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1 Josuo maljunigxis, atingis profundan agxon, kaj la Eternulo diris al li:Vi maljunigxis, atingis profundan agxon, kaj da tero restas ankoraux tre multe por ekposedi.

2 Jen estas la tero, kiu restas:cxiuj regionoj de la Filisxtoj, kaj la tuta lando de la Gesxuridoj;

3 komencante de SXihxor, kiu estas antaux Egiptujo, gxis la limoj de Ekron norde, kiu estas alkalkulata al la lando de la Kanaanidoj; kvin regantoj Filisxtaj:de Gaza, kaj de Asxdod, de Asxkelon, de Gat, kaj de Ekron;

4 kaj la Avidoj sude; la tuta lando de la Kanaanidoj, kaj Meara de la Cidonanoj, gxis Afek, gxis la limoj de la Amoridoj;

5 kaj la lando de la Gebalanoj, kaj la tuta Lebanon oriente de Baal-Gad, sub la monto HXermon, gxis HXamat;

6 cxiuj logxantoj de la montoj, de Lebanon gxis Misrefot-Maim, cxiuj Cidonanoj. Mi forpelos ilin de antaux la Izraelidoj; dividu cxion kiel partojn heredajn por Izrael, kiel Mi ordonis al vi.

7 Kaj nun dividu cxi tiun landon en heredajn partojn por la naux triboj kaj por la duontribo de Manase.

8 Kun cxi tiu tribo la Rubenidoj kaj la Gadidoj prenis sian heredan parton, kiun donis al ili Moseo transe de Jordan oriente, kiel donis al ili Moseo, servanto de la Eternulo;

9 de Aroer, kiu estas sur la bordo de la torento Arnon, kaj la urbon, kiu estas meze de la valo, kaj la tutan ebenajxon Medba gxis Dibon;

10 kaj cxiujn urbojn de Sihxon, regxo de la Amoridoj, kiu regis en HXesxbon, gxis la limo de la Amonidoj;

11 kaj Gileadon, kaj la regionon de la Gesxuridoj kaj Maahxatidoj, kaj la tutan monton HXermon, kaj la tutan Basxanon gxis Salhxa;

12 la tutan regnon de Og en Basxan, kiu regis en Asxtarot kaj Edrei. Li restis el la Rafaidoj. Kaj Moseo venkobatis ilin, kaj forpelis ilin.

13 Sed la Izraelidoj ne forpelis la Gesxuridojn kaj la Maahxatidojn; kaj la Gesxuridoj kaj Maahatidoj restis inter la Izraelidoj gxis nun.

14 Nur al la tribo de Levi li ne donis heredan parton; la fajroferoj de la Eternulo, Dio de Izrael, estas ilia hereda parto, kiel Li diris al li.

15 Kaj Moseo donis al la tribo de la Rubenidoj laux iliaj familioj.

16 Kaj ilia regiono estis de Aroer, kiu estas sur la bordo de la torento Arnon, kaj la urbo, kiu estas meze de la valo, kaj la tuta ebenajxo gxis Medba,

17 HXesxbon, kaj cxiuj gxiaj urboj, kiuj estas sur la ebenajxo, Dibon kaj Bamot-Baal kaj Bet-Baal-Meon

18 kaj Jahac kaj Kedemot kaj Mefaat

19 kaj Kirjataim kaj Sibma kaj Ceret-SXahxar sur la monto Emek

20 kaj Bet-Peor kaj la deklivoj de Pisga kaj Bet-Jesximot,

21 kaj cxiuj urboj de la ebenajxo, kaj la tuta regno de Sihxon, regxo de la Amoridoj, kiu regis en HXesxbon, kaj kiun mortigis Moseo, kiel ankaux la Midjanajn princojn Evi kaj Rekem kaj Cur kaj HXur kaj Reba, princojn de Sihxon, kiuj logxis en la lando.

22 Kaj Bileamon, filon de Beor, la sorcxiston, mortigis la Izraelidoj per glavo kune kun la aliaj mortigitoj.

23 Kaj limo de la Rubenidoj estis Jordan kaj gxia regiono. Tio estas la posedajxo de la Rubenidoj laux iliaj familioj, la urboj kaj iliaj vilagxoj.

