Exodus 30

Exodus 30:1

TO burn] The Italian, to make] this was the daily use of it, but besides this, there was atonement by bloud made once a yeare, and in some certain sacrifices v. 10. Lev. 4. 7. 18: 〈◊〉 wood] see Exodus 25:5.

Exodus 30:2

The hornes thereof shall be] see Exodus 27:1-21; Exodus 2:1-25.

Exodus 30:3

The top thereof] that is the boording or roofe above it, The sides] the Hebrew hath it the wals.

Exodus 30:6

Before] Wihout in the holy place, The vale] see Exodus 36:1-38. 1 Mecyseat] the Italian hath it, the coverture] see Exodus 25:17.

Exodus 30:7

Aaron] In quality of Priest, but not of high Priest, see Luke 1:9 Sweet incense] This signified the second part of Christs office, which is the intercession he makes in heaven, as the sacrifice which was offered in the court, signified the redemption and satisfaction given on earth, Hebrews 9:24 Dresseth] Set them in order & cleansed them from all filth, after he had put thē out, Leviticus 24:1. 1 Samuel 3:3. to be ready to light again at night.

Exodus 30:9

Strange] That is to say common, or prophan or of any other composition that I shall give order for: v. 34 Nor burnt sacrifice] Because that all sacrifices were offered in the court, upon the great altar, shewing that Christ being gon up into heaven, sacrifices now take place no longer, but his perpetuall intercession only remains, and the power of his bloud, still fresh, Heb. 9. 25. and 10. 20.

Exodus 30:10

Once in ayeare] In the day of the anniversuy attonements, which was the tenth day of the 7 month, see Lev. 16. 19. & 23. 26. Nū. 29. 7. Besides at that time they did carry thither some of the bloud of the sin offering: when it was offered for the high Priest, & for the whole congregation, Leviticus 4:7; Leviticus 4:18. because that was also a publick attonement, but an extraordinary one, Upon the] laying some of the bloud of the sacrifice thereon: Most holy] so were all things called which were imployed in Gods service, and were anointed with holy oyle, Exo. 30. 26. 29.

Exodus 30:12

Takest the umm] by mine appointment, as Exodus 38:1-31; Exodus 25:1-40. & Nū. 1. 26: for without his order, Davids example, 2 Samuel 24:2: 2 Chr. 27. 24: sheweth, it was no lawfull enterprise, their number] the Italian hath it, of them that are to be numbred] that is to say of them that are abov twenty years of age, and have no impedimēt in them wherfore they should be refused; v. 14. Deu. 23 1 Aransom]halfe a shekel for a head, and it was cal’d a ransome, because it was a kind of tribute paid unto God as to their soveraign Lord; to ransom them from the punishment which was to be inflicted upon them, for not performing their duty; or because the Tabernacle was built with that money, Exodus 38:25: and afterwards the daily offerings were bought therewith, and those for holy days, and other offerings for the attonment of all the people in general; 2 Chronicles 31:3. which were the ordinary sacraments of the redemption of soules through Christ.

Exodus 30:13

Halfe a shekel] Which was the dirachma, Matthew 17:24. which was a quarter of an ounce weight. Now by the Jewish history it plainly appeareth that this tribute was paid every year, though there were not always a solemn setting down of the people; but it is likely that without that, all those that were come to be 20 years of age, gave in their names into the register, or muster books of their commonalties, and from that time begun to pay this tribute to God, which was gathered, and kepin the treasures of the Temple; see 2 Kings 12:4. 2 Chronicles 24:9. Nehemiah 10:32 Of the sanctuary] Some believe that there was an ordinary shekel of two drammes, and another holy one of foure: Others, with more likelyhood hold, that there was but one kind of shekel, which is cal’d of the Sanctuary, because that of these holy taxes, there was one invariable estimation and weight, whereof there was a proof kept in the Sanctuary, to prevent the abatement of coine: And it is thought that this is the same shekel as the Kings shekel is, 2 Samuel 14:26. See upon 1 Chronicles 23:29.

Exodus 30:15

Therich] Because that before God all soules are equall, the debt equall, and the price of Christs bloud likewise equall.

Exodus 30:16

A memoriall] A perpetuall signe of obedience and of a faithfull homage given to God, bestowed towards the use and means of attonement.

Exodus 30:18

The altar] of the holocausts, which was in the court.

Exodus 30:19

Shall wash] The water running down through pipes; this signifieth that no service can be acceptable to God, if the person be not first purified by faith in the bloud of Christ, Hebrews 9:14.

Exodus 30:25

Holy ointment] which signified the gifts of the holy Ghost, without measure wherwith Christs human nature was endowed, which is the Churches true altar and Tabernacle, and was a figure of the consecration of his whole person to the office of Mediator: see Ps. 45. 8, 9. and 133. 2. Isay 11. 2, 3. and 61. 1. Dan. 20. 24. John 3:34.

Exodus 30:30

Aaron] It appeareth by Leviticus 4:3; Leviticus 4:5; Leviticus 4:16; Leviticus 16:32 that this unction was used only for the high Priests, when they came to succeed, and not for the inferior ones, Exodus 40:15.

Exodus 30:32

Upon any strangr] the Italian hath it, The flesh of any man] out of the prestly line: true it is that by Go s expresse command, the Kings were also anointed with it, in case of the election of a new liage, or some notable alteratiō in the successiō. see 1 Kings 1:39. Psalms 89:21

Exodus 30:33

Like it] To shew the reverence due to sacred things; & also that it is not lawfull for man, according to his own fancy, to frame unto himselfe any other means of sanctification, but by the Spirit of God, nor any other intercession but throuh Christ.

Exodus 30:34

Stacte] the Italian hath it, Storax] others have it Stacte, which is a liquor that issueth out of incisions made in a Myrrhe or Cinamom tree, or a certaine fatnesse which comes out of myrrhe new pressed: Oncha] the Italian hath it, sweet ngla]ancient Authors make mention of this Uglia or 〈◊〉, and say that it was the shell of a fish which fed upon Spenard in certain ponds, and thereby did get its sweet smell. Now a dayes there is none, at least not known: Gabanum] A drug of ev sent; but sure it was not meant of this ordinary sort, or else it served only to temper, and sharpen the other perfumes, or else there was some mystery in this mixture, to shew that even the best of our works, have some defect in them: With pure] that is to say, bright, transparent, and cleansed from all regs and soulnesse.

Exodus 30:35

Tempered together] Exactly well incorporated and mixed, the Hebrew hath it salted, which seem take in the proper sense, Pure] made all of selected drags, without any corruption o defect.

Exodus 30:36

Some of it] As much as will serve to make the daily incese, Before the] that is to say, upon the Altar of incenses which was before the Arke, wherein the Tables of the Law were, called the testimony, Exodus 30:1-38 with the great cutain between.