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Exodus 3

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1 Mojžíš pak pásl dobytek Jetry tchána svého, kněze Madianského, a hnav stádo po poušti, přišel až k hoře Boží Oréb.

2 Tedy ukázal se mu anděl Hospodinův v plameni ohně z prostředku kře. I viděl, a aj, keř hořel ohněm, a však neshořel.

3 Protož řekl Mojžíš: Půjdu nyní, a spatřím vidění toto veliké, proč neshoří keř.

4 Vida pak Hospodin, že jde, aby pohleděl, zavolal naň Bůh z prostředku kře, a řekl: Mojžíši, Mojžíši! Kterýžto odpověděl: Aj, teď jsem.

5 I řekl: Nepřistupuj sem, szuj obuv svou s noh svých; nebo místo, na kterémž ty stojíš, země svatá jest.

6 A řekl: Já jsem Bůh otce tvého, Bůh Abrahamův, Bůh Izákův, a Bůh Jákobův. I zakryl Mojžíš tvář svou, (nebo se bál), aby nepatřil na Boha.

7 Jemužto řekl Hospodin: Zřetelně viděl jsem trápení lidu mého, kterýž jest v Egyptě; a křik jejich pro přísnost úředníků jeho slyšel jsem; nebo znám bolesti jeho.

8 Protož jsem sstoupil, abych vysvobodil jej z ruky Egyptských, a vyvedl jej z země té do země dobré a prostranné, do země oplývající mlékem a strdí, na místa Kananejského a Hetejského, a Amorejského a Ferezejského, a Hevejského a Jebuzejského.

9 Nebo nyní, aj, křik synů Izraelských přišel ke mně; viděl jsem také i ssoužení, jímž je ssužují Egyptští.

10 Protož, nyní poď a pošli tě k Faraonovi; a vyvedeš lid můj, syny Izraelské z Egypta.

11 I řekl Mojžíš Bohu: Kdo jsem já, abych šel k Faraonovi, a abych vyvedl syny Izraelské z Egypta?

12 I odpověděl: Však budu s tebou; a toto budeš míti znamení, že jsem já tě poslal: Když vyvedeš lid ten z Egypta, sloužiti budete Bohu na hoře této.

13 I řekl Mojžíš Bohu: Aj, já půjdu k synům Izraelským a dím jim: Bůh otců vašich poslal mne k vám. Řeknou-li mi: Které jest jméno jeho? co jim odpovím?

14 I řekl Bůh Mojžíšovi: JSEM, KTERÝŽ JSEM. řekl dále: Takto díš synům Izraelským: JSEM poslal mne k vám.

15 Řekl ještě Bůh Mojžíšovi: Takto díš synům Izraelským: Hospodin, Bůh otců vašich, Bůh Abrahamův, Bůh Izákův, a Bůh Jákobův poslal mne k vám; toť jest jméno mé na věčnost, a tať jest památka má po všecky věky.

16 Jdi, a shromáždě starší Izraelské, mluv jim: Hospodin Bůh otců vašich ukázal mi se, Bůh Abrahamův, Bůh Izákův, a Bůh Jákobův, řka: Rozpomínaje, rozpomenul jsem se na vás, a na to, co se vám dálo v Egyptě.

17 Protož jsem řekl: Vyvedu vás z trápení Egyptského do země Kananejského, a Hetejského, a Amorejského, a Ferezejského, a Hevejského, a Jebuzejského, do země oplývající mlékem a strdí.

18 I poslechnou hlasu tvého. Půjdeš pak ty a starší Izraelští k králi Egyptskému, a díte jemu: Hospodin Bůh Hebrejský potkal se s námi; protož nyní, nechť medle jdeme cestou tří dnů na poušť, abychom obětovali Hospodinu Bohu našemu.

