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Genesis 19

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1 De to Engle kom nu til Sodoma ved Aftenstid. Lot sad i Sodomas Port, og da han fik Øje på dem, stod han op og gik dem i Møde, bøjede sig til Jorden

2 og sagde: "Kære Herrer, tag dog ind og overnat i eders Træls Hus og tvæt eders Fødder; i Morgen tidlig kan I drage videre!" Men de sagde: "Nej, vi vil overnatte på Gaden."

3 Da nødte han dem stærkt, og de tog ind i hans Hus; derpå tilberedte han dem et Måltid og bagte usyrede Kager, og de spiste.

4 Men endnu før de havde lagt sig, stimlede Byens Folk, Indbyggerne i Sodoma, sammen omkring Huset, både gamle og unge, alle uden Undtagelse,

5 og de råbte til Lot: "Hvor er de Mænd, der kom til dig i Nat kom herud med dem, for at vi kan stille vor Lyst på dem!"

6 Da gik Lot ud til dem i Porten, men Døren lukkede han efter sig.

7 Og han sagde: "Gør dog ikke noget ondt, mine Brødre!

8 Se, jeg har to Døtre, der ikke har kendt Mand; dem vil jeg bringe ud til eder, og med dem kan I gøre, hvad I lyster; men disse Mænd må I ikke gøre noget, siden de nu engang er kommet ind under mit Tags Skygge!"

9 Men de sagde: "Bort med dig! Her er den ene Mand kommet og bor som fremmed, og nu vil han spille Dommer! Kom, lad os handle værre med ham end med dem!" Og de trængte ind på Manden, på Lot, og nærmede sig Døren for at sprænge den.

10 Da rakte Mændene Hånden ud og trak Lot ind til sig og lukkede Døren;

11 men Mændene uden for Porten til Huset slog de med Blindhed, både store og små, så de forgæves søgte at finde Porten.

12 Derpå sagde Mændene til Lot: "Hvem der ellers hører dig til her, dine Svigersønner, dine Sønner og Døtre, alle, som hører dig til i Byen, må du føre bort fra dette Sted;

13 thi vi står i Begreb med at ødelægge Stedet her, fordi Skriget over dem er blevet så stort for HE EN, at HE EN har sendt os for at ødelægge dem."

14 Da gik Lot ud og sagde til sine Svigersønner, der skulde ægte hans Døtre: "Stå op, gå bort herfra, thi HE EN vil ødelægge Byen!" Men hans Svigersønner troede, at han drev Spøg med dem.

15 Da Morgenen så gryede, skyndede Englene på Lot og sagde: "Tag din Hustru og dine to Døtre, som bor hos dig, og drag bort, for at du ikke skal rives bort ved Byens Syndeslkyld!"

16 Og da han tøvede, greb Mændene ham,.hans Hustru og hans to Døtre ved Hånden, thi HE EN vilde skåne ham, og de førte ham bort og bragte ham i Sikkerhed uden for Byen.

17 Og idet de førte dem uden for Byen, sagde de: "Det gælder dit Liv! Se dig ikke tilbage og stands ikke nogensteds i Jordanegnen, men red dig op i Bjergene, for at du ikke skal omkomme!"

18 Men Lot sagde til dem: "Ak nej, Herre!

19 Din Træl har jo fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, og du har vist mig stor Godhed og frelst mit Liv; men jeg kan ikke nå op i Bjergene og undfly Ulykken; den indhenter mig så jeg mister Livet.

20 Se, den By der er nær nok til at jeg kan flygte derhen; den betyder jo ikke stort, lad mig redde mig derhen, den betyder jo ikke stort, og mit Liv er frelst!"

21 Da svarede han: "Også i det Stykke har jeg bønhørt dig; jeg vil ikke ødelægge den By, du nævner;

22 men red dig hurtigt derhen, thi jeg kan intet gøre, før du når derhen!" Derfor kaldte man Byen Zoar.

23 Da Solen steg op over Landet og Lot var nået til Zoar,

24 lod HE EN Svovl og Ild regne over Sodoma og Gomorra fra HE EN, fra Himmelen;

25 og han ødelagde disse Byer og hele Jordanegnen og alle Byernes Indbyggere og Landets Afgrøde.

