Questions and Notes, Critical and Practical, Upon the Book of Exodus; Designed as a General Help to Biblical Instruction - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832. Excerpt: ... fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar.' Acts, 24. 5. 'For we have found this man a pestilent fellow and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world.'--' Behold, the people of the land now are many,' &c. c-. d. 'if the people are already increased to such a multitude notwithstanding all the methods taken to prevent it, how much more numerous and formidable will they soon become if suffered to cease from their labor.' What additional orders did he then give to the task-masters and the officers? v. 6--9. Task-masters of the people and their officers.' These 'task-masters,' lit. 'exactors,' constituting the highest grade of officers, were Egyptians appointed to exact labor of the Israelites. But those termed 'officers,' appear, v 14--16. to have been Israelites set over their brethren. The latter term is rendered in the Gr.' Scribes,' i. e. probably men who executed written decrees, or rendered written accounts of their official services, answering with considerable exactness to our modern ' sheriffs.' It is, however, certain that they were under-officers to the task-masters.--' Ye shall no more give to the people straw to make brick.' Commentators have doubted for what particular making brick, some supposing it to be employed for fuel in burning the brick, and others that it was cut or chopt fine and mixed with the clay to give more consistency and firmness to the brick when taken from the kiln. The probability is that it was used for both purposes. The Gr. term 'Achuron,' by which the Heb.' Teben' is here rendered, signifying properly slraw instead of chaff, occurs Mat. 3. 12. 'He will gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff (straw) with unquenchable fire;' intimating that when the wh...
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