雅各
Jacob is told twice that his name will now be Israel. The first time is when he wrestles with an angel on his journey to...
看
To look,' as in Genesis 18:22, signifies thinking, because seeing denotes understanding. Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who...
说
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What...
神
主是爱本身,以智慧本身的形式表达。爱是他的本质,也是他的全部。智慧-对如何将爱付诸行动的热爱理解-稍微有点外在,为爱提供了一种表达自我的方式。 当圣经说“耶和华”时,它代表的是至高无上的爱,这是主的本质。那爱本身就是一个完整的整体,而爱也是一个,只适用于主的名字。然而,智慧表达在各种各样的思想和观念中,这些著作统称为神的真理。也有许多虚构的神,有时天使和人也可以被称为神(耶和华说摩西将成为亚伦的神)。因此,当圣经称上帝为“上帝”时,多数情况下是指神圣的真理。 在其他情况下,“上帝”指的是所谓的神圣人类。情况是这样的: 作为人类,我们不能直接将主作为上帝的爱来参与。它太强大了,太纯净了。相反,我们必须通过神圣的真理了解他来接近他。因此,神圣的真理是人类形式的主,这是我们可以接近和理解的形式。因此,“上帝”也被用来指代人类这一方面,因为它是真理的表达。
地方
'A dry place,' as in Luke 11:24, signifies states of evil and falsity which are in the life of someone who does the work of...
叫
在《圣经》中召见某人或召唤某人,代表了一种对高低生活状态之间结合的渴望。例如,想象一个处于相对外在知识状态的人--一个在外在层面上对世界和事物如何运作了解很多的人--对更深层、更属灵的思想产生了兴趣,并寻求一个对属灵事物有了解的老师或导师。这种寻求在《圣经》中可能被描述为 "呼召"。 呼唤也可以是处于较高状态的人向处于较低状态的人发出的我--当然主呼唤人的时候也是如此。
以东
'Edom' or 'Idumea,' as in Isaiah 34:5, signifies those who are in evil and in falsities thence derived.
哥哥
"兄弟 "在《圣经》中有两种用法,在现代语言中仍有体现。一种是指实际的血缘关系;另一种是以 "人的兄弟关系 "的方式,更广泛地指共同性。 第二种用法在圣经中是一致的,意思是指那些活在行善的爱中的人。这可以是不同层次的,从简单的顺服的喜乐,到服侍别人的慈善之爱,再到主自己的崇高之爱。但在这些爱中都是兄弟。 启示录解释》,第746页。 "这样的人之所以被称为弟兄,是因为他们都有一位父亲,即主;那些在爱主的好处上,在对邻舍的仁爱上,都是主的儿子。(S)既然是一位父亲的儿子,他们也是弟兄。而且,主父的大诫命,就是要他们彼此相爱,因此,是爱使他们成为弟兄......" 有血缘关系的兄弟,情况就比较复杂,其意义更多的是受兄弟的身份和故事背景的影响。一般来说,它们反映了行善的愿望和对如何行善的理解之间可能存在的统一。该隐和亚伯以及几对双胞胎都是如此。雅各布和以扫、犹大的儿子撒拉和法勒斯、约瑟的儿子以法莲和玛拿西;在每一个案例中,一个代表了行善的愿望,另一个代表了对真理的理解。 因为这种善与真的兄弟情谊,兄弟可以根据上下文的不同,代表任何一种。事实上,约瑟的兄弟们的意义在他的故事中不断变化,因为他们代表了犹太信仰的先驱的精神衰落和重生。...
以扫
Esau (Gen. 28:5, etc.) signifies the truth of good in the natural principle. Esau (Gen. 32:3) signifies celestial good in the natural principle.
主
In most cases, a "master" in the Bible refers to truth: knowledge, an understanding of the situation at hand, an understanding of the Lord's wishes,...
仆人
“Servant” literally means “a person who serves another,"" and its meaning is similar in reference to the spiritual meaninngs of the Bible. Our lives in...
拉班
'Laban' signifies the affection of good in the natural self, or the affection of external good, and properly collateral good of a common stock. The...
