The Prophecies of the Old Testament Respecting Messiah

By John Gill

Chapter 10

Concerning the sufferings of the Messiah; wherein Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53 are particularly considered: as also the several circumstances which were to attend these sufferings.

 

ENDNOTES:

[1] See Kimchi in loc.

[2] Vid. Jarchium in loc. Yophi in loc.

[3] Vid. R. Abendana not. in Miclol Yophi in loc.

[4] Midrash Tillim in hunc Psalmum. R. Sol. Jarchi in verse 26.

[5] In chapter 52:13 and in 53:10.

[6] Talmud Sanhed. fol. 98, co1. 2.

[7] Zohar in Exodus fol. 85. 2. Beresh. Rab. in Genesis 24:67. Pesikta in Kettoreth Hassammim in Targ. Jerus. in Numbers 29:7. Tranchuma in Isaiah 52:13. Midrash Ruth, fol. 34 col. 3.

[8] Jarchi, Kimchi, & Aben Ezra, in loc.

[9] Vid. Basnage's History of the Jews, book 4 chapter 23. s. 17, 18.

[10] Saadiah Gaon in Aben Ezra in loc.

[11] Jeremiah 20:12, 14 and chapter 12:3.

[12] The Hebrew word twmb signifies, High places, and is frequently so rendered; see Deuteronomy 33:29. Psalm 18:33. Habakkuk 3:19. and here the plural number being put for the singular, it signifies an High place, or a structure over a grave, as R. Aben Ezra, from their Rabbis, observes; and if it should be objected, that the point Camets, and not Sheva, should have been placed under the letter b if that is here radical; I answer, (not to say any thing of the original of vowel points) it is easy to suppose an irregular punctuation, of which there are a very large number of instances in the Bible; nor is this a mere supposition, for the authors of the Masora, in their marginal note upon this word, observe that it is no where extant in the like form. Sheva being in the room of Camets, and the letter Vau wanting. The first among Christians who observed this, was Forsterus, in his Lexic. Hebrews Rad. hmb which was afterwards taken notice of with approbation by those excellent Hebricians, Mercer and Schindler.

[13] Vid. Kidder's Demonstration of the Messias, part 1. p, 90. Page 217.

[14] Toldos Jesu, p. 15, 16

[15] Vid. Viccarsium in loc.

[16] Vid. Kimchii praefat. in Jeremiah.

[17] Mede's works, p. 963. 1022, 1023.

[18] Vid. Bezam. in loc.

[19] Mede's works, p. 963.

[20] Toldos Jesu. p, 17.

[21] Vid. Aben Ezra & Miclol Yophi in loc.

[22] So Mr. Sykes, in his Essay, p. 266 which way of interpretation, the author of the Scheme of Literal Prophecy, p. 347, 348 justly find fault

[23] Talmud. Succah, fol. 52. 1. Jarchi, Kimchi, Aben Ezra in loc. & Bereshith Rabba, in Pearson on the Creed, art. 4