The Scriptures of Harmony, Part 3
From Abraham's departing from Vr of the Chaldees, unto the departing of the children of Iſrael out of Egypt, are 430. yeeres.
FOR,
Abraham going forth from Ur of the Chaldees Gen. 11. v. 31. c. 12 v. 4, 5. Beza in Act. 7. v. 2. 4. 6.came unto Haran, alias Charran, in Meſopotamia, where he dwelt 5 yeeres; and ſo (leaving his father Terah) was 75. yeeres old when he departed thence into the land of Canaan.
Note, that as in the loines of Adam all men ſinned; Rom. 5. v. 12. Heb. 7. v. 9. 10.and as in the loines of Abraham the Levites paid tithes: So the children of Iſrael in Abraham went forth from Gen. 12. v. 6. 9. 10.Ur of the Chaldees towards Egypt, and paſſed thorow the land of Canaan, journeying ſtill towards the South, untill they came into Egypt.
Iſaac was borne unto Abraham when he was 100. C. 21. v. 5.yeeres old, and in the 25 yeere after his departure out of Haran.
Iſaac was 60 yeeres old when Rebekah bare C. 25. v. 26.Jacob.
Iacob, alias Iſrael, went into Egypt with all Gen. 32. v. 28. C. 47. v. 9.his family, when he was 130 yeeres old.
The children of Iſrael were in Egypt 210 Joſeph. ben Gorion de Stat. Macca. Et Hebr. pleri que omnes, quibus potiſſimum in Chronicis credendum. Lyra in Gen. 15 v. 13. Beza in Act. 7. v. 6.yeeres. Which was by their father Jacob Prophetically implied in this word, Deſcend yee, or, Get you downe; the letters whereof in Hebrew foreign, ſignifie 210. Gen. 42. v. 2.
(Theſe 210. yeeres may be thus ſet forth in particular.
Kohath with his father Levi came into Egypt: Gen 46. v. 8. 11 Exod. 6. v. 18.unto whom Amram was borne about 60. yeeres after.
Amram was 70. yeeres old when Moſes was C. 2. v. 1. 2. 10. C. 6. v. 20. Epiphan. l. Ancorat.borne unto him.
Moſes was 80. yeeres old when he conducted Compare Num. 10. v. 11. 12. &c. 13. v. 26. with Deut. 2. v. 14. &c. 34. v. 7.the children of Iſrael out of Egypt.
The time of the ten plagues of Egypt is the ſame with the latter part of the eightieth yeere of Moſes, Exod. 7. verſ. 7. And it is neceſſarily concluded Exod. 7. v. 19. to c. 12. v. 29.from thoſe many teſtimonies of Moſes his being in the Wilderneſſe 40. yeeres. Wherefore Saint Stephen, Joſeph. Antiqu. l. 2 c. 6.Acts 7. v. 30. did not there intend a full and compleat expiration of 40. yeeres, as he did before, verſe 23.)
The ſaid times accompted are 430 yeers, which are mentioned, Exod. 12. v. 40. 41.
But when the Scriptures ſpeak of 400. yeeres, as Beza annot in Acts 7. v 6.Gen. 15. verſ. 13. and Acts 7. verſ. 6. The accompt is to be taken from the birth of Iſaac.
From the departing of the children of Iſrael out of Egypt unto the laying of the foundation of Solomons Temple are 480. yeeres.
FOR,
Moſes remained in the Wilderneſſe 40 yeeres,Deut. 2. v. 7. Pſal. 95. v. 10. Amos 5 v. 25. Acts 7. v. 36. 42. &c. 13. v. 18.
From the Covenant that God made with Abraham, ſaying, IN THEE SHAL Gen. 12. v. 3. Acts 3. v. 25. Gal. 3. v. 8.ALL NATIONS BE BLESSED, (upon which he departed from Ur of the Chaldees) unto the giving of the Law Exod. 19 v. 1. 18 &c. 20. v. 1in Mount Sinai are 430. yeeres and almoſt three moneths: But the Apoſtle Gal. 3. v. 17. leaveth out the moneths as an imperfect number.
Ioſhua in the 7 yeere after the death of Moſes Comp Deut. 2. v. 7. 14. with Joſh. 14. v. 7. 10.divided the Land of Canaan; and after that governed 10 yeeres, (which the Scriptures call a long time in reſpect of Joſhua's age) and may Joſh. 13. v. 1 &c. 23. v. 1.be proved by deducting the evident and certaine numbers out of the 480. yeeres mentioned, 1 King. 6. verſ. 1.
Othniel judged Iſrael 40 yeeres.Judg. 3. v. 11.
Under whoſe government Iſrael ſerved the Lord Joſh. 24. v. 31. Judg 2. v. 7 10.all the dayes *Which were 17. yeeres according to the Hebrewes; others ſay 20. C. 3. v. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.of the Elders, who had ſeene the great workes of the Lord; But when the Elders were dead, they fell to Idolatry, and much wickedneſſe: till at laſt the Lord ſold them into the hand of Chuſhan-Riſhathaim King of Meſopotamia: by whom being eight yeeres grievouſly oppreſſed, they cried unto the Lord, and the ſpirit of the Lord came upon Othniel their Judge, and he delivered them.
Note, that when the Scriptures ſay the Land had Judg 3. v. 11.reſt 40. yeeres, and Othniel died; it is not to be underſtood that the Land was in peace 40 yeeres together under Othniel, but that the Land had reſt or peace unto the end of 40. yeeres from the deceaſe of Joſhua; Or, untill the fortieth yeere of Othniels Ad annum quad…ageſ…inum. J…n. & Trem.government: But in what yeere before the fortieth the peace began, the Scriptures expreſſe not. So underſtand Judg. 3. v. 30. c. 5. v. 31. &c. 8. v. 28.
