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ヨシュア記 12

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1 さてヨルダンの向こう側、日の出の方で、アルノンの谷からヘルモン山まで、および東アラバの全土のうちで、イスラエルの人々が撃ち滅ぼして地を取った国の王たちは、次のとおりである。

2 まず、アモリびとの王シホン。彼はヘシボンに住み、その領地は、アルノンの谷のほとりにあるアロエル、および谷の中の町から、ギレアデの半ばを占めて、アンモンびととの境であるヤボク川に達し、

3 東の方ではアラバをキンネレテの湖まで占め、またアラバの海すなわち塩の海の東におよび、ベテエシモテの道を経て、南はピスガの山のふもとに達した。

4 次にレパイムの生き残りのひとりであったバシャンの王オグ。彼はアシタロテとエデレイとに住み、

5 ヘルモン山、サレカ、およびバシャンの全土を領したので、ゲシュルびと、およびマアカびとと境を接し、またギレアデの半ばを領したので、ヘシボンの王シホンと境を接していた。

6 主のしもべモーセと、イスラエルの人々とが、彼らを撃ち滅ぼし、そして主のしもべモーセは、これらの地を、ルベンびと、ガドびと、およびマナセの半部族に与えて所有とさせた。

7 ヨルダンのこちら側、西の方にあって、レバノンの谷にあるバアルガデから、セイルへ上って行く道のハラク山までの間で、ヨシュアと、イスラエルの人々とが、撃ち滅ぼした国の王たちは、次のとおりである。ヨシュアは彼らの地をイスラエルの部族に、それぞれの分を与えて嗣業とさせた。

8 これは、山地、平地、アラバ、山腹、荒野、およびネゲブであって、ヘテびと、アモリびと、カナンびと、ペリジびと、ヒビびと、エブスびとの所領であった。

9 エリコの王ひとり。ベテルのほとりのアイの王ひとり。

10 エルサレムの王ひとり。ヘブロンの王ひとり。

11 ヤルムテの王ひとり。ラキシの王ひとり。

12 エグロンの王ひとり。ゲゼルの王ひとり。

13 デビルの王ひとり。ゲデルの王ひとり。

14 ホルマの王ひとり。アラデの王ひとり。

15 リブナの王ひとり。アドラムの王ひとり。

16 マッケダの王ひとり。ベテルの王ひとり。

17 タップアの王ひとり。ヘペルの王ひとり。

18 アペクの王ひとり。シャロンの王ひとり。

19 マドンの王ひとり。ハゾルの王ひとり。

20 シムロン・メロンの王ひとり。アクサフの王ひとり。

21 タアナクの王ひとり。メギドの王ひとり。

22 ケデシの王ひとり。カルメルのヨクネアムの王ひとり。

23 ドルの高地におるドルの王ひとり。ガリラヤのゴイイムの王ひとり。テルザの王ひとり。合わせて三十一王である。

24 テルザの王ひとり。合わせて三十一王である。

  

Exploring the Meaning of ヨシュア記 12      

Joshua 12: The kings who were defeated by Joshua.

This chapter lists the kings who were defeated by Moses on the other side of the river Jordan, and those defeated by Joshua in the land of Canaan. Moses defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan. Joshua defeated 31 kings, and this chapter names their cities one by one.

We might well wonder: what is the use of such a chapter for us? But here it is, included in the Word of God. We will suggest two ways in which this chapter gives us a spiritual message to work with:

First, the sheer number of kings who opposed Israel represent, in a general way, the many things that prevent us from dedicating ourselves to the Lord’s teachings.

Secondly, the many names of the towns that the Israelites defeated are all significant in identifying the various situations we encounter in our spiritual lives (See Swedenborg’s Arcana Caelestia 2009[9]). For example “Joshua” means ‘God is victory’, something we can come to understand as we choose to turn against evil. We can do that because the Lord fights for and with us; we cannot do that alone.

For every heaven there is a corresponding hell (See Swedenborg’s Heaven and Hell 588). If mercy is something of heaven, hell is to do with cruelty and all that goes with it. If innocence is of heaven, hell is to do with intended harm and all that goes with that. Evil is unspeakably precise.

