third moneth Exod. XIX 1. where the Law was given Exod. XX. And their making and erecting of the Tabernacle in the next year first moneth first day Exod. XL. 1. And so the summe of 141 years and few dayes doth arise which containes the whole History of Exodus Whereof 140 years within few dayes are comprised in the two first Chapters And one year and few dayes are spent in the rest of the Book His sister His sister chapter II verse 7 that is Miriam who was elder then Moses or Aaron And Aaron elder then Moses by three years Exod. VII 7. All three were the children of Iochebed the daughter of Levi by Amram the grand-son of Levi Exod. VI. 16 18 20. Num. XXVI 59. 1 Chron. VI. 3. Moses Moses chapter II verse 11 His age of 40 years when he went to visit his brethren and flew the Egyptian As also his skill in all the wisdome of the Egyptian 3 are not mentioned in the Old Testament But by Saint Stephen Acts VII 22 23. Iethro Iethro who is likewise called Iether chapter III verse 1 in the Original Exod. IV. 18. and Hobab Num. X. 29. Judg. IV. 11. were the names of Moses his father-in-law And Kenite Judg. I. 16. seemes to be his name Patronymical And Revel and Raguel seeme to be the names of Jethros father Exod. II. 18. Num. X. 29. Horeb Horeb here and Sinai Exod. XVI 1. and XIX 11. are the same mountaine or two tops of the same mountain called Sinai from the bush Exod. III. 2. or bushes growing there and thereabouts in that wildernesse Ch. XIX 1. As Mount Sion and Mount Moriah were much alike A Token This token or signe was to come to passe afterwards verse 12 yet is given to confirme a Promiser made afore it And the like is Esay VII 14. and XXXVII 30. Ier. XLIII 9 10. and Ch. LI. 63 64. Among other reasons to assure there the truth of the Promise by the quality of the Promise foretelling such events No lie No lie in this Petition to Pharaoh verse 18 nor in that assertion Ch. V. 3. Will not The foreknowledge of God doth not impeach or trench upon the Free-will of Pharaoh verse 19 Borrow No wrong in that borrowing and spoyling the Egyptians Exod. verse 22 III. 22. and Ch. XI 2. and Ch. XII 35 36. The Magicians The Magicians of Egypt chapter VII verse 11 are none of them named in the Old Testament yet Iannes and Iambres the two prime of them are named in the New 2 Tim. III. 8. The Red-sea And so in the Greek Erythraeum chapter X verse 19 Acts VII 36. Heb. XI 29. signifying red And so the Latines from them So called either from the seeming colour of the water from the abundance of reddish bulrushes therein or the red sand and gravel in it or red Corall growing in it or red sandy mountains adjoyning to it or why not from Edom as the Edomean Sea 1 King IX 26. He being called Red from his red colour and the red Pottage Gen. XXV 25 30. But the likeliest reason is from the Hebrew appellation calling it the sea of weeds or sedge mare algsum of flag or rush or tange rack or reet in Latin alga Ionah II. 5. which reddish weeds in abundance grew in it being but shoaly and specially about the bancks of it Neither rose The Plague of Darknesse in Egypt seemes to obstruct both Candle-light and Fire-light verse 23 This moneth The beginning of the year being here changed from the time wherein formerly it was chapter XII to the moneth wherein the Israelites came out of Egypt a little before our Easter and about our Vernal Equinoctial as it then stood This argues the Creation of the World to have been at that time when the Jewes yeare formerly began And the time of Noahs Flood to begin the 17 th day of the second month of that year Which year is known to commence its Beginning from the Autumnal Equinoctial as it then stood From whence even after this Change the year of Jubile and Sabbath-year and year for some Civil accompts did continue still to have and enjoy their former Beginnings as we see Levit. XXV 8 9 10. Exod. XXIII 11 16. and Ch. XXXIV 22. In the evening The Paschal Lamb is appointed here to be kill'd and eaten chapter XII verse 6 and so the Passeover to be kept at Even or as it is in the Hebrew at or between the two Evenings And so Num. IX 3. Lev. XXIII 5. And so kept by our Saviour at Even Matth. XXVI 20. Now the better to know the Even and two Evenings we must first know That the Artificial Day is divided from Sunne-rising to Sun-setting into twelve hours John XI 9. Matth. XX. 6 12. Acts II. 15. which hours are sometimes longer sometimes shorter as the course of the Sunne measures them And again that day seemes to have a division into three equal parts allotting four hours to each part Or into four equal parts allotting three hours to each part And so the first part is from their Sunne-rising to our ninth hour the second from our ninth to our twelfth or Noone and Mid-day the third from that to our three in the after-noone the fourth from that to Sun-setting And