?UMBERS XX. tì ong hand; for Edam was 'afraid of them, Dent. 2.4. and trotted not their words. 21 Verf.2I.to give] that is,to Infer, orto give Ira- el leave top f , as the Chaldee expoundeth it. Notwithltamding, as they went along their coat's, the Edomitcs (Mitred them to buy victuals of them, as appeareth by Deut.z.28.29. turned afide] and went along tborow the wildernre(, and cam- paffdtbe land of Edom, Iudg.ii.18. For the Lord had charged them that they Ihould not meddle with the fònnes of Efau, or their poffeffion,Dent. 2.4.5. So Targum Ionathan here paraphrafeth, they were commanded by the word of (the God of) hea- ven, that they not wage warre with them , becaufi the time was not yet come , wben he would execute venge- awe on Edem by their bands. Thus Iliad fuffered pa- tiently the unkindue(ïè of Edom i and obeyed theLord herein, though the way which they af- ter went thorow the wilderneffe, was very grie- vous unto them , and their Conies were difcoura- ged becaufe of the fame, Numb.21.4.5 22 Verf. 22. mount Her] a mount in :hedge of the land of Edam, and the next ceiling place which they came unto fromKadefle, Num.3337 The name it felfe lignifietha mount , for liar in He- brew is a mountaine ; and Sol. Iarchi here ex- plaineth ir, a ptomaine open a mountain : Targum Ionathan nameth it, mount Omanos. 24 Verf.24.gaoberedtosto his people] that is, die, and be buried, and his foule be among the fpirits ofjuft men made perfeti, as Hebr. 12. 23. Gathering fignili- eth here taking away by death,as iu verfe 26. and in Elay 57.1, merciful! men are gathered, that is, taken away : and that which is gathered, is the fpirit of man, as in Pfalm. 104 20. thougasbereff thei%fpirit, they give up the gbofl, and reeur,,e unto their daft. The peoples meane the Fathers deceafed , as Is fpoken of David in Att.13.36. and in Iadg. 2. 20. all that generation were gathered unto theirfathers. So,hle peoples here, areAarons godly fore- fathers : as David defireth the contrary , Gather not my fou le with ftnners, Pfal. 26.9. Sec the Annotations on Gen.z5.8. rebelled againft my mouth] that is, againft my word,as the Ghaldee expoundeth it : the Greeke faith , yep provoked me. See before on verfe 12. 2 6 VerC 26. ftrip Aaron] or, diferay Aaron of bisgar- m,nts, meaning of his Prieftly robes, the garments ofholineffe , which Mofes had made hint far honour; and for beautifullglory, Exod.28.2. and which at his confecration to the Prielthood Mofes had put upon him , Levit. 8. 7.8.9. So Targum Ionathan expoundeth it, f rip Aaron of she honourable gar- ! menu of the Priefthood. The taking off of there garments, and putting then] upon Eleazar, l gni- fied the taking away of his office & dignity, and giving the fine to another: as by alikehmili- tttdeGod laid auto Shebna the treafurer, I will drive thee from tlyRation, andfrom shy flaw fleall her pull thee down. And it Thall be in that day, that I will call my feraant Eliakim, the fnnne of Hi!kiah, and I will cloath him with thy robe and ftrengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his band, and hee pall heafeeber to the inhabi- I29 tantsof lerufalem, &c. Efay 22 -. 15. 19.20.21. As by Aarons offering for his own fins firlt,and then for the finnes of the people , Leek. 16. 6. r 1.15. the holy Ghof! (hewed the inability of the legali Priefthood (in comparifon withChrifts ) to re- concile men unto God,Heb.7.26.27.28.fo by this difaraying and death of Aaron, hee fignified the difanulling of that Priefthood, for the weakneffe and unprofitablenefe theref Heb.7.1 s: - 18.When there- fore the fame hands of Moles, which had put on the garments, did pull them off, and now at this time for the fin which the high Prieft had cons- mitted,verfe t i. Deut.3 2.50.5 r. they and all the people were taught to expet a better Priefthood of the Son of God,whoit perfetledf r evermore, Heb. 7.28. Eleanor his fame] This was a comfort to all, efpecially to Aaron the father,that the Price - ly tùnttion ended not with the death of the Prieft, but was derived to his polterity,& fo con- tinued thorow all ages, till Christ came,who is a Prieft for ever,afterthe order ofMekhifde&the true E- leazar, that is, the Helpe ofGad; who ismade not after the law of a carnal! oommaedement , but after the power of an end/eff life, Hebr. 7.1 I.16. Wherefore to fignifie the continuance of his grace and love to the Church , God promifed that the Pri fit the Levites Gould not want a man before holm, to offer Burnt- offerings, and tokindle Meat-grimgs , and to doe facrifiee continually, Ier.3 3.18.So Aaron did behold in the cloathing of his fonne,a type of his owne, and of 4 Ifraels falvation, that his death might not be bitter unto him , but bee might depart in peace, becaufe his eyes did fee (though as a farra off) the falvatioti of God, as Luke 2.29.30. Ad be gathered] unto his peoples, verfe 24. andfhall die] Hee that before in the worke of his. Priefthood, made atonement fir the people, and flood be= tweene the dead and the living, and the plaguewas flayed, Numb. x6.47.48. now dieth himfelfe, for his owne finne : an evident detnonfiration of the in- futlìciencie of the Levin icall Priefthood. Where- upon the Apoftle teacheth, that they were many Priefts, becaufe they were not fared toeontinne by comfits of death. Bus Chriff, bzcoufehee continueth ever, bails a Prieffhood which. paffith not from one to another : where- fire bee is able alfe to fave them to the uttermofl, that come unto God by bim feeing bee ever livetb to make in- terceffon for them, Heb.7.23.24.25 Ver .28. Motes flrippedAaron] The allions of Mofes fignified the effe&s of his miniftery and Law, z. Cor.3.13. Whereas therefore he unveiled Aaron , by reafon of fin and death which was to 'enfier, it (hewed that no Prieft who was a firmer, and under the power of death, could Catisfie the juftice of the Law, and avoid the wrath of God : fo the legali Priefthood nowmight fay, Hee bath fiript me of my glory, and taken the ceownfrom my head, lob 19.9.Agaitie in putting the prieftly garments upon Eleazar (who was before this, the Prince of the Princes of the Levites, Numb. 3.32.) he fignifi- ed, that the Law had a fhadow of good things to come, Hebr. so. r. and therefore the ble(fings figured theteby,fhould not be frulfrate,but continuedun- der hope by fuccellion , till he Gould come unto _.,r who 28
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