1 4 H Hell. k Or, was erderes or frepared, And it might be ſaid. ir ? . 1d, 11 FR to be prepared by Hezekiah for this S- by the care which he took to purge this and other places, abuſed to Idolatry, which made them more fit to receive ſo great a Favour and D-l1i- verance from God. But for Hell, that doubtleſs was ordained or te ag by _ wy ws OR of impenitent Sinners. 2 . yeſterday : C rale 1 7 I bs leh pit, - Js p/n M ſometimes uſed of a time time pair, without limitation. 92 For the King of Aſris. F; 1. for the Kings, the Singular Number being —_ —_ Tor whereby he may underſtand the Princes or Chief C:mmanders of the Hoſt, by comparing Iſs. 10, 8. Are not my Princes altogether Kings, Or, 2. for Rabjhaketh, the General of this Army, who according to the Style of Scripture, might very well be callzd King. Or, 3. Sennacherib ; for whom this place might be ſaid to be or- dained or prepared? partly becauſe it was ordained for the De- ſftruftion of his Hoſt ; nothing being more ordinary, both in Sa- cred and Prophane Writers, than to entitle rhe King, or General ofthe Army, to all the ViQories procured, or loſſes and ſlaughe ters ſuſtained by his Army ; And partly becauſe the ſudden De- ſtruQtion of the Aſjjrian Army, ſuppoſed to be in this place, was the occaſion of the Contpiracy of that King's Sons, and fo of the Kings Dezth. Burif this Topher deſign Hell, this is Emphatically enunced againſt him, to intimat, Thar alth-ugh he. eſcaped that ſudden Plague which cut off his Army, yer there was:a more terrible Judgment appointed for him, which he ſhould be uttterly unable to eicape. » The Lord. who is oft deſigned. by this Pro. nun, as in the next foregoing Verſe, and eiſev here 3 and-who is exprefled in the following words, Or, it is an indefinir Expreſ- ſon ; for, it » made deep and large. n Capable ofrecei: ing vaik Numbers; whereby he intimats, That he deſigned to niake a great and general Deſtru&ion of the 4ſhrians ; and w:'tha!, Thar ir was a vain and fooliſh confidence which the 4ſjrian: kad in their numerous Hoſt, ſeing the greateſt, Numbers ot Gee's Fucmic« are wholly unable, either to oppoſe him, or to ſave them'e ves trom his wrath and power, o Whereby he further implies, That be in- tended to make a great ſlaughter amung them. And he alludes in this phraſe, to the Ancient Cuſtom, either of burning Sacrifi- ces, and particularly of burning Children to Mooch, or ot Lurning the dead bodies of Men. p The immediat hand of God, or his word of Anger: See on ver, 28. q He leems to allude $0 that tho« wer of Fire and Brimſtone, Gen: 9, 24, r The pile of Fire and ood now mentioned. | CHAP XXXL .. S72 The folly and puniſhment of Truſt in Egypt, 1=——3- God wil fght for Je ruſalem, 4 5. if they will turn unto him, 6——— 7, the fall of Aſſyria 8 9. O to them * that g0 down to Egypt for help a, and ſtay on horſes b, and truſt in chariots, be- cauſe zhey are many, and in horſemen, becauſe they are very ſtrong: but they look not unto the holy one of 1-
ſrael, neither ſeek the LORD ec. | # As the Jews did contrary to God's Command, Deut 19. 16.
and 26.68. b For Egypr had many and choice Horſes. c Their
confidence in the Creature was, accompanied with, and did produce
: ris of God, and a negle& ofſeeking to him by prayer for his elp. Ye:
2 Yet he alſo is wiſe 4, and will bring evil e, and
will not call back his words f: but will ariſe g againſt
that work iniquity. |
4 You think you are wiſe, and a& wiſely in iagaging the Egyp- f:ans, who are a wiſe and :warlike People, to help you; but God 1s not inferior to them in Wiſdom nor in ſtrength, but much their Superior ; and therefore you have done fooliſhly and wickedly in preferring them before him. e Will execute his judgements upon you, notwithitanding all that you, or your allics the Egyprians, can do to hinderit. f H:s Threatnings deaunced againſt you, but will
y infali1bly execute them. g Though ar preſenthe ſit ſtill yet he will
beſtir himſelf and fight. þ Againſt this wicked and rebelhous People ofthe Jews, i The helpers, as it is explained in the next verſe. The Abſtrat being put for the Concrete. x
their horfes Fleſh /, and not ſpirit », when the LORD ſhall ftretch out his hand, both he chat helpeth ſhall fall and he thar is holpen ſhall fail down, and they all ſhall
fall together. _ |
k And therefore utterly unable todefend you, either without or againſt my will. 1 Weak and frail, as that word ſignifies, P/al: 78, 39. Heb: 5: 7. and elſewhere, m Not like ſpiritual Subſtances, ſuch as the Angels, who are immortal, and inviſible by Men 3 whereof we have inſtances, Exod. 12.29, 30. 1s: 37. 36.
4 For » thus hath che LORD ſpoken unto me, Like
as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey s, whena multitude of ſhepherds is called forth againſt him, he will not be affraid of their voice, nor abaſe himſelf ? for the || noiſe of them, ſo ſhall the LORD of hoſts come down ts fight for q mount Zion, and for the hill
chereof. |
» Or. But: or, Nevertheleſs, as this particle is elſewhere uſed, as harh been proved before. Although you have done evil in ſending ro Egyps for help, and they ſhall not be able to help you; yet the Lord himſelf will, of his own Grace, and for the Glory of his own Name, give you that help and deliverance which you do not de«. ſerve and have no reaſon to expe& from him, And therefore de= {iſt from thoſe evil Counſels and Courſes, as thoſe which are both unneceſſary and pernicious. o When he is ready to ſeize upon it,
and devour it. p Ir hath been obſerved of Lions, that when they ; are purſued, they do not run away with all ſpeed, .as other Crea«. tures do, but march away flowly, and make an Honourable Retreat. 7 Althoughthis Hebrew particle might be rendred againft;. and ſo this place might be underſtood of God's fighting againſt the Jews and 5D Ez1pti an:
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