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Leviticus 19

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1 Verder sprak de HEERE tot Mozes, zeggende:

2 Spreek tot de ganse vergadering der kinderen Israels, en zeg tot hen: Gij zult heilig zijn, want Ik, de HEERE, uw God, ben heilig!

3 Want ieder zal zijn moeder en zijn vader vrezen, en Mijn sabbatten houden; Ik ben de HEERE, uw God!

4 Gij zult u tot de afgoden niet keren, en u geen gegoten goden maken; Ik ben de HEERE, uw God!

5 En wanneer gij een dankoffer den HEERE offeren zult, naar uw welgevallen zult gij dat offeren.

6 Op den dag van uw offeren, en des anderen daags, zal het gegeten worden; maar wat tot op den derden dag overblijft zal met vuur verbrand worden.

7 En zo het op den derden dag enigzins gegeten wordt, het is een afgrijselijk ding, het zal niet aangenaam zijn.

8 En zo wie dat eet, zal zijn ongerechtigheid dragen, omdat hij het heilige des HEEREN ontheiligd heeft; daarom zal dezelve ziel, uit haar volken uitgeroeid worden.

9 Als gij ook den oogst uws lands inoogsten zult, gij zult den hoek uws velds niet ganselijk afoogsten, en dat van uw oogst op te zamelen is, niet opzamelen.

10 Insgelijks zult gij uw wijngaard niet nalezen, en de afgevallen bezien van uw wijngaard niet opzamelen; den arme en den vreemdeling zult gij die overlaten; Ik ben de HEERE, uw God!

11 Gij zult niet stelen, en gij zult niet liegen, noch valselijk handelen, een iegelijk tegen zijn naaste.

12 Gij zult niet valselijk bij Mijn Naam zweren; want gij zoudt den Naam uws Gods ontheiligen; Ik ben de HEERE.

13 Gij zult uw naaste niet bedriegelijk verdrukken, noch beroven; des dagloners arbeidsloon zal bij u niet vernachten tot aan den morgen.

14 Gij zult den dove niet vloeken, en voor het aangezicht des blinden geen aanstoot zetten; maar gij zult voor uw God vrezen; Ik ben de HEERE!

15 Gij zult geen onrecht doen in het gericht; gij zult het aangezicht des geringen niet aannemen, noch het aangezicht des groten voortrekken; in gerechtigheid zult gij uw naaste richten.

16 Gij zult niet wandelen als een achterklapper onder uw volken; gij zult niet staan tegen het bloed van uw naaste; Ik ben de HEERE!

17 Gij zult uw broeder in uw hart niet haten; gij zult uw naaste naarstiglijk berispen, en zult de zonde in hem niet verdragen.

18 Gij zult niet wreken, noch toorn behouden tegen de kinderen uws volks; maar gij zult uw naaste liefhebben als uzelven; Ik ben de HEERE!

19 Gij zult Mijn inzettingen houden; gij zult geen tweeerlei aard uwer beesten laten samen te doen hebben; uwen akker zult gij niet met tweeerlei zaad bezaaien, en een kleed van tweeerlei stof, dooreen vermengd, zal aan u niet komen.

20 En wanneer een man, door bijligging des zaads, bij een vrouw zal gelegen hebben, die een dienstmaagd is, bij den man versmaad, en geenszins gelost is, en haar geen vrijheid is gegeven; die zullen gegeseld worden; zij zullen niet gedood worden; want zij was niet vrij gemaakt.

21 En hij zal zijn schuldoffer den HEERE aan de deur van de tent der samenkomst brengen, een ram ten schuldoffer.

22 En de priester zal met den ram des schuldoffers, voor hem over zijn zonde, die hij gezondigd heeft, voor het aangezicht des HEEREN verzoening doen; en hem zal vergeving geschieden van zijn zonde, die hij gezondigd heeft.

23 Als gij ook in dat land gekomen zult zijn, en alle geboomte ter spijze geplant zult hebben, zo zult gij de voorhuid daarvan, deszelfs vrucht, besnijden; drie jaren zal het u onbesneden zijn, daarvan zal niet gegeten worden.

24 Maar in het vierde jaar zal al zijn vrucht een heilig ding zijn, ter lofzegging voor den HEERE.

25 En in het vijfde jaar zult gij deszelfs vrucht eten, om het inkomen daarvan voor u te vermeerderen; Ik ben de HEERE, uw God!

26 Gij zult niets met het bloed eten. Gij zult op geen vogelgeschrei acht geven, noch guichelarij plegen.

27 Gij zult de hoeken uws hoofds niet rond afscheren; ook zult gij de hoeken uws baards niet verderven.

28 Gij zult om een dood lichaam geen snijding in uw vlees maken, noch schrift van een ingedrukt teken in u maken; Ik ben de HEERE!

29 Gij zult uw dochter niet ontheiligen, haar ter hoererij houdende; opdat het land niet hoerere, en het land met schandelijke daden vervuld worde.