Joshua defeated thirty-one kings. The number thirty stands for combat and also for ‘remnants’, which are deep-seated feelings of good and truth given the Lord gives us during our childhood, to help us combat evil in adult regeneration. Thirty-one would seem to suggest combat going on even past thirty (Arcana Caelestia 5335).

The names of the cities of these kings are given, and each name represents a quality. ‘Israel’ was the name given to Jacob by the Lord, after he had wrestled all night with the angel of God and had prevailed (see Genesis 32:24-28). “Israel” means ‘striving with God’ and also ‘a prince with God’, and it became the name of the people of Israel.

As examples, we will look at three Canaanite cities which fought Israel, and explore the spiritual meaning of their names.

1. The king of Jarmuth, means ‘being downcast by death’. Viewing life only in terms of its inevitable end does terrible things to our sense of purpose, hope and trust. Defeating Jarmuth helps us see that death is a transition into eternal life, and our means of passing from this life into our fullest life.

2. The king of Aphek, means ‘tenacious fortress’. We can quite readily see that evil can be exactly like a tenacious fortress. Evil will hang on like grim death and refuse to let us go. Evil will attempt any number of devious tactics to break us down or undermine our faith. The last thing it will do is to see that we’re resolved, and then finally give up.

3. The king of Taanach, which means ‘sandy, hard to cross’. This might remind us of dangerous quicksands, or the way in which we stumble trying to walk through sand. Again, sometimes evil can appear to give us safer passage on solid ground, before we realize that it is the hells ensnaring us.

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 12      

Joshua 12: The kings who were defeated by Joshua.

This chapter lists the kings who were defeated by Moses on the other side of the river Jordan, and those defeated by Joshua in the land of Canaan. Moses defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan. Joshua defeated 31 kings, and this chapter names their cities one by one.

We might well wonder: what is the use of such a chapter for us? But here it is, included in the Word of God. We will suggest two ways in which this chapter gives us a spiritual message to work with:

First, the sheer number of kings who opposed Israel represent, in a general way, the many things that prevent us from dedicating ourselves to the Lord’s teachings.

Secondly, the many names of the towns that the Israelites defeated are all significant in identifying the various situations we encounter in our spiritual lives (See Swedenborg’s Arcana Caelestia 2009[9]). For example “Joshua” means ‘God is victory’, something we can come to understand as we choose to turn against evil. We can do that because the Lord fights for and with us; we cannot do that alone.

For every heaven there is a corresponding hell (See Swedenborg’s Heaven and Hell 588). If mercy is something of heaven, hell is to do with cruelty and all that goes with it. If innocence is of heaven, hell is to do with intended harm and all that goes with that. Evil is unspeakably precise.

Joshua defeated thirty-one kings. The number thirty stands for combat and also for ‘remnants’, which are deep-seated feelings of good and truth given the Lord gives us during our childhood, to help us combat evil in adult regeneration. Thirty-one would seem to suggest combat going on even past thirty (Arcana Caelestia 5335).

The names of the cities of these kings are given, and each name represents a quality. ‘Israel’ was the name given to Jacob by the Lord, after he had wrestled all night with the angel of God and had prevailed (see Genesis 32:24-28). “Israel” means ‘striving with God’ and also ‘a prince with God’, and it became the name of the people of Israel.

As examples, we will look at three Canaanite cities which fought Israel, and explore the spiritual meaning of their names.

1. The king of Jarmuth, means ‘being downcast by death’. Viewing life only in terms of its inevitable end does terrible things to our sense of purpose, hope and trust. Defeating Jarmuth helps us see that death is a transition into eternal life, and our means of passing from this life into our fullest life.

2. The king of Aphek, means ‘tenacious fortress’. We can quite readily see that evil can be exactly like a tenacious fortress. Evil will hang on like grim death and refuse to let us go. Evil will attempt any number of devious tactics to break us down or undermine our faith. The last thing it will do is to see that we’re resolved, and then finally give up.

3. The king of Taanach, which means ‘sandy, hard to cross’. This might remind us of dangerous quicksands, or the way in which we stumble trying to walk through sand. Again, sometimes evil can appear to give us safer passage on solid ground, before we realize that it is the hells ensnaring us.

