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出埃及記 32

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1 百姓見摩西遲延不,就大家聚集到亞倫那裡,對他起來!為我們像,可以在我們前面引路;因為領我們埃及的那個摩西我們知道他遭了甚麼事。

2 亞倫對他們:你們去摘下你們妻子、兒女耳上的環,拿來給我。

3 百姓就都摘下他們耳上的環,拿來給亞倫

4 亞倫從他們裡接過來,鑄了一隻犢,用雕刻的器具做成。他們就以色列阿,這是領你出埃及

5 亞倫見,就在牛犢面前築,且宣告:明日要向耶和華守節。

6 次日清,百姓起來獻燔祭和平安祭,就起來玩耍。

7 耶和華吩咐摩西去罷,因為你的百姓,就是你從埃及領出來的,已經敗壞了。

8 他們快快偏離了我所吩咐的道,為自己鑄了一隻犢,向他下拜獻祭,以色列阿,這就是領你出埃及

9 耶和華摩西:我這百姓真是硬著頸項的百姓。

10 你且由著我,我要向他們發烈怒,將他們滅絕,使你的後裔成為國。

11 摩西便懇求耶和華─他的耶和華阿,你為甚麼向你的百姓發烈怒呢?這百姓是你用力和能的埃及領出來的。

12 為甚麼使埃及人議論他領他們出去,是要降禍與他們,把他們殺在中,將他們從地上除滅?求你意,不發你的烈怒,後悔,不降禍與你的百姓。

13 求你記念你的僕人亞伯拉罕以撒以色列。你曾指著自己起誓:我必使你們的後裔像上的那樣多,並且我所應許的這全,必你們的後裔,他們要永遠承受為業。

14 於是耶和華後悔,不把所的禍降與他的百姓。

15 摩西轉身裡拿著兩塊法版。這版是兩面的,這面那面有字,

16 工作,字是的,刻在版上。

17 約書亞一見百姓呼喊的聲音,就對摩西:在裡有爭戰的聲音。

18 摩西:這不是人打勝仗的聲音,也不是人打敗仗的聲音,我所見的乃是人歌唱的聲音。

19 摩西挨近前就犢,又見人跳舞,便發烈怒,把兩塊版扔在摔碎了,

20 又將他們所鑄的犢用焚燒,磨得粉,撒在面上,叫以色列人喝。

21 摩西亞倫:這百姓向你做了甚麼?你竟使他們陷在罪裡!

22 亞倫:求我不要發烈怒。這百姓專於作惡,是你知道的。

23 他們對我:你為我們像,可以在我們前面引路;因為領我們埃及的那個摩西我們知道他遭了甚麼事。

24 我對他們:凡有環的可以摘下來,他們就了我。我把環扔在中,這犢便出來了。

25 摩西見百姓放肆(亞倫縱容他們,使他們在仇敵中間被譏刺),

26 就站在中,:凡屬耶和華的,都要到我這裡來!於是利未的子孫都到他那裡聚集

27 他對他們耶和華以色列的這樣:你們各把刀跨在腰間,在中往來,從這到那,各殺他的弟兄與同伴並鄰舍。

28 利未的子孫照摩西的行了。那一天百姓中被殺的約有

29 摩西今天你們要自潔,歸耶和華為聖,各攻擊他的兒子和弟兄,使耶和華賜福與你們。

30 到了第二天,摩西對百姓:你們犯了。我如今要上耶和華那裡去,或者可以為你們贖罪

31 摩西回到耶和華那裡,:唉!這百姓犯了罪,為自己做了像。

32 倘或你肯赦免他們的……不然,求你從你所的冊上塗抹我的名。

33 耶和華摩西:誰得罪我,我就從我的冊上塗抹誰的名。

34 現在你去領這百姓,往我所告訴你的地方去,我的使者必在你前面引路;只是到我追討的日子,我必追討他們的

35 耶和華殺百姓的緣故是因他們同亞倫做了犢。

   

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True Christian Religion # 226

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226. (i) THE WORD IS NOT TO BE UNDERSTOOD WITHOUT DOCTRINE.

This is because the Word in its literal sense is composed of nothing but correspondences, in order that it should simultaneously hold spiritual and celestial meanings; and every single word is a container and support for these. That is why in the literal sense the Divine truths are rarely uncovered, but are clothed. They are then called appearances of truth, and in many cases are made suitable to be understood by the simple, who do not lift their gaze above what is in front of their eyes. Some appear to be contradictions, when in fact there is no contradiction, if the Word is looked at by its own spiritual light. Moreover in some passages of the Prophets there are collections of place-names and personal names, from which no sort of sense can be extracted. Seeing that the Word is like this in its literal sense, it can easily be established that it could not be understood without doctrine.

The Word is not to be understood without doctrine. Doctrine is to be drawn from the literal sense of the Word. But Divine truth, on which doctrine is based, is not visible to any but those who are enlightened by the Lord.

[2] But let us take examples to illustrate this. It is said that Jehovah regrets (Exodus 32:12, 14; Jonah 3:9; 4:2); and also that Jehovah does not regret (Numbers 23:19; 1 Samuel 15:29). These statements cannot be reconciled without doctrine. It is said that Jehovah visits the wickedness of the fathers upon the sons, to the third or fourth generation (Numbers 14:18); and also that a father shall not die on account of his son, nor a son on account of his father, but each in his own sin (Deuteronomy 24:16). Doctrine can show that these statements do not conflict, but are in harmony.

[3] Jesus says:

Ask and it shall be given you; seek and you shall find. To him that knocks, the door shall be opened, Matthew 7:7-8; 21:21-22.

Without doctrine one might believe that each will receive what he asks for; but we know from doctrine that whatever a person asks from the Lord, that is granted. For this too is what the Lord teaches:

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you will, and it will be done for you, John 15:7.

[4] The Lord says:

Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of God, Luke 6:20.

Without doctrine one might think that heaven was for the poor and not the rich; but doctrine instructs us that the poor in spirit are meant, for the Lord says:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens, Matthew 5:3.

[5] The Lord says further:

Do not judge, so that you are not judged; with whatever judgment you judge, so will you be judged, Matthew 7:1-2; Luke 6:37.

Without doctrine anyone could be induced to assert that we must not judge wicked people to be wicked; but doctrine tells us we may judge, so long as we do so justly. For the Lord says:

Give just judgments, John 7:24.

[6] Jesus says:

Do not have yourselves called teacher, for you have one teacher, Christ. Do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one father in the heavens. And do not have yourselves called master, for you have one master, Christ, Matthew 23:8-10.

Without doctrine this would mean that we are not to call anyone teacher, father or master; but doctrine tells us that we may do so in the natural sense, but not in the spiritual.

[7] Jesus said to the disciples:

When the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you too will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel, Matthew 19:28.

One might infer from these words that the Lord's disciples too are to act as judges, though in fact they can judge no one. Doctrine therefore will reveal the mystery by the fact that the Lord alone, who is omniscient, and knows the hearts of all, can and will be judge. His twelve disciples mean the church in respect of all its truths and all its kinds of good, which are given to it by the Lord by means of the Word. Doctrine infers from this that it is the truths and kinds of good which will judge everyone, as the Lord said in John (John 3:17-18; 12:47-48). There are many more passages like this in the Word, which show plainly that the Word cannot be understood without doctrine.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.