Gen 8:22, 9:13, Job 3:9, 38:31-32, Psa 81:3, Eze 32:7-8, 46:1, 6 | TSK | STEP | While the earth remaineth. Heb. as yet all the days of theearth. seed-time.Most of the European nations divide the year into four distinct parts, called quarters or seasons; but there are six divisions in the text, which obtained in Palestine among the Hebrews, and exist among the Arabs to the present day. According to this gracious promise, the heavenly bodies have preserved their courses, the seasons their successions, and the earth its increase for the use of man. day.

Genesis 8:22

While the earth remaineth. Heb. as yet all the days of theearth.

seed-time.Most of the European nations divide the year into four distinct parts, called quarters or seasons; but there are six divisions in the text, which obtained in Palestine among the Hebrews, and exist among the Arabs to the present day. According to this gracious promise, the heavenly bodies have preserved their courses, the seasons their successions, and the earth its increase for the use of man.

45:6; Ex 34:21; Ps 74:16,17; So 2:11,12; Isa 54:9; Jer 5:24; Jas 5:7

day.

Jer 31:35; 33:20-26

Genesis 9:13

Eze 1:28; Re 4:3; 10:1

Job 3:9

look for light.

30:26; Jer 8:15; 13:16

the dawning of the day. Heb. the eye-lids of the morning.

41:18

Job 38:31-32

Pleiades. or, the seven stars. Heb. Cimah.

9:9; *marg:

Am 5:8

Orion. or, Cesil.

Mazzaroth. or, the twelve signs.Probably the same as {mazzaloth.}

2Ki 23:5

guide Arcturus. Heb. guide them.

9:9

Psalms 81:3

Blow.

98:6; Nu 10:1-9; 1Ch 15:24; 16:6,42; 2Ch 5:12; 13:12,14

new.

Le 23:24,25; Nu 10:10; 28:11; 2Ki 4:23; Col 2:16

solemn.

Nu 15:3; De 16:15; 2Ch 2:4; 8:13; La 2:6; Na 1:15

Ezekiel 32:7-8

put thee out. or, extinguish thee.

Job 18:5,6; Pr 13:9

I will cover the heaven.Destroy the empire.

30:3,18; Ex 10:21-23; Isa 13:10; 34:4; Jer 13:16; Joe 2:2,31; 3:15

Am 8:9; Mt 24:29; Re 6:12,13

make.Overwhelm the dependent states.

the sun.The king.

the moon.The queen, or some state less than the kingdom.

bright lights of heaven. Heb. lights of the light in heaven.

Ge 1:14

dark. Heb. them dark.

Pr 20:20

set darkness upon.Involve the whole land in desolation and woe.

Ezekiel 46:1

1 Ordinances for the prince in his worship;

9 and for the people.

16 An order for the prince's inheritance.

19 The courts for boiling and baking.

Thus saith.Whether the rules for public worship here laid down were designed to be observed in those things wherein they differed from the law of Moses, in the ministrations of the second temple, is not certain. In the latter history of the Jewish church, the law of Moses only was followed, except in the corruption of following the traditions of the fathers.

The gate.The prophet had before observed that the east gate of the outer court was shut, and was told that it must only be opened for the prince; and now he is informed that the gate of the inner court on the east was also shut, and is to be opened only on the sabbath and new moons, till the evening.

shall be shut.

44:1,2

six working.

Ge 3:19; Ex 20:9; Lu 13:14

on the sabbath.

45:17; Isa 66:23; Heb 4:9,10