hearing it, and its effect upon them, ibid. their re-
nunciation of their strange wives, Neh. ix. 1, 2. their
heavy public burdens after their restoration, though
permitted to live by their own laws, ver. 37. solemn
renewal of their covenant with God, ver. 38. their
solemn oath and the particular observances to which
they obliged themselves, Neh. x. 29. their submission
to Nehemiah an example of proper submission to
rulers, ibid. their intermarriage with the Ammonites
and Moabites how prohibited, Neh. xiii. 1. their se-
paration from the mixed multitude, ver. 3. residence
of many of them after their captivity and in the
Apostles' time, Esth. iii. 8. on their return from cap-
tivity did not relapse into idolatry, Ezek. xi. 18.
marks on their history in times subsequent to the
captivity, App. to Esth. on the revolutions in their
government, ibid. and on the circumstances of their
affairs, and of the nations connected with them pre-
paratory to the coming of the Messiah, ibid. their
revolt from Ptolemy, and fulfilment of prophecy, Dan.
xi. 14. their submission to Antiochus, ver. 15. their
inflexible spirit under persecution, 1 Mac. iii. 1.
whence they date their independence, 1 Mac. xiii. 34.
JEWS, their high privileges strongly set forth by Christ,
Mark vii. 27. their jealousy of their liberties, John
viii. 33. preserved appearances of freedom, when in
actual bondage, ibid. the power of life and death
when taken from them, John xviii. 31. their former
glorious privileges why enumerated by St. Paul,
Rom. ix. 5. their descent from Abraham unavailing
without obedience, Matt. iii. 9. their happiness, had
they believed in Christ, Luke xix. 42.
the Messiah first sent to them, and their unworthi-
ness of Him, Acts iii. 26. their preference of the
praise of men to the praise of God, John v. 44. their
pretences for not believing in Christ, ver. 46. their
prejudices obstructed their belief in Christ, Luke iv.
23, 24. their false accusation of Christ covered by
specious pretences, Luke xxiii. 2. their plans respect-
ing the apprehension of Jesus, Matt. xxvi. 5. their
rejection of the Gospel, Matt. xxii. 6. why they con-
demned Him for blasphemy, John xix. 7. how they
understood the title of Son of God,' ibid. to what
law they alluded when they said Christ ought to die,
ibid. why called by Christ ‘of their father the devil,'
John viii. 44. what meant by their doing the lusts of
their father, ibid. their perverseness, Matt. xii. 14;
Mark viii. 12. hardened and hypocritical from the
first to the last, Matt. xii. 14. their not improving
was owing to themselves, ibid. their perverseness,
and fear of the Romans, John xi. 48. the conse-
quences of their worldly policy, ibid. their notions of
a suffering Messiah, John xii. 34. their blindness
wilful, Luke xix. 42. observations on their manner
of resisting the force of a miracle, John ix. 41. their
character in the apostolical age, 1 Pet. iv. 15. their
contentious state in the same age alluded to, Jam. iv.
1. testimony of Josephus to their wickedness in his
time, Rom. ii. 1.
judgments denounced against them, unless they
repented, Luke xiii. 3, 5. what they expected Christ's
first appearance to be, Cor. i. 22. consequence of
their disappointment, ibid. their rejection justified by
a parable, Matt. xxi. 28. their punishment and the
justice of it, ver. 41. God's dealings with them, and
their behaviour, illustrated by a parable, ver. 35, 37,
38. a clear prophecy of their rejection, ver. 43. in
what God's goodness to them consisted, Rom. ii. 4.
their wrong judgment of it, ibid. why God withdrew
His grace from them, Mark iv. 12. their last trial
intimated as at hand, Matt. iii. 10. their punishment
by the Roman armies foretold, Matt. xxii. 7. severity
of punishment denounced against them, Matt. xxiii.
35. Christ's tender affection towards them, and en-
deavours to reclaim them, ver. 37. dreadful destruc-
tion denounced against them, Luke xxiii. 29, 31. their
destruction foretold, Luke xix. 12, 27; xx. 16. their
approaching miseries spoken of, Jam. v. 1. extent of
them, ibid. who noticed as suffering in them, ibid.
Jews, their hatred against mankind in general, 1 Thess.
ii. 15. and perverse opposition to the Gospel, ibid.
how said to fill up their sins alway,' ver. 16. de-
struction of their religious and civil state foretold,
ibid. their rejection for infidelity no reason of com-
plaint against God, Rom. iii. 4. argued by St. Paul
from a confession of David, ibid. refused to salute a
Gentile, Matt. v. 47. their unjust anger against the
Gentiles finely reproved, Luke xv. 28. their exalted
ideas of themselves, and low ideas of the Gentiles,
Acts xi. 18. first called to the Gospel, but Gentiles
first admitted, Matt. xx. 16. Gentiles to be received
into the Gospel covenant before them, Luke xiii. 29,
30. why the Gospel first preached to them, Rom. i.
