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Δευτερονόμιο 21

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1 Εαν τις ευρεθη πεφονευμενος εν τη γη, την οποιαν Κυριος ο Θεος σου διδει εις σε δια να κληρονομησης αυτην, πεσμενος εις την πεδιαδα, και ηναι αγνωστον τις εφονευσεν αυτον,

2 τοτε θελουσιν εξελθει οι πρεσβυτεροι σου και οι κριται σου, και θελουσι μετρησει προς τας πολεις τας περιξ του πεφονευμενου·

3 και της πολεως, ητις ειναι η πλησιεστερα εις τον πεφονευμενον, οι πρεσβυτεροι της πολεως εκεινης θελουσι λαβει δαμαλιν, ητις δεν υπεβληθη εις εργασιαν ουδε εσυρεν υπο τον ζυγον·

4 και θελουσι καταβιβασει οι πρεσβυτεροι της πολεως εκεινης την δαμαλιν εις τραχειαν φαραγγα, ητις ουτε γεωργειται ουτε σπειρεται και εκει εν τη φαραγγι θελουσι κοψει τον τραχηλον της δαμαλεως.

5 Και θελουσι πλησιασει οι ιερεις οι υιοι του Λευι· επειδη αυτους εξελεξε Κυριος ο Θεος σου να λειτουργωσιν εις αυτον, και να ευλογωσιν εν τω ονοματι του Κυριου· και κατα τον λογον αυτων θελει κρινεσθαι πασα διαφορα και πασα πληγη·

6 και παντες οι πρεσβυτεροι της πολεως εκεινης, της πλησιεστερας εις τον πεφονευμενον, θελουσι νιψει τας χειρας αυτων επι της δαμαλεως της εσφαγμενης εν τη φαραγγι·

7 και αποκριθεντες θελουσιν ειπει, Αι χειρες ημων δεν εχυσαν το αιμα τουτο, ουδε ειδον οι οφθαλμοι ημων·

8 γενου ιλεως, Κυριε, εις τον λαον σου τον Ισραηλ, τον οποιον ελυτρωσας, και μη βαλης επι τον λαον σου Ισραηλ αιμα αθωον· και θελει συγχωρηθη εις αυτους το αιμα.

9 Ουτω θελεις εξαλειψει εκ μεσου σου το αθωον αιμα, οταν καμης το αρεστον εις τους οφθαλμους του Κυριου.

10 Οταν εξελθης να πολεμησης τους εχθρους σου, και Κυριος ο Θεος σου παραδωση αυτους εις τας χειρας σου, και λαβης εξ αυτων αιχμαλωτους,

11 και ιδης μεταξυ των αιχμαλωτων γυναικα ευειδη και επιθυμησης αυτην, δια να λαβης αυτην εις σεαυτον γυναικα,

12 τοτε θελεις φερει αυτην εις την οικιαν σου, και θελει ξυρισει την κεφαλην αυτης και περιονυχισει τους ονυχας αυτης·

13 και θελει εκδυθη τα ενδυματα της αιχμαλωσιας αυτης επανωθεν αυτης και θελει καθησει εν τη οικια σου και κλαυσει τον πατερα αυτης και την μητερα αυτης ολοκληρον μηνα· και μετα ταυτα θελεις εισελθει προς αυτην, και θελεις εισθαι ανηρ αυτης και εκεινη θελει εισθαι γυνη σου.

14 Και εαν συμβη να μη ευχαριστησαι εις αυτην, τοτε θελεις εξαποστειλει αυτην ελευθεραν· και δεν θελεις πωλησει αυτην δι' αργυριον, δεν θελεις εμπορευθη αυτην, διοτι εταπεινωσας αυτην.

15 Εαν τις εχη δυο γυναικας, την μιαν αγαπωμενην και την αλλην μισουμενην, και γεννησωσιν εις αυτον τεκνα η αγαπωμενη και η μισουμενη, και ο πρωτοτοκος υιος ηναι της μισουμενης,

16 τοτε, καθ' ην ημεραν μοιραζει εις τους υιους αυτου την περιουσιαν αυτου, δεν δυναται να καμη πρωτοτοκον τον υιον της αγαπωμενης, παριδων τον υιον της μισουμενης, τον αληθως πρωτοτοκον·

17 αλλα θελει αναγνωρισει τον υιον της μισουμενης δια πρωτοτοκον, διδων εις αυτον διπλουν μεριδιον εκ παντων των υπαρχοντων αυτου· διοτι ειναι η αρχη της δυναμεως αυτου· εις τουτον ανηκουσι τα πρωτοτοκια.

18 Εαν τις εχη υιον πεισματωδη και απειθη, οστις δεν υπακουει εις την φωνην του πατρος αυτου η εις την φωνην της μητρος αυτου, και, αφου παιδευσωσιν αυτον, δεν υπακουη εις αυτους,

19 τοτε ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου θελουσι πιασει αυτον, και θελουσιν εκφερει αυτον προς τους πρεσβυτερους της πολεως αυτου και εις την πυλην του τοπου αυτου·

20 και θελουσιν ειπει προς τους πρεσβυτερους της πολεως αυτου, Ουτος ο υιος ημων ειναι πεισματωδης και απειθης· δεν υπακουει εις την φωνην ημων· ειναι λαιμαργος και μεθυσος·

21 και παντες οι ανθρωποι της πολεως αυτου θελουσι λιθοβολησει αυτον με λιθους, και θελει αποθανει. Και θελεις εξαφανισει το κακον εκ μεσου σου· και πας ο Ισραηλ θελει ακουσει και φοβηθη.

