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His soul was not required of him, as it was of that fool, Luk_12:20; not forced from him by sharp and violent diseases, but was quietly, easily, and cheerfully yielded up by him into the hands of his merciful God and Father, as the word intimates, in a good old age; good, both graciously, his hoary head being found in the way of righteousness; and naturally, free from the manifold infirmities and calamities of old age. Of which see Ecc_12:1, &c.
Full of years; in the Hebrew it is only full, or satisfied; but you must understand, with days or years, as the phrase is fully expressed, Gen_35:29 1Ch_23:1 29:28 Job_42:17 Jer_6:11. When he had lived as long as he desired, being in some sort weary of life, and desirous to be dissolved; or full of all good, as the Chaldee renders it; satisfied, as it is said of Naphtali, Deu_33:23, with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord upon himself, and upon his children; he
was gathered to his people; to his godly progenitors, the former patriarchs, the congregation of the just in heaven, Heb_12:23; in regard of his soul: for it cannot be meant of his body, which was not joined with them in the place of burial, as the phrase is, Isa_14:20, but buried in a strange land, where only Sarah’s body lay. And it is observed, that this phrase is used of none but good men, of which the Jews were so fully persuaded, that from this very expression used concerning Ishmael here below, Gen_25:17, they infer his repentance and salvation. See this phrase, Gen_15:15 49:29 Num_20:24 27:13 Jud_2:10.