30 Gij zult Mijn sabbatten houden, en Mijn heiligdom zult gij vrezen; Ik ben de HEERE!

31 Gij zult u niet keren tot de waarzeggers, en tot de duivelskunstenaars; zoekt hen niet, u met hen verontreinigende; Ik ben de HEERE, uw God!

32 Voor het grauwe haar zult gij opstaan, en zult het aangezicht des ouden vereren; en gij zult vrezen voor uw God; Ik ben de HEERE!

33 En wanneer een vreemdeling bij u in uw land als vreemdeling verkeren zal, gij zult hem niet verdrukken.

34 De vreemdeling, die als vreemdeling bij u verkeert, zal onder u zijn als een inboorling van ulieden; gij zult hem liefhebben als uzelven; want gij zijt vreemdeling geweest in Egypteland; Ik ben de HEERE, uw God!

35 Gij zult geen onrecht doen in het gericht, met de el, met het gewicht, of met de maat.

36 Gij zult een rechte wage hebben, rechte weegstenen, een rechte efa, en een rechte hin; Ik ben de HEERE, uw God, Die u uit Egypteland uitgevoerd heb!

37 Daarom zult gij al Mijn inzettingen en al Mijn rechten onderhouden, en zult ze doen; Ik ben de HEERE!

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 919

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919. Verse 19. And the angel cast his sickle into the earth and gathered the vineyard of the earth, signifies that this was done. This is evident from what has been just said in the preceding article. That a "vineyard" signifies the spiritual church is evident from the passages in the Word where "vineyard" is mentioned (as in Isaiah 1:8, 3:14; 5:1-10; 16:10; 36:17; 37:30; 65:21; Jeremiah 12:10; 32:15; 35:7, 9; 39:10; Ezekiel 28:26; Hosea 2:15; Amos 4:9; 5:11, 17; 9:14; Micah 1:6; Zephaniah 1:13; 1 Samuel 8:14, 15; Psalms 107:37; Matthew 20:1-8; 21:28, 38-41; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 13:6, 7; 20:9-16).

And concerning a "vine" see John 15:1-12; as well as in the historical parts of the Word.

From these passages it is clearly evident that a "vineyard" means the church (See also above, n. 376, 403, 638, 918, where many passages in which "vineyard" occurs are explained). From the signification of "vineyard" it can be seen that "to gather the vintage" signifies to collect for uses those things that will be serviceable to the understanding, and which will give intelligence and wisdom; and in the contrary sense it signifies to lay waste the church as to spiritual good, and thus as to the affection of truth and the understanding of truth. In this contrary sense "vintage" and "to gather the vintage" are used in the sense that there are no longer any clusters or grapes remaining; and this signifies in the spiritual sense that all spiritual good, and thus all truth that is truth in itself, is destroyed; and this is especially effected in the church by falsifications of the Word, likewise when evil of life corrupts all good, and falsity of doctrine perverts all truth; this is described also by "spoilers" and by "thieves."

[2] That "gathering the vintage" signifies, for this reason, laying waste, can be seen from the following passages. In Isaiah:

A cry over the wine in the streets; every joy shall be mixed; the gladness of the earth shall be banished. The remnant in the city is a waste, and the gate shall be beaten down even to devastation. For so shall it be in the midst of the land as the beating of an olive-tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is finished (Isaiah 24:11-13).

This describes the mourning over the devastation of the church as to celestial good and as to spiritual good, which in its essence is truth from celestial good. This devastation is compared to "the beating of an olive-tree," and to "the gleanings when the vintage is finished." (But this may be seen explained above, n. 313, 638).

[3] In the same:

Ye confident daughters, perceive My word in your ears; year 1 upon year shall ye be troubled, ye confident ones, for the vintage is finished, the ingathering shall not come (Isaiah 32:9, 10).

"Confident daughters" signify those in the church who love falsities more than truths. That with such, truths are gradually diminished in every state, is signified by "year 1 upon year shall ye be troubled." The devastation of all truth until there is nothing left is signified by "the vintage is finished, and the ingathering shall not come."

[4] In Jeremiah:

Upon thy fruits of autumn and upon thy vintage hath the spoiler fallen, therefore gladness and joy are gathered out of Carmel (Jeremiah 48:32, 33).

"Fruits of autumn" signify the goods of the church; "the vintage" signifies its truths; for "bread," which is here meant by the "fruits of autumn," signifies the good of the church, and "wine," which is from the vintage, signifies its truth. "The spoiler" who fell upon them signifies evil and falsity therefrom. That the delight of spiritual and celestial love, which is the very joy of the heart, will perish, is signified by "gladness and joy shall be gathered out of Carmel."

[5] In Micah:

Woe is me, I am become as the gatherings of the summer, as the gleanings of the vintage; there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first ripe fruit (Micah 7:1).

"As the gleanings of the vintage, there is no cluster to eat," signifies such devastation of the church that there is no longer any good or truth. (The rest may be seen explained in the preceding article.) In Jeremiah:

If the grape-gatherers came to thee they would leave no gleanings; if thieves in the night they would destroy sufficiency (Jeremiah 49:9).

