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Exodus 14:20

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20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and was a cloud and darkness, and lit up the night; and the one did not come near the other all the night.

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“The eyes are the windows of the soul.” That's a sentiment with roots somewhere in murky antiquity, but one that has become hopelessly cliché because it is both poetic and obviously true. We feel that if we can look in someone's eyes, we can truly know what they are inside. And it's not just the eyes; really it is the face as a whole that conveys this. As Swedenborg puts it, the face is “man's spiritual world presented in his natural world” (Heaven and Hell, No. 91). Our faces reveal our interior thoughts and feelings in myriad ways, which is why psychologists, poker players and criminal investigators spend so much time studying them. It makes sense, then, that people's faces in the Bible represent their interiors, the thoughts, loves and desires they hold most deeply. We turn our faces to the ground to show humility when we bow in worship; we turn them to the mountains when seeking inspiration; we turn them toward our enemies when we are ready to battle temptation. When things are hard, we need to “face facts,” or accept them internally. When the topic is the Lord's face, it represents the Lord's interiors, which are perfect love and perfect mercy. And when people turn away from the Lord and refuse his love, it is described as the Lord “hiding his face.”

(Odkazy: Heaven and Hell 91)


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#125 The Inner Drama of Being a Good Person: Hannah's Story (1 Samuel 1)

Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose

Title: The Inner Drama of Being a Good Person

Topic: Word

Summary: Some say that we should push away all negativity, some see nothing but negativity in life. Who's right?

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

References:
Exodus 3:6; 14:10-11
1 Samuel 1:11; 21:10-end
2 Samuel 6:6; 22:1-end
Ezra 9:1-end
Ezra 10:1
Nehemiah 1:3; 2:1
Psalms 6:1-7; 38:1-10
Matthew 17:56; 26:38, 75
Mark 9:6
Luke 2:9; Luke 22:92, 43-44
John 16:33
Matthew 6:16-18
Isaiah 53:3-4

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Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 1/23/2013. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com