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Józsué 13

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1 Mikor Józsué megvénhedett és igen megidõsödött vala, monda az Úr néki: Te megvénhedtél, igen megidõsödtél, pedig még igen sok föld maradt elfoglalni való.

2 Ez az a föld, a mi fennmaradt: A Filiszteusoknak minden tartománya és az egész Gesur.

3 A Sikhórtól fogva, a mely Égyiptom felett [foly], egészen Ekronnak határáig északra, [mely] a Kananeushoz számíttatik; a Filiszteusok öt fejedelemsége: a Gázáé, Asdódé, Askelóné, Gáthé, Ekroné és az Avveusoké.

4 Délrõl a Kananeusnak egész földe és Meára, a mely a Sídonbelieké, Afékáig, az Emoreusok határáig.

5 Továbbá a Gibli földe és az egész Libanon napkelet felé, Baál-Gádtól fogva, a mely a Hermon hegy alatt van, egészen addig, a hol Hamáthba mennek.

6 A hegységnek minden lakosát a Libanontól Miszrefóth-Majimig, a Sídoniakat mind, magam ûzöm ki õket Izráel fiai elõl, csak sorsold ki Izráelnek örökségül, a mint megparancsoltam néked.

7 Mostan azért oszd el ezt a földet örökségül kilencz nemzetségnek, és a Manassé nemzetség felének.

8 Õ vele együtt a Rúben és Gád [nemzetségek] elvették örökségöket, a melyet adott vala nékik Mózes, túl a Jordánon, napkelet felé, a miképen adta vala nékik Mózes, az Úrnak szolgája.

9 Aróertõl fogva, a mely az Arnon patak partján van, úgy a várost, a mely a völgynek közepette van, mint Medebának minden sík földét Dibonig.

10 És minden városát Szíhonnak, az Emoreusok királyának, a ki uralkodik vala Hesbonban, az Ammon fiainak határáig.

11 És Gileádot és Gesurnak és Maakátnak határát, az egész Hermon hegyet és az egész Básánt Szalkáig.

12 Básánban Ógnak egész országát, a ki uralkodik vala Astarótban és Edreiben. Ez maradt vala meg a Refaim maradékai közül, de leveré és kiûzé õket Mózes.

13 De Izráel fiai nem ûzék ki a Gesurit és a Maakhátit, és ott is lakik a Gesuri és Maakháti az Izráel között mind e mai napig.

14 Csak Lévi nemzetségének nem adott örökséget; az Úrnak, Izráel Istenének tüzes áldozatai az õ öröksége, a mint szólott vala néki.

15 Adott vala pedig Mózes [örökséget] a Rúben fiai nemzetségének az õ családjaik szerint.

16 És lõn az õ határuk Aróertõl fogva, a mely az Arnon folyó partján van, úgy a város, a mely a völgy közepette van, mint az egész sík föld Medeba mellett;

17 Hesbon és annak minden városa, a melyek a sík földön vannak; Dibon, Bámoth-Baal és Béth-Baál-Meon;

18 És Jahcza, Kedemót és Méfaát;

19 És Kirjáthaim, Szibma és Czeret-Sáhár a völgy mellett való hegyen:

20 És Béth-Peór, a Piszga hegyoldalai, és Béth-Jesimóth.

21 És a sík föld minden városa és Szíhonnak, az Emoreusok királyának egész országa, a ki uralkodik vala Hesbonban, a kit megvert vala Mózes, õt és a Midiánnak fejedelmeit: Evit és Rékemet, Czúrt és Húrt és Rébát, Szíhonnak fejedelmeit, a kik e földön laktak vala.

22 A jövendõmondó Bálámot is, Beórnak fiát, megölék Izráel fiai fegyverrel, azokkal együtt, a kiket levágtak vala.

23 Vala tehát a Rúben fiainak határa a Jordán és melléke. Ez a Rúben fiainak öröksége az õ családjaik szerint, a városok és azoknak falui.

24 A Gád nemzetségének, a Gád fiainak is adott vala [örökséget] Mózes, az õ családjaik szerint.

25 És lõn az õ határuk Jaázer és Gileádnak minden városa és az Ammon fiai földjének fele Aróerig, a mely Rabba felett van.

26 És Hesbontól fogva Ramath-Miczpéig és Betónimig, meg Mahanáimtól Debir határáig.

27 A völgyben pedig Béth-Harám, Béth-Nimra, Szukkóth és Czáfon, Szíhonnak, Hesbon királyának maradék országa, a Jordán és melléke, a Kinnereth tenger széléig a Jordánon túl napkelet felé.

28 Ez a Gád fiainak örökségök, az õ családjaik szerint, a városok és azoknak falui.

29 A Manassé nemzetség felének is adott vala Mózes [örökséget]. És lõn a Manassé fiainak félágáé, az õ családjaik szerint;

30 És lõn az õ határuk: Mahanáimtól fogva az egész Básán, Ógnak, Básán királyának egész országa és Jairnak minden faluja, a melyek Básánban vannak, hatvan város.

31 És pedig Gileádnak fele és Astarót és Edrei, Óg országának városai Básánban, a Manassé fiának, Mákirnak fiaié, Mákir feléé, az õ családjaik szerint.

32 Ezek azok, a miket örökségül adott vala Mózes a Moáb mezõségén, a Jordánon túl Jérikhótól napkelet felé.

33 A Lévi nemzetségének pedig nem adott vala Mózes örökséget. Az Úr, Izráelnek Istene az õ örökségök, a mint szólott vala nékik.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 13

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Joshua 13: The start of the tribal territory allocations.