驴
Donkeys signify the things relating to the self-intelligence of the sensual man; and camels, the things of self-intelligence in the natural man (Isa 30:6, 7.)
羊群
It’s pretty easy for most people to read the Bible and get a sense for what “sheep” means without any help. They are simple, peaceful,...
羊
It’s pretty easy for most people to read the Bible and get a sense for what “sheep” means without any help. They are simple, peaceful,...
群
A flock, as in Genesis 26, denotes interior or rational good. A flock signifies those who are in spiritual good. A flock signifies natural interior...
带
如同一般常见的动词一样,"带来 "的意思在很大程度上取决于语境,但在一般情况下,它表示对新的精神状态或新的思想的介绍。
四
圣经中的数字 "四 "代表着事物被联系在一起或连接在一起。这部分是因为四是二乘以二,而二代表了我们对美好的愿望和对真理的理解之间的最终联系。我们也可以从大多数建筑都是长方形的事实中看到,四条边连接在一起,成为一个整体。我们也把方向分为北、东、南、西四个方向,谈到某件事情的 "四角 "就是指全部。所以我们的特殊思维很自然地把四条边看成是连成一个整体。
百
It's a landmark for a young child to count to 100; it sort of covers all the "ordinary" numbers. One hundred is obviously significant for...
人
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
来
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
牛群
'A herd,' as mentioned in Genesis 32:7, denotes exterior or natural good, and also not good things.
骆驼
A camel (Matt. 22:24) signifies scientific knowledge. Camels are confirming scientifics, and cattle are the knowledges of good and truth (Jer. 49:32.)
一
A company might have executives setting policy and strategy, engineers designing products, line workers building them, managers handling personnel and others handling various functions. They...
耶和华
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
亚伯拉罕的
亚伯拉罕(或称亚伯兰,在故事的开头就有他的名字)是圣经故事中的主要人物之一。他是所有以色列子孙的祖先,通过他的儿子以撒,是所有以色列人的祖先,通过他的儿子以实玛利,是阿拉伯人的祖先。他的一生可分为三个时期。第一个时期包括从他在乌尔出生的不为人知的早年,以及后来随父亲他的父亲他拉搬到哈兰。第二部分从亚伯兰被耶和华呼召去迦南开始。它包括他在那里的冒险经历,一直到创世记第17章的事件,据说他已经99岁了,有钱有势--但他的妻子撒莱没有儿子。耶和华再一次向他显现,应许他的子孙要成为大国,举行割礼,并将他的名字改成亚伯拉罕,加上耶和华的 "啊 "声。在他生命中的第三个时期,也是最后一个时期,以撒的出生,撒拉的死(他的名字也被改了),以及从亚伯拉罕在美索不达米亚的亲戚中为以撒找到了妻子。 据说亚伯拉罕死的时候已经175岁了,正如创世记第25章所记载的那样。 但是,我们在这里感兴趣的是亚伯拉罕的深层代表,因为他预言或预示了耶稣在亚伯拉罕在地上生活了几个世纪之后,他为马利亚所生后的生命的最深处。亚伯拉罕代表了神的善或爱。道的内在意义告诉我们,神亲自将生命提供给马利亚体内的卵子,使她能提供一个自然的身体和犹太教的自然遗传,而耶稣的灵魂则作为神性生命的直接拥有者被保留下来。在耶稣的早期生活中,大概到青少年时期,耶稣在他的思想和精神的内心深处,活出了亚伯拉罕的那些有代表性的行为。亚伯拉罕在放牧羊群和管理他的大户人家时,根本不知道这是真的,在耶稣的生命早期,他也没有意识到这一点。随着耶稣的成长,一定有一些感悟,见证他12岁时去圣殿,但直到他完全长大后才完全明白。 再进一步说,不只是亚伯拉罕。 当亚伯拉罕死后,代表的是以撒,他代表着理性的心灵层面,然后是雅各和以扫,他们分别代表着自然的心灵,在心灵中的真和善。 然后,十二支派的试炼,诸王的试炼,以及所有先知的话语,都成为同样的代表。因此,耶稣可以对他在去以马忤斯路上遇到的两个门徒说:"愚昧的人啊,心思迟钝的人啊..........从摩西和所有的先知开始,他在所有的经文中向他们阐述了所有关于他自己的事。" 此外,我们每一个人的精神和属灵生活的进步,都是亚伯拉罕生命中所代表的微弱而有限的形象,如果我们努力遵守主的律法和戒律,彼此相爱的话。我们的内心深处也有前往迦南地的旅程,有在埃及勤劳的安居乐业,有在旷野的挣扎,也有扫罗、大卫和亚哈。 我们有自家的亚玛力人,也有非利士人。整个旧约圣经中,都是我们属灵生活的写照。 (以下是按时间顺序,随着亚伯兰/亚伯拉罕年龄的增长,按圣经的顺序排列)。...