sometimes there is taken into the first of these the time from Day-light to Sun-rising And into the last of these the time from Sun-setting to night and darknesse as Matth. XVI 2. and XXVII 57. John XX. 19. And both these comprise the whole dayes Fasting 2 Sam. I. 12. Now the Even in Scripture is most properly and usually expressed and defined strictly by the Going down or Setting of the Sunne So in the purifying of the Unclean Levit. XXII 6 7. Deut. XXIII 11. And so in that case of the King of Ai Iosh. VIII 29. And of Ahab 2 Chron. XVIII 34. And of those five Kings in the Cave of Makkedah Iosh. X. 26 27. And so in Mark I. 32. And so it is expressely for the Passeover it self Deut. XVI 6. To which acceptation of the Even agrees that Psal. CIV 23. Mark XI 11 19. Luke XXIV 29. Acts IV. 3. and XXVIII 23. Yet in Scripture the Evening is sometimes taken in a larger extent and latitude for the latter part of the Day beginning from the declining of the Sunne at Mid-day or from the abating of the heat and force of it at our three in the after-noone As may be clearly gathered from Mat. XIV v. 15 23. Mark VI. 35 47. Luke IX 12. And as it is usual taken with us in our ordinary salutations Now at or between the two Evenings is mentioned as for the yearly Passeover so for the daily Evening Sacrifice Exod. XXIX 39. Num. XXVIII 4. And for the daily burning of Incense on the Incense-Altar And for the daily dressing and lighting of the Lamps in the Tabernacle Exod. XXX 8. So that in these four cases the meaning of the phrase seemes to be the same Noting out
Begat Abram c. Began to beget as Gen. 5. 32. For Abram was borne in the one hundred and thirtieth yeare of his father Terah Terah dying at the age of two hundred and five in Haran ch 11. 31 32. and Abram being then seventy five years old as appears ch 12. 4. Acts 7. 4. Likely Haran was the eldest Nahor the second and Abram the youngest as the eldest likewise is named last ch 5. 32. V. 28. In Ur Nehem. 9. 7. Acts 7. 4. Ur signifieth fire which likely was worshipped by the idolatrous Chaldeans and some place or city received denomination from that idol Heathen Writers call it Orchoe it is the Easterne part of Mesopotamia when Mesopotamia is taken in a large sense comprehending â—haldea in it of the chaldees Given much to Astrology whence such are called Chaldeans Dan. 2. 2 4 5. Ur of the Chaldees Called Mesopotamia Acts 7. 2. V. 29. Milcah the daughter of Haran Not another Haran but Abrams eldest brother as appears by the next words He was elder then Abram sixty yeares the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah This Milcab was Grand-mother to Rebecca Isaacs wife Geâ— 22. 2â— 22 23. great Grandmother to Rachel and Leah Gen. 29. 10 12 13 16. This Ischa is Sarai the daughter i. e. the Grandchilde of Abrahams father but not the daughter i. e. the Grandchilde of his mother Terah having Haran her father by another wife then he had Abraham Gen. 20. 12. Nahor and Abraham marry their Neeces their brother Harans daughters and so Amran takes Jochebed his father Kohaths sister to wife Exod. 6. 20. Such marriages are forbidden Lev. 18. 12 14. however here by divine dispensation tolerated or not condemned V. 31. And Terah took Abram Abram first motioned this remove God having appeared to him in Ur of the Chaldees Acts 7. 2. Gen. 15. 7. And here begin the foure hundred and thirtie yeares at the end whereof the Israelite came out of Egypt Exod. 12. 41. Gal. 3. 17. Nahor came too though not mentioned here For he setled in Haran whence it is called Nahors City ch 24. 10. 29. 4. 28. 2 10. to Haran A City of Mesopotamia but not taking Mesopotamia in a strict sense as it is taken Act. 7. 2 3. Gen. 24 10. 28. 2 7 10. and dwelt there Likely through Terahs old age and sicknesse so long till they got substance and soules there ch 12. 5. See Judeth 5. 8 9. even five yeares as may be gathered out of the thirty yeares between Abrams calling out of Ur and the birth of Isaac See Annot. on ch 15. v. 13. CHAP. XII Ver. 1. HAd said For this seemes not to be a second Call But the Narration of the first Call out of Ur and the cause of their going forth of Ur ch 11. 31. and thy kindred If they had rather stay behinde thee then remove with thee will shew thee As he raised this righteous man from the East so he called him to his foot to follow him and his direction Esay 41. 2. Likely God bade him go to Canaan but told him not that that was the land intended for him till he came thither Heb. 11 8 Gen. 12. 7. And this was for the greater trial of his faith V. 2. A great Nation Yet Sarah now at sixty five was barren And under this is also a spiritual seed promised Rom. 4. 11 12. Gal. 3. 7. blesse thee Spiritually also Gal. 3. 14. thou shalt be Or be thou a blessing God will command a blessing as Ps. 42. 8. 44. 4. and so 133. 