216. "그러므로 네가 열심을 내라 회개하라"는 이것이 진리에 대한 애정으로 되어야 하며 그릇된 것을 싫어하는데서 나와야 하는 것을 뜻한다.

여기서 "열심을 내라"말하였다. 위(3:15)에서 이미 "차든지 덥든지 하기를 원하노라"말씀하셨기 때문이다. 여기서는 덥기를 원하시는 것이다.

"열심을 내라"(질투하라)는 영적 열기(볕)을 뜻하며, 영적 열기는 사랑에 대한 애정, 여기서는 진리의 사랑에 대한 애정을 뜻하기 때문이며, 또 진리의 사랑에 대한 애정으로 움직이는 사람은 또한 그릇된 것을 싫어하는 데서도 움직이기 때문이다. 그러므로 회개(悔改)는 이것을 뜻한 것이다.

말씀 안에 있는 "열심"(질투)은 주께 대하여 말할 때는 사랑도, 진노도 뜻한다.

사랑을 뜻하는 것은 요한복음 2:17; 시편 69:9; 이사야 37:32; 63:15; 에스겔 39:25; 스가랴 1:14; 8:2

진노를 뜻하는 것은 신명기 32:16, 21; 시편 79:5; 에스겔 8:3, 5; 16:42; 23:25; 스바냐 1:18; 3:8.

그러나 주안에 있는 열심(질투)은 진노가 아니다. 겉으로만 그렇게 보일 따름이요, 속은 사랑이다. 겉으로 그렇게 보이는 것은 주께서 사람을 책망하실 때 주께서 성내신 듯 보이며 특히 인간 자신의 악이 자기를 벌할 때 그렇게 보이기 때문이다. 이것은 사랑으로 그렇게 허락하신 것이다. 그의 악이 옮겨지도록 하신 것이다. 마치 자녀를 사랑하는 부모가 그들의 악을 제거하기 위하여 징계하는 것과도 같다. 이로써 왜 여호와께서 친히 질투하시는 하나님이시라 말씀하셨는가의 이유를 알게 되었을 것이다(신명기 4:24; 5:9-10; 6:14-15).

6335. 'And Jacob called his sons' means organizing the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling' as arranging into order, for the reason why they were called together was so that the truths of faith and the forms of the good of charity might be set forth in that organized arrangement; and from the representation of 'Jacob' and 'his sons' as the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love in the natural, 'Jacob' being those truths and forms of good in general, see 3509, 3525, 3546, 3659, 3669, 3677, 3775, 3829, 4234, 4273, 4777, 5506, 5533, 5535, 6001, 6236, and 'his sons', or the tribes named after them, those truths and forms of good in particular, 3858, 3926, 3939, 4060. With regard to this organization of the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love that is meant here and is set forth in the internal sense of this chapter, it should be recognized that the twelve tribes of Israel represented in general all truths and forms of good in their entirety, thus all the truths and forms of good which come forth from the Lord, therefore those which exist in heaven and from which heaven exists. And since all in general are represented, so is each one specifically; for classes in general include all members specifically, just as general wholes do their individual parts.

[2] Forms of good and the truths deriving from them are what determine the varying intensity of light in heaven; and that varying intensity of light is what determines the varying states of intelligence and wisdom. This was how it came about that light glittered and flashed through the Urim and Thummim, doing so in varying ways in keeping with the state of the matter about which questions were being asked. This took place because the twelve tribes, by whom all truths and forms of good in general were meant, were designated in the breastplate or Urim and Thummim; for each precious stone stood for one particular tribe. The reason why they were precious stones was that spiritual and celestial truths are meant by them, 114, 3720, and good is meant by the 'gold' into which they had been set, ¹ 113, 1551, 1552, 5658. This arcanum is what was meant by the Urim and Thummim.

[3] The fact that the twelve tribes meant such things is evident from places in the Word where they are mentioned by name, in particular from the inheritances of the tribes in the land of Canaan, which are dealt with in Joshua, and from their inheritances in the Lord's kingdom, which are dealt with in Ezekiel - in the final chapters, in which a new land, a new Jerusalem, and a new temple are described - and also in Revelation 7:4-8. That the twelve tribes meant such things is also evident from the order in which they were arranged when they pitched camp in the wilderness, an order which was such that it represented truths and forms of good in their right and proper order. This was the origin of the prophetic utterance made by Balaam,

When Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes, the Spirit of God came upon him and he delivered an utterance, and said, How good are your tabernacles, O Jacob; your dwelling-places, O Israel! Like valleys they are planted, like gardens beside a river, like aloes Jehovah has planted, like cedars beside the waters. Numbers 24:2-3, 5-6.

See also what has been shown regarding the tribes and organized arrangements of them in 2129, 3858, 3862, 3926, 3979, 4060, 4603.

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