Jeremia 18
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Das Wort, welches von seiten Jehovas zu Jeremia geschah, also:
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Mache dich auf und geh in das Haus des Töpfers hinab, und daselbst werde ich dich meine Worte hören lassen.
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Und ich ging in das Haus des Töpfers hinab, und siehe, er machte eine Arbeit auf der Scheibe.
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Und das Gefäß, das er aus dem Ton machte, mißriet in der Hand des Töpfers; und er machte wiederum ein anderes Gefäß daraus, wie es zu machen den Töpfer gut dünkte.
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Und das Wort Jehovas geschah zu mir also:
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Vermag ich euch nicht zu tun wie dieser Töpfer, Haus Israel? spricht Jehova; siehe, wie der Ton in der Hand des Töpfers, also seid ihr in meiner Hand, Haus Israel.
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Einmal rede ich über ein Volk und über ein Königreich, es auszureißen und abzubrechen und zu zerstören;
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kehrt aber jenes Volk, über welches ich geredet habe, von seiner Bosheit um, so lasse ich mich des Übels gereuen, das ich ihm zu tun gedachte.
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Und ein anderes Mal rede ich über ein Volk und über ein Königreich, es zu bauen und zu pflanzen;
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tut es aber, was böse ist in meinen Augen, so daß es auf meine Stimme nicht hört, so lasse ich mich des Guten gereuen, das ich ihm zu erweisen gesagt hatte.
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Und nun rede zu den Männern von Juda und zu den Bewohnern von Jerusalem und sage: So spricht Jehova: Siehe, ich bereite ein Unglück wider euch und sinne wider euch einen Anschlag; kehret doch um, ein jeder von seinem bösen Wege, und machet gut eure Wege und eure Handlungen.
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Aber sie sagen: Es ist umsonst; denn unseren Gedanken wollen wir nachgehen und ein jeder nach dem Starrsinn seines bösen Herzens tun.
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Darum, so spricht Jehova: Fraget doch unter den Nationen! Wer hat dergleichen gehört? Gar Schauderhaftes hat die Jungfrau Israel getan.
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Verläßt wohl der Schnee des Libanon den Fels des Gefildes? Oder versiegen weither kommende, kalte, rieselnde Wasser?
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Denn mein Volk hat mich vergessen, sie räuchern den nichtigen Götzen; und diese haben sie straucheln gemacht auf ihren Wegen, den Pfaden der Vorzeit, um Steige zu gehen, einen Weg, der nicht gebahnt ist,
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damit sie ihr Land zum Entsetzen machen, zu ewigem Gezisch: Jeder, der an demselben vorüberzieht, wird sich entsetzen und den Kopf schütteln.
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Wie der Ostwind werde ich sie vor dem Feinde zerstreuen; mit dem Rücken und nicht mit dem Angesicht werde ich sie ansehen an dem Tage ihres Verderbens.
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Da sprachen sie: Kommt und laßt uns Anschläge wider Jeremia ersinnen; denn nicht geht dem Priester das Gesetz verloren, noch der Rat dem Weisen und das Wort dem Propheten. Kommt und laßt uns ihn mit der Zunge schlagen und nicht aufmerken auf alle seine Worte! -
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Merke du, Jehova, auf mich, und höre die Stimme meiner Gegner!
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Soll Böses für Gutes vergolten werden? Denn sie haben meiner Seele eine Grube gegraben. Gedenke, daß ich vor dir gestanden habe, Gutes über sie zu reden, um deinen Grimm von ihnen abzuwenden.
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Darum übergib ihre Kinder dem Hunger, und gib sie preis der Gewalt des Schwertes, damit ihre Weiber kinderlos und Witwen werden, und ihre Männer vom Tode erwürgt, ihre Jünglinge vom Schwerte erschlagen werden im Kriege.
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Es erschalle ein Geschrei aus ihren Häusern, wenn du plötzlich Kriegsscharen über sie bringst; denn sie haben eine Grube gegraben, um mich zu fangen, und meinen Füßen haben sie heimlich Schlingen gelegt.
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Und du, Jehova, du kennst alle ihre Mordanschläge wider mich; vergib nicht ihre Missetat, und tilge ihre Sünde nicht aus vor deinem Angesicht, sondern laß sie niedergestürzt vor dir liegen; zur Zeit deines Zornes handle mit ihnen!
