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1 耶和华的又临到我说:

2 人子啊,要为推罗作起哀歌

3 :你居住口,是众民的商埠;你的交易通到许多耶和华如此:推罗啊,你曾:我是全然美丽的。

4 你的境界在中,造你的使你全然美丽

5 他们用示尼珥的松树做你的一切板,用利巴嫩的香柏树做桅杆,

6 用巴珊的橡树做你的桨,用象牙镶嵌基提海的黄杨木为坐板(或译:舱板)。

7 你的篷帆是用埃及绣花细麻布做的,可以做你的大旗;你的凉棚是用以利沙蓝色紫色布做的。

8 西顿和亚发的居民作你荡桨的。推罗啊,你中间的智慧人作掌舵的。

9 迦巴勒的老者和聪明人都在你中间作补缝的;一切泛只和水手都在你中间经营交易的事。

10 波斯人、路德人、弗人在你军营中作战士;他们在你中间悬盾牌和头盔,彰显你的尊荣。

11 亚发人和你的军队都在你四围的墙上,你的望楼也有勇士;他们悬盾牌,成全你的美丽

12 他施人因你多有各类的财物,就作你的客商,拿、铅兑换你的货物。

13 雅完人、土巴人、米设人都与你交易;他们用人口和铜器兑换你的货物。

14 陀迦玛族用战马并骡兑换你的货物。

15 底但人与你交易,许多作你的码头;他们拿象牙乌木与你兑换(或译:进贡)。

16 亚兰人因你的工作很多,就作你的客商;他们用绿宝石、紫色布绣货、细麻布、珊瑚、红宝石兑换你的货物。

17 犹大以色列的人都与你交易;他们用米匿的麦子、饼、蜜、、乳香兑换你的货物。

18 大马色人因你的工作很多,又因你多有各类的财物,就拿黑本酒和白羊毛与你交易。

19 威但人和雅完人拿纺成的线、亮、桂皮、菖蒲兑换你的货物。

20 底但人用高贵的毯子、鞍、屉与你交易。

21 亚拉伯人和基达的一切首领都作你的客商,用羔、公绵、公山与你交易。

22 示巴和拉玛的商人与你交易,他们用各类上好的香料、各类的宝,和黄兑换你的货物。

23 哈兰人、干尼人、伊甸人、示巴的商人,和亚述人、基抹人与你交易。

24 这些商人以美好的货物包在绣花蓝色包袱内,又有华丽的衣服装在香柏木的箱子里,用捆着与你交易。

25 他施的只接连成帮为你运货,你便在中丰富极其荣华。

26 荡桨的已经把你荡到大水之处,东中将你打破

27 你的资财、物件、货物、水手、掌舵的、补缝的、经营交易的,并你中间的战士和人民,在你破坏的日子必都沉在中。

28 你掌舵的呼号之声一发,郊野都必震动。

29 凡荡桨的和水手,并一切泛掌舵的,都必登岸。

30 他们必为你放声痛,把尘土撒在上,在灰中打滚;

31 又为你使头上光,用麻布束腰,号啕痛哭,苦苦悲哀。

32 他们哀号的时候,为你作起哀歌哀哭,说:有何城如推罗?有何城如他在中成为寂寞的呢?

33 你由上运出货物,就使许多国民充足;你以许多资财、货物使上的君丰富。

34 你在深水中被打破的时候,你的货物和你中间的一切人民,就都沉下去了。

35 居民为你惊奇;他们的君都甚恐慌,面带愁容。

36 各国民中的客商都向你发嘶声;你令人惊恐,不再存留於世,直到永远

   

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属天的奥秘 # 1462

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1462. 当论及主时, “埃及” 表由认知构成的知识, 而当论及所有其他人时, 则表总的知识. 这从圣言中 “埃及” 的含义清楚可知 (对此, 前面多处提及, 尤其1164, 1165节). 因为古教会在埃及, 也在很多其它地方 (1238节); 当该教会在那个地区时, 那里的各种知识就比其它地方更丰富; 这就解释了为何 “埃及” 用来表知识. 但后来, 这些人渴望藉着知识进入信的秘密, 因而凭自己的力量探究神性奥秘的真理, 于是, 埃及就成了巫术之地, 因而用来表示败坏并产生虚假及衍生邪恶的知识. 这一点可清楚见于以赛亚书 (19:11).