16. the restriction as to meats taken off from them,
Acts x. 15. the partition between them and the
Gentiles broken down, ver. 35.
unbelieving, danger apprehended from them by
St. Paul, Rom. xv. 31.
how some of them remained the Church of God,
Rom. xi. 2. their authority among the convert Gen-
tiles, Introd. to Rom. par. 6. causes of it, ibid. ad-
vantage they made of it, ibid. an occasion of trouble
to the Gentile converts and a prejudice to the Gospel,
ibid. much complained of by St. Paul, ibid.
their opinion that souls migrated from one body to
another after death, John ix. 2. their custom of
bringing up even those who were best educated to
some useful calling, Acts xviii. 3. their custom of
reclining at their meals, Luke vii. 38.
(at Smyrna,) in name, but really emissaries of
Satan, Rev. ii. 9.
the time of their being God's peculiar people ex-
pired, Dan. ix. 24. promises to them made good to
Church of Christ, Mic. vii. 14. judgment on them
denounced, Mal. iv. 1. those who rejected Christ re-
ferred to, Ezek. xx. 38. their wretched condition
after rejecting Messiah, Ps. Ixix. 22. their rejection
prefigured, Isai. xxix. 17.
foretold by Moses that they should be not quite
destroyed, but scattered over the world, Deut. xxviii.
33. that their king should be carried captive, ver. 36.
how they were to serve other gods, ibid. in what
sense they were to become an astonishment, a pro-
verb, and a byword, ver. 37. when fulfilled, ibid.
threatened with famine, ver. 38. when fulfilled, ibid.
threatened with the loss of their children, ver. 41.
devastation of their country by the Romans fore-
told by Moses and recorded by Josephus, Deut.
xxviii. 50. multitudes of them that perished at the
siege of Jerusalem, &c. ver. 62. treatment of the cap-
tives, ver. 63. subjection and depopulation of their
country, ibid. excessive famine to which they were
driven according to the prophecy of Moses, ver. 53,
56. the immense number of them made captive at
the destruction of Jerusalem, Luke xxi. 24; Zech.
xiv. 2. desolation of their land in the time of Adrian,
Deut. xxix. 23. miraculous dispersion of them, Deut.
xxviii. 64.
present condition of, a strong argument for the
Christian faith, Deut. xxviii. 32. peculiarity of the
case, ibid. general reflections on their present con-
dition, ver. 65. contrasted with their former privi-
leges, ibid. an example of Divine justice, ver. 67.
and an admonition to Christians and infidels, ibid.
INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS
their present state a fulfilment of prophecy, Isai. vi.
11; x. 23. their present state typified, Hos. iii. 2, 3.
their continuance as a distinct and separate people
unexampled and miraculous, Deut. xxx. 1. their con-
tinuing a distinct people considered, Jer. xxx. 11.
one purpose of their preservation, Zech. xii. 10. their
sin in killing Messiah not to be removed without a
general repentance, ver. 10. bear witness to true re-
ligion by being a distinct people, ver. 13. their com-
pliance with the idolatrous worship of the Church of
Rome, Deut. xxviii. 64. their trust in their own
righteousness, Ezek. xxxiii. 13. their rejection neither
total nor final, Rom. xi. 25. their restoration to their
own country predicted, Deut. xxx. 1. their conversion
to Christ the preliminary condition, ibid. ver. 5. See
Conversion.
JEWS, a signal conversion of them near Christ's second
coming foretold, Hos. xi. 10. the remnant of them
shall believe, Zech. xiii. 8. what their general con-
version will prove, Rom. xi. 12. not to be thought
improbable, ver. 16. more probable than was that of
the Gentiles, ver. 24. why termed a mystery, ver. 25.
a subject of ancient prophecy, ver. 26. how it appears
that such prophecies are not yet accomplished, ibid.
founded in Scripture, ver. 32. taken by St. Paul for
granted, 2 Cor. iii. 16. received doctrine of the Church
of Christ, Rom. xi. 32. reflections on their preser-
vation, ver. 36. and predicted conversion, ibid. and
on the proper conduct of Christians towards them,
ibid.
of the dispersion,' remarks on the inscription of
St. James's Epistle to them, Jam. i. 1.
- religion, what it signifies, Gal. i. 14.
- and Gentiles, why called 'one new man,' Eph. ii.
JEZANIAH, account of him, Jer. xl. 8.
