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Exodus 10

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1 Derpå sagde HE EN til Moses: "Gå til Farao! Thi jeg har forhærdet hans og hans Tjeneres Hjerte, at jeg kan komme til at gøre disse mine Tegn iblandt dem,

2 for at du må kunne fortælle din Søn og din Sønnesøn, hvorledes jeg handlede med Ægypterne, og om de Tegn, jeg gjorde iblandt dem; så skal I kende, at jeg er HE EN."

3 Da gik Moses og Aron til Farao og sagde til ham: "Så siger HE EN, Hebræernes Gud: Hvor længe vil du vægre dig ved at ydmyge dig for mig? Lad mit Folk rejse, at de kan dyrke mig!

4 Men hvis du vægrer dig ved at lade mit Folk rejse, se, da vil jeg i Morgen sende Græshopper over dine Landemærker,

5 og de skal skjule Landets Overflade, så man ikke kan se Jorden, og opæde esten af det, som er blevet tilovers for eder efter Haglen, og opæde alle eders Træer, som gror på Marken;

6 og de skal fylde dine Huse og alle dine Tjeneres og alle Ægypternes Huse således, at hverken dine Fædre eller dine Fædres Fædre nogen Sinde har oplevet Mage dertil, fra den Dag de kom til Verden og indtil denne Dag!" Dermed vendte han sig bort og forlod Farao.

7 Men Faraos Tjenere sagde til ham: "Hvor længe skal denne Mand styrte os i Ulykke? Lad dog disse Mennesker rejse og lad dem dyrke HE EN deres Gud! Har du endnu ikke indset, at Ægypten går til Grunde?"

8 Moses og Aron blev nu hentet tilbage til Farao, og han sagde til dem: "Drag af Sted og dyrk HE EN eders Gud! Men hvem er det nu, der vil af Sted?"

9 Moses svarede: "Med vore Børn og vore gamle vil vi drage af Sted, med vore Sønner og vore Døtre, vort Småkvæg og vort Hornkvæg vil vi drage af Sted, thi vi skal fejre HE ENs Højtid."

10 Da sagde han til dem: "HE EN være med eder, om jeg lader eder rejse sammen med eders Kvinder og Børn! Der ser man, at I har ondt i Sinde!

11 Nej men I Mænd kan drage bort og dyrke HE EN; det var jo det, I ønskede!" Derpå jog man dem bort fra Farao.

12 Da sagde HE EN til Moses: " æk din Hånd ud over Ægypten og få Græshopperne til at komme; de skal komme over Ægypten og opæde alt, hvad der vokser i Landet, alt, hvad Haglen har levnet!"

13 Moses rakte da sin Stav ud over Ægypten, og HE EN lod en Østenstorm blæse over Landet hele den Dag og den påfølgende Nat; og da det blev Morgen, førte Østenstormen Græshopperne med sig.

14 Da kom Græshopperne over hele Ægypten, og de slog sig ned i hele Ægyptens Område i uhyre Mængder; aldrig før havde der været så mange Græshopper, og ingen Sinde mere skal der komme så mange.

15 Og de skjulte hele Jordens Overflade, så Jorden blev sort af dem, og de opåd alt, hvad der voksede i Landet, og alle Træfrugter, alt, hvad Haglen havde levnet, og der blev intet grønt tilbage på Træerne eller på Markens Urter i hele Ægypten.

16 Da lod Farao skyndsomt Moses og Aron kalde til sig og sagde: "Jeg har syndet mod HE EN eders Gud og mod eder!

17 Men tilgiv mig nu min Synd denne ene Gang og gå i Forbøn hos eders Gud, at han dog blot vil tage denne dødbringende Plage fra mig!"

18 Da gik Moses bort fra Farao og bad til HE EN.

19 Og HE EN lod Vinden slå om til EN voldsom Vestenvind, som tog Græshopperne og drev dem ud i det røde Hav, så der ikke blev EN eneste Græshoppe tilbage i hele Ægyptens Område.

20 Men HE EN forhærdede Faraos Hjerte, så han ikke lod Israeliterne rejse.

21 Derpå sagde HE EN til Moses: " æk din Hånd op mod Himmelen, så skal der komme et Mørke over Ægypten, som man kan tage og føle på!"

22 Da rakte Moses sin Hånd op mod Himmelen, og der kom et tykt Mørke i hele Ægypten i tre Dage;

23 den ene kunde ikke se den anden, og ingen flyttede sig af Stedet i tre Dage; men overalt, hvor Israeliterne boede, var det lyst.

24 Da lod Farao Moses kalde og sagde: "Drag hen og dyrk HE EN. Dog skal eders Småkvæg og Hornkvæg blive tilbage, men eders Kvinder og Børn må I tage med."

25 Men Moses sagde: "Du må også overlade os Slagtofre og Brændofre, som vi kan bringe HE EN vor Gud;

26 også vore Hjorde må vi have med, ikke en Klov må blive tilbage, thi dem har vi Brug for, når vi skal dyrke HE EN vor Gud, og vi ved jo ikke,hvor meget vi behøver dertil, før vi kommer til Stedet."

