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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 35 › Verses 9-13
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The same word which in the first part of the verse is translated multitude, is here translated, The mighty. 1But what was the mightiness of these men? There is a four-fold mightiness. First, there is mightiness of body, that is natural might, and 'tis properly the might of the arm. Secondly, there is a mightiness in valour and in Arms: Thus soldiers and warriors are mighty men; they who having courage in their hearts, have also weapons in their hands, and swords by their sides, are the mighty. Such a one was Gideon, to whom the Angel said, (Judg. 6.12.) The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. Thirdly, there is a mightiness ⟨p. 58⟩of Authority: And thus the Magistrate is a mighty man; suppose he be weak in body, yet he is mighty in power, and can do great things. Fourthly, there is a mightiness of wealth and riches: Thus Boaz is called a mighty man of wealth, (Ruth 2.1.) Riches have so much might in them, that in the Hebrew one word serves to signify both might and riches. We may understand the mighty man here in any or all these four senses. The oppressed cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. They who have much bodily strength, often oppress the weaker, and so do the mighty in Arms, and so do the mighty in Authority, and so the mighty in riches have often done, making the poor and the oppressed cry; They cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
The same word which in the first part of the verse is translated multitude, is here translated, The mighty. 1But what was the mightiness of these men? There is a four-fold mightiness. First, there is mightiness of body, that is natural might, and 'tis properly the might of the arme. Secondly, there is a mightiness in valour and in Armes: Thus souldiers and warriers are mighty men; they who having courage in their hearts, have also weapons in their hands, and swords by their sides, are the mighty. Such a one was Gideon, to whom the Angel said, (Judg. 6.12.) The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. Thirdly, there is a mightiness