Head of the Lord -- His simple Divinity; because He is the Beginning and Creator of all things: in Daniel. [3642] The white hair of the Lord, because He is "the Ancient of Days:" as above. The eyes of the Lord -- the Divine inspection: because He sees all things. Like that in the apostle: For all things are naked and open in His eyes." [3643] The eyelids of the Lord -- hidden spiritual mysteries in the Divine precepts. In the Psalm: "His eyelids question, that is prove, the children of men." [3644] The smelling of the Lord -- His delight in the prayers or works of the saints. In Genesis: "And the Lord smelled an odour of sweetness." [3645] The mouth of the Lord -- His Son, or word addressed to men. In the prophet, "The mouth of the Lord hath spoken;" [3646] and elsewhere, "They provoked His mouth to anger." [3647] The tongue of the Lord -- His Holy Spirit. In the Psalm: "My tongue is a pen." [3648] The face of the Lord -- His manifestation. In Exodus, "My face shall go before thee;" [3649] and in the prophet, "The face of the Lord divided them." [3650] The word of the Lord -- His Son. In the Psalm: "My heart hath uttered a good word." [3651] The arm of the Lord -- His Son, by whom He hath wrought all His works. In the prophet Isaiah: "And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?" [3652] The right hand of the Lord -- that is, His Son; as also above in the Psalm: "The right hand of the Lord hath done valiantly." [3653] The right hand of the Lord -- electio omnis. As in Deuteronomy: "In His right hand is a fiery law." [3654] The wings of the Lord -- Divine protection. In the Psalm: "In the shadow of Thy wings will I hope." [3655] The shoulder of the Lord -- the Divine power, by which He condescends to carry the feeble. In Deuteronomy: "He took them up, and put them on His shoulders." [3656] The hand of the Lord -- Divine operation. In the prophet: "Have not my hands made all these things?" [3657] The finger of the Lord -- the Holy Spirit, by whose operation the tables of the law in Exodus are said to have been written; [3658] and in the Gospel: "If I by the finger of God cast out demons" [3659] The fingers of the Lord -- The lawgiver Moses, or the prophets. In the Psalm: "I will regard the heavens," that is, the books of the Law and the Prophets, "the works of Thy fingers." [3660] The wisdom of the Lord -- His Son. In the apostle: "Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God;" [3661] and in Solomon: "The wisdom of the Lord reacheth from one end to the other mightily." [3662] The womb of the Lord -- the hidden recess of Deity out of which He brought forth His Son. In the Psalm: "Out of the womb, before Lucifer, have I borne Thee." [3663] The feet of the Lord -- His immoveableness and eternity. In the Psalm: "And thick darkness was under His feet." [3664] The throne of the Lord -- angels, or saints, or simply sovereign dominion. [3665] In the Psalm: "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever." [3666] Seat -- the same as above, angels or saints, because the Lord sits upon these. In the Psalm: "The Lord sat upon His holy seat." [3667] The descent of the Lord -- His visitation of men. As in Micah: "Behold, the Lord shall come forth from His place; He shall come down trampling under foot the ends of the earth." [3668] Likewise in a bad sense. In Genesis: "The Lord came down to see the tower." [3669] The ascent of the Lord -- the raising up of man, who is taken from earth to heaven. In the Psalm: "Who ascendeth above the heaven of heavens to the east." [3670] The standing of the Lord -- the patience of the Deity, by which He bears with sinners that they may come to repentance. As in Habakkuk: "He stood and measured the earth; [3671] and in the Gospel: "Jesus stood, and bade him be called," [3672] that is, the blind man. The transition of the Lord -- His assumption of our flesh, through which by His birth, His death, His resurrection, His ascent into heaven, He made transitions, so to say. In the Song of Songs: "Behold, He cometh, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills." [3673] The going [3674] of the Lord -- His coming or visitation. In the Psalm. The way of the Lord -- the operation of the Deity. As in Job, in speaking of the devil: "He is the beginning of the ways of the Lord." [3675] Again: The ways of the Lord -- His precepts. In Hosea: "For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the just shall walk in them." [3676] The footsteps of the Lord -- the signs of His secret operations. As in the Psalm: "And Thy footsteps shall not be known." [3677] The knowledge of the Lord -- that which makes men to know Him. To Abraham He says: "Now I know that thou fearest the Lord;" [3678] that is, I have made thee to know. The ignorance of God [3679] is His disapproval. In the Gospel: "I know you not." [3680] The remembrance of God -- His mercy, by which He rejects and has mercy on whom He will. So in Genesis: "The Lord remembered Noah;" [3681] and in another passage: "The Lord hath remembered His people." [3682] The repentance of the Lord -- His change of procedure. [3683] As in the book of Kings: "It repented me that I have made Saul king." [3684] The anger and wrath of the Lord -- the vengeance of the Deity upon sinners, when He bears with them with a view to punishment, does not at once judge them according to strict equity. As in the Psalm: "In His anger and in His wrath will He trouble them." [3685] The sleeping of the Lord -- when, in the thoughts of some, His faithfulness is not sufficiently wakeful. In the Psalm: "Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord?" [3686] The watches of the Lord -- in the guardianship of His elect He is always at hand by the presence of His Deity. In the Psalm: "Lo! He will not slumber nor sleep." [3687] The sitting of the Lord -- His ruling. In the Psalm: "The Lord sitteth upon His holy seat." [3688] The footstool of the Lord -- man assumed by the Word; or His saints, as some think. In the Psalm: "Worship ye His footstool, for it is holy." The walking of the Lord -- the delight of the Deity in the walks of His elect. In the prophet: "I will walk in them, and will be their Lord." [3689] The trumpet of the Lord -- His mighty voice. In the apostle: "At the command, and at the voice of the archangel, and at the trumpet of God, shall He descend from heaven." [3690] Footnotes: [3641] From The Key. [3642] Daniel 7:9, 13, 22. [3643] Hebrews 4:13. [3644] Psalm 11:4. [3645] Genesis 8:21. [3646] Isaiah 1:20. [3647] Lamentations 1:18. [3648] Psalm 45:1. [3649] Exodus 33:14. [3650] Lamentations 4:16. [3651] Psalm 45:1. [3652] Isaiah 53:1. [3653] Psalm 118:16. [3654] Deuteronomy 33:2. [3655] Psalm 57:1. [3656] Deuteronomy 33:12. [3657] Isaiah 66:2. [3658] Exodus 34:1. [3659] Luke 11:20. [3660] Psalm 8:3. [3661] 1 Corinthians 1:24. [3662] Sap. viii. 1. [3663] Psalm 110:3. [3664] Psalm 18:9. [3665] Ipsa regnandi potestas. [3666] Psalm 45:6; comp. Psalm 5. xxix. [3667] Psalm 47:8. [3668] Micah 1:3. [3669] Genesis 11:3. [3670] Psalm 68:33. [3671] Habakkuk 3:6. [3672] Mark 10:49. [3673] Cant. Cant. ii. 8. [3674] Gressus. [3675] Job 40:19. [3676] Hosea 14:10. [3677] Psalm 77:19. [3678] Genesis 22:12. [3679] Nescire Dei. [3680] Luke 13:25. [3681] Genesis 8:1. [3682] Esther 10:12. [3683] Rerum mutatio. [3684] 1 Samuel 15:11. [3685] Psalm 2:5. [3686] Psalm 44:23. [3687] Psalm 121:4. [3688] Psalm 47:8. [3689] Ezekiel 37:27. [3690] 1 Thess. iv. 15. [The above has been shown to have no claim to be the work of Melito. It is a compilation of the sixth century, in all probability.] |