124. and the latter part of this verfe manifefleth. that rule] in Chaldee , that man. - cutoff] Greeke and Chaldee, deflryed. defiled tbeSan- Eivary] by comming into it before he hath beene purified.For fuch were (hut out of the hoft,Num. 5.2.110w much more out of the Sanctuary?There- fore Porters were let there at the gates , that none which was unclean in any thing enter in, 2. arm. 23.1 9. An uncleane perfon thatcommetli into the S n. theoryprefumptuoufly,hispunifhment is cutting off Nnm. 1 9.20. if ignorantly , then be is to bring the facrifice ap- pointed, Lev. 7. Maim. in Biath hamikdafh, chap 3. fiU.12. See the annotations on Lev.5.2.3. 2 I Verf.2I. wafh his clothes] as being uncleane,and fo to continue untill evening ; likewife hee that toucheth the water of feparation ihall wafh his cloathes, and be uncleane until! evening. This in- terpretation Chazkuni heregiveth of it that in the formerbranch Ineleanneffe is implyed until! evening ; and in the latter branch,the wafhing of his clothes alto is implyed,though not expreffed. This is one of the mylteries of this Law, that a cleans man (as he is called in v.18.19.) was made uncleane,by fprinkling er touching the holy wa- ter, which fanEtified thole that were uncleane , and fo it had contrary elIcIts to purifie the un- cleane, and to pollute the cleane ; as the Sun mel- teth wax , and lsardotcth clay. Hereby the Holy Ghoft feemeth to lignifie the imperfe&ion & in- fiifficiencie of there legall rites, which in their greaten vertue did but fanecifie to the purifying oftbe flefb,as the Apoftle faich,Heb.9.13. & yet even then alto, left the purifier himfelfe in uncleanneffe, which he had not before. That by confideration of there effeEts, the people might bee led unto Chrift and his Spirit, who is able to purge the con- fliencerum dead workes, and to fave them to the uttermofl that come unto God ¡ybim,Hebr.9.14. &7.25. The Hebrewes uuderftand this of filch as fprinkled or touched the water, when there was no need , ás when no unclean perfon or veffdl was to bee fprinkled with it. Maimony in Pharah, chap. t 5. 22 VerC22. nth afaver ] errebomfever; Hebr. ab, implying men, veflels, &c. the uncleane]to wit, by the dead, of whom was fpoken before. (hall be uncleane] to wit, until evening, as the end of the eerie iheweth : and this is an inferiour de- gree of uncleannefle; for the man or veffell pol- luted-by thydead,was nncleane Coven dayes,ver. i r. 14. but thslt which filch an uncleane man or vef- fel toucfjéd, was, uncleane till the end of that day. Sol n the Hebrew Canons, A man which is de- fìled, the dead, andtbeoceflíels which that man toucketb, are nncleave(even day'es, m it is laid. And yee flsal wafh your eloathes in the feezenth day, and yee fhalbecleane (Num.31.24.) But a man that Pall tondo a man which la defiled by the dead, whether bee touch him after that bee is feparated from the things that defiled him, or touch him whiles bee toucheth the dead , loe this Jima man is uncleane till the evenin, , m it isPaid, (in Num. 19.22.) And thefaule that toucheth, fhall bee unclean until the evening. Maim. in Tumath meth, chap. 5. fEi.2. - ?be fink] in Chaldee, tbe man. that touchetb]to wit,him that is dcfiled,ac before is no,- N Ll M B -ERS X X. The Rocke is 'mitten. ttd ; or,it,the thing which is defiled by the touch of ars unclean man. Thus pollution palled from one thing to another , and from that otherto a third; whereby God figured the congregation of fiune, fpreading abroad, and infeaing where it goeth; leaving uncicanneffe till the end of that day, and beginning of a new : then wafhing our felves by repentance and faith in the blood of Chrilt,we are Beane. For we are buried with him by baptifme into death, that like as Chrifi was railed up from the dead, unto the glory of the father, even fi ree a[fe/hottld walkein newnefof life, Rom.6.4.. CHAP. XX. i The children of ¡frac! come to Zin , -where Marie deetk. 2 They murmure for want of water. 7 The Lord biddetb Mofes fpeake to tbe Rake, and it fhould give forth water. t t Moft fmitetb the Roche, and water commeth out. t o The Lord isangry with Mofes and Aaron for their unbeliefe. 14 Motes at Kadefh defsretb palate tborowEdom, which is denied him. 22 At mount Hor Aaron refignethhis place to Ehazar bis Cann, and dietb. ANd the Ions of Ifrael,ewen thewhole z con rogation, came into the wilder - nefle of Zin, in the first moneth ; and the people abode in Kadefh andMarie di ed there , and was buried there. And there 2 was no water for the congregation;andthey gathered themfelves together againft Mofes and againft Aaron. And the people contenr ded with Mofes; and they laid, faying; And oh that wee had given up the ghofi, when our brethren gave up the ghoft,before Jehovah. And why have yee brought the Church of Jehovah into this wilderneffe to die there,weand our cauten, And why have ye made us to come up out of Egypt to bring us in, unto this evill placee it is noplace of feed,or of figs, or vines, or of pomgranates, neither is thereany water to drink.And Mo- 6 Les and Aaron went fromthe prefence of the Church unto the doore of the Tent of the Congregation, &they fell upon their faces, and the glorie of Jehovah appeared unto them. And Jehovah fpake unto Mofes, ray- ing ; Takethe rod, and gather together the Congregation,thou and Aaron thy brother, and fpeake yee unto the Rocke before their eyes,& it fhall,giveforth his water: and thou (halt give forth to them water out of the Rocke ; and thou Chair give the congregati- on and their cattell drink. And Mofes took the rod from before Jehovah,ashe comman- ded him. And Mofes and Aaron gathered t o together the Church before the Rocke,and he raid unto them,Heare nowye rebels,lhall we bring forth water foryouout of this rock. AncP 3 4 S 7 8 9
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