UBOmm IX WHAT TIAB OT THE WOftLD, AND WHAT TUX BBPOKE CHKI8T,
The calling of Abram out of UR of the Chaldees, where the (bmily had been addicted to Idolatry, Josh. xxiv. % He comes to Rsran in Hesopo. taroia. with Lot Ms nephew, Bsrai his wift, and his htber Terah, who dies at Haran, aged SOS years, xi. 31, 33.,
Abnim comes lo Canaan, when 75 years of age. Gen. xi,4. From this period, the «0 years of the snjonrni ng of the Israelliea, mentioned Eiod.
xii. 40, 41. is generally dated.,^ ^. Abram goes Into Egypt becaase of the Ihnine, xii. 10. causes Sarai to pass ibr Ma sistar. Pharaoh (jSfiipUt) lakee her to his boaae, but soon restores her, Anding bar to be Abram>a wUb, v. 14-SO.
Abram and Lot, haviDg retofasd to the land of Ca' aaaa, separate; 1^ goes toSodom, sod Abram to tbe valley of Mamre, near u> Hebron, xiii.
The kings of tbe PtnU^M* revolt Cnua Cbedor laomor, xiv. 4.,..
Chedortaomer and his allies make war with tbe kings of the PsatesoUs: Lot is taken captive - Abram and bis allies pursue Chedortaomer. de (bat him and the conMerate kings, deliver Lot and the other captives, and is blessed by Mel chisedek. king of Balem, xlv.
Qod promises Abram a numerous postcnly. xt. ]
About this time, Bela, tbe first king of the Bdom- Ites. began to reign, xxxvi. 39.
Sarai glsea her maid Hagar to Abramjtvl. S.
Of her, lahnaal ia bom. xvl. IS. Abran hefng then 88 yean old.
Arptaaxad diM 403 year* attar tho birtb of Salati. af. 13.
God in<<k«a a coTanant wiib Abraro— flrea him thn promwd of a •on—clunsej tiia oauia iaiO' Mr^nm, and Sarai's into Sitrtk — and enjolna eireunKiiion, iri. I, S. 8. tu. Abraham anter taina three nnnla.nn (lietr way to ileitniy Sod oui. Ac xviii. He iiitrrcadea Tor the iiibabiianU. bui a» teit rigbleoti* peraona could Dot bo fouod in thos« d(i«i, tbey tredeatrored, alz.83. Lot ta delivered, and fur bis sake, Zoai ii preaerrod. ». 19. *e.
AbrabaiD retiree to Beeraheba-^fterward ao- Journa at Gerar. Abimelech, king of Garar, takfta Sarali in order lo maka her hta wifs, but i* ubliaeJ to realore her, js, (laae is born, i(i. 3, 3.
Aloab, and Ben-antmi, aona of Lot, born, zU. 3B. Abrahan aeada away lahaiael. xii. 13, 14. AMDH4«di and Pbicbol hM eUef captain make an agraeoiant with Abraham, and ancrender the well of Beer-abeba for aeven ewe lantba, xx. 99,
Salab diea 403 yeara after tbe birth of Eber. zJ. U- About thia lime, Jobab, tba aeeond lunf of tbe
Edomitea, beaao to reign, zxivt. 33. Abraham ia called lu aacrillce bia aon laaac, zxiL aarab diea. a|«d 197 jreara, xsUi. 1. Abnhan aanda Bleaer to HaaopoUnU ID (M ■ wUk (•>! Maaon lauc. ixxlv. Abont Ibis time Abraham marrtaaKetarah, zzt. 1. ahem, aon of Hoab. diaa 900 jaua after tto Urtfc of Arnbaxad, xi. II. Binb of Jacok iihI EaMh bhW ibair (htbar balM
W yeara of «|«, xr. S>, dee. AbOHt thia lime, Hiiabam tfaa iMid of Um
Edomitea becu to refgn, xxxal. 34. Abraham diea, aged 175 yeui, XXt. 7. & Eber diea 430 yeara after tbe Urth of Falet. zi. »■ Qod appear! to laaac, ud glvaa biaa (torimia proniaea, xivi. 4. Ha ai«ya it 0«m iariag tbe Amine, xivi. 6, Eaau marrlea two Canaanltlab women, xxri. 34. About this lime, Hadad, tbe (barth king of the bbmael die», aged 137 years, xxv. 17. Jacob eapouaei Rachel aaren yaara after hia en gacement with Laban: Leaatopatin the place of her slater; but, sereh dijw aOar, fee reeuTea feseJUiM bigint to rtirn tvtr Os CkaU4nu S34
Edonltee, began to reign, zzni. 90. iMOb nad bla Aaaily. nakaowa to bitaii, eat wt flw Oaaaan: Lihaa bMriag oC felo dafiftMa,
Eraaea bits; afkar aeven daya be coatee npwllh a at theauNintainsof OaJeod; tbayaiafcea covenant, and gather a heap of stoaca, and act up a pillar as a tiw>M>rial of the tranaacUoa XX xi.