Ehud with the Vacancy 80 yeeres.Judg. 3. v. 15. 30.
Eglon K. of Moab oppreſſed Iſrael 18 yeers. Neer the C. 3. v. 14.end of which oppreſſion, as ſome ſuppoſe; but more Levi ben Gerſon Func. fol 35 Calviſ. pag. 241probably neere the end of Ehuds Judgeſhip, when through long peace and plenty, God the giver of all goodneſſe was forgotten, the execution of juſtice wholly neglected, and every man did that which was Judg. c. 17, 18, 19, 20. & 21.right in his owne eyes, were thoſe dayes, wherein the Scriptures ſay, There was no King in Iſrael.
Shamgar, was a deliverer, but no Judge; for the C. 3. v. 31.Scriptures neither mention that he judged, nor that the Land had reſt in his daies.
Deborah 40 yeeres.C. 5. v 31.
The 20. yeeres wherein Jabin King of Canaan C. 4. v. 2. 3, 4.mightily oppreſſed Iſrael, were at that time when Deborah judged.
Gideon alias Ierubbaal 40 yeeres.C. 6 v. 32. C. 8. v. 28.
Preſently after the death of Deborah, Midian oppreſſed C 6. v. 11. to the 33.Iſrael: and though Gideon, a mighty man of valour, was in the firſt yeere of their oppreſſion (otherwiſe there could not be forty yeeres in his C 8. v. 28.daies) by the Lord in ſpeciall manner called to the government, and had the Lords promiſe, that he ſhould ſave Iſrael from the hands of the Midianites: yet untill the ſeven yeeres oppreſſion (which God C. 6. v. 1. 34. C. 7. v. 9. 22 23had appointed) were finiſhed, and untill the ſpirit of the Lord came upon him, he did not deliver them.
Abimelech 3 yeeres.C. 9. v. 22.
Tola 23 yeeres.C. 10. v. 1, 2.
Iair 22 yeeres.Verſe 3.
In the end of the fourth yeere of Jair, the Philiſtines C. 10. v. 7, 8. C. 11. v. 29.and Ammonites began to vexe and oppreſſe Iſrael, which they continued 18. yeeres, untill the Lord raiſed up Jephthah to deliver them.
Iephthah judged Iſrael 6 yeeres.C. 12. v. 7.
About 34. yeeres after that Sihon King of the Num. 21. v. 24, 25, 26. &c. 22. v. 2. compared with c. 33. v. 38. 48.Amorites had fought againſt the predeceſſor of Balak the ſonne of Zippor King of Moab, and had taken all his Land, even unto Arnon; Iſrael ſmote Sihon and all his people, and poſſeſſed his Countrey: which was in the laſt yeere of Moſes. From whence unto Jephthah were but 266. yeeres current; yet by adding the yeeres of their owne poſſeſſion unto Sihon's, whoſe right they had by the Law of Conqueſt, Jephthah did juſtly ſay, that they had dwelt in or Judg. 11. v. 26.poſſeſſed thoſe Countries three hundred yeeres.
Ibzan 7 yeeres.C. 12. v. 8. 9.
Elon 10 yeeres.Verſe 11.
Abdon 8 yeeres.Verſe 13. 14.
Samſon 20 yeeres.C. 16. v. 31.
The Lord delivered Iſrael into the hand of the Philiſtines C. 13. v 1. 5. C. 15. v. 20.40. yeeres: Whereof 20. were fulfilled under Samſon, and 20. under Eli.
Eli Judge and Prieſt 40 yeeres.1 Sam. 4. v. 18.
Obſerve here, that from the death of Joſhua unto Broughtons Advertiſement, pag 65. 67.Samuel are 339. yeeres: whereof the times of oppreſſion and afflictions of Iſrael were 111. yeeres: which added together according to the Jewes manner of ſpeaking, make 450. yeeres. And therefore Saint Paul ſaith, that God gave the Iſraelites Judges Acts 13. v. 20. foreign, quaſi.after a ſort 450. yeeres.
Samuel and Saul 40 yeeres.See Expoſitours upon Acts 13. v. 21. 1 Sam. 6. v. 1. C. 7. v. 2. 15. C. 8. v. 1. 5. C. 11. v. 7. C. 27. v. 1. 7.
To wit, Samuel alone about 27. yeers; with Saul about 10. yeers; Saul after Samuels death about 3. yeers.
David reigned 40 yeeres and 6 moneths.2 Sam 2 v. 11. C. 5 v. 4. 5. 1 K. 2. v. 11. 1 Chr. 3 v 4. &c. 29. v. 26. 27. 1. King. 6. v. 1. 2 Chr. 3. v. 2.
Solomon having reigned 3 yeeres and 6 moneths (in the end of the foure hundred and fourſcore yeere after Iſrael came out of Egypt, in the ſecond monethmonth of the Legall yeere) began to lay the foundation of the Temple, which was finiſhed in the ſeven yeeres and ſixe moneths. As appeares, 1 King. 6. verſ. 1. 37. 38. But the ſixe moneths are there left So 2 Sam. 5. v. 5. comp. with 1 K. 2. v. 11. So 2 King. 24. v. 8. compared with 2 Chr. 36. v. 9. So Gen. 5. v. 32 compared with C. 11. v. 10.out, as the Scriptures oftentimes do imperfect numbers.
The ſaid times accompted are 480 yeeres; Which are mentioned, 1 King. 6. verſ. 1.