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Joshua 14

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1 Følgende er de Landstrækninger, Israeliterne fik til Arvelod i Kana'ans Land, som Præsten Eleazar og Josua, Nuns Søn, og Overhovederne for de israelitiske Stammers Fædrenehuse tildelte dem

2 ved Lodkastning som deres Ejendom i Overensstemmelse med det Påbud, HE EN havde givet Moses om de halvtiende Stammer.

3 Thi Moses havde givet de halvtredje Stammer Arvelod hinsides Jordan; men Leviterne gav han ikke Arvelod iblandt dem.

4 Josefs Efterkommere udgjorde nemlig to Stammer, Manasse og Efraim; og Leviterne fik ikke Del i Landet, men kun Byer at bo i tillige med de tilhørende Græsmarker til deres Hjorde og Kvæg.

5 Hvad HE EN havde pålagt Moses, gjorde Israeliterne, og de udskiftede Landet.

6 Da trådte Judæerne frem for Josua i Gilgal, og Kenizziten Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, sagde til ham: "Du ved, hvad det var, HE EN talede til den Guds Mand Moses i Kadesj Barnea om mig og dig.

7 Fyrretyve År gammel var jeg, dengang HE ENs Tjener Moses udsendte mig fra Kadesj Barnea for at udspejde Landet; og jeg aflagde ham Beretning efter bedste Overbevisning.

8 Men mine Brødre, som var draget med mig, gjorde Folket modløst, medens jeg viste HE EN min Gud fuld Lydighed.

9 Og Moses svor den Dag: Sandelig, det Land, din Fod har betrådt, skal være din og dine Efterkommeres Arvelod til evig Tid, fordi du har vist HE EN min Gud fuld Lydighed!

10 Og se, nu har HE EN opfyldt sit Ord og holdt mig i Live fem og fyrretyve År, siden dengang HE EN talede dette Ord til Moses, al den Tid Israel vandrede i Ørkenen, og se, jeg er nu fem og firsindstyve År.

11 Endnu den Dag i Dag er jeg rask og rørig som på hin Dag, da Moses udsendte mig; nu som da er min Kraft den samme til Kamp og til at færdes omkring.

12 Så giv mig da dette Bjergland, som HE EN dengang talede om; du hørte det jo selv. Thi der bor Anakiter der, og der er store, befæstede Byer; måske vil HE EN være med mig, så jeg kan drive dem bort, som HE EN har sagt!"

13 Da velsignede Josua ham, og han gav Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, Hebron til Arvelod.

14 Derfor tilfaldt Hebron Kenizziten Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn,, som Arvelod, og den hører ham til den Dag i Dag, fordi han viste HE EN, Israels Gud, fuld Lydighed.

15 Men Hebron hed forhen Arbas By; han var den største Mand blandt Anakiterne. Og Landet fik o efter krigen.

   


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Arcana Coelestia # 3995

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3995. 'And the spotted and speckled among the she-goats' means that after this all the good of truth that has falsity and evil mingled within it will be 'Jacob's'. This is clear from the meaning of 'spotted' as falsity, and from the meaning of 'speckled' as evil, dealt with just above in 3993, and from the meaning of 'she-goats' as the good of truth, or the charity of faith, dealt with in 3519. The fact that all of this will be 'Jacob's' is also meant by the statement which follows, 'And that will be my wages'.

[2] What is meant by the good of truth, or the charity of faith, will be discussed briefly. While a person is being regenerated it seems as though the truth of faith takes precedence and as though the good of charity is secondary; but once he has been regenerated it is quite plain that the good of charity takes precedence, and that the truth of faith is secondary. For what is seen before regeneration is the appearance but what is seen after it is the reality of the situation, see 3539, 3548, 3556, 3563, 3570, 3576, 3603, 3616, 3701. For while a person is being regenerated he does what is good from the truth he has learned, it being from truth that he learns what good is. Yet it is the good present inwardly that performs what is good because good is flowing in from the Lord by an internal route, that is, by way of the soul, while truth flows in by an external route, that is, by way of the senses, which is that of the body. Truth which enters by the external route is adopted by the good present inwardly and is joined to it, an activity which continues until that person has been regenerated. Then a reversal takes place and truth is done from good. This shows what is meant by the good of truth and by the truth of good. It also explains why so many at the present day speak of the good deeds of charity as the fruits of faith, for these are what those deeds are seen to be when regeneration first begins. These people base such a conclusion on the appearance and know nothing else, for those who are being regenerated are few and none can have a knowledge of this matter except one who has been regenerated, that is, who has an affection for good, which is charity. It is from an affection for good, or charity, that it can be seen clearly, and also perceived, by him. People however who are not regenerate do not even know what the affection for good is, that is, what charity is, but reason about it as something foreign or extraneous to themselves. As a consequence they call charity the fruit of faith, when in fact faith is a product of charity. However, it does not matter very much whether simple people know which is prior and which is posterior, provided they are leading charitable lives, for charity is the life of faith.

[3] By the expression 'member of the flock' here is meant not only lambs but also sheep, kids, she-goats, rams, and he-goats, though only lambs and she-goats are actually mentioned. These alone are mentioned because 'lambs' means innocence, and 'she-goats' the charity of faith, these being the subject at this point in the internal sense. This too is why in the original language 'spotted' is expressed by a word which also means lambs, as in Isaiah 40:10-11, while 'speckled' is expressed by a word which also means a sheep breeder, as in 2 Kings 3:4; Amos 1:1.

  
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