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Arcana Coelestia 2913, 3527, 4270

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ヨルダン
ヨルダン川は、カナンの地と東の地を隔てています。この隔たりは、人間の心が内的な部分と外的な部分に分かれていることを表しており、人の中に教会が形成されるのは内的な心であると言えます。 また、この川は、北にメロムとガリラヤという2つの湖、南に死海があることで制限されています。この制限の内側には心の内側のものがあり、外側には外側のものがある。 外の国は、聖書で言及されているように、参考になることがあります。彼らは基本的な知識、推論能力、合理性、好奇心などの資質を表しており、友人であれば私たちの宗教的信念をサポートしてくれますし、敵であれば宗教的信念に反論したり、私たちが崇拝すべき偽りの神々を思い浮かべたりします。 内側の土地は再生する状態を表していたり、その状態の最終的な終わりである天国を表していたりします。 外側から見れば、ヨルダンはより良いものへの入り口であり、旅のゴールであり、その水は教会の最初のものである悔い改めの心の洗濯を表しており、だからこそヨハネはそこで洗礼を授け、ナアマンもそこで洗ったのです。   ヨルダン川の内側は、教会の外側の端であり、そのため、イスラエルの子供たちは、ミディアン人、アンモン人、シリア人、エジプト、バビロンなど、士師記や王記、預言書に書かれているような外側の国々にしばしば悩まされました。 私たちの外面的な心の能力は、良いことのために働くこともあれば、悪いことのために働くこともあります。  

側
'Side' signifies good or spiritual love.

日の出
Sunrise' denotes coming of the Lord, or beginning of a celestial state.

山
The Writings tell us that the Lord's love is the sun of heaven, and it is natural for us to look above ourselves to the...

イスラエルの
'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...

イスラエル
'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...

国
Generally in the Bible a "country" means a political subdivision ruled by a king, or sometimes a tribe with a territory ruled by a king...

中
'Middle' denotes what is primary, principal, or inmost.

アンモン
The children of Ammon ('Jeremiah 49:1'), signify those who falsify the truths of the Word, and of the church.

川
A 'stream' signifies aspects of intelligence.

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,...

塩
'Salt' is the desire of conjunction of truth with good, which is why only salt will conjoin water, which corresponds to truth, and oil, which...

主の
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...

主
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...

モーセ
Moses's name appears 814 times in the Bible (KJV), third-most of any one character (Jesus at 961 actually trails David at 991). He himself wrote...

マナセ
'Manasseh' signifies the will of the spiritual church.

部族
In general, 'the twelve tribes' signify every aspect of the doctrine of truth and good, or of faith and love. Truth and good, or faith...

レバノン
'Lebanon' signifies spiritual good. 'Lebanon' signifies the church regarding the perception of truth from the rational self.

セイル
'Seir,' as in Genesis 33:14, signifies the conjunction of spiritual and celestial things in the natural level, that is, the truth of faith with the...

荒野
'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because...

ベテル
ヤコブが有名な夢を見た時 天国へと続く階段の夢を見た 彼はその場所を "ベテル "と名付けた ヘブライ語で "神の家 "を意味する "ベテル "だ その文字通りの意味が霊的な意味に反映されています。聖書によれば，「ベテル」は主の神聖な愛，主がわたしたちすべてのために持っておられる完全な愛，主の本質である完全な愛について，わたしたちが持つことのできる知識と理解を表しています。私たちが主の愛を知り、それをある程度理解すると、それが私たちの中に「家」を与え、それが私たちの中で成長し、私たち自身の愛に影響を与えるようになります。 "ベテル "は旧約聖書の後半では逆の意味を持っていて、ジェロボアムがそこに黄金の子牛を設置して偶像礼拝の中心地とした後です。その後、それは邪悪な愛に由来する崇拝を表していました。

エルサレム
Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, signifies the doctrine of love to the Lord, and how it governs your life. Jerusalem first comes to our attention in...

ヘブロン
'Hebron' represents the Lord's spiritual church in the land of Canaan. 'Hebron' represents the church as to good.

シャロン
'Sharon' signifies the celestial church, and the internal of the celestial church.

メギド
'Megiddo,' as in 2 Chronicles 3, signifies the same as Armageddon.

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,...

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