GENE SIS XXIX /07 p romi Ce. See the notes on Gen.13.1 5. 1 5 Veril15.I will bemith thee ] The like promife God made at his returne,Gen.31.3. whichJakob tmdersood thus,Iwill áe thee good,uen.32.9. The Chaldee trmflateth it,my word 'ball be thy belpe.See Exod.33.15.16. Mat. 28.20. Gen.46.4. all the way] fo the Greeke expreffeth the word way,here wanting; expreffed alfo elCewhere in the Hebrew, Genet 35.3. And here the vifion of the Ladder, (Or; fl,) is applied to his prefent cafe & journey : for God giving his Sonne, doth with himgive all tbinguálfo,Eio.8,32. & gódlineffe hath the promife of the l prefènt, and that which is to come,' Tim 4.8. not leave thee,] This taught Jakob to repofe confidence in God, being content with things prefent : the like is fpoken to us all,Heb.13.5. Verf. 16.Iehovah ir] TheChaldee paraphrafeth, 16' the glory of the Lorddaelletbin this place. Verf..c7.tbis it,&c. The Chaldee addeth, thin 17 it no common (or private) place, but a place wherein God to /tb pleafure, and overagainfl tisis place, is the gate of heaven. This place reprefented the Church of Chris, called the Ìooufeof God, IT im.3.1 5 . which oftentimes is, where men are not aware of it,Re- vel. 1 a. 6. John 1.46. where the Ladder Chris ltandeth,Mat.18.z o.Reÿ.5 4.1.and where his fcr- vants fee and ferve hinRev.22.3 4. Unto which (as to the gate of heaven) the Lord bringeth filch as (hall be Caved, to walke in the light of it,A &s 2.47.Rev.21.24. Verf. 18. the (lone }either fene, is here put for 8 flans, (as in Gen. 3.2.trre for treer,) or,that before in verf. 1'. of the flaws, is meant form one of them: fee Gen.46.23. a pillar] or flatue, that is, a mo- nument or title erdied andfiandingup : This was here for a religious figue, as altars also were, EIay,' 9. z 9.and Jakob did the like afterward, Gen.35.14. But when the Law was givenby Molès, no pillars might any more be Jet up, Levit.26. z. Hof. 1 o. 1. but all fuch as the heathens had ere&ed, were to bee broken downe, Dent. 7.5. and 12.3. There were alto pillars for civil naonuments,Gen.35.20 2 Sant. '8.18. pile] to annoint and conlècrate it for holy ufe : as after in the. law, there was an anointing vile, for to fan&ificthetabernacle, altar, laver, and all other things ufed in Gods fervice, Exod. 4o. 9.10. 11. &c. So after Jakob powred both adrinke aping, and pile upon his pillar, Gen. 35.14.. Which pile, reprefented the anoynting of the holy Gholt, upon Chris and his people, Pfal. 45.8.1 John 2.20.27. both which are alto com- pared unto livingHanes, 1 Pet. 2.4.5. And theHe- brew Do &ors commenting upon this place, in Beefich r.tbitsh, doe make this (tone to fignifie the thetas. Verf 19. Bethel] that is by interpretation, The 19 hoof of God, as verfe 17. and fo the Greeke here allo tranflateth it. And upon this ancient reli- gious ufeof this place, which God hitnfelfeap- proved of, Genet. 35. 1. it feemeeh jeroboam Jet up there the monument of his ltrange worfhip, which turned to him to finite, 1 King 12.28.29. 3o. wherefore the Prophets changed the name from Beth " -el, Gods bottle, to Beth -oven, tic bottle of iniquity ,(or of an idol) Hof.4.i 5. Of Luz fee Gen. 3o. Verf. 20. Vowed] that is, promifeed to God: for a yew, is an holy or religious promife, made tber- fore with prayers, as this place fheweth,and Pfal. 61.6. Judg. 1/.30 3 t. and payed with thankfgi- vhtg,Pfal.65.2. & 66. z 3.i4. See more in the law of vowes,Lev.2 7. and the annotations there. If God,]that is prayerwife,0 that God would be with me;and inway of promife, When Gadlhall have been with me, &c. For,avow,implyeth both prayer and promite,as before is noted. And the Hebrew Im, that is, If,is ufed in prayers, as is noted onGen. 24.42. if thou be, &c. It fignifieth alto, when, as in I Sam.' 5.17. Therefore one Prophet faith, If man (hall finne,2 Chron.6.22,another (relating the fame) faith, Wben a man. So the Evangelifts, one writeth, If thine eye be fngle, Matt. 6. z 1. another, when thine eye isfingle,Luke 11.34. withme] this refpeð the firs part of that promife of God inverf..t5. keepemeaas the fècondpart of Godsronxlfe was, veri. 1 5. ize mee bread, &c.Jt his refpeaeth the fourth thing pronii- fed in veri. 15. I will not leave thee, which taught him contentation, Hebr. t 3.5. and Lakb void of covetoufneffe, defireth but food and raiment,; wherewith we all fhould likewife be content,' Tins. 6.8. Verf. 21. rename] this refpeð the third part of Gods promife, in verf. 15. So Iakbs vow, was grounded in all points,uponthe word & promu e given him,to teach us how to vow,and pray Unto the Lord. and Iehovah] or then Jehovah*: for this may, bee the firs part Of lalribo vow or promife againe to God, whom hec would in faith & reve- rence conllantlyprofelfe to be his God, that is, au- thor of his welfare & falvation.And. this refpe&- eth Gods fpirituall worfhip. Though it may alto be meant on Gods part,as are the former branch- esi and refpe£t the promifes made in v.13.& I 4. Verf. 22. the haute of God] that is, a place ofGodo 22 warfhop; as the Chaldee expoundeth, whereupon I will ferne before the Lord. This Iakab after perform- ed, w hen he built there an altar, Gen. 35. 7. And this refpe &ed Gods outward Cervice. tithing gize] that is, furelygite the tenth. A figne alto of ho- mageand fubje &ion unto God : which therefore was given to the Pri'ehls of the Lord ; fee Gen:14. 20. and the law for tithes,inLev.27. Numb. 18. Deut.14.22.23. &c. w G egg, dais e.a;itts -. ä1a.:î o 2I CHAP. XXIX. 1, Iakb commeth to the n-ell of Charon. 9 JIc taketh argnainta,oce of Rachel. '73, Latan entcrt,.incth him. is, lakth cozenatttetb fir Rachel to be his wife. 23, La- ban deceiveth bim wi, hLeah. 28, He showier', a f Ra- chel, awl frvedfir her feien yeares more. 32, Leah tea - reth Reuben. 3 3,Simewz,34, Levi,3 5., Iudah- n.Nd Jakob lifted up his fcér, &' ment,to the land ofthe ions ofthc Eaft.And he Jaw,& behold a well in the field ; & lo thee: 2 4
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