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The portion of Jacob; a periphrasis for the true God, who vouchsafeth to be the portion of his people and to be so called, Deuteronomy 32:9 Psalms 16:5, and many other places, because he is in covenant with his people in the Messiah, whose co-heirs are as dear to him as a portion is that descends to a man by inheritance; and he tells you his name in the close of the verse, Isaiah 47:4, one who hath the whole host of heaven and earth at his disposal. He is the former of all things; idols are things framed and formed, but God is the former of all things, the Maker of heaven and earth. Israel is the rod of his inheritance; so called, because the portions and inheritances of Israel were measured by a line, reed, or rod, and therefore called the rod of his inheritance, Deuteronomy 32:9 Psalms 74:2, and because they were his by a continual line of succession; beside Israel is jbv schebet, the rod or sceptre of his inheritance, because God did set up his kingdom in Israel.