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Εξοδος πλήθους 14

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1 Και ελαλησε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, λεγων,

2 Ειπε προς τους υιους Ισραηλ να στρεψωσι και να στρατοπεδευσωσιν απεναντι Πι-αιρωθ μεταξυ Μιγδωλ και της θαλασσης, καταντικρυ Βεελ-σεφων· καταντικρυ τουτου θελετε στρατοπεδευσει πλησιον της θαλασσης·

3 διοτι ο Φαραω θελει ειπει περι των υιων Ισραηλ, Αυτοι πλανωνται εν τη γη· συνεκλεισεν αυτους η ερημος·

4 και εγω θελω σκληρυνει την καρδιαν του Φαραω, ωστε να καταδιωξη οπισω αυτων· και θελω δοξασθη επι τον Φαραω και επι παν το στρατευμα αυτου· και οι Αιγυπτιοι θελουσι γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος. Και εκαμον ουτω.

5 Ανηγγελθη δε προς τον βασιλεα της Αιγυπτου οτι εφυγεν ο λαος· και η καρδια του Φαραω και των θεραποντων αυτου μετεβληθη κατα του λαου και ειπον, Δια τι εκαμομεν τουτο, ωστε να εξαποστειλωμεν τον Ισραηλ και να μη μας δουλευη πλεον;

6 Εζευξε λοιπον την αμαξαν αυτου και παρελαβε τον λαον αυτου μεθ' εαυτου·

7 ελαβε δε εξακοσιας αμαξας εκλεκτας, και πασας τας αμαξας της Αιγυπτου, και αρχηγους επι παντων.

8 Και εσκληρυνε Κυριος την καρδιαν Φαραω του βασιλεως της Αιγυπτου, και κατεδιωξεν οπισω των υιων Ισραηλ· οι δε υιοι Ισραηλ εξηρχοντο δια χειρος υψηλης.

9 Και κατεδιωξαν οι Αιγυπτιοι οπισω αυτων, παντες οι ιπποι, αι αμαξαι του Φαραω, και οι ιππεις αυτου, και το στρατευμα αυτου· και εφθασαν αυτους εστρατοπεδευμενους πλησιον της θαλασσης απεναντι Πι-αιρωθ, καταντικρυ Βεελ-σεφων.

10 Και οτε επλησιασεν ο Φαραω, οι υιοι Ισραηλ υψωσαν τους οφθαλμους αυτων, και ιδου, οι Αιγυπτιοι ηρχοντο οπισω αυτων· και εφοβηθησαν σφοδρα· και ανεβοησαν οι υιοι Ισραηλ προς τον Κυριον.

11 Και ειπον προς τον Μωυσην, Διοτι δεν ησαν μνηματα εν Αιγυπτω, εξηγαγες ημας δια να αποθανωμεν εν τη ερημω; Δια τι εκαμες εις ημας τουτο και εξηγαγες ημας εξ Αιγυπτου;

12 δεν ειναι ουτος ο λογος τον οποιον σοι ειπομεν εν Αιγυπτω, λεγοντες, Αφες ημας και ας δουλευωμεν τους Αιγυπτιους; διοτι καλητερον ητο εις ημας να δουλευωμεν τους Αιγυπτιους, παρα να αποθανωμεν εν τη ερημω.

13 Και ειπεν ο Μωυσης προς τον λαον, Μη φοβεισθε· σταθητε και βλεπετε την σωτηριαν του Κυριου, την οποιαν θελει καμει εις εσας σημερον· διοτι τους Αιγυπτιους, τους οποιους ειδετε σημερον, δεν θελετε ιδει αυτους πλεον εις τον αιωνα·

14 ο Κυριος θελει πολεμησει δια σας· σεις δε θελετε μενει ησυχοι.