3. V. 3. And I will blesse Like to this is that of Isaac to Jacob Gen. 27. 29. and that of Balaâ—m to Israel Numb 24. 9. in thee In thy seed Christ Gen. 18. 18. 22. 18. Acts 3. 25 26. Gal. 3. 8 14. Thus the Gospel was preached unto Abraham Gal. 3. 8. From this Promise and Covenant made in Ur of the Chaldees to the giving of the Law which could not disannul it were foure hundred and thirty yeares Gal. 3. 17 18. V. 4. Departed Went out by faith not knowing whither he went Heb. 11. 8. and Lot went with him Terahs family and Nahor stayed here See Annotations on ch 11. 3â— Here they left following God and fell again to idolatry ch 31. 30 53. Josh. 24 2. Seventy five He lived one hundred yeares after ch 25. 7. And Isaac his sonne then seventy five yeares old being borne in the one hundredth yeare of Abrahams age ch 21. 5. is left heire of Canaan V. 5. Soules Likely divers were converted Proselytes considering his care of his family ch 18. 19. and their ready obedience to him ch 14. 14. and to Gods Ordinance of Circumcision ch 17. 23. Canaan Deut. 8. 7 8 9. This was the type of an Heavenly which Abraham looked for Heb. 11. 9 10. And in Salem a City of Canaan Melchisedech dwelled and reigned a Priest of the most High God V. 6. Sichem Where after the City Sichem was chap. 33. 18. about the midst of the countrey called Sichar in our Saviours time Joh. 4. 5 unto the Plaine Set with a grove of oakes Deut. 11. 30. the Canaanite When God promiseth the cleansing of his Church he saith the Canaanite shall be there no more Zach. 14. 21. V. 7. Unto thy seed Here he tells him this is the land intended for him and now doth promise it whereupon it is called the Land of Promise Heb. 11. 9. the Lords Land Hos. 9. 3. the Holy Land Zach. 2. 12. the Land of Immanuel Esay 8. 8. thy seed When as yet he had no childe Acts 7. 5. an Altar As Gen. 8. 20. V. 8. Bethel After so called at this time Luz ch 28. 19. Moses calls many places by the names which were afterwards given to them sitting his speech to the men of that age wherein himself lived West Sea is here put for the West as Desert for the South Ps. 75. 6. V. 9. South Next Egypt V. 10. Into Egypt Ps. 105. 13. V. 11. Faire Very faire v. 14. in her self but more comparing her with the Egyptian women though now she was sixty five yeares old V. 13. My sister Neece she being his brothers daughter his fathers Grand-childe persons so near of kin are usually called brothers and sisters sons and daughters Gen. 31. 28. Exod. 2. 18. which makes him say to Abimelech ch 20. 12. Indeed she is my sister But Abram praying her to conceale part of the truth and purposely that the Egyptians might not conceive her to be his wife bewrayeth weaknesse of faith and humane frailty fearing perhaps that if he should die without issue Gods Promise should not have taken place and therefore he exposeth her to danger to save himself though withal he might have some hope that God would prevent that mischief V. 15. The Princes Courtiers Pharaoh The common name of the Egyptian Kings as Abimelech of the Philistines and Caesar of the Roman Emperours They had other
Ps. 81. 3 Esay 1. 13. Yearly at Feasts 3. Solemn of Passeover and Unleavened bread Lev. 23. Weeks Deut. 16. Tabernacles Deut. 16. Others for one day viz. of First-fruits Lev. 23 9. 15. Blowing of trumpets Lev. 23. 24 25. Fast of expiation Lev. 16. and ch 23 27. 32. Incident occassions more Extraordinary as at the Consecration of Aaron and his sonnes Lev. 8. Exod. 29. and ch 40. See Aarons first-offerings Lev. 9. Levities Numb 8. Dedication of the Altar Numbers 7. 10 88. Ordiâ—â— Purification and cleansing of Women after childe-birth Lev. 12. 13 14 15. chapters Leper Lev. 12. 13 14 15. chapters Men in their issues Lev. 12. 13 14 15. chapters Women in theire 〈…〉 Lev. 12. 13 14 15. chapters 9. Day Nadab and Abihu offer Incense with strange fire and are slaine Levit. X. 11 12 13. Dayes Seeme those Lawes given from the Lord to Moses and Aaron touching Beasts Fishes Fowles clean and unclean Ch. XI Moses for Purification of Women in child-birth Ch. XII Moses and Aaron for Leprosies their cleansings Ch. XIII XIV For issues of men and women their cleansings Ch. XV. 14. Day Celebration of the Passeover Num. IX whether the Feast of unleavened Bread for seven dayes was added hereunto is not expressed After the death of Nadab and Abihu Moses receives Lawes from the Lord touching the High Priests coming into the most Holy Place once a year to make an Atonement on the tenth day of the seventh moneth And the maner of it Ch. XVI Place of Sacrificing And touching Blood Ch. XVII Unlawful mixtures and Lusts and other sins And the Punishments of them Ch. XVIII XIX XX. Priests their Holinesse Honour and cleansing Ch. XXI XXII Feasts Ch. XXIII Oile and Lamps And Shew-bread Ch. XXIV 1 9. Shelomiths sonne blasphemeth Ch. XXIV 10 14. Thereafter