130 NUMBERS X X I. Fiery Serpents. whom the right of the highPriefthood belonged, even the Branch that should buildthz Temple of tie Lord, and fhould bea,e the glory, and fit and rule upon his , throne , and fhould bee a Priefi t upon his throne , and the counfill of peace bee betweene them both, Zach.6.1 2.1 3. Ier.33.18. Thus the Law was a Schoolemafler unto Chr:fl,Gal.3.24. It may alto be oblerved , how among the Gentiles , their pro- phets and propheteffes, who did weare Come or- naments and enfrgnes of their dignity , ufed fo- lemnly to put them off before their death, as re- figning them up_unto God,and judging it an un- meet thing to die in them, as appeareth by the example of Caffandra,in the tireek Poet Æfchÿ- lus, and of Amphiaraus the Prophet , in Statius Papinius,Thebaid.7. top of the mounteine]Things that were very memorable and fignificative, are oftê noted in Scripture to be done in mountains, as being confpicuous,remarkable, and implying high and heavenly myfteries. So the Ante of Noe relied on mount Ararat,Gen.8.4.Abrahana facri- ficed his fonne on mount Morijah,Gen.z 2.2. &c. as the Sonne of God was facrificed on Calvary, Luke 23.i3. ThcLaw of Mofes was given upon mount Sinai, Exod. 19. the Law of Chrift came from mount Sion,Mic.4.1.z.and on a mountain he preached the Gofpell, & expounded the Law, Matth.5.1. &c. Ezekiel in a vifion was Mewed the city called The Lord is there , upon a very high mountain, Ezek.42. &c. & 48.3 5.Iohn was alto !hewed the fame citie upon a great high moun- taine,Rev.2s. s o.&c. Mofes himfelf on the moun- table of Nebo, viewed all the promiCed land,& di- ed there, Deut.34 r. -5.& was withChrift when he was transfigured, and fpake of his death,upon an high nnountaine, Mat.' 7.1.2.3. Luke 9.30.3e. and now he was with Aaron at his death,& tran- flation of the Priefthood from him unto Eleazar, where he alto beheld the IeviticalPriefthood a far off, and fo the tranflation of it,& of the law then- of,unto Chrilt,whofe day hee defired,Heb.i z. t 2. 29 Verf..29. few that Aaron bad given up tbeghafl] feeing is here for perceizing by knowledge and un- derftanding,as by the relation of Mofes and Elea - zar,as alto that Aaron came not down with them. So Iakob faro that there watcorue in "Egypt, when he heard thereof,Gen.42. t. A&.7.12.The people raw the voices, Exod.20. t 8. and fundry the like. Here alto theymight fee the hand of God , chaftifing their finne upon Aaron,who died now not onely for his owne tranfgrelhon, but for their fakes, as Mofes after fpeaketh of himfelfe, The Lord was wroth with me feryaur J o,Deut.3.26. yet in behol- ding his Priefthood continued in his fon, they might alfo behold Gods mercy towards them in Chrilt,who fhould perfe&ly reconcile theist unto God,when the Priefthood of the Law,whichnow began to die away, fhould utterly be abolilhed. they wept] that is , they mourned. For publike perfons,the whole congregation mourned,as here for Aaron,fo fox the dea5.h of his Ions, Lev.1o.6. and for the death of Mofes,Deut.34.8. thirty clayey] See the Annotations on Gen.5o.s o.Mour- uing for the dead is honourable,& here thepeo- pie mourn for Aaron thirty dares, whom they had dilhonoured by rebelling againft him forty yeares. So long alfo they wept for Mofes, Deut. 34.8. and it is the lot of many of the fervants of God,to have more honour after their death,than in their life. As Mary the Gfler,the propheteffe of Mad , died in the hrle moneth,verfe s. fo Aaron the high Prieft died in the ftrfi day of the fifth monetb,in the f rtiethyeare after their comming out ofìEgypt,when he was 123 .yeaPesold,Num.33.38. 39.His buriall alto (though here omitted)is fpo- ken of ianDeut.io.6.M a1aa EE AA CHAP. XXI. I The Canaanite! fight with Ifrael , and captive fame of them; but I frael by a vow, obtain beige of God, aeoddefiroy them andtheircities. 4 Thepeoplemurmu- ring becaufe of their wants in theway, are plagued with fieryfirpents. 7 They repenting , are healed by a brafen ferpent. to Sundry jemmies of the Valuer. 16 Their fing atBeer, for water which God (ave them. 21 They repelling pajiage tlierow the Amorties conntrey, are de- nied it. 24 Ifrael vanquetb them , and Sihon their King,andpoJf fjetb their cities. 27 Proverbs or Prophe- fes of Sihons overthrow. 33 Og King of Bafin figh- teth againfl Ifrael, and it ayi vanquifhed, and Ifrael pof- fef th his land. ANd the Canaanite the King ofArad, which dwelt in the Solnh,heard that Ifrael came,the way of the fpies:and he fought againft Ifrael , and tooke captive of them , a captivity. And Ifrael vowed a vow unto Iehovah, and laid: If giving thou wilt give this people intb my hand , then I will utterly deftroy their cities. And Ieho- vah hearkened to the voice of Ifrael,& gave up the Canaanite, & they utterly deftroyed them and their cities : & he called the name of the place Hormah. And they journeyed from mount Hor, -by 4 the way of the red fea,to compaffe the land of Edom "; and the foule of the people was thormed, becaufe of the way.And the peo- ple fpake againft God , and againft Mofes ; Wherefore have yebrought us up out of /E. gypt,to die in the wilderneffetfor thereis no bread,neither is there water,& our foule loa- theth this light bread. And Iehovah tent a- 6 mong the people fiery ferpents, & they bit the people, & much people of Ifrael died. And the people came to Mofes,& laid; We have finned:for we have fpokë againft Ieho- vah,& againft thee;Pray unto Iehovah, that he take away the ferpents from uss&Mofes prayed for the people.And Iehovah faid un- 8 to Mofes,Make thee a fiery ferpent, & put it upó a pole; &it that be,that every one that is bitten a-, 3 5 7
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