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1. Samuelova 28

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1 I stalo se za dnů těch, že Filistinští sebrali vojska svá k boji, aby bojovali s Izraelem. I řekl Achis Davidovi: Věz nepochybně, že potáhneš se mnou na vojnu, ty i muži tvoji.

2 Odpověděl David Achisovi: Teprv ty poznáš, co učiní služebník tvůj. I řekl Achis Davidovi: Touť příčinou strážným života svého tě ustanovím po všecky dny.

3 (Samuel pak již byl umřel; pročež plakal ho všecken Izrael, a pochovali jej v Ráma, totiž v městě jeho. A Saul byl vyplénil věšťce a hadače z země.)

4 Tedy shromáždivše se Filistinští, přitáhli a položili se u Sunem. Shromáždil i Saul všeho Izraele, a položili se v Gelboe.

5 Vida pak Saul vojsko Filistinské, bál se, a uleklo se srdce jeho velmi.

6 I dotazoval se Saul Hospodina, ale Hospodin neodpovídal jemu ani skrze sny, ani skrze urim, ani skrze proroky.

7 Protož řekl Saul služebníkům svým: Pohledejte mi ženy mající ducha věštího, i půjdu k ní a poradím se skrze ni. Jemuž odpověděli služebníci jeho: Aj, žena mající ducha věštího v Endor.

8 Tedy změniv Saul oděv, oblékl se v roucho jiné, a šel sám a dva muži s ním, a přišli k ženě té v noci. I řekl: Medle hádej mi skrze ducha věštího, a způsob to, ať ke mně vyjde ten, kohož bych jmenoval tobě.

9 Ale žena řekla jemu: Aj, ty víš, co učinil Saul, kterak vyhladil věšťce a hadače z země. Pročež tedy ty pokládáš osídlo duši mé, abys mne o hrdlo připravil?

10 I přisáhl jí Saul skrze Hospodina, řka: Živť jest Hospodin, že nepřijde na tě trestání pro tu věc.

11 Tedy řekla žena: Kohožť mám vyvésti? Kterýž řekl: Samuele mi vyveď.

12 A když uzřela žena Samuele, zkřikla hlasem velikým, a řekla žena Saulovi takto: Pročež jsi mne oklamal! Nebo ty jsi Saul.

13 I řekl jí král: Neboj se. Což jsi pak viděla? Odpověděla žena Saulovi: Bohy jsem viděla vystupující z země.

14 Řekl jí opět: Jaký jest způsob jeho? Odpověděla jemu: Muž starý vystupuje a jest oděný pláštěm. Tedy srozuměl Saul, že by Samuel byl, a sehnuv se tváří k zemi, poklonil se jemu.

15 I řekl Samuel Saulovi: Proč mne nepokojíš, že jsi mne zavolati rozkázal? Odpověděl Saul: Úzkostmi sevřín jsem velice; nebo Filistinští bojují proti mně, a Bůh odstoupil ode mne, a neodpovídá mi více, ani skrze proroky, ani skrze sny. Protož povolal jsem tě, abys mi oznámil, co bych měl činiti.

16 I řekl Samuel: Proč tedy se mne dotazuješ, poněvadž Hospodin odstoupil od tebe, a jest s nepřítelem tvým?

17 Učiniltě zajisté jemu Hospodin, jakož mluvil skrze mne, a odtrhl Hospodin království od ruky tvé, a dal je bližnímu tvému, Davidovi.

18 Nebo že jsi neuposlechl hlasu Hospodinova, a nevykonals hněvu prchlivosti jeho nad Amalechem, protož učinil tobě to dnes Hospodin.

19 Nadto vydá Hospodin i Izraele s tebou v ruku Filistinských, a zítra budeš ty i synové tvoji se mnou. I vojska Izraelská vydá Hospodin v ruku Filistinských.

20 I padl Saul náhle tak, jak dlouhý byl, na zem, nebo se byl ulekl náramně slov Samuelových. K tomu ani síly v něm nebylo, nebo nic nejedl celý ten den a celou tu noc.

21 Přistoupivši pak ta žena k Saulovi a uzřevši, že jest předěšen náramně, řekla jemu: Aj, uposlechla děvka tvá hlasu tvého, a opovážila jsem se života svého, že jsem uposlechla slov tvých, kteráž jsi mluvil ke mně.

22 Nyní tedy uposlechni i ty, prosím, hlasu děvky své, a položím před tebe kousek chleba, abys jedl a posilil se, a tak jíti mohl cestou svou.

23 Kterýž odepřel a řekl: Nebuduť jísti. I přinutili ho služebníci jeho, ano i ta žena, tak že uposlechl hlasu jejich, a vstav s země, sedl na lůžko.