Moses receiveth Lawes from the Lord touching Blasphemy and Murder Chap. XXIV 15 23. Sabbath-year and Jubile Ch. 25. Idolatry and Religiousnesse with Blessings and Curses Ch. XXVI Vowes and Tythes Chap. XXVII For the better understanding and remembring of this Book And specially of the Offerings and Sacrifices therein contained The Table ensuing and the Directions thereof may give some part of help and furtherance though the same be not in all points perfect and compleat Sacrifices then are of a Divine Institution And were indeed practised by Adam and his children and in all ages But by Moses enlarged with many Observations Circumstances and Prefigurations contained in them Yet not principally commanded nor so much as Morall duties of Piety and Honesty 1 Sam. 15. 22. Psal. L. 5 16. Marke XII 33. Hos. VI. 6. Matth. XII 7. as Joel II. 13. Esay I. 11. and Jer. VI. 20. Amos V. 21. Jer. VII 21 22 23. Of the Cattell The kindes of Beasts and Birds verse 2 for Sacrifices were Oxen Bullocks Sheep Lambs Rams Goats Turtle-Doves young Pigeons The Sparrow or living Bird mentioned Levit. XIV 4. in the cleansing of the Leper was not properly a Sacrifice These Creatures for Sacrifice were of common use for mans sustenance maintenance And so were lawfull to be eaten in civill and common use Deut. XIV 4 26. and Ch. XII 15 21. And they were easie to be had As also Bread Flower Cakes Wafers Wine Salt Oile Frankincense used most in the Meate and Drink-offerings And such likewise are Water Bread and Wine in our Sacraments See Levit. I II III IV. Ch. and Ch. VII v. 11 12 13. A Burnt-Sacrifice In all Burnt-Offerings verse 3 and in such Sin-Offerings whereof any of the Blood was to be brought into the Tabernacle of the Congregation to reconcile withall in the holy place and also in Meat-Offerings of and for a Priest all was to be burnt to the Lord There was nothing left to be eaten by any Levit. I. and Ch. VI. 22 23 30. In all other Sin-Offerings and Trespasse-Offerings besides the fat and kidneys burnt to the Lord All the Flesh was the Priests and to be eaten by him and his And so in all other Meat-Offerings Levit. VI. 16 17 18 26 29. and Ch. VII 6 7 9 10 14. In the Peace-Offerings the Wave-breast and heave or right shoulder were the Priests to be eaten by him and his And the rest of the Flesh belonged to the bringer of the Peace-Offering to be eaten by him and his Levit. VII 31 32 33 34. and v. 15 21. The Levites had no part in any Offerings Burnt-Offerings used for Sinne-Offerings in Jobs time Job XLII 8. At the doore Killed there Because thither it was lawful for the Offerer or Bringer of it to come that he might put his hand upon the head of the Sacrifice Lev. I. 3 4. and III. 2 8 13. and IV. 15 24 29 33. Leaven Leaven generally forbid in Meat-Offerings chapter II verse 11 except in those two mentioned Lev. VII 13. and Ch. XXIII 17. Confesse chapter V verse 5 This Confession of sinne differeth altogether from the Popish Sacramentall Confession That soul shall be cut off from his people This Punishment as it is awarded here against the eating of the flesh of the Peace-Offering chapter VII verse 20 for him who hath any Legal pollution upon him so it is against such who are not circumcised Gen. XVII 14. who eate leavened bread during the Feast of the Passeover Exod. XII 15 19. who do any work on the Sabbath-day Exod. XXXI 14. who eate of the fat of Beasts of which men offer Sacrifices Levit. VII 25. who eate Blood v. 27. and Ch. XVII 10 14. who bring not the Sacrifice to the doore of the Tabernacle to be killed there not elsewhere Levit. XVII 4 9. who eate of the Sacrifice of Peace-Offering on the third day Levit. XIX 8. who give of their Seed to Moloch Levit. XX. 2 3. or kill not such a sinner v. 4 5. who go a whoring after Wizzards and such as have familiar spirits v. 6. who commit incest v. 17. or lie with a woman in her sicknesse v. 18. who goeth unto the holy things which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord having his uncleannesse upon him Levit. XXII 3. who doth any work or is not afflicted on the Fast-day of Atonement Levit. XXIII 29 30. who keep not the Passeover Num. IX 13. who sinne presumptuously Num. XV. 30 31. who being unclean do not purifie themselves Num. XIX 13 20. who being idolaters come to a Prophet to enquire concerning the Lord Ezek. XIV 8. This kinde of punishment hath variation of phrases in the expressions in Scripture thus shall be cut off utterly cut off cut off from Israel from the Congregation of Israel from among the Congregation in the sight of their people from the midst of my people cut off from the earth cut off from my presence which likely do import various kindes and degrees of punishments according to the nature of the sinnes spoken to in them How farre this phrase advanceth the Jewish Excommunication I leave to further consideration The
