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of God, which occurred to the parents of Samson to announce his birth. Chapter 13.

§. VI.

In the books of Samuel, the following matters in particular may be well considered above others:

The matter of the Providence of God: that it is indeed certain and extends with all certainty even to the outcome of a thing that could have happened but does not happen. Yet, it brings no necessity that flows from his decree in a way that stands against the freedom of the will, according to the words of David in 1 Samuel 23, verse 11: Will the citizens of Keilah deliver me into Saul's hands etc.

The matter of the female diviner original: "Wahrsagerinn" at Endor: that she neither actually brought forth the person of Samuel, nor did the appearance happen through a Satanic ghost. Rather, everything proceeded in a natural way through crafty deception. Chapter 28.

The matter of the promise in 2 Samuel 7 regarding the Messiah and his spiritual kingdom, under the type foreshadowing of Solomon and his temple and kingdom: first in the notes and thereafter on page 406 and following in certain propositions.

The matter of David’s heavy sins. Chapter 11.

The matter of his earnest repentance after Nathan’s sermon of repentance. Chapter 12.

The matter of the last words of David which refer to the Messiah. Chapter 23, verse 1 and following.

The matter of the census of the people, and of the revelation of the Lord that followed the punishment, which concerned the foundation of the Temple through the building of the altar. Chapter 24.

§. VII.

In the books of Kings and Chronicles, the following matters are the most important:

The introduction placed before the first book for the right concept of the Temple in Jerusalem, concerning both the type the Old Testament symbol and the antitype the New Testament fulfillment in Christ and in Christianity.

The matter of the Queen from Arabia the Queen of Sheba who visited King Solomon in Jerusalem. 1 Kings 10.

The matter of Solomon, that he was a type foreshadowing of Christ, at the end of the eleventh chapter.

The matter of the miracle at the hand of Jeroboam and the altar at Bethel. Chapter 13, verses 1 to 6.

The matter of the action and extraordinary execution by the prophet Elijah against the false prophets. Chapter 18.

The matter of the revelation of God that occurred to Elijah in the wilderness. Chapter 19.

The matter of the typic symbolic consideration of what transpired with Elijah, Ahab, and Jezebel, in the middle of the second chapter in the second book.

The matter of the defeat of Sennacherib, the King of Assyria. 2 Kings 18 and 19.

The matter of the miracle which occurred on the sundial of King Ahaz during the sickness of King Hezekiah. Chapter 20.

The matter of the prophecy of the prophet Azariah, which refers to the latter time of the Messiah. 2 Chronicles 15, verse 11 and following.

The matter of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, how he was killed in the Temple, according to 2 Chronicles 24 and Matthew 23, verse 33.

§. VIII.

In the small books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther:

The matter of the glorious decree and the lifting of the Jewish captivity and the building of the Temple. Ezra 1, verses 1 to 4.

The matter of the number of the apocalyptic beast 666 in Revelation 13, derived from the word and the children of Adonikam, according to the opinion of the famous Vitringa. Chapter 2, verse 13.

The matter of the excellent decree of King Artasastha, or Artaxerxes Longimanus, in Persia for the Jewish people, chapter 7; as also previously in verse 6 concerning that of Darius.

The matter of the person of Ahasuerus, the King in Persia, to whom Esther became a wife, that it was Xerxes. Esther 1, verse 1.

The matter of the rescue and elevation of Mordecai, also the fall of Haman. Chapters 6 and 7.

§. IX.

Finally, in the book of Job, the following matters are noteworthy above others:

The matter of the introduction to this book: and therein the worthy consideration of the globe of earth and water with its entire atmosphere, or the surrounding air, directed toward God the Creator and Sustainer. Job and his friends so often refer to these works of God in nature.

The matters occurring in the first chapter, and partly also in the second.

The matter of the Messiah as the Redeemer of Job and of all people. Chapter 19, verse 25 and following.

The matter of the universal grace of God, and the extraordinary way of revelation used by God for this in the ancient patriarchal times. Chapter 33, verse 15 and following, also verse 29.

The matter of the Messiah as the Mediator between God and men. Chapter 33, verse 23 and following.

The matter of the joyful and edifying conclusion of this book concerning restored and increased prosperity. Chapter 42.

§. X.

Following this, I must briefly indicate how one can conveniently obtain the volumes still to be published according to God’s will through the way of Pränumeration pre-subscription or advance payment, and how matters stand with the most gracious Royal decree for the ecclesiastical use of this my biblical work. When I saw that the commentary published by the local orphanage original: "Waysenhaus" regarding the Apostolic Letters was sold much sooner than I had expected; and although the price was not set above 4 Groschen per Alphabet a printer's unit of measure, usually 23 to 24 printed sheets and was thus cheap in itself; nevertheless, many, students as well as preachers, testified that if the price were even lower, even more people would acquire the works. Therefore, I arranged it with the remaining Tomis volumes so that the Alphabet costs only about 3 Groschen: namely, if one wishes to pränumeriren pre-subscribe 2 Reichsthaler for a volume running approximately up to the sixteenth Alphabet, after the printing has already begun or is even more than half completed. Thereupon one can soon afterward demand the copies, without further payment, from the person to whom the money was sent. Since the first edition of the first and second volumes was handled in this manner, one can proceed likewise with the following ones as desired. And since, if God wills, the third volume will come to light in over two years, namely around the Leipzig Easter Fair in the year 1736, the Prænumeration pre-subscription can take place next year, 1735, from the Easter Fair until the Michaelmas Fair. The money can be sent postage paid original: "franco" either to the Inspector, Johann Heinrich Grischau, at the orphanage, or to me.