Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 4. The testimony of Israel ] There is the ark, where the presence of God is manifested; there is the holy of holies; and there all the tribes assembled to worship Jehovah. He no doubt alludes to the assembling of the tribes annually at each of the three grand national festivals.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-5 - The pleasure and profit from means of grace, should make us disregar trouble and fatigue in going to them; and we should quicken one anothe to what is good. We should desire our Christian friends, when they have any good work in hand, to call for us, and take us with them. With what readiness should we think of the heavenly Jerusalem! How cheerfull should we bear the cross and welcome death, in hopes of a crown of glory! Jerusalem is called the beautiful city. It was a type of the gospel church, which is compact together in holy love and Christia communion, so that it is all as one city. If all the disciples of Christ were of one mind, and kept the unity of the Spirit in the bon of peace, their enemies would be deprived of their chief advantage against them. But Satan's maxim always has been, to divide that he ma conquer; and few Christians are sufficiently aware of his designs.
Original Hebrew שׁשׁם8033 עלו5927 שׁבטים7626 שׁבטי7626 יה3050 עדות5715 לישׂראל3478 להדות3034 לשׁם8034 יהוה׃3068
