EXODUS X XVI. TlìeTa.berñacle !o;^ 31 33 pure table , continually fervinghim : made by faith and holineffe,as fine cakes;and by the medi- ation of Chrift as by incenfe,made a fweet odour unto God,Afts 26.7. I Cor.5.7. a Cor.5.I5. It may alto lignifie the fpirituall,repaft which the Church hath from and before God, who feedeth themwith Cbrif the bread of life,whofe offering of himfelfe , vvas a fvveet odour to God for his Church, before whom the Lord furnilheth a ta- b1e,Ioh.6.32,33,35 Ephef..5.2.Pfal.23.5. Verf31 .Candlefidle] or, Lightvefll: called the eandlefliokeofligbt,Exo.35.14. puregold]where- upon It is called the pure candleflicke,Lev.24.4.Exo. 3 r.ß. beaten-work] of one vvhole piece beaten vvith the hammer,and this vvas of a talent of gold, ver.36.39. branch]that is,branches as the creek tranflateth; and the next verfe manifefteth. bowles]or cups,as Gen.44.2.fo named of the forme orfa(hion. flowers] in Gr. lilies. So R. Mena- than on this place faith, that the flowers teere lilies : and noteth from ancient Rabbines, 42, particu- lars in the Candleftick,22. bowler,' 1.lgcops,and 9. flowers; whichnumber he would have obferved as myfticall. As the Arke flgnified Gods prefence, and the Table with fhewbread, the Church (tan- ding before him : fo this Candlef licke fignified his Lave, in the light whereof his people doe ferve him,Pfal.tt9305. Pro.6.23. 2 Pet.1 .19. And the fundry branches,bovvles,kno s and flowers,lhew the varietie of things, and of delivering them in the Scripture; fome Bale, fonte hard to be under- ftood,2 Pet.3.s6. force hiftories,fome prophefies, Tome parables,Sec. Veri.3 3. made like almonds] the Chaldee tranlla- tetb, frgured; and the Greek, figured with almond- mar :., and this fome referre to thofe alfo which follow, the kno , and the flower, as if they had that forme. The almond treehath the name in Hebr. of baffle bringing forth bloffontes and fruit: and God likeneth the hafly performance of his word unto it,ler. r., 1,12. So Aarons rod nüraculoufly bare almmdr,Num,17.8. 37 Verí3 y. fven Lampes] or,the lampes thereof lvven : which figured the feven fjßirits, (that is, the mani- fold graces of the fpirit) ofGod,as is written,tbere were [eeven lampes of fire, bunting before the throne,whúh are the fence fpirits of God,feve1.4.5. be]that is, eke Prief, as is expreffed,Exod.27.21. Levit.24.3. fee the notes there. to a end]that is,as the Chal- dee tranflateth,to burnt: for that the flame afcends upward. So in Exo.27.20: But the Greek verlion here tsnderftands it, of letting the lampes up on the top of the branches of the candleftick. over againfi the face] that is, right forward , or ftraight before it: as the like phrafe fignifieth in Ezek.1.9 12. See alto Nnm.8.2. 39 Vert'. 39. a talent] this is the greateft weight which was in ufe : it contained three thoufand fhekels;of which were two forts,common and ho- ly;as is (hewed on Gen.2o.16. This talent, as all other weights about the Sanftuary,being facred, was an hundred and twentie pound weight : or three thoufand holy lhekels. See the notes on Exodus13.24,2 6. Verf4o, that thou make] or, and mai, to wit, all 40 theft things mentioned in this chapter,and thole vvhich follow : as the Apoftle exppundeth it, fee that thou make all things according 6- c.Hely8,5. And 9ftentimes, things 'fet downe in this manna, are expounded univerfally; as 2 Chro.6.30. thou one!) knowefl the heart of tbe fames of men, that is, of all the fames of men,' King.8.3 9. So, the word pall be efl e- blifhed,Deut. r 9.i 5. that is, every 'word, z Con' 3.1. and till I put thine enemies, Pfal. r s o. s . that is, all of them, s Cor. t 5.25. as we forgive our debtors. Mat. 6. 12. that ís, every one indebted to sto Jae 11.4. and many the like. pastoree] in Greeke, type : hereupon the Apoftle noteth, that the Priefis of Ifrael frved unto the example andfhadora of heavenly' things, Heb.8.5. So all this glorious furniture of the Tabernacle, was not forworldly pompe, but for fpirituall myfterie of heavenly graces, which lhould be injoyed by Chrifc; vvhereof fec Revel. 4. and 21. Chapters. Neither might Mofes alter thematter, forme, or fafhion of any particular, from the patterne (hewed him but was ftribtly bound unto ic, and fo did obferve it, Exodus 39. 42,43. AAMAHMAAMAifiM AA CM!, P. XXVI. I, Godcommandab to make a Taberttaele , with ten Carmins embroidered. 7, And a Tent over is of eleven Certaines of goats haire. 14, And a covering for the tent of Rams skins,anda eeverittg of Taebafr, skins. s 5, The boards of the Tabernacle, ofSbittim wood. 19, T he jac- kets offdver. 26, The barres ofSbittim wood. 3 r, The embroydered veule between the moll bob place ,and the ho= y. 36, The hanging edlefor the doore. N D thou !halt make the Tabernacle with ten curtains of fine linnen twi- ned , and blew, and purple, and fear- let : with Cherubims, the worke of a cun- ning workman, !halt thou make them. The length of one curtaine fhall bee eight and twentie cubits, and the bredrh foure cubits, of one curtaine: one meafure fhaübe for all the curtaines. Five curtaines Thal be coupled together, one to another;,and five curtaines coupled together one to another. And thou fhalt make loopes of blew upon the edge of the one curtaine , from the felvedge in the coupling;and fo (halt thou make in the utter- moft edge of the curtaine, in the fecond coupling. Fiftie loopes Malt thou make in the one curtaine, and finie loopes fhalt thou make in the felvedge of the certaine , which a in the fecond coupling; the loopes being one right over againft another. And thou fhalt make fiftie taches of gold , and fhalt couple togetherthe curtaines, One unto ano.. ther, 2 3 4 6
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