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1 Mózes 19

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1 Mikor a két angyal estére Sodomába jutott, Lót Sodoma kapujában ûl vala, és a mint meglátá õket Lót, felkele eléjök, és arczczal a földre borúla.

2 És monda: Ímé én Uraim kérlek, térjetek be a ti szolgátok házához, és háljatok ott, és mossátok meg lábaitokat; reggel korán felkelhettek és indulhattok útatokra. Azok pedig mondának: Nem, hanem az utczán hálunk meg.

3 De nagyon unszolá õket, és betérének hozzá, és bemenének az õ házába; õ pedig szerze nékik vendégséget, és pogácsát is süte, és evének.

4 Lefekvésök elõtt a város férfiai, Sodoma férfiai körûlvevék a házat, ifja, örege, mind az egész község egytõl egyig.

5 És szólíták Lótot, mondván néki: Hol vannak a férfiak, a kik te hozzád jövének az éjjel? Hozd ki azokat mi hozzánk, hadd ismerjük õket.

6 És kiméne Lót õ hozzájok az ajtó eleibe, és bezárá maga után az ajtót.

7 És monda: Kérlek atyámfiai, ne cselekedjetek gonoszságot.

8 Ímé van énnékem két leányom, a kik még nem ismertek férfiat, kihozom azokat ti hozzátok, és cselekedjetek velök a mint néktek tetszik, csakhogy ezekkel az emberekkel ne csináljatok semmit, mivelhogy az én hajlékom árnyéka alá jöttenek.

9 Azok pedig mondának: Eredj el innen. Ismét mondának: Ez egy maga nálunk a jövevény s õ szabja a törvényt? Majd gonoszbul cselekszünk veled, hogy nem azokkal. És reá rohanának a férfiúra, Lótra, felette igen, és azon valának, hogy betörik az ajtót.

10 De kinyújták azok a férfiak kezeiket, és bevonák Lótot magokhoz a házba és bezárák az ajtót.

11 Az embereket pedig, kik a ház ajtaja elõtt valának, vaksággal verék meg kicsinytõl nagyig, annyira, hogy elfáradának az ajtó keresésében.

12 És mondának a férfiak Lótnak: Ki van még itt hozzád tartozó? võdet, fiaidat és leányaidat, és mindenedet, a mi a tied a városban, vidd ki e helybõl.

13 Mert mi elvesztjük e helyet, mivelhogy ezek kiáltása nagyra nõtt az Úr elõtt; és az Úr küldött minket, hogy elveszítsük ezt.

14 Kiméne azért Lót, és szóla az õ võinek, kik az õ leányait elvették vala, és monda: Keljetek fel, menjetek ki e helybõl, mert elveszti az Úr e várost; de az õ võinek úgy tetszék, mintha tréfálna.

15 És mikor a hajnal feljött, sürgetik vala az Angyalok Lótot, mondván: Kelj fel, vedd a te feleségedet és jelenlevõ két leányodat, hogy el ne veszsz a városnak bûne miatt.

16 Mikor pedig késedelmeskedék, megragadák a férfiak az õ kezét és az õ feleségének kezét és két leánya kezét, az Úrnak iránta való irgalmából, és kivivék õt: és ott hagyák a városon kívül.

17 És lõn mikor kivivék õket, monda az [egyik:] Mentsd meg a te életedet, hátra ne tekints, és meg ne állj a környéken; a hegyre menekülj, hogy el ne veszsz.

18 És monda Lót nékik: Ne oh Uram!

19 Ímé a te szolgád kegyelmet talált te elõtted, és nagy a te irgalmasságod, melyet mutattál irántam, hogy életemet megtartotta: de én nem menekûlhetek a hegyre, nehogy utólérjen a veszedelem, és meghaljak.

20 Ímhol az a város közel van, hogy oda fussak, kicsiny is, hadd menekûljek kérlek oda, lám kicsiny az; és én életben maradok.

21 Monda azért néki: Ím tekintek rád e dologban is, és nem pusztítom el a várost, a melyrõl szólottál.

22 Siess, menekülj oda, mert semmit sem tehetek addig, míg oda nem érsz. Azért nevezték annak a városnak nevét Czóárnak.

23 A nap feljött vala a földre, mikor Lót Czóárba ére.

24 És bocsáta az Úr Sodomára és Gomorára kénköves és tüzes esõt az Úrtól az égbõl.

25 És elsûlyeszté ama városokat, és azt az egész vidéket, és a városok minden lakosait, és a föld növényeit is.

26 És hátra tekinte az õ felesége, és sóbálványnyá lõn.

27 Ábrahám pedig reggel arra a helyre indúla, a hol az Úr színe elõtt állott vala.