heifer Not for sacrifice though all sorts here commanded to be used were fit for sacrifice But for confirmation of this Promise and Covenant as Jer. 34. 18. V. 12. And when the Sun was going down By comparing this with the fifth verse it seemes the day was spent by Abram in preparing and doing according to that command v. 9. a deep sleep As ch 2. 21. extasie or trance an horrour See Dan. 10. 8 9. Here shadowing out the great distresses Abrams children should have through vexation of their enemies V. 13. In a land that is not theirs In Canaan and Egypt and they shall afflict them Not all that time nor the greater part but upward of the last hundred years Foure hundred yeares Acts 7. 6. From the birth of Isaac to their going out of Egypt Thus From the birth of Isaac to the birth of Jacob sixty yeares Gen. 25. v. 26. Thence to the birth of Joseph ninety yeares Jacob being so old at Josephs birth which is collected thus Jacob was one hundred and thirty when Joseph was fourty viz. thirty when Pharaoh advanced him ch 41. 46. after which passed seven yeares of plenty and three of famine when Jacob came down ch 47. 9. Now Jacob was fourteen yeares with Laban before Joseph was borne ch 30. 25. deducting then those fourteen yeares before Joseph was born and fourty yeares of his age out of Jacobs one hundred and thirty and so will remain seventy five or seventy six for the age of Jacob when he came to Laban and so ninety yeares old he was when he had Joseph Now Joseph lived in Egypt after his father came thither seventy yeares Gen. 50. 26. Between the death of Joseph and birth of Moses were sixty yeares as the undoubted beginning and undoubted end of the foure hundred yeares do clearly and necessarily evince and enforce Thence to the Israelites going out of Egypt in the eightieth yeare of Moses age eighty yeares Acts. 7. 23 24 30 Now these several summes cast up come to foure hundred 60 90 110 60 80 400. In Exod. 12. 40 41. and Gal. 3. 17. are foure hundred and thirty years reckoned But that is from the first giving the Promise and Covenant to Abram which was in Ur of the Chaldees to the foresaid time of their coming out of Egypt which thirty yeares are thus made up viz five yeares in Haran at the end whereof Abram was seventy five ch 12. 4. Thence ten yeares to the taking of Hagar ch 16. 3. Thence fifteen to the birth of Isaac when Abram was one hundred yeares old ch 21. 5. And thus from the first Promise to their coming into Egypt were two hundred and twenty yeares And their time in Egypt two hundred and ten yeares And this I take to be the true and clear Account of these times The particulars wherein I differ from the great Annotations and others in this Account I do willingly submit to the judgement of the learned V. 14. Will I judge Exod. 7. 8 9 10 12 14. chapters and Psal. 78. 43 to 52. and 105. 27 to 37. with great substance Exod. 3. 21 22. 12. 35 36. 38. V. 16. In the fourth generation Caleh the sonne of Hezron was the fourth generation from Judah 1 Chron. 2. and Aaron and Moses were the fourth from Levi Exod 6. 16 18 20. V. 17. A smoking furnace and a burning lamp By which God did passe between those pieces Jer. 34. 18 19. haply shadowing hereby their afflictions in the furnace of Egypt Deut. 4. 20. and the burning bush Exod. 3. 2. V. 18. Have I given By Promise already or this shewes the certainty of the Promise from the river of Egypt Sichor Josh. 13. 3. Jer. 2. 18. Euphrates The Lands so far became Tributary in Davids and Solomons dayes 2 Sam. 8. 3 c. 1 Kings 4. 21. 2 Chron. 9. 26. If they possessed not all that was promised the cause was in their breach of Covenant with God not in Gods with them V. 19. The Kenites c. Here are ten Nations reckoned After usually reduced to seven Deut. 7. 1. Acts 13. 19. CHAP. XVI Verse 1. NOw Sarai Being seventy five years old and Abram being eighty five when he took Hagar ch 12. 4. ch 16. 3 16. Fifteen yeares after Sarai beiug then ninety and Abraham one hundred they had Isaac ch 17. 17. an handmaid Or bondmaid ch 21. 10 12. Opposed to a free-woman Gal. 4. 22. an Egyptian Of Chams posterity Hagar The Apostle allegorically makes her a figure of the Covenant of the Law on Mount Sinai and of the earthly Jerusalem gendring to bondage and Sarah of the Covenant of the Gospel and of Jerusalem which is above gendring to freedome Gal. 4. 22 to the end of the chapter Gal. 3. 12 14 18 22 29. V. 2. Restrained me Ch. 20. 18. God had promised a seed to Abram but not as yet unto Sarai therefore doubting whether she should be the mother she sets on foot this course not lawful in it self Mal. 2. 15. The impediment she alledgeth why she was out of hope of bearing childe ch 18. 11. was fifteen yeares after it may be No certainty But after Sarah had a Son by Promise ch 18. 10. Gal. 4. 23. Rom. 9. 