JEZEBEL, her extreme wickedness and hardness of
heart, 1 Kings xix. 2. why she directs a fast to be
proclaimed, 1 Kings xxi. 9. her haughty spirit, 2
Kings ix. 30. her painting her face, ibid. her body
eaten by dogs, ver. 35. reflections on her fall, ibid.
JEZREEL, name of Hosea's son, what it signifies, Hos.
i. 4. Christian Church fitly styled, Hos. ii. 21. word
alluded to, ver. 23.
its situation, and frequent mention of it in Jewish
history, Judg. vi. 33. remarks on Ahab's palace
there, 1 Kings xviii. 45; xxi. 1.
valley of, its situation, Gen. xlix. 15; Judg. vi. 33.
day of, what it signifies, Hos. i. 11.
JOAB, his treachery in murdering Abner, 2 Sam. iii. 27.
his motive for so doing, ibid. his cunning device, 2
Sam. xiv. 2. his motives for killing Absalom, 2 Sam.
xviii. 14. not justified in doing so, contrary to the
king's order, 2 Sam. xviii. 14. his imperious remon-
strance with the king, 2 Sam. xix. 5. his treacherous
wickedness in killing Amasa, 2 Sam. xx. 10. why
David did not remove him, ver. 23. his insolence to
David, and his crimes, 1 Kings ii. 5. why he took
refuge in the tabernacle, ver. 28. remarks on his
death and burial, ver. 34.
JOARIB, the course of, its order, 1 Mac. ii. 1.
JOASH, king of Israel, his lamentation at the loss of
Elisha, 2 Kings xiii. 14. his acknowledgment of the
useful authority the Prophet had maintained, ibid.
why he smote the ground thrice only, ver. 19. his
device for humbling Amaziah, 2 Kings xiv. 9.
king of Judah, how preserved in righteous courses,
2 Kings xii. 2. his repairing the temple, and the
measures he took for that purpose, ver. 4, 5. his
bribing Hazael to withdraw his army at the expense
of the treasures of the temple, ver. 18. sad example
afforded in the close of his life, ver. 20. the great
change wrought in him after the death of Jehoiada,
2 Chron. xxiv. 17. an instance of the vast advantage
of wise and prudent ministers of religion, ibid. his
great degeneracy in becoming an idolater and a perse-
cutor, ver. 21. his fate like that of other bad kings,
Joв, a real person, when he lived, wrote his own his-
tory, Introd. to Job. a magistrate, Job i. 3. his
complaint described, Job ii. 7. his gratitude, ver. 10.
want of true humility his great fault, Job xxxiii. 17.
his submission, Job xlii. 2. his example a pattern of
patience, Jam. v. 11. his reward an encouragement
for consolation, ibid. particular design of introducing
him, ibid.
-book of,' prior to age of Moses, the moral of it,
the style, introd. to Job. written in opposition to
two independent principles, Job ii. 10. Job's death
recorded in it no argument against his being the
author, Job xlii. 17. its remote antiquity supports
the narratives of Moses, ibid. moral of it, ibid.
JOCHEBED, reflections on her maternal affection, Exod.
ii. 4.
JOEL, when he lived, of the tribe of Reuben, his book
entirely prophetick, cited by evangelical writers, his
style, Introd. to Joel.
JOHN, St. the Baptist, signification of the name John,
Luke i. 13. his self-denial, ver. 15. his appearance
in the spirit and power of Elias,' ver. 17. his the
only nativity celebrated in the Church, that of Christ
excepted, ver. 57. foretold, Mal. iii. 1. harbinger of
the Messiah, ibid. reflections on his office and mis-
sion, Luke i. 78. illustration of his preparing the
way for the Lord, Matt. iii. 3. his abstemious mode
of life suited to his doctrine, ver. 4. paid no court
to the great, or the multitude, ver. 7. recommends
real virtues instead of ceremonial observances, Luke
iii. 11. his humility in publishing his own inferiority
to Christ, John i. 15. declares that he bore the office
of Elias, ver. 23. and that he baptized to make dis-
ciples for the Messiah, ver. 26. an excellent example
of true humility, ibid. in what he knew not Christ,
John i. 31. constantly asserts the superiority of
Jesus, John iii. 27. instruction afforded by his exam-
ple to the ministers of Christ, ibid. his testimony of
Jesus, John x. 41. his message to Jesus, and the
object of it, Matt. xi. 3. why 'more than a Prophet,'
ver. 9. why less than the meanest preacher of
Christianity, Matt. xi. 11. his honesty and courage
in reproving Herod, Matt. xiv. 4. nature of Herod's
fear of Him, ver. 5. design of Providence in the
early termination of his ministry, ver. 9.
remark on one of his disciples casting out devils,
Mark ix. 38. why Christ forbids his being discou-
raged, ver. 39.
