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Joshua 13

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1 Kun Joosua oli käynyt vanhaksi ja iäkkääksi, sanoi Herra hänelle: "Sinä olet käynyt vanhaksi ja iäkkääksi, mutta vielä on hyvin paljon maata valtaamatta.

2 Tämä on se maa, mikä vielä on jäljellä: kaikki filistealaisten alueet ja koko gesurilaisten maa.

3 Siihorista alkaen, joka on itään päin Egyptistä, aina Ekronin alueeseen saakka pohjoiseen päin-se luetaan kanaanilaisten alueeseen-ne viisi filistealaista ruhtinasta, nimittäin Gassan, Asdodin, Askelonin, Gatin ja Ekronin ruhtinaat, niin myöskin avvilaiset

4 etelässä päin; koko kanaanilaisten maa ja Meara, joka on siidonilaisten, Afekiin saakka, amorilaisten alueeseen saakka;

5 ja gebalilaisten maa ja koko Libanon, auringonnousun puolella, Hermonin vuoren juurella olevasta Baal-Gaadista siihen saakka, mistä mennään Hamatiin.

6 Kaikki vuoriston asukkaat Libanonista Misrefot-Majimiin saakka, kaikki siidonilaiset, minä karkoitan israelilaisten tieltä; arvo vain niiden maa Israelin kesken perintöosaksi, niinkuin minä olen sinulle käskyn antanut.

7 Jaa siis tämä maa perintöosana yhdeksälle sukukunnalle ja toiselle puolelle Manassen sukukuntaa."

8 Samalla kuin sen toinen puoli olivat näet myöskin ruubenilaiset ja gaadilaiset saaneet perintöosansa, jonka Mooses antoi heille tuolta puolelta Jordanin, idän puolelta, niinkuin Herran palvelija Mooses sen heille antoi,

9 maan Arnon-joen rannalla olevasta Aroerista ja jokilaakson keskikohdalla olevasta kaupungista alkaen ja koko Meedeban ylätasangon Diiboniin saakka;

10 ja kaikki Siihonin, amorilaisten kuninkaan, kaupungit, hänen, joka hallitsi Hesbonissa, aina ammonilaisten alueeseen saakka,

11 ja Gileadin sekä gesurilaisten ja maakatilaisten alueet ja koko Hermonin vuoren ja koko Baasanin Salkaan saakka,

12 koko Oogin valtakunnan Baasanissa, hänen, joka hallitsi Astarotissa ja Edreissä ja oli viimeisiä refalaisia; nämä Mooses voitti ja karkoitti.

13 Mutta israelilaiset eivät karkoittaneet gesurilaisia ja maakatilaisia, vaan gesurilaiset ja maakatilaiset jäivät asumaan Israelin keskeen aina tähän päivään asti.

14 Ainoastaan Leevin sukukunnalle hän ei antanut perintöosaa. Herran, Israelin Jumalan, uhrit ovat sen perintöosa, niinkuin hän on sille puhunut.

15 Mooses antoi ruubenilaisten sukukunnalle, heidän suvuilleen, maata:

16 heille tuli alue Arnon-joen rannalla olevasta Aroerista ja jokilaakson keskikohdalla olevasta kaupungista alkaen ja koko ylätasanko Meedeban luona;

17 Hesbon ynnä kaikki sen alaiset kaupungit, jotka ovat ylätasangolla, Diibon, Baamot-Baal, Beet-Baal-Meon,

18 Jahas, Kedemot, Meefaat,

19 Kirjataim, Sibma, Seret-Sahar Laaksovuorella,

20 Beet-Peor ja Pisgan rinteet ja Beet-Jesimot;

21 ja kaikki ylätasangon kaupungit ja Siihonin, amorilaisten kuninkaan, koko valtakunta, hänen, joka hallitsi Hesbonissa ja jonka Mooses voitti samalla kuin Midianin ruhtinaat Evin, Rekemin, Suurin, Huurin ja Reban, jotka olivat Siihonin aliruhtinaita ja asuivat siinä maassa.

