
f Heb. 10.37.
Because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him ;
& Jo. 3. 36. Ro. But sthe just shall live by his faith.
°1. 17. Gal. 3. 11.
He. 10. 38. 5 *Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine,
He is a proud man, neither keepeth at home,
Who enlargeth his desire "as hell,
And is as death-and cannot be satisfied,
But gathereth unto him all nations,
And heapeth unto him all people :
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him,
And a taunting proverb against him, and say,
| Or, Ho, he!
Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his !
How long ?
And to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
? Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee,
fat.
* Heb. fenced
place.
argued with.
reproof; or argu-
ing.
11. 27, 35.
* Or, How much
more.
h Pr. 27. 20. &
30. 16.
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Heb. bloods,
Ge. 6. 11.
the hand.
† Heb, blonds. Je.
9. Mic. 3. 10.
Nal. 3. 1.
shume than with
And awake that shall vex thee,
And thou shalt be for booties unto them?
8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations,
All the remnant of the people shall spoil thee;
Because of men's Ablood, and for the violence
Of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
* Or, gaineth an 9 Woe to him that * coveteth an evil covetousness to his house,
evil gain.
That he may set his nest on high,
+ Heb. palm of That he may be delivered from the fpower of evil!
10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people,
And hast sinned against thy soul.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall,
Or, piece, or, And the beam out of the timber shall *answer it.
fastening.
* Or, witness
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with tblood,
against it. . And establisheth a city by iniquity!
22. 13. Ez. 24. 13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
. That 'the people shall labor in the very fire,
i Je. 51. 58. And the people shall weary themselves for very vanity ?
# Or, in vain. 14 For the earth shall be filled
* Or, By knowing *With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD,
the glory of the
LORD.
As the waters cover the sea.
j Is. 11.9.
15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink,
That puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also,
k Ge. 9. 22.
That thou mayest "look on their nakedness!
t Or, more with 16 Thou art filled twith shame for glory :
glory.
Drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered :
The cup of the Lord's right hand shall be turned unto thee,
And shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee,
And the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid,
Because of men's blood, and for the violence
Of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath
graven it;
The molten image, and a teacher of lies,
That fthe maker of his work trusteth therein, to make 'dumb idols ?
19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake!
Ps. 115. 5. 1 Co.
To the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach!
12. 2.
Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver,
* Heh. Be silent all
And there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
him. Zep. 1. 7. 20 But the Lord is in his holy temple:
Zec. 2. 13.
a The prayer, *Let all the earth keep silence before him!
strictly speaking,
1 A PRAYER OF HABAKKUK THE PROPHET TUPON HABAKKUK Üü.
SHIGIONOTH.
&c. finely paints 20 LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid !
viving faith and O LORD, *revive thy work in the midst of the years,
hope.--Ed.
In the midst of the years make known;
† Or, according
In wrath remember mercy.
or, trines, culled,
in Hebrew, Shics
3 God came from Teman,
gionoth.
And "the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah!
eb. report, or,
hearing.
His glory covered the heavens,
And the earth was full of his praise.
+ Or, the south. 4 And his brightness was as the light;
He had thorns coming out of his hand :
Or, bright beams And there was the hiding of his power.
out of his side.
t Heb. the fash-
ioner of his fash-
ion.
the earth before
is but v. 2; from
v. 3 to 15 is the
consequent vis-
ion. Verse 16
is the immediate
effect, and v. 17,
the prophet's re-
to variable songs,
* Or, preserve
alive.
m De. 33. 2. Ju.
5. 4. Ps. 68. 7.
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24. Ps. 18. 8.
n De. 33. 26, 27.
3.
tion.
| Or, the rivers
of the earth. Ps.
78. 15, 16. 105.
41.
o Ex. 19. 16, 18.
68. 8.
3. 16.
.
walked in the
light, C.
18. 14.
5 Before him went the pestilence,
* Or, burning And *burning coals went forth at his feet.
6 He stood—and measured the earth:
He beheld—and drove asunder the nations ;
And the everlasting mountains were scattered,
The perpetual hills did bow:
His ways are everlasting.
+ Or, Ethiopia.. ? I saw the tents of tCushan fin affliction :
1 Or, under afflic-
*tion, or, vanity. And the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers ?
Was thine anger against the rivers ?
Was thy wrath against the sea,
That "thou didst ride upon thy horses
Ps. 68. 4. & 104.
And thy chariots *of salvation ?
* Or, were salva- 9 Thy bow was made quite naked,
According to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah!
Thou didst cleave fthe earth with rivers.
10 The 'mountains saw thee—and they trembled :
°Ju. 5. 4, 5. Ps. The overflowing of the water passed by :
The deep uttered his voice,
o Ex. 14. 22. Jos. And ”lifted up his hands on high.
g Jos. 10. 12, 13. 11 The 'sun and moon stood still in their habitation:
Or, Thine arrows #At the light of thine "arrows they went,
And at the shining of thy glittering spear.
r Jos. 10. 11. Ps.
11. Ps. 12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation,
12 The
Thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people,
Even for salvation with thine anointed;
Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked,
*By discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah !
14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages :
They *came out as a whirlwind to scatter me:
Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thy horses,
for, mud. Through the theap of great waters.
16 When I heard, my belly trembled;
My lips quivered at the voice :
Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself,
That I might rest in the day of trouble :
* Or, cut them in
When he cometh up unto the people, he will *invade them with
pieces.
his troops.
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
Neither shall fruit be in the vines;
+ IIeb. lie.
The labor of the olive shall tfail,
And the fields shall yield no meat;
The flock shall be cut off from the fold,
And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will joy in the God of my salvation !
19 The LORD God is my strength,
And he will make my feet like hinds' feet,
8 De. 32. 13. And he will make me to 'walk upon my high places.
I Heb. Neginoth, To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
* Heb. Making
naked
† Heb. were com-
pestuous.
Ps. 4, title.
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SECT. IX.
A. M. 3392.
B. C. 612.
SECTION IX.--Jeremiah exhorts the People to Repentance, and laments the
Miseries of the People on the near Approach of the Captivity.
JEREMIAH vii. to x.(61)
Jeremiah is sent to call for true repentunce, to prevent the Jews' captivity. 8 He rejecteth their vain
confidence, 12 by the example of Shiloh. 17 He threuteneth them for their idolutry. 21 He re-
jecieth the sucrifices of the disobedient. 29 He exhorteth to mourn for their abominations in
Tophet, 32 and the judgments for the same. - Chap. viii. 1 The calumily of the Jews, both dead
and alive. 4. He upbraideth their foolish and shameless impenitency. 13 He showeth their grievous
judgment, 18 and bewaileth their desperute estate. -Chap. ix. 1 He lamenteth the Jews for
their manifold sins, 9 and for their judgment. 12 Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calam-
ity. 17 He echorteth to mourn for their destruction, 23 and to trust not in themselves, but in
God. 25 He thrcateneth both Jews and Gentiles. - Chap. x. 1 The unequal comparison of God
and idols. 17 The prophet exhorteth to flee from the calamity to come. 19 He lamenteth the spoil
of the tabernacle by foolish pastors. 22 He maketh a humble supplication.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word,
Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah,
[and say,
That enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel,
Amend your ways and your doings,
And I will cause you to dwell in this place.
4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying,
“ The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD,
The temple of the Lord, are these.”
5 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings;
If ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow,
And shed not innocent blood in this place,
Neither "walk after other gods to your hurt:
7 Then bwill I cause you to dwell in this place,
In the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
9 Will Ⓡye steal, murder, and commit adultery,
W111 ye steal, muruel,
And swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal,
And dwalk after other gods whom ye know not;
° And come and stand before me in this house,
*Which is called by my name,
And say, We are delivered to do all these abominations ?
11 Is this house, which is called by my name,
Become a 'den of robbers in your eyes ?
Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh,
a De. 6. 14, 15.
& 8. 19. & 11.
28.
b De. 4. 40.
1.Ki. 18. 21;.
Ho. 4. 1, 2. Zep.
1. 5.
d Ex. 20. 3.
* Heb. Whereupon
my name is
called.
6 Mat. 21. 13.
(61) These four chapters are inserted in this place heavy scntence both on the dead and the living.
on the authority of Dr. Blayney, who supposes From ver. 4 to 13, the incorrigibility of the people
them to have been delivered soon after the predic- is reproved, and they are threatened with grievous
tions in the previous chapters. Besides the prophets calamitics. In the three following verses the
who were commissioned to announce the approach- prophet addresses his countrymen in his own per-
ing calamities of the Jews, there were others who son; as one of the people that dwelt in open towns,
flattered the people by opposite predictions. They and advises those in the like situation to retire with
taught them to look upon such threats as ground him into some fortified cities during this time of
less. God, they said, would have too much regard danger and distress. In ver. 17, God declares he
for his own honor to permit the temple to be defiled, will bring foes against them that should be irresisti-
and the seat of his holiness given to strangers. ble. The prophet then bewails that no remedy can
Jeremiah is commanded to show the fallacy of these be found to close up the wounds of his country, and
assertions; which he does by pointing to the fate pathetically weeps over the number of her slain.
of Israel.
In chap ix. Jerciniah continucs to give vent to his
From ver. 1 to 16, God justifies the severity of lamentations at the foresight of the calamities which
his proceedings by a representation of the people's the Chaldcans would inflict upon the Jews. Ver.
impicty and idolatry; and he assures the Jews that 23, 24, forbids setting value on any personal endow-
he would do unto Jerusalem what he had done unto ment; for God delights in those only who under-
Shiloh ; and that he would cast the people of Judah stand and know him. The 10th chapter begins
out of his sight, as he had already done those of with an earnest appeal to the people to dissuade
Israel, for their wickedness; and ends with a dec- them from the practice of heathen idolatry ; Jerusa-
laration that their sacrifices were unacceptable lem, at ver. 16, is introduced lamenting the com-
while they continued deaf to the calls of his mes- pletion of her ruin, and supplicating Göd's mercy.
sengers. From ver. 29, to chap. viii. 3, contains a Dr. Blayney.
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JEREMIAH EXHORTETH THE JEWS TO REPENTANCE. [PERIOD VI.
Ps. 78. 60.
& Pr. 1. 24. Is.
65. 1
† Or, frame, or,
workmanship of
keaven.
Where I set my name at the first,
J 1 Sa. 4. 10, 11.
And see 'what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
13 And now, because ye have done all these words, saith the LORD,
And I spake unto you,
Rising up early and speaking—but ye heard not;
And I called you--but ye answered not;
14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name,
Wherein ye trust,
And unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers,
As I have done to Shiloh.
15 And I will cast you out of my sight,
12 Ki. 17. 23.
As 'I have cast out all your brethren,
Even the whole seed of Ephraim.
i Ex. 32. 10.
16 Therefore 'pray, not thou for this people,
Neither lift up cry nor prayer for them,
Neither make intercession to me;
For I will not hear thee.
17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah,
And in the streets of Jerusalem ?
18 The children gather wood,
And the fathers kindle the fire,
And the women knead their dough,
To make cakes to the tqueen of heaven,
And to pour out drink offerings unto other gods,
That they may provoke me to anger.
j De. 32. 16, 21. 19 Do they provoke me to anger ? saith the LORD :
Do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces ?
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place,
Upon man, and upon beast,
And upon the trees of the field,
And upon the fruit of the ground; .
And it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;
Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices,
And eat flesh.
22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them,
In the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt,
Heb. the matter Concerning tburnt offerings or sacrifices;
23 But this thing commanded I them, saying,
k Ex. 15. 26. De. "Obey "my voice,
And 'I will be your God,
And ye shall be my people :
And walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you,
That it may be well unto you."
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear,
5. Ps. But "walked in the counsels and in the *imagination of their evil
* Or, stubborn And twent backward, and not forward.
(heart,
25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt
Unto this day,
r 2 Ch. 36. 15.
I have even "sent unto you all my servants the prophets,
Daily rising up early and sending them :
26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear,
But hardened their neck:
They did worse than their fathers.
27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them;
But they will not hearken to thee :
of.
6. 3.
I See Ge. 17. 8.
m De. 29. 19. Ps.
81. 12.
ness.
+ Heb. were.
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o Job 1. 20. Is.
15. 2. Mic. 1. 16.
2 Ch. 33. 4, 5,
heart.
26. 13. Ho. 2.
ll. Re. 18. 23.
Thou shalt also call unto them;
But they will not answer thee.
28 But thou shalt say unto them,
This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God,
1 Or, instruction.
Nor receiveth fcorrection :
Truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
29 Cut 'off thy hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away,
And take up a lamentation on high places ;
For the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath !
30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD :
P2 Ki. 21.4,7. They ”have set their abominations in the house
7. Je. 23. 11. & Which is called by my name, to pollute it.
32. 34. Ez. 7. 20.
& 8. 5, &c. Da: 31 And they have built the high 'places of Tophet,
9. 27.
Which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom,
9 2 Ki. 23, 10.
To burn their sons and their daughters in the fire;
go See De. 17.3.
Which 'I commanded them not, neither came it * into my heart.
haarte por ng 32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That it shall no more be called Tophet,
Nor the Valley of the Son of Hinnom,
But the Valley of Slaughter;
$ Ez. 6. 5.
For 'they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
t De. 28. 26. Ps. 33 And the 'carcasses of this people shall be meat
79.2 Je. 16. 4. For the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth;
& 34. 20.
And none shall fray them away.
uls. 24.7.8.Ez. 34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah,
And from the streets of Jerusalem,
The voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness,
The voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride ;
For 'the land shall be desolate.
1 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out JEREMIAH viii.
The bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes,
And the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets,
And the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves :
2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon,
And all the host of heaven, whom they have loved,
And whom they have served, and after whom they have walked,
And whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped :
They shall not be gathered, nor be buried;
Ps. They shall be for "dung upon the face of the earth.
2 Job 3. 21, 22. 3 And * death shall be chosen rather than life
Re. 9. 6.
By all the residue of them that remain of this evil family,
Which remain in all the places whither I have driven them,
Saith the LORD of hosts.
4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them,
Thus saith the LORD;
Shall they fall, and not arise ?
Shall he turn away, and not return ?
5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back
By a perpetual backsliding ?
They hold fast deceit,
They refuse to return.
6 I 'hearkened and heard—but they spake not aright:
No man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done?
Every one turned to his course,
As the horse rusheth into the battle.
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ;
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3 v
o Lo. 26. 33. Is.
1. 7. & 3. 26.
They shall be for be chosen that re
pm they have served, and athey have loved,
w 2 Ki. 9. 36. Ps.
83. 10.
y 2 Pe. 3. 9.
866 JEREMIAH ER
VI.
II
OD
Ro. 9. 17.
of the scribes
worketh for
1.
| Or, Have they
been ashamed,
of what thing.
10 And whatave rejec
a De. 28. 30. Am.
5. ll. Zep. 1. 13.
to the statement
I will consume.
There shall be hall fad
EXHORTETH THE JEWS TO REPENTANCE. (PERIOD And the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of
• their coming ;
But my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
8 How do ye say, “ We are wise,
And the law of the Lord is with us ? "
t Or, the false pen Lo! certainly tin vain made he it;
The pen of the scribes is in vain.
falseliood, Is. 10. a
9 The wise men are ashamed,
They are dismayed and taken:
&c.
Lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD;
* Heb. the wisdom And *what wisdom is in them?
10 Therefore “will I give their wives unto others,
And their fields to them that shall inherit them;
For every one from the least even unto the greatest
Is given to covetousness,
From the prophet even unto the priest
Every one dealeth falsely.
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
Saying, “ Peace, peace," when there is no peace.
12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination ?
Nay, they were not at all ashamed-neither could they blush :
Therefore shall they fall among them that fall :
In the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the
LORD. .
7, OrIn gathering 13 +I will surely consume them, saith the LORD:
b Mat. 21. 19. There shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on bthe fig tree,
And the leaf shall fade;
And the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
14 Why do we sit still ?
Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities,
And let us be silent there ;
For the Lord our God hath put us to silence,
Or, poison.
And given us water of Igall to drink,
Because we have sinned against the LORD.
15 We looked for peace-but no good came !
And for a time of health and behold trouble !
16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan :
The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his
strong ones;
* Heb. the fulness For they are come and have devoured the land, and *all that is in it;
The city, and those that dwell therein.
17 For, behold I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you,
Which will not be charmed,
And they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow,
| Heb. upon. My heart is faint tin me.
19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people,
| Heb. of the Because Fof them that dwell in a far country :
that are far off. Is not the LORD in Zion ?
Is not her king in her ? —
c De. 32. 21. Is. Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images,
And with strange vanities ?-
20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended,
And we are not saved ! -
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt;
a Ge. 37. 25. & I am black-astonishment hath taken hold on me.
43. 11. Je. 46. 22 Is there no dbalm in Gilead ;
country of them
1. 4.
11.
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Is there no physician there?
* Heb. gone up. Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people * recovered ?
| Heb. Who will
I tOh that my head were waters,
give my head,
JEREMIAH ix.
&c. (s. 22. 4. La.
And mine eyes a fountain of tears,
2. 11. & 3. 48.
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people !
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men;
That I might leave my people, and go from them!
For they be all adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.
3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies :
But they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth ;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they know not me, saith the LORD.
Or, friend.
4 Take ye heed every one of his fneighbour,
And trust ye not in any brother :
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbour will walk with slanders.
* Or, mocks
5 And they will * deceive every one his neighbour,
And will not speak the truth :
They have taught their tongue to speak lies,
And weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
? Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts,
Behold, I will melt them, and try them ;
For how shall I do for the daughter of my people ?
8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out;
It speaketh deceit:
One speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth,
But fin heart he layeth this wait.
9 Shall I not visit them for these things ? saith the LORD:
Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ?
20 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing,
* Or, pastures.
And for the *habitations of the wilderness a lamentation,
t Or, desolate.
Because they are tburned up, so that none can pass through them ;
Neither can men hear the voice of the cattle;
Both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled ;
They are gone!
e Is. 25. 2.
11 And I will make Jerusalem 'heaps, and a 'den of dragons;
f Is. 13. 22. & 34.
And I will make the cities of Judah *desolate, without an inhabitant.
12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this ?
And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that
he may declare it,
For what the land perisheth
And is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through ?
13 And the LORD saith,
Because they have forsaken my law
Which I set before them,
And have not obeyed my voice,
Neither walked therein ;
† Or, stubborn- 14 But have walked after the fimagination of their own heart,
& Gal. 1. 14. And after Baalim, which their fathers taught them :
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
h La. 3. 15, 19.
Behold, I will feed them, even this people, 'with wormwood,
And give them water of gall to drink.
16 I will 'scatter them also among the heathen,
| Heb. in the
midst of him.
I Or, wait for
him.
I Heb. From the
fowl even to, $c.
13.
* Heb. desolation.
ness.
i Le. 26. 33.
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JEREMIAH EXHORTETH THE JEWS TO REPENTANCE. (PERIOD VI.
k2 Ch. 35. 25.
Job 3. 8. Ec. 12.
Mat. 9. 23.
I Le. 18. 28. &
20. 22.
m Ec. 9. 11.
ni Co. 1. 31.
2 Co. 10. 17.
Whom neither they nor their fathers have known:
į Ez. 5. 2, 12.
And I will send a sword after them,
Till I have consumed them.
17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
Consider ye, and call for kthe mourning women, that they may
5. Am. 5. 16. And send for cunning women, that they may come ; [come ;
18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us,
That our eyes may run down with tears,
And our eyelids gush out with waters.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion,
“How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded,
Because we have forsaken the land,
Because 'our dwellings have cast us out.”
20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women!
And let your ear receive the word of his mouth,
And teach your daughters wailing,
And every one her neighbour lamentation.
21 For death is come up into our windows,
And is entered into our palaces,
To cut off the children from without,
And the young men from the streets.
22 Speak, thus saith the LORD,
Even the carcasses of men shall fall as dung upon the open field,
And as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather
23 Thus saith the LORD,
[them.
Let "not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Neither let the mighty man glory in his might,
Let not the rich man glory in his riches;
24 But "let him that glorieth glory in this,
That he understandeth and knoweth me,
That I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness,
Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth :
For in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
25 Behold, the days 'come, saith the LORD,
o Ro. 2. 8, 9.
That 'I will punish all them which are circumcised with the
Heb. visit upon.
uncircumcised;
denmeinse de dom.
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom,
And the children of Ammon, and Moab,
And all that are *in the utmost corners,
That dwell in the wilderness :
For all these nations are uncircumcised,
And all the house of Israel are Puncircumcised in the heart.
Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto JEREMIAH X.
you, O house of Israel! 2 Thus saith the LORD,
a lie. 18. 3. & 20.
Learn 'not the way of the heathen,
L'anun
And be not dismayed at the signs of heaven;
For the heathen are dismayed at them.
| Heb.stalules, or, 3 For the fcustoms of the people are vain;
For one cutteth a tree out of the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with nails and with hammers,
That it move not.
5 They are upright as the palm tree,
ç Ps. 115. 5. Hab. But "speak not:
They must needs be borne,
Because they cannot go.
* Heb. cut off
into corners, or,
having the cor-
nors of their
hair polled.
p Le. 26. 41. Ez.
44. 7. Ro. 2. 28,
29.
23.
ordinances are
vanity.
2. 19. 1 Co. 12.
2.
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at once.
41. 29. Hab. 2.
18. Zec. 10. 2.
Ro. 1. 21, 22.
'truth. Ps. 31.5.
ul Ti. 6. 17.
eternity.
* In the Chaldean
language.
9.
Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil,
Neither also is it in them to do good.
s See Ex. 8. 10.
6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD;
Thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
+ Re. 15. 4. 7 Who 'would not fear thee, O King of nations ?
Or,it liketh thee. For fto thee doth it appertain :
Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
* Heb. in one, or, 8 But they are *altogether “brutish and foolish:
u Ps. 115. 8. Is. The stock is a doctrine of vanities.
9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of the workman,
And of the hands of the founder:
Blue and purple is their clothing:
They are all the work of cunning men.
+ Heh. God of a 10 But the LORD is the ftrue God,
He is "the living God, and tan everlasting king :
1 Heb. a King of At his wrath the earth shall tremble,
And the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
11 *Thus shall ye say unto them,
The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth,
Even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these
20 See Ge. 1.1, 6, 12 He "hath made the earth by his power,
[heavens.
He hath established the world by his wisdom,
And hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
for, noise. 13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a tmultitude of waters in the
heavens,
And he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
10r, for rain.
He maketh lightnings fwith rain,
And bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
* Or, is more. 14 Every man *is brutish in his knowledge:
know. Pr. 30.2. Every founder is confounded by the graven image:
For his molten image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
15 They are vanity, and the work of errors :
In the time of their visitation they shall perish.
16 The Portion of Jacob is not like them:
For he is the Former of all things;
See Ge. 17.7,8. And Israel is the rod of his inheritance :
The LORD of hosts is his name.
17 Gather up thy wares out of the land,
O finhabitant of the fortress!
18 For thus saith the LORD,
Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once,
And will distress them, that they may find it so.
19 Woe is me for my hurt!
My wound is grievous : but I said,
“ Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.”
20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken:
My children are gone forth of me, and they are not :
There is none to stretch forth my tent any more,
And to set up my curtains.
21 For the pastors are become brutish,
And have not sought the LORD:
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be scattered.
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Heb. inhabitress.
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22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come,
And a great commotion out of the north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate,
And a den of dragons.
y Par. 16. 1. & 20. 23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself:
It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
z Ps. 6. 1. & 38. 24 O LORD, 'correct me--but with judgment;
# Heb. diminish Not in thine anger-lest thou fbring me to nothing.
25 Pour "out thy fury upon the heathen bthat know thee not,
a Ps. 79. 6.
6 See Job 18. 21. And upon the families that call not on thy name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
And devoured him, and consumed him,
And have made his habitation desolate.
1.
me.
Pout in thineorrect me walketh to w
B. C. 610.
a De. 27. 26.
8. 51.
27. 15-26.
SECT. X. SECTION X.-Jeremiah reminds the People of the Covenant of Josiah.(62)
A. M. 3394.
JEREMIAH xi. and xii.
Jeremiah proclaimeth God's covenant, & rebuketh the Jews' disobeying thereof, 11 prophesieth evils to
come upon them, 18 and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him. ~Chap. xii.
1 Jeremiah, complaining of the wicked's prosperity, by faith seeth their ruin. 5 God admonisheth
him of his brethren's treachery against him, 7 and lumenteth his heritage. 14 He promiseth to
the penitent return from captivity.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Hear ye
the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to
the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; 3 and say thou unto them, Thus saith
Gal. 3. 10. the LORD God of Israel; “Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the
words of this covenant, 4 which I commanded your fathers in the day
6 De. 4. 20. 1 Ki. that I huis
that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, 'from the iron
furnace, saying, “ Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which
• See Ge. 17.8 I command you ; so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God;
d De. 7.
13. 5 that I may perform dthe oath which I have sworn unto your fathers,
e See Ex. 3. 8. to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day."
* Heb. Amen, 1
De. Then answered I, and said, *So be it, O LORD!
6 Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the
cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the
FRO. 2. 13. Ja, 1. words of this covenant, fand do them. ?For I earnestly protested unto
your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of
Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, “ Obey
my voice.” 8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked
f Or, stubborn every one in the fimagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring
upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them
to do; but they did them not.
9 And the Lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the
men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They are
turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear
my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house
of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I
made with their fathers.
11 Therefore thus saith the LORD,
Behold, I will bring evil upon them,
22.
ness.
(62) The prophecy in these two chapters may be utter destruction, 18, to the end. Emboldened at
assigned to the end of the reign of Josiah ; on occa- the success of his prayers, he expostulates with
sion of the people neglecting the obligations of the God (ch. xii. 1-6.) on the success of the wicked,
divine covenant, which, in the eighteenth year of and receives for answer, that God had discarded his
that prince, they had solemnly engaged to perform. heritage, and given it into the hands of her enemies.
The prophet is therefore sent to recall them to their From 14 to 17, God promises the future restoration
duty. From 1 to 17, he rebukes them severely for and conversion of his people, with threats against
their disobedience, and denounces evil against their heathen oppressors, assuring those that would
Judah and Jerusalem for their apostacy: and, being believe in Him, the true God, that they should be
informed by divine revelation of the conspiracy received into his Church, while the unbelieving
against his life by the men of Anathoth, he prays would utterly perish.—Dr. Blayney.
against them, and is authorized to foretell their
PART XVI.]
871
OF THE COVENANT OF JOSIAH.
of.
* Heb. cvil.
+ Heb. shame, Je.
Havo o ant
5. 16.
* Heb. What is to
my bcloved in my
house?
, Hug. 2. 12-14.
Tit. 1. 15.
evil is.
k Pr. 2. 14.
1. Ps. 52. 8. Ro.
11. 17.
| Heb. to go forth Which they shall not be able to escape;
See Job 27.9. And though they shall cry unto me,
I will not hearken unto them.
12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go,
h De. 32. 37, 38. And cry unto "the gods unto whom they offer incense ;
But they shall not save them at all
In the time of their *trouble.
13 For according to the number of thy cities
Were thy gods, O Judah!
And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem
Have ye set up altars to that tshameful thing,
3. 24. Ho. 9. 10.
Even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
i Ex. 32. 10. 1Jo. 14 Therefore ipray not thou for this people,
Neither lift up a cry or prayer for them;
For I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me
| Heb. evil. For their ftrouble.
15 *What hath my beloved to do in my house,
Seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many,
And the holy flesh is passed from thee!
† Or, When thy +When thou doest evil, then thou "rejoicest.
16 The LORD called thy name,
«A 'green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit :".
With the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it,
And the branches of it are broken.
17 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee,
Hath pronounced evil against thee,
For the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah,
Which they have done against themselves
To provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
18 And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it:
Then thou showedst me their doings.
19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter ;
And I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying,
| Heb. the stallo
“Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, .
And let us cut him off from the land of the living,
That his name may be no more remembered.”
20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously,
That "triest the reins and the heart,
7.:9. Re. 2. 23. Let me see thy vengeance on them, for unto thee have I revealed
21 Therefore thus saith the Lord
[my cause.
Of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying,
“ Prophesy not in the name of the LORD,
That thou die not by our hand : "
- 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts,
* Heb. visit upon. Behold, I will *punish them:
The young men shall die by the sword;
Their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
23 And there shall be no remnant of them;
For I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth,
Even "the year of their visitation.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with JEREMIAH xii.
thee :
Yet let me ftalk with thee of thy judgments :
o Job 12. 6. & 21. Wherefore 'doth the way of the wicked prosper ?
Wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
2 Thou hast planted them-yea, they have taken root:
| Heb. go on. They #grow-yea, they bring forth fruit :
with his bread.
m 1 Sa. 16.7.
1 Ch. 28. 9. Ps.
n Je. 23. 12. &
46. 21. & 48. 44.
& 50. 27. Lu.
19. 44.
| Or, reason the
case with thee.
7. Ps. 37. 1, 35.
Hab. 1. 4. Mal.
3. 15.
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THE PEOPLE REMINDED OF THE COVENANT OF JOSIAH. [PERIOD VI.
15. 8. Ma. 7. 6.
* Heb. the love.
p Is. 29. 13. Mat. Thou Part near in their mouth,
And far from their reins.
3 But thou, O LORD, knowest me;
* Heb. with theo.
A theo. Thou hast seen me, and tried my heart *toward thee :
Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
Ja. 5. 5.
And prepare them for the day of slaughter.
4 How long shall the land mourn,
And the herbs of every field wither,
For the wickedness of them that dwell therein ?
The beasts are consumed, and the birds;
Because they said, “He shall not see our last end."
5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee,
Then how canst thou contend with horses ?
And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee,
Then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan ?
6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with thee;
Or, they cried Yea, fthey have called a multitude after thee:
after Iee fully.
Pr. 26. 25. Believe 'them not, though they speak #fair words unto thee.
Heb. good
? I have forsaken my house,
things.
I have left my heritage;
I have given *the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her
8 My heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest;
[enemies.
† Or, yellcth.
It fcrieth out against me :
Heb. giveth out
his voice.
Therefore have I hated it.
1 Or, having 9 My heritage is unto me as a (speckled bird,
talons.
The birds round about are against her;
Come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field,
*Come to devour!
10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard,
They have trodden my portion under foot,
| Heb.. portion of
tion of They have made my fpleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
desire.
11 They have made it desolate,
And being desolate it mourneth unto me;
The whole land is made desolate,
Because no man layeth it to heart.
12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness :
For the sword of the LORD shall devour
From the one end of the land even to the other end of the land:
No flesh shall have peace.
6. 15. Hag. 1.6.
· 13 They have sown wheat—but shall reap thorns :
They have put themselves to pain—but shall not profit:
Or, ye.
And they shall be ashamed of your revenues
Because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
14 Thus saith the LORD
Against all mine evil neighbours,
That touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to
+ De. 30. 3.
Behold, I will 'pluck them out of their land,
[inherit;
And pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out,
I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again,
Every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
16 And it shall come to pass,
If they will diligently learn the ways of my people,
To swear by my name, The Lord liveth;
As they taught my people to swear by Baal ;
o Eph. 2. 20, 21.
Then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
th Or, Cause thein
to come.
4 Am. 9. 14.
I Pe. 2. 5.
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.
a Je. 46. 2.
* Heb. house.
of my war.
w Is. 60. 12. 17 But if they will not "obey,
I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
SECT. XI.
SECTION XI.— The Death of Josiah.
A. M. 3394. 2 Chron. xxxv. 20-24.—2 Kings xxiii. 25-27.—2 CHRON. xxxv. 25, to the end.—2 Kings
B. C. 610.
xxiii. 28, 29, part of 30.
- 20 AFTER "all this, when Josiah had prepared the *temple, Necho
king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates :
and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him,
saying, “What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah ? I come
+ Heb. the house not against thee this day, but against tthe house wherewith I have war;
for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling
with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.” 22 Nevertheless
6 So 1 Ki. 22. 34. Josiah would not turn his face from him, but "disguised himself, that
he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho
from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants,
| Heb. male sick. “ Have me away; for I am sore #wounded.” 24 His servants therefore
took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that
he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was
* Or, among the buried *in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And
c Zec. 12. 11. all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 And alike 2 Kings xxiii.
unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the 20
LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might,
according to all the Law of Moses; neither after him arose there any
like him. 26 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness
of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, 'be-
| Heb. angers.
cause of all the tprovocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
27 And the Lord said, “ I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as
f2 Ki. 17. 18, 20. "I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have
e chosen, and the house of which I said, "My naine shall be there.'”
g La. 4. 20. 25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah : and hall the 2 CHRON. XXXy.
h See Mat. 9. 23.
msinging men and the singing women spake of Josiah in 25, to the end.
i Je. 22. 20. their lamentations to this day, and 'made them an ordinance in Israel :
and, behold, they are written in The Lamentations.
# Heb. kindnesses. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according
to that which was written in the Law of the LORD, 27 and his deeds,
first and last, behold, they are written in The Book of the Kings of
Israel and Judah.
sepulchres.
02 Ki. 18. 5.
accolhim. 28 wrath, whecations threm
€ 2 Ki. 21. 11,
12. Je. 15. 4.
& 18. 11. & 21.
13.
2 Kings xxiii. 28, 29, part of ver. 30.—28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that
he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah ?
29 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to
the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo,
when he had seen him. 30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo,
and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre.
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PART XVII.
PART XVII.
A. M. 3394.
THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ.
B. C. 610.
2 Kings xxiii. part of 30, and 31-35.-2 Chron. xxxvi. 1-4.
30 AND the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and
* Called Shallum, anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead. 31 * Jehoahaz
22. 11. was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned
three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the
daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did that which was evil in
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upon the land.
the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. 33 And
Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath,
† Or, because he fthat he might not reign in Jerusalem; and Iput the land to a tribute of
Teigned.
Heb. set a mulct an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 34 And Pharaoh-
nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his
a See 2 Ki. 24. father, and "turned his name to 'Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away ;
17. Da. 1.7.
6 Mat. 1. ll,
‘and he came to Egypt, and died there. 35 And Jehoiakim gave the
called Jakim. silver and the gold to Pharaoh ; but he taxed the land to give the
c Je. 22. 11, 12.
Ez. 19. 3, 4. money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the sil-
ver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to
his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.
2 Chron. xxxvi. 1-4. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah,
and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three
years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 And the
king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents
of silver and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king
over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoa-
haz, his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
addon
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,PART XVIII.
THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM.
SECT. I.
SECTION 1.-Accession of Jehoiakim.
2 Kings xxiii. 36, 37.
A. M. 3394 to
3405.
° 36 JEHOIAKIM was twenty and five years old when he began to
B. C. 610 to
reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's
599.
name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he
did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that
- his fathers had done.
SECT. II. SECTION II.-- Various Predictions and Appeals to the Jews by the Prophet
Jeremiah, declaring the Certainty of their Captivity, and the Destruction
A. M. 3395.
of Jerusalem ;-Pashur smites Jeremiah therefor ;-Jeremiah prophesies his
B. C. 609.
Fate.
$ 1.-JEREMIAH xiii.-xx.(63)
In the type of a linen girdle, hidden at Euphrates, God prefigureth the destruction of his people. 12
Under the parable of the bottles filled with wine, he foretelleth their drunkenness in misery. 15 He
exhorteth to prevent their future judgments. 22 He showeth their abominations are the cause
thereof.
1 Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle,
and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. ? So I got a girdle
(63) These chapters are all referred to the com- ruin of the Jews, in the type of the prophet being
mencement of the reign of Jehoiakim by Dr. Blay- forbidden to marry and to feast; and, immediately
ney and Lightfoot. Chapter xiii. foretells the utter afterwards, he announces their future restoration,
destruction that was to fall on the whole Jewish 14, 15, as well as the conversion of the Gentiles,
nation, under two symbols, a linen girdle left to 16-21; accompanied with a severe reproof of the
rot, and the breaking of bottles filled with wine, Jews for their too great reliance on human aid,
xiii. 1-14. An exhortation to humiliation and re- xvii. 1-18. From 19-27, contains a prophecy con-
pentance is subjoined, ver. 15-21; and their incor- cerning the strict observance of the Sabbath day,
rigible wickedness and profligacy are assigned as which Jeremiah was commanded to proclaim aloud
the cause of all the evils that awaited them, 22-27. in all the gates of Jerusalem, as a matter that con-
The particular mention of the downfall of the king cerned the conduct of each individual, and the gen-
and queen in the 18th verse, Dr. Blayney thinks, eral happiness of the whole nation.
will justify the opinion which ascribes this proph- Chap. xviii. 1–10, shows, under the type of a
ecy to the commencement of the reign of Je- potter, God's absolute authority over nations and
hoiakim, whose fate, with that of his queen, is, in kingdoms, to alter and regulate their condition at
like manner, noticed together in chap. xxii. 18. his own pleasure. The prophet is then directed to
Chap. xiv. predicts a severe famine, to punish the exhort the Jews to avert their impending dangers
Jews for their sins, but which does not bring them by repentance and reforination, and, on their re-
to repentance, xiv. 1-22; and announces God's fusal, to predict their destruction, 11–17. The
peremptory decree to destroy Judah, unless they Jews conspiring against him, Jeremiah implores
should speedily repent, xv. 1-9. The prophet, judgment against them, 18–23. Under the type of
complaining that he is become an object of hatred breaking a potter's vessel, is foretold the desolation
by reason of his office, receives a promise of divine of the Jews for their sins, xix.--Vide Horne's Crit-
protection, 10-21.
ical Introduction.
In the avith chapter (1–13) is predicted the utter
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a Le. 26. 19.
* Or, stubborn-
ness.
6 Ex. 19. 5.
according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins. 3 And the
word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, 4Take
the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to
Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. 5 So I went, and
hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. 6 And it came to
pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Eu-
phrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to
hide there. 7 Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the
girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was
marred, it was profitable for nothing. 8 Then the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying,
9 Thus saith the LORD,
After this manner "will I mar the pride of Judah,
And the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 This evil people, which refuse to hear my words,
Which walk in the *imagination of their heart,
And walk after other gods,
To serve them, and to worship them,
Shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man,
So have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel
And the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD ;
That 'they might be unto me for a people,
And for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory:
But they would not hear.
12 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word;
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,
Every bottle shall be filled with wine :
And they shall say unto thee,
Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD,
Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land,
Even the kings that sít upon David's throne,
And the priests, and the prophets,
And all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 'with drunkenness.
14 And I will dash them tone against another,
Even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD:
I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy,
But destroy them.
15 Hear ye, and give ear!
Be not proud--for the Lord hath spoken.
16 Give dglory to the LORD your God,
Before he cause darkness,
And before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains,
And, while ye look for light,
He turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
17 But if ye will not hear it,
My soul shall weep in-secret places for your pride;'
And "mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears,
Because the Lord's flock is carried away captive.
18 Say unto 'the king and to the queen,
Humble yourselves, sit down :
For your *principalities shall come down,
Even the crown of your glory.
19 The cities of the South shall be shut up,
And none shall open them :
c Is. 51. 17, 21.
& 63. 6.
+ Heb, a man
against his
brother.
I Heb. From de-
stroying them.
d Jos. 7. 19.
e Is. 5. 30. & 8.
22. Am. 8. 9.
fls. 59. 9.
g Seo Job 3. 5.
h La. 1.2, 16. &
2. 18.
¿ See 2 Ki. 24.12.
Je. 22. 26.
* Or, head tircs.
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violently taken
away.
1
11. 6.
k La. 1. 8. Ez.
16. 37. Ho. 2.
10.
yet?
Judah shall be carried away captive-all of it,
It shall be wholly carried away captive.
20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the North :
Where is the flock that was given thee-thy beautiful flock ?
† Heb. visit upon.- 21 What wilt thou say when he shall fpunish thee ?
(For thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee;)
Shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail ?
22 And if thou say in thy heart,
Wherefore come these things upon me ?
For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and
I Or, shall be
. thy heels #made bare.
23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ?
* Heb. taught. Then may ye also do good, that are *accustomed to do evil.
24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble
That passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
j Job 20. 29. Ps. 25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD;
Because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
. 26 Therefore kwill I discover thy skirts upon thy face,
That thy shame may appear.
27 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings,
The lewdness of thy whoredom,
And thine abominations on the hills in the fields.
Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem!
+ Heb. after when Wilt thou not be made clean ?-twhen shall it once be ?
$ 2.-JEREMIAH xiv. and xv.
The grievous famine 7 causeth Jeremiah to pray. 10 The Lord will not be entreated for the people.
13 Lying prophets are no excuse for them. 17 Jeremiah is moved to complain for them. --Chiap.
$ 2. xv. 1 The ulter rejection und manifold judgments of the Jews. 10 Jeremiah, complaining of their
spite, receiveth u promise. for himself, 12 and a threatening for them. 15 He prayeth, 19 and re-
ceiveth a gracious promise.
1 THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAH CONCERNING
* Heb. the words
*THE DEARTH.
or, restraints. 2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish;
They are black unto the ground;
a See 1 Sa. 5. 12. And "the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters :
They came to the pits, and found no water;
They returned with their vessels empty;
They were ashamed and confounded,
And 'covered their heads.
4 Because the ground is chapt,
For there was no rain in the earth,
The ploughmen were ashamed,
They covered their heads.
5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field,
And forsook it, because there was no grass.
6 And the wild-asses did stand in the high places,
They snuffed up the wind like dragons;
Their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
70 LORD, though our iniquities testify against us,
Do thou it for thy name's sake :
For our backslidings are many;
We have sinned against thee.
8 O the Hope of Israel! the Saviour thereof in time of trouble!
Why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land,
And as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
9 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonished,
As a mighty man that cannot save ?
of the dearths,
62 Sa. 15. 30.
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e Ho. 8. 13. & 9.
9.
f Ex. 32. 10.
Job 27.9.
1 Heb. peace of
truth.
c Ex. 29. 45, 46. Yet thou, O LORD, 'art in the midst of us,
+ Heb. thy name
And twe are called by thy name-leave us not.
is called upon us.
Da. 9. 18, 19. 10 Thus saith the LORD unto this people,
d See Je. 2. 23-
Thus have they loved to wander,
25.
They have not refrained their feet,
Therefore the Lord doth not accept them;
He 'will now remember their iniquity,
And visit their sins.
11 Then said the LORD unto me,
Pray not for this people for their good.
8 18:59. 3. See 12 When Sthey fast, I will not hear their cry;
And when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not ac-
But I will consume them by the sword,
[cept them:
And by the famine, and by the pestilence.
13 Then said I, Ah, Lord God!
Behold, the prophets say unto them, .
“ Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine;
But I will give you fassured peace in this place.”
14 Then the Lord said unto me,
The prophets prophesy lies in my name :
I sent them not, neither have I commanded them,
Neither spake unto them :
They prophesy unto you a false vision and divination,
And a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD
Concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them
Yet they say, “ Sword and famine shall not be in this land ;” [not,
By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy
Shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem
Because of the famine and the sword;
And they shall have none to bury them, .
Them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters :
For I will pour their wickedness upon them.
17 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them;
Let "mine eyes run down with tears night and day,
And let them not cease;
For the virgin daughter of my people is broken
With a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
18 If I go forth into the field-
Then behold the slain with the sword !
And if I enter into the city
Then behold them that are sick with famine !
Yea, both the prophet and the priest
*Go about into a land that they know not.
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah ?
ucknowledge it
Hath thy soul loathed Zion ?
not, Je. 5. 31.
Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us ?
We looked for peace--and there is no good!
And for the time of healing-and behold trouble !
20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness,
And the iniquity of our fathers :
i Ps. 106. 6. Da. For 'we have sinned against thee.
21 Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake,
; Ps. 74. 2, 20. & Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory :
Remember---break not thy covenant with us.
[rain ?
* Zec. 10. 1, 2.
2 De. 32. 21. 22 Are kthere any among the 'vanities of the Gentiles that can cause
3 v
h La. l. 16. & 2.
18.
* Or, Make mer-
chandise against
a land, and men
9. 8.
100. 45.
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m Job 38. 28. Ps.
135. 7. & 147. 8.
Is. 30. 23.
JEREMIAH XV.
them for a re-
moving.
2 De. 28. 25. Ez.
22 Ki. 21. 11, &c.
& 23. 26. & 24.
peace.
Or can the heavens give showers ?
Art "not thou he, O LORD our God ?
Therefore we will wait upon thee;
For thou hast made all these things.
1 Then said the LORD unto me,
Though Moses and Samuel stood before me,
Yet my mind could not be toward this people :
Cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
? And it shall come to pass,
If they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth?
Then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD;
Such as are for death-to death;
And such as are for the sword to the sword;
And such as are for the famine—to the famine;
And such as are for the captivity—to the captivity.
16:&c. 3 And I will "appoint over them four tkinds, saith the LORD:
| Heb. families.
The sword to slay, and the dogs to tear,
o De. 28. 26.
And 'the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth,
To devour and destroy.
4. Heb. I will give 4 And [I will cause them to be ? removed into all kingdoms of the earth,
Because of 'Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah,
23. 46.
For that which he did in Jerusalem.
5 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem ?
3, 4.
Or who shall bemoan thee?
* Heb. of thy
Or who shall go aside to ask *how thou doest?
6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD,
Thou art gone backward :
Therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee;
I am weary with repenting.
? And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land ;
Or, whatsoever
I will bereave them of tchildren, I will destroy my people,
is dear.
Since they return not from their ways.
8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas :
I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men
spoiling, fc. or, A spoiler at noonday :
against the
mother and the I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
9 She that hath borne seven languisheth:
She hath given up the ghost;
Her sun is gone down while it was yet day:
She hath been ashamed and confounded :
And the residue of them will I deliver to the sword
Before their enemies, saith the LORD.
10 Woe is me, my mother,
That thou hast borne me a man of strife
And a man of contention to the whole earth!
I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury;
Yet every one of them doth curse me.
11 The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant;
* Or, I will er-
Verily * I will cause "the enemy to entreat thee well
treat the enemy
for thee.
In the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
r Je. 39. 11, 12
12 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil
Without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
14 And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies
Into a land which thou knowest not:
s De. 32. 22.
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
15 O LORD, thou knowest : remember me,
And visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors;
1 Or, the mother
city a young man
young men.
& 40. 4, 5.
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10. 9, 10.
119. 72, 11l.
† Heb, thy name
me.
o Ps. 1. 1. & 26.
4,5.
| Heb. be not
sure.
Take me not away in thy long-suffering :
Know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
Re. 16 Thy words were found, and I did 'eat them;
u Job 23. 12. Ps. And "thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart:
For fI am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
is called upon 17 I 'sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced ;
I sat alone because of thy hand;
For thou hast filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain perpetual,
And my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed ?
Wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar,
And as waters that #fail ?
19 Therefore thus saith the LORD,
If "thou return, then will I bring thee again,
And thou shalt stand before me :
And if thou take forth the precious from the vile,
Thou shalt be as my mouth :
Let them return unto thee;
But return not thou unto them.
20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brazen wall :
And they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against
thee :
For I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked,
And I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
w Zec. 3. 7.
§ 3.
§ 3.-JEREMIAH Xvi. and xvii.
Jeremiah, under the types of abstaining from marriage, from houses of mourning and feasting,
foreshoweth the utter ruin of the Jews, 10 because they were worse than their futhers. 14 Their
return from captivily shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt. 16 God will doubly
recompense their idolatry. - Chap. xvii. 1 The captivily of Judah for her sin. 5 Trust in man is
Cursed, 7 in God is blessed. 9 The deceitful heart cannot deceive God. 12 The salvation of
God. 15 The prophet complaineth of the mockers of his prophecy. 19 He is sent to renew the
covenant in hallowing the subbuth.
1 The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
2 Thou shalt not take thee a wiſe,
Neither shalt thou have sons nor daughters in this place.
3 For thus saith the LORD
Concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in
And concerning their mothers that bare them,
[this place,
And concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
4 They shall die of grievous deaths;
They shall not be lamented ; neither shall they be buried;
But they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth :
And they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine;
And their carcasses shall be meat
For the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
5 For thus saith the LORD,
Enter not into the house of *mourning,
Neither go to lament nor bemoan them;
For I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD,
Even loving-kindness and mercies.
6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land:
They shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them,
Nor "cut themselves, nor 'make themselves bald for them :
? Neither shall men ttear themselves for them in mourning,
To comfort them for the dead;
Neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink
For their father or for their mother.
* Or, mourning
feast.
6 Both the all not be burnor "make the for them in
a Le. 19. 28.
6 Is. 22. 12.
+ Or, break bread
for thicni, as Ez.
24. 17. Ho. 9. 4.
See De. 26. 14.
Job 42. 11.
c Pr. 31. 6, 7.
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d Is. 24. 7, 8.
Ez. 26. 13. Ho.
2. 11. Re. 18.
23.
I Or, stubborn-
ness.
8 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting,
To sit with them to eat and to drink.
9 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Behold, 'I will cause to cease out of this place
In your eyes, and in your days,
The voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness,
The voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all
e Dc. 29. 24, 25. these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore 'hath the LORD
pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or
what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?
11 Then shalt thou say unto them,
Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD,
And have walked after other gods,
And have served them, and have worshipped them,
And have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
12 And ye have done worse than your fathers;
For, behold, ye walk every one after the timagination of his evil
That they may not hearken unto me:
[heart,
f De. 4. 26-28. 13 Therefore will I cast you out of this land
& 28. 36, 63-65.
Into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers;
And there shall ye serve other gods day and night;
Where I will not show you favor.
14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That it shall no more be said, “ The LORD liveth,
That brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;"
15 But, The Lord liveth,
That brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north,
And from all the lands whither he had driven them :
And I will bring them again into their land
That I gave unto their fathers.
16 Behold, I will send for many "fishers, saith the LORD,
And they shall fish them;
And after will I send for many hunters,
And they shall hunt them from every mountain,
And from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
i See Job 14. 16. 17 For imine eyes are upon all their ways:
They are not hid from my face, .
Neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
j Is. 40. 2. 18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double ;
Because they have defiled my land,
They have filled mine inheritance with the carcasses
Of their detestable and abominable things.
19 O Lord, my strength, and my fortress,
And my refuge in the day of affliction,
The Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth,
And shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
And things wherein there is no profit.
20 Shall a man make gods unto himself,
k Is. 37. 19. Gal. And “they are no gods?
21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know,
I will cause them to know my hand and my might;
? Ex. 15. 3. Am. And they shall know that 'my name is * The LORD.
* Or, JENO 1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, JEREMIAH xvii.
VÁlI. Py. 83. 18.
And with the fpoint of a diamond :
| Heb. nail.
It is "graven upon the table of their heart,
And upon the horns of your altars ;
g Je. 24. 6. & 30.
3. & 32. 37.
h Am. 4. 2. Hab.
1. 15.
4.8.
5. 8.
m Pr. 3. 3. 2 Co.
3. 3.
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31. 1.
p Job 20. 17.
q Ps. 2. 12. & 34
8. & 125. 1. &
Is. 30. 18.
1.
3.
2 Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves
By the green trees upon the high hills.
30 my mountain in the field,
I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil,
And thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
| Heb. in thyself. 4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue
From thy heritage that I gave thee;
And I will cause thee to serve thine enemies
In the land which thou knowest not:
For ye have kindled a fire in mine anger,
Which shall burn for ever.
5 Thus saith the LORD ;
n Is. 30. 1, 2. & Cursed "be the man that trusteth in man,
o See Is. 31. 3.
And maketh 'flesh his arm,
And whose heart departeth from the LORD!
6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert,
And shall not see when good cometh ;
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
a De. 29. 23.
In 'a salt land and not inhabited.
34 7 Blessed 'is the man that trusteth in the LORD,
146.5. Pr. 16.20 And whose hope the Lord is !
s Job 8. 16. Ps. 8 For he shall be 'as a tree planted by the waters,
And that spreadeth out her roots by the river,
And shall not see when heat cometh,
But her leaf shall be green;
* Or, restraint. And shall not be careful in the year of *drought,
Neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked—who can know it?
pe 10 I the LORD 'search the heart,
1 Ch. 28. 9. Pe.
7. 9. Pr. 17. 3. I try the reins,
"To give every man according to his ways,
u See Job 34. 11. And according to the fruit of his doings.
11 As the partridge tsitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not;
So he that getteth riches, and not by right,
forth.
Shall leave them in the midst of his days,
v Lu. 12. 20.
And at his end shall be "a fool.
12 A glorious high throne from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O LORD, the Hope of Israel,
20. Ps. 73. 27. Is. All that forsake thee shall be ashamed,
And they that depart from me shall be written in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed ;
Save me, and I shall be saved :
For thou art my praise.
15 Behold, they say unto me,
y Is. 5. 19. E7 - Where 'is the word of the Lord ? let it come now."
18. 2 Pe. 3. 4. 16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor fto follow thee:
Illeb. after thee.
Neither have I desired the woful day ;
Thou knowest that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
17 Be not a terror unto me:
Thou art my hope in the day of evil.
18 Let them be confounded that persecute me,
But let not me be confounded :
Let them be dismayed,
But let not me be dismayed :
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3 v*
tl Sa. 16.7.
Ro. 8. 27. Re. 2.
according his doing matcheth
23.
| Or, gathereth
young which she
hath not brought
1. 28.
2 See Lu. 10. 20.
12. 22. Am. 5.
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* Heb. break
them with a doua
ble breach,
Neb. 13. 19.
a Ex. 20. 8.& 23.
12. & 31. 13. Ez.
20. 12.
Bring upon them the day of evil,
And *destroy them with double destruction.
19 Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of
the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and
by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem ; 20 and
say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah,
and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by
* See Ge. n. these gates ! 21 Thus saith the LORD; Take *heed to yourselves, and
bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of
Jerusalem ; 22 neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the
Sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the Sabbath day
B: as “I commanded your fathers : 23 but they obeyed not, neither inclined
their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive
instruction.
24 And it shall come to pass,
If ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD,
To bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath
But hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein ;
[day,
25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city
Kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David,
Riding in chariots and on horses,
They, and their princes,
The men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalemn :
And this city shall remain for ever.
26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah,
And from the places about Jerusalem,
And from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain,
And from the mountains, and from the south,
Bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices,
And meat offerings, and incense,
0 Ps. 107.22. &
And bringing 'sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
27 But if ye will not hearken unto me
To hallow the Sabbath day, and not to bear a burden,
Even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day;
cLa. 4. 11. Am.
Then 'will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof,
And dit shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem,
a 2 Ki. 25. 9. Je.
And it shall not be quenched.
116. 17.
1. 4, 7, 10, 12. &
2.2, 5.
52. 13.
§ 4.
$ 4.--JEREMIÁH xviii.
Under the type of o potter is showed God's absolute power in disposing of nations. 11 Judgments
threatened to Judah for her strange revolt. 18 Jeremiuh pruyeth against his conspirators.
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying ----
2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will
cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter's
* Or, frames, or, house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the *wheels. 4 And the
seats.
de vessel tthat he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so
† Or, that he made V
was marred, as he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make
clay in the hand
of the potcer. it. 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
60 house of Israel, "cannot I do with you as this potter? saith
a Is. 45. 9. Ro. 9. Behold, 'as the clay is in the potter's hand,
[the LORD.
20, 21.
6 Is. 64.8.
So are ye in my hand, 0 house of Israel !
7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a
To pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; [kingdom,
8 If "that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil,
a Jonuh 3. 10.
I dwill repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation,
And concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
1 Heb. returned
and made.
c Ez. 18. 21. &
33. 11.
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a rock, or for the
non? shall the
running waters
be forsaken for
the strange cold
g 1 Ki. 9. 8. La.
2.5 SL 1. To walley have caus
10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice,
Then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah,
And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD;
Behold, I frame evil against you,
And devise a device against you:
62 Ki. 27. 13.
Return 'ye now every one from his evil way,
And make your ways and your doings good.
12 And they said, There is no hope :
But we will walk after our own devices,
And we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
13 Therefore thus saith the LORD;
fi Co. 5. 1.
Ask 'ye now among the heathen,
Who hath heard such things :
The virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
* Or, my fields to 14 Will a man leave *the snow of Lebanon, which cometh from the rock
snow of Leba-
of the field ?
Or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be
forsaken?
waters?
15 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to
vanity,
And they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient
To walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
[paths,
*2. 15. Mic. 6. 16. 16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual Shissing;
Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
17 I will scatter thein as with an east wind before the enemy;
I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their
18 Then said they,
[calamity.
Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah;
For "the law shall not perish from the priest,
Nor counsel from the wise,
Nor the word from the prophet.
$ Or, for the
Come, and let us smite him twith the tongue,
And let us not give heed to any of his words.
19 Give heed to me, O LORD,
And hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
3o. 20 Shall 'evil be recompensed for good ?
For they have digged a pit for my soul.
Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them,
And to turn away thy wrath from them.
21. Therefore deliver up their children to the famine,
And #pour out their blood by the force of the sword;
And let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows;
And let their men be put to death;
Let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses,
When thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them :
For they have digged a pit to take me,
And hid snares for my feet.
· 23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me * to slay me:
Forgive not their iniquity,
Neither blot out their sin from thy sight,
But let them be overthrown before thee;
Deal'thus with them in the time of thine anger.
h Le. 10. 11. Mal.
2. 7. Jo. 7. 48,
49.
tongue.
+ Pg. 109. 4, 5.
| Heb. pour them
out.
the Heb. for death.
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23. 10.
65. Il.
d2 Ki. 21. 16.
e Le. 18. 21.
. 17.
·h Le. 26. 29. Is.
9. 20. La. 4. 10.
$ 5.---JEREMIAH xix. and xx.
Under the type of breaking a potler's vessel is foreshowed the desolution of the Jews for their sins.“
Chap. xx. 1 Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receiveth a new name, and a fearful doom. 7 Jeremiah
complaineth of contempt, 10 of treachery, 14 and of his birth.
1 Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and
take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests ;
a Jos. 15. 8. 2 Ki. 2 and go forth unto "the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is by the
* Heb. the sun entry of *the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell
gate.
thee, 3 and say,-
Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabit-
ants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth,
2 Ki. 21. 12. his ears shall btingle. 4 Because they have forsaken me, and have es-
c De. 28. 20. Is. tranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods,
whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of
Judah, and have filled this place with dthe blood of innocents; 5 they
have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for
burnt offerings unto Baal, 'which I commanded not, nor spake it,
neither came it into my mind : 6 therefore, behold, the days come,
saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called “ Tophet,” nor
“ The Valley of the Son of Hinnom,” but “ The Valley of Slaughter."
? And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this
fLe. 26. 17. place; fand I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies,
g Ps. 79. 2. and by the hands of them that seek their lives : and their carcasses
will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts
of the earth. 8 And I will make this city desolate, and a hissing; every
one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all
the plagues thereof. 9 And I will cause them to eat the "flesh of their
sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the
flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies,
i So Je. 51. 63, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. 10 Then 'shalt thou
break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11 and shalt
say unto them,
į Ps. 2. 9. Is. 30.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people
and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be #made
whole again : and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place
to bury. 12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the
inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet: 13 and the
houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be
* 2 Ki. 23. 10.
defiled kas the place of Topliet, because of all the houses upon whose
'roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have
Zep. 1. 5.
poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent
m See 2 Ch. 20.
him to prophesy; and he stood in "the court of the Lord's house ;
and said to all the people, 15 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God
of Israel ; Behold, I will bring upon this, city and upon all her towns
all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hard-
ened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
nl Ch. 24. 14.
Now Pashur the son of "Immer the priest (who was JEREMIAH XX.
also chief governor in the house of the LORD) heard
that Jeremiah prophesied these things. 2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah
the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of
Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
3 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth
Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, “ The
. Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib. 4 For
thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and
14. La. 4.2.
| Hob. healed.
12 Ki. 23. 12.
5.
of is said toalisy; and hiah from other ga
the evi Behold people. Stood in phet, w.
I That is, Fear
round about, P8.
3). 13.
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02 Ki. 20. 17. &
24. 12-16. & 25
13, &c.
La. 3. 14.
9 Job 32. 19. Ac.
18. 5.
+ Heb. Every man
of my peace. Job
19. 19. Ps. 41. 9.
& 55. 13, 14. Lu.
to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies,
and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand
of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon,
and shall slay them with the sword. 5 Moreover °I will deliver all the
strength of this city, and all the labors thereof, and all the precious
things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I
give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and
take them, and carry them to Babylon. 6 And thou, Pashur, and all
that dwell in thy house, shall go into captivity; and thou shalt come
to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou,
and all my friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.”
* Or, enticed.
70 LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was *deceived:
Thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed :
I Pam in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
8 For since I spake, I cried out,
I cried violence and spoil ;
Because the word of the LORD was made
A reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
9 Then I said, “I will not make mention of him,
Nor speak any more in his name.”
But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones,
And I was weary with forbearing, and 'I could not stay.
10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side.
“Report,” say they, “and we will report it."
+All my familiars watched for my halting, saying,
“Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him,
11. 53, 54. And we shall take our revenge on him.”
11 But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one:
Therefore my persecutors shall stumble and they shall not prevail :
They shall be greatly ashamed for they shall not prosper :
Their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
12 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous,
And seest the reins and the heart,
Let me see thy vengeance on them :
For unto thee have I opened my cause.
13 Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD :
Ps. 35. 9, 10. & For "he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of
109. 30, 31.
evildoers.
14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born!
Let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed !
15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying,
“A man child is born unto thee;"
Making him very glad!
s Ge. 19. 25. 16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD Overthrew,
And repented not!
And let him hear the cry in the morning,
And the shouting at noontide !
17 Because he slew me not from the womb;
Or that my mother might have been my grave,
And her womb to be always great with me.
18 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to 'see labor and sorrow,
That my days should be consumed with shame ?
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SECT. III.
A. M. 3395.
B. C. 609.
* Heb. for David
upon his throne.
a Heb. 6. 13, 17.
SECTION III.-Jeremiah's Prediction of the Fate of Shallum and Jehoiakim.
JEREMIAH xxii. 1-23.(64)
1 Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of
Judah, and speak there this word, 2 and say,
Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah,
That sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants,
And thy people that enter in by these gates!
3 Thus saith the LORD ;
Execute ye judgment and righteousness,
And deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor ;
And do no wrong, do no violence
To the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow,
Neither shed innocent blood in this place.
4 For if ye do this thing indeed,
Then shall there enter in by the gates of this house
Kings sitting *upon the throne of David,
Riding in chariots and on horses,
He, and his servants, and his people.
5 But if ye will not hear these words,
I 'swear by myself, saith the LORD,
That this house shall become a desolation.
6 For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah;
Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon :
Yet surely I will make thee a wilderness,
And cities which are not inhabited.
? And I will prepare destroyers against thee,
Every one with his weapons :
And they shall cut down thy choice cedars,
And cast them into the fire.
8 And many nations shall pass by this city,
And they shall say every man to his neighbour,
Wherefore 'hath the LORD done thus unto this great city ?
9 Then they shall answer,
Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God,
And worshipped other gods, and served them.
10 Weep ye not for "the dead,
Neither bemoan him:
.
But weep sore for him that goeth away;
For he shall return no more,
Nor see his native country.
11 For thus saith the LORD
Touching 'Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah,
Which reigned instead of Josiah his father,
Which 'went forth out of this place;
He shall not return thither any more :
12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive,
And shall see this land no more.
8 De. 29. 24, 25.
1 Ki. 9. 8, 9.
c2 Ki. 22. 17.
2 Ch. 34. 25.
1.2 Ki. 22. 20.
e Ser 1 Ch. 3. 15,
with 2 Ki. 23. 30.
f2 Ki. 23. 34.
(64) The first part of this chapter contains a prophe- captivity of Shallum is declared irreversible, (ver.
cy which was evidently delivered in the reign of Je. 10-12.) and from 13 to 19 Jehoiakim is severely
hoiakim, as it refers to the captivity of his immediate reproved for his tyranny and oppression, and his
predecessor, and foretells this king's death, (ver. miserable death foretold. 6 Weep not for the dead”
18.) The latter part of the chapter is inserted, for a (ver. 10), refers to Josiah, who was mortally wound-
similar reason, in the reign of Jehoiachin; as it pre- ed at Megiddo, fighting against Necho, (2 Chron.
dicts the decease of that monarch. This chapter Xxxv. 22, 24.) The king, after having made
commences with an address to the king, his ser- Shallum, or Jehoahaz, his prisoner, takes him to
vants, and people, recommending an inviolable Egypt, establishes Jehoiakim his brother on the
adherence to right and justice, as the only means throne of Judah, and exacts tribute from him.-
of establishing the throne of David, and of pre- Hales ; Horne.
venting the ruin both of prince and people. The
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3. 10. Hab. 2. 9.
Ja. 5. 4.
, Ps, 128. 2. Is. 3.
10.
k Seo I Ki. 13.30.
599.
g 2 Ki. 23. 35. 13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness,
And his chambers by wrong;
h Le. 19. 13. Mic.
is. That "useth his neighbour's service without wages,
And giveth him not for his work ;
aired.
rougha 14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and flarge chambers,
Or, my windows. And cutteth him out fwindows;
And it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar?
i 2 Ki. 23. 25.
Did 'not thy father eat and drink,
And do judgment and justice,
And then it was well with him ?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
Then it was well with him:
Was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not
But for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood,
Or, incursion.
And for oppression, and for *violence, to do it.
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD
Concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah;
They shall not lament for him, saying,
Ah "my brother! or, Ah sister!
They shall not lament for him, saying,
Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
Fulfilled, B. C. 19 He 'shall be buried with the burial of an ass,
12 Ch. 36. 6. Drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry;
And lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages :
For all thy lovers are destroyed.
† Heb. prosperi- 21 I spake unto thee in thy tprosperity;
But thou saidst, I will not hear.
This hath been thy manner from thy youth,
That thou obeyedst not my voice.
22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors,
And thy lovers shall go into captivity:
[edness.
Surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wick-
Heb.inhabilress. 23 o finhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars,
angpitiable.. How agracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee,
Ed.
- The pain as of a woman in travail !
SECT. IV. SECTION IV.–Jeremiah threatens the Jews with the Destruction of their
A. M. 3396.
Temple and City unless they repent ; His apprehension and arraignment.
B. C. 608.
JEREMIAH xxvi.(65)
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king
of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,_Thus saith the
LORD; Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak unto all
a Ez. 3. 10. Mat. the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, "all
the words that I command thee to speak unto them; bdiminish not a
word : 3if so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil
way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto
them because of the evil of their doings. 4 And thou shalt say unto
c Le. 26. 14, &c. them, Thus saith the LORD ; If øye will not hearken to me, to walk
in my law, which I have set before you, 5 to hearken to the words of
my servants the prophets, (whom I sent unto you, both rising up early,
(65) As this chapter is dated (ver. 1.) in the be- Jeremiah is directed to foretell the destruction of
ginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, it has been there- the temple and city of Jerusalem, without a speedy
fore supposed by commentators to precede the 25th, repentance and reformation; on which account he
which contains the prophecy of the captivity given is apprehended and accused before the council.
in the fourth year of that king. In it (ver. 1-6.)
ties.
28. 20.
0 Ac. 20. 27.
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APPREHENSION AND ARRAIGNMENT OF JEREMIAH. (PERIOD VI.
dIs. 65. 15.
* Or, at the door.
† Heb. The mud
ment of death is
for this man.
your eyes.
and sending them, but ye have not hearkened ;) 6 then will I make
this house like Shiloh, and will make this city da curse to all the na-
tions of the earth.
7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah
speaking these words in the house of the LORD. 8 Now it came to pass,
when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had
commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the
prophets and all the people took him, saying, “ Thou shalt surely die.
9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, “This
house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an
inhabitant?""
And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of
the LORD. 10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they
came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat
down *in the entry of the new gate of the Lord's house. 11 Then
spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the peo-
dhe ple, saying, “ +This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied
against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.”
12 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people,
saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against
this city all the words that ye have heard. 13 Therefore now amend
your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God;
and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced
| Heb. as it is against you. 14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand : do with me fas
good and right in
seemeth good and meet unto you. 15 But know ye for certain, that if
ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon your-
selves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a
truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in
your ears."
16 Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to
the prophets; “ This man is not worthy to die; for he hath spoken to
e See Ac. 5. 34, us in the name of the LORD our God.” 17 Then rose up certain of the
elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18 - Micah 'the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of
Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying,
Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
g Mic. 3. 12.
Zion shall be ploughed like a field,
And Jerusalem shall become heaps,
And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.'
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death ?
h 2 Ch. 32. 26. "did he not fear the LORD, and besought *the LORD, and the LORD
the LORD.CC of repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against him?
i Ex. 32. 14.28a. -Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.”
20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the
j Ac. 5. 39.
LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied
against this city and against this land according to all the words of
Jeremiah. 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men,
and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to
death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went
into Egypt ; 22 and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely,
Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
23 And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto
Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead
† Heb. sons of the body into the graves of the fcommon people. 24 Nevertheless kthe
people.
k 2 Ki. 22. 12, 14. hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they
should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
&c.
elders of name of the han is not worth people
f Mic. 1. l.
of the evil ext evil against hesied in the
24. 16.
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JEREMIAH'S PROPHECY AGAINST THE EGYPTIANS.
6 2 Ki. 33, 29.
2. Ch. 35. 29.
Fulfilled pres-
ently.
* Heb. broken in
+ Heb. fled a
SECT. V. SECTION V.-Jeremiah's Prophecy against the Army of Pharaoh-necho.
JEREMIAH xlvi. 1-12.(66)
A. M. 3398.
1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet
B. C. 606.
against "the Gentiles; ? against Egypt, "against the army of Pharaoh-
a Je. 25. 15, &c. necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carche-
: mish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth
year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah :-
3 Order ye the buckler and shield,
And draw near to battle.
4 Harness the horses ; and get up, ye horsemen,
And stand forth with your helmets ;
Furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back ?
picces.
And their mighty ones are *beaten down,
And are ffled apace, and look not back :
fight.
For fear was round about, saith the LORD.
6 Let not the swift flee away,
Nor the mighty man escape;
c Da. 11. 19.
They shall stumble, and fall
Toward the north by the river Euphrates.
d See Is. 8. 7, 8.
7 Who is this that cometh up das a flood,
Da. 11. 22.
Whose waters are moved as the rivers ?
8 Egypt riseth up like a flood,
And his waters are moved like the rivers ;
And he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth;
I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
9 Come up, ye horses !
And rage, ye chariots !
And let the mighty men come forth !
| Heb. Cush.
{The Ethiopians and *the Libyans, that handle the shield !
And the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow !
10 For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts,
A day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries :
And the sword shall devour,
34. 6.
And it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood :
For the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by
the river Euphrates.
11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm,
O virgin, the daughter of Egypt:
In vain shalt thou use many medicines :
+ Heb. no cure For fthou shalt not be cured.
thee. Ez. 30. 21. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame,
And thy cry hath filled the land :
For the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty,
And they are fallen both together.
SECT. VI. SECTION VI.—The Rechabites take Refuge in Jerusalem from the Army of
the Chaldeans.(67)
A. M. 3398.
B. C. 606.
JEREMIAH XXXV.
By the obedience of the Rechabites, 12 Jeremiuh condemneth the disobedience of the Jews. 18 God
blesseth the Rechabites for their obedience.
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord in the days
of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
(66) That this prophecy was spoken early in the that king, (ver. 2.) After the fulfilment of this
reign of Jehoiakim is evident, as Nebuchadnezzar prophecy, Nebuchadnezzar immediately advanced
marched his army against the Egyptians, at the towards Syria and Judæa.
beginning of the year of the captivity, and smote (67) The Rechabites who were always accustomed
them, and took Carchemish in the fourth year of to live in tents in the open country, apprehensive
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* Heb. Put.
e De. 32. 42. Is.'
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THE RECHABITES TAKE REFUGE IN JERUSALEM, &c. (Period VI.
a 2 Ki. 10. 15
I Ch. 2. 55.
6 1 Ki. 6. 5.
or, vessel.
6. 2, 3.
2 Go unto the house of the "Rechabites, and speak unto them,
and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of 'the chambers,
and give them wine to drink.
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazi-
niah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the
Rechabites ; 4 and I brought them into the house of the LORD, into
the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God,
which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the cham-
02 Ki. 12. 9. & ber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, 'the keeper of the * door. 5 And I
25. 18. 1 Ch. 9.
18, 19.
set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and
* Heb. Ihresholil,
holidl, cups, and I said unto them,“ Drink ye wine.” 6 But they said, “ We will
d2 Ki. 10. 15. drink no wine; for (Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded
us, saying, 'Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever;
7 neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor
• Ex. 20. 12. Eph. have any : but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live
many days in the land where ye be strangers.' 8 Thus have we obeyed
the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath
charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons,
nor our daughters; nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither
have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed; 10 but we have dwelt in tents,
and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father
commanded us. 11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon came up into the land, that we said, “Come, and let us go to
Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the
army of the Syrians;' so we dwell at Jerusalem."
12 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 13 Thus
saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Go and tell the men of Judah
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to
hearken to my words ? saith the LORD. 14 The words of Jonadab the
son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are
performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's
commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early
and speaking ; but ye hearkened not unto ine. 15 I have sent also unto
you all my servants the prophets, (rising up early and sending them,)
saying, “ Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your
doings, and go not aſter other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell
in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers;” but ye
have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. 16 Because the sons
of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of
their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not
hearkened unto me : 17 therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts,
the God of Israel ; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against
f pr. 1: 21. Is. 65. them ; because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard ;
and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. 18 And
Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, “ Thus saith the
came theats, the God o Will ye not words o
12. & 66. 4.
of their safety, retired into Jerusalem on Nebuchad- dued after bis conquest of Carchemish. The Re-
nezzar's approach to Palestine, after his defeat of chabites, as may be collected from ver. 7, were not of
the Egyptians at Carchemish. On their coming to the children of Israel. From 1 Chron. ii. 55, they
Jerusalem, Jeremiah is sent to them; and, for a appear to have been Kenites, a people originally
trial of their obedience, offers them wine to drink, settled in the land of Midian, and most probably
(ver: 1–11:) In the following verses the Jews, by the descendants of Jethro, the father-in-law of
comparison, are upbraided with their disobedience, Moses, Jud. i. 16. Jonadab, the son of Rechab,
and menaced with vengeance. The 18th and 19th is supposed to have been the same as mentioned in
verses promise a blessing on the Rechabites. This 2 Kings x. 15, a man of eminence, and a righteous
chapter is inserted here from the evidence of ver. man, otherwise Jehu would not have shown him
11, as Nebuchadnezzar does not appear to have so much attention, and taken him with him to wit-
come in person to Jerusalem again till after the ness his zeal for the honor of the true God.-Dr.
death of Jehoiakim, and in all probability he was Blayney.
joined by the Syrians at this time whom he sub-
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Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the com-
+ Heb. There shall mandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done
not a man be cut according unto all that he hath commanded you: 19 therefore thus
dab the son of, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ; tJonadab the son of
Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
off from Jona-
Rechab to stand,
&C.
SECT. VII.
Section VII.--Jeremiah's Prediction of the Seventy Years' Captivity.
A. M. 3398.
JEREMIAH xxv.(68)
B. C. 606. Jeremiuh, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets, 8 foretelleth the seventy years' captivity,
12 and after that, the destruction of Babylon. 15 Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshoweth
the destruction of all nations. 31" The howling of the shepherds.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah
in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, (that
was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ;) ? the which
Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah,
even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of
the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, (rising
early and speaking ;) but ye have not hearkened. 4 And the LORD
hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, (rising early and
sending them ;) but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to
hear. 5 They said, “Turn ye again now every one from his evil way,
and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD
hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever ; 6 and go
not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke
me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no
hurt." ? Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye
a De. 32. 21 might “provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your
own hurt.
8 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not
heard my words, 9 behold, I will send and take all the families of the
& See Is. 44. 28. North, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, ¢my
servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhab-
itants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will ut-
terly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and
* Heb. I 2oill
cause to perish perpetual desolations.
io Moreover *I will take from them
26. 13. Ho. 2.
The 'voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness,
11. Re. 18. 23.
d Ec. 12. 4.
The voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride,
e 2 Ch. 36. 21, 22. The dsound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.
Ezra 1. 1. Dá. 9.
2.
" 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment;
about 606%B. c. and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 And
2 Ki. 24. 1. it shall come to pass, 'when tseventy years are accomplished, that I
536 B.C. Ezra will fpunish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for
visit upon their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, "and will make it per-
f Is. 13. 19. & 14. petual desolations. 13 And I will bring upon that land all my words
& 47. 1. Je: 50 which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this
& 45. 1.
from them.
c Ig. 24. 7. Ez.
Ending about
1.1.
. 5: 3%: book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. 14 For
(68) This prophecy was delivered (ver. 1.) in the distinctly foretells their subjugation, together with
fourth year of Jehoiakim, about the time that Neb- that of the neighbouring nations, to the king of
uchadnezzar, having conquered the army of Necho Babylon, for seventy years, and the fall of the Baby-
king of Egypt, at the Euphrates, and having re- lonish empire at that period, (ver. 8-14.) The
taken Carchemish, was marching towards Syria same is foroshown under the symbol of the cup of
and Palestine, to recover those provinces, and to God's wrath, with which the prophet is represented
reunite them to the Babylonish empire. It was in vision as being sent to all the nations to make
delivered in the same year in which the captivity them drink of it, to their utter subversion, (ver. 15
it predicts actually took place. Jeremiah, in this -29.) The like prophecy is the third time repeated
chapter, reproves the Jews for their disregard of the from ver. 30 to the end.Dr. Blayney in loc.
divine calls to repentance, (ver. 1-7.) He most
23. & 21. ), &c.
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PREDICTION OF THE SEVENTY YEARS' CAPTIVITY. (Period VI.
27.
i Je. 27.7.
i Seo Is. 20. 1.
the sea-sidan
corners, or, hav-
32.
m2 Ch. 9. 14.
& Jo. 50. 9. & 51. many nations and 'great kings shall 'serve themselves of them also;
27, 28.
n Je. 50. 41. & 51. Yand I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according
to the works of their own hands.
j Je. 50. 29.& 51. 15 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take "the wine
6, 24.
on cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send
ks See Job 21. 20.
thee, to drink it. 16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad,
because of the sword that I will send among them.
17 Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations
to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me : 18 to wit, Jerusalem, and
the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to
make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse; as it
is this day; 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes,
and all his people ; 20 and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the
land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashke-
lon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and 'the remnant of Ashdod, 21 Edom, and
Moab, and the children of Ammon, 22 and all the kings of Tyrus, and all
* Or, region by the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the *isles which are beyond the
| Heb. cut of into sea, 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all fthat are in the utmost
corners corners, 24 and "all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the min-
the hair polled, gled people that dwell in the desert, 25 and all the kings of Zimri, and
all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 26 and all the
kings of the North, far and near, one with another, and all the king-
doms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the
king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of
hosts, the God of Israel ; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and
fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among
you. 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand
to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of
n Pr. dl. 3. 16 hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. 29 For, lo! "I begin to bring evil on
Lu. 23. 31. the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpun-
bhich ished ? Ye shall not be unpunished : for 'I will call for a sword upon
my name is called. all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.
30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say
unto them,-
The LORD shall roar from on high,
And utter his voice from his holy habitation;
He shall mightily roar upon his habitation;
He shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes,
Against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth;
For the Lord hath a controversy with the nations,
He will plead with all flesh;
He will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, ..
Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation,
And a great whirlwind shall be raised up
From the coasts of the earth.
33 And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day
From one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth :
They shall not be lamented, ” neither gathered, nor buried;
They shall be dung upon the ground.
34 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry!
And wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock !
For *the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accom-
plished;
And ye shall fall like ta pleasant vessel.
Ez. 9. 6. Ob. 1
1 Pe. 4. 17.
| Heb. upon which
Da. 9. 18, 19.
o Ex. 38. 21.
Against all in a shout, upon his ha habitation
བ
v Ps. 79. 3. Re.
Il. 9.
* Heb. your days
for sluuyhter.
Heb. a vessel of
desire.
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Heb. fight shall 35 And fthe shepherds shall have no way to flee,
porish from the
shepherds and Nor the principal of the flock to escape.
escaping from,
&c. Am. 2. 14. 36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds,
And a howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard :
For the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.
37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down
Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion :
* Heb. a desola-
For their land is *desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor,
And because of his fierce anger.
tion.
9. Zec. 5. 1.
SECT. VIII. SECTION VIII.--First Reading of the Roll by Baruch ;-His Consolation
thereon.
A. M. 3398.
B. C. 606.
JEREMIAH xxxvi. 1-8.(69) and xlv.(70)
Jeremiah causeth Baruch to write his prophecy, and publicly to read it. Baruch being dismayed,
Jeremiah instructeth and comforteth him.
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the
LORD, saying,
a Is. 8. ). Ez. 2.
2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I
have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against
all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah,
even unto this day. 3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all
the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every
man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote
from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had
spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. 5 And Jeremiah commanded
Baruch, saying, “I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the
LORD. 6 Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written
from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in
6 Le. 16. 29. &
& the Lord's house upon bthe fasting day: and also thou shalt read them
23. 27-32. Ac.
27.9. in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. It may be *they
Heb. their sup-
plication shall
ypu will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every
fall.
one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the fury that the
LORD hath pronounced against this people.”
8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah
the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the
LORD in the Lord's house.
i The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch JEREMIAH xlv.
the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a
book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
(69) By divine appointment, Jeremiah causes authority this chapter is divided. The great fast
Baruch to write all his former prophecies in a roll, of the expiation, on which it is supposed Baruch
and to read them to the people, to give them an read the roll, in the 4th year, was annually kept by
opportunity, before they were taken into Babylon, the Jews on the 10th day of the month Tisri, which
of presenting their supplications before the Lord," answers to our September; immediately before
as his anger was greatly kindled against them. Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem.
The expression," shut up,” (ver. 5.) Dr. Blayney Dr. Blayney is of a contrary opinion, and sup-
supposes to signify, from the context following, that poses the roll to have been read only once; for his
Jeremiah was under some confinement or restraint, arguments on this subject, see Blayney's Notes on
which precluded him from going to the house of Jeremiah in loc. Josephus mentions the roll as
Jehovah: he might have been obliged, after the being read once in the 9th month of the 5th year
charge brought against him (chap. xxvi.), to have of Jehoiakim.
given some security that he would not enter the (70) This chapter is merely an appendage to chap.
temple, or prophesy in it for a certain time, without xxxvi. its date, and therefore its place, are assigned
being absolutely in prison; as we read ver. 19, by ver. 1. Jeremiah, by God's command, encour-
(the year following) he was then at liberty. Arch- ages Baruch with the assurance that his life should
bishop Usher, and Dean Prideaux, both think the be preserved by a special providence, amidst all
roll was read twicc, once in the 4th, and again in the calamities denounced against Judah.
the 5th year of Jehoiakim, ver. 8-10, and on their
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26 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch!
3 Thou didst say, 'Woe is me now!
For the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow;
I fainted in my sighing and I find no rest.'
4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus ;
• Behold, that which I have built will I break down,
And that which I have planted - I will pluck up,
Even this whole land.
5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? --seek them not.
For, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh,' saith the LORD:
“But thy life will I give unto thee for a prey
In all places whither thou goest.?”
o Ge. 10. 10. &
Zec. 5. 11.
20. 17, 18. 18.
39. 7.
20.
SECT. IX.
Section IX.--Commencement of the Captivity.
A. M. 3398.
Daniel i. 1-7.—2 Kings, xxiv. 3, 4, and part of ver. 1.-2 Chron. xxxvi. 6, 7.
B. C. 606.
1 In the third() year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with
a Je. 27. 19, 20. (part of the vessels of the house of God; which he carried ”into the
°11.2. Ts. 11. 11. land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels
into the treasure-house of his god.
3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs,
* Foretold 2Ki. that he should bring * certain of the children of Israel, and of the
king's seed, and of the princes ; 4 children in whom was no blemish,
See Le. 24. 19,
but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge,
and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand
d Ac. 7. 22. in the king's palace, and dwhom they might teach the learning and the
tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 And the king appointed them a daily provision
Heb. the wine of of the king's meat, and of fthe wine which he drank : so nourishing
e Ge. 41.46.1 Ki. them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the
8. king. 6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Han-
f Ge. 41. 45. 2 Ki. aniah, Mishael, and Azariah : ? unto whom the prince of the eunuchs
gave names; for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and
to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to
Azariah, of Abed-nego.
3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this 2 Kings xxiv.
g 2 Ki. 21.2, 11. upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, "for the sins 3, 4.
of Manasseh, according to all that he did ; 4 and also for the innocent
his drink.
10. 8.
24. 17.
& 23. 26.
(71) The year of the captivity must be dated from Syria, and Phænicia, in which having employed the
B. C. 606, the fourth year of Jehoiakim; for the greatest part of the year, in the beginning of Octo-
decree of Cyrus was issued at the end of the ber he laid siege to Jerusalem, and took it about a
seventy years, in the year 536. Some difficulty has month after. This event is supposed to have taken
arisen from an apparent difference between Daniel place on the 18th of the month called Cisleu, which
and Jeremiah. The latter (chap. xxv. 1.) dates answers to our November; and this day has ever
the commencement of the captivity in the fourth of since been set apart by the Jews as an annual fast, in
Jehoiakim; the former is supposed to date it in the commemoration of this great calamity. On Jehoia-
third. On examining, however, the passage in kim humbling himself, and submitting to become
Daniel, (Dan. i. 1.) it will be remarked, that it only tributary, he is restored to his kingdom; and Nebu-
relates that Nebuchadnezzar came up to Jerusalem chadnezzar, hearing of his father's death, hurries
and besieged it. No date being assigned (ver. 2.) across the desert to take possession of his empire;
to the captivity of the king, and the removal of his leaving his captives in the care of his generals, to
treasures, we may infer, according to Jeremiah, follow after. Before he removed from Jerusalem, he
that the captivity actually took place in the fourth gave particular orders to Ashpenaz, the master of
year of Jehoiakim, and that Daniel begins his com- his eunuchs, to choose children of the royal family
putation from the time that Nebuchadnezzar was and nobility of the land, (ver. 4.) to take with him
sent by his father from Babylon on this expedition; to Babylon, " to stand in the king's palace, and to
which was in the latter end of the third year of whom they might teach the learning and the
Jehoiakim. After that, two months, at least, must tongue of the Chaldeans;” thereby exactly fulfil-
have been spent in his inarch to the borders of ling the word of the Lord, spoken by Isaiah to Heze-
Syria. There, in about the beginning of the fourth kiah king of Judah, above an hundred years before
year of Jehoiakim, he fought the Egyptians, and, this event. Isaiah xxxix. 7.—Prideaux's Connec-
having overthrown them, besieged Carchemish, and tion, vol. i. p. 87;-Hales' Anal. vol. ii. p. 478.
took it. After this, he reduced all the provinces of
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blood that he shed, (for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which
the LORD would not pardon.
2 Kings xxiv. part of ver. 1.-In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up,
and Jehoiakim became his servant three years :-
2 Chron. xxxvi. 6, 7.-6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and
Or, chains: fore- bound him in ffetters to carry him to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the
Hab. do 6. vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
PERIOD VII.(1)
THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY.
SECT. I.
PART I.
EVENTS AT JERUSALEM BETWEEN THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE
CAPTIVITY AND THE BURNING OF THE TEMPLE.
SECTION I.-Reign of Jehoiakim continued ;-Second Reading of the Roll.
JEREMIAH xxxvi. 9, to the end.
The princes, having heard of the first reading of the roll, send Jehudi to fetch the roll and read it.
• 19 They will Baruch to hide hinuself and Jeremiah. 20 The king Jehoiakim, being certified
thereof, heareth part of it, and burneth the roll. 27 Jeremiah denounceth his judgment. 32 Ba-
ruch writeth a new copy.
9 AND it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast
A. M. 3399.
B. C. 605.
() The great object of that revelation which God, idolatry. At length they were put in possession of
at various times, and in divers manners, imparted the land promised to their forefathers, Gen. xy. 18;
to man, was to establish among them the knowledge and, to furnish them with a most convincing proof
of himself, and gradually to direct their attention to of the imbecility of idol-gods, and of the great sin
his Son.
of idolatry, they were commissioned to destroy all
The revelation first given to Adam was preserved the nations of Canaan who trusted in them. Still
during the deluge by Noah, the only individual, the Israelites, on every opportunity, showed that
except his own family, that remained uncorrupt in they were not entirely alienated from the false
the old world, and it was by him committed to the worship of the neighbouring nations; and, for a
new. Idolatry, however, again sprung up soon long course of years, they were exercised with a
after the deluge; and, to prevent another total cor- variety of dispensations : when they were obedient
ruption, the language of mankind was confounded, to the laws and service of God, they were trium-
and the world was divided into several distinct phant and prosperous; when they forsook him,
societies; yet so general was the idolatry that had they were in distress and bondage. Often as the
contaminated the several colonies which had emi. people apostatized, idolatry never received support
grated from Shinar, that, within four hundred years from the head of the nation till the time of Solo-
after the flood, the knowledge and worship of the mon, who was the first ruler that erected an idola-
one true God was once more in danger of being en- trous altar, and who bowed down before a graven
tirely lost. To prevent this fearful evil, instead of image. With this act, idolatry may be considered
destroying again all flesh, the divine Wisdom re- as usurping the established dominion of the true
vealed himself to Abraham ; beginning with him to religion, and to reign in her stead. The nation soon
form a peculiar people, by whom the knowledge of after divided : the ten tribes wholly revolted from
the true God should be preserved and transmitted the God of their fathers, and formed themselves into
to all future nations. In pursuance of this gracious a distinct people. They resisted all the appeals of
design, God commanded him to separate from his their prophets, the miracles of Elijah and Elisha,
idolatrous kindred, and to go into a distant land: the judgments of God, the continued fulfilment of
and, after this trial of his faith and obedience, the various predictions, and every other evidence of the
Almighty took him under his especial care; ap- truth of their Scriptures, and were at last taken
peared to him, conversed with him, encouraged him captive at three several invasions by the kings of
by promises and blessings; and imparted to him Assyria-by Tiglath-Pileser, in the reign of Ăhaz;
new laws, and religious ceremonies. Isaac and by Shalmaneser, in that of Hezekiah; and by Esar-
Jacob were made heirs of the same blessings; and haddon, in the reign of Manasseh.
when this family were grown numerous enough to The people of Judah, through frequently relaps-
be a people, the Almighty himself became their ing into idolatry, had never so entirely devoted
King. With a mighty hand, and a stretched-out themselves to it, as totally to renounce the worship
arm," he delivered them from Egyptian bondage; of God; and they were still permitted to continue
and, after a series of most wonderful miracles, to in the promised land more than one hundred years
confirm their faith, and to destroy their idolatrous after the great captivity of the ten tribes by Senna-
enemies—a passage is opened for them through cherib. During the whole of this period, they were
the Red Sea-pillars of cloud and fire alternately constantly appealed to by judgments, prophecies,
direct their march; and the Almighty establishes and promises, to repent of their idolatries, and to
his covenant with them on Mount Sinai, promising become wholly devoted to the God of their fathers.
them every blessing, on condition that they ob- There seems to have been in the kingdom of Judah,
served his laws and statutes, and refrained from an uninterrupted contest between the worshippers
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SECOND READING OF THE ROLL.
before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people
that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. 10 Then read
Baruch() in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD,
in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the
* Or, door.
higher court, at the *entry of the new gate of the Lord's house, in
the ears of all the people.
11 When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had
heard out of the book all the words of the LORD, 12 then he went down
into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber : and, lo! all the princes
sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah,
and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan,
and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes. 13 Then Mi-
chaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch
read the book in the ears of the people. 14 Therefore all the princes
sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of
Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, " Take in thy hand the roll wherein thou
hast read in the ears of the people, and come.” So Baruch the son
of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them. 15 And they
said unto him, “ Sit down now, and read it in our ears." So Baruch
read it in their ears. 16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all
the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch,
“We will surely tell the king of all these words." 17 And they asked
Baruch, saying, " Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at
his mouth ?" 18 Then Baruch answered them, “ He pronounced all
of Jehovah and those of idols; but the party of the Through the merciful interposition of divine Provi-
latter so much predominated, that all the exertions dence, some of the distinguished captives were
of good kings, and the constant exhortations and raised to the highest posts of dignity and power in
denunciations of the prophets, were ineffectual to the courts both of Assyria and Persia, and the
produce a reformation ; the attachment of the Jews greatest monarchs, from their constancy and fidelity,
to the worship of the God of their fathers visibly openly confessed the living and true God, Dan. ii.
and gradually declined, till an open and general 47, &c. iv. 34, &c.; and made decrees in favor of
apostacy threatened to ensue. The prophets of the his worship, Esther viii. 7, and following verses,
Lord were insulted, imprisoned, and slain. Idolatry Dan. iii. 29. vi. 26. The great Cyrus was so well
was openly advocated—its grossest superstitions acquainted with the true God, that one of his first
resorted to—and the worship of Jehovah abandoned. acts, after he obtained the empire of Persia, was to
Prosperity and adversity, prophecy and miracle, make a decree for the return of the Jews into their
the desolations of war, the loss of power, wealth, own country, and for the rebuilding of the temple,
preeminence, and liberty, were alike in vain inflict- Ezra i. Froin all this it is evident, that the Jews
ed, to reclaim this rebellious race. « The whole in their captivity must have repented of their trans-
head is sick, and the whole heart faint"-a uni- gressions, and "must have known and seen that it
versal degeneracy prevailed, and threatened in a was an evil thing and bitter, that they had forsaken
short time to annihilate God's visible Church upon the Lord their God;" for, during their appointed
earth. To wean the Jews from this universal idola- sojourning in strange lands, they were a burning
try, and to continue the knowledge of the true God shining light to all the eastern countries. And thus,
in the world; not only to this single nation, but in this dispensation, the Almighty, in punishing
to all the future nations of the earth; God in his his peculiar people, and in bringing about their ref-
mercy inflicted a new judgment on his people, to ormation, made them the messengers of his glory
the gracious effects of which we may perhaps, even and power, and the instruments of his mercy, in
to this day, consider ourselves indebted for the conveying to nations that were in " darkness and
Hebrew Scriptures and the very existence of the the shadow of death," the knowledge of the one
Christian Church.
true God, the Creator and Preserver of the world.
After a succession of punishments, and every It has been already stated, that the roll of
possible appeal to their feelings and understand. Jeremiah's prophecies is supposed to have been
ings had been constantly and vainly made, the read twice. From ver. 9 and 10, of Jeremiah
seventy years' captivity began. This dreadful xxxvi. it appears that the second time it was read
calamity came upon them gradually; it was brought was on the fast day in the ninth month of the fifth
upon them for their sins, as Moses had foretold, year of Jehoiakim. This day of humiliation, in all
Lev. xxvi. 30–36, and was the means decreed probability, was appointed by the king or the San-
by Divine Wisdom to effect their reformation. hedrin, in remembrance of some great calanity, as
While their sad and desolate state naturally tended the great day of fasting and expiation annually ob-
to excite in them serious reflections on their past served by the Jews, was always held on the tenth
conduct—while the recollection of their iniquities day of the month Tisri. This fast, therefore, is
and idolatry would be still fresh in their memory, generally supposed to have been instituted in com-
and the denunciations and predictions of their memoration of the calamity which had befallen
prophets were too faithfully accomplished, and too Jerusalem on the same day of the preceding year,
severely felt they learned to detest the cause of all when Nebuchadnezzar took Jerusalem; and it is
these sufferings, to honor God, and to keep his still observed by the Jews in reference to this event.
laws. This dispensation was also calculated to This part of chapter xxxvi. is inserted here on the
spread the knowledge of God in those eastern coun- united authorities of Calmet, Prideaux, Lightfoot,
tries where the Jewish people were stationed. Taylor, and Archbishop Usher.
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these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the
book.” 19 Then said the princes unto Baruch, “Go, hide thee, thou
and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.”
20 And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the
roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in
the ears of the king. 21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and
he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it
in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood
† Or, of the king.
month; and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. 23 And
it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut
it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth,
until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king,
nor any of his servants that heard all these words. 25 Nevertheless
Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the
king that he would not burn the roll; but he would not hear them.
&. 26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son tof Hammelech, and
Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take
Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.
27 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king
had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth
of Jeremiah, saying, 28 Take thee again another roll, and write in it
all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king
of Judah hath burned. 29 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of
Judah, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why
hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly
come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man
and beast ? 30 Therefore thus saith the Lord of Jehoiakim king of
Judah;
6 Jo. 22. 30.
He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David ;
c Je. 22. 19.
And his dead body shall be cast out
In the day to the heat,
And in the night to the frost.
upon, 31 And I will Ipunish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity;
Ju. 23. 34.
And I will bring upon them,
And upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah,
All the evil that I have pronounced against them;
But they hearkened not.
32 Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe,
the son of Neriah ; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah
all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had
* Heb. as they. burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many
*like words.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.-Rcbellion and Death of Jehoiakim.
A. M. 3401. 2 Kings xxiv. part of ver. 1 and 2.—2 Chiron. xxxvi. 8.—2 Kings xxiv. 5.—2 Chron.
B. C. 603.
xxxvi. 5.
1 Then ("hea turned and rebelled against him. 2 And the Lord sent
hoiakim. against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and
-Ed.
(3) Jehoiakim rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar whom, in the tenth year of Jehoiakim, he was
three years after that monarch had released himn called upon to mediate a peace, sent orders to all
from fetters, and restored him to his kingdom. lis lieutenants, and governors of provinces, to make
This division of the verse, though apparently very war upon the weakened kingdom of Judah, and to
abrupt and singular, is unavoidable, from the neces- ravage the land on every side. This brought upon
sity of attending to the history. Nebuchadnezzar, Jehoiakim all the neighbouring nations, which were
on this revolt, being probably prevented from going subject to the Babylonian power. At the end of
himself to Jerusalem, by being engaged in observ- three years, during which time these different
ing the motions of the Medes and Lydians, between people had been constantly harrassing the surround-
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24.
bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent
them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD,
* Heb, by the
which he spake *by his servants the prophets.
hand of.
8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abomina- 2 Chron.
tions which he did, and that which was found in him, be- xxxvi. 8.
hold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah:
Or, Jcconian,
'1 Ch. 3. 16, or,
and +Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
Coniah, Je. 222
2 Chron. xxxvi. 5.—Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem : and he did that which was evil in the sight of
the Lord his God.
2 Kings xxiv. 5.—Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they
not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah ?
SECT. III. SECTION III.-Reign of Jehoiachin ;~ Jeremiah prophesies the Coming of
the Messiah ;- The Jews are carried into Captivity.
A. M. 3405.
B. C. 599. 2 Kings xxiv. 6-9.-JER. xxii. 24, to the end, and xxiii.—2 Kings xxiv. 10–16.-
2 CHRON. xxxvi. 10, 9.
Accession of Jehoachin. The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon. Jehoiachin's
evil reign. Jeremiul prophesieth the judgment of Conial and a restoration of the scattered flock.
Christ shull rule and save them aguinst fulse prophets and mockers of the true prophets. Jeru-
sulem is taken and the Jews curried captive into Babylon.
6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers : and Jehoiachin his son reigned
in his stead.
? And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land;
* Called Jeconiah, for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river
1 Ch. 3. 16. Je.
24. 1. and Ca. Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
28.
, 8* Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and
ing country, they at length united against Jeru- A man who shall not prosper in his days :
salem. Jehoiakim, it is generally supposed, was For none of his seed shall prosper,
taken prisoner in a sally which he made upon them; Sitting upon the throne of David,
and being slain with a sword, according to the pre And reigning any more over Judah."
diction of Jeremiah, his dead body was ignomin-
iously cast out into the highway, without one of the When Jehoiachin was deposed by Nebuchad-
gates of Jerusalem.—Prideaux's Connection, vol. i. nezzar, Zedekiah was made king ; and none of Je-
hoiachin's family ever came to the throne. For
. ) On comparing 2 Kings xxiv. 8, with the par- allowing that Sheshbazzar (who was appointed
allel passage 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9, we observe, that governor of Judæa under the title of Zerubbabel, at
in the first of these Jehoiachin is said to have been the return from the captivity in the first year of
eighteen when he began to reign; and, in the Cyrus, Ezra i. 8.), was the lineal descendant of
other, that he was only eight years old. The dif- Jeconiah, 1 Chron. iii. 17-19. Matt. i. 12; yet he
ference may be reconciled, either by supposing that was merely a provincial governor, Haggai i. l; a
the custom of uniting the successor to the throne mere vassal of the king of Persia, in whom the
with its actual possessor, which seems to have uni- sovereignty rested, and therefore he could not be
formly existed in the kingdom of Judah, had been considered as sitting on the throne of David, and
here adopted; or, as Lightfoot conjectures, that the ruling in Judah. Not any of the kings that reigned
commencement of the captivity is referred to in afterwards in Judah were even of the family of Da-
2 Chron. xxxvi. I; and that this passage signifies vid, till Christ himself came; not of the seed of
that Jehoiachin began to reign in the eighth year Jehoiachin, but descended from the same ancestor
of the first captivity by Nebuchadnezzar. Unmoved by a collateral line. The prophet emphatically and
either by the warning of Jeremiah, the calamnities solemnly calls upon the earth, to witness the disso-
of his country, or the fate of his father, Jehoiachin lution of the temporal kingdom of the house of Da-
continued to é do evil in the sight of the Lord.” vid, and predicts, in a beautiful metaphor before
His conduct provoked a bitter declaration of God's used by Isaiah, the spiritual kingdom that should
wrath against him, by the mouth of the prophet succeed it (compare Jer. xxiii. 5. with Isaiah xi. 1.);
Jeremiah, and it was as bitterly executed upon him. and thus, at the very moment when the failure of
After Jehoiakim's death, Jerusalem was still be- Solornon's house is denounced, God in his mercy
sieged by the governors of the provinces, and the declares he will raise from the root of Jesse an
other officers of Nebuchadnezzar; and, at the end everlasting kingdom, a righteous branch, to live
of three months, this king himself, having settled and to flourish for ever. The twenty-third chap-
the affairs of Asia Minor, advanced with the royal ter begins with denunciations of woe against all
army, and laid siege in person to that city. Jehoi- those evil shepherds who scattered, instead of at-
achin, finding it was not possible to defend Jeru- tending to the flock. Zedekiah is generally sup-
er, his posed to be alluded to as one of the evil pastors,
princes, and his servants, to Nebuchadnezzar. He ver. 1, 2. From ver. 3–9, the people are consoled
was immediately put into chains, and carried pris- with gracious promises of future blessings, of their
oner to Babylon, where he continued till Nebuchad- return from captivity, and of the glorious establish-
nezzar's death, shut up in prison, for at least thirty- ment of Messiah's kingdom. Jeremiah then, with
seven years.
a broken heart, seems to revert again to the ruin
The latter part of this prophecy (Jer. xxii. 29.), that awaited the house of David, and, in proclaim-
is thus translated by Dr. Hales :-
ing its decay, denounces the just judgments of God
on those false prophets who had predicted its du-
" Oh earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord ! ration, who had deceived the nation to its ruin;
Thus saith the Lord, Write this man childless and whose bad examples and evil doctrines had
p. 95.
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44. 14.
a De. 32. 1. 18.
1. 2. & 34. 1.
he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was
Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did that
which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father
had done.
24 As I live, saith the LORD,
JEREMIAH xxü.
Though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah 24, to the end.
Were the signet upon my right hand,
Yet would I pluck thee thence;
25 And I will give thee into the hand of tnem that seek thy life,
And into the hand of them whose face thou fearest,
Even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
And into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26 And I will cast thee out,
And thy mother that bare thee,
Into another country, where ye were not born;
And there shall ye die.
t Leb. lift, um 27 But to the land whereunto they tdesire to return;
'their mind, Je.
Thither shall they not return.
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol ?
Is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure ?
Wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed,
And are cast into a land which they know not?
29 o "earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD!
Mic. 1. 2. 30 Thus saith the LORD,
b See 1 Ch. 3.
Write ye this man 'childless,
16, 17. Mat. 1.
A man that shall not prosper in his days:
For no man of his seed shall prosper,
Sitting upon the throne of David,
And ruling any more in Judah.
Woe 'be unto the pastors
JEREMIAH xxii.
That destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel
Against the pastors that feed my people;
Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away,
And have not visited them:
d Ex. 32. 34. Behold, 'I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
e Je. 32. 37. Ez. 3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock
Out of all countries whither I have driven them,
And will bring them again to their folds ;
And they shall be fruitful and increase.
4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them:
34. 23, &c.
&_I8. 4. 2. & 11. And they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed,
Je.33.14–16. Da. Neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That I will raise unto David a righteous Branch,
And a King shall reign and prosper,
i De. 33. 28. Zec.
And "shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
6 In ‘his days Judah shall be saved,
And Israel 'shall dwell safely :
1. 30.
And "this is his name whereby he shall be called,
ITHE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
12.
c Ez. 34. 2.
34. 13, &c.
fJe. 3. 15. Ez.
1. & 40. 10, 11.
9. 24. Zec. 3. 8.
& 6. 12. Jo. 1.
45.
h Ps. 72. 2. Js.
32, 1, 18. & 9.
14. 11.
i Je. 32. 37.
k Je. 33. 16. I Co.
I Heb. Jehovah-
tsidkenu.
80 largely contributed to the corruption of the visi- cy, always portending evil. See 1 Kings xxii. 8,
ble Church. He exhorts the people not to trust in where Ahaz makes the same objection to Micaiah:
them, and threatens with severe punishment all The judgment threatened in the two last verses of
those who, in defiance of this command, still con- this chapter is still fulfilling, and the Jews will re-
tinue to give ear to their deceitful dreams, and calls main “an everlasting reproach," and a perpetual
the word of the Lord spoken by his true prophets shame," till they shall be finally restored to the
"a burden," which signifies a calamitous prophe- city of their fathers.--Lightfoot; Blayney ; Hales.
900
JEREMIAH PROPHESIETH AGAINST FALSE PROPHETS. (PERIOD VII.
* Or, cursing.
i Zep. 3. 4.
19.
thing. Heb. un-
Swoory.
17 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That they shall no more say, “ The LORD liveth,
Which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;"
8 But, The LORD liveth,
Which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel
Out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven
And they shall dwell in their own land.
[them;
9 My heart within me is broken because of the prophets;
All my bones shake;
I am like a drunken man,
And like a man whom wine hath overcome,
Because of the LORD,
And because of the words of his holiness.
10 For the land is full of adulterers;
For because of *swearing the land mourneth;
The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up,
† Or, violence. And their fcourse is evil,
And their force is not right.
11 For 'both prophet and priest are profane;
Yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
m. Ps. 35. 6. Pr. 4. 12 Wherefore "their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the
They shall be driven on, and fall therein;
[darkness :
For I will bring evil upon them,
Even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
1. Or, an absurd 13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria ;
They prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
* Or, filthiness. 14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem *a horrible thing :
They commit adultery, and walk in lies :
They strengthen also the hands of evil-doers,
That none doth return from his wickedness :
n Do. 32. 32. Is. They are all of them unto me as "Sodom,
And the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets;
Behold, I will feed them with wormwood,
And make them drink the water of gall:
| Or, hypocrisy. For from the prophets of Jerusalem is tprofaneness gone forth into
16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
[all the land.
Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you:
They make you vain :
They speak a vision of their own heart,
And not out of the mouth of the LORD.
17 They say still unto them that despise me,
“ The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace;"
I Or, stubborn And they say unto every one that walketh after the fimagination of
“No evil shall come upon you."
[his own heart,
o Job 15. 8. 1 Co. 18 For 'who hath stood in the *counsel of the LORD,
2. 16.
* Or, secret.
And hath perceived and heard his word ?
Who hath marked his word, and heard it?
19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury,
Even a grievous whirlwind :
It shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
20 The anger of the Lord shall not return,
Until he have executed, and till he have performed
The thoughts of his heart:
See Ge. 49. 1.
In Pthe latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
21 I have not sent these prophets—yet they ran :
I have not spoken to them—yet they prophesied. '
1.9, 10.
ness, Je. 13. 10.
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JEREMIAH PROPHESIETH AGAINST FALSE PROPHETS.
1 Ki. 8. 27. Ps.
139. 7.
I have d'shall this be in of the dece
Ju. 3. 7. & 8.
is.
tongues.
22 But if they had stood in my counsel,
And had caused my people to hear my words,
Then they should have turned them from their evil way,
And from the evil of their doings.
. 23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD,
And not a God afar off ?
q See Ge. 3. 8. 24 Can any ’hide himself in secret places
That I shall not see him ? saith the LORD.
Do 'not I fill heaven and earth ? saith the LORD.
25 I have heard what the prophets said,
That prophesy lies in my name, saying, .
“I have dreamed, I have dreamed.”
26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies ?
Yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
27 Which think to cause my people
To forget my name by their dreams
Which they tell every man to his neighbour,
As 'their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
33, 34.
† Heb. with whom 28 The prophet fthat hath a dream-let him tell a dream;
And he that hath my word-let him speak my word faithfully.
What is the chaff to the wheat ? saith the LORD.
29 Is not my word like as a fire ? saith the LORD;
And like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ?
t De. 18. 20.
30 Therefore, behold, 'I am against the prophets, saith the LORD,
That steal my words every one from his neighbour.
31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD,
| Or, smooth their That fuse their tongues, and say, “ He saith.”
32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD,
And do tell them, and cause my people to err
By their lies, and by their lightness :
Yet I sent them not, nor commanded them:
Therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
33 And when this people,
Or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying,
What is the burden of the LORD ?
Thou shalt then say unto them, What burden?
I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.
34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people,
That shall say, The burden of the LORD,
* Heb. visit upon. I will even *punish that man and his house.
35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour,
And every one to his brother,
What hath the Lord answered ?
And, What hath the LORD spoken ?
36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more:
For every man's word shall be his burden;
For ye have perverted the words of the living God,
Of the Lord of hosts our God.
37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet,
What hath the Lord answered thee?
And, What hath the LORD spoken ?
38 But since ye say, The burden of the LORD;
Therefore thus saith the LORD;
Because ye say this word, “ The burden of the LORD,"
And I have sent unto you, saying,
Ye shall not say, “The burden of the LORD ;"
39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, “will utterly forget you,
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[PERIOD VII.
ACCESSION OF ZEDEKIAH.
u Da. 1. 1.
sege.
w Nebuchadnez-
zar's eighth
2 See 2 Ki. 25.
27.
z Je. 20. 17. Is.
39, 6.
6 Je. 20. 5.
c Je. 24.1,
e So 1 Sa. 13.
22.
* Or, eunuchs.
And I will forsake you,
And the city that I gave you and your fathers,
And cast you out of my presence :
40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you,
And a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
10 At 'that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of 2 Kings xxiv.
† Heb. came into Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city twas
10-16.
besieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the
city, and his servants did besiege it. 12 And Jehoiachin the king of
Judah went out to the king of Babylon, (he, and his mother, and his
I Or, cunuchs. servants, and his princes, and his fofficers ;) "and the king of Babylon
rez- took him 'in the eighth year of his reign. 13 And he carried out
year, Je. 25. 1. thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures
of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which
y See Je. 52. 28. Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, 'as the
18. Lord had said. 14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the
a See Da. 5. 2, 3. princes, and all the mighty men of valor, deven ten thousand captives,
and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest
d See Je. 52. 28. sort of the people of the land. 15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to
13. 19, Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his *officers,
and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jeru-
salem to Babylon.(5) 16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand,
and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for
war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
† Heb. at the re 10 And twhen the year was expired, king Nebuchad- 2 CHRON.
turn of the year.
Heb. vessels of nezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the #goodly xxxvi. 10.
irem vessels of the house of the LORD, and made * Zedekiah his brother
his father's king over Judah and Jerusalem.
24. 17. Je. 37. 1. 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9.-Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem; and he did that which was evil in the
sight of the LORD.
SECT. IV. SECTION IV.-Accession of Zedekiah ;-He rebelleth ;--Jeremiah predicts
the Restoration of the Jews, and the Desolation of Zedekiah.
A. M. 3405.
JEREMIAH lii. 13, and xxiv. (6)
B. C. 599.
1 ZEDEKIAH was "one and twenty years old when he *began to reign,
a2 Ki. 24. 18.
and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name
* Heb. reigned.
was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2 And he did that
which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim
had done. 3 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in
Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
i The LORD showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs JEREMIAH
were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebu-
10 chadrezzar bking of Babylon had carried away captive “Jeconiah the
&c. 2 Ch. 36.10. 9
c See Je. 22. 24, son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the
carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Bab-
ylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first
ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be
desire.
* Or, Mattaniah
brother, 2 Ki.
xxiv.
62 Ki. 24. 12,
&c. & 29. 2.
(5) The prophet Ezekiel and Mordecai were different manner in which he would deal with his
among the captives carried to Babylon after the people. To those Jews that were taken into Bab-
surrender of Jehoiachin, and this second conquest ylon he promises restoration and peace; while
of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.-Ezekiel i. 2. Zedekiah and his subjects are threatened with an
Esther ii. 6.
utter dispersion, and the total desolation of their
© The date and place of this chapter are as- land. The captivity of the former would be « for
signed in ver. 1. The prophecy it contains must their good," and the means of their preservation,
have been delivered at the very beginning of Zede- the liberty and security of the latter," by filling
kiah's reign, as Jehoiachin's captivity is mentioned up the measure of their iniquities," would tend to
as having lately taken place. Under the type of their final destruction.-Blayney; Prideaux ; Light-
good and bad figs, God represents to Jeremiah the foot.
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ness.
be eaten the sono unto
the Lord of the
| Heb. the captiv-
ity.
† Heb. for bad- eaten, fthey were so bad. 3 Then said the LORD unto me, What seest
thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and
the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
4 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
5 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel ;
Like these good figs,
So will I acknowledge #them that are carried away captive of Judah,
Whom I have sent out of this place
Into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.
6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good,
And I will bring them again to this land: .
And I will build them and not pull them down;
And I will plant them and not pluck them up.
d De. 30. 6.Em.7 And I will give them da heart to know me, that I am the LORD:
11. 19. & 36. 26,
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God;
For they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
8. And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil ;
Surely thus saith the LORD,
So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes,
And the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land,
. See Je. xliii &
And 'them that dwell in the land of Egypt.
9 And I will deliver them *to be removed
ing, or, vexation.
Into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt,
1 Ki. 9. 7. 2 Ch. To be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse,
f Ps. 44. 13, 14. In all places whither I shall drive them.
& Jo. 29. 18, 22. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them,
Till they be consumed from off the land
That I gave unto them and to their fathers.
27.
xliv.
* Heb. for remov-
De. 28. 25, 37.
7. 20.
SECT. V.
SECTION V.–Jeremiah predicts the Duration of the Captivity.
A. M. 3407.
JEREMIAH xxix. 1-14, 16-20, 15, 21, to the end.(7)
B. C. 597.
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent
from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away
captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people
whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Bab-
a 2 Ki. 24. 12, &c. ylon ; 2 (after that “Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the *eunuchs,
* Or, chamber-
lains.
the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths,
were departed from Jerusalem ;) 3 by the hand of Elasah the son of
(3) Dr. Blayney observes, (Notes on Jeremiah, in tivity would last seventy years, and it was in vain
loc. p. 179,) . There is no person that can read this to expect any deliverance till the time that God had
chapter with attention without being sensible of an appointed. He informs them of what would happen
cmbarrassment and incoherence in particular parts to their brethren left behind at Jerusalem, who, so
of it, which leaves a suspicion of some capital de- far from being able to effect their deliverance, would
fect either in the text, or its arrangement. "Happily be visited by “the sword, the famine, and pesti-
the LXX are found to step in here to our relief, by lence." He denounces God's curse on those false
evidencing a transposition of ver. 15, which they prophets who had deceived the people with hopes
have placed, where undoubtedly it ought to stand, and promises of a speedy restoration. Nebuchad-
immediatedly before ver. 21. This emendation I nezzar, on finding that the Jews were prevented
have adopted, as by it a due order and connection from settling in the place assigned to them, by the
is restored, both in the place from whence the verse vain predictions of their false teachers, ordered
is removed, and in that to which it is transferred: Zedekiah and Ahab (who are supposed to have been
a sufficient proof of its authenticity." In addition the two elders that conspired against Susannah)
to which it may be observed, that the false prophets to be seized, and roasted to death. This letter being
alluded to in ver. 15, are mentioned by name in read to the Jewish captives, many of those who
ver. 21.
believed in the promises of their pretended proph-
The letter of Jeremiah, sent to Babylon by the ets, and who were unwilling to submit to their ap-
messengers of king Zedekiah, was written to exhort pointed chastisement, requested Shemaiah the Ne-
the captive Jews to accommodate themselves to helamite, to write by the same messengers to Zeph-
their present circumstances; to provide for them- aniah, the second priest of the temple, complain-
selves in the country whither they were carried, ing of the conduct of Jeremiah, and requesting that
as settled inhabitants of the same; and to conduct he might be reproved for the same. A severe
themselves in every respect as such; praying for judgment is, in consequence, pronounced upon
the peace of the city. He assures them their cap- Shemaiah.
904 JEREMIAH PREDICTS THE DURATION OF THE CAPTIVITY. [Period VII.
Annither I have the LORD Wall ye have he God of
6 Ezra 6. 10.
I Tim. 2. 2.
For in the us saith the land your dieive
Ezra 1. 1. Je. 25.
9. 2.
Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of
Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,) saying,-
4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are
carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from
Jerusalem unto Babylon;
5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them;
And plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; .
6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters;
And take wives for your sons,
And give your daughters to husbands,
That they may bear sons and daughters;
That ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
? And seek the peace of the city
Whither I have caused you to be carried away captives,
And 'pray unto the Lord for it;
For in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;
Let not your prophets and your diviners,
c Eph. 5. 6.
That be in the midst of you, 'deceive you,
Neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
t Heb. in a lie.
9 For they prophesy ffalsely unto you in my name :
I have not sent them, saith the Lord.
10 For thus saith the LORD,
d2 Ch. 36. 21, 22.
That dafter seventy years be accomplished at Babylon
12. & 27. 22. Da.
I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you,
In causing you to return to this place.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD,
Thoughts of peace, and not of evil,
To give you an fexpected end.
e Da. 9. 3, &c. 12 Then shall ye 'call upon me,
And ye shall go and pray unto me,
And I will hearken unto you.
f Le. 26. 39, &c. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find nie,
When ye shall search for me with all your heart.
g De. 4. 7. Is. 55. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD:
And I will turn away your captivity,
he Je. 23. 3, 8. &
And *I will gather you from all the nations,
30. 3. & 32. 37.
And from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD:
And I will bring you again into the place
Whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
16 Know that thus saith the Lord
Of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David,
And of all the people that dwelleth in this city,
And of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the
pestilence,
And will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are
so evil.
18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with
the pestilence,
And will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the
earth,
curse, som 26. 6. *To be a curse, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach,
Among all the nations whither I have driven them;
19 Because they have not hcarkened to my words, saith the LORD,
3 Je. 25. 4. & 32.
Which 'I sent unto them by my servants the prophets,
1 Heb. end and
expectation.
i De. 28. 25.
2 Ch. 29. 8.
& 42. 18.
33.
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tivity. The Loro hosts, theo of Magee them int
ke See Ge. 48. 20. 22nakoftbom choll ho
Is. 65. 15.
muy put in pris.
Ed.
26. 24.
(Rising up early and sending them ;)
But ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
20 Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the cap-
tivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon ; 15 because ye have
said, “The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.” 21 Thus
saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kola-
iah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto
you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebu-
chadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes ;
20. 22 and "of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah
which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah
I Da. 3. 6.
and like Ahab, 'whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire ; 23 be-
cause they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed
adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in
my name, which I have not commanded them ; even I know, and am
a witness, saith the LORD.
+ Or, dreumer.
24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the fNehelamite, saying,
25 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because
thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jeru-
salem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the
priests, (saying, 26 The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of
Jehoiada the priest,) that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord,
a Or, and that ye
ve afor every man that is "mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou
on and in the shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks. 27 Now therefore why
stocks every man
that is mad. hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself
m 2 Ki. 9. 11. Ac a prophet to you? 28 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying,
“This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant
gardens, and eat the fruit of them.” 29 And Zephaniah the priest read
this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying -
31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD
concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath
prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in
a lie; 32 therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah
the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among
his people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my
| Hob. rcvolt.
people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught frebellion against
the LORD.
Section VI.-Jeremiah's Prophecy of the Restoration of the Jews.
SECT. VI.
JEREMIAH Xxx. and xxxi.(8)
A. M. 3402. God showeth Jeremiah the return of the Jews. 4. After their trouble they shall hare deliverance. 10
He comforteth Jucob. 18 Their return shull be gracious. 20 Wruih shull full on the wicked.-
B. C. 597.
Chap. xxxi. 1 The restoration of Israel. 10 The publication thereof. 15 Ruchel mourning is
comforteil. 18 Ephruim repenting is brought home aguin. 22 Christ is promised. 27 His cure
over the Church. ` 31 His new corenant. 35 The stubility, 38 und umplilude of the Church.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all
the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 3 For, lo! the days
(g) These two chapters of Jeremiah are made to would in like manner be effected at the appointed
follow the 29th, on the united authority of Blayney, time, by the interposition of Divine Providence.
Lightfoot, and other commentators. As there is These chapters predict not only the restoration of
no particular date annexed to this prophecy, it is the captivity of Babylon, but the restoration of the
not unreasonable to suppose it was delivered imme- captivity of Israel also, those ten tribes that were
diately after the preceding one; in which the re- carried away by Shalmaneser, king of Assyria : and
storation of the people from their captivity was the whole tenor of the prophecy gives us reason to
clearly foretold. The temporal deliverance of the expect a complete and universal deliverance, when
Jews from Babylon is always regarded as a type of God will manifest himself, as formerly, the God
their spiritual and glorious redemption; and both and Patron of all the families of Israel, and not of
these events are frequently connected together in a few only. This great redemption remains to be
the prophetic writings; the accomplishment of the accomplished in the reign of the Messiah, when
former affording the Jews the strongest possible evi- there can be no doubt, that this prophecy of the
dence, that the latter, how remote soever its period, final spiritual establishment of the Jews, will be as
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9. 14, 15.
10
* Or, There is
fear, and not
pcace.
a Ez. 39: 25. Am. come, saith the Lord, that "I will bring again the captivity of my people
o Je. 16. 15. Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: band I will cause them to return to
the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. 4 And
these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and con-
cerning Judah,
5 For thus saith the LORD;
We have heard a voice of trembling,
*Of fear, and not of peace.
6 Ask ye now, and see
† Heb. a male. Whether ta man doth travail with child ?
Wherefore do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail,
And all faces are turned into paleness?
c Joel 2. 11, 31. 7 Alas! (for that day is great,
So dthat none is like it :
It is even the time of Jacob's trouble.
But he shall be saved out of it;
8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts,
That I will break his yoke from off thy neck,
And will burst thy bonds,
And strangers shall no more serve themselves of him :
9 But they shall serve the LORD their God,
e Is. 55. 3, 4, Ez. And 'David their king, whom I will fraise up unto them.
Ho. 3. 5. 10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD;
30. & 13. 23.
Neither be dismayed, O Israel :
For, lo! I will save thee from afar,
And thy seed from the land of their captivity;
And Jacob shall return,
And shall be in rest, and be quiet,
And none shall make him afraid.
Ain. 5. 18. Zep.
1. 14, &c.
d Da. 12. 1.
34. 23. & 37.24.
f Lu. 1. 69. Ac. 2.
faithfully fulfilled, as that which predicted their his past disobedience; and, on his penitence, God
temporal return to the holy city.
receives him once more as his darling child, and
The 30th chapter opens with a description of the promises to “ have mercy upon hiin." T'he 66 virgin
distress and consternation that should fåll upon all of Israel” is exhorted (ver. 21, 22.) to hasten her
nations preparatory to the deliverance of Jacob. return; and, for her encouragement, she is told,
Israel (from ver. 10 to 18) is promised restoration, that God would work a miracle in her favor, and
after a severe chastisement for the multitude of its would enable her, though apparently so weak, to
offences. This is followed by an enumeration of overcome and prevail against all her powerful ene-
the blessings and privileges the Jews would enjoy mies. · Tlre vision closes with an allusion to the
on their admission to God's favor; and ver. 23 circumstances that attended the first introduction
and 24 declare, that the anger of Jehovah should of the Jews to the land of Canaan, when each
not subside, till all his enemies are destroyed; and family had a separate portion assigned them for
then, and not till then, an entire reconciliation their own cultivation and subsistence; and each
should take place between the Lord and all tlie individual, in consequence, became a husbandman
families of Israel, (see xxxi. 1.) The second part and feeder of flocks. God promises his people, they
of this prophecy, beginning at ver. 2, is marked shall again dwell in the mountain of holiness,"
by a sudden transition to a more distant period of and cultivate it according to their ancient institu-
time, and represented in a vision, (ver. 26.) God an- tions, redecined from every want and infirmity.
nounces therein the renewal of his ancient love After Jeremiah awakes from his vision, or dream,
for Israel, and promises them speedy restoration God assures him, that he would be more anxious
and happiness. He promises to conduct tliem to to restore Israel and Judah, than he had ever been
Zion, and to" turn their mourning into joy," that to destroy them. The meaning of the proverbial
6 they shall not sorrow any more at all."
expression, “ The fathers have eaten a sour grape,
Rainah was a city of Benjamin, near which and the children's teeth are set on edge,” seerns to
Rachel, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, was have been founded on what is often declared in
buried.' Rachel is represented (ver. 15 to 18.) as Scripture, that “God visiteth the sins of the fathers
just risen from her grave, refusing to be conforted upon the children." It is here promised, that no
for her children, who are all either slain or gone man hereafter should suffer for the sins of another
into exile. The Evangelist applies this prophecy but that “every one shall die for his own iniquity,"
to Herod's massacre of the infants at Bethlehem, only. God declares he will make with Israel and
(Matt. ii. 17, 18.) ; but this cruel destruction could Judah a better covenant than he did with their fore-
not have been the primary signification of the proph- fathers; that they shall continue his people as long
ecy, as the sequel consoles Richel with the as the sun and moon endure; and that Jerusalem
promise, that her children were not lost for ever, shall be again built with enlarged boundaries, not
that they should still reward her care, and “come to be "plucked up nor thrown down any more for
again from the land of the enemy." 'Ephraim is ever." ---Blayney in loc,
afterwards described as “bemoaning himself” for
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I Heb for bind-
ing up, or, press-
ing.
& Ex. 23. 22. Is.
11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD to save thee:
Though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee,
Yet will I not make a full end of thee :
But I will correct thee in measure,
And will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
12 For thus saith the LORD,
Thy bruise is incurable,
And thy wound is grievous.
13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up:
Thou hast no healing medicines.
14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee;
They seek thee not;
For I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy,
With the chastisement of a cruel one,
For the multitude of thine iniquity;
Because thy sins were increased.
15 Why criest thou for thine affliction ?
Thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity :
Because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
33. 1.63 41. 11. 16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured ;
And all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
And they that spoil thee shall be a spoil,
And all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
17 For I will restore health unto thee,
And I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD;
Because they called thee “ An Outcast," saying,
“ This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.”
18 Thus saith the LORD ;
Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents,
And have mercy on his dwelling-places ;
* Or, little hiu.
And the city shall be builded upon her own *heap,
And the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
* 18. 35. 10. & 51. 19 And "out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
And the voice of them that make merry:
i Zec. 10. 8.
And I will multiply them and they shall not be few;
I will also glorify them—and they shall not be small.
j Is. 1. 26.
20 Their children also shall be las aforetime,
And their congregation shall be established before me,
And I will punish all that oppress them.
21 And their nobles shall be of themselves,
And ktheir governor shall proceed from the midst of them;
i Nu. 16.5.
And I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me:
For who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me ? saith
m See Ge. 17. 8. 22 And ye shall be "my people,
[the Lord.
And I will be your God.
23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury,
| Heb. cutting. A tcontinuing whirlwind : it shall fall with pain upon the head of
Or, remains
the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it,
And until he have performed the intents of his heart:
In the latter days he shall consider it.
1 At the same time, saith the Lord,
Will I be the God of all the families of Israel,
And they shall be my people.
2 Thus saith the LORD,
The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wil-
Even Israel, when "I went to cause him to rest.
[derness;
11.
k Ge. 49. 10.
JEREMIAH Xxxi.
n Nu. 10. 33. De.
1. 33. Ps. 95. 11.
Is. 63. 14.
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PROPHECY OF THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS. (PERIOD VII.
tended loving-
thce.
9. 14.
& 34. 13.
Or, favors, Zec.
2. 10.
* Heb. from afur. 3 The LORD hath appeared *of old unto me, saying,
o Ro. 11. 28, 29. Yea, I have loved thee with 'an everlasting love:
+ Or, have I ex-
Therefore twith loving-kindness have I drawn thee.
kindness unto
4 Again I will build thee,
And thou shalt be built, О virgin of Israel !
I Or, timbrils.
'Ex. 15. 20.
Thou shalt again be adorned with thy ftabrets,
And shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
pois. 65. 21. Am. 5 Thou "shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria :
* Heb. profane The planters shall plant, and shall *eat them as common things.
them, De. 20. 6. 6 For there shall be a day,
& 28. 30.
That the watchmen upon the Mount Ephraim shall cry,
Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
? For thus saith the LORD;
Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And shout among the chief of the nations !
Publish ye, praise ye, and say,
O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel !
9 Je. 3. 12, 18.
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country,
, Ez. 20. 34, 41.
And 'gather them from the coasts of the earth,
And with them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child and her that travaileth with child together:
A great company shall return thither.
9 They shall come with weeping,
And with tsupplications will I lead them :
I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters
In a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble :
$ Ex. 4. 22.
For I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my 'firstborn.
10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations,
And declare it in the isles afar off, and say,
He that scattered Israel 'will gather him,
And keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
11 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob,
And ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger that he.
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion,
And shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD,
For wheat, and for wine, and for oil, ..
And for the young of the flock and of the herd :
And their soul shall be as a watered garden;
u Is. 55. 10.& 65. And “they shall not sorrow any more at all.
13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
Both young men and old together:
For I will turn their mourning into joy,
And will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,
And my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
15 Thus saith the LORD ;
v Mat. 2. 17, 18. A 'voice was heard in "Ramah,
w Jos. 18. 25.
Lamentation, and bitter weeping;
Rachel weeping for her children
Refused to be comforted for her children, because *they were not.
16 Thus saith the LORD;
Refrain thy voice from weeping,
And thine eyes from tears :
For thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD;
And 'they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD,
That thy children shall come again to their own border.
t Is. 40 ll. Ez.
34. 12-14.
S of the hit of longer
heat, and together me and side of him
19. Re. 21. 4.
2 Ge. 42. 13.
y Ezra 1. 5. Ho.
1. 11.
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z De. 30. 2.
63. 15. Ho.ll.
8.
Heb. sound.
18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus;
Thou hast chastised me,
And I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke:
Turn thou me, and I shall be turned ;
For thou art the Lord my God.
19 Surely *after that I was turned—I repented;
And after that I was instructed—I smote upon my thigh:
I was ashamed-yea, even confounded,
Because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
20 Is Ephraim my dear son ?
Is he a pleasant child ?
For since I spake against him,
I do earnestly remember him still:
a De. 32. 36. Is.
Therefore “my bowels fare troubled for him ;
I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
21 Set thee up waymarks,
Make thee high heaps :
Set thy heart toward the highway,
Even the way which thou wentest:
Turn again, 0 virgin of Israel,
Turn again to these thy cities.
22 How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter ?
For the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth,
A woman shall compass a man. .
23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah
And in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity;
The LORD bless thee, 0 habitation of justice, and mountain of
holiness!
24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof
Husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. (together,
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
And I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld;
And my sleep was sweet unto me.
27 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That 'I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah
With the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them,
To pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down,
And to destroy, and to afflict;
So will I watch over them,
To build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
c Ez. 18. 2, 3. 29 In those days they shall say no more,
“The fathers have eaten a sour grape,
And the children's teeth are set on edge.”
d Gal. 6.5, 7. 30 But devery one shall die for his own iniquity :
Every man that eateth the sour grape,
His teeth shall be set on edge.
e Je. 32. 40. & 33.
31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
Heb. 8. 8–12. & That I will make a new covenant
10. 16, 17.
With the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah ;
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers
In the day that I took them by the hand
To bring them out of the land of Egypt;
have continued a Which my covenant they brake,
* Although I was a husband unto them, saith the LORD:
6 Ez. 36. 9-11.
Ho. 2. 23. Zec.
10. 9.
14. Ez. 37. 26.
* Or, Should I
husband unto
them ?
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JEREMIAH PREFIGURES THE FATE OF THE NATIONS. (PERIOD VII.
fP8.40.8. Ez. 11.
19, 20. & 36. 26,
27. 2 Co. 3. 3.
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;
After those days, saith the LORD,
I 'will put my law in their inward parts,
And write it in their hearts ;
And will be their God,
And they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more
Every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying,
Vg Is. 54. 13. Jo. 6.
45. 1 Co. 2. 10.
1 Jo. 2. 20.
r Je. 33. 8. & 50.
20. Mic. 7. 18.
Ac. 10.43. & 13.
39. Ro. 11. 27.
For they shall all know me,
From the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; .
For "I will forgive their iniquity,
And I will remember their sin no more.
35 Thus saith the LORD,
Which giveth the sun for a light by day,
And the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night,
Which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar;
The Lord of hosts is his name:
36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD,
Then the seed of Israel also shall cease
From being a nation before me for ever.
37 Thus saith the LORD;
If heaven above can be measured,
And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
I will also cast off all the seed of Israel
For all that they have done, saith the LORD.
38 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That the city shall be built to the LORD
From the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
39 And the measuring line shall yet go forth
Over against it upon the hill Gareb,
And shall compass about to Goath.
40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes,
And all the fields unto the brook of Kidron,
Unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east,
Shall be holy unto the LORD ;
It shall not be plucked up,
Nor thrown down any more for ever.
i Ne. 3. 1. Zec.
14. 10.
No 2.Zot. And the mea
;2 Ch. 23. 15.
No. 3. 28.
SECT. VII. SECTION VII.—Jeremiah prefigures the Fate of the surrounding Nations ;-
A. M. 3409.
Hananiah the false Prophet is punished with Death.
B. C. 595.
JEREMIAH xxvii.(9) and xxviii.
Under the type of bonds and yokes Jeremiah prophesieth the subduing of the neighbour kings unto
Nebuchadnezzar. 8 He exhorieth them to yield, and not to believe the fulse prophets. 12 T'he like
he doeth to Zedelciah. 19 He foretellcth, the remnunt of the vessels shall be carried 10 Babylon, and
there continue until the day of visitation. -- Chap. xxviii. 1 Hunaniah prophesieth falsely the re-
turn of the vessels, and of Jeconiah. 5 Jeremiah, wishing it to be true, showeth that the event will
a i. e. Zedekiah, declare who are true prophets. 10 Hananiah brealeth Jeremiah's yoké. i2 Jeremiah telleth of an
as is evident !
iron yolce, 15 and foreshoweth Hananiah's death.
from the refer-
1 In the beginning of the reign of a Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
3, 12, 19, 20, and
Je. 28. 1. king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
* Or, hath the
2 Thus *saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and
LORD said.
ences : see ver.
By some error of the transcribers the word what follows, that Mr. Lowth acknowledges that the
Jehoiakim has been inserted in the first verse of least forced way of solving the difficulty, is, to say
chapter xxvii., which is placed here on the authority that Jehoiakim crept into the text instead of Zede-
of Dr. Blayney. Lightfoot would insert it in the kiah, by the negligence of the scribes. We accord-
fourth year of Jehoiakim, on the supposition that ingly find 17073 (Zedekiah) in one MS. of good
Jeremiah spoke prophetically both of Zedekiah's repute and antiquity; in the margin of another, and
reign, and of the surrounding kings who sent mes- most probably it was so in the text of a third, where
sengers to him to make a league against Egypt. It the , was evidently y at first, and the remainder of
is so difficult to reconcile the common reading with the word is upon an erasure. The Syriac and the
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JEREMIAH PREFIGURES THE FATE OF THE NATIONS.
saying.