St. the Apostle, his history, time and place of pub-
lishing his Gospel, his immediate design in writing it,
and his style, Introd. to St. John's Gospel, and In-
trod. to Rev. proof that he wrote to supply the omis-
sions of the other Gospels, John iii. 24. remarks on
his manner of opening his Gospel and Epistle, 1 John
i. 1. omits many things recorded by the other Evan-
gelists, John vi. 1. observation on his not recording
the appointment of the twelve Apostles, ver. 8. has
five times mentioned himself, as the disciple whom
Jesus loved, John xiii. 23. high value of this dis-
tinction, ibid. has recorded three appearances of
Christ after His resurrection, John xxi. 14. pro-
phecy of his surviving the destruction of Jerusalem,
Matt. xvi. 28; Mark ix. 1. false notion that he was
not to die, John xxi. 23. words on which the errour
was founded, how verified, ibid. brother to every
Christian believer, Rev. i. 9. banished for his adhe
rence to the faith, Rev. i. 9. commanded to record
the things revealed to him, ver. 11. professes him-
self an eye and ear witness of the matters delivered in
the Revelations, Rev. xxii. 8.
JOHN, First Epistle of, by whom written, Introd. ques-
tion as to persons to whom it was addressed, and the
date of it, ibid. its design and contents, ibid.
position of it not according to the epistolary form,
ibid. in what way it may properly be considered,
ibid. remarks on its great excellence and value, ibid.
remarks on the opening of the first chapter, 1 John
i. 1. and on the contents prefixed to it, ibid.
- Second Epistle of, title by which he calls himself,
why adopted, Introd. to whom addressed, ibid. its
correspondence with the first Epistle, ibid. design
and contents of it, ibid.
Third Epistle of, to whom addressed, Introd. de-
sign of it, ibid. whence probably written, ibid.
mark on this and the preceding being called Catho-
lick, ibid.
JONADAB, Son of Rechab. See JEHONADAB.
son of Shimeah, wickedness of his advice, 2 Sam.
xiii. 5.
JONAH, the most ancient of the Prophets, of Gath-
hepher in Zabulon, when he flourished, spoken of by
our Lord, his style, Introd. to Jonah. his flight con-
sidered, Jonah i. 3. tendency of his preservation,
ver. 16. how long in the fish's belly, and reflections
on, ver. 17. his prayer considered, Jonah ii. 1. his
preaching why attended to, Jonah iii. 4, 5. why he
wished to die, Jonah iv. 3, 4. his ingenuous avowal,
ver. 9. mentioned on only one other occasion, 2
Kings xiv. 25.
passage from, alleged by our Lord and St. Paul
as a typical prophecy of Christ's resurrection, 1 Cor.
JONAS the Prophet, sign of, what meant by it, Matt.
xvi. 4; Luke xi. 30.
Jonath-elem-rechokim, words explained, Ps. lvi. title.
JONATHAN Son of Gershon, supposed to be grandson of
Moses, Deut. xxxiv. 10.
son of Saul, stirred to his attack upon the Philis-
tines by a Divine impulse, 1 Sam. xiv. 1, 10. how
rescued from the effect of Saul's oath by the people,
ver. 45. his extraordinary attachment to David,
1 Sam. xviii. 1. the noble principle from which it
flowed, ibid. why he gives his robe, &c. to David,
ver. 4. his anxiety to prevent his father's sinning
against David, 1 Sam. xix. 4. shews himself an ex-
cellent son and friend, ibid. his address in interced-
ing for David, ver. 5. his submission to the will of
God in the designation of David to the throne, 1 Sam.
xx. 15. his greatness of soul and piety shewn therein,
ibid. encourages David to place his trust in God and
to fear not, 1 Sam. xxiii. 16, 17. his disinterested
and generous conduct towards him, ibid. his death,
1 Sam. xxxi. 2. providence of God in ordaining it
at that time, ibid. reflections on his character, and
his friendship for David, ibid.
the Asmonean, on what grounds high priest,
1 Mac. x. 20.
JOPPA, why made an haven for Jerusalem, 1 Mac. xiv.
5. its distance from Jerusalem, ibid.; Acts ix. 36.
See JAPHO.
JORDAN, river, origin of its name, Gen. xiii. 10. its
course, ibid. miracles performed in it, ibid. its over-
flowing by the melting of the snows, Josh. iii. 15.
remarks on its width and its two banks, ibid. pas-
sage through it by the Israelites undoubtedly miracu-
lous, ver. 16. the place of the passage how called in
our Saviour's time, ibid. its overflowing why parti-
cularly noticed, Josh. iv. 18. the purpose designed
by God in the miracle of passing this river, ver. 24.
swelling of, how applied, Jer. xii. 5. the effects of its
inundations described, Jer. xlix. 19.
