CONTENTS
Our ever adored Redeemer told the Pharisees in the days of his flesh,
that on the two great commandments, of the love of GOD and the love of
our neighbor, hung all the laws and the prophets; and accordingly,
Moses having in the foregoing Chapter s largely pointed out the first
of these, pr... [ Continue Reading ]
This is a very sweet chapter if read under the HOLY GHOST's teaching,
and spiritually considered as leading to JESUS. And I take occasion
here again in the opening of it to remind the reader once more, that
it was of JESUS Moses wrote. If the reader will consult Exodus 21:13.
he will there find, GOD... [ Continue Reading ]
It is said that the Jewish magistrates were very particular respecting
the observance of this law, and that once in a year a day was set
apart to examine whether the ways which led to the cities of refuge
were in good repair, and free from all obstructions; and that the poor
fugitive which was fleei... [ Continue Reading ]
It is beautiful to remark the rich provision of gospel mercies, not
only for sins of notorious perverseness, but of ignorance. Alas! who
can tell how oft he offendeth! But in JESUS; whom those cities of
refuge represented, there is alone security for all. 1 John 1:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
It is worthy remark, that this precept of forming three cities more,
in case of the enlargement of Israel's borders, was never fulfilled as
it respected Israel only. But, had it not an eye to the enlargement of
the church, when both Jew and Gentile were brought into one? See
Isaiah 54:2. And in this... [ Continue Reading ]
To explain those verses upon gospel principles, we must have recourse
to what was originally said concerning murder: Genesis 9:6. There
should seem from hence, to be an open and daring attack upon the
majesty of GOD himself in every instance of premeditated murder. Blood
must therefore answer for bl... [ Continue Reading ]
This precept is again repeated and a curse annexed to it: Deuteronomy
27:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
The wisdom of those laws is too obvious to need a comment; they have
been already noticed: Numbers 35:30. But what a sweet thought is it to
the believer's experience, that in divine things there are the Holy
Three which bear record in heaven, and there is the evidence of three
which carry a correspo... [ Continue Reading ]
Was not the suretyship of JESUS pointed out in this law? Did not JESUS
when redeeming his people, give an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth? Was not this literally indeed the case, when he who knew no sin
became sin for us, and was made a curse for us that we might be made
the righteousness of... [ Continue Reading ]