24 Měla pak ta žena tele tučné v domě, kteréž spěšně zabila, a vzavši mouky, zadělala, a napekla z ní chlebů přesných.

25 Potom přinesla před Saule a služebníky jeho, kteříž jedli, a vstavše v touž noc, odešli.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8496

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8496. 'Bake what you will bake' means preparing good to be joined; 'and boil what you will boil' means preparing truth to be joined. This is clear from the meaning of 'baking', since it was done by means of fire, as preparing good to be joined; and from the meaning of 'boiling', since it was done by means of water, as preparing truth to be joined - 'water' meaning the truth of faith, 2702, 3058, 3424, 4976, 5668, and 'fire' meaning the good of love, 934, 5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849, 7324, 7852. The fact that preparing them to be joined is meant is self-evident, for what was being baked and boiled was being prepared for the following sabbath day, by which a joining together is meant, as shown immediately above. They were forbidden to kindle fire on the sabbath day, Exodus 35:3, so they could not bake or boil anything then. The word 'bake' is used in connection with bread and the minchah, which was made by means of fire, see Isaiah 44:15, 19; 1 Samuel 28:24; Ezekiel 46:20; Leviticus 6:17; while 'boil' is used in connection with flesh, which was cooked in water, Exodus 29:31; Leviticus 6:28; 1 Samuel 2:13, 15.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 5215

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5215. 'And scorched by an east wind' means full of evil desires. This is clear from the meaning of 'being scorched by an east wind' as being consumed by the fire of evil desires. For an east wind' and the east' in the genuine sense mean love to the Lord and love towards the neighbour, lot, 1250, 3249, 3708, 3762, and therefore in the contrary sense self-love and love of the world, and so cravings and evil desires since these spring from those loves. The word 'fire' is used to refer to such desires for the reason dealt with in 5071, and therefore 'being scorched' is used also.

[2] There are two sources of heat, as there are also two sources of light, the one source of heat being the sun of this world, the other source of heat being the sun of heaven, which is the Lord. It is a well known fact that the sun of this world pours out heat into its own world and onto everything there, but it is a less well known fact that the sun of heaven pours out heat into the whole of heaven. Yet this too may become an equally well known fact if one reflects merely on the heat which exists intrinsically in the human being but which has nothing in common with the heat of the world, that is, if one reflects on what is called vital heat. From this one could know that this heat is of a different nature from the world's heat. That is to say, the former is a living heat but the latter is not at all a living one; also the former, being a living one, fires a person interiorly, namely his will and understanding, imparting to him desires and loves, and affections too. This also explains why desires, loves and affections are spiritual forms of heat, and are also called such. The fact that they are forms of heat is quite evident, for heat is radiated from all parts of the bodies of live persons, even where it is intensely cold. More than that, when desires and affections, that is, when loves, increase, the body grows correspondingly warmer. This kind of heat is what is meant in the Word by 'heat', 'fire', and 'flame'; in the genuine sense celestial and spiritual love is meant, in the contrary sense bodily and earthly love. From this it becomes clear that here 'being scorched by an east wind' means being consumed by the fire of evil desires, and that when used in reference to known facts meant by 'heads' that are 'thin', facts full of evil desires are meant.

[3] 'The east wind' means the blasts of evil desires and of derivative false notions, as is clear from places in the Word where that wind is mentioned, for example, in David,

He caused an east wind to blow 1 in the heavens, and by His power He brought forth the south wind; and He caused flesh to rain onto them like the dust, winged birds like the sand of the sea. Psalms 78:26-27.

'The flesh' which that wind brought meant cravings, and 'winged birds' resulting false notions, as is evident in Numbers 11:31-35, where it is said that the name of the place where the people were struck down for eating flesh was called 'the graves of craving, for there they buried the people who had the craving'.

[4] In Ezekiel,

Behold, the vine that was planted, will it thrive? When the east wind strikes it, will it not wither completely? It will wither on the small spaces where it began to grow. Ezekiel 17:10.

And in the same prophet,

The vine has been plucked up in anger, it has been cast down onto the ground, and the east wind has dried its fruit. They have been plucked out and have withered, each rod of its strength; fire has consumed each one. For fire has gone out from a rod of its branches and has consumed its fruit, so that there is no rod of strength in it, a sceptre for dominion. Ezekiel 19:12, 14.

Here 'the east wind' stands for the blasts of evil desires. In Isaiah,

He gave thought to His rough wind, on the day of the east wind. Isaiah 17:8.

[5] In Hosea,

An east wind will come, Jehovah's wind rising up from the desert, and his spring will become dry, and his fountain dried up. It will strip his treasury of every precious vessel. Hosea 13:15.

Here also 'an east wind' stands for blasts of evil desires. Similarly in Jeremiah,

Like an east wind I will scatter them before the enemy. Jeremiah 18:17.

[6] In David,

By means of an east wind You will shatter the ships of Tarshish. Psalms 48:7.

In Isaiah,

You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, because they have been filled from the east wind, and they are diviners like the Philistines. Isaiah 2:6.

In Hosea,

Ephraim feeds the wind, and pursues the east wind. All the day long he multiplies lies and devastation. Hosea 11:1.

'The wind' here stands for false notions, and 'the east wind' for evil desires. Something similar is also meant in the internal sense by 'an east wind' by means of which 'locusts were brought forth' and by means of which 'the locusts were cast into the sea', 2 Exodus 10:13, 19, and also by means of which 'the waters of the sea Suph' were divided, Exodus 14:21.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, set out

2. According to Exodus 10:19 a west wind cast the locusts into the sea.

  
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