“埃及” 表各种有用的知识, 因而在此表由认知构成的知识. 这些知识可以充当属天, 属灵之物的容器, 这从圣言中的以下经文清楚可知. 以赛亚书:

当埃及支派房角石的, 使埃及人走错了路. (以赛亚书 19:13)

此处, 埃及被称为 “支派房角石”, 因为它用来支撑信的事物, 也就是 “支派” 所表示的. 又:

当那日, 埃及地必有五城的人说迦南的方言, 又指着万军之耶和华起誓. 有一城必称为太阳城. 当那日, 在埃及地中必有为耶和华筑的一座坛; 在埃及的边界上必有为耶和华立的一根柱. 这都要在埃及地为万军之耶和华作记号和证据. 埃及人因为受人的欺压哀求耶和华, 祂就差遣一位救主作护卫者, 拯救他们. 耶和华必被埃及人所认识, 在那日, 埃及人必认识耶和华, 也要献祭物和供物敬拜他, 并向耶和华许愿还愿. 耶和华必击打埃及, 又击打又医治, 埃及人就归向耶和华. 他必应允他们的祷告, 医治他们. (以赛亚书 19:18-22)

“埃及” 在此具有正面意义, 表那些拥有知识, 即属世真理, 也就是属灵真理的容器之人.

同一先知书:

当那日, 必有从埃及通亚述去的大道, 亚述人要进入埃及, 埃及人也进入亚述, 埃及人要服侍亚述人. 当那日, 以色列必与埃及, 亚述三国一律, 使地中得福, 因为万军之耶和华赐福给他们说, 埃及我的百姓, 亚述我手的工作, 以色列我的产业, 都有福了! (以赛亚书 19:23-25)

此处 “埃及” 表由属世真理构成的知识. “亚述” 表理智或理性事物, “以色列” 表属灵事物, 所有这些依次出现. 故经上说 “当那日, 必有从埃及通亚述去的大道, 以色列必与埃及, 亚述三国一律”.

以西结书:

你的篷帆是用埃及绣花细麻布做的, 可以作你的大旗. (以西结书 27:7)

这论及推罗, 推罗表拥有认知. “绣花细麻布做的” 表包含在用来服务的各种知识中的真理, 因为知识属于外在人, 理应服务于内在人. 又:

主耶和华如此说: 满了四十年, 我必招聚分散在各民中的埃及人. 我必叫埃及被掳的人回来. (以西结书 29:13, 14)

此处 “埃及” 的含义也差不多, 这也论及很多其它地方的犹大人和以色列人, 他们从各民中被招聚起来, 从被掳的那里被带回来. 撒玛利亚书:

地上万族中, 凡不上耶路撒冷敬拜大君王万军之耶和华的, 必无雨降给他们. 埃及族若不上来, 雨也不降给他们. (撒玛利亚书14: 17, 18)

“埃及” 在此也具有正面意义, 有相同的含义.

“埃及” 表知识或人类智慧. 这也清楚可见于但以理书 (11:43), 那里将属天, 属灵之物的知识称为 “金银的宝藏”, 以及 “埃及各样的宝物”. 关于所罗门, 经上说, 他的智慧胜过东方众子的智慧, 胜过埃及人的一切智慧 (列王纪上4: 30). 所罗门为法老的女儿所建的宫殿没有其它代表意义 (列王纪上7: 8等等).

主在婴孩时被带入埃及所表示的含义, 与此处 “亚伯兰” 所表示的一样; 被带到埃及的另外一个原因是, 祂可以成就已发生, 系祂自己的代表的一切事物. 就至内在意义而言, 雅各和他儿子们移居到埃及代表主在认知方面的最初教导. 论到主, 马太福音中说:

有主的使者向约瑟梦中显现, 说, 起来! 带着小孩子同他母亲逃往埃及, 住在那里, 等我吩咐你. 约瑟就起来, 夜间带着小孩子和他母亲往埃及去, 住在那里, 直到希律死了. 这是要应验主借先知所说的话, 说, 我从埃及召出我的儿子来. (马太福音 2:13-15, 19-21)

何西阿书上提到这应许说:

以色列年幼的时候我爱他, 就从埃及召出我的儿子来. (何西阿书 11:1)

由此清楚可知, “年幼的以色列” 用来表示主, 祂在年幼时所接受的教导用 “就从埃及召出我的儿子来” 来表述.

