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never have been uſhered in by ſo ſolemn an Oath, eſpecially after far greater things had been faid of him in the ſame kind, wer. 1. 2, 3- and partly. becauſe the Mefſias 1s called a Pric/?, Zach. 6, 13: compare Jer, 20: 21. and 35.15, 18. y Not to be interrupted or tran{lated to.another perſon, as the Prieſthood of Aaron was upon the death of the Prieſt, but to be continued to thee for ever. z Or, after the manner, &c- ſo as he was a Prieft and alſoa King, and ba 90_0Y any ſucceſſor and without end, in the ſenſe intend-
Hebs 7. 3.
5 The LORD s at thy right hand ſhal ſtrike thorow
kings $ in the day of his wrath c.
#s Either, 1, God the Father, whoſe words and oath he laſt mentioned, verſe 4. So this is an Apoſtrophe of the Pſalmiſt to Chrift, Thy God and Father is at thy right hand,to wit,to defend and afſiſt thee, as that Phraſe is uſed Pſal. 16. 8. and 109. 31. and elſewhere. S$:ze the Notes on-verſe 1» And he, to wit, God the Father, ſbel fr:ke, &c. as it follows. Although this latter clauſe may belong to the Mefſias ; and as in the former he ſpake to him, ſo in this he ſpeaketh of him ; ſuch changes of perſons being very | frequent in this Book. Or, 2. God the Son, or the Lord, who 1s at Fhy right hand, as was ſaid before v. 1. ſhall firike, 8&c+ So this is an *Apoſtrophe to God the Father concerning his Son. This ſeems beſt to agree with the following verſes; for it is evident that it is. the ſame perſon who ſtrikes thorow Kings and Fudgeth among the Hea- thin, and fileth, &c, Ando this whole verſe, and thoſe which
| follow, ſpeak of one perſon, which ſeems moſt probable. b Shall mortally wound and deſtroy all thoſe Kings and Potentates who are obſrinate enemies to him and to his Church, «c In the day of batrel, when he ſhal contend with them, and pour forth the floods of his wrath upon them. |
6 Hs ſhal judge d among the heathen ; he ſhall fill the places d with the dead bodies e: he ſhall wound the
great heads f over || many countries. |
4 Either, r. conquer and govern them ; or rather, 2, condemn and puniſh them, as it is explained in the following clauſes, an4 asSthis word 15 uſed Gen» 15. 14. Rom. 2+ 1, 2. 1 Pet: 4. 6. and elſewhere, d Or. the place of battel, which is neceſlarily ſuppoſ- " ſed in the fightzand therefore may very well be underſtood. e Of his enemies ilain by his hand, and lying in the field in great num- bers and heaps, and that unburied ro their greater infamy. f Heb. the head. Which may be underſtood either, 1+ of ſome one perion and eminent adverſary of Chriſt and of his Kingdom, either the Devil by comparing this with Ger. 3. 3. 15. Heb; 2: 24, who was indeed the Head or Ruler of many Countries, and indeed of all Nations, except that of 1rael: or the Reman Empire, which was the great enemy and obſtru&er of Chriſts Kingdom, and therefore was to be deſtroyed by him, as is declared Dan: 2: 44+ 45. and 7e 7: &c, or the great Antichriſt, or the Beaſt afrer which the whole World wondered, Revel: 13: 3. Which Chriſt will deſtroy, as we read 2 Theſ 2:8, and in divers places of St. John's Revela- tion. . Or, +. Ofall thoſe Heads or princes which oppoſe him the Singular number Head being here put collectively for Heads, as is very uſual in the Hebrew Tongue and Text. And fo the meaning is, that none of Chriſts enemies, though never ſo many or great, and their Empire be never ſo large and potent, ſhall be able to withſtand his torce. or eſcape our of his hand ; and that he ſhall not enly deſtroy the common Souldiers, bur alſo their greateſt Commanders and Princes, who in ſuch cafes do frequent- ly make their eſcape. Bur this and the other like paſſages both here and in the Prophets, are not to be underſtood grofſly and car- nally,bur ſpiritually, according to the nature of Chriits Kingdom, the weapons of Chriſts warfare,by which he accompliſhed his great works, being ſpiritual ; and therefore ſuch muſt be his batrels and judgements, as is evident from many other Scriptures, although
theſe alſo are followed many times with temporal plagues.
7 He ſhall drink of the brook in the way g : there- fore b ſhalhe lift up the head 5.
£ This may be tinderſtood either, 1. properly, to expreſs the ||