n{erled in his Habication ; ar as that Creature is, Job 39: pgs e Rag gs Hoſ: 8: 9g: living in Defarts and Mountains, Warlike ans Violent, ex:rciſing himſelf continually in hunting Beaſts, and oppreſſifig M-n. See Gen: 21: 20: 4 He will provoke and injure all that cenverte with him, and thereby wiil multiply his Enemies ; which is to be underſtood nor only of im, bar alſo of his Poſterity. 7 In the Borders of the other Sons and Kindred of Abram and 1/aac, who though they ſhall be vexec and annoyed with his Neighbour- hood, yer ſhall norbe able to make him quit kis Habirtation, Sce Gen: 25: $8.
12 And ſhe called the name of che LORD that ſpake + Heb. unto her, F Thou God ſeeſt me 5: for the ſaid, Have
E!roi, thou Þ aiſo here looked after him that ſeeth mer 2 art a Gol , Thou haft been pi.aſ:d to rake notice and care of me, and gra- that ſeeſt ciouſly ro manifelt ray ſeif unto me. 7 (7 e. ) Affeer that God whoſe me, eye is upon me for 20g ? Yo the chices her ſe'f for her negle&t of God, an. ofhis Providence, and thar notonly in her Maſte's Houle, bur even here in che Wilderneſs, where her deſolate and miſerable Condition ſhould have made her look after, and ca]l upon God for help. Or rather, cheſe are words of admiration, 9. d. Have T a/ſo here, 7, e. in this deivlare Wilderneſs, looked after him that ſeech me, 1. e. ſe-n the face of my gracious God ! "That Gud ſhould appear ro me in my Maſte:'s Hou'e, where he uſed re maniteſt himſelt, was nor Nrange ; but that I ſhould have ſuch a favour here, thar God ſhould not only look upon me, but admit me ro ook upon him, and viſibly 6 appear to me after I had run away from him, and from my godly Miſter, this was rore then T could hope or exp-:&t ! Others thus, Have I here ſeen after him that ſees me, i.e. after tne Viſion of him thar batt: appeared tome! 7. e. Do I vet ſee and live, afrerT have feen God! She wonders at it, becauſe it was then the common Opinion, That an appeara:ice of God toany Perſon + a5 a fore-runner ot Dearh. See Gen: 32: 30: Exod: 33: 20: Jug: 6: 22:and 13: 22. And ſreing is here pur for liv ng, one fu-tion of Life for Lite it ſelf, as Exod: 24: 11: Eccleſ: 11; -, 8 Bur the word ſeeing, put by ir ſelf, as here it is, 15neither in thoſe places, nor elſewhere, uſed for living. | And had that been her meaning, ſhe would have exprefled ir plainly, 2s they do 1n the places alledged; and nor. have uſed fo dark and dubious a Mer2phor, »or would have ſaid, ajter him that ſees me, bur rather, after I have ſ-en him. | i4 Wherefore the well was called * F Beer-lahairoi # ;
* Chap: 25: :23 behold, #7 js between Cadelh and Bered, } Taat 18, » This rame may have reſpe&, either 1. To God, The well of him
re well of that liveth, (7. e, of rhe true 4nd iVing God ) ana ſeth me, 7 Ee. rakerh
Pm 123 Ca: ot me. Or, 2. To Hagar, The well of her that liv«th, (| ive.) who
#iverh and rho ſhe gave up her ſelt tor yeay and Joit, yer 1:0 15 likely to live,
J-&@Þ Me, bork in her Perſon, and in her Poſteriry, and jecth, or did ſee, namely, God preient with her.
is 4 And Hagar bare Abram a ſon + : and Abram
called his ſors name, which Hagar bare, Iſhmael. t To wit, after her return and ſubmiſſivn to her Miſtreſs, which 15 evident from the following Hiſtory. 16 And Abram was fourſcore and fix years old, when
Hagar bare Ilthmael co Abram. CHAP. XVEE
God renews his covenant with Abram, . 1---=-= 4. His name in token hereof changed, 5. © Kings ſhall be born of him, 6. Te covenant eſtabliſhed with his ſeed, 7. The promiſe of Canaan-to him and his ſeed repeated, 8. Circumciſion inſtituted. 9, 10. The part to be circumciſed, 1x7. The Time and Perſent, 125-13. The putiiſhinent on neglectors 'f it, 14. Savrat's name changed, 15. A ſon by her promiſed, 16. Abrahams ſurprize, 17. Hz prayer for Iſhmael, 18. The promiſe of a ſun by Sarah confirmed, his name, :9 Abrahams prayer fer Iſhmael ayſwered, 20. But th* covenant eſtabliſhed in Iſaac, 21. Abraham is circumciſed ; as is alſo. Iſhmael, and. all bis Het!ſe, 23 —— 27.
Qu, AN D when Abram was ninety years o!d and nine, +2, E#» the LORD appeared ro Abram, and ſaid unto hogs him, I am the + Almighty GOD #, * walk before me 6,
2 25 and be thou T perfect Cc. . | far, a Who can do ai; thar i have promiſed, or ſhall promiſe to thee, -34t, or and whatſoever pleaſerth me ; and therefore do thuu firmly believe
5
2 among you ſhall be circumoiſed.
. and People comes.
1D 1 9, Pe "CPE ® Pap.
Judge, and Rewagder, being careful. to plexrſe and obey me in all things, and depending upon me for thy well doing and well-being. See the ſame phraſe, Gen: 48: 15: 1 Kings 8: 25: Pſal: 116: 9: c(1.e. } Sincere, univerial, and conftant in thy belief of my promiſes, and obedience ro my commands. See Ger: 6: 9. | 2 AndI will make my covenant between me and
thee d, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
4 T am comets renew, eſtabliſh, and enlarge chat Covenant which I formerly made with thee. |
3 And Abram fell on his facee: and God talked with him, ſaying,
e Partly in ſeif-abaſement, and an humble ſenſe ofh's own unde- ſervedneſs of ſuch favours; and partly in Reverence and Worſhip to God, and a thankfu] acknowledgment of his marvellous kindaels. Compare Levit: g: 24+ Exek: 45: 3.
4 As for me, behold, my covenant zs with thee, and
thou ſhalt he a father of + many. nations f,
f Both literally, or after the Fleſh, ofthe 1ſroelites, 1/maelites, Edomites, &c. and ſpiritually, of all Believers of all Nations, ro whom Abram hath in ſome ſort the place of a Father, Rom: 4: 12, 179. Noronly as he was the great Example and Teacher of that Faith by which they are all ſaved ( as the InſtruQers of others are called their Fathers, borh in Scripture, as Gen: 4: 20, 21: and in profane Authors } bur as he was made by God the head of the Covenant, by, or through whom the Covenant-right was conveyed to all his natural Seed, and after= wards to the ſpiritual Seed, all Gentile-Believers.
5 Neither ſhall thy name any more be called Abram but thy name (hall be Abraham g, * for a faher of * Roms many Nations have I made thee. 4: 17s
g ( 7. e. ) The Father of a Multitude, Ham in the Hebrew being put for Hamon, which ſignifies a Multitude, by a figure called 4pocope, which is uſual 19 proper Names.
6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and F I 11x, x will make * nations of thee, and kings ſhall come out wit mate + of thee h. | | thee natia