32.
d Da. 5. 26.
e Je. 25. 14.
put them upon thy neck, 3 and send them to the king of Edom, and
to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the
king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messen-
gers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah ; 4 and
10r, concerning command them fto say unto their masters, thus saith the LORD of
hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; 51
have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground,
2. Da. 4. 17, 25,
by my great power and by my out-stretched arm, and have given it
unto whom it seemed meet unto me. 6 And now have I given all these
lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my
b Da. 2. 38.
servant; and 'the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve
C2 Ch. 36. 20.
him. 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son,
duntil the very time of his land come: and then many nations and
great kings shall serve themselves of him. 8 And it shall come to pass,
that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchad-
nezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the
yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD,
with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I
have consumed them by his hand.
9 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners,
| Heb. dreams.
nor to your #dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers,
which speak unto you, saying, “ Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon :"
10 for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land;
and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish. 11 But the nations
that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve
him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and
they shall till it, and dwell therein.
12 I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these
words, saying, “ Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Bab-
ylon, and serve him and his people, and live. 13 Why will ye die, thou
and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as
the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of
Babylon? 14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that
speak unto you, saying, “Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon ;' for
they prophesy a lie unto you. 15 For I have not sent them, saith the
Lord, yet they prophesy *a lie in my name; that I might drive you
out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy
unto you.”
* Heb. in a lie,
or, lyingly.
Oxford MS. of the Arabic version also read had been carried to Babylon, together with Jeco-
Zedelciah.
niah. Instead of which it is foretold that the re-
It is evident, Dr. Blayney further observes, maining vessels in the house of God, and in the
(Notes on Jeremiah in loc. p. 201,) that the prophe king's house at Jerusalem, should be carried after
cies contained both in this chapter and that which the other, and should not return till the appointed
follows, belong to the fourth year of Zedekiah's period of Judah's captivity was at an end, (ver. 16,
reign. About this time ambassadors came to Zede- to the end.) In chap. xxviii. ver. 1, the precise
kiah from the kings of Edom, Moab, and other date of the preceding prophecy, which gave rise
neighbouring nations, to solicit him, as it should to the transaction now related, is determined.
seem, to join with them in a confederacy against Hananiah was one of those false prophets who de-
the king of Babylon. On this occasion Jeremiah ceived the Jews with the hope that the yoke of the
is ordered to put bands and yokes about his neck, king of Babylon would be broken“ within two full
and to send them afterwards to the before mention years," and the captives restored. Jeremiah con-
ed kings, declaring the sovereignty of Nebuchad- sents (ver. 5-9.) to acknowledge Hananiah to be
nezzar, and his successors, to be of divine appoint- a prophet of the Lord, should his prediction be ac-
ment, and promising peace and protection to such coinplished : in confirmation of which the latter
as submitted quietly, but menacing evil in case of takes the yoke from Jeremiah's neck, and breaks
resistance, (ver. 1-11.) A like admonition is given it, (ver. 10.) Jeremiah is then commanded to de-
to Zedekiah, advising him not to expose himself clare that the yokes of wood, that Hananiah had
and his people to certain ruin, by listening to the broken, should be made, unto these nations, yokes
suggestions of false prophets, and revolting from of iron; and further, to convince the people that he
the service of the king of Babylon, (ver. 12–15.) was not a true prophet, but that lie taught rebel-
The priests and all the people are also warned noi lion against the Lord,” his death, within the year,
to give credit to the false prophets, who taught them is predicted, and takes place two inonths after-
to expect a speedy restoration of the vessels which wards.
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HANANIAH THE FALSE PROPHET IS PUNISHED. [Period VII.
Da. ). 2.
2 Ch. 36. 18.
19.
of days.
16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, “ Thus saith
the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy
f2.Ch. 36. 7, 10. unto you, saying, “Behold, "the vessels of the LORD's house shall now
shortly be brought again from Babylon;' for they prophesy a lie unto
you. 17 Hearken not unto them ; serve the king of Babylon, and live :
wherefore should this city be laid waste ? 18 But if they be prophets, and
if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession
to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of
the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go
not to Babylon.
196 For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and con-
cerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue
of the vessels that remain in this city, 20 which Nebuchadnezzar king
8 2 Ki. 24. 14, 15. of Babylon took not, when he carried away Scaptive Jeconiah the son
of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the
nobles of Judah and Jerusalem ; 21 yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts,
the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of
the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem ;
12 Kl. 25. 13. 22 They shall be "carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until
i2 Ch. 36. 21. the day that I 'visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up,
; Ezra 1.7.& 7. and restore them to this place."
1 And it came to pass the same year, in the begin- JEREMIAH xxviii.
ning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth
year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the proph-
et, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD,
in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, 2« Thus
speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken
| Heb. two years the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3 Within ftwo full years will I bring
again into this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, that Nebu-
chadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried
them to Babylon : 4 and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the
| Heb. captivity. son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the fcaptives of Judah, that
went into Babylon, saith the LORD; for I will break the yoke of the
king of Babylon."
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the
presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood
in the house of the LORD, 6 even the prophet Jeremiah said, “ Amen!
the Lord do so! the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophe-
sied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord's house, and all that is car-
ried away captive, from Babylon into this place. ? Nevertheless hear
thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the
people ; 8 the prophets that have been before me and before thee of old
prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms,
k De. 18. 22.
of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 9 The “prophet which prophesieth
of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall
the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.”
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet
Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 11 And Hananiah spake in the presence
of all the people, saying, “ Thus saith the LORD ; Even so will I break
the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all na-
tions within the space of two full years." And the prophet Jeremiah
went his way.
12 Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after
that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of
the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 13 « Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus
saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt
make for them yokes of iron. 14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the
sels of th thy wordt Jeremin people tha
o'sh which the said, at stood
PART I.] JEREMIAH'S PROPHECY CONCERNING SURROUNDING NATIONS. 913
* Heb, revolt.
De. 13. 5.
1 De. 28. 48. God of Israel; 'I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these
nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and
they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field
also.”
15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet,
“Hear now, Hananiah! The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest
this people to trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Be-
hold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou
shalt die, because thou hast taught * rebellion against the Lord.'' 17 So
Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
SECT. VIII. SECTION VIII.-Jeremiah's Prophecy of the Fate of the surrounding Nations.
A. M. 3409.
JEREMIAH xlviii. and xlix.(10)
B. C. 595. The judgment of Moab, 7 for their pride, 11 for their security, 14 for their carnal confidence, 26
and for their contempt of God und his people. 47 The restoration of Moab. -- Chap. xlix. 1 The
judgment of the Ammonites. 6 Their restoration. 7 The judgment of Edom, 23 of Damascus,
28 of Kedur, 30 of Hazor, 34 and of Elam. 39 The restoration of Élum.
a Is. xv. & xvi.
1 AGAINST "Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel;
Je. 25. 21. & 27.
3. En. 25. 9. Woe unto 'Nebo ! for it is spoiled :
Am. 2. 1, 2.
6 Nu. 32. 38. & Kiriathaim 'is confounded and taken :
33. 47. Is. 15. 2. *Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
c Nu. 32. 37.
* Or, The high
2 There shall be no more praise of Moab:
place.
In Heshbon they have devised evil against it;
Come, and let us cut it off from being a nation.
tor, be brought Also thou shalt tbe cut down, O Madmen ja
to silence. Is. 15.
1.
The sword shall pursue thee.
a 01: Madmenah, 3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim,
a city of Simeon.
- Ed.
Spoiling and great destruction.
| Heb. go after
4 Moab is destroyed;
Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5 For in the going up of Luhith
* Heb. Weeping
* Continual weeping shall go up;
with weeping.
For in the going down of Horonaim
The enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6 Flee! save your lives!
f Or, a naked tree. And be like fthe heath in the wilderness.
7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures,
Thou shalt also be taken ;
d Nu. 21. 29. Ju.
And "Chemosh shall go forth into captivity
11. 24. See Is.
46. 1, 2.
With his priests and his princes together.
8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city,
And no city shall escape:
The valley also shall perish,
And the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.
9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away;
For the cities thereof shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell therein.
thee.
(10) Chapters xlviii. and xlix. are placed in this Many passages and expressions will be found in
section on account of their apparent connection with this chapter, similar to those of Isaiah xv. and xvi.
the two preceding chapters. It is not improbable, in a prophecy against Moab. (Compare also Isaiah
that, (immediately after the death of Hananiah, xxiv. 17, 18, with ver. 43, 44, of this chapter.)
whose warmest adherents must now be convinced These prophecies concerning the Moabites, Am-
of the deception he had practised on them, and monites, Edomites, and other neighbouring nations,
the fallacy of his predictions,) Jeremiah directed are supposed to have been fulfilled about the time
the king and the people to his own prophecies, in of the siege of Tyre. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,
the hope they would now be persuaded by them to Amos, and Zephaniah, prophesied in succession
yield to the yoke of the king of Babylon. He against these people. The only date that the
wished them to save themselves from the fatal chapters bear is contained in ver. 34, and it seems
desolations, which would attend those nations that probable, therefore, that the prediction against Elam
were leagued against that monarch, in direct oppo. was uttered soon after those in the former part of
sition to the commands of God, who had “ given the chapter, but not added to them till the time of
all these lands into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar." Ezra.
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* Heb. stood.
fi Ki. 12. 29.
of.
14. 4,5.
e See Ju. 5. 23. 10 Cursed 'be he that doeth the work of the Lord #deceitfully!
1 Sa. 15.3, 9.
1 Ki. 20. 42. And cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!
Or, negligently. 11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth,
And he hath settled on his lees,
And hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
Neither hath he gone into captivity :
Therefore his taste *remained in him,
And his scent is not changed.
12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to
wander,
And shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh,
As the house of Israel was ashamed of 'Beth-el their confidence.
14 How say ye, “ We are mighty
And strong men for the war?”
15 Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities,
| Hob. the choice
And this chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter,
Saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
16 The calamity of Moab is near to come,
And his affliction hasteth fast.
17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him;
And all ye that know his name, say,
& See Is. 9. 4. & How is the strong staff broken,
And the beautiful rod ! :
18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon,
Come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst;
For the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee,
And he shall destroy thy strong-holds.
# Heb.inhabitress. 19 O finhabitant of Aroer !
Stand by the way, and espy;
Ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth,
And say, What is done?
20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down:
Howl and cry!
Tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled!
21 And judgment is come upon the plain country;
Upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
22 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
23 And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
24 And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah,
And upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25 The horn of Moab is cut off,
1 See Ez. 30. 21. And his "arm is broken, saith the LORD.
26 Make ye him drunken;
For he magnified himself against the Lord.
Moab also shall wallow in his vomit,
And he also shall be in derision.
i Zep. 2. 8. 27 For iwas not Israel a derision unto thee?
j See Je. 2. 26. Was he found among thieves ?
to Or, movedst
For since thou spakest of him, thou *skippedst for joy.
28 O ye that dwell in Moab,
Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock,
And be like the dove
That maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
k Is 16. 6, &c.
29 We have heard "the pride of Moab,
(He is exceeding proud,)
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† Or, those on
whom he stayeth
(Hob. his bars)
do not right.
a Or, imporson-
ally, There shall
be a mourning.
-Ed.
.
His loftiness, and his arrogancy,
And his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 I know his wrath, saith the LORD;
But it shall not be so;
+His lies shall not so affect it.
31 Therefore will I howl for Moab,
And I will cry out for all Moab;
My heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
32 O vine of Sibmah!
I awill weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer:
Thy plants are gone over the sea,
They reach even to the sea of Jazer :
The spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
33 And joy and gladness is taken
From the plentiful field,
And from the land of Moab;
And I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses:
None shall tread with shouting ;
Their shouting shall be no shouting.
34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh,
And even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice,
From Zoar even unto Horonaim,
As a heifer of three years old ;
Heb.desolations. For the waters alsof Nimrim shall he tdeso
35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD,
Him that offereth in the high places,
And him that burneth incense to his gods.
36 Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes,
And my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres ;
Because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
37 For every head shall be bald,
* Heb.diminished. . And every beard *clipped :
Upon all the hands shall be cuttings,
And upon the loins sackcloth.
38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab,
And in the streets thereof:
For I have broken Moab
Like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down!
| Heb. neck. How hath Moab turned the back with shame!
So shall Moab be a derision,
And a dismaying to all them about him.
40 For thus saith the LORD;
Behold, 'he shall fly as an eagle,
And shall "spread his wings over Moab.
m ls. 8. 8.
41 *Kerioth is taken, and the strong-holds are surprised,
n Is. 13. 8. & 21. And "the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be
As the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people,
Because he hath magnified himself against the Lord.
o Is. 24. 17, 18. 43 Fear, "and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee,
O inhabitant of Moab! saith the LORD.
44 He that fleeth from the fear-shall fall into the pit;
And he that getteth up out of the pit-shall be taken in the snare;
For I will bring upon it, even upon Moab,
The year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
45 They that fled
| De. 28. 49. Da.
7. 4. Ho. 8. 1.
Hab. 1. 8.
* Or, The cities.
3. Mic. 4. 9.
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| Heb. children
of noise.
| Heb. in captiv-
ity.
* Or, Against
Iz. 21. 28. &
25. 2. Am. 1. 13.
Zep. 2. 8, 9.
† Or, Melcom.
I Or, Melcom.
*1 Ki. 11, 5, 33.
Stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force :
But a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon,
And a flame from the midst of Sihon,
And shall devour the corner of Moab,
And the crown of the head of the ftumultuous ones.
46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh perisheth;
For thy sons are taken fcaptives,
And thy daughters captives.
47 Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab
In the latter days, saith the LORD.
Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
1 *Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; JEREMIAH
Hath Israel no sons ?
xlix.
Hath he no heir ?
Why then doth ftheir king inherit Gad,
And his people dwell in his cities?
2 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That I will cause an alarm of war to be heard
In Rabbah of the Ammonites;
And it shall be a desolate heap,
And her daughters shall be burned with fire :
Then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the
3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled !
[LORD.
Cry, ye daughters of Rabbah,
Gird you with sackcloth !
Lament, and run to and fro by the hedges !
For [their king shall go into captivity,
And his priests and his princes together.
4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys,
*Thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter ?
That trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts,
From all those that be about thee;
And ye shall be driven out every man right forth;
And none shall gather up him that wandereth.
6 And afterward I will bring again the captivity
Of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
Is wisdom no more in Teman ?
Is counsel perished from the prudent?
Is their wisdom vanished ?
8 Flee ye, fturn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan!
For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him,
The time that I will visit him.
9 If grapegatherers come to thee,
Would they not leave some gleaning grapes ?
If thieves by night, they will destroy ftill they have enough.
10 But I have made Esau bare,
I have uncovered his secret places,
And he shall not be able to hide himself:
His seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours and he is
11 Leave thy fatherless children--I will preserve them alive; [not.
And let thy widows trust in me.
12 For thus saith the LORD ;
Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup
Have assuredly drunken;
* Or, Thy valley
floweth away.
f Or, they are
turned back.
DU
| Heb. their suf-
ficiency.
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gr See Ge. 19. 24.
And art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished ?
Thou shalt not go unpunished,
But thou shalt surely drink of it.
13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD,
That Bozrah shall become a desolation,
A reproach, a waste, and a curse ;
And all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
14 I have heard a rumor from the LORD,
And an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying,
Gather ye together, and come against her,
And rise up to the battle.
15 For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen,
And despised among men.
16 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee,
And the pride of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the
That holdest the height of the hill!
[rock,
p Job 39.27.
Though thou shouldest make Pthy nest as high as the eagle,
9 Am. 9.2. I 'will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
17 Also Ēdom shall be a desolation:
Every one that goeth by it shall be astonished,
And shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
18 As 'in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
And the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD,
No man shall abide there,
Neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
19 Behold, he shall come up
Like a lion from the swelling of Jordan
Against the habitation of the strong:
But I will suddenly make him run away from her:
And who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her ?
$ Ex. 15. 11. For 'who is like Me ? and who will *appoint Me the time?
* Or, convent me
in judgment.
And 'who is that shepherd that will stand before Me?
20 Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD,
That he hath taken against Edom;
And his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of
Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: [Teman !
Surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
21 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall,
| Heb. Weedy At the cry the noise thereof was heard in the fRed Sea.
22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle,
And spread his wings over Bozrah;
And at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be
As the heart of a woman in her pangs.
23 Concerning “Damascus.
Zec. 9. 1, 2. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad ;
For they have heard evil tidings :
| Heb. melted.
They are tfaint-hearted;
* Or, as on the There is sorrow *on the sea ;
It cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble,
And turneth herself to flee,
And fear hath seized on her :
Anguish and sorrows have taken her,
As a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left,
The city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets,
VOL. I.
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Sea.
u Is. 17. 1. & 37.
13. Am. 1.3.
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ease.
14.
corners, or, that
And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day,
Saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Darnascus,
And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
Is. 21. 13.
28 Concerning "Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor,
which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the
LORD,
Arise ye, go up to Kedar,
And spoil the men of the east.
29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away :
· They shall take to themselves their curtains,
And all their vessels, and their camels;
And they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side !
† Heb. Alit greatly. 30 Flee, fget you far off,
Dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor! saith the LORD;
For Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you,
And hath conceived a purpose against you.
Or, that is at
31 Arise, get you up unto the Iwealthy nation,
That dwelleth without care, saith the LORD,
Which have neither gates nor bars,
Nu. 23.9. De. Which dwell alone.
33. 28. Mic. 7.
32 And their camels shall be a booty,
And the multitude of their cattle a spoil :
* Heb. cut off into . And I will scatter into all winds them that are *in the utmost corners ;
have the corners And I will bring their calamity
From all sides thereof, saith the LORD.
33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons,
And a desolation for ever :
There shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
34 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet
against Elam: in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of
Judah, saying,
35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
* See Is. 22. 6.
Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,
The chief of their might.
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And will scatter them toward all those winds;
And there shall be no nation,
Whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies,
And before them that seek their life :
And I will bring evil upon them,
Even my fierce anger, saith the LORD ;
And I will send the sword after them,
Till I have consumed them :
y See Je. 43. 10. 38. And I will Yset my throne in Elam,
And will destroy from thence
The king and the princes, saith the LORD.
39 But it shall come to pass in the latter days,
That I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
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SECT. IX.
A. M. 3409. -
B. C. 595.
a Is. 13. 1. & 21.
1. & 47. 1.
* Heb. by the
hand of Jeremi-
an.
| Heb. lift up.
Ho. 1. 11.
c Ezra 3. 12, 13.
Ps. 126. 5, 6.
Zec. 12. 10.
d Ho. 3.5.
SECTION IX.-Jeremiah prophesies the Destruction of Babylon, and the Re-
turn of the Jews.
JEREMIAH I. and li.(11)
1, 9, 21, 35 The judgment of Babylon. 4, 17, 33 The redemption of Israel. - Chap. li. I The severe
judgment of God aguinst Babylon in revenge of Israel. 59 Jeremiah delivereth the book of this
prophecy to Seruiah, to be cast into Euphrates, in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon.
I The word that the LORD spake "against Babylon and against the
land of the Chaldeans *by Jeremiah the prophet:-
2 Declare ye among the nations,
And publish, and tset up a standard ;
Publish, and conceal not:
Say, Babylon is taken,
Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces ;
Her idols are confounded,
Her images are broken in pieces.
3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her,
Which shall make her land desolate,
And none shall dwell therein :
They shall remove, they shall depart,
Both man and beast.
4 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD,
The children of Israel shall come,
They band the children of Judah together,
Going ‘and weeping:
They shall go, dand seek the LORD their God.
5 They shall ask the way to Zion
With their faces thitherward, saying,
Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD
In a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
6 My people hath been "lost sheep:
Their shepherds have caused them to go astray,
They have turned them away on the mountains :
They have gone from mountain to hill,
They have forgotten their fresting place.
7 All that found them have devoured them:
And their adversaries said, “ We offend not,
Because they have sinned against the LORD,
The habitation of justice,
Even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.”
8 Remove out of the midst of Babylon,
And go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans,
And be as the he-goats before the flocks.
9 For, lo! I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the north country :
And they shall set themselves in array against her ;
From thence she shall be taken:
e Is. 53. 6. 1 Pe.
2. 25.
IIIeh. place to lie
down in.
f Is. 48. 20. Zec.
2. 6,7. Re. 18.
(11) We learn froin chapter li. 59, that Zedekiah repentance and conversion to be pardoned and re-
went to Babylon attended by Seraiah, and probably stored. This prophecy was delivered in the fourth
for the purpose of paying the tribute which Nebu- year of the reign of Zedekiah, (ch. li. 59.) and
chadnezzar had imposed on him. The prophet em Jeremiah desired after it had been read at Babylon,
braced the opportunity of sending various predic- it should be sunk to rise no more, in the river
tions to his brethren of the captivity. Ezekiel had Euphrates; thereby intimating the perpetual de-
not yet received his commission to execute the struction of that proud city. More than two thou.
prophetic office, and it belonged therefore to Jere- sand years have passed since Cyrus took possession
njah to watch over their spiritual welfare.
of Babylon, from which time it began to decay, and
These chapters contain à most animated and dis- has now, for a long period, been
tinct prophecy of the fall of Babylon, intermixed " A land wherein no man dwelleth,
and contrasted with predictions concerning the re Neither doth any son of man pass thereby."
turn of Israel and Judah to Zion; who were not, (ch. li. 43.) So literally has this prediction been
like their predecessors, to be destroyed, but on their accomplished.
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corpulent.
steeds.
i 1 Ch. 29. 24.
2 Ch. 30.8. La.
5. 6. Ez. 17. 18.
18. 6.
* Or, destroyer. Their arrows shall be as of a mighty *expert man ;
g 2 Sa. 1. 22.
None shall return in vain.
10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil :
h Re. 17. 16.
All *that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced,
O ye destroyers of my heritage,
† Heb. big, or, Because ye are grown ffat as the heifer at grass,
Or, neigh as And Ibellow as bulls;
12 Your mother shall be sore confounded;
She that bare you shall be ashamed:
:: Behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be
A wilderness, a dry land, and a desert!
13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited,
But it shall be wholly desolate :
Every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished,
And hiss at all her plagues.
14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about :
All ye that bend the bow,
Shoot at her, spare no arrows :
For she hath sinned against the LORD.
15 Shout against her round about !
She hath 'given her hand :
Her foundations are fallen,
Her walls are thrown down :
For it is the vengeance of the LORD :
Take vengeance upon her;
; Ps. 137. 8. Re.
As 'she hath done, do unto her.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
* Or, scythe.
And him that handleth the * sickle in the time of harvest :
For fear of the oppressing sword
They shall turn every one to his people,
And they shall flee every one to his own land.
17 Israel is a scattered sheep;
The lions have driven him away;
k 2 Ki. 17.6.
First kthe king of Assyria hath devoured him ;
12 Ki. 24. 10, 14.
And last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
As I have punished the king of Assyria.
19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation,
And he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan,
And his soul shall be satisfied
Upon Mount Ephraim and Gilead.
20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD,
The iniquity of Israel shall be sought for—and there shall be none;
And the sins of Judah—and they shall not be found :
For I will pardon them whom I reserve.
f Or, of the rebels. 21 Go up against the land tof Merathaim,
| Or, visitation.
Even against it, and against the inhabitants of #Pekod :
Waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD,
"11. 2 Ki. 18. 25. And do "according to all that I have commanded thee.
2 Ch. 36.23. Is. 22 A sound of battle is in the land,
10. 6. & 44. 28.
And of great destruction.
23 How is the hainmer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken!
How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations !
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, .
o Da. 5. 30, 31.
O Babylon ! °and thou wast not aware !
m 18. 65. 10. Ez.
34. 13, 14.
n See 2 Sa. 16.
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end.
o Re. 18. 6.
Thou art found, and also caught,
Because thou hast striven against the LORD.
25 The LORD hath opened his armory,
And hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation ;
For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts
In the land of the Chaldeans.
* Heb. from the 26 Come against her *from the utmost border,
Open her storehouses :
| Or, Tread her.
+Cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly:
Let nothing of her be left.
27 Slay all her bullocks ;
Let them go down to the slaughter:
Woe unto them! for their day is come,
The time of their visitation.
28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon,
To declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God,
The vengeance of his temple.
29 Call together the archers against Babylon:
All ye that bend the bow,
Camp against it round about;
Let none thereof escape :
Recompense pher according to her work ;
According to all that she hath done, do unto her :
For she hath been proud against the LORD,
Against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets,
And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
Heb. pride.
31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou #most proud,
Saith the Lord God of hosts,
For thy day is come—the time that I will visit thee.
* Heb. pride. 32 And *the most proud shall stumble and fall,
And none shall raise him up:
And I will kindle a fire in his cities,
And it shall devour all round about him.
33 Thus saith the LORD of hosts ;
The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed
And all that took them captives held them fast; [together:
They refused to let them go.
'q Re. 18. 8. 34 Their ?Roden
34 Their 'Redeemer is strong;
The Lord of hosts is his name:
He shall thoroughly plead their cause,
That he may give rest to the land,
And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD,
And upon the inhabitants of Babylon,
gu Da. 5. 30.
And 'upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
s Is. 47. 13.
t Is. 44. 25.
36 A sword is 'upon the fliars—and they shall dote :
A sword is upon her mighty men and they shall be dismayed.
37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots,
And upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her;
And they shall become as women:
A sword is upon her treasures and they shall be robbed.
· 38 A "drought is upon her waters—and they shall be dried up:
For it is the land of graven images,
And they are mad upon their idols.
v Re. 18. 2. 39 Therefore "the wild beasts of the desert
With the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there,
vol. 1.
† Or, chicf stays.
Heb. bars.
u Is. 44. 27. Re.
16. 12.
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w Is. 13. 20.
2 Ge. 19. 25.
y Je. 6. 22. & 25.
14. Re. 17. 16.
z Je. 6. 22.
a Is. 13. 18.
6 Is. 5. 30.
| Or, convent me
to plead?
Job 41. 10.
And the owls shall dwell therein:
And "it shall be no more inhabited for ever;
Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40 As *God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah
And the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD,
So shall no man abide there,
Neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
41 Behold, 'a people shall come from the north, and a great nation,
And many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
42 They shall hold the bow and the lance:
They “are cruel, and will not show mercy :
Their óvoice shall roar like the sea,
And they shall ride upon horses,
Every one put in array, like a man to the battle,
Against thee, O daughter of Babylon !
43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them,
And his hands waxed feeble :
Anguish took hold of him,
And pangs as of a woman in travail.
44 Behold, he shall come up
Like a lion from the swelling of Jordan
Unto the habitation of the strong;
But I will make them suddenly run away from her
And who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her ?
For who is like Me ? and who will tappoint Me the time?
And who is that shepherd that will stand before Me ?
.45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD,
That he hath taken against Babylon;
And his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the
Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: [Chaldeans;
Surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved,
And the cry is heard among the nations.
Thus saith the LORD;
JEREMIAH li.
Behold, I will raise up against Babylon,
And against them that dwell in the *midst of them that rise up
against me,
A 'destroying wind;
2 And will send unto Babylon fanners,
That shall fan her, and shall empty her land :
For in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow,
And against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine :
And spare ye not her young men ;
Destroy ye utterly all her host.
4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans,
And they that are thrust through in her streets.
5 For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah,
Of his God, of the Lord of hosts ;
Though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
6 Flee 'out of the midst of Babylon,
And deliver every man his soul :
Be not cut off in her iniquity;
For this is the time of the LORD's vengeance ;
He will render unto her a recompence.
? Babylon bhath been a golden cup in the Lord's hand,
That made all the earth drunken:
d Re. 18. 9.
* Heb. heart.
c2 Ki. 19. 7.
f Re. 18. 4.
& Re. 17. 4.
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19.
14.
wait.
* Heb. by his
soul.
h Re. 14. 8. The "nations have drunken of her wine;
Therefore the nations are mad.
i Is. 21.9. Re. 14. 8 Babylon is suddenly ifallen and destroyed :
8. & 18. 2.
j Re. 18. 9, 11, Howl for her!
Take balm for her pain,
If so be she may be healed.
a Spoken perhaps
by the allies of 9 We awould have healed Babylon—but she is not healed :
Babylon to justi-
Forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country:
fy their deser-
tion of her.-Ed. For "her judgment reacheth unto heaven,
k Re. 18. 5.
And is lifted up even to the skies.
10 The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness :
Come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God!
f Heb. pure. 11 Make tbright the arrows! gather the shields !
1 Is. 13. 17.
The 'LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes:
For his device is against Babylon, to destroy it;
Because it is the vengeance of the LORD,
The vengeance of his temple.
m, Na. 2. 1. & 3. 12 Set mup the standard upon the walls of Babylon !
Make the watch strong, set up the watchmen !
Heb, licrs in
Prepare the fambushes !
For the Lord hath both devised and done
That which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
nee Ge: 6:213. 13 O "thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures,
Re. 17. 1, 15.
Thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
14 The LORD of hosts hath sworn *by himself, saying,
Surely I will fill: thee with men, as with caterpillars;
| Heb. utter.
And they shall flift up a shout against thee.
o Ge. 1. 1, 6. 15 He 'hath made the earth by his power,
He hath established the world by his wisdom,
p Job 9. 8.
And ”hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
1 Or, noise.
16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a #multitude of waters in the
heavens ;
And he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth :
He maketh lightnings with rain,
And bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
* Or, is more... 17 Every man *is brutish by his knowledge;
Every founder is confounded by the graven image:
For his molten image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
18 They are vanity, the work of errors :
In the time of their visitation they shall perish.
19 The portion of Jacob is not like them;
For he is the Former of all things :
And Israel is the rod of his inheritance :
The Lord of hosts is his name.
20 Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war:
+ Or, in thee, or,
For twith thee will I break in pieces the nations,
by thee.
And with thee will I destroy kingdoins ;
21 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
And with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider ;
22 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman;
q So 2 Ch. 36. 17. And with thee will I break in pieces 'old and young;
And with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid ;
23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock ;
And with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke
of oxen;
And with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
brutish tan to
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18. 13. 2. Zec.
4. 7.
s Re. 8. 8.
1 Heb. everlast-
ing desolations.
24 And I will render unto Babylon
And to all the inhabitants of Chaldea
All their evil that they have done in Zion
In your sight, saith the LORD.
25 Behold, I am against thee, 'O destroying mountain, saith the
LORD,
Which destroyest all the earth;
And I will stretch out my hand upon thee,
And roll thee down from the rocks,
And 'will make thee a burnt mountain.
26 And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner,
Nor a stone for foundations ;
But thou shalt be fdesolate for ever, saith the LORD.
27 Set ye up a standard in the land,
Blow the trumpet among the nations,
Prepare the nations against her,
Call together against her the kingdoms
Of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz;
Appoint a captain against her ;
Cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillars.
28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes,
The captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof,
And all the land of his dominion.
29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow;
For every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon,
To make the land of Babylon a desolation
Without an inhabitant.
30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight,
They have remained in their holds :
Their might hath failed;
They became as women :
They have burned her dwelling-places;
Her bars are broken.
31 One post shall run to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To show the king of Babylon
That his city is taken at one end,
32 And that the passages are stopped,
And the reeds they have burned with fire,
And the men of war are affrighted.
33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ;
The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor,
*It is time to thresh her:
Yet a little while, 'and the time of her harvest shall come.
34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured ame;
He hath crushed me,
He hath made me an empty vessel,
He hath swallowed me up like a dragon,
He hath filled his belly with my delicates,
He hath cast me out.
1 Heb. My vio- 35 The violence done to me and to my fflesh be upon Babylon,
Or, remainder. Shall the *inhabitant of Zion say ;
And My blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,
Shall Jerusalem say.
36 Therefore thus saith the LORD;
Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee;
And I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. -
* Or, In the time
that he thresheth
her.
+ Is. 17. 5, &c.
Ho. 6 11. Joel
3. 13. Re. 14. 15,
18.,
a i. e. my people.
Ed.
lence.
* Heb, inhabitress.
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18. 2.
selves.
w Is. 13. 19. Je.
49. 25. Da. 4.
30.
u Is. 13. 22. Re. 37 And “Babylon shall become heaps,
A dwelling-place for dragons,
v Je. 25. 9, 18.
An 'astonishment, and a hissing,
Without an inhabitant.
38 They shall roar together like lions :
Or, shake them
They shall fyell as lions' whelps.
39 In their heat I will make their feasts,
And I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice,
And sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
Like rams with he-goats.
41 How is Sheshach taken!
And how is "the praise of the whole earth surprised !
How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
See Is. 8. 7, 8. 42 The *sea is come up upon Babylon:
She is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
43 Her cities are a desolation,
A dry land, and a wilderness,
A land wherein no man dwelleth,
Neither doth any son of man pass thereby.
y Is. 46. 1. 44 And 'I will punish Bel in Babylon,
[lowed up:
And I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swal-
And the nations shall not flow together any more unto him :
Yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
z Re. 18. 4.
45 My *people, go ye out of the midst of her!
And deliver ye every man his soul
From the fierce anger of the Lord !
| Or, let not. 46 And flest your heart faint,
a 2 Ki. 19. 7.
And ye fear "for the rumor that shall be heard in the land ;
A rumor shall both come one year,
And after that in another year shall come a rumor,
And violence in the land--ruler against ruler.
47 Therefore, behold, the days come,
* Heb. visit upon. That I will *do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon;
And her whole land shall be confounded,
And all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
0 Is. 44. 23. & 49. 48 Then 'the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing
for Babylon;
For the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.
7,09, both baby- 49 +As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall,
ye slain of Israel! So at Babylon shall fall the slain of all fthe earth.
lon, &c.
50 Ye that have escaped the sword, go away,
| Or, the country.
Stand not still:
Remember the Lord afar off,
And let Jerusalem come into your mind.
a Spoken by the 51 a We are confounded, because we have heard reproach:
Shame hath covered our faces :
For strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord's house.
52 Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That I will do judgment upon her graven images;
And through all her land the wounded shall groan.
53 Though Babylon should mount up to heaven,
And though she should fortify the height of her strength,
Yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
54 A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon,
And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans :
55 Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon,
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lon.
And destroyed out of her the great voice;
When her waves do roar like great waters,
A noise of their voice is uttered:
56 Because the spoiler is come upon her,
Even upon Babylon,
And her mighty men are taken,
Every one of their bows is broken:
For the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.
57 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men,
Her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men :
And they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake,
Saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Or, The walls 58 Thus saith the LORD of hosts;
of broad Baby-
The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly * broken,
* Or, made naked.
And her high gates shall be burned with fire;
And the people shall labor in vain,
And the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
59 The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the
1Or on the be- son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went twith Zedekiah the
king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this
Or, prince of
Seraiah was a quiet prince. 60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the
evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are
lain.
written against Babylon. 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “ When thou
comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words ; 62 then
shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it
off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall
sola- be * desolate for ever. 63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end
c See Re. 18. 21. of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into
the midst of Euphrates. 64 And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon
sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her; and
they shall be weary.” Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
Menucha., or,
chief chamber-
* Heb. desola-
tions.
52. 1, &c.
C2 Ki. 17. 14.
SECT. X. Section X.-General Introduction to the Narrative of the Destruction of
the Temple and Jerusalem.
2 Cuiron. xxxvi. 11-21.
a 2 Ki. 24. 18. Je. 11 ZEDEKIAH "was one and twenty years old when he began to reign,
and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 And he did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before
Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. 13 And he
b Je. 52. 3. Ez. also brebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear
17. 15, 18.
by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turn-
ing unto the LORD God of Israel.
14 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed
very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the
dje. 25. 3. 4: & house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 15 And 'the
35. 15. & 44. 4.
* heb. by the LORD God of their fathers sent to them *by his messengers, (rising up
- ibetimes, and sending ;) because he had compassion on his people, and
sengers.
+ That is, contin- on his dwelling-place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God,
fully. and 'despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of
e Je. 5. 12, 13. the LORD arose against his people, till there was no fremedy. 17 There-
f Pr. 1. 25, 30.
Je. 32. 3. & 38. fore "he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their
young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had
I Heb. healing.
1. De. 28. 49. no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that
2Ki. 25, 1, &c. stooped for age : he gave them all into his hand. 18 And 'all the vessels
i 2 Ki. 25. 13, &c. of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house
of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all
25. 9. these he brought to Babylon, 19 And they burnt the house of God,
hand of his mes-
ually and care-
6. Mat. 23. 34.
Ezra 9.7.
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sword. 2 Ki. 25.
11.
and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces
* Heb. the rea
mainder from the thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. 20 And
5. *them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon;
1. Je. 27. 7. "where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the
26.06, .23. kingdom of Persia : 21 to fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of
?Jeremiah, until the land "had enjoyed her Sabbaths; for as long as
m Le. 26. 34, 35,
43. Da. 9. 2?she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
10.
SECT. XI. SECTION XI.— Approach of the Chaldean Army ;-Capture of Zedekiah and
the City foretold by Jeremiah ;-- The Hebrew Šlaves released.
A. M. 3414.
JER. xxxix. 1.—2 Kings xxv. end of ver. 1, 2.—JER. xxxvii. 1-4, xxxiv. 1-10.-2 Kings
B. C. 590.
came Nebichinth year of xxv. beginnen Jer.
round and they besieged king of Babyli
hand of the
prophet.
a 2 Ki. 15. 1-4. In "the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month,
Je. 52. 4-7.
came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusa-
lem, and they besieged it; 1 and they built forts against it 2 Kings xxv.
round about. 2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh part of 1, 2.
year of king Zedekiah.
6 2 Ki. 24. 17. 1 And king "Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead JER. xxxvii.
of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar 1-4.
62 Ch. 36. 12, 14. king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But 'neither he,
nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the
* Heb. by the words of the Lord, which he spake *by the prophet Jeremiah.
3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and
Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah,
saying, “Pray now unto the LORD our God for us." 4 Now Jeremiah
came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him
into prison.(12)
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, JER. xxxiv.
when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, 1-10.
and all the kingdoms of the earth tof his dominion, and all the people,
minion of his
fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zede-
kiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD ; Behold, I will
kish lino va obde h osbith inde ana banja
give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn
it with fire. 3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt
surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall
Heb. his mouth behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and the shall speak with thee
mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. 4 Yet hear the word
of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah ; Thus saith the LORD of
thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword, 5 but thou shalt die in peace,
d See 2.Ch.16. and with dthe burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were
e Da. 2. 46. before thee, so shall they burn odors for thee; and they will lament
f See Je. 22. 18. thee, saying, Ah, lord ! for I have pronounced the word, saith the
LORD.”
+ Heb. the do-
hand.
shall speak to thy
mouth.
14. & 21. 19.
(12) In the arrangement of the circumstances deaux, and think the prediction contained in the
which took place at Jerusalem between the ap- twenty-first chapter was the cause of the prophet's
proach of the Chaldean army, and the eventual punishment. Both these chapters announce the
capture of the city, I have been principally guided burning of the city, and the captivity of Zedekiah:
by the accurate and learned Prideaux. The con- but, in Jer. xxxiv. 1, we read the prediction was
tents of Jer. xxxix. ver. 1, sufficiently show that delivered on the commencement of the siege, by
this verse may be rightly placed first, as introduc- immediate inspiration, without any application from
tory to the whole amount. As Jeremiah was put the king, while Nebuchadnezzar was still engaged
into prison the first time, chap. xxxvii. 4, while the in fighting against the cities of Judah, and had per-
Chaldeans were besieging the city, that is, at the haps just reached Jerusalem. The latter prediction,
beginning of the tenth year, and before the army (chap. xxi.) on the contrary, was spoken in reply
of Pharaoh Hophra carne from Egypt, it is evident to the message from the king, sent by Pashur and
that this part of the chapter precedes in historical Zephaniah, after liis imprisonment: and in it Jere-
order both the account of his imprisonment, and the miâh recapitulates his first prediction, with some
delivery of the prophecy, (Jer. xxxiv. 1-6.) which additional denunciations; upon which he is more
is supposed to have occasioned his confinement. strictly confined in the dungeon of Malchiali.
Blayney, and other commentators, differ from Pri-
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19. 8. 2 Ch. 11.
5,9.
25. 10.
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah
king of Judah in Jerusalem, ?when the king of Babylon's army fought
against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left,
8,2 Ki. 18. 13. & against Lachish, and against Azekah; for 8these defenced cities re-
mained of the cities of (13) Judah.
8 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after
that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which
1 Ex. 21. 2. Le. were at Jerusalem, to proclaim "liberty unto them ; 9 that every man
i Neh. 5. 11.
should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being a
; Le. 25. 39–46. Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; i that none should serve himself of
them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. 10 Now when all the princes, and
all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every
one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go
free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they
obeyed, and let them go.
2 Kings xxv. beginning of ver. 1.–And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign,
in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it ;-
should let hialem, to proclaim de a co
B. C. 589.
SECT. XII. SECTION XII.--Imprisonment of Jeremiah ;-He foretells the Restoration of
the Jews.
A. M. 3415.
JEREMIAII xxxii. and xxxiii.(14)
Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiuh for his prophecy, 6 buyeth Hanameel's field. 13 Baruch
must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return. 16 Jeremiah in his prayer coinploin-
eth to God. 26 God confirmeth the captirily for their sins, 36 and promiseth a gracious return.
- Chap. xxxiii. 9 a joyful state, 12 a sellled yovernment, 15 Christ lhe Branch of Righteousness,
17 a continuance of kingdom and priesthood, 20 und a stability of u blessed seed.
a 2 Ki. 25. 1, 2. 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD "in the tenth
Je. 39. 1.
year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of
Nebuchadrezzar. 2 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jeru-
salem ; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison,
which was in the king of Judah's house. 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah
had shut him up, saying, “Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say,
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of
the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 and Zedekiah king of
Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall
(13) After the Jews discovered that all their cities that shall bring the sacrifice of praise," and "shall
were taken but Lachish and Azekah, terrified at be a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks
these losses, and apprehensive of the siege then to lie down." He promises them a kingdom in
ready to be ſaid to Jerusalem, they made a show of which a branch of the house of David shall rule in
returning to God, and of observing his laws, (see righteousness; and declares his covenant with
ver. 9.) They enter into a solemn covenant with David, and the priesthood of the sons of Levi, to
God, and immediately issue a proclamation “ that be as lasting as the covenant of day and night;
every man should let his inanservant and every and, to remove the reproach cast on Israel and
man his maidservant, being a Hebrew, or a He- Judah, God renews his protestations of infallibly
brewess, go free,” Deut. xv. 12. This covenant, restoring the seed of Jacob, and of appointing the
however, was broken as soon as the Jews consid- seed of David to rule over them for ever.
ered themselves relieved from danger by the Chal- From the Babylonish captivity to the coming of
dean arıny retiring from Jerusalem.
Christ, David was without a successor of his family
(14) The place and date of these chapters are as- sitting upon the throne of Judah or Israel. And
signed in chap. xxxii. ver. 2. By purchasing the from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present
field at Anathoth, on the prospect of not being able, time, the Jews have had neither a king nor a regular
under the present circumstances of the city, to take priesthood. It is evident, therefore, the time is not
possession of the land, Jeremiah confirmed to the yet arrived for the actual accomplishment of this
people his own firm belief in the truth of all the prophecy; it remains to be fulfilled in those days
predictions which he had been commanded of God when Israel and Judah shall be restored under
to utter to his brethren. This purchase prefigured, Christ, THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Admitting this,
that although Judah and Jerusalem should be laid and that all the families of Israel shall again be re-
waste, and the inhabitants lcd into captivity, yet a established in their own possessions, what improba-
day would come when there should be a general bility is there, that the two families of David and
restoration, the land flourish again, possessions Levi, may actually revert also to the ancient privi-
bought and sold, as in former times, and the lands leges, subject only to the supreme authority of the
enjoyed by their rightful owners, ver. 36, to the Messiah, and continue to enjoy them, as is here ex-
end. In chap. xxxiii. God reveals his gracious pressly declared, in interrupted succession, to the
purpose of healing the wounds of Jerusalem. He end of the world.-Blayney, notes on Jeremiah, p.
foretells the land, whose desolation they now de- 222. Prideaux's Connection.
plore, shall be filled again with the voice of them
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32. Ru. 4. 4.
redemption is buy thee my field Shallum thine can
of silver.
the book.
surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall
speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;
5 and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I
visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall
not prosper.'”
6 And Jeremiah said, “ The word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto
b Le. 25. 24, 25, thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for “the right of
redemption is thine to buy it. 8 So Hanameel inine uncle's son came
to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD,
and said unto me, 'Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth,
which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is
thine, and the redemption is thine ; buy it for thyself. Then I knew
that this was the word of the LORD. 9 And I bought the field of Han-
c Ge, 23. 16. Zec. ameel mine uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and 'weighed him the
* Or, seven shel- money, even *seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I tsubscribed the
2 pieces evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the
Heb. wrote in money in the balances. 11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both
that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which
was open. 12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the
son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine
uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the
book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the
prison. 13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14. Thus saith
the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ; Take these evidences, this evi-
dence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which
is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue
many days. 15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.'
16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto
Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 17. Ah
a Soe Ge. 1. 1. Lord God! behold, dthou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy
e See Ge. 18. 14. great power and stretched-out arm, and ºthere is nothing too hard
om for thee. 18 Thou showest loving-kindness unto thousands, and rec-
f Ex. 20. 6. & 34. ompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their chil-
dren after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is
* Heb. doing. . his name, 19 (great in counsel, and mighty in *work; for thine Ⓡeyes are
03:33. 13.*. 10. open upon all the ways of the sons of men, 'to give every one accord-
h Seo Job 34. 11. ing to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings ;) 20 which
hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day,
i Ex. 9. 16. 1 Ch. and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee 'a name, as
Da. 9. 15.°• at this day; 21 and 'hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land
j Ex. 6. 6. 2 Sa: of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and
21. Ps. 136. 11, with a stretched-out arm, and with great terror ; 22 and hast given them
k See Ex. 3.8. 17. this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, ka land
flowing with milk and honey ; 23 and they came in, and possessed it;
i Neh. 9. 26. Da. but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have
done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore
+ Or, engines of thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them. 24 Behold the fmounts!
[i. e. the mounds they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the
siegers. ] -Ed. hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and
of the famine, and of the pestilence. And what thou hast spoken is
come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it! 25 And thou hast said unto
me, O Lord God, ‘Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses ;
Or, though. for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 Then came
the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Behold, I am the
117
I Or, hid from
Uiee.
7. De. 5. 9, 10.
.
m; they of the ing kinand the
g See Job 14. 16.
17. 21. Is. 63. 12.
my 23. 1 Ch 17.
ve
SYPU Would we wy a
12.
in the 1:28. De done nothing at all this evil to comfeit;
9. 10-14.
shot. Je. 33. 4.
built by the be-
VOL. I.
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930
[PERIOD VII.
JEREMIAH FORETELLS
13.
anger.
OTS: 1.4, 6. Da. ha
Le. 18. 21.
LORD, the God of all flesh-is there any thing too hard for me?
28 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give this city into
the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon, and he shall take it. 29 And the Chaldeans, that fight
m Je. 21.10. & against this city, shall come and "set fire on this city, and burn it
with the houses, "upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto
n Je. 19. 13.
Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me
to anger. 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have
only done evil before me from their youth ; for the children of Israel
have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith
* Heb. for my
the LORD. 31 For this city hath been to me as *a provocation of mine
anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this
day; that I should remove it from before my face, 32 because of all the
evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they
have done to provoke me to anger, ºthey, their kings, their princes,
their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the in-
| Hob. neck.
habitants of Jerusalem. 33 And they have turned unto me the tback,
and not the face : though I taught them, (rising up early and teaching
them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. 34 But they
set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to
defile it. 35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the
Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters
to pass through the fire unto 'Molech; which I commanded them not,
* 1 Ki. 11. 33.
neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to
cause Judah to sin. 36 And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the
God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, 'It shall be de-
livered into the hand of the king of Babylon, by the sword, and by
the famine, and by the pestilence ; ' 37 Behold, 'I will gather them out
9 De. 30. 3. Je. of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my
fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place,
Ez. 37. 21.
and I will cause them to dwell safely. 38 And they shall be my peo-
ple, and I will be their God. 39 And I will 'give them one heart, and
11. 19, 20. one way, that they may fear me ffor ever, for the good of them, and
Heb. all days. of their children after them. 40 And 'I will make an everlasting cove-
nant with them, that I will not turn away *from them, to do them
* Heb. from after good ; but 'I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not de-
i Je. 31. 33. part from me. 41 Yea, "I will rejoice over them to do them good, and
u De. 30. 9. Zep. "I will plant them in this land fassuredly with my whole heart and
Je. 24. 6. & 31. with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the LORD ; Like as I have
28. Am. 9. 15. brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them
† Heb. in truth,
or, stability.
all the good that I have promised them. 43 And fields shall be bought
in this land, whereof ye say, 'It is desolate without man or beast; it
is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.' 44 Men shall buy fields for
money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in
the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the
cities of Judah, and in the citics of the mountains, and in the cities
of the Valley, and in the cities of the South : for I will cause their
captivity to return," saith the LORD.
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah JEREMIAH xxxiii.
the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of
the prison, saying,-
2 Thus saith the Lord the Maker thereof,
The Lord thąt formed it, to establish it,
[Or, JEHOVAH. The Lord is his name;
* 3 Call "unto me, and I will answer thee,
w Ps. 91. 15.
And show thee great and *mighty things,
Which thou knowest not.
23. 3. & 29. 14.
& 31. 10.
s Is. 55. 3.
them.
3. 17.
broughmy wholeem in this will rejoin their heay fron
Ex. 15. 3. An.
5. 8. & 9. 6.
thee,
* Or, hidden. Is.
48. 6.
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A
THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS.
Il cause the them the abuture, and I w
13. 1. He. 9. 13,
14.
4 For thus, saith the LORD, the God of Israel,
Concerning the houses of this city,
And concerning the houses of the kings of Judah,
Which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans,
But it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men,
Whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury,
And for all whose wickedness
I have hid my face from this city.
6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them,
And will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
And I will cause the captivity of Judah
And the captivity of Israel to return,
I Is. 1. 26.
And will build them, *as at the first.
8 And I will 'cleanse them from all their iniquity,
Whereby they have sinned against me;
2 Mic. 7. 18.
And I will *pardon all their iniquities,
Whereby they have sinned,
And whereby they have transgressed against me.
9 And it shall be to me a name of joy,
A praise and an honor before all the nations of the earth,
Which shall hear all the good that I do unto them :
And they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness
And for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
10 Thus saith the LORD ;
Again there shall be heard in this place,
Which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast,
Even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem,
That are desolate, without man,
And without inhabitant, and without beast,
11 The "voice of joy, and the voice of gladness,
The voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride,
The voice of them that shall say, 'Praise the LORD of hosts !
For the Lord is good,
For his mercy endureth for ever;
And of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house
of the LORD.
For I will cause to return the captivity of the land,
As at the first, saith the LORD.
12 Thus saith the LORD of hosts ;
d Is. 65. 10. Je. Again 'in this place, which is desolate
Without man and without beast,
And in all the cities thereof,
Shall be a habitation of shepherds
Causing their flocks to lie down.
13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale,
And in the cities of the South, and in the land of Benjamin,
And in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah,
e Le. 27. 32.
Shall the flocks ‘pass again
Under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.
14 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
That I will perform that good thing which I have promised
Unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
15 In those days, and at that time,
fĮs. 4. 2. & 11.1. Will I cause the "Branch of Righteousness to grow up unto David;
Je. 23. 5.
And he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
16 In those days shall Judah be saved,
a Re. 18. 23.
0 1 Ch. 16. 8, 34.
2 Ch. 5. 13. & 7.
3. Ezra 3. ll.
Ps. 136. L Is.
12. 4.
cle. 7. 12. Ps.
107. 22. & 116.
17.
50. 19.
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THE CHALDEANS MARCH AGAINST THE KING OF EGYPT. [PERIOD VII.
† Heb. Jchoval-
tsidkenu.
shall not be cut
g 2 Sa. 7. 16.
89. 29, 36. Lu.
16. I Pe. 2. 5, 9.
Re. 1. 6.
And Jerusalem shall dwell safely:
And this is the name wherewith she shall be called,
The LORD our Righteousness.
17 For thus saith the LORD ;
1 Heb. There
David shall never want a man
off from David.
To sit upon the throne of the house of Israel ;
*1 ki. 2. 4. Ps. 18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me
To "offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings,
1. 32, 33.
n Ro. 12. 1. & 15. And to do sacrifice continually.
19 And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying,
20 Thus saith the LORD; .
If ye can break my covenant of the day,
And my covenant of the night,
And that there should not be day and night in their season;
21 Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant,
That he should not have a son to reign upon his throne;
And with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
i See Ge. 12. 2. 22 As ithe host of heaven cannot be numbered,
Neither the sand of the sea measured ;
So will I multiply the seed of David my servant,
And the Levites that minister unto me.
23 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying,
“ The two families which the LORD hath chosen,
He hath even cast them off ?"
Thus they have despised my people,
That they should be no more a nation before them.
25 Thus saith the LORD;
; Ge. 8. 22.
If my covenant be not with day and night,
And if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
26 Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant,
So that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers
k Ezra 2. 1.
Over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob :
For "I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
SECT. XIII.
Section XIII.- The Chaldeans raise the Siege of Jerusalem, and march
A. M. 3415.
against Pharaoh Hophra, King of Egypt.
B. C. 589.
JEREMIAH xxxvii. 5.
a See 2 Ki. 24. 5 THEN "Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when
the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they
departed from Jerusalem.
SECT. XIV.
A. M. 3415. Section XIV.–Jercmiah foretells the Destruction of the Philistines and the
B. C. 589.
Egyptians.
a Ez. 25. 15, 16.
JEREMIAHI xlvii. and xxxvii. 6-10.
Zep. 2. 4,5. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet ‘against
6 Am. 1. 6-8.
* Heb. Azzah. the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote *Gaza. (15)
7. Ez. 17. 15.
(15) As no history, either sacred or profane, has related concerning it in the Old Testament prove
mentioned the capture of Gaza by the king of the great importance attached to it, both by the
Egypt, there is no means of ascertaining the pre- Israelites and the surrounding nations. It was
cise date of the delivery of this prophecy. Light- given to Judah, in the division of the country by
foot has placed it in this ninth year of Zedekiah, Joshua; and it was one of the five principalities of
on the supposition that Gaza was taken by Pha- the Philistines towards the southern extremity of
raoh's army soon after this time. In the fourth Canaan. It was frequently taken and retaken by
verse the Philistines are called the remnant of the the Philistines and Hebrews; and, after having
country of Caphtor. This expression perhaps will been lost by Ahaz, it was finally conquered by
serve as a clue to the right understanding of the Hezekiah, (2 Kings xviii. 8.)
history. On consulting the map of Palestine, we These contests for the possession of Gaza are
find that Gaza was a city of the tribe of Judah, and supposed, by Calmet, to have been occasioned by
that it was near the seacoast. The circumstances its favorable situation for commerce. The revolu-
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DESTRUCTION OF THE PHILISTINES FORETOLD.
2 Thus saith the LORD;
Behold, waters rise up out of the north,
And shall be an overflowing flood,
* Heb, the fulness
And shall overflow the land, and tall that is therein ;
thereof.
The city, and them that dwell therein :
Then the men shall cry,
And all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses,
At the rushing of his chariots,
And at the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers shall not look back to their children
For feebleness of hands;
4 Because of the day that cometh
To spoil all the Philistines,
And to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon
Every helper that remaineth :
For the LORD will spoil the Philistines,
| Heb. the isle.
The remnant of [the country of Caphtor.
C Am. 1. 7. Mic.
Hica 5 Baldness is come upon Gaza;
1. 16. Zep. 2. 4,
7. Zec. 9. 5.
Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley-
d De. 32. 41. Ez.
How long wilt thou cut thyself?
21. 35.
6 Othou dsword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet?
* Heb. Gather
thyself.
*Put up thyself into thy scabbard-rest, and be still !
tions of preceding ages, however, furnish us with coast, from Pelusium to Ashkelon. Egypt and
more powerful reasons for these contentions.
Assyria were the two powerful nations who were
In Gen. x. 13, 14, we read," Misraim begat Ludim, contending for empire: the impoverished and
and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhin, and crumbling dominion of Judæa was divided between
Pathrusim, and Casluhim out of whom came Phi- them at their pleasure. The king of Assyria in-
listim), and Caphtorim." And in Deut. ii. 23, Moses, vaded it from the east and north, had taken all its
in commanding the Israelites not to interfere with fortified towns, except Jerusalem, Lachish, and
the possessions of the Ammonites, leaves his imme- Azekah, which two last places were not far distant
diate subject, and gives a short history of the con- from Gaza. I have supposed, therefore, that on
quest of the Zamzummins by the Ammonites, in a Nebuchadnezzar's rapid success in Palestine, the
prior age. This conquest leads us to allude to the king of Egypt, in union with the Philistines, was
defeat of the Horim by the Edomites, and in ver. making an attempt to recover possession of the
23, to the overthrow of the Avims by the Caphtor- much desired territory from Pelusium to Ashkelon.
im; his words are, “ the Avims which dwelt in In his progress through the country " he smote
Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which Gaza,” and this conquest, with the proximity of the
came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and Egyptian army, to those divisions of Nebuchad-
dwelt in their stead.” Azza is the same as Gaza: nezzar's army which were besieging Lachish and
the y, which commences the Hebrew name, being Azekah, occasioned the raising of the siege of
by the Septuagint pronounced as a G.
Jerusalem by the larger part of the Chaldean army;
From comparing these expressions, it evidently on seeing which, the Egyptians retreated to their
appears that the Philistim, who may be considered own country, and left Zedekiah and the Jews to
the same as the Egyptians, invaded Palestine (to their fate.
which they gave their name) by the south-west; Dr. Blayney suggests the idea, that Gaza might
and leaving the country of the Caphtorim, took have been taken by the Egyptians on their retiring
possession of the seacoast as far as Gaza, before before the army of Nebuchadnezzar; but it is not
the Israelites entered the Holy Land on the eastern probable that an army, which was hastily retreating
side over the river Jordan. Bishop Cumberland, to its own territory for safety, would stop before a
in his Dissertation on Deut. ii. 23, has plainly strongly fortified town, besiege, and capture it.
shown that Caphtor was the same as Pelusium; Others have supposed that it was taken by
and, on referring to the map, it will be seen that Pharaoh Necho, on his return from the battle of
the Pelusiac mouth of the Nile is the nearest Megiddo, where Josiah was killed, and when all
branch of that river to the country thus invaded. the country submitted to his victorious arms. But
By keeping possession of Gaza, or of Ashkelon, on we have no authority, either for supposing that the
one side, and Pelusium on the other, the Egyptians whole country submitted to Pharaoh, or that Jere-
and Philistines maintained under their dominion miah should predict the destruction of the Philis-
the whole of this part of the seacoast; a territory tines, on the capture of that town, more than on
eminently valuable to them. Besides which, it was the capture of any other. On considering the
the conquest of their ancestors, and a sure protec- various authorities, it seems most probable, that the
tion to their own territory; it was a certain source capture of Gaza must either have been the cause
of revenue, and afforded an easy admission into the of Nebuchadnezzar's raising the siege of Jerusalem ;
country of the Israelites, whenever the distresses of or, that it was taken about the time when Lachish
the Jews or their own ambition prompted them to and Azekah were besieged by the Chaldean army.
make an invasion. The Egyptians and the Philis- -Vide Bishop Cumberland's Origines Gentium,
tines therefore, who were the remnant of the Tract 2d; Faber's Pag. Idol. vol. üi. p. 567;
country of Caphtor, seeing at this juncture the dis- Lightfoot in loc. ; Dr. Blayney in loc. ; Calmet's
tress of Judæa, most probably attempted to regain Dictionary, art. Gaza.
possession from the Jews, or Assyrians, of the sea-
934
JEREMIAH PREDICTS THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. [Period VII.
through.
† Heb. How canst 7 +How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath @given it a charge
thou.
e Ez. 14. 17. Against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore ?
There hath he appointed it.
6 Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet JEREMIAH xxxvii.
Jeremiah, saying,
6-10.
7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; thus shall ye say to the
f Je. 21. 2.
king of Judah, “that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold,
Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt
g Je. 34. 22.
into their own land. 8 And Sthe Chaldeans shall come again, and fight
against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. Thus saith the
| Heb. souls.
LORD; Deceive not #yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely
h Je. 21. 4,5.
depart from us; for they shall not depart. 10 For "though ye had
smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and
* Heb. thrust
there remained but *wounded men among them, yet should they rise
up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
SECT. XV. SECTION XV.-On the Departure of the Chaldeans the Hebrew Slaves are
recalled; for which Jeremiah predicts the Babylonish Captivity.
A. M. 3415.
B. C. 589.
JEREMIAH xxxiv. 11, to the end.
11 But afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the
handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them
into subjection for servants and for handmaids. (10) 12 Therefore the
word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, i
13 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant
with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land
of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, 14" At "the end of
* Or, hath sold
seven years let ye go every man his brother a Hebrew, which *hath
been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou
shalt let him go free from thee:" but your fathers hearkened not unto
+ Heb, to-day. me, neither inclined their ear. 15 And ye were fnow turned, and had
done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neigh-
3. bour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is
| Heb. whereupon called by my name. 16 But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused
every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set
CEx. 20. 7. Le. at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection,
to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. 17 Therefore thus saith
the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty,
d Mat. 7. 2. Gal every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: dbehold, I
proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pesti-
lence, and to the famine; and I will make you *to be removed into all
moving. De. 28.
the kingdoms of the earth. 18 And I will give the men that have trans-
gressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the
e See Ge. 15. 10, covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in
twain, and passed between the parts thereof, 19(the princes of Judah,
and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the
people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;) 20 I
will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand
of them that seek their life : and their dead bodies shall be for meat
unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. 21 And
Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of
their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into
a Ex. 21.2 &
23. 10.
hintself.
6 So 2 Ki. 23. 3.
Ne. 10. 29.
my name is
callcd.
19. 12.
6. 7. Ja. 2. 13.
* Heb. for a re-
25, 64.
17.
(16) The prophet, in this part of chap. xxxiv., re- them by giving liberty to the sword, to the pesti-
proaches the people of Judah for the utter hollow- lence, and the famine. He assures them he will
ness of their pretended reformation, and for their deliver them into the hands of those enemies " who
perfidious conduct to their Hebrew slaves; whom are gone up from you," that he will cause them to
they again reduced, in despite of their covenant, return, and make Judah " a desolation without an
to their former unlawful bondage, as soon as the inhabitant."-See note on the first part of chapter
danger that threatened them from the Chaldeans xxxiv. sect. xi. p. 928.
appeared to be past. God threatens to punish
PART I.]
935
JEREMIAH IS AGAIN IMPRISONED AT JERUSALEM.
11, 8, 10.
13.
2, 6.
cend.
from thence in
or, a lie.
f See Je. 37.5, the hand of the king of Babylon's army, 'which are gone up from you.
g Je. 38. 3. & 39. 22 Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return
1, 2, 8. & 52. 7,
&mil, to this city; and they shall fight against it, band take it, and burn it
Je. 9. 11. & 44. with fire: and 'I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an
inhabitant.
SECT. XVI. SECTION XVI.—Jeremiah, attempting to make his Escape from Jerusalem, is
A. M. 3416.
again imprisoned.
B. C. 588.
JEREMIAH xxxvii. 11, to the end. (17)
Jeremiah is tuken for a fugitive, beaten, and put in prison. He assureth Zedekiah of the captivity.
Entreating for his liberty, he obtainelh some fuvor..
11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was
* Heb. made to as- *broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, 12 then Jere-
tor, to slip away miah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, fto
the midst of the separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 13 And when he
people.
was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose
name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah ; and he
took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “ Thou fallest away to the Chal-
# Heb. falschood, deans." 14 Then said Jeremiah, “ It is ffalse-I fall not away to the
Chaldeans.” But he hearkened not to him : so Irijah took Jeremiah,
and brought him to the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes were wroth
with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of
Jonathan the scribe ; for they had made that the prison.
16 When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the
* Or, cells. *cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 17 then Zede-
kiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly
in his house, and said, “Is there any word from the LORD ?” And
Jeremiah said, “ There is : for," said he," thou shalt be delivered into
the hand of the king of Babylon." 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto
king Zedekiah, “ What have I offended against thee, or against thy
servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison ?
19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying,
“The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this
† Heb; let mye land ?' 20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king ! flet
my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause
me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there."
21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jere-
miah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily
a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city
were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
supplication fall.
SECT. XVII. SECTION XVII.-Jeremiah, applied to by the King, repeats his former Pre-
dictions.
A. M. 3416.
B. C. 588.
JEREMIAH xxi.(18)
Zedekiah sendeth to Jeremiah to inquire the event of Nebuchadrezzar's war. 3 Jeremiah foretelleth
a hard siege and miserable captivity. 8 He counselleth the people to fall to the Chaldeans, 11 and
uphraideth the Icing.'s house.
.THE word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king
Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah
the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 2« Inquire, I pray thee, of the
LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against
us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his won-
drous works, that he may go up from us."
(17) The place and date of this part of Jeremiah firniness; he exhorts the royal house to execute
xxxvii. are assigned in ver. 11.
judgment and justice. The king and people, even
(18) For the reasons why the twenty-first chapter to the last, are offered terms of mercy and accep-
is inserted here, see a preceding note on chap. tance, on obedience and submission to the divine
xxxiv. 1-8. In a loathsome dungeon, the prophet will; “ Behold, I set before you the way of life,
still retains his unshaken fidelity and constancy, and the way of death,' ver. 8, 9. Jeremiah xxxviii.
and repeats his former predictions with unwavering 17.
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JEREMIAH COMMITTED TO THE DUNGEON. [PERIOD VII.
6 Ex. 6. 6.
5. & 52. 9.
d De. 28. 50.
2 Ch. 36. 17.
4.
3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, “ Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah,
4 Thus saith the LORD God of Israel ; Behold, I will turn back the
weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the
king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without
a Is. 13. 4.
the walls, and “I will assemble them into the midst of this city. 5 And I
myself will fight against you with ban out-stretched hand and with a
strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. 6 And I
will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall
cje. 37. 17. & 39. die of a great pestilence. 7 And afterward, saith the LORD, 'I will de-
liver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and
such as are left in this city, from the pestilence, from the sword, and
from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that
seek their life : and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword;
dhe shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
86 And unto this people thou shalt say, thus saith the LORD; Behold,
e De. 30. 19.
'I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. He that
f Je. 38. 2, 17, 18. Sabideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by
the pestilence : but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans
g Je. 39. 18. & that besiege you, he shall live, and "his life shall be unto him for a
h Le. 17. 10. Je. prey. 10 For I have *set my face against this city for evil, and not for
Am. 9. good, saith the LORD : it shall be given into the hand of the king of
i Je. 38. 3. Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
j Je. 34. 2, 22. &
le 11 « And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the
37. 10.& 38. 18,
23. & 52. 13. word of the LORD! 12 O house of David, thus saith the LORD ; *Ex-
* Heb. Judye.
ecute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of
the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that
none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 13 Behold, I
+ Heb. inhabitress. am against thee, O tinhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain,
saith the LORD ; which say, Who shall come down against us? or
| Heb. visit upon. who shall enter into our habitations ? 14 But I will punish you ac-
k Pr. 1. 31. Is. 3. cording to the "fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kin-
dle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round
- about it."
SECT. XVIII. SECTION XVIII.Jeremiah is committed to the Dungeon of Malchiah.
A. M. 3416.
JEREMIAH xxxviii., (19) and xxxix. 15, to the end.
B. C. 588. Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah. 7 Ebed-melech, by suit, getteth
him some enlargement. 14. Upon secret conference he counselleth the ling by yielding to save his
life. 24 By the king's instructions he concealeth the conference from the princes. — Chap. xxxix.
15 God's promise to Ebed-melech.
1 THEN Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of
Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Mal-
chiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people,
a Je. 21. 9, 10. saying, 2« Thus saith the Lord, “He that remaineth in this city shall
die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence : but he that
goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live ; for he shall have his life for a
o Je. 32. 3. prey, and shall live. 3 Thus saith the LORD, 'This city shall surely be
given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take
c See Je. 26. 11. it." 4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, “ We beseech thee, ‘let
this man be put to death ; for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men
of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in
* Heb. peace. speaking such words unto them ; for this man seeketh not the *wel-
fare of this people, but the hurt.” 5 Then Zedekiah the king said,
“Behold, he is in your hand! for the king is not he that can do any
10, 11.
(19) That this chapter ought to be inserted here, taken.” The place of chap. xxxix. 15–18, is as-
is evident from ver. 28; “ Jeremiah abode in the signed by comparing ver. 15 with the last verse of
court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem the preceding chapter, and by the events alluded
was taken : and he was there when Jerusalem was to in that chapter.
Part I.]
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JEREMIAH COMMITTED TO THE DUNGEON.
* Heb. in thy
hand.
thing against you.” 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the
| Or, of the king. dungeon of Malchiah the son tof Hammelech, that was in the court of
the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dun-
geon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which
was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dun-
geon; (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin ;) 8 Ebed-melech
went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,
9« My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have
done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon ;
1 Heb. he will die. and the is like to die for hunger in the place where he is, for there is
no more bread in the city.” 10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech
the Ethiopian, saying, " Take from hence thirty men *with thee, and
take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.”
11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of
the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old
rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, "Put now these
old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords.”
And Jeremiah did so. 13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and
took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court
of the prison.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto
† Or, principal. him into the fthird entry that is in the house of the LORD; and the
king said unto Jeremiah, “I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing
from me.”
15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, “If I declare it unto thee,
wilt thou not surely put me to death ? and if I give thee counsel, wilt
thou not hearken unto me?” 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto
d Is. 57. 16.
Jeremiah, saying, “ As the Lord liveth, dthat made us this soul, I will
not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these
men that seek thy life!”
17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, “ Thus saith the LORD, the
God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto
the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city
shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house. 18 But
if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall
this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn
e Je. 32. 4. & 34. it with fire, and 'thou shalt not escape out of their hand.”
19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the
Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their
hand, and they mock me.”
20 But Jeremiah said, “ They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech
- thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be
well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. 21 But if thou refuse to go forth,
this is the word that the Lord hath showed me. 22 And, behold, all
the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought
forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say,
# Hleb. Men of thy {Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy
feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. 23 So they
shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans; and
thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand
* Heb. thou shalt of the king of Babylon; and *thou shalt cause this city to be burned
burn, &C.
with fire."
24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, “ Let no man know of these
words, and thou shalt not die. 25 But if the princes hear that I have
talked with thee, and they come unto thce, and say unto thee, De-
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3.
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THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM.
silent froin him.
!
clare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from
us, and we will not put thee to death ; also what the king said unto
thee: 26 then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication
before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's
house, to die there.” 27 Then came all the princes .unto Jeremiah, and
asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the
+ Heb. they ocre king had commanded. So fthey left off speaking with him ; for the
matter was not perceived. 28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the
prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken ; and he was there when
Jerusalem was taken.
15 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, JEREMIAH xxxix.
while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 15, to the end.
16 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying,
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Behold, I will bring my words upon this city
For evil, and not for good :
And they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord;
And thou shalt not be given into the hand
Of the men of whom thou art afraid.
18 For I will surely deliver thee,
f Je. 21. 9. & 45. And thou shalt not fall by the sword,
But 'thy life shall be for a prey unto thee;
g 1 Ch 5. 20.
Because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
5.
Ps. 37. 40.
B. C. 588.
SECT. XIX. SECTION XIX.—The Capture of Jerusalem and of Zedekiah ;- The Deliver-
ance of Jeremiah ;- The Burning of the Temple ;— The People are
A. M. 3416.
carried captive to Babylon.
JER. lii. 5, 6, xxxix. 3, lii. 7-11, xxxix. 11-14, lii. 24-27, 12-14, 17-23, and 15, 16, and
xxxix. 10.—2 Kings xxiv. 17, to the end, xxv. 3–21.–JEREMIAH xxxix. 2, and 4-9, lii. 4.
Jerusalem is besieged and taken. Zedekiah is taken prisoner, his sons lilled, and his own eyes put
out. Nebuchudrezzar's charge for the good usuge of Jeremiah. The chief priest slain. Nebu-
zar-adan burneth and spoileth the city, and carrieth the people captive to Jerusalem.
5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine
was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the
a Je. 38. 17. land. 3 And “all the princes of the king of Babylon came JEREMIAH Xxxix.
in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, 3.
Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all
the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. ? Then JEREMIAH lii.
the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and 7–11.
went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between
the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans
were by the city round about ;) and they went by the way of the plain.
8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook
Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from
him. 9 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of
Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath ; where he gave judgment
6 Ez. 12. 13. upon him. 10 And 'the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah
before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 11 Then
he *put out the eyes of Zedekiah ; and the king of Babylon bound
| Or, fetters. him in tchains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till
| Heb. house of
the day of his death.
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge JEREMIAH xxxix.
* Heb. by the concerning Jeremiah *to Nebuzar-adan the captain of 11-14.
+ Heb. set thine the guard, saying, 12 « Take him, and tlook well to him, and do him no
harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.” 13 So
Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-
* Heb. blinded.
the cards.
hand of.
eyes upon him.
Part I.]
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THE BURNING OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM.
* Hob. saw tho
captain of the
host.
ver. 14, &c.
fore.
saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all, the king of Babylon's
princes ; 14 even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the
prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son
of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the
people.
24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the Jer. lii. 24–27, 12–
chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the 14, 17–23, 15, 16.
reshold. three keepers of the fdoor. 25 He took also out of the city an eunuch,
which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them
face of the term that “were near the king's person, which were found in the city ; and
† Or, scrive of the the fprincipal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land;
and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the
midst of the city. 26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took
them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 27 And the
king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the
land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his
own land.
12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which
was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came
1 Or, chief mar-, Nebuzar-adan, #captain of the guard, which *served the king of Baby-
'shal. Heb. chief
of the execution- lon, into Jerusalem, 13 and burned the house of the LORD, and the
ers, or., slaugh-
tcrmen. And so king's house ; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of
the great men, burned he with fire. 14 And all the army of the Chal-
* Heb. stood be-
deans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the
c.See 1 Ki. 7.15, walls of Jerusalem round about. 17 Also the pillars of brass that were
23, 27, 50.
in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was
in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the
dEx, 27, 3. 2 Ki. brass of them to Babylon. 18 The 'caldrons also, and the fshovels, and
t Or, instruments the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of
brass wherewith they ministered, took they away, 19 And the basons,
| Or, basons. and the *firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks,
and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and
that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brazen bulls that were under
the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD :
* Heb. their brass. fthe brass of all these vessels was without weight. 21 And concerning
2 Ki. 25. 17. the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a #fillet
2 Ch. 3. 15.
of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four
fingers : it was hollow. 22 And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and
the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pome-
granates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second
pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these. 23 And there
e See 1 Ki. 7. 20. were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegran-
ates upon the network were an hundred round about.
15 Then Nebuzar-adan the .captain of the guard carried away cap-
tive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people
that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the
king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. 16 But Nebuzar-adan
the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vine-
dressers and for husbandmen. 10 But Nebuzar-adan the JEREMIAI Xxxix.
captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, 10.
which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and
fields *at the same time.
25. 14-16.
to remove the
ashes.
* Or, censers.
| Hob. tliread.
* Heb. in that
day.
2 Kings xxiv. 17, to the end.—17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's
brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 18 Zedekiah was twenty and
one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And
his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did that
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THE BURNING OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM. (PART VII.
which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For
through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast
them out froin his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
2 Kings xxv. 3-21.—3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed
in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate
between two walls, which is by the king's garden ; (now the Chaldees were against the city
round about;) and the king went the way toward the plain. 5 And the army of the Chal-
dees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army
were scattered from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of
* Heb. spale Babylon to Riblah; and they *gave judgment upon him. ? And they slew the sons of
judgment with
Zedekiah before his eyes, and tput out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters
him.
+ Heb. made blind. of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year
Or, chief mar- of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, #captain of the guard, a
slual.
servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem. ' And he burnt the house of the LORD,
and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt
he with fire. 10 And all the ariny of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard,
brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. 11 Now the rest of the people that were
* Hcb. fullen left in the city, and the *fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the rem-
uwuy.
nant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away. 12 But the
captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen.
13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the
brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and
carried the brass of them to Babylon. 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers,
and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver,
† Heb. the one sea. in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, tone sea, and the bases
which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was
without weight. 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon
it was brass : and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and
pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass : and like unto these had
the second pillar with wreathen work.
18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second
| Heb. threshold. priest, and the three keepers of the fdoor. 19 And out of the city he took an *officer that
* Or, eunuch. was set over the men of war, and five men of them that twere in the king's presence,
† Heb. saw the
+ which were found in the city, and the fprincipal scribe of the host, which mustered the
which were found in the citř
kiny's fucc. Est.
l. 14.
people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the
I Or, scribe of city. 20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king
the captain of the
of Babylon to Riblah ; 21 and the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah
in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
JEREMIAH xxxix. 2, and 4-9.—2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth
month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
host.
4 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the
men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the
king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls : and he went out the way of the plain.
5 But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of
Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king
* Heb. spake with of Babylon to Riblab in the land of Hamath, where he *gave judgment upon him. 6 Then
him judgments, the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes : also the king of
Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound
f Heh. with tino him twith chains, to carry him to Babylon.
brazen chains, or, 8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire,
fellcrs.
I Or, chicf mar-
and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard
shal. Hels. carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city,
chief of the ete-
and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
culioners, or,
slaughtermen: JEREMIAH lii. 4.--And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth
and so ver. 10,
&c. see Go. 37.
month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and
all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round
about.
26.
PART I.]
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PSALMS COMPOSED DURING THE CAPTIVITY.
PS. LXXIX.
ll. 9.
16.1.
SECTION XX.-Psalms composed by the Jews during their Captivity at
Babylon.
PSALM LXXIX.(20)
The psalmist complaineth of the desolation of Jerusalem. 8 He prayeth for deliverance,
13 and promiseth thunk fulness.
* Or, for Asapl.
A Psalm *of Asaph.
a Ex. 15. 17.
10 GOD, "the heathen are come into thine inheritance ;
Thy holy temple have they defiled ;
6 2 Ki. 25.9, 10.
They have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
2 Ch. 36. 19.
Mic. 3. 12. 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given
c Je. 7. 33.
To be meat unto the fowls of the heaven,
The flesh of thy saints
Unto the beasts of the earth.
3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem ;
d Je. 14. 16. Re. And dthere was none to bury them.
4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours,
A scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5 How long, LORD ? wilt thou be angry for ever?
Shall thy jealousy burn like fire ?
ete. 10. 25. Re. 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee,
f Is. 45. 4,5. And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
2 Thes. 1.8.
For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his dwelling-place.
| Or, the iniqui-
8 O remember not against us tformer iniquities :
ties of them that
were before us. Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us;
For we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation !
For the glory of thy name:
And deliver us, and purge away our sins,
For thy name's sake.
10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God ?
Let him be known among the heathen in our sight
By the frevenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee;
* Hebthine arm. According to the greatness of *thy power
† Heb. reserve
+Preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O LORD!
13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture
Will give thee thanks for ever :
We will show forth thy praise #to all generations.
PS. LXXIV.
I Heb. vengeance.
'the children of
death.
I Heb. to genera-
tion and generu-
tion.
PSALM LXXIV.
*Or A Poolon The prophet complaineth of the desolation of the sanctuary. -10 He moveth God to help in considera-
for Asaplı to
lion of his power, 18 of his reprouchful enemies, of his children, and of his covenant.
give instruction.
*Maschil of Asaph.
a Je. 31. 37. &
10 God, why hast thou “cast us off for ever ?
33. 24.
(20) Psalmlxxix.-In this Psalm Asaph complains to the latter period of the Jewish monarchy, and as
that the Babylonians had destroyed the city and all the surrounding tribes were, about the time of
temple at Jerusalem, and beseeches God to be Zedekiah and his immediate predecessor, united
reconciled to his people, and to punish the blas against Jerusalem, it was most probably written
phemies and cruelties of their idolatrous enemies. about this time. Dr. Wall.
--Green; Dr. Wells.
Psalm xciv.-This Psalm is enumerated by Dr.
Psalın 1xxiv.-This Psalm was occasioned by the Gray, from Calmet, among those which were writ-
desolation of Jerusalem and the temple, and the ten during some of the captivities and distresses of
rest of the country of Judæa, made by Nebuchad- the Church. Its precise date is not known. It is
nezzar, or the Babylonish forces. Vide ver. 5-7; not improbable that it was written on the destruc-
Dr. Wells; Pole's Synopsis ; and others.
tion of the city and temple. On comparing the fifth
Psalm lxxxiii.-In this Psalın are enumerated verse with the fourteenth, it appears that it was writ-
the various nations who were leagued against Jeru- ten to console the Church of God in its distress;
salem, at the time it was written. In the eighth and that distress was apparently a total ruin of the
verse, Assur or Assyria is mentioned among them. Church, which God however would not cast off,
This fixes the date of the composition of the Psalm neither would he forsake his inheritance.
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f Or, tribe. De.
32. 9. Je. 10. 16.
T
c La. 2.7.
sent thy sandu-
* Heb. break
14. 21.
Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture ?
8 Ex. 15. 16.
2 Remember thy congregation, 'which thou hast purchased of old;
The frod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed ;
This Mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations ;
Even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
4 Thine 'enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations ;
d Da. 6. 27.
They dset up their ensigns for signs.'
5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up
Axes upon the thick trees.
6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once
With axes and hammers.
# Heb. They have 7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary,
ary into the fire. They have defiled by casting down the dwelling-place of thy Name
to the ground.
8 They said in their hearts, Let us * destroy them together :
They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
9 We see not our signs :
There is no more any prophet:
Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach ?
Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
e La. 2. 3.
11 Why 'withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand ?
Pluck it out of thy bosom.
12 For God is my King of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
* Heb: break. Ex. 13 Thou didst tdivide the sea by thy strength :
f Or, wliales. Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
*18.51.9, 10.
14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces,
And gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
fex. 17. 5; 6. 15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood :
g Jos. 3. 13, &c. Thou driedst up *mighty rivers.
* Feb. rivers of 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine:
h Ge. 1. 14, &c.
Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
¿ Ac. 17. 26. 17 Thou hast iset all the borders of the earth :
; Ge. 8. 22.
Thou hast fmade summer and winter.
Heb. made
18 Remember kthis, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD!
K Re. 16. 19. And that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the
Forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. [wicked :
Ge. 17. 7. Le. 20 Have 'respect unto the covenant: .
For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed :
Let the poor and needy praise thy name.
22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause :
Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies :
The tumult of those that rise up against thee fincreaseth continually.
PS. LXXXIII.
PSALM LXXXIII.
A complaint to God of the enemies' conspiracies. 9 A prayer against them that oppress the Church.
* Or, for Asaph.
A Song or Psalm *of Asaph.
1 Keep not thou silence, O God!
Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God!
a Ps. 2. 1. Acts 2 For, lo! “thine enemies make a tumult:
4. 25.
And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people,
And consulted against thy hidden ones.
Nu. 20. 11.
strength.
them.
26. 44, 45.
| Heb. ascendeth,
'Jonah 1. 2.
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Je. ll. 19. & 31.
36.
| Heb. heart.
01
c See 2 Ch. 20. 1,
so n.2 Ch. 20. 1, 6 They are confeder
Heb. beon an arm
to the children of
d Nu. 31. 7. Ju.
7. 22.
5. 21.
o See Est. 3. 6,9. 4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation ;
That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance."
5 For they have consulted together with one tconsent:
They are confederate against thee :
20. 1, 6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites;
10, 11.
Of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;
The Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assur also is joined with them :
They have tholpen the children of Lot. Selah !
Lot.
9 Do unto them as unto the “Midianites;
As to 'Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
e Ju. 4. 15, 24. & 10 Which perished at En-dor:
They became as dung for the earth.
f Ju. 7. 25. 11 Make their nobles like 'Oreb, and like Zeeb:
& Ju. 8. 12, 21.
Yea, all their princes as “Zebah, and as Zalmunna : 12 who said,
“Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession."
13 O my God, make them like a wheel ;
As the stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth a wood,
And as the flame setteth the mountains on fire ;
15 So persecute them with thy tempest,
And make them afraid with thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame;
That they may seek thy name, O LORD!
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever;
Yea, let them be put to shame, and perish :
1. Ex. 6. 3. 18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH,
Art the Most High over all the earth.
Ps. XCIV.
* Heb. God of re-
venges. De. 32.
35. Nah. 1. 2.
† Heb. shine
'forth. Ps. 80. 1.
a Ge. 18. 25.
PSALM XCIV.
The prophet, calling for justice, complaineth of tyranny and impiety. 8 He teacheth God's provi-
dence. 12 He showeth the blessedness of affliction. 16 God is the defender of the afflicted.
10 LORD *God, to whom vengeance belongeth;
O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, tshow thyself.
2 Lift up thyself, thou “Judge of the earth:
Render a reward to the proud.
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked,
How long shall the wicked triumph ?
4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things ?
And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves ?
5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD!
And afflict thy heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
7 Yet they say, “ The LORD shall not see,
Neither shall the God of Jacob regard it."
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people :
And ye fools, when will ye be wise ?
9 He bthat planted the ear-shall He not hear ?
He that formed the eye-shall He not see?
10 He that chastiseth the heathen shall not He correct?
He that “teacheth man knowledge—shall not He know?
11 The “Lord knoweth the thoughts of man,
That they are vanity.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD!
And teachest him out of thy law;
And ye derstand
• Ex: 4. 11. Pr.
20. 12.
11. Pr.
3.
d 1 Co. 3. 20.
c Job 35. 11. Is.
28. 26.
e Job 5. 17. Pr.
3. 11. I Co. 11.
32. He. 12. 5,
&c.
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13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
f 1 Sa. 12. 22.
14 For the LORD will not cast off his people,
Ro. ll. 1, 2.
Neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness :
| Heb. shall be And all the upright in heart Ishall follow it.
after it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers ?
Or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity ?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help,
* Or, quickly.
My soul had *almost dwelt in silence.
18 When I said, “My foot slippeth ;”
Thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me
Thy comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with Thee,
Which frameth mischief by a law ?
g Mat. 27. 1. 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
* Ex. 23. 7. Pr. And condemn the innocent blood.
17. 15.
22 But the LORD is my defence;.
And my God is the rock of my refuge.
Pr. 2. 23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity,
22. & 5. 22.
And shall cut them off in their own wickedness;
Yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
SECT. XXI.
SECTION XXI.--Jeremiah laments the Desolation of his Country. (21)
THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH.
LAMENT. I.
LAMENTATION 1.
The miserable estate of Jerusalem by reason of her sin. 12 She complaineth of her grief, 18 and
confesseth God's judgment to be righteous.
x 1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people!
How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations!
And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
(21) That Jeremiah was the author of the Elegies This book, which in our Bibles is divided into
or Lamentations which bear his name is evident, five chapters, consists of five distinct elegies, viz.
not only from a very ancient and almost uninter- ELEGY I. The prophet begins with lamenting
rupted tradition, but also from the argument and the sad reverse of fortune which his country
style of the book, which correspond exactly with had experienced, confessing at the same time
those of his prophecies.
that all her miseries were the just consequences
Josephus, Jerome, Junius, Archbishop Usher, of the national wickedness and rebellion against
and other eminent writers, are of opinion that the God. In the midst of his discourse, Jerusalem
Lamentations of Jeremiah were the same which herself is personified, and introduced to con-
are mentioned in 2 Chron. xxxv. 25, as being com tinue the complaint, and humbly to solicit the
posed by the prophet on the death of the pious King divine compassion. Jahn is of opinion, that,
Josiah, and which are there said to have been per in this elegy, Jeremiahı deplores the deporta-
petuated by an ordinance in Israel." But, what tion of King Jehoiachin, and ten thousand of
ever may have become of those Lamentations, it is the principal Jews to Babylon. Compare
evident that these cannot possibly be the same; for 2 Kings xxiv. 8-17, and 2 Chron. xxxvi. 9, 10.
their whole tenor plainly shows that they were ELEGY II. Jeremiah portrays the dire effects
not composed till after the subversion of the king of the divine anger in the subversion of the
dom of Judah. The calamities, which Jeremiah civil and religious constitution of the Jews,
had foretold in his prophecies, are here deplored as and in that extreme misery in which every
having actually taken place, viz. the impositions class of individuals was involved. He repre-
of the false prophets who had seduced the people sents the wretchedness of his country as un-
by their lying declarations, the destruction of the paralleled ; and charges the false prophets with
holy city and temple, the overthrow of the state, having betrayed her into ruin by their false
and the extermination of the people. But though and flattering suggestions. In this forlorn and
it be allowed that the Lamentations were primarily desolate condition--the astonishment and by-
intended as a pathetic description of present calam word of all who see her-Jerusalem is directed
ities, yet it has with great probability been conjec earnestly to inplore the removal of those heavy
tured, that, while Jeremiah mourns the desolation judgments, which God, in the height of his
of Judah and Jerusalem, he may be considered as displeasure, had inflicted upon her. Jahn
prophetically painting the still greater miseries they thinks, that this elegy was composed on the
were to suffer at some future time; and this seems storming of Jerusalem by the Babylonian
plainly indicated by his referring to the time when army.
the punishment of their iniquity shall be accom ELEGY III. The prophet, by describing his own
plished, and they shall no inore be carried into severe afflictions, and showing his trust in the
captivity, (iv. 22.)*
inexhaustible mercics of God, encourages his
* Bishop Tomlinc's Elements of Christian Thcology, vol. i. pr. 112, 113.
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a Ezra 4. 20.
52 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks :
Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her :
All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her
enemies.
* Heb. for the
greatness of
servitude.
o De. 28. 64, 65.
23 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and *because of great
She bdwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: servitude :
All her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
q 4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts :
All her gates are desolate : her priests sigh,
Her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
c De. 28. 43, 44.
7 5 Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper;
For the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions :
Her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
16 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed :
Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture,
And they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
† Or, desirable,
ver. 10.
17 Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries
All her fpleasant things that she had in the days of old,
When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her :
The adversaries saw her, and did mock at her Sabbaths.
Heb. is become
a removing, or,
wundering.
8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she fis removed :
All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness :
Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
9 Her filthiness is in her skirts ; she remembereth not her last end;
Therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter.
O LORD! behold my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself.
people to be patient and resigned under the op Lowth is of opinion, that they were originally
divine chastisements, and to trust in the never written by-the prophet, as they arose in his mind,
failing mercy of Jehovah. He asserts the di- as a long course of separate stanzas, and that they
vine supremacy in the dispensations of good were subsequently collected into one poem. Each
and evil, and shows the unreasonableness of elegy consists of twenty-two periods, according to
murmuring under them. He recommends the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet; al-
self-examination and repentance; and, from though it is in the first four Lamentations only that
their past experience of foriner deliverances the several periods begin (after the manner of an
from God, he encourages them to look for par acrostic) with the different letters following each
don for their sins, and retribution to their other in alphabetical order. By this contrivance,
enemies.
the metre is more precisely marked and ascertained,
ELEGY IV. exhibits a striking contrast, in vari- particularly in the third Lamentation, where each
ous affecting instances, between the present period contains three verses, all having the same
deplorable and wretched condition of his coun- initial letter. The First and Second Lamentations
try, and her former state of prosperity; and in like manner, consist of triplets, excepting only
ascribes the unhappy change chiefly to the the seventh period of the first and the nineteenth
profligacy of its priests and prophets. The of the second, each of which has a supernumerary
national calamities are deeply and tenderly la- line. The fourth Lamentation reseinbles the three
mented, especially the captivity of their sove- former in metre, but the periods are only couplets ;
reign Zedekiak. "This elegy concludes with and in the fifth the periods are couplets, though of a
predicting the judgments that were impending considerably shorter measure, and are not acrostic.
over the Edomites, who had insulted the Jews Although there is no artificial or methodical ar-
in their distress.
rangement of the subject in these incomparable
ELEGY V. is an epilogue or conclusion to the elegies, yet they are totally free from wild incohe-
preceding chapters or elegies. In the Syriac, rency or abrupt transition. Never, perhaps, was
Arabic, and Vulgate versions, this chapter is there a greater variety of beautiful, tender, and
entitled THE PRAYER or JEREMIATT ; but no pathetic images, all expressive of the deepest dis-
such title appears in the Hebrew copies, or in tress and sorrow, more happily chosen and applied
the Septuagint version. It is rather, as Dr. than in the Lamentations of this prophet; nor can
Blayney has remarked, a memorial, represent we too much admire the full and graceful flow
ing, in the name of the whole body of Jewish of that pathetic eloquence, in which the author
exiles, the numerous calamities under which pours forth the effusions of a patriot heart, and
they groaned; and humbly supplicating God piously weeps over the ruin of his venerable coun-
to commiserate their wretchedness, and to re- try*Vide Horne's Critical Introduction, from
store them to his favor and to their ancient which this note is extracted.
prosperity.
The Lamentations are evidently written in me- _* Dr. Blayney's Jerciniah, pp. 445, et seq. Bishop Lowth's
Lectiirrs on Hebrero Pnelry, Icct. xxii. in fine. Jalin, Introd. ad
tre, and contain a number of plaintive cffusions Vit, Föd. pp. 415-117. Carpzov. Introd. ad Libros Biblicos,
composed after the manner of funeral dirges. Bish- pars iii. cap. iv. pp. 177–197.
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* Or, desirable.
d De. 23. 3. Ne.
13. 1.
Or, to make the
soul to come
again.
fOr, It is noth-
ing.
* Heb. pass by
the way?
e De. 28. 48.
10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her *pleasant things :
For she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary,
Whom thou didst command that dthey should not enter into thy con-
gregation.
7 11 All her people sigh, they seek bread;
They have given their pleasant things for meat tto relieve the soul :
See, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
5 12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that *pass by?
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is
done unto me,
Wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against
He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back : [them:
He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
] 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed,
And come up upon my neck : he hath made my strength to fall,
The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not
able to rise up.
o 15 The LORD hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst
of me:
He hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men :
The 'Lord hath trodden #the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a
winepress.
y 16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water,
Because the comforter that should frelieve my soul is far from me:
My children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her:
The Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should
be round about him :
Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
3 18 The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his * commandment:
Hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow :
My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
p 19 I called for my lovers--but they deceived me:
My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city,
While they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
720 Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress : my bowels are troubled;
My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled :
Abroad the sword bereaveth-at home there is as death!
fls. 63. 3. Re. 14.
19, 20. & 19. 15.
| Or, the wine-
press of the vir
gin, &C.
| Heb. bring back.
* Heb. mouth.
g De. 32. 25. Ez.
7. 15.
| Or, proclaimed.
v 21 They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me:
All mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast
done it:
Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast tcalled. and they shall be like
unto me.
n 22 Let all their wickedness come before thee;
And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions :
For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
LAMENT. II.
LAMENTATION II.
Jeremiah lamenteth the misery of Jerusalem. 20 He complaineth thereof to God.
# 1 How hath the LORD covered the Daughter of Zion with a cloud in his
anger,
And "cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel,
And remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
a Mat. 11. 23.
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* Heh. made to
tourl.
E--
* Heb. all the de-
sirable of the eye.
* Heb. shut up.
3 2 The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not
pitied:
He hath thrown down in his wrath the strong-holds of the daughter of
Judah;
He hath *brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the king-
dom and the princes thereof.
1 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel :
He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy,
And he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round
. about.
7 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as
an adversary,
And slew tall that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the
He poured out his fury like fire.
[Daughter of Zion :
0 5 The LORD was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel,
He hath swallowed up all her palaces : he hath destroyed his strong-holds,
And hath increased in the Daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
Or, hedge. 1 6 And he hath violently taken away his ftabernacle, as if it were of a garden :
He hath destroyed his places of the assembly :
The Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten
in Zion,
And hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
17 The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary,
He hath *given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces;
They have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a
solemn feast.
a 8 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion:
He hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from
| Heb. swallowing
destroying :
Therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament—they languished
together.
9 Her gates are sunk into the ground: he hath destroyed and broken her
De. 28. 36.
Her 'king and her princes are among the Gentiles :
(bars :
2 Ki. 24. 15.
62 Ch. 15. 3.
The "Law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
10 The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep
silence :
They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves
with sackcloth:
The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
9 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured
For the destruction of the daughter of my people; (upon the earth,
Or, faints
Because the children and the sucklings tswoon in the streets of the city.
12 They say to their mothers, “ Where is corn and wine?”
When they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city,
When their soul was poured out into their mother's bosom.
3 13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to
thee, O Daughter of Jerusalem ?
What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin Daughter
For thy breach is great like the sea—who can heal thee? [of Zion ?
d Jer. 2. 8. & 5. 314 Thy dProphets have seen vain and foolish things for thee:
23. 16. & 27. 14. And they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity;
But have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
13. 2.
* Heb. by the 0 15 All that pass * by clap their hands at thee;
They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying,
“Is this the city that men call · The perfection of beauty,' "The joy of
up.
31. & 14. 14. &
& 29.8, 9. Lz.
the whole earth ?'".
way.
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J. 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee :
They hiss and gnash the teeth : they say, “ We have swallowed her up :"
Certainly this is the day that we looked for—we have found, we have
seen it.
ate: 26. 26,&c 17 The Lord hath done that which he had ddevised; he hath fulfilled his
De. 28. 15, &c.
word that he had commanded in the days of old :
He hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine
enemy to rejoice over thee,
He hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.
y 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the Daughter of Zion !
Let tears run down like a river day and night :
Give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
p 19 Arise, cry out in the night; in the beginning of the watches
Pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord :
Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children,
That faint for hunger in the top of every street.
7 20 Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom thou hast done this.
Shall the women eat their fruit, and children tof a span long!
23. 53. Je. 19. 9.
Ez. 5. 10.
Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the LORD?
with their hands. v 21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets :
52 Ch. 36. 17. My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword;
Thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and
not pitied.
n 22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about,
So that in the day of the Lord's anger none escaped or remained :
Those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
e Lc. 26. 29. De.
* Or, swaddled
LAMENT. III.
LAMENTATION III.
The faithful bewail their calamities. 22 By the mercies of God they nourish their hope. 37 They
acknowledge God's justice. 55 They pray for deliverance, 64 and vengeance on their enemies.
* 1I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath :
x 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light :
# 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones:
3 5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail :
36 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
i ? He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out; he hath made my
chain heavy :
i 8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer :
à 9 He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths
crooked.
7 10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places :
q 11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces : he hath made
me desolate :
7 12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
,13 He hath caused the *arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins :
17 14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day:
+ Heb. bitterness- ; 15 He hath filled me with tbitterness, he hath made me drunken with
wormwood.
1. Or, rolled me 716 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath Icovered me
with ashes :
* Pleb. good. 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat *prosperity:
, 18 And I said, “ My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD :"
f Or, Remember.
1 Heb. bowed.
, 19 +Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall :
* Heb. sons.
es.
in the ashes.
20 My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is thumbled in me:
7 21 This I *recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
* Heb. make to
return to my
heart.
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77 22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his com-
passions fail not;
23 They are new every morning-great is thy faithfulness !
24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
a Ps. 130. 6. Is.. 25 The Lord is good unto them that await for him to the soul that seeketh him:
30. 18. Mic. 7.7.
♡ 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salva-
tion of the LORD :
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him:
• 29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope:
Is. 50. 6. Mat. * 30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.
5. 39.
3 31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever;
, 32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the
multitude of his mercies;
c Ez. 33. 11. He. 9 33 For Che doth not afflict twillingly nor grieve the children of men.
fHeb. from his 5 34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
heart.
Or, a superior. $ 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of fthe Most High,
* Or, seeth not.
536 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord *approveth not.
12. 10.
d Job 2. 10. Is.
45. 7. Am. 3. 6.
o
e Pr. 19. 3.
† Or, murmur.
Mic. 7. 9.
37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the LORD command-
eth it not ?
38 Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not devil and good ?
D 39 Wherefore doth a living man tcomplain, a man for the punishment of
his sins?
3 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD;
3 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens : ,
, 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled- Thou hast not pardoned.
O 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us; thou hast slain,
thou hast not pitied ;
O 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass
through;
D 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
y 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us;
y 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction :
y 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the
daughter of my people.
49 Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
50 Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven;
51 Mine eye affecteth my fheart *because of all the daughters of my city.
f 1 Co. 4. 13.
G
G
a
| Heb. soul.
* Or, more than
all.
g Je. 37. 16. &
38. 6, 9, 10.
3 52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause;
g 53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me;
3 54 Waters flowed over my head ; then I said, “I am cut off !”
h Ps. 130.1. Jonah
2. 2.
ż Ja. 4. 8.
D 55 I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon:
56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry:
p 57 Thou idrewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst,
“ Fear not !”
9 58 O LORD, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed
my life:
59 O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause :
7 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
w 61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O Lord, and all their imaginations
against me;
w 62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me
all the day :
v 63 Behold their sitting down, and their rising up-I am their music.
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7.
j Ps. 28. 4. See
i n 64 Render junto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of
Je. 11. 20. 2 Ti.
4. 14.
their hands :
Thor: obstinacy of 65 Give them tsorrow of heart, thy curse unto them:
heart.
66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
LAMENT. IV.
LAMENTATION IV,
Zion bewaileth her pitiful estate. 13 She confesseth her sins. 21 Edom is threatened. 22 Zion is
comforted.
# 1 How is the gold become dim ! how is the most fine gold changed !
The stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold,
a 18. 30. 14. Je.
How are they esteemed "as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of
19. 11. 2 Co. 4.
the potter! .
* Or, calves. 3 Even the sea *monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their
young ones:
The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the
wilderness.
q 4 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for
thirst:
The young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
75 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets :
They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
f Or, iniquity. 6 For the tpunishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is
greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom,
See Go. 19. 25. That was 'overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
i ? Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, .
They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of
sapphire :-
Heb. darker n 8 Their visage is țblacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets:
than blackness.
Their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
o 9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with
hunger;
* Heb. flow out. For these *pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field..
110 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children :
De. 28. 57.
They were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
y 11 The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger,
d De. 32. 22. Je. And dhath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations
thereof.
12 The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not
have believed
That the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of
Jerusalem.
o 13 For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests,
e Mat. 23. 31, 37. That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
314 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted
themselves with blood,
† Or, In that they +So that men could not touch their garments.
touch. Nu. 19. 015 They cried unto them, “ Depart ye, țit is unclean; depart, depart, touch
I Or, ye polluted.
"Le. 13. 45.
When they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen,
“They shall no more sojourn there."
* Or, face. y 16 The *anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them:
They respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.
9 17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help:
In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
3 18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets :
Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
2 Ki. 6. 29.
21. 14.
could not but
16.
not!"
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f De. 28. 49. Je.
4. 13.
§ 19 Our persecutors are fswifter than the eagles of the heaven :
They pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wil-
derness.
9 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their
pits,
Of whom we said, “ Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.”
21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz;
The cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and
shalt make thyself naked.
22 +The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion;
he will no more carry thee away into captivity!
He will visit thine iniquity, o daughter of Edom! he will [discover thy
sins !
† Or, Thine inin
quity.
1 Or, carry thee
captive for thy
sins.
LAMENT. V.
LAMENTATION Y.
A pitiful complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.
1 Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us :
Consider, and behold our reproach.
2 Our inheritance is turned to strangers,
Our houses to aliens.
3 We are orphans and fatherless,
Our mothers are as widows.
4 We have drunken our water for money;
* Heb. cometh for Our wood *is sold unto us.
price.
† Heb. On our 5 +Our necks are under persecution:
necks are we per-
secuted. De. 28. We labor, and have no rest.
48. Je. 28. 14.
6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians,
And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not;
And we have borne their iniquities.
a Ne. 5. 15. 8 Servants ahave ruled over us.
There is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
9 We gat our bread with the peril of our lives
Because of the sword of the wilderness.
10 Our skin was black like an oven
# Or, terrors, or, Because of the fterrible famine.
11 They ravished the women in Zion,
And the maids in the cities of Judah.
12 Princes are hanged up by their hand :
The faces of elders were not honored.
13 They took the young men 'to grind,
And the children fell under the wood.
14 The elders have ceased from the gate,
The young men from their music.
15 The joy of our heart is ceased;
Our dance is turned into mourning.
c Job 19. 9. Ps. 16 The crown *is fallen from our head:
89. 39.
Woe unto us, that we have sinned !
* Heb. of our
heud is fallen.
17 For this our heart is faint;
For these things our eyes are dim.
18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate,
The foxes walk upon it.
19 Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever ;
Thy throne from generation to generation.
20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever,
+ Heb. for length And forsake us tso long time ?
of days?
storms.
Ju. 16. 21.
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OF EZEKIEL.
10r, Forwilt.
thou utterly re-
ject us?
21 Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD!
And we shall be turned ; renew our days as of old.
22 IBut thou hast utterly rejected us ;
Thou art very wroth against us.
END OF THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH.]
the the requ Now of the
16. 7.
continulance.
uarisu dydiuau V I
P A Ꭱ Ꭲ II .
EVENTS AT BABYLON BETWEEN THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE
CAPTIVITY AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE.
SECTION 1.-Condition of Daniel and his Companions at Babylon.
SECT. I.
DANIEL I. 8, to the end.
A. M. 3398.
8 BUT Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself
B. C. 606. "with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank;
me therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not
a De. 32. 38. Ez.
4. 13. Ho. 9. 3. defile himself. 9 Now "God had brought Daniel into favor and tender
6 See Ge. 39. 21. love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs
Ps. 106. 46. Pr.
said unto Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your
meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces *worse liking
* Heb. sadder. than the children which are of your fsort ? then shall ye make me en-
mmcor danger my head to the king.” il Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom
Or, the steward. the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah, 1266 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let
them give us *pulse fto eat, and water to drink. 13 Then let our coun-
* Heb. of pulse. tenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the
† Heb, that we
may cat, &c. children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest,
deal with thy servants.” 14 So he consented to them in this matter, and
proved them ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days their countenances
appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat
the portion of the king's meat. 16 Thus Melzar took away the portion
5, 17, of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them
Or, he made
Danici under-
stand.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill
d Nu. 12. 6.
2 Ch. 26. 5. Da. in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had dunderstanding in all
5. 11, 12, 14. &
10.1. *& visions and dreams. 18 Now at the end of the days that the king had
e See Ge. 41. 46. said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought
* Heb. wisdom
of understanding. them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king communed with
f Da. 6. 28. & 10. them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah,
1. He lived to
see that glorious Mishael, and Azariah : therefore stood they before the king. 20 And
time of the re-
turn of his peo- in all matters of *wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired
ple from the
Babylonianecap of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and
aina yotdi mene astrologers that were in all his realm. 21 And Daniel continued even
Sotill is used unto the first year of king Cyrus.
112. 8.
Section II.— The Commission of Ezekiel.(22)
SECT. II.
THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL.
EZEKIEL i. ii. iii. 1-21.
A. M. 3409.
B. C. 595. The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar. 4 His vision of four cherubim, 15 of the four wheels,
C Ac. 7. 22. J
26 and of the glory of God. - Chap. ii. His commission. 6 His instruction. The roll of his
heavy prophecy. – Chap. ij. He eateth the roll. 4. God encourageth him. 15 God showeth
him the rule of prophecy.
(22) We have now come to the prophecies of events-promised to the faithful the same consola-
Ezekiel, which were addressed to the captives at tions, and threatened the disobedient and idolatrous
Babylon, before and after the captivity of Zedekiah among their countrymen with the same punish-
and the destruction of the temple. They must ments. Both prophets united in denunciations
therefore have been delivered at the same time, against the false prophets, and in anticipations of
and against the same crimes, against which Jere- the ultimate restoration of the Jews from the Baby-
miah was denouncing the judgments of God at lonish captivity. The communication between
Jerusalem. Both prophets predicted the same Babylon and Jerusalem, though very limited on
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1 Now it came to pass in the (23) thirtieth year, in the fourth month,
* Heb. captivity. in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the *captives by the
a So Mat. 3. 16. river of Chebar, that "the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of
Ac. 7. 56. & 10.
11. Re. 19. 11. God. ? In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king
account of their great distance, and the inconve- ever, of this singular and simultaneous coincidence
niences of travelling, remained still open; and between the two prophets, is to be found in their
must have afforded the Jews occasional opportuni. predictions against Egypt for its treachery and ini-
ties of learning the fate of their captive brethren. quities. Ezekiel, inmediately before Zedekiah was
It must have informed them of the predictions of made prisoner, uttered in Chaldea that celebrated
Ezekiel in Chaldea, and of the striking similarity prediction contained in chap. xxx. ver. 30, to the
and connection which existed between them and end ; in which he assures the people that the king
those they had received from their own inspired of Egypt should be subdued by the king of Babylon.
teacher. The distance that separated these two In chap. xxxi. the same prediction is repeated, and
prophets must have precluded all idea of conni- it was delivered only one month before Jerusalem
vance, and rendered it impossible for any commu- was taken. Compare with these two chapters of
nication to have taken place between them. The Ezekiel, Jer. xliii. ver. 8, to the end, and chap. xlvi.
believing part of the Jews therefore, both at Jeru. 13, to the end. On the captivity of Zedekiah, Jere-
salem and Babylon, must in the course of some miah was taken by Nebuzar-adan, who treated him
months have been made acquainted with the sepa- with much respect, and permitted him to return to
rate prophecies of these two inspired persons; and his own home, under the government of Gedaliah.
within a few years they actually witnessed the ful- Soon after, however, Gedaliah having been mur-
filment of them, in the desolation of Judah and the dered by Ishinael, and the chief of the remaining
captivity of their brethren. Such were the irresis- Jews escaping into Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans,
tible appeals that God made to the Jews to con- Jeremiah was compelled to go with them, and it
vince them that his Providence still watched over was on his arrival in this country that he uttered
them, and directed all things for the welfare of his the prophecies against Egypt.
visible Church.
Ezekiel, whose name imports the strength of God,
Thus in the fourth year of Zedekiah, Jeremiah was the son of Buzi, of the sacerdotal race, and one
(xxvii. 19, to the end) declared to the people at of the captives carried by Nebuchadnezzar to Baby-
Jerusalem, at a time when there was no war be- lon, with Jehoiachin king of Judah: it does not
tween the king of Judæa and the king of Babylon, appear that he had prophesied before he came into
that Nebuchadnezzar should carry to Babylon the Mesopotamia. The principal scene of his predic-
brazen pillars, and the residue of the vessels of the tions was some place on the river Chebar, which
temple, which he had previously spared in the cap- flows into the Euphrates, about two hundred miles,
ture of the city, when Jehoiachin had been taken: to the north of Babylon, where the prophet resided;
and he further adds, that they should not be melted though he was, occasionally, conveyed in vision to
down nor destroyed, but preserved at Babylon till Jerusalem. He commenced his prophetic ministry
their captivity terminated. At the time this pre- in the thirtieth year of his age, according to general
diction was delivered there appeared no probability accounts; or rather, as Calmet thinks, in the
of its accomplishment; and the prophecy must have thirtieth year after the covenant was renewed with
been well known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. God in the reign of Josiah, which answers to the
In this year Seraiah went to Babylon, (Jer. li. 59.) fifth year of Ezekiel's and Jehoiachin's captivity,
and Jeremiah commissioned him to take the proph- (Ezek. i. 1, and xl. 1.) the era whence he dates
ecy he had lately written against Babylon, to read his predictions; and he continued to prophesy
it there, and then to cast it into the Euphrates. Of about twenty or twenty-one years. The events of
the precise time of the year in which Seraiah his life, after his call to the prophetic office, are in-
went, we are not informed in the very brief narra- terwoven with the detail which he has himself given
tive of Scripture ; but as the distance was great, it of his predictions ; but the manner of its termina-
is not probable they could be less than some months tion is no where ascertained.
in their journey. "If they arrived at Babylon about In the following arrangement of Ezekiel, Arch-
the end of the fourth, or the beginning of the fifth bishop Newcome's disposition of the several proph-
year of Zedekiah, which was the same as the fifth ecies, and divisions of the chapters are observed.
of Jehoiachin's captivity, they would receive in that The prophet being extremely careful throughout, in
city a confirmation and explanation of the predic- dating each prophecy, the place is usually assigned
tions of Jeremiah, by a prophecy of Ezekiel de- by internal evidence ; and there is little or no diffi-
livered to the captives before their arrival ; when culty in arranging each prophetical discourse in its
it was evidently impossible that any communication historical and chronological order. For the sake
could have taken place between the two prophets. of clearness in apprehending the history of this
Jeremiah predicted that the vessels of the temple period, I have inserted the events which took place
should be taken; Ezekiel (chap. iv.) predicted the in Babylon, in a separate chapter from those which
manner in which this prophecy should be accom- occurred at the same time in Judæa.-Vide Gray's
plished, by the siege and capture of Jerusalem. Key; Horne ; Calmet; the Commentators ; Intro-
In additional confirmation of the supposition that duction to Ezekiel; Archbishop Newcome.
Ezekiel could not have known of this prophecy of (23) Chronologers and commentators have been
Jeremiah when he delivered his own prediction of much divided as to the thirtieth year, mentioned
the last capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, in ver. 1, of this chapter. Usher, Prideaux, Lowth,
it must be remembered that Ezekiel was among the and Lightfoot, reckon the thirty years here spoken
captives by the river Chebar, and not at Babylon; of, as well as the forty days or years (chap. iv. ver.
whither we may naturally suppose the embassy 6.) from the covenant made by Josiah in the eight-
would have immediately proceeded.
centh year of his reign; according to which com-
In Jeremiah xxxvii. 17, we read that Jeremiah putation, this thirtieth year will be 595 B. C.
prophesied to Zedekiah limself that he should be Others suppose it to be the thirtieth year of
delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon. Ezekiel's age. The divine instructions were first
Prior to the date of this prediction, Ezekiel had revealed to him in a glorious vision, “the appear-
foretold to the captives in Chaldea the same thing, ance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord," at-
(chap. xii. 13.) Yet we have no proof that the for- tended by his cherubim symbolically portrayed.
mer had ever heard of the prediction of the latter. “The word of the Lord came expressly" unto him,
The most undeniable and conclusive proof, how- and he received his communication by a voice,
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itself.
lithe fire. 5 Alke midst thereoding itself, and came
foot.
d Di. 10. 6. Re.
1. 15.
B 2 Ki. 24. 12, 15. 6 Jehoiachin's captivity, 3 the word of the LORD came expressly unto
† Heb. Jchezkel. Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by
the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
4 And (24) I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north,
3. Heb. catching a great cloud, and a fire finfolding itself, and a brightness was about
it, and out of the midst thereof as the color of amber, out of the midst
c Re. 4.6, &c. of the fire. 5 Also 'out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four
living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the like-
ness of a man. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four
* Heb. a straight wings. 7 And their feet were *straight feet; and the sole of their feet was
like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled 'like the color of bur-
nished brass. 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on
their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. 9 Their
wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went;
e See Re. 4.7. they went every one straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of their
f Nu. 2. 10. faces, they four "had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the
g Nu. 2.3.
right side : "and they four had the face of an ox on the left side ; 'they
h Nu. 2. 18.
four also had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces: and their
i Nu. 2. 25.
Or, divided
wings were tstretched upward; two wings of every one were joined
one to another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And they went every
one straight forward : whither the spirit was to go, they went; and
they turned not when they went. 13 As for the likeness of the living
creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, 'and like the
appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures;
and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And
the living creatures ran and returned kas the appearance of a flash of
lightning.
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the
earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. 16 The appearance
of the wheels and their work was like unto the color of a beryl: and
they four had one likeness : and their appearance and their work was
as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17 When they went, they
went upon their four sides : and they turned not when they went.
above.
; Re. 4. 5.
K Mat. 24. 27.
which was followed by a forcible influence of the Under the Levitical economy the cherubic symbols
Spirit, and by awful directions for his conduct, and the burning flame were united, both in the
(chap. i. ii. iii. to ver. 22.)
tabernacle, and in the temple. The cherubim ap-
Many of these directions were figurative and pear to have been considered as emblems of the
communicated in vision, and were given by way visible church, and the burning flame as the symbol
of metaphorical instruction ; for when Ezekiel is of the Divine Presence. The time had now ar-
commanded to "eat the roll of prophecy," we un rived when the visible Church was to be removed
derstand that he is enjoined only to receive, and from the holy land, and established among the faith-
thoroughly to digest its contents; and when he ful worshippers of Jehovah, who were taken cap-
professes to have complied with the command, we tives to Babylon. This removal is denoted in the
perceive that he speaks only of a transaction in vision by the appearance of the cherubim, of the
vision. With respect to some other relations of glory of the Lord, and of the Angel Jehovah, or the
this nature contained in Ezekiel's book, whether form of the man, the head and protector of the
we suppose them to be descriptive of real or imag- visible Church, to the prophet Ezekiel. He receives
inary events, they are very reconcilable with the his commission as prophet from the Angel Jehovah,
divine intention in the employment of the prophet. speaking out of the midst of a burning flame.
On a supposition that they were real, we may Ezekiel recognised in the appearance of a man,
reasonably suppose a miraculous assistance to have speaking from between the cherubim, and from the
been afforded them when necessary; and if we midst of the flame, the same mysterious and Divine
consider them as imaginary, they might be repre- Being who was well known to have formerly ap-
sented equally as emblematical forewarnings re- peared to the patriarchs, to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
vealed to the prophet.—Gray's Key, p. 396. and Moses. He fell upon his face, as St. Paul and
(24) Few subjects have occasioned so much dis- St. John afterwards did, when the same Almighty
cussion as the cherubim, which are so repeatedly Being manifested himself, on the road to Damascus,
spoken of in the Old Testament. The first time we and in the Island of Patios. Ezekiel fell down
read of the cherubim is in Genesis—« God placed before him, as all mankind will fall, when the
at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim and same Angel Jehovah, of the Patriarchal and Leviti-
a flaming sword.” It is generally supposed that cal Church, the Messiah of the Christian Church,
the words translated a flaming sword, signify more shall descend to judgment; when he shall again
properly a bright flame of waving fire; that this appear, not as a friendless, insulted, and crucified
appearance was permanent at the gate of Paradise, man, but in the glory of his Godhead, which he had
and that it was the same glory of the Lord, or the with the Father before the world was, (John
Shechinah which afterward appeared to Moses. xvii. 5.)
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f Or, of life.
1. 15.
m Ex. 24. 10.
1.
18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and
Or, strales.
their frings were full of eyes round about them four. 19 And when the
living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living
creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their
spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the
* Or, of life. spirit *of the living creature was in the wheels. 21 When those went,
these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were
lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them:
for the spirit tof the living creature was in the wheels. ..
22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living
creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over
their heads above. 23 And under the firmament were their wings straight,
the one toward the other : every one had two, which covered on this
side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
Da. 10. 6. Re.
24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, 'like the
noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech,
as the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads,
when they stood, and had let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the like-
ness of a throne, "as the appearance of a sapphire stone : and upon
the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man
above upon it. 27 And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance
of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even
upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw
as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
* Re. 4. 3. & 10. 28 As "the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of
rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was
the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when
Da. 8..17. Ac I saw it, 'I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
p Da. 10. 11.
And he said unto me, "Son of man ! ”stand upon thy EZEKIEL ii.
feet, and I will speak unto thee.” 2 And the Spirit entered
into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard
him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, “ Son of man! I send
Heb. nations. thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious fnation that hath rebelled
against me : they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even
* Heb. hard of unto this very day. For they are *impudent children and stiff-hearted.
I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith
the Lord God. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they
will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there
9 Jo. 1. 8, 17. Lu. hath been a prophet among them. 6 And thou, son of man, 'be not
Or, rebels. Is. afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though tbriers and
thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions : "be not
afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be
a rebellious house. And thou shalt speak my words unto them,
whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are
#most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee.
Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house : open thy mouth, and
* eat that I give thee."
9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent unto me; and, lo,
a roll of a book was therein, 10 and he spread it before me : and it was
a i. e. on both written awithin and without; and there was written therein lamenta-
tions, and mourning, and woe!
1 Moreover he said unto me, “Son of man! eat that Ezekiel iii.
thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of 1-21.
Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
9. 4. Re. l. 17.
fuce,
12. 4.
9. 18. Je. 6. 28.
Mic. 7. 4.
rl Pe. 3. 14.
| Heb. rebellion.
s Re. 10. 9.
sides of the
parchment.
Ed.
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Je. 15. 16.
thee to thein,
would they not
o See I Ki. 18.
12. 2 Ki. 2. 16.
1 Heb. hot anger.
3 And he said unto me, " Son of man! cause thy belly to eat, and fill
Re. 10.2. See thy bowels with this roll that I give thee.” Then did I 'eat it; and
it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
4 And he said unto me, “Son of man! go, get thee unto the house
of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 5 For thou art not sent
Heb. deep of lip, to a people fof a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the
and hery of
tongue ; and so house of Israel ; not to many people *of a strange speech and of a
ver. 6.
* Heb. deep of
f hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had
a
lip, and heavy of I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. But the
language.
tor, if I had sent house of Israel will not hearken unto thee, "for they will not hearken
unto me; for all the house of Israel are timpudent and hard-hearted.
have heurkened 8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy
unto thee?
forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 As an adamant harder than
u John 15. 20.
flint have I made thy forehead : fear them not, neither be dismayed at
I Heb. stif of
forehead, and
their looks, though they be a rebellious house."
hard of licurt.
10 Moreover he said unto me, “Son of man! all my words that I shall
speak unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears. 11 And
go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people,
and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether
they will hear, or whether they will forbear.”
12 Then 'the Spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a
Ac. 8. 39. great rushing, saying, “ Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his
place !” 13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures
* Hleb. kissed. that *touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against
them, and a noise of a great rushing. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up,
† Heb. bitter. and took me away, and I went tin bitterness, in the heat of my spirit;
but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by
the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there as-
tonished among them seven days. 16 And it came to pass at the end
of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 17“ Son
of man! I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel:
therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from
me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and
thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from
20 Jo. 8. 21, 24, his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man "shall die in his
iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand. 19 Yet if thou warn
the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked
2 Is. 49. 4, 5. Ac. way, he shall die in his iniquity ; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
20. 26.
* Heb. righteous- 20 Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his *righteousness,
and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall
die : because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin,
and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered ;
but his blood will I require at thy hand. 21 Nevertheless if thou warn
the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he
shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy
soul.”
SECT. III. SECTION III.—Ezekiel prophesies the Miserics and Destruction of Jerusalem.
EZEKIEL iii. 22, to the end, and iv. to vii.
A. M. 3409.
B. C. 595.
God shutteth and openeth the prophet's mouth. — Chap. iv. 1 Under the type of a siege is showed the
time from the defection of Jeroboam to the captivity. 9 By the provision of the siege, is showed
the hardness of the famine. - Chap. v. 1 Under the type of hair, 5 is showed the judgment of
Jerusalem for their rebellion, 12 by fanine, sword, and dispersion. - Chap. vi. 1 The judgment
of Israel for their idolatry. '8 A rennant shall be blessed." 11 The fuithful are exhorted to la-
ment their calamities. - Chap, vii. 1 The final desolation of Israel. 16 The mournful repentance
of them that escape. 20 The enemies defile the sunctuary because of the Israelites' abominations.
23 Under the type of a chain is showed their miserable captivity.
22 And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto
me, “ Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.”
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proving.
23 Then I arose and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory
of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Che-
bar. And I fell on my face. 24 Then the Spirit entered into me, and
set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, “Go, shut
thyself within thy house. 25 But thou, O son of man, behold! they
shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with thein, and thou
a Lu. 1. 20, 22. shalt not go out among them ; 26 and “I will make thy tongue cleave
to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to
* Heb. a man re- them *a reprover : for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak
with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, thus
saith the Lord God, He that heareth, let him hear; and he that for-
beareth, let him forbear : for they are a rebellious house."
16 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it EZEKIEL IV. (25)
before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem
2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a
+ Or, chief load mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set tbattering rams
ers. Ez. 21. 22.
Or, a fat plate,
against it round about. 3 Moreover take thou unto thee fan iron pan,
and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set
thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege
against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. 4 Lie thou also
upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it:
according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou
shalt bear their iniquity. 5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their
iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety
days: "so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 And
when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and
thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have ap-
* Heb. a day for pointed thee *each day for a year. 7 Therefore thou shalt-set thy face
toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and
thou shalt prophesy against it. 8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon
+ Heb. from thy thee, and thou shalt not turn thee ffrom one side to another, till thou
hast ended the days of thy siege.
9 - Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and len-
| Or, spelt. tils, and millet, and #fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make
thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou
or, slice.
and face * This e, ana ber of
6 Nu. 14. 34.
a year, a day for
a year.
side to thy side.
(25) Bishop Warburton has some curious obser- linen girdle in a hole of the rock near Euphrates-
vations on the emblematical mode of teaching by where he breaks a potter's vessel in sight of the
the use of types, an instance of which we read in people-puts on bonds, and yokes, and casts a book
this chapter. Language, he observes, as appears into the Euphrates—where Ezekiel, by the same ap-
from the nature of the thing, from the records of pointment, delineates the siege of Jerusalem on a
history, and from the remains of the most ancient tile-weighs the hair of his beard in balances-
languages yet remaining, was at first extremely carries out his household stuff—and joins together
rude, narrow, and equivocal ; so that men would the two sticks for Judah and Israel. By these ac-
be perpetually at a loss, on any new conception, or tions the prophets instructed the people in the will
uncommon accident, to explain themselves intelli of God, and conversed with them in signs : but
gibly to one another. The art of enlarging lan- where God teaches the prophet, and, in compliance
guage by a scientific analogy being a late invention, with the custom of that time, condescends to the
this would necessarily set them upon supplying the same mode of instruction, then the significative
deficiencies of speech by apt and significant signs. action is generally changed into a vision, either
Accordingly, in the first ages of the world, mutual natural, or extraordinary: as where the prophet is
converse was upheld by a mixed discourse of words bid to regard the rod of the almond tree-the seeth-
and ACTIONS. Hence came the Eastern phrase ing pot the work on the potter's wheel-the
of the voice of the sign (Exod. iv. 8.); and use and basket of good and bad figs—and the prophet
custom, as in most other affairs of life, improving Ezekiel the ideal scene of the resurrection of dry
what had arisen out of necessity, into ornament, bones. The significative action was, though gener-
this practice subsisted long after the necessity was ally, not always changed into a vision. For as
over; especially among the Eastern people, whose sometimes, where the instruction was for the people,
natural temperament inclined them to a mode of the significative action was, perhaps, in vision : só
conversation, which so well exercised their vivacity, sometimes again, though the information was only
by motion; and so much gratified it, by a perpetual for the prophet, God would set him upon a real
representation of material images. Of this we expressive action, whose obvious meaning convey-
have innumerable instances in Holy Scripture, as, ed the intelligence proposed, or sought. See the
where the false prophet pushed with horns of iron, whole extract.-Divine Legation, vol. iii. b. iv. p.
to denote the entire overthrow of the Syrians 105, &c. 4th edit.
where Jeremiah, by God's direction, hides the
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11. 40. & 17. 15
65. 4.
Is. 7. 20.
* Heb. wings:
shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat
thereof. 10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight,
twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. 11 Thou
shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of a hin : from time
to time shalt thou drink. 12 And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and
thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.”
c Ho. 9. 3.
13 And the LORD said, “ Even thus shall the children of Israel eat
their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.”
d Ac. 10. 14.
14 Then said I, “Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been
e Ex. 22. 31... Les polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of 'that
F De. 14. 3. Is. which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces ; neither came there 'abom-
inable flesh into my mouth.” 15 Then he said unto me, “Lo! I have
given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread
therewith.” 16 Moreover he said unto me, “Son of man! behold, I
& Le. 26. 26. Ps, will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem. And they shall eat bread
by weight, and with care ; and they shall drink water by measure, and
with astonishment: 17 that they may want bread and water, and be
R Le. 26. 39.
astonished one with another, and "consume away for their iniquity.”
16 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take EZEKIEL V.
i Soe Le. 21. 5. thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thy head
and upon thy beard : then take thee balances to weigh, and divide
the hair. 2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the
city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a
third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt
scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. 3 Thou
shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy *skirts.
4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire,
and burn them in the fire ; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all
the house of Israel.”
5 Thus saith the Lord God,
This is Jerusalem :
I have set it in the midst of the nations
And countries that are round about her.
6 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than
the nations,
And my statutes more than the countries that are round about her ;
For they have refused my judgments and my statutes,
They have not walked in them.
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round
about you,
And have not walked in my statutes,
Neither have kept my judgments,
Neither have done according to the judgments
Of the nations that are round about you ;
* 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, I, even I, am against thee,
And will execute judgments in the midst of thee ·
In the sight of the nations.
j La. 4. 6. Da. 9. 9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done,
12. Am. 3. 2.
And whereunto I will not do any more the like,
Because of all thine abominations.
• 10 Therefore the fathers "shall eat the sons in the midst of thee,
29. Je. 19. 9.
And the sons shall eat their fathers ;
And I will execute judgments in thee,
I Le. 26. 33. De.
And the whole remnant of thee will I 'scatter into all the winds.
28. 64. Zec.2.
11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God,
k Lo. 26. 29. De.
28. 53. 2 Ki. 6.
La. 2. 20. & 4.
10. Bur. 2. 3.
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o Je. 9. 16.
p De. 32. 36. 18.
1. 24.
Noh. 2. 17.
q De. 28. 37.
1 Ki. 9. 7. Ps.
79. 4. Je. 24. 9.
Ll. 2. 15.
m 2 Ch. 36. 14. Surely, because thou hast mdefiled my sanctuary with all thy
detestable things,
And with all thine abominations,
Therefore will I also diminish thee;
Neither shall mine eye spare,
Neither will I have any pity.
» Je. 15. 2. & 21. 12 A "third part of thee shall die with the pestilence,
And with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee:
And a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee;
And 'I will scatter a third part into all the winds,
And I will draw out a sword after them.
13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished,
And I will cause my fury to rest upon them,
And 'I will be comforted;
And they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal,
When I have accomplished my fury in them.
9 Le: 26. 31, 32. 14 Moreover 'I will make thee waste,
And a reproach among the nations that are round about thee,
In the sight of all that pass by.
15 So it shall be "a reproach and a taunt,
An instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round
about thee,
When I shall execute judgments in thee
In anger and in fury and in furious rebukes,
(I the Lord have spoken it,)
s De. 32. 23, 24. 16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine,
Which shall be for their destruction,
And which I will send to destroy you.
And I will increase the famine upon you,
t Le. 26. 26.
And will break your 'staff of bread :
u Le. 26. 22. De. 17 So will I send upon you famine and "evil beasts,
And they shall bereave thee;
And pestilence and blood shall pass through thee;
And I will bring the sword upon thee.
I the LORD have spoken it.
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, EZEKIEL Vi.
2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of
Israel, and prophesy against them, 3 and say,-
Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God!
Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills,
To the rivers, and to the valleys;
Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you,
v Le. 26. 30.
And ”I will destroy your high places.
4 And your altars shall be desolate,
for, sun images, And your timages shall be broken;
w Le. 26. 30. And “I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
| Heb. give.
5 And I will play the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before
; their idols ;
And I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
6 In all your dwelling-places the cities shall be laid waste,
And the high places shall be desolate ;
That your altars may be laid waste and made desolate,
And your idols may be broken and cease,
And your images may be cut down,
And your works may be abolished.
7 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you,
And ye shall know that I am the Lord.
32. 24.
and so ver. 6.
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w Je. 44. 28.
Le. 26. 39.
8 Yet "will I leave a remnant, .
That ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the
nations,
When ye shall be scattered through the countries.
9 And they that escape of you shall remember me
Among the nations whither they shall be carried captives,
Because I am broken
With their whorish heart, which hath departed from me,
And with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols;
And they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have
committed
In all their abominations.
10 And they shall know that I am the LORD,
And that I have not said in vain
That I would do this evil unto them.
11 Thus saith the Lord God;
Smite with thy hand,
And stamp with thy foot, and say,
Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel !
For they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pesti-
12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence;
[lence.
And he that is near shall fall by the sword;
And he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine :
Thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
13 Then shall ye know that I am the LOPD,
When their slain men shall be among their idols round about their
Upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, [altars,
And under every green tree, and under every thick oak,
The place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
14 So will I stretch out my hand upon them,
And make the land desolate,
Yea, *more desolate than the wilderness toward 'Diblath,
In all their habitations:
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, EZEKIEL vii.
2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto
the land of Israel ;-
An *end, the end is come
Upon the four corners of the land.
3 Now is the end come upon thee,
And I will send mine anger upon thee,
And will judge thee according to thy ways,
And will trecompense upon thee all thine abominations.
4 And mine eyes shall not spare thee,
Neither will I have pity ;
But I will recompense thy ways upon thee,
And thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee :
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord God;
An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
6 An end is come, the end is come:
It Iwatcheth for thee-behold, it is come !
7 The morning is come upon thee, O thou that dwellest in the land !
The 'time is come, the day of trouble is near,
And not the *sounding again of the mountains.
8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee,
And accomplish mine anger upon thee;
* Or, desolate
from the wilder-
ness.
y Nu. 33. 46. Je.
48. 22.
z See Ge. 6. 13.
Am. 8. 2. Mat.
24. 6, 13, 14.
| Heb. gioc.
against thee.
| Heb. awaketh
*
a Zep. 1. 14, 15.
• Or, echo.
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tilous persons.
+ Heb. Though
their life were
quity.
1. 20.
And I will judge thee according to thy ways,
And will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
9 And mine eye shall not spare,
Neither will I have pity :
| Heb. upon thee.
I will recompense fthee according to thy ways
And thine abominations that are in the midst of thee;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.
10 Behold the day, behold, it is come!
The morning is gone forth;
The rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness :
Or, tumult.
None of them shall remain, nor of their #multitude, nor of any of
* Or, their tumul Neither bshall there be wailing for them.
[*theirs ;
6 Jo. 16. 5, 6. 12 The time is come, the day draweth near !
Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn ;
For wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold,
Although they were yet alive:
yet among the For the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof,
living.
Which shall not return;
I Or, whose life
Neither shall any strengthen himself fin *the iniquity of his life.
is in his iniquity.
* Heb. his ini 14 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready;
But none goeth to the battle :
For my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
De. 32. 25. La. 15 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within :
He that is in the field shall die with the sword ;
And he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
16 But they that escape of them shall escape,
And shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys,
All of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
17 All hands shall be feeble,
+ Heb. go into And all knees shall tbe weak as water.
18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth,
And horror shall cover them;
And shame shall be upon all faces,
And baldness upon all their heads.
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets,
epa. And their gold shall be fremoved :
Their dsilver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them
d See Job 36. 19.
In the day of the wrath of the LORD:
They shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels;
* Because it is the stumbling-block of their iniquity.
20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty;
But they made the images of their abominations
And of their detestable things therein:
Therefore have I tset it far from them.
21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey,
And to the wicked of the earth for a spoil ;
And they shall pollute it.
22 My face will I turn also from them,
And they shall pollute my secret place;
1 Or, burglars. For the frobbers shall enter into it, and defile it.
23 Make a chain;
62 Ki. 21. 16.
For ºthe land is full of bloody crimes,
And the city is full of violence.
24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen,
And they shall possess their houses :
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water.
I Heb. for a sepa-
ration, or, Un-
cleanness.
* Or, Becausc
their iniquity is
their stumbling-
block.
| Or, made it unto
them an unclean
thing
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ofi.
2. 9.
I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease;
* Or, they shall
inherit their holy
And *their holy places shall be defiled.
places.
25. + Destruction cometh ;
† Heb. Cutting
And they shall seek peace and there shall be none.
f De. 32. 23. Je. 26 Mischief 'shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor;
4. 20.
Then shall they seek a vision of the prophet;
g Ps. 74. 9. La
But the law shall perish from the priest,
And counsel from the ancients.
27 The king shall mourn,
And the prince shall be clothed with desolation,
And the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled :
I will do unto them after their way,
1 Heb. with their
And faccording to their deserts will I judge them;
judgments.
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
SECT. IV.
A. M. 3410.
B. C. 594.
SECTION IV.-Ezekiel's Vision of the Idolatries which occasioned the Baby-
lonish Captivity.
EZEKIEL viii.(26) to xi. 1-21.
