Chap. 4ti. AnExpofition upon the Nook ofJ o s, Vet f.54. toot excellent rednefs incolour.Here the wordKertn fignifying aHorn, is prefixed to it, becaufe they ufed topreferve fuch painting-pou- der in a horn.We findthis word Happnch made ufe of in rheVerb (z Kings 9. 3o.) where ir is faid, that f ez.e6el hearing fehu was come tolezreel,Painted her face,and tiredher head,&c.The Pro- phetalfomaketh ufe of it (fer.4.3o.) when he would (hew how unable anything(hould be to do them good,theLord being provo- ked by their evil deeds.True bodily beauty cannor,much letscan a painted face procure them favour withmen,with whom theLord is angry for their wickednefsand foul - pollutions ; and therefore, faith the Prophet there, Though thou cloathefl thyPelf with crim- fots, and deckeft thy'felf withornaments of gold, though thourentefl thy face with painting, invain fhalt thoumake thyfelt fair , thy lovers willdefpife thee, they willPeek thy life. When he faith, Though than rentefl thy fetfwith painting, it is only to thew, that though they did their bell, and ufed their urmo(} skill to make themfelveslook fair, though they fhould rub their faces with this vermilion, till they craclç'd their very skin,yet it would do them no good, the enemy would not be enamoured with them, nor pity, nor fpare them for their fine cloaths and fair faces. Secondly, Others derive this word Eappuch from a root, which fignifieth to turn, and then the fence of the Text is, He called thename of the third ICeren-happuch, that is, The horn of converfion, or of turning, I (hail give the reafon of that tranfiati- on by-and-by. The Septuagint render it by a word which figni- fieth Plenty, The hornof plenty. But I conceiveour rendring mofi proper : He called her name Keren-happuch, thatis, The horn of beauty, alluding to the culiom of proud women, who to make themfelves look fair, and fo to enfnare others with their beauty, anointed or painted themfelveswith that tinauring fluff. Thuswe have the fignificationof thefe names. But why did fob give hisdaughters fuc a,names as thefe ? Firfr, I fuppofe.this may be given as a reafon of ir, That he might in thefenames remember, or be minded of, his wonderful refloration. God having brought him out of a low and miferable eftate,to ° very high and comfortable one ; he therefore called the name of the firfi f emima, that is, Day, to lignifie that he who before wasin anight, adark night of fadnefs and forrow, of trouble and adverfity, was now come to a comfortable day of Mmmmm m profpe-
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