24 Kaj Moseo donis al la tribo de Gad, al la Gadidoj, laux iliaj familioj.

25 Kaj ilia regiono estis Jazer, kaj cxiuj urboj de Gilead, kaj duono de la lando de la Amonidoj, gxis Aroer, kiu estas antaux Raba;

26 kaj de HXesxbon gxis Ramat-Micpe, kaj Betonim; kaj de Mahxanaim gxis la limo de Debir;

27 kaj en la valo, Bet-Haram kaj Bet-Nimra kaj Sukot kaj Cafon, la restajxo de la regno de Sihxon, regxo de HXesxbon; limo estis Jordan gxis la fino de la maro Kineret, transe de Jordan, oriente.

28 Tio estas la posedajxo de la Gadidoj laux iliaj familioj, la urboj kaj iliaj vilagxoj.

29 Kaj Moseo donis al la duontribo de Manase; kaj tio estis por la duontribo de Manase laux iliaj familioj.

30 Kaj ilia regiono estis:de Mahxanaim la tuta Basxan, la tuta regno de Og, regxo de Basxan, kaj cxiuj Vilagxoj de Jair, kiuj estas en Basxan, sesdek urboj;

31 kaj duono de Gilead, kaj Asxtarot kaj Edrei, urboj de la regno de Og en Basxan, estis donitaj al la idoj de Mahxir, filo de Manase, al duono de la idoj de Mahxir laux iliaj familioj.

32 Tio estas, kion Moseo disdividis sur la stepoj de Moab, transe de Jordan, antaux Jerihxo, oriente.

33 Sed al la tribo de Levi Moseo ne donis posedajxon:la Eternulo, Dio de Izrael, estas ilia hereda parto, kiel Li diris al ili.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 140

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140. That thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, signifies those who have been illustrated in respect to the understanding, and who teach truths, and yet love to destroy by craft those who are of the church. This is evident from the historicals of the Word respecting Balaam and Balak, understood in the spiritual sense; and these must first be told. Balaam was a soothsayer from Pethor of Mesopotamia, and was therefore called by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the Israelitish people; but this Jehovah prevented, and granted him to speak prophetically, yet he afterwards counseled with Balak how to destroy that people by craft, by leading them away from the worship of Jehovah to the worship of Baal-peor. Here, therefore, by "Balaam" those are meant who have been illuminated in respect to the understanding, and who teach truths, and yet love to destroy by craft those who are of the church. That Balaam was a soothsayer is evident from these words in Moses:

The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went to Balaam with the rewards of enchantment in their hand (Numbers 22:7).

When Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not as in former times to meet with divinations (Numbers 24:1).

And in Joshua:

Balaam also, the son of Beor, the diviner, did the sons of Israel slay with the sword upon their slain (Joshua 13:22).

That he was called by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the people of Israel, see Numbers 22:5, 6, 16, 17; Deuteronomy 23:3, 4; but that Jehovah prevented this, and granted him to speak prophetically, Numbers 22:9, 10, 12, 20; 23:5, 16; the prophecies which he uttered may be seen Numbers 23:7-15, 18-24; 24:5-9, 16-19, 20-24; all which things are truths, because it is said that:

Jehovah put a word into his mouth (Numbers 23:5, 6, 12, 16).

[2] That afterwards he counseled with Balak to destroy the people of Israel by craft, by leading them away from the worship of Jehovah to the worship of Baal-peor, is evident from these words in Moses:

In Shittim the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat and bowed down to their gods. Especially did Israel join himself unto Baal-peor. Therefore there were killed of Israel twenty and four thousand (Numbers 25:1-3, 25:9, 25:18).

They slew Balaam amongst the Midianites; and the sons of Israel led captive all the women of the Midianites; which was of the counsel of Balaam, to deliver them to prevarication against Jehovah, in the matter of Peor (Numbers 31:8-9, 31:16).

That by "Balaam" those are meant who have been illustrated in respect to the understanding, and who teach truths, follows from what has now been shown, for he spoke prophetically truths about Israel, and also about the Lord; that he spoke truths about the Lord also may be seen in his prophecy (Numbers 24:17). To speak prophetically about Israel is to speak not about the Israelitish people, but about the church of the Lord, which is signified by "Israel." The illustration of his understanding he himself describes in these words:

The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, the saying of the man whose eyes are opened, the saying of him who heareth the words of God, who falls prostrate, and has his eyes uncovered (Numbers 24:3-4, 24:15-18).