Ezelciel, in a vision of God at Jerusalem, 5 is showed the image of jealousy. 7 The chambers of
imugery. 13 The mourners for Tammua, 15 the worshippers towards the sun. 18 God's wrath
for their idolatry. — Chap. ix. 1 A vision, whereby is showed the preservation of some, 5 and the
destruction of the rest. 8 God cannot be entrealed for them. — Chap. x. 1 The vision of the coals
of fire, to be scultered over the city. 8 The vision of the cherubim. - Chap. xi. 1 The presump-
tiön of the princes. 4 Their sin und judgment. 13 Ezekiel complaining, 'God shoroeth hin his
purpose in saving a remnunt, 21 and punishing the wicked.
1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the
fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah
(20) It has been already observed, (Note 1, in men of the ancients of the house of Israel,” (ver.
Period vii.) that there were always two parties 11.) were the Sanhedrin; the appointed and conse-
among the Jews, the party of the idolators, and that crated preservers of the Law, and the teachers of
of the worshippers of Jehovah; which two parties the people. Even these had all apostatized; and
were in perpetual opposition to each other, and ob- were devoting themselves to those corrupt super-
tained the ascendency as either was protected or stitions, in which only the most distinguished ad-
depressed by the sovereign of the nation. The herents to this prevailing idolatry were initiated,
eighth chapter of Ezekiel contains a representation, and to which it was considered an honor to be
in a vision, with which the prophet was favored, of admitted.
the total apostacy of the heads of the Jewish nation The second principal idolatry seen by Ezekiel,
from the religion of their forefathers. They had as practised among the Jews, was the Phænician.
gradually become more and more corrupted, afler He loc
and more corrupted, after He looks toward the gate of the Lord's house,
the establishinent of idolatry by Solomon; and the which was towards the north (ver. 14.); that is,
period of their long-threatened punishment was in his vision he looks towards Phenicia, and sees,
rapidly approaching. By the time the sins of this even at the gate of the temple, " women weeping
wretched people were ripe for the punishment of for Tammuz' or Adonis. This idolatry, according
their approaching captivity, they had polluted them to the Phænician custom, was practised in the open
selves with all kinds of Egyptian abominations. In day: and the apostacy among the Jews was repre-
this vision of Ezekiel, their three chief idolatries are sented as so general, that the women indulged in
graphically described. The image of Jealousy is the superstition of Phænicia, even in the presence
supposed to have been either an image of Baal, of the temple of Jehovah.
which had been erected by Manasseh, and though The third principal idolatry hy which the people
destroyed by his successor, Josiah, had been again had now debased themselves, was the Persian, (ver.
restored, or an image of Adonis. The first of 16.) - Behold, at the door of the temple of the
their principal idolatries, Bishop Warburton sup Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about
poses to have been the Egyptian superstitions. The five and twenty men, with their backs towards the
tenth verse, “I went in, and saw, and behold every temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east;
form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and and they worshipped the sun toward the east.”
all the idols of Israel portrayed upon the wall In this representation, the very interior of the tein-
round about.” He interprets, as descriptive of that ple of Jehovah is polluted. The space between the
peculiar imagery, some of which is still seen in the temple and the altar, where the Jewish priests in-
Isiac or Bembine table. Mr. Faber supposes them voked the mercy of Jehovah for the people, was
to have been the monstrous forms of those idols, profaned, (Joel ii. 17.) The five and twenty men,
which the Israelites had borrowed from the astro- mentioned ver. 16, were probably the twelve priests,
nomical mythology of the surrounding nations. Pos- and the twelve Levites of the weckly service, with
sibly they were images of the same nature as those the high priest at their head. It was the custom
which our enterprising countrymen have recently of the Jews to turn their faces towards the temple,
discovered in the Egyptian temples. Bishop War- when they worshipped, (Dan. vi. 10.) But, in this
burton further conjectures, that the passage (in vision, Ezekiel sees that even the priests turn their
chap. viii. ver. 6–13.) contains a very lively and backs upon the temple of Jehovah; thereby con-
circumstantial account of the celebrated mysteries temptuously expressing their disregard of the God
of Isis and Osiris. The most solemn celebration of of their fathers, and their preference for the ancient
these mysteries was attended by none but princes, idolatries of Chaldea. He sees the legislature, the
rulers, and the wisest of the people. The " seventy women, and the priesthood, alike corrupt and given
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a Du. 5. 5.
sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me.
2 Then I beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire! from the
appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even
upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the color of amber. 3 And
" he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head;
and the Spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and
brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the
inner gate that looketh toward the north ; where was the seat of the
i De. 32. 16, 21. image of Jealousy, which bprovoketh to jealousy. 4 And, behold, the
glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I
saw in the plain.
5 Then said he unto me, “ Son of man ! lift up thine eyes now the
way toward the north.” So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the
north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of
Jealousy in the entry. 6 He said furthermore unto me,“ Son of man!
seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house
of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary?
but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations."
? And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked,
behold a hole in the wall. 8 Then said he unto me,“ Son of man! dig
now in the wall ; " and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
9 And he said unto me, “ Go in, and behold the wicked abominations
that they do here.” 10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form
of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the
house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. 11 And there
stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel,
and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with
every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went
up. 12 Then said he unto me, “Son of man! hast thou seen what the
ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the cham-
bers of his imagery? for they say, "The Lord seeth us not; the LORD
hath forsaken the earth.'"
13 He said also unto me, “Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see
greater abominations that they do." 14 Then he brought me to the door
of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north ; and,
behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
15 Then said he unto me, “ Hast thou seen this, O son of man ? turn
thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.”
16 And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and,
behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and
the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the
temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they wor-
c De. 4. 19. 2 Ki. shipped the sun toward the east.
23. 5, 11. Job 31.
26. Jo. 44. 17. *** 17 Then he said unto me, “ Hast thou seen this, O son of man? *Is
*.OrIs there any it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abomina-
to commit. tions which they commit here ? for they have dfilled the land with
1: violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger; and, lo! they
a The Persians
hold a small put the abranch to their nose. 18 Therefore will I also deal in fury:
branch of twigs
(called Barsom mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they
and cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.”
to their god , He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, EZEKIEL IX. (27)
Ormuzd.-Ed.
e See Job 27.9. “Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near,
thing lighter than
d Ge. 6. 11.
-
in their left hand
when they pray
to idolatry; and he is compelled to acknowledge will recompense their way upon their head.”—
the undoubted justice of those severe judgments, Faber's Pug. Idol. vol. i. p. 208; Warburton's Di-
which God was now about to inflict on them; and vine Legation, vol. i. b. iv. § 6. p. 17–23.
which are represented in such strong language in (27) The ninth chapter foretells the preservation
the concluding verses of the ninth chapter. Mine of the pious Jews, and denounces vengeance against
eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: but I the idolators, beginning at the elders and people in
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15. 6.
Loirs.
8.
4. 17.
even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.” 2 And, be-
+ Heb. is turned. hold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which tlieth
| Heb. a weapon toward the north, and every man ta slaughter weapon in his hand;
in pieces.1g and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's ink-
f Le. 16. 4. Re. horn *by his side; and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.
* Heb. upon his 3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub,
whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house.
And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's
inkhorn by his side ; 4 and the LORD said unto him, “Go through the
| Heb. mark a, midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and tset a mark
anark. Ex. 12. 7.
Re. 7. 3. & 9. 4. upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the
& 13. 16, 17.&
20. 4.
& abominations that be done in the midst thereof."
& Ps. 11953, 136. 5 And to the others he said in my hearing, “ Go ye after him through
12. 21. 2 Pe. 2. the city, and smite. Let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity :
1 Heb. mine ears. 6 slay *utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and
* Heb. to destruc- women ; but "come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and
tion. 2 Ch. 36.17.
h Re. 9. 4.
“ begin at my sanctuary.” Then they began at the ancient men which
i Je. 25. 29. 1 Pe. were before the house. 7 And he said unto them, “Defile the house,
and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth.” And they went forth,
and slew in the city.
8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left,
į Nu. 14.5.& 16. that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, “ Ah Lord God! wilt
4, 22, 45. Jos. 7.
thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon
Jerusalem?” 9 Then said he unto me, “ The iniquity of the house of
k 2 Ki. 21. 16. Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and kthe land is tfull of blood, and
† Heb. filled with.
the city full of Iperverseness ; for they say, 'The LORD hath forsaken
| Or, wresting of
judgment. the earth, and the LORD seeth not. 10 And as for me also, mine eye
shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their
way upon their head.”
il And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn
*. Heb. returned by his side, *reported the matter, saying, “ I have done as thou hast
the word.
commanded me.”
1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was EZEKIEL X.
the temple. The vision of the coals of fire to be of the pitiful women have sodden their own chil-
scattered over Jerusalem, and that of the Shechinah dren;" and in ver. 4, « They that were brought up
departing from the temple, prefigure the destruction in scarlet embrace dúnghills.” In both sieges the
of that city, and Jehovah forsaking the sanctuary. courts of the temple were defiled with the blood of
Ezekiel (ch. x. ver. 5.) describing the glory of the the slain, (Ezek. ix. 7.) Josephus, in relating the
Lord leaving the temple of Jerusalem; - The sound dreadful famine that prevailed at the final destruc-
of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer tion of the teinple, says, “ The city was well nigh
court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he depopulated. Their hunger was so intolerable, that
speaketh.” Josephus, in his account of the prodi- they gathered and eat such things as the most filthy
pies which preceded the second capture of the tem- animals would not touch; nor did they abstain
ple, relates, “ On the feast of Pentecost, the priests from their girdles, shoes, nor the very leather that
having come by night into the inner temple to per- belonged to their shields. A handful of old hay
form their required services, according to their cus- was sold for four atticks. A woman of the name
tom, affirmed they first heard a motion, and a noise, of Mary, daughter of Eleazer, opulent, and nobly
and after that a voice as of a great multitude, which descended, who had fled to Jerusalem for protec-
said, ' Let us depart hence.'" There appears a stri- tion, after trying every means to provoke the faction
king similarity of expressions and circumstances in to put her to death, formed the most horrid and
these two passages : and, on comparing the sublime unnatural resolution of destroying her own infant,
and terrible account of the final destruction of the then at the breast. She slew her child, dressed it,
temple by Titus, given by the Jewish historian, and having eaten one part berself, presented the
with the brief narrative of the first siege and capture remainder of this inhuman repast to those robbers,
of the city related by Jeremiah, and in the books who, for their own subsistence, were in the constant
of Chronicles and Kings, the parallel will be found practice of depriving her of her daily support."
so exact in a great number of instances, that the Compare Josephus, book vii. with Lamentations,
one evidently appears a type of the other. In the particularly chapters ii. and iv.
first siege, Moses predicts a most fearful famine. The eleventh chapter of Ezekiel contains a pre-
Levit. xxvi. 29. and in Deut. xxviii. 53. “Thou diction of the destruction of those wicked princes
shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of and people who remained in Jerusalem, deriding
thy sons, and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy the types and denunciations of the prophets, and
God hath given thee, in the siege and in the strait- whose counsel “ filled the streets thereof with the
ness where with thine enemies shall distress thee." slain.” The return of the Jews from their captivity
Jeremiah (ch. xix. ver. 9.) foretells the same ca- is foretold, ver. 14 to 22.
lamity; and we ſind, in Lam. iv. 10. that “ the hands
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+ Heb. the hollow
of thy hand.
up.
above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them as it were
a sapphire-stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in
ollow between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill fthy hand with
See Re. 8. 5. coals of fire from between the cherubim, and 'scatter them over the
city.” And he went in in my sight.
3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the
man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory
Heb. was lifted of the Lord Iwent up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold
m 1 Ki. 8. 10, 11. of the house ; and "the house was filled with the cloud, and the court
was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory. 5 And the sound of the
uz Ps. 29. 3, &c. cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court, as "the voice of
the Almighty God when he speaketh.
6 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man
clothed with linen, saying, “ Take fire from between the wheels, from
between the cherubim ;" then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
* Heb. sent forth. 7 And one cherub *stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim
unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, and
put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen, who took it,
and went out.
8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand
o Ez. 1. 15, &c. under their wings. 9 And 'when I looked, behold the four wheels by
the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another
cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was as the color of a beryl
stone. 10 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as
if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 11 When they went, they
went upon their four sides ; they turned not as they went, but to the
place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as
† Heb. flesh. they went. 12 And their whole tbody, and their backs, and their hands,
and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even
Or, they were the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, fit was cried unto
them in my hearing, “O wheel!” 14 And every one had four faces : the
“Wheel, or,
“Galgal." first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face
of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of
an eagle. 15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living
creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went by them; and
when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth,
the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood,
these stood ; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves
* Or, of life. also : for the spirit *of the living creature was in them.
18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the
house, and stood over the cherubim. 19 And the cherubim lifted up
their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they
went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at
the door of the east gate of the Lord's house; and the glory of the
God of Israel was over them above. 20 This is the living creature that
I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew
that they were the cherubim. 21 Every one had four faces apiece, and
every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under
their wings. 22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces
which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves :
they went every one straight forward.
1 Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me EZEKIEL xi.
unto the east gate of the Lord's house, which looketh
1-21.
eastward : and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men;
among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son
40*
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hearing,
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us to build
2 Pe. 3. 4.
a This is a prov-
vandy PopuUDY, V NVIT
means, We will
shuro all fates
with her; we
will either be
preserved or per-
ish with her. -
10.
go i Ki. 8. 65.
2 Ki. 14. 25.
Or,
clayo
of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2 Then said he unto me, "Son of
man! these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel
for. It is not for in this city ; 3 which say, ' +It is not ʼnear ; let us build houses : athis
houses near. city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. 4 Therefore prophesy against
v them, prophesy, O son of man!” 5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon
erb which' .,, me, and said unto me,
Speak, thus saith the LORD;
Thus have ye said, O house of Israel ! .
For I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
Michaelis.--Ed. 6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city,
And ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
? Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it,
They are the flesh, and this city is the caldron;
But I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
8 Ye have feared the sword;
And I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord God.
9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof,
And deliver you into the hands of strangers,
And will execute judgments among you.
9 2 Ki. 25. 19-21. 10 Ye 'shall fall by the sword ;
Je. 39. 6. & 52.
I will judge you in 'the border of Israel ;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
11 This city shall not be your caldron,
Neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof;
But I will judge you in the border of Israel.
12 And ye shall know that I am the LORD ;
For ye have not walked in my statutes,
not walked.
Neither executed my judgments,
Le. 18. 3, 24,
But ®have done after the manners of the heathen that are round
&c. De. 12. 30,
about you.
13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that 'Pelatiah the son of
Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud
voice, and said, “ Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the
remnant of Israel ?" 14 Again the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying, 15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of
thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom
the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, “ Get you far from the LORD :
unto us is this land given in possession.” 16 Therefore say, Thus saith
the Lord God;
Although I have cast them far off among the heathen,
And although I have scattered them among the countries,
21 Ps. 90. 1. & 91. Yet "will I be to them as a little sanctuary
In the countries where they shall come.
17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God;
v Je. 24. 5. I 'will even gather you from the people,
And assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered,
And I will give you the land of Israel.
18 And they shall come thither,
And they shall take away all the detestable things thereof
And all the abominations thereof from thence.
19 And I will give them one heart,
And I will put a new spirit within you ;
And I will take the stony heart out of their flesh,
And will give them a heart of flesh;
20 That they may walk in my statutes,
31.
+ Ac. 5. 5.
9. Is. 8. 14.
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And keep mine ordinances, and do them:
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
21 But as for them whose heart walketh after
The heart of their detestable things and their abominations,
I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord
God.
SECT. V.
A. M. 3410.
B. C. 594.
SECTION V.-Ezekiel's Prophecies against Zedekiah, the false Prophets,
Jerusalem, and the Jewish Nation.
EZEKIEL xi. 22, to the end, and xii. to xix.
The glory of God leaveth the city. 24. Ezekiel is returned to the captivity.-- Chap. xii. 1 The type
of Ezekiel's removing. 8 It showed the captivity of Zedekiah. 17 Ezekiel's trembling showeth
the Jews' desolation. 21 The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved. 26 The speediness of the
vision. - Chap. xiii. 1 The reproof of lying prophets, 10 and their unten
prophetesses and their pillows. - Chap. xiv. 1 God answereth idolators according to their own
heart. 6 They are exhorted to repent, for fear of judgments, by means of seduced prophets. 12
God's irrevocable sentence of fumine, 15 of noisome beasts, 17 of the sword, 19 and of pestilence.
22 A remnant shall be reserved for example of others. - Chap. xv. 1 By the unfitness of the vine
branch for any work, 6 is showed the rejection of Jerusalem. — Chap. xvi. 1 Under the similitude
of a wretched infant is showed the natural state of Jerusalem. 6 God's extraordinary love towards
her. 15 Her monstrous whoredom. 35 Her grievous judgment. 44 Her sin, matching her
mother, and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, calleth for judgments. 60 Mercy is
promised her in the end. — Chap. xvii. 1 Under the parable of two eagles and a vine, 11 is showed
God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolling from Bubylon to Egypt. 22 God promiseth to
plant the cedar of the Gospel. - Chap. xviii. 1 God reproveth the unjust parable of sour grapes.
He showeth how he dealeth with a just father : 10 with a wicked son of a just father : 14 with a
just son of a viclced futher : 19 with a wicked man repenting : 24 with a just man revolting. 25
"He defendeth his justice, 31 and exhorteth to repentance. - Chap. xix. 1 A lamentation for the
princes of Israel, under the parable of lions' whelps taken in a pit, 10 and for Jerusalem, under
the parable of a wasted vine.
22 Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels beside
them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 23 And
(28) the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood
upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
(28) In this verse we read of the total departure that would exist during the siege; and, from ver.
of the glory of the Lord from the city of Jeru- 21 to the end, declares the speedy judgment that
salem. In chap. x. ver. 4, we find, that “the would fall upon the Jews, for their abuse of the di-
glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and vine forbearance.
stood over the threshold of the house; and the Chapter xiii. contains a severe reproof and de-
house was filled with the cloud, and the court was nunciation against the false prophets; and from ver.
full of the brightness of the Lord's glory." In ver. 17 to the end, against false prophetesses.
18 of the same chapter, we read, " then the glory Chapter xiv. is a denunciation of the divine judg-
of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the ments against the idolatrous elders and their false
house, and stood over the cherubim; and the cheru- prophets, (1-11.) and against the Jews for their ob-
bim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the stinate impenitency, (12-21.) a remnant of whom,
earth in my sight;"_< and every one stood at the it is promised, shall be saved, (22, 23.)
door of the east gate of the Lord's house." In ver. Chapter xy. Under the parable of an unfruitful
23 of chap. xi. we are informed, “ the glory of the and unprofitable vine is set forth the utter rejection
Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood of Jerusalem.
upon the mountain which is on the east side of the Chapter xvi. from 1-15, describes the mercy of
city." These various expressions denote, that God God towards the Church' and nation of the Jews
removed by degrees only from Israel: and the (here represented by Jerusalem) under the emblem
prophecies contained in this section are those deliv- of a person that should take an exposed infant,
ered by Ezekiel, after the Second Person of the bring her up with great lenderness, and afterwards
Trinity had manifested to this prophet the removal narry her. "The Jews are then upbraided (under
of the visible Church to Chaldea, in consequence the figure of a woman who proves false to a tender
of the total apostacy of the priests, the princes, the and indulgent husband) with their monstrous in-
king, and the nation, who had been left in Jerusa- gratitude in departing from God's worship, and
lem. After Ezekiel is brought back again by the polluting themselves with heathen idolatries, (15–
Spirit of God, into Chaldea, he predicts to them of 34.) But, notwithstanding all these provocations,
the captivity, the fate of Zedekiah and the Jews. God promises in the end to show them mercy under
It is probable that Ezekiel was enabled to see the his new and everlasting covenant, (44-6:3. The
wretched state of the Jews at Jerusalem, and to figurative mode of describing adultery, which is of
predict their ruin, that he might counteract more frequent occurrence in the prophets, is pursued with
forcibly the impression produced by the false proph- great force, and at considerable length, both in this
ets, whom he soon after reproves; and who endeav- and the 23d chapter.
oured to deceive the people into an expectation of In the 17th chapter, under the allegory of two
a speedy return to their own country. See ver. 25, eagles and a vine, the prophet figuratively express
compared with chap. xiii.
es the carrying away of Jehoiakim into captivity
In the 12th chapter, ver. 1-8, under the type of by the king of Babylon, (the first eagle,) who made
Ezekiel's removing himself and his household Zedekiah king in his stead. Zedekiah afterwards
goods, is foretold the captivity of Zedekial, and the revolting from the Babylonian monarch, whose
Jews at Jerusalem. Ver. 17-20, under the figure vassal he was, and making an alliance with the
of eating and drinking," with trembling and with king of Egypt, (the other eagle,) God threatens him
carefulness," predicts the desolation and misery with captivity to the king from whom he had re-
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a Is. 6. 9. & 42.
thee.
me.
24 Afterwards the Spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by
the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the
vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 Then I spake unto them
of the captivity all the things that the Lord had showed me.
1 The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, EZEKIEL xii.
2 Son of man! thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious
20. Je. 5.21. house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear,
Mat. 13. 13, 14. and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son
of man, prepare thee *stuff for removing, and remove by day in their
sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their
sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for
+ Heb. as the removing; and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, tas they that
goings forth of
captivity. go forth into captivity. 5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and
| Heb. Dig for carry out thereby. In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders,
and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see
not the ground : for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
? And I did so as I was commanded. I brought forth my stuff by day,
* Heb. digged for as stuff for captivity, and in the even I *digged through the wall with
my hand ; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my
shoulder in their sight.
8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said
unto thee, What doest thou ? 10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the
Lord God; This 'burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all
the house of Israel that are among them.
11 Say, I am your sign :
Like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them:
t. Heb. By remoz They shall remove and go into captivity.
tivity. 2 Ki. 25. 12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder
4, 5, 7.
Je. 39. 4. In the twilight, and shall go forth :
They shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby :
He shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.
13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my
snare:
d2 Ki25. 7. Je. And 'I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans;
Yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. (29)
e 2 Ki. 25. 4, 5. 14 And I will scatter toward every wind
All that are about him to help him, and all his bands;
And I will draw out the sword after them.
15 And they shall know that I am the LORD,
When I shall scatter them among the nations,
And disperse them in the countries.
6 Mal. 1. 1.
'ing go into cap-
(22-24).
volted, (1-21.) The preaching of the Gospel, and ecy, that Zedekiah should be brought to Babylon,
the universal kingdom of the Messiah, are foretold. " yet he shall not see it, though he die there,
(which was delivered about six years before the
The Jews, in Ezekiel's time, having complained event, and was probably told to the king by some
(xviii. 1, 2.) that God dealt hardly with them in messenger from Babylon,) was considered by
punishing them for the sins of their forefathers, this that monarch as inconsistent with subsequent
chapter of Ezekiel vindicates the divine equity, and prophecies of Jeremiah (Jer. xxxii. 4. and xxxiv.
shows that God punishes no one eternally for the 3.) « Thine eyes shall behold the king of Baby-
sins of any other person, (4-32.)
lon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth,
Under the parable of a lion's whelps are foretold and thou shalt go to Babylon.” Zedekiah, on
the cruelty and captivity of Jehoahaz, who was discovering this apparent inconsistency, refused
deposed by the king of Egypt (2 Kings xxiii. 33. to believe either. Both prophecies, however, were
and 2 Chron. xxxvi. 4.) and of Jehoiakim, who was fulfilled. Zedekiah did see the king of Babylon,
deposed by the king of Babylon, (xix. 1-9.) And not indeed at Babylon, but at Rihlah. His eyes
under the parable of a wasted vine, are set forth were there put out, and he was carried to Babylon,
the desolation and captivity of the whole Jewish yet he did not behold the city.--2 Kings xxv. 4-8.;
people, (10–14.)-Horne's Crit. Introd.
Jer. lii. 8–11. ; Josephus, Ant. Jud. lib. x. c. 8. $ 2.
(29) We are informed by Josephus, that this proph-
Tow
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number.
of they unto e mater with tremith quakinge
The the inhabitants people of the ling and with
* Heb. the fulness
thereof.
3. 4.
1. 14.
Hob. men of 16 But I will leave ța few men of them
From the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence;
That they may declare all their abominations
Among the heathen whither they come ;
And they shall know that I am the Lord.
17 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
18 Son of man! eat thy bread with quaking,
And drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
19 And say unto the people of the land, thus saith the Lord God
Of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel ;
· They shall eat' their bread with carefulness,
And drink their water with astonishment,
That her land may be desolate from *all that is therein,
Because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste,
And the land shall be desolate;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
21 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 22 Son of
man! what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying,
f Am. 6. 3. 2 Pe. mhesda
« The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth ? "
23 Tell them therefore, thus saith the Lord God ;-
I will make this proverb to cease,
And they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel ;
g, Joel 2. 1. Zep. But say unto-them, “The days are at hand,
And the effect of every vision.
1 La. 2. 14. 24 For there shall be no more any "vain vision
Nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
25 For I am the LORD: I will speak,
iIg. 55. 11.
And the word that I shall speak shall come to pass ;
Da. 9. 12. Lu.
It shall be no more prolonged :
For in your days, O rebellious house!
Will I say the word,
And will perform it, saith the Lord God.
26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
27 Son of man! behold, they of the house of Israel say,
j 2 Pe. 3. 4.
“The vision that he seeth is for many days to come,
And he prophesieth of the times that are far off.”
28 Therefore say unto them, thus saith the Lord God; .
There shall none of my words be prolonged any more,
But the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord
God.
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Ezekiel xiii.
2 Son of man! prophesy against the prophets of Israel
+ Hleb. them that that prophesy, and say thou unto tthern that prophesy out of their
are prophets out
own hearts,
Hear ye the word of the LORD;
3 Thus saith the Lord God;
Woe unto the foolish prophets,
Heb. walk after. That follow their own spirit, *and have seen nothing !
* Or, and things
which they have 40 Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5 Ye have not gone up into the tgaps,
| Heb. hedged the Neither #made up the hedge for the house of Israel
hedge.
To stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying,
- The Lord saith ; " and the LORD hath not sent them :
And they have made others to hope
That they would confirm the word.
122
21. 33.
of their own
hearts.
not seen.
* Or, brcaches.
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7 Have ye not seen a vain vision,
And have ye not spoken a lying divination,
Whereas ye say, “ The LORD saith it;"
Whereas have not sp the Lord Gand seen liebe Lord Gor
council.
Neh. 7. 5. Ps.
69. 28.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies,
Therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.
9 And my hand shall be upon the prophets
That see vanity, and that divine lies:
* Or, sccrct, or, They shall not be in the *assembly of my people,
k Ezra 2. 59, 62. Neither "shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel,
Neither shall they enter into the land of Israel ;
And ye shall know that I am the Lord God.
10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, “Peace,"
and there was no peace;
| Or, a slight wall. And one built up ta wall,
And, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar !
11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered mortar, that it
There shall be an overflowing shower;
[shall fall :
And ye, O great hailstones, shall fall;
And a stormy wind shall rend it.
12 LO! when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you,
Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury;
And there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger,
And great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14 So will I break down the wall
That ye have daubed with untempered mortar,
And bring it down to the ground,
So that the foundation thereof shall be discovered,
And it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof :
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall,
And upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar,
And will say unto you, The wall is no more,
Neither they that daubed it;
16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem,
And which see visions of peace for her,
And there is no peace, saith the Lord God.
17 Likewise, thou son of man,
Set thy face against the daughters of thy people,
Which prophesy out of their own heart;
And prophesy thou against them,
18 And say, thus saith the Lord God;
10r, elboros. Woe to the women that sew pillows to all farmholes,
And make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to 'hunt souls !
Will ye hunt the souls of my people,
And will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
19 And will ye pollute me among my people
m See Pr. 28. 21. For "handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread,
To slay the souls that should not die,
And to save the souls alive that should not live,
By your lying to my people that hear your lies?
20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD;
Behold, I am against your pillows,
* Or, into gar-
Wherewith ye there hunt the souls *to make them fly,
12 Pe. 2. 14.
Mic. 3.5.
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your la
all of the righteou
Tynd stres have nos ye hat I am
that he shoulened the hands is
save his life.
2 Ki. 3. 13.
And I will tear them from your arms,
And will let the souls go,
Even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear,
And deliver my people out of your hand,
And they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted ;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad,
Whom I have not made sad;
And strengthened the hands of the wicked,
That he should not return from his wicked way,
Or, That I should +By promising him life.
TIeb. by quicken- 23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations :
ing him.
For I will deliver my people out of your hand;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, EZEKIEL xiv.
and sat before me. 2 And the word of the LORD came
unto me, saying,
3 Son of man! these men have set up their idols in their heart, and
put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their face: "should I be
inquired of at all by them ? 4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto
them, thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel
that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block
of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD
will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols ;
5 that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they
are all estranged from me through their idols.
6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God;
Or, others. Repent, and turn Iyourselves from your idols; and turn away your
faces from all your abominations. ?For every one of the house of Israel,
or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself
from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stum-
bling-block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to
inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself.
Le. 17. 10. & 8 And 'I will set my face against that man, and will make him pa sign
20. 3, 5, 6. Je.
44. 11. and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people;
p Nu. 26. 10. De.
B. De. and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 9 And if the prophet be de-
9 1 Ki. 22. 23. Job ceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD 'have deceived that
2 Thes. 2. 11.“ prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy
him from the midst of my people Israel. 10 And they shall bear the
punishment of their iniquity, (the punishment of the prophet shall be
even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him ;) 11 that the
7. 2 Pe. 2. 15. house of Israel may 'go no more astray from me, neither be polluted
any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people,
and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.
12 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying: -
13 Son of man! when the land sinneth against me by trespassing
grievously, then will I stretch out my hand upon it, and will break
s Le. 26. 26. Is. the 'staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will
tje. 15. 1. See cut off man and beast from it. 14 Though these three men, Noah,
11. Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls "by
u Pr. 11.4. their righteousness, saith the Lord God.
v Le. 26. 22. 15 If I cause 'noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they
* Or, borcave.
*spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because
† lleb, in the of the beasts: 16 though these three men were fin it, as I live, saith
the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they
only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
28. 37.
* 12. 16. Je. 4. 10
3.1.
Je. 7. 16. & 11.
14. & 14. 11.
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2 Sa. 24. 15.
1 John 15. 6.
w Le. 26. 25. 17 Or if "I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go
through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 though
these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall
deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered
themselves.
19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury
upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast : 20 though Noah,
Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall
deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls
1 Or, Also when. by their righteousness. 21 For thus saith the Lord God; How much
more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, (the sword,
and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence,) to cut off
from it man and beast !
22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought
forth, both sons and daughters : behold, they shall come forth unto you,
and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted
concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even con-
cerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you,
when ye see their ways and their doings; and ye shall know that I
y Je. 22. 8, 9.
have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the
Lord God.
i And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, EZEKIEL XV.
2 Son of man! what is the vine tree more than any tree,
Or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest ?
3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work?
Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon ?
4 Behold, fit is cast into the fire for fuel ;
The fire devoureth both the ends of it,
And the midst of it is burned.
* Is it meet for any work ?
prosper?
† lleb. made fit. 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was fmeet for no work:
How much less shall it be meet yet for any work,
When the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned !
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
As the vine tree among the trees of the forest,
Which I have given to the fire for fuel,
So will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
? And “I will set my face against them ;
Is. 24. 18.
They 'shall go out from one fire,
And another fire shall devour them;
And ye shall know that I am the Lord,
When I set my face against them.
8 And I will make the land desolate,
Because they have fcommitted a trespass, saith the Lord God.
Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, EZEKIEL xvi.
2 Son of man! cause Jerusalem to know her abomina-
tions, 3 and say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem ;-
* Heb. cutting
Thy * birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan ;
out, or, habila-
Thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite.
4 And as for thy nativity,
In the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut,
t Or, when I
Neither wast thou washed in water fto supple thee;
lookerl upon thice.
Thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee,
To have compassion upon thee;
But thou wast cast out in the open field, to the loathing of thy
In the day that thou wast born.
(person,
* IIeb. Will it
a Le. 17. 10.
| Heb. trespassed
a lrespass.
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a million. Ex. 1.
7.
of ornaments.
cRu. 3. 9.
2. 2.
47.
1 Or, trodden 6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee fpolluted in thine own
under fout.
I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live! [blood,
Yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live!
* Heb. made thee
i. ?I have *caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field,
And thou hast increased and waxen great,
| Heb. ornament
And thou art come to fexcellent ornaments :
Thy breasts are fashioned, and thy hair is grown-
Whereas thou wast naked and bare.
8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee,
Behold, thy time was the time of love;
And 'I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness :
Yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee,
d Ex. 19. 5. Je.
Saith the Lord God, and dthou becamest mine.
9 Then washed I thee with water ;
Heb. bloods.
Yea, I thoroughly washed away thy Iblood from thee,
And I anointed thee with oil.
10 I clothed thee also with broidered work,
And shod thee with badger's skin,
And I girded thee about with fine linen,
And I covered thee with silk.
11 I decked thee also with ornaments,
e See Ge. 24. 22, And I put bracelets upon thy hands,
f Pr. 1. 9.
And fa chain on thy neck.
* Heb. nose; 12 And I put a jewel on thy *forehead,
see Is. 3. 21.
And earrings in thine ears,
And a beautiful crown upon thy head.
13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver ;
And thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work;
g De. 32. 13, 14.
Thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil ;
And thou wast exceeding beautiful,
And thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty ;
For it was perfect through my comeliness,
Which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.
h See De. 32. 15. 15 But "thou didst trust in thine own beauty,
And iplayedst the harlot because of thy renown,
. And pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by: his
3. 2, 6, 20. Ho. 16 And / of thy garments thou didst take,
[it was.
1.2
12 Ki. 23. 7. Ho. And deckedst thy high places with divers colors,
2. 8.
And playedst the harlot thereupon:
The like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels
Of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee,
† Heb. of a male. And madest to thyself images tof men,
And didst commit whoredom with them.
18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them;
And thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
19 My meat also which I gave thee,
(Fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee,)
| Heb. a savour Thou hast even set it before them for fa sweet savour :
of rest. See Ge.
And thus it was, saith the Lord God.
20 Moreover kthou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters,
57. 5. Je. 7.31. Whom thou hast born unto me,
And these hast thou sacrificed unto them *to be devoured.
Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them
To cause them to pass through the fire for them?
VOL. 1.
Je. 7. 4. Mic. 3.
ll.
i 18. 1. 21.& 57.
8. Je. 2. 20. &
8. 21.
k 2 Ki. 16. 3. Ps.
106. 37, 38. 18.
& 32. 35.
* Heb. to devour.
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kouso.
* Or, In thy
daughters is
thine, &c.
22 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms
Thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth,
When thou was naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.
23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness,
(Woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord God ;)
Or, a brothol
24 That thou hast also built unto thee tan eminent place,
And hast made thee a high place in every street.
25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way,
And hast made thy beauty to be abhorred,
And hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by,
And multiplied thy whoredoms.
26 Thou hast also committed fornication
With the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh;
And hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee,
And have diminished thine ordinary food,
And delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee,
I Or, cities. 2 Ch.
*28. '18, 19.
The daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd
The
12 Ki. 16. 7, 10. 28 Thou 'hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, [way.
2 Ch. 28. 23. Je.
2. 18, 36.
Because thou wast unsatiable;
Yea, thou hast played the harlot with them,
And yet couldest not be satisfied.
29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication
In the land of Canaan unto Chaldea;
And yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.
30 How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord God,
Seeing thou doest all these things,
The work of an imperious whorish woman;
31 *In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way,
And makest thy high place in every street;
And hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest hire ;
32 But as a wife that committeth adultery,
Which taketh strangers instead of her husband !
33 They give gifts to all whores;
But thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers,
| Heb. bribest.
And thirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side
For thy whoredom.
34 And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms,
Whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms :
And in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee,
Therefore thou art contrary.
35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD !
36 Thus saith the Lord God;
Because thy filthiness was poured out,
And thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy
And with all the idols of thy abominations,
[lovers,
And by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers,
With whom thou hast taken pleasure,
· And all them that thou hast loved,
With all them that thou hast hated ;
I will even gather them round about against thee,
And will discover thy nakedness unto them,
That they may see all thy nakedness.
# Heb. With judy38 And I will judge thee,
*ments of. Lo. 20.
As women that break wedlock and "shed blood are judged ;
And I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.
10.
m Ge. 9. 6. Ex.
21. 12.
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* Heb. instrum
monts of thing
ornament.
o De. 13. 16.2 Ki.
25. 9. Je. 39. 8.
39 And I will also give thee into their hand,
And they shall throw down thine eminent place,
And shall break down thy high places :
They shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take *thy fair
And leave thee naked and bare.
[jewels,
40 They shall also bring up a company against thee,
n Jon Oo og . And "they shall stone thee with stones,
And thrust thee through with their swords.
• 41 And they shall °burn thy houses with fire,
& 52. 13.
And execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women ;
And I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot,
And thou also shalt give no hire any more.
42 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest,
And my jealousy shall depart from thee,
And I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth,
But hast fretted me in all these things;
Behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thy head,
Saith the Lord God,
And thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abomina-
tions.
44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against
thee, saying,
“ As is the mother, so is her daughter."
45 Thou art thy mother's daughter,
That loatheth her husband and her children;
And thou art the sister of thy sisters,
Which loathed their husbands and their children :
Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
46 And thine elder sister is Samaria,
She and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand,
1 Heb. lesser than And fthy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand,
Is Sodom and her daughters.
47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways,
Nor done after their abominations ;
But, fas if that were a very little thing,
Thou Pwast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.
p 2 Ki. 21. 9. 28
48 As I live, saith the Lord God,
9 Mat. 10. 15. & Sodom 'thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters,
As thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom,
Pride, "fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her
And in her daughters,
Neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
& 18. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me ;
Therefore 'I took them away as I saw good.
51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins;
But thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they,
u Jeu 11. Mat. And "hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou
hast done.
52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for
That thou hast committed more abominable than they: [thy sins
They are more righteous than thou :
Yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame,
In that thou hast justified thy sisters.
v See Is. 1. 9. 53 When 'I shall bring again their captivity,
w Je. 20. 16.
The "captivity of Sodom and her daughters,
thou. De. 32. 32.
Is. 1. 10.
I Or, that was
loathed as a small
thing.
*11. 24.
r Ge. 13. 10.
20.& 19. 5.
Ge. 19. 24.
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excelloncies.
2 Ki. 16. 5.
2 Ch. 28. 18. Is.
† Heb. borno
them.
2 Jo. 32. 40. &
50. 5.
And the captivity of Samaria and her daughters,
Then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst
of them;
54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame,
And mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done,
In that thou art a comfort unto them.
55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their
former estate,
Then Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate,
Then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
# Heb.for a re-
port, or, hearing.
56 For thy sister Sodom was not *mentioned by thy mouth
† Heb, prides, or, In the day of thy fpride.
57 Before thy wickedness was discovered,
Ts. As at the time of thy *reproach of the daughters of Syria,
7. 1. & 14. 28. And all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines,
I Heb. Aram.
Which * despise thec round about.
* Or, spoil.
58 Thou hast tborne thy lewdness
And thine abominations, saith the LORD.
59 For thus saith the Lord God;
I will even deal with thee as thou hast done,
y De. 29. 12, 14.
Which hast despised 'the oath in breaking the covenant.
60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee
In the days of thy youth,
And I will establish unto thee *an everlasting covenant.
61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed,
When thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger ;
a Is. 51. 1.& 60. And I will give them unto thee for "daughters,
4. Gal. 4. 26, &c.
8 Je. 31. 31, &c. But 'not by thy covenant.
c Ho. 2. 19, 20. 62 And 'I will establish my covenant with thee,
And thou shalt know that I am the LORD ;
63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded,
d Ro. 3. 19.
And 'never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame,
When I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith
the Lord God.
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, EZEKIEL xvii.
2 Son of man! put forth a riddle, and speak a parable
unto the house of Israel ; 3 and say, thus saith the Lord God;
A great eagle with great wings,
Long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors,
İlleb. embroid
Came unto Lebanon, and 'took the highest branch of the cedar.
e2 Ki. 24. 12. 4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs,
And carried it into a land of traffic;
He set it in a city of merchants.
5 He took also of the seed of the land,
And *planted it in a fruitful field;
He placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
fDe. 8. 7-9. 6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature,
g 18. 44. 4.
Whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were
under him :
So it became a vine,
And brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many
feathers;
And, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him,
And shot forth her branches toward him,
That he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
| Heb. fiold.
8 It was planted in a good tsoil by great waters,
ering.
Came unnged, full th great wisay, th
* Heb. put it in a
field of seed.
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1 Heb. brought
him to an outh.
Covenant, to
stand to it.
1 2 Ki. 24. 20.
31.1, 3. & 36. 6,
9.
That it might bring forth branches,
And that it might bear fruit,
That it might be a goodly vine.
9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper ?
n2 Ki. 25. 7.
Shall "he not pull up the roots thereof,
And cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither ?
It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring,
Even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the
roots thereof.
10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper ?
i Ho. 13. 15.
Shall 'it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it?
It shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
12 Say now to the rebellious house,
Know ye not what these things mean?
; 2 Ki. 24. 11-17.
Tell them, Behold! the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem,
And hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof,
And led them with him to Babylon;
13 And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him,
k 2 Ch. 36. 13. And khath taken an oath of him:
He hath also taken the mighty of the land.
14 That the kingdom might be base,
* Heb. to keep his That it might not lift itself up, *but that by keeping of his covenant
it might stand.
15 But 'he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt,
m De. 17. 16. Is. That mthey might give him horses and much people.
Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things ?
Or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered ?
16 As I live, saith the Lord God,
n Je. 32. 5. & 34. Surely "in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king,
Whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake,
Even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
17 Neither 'shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company
Make for him in the war,
By casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons;
18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant,
When, lo, he had 'given his hand,
And hath done all these things he shall not escape.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised,
And my covenant that he hath broken,
Even it will I recompense upon his own head. .
20 And I will spread my net upon him,
And he shall be taken in my snare,
And I will bring him to Babylon,
· And will plead with him there for his trespass
That he hath trespassed against me.
21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword,
And they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds;
And ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
22 Thus saith the Lord God;
q Is, 11. 1. Jo.23. I will also take of the highest 'branch of the high cedar, and will
set it;
q Is. 53.2. I will crop off from the top of his young twigs 'a tender one,
And will plant it upon a high mountain and eminent,
t Is. 2. 2, 3. Ez. 23 (In 'the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it;
Ànd it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar:
123
40*
3. & 52. 11.
o Je. 37. 7.
pl Ch. 29. 24.
marg. La, 5. 6.
5. Zec. 3. 8.
s Pg. 2. 6.
20. 40. Mic. 4. 1.
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u See Ez. 31. 6.
Da. 4 12.
v Lu. 1. 52.
| Heb. judgment
Le. 18. 20. &
20. 10.
y Le. 18. 19. &
20. 18.
z Ex. 22.21. Le.
6 De. 15. 7, 8.
18. 58. 7. Mat.
25. 35, 36.
And "under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing;
In the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
24 And all the trees of the field shall know
That I the LORD "have brought down the high tree-have exalted
the low tree,
Have dried up the green tree and have made the dry tree to flourish:
I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
1 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, Ezekiel xviii.
2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning
the land of Israel, saying, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and
the children's teeth are set on edge?”
3 As I live, saith the Lord GOD,
Ye shall not have occasion any more
To use this proverb in Israel.
Behold, all souls are mine ;
As the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mîne :
w Ro. 6. 23. The "soul that sinneth—it shall die !
5 But if a man be just,
And do fthat which is lawful and right,
and justice.
6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains,
Neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Neither hath *defiled his neighbour's wife,
Neither hath come near to 'a menstruous woman,
17 And hath not *oppressed any,
* 19. 15. & 25. 14. But hath restored to the debtor his "pledge,
a Ex. 22. 26. De. Hath spoiled none by violence,
24. 12, 13.
Hath 'given his bread to the hungry,
And hath covered the naked with a garment;
c Ex. 22. 25. Le. He that hath not given forth upon 'usury,
25. 36, 37. De.
Neither hath taken any increase,
23. 19. Neh. 5.
That hath withdrawn his hand from iniquitý,
Hath dexecuted true judgment between man and man,
9 Hath walked in my statutes,
And hath kept my judgments, to deal truly;
He is just-he shall surely 'live, saith the Lord God.
10.If he beget a son that is a frobber, fa shedder of blood,
f Ge. 9.6. Ex. 21. And *that doeth the like to any one of these things,
* Or, that doeth to
11 And that doeth not any of those duties,
But even hath eaten upon the mountains,
And defiled his neighbour's wife,
12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy,
Hath spoiled by violence,
Hath not restored the pledge,
And hath lifted up his eyes to the idols,
Hath committed abomination,
13 Hath given forth upon usury,
And hath taken increase :
Shall he then live? He shall not live:
He hath done all these abominations-he shall surely die;
His tblood shall be upon him.
14 Now, lo! if he beget a son
That seeth all his father's sins which he hath done,
And considereth, and doeth not such like,
15 That hath not eaten upon the mountains,
Neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,
16 Neither hath oppressed any,
7. Ps. 15. 5.
d Do. 1. 16. Zec.
8. 16.
e Am. 5. 4.
| Or, breaker up
of a house.
12. Nu. 35. 31.
his brother be-
sides any of
Uesc.
+ Heb. bloods.
'Le. 20. 9, 11-
13, 16, 27. Ac.
18. 6.
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g Ex. 20.5. De.
5. 9. 2 Ki.23. 26.
& 24. 3, 4.
to even het which is violen
1 Heb. pledged Hath not fwithholden the pledge,
the pledge, or,
taken to pledge. Neither spoiled by violence,
But hath given his bread to the hungry,
And hath covered the naked with a garment,
17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor,
That hath not received usury nor increase,
Hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes ;
He shall not die for the iniquity of his father he shall surely live.
18 As for his father,
Because he cruelly oppressed,
Spoiled his brother by violence,
And did that which is not good among his people,
Lo! even he shall die in his iniquity.
19 Yet say ye, “Why? Kdoth not the son bear the iniquity of the
When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, [father?"
And hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them,
He shall surely live.
20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
h De. 24. 16.
The "son shall not bear the iniquity of the father,
2 Ki. 14. 6.
2 Ch. 25. 4. Je. Neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son:
31. 29, 30.
i Is. 3. 10, 11.
The 'righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him,
j Ro. 2. 9.
And the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed,
And keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right,
He shall surely live-he shall not die.
22 All his transgressions that he hath committed,
They shall not be mentioned unto him:
In his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
ki Ti. 2. 4. 2 Pe. 23 Have kI any pleasure at all that the wicked should die ? saith the
Lord God;
And not that he should return from his ways and live?
24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness,
And committeth iniquity,
And doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man
Shall he live?
[doeth,
12 Pe. 2. 20. All 'his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned:
In his trespass that he hath trespassed,
And in his sin that he hath sinned,
In them shall he die.
25 Yet ye say,
The way of the LORD is not equal.”
Hear now, O house of Israel !
Is not my way equal ? are not your ways unequal ?
26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness,
And committeth iniquity, and dieth in them;
For his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away
From his wickedness that he hath committed,
And doeth that which is lawful and right,
He shall save his soul alive.
28 Because he considereth,
And turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed,
He shall surely live, he shall not die.
29 Yet saith the house of Israel,
6. The way of the LORD is not equal."
O house of Israel, are not my ways equal ?
Are not your ways unequal ?
3. 9.
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2. 5.
* Or, others.
n Eph. 4. 22, 23.
3
2 Ch. 36. 4. Je.
30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel,
Every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God.
m Mat. 3. 2. Re. Repent, "and turn *yourselves from all your transgressions ;
So iniquity shall not be your ruin.
31 Cast "away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have trans-
gressed ;
And make you a new heart and a new spirit :
For why will ye die, O house of Israel ?
o La. 3. 33.
32 For 'I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth,
+ Or, others: Saith the Lord God: wherefore turn fyourselves, and live ye!
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the EZEKIEL xix.
princes of Israel, 2 and say,
What is thy mother ? a lioness :
She lay down among lions,
She nourished her whelps among young lions.
3 And she brought up one of her whelps :
It became a young lion,
And it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
4 The nations also heard of him ;
He was taken in their pit,
p 2 Ki. 23. 33.
And they brought him with chains unto the land of PEgypt.
22. 11, 12
5 Now when she saw that she had waited,
And her hope was lost,
q2 Ki. 23. 34.
Then she took another of her whelps,
And made him a young lion.
* Je. 22. 13-17. 6 And "he went up and down among the lions,
He became a young lion,
And learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
| Or, widows.
7 And he knew their desolate palaces,
And he laid waste their cities;
And the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof,
By the noise of his roaring.
& 2 Ki. 24. 2.
8 Then 'the nations set against him on every side from the prov-
inces,
And spread their net over him :
He was taken in their pit.
12 Ch. 36. 6. Je. 9 And 'they put him in ward in * chains,
* Or, hooks. And brought him to the king of Babylon:
They brought him into holds,
That his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
† Or, in thy quiel 10 Thy mother is like a vine fin thy blood, planted by the waters :
She was "fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule,
And her stature was exalted among the thick branches,
And she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
12 But she was plucked up in fury,
She was cast down to the ground,
And the east wind dried up her fruit:
Her strong rods were broken and withered ;
The fire consumed them.
13 And now she is planted in the wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty ground.
o Ju. 9. 15. 2 Ki. 14 And 'fire is gone out of a rod of her branches,
Which hath devoured her fruit,
So that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule.
This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
22. 18.
ness, or, in thy
likeness.
u De. 8. 7-9.
24. 20.
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SECT. VI. SECTION VI.-Prophecies addressed to the Elders of the Jews by Ezekiel. (30)
A. M. 3411.
EZEKIEL XX.-xxiii.
B. C. 593. God refuseth to be consulled by the elders of Israel. 5 He showeth the story of their rebellions ir
Egypt, 10 in the wilderness, 27 and in the lund. 33 He promiseth lo yather ihem by the Gospel.
45 Under the name of a forest he showeth the destruction of Jerusalem. — Chap. xxi. 1 Ezekiel
prophesieth ayuinst Jerusulem with a sign of sighing. 8 The sharp and bright sword, 18 ugainst
Jerusulem, 25 ugainst the kingdom, 28 and against the Ammonites. - Chap. xxii. 1 A catalogue
of sins in Jerusalem. 13 God will burn them as dross in his furnace. 23 The general corrup
tion of prophets, priesis, princes, and people. - Chap. xxiii. 1 The whoredoms of Aholah and
Aholibah. 22 Alolibuh is to be plugued by her lovers. 36 The prophet reproveth the udulteries
of them both, 45 und showeth their judgments.
1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the
tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to
inquire of the Lord, and sat before me. 2 Then came the word of the
LORD unto me, saying, 3 Son of man! speak unto the elders of Israel,
and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye come to inquire
of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by
* Or, plead for
you. 4 Wilt thou *judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them ?
cause them to know the abominations of their fathers, 5 and say unto
them, Thus saith the Lord God;-
a Ex. 6. 7. De, 7.
6.
In the day when 'I chose Israel,
† Or, sware : and And flifted up my hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob,
so ver. 6, &c.
Ex. 6. 8.
And made myself 'known unto them in the land of Egypt,
• Ex. 3. 8. & 4. When I lifted up my hand unto them, saying,
31. De. 4. 34.
c Ex. 20.5. I am the Lord your God;
6 In the day that I lifted up my hand unto them,
a Ex. 3.8, 17. De.
.8. 7-9. Je. 32.
To bring them forth of the land of Egypt
Into a land that I had espied for them,
Flowing with milk and honey, (which is the glory of all lands ;)
them.
(30) The place and date of this part of Ezekiel's them all together promiscuously in a quiver; they
prophecies are assigned in chap. xx. ver. 1. A dep- were drawn out, as lots are drawn; and the city,
utation of the elders come to the prophet, in the whose name was written on the arrow first taken
seventh year of his captivity, to request him to ask from the quiver, was the city upon which they first
counsel of God. Ezekiel, by divine command, re- made war. That Nebuchadnezzar had recourse to
minds them of God's mercies, and their continued this plan of divination, seems probable from the ex-
idolatry and rebellions against him, from their de- pression in ver. 21. In our translation we read,
parture out of Egypt, to that very day, (chap. xx. is he made his arrows bright;” but the more proper
ver.1-40.) The expression, (ver. 25,) I gave them rendering, according to Archbishop Newcome.
statutes which were not good, and judgments should be," he mingled his arrows." There is,
whereby they should not live," is obscure, and has however, another mode of divining, which is said to
been variously interpreted. The generality of com- be still in use, to which this expression in ver. 21,
mentators have supposed that it referred to the will apply with equal justice. In divination the
idolatrous statutes and judgments, and the corrupt idolatrous Arabs made use of three arrows only, on
principles and practices of the heathen nations, one was written,“ My Lord hath commanded me;"
which were so prevalent among the Jews. Bishop and another, "My Lord hath forbidden me;' and the
Warburton is of opinion that by the statutes which third was blank. If the first was drawn, they
were not good," was meant the ritual law, which, looked upon it as an approbation of the enterprise
though burdensome and grievous, was the only in question; if the second, they made a contrary
means of preserving the Israelites an independent conclusion ; but if the third chanced to be drawn,
people, and of preparing them for a more perfect they mixed them, and drew over again, till a deci-
and lasting covenant. Towards the end of the sive answer was obtained by one of the others.
chapter, (ver. 40–45.) promises of mercy are held Ezekiel describes this proceeding of Nebuchad-
out, and their return from captivity is foretold. The nezzar by prophetic anticipation.
destruction of Jerusalem (ver. 45, to the end,) is The subversion of the temporal kingdom of Judah
signified under the emblem of a forest consumed leads the prophet to refer to Zedekiah, (ver. 25-28.)
by fire. It is called the forest of the south, because and to predict the total overthrow of the earthly
it lay to the south of Chaldea; where the prophet dominion of the house of David, till the day come,
then uttered his predictions.
when the Messiah shall visit his people. Ée then
In chap. xxi. ver. 1-18, under the emblem of a predicts the overthrow of the Ammonites by Nebu-
sharp sword, is predicted the destruction of the chadnezzar, (ver. 28, to the end ;) which prophecy
Jews and (ver. 18–25) of Jerusalem. The destruc- was fulfilled five years after Jerusalem was de-
tion is foretold in a forcible and splendid manner. stroyed. Chap. xxii. contains a recital of the sins
God foreshows to his prophet, that the king of Baby- committed in Jerusalem, by all ranks of people, for
lon, coming with his army into Syria, and finding which severe judgments are denounced: and chap.
that the Ammonites had entered into a confederacy xxiii. represents the idolatries of Samaria and Jeru-
with Egypt, as well as Zedekiah, was in doubt salem under the emblem of two harlots; and for their
against which of the two people he should first wage crimes, (ver. 22, to the end,) the severest judgments
war; he decided therefore by adopting the usual cus- are threatened to both.-Warburton's Dioine Legat.
tom of divining by arrows. This ceremony consist- b. iv. c. 6; Hales' Analysis, vol. ii. p. 485; Archbp.
ed in writing on several arrows the names of the Newcome in loc. ; Horne's Crit. Introd.; Note in
cities they intended to assault, and then putting Mant and D'Oyly's Bible, on Ezek. xxii. 25.
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e Le. 17. 7. & 18.
3. De. 29. 16-18.
Jos. 24. 14.
Nu. 14. 13, &c.
De. 9. 28.
13, 14. Ps. 147.
to knowo.
? Then said I unto them,
Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes,
And defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt:
I am the LORD your God.
8 But they rebelled against me,
And would not hearken unto me;
They did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes,
Neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt :
Then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them,)
To accomplish mine anger against them in the midst of the land of
Egypt:
f See Ex. 32. 12. 9 But I wrought for my name's sake,
(That it should not be polluted before the heathen,
Among whom they were,
In whose sight I made myself known unto them,)
In bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
g Ex. 13. 18. 10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt,
And brought them into the wilderness.
h De. 4. 8. No. 9. 11 And 'I gave them my statutes,
19, 20.
And Ishowed them my judgments,
F... made them. Which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
i Le. 18. 5. Ro. 12 Moreover also I gave them my iSabbaths,
10. 5. Gal. 3. 12.
j Ex. 20. 8. & 31.
To be a sign between me and them,
13, &c. & 35. 2.
That they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
De. 5. 12. Neh.
9. 14.
13 But the house of Israel "rebelled against me in the wilderness :
k Nu. 14. 22.
They walked not in my statutes,
[ Pr. 1. 25.
And they 'despised my judgments,
(Which if a man do, he shall even live in them ;)
m Ex. 16. 27.
And my Sabbaths they greatly "polluted :
Then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them "in the wilderness,
To consume them.
14 But I wrought for my name's sake,
That it should not be polluted before the heathen,
In whose sight I brought them out.
15 Yet also 'I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness,
That I would not bring them into the land which I had given them,
Flowing with milk and honey, (which is the glory of all lands ;)
16 Because they despised my judgments,
And walked not in my statutes, but polluted my Sabbaths :
For P their heart went after their idols.
25, 26. Ac. 7. 17 Nevertheless 'mine eye spared them from destroying them,
42, 43.
q Ps. 78. 38.
Neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness,
Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers,
Neither observe their judgments,
Nor defile yourselves with their idols.
19 I am the LORD your God;
* De. 5:32:33.& Walk 'in my statutes, and keep my judgments,
And do them ;
s Je. 17. 22. 20 And hallow my Sabbaths;
And they shall be a sign betwen me and you,
That ye may know that I am the LORD your God.
* Nu. 25.,1,2. De. 21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me :
9. 23, 24. & 31.
They walked not in my statutes,
Neither kept my judgments to do them,
(Which if a man do, he shall even live in them ;)
They polluted my Sabbaths :
n Nu. 14. 29.&
26. 65.
o Nu. 14. 28.
p Nu. 15. 39. Pg.
78. 37. Am. 5.
vi.
viii. &
x.-
xii.
27.
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u Le. 26. 33. De.
28. 64. Je. 15. 4.
| Ro. 1. 24.
-Ed.
w 2 Ki. 17. 17.&
3. & 33. 6. Je.
32. 35.
a trespass.
Then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them,
To accomplish mine anger against them in the wilderness.
22 Nevertheless I withdrew my hand,
And wrought for my name's sake,
That it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen,
In whose sight I brought them forth.
23 I lifted up my hand unto them also in the wilderness,
That "I would scatter them among the heathen,
And disperse them through the countries;
24 Because they had not executed my judgments,
But had despised my statutes,
And had polluted my Sabbaths,
And their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
v Seo Ps. 81. 12. 25 Wherefore 'I gave them also statutes, that were not agood,
2 Thes. 2. 11. And judgments, whereby they should not live;
a i. e. not pron. 26 And I polluted them in their own gifts,
ductive of good.
In that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the
21. 6. 2 Ch. 28.
womb,
That I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know
that I am the LORD.
27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ;-
* Ro. 2. 24.
Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me,
* Hebon trespassed in that they have * committed a trespass against me.
28 For when I had brought them into the land,
For the which I lifted up my hand to give it to them,
Then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees,
And they offered there their sacrifices,
And there they presented the provocation of their offering :
There also they made their sweet savour,
And poured out there their drink offerings.
f or, I told them 29 Then tI said unto them,
What is the high place whereunto ye go?
And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord
Are ýe polluted after the manner of your fathers ?
[GoD,
And commit ye whoredom after their abominations ?
31 For when ye offer your gifts,
When yé make your sons to pass through the fire,
Ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day:
And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel ?
As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.
32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all,
That ye say, “ We will be as the heathen,
As the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone."
33 As I live, saith the Lord God,
Surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched-out arm,
And with fury poured out, will I rule over you ;
34 And I will bring you out from the people,
And will gather you out of the countries, wherein ye are scattered,
With a mighty hand, and with a stretched-out arm,
And with fury poured out.
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people,
And there will I plead with you face to face.
y See Nu. 14. 21- 36 Like "as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land
of Egypt,
So will I plead with you, saith the Lord God.
what the high
place was, or,
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6 Ju. 10. 14. Ps.
81. 12. Am. 4. 4.
c Is. 1. 13. -
7. Zec. 8. 20,
Ro. 12. l.
rest. Ep. 5. 2.
Phil. 4. 18.
z Le. 27. 32. Je. 37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod,
* 33. 13.
Or, a delivering. And I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
a Mat. 25. 32, 33. 38 And “I will purge out from among you the rebels,
And them that transgress against me.
I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn,
And they shall not enter into the land of Israel ;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God;
Go bye, serve ye every one his idols,
And hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me;
But ‘pollute ye my holy name no more
With your gifts, and with your idols.
40 For in my holy mountain,
In the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God,
There shall all the house of Israel (all of them in the land) serve
d Is. 56. 7. & 60. There dwill I accept them,
[me:
&c. Mal. 3. 4. And there will I require your offerings,
* Or, chief.
And the * firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
† Heb. savour of 41 I will accept you with your tsweet savour,
When I bring you out from the people,
And gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered ;
And I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
42 And ye shall know that I am the LORD,
When I shall bring you into the land of Israel,
Into the country for the which I lifted up my hand
To give it to your fathers.
43 And there shall ye remember your ways,
And all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled ;
And Øye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight
For all your evils that ye have committed.
44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord,
When I have wrought with you for my name's sake,
Not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt
doings,
O ye house of Israel! saith the Lord God.
15 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
46 Son of man! set thy face toward the south,
And drop thy word toward the south,
And prophesy against the forest of the south field;
: 47 And say to the forest of the south,
Hear the word of the LORD!
Thus saith the Lord God;
f Jo. 21. 14.
Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee,
g Lu. 23. 31.
And it shall devour every green tree in thee,
And every dry tree :
The flaming flame shall not be quenched,
And all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it:
It shall not be quenched.
49 Then said İ, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak
parables ? And the word of the LORD came unto me, EZEKIEL xxi.
saying,
2 Son of man! set thy face toward Jerusalem,
A De. 32. 2. Am. And “drop thy word toward the holy places,
And prophesy against the land of Israel,
3 And say to the land of Israel, thus saith the LORD;
Behold, I am against thee,
e Le. 26 39. Ho.
5. 15.
7. 16. Mic. 2. 6,
11. .
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& 55. 11.
1 Heb. shall go
into water.
of my son, it de
spiseth cvcry
trec.
And will draw forth my sword out of his sheath,
And will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked,
Therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath
Against all flesh from the south to the north ;
5 That all flesh may know
That I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath :
i So Is. 45. 23. It 'shall not return any more.
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man,
With the breaking of thy loins;
And with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
? And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou ?
That thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh ;
And every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble,
And every spirit shall faint, and all knees Ishall be weak as water:
Behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.
8 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,—
9 Son of man, prophesy! and say, Thus saith the LORD; say,
į De. 32. 41.
A 'sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished !
10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter:
It is furbished that it may glitter :
Should we then make mirth ?
* Or, It is the rod
*It contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled :
This sword is sharpened, and it is furbished,
To give it into the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry and howl, son of man!
For it shall be upon my people,
It shall be upon all the princes of Israel :
+Terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people :
Smite therefore upon thy thigh.
My poormee in 13 f Because it is ka trial.
wohnt einen bestall And what if the sword contemn even the rod ?
It shall be no more, saith the Lord God.
spising rod? 14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy,
k Job 9. 23. 2 Co. And 'smite thy *hands together,
i Nu. 24. 10.
And let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain :
* Heb. hand to It is the sword of the great men that are slain,
m 1 Ki. 20. 30. &
& Which entereth into their "privy chambers.
15 I have set the tpoint of the sword against all their gates,
| Or, glittering,
'or, fear.
That their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied:
Ah! it is made bright,
Or, sharpened. It is fwrapped up for the slaughter.
16 Go thee one way or other,
* Heb. set thyself, Either on the right hand, *or on the left,
Whithersoever thy face is set.
17 I will also smite my hands together,
And I will cause my fury to rest :
I the LORD have said it.
18 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
19 Also, thou son of man! appoint thee two ways,
That the sword of the king of Babylon may come:
Both twain shall come forth out of one land:
And choose thou a place,
Choose it at the head of the way to the city.
Je. 19. 2. Am. 20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to "Rabbath of the
And to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
[Ammonites,
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† Or, They are
thrust down to
the sword with
I Or, When the
they not also bem
long to the de-
8. 2.
land.
22. 25.
talec the left
hand.
1. 14.
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the way.
* Or, batlering
rams, Ez. 4. 2.
Heb. runs.
I Or, For the oaths
made unto them.
Je. 52. 2.
pervertod, per-
]leb. mother of 21 For the king of Babylon stood at the fparting of the way,
At the head of the two ways, to use divination:
Or, knives.
He made his farrows bright,
* Heb. teraphim.
He consulted with *images,
He looked in the liver.
22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem,
To appoint tcaptains,
To open the mouth in the slaughter,
To lift up the voice with shouting,
To appoint battering rams against the gates,
To cast a mount, and to build a fort.
23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight,
ITo them that have sworn oaths;
But he will call to remembrance the iniquity,
That they may be taken.
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered,
In that your transgressions are discovered,
So that in all your doings your sins do appear;
Because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance,
Ye shall be taken with the hand.
0 2 Ch. 36. 13. 25 And thou, 'profane wicked prince of Israel, (whose day is come,
When iniquity shall have an end,
26 Thus saith the Lord God;
Remove the diadem, and take off the crown:
This shall not be the same :
p Lu. 1. 52.
Exalt ’him that is low, and abase him that is high.
* Heb. Perverted, 27 *I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it:
verted, will I And 'it shall be no more, until He come whose right it is;
o See Ge. 49. io. And I will give it him.
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord
Zep. God "concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even
say thou,
The sword, the sword is drawn !
For the slaughter it is furbished,
To consume because of the glittering ;
29 While they see vanity unto thee,
While they divine a lie unto thee,
To bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain,
Of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have
an end.
1 Or, Cause it to 30 +Shall I cause it to return into his sheath ?
I 'will judge thee in the place where thou wast created,
In the land of thy nativity.
31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee,
I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath,
Or, burning. And deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire;
Thy blood shall be in the midst of the land;
Thou shalt be no more remembered :
For I the Lord have spoken it.
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, EZEKIEL xxii.
saying,
* Or, plead for. 2 Now, thou son of man! wilt thou *judge, wilt thou judge the
| Heb. city of
tbloody city ?
Bloods.
Heb. make her Yea, thou shalt Ishow her all her abominations.
3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God;
make it.
r Je. 49. 1. Zer.
2. 8-10.
| Or, Cause it to
rcturn. Je. 47.6,
7.
& Ge. 15. 14.
know, Ez. 16. 2.
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12 Ki. 21. 16.
I Ki. 9.7.
of name, much
in vezation.
† Heb. arm.
a Le. 18. 20. &
20. 10. De. 22.
* Or, by lewdness.
The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come,
And maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast 'shed;
And hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made ;
And thou hast caused thy days to draw near,
And art come even unto thy years :
u De. 28. 37.
Therefore “have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen,
Da. 9. 16.
And a mocking to all countries.
5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee,
* Heb. polluted
Which art *infamous and much vexed.
6 Behold, the princes of Israel,
Every one were in thee to their tpower to shed blood.
o De. 27. 16.
? In thee have they 'set light by father and mother:
20 Ex. 22. 21, 22. In the midst of thee have they dealt by foppression with the stran-
Or, deceit.
In thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. [ger :
8 Thou hast despised my holy things,
2 Le. 19. 30.
And hast "profaned my Sabbaths.
slanders. EZ. 23.9 In thee are *men that carry tales to shed blood :
1. Le. 19. 16. And in thee they eat upon the mountains:
In the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
che: 8., : 20 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness :
20. 11. 1 Co.5.
In thee have they humbled her that was *set apart for pollution.
z Le. 18. 19. &
* 20. 18.**.& 11 And tone hath committed abomination "with his neighbour's wife;
| Or, every one. And fanother 'hath *lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law ;
And another in thee hath humbled his ‘sister, his father's daughter.
22. Je. 5. 8.
12 In thee dhave they taken gifts to shed blood;
| Or, every one.
Le. 18. 15. & Thou hast taken usury and increase,
20. 12.
And thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion,
cLe. 18. 9. & 20. And 'hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
13 Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand,
& Ex. 23. 8. De.
At thy dishonest gain which thou hast made,
And at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
in 14 Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong,
f De. 32. 18. Je.
In the days that I shall deal with thee?
I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.
28. 25, 64.
15 And “I will scatter thee among the heathen,
And disperse thee in the countries,
And will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
* Orshalt be 16 And thou fshalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the
heathen,
And thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
17 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,-
de 18 Son of man ! "the house of Israel is to me become dross :
28, &c. See Ps.
119. 119.
All they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the
furnace;
Heb. drosses.
They are even the Idross of silver.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Because ye are all become dross,
Behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem
20 * As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,
to the gathering.
Into the midst of the furnace,
To blow the fire upon it, to melt it;
So will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury,
And I will leave you there, and melt you.
21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath,
And ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace,
17.
16. 19. & 27. 25.
. Ex. 22. 25. Le.
25. 36. De. 23.
19.
3.21.
profaned.
* Hob. According
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3. 3, 4.
† Heb. offered vio-
lence to.
3. 2, 3, 9-11.
Zop. 3. 3.
o Ex. 22. 21. &
23. 9. LO. 19. 33.
right.
r See Ge. 18. 26.
So shall ye be melted in the midst thereof;
And ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon
. 23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [you.
24 Son of man! say unto her,
Thou art the land that is not cleansed,
Nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
i Bo. 6. 9. 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof,
Like a roaring lion ravening the prey ;
j Mat. 23. 14.
They have devoured souls ;
24 Mic. 3. 11. Zep. They khave taken the treasure and precious things ;
They have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
i Mal. 2. 8... 26 Her 'priests have fviolated my law,
And have "profaned my holy things:
m Le. 22. 2, &c.
1 Sa. 2. 29.
They have put no "difference between the holy and profane,
n Le. 10. 10. Je. Neither have they showed difference between the unclean and the
15. 19.
And have hid their eyes from my Sabbaths,
[clean;
And I am profaned among them.
o Is. 1. 23. Mic. 27 Her 'princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey,
To shed blood, and to destroy souls,
To get dishonest gain.
28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar,
Seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying,
“ Thus saith the Lord God,” when the Lord hath not spoken.
p Je. 5. 26-28. 29 The Ppeople of the land have used toppression, and exercised rob-
Or, deceit.
And have vexed the poor and needy:
[bery,
3 Yea, they have 'oppressed the stranger *wrongfully.
Heb. without 30 And "I sought for a man among them,
That should make up the hedge,
And stand in the gap before me
For the land, that I should not destroy it:
But I found none !
31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them ; .
I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath :
Their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the
Lord God.
1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, say- EZEKIEL xxiii.
ing,
8 Je. 3. 7, 8, 10. 2 Son of man! there were two women,
The daughters of one mother.
Le. 17. 7. Jos. 3 And 'they committed whoredoms in Egypt;
They committed whoredoms in their youth;
There were their breasts pressed,
And there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
4 And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her
sister:
And they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters.
Thus were their names; Samaria is † Aholah, and Jerusalem #Aholibah.
tent, or, taberna-
5 And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine;
And she doted on her lovers, (on "the Assyrians her neighbours)
1 Ki. 8. 29. 6 Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers,
All of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
7 Thus she *committed her whoredoms with them,
With all them that were fthe chosen men of Assyria,
upon them.
And with all on whom she doted :
of the children With all their idols she defiled herself.
of Asshur.
8 Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt:
For in her youth they lay with her,
24. 14.
Il
+ That is, His
cle.
I That is, My
tabernacle in her,
4 2 Ki. 15. 19 &
16. 7. & 17.3.
Ho. 8. 9.
* Heb. testowed
her whoredoms
+ Heb. the choice
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23. & 18. 9-11.
10 Tihto the hand of have deliver upon her
w Je. 3. 8.
* Heb. She cor-
rupted her inor-
than, &c. Je. 3.
11.
| Heb. more than
the whoredoms
of her sister.
22 Ki. 16. 7, 10.
sight of her eyes.
And they bruised the breasts of her virginity,
And poured their whoredom upon her.
9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers,
v 2 Ki. 17. 3-6,
Into the hand of the "Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
10 These discovered her nakedness :
They took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword:
| Heb. a name.
And she became #famous among women;
For they had executed judgment upon her.
11 And “when her sister Akolibah saw this,
*She was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she,
dinate love more And in her whoredoms tmore than her sister in her whoredoms.
12 She doted upon *the Assyrians her neighbours,
Captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously,
Horsemen riding upon horses,
2 Ch. 28. 16-23.
All of them desirable young men.
13 Then I saw that she was defiled,
That they took both one way,
14 And that she increased her whoreaoms :
For when she saw men portrayed upon the wall,
The images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
15 Girded with girdles upon their loins,
Exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads,
All of them princes to look to,
(After the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their
nativity ;)
# Heb. at the 16 And fas soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them,
2ki. 24. 1. And sent messengers unto them in Chaldea.
* Heb. children 17 And the * Babylonians came to her into the bed of love,
of Babel.
And they defiled her with their whoredom,
Hobiloosed, or, And she was polluted with them and her mind was talienated from
them.
18 So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness :
Then 'my mind was alienated from her,
Like as my mind was alienated from her sister.
19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms,
In calling to remembrance the days of her youth,
Wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
20 For. she doted upon their paramours,
Whose flesh is as the flesh of asses,
And whose issue is like the issue of horses.
21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth,
In bruising thy teats by the Egyptians
For the paps of thy youth.
22 Therefore, o Aholibah, thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee,
From whom thy mind is alienated,
And I will bring them against thee on every side;
23 (The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans,
Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with theme
All of them desirable young men,
Captains and rulers, great lords and renowned,
All of them riding upon horses,)
24 And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels,
And with an assembly of people,
Which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round
And I will set judgment before them,
[about:
And they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
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1 Heb. instrui-
ments of thy
decking.
25 And I will set my jealousy against thee,
And they shall deal furiously with thee:
They shall take away thy nose and thine ears;
And thy remnant shall fall by the sword:
They shall take thy sons and thy daughters ;
And thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.
26 They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes,
And take away thy #fair jewels.
27 Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee,
And thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt:
So that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them,
Nor remember Egypt any more.
28 For thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest,
Into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated :
29 And they shall deal with thee hatefully,
And shall take away all thy labor,
And shall leave thee naked and bare;
And the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered,
Both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
30 I will do these things unto thee,
Because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen,
And because thou art polluted with their idols.
31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister ;
Therefore will I give her cup into thy hand.
32 Thus saith the Lord God;
Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large :
Thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision-it containeth
33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,
[much.
With the cup of astonishment and desolation,
With the cup of thy sister Samaria.
34 Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out,
And thou shalt break the sherds thereof,
And pluck off thine own breasts ;
For I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.
35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Because thou hast forgotten me, and * cast me behind thy back,
Therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
36 The LORD said moreover unto me;
Son of man! wilt thou #judge Aholah and Aholibah ?
Yea, declare unto them their abominations ;
37 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands,
And with their idols have they committed adultery,
And have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me,
To pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
38 Moreover this they have done unto me:
They have defiled my sanctuary in the same day,
And have profaned my Sabbaths.
39 For when they had slain their children to their idols,
Then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it;
And, lo, “thus have they done in the midst of my house.
40 And furthermore, that ve have sent for men fto come from far,
Unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo! they came :
For whom thou didst wash thyself,
Paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
41 And satest upon fa stately bed, and a table prepared before it,
Whereupon bthou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
21 Ki. 14. 9. Ne.
9. 26.
* Or, plead for.
a 2 Ki. 21. 4.
t Heb. coming.
1 Heb. an honor-
able. Est. 1. 6.
Is, 57. 7. Am.
2. 8.& 6. 4.
6 Pr. 7. 17. Ho. 2.
8.
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multitude of men.
doms.
* Heb. for a re-
out.
2 Pe. 2. 6.
42 And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her ;
* Heb. of the
And with the men of the common sort.
| Or, drunkards. Were brought +Sabeans from the wilderness,
Which put bracelets upon their hands,
And beautiful crowns upon their heads.
43 Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries,
* Heb. her whore. Will they now commit #whoredoms with her, and she with them ?
44 Yet they went in unto her,
As they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot :
So went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
45 And the righteous men—they shall judge them after the manner of
adulteresses,
And after the manner of women that shed blood;
Because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
46 For thus saith the Lord God;
I will bring up a company upon them,
moving and
And will give them * to be removed and spoiled.
spoil.
47 And the company shall stone them with stones,
them And tdespatch them with their swords;
c2 Ch. 36. 17, 19. They “shall slay their sons and their daughters,
And burn up their houses with fire.
48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land,
d De. 13. 11.
That dall women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
49 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you,
And ye shall bear the sins of your idols ;
And ye shall know that I am the Lord God.
SECT. VII. SECTION VII.- Prophecy of the Destruction of Jerusalem, delivered by
Ezekiel at the Commencement of the Siege.
A. M. 3413.
EZEKIEL xxiv.(31)
Under the parable of a boiling pot, 6 is showed the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem. 15 By the
sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife, 19 is showed the calamity of the Jews to
be beyond ull sorrow.
1 AGAIN in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of
the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of
man! write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the
1. Je. king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem “this same day. 3 And
utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus
saith the Lord God;-
Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
4 Gather the pieces thereof into it,
Even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder ;
Fill it with the choice bones.
* Or, heap. 5 Take the choice of the flock, and *burn also the bones under it,
And make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God;
Woe to the bloody city,
To the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out
6 See 2 Sa. 8. 2; Bring it out piece by piece ; let no blot fall upon it.
Joel 3. 3. Ob. 11.
? For her blood is in the midst of her ;
She set it upon the top of a rock;
cle. 17. 13. De.
12. 16, 24.
* She 'poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
B. C. 591.
a 2 Ki. 25. 1. Je.
39. 1. & 52. 4.
[of it!
Nah. 3. 10.
(31) The date of this prophecy (ver. 1.) shows that his wife, the desire of his eyes, and is commanded
it was written on the banks of the Euphrates on not to mourn for her. Thus Ezekiel becomes a
the very same day in which Nebuchadnezzar laid sign unto the Jews at Babylon, ver. 24; thereby
siege to Jerusalem. On that day the prophet, by foreshowing them the destruction of Jerusalem and
a singular yet appropriate figure of a boiling pot, their temple, which was the desire of their eyes, and
shows to the Jews the total destruction of their signifying that their afflictions and sorrows would
city and brethren. To represent the greatness of exceed all expression.
their calamity, the prophet is suddenly bereaved of
992 EZEKIEL FORETELLS THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM. [Period VII.
Nah. 3. 1. Ilab.
2. 12.
8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance ;
d Mat. 7. 2.
I have set her blood upon the top of a rock,
That it should not be covered.
9 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Woe 'to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire,
Consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof,
That the brass of it may be hot, and may burn,
And that the filthiness of it may be molten in it,
That the scum of it may be consumed.
12 She hath wearied herself with lies,
And her great scum went not forth out of her:
Her scum shall be in the fire.
13 In thy filthiness is lewdness.
Because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged,
Thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more,
Till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
14 I the Lord have spoken it:
It shall come to pass, and I will do it;
I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent;
According to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge
thee, saith the Lord God.
15 Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
16 Son of man! behold, I take away from thee
The desire of thine eyes with a stroke;
Yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep,
† Heb.go. Neither shall thy tears frun down.
# Heb. Be silent. 17 #Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead,
.6. Bind 'the tire of thy head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon
g 2 Sa. 15. 30.
thy feet,
* Heb. upper lip; And cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
18 So I spake unto the people in the morning : and at even my
wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 19 And the
people said unto me, “ Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to
us, that thou doest so ?" 20 Then I answered them, “ The word of the
LORD came unto me, saying, 21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus
saith the Lord God;-
Behold, I will profane my sanctuary,
The excellency of your strength,
The desire of your eyes,
† Heb. the pity of
And fthat which your soul pitieth;
And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by
22 And ye shall do as I have done :
[the sword.
Ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your
Ye shall not mourn nor weep;
[feet:
h Lo. 26. 39.
But "ye shall pine away for your iniquities,
And mourn one toward another.
i Is. 20. 3. Ez. 4. 24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign:
According to all that he hath done shall ye do;
And 'when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be
In the day when I take from them their strength,
(The joy of their glory, the desire of tlıeir eyes,
And Ithat whereupon they set their minds,
Their sons and their daughters,)
f Seo Le. 10. 6.
& 21. 10.
and so ver. 22.
Le. 13. 45.
your soul.
3. & 12. 6, 11.
Je. 17. 15.
John 13. 19. &
14. 29.
I Heb. the lifting
up of their soul.
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EZEKIEL'S PROPHECY AGAINST EGYPT.
26 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee,
To cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped,
And thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb;
. And thou shalt be a sign unto them ;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.”
SECT. VIII. SECTION VIII.—Ezekiel prophesies the Judgment of Pharaoh for his
Treachery to Israel, and the Desolation of Egypt.
A. M. 3415.
B, C. 589.
EZEKIEL xxix. 1-16.(32)
1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the
month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man !
it.
(32) This chapter is inserted after the 24th, on ful enough to raise it from its state of degradation.
the authority of the date mentioned in ver. 1. The Within the memory of the present generation, a
prophecy contained in it was spoken before the cap- project has been attempted, which, if crowned with
ture of Jerusalem ; whereas those contained in the success, might again have exalted Egypt among
25th and following chapters, were delivered after the nations, and afforded to infidelity an argument
that event. The probable reason of its receiving against the prophecies of Scripture. Twenty years
in our Bibles is, that the have now elapsed since Napoleon, who at that time
prophecies against Egypt might be all read together. knew not what it was to be defeated, led a power-
There is reason to suppose, that this prophecy was ful army into Egypt. The experience of history has
delivered iromediately after Pharaoh's retreat from sufficiently proved, that when a large military force
before Nebuchadnezzar. On this very occasion, has gained possession of a country, it frequently
Jeremiah uttered, at Jerusalem, similar predictions raises that nation to an equality with those sur-
to those of Ezekiel, at Babylon. Both prophets, at rounding it; and it was ever the policy of France,
the same time, in two distant countries, predicted during the revolutionary war, to embody among its
the same events. The circumstances thus proph- own armies the inhabitants of the conquered coun-
esied by them, respecting Egypt, were of the most tries. Had this attack upon Egypt succeeded, its
improbable kind. Pharaoh Hophra, the A pries of people might have been made a military body: they
Herodotus, boasted that his kingdom was so firmly would have had a chief, active, powerful, and en-
established, that nothing could overthrow it. The terprising, to govern thein : their ancient character,
greatness and magnificence of Egypt have been contrary to the prophecies of God, might have been
celebrated from the most remote antiquity : the raised; and their renovated energies, under such a
splendid monuments still remaining, and the ad- ruler, directed against the peace and happiness of
ditional discoveries which are frequently made by Europe, or of India. But what was the event ? For
the enterprising travellers of our own days, are ex- a long time, every bold effort had succeeded : the
isting records of its former wealth and power. Its whole extent of Egypt, and the territories immedi-
situation is favorable to commerce, it possesses every ately adjacent to it, might be considered as con-
natural advantage; yet, wonderful to relate, after quered till the progress of the French army, hitherto
predicting the more immediate distresses which invincible, was suddenly and wonderfully checked
should fall upon Egypt, the prophet predicts, that by a small and weak fortress, protected by the sword
it shall become an utter and complete desolation, of Britain. The triumph of the resistless arıny of
(Ezek. xxix. 14, 15.) « Egypt shall be the basest France was ended. The ferocious legions in vain
of the kingdoms, néither shall it exalt itself any dashed themselves, as the waves of the ocean, on
more above the nations; for I will diminish them, the small yet immovable rock. The broken rem-
that they shall no more rule over the nations.” nant of the dispirited and discomfited army was
And in the next chapter, ver. 12, 13, “I will make abandoned by their leader; and the land of Egypt
the land waste, and all that is therein; and there is still " the basest of kingdoms.” The Scripture
shall no more be a prince of the land of Egypt." is fulfilled.
Such general prophecies, Bishop Newton justly In all these things the man of the world discovers
observes, like general rules, are not to be understood only the usual course of things, and siniles with
so strictly and absolutely, as if they could not possi- derision at the discoverer of the accomplishment
bly admit of any kind of limitation or exception of prophecy, in the events of history. Yet every
whatever. It is sufficient if they hold good for the prophecy has been accomplished by a train of
most part, and are confirmed by the experience of events, that appear to be the natural and unavoidable
many ages, though perhaps not without the excep- result of a connected series of consequences. The
tion of a few years. The Bishop then proceeds to circumstances that occasioned this defeat in Egypt
show in what manner the prophecy was fulfilled, were so peculiar and extraordinary, that when their
by the various conquests of Egypt, till it was re- result is compared with this prophecy of Ezekiel,
duced to its present degraded condition.
the Christian is compelled to look higher than to
There are many who consider every attempt to any human power. He cannot but see " God in
discover the actual fulfilment of prophecy in the the whirlwind; God directing the storm.” Amidst
events of our own day, as a proof of an utter de- all the changes of empires, the revolutions of states,
ficiency in that sobriety of judgment, which ought the rise and fall of dynasties; amidst all the revolu-
ever to characterize a commentator on Scripture. tions of this world, the Christian sees a controlling
Certain it is, the utmost caution should be observed Providence guiding the violence and ambition of
in every attempt to trace the mighty plan of that men to the accomplishment of his own purposes.
Providence which governs the world : yet I cannot It is possible that this country may the great mari-
but think that it will appear evident to all, (when time people, that shall be elected to further the de-
the idea is suggested to them,) that we have seen signs of this mighty Providence ; and we may justly
in our own day a wonderful instance of the accom- hope, that we are destined to fulfil many of the re-
plishment of this prophecy of Ezekiel. Egypt has maining prophecies of God; so long as this splen-
now been, for many hundred years, the meanest did destiny is allotted to us, we inust continue,
and basest of kingdoms : and among the kings and under the protection of this God, great and power-
princes of the earth, none have been found power- ful. Prophecy, whether we observe it or not, is
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6 Je. 44. 30.
field.
Je. 8. 2. & 16.
4. & 25. 33.
20.
36. 6.
set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him,
a Is. 19.1 Je. 25. and against all Egypt. 3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God;
19. & 46.2, 25.
Behold, 'I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
The great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers,
Which hath said, “My river is mine own, and I have made it for
4 But I will put hooks in thy jaws,
[myself."
And I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales,
And I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers,
And all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
5 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness,
Thee and all the fish of thy rivers:
* Heb. face of the Thou shalt fall upon the *open fields;
Thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered :
I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field
d Je. 7. 33. & 34.
And to the fowls of the heaven.
6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD,
e 2 Ki. 18. 21. Is. Because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
fJe. 37.5,7,11. 7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand,
Thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder;
And when they leaned upon thee,
Thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee,
And cut off man and beast out of thee.
9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste;
And they shall know that I am the LORD:
Because he hath said, “ The river is mine, and I have made it."
10 Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers,
g Ez. 30. 12.
And ”I will make the land of Egypt futterly waste and desolate,
| Heb. wastes of
From the tower of *Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
1,0r, From Mig 11 No foot of man shall pass through it,
14. 2. Je. 44. l. Nor foot of beast shall pass through it,
Neither shall it be inhabited forty years.
12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate
In the midst of the countries that are desolate,
And her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate
forty years :
And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations,
And will disperse them through the countries.
13 Yet thus saith the Lord God;
h Is. 19. 23. Je. At the "end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians
46. 26.
From the people whither they were scattered ;
14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt,
And will cause them to return into the land of Pathros,
| Or, birth. Into the land of their thabitation;
| Heb. low. And they shall be there a #base kingdom.
15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms;
Neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations:
For I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
i Is. 30.2, 3. & 16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel,
Which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance,
When they shall look after them;
But they shall know that I am the Lord God.'
waste.
dol to Syene. Ex.
* Heb. Seveneh.
36. 4, 6.
still accomplishing. The declarations and promises experience confirm the truth of the declaration,
of Scripture are ever fulfilling; for the same Al- “ Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words
mighty Being, who is too great to be resisted, and shall not pass away."
too wise to err, has said, and both history and
PART II.]
EZEKIEL PROPHESIES AGAINST ASSYRIA AND EGYPT.
EZEKIE
OPENIA
VD EGYP.
995
SECT. IX.
A. M. 3416.
B. C. 588.
a (s. xix. Je. 25.
19, &c. & 46.2,
25.
6 Je. 44. 30.
SECTION IX.-Ezekiel prophesies the Destruction of Assyria and Egypt.
EZEKIEL Xxx. 20, to the end, and xxxi.(33)
The arm of Bubylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt. Chap. xxxi. 1 A relation
unto Pharaolí 3 of the glory of Assyria, 10 and the fall thereof for pride." 18 The like destruc-
tion of Egypt.
20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in
the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto
me, saying,
21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt;
And, lo! bit shall not be bound up to be healed,
To put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
22 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
· Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt,
And will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken;
And I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations,
And will disperse them through the countries.
24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,
And put my sword in his hand;
But I will break Pharaoh's arms,
And he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly
wounded man.
25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,
And the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down;
And they shall know that I am the LORD,
When I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon,
And he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations,
And disperse them among the countries ;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the EZEKIEL XXXI.
third month, in the first day of the month, that the word
of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak unto Pha-
raoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude ;-
Whom art thou like in thy greatness ?
3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon .
*With fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of a high
And his top was among the thick boughs.
[stature;
The waters fmade him great, the deep Iset him up on high
With her rivers running round about his plants,
And sent out her *little rivers
Unto all the trees of the field.
5 Therefore dhis height was exalted
Above all the trees of the field,
And his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long
Because of the multitude of waters, twhen he shot forth.
6 All the 'fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs,
And under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth
their young,
And under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
c Da. 4. 10.
* Heb. fair of
branches.
| Or, nourished.
Or, brought him
* Or, conduits.
up.
d Da. 4. 11.
† Or, when it sent
thein forth.
e Da, 4. 12.
(33) These portions of Scripture are inserted here was uttered, the Jews had accelerated their ruin by
on the authorities of the dates given by the prophet depending upon Egypt. There is a peculiar propri-
himself, chap. xxx. 20. and xxxi. 1. At the time ety, therefore, in the delivery of these predictions
when the first of these predictions was delivered, at this period, as the attention both of the Jews and
Nebuchadnezzar, having obliged the king of Egypt of the Chaldeans, among whom Ezekiel prophesied,
to retreat, had returned to the siege of Jerusalem; must have been forcibly directed to Egypt.
and when the prophecy contained in chapter xxxi.
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EZEKIEL PROPIIESIES AGAINST ASSYRIA AND EGYPT. [PERIOD VII.
him.
7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches;
For his root was by great waters.
f Ge. 2. 8. 8 The cedars in the 'garden of God could not hide him:
The fir trees were not like his boughs,
And the chestnut trees were not like his branches ;
Nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches;
So that all the trees of Eden,
That were in the garden of God, envied him.
10 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height,
And he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs,
g Da. 5. 20. And Shis heart is lifted up in his height;
11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of
the heathen;
[edness.
Heb. In doing He shall surely deal with him ; I have driven him out for his wick-
he shall do unto 12 And strangers (the terrible of the nations) have cut him off, and
have left him:
Upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen,
And his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land ;
And all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow,
and have left him.
1 Is. 18. 6. 13 Upon "his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain,
And all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches :
14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters
Exalt themselves for their height,
Neither shoot up their top
Among the thick boughs,
Neither their trees *stand up in their height,
All that drink water;
For they are all delivered unto death,
To the nether parts of the earth,
In the midst of the children of men,
With them that go down to the pit.
15 Thus saith the Lord God;
In the day when he went down to the grave
I caused a mourning, I covered the deep for him,
And I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed :
† Heb. to be black. And I caused Lebanon fto mourn for him,
And all the trees of the field fainted for him.
i Ez. 26. 15. 16 I made the nations ito shake at the sound of his fall,
j Is. 14. 15.
When I cast him down to hell
With them that descend into the pit :
And all the trees of Eden,
The choice and best of Lebanon,
All that drink water,
Shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
17 They also went down into hell with him
Unto them that be slain with the sword;
And they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow
In the midst of the heathen.
18 To whom art thou thus like in glory
And in greatness among the trees of Eden ?
Yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden
Unto the nether parts of the earth :
Thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised
With them that be slain by the sword.
This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.
* Or, stand upon
themselves for
their height.
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GEDALIAH APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF JUDÆA.
a Je. 39. 14.
* Or, manacles.
Da. 9. 11.
thy hand.
PART III.
HISTORY OF THAT PORTION OF THE JEWISH NATION WHO WERE
NOT CARRIED CAPTIVE TO BABYLON, AFTER THE DESTRUCTION
OF THE TEMPLE.(34)
SECT. I. SECTION 1.—Gedaliah appointed Governor of Judæa by Nebuchadnezzar,
after the Destruction of the Temple ;-Jeremiah and the Remainder of the
A. M. 3416.
B. C. 588.
People attach themselves to Gedaliah, who is assassinated by Ishmael.
2 Kings xxv. 22.–Jeremiah xl. and xli. 1-10.—2 Kings xxv. 23-26.
22 AND as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, "after JER. xl.
that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah,
when he had taken him being bound in *chains among all that were
carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried
away captive unto Babylon.
2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him,
- The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. 3 Now
6 De. 29. 24, 25. the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because
ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, there-
fore this thing is come upon you. 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this
t, Or, are upon day from the chains which twere upon thy hand. If it seem good unto
1 Heb. I will set thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto
mine eye upon
thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, for-
bear. Behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and
convenient for thee to go, thither go." 5 Now while he was not yet
gone back, he said, “ Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the
son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over
the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go
wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go.”
So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let
him go. 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to
Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the
land.
? Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields,
(even they and their men,) heard that the king of Babylon had made
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed
unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land,
of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon ; 8 then they
came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and
Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of
Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the
son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto
them and to their men, saying, “Fear not to serve the Chaldeans ;
dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well
* Heb. to stand with you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, *to serve the
Chaldeans, which will come unto us; but ye, gather ye wine, and
thee.
before. De. l.
38.
(34) The sacred narrative, after the capture of salem is brought down to the burning of the tem-
Daniel, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, proceeds ple: in Part II. of this period, the circumstances
to relate in parts of the Second Books of Kings and which occurred in Chaldea, recorded or alluded to
Chronicles, of Ezekiel, and of Jeremiah, the series by Ezekiel, are likewise brought down to the burn-
of events which were taking place, at the same time, ing of the temple. The present Part contains the
in three several parts of the world, -Judæa, Babylon, history of the Jews who, after the destruction of
and Egypt. The attempt to place all these con- Jerusalem, remained for some short time with
temporary events in the most intelligible order has Gedaliah in Judæa; and then fled to Egypt, taking
been attended with much difficulty. In Part I. of with them their great prophet Jeremiah.
this Seventh Period, the history of events at Jeru-
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GEDALIAH IS ASSASSINATED BY ISHMAEL. [PERIOD VII.
† Heb. to strike
thee in soul?
summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your
cities that ye have taken.”
11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the
Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard
that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had
set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; 12 even
all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and
came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered
wine and summer fruits very much.
13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14 and said
unto him, “Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Am-
monites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah fto slay thee?” But
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. 15 Then Johanan the
son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “ Let me
go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no
man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews
which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in
Judah perish?” 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan
the son of Kareah, “Thou shalt not do this thing ; for thou speakest
falsely of Ishmael.”
1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ish- JEREMIAH xli.
mael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the 1-10.
seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came
unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and there they did eat
bread together in Mizpah. 2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,
and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the
king of Babylon had made governor over the land. 3 Ishmael also slew
all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and
the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah,
and no man knew it, 5 that there came certain from Shechem, from
Le 29.27.28. Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards
shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offer-
ings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet
Heb. in going them, #weeping all along as he went; and it came to pass, as he met
· them, he said unto them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam."
? And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael
d So 1 Mac. 7. 19. the son of Nethaniah slew them, dand cast them into the midst of the
pit, he, and the men that were with him. 8 But ten men were found
among them that said unto Ishmael, “ Slay us not; for we have treas-
ures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey."
So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the
* Or, near Geda-, men, whom he had slain *because of Gedaliah, was it 'which Asa the
hand, or, by the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel ; and Ishmael the son
e I Ki. 15. 22.*** of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people
that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that
remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard
had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; and Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to
the Ammonites.
De. 14. 1. Is.
and weeping
liah. Heb, by the
side of Gcdaliah.
2 Kings xxv. 23–26. 23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men,
heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to
2 Ch. 16. 6.
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Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah
the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they
and their men. 24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them,
" Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees; dwell in the land, and serve the king of
Babylon, and it shall be well with you.” 25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed froyal, came, and ten men
with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were
with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the
armies, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
+ Heb. of we
Iringdom.
SECT. II. SECTION II.—Johanan rescues the Captives from Ishmael, and, contrary to
the Commands of God given by Jeremiah, takes refuge at Tahpanhes in
A. M. 3417.
Egypt.
B. C. 587.
JEREMIAH xli. 11, to the end, xlii. and xliii. 1-7.
11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah had done, 12 then they took all the men, and went to
a 2 Sa. 2. 13. fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great
waters that are in Gibeon. 13 Now it came to pass, that when all the
people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and
all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.
14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah
cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight
men, and went to the Ammonites.
16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had
recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that
he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war,
and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had
brought again from Gibeon. 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the
62 Sa. 19. 37, 38. habitation of "Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into
Egypt, 18 because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them,
because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the JEREMIAH xlii.
son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and
all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, 2 and
* Or, Let our said unto Jeremiah the prophet, “*Let, we beseech thee, our suppli-
before thee. cation be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy
ci Sa. 7.8.& 12. God, even for all this remnant, (for we are left but da few of many, as
thine eyes do behold us ;) 3 that the LORD thy God may show us the
d Le. 26. 22.
way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.” 4 Then
Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, “I have heard you, behold, I
will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it
shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you,
el Sa. 3. 18. Ac. I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.” 5 Then
they said to Jeremiah, “The Lord be a true and faithful witness
between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which
the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. 6 Whether it be good, or
whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to
whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the
voice of the LORD our God.”
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD
came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah,
and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the
people from the least even to the greatest, and said unto them,
- Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to
present your supplication before him ;
supplication fal
19. Is. 37. 4. J
5. 16.
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JEREMIAH'S ADVICE TO JOHANAN.
k Lu. 9. 51
10 If ye will still abide in this land,
Then will I build you, and not pull you down,
And I will plant you, and not pluck you up;
For I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon,
Of whom ye are afraid,
Be not afraid of him, saith the LORD;
fls. 43. 5. Ro. 8.
31.
For I am with you to save you,
And to deliver you from his hand.
12 And I will show mercies unto you,
· That he may have mercy upon you,
And cause you to return to your own land.
13 " But if ye say,
We will not dwell in this land,
Neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
14 Saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt,
Where we shall see no war,
Nor hear the sound of the trumpet,
Nor have hunger of bread;
And there will we dwell;
a Or, Then hear 15 ainda
15 a And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah;
ye, &c.- Ed.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
g De. 17. 16.
If ye wholly set "your faces to enter into Egypt,
And go to sojourn there ;
16 Then it shall come to pass,
That the sword, which ye feared,
Shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt,
And the famine, whereof ye were afraid,
† Heb. cleave af-
ter you.
Shall ffollow close after you there in Egypt;
And there ye shall die.
# Heb. all the men 17 So shall fit be with all the men
That set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there;
They shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
¿ See Je. 44. 14,
And 'none of them shall remain or escape
From the evil that I will bring upon them.
18 Fór thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ;
As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth
Upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem ;
So shall my fury be poured forth upon you,
When ye shall enter into Egypt:
And ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment,
18, 22. & 44. 12.
And a curse, and a reproach ;
And ye shall see this place no more.
19 - The Lord hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah ! Go
k De. 17. 16. kve not into Egypt: know certainly that I have *admonished you
against you. this day. 20 For fye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto
+ Or, ye have used the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and
according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto
us, and we will do it.' 21 And now I have this day declared it to you;
but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing
for the which he hath sent me unto you. 22 Now therefore know cer-
tainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pesti-
· lence, in the place whither ye desire fto go and to sojourn."
1 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made JEREMIAH xliii.
an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of 1-7.
the Lord their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to
them, even all these words, 2 then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah,
be.
28.
, Je. 18. 16. & 24.
9. & 26. 6. & 29.
Zac. 8. 13.
* Heb. testifica
decoit against
your souls.
journ.
to go to so. tainly thwhich he heyed the vo now I have
And; the place die by time unto the Lord day d
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dwell in returned from the forces, took ahanan the son
18. 30. 4.
and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto
Jeremiah, “ Thou speakest falsely. The LORD our God hath not sent
thee to say, 'Go not into Egypt to sojourn there :' 3 but Baruch the
son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand
of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away
captives into Babylon." 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the
captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of
the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah. 5 But Johanan the son of
Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of
Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been
driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; 6even men, and women, and
children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan
the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of A hikam the
son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of
1 Je. 2. 16. & 44. Neriah. 7 So they came into the land of Egypt; for they obeyed not
1: called Hanes, the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to "Tahpanhes.
SECT. III.
SECTION III.- Prophecy of Jeremiah against Egypt.
A. M. 3417.
JEREMIAH xliii. 8, to the end, and xlvi. 13, to the end.
B. C 587. 8 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes,
saying,
9 Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in the clay in the
brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in
the sight of the men of Judah; 10 and say unto them, Thus saith the
LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will send and take Neb-
uchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne
upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pa-
vilion over them. 11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of
Egypt, and deliver bsuch as are for death to death; and such as are
for captivity to captivity ; 'and such as are for the sword to the sword.
12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he
shall burn them, and carry them away captives; and he shall array
himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment,
and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 13 He shall break also the
* Heb. statues, images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses
of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.
se of 13 The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the JEREMIAH xlvi.
prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should 13, to end.(36)
c Is. 19. 1. Ez.. come and ‘smite the land of Egypt.
14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol,
And publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes.
Say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee;
For the sword shall devour round about thee.
a Je. 44. 13.
o Je. 15. 2. Zec.
11.9.
or, standing in
ages.
Or, the house of
the sun.
xxix. & xxx. &
xxxii. Fulfilled
about 571.
(35) The several passages from Jeremiah which end of thee," seem to refer to a period when the
are inserted in this third part, are placed here on Jews were not only captives, but so miserably re-
the authority of their internal evidence. This pas- duced that there was every reason to apprehend
sage (Jer. xlvi. 13, to the end) is added to the pre- their extinction as a nation : and as they appear to
ceding from comparing Jer. xlvi. 14, with Jer. xliii. have been, at this time, at the height of their
7. The prophet was forcibly brought by his re- affliction and distress, it is probable this powerful
bellious countrymen to Tahpanhes in Egypt. consolation was offered to them. Bishop Horne
Egypt having been the ally of Judæa, many of the beautifully remarks on ver. 28, “ Even to our day,
Jews, long before Johanan took refuge there, had this wonderful prophecy is fulfilled before us.
escaped to this country from the king of Babylon. The oppressors of the Jews, the mighty monarchies
Jeremiah, after predicting the conquest and captivi- or Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome, are vanished,
ty of the Egyptians by Nebuchadnezzar, addresses like the shadows of the evening. Nothing remains
himself to the Jews, who were with him, and calls of them but their names : while this persecuted, de-
upon them to furnish themselves for a similar fate. spised, and hated people, without a friend or a pro-
The prophecy concludes with promises of mercy and tector, amidst the wreck of nations, oppressed and
restoration to those Jews who were already captives harassed by edicts and executioners, by murders
in Babylon.
and massacres, hath outlived the ruins of them all;
The expressions in ver. 28, “I will make a full and will continue till the appointed day of their
end of all the nations," yet " I will not make a full conversion and their restoration come.”
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the fallen.
d Le. 26. 37.
I.
15 Why are thy valiant men swept away?
They stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
Heb. multiplied 16 He made many to fall,
Yea, done fell upon another ;
And they said, “ Arise, and let us go again to our own people,
And to the land of our nativity,
From the oppressing sword.”
17 They did cry there,
“Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise ;
He hath passed the time appointed."
18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts,
Surely as Tabor is among the mountains,
And as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
19 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt,
* Heb. Make thce * furnish thyself eto an into contiüito
instruinents of
captivity.
For Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
e Is. 20.4.
20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer,
But destruction cometh;
It cometh out of the north.
1 Heb. bullocks of 21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like ffatted bullocks :
For they also are turned back,
And are fled away together: they did not stand,
Because the day of their calamity was come upon them,
And the time of their visitation.
f See Is. 29. 4. 22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent ;
For they shall march with an army,
And come against her with axes,
As hewers of wood.
& Is. 10. 34.
23 They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD,
Though it cannot be searched ;
h Ju. 6. 5.
Because they are more than *the grasshoppers,
And are innumerable.
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded;
She shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith ;
Behold, I will punish the multitude of No,
And Pharaoh, and Egypt,
With their gods, and their kings,
Even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him;
26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives,
And into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
And into the hand of his servants;
i Ez. 29. 11, 13,
And afterward it shall be inhabited,
As in the days of old, saith the LORD.
27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob !
And be not dismayed, O Israel !
For, behold, I will save thee from afar off,
And thy seed from the land of their captivity ;
And Jacob shall return, and be in rest
And at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant! saith the LORD,
For I am with thee;
For I will make a full end of all the nations
Whither I have driven thee :
But I will not make a full end of thee,
But correct thee in measure ;
* Or, not utterly
Yet will I *not leave thee wholly unpunished.
cut tree off.
I Or, nourisher.
Heb. Amon.
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Je. 7. 25. &
25
19.
midst of Judah.
SECT. IV. SECTION IV.—Final Predictions of Jeremiah against the idolatrous Jews,
and against Egypt.
A. M. 3417.
B. C. 587.
JEREMIAH xliv. (36)
1 THE word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which
dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes,
and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying
2 « Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have
seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the
cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no
man dwelleth therein, 3 because of their wickedness which they have
committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense,
and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor
a 2 Ch. 36. 15. your fathers. 4 Howbeit “I sent unto you all my servants the prophets,
4. & 26. 5. & 29. (rising early and sending them, saying, “Oh, do not this abominable
thing that I hate!” 5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear
to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kin-
dled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem ; and they
are wasted and desolate as at this day. 7 Therefore now thus saith the
LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel ; Wherefore commit ye
this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman,
* Heb. out of the child and suckling, *out of Judah, to leave you none to remain ; 8 in
that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning
incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to
dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse
and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 9 Have ye forgotten
4 Heb. wickedness- the twickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of
ments, &c. Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness,
and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the
land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem ? 10 They are not
| Heb, contrite, Thumbled even unto this day, neither have they •feared, nor walked
in my law, nor in iny statutes, that I set before you and before your
fathers.
116. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold,
c Le. 17. 10. & I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah. 12 And
20.5 6. Am. 9.
I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into
the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed,
and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the
sword and by the famine : they shall die, from the least even unto the
greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an exe-
cration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. 13 For I
will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished
Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; 14 so
that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of
Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return
into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to
dwell there ; for none shall return but such as shall escape.”
15 Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense
unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude,
(36) The Jews who went into Egypt with Johanan, from the thirteenth of Josiah. Some have asserted
and had taken Jeremiah with them, gave them that he was put to death by Pharaoh Hophra.
selves up in that country to idolatry. The prophet Others, among whoin are Tertullian, Jerome, and
for the last time denounces the judginents of God Epiphanius, assert that he was stoned to death by
against them. As we hear no more of Jeremiah, the Jews for preaching against their idolatry: and
it is most likely that he died soon after the delivery they suppose that Heb. xi. 37," they were stoned,"
of this prophecy in Egypt, being now much advan- refers to the death of Jeremiah.-Prideaux, vol. i.
ced in age, and having prophesied forty-one years p. 722; Hales, vol.ii. p. 492.
es, or, punish-
Ps. 51. 17.
6 Pr. 28. 14.
4.
* Hob. lift up
their soul.
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36.
heaven.
even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, an-
swered Jeremiah, saying,-
16 « As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of
the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. 17 But we will certainly do
d Nu. 30. 12. Do. (whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense
23. 23. Ju. II.
unto the Queen of Heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her,
Or, frame of
as we have done, (we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes)
in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we
| Feb. bread. plenty of Ivictuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18 But since we left
off to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven, and to pour out drink
offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed
by the sword and by the famine. 19 And when we burned incense to
the Queen of Heaven, and 'poured out drink offerings unto her, did
we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto
* Or, husbands. her, without our *men?”
20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the
women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, say-
ing; —
21 « The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the
streets of Jerusalem, (ve, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes,
and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and
came it not into his mind ? 22 So that the LORD could no longer bear,
because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations
which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and
an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against
the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in
e Da. 9. 11, 12. his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; "therefore this evil
is happened unto you, as at this day.”
24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women,
“ Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt !
25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Ye and
your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your
hand, saying, 'We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to
burn incense to the Queen of Heaven, and to pour out drink offerings
a Or, (as a tarn,) unto her_aYe will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform
Accomplish ye,
&c. Ed. your vows. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that
f Ge. 22. 16. dwell in the land of Egypt, Behold, I have sworn by my great name,
g Ez. 20. 39. saith the LORD, that śmy name shall no more be named in the mouth
of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God
liveth! 27 Behold, "I will watch over them for evil, and not for good;
and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be con-
sumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
28 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the
land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah,
that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose
| Heb. from me, words shall stand, fmine or theirs.
296 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will
punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely
Je. 46. 25, 26. stand against you for evil : 30 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, 'I will
3, &c. & give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and
30. 21., &c.
k Je. 39. 5.
into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave "Zedekiah king of
Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy,
and that sought his life.”
nto you, as aid unto all the hat are in
h Ez. 7.6.
i Is. 27. 13.
or them.
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EZEKIEL PREDICTS THE DESOLATION OF JUDÆA.
SECT. V. SECTION V.-Brief Recapitulation of the Captivities of the Jews by Nebu-
chadrezzar.
A. M. 3417.
Jeremiau lii. 28-30.
B, C. 587.
28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive:
a 2 Ki. 24. 2, 12, in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty : 29 in
o Je. 39. 9. bthe eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from
Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two *persons : 30 in the three and
twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the
guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five
persons : all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
14.
* Heb. souls.
P A Ꭱ Ꭲ IV.
EVENTS AT BABYLON BETWEEN THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM,
AND THE RETURN FROM THE CAPTIVITY.
SECT. I. SECTION I.—Ezekiel, being informed of the Destruction of Jerusalem, pre-
dicts the utter Desolation of Judæa, and the Judgments of God against the
A. M. 3417.
Ammonites, Moab and Seir, Edom, and the Philistines, Enemies to the Jews.
B. C. 587.
EZEKIEL Xxxiii. 21, to the end, and xxv.(37)
21 AND it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the
tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped
a 2 Ki. 25. 4. out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, “The city is smitten !." 22 (Now
the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was
escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the
morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.)
23 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man!
they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying,
0 18. 51. 2. Ac. 7. Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many, the
11. land is given us for inheritance. 25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus
c See Mic. 3. I
Mat. 3. 9. John saith the Lord GOD ;—
Ge. 9. 4. Le. 3. Ye deat with the blood,
14.10.2019.26. And lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood :
And shall ye possess the land ?
26 Ye stand upon your sword,
Ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife :
And shall ye possess the land ?
5.
8. 39.
17. & 7. 26. &
De. 12. 16.
(37) From comparing Ezek. xxxii. 1, with Ezek. in proving the literal accomplishment of this
xxxiii. 21, it is evident that this part of chap. xxxiii. prophecy, (chap. xxvi. 14.) that Tyre should " be
comes before chap. xxxii. Chapter xxv. is placed in a place to spread nets upon," and be “built no
this section, and chapters xxvi. to xxviii. in the next, more:” and, according to Maundrell, its present
on the authority of Archbp. Newcome, who observes, inhabitants are only a few wretches harbouring
that the date in the text (chap. xxvi. ver.2,) must themselves in the vaults, and subsisting themselves
be posterior to whatever is the true date, chap. chiefly upon fishing, who seem intended by Divine
· xxxiii. 21 ; because this prophecy was delivered after Providence to be a visible argument how God has
the taking of Jerusalem was known to Ezekiel and fulfilled his word concerning Tyre. The power
his people.” According to Archbp. Usher and and opulence of Tyre, in the prosperous age of its
Josephus, the predictions against the Ammonites, commerce, must have attracted general attention.
Moabites, Edomites, and Philistines, in chap. xxv. In these chapters Ezekiel gives à most particular
were fulfilled by Nebuchadnezzar about five years account of the nature and variety of its commercial
after the destruction of Jerusalem. The prophecy transactions, which conveys a most magnificent
against Tyre, contained in chap. xxvi. xxvii. xxviii. idea of the extensive power of that state. It is
was accomplished nineteen years after its delivery, supposed that these prophecies appertain both to
by Nebuchadnezzar, in the reign of Ithobal prince Old and New Tyre, some expressions being appli-
of Tyre, chap. xxviii. 2. after a siege of thirteen cable only to the former, and others only to the
years. In chap. xxviii. from ver. 20 to 24, the de- latter. New Tyre was destroyed by Alexander the
struction of Sidon, the mother city of Tyre, is Great 260 years after the time of Ezekiel. For a
denounced, and the chapter ends with promises to further account of the fulfilment of these prophe-
the house of Israel of deliverance from all their cies, vide Newton On the Prophecies, vol. i. p. 190–
enemies, and a happy restoration to their own land. 212, D'Oyly and Mant in loc. ; Archbp. Newcome;
The overthrow of Tyre is likewise foretold by Josephus, Ant. Jud. lib. 10. chap. xi. § 1; Horne's
Isaiah, chap. xxiii. and by Jeremiah, chap. xlvii. Crit. Introd.
The united testimonies of modern travellers concur
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him.
e Ju. 6. 2. 1 Sa.
13. 6.
and desolation.
sit before thee.
I Heb. they make
loves, or, jests.
loves.
27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God,
As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword,
* Heb. to devour And him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts *to be
devoured,
And they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the
fJe. 44. 2, 6, 22. 28 For I will lay the land tmost desolate,
[pestilence.
† Heb. desolation And the pomp of her strength shall cease;
And the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass
29 Then shall they know that I am the LORD,
[through.
When I have laid the land most desolate
Because of all their abominations which they have committed.
30 Also, thou son of man,
Or, of thee. The children of thy people still are talking tagainst thee
By the walls and in the doors of the houses,
And speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying,
“Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word
That cometh forth from the LORD.”
* Heb. according 31 And they come unto thee *as the people cometh,
to the coming of
the people. And †they sit before thee as my people,
| Or, my people
And they hear thy words, but they will not do them;
For with their mouth fthey show much love,
But their heart goeth after their covetousness.
g Mat. 13. 22.
* Heb. a song of 32 And, lo! thou art unto them as *a very lovely song
Of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instru-
For they hear thy words, but they do them not.
(ment;
33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo! it will come,)
Then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, EZEKIEL XXV.
di Je. 49. 1, &c. 2 Son of man! set thy face "against the Ammonites, and
1. 13. Zep. 2. I. prophesy against them; 3 and say unto the Ammonites,
Hear the word of the Lord God!
Thus saith the Lord God,
i Pr. 17. 5.
Because thou saidst, “ Aha!”
Against my sanctuary, when it was profaned;
And against the land of Israel, when it was desolate;
And against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
f Heb. children. 4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the tmen of the east for a
possession,
And they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in
They shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. [thee;
į Is. 17. 2. & 32. 5 And I will make Rabbah 'a stable for camels,
And the Ammonites a couching place for flocks ;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
6 For thus saith the Lord God,
Because thou "hast clapped thy thands, and stamped with the *feet,
And 'rejoiced in theart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
| Heb. hand. 7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out my hand upon thee,
* Heb. foot. .
And will deliver thee for fa spoil to the heathen ;
i Zep. 2. 8, 10.
† Heb. soul. And I will cut thee off from the people,
1 Or, meat.
And I will cause thee to perish out of the countries :
I will destroy thee, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
8 Thus saith the Lord God,
Because that "Moab and Seir do say,
“ Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;"
9 Therefore, behold, I will open the * side of Moab from the cities,
of Moab.
From his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country,
Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
Ez. 21. 28. Am.
12, ASM ? Son The wordey know th0 pass, a
14. Zer. 2. 14,
15.
k Job 27. 23. La.
2. 15. Zep. 2.
15.
i Beho will at cut the thee to thou
I
And I will caut thee off frota spoil to t
m Is. xv. & xvi.
Je. 48. 1, &c.
Am. 2. 1.
* Heb. shoulder
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EZEKIEL PROPHESIES THE DESTRUCTION OF TYRE.
.
1007mon.
m 2 Ch. 28. 17.
49. 7, &c. Am.
1. 11. Ob. 10,
&c.
ing revenger
ment.
fall by the sword
tor, against the 10 Unto the men of the east twith the Ammonites,
children of Am-
And will give them in possession,
That the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. -
11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
12 Thus saith the Lord God,
Because "that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah tby
Ps. 137. 7. Je.
taking vengeance,
And hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
# Heb. by reveng- 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
I will also stretch out my hand upon Edom,
And will cut off man and beast from it;
And I will make it desolate from Teman,
* Or, they shall And *they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
unto Dedan. 14 And °I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people
Israel ;
And they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according
to my fury,
And they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.
15 Thus saith the Lord God,
Because ” the Philistines have dealt by revenge,
And have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart,
&c. Am. 1.6.
† Or, with perpet-
To destroy it ffor the old hatred ;
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD,
Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon the Philistines,
And I will cut off the Cherethims,
| Or, haven of the And destroy the remnant of the Isea coasts.
17 And I will execute great *vengeance upon them with furious rebukes;
And they shall know that I am the LORD,
When I shall lay my vengeance upon them.'”
o See Is. 11. 14.
Jo. 49. 2. 1 Mac.
5.3. 2 Mac. 10.
16, 17.
p 2 Ch. 28. 18.
Je. 25. 20. & 47.
1, &c. Joel 3. 4,
ual hatred.
sea.
* Heb. ven-
geanccs.
SECT. II.
SECTION II.—Ezekiel prophesies the Destruction of Tyre.
EZEKIEL xxvi. to xxviii.
Tyrus, for insulting against Jerusalem, is threatened. 7 The power of Nebuchadrezzar against her.
15 The mourning and astonishment of the sea ut her fall. — Chap. xxvii. 1 The rich supply of
Tyrus. 26 The great and unrecoverable full thereof. Chap. xxviii. 1 God's judgment upon the
prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride. 11 A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by sin.
20 The judgment of Zidon. 24. The restoration of Israel.
1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the
month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
a Is. xxiji. Je. 25.
: 2 Son of man! “because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem,
22. & 47. 4. Am.
1 9. Zec. 9. 2.
“Aha! she is broken that was the gates of the people,
She is turned unto me,
I shall be replenished now she is laid waste;"
3 Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus !
And will cause many nations to come up against thee,
As the sea causeth his waves to come up.
4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus,
And break down her towers;
I will also scrape her dust from her,
And make her like the top of a rock.
5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea :
For I have spoken it, saith the Lord God;
And it shall become a spoil to the nations.
6 And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 For thus saith the Lord God,
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EZEKIEL PROPHESIES THE DESTRUCTION OF TYRE. (PERIOD VII.
b Ezra 7. 12. Da.
2. 37.
to the enterings
up.
1 Heb. houses off
8. Je. 7. 34. &
Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus,
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
A 'king of kings, from the north,
With horses, and with chariots,
And with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field:
And he shall make a fort against thee,
* Or, pour out the And *cast a mount against thee,
engine of shot.
And lift up the buckler against thee.
9 And he shall set engines of war against thy walls,
And with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee:
Thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen,
And of the wheels, and of the chariots,
When he shall enter into thy gates,
Heb. According As men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
of a city broken 11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets;
He shall slay thy people by the sword,
And thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches,
And make a prey of thy merchandise ;
And they shall break down thy walls,
And destroy thy pleasant houses ;
thy desire.
And they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust
In the midst of the water.
c Is. 14. 11. & 24. 13 And 'I will cause the noise of dthy songs to cease ;
16. 9. & 25. 10. And the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
d. 18. 23. 16. Re. 14 And I will make thee like the top of a rock ;
18. 22.
Thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon,
Thou shalt be built no more ;
For I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God.
15 Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus,
6 Je. 49. 21. Shall not the isles 'shake at the sound of thy fall,
When the wounded cry,
When the slaughter is made in the midst of thee ?
16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones,
And lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments;
They shall clothe themselves with *trembling ;
They shall sit upon the ground,
And shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
f Re. 18. 9. 17 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee,-
† Heb. of the seas. How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited tof seafaring men,
The renowned city, which wast strong in the sea,
She and her inhabitants,
Which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!
18 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall;
Yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
19 For thus saith the Lord God,
When I shall make thee a desolate city,
Like the cities that are not inhabited ;
When I shall bring up the deep upon thee,
And great waters shall cover thee; .
20 When I shall bring thee down
With them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time,
And shall set thee in the low parts of the earth,
In places desolate of old,
* Heb. tremblings.
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* Heb. perfect of
beauty.
| Heb. lleurt.
den. Heb. the
daughter.
scarlet.
chinks. Hob.
strengtheners.
With them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited ;
And I shall set glory in the land of the living;
| Heb. terrors. 21 I will make thee ta terror--and thou shalt be no more :
Though thou be sought for yet shalt thou never be found again,
Saith the Lord God.
The word of the LORD came again unto me, say- EZEKIEL Xxvii.
ing, 2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for
Tyrus; 3 and say unto Tyrus,-
() thou that art situate at the entry of the sea,
Which art a merchant of the people for many isles,
Thus saith the Lord God;
O Tyrus, thou hast said, “ I am *of perfect beauty."
4 Thy borders are in the fmidst of the seas,
Thy builders have perfected thy beauty. .
I Heb. built. 5 They have fmade all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir ;
They have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars;
* Or, They have *The company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory,
of ivory well trod Brought out of the isles of Chittim.
the 7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt
Was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail ;
| Or, Purple and Blue and purple from the isles of Elishah
Was that which covered thee.
8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners:
Thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy
* Or, stoppers of
Icalkers ;
All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee
To occupy thy merchandise.
10 They of Persia and of Lud
And of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war;
They hanged the shield and helmet in thee;
They set forth thy comeliness.
11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about,
And the Gammadims were in thy towers;
They hanged their shields upon thy walls round about;
They have made thy beauty perfect.
. Ge. 10. 4. 12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind
of riches;
With silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
1 Ge. 10. 2. 13 h Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants ;
i Re. 18. 13. They traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy *market.
* Or, merchan- 14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs
· ; Ge. 10.3. With horses and horsemen and mules. .
15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants;
Many isles were the merchandise of thy hand;
They brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
| Heb. thy worls. 16 Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of fthe wares of
thy making;
They occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work,
And fine linen, and coral, and fagate.
17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants ;
k 1 Ki. 5. 9, 11. They traded in thy market kwheat of Minnith, and Pannag,
And honey, and oil, and *balm.
* Or, rosin. 18 Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy
For the multitude of all riches;
[making,
In the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
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2 Ch. 20. 36.
dise.
I Heb. chryso-
prase.
Ezra 3. 7. Ac.
12. 20.
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freedom. . .
* Heb. they were
thy hand.
* Heb. heart.
18. 9, &c.
all.
Or, Meuzal. 19 Dan also and Javan tgoing to and fro occupied in thy fairs ;
Bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
1 Heb. clothes of 20 Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
re 21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, *they occupied with thee
the merchants of In lambs, and rams, and goats;
In these were they thy merchants.
22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants ;
They occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices,
And with all precious stones, and gold.
23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden,
The merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
| Or, excellent 24 These were thy merchants in tall sorts of things,
things.
Heb. foldings. In blue fclothes, and broidered work,
And in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar,
Among thy merchandise.
25 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market;
And thou wast replenished,
And made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters;
The east wind hath broken thee in the *midst of the seas.
1 Pr. 11. 4. Re. 27 Thy 'riches, and thy fairs,
Thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots,
Thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise,
And all thy men of war, that are in thee,
| Or, Even with tAnd in all thy company which is in the midst of thee,
| Heb. heart.
Shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
* Or, waves. 28 The *suburbs shall shake
At the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
m Re. 18. 17, &c. 29 And "all that handle the oar,
The mariners, and all the pilots of the sea,
Shall come down from their ships,
They shall stand upon the land;
30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee,
And shall cry bitterly,
n See Job 2. 12. And shall "cast up dust upon their heads,
o Est. 4. 1, 3. Je. They 'shall wallow themselves in the ashes ;
47 31 And they shall ”make themselves utterly bald for thee,
And gird them with sackcloth,
And they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter
wailing.
32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee,
And lament over thee, saying,
9 Re. 18. 18, 19. What'city is like Tyrus,
Like the destroyed in the midst of the sea ?
33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas,
Thou filledst many people ;
Thou didst enrich the kings of the earth
With the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
34 In the time when thou shalt be broken
By the seas in the depths of the waters,
Thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.
35 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee,
And their kings shall be sore afraid,
They shall be troubled in their countenance.
„ Jo. 18. 16. 36 The merchants among the people 'shall hiss at thee;
Thou shalt be ta terror--and never shalt be any more.
? The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, EZEKIEL XXVII.
6. 26.
Je. 16. 6. & 47
5. Mic. 1. 16.
* Heb. terrors.
I Heh, shalt not
be for cver.
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* Heb. heart
f Heb. By the
greatness of thy
wisdom. Ps. 62.
10. Ze. 9. 3.
2 Son of man! say unto the prince of Tyrus,-
Thus saith the Lord God;
Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, “I am a god,
I sit in the seat of God, in the *midst of the seas;”
(Yet thou art a man, and not God,
Though thou set thy heart as the heart of God;)
s Zec. 9. 2. 3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel,
There is no secret that they can hide from thee;
4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee
And hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures ; [riches,
5 +By thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy
And thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;
[riches,
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God;
7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee,
(The terrible of the nations ;)
Ànd they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom,
And they shall defile thy brightness.
8 They shall bring thee down to the pit,
And thou shalt die the deaths of them
That are slain in the midst of the seas.
9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, “I am God ?”
But thou shalt be a man, and no God,
Or, woundeth.
In the hand of him that Islayeth thee.
10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of
For I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.
[strangers ;
11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12 Son
of man! take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto
him, Thus saith the Lord God,
Thou sealest up the sum,
Full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God;
Every precious stone was thy covering,
* Or, ruby. The *sardius, topaz, and the diamond,
| Or, chrysolite. The tberyl, the onyx, and the jasper,
Or, chryso The sapphire, the temerald, and the carbuncle :
And gold the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was
In the day that thou wast created.
[prepared in thee
t See Ex. 25. 20. 14 Thou art the anointed 'cherub that covereth;
And I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God;
Thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created,
Till iniquity was found in thee.
16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee
with violence,
And thou hast sinned, therefore I will cast thee (as profane) out of
the mountain of God;
And I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the
stones of fire.
17 Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty,
Thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness :
I will cast thee to the ground,
I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries
By the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic;
Therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall
devour thee,
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- EZEKIEL'S PROPHECY AGAINST EGYPT.
dence. Je. 23. 6.
9. 14.
And I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth
In the sight of all them that behold thee.
19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee:
* Heb. terrors. Thou shalt be *a terror—and never shalt thou be any more.
20 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 21 Son of
u Is. 23. 4, 12. Je. man! set thy face "against Zidon, and prophesy against it, 22 and say,
25. 22. & 27.3.
Thus saith the Lord God,
v Ex. 14. 4, 17. Behold, 'I am against thee, O Zidon !
And I will be glorified in the midst of thee;
And they shall know that I am the LORD,
When I shall have executed judgments in her,
And shall be sanctified in her.
23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets;
And the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her
By the sword upon her on every side;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
20 Nu. 33. 55.
24 And there shall be no more "a pricking brier unto the house of
Jos. 23. 13.
Israel,
Nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that de-
And they shall know that I am the Lord God. [spised them ;
25 Thus saith the Lord God,
x Is. 11. 12. When I shall have *gathered the house of Israel .
From the people among whom they are scattered,
And shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen,
Then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant,
t Or, with confi- 26 And they shall dwell tsafely therein,
[Jacob.
y 18. 05. 21. Am.
And shall 'build houses, and *plant vineyards ;
Yea, they shall dwell with confidence,
2 Je. 31. 5.
When I have executed judgments
Or, spoil. Upon all those that despise them round about them;
And they shall know that I am the Lord their God.
SECT. III.
Section III.--Ezekiel's Prophecy against Egypt.
EZEKIEL xxxii. 1-16.(38)
A. M. 3417.
And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in
B. C. 587.
the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me,
saying, 2 Son of man! take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and say unto him,-
Thou art like a young lion of the nations,
# Or, dragon. And thou art as a *whale in the seas ;
And thou camest forth with thy rivers,
And troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
3 Thus saith the Lord God,
I will therefore spread out my net over thee
With a company of many people ;
And they shall bring thee up in my net. -
4 Then will I leave thee upon the land,
I will cast thee forth upon the open field,
And will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee,
And I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains,
And fill the valleys with thy height.
(33) The two predictions in this chapter were tries being earnests of a general judgment, they
delivered at different times aſter the capture of are described in such terms, as if the whole frame
Jerusalem ; compare ver. 1, with 17. By “ the of nature were dissolved. The desolation spoken
waters," in ver. 2, are signified the neighbouring of in ver. 13, was to last forty years, see chap. xxix.
kingdoms, whose peace was disturbed by the 11; when their neighbours would enjoy such quiet-
Egyptian monarch ; compare ver. 7, 8, with chap. ness as a river does that is never ruffed, ver. 14.
xxxi. 15. God's judgments upon particular coun-
this
bar
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thy swimming.
2. 31. & 3. 15.
Am. 8. 9. Re.
en.
tour the land of 6 I will also water with thy blood fthe land wherein thou swimmest,
Even to the mountains ;
And the rivers shall be full of thee.
Os, extinguish. 7 And when I shall $put thee out,
a Is. 13. 10. Joel I "will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark ;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
6. 12, 13. Mat.
24. 29.
And the moon shall not give her light.
* Hebo light of... 8 All the *bright lights of heaven will I make tdark over thee,
the light in heav-
And set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God.
† Heb. them dark.
om dark. 9 I will also Ivex the hearts of many people,
Heb. provoke to
anger, or, grief. When I shall bring thy destruction among the nations,
Into the countries which thou hast not known.
10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee,
And their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee,
When I shall brandish my sword before them;
And they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own
life, in the day of thy fall.
Je. 46. 26.
11 For 'thus saith the Lord God,
The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.
12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall,
The terrible of the nations, all of them ;
And they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt,
And all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.
13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof
From beside the great waters ;
Neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more,
Nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.
14 Then will I make their waters deep,
And cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God.
15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate,
And the country shall be *destitute of that whereof it was full,
When I shall smite all them that dwell therein,
Then “shall they know that I am the LORD.
4, 18. Ps. 9. 16.
16 This is the dlamentation wherewith they shall lament her;
The daughters of the nations shall lament her ;
They shall lament for her, even for Egypt,
And for all her multitude, saith the Lord God.
Section IV.—Ezekiel prophesies the Final Judgment of Egypt.
EZEKIEL Xxxii. 17, to the end. (39)
A. M. 3417.
B. C. 587. 17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day
of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
18 Son of man! wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them
down,
Even her, and the daughters of the famous nations,
Unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into
19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty ?
[the pit.
Go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
Heb. desolate
from the fulness
thereof.
c Ex. 7.5.& 14.
d2 Sa. 1. 17.
2 Ch. 35. 25.
SECT. IV.
(39) The imagery of the latter part of this chap- called Tibareni, and Moschi, (the sons of Japhet,
ter, from verse 17, is sublime and terrible. Bishop Gen. x. 2, situated towards Mount Caucasus, and
Lowth remarks that Ezekiel has here described the the Euxine Sea); the Edomites, “ her kings and
same scene, with all the same circumstances, as all her princes," whose destruction is foretold by
Isaiah in chap. xiv. “ Hell," in verse 21, signifies Ezekiel, chap. xxv. 12; « The princes of the north,
the state of the dead; where the deceased tyrants the Tyrians and their allies, chap. xxvi. 16; joined
are represented as coming to meet the king of Egypt with the Zidonians their neighbours, are all repre-
with his auxiliaries (see chap. xxx. 8,) upon their sented as assembled in this invisible state, and laid
arrival at the same place. The Assyrians, both in the midst of the uncircumcised; “ all of them
king and people, whose destruction is represented, slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in
chap. xxxi.; the Persians, conquered by Nebuchad- the land of the living."
nezzar, Jer. xlix. 34; the Scythians, and the people
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* Or, The sword
is láid.
| Or, dismaying.
20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword;
*She is delivered to the sword; draw her and all her multitudes.
21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him
Out of the midst of hell with them that help him:
They are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
22 Asshur is there and all her company;
His graves are about him;
All of them slain, fallen by the sword:
23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit,
And her company is round about her grave;
All of them slain, fallen by the sword,
Which caused fterror in the land of the living.
24 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave,
All of them slain, fallen by the sword,
Which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the
earth,
Which caused their terror in the land of the living;
Yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain
With all her multitude;
Her graves are round about him ;
All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword :
Though their terror was caused in the land of the living,
Yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit;
He is put in the midst of them that be slain.
26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude ;
Her graves are round about him;
All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword,
Though they caused their terror in the land of the living.
27 And they shall not lie with the mighty
That are fallen of the uncircumcised,
Which are gone down to hell fwith their weapons of war;
And they have laid their swords under their heads,
But their iniquities shall be upon their bones,
Though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised,
And shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword.
29 There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes,
Which with their might are *laid by them that were slain by the
sword;
They shall lie with the uncircumcised,
And with them that go down to the pit.
30 There be the princes of the North,
All of them, and all the Zidonians,
Which are gone down with the slain;
With their terror they are ashamed of their might;
And they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword,
And bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.
31 Pharaoh shall see them,
· And shall be comforted over all his multitude,
Even Pharaoh and all his army,
Slain by the sword,' saith the Lord God.
32 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living;
And he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised
With them that are slain with the sword,
Even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.
Heb. with weap-
ons of their war.
* Heb. given, or,
put.
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* Heb. A land
when I bring a
sword upon her.
SECT. V.
SECTION V.--Ezekiel's Appeal to the Captives in Babylon.
A. M. 3417.
EZEKIEL Xxxiii. 1-20.(40)
B. C. 587. According to the duty of a watchman, in warning the people, 7 Ezekiel is admonished of his duty.
10 God showeth the justice of his ways towards the penitent, and towards revolters. 17 He main-
taineth his justice.
1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of
man! speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them,-
*When I bring the sword upon a land,
If the people of the land take a man of their coasts,
And set him for their watchman,
3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land,
He blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
+ Heb. he that 4 Then twhosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not
hearing heareth.
If the sword come, and take him away,
[warning,
His blood shall be upon his own head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning;
His blood shall be upon him.
But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 But if the watchman see the sword come,
And blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned;
If the sword come, and take any person from among them,
He is taken away in his iniquity;
But his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
7 So thou, O son of man !
I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel;
Therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them
from me.
8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die !
If thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way,
That wicked man shall die in his iniquity;
But his blood will I require at thy hand.
9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it;
If he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity;
But thou hast delivered thy soul.
10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel ;
Thus ye speak, saying,
“If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away
How “should we then live ?"
[in them,
11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God,
I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked;
But that the wicked turn from his way and live-
Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways;.
For why will ye die, O house of Israel ?
12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people,
cE7. 3. 20. & 18. The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him
24, 26, 27.
In the day of his transgression :
d2 Ch. 7. 14. As for the wickedness of the wicked, dhe shall not fall thereby
In the day that he turneth from his wickedness;
Neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness
In the day that he sinneth.
13 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live;
a So Is. 49. 14.
Ez. 37. 11.
62 Sa. 14. 14.
2 Pe. 3. 9.
TY
(40) This part of chap. xxxiii. is inserted here, as for this opinion : and from examining the contents
it is placed in the sacred text immediately after of the prophecy, we may conclude, that the prophet
the, thirty-second; and I see no reason to alter might as justly be called a watchman to the people
its arrangement. Archbishop Newcome observes, after, as before the captivity; and the reasoning is
" that Ezekiel certainly uttered the prediction as perfectly applicable (perhaps more applicable)
contained in this chapter (ver. 1-21) before Jeru- to the Jewish church in Babylon, as if they had re-
salem was taken, but how long is uncertain.” The mained in their own country.
learned prelate, however, has not given his reason
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EZEKIEL DENOUNCES GOD'S ANGER
and justice.
