20 And of Gad he ſaid, Biefſed be he that * enlat- * Seefs geth Gad x : he dwelleth as a lion y, andteareth the arrh 8, &c: with the crown ofthe head z. 1 Chron.
x By praiſing God for enlarging Gad he ſuppoſeth the ground of 17: 8, &C
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on which the Temple was built, was in the Tribe of Benjamin
13 And of Joſeph he ſaid, * Bletſed of the LORD be hisland z, for the precious things of heaven «, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath x:
z His portion ſhall be exc-llent and endowe'! with choice bleſſings from God, as it here follows. »u (5. e.) The precious fruits of the Earth brought forth by the influences of Heaven, the wa: mth-of the Sun, an4 the Rain which God will ſend from Heaven. x The
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And this was truly the ſituation of th- Temple, on both ſides whereof was Benjamins portion, and | though mount Zzon was in the Tribe of Judah, yet mount Moriah, '
ſprings of water bubling our of the Earth. 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the ſun y, and for the precious things + put f-rth by the | T moon z. | y Which opens and warms the Earth, cheriſheth and improveth and in due time ripeneth the ſeeds and fruits of the Earth.zWhich by its moiſture refreſhes and promotes them. Heb. Of the moons, or months, 3. e, which it bringeth forth m the ſeveral Months or Seaſons of the year. i5 And for thechiefthings of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the laſting hilis a. @ (7.e.) The excellent fruirs,as Grapes, Olives, Figs, &c. which delight in Mountains, growing upon, or the precious. Minerals contained in, their m0wntains and hills called ancient and laſting, 7. e.
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theſe p:aiſes, that God would <nlarge Gad, 5. e. either 7. enlarge his Territories : which ſeems needleſs, becauſe they had a very large portion now when Moſes uttered theſe words. Or 2.bring him out of his ſtraits and troubles, which he was likely to be oft er ga« ged in, becauſe he wasencompaſſed with potent Enemies. And in thi- ſ-nſe the phraſe is uſed, P/al. 4.2. compare Pſal. ; +. 8: and 118. 5. One inſtance of the fulfilling hereof we have Juag: 11. y(5#:8:) Safe and ſecure from his Enemies, and terrible to them when they rouſe and moleſt him. See 1 Chron. 5. 18, &c. and 12,8. (5. e. } Utterly deſtroys his Enemies, both the head, the ſeat of the crown their dignity and principality, ard the Arm, the ſubje& of ſtrength and inſtrument of aCtion ; both chicf Princes,and their inſtruments and ſubjeQts.
21 And * he provided the firſt part a for himſelf.be- cauſe there i» a portion of the law-giver þ was he + ſeat- ed c, and he came with the heads of the people 4, he ex- ecured the juſtice of the LORD, and his judgments with Iſrael e. |
a The firſt-fruits of the Land of promiſe, the country cf Sibor, which was firſt conquered, which he is ſaid to prove for bimſelf, becauſe he deſired and fo obtain'd it of Moſes, Numb. 32. b (i. e } OF Moſes whoſe portion this is called, either becauſe this part of the Land beyond Jordan was the only part of the Land which At:ſes was permitted to enter upon : or becauſe it was given to him by | Moſes, whereas the portions beyond Jordan were given to the ſe- ; veral Tribes by Zojbua according to the dire&ion of the lot. c Heb.
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: eter tenſe being put | 11: 10: Revel: 5: 5: and as Jacob or Iſrael who 1s the fountain, 1s oft
—_ £..4 44 - ab: Smqed "ey w__ _— rs x54 to the os put for the children of 1/7ael. Or the eye ( for ſo the Hebrew word
-— Cana a», with the Princes, or Captains, or Rulers of the people of 1ſra- oft ſignifies ) of Jacob, 7. e. of the People of Iſrael, and ſo the ſenſe iS,
el. i.e. under their command and conduQ, as indeed they did; or They who now only hear ofthe Land of promiſe ſhall ſhortly ſec it,
With the firſt of the people ; or, in the front of the people, as the Sjriack | which I am not ſuffered to do, and ſhall enjoy it, which is oft fig-
renders it ; for this tribe and their brethren whoſe lot fell beyond | nified by ſeeing, as Pſal: 4: 6: and 27: 13: and $4: 132 Eccleſ: 2:1: and
Jordan, were to march and did march into Canaan before their bre= | 3: 13. } (3. e. ) Thoſe Heavens or that Air which hangs over his thren, as it is expreſſed, Jof. 1. 14. And the Hebrew word roſch oft Land. : EEK
ſignifies the beginning or firſt of a thing. (7. e.) He did or will exe- 29 Happy art thou, O Iſrael 3 who Fs like.unto thee,
cate the juſt judgment of God againft the Canaanites, as the reſt of | O people, ſaved by the LORD, the ſhield of thy help,
the Iſraelites 61d; he will joyn in the war againſt them, as he pro-| 4 wy ho ;r the ford of thy excellency, and thine ene- :{ed tro do Numb. 32. 27, &c. and aftually did, Jof. 1. 14. : ? 3 _ 4 _ ir Is "” [51 Dan = lions whelp f: he | Pies || ſhal be found liars unto theeſ], and thou Jhalc | Or, Bal ſha!l leap from Baſhan g. tread upon their high places 7 . be ſubdued, f (4.e.) Courageous and generous and ftrong and ſucceſsful a- | © The giverand preſerver of all that excellency, that glory, fſatc-