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创世记 45

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1 约瑟在左右站着的面前情不自禁,吩咐一声说:都要离开我出去!约瑟和弟兄相认的时候并没有一站在他面前。

2 他就放声大哭,埃及人法老家中的人都见了。

3 约瑟对他弟兄们:我是约瑟。我的父亲还在麽?他弟兄不能回答,因为在他面前都惊惶。

4 约瑟又对他弟兄们:请你们前来。他们就前来。他:我是你们的兄弟约瑟,就是你们所埃及的。

5 现在,不要因为把我到这里自忧自恨。这是差我在你们以先来,为要保全生命。

6 现在这的饥荒已经二年了,还有五年不能耕种,不能收成

7 差我在你们以先来,为要给你们存留馀种在世上,又要施拯,保全你们的生命。

8 这样看来,差我到这里来的不是你们,乃是。他又使我如法老的父,作他全家的,并埃及的宰相。

9 你们要赶紧上到我父亲那里。对他:你儿子约瑟这样使我作全埃及,请你到我这里来,不要耽延。

10 你和你我儿子孙子,连牛群羊群,并一切所有的,都可以歌珊,与我相近。

11 我要在那里奉养你;因为还有五年的饥荒,免得你和你的眷属,并一切所有的,都败落了。

12 况且你们的眼和我兄弟便雅悯的眼都见是我亲对你们说话

13 你们也要将我在埃及一切的荣耀和你们所见的事都告诉父亲,又要赶紧的将我父亲搬到我这里来。

14 於是约瑟伏在他兄弟便雅悯的颈项上哭,便雅悯也在他的颈项上哭。

15 他又与众弟兄亲嘴,抱着他们哭,随他弟兄就和他说话。

16 这风声传到法老的宫里,:约瑟的弟兄们来了法老和他的臣仆都很喜欢。

17 法老对约瑟:你吩咐你的弟兄们:你们要这样行:把驮子抬在牲口上,起身往迦南去。

18 将你们的父亲和你们的眷属都搬到我这里,我要把埃及的美物赐你们,你们也要肥美的出产。

19 现在我吩咐你们要这样行:从埃及着车辆去,把你们的孩子和妻子,并你们的父亲都搬

20 你们眼中不要爱惜你们的家具,因为埃及的美物都是你们的。

21 以色列的儿子们就如此行。约瑟照着法老的吩咐他们车辆和上用的食物,

22 他们各一套衣服,惟独便雅悯子,五套衣服;

23 送给他父亲匹,驮着埃及的美物,母匹,驮着粮食与饼和菜,为他父亲上用。

24 於是约瑟打发他弟兄们回去,又对他们:你们不要在上相争。

25 他们从埃及上去,迦南、他们的父亲雅各那里,

26 告诉他:约瑟还在,并且作埃及的宰相。雅各里冰凉,因为不信他们。

27 他们便将约瑟对他们的一切都告诉了他。他们父亲雅各见约瑟打发来接他的车辆,心就苏醒了。

28 以色列:罢了!罢了!我的儿子约瑟还在,趁我未以先,我要去见他一面。

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 5951

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5951. 'And the sons of Israel did so' means a putting into effect by the spiritual truths within the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'they did' as a putting into effect; and from the representation of 'the sons of Israel' as the spiritual truths within the natural, dealt with in 5414, 5879. What spiritual truths within the natural are must be stated: The truths of faith if separate from man, spirit, or angel are not in fact the truths of faith, for they are not attached to a recipient in whom they become such truths. But when they are attached to man, spirit, or angel as their recipient they then become the truths of faith, yet varyingly so according to each individual's state of life. With those who are just beginning to learn them they are no more than factual knowledge. If after that those people truly revere them they go on from being factual knowledge to become the truths of the Church. When however they have an affection for those truths and lead lives in keeping with them, they become spiritual truths; for the good of love and charity, which has its origin solely in the spiritual world, then enters in and brings life to them. For having an affection for them and leading a life in keeping with them stem from that good.

[2] What truths, called the truths of faith, are like with those who lead lives in keeping with them, and with those who do not, has been shown to me. With people who do not lead lives in keeping with them those truths have manifested themselves as white threads; and with people who knew those truths yet did nothing good at all they were fragile ones. But with people who do lead lives in keeping with them those truths have manifested themselves as fibres extending from the brain, which were filled with spirituous fluid and were soft. Thus these latter truths had life in them, the former did not. From all this one may recognize that the nature of the truths present with people depends on the individual's state of life. The truths which 'the sons of Jacob' represent are not as yet spiritual truths because they have not as yet been made matters of life. But the truths represented by those men as 'the sons of Israel' are spiritual ones because, having been made matters of life, the good of love and charity has entered them. Such truths are meant here because now the subject is the initial stage in the joining of the truths within the natural, which are 'the sons of Jacob', to internal good, which is 'Joseph', through the intermediary, which is 'Benjamin', and also through spiritual good, which is 'Israel'.

  
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