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1 Και ηλθον προς εμε τινες εκ των πρεσβυτερων του Ισραηλ και εκαθησαν εμπροσθεν μου.

2 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

3 Υιε ανθρωπου, οι ανδρες ουτοι ανεβιβασαν τα ειδωλα αυτων εις τας καρδιας αυτων και εθεσαν το προσκομμα της ανομιας αυτων εμπροσθεν του προσωπου αυτων· ηθελον εκζητηθη τωοντι παρ' αυτων;

4 Δια τουτο λαλησον προς αυτους και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· εις παντα ανθρωπον εκ του οικου Ισραηλ, οστις αναβιβαση τα ειδωλα αυτου εις την καρδιαν αυτου και θεση το προσκομμα της ανομιας αυτου εμπροσθεν του προσωπου αυτου και ελθη προς τον προφητην, εγω ο Κυριος θελω αποκριθη προς αυτον ερχομενον, κατα το πληθος των ειδωλων αυτου·

5 δια να πιασω τον οικον Ισραηλ απο της καρδιας αυτων, επειδη παντες απηλλοτριωθησαν απ' εμου δια των ειδωλων αυτων.

6 Δια τουτο ειπε προς τον οικον Ισραηλ, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Μετανοησατε και επιστρεψατε απο των ειδωλων σας και αποστρεψατε τα προσωπα σας απο παντων των βδελυγματων σας.

7 Διοτι εις παντα ανθρωπον εκ του οικου Ισραηλ και εκ των ξενων των παροικουντων εν τω Ισραηλ, οστις απαλλοτριωθη απ' εμου και αναβιβαση τα ειδωλα αυτου εις την καρδιαν αυτου και θεση το προσκομμα της ανομιας αυτου εμπροσθεν του προσωπου αυτου και ελθη προς τον προφητην δια να ερωτηση αυτον περι εμου, εγω ο Κυριος θελω αποκριθη προς αυτον περι εμου·

8 και θελω στησει το προσωπον μου εναντιον του ανθρωπου εκεινου και θελω καμει αυτον σημειον και παροιμιαν και θελω εκκοψει αυτον εκ μεσου του λαου μου· και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

9 Και εαν ο προφητης πλανηθη και λαληση λογον, εγω ο Κυριος επλανησα τον προφητην εκεινον· και θελω εκτεινει την χειρα μου επ' αυτον και εξολοθρευσει αυτον εκ μεσου του λαου μου Ισραηλ.

10 Και θελουσι λαβει την ποινην της ανομιας αυτων· η ποινη του προφητου θελει εισθαι ως η ποινη του ερωτωντος·

11 δια να μη αποπλαναται πλεον ο οικος Ισραηλ απ' εμου, και να μη μιαινωνται πλεον με πασας τας παραβασεις αυτων, αλλα να ηναι λαος μου και εγω να ημαι Θεος αυτων, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

12 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

13 Υιε ανθρωπου, οταν γη τις αμαρτηση εις εμε με παραβασιν βαρειαν, τοτε θελω εκτεινει την χειρα μου επ' αυτην και συντριψει το υποστηριγμα του αρτου αυτης, και θελω εξαποστειλει την πειναν εναντιον αυτης και εκκοψει ανθρωπον και κτηνος απ' αυτης·

14 και εαν οι τρεις ουτοι ανδρες, Νωε, Δανιηλ και Ιωβ, ησαν εν μεσω αυτης, μονοι ουτοι ηθελον σωσει τας ψυχας αυτων δια την δικαιοσυνην αυτων, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

15 Και εαν ηθελον επιφερει κατα της γης θηρια κακα και εφθειρον αυτην, ωστε να αφανισθη, ωστε να μη δυναται τις να περαση δι' αυτης εξ αιτιας των θηριων,

16 και οι τρεις ουτοι ανδρες ευρισκοντο εν μεσω αυτης, ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, δεν ηθελον σωσει ουτε υιους ουτε θυγατερας· μονοι ουτοι ηθελον σωθη, η δε γη ηθελεν αφανισθη.

17 Η και εαν ηθελον επιφερει ρομφαιαν επι την γην εκεινην και ειπει, Ρομφαια, διελθε δια της γης, ωστε να εκκοψω απ' αυτης ανθρωπον και κτηνος,

18 και οι τρεις ουτοι ανδρες ευρισκοντο εν μεσω αυτης, ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, δεν ηθελον σωσει υιους και θυγατερας αλλ' αυτοι μονοι ηθελον σωθη.

19 Η εαν ηθελον επιφερει θανατικον επι την γην εκεινην και εκχεει την οργην μου επ' αυτην με αιμα, ωστε να εκκοψω απ' αυτης ανθρωπον και κτηνος,

20 και ευρισκοντο εν μεσω αυτης Νωε, Δανιηλ και Ιωβ, ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, δεν ηθελον σωσει ουτε υιον ουτε θυγατερα· ουτοι μονοι ηθελον σωσει τας ψυχας αυτων δια την δικαιοσυνην αυτων.