亚伯拉罕
亚伯拉罕(或称亚伯兰,在故事的开头就有他的名字)是圣经故事中的主要人物之一。他是所有以色列子孙的祖先,通过他的儿子以撒,是所有以色列人的祖先,通过他的儿子以实玛利,是阿拉伯人的祖先。他的一生可分为三个时期。第一个时期包括从他在乌尔出生的不为人知的早年,以及后来随父亲他的父亲他拉搬到哈兰。第二部分从亚伯兰被耶和华呼召去迦南开始。它包括他在那里的冒险经历,一直到创世记第17章的事件,据说他已经99岁了,有钱有势--但他的妻子撒莱没有儿子。耶和华再一次向他显现,应许他的子孙要成为大国,举行割礼,并将他的名字改成亚伯拉罕,加上耶和华的 "啊 "声。在他生命中的第三个时期,也是最后一个时期,以撒的出生,撒拉的死(他的名字也被改了),以及从亚伯拉罕在美索不达米亚的亲戚中为以撒找到了妻子。 据说亚伯拉罕死的时候已经175岁了,正如创世记第25章所记载的那样。 但是,我们在这里感兴趣的是亚伯拉罕的深层代表,因为他预言或预示了耶稣在亚伯拉罕在地上生活了几个世纪之后,他为马利亚所生后的生命的最深处。亚伯拉罕代表了神的善或爱。道的内在意义告诉我们,神亲自将生命提供给马利亚体内的卵子,使她能提供一个自然的身体和犹太教的自然遗传,而耶稣的灵魂则作为神性生命的直接拥有者被保留下来。在耶稣的早期生活中,大概到青少年时期,耶稣在他的思想和精神的内心深处,活出了亚伯拉罕的那些有代表性的行为。亚伯拉罕在放牧羊群和管理他的大户人家时,根本不知道这是真的,在耶稣的生命早期,他也没有意识到这一点。随着耶稣的成长,一定有一些感悟,见证他12岁时去圣殿,但直到他完全长大后才完全明白。 再进一步说,不只是亚伯拉罕。 当亚伯拉罕死后,代表的是以撒,他代表着理性的心灵层面,然后是雅各和以扫,他们分别代表着自然的心灵,在心灵中的真和善。 然后,十二支派的试炼,诸王的试炼,以及所有先知的话语,都成为同样的代表。因此,耶稣可以对他在去以马忤斯路上遇到的两个门徒说:"愚昧的人啊,心思迟钝的人啊..........从摩西和所有的先知开始,他在所有的经文中向他们阐述了所有关于他自己的事。" 此外,我们每一个人的精神和属灵生活的进步,都是亚伯拉罕生命中所代表的微弱而有限的形象,如果我们努力遵守主的律法和戒律,彼此相爱的话。我们的内心深处也有前往迦南地的旅程,有在埃及勤劳的安居乐业,有在旷野的挣扎,也有扫罗、大卫和亚哈。 我们有自家的亚玛力人,也有非利士人。整个旧约圣经中,都是我们属灵生活的写照。 (以下是按时间顺序,随着亚伯兰/亚伯拉罕年龄的增长,按圣经的顺序排列)。...
以撒的
'Isaac' represents spiritual love. 'Isaac,' in Genesis 17:19, signifies the rational divine. 'Isaac' signifies the Lord's divine rational in reference to divine good. Isaac' signifies...
以撒
'Isaac' represents spiritual love. 'Isaac,' in Genesis 17:19, signifies the rational divine. 'Isaac' signifies the Lord's divine rational in reference to divine good. Isaac' signifies...