"To have the eyes opened," or "to have them uncovered," is to be illustrated in respect to the understanding, for "eyes" in the Word signify the understanding (as may be seen in Arcana Coelestia 2701, 4410-4421, 4523-4534, 9051, 10569).

[3] That "Balaam" also means those who love to destroy by craft those who are of the church is evident also from what has been shown above; moreover, when he rode upon the ass, he continually thought upon the use of enchantments for destroying the sons of Israel; and when he was not able to do this by curses, he counseled Balak to destroy them by calling them to the sacrifices of his gods, and by their committing whoredom with the daughters of Moab. By the "sons of Israel," whom he wished to destroy, is signified the church, because the church was instituted among them (See Arcana Coelestia 6426, 8805, 9340).

[4] The arcanum respecting the she-ass on which Balaam rode, which turned aside three times out of the way from the angel seen with a drawn sword, and its speaking to Balaam, I will here briefly explain. When Balaam rode upon the ass he continually meditated enchantments against the sons of Israel; the riches with which he should be honored were in his mind, as is evident from what is said of him:

He went not as in former times to meet with divinations (Numbers 24:1).

In heart, he was also a soothsayer, therefore when left to himself, he thought of nothing else. By the "she-ass" upon which he rides is signified, in the spiritual sense of the Word, the intellectual illustrated; consequently to ride on a she-ass or a mule was the distinction of a chief judge or a king (See above, n. 31; and in Arcana Coelestia 2781, 5741, 9212). The angel with the drawn sword signifies Divine truth illustrating and combating against falsity (See above, n. 131). Therefore that "the ass turned aside three times out of the way" signifies that the understanding when illustrated did not agree with the thought of the soothsayer; this also is meant by what the angel said to Balaam:

Behold, I went forth to withstand thee, because thy way is evil before me (Numbers 22:32).

By "way," in the spiritual sense of the Word, is signified that which a man thinks from intention (See in the work on Heaven and Hell 479, 534, 590; and in the small work on The Last Judgment 48). That he was withheld from the thought and intention of using enchantments by the fear of death is manifest from what the angel said to him:

Unless the ass had turned aside before me, surely now I had even slain thee (Numbers 22:33).

[5] It sounded to Balaam as if the ass spoke to him, yet she did not speak, but the speech was heard as if from her. That such was the case has often been shown me by living experience; it has been granted me to hear horses seemingly speaking, when yet the speech was not from them, but was seemingly from them. This actually occurred in Balaam's case, that the story might be so related in the Word for the sake of the internal sense in every particular of it. That sense describes how the Lord protects those who are in truths and goods, that they may not be harmed by those who speak from seeming illustration, and yet have the disposition and intention to lead astray. He who believes that Balaam could harm the sons of Israel by enchantments is much deceived; for enchantments could have availed nothing against them; this Balaam himself confessed when he said:

Divination avails not against Jacob, nor enchantments against Israel (Numbers 23:23).

Balaam could lead that people astray by craft, because that people were such in heart; with the mouth only they worshiped Jehovah, but in heart they worshiped Baal-peor, and because they were such this was permitted.

[6] It is to be noted, moreover, that a man can be in illustration in respect to the understanding, and yet in evil in respect to the will; for the intellectual faculty is separated from the voluntary with all who are not regenerated, and only with those who are regenerated do they act as one; for it is the office of the understanding to know, to think, and to speak truths, but of the will to will the things that are understood, and from the will, or from the love, to do them. The divorcement of the two is clearly manifest with evil spirits; when these turn themselves towards good spirits, they, too, understand truths, and also acknowledge them, almost as if they were illustrated; but as soon as they turn themselves away from good spirits, they return to the love of their will and see nothing of truth, and even deny the things they have heard (See in the work on Heaven and Hell 153, 424, 455).

[7] To be able to have the understanding illustrated is granted to man, for the sake of reformation; for in man's will every evil resides, both that into which he is born and that into which he introduces himself; and the will cannot be corrected unless man knows, and by the understanding acknowledges, truths and goods, and also falsities and evils; in no other way can he turn away from the latter and love the former. (More may be seen on the will and the understanding in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 28-35.)

  
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