Arcana Coelestia # 1462
1462. 'Egypt' means, in reference to the Lord, knowledge comprised of cognitions, but in reference to all others, knowledge in general. This becomes clear from the meaning of that country in the Word, dealt with already in several places, and specifically in 1164, 1165. Indeed the Ancient Church existed in Egypt, as it did in many other places, 1238, and while the Church was in that region all kinds of knowledge flourished there more than anything else; and this explains why 'Egypt' came to mean knowledge. But after those people desired to penetrate the mysteries of faith by means of all this knowledge, and so to inquire into the truth of Divine arcana from their own power, Egypt became a place of magic, and so came to mean factual knowledge which perverts, and which gives rise to falsities and derivative evils, as is clear in Isaiah 19:11.
[2] That 'Egypt' means all kinds of knowledge that serve a use, thus at this point knowledge comprised of cognitions which is able to serve as vessels for celestial and spiritual things, becomes clear from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,
They have led Egypt astray, the corner-stone of the tribes. Isaiah 19:13.
Here it is called 'the corner-stone of the tribes', which was to serve as the base on which the things of faith meant by 'the tribes' were to rest. In the same prophet,
On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt which speak in the lip of Canaan and swear to Jehovah Zebaoth. Each will be called Ir Heres. On that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to Jehovah; and it will be a sign and a witness to Jehovah Zebaoth in the land of Egypt, for they will cry to Jehovah because of the oppressors, and He will send a savior and a prince to them, and he will deliver them. And Jehovah will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Jehovah on that day and will offer sacrifice and minchah, and will make vows to Jehovah and perform them. And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing, and they will return to Jehovah; and He will be entreated by them, and He will heal them. Isaiah 19:18-22.
Used in a good sense here, 'Egypt' stands for people who possess facts, or natural truths, which are the vessels for spiritual truths.
[3] In the same prophet,
On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Asshur will come into Egypt and Egypt into Asshur, and the Egyptians will serve Asshur. 1 On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom Jehovah Zebaoth will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt My people, and Asshur the work of My hands, and Israel My heritage. Isaiah 19:23-25.
Here 'Egypt' means knowledge consisting of natural truths, 'Asshur' reason or rational things, and 'Israel' spiritual things, which follow one another in that order. Hence the statement that 'on that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur'.
[4] In Ezekiel,
Fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you an ensign. Ezekiel 27:7.
This refers to Tyre, which means the possession of cognitions. 'Fine linen with embroidered work' stands for the truths contained in all kinds of knowledge which are of service; belonging as they do to the external man facts ought to be of service to the internal man. In the same prophet,
Thus said the Lord Jehovih, At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt. Ezekiel 29:13-14.
Here also 'Egypt' has much the same meaning, as is also said of Judah and Israel in many other places that they were to be gathered from the peoples and brought back from captivity. In Zechariah,
And it will be that whoever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah Zebaoth, there will be no rain upon them And if the family of Egypt does not go up, and does not come . . . Zechariah 14:17-18.
Here also 'Egypt' is used in a good sense to have a similar meaning.
[5] That knowledge or human wisdom is meant by 'Egypt' becomes clear also in Daniel 11:43 where knowledge of celestial and of spiritual things is called 'the secret hoards of gold and silver' and also 'the precious things of Egypt'. And of Solomon it is said that his wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of the Egyptians, 1 Kings 4:30. And the house built by Solomon for Pharaoh's daughter had no other representation, 1 Kings 7:8 and following verses.
[6] The Lord's being taken into Egypt when He was an infant had no other meaning than that which here is meant by Abram, though He was also taken there so that He might fulfill all things that had taken place and were representative of Himself. The passage of Jacob and his sons down into Egypt represented in the inmost sense nothing other than the Lord's initial instruction in cognitions from the Word, as is also evident from what follows. In reference to the Lord the following is said in Matthew,
The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Rise, take the boy and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell you. He rose and took the boy and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, so that what had been said by the prophet might be fulfilled, when he said, Out of Egypt have I called My son. Matthew 2:13-15, 19-21.
This promise is stated in Hosea as follows,
When Israel was a boy I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. Hosea 11:1.
From this it is clear that 'the boy Israel' is used to mean the Lord, His instruction when a boy being expressed by the words, 'Out of Egypt have I called My son'.
[7] In the same prophet,
By a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt and by a prophet he was preserved. Hosea 12:12-13.
Here similarly 'Israel' is used to mean the Lord. 'A prophet' means one who teaches, thus teaching consisting of cognitions. In David,
Turn us back, O God Zebaoth, cause Your face 2 to shine and we shall be saved. You caused a vine to set out from Egypt, You drove out the nations and planted it. Psalms 80:7-8.
This too refers to the Lord, who is called 'the vine out of Egypt' as regards the cognitions in which He was receiving instruction.
Poznámky pod čarou:
1. The Hebrew of his text in Isaiah may be read in two different ways - serve Asshur or serve with Asshur. Most English versions of Isaiah prefer the second of these.
2. literally, Faces