19 Ale já vím, žeť vám nedopustí král Egyptský jíti; leč v ruce silné.

20 Protož vztáhnu ruku svou, a bíti budu Egypt divnými věcmi svými, kteréž činiti budu u prostřed něho; a potom propustí vás.

21 A dám milost lidu tomuto před očima Egyptských. I stane se, že když půjdete, neodejdete prázdní.

22 Ale vypůjčí žena od sousedy své, a od hospodyně domu svého klínotů stříbrných, a klínotů zlatých a roucha; i vložíte to na syny a na dcery své, a tak obloupíte Egypt.

   

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6907. 'That the king of Egypt will not allow you to go' means that falsity will set itself in opposition. This is clear from the meaning of 'not allowing you' as setting itself in opposition, for he who does not allow something when it is said to be a Divine command, 6903, and he who refuses to let someone worship God, sets himself in opposition, as is common among all those who are under the influence of falsity of which they have become firmly convinced; from the representation of Pharaoh or 'the king of Egypt' as falsity, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683; and from the meaning of 'to go' - that is to say, a three days' journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to Jehovah God - as to lead a life in keeping with truth in a state totally removed from falsities, and in so doing to worship the Lord, 6904.

[2] The situation when those under the influence of falsity, who are represented by 'the king of Egypt', set themselves against those guided by truths must be described. In the world those under the influence of falsity do not openly set themselves in opposition to those who are guided by truth, for they are held back from doing so by external restraints, which consist in the fear that others may see them as people who behave contrary to the laws of state and Church, in which case they would not seem to be good citizens. For everyone wishes the world to see him as righteous and true in outward appearance, and the wicked desire this more than the upright, in order that they may captivate people's minds and mislead them for reasons of gain and exalted positions. But inwardly they set themselves in opposition, for as often as they hear anyone proclaiming the truths of the Church not because it is his job to do so but because he loves them passionately, they laugh to themselves; and if at that time there were no external restraints to prevent them they would openly deride him. When such people enter the next life they are no longer held back by external restraints, since these are taken away from them in order that what each person is really like may be exposed to view. Then they openly set themselves in opposition to those who are guided by truths and molest them in every possible way; and this is now for them the absolute delight of their life. And when they are warned not to do such things because if they do not desist they will at length be removed completely and thrust down into hell, they nevertheless take no notice at all and carry on constantly with their molestation as before; for such is the strength of the delight they feel in living in accord with falsity. It takes them over so completely that they accept nothing whatever that makes for intelligence. These are the things that are meant by 'the king of Egypt will not allow you to go' and that are represented by Pharaoh's setting himself in opposition so many times. The removal of such spirits and the thrusting down of them into hell is represented by the destruction of Pharaoh and the Egyptians in the Sea Suph.

[3] Those who lead an evil life and are consequently under the influence of falsity see by the light of the world, since it is the light in which a person sees things with his understanding. With those who are under the influence of falsity arising from evil this light is glowing; and the more they are under the influence of falsity arising from evil, the brighter it glows. The glory of the world, which has its origin in self-love, is what ignites it and gives it its glow. This being so, those people see truths in that light as nothing but falsities, and falsities as nothing but truths. The reason for this is that this light's rays cannot be infused with heavenly light; with that kind of light heavenly light becomes thick darkness. This is why such people believe firmly but wrongly in falsities as against truths, for this is how that inferior light leads them to see falsities and truths in relation to each other. With those however who are guided by truths that spring from good the light of the world is not glowing but dim, while the light of heaven is with them brightly shining. And because it is brightly shining, truths in that light look like truths, and falsities like falsities. For when that light falls onto falsities, which look like truths in the light of the world separated from the light of heaven, it does not merely dim them but altogether blots them out. This light - the light of heaven - becomes gradually brighter and brighter with them, till at length it is so bright that the light of the world cannot be compared with it. From all this one may see why those who are steeped in falsities arising from evil set themselves, because of the great strength of their wrong belief, in opposition to those guided by truths, an opposition which has been described just above.

  
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