Jacob wrestles with an angel, and has his ibm changed to that of Israel, zxxti. 94—99. Bsan meets Jacob, xiziil. 6. Jacob arrives in Canaan, and aettlee aiaoag Ibc
Sheehemliae, xxxtii. 1& Benjamin born, and Kacbel dies immediately aAei murder of theBbecheaiilesbyabDeoaaBd
Joaeph. aged aeventeen years, falUog tiiida- lbs dhpleasnre of Us brothers, they conspire to take away hi* life, but afterwaid cbaaga their asiada, and sell him for a slave lo aome lihmanliir merchants: who bring him to EgTpl, aad esll him to Poiiphar, zzzvii. Pharez and Zarab, tbe twin aoaa of Jndab, bora
•boat this time, xxxviii. 97— Sa Joeepb, through the false accusation of his tren, la east into jirison, where sbent twe years after, he InterprelattM dreams of ibediier but ter and the chief baker, zzzlz. zl. laaae diea. aged 188 /oars, xzxv. 98. Joeepb iaterpreta taa twa annhaUc Jiaa— «f Pbara<rii, xii.
OooBMaeaaiaat of the aavta boat tUa Orst'born.
About thia time wat bora E^nim, JoaeiM aeeoad aoa. CbsMwaesaMnt tf (As saeaa ysan f*mi%*. Jacob aeada Ua aoaa to BDpt to bay eora, xUL 1,
He aeads tbea a eeeoad time, aad witb tton Hi
Joaeph makes bintaelf known to Ua brelhrea sends thr his Iktber, and allota him aad Ui bouaebold the land of Goshen to dwell U; Ja cob being then 130 years oM, xlv. xlvt.
Joaeph aelM corn to tbe Egypliana, and brings all the money ia in^ ^ klng^ treuaty,
AH the Egyptians give themaetvee ap lo Be Pfea' raob's aervanis,)n order to got con to pnaem their lives, and aow their ground, xlvU. 18, He.
Aboot thia time nul, the sixth king of the Etan Ilea, began toretgn, xitvL 37.
Jacob having Meaaed his sons, tad the aona ol Joaeph, EpEraim, and Manaaaeh, dies, aged 147 yeara. Be la ewbalmed, carried into Canaan, and buried in (he cava of Machpelah, zllx. 1.
About this time Baal-hanan, the seventh king of (he Edomitea, began to reten, zzzvi. 38.
Joaeph dies, aged 110, L having goTeraed Egypt fhnraeore years.
