1 Cháp.3. An'Expofition upon the Bookof JO B. Verfq.. 3q.ÿ Let not God.] We may obferve here the Name whereby God is exprclfed, it is Eloah. The learned Hebricians obferve. ten feveral Names of God in Scripture, threeofwhich note his Being; Jehovah, Jab, Ehejeb: Three his Power, El,Eloah,Elohim : Three his Govt,nment; Ado- nai, Sbaddai, Jehovah 7febaoth : One his Excellency, or Super- excellency ; Gnelion. The NameEloah here ufed , is derided from El, which frgrúfieth Mighty, and fo by that addition to the word, there is an additionmade tthe fence , Eloah is Moff Mighty , . or Almighty.. This word in the fingular number is very rare; the Name Elobim, which is the plural,is very frequent in holy Scrip- ture : Chrif upon the Crois cries out to God by. his Name in the fingular number, Eloi, Eloz, my God, my God, as calling for the Al- mighty Power ofGod to (upport and carry him through his Iùf ferings.. David ufeth it in Prat.' 8.3 t .Who h a God,fave the Lord? Who is E/oah,faveJehovah? that is, who is a mighty thong God, fave the Lord Jehovah ? fo theaiext words explain it , Who is a Rock,.fave our God? So Job being about to implead and accufe hisday, calls to the mighty God (as it were ) to judg this day to his everlatting neglef.. Let not God regarditfrom above. Regard itfront above.) The word lignifies fometimes to enquire suiFiT, dr and fearchafter, or to take an account ofa thing exactly and ju- eiciryuerzrß. dicioul]y., as they that are called to reckoning, or to judgment, are enquired after ; and fo it bath relation to that Name ofGod, (Eloab) a powerful or mighty Judg. Let not Godregard it, is, let not God take any account ofit , or enquire after it, let it pats as not worth the looking after. Secondly, The word lignifies tohave a careof thing,to have aí thing.or- perfon in account, as well as to call unto account: to take care, and be watchful over another for_good,is our regarding ofit. In this fence the word is ufed, Deut.r i. r a.' where Mofes fpeaking concerning the Land ofCanaan, faith, It is a Land which the Lord thy God careth for ; (Garethfor) is the -fame word with this, and this Text may well he expounded by.that which follows as the meaning of it , The eyes of the Lord thy God are alwayes upon it , from the beginning of the year even unto the.endof the year. So that to have:regard to., a thing , to 'a day , or to a períòn, is to make account of thefe , to take care for thefe for their goo), as a part of ones charge or. duty , or as an adofgrace and bounty. Y, y'3 When
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