JORDAN, plain of, described, Gen. xiii. 10.
the pride of,' explained, Zech. xi. 3.
on this side of, meaning the eastern side, Deut.
JOSEPH, his history a proof of the interposition of Pro-
vidence, Gen. xxxvii. in what sense the sons of Ja-
cob's old age, ver. 3. in what sense the Lord was
with him, Gen. xxxix. 2. his promotion an instance
of the care of Providence, ver. 4. his motives for fi-
delity to his master, ver. 9. why entrusted with the
charge of the prison, Gen. xl. 4. his piety in ascrib-
ing his skill in divination to God, Gen. xli. 16. his
prediction recorded by heathen writers, ver. 29. re-
flections on his advancement, ver. 44. why he
received a new name from Pharaoh, ver. 45. reflec-
tions on his conduct after his advancement, ibid. on
his history as exemplifying the providence of God,
ver. 57. why he accused his brethren of being spies,
Gen. xlii. 9. his natural feelings on seeing his bre-
thren's distress, ver. 24. why he ordered his cup to
be put in Benjamin's sack, Gen. xliv. 2. his filial
piety illustrated by the discovery of himself, Gen. xlv.
1. his affectionate treatment of his brethren, ver. 15.
why he cautioned his brethren on sending them away,
ver. 24. instance of his great modesty and love of
truth, Gen. xlvi. 34. remarks on his removing the
Egyptians into cities, Gen. xlvii. 21. the wisdom of
his regulations on that subject, ibid. reasons of his
indulgence to the priests, ver. 22. his last visit to his
dying parent, Gen. xlviii. 1. receives from Jacob the
right of primogeniture, ver. 5. his two sons adopted
by Jacob, ibid. and made heads of tribes, ver. 6.
for what reason, ver. 7. falfilment of Jacob's bless-
ing on them witnessed by him, Gen. 1. 23. why com-
pared by Jacob to a fruitful bough, Gen. xlix. 22.
particulars in his blessing explained, ver. 23-25.
more blessed than his progenitors, ver. 26.
periour to his brethren, ibid. why he did not speak
to Pharaoh about his father's funeral, Gen. I. 4.
ascribes his prosperity to God, ver. 20. why he did
not desire his body to be carried into Canaan imme-
diately, ver. 25. buried near Shechem, ibid. his
character one of the most faultless patterns for our
imitation, ver. 26.
fertility of country allotted to his tribe foretold
by Moses, Deut. xxxiii. 13. Moses' blessing of him
copied after Jacob's, ibid. victories of his descendants,
ver. 17. See EPHRAIM, MANASSEH.
- the statements of the number of his kindred who
came to Egypt reconciled, Acts vii. 14. burial of his
bones, why mentioned at the end of the book of
Joshua, Josh. xxiv. 32. his case alluded to, Eccles.
iv. 14.
a type of Christ, Gen. xxxvii.
name used for Israelites, Ps. lxxxi. 5. for king-
dom of Israel, Amos vi. 6.
-the children of, why so called, Josh. xvi. 1.
plain of the smallness of their allotment, Josh. xvii.
14. their request complied with, ver. 18.
-house of, explained, 1 Kings xi. 28.
JOSEPH's brethren, instruction to be drawn from their
story, Gen. xxxvii. progress of their guilt, ver. 18.
how conviction of their sin was wrought in them,
Gen. xlii. 21.
JOSEPH, why called the husband of Mary, Matt. i. 16.
his conduct to her a pattern of charity, ver. 19.
-of Arimathea, why particularly mentioned as a
rich man, Matt. xxvii. 57. why he begged the body
of Jesus, ver. 58.
INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS
JOSEPH called Barsabas, why probably the same as
Joses, Acts i. 23.
JOSEPHUS, two remarkable omissions by him, Exod.
xxxii. 10. a remarkable fact omitted by him, Numb.
xx. 13. his Jewish war the best commentary on the
prophecy of Moses, Deut. xxviii. 50. information
derived from him in accomplishment of prophecy,
Ezek. xxv. 2. his testimony to the wickedness of the
Jews in his time, Rom. ii. 1, 22.
JOSHUA, his name and history, Numb. iii. 16; Josh.
i. 1. when first noticed, Exod. xvii. 9. why instructed
in God's curse on Amalek, ver. 14. called also in the
New Testament, Jesus, Numb. xiii. 16. why so
called, ibid. and on what occasion, ibid. name given
by God's providence, ibid. mention of him by Moses
natural and useful, Deut. i. 38. commanded boldly
to persevere in obedience to the Divine commands,
Josh. i. 6. picked out the ablest warriours to pass
over Jordan, ver. 14. his confidence in the Divine
protection, how shewn, Josh. v. 3. by what he re-
moved the reproach of Egypt,' ver. 9. his destruc-
tion of the Canaanites, of what an emblem, Josh. vi.
