1 (5. e.) His outward eſtate, as Deut. 8. 18. becauſe he hath no inhe. itance of his own and therefore wholly depends upon thy bleſſing Or, His Hoft or Army, as the word is uſed Ez. 37. 10. The Prieſts that attended upon Gods ſervice in the Tabernacle or Temple are oft compared toan hoſt or army in regard of their exqui- ſite orders and courſesand conſtant watches there. See Numb: 4: 3- m (i.e.) All his holy adminiſtrations which he fitly calls #he works of his hands, either more largely, the hand, one great inſtrument of a&tion being put for all the reſt ; Or becauſe a great part ef the ſervic- of the Levites and Prieſts was done by the labour of their hand and body, whereas the ſervice of Evangelical Miniſters is more ſpiritual and heavenly. n He prays thus earneſtly for them, part'y becauſe he foreilaw they who were to teach and admonith, and re- prove, and chaſtiſe others who would have many enemies, Jer. 15. 10. Amos 5. 10. and partly becauſe they were, under Grd, the great preſervers and uphoJders of Religion,and their Enemies were the Enemies ofReligion it ſelf, as is evident from the hiſtory of the Old Teſtament.
12 And of Benjamin he ſaid, The beloved of the LORD o ſhall dwell in ſafety by him p, and the LORD q ſhal cover him all the day long r, and he ſhal dwell between his ſhoulders s.
0 (i, e.) This beloved Tribe, fo called partly in alluſion to their Father Benjamin who was the belov=d of his Father Jacob : and part- ly becauſe of the love and kindneſs of God towards this Tribe which appeared both in this, that they dwelt in the far!teſt and beſt parr of tne Land, as Joſephus affirms, and eſpecially in the following pci- viledge. p (5. e.) Shall have his Jot nigh unto Gods Temple,which was both» a ſingular comfort and ſafeguard ro him q Who may well be underitood here becauſe he was expreſſed in the former member. » Shall prote& that Tribe continually while they cleave to him + The Lord ſhall dwell, z. e. his Temple ihall be placed, berween his ſhoulders, i. e in his portion, or between his borders, or
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Or, ler them incenſe.
4 Heb. at thy noſe.
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ſuch as have been from the beginning of the worid, and likely to continue to the end of it, in oppoſition to thoſe hills or mounts which have been caſt up by the wit of man. |
16 And forthe precious things of the earth 5, and fulneſs thereofc, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the buſh 4: let the blefling come upon the head of Joſeph e, and upon the top ofthe head of him that * was: * Gen. 4 ſeparated from hiz brethren. 26,
b And in general for all the choice fruits w hich the Land produ-
ceth in all the parts of it, whether Hills or Valleys. c (-e. ) The Plants and Cattel and all Creatures that grow; increaſe, and flou- riſhin it. d4 For allother effe&s of the good will and kindneſs of God, who not long ſince did for a.time dwell orappear in the buſh ro me in order to the relief of his people, Exod. 3. 2, e(z.e.) Of Joſephs poſterity. | |
17 His glory is like the firſtling of his bullock f, and . Ll his horns #re /ike the horns of [| unicorns g,with them he || Or, of |
ſhall puſh the people þ together,to the ends of the earth ;; 77s bud. and they aze the ten thouſands of Ephraim, and they are HED. Ren the thouſands of Manafleh &. ;
f In whoſe countenance there is a kind of awful Majeſty and , comely generoſity,as Tully, Zlian,&c.obſerve. This ſeems to note the Kingdom which Ephraim ſhould obtain in Jeroboam and his Succeſ= ſors. g His ſtrength and power ſhall be very great. + (7. e.)All that ſhall oppoſe him,and particularly the Canaamites. i(i.e.) Of the land of Canaan. k Though Manaſſeh be now more numerous, yet Ephraing ſhall ſhortly outſtrip him, as was foretold Ger. 48. 29.
18 And of Zebulun he faid, Rejoyce / Zebulun, in thy going our 7, and Iflachar » in thy tents ,
{ Thou ſhalt proſper and have cauſe of rejoycing. m Either r, To war,as this phraſe is oft uſed,as Ger. 14. 18. which was in part verified, Juadg. 5.18. Or2, To Sea, in wy of Traffick, Lecauſe their portion lay near the Sea. Or both may be joined, and in botlr reſpe&s his courſe is oppoſite to that of Jſachar, who was a lover of peace and paſturage. See Gen, 49. 14, 15. » Who is here joined with Zebulun, both becau'e they were brethren ty Father and Mother too, and becauſe their poſleti. ons Jay near together. o (7. e.} Thou ſhalt give thy ſelf ro the management of Land and Catrel, 1i- ving quietly in thy own poſſeſſions, diſliking the troubles of war and of merchandite. So the phraſe is uſed, Gen. 25. 27. Joſ: 22, 4. Judg. 5.24. and 7. 8. ?
19 They plhall call the people q unto the mountain x, there they ſhal offer ſacrifices of righteouſneſs 5: for they ſhal ſuck of the abundance of the ſea z, and of treaſures hid in the ſand #.
? Either 1. Zebulun and 1ſachar. Or rather 2. Zebulun only, as the following matter ſhews,andit was Zebulun that Moſes takes more ſpe- cial notice of wer, 18.bringing in Iſachar only by the by in conjun« tion with him, or in oppolition to him. And lo having diſpatch= ed Iſachar in two words, he returns to Zebulun;a more attive Tribe. q (i. e) The Gentiles, either thoſe of Galilee, which was czlled Gali. lee of the Gentiles, who were their Neighbours ; or people of other nations, with whom they had commerce, which they endeavcmed to improve in perſwading them to the true God and his Worſhip and Service. 7 (5. e.) To the Temple, which Moſes knew was to be ſeated upon a mountain. 5(7.e.) Such as God :equires and Righ- teouſneſs obligeth them to offer. Their trafficking abroad with Hea« then nations ſhall not make them forget or negle& their duty at home, nor ſhall their diſtance from the place of ſactifice hinder them; from coming to it to diſcharge that duty. # They ſhall grow rich by the traffick of the ſea, and their riches ſhall not make them the worſe as they do others, but they ſhall conſecrate themſelves and their riches to the ſervice of God. # Such precious things as either 1. Are contained in the ſand of the Sea and Rivers,in which ſometimes there is mixed a conſiderable quantity of Go!d and Sil- ver. Or 2. Such as grow in the Sea, or are fetched from the ſandy bottom of it, as pearls, coral, amber-greaſe, &c. Or 3. Such as being caſt into the Sea by ſhipwrack are caſt upon tie ſhore by the workings of the Sea, an! thence taken either by Merchants cs | by the people that live upon the Sca-Coalt. | :