18 u NUMBERS XXXI. 23 Verfè 23. that goeth thorow the fire] that is will or may abide the fire , and not be confirmed therewith. Or, that commethinthe fire. and it ihall be ] or , that it may be clean. water offe- paration]in Greeke, water of purii ration: the wa- ter mentioned in Nrmb. 19.9. which was to bee Cprinkled upon the veffels with hyffop, Numb.19. 18. after they had palled thorow the fire. goeth not thorow the fire] that will not abide the lire, or commeth not in the fire. This latter , fore of the Hebrew Expofitors(as Iarchi and Targum Ionathan) doe follow, and underftand by things that come in the fire,fuch velfels and inftruments as are ufed at the fire, kettels , fpits , and the like: and by things that come not in the fire, they un- derhand cups,platters,and Fisch like. But the for- mer feemeth belt. thorow the water ] to bee wathed therewith, and not fprinkled onely with that water of feparation,Num. t 9. By this palling thorow fire & water,the velfels had a legal! puri- fication from their ceremonial! uncleannelfe; to fi nifie that the creatures are Can &ified unto our ufe by the word God and prayer ,1 Tim.4.4,5. And fometime by ups the Scripture fignifieth men; and by their palling thorow fire and water, their cleanfing from corruption by affli&tious, and through the grace and fpirit ofChrift: as, Iwill gather you into the middepoflerufelem, as they gather flyer, andbraf andiron, and lead, and tinne, into the middefi fthefernace, to blow the fire upon ir, to melt it, fo will I gather you in mine anger, &c. Ezek22. 119, -- -22. And , in a great boufe there are not anely veils of goldand filver, but elfaofwood andofeartle; and fine to honour, and fine to difbonour. Ifa man I therefire purge bimfelje from theft , be (hall be a vef- fell unto honour, fantifed , and meet for the moiler,. of , &e. z Tim z.2o,2 t. Againe, Thou bap tried ur at f leer is tried, &t. wee went :boron fire and thorns crater, Pp!. 66.10, 12. See allo Zach. 13. 9.JW4l.3.3. 26 Verle z6. the panne] Hebr. the bead, that is, the fiumme, or count, as the Greeke and Chaldee expound it : fee Num. t.2. So after in verf49. 27 Verle 27. into two parts ] or into halfes: Hebr. divide (or half) the bootie. The warre and viEto- ry being the Lords , hee divideth the prey at his pleafitre, halfe to the I z thoufand fouldiers, and halfe to the congregation who went not out to warre. So David made it an ordinance in Ifrael, As his part is :bat goethdowneto the batted, fa fleail his part be that tarrieth by the puff : they (ball part alike, t Sam.3o.24,25. And to the warriers of the two tribes and the halfe that fought againfl the Canaanites , Ioüua fold, Divide the #oik ofyour enemies withyour brethren, lafzz 8. 28 Verfe28. And levie] or, And heave up, which the Greeke and Gaaldee tranflate, And fiparate a tribute to the Lord: by this homage and tribute, they were to acknowledge the victory to be of God,and to Phew their thankfulneffe for his fain- don. So David dedicated unto the Lord , liver and gold , of all nationswhich hee had fubdued, 2 Sam.8.11, I2. And Elaias prophefieth, In that time fhall a prefem be brought unto the LORD of bops ,. ofa people 'cofferedand peeled, ere. Efay 18,7. one foule of 500 ] by foule is here meant perton of mankinde, and living body of beafts, as after is explained.And as the 12000 fouldiers had much more ofthe fpoile , confidering their feel/ num- ber , than the other many thoufands of the con- gregation;fo their tribute to the Lord was much i lelfe by proportion,they giving but the five Mtn- drab part , when the congregation gave the fiftieth , verf3o. God requireth lef e ofthen), as their labour , fervice , and jeoparding of their lives, had beene greater than their brethren,. Verf.29. unto Eleazar] The Lord, who was the inheritance of the Friths and Levites, Deut.18.I, z. and had given them the ordinary heave-offe- rings which the Ifraelites offered unto him,Nttm. 18.19.giveth them alto this extraordinary tribute which was levied for him. So Abram gave to Melchifedek the ,Priett the tithe of the fpoile, which he had gotten in wane, Gen.14. zo. And as the Levites had the tribes in Ifraél , and the Priefts had but a tenth of thofe tithes, Numb. 18. 21. 24. 26.28. fo is there here a like proportion allotted, whiles the Levites had the fiftieth part, veri3o. and the Pricfls but the five hundreth. Verfe3o. one portion offiftie]or, onetaltn (or 30 detained) offiftie : fo in verf.47. ftbe fbeepe] or,ftbe flock- beaffs, that is,offheepe and of goats; for both theft are implied under the name fiockq as inLev.t.io. of all beefs] that is, gall man- ner of heaps ì but this feemeth to be meant of the beafts fore-named only , and not of Camels , or other uncleane beaffs, becaufe in the particular fummes after rehearfed,ver.32 r`-3 where are no uncleane but Aft only fpoken of. Chazkuni here faith , thou atke why God commanded not to take a tribute of the Camels , feting there were many camels there , at it is written in the wane of Gideon ( again/ the Midianites) Their Camels were wit¢ out number , Iudg. 6.5. and 7.22. the anfser io, T he Scripture mentioneth tbafe onely whereof they to%e the tribute ; and they take no tribute of uneleane beeps , fave of Apes , becaufe they are faníïified by the firffling oftbe Affi , Exod.13.13. and 34. t 9,20. which keepe the charge] or , obferve the obfervatim, keepe watch and doe the fervice: fee the noteson Numb.18.5. Verf 3 2. the ref due ftbeprey ]the cattell (whole numbers follow) are called the refedree or remain- der, either becaufe Come had beene Elaine for the fouldiers to eat , or in refpe& of the gold and E- ver and other fuck fpoile,, whereof there was no tribute levied. Verle 33. feventie and two thoufanel] that is , fe- untie thoufand and two thoufand , as was explained in the former verle. So after. Vert 35. foules ofmankind] Hebr. forte of Adam, meaning by foule, the perfons; and by Adam or mankinde the women as after is explained. For as at the firlt, both man and woman were called Adam,Gen. 5.2. fo the fame name is often ufed for both fixes, as here and in verf. 40.46,47. Verf. 40. two and tbirtie] So the whole number of beafls and girles(whjch were the Lords tribute out 19 32 33 35 40
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