22 Muiden mukana, jotka kaatuivat, israelilaiset surmasivat miekalla myöskin Bileamin, Beorin pojan, tietäjän.

23 Ruubenilaisten raja on Jordan; se on rajana. Tämä on ruubenilaisten, heidän sukujensa, perintöosa, kaupungit kylineen.

24 Mooses antoi Gaadin sukukunnalle, gaadilaisille, heidän suvuilleen, maata:

25 heidän alueekseen tuli Jaeser, ja kaikki Gileadin kaupungit ja puolet ammonilaisten maata Aroeriin asti, joka on itään päin Rabbasta,

26 ja maa Hesbonista Raamat-Mispeen ja Betonimiin saakka, ja Mahanaimista Lidebirin alueeseen saakka;

27 ja laaksossa: Beet-Raam, Beet-Nimra, Sukkot ja Saafon, loput Siihonin, Hesbonin kuninkaan, valtakunnasta, rajana Jordan Kinneretin järven päähän saakka, tuolla puolella Jordanin, idän puolella.

28 Tämä on gaadilaisten, heidän sukujensa, perintöosa, kaupungit kylineen.

29 Mooses antoi toiselle puolelle Manassen sukukuntaa maata, ja se tuli toiselle puolelle Manassen sukukuntaa, heidän suvuilleen:

30 heidän alueekseen tuli Mahanaimista alkaen koko Baasan, Oogin, Baasanin kuninkaan, koko valtakunta, kaikki Jaairin leirikylät Baasanissa, kuusikymmentä kaupunkia,

31 ja puolet Gileadia sekä Astarot ja Edrei, Oogin valtakunnan pääkaupungit Baasanissa; tämä tuli Maakirin, Manassen pojan, jälkeläisille, toiselle puolelle Maakirin jälkeläisiä, heidän suvuilleen.

32 Nämä ovat ne alueet, jotka Mooses jakoi perintöosiksi Mooabin arolla, tuolla puolella Jordanin, Jerikon kohdalla, idän puolella.

33 Mutta Leevin sukukunnalle Mooses ei antanut perintöosaa. Herra, Israelin Jumala, on heidän perintöosansa, niinkuin hän on heille puhunut.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 13

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Joshua 13: The start of the tribal territory allocations.

Now that Israel had conquered the land of Canaan, the Lord commanded Joshua to divide the land between the twelve tribes. The next seven chapters tell how the the land of Canaan was divided (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 1413, to read more about the spiritual meaning).

Chapter 13 deals with the territories given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and one half of Manasseh, all of which are on the other side of the river Jordan. Reuben was given the southern lands; Gad was given the extensive middle region, much of which is an area called Gilead; and half the tribe of Manasseh received the northern land which is on the other side of the Jordan.

It is also worth noting that the first few verses say much of the land remained to be conquered. However, at the end of chapter 11, we read that Joshua took the whole land as the Lord had commanded Moses.

This may seem contradictory, but spiritually it fits very well. In our regeneration, we aim to conquer our self-centred nature, and allow the Lord to rule us with his truth. This is spiritually ‘conquering the whole land’. But even so, our natural thoughts and desires sometimes rise up to trouble us, and these times are like the parts of the land that remain to be conquered. This is why we must recognize our complete dependence on the Lord (Arcana Caelestia 8326).

The Lord giving land as inheritance to each of the twelve tribes represents the way that He gives us our spiritual life. As we do the work of spiritual ‘conquering’ - living by our purpose to serve the Lord - we feel more and more that we can use our understanding of God and His Word in our actions every day.

The twelve tribes stand for the whole spectrum of what spiritual life involves, and each tribe relates to a specific quality of our spiritual living (Arcana Caelestia 3858). For example, we need to be discerning, positive, respectful of others, and so on. Each tribe has a sizeable area of the land, and is part of the integrity of the whole nation.

The territories given to Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh are not part of Canaan, but they are linked to it. These areas represent our outward life: the way we work, live, rest, and relate with other people. This is the ‘casing’ of our spiritual life, and it is essential.

