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1 Και ηκουσεν ο Χαναναιος ο βασιλευς της Αραδ, ο κατοικων προς μεσημβριαν, οτι ηλθεν ο Ισραηλ δια της οδου Αθαρειμ, και επολεμησεν εναντιον του Ισραηλ και συνελαβεν εξ αυτων αιχμαλωτους.

2 Και ηυχηθη ο Ισραηλ ευχην προς τον Κυριον και ειπεν, Εαν τωοντι παραδωσης τον λαον τουτον εις την χειρα μου, θελω καταστρεψει τας πολεις αυτων.

3 Και εισηκουσεν ο Κυριος της φωνης του Ισραηλ και παρεδωκε τους Χαναναιους· και κατεστρεψαν αυτους και τας πολεις αυτων· και εκαλεσαν το ονομα του τοπου Ορμα.

4 Και εσηκωθησαν απο του ορους Ωρ δια της οδου της Ερυθρας θαλασσης, δια να περιελθωσι την γην Εδωμ· και ωλιγοψυχησεν ο λαος εν τη οδω.

5 Και ελαλησεν ο λαος κατα του Θεου και κατα του Μωυσεως, λεγοντες, Δια τι ανεβιβασας ημας εξ Αιγυπτου δια ν' αποθανωμεν εν τη ερημω; διοτι αρτος δεν ειναι και υδωρ δεν ειναι και η ψυχη ημων αηδιασε τον αρτον τουτον, τον ελαφρον.

6 Και απεστειλεν ο Κυριος επι τον λαον τους οφεις τους φλογερους και εδαγκανον τον λαον, και λαος πολυς εκ του Ισραηλ απεθανε.

7 Και ελθων ο λαος προς τον Μωυσην ειπον, Ημαρτησαμεν, διοτι ελαλησαμεν κατα του Κυριου και κατα σου· δεηθητι του Κυριου να σηκωση τους οφεις αφ' ημων. Και εδεηθη ο Μωυσης υπερ του λαου.

8 Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Καμε εις σεαυτον οφιν φλογερον και βαλε αυτον επι ξυλου· και πας οστις δαγκασθη και εμβλεψη εις αυτον, θελει ζησει.

9 Και εκαμεν ο Μωυσης οφιν χαλκουν και εβαλεν αυτον επι ξυλου· και εαν οφις εδαγκανε τινα, εμβλεπων ουτος εις τον οφιν τον χαλκουν, εζη.

10 Και εσηκωθησαν οι υιοι Ισραηλ και εστρατοπεδευσαν εν Ωβωθ.

11 Και σηκωθεντες απο Ωβωθ εστρατοπεδευσαν εις Ιιε-αβαριμ, εν τη ερημω τη κατα προσωπον του Μωαβ, προς ανατολας ηλιου.

12 Εκειθεν σηκωθεντες εστρατοπεδευσαν εν τη κοιλαδι Ζαρεδ.

13 Εκειθεν σηκωθεντες εστρατοπεδευσαν εις το περαν του Αρνων, οστις ειναι εν τη ερημω και εξερχεται εκ των οριων των Αμορραιων· διοτι ο Αρνων ειναι το οριον του Μωαβ, μεταξυ Μωαβ και Αμορραιων.

14 Δια τουτο λεγεται εν τω βιβλιω των πολεμων του Κυριου, Κατα τον Βαεβ εν Σουφα, και επι των ρυακων του Αρνων,

15 και επι του ρευματος των ρυακων, το οποιον καταβαινει εις την πολιν Αρ και κειται εις τα ορια του Μωαβ.

16 Και εκειθεν ηλθον εις Βηρ· τουτο ειναι το φρεαρ, περι του οποιου ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Συναξον τον λαον, και θελω δωσει υδωρ εις αυτους.

17 Τοτε εψαλεν ο Ισραηλ την ωδην ταυτην· Αναβα, ω φρεαρ· ψαλλετε εις αυτο·

18 οι αρχοντες εσκαψαν το φρεαρ, οι ευγενεις του λαου εσκαψαν, δια προσταγης του νομοθετου, με τας ραβδους αυτων. Και απο της ερημου ηλθον εις Ματτανα,

19 και απο Ματτανα εις Νααλιηλ, και απο Νααλιηλ εις Βαμωθ,

20 και απο Βαμωθ της κοιλαδος της εν τη γη Μωαβ, επι της κορυφης Φασγα, το οποιον βλεπει προς Γεσιμων.

