58 NUMBERS XXIV. Dingdome that will not firm thee; fhall perifh : yea theft nations fhaUbe utterly wafted, Efay 6o. i a. See alto Núm. z 4.9. breake their bones] in Greeke , un- marrow (or eat out the marrow of) their fat bones. It hgnifiech an utter weakning of them that they should never recover their ftrength. pierce then] in Greeke, fhoot tborow the enemie with his ar- rcwes. Arrowes are often mentioned among o- ther inftrumentsofwarre, Jer.5 0.9,14. & 51.1 t . Zach. 9.14. Thefe pierce inwardly, and are figu- ratively applied to piercing words , Pfal. 64; 4. and fpiritually to the words of Chrift, vvhofe arrowes are f,arpe b the heart of the Kings enemies , Pfa1m. 45.6. g Verfe 9. He couched] Here Balsam applieth un- to Ifiad that bleffing which IaIob gave unto his fon ludah,the father of our Lord Chrift,the Lion of that Tribe, Gen. 49.9. and it fignifieth the vi- Storie of the Church over their enemies : See alto Num.23.a4. robo fhaU ffir him up] who dare pro- voke him ? meaning, none. So the vi&ory gotten shall quietly be held;and the peace of the Church after herwarfare, is here foretold,but accompli - feed in Chrift. Bl f ed be every one of them]The conclufion of this bleffing, is thefatnewherwith Ifaakended the bleffing upon lakob the father of this people,Gen.27.29. and like that which God gave unto Abraham, Gen. 12.3. Thus God conti- nueth his grace to the faithful( and their feed for ever; and ltere,by Balaams ownmouth,curfeth all this wicked plot and praEtife of the King and Prophet, who had endevonred with their utmoft craft to curie the people whom God,had bleffed, and Balaam is condemned of himfelfe. IC) Verfé so. befmate his hands] or, clapped the pelmet of bit hands ; a ligne of indignation and griefe in the King,with a contempt of the Prophet; as elf - whcre.it is fald, Men fhaU clap their bands at him,and f cllbif him outofbis place, Job 27.23. and, All that pVie ly the way, slap their hands at thee , they htffe, and wag their head, &c. Lam.2. t 5. I Z Vera' s t. Flee thou] or, Flee for thy felfe, that is, Get thee gone fpeedily : fo fleeing is used for fpee- dy departing, in Efa.48.2o.Zac.2.6. Job 9.25. & 14.2. Amos 7:12. Here Balakbeing out of hope to effeft his pttrpofe, leadeth not Balsam GS-ano- ther place, as he had done before, but tnrneth him off with ignominy. unto thy place]thy coun- try Mefopotamis, as theplace of the Canaanites, &c. in Exo.3.8: is their country, and inExo. 23.20. the place, is in Greek,the land. Or,unto the city Pethor, as,satto she place ofSichem, Gen. t z. 6. is the ci tie of Siebent: See Amos 4.6. kept thee backs] in Greek, deprived thee ofhonour. Here Balsam, who ambiti- oully fought after honor and riches, is lent away with Shame, and miffeth of the wages of unrigh- teoulneffe which he loved : for, The wicked workesh adeed:Ail worhe; bul to him that foteeth righteoufnef, fhaU be afore reward,Prov.11.18. 13, Verle 13. goo beyond the mouth] in Greeke, tranf- gref ?he word: See Numb. 22. 18. out of mine owne bears] in Greeke, of my fate. V erle 14. I will eomef l thee what this people /hall doe]This feemeth to bean unperfe& fpeech,which the Chaldee Paraphrail well explaineth thus ; I will counfell thee what thou fhalt doe,aitd I mill thew thee what this people fhaU doe. For the Scriptures have many like briefe speeches, as is noted on Exo. 4. 5. & 13.8. and Moles after fheweth , that Balsam gave Balakwicked counfell against Ifrael,to draw them unto idolatry and fornication,Num.3 and our Saviour calleth it the deSirine of Balsam, who taught Balak to call aliembling- blockbefore the chil- dren of Ifrael , to eat things facrif ced unto air and to commit fornication, Rev. z.14. the hiftory whereof followeth inNun1.25. And thus the Hebrews al- fo expound this place : Chazhni in thefe words, Iwill counfell thee : Mofes our Teacher concealeth the eounfell,becaufeBalaam faid ie to Balak in ferret : but in Numb. 31.16. it is revealed To like effe& writeth Soh larchi, laying, This Scripture is briefe, /will cons- fill thee to cauli them to ffumb /e (or fall) and I will tell thee what evil) they fhaU doe to Moab in the latter daies: andslbargum Jonathan openeth it by Num. 25.1,2, &c. in the latter dales] that is,the daies after following : See the like in Gen. 49.1. For the time prefent jive! might not meddle with the people of Moab, Deut.2,9. but after in Davids dales, be fmote Moab and meafured them with aline, cafsingthem dowse to ¡be ground: even with two lines meafured be to put to death, and with one full line to keepe alive?; and fo. the Moabite, became Davids fervants, 2 Sam. 8.2. Againe in Jerem.48. there is a large prophefie of Moab, delirigtion , with a promise of the returning of their captivitie in the latter daies. Verse t 5. ,coke up bit parable] that is,prophefied, 15 but darkly and in parables : fee verfe 3. whole eyes is open] in Greeke, the treeman : See the notes on verse 3. Verf. s6.tbe knowledge of the MeJl High] inChal- 16 dée,ltrnowledge from beforethe Mofs High, that is,tuade knowne to him of God. This sentence is here added morethan in verle 4. BaaFbatturim here noteth, that be faith this, becaufe he would reteale the daies of Chrift. falling] into a trance; the Greeke tranflateth it, in fleepe: fee this ope -1 ned on verle 4. Verle 17. *all fie him] or, fliall fee it; meaning Ty the perfon or thing that now he is to ipeake of; namely David,and his kingdome,the accomplish- ment wherof should be in Chrift & his Church. Sol larchi explameth it thus; I fie the praife of Jakob, and their greaméf : but it io not sow, but after a time. Chaxkuni here faith, He prophefietb of David. busses nigh] that is, as the Chaldee explaineth it, bis commingis not nigh. This may be underftood of Chrift, for of him he after pro- phelieth ; whom Balsam faith, he (hall behold, (for every eye fhal fee him, and they alto which pierced him, Rev. t. 17.1 but he had not Iola faith, to be- hold him his Redcesiser, Job 19.25,27. fhaU proceed a far] or, a ffar hash proceeded, 1peaking af- ter the manner of prophefie of a thing to tome, as already done. The Gr. tranflateth, a fear fbaU arif: which theChal.expoundeth,Aking shall arife out of the boufe of Iakob. This is to be unded19od in part of David, and chiefly of Chrift our I,ord, who
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