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אֶת־קַשְׁתִּי נָתַתִּי בֶּעָןָן וְהָיְתָה לְאֹות בְּרִית בֵּינִי וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ׃
1098. What 'Shem' and 'Japheth' mean - that is, who the member of the internal Church is and who the member of the external - and from this what 'Canaan' means, becomes clear from the following considerations: The member of the internal Church ascribes to the Lord all the good he does and all the truth he thinks, whereas the member of the external Church has no knowledge of this but nevertheless does what is good. The member of the internal Church makes worship of the Lord from charity - and especially internal worship - the essential, and external worship not so essential. The member of the external Church makes external worship the essential. He does not know what internal worship is, even though he has it. Consequently the member of the internal Church believes that he is acting contrary to conscience if he does not worship the Lord from what is internal, whereas the member of the external Church believes he is acting contrary to conscience if he does not reverently observe external rites. The conscience of the member of the internal Church contains more things because he knows more things from the internal sense of the Word, whereas the conscience of the member of the external Church contains fewer because he knows few things from the internal sense of the Word. The former - the member of the internal Church - is called 'Shem', whereas the latter - the member of the external Church - is called 'Japheth'. The person however who makes worship consist solely in external things and who has no charity, and consequently no conscience, is called 'Canaan'.
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: The Great Commandment: To Love the Lord above All Else
Topic: Salvation
Summary: What does it mean to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength"?
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References:
Matthew 22:35-40
Mark 12:28, 33
Luke 10:25, 27
Genesis 9:20
Isaiah 9:6; 22:22
Matthew 23:4
Deuteronomy 4:35
Isaiah 43:10-11; 44:6, 24; 45:5, 14, 18, 22; 46:9
Matthew 28:18
Deuteronomy 4:25, 29; 10:12, 16; 11:13, 18-22; 13:1-5; 26:16-19; 30:1-10
Joshua 22:5
1 Kings 2:1-4; 8:4-6
2 Kings 23:1-3; 24
John 14:15, 21
1 John 2:3-5; 4:7-9
John 1:18; 4:16, 19-21