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John Gill's Exposition on Exodus 40:38
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, etc.] Or over it f1018, it covered it, when it abode upon it, and rested; and stood on high over it when it moved and the people journeyed: and fire was on it by night; the same phenomenon which had the appearance of a cloud in the day time shone like fire in the night time: or “fire was in it” f1019; that is, in the cloud; so it appeared in the night, and was, as the Targum of Jonathan here calls it, a pillar of fire; the same with the pillar of cloud and fire, which departed not from the people all the while they were in the wilderness, (<021321>Exodus 13:21, 22 <160919>Nehemiah 9:19) and this was in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys; whether by night or by day; for in hot countries they travel much by night; and as the cloud was both a shelter from the heat of the sun in the daytime, and a direction of their way; so the fire by night was of the same use for direction, and might be also terrifying to wild beasts in the wilderness, who are afraid of fire, and so be a security to the Israelites from them; all which is an emblem of the guidance and protection, light, joy, and comfort, the church of God has from his gracious presence, while in the wilderness of this world; (see <230405>Isaiah 4:5, 6). FOOTNOTES ft1 -- Lexic. Talmud. col. 1325. ft2 -- hlaw “et haec”, Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius. ft3 -- Psyw “cum Josepho qui erat in Aegypto”, Junius & Tremellius, Ainsworth, Noldius, No. 1197. p. 273. so the Arabic version, Kimchi, and Ben Melech. ft4 -- Bechai apud Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 3. 2. & 4. 1. ft5 -- Gedaliah in Shalshalet, fol. 5. 1. Ganz. Tzemach David: par. 1. fol. 6. 1. ft6 -- Seder Olam Rabba, c. 3. p. 9. ft7 -- Antiqu. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 1. ft8 -- Canon. Chron. Sec. 8. p. 107. ft9 -- Apud Joseph. Contr. Apion. l. 1. sect. 14. ft10 -- Annal. Vet. Test. p. 17. 18. ft11 -- Bab. Erubin. fol. 53. 1. ft12 -- Juchasin, fol. 135. 2. ft13 -- Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 27. p. 431. ft14 -- br “multus”, Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius, Rivet. ft15 -- Antiqu. l. 2. c. 10. ft16 -- Ut supra. (Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 27. p. 431.) ft17 -- Canon Chron. See 8. p. 107. ft18 -- µysm yrç “principes tributorum”, Pagninus, Montanus, Fagius, Drusius, Cartwright; so Tigurine version. ft19 -- Ut supra. (Canon Chron. Sec. 8. p. 107.) ft20 -- Euterpe, sive, l. 2. c. 158. ft21 -- Nat. Hist. l. 6. c. 28. ft22 -- Jablonski de Terra Goshen, dissert. 4. sect. 8. ft23 -- Geograph. l. 17. p. 553. ft24 -- Itinerar. p. 120. ft25 -- Ib. p. 114. ft26 -- Ut supra, ({t}) c. 128. ft27 -- Uypy “erumpebat”, Junius & Tremellius, Drusius, Tigurine version. ft28 -- Ærpb “in fractione”, Cajetan. apud Rivet. ft29 -- Antiqu. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 1. ft30 -- De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 608. ft31 -- Bab. Sotah, fol. 11. 2. Midrash Kohelet, fol. 74. 1. Jarchi in loc. ft32 -- Ut supra. (Antiq. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 1.) ft33 -- Sepher Shorash. rad. ˆba. ft34 -- T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 11. 1. Niddah, fol. 31. 2. ft35 -- Sepher Shorash. hyj “sie alii”, hnh twyj yk “quia obstetrices ipsae”, Pagninus, Montanus; so the Syriac version. ft36 -- maiai gar eisi, Symmachus apud Drusium. ft37 -- In T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 11. 1. Chronicon Mosis, fol. 2. 1. ft38 -- Vid Wagenseil. Sotah, p. 249. & Varro & Gataker in ib. ft39 -- Posidonius apud Strabo. Geograph. l. 3. p. 114. ft40 -- See Harte’s History of the Life of Gustavus Adelphus, vol. 1. p. 233. ft41 -- Ludolph. Ethiopic. l. 1. c. 14. ft42…
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