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Gen_49:8 Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
Ver. 8. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren.] All this is chiefly verified in Christ, and of him to be understood. In him is beauty, bounty, goodness, greatness, and whatsoever else is praiseworthy. He goeth forth riding on his white horse, "conquering and to conquer." {Rev_6:2} St Paul, his chief herald, proclaims his victory with a world of solemnity and triumph, {1Co_15:55-57} and calls upon all his brethren to bow down before him, {Php_2:10} as they do, {Rev_12:10} casting down their crowns at his feet, {Rev_4:10} and setting the crown upon his head, - as the manner was among the Romans, that the saved should crown their saviours, and honour them as their fathers all their lives long, being wholly at their service. {a} It was not without mystery that David did reverence to his son Solomon, when he was newly crowned; what would he have done, think we, to his Lord, as he calls Christ, {Psa_110:1} had he been there in his royalty?
{a} Apud Romam siqui servati essent, solebant Servatorem suum coronare. Såâåôáé äå ôïõôïí, êáé ðáðá ïëïí ôïí âéïí ï óùèåéò ùò ðáôåñá êáé ðáíôá äåé ôïõôù ðïéåéí ùò ôù ãïíåé . - Polyb., lib. vi.