-../M41 1D/®f/ GENESIS XXXI1. t../Innotations. I. Ngelr] by interpretation cfngers : and fo M the word is ufed in the 3 ver. but there were heavenly fpirits of whom fee the notes on Gen. r 6.7. By this vihon,God confirmed Jacobs faith in him, who commanded his Angels to keepe his people in all their wayes,Pfal.9 1.11. hop] or campe,armie; as in warres : for Angels are hea- venly feuldiers , Luke 2. 13. borfes and charets of fire, 2 Kings 9. 17. fighting for Gods people againft their enemies , Dan. so. 20. Of them there are thonfandtboufands, and fume thoufand times temeethou- fand,Dan.7.1 0. and they are all fens firth, to miry fl er for them who (ball be beyres of falvation,Heb.r.r 4. and they pitch a coupe about them that feare God,Pfa. 34.8. The heathens retained the knowledge here- of? though corruptly ; for the Greeke Poet fayth, 1 kere be thrice ten thaufands of the inemortall (Angels) of God, here upon the earth, log persofmorta/imen, and obfercers of their workes both full and unjuff ; they are clad with the aye, and goe abroad all over the earth. He- frod.Oper. &Dies,i.1. .1Wachanaim] that is, two hop (or camps:) either becaufe the Angels appea- red in two companies, for Iacob to goe betweene them : or becaufe there wasone cantee of Angels, and one of Jacobs family. About this place,there was a citie afterwards called Machanaim, inhabi- ted by the Priefts of God, Iofh. 21.38. This allò Math a fpirituall application to the Chnrch of~ Gods in Song 6.13. 3 Verf. 3. AND J A tt © a] Here beginneth the eight ft &ion, or Lefture of thé law, called of the firft word Vaj lak,t hat is,And he fent.But it is not diffinguifhed with greater letters,as ufitally they are. See Gen. 6.9. meffengers] the fame word which before was tranflated Angels, verfe r. Seir]a mountainy land poffeffed befote"by the Chorimr, Gen: 14. 6. but Efau with his children defiraayed them, and dwelt in their (lead, Dent. 2.22. Thither was Elan gone from the face of his bro- ther Jakob. See Genef. 36.6, 7. field] that is, as the Greek tranflateth it,countrey of Edom,that is, Efau. See Gen.' 4.7. & 25.30. Verf 4. my Lord]] by this title Jakob honoured 4 & fubmitted to him as to his elder brother, Gen. 4.7. s Pet. 3.6. For Iallbs fuperiority foregiven in Gen.27.29. the time was not yet come, that it fhould be fulfilled. So David carried himfelfe to Saul: t Sam.24.7.9. &c. Verf..5.Oxen] Hebr. Oxe and Affe, &c. fingular for plurali : fee Gen.3.2, to finde] that is, that I may finde, as Gen.6. 19. The Greeke tranfla- teth,that thy fervant may finde grace before thee. 6 Ver(.6. and 40o.neen] armed for warre, as fee - meth by verf.8.Here the ancient quarrell 2o.years before (Gen.27.41.) was remetubred, and Ial(obs danger and trouble renewed. In Pirli R.Eliezer, c. 27. it is Paid, Mobs cafe,was ; As if a man didflee from a Lion, anda Beare met him, (Amos 5. r9.) The Lion was Laban, that purfed after faith to ware hit fettle: the Beare mar Efau, which food by thetway, ar a Beare robbed of her rebelpes , and came to flay the mu. ther with the children. And the Lionbath fhamefafinele, but the Beare bath no fhamefafinefji. Verf.7.companies] or campes : the word ufed be- fore,in verfe a. Verf.b.fmite] that is flay (or kill) it :as Gen. 4. 17.80 after,verf.i,r. (hall efeape] Hebr.jhall be to japing, of fhall have evafion : theGreeke faith, fball be fazed. Verf9. mill duetheegood] or, will deale well with thee: thus Ia/gbunderftood the promife, Iwillbee ñ ith thee : Gen.31.3.So after in verf.1 a. Verf.1o.lef. eJto weet,in:rorth,that is,amunwor- thy all (or any) of the mercies. So the Chaldee ttanf- lateth,Lefe aremydeferts, then all the mercies and all thebenefits, which thou haft done to thy f rvant. with myfta4,] that is, having nothing elfe: the Chaldee expounds it,my felfe alone. Verf. t 1. mother with the fomies] in Greeke, end the mother with the children: (or upon them.) It meaneth great cruelty,in fparing none,as Hof.l o.14. For fmite,the Chaldee tranflateth kill me. Verf t 2. doiaggood &c.] that is, Ira flirt!), doe duce good. put] that is make thy feed: fee this promife,Gen.aS. t 4. Verf 13.came into bit hand] that is, fueh at be had, and could fendfor the prefent. And it was a rich gift; of five hundred & fifty beafts,offundry forts, for Sore. A mans gf s,make th rot me for him ; anal bringetb him beforegreat men: Prov. t 8.16, Verf t 5.yong mu] or colts; in Hebrew,tonnes : fee Gen.' 8.7. Verf. 16. every herd] or, drone. Hebr. herdherd : fee the like phrafe in Gen. t 4.10. and herd] 'Hebr.andbetweme berd.This was done, that by di- Sant (paces, the heat of Efaus rage might he aba- ted,verfe 2o. Verf.2o. is behinde] or,as the Chaldee explains it,commcth after us. appeafe his face] or cover (andpacifie) hisface, that is, his anger, as theChal- dee interpreteth it;for anger(as favour)appcareth in the face.Seethe like in Lev.2o,6. Pfal.2t.to. And appeaftng,is theword fo often ufed in the law, for covering or taking -away offences, and fo pacify- ing the anger by gifts, and making atonement : Exod. t 9.3 6.Levit. r.4. and 4.20.26.and 5;6 ,1 o. 13. &c. the pre fens] for, a gift in floret pacifetb anger, Prov. 21.14. myface] that is, favour me,and grant mÿ requeff : fee Gems 9.21. Verf. 22. handmaids] or hmtdwomen : the Chal- dee tranflateth thgttt concubines. See Geh. 35. 22. the foord]oiybe pagage : fo the Greeke faith the pat Page of Iaboch.A river mentioned allo in Deut. 2,37.and 3.16. Verl.a4.wiafllihf] or combated, by taking hold one of another. A peculiar word, not tiled but in this hiftorie. It figureth the fpirituall wraffling, ftrife and conflift of the children of God;Phil. s. 27.Ephef.6.1 a.1ftoni.15.3o.Heb.10 32. ' a manJ called after, and by the Prophet Hofce, God, and an Angell, verfe 28.3o. Hahla. 3.4. It was therefore'Chrift, appearing in the forme of a man,(as before to Abraham,Gen.t 8.2,22 .)the An- gel that redeemedIakobfrom all evil fi en.48.s6.God wraftleth 7 8 9 Io II I2 13 15 16 20 22 24 //rourxN/moII11m111UW1q/
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