They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
Ver. 10. They shall teach Jacob.] Apt and able to teach must all ministers be, as Paul. Act 20:18-35 Praedicationis officium suscipit, quisquis ad sacerdotium accedit, saith Gregory: He is no minister that is no teacher. Aidanus, the first bishop of Durham, A.D. 636, neglected no duty of a good pastor, travelling up and down the country, even on foot, to preach the gospel, giving whatsoever he could get unto the poor, and by the example of his own virtues instructing, as well as by word and doctrine. a Amongst the Greeks, tragedians and comedians were said, εις διδαχην ων προσηκεν εργαζομενοι, to labour in teaching the people. What should ministers then do?
They shall put incense before thee,] i.e., Pray for the people, as well as preach to them. So Acts 6:4. Augustine's wish was, that Christ, when he came, might find him aut precantem aut praedicantem, praying or preaching. Bene orasse est bene studuisse, saith Luther.
a Godwin's Catalog.