Matthew Poole and continuators on Amos 9:11

11 ¶ In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David , that is fallen , and close up the breaches thereof, and I will raise up his ruines , and I will build it as in the dayes of old .

A very usual phrase in Scripture, whereby a time fixt and certain, yet unknown to us, is intended in the set time which God hath prefixt.

Lay the Foundation, and build up, reduce out of Captivity, and re-establish in their own L[illegible: 1 letter]nd.

The House of David, and those that did adhere to David's Family, which are here called a Tabernacle, partly for that it never did after the Captivity rise to a free, and independent Kingdom, and partly because he would distinguish the Iews from the Apostate Israelites, who did wholly forsake David's house.

By a revolt of Ten Tribes in Twelve, whereby their State is low, and as fallen to the ground.

Which are in it by that long Division, since Ieroboam the First's time, which breaches shall upon the return out of Captivity, be made up by the voluntary union of the remnant of the Ten Tribes which shall return with the Two Tribes out of the Babyloni[illegible: 1 letter] Captivity.

Disposing the minds of the Kings of Persia to advance David's Line to the Government of the restor'd Captives, and continuing it in the supream Power till Me[illegible: 2 letters]iahs coming▪ and by rebuilding Ierusalem, and the Temple, and [illegible: 2 letters]tling true Religion amongst them.

Much what 'twas before the sack of the City, and Temple, and the carrying the People Captive. All which, as far as they are Temporal concerns, do suppose and did require a sound turning to God; as did the like promises made by other prophets. And how far so ever they f[illegible: 1 letter]ll short of these Promises 'twas through unbelief, and other sins as Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi complain in their Prophecies. Now as it refers to Messiahs Kingdom, 'tis a Prophesie of the Conversion of the Gentiles as appears Acts 15.16, 17. of which no more here, because that our work is to give the literal sense of the Text; Who would see more may consult larger Commentators on this place, and on Acts 15.16, 17.

This promise I nothing doubt hath a double aspect both to the return out of Captivity, and to the Messiah his Kingdom, and each part is to be considered by us, if we would duly explain this and the following verse, let us look first to the letter and historical reference, and next to the mystical and spiritual sense of the words.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] or, [illegible: 1 letter]el.