26. his humiliation for the defeat before Ai, Josh.
vii. 6. his wish that the people had not passed the
Jordan, ver. 7. his fear for the honour of God, ver.
9. a true captain and faithful judge, ver. 25. goes
apart to pray for God's blessing, Josh. viii. 13.
stretches out his spear with a flag as a signal, ver. 18.
his altar on mount Ebal, ver. 30. in what sense a
copy of the law written upon it, ver. 32. his prayer
to God, Josh. x. 12. his command to the sun and
moon to stand still, explained, ibid. the completeness
of his victory over the Amorites, ver. 21. why he
caused the kings to be trampled on, ver. 24. his
success a proof of the truth of God's promises, ver.
43. the duration of his wars with the Canaanites,
Josh. xi. 18. his age at the time of dividing the land
of Canaan, Josh. xiii. 1. why he repeats the division
of the land east of Jordan, ver. 9. the time that
elapsed between the division of the land, and his
death, Josh. xiv. 10. a peculiar privilege granted to
him by the Lord, Josh. xix. 50. his last exhortation
to the Israelites, Josh. xxiii. 2. a worthy pattern
herein for all parents, ibid. a noble instance of happy
composure of mind on the approach of death, ibid.
his strong solicitude for true religion, Josh. xxiv. 14.
in what way he leaves to the people the choice of reli-
gion, ver. 15. his noble resolution of serving the
Lord with his whole house, ibid. the useful instruc-
tion to be derived from it, ibid. why his last words
peculiarly deserving of attention, ibid. he intimates
to the people that they must serve the true God alone,
ver. 19. renews the covenant with the Israelites, ver.
25. the pious conclusion of his useful life, ver. 29.
his character, ibid. did not appoint a successor,
Judg. i. 1. reasons for this conjectured, ibid.
an exact type of Christ, Numb. xiii. 16; Josh. i. 1.
book of, its contents, Introd. to Josh. proved to
be written by Joshua, or some one alive at the pas-
sage of Jordan, Josh. v. 1. incidental proof of its
having been written not long after the events, Josh.
xvi. 10. the five last verses not written by Joshua,
Josh. xxiv. 29. by whom probably written, ibid.
the high priest, a type of Christ, Zech. vi. 12.
JOSIAH, a prophecy of him by name 340 years before
the event, 1 Kings xiii. 2. could proceed from God
alone, ibid. his alarm at hearing the threatenings
contained in the law, 2 Kings xxii. 11. conjectures
concerning the motives of his behaviour, ibid. the
effect the reading the law had upon him an example
to us, ibid. in what sense to be gathered to the
grave in peace,' ver. 20. God's mercy to him in not
suffering him to behold the desolation of Judah, ibid.
reflections on his causing the law to be read, and his
renewing the covenant with God, 2 Kings xxiii. 3.
his conduct to the priests explained, ver. 8, 9. why
he took the bones out of the sepulchres at Beth-el,
ver. 16. how he fulfilled the prophecy concerning
him, ibid. extends his reformation to the kingdom of
Israel, as well as Judah, ver. 19. how the right to
that kingdom had devolved upon him, ibid. his
piety in holding a great passover, ver. 22. for what
his celebration of it was distinguished, ibid. 2 Chron.
xxxv. 18. his high character above other kings for
effecting a reformation in his kingdom, ver. 25. pro-
bably directed Habakkuk's hymn to be set to musick,
Hab. iii. 19. his attempt to restore true worship fore-
told to fail, Hos. v. 6. the reformation of the people
under him insincere, 2 Kings xxiii. 26. his engaging
in war against Pharaoh-necho considered, ver. 29.
his death, and reflections upon it, ibid.
Jot or tittle, the allusion explained, Matt. v. 18.
JOTHAM, son of Jerubbaal, his pointed reproof of Abi-
melech's upstart ambition, Judg. ix. 15. his curse
upon him, and those who assisted him, ver. 20.
son of Uzziah, solution of a difficulty respecting
the duration of his reign, 2 Kings xv. 30. what
meant by his not entering into the temple of the
Lord, 2 Chron. xxvii. 2. in what sense the people
did corruptly in his time, ibid. his excellent and un-
blemished character, ver. 6. the only king of Judah
that has not some evil laid to his charge, ibid.
Journey, a day's, its length, Jonah iii. 3.
Journeyings of the Israelites, only the first and last
years recorded, Numb. xx. 1. why they occupied so
much time, Deut. i. 2. attended by marks of Divine
power and wisdom, ver. 3.