说过
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What...
约旦
The river Jordan separates the land of Canaan from the lands to the east. This separation represents the division of the human mind into an internal...
约旦河
The river Jordan separates the land of Canaan from the lands to the east. This separation represents the division of the human mind into an internal...
救
The Lord from the essential divine, through the divine human, is the savior. The Lord became the savior by His spiritual temptations, or combats.
手
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
母亲
In general, mothers in the Bible represent the Lord's church on earth, or the church among those who know and follow the Lord. In some...
海
Water generally represents what Swedenborg calls “natural truth,” or true concepts about day-to-day matters and physical things. Since all water ultimately flows into the seas,...
数
To number,' as in Isaiah 22:10, signifies falsifying. To number bones,' as in Psalm 22:14-18, signifies desiring to dissipate truths by reasonings and false principles....
晚上
The sun in the Bible represents the Lord, with its heat representing His love and its light representing His wisdom. “Daytime,” then, represents a state...
晚
The sun in the Bible represents the Lord, with its heat representing His love and its light representing His wisdom. “Daytime,” then, represents a state...
礼物
It was customary in the representative Ancient Church, and later in the Jewish Church, when people went to the judges, and at a later time,...
山羊
From correspondences, a goat signifies the natural man. The goat which was sacrificed, as in Leviticus 16:5-10, signifies the natural man regarding a part purified,...
二十
'Twenty,' when referring to a quantity, signifies everything, or fullness, because it is ten twice. In Genesis 18:31, 'twenty', like all numbers occurring in the...
哺乳
To 'suck,' as in Isaiah 66:11, signifies influx from the Lord. To' suck the abundance of the sea' signifies imbibing truths of doctrine from the...
乳
To 'suck,' as in Isaiah 66:11, signifies influx from the Lord. To' suck the abundance of the sea' signifies imbibing truths of doctrine from the...
三十
'Thirty' has a twofold significance because it is is the product of five and six, and also three and ten. From five multiplied by six,...
十
Most places in Swedenborg identify “ten” as representing “all,” or in some cases “many” or “much.” The Ten Commandments represent all the guidance we get...
牛
'The heifer whereby labor has not been done,' as mentioned in Deuteronomy 21:3, signifies the innocence of the external self, which is in ignorance. 'The...
四十
'Forty' means completeness because 'four' means what is complete, as does 'ten.' Forty is the product of four and ten. Compound numbers have a meaning...
仆人的
“Servant” literally means “a person who serves another,"" and its meaning is similar in reference to the spiritual meaninngs of the Bible. Our lives in...
我们
Angels do give us guidance, but they are mere helpers; the Lord alone governs us, through angels and spirits. Since angels have their assisting role,...
后
按照瑞典博格的说法,时间和空间不存在于精神现实中,它们是纯粹的自然事物,只存在于物质层面。这就意味着,一个精神性的东西不可能在时间上的另一个精神性的东西 "之后 "发生,因为没有时间。而一个精神性的东西也不可能在空间上 "追随 "另一个精神性的东西,因为没有空间。 相反,灵性的现实是建立在灵性状态的基础上,或天使的爱和思想。这些爱和思想以因果链的方式连接在一起,天使们的体验就像我们体验时间一样;一个思想在精神层面上流向另一个思想,而天使们感觉到这种进步,就像我们感觉到一个时刻流向另一个时刻的进步一样。当天使有类似的思想和感觉时,他们体验到的亲近感和我们对肉体亲近感的体验是非常相同的;他们对 "空间 "的概念是整个精神世界中的灵魂所拥有的思想和情感的变化。 当《圣经》将某件事情描述为 "后边 "的东西时,那么,属灵的意义就与属灵状态的递进有关;它是在前边的东西基础上产生的新的属灵状态。由于较高的状态会流入较低的状态,所以 "之后 "的东西往往是较低的、较外在的状态。例如,内心深处对他人的善的渴望,会自动地流向具体的想法,即我们可以做的具体的善事。那么,这些具体的想法,就会 "在 "善的欲望之后。
第三
'Three' denotes fullness, and 'a third,' not full.