21 Και απεστειλεν ο Ισραηλ πρεσβεις προς τον Σηων βασιλεα των Αμορραιων λεγων,

22 Ας περασωμεν δια της γης σου· δεν θελομεν κλινει εις τους αγρους ουτε εις τους αμπελωνας· δεν θελομεν πιει υδωρ εκ των φρεατων· αλλα δια της βασιλικης οδου θελομεν πορευθη, εωσου περασωμεν τα ορια σου.

23 Και ο Σηων δεν αφηκε τον Ισραηλ να περαση δια των οριων αυτου· αλλ' ο Σηων συνηγαγε παντα τον λαον αυτου και εξηλθε να παραταχθη εναντιον του Ισραηλ εις την ερημον· και ηλθεν εις Ιασσα και επολεμησεν εναντιον του Ισραηλ.

24 Και επαταξεν ο Ισραηλ αυτον εν στοματι μαχαιρας και κατεκυριευσε την γην αυτου απο Αρνων εως Ιαβοκ, μεχρι των υιων Αμμων· επειδη τα ορια των υιων Αμμων ησαν οχυρα.

25 Και εκυριευσεν ο Ισραηλ πασας τας πολεις ταυτας· και κατωκησεν ο Ισραηλ εις πασας τας πολεις των Αμορραιων, εις Εσεβων και εις πασας τας κωμας αυτης·

26 επειδη η Εσεβων ητο η πολις του Σηων βασιλεως των Αμορραιων, οστις ειχε πολεμησει προτερον τον βασιλεα του Μωαβ και ελαβε πασαν την γην αυτου απο της χειρος αυτου, εως Αρνων.

27 Δια τουτο λεγουσιν οι παροιμιασται, Ελθετε εις Εσεβων· Ας κτισθη και ας κατασκευασθη η πολις του Σηων·

28 διοτι πυρ εξηλθεν απο Εσεβων, φλοξ απο της πολεως του Σηων· κατεφαγε την Αρ του Μωαβ, και τους αρχοντας των υψηλων τοπων του Αρνων·

29 ουαι εις σε, Μωαβ Απωλεσθης, λαε του Χεμως· εδωκε τους διασωθεντας υιους αυτου, και τας θυγατερας αυτου αιχμαλωτους εις τον Σηων βασιλεα των Αμορραιων·

30 Ημεις κατετοξευσαμεν αυτους· η Εσεβων ηφανισθη εως Δαιβων, και κατηρημωσαμεν αυτους εως Νοφα, το οποιον εκτεινεται εως Μεδεβα.

31 Και κατωκησεν ο Ισραηλ εν τη γη των Αμορραιων.

32 Και απεστειλεν ο Μωυσης να κατασκοπευσωσι την Ιαζηρ· και εκυριευσαν τας κωμας αυτης και εξεδιωξαν τους Αμορραιους τους κατοικουντας εκει.

33 Και στρεψαντες ανεβησαν την οδον την εις Βασαν· και εξηλθεν ο Ωγ βασιλευς της Βασαν εις συναντησιν αυτων, αυτος και πας ο λαος αυτου, προς μαχην εις Εδρει.

34 Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Μη φοβηθης αυτον· διοτι εις τας χειρας σου παρεδωκα αυτον και παντα τον λαον αυτου και την γην αυτου· και θελεις καμει εις αυτον, ως εκαμες εις τον Σηων βασιλεα των Αμορραιων τον κατοικουντα εν Εσεβων.

35 Και επαταξαν αυτον και τους υιους αυτου, και παντα τον λαον αυτου, εωσου δεν εναπελειφθη εις αυτον ουδεν· και κατεκυριευσαν την γην αυτου.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 775

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775. "Every vessel of precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble." This symbolically means that these Roman Catholics no longer have these because they do not have any knowledge of the goods and truths in ecclesiastical affairs to which such things correspond.