15 Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Τι βοας προς εμε; ειπε προς τους υιους Ισραηλ να κινησωσι·

16 συ δε υψωσον την ραβδον σου και εκτεινον την χειρα σου επι την θαλασσαν και σχισον αυτην, και ας διελθωσιν οι υιοι Ισραηλ δια ξηρας εν μεσω της θαλασσης·

17 και εγω, ιδου, θελω σκληρυνει την καρδιαν των Αιγυπτιων, και θελουσιν εμβη κατοπιν αυτων· και θελω δοξασθη επι τον Φαραω και επι παν το στρατευμα αυτου, επι τας αμαξας αυτου και επι τους ιππεις αυτου·

18 και θελουσι γνωρισει οι Αιγυπτιοι οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος, οταν δοξασθω επι τον Φαραω, επι τας αμαξας αυτου και επι τους ιππεις αυτου.

19 Τοτε ο αγγελος του Θεου, ο προπορευομενος του στρατευματος του Ισραηλ, εσηκωθη και ηλθεν οπισω αυτων· και ο στυλος της νεφελης εσηκωθη απ' εμπροσθεν αυτων, και εσταθη οπισθεν αυτων·

20 και ηλθε μεταξυ του στρατευματος των Αιγυπτιων και του στρατευματος του Ισραηλ· και εις εκεινους μεν ητο νεφος σκοτιζον, εις τουτους δε φωτιζον την νυκτα· ωστε το εν δεν επλησιασε το αλλο καθ' ολην την νυκτα.

21 Ο δε Μωυσης εξετεινε την χειρα αυτου επι την θαλασσαν· και εκαμεν ο Κυριος την θαλασσαν να συρθη ολην εκεινην την νυκτα υπο σφοδρου ανατολικου ανεμου και κατεστησε την θαλασσαν ξηραν, και τα υδατα διεχωρισθησαν.

22 Και εισηλθον οι υιοι του Ισραηλ εις το μεσον της θαλασσης κατα το ξηρον, και τα υδατα ησαν εις αυτους τοιχος εκ δεξιων και εξ αριστερων αυτων.

23 Κατεδιωξαν δε οι Αιγυπτιοι και εισηλθον κατοπιν αυτων, παντες οι ιπποι του Φαραω, αι αμαξαι αυτου και οι ιππεις αυτου, εν τω μεσω της θαλασσης.

24 Και εν τη φυλακη τη πρωινη επεβλεψεν ο Κυριος εκ του στυλου του πυρος και της νεφελης επι το στρατευμα των Αιγυπτιων και συνεταραξε το στρατευμα των Αιγυπτιων·

25 και εξεβαλε τους τροχους των αμαξων αυτων, ωστε εσυροντο δυσκολως· και ειπον οι Αιγυπτιοι, Ας φυγωμεν απ' εμπροσθεν του Ισραηλ, διοτι ο Κυριος πολεμει τους Αιγυπτιους υπερ αυτων.

26 Ο δε Κυριος ειπε προς τον Μωυσην, Εκτεινον την χειρα σου επι την θαλασσαν, και ας επαναστρεψωσι τα υδατα επι τους Αιγυπτιους, επι τας αμαξας αυτων και επι τους ιππεις αυτων.

27 Και εξετεινεν ο Μωυσης την χειρα αυτου επι την θαλασσαν· και θαλασσα επανελαβε την ορμην αυτης περι την αυγην· οι δε Αιγυπτιοι φευγοντες απηντησαν αυτην· και κατεστρεψε Κυριος τους Αιγυπτιους εν τω μεσω της θαλασσης·

28 διοτι τα υδατα επαναστρεψαντα εσκεπασαν τας αμαξας και τους ιππεις, παν το στρατευμα του Φαραω, το οποιον ειχεν εμβη κατοπιν αυτων εις την θαλασσαν· δεν εμεινεν εξ αυτων ουδε εις.

29 Οι δε υιοι Ισραηλ επερασαν δια ξηρας εν μεσω της θαλασσης· και τα υδατα ησαν εις αυτους τοιχος εκ δεξιων αυτων και εξ αριστερων αυτων.