In Obadiah:

If thieves came to thee, if destroyers by night, how wouldst thou be cut off? Would they not steal till they had enough? If the grape-gatherers came to thee would they leave any clusters? (Obadiah 1:5).

"Grape-gatherers" signify falsities, and "thieves" evils, which lay waste the truths and goods of the church; but "destroyers" signify both falsities and evils; that "they would leave no clusters" signifies that there are no goods because there are no truths. But "to gather the vintage" signifies to gather for uses such things especially as will be serviceable to the understanding, see in Jeremiah 6:9; Leviticus 19:10, 26:5; Deuteronomy 20:6, 7, 24:21.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Hebrew has "days upon a year," Schmidius has "year upon year."

  
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Heaven and Hell # 270

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270. The wisdom of the angels of the third or inmost heaven shall now be described, and also how far it surpasses the wisdom of the angels of the first or outmost heaven. The wisdom of the angels of the third or inmost heaven is incomprehensible even to those who are in the outmost heaven, for the reason that the interiors of the angels of the third heaven have been opened to the third degree, while the interiors of angels of the first heaven have been opened only to the first degree; and all wisdom increases towards interiors and is perfected as these are opened (208, 267).

[2] Because the interiors of the angels of the third or inmost heaven have been opened to the third degree, Divine truths are as it were inscribed on them; for the interiors of the third degree are more in the form of heaven than the interiors of the second and first degrees, and the form of heaven is from the Divine truth, thus in accord with the Divine wisdom, and this is why the truth is as it were inscribed on these angels, or are as it were instinctive or inborn in them. Therefore as soon as these angels hear genuine Divine truths they instantly acknowledge and perceive them, and afterwards see them as it were inwardly in themselves. As the angels of that heaven are such they never reason about Divine truths, still less do they dispute about any truth whether it is so or not; nor do they know what it is to believe or to have faith. They say, "What is faith? for I perceive and see that a thing is so." This they illustrate by comparisons; for example, that it would be as when any one with a companion, seeing a house and the various things in it and around it, should say to his companion that he ought to believe that these things exist, and that they are such as he sees them to be; or seeing a garden and trees and fruit in it, should say to his companion that he ought to have faith that there is a garden and trees and fruits, when yet he is seeing them clearly with his eyes. For this reason these angels never mention faith, and have no idea what it is; neither do they reason about Divine truths, still less do they dispute about any truth whether it is so or not. 1

[3] But the angels of the first or outmost heaven do not have Divine truths thus inscribed on their interiors, because with them only the first degree of life is opened; therefore they reason about truths, and those who reason see almost nothing beyond the fact of the matter about which they are reasoning, or go no farther beyond the subject than to confirm it by certain considerations, and having confirmed it they say that it must be a matter of faith and must be believed.

[4] I have talked with angels about this, and they said that the difference between the wisdom of the angels of the third heaven and the wisdom of the angels of the first heaven is like that between what is clear and what is obscure; and the former they compared to a magnificent palace full of all things for use, surrounded on all sides by parks, with magnificent things of many kinds round about them; and as these angels are in the truths of wisdom they can enter into the palace and behold all things, and wander about in the parks in every direction and delight in it all. But it is not so with those who reason about truths, especially with those who dispute about them, as such do not see truths from the light of truth, but accept truths either from others or from the sense of the letter of the Word, which they do not interiorly understand, declaring that truths must be believed, or that one must have faith, and are not willing to have any interior sight admitted into these things. The angels said that such are unable to reach the first threshold of the palace of wisdom, still less to enter into it and wander about in its grounds, for they stop at the first step. It is not so with those that are in truths themselves; nothing impedes these from going on and progressing without limit, for the truths they see lead them wherever they go, and into wide fields, for every truth has infinite extension and is in conjunction with manifold others.

[5] They said still further that the wisdom of the angels of the inmost heaven consists principally in this, that they see Divine and heavenly things in every single object, and wonderful things in a series of many objects; for everything that appears before their eyes is a correspondent; as when they see palaces and gardens their view does not dwell upon the things that are before their eyes, but they see the interior things from which they spring, that is, to which they correspond, and this with all variety in accordance with the aspect of the objects; thus they see innumerable things at the same time in their order and connection; and this so fills their minds with delight that they seem to be carried away from themselves. That all things that are seen in the heavens correspond to the Divine things that are in the angels from the Lord may be seen above (170-176).

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. [Swedenborg's footnote] The celestial angels know innumerable things, and are immeasurably wiser than the spiritual angels (2718. The celestial angels do not think and talk from faith, as the spiritual angels do, for they have from the Lord a perception of all things that constitute faith (202, 597, 607, 784, 1121, 1384, 1442, 1898, 1919, 7680, 7877, 8780, 9277, 10336).

In regard to the truths of faith they say only "Yea, yea, or Nay, nay," while the spiritual angels reason about whether a thing is true (2715, 3246, 4448, 9166, 10786, where the Lord's words, "Let your discourse be Yea, yea, Nay nay" (in Matthew 5:37), are explained).

  
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