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2 Mose 22

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1 21:37 Wenn jemand einen Ochsen oder ein Schaf stiehlt und schlachtet's oder verkauft's, der soll fünf Ochsen für einen Ochsen wiedergeben und vier Schafe für ein Schaf.

2 22:1 Wenn ein Dieb ergriffen wird, daß er einbricht, und wird dabei geschlagen, daß er stirbt, so soll man kein Blutgericht über jenen lassen gehen.

3 22:2 Ist aber die Sonne über ihn aufgegangen, so soll man das Blutgericht gehen lassen. Es soll aber ein Dieb wiedererstatten; hat er nichts, so verkaufe man ihn um seinen Diebstahl.

4 22:3 Findet man aber bei ihm den Diebstahl lebendig, es sei ein Ochse, Esel oder Schaf, so soll er's zwiefältig wiedergeben.

5 22:4 Wenn jemand einen Acker oder Weinberg beschädigt, daß er sein Vieh läßt Schaden tun in eines andern Acker, der soll von dem Besten auf seinem Acker und Weinberg wiedererstatten.

6 22:5 Wenn ein Feuer auskommt und ergreift die Dornen und verbrennt die Garben oder Getreide, das noch steht, oder den Acker, so soll der wiedererstatten, der das Feuer angezündet hat.

7 22:6 Wenn jemand seinem Nächsten Geld oder Geräte zu bewahren gibt, und es wird demselben aus seinem Hause gestohlen: findet man den Dieb, so soll er's zwiefältig wiedergeben;

8 22:7 findet man aber den Dieb nicht, so soll man den Hauswirt vor die "Götter" bringen, ob er nicht seine Hand habe an seines Nächsten Habe gelegt.

9 22:8 Wo einer den andern beschuldigt um irgend ein Unrecht, es sei um Ochsen oder Esel oder Schaf oder Kleider oder allerlei, das verloren ist, so soll beider Sache vor die "Götter" kommen. Welchen die "Götter" verdammen, der soll's zwiefältig seinem Nächsten wiedergeben.

10 22:9 Wenn jemand seinem Nächsten einen Esel oder Ochsen oder ein Schaf oder irgend ein Vieh zu bewahren gibt, und es stirbt ihm oder wird beschädigt oder wird ihm weggetrieben, daß es niemand sieht,

11 22:10 so soll man's unter ihnen auf einen Eid bei dem HERRN kommen lassen, ob er nicht habe seine Hand an seines Nächsten Habe gelegt; und des Gutes Herr soll's annehmen, also daß jener nicht bezahlen müsse.

12 22:11 Stiehlt's ihm aber ein Dieb, so soll er's seinem Herrn bezahlen.

13 22:12 Wird es aber zerrissen, soll er Zeugnis davon bringen und nicht bezahlen.

14 22:13 Wenn's jemand von seinem Nächsten entlehnt, und es wird beschädigt oder stirbt, daß sein Herr nicht dabei ist, so soll er's bezahlen.

15 22:14 Ist sein Herr aber dabei, soll er's nicht bezahlen, so er's um sein Geld gedingt hat.

16 22:15 Wenn jemand eine Jungfrau beredet, die noch nicht verlobt ist, und bei ihr schläft, der soll ihr geben ihre Morgengabe und sie zum Weibe haben.

17 22:16 Weigert sich aber ihr Vater, sie ihm zu geben, soll er Geld darwägen, wieviel einer Jungfrau zur Morgengabe gebührt.

18 22:17 Die Zauberinnen sollst du nicht leben lassen.

19 22:18 Wer bei einem Vieh liegt, der soll des Todes sterben.

20 22:19 Wer den Göttern opfert und nicht dem HERRN allein, der sei verbannt.

21 22:20 Die Fremdlinge sollst du nicht schinden noch unterdrücken; denn ihr seid auch Fremdlinge in Ägyptenland gewesen.

22 22:21 Ihr sollt keine Witwen und Waisen bedrängen.

