from Match, 24: 14; The Goſpel ſhall be preached in all the worldes: =-and
G E NESIS:
| minding whereof he wholly gave himielf, negleCting more generous
then ſhall the end come, not the end of the whole World, as itis evi- dent, but the end of the Gommon-wealth and Government of the Jews, when theScepfer and Law-giver ſhould be wholly taken away from that Tribe and Peoyle. ;
Ir Binding his foal unto the vine, and his aſles colt unto the choice vine 7: he waſheth his garment in wine &, and his clothes in the blood of grapes 1,
; He ſignifies the plenty of Vines in Judah's Portion, that they ſhall be planted every where, even in the Commons and High-ways where men travel, and where upon occaſion they uſe to tie the Beaſts en which they ride, ro any Tree which is near them. & Such ſhall be the plenty of it, that if it were convenient, Men might uſe Wine inſtead of Water to waſh their Garments. /So the Wine is called alſo in Deut. 32: 14: 1 Macc. 6: 34. and by Pliny, Heſiod, and others: As Oyl is called the Blood of the Olive.
12 His eyes ſhall be red with wine 2, white with milk.
m Which ſhews not onely the plenty of Wine, but alſo the ex- cellency and ſtrengrh of it, which though not drunk in great quan= tity, or to exceſs, will make.the eyes red. See Prov. 23: 29:
123 * Zebulun ſhall dwell at the haven of the ſea »,
and his teeth
.and he fball be for an haven of fhips, and his border Fey ſhall be unto Zidon o. Joſh 19,
n Acknowledge here, and adore the Divine Providence, which go: dire&ted Jacob thus exaftly to foretel rhe Portion of Zebulun, « which
tell to them 200 years after this, and rhat not by choice, or any de=
ſign of men, but merely by Lor. His Portion was extended from
the Sea of Galilee to the great Mediterranean Sea, And to ſuch parts of ir where there were convenient Havens. o Or his fide or ceaft, to wit, that which is upon the Mediterranean Sea, is near Siden, under« ſtanding not che Ciry, but the Territory belonging to it, unto which that Tribe reached upon the Sea-coaſt. For though 4fber might ſeem ro intercept them, yethe did nor reach to the Sea» Or, his coaff looks zewards Sidon ; hath it in view, and lies commodiouſly for
Commerce with rhat great City, which then was the Mart of the Nations.
14 Iſſachar is a ſtrong aſsp, conching down between two burdens
p Heb. an aſs of bone, (i. e. ) of great bulk and bones, and ſtrength of body, bur of little ſpirit and courage. q Which are Jaid upon his back, and which he is contented ro bear. Or, lying down 1. e. enjoying his eaſe and reſt, between the borders, to wit, of the other Tribes, with which he was encompaſſed and ſecured from Foreign Enemies, which made him more ſecure and ſlothful. Or, berweer: the borders or folds of Cattel ; as a word very near a-kin to ir, and pro= ceeding from the fame root, ſignifies, Juag. 5: 16: to the feeding and
things.
Is And he ſaw that reſt » was good, and the land
that 3* 2yas pleaſant, and bowed his ſhoulder to bear, and becamea ſervant unto tribute 5.
r Or rather, his re#ing place, as this very word ſignifies, Gen. 8: 9: Plal. 116. 75: and 132.8: Iſs. 11. 10: (5. e.) his Portion or Habi- ration, as the Chal. and Syr. tranſlate it. So this agrees with the following member, where, after the manner of the Hebrews, the ſame thing is repeated in other words. And ifit be objeQed againſt this Verſion, that it is not ſaid his reſt, but re# in the general t
be replied, thar ſo it is in the following branch, the land, though it be apparently meant of his land, or portion of land allotted to him Belides, the Pronouns are often omitted, and to be underſtcod bs Hebrew Text ; as may appear by comparing 1 Kings 10: 7: with 2 Chron, 9: 6: and P/al. 41: 9: with John 13: 18: and Mat, 3: 13: with Luce 3: 17: 5 Waillingly paying whatſoever Tributes were impoſed upon him,either by the Neighbouring Tribes,or by Foreign Powers rather rhan to forfeit his pleaſant and frui -
16 may
1 C ſweet Repoſe. ttul Countrey, and his 16 Dan ſhall judge # his pecple, as one of the tribes
| of IHrael «.
#*( 7. e: ) Rule and govern them. Though he be the ſon of my Concubine, yet he ſhall not be ſubje& to any other Tribe, but ſhall have an abſoJute Power within himſelf What is ſaid of h'm iS to be underſtood of the reſt of the ſons of the Concubines, and here-
by ail difference between the ſons of the Wives and Concubines is raken away. It is ſaid of Dan, becauſe he is the firſt mentioned of thar
ſort. « As the reſt of the Tribes do, having diſtin& Governments and Governors amongſt them. See Numb. 1. 4, 16.
17 Dan (ball be a ſerpent by the way in the path « that biteth the horſe heels. ridder {hall fall backward.
| | x Which covereth and hideth it ſelf in the ſand or duſt of the
highway, watching for men or beaſts that pats he ſubrilry of chat Tribe, Wt paſsthat way. He notes
( which ſhould < PRTT =o more by Craft and Cunning, conquer their Enemies
+ Heb. «| an | adder pines Is, fo that his ſnake.
18 I have waited for thy ſalvation,
y I do earneſtly wait, -and hope, and pray for thy helping han to ſave me and my poſterity from the mninifo1d ed (Oran which I foreſee will come upon them, and eſpecially from ſpiritual and eternal miſchiefs,by that Meſſiah which thou haſt promiſed. Faceb in the midſt of his grear work doth take a little breathing, and finding himſelf weakned by his Speech to his Children, and drawing nearer i death, he opens his arms to receiveit,as the thing for which he had : long waited, as the only effe&tua] remedy and mean of Salvation or deliverance from all his pains and miſeries, and
preſent horrors, upon the contemplation of the fu : Children. And this patherical "I" nr —_ rure ſtate of his
ward, to the ſtate of the Tribe of Dan, CI IITEnns, © hack. deplorable, both for its great ſtraits and preſſures, of which ſee Joj. 19: 47: Tudg: 1: 34: and eſpecially for that Idolatry which that Tribe would introduce and promote, Juag. 18. 30:and 1 Kings 12:29: whereby they would ruin themſelves, and moſt of the other Tribes
with them, Qs 2. forward, to the doubtful and miſerable condition
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of Gad, 16 Gad,
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particularly frem his -;
than by ſtrength or force of Arms. ES
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Daughters:
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| but that which he oppoted to all their injuries, to wit,his own Vir-
. - perly ſignifies, and was juft now uſed ) che God if thy father, 5. e: whe
r9 Gad, a troop = ſhall overcome him ; but he ſhall