27 Da forhærdede HE EN Faraos Hjerte, så han nægtede at lade dem rejse.

28 Og Farao sagde til ham: "Gå bort fra mig og vogt dig for at komme mig for Øje mere; thi den Dag du kommer mig for Øje, er du dødsens!"

29 Da sagde Moses: "Du har sagt det, jeg skal ikke mere komme dig for Øje!"

   


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White House at Night by Vincent van Gogh

A "house" is essentially a container -- for a person, a family, several families or even a large group with shared interests (think of the term "houses of worship.") In the Bible, a "house" is also a container, but for spiritual things rather than natural things. In various uses a "house" can represent part of the mind, the whole mind, a whole person or even a church. The other nuance to the word "house" is that it is generally used in regards to our affections and desires rather than our thoughts and principles. This makes sense; we tend to engage our thoughts and rationality when we are out in the world doing our work, but when we are inside our houses we are driven most by love for our families and the desire to be good to those we love. So "house" tends to represent the things we want and care about -- which are ultimately the things that define us.

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6426. 'From there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel' means that from this springs all the goodness and truth which the spiritual kingdom possesses. This is clear from the meaning of 'the shepherd' as one who leads to the good of charity by means of the truth of faith, dealt with in 343, 3795, 6044 (here in the highest sense, since it has reference to the Lord, goodness and truth themselves are meant); from the meaning of 'the stone' as truth, dealt with in 1298, 3720, 3769, 3771, 3773, 3789, 3798; and from the representation of 'Israel' as the spiritual Church, dealt with in 3305, 4286, for 'Israel' is spiritual good or the good of truth, 4286, 4598, 5801, 5803, 5806, 5812, 5817, 5819, 5826, 5833. And since the good of truth is the essential element of the spiritual Church, 'Israel' means the spiritual Church, and in the highest sense the Lord's spiritual kingdom. From all this it is evident that 'from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel' means that from this springs all the goodness and truth which the Lord's spiritual kingdom possesses.

[2] The reason why in the highest sense 'the stone of Israel' means the Lord with respect to the truth that His spiritual kingdom possesses is that in general 'the stone' means the temple, and specifically the foundation on which it stands. 'The temple' in turn means the Lord's Divine Human, as is clear in John 2:19, 21, and so does its 'foundation' in Matthew 21:42, 44, and in Isaiah 28:16. This meaning of 'the stone' in the highest sense - the Lord in respect to Divine Truth which His spiritual kingdom possesses - is evident in David,

The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This has been done by Jehovah; it is marvellous in our eyes. Psalms 118:22-23.

'The stone' here is the Lord, as is made clear in Luke,

It is written, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. Whoever falls onto that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder. Luke 20:17-18.

These things are spoken by the Lord regarding Himself. In Isaiah,

He is your fear, and He is your dread; for He will be a sanctuary, though He will be a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over 1 for both houses of Israel. Many among them will trip, and fall, and be broken to pieces. Isaiah 8:13-15.

Here the Lord is referred to. In the same prophet,

The Lord Jehovih said, Behold I [am He who] will lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tested stone, a precious corner-stone, surely founded. He who believes will not be hasty. Isaiah 28:16.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah Zebaoth will visit His flock, the house of Judah, and will place them as His glorious horse 2 in battle. From Him comes the corner-stone, from Him the tent-peg, from Him the battle-bow. Zechariah 10:3-4.

[3] In Daniel,

You were watching, until a stone was cut out, not by means of hands, and it struck the statue on its feet, which were iron and clay, and smashed them to pieces. The stone that struck the statue became a great rock and filled the whole earth. The God of heaven will cause a kingdom to arise that will never be destroyed, and His kingdom will not be left to other people; it will crush and consume all those kingdoms, but will itself stand for ever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the rock, not by means of hands, and it smashed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold . . . Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45.

Here 'the stone' is used in the highest sense to mean the Lord, and in the relative sense to mean His spiritual kingdom. When it says that 'the stone was cut out of the rock' the meaning is that it came out of the truth of faith, for the truth of faith is meant in the Word by 'rock'. And because the truth of faith is meant by 'the stone' and 'the rock', the Lord's spiritual kingdom is also what is meant, since the truth of faith and good ensuing from this truth prevail in that kingdom. Something similar is also meant by 'the stone' on which Jacob slept and which he afterwards set up as a pillar, described as follows,

Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place and I did not know it. And he was afraid and said, How awesome is this place! This is nothing other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And in the morning Jacob rose up early, and took the stone which he had placed as his headrest, and placed it as a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He said, This stone which I have placed as a pillar will be God's house. Genesis 28:16-18, 22.

The fact that by 'the stone' the ancients understood the Lord in the highest sense and His spiritual kingdom in the relative sense is also plain to see in Joshua,

Joshua erected the stone under the oak which was in Jehovah's sanctuary. And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone will be a witness to us, for it has heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He spoke to us. And it shall be a witness against you, lest you deny your God. Joshua 24:26, 17.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, a stone of striking and a rock of stumbling

2. literally, the horse of His glory

  
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