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Ιησούς του ναυή 7

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1 Οι δε υιοι Ισραηλ εκαμον παραβασιν εις το αναθεμα· διοτι Αχαν, ο υιος του Χαρμι, υιου του Ζαβδι, υιου του Ζερα, εκ της φυλης Ιουδα, ελαβεν απο του αναθεματος· και εξηφθη η οργη του Κυριου κατα των υιων Ισραηλ.

2 Και απεστειλεν ο Ιησους ανθρωπους εκ της Ιεριχω εις Γαι, την πλησιον της Βαιθ-αυεν, προς το ανατολικον μερος της Βαιθηλ· και ειπε προς αυτους λεγων, Αναβητε και κατασκοπευσατε την γην. Και οι ανθρωποι ανεβησαν και κατεσκοπευσαν την Γαι.

3 Και επιστρεψαντες προς τον Ιησουν ειπαν προς αυτον, Ας μη αναβη πας ο λαος, αλλ' ως δυο η τρεις χιλιαδες ανδρες ας αναβωσι και ας παταξωσι την Γαι· μη βαλης παντα τον λαον εις κοπον φερων αυτον εως εκει· διοτι ειναι ολιγοι.

4 Και ανεβησαν εκει εκ του λαου ως τρεις χιλιαδες ανδρες· και εφυγον απο προσωπου των ανδρων της Γαι.

5 Και οι ανδρες της Γαι επαταξαν εξ αυτων εως τριακοντα εξ ανδρας· και κατεδιωξαν αυτους απ' εμπροσθεν της πυλης εως Σιβαρειμ, και επαταξαν αυτους εις το κατωφερες· δια το οποιον αι καρδιαι του λαου διελυθησαν, και εγειναν ως υδωρ.

6 Και διερρηξεν ο Ιησους τα ιματια αυτου, και επεσε κατα γης επι προσωπον αυτου, εμπροσθεν της κιβωτου του Κυριου εως εσπερας, αυτος και οι πρεσβυτεροι του Ισραηλ, και επεθεσαν χωμα επι τας κεφαλας αυτων.

7 Και ειπεν ο Ιησους, Α Δεσποτα Κυριε, δια τι διεβιβασας τον λαον τουτον δια του Ιορδανου, δια να μας παραδωσης εις τας χειρας των Αμορραιων, ωστε να αφανισωσιν ημας; ειθε να ευχαριστουμεθα καθημενοι περαν του Ιορδανου

8 Ω Κυριε, τι να ειπω, αφου ο Ισραηλ εστρεψε τα νωτα εμπροσθεν των εχθρων αυτου;

9 και ακουσαντες οι Χαναναιοι και παντες οι κατοικοι της γης, θελουσι περικυκλωσει ημας και εξαλειψει το ονομα ημων απο της γης· και τι θελεις καμει περι του ονοματος σου του μεγαλου;

10 Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Ιησουν, Σηκωθητι· δια τι επεσες ουτως επι το προσωπον σου;

11 ημαρτησεν ο Ισραηλ, και μαλιστα παρεβησαν την διαθηκην μου, την οποιαν προσεταξα αυτους· και ετι ελαβον απο του αναθεματος και ετι εκλεψαν και ετι εψευσθησαν και ετι εβαλον αυτο εις τα σκευη αυτων·

12 δια τουτο δεν θελουσι δυνηθη οι υιοι Ισραηλ να σταθωσιν εμπροσθεν των εχθρων αυτων, αλλα θελουσι στρεψει τα νωτα εμπροσθεν των εχθρων αυτων, διοτι εγειναν αναθεμα· ουδε θελω εισθαι πλεον με σας, εαν δεν εξαλειψητε το αναθεμα εκ μεσου σας·

13 σηκωθεις αγιασον τον λαον και ειπε, Αγιασθητε δια την αυριον· διοτι ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ· Αναθεμα ειναι εν τω μεσω σου, Ισραηλ· δεν δυνασαι να σταθης εμπροσθεν των εχθρων σου, εωσου αφαιρεσητε το αναθεμα εκ μεσου σας·

14 προσελθετε λοιπον το πρωι κατα τας φυλας σας· και η φυλη, την οποιαν πιαση ο Κυριος, θελει προσελθει κατα συγγενειας· και η συγγενεια, την οποιαν πιαση ο Κυριος, θελει προσελθει κατ' οικογενειας· και η οικογενεια, την οποιαν πιαση ο Κυριος, θελει προσελθει κατα ανδρας·

15 και οστις πιασθη εχων το αναθεμα, θελει κατακαυθη εν πυρι, αυτος και παντα οσα εχει· διοτι παρεβη την διαθηκην του Κυριου και διοτι επραξεν ανομιαν εν τω Ισραηλ.