21 Διοτι ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ποσω μαλλον λοιπον, οταν εξαποστειλω τας τεσσαρας δεινας κρισεις μου επι της Ιερουσαλημ, την ρομφαιαν και την πειναν και τα κακα θηρια και το θανατικον, ωστε να εκκοψω απ' αυτης ανθρωπον και κτηνος;

22 Πλην ιδου, θελουσι μενει εν αυτη λειψανα τινα, διασεσωσμενοι τινες, υιοι και θυγατερες· ιδου, ουτοι θελουσιν εξελθει προς εσας και θελετε ιδει τας οδους αυτων και τας πραξεις αυτων· και θελετε παρηγορηθη δια τα κακα, τα οποια επεφερα επι την Ιερουσαλημ, δια παντα οσα επεφερα επ' αυτην.

23 Και ουτοι θελουσι σας παρηγορησει, οταν ιδητε τας οδους αυτων και τας πραξεις αυτων· και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω δεν εκαμον χωρις αιτιας παντα οσα εκαμον εν αυτη, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 7673

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7673. 'Stretch out your hand' means an exercising of power. This is clear from the meaning of 'stretching out' as that which is connected with the exercising of control, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'hand' as power, dealt with in 878, 3387, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 5544, 6292, 6947, 7011, 7188, 7189, 7518. The reason why 'stretching out the hand' means the exercising of power is that there is power in the hand or arm when it is stretched out. When therefore Jehovah is said to stretch out His hand or arm, boundless or infinite power in action is meant. This explains why Jehovah told Moses on so many occasions, when miracles were to be performed, to stretch out his hand or his rod; for example,

Stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, and they will be blood. Exodus 7:19.

Stretch out your hand over the rivers, and cause frogs to rise up. Exodus 8:1-2. 1

Stretch out your rod and strike the dust of the land, and it will then be lice. Exodus 8:11, 12. 2

Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and there will be hail. Exodus 9:22-23.

Such words would never have been used but for the meaning of 'stretching out the hand' in the highest sense as Jehovah's almighty power.

[2] The same thing is meant by Joshua's being told to stretch out his javelin, described in his book as follows,

Jehovah said to Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand towards Ai. When therefore Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand towards Ai, the ambush rose up quickly out of their place and ran, as soon as he stretched out his hand, and came to the city and took it. Joshua did not withdraw his hand which he had stretched out together with the javelin until all the inhabitants of Ai had been utterly destroyed. Joshua 8:18-19, 26.

Being representative of God's almighty power, this too, like all other representative actions when they were commanded in those times, had force.

[3] There are a number of other places in which almighty power is described when it says that Jehovah 'stretches out His hand', or else His 'outstretched hand' or His 'outstretched arm' is spoken of. It is described by Jehovah stretching out His hand in Isaiah,

The anger [of Jehovah] has been roused against His people, and He has stretched out His hand over them and struck them, and the mountains were shaken. Isaiah 5:25.

In Ezekiel,

I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him. Ezekiel 14:9, 13.

In the same prophet,

I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations. Ezekiel 25:7.

I will stretch out My hand over Edom, and cut off from it man and beast. I will stretch out My hand over the philistines, and cut off . . . Ezekiel 25:13, 16.

Other places like these are Ezekiel 35:3; Isaiah 31:3; Zephaniah 1:4; 2:13. The use of 'outstretched hand' to describe almighty power occurs in Isaiah,

Jehovah's outstretched hand is over all the nations; who will turn it back? Isaiah 14:26, 27.

In Jeremiah,

I will fight with you with an outstretched hand and a strong arm, and in anger and in fury. Jeremiah 21:5.

In Isaiah,

Still His hand is outstretched. Isaiah 9:12, 17; 10:4.

The use of 'outstretched arm' occurs in Jeremiah,

I have made the earth, man, and beast by My great strength and by My outstretched arm. Jeremiah 27:5.

In the same prophet,

You have made heaven and earth by Your great power and Your outstretched arm; there is no matter 3 that is too impossible for You. Jeremiah 32:17.

Here it is self-evident that 'outstretched arm' means almighty power. The same applies to many other places in which the expression 'by a strong hand and an outstretched arm' is used, such as Deuteronomy 4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 26:8; 1 Kings 8:42; 2 Kings 17:36; Jeremiah 32:21; Ezekiel 20:33, 34.

[4] There are places too in which Jehovah is said to 'stretch out the heavens', and in these places also 'stretching out' means almighty power; that is to say, He expands the limits of heaven and fills those who are there with life and wisdom, as in Isaiah,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens like a thin veil, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. Isaiah 40:22.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens, spreads out the earth, gives breath 4 to His people upon it, and spirit to those who walk on it. Isaiah 42:5.

In Jeremiah,

. . . He who makes the earth by His power, prepares the world by His wisdom, and stretches out the heavens by His intelligence. Jeremiah 51:15.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens, and founds the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him. Zechariah 12:1.

There are still more places besides these, such as Isaiah 44:24; 45:12; Psalms 104:2.

From all this one may now see why Moses was commanded to stretch out his hand and rod, that miracles were performed when he did so, and that 'stretching out the hand' for that reason means the exercising of power, and in the highest sense almighty power.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. Exodus 8:5-6 in English Bibles

2. Exodus 8:16-17 in English Bibles

3. or word

4. literally, soul

  
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