22 Και εαν τις επραξεν αμαρτημα αξιον θανατου και καταδικασθη εις θανατον, και κρεμασης αυτον εις ξυλον,

23 δεν θελει μενει το σωμα αυτου ολην την νυκτα επι του ξυλου, αλλα θελεις εξαπαντος θαψει αυτον την αυτην ημεραν, διοτι ειναι κατηραμενος υπο του Θεου ο κρεμαμενος· δια να μη μολυνης την γην σου, την οποιαν Κυριος ο Θεος σου διδει εις σε κληρονομιαν.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 774

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774. "Every kind of thyine wood, 1 every kind of ivory vessel." This symbolically means that these Roman Catholics no longer have these because they do not have any of the natural goods and truths to which such things correspond.

This statement is similar to the ones explained in nos. 772 and 773 above, the only difference being that the valuables named first mean spiritual goods and truths (as explained in no. 772 above), and that those named second mean celestial goods and truths (as explained just above in no. 773), while those named now - thyine wood and ivory vessel - mean natural goods and truths.

[2] To explain: There are three degrees of wisdom and love, and so three degrees of truth and goodness. We call the first degree celestial, the second spiritual, and the third natural. These three degrees are present from birth in every person, and they are present in general also in heaven and in the church. Because of this there are three heavens, a highest one, an intermediate one, and a lowest one, altogether distinct from each other in accordance with these degrees. The same is true of the Lord's church on earth. But this is not the place to explain the nature of the church with people in the celestial degree, with people in the spiritual degree, and with people in the natural degree. See instead what we said about them in Angelic Wisdom Regarding Divine Love and Wisdom, Part Three, where we dealt with degrees. Here we will say only that in the case of people coming from Babylon, they have no spiritual goods and truths, no celestial goods and truths, and not even any natural goods and truths.

Spiritual goods and truths are mentioned first, because many of those coming from Babylon can be spiritual, provided they hold the Word holy at heart, as they do with the mouth. But they cannot become celestial, because they do not turn to the Lord, but turn to people living and dead and worship them. It is for this reason that celestial goods and truths are mentioned second.

[3] Thyine wood symbolizes natural good because wood in the Word symbolizes goodness, and stone truth, and thyine wood derives its name from a word meaning two, and the number two also symbolizes goodness.

The good symbolized is natural good, because wood is not a valuable material like gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet. The same is true of stone. The case is similar with ivory, which symbolizes natural truth. Ivory symbolizes natural truth because it is white and can be polished, and because it protrudes from the mouth of an elephant and also constitutes its might. In order for ivory to symbolize the natural truth of the goodness symbolized by thyine wood, the text specifies a vessel of ivory, as a vessel symbolizes something that contains, here truth that contains good.

[4] That wood symbolizes goodness can be seen to some extent from the following considerations: That the bitter waters at Marah were made sweet by casting in something wooden (Exodus 15:25). That the tables of stone on which the Law was written were placed in an ark made of acacia wood (Exodus 25:10-16). That the Temple in Jerusalem was roofed with wood and paneled inside with wood (1 Kings 6:9, 15). And that the altar in the wilderness was made of wood (Exodus 27:1, 6).

It can be seen to some extent also from the following:

...the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the wood answers it. (Habakkuk 2:11)

They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise..., and they will cast your stones and your timber... into the midst of the sea. (Ezekiel 26:12)

The prophet Ezekiel was told to take a piece of wood and write on it the names of Judah and the children of Israel, and also on another piece of wood the names of Joseph and Ephraim; and that the Lord Jehovih would make them into one piece of wood (Ezekiel 37:16, 19).

We drink our water in exchange for silver, and our wood comes at a price. (Lamentations 5:4)

If someone goes with his neighbor into a forest..., and the ax head (falls) from the wooden handle...(onto) his neighbor so that he dies, he shall flee to (a city of refuge). (Deuteronomy 19:5)

The latter is said because wood symbolizes goodness, and so because the person did not kill his neighbor out of evil or with evil intention, therefore, but by accident, being impelled by good. And so on elsewhere.

[5] In an opposite sense, however, wood symbolizes something evil or cursed. So for example, they made graven images out of wood and worshiped them (Deuteronomy 4:23-28; Isaiah 37:19; 40:20; Jeremiah 10:3, 8; Ezekiel 20:32). Also, being hanged from a tree was a curse (Deuteronomy 21:22-23).

That ivory symbolizes natural truth can be seen moreover from passages which mention ivory, such as Ezekiel 27:6, 15; Amos 3:15; 6:4; Psalms 45:8.

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1. Thyine wood has not been identified. It has been associated with citron wood, and also with scented wood in general.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.