同一先知书:

耶和华借先知领以色列从埃及上来, 以色列也藉先知而得保存. (何西阿书 12:13-14)

此处, “以色列” 同样用来表示主. “先知” 表教导的人, 因而表由认知构成的教义. 诗篇:

万军之神啊, 求你使我们回转, 使你的脸发光, 我们便要得救! 你从埃及挪出一棵葡萄树, 赶出列族, 把这树栽上. (诗篇 80:7-8)

这也论及主, 祂在认知方面被称为 “从埃及挪出的葡萄树”, 祂以这些认知接受教导.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 2520

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2520. 'And he said, Lord, will You kill even a righteous nation?' means, Would the good and truth of doctrine be done away with? This is clear from the meaning of 'nation' as good, dealt with in 1259, 1260, 1416. And because the words 'a righteous nation' refer to 'the nation of Abimelech', who means the doctrine of faith, they are used here to mean both good and truth, since both are the subject matter of doctrine.

[2] The fact that these words were uttered from a zeal that went with an affection or love towards the whole human race may be evident to anyone. Such love was directing the Lord's thoughts even when He had not yet put off the human from the mother. And although He perceived from the Divine that the doctrine of faith had a wholly celestial origin, nevertheless in order that the needs of the human race, which does not receive anything of which it cannot form some idea from its own rational thought, might be met, it is therefore said, 'Will You kill even a righteous nation?' meaning, Would the good and truth of doctrine be done away with? The fact that a person does not receive anything of which he cannot form some idea from his rational thought may be seen from the ideas which a person entertains regarding Divine arcana. The latter always have some idea attached to them that is derived from worldly objects or things analogous to worldly objects by which they are retained in the memory and reproduced in thought. For without ideas derived from worldly objects a person is unable to engage in thought. If therefore truths from a Divine origin were presented naked they would never be accepted because they would go far beyond his range of understanding, and so beyond his faith as well, most of all in the case of those whose worship is external.

[3] Let the following examples illustrate this: The Divine itself cannot reside in anything except that which is Divine, and so only in the Lord's Divine Human, and with man through His Human. If the rational were consulted it would say that the Divine itself can reside in the human of anyone. Again nothing holy exists which does not proceed from the Lord, and so from the Divine, which is one. If the rational were consulted it would say that what is holy may also spring from other sources.

[4] Again, man does not live from himself, do good from himself, believe the truth from himself, or indeed think from himself. The good and truth that he does or believes come from the Lord, but the evil and falsity come from hell. And what is more, hell - that is, those who are in hell - do not think from themselves but, in the same way as man, are recipients of the Lord's good and truth. If the rational were consulted it would reject all those ideas because it would not comprehend them. It would also reject the idea that nobody is rewarded on account of the good he does and of the truth he teaches. And it would reject the idea that what is external does not accomplish anything, only what is internal, insofar as the affection for good is present in the doing of good, and insofar as from this the affection for truth is present in the teaching of truth, and insofar as the things are not done from oneself. So also with a thousand other examples that could be given.

[5] Such being the nature of the human rational, the Word therefore uses expressions that accord with man's capacity to understand, and also with his inherent disposition. And this explains why the internal sense of the Word is different from its literal sense. This becomes quite clear from the Old Testament Word where most things are stated in ways that accord with the capacity to understand and the inherent disposition of the people who lived in those times. As a consequence little, indeed scarcely anything, is mentioned there about the life after death, about eternal salvation, and about the internal man. Indeed the character of the Jewish and Israelitish people with whom the Church existed at that time was such that if these matters had been disclosed to them they would not only have failed to understand them but would also have ridiculed them. If similarly it had been disclosed to them that the Messiah or Christ was going to come and save their souls for ever, this too they would have rejected as something of no importance, as also becomes clear from the same nation today. And it is so still that if what is internal or spiritual is mentioned in their presence, and the fact that the Messiah is not going to be a very great earthly king, they laugh at it.

[6] This was the reason why the Lord sometimes spoke in the way the Prophets had spoken and expressed all else by means of parables, as He Himself states in Matthew,

Jesus said, I speak to them in parables, because those who see do not see, and those who hear do not hear, nor do they understand. Matthew 13:13.

'Those who see' and 'those who hear' are those inside the Church who, though they see and hear, nevertheless do not understand. And in John,

He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and are converted and I heal them. John 12:40.

Their being 'converted' and being 'healed' implies that even so they would subsequently reject and in so doing profane, which entails eternal condemnation, see 301-303, 582, 1008, 1010, 1059, 1327, 1328, 2051, 2426. Nevertheless the Lord in many places disclosed the interior things of the Word, but solely for the benefit of the wise.

  
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