If he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity,
All his righteousness shall not be remembered ;
But for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die;
# Heb. judgment If he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
15 If the wicked restore the pledge,
e Ex. 22. 1, 4. Give again that he had robbed,
Le. 6. 2,
Nu. 5. 6, 5. Walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity;
Lu. 19. 8.
fLe. 18. 5.
He shall surely live, he shall not die.
16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him:
He hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live..
17 Yet the children of thy people say, “ The way of the LORD is
But as for them, their way is not equal.
[not equal ;”
18. When the righteous turneth from his righteousness,
And committeth iniquity,
He shall even die thereby.
19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness,
And do that which is lawful and right,
He shall live thereby.
20 Yet ye say, “ The way of the Lord is not equal."
- Oye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
SECT. VI. SECTION VI.- Ezekiel proceeds to denounce the Anger of God on the Gov-
ernors of the Jews, who had deceived the People to their Ruin ;--He then
A. M. 3417.
B. C. 587.
predicts the Restoration of the Jews to Jerusalem, and the ultimate Happi-
ness of Christ's Kingdom.
EZEKIEL xxxiv. to xxxvii.(41)
A reproof of the shepherds. 7 God's judgment against them. 11 His providence for his flock. 20
The kingdom of Christ. — Chap. xxxv. 1 The judgment of Mount Şeir for their hatred of Israel.
Chap. xxxvi. 1 The land of Israel is comforted, both by destruction of the heathen, who spitefully
used it, 8 and by the blessings of God promised unto it. 16 Israel was rejected for their sin,
21 and shall be restored without their desert. 25 The blessings of Christ's kingdom. - Chap.
xxxvii. 1 By thc resurrection of dry bones, 11 the dead hope of Israel is revived. 15 By the unit-
ing of two sticks, 18 is showed the incorporation of Israel into Judah. 20 The promises of
Christ's kingdom.
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man!
prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds,
Woe "be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves !
Should not the shepherds feed the flocks ?
0 Is. 56. 11. 3 Ye beat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool,
c Mic. 3. 1-3.
Ye ‘kill them that are fed; but ye feed not the flock.
Zec. 11. 5.
d Zec. 11. 16.
4 The ddiseased have ye not strengthened,
Neither have ye healed that which was sick,
Neither have ye bound up that which was broken,
Neither have ye brought again that which was driven away,
& Lu. 15. 4. Neither have ye sought that which was lost;
fl Pe. 5.3.
But with 'force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
g 1 Ki. 22. 17.
5 And they were scattered, *because there is no shepherd;
* Or, without an And "they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were
shepherd, and so
ver. 8.
scattered.
[hill ;
Mds. 56. 9. Je. 12. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high
a Je. 23. 1. Zec.
11. 17.
Mut. 9. 36.
(41) In chapter xxxiv. God reproves the conduct announces the general restoration of the Jews, and
of the governors of the Jewish people, ver. 1-11; their consequent happiness. The same subject is
and promises, under the symbol of a shepherd, to illustrated in chapter xxxvii. 1-15, under the vision
provide for them himself. He promises to restore of a resurrection of dry bones; which many com-
them to their own land under the Messiah, under mentators have considered as remotely alluding to
whose reign their happiness is beautifully described. the general resurrection: under the union of two
Chapter xxxv. repeats the prophet's former denun- sticks (ver. 16, to the end) is foretold the union of
ciations against the Edomites (see chap. xxv. 12,) Israel and Judah into one state and church under
as a just punishment for their insults to the Jews the Messiah.--Horne's Crit. Introd.
during their calamities. The thirty-sixth chapter
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i Heb. 13. 17.
to the seeking.
Je. 23. 3.
Yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth,
And none did search or seek after them.
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!
8 As I live, saith the Lord God,
Surely because my flock became a prey,
And my flock became meat to every beast of the field,
Because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search
for my flock,
But the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!
10 Thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I am against the shepherds;
And I will require my flock at their hand,
And cause them to cease from feeding the flock;
Neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more ;
For I will deliver my flock from their mouth,
That they may not be meat for them.
11 For thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
| Heb. According 12 fAs a shepherd seeketh out his flock
In the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered ;
So will I seek out my sheep,
And will deliver them out of all places where they have been scat-
In the cloudy and dark day.
[tered
; Is. 65. 9, 10. 13 And 'I will bring them out from the people,
And gather them from the countries,
And will bring them to their own land, .
And feed them upon the mountains of Israel
By the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
k Ps. 23. 2. 14 I kwill feed them in a good pasture,
And upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be;
There 'shall they lie in a good fold,
And in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down,
Saith the Lord God.
m Is. 40. 11. Mic. 16 I "will seek that which was lost,
And bring again that which was driven away,
And will bind up that which was broken,
And will strengthen that which was sick ;
But I will destroy "the fat and the strong,
I will feed them with judgment.
17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God,
o Zec. 10.3. Mat. Behold, 'I judge between Icattle and cattle, between the rams and
25. 32, 33.
the *he goats.
her of lambs and 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture,
* Heb. great he But ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures ?
And to have drunk of the deep waters,
But ye must foul the residue with your feet?
19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your
And they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. [feet;
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them,
Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the
21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, [lean cattle.
And pushed all the diseased with your horns,
Till ye have scattered them abroad;
22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey,
And I will judge between cattle and cattle.
128
I Je. 33. 12.
And l feed nord Gopich was, was
4. 6. Mat. 18.
ll. Ma. 2. 17.
Lu. 5. 32.
n 18. 10. 16. Am.
4.1.
roy "ththat whic was br
1 Heb. small oat-
kids.
goals.
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23. 4, 5. Jo. 10.
I Pe. 2. 25. & 5.
4.
ll. 6-9. & 35. 9.
13.
v Le. 26. 4.
3. 10.
2 Le. 26. 4. Ps.
2. 20.
away.
? Ps. 100. 3. Jo.
10. 11.
p Is. 40. 11. Je. 23 And I will set up 'one Shepherd over them, and he shall feed them,
11. He. 13. 20. Even 'my servant David;
5. He shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
9 Je. 30. 9. 24 And I the LORD will be their God,
*Ho. 3. 5.
32, 33. And my servant David 'a prince among them; .
I the LORD have spoken it.
25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace,
s Le. 26. 6. Is. And Ⓡwill cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land ;
Ho. 2. 18.*. And they 'shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
t Je. 23. 6. , 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill "a blessing,
u Go. 12. 2. 18.
19. 24. Zec. 8. And I will cause 'the shower to come down in his season;
There shall be "showers of blessing.
20 Ps. 68. 9. Mal. 27 And *the tree of the field shall yield her fruit,
And the earth shall yield her increase,
85. 12. Is. 4. 2. And they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the
y Le. 26. 13. Je. When I have broken the bands of their yoke,
LORD,
And delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves
of them.
28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen,
Neither shall the beasts of the land devour them;
But they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
| Or, for renown. 29 And I will raise up for them a plant tof renown,
| Heb. taken And they shall be no more fconsumed with hunger in the land,
Neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
30 Thus shall they know that I, the LORD their God, am with them,
And that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the
Lord God. .
31 And ye my *flock, the flock of my pasture, are men,
And I am your God, saith the Lord God.
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, EZEKIEL XXXV.
saying, 2 Són of man! set thy face against Mount Seir,
and prophesy against it, 3 and say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee,
And I will stretch out my hand against thee,
* Heb. desolation And I will make thee *most desolate.
. 4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate,
And thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Or, hatred of 5 Because thou hast had a fperpetual hatred,
And hast fshed the blood of the children of Israel by the *force of
the children.
the sword
* Heb. hands.
In the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an
6 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God,
[end;
I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee;
Since thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
Heb, desolation 7 Thus will I make Mount Seir fmost desolate,
and desolation :
And cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.
8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain men; .
In thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers,
Shall they fall that are slain with the sword.
a Je. 49. 17, 18. 9 I 'will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return;
Mal. 1.3, 4.
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
10 Because thou hast said,
“ These two nations and these two countries shall be mine,
And we will possess it;"
| Or, Though the Whereas the LORD was there;
there.
11 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God,
I will even do baccording to thine anger, and according to thine envy
and desolation :
80 ver. 7.
old, Ez. 25. 15.
I Heb. poured out
ver. 3.
'LORD was
Mat. 7. 2. Ju.
2. 13.
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13. 6.
e Ob. 12, 15.
Heb. Because
for because.
1 Ki. 9. 7. La.
come upon the lip
Which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them;
And I will make myself known among them, when I have judged
12 And thou shalt know that I am the LORD,
(thee.
And that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken
Against the mountains of Israel, saying,
* Heb. to devour. « They are laid desolate, they are given us *to consume.”
c1 Sa. 2. 3. Re. 13 Thus 'with your mouth ye have tboasted against me,
† Heb. magnified.
ied. And have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.
A
14 Thus saith the Lord God,
d Is. 65. 13, 14. When 'the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
15 As 'thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel,
Because it was desolate,
So will I do unto thee:
Thou shalt be desolate, O Mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of EZEKIEL
Israel, and say,
Xxxvi.
Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!
2 Thus saith the Lord God,
Because the enemy hath said against you,
“Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession;"
3 Therefore prophesy and say, thus saith the Lord God,
Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on
every side,
That ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen,
f De. 28. 37. And fye are *taken up in the lips of talkers,
2. 15. Da. 9. 16. And are an infamy of the people;
* Or, made to 4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God!
of the tongue.
Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills,
Or, bottoms, or,
To the frivers, and to the valleys,
To the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken,
Which became a prey and derision
To the residue of the heathen that are round about;
5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
g De. 4. 24. Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken .
Against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea,
Which have appointed my land into their possession
With the joy of all their heart,
With despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel,
And say unto the mountains, and to the hills,
To the rivers, and to the valleys,
Thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury,
Because ye have borne the shame of the heathen;
? Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, I have lifted up my hand,
Surely the heathen that are about you—they shall bear their
shame.
8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches,
And yield your fruit to my people of Israel ;
For they are at hand to come.
9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you,
And ye shall be tilled and sown ;
10 And I will multiply men upon you,
All the house of Israel, even all of it;
"61. 4. Am. 9. 14. And the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded;
Je. 31. 27. & 33. 11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast,
dales.
h Is. 58. 12. &
12.
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[PERIOD VII.
EZEKIEL PROPHESIES
o Is. 52. 5. Ro. 2.
And they shall increase and bring fruit;
And I will settle you after your old estates,
And will do better unto you than at your beginnings;
And ye shall know that I am the LORD.
12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel ;
j Ob. 17, &c. And they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance,
k See Je. 15.7. And thou shalt no more henceforth "bereave them of men.
13 Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you,
I Nu. 13. 32.
“ Thou 'land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations ;"
14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more,
Or, cause to fall. Neither Ibereave thy nations any more; saith the Lord God.
15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen
any more,
Neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more,
Neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the
Lord God.
16 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
17 Son of man! when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land,
m Le, 18, 25, 27, They "defiled it by their own way, and by their doings :
28. Je. 2. 7.
n Le. 15. 19, &c. Their way was before me as "the uncleanness of a removed woman.
18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them
For the blood that they had shed upon the land,
And for their idols wherewith they had polluted it;
19 And I scattered them among the heathen,
And they were dispersed through the countries :
According to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went,
They ºprofaned my holy name, when they said to them,
s. These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his
land.”
21 But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had
profaned
Among the heathen, whither they went.
22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord
God,
I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel!
But for my holy name's sake, which ye have profaned
Among the heathen, whither ye went.
23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the
heathen,
Which ye have profaned in the midst of them ;
And the heathen shall know that I am the LORD,
* Or, your.
Saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before *their
24 For I will take you from among the heathen,
[eyes.
And gather you out of all countries,
And will bring you into your own land.
P. Is. 52. 15. He. 25 Then ”will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean ;
* 10. 22.
From all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
9 Je. 32. 39. 26 A 'new heart also will I give you,
And a new spirit will I put within you;
And I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh,
And I will give you a heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my Spirit within you,
And cause you to walk in my statutes,
And ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers;
And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
in my stas, and done to your d.
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no fanily the frui more
30 And I will mult receive no meown evil
evil wa
t Le. 26. 39. Ez.
bes: Thus sahat I shall bad well in th
r Mat. 1. 21. Ro. 29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses :
11. 26.
See Ps. 105. 16. And 'I will call for the corn, and will increase it,
And lay no famine upon you.
30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field,
That ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the
31 Then shall ye remember your own evil ways,
[heathen.
And your doings that were not good,
And 'shall loathe yourselves in your own sight
6. 9. & 20. 43.
For your iniquities and for your abominations.
u De. 9. 5.
32 Not "for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God,
Be it known unto you:
Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel !
33 Thus saith the Lord God,
In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities
I will also cause you to dwell in the cities,
And the wastes shall be builded.
34 And the desolate land shall be tilled,
Whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
35 And they shall say,—
This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden;
And the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced,
And are inhabited.
36 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know
That I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was
I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.
[desolate :
37 Thus saith the Lord GOD,
• Seo Ez. 14. 3.
I 'will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it
& 20.3, 31.
for them;
I will increase them with men like a flock.
1 Heb. flock of 38 As the tholy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts ;
So shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men,
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me EZEKIEL
out "in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst xxxvii.
of the valley which was full of bones, 2 and caused me to pass by them
f Or, champaign. round about; and, behold, there were very many in the open fvalley;
and, lo! they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, “Son of man! can these bones live?"
And I answered, “O Lord God, thou knowest !” 4 Again he said
21. Ro. 4. 17.“ unto me, “ Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, o ye dry
bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5 Thus saith the Lord God unto
these bones, Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye
shall live ; 6 and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh
upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall
live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.”
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied,
there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came togeth-
er, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo! the sinews and the
flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above; but
there was no breath in them. 9 Then said He unto me, “ Prophesy
* Or, breath. unto the *wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus
saith the Lord God, Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe
upon these slain, that they may live!”
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, "and the breath came into
them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great
army. 11 Then he said unto me, “Son of man, these bones are the
whole house of Israel: behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried, and our
YOL. I.
4 H
holy things.
w Lu. 4. 1.
x De. 32. 39.
1 Sa. 2. 6. Jo. 5.
2 Co. 1. 9.
y Re. 11. 11.
1022 EZEKIEL PROPHESIES THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS. (Period VII.
N
. Is. 26. 19. Ho.
13. 14.
TT)
30. ll, 18.
hope is lost; we are cut off for our parts.' 12 Therefore prophesy and
say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord GOD,
Behold, *0 my people, I will open your graves,
And cause you to come up out of your graves,
And bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD,
When I have opened your graves, O my people,
And brought you up out of your graves,
14 And shall put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live,
And I shall place you in your own land;
Then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it,
Saith the LORD."
15 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 16 More-
a See Nu. 17. 2. over, thou son of man, “take thee one stick, and write upon it, For
62 Ch. 11, 12, 13, Judah, and for “the children of Israel his companions; then take
another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim,
and for all the house of Israel his companions : 17 and join them one to
another into one stick, and they shall become one in thy hand.
18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee,
saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these ? 19 Say
unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will take the stick of
Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his
fellows, and will put them with him, ever with the stick of Judah, and
make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand. 20 And the
sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.
21 And say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I will take the children of Israel
From among the heathen, whither they be gone,
And will gather them on every side,
And bring them into their own land:
c Is. 11, 13. Je. 3. 22 And 'I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains
of Israel ;
d Jo. 10. 16. And done king shall be king to them all;
And they shall be no more two nations,
Neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all ;
23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols,
Nor with their detestable things,
Nor with any of their transgressions ;
But I will save them out of all their dwelling-places, wherein they
have sinned,
And will cleanse them:
So shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
6 (s. 40. 11. Je. 24 And 'David my servant shall be king over them.
Ho. 3. 5. Lu. 1. And 'they all shall have one Shepherd ;
f Jo. 10. 16.
They shall also walk in my judgments,
And observe my statutes, and do them.
25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my
Wherein your fathers have dwelt;
[servant,
And they shall dwell therein,
- Is. 60. 21. Joel Even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever;
®3. 20. Am. 9. 15.
h Jo. 12. 34.
And 'my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
i Ps. 89. 3. Is. 55. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them ;
It shall be an everlasting covenant with them:
And I will place them, and multiply them,
; 2 Co. 6. 16. And will set 'my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
18. & 50. 4. Ho.
1.11.
23. 5. & 30. 9.
32.
3. Je. 32. 40.
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* le 26.1. 12. 27 My *tabernacle also shall be with them;
Yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel,
When my Sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
SECT. VII. SECTION VII.- Ezekiel's Prophecy of the future great Contest between the
Church and its Enemies Gog and Magog ;-God's Judgment against
A. M. 3417.
them ;—and the Conversion of the Jews in the latter Days. (12)
'B. C. 587.
- EZEKIEL xxxviii. and xxxix.
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man!
a Re. 20. 8. set thy face against “Gog, the land of Magog, *the chief prince of
Or, prince of the
chief
Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, Thus saith
the Lord God,—
Behold I am against thee, O Gog,
The chief prince of Meshech and Tubal !
0 2 Ki. 19. 28. 4 And 'I will turn thee back,
And put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth,
And all thine army, horses and horsemen,
All of them clothed with all sorts of armor,
Even a great company with bucklers and shields,
All of them handling swords:
+ Or, Phut, Ez. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and +Libya with them;
27. 10. & 30. 5.
All of them with shield and helmet :
6 Gomer, and all his bands;
The house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands ;
And many people with thee.
c Like Is. 8. 9, ? Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself,
10. Je. 46.3,
14. & 51. 12.
Thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee,
d Ge. 49. 1. De. And be thou a guard unto them.
4. 30.
e Is. 29. 6.
8 After dmany days 'thou shalt be visited :
(12) The numerous interpretations which have Roman colleagues, under the general mystic name
been given by various writers* in our own days, to of Edom, and the Lord's vindication of himself for
the several prophecies of the Old Testament, which restoring so stubborn a race as that of the Jews.
allude to the latter times, and the fanciful manner 3. The national resurrection of Judah and Israel,
in which the events of modern wars, changes, revo- to which the overgrown power of antichrist was
lutions, and treaties, have been supposed to bear the only impediment, and their everlasting union
on these prophecies, have tended in a great degree under the mystic David their prince. 4. The com-
to prejudice the generality of readers from attending mencement of the Millennium season of blessed-
to the hierophants who propose to conduct them ness and tranquillity. 5. The destruction of Gog
through the recesses of the temple. Although so and Magog."
many speculative theories have been given to the I cannot venture to express an opinion on this sub-
world, still the study of prophecy is increasing, and ject. The prophecy certainly refers to those great
almost every writer adds something to our stock events which are repeatedly alluded to in other pre-
of knowledge on this subject. The greater part of dictions of Holy Writ, as about to take place at the
the prophecies of God have reference to events end of the world. In this and similar passages, it
which are yet to take place, as well as to those may be said, “ coming events cast their shadows be-
which are already past. If any part of the ancient fore: ” yet we cannot penetrate into the clouds and
prophecies allude more plainly than others to the thick darkness that encircle the future. We are both
latter days, it is this of Ezekiel concerning Gog exhorted and encouraged to study the word of pro-
and Magog. It has undoubtedly not yet received phecy; not with the view of indulging curiosity,
its completion. Bishop Newton and Joseph Mede but of enforcing humility; to strengthen our faith,
are of opinion, that the Gog and Magog of Ezekiel by enabling us so plainly to see the hand of Provi-
are different from the Gog and Magog of the dence, in the past and present, that we may believe
Apocalypse,-that the former signify the Turks, the promises which relate to the future. As the
whose expedition against the Holy Land will take present dispensation of the kingdom of the Messiah
place at the beginning of the Millennium. This was predicted in general and indefinite terms to the
opinion is strenuously opposed by Mr. Faber, who ancient Jews, so is the millennial period of the
supposes, with Archbishop Newcome and Mr. Low- world predicted to us. As the Jew was called on
man, that the Gog and Magog of Ezekiel are the to believe in those ages of the Church, so is the
same as those of the Apocalypse : Mr. Faber divides Christian required to believe at present. As the
these chapters in the following manner: “1. The former prophecies have been fulfilled, so will the
restoration of Judah, partly in a converted, and latter be accomplished.–Vide Faber's View of the
partly in an unconverted state; and the contem- Prophecies, relative to the Conversion, Restoration,
porary war between the two parties, supported by Union, and future Glory of the Houses of Judah and
their several allies, the maritime nation and anti- Isruel, vol. ii. prophecy xxv.; Newton On the Proph-
christ. 2. The destruction of antichrist and his ecies, Dissert. xxv.; Mede's Works, book iv. epist.
* Kett, Galloway, Zouch, Bichono, Penn, Cunninghamo,
Cunninghamo 54; and Faber On the Prophecies relative to the
o
Freerc, Ġ. Sharp.
Period of 1260 Years, vol. i. chap. vi.
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EZEKIEL'S PROPHECY AGAINST GOG AND MAGOG. [PERIOD VII
f Je. 23. 6. Ez.
28. 26. & 34. 25,
28. ver. 11.
pose.
the spoil, and to
prey the prey,
Ez. 29. 19.
9. 37.
& Or, And all the
villages thereof.
Ed.
In the latter years thou shalt come into the land
That is brought back from the sword,
And is gathered out of many people,
Against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste;
But it is brought forth out of the nations,
And they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm,
Thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land,
Thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
10 Thus saith the Lord God,
It shall also come to pass,
That at the same time shall things come into thy mind,
Or, conceive a And thou shalt $think an evil thought;
Sur 11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages;
* Or, confidently. I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell *safely,
All of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
† Heb. To spoil 12 +To take a spoil, and to take a prey;
To turn thy hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited,
And upon the people that are gathered out of the nations,
Heb. nadol. Ju. Which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the
13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish,
[land.
a With all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee,
Art thou come to take a spoil ?
& See Ez. 19.3, Hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey ?
To carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take
a great spoil ?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog,
Thus saith the Lord God,
In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely,
Shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,
Thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses,
A great company, and a mighty army;
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel,
As a cloud to cover the land;
It shall be in the latter days,
And I will bring thee against my land,
That the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee,
O Gog, before their eyes !
17 Thus saith the Lord God,
Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time
* Heb. By the *By my servants the prophets of Israel,
Which prophesied in those days many years
That I would bring thee against them ?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time
When Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord
That my fury shall come up in my face.
[God,
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken,
h Hag. 2. 6,7. Surely "in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of
Israel ;
20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven,
And the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon
And all the men that are upon the face of the earth,
Shall shake at my presence,
And the mountains shall be thrown down,
tor, towers, or, And the tsteep places shall fall,
And every wall shall fall to the ground.
hands.
Which propld bring theaiss at
Re. 16. 18.
stairs.
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23.
23. 31.
29. 6. & 30. 30.
1 Re. 16. 21.
An ovepon the maupon hin, im with babis brothe
Xxxix.
back with a hook
* Heb. the sides
of the north.
the field.
21 And I will call for a sword against him
Throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God;
i Ju. 7. 22. 1 Sa. Every iman's sword shall be against his brother.
14. 20.2 Ch. 20.
22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood;
, Is. 66. 16. Je.
And I will rain upon him, and upon his bands,
k Ps. 11. 6. Is. And upon the many people that are with him,
An overflowing rain, and 'great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself;
And I will be known in the eyes of many nations,
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
. 1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, Ezekiel
and say,
Thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I am against thee, O Gog!
The chief prince of Meshech and Tubal !
1. Or, strike thee ? And I will turn thee back, and fleave but the sixth part of thee,
with siz plagues ;
or, drum thee And will cause thee to come up from *the north parts,
of sit teeth, as And will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel ;
Ez. 38. 4.
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand,
And will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel,
Thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee;
| Heb. wing. I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every tsort,
# Heb. to devour. And to the beasts of the field fto be devoured.
* leb. the face of 5 Thou shalt fall upon *the open field;
For I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,
† Or, confidently. And among them that dwell fcarelessly in the isles;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people
Israel ;
m Le. 18. 21. And I will not let them "pollute my holy name any more; [Israel.
And the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in
8 Behold, "it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord God;
This is the day whereof I have spoken.
9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth,
And shall set on fire and burn the weapons,
Both the shields and the bucklers,
Or, javelins. The bows and the arrows, and the hand-staves, and the spears,
* Or, make a fire And they shall *burn them with fire seven years :
10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field,
Neither cut down any out of the forests,
For they shall burn the weapons with fire;
And 'they shall spoil those that spoiled them,
And rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.
· 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog
a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the
1 or mouths. east of the sea ; and it shall stop the fnoses of the passengers : and
trils, so New- there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude ; and they shall call
The it The Valley of Hamon-gog. 12 And seven months shall the house
I That is, The
Multitu:le of of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 13 Yea,
Gog.
all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a
renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord God. 14 And
* Heb. men of con- they shall sever out *men of continual employment, passing through
the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face
of the earth, to cleanse it; after the end of seven months shall they
search. 15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any
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n Re. 16. 17. &
21. 6.
of them.
o Is. 14. 2,
Tor, the nos-
shahe sea ; and it shalsrael, the valley that I will give
come.—Ed.]
tinuance.
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† Heb. build. seeth a man's bone, then shall he tset up a sign by it, till the buriers
have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog. 16 And also the name of
That is, the the city shall be #Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.
17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God, ”Speak *unto
* Heb. to the fowl every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field,
Assemble 'yourselves, and come;
Gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice
† Or, slaughter. Even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, [for you,
That is, The
multitude.
p Ro. 19. 17.
of every wing.
9 Is. 18. 6. & 34.
6. Je. 12. 9.
Zep. 1. 7.
Anthor yourselves an over si
r Re. 19. 18.
18 Ye "shall day cat flesh, and the mountains office that I do sacrifia.
I Heb. great
goals.
s De. 32. 14. Ps.
22. 12.
t Ro. 19. 18.
u Ex. 7.4.
o See Job 13. 24.
Is. 59. 2.
20 Le. 26. 25.
18 Ye "shall eat the flesh of the mighty,
And drink the blood of the princes of the earth,
Of rams, of lambs, and of tgoats, of bullocks,
All of them ºfatlings of Bashan.
19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full,
And drink blood till ye be drunken,
Of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots,
With 'mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God.
21 And I will set my glory among the heathen,
And all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed,
And “my hand that I have laid upon them.
22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God
From that day and forward.
23 And the heathen shall know
That the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity;
Because they trespassed against me,
Therefore 'hid I my face from them,
And "gave them into the hand of their enemies :
So fell they all by the sword.
24 According to their uncleanness
And according to their transgressions have I done unto them,
And hid my face from them.
25 Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
Now “will I bring again the captivity of Jacob,
And have mercy upon the "whole house of Israel,
And will be jealous for my holy name;
26 Aſter ?that they have borne their shame,
And all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me,
When they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
27 When I have brought them again from the people,
And gathered them out of their enemies' lands,
And am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations ;
28 Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God,
*Which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen;
But I have gathered them unto their own land,
And have left none of them any more there.
29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them;
For I have 'poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel,
Saith the Lord God.
2 Je. 30.3, 18.
y Ho. 1. 11.
2 Da. 9. 16.
a Le. 26. 5. 6.
* Heb. By my
causing of thein,
&c.
b 18.54. 8.
c Joel 2. 28. Zec.
12. 10. Ac. 2. 17.
SECT. VIII.
U
SECTION VIII.--Ezekiel's Vision of the Second Temple.(43)
A. M. 3430.
B. C. 574.
EZEKIEL XI. to the end of the Books.
The time, manner, and end of the vision. 6 The description of the east gate, 20 of the north gate, 24
of the south gate, 32 of the east gate, 35 and of the north gale. 39 Eight tables. 44. The cham-
(43) This vision of the second temple was present of their enemies—the great contest which should
ed to Ezekiel towards the conclusion of his mission. take place in the latter days—and the eventual
In his preceding prophecies he predicted the return overthrow of the power of Gog and Magog. From
of the Jews to their own land—the punishment this subject he is naturally led to describe the
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bers. 48 The porch of the house. - Chap. xli. 1 The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of
the temple. - Chap. xlii. 1 The chambers for the priests. 13 The use thereoj. 15 The meusurës
of the oulward court. — Chap. xliii. 1 T'he returning of the glory of God into the lemple. 7 The
sin of Isruel hindered God's presence. 10 The prophet echorteth them to repentance, und obser-
vation of the law of the house. 13 The measures, 18 and the ordinances of the allor. — Chap.
xliv. I The eust gale assiyned only to the prince. 4. The priests reprored for polluting of the
sanctuary. 9 Idolators incapable of the priest's office. 15 IN
272capable of the priest's office. 15 The son-S ol Zurlok are accepted there-
lo. 17 Ordinances for the priests. Chap. xlv. 1 The portion of land for the sunctuary, 6 for
the city, 7 and for the prince. 9 Ordinances for the prince.- Chap. xlvi. I Ordinances for the
prince in his worship, 9 and for the people. 16 An order for the prince's inheritunce. 19 The
courts for boiling und baling. - Chap. xlvii. 1 The vision of the holy wulers. 6 T'he virtue of
them. 13 The borders of the land. 22 The division of it by lot. - Chap. xlvii. 1,23 The porc
tions of the twelve lribes, 8 of the sancturry, 15 of the city und suburbs, 21 and of the prince. 30
The dinensions and gales of the city.
2 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning
of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after
that the city was smitten, in the self-same day the hand of the LORD
was upon me, and brought me thither. 2 In the visions of God brought
a Re. 21. 10. he me into the land of Israel, "and set me upon a very high mountain,
* Or, upon which. *by which was as the frame of a city on the south. 3 And he brought
b Da. 10. 6. me thither, and, belold, there was a man, whose appearance was like
Re. 11. 1. & 21. the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and “a meas-
15.
uring reed; and he stood in the gate. 4 And the man said unto me,
Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears,
And set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee,
For to the intent that I might show them unto thee
Art thou brought hither ;
Declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
5 And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about,
and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the
cubit and a hand breadth; so he measured the breadth of the building,
one reed, and the height, one reed.
| Heb. whose face 6 Then came he unto the gate twhich looketh toward the east, and
was the way
toward the east. went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate,
which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which
was one reed broad. 7 And every little chamber was one reed long, and
one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits;
and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one
reed. 8 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts
thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward. 10 And
the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and
three on that side; they three were of one measure; and the posts
had one measure on this side and on that side. 11 And he measured
the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of
| Heb. limit, or,
the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 The Espace also before the little chambers
bound.
was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side ;
and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on
that side. 13 He measured then the gate froin the roof of one little
chamber to the roof of another; the breadth was five and twenty
cubits, door against door. 14 He made also posts of threescore cubits,
even unto the post of the court round about the gate. 15 And from the
peaceful and flourishing state of the Church in and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will
the latter days, typified by the rebuilding of the dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever,"
temple, on the return of the people after the decree cannot allude to the glory which, in the person of
of Cyrus. This rebuilding is circumstantially de- Christ, only temporally visited the second temple.
scribed, but expressions are used respecting the It evidently seerns to prefigure the eventual resto-
glory of the Divine Presence, which is represented ration and ultimate glory of the Jewish nation, when
as filling the house, which could not refer to that they should again inhabit the land of their fathers,
temple. The new temple, described by Ezekiel is and rebuild in Jerusalem the temple of Jehovah.
larger than all Jerusalem, and the new Jerusalem Vide A Dissertation on Ezekiel's Vision of the Tem-
larger than all the land of Canaan ; these prophetic ple, Ordinances of the Priests, &c. by Archbishop
dimensions, therefore, demonstrate that these things Secker, inserted in Archbishop Newcome's Trans-
cannot be understood literally, but spiritually. The lation of Ezekiel ; Lightfoot's Chronicle, p. 132.
expression, ch. xliii. 5, “ The place of my throne,
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1 Ki. 6. 4.
porches.
el ki. 6. 5.
out..
was.
porches,
face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the
* Heb. closed. inner gate were fifty cubits. 16 And there were *narrow windows to
the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and
† Or, galleries, or, likewise to the tarches; and windows were round about finward; and
i Or, within. upon each post were palm trees.
d Re. 11. 2. 17 Then brought he me into dthe outward court, and, lo! there were
chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty
chambers were upon the pavement. 18 And the pavement by the side
of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pave-
ment. 19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower
* Or, from with gate unto the forefront of the inner court *without, an hundred cubits
eastward and northward.
† Heb. whose jace 20 And the gate of the outward court fthat looked toward the north,
he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. 21 And the
little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side;
Or, galleries, or, and the posts thereof and the farches thereof were after the measure
of the first gate; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth
five and twenty cubits. 22 And their windows, and their arches, and
their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward
the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches
thereof were before them. 23 And the gate of the inner court was over
against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he meas-
ured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
24 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate
toward the south; and he measured the posts thereof and the arches
thereof according to these measures. 25 And there were windows in it
and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows; the length
was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26 And there
were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before
them; and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that
side, upon the posts thereof. 27 And there was a gate in the inner court
toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south
an hundred cubits.
28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate ; and
he measured the south gate according to these measures; 29 and the
little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof,
according to these measures; and there were windows in it and in
the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and
twenty cubits broad. 30 And the arches round about were five and
twenty cubits long, and five cubits *broad. 31 And the arches thereof
were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon the posts
thereof; and the going up to it had eight steps.
32 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east; and he
measured the gate according to these measures. 33 And the little cham-
bers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were ac-
cording to these measures; and there were windows therein and in
the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and
twenty cubits broad. 34 And the arches thereof were toward the out-
ward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side,
and on that side : and the going up to it had eight steps.
35 And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according
to these measures ; 36 the little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and
the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was
fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37 And the posts
thereof were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon the
posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it
had eight steps.
* Heb. breadth.
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they wables caring andout, ta
6. &
7.1.
or, the troo
hearth-stones.
ki Ch. 6. 31.
23. 2 Ch. 13.
Ps. 134. 1.
ordinance : and
80 ver. 46.
38 And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of
the gates, where they washed the burnt offering. 39 And in the porch
of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side,
f Le. 4. 2, 3. to slay thereon the burnt offering and “the sin offering and Sthe tres-
Le. 5. 6. & 6.
pass offering. 10 And at the side without, tas one goeth up to the entry
for, at the step. of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was
at the porch of the gate, were two tables. 41 Four tables were on this
side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables,
whereupon they slew their sacrifices. 42 And the four tables were of
hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and a half long, and a
cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid
the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
for, andirons, 43 And within were fhooks, a hand broad, fastened round about; and
upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
44 And without the inner gate were the chambers of "the singers in the
inner court, which was at the side of the north gate ; and their pros-
pect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the
prospect toward the north. 45 And he said unto me, This chamber,
i Le. 8. 35. Nu. 3. whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, 'the keepers of
27, 23, 32, 38. &
18. 5.'1'Ch. 9. the * charge of the house. 46 And the chamber whose prospect is toward
the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar;
* Or, ward, or, these are the sons of “Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near
and to the Lord to minister unto him.
į Nu. 18. 5.
47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hun-
k 1 Ki. 2. 35.
dred cubits broad, foursquare ; and the altar that was before the house.
48 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each
post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side;
and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three
cubits on that side. 49 The 'length of the porch was twenty cubits, and
the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby
they went up to it; and there were "pillars by the posts, one on this
side, and another on that side.
1 Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured EZEKIEL xli.
the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits
broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. 2 And
t Or, entrance. the breadth of the tdoor was ten cubits; and the sides of the door
were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side : and
he measured the length thereof, forty cubits; and the breadth, twenty
cubits.
3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two
cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven
cubits. 4 So "he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the
breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple ; and he said unto me, This
is the most holy place.
5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth
of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
o 1 Ki. 6. 5, 6. 6And 'the side chambers were three, fone over another, and *thirty in
biserice delam- order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the
side chambers' round about, that they might thave hold, but they had
not hold in the wall of the house. 7 And fthere was an enlarging, and
a winding about still upward to the side chambers; (for the winding
about of the house went still upward round about the house ;) there-
made broader,, fore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from
the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst. 8 I saw also the height
of the house round about; the foundations of the side chambers were
a full reed of six great cubits. 9 The thickness of the wall, which was
for the side chamber without, was five cubits; and that which was
11 Ki. 6. 3.
m 1 Ki. 7. 21.
n 1 Ki. 6. 20.
2 Ch. 3. 8.
chamber.
* Or, three and
thirty times, or,
foot.
† Heb. be holden.
Heb. it was
and went round.
1 K. 6. 8.
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* Or, several
walks, or, walks
with pillars.
wood.
I Or, and the
windows.
left was the place of the side chambers that were within. 10 And be-
tween the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about
the house on every side. 11 And the doors of the side chambers were
toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another
door toward the south; and the breadth of the place that was left was
five cubits round about.
12 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end
toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the build-
ing was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety
cubits. 13 So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the
separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred
cubits long; 14 also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the
separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.
15 And he measured the length of the building over against the sep-
arate place which was behind it, and the *galleries thereof on the one
side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple,
and the porches of the court; 16 the door posts, and the narrow win-
dows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against
+ Heb. ceiling of the door, tceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to
the windows, and the windows were covered ; 17 to that above the
ground unto the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round
* Heb. measures. about within and without, by *measure.
p Ki. 6. 29. 18 And it was made Pwith cherubim and palm trees, so that a palm
tree was between a cherub and a cherub; (and every cherub had two
9 See Ez. 1. 10. faces, 19 so 'that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the
one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the
other side :) it was made through all the house round about. 20 From
the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palin trees made,
and on the wall of the temple.
† Heb. post.
21 The fposts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctu-
ary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
for Ex. 30. 1. 22 The "altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof
two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the
s Mal. 1. 7, 12. walls thereof, were of wood ; and he said unto me, This is the table
t Ex. 30. 8. that is 'before the LORD.
23 And “the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. 24 And the doors
had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door,
and two leaves for the other door. 25 And there were made on them,
on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, like as were
made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of
the porch without. 26 And there were narrow windows and palm trees
on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and
upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
1 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way Ezekiel xlii.
toward the north ; and he brought me into the chamber
that was over against the separate place, and which was before the
building toward the north. 2 Before the length of an hundred cubits
was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. 3 Over against
the twenty cubits which were for the inner 'court, and over against the
pavement which was for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in
three stories. 4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits'
breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
1 Or, did eut of 5 Now the upper charnbers were shorter ; for the galleries Iwere higher
* Or, and the than these, *than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
building consist- 6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the
and the middle courts; therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and
the middlemost from the ground.
1 1 Ki. 6. 31-35.
these.
most.
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I Or, he that
brought me.
24. 9..
6. 14, 17, 25, 29. the min menin
& 7.1. & 10.
† Heb. wind.
7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward
the outer court on the fore part of the chambers, the length thereof was
fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer
court was fifty cubits; and, lo! before the temple were an hundred
t Or, from the cubits. 9 And tfrom under these chambers was the entry on the east side,
place.
*as one goeth into them from the outer court. 10 The chambers were
in the thickness of the wall of the court towards the east, over against
* Or, as he came.
the separate place, and over against the building. 11 And the way be-
fore them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward
the north, (as long as they, and as broad as they ;) and all their goings
out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the
south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before
the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south cham-
bers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where
v Le. 6. 16, 26. & the priests that approach unto the LORD 'shall eat the most holy things;
w Le. 2. 3; 10. & there shall they lay the most holy things, and "the meat offering, and
3: the sin offering, and the trespass offering, for the place is holy. 14 When
14. Nu. 18. 9, 10. the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place
into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein
they minister, (for they are holy ;) and shall put on other garments,
and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he
brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east,
and measured it round about. 16 He measured the east tside with the
measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round
about. 17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the
measuring reed round about. 18 He measured the south side, five hun-
dred reeds, with the measuring reed. 19 He turned about to the west
side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. 20 He
measured it by the four sides; it had a wall round about, five hundred
reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the
sanctuary and the profane place.
1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate Ezekiel xliii.
& Ez. 11. 23. that looketh toward the east; 2 and, *behold, the glory of the God of
y Ez. 1. 21. Re.. Israel came from the way of the east, and ’his voice was like a noise
19. 1, 6.***d of many waters ; *and the earth shined with his glory! 3 And it was
Re. according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according
Or, to prophesy to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the
should be ile visions were like the vision that I saw "by the river Chebar, and I fell
Ez upon my face. 4 And the glory of the LORD came into the house by
the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 5 So the
Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold,
61 Ki. 8. 10, 11. the bglory of the Lord filled the house ! 6 And I heard him speaking
unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. And he said
unto me,-
Son of man!
The place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet,
(Where ‘I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever,)
And my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile,
e See 2 Ki. 16. 14. Neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom,
Es. 3,323. Nor by the "carcasses of their kings in their high places.
39.
8 In ºtheir setting of their threshold by my thresholds,
* Or, For there
s but a wali And their post by my posts,
*And the wall between me and them,
z Ez. 10. 4. Re.
18. 1.
stroyed: see Ez.
9. 1, 5. so Je. 1.
10.
a Ez. 1. 3. & 3.
23.
cEx, 29. 45. På.
68. 16. & 132.
14. Joel 3. 17.
Jo. 1. 14.2 Co.
6. 16.
d Le. 26. 30. Je.
16. 18.
bctrocen me and
them.
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↑ Or, sum, or,
number.
They have even defiled my holy name
By their abominations that they have committed ;
Wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
9 Now let them put away their whoredoni,
And the carcasses of their kings, far from me,
And I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
10 Thou son of man, show the house to the house of Israel,
That they may be ashamed of their iniquities;
And let them measure the fpattern.
11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done,
Show them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof,
And the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof,
And all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof,
And all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof;
And write it in their sight,
That they may keep the whole form thereof,
And all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
12 This is the law of the house, Upon the top of the mountain the
whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is
the law of the house.
13 And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits. The
1 Heb. bosom. cubit is a cubit and a hand breadth ; even the bottom shall be a cubit,
* Heb. lip. and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the *edge thereof
round about shall be a span : and this shall be the higher place of the
altar. 14 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle
shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser
settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth
t Heb. Harel, that one cubit. 15 So fthe altar shall be four cubits; and from fthe altar and
of God. upward shall be four horns. 16 And the altar shall be twelve cubits
hat long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof. 17 And the settle
1. shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares
thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom
f See Ex. 20. 26. thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward
the east.
18 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord God;
These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make
it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of
Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord
k Ex. 29. 10, 12. GOD, *a young bullock for a sin offering. 20 And thou shalt take of the
Le. 8. 14, 15.
blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four cor-
ners of the settle, and upon the border round about ; thus shalt thou
cleanse and purge it. 21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin
offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house,
į He. 13. 11. I without the sanctuary. 22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid
of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse
the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 23 When thou hast
made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without
blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 24 And thou shalt
k Le. 2. 13. offer them before the Lord, kand the priests shall cast salt upon them,
and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the Lord.
1 Ex. 29, 35, 36. 25 Seven 'days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering;
they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock,
without blemish. 26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify
* Heb. Fill their it; and they shall *consecrate themselves. 27 And "when these days
are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the
is, the mountain
is, the lion of
God. Is. 29. I.
g Le. 1. 5.
i Ex. 29. 14.
Le. 8. 33.
24.
m Le. 9. 1.
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ings.
20. 40, 41. Ro.
12. I. I Pe. 2. 5.
o Ge. 31. 54.
1 Co. 10. 18.
I Heb. set thy
heart.
pl Pe. 4. 3.
SAO
* Heb. children o
22, 25.
w Le. 26. 41. De.
s Le. 21. 6, 8, 17
21.
11.
Or, thank offer- priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your fpeace
n Job 42. 8. Ez. offerings, and I will "accept you, saith the Lord God.
Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the EZEKIEL xliv.
outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it
was shut. 2 Then said the LORD unto me, This gate shall be shut, it shall
not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the
God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 3 It is
for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to 'eat bread before the
LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall
go out by the way of the same.
4 Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house.
And I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house
of the LORD; and I fell upon my face. 5 And the LORD said unto me,
Son of man! #mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with
thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the
house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the en-
tering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. 6 And
thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith
the Lord God, O ye house of Israel, ”let it suffice you of all your
abominations, ? in 'that ye have brought into my sanctuary *strangers,
"a stranger. Le.uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanc-
tuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer 'my bread, 'the fat
10. 16. Ac. 7.51. and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your
8, 17, abominations. 8 And ye have not “kept the charge of my holy things ;
t See Ge. 9. 4.. but ye have set keepers of my fcharge in my sanctuary for yourselves.
Le. 3. 16. & 17.
9 Thus saith the Lord God, No stranger, uncircumcised in heart,
u Le. 22. 2, &c. nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger
† Or, ward, or,
'ordinance that is among the children of Israel. 10 And 'the Levites that are gone
& 16, & Ez. 40. away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away
from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. 11 Yet
&c. 2 Ch. 29. 4, they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, "having charge at the gates of
w i Ch. 26. 1. the house, and ministering to the house ; *they shall slay the burnt
< 2 Ch. 29. 34. offering and the sacrifice for the people, and 'they shall stand before
y Nu. 16. 9. them to minister unto them. 12 Because they ministered unto them
# Heb. were for a before their idols, and Icaused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity;
of iniquity unt), therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord God,
is. 9. 16. Mal.* and they shall bear their iniquity. 3 And they shall not come near
2. S.
2 2 Ki. 23. 9. Nu. Unde
Nu unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to
18. 3. any of my holy things, in the most holy place; but they shall
bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
a Nu..18.4.1 Ch. 14 But I will make them “keepers of the charge of the house, for all
23. 28, 32.
the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. 15 But
61 Sa. 2. 35.
the priests the Levites, 'the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge
of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they
c De. 10. 8. shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand be-
fore me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God;
16 they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my
table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 17 And it
shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner
O court, dthey shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall
43. & 39. 27, 28.
come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court,
e Ex. 28, 40, 42. and within. 18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and
shall have linen breeches upon their loins ; they shall not gird them-
* Or, in suncating selves *with any thing that causeth sweat. 19 And when they go
or, with sweat.' forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they
shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in
the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they
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41
45.
o See 2 Ki. 23. 8
5.
stumbling-block
&c. Ez. 14. 3, 4.
& 39. 28
places. Heb. in,
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EZEKIEL'S VISION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE. [PERIOD VII.
& 30. 29. Le. 6.
19.
g Le. 21. 5.
14.
† Heb. thrust
forth.
| Heb. froin a
priest.
Mal. 2. 7.
- See Ex. 29. 37: shall not sanctify the people with their garments. 20 Neither shall
27. Mat. 23. 17, they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall
1.5. only poll their heads. 21 Neither "shall any priest drink wine, when they
ů Le. 10. 9. enter into the inner court. 22 Neither shall they take for their wives 'a
i Le. 21. 7, 13, widow, nor her that is tput away ; but they shall také maidens of the
seed of the house of Israel, or a widow fthat had a priest before. 23 And
they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and pro-
fane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
), 11. 24 And "in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall
k De. 17. 8, &c. judge it according to my judgments; and they shall keep my laws and
2 Ch. 19. 8, 10.
my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my Sabbaths.
i Le. 21. 1, &c. 25 And they shall come at no 'dead person to defile themselves ; but for
father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for
sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 26 And
m Nu. 6. 10.& after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. 27 And
in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court,
n Le. 4.3.
to minister in the sanctuary, "he shall offer his sin offering, saith the
o Nu. 18. 20. De. Lord God. 28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am
Jos. 13. 14, 33. their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel : I am
p Le. 6. 18, 23. & their possession. 29 They "shall eat the meat offering, and the sin of-
9 Le. 27. 21, 28, fering, and the trespass offering; and 'every * dedicated thing in Israel
Nu. 18. 14. shall be theirs. 39 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and
* Or, devoted every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the
| Or, chief. See .
'Ex: 13.2.6. 23. priest's ; "ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough,
q Nu. 15. 20. Ne.
that he may cause the blessing to rest in thy house. 31 The priest
shall not eat of any thing that is 'dead of itself, or torn, whether it be
19. Il, &c.
7.6.
19.
10. 37.
s Pr. 3. 9, 10.
Mal. 3. 10.
TOW! vi weasl.
† Heb. when we
to fall.
t Ex. 22. 31. Le. Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for Ezekiel xlv.
22. 8.
inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, *a
cause the land holy portion of the land ; the length shall be the length of five and
* Heb. holiness. twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This
shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. 2 Of this there
shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in
breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the
† Or, void places. tsuburbs thereof. 3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length
of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand; and
in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place. 4 The holy portion
of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which
shall come near to minister unto the LORD ; and it shall be a place
for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And the five
and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall
also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for
a possession for twenty chambers. 6 And ye shall appoint the pos-
session of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand
long, over against the oblation of the holy portion; it shall be for
the whole house of Israel. ?And a portion shall be for the prince on
the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion,
and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy
portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side
westward, and from the east side eastward : and the length shall be
over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east
u See Je. 22. 17. border. 8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel; and “my princes
Ez. 22. 27.
shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they
give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
9 Thus saith the Lord God, Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel !
remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take
v Je. 22.3.
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Pr. ll. l.
1 Ex. 30. 13. Le.
27. 25. Nu. 3.
47.
ings.
y Le. 1. 4.
I Heb. shall be
for.
* Or, with.
+ Or, thank offer
ings.
a Le. 4. 27.
# Heb. expulsions, away your fexactions from my people, saith the Lord God. 10 Ye shall
35, 36. have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. 11 The ephah
and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the
tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer; the
measure thereof shall be after the homer. 12 And the *shekel shall be
twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels,
shall be your maneh.
13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah
of a homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah
of a homer of barley. 14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath
of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is
* Or, kid.
a homer of ten baths; for ten baths are a homer. 15 And one *lamb
out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel ;
t. Or, thands offer-
koffer- for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for tpeace offerings,
'to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord God. 16 All the
people of the land Ishall give this. oblation *for the prince in Israel.
17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat
offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and
in the Sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel; he shall pre-
pare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and
the fpeace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.
18 Thus saith the Lord God, In the first month, in the first day
of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and
2 Le. 16. 16.
* cleanse the sanctuary. 19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the
sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four
corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of
the inner court. 20 And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month
"for every one that erreth, and for him that is siinple; so shall ye
reconcile the house.
• Ex. 1.2. 18. See 21 In bthe first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall
have the Passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be
eaten. 22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and
c Le. 4. 14.
for all the people of the land ºa bullock for a sin offering. 23 And "seven
d Le. 23. 8.
days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, seven
5. bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a
11, 16, 19, &c. kid of the goats daily for a sin offering. 24 And he shall prepare a meat
offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and a hin
of oil for an ephah.
25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall
Le 23.33. Nu. he do the like in the "feast of the seven days, according to the sin
offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat
offering, and according to the oil.
i Thus saith the Lord God, The gate of the inner EZEKIEL xlvi.
court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six
working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day
of the new-moon it shall be opened. 2 And the prince shall enter by
the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post
of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his
peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate ;
then he shall go forth, but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate
before the LORD in the Sabbaths and in the new-moons. 4 And the
burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the Lord in the
Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without
blemish. 5 And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the
Heb. the gift of meat offering for the lambs ļas he shall be able to give, and a hin of
his hund, De. 16.
oil to an ephah. 6 And in the day of the new-moon it shall be a young
bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram; they shall be
Ex. vi.
e See Nu. 28.
29. 12. De. 16.
13,
17.
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& Ex. 23. 14–17.
De. 16. 16.
24-
'But whell go home shall go hin of old for the
emn feasts, the people of the way the way
And in the coming against my so forth to the aide moren
to a feasts an go in; 20And th, sate w
h Ex. 29. 38. Nu.
28. 3.
his year.
† Heb. morning
by morning,
without blemish. ? And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for
a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the larnbs according as his
hand shall attain unto, and a hin of oil to an ephah. 8 And when the
prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate,
and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
9 But when the people of the land shall come before the Lori) in the
solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to wor-
ship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by
the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate :
he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but
shall go forth over against it. 10 And the prince in the midst of them,
when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
11 And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be
an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he
is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah. 12 Now when the prince
shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily
unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward
the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings,
as he did on the Sabbath day; then he shall go forth, and after his
going forth one shall shut the gate.
13 Thou “shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the Lord of a
* Heb. a son of lamb *of the first year without blemish; thou shalt prepare it tevery
morning. 14 And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning,
the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of a hin of oil, to
temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual
ordinance unto the Lord. 15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the
meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.
16 Thus saith the Lord God, If the prince give a gift unto any of
his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their
possession by inheritance. 17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to
i Le. 25. 10.
one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it
shall return to the prince, but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.
18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by
oppression, to thrust them out of their possession, but he shall give his
sons' inheritance out of his own possession; that my people be not
scattered every man from his possession.
19 After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of
the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward
the north ; and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
20 Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall
j2 Ch. 35. 13. iboil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall "bake
k Le. 2. 4, 5, 7.
the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the outer court, to
sanctify the people. 21 Then he brought me forth into the outer court,
and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold,
| Heb. a court in fin every corner of the court there was a court. 22 In the four corners
court, and a of the court there were courts *joined of forty cubits long and thirty
broad; these four fcorners were of one measure. 23 And there was a
* Or, made with row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it
leb cornered. was made with boiling places under the rows round about. 24 Then
said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the
ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
1 Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the EZEKIEL xlvii.
i Joel 3. 18. Zoc. house. And, behold, 'waters issued out from under the
threshold of the house eastward; for the forefront of the house stood
toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right
side of the house, at the south side of the altar. 2 Then brought he me
out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way with-
a corner of u
court in a corner
of a court.
chimneys.
13. 1. & 14.8.
Re. 22. 1.
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Ule ankles.
800 De. 3. 17. &
* Heb. two rivers.
pass,
all comshall be a verbersoever the
which shall not
up.
out unto the outer gate by the way that looketh eastward ; and, behold,
there ran out waters on the right side.
3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth east-
ward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the
# Heb. waters of
waters; the Iwaters were to the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thou-
sand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the
knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through ; the
waters were to the loins. 5 Afterward he measured a thousand, and it
was a river that I could not pass over ; for the waters were risen,
* Heb. waters of *waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
swimming.
6 And he said unto me, Son of man! hast thou seen this? Then
he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
| Heb. lip.
Now when I had returned, behold, at the tbank of the river were
m Re. 22. 2. very many "trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he
unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go
| Or, plain :
down into the desert, and go into the sea; which being brought forth
4. 49. Jos. 3. 16. into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass,
that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the *rivers
shall come, shall live. And there shall be a very great multitude of
fish, because these waters shall come thither; for they shall be healed,
and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come
to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto
En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets ; their fish shall
be according to their kinds, as the fish of the Great Sea, exceeding
tor, and that many. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof tshall
be healed. not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And by the river upon
Heb. shall come the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, Ishall grow all trees
for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be
* Or, principal. consumed; it shall bring forth *new fruit according to his months,
because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary; and the fruit
t Or, for bruises thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof tfor medicine.
and sores. Re.
13 Thus saith the Lord God, This shall be the border, whereby ye
n Ge. 48. 5. 1 Ch. shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: *Joseph
shall have two portions. 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another:
, Or, szore. Ge. concerning the which I flifted up my hand to give it unto your fathers :
& 15. 7. & 17. 8. and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
& 26. 3. & 28.
15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side,
from the Great Sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad ; 16 Ha-
math, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus
* Or, the middle and the border of Hamath ; * Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of
Hauran. 17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the bor-
der of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath.
And this is the north side.-18 And the east side ye shall measure tfrom
Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of
Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the
o Nu20. 13. De: east side.-19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to ºthe
waters of Istrife in Kadesh, the *river to the Great Sea. And this is
Or, Meribah.
the south side #southward.—20 The west side also shall be the Great Sea
* Or, valley.
† Or, toward Te-
from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the
west side.-_21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the
tribes of Israel. 22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by
p See Ep. 3. 6. lot for an inheritance unto you, 'and to the strangers that sojourn
Re. 7. 9, 10.
q Ro. 10. 12. Gal. among you, which shall beget children among you ; "and they shall
1. 3.11. be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they
shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 And it
shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there
shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God.
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neither shail they grow all typen
22. 2.
5. 1.
28, 14 And to the twelve the border:
12. 7. & 13. 15.
13.
village.
† Heb. from ben
110cen.
32. 51. Ps. 81.7.
man.
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EZEKIEL'S VISION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE. (Period VII.
tion.
fied portion shall
ordinance.
ge, which sanctified"o the midstand in leng
"Now these are the names of the tribes. From the EZEKIEL
north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth xlviii. .
to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the
| Heb. one por coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west, fa portion for
Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side,
a portion for Asher. 3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side
even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. 4 And by the border
of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ma-
nasseh. 5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the
west side, a portion for Ephraim. 6 And by the border of Ephraim,
from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. ? And
by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side,
a portion for Judah.
8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side,
shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand
reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the
east side unto the west side ; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst
of it. 9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five
and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. 10 And
for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward
the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west
ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth,
and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length; and the
* Or, The sancti-, sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof. 11 *It shall be
be for the priests. for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok ; which have
tor; ward, or, kept my tcharge, which went not astray when the children of Israel
went astray, as the Levites went astray. 12 And this oblation of the
land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the bor-
der of the Levites.
13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have
five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth; all
the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten
* Ex. 22. 29. Le. thousand. 14 And "they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate
27. 10, 28, 33.
the firstfruits of the land ; for it is holy unto the LORD.
· 15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against.
the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for
dwelling, and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
16 And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand
and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred,
and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west
side four thousand and five hundred. 17 And the suburbs of the city
shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south
two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and
toward the west two hundred and fifty.
18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy
portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward ;
and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the
increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. 19 And
they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and
twenty thousand; ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the
possession of the city. 21 And the residue shall be for the prince, on
the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the posses-
sion of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the
oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five
and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions
for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary
holy on hall be Qursqua
the
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tion.
* Heb. Meribah-
kadesh.
of the house shall be in the midst thereof. 22 Moreover from the pos-
session of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, (being in
the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah
and the border of Benjamin,) shall be for the prince.
23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side,
I Heb. one por Benjamin shall have ta portion. 24 And by the border of Benjamin,
from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side,
Issachar a portion. 26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side
unto the west side, Zebulun a portion. 27 And by the border of Zebulun,
from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion. 28 And by the
border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even
from Tamar unto the waters of *strife in Kadesh, and to the river
toward the Great Sea. 29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot
unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions,
saith the Lord God.
.. 30 And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four
s Re. 21. 12, &c. thousand and five hundred measures. 31 And 'the gates of the city
shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward ;
one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. 32 And at
the east side four thousand and five hundred : and three gates; and one
gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 33 And at the
south side four thousand and five hundred measures, and three gates;
+ Heb. Jehovah- one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. 34 At
Ex. 17. 15. Ju. the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates;
Joel 3. 21. Zec. one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali. 35 It was
round about eighteen thousand measures : 'and the name of the city
from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
SECT. IX.
SECTION IX.—Ezekiel's last Prediction against Egypt.
EZEKIEL xxix. 17, to the end, and xxx. 1-19.
A. M. 3432.
Egypt shall be the reward of Nebuchadrezzar. Israel shall be restored. - Chap. xxx, The deso-
B. C. 572.
lation of Egypt and her helpers.
17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first
month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto
me, saying, (44)
t Je. 33. 16.
shanimah : see
6.24. Je. 3. 17.
2. 10, Re. 21. 3
& 22. 3.
(44) The date of this prophecy proves that it was the country he also reduced with the other auxil-
the last given by Ezekiel. "In all probability, it was iaries of the Egyptians. In the course of this war,
placed in the Sacred Canon, where it there stands, that "cruel lord and fierce king" so wasted and
that all the prophecies against Egypt might come depopulated the land with fire and sword, that it
together. In the second year after the destruction lay desolate for forty years, (Ezek. xxix. 11;) he
of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Tyre. defeated Hophra, or Apries, and forced him to be-
The siege was long and laborious : it lasted thir- come his vassal, (Jer. xlvi. 25, 26 ;) soon after which
teen years. The heads of the soldiers were " made this king was slain by his own subjects, (Herod.
bald” by disease and by toil; their shoulders were ii. § 162–169,) fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecy, xliv.
“ peeled” by carrying earth to raise mounts and 30, and Ezekiel's, xxxii. 32. From this period
fortifications against it; yet Nebuchadnezzar had commenced the fulfilment of that prophecy which
(Ezek. xxix. 18,)“ no wages, nor his army, for declared that Egypt should be the basest of king-
Tyrus, for the service that he had served against doms, and there should no more reign over it an
it:" for as soon as the inhabitants found the works independent, native prince; it was ever after suc-
for carrying on the siege were perfected, and the cessively subject to the Balıylonians, Persians,
foundations of the walls were shaken by the batter- Macedonians, Romans, Saracens, Mamelukes, and
ing rams, whatsoever precious things in gold, silver, it is at the present day a province of the Ottoman
clothes, and various kinds of furniture, the nobility empire.-Newton On the Prophecies.
had, they put them on board their ships, and carried The rise and fall of empires, the destruction of
them to the islands; so that when the city was cities and countries, is the work of God's almighty
taken, Nebuchadnezzar found " no wages," either providence. Egypt, though so finely situated for
for himself or his army. To compensate for this commerce, once at the height of grandeur, and in
disappointinent, the plunder of Egypt is promised; the possession of every natural and intellectual
“ her multitude, her spoil, and her prey,'' (ver. 19.) superiority, has never, can never recover itself.
Accordingly, in the spring of the year, aſter the God makes use of kings and princes as instruments
Tyrian war was finished, Nebuchadnezzar invaded of his will, (Ez. xxix. ver. 20;) and the humanam-
Egypt, and quickly overran the whole extent of the bition, the violence and worldly power of man, are
country from Migdol, or Magdolus, its northern ex- all overruled to the accomplishment of his proph.
tremity, near the Red Sea, to Syene, the southern, ecies, and the fulfilment of his decrees. “My
bordering on Ethiopia, or Abyssinia, which part of counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure."
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EZEKIEL'S LAST PREDICTION AGAINST EGYPT. [Period VII.
* Heb. spoil her
spoil, and pracy
hor prey.
1.7.
a Jo. 27. 6. Ez. 18 Son of man! “Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army
To serve a great service against Tyrus,
Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled;
Yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus,
For the service that he had served against it:
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I will give the land of Egypt
Unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
And he shall take her multitude,
And *take her spoil, and take her prey;
And it shall be the wages for his army.
20 I have given him the land of Egypt
t Or, hire.
For his tlabor wherewith he served against it,
6 Je. 25. 9.
Because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.
21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud
forth, (15)
And I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them;
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, EZEKIEL XXX.
2 Son of man, prophesy and say,
1-19.
Thus saith the Lord God,
Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
o Joel 2. 1. Zep. 3 For the day is near,
Even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day;
It shall be the time of the heathen.
4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt,
Or, fear. And great fpain shall be in Ethiopia,
When the slain shall fall in Egypt,
And they shall take away her multitude,
And dher foundations shall be broken down.
* Heb. Phut, Ez. 5 Ethiopia, and *Libya, and Lydia,
And all the mingled people, and Chub,
† Heb. children. And the tmen of the land that is in league,
Shall fall with them by the sword.
6 Thus saith the LORD,
They also that uphold Egypt shall fall ;
And the pride of her power shall come down ;
Or, Migdol to From fthe tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword,
Saith the Lord God.
[desolate,
? And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are
And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
8 And they shall know that I am the LORD,
When I have set a fire in Egypt,
And when all her helpers shall be * destroyed.
9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships
To make the careless Ethiopians afraid,
And great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt;
For, lo, it cometh !
10 Thus saith the Lord God,
I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease
By the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
d Je. 50. 15.
27. 10.
Syene.
* Heb. broken.
uy
(45) The expression, “In that day will I cause the king's dream; by which means he obtained the
the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth,'' favor of the sovereign, both for himself and his
appears to have a primary allusion to the pro- countrymen; and to this circumstance may be at-
motion and distinction of the prophet Daniel at tributed the high estimation in which the Jews
Babylon.
were held in the place of their captivity, and that
When Nebuchadnezzar returned home after his series of events which terminated in their restora-
Egyptian and other conquests, Daniel interpreted tion by Cyrus.
Part. IV.1
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EZEKIEL'S LAST PREDICTION AGAINST EGYPT.
| Heb. the fulness
thereaf.
12. & 16. 25.
Zec. 13. 2.
11 He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations,
Shall be brought to destroy the land;
And they shall draw their swords against Egypt,
And fill the land with the slain.
+ Heb. droughl. 12 And I will make the rivers tdry,
d Is. 19. 4. And dsell the land into the hand of the wicked;
And I will make the land waste, and fall that is therein,
By the hand of strangers :
I the LORD have spoken it.
13 Thus saith the Lord God,
c Is. 19. 1. Je. 43. I will also destroy the idols,
And I will cause their images to cease out of Noph;
f Zec. 10. 11. And there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt;
g Is. 19. 16. And sI will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
14 And I will make Pathros desolate,
* Or, Tunis. And will set fire in * Zoan,
Nah. 3. 8-10. And "will execute judgments in No.
| Or, Pelusium. 15 And I will pour my fury upon *Sin, the strength of Egypt;
And 'I will cut off the multitude of No.
16 And I will set fire in Egypt;
Sin shall have great pain,
And No shall be rent asunder,
And Noph shall have distresses daily.
Or, Heliopolis. 17 The young men of fAven and of *Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword;
And these cities shall go into captivity.
18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be #darkened,
j Or, Tahapanes, When I shall break there the yokes of Egypt :
And the pomp of her strength shall cease in her;
As for her, a cloud shall cover her,
And her daughters shall go into captivity.
19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt;
And they shall know that I am the LORD. (46)
i Je. 46. 25.
* Or, Pubastum.
ſor, Bubastum,
according to
Newcome.-Ed.]
Sec Je. 2. 16.-
Ed.
+ Or, restrained.
(46) With this prediction against Egypt, the proph- the destruction of Jerusalem, the Jews compelled
ecies of Ezekiel, according to the present ar- Jeremiah to accompany them into Egypt, where
rangement, are concluded. Ezekiel was at this they shared the fate of the natives, during the terrible
time in captivity at Babylon, and is supposed, by destruction of that country by the army of Nebu-
Selden, to have conversed in that country with chadnezzar, in 572 B.C.
Pythagoras. The dispersion of the Jews, in their From this intimate alliance between the two
several captivities, conferred many benefits on man nations, it is evident, that all those strangers who
kind; among which may be mentioned, its effects might have sojourned in Egypt, either for the pur-
on the progress of philosophy and literature in poses of commerce, or the acquisition of knowledge,
Greece. As this is a subject which has not fre- must have been made acquainted with the Jews,
quently been discussed, I have considered it in the whose history was so closely interwoven with that
following note; as another proof of the wonderful of the Egyptians. In the same manner, all those
superintendence of an all-wise Providence over the who travelled into Babylon during this period of the
affairs of men.
ruin of Egypt, and the captivity of the Jews, would
The communication between Egypt and Judæa there meet also some of the Jewish nation; whose
was uniform and constant. Even in the wilderness, peculiar history must have excited interest, and
the people murmured to return to that country; whose laws, customs, opinions, and writings, must
and, after the establishment of the Jews in life have been generally known. .
Holy Land, although prohibited by the Mosaic Law, The Greeks froin the earliest periods appear to
we find an intercourse still prevailed between the have held constant communication with Egypt.
two nations. Solomon, the wisest of their kings, Many of the Grecian tribes were of Egyptian ori-
married the daughter of Pharaoh, and in future gin. The Egyptians were celebrated for their wis-
reigns Egyptians were admitted into Judea to con- dom: and it is " generally acknowledged (War-
tribute to its defence. In the time of Pharaoh burton's Divine Legation, vol. ii. p. 105,) by the
Necho, however, we find that Josiah king of Israel Grecks themselves, that all their learning and wis-
" went out against the king of Egypt, (2 Chron. dom ca
nd the Greeks a
nani-
xxxy. 20, and xxxvi. 4.) and that his son Jehoahaz mous in this assertion. The first who went out of
was taken prisoner into Egypt. The circumstances Greece to learn Egyptian wisdom were the legisla-
of his captivity were depictured on the walls of the tors; or such as, projecting to reduce the scattered
chief temples in Egypt, as has been singularly dis- tribes, which then overran Greece, into civil socie-
covered by the enterprising and ingenious traveller ty, travelled thither to learn the art of lawgiving,
Belzoni. In war, the Jews were carried captive into from a nation the most celebrated for that knowl-
this country; in peace they courted its alliance; edge. Of these were Orpheus, Rhadamanthus,
and in time of danger fled to it for refuge. Afler Minos, Lycaon, Triptolemus, ånd others. The
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SECT. X.
A. M. 3434.
B. C. 570.
Section X.--Daniel rclates to Nebuchadnezzar the Dream the King
had forgotten.
Daniel ii.
Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, requireth it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threatenings.
10 They, acknowledging their inubility, are judged to die. 14 Dunjel, obtaining some respite, find-
elh the dream. 19 He blesselh God. 21. He, staying the decree, is brought to the king. 31
The dreum. 36 The interprelution. 46 Daniel's advancement.
? And in the (47) second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Neb-
uchadnezzar dreamed dreams, "wherewith his spirit was troubled, and
a Ge. 41. 8.
next who went to Greece for instruction (though was not eternal, but was made by God the Spirit
the intercourse of the lawgivers with Egypt was not out of water; an opinion which seems to be derived
interrupted, but continued down to the times of froin the Mosuic and Christian doctrine, " The
Draco, Lycurgus, and Solon) were the naturalists, Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters;"
who through their whole course bore the name of that the world, being God's workmanship, was ex-
Sophists. For now Greece being advanced from a ceedingly good or perfect; that the universe was
savage and barbarous state to one of civil polity, filled with invisible spirits, who inspect the actions
the inhabitants, in consequence of the cultivation of men. Thales was the first of the Greeks who
of the arts of life, began to reâine and speculate. made any philosophic inquiries into the nature and
The last sort of people who went to Egypt for in perfections of God; for though, as Gale remarks,
struction, were the philosophers, properly so called; Orpheus, Linus, Homer, and Hesiod, had some
a character exactly compounded of the two prece traditions of God, their value was obscured by a
ding, the lawgiver and the naturalist. For when mixture with pagan fables. Thales, however, de-
now, afler various struggles and revolutions, the livered his knowledge concerning God in a more
Grecian states had asserted or regained thcir liber- plain and simple manner. He first maintained
ties, morals, public and private, would becoine the ainong the Greeks, that God was the most ancient
subject most in fashion." Thus far Bishop War- of beings; that bis providence governs the world;
burton; and Gale, Stillingfleet, Cudworth, and and explained to them the wonderful phenomena
others, have amply shown that there was a con of nature. These excellent opinions and informa-
stant communication between Greece and Egypt. tion appear to have been till now unknown to the
Knowledge of every kind was derived by the for- Greeks, and are evidently derived from purer
mer from the latter, and all that was known in sources than from invented traditions or speculative
Egypt was gradually transferred to Greece. pagan philosophy. From the Jews alone, there-
In this state of things it is natural to conclude, fore, with whom Thales became acquainted in
that the Greeks must have been intimately acquaint- Egypt, could he have received those ideas of God
ed with the history and polity of the Jewish people. and his providence, which shine as a meteor through
We shall now, therefore, consider the effects of this the dark mist of the ignorance and blindness of that
knowledge on the literature and character of the superstitious age.
Greeks.
Thales was succeeded by Anaximander, Anax-
From the period of the dispersion of the Jews imenes, and Anaxagoras, the friend and tutor of
among the Egyptians and the Babylonians, we find Pericles; by Diogenes Apolloniates, and by Arche-
that the Greeks began to have more exalted and re- laus, the instructor of Socrates. The various sects,
fined ideas of a Deity; and that they applied them- which are referred to the Ionic school, are the so-
selves more particularly to that philosophy and cratic, founded by Socrates, among whose disciples
literature, which contributed so eminently to raise and followers are Xenophon, Plato, Euclid, and
them to the highest intellectual rank among an- Alcibiades; the Cyrenaic sect, founded by Aris-
cient or modern nations.
tippus; the Megaric, established by Euclid of
All the sects and schools of philosophy, in an- Megara; the Eretriac, or Eliac school, instituted
cient Greece, originated from the Ionic and the by Phædo, of Elis; the Academic sect, founded
Italic sects. The Ionic sect was founded by Thales, by Plato, whose school, after his death, was divided
the Italic by Pythagoras. Thales was born about into the old, middle, and new academies; the
the year 640 B.C., and is remarkable, as being the Peripatetic, founded by Aristotle; the Cynic, by
first Grecian who taught a regular system of phi- Antisthenes; the Stoic, by Zeno. These sects
losophy, and left a succession of disciples to estab- continued till the time of Christ; and when St.
lish and maintain it. He travelled into Egypt Paul visited Athens, he found the Greeks still en-
while he was a young man, and resided there sever- gaged in disputes and inquiries into the mysteries
al years. If he went into that country when at the and difficulties of philosophy. Although the purest
age of twenty or twenty-five, and resided there ten and most refined speculations, of the best and most
or more years, (and this period was not beyond that celebrated of these philosophers, fall far short of the
which was usually passed by the students of the principles and morality inculcated by the Christian
Egyptian learning,) he would have been in Egypt dispensation, they still served to advance the prog-
when Jehonhaz, king of Judah, was brought there ress of Christianity; or rather, they tended to di-
as a prisoner by Pharaoh Necho. The attention of minish the superstitious reverence paid to the pagan
the curious Greek must naturally have been attract. deities. The commonest of the people became at
ed by the various captive strangers thus introduced last sensible that their philosophers only adhered
into Egypt; and while he improved himself in to the religious ceremonies of the established su-
those sciences in which the Egyptians excelled, it perstition, from mere compliance with popular cus-
is highly probably (and a high degree of probabili- tom; and all the reflecting part of the community
ty is all that can be obtained, in the attempt to as- were divided, in a state of doubt and uncertainty :
certain the events of these remote periods) that from Socrates, in particular, declared, that a teacher
conversing with these Jewish captives, he acquired from leaven was necessary to impart instruction to
some of those great and truly philosophical notions, mankind.
which he afterwards taught at his native Miletus, Moral philosophy may be considered as a light
and in Greece.
to the dark and ignorant age in which it flourished:
The chief of these opinions were, that the world but when compared with Christianity, it is little
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Part IV.]
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DANIEL RELATES NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM.
his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the ma-
gicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for
to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
3 And the king said unto them, “ I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit
less than the very darkness it so partially illumina- nezzar was restored from his lycanthropy, and the
ted. Philosophy, at the height of its splendor, dis- Jews were rising into distinction in the Persian
played only the corruption, the folly, and the deg- empire. Leaving Judæa and its refugees, whom he
radation of the human mind when deprived of reve. might have found both at Tyre and Carmel, Pytha-
lation. It was like a taper in a charnel-house at goras proceeded to Egypt. He would there meet
midnight, which disperses the darkness of the tomb, with many of the Jews who had fled with Jeremiah
and shows to the sickening spectator how melan from Judæa nineteen years preceding. From then,
choly is the sight of humanity, when bereaved of as well as from the natives, he would learn the
life and spirit.
fulfilment of that prophet's predictions respect-
Though the accounts of Pythagoras are mingled ing Apries. This and other circumstances exci-
with fable, there is abundant authority to induce us ting his curiosity, he at last visited Babylon,
to believe that this philosopher conversed likewise where he is supposed to have arrived in the year
with the Jews of the dispersion at Tyre in Phæni- 541, and two years before the death of Belshazzar.
cia; and probably at Mount Carmel, where, it is D uring his residence of twelve years in Babylon,
said, his walk was long shown. It is certain that Pythagoras must have been a spectator of the won-
he was in Egypt, and many suppose that he was derful events recorded in the Book of Daniel. The
taken prisoner into that country, either by Nebu- greatest statesman of the day in Babylon, was a
chadnezzar, or by Cambyses. From Egypt he either Jew. As the time and manner of Ezekiel's death
went or was taken to Babylon, where again he are unknown, and as in this year, Ezekiel, if alive,
must have acquired an intimate knowledge of the would not be more than fifty-three years of age, it
Jews; and in this latter place he is said to have had is by no means improbable that he might have con-
for an instructor Zabratas, or Nazaratus ; whom the versed, as tradition asserts, with that prophet.
learned Selden supposes to have been Ezekiel; and Pythagoras must have been informed of the decree
Prideaux, Zoroaster. The exact period of the birth of Cyrus, B.C. 536, for the return of the Jews, and
of Pythagoras is not certainly known. The ac- as he must have been acquainted with the prophecies
counts of his life, now extant, are uncertain and con- thereby fulfilled, it is not improbable that he was
tradictory: that which appears most probable and a wondering spectator of their departure for their
satisfactory, informs us, that at the age of eighteen own land. At Babylon he undoubtedly saw the
he consulted Thales at Miletus, who recominended schools or universities established by the Jews; for
him to visit Egypt.
he introduced into his own country institutions
From Miletus he proceeded to Tyre, (the place which were characterized by similar regulations to
of his nativity, though educated at Sainos;) from those adopted by the Jews.
thence he travelled to Egypt, with letters to Amasis Struck with astonishment at all he read, or heard,
from Polycrates, tyrant of Samos. He quited Egypt or saw, of this persecuted and favored people, we
for Babylon, where he continued twelve years, and cannot be surprised that he should have engrafted
conversed with Zabratas or Nazaratus : he is then inany of the purer truths of morality on his system
supposed to have returned to his own country, and of philosophy.
to have been at that tine about fifty-six years of Pythagoras quitted Babylon in 529, the same year
age.
that Cyrus died. It is probable his departure was
The birth of Pythagoras is referred by the learn- accelerated by the cruel and tyrannical government
ed Dr. Bentley to the year B. C. 605; hy Bishop of Cambyses his successor. In this year the Greek
Lloyd to B. C. 583; by Dodwell to B. C. 569; by philosopher returned home; and dissatisfied with
Le Clerc to a period not earlier than the first nor the political state of affairs at Samos, he taught his
later than the last of these. If, then, we take the new system, called the Italic philosophy, in the
inedium date, which would be 587, or that of Bishop towns of Magna Grecia.
Lloyd's at 583, it will assist us to account in a great The philosophy of Pythagoras, so far as it is
degree for those changes of Pythagoras from one known, may be described as a mixture of Persian,
country to another.
Grecian, and Egyptian superstition, interwoven
If he was born in 533, and returned home in the with Jewish doctrines, institutions, and customs.
fifty-sixth year of his age, after remaining twelve The numerous coincidences between his enact-
years at Babylon, twenty-two in Egypt, and con- ments and those of the Jews are found in the siini-
sulting Thales at Miletus in the eighteenth year of larity of discipline established in his schools and col-
his age, the several dates of these events may be leges; in his distinction between the perfect, or the
thus arranged :
initiated, and the novice, the Talelos, and the reú-
(putos, or the 'on, and yu) of the Jews; in the
Birth of Pythagoras................. 583 B. C. covenant among the members of his colleges, in the
Visits Thales, at Miletus........
565 use of salt as a sign of union or agreement, and
Travels to Phoenicia, Tyre, and Palestine 563 some others.
Resides in Egypt from 563 to... .... 541
The doctrines of Pythagoras must have tended
Resides in Babylon from 541 to...
341 to....... 529
to remove many of the evils of polytheism and
Returns to Samos...................
529 idolatry.
He acknowledged but one God, the Creator of
On comparing the above dates with the various the world. He had some idea of the sacred name,
events recorded in the history of the times, we shall the Tetragrammaton of the Jews, which he revealed
find that Thales, in the year 565, was in all proba- as a inystery to his disciples. He describes the
bility at Miletus. He was then seventy-five years Deity in the very words of the Hebrew Scriptures,
old: an age when travelling could have been no as the 57', the to ov, the self-existent. He taught by
longer desirable ; and before Cresus, king of Lydia, this definition that God was infinite and eternal; à
had engaged him in his service. He died, aged truth which human reason, unassisted by divine
more than ninety-six years, in the court of that revelation, has never yet discovered. He likewise
monarch.
instructed his disciples in the doctrine of a peculiar
In B. C. 563, the whole country of Judæa was providence, particularly over good men--the ne-
still desolate; not having recovered from its last cessity of pure worship—the immortality of the soul
ravage by Nebuzaradan. In this year Nebuchad- the incorporeality of the Deity. His morality
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was troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the
king in Syriac,“ O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and
we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to the
Chaldeans, “ The thing is gone from me ; if ye will not make known
evidently sprung from a purer source than from the rative of the witch of Endor. Many of the Chris-
profane worship of pagan deities; his golden verses tian fathers have asserted, that the character of
(if they are certainly his) are evidently transcripts “ Prometheus” could not have been drawn, unless
of the Mosaic precepts; and virtuous will be the the author of that drama had been acquainted with
life, and tranquil the death of that man who habitu- the Sacred Writings, or with at least many of the
ally observes the precepts they contain, and thrice prophetic books. The subject deserves to be con-
reviews the actions of the day, before be resigns sidered at greater length than this note admits.
himself to rest at night.
Yet I cannot but observe, that the dramas of Æs-
The Italic sect flourished till the end of the reign chylus exhibit the most decisive evidence of his
of Alexander. It gave rise to the Eleatic, the Hera- acquaintance with the Sacred Writings; and it is
clitean, the Epicurean, and the Pyrrhonic sects, probable that they were partly made known to him
whose doctrines, however, differed materially from by his tutor and contemporary, Pythagoras. Simi-
those enforced by Pythagoras himself. When the larity of description only, with identity of expres-
best pagan philosophy, considered as a system, is sion, would not prove this point; these, it is true,
compared with Christianity, the observations als might be mere coincidences : but where the same
ready made' on the speculations of Thales are personifications are used, we may justly conclude.
equally applicable. But when we consider this that the reseinblance is not accidental. In Jere-
philosophy as a virtuous effort of the human mind miah xlvii. 6, we meet with this bold personifica-
to penetrate through the darkness and superstition tion_66 0 thou sword of the Lord, how long will
by which it was surrounded; and gaining by these it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy
efforts, and the light they borrowed from revela- scabbard, rest, and be still. How can it be quiet,
tion, more pure ideas of morality, and more just seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against
notions of a Deity, we are called upon to acknowl- Ashkelon ?”—The same metaphor is adopted by
edge that philosophy was beneficial to man, and Æschylus,
that those who acquiesced in the doctrines of Py-
thagoras, and received the better part of his system,
Ξενός δε κλήρους επινωμα
must have been wiser and purer than their more
χάλυβος, σκυθών άτοικος
ignorant or prejudiced countrymen.
κτεώνων χρηματοδαίτας
That the Greeks, therefore, were indebted to their
T1200$, púxowr oidupos,
intercourse with the Jews for the origin of their
χθόνα ναίειν διαπλας,
philosophy is highly probable; it is, therefore, no
Οπόσων άν και φθιμένους κατέχειν,
less probable, that their literature may be partly
Των μεγάλων πεδίων αμοίρους.
traced to the same source. From the temperance
ETT' Emi Onßus.
Pythagoras uniformly practised, it is probable that
Pors. edit. line 727.
his life was extended to a late period. He is sup-
24? And, as if the idea was a favorite one with the poet,
posed to have perished in consequence of a political
it is twice again repeated in the same drama. In
disturbance in the seventieth Olympiad, about the
year 503 B. C. If this tradition be correct, he must
Ezekiel xvii. 20, we read, « Thus saith the Lord
at this time have entered his eighty-third or eighty-
God, I will spread my net over him, and he shall
yo be taken in my snare;” and the same expression
fourth year.
Æschylus, the founder of the Greek drama in
is used in other passages of Scripture, to describe
its present form, would have been at that time about
a state of inextricable difficulty, of distress, or ruin.
The same metaphor is applied by Æschylus to de-
twenty-five years of age, and though we are not
scribe the ruin of Troy, -
acquainted with the particulars of his early life, we
may naturally conclude that one so eminent would
2 Zev saoulev, xai zvs gulia,
have carefully instructed himself in all the philoso-
Μεγάλων κόσμων κτεάτειρα
phy and learning of his age. A Pythagorean in
Ητ' επί Τροίας πύργοις έβαλες
principle, many of his sentiments are the same as
Στεγανον δίκτυον.
those taught in the golden verses of Pythagoras.
Agamemnon, line 356, Pors. edit.
We may justly conclude, therefore, that this great
tragedian was either personally acquainted with,
In Ezekiel xxvi. 3.—I am against thee, O
and a disciple of the Samian; or that he was well
Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up
versed in the system promulgated by that philoso-
against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come
pher. Like many of his countrymen, he gave
up.” Æschylus has adopted the same idea,
offence to the people, by deviating from received
opinions. In the mythology of Æschylus, Dr. Gray
βοά γάρ κύμα χερσαίον στρατού.
observes, there is frequent reference to principles
EILT' E'IL Orß'.-Line 64.
originating in revelation. In the passage cited by
Eusebius, he describes the Supreme God as a being And many other parallel passages might be found.
who is carefully to be distinguished from mortals, The tragedians who followed Æschylus, although
having nothing like the body of man. At one time perhaps inferior to him in sublimity, maintained an
he declares, that God shines forth in unapproach- exalted nobleness of moral sentiment. A higher
able fire : at another he invests Him in the ele- tone seems to have been given to the public mind
ments, appearing in the wind, thunder, and light- in Greece, which cannot entirely be attributed to
ning! He represents the ocean, the rocks, and the their political institutions, or to the incessant agita-
fountains as ministering to the Supreme Being; tion and restlessness of mind induced by their party
the hills, and the earth, the depths of the sea, and dissensions. We must refer this intellectual eleva-
the summits of the mountains as trembling at His tion to a more intellectual source; to the spirit of
presence. The piercing eye of God he describes their philosophy, morality, and poetry, which was
as overlooking all things, for the glory of the high- partially derived from the purer fountains of the
est God is powerful. His celebrated scene in the Hebrew Scriptures. And the peculiar object of
Perse, in which the shade of Darius is summoned Providence, in thus communicating to the Greeks,
by Atossa, is very similar to the account of the ap- through the dispersion and captivity of the Jews,
pearance of Samuel to Saul, as related in the nar- some knowledge of a purer creed, was shown in
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DANIEL RELATES NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM.
* Chald. made
pieces. Ezril 6.
8 This servants of.” 7Th therefore
5. 16.
* Chald. made unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be *cut in
11.2 Ki. 10. 27. pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6 But if ye show the
dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and
7, Or, fee, Da. 5. frewards and great honor; therefore show me the dream, and the in-
* 17. ver. 48.
terpretation thereof." 7 They answered again and said, “Let the king
tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it."
8 The king answered and said, “I know of certainty that ye would
Chald. buy, Ep. #gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 9 But if ye
6 Est. 4. 11. will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for
you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before
me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall
know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof.” 10 The Chal-
deans answered before the king, and said, “ There is not a man upon
the earth that can show the king's matter ; therefore there is no king,
lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer,
or Chaldean. 11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there
is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose
dwelling is not with flesh.” 12 For this cause the king was angry and
very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and
they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
+ Chald. returned. 14 Then(48) Daniel *answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch
subsequent ages, when that language was selected monarchy; after Egypt, and all the surrounding
to impart the knowledge of the Scriptures to the nations, who, with the Jews, had leagued against
world. The universality of the Greek language him, had been subdued. Lightfoot and Hales both
may be attributed to the general interest excited by agree in making the events related in this chapter
the Greek drama, the splendid compositions of the succeed Nebuchadnezzar's conquests : and when it
poets, and the more exalted speculations of their is remembered, that, in the second year of Nebu-
philosophers. The pagan nations did not, it is true, chadnezzar, (dated from his accession to the throne
eat of the fruit of the tree of life ; yet they were of Babylon,) Daniel was still under the care of Mel-
blessed with some few of its leaves; and the very zar; that a short time after Jehoiakim rebelled, de-
" leaves of that tree are for the healing of the pending, in all probability, upon the league formed
nations."-Vide Stillingfileet's Origines Sucre, b. i. against the king of Babylon by the surrounding
ch. 3; Atheniun Letters, yol. i. p. 92; Plato, Alci- nations ; it cannot be conceived that a prior date
biad. $ 12, 13; Gale's Court of the Gentiles, book can be correct. In addition to these arguments, it
ii. ch. 3-10; Warburton's Divine Legution, b. iii. s. must be considered, that when Daniel left the prince
2; Encylop. Brit. art. Thales, and Philosophy, p. of the eunuchs, he must have been very young, and
20; Gray's Connection between the Sacred Writings still a stranger in the land : is it therefore probable,
and Heathen Literature, vol. ii. ch. 6 and 9; Jose. that Nebuchadnezzar would make him at this time
phus cont. Apion ; Eusebius Præp. Evang. lib. 10. ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief
c. 2; Selden De Diis Syrus Syntug. 2. ch. 1,2; the of the governors over all its wise men, (chap. ii. ver.
numerous references in Gale, and Dr. Gray ; Jam- 48,) and advance his three friends to such high
blichus' Life of Pythagoras, translated by Taylor; offices in the state ? When too, in addition to these
Cudworth's Intell. System, book i. s. 22, &c. On things, it is stated that Daniel, at the time of the
the philosophical sentiments of Æschylus, see an king's dream, was living in his own house, (chap.
anonymous paper in the Classical Journal, No. 22. ii. ver. 17,) and that he was numbered among the
(47) In Daniel i. 5, 6, we read that Daniel, with wise men who were decreed by the king to be slain,
some other Jewish captives, was placed under the (ver. 13): he could not have been under the care
care of the master of the eunuchs, to be instructed of Melžar, in the palace of the king; for in the
for the space of three years in the language and latter case, while he was pursuing his studies un-
sciences of Chaldea. At the end of that time they der the immediate protection of Nebuchadnezzar,
were to be admitted to the presence of the king, to Daniel would not have been ranked among the
stand and serve before him. In Daniel ii. 1, it is wise men of Babylon. These considerations have
said, in the second year of the reign of Nebuchad- induced me to insert here this chapter of Daniel,
nezzar, the king dreamed the dream which Daniel and to compute the second year of Nebuchadnezzar
interpreted ; and as the time appointed for Daniel's mentioned in it, from the universal dominion he
improvement had expired, (Dan. i. 18.), it may be obtained by his conquests.
asked why this chapter was not inserted in the same (48) The Jewish Church, at the time of the won-
place as the first chapter. Prideaux has dated it in derful interposition of Providence in enabling
the year 603, on the authority of the literal inter- Daniel to discover and to interpret the dream of
pretation of the words " in the second year of his Nebuchadnezzar, when all the magicians, the astrol-
reign.” It must, however, be recollected that the ogers, the sorcerers, and Chaldeans of Babylon,
inspired writers date from different eras; instances were not able to do so, was in the depth of its dis-
of which have been given in these notes : and tress. Its enemies were on every side victorious.
Daniel, writing this part of his history in Chaldee, The gods of gold, of silver, of wood, and of stone
for the use of the Chaldeans, inost probably follow appeared to be inore powerful than Jehovah.
ed the computation prevalent among them; and re- The prophet Ezekiel had ceased to address the
fers not to the second year of the reign of Nebu- people. Jeremiah, in all probability, no longer ex-
chadnezzar, as dated from his accession to the isted. Jerusalem was destroyed; the temple burnt;
throne, but from the second year of his universal the visible Church almost annihilated; when the
VOL. I.
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DANIEL RELATES NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM. [Period VII.
| Or, chief mar.
shal. Chald.
mar- the tcaptain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise
chief of the exe- men of Babylon. 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain,
cutioners, or,
slaughtermen. “Why is the decree so hasty from the king ?” Then Arioch made the
Ge. 37. 36.
thing known to Daniel. 16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the
king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king
the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the
thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions : 18 that
c Mat. 18. 12. "they would desire mercies fof the God of heaven concerning this se-
I Chald. from be-
*fore God." decret; *that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of
* Or, that they the wise men of Babylon.
should not de
stroy Daniel, &c. 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel 'in a night vision.
d Nu, 12. 6. Job
33. 15, 16. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said,
Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever!
For wisdom and might are his;
21 And he changeth the times and the seasons ;
He removeth kings, and setteth up kings;
Seo Job 38. 8. He giveth wisdom unto the wise,
And knowledge to them that know understanding.
f Job 12. 22. Ps. 22 He frevealeth the deep and secret things;
25. 14.
He knoweth what is in the darkness,
g James 1. 17.
And the light dwelleth with him.
23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers !
Who hast given me wisdom and might,
w orn mamnus What we desired of thee.
And hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee;
For thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had or-
dained to destroy the wise men of Babylon ; he went and said thus
unto him, " Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before
the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation.” 25 Then
Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto
+ Chald. That I him, “ +I have found a man of the Icaptives of Judah, that will make
41. 14.14. 6known unto the king the interpretation.” 26 The king answered and
& Chald. children said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “ Art thou able to make
of the caplivity
of Judur. known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation
thereof?” 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said,
" The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the
attention of the world was fixed, and the Church his empire, and the vanity of all human grandeur.
of God comforted, by the miraculous powers of The worshipper of idols had a prophetic dream,
Daniel. Through the providence of God this fa- (as Bishop Newton observes from St. Jerome,) that
vored captive became the adviser and the friend of the servant of God interpreting it, God might be
kings, the head of governments and provinces, and glorified, and that the captives and those who served
the chief nieans of fulfilling the prophecies of His God in captivity might receive great consolation.
Scriptures, by accomplishing the deliverance of the Nebuchadnezzar, with a mind thus lost in futurity,
Jews.
dreams about an image composed of different metals
Daniel (ch. iii.) gives us an account of the dedi- (1-13); the interpretation of this dream is commu-
cation of a golden image by Nebuchadnezzar. This nicated to Daniel (14-23), who reveals it to the
iinage is supposed to have been erected in com- monarch (24-35), and interprets it of the four great
memoration of his conquests ; it is therefore proba- monarchies. The head of gold represented the
ble, that it was commanded to be made on his tri- Babylonian empire (32); the breast and arms,
umphal return to his capital, elated with victory, which were of silver, represented the Medo-Persian
the conqueror of the world, with every ambitious empire (32–39); the brazen belly and thighs repre-
project accomplished. At last his mind gradually sented the Macedo-Grecian empire (32–39) ; the
fixes itself on futurity; the visions which come legs and feet, which were partly of iron and partly
into the king's head on his bed, as to what should of clay, represented the Roman empire (33, 40-43),
come to pass hereafter," are most probably the which would bruise and break to pieces every other
result of meditations on his present grandeur and kingdom, but in its last stage should be divided into
unrivalled power; and the monument intended to ten smaller kingdoms, denoted by the ten toes of
transmit his fame and glories to posterity would natu- the image. The stone “cut out of the mountain
rally, at such a moment, have presented itself to his without hands, which brake in pieces the iron, the
mind.
brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold " (34, 35,)
The idea therefore has suggested itself to me represented the kingdom of the Messiah, which was
(and I cannot consider it as improbable), that the "to fill the whole earth,' become universal, and
Almighty in his mercy selected the same figure that stand for ever (44, 45). The chapter concludes
Nebuchadnezzar had designed to purpetuate his name with an account of the promotion of Daniel and his
and possessions, to reveal to him the instability of friends to distinguished honor.
PART IV.]
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DANIEL RELATES NEBUCHADNEZZAR'
'S DREAM.
T
16. Am. 4. 13.
mudc lonown.
Ac. 3. 12.
that the interpre-
made known to
Chald. wast
seeing.
not in hands: as
.6. 2 Co. 5. 1.
He. 9. 24.
astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king ; 28 but
Ge. 40. 8. & 41. "there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and *maketh known
* Chald. hath to the king Nebuchadnezzar 'what shall be in the latter days. Thy
i Soe Ge. 49. 1.
dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these. 29 As for
Chald. came up. thee, O king, thy thoughts tcame into thy mind upon thy bed, what
should come to pass hereafter; and He that revealeth secrets maketh
j So Go. 41. 16. known to thee what shall come to pass. 30 But 'as for me, this secret
is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living,
1. Or, the intent but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the
tation may be king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
the ling.
31 « Thou, ( king, *sawest, and behold a great image! This great
image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee ; and the
forrn thereof was terrible. 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his
† Or, sides. breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his fthighs of brass, 33 his
legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest till
for, which was that a stone was cut out #without hands, which smote the image upon
ver. 45. Zec. 4. his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 35 Then
was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to
pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-
floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for
them; and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain,
and filled the whole earth.
36 « This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before
the king. 37 Thou, O king ! art a king of kings; for the God of heaven
hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 38 And
wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the
fowls of the heaven hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee
ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 39 And after thee
shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom
kl Mac. 1.3. of brass, "which shall bear rule over all the earth. 40 And the fourth
kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces
and subdueth all things; and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it
break in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and
toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be di-
vided ; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch
as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of
the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be
partly strong, and partly *broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest iron
mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of
Chald. this with men; but they shall not cleave tone to another, even as iron is not
Chald. Their mixed with clay. 44 And in fthe days of these kings shall the God of
heaven set up a kingdom, 'which shall never be destroyed ; and the
6. 26. &7. 14, *kingdom shall not be left to other people, "but it shall break in pieces
Lu. 1.32 :33. and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45 Foras-
* Chald. kingdom much "as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain
m Ps. 2. 9. Is. 60. #without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay,
24. the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king
| Or, which was what shall come to pass thereafter; and the dream is certain, and the
not in hand.
interpretation thereof sure.”
46 Then 'the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped
35. Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and 'sweet
odors unto him. 47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, “Of a
truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and
a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.” 48 Then
the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and
9 Da. 4. 9. & 5. made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and 'chief of the
governors over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Then Daniel requested
* Or, brittlo.
this.
days.
1 Da. 4. 3, 34. &
27. Mic. 4. 7.
thercof.
12. I Co. 15. 24
n 18. 28. 16.
I Chald. after
this.
o See Ac. 10. 25.
& 14. 13. & 28,
6.
p Ezra 6. 10.
11.
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR SETS UP THE GOLDEN IMAGE. [PERIOD VII.
3. 2.
* Chald. with
of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the
" Est. 2. 19, 21.& affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel "sat in the gate of
the king
SECT. XI. SECTION XI.--Nebuchadnezzar, on the Completion of his Conquest, sets up
the Golden Image.
A. M. 3434.
B. C. 570.
DANIEL iii.(49)
Nebuchadnezzur dedicateth a golden image in Dura. 8 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, are ac-
cused for not worshipping the image. 13 They, being threatened, muke a good confession.
19 God delivereth them out of the furnace. 26 Nebuchudnezzar, seeing the miracle, blesseth Gnd.
1 NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king made an image of gold, whose height
was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits; he set it up
in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 Then Nebuchad-
nezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and
the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs,
and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the
image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3 Then the princes,
the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors,
the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together
unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had
set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set
up. 4 Then a herald cried *aloud, “ To you fit is commanded, O people,
might.
om nations, and languages, 5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, Idulcimer, and all kinds of music,
*Chald. sympro- ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the
king hath set up. 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall
a Je. 29. 22. Re. the same hour "be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."
7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the
people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the
golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and accused
the Jews. 9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, “O king,
live for ever! 10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man
that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,
and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the
golden image : 11 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that
he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 12 There
are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province
of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king,
* Chald. have set *have not regarded thee, they serve not thy gods, nor worship the
golden image which thou hast set up."
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men
before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, “ Is it
mand.
ny.
13. 15.
no regard upon
thee.
(49) This chapter describes the dedication of that the midst of the fire, would recognise the same
golden image, most probably ordered by Nebuchad- Almighty Being which had guided their fathers
nezzar on his triumphal return to his capital, after through the wilderness, and had so frequently mani-
his conquests. The conduct of Nebuchadnezzar, fested himself as the guardian God of the visible
on this occasion proves that the miraculous inter- Church. And the wonderful preservation of these
pretation of his dream, given by Daniel, made no three faithful Hebrews, must have signified to all
lasting impression on the king's mind. The conse- the Jews, that the same power would likewise be
cration of this idol to Bel, or Belus (ver. 14, Dan. exerted to support them in all their trials, and to
iv. 8), shows that he no longer acknowledged deliver them at the appointed time from the furnace
the superiority of the God of Daniel, (chap. ii. 47.) of affliction, and finally restore them to the land
But this arrogant idolator, by the wonderful deliv- and the worship of their fathers. By this most ex-
erance of his three captive servants, and the mirac- traordinary miracle, the knowledge of the true God,
ulous appearance of the Son of God, is again com- his power, and superiority, were made known by
pelled to confess the superior power of the Most the decree of Nebuchadnezzar through his exten-
High God, and to declare " there is no other God sive and universal empire; and every « people, na-
can deliver after this sort." The believing Jews, tion, and language," were called upon to worship
on beholding the Divine Form which appcared in the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S SECOND DREAM.
b as Ex. 32. 32.
Lu. 13, 9.
18. 35.
d Mat. 10. 19.
tory of purpose, true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods,
nor worship the golden image which I have set up ? 15 Now if ye be
ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down
• 32. and worship the image which I have made, bwell; but if ye worship
not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery
& Ex. 5. 2. 2 Ki.
furnace; and “who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands ? "
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king,
“O Nebuchadnezzar, dwe are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the
burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy
gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up."
Chuld. filled. 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar ffull of fury, and the form of his visage
was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego ; therefore
he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven
times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded the
* Chald, mighty *most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach,
of' strength
and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then
| Or, mantles.
these men were bound in their tcoats, their hosen, and their fhats, and
| Or, turbans.
their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery
* Chald. word.
furnace. 22 Therefore because the king's * commandment was urgent,
† Or, spark. and the furnace exceeding hot, the fflame of the fire slew those men
that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 23 And these three
men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the
midst of the burning fiery furnace. 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king
was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his
1 Or, governors. #counsellors, “Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the
fire ?" They answered and said unto the king, “ True, o king!”
25 He answered and said, “Lo! I see four men loose, 'walking in the
* Chald. there is midst of the fire, and * they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth
& 33. is like the Son of God."
7. Ps. 34, 7. 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the tmouth of the burning
fiery furnace, and spake, and said, “ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come hither."
Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of
the fire. 27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's
g He. ll. 34. counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose
bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed,
neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on
them. 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, “Blessed be the God
of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his Angel, and
1. Ps. 34.7, 8. Je. delivered his servants that "trusted in him, and have changed the kings
17. 7. Da. 6. 22,
word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship
7. Chald. a decree any god, except their own God. 29 Therefore II make a decree, “That
is made by me.
* Chald. error. every people, nation, and language, which speak *any thing amiss
Chald. made against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be tcut
picces.
in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; ' because there is
to no other god that can deliver after this sort.” 30 Then the king Ipro-
- moted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
SECT. XII. SECTION XII.-Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream ;--His Madness and Re-
covery.
A. M. 3435.
B. C. 569.
Daniel iv.
Nebuchadnezzar confesseth God's lingilom, 4 maketh relation of his dream, which the magicians
could not interpret. 8 Duniel hezreth the dream. °19 Ile interpretelh it.
1“ NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king, unto all people, nations, and lan-
guages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you!
VOL. 1.
132
e Is. 43. 2.
no hurt in them.
f Job l. 6. & 33.
† Chald. door.
23.
I Chald. made to
prosper.
4J*
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S SECOND DREAM.
sccing.
c De. 33. 2. Zec.
14. 5. Jude 14.
* Chald. Il was 2*I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the High God
Secmly before me.
hath wrought toward me. 3 How great are his signs! and how mighty
are his wonders ! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his
dominion is froin generation to generation.
4« I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house, and flourishing in
my palace. 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts
upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6 Therefore
made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me,
that they might inake known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
? Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the
soothsayers; and I told the dream before them, but they did not make
known unto me the interpretation thereof. 8 But at the last Daniel
came in before me, (whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the
a Is. 63. 11. name of my god, "and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods ;) and
before him I told the dream, saying, 3.0 Belteshazzar, master of the
magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee,
and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I
have seen, and the interpretation thereof. 10 Thus were the visions of
+ Chald. I was my head in my bed. I saw, and behold ba tree in the midst of the
6 Ez. 31. 3, &c.
earth, and the height thereof was great. 11 The tree grew, and was
strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight
thereof to the end of all the earth: 12 the leaves thereof were fair,
€ Ez. 17. 23. & 31. and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; “the beasts of
6. Seo La. 4. 20.
the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in
the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. 13 I saw in the visions
d Ps. 103. 20. of my head upon my bed, and, behold, da watcher and a holy one
cc. came down from heaven; 14 he cried faloud, and said thus,— Hew
Chald. with down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and
scatter his fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls
from his branches. 15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the
earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the
field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be
with the beasts in the grass of the earth. 16 Let his heart be changed
from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven
times pass over him. 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers,
and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the -
living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest
of men.'-18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou,
O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the
wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the
interpretation ; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is
in thee.
19" Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for
one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake and said,
'Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble
See 2 Sa. 18. thee.' Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, the dream be to
them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies !
20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height
reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
21 whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was
meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon
whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation : 22 it is
thou, O king, that art grown and become strong ; for thy greatness is
grown and reacheth unto heaven, "and thy dominion to the end of the
earth. 23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming
down from heaven, and saying,– Hew the tree down, and destroy it;
might.
f Mat. 3. 10.
32. Jo. 29. 7.
h Je. 27. 6-8.
PART IV.]
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MADNESS AND RECOVERY OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
K Mat. 21. 25.
Lu. 15. 18, 21.
il Pe. 4. 8.
Whereafter that stump of soever
of thine error.
1 Ki.21. 29.
Smolens of thities by shee, and
m Pr. 16. 18.
yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band
of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field ; and let it be wet
with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the
field, till seven times pass over him ;' 24 this is the interpretation, O
king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my
i Da. 5. 21, &c. lord the king : 25 that they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling
shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat
grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and
seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High
j Je. 27. 5.
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots ;
thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known
that the "heavens do rule. 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be
acceptable unto thee, and 'break off thy sins by righteousness, and
* Or, a healing thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor ; if it may be *a length-
ening of thy tranquillity.”
28 << All this(50) came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of
| Or, upon. twelve months he walked tin the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 The king "spake, and said, 'Is not this great Babylon, that I have
built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for
12 Lu. 12. 20. the honor of my majesty?' 31 While "the word was in the king's mouth,
there fell a voice from heaven, saying, 'O king Nebuchadnezzar, to
thee it is spoken; the kingdom is departed from thee. 32 And they
shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of
the field ; they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times
shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the
kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.' 33 The same
hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven
from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the
dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his
nails like birds' claws. 34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar
lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned
unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored Him
o Ps. 10. 16. Mic. that liveth for ever, whose dominion is ºan everlasting dominion, and
his kingdom is from generation to generation ; 35 and all the inhabitants
of the earth are reputed as nothing; and He doeth according to his
will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth :
p Job 9. 12. Is., and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, "What doest thou ?
36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory
of my kingdom, mine honor and brightness returned unto me; and
my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established
9 Job 42. 12. Pr. in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was 'added unto me. 37 Now I
22. 4. Mat. 6. 33.
Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all
• Ex. 18. 11. whose works are truth, and his ways judgment; "and those that walk
in pride he is able to abase.”
4. 7. Lu. 1. 33
45. 9. Ro. 9. 20.
(50) The signal judgment inflicted upon Nebu- he was too untameable and unmanageable to be con-
chadnezzar, related in this chapter, with its attendant trolled by man. His intellect returned after seven
circumstances, must have impressed all the nations years, and he again resumed the government of his
of the east with the conviction that Jehovah was kingdom, (ver. 36.) The evidence of the predic-
the one true God; that kings and princes were only tion, the fall, and the restoration of Nebuchadnezzar,
the instruments of his will in the government of is perhaps the most undeniable of any thing that
the world. After having been raised by the most rests upon mere human testimony. The king hijn-
brilliant and unexampled successes to the very self, upon his recovery, published a proclamation
height of human power and ambition, this king in every part of his vast empire giving an account
was suddenly removed from all his possessions, of all that had befallen him, and praising and honor-
" was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, ing the King of heaven. The evidence of the
till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and whole fact stands upon this public record of the
his nails like birds' claws." The madness of this Babylonian empire, preserved, word for word, in
great monarch is generally supposed to have con- this chapter, which must therefore be considered,
sisted in his fancying himself a beast, and living not as Daniel's, but as Nebuchadnezzar's writing.
like one, and that during this bereavement of reason. Bishop Horsley.
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DANIEL'S VISION OF THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES. [Period VII.
B. C. 561.
of Ule day in his
day.
Heb. good
SECT. XIII. Section XIII.--Accession of Evil-merodach, and Release of Jehoiachin from
Prison. (51)
A. M. 3443.
Jeremiae lii. 31, to the end.—2 Kings XXV. 27, to the end.
31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity
of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and
twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the
a Ge. 40. 13 20. first year of his reign "lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah,
* Heb. good and brought him forth out of prison, 32 and spake *kindly unto him, and
things with him.
set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in
02 Sa. 9. 7, 13. Babylon, 33 and changed his prison garments; band he did continually
eat bread before him all the days of his life. 34 And for his diet, there
+ Heb. the matter was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, tevery day a
portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
2 Kings xxy. 27, to the end._27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year
of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and
twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he be-
gan to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison ; 28 and he
spake tkindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with
things with him. him in Babylon, 29 and changed his prison garments; and he did eat bread continually
before him all the days of his life. 30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given
him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
SECT. XIV. Section XIV.--Daniel's first Vision of the four living Creatures. (52)
DANIEL vii.
A. M. 3463.
B. C. 541.
Duniel's vision of four beasts. 9 Of God's kingdom. 15 The interpretation thereof.
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel *had a dream
* Chald. sav.
and visions of his head upon his bed; then he wrote the dream, and
| Or, words. told the sum of the fmatters. 2 Daniel spake and said,
I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the
a Re. 13. 1. heaven strove upon the great sea. 3 And four great beasts “came up
Do. 28. 49. from the sea, diverse one from another. The first was blike a lion,
4.7, 13. & 48. and had eagle's wings : I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked,
1.6.3. fand it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as
Or, wherewith. a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5 And behold another beast,
* Or, it raised up a second, like to a bear, and *it raised up itself on one side, and it
had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they
said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh ! 6 After this I beheld,
and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four
wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was
given to it. ? After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth
beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great
iron teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue
with the feet of it. And it was diverse from all the beasts that were
c Re. 13. 1.
before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold,
there came up among them another little horn, before whom there
were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots; and, behold, in
d Re. 9. 7.
e Ps. 12. 3. Re. this horn were eyes like the eyes dof man, and a mouth speaking great
things.
f Re. 20. 4.
g Ps. 90.2.
9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and The Ancient of
40. Ez. 17.3.
one dominion.
13. 5.
(51) Evil-merodach, the son of Nebuchadnezzar threw him into prison, where he contracted an in-
succeeded his father, in the thirty-seventh year oftimacy with Jehoiachin.
the captivity of Jehoiachin. No transaction of his (52) The vision of the four beasts in this chapter
reign is recorded in Scripture, but the release of représents the same four great monarchies of the
Jehoiachin, " whom he treated kindly and hospita- world prefigured in Nebuchadnezzar's dream (ch.
bly, setting him above all the other captive kings ii.), by a large statue composed of various metals.
which were in Babylon.” Jerome notices a Jewish Nebuchadnezzar saw his kingdom flourishing.
tradition, that Evil-merodach, during his father's Daniel now beholds it on the eve of destruction,
distraction, behaved so ill in provoking a war with with its wings plucked, and " lifted up from the
the Medes, that on his recovery, Nebuchadnezzar earth," (ver. 4.) The ten horns of this beast, sig,
Part IV.]
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DANIEL'S VISION OF THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES.
1. 14.
i Ez. 1. 15, 16.
osasand stood before then because en till the beast 12 As
ki Ki. 22. 19.
h, Ps. 104. 2. Re. Days did sit, 'whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his
15. 16. head like the pure wool; his throne was like the fiery flame, and his
; Ps. 50. 3. & 97. wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from
3. Is. 30. 33. &
66. 15. *®. & before him ; "thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thou-
sand times ten thousand stood before him : the judgment was set, and
Ps. 68. 17. Ho.
12. 22. Re. 5. 11. the books were opened. 11 I beheld then because of the voice of the
1 Re. 19. 20. great words which the horn spake; 'I beheld even till the beast was
slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12 As
time concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away;
was given thom. yet ftheir lives were prolonged for a season and time.
"24. 30. & 26. 64. 13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, " one like the Son of Man
Re. 1.7, 13. &
I came with the clouds of heaven, and came to The Ancient of Days,
+ Chald. a pro-
longing in life
m Ez. 1. 26. Mat.
14. 14.
nified by the ten toes of the image (ii. 41, 42,) de- result of whose researches on this subject are given
note ten kingdoms, or principalities; which have by Horne, in his Critical Introduction, according to
been variously interpreted by different writers, the the following table.

MACHIAVEL.*
MEDE.
BISHOP LLOYDLAND Sır Isaac
DR. HALES.S | NEWTON.||
BISHOP NEwron. I
1. The first
horn.
| The Ostrogoths
in Mosia.
The Britons.
Vandals and
The Huns, A. D. 336. Alans in Spain
and Africa.
The senate of Rome, who
revolted from the Greek
emperors, and clained
the privilege of choos-
ing a new emperor.
2. The second The Visigoths
horn. in Pannonia.
The Saxons in
Britain.
Ostrogoths, 377.
The Suevians The Greeks in Ravenna.
in Spain.
3. The third The Sueves and
Alans in Gas-
horn.
coigne in Spain.
The Franks.
Visigoths, 378.
T'he Visigoths.
The Lombards in
Lombardy.
4. The fourth The Vandais in The Burgundians in
horn.
Africa.
Prajice.
Franks, 407.
The Alans in
Gallia.
The Huns in Hungary.
5. The fifth
horn.
| The Franks in
France.
The Visigoths in the
south of France and
part of Spain.
Vandals, 407.
The
Burgundians.
The Alemanni in
Germany.
The
6. The sixth
sixth | Burgundians in
horn.
Burgundy.
The Sueves and
Alans in Gallicia Sueves and Alans, 407. The Franks. | The Franks in France.
and Portugal.
7. The seventh
horn.
The Heruli and
Thuringi in |
Italy.
The Vandals in
Africa.
Burgundians, 407.
The Britons.
Burgundians in
Burgundy.
8. The eighth
horn.
The Saxons and
Angles in
Britain.
The Alemanni in
Germany.
The Herules, Riigians,
and Thuringians, 476.
The lIuns.
The Goths in Spain.
9. The ninth
horn.
The Huns in
Hungary.
The Ostrogoths, who
were succeeded by
the Lombards in
Pannonia, and af-
terwards in Ilaly.
The Saxons, 476.
The
Lombards.
The Britons.
10. The tenth
horn.
The Lombards,
The Longobardi in
first upon the The Greeks in the Hungary, 536 ; wholq'he lingdom
Danube, and residue of the em-l were seated in the
of Ravenna.
afterwards in pire.
northern parts of
Italy.
Germany about 483.
The Saxons in Britain.
Besides these ten horns, or kingdoms, there was authority, is called " diverse from the first," and it
to spring up another "little horn,” which is gener is said, that" he shall subdue three kings," (ver.
ally suppose to denote the papal power; a power 23, 24.) Out of the ten horns or kingdoms.
which fully answers the character of the little those of the Heruli, the Ostrogoths, and the Lom-
horn;" setting up himself above all laws, divine bards were successively "plucked up," and annex-
and human, arrogating to himself godlike attri- ed to the papacy by the little horn," through
butes, and titles of holiness, of infallibility, wearing which means the pope became a temporal prince.
“out the saints of the Most High," by massacres All the kingdoms above described will be succeeded
and inquisitions, and destroying all those who re- by the “everlasting dominion" of the Messiah,
fuse to comply with his ordinances, innovations, (ver. 9–15, and 27.)-Bishop Newton; Horne's
and decrees. The papal power, being an ecclesias- Crit. Introd.
tical and spiritual, as well as a civil and temporal
* Hist. Flor. lib. i.
s Analysis of Chronology, vol. ii. book i. pp. 536–538.
† Worles, p. 661.
ll On Danici, ch. vi. p. 47.
In Lowth's Commentary on the Prophets, pp. 381, 382. i Dissertations on the Prophecies, vol. i. p. 267.
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PSALMS WRITTEN DURING THE CAPTIVITY. [PERIOD VII.
19. 19.
6.
n Ps. 2. 6-8. & 8. and they brought him near before him. 14 And "there was given him
6.& 110. 1, 2.
Mat. 11. 27. &
Mat. 11. 27. de dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and lan-
28. 18. Jo. 3. 35.
1 Co. 15. 27. Ep. guages, should serve him ; his dominion is 'an everlasting dominion,
1. 22.
o Ps. 145. 13.
which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be de-
Mic. 4. 7. Lu.l.
33. Jo. 12. 34.
He. 12. 28.
He. 12. 28. *** 151 Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and
Chald. sheath.
the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near unto one of them
that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and
made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts,
which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18 But
p Is. 60. 12–14. Pthe saints of the *Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the
2 Ti. 2. 11, 12.
Re. 2. 26, 27. & kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
3. 21. & 20. 4.
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was di-
* Chald. high
ones, that is, verse tfrom all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of
things,or, pluces.
† Chald. from all
iron, and his nails of brass ; which devoured, brake in pieces, and
those.
stamped the residue with his feet; 20 and of the ten horns that were in
his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell;
even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great
& Re: 11; 7.& 13. things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 21 I beheld, 'and
7. & 17. 14. &
the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
7,1 Co. 6. 2. Re: 22 until The Ancient of Days came, "and judgment was given to the
1. 6. & 5. 10. &
20. 4.
saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed
the kingdom. 23 Thus he said, " The fourth beast shall be the fourth
kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and
shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in
s Re. 17. 12.
pieces. 24 And 'the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that
shall arise ; and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse
t Is.37.23. 1 Ma
lac. from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And 'he shall speak
1. 46. Re. 13. 5,
great words against the Most High, and shall "wear out the saints of
u Re. 17. Q & 18.
the Most High, and think to change times and laws; and ºthey shall
v Re. 13. 7. be given into his hand "until a time and times and the dividing of
w Re. 12. 14.
time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his do-
minion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the king-
dom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the
whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most
& Lu. 1. 33. Jo.
High, 'whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, Yand all #dominions
12. 34. Re. Il.
15.
shall serve and obey him.”
y Is. 60. 12.
28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my cogi-
Or, rulers.
tations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me; but
I kept the matter in my heart.
SECT. XV. SECTION XV.—Psalms written during the Distresses and Afflictions of the
Church, chiefly in the Babylonish Captivity. (53)
A. M. 3465.
PSALM CXXXVII.
B. C. 539.
The constancy of the Jews in captivity. 7 The prophet curseth Edom and Bubel.
1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down,
Yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
(53) The Psalms contained in this section are sup- referring to the contents of Psalm lxxxix. it will be
posed by Calmet, Horne, Gray, and others, to have seen that the name of David occurs more than
been written during the Babylonish captivity. once. This circumstance compelled me to conclude
They are inserted thus late in the Period, because that it was written either in, or after, the time of
the exact time of their date is quite uncertain, and the Psalmist : the supposition of Lightfoot, that
it is most probable that the persecution and distress the name of David was inserted prophetically,
of the Jews were greatest during the reign of Belduring the distress in Egypt before the Exodus,
shazzar, who did not know Daniel. The character appeared to require confirmation.-Vide Lightfoot's
of this king, as given by Xenophon, and by Isaiah, Chronicle, p. 23. The reader will observe that
(xiv. 29,) corroborates this supposition. The there is a misprint in the passage of Lightfoot here
1xxxviiith Psalm, on the authority of Lightfoot, was referred to. Psalm lxxix. is printed by mistake for
inserted in the first part of Period III.; and as he Psalm lxxxix. It is plain that the latter is meant,
has used the same arguments with respect to the for the name of David does not occur in Psalm
Ixxxixth as to the lxxxviiith, it may excite surprise, lxxix.
that the two Psalms are not placed together. On
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heaps.
Heb. land of a
stranger.
my joy.
a Is. 13. 1, 6, &c.
& 47. 1. JA. 25.
12. & 50. 2.
penseth unto
which thou didst
to us.
| Heb. the roclc.
a La. 3. 55. Jon.
2. 2.
24.
2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
* Heb. the words 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us *a song;
of a song.
| Heb. laid us on
And they that twasted us required of us mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
4 How shall we sing the LORD's song
In a strange land ?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee,
* Hob. the head of Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth;
If I prefer not Jerusalem above *my chief joy.
† Heb. Make barc.
? Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom
• In the day of Jerusalem ;
I Heb. wasted. Who said, “ +Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof."
* Heb. that recom- 80 Daughter of Babylon, "who art to be #destroyed,
thee thy deed.. Happy shall he be, *that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
,9 Happy shall he be,
That taketh and dasheth thy little ones against fthe stones !
PSALM CXXX.
PSALM CXXX.
The psalmist professeth his hope in prayer, 5 and his patience in hope. 7 He exhorteth Israel to
hope in God.
A Song of Degrees.
i Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD!
2 LORD, hear my voice;
Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
6 Ro. 3. 20, 23, 3 If bthou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities,
O LORD, who shall stand ?
c Ex. 34. 7. 4 But there is forgiveness with thee,
d 1 Ki. 8. 40. That 'thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for the LORD,
My soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waiteth for the LORD
More than they that watch for the morning;
* Or, which watch *I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
? Let Israel hope in the LORD;
e Ps. 86. 5, 15. Is. ' For 'with the LORD there is mercy,
f Ps. 103. 3, 4.
4. And with himn is plenteous redemption.
Mat. 1. 21.
8 And 'he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
PSALM LXXX.
PSALM LXXX.
The psalmist in his pruyer compluineth of the miseries of the Church. 8 God's former favors are
turned into judgments. 14. He prüyeth for deliverance.
* Ps. 45, & 69,
To the chief Musician #upon Shoshannim-Eduth, A Psalm tof Asaph.
1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel !
† Or, for Asaph.
Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
a Ex. 25. 20, 22. Thou "that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength,
| Heb. come for And Icome and save us.
3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine;
And we shall be saved.
4 O LORD God of hosts !
* Heb. wilt thou How long *wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people ?
74. do 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ;
And givest them tears to drink in great measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours;
And our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Turn us again, O God of hosts!
And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.'
unto the morn-
ing.
55. 7.
T
title.
salvation to us.
smokc, Ps. 74. 1.
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6 18. 5, 1, 7. Je. 8 Thou hast brought 'a vine out of Egypt:
2. 21. Ex. 15. 6.
& 17. 6. & 19. Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
10.
c Ex. 23. 28. Jos.
9 Thou 'preparedst room before it,
24. 12.
And didst cause it to take deep root,
And it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it,
t Heb. the cellars And the boughs thereof were like fthe goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea,
And her branches unto the river.
12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges,
So that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it,
And the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts;
d Is. 63. 15. Look d down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted,
And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down :
They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,
Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So will not we go back from thee :
Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts!
Cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
PS. LXXVII.
PSALM LXXVII.
The psalmist showeth what fierce combat he had with diffidence. 10 The victory which he had by
consideration of God's great and gracious works.
* Ps. 39, & 62,
To the chief Musician, *10 Jeduthun, A Psalm tof Asaph.
I cried unto God with my voice,
† Or, for Asaph.
Even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
2 In the day of my trouble I sought the LORD :
I Heb. hand. My Isore ran in the night, and ceased not:
My soul refused to be comforted.
3 I remembered God, and was troubled :
I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah!
4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking:
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5 I "have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.
6 I call to remembrance my song in the night :
I commune with mine own heart;
And my spirit made diligent search.
7 Will the Lord cast off for ever?
And will he be favorable no more?
8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever?
Doth 'his promise fail *for evermore ?
a 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious ?
Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? Selah !
10 And I said, “This is mine infirmity :
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.
11 I will remember the works of the LORD:
Surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
12 I will meditate also of all thy work,
And talk of thy doings.”
13 Thy way, O God! is in the sanctuary :
Who “is so great a God as our God !
title.
a De. 32. 7. Ps.
143. 5. Is. 51. 9.
o Ro. 9. 6.
* Heb. to genera
tion and genera-
tion.
Ex. 15. 11.
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3. 15, 16. Ps.
poured forth with
f2 Sa. 22. 15.
Hab. 3. 11.
h Ex. 13. 21. &
13.
a Pr. 23. 17.&
24. 1, 19.
* Heb. in truth,
or, stableness
14 Thou art the God that doest wonders ;
Thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
d Ex. 6. 6. De. 9. 15 Thou dhast with thine arm redeemed thy people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah !
e Ex. 14. 21. Jog. 16 The waters saw thee, O God!
114. 3. Hab. 3. The waters saw thee-they were afraid :
8, &c.
The depths also were troubled.
+ Heb. were.17 The clouds fpoured out water :
water.
The skies sent out a sound :
Thine 'arrows also went abroad.
18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven :
The lightnings lightened the world :
The earth trembled and shook.
19 Thy way is in the sea,
And thy path in the great waters,
& Ex. 14. 28.
And thy footsteps are not known.
14. 19. ds. 6. 20 Thou "leddest thy people like a flock
11, 12. Ho. 12.
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
PS. XXXVII.
PSALM XXXVII.
David persuadeth to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked.
A Psalm of David.
i Fret "not thyself because of evil doers,
Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
So shalt thou dwell in the land, and *verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD,
· And he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.
+ Heb. Roll thy 5 Commit thy way unto the LORD,
LORD. Ps. 55. Trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
Mat. 6. 25. Lu. 6 And 'he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
And thy judgment as the noonday.
0 Job 11. 17. Mic. 7 FRest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him;
| Heb. Be silent
Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath ;
c Eph. 4. 26. Fret ‘not thyself in any wise to do evil.
d Job 27. 13, 14. 9 For devildoers shall be cut off;
e Is. 57. 13. But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall `inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be-
Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
f Mat. 5. 5. 11 But 'the meek shall inherit the earth;
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
* Or, practiseth. 12 The wicked *plotteth against the just,
And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 The LORD shall laugh at him;
For he seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
+ Heb. the upright And to slay tsuch as be of upright conversation.
of way.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
A Job 38. 15. Ps. 17 For "the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
21, &c.
But the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
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7. 9.
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g Pr. 15. 16. &
10. 15. Ez. 30.
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| Heb. the pre-
ciousness of
k 1 Sa. 2. 9. Pr.
16. 9.
Pr. 24. 16. Mic.
7. 8. 2 Co. 4. 9.
59. 15.
De. 15. 8, 10.
n Ps. 21. 10. Pr.
18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright,
i 18. 60.21. And their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish,
And the enemies of the LORD shall be as fthe fat of lambs ;
lambs.
They shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again ;
But the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.
j Pr. 3. 33. 22 For jsuch as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth,
And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 The ksteps of a good man are *ordered by the LORD,
* Or, established.
And he delighteth in his way.
? Ps. 34. 19, 20. 24 Though 'he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
.: 25 I have been young, and now am old;
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
m Job 15. 23. Ps. Nor his seed "begging bread.
+ Heb. all the day 26 He is tever merciful, and lendeth;
And his seed is blessed.
29 Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell for evermore.
28 For the LORD loveth judgment,
And forsaketh not his saints;
They are preserved for ever;
But "the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
2. 22. Is. 14. 20.00
29 The ºrighteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell therein for ever.
p Mat. 12. 35.
. 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,
And his tongue talketh of judgment.
q_De. 6. 6. Is. 51. 31 The 'law of his God is in his heart,
Or, goings.
None of his fsteps shall slide.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous,
And seeketh to slay him.
33 The LORD 'will not leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait 'on the LORD, and keep his way,
And he shall exalt thee to inherit the land ;
When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
* Or, a green tree And spreading himself like a green bay tree.
his own soil. 36 Yet he passed away—and, lo, he was not!
Yea, I sought him—but he could not be found !
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright;
t Is. 32. 17. & 57. For 'the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together,
The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD,
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them;
He shall deliver them from the wicked,
u 1 Ch. J. 20. Da. And save them, “because they trust in him.
3. 17, 28. & 6.
o Pr. 2. 21.
2 Pe. 2. 9.
Pr. 20. 22.
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PSALM LXVII.
PSALM LXVII.
A prayer for the enlargement of God's kingdom, 3 to the joy of the people, 6 and the increase of
God's blessings.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.
I God be merciful unto us, and bless us ;
a Nu. 6. 25. And "cause his face to shine *upon us. Selah!
* Heb. with us. ? That bthy way may be known upon earth,
6 Ac. 18. 25.
cLu. 2. 30, 31.
Thy saving health among all nations.
Tit. 2. 11.
3 Let the people praise thee, O God!
Let all the people praise thee !
4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy ;
For thou shalt judge the people righteously,
| Heb. Lead. And tgovern the nations upon earth. Selah!
5 Let the people praise thee, O God;
Let all the people praise thee!
d Le. 26. 4. 6 Then dshall the earth yield her increase ;
And God, even our own God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
PSALM XLIX.
PSALM XLIX.
An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection, not on worldly power, but on God.
16 Worldly prosperity is not to be admired.
* Or, of.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm *for the sons of Korah.
1 Hear this, all ye people !
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world;
2 Both low and high,
Rich and poor, together!
3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
a 28.78. 2. Mat. 4 I 'will incline mine ear to a parable,
I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil,
When the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Job 31.24, 25. 6 They that btrust in their wealth,
10. 24. I Ti. 6. And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
c Mat. 16. 26. Nor "give to God a ransom for him,
8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious,
And it ceaseth for ever,)
9 That he should still live for ever,
And not see corruption.
d Ec. 2. 16.
10 For he seeth that dwise men die,
Likewise the fool and the brutish person perish,
e Pr. 11. 4. Ec. 2. And "leave their wealth to others.
11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever,
Heb. to genera- And their dwelling-places fto all generations ;
They call their lands after their own names.
12 Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not;
| Heb. delight in
their mouth. ** He is like the beasts that perish.
P. 47. 3. Da. 7. 13 This their way is their folly,
Lu. 22. 30. 1 Co. Yet their posterity tapprove their sayings. Selah!
& 20. 4. 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
* Or, strength.
Death shall feed on them ;
'han intim And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning :
being a habitation
to cvery one of
And their *beauty shall consume tin the grave from their dwelling.
Heb. hand of 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of *the grave,
* Or, hell.
For he shall receive me. Selah!
13. 35.
Ps. 52. 7. Ma.
17.
18, 21.
tion and genera.
tion.
f Lu. 12. 20.
22. Mal. 4. 3.
6. 2. Re. 2. 26.
them.
the grave.
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shall go.
PSALM LIII.
1, &c.
6 Ro. 3. 10.
19. 3. See Job
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,
When the glory of his house is increased ;
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away,
His glory shall not descend after him.
| Heb. in his life. 18 Though twhile he lived "he blessed his soul;
19. Lu. And men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
12. 19.
Heb. The soul 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers,
They shall never see light.
20 Man that is in honor, and understandeth not,
į Ec. 3. 19. Is 'like the beasts that perish.
PSALM LIII.
David describeth the corruption of a natural man. 4. He convinceth the wicked by the light of their
own conscience. 6 He glorieth in the sulvution of God.
To the chief Musician upon Malalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.
a P8. 10. 4. & 14. i The 'fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity :
There 'is none that doeth good.
c See Ge. 6. 12. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand,
1 2 Ch. 15. 2. & That did seek God.
15. 14, 16. 3 Every one of them is gone back;
They are altogether become filthy;
There is none that doeth good---no, not one.
4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge ?
Who eat up my people as they eat bread :
They have not called upon God.
* Heh. they feared 5 There *were they in great fear, where no fear was;
[thee:
a fear. Pr. 28. 1.
Ps. 14. 5.
For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against
Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
6 tOh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion !
ģc.
When God bringeth back the captivity of his people,
Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
PSALM L.
PSALM L.
The majesty of God in the Church. 5 His order to guther suints. 7 The pleasure of God is not in
ceremonies, 14 but in sincerity of obedience.
* Or, for Asaph,
A Psalm *of Asaph.
Bee 1 Ch. 15. 17.
& 25. 2. 2 Ch. i The Mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken,
And called the earth
From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God hath shined.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence;
a Le. 10.2. Nu. A "fire shall devour before him,
Da. 7. 10. And it shall be very tempestuous round about him..
6 De. 4. 26. 16. 1. 4 He bshall call to the heavens from above,
2. Mic. 6. 1, 2.
*. And to the earth, that he may judge his people.
c De. 33. 3. Is. 5 Gather ‘my saints together unto me,
13. 3.
Those (that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness :
For God is judge himself. Selah!
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak !
O Israel, and I will testify against thee!
e Ex. 20. 2. I 'am God, even thy God.
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices
Or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
f Mic. 6. 6. Ae. 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house,
17. 25.
Nor he goats out of thy folds.
Ileb. Who will
give salvations,
29. 30.
16. 35. Ps. 97. 3.
d Ex. 24. 7.
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9 Job 22. 27. Ps.
91. 15. Zec. 13.
9.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine,
And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11 I know all the fowls of the mountains,
† Heb. with me. And the wild beasts of the field are tmine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee;
& Ex. 19. 5. De. For sthe world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
11. Ps. 24. 1. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
1 Co. 10. 26, 28. Or drink the blood of goats ?
k Ho. 14. 2. He. 14 Offer "unto God thanksgiving,
13. 15.
i De. 23. 21. Job And "pay thy vows unto the Most High,
22. 27. Ps. 76. 15 And i call upon me in the day of trouble :
11. Ec. 5. 4, 5.
I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith,
What hast thou to do to declare my statutes,
Or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
k Ro. 2. 21, 22. 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction,
And castest my words behind thee.
i Ro. 1. 32. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou 'consentedst with him,
# Heb. thy portion And thast been "partaker with adulterers.
crs.
19 Thou *givest thy mouth to evil,
And thy tongue frameth deceit..
20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother,
Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence;
Thou "thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself;
But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
22 Now consider this, ye that forget God,
Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
23 Whoso ºoffereth praise glorifieth me;
y Gal. 6. 16.
And P to him that fordereth his conversation aright
† Heb. disposeth
his way.
Will I show the salvation of God.
was with adulter-
m 1 Ti. 5. 22.
* Heb. sendest.
n See Ro. 2. 4.
o Ps. 27. 6. Ro.
12. 1.
PSALM X.
a Pr. 5. 22.
| Heb. soul's.
he abhorreth the
4. Ro. 1. 32.
PSALM X.
The psalmist complaineth to God of the outrage of the wicked. 12 He prayeth for remedy. 16 He
professeth his confidence.
1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD?
Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble ?
* Heb. In the pride 2 *The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor :
of the wicked he
doth persecute. Let “them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his theart's desire,
And tblesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
I Or, the covetous
*blesseth himself, 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance,
LORD. Pr. 28. Will not seek after God:
*God is not in all his thoughts.
* Or, All his
thoughts are, 5 His ways are always grievous,
There is no God.
Thy bjudgments are far above out of his sight :
O Pr. 24. 1. Is. 26.
esco As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
c Ec. 8. 11. Is. He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved ;
For dI shall fnever be in adversity.
d Rc. 18. 7.
+ Hels. unto gen- ? His mouth is full of cursing and Ideceit and fraud,
cration and gen-
Under his tongue is mischief and *vanity.
8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages,
deceits. In the secret places doth he murder the innocent,
* Or, iniquity.
His eyes tare privily set against the poor.
9 He lieth in wait fsecretly as a lion in his den ;
He lieth in wait to catch the poor;
He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
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e Ro. 3. 14.
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himself.
† Or, into his
Or, afflicted.
* Heb. cleaveth.
2 Ti. 1. 12. 1 Pe.
4. 19.
14. 3.
37. 17.
i Ps. 29. 10. Je.
* Heb. breaketk 10 He *croucheth, and humbleth himself,
That the poor may fall tby his strong ones.
strong parts. 11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten,
f See Job 22. 13. He 'hideth his face, he will never see it.
12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand,
Forget not the thumble.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ?