About tMa time, Hadar or Hadad. tbe eighth ami laat Ui^ of tbe Edomitea, began to reign, zzvi
Aboat (hia time, tbe regal government of the
Edomitea ia abolished, and (be flrat ariateeracy of duhea begins, ixxvL 15, 16. Abont this lime, (he second aristociBcy of Edam iUsh dukes begins, xxzvl. 40— 43. C!aleb, tbe son of lepbaaneb, bora Ibrty y«an
JtaMSMCj JKoMan died In tbe OTlk year of Ha feign, under whom, and Ma aoa AMispUi. wfci aaeceedad him. the cbiUraa of Israel mmkmi thaoraelboadafaaad oliHiiiloa Mawlloaai!■
THE nam* hf which tfdi book it genenlljr dUtuicuuhel w boiToved from the S^ttuagiiti, in which it u called ■f«t>(, Kxo»n, ti»e goinfomtwaepariuret and 07 the Codex Alenndriimi, HtSti Aiyt,rm,Aedepariurt/hm BgypLyeemut the depwturs of the laraelitei from Egypt is the moat remarkable lact mentioned in the vhole book. In oIb Hebrew BtUei it ia called reiov rftm tb-illsr sbsuotb, that art the namet, which are the words with which it Gommencca. It contain! a history of the tnuuaetioos of 14e yeart, beginning at the death of Joseph, where the book of Geneaia eiid% and coming down to the erectioa of tlie tabernacle ia the wiMemesi^ at the foot of Mount Sinai.
In thia book Iffoaes detaila the caiuea and motives of the paiseeutiai miaed up againat the Israelites in Egypt — the uders giran by Pharaoh to deatn^ all the Hebrew maU ehiuroa, aad thajmvention of the execution of those orders, duowo dte Atmasfly and pidtf of ihe midwives appointed to deliTer the Hebrew women. The marriage of Amram •ad Jochebed ia next related — ine birth of Moaes — me manner in which he was ezpoaad on the river Nile, and in which he was discovered W the daughter of Pharaoh — his being providentially put under the care of his own mother to be nursed, and educated as the son of the Egyptian princeas — how, when forty years of a^e, he left the court, visited and defended his brethren — the danger to wbidti he was in consequence exposed — his ni^t to Arabia — his •onttaet with Jethro, priest of Hidian, whose doujditer Zipporah he Mlerward espoused. While employed in keeping die flocks of his fimer-in-law, CM appeared to him in a burning bush, and eontmissiaaed him 10 go and deltvar his MQQtrymen from dta pppreaaion under which they groaned. Hsmitt givan him die most positive assurances «f pro- ■aedon, and power to work miracle^ and having asaociated with turn his brother Aaron, tte sent them first 10 the Israeli u», to declare die purpose of Jehovah, ana afterward 10 niaraoh, to require him in the name of the Most High, to eet the Israelites at liber^. Pharaoh, fiu IVom mbmittiiu:, made their yoke more grievous: and Moses, on a •aoood interview, to convince him by whose authorin he made the demand, wrought a miracle before him and hia courtier*. This wing in a certain way itnitaied by nuuraoh's magicians, he hardened his heart, and refused to let the ftof\t go, till Qoa, by ten exbwndinarr plagues, convinced him of his omnipotence, and obliged him to consent to dismiss a people over whose persons and properties he had elwmed and exerciaed a rinit fouudea only on the most maonical pniKnplee. "nie plagues by whiui God affiicted the whole land of Egypt, Oo^ien excepted, where the uraelitea t^wel^ were die followine:
\. He turned all the waters of ^ypt intcrb/owf. 2. He caused mnnmeraUe frogt to come over the ^ole land. 3. He afflicted both man and heast with immense noarm <tf vermfn. 4. Afterwanl with a multitude of Afferent kinds of ioMteU. 6. He sent a grievous ptaHlmee amoag their oatde. 6. Smote both man and beast with bile*. 7. Destroyed their crops with grievous storms of hail, accompanied with die moat terrible tininder and UghtniM. 6l Desolated the whole land by innumerable swarms of loaata. 9. He spread a potoa&ie darhntm all over Egypt 1 And, 10. In one night, tlea all the Jtnt-bom, both of man and beast, through the whole of Uie Egyptian territonea. What proved the miraculous nature of all these plagues most particularly, was, 1st. Tlwir coming exaetly according to the prediction, and at die command of Moses and Aaron. 2dly. Their extending only to the Egyptians, and leaving the land of Qoahen, the Israelites, their cattle and substance, entirely untoudied.
