The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

CHAP. XLIX. L.

[World 2315] [Iacob 147] [Ioseph 56] [Years of the Promise. 232] JACOB dieth, having first blessed all his sons; even every one [Ioseph 57] [Years of the Promise. 233] of them. A blessing is to be found in his passages to Reuben, [Ioseph 58] [Years of the Promise. 234] Simeon, and Levi, of whom he speaketh the bitterest things. His [Ioseph 59] [Years of the Promise. 235] words throughout concern the future events and occurrences of the [Ioseph 60] [Years of the Promise. 236] tribes, most especially, for he professeth to tell them, what shall be∣fall [Ioseph 61] [Years of the Promise. 237] them in the last days.

[Ioseph 62] [Years of the Promise. 238] That Reuben should have Jether seeth vejether gnaz: a remnant of [Ioseph 63] [Years of the Promise. 239] dignity, and a remnant of strength: for he was to lead the field in the wars of [Ioseph 64] [Years of the Promise. 240] Canaan, and was to be victorious against the Hagarens; see [Ioseph 65] [Years of the Promise. 241] Jos. 4. 12. and 1 Chron. 5. 10. He was unstable as water, in affecting the [Ioseph 66] [Years of the Promise. 242] Priest-hood, and refusing the land, Numb. 16. 1, 2. and 32. 1. but his father adviseth him 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Al tother, let not unstability remain [Ioseph 68] [Years of the Promise. 244] in him.

[Ioseph 69] [Years of the Promise. 245] That the scattering of Simeon and Levi among the rest of the [Ioseph 70] [Years of the Promise. 246] tribes, should be for the benefit of themselves, and of others.

[Ioseph 71] [Years of the Promise. 247] That Judah should be Prince, and should be victorious; that Shi∣loh [Ioseph 72] [Years of the Promise. 248] should descend of him; and that either the Scepter or Law-giver [Ioseph 73] [Years of the Promise. 249] should continue in that tribe till his coming. That Judahs habitation [Ioseph 74] [Years of the Promise. 250] should be a country of vines, so as to tie asses or colts to them, and [Ioseph 75] [Years of the Promise. 251] not to be nice of spoiling them, they should be so abundant; that [Ioseph 76] [Years of the Promise. 252] he should sowse his garments in wine with treading the wine∣presses, [Ioseph 77] [Years of the Promise. 253] &c.

[Ioseph 78] [Years of the Promise. 254] That Zebulon should trade at Sea on both hands, in the Ocean, and [Ioseph 79] [Years of the Promise. 255] the Sea of Galilee.

[Ioseph 80] [Years of the Promise. 256] That Issachar should be burdned with two Kingdoms of Phenicia [Ioseph 81] [Years of the Promise. 257] and Samaria, on either hand him; yet love of ease should make [Ioseph 82] [Years of the Promise. 258] him bear and become tributary.

[Ioseph 83] [Years of the Promise. 259] [Ioseph 84] [Years of the Promise. 260] That Dan in Samson shall bite the heels of the Philistims house, [Ioseph 85] [Years of the Promise. 261] and overthrow so many thousand riders; and that makes Jacob to [Ioseph 86] [Years of the Promise. 262] look at the delivery by Christ in the like manner, who should de∣stroy [Ioseph 87] [Years of the Promise. 263] [Ioseph 88] [Years of the Promise. 264] Samson-like by dying.

[Ioseph 89] [Years of the Promise. 265] That Gad should be hard set with the Hagarites, but he and his [Ioseph 90] [Years of the Promise. 266] friends should overcom them at last.

[Ioseph 91] [Years of the Promise. 267] [Ioseph 92] [Years of the Promise. 268] That Ashur should abound in corn and provision; and Naphtali in [Ioseph 93] [Years of the Promise. 269] venison, and in him should begin the Gospel.

[Ioseph 94] [Years of the Promise. 270] [Ioseph 95] [Years of the Promise. 271] That Josephs sons should grow by Jacobs well unto a Kingdom, [Ioseph 96] [Years of the Promise. 272] and that his daughters should go 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, even to the enemy: to re∣pair [Ioseph 97] [Years of the Promise. 273] [Ioseph 98] [Years of the Promise. 274] the hostile tribe of Benjamin; which otherwise had decayed for [Ioseph 99] [Years of the Promise. 275] want of wives: as Judg. 21.

[Ioseph 100] [Years of the Promise. 276] [Ioseph 101] [Years of the Promise. 277] That Benjamin should be ravenous and devour the prey to them∣selves, [Ioseph 102] [Years of the Promise. 278] in the morning of their estate in the great slaughter of Gi∣beah,

and in stealing them wives; but should divide the spoil for the good of the other tribes, in the evening of their first estate by Mordecai; and in the evening of their second estate by Paul.

[Ioseph 103] [Years of the Promise. 279] The Apostle in Heb. 11. 21. mentioneth only Jacobs blessing the two [Ioseph 104] [Years of the Promise. 280] [Ioseph 105] [Years of the Promise. 281] sons of Joseph; because born out of his family in a forain land, yet [Ioseph 106] [Years of the Promise. 282] [Ioseph 107] [Years of the Promise. 283] by faith adopted by Jacob for his own children: the Apostle there [Ioseph 108] [Years of the Promise. 284] follows the LXX. that in their unprickt Bibles, read Matteh, a rod, for [Ioseph 109] [Years of the Promise. 285] Mittah, a bed.

[World 2369] [Ioseph 110] [Years of the Promise. 286] JOSEPH dieth 110 years old having lived to see Ephrams children [Years of the Promise. 287] to the third generation; that is, to the third generation from Ephraim, or fourth from Joseph: and to this, the great 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Chap. 50. ver. 23. seemeth to point, to teach us to construe this to the greatest extent, namely to the third from Ephraim; as the like is expressed of Manasseh.