9. I may obtain Thus Rachel and Leah did and said ch 30. 3 6 9. by the Law Exod. 21. 4. Bond-servants-children were their Masters V. 3. Ten yeares Since he left Haran to be his wife A secondary wife a Concubine ch 25. 6. so Keturah Gen. 25. 1. 1 Chro. 1. 32. so Bilha and Zil pa Gen. 35 22. yet called wives ch 37. 2. inferiour to a lawful wife This a fault and infirmity of faith in Abraham too V. 4. Conceived Quickly v. 16. despised Prov. 30. 21 23. it seems by Saraies words v. 5. in an high degree V. 5. My wrong Likely Abram bear too much with Hagars insolencie and was the more tender of her because she was with childe by him So the Israelites too passionate against Moses and Aaron Exod. 5. 21. and Zipporah against Moses Exod. 4. 26. either right thou my wrong or beare the punishment thereof from God yet otherwise she made a patterne of wively obedience 1 Pet. 3. 6. V. 6. Thy maid So he calls her still and so Hagar calls her Mistresse v. 8. in thine hand To correct her for her fault V. 7. And the Angel Christ the Angel of the Covenant Mal. 3. 1. called here Jehovah v. 〈◊〉 speaking as God v. 10. called an Angel Exod. 14. 19. 13. 21. 23. 20 21 22 23. Esay 63. 9. Shur Towards Egypt her countrey Exod. 15. 22. In this wildernesse her posterity after dwelt chap. 25. 17. 18. V. 8. Whence As ch 3. 9. V. 11. Thy affliction Though her self the cause of it V. 12. A wilde man He after dwelt in the wildernesse as a Salvage and was a warlike man fierce and unruly rough and rude of such courage as to match all his opposers ch 21. 20. his
supposed sonne Hobab the supposed brother-in-law of Moses being come again as it seemeth thither towards the end of that year and intreated there by Moses to stay and go along with them refuseth to do so Yet being again prayed and pressed by Moses thereunto in this Text he either yeeldeth no reply being mentioned or not long after both he and his house and kindred return to Moses It may be warned by Moses to come then as Saul in his time warned them to depart from the Amalakites 1 Sam. XV. 6 and so were saved from that destruction of the Midianites Num. XXXI which return is plainly gathered out of Num. XXIV 21. Judg. I. 16. and IV. 11. and 1 Sam. XV. 6. 1 Chron. II. 55. Jer. XXXV 6. compared with 2 King X. 15 23. Seventy men These LXX chapter XI verse 16 Elders were appointed about a year after those many Rulers and Judges Exod. XVIII They prophesied and did not cease for the time like whereunto was the case of Saul 1 Sam. X. 10. God by this signe sealing so and at first honouring their Vocation though this extraordinary Gift ceased afterwards These LXX are added to assist Moses in the Government of this People in the Wildernesse Yet it seemes from hence in after-ages the Jewes took their rise of Constituting their Sanedrim or Synedrion of LXX Elders for their Senate and Supreme Court of Judicature in that Nation Of LXX see Ezek. VIII 11. Exod. XXIV 1 9. Luke X. 1 17. Quailes Quailes given the second time verse 31 above a full year after those Exod. XVI 13. those being at their eighth Station in the Wildernesse of Sin and before they came to Sinai These at the thirteenth Station and after they left Mount Sinai in Kibroth Hattaavah And continuing for a full moneth Psal. LXXVIII 26 31. Ethiopian Zipporah called an Ethiopian or Cushite chapter XII verse 1 from that Eastern Ethiopia or part of Arabia wherein Midian stood or bordered with it Arabia containing other Nations also lying Northward upon the Arabick Gulph or Red-Sea Miriam her sister-in-law seemes to envy her and fall foul upon Moses and being first and deepest in the fault more then Aaron is exemplarily punished The man Moses The commendation of Moses verse 3 8. God inspiring his pen Num. XII 3 8. Kadesh Kadesh is Kadesh-Barneah in the Wildernesse of Paran chapter XIII verse 26 and South-Confines of Canaan in a Mountain of the Amorites Deut. I. 19 20. nigh to Mount Seir ver 44. whence Moses sent the Spies Num. XII 16. and Ch. XIII 26. and XXXIV 4. Josh. XV. 3. Being the fifteenth station of the Israelites Deut. I. 2 19. and II. 14. and IX 23. Josh. XIV 6 7. and XV. 3. The Israelites abode at Kadesh-barneah and compassed Mount Seir about the space of thirty eight years compared with Deut. I. 2 46 and II. 14. Another Kadesh was a City in the uttermost border of Edom or Idumea towards Ezion-Gaber and the Red Sea Num. XXXIII 36. Deut. II. 8. and in the Wildernesse Sin by the waters of Meribah and the 33. Station of the Israelites Thither they came in the fourtieth year first moneth And there Miriam died four moneths before Aaron who died in the next Station at Hor. Hence Moses sent Messengers to the King of Edom Num. XX. 1 14 15 16 22 and XXVII 14. and XXXIII 36 37 38. Deut. XXXII 51. Judg. XI 17. Fourty years These fourty years wandring in the Wildernesse chapter XIV verse 33 are