26 Men hans Hustru, som gik efter ham, så sig tilbage og blev til en Saltstøtte.

27 Næste Morgen, da Abraham gik hen til det Sted, hvor han havde stået hos HE EN,

28 og vendte sit Blik mod Sodoma og Gomorra og hele Jordanegnen. så han øg stige til Vejrs fra Landet som øgen fra en Smelteovn.

29 Da Gud tilintetgjorde Jordanegnens Byer, kom han Abraham i Hu og førte Lot ud af Ødelæggelsen, som han lod komme over de Byer, Lot boede i.

30 Men Lot drog op fra Zoar og slog sig ned i Bjergene med sine Døtre, thi han turde ikke blive i Zoar; og han boede i en Hule med sine to Døtre.

31 Da sagde den ældste til den yngste: "Vor Fader er gammel, og der findes ingen Mænd her i Landet, som kunde komme til os på vanlig Vis.

32 Kom, lad os give vor Fader Vin at drikke og ligge hos ham for at få Afkom ved vor Fader!"

33 De gav ham da Vin at drikke samme Nat; og den ældste lagde sig hos sin Fader, og han sansede hverken, at hun lagde sig, eller at hun stod op.

34 Næste Dag sagde den ældste til den yngste: "Jeg lå i Går Nat hos min Fader; nu vil vi også give ham Vin at drikke i Nat, og gå du så ind og læg dig hos ham, for at vi kan få Afkom ved vor Fader!"

35 Så gav de atter den Nat deres Fader Vin at drikke, og den yngste lagde sig hos ham, og han sansede hverken, at hun lagde sig, eller at hun stod op.

36 Således blev begge Lots Døtre frugtsommelige ved deres Fader;

37 og den ældste fødte en Søn, som hun kaldte Moab; han er Moabs Stamfader den Dag i Dag.

38 Ligeså fødte den yngste en Søn, som hun kaldte Ben Ammi; han er Ammoniternes Stamfader den Dag i Dag.

   


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#142 To Give Sight and to Blind: The Purpose of Jesus' Life

Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose

Title: To Give Sight and to Blind (a purpose of the Lord's First Coming)

Topic: First Coming

Summary: We look at a puzzling statement Jesus made about why he came into this world. Giving sight is a great goal, but what did he mean that he came that those who see may be made blind (John 9:39)?

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
John 9:39, 5, 16, 21, 25, 38-39, 41
Genesis 19:11
Deuteronomy 28:28, 34, 67
2 Kings 6:17-18
Psalms 69:20-23; 146:8-9
Isaiah 6:9-10; 29:9; 43:8-11; 36:10
Zephaniah 1:17-18
Zechariah 12:4
Matthew 4:16; 15:10-14; 22:46; 23:16, 24, 26, 33, 37
John 3:3, 16, 18-21
Acts of the Apostles 9:9
1 John 5:20; 2:10-11

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Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 5/29/2013. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com

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8211. 'And so it was in the morning watch' means a state of thick darkness and perdition for those steeped in falsity arising from evil, and a state of enlightenment and salvation for those guided by truth springing from good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the morning watch' as a state of enlightenment and salvation, and in the contrary sense as a state of thick darkness and perdition. The reason why 'the morning watch' has this meaning is that states of faith and love in the next life are like the times of day in the world. That is to say, they are like morning, midday, evening, and night; and these therefore also correspond to those states, 2788, 5672, 5862, 6110. The states also change in almost the same ways. Whenever change takes place morning, and in particular twilight, is an end and a beginning; for night comes to an end and day begins. In that state to which morning corresponds the good begin to be enlightened in matters of faith and to grow warmer in aspects of charity. The opposite also takes place, for then the evil begin to be overshadowed by falsities and to be chilled by evils. Consequently morning for the latter is a state of thick darkness and perdition, but for the former a state of enlightenment and salvation.

