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Genesis 9

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1 Ja Jumal õnnistas Noad ja tema poegi ning ütles neile: 'Olge viljakad, teid saagu palju ja täitke maa!

2 Teid peavad kartma ja pelgama kõik maa loomad ja kõik taeva linnud, kõik, kes maa peal liiguvad, ja kõik mere kalad; need on teie kätte antud.

3 Kõik, mis liigub ja elab, olgu teile roaks; kõik selle annan ma teile nagu halja rohugi.

4 Kummatigi ei tohi te liha süüa ta hingega, see on: ta verega!

5 Tõepoolest, teie eneste verd ma nõuan taga: ma nõuan seda kõigilt loomadelt, ja ma nõuan inimestelt vastastikku inimese hinge!

6 Kes valab inimese vere, selle vere valab inimene, sest inimene on tehtud Jumala näo järgi!

7 Ja teie olge viljakad, teid saagu palju, siginege maa peal ja paljunege seal!'

8 Ja Jumal rääkis Noa ja tema poegadega, kes ta juures olid, ning ütles:

9 'Mina, vaata, teen lepingu teiega ja teie järglastega pärast teid,

10 ja iga elava hingega, kes teie juures on: lindudega, kariloomadega ja kõigi metsloomadega, kes teie juures on, kõigiga, kes laevast välja tulid, kõigi maa loomadega.

11 Ma teen teiega lepingu, et enam ei hävitata kõike liha uputusveega ja veeuputus ei tule enam maad rikkuma.'

12 Ja Jumal ütles: 'Lepingu tähis, mille ma teen enese ja teie ja iga teie juures oleva elava hinge vahel igavesteks põlvedeks, on see:

13 ma panen pilvedesse oma vikerkaare ja see on lepingu tähiseks minu ja maa vahel.

14 Kui ma kogun maa kohale pilvi ja pilvedes nähakse vikerkaart,

15 siis ma mõtlen oma lepingule, mis on minu ja teie ja iga elava hinge vahel kõiges lihas, ja vesi ei saa enam kõike liha hävitavaks uputuseks.

16 Kui pilvedes on vikerkaar, siis ma vaatan seda ja mõtlen igavesele lepingule Jumala ja iga elava hinge vahel maa peal olevas kõiges lihas.'

17 Ja Jumal ütles Noale: 'See on selle lepingu tähis, mille ma olen teinud enese ja kõige liha vahel, mis maa peal on.'

18 Ja Noa pojad, kes laevast välja tulid, olid Seem, Haam ja Jaafet; ja Haam oli Kaanani isa.

19 Need kolm olid Noa pojad ja neist rahvastus kogu maa.

20 Noa hakkas põllumeheks ja istutas viinamäe.

21 Ta jõi veini, jäi joobnuks ja ajas oma telgis enese paljaks.

22 Aga Haam, Kaanani isa, nägi oma isa paljast ihu ja rääkis sellest oma kahele vennale õues.

23 Siis Seem ja Jaafet võtsid vaiba ja panid enestele õlgadele, läksid tagurpidi ja katsid kinni oma isa palja ihu; nende näod olid ära pööratud, nõnda et nad oma isa paljast ihu ei näinud.

24 Kui Noa ärkas oma veiniuimast ja sai teada, mis ta noorem poeg oli teinud,

25 siis ta ütles: 'Neetud olgu Kaanan, saagu ta oma vendadele sulaste sulaseks!'

26 Ta ütles veel: 'Kiidetud olgu Issand, Seemi Jumal, ja Kaanan olgu tema sulane!

27 Jumal andku avarust Jaafetile, ta elagu Seemi telkides ja Kaanan olgu tema sulane!'

28 Ja Noa elas pärast veeuputust kolmsada viiskümmend aastat.

29 Ja kõiki Noa elupäevi oli üheksasada viiskümmend aastat; siis ta suri.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 1097

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1097. And Canaan shall be his servant. That this signifies that such as make worship consist solely in externals are among those who may perform vile services to the men of the church, is evident especially from the representatives in the Jewish Church. In the Jewish Church the internal church was represented by Judah and Israel; by Judah the celestial church, by Israel the spiritual church, and by Jacob the external church. But those who made worship consist solely in externals were represented by the Gentiles, whom they called strangers, and who were their servants, and performed menial services in the church. As in Isaiah:

Strangers shall stand and feed your flock, and the sons of the stranger shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers; but ye shall be called the priests of Jehovah; the ministers of our God shall ye be called; ye shall eat the wealth of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves (Isaiah 61:5-6).

Here celestial men are called the “priests of Jehovah” spiritual men the “ministers of our God;” those who make worship consist solely in externals are called the “sons of the stranger” who should serve in their fields and vineyards.

[2] Again:

The sons of the stranger shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee (Isaiah 60:10), where in like manner their services are mentioned.

In Joshua concerning the Gibeonites:

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall not be cut off from you a servant, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God; and Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, especially for the altar of Jehovah (Joshua 9:23, 27).It may be seen elsewhere who were represented by the Gibeonites, because of the covenant made with them, in spite of which however they were among those who served in the church. Concerning strangers, a law was delivered, that if they would receive peace and open their gates, they should be tributary and serve (Deuteronomy 20:11; 1 Kings 9:21-22). Everything written in the Word concerning the Jewish Church was representative of the kingdom of the Lord. The kingdom of the Lord is such that everyone in it, whosoever and whatsoever he may be, must perform some use. Nothing but use is regarded by the Lord in His kingdom. Even the infernals must perform some use, but the uses which they perform are most vile. Among those who in the other life perform vile uses are those who have had merely external worship, separated from internal.

[3] Moreover the representatives in the Jewish Church were of such a nature that there was no thought about the person that represented, but only about the thing represented thereby; as for instance in the case of the Jews, who were by no means celestial men, and yet represented them; and Israel again was by no means a spiritual man, yet represented him; and so it was with Jacob and the rest. The same was the case with the kings and priests, by whom was represented the royalty and holiness of the Lord. This is very evident from the use of inanimate things for representation, as Aaron’s garments, the altar itself, the tables for bread, the lamps, the bread and wine, besides oxen, bullocks, goats, sheep, kids, lambs, pigeons, and turtledoves. And because the sons of Judah and Israel only represented the internal and external worship of the Lord’s church, and yet more than others made all worship consist in externals, they above all others may be called “Canaan” according to his signification here.

  
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