16 Και εξεγερθεις ο Ιησους το πρωι, προσηγαγε τον Ισραηλ κατα τας φυλας αυτων· και επιασθη η φυλη του Ιουδα·

17 και προσηγαγε τας συγγενειας του Ιουδα, και επιασθη η συγγενεια των Ζαραιτων· και προσηγαγε την συγγενειαν των Ζαραιτων κατα ανδρας, και επιασθη ο Ζαβδι·

18 και προσηγαγε την οικογενειαν αυτου κατα ανδρας, και επιασθη ο Αχαν, ο υιος του Χαρμι, υιου του Ζαβδι, υιου του Ζερα, εκ της φυλης Ιουδα.

19 Και ειπεν ο Ιησους προς τον Αχαν, Τεκνον μου, δος τωρα δοξαν εις Κυριον τον Θεον του Ισραηλ, και εξομολογηθητι εις αυτον, και ειπε μοι τωρα τι επραξας· μη κρυψης αυτο απ' εμου.

20 Και απεκριθη ο Αχαν προς τον Ιησουν και ειπε, Αληθως εγω ημαρτον εις Κυριον τον Θεον του Ισραηλ και επραξα ουτω και ουτω·

21 ιδων μεταξυ των λαφυρων μιαν καλην Βαβυλωνικην στολην και διακοσιους σικλους αργυριου και ελασμα χρυσου βαρους πεντηκοντα σικλων, επεθυμησα αυτα και ελαβον αυτα· και ιδου, ειναι κεκρυμμενα εν τη γη, κατα το μεσον της σκηνης μου, και το αργυριον υποκατω αυτων.

22 Και απεστειλεν ο Ιησους ανθρωπους· και ετρεξαν εις την σκηνην, και ιδου, ησαν κεκρυμμενα εν τη σκηνη αυτου, και το αργυριον υποκατω αυτων.

23 Και ελαβον αυτα εκ μεσου της σκηνης, και εφεραν αυτα προς τον Ιησουν και προς παντας τους υιους Ισραηλ, και εθεσαν αυτα ενωπιον του Κυριου.

24 Τοτε ο Ιησους, και πας ο Ισραηλ μετ' αυτου, επιασαν τον Αχαν τον υιον του Ζερα, και το αργυριον και την στολην και το ελασμα του χρυσου και τους υιους αυτου και τας θυγατερας αυτου και τους βοας αυτου και τους ονους αυτου και τα προβατα αυτου και την σκηνην αυτου και παντα οσα ειχε, και εφεραν αυτους εις την κοιλαδα Αχωρ.

25 Και ειπεν ο Ιησους, Δια τι κατεταραξας ημας; ο Κυριος θελει σε καταταραξει την ημεραν ταυτην. Και πας ο Ισραηλ ελιθοβολησαν αυτον με λιθους και κατεκαυσαν αυτους εν πυρι και ελιθοβολησαν αυτους με λιθους.

26 Και εστησαν επ' αυτον σωρον λιθων μεγαν, οστις μενει εως της σημερον· ουτως επαυσεν ο Κυριος απο της εξαψεως του θυμου αυτου· δια τουτο καλειται το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου Κοιλας Αχωρ εως της ημερας ταυτης.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 7

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Joshua 7: The defeat at Ai, and the sin of Achan.

This chapter opens with the statement that Israel had sinned at Jericho, because an Israelite named Achan had kept something for himself, against the Lord's commandment. (But Joshua doesn't know this yet.)

The great victory at Jericho was quickly followed by an embarrassing defeat at Ai. The Israelites hadn't expected much difficulty in taking Ai, and sent just a few thousand men to attack it. They were routed.