30 Και εσωσε Κυριος εν τη ημερα εκεινη τον Ισραηλ εκ χειρος των Αιγυπτιων· και ειδεν ο Ισραηλ τους Αιγυπτιους νεκρους επι το χειλος της θαλασσης.

31 Και ειδεν ο Ισραηλ το μεγα εκεινο εργον, το οποιον εκαμεν ο Κυριος επι τους Αιγυπτιους· και εφοβηθη ο λαος τον Κυριον, και επιστευσεν εις τον Κυριον, και εις τον Μωυσην τον θεραποντα αυτου.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8179

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8179. 'Why do you cry to Me?' means that there is no need of intercession. This is clear from the meaning of 'crying to Jehovah' as interceding, that is, pleading for them to be delivered from temptation, and therefore the question 'Why do you cry to Me?' means, Why do you intercede when there is no need of intercession? And as there is no need of it the words 'Speak to the children of Israel, and let them travel on' immediately follow, meaning that the people will be given help, but that temptation will still go on until their preparation has been accomplished.

[2] With regard to there being no need of intercession, the situation is that when people are in the throes of temptation they usually stay their hands and resort solely to prayers, which they then pour forth feverishly, unaware that such prayers achieve nothing, but that they should battle against the falsities and evils which the hells introduce. The truths of faith are the means for fighting that battle, and they are of help because they strengthen the forms of good and the truths opposed to falsities and evils. In the conflicts brought by temptations furthermore a person should fight as if he did so in his own strength, yet he should acknowledge and believe that he does so in the Lord's, see above in 8176. If a person does not fight as if in his own strength he does not make his own the goodness and truth which flow in from the Lord by way of heaven. But when a person does fight as if in his own strength and yet believes that he does so in the Lord's, he does make those things his own. This gives him a new proprium or selfhood, called a heavenly proprium, which is a new will.

[3] Moreover people in the throes of temptation who take no action other than to send up prayers do not realize that if their temptation were terminated before running its full course their preparation for heaven would not be accomplished, and so they could not be saved. For this reason also little heed is paid to the prayers of those in the throes of temptation; for the Lord desires the end in view, which is the person's salvation. The Lord knows that end, but the person does not, and the Lord does not do what prayers ask for if that is contrary to the end, which is salvation. The truth of this also becomes more firmly established with the person who conquers in temptations; but one who does not conquer entertains doubts about God's help and power because he is not heard. Then sometimes, because he stays his hands, he gives in to a degree.

From all this one may see how to understand the explanation that there is no need of intercession, namely that one should not rely on prayer. For in prayer, when inspired by God, there is always the thought and belief that the Lord alone knows whether what is sought would be beneficial or not. Therefore the one who prays leaves the Lord to decide whether to listen to what he asks for, then accordingly pleads that the Lord's will may be done, not his own, in keeping with the Lord's words uttered in Gethsemane during His severest temptation, Matthew 26:39, 42, 44.

  
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Exodus 14

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1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea.

3 Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.'

4 I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh." They did so.

5 It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"

6 He prepared his chariot, and took his army with him;

7 and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.

8 Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.

9 The Egyptians pursued after them: all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army; and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon.

10 When Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid. The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh.

11 They said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us forth out of Egypt?

12 Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."

13 Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall never see them again.

14 Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still."

15 Yahweh said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward.

16 Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

17 I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get myself honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.

18 The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have gotten myself honor over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen."

19 The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.

20 It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one didn't come near the other all the night.

21 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

22 The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

23 The Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea: all of Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24 It happened in the morning watch, that Yahweh looked out on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and confused the Egyptian army.

25 He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!"

26 Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen."

27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. Yahweh overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

28 The waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even all Pharaoh's army that went in after them into the sea. There remained not so much as one of them.

29 But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

30 Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

31 Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh, and in his servant Moses.