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1 Jákób tovább méne az õ útján, és szembe jövének vele az Isten Angyalai.

2 És monda Jákób mikor azokat látja vala: Isten tábora ez; és nevezé annak a helynek nevét Mahanáimnak.

3 Azután külde Jákób követeket maga elõtt Ézsaúhoz az õ bátyjához, Széir földébe, Edóm mezõségébe,

4 És parancsola azoknak mondván: Így szóljatok az én uramnak Ézsaúnak: Ezt mondja a te szolgád Jákób: Lábánnál tartózkodtam és idõztem mind ekkorig.

5 Vannak pedig nékem ökreim és szamaraim, juhaim, szolgáim és szolgálóim, azért híradásul követséget küldök az én uramhoz, hogy kedvet találjak szemeid elõtt.

6 És megtérének Jákóbhoz a követek, mondván: Elmentünk vala a te atyádfiához Ézsaúhoz, és már jön is elõdbe, és négyszáz férfi van vele.

7 Igen megíjede Jákób és féltében a népet, mely vele vala, a juhokat, a barmokat és a tevéket két seregre osztá.

8 És monda: Ha eljön Ézsaú az egyik seregre, és azt levágja, a hátramaradt sereg megszabadul.

9 És monda Jákób: Óh én atyámnak Ábrahámnak Istene, és én atyámnak Izsáknak Istene, Jehova! ki azt mondád nékem: Térj vissza hazádba, a te rokonságod közé, s jól tészek veled:

10 Kisebb vagyok minden te jótéteményednél és minden te hûségednél, a melyeket a te szolgáddal cselekedtél; mert csak pálczámmal mentem vala által ezen a Jordánon, most pedig két sereggé lettem.

11 Szabadíts meg, kérlek, engem az én bátyám kezébõl, Ézsaú kezébõl; mert félek õ tõle, hogy rajtam üt és levág engem, az anyát a fiakkal egybe.

12 Te pedig azt mondottad: Jól tévén jól tészek te veled, és a te magodat olyanná tészem mint a tenger fövénye, mely meg nem számláltathatik sokasága miatt.

13 És ott hála azon éjjel: és választa abból, a mi kezénél vala, ajándékot Ézsaúnak az õ bátyjának:

14 Kétszáz kecskét, és húsz bakot; kétszáz juhot, és húsz kost;

15 Harmincz szoptatós tevét s azok fiait; negyven tehenet, és tíz tulkot: húsz nõstény szamarat, és tíz szamár vemhet.

16 És szolgái kezébe adá, minden nyájat külön-külön, és monda az õ szolgáinak: Menjetek el én elõttem, és közt hagyjatok nyáj és nyáj között.

17 És parancsola az elsõnek, mondván: Ha az én bátyám Ézsaú elõtalál és megkérdez téged, mondván: Ki embere vagy? Hová mégy? És kiéi ezek elõtted?

18 Akkor azt mondjad: Szolgádé Jákóbé; ajándék az, a melyet küld az én uramnak Ézsaúnak, és ímé õ maga is [jön] utánunk.

19 Ugyanazt parancsolá a másiknak, a harmadiknak, és mindazoknak, kik a nyájak után mennek vala, mondván: Ilyen szóval szóljatok Ézsaúnak, mikor vele találkoztok.

20 Ezt is mondjátok: Ímé Jákób a te szolgád utánunk [jõ]; mert így gondolkodik vala: Megengesztelem õt az ajándékkal, mely elõttem megy, és azután leszek szembe vele, talán kedves lesz személyem elõtte.

21 Elõlméne tehát az ajándék; õ pedig azon éjjel a seregnél hála.

22 Felkele pedig õ azon éjszaka és vevé két feleségét, két szolgálóját és tizenegy gyermekét, és általméne a Jabbók révén.

23 Vevé hát azokat és átköltözteté a vízen, azután átköltözteté mindenét valamije vala.

24 Jákób pedig egyedûl marada és tusakodik vala õ vele egy férfiú, egész a hajnal feljöveteléig.

25 Aki mikor látá, hogy nem vehet rajta erõt, megilleté csípõjének forgócsontját, és kiméne helyébõl Jákób csípõjének forgócsontja a vele való tusakodás közben.

26 És monda: Bocsáss el engem, mert feljött a hajnal. És monda [Jákób]: Nem bocsátlak el téged, míg meg nem áldasz engemet.

27 És monda néki: Mi a te neved? És õ monda: Jákób.

28 Amaz pedig monda: Nem Jákóbnak mondatik ezután a te neved, hanem Izráelnek; mert küzdöttél Istennel és emberekkel, és gyõztél.

29 És megkérdé Jákób, és monda: Mondd meg, kérlek, a te nevedet. Az pedig monda: Ugyan miért kérded az én nevemet? És megáldá õt ott.

