'GENES IS XLIX. and they frail receive their part and inheritance. See Genclis 48. 5, &c. over the wall] under which the vine groweth. This fignitìeth, the abundant inercafe of Iofephs fops. Jo. 17. t 7. 23 VerCz3. archers] Hebrew,arrowmaffers,whcre- by alto feemeth to be meant, skilfull archers: as the Chaldeecalleth them, flrong ma:. Sec Gen.37.19. Thefe were Iofepha brethren , that hated and fold him into Egypt,Gen.37. 4,8,11,28. his Miftreffe that tempted and falfly accufed ; and his Matter that imprifoned him , &c. Genet 39.7, 17, 20. Whereunto the Jerufalenie Thargum addeth, The Inchantera and Wile men of Egypt, that fake evil[ of him before Pharaoh. 24 Verf. 24. bit bow] his fitith. armes] his ver- tttes, wifdome, challitie, patience, &c. by which he refideth all enemies. Compare Pfa.1 8.33 3 5 The Chaldee paraphrafeth , And the prophefie war fulled as them fir that low obfirved the Law in farce, and ft his hope confiant. made firme] thong and folid, like fine gold; for of the Hebrew Phoz, (here tiled) fine folidgold is called Pbaz,plàl.I 9. r t. And this fimilitude the Chaldee explaineth, Paying; Therefore gold was put upon his armes: bee fßreugthened and confirmed hie kingdome , which was Oven him, &c. Mightie -one] meaning, God: as Pal.' 32. B. Efa. 49.26. & 60. t 6. from thence] or whence he was the feeder, or pa flour. Front God, lofph was advanced to be the feeder of Ifrael , as before is (hewed, Gen. 4. 5,7,11. & 47.'2. The Chaldee faith, who by bit word ,fed the fathers and the formes of the Tribes of Ifrael. the ffoue]the flay and ftren th of Val. This may be referred alto to Iófepb, (as Chrift whom lofeph figured, iscalled a ffone, Efay 28.16,) or unto God, fore-fpoken of, who is the !tone and rocke of his Church, by whom lofeph was advanced. 25 Verf. 25. who fhall belpe] Hebrew, and bee frail belpe; but the meaning of the phrafe is, who (hall helpe: as in Mal. 3. 1. and bee (ball prepare, is tran- flated by the holy Ghoft , which (ball prepare, Marke 1. z. fo in the fentence following. The Chaldee interpreteth it, The word of the God of thj father flrall be thy belpe. of heavens]] that is; the raine and dew, that (hall make thy land fruitful!: Dent. 33. 13. called in Ezek. 34.26. the rain of bleffings. the deepe] Iprings of waters out of the earth: fee Gen. 7.51. Deut. 33.13. thebreffs] or teats, to nourifh'children,as the wombe to beare them: that is, many and well nourfed children: ten tbosefands of Ephraim, and thoufands ofManaffes, Dent. 33. 17. Contrary to this blelling, is that curie in Hof: 9. r 4. Give them a mil- caving wombe, and drie brefls. 26 VerC z6. ofthy father] that is,which I thy father doe bleffe thee and thy brethren with. doe pre- wile] or, are ftranger then the bleffings of my parents, that is, as the Chaldee faith , with which my fathers bleffd me. Thus Iallnb fpeaketh, becaufe bee more particularly explained the bleffings, and applied them to his font femerally ; and they wets fooner to be fulfilled, and more largely communicated with all his poíleritie, anI Lepb had adouble portion. So Trim Baptift is faid to be more then a 169 Prophet, and no man greater then bee, becaufe hee came immediately before Chrift, preparing his way, and pointing him out, as with the finger, Matth.,11.9,10,1 S. Joh.r. 55,29,36. of my pro- genitors ] or parents, Ifaae, Abraham , &c. The Greeke faith, of the mountains: for horai, reading (with other vowels)barei; and refpeeting(it may he) Mofes bleffing,which hath barerei;moeentaiues, Deut. 33.15. unto the utmofl bound] that is, theft my bleffings extend, to the bound (or end) of the bill; that is , all the world over, and fo long as it in- dureth. For they contain betides earthly hea- venly bleffings alto in Chrift; whom Zofephand Iudah figured , in the firft birthright and govern- ment. Hi /s and motmts, are ufed to lignifie durance of things , as Efxy 54. lo. The word bound(in Hebrew Taavath) may alto be engli(hed,the deftre, and fo the Chaldee underflctnds it, laying, which (hidings) the great men rebid) were of old, def:red for themfelves. By Hils, underlfanding his ancient forefathers. But in this fen& it may he a continu- . ing of the Wettings in the former verte, unto the de- fere, (that is, the defired fruits) of the hefi/sephill : ac- cording to Mofès blelling, Dear. 33. r 5. the Je- paratedj or,the T .ezarite orbit brethren. For a Naze- rite hath his name of Separation, Numbers 6.2. meaning here , a choile and chiefe man , fepara- ted of God unto excellencie above his brethren; as the Greeke alto tranflateth it , bee governed them. And hereupon Nezer , is ufed for a erown, put upon Kings and Prielts, fee Pfalm. 89, 40. and 132.1 , ,Verf.27. ravin] or tore his prey s a prophefie of the valour of this tribe,againtl their enemies,un- der the name of a Wolfe,as before Iudab was like- ned to a Lion. Neither need it be thought any difhonour to Benjamin, that hee is likened to a 1I o : for even God likeneth himfelfe to a Leo- pard and a Beare , in his dealings againft his ene- mies, Hof. 13. 7, 8. in the morning the firft tintes : for Ehud of Benjamin was the fecond Judge that faved the Ifraelites from the hand of the Moabites, Judg. 3. 15. &c. Saul of Benjamin was the firft King of Ifrael, he and his formewere great warriours,making a prey of many enemies; feet Sant, 1.6,7,11. and 14.13,1 5.47,48. See alto Benjamins wane again(t his brethren, Judg. 20. 21, 25. at ezem,g] in the Taft times: for Mordecai and Efiber of Benjamin, delivered the Jewes front a great deltr s &ion, intheir difper- lion, and they flew their enemies. See Elth. 8.7, 9,11. &9.5,6.15,16, Of this tribe allo,wasPaut the Apolile, Phil.3.5. who fpirittlally fought the battel s of the Lord againit his enemies, z Cor. °. 354. &c. The Chaldee paraphraft underftandeth this prophefie, (according to lofes bleftng Derr. 33.12.)of the temple and facrifices Whichwere to be in Ierufalem; laying, Benjamin, in his land (hall the dizineMaje/iie dwell ; andin his pofeffon(hall the Sanfluarie be budded: at morning' and at evening tie Priefis (hall offer oblations, and at even -tide they (hall divide the remainder of their portions, of the things loft whirl, are fantifjied. The JerùfaIemie Thargum al- to giveth the tante expoition. Verf 27
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