28 És tekinte Sodoma és Gomora felé, és az egész környék földje felé; és látá, és ímé felszálla a földnek füstje, mint a kemencze füstje.

29 És lõn mikor elveszté Isten annak a környéknek városait, megemlékezék az Isten Ábrahámról, és kiküldé Lótot a veszedelembõl, mikor elsûlyeszté a városokat, a melyekben lakott vala Lót.

30 Lót pedig felméne Czóárból, és letelepedék a hegyen, és vele együtt az õ két leánya is, mert fél vala Czóárban lakni; lakozék tehát egy barlangban õ és az õ két leánya.

31 És monda a nagyobbik a kisebbiknek: A mi atyánk megvénhedett, és nincsen a földön férfiú, a ki mi hozzánk bejöhetne az egész föld szokása szerint.

32 Jer, adjunk bort inni a mi atyánknak, és háljunk õ vele, és támaszszunk magot a mi atyánktól.

33 Adának azért inni bort az õ atyjoknak azon éjszaka, és beméne a nagyobbik, és hála az õ atyjával, ez pedig semmit sem tuda annak sem lefekvésérõl, sem fölkelésérõl.

34 És lõn másodnapon, monda a nagyobbik a kisebbiknek: Ímé a mult éjjel én háltam atyámmal, adjunk néki bort inni ez éjjel is, és menj be te, hálj vele, és támaszszunk magot a mi atyánktól.

35 Adának azért azon éjszaka is az õ atyjoknak bort inni, és felkele a kisebbik is és vele hála; õ pedig semmit sem tuda annak sem lefekvésérõl, sem fölkelésérõl.

36 És teherbe esének Lót leányai mindketten az õ atyjoktól.

37 És szûle a nagyobbik fiat, és nevezé annak nevét Moábnak; ez a Moábiták atyja mind e mai napig.

38 A kisebbik is fiat szûle és nevezé annak nevét Benamminak. Ez az Ammoniták atyja mind a mai napig.

   

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7519. 'The ashes of the furnace' means to arouse the falsities that are a product of evil desires, by being present with those engaged in molestation. This is clear from the meaning of 'the ashes of the furnace' as the falsities that are a product of evil desires, dealt with below. The fact that they are aroused through presence with those who molest is clear from what follows in the present verse, for it goes on to say that Moses scattered the ashes in the direction of heaven, before 'Pharaoh's eyes', 'before the eyes' meaning presence, and 'Pharaoh' meaning those who engage in molestation, as has been shown often.

[2] The nature of these things cannot be known without revelation, for they are things such as take place in the next life and are unknown in the world. As long as evil spirits or those from hell have been removed and are separated from heaven, that is, from the good of love and the truth of faith which are there, they are unaware of the fact that they are under the influence of evils and falsities. For in these circumstances they believe falsities to be truths and evils to be forms of good. But as soon as heaven, that is, some heavenly community, moves closer towards them, they recognize them to be falsities and evils; for the truth of faith that flows in then enables them to recognize falsities, and the good of love that flows in enables them to recognize evils. Also the closer heaven comes, or the inflow from it of the good of love and truth of faith becomes more directly present, the worse are those evil spirits tormented by their own evils and falsities, because they cannot bear that goodness and truth.

[3] From all this one may now see why Moses was commanded to take the ashes of the furnace and to scatter them in the direction of heaven, and to do this before Pharaoh's eyes, and why he, not Aaron, was commanded to scatter the ashes in the direction of heaven. For the requirement that the ashes should be scattered in the direction of heaven means the influx of heaven; the requirement that it should be done before Pharaoh's eyes means in the presence of those who molest; and Moses, not Aaron, was told to do it because this situation is brought about among the evil by truth that goes forth directly from God, 'Moses' being truth that goes forth directly from God, 'Aaron' that which goes forth in an indirect way, see 7010. All this shows what is meant in the internal sense by the contents of this verse and those immediately following - that foul and filthy things that are products of evil desires, together with blasphemy, meant by 'sores breaking out into pustules', should be aroused. They are aroused when Divine Truth flows in and heaven moves closer.

[4] Anyone may see that Moses would never have been commanded by Jehovah to do such things - to take the ashes of the furnace and scatter them in the direction of heaven - unless some heavenly arcanum had lain within them. Jehovah would never have given orders for the employment of such means to produce their effect unless they had contained something heavenly to which they corresponded. From this one may see what the Word is like, that it is very full of arcana, but arcana that are not clearly visible in the sense of the letter.

