SABAOTH, or rather Zabaoth, an Hebrew Word that signifies Hosts or Armies. Jehovah Sabaoth, The Lord of Hosts. Whether, by this Expression, we understand 1 Kings xxii. 19. Numb. iv. 3, 23, 30, &c.the Host of Heaven, or the Angels and Ministers of the Lord; or the Stars and Planets, which are as an Army ranged in Battle-array, and performing the Will of God; or, lastly, whether it be explain’d by the People of the Lord, both of the Old and New Covenant, which is truly the Army of the Lord, of which God is the General and Commander. The Hebrew Word Zaba is often used also, to signify the Service that his Ministers perform for him in the Temple; because they are there, as it were, Soldiers or Guards attending at the Court of their Prince. This Word is also us’d, to express Exodus xxxviii. 8.the Duty of the Women who watched at the Door of the Tabernacle, and kept Guard there in the Night-time.
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