Journeys, solemn, commenced with musick in the
East, Gen. xxxi. 27.
of the Israelites, why recapitulated by Moses, and
set in one view, Numb. xxxiii. 1. best comment on
them is the map of the journeyings, and the table
of stations, ibid.
Joy, publick manifestation of it for benefits received en-
forced by David's example, Ps. xcviii. 7.
increased, explained, Isai. ix. 3.
particulars of that set before Jesus on the cross,
Heb. xii. 2.
a name of, explained, Jer. xxxiii. 9.
upon their heads, to what garland it alludes, Isai.
of heaven above earthly, Ps. cxix. 14.
Jubilee, what the word signifies, Lev. xxv. 10. why
proclaimed on the day of atonement, ibid. extent of
its effects, ibid. design of the law respecting it, ibid.
year of, typical design of, explained, Isai. Ixi. 1.
JUDAH, reflection on his sense of the moral turpitude
of his conduct, Gen. xxxviii. 23. why he escaped his
father's curse, ver. 26. part of his speech to Joseph
explained, Gen. xliv. 16. affecting character of it, ver.
why sent before him into Egypt by Jacob, Gen.
xlvi. 28.
tribe of, gave name to the whole nation, Gen. xlix.
8. famous also for other things, ibid. meaning of
the name, ibid. valour of the tribe, ver. 9.
how set
forth in Jacob's prophecy, ibid. how fulfilled, ibid.
meaning of the blessing, The sceptre shall not depart
from him, &c. ver. 10. when and how fulfilled, ibid.
promise to him of a fertile land, ver. 11. its strength,
Numb. i. 27. why stationed in the van of the army,
Numb. ii. 9. blessing of it by Moses explained, Deut.
xxxiii. 7. to be referred to Jacob's prophecy, ibid. at
what period took effect, ibid. their allotment of the
promised land, why afterwards contracted, Josh. xv.
12; xix. 9. closely united with that of Simeon,
Judg. i. 3. why mentioned separate from the rest,
1 Sam. xi. 8. why called David's lawgiver, Ps. lx. 7.
why his genealogy first set down, 1 Chron. v. 2.
JUDAH, addressed as a person, Jer. xiii. 20.
kingdom of, remarkable proof of its poverty in
Rehoboam's time, 1 Kings xiv. 27. called Israel, Isai.
xiv. 1. why placed by the Prophets among heathen
nations, Jer. ix. 26. why treated with longer for-
bearance than Israel, Hos. i. 7.
land of, defrauded of its sabbatical years by the
avarice of the Jews, 2 Chron. xxxvi. 21. left in deso-
lation by Nebuchadnezzar, ibid.
the Prophet of, why forbidden to eat or drink in
Beth-el, or return the same way, 1 Kings xiii. 9. his
crime in disobeying God's command, ver. 24. several
aggravations of his offence, ibid. inference with re-
spect to habitual sinners, ibid. the lion that slew him
acted by supernatural direction, ver. 28. reflections
on God shewing a miracle for him when he was dead,
ibid. and on his having probably sincerely repented
for his transgression, ibid.
a town so called on the river Jordan, Josh. xix. 34.
Judaizing teachers, how it appears that St. Paul's argu-
ments were levelled at them, 2 Cor. iii. 3. why their
doctrine styled another Gospel, which is not ano-
ther,' Gal. i. 6, 7. why called enemies of the cross of
Christ, Phil. iii. 18. their immoral practices, ver. 19.
JUDAS and his brethren, why the brethren particularly
mentioned, Matt. i. 2.
tents, ibid. the second part of it begins at chap. xvii.
Judg. xvii. 1. affords a striking description of a fluc-
tuating and unsettled people, Judg. xxi. 25.
Judges, signifies any princes or rulers, Dan. ix. 12.
of evil thoughts,' an Hebraism, explained, Jam.
ii. 4.
Judgment, spirit of, explained, Isai. iv. 4.
JUDAS ISCARIOT, the wise purpose of Jesus in admitting
him among the Apostles, Matt. x. 4. his guilt in be-
traying Jesus, Matt. xxvi. 24. his repentance, Matt..
xxvii. 3. his dreadful end, ver. 5. Christ's prophecy
of his perfidy, John xiii. 10. and His foreknowledge
of it, ver. 18; Luke xxii. 48. meaning of Satan's en-
tering into him, John xiii. 27. his apostasy foretold
by the Holy Spirit, Acts i. 16. the fruit of his wretched
covetousness, ver. 18. his wretched end, ibid.
discrepancy in the accounts of it, ibid. the meaning
of his going to his own place,' Acts i. 25.
JUDAS of Galilee, his insurrection, Acts v. 37.
JUDE, by what other names called, Introd. to Jude-
few particulars recorded of him, ibid.
