Arcana Coelestia 7183. The subject treated of in the preceding chapter was that those who are of the Lord’s spiritual kingdom were infested by falsities, and at last because of these infestations were near despair. Now they are encouraged with hope, and with the promise that they are certainly to be liberated; this is the subject treated of in the internal sense in the present chapter; and this is signified by the words which Jehovah spake unto Moses.

Arcana Coelestia 7184. Afterward is described the Lord‘s spiritual kingdom as to faith and as to charity, and next as to doctrine, also as to the reception of the law Divine. Reuben and Simeon and their families represent the things of faith; Levi and his families those of charity; Aaron and his families the things of doctrine; and Moses those of the law Divine.

7183. Exodus 6

1. And Jehovah said to Moses, Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them away, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.

2. And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am Jehovah.

3. And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Shaddai; and by My name Jehovah I was not known to them.

4. And I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings in which they sojourned.

5. And also I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, that the Egyptians make them serve; and I have remembered My covenant.

6. Therefore say to the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will lead you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their servitude; and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgements.

7. And I will take you to Myself as a people, and I will be to you a God; and you will know that I am Jehovah your God, leading you out from under the burdens of Egypt.

8. And I will bring you to the land concerning which I lifted up My hand ¹ to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as an inheritance; I am Jehovah.

9. And Moses spoke in this way to the children of Israel, and they did not hear ² Moses, for shortness of breath and for hard ³ servitude.

10. And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

11. Come, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt to send the children of Israel out of his land.

12. And Moses spoke before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not heard ⁴ me; and how will Pharaoh hear me, and am uncircumcised in the lips?

13. And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them orders for the children of Israel, and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to lead the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14. These are the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Enoch ⁵ and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

15. And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

16. And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. And the years of Levi's life were one hundred and thirty-seven years.

17. The sons of Cershon were Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

18. And the sons of Kohath were Amram and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of Kohath's life were one hundred and thirty-three years.

19. And the sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their births.

20. And Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of Amram's life were one hundred and thirty-seven years.

21. And the sons of Izhar were Korah and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22. And the sons of Uzziel were Mishael and Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23. And Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24. And the sons of Korah were Assir and Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.

25. And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

26. It was this Aaron and Moses to whom Jehovah said, Lead the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt according to their armies

27. These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. It was this Moses and Aaron.

28. And so it was on the day Jehovah spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

29. That Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, I am Jehovah; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.

30. And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am uncircumcised in the lips, and how will Pharaoh hear ² me?

CONTENTS

The previous chapter dealt with those belonging to the Lord's spiritual kingdom, with how they were molested by falsities and because of these molestations were brought at length to the point of despair. Now their spirits are raised by hope and by the promise that they will certainly be delivered. This subject is dealt with in the internal sense of this chapter and is the meaning of the things Jehovah spoke to Moses.

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