[5] The reason why 'the ashes of the furnace' means falsities that are a product of evil desires is that ashes are formed from things that have been burnt. What is being burnt, as also the actual fire, in the Word means in the good sense good that is the object of heavenly affections, but in the contrary sense evil that is the object of hellish desires. For the fact that 'fire' means those things, see 934, 1861, 2446, 4906, 5071, 5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849, 7324; and 'burning' means evil desires, 1297, 5215. So it is that 'ashes' means falsities, for falsities are the product of evil desires. Since evil desires are meant by 'fire' they are also meant by 'a furnace'. 'A furnace', being a container, often implies the same as its contents.

[6] The fact that 'a furnace' means these things is clear from the following places: In Malachi,

Behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant, and every evil-doer will be stubble; and the day that is coming will burn them up; it will leave them neither root nor branch. Malachi 4:1

'Burning like a furnace' stands for evil desires; 'burning them up' stands for burning with evil desires.

[7] In the book of Genesis,

Abraham looked out towards the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and towards the whole face of the land of the plain; and he saw, and the smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace. Genesis 19:28.

'The smoke of a furnace' stands for falsities arising from evil desires. For 'Sodom' is evil desires that stem from self-love, and 'Gomorrah' is falsity arising from that evil, 2220, 2246, 2322. In John,

Out of the pit of the abyss there went up smoke, like the smoke of a furnace. Revelation 9:2.

'The smoke of a furnace' again stands for falsities arising from evil desires, 'the pit of the abyss' standing for hell.

[8] In Matthew,

The Son of Man will send His angels, who will gather out of His kingdom all offences, and those who work iniquity, and will send them into the furnace of fire. Matthew 13:41-42.

'The furnace of fire' stands for evil desires; for the fire of evil desires is what is meant in the Word by hell-fire. Loves too are simply what fire people's lives; and loves extend into desires.

[9] In Nahum,

Draw yourself water for the siege, strengthen your fortifications; go into the mud and tread the clay; renew the brick-kiln. 1 There the fire will devour you, the sword cut you off. Nahum 3:14-15.

'Going into the mud' stands for entering into falsity, 'treading the clay' stands for stepping into evil, 6669. 'The brick-kiln' 1 stands for the falsities which they fashion and which are introduced by the evil, 1296, 6669, 7113; 'the fire' stands for the desire for evil, 1861, 2446, 5071, 5215, 6832, 7324; and 'the sword' stands for falsity, 4499.

[10] In Jeremiah,

Take into your hand large stones, and hide them in the clay in the brick-kiln 1 which is at the gate of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the eyes of the men of the Jews, and say to them, Behold, I am sending and will bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel, and will put his throne onto these stones which I have hidden, so that he may spread his tent over them. He will come and strike the land of Egypt. Jeremiah 43:9-11.

One cannot know what these verses mean without the internal sense. 'Large stones' are falsities; 'the brick-kiln' 1 is the desire for falsity arising from evil; 'Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel' is one who lays truth and goodness waste; the presence of his throne and tent on these stones means that he will cause falsities to reign; and 'the land of Egypt' which he will strike is the natural mind.

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Exodus 9

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1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people Go, that they may serve me.

2 For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,

3 behold, the hand of Yahweh is on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence.

4 Yahweh will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt; and nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel."'"

5 Yahweh appointed a set time, saying, "Tomorrow Yahweh shall do this thing in the land."

6 Yahweh did that thing on the next day; and all the livestock of Egypt died, but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.

7 Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the livestock of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn't let the people go.

8 Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, "Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.

9 It shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with boils on man and on animal, throughout all the land of Egypt."

10 They took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky; and it became a boil breaking forth with boils on man and on animal.

11 The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.

12 Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.

13 Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, that they may serve me.

14 For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, against your officials, and against your people; that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.

15 For now I would have put forth my hand, and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth;

16 but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth;

17 as you still exalt yourself against my people, that you won't let them go.

18 Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.

19 Now therefore command that all of your livestock and all that you have in the field be brought into shelter. Every man and animal that is found in the field, and isn't brought home, the hail shall come down on them, and they shall die."'"

20 Those who feared the word of Yahweh among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.

21 Whoever didn't respect the word of Yahweh left his servants and his livestock in the field.

22 Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch forth your hand toward the sky, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man, and on animal, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt."

23 Moses stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.

24 So there was very severe hail, and lightning mixed with the hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

25 The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and animal; and the hail struck every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.

26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.

27 Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "I have sinned this time. Yahweh is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28 Pray to Yahweh; for there has been enough of mighty thunderings and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer."

29 Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to Yahweh. The thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is Yahweh's.

30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you don't yet fear Yahweh God."

31 The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they had not grown up.

33 Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands to Yahweh; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.

34 When Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

35 The heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he didn't let the children of Israel go, just as Yahweh had spoken through Moses.