属天的奥秘 # 425
425. 迄今为止, 世人尚不知道 “铜” 表属世良善, 也不知道圣言中提到的每种金属都有特定的内在含义: 如 “金” 表属天良善, “银” 表属灵真理, “铜” 表属世良善, “铁” 表属世真理; 其它金属, 以及 “木”, “石” 等等也是如此. 约柜, 会幕和圣殿所用的 “金”, “银”, “铜”, “木” 等材料就表示这类事物, 对此, 蒙主怜悯, 容后再述. 从先知书明显可知, 这就是它们的含义, 如以赛亚书:
你也必吃万国的奶, 又吮列王的乳. 我要拿金代替铜, 拿银代替铁, 拿铜代替木, 拿铁代替石; 并要以和平为你的官长, 以公义为你的监督. (以赛亚书 60:16-17)
这是指主的降世, 祂的国度, 属天教会. “金代替铜” 表属天之善代替属世之善; “银代替铁” 表示属灵真理代替属世真理; “铜代替木” 表属世之善代替肉体之善; “铁代替石” 表属世真理代替感官真理. 以西结书:
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. (以西结书 27:13)
这指的是推罗, 推罗表拥有属灵和属天财富者. “铜器” 表属世良善. 在摩西书:
那地的石头是铁, 山内可以挖铜. (申命记 8:9)
同样, 这里的 “石头” 表感官真理; “铁” 表属世或理性真理; “铜” 表属世良善. 再如以西结所见的四活物或基路伯的例子, 它们的腿都是灿烂如光明的铜 (以西结书 1:7), 此处, “铜” 仍表属世良善, 因为人的 “脚” 表属世之物. 但以理也看见类似事物:
有一人身穿细麻衣, 腰束乌法精金带. 身体如水苍玉, 手和脚如光明的铜. (但以理书 10:5-6)
Arcana Coelestia # 1288
1288. That 'words were one' means that they held to the same doctrine in its particular details is clear from what has been stated already, for 'lip' means doctrine in general, as has been shown, while 'words' means doctrine in detail, that is, particular details of doctrine. These, as has been stated make no difference provided they have the same end in view, which is to love the Lord above all things and the neighbour as oneself. When they do so they are the details that contribute to the general whole.
[2] That 'the Word' means all doctrine concerning charity and faith derived from it and that 'words' means the details that constitute doctrine is clear in David,
I will confess You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgements I will keep Your statutes. How will a young man make pure his path? By observing Your Word. With my whole heart I have sought You; cause me not to wander from Your commandments I have laid up Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Jehovah; teach me Your statutes! With my lips I have declared all the judgements of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies. I meditate on Your commands and look to Your ways. I delight in Your statutes, I do not forget Your Word. Psalms 119:7-16.
'The Word' stands for doctrine in general. The fact that here commandments, judgements, testimonies, commands, statutes, way, and lips, are distinguished shows plainly that they are all features of the Word, that is, of doctrine. The same applies wherever else in the Word these terms are used with different meanings.
[3] In the same author,
A love song. My heart is pondering 1 a goodly theme. 2 My tongue is the pen of a ready scribe You are the fairest of the sons of man. Grace has poured out from your lips. Ride on the word of truth, and of the meekness of righteousness Your right hand will teach you marvellous things. Psalms 45:1-2, 4.
'Riding on the word of truth, and of the meekness of righteousness' is teaching the doctrine of truth and good. Here, as elsewhere in the Word, word, mouth, lip, and tongue mean differing things. The fact that they all have to do with doctrine concerning charity is clear because it is called 'a love song', and it is to this doctrine that 'the fairest of the sons of man', 'grace on the lips', and 'a right hand that teaches marvellous things' have reference.
[4] In Isaiah,
The Lord 3 has sent a word into Jacob, and it has fallen on Israel. Isaiah 9:8.
'A word' stands for the doctrine of internal and external worship. Here 'Jacob' stands for external worship, 'Israel' for internal. In Matthew,
Jesus said, Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that goes out of the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4.
In the same gospel,
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not give heed to it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. Matthew 13:19
'The word' is again referred to in verses 20-23 of that chapter. In the same gospel,
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. Matthew 24:35.
Here 'word' stands for the Lord's doctrine and 'words' for the things that constitute His doctrine.
[5] Since the term 'words' stands for everything that constitutes doctrine the Ten Commandments are therefore called 'words' in Moses,
Jehovah. wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words. Exodus 34:28.
In the same author,
He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the ten words, and He wrote them on two tables of stone. Deuteronomy 4:13; 10:4.
In the same author,
Take heed, and guard your soul diligently, lest perhaps you forget the things 4 which your eyes have seen. Deuteronomy 4:9.
And there are further examples besides these.
Poznámky pod čarou:
1. The first Latin edition reads voluit (has willed) but comparison with the original Hebrew shows that volvit (is turning over or is pondering) is intended.
2. literally, a good word
3. The Latin has Jehovah but the Hebrew has the name meaning Lord, which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse.
4. literally, the words