23 22:22 Wirst du sie bedrängen, so werden sie zu mir schreien, und ich werde ihr Schreien erhören;

24 22:23 so wird mein Zorn ergrimmen, daß ich euch mit dem Schwert töte und eure Weiber Witwen und eure Kinder Waisen werden.

25 22:24 Wenn du Geld leihst einem aus meinem Volk, der arm ist bei dir, sollst du ihn nicht zu Schaden bringen und keinen Wucher an ihm treiben.

26 22:25 Wenn du von deinem Nächsten ein Kleid zum Pfande nimmst, sollst du es ihm wiedergeben, ehe die Sonne untergeht;

27 22:26 denn sein Kleid ist seine einzige Decke seiner Haut, darin er schläft. Wird er aber zu mir schreien, so werde ich ihn erhören; denn ich bin gnädig.

28 22:27 Den "Göttern" sollst du nicht fluchen, und den Obersten in deinem Volk nicht lästern.

29 22:28 Deiner Frucht Fülle und Saft sollst du nicht zurückhalten. Deinen ersten Sohn sollst du mir geben.

30 22:29 So sollst du auch tun mit deinem Ochsen und Schafe. Sieben Tage laß es bei seiner Mutter sein, am achten Tag sollst du mir's geben.

31 22:30 Ihr sollt heilige Leute vor mir sein; darum sollt ihr kein Fleisch essen, das auf dem Felde von Tieren zerrissen ist, sondern es vor die Hunde werfen.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 4433

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4433. 'And he took her, and lay with her, and ravished her' means that there was no other way in which it could be joined to the affection for truth meant by the sons of Jacob, her brothers. This is clear from the meaning of 'taking her, lying with her, and ravishing her' as being joined together, though not in the rightful way, which is through betrothal. But the meaning these words carry, that there was no other way in which they could be joined together, cannot be seen by anyone unless he knows the fuller implications of them. Interior truth received from the Ancients, which is meant by 'Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite', is the truth which among the Ancients had served the internal dimension of the Church, and so had been the internal dimension of their statutes, judgements, and laws, in short of their religious observances and the like. Those truths were their matters of doctrine on which they based their lives, which were in fact matters of doctrine concerning charity; for in ancient times those who belonged to the genuine Church had no other kind of doctrine. These same truths may be called, in relation to doctrine, the interior truths of faith, but in relation to life, goods. If a Church was to be established among the nation descended from Jacob it was necessary for them to be introduced into those truths and goods. For unless internal things are present within external ones, that is, unless people have internal things in mind when involved with external ones - and unless at the same time they feel an affection for internal things or at least unless they feel an affection for external things on account of internal ones, nothing of the Church is there. Internal things constitute the Church, for the Lord is present within these; that is to say, spiritual and celestial things originating in Him are present within them.

[2] But the nation descended from Jacob, that is, the Israelitish and Jewish nation, was unable to be introduced in the rightful way which is through betrothal, for the reason that their external worship did not correspond [to anything internal]. For they received from their fore-fathers - from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - the worship established by Eber, which was different externally from the worship of the Ancient Church, see 1238, 1241, 1343, 2180. And because that worship was different, interior truths which existed among the Ancients were not able to be joined to it in the rightful way through betrothal, only in the way described in this chapter. This enables one to understand what is involved in the assertion that there was no other way in which it could be joined to the affection for truth meant by 'the sons of Jacob, Dinah's brothers'.

[3] But although a joining together could have been effected in this way, in accordance with the law, also known to the Ancients, which is set out in Exodus 22:16; Deuteronomy 22:28-29, the character of that nation was nevertheless such that it would by no means allow any joining of interior truth received from the Ancients to the external forms of worship that existed among the descendants of Jacob, 4281, 4290, 4293, 4307, 4314, 4316, 4317. Among that nation therefore no Church could be established, but instead merely that which was a representative of the Church, see 4281, 4288, 4307. The character of that nation, which was such that it was not only unable to receive interior truths but also completely annihilated them among themselves, is represented in this chapter by the sons of Jacob answering Shechem and Hamor deceitfully, verse 13; and after that by Simeon and Levi's smiting the city with the edge of the sword and killing Shechem and Hamor, verses 25-26; and by the rest of the sons coming upon the slain and plundering the city, and taking away the flocks, the herds, and whatever there was in the city, in the field, and in the houses, verses 27-29. This shows what is meant by the prophetical utterances of Jacob, who by then was Israel,

Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of violence are their swords. Into their secret place let my soul not come; in their congregation let not my glory be united; for in their anger they killed a man, and in their pleasure they hamstrung an ox. Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their fury, for it is severe. I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel. Genesis 49:5-7.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 3605

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3605. 'Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him' means that natural good found the conjunction with truth - inverted as regards order - repugnant. This is clear from the meaning of 'hating' here in the internal sense as repugnance, dealt with below; from the representation of 'Esau' as natural good, and of 'Jacob' as natural truth, dealt with above; and from the meaning of 'a blessing' as conjunction, dealt with above in 3504, 3514, 3530, 3565, 3584. As regards its being a conjunction with truth - inverted as regards order - that is represented by Jacob, this is clear from what has been stated and shown above in 3539, 3548, 3556, 3563, 3570, 3576, 3603.

[2] The reason why 'hating' in the internal sense means repugnance is that it has reference to good, represented by 'Esau', and good does not even know what hatred is, since it is the complete opposite of it. Things that are opposites cannot possibly coexist in the same subject. But instead of hatred, good - or the person in whom good is present - feels a certain kind of repugnance, and this is why hatred here in the internal sense means repugnance. Actually the internal sense is intended primarily for those who are in heaven, and therefore when it comes down from there and passes into the literal sense, the feeling of repugnance enters into words that denote hatred when historical narratives refer to hatred. Yet at the same time no idea of hatred is present in the minds of those in heaven. This is similar to what has been told from experience in Volume One, in 1875, about the words in the Lord's Prayer, Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. The idea of temptation and evil is rejected until something purely angelic, that is to say, good, devoid of any idea of temptation or evil remains. And coupled with this purely angelic idea there is a kind of indignation and a repugnance to any thought of evil when thinking about the Lord.

[3] It is similar with those places in the Word where one reads about Jehovah or the Lord hating, as in Zechariah,

Let none of you in your hearts think evil of his companion, nor love any lying oath, for all these things I hate, says Jehovah. Zechariah 8:17.

In Moses,

You shall not erect for yourself a pillar, which Jehovah your God hates. Deuteronomy 16:22.

In Jeremiah,

My heritage has become to Me like a lion in the forest It has lifted up its voice against Me, therefore I hate it. Jeremiah 12:8.

In Hosea,

In Gilgal I hate them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of My house; I will love them no more. Hosea 9:15.

Here 'the hatred' that is attributed to Jehovah or the Lord is not in the internal sense hatred but mercy, for the Divine is mercy. But when that mercy flows down to someone who is under the influence of evil he is exposed to the punishment that goes with evil, in which case mercy looks like hatred. And because it looks like hatred it is also called such in the sense of the letter.

[4] The same applies when in the Word anger, wrath, or fury are attributed to Jehovah or the Lord, dealt with in 245, 592, 696, 1093, 1683, 1874, 2335, 2395, 2447. The Jewish and Israelitish people more than all others were such that as soon as they detected any enmity present even with allies they believed that they were entitled to treat them cruelly, not only killing them but also exposing their bodies to wild animals and birds. And because the Lord's inflowing mercy was converted in this way into such hatred with them, a hatred directed, as has been stated, not only against enemies but also against allies, they inevitably believed that Jehovah too was capable of hating, being angry, wrathful, and furious. This is the reason why the Word has spoken in this way according to the appearance. For what a person is in himself determines how he sees the Lord, 1838, 1861, 2706. But the nature of hatred in the case of these in whom love and charity, that is, good, are present, is clear from the Lord's words in Matthew,

You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who hurt and persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:43-45.

  
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