Annotations.
COmmand] After that God had set his church [unspec 2] and ministery in order, he next giveth lawes for the puritie and holinesse of his church in that order, by removing all sinne and uncleannesse from among them; and after, by appointing the exer∣cises of godlinesse. Of this he saith, Command: whereby the weight of the things here spoken of, is signified. that they send away] or, as the Greeke translateth, and let them send away, that is, put out of the campe; and there were three Campes, the Sanctuary, called the Campe (or tents) of the LORD, 2 Chron. 31. 2. the Campe of the Le∣vites, Num. 3. and the Campe of Israel, the twelve tribes, Num. 2. See the annotations on Exod. 40. 33. And as the uncleane were to be put out of the Campe, pitching about the Sanctuary: so out of he campe which went to warre against their ene∣mies, D••••s. 23. 10, 11. The Campe of the Lords Sanctuary was most holy; none which was un••leane in any thing, might enter in, 2 Chron. 23. 19. Le∣per] who was defiled and uncleane, all the dayes that the plague was upon him, and was to dwell a∣lone, without the campe, Lev. 13. 46. see the anno∣tations there. an issue] the Law of their un∣cleannesse is given in Levit. 15. a soule] that is, a dead soule, as Num. 6. 6. meaning a body; the Chaldee here translateth, by the bones of the soule of a man; taking the soule for a dead carkasse; as in Levit. 21. 1. there the Chaldee hath, the dead. Who so touched any dead man, was uncleane seven dayes, Num. 19. 11, &c. whereas for touching other dead creatures, they were uncleane but un••••ll evening, Lev. 11. 24. 39, 40. These legall pollu∣tions, figured our pollution by sinne of all sorts, (as in their places is shewed:) and the removing of such out of the Lords campe, figured the remo∣vall of unrepentant sinners out of the church; into which any thing that defileth may in no wise enter, Rev. 21.—27. the uncleane may not come into it, Esai. 52. 1.
Vers. 3. male and female] Hebr. From male unto [unspec 3] female, whereby he meaneth both sorts: and as Chazkuni here observeth, he saith not man and wo∣man, to teach that in case of uncleannesse, the great and the small are alike. Vpon this Law, Marie the sister of Moses & Aaron, being striken with lepro∣sie, was put out of the Campe, Num. 12 14, 15. without the campe] or, to without, that is, to a place without the campe. But were they all to be together in one place? seeing the Lepers were to remaine alone, Lev. 13. 46. The Hebrew doctors expound this Law thus; There were three ••ampes; the campe of the Divine Maiesty (that is, the San∣ctuary:) about that the campe of the Levites, and from thence unto the end, the campe of the standards on all foure quarters, that was the campe of Israel. The Leper was put forth out of them all: he that had an issue might be in the campe of Israel, but was put forth out of the second: and the defiled by the dead, he might be even in Lev••es campe, and was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 put forth save from the campe of the Majestie (of God.) Sol. Iarchion Num. 5. This, though it see∣meth contrary to Moses, is the common opinion of the Hebrewes, as may be seene in Thalmud B••••. in Pesachim, chap. 6. and Maimony in Mis••. in B••∣ath h••mikdash, ch. 3. where he rendreth this reason; The Leper because his uncleannesse is greater, he is sent away further than his fellowes; for every one whose uncleannesse is greater, his putting forth is fur∣ther than his neighbours. Therefore they send forth the Leper out of the three campes, which is out of Ie∣rusalem, because he defileth by entrance, whereas ••e that hath an issue, defileth not so. And they send forth men and women that have issues, the menstruous, and women in childbed, out of the two campes, which is, out of the mountaine of the house (of God:) be∣cause they defile bed, and seat, which the uncleane by the dead doe not. The C••el] that is, the Ramp〈…〉〈…〉 or Courtyard, in the Temple, which was more ou••∣ward than the womens court, as the womens was more than the mens court; they put forth out of it, heathens, and such as are defiled by the dead, and