...MOt, ,ae e s r ¡9h, N IIMBERS XXVIII. 177 Mme oblation] that is mine oblations ; in Greek; my gifts : Hebr.my IZerban,which is an offering or gift by which men drew nigh tinto God through faith in Chr hi. See the notes on Levit. t .2. my bread for my Fire - offrings] the Chaldee expoun'- deth it, the bread ordainedfór my oblations. Vnder the name of bread all food is implyed , and the ftefb it Ièlìe, or fat of the facrifices, as is noted on Levit. 3.1 t, the favour of my ref( ] the favour or odour of facrifices which may quiet or pacific my fpirit and anger, and make you and your fer- vice pleafing and acceptable to me. The Greeks tranflateth it, for a favour of fweet find ; theChal- dee, to be accepted witbfavour. See Levit. .9. in bit appointed time] every one in the time appoin- ted therefore of God : the Greeke faith , in my feaf s; for the fame word which fignifieth an ap- pointed time , is alfo ufed for a folemne feaft ap- pointed of God,Levit. 23.2. HerebyGod limi- teth every facrifice to his proper day and time which if it were let flip, that oblation might not be offered in another day or time. This is further manifefted in ver. to. where he faith, The Burnt - offering of the Sabbath in his Sabbath ;which the He- brewes expound thus, and not the Burnt -off ing afone Sabbatb,in another Sabbath. Mains.tom.3. in Tarni- din, chap.'. (eft. 7. And it is a common proverbe among them, Gnabar Zeman , gttabar i rban; if the time be pafi, the oblation is paff : and it is prophefied of Antiochus the wicked, that he fhould thinke so change the times and the laves, Dan. 7.25. And Iero- boani king of Mae], who kept the feaft of the fe- venth moneth, in she eighth moneth,is taxed for it in theScripture, which calleth it the monetb which bee had deviled of his owne heart, r King.' 2.32.3-3. 3 , Verf 3. the Fire - offering] the facrifices to bee burned with fire unto the Lord; which Fire uig- ni/led both the worke of Gods Spirit, and the fiery trials and affli &ions through which Chrilt & his children fhould be confecrated unto God, Mattb.3.1 t. Hebr.9. t 4. 1 Pet 4.1 2.1 3.14. of tin firff yeare] Hebr. fnne of tbeyeare : fo after of- ten in this & the next chapter : of which phrafe fee the Annotations on Exod. t 2.5. perfect] that is, perfect lambes,without blemiíh or corrup- tion; what this meant is fhewed onLevit.t.3. and 22.21. day by day] orford day, that is, daily. a continuai Burnt-tiring] Hebr. a Burnt -offi- ring of continuation ,which fhould bee offered with- out intermiffion. See the notes on Exod. 29. 42. and Levit. r. 4 Verf. 4. make ready] or doe, that is, kill, fprin- kle the blood , cut in peeces, burne on the Altar, and all other rites pertaining to facrificing,fhew- edin Levit. i. betweene the two evenings] that is, in the after -noone : of which phrafe , the the Annotations on Exo.t 2.6.God fettcth sso houres for the morning or evening facrifices,becaufe they might occafionally be changed. By the Hebrew Canons, the ordinary time of killing the mor- ning facrifice, was before Suit- rifsng, afterib.rthe face of all the Eafl was li bind, that is,between day- breaking and Sun- rifiug.The time of killing the evening facrifice,t hough it might be all the after- noone,yet they ufed not to kill it till balfean house after two of the cleckand this they did byreafou of the ftcrifices of particular perfons, or of the congregation , bee.tufeit was unlawfulltobffer any ob- lation at all before ibe continual! Burnt -fff ring of the morning : neither killed they any oblation after the costa- mall evening facriftce, fave the oblation of the I' aff over only : for rt was unpoffible far all Ifrael to ff r their Faffeoversin two baures: So they feed not thePaffeover, but after the daily evening faerifice. Maimony in Ta midin, chap. t. fell. 3.4. By this daily facrifice morning and evening, was fignified the reconci- liation of the Church unto God by faith in Chrilt ; notwithftanding their continual! infir- mitieswhich they fell into night & day, (as one end of the Burnt- offering was to make atonement for finites , Iob t. 5.) and that being reconciled, they fhould both Thew their thankfulneffe for it unto God, and expe &from him a bleffing upon them, their labours, and their ref/. Wherefore at fuch times, fpeciall favours were (hewed of God unto hispeople ; as, in the morning, when theMeut- offring was offered, the countrey was niiracnloufly filled with water,for Ifrael,when they were in di- ftreffe , 2 King.3.9. 50.20. And about the time of the evening oblation, God anfwered unto Daniels pray- ers, by fending the Angell Gabriel unto bins, who fore -told him when Chrilt fhould come for the falvation of his people, Dan.9.20.21.22. &c. See alfo the notes on Exod.29.3 9. Verf 5. a tenth part] that is, an omer; for that was the tenth deale of an Ephah or Bufhell, as is (hewed in Exod.16. 36. fineflowre] meaning wheaten ffowre, as Exod. 29.2, So Chazkuni here faith, at the ffowrefpekenof in theconfecration ( of the Priefts) war of wheat ; fi all the flawrefpokea of in she Law la of wheat. the fourth part] that was fomewhat leffe than a quart of ogle ; for an Hin contained twelve Logs , and a Log held as muchas fix egges : See the Annotations on Ekod. 30.24. and Levit.t4, so. When God Ihewed unto Eze- kiel the fpiritnall Temple which Chrilt fhould build,and the fervice therein, (declared after the fs.asilitude of the Legal fervice of Mores) he faith, that every Lambe fhould have for the Meat-offe- ring the ftxt part of an Epbab andthe third part of an Hin of ogle, Ezek. 46.13.14. where the quantity is increafed more than was offered tinder Mofes: to teach, that as Gods grace and bleffing aboundeth towards us in Ghrift,fo fhould our thankfulneffe again towards him,abound more than under the Law, by a more cheerfull obedience unto him, & more ample fruits the fpirit, figured by the flower and oy/e. beaten yo le] oyle fignifiedgrace; beating of it fignified aftlietions, whereby the grace of God is more perfe&ed in us, z Cor. r. 21. and t2.9. i o. The style was beaten in a morter, and they ffrained it out with bands,and pref d it not out inan (ogle)pre , to the end theremight be foundna dregs m faith Chazknni ors N111/1.2 8. Verf 6, which was made] thacs, which (or limb it) Was offered; as in Targum Ionathan it is ex- pounded, fach ar was offered at the mount of Sinai. Or, by made, underl'tand ordained of God, having reference s 6
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