He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
14 Thou hast seen it;
For thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand;
The poor * committeth himself unto thee,
Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
& Ps. 68. 5. Ho. 15 Break "thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man,
h Job 38. 15. Ps. Seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
16 The 'LORD is King for ever and ever,
10.10. La. 5. 19. The heathen are perished out of his land.
26. 1 Ti. 1.17. 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble;
Or, establish. Thou wilt fprepare their heart,
Thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,
1 Or, terrify.
That the man of the earth may no more Ioppress.
PSALM XIII.
PSALM XIII.
David complaineth of delay in help. 3 He prayeth for preventing grace. 5 He boasteth of divine
mercy.
* Or, overseer.
To the *chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
? How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD?
a See Job 13. 24. For ever? “how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart daily ?
How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God;
Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death ;
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him;
And those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation,
6 I will sing unto the LORD, ,
Because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
PSALM XIV.
David describeth the corruption of a natural man. 4. He convinceth the wicked by the light of their
conscience. 7 He glorieth in the sulvation of God.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 The "fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They bare corrupt, they have done abominable works,
There is none that doeth good.
2 The ‘LORD looked down from heaven
Upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand,
And seek God.
d See Job 15. 14, 3 They dare all gone aside,
16. Ro. 3. 10–12.
They are all together become *filthy;
* Heb. stinking.
There is none that doeth good---no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge ?
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And call not upon the LORD.
† Heb. they feared 5 There twere they in great fear,
For God is in the generation of the righteous.
PSALM XIV.
a Ex.5. 2. Ps. 10.
4. & 53. 1, &c.
Ge. 6. 11, 12
Ro. 3. 10. &c.
c Ps. 102. 19.
a fear. Ps, 53. 5.
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Ye have shamed bis his 'refuge. re come out
5.
e Pg. 9. 9. & 142.6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor,
I Heb. Who will
Because the LORD is his 'refuge.
give, &c. See 7 POh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
fJob 42. 10. P8.
When the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people,
126. 1.
Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Ro. ll. 26.
PSALM XV.
* Heb sojourn.
a Is. 33. 15.
oZec. 8. 16. Eph.
. Eph.
4. 25.
c Le. 19. 16. Ps.
34. 13.
| Or, receiveth,
or, endureth. Ex.
23. 1.
d Est. 3. 2.
e Ju. 11. 35.
fEx. 22. 25, Le.
25. 36. De: 23.
19. Ez. 18. 8. &
22. 12.
g Ex. 23. 8. De.
16. 19.
h Ps. 16. 8. 2 Pe.
1. 10.
PSALM XV.
David describeth a citizen of Zion.
Psalm of David.
1 LORD, who shall *abide in thy tabernacle ?
Who shall dwell in thy holy hill ?
2 He "that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,
And speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 He “that backbiteth not with his tongue,
Nor doeth evil to his neighbour,
Nor ftaketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4 In dwhose eyes a vile person is contemned,
But he honoreth them that fear the LORD.
He that 'sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury,
Nor taketh reward against the innocent.
He that doeth these things "shall never be moved.
a Ps. 22. 5.
| Ro. 10. 11.
5. 1.
Ps. 103. 17. 18.
PSALM XXV.
PSALM XXV.
David's confidence in prayer. 7 He prayeth for remission of sins, 16 and for help in affliction.
A Psalm of David.
i Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul !
2 O my God, I trust in thee;
Let me not be ashamed,
Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed ;
Let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
6 Ex. 33. 13. Ps. 4 Show ”me thy ways, O LORD;
Teach me thy paths.
5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me;
For thou art the God of my salvation;
On thee do I wait all the day.
* Heb. thy bordels. 6 Remember, O LORD, *thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses ;
63. 15. Je. 33. For they have been ever of old.
? Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions :
According to thy mercy remember thou me
For thy goodness' sake, O LORD!
8 Good and upright is the LORD,
Therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
9 The meek will he guide in judgment,
And the meek will he teach his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth
Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity ;
c See Ro. 5. 20. For “it is great.
12 What man is he that feareth the LORD ?
Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
† Heb. lodge in 13 His dsoul shall tdwell at ease,
goodness.
e Pr. 3. 32. See And his seed shall inherit the earth.
14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him,
And he will show them his covenant.
venant to make
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD,
* Heb. bring
forth.
For he shall *pluck my feet out of the net.
d Pr. 19. 23.
Jo. 7. 17. &
15.
15.
1 Or, And his co-
them know it.
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† Heb. hatred of
violence.
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged,
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain,
And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider mine enemies, for they are many;
And they hate me with fcruel hatred.
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in thee.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait on thee.
22 Redeem Israel, O God!
Out of all his troubles.
PSALM XXVI.
PSALM XXVI.
David resorteth unto God in confidence of his integrity.
A Psalm of David.
1 Judge me, O LORD,
a Pr. 20. 7. For I have "walked in mine integrity;
6 Pr. 29. 25. I have trusted also in the LORD, therefore I shall not slide.
c Zec. 13. 9. 2 Examine ‘me, O LORD, and prove me;
Try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes,
d2 Ki. 20. 3.
And 'I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons,
Neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
e See Ex. 30. 19, 6 I 'will wash my hands in innocency:
So will I compass thine altar, O LORD!
? That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house,
* Heb. of the tab- And the place *where thine honor dwelleth.
honor.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners,
f Or, Tace not Nor my life with fbloody men ;
# Heb. men of 10 In whose hands is mischief,
'blood.
* Heb. filled with. And their right hand is * full of bribes.
Ex. 23. 8. De: 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity :
3. Is. 33. 15. Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place,
In the congregations will I bless the Lord.
20. Ps. 73. 13.
1 Ti. 2. 8.
crnacle of thing
• away.
16. 19. 1 Sa. 8.
PSALM XXVII.
Is. 12. 2.
PSALM XXVII.
David sustaineth his faith by the power of God, 4. by his love to the service of God, 9 by prayer.
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear?
a Ps. 62.2, 6. The "LORD is the strength of my life-of whom shall I be afraid ?
* Heb. approached 2 When the wicked (even mine enemies and my foes) *came upon
against me.
me to eat up my flesh,
They stumbled and fell.
3 Though a host should encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war should rise against me,
In this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD,
That will I seek after;
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37.
said unto thec,
plainness. Ps. 26.,
12.
observe me. Ps.
cl Sa. 22. 9.
2 Sa. 16. 7, 8.
Ps. 35. 11.
d Ac. 9. 1.
e P8, 31. 24. Is.
o Ps. 65.4. Liu. 2. That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
| Or, the delight. To behold fthe beauty of the LORD,
And to inquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion ;
In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
He shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round
about me;
| Heb. shouting. Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of tjoy ;
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice;
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
*Or, My heart 8* When thou saidst, “Seek ye my face ;”.
Let my face scck My heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
thy fuce, g'c. 9 Hide not thy face far from me
Put not thy servant away in anger;
Thou hast been my help; leave me not,
Neither forsake me, O God of my salvation !
10 When my father and my mother forsake me,
| Heb. will gather Then the LORD twill take me up.
me. I8. 40. ll.
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD!
Heb. a way of And lead me in ta plain path, because of *mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies;
* Heb. those which For 'false witnesses are risen up against me,
5. 8. & 54. 5. And such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the
In the land of the living.
[LORD
14 Wait on the LORD!
25. 9. Hab. 2. 3. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thy heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!
PS. XXXVI.
PSALM XXXVI.
The grievous estate of the wicked. 5 The excellency of God's mercy. 10 David prayeth for fuvor
to God's children.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart,
a Ro. 3. 18. That "there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,
*Until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit;
He hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
6 Pr. 4. 16. Mic. 4 He deviseth tmischief upon his bed;
2. 1.
† Or, vanity.
He setteth himself in a way that is not good;
He abhorreth not evil.
5 Thy mercy, O Lord! is in the heavens;
And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Heb. the mour- 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ;
lains of Gud.
Thy judgments are a great deep;
77. 19. Ro. 11. O LORD, dthou preservest man and beast.
33.
7 How *excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men 'put their trust under the shadow of
thy wings.
8 They shall be tabundantly satisfied
17.8.
With the fatness of thy house;
And thou shalt make them drink
Of 'the river of thy pleasures.
& Jo, 2. 13. Jo. 4. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life,
10, 14.
hi pe 2. 9. In athy light shall we see light.
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* Heb. To find
his iniquity lo
hatc.
Job 11. 8. Ps.
d Job 7. 20. Ps.
145. 9. 1 Ti. 4.
10.
* Heb. precious.
e Ru.2. 12. Ps.
| Heb. watered.
f Job 20. 17. Re.
22. 1.
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Heb. draw out
at longth.
10 Icontinue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee,
And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me,
And let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen;
They are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
* Or, A Psalm for
Ethan the Ezra-
hite, to give in-
struction.
+ 1 Ki. 4. 31.
1 Ch. 2. 6.
tion and genera-
Ps. 119. 90.
42. 1.
4 Thy seedd up thy thro' shall prais
1 Ch. 17. 10, &c.
See Je. 30.9.
3. 5.
6. Re. 7. 10-12.
2. 2. Ps. 35. 10.
PS. LXXXIX.
PSALM LXXXIX.
The psulmist praiseth God for his covenant, 5 for his wonderful power, 15 for the care of his
Church, 19 for his faror to the kingdom of Darid. 38 Then, complaining of contrary events,
46 he expostulateth, prayeth, and blesscth God. .
*Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever,
With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, “ Mercy shall be built up for ever;
Heb...to genera- Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens."
tion : 80 ver. 4. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,
1 Ki. 8. 16. Is. I have sworn unto David my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,
02 Sa. 7. 11, &c.
And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah!
Ez. 34. 23. Ho.
5 And 'the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord !
Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
c Lu. 1. 32, 33.
d Ps. 19.1. & 97. For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD ?
Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
? God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
e Ex. 15. 11, 1.Sa. 80 LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD 'like unto thee?
Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
f See Job 38. 11. 9 Thou frulest the raging of the sea;
When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
& Ex. 14. 26-28. 10 Thou hast broken *Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain;
Ps. 87. 4. Is.
30. 7. & 51. 9. Thou hast scattered thine enemies twith thy strong arm.
* Or, Egypt. 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine;
| Heb. with the
arın of thy
As for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
strength.
12 The north and the south thou hast created them;
See Ge. 1. 1.
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
1 Heb. an arm 13 Thou hast fa mighty arm;
with miglul.
Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
* Or, establish- 14 Justice and judgment are the *habitation of thy throne;
Mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound;
They shall walk, O Lord! in the light of thy countenance.
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day;
And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength;
And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
| Or, our shield, 18 For fthe LORD is our defence,
and our king is And the Holy One of Israel is our king.
of the Holy One
of Israel, Ps. 47. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst,
“I have laid help upon one that is mighty,
il Ki. 11. 34. I have exalted one 'chosen out of the people.
j1Sa. 16. 1, 12. 20 I have found David my servant,
With my holy oil have I anointed him;
21 With whom my hand shall be established :
Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
ment,
is of the LORD,
9.
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I Ch. 22. 10.
1. 15, 18.
17.
9
13.
my statutes.
t2 Sa. 7. 14.
1 Ki. 11. 31.
til
make void froin
hiin.
1. 33. Jo. 12. 34.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague them that hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him,
And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea,
And his right hand in the rivers.
k 2 Sa. 7. 14. 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art "my father,
1 2 Sa. 22. 47. My God, and 'the rock of my salvation.
m Ps. 2. 7. Col. 27 Also I will make him my firstborn,
n Nu. 24.7. Higher "than the kings of the earth.
Is. 55. 3. 28 My 'mercy will I keep for him for evermore,
And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
p Is. 9. 7. Je. 33. And Phis throne 'as the days of heaven.
q De. 11. 21. 30 If "his children forsake my law,
1 2 Sa. 7. 14. And walk not in my judgments;
e Ps. 119. 53. Je. 31. E those
&. 31 If they #break my statutes,
1 IIeb. profane And keep not my commandments;
32 Then 'will I visit their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
u 2 Sa. 7. 13. 33 Nevertheless "iny lovingkindness *will I not utterly take from him,
* Heb. I will not Nor suffer my faithfulness fto fail.
34 My covenant will I not break,
| Heb. to lie.
Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
v Am. 4. 2. 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness
| Heb. If I lic. That I will not lie unto David.
20 2 Sa. 7. 16. Lu. 36 His "seed shall endure for ever,
z Ps. 72. 5, 17. And his throne *as the sun before me.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon,
And as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah!”
yl Ch. 28. 9.
38 But thou hast 'cast off and abhorred,
Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant,
a La. 5. 16. Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
10 Thou hast broken down all his hedges,
Thou hast brought his strong-holds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the way spoil him,
He is a reproach to his neighbours.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries,
Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword,
And hast not made him to stand in the battle.
* Heb. brightness. 44 Thou hast made his *glory to cease,
And cast his throne down to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened,
Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah !
46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever?
Shall thy wrath burn like fire ?
47 Remember how short my time is;
Wherefore hast thou made all men in vain ?
48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not bsee death ?
Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah!
49 LORD, where are thy former lovingkindnesses,
02 Sa. 7. 15. I8. Which thou 'swarest unto David in thy truth?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants ;
How I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty
people;
Jo. 33. 20.
1 De. 32. 19.
/ He. ll. 5.
55. 3.
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51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD;
Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore!
Amen, and Amen.
with the harp.
11. 33, 34.
PSALM XCII.
PSALM XCII.
The prophet exhorteth to praise God, 4 for his great works, 6 for his judgments on the wicked, 10
und for his goodness to the godly.
A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day.
1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD,
And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High!
2 To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning,
* Heh, in the
And thy faithfulness *every night,
nights.
3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery;
for, solemn sound Upon the tharp with fa solemn sound.
| Heb. Higgaion, 4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work;
Ps. 9. 16.
I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
a See Ge. 1. l. 50 "Lord, how great are thy works!
b Is. 28. 29. Ro. And bthy thoughts are very deep.
c See Job 11. 12. 6 A brutish man knoweth not,
Neither doth a fool understand this.
a See Job 126. 7 When dthe wicked spring as the grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish;
It is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
9 For, lo! thine enemies, O LORD,
For, lo! thine enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn,
I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies,
And mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up
against me.
6 Ps. 52. 8. Is. 65. 12 The 'righteous shall flourish like the palm tree,
2. Ho. 14. 5, 6.
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age,
* Heb. green. They shall be fat and *flourishing,
15 To show that the Lord is upright:
f See Job 8. 3. He 'is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
i The
19. 6.
b Ps. 45. 6. Pr. 8.
PSALM XCIIL
PSALM XCIII.
The majesty, power, and holiness of Christ's kingdom.
a Is. 52. 7. Re. 1 The "Lord reigneth, "he is clothed with majesty;
The Lord is clothed with strength wherewith he hath girded him-
22, &e.
self;
The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.
* Hel, from then. 2 Thy throne is established *of old ;
Thou art from everlasting.
3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD!
The floods have lifted up their voice;
The floods lift up their waves.
See Job 38. 11. 4 The 'LORD on high
Is mightier than the noise of many waters,
Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5 Thy testimonies are very sure ;
Holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, ffor ever.
Heb. to length
of days.
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PS. CXXIII.
a Ps. 121. 1. &
141. 8.
0 Ps. 2. 4. & 11.
4. & 115. 3.
11.
PSALM CXXIII.(54)
T'he godly profess their confidence in God, 3 and pray to be delivered from contempt.
A Song of Degrees.
1 Unto Thee "lift I up mine eyes,
O Thou 'that dwellest in the heavens !
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters,
And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress;
So our eyes wait upon the LORD our God,
Until that he have mercy upon us.
3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us ;
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorning of those that are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud.
SECTION XVI.—Belshazzar's Feast.
DANIEL V. (55)
Belshazzar's impious feast. 5 A handwriting, unknown to the magicians, troubleth the king. 10 At
the commendation of the queen Daniel is brought. 17 He, reproving the king of pride and idol-
atry, 25 readeth and interpreteth the writing. 30 The monarchy is
Medes.
c Ac. 17. 21, 32.
& 26. 24, 1 Co.
4. 12, 13.
SECT. XVI.
A. M. 3465.
B. C. 539.
isla
(54) Psalm cxxiii. is reckoned likewise by Calmet, certain. This uncertainty arises from the difficulty
Horne, and Gray, among those which were com- of ascertaining the succession of the kings of Baby-
posed during the captivity, or one of the principal lon, between the death of Nebuchadnezzar, and the
distresses of the Church."
accession of Cyrus to the Babylonian empire, after
(55) The fifth chapter of Daniel is inserted here the death of Darius. The extreme confusion which
as in its proper historical place : but who the Bel- prevails among the historians of this period, may be
shazzar of Daniel was, and the time of his death, seen from the following table :-
has given rise to much conjecture, and both are un-
SUCCESSION OF THE KINGS OF BABYLON,
.......)
...........
S og or com
......44 years.
...........
ACCORDING TO
JOSEPHUS.
CANON OF PTOLEMY.
Nebuchadnezzar reigned..............43 years. Nabopolassar, or Nebuchadnezzar,
at, ....23 years.
Evil-Merodach......................18
reigned...
Niglissar..................
Ilvarodam, or Evil-Merodach.......
Laborosoarchod ..................... 9 months. Nericolassar, Neriglassar, or Belshazzar.. 5
Belshazzar, or Naboandelus...........17 years. Nabonadius .......
.............17
Darius, or Cyrus.
Cyrus.
But in his treatise against Apion, Josephus as-
signs two years only to Evil-Merodach, and four to
DR. HALES.
Niglissar.
Nebuchadnezzar reigned .......... years.
Evil-Merodach........
JOSEPH SCALIGER.
Belshazzar ...................
Nebuchadnezzar reigned.......
Darius the Mede......................
Evil-Merodach......
Cyrus.....
Balthasar, or Belshazzar.........
Nabonadius, or Darius the Mede ......
Vide Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World,
SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
book iii. chap. i. sect. 4.
Nebuchadnezzar reigned. ..............44 years.
Evil-Merodach. ) mirned during part of Nebuc
ne reigned during part of Nebuchad-
Niglissar.......
Nilocus .......
nezzar's life.
Evil-Merodach reigned altogether.......26 years.
Nebuchadnezzar reigned...............45 years. Balthasar, or Belshazzar.....
zar................17
Evil-Merodach ......
Darius, Cyrus.
Neriolassar ...................
Laborosoarchod ........
. 9 months.
Nabonadius, Belshazzar........ ..17 years.
SCRIPTURE,
Darius, Cyrus.
(Which mentions three only,)
Nebuchadnezzar,
LIGATFOOT.
Evil-Merodach,
Nebuchadnezzar reigned.............45 years.
Belshazzar;
Evil-Merodach......
Belshazzar.......................... 3
The duration of these reigns is given variously
Darius and Cyrus.
I by commentators.
PRIDEAUX.
After examining the several hypotheses here in Three facts seem to be implied in the book of
serted, I cannot but think that the system proposed Daniel ; first, that Belshazzar was of the family of
by Lightfoot is the most consistent and the most Nebuchadnezzar ; for he is repeatedly called his
conformable with Scripture.
son, and Nebuchadnezzar is said to be his father,
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7. 2 Sa, 9. 7.
a Je. 52. 19.
1 Rotariana
BELSHAZzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords,
* Or, grand-
falhes: as Je. 27. and drank wine before the thousand. 2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the
2 Ch. 15. 16. wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels 'which his
ver. 11, 13.
3. *father Nebuchadnezzar had ftaken out of the temple which was in
+ Chald. brought
forth.
Jerusalem ; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concu-
bines, might drink therein. 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that
were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jeru-
salem ; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines,
0 Re. 9. 20. drank in them. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and
of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
(see Dan. v. 18); and in 2 Chron. xxxvi. 20, it is Cyrus gained admittance into the city, must have
said, that the captive Jews should continue the ser- been a son, or a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar.
vants of Nebuchadnezzar and his sons, until the I have therefore, according to Lightfoot, supposed
reign of the kingdom of Persia.” Again, Jeremiah that Evil-Merodach, who succeeded his father
(xxvii 7,) prophesies that all the nations of the Nebuchadnezzar, reigned twenty-three years; and
east shall serve this king, and "his son, and his that at his death' Belshazzar his son came to the
son's son, until the very time of his land come." throne, who was slain in the third year of his reign.
Secondly, Belshazzar reigned only three years. We Herodotus represents the last king of Babylon as
find that Daniel saw the vision related in chapter being the son of the great queen Nitocris; in which
vüi. 1,2, at the palace of Shushan, in the province case she must have been the wife of Evil-Merodach,
of Elam. Now Shushan, in the reign of Belshaz- for by this king only could she have been the
zar, was not a city of Babylon, but of Persia; mother of a son that was son's son to Nebuchad-
neither was Elam a province of Babylon : Elain nezzar.
was another name for Persia, of which Shushan Profane writers give a variety of names to the
was the capital, and this country had been engaged last king that reigned in Babylon : be is called by
in perpetual wars with Babylon for the space of Berosus, Nabonnedus; by Megasthenes, Nabonne-
twenty years before its overthrow. We have no dochus; by Herodotus, Labynetus; and by Jose-
reason, therefore, for supposing that Daniel was phus, Naböandelus, who, he says, is the same as
ever absent from the city of Babylon, a place where Belshazzar : but these authors are, on many occa-
he was held in much honor, till he was removed sions, so contradictory and inconsistent, that when
either by Cyrus or Darius. Lightfoot therefore in- they at all interfere with Scripture, their evidence
terprets the first and second verses of this chapter must lose its authority. They agree in the impor-
to signify,“ In the third year of Belshazzar,after the tant fact, that Babylon was taken during a festival;
fall of that monarch, Daniel was taken by the king and both Herodotus and Xenophon relate the drain-
of Persia to his own capital, where he saw this ing of the river by Cyrus; by which stratagem he
vision." The expression in ver. 2," I rose up, gained admission for his troops.
and did the king's business," refers to the business The causes of the contradictory accounts related
which was entrusted to his care by Cyrus and in the ancient writers, may in some degree be as-
Darius king of Persia, and not by Belshazzar the certained from the hints they give us of the state of
king of Babylon. Thirdly, that Belshazzar was the the kingdom of Babylon after the death of Nebu-
last of the Babylonish kings. Immediately after chadnezzar, or perhaps during his distraction.
the death of Belshazzar his kingdom was divided, Evil-Merodach, or foolish Merodach, his successor,
and given to the Medes and Persians, (Dan. was, as his name implies, a weak prince; and, tak-
v. 28, 30, 31.) Scripture assures us, that Nebu- ing advantage of this circumstance, several of the
chadnezzar should have “sons, and son's sons," to princes mentioned by these different authorities
succeed him on the throne of Babylon; and it con- may have opposed him, and successively exercised
fines itself to three generations, father, son, and the regal power, while he only nominally retained
grandson, to whom the Jews should continue cap- it. And to these usurpers, in all probability, may
tives for the space of seventy years : now if we be attributed the various accounts handed down to
suppose that Belshazzar was not of the seed of us of the Babylonish succession during this period.
Nebuchadnezzar, and that his kingdom was possess- The injured nobleman, in the Cyropædia, repeat-
ed by the Medes and Persians before the expiration edly praises the father of that king of Babylon
of the appointed seventy years, these prophecies whom Cyrus was proceeding against; whom the
must have failed of their accomplishment. God latter calls the Assyrian. And from the description
likewise threatens to punish the king of Babylon given by Isaiah (xiv. 29.) of the three kings of
and the land of the Chaldeans, by bringing many Babylon, when he describes Nebuchadnezzar as a
nations and great kings” against thein, (Jer. xxv. serpent, Evil-Merodach as a cockatrice, and Bel-
12, 14, and I. 18); but this prophecy again could shazzar as a fiery-flying serpent, that is, worse than
not have been fulfilled, if at the end of the seventy his cruel predecessors, it is not improbable, that
years the family of Nebuchadnezzar was extinct, Belshazzar was the king who was guilty of the acts
and no longer filled the throne of Babylon. The complained of by the friends of Cyrus, and like-
evils denounced against the kings of Babylon were wise of those cruelties recorded by Xenophon.
caused not only by their iniquities, but for cruelties Sir Walter Raleigh, in his History of the World,
inflicted on the Jews by the family of Nebuchad- proposes an opinion, that the manuscript of Berosus
nezzar. Isaiah foretells (chap. xxi.) the capture of must have been altered by the carelessness of a
the city at a feast, the night of pleasure turned scribe; and that it originally assigned twenty-three
into fear;" and in Isaiah xliv. God promises to dry years to the reign of Evil-Merodach. In the short
up the rivers, and to break in pieces the gates of account of the reign of Evil-Merodach given in
brass, before his anointed servant Cyrus; who was Scripture, we are only informed that he released
to build Jerusalem, and lay the foundations of the Jehoiachin from prison, and that he eat bread con-
temple; Isaiah xlv. 1, 2. It cannot be thought tinually before him all the days of his life;" 2
probable, then, that the Almighty would inflict on Kings xxv. 29, 30. From this expression we can
any other family, the evils which Nebuchadnezzar's alone infer that Jehoiachin lived many years after
conduct had brought upon his own; and conse- he was restored to liberty, and that during his life
quently whoever was the reigning monarch when time Evil-Merodach was still king.
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nesses, ver. 9.
it.
+ Or, cirilics. Is.
5. 27. Chald.
birulings, or,
Icrats.
mighi.
nesses, ver. 6.
Or, grand-
* Or, grand.
c Da. 4. 9.
preter, $c.
U
er
the Chald. Icnots.
5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote
over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's
palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the
Chald. Bright- king's fcountenance *was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so
* Chald. changed
that the tjoints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against
another. 7 The king cried taloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chal-
deans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise
men of Babylon, “ Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me
I Chald. with the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with *scarlet, and have a
chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the king-
* Or, purple.
dom.” 8 Then came in all the king's wise men ; but they could not
read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
Chald. Bright- 9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his tcountenance
was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
10 Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords
came into the banquet house. And the queen spake and said, “ O king,
live for ever! let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance
be changed. 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit
of the holy gods; and in the days of thy #father light and understand-
father, ver. 2.
ing and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom
the king Nebuchadnezzar thy *father, (the king, I say, thy father,)
father, ver. 2.
made 'master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
12 forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding,
| Or, of an inter- tinterpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving
fra dissolo of * doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named
Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the inter-
pretation."
13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake
and said unto Daniel, “ Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children
+ Or,grandfather. of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my ffather brought out of
Jewry ? 14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in
thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found
in thee. 15 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought
in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto
me the interpretation thereof; but they could not show the interpre-
Chald. interpret. tation of the thing. 16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst #make
interpretations, and dissolve doubts : now if thou canst read the writ-
ing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be
clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and
shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let thy gifts
*Or, fee, aus Da. be to thyself, and give thy *rewards to another ; yet I will read the
writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
d Da. 2. 37, 38. & 18 O thou king! dthe most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father
4. 17, 22, 25.
a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor : 19 and for the majesty
e Je. 27.7. that he gave him, 'all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared
before him : whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept
alive, and whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put
f Da. 4. 30, 37. down. 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened tin
t Or, to deal
. 18. pride, he was fdeposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory
from him. 21 And he was 5driven from the sons of men; and *his heart
was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses:
g Da. 4. 32, &c. they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew
of heaven, "till he knew that the Most High God ruled in the kingdom
li Da. 4. 17, 25. of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 22 And
thou his son, O Belshazzar! hast not humbled thy heart, though thou
knewest all this : 23 but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven;
Ge. 41. 15.
2. 6.
040.97. 2.
el kingdom and the Son do make
proven me down. 20 But hom he
proudly, Ex.
11.
I Chald. made to
come loron.
* Or, he made his
hcart equal, $C.
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57.
and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou,
and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them;
and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood,
and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose
¿ Jo. 10. 23. hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him, and this writing was
written.
25" And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing : MENE ; God hath
j Job 31. 6. Ps. numbered thy kingdom, and finished it : 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed
62. 9. Je. 6. 30. ..the holonces and art
in the balances, and art found wanting : 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is
k Foretold, Is. divided, and given to the “Medes and Persians.”
21. 2.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet,
and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation
1 Je. 51. 31, 39, concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
+ Chald. he as the 30 In 'that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And
son of, fc.
Darius the Median took the kingdom, tbeing fabout threescore and two
Or, nou.
years old.
SECT. XVII. SECTION XVII.-Daniel's Vision of the Ram and He Goat. (56)
DANIEL viii.
A. M. 3465.
B. C. 539.
Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat. 13 The two thousand three hundred days of sacrifice.
15 Gabriel comforteth Duniel, und interpreteth the vision.
1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared
a Da. 7.1. unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at
the first. 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw,
that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam;
and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 3 Then I lifted
up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram
which had two horns; and the two horns were high, but one was higher
* Heb. the second. than *the other, and the higher came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing
westward, and northward, and southward ; so that no beasts might
stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his
hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. 5 And as I
was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west on the face
+ Or, none touched of the whole earth, and ttouched not the ground; and the goat had
him in lle carth.
carta: fa notable horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the ram that had
1 Heb. a horn of
*sight. med two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto
(56) From the fourth verse of the second chapter, sprang up in the room of the first great horn, are
to this chapter, Daniel has made use of the Chal- the same as the four heads of the leopard in the for-
dee language, because his prophecies and writings mer vision, and dencte the four kingdoms of Greece,
related to the Chaldeans. His remaining prophe Thrace, Syria, and Egypt, which were thus divided
cies are written in Hebrew, because they treat “toward the four winds of heaven” by Cassander,
of events subsequent to the times of that na- Lysiinachus, Seleucus, and Ptolemy about fifteen
tion, and principally regard the Church and peo- years after the death of Alexander, and the murder
ple of God. The second empire in the former of his descendants. The "little horn,” which is
vision (the Medo-Persian) is the first in this; and described as rising among the four horns of the
what was there compared to a bear, is here prefig- Grecian empire, ver. 9, is supposed by the generality
ured by a ram. This ram having two horns, ac- of commentators to signify the Roman temporal
cording to the explication of the angel Gabriel, power. It was this power that magnified itself
ver. 20, was the empire of the Medes and Persians. against the prince of the host," 16 stood up against
The propriety of the emblem appears from hence, the Prince of princes," ver. 25, crucified the
that the kings of Persia wore a ram's head of gold, Messiah, the Lord of life, took away the “ daily
and precious stones, instead of a diadem, and a ram sacrifice," destroyed the temple of the Jews, (ver.
was the armorial ensign of that empire. The he 11,) and made a desolation of the holy city. But,
goat is the Macedonian empire. The first king of ass the stone,” in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, was
the Macedonians, 200 years before Daniel, called "cut out of the mountain without hands," that is,
his capital city Ægeæ, or Ægæ, a goat being their not by human, but supernatural means, so likewise
ensign. " The rough goat,” ver. 21, represents the shall this kingdom “be broken without hands."
Greeks or Macedonians under Alexander : ver. 6 Compare chap. ii. 34, and chap. vii. 11 and 26. All
and 7 describe the Grecians overthrowing the Per- which passages seem to imply that the dominion
sian empire. The final and principal engagement of the Romans shall be finally destroyed with some
in which Alexander overcame the Persians, was at extraordinary manifestation of the Divine power.--
the river Granicus, in Phrygia, “ standing before Bishop Newton.
the river," ver. 6. The four - notable” horns that
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13.
+ Or, against.
I Or, from him.
f Ex. 29. 38. Nu.
transgression
against the daily
1 Mac. 1. 11,
13-17.
berer. Heb. Pal
moni.
him in the fury of his power. ? And I saw him come close unto the
ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram,
and brake his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand
before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon
him ; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great; and when he was strong,
the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones
toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came
8 1 Mac. 1. 16-19. forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, "toward the south,
and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 10 And it waxed
* Or, against the great, even *to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the
host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 11 Yea,
c Re. 12. 4. .. dhe magnified himself even fto the prince of the host, and Iby him
d Je. 48. 26, 42.
* "the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was
e 1 Mac. 1.44–64. cast down. 12 And *a host was given him against the daily sacrifice by
reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and
28. 3. Ez. 46.13. it practised, and prospered. 13 Then I heard "one saint speaking, and
"given over for the another saint said unto fthat certain saint which spake, “How long
aly shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression
sacrifice.,, of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden
&c. 2 Mac. 4. under foot ?" 14 And he said unto me, “Unto two thousand and three
h 1 Pe. 1. 12.
hundred * days; then shall the sanctuary be fcleansed."
t Or, the numberer 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and
of secrets, or, the
wonderful nin- jsought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me kas the
al appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks
1 Or, making des- of Ulai, which called, and said, “ Gabriel, 'make this man to understand
4912. 11. 1 Mac: the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood. And when he came,
mine I was afraid, and fell upon my face ; but he said unto me, “ Under-
morning... stand, O son of man! for at the time of the end shall be the vision."
C. 18 Now Mas he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face
† Heb. justified.
See Da. 12. 8. toward the ground; but he touched me, and Iset me upright. 19 And
. he said, “ Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end
i Lu. 1. 19, 26. of the indignation ; for at the time appointed the end shall be. 20 The
m Lu. 9. 32. ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and
Persia. 21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia ; and the great
horn that is between his eyes "is the first king. 22 Now that being
n Da. 11. 3, &c.
broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out
of the nation, but not in his power. 23 And in the latter time of their
o l Mac. 1. 11, kingdom, 'when the transgressors *are come to the full, a king of fierce
* Heb. are accom- countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 24 And
his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall
9 Re. 17. 13, 17. destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy
Heb. people of the mighty and the tholy people. 25 And through his policy also he
shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself
1 Or, prosperity. in his heart, and by #peace shall destroy many. He shall also stand
rJob 34. 20. La. up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be 'broken without hand.
4. 6. 1 Mac. 6.
8-13. 2 Mac. 9. 26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is
9, &c.
s Ez. 12. 27. Re.
true ; 'wherefore shut thou up the vision, for it shall be for many days."
27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days ; afterward I rose
up, and did the king's business ; and I was astonished at the vision,
but none understood it.
VOL. I.
135
4L*
1. 54.
* Heb. evening
i 1 Mac. 4. 36, &c.
11
1 Pe. l. 10, 11.
k Ez, l. 26.
1 Heb. made me
stand upon my
standing.
&c. &
2. 15.
plished.
p De. 28. 50.
the holy oncs.
22. 10.
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DANIEL'S PRAYER FOR RESTORING JERUSALEM. PERIOD VII.
SECT. XVIII. Section XVIII.—Prayer of Daniel, for the Restoration of Jerusalem, and
Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks.
A. M. 3426.
B. C. 538.
Daniel ix.(57)—Psalm cii.
Duniel, considering the time of the captivity, 3 malceth confession of sins, 16 and prayeth for the
restorution of Jerusulem. 20. Gabriel informeth him of the seventy weeks.
1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of
* Or, in which he, the Medes, (*which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans)
•C.
2 in the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by books the number
of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to “Jeremiah the
a 2 Ch. 36. 21. prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of
22 has Jerusalem i set my face, and sa
29. 10.
• Neha, 19. J. 4. plications, with fasting, a made my confess
29. 12, 13. Ja. 4.
Nch. 1. 6, 7. &
:
7. Je. 14. 7.
Neh, 1,4 Je. 3 And 'I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and sup-
8-10. **** plications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes. 4 And I prayed unto
c Ex. 20. 6. De. the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, “O‘Lord,
7. 9. Neh. l. 5.
& 9. 32.-3. the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them
di Ki. 8. 47, 48. that love him, and to them that keep his commandments ! 5 we have
9. 33, 34.'Ps.sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and
106. 6. Is. 64. 5-
- 5- have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts, and from thy judg-
e2 Ch. 36. 15, 16. ments; 6 neither 'have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets,
which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers,
and to all the people of the land. 70'Lord, righteousness tbelongeth
unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men
of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel,
that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither
thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have tres-
passed against thee. 80 Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to
our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned
against thee. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses,
though we have rebelled against hiin, 10 neither have we obeyed the
voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before
fNch. 9. 33.
† Or, thou hast,
9*c.
(57) In this chapter, Daniel, understanding from year and the beginning of the Christian era,) from
books (which are supposed to have been the prophe- 490, there remains 33, the year of our Lord's death.
cies of Jeremiah, chapters xxv. xiii. xxix. 1.), that – Prideaux.
the appointed captivity of seventy years was now In this most wonderful prediction the sufferings
drawing towards its conclusion, intercedes with and atonement of Christ are, perhaps, more explicit-
God, by prayer and supplication, for his brethren. ly and clearly revealed, than in any other prophecy
In verse 17, we clearly find a plurality in the God of the Old Testament. Seventy weeks are " deter-
head signified; Daniel asks for blessings on the mined upon " for the continuance of the Mosaical
sanctuary and the people for the Lord's sake.” worship; at the end of this time, the prophet de-
And in acceptance of his petitions, while he was clares the “ Most Holy ” will make reconciliation
yet praying, the Angel Gabriel appears, and com- for iniquity, and bring in everlasting righteousness.
municates to the prophet a most wonderful revela The Messiah shall be a cut off, but not for himself,"
tion; assuring him at the same time of the restora- (1 Pet. iii. 18.), that “ He shall cause the sacrifice
tion and rebuilding of Jerusalem. The captivity and the oblation to cease ; " " by His one oblation
was to last seventy years; at its close, the future of Hinself,'' on the cross, the sacrifice and burnt
state of the Jews and the holy city for the space of offerings of the Law were to be annulled; and,
another seventy weeks is revealed to Daniel, com- finally, that the people of the prince that shall come
prising the period “froin the going forth of the shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. This pre-
commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem, diction, of the destruction of Jerusalem and the
till Messiah be cut off.” The commencement of temple, was literally fulfilled, with a long train of
the whole period of seventy weeks [of years), or dreadful calamities, attended with awful indications
490 years, being reckoned from the seventh year of of divine vengeance, when the Romans under Titus
Artaxerxes (Ezra vii. 11); when the wall of their utterly destroyed this condemned city and its mis-
city was built, and its inhabitants restored to its an- erable inhabitants.
cient laws, falls upon the 457th year before the Bishop Watson remarks, " To read these prophe-
Christian era. To 457 years before the birth of cies of Daniel with attention, intelligence, and an
Christ, add 26 years after the birth of Christ, which unbiased mind, is suflicient to convert an unbe-
26 is the number that 483 years, or 69 weeks, ex- liever from Deism to Christianity." They were
ceed 457 years, and we are brought to the beginning delivered several hundred years before the birth of
of John the Baptist's preaching of the advent of the Christ; they extend through many ages; and have
Messiah : adding seven years, or one week, to the ever been considered as the foundation of all modern
former, we come to the 33d year of our Lord, which history; revealing the successive rise and fall of
was the year of Jesus Christ's death. In other the four great inonarchies of the world; the estab-
words, compute 490 years, the whole seventy lishment of Messiah's kingdom upon earth ; his
weeks, from the seventh of Artaxerxes; by sub- death and sufferings; and passing from earth to
tracting 457 years, (the space of time between that heaven, they tcrininate only in eternity.
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full, Je. 36.7.
* Heb. with reari-
4. 6.
La. 4. 22.
g Is. 1. 4-6. Je.
8. 5, 10.
6. Jer us by his servants the prophets. 11 Yea, Sall Israel have transgressed
h Le. 26. 14, &c. thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; there-
De. 27. 15, &c.
& 28. 15,&c. & fore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the
29. 20,&c. & 30.
17, 18. & 31. 17,
14. Law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against
&c. & 32. 19 him. 12 And he hath 'confirmed his words, which he spake against us,
&c. La. 2. 17.
i Zec. 1. 6. and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil;
12. & 2. for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done
13. Ez. 5. 9.
Am. 3. 2. upon Jerusalem. 13 As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this evil is
+ 20e enote emner face corne upon us; yet #made we not our prayer before the Lord our
of the, &c.
God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
k Ex. 6. 1, 6.
* Heb. inade thee
14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it
a namc.
upon us; for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he
1 Ex. 20. 5.
| Heb. whereupon doeth ; for we obeyed not his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God,
thy name is
kthat hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a
called.
| Heb. cause to mighty hand, and last *gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have
sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all thy right-
ness, or, fight. eousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away
† Heb. to make
thce skilful of un-
.- from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain ; because for our sins, and
derstanding. 'for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become
| Heb. word.
* Heb. a man of
fa reproach to all that are about us. 17 Now therefore, o our God, hear
a
desires. the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to
in Mut. 24. 15.
mshine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18 O my
+ They begin from
the 20th of Ar- God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our
taxerxes. See
Nu. 14. 34. Em. desolations, and the city twhich is called by thy name: for we do not
Or, to restrain.
#present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for
* Or, to seal up, thy great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive ! O Lord, hearken
n (s. 53. 10.
and do! defer not, for thine own sake, O my God! for thy city and
o Is. 53. 11. Je. thy people are called by thy name."
23. 5, 6. He. 9.
12. Re. 14. 6.
29 And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin
† Hob. prophct. and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before
p Ps. 45. 7. Lui.
21. 35. Jo. 1. 41. the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21 yea, while I
He. 9. 11.
was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the
9 Mat. 24. 15. "."
- Ezra 4. 24.& 6. vision at the beginning, being caused to fly *swiftly, touched me about
:5, the time of the evening oblation. 22 And he informed me, and talked
6, 8.
w with me, and said, “o Daniel, I am now come forth fto give thee skill
I Or, to build
*uguin Jerusa- and understanding. 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the fcom-
25. Ps. 11. 20.9. mandment came forth, and I am come to show thee, (for thou art
s Jo. 1. 41. & 4. *greatly beloved ;) therefore munderstand the matter, and consider the
25.
vision. 24 + Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy
* Heb. shall re holy city, fto finish the transgression, and *to make an end of sins, and
builded.
"to make reconciliation for iniquity, "and to bring in everlasting right-
ali, or, eousness, and to seal up the vision and fprophecy, Pand to anoint the
dilch.
u Nch. 4. 8, 16 Most Holy. 25 Know 'therefore and understand, that "from the going
forth of the commandment fto restore and to build Jerusalem unto
I Heb. in strait
of times, Neh. 6. 'the Messiah 'the Prince shall. be seven weeks, and threescore and two
v Is. 53. 8. Ma. weeks: the street *shall be built again, and the twall, “even fin troub-
.: 12. Lu. 24. lous times. 26 And after threescore and two weeks 'shall Messiah be cut
26, 46.
* Or, and shall off, *but not for himself; fand "the people of the prince that shall
14. 30. 1 P. 2. come *shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof
shall be "with a flood, and unto the end of the war #desolations are
f Or, and the
Jeros) they shall determined. 27 And he shall confirm *the covenant with 'many for one
people, Da. 11. week : and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and
princesa Messi the oblation to cease, tand for the overspreading of abominations he
ah's, ver 251 shall make it desolate, 'even until the consummation, and that deter-
future pcoplc.
20 Mat. 22. 7. mined shall be poured fupon the desolate.”
z Lu. 19. 44.
1, 13. & 7.1.
Neh. 2. 1, 3, 5,
LTC L
TC U
t Is. 55. 4.
turn and be
18.
15.
have nothing, Jo.
f Or, it shall be cut off by desolations. * Or, a, Is. 42. 6. b 16. 53. 11. Mat. 26. 28. Ro. 5. 15, 19. Heb. 9. 28.
y Mat. 24.2.
Or, and upon the ballcmenes shall be the idols of the dcsolator, cdiat. 2:1. 15. d Sce Is. 10. 22, 23. Lu. 21, 24.
Ör:und won la bailouants shall
Mat. 24. 6, 14. Ró. 11. 26. t Or, upon the desolator.
a 18. 8. 7, 8.
21. & 3. 18.
be no more his
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PRAYER FOR RESTORING JERUSALEM. (PERIOD VII.
o Ja. 4. 14.
Because of thi lifted me whadow
PSALM CII.
PSALM CII.(58)
The prophet in his prayer, maketh a grievous complaint. 12 He taketh comfort in the eternity and
mercy of God. 18 The mercies of God are to be recorded. 23 He sustaineth luis weakness by the
unchungeableness of God.
* Or, for.
A Prayer *of the afflicted, twhen he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the
† Ps. 61. 2. &
LORD.
'142. 2.
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD !
a Ex. 2. 23. And let my cry "come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble,
Incline thine ear unto me in the day when I call ;
Answer me speedily.
3 For 'my days are consumed flike smoke,
I Or, (as some
And my bones are burned as a hearth.
read,) into smiloke.
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass,
So that I forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning
* Or, flesh. My bones cleave to my *skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness ;
I am like an owl of the desert.
? I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day;
c Ac. 26. 11. And they that are 'mad against me are dsworn against me.
d Ac. 23. 12.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath ;
For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
11 My days are like a shadow that declineth,
And 'I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, O Lord! shalt endure for ever,
And thy remembrance unto all generations.
f Is. 60. 10. Zec. 13 Thou shalt arise, and "have mercy upon Zion;
g Is, 40, 2.
For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,
And favor the dust thereof.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD,
And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16 When the LORD shall build up Zion,
h Is. 60. 1, 2. He *shall appear in his glory.
i Neh. 1.6, 11. & 17 He 'will regard the prayer of the destitute,
And not despise their prayer.
j Ro. 15. 4, 1 Co. 18 This shall be written for the generation to come,
10. 11.
k Ps. 22. 31. Is.
And kthe people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary,
From heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
t Heb. the children To loose fthose that are appointed to death,
21. To declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And his praise in Jerusalem ;
22 When the people are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
I Heb. afflicted. 23 He #weakened my strength in the way,
He shortened my days.
24 I said, O my God! take me not away in the midst of my days ;
Thy years are throughout all generations.
e Ja. 1. 10,
1. 12.
2. 8.
43. 21.
of death,
(58) This Psalm seems, by the thirteenth verse, to years. It may be appropriately placed therefore in
have been composed about the time that God pron- the same section with the prayer of Daniel on the
ised a restoration to his people from their captivity same occasion.--Mudge.
in Babylon; namely, after a period of seventy
Part IV.]
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DANIEL IS CAST INTO THE DEN OF LIONS.:
* Heb. standa
13. 8. Ja. 1. 17.
1 See Ge. 1. 1. 25 Of 'old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
m Soe Job 14. 12. 26 They "shall perish, but Thou shalt *endure;
Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment;
As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
n Mal. 3. 6. He. 27 But "Thou art the same,
And thy years shall have no end.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue,
And their seed shall be established before thee.
SECT. XIX.
SECTION XIX.-Daniel is cast into the Den of Lions.
DANIEL vi.(59)
A. M. 3467. Daniel is made chief of the presidents. 4 They, conspiring against him, obtain an idolatrous decree.
B. C. 537. 10 Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, is cast into the lions' den. 18 Daniel is saved. 24 His
adversaries devoured, 25 and God magniſed by a decree.
1 IT pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty
princes, which should be over the whole kingdom ; ? and over these
three presidents, of whom Daniel was first : that the princes might
give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 3 Then
this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because
an excellent spirit was in him ; and the king thought to set him over
the whole realm.
a Ec. 4. 4.
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against
Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion
nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or
fault found in him. 5 Then said these men, “ We shall not find any
occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning
* Or, came tumul the law of his God.” 6 Then these presidents and princes *assembled
tuously.
together to the king, and said thus unto him, “King Darius, live for
ever! 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the
princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to
t Or, interdict. establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever
shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O
king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, o king, establish
the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to
6 Est. 1. 19. & 8.
4. 18. & * the 'law of the Medes and Persians, which taltereth not.” 9 Wherefore
| Chald. passeth king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
c 1 Ki. 8. 44, 48. 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into
• Jon. 2. his house; and his windows being open in his chamber 'toward Jeru-
8.
not.
4.
(59) That the wonderful events recorded in the vince the Gentiles of his universal providence and
sixth chapter of Daniel took place about this time, his resistless power. He raised up Daniel by pro-
and that the chapter itself ought therefore to be in- phetic spirit; He rescued the three illustrious
serted in this part of the arrangement, appears cer- friends of Daniel; He punished the proud impiety
tain, if we consider that Darius reigned only two of Nebuchadnezzar, by a seven years' insanity and
years; and ver. 1, 2, seems to allude to the division degradation; and at the moment when his majesty
of his empire immediately on his elevation. It is was insulted, by the impious profanation of the
not improbable that Daniel, who in the first year vessels of his temple, a miraculous handwriting on
of Darius (Dan. ix. 2, 3.), had calculated the date the wall condemned the idolatrous king, denounced
of the captivity, and the promised deliverance of his impending fate, and the downfall of his empire.
his people, still continued to offer up his prayers to And, last of all, these wonderful interpositions were
God for their speedy restoration. He perceived no crowned by the deliverance of Daniel from the
prospect of their immediate return, and became lions' den. These were not obscure or doubtful
more noticed among the satraps of the court of transactions, but attested by the authentic decrees
Persia, by his unusual dedication of himself to the of the most distinguished monarchs, and proclaimed
service of the God of his fathers. They attempted through their wide-extended dominions : particu-
his ruin by the means here related. The miracu- larly in the instances of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. iv.
lous preservation of Daniel, and the consequent in- 1, 37. iii. 29); and of Darius (Dan. vi. 25.) And
fluence he thereby obtained over the mind of Darius, the great Cyrus was so fully persuaded, by these
was, in all probability, one of the additional causes important events, of the truth of the Divine Provi-
which led to the decree of Cyrus on the death of dence, whose spirit had so clearly pointed out even
Darius.
the particulars of his own successes, that he be-
The captivity of Judah glorified God even from came the active assistant in the restoration of the
its commencement, by accomplishing the predic Jews to their own country; and added another pub-
tions of the prophets; and during its continuance, lic testimony to the glory and power of the God of
God in his mercy, employed various means to con- Israel.-Dr. Graves.
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DANIEL IS CAST INTO THE DEN OF LIONS. [PERIOD VII:
1. &
10. 9.
So Ma. 6. 26.
4 P8.55. 17. Ac salem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and
gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. il Then these men
assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before
his God. 12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning
the king's decree, “ Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man
that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of
thee, O king! shall be cast into the den of lions ?" The king an-
swered and said, “ The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes
and Persians, which altereth not.” 13 Then answered they and said
before the king, “ That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity
of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king! nor the decree that thou hast
signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.” 14 Then the king,
when he heard these words, 'was sore displeased with himself, and set
his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down
of the sun to deliver him. 15 Then these men assembled unto the king,
and said unto the king, “Know, O king ! that the law of the Medes
and Persians is, ' That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth
may be changed.?” 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought
Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and
said unto Daniel, “ Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will
deliver thee.” 17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth
f So Mat. 27. 66. of the den; fand the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the
signet of his lords, that the purpose might not be changed concerning
Daniel.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting ;
* Or, luble. neither were *instruments of music brought before him, and his sleep
went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and
went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den,
he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel; and the king spake and
said to Daniel, “O Daniel ! servant of the living God, is thy God,
whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?"
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, “ O king, live for ever ! 22 My God
g Heb. 11. 33. hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have
not hurt me, forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me;
and also before thee, O king ! have I done no hurt.” 23 Then was the
king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take
Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den,
and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his
God.
24 And the king commanded, "and they brought those men which
had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, (them,
i Est. 9. 10. See their children, and their wives ;) and the lions had the mastery of
them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bot-
tom of the den.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth, “ Peace be multiplied unto you! 26 I make
a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and
fear before the God of Daniel ; for he is the living God, and steadfast
; Lu. 1. 33. for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his
dominion shall be even unto the end. 27 He delivereth and rescueth,
and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath
| Heb. hand. delivered Daniel from the fpower of the lions."
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign
k Ezra 1. 1, 2 of "Cyrus the Persian.
A De. 19. 19.
De. 24. 16. 2 Ki.
14. 6.
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:.
DECREE FOR THE RETURN OF THE JEWS.
29. 10.
* Heb. caused a
Bls. 44. 28. &
45. 1, 13.
SECT. XX. SECTION XX.—Decree of Cyrus for the Return of the Jews ;--Psalms on
the Occasion.(80)
A. M. 3468.
B. C. 536.
Ezra i. 1-4.-PSALMS cxxvi. and lxxxv.m-2 Chron. xxxvi. 22, 23:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the
a Je. 25. 12. & LORD "by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred
up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he *made a proclamation
voice to pass. throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2“ Thus
saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me
all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath 'charged me to build him
a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Who is there among you
of all his people ? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem,
which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he
is the God, which is in Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever remaineth in any
Heb. lift him up. place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place thelp him with
silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the
freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.”
PS. CXXVI.
PSALM CXXVI.(81)
The Church, celebrating her incredible return out of captivly, 4 prayeth for, and prophesieth
the good success thereof..
A Song of Degrees.
* Heb. returned
When the Lord *turned again the captivity of Zion,
We were like them that dream.
& 85... Ho. 6. 2 Then 'was our mouth filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing:
Then said they among the heathen,
† Heb. hath ma.gr- “The LORD thath done great things for them.”
3 The Lord hath done great things for us,
Whereof we are glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord !
As the streams in the south.
the returning of
Zion, Ps, 53. 6.
11. Joel 3. 1.
a Ac. 12. 9.
Job 8. 21.
nified to do with
them.
(60) After the death of Darius the Median, Cyrus lem," (v. 2.) It is only natural, therefore, to con-
returned to Babylon, and took on him the whole clude that Daniel, who was so much interested in
government of the empire; over which he reigned, their accomplishment, and who had such constant
as sole monarch, seven years. The seventy years' access to the king, should lay before him those pre-
captivity, prophesied by Jeremiah, had now just ex- dictions (Isaiah xliv. 23, and xiv. 1,) which called
pired, cornputing it from the fourth of Jehoiakim; him by name, and foretold his high destiny, so many
and on the same month on which it began, Cyrus, years before he was born. Seventy years were
in the first year of his reign, granted a public decree now nearly elapsed since the Jews were first carried
for the rebuilding of the leinple and the return of out of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar, to people and
the Jews into their own land.-See Prideaux, vol. strengthen Babylon; and now, at their close, under
i. p. 183; and Ezra i. 1.
the Persian government, the weakening and dis-
There can be no doubt but that Daniel obtained peopling of that same city might be a strong reason
from Cyrus this decree in favor of the Jews. The for their being sent back again to their own coun-
fame of Daniel had extended itself all over the try. No wise prince would ever desire that any
east; and his recent interpretation of the wonderful part of his dominions should remain unpeopled":
handwriting on the wall must have materially in- who, then, could be more proper again to plant the
creased his reputation. As soon, therefore, as desolated country of Judæa than its former inhabi-
Cyrus had taken possession of Babylon, he sent for tants? But, whatever secondary causes operated
Daniel, and consulted with him as to the best on the mind of Cyrus, God's overruling power,
measures for the settlement of the government; which stirreth up the hearts of princes according to
and, on this occasion, he gave so much satisfaction, his will, brought it to pass, that in the first year of
that Cyrus soon after made him his minister of Cyrus' monarchy over the east, he issued his royal
state over all the provinces of the Babylonian em- decree for the rebuilding of the temple and the re-
pire. When Cyrus returned from his Syrian expe- turn of the Jews into their own country; thereby
dition to Babylon, he found that Daniel was held in fulfilling the prophecy of Jeremiah xxv. 11," and
the highest favor and esteein hy his uncle Darius these nations shall serve the king of Babylon
the Median; and that his fame was very much seventy years.”—Prideaux's Connection, p. 185, &c.
increased by his miraculous preservation in the (62) Psalm cxxvi. There is little doubt that this
lions' den. There is every reason, therefore, to Psalin was composed on the return of the Jews,
suppose that the prophet availed himself of this from their captivity in Babylon : the internal evi-
moment of popularity, and used all his influence dence almost demonstrates it.--Vide Bishop Horne ;
and authority to bring about the restoration of his Travell; Dr. Wells.
people. Josephus informs us, that. Cyrus was ac- That Psalm lxxxy. was likewise written on the
quainted with the prophecies of Isaiah ; and that same occasion is evident from ver. 1.-Dimock ,
he was so, is evident from the decree itself : “ He Poole's Annotations.
hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusa-
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DECREE FOR THE RETURN OF THE JEWS. [PERIOD VIL
&c.
PS. LXXXV.
title.
Ps. 77. 7.
31. 23. Ez. 39.
De. 13. 17.
6 Hab. 3. 2.
c See Je. 31. 9, 5 They "that sow in tears
Or, singing. Shall reap in tjoy.
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth,
* Or, seed basket. Bearing *precious seed,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
PSALM LXXXV.
The psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prayeth for the continiance thereof. 8 He
promiseth to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness.
* Or, of. Ps. 42,
To the chief Musician, a Psalm *for the sons of Korah.
LORD, thou hast been ffavorable unto thy land,
Or, well pleased,
Thou hast "brought back the captivity of Jacob.
a Je. 30. 18.& 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people,
25. Joel 3. 1. Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah!
3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath,
Or, thine anger Thou hast turned [thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
from waxing hot,
4 Turn us, O God of our salvation !
And cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?
Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations ?
6 Wilt thou not brevive us again,
That thy people may rejoice in thee ?
7 Show us thy mercy, O LORD,
And grant us thy salvation.
Hab. 2. 1.
8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak;
d Zec. 9. 10. For "he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints ;
€ 2 Pe. 2. 20, 21. But let them not turn again to folly.
f Is. 46. 13. 9 Surely "his salvation is nigh them that fear him,
& Zec. 2. 5. Jo. That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together,
n Ps. 72. 3. Is. 32. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
į (s. 45. 8.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
į Ja. 1. 17.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good,
And our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him,
And shall set us in the way of his steps.
2 CHRONICLES Xxxvi. 22, 23.—22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the
word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all
his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 « Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, Ali
the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged
me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of
all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up."
1. 14.
17. Lu. 2. 14.
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RETURN OF THE JEWS FROM CAPTIVITY.
PERIOD VIIÍ.
FROM THE TERMINATION OF THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY, TO
THE REFORMATION OF WORSHIP BY NEHEMIAH, AND THE
COMPLETION OF THE CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
BY SIMON THE JUST.
PART I.
FROM THE DECREE OF CYRUS, TO THE DEDICATION OF THE
SECOND TEMPLE.
=
SECTION 1.-Return of the Jews from their Captivity ;-Psalms composed
SECT. I.
on the Occasion.
A. M. 3468.
Ezra i. 5, to the end, ii., and iii. 1-7.(1)
B. C. 536,
The people provide for their return. 7 Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar.-
Chap. ii. 1 The number thut return, of the people, 36 of the priests, 40 of the Levites, 43 of the
Nethinims, 55 of Solomon's servants, 61 of the priests which could not show their pedigree. 64
The whole number of them, with their substance. 68 Their oblations. — Chap. iii. 1 The altar is
set up. 4 Offerings renewed. 7 Workmen prepared.
5 THEN rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and
a Phil. 2. 13. the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose "spirit God had
raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
* That is, helped
helped 6 And all they that were about them *strengthened their hands with
them.
(1) The Book of Ezra derives its name from its to his going up with that commission' and power
author, who was a descendant of Seraiah the high which he received from Artaxerxes. But whether
priest, slain by Nebuchadnezzar when he burnt the Ezra were, or were not at Jerusalem at the time
city and temple of Jerusalem. It is written in when this answer was made to Tatnai, (chap. iv.
Chaldee from the eighth verse of the fourth chapter 5.) “ We said unto them,” he may well be con-
to the twenty-seventh verse of the seventh chapter; ceived, if not actually present at the time, either as
as this part of the work contains letters and public copying a public record of the transaction, or as re-
decrees given in that language; Ezra, as a faithful lating the speech of his countryman on that occa-
historian, records them in the very words which sion. The same method of narration is observable
were originally used; more particularly, perhaps, throughout this book ; in the latter part of it (chap.
as the Jews, from their long continuance in Baby. vii. 12-26) the royal decree is inserted entire, in
lon, were more accustomed to the Chaldee than the Chaldee dialect; so, likewise, in the first part,
even to the Hebrew tongue. It is probable, like we find the edict of Cyrus, the epistle of the Sa-
wise, at this tinie the Chaldee paraphrases began maritans, and the reply, together with part of the
to be used, for it appears, Nehem. viii. 2, 3, 8, that fourth chapter, are also given in Chaldee. And it is
some could not understand the Law, which may not likely that a short historical compendium, like
signify they had forgotten the Hebrew language the Book of Ezra, should be the work of more than
during their captivity. It is evident that the author one author; nor ought we to assign it to several
of the Book of Ezra was personally present at the authors, unless we had either express declaration
transactions mentioned in it, the narrative being in or internal evidence that they were concerned in
the first person. It also bears upon the face of it it; all these evidences are wanting in the Book
every character of natural simplicity, and contains of Ezra.
more particulars of time, persons, and places, than This book is a continuation of the Jewish history,
could have been introduced by any other individual. from the time at which the Chronicles conclude : it
That the last four chapters of this book were written begins with a repetition of the two verses which
by Ezra himself there can be no doubt, as he par- terminate the Book of Chronicles. The first six
ticularly describes himself in the beginning of the chapters relate the return of the Jews under Zerub-
seventh chapter, and likewise frequently introduces babel, after their appointed period of captivity; their
himself in the subsequent chapters. The Jews, in reëstablishment in Judæa, and the rebuilding and
deed, ascribe the whole of this book to Ezra, and dedication of the temple in Jerusalem. The last
their opinion is adopted by most Christian commen- four chapters give an account of the appointment
tators. But as the writer of the first six chapters of Ezra to the government of Judæa by Artaxerxes
appears, from chap. v. 4, to have been at Jerusalem Longimanus; his return to his own country from
in the reign of Darius Hystaspes, and it appears Babylon; the disobedience of the Jews; and the
from the beginning of the seventh chapter that Ezra reformation he effected among them. The Book
did not go thither until the reign of Artaxerxes of Ezra harmonizes most strictly with the prophe-
Longimanus, (a distance of sixty years,) some per- cies of Haggai and Zechariah, which it materially
sons have ascribed the first six chapters to a more elucidates, (compare Ezra v. with Hagg. i. 12, and
ancient author. This, however, does not necessa- Zech. iv. 4.) It evinces the paternal care of Jeho-
rily follow; and we apprehend it will appear that vah over his chosen people, whose history it relates
these chapters were written by Ezra as well as the from the time of the edict issued by Cyrus, to the
last four, for possibly Ezra, after having accompa- twentieth year of Artaxerxes Longimanus, a period
nied Zerubbabel in the first return of the captivity, of about seventy-nine years. Ezrai is reported by
might have been again sent up to Babylon to coun- some traditionary accounts to have died in the 120th
teract the representations of those who opposed, year of his age, and to have been buried at Jerusa-
at the Persian court, the rebuilding of the city and lem ; though others say that he died in Porsia, and
the temple ; and the account of his departure, was buried on the banks of the river Samura, wbere
given in the seventh chapter, perhaps refers only his tomb is shown.-Gray and Horne in loc.
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& 25. ll.2 Ch.
Xxxvi.
vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with pre-
cious things, besides all that was willingly offered.
? Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the
6.2 Ki. 24. 13. LORD, 'which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem,
2 Ch. 36. 7.
and had put them in the house of his gods; 8 even those did Cyrus
king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer,
and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. 9 And
this is the number of them : thirty chargers of gold, a thousand char-
gers of silver, nine and twenty knives, žo thirty basons of gold, silver
basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a
thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand
and four hundred. (2) All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them
+ Heb. the trans- of fthe captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
portation.
Neh. 7. 6, &c. Now “these are the children of the province that went Ezra ii.
up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried
d 2Ki. 24. 14-16. away, 'whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away
**** unto Babylon, and carne again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one
Noh, Azariati, unto his city ; ? which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Sera-
* Or, Raamiah. iah, *Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, † Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah.
| Or, Mispereth.
The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 The children of Pa-
Or, Nehum.
rosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of
Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of Arah,
e See Ne. 7. 10. seven hundred seventy and five. 6 The children of Pahath-moab, of
f Ne. 7. 11.
the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and
twelve. The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
four. 8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The
children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of
* Or, Binnui, Ne. * Bani, six hundred forty and two. 11 The children of Bebai, six hun-
7. 15.
dred twenty and three. 12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two
hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred
sixty and six. 14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 16 The children
of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, three
| Or, Hariph, hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of tJorah an hundred and
Ne. 7. 24.
twelve. 19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
| Or, Gibeon, 20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth-
Neh. 7. 25.
lehem, an hundred twenty and three. 22 The men of Netophah, fifty
and six, 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
*Or, Bethazma 24 The children of * Azmaveth, forty and two. 25 The children of Kir-
veth, Neh. 7. 28.
jath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and
three. 26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and
one. 27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The
men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 29 The chil-
(?) The several events related in this eighth to eradicate from the breasts of the Jews the least
Period, are chiefly arranged in the order assigned remaining tendency to idolatry. And now on the
to them by Prideaux, and sanctioned by the high publication of the decree of Cyrus, another predic-
authorities of Bishop Tomline, Dr. Hales, Dr. tion of their prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, Jer.
Adam Clarke, and others.
xxvii. 21, 22. “The vessels that remain in the
Every circumstance which took place at this house of the Lord, shall be carried to Babylon, and
interesting moment, when the captives were about there shall they be till the day that I visit them,
to return to their own land, seems intended to prove saith the Lord; then will I bring them up, and re-
to the Jews the peculiar providence which had store them to this place." The Jews, in this in-
watched over their nation. The conquests of Cyrus stance, must have been clearly convinced that noth-
had brought about a universal peace; so that no ing but Divine inspiration could have foreseen an
interruption was apprehended by the exiles on event so improbable, as the preservation of the
their return to Judæa. The decree itself, of Cyrus, golden vessels of the temple from the rapacity
was obtained in consequence of the high reputation and impious sacrilege of the various idolatrous inon-
of Daniel, and the perusal of the prophecies of archs into whose hands they must have successive-
Isaiah, in which he was mentioned by name. The ly fallen; and at last, after the expiration of
reputation of Daniel had been raised to its present seventy years, be voluntarily restored to their
eminence by a series of astonishing events; which rightful possessors.
impressed the heathen nation with awe, and seemed
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copies.
The children of the children of Jeridid, and Ono, es
3. 9. called also
7. 43.
ki Ch. 9. 2.
dren of Nebo, fifty and two. 30 The children of Magbish, an hundred
fifty and six. 31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hun-
dred fifty and four. 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and
10!, Hurid, as it twenty. 33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred
twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
g 1 Ch. 24. 7. 36 The priests : the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine
- 24. 14. hundred seventy and three. 37 The children of "Immer, a thousand
il Ch. 9. 12. fifty and two. 38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred
j1 Ch. 24. 8. forty and seven. 39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
40 The Levites : the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children
# Or, Judah, ch. of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
Hodevah, Neh. 11 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children
of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children
of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
43 The "Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha,
the children of Tabbaoth, 44 the children of Keros, the children of
* Or, Sia.
* Siaha, the children of Padon, 45 the children of Lebanah, the children
of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 46 the children of Hagab, the chil-
| Or, Shamlai.
dren of tShalmai, the children of Hanan, 47 the children of Giddel, the
children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48 the children of Rezin,
the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 49 the children of
Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 50 the children of
1 Or, Nephishe-
Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim, 51 the
children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
52 the children of * Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of
Harsha, 53 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children
of Thamah, 54 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
1 1 Ki. 9. 21. 55 The children of 'Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the
children of Sophereth, the children of +Peruda, 56 the children of Jaa-
1,0r, Perida, Ne. lah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57 the children of
Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zeba-
1,017, Amon, Ne. im, the children of fAmi. 58 All the "Nethinims, and the children of
m Jos. 9. 21, 27. Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
59 And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa,
Cherub, * Addan, and Immer ; but they could not show their father's
house, and their fseed, whether they were of Israel. 60 The children of
Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred
fifty and two.
61 And of the children of the priests : the children of Habaiah, the
children of Koz, the children of Barzillai ; which took a wife of the
n 2 Sa. 17. 27. daughters of "Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
• Nu. 3. 10. 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by
*polluted from the genealogy, but they were not found; ºtherefore were they, as pol-
luted, put from the priesthood. 63 And the *Tirshatha said unto them,
sce Ne. 8. 9. that they ”should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a
2, 10, priest with 'Urim and with Thummim.
9 Ex. 28. 30. Nu. 64 The "whole congregation together was forty and two thousand
Ne. 7.67. three hundred and (3) threescore, 65 besides their servants and their maids,
sim.
* Or, Bazlith,
Neh. 7. 54.
7.57.
7. 59.
1 Ch. 9. 2.
* Or, Addon,
Ne. 7. 61.
| Or, pedigree.
1 Heb. they were
priesthood.
* Or, governor :
p Le. 22. 2, 10
15, 16.
27. 21.
(3) Some degree of surprise may perhaps be ex- houses, and to plant vineyards. They were re-
cited, that not more of the Jews returned to their ceived at an early period of their captivity into the
own land. The circumstance, however, may be peculiar favor of the kings of Babylon, in conse-
easily accounted for, when we consider the motives quence of the miraculous interposition of a Supreme
which are generally most powerful in their influ- Providence in favor of Daniel; it is not therefore
ence over the human mind. The Jews who were to be wondered at, that so many of the Jews pre-
taken captive to Babylon, had been commanded by ferred the luxury and ease of Babylon, to the labors,
their prophet Jeremiah to seek the peace of the the difficulties, and hardships to which they would
land where they were about to sojourn, to build be exposed, by returning to their now desolate
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& Neh. 7. 70.
of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven ;
and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing
women. 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six ; their mules,
two hundred forty and five; 67 their camels, four hundred thirty and
five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
68 And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the
house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, "offered freely for the house
of God to set it up in his place. 69 They gave after their ability unto
the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold,
and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the
singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and
all Israel in their cities.
? And when the seventh month was come, and the chil- Ezra iii. 1-7.
dren of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered
'Hag. 1. 1. & 2. 2. themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up +Jeshua
the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the
I Called Zoroba-
*bel, Nlat. 1. 12. son of 'Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God
2.& of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is "written in the Law
Lu. 3. 27. called of Moses the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases, (*)
u De. 12. 5.
for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries; and
+ Or, Joshua.
Zec. 3. 1.
Lu.3. 27.
t Mat. 1. 12. &
Salathisl.
country. The higher ranks preferred the splendor ten tribes were in captivity, as well as through all
and luxuries of the court of Persia; the lower Chaldea and Assyria, where the Jews were in cap-
elasses, the quiet enjoyment of their homes. Few tivity; which plainly implies, that both of them
were found with sufficient attachment for their re- were included in that decree, and that being a re-
ligious principles, or zeal for the restoration of their newal of the decree of Cyrus, both must be under-
ecclesiastical and civil polity, and their reunion as stood of the same extent. And we are told in
an independent nation, as to induce them to ex- Scripture, that, after the captivity (1 Chron. ix.
change the attractions of Babylon for the dangers 3), some of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh
and trials incident, even under the most favorable dwelt in Jerusalem, as well as those of Judah and
circumstances, to their reüstablishment in Judæa. Beniamin. And it appears from several places
Among the comparatively few who took advan- the New Testament (Luke ii. 36. James i. 1,
tage of the decree of Cyrus must be enumerated, Acts xxvi. 7,), that some of all the tribes were still
not only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, but in being among the Jews, even to the time of their
several likewise of the other tribes, who were car- last dispersion on the destruction of Jerusalem by
ried away by Tiglath-pileser, Salmaneser, and Esar- the Romans, though then all we recomprehended
haddon; who still retained the true worship of God under the name of Jews, which, after the Baby-
in a strange land, and did not go into the idolatrous lonish captivity, became the general name of the
usages and impieties of the heathens, among whom whole nation, as that of Israelites was before. And
they were dispersed, but joined themselves to the this being premised, it solves the difficulty which
Jews, when, by a like captivity, they were brought arises from the difference that is between the
into the same parts; and some, after all the Assyr. general number, and the particulars of those that
ian captivities, were still left in the land. For we returned upon Cyrus' decree. For the general
find some of them still there in the time of Josiah number both in Ezra and Nehemiah, is said to be
(2 Chron. xxxiv. 9, and xxxv. 18), and they suffered 42,360 ; but the particulars, as reckoned up in their
the Babylonish captivity, as well as the Jews, several families in Ezra, amount only to 29,818,
till at length they were wholly carried away in the and in Nehemiah to 31,031. The meaning of
last of them by Nebuzar-adan, in the twenty-third which is, they are only the tribes of Judah, Benja-
year of Nebuchadnezzar, (Jer. lii. 30.) And many min, and Levi, that are reckoned by their families
of them had long before left their tribes for their . in both these places, the rest being of the other
religion (2 Chron. xi. 16, xv. 9, and xxxi. 6,) and, tribes of Israel, are numbered only in the gross
incorporating themselves with their brethren of sum, and this is that which makes the gross sum so
Judah and Benjamin; dwelt in their cities, and much exceed the particulars in both the computa-
there fell into the samne calamity with them in their tions.-Prideaux's Connection, vol. i. anno 556.
captivity under the Babylonians And of all these The undoubted piety of the Jews who re-
a great number availed themselves of this decree turned to their own country, was shown in their
to return and dwell in their own cities; for both anxiety to restore the altar of God for burnt offering.
Cyrus' decree, as well as that of Artaxerxes, ex- This altar stood in the middle of the inner court of
tended to all the house of Israel. The decree of Ar- the temple of Solomon, exactly before the porch
taxerxes (Ezra vii. 13) is, by the name, to all the leading into the holy place; and on this were made
people of Israel, and that of Cyrus (Ezra i. 3.) is to the daily offerings of the morning and evening ser-
all the people of the God of Israel, that is, as ap- vice, and all other offerings, ordinary and extraordi-
pears by the text, to all those that worshipped God nary, which were offered up to God by fire. It had
at Jerusalem, which must be understood of the been beaten down and destroyed by the Babylo-
people of Israel, as well as of Judah; for that tem- nians at the burning of the temple, and now the
ple was built for both, and both had an equal right first exertions of the Jews were directed to the re-
to worship God there. And therefore Ezra, when building of it in the same place in which it had
he returned, in the reign of Artaxerxes Longiman- originally stood, and there they daily offered sacri-
us, sent a copy of the king's decree, whereby that fices, before any other part of the temple was raised,
fayor was granted him though all Media, where the -Prideaux's Connection, vol. i. p. 187.
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day.
28. 3, il, 19, 2
of the LORD was
12. 20.
62 Ch. 2. 16.
Ac. 9. 36.
Je. 29. 14. & 31
v Nu. 28. 3, 4. they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even 'burnt offer-
w Noh. 8. 14, 1
"Zec. 14, 16, 14. ings morning and evening. 4 They kept also the feast of Tabernacles,
* Ex. 23. 16. as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, ac-
y Nu. 29. 12, &c.
:cording to the custom, *as the duty of every day required : 5 and
* Heb. the mattor
of the day in his afterward offered the * continual burnt offering, both of the new-rnoons,
z Ex: 29. 38. Nu. and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of
& 29. 2, 8, 13.
26. every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
| Heb, the temple 6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt
not yet founded offerings unto the LORD. But fthe foundation of the temple of the
Or, workmen. Lord was not yet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and
a 1 Ki. 5. 6, 9.
2 Ch. 2. 1o. Ac. to the Icarpenters; and “meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of (“Zidon,
and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of
Joppa, ‘according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
c Ezra 6. 3.
PSALM CVII.(6)
PSALM CVII. The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in pruzsiny God, to observe his manifold providence, 4 over
travellers, 10 over captives, 17 over sicić men, 23 over seamen, 33 and in divers varieties of life.
a Mat. 19. 17.
10 give thanks unto the LORD, for “he is good,
For his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
o Is. 43. 5, 6: . 3 And 'gathered them out of the lands,
8, 10. Ez. 39. 27, From the east, and from the west,
28.
* Heb. from the
From the north, and *from the south.
4 They wandered in the 'wilderness in a solitary way,
c De. 32. 10.
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,
And he delivered them out of their distresses.
? And he led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men !
d Lu. 1. 53. 9 For dhe satisfieth the longing soul,
And filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Being bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God,
f Ps: 73. 24. Lu, And contemned the counsel of the Most High: '
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,
And he saved them out of their distresses.
sea.
e Lu. l. 79. See
Job 3. 5.
7. 30. Ac. 20.27.
(5) We may observe here, that the Tyrians were should characterize every attempt to elucidate the
the wealthy, commercial, maritime nation, which Holy Scriptures.
contributed more than any other people to the Ö Psalm cvii. is enumerated by Calmet, Horne,
building of the first teniple by Solomon. They and Gray among those which were probably written,
were principally concerned also in assisting the re- as well after other deliverances, as upon the release
building of the second temple under Ezra, (chap. from the Babylonish captivity, and at the building
iii. 7.) Is it fanciful to suppose that this nation and dedication of the second temple. It is inserted
was but a type of that more powerful, wealthy, here on the united authority of these laborious and
commercial, and maritime nation, which in the lat- distinguished writers, as well as on its internal
ter days shall contribute to the rebuilding of the evidence, arising from its applicability to the cir-
spiritual, and perhaps actual temple, at the final cumstances of the Jewish Church at this period.
restoration of the Jews, before the second advent On the same authorities, and for the same additional
of the common Head of the Church ? Many coin- reason, I have inserted here the lxxxviith, cxith,
cidences of this nature have suggested themselves cxiith, cxith, cxivth, cxvith, cxviith, cxxviith,
în proceeding through this Arrangement; but they cxxviiith, and cxxxivth. The cxxvth is referred
have been carefully withheld, from the apprehen- by Dr. Gray to the distresses of the Church, by
sion that I might be indulging in a spirit of specu- Horne to the return from the captivity.
lation, instead of that sobriety and judgment which
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Ps. 147. 15, &C.
Mat. 8. 8.
He isen saveth into the he gates
i Le. 7. 12. Ps.
15.
stand. Jonah 1.4.
8 Ac. 12. 7, &c. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
© & 16. 26, &c.
And brake their bands in sunder.
15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men !
16 For he hath broken the gates of brass,
And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17 Fools because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat,
And they draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble,
And he saveth them out of their distresses.
* 2 Ki. 20. 4, 5. 20 He "sent his word, and healed them,
e And delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
. And for his wonderful works to the children of men !
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
50. 14. He. 13.
And declare his works with frejoicing.
| Heb. singing. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships,
That do business in great waters,
24 These see the works of the LORD,
And his wonders in the deep.
1 Heb. maketh to 25 For he commandeth, and fraiseth the stormy wind,
Which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26 They mount up to the heaven,
They go down again to the depths,
Their soul is melted because of trouble.'
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And *are at their wit's end.
28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,
And he bringeth them out of their distresses.
i See Job 38. 11. 29 He 'maketh the storm a calm,
So that the waves thereof are still.
30 Then are they glad because they be quiet,
So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people,
And praise him in the assembly of the elders.
k 1 Ki. 17. 1, 7. 33 He kturneth rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
1 See Ge. 19. 25. 34 A 'fruitful land into tbarrenness,
ness. For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
m Job 38. 27. Ps. 35 He "turneth the wilderness into a standing water,
And dry ground into watersprings.
36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,
That they may prepare a city for habitation ;
37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards,
Which may yield fruits of increase.
n See Ge. 1. 22. 38 He "blesseth them also, so that they ºare multiplied greatly ;
And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
p 2 Ki. 10.32. 39 Again, they are º diminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon princes,
Or, void place. And causeth them to wander in the #wilderness, where there is no
q 1 Sa. 2.8. 41 Yet 'setteth he the poor on high *from affliction,
[way.
* Or, after.
And maketh him families like a flock.
* Heb. all their
toisdom is swal-
lowed up.
| Heb, saltness.
114. 8. Is. 41.
18.
& 12. 2.
o Ex. 1.7.
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42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice;
7 Pr. 10. 11. Ro. And all 'iniquity shall stop her mouth.
$ Ps. 64. 9. Je. 9. 43 Whoso 'is wise, and will observe these things,
Even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
3. 19.
12. Ho. 14. 9.
&c.
PSALM CXI.
following Psalm
mencing conscc-
PS. LXXXVII.
PSALM LXXXVII.
- The nature and glory of the Church. 4 The increase, honor, and comfort of the members thereof.
* Or, of.
A Psalm or Song *for the Sons of Korah.
a Or, Its, meaning
1 aHis foundation is in the holy mountains.
Zion's founda-
tion.-Ed.
2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
a See Is. 60. l, 3 Glorious "things are spoken of thee,
O city of God! Selah!
4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know
Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia ;
[me:
This man was born there.
5 And of Zion it shall be said,
This and that man was born in her;
And the Highest himself shall establish her.
• Ez. 13. 9. 6 The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people,
That this man was born there. Selah !
? As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there.
All my springs are in thee.
PSALM CXI.
The psalmist by his exumple inciteth others to pruise God for his glorious, 5 and gracious works.
10 The fear of God breedeth true wisclom.
* Heb. Halelu-
1 * Praise ye the LORD ! a
jah.
As this and the & I will praise the LORD with my whole heart,
are ulphabetical, 5 In the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
every line com
id 2 The "works of the LORD are great,
utively with its
59 Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
proper letter of
the Hebrew, al- 7 3 His work is honorable and glorious,
phabet, Hallelu-
jah must be con- 1 And his righteousness endureth for ever.
sidered as the
title. -Ed." 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered ;
a Job xxxviii... The Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
xli. Ps. 92. 5. &
139. 14. Re. 15. ♡ 5 He hath given tmeat unto them that fear him;
† Heb. prey. Mat.
Mat.' He will ever be mindful of his covenant.
6. 26, 33. 3 6 He hath showed his people the power of his works,
6 Re. 15. 3. 4
s That he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
† Heb. are estab-
lished, Is..40.8. 7 The works of his hands are överity and judgment;
Mat. 5. 18.
c Ps. 19. 9. Re. All his commandments are sure.
15. 3.
0 8 They tstand fast for ever and ever,
d Mat. 1. 21. Lu.
1. 68. ” And are done in truth and uprightness.
e Lu. 1. 49. 59 He dsent redemption unto his people ;
f Job 28. 28. Pr.
'1.7.& 9. 10. 3. He hath commanded his covenant for ever;
Ec. 12. 13.
| Or, Good suc- p foly and reverend
*cess. Pr. 3. 4. 910 The 'fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
w fA good understanding have all they *that do his commandments;
n His praise endureth for ever.
PSALM CXII.
PSALM CXII.
Godliness hath the promises of this life, 4. und of the life to come. 10 The prosperity of the godly
shall be an eyesore to the wicked.
* Heb. Hallel
1 *Praise ye the LORD!
sjah.
# Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD,
3 That delighteth greatly in his commandments !
i 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth;
7 The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
3.
* Heb. that do
thein.
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PSALMS COMPOSED BY THE JEWS.
97. Il.
6. 35.
d Epb. 5. 15.
11.7.
PSALA CXIII.
a Psalms cxiii. to
cxviii. form what
is called by the
Hebrews The
Great Hallel, or
was sung on
their most sol-
omn festivals,
and particularly
after the cele-
brution of the
Passover ; seo
a Mat. 6. 33. 3 Wealth "and riches shall be in his house,
1 And his righteousness endureth for ever.
Job 11. 17. Pe. 4 Unto bthe upright there ariseth light in the darkness;
. He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
cP8. 37. 26. Lu. • 5 A good man showeth favor, and lendeth;
He will guide his affairs dwith tdiscretion.
. Col. 4. 5. ? 6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever ;
e Pr. 10.7.
5 The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
f Pr. l. 33. D? He 'shall not be afraid of evil tidings ;
His heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
& Pr. 3. 33. 08 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid,
y Until he see his desire upon his enemies.
h 2 Co. 9. 9. 59 He "hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor ;
i De. 24. 13. His righteousness endureth for ever ;
P His horn shall be exalted with honor.
j Seo Lu. 13. 28.710 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved ;
1. 28.& » He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away;
The "desire of the wicked shall perish.
PSALM CXIII.a
An exhortation to praise God for his excellency, 6 for his mercy.
1 *Praise ye the LORD!
Praise, O ye servants of the LORD,
Praise the name of the LORD!
praise, which
2 Blessed be the name of the LORD
From this time forth and for evermore!
arly 3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same
The Lord's name is to be praised.
Mat. 26. 30. 4 The Lord is high above all nations,
And his glory above the heavens.
* Heb. Hallelujah.
5 Who is like unto the LORD our God,
a Is. 59. 19. Mal.
Who tdwelleth on high,
1 Heb. exalteth, 6 Who humbleth himself to behold
The things that are in heaven, and in the earth !
0 1 Sa. 2. 8. Ps. He 'raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
And lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ;
8 That he may set him with princes,
Even with the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman fto keep house,
And to be a joyful mother of children.
Praise ye the LORD!
PSALM CXIV.
PSALM CXIV.
An exhortation, by the example of the dumb creatures, to fear God in his Church.
a Ex. 13. 3.
When “Israel went out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
6 Ex. 6.7. & 19. 2 Judah bwas his sanctuary,
45, 46. De: 27.9. And Israel his dominion.
c Ex. 14. 21. Ps. 3 The sea saw it, and fled;
d Jos. 3. 13, 16.
Jordan dwas driven back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
And the little hills like lambs.
5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest ?
Thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back ?
6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams;
And ye little hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the LORD,
At the presence of the God of Jacob;
Mar. 14. 26.--
Ed.
1. 11.
bimself lo dwell.
107. 41.
ci Sa. 2. 5. Ps.
68. 6. Is. 54. 1.
Lu.1.13-15. Gal.
4. 27.
I Heb. to droell in
a house.
6. &
25. 8. & 29.
77. 16.
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20. 11.
* Heb. in my
days.
Heb. found me,
Ge. 44. 34.
11. 29.
27. 13.
c2 Co. 4. 13.
6 Ex. 17. 6. Nu. 8 Which 'turned the rock into a standing water,
The fint into a fountain of waters.
PSALM CXVI.
PSALM CXVI.
The psulmist professeth his love and duty to God for his deliverance. 12 He studieth to be thankful.
1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
Therefore will I call upon him *as long as I live.
3 The sorrows of death compassed me,
And the pains of hell tgat hold upon me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD;
O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful.
6 The LORD preserveth the simple;
I was brought low, and he helped me.
a Je. 6. 16. Mat. 7 Return unto thy "rest, O my soul;
For the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the LORD
6 Ge. 5. 22. Ps. In bthe land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken;
I was greatly afflicted;
11 I said in my haste,
d Ro. 3. 4.
« All dmen are liars."
12 What shall I render unto the LORD
For all his benefits toward me ?
13 I will take the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the LORD.
& Ps. 22.25. Jonah 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD
Now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of his saints.
16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant ;
I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid ;
Thou hast loosed my bonds.
f Le. 7. 12. Ps. 17 I will offer to thee 'the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the LORD.
18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord
Now in the presence of all his people.
19 In the courts of the Lord's house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem!
Praise ye the LORD!
PSALM CXVII.
PSALM CXVII.
An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth.
10 praise the LORD, all ye nations !
Praise him, all ye people !
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us;
And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.
Praise ye the LORD!
PSALM CXXV.
The safety of such as trust in God. 4 A prayer for the godly, and against the wicked.
A Song of degrees.
1 They that trust in the LORD shall be as Mount Zion,
Which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
137
2. 9. Mat. 5. 33.
50. 14.
a Ro. 15. 11.
PSALM CXXV.
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14. 5.
* Heb. wicked
noss.
b Pr. 2. 15.
6. 16.
TO
* Or, of Solomon,
| Heb. that are
builders of it in
it.
4. Jos. 24. 3, 4.
c De. 28.4.
quiver with them.
Pr. 27. 11.
2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,
So the Lord is round about his people
From henceforth even for ever.
a Pr. 22. 8. [s. 3 For "the rod of *the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the right-
Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. [eous;
4 Do good, O Lord! unto those that be good,
And to them that are upright in their hearts.
5 As for such as turn aside unto their bcrooked ways,
c Ps. 128. 6. Gal. The LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity;
But 'peace shall be upon Israel.
PS. CXXVII.
PSALM CXXVII.
The virtue of God's blessing. 3 Good children are his gift.
A Song of degrees *for Solomon.
Ps. 72, title.
1 Except the LORD build the house,
They labor in vain 7that build it;
Except the Lord keep the city,
The watchman waketh but in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late,
a Ge. 3. 17, 19. To "eat the bread of sorrows;
For so he giveth his beloved sleep.
6 Ge. 33. 5. & 48. 3 Lo! 'children are a heritage of the LORD;
And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
| Heb. filled his 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man;
d See Job 5. 4.
So are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath this quiver full of them;
* Or, shall sub-
due, as Ps. 18. They dshall not be ashamed,
47, 'or, destroy.
But they * shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
PS. CXXVIII.
PSALM CXXVIII.
The sundry blessings which follow them that fear God.
A Song of degrees.
1 Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD;
That walketh in his ways!
a 18. 3. 10. 2 For “thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands;
Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
6 Ez. 19. 10. 3 Thy wife shall be bas a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house ;
Thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed
That feareth the LORD.
5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion;
And thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
c Ge. 50. 23. Job 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children,
42. 16.
And peace upon Israel.
PS. CXXXIV.
PSALM CXXXIV.
An exhortation to bless God.
A Song of degrees.
1 Behold, bless ye the LORD,
All ye servants of the LORD,
al Ch. 9. 33. Which "by night stand in the house of the LORD!
2 Lift ”up your hands *in the sanctuary,
* Or, in holiness.
And bless the LORD!
3 The Lord that made heaven and earth
Bless thee out of Zion!
Section II.—The Foundation of the Temple laid ;-Psalms thereon.
A. M. 3469.
Ezra iii. 8, to the end.—Psalms lxxxiv. and lxvi.
B. C. 535.
8 Now in the second year of atheir coming unto the house of God at
srael- Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Sheal-
61 Ti. 2. 8.
SECT. II.
a i. e. the Israel.
ites.-Ed.
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27.
Ez. 2. 40.
tiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren
the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the
a 1 Ch. 23. 24, captivity unto Jerusalem ; and appointed the Levites, from twenty
years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the
LORD. 9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel
* Or, Hlodavial, and his sons, the sons of * Judah, ftogether, to set forward the work-
| Heb. as one.
men in the house of God; the sons of Henadad, with their sons and
m
their brethren the Levites. 10 And when the builders laid the founda-
01 Ch. 16. 6, 42. tion of the temple of the LORD, 'they set the priests in their apparel
with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to
c 1 Ch. 6. 31.& praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And
dEx. 15. 21. dthey sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the
2.Ch.7.3. Neh. LORD ; because he is good, 'for his mercy endureth for ever toward
e 1 Ch. 16. 34. Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they
Je praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD
33. 11. was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the
g See Hag. 2. 3.
fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when
the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a
loud voice ; and many shouted aloud for joy. 13 So that the people
could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the
weeping of the people ; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and
the noise was heard afar off.
12. 24.
Ps. cxxxvi.
1 Ch. 16. 41. Je.
PS. LXXXIV.
PSALM LXXXIV.
The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary, 4 showeth how blessed they are that dwell
therein. 8 Hé pruyeth to be restored unto it.
* Ps. 8, title.
To the chief Musician *upon Gittith, A Psalm ffor the sons of Korah.
+ Or, of.
1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young
Even thine altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King, and my God!
4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house!
They will be still praising thee. Selah !
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;
In whose heart are the ways of them!
1. Or, of mulberry 6 Who passing through the valley fof Baca make it a well;
trees make him
a well, f-c. 2 Sa. The rain also *filleth the pools.
5. 22, 23.
? They go tfrom strength to strength,
* Heb. covereth.
| Or, from com Every one of them in Zion “appeareth before God.
8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Pr. 4. 18. 2 Co.
3. 18.
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah!
a De. 16. 16. Zec.
9 Behold, O God our shield,
6 Ge. 15. 1. And look upon the face of thine anointed.
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.
Heb. I would I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,
Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a 'sun and shield;
c Is. 60. 19.
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will he withhold
From them that walk uprightly.
pany to company.
14. 16.
choose rather to
sit at the thresha
old.
(7) Psalm lxxxiv. is inserted in this place from its Church, which was now again enjoying the ser-
internal evidence that it was written about this vices of the altar, it will not appear improbable that
period. The precise time of its composition is quite the psalm was composed about this time, by one
uncertain; and if the beautiful earnestness and of those pious Jews who were anxious to see their
devotional spirit which runs through this psalm worship restored in its former splendor.
be compared with the actual state of the Jewish
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TYYT
* Heb. all the
earu.
obedience, Ps. 18.
44. & 81. 15.
Heb. lie.
d Ex. 14. 21.
12 O LORD of hosts,
Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee!
PS. LXVI.
PSALM LXVI.(8)
The Psalmist exhorteth to praise God, 5 to observe his great works, 8 to bless him for his gracious
benefits. 12 He roweth for himself religious service to God.' 16 He declareth God's special
goodness to himself,
To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.
1 Make a joyful noise unto God, *all ye lands!
2 Sing forth the honor of his name;
Make his praise glorious !
3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works!
+ Or, yield feigned Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies tsubmit
themselves unto thee.
4 All the earth shall worship thee,
And shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah !
5 Come and see the works of God;
He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6 He "turned the sea into dry land ;
0 Jos. 3. 14, 16. They 'went through the flood on foot;
There did we rejoice in him.
? He ruleth by his power for ever;
His eyes behold the nations ;
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah !
8 O bless our God, ye people,
And make the voice of his praise to be heard ;
| Heb. putteth. 9 Which tholdeth our soul in life,
And suffereth not our feet to be moved !
Ps. 17. 3. 19. 48. 10 For “thou, O God, hast proved us ;
Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11 Thou 'broughtest us into the net;
e La. 1. 13.
Thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
f Is. 51. 23.
12 Thou 'hast caused men to ride over our heads;
& Is. 43. 2. We Śwent through fire and through water;
* Heb. moist. But thou broughtest us out into a *wealthy place.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings;
I *will pay thee my vows,
+ Heb.opened. 14 Which my lips have tuttered,
And my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
Heb. marrow. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of ffatlings, with the incense
of rams;
I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah !
16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God,
And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17 I cried unto him with my mouth,
And he was extolled with my tongue.
i Job 27. 9. Pr. 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear me ;
31. Ja. 4. 3.
19 But verily God hath heard me,
He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer,
Nor his mercy from me!
10.
d Zec. 13. 9. 1 Po.
1.6, 7.
h Ec.5. 4.
15. 29. & 28. 9.
Is. 1. 15. Jo. 9.
) Psalm lxvi. is inserted by Calmet, Horne, and and from its apparent applicability to the circum-
Gray, among those which were probably composed stance related in Ezra iii. 10–14.
about this time. It is placed here on their authority,
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* Heb. the sons
SECT. III. SecTION III.-The Building of the Temple interrupted ;-Last Vision of
Daniel.
A. M. 3470.
B. C. 534.
Ezra iv. 1-5,(9) part of 24.--Psalm cxxix.-Dan. X. to xii.
The adversaries, being not accepted in the building of the temple with the Jews, endeavour to hinder
it. - Dan. x. i Daniel, having humbled himself, seeth a vision. 10 Being troubled with fear, he
is comforted by the angel. - Dan, xi. 1 The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia. 5
Leagues and conflicts between the Icings of the south and of the north. 30 The invasion and
tyranny of the Romuns. -- Dan. xii. 1 Michael shull deliver Israel from their troubles. 5 Daniel
iš informed of the times.
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that *the
of the transpor-
tation. children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of
Israel ; ? then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers,
and said unto them, “ Let us build with you; for we seek your God,
a 2 Ki. 17. 24, 32, as ye do, and we do sacrifice unto him asince the days of Esar-haddon
33. & 19. 37.
king of Assur, which brought us up hither.” 3 But Zerubbabel, and
Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto
them, “ Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house unto our God;
but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as
king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us." 4 Then the people
of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled
them in building, 5 and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their
© The sacred authors commonly give the name tan and have a devil were things of equal reproach.
of Samaritans only to those stranger people the This rancor, from various circumstances, was car-
Cuthites, whom the kings of Assyria sent from ried to such an excess, that the Jews published a
beyond the Euphrates to people the kingdom of curse and an anathema against them, the hitterest
Samaria, when they carried captive the Israelites, that ever was denounced against any people; for
who were its former inhabitants, (2 Kings xvii. 23, thereby they forbade all manner of communication
24.) We may therefore fix the first establishment with them, declared all the fruits and products of
of the Samaritans in Judæa when Shalmaneser con their land, and every thing else of theirs, which
quered that part of the country. When Esarhad was either eaten or drunk among them, to be as
don was informed that this people were infested by swine's flesh, and prohibited all of their nation ever
lions, he imputed it to their ignorance of the " god to taste thereof, and also excluded all of that people
of the land,” (2 Kings xvii. 26–34.) He therefore from being ever received as proselytes to their re-
sent unto them one of the Jewish priests to teach ligion. And, in the last place, proceeded so far, as
them the worship and the rites of the God of Israel, even to the barring of them for ever from having
and from this time they worshipped Jehovah, in any portion in the resurrection of the dead to eter-
conjunction with their own idol deities. The Sa- nal life, as if this also were in their power. For
maritans, hearing that the Jews had begun to re- many ages past, the conduct of the Jews towards
build the temple at Jerusalem, expressed a great the Samaritans hath been according to the tenor
desire to be allowed to unite with them in this work; of this anathema; they constantly refusing all man-
but the Jews, doubting their sincerity, and consid- ner of converse or communication with them: and
ering them as idolators, made answer to them, so it was even in our Saviour's time; for why else
that they, not being of the seed of Israel, had noth- should the woman of Samaria ask our Saviour,
ing to do to build a temple to their God, and that "How is it that thou being a Jew askest drink of
they would, according to the decree of Cyrus, build me, who am a woman of Samaria ?” but that it was
by themselves a temple to the Lord God of Israel. even then forbidden among the Jews either to eat
At which the Samaritans being much incensed, or drink any thing of that which was the Samari-
they did all they could to hinder the work ; and tans': and the words immediately following are to
although they could not alter Cyrus's decree, yet this purpose ; for they tell us that “the Jews had
they prevailed, by bribes and underhand dealings no dealings with the Samaritans."
with his ministers, and other officers concerned The learned Dean Grayes has beautifully pointed
therein, to put obstructions to the execution of it; out the manner in which the opposition of the
so that for several years the building went but very Samaritans was overruled to the general good of the
slowly on; which the Jews resenting, according Church of God. The intermixture of the Samari-
as it deserved, this became the beginning of that tans, who were not entirely weaned from the sur-
bitter rancor which hath ever since existed between rounding idolatry, might, had the Jews acquiesced
them and the Samaritans; which, being increased in their wishes, once more have involved them in
by other causes, grew at length to that height, that that sin. The very opposition of this people served
nothing became more odious to a Jew than a Sa- to make the Jews more vigilant in preserving,
maritan; of which we have several instances in the and the Samaritans of emulating, the purity of the
Gospels; and so it still continues. For, even to Mosaic Law. They became hostile, and therefore
this day, a Cuthcan (that is, a Sarnaritan), in their unsuspected, guardians of the purity of the Sacred
language, is the most odious name among them, Text, particularly, the Pentateuch : and while many
and that which, in the height of their anger, by of the Jews expected only a temporal Messiah,
way of infamy and reproach, they bestow on those some of the Samaritans, from the Pentateuch alone,
they most hate and abominate. And by this they seem to have attained a juster notion of his real
commonly call us Christians, when they would character. See also on this subject, Bishop Hor-
express the bitterest of their hatred against us. sley's admirable Sermon on the words--- The
Hence the Jews, in expressing their utmost ayer- wornan was a Greek, a Syro-Phænician by nation."
sion to our Saviour, said unto him, " Thou art a - Prideaux, Connection, vol. i. p. 227, anno 5:35 ;
Samaritan, and liast a devil;" as if to be a Samari. Calmet, art. Samaritan; Graves On the Pentateuch.
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purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of
Darius king of Persia. 24 Then ceased the work of the house of God
which is at Jerusalem.
PS. CXXIX.
* Or, Much,
a See Ez. 23. 3.
Ho. 2. 15. Se ll.
9 Pg. 124. 1.
PSALM CXXIX.(10)
An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions. 5 The haters of the Church
are cursed.
A Song of degrees.
1 *Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth,
May 'Israel now say;
2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back;
They made long their furrows.
4 The LORD is righteous;
He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5 Let them all be confounded and turned back
That hate Zion.
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops,
Which withereth afore it groweth up;
7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand,
Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
8 Neither do they which go by say,
The blessing of the Lord be upon you ;
We bless you in the name of the LORD.
c Ps. 37. 2.
d Ru. 2. 4. Ps
118.26.
1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was DANIEL X.(11)
a Re. 19. 9. revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar;
* lleb. great. "and the thing was true, but the time appointed was *long; and he un-
op derstood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 2 In those days
1 Heb. bread of IDaniel was mourning three tfull weeks. 3 I ate no fpleasant bread, neither
desires.
v Mat. 6. 17. came flesh nor wine in my mouth, 'neither did I anoint myself at all,
† Heb. weeks of
days.
(10) Psalm cxxix. This Psalın was probably com- the Jews were to be restored, antichrist destroyed,
posed by Ezra, or Nehemiah, for the consolation the fulness of the Gentiles brought in, and the
of the Jews at the time when the Samaritans ob- Millennium, or reign of saints, was to begin (5-13).
structed the rebuilding of the city and temple. But the exact period, until PROVIDENCE shall open
Dimock.
more of the seals, cannot be fully ascertained.
(?) In consequence of the stratagems used by Upon the whole, we may observe with Bishop
the Samaritans to defeat the object of the decree Newton, what an amazing prophecy is this, com-
of Cyrus, the building of the temple had now ceased. prehending so many various events, and extending
Daniel gave himself up to mourning three weeks through so many successive ages, from the first es-
together; he then sees the vision, an account of tablishment of the Persian empire, upwards of 530
which is contained in these three last chapters of years before Christ, to the general resurrection !
his book. In this vision he is informed of various What a proof of a Divine Providence, and of a
particulars concerning the Persian, Grecian, and Divine Revelation ! for who could thus declare the
Roman empires, and the kingdom of the Messiah, things that shall be, with their times and seasons,
(chap. x.), states the occasion of the vision, and but He only who háth them in his power; whose
describes the Glorious Personage who appeared to dominion is over all, and whose kingdom endureth
the prophet.
from generation to generation !
The prediction then foretells the fate of the Per- Of all the old prophets, Daniel is the most distinct
sian empire (xi. 2,) whose fourth king, Darius, was in the order of time, and easiest to be understood;
attacked, and his empire destroyed, by Alexander and on this account, Sir Isaac Newton observes,
(3); the partition of his vast dominions into four in those events which concern the last times, he
kingdoms (4); and the wars between the kingdoms must be the interpreter of the rest. All his pre-
of Egypt (which lay to the south of Judæa) and of dictions relate to each other, as if they were sever-
Syria (which lay to the north of the Holy Land,) al parts of one general prophecy. The first is the
are then related together with the conquest of easiest to be understood, and every succeeding
Macedon by the Romans (5–36). The prophecy prophecy adds something to the former. Though
then declares the tyranny of the papal antichrist, his style is not so lofty and figurative as that of the
which was to spring up under the Roman empire other prophets, it is more suitable to his subject,
(36-39), and the invasions of the Saracens (from being clear and concise; his narratives and descrip-
the south) and of the Turks (from the north) in the tions are simple and natural; and, in short, he
time of the end, or latter days of the Roman mon- writes more like a historian than a prophet.
archy (40–45.) This prophetic vision concludes Of the genuineness and authenticity of the book
with foretelling the general resurrection (xii. 1-4), of Daniel we have every possible evidence, both
and with announcing the time when all these great external and internal.
events were to have their final consummation, when
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cGe. 2 14.
* Heb. Onc man.
d Re. 1. 13-15.
e Ez. l. 16.
Í Ez. 1. 14.
feof lightning so was 'like thing were girde
19. 12.
15.
1. 15.
17.
desires.
I Re. 1. 17.
m Ac. 10. 4.
p Da. 8. 26. Hab.
2. 3.
till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 4 And in the four and twentieth
day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which
is 'Hiddekel ; 5 then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold *a
certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were dgirded with fine gold
& 15.6. of Uphaz. 6 His body also was 'like the beryl, and his face 'as the ap-
pearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms
g Re. 1. 14. & "and his feet like in color to polished brass, and the voice of his words
like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision;
h Ex. 1.7. Re. l.
for the men that were with me saw not the vision ; but a great quaking
i Ez. 1. 24. Ro.
Ro. fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 8 Therefore I was
j 2 Ki. 6. 17. Ac. left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength
9.7.
† Or, vigor.
in me; for my tcomeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I
retained no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when
I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face,
and my face toward the ground.
k Jo. 1. 9. Re. l. 10 And, kbehold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees,
† Heb. moved. and upon the palms of my hands. 11 And he said unto me,“ o Daniel,
* Heb. a man of *a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee,
+ Heb. stand upon and fstand upright; for unto thee am I now sent.” And when he
Usy standing. had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said he unto
me, “ Fear 'not, Daniel ; for from the first day that thou didst set thy
heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, 'thy words
were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But the prince of the
kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo!
n Jude 9. Ro. 12. "Michael, fone of the chief princes, came to help me ; and I remained
t'Or, the first. there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I am come to make thee un-
o Ge. 49. 1. derstand what shall befall thy people 'in the latter days ; ”for yet the
vision is for many days.” 15 And when he had spoken such words unto
me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 16 And,
behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips.
Then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood
before me, “O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon
*Or, this servant me, and I have retained no strength. 17 For how can *the servant of
this my lord talk with this my lord ? for as for me, straightway there
remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.” 18 Then
there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man,
and he strengthened me, 19 and said, “O man greatly beloved, fear
not; peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong." And when he
had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak;
for thou hast strengthened me.” 20 Then said he, “ Knowest thou
wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the
prince of Persia ; and when I am gone forth, lo! the prince of Grecia
shall come. 21 But I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture
+ Heb. strength of truth; and there is none that tholdeth with me in these things,
but Michael your prince.
166 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, DANIEL Xi.
stood to confirm and to strengthen him. 2 And now will I
show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Per-
sia ; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all ; and by his strength
through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. 3 And
a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and
do according to his will. 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom
shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven;
and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled;
for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides those.
5« And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes;
and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion ; his dominion
of my lord.
eneth himself.
Ju. 9. Re. 12.
7.
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brought forth.
their desire.
I Or, then shall
again.
dren of robbers.
4. Heb. associate shall be a great dominion. 6 And in the end of years they shall tjoin
themselves.
themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come
* Heb. rights. to the king of the north to make *an agreement. But she shall not
retain the power of the arm, neither shall he stand, nor his arm ; but
tor, whom so she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and the that begat
her, and he that strengthened her in these times. But out of a branch
Or, in his place, of her roots shall one stand up fin his estate, which shall come with
'or, ofice. ver. 20.
an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and
shall deal against them, and shall prevail. 8 And shall also carry cap-
* Heb. vessels of tives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with * their precious
vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the
king of the north. 9 So the king of the south shall come into his king-
7 Or, war. dom, and shall return into his own land. 10 But his sons shall tbe stirred
up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall
q Is. 8. 8. certainly come, "and overflow, and pass through: fthen shall he return,
the be stirred up and be stirred up, even to his fortress. 11 And the king of the south
shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him,
even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multi-
tude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he
hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he
shall cast down many ten thousands, but he shall not be strengthened
by it. 13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a
* Heb. at the end multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come *after cer-
of times, even
years. Þa. 4. 16. tain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those
& 12.7.
times there shall many stand up against the king of the south ; also
t Heb. the chil- fthe robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision,
** but they shall fall. 15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up
1 Heb. the city of a mount, and take the most fenced cities; and the arms of the south
munitions.
people shall not withstand, neither *his chosen people, neither shall there be
of his choices. any strength to withstand. 16 But he that cometh against him shall
do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he
For goodly land. shall stand in the tglorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
Da. 8. 9. ver. 41,
45. Heb. land of 17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole
I Or, much up-
- kingdom, and fupright ones with him ; (thus shall he do ;) and he
rightness, or shall give him the daughter of women, *corrupting her ; but she shall
equal conditions.
* Heb. to corrupt. not stand on his side, neither be for him. 18 After this shall he turn his
† Heb. for him. face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a prince tfor his own
behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease ; without his
proach.
own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. 19 Then he shall turn
his face toward the fort of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall,
8 Job 20. 8. Ps. and 'not be found. 20 Then shall stand up *in his estate ta raiser of
21.
taxes in the glory of the kingdom ; but within few days he shall be
lace. destroyed, neither in fanger, nor in battle. 21 And *in his estate 'shall
† Heb. one that stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honor of the
actor to pass kingdom ; but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by
flatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from
I Heb. angers.
* Or, in his place. before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
i Da. 7. 8. & 8, 9. 23 And after the league made with him "he shall work deceitfully; for he
Fulfilled about shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 24 He shall
171 B. C.
enter tpeaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he
u Da. 8. 25.
| Or, into the shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers;
peaceable and fut, he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and
Heb. think his he shall #forecast his devices against the strong-holds, even for a time.
thoughts.
out 25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the
south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up
to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand,
for they shall forecast devices against him. 26 Yea, they that feed of
* Heb. the people.
ornament.
"
I Heb. his re-
37. 36. Ez. 26.
mit Or, in his place.
ver. 7.
causeil an cm-
over.
23, 25.
&C.
Fulfilled about
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-
* Heb. Their
hcarls.
&c.
14, &c.
| Fulfilled about
covembe grieveships of chill not be used he she
y I Mac. 1. 30,
2
a lot
eih.
21 Mac. 1. 43,
semble.
6 Heb. 11. 34,
&c.
Re. 13. 5, 6.
fls. 14. 13.
2 Thes. 2. 4.
the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow;
and many shall fall down slain. 27 And both these kings' *hearts shall
be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table ; but it shall
not prosper, for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. 28 Then
ul Mac. 1. 19, shall he return into his land 'with great riches ; and "his heart shall
w 2 Mac. 5. 11, be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to
his own land. 29 At theftime appointed he shall return, and come to-
Fulfilled about
169 B. C. ward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
168 B. C.
30« For the ships of Chittim shall come against him; therefore he
2 Nu. 24. 24. Je. shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation Yagainst the holy
2. 10.
covenant. So shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence
$ 44, &c. 2 Mac. with them that forsake the holy covenant. 31 And arms shall stand on
5. 24, &c.
his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take
Or, astonish- away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that
#maketh desolate. 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant
* 52. 2 Mac. 4.'13, shall he * corrupt by flatteries; but the people that do know their God
14. & 5. 15.
is shall be strong, and do exploits. 33 And “they that understand among
the people shall instruct many; byet they shall fall by the sword, and
a Mal. 2.7.
by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. 34 Now when they shall
fall, they shall be holpen with a little help; but many shall cleave to
ci Pe. 1. 7.
them with flatteries. 35 And some of them of understanding shall fall,
| Or, by them.
d2 Thes. 2. 4. "to try fthern, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time
of the end ; because it is yet for a time appointed. 36 And the king
el Ti. 4. 3.
shall do according to his will; and he shall dexalt himself, and magnify
himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the
I Or, But in his
God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished;
* Heb. as for the
“Almighty todene for that that is determined shall be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the
in his seat heer God of his fathers, 'nor the desire of women, nor regard any god ;
he shall honor a' for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 |But *in his estate shall he
god, whom, Soc.
for, munitions. honor the God of fforces; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall
Heb. Mauzzim, he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and fpleasant
or, gods protec-
things. 39 Thus shall he do in the *most strong holds with a strange
1 Heb. things de
9. god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory; and he shall
* Heb. fortresses cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for fgain.
of munitions.
† Heb. a price. 40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him;
& Is. 21. 1. Zec. and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind,
n Ez. 38. 4, 15.
5. with chariots, "and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall
with ChalOLS, and WIL
Re. 9. 16. enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall
ver: 16. Heband, enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be over-
land of delight, thrown; but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab,
i Is. 11. 24. and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He shall * stretch forth his
* Heb. send forth. hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver,
k Ps. 48. 2. and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the
2 Thes. 2. 4.
| Or, goodly.
Ethiopians shall be jat his steps. 44 But tidings out of the east and out
Heb. mountains of the north shall trouble him ; therefore he shall go forth with great
of dclight of holi-
fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 And he shall plant
. the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in kthe tglorious holy
19. 20. mountain ; 'yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
16 And at that time shall Michael(12) stand up, the great Daniel xii.
prince which standeth for the children of thy people ; "and
stead.
shall honor, yca,
tors.
sired, Is. 44.
9. 14.
or, ornament.
; Ez. 11. 8.
ness.
11 Mac. 6. 8-16.
2 Thes. 2.8. Re.
m Is. 26. 20, 21.
Je. 30. 7. Mat.
24. 21. Re. 16.
18.
(12) Much discussion has at various times been November Sermon, preached at Ely, of which
entered into respecting the meaning of the word Church he was a prebendary, in 1661; he is dis-
Michael, which occurs in this last vision of Daniel. cussing the passage in Daniel x. 21. " There is
Many learned men are of opinion that Michael is none that holdeth with me but Michael your Prince.
but a name for Christ, or the Angel of the Cove- Who is the Prince of the Church but Christ," &c.
nant, the Angel Jehovah.
--Vide Lightfoot's Works, vol. ii. p. 114.
Lightfoot is of this opinion. In his fifth of The learned Joseph Mede is ‘of the opposite
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BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE RESUMED;
15.
10.
there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a
n Ro. 11. 26. nation even to that same time. And at that time thy people "shall be
o Ex. 32. 32. Ps.
Pas delivered, every one that shall be ºfound written in the book. 2 And
56. 8. & 69. 28.
Ez. 13. 9. Lu." many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, ?some
10. 20. Phil. 4.
3. Re. 3. 5. &* to everlasting life, and some to shame 'and everlasting contempt. 3 And
18. 8.
Mai: 25.46. Jo, they that be fwise shall 'shine as the brightness of the firmament;
*5.23, 29. Ac. 24. ®and they that turn many to righteousness, 'as the stars for ever and
q Is. 66. 24. Ro. ever. But thou, O Daniel, “shut up the words, and seal the book,
9. 21.
even to the time of the end : many shall run to and fro, and knowledge
1 Or, teachers.
Pr. 4. 18. Wisd. shall be increased."
3. 7. Mat. 13. 43.
* 5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one
s Ja. 5. 20.
t 1 Co. 15. 41, 42. on this side of the *bank of the river, and the other on that side of
u Re. 10. 4. &
4. & 22. the bank of the river. 6 And one said to the man clothed in linen,
* Heb. lip. which was tupon the waters of the river, “How long shall it be to the
for, from above. end of these wonders ?" 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which
v See Ge. 14. 22. was upon the waters of the river, when he 'held up his right hand and
20 Re. 12. 14.
4. his left hand unto heaven, and sware by Him that liveth for ever that
I Or, part.
Lu. 21. 24. Re. it shall be for a time, times, and fa half; *and when he shall have
10.7.
accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things
shall be finished. 8 And I heard, but I understood not; then said I,
“O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things ? ” 9 And he said,
y Zec. 13. 9. “Go thy way, Daniel ; for the words are closed up and sealed till the
2 Ho. 14. 9. Re. time of the end. 10 Many 'shall be purified, and made white, and
9. 20. & 22. 11.
a Lu. 24. 25.
tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked
shall understand; but “the wise shall understand. 11 And from the time
* Heb. to set up
the abomination, that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and *the abomination that
8C.
eth. †maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and
Or, astonisheth.
for, and thou, ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand
&c. Is. 57. 2.
Re. 14. 13. three hundred and five and thirty days. 13 But go thou thy way till the
end be; ffor thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days."
SECT. IV. Section IV.- The Building of the Temple resumed ;--Haggai and Zecha-
riah prophesy.
A. M. 3455.
Ezra iv. latter part of ver. 24, v. 1.-HAGGAI I. 1-11.-Ezra v. 2.-Hag. i. 12, to the end.
B. C. 520.
ii. 1-9.-Zech. i. 1-6.-Hag. ii. 10, to the end.--Zrch. i. 7, to the end, and ii.-vi.
Haggai reproreth the people for neglecting the building the house. He inciteth them thereto. Ze-
rubbabel und Shealtiel set forward the building. Hagyui promiseth them God's assistance, and
encourageth the people to the work by the promise of greuter glory to the second lemple than wus in
the first. Zechariüh exhorteth the people to repentance. Haggar, by the type of holy things and
unclean, showeth that their sins hindered the work. God's promise to Zerubbabel. At the prayer
of the angel comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem by Zechariah. His vision of the four
horns, and the four carpenters. — ZECH. ii. 1 God, in the care of Jerusalem, sendetli to measure
it. 6 The redemption of Zion. 10 The promise of God's presence. — Zech. iii. 1 Under the
type of Joshua, the high priest, receiving clean gurments, and a covenant of promise, 8 Christ the
Branch and Corner Stone is promised. -- ZECH. iv. 1 By the golden candlestick is foreshowed
the good success of Zerubhubel's foundulion. 11 By the iwo olive trees the two anointed ones.
--- ZECH, v. I By the fring roll is showed the curse of thieuse and swearers. 5 By a woman
pressed in an ephah, the final judgment of wickedness. — ZECH. vi. 1 The vision of the four
chariots. 9 By the crowns of Joshua are showed the temple and kingdom of Christ the Branch.
So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of
(13) Persia. 1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Ezra v. 1.
Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that
opinion. Sed quis, inquics, est iste Michuel? Non Bishop Warburton has given his vote on the op-
opinor. Christus ipse, sed,' &c.--Mede's Works, p.posite side, in a very singular remark contained in
495, line 1.
the thirty-fourth of his letters, p. 92.
Bishop Horsley, in his Sermon on the Watchers, Mr. Faber too agrees with Lightfoot and Horsley
supposes that Michael is merely a name given to in their opinion that Michael was Christ. See the
Christ; and after much ingenious discussion, he arguments on this point, admirably discussed in the
thus proceeds: “From all this it is evident that fifth Exercitation of the learned Witsius. With
Michael is a name for our Lord himself, in his par- the most commendable impartiality he has examined
ticular character of the champion of his faithful both sides of this question, and I think the reader
people, against the violence of the apostate faction will be inclined to adopt his conclusion, that
and the wiles of the devil. In this point I have a Michael the Archangel is the Saviour of the Chris-
host of the learned on my side; and it will be fur- tian Church.-Vide Witsius, Miscel. Sacra, Exerc.
ther evident from what is yet to come."--Horsley's 5.—De Michaele.
Sermons, vol. ii. p. 376.
(13) A new dynasty of kings may in one sense be
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HAGGAI PROPHESIES.
* Heb. by the
al Ch. 3. 17, 19
3. 27.
1 Heb. Set your
'heart on your
& De. 28. 38. Ho.
4. 10. Mic. 6. 14,
15.
were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even
unto them.
* In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth Hag. i. 1-11.
month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the
LORD *by Haggai the prophet unto “Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
hand of Haggai.
tgovernor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest,
12. Lu. saying, 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say,
Or, captain.
The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built.
3 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,
4 Is it time for you, O ye,
To dwell in your ceiled houses, and this house lie waste?
5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
Consider your ways!
ways. La. 3. 40. 6 Ye have 'sown much—and bring in little :
Ye eat-but ye have not enough;
Ye drink-but ye are not filled with drink;
Ye clothe you-but there is none warm;
c Zec. 8. 10. And he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag
* Heb. pierced
*with holes.
through
7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts ;
Consider your ways!
8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood,
And build the house ; and I will take pleasure in it,
And I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
9 Ye looked for much-and, lo, it came to little ;
Or, blow it And when ye brought it home—I did tblow upon it.
Why ? saith the LORD of hosts.
Because of my house that is waste,
d Lo. 26. 19. De.
And ye run every man unto his own house.
28. 23. 1 Ki. 8. 10 Therefore dthe heaven over you is stayed from dew,
And the earth is stayed from her fruit.
11 And I called for a drought
2 Ki. 8. 1.
Upon the land, and upon the mountains,
And upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil,
And upon that which the ground bringeth forth,
And upon men, and upon cattle,
And upon all the labor of the hands.
away.
35.
el Ki. 17. 1.
said to have commenced with Darius Hystaspes, mitted to us on which we can depend, but that he
who in the second year of his reign published the was the first prophet commissioned to make known
decree for the resuming the building of the temple, the divine will to the Jews after their return from
which had been discontinued since the third year captivity. The general opinion, founded on the as-
of Cyrus. From the publication of this decree may sertion of the Pseudo-Epiphanius, is, that he was
be reckoned the thorough restoration of the Jewish born at Babylon, and was one of the Jews who re-
state. The dynasty of Cyrus, Cambyses, and turned with Zerubbabel, in consequence of the edict
Smerdis, being at an end, the edict which prohibit- of Cyrus. The same author affirms that he was
ed the building of the temple was considered obso- buried at Jerusalem among the priests, whence
lete, yet the Jews neglected to resume the work. some have coniectured that he was of the family
On account of this negligence God smote the land of Aaron. The times of his predictions, however,
with barrenness, so that both the vintage and har are so distinctly marked by himself, that we have
vest failed them. But in the second year of Darius, as much certainty on this point as we have with
the prophet Haggai being commanded to inform the respect to any of the prophets.
Jews of the cause of this judgment upon them, in The Jews, who were released from captivity in
obedience to his exhortations, they proceed with the first year of the reign of Cyrus (Ezra i. 1, et
the work. This took place in the second year of seq.), having returned to Jerusalem and commen-
Darius, the sixth month, in the first day of the ced the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra ii. 1), were
month, vide Haggai, i. 1, compared with Ezra v. 1. interrupted in their undertakings by the neighbour-
The arrangement of the several passages of the ing satraps, who contrived to prejudice the Persian
prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah, contained in monarch against them (Ezra įv. 1, with 24), until
this section, is made on the authority of the various the second year of Darius. Discouraged by these
dates assigned by the prophets themselves. Comimpediments, the people ceased, for fourteen years,
pare Haggai i. 1, with Ezra v. 1; Haggai i. 12, to prosecute the erection of the second temple, as
with Ezra v. 2; Haggai ii l, Zech. i. 1; Haggai if the time were not yet come, and applied them.
ii. 10, and Zechariah i. 7.
selves to the building of their own houses; for
With respect to Haggai, there is nothing trans- which they are reproved by Haggai, chap. i. 1-12.
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BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE RESUMED;
t Heb. by tho
hand of.
2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Ezra v. 2.
Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house
of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of
God helping them.
12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the Hag. i. 12, to
son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the end.
the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words
of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the
people did fear before the Lord.
13 Then spake Haggai the Lord's messenger in the LORD's message
f Mat. 28. 20. Ro. unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. 14 And
8. 31.
2 Ch. 36. 22. the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, gov-
ernor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high
priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, and they came
and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, 15 in the
four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Da-
rius the king.
1 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day Hag. ii. 1-9.
of the month, came the word of the LORD Iby the prophet
Haggai, saying, 2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, gov-
ernor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Josedech, the high priest,
and to the residue of the people, saying,
3 Who is left among you
That saw this house
In her first glory?
And how do ye see it now?
Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD ;
And be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest;
And be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and
work ;
For I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts.
R Ex. 29. 45, 46. 5 According "to the word that I covenanted with you
When ye came out of Egypt,
So 'my spirit remaineth among you:
Fear ye not!
6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts,
j He. 12. 26-28. Yet 'once, it is a little while,
k Joel 3. 16. And I will shake the heavens, and the earth,
And the sea, and the dry land;
? And I will shake all nations,
And 'the Desire of all nations shall come:
And I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
m Jo. 1. 14. 9 The "glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former,
saith the Lord of hosts ;
And in this place will I give "peace, saith the LORD of hosts. (14)
¿Neh. 9. 20. 18.
63. 11-14.
I Ge. 49, 10. Mal.
3. ). Lu. 2. 10,
11, 27, 46. Ro.
15. 9-15.
n Ps. 85. 8, 9.
Lu. 2. 14.
Eph. 2. 14.
(14) In consequence of the exhortations of the ored it with his presence. In all other respects
prophet, the Jews applied themselves diligently to this latter temple, the same prophet tells us, at its
the rebuilding of the temple ; and to encourage first building, was as nothing in comparison of the
them to go on vigorously in their undertaking, in former.
the fourth and twentieth day of the sixth month The Jews reckon up five several marks of divine
(compare Haggai i. 1 with Ezra v. 15), another favor which distinguished the first temple, and were
message from God assures them of his presence wanting in the second. The ark of the covenant,
and blessing. And further to stimulate their exer- and the mercy-seat which was upon it; the Shechi-
tions, Haggai a month after (chap. ii. 1) promises nah, or the Divine Presence; the Urim and Thum-
them that the glory of the latter house, when built, mim; the holy fire upon the altar; and the Spirit
should be greater than the glory of the former of prophecy. Now the absence of these several
house ; which was accordingly accomplished, when things was abundantly supplied by the presence
Christ our Lord came to this his temple, and hon- of that Divine Personage, of whom each of them
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HAGGAI PROPHESIES
17.
1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, (15) Zech. i.
o Mat. 23. 35. came the word of the LORD 'unto Zechariah, the son of 1-6. .
Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
* Heh, with dis-
2 The Lord hath been *sore displeased with your fathers.
pleasure.
3 Therefore say thou unto them,
Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
p Je. 25. 5. & 35. Turn ʼye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts,
15. Mic. 7. 19.
Mal. 3. 7. Lu. And I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
15. 20. Ja. 4. 8.
4 Be ye not as your fathers,
9.2 Ch. 36. 15, Unto 'whom the former prophets have cried, saying,
16.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
q Is. 31. 6. Je. 3. Turn "ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings ;
12. & 18. 11. Ez.
18. 30. Ho. 14. 1. But they did not hear,
Nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
5 Your fathers, where are they?.
And the prophets, do they live for ever?
$ I8. 55. 1. 6 But 'my words and my statutes,
Which I commanded my servants the prophets,
| Or, overtake. Did they not ftake hold of your fathers ?
And they returned and said,
t La. 1. 18. & 2. Like 'as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us,
According to our ways, and according to our doings,
So hath he dealt with us.
10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, (16) Hag. ii. 10, to
in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD the end.'
u Le. 10. 10, 11. by Haggai the prophet, saying, 11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Ask
De. 33. 10. Mal
2. 7.
Malo “now the priests concerning the law, saying, 12 If one bear holy flesh
was in some measure typical. Christ may be called (15) All that we know of the prophet Zechariah
the ark, as he was the material representative of is, that he was one of the captives who returned to
the Deity, in which was deposited the perfect law Jerusalem on the decree of Cyrus, a contemporary
of God. Like the cedar of which the ark was com- with Haggai, that he began to prophesy two
posed, Christ was incorruptible; and the golden months after him, and that he was commissioned
crown of divinity and glory was upon him, as it was as well as Haggai to encourage the Jews in the
upon the ark. Angels attended him in his humil. building of their temple. He prophesied about two
iation, and desired to penetrate the mystery of his years: his last revelation having been delivered in
incarnation as the cherubim bent over the mercy- the fourth day of the ninth month of the fourth
seat. From Him, as from the ark, the oracle was year of Darius Hystaspes, (ch. vii. 1.) Zechariah
given to man. As God met with man between the therefore probably lived to witness the completion
cherubim before the mercy-seat, so is Christ the of the temple, which was finished six years
meeting place between God and man. Christ was after.
the Shechinah, for he dwelt or tabernacled among Zechariah is quoted as an inspired writer, (Matt.
men, the true glory of the Shechinah. The Urim xxi. 4, 5,) and the minute accomplishment of his
and Thummim were not required when the Mes- own prophecies bears a signal testimony to the
siah was on earth, he only has given those clear truth of that Divine Spirit by which he was in-
oracular answers, which shall ever instruct the spired.
world; the others were but typical of that union of The prophecy of Zechariah consists of two
light and perfection, which met in him alone. parts, the first of which concerns the events which
Never but in him were united perfect knowledge were then taking place, viz. the restoration of the
and perfect holiness. He is the Great High Priest temple, interspersing predictions relative to the ad-
who has spoken with the mouth of God. The holy vent of the Messiah. "The second part comprises
fire was not necessary; it was hut typical of that prophecies relative to more remote events, particu-
eternal flame of devotion, purity, and love, which larly the coming of Jesus Christ, and the war of
God requires, and Christ exemplified. The spirit the Romans against the Jews.
of prophecy was not wanted, for on him rested the In this portion of the first chapter he exhorts the
spirit without measure. He was the prophet like Jews to repentance, and to go on with the building
unto Moses, in bringing in a new dispensation; of the temple.-Gray and Horne in loc.
though greater than Moses, for he was perfect in (16) On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth
himself, and grace and truth are better than the month, the Jews, after they had been employed
law. Christ united in himself all these ornaments from the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month
of the first temple, and he excelled them all, inas. (Haggai i. 1-9, and 15) in preparing materials for
much as the substance is superior to the shadow. the temple, proceeded again with the building of
These things, it is true, made the first temple glo it; whereupon the prophet Haggai promised them
rious; but the glory of the second temple was from God a deliverance from that barrenness of
indeed greater than that of the first; when their land with which it had been smitten, and
Christ, uniting all the realities of which the first plentiful increase of all its fruits for the future.
temple were but typical, presented himself in the He also delivered unto Zerubbabel, a message from
second temple to the admiring and wondering God, of mercy and favor to him.-Prideaux's Con-
crowd, as the true Messiah, the expected Hope, and nection, vol. i. p. 257.
Saviour of Israel.
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4. 9.
8-11.
o Zec. 8. 12.
in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pot-
tage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests
answered and said, No. 13 Then said Haggai, If one that is Pun-
v Nu. 19. 11. clean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean ?
And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. 14 Then
answered Haggai, and said, -
w Tit. 1. 15. So "is this people, and so is this nation
Before me, saith the LORD;
And so is every work of their hands,
And that which they offer there is unclean.
15 And now, I pray you, consider
From this day and upward,
From before a stone was laid upon a stone
In the temple of the LORD.
- 16 Since those days were,
2 Zec. 8. 10. When *one came to a heap of twenty measures,
There were but ten;
When one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of
There were but twenty.
[the press,
y De: 28. 22. ... 17 I 'smote you with blasting and with mildew
1 Ki. 8. 37. Am.
And with hail in all the labors of your hands;
7 Je. 5. 3. Am. 4. Yet - ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
18 Consider now
From this day and upward,
From the four and twentieth day of the ninth month,
a Zec. 8. 9.
Even from the day that the foundation of the Lord's temple was
Consider it.
[laid,
19 Is 'the seed yet in the barn?
Yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree,
And the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth;
From this day will I bless you.
And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four
and twentieth day of the month, saying, 21 Speak to Zerubbabel,
governor of Judah, saying,
c See Job 9. 6. I will shake the heavens and the earth;
d Da. 2. 44. Mat. 22 And dI will overthrow the throne of kingdoms,
And I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen;
6 Mic. 5. 10. Zec. And 'I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them;
And the horses and their riders shall come down,
Every one by the sword of his brother.
23 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts,
Will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant,
The son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD,
And will make thee as a signet;
For I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.
? Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, (17) Zech. i.
which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, 7, to end.
(17) In this prophecy of Zechariah it is predicted The adversaries of the Jews having endeavoured
that Darius should permit the building of the tem- to interrupt their work (Ezra v.), in order to encour-
ple, (chap. i. 7-18,) and that the Samaritans should age them, the restoration of the temple and its ser-
be compelled to suspend their opposition to the vice is foretold under the vision of Joshua the high
building, (18-21.) Further, to encourage the Jews priest, arrayed in new sacerdotal attire, (iii. 1-7;)
in their work, the prophet foretells the prosperity whence, by an easy transition, the prophet proceeds
of Jerusalem, (ii. 1-5,) and admonishes the Jews to to set forth the glory of Christ as the chief corner-
depart from Babylon before her destruction, (6-9,) stone of his Church, (8-10.)
promising them the divine presence, (10–13.) Under the vision of the golden candlestick and
These promises, though partly fulfilled by the pros- two olive trees, is typically represented the success
perity of the Jews under the Maccabees, remained of Zerubbabel and Joshua in rebuilding the temple,
to be still more fully accomplished after the restora- and restoring its service.
tion of the Jews, and their conversion to the Gospel. Under the vision of a flying roll, the divine judg-
24. 7.
9. 10.
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6. 4.
Da. 9. 2.
came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the
son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
f Jos. 5. 13. Re.
8 I saw by night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and
he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind
Or, bay. him were there red horses, Especkled, and white. 9 Then said I,
O my lord, what are these ? and the angel that talked with me said
unto me, I will show thee what these be. 10 And the man that stood
g He. 1. 14. among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the
LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. 11 And they
answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees,
and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold,
all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
K Re. 6. 10. 12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of
hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the
i Je. 25. 11, 12. cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation ithese three-
score and ten years ? 13 And the Lord answered the angel that talked
with me with good words and comfortable words. 14 So the angel that
communed with me said unto me,-
Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts;
I am jealous for Jerusalem
And for Zion with a great jealousy.
15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease;
For I was but a little displeased,
And they helped forward the affliction.
16 Therefore thus saith the LORD,
I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies;
My house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts,
And a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
* Heb. good. My cities through *prosperity shall yet be spread abroad;
j Is. 51. 3.
And the LORD shall yet comfort Zion,
k Is. 14. 1. And "shall yet choose Jerusalem.
18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these?
1 Ezra 4. 1, 4,7. And he answered me, These 'are the horns which have scattered
Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 And the LORD showed me four car-
penters. 21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake,
saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no
man did lift up his head; but these are come to fray them, to cast out
the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of
Judah to scatter it.
II lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and be- Zech. ii.
m Ez. 40. 3. hold "a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 Then
n Re. 11. 1. & 21. said I, Whither goest thou ? And he said unto me, To "measure
Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length
thereof. 3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and
another angel went out to meet him, 4 and said unto him, Run, speak
to this young man, saying,
Jerusalem 'shall be inhabited as towns without walls
For the multitude of men and cattle therein ;
5 For I, saith the LORD,
&
5. 3.
15, 16.
o Je. 31. 27. Ez.
36. 10, 11.
ments are denounced against robbery and perjury, crowns placed upon the head of Joshua, are set
(v.1-4); and the Jews are threatened with a second forth, primarily, the reëstablishment of the civil and
captivity, if they continue in sin, (5-11.)
religious polity of the Jews, under Zerubbabel and
Under the vision of the four chariots, drawn by Joshua; and secondarily, the high priesthood and
several sorts of horses, are represented the success kingdom of Christ, emphatically terined here " the
sions of the Babylonian, Persian, Macedo-Greek, Branch."--Horne's Critical Introduction.
and Roman empires, (vi. 1-8); and by the two
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Hohe glorwall of fire
r Is. 48. 20.& 52.
11. Je. I. 14. &
45.
s De. 28. 64. Ez.
17. 21.
u 2 Thes. 1. 6.
16.
w Is. 12. 6. & 54.
a Le. 26. 12. Ez.
37. 27. Jo. 1. 14.
&c.
† Heb. the habita-
ness, De. 26. 15.
p Is. 26. 1. Will be unto her "a wall of fire round about,
q Is. 60. 19. Re. And 'will be the glory in the midst of her.
21. 23.
6 Ho! Ho! come forth,
And flee "from the land of the north, saith the LORD;
50. 8. & 51. 6, For *I have spread you abroad
As the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.
7 Deliver 'thyself, O Zion !
t Re. 18. 4.
That dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts,
After the glory hath he sent me
Unto the nations which spoiled you ;
For he that "toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
o Iv. 11. 15. & 19.9 For, behold, 'I will shake my hand upon them,
And they shall be a spoil to their servants;
And ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
10 Sing "and rejoice, O daughter of Zion!
1. Zep. 3. 14.
For, lo! I come,
And 'I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
2 Co. 6. 16. 11 And 'many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day,
y Is. 2. 2, 3. &
49. 22. & 60. 3,
And shall be *my people;
And I will dwell in the midst of thee,
2 Ex. 12. 49.
a De. 32. 9.
And thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
12 And the Lord shall “inherit Judah (his portion in the Holy Land,)
And shall choose Jerusalem again.
13 Be silent, О all flesh, before the LORD!
tion of his holi For he is raised up out of this holy habitation.
Is. 63. 15. 1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing Zech. iii.
I That is, an ad-
6. before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his
Ps. 109. 6. Re. right hand *to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan,
* Heb. to be his The 'Lord rebuke thee, O Satan!
adversary.
Even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee !
c Ro. 8. 33.
Is dnot this a brand plucked out of the fire ?
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before
the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before
him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto
him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee,
o Is. 61. 10. Lu. and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 5 And I said, Let
15. 22.
them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon
his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD
stood by.