The tribe of Reuben – the eldest son of Jacob – stands for our initial need to see the truths from the Lord in the Word. By ‘seeing’ we mean meeting them, looking carefully, being attentive, coming to understand what they ask of us, and realising how important they are. It is not a vague impression that the Lord’s teachings are important, but a real first step for us (Arcana Caelestia 3866).

The tribe of Gad stands for our ability to see that knowledge and truth need to be used to perform good works. Gad’s name means ‘a troop,’ calling to mind soldiers marching in formation to go and sort things out properly. This is something we can apply to ourselves and to the world around us. We just need to watch that it doesn’t get too heavy-handed (See Swedenborg’s work, Apocalypse Explained 435[7]).

The tribe of Manasseh represents the spiritual good which supports our will to live a life which is just, fair and honourable because it is based on God. In fact, Manasseh – which means ‘forgetfulness’ – stands for our need to remember that ‘my will’ is really ‘the Lord’s will for me’. Our will needs to be focused on outward life and also inwardly open to the Lord, which is why half of Manasseh has land beyond the Jordan and half has land within Canaan (Arcana Caelestia 5353).

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Arcana Coelestia # 5335

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5335. 'And Joseph was a son of thirty years' means a state when the quantity of remnants was complete. This is clear from the meaning of 'thirty' as a completed number of remnants, dealt with below, and from the meaning of 'years' as states, dealt with in 482, 487, 488, 493, 893. In the Word the number thirty can mean some existence of conflict, or else it can mean a completed number of remnants. The reason why that number has this twofold meaning is that it is arrived at by multiplying five and six, or else by multiplying three and ten. When it is the product of five times six it means some existence of conflict, 2276, because 'five' means some, 649, 4638, 5291, and 'six' conflict, 720, 737, 900, 1709. But when thirty is the product of three times ten it means a completed number of remnants, because 'three' means that which is complete, 2788, 4495, and 'ten' means remnants, 576, 1906, 2284. A composite number implies much the same as the simple ones of which it is the product, 5291. Remnants are the truths joined to good which have been stored away by the Lord in a person's interior parts, see 468, 530, 560, 561, 576, 660, 1050, 1738, 1906, 2284, 5135.

[2] A completed number of remnants is likewise meant by 'thirty' - as it is also by 'sixty', and by 'a hundred' too - in Mark,

The seed which fell into good ground yielded fruit growing up and increasing. One bore thirty-fold, and another sixty, and another a hundred. Mark 4:8, 10.

Each of these numbers, being a multiple of ten, means a completed number of remnants. Also, because no one can be regenerated - that is, permitted to enter into spiritual temptations, by means of which regeneration is effected - until he has received a completed number of remnants, it was therefore laid down that no Levite should carry out any work in the tent of meeting until he was fully thirty years old. Their work or function is also called 'military service', being referred to in Moses as follows,

Take a census of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi - from sons thirty years of age and over, up to sons fifty years of age, everyone coming to perform military service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. Numbers 4:2-3.

Much the same is said regarding the sons of Gershon, and much the same regarding the sons of Merari, in verses 22, 23, 29, 30, and then in verses 35, 39, 43. Of that same chapter in Moses. And something similar is implied where it says that David began to reign when he was a son thirty years of age, 2 Samuel 5:4.

[3] From all this one may now see why the Lord did not make Himself known until He was thirty years of age, Luke 3:23. At that age a completed number of remnants existed with Him, though these remnants which the Lord possessed were ones that He Himself had acquired for Himself. They were also Divine ones and the means by which He united His Human Essence to His Divine Essence and made that Human Essence Divine, 1906. In Him therefore lies the reason why 'thirty years' means a state when the quantity of remnants is complete and why the priests the Levites began to perform their specific functions when they were thirty years old. And because he was to represent the Lord's kingship, David did not begin to reign until he was that same age. For every representative is derived from the Lord, and therefore every representative has reference to Him.

  
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