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1 Moseo pasxtis la sxafojn de Jitro, sia bopatro, pastro Midjana. Kaj li forkondukis la sxafojn en malproksiman parton de la dezerto kaj venis al la Dia monto HXoreb.

2 Kaj aperis al li angxelo de la Eternulo en flama fajro el la mezo de arbetajxo. Kaj li vidis, ke jen la arbetajxo brulas en la fajro, kaj tamen la arbetajxo ne forbrulas.

3 Kaj Moseo diris:Mi iros kaj rigardos tiun grandan fenomenon, kial la arbetajxo ne forbrulas.

4 La Eternulo vidis, ke li iras, por rigardi, kaj Dio vokis al li el la mezo de la arbetajxo, kaj diris:Moseo, Moseo! Kaj tiu diris:Jen mi estas.

5 Kaj Li diris:Ne alproksimigxu cxi tien; deprenu viajn sxuojn de viaj piedoj, cxar la loko, sur kiu vi staras, estas tero sankta.

6 Ankoraux Li diris:Mi estas la Dio de via patro, la Dio de Abraham, la Dio de Isaak, kaj la Dio de Jakob. Kaj Moseo kovris sian vizagxon, cxar li timis rigardi Dion.

7 Kaj la Eternulo diris:Mi vidis la mizeron de Mia popolo, kiu estas en Egiptujo, kaj Mi auxdis gxian kriadon kauxze de gxiaj premantoj; Mi scias gxiajn suferojn.

8 Kaj Mi malsupreniris, por savi gxin el la manoj de la Egiptoj kaj elirigi gxin el tiu lando en landon bonan kaj vastan, en landon, en kiu fluas lakto kaj mielo, sur la lokon de la Kanaanidoj kaj la HXetidoj kaj la Amoridoj kaj la Perizidoj kaj la HXividoj kaj la Jebusidoj.

9 Nun la krioj de la Izraelidoj venis al Mi; kaj Mi vidis la turmentojn, per kiuj la Egiptoj turmentas ilin.

10 Iru do, Mi sendos vin al Faraono, kaj elkonduku Mian popolon la Izraelidojn el Egiptujo.

11 Kaj Moseo diris al Dio:Kiu mi estas, ke mi iru al Faraono kaj mi elkonduku la Izraelidojn el Egiptujo?

12 Kaj Li diris:Mi estos kun vi; kaj tio estu por vi signo, ke Mi vin sendis:kiam vi estos elkondukinta Mian popolon el Egiptujo, vi faros servon al Dio sur cxi tiu monto.

13 Kaj Moseo diris al Dio:Jen mi venos al la Izraelidoj, kaj diros al ili:La Dio de viaj patroj sendis min al vi; tiam ili diros al mi:Kia estas Lia nomo? Kion mi diru al ili?

14 Kaj Dio diris al Moseo:MI ESTAS, KIU ESTAS. Kaj Li diris:Tiel diru al la Izraelidoj:La Estanto sendis min al vi.

15 Kaj plue Dio diris al Moseo:Tiel diru al la Izraelidoj:La Eternulo, la Dio de viaj patroj, la Dio de Abraham, la Dio de Isaak, kaj la Dio de Jakob, sendis min al vi. Tia estas Mia nomo por eterne, kaj tia estas memorajxo pri Mi por cxiuj generacioj.

16 Iru, kaj kunvenigu la cxefojn de Izrael, kaj diru al ili:La Eternulo, la Dio de viaj patroj, aperis al mi, la Dio de Abraham, Isaak, kaj Jakob, kaj Li diris:Mi atentis vin, kaj tion, kio estas farita al vi en Egiptujo.

17 Kaj Mi diris:Mi elirigos vin el la mizero de Egiptujo en la landon de la Kanaanidoj kaj la HXetidoj kaj la Amoridoj kaj la Perizidoj kaj la HXividoj kaj la Jebusidoj, en landon, en kiu fluas lakto kaj mielo.

18 Kaj ili auxskultos vian vocxon, kaj vi venos, vi kaj la cxefoj de Izrael, al la regxo de Egiptujo, kaj vi diros al li:La Eternulo, la Dio de la Hebreoj, vokis nin; lasu do nin iri vojon de tri tagoj en la dezerton, por ke ni faru oferon al la Eternulo, nia Dio.

19 Sed Mi scias, ke la regxo de Egiptujo ne permesos al vi iri, se ne devigos lin forta mano.

20 Kaj Mi etendos Mian manon, kaj Mi batos Egiptujon per cxiuj Miaj mirakloj, kiujn Mi faros meze de gxi; kaj poste li lasos vin iri.

21 Kaj Mi donos al tiu popolo favoron de la Egiptoj; kaj kiam vi iros, vi ne iros kun malplenaj manoj.

22 CXiu virino petos de sia najbarino kaj de sia samdomanino vazojn argxentajn kaj vazojn orajn kaj vestojn; kaj vi metos tion sur viajn filojn kaj sur viajn filinojn, kaj vi senhavigos la Egiptojn.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #7019

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7019. 'And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian' means enlightenment and corroboration received from the Divine in that state. This is clear from the consideration that Jehovah was saying to Moses that he should return to Egypt, when in fact Moses had been commanded previously to do so by Jehovah, in Chapter 3:10 and following verses and Chapter 4:12 and following verses, and Moses had already prepared himself, as he had been commanded, for the journey. From this it becomes clear that the command given now means enlightenment and corroboration received from the Divine. The fact that this enlightenment and corroboration was received in that state, that is to say, in a state of truth that goes with simple good, is meant by the detail that Jehovah said what He said to Moses 'in Midian', 'Midian' being truth that goes with simple good. See 3242, 4756, 4788, 6777.