6 And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying,—
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
If thou wilt walk in my ways,
And if thou wilt keep my tcharge,
| Or, ordinance. Then thou shalt also judge my house,
And shalt also keep my courts,
And I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
wonder, or, sign, 8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest,
as Ez. 12. 11, &
Thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee,
& Is. 42. 1. & 49. (For they are *men wondered at ;)
3,5. & 52. 13. &
53. 11. Eż. 34. For, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua,
1. Je. 23. 5. & (Upon one stone shall be 'seven eyes ;)
i Re. 5. 6.
Behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts,
j Je. 31. 34. & 50. And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
19. Zec: 13. v. 10 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts,
versary. Job 1. 6.
12. 10.
0 Jude 9.
d Am. 4. 11. Ro.
ll. 5. Jude 23,
fle. 8. 35. 1 Ki.
2. 3. Ez. 44. 16.
Heb. walks.
* Heb. men of
WaU
24. 24.
23, 24.
h 18. 4. 2. & 11.
For, beholdne *men wondet sit befor.
33. 15. Lu. 1. 78.
20. Mic. 7. 18,
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1. 12.
and behold a camme, Whathat is
ral pipes to the
n Re. 11. 4.
o Ho. 1. 7.
Je. 51. 25.
k 1 Ki. 4: 25. 18. Shall *ye call every man his neighbour
36. 16. Mic. 4.
4. Jo. 1. 45-48. Under the vine and under the fig tree.
And the angel that talked with me came again, Zech. iv.
and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
2 and said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked,
?, Ex25. 31. Re. and behold 'a candlestick all of gold, with ta bowl upon the top of it,
† Heb. her bowl. and "his seven lamps thereon, and tseven pipes to the seven lamps,
m Ex. 25. 37. Re. which are upon the top thereof; 3 and "two olive trees by it, one
4. 5.
Or, seven seve- upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side
e thereof.
lamps, $c.
4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying,
What are these, my lord ? 5 Then the angel that talked with me
answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be ? And
I said, No, my lord. 6 Then he answered and spake unto me, say-
ing, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Not 'by *might, nor by power,
* Or, army.
But by my Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
7 Who art thou, ”O great mountain ?
* Mat. 21. 21.
Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain ;
And he shall bring forth the headstone thereof
With shoutings, crying, Grace ! grace unto it!
8 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, The
hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house ; his hands
shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath
sent me unto you. 10 For who hath despised the day of small things ?
Or, since the
che tfor they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Ze-
seven eyes of the "
LORD shall re- rubbabel with those seven; they 'are the eyes of the LORD, which
joice.
† Hebstone of run to and fro through the whole earth. 11 Then answered I, and said
y unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the
& See Job 34.21.
candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 12 And I answered again,
* Heb. By the and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which *through
Or, empty out of the two golden pipes tempty the golden oil out of themselves ?
to the gold. - 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be ?
Heb. the gold. And I said, No, my lord. 14 Then said he, These are the two
go Re. 11. 4.
,,*anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.
* Heb. sons of oil.
3 Lu. 1. 19.
Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, Zech. y.
See Jos. 3. 11, and behold a flying "roll. 2 And he said unto me, What
w Ez. 2. 9.
seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof
is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. 3 Then said he
unto me,
v Mal. 4. 6.
This is the curse that goeth forth
Over the face of the whole earth;
t Or, of this peo For every one fthat stealeth shall be cut off
ple that stealeth
As on this side according to it;
And every one that sweareth shall be cut off
tin.
13.
holdeth niinself
guiltless, as it
doth.
will bring in de accordimareth shall be
3. 5.
See Le. 14. 45.
4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts,
And it shall enter into the house of the thief,
w Le. 19. 12. Mal. And into the house of "him that sweareth falsely by my name ;
And it shall remain in the midst of his house,
And *shall consume it
With the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto
me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that
goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through
ly all the earth. 7 And, behold, there was lifted up a ftalent of lead;
139
40
er veighty Goeth forth. 'He hatis it? And he hat is this that,
| Or, wcighty
piccc.
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7. 10. Lu. l. 19.
d Je. l. 14.
and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 8 And he
said, This is Wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the
ephah ; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. 9 Then
lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and behold, there came out two
women, and the wind was in their wings, (for they had wings like the
wings of a stork ;) and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and
the heaven. 10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whith-
er do these bear the ephah? 11 And he said unto me, To build it a
house in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established, and set there
upon her own base.
1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, Zech. vi.
and, behold, there came four chariots out from between
two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. 2 In the
y Re. 6. 4. first chariot were 'red horses; and in the second chariot black horses ;
z Rė. 6. 5.
a Re. 6. 2.
3 and in the third chariot "white horses; and in the fourth chariot
* Or, strong.
grisled and bay horses. 4 Then I answered and said unto the angel
that talked with me, What are these, my lord ?
o Ps, 104. 4. He. 5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These bare the four
| Or, winds. fspirits of the heavens, which go forth from 'standing before the LORD
cl ki. 22. 19. Da. of all the earth. 6 The black horses which are therein go forth into
dthe north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grislea
go forth toward the south country. ? And the bay went forth, and
è Ge. 13. 17.
sought to go that they might 'walk to and fro through the earth; and
he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they
walked to and fro through the earth.
8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold,
fJu. 8. 3. Ec. 10. these that go toward the north country have quieted my 'spirit in the
north country.
9 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 10 Take of
them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which
are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the
house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah ; 11 then take silver and gold,
Ex: 28. 36. & and make 6 crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of
29. 6. Le. 8. 9.
Josedech, the high priest; 12 and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh
the LORD of hosts, saying,-
Behold "the man whose name is The BRANCH!
1 Or, hranck up And he shall #grow up out of his place,
And he shall build the temple of the LORD.
2. 20-22. He. 3. - 13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD;
j Is. 22. 24.
And he shall bear the glory,
And shall sit and rule upon his throne;
And "he shall be a priest upon his throne ;
And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to
i Ex. 12. 14. Ma. Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, 'for a memorial in the
14. 9.
m Is. 57. 19. & temple of the LORD. 15 And "they that are far off shall come and build
13, 19. in the temple of the LORD, and "ye shall know that the Lord of hosts
n Jo. 17. 20, 21. hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will dili-
gently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
n See Lu. 1. 78.
Jo. 1. 45.
from under him.
i Mat. 16. 18. Ep.
3.
k Ps. ]]0. 4. IIe.
3. 1.
60. 10. Eph. 2.
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SECT. V. SECTION V.-The Building of the Temple again interrupted, and again
resumed ;-Zechariaħ prophesies.
A. M. 3485.
B. C. 519.
Ezra v. 3, to the end, and vi? 1–13.- PSALM CXxxviii.—Zech. vii. and viii.
Tatnai and Shethar-boznui attempt to hinder the Jews in building the temple. Their letter to
Durius against the Jews. EZRA vi. Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, maketh a new decree for
the advancement of the building --- ZECH. vii. 1. The captives inquire of Zechariah of fasting.
4 He reproveth their fusting. 8 Sin the cause of their captivity. – Zech, viii. 1 The restoration
of Jerusalem. 9 They are encouruged lo the building by God's favor to them. 16 Good works
ure required of them. 18 Joy und enlargement are promised.
3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the
river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto
them, “ Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make
up this wall ?” 4 Then said we unto them after this manner, “ What
* Chald. that are the names of the men *that make this building ? " 5 But "the eye of
build this build-
ing?
their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause
a. See Ezra 7:6, them to cease, till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned
28. Ps. 33. 18.
answer by letter concerning this matter.
6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river,
and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which
were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king. 7 They sent a
† Chald. in the letter unto him, twherein was written thus:-
midst whereof.
“Unto Darius the king, all peace ! 8 Be it known unto the king,
" that we went into the province of Judæa, to the house of the great
| Chald. stones of “God, which is builded with #great stones, and timber is laid in the
rolling.
" walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
66 9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who com-
“ manded you to build this house, and to make up these walls ?' 10 We
" asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names
s of the men that were the chief of them. 11 And thus they returned
w us answer, saying, "We are the servants of the God of heaven and
“ earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago,
0 1 Ki. 6. 1, &c. “ which a great king of Israel builded and 'set up. 12 But after that
Ch. 36. 16, 17. “our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave
d2 Ki. 24. 2. & “ them into the hand of «Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the
25. 8, 9, 11.
- Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away
“ into Babylon. 13 But in the first year of 'Cyrus the king of Babylon,
" the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
f Ezra 1. 7, 8. “ 14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which
“ Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and
“ brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king
“ take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one,
* Or, deputy. - whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made *governor; 15 and
" said unto him, " Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple
" that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.'
66 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the
“house of God which is in Jerusalem ; and since that time even until
“now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. 17 Now,
- therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the
“king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so,
" that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God
“at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this
66 matter."
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was EZRA vi. 1–13.
+ Chald. books. made in the house of the trolls, where the treasures were
1. Chald, made to flaid up in Babylon. 2 And there was found at * Achmetha, in the
descend,
* Or, Ecbatana, palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was
a record thus written:
36 In the first year of Cyrus the king, the same Cyrus the king made
e Ezre 1. 1.
or, in a coffer.
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g I Ki. 6. 36.
Chald. by me a
Chald. made to
cease.
* Chald. de-
stroyed.
i Da. 2. 5. & 3.
"a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, "Let the house
“be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foun-
" dations thereof be strongly laid ; the height thereof threescore cubits,
“and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; 4 with three rows of
“great stones, and a row of new timber : and let the expenses be given
“out of the king's house. 5 And also let the golden and silver vessels
“ of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the
“ temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored,
| Chald. go. “ and fbrought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every
“õne to his place, and place them in the house of God.' 6 Now there-
Chald. thsir so- or fore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and Iyour
cieties.
s companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye
“ far from thence! 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the
“governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of
- God in his place. 8 Moreover *I make a decree what ye shall do to
decrec is made.
6 the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God; that
“ of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith
" expenses be given unto these men, that they be not thindered. 9 And
" that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and
“ lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine,
"and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Je-
"rusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail ; 10 that they may
Chald. of rest. "offer sacrifices fof sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and "pray
h 1 Ti. 2. 1, 2.
for the life of the king, and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree,
" that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from
“ his house, and being set up, let him be *hanged thereon; and let
“ his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And the God that hath
29.
“caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that
so shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God
“which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done
66 with speed!”
13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and
their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so
they did speedily.
PS. CXXXVIII.
PSALM CXXXVIII. (18)
The psalmist praiseth God for the truth of his word. 4 He prophesieth that the kings of the earth
shall praise. God. 7 He professeth his confidence in God.
A Psalm of David.a
1 I will praise thee with my whole heart,
pre- Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
names of_Haga2 I will worship "toward thy holy temple,
an, by one of And praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth;
For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
a 1 Ki. 8. 29, 30.
3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me,
And strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
Ć Ps. 102. 15, 22.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD,
When they hear the words of thy mouth.
5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD,
For great is the glory of the LORD.
Though dthe LORD be high, yet 'hath he respect unto the lowly;
[s. 57. 15.
€ Pr. 3. 34. J... 4. But the proud he knoweth afar off.
6. 1 Pe. 5. 5.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me;
f Ps. 23. 3, 4.
Thou shalt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies,
And thy right hand shall save me.
1.6.
Phil. 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me;
a Five MSS.
omit this title,
and the LXX.
and Arubic pre-
fix also the
se thee i sing holy ter
gai and Zechari-
whom it was
probably com-
posed. - £d.
Ps. 5. 7.
6 Is. 42. 21.
Ps. 113. 5, 6,
5..57.2 Phili
g Ps. 57.2 Phil.
(18) Psalm cxxxviii. This Psalm is said in the Greek version to have been composed by Haggai
or Zechariah at the rebuilding of the temple.
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Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever ;
Forsake "not the works of thine own hands.
a Seo Go. 1. 26.
Job 10. 3. & 14.
15.
the face of the
13. 12.
a De. 17. 9-11, &
b Je. 52. 12.
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, Zech. vii.(19)
that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the
fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu ; 2 (when they had sent
unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men,
* Heb. to entreat *to pray before the LORD, 3 and to speak unto the priests which were
LORD ; 1 Sa. in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, “Should
& I weep in 'the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so
33. 10. Mal. 2.7. many years ?”) 4 Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me,
saying, 5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests,
c Is. 58. 5.
saying, When "ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and dseventh month,
6. even those seventy years, did ye at all fast 'unto me, even to me?
+ Or, be not ye 6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, fdid not ye eat for
for, g-c. are ea yourselves, and drink for yourselves ? ? Should ye not hear the words
Or, Are not
which the LORD hath cried *by the former prophets, when Jerusalem
* Heb. by the was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about
hand of, $c.
her, when men inhabited “the south and the plain?
8 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying,
| Heb. Judge + Execute true judgment,
truth. Is. 58. 6, And show mercy and compassions every man to his brother;
d Je. 41. l.
e See Ro. 14. 6.
Ulese the words.
f Je. 17. 26.
judgment of
7. Je. 7.23. Mic. 10. Ana&annrose not the widow
6. 8. Mat. 23.23
622.
Heb. they gave
a backsliding
shoulder.
* Heb. made
heavy. Ac. 7.57.
† Heb. by the
hand of.
A 2 Ch. 36. 16.
Da. 9. 11.
& See Ex. 22. 21, Nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor;
And let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
11 But they refused to hearken,
And Ipulled away the shoulder,
And *stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
z 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone,
Lest they should hear the Law,
And the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent
In his Spirit tby the former prophets;
Therefore "came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.
13. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried,
And they would not hear;
i See Job 27.3. So they cried,
And I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts;
; De. 4. 27. & 28. 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind
Among all the nations *whom they knew not.
Thus the land was desolate after them,
That no man passed through nor returned;
For they laid the fpleasant land desolate.
· Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, Zech. viii.
saying, -
2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy,
And I was jealous for her with great fury.
3 Thus saith the LORD,
64. Ez. 36. 19.
k De. 28. 33.
I Le. 26. 22.
1 Heb. land of
desire.
(19) The seventh and eighth chapters of the judgment and mercy, lest the same calamities
book of Zechariah were delivered to some Jews should befall them which had been inflicted upon
who had been sent to Jerusalem from their their fathers for their neglect of those duties, (4-
brethren at Babylon, to inquire of the priests and 14.) In the event of their obedience, God prom-
prophets whether it was still necessary to observe ises the continuance of his favor, (viii. 1-8;) they
The fasts that had been instituted on account of the are encouraged to go on with the building, (9-17)
destruction of Jerusalem, and which had been ob- and are permitted to discontinue the observance of
served during the captivity (vii. 1-4.)—the prophet the fasts which they had kept during the captivity,
is commanded to take this occasion of enforcing (18-23.)-Horne's Critical Introduction.
upon them the weightier matters of the Law, viz.
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m Zec. 1. 16.
n Zec. 2. 10.
o Is. 1. 21, 26.
p Je. 31. 23.
9 See 1 Sa. 2,31.
* Is. 65. 20, 22.
La. 2. 20, &c.
& 5. 11-14.
* Heb. multitude
of days.
I "am returned unto Zion, and "will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem;
And Jerusalem 'shall be called A City of Truth;
And the mountain of the Lord of hosts ”The Holy Mountain.
4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
There 'shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of
Jerusalem,
And every man with his staff in his hand for *very age.
5 And the streets of the city shall be full
Of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
If it be fmarvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in
these days,
Should 'it also be marvellous in mine eyes ? saith the LORD of hosts.
† Or, hard, or,
dificult.
go See Ge. 18. 14.
18. 14.
Should it a.ith the Lord of hostesom the east country,
43. 5, 6. Éz. 37.
21. Am. 9. 14,
15.
1 Heh, the CO2L1
try of the going
doion of the sun:
see Ps. 50. 1. &
113. 3. Mal. 1.
jl.
man became
&
2. 16.
Joel 2. 22. Hag.
s Is. 11. 11, 12.& Behold, 'I will save my people from the east country,
And from fthe west country,
8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem;
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God,
In truth and in righteousness.
9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
Let your hands be strong,
Ye that hear in these days
These words by the mouth of the prophets,
t Hag. 2. 18. Which were 'in the day
That the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid,
That the temple might be built.
10 For before these days
* Or, The hire of *There was no "hire for man, nor any hire for beast;
nothing, 8c. Neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in
u Hag. 1.6, 9, 10.
Because of the affliction ;
For I set all men every one against his neighbour.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people
As in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
v Ho. 2. 21, 22. 12 For 'the seed shall be fprosperous;
2. 19.
The vine shall give her fruit,
† Heb. of peace. And the ground shall give her increase,
zo See Hag. 1.10. And "the heavens shall give their dew;
And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13 And it shall come to pass,
Je. 42. 18. That as ye were *a curse among the heathen,
O house of Judah, and house of Israel ;
So will I save you, and 'ye shall be a blessing.
Fear not, but let your hands be strong!
20. Hag. 2. 19.
14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts,
z Je. 31. 38. As I thought to punish you,
When your fathers provoked me to wrath,
Saith the Lord of hosts, and "I repented not;
15 So again have I thought in these days
To do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Fear ye not!
16 These are the things that ye shall do ;
6 Eph. 4. 25. Speak øye every man the truth to his neighbour ;
Heb. Judge
IExecute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;
judgment of 17 And ‘let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour ;
And love no false oath :
For all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying
y Ge. 12. 2. Ru.
4. 11, 12, Is. 19.
24, 25. Zep. 3.
a 2 Ch. 36. 16.
N
CD
truth, and the
judgment of
peace.
c Pr. 3. 29.
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41. 1, 2.
set times.
c Je. 52. 6, 7. 19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The 'fast of the fourth month,
d Jo. 52. 12, 13. dand the fast of the fifth, ®and the fast of the seventh, and the fast
e2 Ki. 25. 25. Jo.
• Je of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and
f Je. 52. 4. cheerful *feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. 20 Thus saith the
Lord of hosts, It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people,
and the inhabitants of many cities ; 21 and the inhabitants of one city
+ Or, continually. shall go to another, saying, Let us go tspeedily fto pray before the
Heb. going.
+ Heb. To entreat LORD, and to seek the Lord of hosts : I will go also. 22 Yea, many
Com people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in
Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. 23 Thus saith the LORD of
18. 60. 3, &c.
$&$66.23. 1hosts, In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall *take
Is. 3. 6. & 4. 1. hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the
il Co. 14. 25.
skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you; for we have
heard 'that God is with you.
'the face of the
of the transporta-
tion.
al Ki. 8. 63.
SECT. VI. SECTION VI.---The Finishing of the Temple ;- The Feasts of the Dedication
and the Passover are kept ;—(20) Psalms on the Occasion.
A. M. 3489.
B. C. 515.
Ezra vi. 14, to the end.—Psalms xlviii., lxxxi., cxlvi., cxlvii., cxlviii., cxlix., and cl.
14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through
the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo.
And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment
* Chald. decree of the God of Israel, and according to the *commandment of Cyrus,
and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 And this house was fin-
ished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year
of the reign of Darius the king.
16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the
+ Chald. the song rest of fthe children of the captivity, “kept the dedication of this
house of God with joy. 17 And offered at the dedication of this house
of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs;
and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the
number of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they set the priests in their
6 1 Ch. 24. 1. bdivisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God,
c1 Ch. 23. 6.
which is at Jerusalem; tas it is written in the Book of Moses. 19 And
*ing to the writ- the children of the captivity kept the Passover dupon the fourteenth
day of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified
together, all of them were pure, and ſkilled the Passover for all the
e 2 Ch. 30. 15.
children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for
themselves. 21 And the children of Israel, which were come again out
of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from
the "filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of
Ex.: 12. 15. & Israel, did eat, 22 and kept "the feast of Unleavened Bread seven days
21. & 35. 17. with joy; for the Lord had made them joyful, 'and turned the heart
of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the
work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
| Chald. accord-
ing. Nu. 3. 6.
& 8. 9.
d Ex. 12. 6.
#2 Ch. 35. 11.
g Ezra 9. 11.
13. 6.2 Ch. 30.
i Pr. 21. 1.
(20) In the sixth year of Darius, according to the whither they had been before carried, and, joining
Jewish account, and on the third day of the twelfth with them in the rebuilding of the temple, (to which
month, called the month of Adar, (which answered they had originally an equal right,) partook also
to part of the third and part of the fourth month of with them in the solemnity of this dedication ; other-
the Babylonish year, and consequently was in the wise there is no reason why any such offering
seventh year of Darius, according to the Babylonish should have been then made in their behalf. But
account,) the building of the temple at Jerusalem the most of them that returned being of the tribe
was finished, and the dedication of it was celebra- of Judah, that tribe swallowed up the names of all
ted by the priests and Levites, and all the rest of the rest; for from this time the whole people of
the congregation of Israel, with great joy and so- Israel, of what tribe soever they were, began to be
lemnity. And, among other sacrifices then offered, called Jews; and by that name they have all of
there was a sin offering for all Israel of twelve them been ever since known all the world over.
he goats, according to the number of the tribes of The temple was twenty years in finishing ; from
Israel; which fully proves that on the return of the second of Cyrus, when it was first begun, to
Judah and Benjamin from the Babylonish captivity, the seventh of Darius, when it was fully finished.
some also of each of the other tribes of Israel camé Prideaux, Connection, anno 515.-Darius.
with them out of Assyria, Babylon, and Media,
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[PERIOD VIII.
PSALMS COMPOSED
a Mat. 5. 35.
PS. XLVIII.
PSALM XLVIII.
The ornaments and privileges of the Church.
* Or, of.
A Song and Psalm *for the sons of Korah.
i Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised
In the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2 Beautiful for situation,
The joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion,
On the sides of the north, "the city of the great King.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
62 Sa. 10. 6, 14, 4 For, lo! bthe kings were assembled,
16, 18, 19.
They passed by together.
5 They saw it-and so they marvelled ;
They were troubled—and hasted away.
c Ex. 15. 15. 6 Fear 'took hold upon them there,
And pain, as of a woman in travail.
d Ez. 27. 26. 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish
e Je. 18. 17. With an east wind.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
- In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God;
18. 2. 2. Mic. 4.
God will 'establish it for ever. Selah !
9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of thy temple.
& De. 28. 58. Jog. 10 According to thy name, O God,
7. 9. Ps. 113. 3.
Mal. 1. ll, 14. So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth;
Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let Mount Zion rejoice,
Let the daughters of Judah be glad,
Because of thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her;
Tell the towers thereof.
* Heb. Set your 13 * Mark ye well her bulwarks, tconsider her palaces ;
That ye may tell it to the generation following.
† Or, raise up. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;
h Is. 58. 11.
He will "be our guide even unto death.
hcart to her bul-
warks.
PS. LXXXI.
* Ps. 8, title.
† Or, for Asaph.
a Le. 23. 24. Nu.
10. 10.
PSALM LXXXI.
An exhortation to a solemn praising of God. 4 God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits,
8 God, exhorting to obedience, complaineth of their disobedience, which proveth their own hurt.
To the chief Musician, *upon Gittith, A Psalm fof Asaph.
1 Sing aloud unto God our strength;
Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel.
The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon,
In the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
4 For “this was a statute for Israel,
And a law of the God of Jacob.
5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony,
When he went out through the land of Egypt;
Where aI heard a language that I understood not.
6 I bremoved his shoulder from the burden;
His hands *were delivered from the pots.
? Thou (calledst in trouble and I delivered thee;
I answered thee in the secret place of thunder;
I proved thee at the waters of +Meribah. Selah !
8 Hear, O my people! and I will testify unto thee!
O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me,
Or, against.
His Loremoved his anguage that I und of Egypt;
a Or, he.--Ed.
6 18. 9. 4. & 10.
27.
* Heb. passed
арау.
c Ex, l. 14.
d Ex. 2. 23. & 14.
10. Ps. 50. 15.
e Ex. 19. 19.
fEx. 17.67.
| Or, strife.
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ON THE FINISHING OF THE TEMPLE.
Jo. 15. 7. Eph.
3. 20.
16. Ro. 1.24, 26.
& Ex. 20. 3, 5. 9 There shall no "strange god be in thee,
h De. 32. 12. Is.
So Neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
43. 12.
i See Ge. 17.8. 10 I 'ain the LORD thy God,
Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
; Ps. 37.3, 4.. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 But my people would not hearken to my voice,
k Ex. 32. 1. And Israel would knone of me.
1 Ac. 7. 42. & 14. 12 So 'I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust,
I Or, the hard-
And they walked in their own counsels.
ness of their
13 Oh "that my people had hearkened to me,
hearts, or, imag-
And Israel had walked in my ways!
S. 14 I should soon have subdued their enemies,
» Ro. 1. 30. And turned my hand against their adversaries.
* Or, yieldedim. 15 The "haters of the LORD should have *submitted themselves unto
feigned obedience.
him,
3. Heb, lied.
o De. 32. 13, 14. But their time should have endured for ever.
Ps. 147. 14.
- 16 He should "have fed them also twith the finest of the wheat,
of whcat.
And with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
inations.
m De. 5. 29. Is.
48. 18.
Ps. 18. 44. & 66.
f Heb. with the fut
12. 7.
d See Ge. 1.1,
PS. CXLVI.
PSALM CXLVI.(21)
The psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God. 3 He exhorteth not to trust in man. 5 God, for his
power,,justice, mercy, and kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted.
| Heb. Hallelujah. 1 * Praise ye the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul !
2 While I live will I praise the LORD;
I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
a 18. 2. 22. 3 Put “not your trust in princes,
* Or, salvation. Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no thelp.
0 Ps. 104. 29. Ec. 4 His breath goeth forth-he returneth to his earth;
See iCo. 2. 6. In that very day “his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help.
Whose hope is in the LORD his God;
6 Which "made heaven, and earth,
The sea, and all that therein is;
Which keepeth truth for ever;
? Which executeth judgment for the oppressed;
e See Ge. 1. 29. Which giveth food to the hungry.
The LORD looseth the prisoners;
fMat. 9. 30. Jo. 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind;
9. 7-32.
The "LORD raiseth them that are bowed down;
The Lord loveth the righteous;
n De. 10. 18. Ps. 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers ;
He relieveth the fatherless and widow,
But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
i Ex. 15. 18. Ps. 10 The 'Lord shall reign for ever,
Even thy God, o Zion, unto all generations.
Praise ye the Lord !
g Ps. 145. 14. &
147. 6. Lu. 13.
13.
68. 5.
10. 16. Re. 11.
15.
(21) Psalms cxlvi., cxlvii., and cxlviii. are placed chronology of Psalm lxxxi. is uncertain ; it is sup-
in this section on the authority of Prideaux. They posed to have been composed for the feast of Trum-
are inserted also both by Dr. Gray and Mr. Horne, pets. I have inserted it here, from comparing its
with the cxlixth and clth, among those which were contents with the account of the circumstances
written on some great deliverance of the Church. attendant on the dedication of the temple. The
The two latter Psalms are so evidently written on Psalm seems to be an address to the people, calling
the same model as those which precede them, that upon them to revive the solemn festivals which
they may be justly referred to the same period and were “ the statutes for Israel, and a law of the God
to the same occasion. Psalm xlviii. is assigned by of Jacob." It enumerates their past deliverances,
the same authorities to some season of joy, and its and invites the people to join in praises to the God
contents appear applicable to this period. The of Jacob.
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[PERIOD VIIL.
PSALMS COMPOSED
57. 15. & 61.1.
Lu. 4. 18.
Is. 40. 26.
there is no
number. Is. 40.
28.
PS. CXLVII.
PSALM CXLVII.
The prophet Pxhorteth to pruise God for his care of the Church, 4 his power, 6 and his mercy: 7 to
praise him for his providence: 12 co pruise him for his blessings upon the kingdom, 15 for his
power over the meteors, 19 and for his ordinances in the Church.
Praise ye the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem;
a De. 30. 3. He "gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
o Ps. 51. 17. Is. 3 He 'healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their *wounds.
* Heb. griefs. 4 He telleth the number of the stars;
See Ge. 15. 5.
He calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our LORD, and of great power;
Heb. Of his un- His understanding is infinite.
derstanding
... 6 The LORD lifteth up the meek;
He casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving,
Sing praise upon the harp unto our God;
d See Job 5. 10. 8 Who dcovereth the heaven with clouds,
Who prepareth rain for the earth,
Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
e See Ge. 1. 29. 9He 'giveth to the beast his food,
And to the young ravens which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse ;
He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him,
In those that hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise thy God, o Zion!
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ;
He hath blessed thy children within thee.
Heb. Who mak- 14 He maketh peace in thy borders,
peace. Is. 60% 17, And filleth thee with the *finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth;
wheat. De. 32. His word runneth very swiftly.
f Job 37. 6. & 38.10 He'giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels :
Who can stand before his cold ?
g See Job 37. 10. 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them;
He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
h De. 33. 2-4. 19 He "showeth his tword unto Jacob,
| Heb. words.
los. His statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
i See Ge. 17. 8. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation;
3. 1, 2.
And as for his judgments, they have not known them.
Praise ye the LORD!
PS. CXLVIII.
PSALM CXLVIII.
The psalmist exhorteth the celestial, 7 the terrestrial, 11 and the rational creatures to praise God.
* Heb. Hallelujah. 1 * Praise ye the LORD!
· Praise ye the LORD from the heavens !
Praise him in the heights !
2 Praise ye him, all his angels !
· Praise ye him, all his hosts!
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon !
Praise him, all ye stars of light!
eth thy border
18.
* Heb. fut of
14. Ps. 81. 16.
29.
De. 4.32-34. Ro.
Part I.]
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ON THE FINISHING OF THE TEMPLE.
Ps. 33. 6, 9.
13. & 55. 12.
a 1 Ki. 8. 27. 4 Praise him, 'ye heavens of heavens,
2 Co. 12. 2.
And ye waters that be above the heavens !
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD ;
6 Ge. 1. 1, 6, 7. For "he commanded and they were created.
Jo. 31. 35, 36. 6 He hath also established them for ever and ever ;
& 33. 25.
He hath made a decree which shall not pass.
? Praise the Lord from the earth,
Ye dragons, and all deeps !
8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapors ;
Stormy wind fulfilling his word !
d Is. 44. 23. & 49.9 Mountains, dand all hills;
Fruitful trees, and all cedars!
10 Beasts, and all cattle;
| Hob. birds of Creeping things, and tflying fowl !
wing.
11 Kings of the earth, and all people ;
Princes, and all judges of the earth!
12 Both young men, and maidens;
Old men, and children !
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD;
For his name alone is fexcellent;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He also exalteth the horn of his people,
The praise of all his saints;
e Eph. 2. 17. Even of the children of Israel, 'a people near unto him.
Praise ye the LORD!
Heb. ezalted.
* Heb. Hallelujah.
Ps. 100. 3. Is.
PS. CXLIX.
PSALM CXLIX.
The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his love to the Church, 5 and for that power which
he hath given to the Church.
1 * Praise ye the LORD!
Sing unto the Lord a new song,
And his praise in the congregation of saints.
a See Job 35. 10. 2 Let Israel rejoice in "him that made him ;
54. 5.
S. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their "King.
o Zec. 9. 9. Mat. 3 Let them praise his name tin the dance;
21. 5.
+ Or, with the
Let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
pipe.
4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people;
He will beautify the meek with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory;
Let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Heb. throat. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
o He. 4. 12. Re.
And a two-edged sword in their hand;
? To execute vengeance upon the heathen,
And punishments upon the people ;
8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron;
d De. 7. 1, 2. To dexecute upon them the judgment written:
This honor have all his saints.
Praise ye the LORD!
1.16.
PSALM CL.
* Heb. Hallelujah.
PSALM CL.
An exhortation to praise God, 3 with all kind of instruments.
1 * Praise ye the Lord !
Praise God in his sanctuary !
Praise him in the firmament of his power !
2 Praise him for his mighty acts !
Praise him according to his excellent greatness !
3 Praise him with the sound of the ftrumpet!
4,01, cornet. Ps.
98. 6
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OPPOSITION TO THE JEWS IN THE REIGN OF XERXES. (PERIOD VIII.
a Ex. 15. 20.
100 pipe. Ps.
0 Is. 38. 20.
61 Ch. 15, 16, 19,
28.
Praise him with the psaltery and harp!
4 Praise him 'with the timbrel and fdance !
Praise him with bstringed instruments and organs !
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals !
Praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals !
6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord !
Praise ye the Lord !
PART II.
FROM THE DEDICATION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE TO THE DEATH
OF HAMAN.
M
• 0,
* Heb. Akashve-
rosh.
SECT. I.
Section 1.- Opposition to the Jews in the Reign of Xerxes. (22)
Ezra iv. 6.
A. M. 3518.
B. C. 486.; 6 AND in the reign of * Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, •
wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah
and Jerusalem.
SECTION II.- Opposition to the Jews in the Reign of Artaxerxes
SECT. II.
Longimanus. (23)
A. M. 3540.
Ezra iv. 7-23.
The Jews' enemies write a letter of accusation ugainst them to Artaxerxes. His decree in reply.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote * Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel,
* Or, in peace.
+ Heb. societies. and the rest of their tcompanions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia ; and
the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and inter-
preted in the Syrian tongue. 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the
Or, secretary. Iscribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this
sort: 9 then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and
* Chald. societies, the rest of their *companions ; "the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the
a 2 Ki. 17. 30, 31. T.
· Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Su-
sanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, 10 and the rest of the na-
B. C. 464.
(22) The contents of this and the following sec- Esther. Some, upon grounds equally conjectural,
tion are placed here on the authority of Dr. Hales, have maintained that Ahasuerus was Cyaxares;
who observes, “ The whole passage (Ezra iy. 6-23) while others again have inagined that he was Cam-
is an historical anticipation, introduced parentheti- byses. But all these contending opinions are at
cally into the account of the former opposition of variance with the accounts handed down to us by
the Samaritans to rebuilding the temple, from the profane historians. Prideaux therefore supposes,
time of Cyrus to Darius Hystaspes; describing and with the greatest probability, that Ahasuerus
their subsequent oppositions to rebuilding Jerusa- was Artaxerxes Longimanus : in support of which
lem and its walls, in the ensuing reign of Xerxes argument he observes ; " The most ancient and best
and Artaxerxes. It comes in between ver. 5, and evidences that can be had of this matter are from
24, of this chapter; of which the latter verse takes the Greek version of the sacred text, called the
up the subject of the former again, and the fifth Septuagint, the apocryphal additions to the book
chapter proceeds immediately to the account of re- of Esther, and Josephus; and all these agree for
building the temple on the exhortation of the proph- Artaxerxes Longimanus. For Josephus positively
ets Haggai and Zechariah, by Zerubbabel and tells us it was he; and the Septuagint, through the
Jeshua, &c.
whole book of Esther, wherever the Hebrew text
“The merit of distinguishing these different hath Ahasuerus, translate Artaxerxes; and the
oppositions is due to Howe, in liis ingenious stric- apocryphal additions to that book everywhere call
lures on Richardson's Dissertations on the Litcra- the husband of Esther, Artaxerxes, who could be
ture of Eastern Nutions. See his Critical Observa- none other than Arlaxerxes Longimanus ; for there
tions on Books, vol. ii. p. 82, &c."-Vide Hales's are several circumstances related of him, both in
Analysis, vol. ii. note, p. 524.
the canonical and apocryphal Esther, which can by
(23) There has been much difference of opinion no means be applicable to the other Artaxerxes,
with regard to the Ahasuerus of Scripture. It is called Mnemon. " And Severus Sulpitius, and many
certain that the Jews were accustoined to distin- other writers, as well of the ancients as the mod-
guish foreign persons by different names from those erns, came also into this opinion. And the extra-
given to them in profane history : and indeed every ordinary favor and kindness which Artaxerxes
nation is kriown to have fallen into this custom in Longimanus showed the Jews beyond all the other
conforinity to the genius and pronunciation of its kings that reigned in Persia, first in sending Ezra,
own language. Scaliger contends, that Ahasuerus and afterwards Nehemiah, for the repairing of the
was the same with Xerxes; because, from a fancied broken affairs of that people in Judah and Jerusa-
similarity of names only, he supposes that his queen lem, and the restoring of them again to their ancient
Amestries must have been the Esther of Holy Writ. prosperity, is what can scarce be accounted for on
Archbishop Usher is of opinion, that Darius any other reason, but that they had in his bosom such
Hystaspes was the king Ahasuerus that married a powerful advocate as Esther to solicit for them."
Esther; and that Atossa was Vashti, and Artystone, -Prideaux's Connection, p. 361; Dr. Gray.
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ARTAXERXES DIVORCES HIS QUEEN.
* Chald. seved to
gether.
salted with the
t Chald. in the
midst thereof.
tions whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the
So wer. 11, 17. cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, band fat
Chald. Cheeneth. such a time. 11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him,
even unto Artaxerxes the king :-
“Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
“ 12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from
" thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the
Or, finished. “ bad city, and have Iset up the walls thereof, and "joined the foun-
low" dations. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be build-
† Chald. give. “ed, and the walls set up again, then will they not tpay toll, tribute,
Or, strength. "and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the frevenue of the kings.
* Chald. we are 6 14 Now because *we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it
salt of the palace. " was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we
“sent and certified the king, 15 that search may be made in the book
" of the records of thy fathers; so shalt thou find in the book of the
"records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto
† Chald. made. “kings and provinces, and that they have tmoved sedition 'within the
“ same of old time; for which cause was this city destroyed. 16 We
“ certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls
“ thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side
" the river."
17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to
* Chald. societies. Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their * companions that dwell
in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river,—.
sc Peace, and at such a time ! 18 The letter which ye sent unto us
+ Chald. by me a “hath been plainly read before me. 19 And +I commanded, and search
Chald. lifted up “ hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath #made
« insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been
“made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem,
c1 Ki. 4. 21. Ps. « which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, trib-
a Ge. 15. 18. Jos. “ute, and custom, was paid unto them. 21*Give ye now commandment
" to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until
“ another commandment shall be given from me. 22 Take heed now that
“ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the
s kings ?"
23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up
Chald. arm and in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by fforce
and power.
decrce is set.
itself.
1. 4.
* Chald. Make a
decree.
power.
SECT. III.
A. M. 3542.
B. C. 462.
SECTION III.-Artaxerxes divorces his Queen.
(24) Esther i. and ii. 1, to part of 15.
Ahasuerus maketh royal feasts. 10 Vashti, sent for, refuseth to come.. 13 Ahasuerus, by the coun-
sel of Memucan, maketh the decree of men's sovereignty. — Chap. ii. 1 Out of the choice of vir-
gins a queen is to be chusen. 5 Mordecai the nursing father of Esther. 9 Esther is preferred
by Hegai before the rest. 12 The manner of purification, and going in lo the king.
Now it came to pass in the days of “Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus
which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, 'over a hundred and.
a Ezra 4. 6. Da.
0 Di: 6. 1.
9. 1.
(24) The Book of Esther, which derives its name Some ascribe it to the joint labors of the great syna-
from the person whose history it chiefly relates, is gogue, who, from the time of Ezra to Simon the
by the Jews termed Megilloth Esther, or the Vol- Just, superintended the edition and canon of Scrip-
une of Esther. It has ever been held in the high- ture. Philo the Jew assigns it to Joachin, the son
est estimation by the Jews, who place it on the same of Joshua the high priest, who returned with Zerub-
level with the Law of Moses; and they believe, babel; others think it was composed by Mordecai;
that whatever destruction may attend the other and others, again, attribute it to Esther and Mor-
sacred writings, the Pentateuch and the Book of decai jointly. The two latter conjectures are
Esther will always be preserved by a special provi- grounded on the following declaration in Esther ix.
dence.
20, 23. « And Mordecai wrote these things, and
Concerning the author of this book, the opinions sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the
of biblical critics are so greatly divided, that it is provinces of king Ahasuerus; and the Jews un.
difficult to determine by whom it was written. dertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai,
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ARTAXERXES DIVORCES HIS QUEEN.
6. 21.
even an bunam and the hono) when he shokles
* Heb. found.
or.
+ Heb. which was
seven and twenty provinces ;) ? that in those days, when the king
Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan
c Ge., 40. 20. Ma. the palace, 3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his
princes and his servants, (the power of Persia and Media, the noties
and princes of the provinces being before him ;) 4 when he showed
the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent maj-
esty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when
these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people
that were *present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small,
seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace ; 6 where
† Or, violet. were white, green, and tblue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen
and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble : the beds were of gold
| 0r, of porphyry, and silver, upon a pavement fof red, and blue, and white, and black
alabaster, and marble. ? And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels
stone of blue col-
cole being diverse one from another,) and *royal wine in abundance, ac-
* Heb. wine of cording tto the state of the king.' 8 And the drinking was according to
the kingdom.
and the law, (none did compel ;) for so the king had appointed to all the
t Heb. to the hand
of the king, officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's
pleasure. 9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the
royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with
wine,he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigthai, and Abagtha,
Or, eunuchs. Zethar, and Carcas, the seven fchamberlains that served in the presence
of Ahasuerus the king, 11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king
with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty;
* Heb. good of for she was *fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come
countenance.
was at the king's commandment tby his chamberlains ; therefore was the
by the hand of king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
his eunuchs.
d Jo. 10. 7. Da. 2. 13 Then the king said to the dwise men, which knew the times, (for
12. Mat. 2. 1.
so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
14 and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish,
Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media,
which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom ;)
15 - What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because
'do?
she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by
the chamberlains ?”
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “ Vashti
the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the
princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king
Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all
e Eph. 5. 33. women, so that they shall @despise their husbands in their eyes,
when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded
Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.'
18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto
all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen.'
* Heb. be good
I Heb. Wiat to
Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 19 If it *please
had written unto them." But the context of the on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month
passage clearly shows that these words do not relate Adar, in commemoration of the great deliverance
to the book itself, but to the circular letters which which Esther by her interest had procured for the
Mordecai distributed in the Persian provinces. Jews; and which is even now celebrated among
Augustine and some of the fathers suppose that them with many peculiar ceremonies, and with re-
it was written by Ezra, and this opinion appears joicings even to intoxication. This festival was
more probable than any that has been offered to us. called Purim, or the feast of Lots, (Pur, in the Per-
But although we have no sufficient evidence to sian language, signifying, a lot) from the events
ascertain precisely who was its real author, there mentioned in chap. iii. 7, ix. 24. It has been re-
is no doubt but that the book itself contains a genu- marked, that the name of God is not mentioned
ine and faithful account of what actually took throughout this book; but his superintendent provi-
place; not only from its admission into the canon of dence is so evidently displayed in every transaction
Scripture, but also from the institution of the feast recorded in it, that its authenticity on this account
of Purim; which, from its first establishment, has cannot be questioned. Dr. Gray's Key, in loc.;
been regularly observed as an annual solemnity, Horne's Critical Introduction, in loc.
with the king.
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ARTAXERXES DIVORCES HIS QUEEN.
12, 15
content their husbut all his king's destate
in the eyes of the
Servei de
king.
ing to the lan-
guage of his
country.
8.
Je. 24. 1.
Heb. from before the king, let there go a royal commandment tfrom him, and let it be
him.
+ Heb. Dass not written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not
aray, Est. 8. Si altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let
Dr. 6. &
* Heb. her com- the king give her royal estate unto *another that is better than she.
panion.
20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published
f Col. 3. 18. 1 Pe. throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to
3.1.
their husbands honor, both to great and small.”
Heb. was good 21 And the saying fpleased the king and the princes, and the king
did according to the word of Memucan. 22 For he sent letters into
all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing
thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should
g Eph. 5. 22-24. 6bear rule in his own house, and that fit should be published according
°1 Ti. 2. 12.
Heb. one should to the language of every people.
publish it accord. After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus ESTHER Ü. 1.
was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had to part 15.
done, and what was decreed against her. 2 Then said the king's servants
that ministered unto him, “Let there be fair young virgins sought for
the king ; 3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his
kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto
* Heb. hand. Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the * custody of
t Or, Hegai, ver. +Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their
things for purification be given them ; 4 and let the maiden which
pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti.” And the thing pleased
the king, and he did so.
5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name
was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a
h 2 Ki. 24. 14, 15. Benjamite ; 6 who "had been carried away from Jerusalem with the
2 Ch. 36. 10, 20.
0, 20. captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah,
Or, Jehoiachin, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. 7 And
shed. he *brought up Hadassah (that is Esther, his uncle's daughter,) for
* Heb. nourished.
Eph. 6. 4. she had neither father nor mother. And the maid was tfair and beau-
f Heb. fair of
form, and yood tiful whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for
of countchance.
his own daughter.
8 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree
was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto
Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought
also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the
women. 9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of
Heb. her por- him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with Isuch
things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be
* Heb. changed given her, out of the king's house; and he *preferred her and her
maids unto the best place of the house of the women. 10 Esther had
not showed her people nor her kindred; for Mordecai had charged
her that she should not show it. 11 And Mordecai walked every day
before the court of the women's house, to know thow Esther did, and
what should become of her.
12 Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus,
after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the
women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to
wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors,
and with other things for the purifying of the women ;) 13 then thus
came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given
her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's
house. 14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned
into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the
king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines; she came in unto the
2 Ki. 24. 6.
tions.
her.
| Heb, the peace
of Esther.
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THE COMMISSION OF EZRA.
SECT. IV.
king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were
called by name.
15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle
of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in
unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai, the king's cham-
berlain, the keeper of the women, appointed.
SECTION IV. - The Commission of Ezra.(25)
EZRA vii. and viïi.
Ezra gneth up to Jerusalem. 11 The gracious commission of Artuxerxes to Ezra. 27 Ezra bless-
eth God for this fuvor. - Chap. viii. 1 The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon.
15 He sendeth to Iddo for ministers for the temple. 21 He keepeth a fust. 24 He committeth the
treasures to the custody of the priests. 31 From Ahava they come to Jerusalem. 33 The treas-
ure is weighed in the temple. 36 The commission is delivered.
i Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia,
Ezra "the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 the
A. M. 3546.
B. C. 458.
al Ch. 6. 14.
(25) Ezra probably received his first commission of our salvation, by the death and resurrection of
through the interest of Esther; as a short time after Christ our Lord, who made, by one oblation of
it was obtained, she was made queen, (compare Himself, an end of sin, reconciliation for our ini-
Esther ii. 16, with vii. 8.)
quity, and brought in the law of everlasting
From Ezra's entering upon the work of reforming righteousness.
the Jewish Church, the celebrated prophecy of the Then the Jewish Church and the Jewish wor-
seventy weeks, which is delivered to us in the ship at Jerusalem were wholly abolished, the king-
ninth chapter of Daniel, concerning the coming of doin of the Messiah began; and the Christian
the Messiah, is to be computed. The words of the Church and the Christian worship established, and,
prophecy, in our English translation, are as follow. instead of Jerusalem, every place through the
Ver. 24. " Seventy weeks are determined upon whole earth, where God should be worshipped in
thy people, and upon thy holy city, to finish the spirit and in truth, was made holy unto him. The
transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to end of these weeks being thus fixed at the death
make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in of Christ, by which great sacrifice all visions and
everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision prophecies were sealed up and fulfilled, (Dan. ix.
and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy:"ver. 24), it necessarily determines us to fix the begin-
25. ** Know, therefore, and understand, that, from ning of these weeks 490 years before that event.
the going forth of the commandment to restore and And as most learned men agree that " Messiah was
to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah the Prince, shall cut off" in the year of the Julian period 4746, and
be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks; the in the Jewish month Nisan, if we reckon 490
street shalt be built again, and the wall even in years backward, this will lead us up to the month
troublous times :" ver. 26. “And after three- Nisan, in the year of the Julian period 4256, which
score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but was the very year and month in which Ezra had
not for himself; and the people of the prince that his commission from Artaxerxes Longimanus, king
shall come, shall destroy the city and the sanctuary, of Persia, for his return to Jerusalem, there to re-
and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and to store the church and state of the Jews; for that
the end of the war desolations are determined:” year of the Julian period, according to Ptolemy's
ver. 27. “And he shall confirm the covenant with canon, was the seventh year of that king's reign
many for one week; and in the midst of the week (Ezra' vii. 7), in which the Scriptures tell us his
he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, commission was granted. The beginning, there-
and for the overspreading of abominations he shall fore, of the seventy weeks, or 490 years of this
make it desolate, even until the consummation, prophecy, was in the month Nisan of the Jewish
and that determined shall be poured upon the year, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes Longiman-
desolate."
us, king of Persia, and in the 4256th year of the
And it being of great moment, for the conviction Julian period, when Ezra had his commission; and
of Jews and other infidels who reject the faith of the end of them fell in the very same month of
Christ, to have this prophecy well cleared, and Nisan, in the 4746th year of the Julian period, in
made out, in order hereto it is to be observed, which very year and very month Chirist our Lord
That this prophecy doth relate primarily and suffered for us, and thereby completed the whole
especially to the Jews. For it expresseth the time work of our salvation, there being just seventy
that was determined upon the people of Daniel, that weeks of years, or 490 years, from the one to the
is, the Jews, and upon the holy city, that is, Jeru- other.
salem, the whole of which was seventy weeks; It is evident, then, from the prophecy itself, that
after the expiration of which fore-ordained time, an these weeks must have their beginning from the
end being put to the Mosaic economy, the Jews date of the commission granted to Ezra, because
should be no longer God's peculiar people, and the their commencement must be determined by the
worship which he had established at Jerusalem death of Christ. It is expressly stated (Dan. ix.
being abolished, that city should be no longer a 25.) that they should begin“ from the going forth
city holy unto him.
of the commandment to restore and to build Jeru-
Among the Jews there were sabbatical days, salem :" which words, therefore, must be under-
whereby their days were divided into weeks of stood figuratively, as they refer to the ecclesiastical,
days; and there were likewise sabbatical years, as well as to the political state of the Jews, and to
(Levit. xxv. 8,) whereby their years were divided the future reëstablishment of both, according to the
into weeks of years, and this last sort of weeks is Law of Moses; which great work was completely
that which is here mentioned; so that every one brought about by Ezra, who effected a thorough
of the weeks of this prophecy contains seven years, reformation in church and state. For if these
and the seventy weeks here appointed, denote á words " to restore and to build Jerusalem,” are to
period of 490 years. At the end of which time, be taken in their literal signification, they must re-
this prophecy was accomplished in the great work late to the decree of Cyrus, of whom it was pre-
PART II.]
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THE COMMISSION OF EZRA.
Ne chiests, and the Levwent up some of the hand of the Lone
began he he to Jerusad prepared brael statutes arta
8.1-8. Mal. 2.
7.
of the God of
heaven, peace,
&c.
son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 the son of
Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 4 the son of Zera-
hiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 5 the son of Abishua, the son
of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest ;-
o this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the
Law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given ; and the
king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD
his God upon him. ? And there went up some of the children of Israel,
b 1 Ch. 6. 31, &c. and of the priests, and 'the Levites, and the singers, and the porters,
and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes
the king. 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was
in the seventh year of the king. 9 For upon the first day of the first
* Heb. was the month *began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the
foundation of the
going up. * fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his
c Ps. 119. 45. God upon him. 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of
d De. 33. 10. Ne. "the LORD, and to do it, and to dteach in Israel statutes and judgments.
11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave
unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the
commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
† Or, to Ezra the 12 « Artaxerxes, king of kings, tunto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the
priest, a perfect
scribe of the law " law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time! 13 I
“make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests
“and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to
e Ezra 4. 10.
Chald. from be: “ go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. 14 Forasmuch as thou art sent fof
fore the king.
“the king, and of his 'seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah
f Est. 1. 14.
"and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy
"hand; 15 and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his
"counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habita-
“tion is in Jerusalem, 16 and all the silver and gold that thou canst find
“in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the
“people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their
“God which is in Jerusalem; 17 that thou mayest buy speedily with this
& Nu. 15. 4–13.
“money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their
h De. 12. 5, 11. “ drink offerings, and "offer them upon the altar of the house of your
“God which is in Jerusalem. 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to
“thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the
“gold, that do after the will of your God. 19 The vessels also that are
“ given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou
6 before the God of Jerusalem. 20 And whatsoever more shall be need-
"ful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow,
“ bestow it out of the king's treasure house. 21 And I, even I Artaxerxes
“ the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the
6 river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the
6 God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily. 22 Unto an
*Chald. cors.
“hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred *measures of wheat,
"and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil,
| Chald. is of the 66 and salt without prescribing how much. 23 Whatsoever is com-
“manded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house
" of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the
“realm of the king and his sons ? 24 Also we certify you, that touching
dccrce.
dicted, that he " should say to Jerusalem, 'Be thou of the edicts granted by the kings of Persia in favor
built, and to the temple, " Thy foundation shall be of the Jews, it is evident that they can only have
laid,'" and the commencement of the seventy their commencement from this decree of Artaxer-
weeks must be computed from his edict. But they xes, given in the seventh year of his reign : and
cannot begin at this time, because they would then that the words "to restore and to build Jerusalem"
have expired long before even the coming of the must be taken in their figurative signification. See
Messiah'; and as we are certain, from the prophecy the arguments at length, in Prideaux's Connection,
itself, that the seventy weeks must begin from one part i. book v. p. 377-408.
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4 p*
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THE COMMISSION OF EZRA.
De. 16. 18.
32 Ch. 17. 7.
Mul. 2. 7. Mat.
“any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or minis-
“ters of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute,
“or custom, upon them. 25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy
i Ex. 18. 21, 22. “God, that is in thy hand, 'set magistrates and judges, which may
“ judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the
“ laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. 26 And
23. 2, 3. “whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king,
“ let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death,
1. Chald. to root " or Ito banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.”
ing out.
: 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a
thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD
which is in Jerusalem ; 28 and hath extended mercy unto me before
the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes.
And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon
me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
k 1 Esdras 8. 28. These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is Ezra viii.
the genealogy of them that went up with me from Baby-
lon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. 2 Of the sons of Phinehas;
Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David;
Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh ; Zech-
ariah : and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an
hundred and fiſty. 4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son
of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. 5 Of the sons of Shech-
aniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. 6 Of
the sons also of Adin ; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty
males. 7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and
with him seventy males. 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah ; Zebadiah
the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. 9 Of the sons of
Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and
eighteen males. 10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah,
and with him an hundred and threescore males. 11 And of the sons of
Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight
* Or, the youngest males. 12 And of the sons of Azgad ; Johanan *the son of Hakkatan,
and with him an hundred and ten males. 13 And of the last sons of
Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and
with them threescore males. 14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and
| Or, Zaccur, as Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava,
Or, pitched. and there fabode we in tents three days; and I viewed the people, and
the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then sent I
for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib,
and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Me-
shullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of under-
standing. 17 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief
* Heb. ! put at the place Casiphia, and *I told them what they should say unto Iddo,
mouth : see 2 Sa. and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they
14. 3, 19.
should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And by
2 Ne. 8. 7. & 9.4,, the good hand of our God upon us they 'brought us a man of under-
standing, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and
Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen ; 19 and Hashabiah,
and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their
sons, twenty ; 20 also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes
had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty
m2 Ch. 20.3. Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
23. 29. Is. 58.3,
58.3, 21 Then "I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we
might "afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him ºa right way
p So 1 Co. 9. 15. for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For 'I was
son.
some read,
words in their
5.
n Le. 15. 29.&
5.
o P8, 5. 8.
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ESTHER. MADE QUEEN OF PERSIA.
q Ps. 34. 16.
chief of the band writering of these
19. 22.
gold, of, and of good fifty talenffered : "Monsellors, antering of the
De. 33. 8.
20.
Ne. 2. 11.
ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to
help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto
9 Ps. 33. 18, 19. the king, saying, “ The hand of our God is upon all them 'for good
& 34. 15, 22.
Ro. 8. 28. that seek him; but his power and his wrath is "against all them that
'forsake him.” 23 So we fasted and besought our God for this; and he
32 Ch. 15. 2.
tl Ch. 5. 20. was 'entreated of us.
2.Ch. 33. 13. Is. 24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah,
Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 and weighed unto
them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the
house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords,
and all Israel there present, had offered : 26 I even weighed unto
their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an
hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents ; 27 also twenty ba-
t. Heb. yellow, or, sons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of ffine copper,
shining brass.
1 Heb. desirable. Iprecious as gold. 28 And I said unto them, “Ye are "holy unto the
u Le. 21. 6-8. LORD ; the vessels are "holy also; and the silver and the gold are a
o Le. 22. 2, 3. freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers. 29 Watch ye, and
Nu. 4. 4, 15, 19, keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and
the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the
chambers of the house of the LORD.” 30 So took the priests and the
Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring
them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of
the first month, to go unto Jerusalem ; and the hand of our God was
upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such
as lay in wait by the'way. 32 And "we came to Jerusalem, and abode
there three days. 33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the
gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of
Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the
son of Phinehas ; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and
Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites. 34 By number and by weight of
every one; and all the weight was written at that time. 35 Also the
children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of
* So Ezra 6. 17. the captivity, "offered burnt offerings. unto the God of Israel, (twelve
bullocks for all Israel,) ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs,
twelve he goats for a sin offering : all this was a burnt offering unto
the LORD.
36 And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieu-
tenants, and to the governors on this side the river ; and they furthered
the people, and the house of God.
SECT. V.
Section V.-Esther made Queen of Persia.
Esther ii. latter part of ver. 15-20.
A. M. 3547.
B. C. 457. AND Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon
her. 16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal
in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of
his reign. 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she
* Or, kindness. obtained grace and *favor tin his sight more than all the virgins ; so
† Fleb. before him. that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen in-
stead of Vashti. 18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his
princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a frelease to
the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. 19And
when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mor-
decai sat in the king's gate. 20 Esther had not yet showed her kindred
nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her ; for Esther did the com-
mandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
| Hob. rest.
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THE REFORMATION BY EZRA.
B. C. 457.
14. 2.
SECT. VI.
Section VI.--The Reformation by Ezra.
Ezra ix. and x.
A. M. 3547.
Ezra mourneth for the affinity of the people with strangers. 5 He prayeth unto God with confession
of sins. ~ Chap. x. 1 Shechaniah encourageth Ezru to reform the strange marriages. Ğ Ezra
assembleth the people. 9 The people, at the exhortation of Ezra, repent, and promise amend-
ment. 15 The care to perform it. 18 The names of them which had married strange wives.
i Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, say-
ing, “ The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not
a De. 12. 30, 31. separated themselves from the people of the lands, "doing according
to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Periz-
zites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and
B Ex. 34. 16. De. the Amorites. 2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves,
7.3. Ne. 13. 23.
cEx. 19.6.& 22. and for their sons, so that the holy seed "have mingled themselves
31. De. 7. 6. & with the people of those lands; yea, the hand of the princes and ru-
d 2 Co. 6. 14. lers hath been chief in this trespass." 3 And when I heard this thing,
I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my
head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. 4 Then were assembled
e Is. 66.2. unto me every one that 'trembled at the words of the God of
Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried
FEx. 29. 39. away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
* Or, affliction. 5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my *heaviness; and
having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and
& Ex. 9. 29, 33. spread out my hands unto the LORD my God, and said,—,
1 Job 40. 4, 5. O my God! I am rashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee,
Da. 9. 7, 8.
my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our
t Or, guiltiness. ftrespass is 'grown up unto the heavens. Since the days of our fathers
128 Ch. 28. 9. Re. have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniqui-
i Ps. 106, 6. Da. ties khave we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand
64. of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil,
Ne. 9. 30. and to confusion of face, as it is this day. 8 And now for a flittle space
grace hath been showed froin the LORD our God, to leave us a rem-
* Or, a pin: that nant to escape, and to give us *a nail in his holy place, that our God
is, a constant and
sure abode ; 80 may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9 For 'we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our
bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings
of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and
f Heb. to set up. fto repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and
in Jerusalem. 10 And now, O our God! what shall we say after this ?
for we have forsaken thy commandments, 11 which thou hast command-
1 Heb. by the ed by thy servants the prophets, saying, “The land, unto which ye go
to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the
lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from *one end to
21. 16. another with their uncleanness. 12 Now therefore "give not your daugh-
m Ez. 23. 32. &
3. ters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, "nor
seek their peace or their wealth for ever ; that ye may be strong, and
o Pr. 13. 22. eat the good of the land, and ºleave it for an inheritance to your children
& 20.7.
for ever.” 13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and
+ Heb. hast with for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God thast punished us less
iniquities.
than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
P.Jo.5. 14. 2 Pe. 14 should we "again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with
2. 20, 21.
No. 13. 23, 27. the people of these abominations ? wouldest not thou be 'angry with
us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant
nor escaping ? 15 O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we
remain yet escaped, as it is this day. Behold, we are before thee in
our trespasses ; for we cannot 'stand before thee because of this.
"Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had con- EZRA X.
fessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house
9. 5, 6, 8.
K De. 28. 36, 64.
1 Heb. moment.
Is. 22. 23.
i Ne. 9. 36,
hand of thy ser-
vants.
* Heb. mouth to
morte: as 2 Ki.
34. 16. De. 7. 3.
n De. 23. 6.
held beneath our
r De. 9, 8.
* Ro. 3. 19.
tl Co. 15. 17.
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THE REFORMATION BY EZRA.
weeping.
forth.
18.
of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congre-
1 Heb. a great gation of men and women and children; for the people wept Ivery
sore. 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam,
answered and said unto Ezra, “ We have trespassed against our God,
and have taken strange wives of the people of the land; yet now there
is hope in Israel concerning this thing. 3 Now therefore let us make
u 2 Ch. 34. 31. “a covenant with our God *to put away all the wives, and such as are
* Heb. to bring born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that
o De. 7. 2, 3. tremble at the cornmandment of our God; and let it be done accord-
ing to the law. 4 Arise! for this matter belongeth unto thee. We
also will be with thee; be of good courage, and do it.” 5 Then arose
Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear
that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into
the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib. And when he came
30 Do. 9. 18. thither, "he did eat no bread, nor drink water ; for he mourned because
of the transgression of them that had been carried away. ? And they
made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the chil-
dren of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto
Jerusalem ; 8 and that whosoever would not come within three days,
according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance
Heb. devoted. should be tforfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of
those that had been carried away.
9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves to-
gether unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month,
2 See 1 Sa. 12. and the twentieth day of the month; and *all the people sat in the
street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for
Heb. the shor- the great rain. 10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them,
“ Ye have transgressed, and *have taken strange wives, to increase the
caused to dwell, trespass of Israel. 11 Now therefore 'make confession unto the LORD
back.
God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves
y Jos. 7. 19. Pr. from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.” 12 Then all
the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, “As thou hast
said, so must we do. 13 But the people are many, and it is a time of
much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work
+ Or, we have of one day or two; for twe are many that have transgressed in this
in this thing. thing. 14 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all
them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed
times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof,
Or, be turned until the fierce wrath of our God ffor this matter be turned from
us.”
15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah
* Heb. stood.
- *were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai
the Levite helped them. 16 And the children of the captivity did so.
And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the
house of their fathers, and all of them by their names,) were separa-
ted, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the
matter. 17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken
strange wives by the first day of the first month.
18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had
taken strange wives : namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak,
and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
2 2 Ki. 10. 15. 19 And they "gave their hands that they would put away their wives;
1 Ch. 29. 24.
2 Ch. 30.8. and being "guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
a Lo. 6. 4, 6. 20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 21 And of the
sons of Harim ; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and
ers.
* Heb. have
or, have brought
28. 13.
greatly offended
from us till this
matter be de-
spatched.
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CONCLUDING PROPHECIES OF ZECHARIAH. [Period VIII.
Uzziah. 22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael,
Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. 23 Also of the Levites ; Jozabad, and
Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and
Eliezer. 24 Of the singers also ; Eliashib : and of the porters; Shallum,
and Telem, and Uri. 25 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh ;
Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and
Malchijah, and Benaiah. 26 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah,
Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 27 And of
the sons of Zattu ; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and
Zabad, and Aziza. 28 Of the sons also of Bebai ; Jehohanan, Hanani-
ah, Zabbai, and Athlai. 29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Mal-
luch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 30 And of the
sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattani-
ah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 31 And of the sons of Harim;
Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32 Benjamin, Malluch,
and Shemariah. 33 Of the sons of Hashum ; Mattenai, Mattathah,
Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 34 Of the sons of
Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, 39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and
+ Or, Mabadebai, Adaiah, 40 +Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41 Azareel, and Shelemiah,
. Shemariah, 42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. 43 Of the sons of Nebo;
Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. 44 All these
had taken strange wives : and some of them had wives by whom they
had children.
according to
some copies.
SECT. VII.
SECTION VII.-Concluding Prophecies of Zechariah. (26)
ZECHARIAN ix.to xiv.
A. M. 3547.
B. C. 457. God defendeth his Church. 9 Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peacea-
ble kingdom. 12 God's promises of victory and defence. — Chap. x. 1 God is to be sought unlo,
and nol idols. 5 As he visited his flock för sin, so he will save" and restore them. - Chap. xi.
a That is, shall 1 The destruction of Jerusalem. 3 The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected. 10 The staves
fall and rest on of Beauty and Bunds broken by the rejection of Christ. "15 The type and curse of a foolish shep-
the land of Ha herd. - Chap. xii. 1 Jerusalemi a cup of trembling to herself, 3 and a burdensome stone to her ad-
drach (probably
versuries. 6 The victorious restoring of Juduh. 9 The repentance of Jerusalem. — Chap. xiii.
Cælo-Syria) and
1 The fountain of purgation for Jerusalem, 2 from idolatry, and fulse prophecy. 7 The death of
Dimascus ;
which was ful-
Christ, and the trial of a third part. ~Chap. xiv. 1 The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed.
filled when
4 The coming of Christ, and the gruces of his kingdom. 12 The plugue of Jerusalem's enemies.
Alexander the 16 The rennant shall turn to the Lord, 20 und their spoils shall be holy.
Great seized the
immense treas
1 The burden of the word of the LORD ain the land of Hadrach,
ures in the lat-
And Damascus shall be the rest thereof:
ter city.-Ed.
(26) There is less certainty with respect to the Psalms are David's because joined in one volume
probable date and place of these latter chapters of with David's Psalms.
Zechariah, than of any other chapters in the Old 5. Several verbal criticisms on the words used
Testament. An expression quoted by St. Matthew by St. Matthew, when compared with those used
(chap. xxvii. 9, 10), from Zechariah, is attributed by Zechariah ; which prove only that the Evan-
by that Evangelist to Jeremiah. The learned gelist quoted according to the sense, and not the
Joseph Mede, Dr. Hammond, Bishop Kidder, and precise phrases of the prophet. (Compare Matt.
some others, assign these chapters to this latter pro- xxvii. 9, 10, with Zech. xi. 12, 13, Archbp. New-
phet. In support of this opinion, the former uses come's translation.)".
the following arguments, Mede's Works, p. 786–833. The above are selected from observations on
1. “ If the contents of the prophecy be weighed, several other passages of Scripture, in Epistle xxxi.
they would in all likelihood be of an elder date In Epistle lxi. he resumes the subject.
than the time of Zechariah, namely, before the 6.6 The titles at the head of the pages in the He-
captivity : for the subjects of them were scarce in brew Bibles or manuscripts) matter not. The Jews
being after that time.
wrote in rolls, or volumes, and the title was but
2.4 The chapter out of which St. Matthew quotes once. If aught were added to that roll, of similitu-
may seem to have somewhat much unsuitable with dinen argumenti, or for any other reason, it had a
Zechariah's time; as, a prophecy of the destruc- new title, as that of Agur, or perhaps sometimes
tion of the temple, then, when he was to encourage none, but was åvárum.ov.
them to build it: and how does the sixth versc of 7." That which I fancy or conceive is, that those
that chapter suit with his time?
prophecies against Damascus and the Philistines
3. “ No Scripture saith they are Zechariah's; but (chap. ix.) would better befit Jeremiah's time, of
there is Scripture which saith they are Jeremiah's. their destruction by Nebuchadnezzar, than (if of
4. 6 Their being united to the other prophecies Zechariah's time) by Alexander. See the prophecy
of Zechariah no more prove them to be his, than against Damascus (Jer. xlix. 23); against the Phi-
the adjoining of Agur's proverbs to Solomon's, listines, (chap. xlvii. 2. and Ezek. xxv. 15.) For
proves they are therefore Solomon's, or that all the where do we find Damascus destroyed from Zech-
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CONCLUDING PROPHECIES OF ZECHARIAH.
When the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel,
Shall be toward the LORD.
2 And Hamath also shall border thereby;
Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
ariah's to our Saviour's time? For to come under mencement of his prophesying, in the second year
the hands of new masters, or to suffer some direp. of Darius, he was a very young man. The same
tion, or pillaging, doth not seem to satisfy the intent word being used in Jeremiah i. 6, and is rendered
of the prophecy. And for the Philistines, though in the authorized translation a child." He would
it be true that Alexander destroyed Gaza, yet it ap- not be, therefore, more than eighty years old when
pears not that any such desolation befel Ashkelon, Ezra went up from Babylon to Jerusalem. And as
whereby it should not be inhabited : nor should they we have already seen that the Spirit of God was
seem in Zechariah's time to have so well recovered frequently poured upon his servants on the occur-
their destruction by Nebuchadnezzar, as to be a rence of any important occasion, it is not unrea-
subject for a new prophecy to that purpose.
sonable to suppose, as there is no date assigned to
8.“ Tyre had but lately been destroyed by these chapters, and as they have been attributed to
Nebuchadnezzar. The prophecy against this city, Zechariah both by Ezra and the great Sanhedrin,
therefore, would be more suitable to the times of that they were uttered by him during the govern-
Jeremiah.
ment of Ezra. The evident difference of style
9. “That which moves me more than all the rest observable in these latter .chapters of Zechariah,
is in chap. xi. (whence that in the Gospel is quoted) when compared with those that precede them, and
which contains a prophecy of the destruction of the great resemblance the former bear to the style
Jerusalem, and a description of the wickedness of of Jeremiah, may be accounted for on the supposi-
its inhabitants, for which God would give them to tion, that his first prophecies were delivered when
the sword, and have no more pity upon them. It is ex- he was quite a young man," a child;" and that
pounded of the destruction by Titus; but methinks his last were given probably after a particular atten-
such a prophecy was not seasonable for Zechariah's tion and study of the prophecies of Jeremiah, by
time (when the city in great part lay in ruins, and which his own expressions were strengthened, and
the temple had not yet recovered herself), nor his language improved.
agreeable to the scope of Zechariah's commission, This theory perhaps may be considered as the
who, together with his colleague Haggai, was sent best solution to the difficulty ; it is, however, reject-
to encourage the people lately returned from the ed by Whitby, who seems to incline to the opinion
captivity to build the temple, and instaurate their of the learned Joseph Mede. Though it may ap-
commonwealth. Was this a fit time to foretell the pear presumptuous to submit to the world an oppo-
destruction of both, while they were yet but build- site opinion to that which has been defended by
ing? and by Zechariah too, who was to encourage one so eminent, yet I feel that it would be still more
them? Would not this better befit the desolation so to adopt so considerable an alteration, without
by Nebuchadnezzar ?
still more powerful and convincing evidence. It
10. “ Jeremiah's prophecies are digested in no will be only necessary, therefore, to state those
order, but only as it seems they came to light in the arguments which seem to oppose the hypothesis
scribes' hands, &c.; and why may not some be maintained by Mr. Mede.
found till the return from the captivity, and be ap- 1. The first merely states the proposition to be
proved by Zechariah, and be added to his volume, proved.
according to the time of their finding, and appro- 2. It cannot be proved that Zechariah wrote this
bation by him : and after that, some other prophe- chapter at the exact time when he was encouraging
cies of his ?”
the people to build the temple. The sixth verse
The argument for assigning the prophecy to the may justly be interpreted as a prophecy of the de-
time of Jeremiah, derived from the text of St. struction of the teniple by Titus.
Matthew, is of the greatest weight. Yet it must 3. That these chapters have been uniformly,
be observed, that the word 'Tegeuiov does not ap- without one exception, in one version or MS. been
pear to have been the original reading of St. Mat given to Zechariah, is more ample proof that they
thew. It might either have been a marginal anno- were written by that prophet, than the disputed in-
tation, which afterwards crept into the text, or if sertion of the word " Jeremiah ” in Matt. xxvii. 10.
the name of the prophet Zechariah had been writ- 4. Agur's name is prefixed to his proverbs : other
ten by St. Matihew, and was preserved in the names than David's are prefixed to various Psalms.
manuscripts in an abbreviated form, that abbrevia. By the same analogy we are fairly warranted in
tion may have been mistaken. The Syriac and concluding, that if these chapters had been written
Persic versions ornit the name. Augustine De by Jeremiah, his name likewise would have been
Cons. Ev. 3.7, (quoted by Archbp. Newcome) says, prefixed to them either by Zechariah, by Ezra, or
« Primo noverit non omnes codices evangeliorum by the great Sanhedrin.
habere, quod per Hieremiam, dictum sit, sed tan- 5. The fiftlı objection has been already answered
tummodo per prophetam.'' Griesbachi prefixes in a former part of the note.
to the word Telanlov his mark, that it should prop- 6. As there is no new title given to these latter
erly be omitted. Lightfoot (Harmony of the N. T. chapters, we may justly conclude they were a con-
observes, that in the old Bibles, Jeremiah was tinuation of the former prophecies of Zechariah.
placed next after the Book of Kings, and stood first 7. Damascus was betrayed into the hands of Par-
in the volume of the prophets. So that when Mat- menio, one of Alexander's generals, though without
thew quotes a text of Zechariah, under the name bloodshed, and it ceased to be a place of importance.
of Jeremiah, he does but cite a text out of the vol- This was sufficient to fulfil the prophecy. It is not
ume of the prophets under his name that stood asserted that Damascus should be pillaged, neither
first in that volume. In confirmation of this hy. is it necessary to suppose that its pillage or its vio-
pothesis, he refers to Matt. xvi. 14, obserying, that in lent capture were essential to the accomplishment
the saying Jeremiah, or one of the prophets, there of the prediction. (Zech. ix. 1.)
is the same reason why Jeremiah is mentioned by The Philistines, after the destruction of Gaza,
name; because his name stood first in the volume never recovered their former glory; and Ashkelon
of the prophets, and so occurred first to the mind, shared the fate of the rest of the country. The
when any of the people spoke familiarly of the words," it shall not be inhabited,'' are figurative,
prophets.
and express only extensive desolation, and total
We learn from Zechariah ii. 4, that, at the com- political ruin. Thus Ezekiel (chap. xxix. ver. 11)
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CONCLUDING PROPHECIES OF ZECHARIAH. (PERIOD VIII.
a Is. 23. 1.
o Ez. 26. 17.
c Je. 47. 1, 5.
Zep. 2. 4.
d Am. 1. 8.
* Heb. bloods.
3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold,
And heaped up silver as the dust,
And fine gold as the mire of the streets.
4 Behold, 'the Lord will cast her out,
And he will smite her power in the sea;
And she shall be devoured with fire.
5 Ashkelon “shall see it, and fear ;
Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful ;
And Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed ;
And the king shall perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
6 And a bastard shall dwell din Ashdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
9 And I will take away his *blood out of his mouth,
And his abominations from between his teeth ;
But he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God,
And he shall be as a governor in Judah,
And Ekron as a Jebusite.
8 And I will encamp about my house because of the army,
Because of him that passeth by,
And because of him that returneth;
And ‘no oppressor shall pass through them any more :
For now have I seen with mine eyes.
9 Rejoice 'greatly, O daughter of Zion !
Shout, 0 daughter of Jerusalem !
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee;
He is just, and thaving salvation ;
Lowly, and riding upon an ass,
And upon a colt the foal of an ass.
10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim,
e Is. 60. 18. Ez,
28. 24.
f Is. 62. 11. Mat.
21. 5. Jo. 12. 15.
Je. 23. 5. & 30.
9. Jo. 1. 49. Lu.
19.38.
tor, saving him
self.
AHO. 1.7. & 2.
18. Mic. 5.10.
Hag. 2. 22.
predicts that Egypt should not be inhabited forty them in the first years of his delegation to the pro-
years. If this expression be literally interpreted, phetic office; but this hypothesis is by no means
the prophecy has never been fulfilled : but as it necessary.
signifies only desolation and ruin, it was accom 10. Though the prophecies of Jeremiah are un-
plished in the forty years of calamity which suc- doubtedly " digested in no order," yet they were
ceeded the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar.
most probably collected together by the priests of
8. Tyre was taken by Nebuchadnezzar in the the temple. They were known to Daniel, for he
year 573. If this prophecy was delivered, as we learned from them that the seventy years of their
suppose, in the year 457, an interval of 116 years is captivity had expired. They were of course known
allowed for the revival of the Tyrian greatness: a to Ezra, who would not, when he edited the Scrip-
space of time amply sufficient to enable a commer- tures, have referred to one prophet the labors of
cial power to recover all its splendor; particularly another.
when that power in its first overthrow saved all its It would be easy still further to extend the argu-
richest effects, and enjoyed likewise, through the ment in favor of the hypothesis that Zechariah was
whole of this long time, an uninterrupted peace. the author of the prophecies in question, from a
The prophecy, however, seems to refer to the cap- comparison of the internal evidence, with the period
ture of New Tyre, by Alexander, who built the that followed the commission of Ezra, to the time
causeway, and <smote her power in the sea," of Christ. From ver. 1-9, in chap. ix the prophet
gives a general outline of the conquests of Damas-
9. That the prophecy of the destruction of Jeru- cus, Tyre, and Sidon, effected by Alexander, and
salem by Titus should be delivered at this time, the overthrow of the Philistines, the ancient ene-
was rather to have been expected. The only power mies of the Church of God, (ver. 9, 10.) He fore-
in the world that could have assaulted Jerusalem, sees the entrance of the true king of Jerusalem,
and inflicted such disasters upon it, was Persia; into the city " lowly, and riding upon an ass, and
but Persia was now a friendly power, and the people upon a colt, the foal of an ass,” (see Mark xi. 7,
would not of course apply the prophecy of Zecha. Matt. xxi. 5, and John xii. 15), the walls of which
riah to Persia. They would refer it to another the people about him had now begun to rebuild :
period; and thus the prediction would answer a and (ver. 13) foretells the victories of the Macca-
twofold purpose. It would be a pledge to the Jews bees over the troops of Antiochus, who was of
that their city should so far recover as to be again Grecian descent, and further deliverances and suc-
powerful and splendid; and it was a warning to cesses are promised to those that are converted and
them, and to their children, that the new city should believe. The theory here adopted is in some
share the fate of the first, if they again rebelled measure warranted by Lightfoot (p. 145), who sup-
against the God who had brought them back to poses that Zechariah continued to prophesy during
their native country. The argument of Mede is ihe intermediate years between the reformation by
founded on the supposition that Zechariah, if he Ezra, and the commission of Nehemiah.
wrote these chapters, must necessarily have written
(ver. 4.)
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CONCLUDING PROPHECIES OF ZECHARIAH.
I Or, whose rode-
enant is by blood,
Ex. 24. 8. He.
hi Is. 42. 7. & 51
14. & 61. 1.
the bowls,
C.
And the horse from Jerusalem,
And the battle bow shall be cut off ;
i Eph. 2. 14, 17. And he shall speak peace unto the heathen;
; Ps. 72. 8.
And his dominion shall be from sea even to sea,
And from the river even to the ends of the earth.
11 As for thee also, Iby the blood of thy covenant
I have sent forth thy "prisoners out of the pit
10. 29. & 13. 20.
Wherein is no water.
12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope!
Even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
13 When I have bent Judah for me,
Filled the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up thy sons, O Zion!
Against thy sons, O Greece!
And made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
14 And the LORD shall be seen over them,
And his arrow shall go forth as the lightning;
And the Lord God shall blow the trumpet,
And shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts shall defend them;
* Or, the stones of And they shall devour, and subdue *with sling stones;
the sling.
And they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine;
tor, shall fill both And they fshall be filled like bowls,
And as the corners of the altar.
16 And the Lord their God shall save them in that day
As the flock of his people;
For they shall be as the stones of a crown,
Lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty!
1 Or, grow, or, Corn shall make the young men fcheerful,
And new wine the maids.
? Ask (27)ye of the LORD 'rain in the time of the lat- ZECHARIAH X.
- ter rain;
* Or, lightnings, So the LORD shall make *bright clouds,
And give them showers of rain,
To every one grass in the field.
1 Heb. teraphim, 2 For the fidols have spoken vanity,
And the diviners have seen a lie,
And have told false dreams, they comfort in vain;
Therefore they went their way as a flock,
| Or, answered They were ftroubled, because there was no shepherd.
3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds,
And I *punished the goats ;
upon.
m Lu. 1. 68.
For the LORD of hosts " hath visited his flock the house of Judah,
And hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
4 Out of him came forth the corner,
Out of him the nail,
Out of him the battle bow,
Out of him every oppressor together.
5 And they shall be as mighty men,
Which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the
battle ;
| Or, they shall
And they shall fight, because the LORD is with them,
And fthe riders on horses shall be confounded..
speak.
I De. 11. 14.
Je. 10. 13.
Ju. 17. 5.
that there.
* Heb, visited
make the riders
on lorscs
ashamcı.
(27) From ver. 1-3, prosperity is still promised to probable that this prophecy remains to be fully ac-
the Jews; and from ver. 4, to the end, their victo- complished in the final restoration of the Jews.-
ries over their enemies are again foretold. It is Horne's Critical Introduction.
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n 18. 5. 23.
Ho. ll. ll.
6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph,
And I will bring them again to place them;
For I have mercy upon them;
And they shall be as though I had not cast them off,
For I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
? And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,
And their heart shall rejoice as through wine :
Yea, their children shall see it, and be glad;
Their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
8 I will "hiss for them, and gather them,
For I have redeemed them;
o Is. 49. 19. Ez. And ºthey shall increase as they have increased.
36. 37.
p Ho. 2. 23.
9 And 'I will sow them among the people;
q De. 30. 1. And they shall 'remember me in far countries;
And they shall live with their children, and turn again.
r Is. 11. 11, 16. 10 I 'will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt,
And gather them out of Assyria ;
And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon,
s Is. 49. 20. And 'place shall not be found for them.
t Is. 11. 15, 16. 11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction,
And shall smite the waves in the sea,
And all the deeps of the river shall dry up;
u Is. 14. 25. And “the pride of Assyria shall be brought down,
v Ez. 30. 13. And 'the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD;
And they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon !
ZECHARIAN xi.
That the fire may devour thy cedars.
2 Howl, fir tree, for the cedar is fallen ;
| Or, gallants. Because the mighty are spoiled!
Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan !
* Or, the defenced For *the forest of the vintage is come down !
3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds,
For their glory is spoiled ;
A voice of the roaring of young lions,
For the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
4 Thus saith the Lord my God,
Feed the flock of the slaughter;
5 Whose possessors slay them,
w Je. 2. 3. & 50. And "hold themselves not guilty :
2 De. 29. 19. Ho.
12. 8.
Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich ;
And their own shepherds pity them not.
6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the
LORD;
But, lo! I will tdeliver the men every one
Into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king;
And they shall smite the land,
And out of their hand I will not deliver them.
a Or, So I fed, 7a And I will feed the flock of slaughter, teven you, 'O poor of
&c. -Ed.
f Or, verily the the flock! And I took unto me two staves, the one I called Beauty,
poor.
and the other I called * Bands; and I fed the flock. 8 Three shep-
y Zep. 3. 12. Mat.
11. 5. ; herds also I cut off in one month; and my soul floathed them, and
* Or, Binders. their soul also abhorred me. 9 Then said I,-
+ Heb. 2008 strait-
I will not feed you :
med for them.
That that dieth--let it die;
forest.
And hold that sell them for I am ris
7.
| Heb, make to be
found.
hur's hane and mot delivehter, he one ch. The theme,
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1 Heb. of his fel-
low, or, neigh
bour
in your eyes.
Ex. 21. 32.
& Je. 23. 1. Ez.
34. 2. Jo. 10. 12,
13.
And that that is to be cut off-let it be cut off;
And let the rest eat every one the flesh fof another.
10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I
might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. 11 And
* Or, the poor of it was broken in that day; and *so the poor of the flock that waited
the flock, &c. cer.
tainly leneb. upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. 12 And I said unto
t. Heb. it be good them, If tye think good, give me my price ; and if not, forbear.
So they *weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD
25. See said unto me, Cast it unto the "potter—a goodly price that I was
a Mat. 27. 9, 12. prized at of them! And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast
them to the potter in the house of the Lord. (28)
Or, Binders.
14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might
break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instru-
ments of a foolish shepherd.
6 For, lo! I will raise up a shepherd in the land,
* Or, hidden. Which shall not visit those that be *cut off,
Neither shall seek the young one,
Nor heal that that is broken,
† Or, bear. Nor tfeed that that standeth still;
But he shall eat the flesh of the fat,
And tear their claws in pieces.
17 Woe bto the aidol shepherd that leaveth the flock !
The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye;
a Or, vain, or, His arm shall be clean dried up,
silly.--Ed.
And his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, Zech. xii.(29)
Saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens,
And layeth the foundation of the earth,
And formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold! I will make Jerusalem da cup of ftrembling
d 18.5L 17, 22, Unto all the people round about,
Or, slumber, or, *When they shall be in the siege
Both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
againsi Judah 3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem
shall be in siege A 'burdensome stone for all people;
All that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,
& Mat. 21. 44. Though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD,
I will smite every horse with astonishment,
And his rider with madness;
And I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah,
And will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart,
† Or, There is The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength
and is the inhab- In the LORD of hosts their God.
fool 6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah
fObab. 18. Like a hearth of fire among the wood,
And like a torch of fire in a sheaf;
And they shall devour all the people round about,
c Nu. 16. 22. Ec.
12. 7. Is. 57. 16.
He. 12. 9.
23.
poison.
* Or, And also
shall he be which
against Jerusu-
lem.
strength to me
itants, &c. Joel
3. 16.
(18) This prediction was literally fulfilled in the pel. From ver. 1-9, is predicted the preservation
person of Christ. The chapter predicts the rejec- of Jerusalem against an invasion in the last ages of
tion of the Jews, for their rejection of Christ. the world, which most commentators think is that
Lebanon (ver. 1) is supposed to mean the temple of Gog and Magog, more largely described in the
with its cedar buildings, the doors of which, ac- thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth chapters of Ezekiel.
cording to Josephus, opened of their own accord From ver. 10 to the end, the grief of the Jews, on
before its destruction.
their conversion, for their fathers having pierced
(29) This chapter contains a series of prophecies the Messiah is then foretold.-Horne's Critical In-
relating principally to the latter times of the Gos- troduction.
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* Or, abject. Heb.
fallen.
-
39. 29. Joel 2.
28.
Re. 1.7.
2 Ch. 35. 24.
1 Mat. 24. 30.
On the right hand and on the left;
And Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place,
Even in Jerusalem.
9 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first,
That the glory of the house of David
And the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem
Do not magnify themselves against Judah.'
8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem ;
And he that is ffeeble among them at that day shall be as David;
And the house of David shall be as God,
As the Angel of the Lord before them.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day,
g Hag. 2. 22. That I will seek sto destroy all the nations
That come against Jerusalem.
n Je. 31. 9. Ez. 10 And I will pour upon the house of David,
And upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
The spirit of grace and of supplications ;
i Jo. 19. 34, 37. And they shall 'look upon Me whom they have pierced,
And they shall mourn for him,
As one mourneth for his only son,
And shall be in bitterness for him,
As one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
j Ac. 2. 37.
11 In that day shall there be a great 'mourning in Jerusalem,
k 2 Ki. 23. 29. As "the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
12 And 'the land shall mourn, *every family apart;
* Heb. families, The family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart;
The family of the house of "Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart;
| Or, of Simeon, The family tof Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
14 All the families that remain,
Every family apart, and their wives apart.
1 In that day there shall be "a fountain opened
To the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem
For sin and for funcleanness.
? And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts,
o Ex. 23. 13. Jos. That I will °cut off the names of the idols out of the land,
And they shall no more be remembered ;
And also I will cause Pthe prophets and the unclean spirit
To pass out of the land.
3 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy,
Then his father and his mother that begat him.
Shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live,
For thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD;
And his father and his mother that begat him
q De. 13. 6, 8. & Shall 'thrust him through when he prophesieth.
4 And it shall come to pass in that day,
y Mic. 3. 6, 7. That "the prophets shall be ashamed
Every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied ;
* Heb. a garment Neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive :
2Ki. 1. 8. 19. 20.5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a husbandman;
For man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
6 And one shall say unto him,
What are these wounds in thy hands ?
families..
m 2 Sa. 5. 14. Lu.
3. 31.
es LXX.
ZECH. xiii.(30)
n Heb. 9. 14.
1 Pe. 1. 19. Re.
1.5.
Heb. separation
for unclcanness.
23. 7. Ps. 16. 4.
Ez. 30. 13. Ho.
2. 17. Mic. 5. 12,
13.
02 Pe. 2. 1.
18. 20.
of hair to lie.
2. Mat. 3, 4.
(30) This chapter opens (ver. 1) by predicting the In ver. 7, the prophet foreshows the dispersion of
admission of the Jews by baptism to the privileges Christ's disciples, and the preservation of a small
of the Gospel covenant; and froin ver. 2-7, their remainder of his converts, whose faith should be
deliverance from the delusions of false prophets. tried in affliction.—Dr. Gray in loc.
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34. 23.
6.
u Mat. 26. 31.
M&. 14. 27.
o Mat. 18. 10, 14.
* And it will turn my h and the sheeblow, saith the Lo
w Ro. 11. 5.
' And the thi herein, saith .
2
m
Then he shall answer,
Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
8 I8. 40. 11. Ez. ? Awake, O sword, against 'my Shepherd,
t Jo. 10. 30. & 14. And against the man 'that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts :
Smite “the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered ;
And I will turn my hand upon "the little ones.
e 8 And it shall come to pass,
Lu. 12. 32. That in all the land, saith the LORD,
Two parts therein shall be cut off and die;
But “the third shall be left therein.
2 Is. 48. 10. 9 And I will bring the third part *through the fire,
yl Pe. 1. 6,7. And will ʼrefine them as silver is refined,
And will try them as gold is tried.
They shall call on my name, and I will hear them ;
z Ps. 144. 15. Jo. I will say, It is my people;
30. 22. Ez. 11.
20. Ho.2. 23. And they shall say, The Lord is my God.
a Is. 13. 9. Joel
Behold, “the day of the LORD cometh,
ZECH. xiv.(31)
2. 31. Ac. 2. 20.
And thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
6 Joel 3. 2. 2 For 6I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle ;
And the city shall be taken,
c Is. 13. 16. And the houses rifled, and the women ravished; .
And half of the city shall go forth into captivity,
And the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth,
And fight against those nations,
As when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day
d See Ez. 11. 23. Upon dthe Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east,
And the Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof
Toward the east and toward the west,
e Joel 3. 12, 14. And there shall be a very great valley;
| Or, my moun-
And half of the mountain shall remove toward the north,
| Or, When he And half of it toward the south.
shall touch the
valley of the
5 And ye shall flee to the valley of fthe mountains,
mountains to the
place he separat-
For the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal :
Yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake
f Am. 1. 1.
g Mat. 16. 27. & In the days of Uzziah king of Judah ;
24. 30, 31. & 2
31. Jude 14.
And the Lord my God shall come,
h Joel 3. 11. And "all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day,
be clear in some
places, and dark *That the light shall not be tclear, nor #dark.
of the world.
7 But *it shall be one day
+ Heb. precious.
Which shall be known to the LORD,
| Heb. thickness.
Not day, nor night;
be one.
But it shall come to pass, that at "evening time it shall be light.
i Re. 22. 5.
8 And it shall be in that day,
le [8. 30. 26. & . That 'living waters shall go out from Jerusalem;
60. 19, 20.
1 Ez. 47. 1. Joel Half of them toward the tformer sea,
3. 18. Re. 22. 1. And half of them toward the hindarice
Or, easteriz. Joel
In summer and in winter shall it be.
m Da. 2. 44. Re.
• Re. 9 And the LORD shall be "king over all the earth;
11. 15.
n Eph. 4.5, 6. In that day shall there be "one LORD, and his name one.
tains.
cd.
* i. e. it shall not
in other places
(D
* Or, the day shall
, Mat. 24. 36.
2. 20.
m.passed. 10 All the land shall be fturned as a plain
(31) In this chapter is represented the destruction 8, and following verse. And the prophet describes
of Jerusalem by the Romans under Vespasian (ver. these particulars with a clearness which indicated
1, 2,) the subsequent discomfiture of its enemies the near approach of the events of which he speaks.
(ver. 3.) The final and triumphant establishment - Dr. Gray in loc.
of Christ's righteous kingdom is then foretold, ver.
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shall be be safelytter destru
shall co-consume day, ji be am
21.
&C.
GO
&c.
From Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem ;
* Or, shall abide. And it shall be lifted up, and *inhabited in her place,
From Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the
corner gate,
And from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's wine presses.
11 And men shall dwell in it,
o Je. 31. 40. And there shall be 'no more utter destruction;
p Je. 23. 6. But ? Jerusalem tshall be safely inhabited.
† Or, shall abide.
12 And this shall be the plague
Wherewith the LORD will smite all the people
That have fought against Jerusalem ;
Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,
And their eyes shall consume away in their holes,
And their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them;
And they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour,
Ju. 7. 22. 2 Ch. And 'his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
*20. 23. Ez. 38.
* *0. 14 And Judah also shall fight *at Jerusalem;
For thou also; And 'the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered
O ſudah! shalt,
together,
* Or, against.
Gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
r Ez. 39. 10, 17,
15 And so shall be the plague of the horse,
Of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass,
And of all the beasts that shall be in these tents,
As this plague.
16 And it shall come to pass,
That every one that is left of all the nations,
Which came against Jerusalem
$ Is. 60. 6, 7, 9. Shall even 'go up from year to year
To worship the King, the LORD of hosts,
And to keep 'the feast of Tabernacles.
: 17 And "it shall be, that whoso will not come up
Of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem
To worship the King, the LORD of hosts,
Even upon them shall be no rain.
18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not,
| Heb.Upon whom + That have no rain ; there shall be the plague,
Wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen
That come not up to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Or, sin. 19 This shall be the fpunishment of Egypt,
And the punishment of all nations,
That come not up to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
* Or, bridles.
20 In that day shall there be upon the *bells of the horses,
HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD;
And the pots in the LORD's house .
Shall be like the bowls before the altar.
21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah
Shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts ;
And all they that sacrifice
Shall come and take of them,
And seethe therein;
And in that day there shall be no more the °Canaanite
& 22. 15.
In "the house of the LORD of hosts.
w Eph. 2. 19-22.
& 66. 23.
t Le. 23. 34, 43.
Ne. 8. 14. Ho.
12. 9. Jo. 7. 2.
u Is. 60. 12.
there is not. De.
11. 10.
o 18. 35. 8. Joel
3. 17. Re.21. 27.
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.
PLOT OF HAMAN, AND ITS DEFEAT.
SECT. VIII.
SECTION VIII.-Mordecai discovers the Conspiracy against Artaxerxes.(32)
A. M. 3547.
Esther ii. 21, to the end.
B. C. 457.
21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the
* Or, Bigthana, king's chamberlains, * Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept fthe
Est. 6. 2.
door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 22 And
| Heb. the thres)
old.
the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen;
and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name. 23 And when
inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they
were both hanged on a tree. And it was written in the book of the
chronicles before the king.
SECT. IX.
SECTION IX.--Plot of Haman for the Destruction of the Jews, and its
A. M. 3547.
Defeat.
B. C. 457.
Esther iii. to the end of the Book.
Haman, advanced by the Icing, und despised by Mordecai, seelceth revenge upon all the Jews. 7 He
3 He obtainell by calumniution u decree of the king to put the Jews to death. - Chap.
iv. 1 The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews. 4 Esther, understanding it, sendeth to
Mordecai, who showeth the cause, and adviseth her to undertake the suit. 10 She, excusing her.
self, is threatened by Mordecai. 15 She, appointing a fast, undertaketh the suit. - Chap. v.
1 Esther, adventuring on the king's favor, obluineth the grace of the golden sceptre, and inviteth
the king and Humun to a banquet. 6 She, being encouraged by the king in her suit, inviteth them to
another banquet the next day. 9 Haman, proud of his advancement, repineth at the contempt of
Mordecai. 14 By the counsel of Zeresh he buildeth for him a gallows. - Chap. vi. 1 Ahasuerus,
reading in the chronicles of the good service done by Mordecai, taleth care for his reward. 4 Ha-
man, coming to sue that Mordecai might be hanged., unawares giveth counsel that he might do him
honor. 12 Complaining of his misfortune, his friends lell him of his final destiny. - Chap. vii.
1 Esther, entertaining the Icing and Haman, muketh suit for her own life and her people's.
5 She accuseth Haman.' 7 The king, in his anger, understanding of the gallows which Haman
hud made for Mordecai, causeth him to be hanged thereon. — Chap. viii. 1 Mordecai is advanced.
3 Esther muketh suit lo reverse Human's letters. 7 Ahasuerus granteth to the Jewis to defend
themselves. 15 Mordecais honor, and the Jews' joy. Chap. ix. 1 The Jews slay their
enemies, with the ten sons of Hamun. 12 Ahasuerus, at the request of Esther, granteth another
day of slaughter, and Human's sons to be hunged. 20 The two days of Purim are made fes-
tival. — Chap. x. 1 Ahasuerus's greatness. 3 Mordecai's advancement.
* AFTER these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son
a Nu. 24. 7. 1 Sa. of Hammedatha the "Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat
15. 8.
above all the princes that were with him. ? And all the king's servants,
that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the
6 Ps. 15. 4.
king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai "bowed not,
nor did him reverence. 3 Then the king's servants, which were in the
king's gate, said unto Mordecai, “ Why transgressest thou the king's
commandment ? " 4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto
him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see
whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he
was a Jew. 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did
him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 6 And he thought scorn
to lay hands on Mordecai alone, (for they had showed him the people
of Mordecai ;) wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that
were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of
Mordecai.
? In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year
of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from
day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is,
the month Adar.
8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, “ There is a certain people
c Ezra 4. 13. Ac.
3. Ac. scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces
16. 20.
* Heb. meet, or, of thy kingdom, and their laws are diverse from all people, neither
equal for the kin
to, &c.
the ling keep they the king's laws; therefore it is not * for the king's profit to
| Heb. to destroy suffer them. 9 If it please the king, let it be written tthat they may be
them.
Heb. weigh. destroyed; and I will fpay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands
(32) The discovery, by Mordecai, of the plot against the life of Artaxerxes, is supposed by Prideaux to
have taken place about this year.
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k Jos. 7. 6. Ez.
27. 30.
i Go. 27. 34.
of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's
d Go. 41. 42. treasuries.” 10 And the king dtook his ring from his hand, and gave it
* Or, oppressor. unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' *enemy.
11 And the king said unto Haman, “ The silver is given to thee, the
people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee." 12 Then were
| Or, secretaries. the king's tscribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and
there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto
the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every prov-
ince, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to
the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the
name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's
ring. 13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, (33)
to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old,
6 2 Mac. 15. 36. little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day
of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil
of them for a prey. 14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to
be given in every province was published unto all people, that they
should be ready against that day. 15 The posts went out, being hastened
by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan
fPr. 29. 2. the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the
city Shushan was perplexed.
1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai ESTHER IV.
g 2 Sa. 1. 11. rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth "with ashes, and
2. went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter
cry; "and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into
the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 3 And in every province, whith-
ersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was
great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wail-
| Heb. sackcloth ing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
laid under many. 4 So Esther's maids and her * chamberlains came and told it her.
Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to
* Heb. eunuchs. clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him, but he re-
ceived it not. 5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's
| Heb. set before chamberlains, whom he had tappointed to attend upon her, and gave
him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which
was before the king's gate. 7 And Mordecai told him of all that had
happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had
promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was
given at Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to de-
clare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king,
to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for
her people. 9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment
unto Mordecai, 11• All the king's servants, and the people of the king's
provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall
i Da. 2. 9. come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is
one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king
shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; but I have not
Is. 58. 5. Da. 9.
3.
her.
(33) The extent of the danger to which the Jews refuge in the territories of another : but at this
were exposed by the malice of Haman may be period of their history it was impossible for them
better understood from considering that the plot was to escape from the universal power of the Persians.
laid against the whole nation, who were all to be compare chap. iii. 13, 14. vii. 9.) If the design of
found at this time within the boundaries of the Haman, therefore, had not been frustrated by the
Persian empire. Judæa itself was only one of the overruling providence of God, no human means
provinces of Persia. In the subsequent persecu- could have saved the visible Church from de-
tions of the Jews, on being harassed by one mon- struction.
arch or government, they were always able to take
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PLOT OF HAMAN, AND ITS DEFEAT.
tion. Job 9. 18.
* Heb. found.
I Pr. 21. 1.
die king sawower against the the kings
of the sowas in his hi and the sta.
been called to come in unto the king these thirty days." 12 And they
told to Mordecai Esther's words. 13 Then Mordecai commanded to
answer Esther, “ Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the
king's house, more than all the Jews. 14 For if thou altogether holdest
Heb. respira- thy peace at this time, then shall there fenlargement and deliverance
arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house
shall be destroyed ; and who knoweth whether thou art come to the
kingdom for such a time as this ?”
15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, 16 « Go,
gather together all the Jews that are *present in Shushan, and fast ye
for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I also
and my maidens will fast likewise ; and so will I go in unto the king,
k See Ge. 43. 14. (which is not according to the law ;) kand if I perishi, I perish !" 17 So
Heb. passed. Mordecai twent his way, and did according to all that Esther had
commanded him.
I Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put ESTHER V.
on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the
king's house, over against the king's house; and the king sat upon
his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the
court, that 'she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to
Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near,
and touched the top of the sceptre. 3 Then said the king unto her,
m So Ma. 6. 23. “What wilt thou, queen Esther ? and what is thy request ? "it shall
be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.” 4 And Esther an-
swered, “ If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman
come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.” 5 Then
the king said, “ Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther
hath said.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther
had prepared.
6 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, “ What is
thy petition ? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request ?
even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.” 7 Then an-
swered Esther, and said, “My petition and my request is, 8 if I have
found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant
| Heb. to do. my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman
come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-
morrow as the king hath said.”
9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart;
but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not
up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
n So 2 Sa. 13. 22. 10 Nevertheless Haman "refrained himself; and when he came home,
* Heb. caused to he sent and *called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 11 And Haman
told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children,
and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he
had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. 12 Haman
said moreover, “ Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with
the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-
morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. 13 Yet all this availeth
me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's
come.
gate.”
14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, “Let a
| Heb. tree. tgallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to-morrow speak thou unto
the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon; then go thou in mer-
rily with the king unto the banquet.” And the thing pleased Haman,
sleep fled away. and he caused the gallows to be made.
On that night fcould not the king sleep, and he Esther vi.
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143
| Heb. the ling's
Da. 2. 1. & 6.
18.
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PLOT OF HAMAN, AND ITS DEFEAT.
the Poet-Chron-
iclers had exe-
of his own reigni.
29
'honor the king
bring the royal
to ride.
a These chroni- commanded to bring the Book of Records of the Chronicles :a and
cles were writ-
ten in verse, and they were read before the king. 2 And it was found written, that
ity, no doubt, Mordecai had told of * Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's cham-
would be first di.
rected to sec how berlains, the keepers of the tdoor, who sought to lay hand on the king
- Ahasuerus. 3 And the king said, “ What honor and dignity hath been
cuted the history done to Mordecai for this?” Then said the king's servants that min-
-Ed. istered unto him, " There is nothing done for him."
* Or, Bigthan.
Est. 2. 21.
4 And the king said, “ Who is in the court ?” Now Haman was
† Heb. threshold. come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the
king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
5 And the king's servants said unto him, “Behold, Haman standeth in
the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in." 6 So Haman
came in. And the king said unto him, “ What shall be done unto
Heb. in whose the man (whom the king delighteth to honor ?" Now Haman thought
delighteth.
ng in his heart, “ To whom would the king delight to do honor more than
* Heb. in whose to myself ?" ? And Haman answered the king, “ For the man *whom
honor the king
delighteth. the king delighteth to honor, 8 flet the royal apparel be brought which
+ Heb. let them the king useth to wear, and 'the horse that the king rideth upon, and
apparel where the crown royal which is set upon his head. 9 And let this apparel and
clotheth himself. horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes,
o 1 Ki. 1. 33. that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honor,
. Hebcause him and fbring him on horseback through the street of the city, Pand pro-
p Ge. 41. 43. claim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king
delighteth to honor.” 10 Then the king said to Haman, “Make haste,
and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so
* Heb. suffer not to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate; *let nothing fail
a whit to fall.
of all that thou hast spoken." Il Then took Haman the apparel and
the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback
through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, “ Thus shall
it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor.”
q 2 Ch. 26. 20. 12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman 'hasted
72 Sa. 15. 30. Je. to his house mourning, "and having his head covered. 13 And Haman
14. 3, 4.
told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen
him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, “ If
Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to
fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.”
14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's cham-
berlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had
prepared.
So the king and Haman came fto banquet with Esther Esther vii.
the queen. 2 And the king said again to Esther on the
second day at the banquet of wine, “What is thy petition, queen
Esther ? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request ? and
it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom." 3 Then Esther
the queen answered and said, “If I have found favor in thy sight, O
king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition,
Heb. that they and my people at my request ; 4 for we are sold, I and my people, fto
and kill, and be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for
cause to perish.
bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy
could not countervail the king's damage."
5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen,
* Heb. whose, “Who is he, and where is he, *that durst presume in his heart to do
so?” 6 And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked
Haman.” Then Haman was afraid Ibefore the king and the queen.
? And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went
into the palace garden ; and Haman stood up to make request for his
life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined
† Heb. to drink.
heart hath filled
him.
† Heb. The man
adversary.
f Or, at the pres.
ence of
Huu Wa W11S WITHIN
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PLOT OF HAMAN, AND ITS DEFEAT.
As thig, “Will he
s Job 9. 24.
covered Hanse?”
7. 16. Pr. 11.5
6.
t Da. 6. 24. Ps.
37. 35, 36.
had sms fifty cubitamberlains
king said, " the king, standethad made for Morde also the
and besought
him.
that I may see.
against him by the king. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace
garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen
upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, “ Will he
| Heb. with me. force the queen also tbefore me in the house?” As the word went
out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. 9 And Harbo-
nah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, “ Behold also the
_Heb. tree. Ps. gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who
had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman."
Then the king said, “Hang him thereon.” 10 So 'they hanged Haman
on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the
king's wrath pacified. -
1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Esther viii.
Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mor-
decai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and
gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of
Haman.
3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his
* Heb. she wept, feet, and *besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman
the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther
arose, and stood before the king, 5 and said, “ If it please the king, and
if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before
Heb. the device. the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse fthe
Or, who wrote. letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which
he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces.
* Heb. be able For how can I *endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people ?
Ne. 2. 3. or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred ? "
? Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai
u Pr. 13. 22. the Jew,“ Behold, “I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him
they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the
Jews. 8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name,
and seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the
Til og Da. 6. 8, 12, 15. king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, 'may no man reverse.”
9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month,
that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and
it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews,
and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces
which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven
provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and
unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to
their writing, and according to their language. 10 And he wrote in the
king Ahasuerus's name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent
letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young
dromedaries; 11 wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every
city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy,
to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province
that would assault them, (both little ones and women,) and to take
the spoil of them for a prey, 12 upon one day in all the provinces of
king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month,
which is the month Adar. 13 The copy of the writing for a command-
Heb. revealed. ment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and
that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves
on their enemies. 14 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels
went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment.
And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal
| Or, violet. apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with
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PLOT OF HAMAN, AND ITS DEFEAT.
15. 16. De. 2. 25.
& 11. 25.
did the business
the king.
11.9. Pr. 4. 18.
to their will.
27. 13-15. Ps.
21. 10.
w Pr. 29. 2. a garment of fine linen and purple ; and "the city of Shushan rejoiced
2 Ps. 97. 11. and was glad. 16 The Jews had "light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.
17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's
commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a
y Ps. 18. 43. feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land 'became
z Ge. 35. 5. Ex. Jews ; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, Esther ix.
on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's com-
mandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the
day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them,
(though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over
them that hated them ;) 2 the Jews gathered themselves together in
their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay
hand on such as sought their hurt; and no man could withstand them,
for the fear of them fell upon all people. 3 And all the rulers of the
* Heb. Those which provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and * officers of the
that belonged to king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out
a 2 Sa. 3. 1. 1 Ch. throughout all the provinces ; for this man Mordecai "waxed greater
and greater. 5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke
t Heb. according of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did fwhat they
would unto those that hated them. 6 And in Shushan the palace the
Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. 7 And Parshandatha, and
Dalphon, and Aspatha, 8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, 9 and
Job 18. 19. & Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha, 10 (the 'ten sons of
Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews,) slew they;
but on the spoil laid they not their hand. 11 On that day the number
| Heb. came of those that were slain in Shushan the palace Iwas brought before
the king.
12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, “ The Jews have slain
and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten
sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's prov-
inces? now what is thy petition ? and it shall be granted thee: or what
is thy request further ? and it shall be done.” 13 Then said Esther, “ If
it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan
to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and *let Ha-
man's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows." 14 And the king com-
manded it so to be done; and the decree was given at Shushan, and
they hanged Haman's ten asons. 15 For the Jews that were in Shushan
song should be gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the Month
being slain, in Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they
such enemies of laid not their hand. 16 But the other Jews that were in the king's
had escaped the provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and
preceding day.-
had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five
thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey. 17 On the thir-
teenth day of the Month Adar, and on the fourteenth day tof the
same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 18 But
the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth
day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day
of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns,
c De. 16. 11, 14. made the fourteenth day of the Month Adar a day of gladness and
2 Ne. 8. 10, 12. feasting, and a good day, and of dsending portions one to another.
20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the
Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh
Seo 2 Mac. 15. and far, 21 to establish this among them, that they should keep the four-
teenth day of the Month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same,
* Heb. Ict men
han. Haman's
ten sons.
a Esther request-
ed that Haman's
C
order to terrify
slaughter of the
Ed.
| Heb. in it.
36,
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g Is. 56. 3, 6.
yearly, 22 as the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and
f Ps. 30. 11. the month which was 'turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from
mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feast-
ing and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and giſts to the
poor. 23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as
Mordecai had written unto them ; 24 because Haman the son of Hamme-
datha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against
| Heb. crash. the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, (that is, the lot,) to Icon-
* Heb. she came. sume them, and to destroy them ; 25 but when * Esther came before
the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he
devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that
he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. 26 Wherefore they
+ That is, lot. called these days Purim after the name of +Pur. Therefore for all
the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning
this matter, and which had come unto them, 27 the Jews ordained, and
took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined
Zec. 2. 11.
| Heb. pass.
themselves unto them, so as it should not ffail, that they would keep
these two days according to their writing, and according to their ap-
pointed time every year; 28 and that these days should be remembered
and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province,
and every city; and that these days of Purim should not * fail from
† Heb. be ended. among the Jews, nor the memorial of them fperish from their seed.
29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the
| Heb. strength. Jew, wrote with all fauthority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty
and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace
and truth, 31 to confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed,
according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined
them, and as they had decreed *for themselves and for their seed, the
matters of the fastings and their cry. 32 And the decree of Esther con-
firmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, Esther A.
in Ge. 10. 5. Ps. and upon "the isles of the sea. 2 And all the acts of
his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of
| Heb. made him Mordecai, whereunto the king tadvanced him, are they not written in
the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia ? 3 For
i Ge. 41. 40. 2 Ch. Mordecai the Jew was 'next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the
Ne. 2. 10. Ps. Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, 'seeking the wealth
of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
* Heb. pass.
* Heb. for their
souls.
72. 10. 18. 24.
15.
great.
28. 7.
122. 8, 9,
PART III.
FROM THE REFORMATION BY NEHEMIAH, TO THE CLOSING OF
THE CANON.
SECT. I.
A. M. 3559.
54.
B. C. 445.
SECTION 1.-First Commission of Nehemiah. (34)
NEHEMIAH i. and ii. 1-11.
Nehemish, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourneth, fasteth, ana prayeth. 5
His prayer. - Chap. ii. 1 Artaxerxes, understanding the cause of Nehemiah's sadness, sendeth
him with letters and commission to Jerusalem. 9 Nehemiah cometh to Jerusalem.
1 THE words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to
pass in the Month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan
(34) The commision of Ezra continued till the zealously together, and completely reëstablished the
end of the year 446 B. C., at which time he was Jewish polity, both in church and state.
superseded by Nehemiah, who was high in office The Book of Nehemiah is in some versions
at the court of Persia; and was sent to Jerusalem termed the Second Book of Ezra or Esdras, from
with greater powers than were possessed by Ezra. an opinion which anciently obtained, and was adopt-
These two great reformers, however, were not di- ed by Athanasius, Epiphanius, Chrysostom, and
vided by any inferior jealousy; they coöperated other eminent fathers of the Church, that Ezra was
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the palace, 2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain
men of Judah ; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had es-
caped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said unto me, " The remnant that are left of the captivity
there in the province are in great affliction and reproach; the wall of
Jerusalem also "is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with
a 2 Ki. 25. 10.
fire.”
c Ex. 20.6
9.5.
e De. 28. 15.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down
and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before
0 Da. 9. 4, &c. the God of heaven, 5 and said, “I beseech thee, O LORD God of
heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepest covenant and mercy
for them that love him and observe his commandments; 6 let thine ear
now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer
of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the
children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of
Israel, which we have sinned against thee. Both I and my father's
d Ps. 106. 6. Da. house have sinned, ? we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and
I have enot kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments,
which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. 8 Remember, I beseech
thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, 'If
f Les 26,33. De. fye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations ; 'but Sif
* ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them ; "though
4. 29-31. de there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet
a De. 30. 4. will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place
i De. 9. 29. Da. 9. that I have chosen to set my name there.' 10 Now these are thy ser-
vants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power,
and by thy strong hand. 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear
be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy
j 18. 28. 8. He. 13. servants, who desire to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy
servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For
I was the king's cupbearer.
4. 25-27. & 28.
64.
& De. 4. 29–31. &
30. 2.
15.
18
the author of this book. In the modern Hebrew mission to go back again to his country, where he
Bibles it has the name of Nehemiah prefixed to it, is supposed to have spent the remainder of his life.
which is also retained in our English Bibles.
Nehemiah was probably the last governor ap-
That Nehemiah, who was cupbearer to Artaxer- pointed by the kings of Persia : after his time Judæa
xes Longimanus, was the author of this book, there was governed by the high priests under the Persian,
cannot be any reasonable doubt; the whole of it Macedo-Grecian, Asmonean, and Roman dynasties,
being written in his name, and, what is very till the destruction of their city and temple. .
unusual, when compared with the preceding sacred It is supposed to have been chiefly owing to the
historians, in the first person. The insertion of the influence of Esther, that Ezra and Nehemiah were
greater part of the register in chap. xii. 1-26, permitted by Artaxerxes Longimanus to rebuild
(which is thought to militate against this generally Jerusalem, and restore the ecclesiastical and civil
received opinion), may be accounted for by suppos- polity of the Jews. Dr. Hales, however, is of opin-
ing it either to have been added by some subse- ion, that the conduct of Artaxerxes respecting the
quent author, or perhaps by the authority of the Jews may be accounted for upon sound political
great synagogue : for it seems to be unconnected principles, and not merely from regard to the so-
with the narrative of Nehemiah, and ascribes to licitations of his cupbearer (Nehemiah), or the in-
him a degree of longevity which appears scarcely fluence of his queen.
credible.
Four years before Nehemiah rebuilt the city,
Nehemiah was the son of Hachaliah, and, accord Artaxerxes suffered the celebrated defeat of his
ing to some writers, was of the tribe of Levi; but, forces by Cimon, the Athenian general, which com-
in the opinion of others, of the royal house of pelled him to make an inglorious peace upon the
Judah : as the office he held in the Persian court humiliating conditions that the Persians should be
(that of cupbearer) was a post of great honor and excluded frorn the whole line of seacoast within
influence, it is certain that he was a man of illus- three days' journey, and precluded from keeping a
trious family, and of his integrity, prudence, and garrison in any of the maritime towns. On ac-
piety, the whole of this book presents abundant count of this treaty it became a matter of state
evidence. He arrived at Jerusalem thirteen years necessity to conciliate the Jews, and attach them
after Ezra, with the rank of governor of the prove to the Persian interest by further privileges, that
inee, and vested with full power and authority to the Persians might have the benefit of the fortified
encourage the rebuilding of the walls of that city, town of Jerusalem, which was within three days'
and to promote the welfare of his countrymen in journey of the sea, and at the same time opened to
every possible way.
them a most important pass, for communication
Having governed Judea for twelve years (Neh. between Persia and Egypt.--Vide Hales's Analysis,
xii. 6), Nehemiah returned to his royal patron vol. ii. p. 528.
(2-6), and after a short absence, he obtained per-
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wickedness of
the text by Ne-
hemiah being
king said, and the gates thereity, the place of Why should
be an accusa-
doubt, froin the
1 And it came to pass in the Month Nisan, in the twen- NEHEMIAH ii.
tieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before 1-11.
him; and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had
not been beforetime sad in his presence. ? Wherefore the king said
unto me, “ Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick ? this
k Pr. 15. 13. Or, is nothing else but "sorrow of heart." Then I was very sore afraid,
heart ; and this 3 and said unto the king, “ Let the king live for ever! Why should
rendering than not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers'
- sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire ?"
afraid. The 4 Then the king said unto me, “ For what dost thou make request ? "
tion appears to So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said unto the king, “ If it
tion, arising, no please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that
me thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers'
which was ar of sepulchres, that I may build it.” 6 And the king said unto me, (the
despatching *queen also sitting by him, “For how long shall thy journey be ? and
days.--Ed. when wilt thou return?” So it pleased the king to send me; and I
* Heb. wife.
set him a time. ? Moreover I said unto the king, “ If it please the king,
let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may
convey me over till I come into Judah; 8 and a letter unto Asaph the
keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams
for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the
wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into.” And the
king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the
king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horse-
men with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant,
the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was
come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 11 So I came
to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
kings in those
SECT. II.
Section II.— The Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt.
NEHEMIAH ii. 12, to the end, and iii. to vi.
A. M. 3559.
Nehemiuh vieweth secretly the ruins of the walls. 17 He inciteth the Jews to build in despite of the
* B. C. 445.
enemies. - Chap. iii. The names and order of them that builded the wall. — Chap. iv. 1 While
the enemies scol', Nehemiah prayeth and continueth the work. 7 Understanding the wrath and
secrets of the enemy, he selteth a watch. 13 He armeth the laborers, 19 and giveth military pre-
cepts. – Chap. v. 1 The Jews complain of their debt, mortguge, and bondage. 6 Nehemiah re-
buketh the usurers, and causeth them to make a covenúnt of restitution. 14 He forbeareth his own
allowance, and Icecpeth hospitality. - Chap. vi. 1 Sanballat practiseth by craft, by rumors, by
hired prophecies, to terrily Nehemiah. 15 The work is finished, to the terror of the enemies. 17
Secrei intelligence passelh between the enemies and the nobles of Judah.
12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither
told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem;
neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode
upon. 13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even
before the dragon-well, and to the dung-port, and viewed the
walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof
were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the gate of the
fountain, and to the king's pool; but there was no place for the
beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then went I up in the night by
a 2 Sa. 15.23. Je. the "brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the
31. 40. That is,
The brook Ki gate of the valley, and so returned. 16 And the rulers knew not whither
I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to
the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did
the work.
17 Then said I unto them, “ Ye see the distress that we are in, how
Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire :
come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more
6 Ps. 44. 13. & 79
°4. Je. 24. 9. Ez: ba reproach.” 18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was
5. 14, 15, & 22.
good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me.
dron.
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79. 4. & 80. 6.
6 Ezra 4. 3.
14. 10.
hand.
1 2 C. 33. 14.
Zep. 1. 10.
i Ju. 5. 23.
c2 Sa: 2.7. And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened
their hands for this good work. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite,
and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard
d. Ps. 44. 13. & it, they dlaughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, “What is this
thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king ?” 20 Then answered
I them, and said unto them, “The God of heaven, he will prosper us,
therefore we his servants will arise and build ; but ye have no portion,
nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”
1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren NEHEMIAH iii.
f Jo. 5. 2. the priests, "and they builded the sheep-gate; they sanc-
tified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah
& Je. 31. 38. Zec. they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeël. 2 And *next unto him
* Heb.at his builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the
son of Imri. 3 But 'the fish-gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who
also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks
thereof, and the bars thereof. 4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth
the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired
Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next
unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 5 And next unto them
the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to 'the work
of their LORD. 6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of
Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah ; they laid the beams
thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the
bars thereof. 7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite,
and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto
the throne of the governor on this side the river. 8 Next unto him re-
paired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him
also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they
t Or, left Jerusa- tfortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 And next unto them repaired
Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even
over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son
of Hashabniah. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of
Pahath-moab, repaired the tother piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler
of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 13 The valley-gate
repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set
up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a
thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung-gate. 14 But the dung-gate
repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-hac-
cerem ; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and
the bars thereof. 15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallum the
son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered
it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof,
j Jo. 9.7. and the wall of the pool of Siloab by the king's garden, and unto the
stairs that go down from the city of David. 16 After him repaired Ne-
hemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto
K 2 Ki. 20. 20. Is. the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the kpool that
was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 17 After him repaired
the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hasha-
biah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part. 18 After him re-
paired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half
part of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua,
the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the
12 Ch. 26. 9. armory at the 'turning of the wall. 20 After him Baruch the son of
* Or, Zaccai. * Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the
wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After
lem unto the
broad wall.
| Heb. second
measure.
22. 11.
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wall, and orner. ss pouse of A repa
in Oplel, repaired
unto.
2 Ch. 27. 3.
31. 40.
* Or, corner-
chamber.
him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece,
from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house
of Eliashib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the
plain. 23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their
house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of
Ananiah by his house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad
another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall,
even unto the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning
of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high-house,
m. Je. 32. 2. & 33. that was by the “court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of
1. & 37. 21.
n Ezra 2. 43. Parosh. 26 Moreover "the Nethinims tdwelt in Ophel, unto the place
+ Or, which dwelt over against the water-gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth
paired out. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against
1 Or, the torder. the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. 28 From
0 2 Ki. 11. 16. above the "horse-gate repaired the priests, every one over against his
2. Ch. 23. 15. Je. house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his
house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the
keeper of the east-gate. 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of
Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After
him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of
the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad,
and to the *going up of the corner. 32 And between the going up of
the corner unto the sheep-gate repaired the goldsmiths and the mer-
chants.
1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that NEHEMIAH IV.
we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indig- .
nation, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren and
the army of Samaria, and said, “ What do these feeble Jews ? will they
ffortify themselves ? will they sacrifice ? will they make an end in a
to themselves.
day ? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which
are burned ?” 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said,
“ Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down
| Heb. despite their stone wall." —4 « Hear, o our God, for we are despised ; and
p Ps. 79. 12. Pr. Pturn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in
2 Ps. 69. 27, 28. the land of captivity. 5 And 'cover not their iniquity, and let not their
& 109. 14, '15.
sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have provoked thee to
Je. 18. 23.
anger before the builders.” 6 So built we the wall, and all the wall
was joined together unto the half thereof, for the people had a mind
to work.
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls
* Heb. ascended. of Jerusalem *were made up, and that the breaches began to be stop-
Ps. 83. 3-5. ped, then they were very wroth, 8 and 'conspired all of them together
+ Heb. to make an to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and fto hinder it. 9 Neverthe-
error to it.
s Ps. 50. 15.
less 'we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them
day and night, because of them. 10 And Judah said, “ The strength of
the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish ; so that
we are not able to build the wall.” 11 And our adversaries said, “ They
shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them,
and slay them, and cause the work to cease. 12 And it came to pass,
that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten
Or, That fromall times, " From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be
return to us. upon you.”
+ Heb. from the 13 Therefore set I *in the lower places behind the wall, and on the
the place, 8c. higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords,
their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said
VOL. I.
144
4 R*
† Heb. leave
3. 34.
places ye must
lower parts of
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1. 29.
| Heb. on his
loins.
De. 1. 30. & 3.
went with his
See Ju. 5. 11.
unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “ Be
No. 14. 9. De. 'not ye afraid of them; remember the LORD, which is "great and terrible,
u De. 10. 17. and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives,
o 2 Sa. 10. 12. and your houses.” 15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that
it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought,
that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. 16 And
it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought
in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the
shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind
all the house of Judah. 17 They which builded on the wall, and they
that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his
hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded fby his side, and
so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the
people, “ The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the
wall, one far from another. 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound
w Ex. 14. 14, 25. of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us : "our God shall fight for us."
22. & 20. 4. Jos. 21 So we labored in the work ; and half of them held the spears from
23. 10.
the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 22 Likewise at the
same time said I unto the people, “Let every one with his servant
lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us,
and labor on the day.” 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my ser-
vants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off
Or, every one our clothes, Isaving that every one put them off for washing.
weapon for water. And there was a great *cry of the people and of their NEHEMIAH V.
she wives against their "brethren the Jews. 2 For there were
2 Is. 5. 7.
y Le. 25. 35-37. that said, “We, our sons, and our daughters, are many; therefore we
De. 15. 7.
take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.” 3 Some also there
were that said, “We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses,
that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.” 4 There were also
that said, “ We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that
% Is. 58. 7. upon our lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now *our flesh is as the flesh
4 Ex. 21. 7. Le of our brethren, our children as their children; and, lo! "we bring
into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some
of our daughters are brought into bondage already ; neither is it in
our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards.”
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
* Heb. my heart 7Then *I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the
Ex. 22. 25. Le. rulers, and said unto them, “ Ye “exact usury, every one of his brother.”
And I set a great assembly against them. 8 And I said unto them,
cLe. 25. 48. “We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which
were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or
shall they be sold unto us?” Then held they their peace, and found
nothing to answer. 9 Also I said, “It is not good that ye do; ought ye
not to walk 'in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the
Ro.2. 24. 1 Pe. heathen our enemies? 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants,
might exact of them money and corn; I pray you, let us leave off this
usury. 11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their
vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part
of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact
of them.” 12 Then said they, “ We will restore them, and will require
nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest.” Then I called the
f Ezra 10. 5. Je.
34. 8, 9. priests, fand took an oath of them, that they should do according to
g Mat.., 10, 14., this promise. 13 Also "I shook my lap, and said, “ So God shake out
every man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this
promise, even thus be he shaken out and temptied.” And all the
25. 39.
25. 36. Ez. 22.
12.
d Ac. 9, 31.
$? 1010 our God is not
2. 12.
Ac. 13. 51.& 18
6.
t Heb. cmpty, or,
void.
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i 2 Co. 11. 9. &
12. 13.
18. 19.
ver. 6.
o Ps. 37. 12, 32.
1 2 Ki. 23. 3. congregation said, “ Amen,” and praised the LORD. "And the people
did according to this promise.
14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor
in the land of Judah, (from the twentieth year even unto the two and
thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years,) I and my
il Co. 9. 4, 15. brethren have 'not eaten the bread of the governor. 15 But the former
governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people,
and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver,
(yea, even their servants bare rule over the people;) but so did not
I, because of the fear of God. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work
of this wall, neither bought we any land ; and all my servants were
k 2 Sa. 9. 7. 1 Ki. gathered thither unto the work. 17 Moreover there were kat my table
an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came
11 Ki. 4. 22.
unto us from among the heathen that are about us. 18 Now that 'which
was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls
were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine:
yet for all this required' not I the bread of the governor, because the
bondage was heavy upon this people. 19 Think upon me, my God,
for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
for, Gasimu, Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and NEHEMIAH vi.
IGeshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had
builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein, (though at
that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates ;) ? that Sanballat
m Pr. 26. 24, 25. and Geshem "sent unto me, saying, “ Come, let us meet together in some
n 1 Ch. 8. 12. one of the villages in the plain of "Ono." But they 'thought to do
me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, “I am doing
a great work, so that I cannot come down ; why should the work
cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you ? " 4 Yet they sent unto
me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same
manner. 5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the
fifth time with an aopen letter in his hand; 6 wherein was written, “ It
is reported among the heathen, and *Gashmu saith it, that thou and
carefully sealed the Jews think to rebel ; for which cause thou buildest the wall, that
ags, thou mayest be their king, according to these words. 7 And thou hast
consequence. also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, “There
is a king in Judah ;' and now shall it be reported to the king according
to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together."
8 Then I sent unto him, saying, “ There are no such things done as
thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.” 9 For
they all made us afraid, saying, “ Their hands shall be weakened from
the work, that it be not done.”-“ Now therefore, O God, strengthen
my hands.”_10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son
of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said,
“Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and
let us shut the doors of the temple ; for they will come to slay thee;
yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.” 11 And I said, “ Should
such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go
into the temple to save his life? I will not go in." 12 And, lo! I per-
p Ez. 13. 22. ceived that God had not sent him ; but that Phe pronounced this
prophecy against me, for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 13 There-
fore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that
they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach
me. 14« My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to
these their works, and on the 'prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the
prophets, that would have put me in fear."
15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month
Elul, in fifty and two days. 16 And it came to pass, that when all our
a This was a
gross insult.
Letters are
carefully sealed
up it-silken bags,
to persons of
* Or, Geshem,
ver. 1.
9 Ez. 13. 17.
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their letters pas-
enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw
Ps. 126. 2. these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes; for "they
perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
1. Hebmultiplied 17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah tsent many letters
sing to Tobiah. unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 18 For there
were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-in-law
of Shechaniah the son of Arah ; and his son Johanan had taken the
daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. 19 Also they reported
Or, matters. his good deeds before me, and uttered my fwords to him. And Tobiah
- sent letters to put me in fear.
unto him, came unto them. many letters
Arah ; an Berechiah.
him. An
SECT. III.
a De. 20. 5. Ps.
30, title.
6 Ch. 25.6.
2 Ch. 5. 13. &
Section III.--Dedication of the Walls of Jerusalem.
NEHEMIAH xii. 27–43.(35)
A. M. 3559.
B. C. 4-15. 29 And at "the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the
Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the
dedication with gladness, 'both with thanksgivings, and with singing,
be with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers
7. 6.
gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round
about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 also from the
house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the
singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the
priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people,
and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah
upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave
thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the
dung-gate. 32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of
Judah, 33 and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 34 Judah, and Benjamin,
Nu. 10.2, 8. and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 and certain of the priests' sons with
trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah,
the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son
of Asaph ; 36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai,
21 Ch. 23. 5. Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with (the musical instruments
of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 37 And at
the fountain-gate which was over against them, they went up by the
stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house
of David, even unto the water-gate eastward. 38 And the other company
of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them,
and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the
furnaces even unto the broad wall; 39 and from above the gate of
Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish-gate, and the tower
of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep-gate : and
they stood still in the prison-gate. 40 So stood the two companies of
them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of
the rulers with me : 41 and the priests ; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin,
Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 42 and
Maaseiah, and Sheinaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan.
* Heb. made their and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers * sang loud, with
Jezrahiah their overseer. 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices,
and rejoiced ; for God had made them rejoice with great joy. The
wives also and the children rejoiced ; so that the joy of Jerusalem was
heard even afar off.
voice to be
heard.
(35) This part of the chapter is inserted here on commission of Nehemiah, they would wait for an
the united authorities of Dean Prideaux and Dr. A. uncertain period, before they proceeded to its dedi-
Clarke, who observe, that it is most probable the cation.—Dr. Clarke in loc,; Prideaux, vol. ii.
wall was dedicated on its completion. It is not p. 525,
likely that, after the wall was finished on the first
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a Ex. 18. 21.
SECT. IV.
SECTION IV.–Nehemiah returns to Persia.
NEHEMIAH vii. 1-4.(36)
A. M. 3559.
B. C. 445.
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up
the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were ap-
pointed, 2 that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of
the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and
"feared God above many. 3 And I said unto them, “ Let not the gates
of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand
by, let them shut the doors, and bar them; and appoint watches of
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to
* Heb. Broad in be over against his house." 4 Now the city was *large and great ; but
spaces.
the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
SECT. V.
v. Section V.— The Second Commission of Nehemiah, and Reformation effected
by him.
A. M. 3560 to NEHEMIAH vii. 5, to the end, viii. to xi. and xii. 3-9, 44 to the end, and xiii. 1-3.—Psalms
3571.
i. and cxix.
B. C. 444 to
433. A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Bubylon, 8 of the people, 39 of the
priests, 43 of the Leriles, 46 of the Nethinims, 57 of Solomon's servants, 63 and of the priests
which could not find their pedigree. 66 The whole number of them, with their substance. 70 Their
oblutions. — Chap. viii. 1 The religious manner of reading and hearing the Law. 9 The priests
comfort the people. i3 The forwardness of them to hear and be instructed. 16 They keep the
feast of Tabernacles. -Chap. ix. 1 A solemn fast, and repentance of the people. 4 The Levites
make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness. --Chap. x. 1 The names of
them that seuled the covenant. 29 The points of the covenant. — Chap. xi. 1 The rulers, volun-
tary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem. 3 A calulogue of their names.
20 The residue dwell in other cilies. - Chap. xii. I The priests, and the Levites, which came up
with Zerubbabel. 44 The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple. -Chap. xiii. 1
Upon the reading of the Law separation is made from the mixed multitude.
5 And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and
the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy.
And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the
a Ezra ii. first, and found written therein, 6 These “are the children of the proy-
ince, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried
away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away,
and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city ;
* Or, Seraiah : 7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, * Azariah, Raamiah,
see Ezra 2. 2.
Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.
The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this. 8 The
children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 9 The
children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 10 The children
of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 11 The children of Pahath-moab,
of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred
and eighteen. 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty
and four. 13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. 14 The
children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 15 The children of
Or, Bani. +Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 16 The children of Bebai, six
hundred twenty and eight. 17 The children of Azgad, two thousand
three hundred twenty and two. 18 The children of Adonikam, six hun-
dred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand
threescore and seven. 20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and
five. 21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22 The
children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23 The children
(36) This passage is inserted here on the authority mission should be obtained, before he could proceed
of Prideaux, who observes, that Nehemiah, having to those duties which were necessary for the settling
executed the chief object of his commission, ap- the affairs of the country. For this purpose, there-
pointed Hanani and Hananiah governors of Jeru- fore, it is supposed that Nehemiah went to Babylon,
salem, and returned himself, according to a previous presented himself before the king, related to him
arrangement on his leaving Babylon, to the king in the state of Judæa, and what was further necessary
Persia. This nomination of governors, as soon as to its regulation and establishment; and immedi-
the walls were built, evidently implies that Nehe- ately obtained permission to return again to that
miah delegated his authority to others. The build- country. The shortness of his absence seems to be
ing of the wall being all that he had requested, that the reason why no notice is taken of it in the
work effected, it was necessary that another com- Sacred Text.—Prideaux, vol. ii. p. 527.
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ariin.
12. & 24. 9.
Ezra 2. 40, or,
I.
101, Jora. of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of Hariph,
* Or, Gibbar. an hundred and twelve. 25 The children of *Gibeon, ninety and five.
26 The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and
eight. 27 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 28 The
| Or, Azmaveth. men of +Beth-azmaveth, forty and two. 29 The men of Kirjath-jearim,
| 0r, Kirjuth-
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. 30 The men
of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 31 The men of
Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. 32 The men of Beth-el and
Ai, an hundred twenty and three. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty
and two. 34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred
fifty and four. 35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 37 The children
of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 38 The chil-
dren of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
b1 Ch. 24. 7. 39 The Priests: the children of "Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine
c1 Ch. 24. 14. hundred seventy and three. 40 The children of ‘Immer, a thousand
See 1 Ch. 9: fifty and two. 41 The children of dPashur, a thousand two hundred
el Ch. 24. 8.
forty and seven. 42 The children of 'Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the chil-
* Or, Hodaviah, dren of tHodevah, seventy and four.
Juduh, Ezra 3. 44 The Singers : the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
45 The Porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the
children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the
children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
. 46 The Nethinims : the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha,
Or, Siaha. the children of Tabbaoth, 47 the children of Keros, the children of tSia,
the children of Padon, 48 the children of Lebana, the children of Ha-
| Or, Shamlai. gaba, the children of Shalmai. 49 The children of Hanan, the chil-
dren of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 the children of Reaiah, the
children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 the children of Gazzarn,
the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 52 the children of Besai,
* Or, Nephusim. the children of Meunim, the children of *Nephishesim, 53 the children
of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54 the
† Or, Bazluth. children of †Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
55 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
56 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the
1 Or, Peruda. children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58 the children of Jaala,
the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59 the children of Sheph-
atiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim,
* Or, Ami. the children of * Amon. 60 All the Nethinims, and the children of
f Ezra 2. 59. Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61 And these
were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub,
† Or, Addan. tAddon, and Immer; but they could not show their father's house,
| Or, pedigree. nor their Iseed, whether they were of Israel. 62 The children of De-
laiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred
forty and two.
