Exodus 6

Exodus 6:3

Appeared] That great and glorious name of Hee that is, which I revealed first unto thee: Exodus Chapter 3. verse 14. ought to be an assurance unto you, that as my name is the highest of all ancient names: so shall my grace, and power be more excellent towards you, than it was towards your fore-fathers By the name] God had made himself knowne by other names before Moses time, but the name of Almightie, had beene the onely proper and incommunicable name: which made a difference betweene God, the creatures, and Idols. After Moses the name of, he that is (which the English hath Jehovah) held the same place, but more excellently: for the name of Almighty sheweth but onely one of his perfections, but the other comprehends them all: in the infinitenesse, and simplicity of the divine essence Was I not] That new name was frequent in the Scriptures before Moses, but it was used there, as it were by anticipation, to shew, that the God of the Fathers was the same, as revealed himself afterwards unto his people, by this most glorious name.

Exodus 6:6

I am] That is to say, as true as I am the everlasting, or because that I am everlasting, that is to say immutable in mine essence; I will be the like in my promises and word.Stretched out arme] shewing my supream power.

Exodus 6:12

Vncircumcised] As Circumcision was a holy signe of the amendment of the naturall defect of the soule from sin: so the Jewes called all them uncircumcised, who had any naturall defect either of body or mind.

Exodus 6:14

These] A digressiō out of the course of the history, to shew the linage of Moses & Aaron, whom God did employ about the deliverance of his people, The heads] hat is to say, tthe first fathers of these nations, from whom also they took their Names Houses] The Italian hath it, Families] The people was divided into Tribes, the Tribes into Families, or great Kinreds, the Kinreds into Housholds, and the Housholds into Heads. See Jos. 7 14. Here are understood great families of seventy in number, according to the number of the heads which came into Egypt, called fathers by eminence; and their successors families of the Fathers, Reuben]Meaning to insist upon the Family of Levi; hee briefly passeth over the heads of the two Tribes, which according to the order of the birth of the sonnes of Jacob, were the first.

Exodus 6:16

According] Each of which had also its distinct generation, to which also it gave its name.

Exodus 6:19

The Families] The first, from whence came those great families, which did also distinctly keeep the same names as the first had.

Exodus 6:20

His Fathers sister] Others have it Cousen: see upon Exodus 2:1.

Exodus 6:23

Daughter of] Which was of the Tribe of Juah; and these two tribes of Judah and Levi did often joyne in affinity together.

Exodus 6:26

According to their] That is to say, in manner of an army, divided into companies, and colours, &c. according to the tribs and families: 〈◊〉 Ex. 12. 41. 51. and 13. 18. and 14. 8.