A53696:436
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole economy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the ancient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole oeconomy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the antient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...
London: printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Ponder, 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Numb. 11. v. 26. But there remained two of the men in the Camp, the name of the one § 9 was Eldad, and the name of the other was Medad, and the Spirit rested upon them (and they were of the men that were written, but went not out unto the Tabernacle) and they Prophesied in the Camp. Here seemeth not to be any thing immediately relating unto ⟨p. 98⟩the Messiah, yet two of the Targums have brought him into this place, but attended with such a story, as I should not mention were it not to give a signal instance in it, how they raise their Traditions. Eldad and Medad prophesied in the Camp, as the Text assures us. What, or whereabout they prophesied is not declared. This the Targumists pretend to acquaint us withal. Eldad they say prophesied of the Death of Moses, the Succession of Joshua, and their entrance into Canaan under his conduct. This caused One to run and inform Moses, which gave occasion to those words of his v. 29. Enviest thou for my sake; for what if he do prophesy, that I shall dye; and thereon he would not rebuke them. Medad prophesied of the coming of the Quails to feed them; but both of them prophesied and said, [Greek or Hebrew] In the latter days Gog and Magog shall ascend with their Host against Jerusalem, and they shall fall by the hand of the Messiah; whereon in Jonathan there followeth a story of the delicious fare and dainties, which they fancy unto themselves in those days. But what is the Reason that Eldad and M•dad must be thought to prophesy thus concerning Gog? Ezek. 38. v. 17. we have these words; Thus saith the Lord God, (unto Gog) art not thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the Prophets of Israel which prophesied in those days and years, that I would bring thee against them? Not finding any express prophecy in the Scripture, as they suppose concerning Gog, because that name is not elsewhere used, they could not fasten these words any where better than on Eldad and Medad, concerning whom it is said that they Prophesied, but nothing is recorded of what is spoken by them, whereon they think they may assign unto them what they please; although there is not the least reason to suppose that their Prophesying consisted in Predictions of things to come. Speaking of the things of God, and praising him in an extraordinary manner, is called Prophesying in the Scripture.