  
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3242. 'And the sons of Midian, Ephah and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah' means the derivatives from the third division. This becomes clear from the representation of 'Midian' as those governed by the truth of faith, to be dealt with below; and since those governed by the truth of faith are 'Midian', it follows that 'sons' are derivatives from it. With regard to those governed by the truth of faith the position is that no one is admitted into the Lord's kingdom except him with whom the good of faith is present since the good of faith is the life of faith. The life of faith remains, but not the doctrine of faith except insofar as it makes one with life. Nevertheless people governed by the truth of faith, that is, who profess faith and refer to it as the essential thing because they have been taught that it is, but who, in spite of that teaching have goodness of life, that is, who are Christians in their hearts and not just on their lips, are in the Lord's spiritual kingdom. For anyone can easily be made to believe that faith is the essential thing if such an idea is handed on to him by teachers and at an early age he becomes steeped in that way of thinking. He is also made to believe because those who are reputed to be very learned, even church-leaders, say the same, some of whom are afraid to talk about the good of life because when life is the criterion they stand condemned, and also - in addition - because matters of faith, when they display themselves, are perceptible, whereas matters of charity are less so. Those therefore who are governed by the truth of faith, and yet also by the good of life are called Midian. But the truths which govern their lives are 'the sons of Midian'.

[2] Just as those in whom the truth of faith is joined to the good of that faith are meant by Midian so also in the contrary sense Midian means those under the influence of falsity because the good of life is lacking in them - as becomes clear from the following: In Isaiah,

A drove of camels will cover you, dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Jehovah. Isaiah 60:6.

This refers to the Lord's spiritual kingdom. 'Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah' stands for matters of doctrine. Matters of doctrine concerning good are meant by 'gold', those concerning truth by 'frankincense'; and both by 'the praises of Jehovah'. From this also it is evident what 'Ephah' means. 'The Midianites' who pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him to Ishmaelites, and to Potiphar in Egypt, Genesis 37:28, 36, means people governed by truth coupled to simple good, as will in the Lord's Divine mercy be seen later on when those verses are dealt with.

[3] As regards 'Midian' also meaning those under the influence of falsity because the good of life is lacking in them, this may be seen from what is said about Midian in Moses,

The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian with deceptions in their hand came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. Numbers 22:4, 7, and following verses.

In the good sense 'Moab' stands for people with whom natural good exists and who easily allow themselves to be misled, but in the contrary sense stands for those who adulterate goods, 2468. 'Midian' in the good sense, as has been stated, stands for those who are governed by truth coupled to simple good, and so who are easily led to believe things, but in the contrary sense, as here, stands for those who falsify truths. Falsifications are meant by 'deceptions in their hand', and deeds which are the product of falsities by their sending to Balaam to act against the children of Israel, who are the goods, and from these the truths, of faith.

[4] The acts of whoredom committed by the sons of Israel with Midianite women which brought about the plague that Phinehas checked by running through with his spear the Midianite woman and the Israelite man in the brothel, Numbers 25:6-8, and following verses, has a similar meaning, for acts of whoredom represented falsifications of truth, 2466, 2729. And because falsifications of truth are what are meant in the internal sense by acts of whoredom, therefore by command twelve thousand of the children of Israel assailed them, killed their kings, all the males, and the women they had taken captive who had had carnal knowledge of a man, and divided the booty among themselves, Numbers 25:16-17; 31:1-end. The reason why 'twelve thousand' were involved was that 'twelve' means all things of faith, 577, 2089, 2129 (end), 2130 (end), by means of which falsities are destroyed. 'The kings' they killed are falsities, as also are 'the males', 'the women who had had carnal knowledge of a man' are affections for falsity, and 'the booty' which consisted of gold, silver, and cattle, are truths that have been falsified. From this it is evident that every single thing mentioned there is representative of the punishment and destruction of falsity by means of truths.

[5] The same is meant by the facts related about the Midianites in the Book of Judges,

Because the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of Jehovah they were given into the hand of Midian for seven years.

On account of Midian the children of Israel made dens for themselves in the mountains, also caves, and strongholds. And whenever Israel put in seed, Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east came up and destroyed the produce of their land.

After that they were liberated by Gideon by means of the three hundred who had lapped water with their tongue like a dog, whereas those who had sunk down on their knees to drink had been sent home.

Further references to them, in addition to these, are made in Genesis 6 Chapters-8.

Here too every single detail is representative of the falsification of truth, and on that account of punishment even to the point of their being destroyed by the kind of things meant by 'lapping water with their tongue like a dog'. But what each detail means in the internal sense would take too long to explain here. All this will in the Lord's Divine mercy be dealt with in its proper place. In Habakkuk,

He looked and scattered the nations, and the mountains of time were dissolved, and the hills of old sank down. Below Aven I saw the tents of Cushan, the curtains of the land of Midian trembled. Habakkuk 3:6-7.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord. 'The tents of Cushan' stands for a religion raised up out of evil, 'the curtains of the land of Midian' for a religion raised up out of falsity.

  
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