Spiritually, we might say that pride goes before a fall, but more specifically, in the work of our regeneration we are never to rest on our laurels, but to always stay alert to each situation and how we are internally handling it. (Apocalypse Revealed 158)

Understandably, Joshua pours out his heart to the Lord, wondering why they have even crossed over the Jordan to simply be destroyed. The Lord tells him that their defeat at Ai was because Israel sinned by taking some of the forbidden things of Jericho. The Lord explains how to put this right, by identifying the wrongdoer and destroying him and his family.

Note the weakness of Joshua (as earlier also with Moses at times) when things go wrong and he feels confused, full of doubt, hurt and afraid. When things go well, we go well; when things go badly, we tend to go to pieces. And we ask, “Why? Why this, why me, why now?”

The Lord’s answer is a command, “Get up! Why are you lying on your face?” This is a pretty plain meaning: The Lord wants us to use such setbacks to be able to go forward, seeing the problem as a challenge and an opportunity and learning point.

Joshua is told to find the source of the wrong and the defeat. From all the tribes, one tribe will be selected by the Lord. From all its families, one family will be chosen. From all its households, one household will be chosen, and from that household, one man will be chosen. And Achan was the man and he is brought out. (Arcana Caelestia 5135)

This drawing-by-lot is a remarkable picture of our spiritual self-examination. We’re told that to make our general confession of ‘having done what we should not have done’ is almost worthless because we are likely to just carry on the same afterwards. (Arcana Caelestia 8390) Our personal inventory must be specific. What kind of thoughts have I been allowing myself recently? What did that make me feel in my heart? Did I welcome it or want nothing to do with it? It’s a kind of pinpointing, and it leads us to Achan, whose name in Hebrew means ‘trouble’ and ‘troubler’. (The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Doctrine 164)

Achan, discovered, doesn't hide or deny his wrongdoing but openly admits that he has sinned against the Lord. He'd seen a beautiful garment, much silver, and a chunk of gold, and took them, and hid them in the earth in the middle of his tent. He confesses and indeed, his confession is transparent. So must our confession be when we see things in ourselves that go against the Lord’s truths and ways. They bring forth his stolen goods from his tent.

Then, in a comprehensive way, Joshua took everything Achan owned in its entirety, including the stolen goods, to the Valley of Achor (a name again meaning ‘trouble’) and stoned him and all his family and burned them with fire and raised a heap of stones over it all. This, to us, might well sound like a brutal and an unwarranted punishment.

Spiritually, the Lord does not punish us, ever. Rather, he commands that we turn from our evils, and suffer the consequences if we don't. The Lord does this to help and encourage us to stop following our own way and to commit ourselves to following and living His way. We can only conquer Canaan, representing heaven, when we do this. (Arcana Caelestia 8622)

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Apocalypse Revealed # 158

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158. "'Be watchful.'" (3:2) This symbolically means that they should have truths and live in accordance with them.

To be watchful has precisely this symbolic meaning in the Word, for a person who learns truths and lives according to them is like someone who awakens from sleep and becomes alert. By contrast, a person who lacks truths, but who is engaged simply in worship, is like someone who is asleep and dreaming.

Natural life, regarded in itself or apart from spiritual life, is really no more than a state of sleep, whereas natural life that contains spiritual life is a state of alertness. This alertness, moreover, is obtained only through truths - truths which appear in their own light and in their own clarity when a person lives in accordance with them.

This is the symbolic meaning of watching in the following passages:

Watch..., for you do not know at what hour your Lord will come. (Matthew 24:42)

Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he comes, will find watching... Be ready, for the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect. (Luke 12:37, 40)

Watch..., for you do not know when the lord of the house will come..., lest, when he comes suddenly, he find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to all: Watch! (Mark 13:35-37)

While the bridegroom was delayed, (the virgins)...slumbered and slept... And the (five foolish) virgins came..., saying, "Lord, Lord, open to us!" But (the Lord) answered..., ."..I do not know you." Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour at which the Son of Man will come. (Matthew 25:1-13)

Because the Lord's coming is called the morning (no. 151), and truths are then revealed and light dawns, therefore that time is called "the beginning of the watches" in Lamentations 2:19, and the Lord is called "a watcher" in Daniel 4:13. Moreover we read in Isaiah,

Your dead shall live... Awake..., you who dwell in dust. (Isaiah 26:19)

To be shown that the state of a person who lacks truths is called slumbering and sleep, see Jeremiah 51:39, 57, Psalms 13:3; 76:6, Matthew 13:25, and other places.

  
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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.