Himmlische Geheimnisse # 3118
3118. „Da neigte sich der Mann und beugte sich dem Jehovah“,
1. Mose 24:26, daß dies Fröhlichkeit und Freude bedeutet, erhellt aus der Bedeutung von sich neigen und sich beugen, sofern es ist fröhlich sein und sich freuen.
Neigen und Bücken oder Beugen sind Gebärden der Demütigung oder Demütigung mit der Tat, sowohl im Zustand des Leids als im Zustand der Freude. Im Zustand des Leides, wenn nicht geschieht was man wünscht, im Zustand der Freude, wann es geschieht, wie hier, daß Rebecka dem Wunsch seines Herzens gemäß ihm aus ihrem Krug zu trinken gab und auch die Kamele tränkte. Daß Bücken auch eine Gebärde der Freude ist, sehe man Nr. 2927, 2950. Fröhlichkeit wird gesagt und Freude aus dem Grund, weil Fröhlichkeit im Wort ausgesagt wird vom Wahren, Freude aber vom Guten. Es ist auch Fröhlichkeit Sache des Angesichts, aber Freude Sache des Herzens oder, was das gleiche, Fröhlichkeit ist Sache der geistigen Neigung oder des Wahren, Freude aber Sache der himmlischen Neigung oder des Guten; somit steht Fröhlichkeit auf einer niedrigeren Stufe als die Freude, wie auch Neigen (inflexio) geringer ist als Bücken (incurvatio); was auch daraus klar wird, daß der Mensch der geistigen Kirche vor dem Herrn sich bloß neigt und die Gnade anruft, aber der Mensch der himmlischen Kirche vor dem Herrn sich bückt oder beugt und um Barmherzigkeit fleht: Nr. 598, 981, 2423. Beides wird hier gesagt wegen der Ehe des Wahren und Guten in den einzelnen Teilen des Wortes: Nr. 683, 793, 801, 2516, 2712.
Genesis 40
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It happened after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.
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Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
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He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
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The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
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They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
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Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.
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He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
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They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."
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The chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
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and in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes.
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Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand."
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Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
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Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cupbearer.
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But remember me when it will be well with you, and please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
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For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."
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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.
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In the uppermost basket there was all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head."
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Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.
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Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you."
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It happened the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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He restored the chief cupbearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand;
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but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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Yet the chief cupbearer didn't remember Joseph, but forgot him.
