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1 Poslije toga odu Mojsije i Aron pa reknu faraonu: "Ovako veli Jahve, Bog Izraelov: 'Pusti narod moj da ode i u moju čast slavi svetkovinu.'"

2 "Tko je taj Jahve da ga ja poslušam", odvrati faraon, "i pustim Izraelce? Ja toga Jahvu ne znam niti ću pustiti Izraelce."

3 "Bog Hebreja objavio nam se", rekoše. "Zato nas pusti da odemo tri dana hoda u pustinju i prinesemo žrtvu Jahvi, Bogu svome, da se na nas ne obori pomorom ili mačem."

4 Nato im odvrati egipatski kralj: "Mojsije i Arone, zašto odvraćate svijet od njegovih dužnosti? Idite na svoj posao.

5 Sad kad se svjetina tako umnožila", nastavi faraon, "vi biste ih od posla odvratili?"

6 Istoga dana izda faraon naredbu nadglednicima i bilježnicima:

7 "Ne pribavljajte više ovome narodu slame kao do sada. Neka idu sami i sebi je skupljaju.

8 A zahtijevajte od njih istu količinu opeke koju su pravili i dosad. Ne smanjujte je! Lijenčine su. Zato viču: 'Hajdemo prinijeti žrtvu Bogu svome!'

9 Navalite poslove na taj svijet: neka rade, da ne obraćaju pažnje klevetama!"

10 Sad dođu nadglednici naroda i njegovi bilježnici te svijetu objave: "Ovako poručuje faraon: 'Neću vam više nabavljati slame.

11 Vi sami morate ići i tražiti je gdje god je možete naći. Ali zato neću smanjiti vaš posao.'"

12 Stoga se narod raziđe po svoj zemlji egipatskoj da skuplja strnjiku namjesto slame.

13 A nadglednici ih gonili: "Morate svakoga dana svršiti jednako posla kao i onda dok ste slamu dobivali."

14 A bilježnike koje faraonovi nadglednici bijahu postavili nad Izraelcima tukli su i korili: "Zašto niste ni jučer ni danas napravili opeke koliko i prije?"

15 Onda bilježnici Izraelaca odu i potuže se faraonu: "Zašto ovako postupaš sa svojim slugama?

16 Tvoje sluge više ne dobivaju slame, a ipak se od nas traži: napravite opeku? Čak i tuku tvoje sluge, a kriv je tvoj narod!"

17 "Lijenčine ste vi! Lijenčine!" - odgovori faraon. "Stoga i kažete: 'Hajdemo da prinesemo žrtvu Jahvi!'

18 Nosite se na posao! Slama vam se neće davati, ali morate praviti određene količine opeke."

19 Bilježnici Izraelaca nađu se na muci zbog naredbe: "Svakodnevnu količinu opeke ne smijete smanjiti!"

20 Otišavši od faraona, naiđu na Mojsija i Arona, koji su ih čekali.

21 "Neka vas Jahve ima na oku i sudi vam!" - dobace im. "Omrazili ste nas kod faraona i njegovih dvorana; dali ste im mač u ruke da nas pobiju."

22 Mojsije se vrati Jahvi i reče: "Zašto, Gospodine, nanosiš štetu svome puku? Zašto si me poslao?

23 Otkad sam ja stupio pred faraona i progovorio mu u tvoje ime, on još gore postupa s ovim narodom. A ti ništa ne poduzimaš da izbaviš svoj narod."

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 7147

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7147. 'And your people have sinned' means that for this reason they are guilty of having done what is evil. This is clear from the meaning of 'sinning' as becoming guilty of evil; and, if guilty, as receiving deserved punishment. What the situation is in general regarding the matters contained in this verse and in those that come before it must be stated. Those who are on the lower earth are molested by the falsities and evils introduced by the surrounding hells. Such molestation takes place in order that evils and falsities may be removed and truths and forms of good may be instilled, as a result of which they are brought into a state in which they can be raised to heaven, see 7090, 7122. But near the end they are molested more harshly than ever before, for at that stage truths are taken away from them and utter falsities are allowed to molest them, even until they are made to despair. For it is in accordance with Divine order that despair should be the final stage of molestation and temptation, see 1787, 2694, 5279, 5280. In order that this state experienced by those belonging to the spiritual Church might be represented by the children of Israel, Pharaoh acted as the narrative describes here. He did what he did when the molestations were near the end, that is to say, when the children of Israel were about to be set free and led to the land of Canaan.

[2] It should be recognized that molestations take place in the following way: Falsities and evils are introduced into a person's thoughts by the hells, and truths and forms of good by heaven, that is, by the Lord through heaven; and that introduction takes place in him because no man or spirit has any thought that originates in himself. Rather, everything flows in from without. Although this is entirely contrary to anyone's perception of what is going on inside him and for that reason seems impossible to believe, it is nevertheless absolutely true. See what has already been brought forward and shown from experience on the matter in 2886, 4151, 4249, 5846, 5854, 6189-6215, 6307-6327, 6466-6495, 6598-6626. From these places one may know how to understand the idea that molestations are effected by the introduction of falsities, and are increased until a person is made to despair.

  
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