not to be reckoned from the sending of Spies to search the Land but from their coming out of Egypt Num. XXXIII 3 38. Josh. IV. 19. Deut. VIII 2. This appears also out of the ages of Moses and Aaron Exod. VII 7. compared with Num. XXXIII 39. and Deut. XXXIV 7. After the Return of the Spies the Israelites continued in the Wildernesse but thirty eight years and odde moneths which yet are said to be fourty years as the next full number So Gideons seventy sonnes Judg. VIII 30. are said to be slain Ch IX 5 18 56. though Jothan one of them escaped And so the Disciples are called 11. to whom Jesus appeared on the day of his Resurrection at Evening when yet Thomas was absent Mark XVI 14. Luke XXIV 33 40. John XX. 19 25. compared together And so the LXX Elders are said to be gathered and set round about the Tabernacle when yet Eldad and Medad came not Num. XI 24. And not unlike is that of Davids reign fourty years 2 Sam. V. 4 5. when yet six moneths were over and above And Solomons Building the Temple in seven years 1 King VI. 30. when yet six moneths are to be added by comparing v. 1. and last Hormah This History at Hormah is another chapter XIV verse 45 and divers from that at Hormah Num. XXI 1 2 3. See another Hormah Judg. I. 17. And all the men Compared with Ch. chapter XVI verse 32 XXVI 11. yet doth shew that the Children of Korah were not swallowed up of the earth likely miraculously saved Or rather they departing from their fathers tent according to that command of God and Moses ver 24 and 26. And of their race came such as made some of our Psalmes or at least were famous Singers in the Temple and Samuel also the great Prophet and Judge in Israel 1 Chron. VI. 33 38. Broad plates The Altar thus covered twice with Plates of brasse verse 38 Here and Exod. XXXVIII 2. Altar The Levites might not approach to the Altar to minister at it chapter XVIII verse 2 7. nor eate of the Sacrifices The First-fruits First-fruits seeme to be of many sorts verse 12 First A Sheaf of the first ripe Corne or an Homer of it presented the second day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread Levit. XXIII 10. Secondly Two Wave-Loaves of two tenth deales at the Feast of Pentecost or weeks Num. XXVIII 26. Levit. XXIII 15 16 17 20. Thirdly A Cake of the first of their doughs for an Heave-offering Num. XV. 20 21. Fourthly brought in a Basket in the seventh moneth when all their fruits were gathered in as most understand that place Deut. XXVI 1 11. First-fruits injoyned without any set or certain proportion or stint Deut. XVIII 4. Of these and other kindes of First-fruits see more in this Text And Exod. XXII 29. and XXIII 19. and XXXIV 22 26. Levit. II. 12 14 15 16. Deut. XVIII 4. Ezek. XLIV 30. The tenth So verse 24 ver 21. Tythes and their kindes and sorts thus Tythes of the yearly increase of all things in the Land paid to the Levites after the First fruits had been first deducted and brought to the Priests Exod. XXXIV 26. Levit. XXIII 10. Out of the nine parts remaining there seems another Tenth taken set apart for their Journeys Sacrifices and Feastings thrice a year at Jerusalem and therefore brought up thither and there eaten by the owners their families and the Levites as most probably appears out of Deut. XII 5 6 7
Gate Gates of Cities were the ordinary places of audience chapter IV verse 1 and judicature Deut. XVII 2 8. 2 Sam. XIX 8. Prov. XXXI 23. Jer. XXXVIII 7. Lam. V. 13. And the usual maner of Prophets was to publish their Prophecies in the Gates either of the Temple or of the Citie of Jerusalem Jer. VII 2. and XIX 2. and XXVI 10. and sometimes of the Kings house as places of greatest concourse of people Jer. XVII 19. and XXII 1 2. Lest I marre mine own inheritance Want an heire verse 6 if I shall have but one childe by her or having many she being young and poor weaken mine owne inheritance in dividing it among so many specially if he were now a widower and had children by his former wife A man plucked off his shoe These Ceremonies then used in buying verse 7 and bargaining of land in reedeeming and changing had some resemblance to that Law Deut. XXV 8 9. But with diverse differences See Psal. LX. 8. The Ceremonies that respected the person of Ruth are here not mentioned but may seeme either omitted or else transacted with much alteration from the first institution as those times now were THe two Books of Samuel are thought to be written by Samuel Nathan and Gad one after another 1 Chron. XXIX 29. Yet some passages in them may seeme to intimate the writing of them to have been of a later time As 1 Sam. V. 5. and XXVII 6. and XXX 25. 