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СНАР. VI.

This interpretation confirmed alfo by the accounts of the fon of JeHose DeCH.-He called and known to be THE MESSIAH, or CHRIST in figure: -made a type under the very ftyle and title of JESUS CHRIST THE INTERCESSOR; and their fervice on their redemption a fhadow of ours now. The reafon of his being diftinguished as the fon of JeHose DeCH. Some objections removed. The fum of this evidence.

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AVING feen the accounts of the Son of NUN juftify the meaning affigned the name JESUS, we are next to enquire whether thofe we have of the fon of JeHose DeCH, under the prophetic dispensation, do not bear equal witness to the truth of it.

The occafion on which he was introduced was like that on which the fon of NUN was, one of the most important in all the history of IsRaEL, namely, on their deliverance from BABYLON, as his was on their redemption from EGYPT. A circumftance fhewing the title imported a redemption, and premonishing them to look for one on the appearance of the true JESUS, and fuch as these were; effected not by a mere man, but by THE ANGEL or SENT PERSON JeHos VаH,

VaH, their SAVIOR manifeft as, and IN UNION or ASSOCIATE WITH Man. For God fent Haggai, as he did ZeCHARIAH and MaLaCHI, to encourage them to build the temple of Jeнovaн and in c.i. we read THE WORD JeHovaн CAME to JeHOSHUA, &c. the HIGHPRIEST, (the fame perfon as is called THE ANGEL JeHovaн, p. 46, 47, by the Chaldee paraphraft, THE WORD, and affociate with the fon of NUN, and this) by the (hand) ministry (according to the G. B. strictly, stretched out nature). of [HaGgai] THE ONE TO HAVE A REVOLUTION, fuch as he had after the 70 years captivity, and was made of men's perfons in their circling dances, in commemoration of the grand REVOLUTION human nature in CHRIST, the true Haggai was to have after like satisfaction for sin ; and by the like ftretched out nature of whom on the crofs, as made to have this revolution, THE WORD JeHovaн was to COME to HIM, the true JESUS, for the rebuilding the like temple of His body. As to His being faid to have come to ZeRuB baBeL, &c. all it proves is, that He came as eininently to this JESUS, this ring or fignet on the right hand, Ecclef. xlix. as to other typic perfons. (a) And it is obfervable He came with directions

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(a) This name fignifies THE DISPERSER OF [BaBet] THE CONFOUNDED ONE, Zec. iv. 7, 8, and was prophetic of its being fubdued in his government, &c. making him what the G. B. c. iv. 6. c, d. calls him "the figure of CHRIST,"

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directions to build the temple, ver. 8, at a time the people faid, ver. 2, (as of CHRIST's body, Mat. xxvii. 48.) it was not to be built up, after fuffering for their fin, Mic. iii.-2dly. with this affurance, c. i. 8. I will take pleasure or be WELL PLEASED in it, (fulfilled in Mat, iii. 17, c. xvii. 5,) and I will be THE GLORY, faith Jeнovaн, accomplished Luk, ix. 32. in CHRIST, Joh. vii. 39. glorified with THE GLORY, which HE had with THE FATHER, &c. Joh. xvii, 5,

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Again, after recording his obedience, ver. 12, like that of the fan of NUN, 'tis faid, JeHovaн (as acting with him [JOR firred up); AWAKENED the fpirit, &c. of JESUS (b) and of the whole perfected remnant of the (typic) ASSOCIATE BODY (people), and (after suffering) they came and did work in the (figurative) temple of JeнoVaH, ver. 14.

Befides this union is fet forth by the fame word under which it is predicated of the Son of NUN. For, c. ii. 4. we read, Be frong, Je

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the deftroyer of the wifdom of the wife, &c. If. xxix. 14, and 1 Cor. i. 19. who, as he only fpeaks confufion of mind for fin ftill, will bring down and scatter fpiritual BABYLON at the laft, Rev. xviii.

(b) With what truth the doctrine of the refurrection of the body, and in particular of the MESSIAH'S is affirmed by the Jews to be contained in the prophets, as well as the law, and by the Apostles to be according to the SS, is evident from this circumftantial reprefentation of it among others. See R. David Kimebi in Pf. ii. R. Hafdai Crefcas, R. Manass, de refur.

HOSHUA OF JESUS, &c. and work, for I am [1 AT] WITH you fubflantially, faith Jeнovaн of hofts, the [AT] SUBSTANCE OF THE OF VERY WORD (for according to is an unnecessary addition) who covenanted with you, when ye came out, or on your exodus or departure from [EGYPT] the place of enemies: and the SPIRIT of ME (remaineth [OmeD]) ftayeth (as a pillar) among you to quicken you in the building, as He did CHRIST after His exodus, Luk. iv, 31, or departure to build up His natural body, and does Hrs myftic body the church. Fear ye not, &c. the (a) defired ONES of all nations shall come, &c.' (b) the [filver CHeSP] defired nature is for the ufe of ME, and the [gold ZEB] purified in the fire nature for the use of ME, faith JeHovaн of hofts, &c. the GLORY of the latter temple, this very one (of JESUS's building) shall be greater (c) than of the former, &c. Words, prophetic of CHRIST'S body's being more glorious after, than before fuffering, as well as of His firft advent. Confequently Haggar justifies the interpretation.

Let us next hear THE WORD Jeнovaн by [ZECHARIAH] THE MAN THE ESSENCE. HE

(a) [18] HeMeDeT BAU plural: pointing out the joint natures of CHRIST.- - R. Aquiba in Talmud renders these words, "THE MESSIAH fhall COME.'

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(b) Types of CHRIST's manbood, and in this view most aptly connected with the context,

(c) Whence it follows THE MESSIAH muft have come before it's deftruction, accordingly all the Jews before that event believed it, however modern ones vainly labor to evade this testimony.

HE fays c. i. 2. 3. (when the temple was to be raifed) Jeнovaн had been fore difpleased, &c. but turn ye to ME, faith Jeнovaн of hosts: a proof they turned from HIM. For their encouragement, ver. 8 and 18, peace is fhewn made in all the earth (a) by the divine Person borne to view (as afterwards'on a nature like this) on a horfe (b) red (with blood) called the ANGEL or SENT PERSON, that had the likeness of the san of GOD, Dan. iii, 25, and we shall fee was with JESUS. Then HE, in the lowly, but watered and never-fading myrtle-like nature of HIM, (G. B. "CHRIST the Mediator,") is reprefented interceding with Jeнovaн of hosts, that HE would not defer to have mercy on [JeRUsaLeM] THE ONE TO INHERIT PEACE, (Hag. i. 10, the type of CHRIST,) against which He had had indignation seventy or a (c) fatisfaction of years, figurative of CHRIST'S v. 12, upon which the ANGEL is answered good words, v. 13, and ZeCHARIAH was to cry, &c. I am returned to [JERUSALEM] THE ONE TO INHERIT PEACE with mercies. My temple fhall be built up in it, faith JeHovaH of hofts, 16, the ANGEL XIV. 19, Jeноvaн 20, and Man v. 8. After this the horns or forces of the nations are fhewn caft out,

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(a) CAL AREJ, the perfected or complete earthy nature, figura. tive of CHRIST.

(b) Compare Rev. vi. 24, &c. xix. 11, 13, xix, 21. (c) Socinians may here perceive this perfon HIMSELF CXprefly grounding His interceffion on the fatisfaction.

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