Now that Israel had conquered the land of Canaan, the Lord commanded Joshua to divide the land between the twelve tribes. The next seven chapters tell how the the land of Canaan was divided (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 1413, to read more about the spiritual meaning).

Chapter 13 deals with the territories given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and one half of Manasseh, all of which are on the other side of the river Jordan. Reuben was given the southern lands; Gad was given the extensive middle region, much of which is an area called Gilead; and half the tribe of Manasseh received the northern land which is on the other side of the Jordan.

It is also worth noting that the first few verses say much of the land remained to be conquered. However, at the end of chapter 11, we read that Joshua took the whole land as the Lord had commanded Moses.

This may seem contradictory, but spiritually it fits very well. In our regeneration, we aim to conquer our self-centred nature, and allow the Lord to rule us with his truth. This is spiritually ‘conquering the whole land’. But even so, our natural thoughts and desires sometimes rise up to trouble us, and these times are like the parts of the land that remain to be conquered. This is why we must recognize our complete dependence on the Lord (Arcana Caelestia 8326).

The Lord giving land as inheritance to each of the twelve tribes represents the way that He gives us our spiritual life. As we do the work of spiritual ‘conquering’ - living by our purpose to serve the Lord - we feel more and more that we can use our understanding of God and His Word in our actions every day.

The twelve tribes stand for the whole spectrum of what spiritual life involves, and each tribe relates to a specific quality of our spiritual living (Arcana Caelestia 3858). For example, we need to be discerning, positive, respectful of others, and so on. Each tribe has a sizeable area of the land, and is part of the integrity of the whole nation.

The territories given to Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh are not part of Canaan, but they are linked to it. These areas represent our outward life: the way we work, live, rest, and relate with other people. This is the ‘casing’ of our spiritual life, and it is essential.

The tribe of Reuben – the eldest son of Jacob – stands for our initial need to see the truths from the Lord in the Word. By ‘seeing’ we mean meeting them, looking carefully, being attentive, coming to understand what they ask of us, and realising how important they are. It is not a vague impression that the Lord’s teachings are important, but a real first step for us (Arcana Caelestia 3866).

The tribe of Gad stands for our ability to see that knowledge and truth need to be used to perform good works. Gad’s name means ‘a troop,’ calling to mind soldiers marching in formation to go and sort things out properly. This is something we can apply to ourselves and to the world around us. We just need to watch that it doesn’t get too heavy-handed (See Swedenborg’s work, Apocalypse Explained 435[7]).

The tribe of Manasseh represents the spiritual good which supports our will to live a life which is just, fair and honourable because it is based on God. In fact, Manasseh – which means ‘forgetfulness’ – stands for our need to remember that ‘my will’ is really ‘the Lord’s will for me’. Our will needs to be focused on outward life and also inwardly open to the Lord, which is why half of Manasseh has land beyond the Jordan and half has land within Canaan (Arcana Caelestia 5353).

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2897. The Word in the Ancient Church after the Flood however was derived from these people meant by 'Enoch'. The member of this Church, being spiritual and not celestial, knew but did not see with perception what was embodied in representatives and meaningful signs. And because these embodied Divine things they held out a use to members of that Church and were employed by them in their Divine worship, to the end that they might have a communication with heaven; for, as has been stated, all things in the world represent and mean such things as exist in heaven. Also the Word which they had was a written Word, consisting of Historical Sections and Prophetical Parts, like the Old Testament Word. But in course of time that Word came to be lost. The historical sections were called The Wars of Jehovah, and the prophetical parts The Utterances, as is clear in Moses, Numbers 21:14, 27, where they are quoted. The historical sections of their Word were written in the prophetical style and were for the most part made-up historical narratives, like those in Chapters 1-11 of Genesis, as is evident from the quotations of those historical narratives in Moses, where the following words occur,

Therefore it is said in The Book of The Wars of Jehovah, Waheb in Suphah, and the streams of Arnon, and the descent of the streams which runs down to the dwelling at Ar and leans to the border of Moab. Numbers 21:14-15.

The prophetical parts of their Word were written in a style similar to the prophetical parts of the Old Testament, as is also evident from the quotation of these in Moses, where the following words occur,

Therefore The Utterances (or The Utterers of Prophecies) say, Come to Heshbon the city of Sihon shall be built and established. For fire went out of Heshbon flame out of the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon. Woe to you, O Moab! You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He gave his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon, king of the Amorites. But we shot at them; Heshbon has perished even to Dibon; and we have laid waste even to Nophah, which reaches even to Medebah. Numbers 21:27-30.

These prophetical utterances embody heavenly arcana in the same way as the prophetical parts of the Old Testament. This is quite evident not only from the fact that Moses copied them and applied them to the state of affairs prevailing in his own day, but also from the fact that almost the same words occur in Jeremiah. Included there among his prophetical sayings, they hold - as becomes clear from what has been stated about the internal sense of the Word - as many heavenly arcana within them as they consist of words. Those sayings as they occur in Jeremiah are as follows,

A fire has gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from between Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab and the crown of the head of the sons of tumult. Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished, for your sons have been taken away into captivity, and your daughters into captivity. Jeremiah 48:45-46.

From this also it is evident that that Word too possessed an internal sense. Regarding the Ancient Church after the Flood, see 640, 641, 765, 1238, 1327, 2385.

  
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