the cioud made little pauſes that they might have time for ſleep Jer. 514 2 and neceſlary refreſhments, which their natures required. And Ezek.20. thus all Writers, when they relate the continued journeys of per- ſons for many days together,are ro be underſtood with this excepti- on. y Not ſo much in place, ſay ſome, for fo it went in the midſt,or at leaſt after the firſt camp, as may ſeem from wer. 21. as in office and authority, as a general who is ſaid to go before or lead his Ar- my, though he do not go in the very firſt place. But others more p-« bably rhink, that the Ark, which indeed is not mentioned, ver. 21. albeit in their lations it was in the middle,where alſo the cloud was, yetin their marches it went before them, as alſo the cloud did, and ſo the cloud was conſtantly over the Ark whether ir ſtood or went, and therefore the Ark is ſaid to go before and di- rett them, notas if the Ark could beſeen of alt the camps, which being carcied only upon mens ſhoulders was impoſflible,but becauſe the cloud, which always attended upon the Ark, and did together with the Ark conftitute in a manner one ſign of God's preſence,did lead and dire them. z Where they might ſafely arid commodi- ouſly reſt. Bur this is a metaphorical expreſſion, for diſcovering to them ; for otherwiſe the Ark could nor ſearch; and God, who knew all places and things needed not to ſearch.
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34 And the cloud ef the LORD was upon them by day +, when they went out of the camp. t And ty night too, as was expreſſed before. So we muſt learnt to compare places of Scripture, and'to ſupply the defe&s of one out of another, as we do in all authors.
35 Andit came to paſs when the ark ſet forwardythat Moſes faid, * Riſe up, LORD,and let thine enemies be * pp,j gg, {cattered, and let them that hate thee flee before thee, 1, x.
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j 26 And when it reſted, he ſaid, Retutn]], O LORD,
B+ Heb. zen unto the F many thouſands of Iſrael. ac bouſand || Or, give reſt, 7. e. a ſafe and quiet place, free from enemies
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| CHART XL,
| | The murmuring of the People, for which the fire breaketh in upon them, 1. | | Moſes prayeth to God, the fire is quenched, 2. The Name of theplace,ond |
1 | Manna deſcribed, 7-==9. Moſes's Complaint and Prayer, 10+=-15. G0 | | ' commandeth him to gather 70 of the Elders of Iſrael to help him, 16, 17. Mi Promiſeng them fleſh ro eat, 18, 19, 20. Moſes his Unbelief, 21, 22. A
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why called, 3. The People murmur again, and luſt after fleſh, 4---6. God is angry with him, 23. Moſes having gathered 7o of the Elders of Iſrael together, rehearſeth the words of the Lord to him, 24. God coming down ina Cloud, taketh of Moſes's ſpirit and giveth to the 70; The effefts thereof, 25. Eldad and Meaad propheſie in the Camp, 26---29. God giveth them Quails to eat, 39-=-32. And ſmiteth the People with a very great Plague, 33, 34, 35- ND whe the people [| complained «, | it diſpleaſed Wodatues A the LORD, and the LORD heard zt, and his W+ Heb. i£ aPger was kindied, and the fre of rhe LORD 6 burnc wa: evil in among them, and conſumed them that were in the utter-
the ears of, moſt parts of the camp c. C&C. s Or, murmured, the occaſion whereof ſeems to be their laſt three $ Pal. 78. gays journey in a vaſt howling wilderneſs, without any benefit ; Wt 27+ and thereupon the remembrance cf their long abode in rhe wilder- neſs, and the proſpe& and fear of many other tec ious,and fruitleſs, and dangerous journeys,whereby they were like to belong delayed from coming to that reſt, that land of milk and honey, which God had promiſed them, and that which they thirſted afrer. 6b( 7 e. ) A fire ſent from God in an extraordinary manner,poſſibly from the Pillar of cloud and fire, or from heaven, as 2 King. 1. 12. © Either becauſe the ſin began there among the mixt multitude,who probab- ly had their place there, or amongſt thoſe who were feeble and wea- ry with their laſt journey, and therefore hindmoſt in the march : or in mercy to the people, whom he would rather awaken to re- pentance than utterly deſtroy, and therefore he ſent it into the Skirts and not the heart and midſt of the camp.
2 And the people d cried unto Moles e : and when
W #Heb.ſurk Moſes prayed unto the LORD, the fire F was quenche«. | d The murmurers, being penitent ; or others for fear. eWhom | they knew to be very prevalent with Gods
|| That is, 3 And he called the name of the place || Taberah f :