After relating all these things in detail, with their attendant circumstances, Hoeea describes tlie institution, reason, and celebration of the patamer — the preparation of die Israelites for their departure— their 'eaviiur Qoshen, and begintung dwir jonrnfly to ne promised land, by the w^ of Rameset, Suceoth, and B^um. How Pharaoh, repenting of the permianon be had given them to depart, b^an to pursue them with an immenise army of horse and foot, overwok them at their encampment at Baal-xephon, on the borders of the Red sea. — Their destruction appearing then to be in* evilable. Moves fimher relates, diat having called earnestly upon Ood, and stretched bis rod over the waters — they became divided, and the IsraeHtes entered into the bed of the sea, and paued over to the tmpositediote I Pharaohand hia host madly purauing in the aame track, die rear of their army being fiiirly entered by the time the last of the laraalitea had made good dieir landing on the opposite coast, Moses stretching his rod again over Iha watery they returned to their (imner channel, and overwhelmed the E^ptian army, so that evwy soul periAad I......
Moses next gives a circumstantial account rf the dtSmU eaoanumwnta of us Israelites In the wiUemesa, duni^ Aeqiaeeor nearly forty yean— die niroebf wroaght in tbdr bfhuf— the chief of Trtiieh ware aw pillarof cloudy day, and the pillar of &e by nirfit, to direct and protect them In the wilderness— the bringing water out of a rock wr them and their cattle— feeding Ui«b widi manna from heaven, bringing innumerable docks of qu«le 10 their euif^ giving them a complete victory over the Amalekitea, at the intercessioo of Moses, and psaHculariy God « astonishing nuuitMation of himself on mount Sinai, when he delivered to Moaea an epitome of his whole law, in what was called the Tms Wom^ or Tiir CoxauimwnfTs. v 1, v
Moaea proceeds to giVe a eiieumstantial detail of the ^Onmt Jam, staM-, and ottiuuinces which he raemved from God, and partjeaWly die givingortte CtomfMHdmsnto on mount Sinai, and die awf^ display of Aa DiTioe Majesty on diat solemn oeeaaioD: die formati<m of die abk, holy loNs and eandUatudei^ TAMamAoa, wid) its furniture, covering, courts, Ac the braxm ttUar, golden aUar, hraxm taw, anobnting oU, p«r/uin«, eaeerdotal garmenta, for Aaron and his sons, and the artifioOT employed on the work of the tabernacle, Oe. He lh«n glvea an accoam of Ismel's idolatry m die matter of dw gvirfm ea^, made under die direction of Aaron t, God a^di^ irieasore^Mid the deWh of die principal tdolaterai dw erwition and eouNcntioa of dw tabmwde, and ita boiw ftltod Biid encomjMUMd widi die Divine dory, widi dw ocihr and 'maamt tl^^vM^mt\^i^te6taLti'^viiaM>aaM pillar, witb vhid) dw book oondadaa.
Tklmam inJ inunlHT (bechU.^ of Ivul UMimnl dvwn [nW ^rptil— & J«M|>tl and (11 ha tinihnii of ihil immloo die, S. Tlw |nnl iiirniM of tbelr - " tbcm, t— IL Tlw
TiWTiJW JPMIt, DMwIifiMiBlint tlMii agUuVm, 13. AecouDi < ■(•,18,(1. f^wmoh<toi]miiuiiaiaib« HiUnrmUwln ibUI tcnS "IVfOW * these arc the names of the
JL" children of Israel, which came into
Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
5 And all the souls that came out of the *■ Iouib of Jacob were * seventy Boula: for Joseph was in Egypt already.