2. Sam. VI. 8 and XVIII 8. They may better be called The I. and II. Book of Kings The I. containing all the History of King Saul Samuel dying 1 Sam. XXV And the II. the History of King Ishbosheth shortly and of King David at large And so do the LXX and many other stile them I. Samuel THis first Book contains an History of eighty years viz fourty in the time of Heli Ch. IV 18. in the four first Chapters And fourty in the times of Samuel and King Saul in the rest If Samuels time be reckoned in with that of Saul Or rather thus fourty to Eli whereof the former half runs up in the times of the Judges in the twenty years of Sampson And the later halfe or twenty begins with this Book after the death of Sampson and the end of the Book of the Judges And then follow twenty years of Samuels Government alone And after that fourty years of King Saul Acts XIII 21. In the former part whereof Samuel also lived and partly judged with him as appears in the XIII XV. XVI XIX Chaters of this Book though he withdrew from Saul in his last dayes 1 Sam. XV. 35. And died ch XXV And in regard whereof they are named as joynt partners in the administration of the Government 1 Sam. XI 7. Still in the whole eighty years An Ephrathite As the Jewes are called Cretes chapter I verse 1 and Arabians Parthians Medes Elamites c. because borne and bred up in those Countreys Acts II. 9 10 11. For though borne or at least dwelling in Mount Ephraim in Ramah yet was Elkanah and so Samuel his son of the posterity of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi 1 Chron. VI. 33 38. Eli Eli or Heli verse 3 was by unknown descents of the posterity not of Eleazer the elder but of Ithamar the younger son of Aaron the son of Amram the son of Kohath the son of Levi. Eli was extraordinarily both High Priest and Judge And a good and famous man though faulty and infamous in his children And therfore more grievously punished for their flagitious wickednesse then Samuel for his sons lesser faults See the sins of the sons of the High Priest Joshua Ezra X. 18. From Eli descended Phinehas his son Ahitub his son 1 Sam. IV. 19 21. compared with chap. XIV 3. Ahimelech his son slaine by Saul his brother was Ahijah 1 Sam. XIV 3. and XXII 9 11. Abiathar his son in Davids time 1 Sam. XXII 20. 1 King I. 7. This Abiathar is named High Priest by our Saviour Marke II. 26. when David did eate the Shew-bread because Abiathar then was with his Father Ahimelech joyned in that action of giving the bread to David instantly succeeded in his Fathers roome and Priesthood was therein more eminent then his Father and continued therein with David in his persecution by Saul and in all the time of his reigne afterward And thus have we no need in that whole History of Ahimelech and Abiathar Father and son to make them Binomii to be both known by both those names and both indifferently called by either yet see the great Annotations on 1 Chron. XVIII 16. This Abiather was thrust out of the High Priesthood by Solomon 1 King II. 26 27. And the sons of Abiathar were Ahimelech and Jonathan 2 Sam. VIII 17. and XV. 27. This Ahimelech and not his Grandfather of the same name is he that is usualy joyned with Zadok in Davids reigne And both then are named Priests 2 Sam. VIII 17. 1. Chron. XXIV 31. i. e. Priests of the second ranck or next the High Priest who then was Abiathar Such a second Priest we read of 2 King XXV 18. Jer. LII 24. who upon any extraordinary occurrent restraining or disabling the High Priest was to supply his place This Jonathan the son of Abiathar was imployed with Ahimaaz the son of Zadok as newes-bearer to David in his flight from Absolom 2 Sam. XV. 27 28. and XVII 17. Of Zadok See 2 Sam. VIII 17. Temple So is the Tabernacle here called verse 9 And so chap. III. 3. 2 Sam. XXII 7. Psal. XXVII 6. And so again The Temple is called a Tabernacle Lam. II. 6. Samuel We read not that he was High Priest verse 20 or ever so called But an extraordinary Prophet and Judge a Nazarite ver 11. a Sacrificer though a Levite onely and most likely of the posterity of that Korah Num. XVI 32. and of the race of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi as was formerly said 1 Chron. VI. A rare and worthy person The doores of the house of the Lord The Hangings of the Gate of the Court chapter III verse 15 Exod XXVII 16. Ark The Ark so precious in the eyes of God chapter IV verse 3 and of the Israelites and that worthily Psal LXXVIII 61. and CXXXII 8. 1. Sam. IV. 20. Was carried about the walls of Jericho and then returned into the Tabernacle Being in the Tabernacle in Shiloh it was taken thence and never came into the Tabernacle again and was carried to Eben-Ezer a place ominous then but a monument of Gods help soone after into the Camp 1 Sam. IV. 1 3 4 5. and V. 1. that it might save them out of the hand of their enemies the Philistines As we read the Philistines themselves in the dayes of David brought their Images into their Camp 2 Sam V. 21. 1 Chron. XIV 12. The Ark being taken there by the Philistines they carried it about to Ashdod into