[2] These states in heaven are what give rise to the states of light and heat on earth, and also the states of thick darkness and cold, which come round in turn each year and each day. Whatever arises in the natural world has its origin and cause in those things that arise in the spiritual world; for to be sure the whole natural order is nothing other than a theatre representative of the Lord's kingdom, 3483, 4939, 5173, 5962. And this is the reason for correspondences. Variations of light and shade on earth, also of heat and cold, are indeed attributable to the sun, that is to say, to its different heights in the sky each year and each day, and in different parts of the earth. Yet these causes, which are proximate ones and exist in the natural world, were created in accordance with those things that exist in the spiritual world. The latter are the prior efficient causes from which the former, their posterior causes, arise in the natural world. For nothing in a state of order can ever exist on a natural level if its cause and origin do not lead back to a spiritual level, that is, to the Divine operating through that level.

[3] Since 'the morning' means the beginning of enlightenment and salvation in respect of the good, and the beginning of thick darkness and perdition in respect of the evil, it therefore says here that in the morning watch Jehovah looked out onto the camp of the Egyptians and troubled it, and then that He took off the wheels of the chariots, and overturned them into the middle of the sea, while on the other hand He saved the children of Israel. All this now makes plain what is meant in the spiritual sense by the following texts in the Word: In Isaiah,

In the day you will cause your plant to grow, and in the morning your seed to flourish. Isaiah 17:11.

In the same prophet,

Around evening time, behold, terror! Before the morning, he is no more. Isaiah 17:14.

In the same prophet,

O Jehovah, be their arm every morning, also our salvation in the time of distress. Isaiah 33:2.

In Ezekiel,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih, An evil, a single evil; behold, it has come. An end has come, the end has come; the morning has come on you, O inhabitant of the land, a day of tumult is near. Ezekiel 7:5-7.

In Hosea,

Thus He did to you, O Bethel, 1 on account of your great wickedness; 2 in the morning the king of Israel will surely be cut off. Hosea 10:15

In David,

Cause me to hear Your mercy in the morning; deliver me from my enemies, O Jehovah. Psalms 143:8-9.

Also in Genesis 19:15 and following verses, stating that when dawn ascended the Lord saved Lot and rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah.

[4] Since 'morning' means a state of enlightenment and salvation of the good, and a state of thick darkness and perdition of the evil, 'morning' also means the time of the last judgement, when those governed by good are to be saved and those ruled by evil will perish. It consequently means the end of a former Church and the beginning of a new Church, which are meant by a last judgement in the Word, 900, 931, 1733, 1850, 2117-2133, 3353, 4057, 4535. This is the meaning of 'morning' in Daniel,

He said to me, Up to the evening [when it is becoming] morning two thousand three hundred times, and then the sanctuary will be made correct. Daniel 8:14.

And in Zephaniah,

Jehovah ... in the morning, in the morning He will bring His judgement to light; He will not fail. I will cut off nations, and their towers 3 will be devastated. Zephaniah 3:5-6.

Also in Isaiah,

One was calling to me from Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, Morning comes, and also the night. If you are inquiring, inquire, return, come. Isaiah 21:11-12.

In these places 'morning' stands for the Lord's Coming, and for enlightenment and salvation then, and so has reference to a new Church. 'Night' stands for the state of mankind and the Church then, that they are steeped in utter falsities arising from evil.

[5] The term 'the morning watch' is used because the night was divided into watches, the last of the night and the first of the day being the morning watch. The watchmen were on top of the walls, looking to see whether an enemy was coming and declaring what they saw by shouting it out. In the internal representative sense they are used to mean the Lord, and His keeping watch to mean constant presence and protection, 7989, as in David,

Your watchman will not slumber; behold, the watchman of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Jehovah is your watchman; Jehovah is your shade on your right hand. By day the sun will not strike you, nor the moon in the night. Jehovah will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul. Psalms 121:3-7.

'Watchmen' is used in addition to mean prophets and priests, consequently the Word, in Isaiah,

Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have placed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent, calling Jehovah to mind. Isaiah 62:6.

And in Jeremiah,

It is a day [when] the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim, Arise in order that we may go up to Zion, to Jehovah our God. Jeremiah 31:6.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Latin here possibly means Thus he [Shalmanezer] did to you, O Bethel or even Thus Bethel did to you.

2. literally, on account of the wickedness of your wickedness

3. literally, angles or corners

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.