Judges 15

Judges 15:1

INto the chamber] according to the ancient laudable custome, by which women had their chambers severall from the rest of the houshold. See Gen. 23. 2 and 2467. and 3133.

Judges 15:4

Foxes] Whereof there was great plenty in that Countrey, Son 2:15. Now this act of Samsons containeth in it a figure of division of the wary councels of worldly men, by which Christ setteth the world on fire. Psal. 55. 9. Luke 12:49.

Judges 15:6

Burnt] A figure of the persecution of the Church, whereby Gods judgements are redoubled upon the Church.

Judges 15:7

Yet will I be] the Italian hath it, If I be not] a manner of a reserved oath And after that] I will not give over, untill I have fully accomplished my revenge.

Judges 15:8

Smote them] He made a great slaughter of them without any weapons, hurling them against the ground with spurnes and thrusts with his knees Etam.] See 2 Chronicles 11:6.

Judges 15:9

Lehi] A place so called by anticipation, verse 17.

Judges 15:14

Loosed] Not onely in the knots, but even the very webs of them.

Judges 15:16

With the] In the Hebrew there is a kind of similitude between the word Asse and Heap; as if he did say, with the jaw-bone of an Asse I have made such a slaughter.

Judges 15:17

Ramath-ehi] That is to say the Hill of a jaw-bone, or the slinging of a jaw-bone.

Judges 15:18

A thirst] A figure of Christs spirituall heat and thirst, in the extremity of his combats, and upon the very poynt of his victory upon the crosse. John, chap. 19. 28 Thou hast given]Thou hast given him the meanes and power to obtain it.

Judges 15:19

In the Jaw] The Italian hath it, A hollow stone] according to others, one of the teeth, which was in the jaw-bone Enhakkore] That is, the well of him that called, or cryed.

Judges 15:20

Of the Philistims] Namely, when they ruled Israel, for Samson did never quite free the people from the Philistims yoak: that being reserved for David to doe, who was the figure of Christ, who shal accomplish the delivery of his Church, at the last glorious appearing of his kingdome.