三
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
营
圣经中的营地代表着属灵的秩序--一个人(或一个教会团体)对善的愿望和如何成为善人的真实想法的全部集合,所有的人都被设置在适当的安排中,以相互支持并作为一个整体工作。 终极的例子是以色列子民的营会,分为十二个支派,并按详细的指示设置。由于它的组织,它代表了天堂本身,天使们都在最适合他们最深爱和思想的地方。这就是为什么巴兰在《民数记》第24章中,从山上俯视营地时,将它描述得如此美丽。"雅各啊,你的帐棚和以色列啊,你的帐棚是何等的美好如同山谷铺开,如河边的花园,如耶和华所种的木麻黄树,又如水边的雪松树。" 从相反的意义上说,以色列敌人的阵营代表着地狱的无间道秩序,以及邪恶和错误信仰的结构,在邪恶的人身上统治。...
起来
It is common in the Bible for people to "rise up," and it would be easy to pass over the phrase as simply describing a...
妻子
The Hebrew of the Old Testament has six different common words which are generally translated as "wife," which largely overlap but have different nuances. Swedenborg...
都
The number "two" has two different meanings in the Bible. In most cases "two" indicates a joining together or unification. This is easy to see...
河
A 'stream' signifies aspects of intelligence.
大腿
In Revelation 19:16, 'the Lord’s thigh' signifies the Word regarding its divine good. 'The thigh and loins' signify conjugial love, and because this is the...
腿
In Revelation 19:16, 'the Lord’s thigh' signifies the Word regarding its divine good. 'The thigh and loins' signify conjugial love, and because this is the...
祝福
The Lord is perfect love expressed as perfect wisdom. He created us so that He could love us, could give us love and wisdom of...
名字
It's easy to see that names are important in the Bible. Jehovah changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, changed Jacob to Israel and...
以色列
'Israel,' in Jeremiah 23:8, signifies the spiritual natural church. The children of Israel dispersed all the literal sense of the Word by falsities. 'The children...
告诉
'To tell' signifies perceiving, because in the spiritual world, or in heaven, they do not need to tell what they think because they communicate every...
面对
"眼睛是灵魂的窗户。""这句话的根基在阴暗的古代,但它已成为无可救药的陈词滥调,因为它既富有诗意,又显然是真的。我们觉得,如果我们能看着别人的眼睛,我们就能真正了解他们的内心。 而且不仅仅是眼睛,其实是整个脸部传达了这一点。正如瑞典堡所说,脸是 "人的精神世界呈现在他的自然世界中"(《天堂与地狱》第91期)。我们的脸部以无数种方式揭示了我们内心的想法和感受,这也是为什么心理学家、牌手和刑侦人员花这么多时间研究脸部的原因。 那么,《圣经》中人们的面孔代表了他们的内心,代表了他们最深的思想、爱和欲望,这也是有道理的。当我们鞠躬敬拜时,我们把脸转向地面,以示谦卑;当我们寻求灵感时,我们把脸转向高山;当我们准备与试探搏斗时,我们把脸转向敌人。当遇到困难的时候,我们需要 "面对事实",或者内心接受事实。 当话题是主的脸时,就代表主的内心,那是完美的爱和完美的怜悯。而当人们远离主,拒绝主的爱时,就被描述为主 "隐藏了自己的脸"。
太阳
The 'sun' signifies celestial and spiritual love. The 'sun' in the Word, when referring to the Lord, signifies His divine love and wisdom. Because the...
以色列人
'Israel,' in Jeremiah 23:8, signifies the spiritual natural church. The children of Israel dispersed all the literal sense of the Word by falsities. 'The children...
吃
当我们吃东西的时候,我们的身体会分解食物,并从中获得能量和建造和修复身体的材料。 这个过程在《圣经》的象征层面上是大同小异的。食物代表着对美好的渴望,以及从这种对美好的渴望中产生的洞察力--来自于主的善意和理解。但要把它们用起来,我们必须把它们收进来,变成我们自己的--这就是属灵的饮食。
筋
'A sinew' signifies truth, because truths are in good like sinews in flesh. This is what is being described in Ezekiel 37:6, 8.