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Epistle of, to whom addressed, Introd. when
written, ibid. contents of it, ibid.
JUDEA, called 'the province,' Neh. i. 3. storms come to
it from the south, Isai. xxi. 1. condition of, in times
subsequent to the destruction of Jerusalem, Deut.
xxviii. 63.
great strait of, what meant by, Judith iii. 9.
Judge, judged Israel,' meaning of the phrase, Judg. iv.
4. what the word denotes, Amos ii. 3.
-the unjust judge, moral of the parable, Luke
xviii. 5.
Judges, the situation of the Jews under their govern-
ment well adapted to the Divine purposes respecting
them, Judg. i. 36. temporal rewards and punishments
the consequences of their conduct, ibid. their general
description as governours raised up by God, Judg. ii.
16. they often fell into errours and crimes, ibid. not
on that account unfit instruments for promoting
God's purposes, ibid. the general condition of the
Israelites under them, Judg. xxi. 25. long intervals
during this period of publick tranquillity and general
obedience to God's laws, Judg. xxi. 25. the usual
computation of them less than that stated by St. Paul,
Acts xiii. 20. the Apostle adopts the received com-
putation of his time, ibid.
the book of, by whom written, Introd. to Judg.
the time when it was written, ibid. its general con-
to the Gentiles, means the Gospel, Isai. xlii. 1. for
moderation, explained, Jer. x. 24. threatened to Jews
for disobedience, fulfilled, Lam. i. 5. strictness and
severity of private, forbidden, Matt. vii. 1, 2. the
great unreasonableness and impropriety of it, ver. 4.
of others, caution against, how to be understood,
1 Cor. iv. 5. question concerning that intended, Gal.
general, Job had respect to, Job xxxi. 2-4, 40.
predicted, Isai. ii. 10. God's judgments on particular
nations, earnests of, Ezek. xxxii. 7. described, Dan.
vii. 9. description taken from Jewish courts, ver. 10.
how it will be performed by Christ, Acts i. 11.
day of, typified in the destruction of Sodom, Gen.
xix. 28. signs which shall precede it, Joel iii. 15, 16.
solemn warning to Christians respecting it, Matt.
xxiv. 42. Christ's description of it set forth with
simplicity and pathos, Matt. xxv. 31, 46. its awful
solemnity, ibid. the efficacy of its contemplation in
making men good, ver. 32. sentence of wrath against
the wicked, ver. 41. See CHRIST, His second coming.
of God, the highest tribunal to be appealed to,
2 Cor. i. 12.
of the world by the saints, uncertainty concerning
the meaning of it, 1 Cor. vi. 2, 3.
to rise in, import of the phrase, Matt. xii. 41.
now of a long time lingereth not' explained, 2 Pet.
ii. 3.
Judgments, political laws, Exod. xxi. 1. wrought by
second causes proceed from God. Exod. xvi. 3. un-
charitable, not to be formed respecting worldly evil
being sent to punish sin, Luke xiii. 1-3. how dis-
tinguished from the ways of God, Rom. xi. 33. ter-
rible, threatened upon those who wilfully embrace
the worship of the idolatrous church, Rev. xiv. 9, 11.
—of God intended to lead to repentance, Gen. iv. 6.
why sometimes inflicted, and sometimes withheld,
Gen. xxxviii. 7. why not presently removed, Numb.
xii. 15. merciful intention of them, Deut. viii. 16.
not to be turned away when wickedness has come to
its height, 2 Kings xxii. 20. their certainty shewn in
the destruction of Ahab's family, 2 Kings ix. 25, 26,
35. terrible yet forbearing, 2 Kings x. 1. the just in-
fliction of them on Ahab's family, ver. 7. they de-
stroyed three whole families of idolatrous kings of
Israel, ver. 14. when represented to Prophets, how
they affected them, Jer. xv. 17. particular, come sud-
denly, Dan. iv. 4. the suddenness of them, and bless-
edness of watching for them, Rev. xvi. 15.
Judicature, courts of, what time of the day they sat,
Jer. xxi. 12.
JUDITH, book of, author and period of, unknown, Jews
reckoned it apocryphal, not cited by our Lord or His
Apostles, reflections on, Introd. to Judith.
Juniper, what plant intended, Job xxx. 4.
which it burns, Ps. cxx. 4.
JUPITER, the tutelary god of Lystra, why said to be be-
fore the city, Acts xiv. 13.
Jurisdiction, not exercised by the Apostles over hea-
thens, 1 Cor. v. 12.
Just, meaning of the term, Matt. i. 19.
shall live by faith, what St. Paul means by it, Rom.
i. 17.
man, his liability to draw back unto perdition,
Heb. x. 38.
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