This statement is similar to the ones explained in nos. 772, 773, and 774 above. The difference is that the valuables here are various forms of knowledge, which are the lowest ones in a person's natural mind. And because they differ in character owing to the essence that lies within them, they are called vessels of precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble. For vessels symbolize forms of knowledge, here forms of knowledge in ecclesiastical affairs. Because various forms of knowledge are the containing vessels of goodness and truth, they are like vessels containing oil or wine.

Forms of knowledge are also found in great variety, and their recipient vessel is the memory. They are of great variety because they contain the interior elements of a person. They are also introduced into the memory either by intellectual deliberation or by hearing or reading them, according to the varying perception then of the rational mind. All of these things are present in forms of knowledge, as is apparent when they are reproduced, which is the case when a person speaks or thinks.

[2] But we will briefly say what vessels of precious wood, bronze, iron and marble symbolize. A vessel of precious wood symbolizes something known as the result of rational goodness and truth. A vessel of bronze symbolizes something known as the result of natural goodness. A vessel of iron symbolizes something known as the result of natural truth. And a vessel of marble symbolizes something known as the result of an appearance of goodness and truth.

That wood symbolizes goodness may be seen just above in no. 774. That precious wood here symbolizes both rational goodness and rational truth is due to the fact that wood symbolizes goodness, and preciousness is predicated of truth. For one variety of goodness is symbolized by the wood of the olive tree, another by the wood of the cedar, of the fig tree, of the fir tree, of the poplar and of the oak.

A vessel of bronze and iron symbolizes something known as the result of natural goodness and truth, because all metals, such as gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead, in the Word symbolize goods and truths. They symbolize because they correspond, and because they correspond they are also found in heaven. For everything in heaven is a correspondent form.

[3] However, this is not the place to confirm from the Word what each kind of metal symbolizes owing to its correspondence. We will cite only some passages to confirm that bronze symbolizes natural goodness, and iron, therefore, natural truth, as can be seen from the following: That the feet of the Son of Man looked like bronze, as though fired in a furnace (Revelation 1:15). That Daniel saw a man whose feet were like the gleam of burnished bronze (Daniel 10:5-6).

That the feet of cherubim were seen sparking as with the gleam of burnished bronze (Ezekiel 1:7). (Feet symbolize something natural, as may be seen in nos. 49, 468, 470, 510.) That an angel appears whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze (Ezekiel 40:3). And that the statue Nebuchadnezzar saw was as to its head golden, as to its breast and arms silver, as to its belly and sides bronze, and as to its legs iron (Daniel 2:32-33). The statue represented the successive states of the church which the ancients called the golden age, silver age, bronze age, and iron age.

Since bronze symbolizes something natural, and the Israelite people were purely natural, therefore the Lord's natural humanity was represented by the bronze serpent, which people bitten by serpents had only to look at to be cured (Numbers 21:6, 8-9).

That bronze symbolizes natural goodness may also be seen in Isaiah 60:17, Jeremiah 15:20-21, Ezekiel 27:13, Deuteronomy 8:7, 9, 33:24-25

  
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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.

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Deuteronomy 33

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1 This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

2 He said, "Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

3 Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet; [Everyone] shall receive of your words.

4 Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

5 He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

6 "Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few."

7 This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, "Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries."

8 Of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;

9 who said of his father, and of his mother, 'I have not seen him;' Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he know his own children: For they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.

10 They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

11 Yahweh, bless his substance. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again."

12 Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders."

13 Of Joseph he said, "His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,

14 for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

15 for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

16 for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let [the blessing] come on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

17 The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh."

18 Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

19 They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand."

20 Of Gad he said, "He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.

21 He provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver's portion reserved. He came [with] the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel."

22 Of Dan he said, "Dan is a lion's cub that leaps out of Bashan."

23 Of Naphtali he said, "Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the blessing of Yahweh, Possess the west and the south."

24 Of Asher he said, "Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

25 Your bars shall be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.

26 "There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.

27 The eternal God is [your] dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!'

28 Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.

29 You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."

   

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