63 And of the Priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz,
the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai
the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 64 These sought
their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it
was not found ; therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priest-
* Or, governor. hood. 65 And the *Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat
of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and
Thummim.
66 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three
hundred and threescore, 67 besides their manservants and their maid-
Ne. 8. 9.
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servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and
seven; and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and
singing women. 68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six; their
mules, two hundred forty and five ; 69 their camels, four hundred thirty
and five; six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
| Heb. part. 70 And tsome of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The
Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons,
five hundred and thirty priests' garments. ?1 And some of the chief of
g So Ezra 2. 69. the fathers gave to the treasure of the work stwenty thousand drams
of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver. 72 And
that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of
gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven
priests' garments. 73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters,
and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all
Israel, dwelt in their cities; "and when the seventh month came, the
children of Israel were in their cities.
il Esd. 9. 38, &c. 1 And all the people gathered themselves together as NEHEMIAH viii.
one man into the street that was before the water-gate;
j Ezra 7. 6. and they spake unto Ezra ithe scribe to bring the Book of the Law
of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. 2 And Ezra(37)
h Ezra 3. 1.
(37) By virtue of the commission he had from the went a great way in the perfecting of it. In the
king, and the powers granted him thereby, Ezra time of Josiah, through the inpiety of the two pre-
had now reformed the whole state of the Jewish ceding reigns of Manassel and Amon, the book
Church, according to the Law of Moses, in which of the Law was so destroyed and lost, that besides
he was excellently learned, and settled it upon that that copy of it which Hilkiah found in the temple
foundation upon which it afterwards stood to the (2 Kings xxii. 8,2 Chron. xxxiv. 14), there was
time of our Saviour. The two chief things which then none other to be had ; for the surprise which
he had to do were to restore the observance of the Hilkiah is said to be in at the finding of it, and the
Jewish Law, according to the ancient approved grief which Josiah expressed at the hearing of it
usages which had been in practice before the cap- read, do plainly show that neither of them had ever
tivity, under the direction of the prophets ; and to seen it before. And if the king and the high priest,
collect together and set forth a correct edition of who were both men of eminent piety, were without
the Holy Scriptures : in the performance of both this part of Holy Scripture, it can scarce be
which, the Jews tell us, he had the assistance of thought that any one else then had it. But so re-
what they call the Great Synagogue, a convention ligious a prince as king Josiah could not leave this
consisting of 120 men, who lived under the pres- long unremedied. By his order, copies were forth-
idency of Ezra, and assisted him in both these with written out from this original; and search
works. The truth of this matter seems to have being made for all the other parts of Holy Scrip-
been, that these 120 men were principally elders, ture, both in the colleges of the sons of the proph-
who lived in a continued succession from the first ets, and all other places where they could be found,
return of the Jews, after the Babylonish captivity, care was taken for transcripts to be made out of
to the death of Simon the Just, and labored in their these also, and thenceforth copies of the whole be-
several times, in the carrying on of the two great came multiplied anong the people, all those who
works above mentioned, till both were fully com- were desirous of knowing the Law of their God,
pleted in the time of the said Simon the Just (who either writing them out themselves, or procuring
was made high priest of the Jews in the twenty-fifth others to do it for them. So that, though within a
year after the death of Alexander the Great), and few years after the holy city and temple were de-
Ezra had the assistance of such of them as lived in stroyed, and the authentic copy of the Law, which
his time. But the whole conduct of the work, and was laid up before the Lord, was burned and con-
the glory of accomplishing it, is, by the Jews, sumed with them ; yet by this time many copies
chiefly attributed to him, under whose presidency, both of the Law and the Prophets, and all the other
they tell us, it was done. And therefore they look Sacred Writings, were got into private hands, who
on him as another Moses : for the Law, they say, carried them with them into their captivity. That
was given by Moses, but it was revived and restored Daniel had a copy of the Holy Scriptures with him
by Ezra, after it had been in a manner extinguished in Babylon is certain (Dan. ix. 11, 13); for he
and lost in the Babylonish captivity. And indeed, quotes the Law, and also makes mention of the
by virtue of that ample commission which he had prophecies of the prophet Jeremiah, (Dan. ix. 2);
from king Artaxerxes, he had an opportunity of which he could not do, had he never seen ther.
doing more than any other of his nation; and he And in the sixth chapter of Ezra it is said, that on
executed all the powers entrusted to him to the ut- the finishing of the temple, in the sixth year of
most, for the resettling both of the ecclesiastical Darius, the priests and the Levites were settled in
and political state of the Jews, in the best posture their respective functions, according as it is written
they were then capable of; and from hence his in the Law of Moses. But how could they do this
name is in so high esteem and veneration among according to the written Law, if they had not
the Jews, that it is a common saying among their copies of that Law then among them ? and this was
writers, that if the Law had not been given by near sixty years before Ezra came to Jerusalem.
Moses, Ezra was worthy by whom it should have And farther, in the eighth chapter of Nehemiah,
been given.
when the people called for the Law of Moses to
But the great work of Ezra was his collecting have it read to them, they did not pray Ezra to get
together, and setting forth a correct edition of the it anew dictated unto him, but that he should bring
Holy Scriptures, which he labored much in, and forth the book of the Law of Moses, which the
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k De. 31. 11, 12. the priest brought (the Law before the congregation both of men and
1 Heb. that under-
. women, and all that could hear with understanding, 'upon the first
stood in hearing.
1 Le. 23. 24. day of the seventh inonth. 3 And he read therein before the street that
*Lidhes from the was before the water-gate *from the morning until midday, before the
ho
Lord had commanded to Israel : which plainly Ecclesiastes ; 21. Esther; 22. Daniel ; 23. Ezra ; and.
shows, that the book was then well known to have 24. the Chronicles. Under the name of Ezra, they
been extant, and not to need such a miraculous ex- comprehend the Book of Nehemiah: for the He.
pedient, as that of a divine revelation, for its res- brews, and also the Greeks, anciently reckoned Ezra
toration; and it would with many very much and Nehemiah but as one book. But this order
shock the faith of the whole, should it be held, that hath not been always observed among the Jews;
it owed its present being to such a revival; it being neither is it so now in all places; for there hath been
obvious for skeptical persons in this case to object, great variety as to this, not only among the Jews,
that he who should be said thus to revive it, then but also among the Christians, as well Greeks as
forged the whole. All that Ezra did in this matter, Latins. But no variation herein is of any moment;
was to get together as many copies of the Sacred for in what order soever the books are placed, they
Writings as he could, and, out of them all, set are still the word of God, and no change as to this
forth a correct edition ; in the performance of which can make any change in that divine authority
he took care of these following particulars :- which is stamped upon them. But all these books
I. He corrected all the errors that had crept into were not received into the canon of the Holy
these copies through the negligence or mistakes of Scriptures in Ezra's time; for Malachi, it is sup-
transcribers; for, by comparing them one with the posed, lived after him; and in Nehemiah mention
other, he ascertained their true reading.
is made of Jaddua as high priest, and of Darius
II. He collected together all the books of which Codomanus as king of Persia, who were at least one
the Holy Scriptures did then consist, and disposed hundred years after his time; and in the third
them in their proper order, and settled the canon chapter of the First Book of Chronicles, the geneal-
of Scripture for this time. These books he divided ogy of the sons of Zerubbabel is carried down for
into three parts; 1st, The Law; 2dly, The Proph- 80 many generations, as must necessarily make it
ets; and 3dly, the Cetubim or Hagiography, i. e. reach to the time of Alexander the Great; and there-
the Holy Writings; which division our Saviour him fore this book could not have been put into the canon
self takes notice of (Luke xxiv. 44), where he till after his time. It is most likely that the two
saith, " These are the words which I spake unto Books of Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther,
you, while I was yet with you, that all things might as well as Malachi, were afterwards added in the
are written in the Law, and in time of Simon the Just, and that it was not till then
the Prophets, and in the Psalıns, concerning me." that the Jewish canon of the Holy Scriptures was
For by the Psalms, our Saviour' means the whole fully completed. And indeed these last books
third part called the Hagiography: for that part seem very much to want the exactness and skill
beginning with the psalms, it was for that reason of Ezra in their publication, they falling far short
then commonly distinguished by that title, as of the correctness which is in the other parts of the
usually with the Jews the particular books are Hebrew Scriptures.
named from the words with which they begin. III. The third thing which Ezra did about the
Thus with them, Genesis is called Bereshiih—Exo Holy Scriptures, in his edition of them, was, that
dus, Shemoth-Leviticus, Vajikra, &c. because they he added in several places what appeared necessary
begin with these Hebrew words. And Josephus for the illustrating, connecting, or completing of
makes mention of this same division. For he saith, them; wherein he was assisted by the same Spirit,
in his first book against Apion, “ We have only by which they were at first wrote. Of this sort
two and twenty books, which are to be believed as we may reckon the last chapter of Deuteronomy,
of divine authority: of which five are the books of which, giving an account of the death and burial
Moses. From the death of Moses, to the reign of of Moses, and of the succession of Joshua after
Artaxerxes the son of Xerxes, king of Persia, the him, it could not be written by Moses himself, who
prophets, who were the successors of Moses, have undoubtedly was the penman of all the rest of
written in thirteen books. The remaining four that book. It seems most probable, that it was
books contains hymns to God, and documents of added by Ezra at this time. And such also may
life for the use of men." In which division, accord. we reckon the several interpolations which occur
ing to him, the Law contains, 1. Genesis ; 2. Exo- in many places of the Holy Scriptures. For that
dus; 3. Leviticus ; 4. Numbers; 5. Deuteronomy: there are such interpolations is undeniable; there
the writings of the prophets, 1. Joshua; 2. Judges, being many passages through the whole Sacred
with Ruth; 3. Samuel ; 4. Kings; 5. Isaiah; 6. Jere- Writ, which create difficulties that can never be
miah, with his Lamentations; 7. Ezekiel ; 8. Daniel; solved without the allowing of them. As, for in-
9. the Twelve Minor Prophets; 10. Job;11. Ezra ; 12. stance, Gen. xii. 6, it is remarked, on Abraham's
Nehemiah ; 13. Esther; and the Hagiography, 1. the coming into the land of Canaan, that the Canaan-
Psalms; 2. the Proverbs; 3. Ecclesiastes; 4. the Song ites were then in the land ; which is not likely to
of Solomon; which altogether make twenty-two have been said till after the time of Moses, when
books. This division was made for the sake of re- the Canaanites, being extirpated by Joshua, were
ducing the books to the number of their alphabet, then no more in the land. And in Gen. xxii. 14,
in which are twenty-two letters. But at present, we read, “ As it is said, to this day, in the mount
the Jews reckon these books to be twenty-four, and of the Lord it shall be seen.” But Mount Moriah
dispose of them in this order: 1st. the Law, which (which is the mount there spoken of) was not called
contains, 1. Genesis ; 2. Exodus; 3. Leviticus; 4. the Mount of the Lord till the temple was built on
Numbers; 5. Deuteronomy 2dly. the Writings of it, many hundred years after. And this being here
the Prophets, which they divide into the former spoken of as a proverbial saying, that obtained
prophets and the latter prophets; the books of the among the Israelites in after ages the whole style
former prophets are, 6. Joshua; 7. Judges; 8. Samu- of the text, doth manifestly point at a time after
el ; 9. Kings; and the books of the latter prophets Moses, when they were in possession of the
are, 10. Isaiah; 11. Jeremiah; 12. Ezekiel; and 13. the land in which this mountain stood. And therefore
Twelve Minor Prophets; 3dly. the Hagiography, both these particulars prove the words cited to have
which are, 14. the Psalms; 15. the Proverbs ; 16. Job; been an interpolation. In Gen. xxxvi. 3, it is
17. the Song of Solomon, which they call the Song written ; “And these are the kings that reigned in
of Songs; 18. Ruth; 19. the Lamentations; 20. the land of Edom, before there reigned any king
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† Heb. tower of
wood.
men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears
of all the people were attentive unto the Book of the Law. 4 And
Ezra the scribe stood upon a tpulpit of wood, which they had made
for the purpose; and beside him stood Matlithiah, and Shema, and
Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand;
over the land of Israel,” which could not have one as he was in the other? The great importance
been said till after there had been a king in Israel; of the work proves the thing: for as it was neces-
and therefore they cannot be Moses' words, but sary for the Church of God that this work should
must have been interpolated afterwards. Exod. be done ; so also was it necessary for the work,
xvi. 35, the words of the text are ; " And the chil- that the person called thereto should be thus assist-
dren of Israel did eat manna forty years, till they ed in the completing of it.
came to a land inhabited. They did eat manna, till IV. Ezra changed also the old names of several
they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan." places that were grown obsolete ; putting, instead
But Moses was dead before the manna ceased; and of ther, the new names by which they were at
therefore these cannot be his words, but must have that time called, that the people might the better
been inserted afterward. Deut. ii. 12, it is said, understand what was written. Thus Gen. xiv. 14,
« The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime, but Abraham is said to have pursued the kings, who
the children of Esau succeeded them, when they carried Lot away captive, as far as Dan; whereas
had destroyed them before them and dwelt in their the naine of that place was Laish, till the Danites,
stead, as Israel did unto the land of his possession, long after the death of Moses, possessed themselves
which the Lord gave unto thein," which could of it, and called it, Dan, after the name of Dan their
not have been written by Moses, Israel having not futher, (Joshua xix. 47, Judges xviii. 29); and
till after his death entered into the land of his therefore it could not be called Dan in the original
possession, which the Lord gave unto them. Deut. copy of Moses, but that name must have been put
iii. 11, it is said, “Only Og king of Bashan remain- in afterwards, instead of that of Laish, on this re-
ed of the remnant of gian:s; behold, his bedstead view. And so in several places in Genesis, and
was a bedstead of iron. It is not in Rabbah of the also in Numbers, we find mention made of Hebron ;
children of Ammon?" The whole style and strain whereas the name of that city was Kirjath Arba,
of which text, especially that of the last clause of till Caleb, having obtained the possession of it after
it, plainly speaks it to have been written a long the division of the land, called it Hebron, after the
while after that king was slain; and therefore it name of Hebron, one of his sons; and therefore
could not be written by Moses, who died within that name could not be in the text, till placed there
five months after. In the same chapter, ver. 14, it long after the time of Moses, by way of exchange
is said, " Jair the son of Manasseh took all the for that of Kirjath-arba, which, it is not to be
country of Argob, unto the coasts of Geshuri and doubted, was done at the time of this review. And
Maachathi, and called them after his own name, many other like examples of this may be given,
Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day." The phrase, whereby it appears, that the study of those who
unto this day, speaks a much greater distance of governed the Church of God in those times, was
time after the fact related, than those few months to render the Scripture as plain and intelligible to
in which Moses survived after that conquest; and the people as they could, and not to hide and con-
therefore what is there written must have been in- ceal any of it from them.
serted by some other hand than that of Moses, V. Ezra wrote out the whole in the Chaldee
long after his death. And in the book of Proverbs character. For that having now grown wholly into
(which was certainly king Soloinon's), in the he- use among the people after the Babylonish captivity,
ginning of the twenty-fifth chapter it is written, he changed the old Hebrew character for it, since
« These are the Proverbs of Solomon, which the which time the Hebrew has been retained only by
men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out," the Samaritans; among whom it is preserved even
which inust certainly have been added many ages to this day.
after Solomon; for Hezekiah was of the twelfth But though Ezra's government over all Judah
generation in descent from him. Many more in and Jerusalein expired with the year when Nehe-
stances of such interpolated passages might be miah arrived from Persia, yet his labor to serve the
given. For throughout the whole Scriptures they Church of God did not here end; for still he went
have been frequently cast in by way of parenthesis, on as a preaclier of righteousness, and a skilful
where they have appeared necessary for the ex- scribe of the law of God, to perfect the reformation
plaining, connecting, or illustrating the text, or the which he had begun, both in preparing for the
supplying what was wanting in it. But those al- people correct editions of the Scriptures, and also
ready mentioned are sufficient to prove the thing in beginning all things in Church and state to be
of which interpolations undoubtedly Ezra was the conformed to the rules thereof. And this he con-
author, in all the books which passed his examina- tinued to do as long as he lived; and herein he
tion; and Simon the Just of all the rest which were was throughly assisted and supported by the gover-
added afterwards; for they all seemed to refer to nor; who coming to Jerusalem with the same in-
those latter times. But these additions do not de- tention, and the same zeal for promoting of the
tract any thing from the divine authority of the honor of God, and the welfare of his people in
whole, because they were all inserted by the direc- Judah and Jerusalem, as Ezra did, he struck in
tion of the same Holy Spirit which dictated all the heartily with him in the work; so that Ezra went
rest. This as to Ezra is without dispute, he being on still to do the same things by the authority of
himself one of the divine penmen of the Holy the new governor, which he before did by his own.
Scriptures; for he was most certainly the writer And hy their thus joining together in the same holy
of that book in the Old Testament which bears his undertaking, and their mutual assisting each other
name; and is, upon good grounds, supposed to be therein, it exceedingly prospered in their hands;
author of two more, that is, of the two Books of till at length, notwithstanding all manner of oppo-
Chronicles, as perchance also he was of the Book sitions, both from within and from without, it was
of Esther.' And, if the books written by him be brought to full perfection forty-nine years after it
of divine authority, why may not every thing else had been begun by Ezra. Whether Ezra lived so
be so which he hath added to any of the rest; since long or not, is uncertain; but what he did not live
there is all reason for us to suppose that he was as to do, was completed by the piety and zeal of his
much directed by the Holy Spirit of God in the successor, Nehemiah.—Prideaux's Connection.
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m Ju. 3. 20.
2. 8.
27.2 Ch. 20. 18.
* Or, governor.
s 2 Ch. 35. 3.
29. 1.
u De. 16. 1
Re. 11. 10.
night instruct in
and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum,
and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 And Ezra opened the
| Heb. eyes. book in the Isight of all the people, (for he was above all the people ;)
and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6 And Ezra blessed
n 1 Co. 14. 16. the LORD, the great God. And all the people "answered, “ Amen,
o La. 3. 41. 1 Ti. Amen," with 'lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads, and
p Ex. 4. 31.& 12. worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. ? Also Jeshua,
20. 18. and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maa-
seiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites,
9. Le. 10. 11. De, 'caused the people to understand the Law; and the people stood in
7-9. Mal. 2. 7. their place. 8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly,
and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
Ezra 2. 63. 9 And "Nehemiah, which is the *Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the
scribe, 'and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people,
1 Le. 23. 24. Nu. “This 'day is holy unto the LORD your God; “mourn not, nor weep.”
For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law.
Ec. 3. 4.
10 Then he said unto them, “Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the
v Est. 9. 19, 22. sweet, 'and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared,
for this day is holy unto our LORD ; neither be ye sorry, for the joy of
the Lord is your strength.” 11 So the Levites stilled all the people,
saying, “ Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.”
12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send
portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the
words that were declared unto them.
13 And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the
fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the
t Or, that they scribe, even tto understand the words of the Law. 14 And they found
the words of the written in the Law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that
the children of Israel should dwell in "booths in the feast of the seventh
month; 15 and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities,
10 Le. 23. 34, 42.
*** and 'in Jerusalem, saying, “Go forth unto the mount, and *fetch olive
branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches,
. Le. 23. 40.
and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written."
16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves
a De. 22. 8.
booths, every one upon the “roof of his house, and in their courts, and
in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water-gate,
and in the street of the gate of Ephraim. 17 And all the congregation
of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and
sat under the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun
unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was
0 2 Ch. 30. 21. very bgreat gladness. 18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the
c De. 31. 10, &c. last day, he read in the Book of the Law of God. And they kept the
* Heb. a restraint. feast seven days; and on the eighth day was *a solemn assembly,
d. Le. 23. 36. Nu. daccording unto the manner.
Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the NEHEMIAH ix.
children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with
sackclothes, and earth upon them. 2 And 'the seed of Israel separated
themselves from all tstrangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and
the iniquities of their fathers. 3 And they stood up in their place, and
read in the Book of the Law of the LORD their God one fourth part
of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped
the LORD their God.
Or, scaffoli. 4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani,
Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried
with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua,
and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and
Pethahiah, said,
1
Law.
1 Heb. by the
hand of.
De. 16. 13.
2 Le. 23. 4.
y De. 16. 16.
ast das eine gladnes.ct the childre the day
29. 35.
e See Job 2. 12.
f Ezra 10. U.
| Heb. strunge
children.
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14.
k Ge. 12. 1.
1 Ge. 17. 5.
n See Ge. 12. 7.
12, 14, Je. 32.
u Ex. 14. 21, 22
27, 28.
20. 1.
7. 12.
m Heb. laros of
truth.
a Ex. 16. 14, 15.
“Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and
g 1 Ch. 29. 13. blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and
12 Ki, 19. 15, 19. praise. 6 Thou,"even thou, art LORD alone ; thou hast made heaven, the
Is. 37. 16, 20.
iGe. 1.1. De. 10. heaven of heavens, with 'all their host, the earth, and all things that
are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them
j Ge. 2. 1.
all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 7 Thou art the LORD
the God, who didst choose " Abram, and broughtest him forth out
of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of 'Abraham ;
m Ge. 15. 6. 8 and foundest his heart "faithful before thee, and madest "a covenant
with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amor-
ites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to
o Jos. 23. 14. give it, I say, to his seed, and ºhast performed thy words; for thou art
p Ex. 3. 7. righteous; 9 and ”didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,
9 Ex. 14. 10.. and 'heardest their cry by the Red Sea; 10 and 'showedst signs and
go Ex. vii. to xiv.
wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the peo-
s Ex. 18. 11. ple of his land; for thou knewest that they *dealt proudly against
+ Ex. %: 16. 15., 63. them. So didst thou 'get thee a name, as it is this day. 11 And "thou
20. Da. 9. 15. didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the
"324. midst of the sea on the dry land ; and their persecutors thou
v Ex. 15. 5, 10. threwest into the deeps, 'as a stone into the mighty waters. 12 More-
w Soe Ex. 13. 21. over "thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the
night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they
9. 20. & should go. 13 Thou *camest down also upon Mount Sinai, and spakest
y Ps. 19. 8, 9. Ro. with them from heaven, and gavest them Yright judgments, and *true
laws, good statutes and commandments; 14 and madest known unto
them thy holy Sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and
z See Ge. 2. 3.
laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant; 15 and “gavest them bread from
Jo. 6. 31. heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out
de of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go
c De. 1. 8. in to possess the land which thou hadst tsworn to give them. 16 But
hy they and our fathers dealt proudly, and 'hardened their necks, and
them. Nu. 14.30. hearkened not to thy commandments, 17 and refused to obey, neither
were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hard-
ened their necks, and ain their rebellion appointed “a captain to return
a Or, appointed a to their bondage. But thou art a God #ready to pardon, 'gracious
to their bondage and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest
do them not. 18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said,
Heb.of pardons. “This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt,' and had wrought
a great provocations ; 19 yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest
them not in the wilderness. The "pillar of the cloud departed not
See Ex. 13. 21. from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire
by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.
7. Is. 20 Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest
; Ex. 16. 15. Jos. not thy 'manna from their mouth, and gavest them kwater for their
thirst. 21 Yea, 'forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, só
that they lacked nothing; their "clothes waxed not old, and their
m De. 8. 1. & 29. feet swelled not. 22 Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations,
and didst divide them into corners; so they possessed the land of
n Nu. 21. 21, &c. "Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king
of Bashan. 23 Their ºchildren also multipliedst thou as the stars of
heaven, and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou
hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
p Jos. 1. 2, &c. 24 So 'the children went in and possessed the land, and thou sub-
duedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and
gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the
anding land, that they might do with them *as they would. 25 And they took
0 Ex. 17. 6. Nu.
20. 9, &c.
hand to give
d De. 31. 27.
2 Ki. 17. 14.
2 Ch.130. 8. Je.
19. 15.
captain to return
in Egypt.--Ed.
e Nu. 14. 4.
f Ex. 34. 6. Nu.
14. 18. Joel 2.
13.
g Ex. 32. 4.
i Nu. 11. 17. Is.
63. 11.
5. 12.
k Ex. 17. 6.
1 De. 2.7.
5.
o Ge. 22. 17.
* Heb. according
to their will.
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6.
q De. 6. 11.
| Or, cisterns.
food.
ul Ki. 18. 4. &
19. 10. 2 Ch. 24
2 Ju. 2. 18. &
3.
9.
do evil. So Ju. 3.
1. & 5. 31. & 6.
a withdruwing
ll.
7. 25. & 25. 4.
on Heb, the hand
See Ac. 7.51.
1 Pe. 1. 11.
9 Ny. 13.27. De. strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed 'houses full of all goods,
8. 7, 8. Ez. 20.
twells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance;
so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted them-
| Heb. trecs of selves in thy great goodness. 26 Nevertheless they were disobedient,
and rebelled against thee, and "cast thy Law behind their backs, and
s De. 32. 15.
t Ju. 2. 11, 12. slew thy 'prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee,
u 1 Ki. 14. 9. and they wrought great provocations. 27 Therefore "thou deliveredst
64. them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them; and in the
20, 21. Mat, 23. time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
30 Ju. 2. 14. & 3. from heaven ; and according to thy manifold mercies *thou gavest
8, &c.
a them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
28 But after they had rest, they * did evil again before thee; therefore
* Hob: returned to leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the
11, 12, 30. & 4. dominion over them. Yet when they returned, and cried unto thee,
thou heardest them from heaven, and many times didst thou deliver
them according to thy mercies; 29 and testifiedst against them, that
thou mightest bring them again unto thy Law. Yet they dealt proudly,
and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy
y Le, 18. 5. Es judgments, (which 'if a man do, he shall live in them ;) and twith-
5. Gal. 3. 12." drew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
Hebdhey gave 30 Yet many years didst thou fforbear them, and testifiedst *against
shoulder,Zec. 7. them by thy Spirit in *thy prophets; yet would they not give ear:
Heb. protract "therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
over them. 31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake 6thou didst not utterly
2 2 Ki. 17. 13.
* 2 Ch. 36. 13. Je. consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful
; God. 32 Now therefore our God, the great, the mighty, and the ter-
of thy prophets. rible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the ftrouble
seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on
2 Pe. 1. 21.
our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our
a 18. 5. 5. & 42.
fathers, and on all thy people, dsince the time of the kings of Assyria
5. unto this day. 33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon
c Ex. 34. 6, 7. us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly. 34 Neither
ariness. have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law,
| Heb. found us.
2 Ki. 17.3. nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, where-
e Da. 9. 14. Ps. with thou didst testify against them. 35 For they have not served thee
Da. 9. 5, 6, 8. in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them,
g De. 28. 47. and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither
i De. 28.48. Ezra turned they from their wicked works. 36 Behold, we are servants this
day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit
i Do. 28. 33, 51.
thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it ! 37 And it
yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us be-
j Lo. 26. 17.
cause of our sins; also they have dominion over our bodies, and over
our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 38 And be-
cause of all this we kmake a sure covenant, and write it; and our
31. 31. Ezra 10. princes, Levites, and priests, *seal unto it.”
Now fthose that sealed were, Nehemiah, the fTirsha- NEHEMIAH X.
tha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah,
| Heb. at the seat Jeremiah, 3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshul-
lam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the
priests. 9 And the Levites : both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui
of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel ; 10 and their brethren, Shebaniah,
Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur,
Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 14 The chief of the
I See Ezra 2. 3, people ; 'Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, 15 Bunni, Azgad,
Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, 18 Hodijah,
Hashum, Bezai, 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 20 Magpiash, Meshullam,
24.
.6 Je. 4. 27.&
10, 18.
119. 137.
9. 9.
k 2 Ki. 23 3.
2 Ch. 29. 10. &
* Heb. are at the
sealing, or,
sealed.
ings.
Or, governor.
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n Ezra 9. 1.& 10.
11, 12, 19.
o De. 29. 12, 14.
Ps. 119. 106.
2 Ch. 34. 31.
* Heb. by the
hand of.
7. 3. Ezra 9. 19
14.
& xxix.
w Le. 6. 12.
Hezir, 21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 25 Rehum,
Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 26 and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim,
Baanah.
m Ezra 2. 36-43. 28 And "the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters,
•& 10. the singers, the Nethinims, "and all they that had separated themselves
from the people of the lands unto the Law of God, their wives, their
sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having
4. understanding; 29 they clave to their brethren, their nobles, and °en-
p 2 Ki. 23. 3. tered into a curse, and into an oath, "to walk in God's law, which was
given *by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the
commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his stat-
9 Ex. 34. 16. De utes; 30 and that we would not give 'our daughters unto the people
of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; 31 and "if the people
Ge. 2. 2, 3. of the land bring ware or any victuals on the Sabbath day to sell, that
we would not buy it of them on the Sabbath, or on the holy day; and
s De. 15. 1, 2. that we would leave the seventh year, and the 'exaction of every idebt.
| Heb. band.
32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the
third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; 33 for
i Le. 24, 5, &c. the showbread, and for the "continual meat offering, and for the con-
See Nu. Xxviii. tinual burnt offering, of the Sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set
feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an
atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people,
v Is. 40. 16. 'for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the
houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon
the altar of the LORD our God, (as "it is written in the Law ;) 35 and
*to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of
all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord ; 36 also the first-
born of our sons, and of our cattle, (as 'it is written in the Law,) and
23.215. the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of
our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God ; 37 and
2 Le. 23. 17. Nu. *that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings,
&c. De. 18. 4.& and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests,
a Le. 27. 30. Nu. to the chambers of the house of our God; and “the tithes of our
ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes
in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall
6 Nu. 18. 26. be with the Levites, bwhen the Levites take tithes; and the Levites
shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the
2 Ch.31. 11.
chambers, into the treasure house. 39 For the children of Israel and the
d De. 12. 6, 11. children of Levi dshall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine,
2 Ch. 31. 12.
and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary,
and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers; and
we will not forsake the house of our God.
1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem ; the NEHEMIAH xi.
rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to
e Mat. 4. 5. & 27. dwell in Jerusalem 'the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other
fJu. 5. 9. cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that 'willingly offered
themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
g 1 Ch. 9. 2, 3. 3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem ;
but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their
h Ezra 2. 43. cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and “the Nethinims,
i Ezra 2. 55. and ithe children of Solomon's servants. 4 And 'at Jerusalem dwelt
il Ch. 9. 3, &c. certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of
the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zecha-
riah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel,
& Go, 38. 29,
of the children of "Perez; 5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son
VOL. I.
x Ex. 23. 19. &
34. 26. Le. 19.
23. Nu. 18. )
De. 26. 2.
y Ex. 13. 2, 1
13. le. 27.2
27. Nu. 1
16.
15. 19. & 18. 12,
26. 2.
18. 21, &c.
cl Ch. 9. 26.
53.
4 s*
• Pharcz.
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lim.
in 1 Ch. 26. 29.
of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adáiah, the son of Joiarib,
the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Perez that
dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant
men. 7 And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Me-
shullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the
son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. 8 And after him
Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight. 9 And Joel the son of
Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Senuah was second
11 Ch. 9. 10, &c. over the city. 10 Of 'the priests : Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok,
the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of
God. 12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight
hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of
Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the
son of Malchiah, 13 and his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred
forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai,
the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14 and their brethren,
mighty men of valor, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer
10r, of Ilaggedo- was Zabdiel, the son tof one of the great men. 15 Also of the Levites :
Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Bunni; 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the
* Heb. were over. Levites, *had the oversight of "the outward business of the house of
God. 17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son
of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and
Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of
Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites
in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. 19 Moreover
the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates,
were an hundred seventy and two.
20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in
all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the Nethi-
Or, the tower. nims dwelt in Ophel : and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of
Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha.
Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house
n See Ezra 6. 8, of God. 23 For "it was the king's commandment concerning them, that
9. & 7. 20, &c.
* Or, to a sure
o a sure a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 24 And
Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of °Zerah the son of
o Ge. 38. 30, Za-
Judah, Pwas at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
17. & 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah
9 Jos. 14. 15. dwelt at 'Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and
in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
26 and at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet, 27 and at Hazar-
shual, and at Beer-sheba, and in the villages thereof, 28 and at Ziklag,
+ Or, of Qeba. and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, 29 and at En-rimmon, and
Or,to Michmask. at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages,
at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages there-
* Or, Mclicu, ver. of. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
ebuninte. 31 The children also of Benjamin #from Geba dwelt tat Michmash,
and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages, 32 and at Anathoth, Nob,
Harim, ver. Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod,
* Or, Meruioth, and Ono, "the valley of craftsmen. 36 And of the Levites were divis-
Or, Ginnchon, ions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
ver. 16.
Now these are 'the priests and the Levites that went Nehemian xii.
I Or, Minianin,
up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua : 1-9, 44, to end.
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, *Malluch, Hattush, 3 | Shechaniah,
Rehum, *Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, 'Abijah, 5 *Miamin, * Maadiah,
| Heb. at the
gates.
ordinance.
rah.
pl Ch. 18. 17. &
23. 28.
yl Ch. 4. 14.
8 Ezra 2. 1, 2.
14.
| Or, Shebunian,
ver. 14.
I Or, Harim. ver.
15.
ver. 15.
i Lu. 1. 5, Abia.
ver. 17.
* Or, Mudi.ilt,
ver. 17.
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giving.
pointed by the
laro.
† Hcb. for the jo
of Judah.
tor, Sallai, ver. Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, ? (Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Je-
daiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the
u Ezra 3. 2. Hag. days of "Jeshua. 8 Moreover the Levites : Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,
1. 1. Zec. 3. 1.
I That is, the
Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over Ithe thanksgiving, he
psalms of thanks- and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were
over against them in the watches.
v 2 Ch. 13. 11, 12. 44 And "at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the
treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to
* That is, ap- gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions *of the law
for the priests and Levites; tfor Judah rejoiced for the priests and for
joy the Levites that I waited. 45 And both the singers and the porters kept
Heb. stood. the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, "according
to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 46 For in
2 Ch. 29. 30. the days of David *and Asaph of old there were chief of the sing-
ers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 47 And all Israel
in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the
y Nu. 18. 21, 24. portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion ; 'and
they *sanctified holy things unto the Levites, and the Levites sanc-
z Nu. 18. 26. tified them unto the children of Aaron.
Hebe there was 1 On that day fthey read in the Book of Moses in the NEHEMIAR
1. 2.' faudience of the people, and therein was found written, xiii. 1-3.
# Heb. cars. “that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the con-
a De. 23. 3, 4. gregation of God for ever; 2 because they met not the children of Is-
6 Nu. 22. 5. Jos.
° 24. 9, 10."voxrael with bread and with water, but "hired Balaam against them, that
Na. 23. 11. &, he should curse them : "howbeit our God turned the curse into a bless-
24. 10. De. 23.5.
ing. 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the Law, that they
PSALM I. separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
w 1 Ch. xxv. &
xxvi.
* That is, set
apart.
read. De. 31. ll,
12. 2 Ki. 23. 2.
Is. 34. 16.
A. M. about
PSALM 1.(38)
3560.
The happiness of the godly. 4. The unhappiness of the ungodly.
B. C. about
444.
1 Blessed “is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the *un-
Nor standeth in the way of sinners,
[godly,
a Jo. 13. 17.
* Or, wicked.
Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
(38) Psalms the first and the hundred and nine which seems to require a similar composition, it
teenth are placed here as having most probably is more probable that this psalın was written by
been written, about this time, by Ezra on his com- Ezra, rather than by the king of Israel.
pletion of the Bible. Calmet, Hornc, and Gray, It may be observed, also, that the plan upon
unite in referring the first Psalm either to David or which it is composed appears to have been of more
Ezra; and it is generally supposed to have been frequent use in the latter, than in the former ages
composed by the latter as a preface to the Book of of the Hebrew language. The several divisions of
Psalms, when he collected them into one volume. the hundred and nineteenth psalm are arranged in
The contents of this Psalm are peculiarly applica- the order of the Hebrew alphabet, and all the dis-
ble to this period of the Jewish history, when, after tichs in each division begin with the same letter,
an elapse of so many years, the Scriptures were after which the whole division is named. There
again restored to the Jews in a more complete form are but twelve of the acrostic, or alphabetical
than any they had previously received.
poems in the Old Testament; these are Psalms
The hundred and nineteenth Psalm is placed in xxy. xxxiv. xxxvii. cxi. cxii. cxix. cxlv. Prov.
this section from the internal evidence, that it was xxxi. 10-31. Lamentations i. ii. iii. iv. Of all
written by Ezra, rather than by David. It begins these, only Psalm xxxiv. on the authority of the
in the same manner as the first Psalm, and it is Hebrew title, and cxlv. on internal evidence, can
written on the same subject. It seems to have be certainly attributed to David. If this manner
been drawn up principally with the view of im- of writing had been usual at that earlier period,
pressing upon the minds of the Jewish youth the succeeding writers, it may be presumed, would
importance and necessity of devoting themselves to have sometimes adopted it. We find, however, no
the study of the whole word of God. Every divis- traces of it in Isaiah, Ezekiel, or any of the minor
ion of it expresses the excellency of the Law; and prophets, until the time of Jeremiah, whose Lamen-
resolutions to walk therein under every circun- tations having been composed on this plan, seems
stance of life. At the time of editing the Scrip- to have first familiarized it to the people, as Psalms
tures, and of reading them to the people, it must XXV. Xxxvii. cxi. and cxii. were written after the
have been a principal object with Ezra to endeavour time of that prophet; and Prov. xxxi. 10–31, hay-
to direct the attention of the Jews, particularly of ing been added to that book at an uncertain period,
the younger part, to the study of the Law, and may, perhaps, have been added by Ezra himself.
the perpetuation of the benefits he had conferred Of all these alphabetical poeins, three only are per-
by his labors on the nation. A manual of this fectly so, Psalins cxi. cxii. and Lament. iii. all of
kind, therefore, might have been expected from which are to be referred to the latter ages of the
the great reformer; and as there is no particular purity of the Jewish language. It is more proba-
period in the life of David on which we can fix, ble, therefore, that the hundred and nineteenth
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0 Jog. 1. 8. 1 Ti.
4. 15.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
And 'in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That bringeth forth his fruit in his season ;
Psalm was written at a later, than at an earlier sometimes before, sometimes after liis resurrection;
period of the Jewish Church, that is, that it was the human soul of Christ, as distinguished from the
written by Ezra, rather than by David ; and, if divine essence. Christ, in his incarnate state, is
written by Ezra, that it was composed about the personated sometimes as a priest, sometimes as a
time when, by editing the Scriptures, he wished to king, sometimes as a conqueror; and, in those
direct the attention of the younger people to their Psalms in which he is introduced as a conqueror,
constant perusal and study.
the resemblance is very remarkable between this
The number of Psalms which are throughout conqueror in the Book of Psalms, and the warrior
more eminently and directly prophetical of the on the white horse in the Book of Revelations, who
Messiah is indeed comparatively small: but the goes forth with a crown on his head and a bow in
passages of particular Psalms which are predictive his hand, conquering and to conquer. And the
of him in various ways are very numerous, no part conquest in the Psalms is followed, like the con-
of the Old Testament being cited in the New só quest in the Revelations, by the marriage of the
frequently as this book. That those Psalms which conqueror. These are circumstances of similitude,
were composed by David himself were prophetic, which, to any one versed in the prophetic style,
we have David's own authority ; " which," Bp. prove beyond a doubt that the mystical conqueror
Horsley remarks,“ may be allowed to overpower a is the same personage in both.”.
host of modern expositors. For thus king David, In praise of the Psalms, all the fathers of the
at the close of his life, describes himself and his Church are unanimously eloquent. Athanasius
sacred songs;
styles them an epitome of the whole Scriptures;
. David the son of Jesse said,
Basil, a compendium of all theology ; Luther, à
And the man who was raised up on high,
little Bible, and the summary of the Old Testament;
The anointed of the God of Jacob,
and Melancthon, the most elegant writing in the
And the sweet Psalmist of Israel, said,
whole world. How highly the Psalter was valued
The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me,
subsequently to the Reformation, we may easily
And his word was in my tongue,'
conceive by the very numerous editions of it which
(2 Sam. xxiii. 1, 2.) It was the word, therefore, of were executed in the infancy of printing, and by
Jehovah's Spirit which was uttered by David's the number of commentators who have undertaken
tongue. But it should seem, the Spirit of Jehovah to illustrate its sacred pages. Carpzov, who wrote
would not be wanting to enable a mere man to make a century ago, enumerates upwards of one hundred
complaint of his own enemies, to describe his own and sixty ; and, of the subsequent modern exposi-
sufferings just as he felt them, and his own escapes tors of this book, it would perhaps be difficult to pro-
just as they happened. But the Spirit of Jehovah cure a correct account. « The Psalms," as Bishop
described, by David's utterance, what was known to Horne, their best interpreter in our language, has
that Spirit only, and that Spirit only could describe. remarked, with equal piety and beauty, "are an
So that, if David be allowed to have had any knowl- epitome of the Bible, adapted to the purposes of
edge of the true subjects of his own compositions, it devotion. They treat occasionally of the creation
was nothing in his own life, but something put into and formation of the world; the dispensations of
his mind by the Holy Spirit of God; and the misap- Providence, and the economy of grace; the trans-
plication of the Psalıns to the literal David has actions of the patriarchs; the exodus of the chil-
done more mischief, than the misapplication of any dren of Israel; their journey through the wilder-
other parts of the Scriptures, among those who ness, and settleinent in Canaan; their law, priest-
profess the belief of the Christian religion.” hood, and ritual; the exploits of their great men,
The Psalms present every possible variety of wrought through faith ; their sins and captivities;
Hebrew poetry. They may all, indeed, be termed their repentances and restorations; the sufferings
poems of the lyric kind; that is, adapted to music, and victories of David ; the peaceful and happy
but with great variety in the style of composition. reign of Solomon; the advent of Messiah, with its
Thus some are simply odes, giving a narrative of effects and consequences, his incarnation, birth,
facts, either of public history, or of private life, in life, passion, death, resurrection, ascension, king-
beautiful and figurative language. Others, again, dom, and priesthood; the effusion of the Spirit;
are ethic or didactic, - delivering grave maxims of the conversion of the nations, the rejection of the
life, or the precepts of religion, in solemn, but for Jews; the establishment, increase, and perpetuity
the most part simple strains." To this class we of the Christian church; the end of the world; the
may refer the hundred and nineteenth, and the general judgment; the condemnation of the wick-
other alphabetical psalms, which are so called be- ed, and the final triumph of the righteous with their
cause the initial letters of each line or stanza fol- Lord and King. These are the subjects here pre-
lowed the order of the alphabet. Nearly one seventh sented to our meditations. We are instructed how
part of the Psalms are elegiac, or pathetic compo- to conceive of them aright, and to express the differ-
sitions on mournful subjects. Some are enigmatic, ent affections, which, when so conceived of, they
delivering the doctrines of religion in enigmata, must excite in our minds. They are, for this pur-
sentences contrived to strike the imagination forci- pose, adorned with the figures, and set off with all
bly, and yet easy to be understood; while a few the graces of poetry; and poetry itself is designed
may be referred to the class of idyls, or short pas- yet farther to be recommended by the charms of
toral poems. But the greater part, according to music, thus consecrated to the service of God; that
Bishop Horsley, is a sort of dramatic ode, consist- so delight may prepare the way for improvement,
ing of dialogues between certain persons sustain and pleasure become the handmaid of wisdom,
ing certain characters. “In these dialogue-psalms, while every turbulent passion is calmed by sacred
the persons are frequently the Psalmist himself, or melody, and the evil spirit is still dispossessed by
the chorus of priests and Levites, or the leader of the harp of the son of Jesse. This little volume,
the Levitical band, opening the ode with a proem like the paradise of Eden, affords us in perfection,
declarative of the subject, and very often closing through in miniature, every thing that groweth
the whole with a solemn admonition drawn from elsewhere,' every tree that is pleasant to the sight,
what the other persons say. The other persons are, and good for food ;' and, above all, what was there
Jehovah, sometimes as onc, sometimes as another lost, but is here restored--the tree of life in the
of the three persons; Christ in his incarnate state, midst of the garden. That which we read, as mat-
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| Heb. fade. His leaf also shall not twither;
cGe. 39. 3, 23. And whatsoever he doeth shall ‘prosper.
Ps. 128. 2. 18. 3.
4 The ungodly are not so :
But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Ho. 13. 3. Mat. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
10.
d Job 21. 18. Ps.
35. 5. Is. 17. 13.
Ho. 13. 3. Mat.
3. 12.
ter of speculation, in the other Scriptures, is re- classed according to their several subjects, and
duced to practice, when we recite it in the Psalms; adapted to the purposes of private devotion.
in those repentance and faith are described; but in
these they are acted : by a perusal of the former,
1. Prayers.
we learn how others served God, but, by using thé 1. Prayers for pardon of sin, Psal. vi. xxv.
latter, we serve himn ourselves.' What is there xxxviii. li. cxxx. Psalms styled penitential, vi.
necessary for a man to know,' says the pious and xxxii. xxxviii. li. cii. cxxx. cxliii.
judicious Hooker, ( which the Psalms are not able 2. Prayers, composed when the Psalmist was
to teach? They are to beginners an easy and deprived of an opportunity of the public exercise
familiar introduction, a inighty auginentation of all of religion, Psal. xlii. xliii. lxiii. lxxxiv.
virtue and knowledge in such as are entered before, 3. Prayers, in which the Psalmist seems extreme-
a strong confirmation to the most perfect among ly dejected, though not totally deprived of conso-
others. Heroical magnanimity, exquisite justice, lation, under his affliction, Psal. xlii. xxii. lxix.
grave moderation, exact wisdom, repentance un- xxvii. Ixxxviii. cxliii.
feioned, unwearied patience, the mysteries of God, 4. Prayers, in which the Psalmist asks help of
the sufferings of Christ, the terrors of wrath, the God, in consideration of his own integrity, and the
comforts of grace, the works of Providence over uprightness of his cause, Psal. vii. xvii. xxvi. xxxv.
this world, and the promised joys of that world 5. Prayers, expressing the firmest trust and con-
which is to come, all rood necessarily to be either fidence in God under afflictions, Psal. iii. xvi. xxvii.
known, or done, or had, this one celestial fountain xxxi. liv. lvi. lvii. lxi. lxii. lxxi. lxxxvi.
yieldeth. Let there be any grief or disease incident 6. Prayers composed when the people of God
unto the soul of man, any wound or sickness named, were under affliction or persecution, Psal. xliv. lx.
for which there is not, in this treasure-house, à lxxiv lxxix. lxxx. lxxxiii. lxxxix. xciv. cii. cxxii.
present comfortable remedy at all times ready to be cxxxvii.
found.''
7. The following are likewise prayers in time of
Many of the Psalms, which bear the royal proph- trouble and affiction, Psal. iv. v. xi. xxviii. xli. lv.
et's name, were composed on occasion of remark- lix. lxiv. Ixx. cix. cxx. cxl. cxli. cxlii.
able circumstances in his life, his dangers, his 8. Prayers of intercession, Psal. xx. lxvii. cxxii.
afflictions, his deliverances. “But of those which cxxxii. cxliv.
relate to the public history of the natural Israel,
II. Psalms of Thunksgiving.
there are few in which the fortunes of the mystical
Israel are not adumbrated; and of those which
1. Thanksgivings for mercies vouchsafed to par-
allude to the life of David, there are none in which
hich ticular persons, Psal. ix. xviii. xxii. xxx. xxxiv. xl.
the Son of David is not the principal and imme-
Lxxy. ciii. cviii. cxvi. cxviii. cxxxviii. cxliv.
diate subject. David's complaints against his ene-
2. Thanksgivings for mercies vouchsafed to the
mies are Messiah's complaints, first of the unbe-
Israelites in general, Psal. xlvi. xlviii. Ixv. Ixvi.
Ixviii. lxxvi. lxxxi. lxxxy. xcviii. cv. cxxiv. cxxvi.
lieving Jews, then of the heathen persecutors, and
of the apostate faction in later ages. David's
cxxix. CXXXV. CXxxvi. cxlix.
afflictions are Messiah's sufferings. David's penj. III. Psalms of Praise and Adoration, displaving the
tential supplications are Messiah's, under the bur-
Attributes of God.
den of the imputed guilt of man. David's songs
of triumph and thanksgiving are Messiah's songs
1. General acknowledgments of God's goodness
of triumph and thanksgiving, for his victory over
and mercy, and particularly his care and protection
sin, and death, and hell. In a word, there is not a
of good men, Psal. xxiii. xxxiv. xxxvi. xci. c. ciii.
page of this Book of Psalms, in which the pious
cvii. cxvii. cxxi. cxlv. cxlvi. .
reader will not find his Saviour, if he reads with a
2. Psalms displaying the power, majesty, glory,
and other attributes of the Divine Being, Psal. viii.
view of finding him."
In the language of this divine book, therefore, xix. xxiv. xxix. xxxiii. xlvii. l. lxv. Ixvi. lxxvi.
the prayers and praises of the Church have been
į lxxvii. xciii. xcv. xcvi. xcvii. xcix. civ. cxi. cxiii.
offered up to the throne of grace, froin age to age.
cxiv. cxv. cxxxiv. cxxxix. cxlvii. cxlviii. cl.
And it appears to have been the manual of the Son
IV. Instructive Psalms.
of God, in the days of his flesh; who, at the con- 1. The different characters of good and bad men:
clusion of his last supper, is generally supposed, the happiness of the one and the misery of the
and that upon good grounds, to have sung a hyinn other are represented in the following Psalms: i.
taken from it; who pronounced, on the cross, the v. vii. ix, x. xi. xii. xiv. xv. xvii. xxiv. xxv. xxxii.
beginning of the twenty-second Psalm, “ My God, xxxiv. xxxvi. xxxvii. l. lii. liii. lviii. lxxiii. lxxv.
my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” and ex- lxxxiv. xci. xcii. xciv. cxii. cxix. cxxi. cxxv.
pired, with a part of the thirty-first Psalm in his cxxvii. cxxviii. cxxxiii.
mouth, “Into thy hand I commit my spirit.” 2. The excellence of God's law, Psal. xix. cxix.
Thus He, who had not the Spirit by measure, in 3. The vanity of human life, Psal. xxxix. xlix. xc.
whom were hidden all the treasures of wisdom and 4. Advice to magistrates, Psal. Ixxii. ci.
knowledge, and w
as never man :
5. The virtue of humility, Psal. cxxxi.
yet chose to conclude his life, to solace himself in
V. Psalms more cminently und directly prophetical.
the greatest agony, and at last to breathe out his
soul, in the Psalmist's form of words, rather than Psal. ii. xvi. xxii. xl. xlv. lxviii. lxxii. lxxxvii. cx.
his own. No tongue of man or angel," as Dr. cxviii.
Hammond justly observes,"can convey a higher idea
VI. Historical Psalms.
of any book, and of their felicity who use it aright.” Psal. lxxviii. cv. cvi.
Having now inserted the whole number of the Vide Bishop Horsley's Translation of the Psalms.
Psalins in their respective places, I add the follow. Bishop Horne ;-Dr. Gray ;Horne's Critical
ing common but very useful Table ; the Psalms are Introduction.
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e Ps. 37. 18. Nah. 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous,
2 Ti. 2. 19:** But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
1. 7. Jo, 10, 14.
sincore.
18.
ness.
PSALM CXIX.
PSALM CXIX.
This psalm containeth sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
* Or, perfect, or, ix Blessed are the *undefiled in the way,
Who walk in the law of the LORD!
2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
And that seek him with the whole heart !
a 1 Jo. 3. I. & 5. & 3 They "also do no iniquity,
They walk in his ways.
& 4 Thou hast commanded us
To keep thy precepts diligently.
it 50 that my ways were directed
To keep thy statutes!
o See Job 13. 15. X 6 Then shall I not be ashamed,
: When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
? I will praise thee with uprightness of heart,
· + Heb. judgments When I shall have learned fthy righteous judgments.
of thy righteous-
x 8 I will keep thy statutes :
O forsake me not utterly!
3 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
I 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee :
O let me not wander from thy commandments !
« Ps. 37. 31.. 3 11 Thy 'word have I hid in my heart,
Lu. 2. 19, 51.
That I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O LORD:
Teach me thy statutes.
d Ps. 34. 11..13 With my lips have I 'declared
All the judgments of thy mouth.
I 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
3 15 I will meditate in thy precepts,
And have respect unto thy ways.
3 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes,
I will not forget thy word.
2 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live,
And keep thy word.
1 Heb. Reveal. à 18 Open thou mine eyes,
That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Ge. 47. 9. 1 Ch. 19 I am a stranger in the earth;
Hide not thy commandments from me.
à 20 My soul breaketh
For the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed,
Which do err from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept thy testimonies.
123 Princes also did sit and speak against me,
But thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
124 Thy testimonies also are my delight
And *iny counsellors.
925 My soul cleaveth unto the dust;
Quicken thou me according to thy word.
29. 15. Ps. 39.
12. 2 Co. 5. 6.
He. 11. 13.
* Heb. men of
counsel.
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60. 5. 2 Co. 6.
11.
2. 26.
h Pr. 2. 6. Ja. l.
5.
7. 21, 22. Lu. 12
He. 13. 5.
| Heb. Make lo
pass.
q 26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me;
Teach me thy statutes.
q 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts;
So shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Heb. droppeth. 28 My soul tmelteth for heaviness;
Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
7 29 Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me thy law graciously.
730 I have chosen the way of truth;
Thy judgments have I laid before me.
7 31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies :
O LORD, put me not to shame!
7 32 I will run the way of thy commandments,
f1 Ki. 4. 29. Is. When thou shalt 'enlarge my heart.
57 33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes ;
g Mat.10. 22. Re. And I shall keep it unto the end.
Ja. 1. .7 34 Give "me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;
Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
77 35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments,
For therein do I delight.
7 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,
i Ez. 33. 31. Ma. And not to covetousness.
15. 1 Ti. 6. 10. 17 37 Turn away mine eyes from ibeholding vanity,
e And quicken thou me in thy way.
77 38 Establish thy word unto thy servant,
j Pr. 23. 5.
Who is devoted to thy fear.
7 39 Turn away my reproach which I fear,
For thy judgments are good.
17 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
Quicken me in thy righteousness.
141 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD!
Even thy salvation, according to thy word.
* Or, answer him I 42 So shall I *have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me,
For I trust in thy word.
143 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in thy judgments.
i 44 So shall I keep thy law continually
For ever and ever.
+ Heb. at large. 1 45 And I will walk fat liberty,
For I seek thy precepts.
k Ps. 138. 1. Mat. 1 46 I kwill speak of thy testimonies also before kings,
26. 1, 2.
And will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments,
Which I have loved.
. 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have
And I will meditate in thy statutes.
[loved;
49 Remember the word unto thy servant,
Upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Ro. 15. 4. 50 This is my 'comfort in my affliction,
For thy word hath quickened me.
m Je. 20. 7. 51 The proud have had me greatly "in derision,
in Job 23. 11. Ps. Yet have I "not declined from thy law.
I 52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD!
And have comforted myself.
153 Horror hath taken hold upon me
Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
that reproacheth
me in a thing.
10. 18, 19. AC.
• 44. 18.
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He. 12. 11.
i 54 Thy statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
155 I have remembered thy name, O LORD! in the night,
And have kept thy law.
1 56 This I had,
Because I kept thy precepts.
0 Jo. 10. 16. La. 57 Thou 'art my portion, O LORD;
3. 24.
I have said that I would keep thy words.
1. Heb. face. Job 58 I entreated thy #favor with my whole heart:
11. 19.
Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
p Lu. 15. 17, 18. 59 Į Pthought on my ways,
And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I made haste, and delayed not
To keep thy commandments.
* Or, companies. n 61 The *bands of the wicked have robbed me,
But I have not forgotten thy law.
9 Ac. 16. 25.
62 At ’midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee
Because of thy righteous judgments.
63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee,
And of them that keep thy precepts.
n 64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy :
Teach me thy statutes.
65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD!
According unto thy word.
♡ 86 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
For I have believed thy commandments.
r Je. 31. 18, 19. 67 Before 'I was afflicted I went astray,
But now have I kept thy word.
8 Mat. 19. 17. 68 Thou art 'good, and doest good;
Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me,
But I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
t Ps. 17. 10. Is. 6. 70 Their 'heart is as fat as grease,
But I delight in thy law.
u He. 12. 10, 11, 0 71 It "is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I might learn thy statutes.
• Ps. 19. 10. Pr. Ø 72 The "law of thy mouth is better unto me
8. 10, 11, 19.
Than thousands of gold and silver.
to Job 10. 8. Pg. · 73 Thy "hands have made me and fashioned me:
Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in thy word.
f Heb. righteous. ' 75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are tright,
2 He. 12. 10. And that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
Heb. to comfort · 76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be tfor my comfort,
According to thy word unto thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live;
For thy law is my delight.
y Ps. 25. 3.
78 Letthonroud ühe
78 Let the proud 'be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me with-
But I will meditate in thy precepts.
[out a cause,
79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me,
And those that have known thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes,
That I be not ashamed.
2 PR. 73. 26. & 3 81 My 'soul fainteth for thy salvation,
But I hope in thy word.
10. Ac. 28. 27.
100. 3.
ness.
me,
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the bottles in the
skins, it is evi-
dent that one
hung up in the
smoke must noon
and become use-
less.--Ed.
e Ps. 35. 7. Pr. 16.
27.
ness.
1. 25.
a Or, as the Sy
riac reads,
" Thou art (or,
existest) for
val! Thy word
the heavens."
Ed.
e Pg. 69. 3. 3 82 Mine "eyes fail for thy word,
Saying, When wilt thou comfort me ?
bJob 30. 30. As 3 83 For 'I am become like a bottle in the smoke,
East are made of Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
- 3 84 How 'many are the days of thy servant ?
When 'wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me ?
be shrivelled up 3 85 The proud have digged pits for me,
Which are not after thy law.
c Ps. 39. 4.
5 86 All thy commandments are *faithful :
d Re. 6. 10.
They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth,
* Heb. faithful
But I forsook not thy precepts.
3 88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness,
So shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
f Ps. 89. 2. Mat. 5 89 For fever, O Lord !
24. 34, 35. I Pe.
Thy word is settled in heaven.
yo s 90 Thy faithfulness is tunto all generations :
Thou hast established the earth, and it țabideth.
ever; o Jeho... 5 91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances,
is established in for all are thy servants.
9 92 Unless thy law had been my delights,
t Heb. to genera- I should then have perished in mine affliction.
tion and genera- L
tion, Pe. 89. 1. 93 I will never forget thy precepts,
* Heb. standeth. For with them thou hast quickened me.
994 I am thine--save me;
For I have sought thy precepts.
5 95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me,
But I will consider thy testimonies.
g Mat. 5. 18. & 96 I have seen an end of all perfection,
But thy commandment is exceeding broad.
no 99 O how love I thy law !
It is my meditation all the day.
la De. 4. 6, 8. 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine
* Heb. it is ever For *they are ever with me.
enemies,
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
i2 Ti. 3. 15. For thy testimonies are my meditation.
j Job 32. 7-9. 100 I 'understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep thy precepts.
k Pr. 1. 15. 101 I have "refrained my feet from every evil way,
That I might keep thy word.
102 I have not departed from thy judgments,
For thou hast taught me.
1 Ps. 19. 10. Pr. 103 How 'sweet are thy words unto my ftaste!
| Heb. palate.
Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth !
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding,
Therefore I hate every false way.
105 Thy word is a flamp unto my feet,
Or, candle.
And a light unto my path.
And a light unto my na
n Neh. 10. 29. 3 106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
That I will keep thy righteous judgments.
į 107 I am afflicted very much :
Quicken me, O LORD!
According unto thy word.
• 10:34. 2. He. 3 108 Accept, I beseech thee, 'the freewill offerings of my mouth, O
And teach me thy judgments.
[LORD!
24. 35.
with me.
8. 11.
m Pr. 6. 23.
13. 15.
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g De. 33. 4.
* Heb. do.
23.
5. 5. & 9. 33. &
10. 11.
cease.
p See Job 13. 14. 1 109 My Psoul is continually in my hand,
Yet do I not forget thy law.
3 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111 Thy 'testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
3 112 I have inclined my heart to *perform thy statutes always,
Even unto the end.
113 I hate vain thoughts,
But thy law do I love.
- See Ge. 15. 1. 114 Thou 'art my hiding place and my shield :
I hope in thy word.
s Ps. 6. 8. Mat. 7. D 115 Depart from me, ye evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God.
o 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live,
t Ps. 25. 2. Ro. And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
o 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe ;
And I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.
+ Heb. causest to o 119 Thou tputtest away all the wicked of the earth "like dross,
u Ez. 22. 18. Therefore I love thy testimonies.
v Hab. 3. 16. 120 My "flesh trembleth for fear of thee,
And I am afraid of thy judgments.
v 121 I have done judgment and justice :
Leave me not to mine oppressors.
w He. 7. 22. V 122 Be surety for thy servant for good :
Let not the proud oppress me.
y 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation,
And for the word of thy righteousness.
V 124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy,
And teach me thy statutes.
y 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding,
That I may know thy testimonies.
y 126 It is time for thee, LORD, to work ;
For they have made void thy law.
2 Ps. 19. 10 Pr. y 127 Therefore *I love thy commandments above gold;
Yea, above fine gold.
y 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be
And I hate every false way.
(right,
9129 Thy testimonies are wonderful,
Therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light;
y Ps. 19. 7. Pr. 1. It "giveth understanding unto the simple.
9131 I opened my mouth, and panted,
For I longed for thy commandments.
132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me,
Heb. According As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
torard those, 8c. ) 133 Order my steps in thy word,
**Ps. 19. 13. Ro. And *let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
6. 12. - 134 Deliver "me from the oppression of man,
So will I keep thy precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant,
And teach me thy statutes.
8 Je. 9. 1. & 14., 5 136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes,
Because they keep not thy law.
8. 11.
to the custom
2 Thes. 1. 6, 7.
a Lu. 1. 74.
17. See Ez. 9.4.
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ness.
| Hob. faithful
ness.
c Ps. 69. 9. Jo. 2
17.
d Pr. 30. 5.
refined.
17. 17.
I Or, that I may
keep.
f Ps. 5. 3. & 88.
13. & 130. 6.
% 137 Righteous art thou, O LORD!
And upright are thy judgments.
% 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded
* Heb. righteous Are *righteous and very ffaithful.
ut 3139 My Ⓡzeal hath fconsumed me,
Because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
9.21 3 140 Thy 'word is very *pure,
# Heb. cut me off. Therefore thy servant loveth it.
* Heb. tried, or, 3 141 I am small and despised,
Yet do not I forget thy precepts.
§ 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
e Ps. 19. 9. Jo. And thy law is the truth.
und me. 3 143 Trouble and anguish have ftaken hold on me;
Yet thy commandments are my delights.
3 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting :
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
P 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD:
I will keep thy statutes.
§ 146 I cried unto thee;
Save me, fand I shall keep thy testimonies.
p 197 I 'prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried :
I hoped in thy word.
g Ps. 63. 1, 6. 148 Mine Ⓡeyes prevent the night watches,
That I might meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness :
O Lord! quicken me according to thy judgment.
150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief:
They are far from thy law.
§ 151 Thou art "near, Ó LORD!
And all thy commandments are truth.
P 152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old
i Lu. 31. 33. That thou hast founded them `for ever.
j La. 5. 1.
9 153 Consider 'mine affliction, and deliver me;
For I do not forget thy law.
k 1 Sa. 24. 15. Ps. 9154 Plead kmy cause, and deliver me:
Quicken me according to thy word.
7 155 Salvation 'is far from the wicked,
For they seek not thy statutes.
* Or, Many: 7156 *Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD!
Quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies,
Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
9158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved,
Because they kept not thy word.
.9 159 Consider how I love thy precepts :
Quicken me, O LORD! according to thy lovingkindness.
| Heb. The begin, n 160 +Thy word is true from the beginning,
And every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
m 1 Sa. 24. 11, 161 Princes "have persecuted me without a cause,
But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
w 162 I rejoice at thy word,
As one that findeth great spoil.
v 163 I hate and abhor lying,
But thy law do I love.
v 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee
Because of thy righteous judgments.
h Ps. 145. 18.
That the
35. 1. Mic. 7. 9.
1 Job 5. 4.
ning of why word
is true.
14. &
26. 18.
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ni Pr. 3. 2. 18. 32. v 165 Great "peace have they which love thy law,
17.
And #nothing shall offend them.
I Heb. they shall
have no stum- W 166 LORD, 'I have hoped for thy salvation,
bling block.
o Ge. 49. 18. And done thy commandments.
w 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
V 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies,
p Pr. 5. 21. For Pall my ways are before thee.
ñ 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD!
Give me understanding according to thy word.
n 170 Let my supplication come before thee:
Deliver me according to thy word.
n 171 My lips shall utter praise,
When thou hast taught me thy statutes.
n 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word,
For all thy commandments are righteousness.
n 173 Let thy hand help me,
q Jos. 24. 22. Pr. For 'I have chosen thy precepts.
1.29. Lu. 10. 42.
n 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD!
And thy law is my delight.
n 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;
And let thy judgments help me.
Is. 53. 6. Lu.
15.4. &c. 1 Pe. ñ 176 I 'have gone astray like a lost sheep;
2. 25.
Seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
SECT. VI. SECTION VI.-Malachi prophesies against the Corruptions which had been
introduced during the second Absence of Nehemiah, and the Advent of
A. M. 3561 to
3576. John the Baptist, and of the Messiah.
B. C. 443 00
MALACHI I.(39) ii. and ii. 1–15.
428.
Hurta shout Malachi complaineth of Israel's unkindness, 6 of their irreligiousness, 12 and profaneness. — Chap.
420.
ii. 1 He sharply reproveth the priests for neglecting their covenant,'11 und the people for idolatry,
14 for adultery, 17 and for infidelity. — Chap. iii. 1 Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of
Christ. 7 Of the rebellion, 8 sacrilege, 13 und infidelity of the people.
* Heb. by the
hand of Malachi. The BURDEN OF THE WORD OF THE LORD TO ISRAEL *BY MALACHI.
a De. 7. 8. & 10. 2 I have loved you, saith the LORD.
15.
(39) Malachi was the last of the prophets before by that pious and excellent governor. Archbishop
the Gospel dispensation. Some writers imagine Newcome supposes Malachi to have flourished
that Malachi was merely a general name, signify- about the year 436 before the Christian era; but
ing the angel of the Lord, a messenger or prophet; Dr. Kennicott places him about the year 420 before
because the title of Malach Jehovah, or Angel of Christ, which date is adopted by Dr. Hales as suffi-
the Lord, was often applied to the prophets. (Com ciently agreeing with the description of Josephus
pare Haggai i. 13, with Malachi iii. 1.)
and the varying dates of chronologers.
The Septuagint translators have rendered Mala- Although the writings of this prophet are almost
chi his angel instead of my angel, as the original wholly in prose, yet they are by no means destitute
imports; and several of the fathers have quoted of force and elegance. He reproves the wickedness
Malachi under the name of the Angel of the Lord. of his countrymen with great vehemence; and
Calmet, after Jerome and some other ancient Bishop Lowth observes that his book is written in
writers, thinks that Malachi was the same person a kind of middle style, which seems to indicate
as Ezra, who wrote the canonical book that passes that the Hebrew poetry, from the time of the Bah-
under his name, and was governor of the Jews ylonish captivity, was in a declining state, and,
after their return from the captivity. As he re- being past its priine and vigor, was then fast ver-
vised the Holy Scriptures, and collected the canon ging towards the debility of age.
of the Old Testament, and performed various other . But as it appears from the consent of all Jewish
important services to the Jewish church, Ezra has and Christian antiquity that the light of prophecy
been considered, both by ancient Jewish and also by expired in Malachi, we suppose that the termina-
the early Christian writers, as a very extraordinary tion of his ministry coincided with the accomplish-
person sent from God, and therefore they thought ment of the first seven weeks of Daniel's prophecy,
him very appropriately denominated Malach; but which was the period allotted for “ sealing the
for these opinions there is no foundation whatever. vision and prophecy.” (Dan. ix. 24.) Malachi
It is certain that Malachi was a distinct person therefore must be considered as completing the
from Ezra, and (as Rosenmüller observes) the canon of the Old Testament, about 400 years be-
whole argument of his book proves that he flour- fore the birth of Christ, when the great designs of
ished after the return from the captivity. He Providence were completed in the termination of
prophesied while Nehemiah was governor of Judæa, the prophetic ministry; and when a scheme of
more particularly after his second coming from the prophecy was unfolded, which in its entire contex-
Persian court; and appears to have contributed iure was to be accommodated to, and to characterize
the weight of his exhortations to the restoration of the Messiah. Malachi certainly prophesied some
the Jewish polity, and the final reform established time after Haggai and Zechariah, for in his time
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S
35. 3, 4, 7, 9, 14,
15. Ob. 10, &c.
hey shath the Lon and buite are impor
from upon.
e Lu. 6. 46.
Yet ye say, “Wherein hast thou loved us ??? .
Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD;
6 Ro. 9. 13. Yet 'I loved Jacob,
3 And I hated Esau,
C Je. 49. 18. E... And laid his mountains and his heritage waste
For the dragons of the wilderness.
4 Whereas Edom saith, “We are impoverished,
But we will return and build the desolate places; ”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
They shall build—but I will throw down;
And they shall call them, The border of wickedness,
And, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever...
5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say,
t Or, upon. Heb. The LORD will be magnified ffrom the border of Israel.
d Ex. 20. 12.
6 A son "honoreth his father,
And a servant his master:
If ºthen I be a father, where is mine honor ?
And if I be a master, where is my fear?.
Saith the LORD of hosts unto you,
O priests, that despise my name.
And ye say, “ Wherein have we despised thy name ?"
f Or, Bring unto, 7 EYe offer 'polluted bread upon mine altar;
FDE. 15. 21. And ye say, “ Wherein have we polluted thee ?”
§ Ez. 41. 22. In that ye say, “ The table of the Lord is contemptible."
h Le. 22. 22. De. 8 And "if ye offer the blind * for sacrifice, is it not evil ?
* Heb. to sacri-
And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil ?
fice.
Offer it now unto thy governor ;
Will he be pleased with thee,
į Job 42. 8.
Or 'accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
9 And now, I pray you,
Beseech tGod that he will be gracious unto us :
This hath been by your means :
ly the dors shall Will he regard your persons ? saith the LORD of hosts.
10 a Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?
Neither : do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought.
altar in vain.”- I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts,
Neither kwill I accept an offering at your hand.
k Is. 1. 11. Je. 6. 11 For from the rising of the sun
Even unto the going down of the same,
1 Is. 60. 3, 5.
on Jo. 4. 21, 23. My name shall be 'great among the Gentiles;
And "in every place "incense shall be offered unto my name,
&c.
15. 21.
+ Heb. the face
of God.
I Heb. from your
hand.
a Rather,“ Sure-
be closed agiinst 1
you,-Neither
ahall ye kindle
the fire of my
Ed.
1 Co. 9. 13,
20. Am. 5. 21.
1 Ti. 2. 8.
22 Re. 8. 3.
the temple was rebuilt, and the worship reüstab- denly come to his temple, preceded by that mes-
lished, (chap. i. 7, 10, 12, and iii. 10;) his ministry senger, who like a harbinger should prepare his
therefore must have coincided with, or succeeded that way, that the Lord, when he should appear, should
of Nehemiah. He censures the same offences that purify the sons of Levi from their unrighteousness,
had excited the indignation of that governor, and and refine them as metal from the dross, (1-4),
which he had not been able entirely to reform. (see Isaiah i. 25,) and then the offering of Judah,"
(Compare Malachi ii. 11, with Nehem. xiii. 23-27; the spiritual sacrifice of the heart, should be
and Malachi i. 10, with Neh. xiii. 10, 11.) In the pleasant unto the Lord as in the days of old," and
first chapter, from 1 to 6, the Jews are reminded of the Lord would quickly exterminate the corrup-
the special favors God had bestowed upon them; tions and adulteries that prevailed. The prophecy
they are then reproved for not showing due rever- concludes with an earnest exhortation to repent-
ence to God; and the priests for their profane and ance, and a strict observance of the Law.-Dr.
mercenary conduct; their rejection is threatened, Gray's Kcy, in loc.; Horne's Critical Introduction.
the calling of the Gentiles is announced (ver. 11), The latter part of ver. 11, Malachi i. relative to
and the divine judgments are denounced against the Mincha, or Bread offcring, to be generally
the priests and the people for their disregard of offered up, was considered in the primitive Church
God in their sacrifices, (12-14, and chap. ii. 40), as an express prophecy of the Christian sacrifice in
and likewise for their multiplied divorces, and in the Eucharist, of which the circumstances are
termarriages with idolatrous nations. God being there described under the typical rites of the Jew-
wearied with the impiety of Israel, declares (chap. ish worship.---Vide Mede's Discourses on the Chris-
iii.) that the Lord whom they sought should sud- tiun Sacrifice.
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might havo blowon
it urly.
6. 15.
Do. 28. 35, &c.
you away to it.
s1 Ki. 14. 10.
t Nu. 25. 12. Ez.
And a pure offering;
ols. 66. 19, 20. For 'my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of
12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say,
[hosts.
« The table of the LORD is polluted ;
And the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.”
13 Ye said also, “Behold, what a weariness is it!"
* Or, cohereas ye * And ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts ;
And ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick;
Thus ye brought an offering:
p Lo. 22. 20, &c. Should "I accept this of your hand ? saith the LORD.
1 Or, in whose 14 But cursed be the deceiver, twhich hath in his flock a male,
fluck is.
And voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing;
9 Ps. 17. 2. 1 Ti. For 'I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts,
And my name is dreadful among the heathen.
And now, O ye priests! this commandment is for you. Mal. ii.
s Le. 26. 14, &c. 2 If "ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart,
To give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts,
I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings :
Yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
| Or, reprove. 3 Behold, I will fcorrupt your sced,
* Hob. scatter. And *spread dung upon your faces,
Even the dung of your soleinn feasts ;
t Or, it shall take And tone shall "take you away with it.
4 And ye shall know
That I have sent this commandment unto you,
That my covenant might be with Levi, saich the Lord of hosts.
5 My 'covenant was with him of life and peace;
34. 25. & 37. 26.
And I gave them to him
« Do. 33. 8-10. For "the fear wherewith he feared me,
And was afraid before my name.
6 The law of truth was in his mouth,
And iniquity was not found in his lips;
He walked with me in peace and equity,
v Ge. 5. 22. Jo. And did 'turn many away from iniquity.
23. 22. Ja. 5. 20.
20 Do. 17.9, 10. For "the priest's lips should keep knowledge,
. And they should seek the law at his mouth;
Jo. 18. 18. Llug. For the is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
2. ll, 12.
x Gal. 1. 14.
8 But ye are departed out of the way ;.
y 1 Sa. 2. 17. Jo. Ye 'have caused many to Istumble at the law ;
18. 15.
I Or, fall in the
Ye *have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
9 Therefore “have I also made you contemptible
z No. 13. 29.
a 1 Sa. 2. 30.
And base before all the people,
According as ye have not kept my ways,
* Or, lifted up tho But *have been partial in the law.
face against.
10 Have 'we not all one father ?
faces.
01 Co. 8. 6. Eph.
Hath not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother,
By profaning the covenant of our fathers ?
Ti Judah hath dealt treacherously,
And an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem;
+ Or, ought to For Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he floved,
love.
clzru 9. 1. & 10.
And hath married the daughter of a strange god.
2. No. 13. 23. 12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this,
1 Or, Ilim that The master and the scholar,
walicth, und him
Out of the tabernacles of Jacob,
d No. 13. 28, 29. And "him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
13 And this have ye done again,
& 24. 8. Lo. 10.
11. Ezra 7. 10.
lain.
Hob. acccptou
4.6.
that ansrocrolh.
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1 Co. 7. 14.
* Or, If he hate
hor, put her
away.
arbai.
i Is. 13. 24. An.
9 Mat. 11. 10. M
2. 2. Lu. 1. 76
6, 7.
Covering the altar of the Lord with tears,
With weeping, and with crying out,
Insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more,
Or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
14 Yet ye say, “ Wherefore ?"
Because the Lord hath been witness
Pr. 5. 18. Between thee and 'the wife of thy youth,
Against whom thou hast dealt treacherously ;
f Pr. 2. 17. Yet 'is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
& Mat. 19. 4,5. 15 And <did not he make one ?
* Or, excellency. Yet had he the *residue of the Spirit.
And wherefore one?
† Hob. a soud of That he might seek ta godly seed.
God. Ezru 9. 2.
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
# Or, unfaithfully. And let none deal ftreacherously against the wife of his youth.
1. Do. 21. 1. Mat. 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith
5. 32. & 19. 8.
*That he hateth tputting away;
For one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts :
+ Hob. to put Therefore take heed to your spirit,
That ye deal not treacherously.
17 Ye 'have wearied the LORD with your words.
2. 13.
Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him ?
When ye say, “ Every one that doeth evil
Is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them;" :
Or, “ Where is the God of judgment ?”
Behold, 'I will send my Messenger,
MALAChr üi.
& 7. 27. Ja. 1. And he shall "prepare the way before me;
1-15.
Ic Is. 40. 3.
And the Lord, whom ye seek,
Shall suddenly come to his temple,
l Is. 63. 9. Even 'the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:
m IIug. 2. 7. Behold, "he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
2 But who may abide the day of his coming ?
And "who shall stand when he appeareth ?
For 'he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap :
Mat. 3. 10-12.
p Is. 1. 25. Zoo.
3 And ”he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver ;
^ 13. 9. Lu. 3. 16.
And he shall purify the sons of Levi,
And purge them as gold and silver,
91 Pe. 2. 5. That they may 'offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem
Be pleasant unto the LORD,
As in the days of old,
Or, ancient.
And as in #former years.
5 And I will come near to you to judgment;
And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers,
go Zoc. 5. 1. Ja.5. And against the adulterers, "and against false swearers,
4, 12.
And against those that *oppress the hireling in his wages,
The widow, and the fatherless,
And that turn aside the stranger from his right,
And fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
s Nu. 23. 19. Ro. 6 For I am the LORD-I change not;
Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
t 10. 7. 51.
? Even from the days of your fathers
Ye are gone away from mine ordinances,
And have not kept them.
Return unto me, and I will return unto you,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
But ye said, “ Wherein shall we return ? "
n Re. 6. 17.
o Soe 18. 4. 4.
* Or, defraud.
11. 29. Ju. 1.17.
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7.2.
* Heb. observa-
tion. .
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me.
But ye say, “ Wherein have we robbed thee ? "
u Ne. 13. 10, 12. In 'tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse;
For ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
o Pr. 3. 9, 10.
10 Bring "ye all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be meat in my house,
And prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts,
w Ge. 7. 11. 2Ki.
If I will not open you the "windows of heaven,
Heb. empty out. And tpour you out a blessing,
2 Ch. 31. 10.
That there shall not be room enough to receive it.
I Am. 4. 9. 11 And I will rebuke the * devourer for your sakes,
| Heb. corrupt. And he shall not Idestroy the fruits of your ground;
Neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed;
For ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD.
Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
y Job 21. 14, 15. 14 Ye "have said,
& 22. 17. Ps. 73.
13. Zep. 1. 12. “It is vain to serve God :
And what profit is it that we have kept his *ordinance,
| Heb. in black.
And that we have walked fmournfully before the Lord of hosts ?
15 And now, we call the proud happy;
I Heb. built. Yea, they that work wickedness are set up;
. Yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.”
SECT. VII.
SECTION VII.--Further Reformation by Nehemiah.
NEHEMIAH xiii. 4, to the end.
A. M. 3576 to Neheniah on his return cruseth the chambers to be cleansed. 10 Fe reformeth the offices in the house
of God. 15 The violation of the Sabbath, 23 and the marriages with strange wives.
4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, * having the oversight of the
chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah. 5 And he
* Heb. being set
over. Ne. 2. 44. had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the
meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the
Heb, the com, corn, the new wine, and the oil, fwhich was commanded to be given
Levites. Nu. 18. to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of
21, 24.
the priests. 6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem ; for in the
two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the
Heb. at the end king; and fafter certain (10) days *obtained I leave of the king. ? And
*or, I earnestly I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for
requested. Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
8 And it grieved me sore; therefore I cast forth all the household stuff
of Tobiah out of the chamber. Then I commanded, and they cleansed
the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of
God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
a Mal. 3. 8.
10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had "not been
given them ; for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were
O Pr. 28. 4. fled every one to his field. 11 Then 'contended I with the rulers, and
said, “Why is the house of God forsaken ?" And I gathered them
3595.
B. C. 428 to
409.
mandment of the
of days.
(40) It is not possible to ascertain what length of the street, and the walls in troublous times,” he
time Nehemiah remained in Persia. Prideaux, to had the happiness of effecting the civil and re-
allow a sufficient time for the corruptions that took ligious reformation of his people. The piety of
place during his absence, supposes it at least five Nehemiah is beautifully illustrated in those devout
years; and Dr. Hales, twelve years. But we can supplications he offers up to the throne of grace,
not now determine accurately how long he was (ver. 14, 22, 31): while with calm but persevering
absent from his own country, when he returned to fidelity and firmness, he performs his most im-
it, or how long he survived his return. He at all portant duties, checks every abuse, and brings
times displayed the most disinterested zeal in the again every thing in subjection to the ancient
service of his country; and after having "rebuilt Law.
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hand.
cl Co. 4. 2.
+ Heb. it was
upon them.
tions.
Ex. 20. 10.
+ Heb. standing, together, and set them in their fplace. 12 Then brought all Judah the
Or, storehouses. tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and
* Heb. at their Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah : and *next to them was
Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah ; for they were counted
faithful, and ttheir office was to distribute unto their brethren.-
14 Remember me, O my God! concerning this, and wipe not out my
Heb. kindnesses. Igood deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the
* Or, observa *offices thereof.
d Sec Ge. 2. 3. 15 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine-presses don the
Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine,
e Jo. 17. 21, 22. grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, 'which they brought into
Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day
wherein they sold victuals. 16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein,
which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the Sabbath
unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 17 Then I contended
with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, “ What evil thing is
this that ye do, and profane the Sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers
thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this
city ? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the Sabbath.”
f Le. 23. 32 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be
dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut,
and charged that they should not be opened till after the Sabbath ;
and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no bur-
den be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and sellers
of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then
| Heb. before the I testified against them, and said unto them, “ Why lodge ye tabout
the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time
forth came they no more on the Sabbath. 22 And I commanded the
Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come
and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day.—Remember me,
[ Or, multitude. O my God! concerning this also, and spare me according to the great-
ness of thy mercy.
* Heb. had male 23 In those days also saw I Jews that * had married wives of Ashdod,
them. Ezra 9.2. of Ammon, and of Moab. 24 And their children spake half in the
† Heb. they dis- speech of Ashdod, and tcould not speak in the Jews' language, but
according to the language fof each people. 25 And I contended with
them, and *cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off
* Or, reviled. their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, “ Ye shall not give
g Ezra 10. 5.
your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your
n 1 Ki. 11. 1, &c. sons, or for yourselves. 26 Did "not Solomon king of Israel sin by these
i 1 Ki. 3. 13. things ? yet 'among many nations was there no king like him, who
2 Sa. 12. 24. was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel ;
k 1 Ki. 11. 4, &c. "nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. 27 Shall
we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against
our God in marrying strange wives ?” 28 And one of the sons of Joiada,
the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the
Horonite ; therefore I chased him from me.-_29 Remember them, O
† Heb. for the de- my God! tbecause they have defiled the priesthood, and 'the covenant
filings of.
1. of the priesthood, and of the Levites. 30 Thus cleansed I them from
all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites,
every one in his business; 31 and for the wood offering, at times
appointed, and for the first fruits.- Remember me, O my God, for
wall?
to drocll with
cerized not to
speak.
I Heb. of people
and people.
2 Ch. 1. 2.
1 Mal. 2. 4, 11,
12.
good!
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FINAL PROPHECY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. [PERIOD VIII.
treusure.
10. 5.
SECT. VIII. SECTION VIII.--Final Prophecy of the Old Testament~-Malachi foretells
the Advent of John the Baptist, the Forerunner of the Saviour.
A. M. about
3604.
MALACHI iii. 16, to the end, und iv.
B. C. about The promise of blessing to them that fear God. — Chap. iv. 1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and
400.
his blessing on the good. 4 He exhorteth to the study of the law, 5 and tellelh of Elijah's coming
and ofice.
a Heb. 3. 13.
16 Then they that feared the LORD 'spake often one to another:
And the LORD hearkened, and heard it,
6 Ps. 56. 8. Is. 65. And ba book of remembrance was written before him
6. Re. 20. 12.
For them that feared the LORD,
And that thought upon his name.
See Ge. 17. 8. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts,
* Or, special In that day when I make up my #jewels ;
And I will spare them, as a man spareth
His own son that serveth him.
18 Then shall ye return, and discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between him that serveth God
And him that serveth him not.
d Joel 2. 31. 2 Pe. For, behold, dthe day cometh that shall burn as MALACAI IV.
3. 7.
an oven;
And all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble :
And the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of
That it shall leave them neither root nor branch.(41)
[hosts,
2 But unto you that fear my name
e Lu. 1. 78. Eph. Shall the Sun of Righteousness arise, with healing in his wings;
5. 14. 2 Pe. 1.
19. Re. 2. 28. And ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
on 3 And sye shall tread down the wicked ;
Mic. 7. 10. Zec.
For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet
In the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
& Ex. 20. 3, &c. 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant,
k De. 4. 10. Which I commanded unto him "in Horeb for all Israel,
With the statutes and judgments.
i Mat. 11. 14. & 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
17. 11. Ma. 9.
11. Lu. 1. 17. Before he coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD ;
; Jocl 2. 31.
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,
And the heart of the children to their fathers,
le Zec. 14. 12.
i Zec. 5. 3. Lest I come and ksmite the earth with a 'curse.
(4) The apparent connection of this verse with man that cometh into the world." The promises
the two last of the preceding chapter has induced of temporal deliverance, in ver. 2, and chap. iii. 17,
me to make this division. The description con- 18, were wonderfully made good in the preserva-
tained in these verses seems to have a primary tion of the Christians; who, trusting in the provi-
reference to the destruction of Jerusalem by the dence and promises of God, fled into the mountains,
Romans, A. D. 70, by which is prefigured the last and thereby escaped the general destruction of the
general judgment of mankind, when the Lord will Jewish nation.
finally distinguish between the righteous and the As the spirit of prophecy was now to cease, the
wicked; when the mysteries of His providence Messiah having been clearly and progressively
will be clearly unfolded, and His ways be justified made known to the Jews, by a long succession of
to man. The expression, «Behold the day com- prophets, and in prophecies more and more distinct;
eth," is, in its secondary application, equally appli- Malachi at last concludes his mission, by enjoining
cable both to Jews and Christians. We know how a strict observance of the Law of Moses, till Elijah
truly these predictions have been verified in their the messenger of the Lord should appear, " to turn
primary signification; and we therefore cannot the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the
doubt but their further accomplishment will be as just.” Thus Malachi (as Dr. Gray observes) sealed
literally fulfilled. But amidst all these “terrors up the volume of prophecy, in a description of that
of the Lord,” the prophet is permitted to give an personage, with an account of whom the Evange-
assurance of approaching salvation to those who lists begin their Gospel history; who was appointed
trust in God.**The Sun of righteousness shall to prepare the way for the establishment of a new
arise with healing in his wings,' to give light to and a better dispensation, and he who terminated
those that sit in the shadow of death, and to heal the illustrious succession of the prophets, and pre-
the transgressions of his people. What the sun is dicted the coming of the Baptist, received the testi-
to the natural world, Christ is to the spiritual mony of our Saviour, who defined the period and
world ; " In him we live, move, and have our extent of prophecy, by declaring (Matt. xi. 13.)
being." He is the true light that lighteth every that“ all the prophets prophesied until John."
.
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TABLES OF GENEALOGY.
SECT. IX. SECTION IX.-Detached Genealogies, Successions, and Events, inserted
probably at the Completion of the Canon.(22)
1 Chron. i. to ix. and NEHEMIAH xii. 10-26.
01.-1 Chron. i. Adam's line to Nouh. 5 The sons of Japheth. & The sons of Ham. 17 The sons
of Shem. 24. Shem's line to Abraham. 29 Ishmael's sons. 32 The sons of Keturah. 34 The
posterity of Abraham by Esau. 13 The Icings of Edom. 51 The dulces of Edom.
a Ge. 4. 25, 26. & 1 Adam, "Sheth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 3 Henoch, Me-
5. 3, 8.
thuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
(42) These chapters of Chronicles are placed last actions of the sovereigns of Israel and Judah, which
in this Arrangement, as they contain many allusions are so often referred to in the historical books of
to the events of the captivity, and the latter events the Old Testainent. Those ancient registers were
of the Jewish history. In chap. iii. the genealogy much more copious than the Books of Chronicles,
of the family of Zerubbabel is carried down to the and have been long lost.
time of Alexander the Great, or even later ; that These books, therefore, can only have been com.
is, nearly to the period when Simon the Just finally piled from others written at different times, some
completed, as the last of the Great Synagogue, the before, and others after the Babylonish captivity.
canon of the Old Testament. These genealogical The ancient Jews took the greatest care to register
tables, therefore, were written after the time of their civil, military, and ecclesiastical transactions;
Ezra, and were probably prefixed by Simon the and the prophets appear to have been employed for
Just to the Book of Chronicles, as an appropriate this purpose, by the several kings under whose
introduction. The other chapters of Chronicles reigns they lived. Samuel, Nathan, and Gad,
are inserted in their respective places in the wrote under the reign of David, (1 Chron. xxix.
Arrangement.
29.) Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo, under Solomon,
Lightfoot endeavoured to insert in the several (2 Chron. ix. 29.) Shemaiah' and Iddo under
parts of his Chronicle, various passages from these Rehoboam, (2 Chroń. xii. 15.) Isaiah recorded the
first chapters : he has, however, placed them again transactions of Uzziah and of Hezekiah, (2 Chron.
by themselves towards the conclusion of his work, xxvi. 22, and 2 Chron. xxxii. 32.) Jeremiah wrote
and confesses that it is almost impossible to harmo- the history of Josiah and his descendants, the last
nize the contents with the rest of Scripture, on ac- kings of Judah ; and many more instances might
count of the manner in which the incidents noticed be mentioned. Besides the prophets, we find other
in these tables are interwoven with the context. I persons likewise employed in this office, who were
have followed therefore his plan, and after many denominated recorders, (2 Sam. viii. 16, 2 Kings
attempts to insert particular passages in the preced- xviii. 18, 2 Chron. xxxiv. 8.)
ing arrangement, have referred the whole first nine T he principal object of the author of this book
chapters to the time when they were not im- appears to have been to point out from the public
probably prefixed to the remainder of the First Book records, still preserved, the state of the different
of Chronicles.
families before the captivity; that at their return
The Jews comprise the two Books of Chronicles they might again possess their respective inherit-
in one book, which they call Dibre Hajamin, that ances. He enters particularly into the duties, gene-
is, The Words of Days, probably from the circum- alogies, families, and orders of the priests and Le-
stance of their being compiled out of diaries or vites, that they might more easily assume their
annals, in which were recorded the various events proper functions, and that the worship of God
related in these books. In the Septuagint version might be conducted the same as before, by the or-
they are termed Tluoche LTT OLEVO, (Paralipomena), dained and legitimate persons. These books may
or Things omitted ; because many things which be considered as an epitome of all the sacred history,
were omitted in the former part of the sacred but more especially from the origin of the Jewish
history are here not only supplied, but some narra- nation to their return from the first captivity. The
tions also are enlarged, while others are added. first book traces the rise and propagation of the
The appellation of Chronicles was given to these people of Israel from Adam, and afterwards gives
books by Jerome, because they contain an abstract, a circumstantial account of the reign and transac-
in order of time, of the whole of the sacred history, tions of David. In the second book the narrative
to the time when they were written.
is continued, and relates the progress and dissolu-
Concerning the author of these books nothing tion of the kingdom of Judah, to the very year of
certain is known. Some think they are the works the return of the Jews from the Babylonish cap-
of different authors; but the uniforinity of the tivity : as very little notice is taken of the kings
style, the connection of the facts, together with the of Israel, it is not improbable that this book was
recapitulations and reflections which are often chiefly extracted from the records of the kingdom
made, prove that they are the work of one and the of Judah. The period of time embraced in the
same person. The Jewish and Christian interpre- Books of Chronicles is about 3458.years: they may
ters, in general, believe they were the work of Ezra, be commodiously divided into four parts, viz. .
assisted by the prophets Haggai, Zechariah, and The genealogies of those persons through whom the
Malachi. That Ezra was the author, is, on the Messiah was to descend, from Adam to the captivi-
whole, the most probable opinion. There are words ty, and to the time of Ezra ;-2. The histories of
and terms, both in Chronicles and Ezra, which are Saul and David ;-3. The history of the united
similar, and prove that each was written after the kingdoms of Israel and Judah under Solomon; and,
captivity, and probably by the same person, as 4. The history of the kingdom of Judah after the
those terms were not in use previously to that time; secession of the ten tribes from Rehoboam to its
and some are peculiar to Ezra himself. We have utter subversion by Nebuchadnezzar.
07770 golden cups, Ezra i. 10, viii. 27; and in It will be necessary to remember, that the terms
1 Chron. xxviii. 17. * And Dis277, 1 Chron. xxix. « father," " son," « begat," and “ begotten," which
7, and Ezra ii. 69, Nehemiah vii. 70. And 717097, so frequently occur in tliese Hebrew genealogies,
rafts or floats, 2 Chron. ii. 16; widely differing do not always denote an immediate son or descen-
from many, 1 Kings v. 9. ; which we there trans- dant, but extend to any distant progenitor. Thus,
late in the same way. Calinet considers these in Gen. xxix. 5, Laban is called the son of Nahor,
words as strong evidence that these books were the though in fact he was only his grandson; and simi-
work of Ezra, and penned after the captivity. It lar instances are often to be found in the Scriptures.
is most certain that the Books of Chronicles are The extensive genealogical tables contained in the
not the original records or memorials of the trans- Book of Chronicles, are a signal testimony to the
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TABLES OF GENEALOGY.
it is in some
copies.
+ Or, Rodanim,
according to
some copies.
0
&c. .
11. 10.
10., Mask, Ge.
Lu. 3. 34, &c.
k Ge. ll. 15.
o Ge. 10.2, &c. 5 The ögons of Japheth ; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan,
and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer;
* Or, Diphath, as Ashchenaz, and *Riphath, and Togarmah. ? And the sons of Javan;
Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and +Dodanim.
8 The ‘sons of Ham ; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 And
the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and
cGe. 10. 6, &c. Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And
d Ge. 10. 8, 13, Cush dbegat Nimrod : he began to be mighty upon the earth. 11 And
Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines, and
o De. 2. 23. Caphthorim. 13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
f Ge. 10. 15, &c 14 the Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 15 and the
Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 16 and the Arvadite, and the
Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
& Ge. 10. 22. & 17 The sons of "Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud,
and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 18 And Ar-
phaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 19 And unto Eber were
* That is, Divis- born two sons: the name of the one was * Peleg, (because in his days
ion, Ge. 10. 25.
the earth was divided ;) and his brother's name was Joktan. 20 And
n Ge. 10. 26. "Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, 22 and Ebal, and Abimael, and
Sheba, 23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons
of Joktan.
i Ge. 11. 10, &c. 24 Shem, * Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, "Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor,
Terah, 27 Abram, 'the same is Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham;
2 Ge. 17.5. "Isaac, and "Ishmael.
m Ge. 21. 2, 3. 29 These are their generations: the 'firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth;
n Go. 16. 11, 15.
Go. 25. 13-16. then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa,
+ Or, Hadar, Ge. Hadad, and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the
25. 15.
sons of Ishmael.
p Ge. 25. 1, 2. 32 Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran,
and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And
the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. 33 And the sons of Midian ;
Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these
are the sons of Keturah.
g Go. 21.2, 3. 34 And ’Abraham begat Isaac. "The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of "Esau ; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and
s Ge. 36. 9, 10.
| Or, Zepho, Ge. Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, #Zephi, and Gatam,
Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel ; Nahath, Zerah,
t Gc. 36. 20. Shammah, and Mizzah. 38 And 'the sons of Seir ; Lotan, and Shobal,
and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 39 And the
* Or, Heman, Ge. sons of Lotan; Hori, and *IIomam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
+ Or, Alvan, Ge. 40 The sons of Shobal ; † Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi,
and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. 41 The sons
| Or, Shepho, Ge.
36. 23. of Anah; “Dishon. And the sons of Dishon ; * Amram, and Eshban,
and Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and
Go. 36. 26. †Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
. 43 Now these are *the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before
I Go. 36. 31, &c. any king reigned over the children of Israel ; Bela the son of Beor :
and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela was dead,
Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45 And when
Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his
stead. 46 And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad
Go. 25. 25, 26.
36. ll.
36. 22.
and *11. non, and I. Seir; Lo Nahath, malam,
36. 23.
u Ge. 36. 25.
* Or, Hemian,
36. 27.
origin and preservation of the Jewish Church ted; " so that when in the fulness of time this
among mankind; and of the fulfilment of the promised Mediator was revealed in the flesh, the
divine proinises to Abraham, that his seed should Church and people of God might infallibly know
be multiplied as the sand upon the seashore, (Gen. that this was that very promised seed of the woman,
xxii. 17.) They are also of very great importance, the son of Abraham, and the son of David.-Dr.
as exhibiting " the detail of the sacred line, through Adam Clarke, in his preface to Chronicles; and
which the promise of the Messiah was transmit- Horne's Criticul Introduction, in loc.
PART III.]
TABLES OF GENEALOGY.
36. 39.
4. 18.
7.1.
1 Or, Darda.
(which smote Midian in the field of Moab) reigned in his stead; and
the name of his city was Avith. 47 And when Hadad was dead, Samlah
y Go. 36. 37. of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48 And 'when Samlah was dead,
Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 49 And when
Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
3,", Hadar, Ge. 50 And when Baal-hanan was dead, #Hadad reigned in his stead: and
* Or, Pau, Ge. the name of his city was * Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel,
36. 39.
the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
2 Ge. 36. 40. 51 Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah,
| Or, Alvah. duke tAliah, duke Jetheth, 52 duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
53 duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 54 duke Magdiel, duke Iram
These are the dukes of Edom.
$2.-1 Chron. ii.
The sons of Israel. 3 The posterity of Judah by Tamar. 13 The children of Jesse. 18 The
posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron. 21 Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir.
25 Jerahmeel's posterity. 34 Sheshan's posterity. 42 Another branch of Caleb'š posterity.
50 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur.“
* Or, Jacob. 1 These are the sons of Israel ; "Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
a Ge. 29. 32. Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad,
and Asher.
6 Go. 38. 3. & 46. 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three
12. Nu. 26. 19.
cGe. 38. 2.
** were born unto him of the daughter of “Shua the Canaanitess. And
d Ge. 38. 7. dEr, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he
6 Ge. 38. 29, 30. slew him. 4 And "Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Pharez and
Mat. 1. 3.
fGe. 46. 12. Ru. Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez ;
Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, band Ethan,
| Or, Zabdi, Jos.
*and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara : five of them in all. ? And the
4.31. sons of "Carmi; * Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in
i See 1 Ch. 4. 1. the thing accursed. 8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. 9 The sons
* Or, Achan. also of Hezron, that were born unto him ; Jerahmeel, and fRam, and
& 7. Chelubai. 10 And Ram "begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat
t, Or, Aram, Mat. Nahshon, 'prince of the children of Judah; 11 and Nahshon begat
'1.3, 4.
for, Caleb, ver. * Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed
*18, 42. begat Jesse.
k See Ex. 6. 23.
i Nu. 1.7. & 2. 3.
13 And "Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second,
*Or, Salmon, Ru. and Shimma the third, 14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
m 1 Sa. 16. 6.
** 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. 16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah,
tor, Shammah, and Abigail. "And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and
'I Sa. 16. 9.
Asahel, three. 17 And °Abigail bare Amasa ; and the father of Amasa
0 2 Sa. 17. 25. was Jether the Ishmaelite.
ite. 18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife,
Itra an Israclite
and of Jerioth. Her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
p ver. 50. 19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him "Ephrath, which
9 Ex. 31. 2. bare him Hur. 20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat 'Bezaleel.
– Nu. 27. 1. 21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of 'Machir the
* Heb. took. father of Gilead, whom he *married when he was threescore years old ;
$ Nu. 32. 41. Do. and she bare him Segub. 22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and
twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And he took Geshur, and Aram,
with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof,
even threescore cities: all these belonged to the sons of Machir the
father of Gilead. 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah,
then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him 'Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram
the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerah-
meel had also another wife, whose name was A tarah; she was the
mother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel
were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 28 And the sons of Onam were,
Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai ; Nadab, and Abi-
VOL. I.
148
4 v
i Jos. 6. 18. & 7.
1.
UIT
4. 21. Mat. 1. 4.
11 2 Sa. 2. 18.
1 2 Sa. 17. 25,
3. 14. Jos. 13.
30.
+ 1 Ch. 4. 5.
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[PERIOD VIII.
TABLES OF GENEALOGY.
a This scrvant
was probably a
daughters are
-Ed.
b This was not
Jephunneh, but
the son of Hez-
ron.-Ed.
shur. 29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she
bare him Ahban, and Molid. 30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and
Appaim : but Seled died without children. 31 And the sons of Appaim;
u See ver. 34, 35. Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And "the children of She-
shan; Ahlai. 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether,
and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. 33 And the sons of
Jonathan ; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a
servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 And Sheshan gave
his daughter to Jarha his aservant. to wife; and she bare him Attai.
slave; and this 36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, 37 and Zabad
was in accord-
ance to the cus- begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, 38 and Obed begat Jehu, and
where,in default Jehu begat Azariah, 39 and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat
of male issue,
Eleasah, 40 and Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
given to alaves 41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
in marrinye,
though the 42 Now the sons of "Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his
father may havo
much property. firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah
the father of Hebron. 43 And the sons of Hebron ; Korah, and Tap-
calcd the son of puah, and Rekem, and Shema. 44 And Shema begat Raham, the father
but of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai
was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. 46 And Ephah,
Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and. Moza, and Gazez; and Haran
begat Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Ge-
shan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Maachah, Caleb's concu-
bine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. 49 She bare also Shaaph the father of
Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea;
y Jos. 15. 17. and the daughter of Caleb was 'Achsah.
tor, Ephrath, 50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of
Or, Reaiah, Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, 51 Salma the father of
'1 Ch. 4. 2.
Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 52 And Shobal the father
* Or, half of the
Menuchiles, or, of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and *half of the Manahethites.
Hatsi-hamnenu-
choth. 53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim ; the Ithrites, and the Puhites,
+ Or, Atarites, or, and the Shumathites, and Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites,
house of Joab. and the Eshtaulites. 54 The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the
1 Ju, l. 16.
Netophathites, †Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Mana-
a Je. 35. 2.
hethites, the Zorites. 55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt
at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These
a 2 Sa. 3. 2.
are the *Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of
* Or, Chileab, “Rechab.
2 Sa. 3. 3.
$3.-1 Chron. iii.
c2 Sa. 3. 5.
d 2 Sa. 2. 11.
The sons of David. 10 His line to Zedelciuh. 17 The successors of Jeconiah.
62 Sa. 5.5.
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in
f2 Sa. 5. 14.
Hebron; the firstborn "Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the
2 sa. 5. 14. second *Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess : 2 the third, Absalom the
son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth,
*2 Sa. 11. 3. Adonijal the son of Haggith: 3 the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the
M, 2 Sa. sixth, Ithream by 'Eglah his wife. These six were born unto him in
+ Or, Elishua, Hebron; and 'there he reigned seven years and six months : and 'in
for Beeliada, Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 5 And 'these were born
1 Ch. 14. 7. -. unto him in Jerusalem ; + Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and "Solo-
mon, four of Bathshua the daughter of * Ammiel : 6 Ibhar also, and +Eli-
i 2 Sa. 13. 1.
shama, and Eliphelet, ?and Nogah,and Nepheg, and Japhia, 8and Elisha-
k 1 Ki. 11. 43. &
ma, and fEliada, and Eliphelet, "nine. 9 These were all the sons of
* Or, Abijam, David, besides the sons of the concubines, and 'Tamar their sister.
+ Or, Azarial, 10 And Solomon's son was "Rehoboam, * Abia his son, Asa his son,
1. Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram his son, tAhaziah his son, Joash his son,
12 Amaziah his son, #Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his son,
2 Ki. 15..30. Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son.
crowns of the
$ 3.
01 Sa. 27. 3.
Or, Shaminuah,
2 Sa. 12. 24.
I Or, Bath-sheba,
Or, Eliam, 2 Sa
11. 3.
2 Sa. 5. 15.
h See 2 Sa. 5. 14
-16.
15. 6.
1 Ki. 15. 1.
2 Ch. 22. 6, or,
Jelocha., 20
21. 17.
PART III.)
1179
TABLES OF GENEALOGY.
1 Mat. 1.11.
* Or, Jehoiachin,
Coniah, Je. 22.
24.
04.
* Or, Jehoahar, 15 And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn *Johanan, the second
2 Ki. 23. 30. '
Or, Eliakim, Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 And the sons
2 Ki. 23. 34.
of 'Jehoiakim : *Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah "his son.
1 Or, Mattaniah,
*2 Ki. 24. 17. 17 And the sons of Jeconiah ; Assir, Salathiel "his son, 18 Malchiram
also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
2 Kl. 24. 6.or, 19 And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei : and the
sons of Zerubbabel ; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their
m 2 Ki. 24. 17. sister: 20 and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah,
being his uncle.
| Heb. Shealtiel. Jushab-hesed, five. 21 And the sons of Hananiah ; Pelatiah, and Je-
n Mat. I. 12.
saiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah,
the sons of Shechaniah. 22 And the sons of Shechaniah ; Shemaiah:
o Ezra 8. 2.
and the sons of Shemaiah ; 'Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and
Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23 And the sons of Neariah ; Elioenai and
1 Heb. Hiskijahu. (Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the sons of Elioenai were,
Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Da-
laiah and Anani, seven.
04.-1 Chron. iv.
The posterity of Julah by Caleb the son of Hur. 5 Of Ashur the posthumous son of Hezron.
9 Of Jabez, and his prayer. 21 The posterity of Sheluh. 24 The posterily and cities of Simeon.
39 Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalelcites in Mount Seir.
a Ge. 38. 29. & The sons of Judah: "Pharez, Hezron, and *Carmi, and Hur, and
46. 12.
* Or, Chelubai, 1 Shobal. 2 And fReaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath
Ch. 2. 9, or, Ca
leb, 1c*% 18. begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
t Or, Huroek, 3 And these were of the father of Etam ; Jezreel, and Ishma, and
1 Ch. 2. 52.
Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi; 4 and Penuel
the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the
0 1 Ch. 2. 50.
sons of 'Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
c1 Ch. 2. 24. 5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Ha-
ahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. 7 And the sons of Helah
were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 8 And Coz begat Anub, and
Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
d Ge. 34. 19. 9 And Jabez was "more honorable than his brethren; and his mother
I That is, Sor-
called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bare him with sorrow."
* Heb. If thou 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “*Oh that thou
wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thy hand
| Heb. do me. might be with me, and that thou wouldest tkeep me from evil, that it
may not grieve me !” And God granted him that which he requested.
Or, the city of
11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the
Nahash. father of Eshton. 12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and
e Jos. 15. 17.
* Or, Hathath, Tehinnah the father of #Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
and Mconothai,
hai, 13 And the sons of Kenaz; ‘Othniel, and Seraiah : and the sons of
who begat, $c.
fNe. 17. 35. Othniel; *Hathath. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah : and Seraiah
tor, inhabitants begat Joab, the father of the fvalley of #Charashim ; for they were
of the valley.
That is, crafts. craftsmen. 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah,
and Naam: and the sons of Elah, *even Kenaz. 16 And the sons of
* Or, Ulnaz.
a Michaelis is of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 17 And the sons of
opinion, that the
Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon : aand she bare
18th verse Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 And his
serted here ; for, wife +Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father
as it now stands,
she is without an of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the
manifest that the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. 19 And
the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah
this verse, and the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 20 And the sons of Shi-
ver. 18. mon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons
f Or, the Jewcss. of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
Or, Jehudijah,
mentioned be.
21 The sons of Shelah 'the son of Judah were, Er the father of
fore.
Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the
& Go. 38. 1, 5.
&.46. 12. house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, 22 and
robՆ.
wilt, $c.
These th-rapha, am which we
. Temaz; othhi
mon.
latter part of the
should bo in-
antecedent; it is
children are
mentioned in
their parents in
1180
[PERIOD VIII.
TABLES OF GENEALOGY.
46. 10. Ex. 6.
15.
1. Or, Juchin,
Zohar. Nu. 26.
10 DOT vi molia,
12.
19. 3.
beer, Jos. 19. 8.
Or, as they di-
by nations among
them.
names.
Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the
dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
23 There were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and
hedges; where they dwelt with the king for his work.
* Or, Jemuel Ge. 24 The sons of Simeon were, *Nemuel, and Jamin, tJarib, Zerah,
ve me" and Shaul: 25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. 26 And
6. the sons of Mishma ; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren
| Heb. unto. had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, #like to
i Jos. 19. 2. the children of Judah. 28 And they dwelt at "Beer-sheba, and Moladah,
* Or, Balah, Jos. and Hazar-shual, 29 and at *Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at +Tolad, 30 and
Ellolaid. at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 31 and at Beth-marcaboth,
Jos. 19. 4. and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were
+905: 19. ST Susal, their cities unto the reign of David. 32 And their villages were, *Etam,
*Or, Ether, Jos. and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: 33 and all
Or, Baalath- their villages that were round about the same cities, unto +Baal. These
19.8. were their habitations, and their genealogy. 34 And Meshobab, and
vided themselves Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah, 35 and Joel, and Jehu the
son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36 and Elioenai,
and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel,
and Benaiah, 37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son
* Heb. coming by of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah ; 38 these *men-
tioned by their names were princes in their families : and the house
of their fathers increased greatly.
39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side
of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found fat
pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable ;
for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And these written by name
came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and 'smote their tents,
and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly
unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms; because there was pasture there
for their flocks. 42 And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five
hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah,
and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 And they
smote kthe rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there
unto this day.
$ 5.-1 Chron. V.
55.
The line of Reuben (who lost his birthright) unto the captivity. 9 Their habitation and con-
quest of the Hagarites. 11 The chief men and habilutions of Gad. 18 The number and con-
quest of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh. 23 The habitations and chief men of that
half tribe. 25 Their captivity for their sin.
a Ge. 29. 32. & Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for "he was the
Ge. 35. 22. & firstborn; but, forasmuch as he "defiled his father's bed, his birthright
was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel ; and the geneal-
cGe. 48. 15, 22.
d Ge. 49. 8, 10.
ogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright, 2 for 4Judah prevailed
e Mic. 5. 2. Mat. above his brethren, and of him came the 'chief *ruler; but the birth-
right was Joseph's ;) 3 the sons, I say, 'of Reuben the firstborn of Israel
* Or, prince.
f Ge. 46. 9. Ex. were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel ;
• 5. Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5 Micah his son, Reaia
tor, Tiglath-pi- his son, Baal his son, Beerah his son, whom +Tilgath-pilneser king of
29. & 16. 7. *** Assyria carried away captive; he was prince of the Reubenites. 7 And
& See ver. 17,
his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations
was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8 and Bela the son
Or, Shemaiah, of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in * Aroer,
h Jos. 13. 15, 16. even unto Nebo and Baal-meon : 9 and eastward he inhabited unto the
entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates ; because their
i Jos. 22. 9.
k Ge. 25. 12. cattle were multiplied 'in the land of Gilead. 10 And in the days of
* Heb. upon all Saul they made war with "the Hagarites, who fell by their hand, and
they dwelt in their tents *throughout all the east land of Gilead.
i 2 Ki. 18. 8.
k. See 1 Sa. 15. 8.
& 30. 17.
2 Sa. 8. 12.
49. 3.
49. 4.
2. 6.
Hezron on this son, miten-pilineser kime and
6. 14. Nu. 26. 5.
TW
ver. 4.
the face of the
East.
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1181
TABLES OF GENEALOGY.
Jorth.
0 2 Ki. 14. 16,
28.
valor.
men: 28 Nu. 3
35.
17. 6.
11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of
1 Jos. 13. 11, 24. 'Bashan unto Salcah : 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and
Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 And their brethren of the house of
their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and
Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. 14 These are the children of Abi-
hail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of
Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; 15 Ahi
the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the
m 1 Ch. 27. 29. suburbs of "Sharon, upon their tborders. 17 All these were reckoned by
+ Heb. goings
genealogies in the days of "Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of
n 2 Ki. 15. 5, 32. °Jeroboam king of Israel.
1. 16, 18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Heb. sons of Manasseh, fof valiant men, (men able to bear buckler and sword, and
to shoot with bow, and skilful in war,) were four and forty thousand
seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 19 And they
Ge. 25. 15. made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and ’Nephish, and Nodab.
'1 Ch. 1. 31.
9 See ver. 22.
20 And 'they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were de-
livered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to
r Ps. 22. 4, 5. God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put
* Heb. led captive. their trust in him. 21 And they * took away their cattle; of their camels
fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of
† Heb. souls of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. 22 For there
81. fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt
22 Ki. 15. 29.& in their steads until 'the captivity.
23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land :
they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto
Mount Hermon. 24 And these were the heads of the house of their
fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and
Heh. men of Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, ffamous men, and heads
of the house of their fathers.
25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went
12 Ki. 17.7. a 'whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God de-
stroyed before them. 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of
u 2 Ki. 15. 19. “Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of *Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria,
1 2 Ki. 15. 29. and he carried them away, (even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and
y 2 Ki. 17. 6. & the half tribe of Manasseh,) and brought them unto 'Halah, and Habor,
and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
$ 6.21 Curon. vi.
The sons of Levi. 4 The line of Leri unto the captivity. 16 The families of Gershom, Mer-
ari, and Koliath. 49 The office of Aaron, and his line unto Alimuuz. 54 The cities of the
priests and Levites.
a Ge. 46. 11: Ex. The sons of Levi; *Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 And the sons
6. 16. Nu. 26.
57. 1 Ch. 23. 6. of Kohath; Amram, 'Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 And the chil-
* Or, Gershom, dren of Amram ; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of
o See ver. 22. Aaron ; ‘Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
c See Ex. 6. 23. 4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, 5 and Abishua
begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 6 and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and
Zerahiah begat Meraioth, 7 Meraioth begat Amarial, and Amariah
begat Ahitub, 8 and "Ahitub begat Zadok, and “Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
9 and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, 10 and Jo-
f See 2 Ch. 26. hanan begat Azariah, (he it is 'that executed the priest's office tin the
17, 18.
+ Heb. in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem ;) lland * Azariah begat
Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 12 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and
i See Ezra 7. 3. Zadok begat | Shallum, 13 and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat
4, Or, Meshullam, Azariah, i4 and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
i Ne. 11. 11. 15 and Jehozadak went into captivity, 'when the LORD carried away
j2 Ki. 25. 18. Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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names.
18. 11.
V 6.
ver. 16.
d 2 Sa. 8. 17.
e 2 Sa. 15. 27.
wise.
40*
house.
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* Or, Gershon,
ver. 1.
m ver. 42.
ver. 41.
ver. 41.
Azariut, Jucl,
ver. 36.
na Tailo
p ver. 34, Eliel.
here vonture to
son, which would
complote :'it is
+ Called also Joci,
8. 2.
title.
ic Ex. 6. 16. 16 The ksons of Levi; *Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 17 And these
's be the names of the sons of Gershom ; Libni, and Shimei. 18 And
Scc Ex. 6. 18, the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families
of the Levites according to their fathers. 20 Of Gershom ; Libni his
son, Jahath his son, “Zimmah his son, 21 +Joah his son, fIddo his son,
1. Or, Elhan, ver.
** Zerah his son, * Jeaterai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath ; †Amminadab
Or, ddaiah,
ako his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph
* Or, Ethni, his son, and Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his
Or, Izhar, ver.
son, and Shaul his son. 25 And the sons of Elkanah; "Amasai, and
2, 18. Ahimoth. 26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; * Zophai his son,
| Or, Zephaniah,
an, and 'Nahath his son, 27 Eliab ” his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his
son. 28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn + Vashni, and Abiah.
n See ver. 35, 36. 20
* Or, Zuph, ver.
| 29 The sons of Merari ; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his
35. 1 Sa. 1. 1. son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. 31 And these
o ver. 34, Toah.
are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the
à Houbigant says LORD, after that 'the ark had rest. 82 And they ministered before the
enmuire to dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing,
add Samuel his, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then
make the line they waited on their office according to their order. 33 And these are
evidently an they that I waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites :
omission.-Ed.
'Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 34 the son of
ver. 33. & 1 Sa. Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of *Toah,
qi Ch. 16. 1.. 35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son
| Heh. stood. of Amasai, 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Aza-
5. 88, riah, the son of Zephaniah, 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the
* ver. 26, Nahath. son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 the son of Izhar, the son of
| Or, Zophai. Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph,
* Uzziah, Oriel.' who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the
son of Shimea, 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of
t See ver. 21, Jeu-
Malchiah, 41 the son of 'Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 43 the son
of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 44 And their brethren
* Called Jedu- the sons of Merari stood on the left hand : *Ethan the son of +Kishi,
16. & 25. 1, 3, 6. the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45 the son of Hashabiah, the son
t, Or, Kushaiah, of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,
the son of Shamer, 47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of
Merari, the son of Levi. 48 Their brethren also the Levites were appoint-
ed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
u Le. 1.9.
49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offer-
v Ex. 30.7. ing, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work
of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according
to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded, 50 And these
are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his
son, 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 52 Meraioth his son,
Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
20 Jos. 21. 38. 54 Now "these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in
their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites;
2 Jos. 21. 11, 12.
12. for theirs was the lot. 55 And *they gave them Hebron in the land of
y.108.24. 13. & Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But 'the fields of
the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Je-
2 Jos. 21. 13. phunneh. 57 And *to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah,
namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and
Holon, Jos. Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, 58 and Hilen with her suburbs,
* Or, Ain, Jos. 21. Debir with her suburbs, 59 and * Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-
shemesh with her suburbs. 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba
1 Or, Almon, Jog. with her suburbs, and †Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with
her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen
8 Ex. 6. 24.
terai.
tum, 1 Cl. 9.
1 Ch. 15. 17.
v Ex. 30.7.
ing, and on the altar
15. 13.
thedah, and thehe lot. 55 And Aaron, of ihes throu
21. 15.
16.
with her sububs, sand *Ashan Wand Hilen with
21. 18.
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o Jos. 21. 5.
c Jos. 21. 7, 34.
names.
a ver. 66. cities. 61 And unto the sons of Kohath, 'which were left of the family
of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the
half tribe of Manasseh, 'by lot, ten cities. 62 And to the sons of Gershom
throughout their families were given out of the tribe of Issachar, and
out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the
tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 63 Unto the sons of Merari
were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben,
and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve
cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities
with their suburbs. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the
children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon,
and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which
d ver. 61. are called by their names. 66 And the residue of the families of the
sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
e Jos. 21. 21.
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in
Mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her sub-
f See Jos. 21. 22- urbs, 68 and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her
35, where many
of these cities suburbs, 69 and Ajalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her
have other
suburbs. 70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh ; Aner with her
suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant
of the sons of Kohath. 71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out
of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with
her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs. 72 And out of the tribe
of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
73 and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs. 74 And
out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her
suburbs, 75 and Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs.
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her sub-
urbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given, out of the tribe
of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs. 78 And
on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were
given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with
her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, 79 Kedemoth also with her
suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs. 80 And out of the tribe of
Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her
suburbs, 81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
$7.—1 Caron. vii.
The sons of Issachar, 6 of Benjamin, 13 of Nuphtali, 14. of Manasseh, 20, 24 and of Ephraim.
21 The calumily of Ephrainn by the inen of Guth. 23 Beriah is born. 28 Ephraim's habitations.
30 The Sons of Asher.
a Ge. 46. 13. Nu. Now the sons of Issachar were, "Tola, and *Puah, Jashub, and
26. 23.
* Phuvah, Job,
6. Shimron, four. 2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and
Pua.
Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's
house, to wit, of Tola : they were valiant men of might in their gen-
erations, 'whose number was in the days of David two and twenty
thousand and six hundred. 3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah : and
the sons of Izrahiah ; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five :
all of them chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, after
the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and
thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. 5 And their
brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might,
reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.
cGe. 46. 21. Nu. 6 The sons of Benjamin ; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
26. 38. 1 Ch. 8.
1, &c. ? And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth,
and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of
valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thou-
sand and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of Becher ; Zemira, and
02 Sa. 24. 1, 2
1 Ch. 27.1.
*Ahael, and he sons David"ght in
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pham, and Hu-
phan-, ver.7.
* Or, IT
Or, Ahiran,
lem.
Jezer.
Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah,
and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. 9 And
the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads
of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, was twenty thou-
sand and two hundred. 10 The sons also of Jediael ; Bilhan: and the
sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and
Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these the sons of Jediael,
by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valor, were seventeen
thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
d Nu. 26. 39, Shu- 12 Shuppim dalso, and Huppim, the children of *Ir, and Hushim, the
sons of tAher.
13 The sons of Naphtali ; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and 'Shallum,
'Nu. 26. 38. the sons of Bilhah.
e Ge. 46. 24, Shila 14 m
14 The sons of Manasseh ; Ashriel, whom she bare ; (but his con-
cubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead ; 15 and Machir
took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name
was Maachah ;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Ze-
lophehad had daughters. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son,
and she called his name Peresh ; and the name of his brother was
Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 And the sons of
fi Sa. 12. 11.
Ulam ; 'Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh. 18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and
g Nu. 26. 30,
Abiezer, and Mahalah. 19 And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and
Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
h Nu. 26. 35.
20 And "the sons of Ephraim ; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and
Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, 21 and Zabad
his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men
of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to
take away their cattle. 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many
days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son,
and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and
the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) 25 And Rephah was his son, also Re-
sheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his son, Am-
10r, Vun, Nu. mihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Non his son, Jehoshua his son.
28 And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and the towns
i Jos, 16.7, Na- thereof, and eastward *Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the *towns
* Heb. daughters. thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the
k Jos. 17. 7. towns thereof : 29 and by the borders of the children of "Manasseh,
Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, 'Megiddo and her
towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the
son of Israel.
30 The "sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah
and Serah their sister. 31 And the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and Malchiel,
n ver. 34, Shamer. who is the father of Birzavith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and "Sho-
mer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet;
Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
o ver. 32, Shomer. 34 And the sons of 'Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh,
and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah ; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual,
and Beri, and Imrah, 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah,
and Ithran, and Beera. 38 And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and
Pispah, and Ara. 39 And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and
Rezia. 40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's
house, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. And the
number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and
to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
aralh.
I Jos. 17. 11.
m Ge. 46. 17.
Nu. 26. 44.
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Q.Ge. 46. 21. Nu.
26.38.1 Ch.7.6.
'Nu. 26. 39. See
1 Ch. 7. 12.
61 Ch. 2. 52.
08.
88.-1 Chron. viii.
The sons and chief men of Benjamin. 33 The stock of Saul and Jonathan.
Now Benjamin begat “Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and
Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And the
* Or, Ard, Ge. sons of Bela were, * Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4 and Abishua, and
46. 21.
† Or, Shupham, Naaman, and Ahoah, 5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 And
ee these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the
inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to 'Manahath: 7 and
Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza,
and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab,
after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and
Malcham, 10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons,
heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built
e ver. 21, Shimhi. Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof : 13 Beriah also, and ‘Shema, who
were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon, who drove
away the inhabitants of Gath : 14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16 and Michael, and Ispah, and
Joha, the sons of Beriah; 17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki,
and Heber, 18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20 and Elienai, and Zilthai, and
,9r, Shema, ver. Eliel, 21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
22 and Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and
Hanan, 24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 25 and Iphedeiah,
and Penuel, the sons of Shashak ; 26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah,
and Athaliah, 27 and Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jero-
ham. 28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief
* Called Jehicl,
men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the *father
of Gibeon; whose dwife's name was Maachah : 30 and his firstborn son
Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31 and Gedor, and
allo Ahio, and tZacher. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also
1 Or, Shimeam, dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
e 1 Sa. 14.51. 33 And ‘Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jon-
f1 Sa. 14. 49, athan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and *Esh-baal. 34 And the
the son of Jonathan was +Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat "Micah. 35 And
2 Sa. 2. 8. the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
t Or, Mephi-bo-
"sheth, '2'Sa. 4.4. 36 And Ahaz begat "Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Az-
& 9. 6, 10.
maveth, and Zimri ; and Zimri begat Moza, 37 and Moza begat Binea;
för, Tarrca, Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son : 38 and Azel had six
Ch. 9. 41. sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and
ḥ Jarah, 1 Ch.9.
Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
il Ch.9. 43, Re- 39 And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush
the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the sons of Ulam were
mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an
hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
$9.-1 Chron. ix.
The original of Israel's and Judah's genealovies. 2 The Israeliles, 10 the priests, 14 and the
Leviles, with Nethinims, which dwelt in Jerusalem. 27 The charge of certain Levites. 35 The
stock of Suul and Jonathan.
So Call Israel were reckoned by genealogies ; and, behold, they were
written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried
away to Babylon for their transgression.
8 Ezra 2. 70. Ne.
• Ne. ? Now bthe first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their
2 Nov 6th
Jog. 9. 27. Ezra cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
2. 43. & 8. 20.
3 And din Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the chil-
d Ne. ll. l.
dren of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh ;
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son
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1 Ch. 9. 35.
di Ch. 9. 35.
+ Or, Zecharial,
i Ch. 9. 37.
Ch. 9. 37.
LITVuiiu 1
LVIIVI.
1 Ch. 9. 38.
Ishui.
* Or, Isl-boshet
g 2 Sa. 9. 12.
42.
phaiah.
09.
a Ezra 2. 59.
7. 73.
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e Neh. 11. 10.
&c.
* Noh. 11. 11,
Seraiar.
| Heb. mighty
men of valor.
of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 5 And of the
Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 6 And of the sons of
Zerah ; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 7 And of
the sons of Benjamin ; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hoda-
viah, the son of Hagenuah, sand Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and
Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of
Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah ; 'and their breth-
ren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six.
All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
10 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 11 and
* Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok,
the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Mal-
chijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of
Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13 and their
brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven
hundred and threescore ; fvery able men for the work of the service
of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of
Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of
Merari ; 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of
Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph ; 16 and Obadiah the son
of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah
the son of Asa, the son of Elkanalı, that dwelt in the villages of the
Netophathites. 17 And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and
Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren : Shallum was the chief;
18 who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters
in the companies of the children of Levi. 19 And Shallum the son of
Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, (of
the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the ser-
| Heb. thresholds. vice, keepers of the fgates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being
f Nu. 31. 6. over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. 20 And "Phine-
has the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the
LORD was with him. 21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelenniah was
porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 All these
which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and
twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages,
g 1 Ch. 26. 1, 2. whom David and Samuel "the seer * did ordain in their tset office.
23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the
† Or, trust. house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and
south. 25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to
come after seven days from time to time with them. 26 For
I Or, trust.
these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their fset office, and
* Or, storehouses. were over the *chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the
charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning per-
t licb. bring tained to them. 28 And certain of them had the charge of the minis-
and carry the most - tering vessels, that they should fbring them in and out by tale. 29 Some
of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the finstru-
| Or, vessels.
* Ex. 30. 23. ments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil,
* Or, trust. and the frankincense, and the spices. 30 And some of the sons of the
priests made kthe ointment of the spices. 31 And Mattithiah, one of the
Or, on flat Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the *set
acce office 'over the things that were made fin the pans. 32 And other of
| Heb. bread of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, mwere over the show-
ordering.
n 1 Ch. 6. 31.& bread, to prepare it every Sabbath. 33 And these are "the singers, chief
25. 1.
of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were
free; for *they were employed in that work day and night. 34 These
hi Sa. 9. 9.
* Heb. founded.
i 2 Ki. 11. 5.
out by tale.
inted the fine filou And Soal Mattiche, had tiher of
I Le. 2. 5. & 6.
21.
plates, or, slices.
m Le. 24. 8.
Heb, upon
thein.
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of Mica was Moua, andand Kishem, ore
chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations,
these dwelt at Jerusalern.
35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's
01 Ch. 8. 29. name was 'Maachah : 36 and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and
Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37 and Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they
also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their breth-
piCh. 8. 33. •ren. 39 And ”Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat
Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 40 And the
son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41 And
91 Ch. 8. 35. the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, 'and Ahaz.
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth,
and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 43 and Moza begat Binea; and
Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44 And Azel had six
sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and She-
ariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan : these were the sons of Azel.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eli- (43) NEHEMIAH
ashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 and Joiada begat Jona- xii. 10–26.
(43) This passage from Nehemiah is inserted here, where can we better place the performing of it, and
because in verse 11, Jaddua is mentioned. Jaddua the ending and finishing of the whole, than in the
was the high priest who met Alexander the time of Simon the Just, who was the last of them ?
Great, and whom that conqueror venerated as the And that especially, since there are some particu-
servant of God; declaring that a person habited lars in those books which seem necessarily to refer
as the high priest had appeared to him in a vision, down to times as late as those of Alexander the
and had encouraged him to lay aside all his scru- Great, if not later. For, in the third chapter of
ples, and advance with his army against the Per- the First Book of Chronicles, we have the gene-
sians. In verse 22, Darius, the Persian monarch alogy of the sons of Zerubbabel carried down for
whom Alexander had defeated, is spoken of as so many descents after him, as may well be thought
having lived some years before ; that is, he is men- to reach the tiine of Alexander : and, in the Book
tioned in the same manner as we should refer to a of Nehemiah, chap. xii. ver. 22, we have the days
sovereign who was familiarly known by name, and of Jaddua spoken of, as of days past; but Jaddua
whose reign had long terminaled. It may be pre- outlived Alexander two years. I acknowledge
sumed, therefore, that this passage was added by these passages to have been interpolated passages,
Simon' the Just, who died about 291 B. C., and be- both put in after the time of Ezra, and after the
fore his death finally completed the canon of Scrip- time of Nehemiah, (who were the writers of those
ture. This Simon (Prideaux observes) had by the books,) by those who completed the canon. To say
uprightness of his actions, and the righteousness they were inserted by those holy men themselves,
of his conversation, both towards God and man, who wrote the books, the chronology of their history
merited the sirname of the Just; so also was lie in will not bear; for then they must have lived down
all respects a very extraordinary person; which the beyond those times which those passages refer us
character given of him in the 50th chapter of to; but this is inconsistent with what is written of
Ecclesiasticus sufficiently shows. There, many of them. And to say that they were put in by any
his good works, for the benefit both of the Church other than those, who, by the direction of the Holy
and state of the Jews, are mentioned with their due Spirit of God, completed the canon of the Scrip-
praise. But his chiefest work was the finishing of tures, will be to derogate from their excellency;
the canon of the Scriptures of the Old Testament. and therefore we must conclude, that, since Simon
What was done herein by Ezra hath been above the Just was the last of those that were employed
related, (Period VIII. Part iii. sect. v. note.) The in this work, it was by him that the last finishing
books afterwards added, were the two Books of hand was put thereto, and that it was in his time,
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Malachi. and under his presidency, and chiefly by his direc- .
That these could not be put into the canon by Ezra, tion, that the canon of ihe Holy Scriptures of the
is plain; for four of those books are, upon just Old Testament, by which we now receive them, was
grounds, supposed to have been written by himself perfected, and finally settled in the Jewish Church.
(thatis, the two books of Chronicles, and the books of To these remarks, selected from the laborious
Ezra and Esther,) and the book of Nehemiah was and learned writer who has been so frequently re-
written after his time, and so most likely was the book ferred to in these latter notes, few observations are
of Malachi also : and therefore a later time must be necessary to be added. The wisdom of that dis-
assigned for their insertion into the canon, and none pensation of Providence which closed the canon of
is more likely than that of Simon the Just, who is said Scripture at this period will be evident if we con-
to have been the last of the men of the Great Syna- sider the circuinstances of the Jewish Church.
gogue. For what the Jews call the Great Synagogue The Jews had now been restored to their own
was a number of elders amounting to one hundred country, and to their own ecclesiastical and civil
and twenty, who, succeeding some after others, in rights more than two hundred years. Idolatry now
a continued series, from the return of the Jews no longer existed, and the laws of their great legis-
again into Judæa, after the Babylonish captivity, to lator were so firmly established among them, and
the time of Simon the Just, labored in the restoring held in such high reverence, that some few years
of the Jewish Church and state in that country; in before the death of Simon the Just, rather than in-
order whereto, the Holy Scriptures being the rule fringe on the holiness of the Sabbath, they permit-
they were to go by, their chief care and study was ted Ptolemy to assault and capture Jerusalem with-
to make a true collection of those Scriptures, and out offering any resistance. They considered them-
publish them accurately to the people. Ezra, and selves a holy nation, and the peculiar chosen
the men of the Great Synagogue that lived in his people of God; and so great and so zealous was
time, completed this work as far as they could. Their attachment at this time to the ritual and cere-
And as to what remained farther to be done in it, monial law, that they were in no danger of reject-
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than, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were
priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah ; of Jeremiah, Ha-
naniah ; 13 of Ezra, Meshullam ; of Amariah, Jehohanan ; 14 of Melicu,
Jonathan ; of Shebaniah, Joseph ; 15 of Harim, Adna ; of Meraioth, Hel-
kai; 16 of Iddo, Zechariah ; of Ginnethon, Meshullam ; 17 of Abijah,
Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai ; 18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of
Shemaiah, Jehonathan ; 19 and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 of Sallai, Kallai ; of Amok, Eber ; 21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah ; of Je-
daiah, Nethaneel.
22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and
Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers : also the priests, to the
reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the
r 1 Ch. 9. 14, &c. fathers, were written in 'the Book of the Chronicles, even until the
days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites :
: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their
si Ch. xxiii. xxv. brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, 'according
t Ezra 3. 11.
to the commandment of David the man of God, 'ward over against
ward. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon,
nies, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the fthresholds of the gates.
26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of
u Ne. 8. 9. Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah "the governor, and of Ezra the
v Ezra 7. 6, 11. priest, 'the scribe.
& xxvi.
+ Or, treasutics,
or, üssemblies.
ing the one true God: therefore the Spirit of tiles, now that miracle and prophecy had ceased
prophecy, and the power of working miracles, had among the Jews.
accomplished the object for which they were de- The dispensation of Providence which ordained
signed, and were now no longer necessary. The the discontinuance of miracles served to fix the
Jews, weaned from idolatry, and confirmed in the attention of the Jews exclusively to the study of
faith and worship of the one true God, were be their Scriptures as the only means now left them
come the anxious and zealous guardians of his of becoming acquainted with the divine will; it
revealed religion.
likewise tended to excite more forcibly the attention:
After the conquests of Alexander, the Greek of the people to Him, who, in the appointed time,
language gradually prevailed over the greater part united in his own person the gifts and powers
of the known world, and with it a taste for litera- of miracle, and of prophecy. When Christ came
ture was diffused. With the wonderful history of into the world, his appearance was generally ex-
the Jews the surrounding nations must have been pected. The great anticipated a temporal king, a:
well acquainted, and as these people possessed the mighty hero, à conqueror of the Roman power.
most valuable and authentic records, the well-in- The poorer and more reflecting looked for him as
formed and the curious would be emulous to obtain the consolation of Israel, and few only understood
a knowledge of thein. To this spirit of inquiry and the real nature of that spiritual dominion over the
information may be perhaps attributed the demand heart and conscience which he came to establish.
for their Scriptures in the Greek language.
