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創世記 45

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1 約瑟在左右站著的面前情不自禁,吩咐一聲說:都要離開我出去!約瑟和弟兄相認的時候並沒有一站在他面前。

2 他就放聲大哭,埃及人法老家中的人都見了。

3 約瑟對他弟兄們:我是約瑟。我的父親還在麼?他弟兄不能回答,因為在他面前都驚惶。

4 約瑟又對他弟兄們:請你們前來。他們就前來。他:我是你們的兄弟約瑟,就是你們所埃及的。

5 現在,不要因為把我到這裡自憂自恨。這是差我在你們以先來,為要保全生命。

6 現在這的饑荒已經二年了,還有五年不能耕種,不能收成

7 差我在你們以先來,為要給你們存留餘種在世上,又要施拯,保全你們的生命。

8 這樣看來,差我到這裡來的不是你們,乃是。他又使我如法老的父,作他全家的,並埃及的宰相。

9 你們要趕緊上到我父親那裡。對他:你兒子約瑟這樣使我作全埃及,請你到我這裡來,不要耽延。

10 你和你我兒子孫子,連牛群羊群,並一切所有的,都可以歌珊,與我相近。

11 我要在那裡奉養你;因為還有五年的饑荒,免得你和你的眷屬,並一切所有的,都敗落了。

12 況且你們的眼和我兄弟便雅憫的眼都見是我親對你們說話

13 你們也要將我在埃及一切的榮耀和你們所見的事都告訴父親,又要趕緊的將我父親搬到我這裡來。

14 於是約瑟伏在他兄弟便雅憫的頸項上哭,便雅憫也在他的頸項上哭。

15 他又與眾弟兄親嘴,抱著他們哭,隨他弟兄就和他說話。

16 這風聲傳到法老的宮裡,:約瑟的弟兄們來了法老和他的臣僕都很喜歡。

17 法老對約瑟:你吩咐你的弟兄們:你們要這樣行:把馱子抬在牲口上,起身往迦南去。

18 將你們的父親和你們的眷屬都搬到我這裡,我要把埃及的美物賜你們,你們也要肥美的出產。

19 現在我吩咐你們要這樣行:從埃及著車輛去,把你們的孩子和妻子,並你們的父親都搬

20 你們眼中不要愛惜你們的家具,因為埃及的美物都是你們的。

21 以色列的兒子們就如此行。約瑟照著法老的吩咐他們車輛和上用的食物,

22 他們各一套衣服,惟獨便雅憫子,五套衣服;

23 送給他父親匹,馱著埃及的美物,母匹,馱著糧食與餅和菜,為他父親上用。

24 於是約瑟打發他弟兄們回去,又對他們:你們不要在上相爭。

25 他們從埃及上去,迦南、他們的父親雅各那裡,

26 告訴他:約瑟還在,並且作埃及的宰相。雅各裡冰涼,因為不信他們。

27 他們便將約瑟對他們的一切都告訴了他。他們父親雅各見約瑟打發來接他的車輛,心就甦醒了。

28 以色列:罷了!罷了!我的兒子約瑟還在,趁我未以先,我要去見他一面。

   

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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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