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the Parents were ſharply cenſured, and rather curſed that blefſed by 7acov, Gen. 49. Yet their Poſterity was not rejected by God, 5k -eceived to mercy, and ad mited to rhe ſame priviledge with
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* 1 Chr. : l 4: 124 and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul _—_ of a Canaanitiih woman ; thele are the families of Si- MNCON» ; 4 And theſe are the names of the * ſons of Levi,ac- * Num: 3: IG , Koheet 17. cording to their generations k : Gerſhon and Kohatnh, 1 Chro: 5: and Merari ; and the years of ths life of Leyi were an
” hundred thirty and ſeven years. _ | t From cach of which proceeded a diſtin Generation or F amily
called by their Father's name.
17 The * ſons of Gerihen, ding t6 their families:
138 And * the ſons of Kohath, Amram, and Izhar,
*,Chro:6. Libni end Shimi,accor- 17. and $3: 7- *#Num2G: Kohath were an hundred thirtie and three years. _ 19 And the ſons of Merari, Mahali, and Muſhi :
theſe are the families of Levi, according to their gene-
rations. 1 ; : « 5 « Chap: 2: 29 And * Amram took him Jochebed his father's
r: ſiſter Ito wife, and ſhe bare him Aaron and Moſes : Numb:26 and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred
59 and thirty and ſeven years. .
] Or rather,6inſworman, or Coin, or Niece ; for ſo this Hebrew word is ſometimes uſed, as appears from Jer: 32:8, 9, 12. Obj. She is cal- led the daughter of Levi, Exod: 2: 1. An. Even Nieces are off cal- led daughters, as we haye ſhewed. See Lyke 1.5. and the Notes on Exod: 2: 1.
*rChro:6. 21 And * the ſons of Izhar, Korah, and Nepheg, 37,38 and Z2icri. [- ; | *Levi:to: 2, And * the ſons of Uzziel, Miſhael, and Elza- Ham: 3, PÞ4n, and Zithri. | . . 3o: 23 And Aaron took hiniEliſheba daughter * of Ami- 7 Ruth:4: nadab »:, ſiſter of Naaſhon to wife, and the bare him 19, 28: * Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
x Chro:2: ,, A prince of the Tribe of Judah, Numb: 1: 7. and 2: 3. Mar- riages were not yet confined to their own Tribes ; and when they 4 were,theLevites ſeem to have had thispriviledge,that they might mar- 29 ry a Daughter of any other Tribe, becauſe indeed the reaſon of that _ 6: Law did not concern them, there being no danger of confuſign,or wy 1. * loſs of inheritance on their part.- And eſpecially there were many 3: NC 24* Marriages made between the Tribes of Jud2h and Levi, to ſignify ” that both were united in Chriſt, w1o was to be both King and Prieft.
It is obſervable,that Moſes is here ſilent in his own Progeny,but gives a particular account of his Brother's,not only from his great humi- lity and modeſty,which ſhines forth in many other paſſages, bur be- cauſe 5t was of more concernment, and the honour of Prieſthood given to Agron was to be hereditary and peculiar to his Seed, and therefore it was neceſſary they ſhould be exatly known ; whereas Moſes his Honour and Government was only perſona], and did not paſs to his Children. . 24 And the ſons of Korah, Aflir, and Elkanah, and Abiaſaph : Theſe are the families of the Korhites,
25 And Eleazar Aaron's ſon took him oze of 'the
*Num:25. daughters of Putiel to wife, and * ſhe bare him Phine- ary 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, Bring out the children of Iſrael from the land of Egypt, according to their armies ».
n ( 7. e.) According to their numerous Families, which were equal to great Armies, and which went out of Egypr, like ſeveral Armies in military order, and with great power. Sec Exod:12.41,51. and 13: 18. and 14. 8.
27 Theſe are they which ſpake to Pharaoh king of
Egypt,to bring out the children of Iſrael from Egypt : Theſe are that Aaron and Moſes. hs
28 And it came to paſs,on the day when the LORD ſpake unto Moles in the land of Egypt, |
29 That the LORD ſpake unto Moſes, faying, I am the LORD, ſpeak thou unto Pharaoh King of Egypr, all that I ſay unto thee»
30 And Moſes ſaid before the LORD, Behold, I1 am of uncircumciſed lips,and how ſhall Pharaoh hear-
ken unto me 2?
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God encourages Moſes to ſpeak to Pharaoh, 1. God foretells the hardntſs of Pharaoh's heart, 3. That he might multiply his wonders in Egypt, 4- to declare to the Egyptians, that he only is the Lord, 5. Moſes and Aaron Ovey God's command, 6. Their Age, 97. God commands them to ſhew &, miracle for the confirmation of their authority, $, g. Their rod nurn'a unto a ſerpent, to. The magicians do the ſame, 11. Aarons rod de- Foureth theirs, 12, Pharaoh is hard"ned, as the Lord had ſaid, 3. Hind refuſeth to let the people 20, I4.. God denounces judgments 0n the Egyptians, 11, 18. Commands Moſes and Aaron to ſrretch out their hands over the waters. The waters are turned into blood, 20, The Fib die, and the rivers ſink, 21. The magicians do the ſame, whereby Pharaoh's heart is hard'ned, 22% The means they uſed againſe this
» *lague, 24, The continuance of it, 25, OE | |
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thee a god to Pharaoh a: and Aaron thy brother
ſhall be thy Prophet 5.
a To repreſent my perſon, to a& like God,by requiring his obe-
dience to thy Commands,and by puniſhing his difobedience with ſuch puniſhments as none but God'can inflitt, to which end thou ſhalr have my Omniporent Aſſiſtance. 56 (z. e.) Thy. Interpreter, cr Spokeſman ( as Chap» 4. 16. ) to deliver thy Commands to Pharaoh. | | 4
2 Thou ſhalt ſpeak all that I command thee, and Aaron thy brother ſhall ſpeak unto Pharaoh, that he {end c the children out of his land, | c Heb. and he will ſend or d:ſmiſs,' to wit, at laſt, being forced to
Succeſs ſhall attend your endeavours.
3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my figns, and my wonders inthe land of Egypt,
4 But Pharaoh {hall 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 the land of Egypt, * by great judgments.
5 And the Epgyprians ſhall know that T a» the LORD, when I ſtretch forth mine hand upon Egypr, _ bring out the children of Iſrael from among TNEm. | 6 And Moſes and Aaron did as the LORD com- manded them, fo did they 4,