The time of the Messiah at length arrived. He
Ptolemy about this time desired to place the Jew. was born in a manger, and cradled with oxen.
ish Scriptures in his library; and the Septuagint The humble appearance-the unostentatious beha-
version is supposed to have been now made or viour-the siinple and pure teaching of the meek
finished at his request, or for the use of the Jews in and lowly Jesus but ill accorded with the precon-
Alexandria ; the difference between this version and ceived notions that had been formed of his appear-
the Hebrew in many passages may be accounted for ance and kingdom. With these deep-rooted pre-
by supposing that only a part was translated at the judices to overcome, nothing but the undeniable
request of Ptolemy, inany of the books perhaps hay. miracles of Christ could have satisfied the minds
ing been already done from unauthenticated copies of men that he was the predicted Messiah. The
for the use of the Hellenizing Jews in various coun- long antecedent cessation of miracles made their
tries : all that we can be certain of, however, on revival more powerful and more efficacious. Our
this subject is, that they must have been collect- Lord therefore constantly appealed to them to
ed into one volume after the time of Simon the confirm his mission. When John sent his disciples
Just, because the Septuagint version contains the to inquire of him," Art thou he that should come ?"
whole of the canonical books, which before his Jesus answered only by giving sight to the blind,
time were not completed.
strength to the lame, and by raising the dead to
From the universality of the Greek language, life, saying, “ Go and tell John what ye have seen
and the dispersion of the Jews, the Septuagint and heard. His miracles fully demonstrated his
probably was extensively known throughout the power and Godhead, and convinced every unpreju-
pagan world, and the knowledge of the true God, diced mind that the glory of the second temple had
who never leaves himself without a witness, was appeared, and that God had visited his people.
thus communicated and preserved among the Gen-
END OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
INDE X THE FIRST.
THE PERIODS, PARTS, AND SECTIONS, WITH THE PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE
CONTAINED IN EACH.
PERIOD I
From the Creation to the Deluge.
PART.
SECT.
CONTENTS.
SCRIPTURE.
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THE CREATION.........
Gen. 1; 2. 4, to end...
INSTITUTION OF THE SABBATH, AND FALL of Man. Gen. 2. 1-3; 3........
HISTORY OF ADAM AND HIS DESCENDANTS, TILL } | Gen. 4. 1-16, 24, 17-25, 26.
THE DELUGE.........
1 4003
reat change
GENEALOGY OF THE PATRIARCHS.................. Gen. 5............
.. STATE OF THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING Gen. 6; 7. 1-4............ 1535 2469|3275 27
THE DELUGE........
THE DELUQE.........
Gen. 7.5, to end ; 8. l-12.. 1656 2348 3155 29
THE COVENANT WITH NOAH......................
Gen. 8. 13, to end; 9. 1-17.. 1657 2347 315430
NOAH PROPHESIES THE FATE OF HIS SONS......... Gen. 9. 18, to end......... 1657 2341 3148 31
VIII.
PERIOD II.
From the Dispersion to the Exodus.
THE Confusion of Tongues, and DISPERSION OF
MANKIND.
1. The Building of Babel............................ Gen. 11. 1-9.............. 1770 2234 255432
II. The Genealogy of Noah.......
I Gen. 10.........
III. I The Genealogy of Shem to Abram........
Gen. 11. 10-26.....
1874 2130
The Life of Job.
I. The Character of Job.............
Job 1. 1-5............
II. First trial of Job.....
Job l. 6, to end.........
III. Second trial of Job...no
Job 2. 1-10....
IV. The Friends of Job visit him, and hear his Complain-
ings............................... ........... Job 2. 11, to ond; 3........
V. First Controversy between Job and his Friends, be-
1 gun by Eliphaz, who asserts that the Sufferings of
Job were the Punishment of his Iniquity..... Job 4; 5......
VI. | Reply of Job to Eliphaz........................... Job 6 ; 7.......
VII. The Argument taken up by Bildad...... .... Job 8........
VIII. Reply of Job to Bildad, in which he asserts that
Affliction is no Proof of Wickedness......
Job 9; 10........
X. Zophar takes up the Argument of Dliphaz with greut
Asperity, and urges the Necessity of Repentance. Job 11.
X. Reply of Job to the whole Argument.... .... Job 12; 1
XI. The second Controversy between Job and his friends Job 15....
XII. Job declares his Innocence........................ Job 16; 17.....
XIII. Bildad replies to Job...........
Job 18.
XIV. Job complains of the Cruelty of his Friends...... Job 19.
XV. Zophar replies to Job...........
Job 20.....
XVI. Reply of Job to Zophar.......
Job 21.
XVII. The third Controversy between Job and his friends-
. I begun by Eliphaz..................
Job 22...................
XVIII. Reply of Job...................................... Job 23; 24............
XIX. | Bildad again takes up the Argument................
........
O
Job 25.
XX. Job again asserts his Integrity, and contrasts his
former Prosperity with his present Adversity..... Job 26 to 31.....
XXI. Elihu, who had hitherto been silent, takes up the
Argument, and shows that Amiction is sent by God,
for wise though inscrutable Purposes, and that the
| Duty of Man is Submission...................... Job 32 to 37..........
...
....
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72
75
XXII. God appeareth to Job and his Friends.....
XXIII. Self-Abasement of Job......
XXIV. Address of God to Job, concluded.....
XXV. Entire Submission of job....
XXVI. | Restoration of Job's Prosperity........
A. DI. B.C.B.C.
Job 38; 39; 40.1, 2...... 1874 21302337
Job 40. 3-5.
Job 40. 6, to end; 41...
Job 42. 1-6.....
Job 42. 7, to end..........
IV. Renew
83
THE LIFE OF ABRAHAN.
I. From the Birth of Abram till his Return from Gen. 11. 27, to end; 12;
Egypt................................. ......
13. 1........
2008 1996 2153
II. | Abraham at Gerar.........................
Gen. 20; 13. 2-4...... 2086 1918 2077
ITI. Separation of Abraham and Lot...................Gen. 13. 5-13.......
Renewal of the Promise......
Gen. 13. 14, to end....
2091 1913
War with the five Kings—The Blessing of Mel-
l chizedek.............................
Gen. 14....
2092 1912 2096
VI. Covenant of God with Abrain.........
Gen. 15.
2093 1911 2067
VII. Birth of Ishmuel.............
Gen. 16.......
2094 19102067
VIII. Renewal of the Covenant-Institution of Circuni-
cision-Promise of a Son..
Gen. 17........
2107 1897
IX. Second Promise of a Son....
Gen. 18. l-15...
· X. Condemnation and Destruction of Sodom......
Gen. 18. 16, to end; 19.
1-29.........
XI. Lot and his two Daughters......
Gen. 19. 30, lo end.....
XII. The Birth of Isaac......
Gen. 21. 1-8........
XIII. Casting out of Hagar and Ishmael.....
Gen. 21. 9-21...
2012 1892
XIV. | Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech.
Gen. 21. 22, to end... 2113 1891
XV. The Temptation of Abraham..........
Gen. 22. 1-19.
2132 1872 2028
XVI. Death and Burial of Sarah................
Gen. 23.
2144 1860 2016
XVII. Family of Rebekah.......
Gen. 22. 20, 10 end..
XVIII. Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah.......
Gen. 24..
2147 1.857 2013
XIX. Marriage of Abraham with Keturah...
Gen. 25. 1-6......
2151 1853/2012
XX: Birth of Esau and Jacob......
Gen. 25. 19-28...... 2231 · 1:857 | 1993
XXI. Death of Abraham......
Gen. 25. 7-10............ 2182 1822 | 1978
95
96
IV......... From THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM TO THE SELLING
OF JOSEPH BY HIS BRETHREN.
I. Esau sells his birthright............
Gen. 25. 11; 26. part of 1;
25. 29, lo end........... 2200 · 1804 .....
II. Covenant of Isaac with Abimelech at Gerar......
| Gen. 26. lutler part of 1,
to end........
Ir. Death of Ishmael ;-His Family............
Geni. 25. 12-18..... 2231 1773 1930
IV. Jacob, by strutagem, obtains his father's Blessing.. Gen. 27. 1-45......... 2244 1760 1916 97
V. Journey of Jacob lo Padan-aram............... Gen. 27. 46; 28; 29. 1-14..
VI. Residence of Jacob with Lahan ;-Jacob's Fainily..
2251 1753
VII. Jacob leaves Laban ;-Their Covenant.
Gen. 31.
2265 · 1739
VIII. Journey of Jacob to Succoth, after his Covenant with
Laban.................................... . Gen. 32; 33. 1-17...... .... ....
IX. Transactions at Slalem, or Shechem.............3
Gen. 33. 18, to end; 38. 1-
1 5 ; 34.......
2268 1736
X. Events between the Flight of Jacob from Shecheni,
till his Return to his father..
Gen. 35. 1-27............ 2275 1729
I. The Family of Esau.............................. Gen. 36.....
2208 1796) ....
99
105
VOII. v0...............
112
115
History of JOSEPH AND HIS FAMILY IN Egypt.
I. Joseplı sold into Egypt.
Gen. 37; 39. 1-6.......... 2276 1728 1885 111
II. The Family of Judah......
Gen. 38. 6, to end ........ 2286 1718....
III.! Imprisonment of Joseph-He interprets the Dreams
1 of his fellow-prisoners.......
Gen. 39. 7, to end ; 40....
114
IV. The Death of Isaac................................ Gen. 35. 28, 29.......... 2288 1716/18
. V. Elevation of Joseph........
..... ..... Gen. 41. 1-45.
2289 1715
VI. The Famine in Egypt, and first Journey of the i
| Brothers of Joseph to buy Corn......
Gen. 41. 46, to end ; 42.... 2289 1715 ....
[I. Second Descent of the Brethren of Joseph into
| Gen. 43 ; 44 ; 45.......... 2298 1706 1863
Egypt-He maketh himself known to them....)
Gen. 46. 1.-7.; 37. Decin-
. VIII. Journey of Jacob into Egypt with his Family..... ning of ver. 2; 46. 8, lo
end, and 47,1-12...
Government of Egypt by Joseph......
Gen. 47. 13–26.......
1704
....... FROM THE DEATH OF JACOB TO THE DEATH OF
. .JOSEPH.
1. Death of Jacob, and his Blessing on his Sons....... Gen. 47. 27, to end ; 48; 49. 2315 1689 1846 125
II. Funeral of JacobDeath of Joseph....
Gen. 50. 2, to end......
III. Oppression of the Israelites after the Death of
of}|Exod. 1.................... 2547 1457| 1728
1 Joseph..............
......
PERIOD III.
From the Birth to the Death of Moses.
The Birth and EARLY Life of Moses...........Exod. 2; Psalm 88........ 12433 1571 1722 130
II......... I LEGATION OF MOSES.........................
...........Exod. 3; 4. 1-28.......... 2513 1491|1648132
III......
FROM THE M-18810N of Moses TO THE INFLICTION
OF THE PLAGUES OF Egypt.
I. Moses is acknowledged as their leader by the Exod. 4. 29, to ond; 5; 6.
I. Israelites, but is rejected by Pharaoh........... 1-13...........
... 1135
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DATE.
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SECT.
CONTENTS
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Page.
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A.M.
B. C.
Moses........
III.
II. The Genealogy of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, to
Moses demands of Pharaoh the Deliverance of the
Israelites, which is refused.......
Exod. 6. 14-27...........
Exod. 6. 28, lo end ; 7. )-
... 2513 1491 1648. 138
13.
138
130
INFLICTION OF THE FIRST EIGHT PLAGUES.
The First Plague-Water turned into Blood........
II. The Second Plagle-Frogs......
Ill. The Third Plague-Lice....
IV. The Fourth Plague-Flies.........
V.
The Fifth Plague-Murrain of Cattle...
VI. The Sixth Plague-The Biles.........
VII. T'he Seventh Plague-Hail....
The Lighth Plague-Locusts....
140
Exod. 7. 14, to end....
Exod. 8. 1-15.........
Exod. 8. 16-19........
Exod. 8. 20, to end..
Exod. 9. 1-7.
Exod. 9. 8-12.
Exod. 9. 13, to end....
Exod. 10. 1-20........
141
142
143
INSTITUTION OF THE PASSOVER....................
.....Exod. 22. 1-20.......
UDN
SSOYER..........
......
.
.....
CONCLUSION OF THE TEN PLAQUES.
I. The Ninth Plague-Three Days' Darkness ......... Exod. 10. 21-27..........
II.
The Passover eaten ;-The Tenth Plague-The Exod. 10.28, 29; 11. 1-10;
Firstborn slain.......
12. 21-30..............
.
VII..........
THE Exodus.....
Exod. 12. 31-36, and 40-42.
T
O
....
TO
VIII.
THE WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS.
I. The First Journey–From Rameses to Succoth....
Num. 33. 1-5; Exod. 12.
37-39......
II. The Command for Observing the Passover is re Exod. 12. 43, to end; 13.
1 peated........................................ '1-19.....
Exod. 13. 20, to end ; Num.
III. The Second Journey-From Succoth to Elham.
33. 6...
IV. The Third Journey from Etham to Pi-hahiroth;-Num. 33. 7; Exod. 14. l-
Pharaoh's Army approaches ..........
1 18....................
.. V: The Fourth Journey-From Pi-liahiroth, through
Num. 33. 8; Exod. 14. 19,
the Red Sea and the Wilderness of Etham, or
to end ; 15. 1-21........
Shur, to Maralı;-Moses' Song.................)
VI. / The Israelites inurmur at Narah................... Exod. 15. 22-26.......
VII. The Fifth Journey-From Marah to Eliin ;~The Num. 33. 9, 10; Exod. 15.
Sixth Journey - from Elim to the Red Sea.... 27......
VIII. The Seventh Journey-To the Wilderness of Sin;
Exod. 16; Num. 33. 11..
The People murmur for Bread ...............
· IX. The Eighth Journey-From Sin to Doplıkalı;
Num. 33. 12, 13..........
The Ninth Journey-From Dophkah to Alushi..
X. The Tenth Journey-From Alush to Rephidim ;-
The People murmur for Water ;-War with Exod. 17; Num. 33. 14..
Amalek..................
XI. The Eleventh Journey-From Rephidim to Sinai ;/
Num. 33. 15; Exod. 19..
L -Giving of the Law.......
XII. / The Moral Law...............................
Fixod. 20.
XIII.) The Judicial Law.......................
Exod. 21; 22; 23........
XIV.) The Israelites covenant to observe the Law;
Exod. 24................
Moses goes up into the Mountain..............
XV. The Ceremonial Law ;-Structure of the Taber-)
Exod. 25; 26; 27........
nocle....................................
XVI. | Aaron and liis Sons set apart for the Priesthood ;-)
The Ceremonies to be observed in their Conse-> Exod. 28; 29......
·
Cration........................................
XVII. Structure of the Altar of Incense, Laver, &c......
Exod. 30; 31.....
XVIII, Aaron makes ihe Golden Calf;- The First Tables >
of the Law broken ;-Transactions in conse-> Exod. 32; 33.
quence.................
XIX. The Tables of the Law renewed...
Exod. 34.............
XX. Offerings of the People for the Making of the
Tabernacle ;-Furniture and Completion of the
Exod. 35. 10 40........ 2514
Tabernacle, and its Erection...................)
XXI. Laws concerning Sacrifices......
Lev. 1. to 7............
XXII. The Consecration of Aaron and his Sons, and the
Lev. 8; 9.............
| Acceptance of their Offering ........
XXIII. Destruction of Nadab and Abihu for offering / Lev. 10. 1-7....
strange Fire................................
XXIV. The Priests are forbidden Wine ;-The Law of eat-
Lev. 10.8, to md......
ing Holy Things ;-Aaron's Transgression....
XXV. The Second Passover ;-May be kept by the Un-Y
Num. 9. 1-14.......
clean...........
XXVI. Laws concerning what Animals may be eaten.....
Lev. 11................
XXVII. Purification of Woinen after Childbirth ;-The Of)
Lev. 12.................
ſerings..............
XXVIII: The Laws and Tokens whereby the Priest is lo be
Lev. 13.............
guided in discerning the Leprosy......
XXIX. | The Rites and Sacrifices in Cleansing n Leper......
Lev. 14. 1-32.........
XXX: The signs of Leprosy in a House ;--Laws for the
Lev. 14. 33, to end.......
Cleansing...........
XXXI. of the Uncleanness of Men and Women ;-Laws /
Lev. 15.;
I for their Cleansing..........
XXXII./ Law of the Sacrifices for Atonement......
Lev. 16.....
XXXIII. | Blood to be offered lo the Lord ;-Its eating forbid-
Lev. 17..............
den...
......................
XXXIV. Unlawful Marriages ;-Unlawful Lusts...
Lev. 18..........
XXXV. A Repetition of Sundry Laws........
Lev. 19..
XXXVI./ Miscellaneous and Moral Laws......
1490
195
196
0206
207
Lev, 20.......
XXXVII. Laws concerning the Priests.....
Lev. 21 ; 22......
... I Lev. 23..........
1 XXXVIII.I Laws concerning Festivals..........
209
210
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DAT).
C.
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SECT.
CONTENTS.
· SCRIPTURE.
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VLI.
0
0
0
23
30
033
33
1471
YT
A. M. B. C. B. C.
XXXIX. Shelomith's Son is stoned for Blasphemy ;-Vari- Lev. 24......
2514 1490 1647
018 Law8.......................................
XL. Or the Sabbaths of Years ;-The Jubilee...... Lev. 25...
215
XLI. Prophetic Threatenings and Curses....
Lev. 26...
217
XLII. Of Vows, Things devoted, and Tithes............ Ley. 27.
219
XLIII. The Numbering of the Tribes, and their Order.... Num. 1 ; 2.
2201
XLIV. The Numbering and Appointment of tbe Levites.... Num. 3; 4.
224
XLV. Various legal Ceremonies.........
Num. 5; 6...
XLVI. The Dedication of the Tabernacle and the Altar;-
Num. 7........
The Offerings.................................
XLVII. Order of the Lamps ;-Consecration of the Levites
Num. 8..........
Their Age and Time or Service...............
XLVIII. The Making and Use of the Silver Trumpets....... Num. 10. 1-10...........
XLIX. Arrival of Jethro, with Moses' Wife and Sons ;
Exod. 18. 1-26.........
Institution of the Sanhedrin....................
L. Manner in which the Cloud guided the People ;-
Num. 9. 15, to end; 10.
The Twelfth Journey-From Sinai to Kibroih-
11-28, 33, to end; and
hattaavah ;-Order of the March ;-Moses' Bless-
33. 16..........
........... ....
ing.......
Num. 10. 29–32; Exod.
LI. Jethro returns to Midian.....
18. 27.....
Lill. The Burning at Taberah-The People murmur for,
Num. 11. 1–34......
Flesh..................*****
LIII. The Thirteenth Journey– From Kibroth-hattaavah Num. 11.35 ; 12. 1-15, and
to Hazeroth ;-Leprosy of Miriam.............. 33. 17...
The Fourteenth Journey–From Hazeroth to Rith Num. 12. 16; 13; 14; and
mal ;-The Spies sent out...............
33. 18; Psalm 90...... 2515 1489
LV. Laws of the Meat Offering, &c.—Sins of Ignorance.. Num. 15................
LVI. Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram ;—The Is-
Num. 16 ; 17.........
I raelites inurmur-Events in consequence.......
LVII. | Laws relating to the Priests and Levites...
Num. 28..............
LVIII. The Water of Separation ;-The Law for the Use
| Num. 19.............
of it in Purification of the Unclean........
515 1489
LIX. Seventeen Journeys--The Fifteenth to the Thirty-
Flyo? Num. 33. 19-35.......
to
first ..........................................
2553 1451
LX. The Thirty-second Journey-From Ezion-gaber
1 to the Wilderness of Zin, or Kadesh Barnea, the
Num. 20. 1-13; 33. 36...........
second tiine,after thirty-eight years'wandering;
Death of Miriam ;—The People murinur for Water
The King of Edoin refuses to permit the People to
Num. 20. 14-21; 21. 1-3;
pass through his Territory ;-Defeat of Arad the
33, 40................. ..
Canaanite.....
LXII. | The 'Thirty-third Journey-From Kadesh-barnea to Num. 20. 22-29; 33. 37–
Mount Hor ;-Death of Aaron...
39....................
LXIII. The Thirty-fourth Journey-From Mount Hor to
Num. 21. 4-9; 33. 41....
. Zalmonah ;-Fiery Serpents sent...............
Num. 33. 42-44; 21. 10,
LXIV. The Thirty-fifth, sixth, and seventh Journeys.....
11.............
LXV. The Thirty-eighth Journey–From Ije-abarim, or
Num. 33. 45; 21. 12, to
lim, to Dibon-gad ;-Defeat of Sihon King of the
part of 18, and 21, to end.
Ainorites, and of Og King of Bashan.........
LXVI. The Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Journeys.......
Num. 33. 46, 47; 21. last
part of 18, 19, 20.......
254
LXVII. | The Forty-first Journey From Abarim to the
Num. 22; 23; 24; 33. 48.
Plains of Moab by Jordan ;-Balaam and Balak..
LXVIII. The Forty-second Journey-The Plains of Moab-
Encanıpment by Beth-jesinioth and Abel-shit- Num. 33. 49; 25.........
tim ;-Idolatry of Baal-Peor....................
LXIX. The Third Numbering of the People..............
Num. 26................
LXX. The Daughters of Zeloplehad sue for an Inheri-
Num. 27. 1-11; 36. l-12.
tance ;The Law of Inheritance......
LXXI. | The Law of Offerings, &C.........
Num. 28; 29. ........
LXXII. The Law of Vows.........
Nun. 30....
LXXIII. | The Spoiling of Midian......
..... Num. 31.....
LXXIV. The Tribes of Reuben and Gad are assigned their
Num. 32.......
Territories............
LXXV.Laws for the Conduct of the Israelites after they
Num. 33. 50, to end ; 34..
have taken possession of Canaan........
LXXVI. The Cities for the Levites - The Cities of Refuge;
Num. 35....
-Law of Murder.......
LXXVII. Moses' Speech, rehearsing the History of the Isra- ; Deut. 1; 2. 1; 10. 6-9;
elites from their Departure from Egypt to the 2. 2, lo end ; 3; and 4.
Fortieth year of their Wandering in the Wilder 0 1 -40......
ness, and his Exhortation............
LXXVIII. Moses appoints three Cities of Refuge.....
Deut. 4. 41, to end.......
LXXIX. Moses' Speech continued :-Repetition of the Moral )
Deut. 5. and 6...........
Law ;-His Exhortation to Obedience....
LXXX. Moses' Speech continued ;-Alliances with foreign
Deut. 7. and 8.......
Nations forbidden ; His Exhortation........
LXXXI. Moses' Speech continued;-Repetition of the Isra. / Deut. 9; 10. 1-5, 10, to
elites'Rebellions;-His Exhortation to Obedience | end; and 11.......
|LXXXII. | Moses' Speech continued ;-Repetition of Laws re-)
lating to Idolatry, Ceremonies, the Levites,
wbat Animals may be eaten, Tithes, the Poor > Deut. 12 to 16; and 17. 1.
Servants, The Firstling of Catlle, Feasts, and
Judges..........
LXXXIII. Moses Speech continued ;-Repetition of the Judi Deut. 17.2, to end, and 18.
cial and Miscellaneous Laws...
lo 26..................
LXXXIV. Moses' Speech concluded-Confirmation and
Deut. 27; 28.
Sanctions of the Law..........................
Deut. 29; 30; Num. 36.
LXXXV. Concluding Appeal of Moses to the People.......
13...
LXXXVI. Moses' Death announced ; Joshua appointed his
Num. 27. 12, to end; and
Successor ; --Moses' last Charge to the People, l'
ople, | Deut. 31. 1-8....
1310
and to Joshia...............................
263
266
282
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CONTENTS.
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A. M. B.C.B.C.
VIII. LXXXVII. | Moscs completes the writing of the Law, und den) Dent. 31. 9. lo end, and
livers it to the Priests and Levites ;-His second 1
4 7.
.. 2553 1451 1608|311
Charge to Joshua ;-His Song..................)
LXXXVIII. Moses blesses the People;—He ascends Mount Nebo
Deut. 32. 48, to end, 33.
to die ;-His Death, and the Lamentation of the
People..........
| and 34............................ 314
PERIOD IV.
320
325
8
From the Entrance of the Israelites into Canaan, to the Death of David.
THE CONQUEST OF Canaan.
1. The Mission of Joshua.........
Joshua 1. 1-9........... 2553
317
II. The Spies sent out.........
Joshua 2..
319
III. Passage of the River Jordan.....
Joshua 1. 10, to end ;3; 4.
IV. The Covenant renewed........
Joshua 5. 1-12.......
323
Joshua 6. l; 5. 13,
V. The Conquest of Jericho..........
end; 6. 2, io end.....
324
VI. The Capture of Ai.......
Joshua 7; 8. 1-29.
VII. | History of the Gibeonites ;-Conquest of the fiv
Joshua 9; 10..........
1 Kings..............
VIII. Conquest of Canaan completed......
Joshua 11; 8. 30, to end. 2559 1445
IX. The Tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh return
Joshua 22...........
2560 1444
boine ........................................
II..
GENERAL Division OF THE COUNTRY.
Recapitulation of Conquests......
... Joshua 12; 13. 1-14....
335
Joshua 14. 1-5; 13. 15,
to end ; 14. 6, to end;
II. Division of the Country among the Tribes.......
15. 13-19, 1-12, 20, to
end; 16. lo 19.......
337
III. The Appointment of Cities of Refuge, and Leviti-il
Joshua 20; 21. 1-42.....
cal Cilies...................................
Joshua 21. 43, to end;
III. ......... Last EXHORTATIONS AND DEATH of Joshua......
23; 24....
2561 1443.... 346
A
.......
EVENTS AFTER THE DEATH OF JOSHUA.
I. State of Israel arter the Death of Joshua............ Judges 1; 2. 1-5........ 2579 1425 1565 349
II. Introduction of Idolatry ainong the Israelites......... Judges 2. 6-13; 17; 18.. 2591 1413.... 351
III. History of the Levite of Ephraim ;-War with Ben-
janiin and the rest of the Tribes................1
"
353
Judges 19; 20; 21.............. 1561
C
::
..
1::..
2769
1935
GOVERNMEXT OF THE JUDGES.
Servitude of the Eastern Israelites in consequence
of their Irlolatry under Chushan-rishathaim ;->
Judges 2. 14, to end ; 3.
Othniel, judge.....
I l-................. 12599
2599 1405 1564 358
II. Servitude of the Eastern Israclites under the do-
abites ;-Eld, judge.............
Judges 3. 12–30........ 2661
2661 1343 1524 359
III. Shamgar, judge............
Judges 3. 31............ 2079
IV. Servilide of the Northern Israclitcs under the Cr-/
naaniles ;-Deborah the prophetess, judge.....
Judges 4; 5............ 2099
V. Eastern and Northern Israelites enslaved by Midi-
1 an ;-Gideon, judge...........................s
Judges 6. 1-6........... 2752
363
VI. The History of Ruth....
The Book of Ruth...... 2759 1245 .... 364
VII. Gideon, judge ;-He deliveret) Israel ;-His Death.. Judges 6. 7, to end ; 7;
307
VULI Usurpation of Abimelech ;-His Death.............. Judges 9......... . ..
372
IX. Tola and Jair, juges..........
........ Judges 10. 1-5. ... 2772 1232
X. I The Philistines and Ainonites oppress Israel ;i Judres 10 6,10 end ; 11;
Jephthal, judge...............................ll 12. 1-7.......... 2822 1182
XI. Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon, julges...................Judges 12. 8, to end..... 2847 1157 378
XII. The Philistines oppress Israel;-Tlie Birth of Samson Judges 13..
2848 1156 378
XII. The Birth and Cail of Samuel ;-Government or Eli. 1 Sam. 1; 2. 1-21 ; 3.... .... .... 379
XIV. Marriage of Samson, and his Exploits against the
2868 1136
Judges 14; 15. 1-19....
383
| Philistines........... ........................
XV. A Prophet sent to Eli....
1 Sam. 2. 22, to end..... |2887 1117
XVI. Samson is betrayed by Delilah ; His Death..
Judges 16 ; 15. 20.....
....
XVII. The Israelites are dereited by the Philistines ;-)
The Ark is taken and the two Sons of Eli are 1 Sam. 4..
2888 11161142
1 slain ;-Death of Eli....
XVIII. History of the Ark after its Captire....
1 Sam. 5; 6; 7. 1.....
XIX. Governinent of Samuel ;—Tlie Israelites repent.....
1 Sam. 7. 2, to end ; 8... 2978 1026! 1122 390
1375
0
VI.
111101302
THE REIGN OF SAUL.
Saul inade King over Israel.......
1 Sam. 9; 10........... 2909 1095
II. Saul defeats the Ammonites;-Samuel's Exhortation 1 Sam. 11; 12........
395
III.) Sauland Jonathan defeat the Philistines at Gibeah:)
{ 1 Sam. 13; 14.......... 2911 1093 | 1106 397
-Saul's Family...............................
IV. Saul Defeats the Amalekites........
1 Sam. 15............
.................. 1100 400
V. Samuel anoints David secretly as the future King ,
1 Sam. 16. 1–13......... 2941 1063|1085
1 over Israel..................................
1 Sam. 17. 1-40, 55, 56,
VI. David overcomes Goliath..
41-54, 57,58; 18. 1-4;
Psalm 9.....
...... 1080 403
1 Sam. 18. 5-9; 16. 14,
VII. History of David till he flies from the Court of to end ; 18. 10, to end ;
Saul............
19. 1-3; Psalm 11; il
Sam. 19. 4-17; Ps. 59. 2942 10621 1074 | 407
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DATE.
PART.
SECT.
CONTENTS.
SCRIPTURE.
Townsend. | Hales
..
VI.
B. C. B. C.
1061 1074
1060....
I
.
A. d.
VIII. David flies to Ramah;-Covenant between him and
Jonathan .....................................
1 Sam. 19. 18, to ond; 20. 29-13
IX. David flies to Alimelech at Nob, from whom he
1 Sam. 21 ; Ps. 56; 34;
obtains the hallowed Bread, thence to Achish
1 Sam. 22. part of 1;
king of Gatli, where he reigns Madness ;-lis
Psalm 142; 1 Sam. 22.
Psalıns;He escapes to the Cave of Adullam ;-
1, 2; 1 Chron. 12. 8–18;
2 Sam. 23. 13-17; 1 Ch.
His Prayer ;-He is joined by the Chief Men....
11. 15-19.............. 2944
X. David retreats to Mizpeh, and thence to the Forest
of Hareth ;-The Slaughter of the Priests by
11 Sam. 22. 3–19; Ps. 52;
Doeg at the Command of Saul....
| 109; 17; 140 ; 35; 64.. ....
1 Sain. 23. 1; 22. 20, to
XI. David defeats the Philistines at Keilah ;-Saul pur-
end ; 23. 6, 2-, 7-12;
sues biin, and he flies to Ziph and Maon.....
Psalın 31; 1 Sam. 23.
13–23; Ps. 54; 1 Sani.
23. 24-28......
XII. David in En-gedi ;-Saul pursues him.......
l l Sam. 23. 29; 24; Psalm
57 ; 58; 63..........
XIII. Death of Samuel ;-David in the Wilderness of Pa)
ran ;-Death of Nabal ;-David marries Abigail 1 Sam. 25...............
and Aninoam...........................
XIV. David in the Wilderness of Ziph........
1 Sam. 26....
J1 Sam. 27. 1; Psalm 141;
XV. David goos to Achish, king of Gath, who assigns) | 1 Sam. 27. 2-7; 1 Chr.
him Ziklag for a residence...
12. 1-7; 1 Sain. 27. 8,
to end.................
2948
XVI. The Philistines prepare to war with Israel ;-Sauli 1 Sam. 28; 29; 1 Chron.
consults the Witch of Endor.......
12. 19-22............./2949
XVII. Ziklag is burned ;-David defeats the Amale-
1 Sam. 30.........
kites..........................................
XVIII. Battle of Mount Gilboa ;-Death of Saul and his
(1 Sam. 31; 1 Chron. 10.
13, 14; 2 Sain. 1; 1
Sons ;-David's Lamentation over thein.......
Chron. 10. 1-12........
1056 1071
1055
THE REIGN OF David.
I. David made king at Hebron ;-Civil war in Israel; ?
";}|2 Sam. 2; 3; 4.......... 2951 1053.... 440
-The Deaths of Abner and Ish-bosheth.....
2 Sam. 5. 1-3; 1 Chron.
13. 14; Psalın 139; 1
Chron. 12. 23, to end ;
II. David made king over all Israel ;-List of David's
2 Sam. 23. 8-12; 1 Chr.
chief Men ;-Zion taken.........
11. 20, lo end; 2 Sam. 5.
4-10; 1 Chr. ll. 1-14;
2 Sain. 23. 18, to crd. 12956 1048 | 1063|444
III. Hiram congratulates David ;-Invasion of the Phi- 2 Sam. 5. ll, lo end; I
listines ;-—They are defeated.....
Chron. 14. 17, & 1-16..
i 12 Sam. 6. 1-11; Psalm
IV. The Ark bronght from Kirjath-jearim to the houses
68; I Chron. 13. 5, to
of Obed-edom ;-Uzzal is smillen..
end. ..................2959 1045 ) 1060 449
11 Chron. 15. 1-14; Psalm
Second Removal of the Ark from the House of 132; 1 Chron. 15. 15, 10
Obed-edom to Mount Zion;—David's Psalms on end ; 16; Ps. 105; 96;
the Occasion..
105; 2 Sam. 6. 20, lo
end, 12-19.....
VI. David commanded not to build the Temple ;-Nai 2 Sam. 7; Ps. 2; 1 Chron.
than's Prophecy of the Messiah........
17.....
Psalms 45; 22; 16; 118;
5. David's Prophetic Psalms.......
| 110.....
2 Sam. 8. 1-12; 1 Chron.
18. 12; 2 Sam. 8. 14, lo
end; 13; 1 Kings 11.
VIII. War with the surrounding Nations.........
15-20; Psalı 60; 108 ;
1 Chron. 18. 1-11, 13,
to end.............
2964 1040 1052 468
IX. Kindness of David to the House of Saul ;-War
2 Sam. 4. 4;
with the Ammonites and Syrians, who are de->
s1. 20; 21; 1 Chron. '19... 2966 1038.... 1470
feated.........................................
112 Sam. 11; 12. 1-15; Ps.
X.David's Adultery with Bath-sheba;-War with | 51; 32; 33; 107; 2 Sa.
the Ammonites ;--Nathan reproves David ;— His 12. 15-23 ; í Chr. 20.1;
Repentance ;-Rabbah is taken.....
2 Sam. 12. 20, lo end; í
Chron. 20. 1-3........ 2969 1035.... 474
2 Sam. 13. 1-20; 12. 24,
XI. Annon's Incest with Tamar;-Birth of Solomon ;
part of 25; 13. 21, to
-Absalom slays Amnon ;-David, at Joab's in-
'end; 14. 1-7, 15–17, 8-1
stance, forgives Absalom.....
14, and 18, to 'end....... 2977 1037 1036 480
2 Sam. 15. 1-29; Ps. 3;
2 Sam. 15. 30, to endl;
XII. Revolt of Absalom.........
16. 1-14; Ps. 1 ; 2 Sam.
16. 15, to end; 17......
XIII. Psalms composed by David during Absalom's Re Psalm 42 ; 43; 55; 4; 5;
bellion...
62 ; 14:3; 144; 10; 71./2981 1023
XIV.T Absalom is defented and killed by Joab;Davide Sam 18. 1920.3.
returns to Jerusalem........
XV. Revolt of Sheba ;-le is slain....
2 Sam. 20. 1, 2, 4, to end. 2982 1022
XVI. The three Years of Famine stayed by the Death
of seven of Saul's Sons ;--David burieth Saul 2 Sam. 21. 1-14.......... 2983 1021 1035 501
and Jonathan.................................
XVII. Last War with the Philistines :-David's Psalms ora 12 Sam. 21. 15, to md; 22 ;
Psalm 18; 1 Chron. 20.
Thanksgiving for Gou's blessings.............. 4. to end.'.
12985 10191 10331501
2 Sani4; Ps;? 17.....
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DATE.
PART.
SECT.
CONTENTS.
SCRIPTURE.
Puge.
Townsend. Halco
B. C.B.C.
VII.
1017|1032 506
1015 ....
A. M.
12 Sam. 24. 1-9; 1 Chron.
21. 6,7; 27. 23, 24; 2
Sam. 24. 10-15; 1 Chr.
21. 15, 16; 2 Sam. 24.
XVIII. David numbers the People ;-He is punished by aj | 17; 1 Chron. 21. part of
Pestilence...
17, 10 end; Psalm 30;
I Chron. 21. 1-5, 8-14;
2 Sam. 24. 16; 1 Chron.
21. part of 17 ; 2 Sain.
24. 18, to end..... 2987
XIX. David prepares to build the Temple......
1 Chron. 22............ 2989
XX. | Adonijali's Rebellion ;-Soloinon is anointed King.. 1 Kings 1........
XXI. First Assembly of the People ;-David's Charge to 11 Chron. 23. 1; 28. 1-10;
Solomon.....................................
...! Psalm 91 ; 145........
1 Chron. 23. 2, to end ; 24;
XXII. Preparations for the Service of the Temple.-...... 25; 26 ; 27.1–22, 25, to
end; 28. ll, to end.....
XXIII. Psalms composed by David, of which the Dates and i Psalms -10; 41; 61; 65;
the Occasions are unknown..
69; 78........
Psalms 6; 8; 12; 19; 23;
XXIV. Psalms composed by David after his Accession, 24; 28; 29; 38; 39;
of which the Dates and the Occasions are un 86; 95 ; 101; 104 ; 120;
121; 122 ; 124 ; 131;
133...................
si Chron. 29. 1-19; Psalm
XXV. Second Assembly of the People ;-David's Charge.
72; 1 Chron. 29. 20-25.
i 1 Kings 2. 1-9; 2 Sam.
XXVI. David's Charge to Solomon ;-His last Words and ) 23. 1-7; 1 Chron. 29.
Death.
26, to end ; 1 Kings 2.
1 10, 11................
cerlain.......................................,
D
ea
n
.......................................
0
0
0
.......
PERIOD V.
The Reign of Solomon.
...TREIGN OF SOLOMON BEFORE THE DEDICATION OF
THE TEMPLE.
r \ 1 Kings 2. 12; 2 Chron.
1. 1 ; 1 Kings 3. 3; 2
Chron. 1. 2-6; 1 Kings
I. The Offering at Gibeon ;-Judgment of Solomon ;-)
3. 5, to end ; 2 Chron. 1.
Deaths of Adonijah and Joab ;-Return of Hadad
13; 1 Kings 2. 13–38;
11. 21, 22, 3. 4; 2 Ch.
1. 7-12........ .......
2989 1015 1027 | 542
1 Kings 4. 1-25; 2 Chro.
2. 1, 2; 1 Kings 5. 1-9;
II. Preparations for building the Temple ;-Death of 2 Chr. 2. 3-16; 1 Kings
Shimei ;-Solomon's Marriage.................
5. 10, lo end; 2 Chron.
2. 17, 18; 1 Kings 2. 39,
to end ; 3. 1, 2,..
2990 1014....
2 Chron. 3. 1; 1 Kings 6.
l; 2 Chron. 3. 2-9; 1
Kings 6. 4-8, and 15-
28; 2 Chron. 3. part of
13, 14; 1 Kings 6. 29-
36 ; 7. 13-22; 2 Chron.
.... | THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE.............
4. 1; 1 Kings 7. 23-50 ;
2 Chr. 4. 8-10; 1 Kings
6. 9–14; 7.51 ; 6. 37,
38, and 2, 3; 2 Chron.
3. 10-12, part of 13, 15,
to end ; 4. 2-7, 1l, to
end...................
2999 1005 1020 549
2 Chron. 5. 1-10; Ps. 47;
97; 98; 99; and 100;
2 Chron. 5. 11-14; Ps.
135, 136; 2 Chron. 7.
| THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE-PSALMS ON THE 4-7; 6. 1-39 ; 1 Kings
OOOASION....................................
8. part of 50 to 61; 2
Chron. 6. 40, lo end í 7.
1-3, 8-10; 1 Kings 8.1,
to middle of 50, 62, to
end...
... 3000 1004 .... 554
TV.
........ 565
.... JOTHER BUILDINGS AND MAGNIFICENCE OF
SOLOMON.
1 Kings 7. 1-12; 2 Chro.
I. Building of the House of Lebanon ;-God appears) 17 ii. io end1 Kings
to Solomon........
9. 1-9.................
3003 10011006 | 564
1 Kings 9. 10–14; 2Chr.
II. Conquests, &c. of Solomon........
8. 1-11; 1 Kings 9. 24. ..
III. Song of Solomon.......
Book of Canticles.......
rl 1 Kings 9. 15-23; 2 Chr.
8. 12-16; 1 Kings I. 26,
to end ; 2 Chron. 8. 17;
GREATNESS OF SOLOMON ;-VISIT OF THE QUEEN
1 Kings 10. 14, to end;
4. 26-28, 34; 10. 1-13;
OF SHEB......................................
2 Chron. 8. 18; 9. 13-
28; 1. 14, to end ; 9. l-
12.
. 13012 9921.... 1572
1156328,35' 18
:9. 1-\3012
1
.
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VI.
The Wisdom of Solomon....
VII. ........ OFFENCE OF Solomon....
VIII. DEATH OF Solomon...........
A. M. B. c.
11 Kings 4. 29-31, 33, 32;
The Book of Proverbs.: 3020 984)....
1 Kings ll. 1-14, 23-10;
Book of Ecclesiastes....3024 980 ....
1 Kings 11. 41-43; 2 Chron.
: 9. 29-31.....
. 3029975)
een
........
PERIOD VI.
From the Elevation of Rehoboam to the Babylonish Captivity.
.
....
THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM, FIRST KING OF JUDAH,
WITH THE CONTEMPORARY EVENTS IN THE KING-
DOM OF ISRAEL.
| PORTION I.-Reign of Rehoboam ;-Revolt of the
Ten Tribes;- Invasion of Shishak;-Death of Re-
I noboaill.......................................
1 Kings 14. part of 21 ; 12.
1-24; 2 Chron. 11. 5, 10
end; 12. 1; 1 Kings 14.
22-24 ; 2 Chron. 12. 2, to
end ; 1 Kings 14. part of 3029975 991
21, 25, to end ; 2 Chron. to t o to
10; 11. 1-4.............3046 958
Portior II.-EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM
King oF JUDAH.
........ 627
958 973
t o | to.
955| 970 | 629
955 970
to to
914 929 631 |
955
Idolatry of the Golden Calves ;-History of the Pro- Ili Kinos 19.05. to end. 13..
phet of Beth-el..
| 1 Kings 12. 25, to end; 13.. ....
12 Chron. 13. 1-21; 1 Kings
I. ........ REIGN OF ABIJAH, KING OF JUDAH......
15.3-8; 2 Chron. 13. 22; 3046
14. part of 1; 1 Kings 15. to
1, 2.................... (3049
Kings 15. 9-11; 2 Chron.
14. 3; 1 Kings 15. 12-15;
2 Chron. 14. 4-6, part of
III.........
| Portion [.-REIGN OF Asa, THIRD King of Ju|
1,7, to end; 15. l-15, 18,
19; 1 Kinys 15. 16-22
DAH,..........................................
2 Chron. 16. 7, to end ;
1 Kings 15. 23, 24; 2 3049
Chron. 14. 2; 15. 16, 17; to
16. 1-6........
........|3090
PORTION II.-EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF TSRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE Reign of ASA, KING OF
JUDAH.
J. Death of Jeroboam and his Son......
| 1 Kings 14. 1-20...... 3049
Il. The Reign of Nadal...............
1 Kings 15. 25-31....
1 Kings 15. 32, lo end; 16.
III. i The Reign of Baasha......
1-7....................
3061
IV. The Reign of Elah.......
1 Kings 16. 8-14...
3074
V.1 The Reign of Zimri.................
1 Kings 16. 15–22..... 3075
VI. | The Reign of Omri............
1 Kings 16. 23-28.........
3080
VII. Commencement of the Reign of Ahab.......
1 Kinys 16. 29, to end.....13085
1 Kings 22. 41-44, 46, 47 ;
2 Chron. 17. 2, to mid;
18. 1, 2; 19. 1-1 ; Psalm
82; 2 Chron. 19. 8, to
end; 20. 1-26; Psalm
115 ; 46 ; 2 Chron. 20. 27-
..... PORTION 1.--REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT........
30, 35, to end ; 1 Kings
22. 49 2 Kings 8. 16;
2 Chron. 20. 32-34 ; í
Kings 22. end of 45, 50, 3090
beginning of 45, 48; 2 to
Chron. 17. 1 ; 20. 31.... 3115
Portion II.-EvenTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF JEHOSHA-
PHAT.
634
635
953
930 94
929....
924 938
635
636
636
637
637
914 929
889 904 | 637
908]....
906
297 647
3105
649
1.) Reign of Ahab continued ;-Elijah predicts alli Kings 17.................. 3096
Drought, and raises the Widow's Son......
c. Elijah proves the Truth of his Mission, and flies
1 Kings 18; 19. 1-21...... 3098
from Jezebel ;-The Calling or Elisha....
III. Ben-hadad besieges Samaria ;-He is defeated ;-
He is conquered at Aphek .........
1 Kings 20................ 3103
Seizure of Naboth's Vineyard by Ahab.,
1 Kings 21.....
v. Death of Ahab.
11 Kings 22.1-40; 2 Chron.
18. 3, to end............
3107
VI. Reign and Death of Ahaziah...
1 Kings 22. 51, to end; 2
Kings 1................
VII. Reign of Jehoram ;-Rebellion of Mesha king of Moab
| 2 Kings 3. 1-5............
VII. The Translation of Elijah.......
2 Kings 2........
IX. Elisha obtaineth Water and Promise of Victory ;-)
The Moabites are overcome......
2 Kings 3. 6, to end........
X. The Miracles of Elisha............
2 Kings 4; 5; 6. 1-23..... |3112
2 Cliron. 21. 1, 5-7, 2-4,
Portion 1.-Reign of JehoRAM, King of JUDAH
11-15, 8-10, 16, to end; 2|3115
Kings 8. 23, 24, and 17- to
12.....................131.19
653
654
....
3109
1655
657
892) .... 658
889
to
885/ 904 1 662
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B. C.
PORTION II.-EverTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF JEHORAM,
KING OF JUDAH.
887 891 664
885 895 | 666
Continuation of the Reign of Jehoram, king on 12 Kings 6. 24, to end; 7; 8.
Israel ;—Siege of Samaria ;-The Famine, and
1-6...................
sudden Deliverance.........................
....... 3117
( 12 Chron. 22. 1; 2 Kings 8.
25 ; 2 Chron. 22, 2-7 ; 2
Kings 9. part of 27; 2
Portion 1.—THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH, KING OF
Chron. 22. 8, part afg;
2 Kings 9. part ar 27, 28;
JUDAH,.......................................
2 Chron. 22. part of 9;
2 Kings 9. 29; 8. 26, ló,
end ; 2 Chron. 22. middle
of 9.................... |3119
PORTION II.-EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH,
KING OF JUDAH.
I. | Murder of Ben-hadad hy Hazael...................12 Kings 8. 7-15...............
II. Conspiracy of Jehu ;-Death of Jehoram........ Kings 9. 1-26...........)
III. Reign of Jehu ;-Death of Jezebel, of Ahab's sons, 2 Kings 9. 30, to end ; 10.
haziali's kindred, and of Baal's priests... 1-28...
....
Portion I.-The Reign of ATHALIAH, Queen of
Mor( 12 Chron. 22. 10, to end; 3120
24. 7-11; 23. 1-15; 2 to
JUDAH.......................................
Kings 11. l-16...... 3126
Portion II.-REIGN OF JERU, continued.......... 2 Kings 10. 29...........
VII.
VIII...
PORTION I.-The Reign of Joash, King of JUDAH.
2 Kings 12. part of 1; 11.
21; 12. end of 1, 2, 3; 2
Chron. 23. 16, lo end ; 24.
3-5; 2 Kings 12. 4-6;
Early Reign of Joash ;-He repairs the Temple ;-) |
2 Chron. 24. 6; 2 Kings
12 7-14; 2 Chron. 24.
His Apostacy ;-His Death...
12-14; 2 Kings 12. 15-
18; 2 Chron. 24. 15-27;
2 Kings 12. 19; 11. 17-13126
20 ; 12. 20, 21; 2 Chron. to
24. l, 2......
3166
Portion II.-EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF JOASH, KING
OF JUDAH.
Death of Jehu..
2 Kings 10.30, to end..... 3165
II. Reign of Jehoahaz....
2 Kings 13. 1-9........
III. Reigu of Jehoash ;-Death of Elisha...
.... 2 Kings 13. 10, 14-21......
878) 889
tol to
838 849
839 867
IX.
Portion I.-THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH.
1 Kings 14. 1-6; 2 Chron.
25. 5-11; 2 Kings 14.
Amaziah punishes the Murderers of his father
part of 7; 2 Chron. 25.
12-16; 2 Kings 14. 8-14;
War with Edom;-War with Israel ;-I
2 Chrón. 25. 27, 28, 25,
Death ....................... ... .......
26 ; 2 Kings 14. part of 3166
7, 17-20 ; °2 Chron. 25. to
14, & 17-24........... 3195
Portion II.-EveXTS IN THE KINGDOM OM ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITIL THE REION OF AMAZIAH,
KING OF JUDAH.
I. Reign of Jehoash, concluded ;--He is oppressed by 1 2 Kings 13. 22, to
Hazael, who dies....
11-13; 14. 15, 16....... 3165
Reign of 'Jeroboam the Second..
. 2 Kings 14. 23, 24........ 3179
838
10
809 849 677
839
825
3194
PORTION I.-THE REIGN OF UZZIAH.
2 Chron. 26. 1; 2 Kings 15.
Early Reign and Prosperity of Uzziah..........
l; 2 Chron. 26. 2-15....
On the Increase of his Army by Uzziah, Joel pre-
dicts the Overthrow of the Kingdoin' of Judah The Book of Joel......... 3217
by a foreign Ariny......
Uzziah is stricken with Leprosy....
2 Chron. 26. 16-21........ 3219
Designation of Isaiah to the prophetic Office ;-His /
Isaiah 1. 1; 6; 2; 3; 4; 5. 3246
first Prophecy...............................
2 Chr. 26. 22, 23; 2 Kings
The Death of Uzziah..............
3253
Il 14. 21, 22; 15. 2-7......
751 757
Portion II.-EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF Israel,
CONTEMPORARY WITH UZZIAH, KING OF JUDAH.
I. Reign of Jeroboam the Second, concluded.......... | 2 Kings 14. 25-27......... 3195
II. Hosea's First Appeal to the Ten Tribes......... | Hosea 1; 2; 3............
III. Amos denounces Judgment against the neighbour-
| Amos 1. to 7. 1-9......... 3211
Ling Nations, and against Israel and Judah......
IV. History of Jonah.................................. The Book of Jonah....... 3217
2 Kings 14. 23; Amos 7.
V. Amos prophesies ;-Death of Jeroboam the Sec-SI
10, lo end of the Book ;
ond..........................................
2 Kings 14. 29..........3220
VI. Hosea prophesies against the Israelites during the
Hosea 4..............
Interregnum after the Death of Jeroboam the
3228
Second............
VII. The Reign of Zachariah............
2 Kings 15. 8–12.......... .3231
VIII. The Reign of Shallum.........
....12 Kings 15. 13-15..... ... '3232
7731 771 709
772 770 1709
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IX. The Reign of Menahem......
X.The Reign of Pekahial......
B. C. B. C.
772 770 709
768 ....
8. M.
2 Kings 15. 16-22...... 3232
2 Kings 15. 23-26......... 3236
2 Kings 15. 32; 2 Chron.
27. 1,2; 2 Kings 15. part
of 35; Micah 1; 2; 2
Chron. 27. 3, to end; 2
Kings 15. 37, 33, 34, part
of 35, 36, 38............ 3240
Portion I.--The Reign Of JOTHAM;–Micah
PROPHESIES...................................
3246
758 757 710
130 ivi
'
PORTION II.-EvenTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF JOTHAM,
KING OF JUDAH.
The Reign of Pekah...
2 Kings 15. 27–29.....
758 714
XII.
742
726 727 1714
719
726 725 729
739
2 Ki. 15. 30, 31; 17.1, 2.
LO
XIII......
1731
735
142
746
749
714
PORTION I.-THE REIGN OF Aham.
( 12 Kings 16. 1-4; Isaiah 7; 3262
I. Character of Ahaz ;-Invasion of Rezin and Pe-se
8; 9; 10. 1-4; 2 Kings
to
kah ;-The Prophecies of Isaiah.....
16. 5................... 3278
II. Isaiah's Prophecy of the Ruin of Damascus, and I Isaiah 17...............
the Ten Tribes....
III.) The Devastation of Judah by Pekal.........
2 Chron. 28. 4-19...... 3263
IV. | Obadial and Isaiah prophesy...............
Obadiah ; Isaiah 1.2, lu end 3264
v.
2 Kings 16. 6-9; Isaiah 28;
Alliance of Ahaz with Tiglath-pileser, king of
2 Chron. 28. 20-23; 2
Assyria ;—Ahaz comınits Idolatry ;-Isaiah and
Kings 16. 10-18; 2 Chr.
Hosea propliesy...............................
28. 24, 25; Hosea 5; 6..
i 2 Chron. 28. 26, 27; Isaiah
VI. Death of Ahaz, and Prediction of the Power of) | 14. 28, to end; 2 Kings
rezekian....................................
3.1 16. 19, 20; 2 Chron. 28.
(1 1-3...
........... 3278
PORTION II.-EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF AHAZ, King
OF JUDAH.
3265
The Reigns of Pekal and Hoshea.....
3274
PORTION I.--THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH.
|3278
1. Character of Hezekiah ;-He abolishes Idolatry, ? 2 Kings 18. 1-6; 2 Chr. S
to
I and restores the true Worship.......
29. 3, lo end ; 30; 31..?
3307
11. Isaiah prophesies the Destruction of Moab.......... Isaiah 15; 16.............
3278
The Reformation by Hezekiah supported by the ? | Micah 3. to the end of the
Prophecies of Micah...........................
Book ; 2 Kings 18.7,8.. 3282
V.Isaiah prophesies the Restoration of the Ten
d the Con-} | Isaiah 18; 19. ...........
Tribes, the Punishment of Egypt, and the Con-
3283
version of Egypt and Assyria..................
V.
The Prophecy of Nahum against Nineveh.........
The Book of Nahum..... 3284
V. | Isaiah's Prophecy of the Destruction of Tyre....., Isaiah 23................ 3289
VII. On the Invasion of Palestine by tlie Assyrian ariny: ) Isaiah 10.5, to end; 11. to
Isaiah delivers a Prophecy of the Messiah, and
14. 1-27................
predicts the Destruction of Babylon...
....
VIII. General Prophecy of the Desolation and Recovery , Isaialı 24. to 27........... 3290
T of Judæa..................
.......................
X. Isaiah's Prophecy of the Invasion of Judæa, and the Isaiah 22. 1-14; 21.......
Destruction of Babylon............
First Invasion of Sennacherib ;-Hezekiah forti.
fieth himself and pacitieth him by paying 'Tribute; ( 2 Chron. 32. 1-8; 2 Kings
-Capture of Ashdod ;- Isaiah's Prophecy of the 18. 13-16; Isaiah 20. ....
Captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia...............
XI. | Isaiah's Prophetic Appeal to Jerusalem, while I sain
1.....
Sennacherib's Army was in the Country.....
2 Kings 20. 1-11; Isaiah
XII. | The Sickness of Hezekiah ;--His miraculous Res-
32. to 35; and 38. 9-20;
toration ;-Isaiah's Prophecy of the Reign of the
2 Chron. 32. 25, 26; 2
Messiah ;--The King of Babylon congratulates Kings 20. 12-19; 2 Chr.
Hezekiah on his Recovery ;-Isaiah prophesies
32. 24; Isaiah 38. 1-8,
the Babylonish Captivity.............
21, 22; and 39........
Isaiah 36. 1; 2 Kings 18.
17, to end; 19. 1-7; Ps.
44; 2 Kings 19. 8-19;
Psalm 73 ; 2 Kings 19.
XIII. The second Invasion of Sennacherib ;-His De.
20-35 ; 2 Chron. 32. 22,
feat ;-Psalms on this occasion...
23 ; Psalms 75; 76; 2
Kings 19. 36, 37; 2 Chr.
32. 9-21; Isaiah 36.2, to
end; and 37............ 3294
XIV. Isaiah prophesies Confort to the People of God, )
Isaiah 40; 41
and the final Restoration of the Jews.....
XV. Prophecy of the Advent of Christ, and the Resto-
ration of the Jews......
Isaiah 42; 43...
XVI. Isaial shows the Folly of Idolatry, and prophesies Isaiah 44; 45......
the Conversion of the Gentiles..
XVII. (saial's Prophecy of the Babylonish Captivity, and Isaiah 46; 47..........
the Destilection of Babylon....................
3294
XVIII. Isaiah reproves the Israelites for their Idolatry...... Isaiah 48.....
...
1764
.../710 770
136.
19. 17 & 19;
710....
.
i
710
to
XIX. The Messiah, through Isai:1h, addresses his people.. Isaiah 49....
XX. | Isniah's Propliecy of the Rejection of Christ, and,
Isaiah 50 ; 51; 52. 1-12.
the eventual Erilllation of his Churrli..........
XXI. Isaiah predicts the Humiliation, Sufferings, and /
Isaiah 52. 13, to end ; 53.
Exaltation of Christ...........................s
XXII. | Isaiali's Prophecy of the Enlargement and Triumph /
Isaiah 54............
of the Church.........
XXIII. / Isaiah prophesies the Fulness and Excellence of the
| Isaiah 55; 56. 1-8......
Blessings of the Gospel.......................
3305
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XXIV. Isaiah predicts the Calamities which should be-/ Isaiah 56. 9, to end; 57 ;|3294 710
I fall Judea for its Idolatry and Hypocrisy........ | 58 ; 59. 1-15............] to to
XXV.Isaiah prophesies the future Glory and Triumph i Isaiah 59. 16, to end of the 3305 699
of the Church.....
Book...................
....
2 Chron. 32. 27-31, purt of
XXVI. | The Death of Hezekiah......................
32; 2 Kings 20. part of
20; 2 Chron. 32. part of
32, 33; 2 Kings 20. end 0j|3306 698) 696 823
20, 21.
PORTION II.EVENTS IN THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL,
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH,
KING OF JUDAH.
I. Reign of Hoshea king of Israel, continued ;-Shal- /
2 Kings 17. 3, 4.......... |3279 725
maneser invades the Dominions of Hoshea......)
II. Hosea predicts the Captivity of the Ten Tribes, and i Hosea 7. to the end of the
I exhorts the People to Repentance.........
Book .........
. Reign of Loshea, continued ;-Captivity of the Ten i 2 Kings 18. 9-12; 2 Kings
Tribes;--End of the Kingdom of Israel......... 17. 7-23, 5, 6...........
3283721
XIV.
The Reign of MANASSEH, King of JUDAH.
Portion I.-Idolatry of Manasseh ;-—Isaiah's Pro-
phecy of the Captivity of Shebna;Cuptivity
and Death of Manasseh........................
2 Kings 21. 1-16; Isaiah 22.
15, to end; 2 Chr. 33. 11-3306
1 19 2 Kings 21. 17. 18:1 to
2 Chron. 33. l-10, 20....13361
3361
6431 641
643 641.
toto
641
lo
Portion II.-STATE OF THE PROVINCES FORMERLY )
POSSESSED BY THE Ten TRIBES, DURING THE 2 Kings 17. 24, to end.........
REIGN OF MANASSEH, KING OF JUDAH.........
3361
xv. ........
12 Kings 21. 19, to end ;)
The Reign of Ason, King OF JUDAH..........
2 Chron. 33. 21, to end
3363
XVI.
The Reign of Josiah, King of Judah.
3363
s 2 Kings 22. 1, 2; 2 Chr. S
1. 1 Josiah removes Idolatry......................
34. 3-7, 1, 2........ 3394
I. Designation of Jeremiah to the prophetic office
Jer. 1; 2; 3. 1-5......... 3375
| He prophesies against Judah.............
III. Josiah repairs the Temple ;--The Book of the Law 2 Chron. 34. 8-32 ; 2 Kings
is found by Hilkiah.............
22. 3, lo end; 23. 1-3....
3380
IV. | Zephaniah exhorts the People to Repentance, about
The Book of Zephaniah..
the time of Josiah's Reformacion..
2 Kings 23. 4-20 ; 2 Chron.
V. Reformation of Religion by Josiah; and Celebrations 34. 33 ; 35. 1-19; 2 Kings
of the Passover.....
23. 21-24.......
VI. I Jeremiah reproaches the People for their Back- Iller. 3.6. te .
...............
1
sliding, after the Reformation by Josiah.......
VII. Jeremiah describes, in prophetic anticipation, the i
Jer. 4; 5; 6..........
| Sorrow's of the approaching Captivity..........
VIII. | Habakkuk predicts the punishment of the people
the people} The Book of Ilabakkuk..
I for their backsliding...........................
IX. Jeremiah exhorts the People to Repentance, and
laments the Miseries of ihe People on the near Jer. 7. to 10............
Approach of the Captivity.....
X. Jeremiah reminds the people of the Covenant of
{| Jer. 11; 12............... 3394
Josial....................
2 Chr. 35. 20–24 ; 2 Kings
23. 25-27; 2 Chron. 35.
XI. The Death of Josiah............
25, to end; 2 Kings 23.
28, 29, part of 30...
2 Kings 23. part of 30, 31-
THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ,...................
35; 2 Chron. 36. 14....
.;;: ...,
XVII.|.
599
609
Reign of JEHOIAKIM.
3394
I. Accession of Jehoiakim.
2 Kings 23. 36, 37...... to
II. Various Predictions and Appeals to the Jews, by
3405
the prophet Jeremiah, declaring the Certainty of
their Captivity and the Destruction of Jerusalem ; Jer. 13. to 20........... 3395
-Pashur smites Jeremiah therefor ;-Jeremiah
prophesies his Fale........... .............
III.Jeremiah's Prediction of the Fate of Shallum and Jer. 22. 1-23........... ....
Jehoiakim .....................
[V. Jeremiah threatens the Jews with the Destruction
of their Temple and City unless they repent ;
3396
His Apprehension and Arraignment.....
V. Jeremiah's Prophecy against the Army of Pharaoh- User
Jer. 46. 1-12.....
necho..............
VI.The Rechabites take Refuge in Jerusalem from the
Jer. 35.....
army of the Chaldeans...
VII.Jeremiah's Prediction of the Seventy Years' Cap- Jer. 25.. ...
tivity....................
VIII. First Reading of the Roil by Baruch ; His Conso-
Jer. 36. 1-8; 15..........
lation thereon..
s Dan. 1. 1-7; 2 Kings 24.
IX. Commencement of the Captivity........
3, 4; 2 Chron. 36. 6,7.....
...
608
Jer. 26..
.....13398
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A. M. B. C. B.
EVENTS AT JERUSALEM BETWEEN THE COMMENCE-
MENT OF THE CAPTIVITY AND THE BURNING OF
THE TEMPLE.
1. | Reign of Jehoiakim, continued ;-Second reading / Jer. 36. 9. to md............... 3399 605 ....1895
of the Roll.....
2 Kings 24. part of 1, 2; 2
II. Rebellion and Death of Jehoiakim.....
Chron. 36. 8; 2 Kings
24. 5; 2 Chron. 36. 5... 3401 603
III. Reign of Jehoiachin ;-Jeremiah prophesies the
2 Kings 24. 6-9; Jer. 22.
Coming of the Messiah ;--The Jews are carried
24, to end ; 23; 2 Kings
24. 10-16; 2 Chron. 36.
into Captivity.................................
9, 10.................../3405 599 60
IV. Accession of Zedekiah ;-He rebelieth ;-Jeremiah
predicts the Restoration of the Jews, and the De- Jer. 52. 1-3; 24..........
solation of Zedekiah..........................)
V. Jeremiah predicts the Duration of the Captivity... {
í Jer. 29. 1-14, 16-20, 15, 21,
to end...
3407
VI. Jeremiah's Prophecy of the Restoration of the Jews.'. Jer. 30; 31......
VII.Jeremiah prefigures the Fate of the surrounding
Nations ;-Hananiah the false Prophet is puns
Jer. 27; 28...
095
ished with Dealh....
VIII. Jeremiah's Prophecy of the Fate of the surrounding her. 48: 49................
(X. Jeremiah prophesies the Destruction of Babylon,
bylon, Jer. 50 ; 51............
and the Return of the Jews...
X. General Introduction to the Narrative of the De- i
2 Chron. 36. 11-21.
struction of the Temple and of Jerusalem......
Jer. 39. 1. ; 2 Kings 25. end
Approach of the Chaldean Army ;-Capture of
Zedekiah and the city foretold by Jeremiah ;-
of 1, 2; Jer 37. 1-4; 34.
1-10; 2 Kings 25. be-
The Hebrew slaves released...................
ginning of 1........... 3414
XII. Inprisonment of Jeremiah ;-He foretells the Res.,
Jer. 32 ; 33............... 3415
toration of the Jews..........
XIII. The Chaldeans raise the Siege of Jerusalemn, and i
Jer. 37.5................
march againsi Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt..
XIV. Jeremiah forelells the Destruction of the Philistines /
Jer. 47; 37. 6-10.........
and the Egyptians........
XV. On the Departure of the Chaldeans, the Hebrew i
Slaves are recalled, for which Jeremiah predicts Jer. 34. 11, to end.........
the Babylonish Captivity.......
XVI.Jeremiah, attempting to make his Escape from Je- 1 Jer. 37. 11, to end......... 3416 58
rusalein, is again imprisoned..................
XVII.Jeremiah, applied to by the King, repeats his for-
Jer. 21...................
| mer Predictions...............................s
XVIII. Jeremiah is committed to the Dungeon of Malchiah. Jer. 38; 39. 15, to end.....
Jer. 52. 5, 6; 39. 3; 52.7-
XIX. The Capture of Jerusalem and of Zedekiah ;-The 11; 39. 11-14; 52. 24-
Deliverance of Jeremiah ;-The Burning of the 27, 12-14, 17-23, 15, 16;
Temple ;—The People are carried captive to 39. 10; 2 Kings 24. 17,
Babylon.......................................
to end ; 25.3-21; Jer. 39.
2, 4–9; 52. 4...............
XX. Psalms composed by the Jews during their Cap-
Psalms 79; 74; 83 ; 94...
tivity at Babylon.......
XXI.Jeremiah laments the Desolation of his Country
The Lamentations of Jere-
iniall..................
606
II......... EVENTS AT BABYLON BETWEEN THE COMMENCE-
MENT OF THE CAPTIVITY AND THE DESTRUCTION
OF THE TEMPLE.
I. Condition of Daniel and his Companions at Babylon Dan. ). 8, to end.......... 3398
II. The Commission of Ezekiel......
Ezek. 1; 2 ; 3. 1-21...... 3409
III. Ezekiel prophesies the Miseries and Destruction of Ezek. 3. 22, lo end; 4. to
| Jerusalein ..................................
1......................
Ezekiel's Vision of the Idolatries which occasioned i
the Babylonish Captivity..........
Ezek. 8. to 11. 1-21.......13410
Ezekiel's Prophecies against Zedekiah, the false i Ezek. 11. 22, to ond ; 12. to
Prophets, Jerusalem, and the Jewish Nation....
...........
VI. Prophecies addressed to the Elders of the Jews by i
Ezekiel ....
Ezek. 20. to 23...........
VII. Prophecy of the Destruction of Jerusalem, deliv-
ered by Ezekiel at the Commencement of the Ezek. 24.................
.......)
VIII. Ezekiel prophesies the Judginent of Pharaoh for
his Treachery to Israel and the Desolation of si Ezek. 29. 1–16............ 3415
Egypt ..
IX. Ezekiel prophesies the Destruction of Assyria and /
Ezek. 30. 20, to end; 31... 3416
Egypt ........................................
Egypt.....
..
!
19...............
3411
3413
Siege........
589
588
0
0
0
0
III. ........ HISTORY OF THAT PORTION OF THE JEWISH N:-
TION WHO WERE NOT CARRIED CAPTIVE TO BAB-
YLON, AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE.
I. Gedaliah appointed Governor of Judæa by Nebu-)
chadnezzar after the Destruction of the Temple;
-Jeremiah and the Renainder of the People
U
attach themselves to Gedalialı, who is assassi-
nated by Ishmael.............................
2 Kings 25. 22; Jer. 40;
41. 1-10; 2 Kings 25.
23-26..................
1....
997
INDEX THE FIRST.
*13
DATE.
PART.
SECT.
CONTENTS.
SCRIPTURE.
Page
Townsend. Halos
III.
a. M. B.C. B.C.
II. I Jolanan rescues the Captives from Ishmael, and, ) Ter a1 1. to w . 10.
contrary to the Commands of God given by Jere->
43. 1-7................ 13417
Inial, takes refuge at Tahpauhes in Egypt....
s Jer. 43. 8, to end ; 46. 13,
III. Prophecy of Jeremiah against Egypt...........
į to end....
IV.Final Predictions of Jeremiah against the idolatrously
| Jews, and against Egypt.....
Brief Recapitulation of the Captivities of the Jews i
YS Jer. 52. 28-30..........
by Nebuchadrezzar........
005
.......
1005
1007
1012
1013
1015
IV.
IV.......... EVENTS AT BABYLON BETWEEN THE DESTRUCTION
OF JERUSALEM AND THE RETURN FROM THE Cap-
TIVITY.
Ezekiel, being informed of the Destruction of
Jerusaleingjiredicts the ulter Desolation of Judæa,
and the Judgments of God against the Ammon-} | Ezek. 33. 21, to end ; 25....
ites, whoab and Seir, Edoin, and the Philistines,
energies to the Jews...........................
II. | Ezekiel prophesies the Destruction of Tyre......... Ezek. 26. to 28.....
HI. Ezekiel's Prophecy against Egypt.................. Ezek. 32. 1-16.......
Ezekiel prophesies the final Judgment of Egypt..... Ezek. 32. 17, to end...
V. Ezekiel's Appeal to the Captives in Babylon....... Ezek. 33. 1-20...
Ezekiel proceeds to denounce the Anger of God on)
the Governors of the Jews, who had deceived
the People to their Ruin - He then predicts the Ezek. 34. to 37......
Restoration of the Jews to Jerusalem, and the
ultimate Happiness of Christ's Kingdoin....
VII. Ezekiel's Prophecy of the future greut Contest be-
tween the Church and its Enemies, Gog and Mi-(
Ezek. 38; 39...........
gog ;-God's Judgment against them and tbe
Conversion of the Jews in the latter days........
Ezek. 40. to the end of the
Ezekiel's Vision of the Second Temple.......
Book.................
3430
Ezek. 29. 17, lo end; 30.
Ezekiel's last Prediction against Egypt......
1-19...
.... 13432
Daniel relates to Nebuchadnezzar the Dream the
Dan. 2.....
3434
King had forgotten........
•••••••••
XI. Nebuchadnezzar, on the Completion of his Con.
Dan. 3....
quests, sets up the golden Image ........
XII. Nebuchadnezzar's second Dream ;-His Madness
Dan. 4...........
and Recovery.........
XIII. Accession of Evil Merodach, and Release of Je-i Jer. 52. 31, to cud; 2 Kings
hoiachin from prison ...
25. 27, to cud.......... 3443
XIV. Daniel's First Vision of the four living Creatures... Dan. 7........... ... 3463
XV. Psalms written during the Distresses and Afflictions
(Psalms 137 ; 13); 80 ; 77;
37; 67; 49; 53: 50; 10;
of the Church, chiefly in the Babylonish Cap-
13 14 15; 25; 26; 27;
tivity.........................................
1 3689, 92, 93; 123....
XVI. Belshazzar's Feast............................
Dan. 5....
| Daniel's Vision of the Ran and the He Goat...... Dan. 8........
XVIII. Prayer of Daniel for the Restoration o Jerusalem,
Dan. 9; Psalm 102...... 3466
Land Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks..........
XIX. Daniel is cast into the Dei of Lions................ Dan. 6.................. 3667
XX. Decree of Cyrus for the Return of the Jews ;-1 Ezra l. 1-4; Psalms 126;
Psalıns on the occasion.........
.. 85; 2 Chron. 36. 22, 23.13868
574
1042
| 1048
| 1052
1052
.....3405
1069
1072
1074
538
537
536 536
1077
*
PERIOD VIII.
From the Termination of the Babylonish Captivity to the Reformation of Worship by Nehemiah,
and the Completion of the Canon of the Old Testament by Simon the Just.

FROM THE DECREE OF CYRUS TO THE DEDICATION
OF THE SECOND TEMPLE.
Ezra 1.5, to end; 2; 3.
I. Return of the Jews from their Captivity ;-Psalıns
1-7; Psalms 107 ; 87;
111, 112, 113;' 114;
composed on the occasion...
116; 117'; 125 127
II.
128; 134.............. 3468 536 536 1081
The Foundation of the Temple laid ;-Psalms Ezra 3. 8, to end ; Psalms
thereon.......
84 ; 66................
... 3469 535) ....
III. The Building of the Temple interrupted ;-Lasti Ezra 4.1-5, part of 24; Ps.
Vision of Daniel...
129; Dan. 10; 11; 12.. 3470534 529 1093
Ezra 4. part of 24 ; 5. 1;
Hag. l. 1-11; Ezra 5.
IV. The Building of the Temple resumed ;-Haggai) 2; Fag. l. 12, lo end;
and Zechariah prophesy.........
2. 1-9; Zech. l. 1-6;
Hag. 2, 10, to end; Zech.
1.7, to end ; 2; tn 6.... 3484 520 .... 1098
| The Building of the Temple again interrupted, ) Ezra 5.3, to end ; 6. 1-13;/
and again resumed ;-Zechariah prophesies.....! Psalm 138; Zech. 7; 8. 3485 519 463 (1107
The Finishing of the Temple ;—The feasts of the Ezra 6. 14, to end; Psalms
Dedication and the Passover are kept ;—Psalms | 48; 81; 146; 147 ; 148;
on the occasion ...............................
149; 150.............. 3489515 516 1111
]
II. ........ FROM THE DEDICATION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE TO
THE DEATH OF HAMAN.
1 1. lOpposition to the Jews in the reign of Xerxes....... Ezra 4. 6................13518
4861.... |1116
VOL. I.
151
INDEX THE FIRST.
DATE.
SCRIPTURE.
Page.
Townsendi. Hales
A. M. B. C. B.C.
Ezra 4.7-23............ 3540 464
Est. 1; 2. 1, to part of 15. 3542 462
Ezra 7 ; 8.........
3546
Est. 2. part of ver. 15-20. 3547
Ezra 9; 10......
Zech. 9. 10 end of Book...
Esther 2. 21, to end..
Esther 3. to the end of the
Book..................
1116
1117
1120
1123
1124
1126
1135
1135
35
RE
1141
1143
1148
1149
.
444
to
Neh. 1; 2. 1-11.....
Nen. 2. 12, to end ; 3. to 6.
Neh. 12. 27-43......
Nen. 7. 1-4.............
Neh. 7. 5, 10 end; 8.to 11; 3560
12. 1-9, and 44, lo end; to
13. 1-3; Ps. 1; 119...
3561
Mal. 1; 2; 3. 1-15....
3576
Neh. 13. 4, to end......) 3595
Mal. 3. 16, to end ; 4..... 3604
433 1149
443
to
1168
409
400.... 1174
to
to
PART.
SECT.
CONTENTS.
II. Opposition to the Jews in the reign of Artaxerxes
Longimanis.....
III. Artaxerxes divorces his Queen...
IV. Commission of Ezra.......
V. Esther made Queen of Persia.......
VI. The Reformation by Ezra............
VII. Concluding Prophecies of Zechariah..
VIII. | Mordecai discovers the Conspiracy against Arta-
xerxes....................
IX. Plot of Hainan for the Destruction of the Jews,
and its Defeat...
I11..
FROM THE REFORMATION BY NEHEMIAH TO THE
CLOSING OF THE CANON.
I. First Commission of Nehemiah....
II. The Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt.
III. Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem......
IV. Nehemiah returns to Persia.
Second Commission of Nehemiah, and Reformas
tion effected by hiin..
· V.
VI. Malachi prophesies against the Corruptions which
had been introduced during the second absence
of Nehemiah .................................
VII. Further Reformation by Nehemiah.................
VIII. Final Prophecy of the Old Testament ;-Malachi
foretells the Advent of John the Baptist, the Fore-
runner of the Saviour.... ...................
IX. Detached Genealogies, Successions, and Events, )
inserted probably at the Completion of the
Canon........................................)
1 Chron. 1. to 9; Neh. 12.
10-26.................
.......
..... (1175
15*
INDEX THE SECOND,
ON THE PLAN RECOMMENDED BY TORSHEL,*
SHOWING
IN WHAT PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT ANY CHAPTER OR VERSE OF THE
OLD TESTAMENT MAY BE FOUND.

SCRIPTURE.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
SCRIPTURE.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
GENESIS.
Period
Part.
Section.
Page.
GENESIS.
Period
Part.
Section.
Page.
II.
21
23
1.
VIII.
2. 1-3.
4, to end.
23
24
IX.
II.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
25
inco
37. 1.
beginning of 2,
end of 2, to end.
1-5.
6, to end.
39. 1-6.
7, to end.
1-45.
46, to end.
A
il
111
123
111
107
112
112
114
114
115
117
118
119
120
122
123
VI
1-4.
5, to end.
8. 1-12.
13, to end.
9. 1-17.
18, to end.
VIT.
VIII.
VIII.
1-9.
10-26.
27, to end
123
46. 1-7.
8, to end.
47. 1-12.
13-26.
27, to end.
124
124
125
126
1.
2-4.
5-13.
14, to end.
127
ΙΙΙ.
IV.
V.
2, to end.
VI.
00
VII.
VIII.
EXODUS.
83
Y
84
III.
. 16.
17.
18. l-15.
16, to end.
1-29.
end.
85
T
rin
86
130
130
132
134
135
87
w::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
4. 1-28.
29, 10 end.
136
6. 1-13.
137
22, to end.
XI.
IT.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVII.
XVI.
XVIII.
XIX.
XXI.
137
138
20, to end.
138
1-6.
14-27.
28, to end.
7. 1-13.
14, to end.
8. 1-15.
16-19.
20, lo end.
9. 1-7.
8-12.
13, to end.
10, 1-20.
21-27.
I.
II.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
III.
XX.
7-10.
11.
12-18.
19-28.
29, to end.
26. part of 1.
part of 1, to end.
27. 1-45.
Ul.
IV.
95
138
139
140
140
141
141
142
143
145
146
146
144
146
147
148
147
I.
95
28, 29.
46.
99
99
100
1-14.
15, to end
::::::::::
100
101
VII.
VIII.
VII.
VIII.
V11
103
148
VIII.
105
. 1-20.
21-30.
31-36.
37-39.
40–42.
43, lo end.
1-19.
20, to end.
14. l-18.
19, lo end.
15. 1-21.
22-26.
27.
106
1-17.
18, to end.
35. 1-27.
28, 29.
107
107
108
115
109
IV.
V.
:::::::
148
149
149
151
151
152
VI.
VII.
153
XI.
* See Introduction, pp. 1, 2.
16*
INDEX THE SECOND.
SCRIPTURE.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
SCRIPTURE.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
EXODUS.
Period
Purt.
Seclion.
Page.
NUMBERS.
Period
Part.
Section.
Page
16.
III.
VIII.
153
III.
VIII.
253
17.
155
18. 1-26.
27.
VIII.
X.
XLIX.
LI.
XI.
235
237
156
157
21. 10, 11.
12, lo part of 1
last part of 1
19, 20.
21, lo end.
253
J...
XIL.
254
XIII.
158
24
159
160
161
XIV.
XV.
25.
26.
27. 1-11.
12, lo end.
25.
26.
27.
162
164
105
28.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::
XVI.
166
168
29.
30.
30.
XVII.
170
31.
31.
171
32.
33. 1-5.
32.
XVIII.
1722
33.
34.
XIX.
monio
174
175
176
178
179
XX.
UA
9, 10.
11.
12, 13.
LXIV.
LXV. 253
LXVI. 254
LXV.
LXVII.
256
258
LXVIII. 259
LXIX.
260
LXX. 262
LXXXVI. 310
LXXI. 263
265
LXXII. 266
LXXIII. 267
LXXIV. 269
I.
147
III. 149
IV.
149
V.
151
VII. 153
VIII.
IX. 155
X.
155
XI.
156
L.
237
LIII. 239
LIV. 243
LIX. 250
LX.
251
LXII. 252
LXI.
LXIII. 253
LXIV. 253
LXV. 253
LXVI. 254
LXVII. 259
LXVIII.
LXXV. 270
271
LXXVI. 272
· LXX. 263
LXXXV. 1 309
154
3
180
181
14.
183
15.
16.
--
LEVITICUS.
-
-
17.
18.
19-35.
36.
37-39.
-
XXI.
184
185
185
40.
252
186
188
189
190
41.
42-44.
45.
46, 47.
48.
49.
50, to end.
191
nici co tiadicoricó og olie
193
259
10. 1-7.
8, to end.
9. 1-14.
194
194
195
34.
:::::::
196
36. l-12.
12.
197
13,
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
ΧΧΙΧ.
XXX.
XXXI.
XXXII.
XXXIII.
ΧΧΧΙV.
XXXV.
XXXVI.
XXXVII.
198
200
14. 1-32.
33, to end.
15.
DEUTERON.
LXXVII.
273
17
2. 1.
2, to end.
275
275
202
202
204
205
206
207
209
210
211
212
277
::::::::::::::
4. 1-41.
41, 10 mnd.
278
280
280
23.
214
XXXVIII.
XXXIX.
XL.
XLI.
XLII.
LXXVIII.
LXXIX.
Lxxx.
LXXXI.
LXXVII.
LXXXI.
LXXXII.
215
217
219
281
282
284
284
286
26.
10. 1-5.
6-9.
10, to end.
275
286
NUMBERS.
286
XLIII.
288
289
290
xliv.
xlv.
vicic ti wonosi s
220
222
224
226
2:28
229
2:30
17. 1.
2, to end,
:::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::
LXXXIII.
mi ti diconic og Einar constancia entre elemento
291
292
293
294
295
295
XLVI.
XLVII.
XXV.
233
19.
1-14.
195
15, lo end.
296
297
L.
10.
XLVIII.
L.
LI.
298
299
236
234
236
237
237
237
11-28.
29-32.
33, to end,
1-34.
300
Lo.
301
LII.
LIII.
35.
239
27
302
303
304
307
1-15.
16.
LIV.
30.
309
LXXXIV.
Lxxxv.
LXXXVI.
LXXXVII.
LXXXVIII.
310
311
LV.
LVI.
245
domä
239
240
29.
240
241 31. 1-3.
243
9, to end.
32. 1-47.
247 48, to end.
248
219
251
251
JOSHUA.
252
252 1. 1-9.
252 || 10, to end.
312
314
315
316
LVII.
LVIII.
LX.
LXI.
LXII.
LXI.
LXIII.
20. 1-13.
14-21.
22-29.
21. 1-3.
4-9.
I.
III.
:
INDEX THE SECOND.
*17

SCRIPTURE.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
SCRIPTURE.
PIACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
JOSHUA.
Period
Part. 1
Section,
Page.
I. SAMUEL.
Period
Part.
Section.
Page.
2
II.
III.
VII.
319
321
VI.
18. 5-9.
10, to end.
19. 1-3.
ତେ
322
IV.
323
4-17.
18, to end.
VIII.
407
408
408
409
411
411
413
415
4.16
5. 1-12.
13, to end."
2, to end.
8. 1-29.
30, to end.
6. 1.
22. part of i.
417
VIII.
VII.
part of 1, &
3-19.
20, to end.
2-12.
13-23.
24-28.
1.
423
423
423
425
VIII.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
3:24
324
324
325
327
333
328
329
332
335
336
337
337
338
338
340
340
341
342
344
344
346
333
12.
13. 1-14.
15, to.ond.
14. 1-5.
6, to end.
15.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::
29.
ΧΙΙ.
426
426
426
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
maca
7
429
431
432
433
434
434
436
436
438
XVI.
21. 1-42.
43, to end.
XVII.
XVIII.
346
347
JUDGES.
439
440
442
443
2. 1-5.
6-13.
14, lo end.
1-11.
12-30.
31.
349
350
351
358
359
339
360
360
361
::::
o
VI.
363
VIII.
IX.
wcó roig casino
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
368
369
370
372
374
375
375
377
378
378
383
384
387
387
.iiiiii::::::::::::
i::::
XIV.
470
443
444
447
448
449
460
460
468
471
474
475
479
481
479
480
481
482
483
485
485
487
487
496
497
499
499
500
501
501
502
541
446
416
448
506
507
509
508
509
.
XVI.
351
XIV.
352
353
355
357
XV.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XXVI
364
365
IX.
366
II.
XVIII.
:::::
:::
XIII.
XV.
XIII.
XVII.
XVIII.
379
380
385
382
387
388
389
390
390
391
392
394
395
XX.
XXVI.
:::
:::
511
541
542
542
544
548
xix.
:::::::::::::::::::::
4
549
543
545
::::::::::::
:::::::55 Dini :
8, lo end.
II. SAMUEL.
micici
5. 1-3.
4. 1-3.
5, to end.
4-10.
11, lo end.
6. l-1l.
12, to end.
1-6.
7, to end.
9; 10.
12. 1, to part of 15.
part of 15-23.
24, 25.
26, to end.
13. 1-22.
23, to end.
6, to end.
8, to end.
30, to end.
1-14.
15, to end.
-19.
20.
ictime
4, to end.
15, to end.
RUTH.
mici
3; 4.
8-12.
13-17.
18, lo end.
1-9.
10-15.
I. SAMUEL.
16.
17.
18, to end.
2. 1-21.
22, to end.
I. KINGS.
cia mini con voi oggi
2. 1-9.
10, 11.
2, to end.
12.
13–38.
39, to end.
3. 1, 2.
396
397
398
400
402
407
403
405
IV.
5, to end.
4. 1-25.
26-28.
29-33.
34.
5. 1-9.
10, to end.
16. 1–13.
14, lo end.
18. 1-4.
543
546
574
576
574
547
548
VII.
VI.
17.
18*
INDEX THE SECOND.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.

Period!
Part.
Section.
Page.
Period|
Part.
Section.
Page
II.
549
553
VI.
IX. Pn. I.
550
552
678
678
679
680
::::
679
550
553
564
551
IX. Pn. II.
IX. Pn. I.
X. Pn. I.
IX. Pn. II.
X. Pn. II.
693
680
693
553
705
708
680
562
561
563
565
565
693
VII.
VIII.
IX.
709
709
709
572
710
>
714
XI. Pn. II.
XII. Pn. II.
XI. Pn. I.
730
566
575
573
574
573
574
573
::::
:::P
610
XII
Pn. I.
VIII.
468
545
:::$::$: : : :
710
713
710
713
714
719
725
727
730
730
824
611
I.
VII.
VIII.
I. Pn. I.
I. Pn. II.
622
623
627
628
| XII. Pn. II.
XIII. Pn. II.
I.
832
III. Pn. II.
I. Pn. I.
I.
634
831
623
835
XIV. Pn. II.
XIII. Pn. I.
626
625
620
XIII. Pn. II.
XIII. Pn. I.
631
X
XIII.
731
742
831
764
777
778
780
781
630
631
III. Pn. I.
III. Ph. II.
633
II.
635
635
635
784
770
776
::::::
XXVI
VI.
VII.
XIV. Pn. I.
636
636
637
637
643
644
646
647
649
651
638
643
XV.
XVI.
T.
III.
TII
:::::
IV.
V.
IV. Pn. I.
XVII.
823
832
834
836
836
844
845
849
851
873
873
874
895
897
894
898
898
902
939
928
927
638
643
XVIII.
IV. Pn. II.
VI.
633
VII.
VI.
VII.
XVIII.
IX. .
II.
IX.
II.
III.
XIX.
XI.
VI
:::::::
940
997
998
1052
X
653
655
654
657
658
660
601
664
664
666
668
643
664
666
V. Pn. II.
VI. Pn. II.
IV. Pn. 1.
V. Pn. I.
VI. Pn. I.
VIII.
IV.
III.
VI.
IX.
XVIII.
1175
440
438
667
II.
VI. Pn. II.
VI. Pn. I.
VI. Pn. II.
668
667
670
SCRIPTURE.
SCRIPTURE.
I. KINGS.
II. KINGS.
14. 1-6.
part of 7.
part of 7-14.
15, 16.
17-20.
21, 22.
23, 24.
6. l.
2, 3.
· 4-8.
9-14.
15-36.
37, 38.
7. 1-12.
13-50.
51.
8. l, to part of 50.
part of 50-61.
62, to end.
9. 1-9.
10-14.
15-23.
24.
25-27.
28.
29.
. l.
2-7.
8-12.
13-15.
16-22.
23-26.
27-29.
30, 31.
25.
32.
26, to end.
10. 1-10.
11.
12, 13.
14, to end.
11. 1-14.
15-20.
21, 22.
23-40.
41-43.
12. 1-24.
25, to end.
13.
14. 1-20.
part of 21.
part of 21.
22-24.
25, to end.
15. 1, 2.
3-8.
9-15.
16-24.
25-31.
32, to end.
16. 1-7.
8-14.
15-22.
23-28.
29, to end.
33, 34.
part of 35,
part of 35-38.
16. 14.
5.
6-9.
10-18.
19, 20.
17. 1, 2.
3,4.
5, 6.
7-23.
24, to end.
18. 1-6.
7,8.
9-12.
13-16.
17, to end.
19. 1-7.
8-19.
20-35.
36, 37.
1-11.
12-19.
20, 21.
21. 1-16.
17, 18.
19, to end
22. 1, 2.
3, to end.
23. 1-3.
4-20.
21-24.
25, to part of 30.
part of 30-35.
36, 37.
24. part of 1,
part of 1, 2.
3, 4.
5.
6-9.
10-16.
17, lo end.
25. beginning of 1.
end of 1, 2.
3-21.
22.
23-26.
27, to end.
2. 1-40.
41-44.
45.
46, 47.
48-50.
51, to end.
II. KINGS.
3. 1-5. :
6, to end.
piwo
I. CHRON.
II.
VII.
. VI.
VII.
6. 1-23.
24, to end.
8. 1-6.
7-15.
16.
17-24.
25.
26, to end.
9. 1-26.
27-29.
3), tu end.
10. 1-28.
29.
30, to end.
11. 1-16.
17-20.
21.
12. 1-3.
4-14.
15-18.
19-21.
13. 1-9.
10.
11-13.
14-21.
22, lo cnd.
10. l-12.
13, 14.
11. 1-14.
15-19.
20, to enl.
12. 1-7.
8-18.
19-22.
23, tu end.
13. 1-4.
5, lo end.
14. 1-16.
II.
XV.
IX.
XVI.
· II.
VII. Pn. II.
VIII. Pu. II.
VII. Pn. 1.
VIII. Pn. I.
TV
447
417
447
433
416
436
446
444
451
449
449
452
453
454
463
470
468
470
670
673
676
673
676
673
673
674
675
676
676
677
680
677
680
17.
15. 1-14.
15, to end.
VIII. Pn. II.
II.
III.
3. 1-11.
12.
| IX. Pn. II.
VIII. Pn. II.
IIX. Pn. II.
III.
I.
13, to end.
INDEX THE SECOND.
*19
SCRIPTURE.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
SCRIPTURE.
| PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
I. CHRON.
Period
Section.
Page.
II. CHRON.
Period
Part.
Section.
Page.
IV.
X.
XVII.
XVIII.
480
506
509
507
509
VI. | XI. Pn. I.
XII. Pn. I.
27. 1, 2.
3, to end.
28. 1-3.
4-19.
20-23.
24, 25.
26, 27.
710
713
730
720
727
507
728
729
509
508
510
Sai
XIII. Pn. I.
XIX.
XX.
XXII.
513
20. 1-3.
4, to end.
21. 1-5.
6, 7.
8-14.
15, 16.
part of 17.
part of 17, to end.
23. 1.
2, to end.
25 and 26.
27. 1-22.
23, 24.
28. l-10.
11, to end.
29. 1-19.
20-25.
26, to end.
3, to end.
op
ΧΙΙΙ.
516
517
518
520
507
520
513
521
XII.
XVIII.
XXII.
XXI.
XXII.
XXV.
25, to end.
:::::::
735
731
733
734
764
784
783
777
776
823
834
836
836
843
850
850
873
Y
9-21.
22, 23.
21.
25, 26.
27, lo end.
33. 1-20.
21, to end.
34. 1-7.
8-32.
33.
35. 1-19.
20,to end.
36. 14.
538
XIV. Pn. I.
XV.
XVI.
XXVI.
540
542
II. CHRON.
1. 1.
874
XVII.
I.
898
542
543
545
544
575
547
6, 7.
VII.
VI.
VII.
895
IT
9, 10.
III.
898
902
926
X.
2-6.
7-12.
13.
14, to end.
2. 1-16.
. 17, 18.
3. 1-9.
. 10-12
part of 13.
part of 13.
14.
548
11-21.
22, 23.
XX.
1080
L
EZRA.
1. 1-4.
15, to end.
i
549
553
550
553
550
553
551
553
552
553
554
556
559
561
561
5, to end.
3. 1-7.
8, to end.
4. 1-5.
6.
7-23.
part of 24.
part of 24.
5. 1.
w
II.
III.
IV.
2-7.
8-10.
ll, to end
5. 1-10..
11, to end.
6. 1-39.
40, to end.
7. 1-3.
4-7.
8-10.
11, to end.
8. 1-11.
12-17.
18.
9. 1-28. :
29-31.
1079
1081
1082
1084
1090
1093
1116
1116
1094
1098
1098
1100
1107
1107
1111
1120
1122
1124
2.
559
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::$ ..::::::::::::::::::::
3, to end.
6. 1-13.
14, co'end.
9, 10.
o
562
564
565
573
575
575
622
626
626
624
625
629
I. Pn. I.
NEHEMIAH.
14.
5, to end.
2. 1-11.
12, to end.
o
1-21.
631
Pn. I.
631
631
633
631
2.
7. 1-4.
5, to end.
citiwcon coccig
part of 1.
part of 1.
3, to end.
1-15.
16, 17.
18, 19.
1-6.
7, to end.
632
1141
1143
1143
1144
1145
1146
1147
1149
1149
1151
1154
1156
1157
1158
1187
1148
1158
1159
1172
633
-
632
o
634
633
-
IV. Pn. I.
643
dimino
oi
to end.
638
12. 1-9.
10-26.
27-43.
44, to end.
13. 1-3.
4, to end.
o
end.
IV. Pn. II.
IV. Pn. I.
639
652
639
640
642
643
642
. 1-26.
27-30.
31-34.
35, to end.
ESTHER.
662
che
1.
8.
V. Pn. I.
VI. Pn. I.
VII. Pn. I.
VIII: Pn. I.
I.
se se
10, to end.
1-15.
16, to end.
1, 2.
3-6.
7-11.
666
667
671
672
674
676
674
672
675
679
678
679
680
:::::::::
1117
1119
1123
1135
1135
1136
1137
1138
1139
1140
1141
VII. Pn. I.
VIII. Pn. I.
IX. Pn. I.
x. Pn. 1.
I.
III.
686
::
v.
2. l, to part of 15.
part of 15-20.
21, to end.
12, to end.
25 14.
5-16.
17, to end.
26. 1-15.
16-21.
22, 23.
opiniocio
JOB.
1. 1-5
6, to end.
692 1
E:
20*
INDEX THE SECOND.

SCRIPTURE.
| PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.
SCRIPTURE.
PLACE IN THE ARRANGEMENT.

JOB.
Period
Part.
Section.
Page.
PROVERBS.
Period
Part.
Section.
Page
2. 1-10.
11, to end.
III.
IV.
V.
Part I.
Part II.
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
.
ai tioncoo oggi
VII.
VIII.
591
6, 17,
៩៨១- ១ ម៉នន័៨៨ទំនុំគំនុំទំៗ
og
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
1-16.
17, to end.
Part III
XI.
ΧΙΕ.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
20.
21.
0
:::::::::::::::
22.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
23.
4.
603
26, 27.
604
605
606
.
29.
607
609
82.
0
ECCLESIASTES.
85.
VII.
36.
XXII.
3, 4.
5. 1-12.
13, to end.
6. 1-11.
12, to end.
:::::::::::
michcoat
XXIII.
XXIV.
612
614
615
616
616
617
617
617
618
619
620
end.
1-6.
7, to end.
::::::::::
XXV.
XXVI.
coio
11, 12
PSALMS -- See Index the Third:
SONG OF SOL-
OMON.
::
566
571
PROVERBS.
Part I.
ricchio co
:::::
576
577 1 to 8.
578
579
580 || THE PROPHETS. See Index the Third.
581
21*
INDEX THE THIRD,
IT
SHOWING
IN WHAT PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT ANY PSALM OR PROPHECY MAY BE
FOUND; ALSO, THE PROBABLE OCCASION ON WHICH IT WAS
COMPOSED, WITH THE AUTHORITY FOR ITS INSERTION.
PSALMS.

Psalms.
Date|
B.C.
Authority for its Place in the
Arrangement.
Page.
Pas
462
IV.
529
IV.
Place in thic Arrangement.
After what Scrip. Probable Occasion on which each Psalm
lure.
Period Pari. Section.
was composed.
VIII. III.
V. Neliem. 13. 3..... SWri'ten by Ezra, as a Preface to the Book ?
of Psalms..............
On the Delivery of the Promise by Na->
IV. VII. VI.2 Sam. 7. 29..... 3 than to David--a Prophecy of Christ's
Kingdom..................
IV.
VII.
XII.2 Sam. 15. 29...... On David's Flight from Absalom.......
VUI.
VII. xli. 2 Sam. 17. 29...
During the Flight from Absalom.......
VII. XXIV. i Chron. 28. 21.... Inserled towards the End of David's Life.
VII. XII. 12 San. 16. 14........ On the Reproaches of Shimci......
VII. XXIV. 1 Chron. 28. 21..... Inscrted towards the End of David's Life...
VI.
VI. 1 Sam. 18. f... On the Victory over Goliath................
XY. Dan. 7. 28....... During the Babylonish Captivity.....
VII. 1 Sam. 19. 3.....
s When David was advised to flee to the
1 Mountains........
VII. XXIV. 1 Chron. 28. 1..... Inseried towards the End of David's Life....
XV. Dan. 7. 28..... During the Babylonish Captivity............
VII. VII. 2 Sam. 7. 29....
SOn the Delivery of the Promise by Nathan
3 to David...........................
VI.
X. 1 Sam. 22. 19.. . On the Murder of the Priests by Doeg......
IV.
VII. XVII. 2 Sam. 22.51... On the Conclusion of David's Wars..
VII. XXIV. 1 Chron. 28. 21...... Inserted towards the End of David's Life...
VI.
Son the War with thc Ammonites and
IX. 2 Sam. 10. 19.....
> Syrians.........................
VII. VII. 2 Sam. 7. 29........
On the Delivrry of the Promise by Nu
1 than 10 Davidl...
VII.
XXIV.] 1 Chron. 28. 21...... | inserted towards the End of David's Life....
VI.
414 Calmet, Hornc, Dr. Gray..........1
19441 S Dr. Hales, Arabic title, Internal?
Evidence .........
1024 Lightroot, Hebrew title ............ 485
1023 Lightrooi, Calmet, Bishop Patrick.. 491
1023 Edwards..................
492
Occasion and Date unknown...... 528
1024 Internal Evidence, Hebrew title ... 486
Occasion and Dute unknown.......
1063/ Lightfoot, Chaldee Paraphrase..... 406
539 Calmet, Horuc, Dr. Gray.......... 1061
1062 Edwards, Calmet, Green.......... 409
Occasion and Dale unknown..... 529
1062
539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray...... 1062
1063
1044 Dr. Hales...........................
466
1060 In ferred from Calmet and Horne... 420
1019
S2 Sam. 22. 1. Hebrow tile, ?
s
501
Dr. Wells ...............
Occasion and Date unknown..
529
1038 Calmet...
172
473

IV.
1044 Dr. Hales....................
461
Occasion and Date unknown.....
XY. Dail. 7. 28.....
530
1063
1064
1064
During the Babylovish Caplivity...........
539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray..
VII.
531
VII.
508
VI.
424
477
XXIV. 1 Chron. 28. 21...... Inserted towards the End of David's Liſe.... Occasion and Date unknown....
XVIII. 1 Chron. 21. 30....
SOn thc Dedication of the Threshingfloor
| 1017 | Calmet ........................
of Arillinal...................
XI. | 1 Sam. 23. 12. ...... On David's Persecution by Saul.........
1060 Green, Calmet..............
1035 | Dr. Halcs, Calmet, Rosenmuller.
12 Sam. 12. 15....... On the Pardon of David's Adultery.....
1035 / Dr. Hales, Culmel............
JX. 1 Sam. 21. 15 .... ...On David's leaving the City of Gath..... 1060 Lightfoot, Hebrew title........
X. 1 Sam. 22. 19...... On David's Persecution by Doeg........
1060 Edwards.......
XV. Dan. 7. 28. ......... During the Babylonish Captivity.......... 539 Calmet Horne, Dr. Gray.....
XXIY.
XXIV.
l i Chron. 28. 21... Inscricd towards the End of David's Liſe...) | Occasion and Dale unknown...
VII.
VI.
VI.
IV.
477
415
421
1065
1057
532
533
521
522
489
489
779
464
642
554
IV.
1112
1059
1060
476
VII,
118
1060
126
VI.
p.
490
IV.
IV.
414
427
VII.
1023 Lightroot, Dr. Wells.......
XIII. 2 Sam. 17.29. ......
Son David's resting by the River Jordan
in his Flight from Absaloni.......... 10:23 Lightfoot, Bishop Patrick.
VIII. XII.2 Kings 19. 7........ On thic blasphemous Message of Rab-shakeh 710 Mucge.......
VII. VII. 2 Sam. 7. 29......
SOn the Delivery ol me rromise oy Was | 1044 Dr. Hales ...................
than lo David...................... S
JV.
2 Chron. 20. 26..... On the Victory of Johoshin plinl............. 896 Rosenmuller............
III.
2 Chiron. 5. 10... On the Removal of the Ark into the 'Teinple.. 1004 Dr. Wells, Internal Evidence....
1. Ezra 6. 22...... On the Dedication of the Second Temple.. 515 | Internal Evidence.....
XV. Dan. 7. 28..... During the Babylonish Captivity.......... 539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray.......
VII.
X. 2 Sam. 12. 1.5.. Confession of David af er his Adultery..... 1031 General Testimony of Commentator
VI.
X. 1 Sim. 22, 19.. 1 On David's Persecution by Dorg...
1060 Lightfoot, Travell, Calmet, Heb. title
IV. XV. Diin. 7. 28..... During the Babylonish Cintivity.....
539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Giray......
XI. 1 San. 23. 23.. On the Treahery of the Ziphim to Divid... 1060 Ligh'foot, Hebrew title.......
VII. XIII.2 Sam. 17.29... During the Flight from Alisnlom........... 1023 Lightfont, Dr. Hales...........
VI.
IX. | 1 Sam. 21. 15.... When David was with the Philistines in Gath 1060 Lightfoot, Hebrew lille.....
VI. XII. | Sam. 24. 22... On Delil's Refusn) o kill Saul in the Cave.. J 1058 Lightfoot ......
XII. I S. m. 24. 22.... Continuation of Psalm 57..................
1058 Lightfuot, Dr. Hulcs....
VI.
Bishop Horne, Dr. Gray,
VII. 1 Sam. 19. 17.....
ISOn the Soldiers or Snul surrounding the
> House of Davidl.....................)
brew title..........
VU. VIU. I Kings 11. 20.....
I tie Conquest of Erlom by Joali.......... | 1040 / Lightfoot, Hebrow title..
VII. XXIII. I Chiron. 28. 21.... Inserted towards the End of David's Lic... Occasion and Date unknown..
VII. XII. 2 Sam. 17. 29..... In Duvid's Persecution by Absalom......... 1023 Calmet, Horne......
VI.
XII. 1 Sam. 24. 22... Prayer or David in the Wilderness or Engelli 1058 Lightfoot ....................
X. 1 Sam. 22. 19... On David's Persecution by Srul............ 1060 Edwards.....
VII. XXIII. 1 Chron. 28.21.. Inserieri lowarıls hic Enel of David's Life... Occasion and Dale unknown......
1.
II. Ezra 3. 13......
Son laying the Foundation of the Second IS Calmct, Horne, Dr. Gruy, ?
? Temple............................)
Internal Evidence..........
IV. L XV. Dan. 7. 28...... During the Balıylonish Cup'ivity............ 539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray.....
VII,
IV.2 Sum. 6. 11........
On the First Remival of ihr Ark........... 1045 | Lowth, Lightfoot..............
VII. XXIII. 1 Chron. 28. 21...... Inscried towards the End of David's Liſc... Occasion and Date imknown..
vir. XIII. 2 Sam. 17.29...... During Abenlom's Rebellion
S Dr. Wells, Calmet, Hornc,
1025 | Dr. Gray.....
VII. lxxv.li C ron. 29. 19.....Jon Solomon being made King by his Father) 1015) Dr. Hales, 'I'rnvell.........

IV.
VI.
428
JA,
410
IV.
IV.
IV.
IV.
469
523
492
428
VI.
422
IV.
IV.
IV.
VIII.
VU.
523
1092
535
IV.
1059
450
524
1023
494
IV.]
640
VOL. 1.
152
22*
INDEX THE THIRD.
Place in the Arrangement.
Psalms.
After what Scrip
Date
Probable Occasion on which cach Psalm
was composed.
Authority for its Place in the
Arrangement.
Page.
ture.
Period., Parl. Suction.
XIII.
ΧΙΙ Ι.Ι
IY.
VII.
941
IV.
VII.
VII
VIII.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
639
942
VII.
VII.
IV.
VIII.
III.
VII.
111.
IV.
VIII.
VII.
IV.
539
534
98
99
555
100
101
VII.
VII.
535
1076
IV.
VII.
VII.
VII.
102
103
104
105
108
107
108
109
110
ill
112
458
VIIT.
IV.
IV.
XVI. 2 Kings 19. 19... On the Destruction of Sennacherib.... 710 Dr. Wells.....,
780
Jer. 39. 10........ On the Destruction of the City and Temple.. 588 Dr. Wells, Pole....
941
710 | Tmvcll............. ......
XVI. 2 Chron. 32. 23... On the Destruction of Sennacherib.......
783
710 Green...........
983
XV. Dan. 7. 28...... During the Broylonish Captivity...
539 Culmet., Hornc, Dr. Gmy......
1056
XXIII. 1 Chron. 28. 21. Inserted towards the End of David's Life... Occasion and Dale uokrown.. 525
XX. Jer. 39. 10..... On the Destruction of the City and Temple..
588 Dr. Wells, Green...........
XV. Dan. 7. 28..... During the Babylonish Captivity...........
539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray...
1055
Ezra 6. 22...... On the Dedication of the Second Temple.... Internal Evidencc...
1112
2 Chron. 19.7.....
S on the Appointment of Judges by Jehosh-> Internal Evidence..........
R a phat...............................s
XX. Jer. 39. 10...... JOn thc Desolation caused by the Assyrians.. Psalm 83. 8, Dr. Wall......
II. Ezra 3. 13...........
Son laying the Foundation of the Second
Internal Evidence............... 1091
13 Temple........
XX. Ezra 1. 4.......
ISOn the Decree of Cyrus for the Restoru-
Psalm 85. 1, Dimnock, Poole....... 1080
1 lion of the Jews......... .........
XXIV. 1 Chron. 28.21. Inserted towards the End of David's Life... Occasion nnd Date unknown.... 533
1. Ezra 3. 7........ On the Return from the Babylonish Captivity
536 Crlmet, Horne, Dr. Gray...... 1087
Exod. 2. 25..... During the Amiccion in Egypt..............
1571 Lightfoot, Internal Evidence... 131
Dan. 7. 28....... During the Babylonish Captivity....... 539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Grny...... 1066
Nurnb. 14. 45... On the shortening or Man's Life, &c........
1489 | Lightfool, Horne, Dr. Gray.... 243
I Chron. 28. 10...... After the Advice of David lo Solomon...... 1015 | Internal Evidence.....
514
XV. Dnn. 7. 28....... During the Babylonish Captivity............ Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray.... 1068
XX. Jer. 39. 10....... On the Destruction of the City and Temple..l 588 Internal Evidence.....
943
XXIV. | 1 Chron. 28.21...... Inserted towards the End of David's Life... Occasion and Dale unknown.....
Con the Removal of the Ark from
V. i Chron. 16. 43......
the 1044 | Lightfoot ....................
457
House of Obed-edom....
555
12 Chron. 5. 10....... On the Removal of the Ark into the Temple.. | 1004 | Internal Evidence....
556
556
XXIV. 1 Chron.28. 21...... Inserted towards the End of David's Life... Occasion and Date unknown....
XVII. Dan. 9. 27........
Isun the near 'Termination of the Babylo->
538 | Psalm 102, 13, Mudge.......
I nisl Captivity.......................s
X. 2 Sam. 12. 15........ On the Pardon of David's Adultery......... 1035 Dr. Hales........
478
XXIV. Chrun.28. 21...... linserted townrds the End of David's Life... Occasions and Ditlc unknown.... 535
SOn the Rernoval of the Ark from the
v. 1 Chron. 16. 43......
10441 Chron. 16. 7, Lightfool ..... 456
) House of Obed-eilom.................3 | 1044 | Lightfool..........
Ezra 3. 7........ 1 On the Return froin the Babylonish Captivity 536 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray.... 1085
I Kings 11. 20... On the Conques' of E'lom by Jonb......... 1040 Lightfoot ........
469
2 Suun. 22. 19... Ou Davill's Persecution by Doeg........ 1060 Archdeacon Randolph........
419
2 Sam. 7. 29........ On the Promise by Nathan to David........ 1044 | Dr. Hulles..................... 467
1087
1. Ezra 3. 7........
s on the Recurn from the Babylonish Cap}
1087
536 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray......
tivity...................
1088
1088
2 Chron. 20. 26. On the Victory of Jehoshaphal............. 896 Dr. Wells ..........
641
1. Ezra 3. 7 ........... On the Return from the Babylonish Captivity | 536 Culmet, Horne, Dr. Gray .... 1089
VII.2 Sam. 7. 29...... On the Promise by Nathan to David........ 1044 Dr. Hales........
466
Nehem. 13. 3........ Manual of Devotion by Ezra.....
444 | Internal Evidence............. 1162
XXIV. 1 Chron. 28. 21..... Inserted towards the End of David's Lifc.. Occasion and Dato unknown....
537
XV. Dan. 7. 28......... During the Babylonish Captivity........... 539 Crimet, Horne, Dr. Gray...... 1069
XXIV. I Chron. 28. 21.. Inecrled towards the End of David's Life .. Occasion and Date unknown... 537
l. Ezra 3. 7............ On the Return from the Babylonish Captivity 536 Calmet, Horne .......
1089
XX. Ezra 1. 4......
SOn the Decrce of Cyrus for the Restoru-
Bishop Horne, Travell, Wells...... 1079
tion of the Jews.....................
I.Ezra 3.7........... On the Return from the Babylonish Captivity 536 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray.......... 1090
SOn the Oprosition of the Samaritans to
III. Eur 4. 24.......
535 | Dimock .......................
1094
the Rebuilding of the Temple........
XV. Dan. 7. 28....... During the Babylonish Captivity............ 539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray....... 1055
XXIV. i Chron.28. 21... Inscricci lowards the End of David's Liie... Occasion and Dute unknown... 538
V. 1 Chron. 15. 14... 'Before the Sccond Removal of the Ark...... Lightfoot.................... 452
XXIY. I Chron. 28. 21..... Inserted towards the End of David's Lile... Occasion and Date unknown.... 538
1. Ezra 3. 7........ On the Return from the Babylonish Cuptivity 536 | Culmet, Horne, Dr. Gruy..... 1090
na S Always used in the Temple 557
2 Chron. 5. 14...... On the Dedication of the Temple.........
1 Service.........
558
xv. Dan. 7. 28...... During the Babylonish Captivity........ 539 Calmet, Horne, Dr. Gray..... 1054
V.Ezra 6. 13...
On the Rebuilding of the Tenple........ 519 | Greek Version......
1108
S Prayer of David when mude King over
II. I Chron. 13. 4....
1048 Interval Evidence........
445
all Isruel......................
X. 1 Sam. 22. 19.... 10. Davirl': Persecucion by Docg............
1060 | Dr. Hammond.........
421
XV. 1 Sam. 27. 1..
Prayer of David when driven from Juden, . | 1055 Grceni, Bishop Horne......
IX. 1 Sam. 22, 1... Prayer of David in the Cave of Adullam.... 1030 Lightfoot, Trivell, Hcbrew title...
| 1023 Dr. Wells, Calmet, Hornc
493
XII. 2 Sam. 17. 29....... During the War with Absalom.......
1023 Calmet, Horne.........
493
XXI. 2 Chron. 28. 10...... David, when uld, reviews his past Life.... 1015 Inicrnal Evidence...
515
515 | Pricleaux ...............
1113
515 Prillenux ...........
1114
VI. Ezra 6. 22.......... On the Dedication of the Second Temple
515 Prideaux..............
1114
515 S Simikrity of Plan with that of? 1115
515'? The three preceding Psalms. S(1115

113
117
118
119
JII.
120
121
122
536
537
123
VII.
IV.
VII.
124
125
IV.
VIII.
I. I
126
VII.
30
132
VIII.
VII.
IV.
IV.
IV.
TI11.
132
IV.
VII.
VII.
VII.
133
134
135
136
UI.
IV.
137
133
vu.
VIII.
IV.
1.
IV.
139
140
141
142
143
IV.
VII.
VI.
VI.
VI.
VII.
433
IV.
416
.
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
SVIII.
PROPHECIES.

Place in thic Arrangement.
Dale
Prophecy.
After what
Scripture.
Probable Occlusion, or Period, in which
the Prophecy was writlen.
Authority for its Place in the
Arrangement.
Page.
A.C. 1
Periodl Part.
Section.
VI.
IV.
VI.
XII.
VI.
X.
ISAIAH.
1. I.
2, to end.
2; 3; 4;5:6.
7; 8; 9; }
10.1 . S
2 Chron. 26. 21. General Prefnce to the Prophecies of Isaiah 58 Internal Evidence......
52 Chr. 28. 19 on the desolnte Sale or Judæa on 21 S Bishop Newton, Taylor, In-
Obadiah 21.... Pekul's Invasion....
S ternal Evidence....
| 2 Chron. 26. 21. Designation of Isaiah to the Prophetic Ofice 758
Ś Lowth, Lightrool, Bishop
XI.
5,10 end)
11; 12; 13;
14. 1-27. )
28,10 end.
15; 16.
17
{ Horsley......
mo
2 Kings 16. 4....IS On the Invasion of Judæa by Rezin
$ Isninh 7. 1. Comp. 2 Kings 1
1 and Pekah............
16. 5.
Isaiah 23. 18....
SOn the First Invasion of Palestine by ? S Bishop Horsley, Internal Evi.?
the Ariny or Sennacherib....
rence......
SOn the Death of Ahnz, and the Accos-
S Bishop Hor. ley, Lowth, Pri-
2 Chron. 28. 27.!
> sion of Herckiah...................s
denix......
To Chiron 31 21.1 SOn the approaching Invasion of Moab )
| Archbishop Usher, Lowth...
> by Shalınnneser...................s
IIsaiah 10. 1..... Against Dimuscus on the Invasion of Rezin 7-12 | Lowih, Prideaux..........
XIII.
XII.
XIII.
XII.)
II.
11.
INDEX THE THIRD.
.

.
-
-
-
.
.
.
-
.
Place in the Arrangement.
Prophecy.
After what
Scripture.
| Probable Occasion, or Period, in which
the Prophecy was writien.
in which Authority for its Place in the
Dar
BC
Authority for its Place in the
: arrangemeni.
Page.
Periodil
Part.
Section.
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
-
ISAIAH.
18; 19.
XII.
.
XIII. I
713
XOH.
.
.
.
XIII.
IV. 12 Kings 18 8. Son the approaching Captivity of the
12 Ten Tribes, nud against Egypt.....5
X. 2 Kings 18.16... On the Capture of Ashdod.
IX. lisainib: 2214 Son the Appeamnce of the Medes and >
: 1 Persians in Sennacherib's Army....s
IX. Isaiah 27. 13....
IS On the expected Appenrince of Sen-
* nacherib's Army...................
2 Kings 21. 16... On the Luxury and Pride of Shebna......
VI. Nahum 3. 19....
Is On the Exultation of the Tyrians, after 1
the Retreat of Shalmaneser.........
VIII. Isuiah 14.27.... On the Desolation by Sennacherily's Army
T
o 16 ISTO the Ten Tribes, ailer the Destruc- ?
12 tion of Damascus....
XI. Isaiah 20. 6..... On Hezekiali's Alliance with Egypt......
713
-
15, to end.
.
XIV.
XIII
XIII.
--,-...--..-
749
0
24; 25; 26; 27.
..
28.
XII.
721
S Bishop Horsley, Isaiah 18
compared with 19.......
Isaiah 20. 1, comp. 2 Kgs. 3
3 18. 13. Prideaux, Bigh
op Lowth.sc.........
713 | Internal Evidence... .....
SIsaiah 22. 1 and 9, comp.
132 Chron. 32. 5.....
698 | Internal Evidence......
715: Pridcaux..............:
715 | Lightfoot, Bishop Lowth.....
740
Bishop Lowlit, Taylor,
il Lightfoot...............
713
Bisliop Lowth, Isaiah 20.6,
comp. 30. 2-8. and 31. 1.
Isn. 32. 1, comp. 1 Kings >
20. 7. Bishop Lovih,
Lightfoot, Bp. Horsley )
713 Internal Evidencc.....
713 Internal Evidence.......
713 Internal Evidence........
713 | Internal Evidence.....
713 luternal Evidence.......
7101
Bishop Lowth, Lightfoot
29; 30; 31.
XII.
XHI.
TR12V.
32; 33; 34; 35.
36; 37.
38.'1-8.
9.-20.
21, 22.
39.
40; 41,10 end)
of the Book
of Isaiah's
Prophecies
XIII.
XII.
X001.
XII.
X111.
XII. 2 Kings 20. il... On Hezekiah's Recovery....
XH.
History of Sennacherib's Invasion......
XI.
History of Hezekinh's Sickness.........
XII. Isaiah 35. 10.. Hezekiah's Thanksgiving on his Recovery
XII.
Recovery of Her kiah. ..........
XM.
( Visil of Merodach Bulacan,......
Written in the latter Years of the Reiga
XIII.
1 * 2 Kings 19. 37.
of Hczekiah, while the Kingdom
cijoyed Pence after the Destruction
XOXY.
of Sennacherib's Army.............
77777
777
775
777
777 1
XIII.
10
to
699
XVI.
XVI.
JEREM.
1";2.
3. 1-5.
6, to end.
4;5;6.
7; 8; 9; 10.
11; 12.
| 13; 14; 15;
16; 17; 18; S.
19.20.
II. 2 Chron. 34. 7.. | 3° Prophetic Sifice
Is On the Designation of Jeremiah to the
628 Internal Evidence, Dr. Blayney. 837
3 Prophetic Office...................
VI. 2 Chron. 35. 19.
On the Backsliding after the Reforma Gols Dr. Blayney, Internal Evi-?851
tion by Josiah........................
12 dence...................
1 On the Sorrows of the approaching
VII. Jer. 3. 25.......
612 Internal Evidence..........
Captivity .................
Hauak. 3. 19.... On the near approrch of the Crptivity.... 612 Dr. Blayney................
Jer. 10. 25......To remind the People of Josiah's Covenant 610 Dr. Blayney, Lightfoot........
S2 Kings 23, 37 Appels to the People before the Captivity .
1609 | Br. Blaydey, Digulidol...
2 Jer. 19. 15...... On Jeremiah's Imprisonment by Pashur
U
XVI.
XVI.
XVI.
XVII.
.
.
yil.
935
-
-
-
22. 1-23.
VI.
XVI.
24, to end.
yol.
..........
Y NI
XVII.
XVIJI.
608 Sver
VI.
VU.
VII.
597
others.
34. 1–10.
.
XVIII.
3
nal evidence.....
3
XVIII
932
932
A
.
.
.
mia
-
11, to end. vu.
35.
36. 1-3.
9, to end. VII.
37. 14.
VI.
5.
VH.
6-10.
VII.
37. 11, 10 end. Vili
VII.
VII.
VII.
VH.
4-9,
VI.
VII.
11-14... VU.
15, to end.
11. 1–10. }
11, lo end.
43. 1–7. :
8, to end.
VII:
XVI.Jer, 37. 21.... Jeremiah repents his Predictions to Zedekiah 588 Prideaux, Internal Evidence...
III. Jer. 20. 18......
Son the approaching Fate of Shallum
609 Dr. Hales, Horne............ 886
? and Jehoiukim.......................5
III.12 Kings 24. 9.... On the approaching Captivity of Jehoiachin 599 Prideaux, Hales, Lightrool..... 898
III. Jer. 22. 30......
S on the Overthrow of the Temporal
599 Dr. Hales.
IV. Jer. 52, 3.... On Jehoiachin being carried to Babylon... | 599 Dr.Blayney, Prideaux, Jer. 4.1.)
VII. Jer. 35. 19......
S on the immediate approach of Nebu-
? chadnezzar's Army......
606 Jer. 25. 1. Dr. Blayney.......
S Jer. 26. 1.. Dr. Blayney,
IV. Jer. 22. 23...... Apprehension of Jeremiah........
Lightfoot, Taylor.......
VII. Jer. 31. 40......
SOn the appronching Ruin of Zedekiah? 595 Dr. Blayney, Bishop Lowth...
L and of the surrounding Nations....5
v. Jer. 24. 10......
3. Letter from Jeremiah to the Captives
597 Internal Evidence..
D at Babylon.......
vi. Jer. 29. 32...... Prediction of the Restoration of the Jews..
$ Dr. Bluyney, Lightfoot, and
Jer. 34. 10.....
SImprisonment of Jereminh, and Pur->
589 Jer. 32. 1. Dr. Blagney.......
1 chase of the field of Hapancel.....3
XI. Jer. 37. 4.....
$. On the Commencement of the Siege
590 Internal Evidence.............
2. of Jerusalem......................
XV. Jer. 37. 10...
s. On the Recall of the Hebrew Slaves to
their former Servitude........
589 | Internal Evidence.........
VI.Jer. 46. 12......
On the Rechabiles taking Refuge in S Dr. Bluyney, Taylor, Inler->
Jerusalem ...
$ Prideaux, Lightroot, Tag.
VIII. Jer. 25. 38...... First Reading of the Roll by Baruch..... 606
lor, Internal Evidence.i.
1. 2 Kings 24. 4...
$ Archbishop Usher, Calici,
Second Reading of the Roll by Baruch..... 605
513 Prideaux, Lightfoot.....
XI. 2 Kings 37. 4...
Zedekiah sends for Jeremiah.............
690 | Internal Evidence......
927
XII.Jer. 33. 26......
Part ofthe Narrative ofthe Siege ofJerusniem 589 Luternal Evidl. nce...........
XIV. Jer. 47.7....... Prediction of the Return of Pharuoh's Army 589 Internal Evidence......
XVI. Jer. 31. 22......
Jereminh attempis to escape from Jerusalem 588 Internal Evidence....
935
XVII.
S Jeremiah is commilled to the Dungeon
Jer. 21. 14......
588 Internal Evidence.......
936
of Mulchinh........................)
XI. 2 Chron. 3j. 21. Commencement of the Siego of Jerusalem 590) Internal Evidence .....
927
XIX.
Capture of Jerusalcm....................
588 | Internal Evidence....
940
XIX Jer. 52. 6.......
S Part of the History of the Capture of?
588 Internal Evidence...... 938
? Jerusalem ........................
XIX.
Flight of Zedckinh.......
588 Internal Evidence......
XIX. Jer. 52. 16.....
Saccount of those who were Inft in ?
588 Internal Evidence.......
Jucan by Nebunandan.......
XIX. Jer. 52. 11.......
IS Jereminh committed to thc Cure or
Internal Evidence.....
12 Nebuzarndan.............
XVI. Jer. 38. 28...... | :The Promise to Elxccl-melech............. 588 Internal Evidence........
I ( Conduct of Jeremiah after his Car
1.2 Kings 25. 22.. 3 ture by Nicbuzaradan ;--Conspiracy 588 Jer. 40. l-13...........
( cy of Ishmach against Gedaliah... )
II. Jer. 41. 10......
681 Internal Evidence.....
Johnnan rescucs the Captives from Ishmael.
999
999
II. Jer. 41. 10....... Icremiah reproves Johnnan .............. 587 wernal Evirlence..............3
10001
117. Jer. 43. 7..... On the Arrival of Jeremiah in Egypi......
587 Internal Evicinice............
1001
IV. Jer. 16. 28... Predictions of Jeremiah at Talipunhes....
587 :icrn 1 kvinl.CP.............. 005
S Internal Evidence, Dr. Blay.
VII. Jer. 38. 8....... Address to Baruch on rending the Roll....
ney, Lighuſuot, Taylor.co
f on the Defent of Pharaoh-nechoh nt?
V. Jer. 26. 24......
606 Dr. Blayney, Jrr. 46. 3....... 899
Carchemish....
WH. Jer. 43. 13.... On the Arrival of Jeremiah in Egypt...... 587. Jer. 16. 14, comp. 13.7....... 1001
XIV. Jer. 37. 5....... Before the Conquest of Gara by Pharuoh... 589|Internal Evidencr............. 932
Sou the Ruin of the surrounding Na-> 505 S. Apparent Connection with
VII. Jer. 28. 17......
s tions by Nebuchadnezar.............. I Jer. 28............
On Seraiali's going to Babylon.........
IX. Jer. 49. 30......
919
595 | Dr. Blayney, Lightfoot, Taylor
IV.2 Chron. 36. 10. Part of he life of Zedekilll............. 599 Internal Evidence.............
902
XIX.
S Nebuchadnezzar commences the Siege?
588 Internal Evidence.......
> of Jerusalem....................ins
Part of thc History of the Siege of Jerusnirn:
588 Internal Fvidence......
XIX. Jcr. 52. 27...... Burning of the Templi. of Jorunnleni...... .588 | Internal Svidence....
XIX. Jer. 52. 23......
S Account of those who wores loli in J11->
588 1. ternal Evidence.
van by Nebuchadnemar...........
-
-
940
10.
VII.
18
997
VII.
998.
VO.
III.
DUI.
III.
HII.
XVII.
46. 1-12.
13, to ond.
IIJ.
| VII.
17.
913
XIX:
48; 49.
VII.
150; 51.
VII.
52, 1-3.
VII.
4.
VU.
5-11.
VU.
12-14. VII.
15, 16.
VU.
17-23. VII.
24-27. VII.
28-30. VII.
31, lo end. VII. 1
940
938
939
939
0
.
989
XIX. Jer. 52. 14...... Account of the Jewish Spoils............
588. Inernal Evidence....
S Murder of the Chica Priest after the
939
XIX. Jer. 39. 14.......
588 internal Evidence......
1 Capture of Jerusalem......
y Jer. 44. 30...... Recapitulation of the Captivities.......
587 Internal Fritt ne.......
1005
X111. Daniel 4 37.... Relcase of Jehoinchin..................... 561) Internal Evidence.............. 1052
III.
IV. /
İNDEX THE THIRD.


Place in the Arrangement.
Prophecy.
Afler what
Scripture.
Probable Occasion, or Period, in which
• Ue. Prophecy was wriilen.
Date Authority for its Place in the
. Arrangement.
B.C.
Page.
Period
Part.
Scction.
XXI. 12 Kings 25. 21... Jeremiah laments the Desolation of Judæa.
588 Internal Evidence.........
de
VIL
$ Ezek. 1. 1, 2. Archbishop
1 Newcome...............)
595 Internal Evidence....
Is Ezekiel 8. 1, 5. Prideaux, ?
I Archbishop Newcome...s
594 Archbishop Newcome..........
VI.
LAMENT. VII.
EZEKIEL.
1 ; 2. .
3.' 1-21.
22,10 end.
4; 5; 6; 7.3
8; 9; 10;
11. 1-21. 3
22, to end.
12; 13; 14;
15 16; 17;
18; 19.
20; 21; 22; 23
24.
VII.
25.
26 ; 27; 28. VII.
29. 1-16. VII.
17,60 end. 1
30. 1-19.
30. 20,10 end.
32. 1-16.
VII.
17,10 end. I
33. 1-20.
VII.
33. 21, 10 end. ' VII.
34; 35; 36; 37. VII.
38; 39.
VII.
40, 10 end of 2
The Book. S
DANIEL.
1. 1-7.
VI.
8, 10 end.
VII.
VII.
VII.
VII.
VII.
VII.
VII.
VII.
VII.
10; 11; 12.
VIII.
II. Daniel 1. 22.... Commission of Ezekiel............
Ezek. 3. 21...... Prediction of the Destruction of Jerusalem.
SOn the Idolatries which occasioned the
IV. Ezek. 7. 27.....
Babylonish Captivity.............s
(On the approaching Ruin of Zedekiah, )
Ezek. 11. 21..... the Fulse Prophets, and the Jewishi
Nation......
Ezek. 19. 14...
Son Ezekiel's being consulted by the
> Jewish Elders........
VII. Ezek. 23. 49...
IŠ On the Comniencement of the Siege of
S Jerusalem ........................s
Ezek. 33. 33... On hearing of the Capture of the Cily...?
Ezek. 26. 17..... Prophecy of the Destruction of Tyre.....
Ezek. 24.27... OnPharaoh's Retreat before Nebuchadnezzar
Ezek. 48. 35...
S After the Siege of Tyre-Final Predic-
tion against Egypt ................
Ezek. 29. 16..... OnPharaoh's Retrent before Nebuchadnezzar
IV. Ezek. 28. 26.....
Son hearing of the Fall of Jerusalem-
Against Egypt....................S
Ezek. 32. 32..... To the Caplives in Babylon...............
1. Jer. 52. 30...... On hearing of the Fall of Jerusalem......
VI. Tar 22 on
S Appeal to the Hends of the Jewish
Nation after the Fall of Jerusalem..
| Ezek. 37.28..... Prophecy of Gog and Magog.............
Ezek. 39. 29..... Vision of the future Spiritual Temple...
31.
593 Archbp. Newcome, Ezek. 20. 1.981
591 Ezekiel 24. 1..........
991
1005
587 Archbishop Newcome........
1007
589 Ezekiel 29. 1..
993
572 Ezekiel 29. 17, 18....... 1039
588 Internal Evidence...... 995
1012
587 Internal Evidence......
1013
587 Internal Evidence.......
1015
587 Ezekiel 33. 21.....
1005
Internal Evidence......... 1016
587 Order of the Chapters..... 1023
574 Ezekiel 40. 1.......... 1026
IV.
IV.
VIII.
.
X.
i incon dos
XI.
XII.
XVI.
XIX.
Jer. 45. 5.......
Lam. 5. 2......
Ezek. 30. 19....
Daniel 2. 49.....
Daniel 3. 30.....
Psalm 123......
Pealm 102..
Jer. 52. 34.
Daniel 5. 31.....
Daniel 8. 27.....
Psalm 129......
Capture of Daniel by Nebuchadnezzar.....
Condition of Daniel at Babylon......
Nebuchadnczzar's First Dream.......
The Golden Image set up.......
Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream....
Belshazzar's Feast........
Daniel is cast into the Den of Lions..
Daniel's Vision of the Four Living Creatures
Daniel's Vision of the Ram and the He Goal
Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks.......
SOn the Interruption to the Building of
the Second Temple........
S Prideaux, Daniel 1. 12,2
6063 comp. 2 Chron. 36.7....
606 Dan. 1.8.
570 Internal Evidence...
570 Internal Evidence.....
569 | Internal Evidence.....
539 Internal Evidence....
537 | Internal Evidenice....
541 | Internal Evidence....
539 | Internal Evidence....
538 Dan. 9. 1.......
534 Dan. 10. 1.......
891
952
1042
1048
1049
1069
1077
1052
1072
1074
1091
XVIII.
III.
HOSEA.
1; 2; 3.
SDr. Wells, Dr. Gray, Blair,
12 Lightfont, Taylor.......
693
II. 2 Kings 14. 27.
SIn the Distress of Israel in the Reign?
1 of Jeroboam the Second............s
( On the Suate of the Country cluring
VI. | 2 Kings 14. 29.. the Interregnun, after the Death
C of Jerobonm the Second..........
V. 2 Chron. 28. 25.. On Ahaz's Alliance with Tiglath-pileser...
II. 12 Kings 17. 4... On the Revolt of Hosea from Assyrin......
708
776 Dr. Wells, Taylor........
739 Lightroot.......
IS Hosen 7 ; 11; 12, 1, coip.?
1 2 2 Kings 17. 4.........
728
824
5; 6.
7, 10 end of
'the Book. 3
JOLL.
1; 2; 3.
II. |2 Chron. 26. 15.. on Uzziah's increasing his Army.........
IS Internal Evidence, Blair,
787 Lightfol, Dr. Gray....si
696
III. Hosen 3.5...... To the Reign of Jeroboam the Second......
V Kina 09ISOn being accused of a Conspiracy >
1 against Jeroboam the Second.......
S Archbishop Usher, Dr.?
31 Halcs, Lightfoot.......
3 Amos 7. 10, Wells, Taylor,
1 Lightfool...............
706
IV. 2 Chron. 28. 19.. Against Edom, on their assisting Pekah...
740 Internal Evidence, Dupio......
AMOS.
1 1. 10
7. 1-9.
10, to end
of Book. S
OBADIAH.
JONAH.
1; 2; 3; 4.
MICAH.
1; 2.
3, 10 end of} 1
Book.
NAHUM.
1; 2; 3.
IV.
Amos 7. 9.
Soon after the accomplishment of Jo-?
nah's First Prophecy, 2 Kings 14.25.31
31 787 Arclibishop Newcome, Blair.... 703
XIII.
SOn the Continuance of Idolatry in the
2 Kings 15. 35.. 13
* Reign of Jotham.....
Isaiah 16. 14....
Written to support the Reformation
by Hezekiah..............
753 Micah 1. 1. Taylor, Lightfoot..
S Jer. 26. 18, comp. Micab?
1.6, and 3. 9...........
III.
XIII.
V.
I Sagninst Nineveh, immediately after?
720 | Archbishop Newcome..........
859
Isninh 19. 25....
The Captivity of the Ten Tribes.....
XVI. 1
HABAK.
1; 2; 3.
ZEPHAN.
1; 2; 3.
VIII. | Jer. 6. 30.......1tion by Josiah............
On the Backsliding after the Reforma-21
612 | Dr. Gray, Wells, Patrick:.....!
I XYI.
IV. | 1 Chron. 34. 32.. To assist the Reformation by Josialı.......!
15 Zeph. 1.9, comp. 2 Kgs.23.2
2 5–12. Dr. Gray, Lightfoot | 845
HAGGAI.
1. 1-11.
VIII.
520 Ezra 5. 1, comp. Hnggai 1. l... | 1099
12, to end.
On resuming the Building of the
IV. Ezra 5. 1....... 3 Second Temple.................:
To encourage the Builders of the
IV. Ezra 5.2..... > Second Temple.......
IV. Zech. 1. 6......Address to the Builders of Second Temple
VIII.
VIII.
2. 1-9.
10, to end."
520 Internal Evidence............. 1100
520 Prideaux, Haggai 2. 10.......
ZECH.
1. 1-6.
VIII.
7,10 end. ?
VIII.
2; 3; 4; 5; 6.)
7; 8.
VIII.
9, 10 end of
VIII.
te Book. 3
MALACHI
| 1; 2.
VIII.
3. 1-16.
10, lo end. | viII.'
IV. | Haggai 2. 9..... Exhortation to Repentance ..............
IV. Hnggi 2. 23.... Address to the Builders of Second Temple
V. Psalm 138......
To the Messengers from Babylon.......
S Probably about th: Time of Ezru's
VII. | Ezra 10. 44..... Reformation.....
520 Zech. 1. 1...........
520 Zech. 1. 7............
519 Zech. 7. 1, 2, 3...............
457 Internal Evidence, Lightfoot...
1101
1102
1109
III.
ma l
Son thc Corruptions introduced after
VI. Psalm 119.... the Reformation by Nelicmiah.......
VIII. Nchem. 13. 31.. 13 tion by Nehemiah.......
SAfter the Completion of the Reforma->
( Mol. 2. 11, comp. Neh. )
23. 27, and Mai. 1. 10, 1168
with Neh. 13. 10, 11.... )
400 Internal Evidence............. 1174
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