30 Nevezé azért Jákób annak a helynek nevét Peniélnek: mert látám az Istent színrõl színre, és megszabadult az én lelkem.

31 És a nap felkél vala rajta, amint elméne Peniél mellett, õ pedig sántít vala csípõjére.

32 Azért nem eszik Izráel fiai a csípõ forgócsontjának inahúsát mind e mai napig, mivelhogy illetve vala Jákób csípõje forgócsontjának inahúsa.

   

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4314. In the internal historical sense 'he was limping on his thigh' means that with those descendants goods and truths had been destroyed completely. This is clear from the representation of Jacob, to whom 'he' refers here, as his descendants, dealt with in 4281, and from the meaning of 'limping on the thigh' as those who are without any good or consequently any truth, dealt with in 4302. Here therefore 'he was limping on his thigh' means that with those descendants goods and truths had been destroyed completely.

[2] The nature of that nation is made very plain by many things which the Lord Himself spoke in parables and which in the internal historical sense were said of that nation, as in the following,

In the parable about a certain king who was settling the account with the servant who showed no mercy towards another. Matthew 18:23-end.

In the parable about the householder who let his vineyard out to vine-dressers and went abroad; and the vine-dressers seized the servants he sent, beating one with rods, killing another, and stoning another. At length he sent his son whom they cast out of the vineyard and killed. When the scribes and Pharisees heard this parable they realized that He was speaking about themselves. Matthew 21:33-45; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 20:9 and following verses.

In the parable about the man who gave talents to his servants and how the servant who received one talent went and hid it in the ground. Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27.

In the parable about those who came upon the man who had been wounded by the robbers. Luke 10:30-37.

In the parable about those who were invited to the great supper and all of whom made excuses, and of whom the master said, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my supper. Luke 14:16-24.

In the parable about the rich man and Lazarus. Luke 16:19-end.

In the parable about those who despised others compared with themselves. Luke 18:10-14

In the parable about the two sons, one of whom said, I will go off into the vineyard, but did not go, and in which Jesus said, Truly I say to you, Tax collectors and prostitutes will go into the kingdom of heaven before you. Matthew 21:28-32.

[3] The Lord states plainly what that nation was like in Matthew 23:13 onwards, towards the end of which passage He says,

You witness against yourselves that you are the sons of those who slew the prophets; and you are filling up the measure of your fathers. Matthew 23:31-33.

In Mark,

Jesus said to them, Rightly did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, This people honours Me with their lips, but their heart is very far away from Me. In vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men, forsaking the commandment of God. Mark 7:6-13.

In John,

The Jews answered Jesus that they were the seed of Abraham. But Jesus said to them, You are from your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not take a stand on the truth because the truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie he speaks from the things that are his own, for he is the teller of a lie and the father of it. John 8:33, 44.

Because their nature was such they are also called 'a wicked and adulterous generation', Matthew 12:39, as well as 'a brood of vipers', Matthew 3:7; 23:33; Luke 3:7; and in Matthew,

O brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? Matthew 12:34.

[4] The fact that with that nation not even any natural good was left is meant by the fig tree referred to in Matthew,

Jesus seeing a fig tree by the wayside went to it but found nothing on it but leaves only, therefore He said to it, Let no fruit from now on ever be born from you! Therefore the fig tree withered at once. Matthew 21:19.

'A fig tree' means natural good, see 217. From all these places it may be seen that with that nation goods and truths had been destroyed completely.

[5] Goods and truths are said to have been destroyed when none exist interiorly. Goods and truths which are visible externally derive their being and their life from those that are internal. The nature of internal goods and truths therefore determines that of external ones, however these present themselves to human eyes. There are some people whom I knew during their lifetime and who during that period were to outward appearance zealous for the Lord, for the Church, for their country and the common good, and for what was right and fair; and yet in the next life these same people are among those in hell. Indeed I have been astonished to find them among the most evil ones there. The reason why they were there was that interiorly they had been filthy and profane, and that they had pretended to be zealous for the sake of reputation, so as to gain important positions and also to acquire wealth. Thus they had been zealous for selfish reasons and not for the things which they professed with their lips. Consequently when those external things are laid aside, as happens when people die, internals are laid bare and one sees what those people have been like inwardly; for during their lifetime they had concealed their internals from the eyes of the world. These are the considerations that are meant by the statement that goods and truths have been destroyed completely.

  
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Luke 19:12-27

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12 He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

13 He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'

14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to reign over us.'

15 "It happened when he had come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.

16 The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'

17 "He said to him, 'Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

18 "The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'

19 "So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

20 Another came, saying, 'Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,

21 for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn't lay down, and reap that which you didn't sow.'

22 "He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn't lay down, and reaping that which I didn't sow.

23 Then why didn't you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?'

24 He said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina away from him, and give it to him who has the ten minas.'

25 "They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!'

26 'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

27 But bring those enemies of mine who didn't want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"