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Exodus 34

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1 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λαξεύω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-APF λίθινος-A1--APF καθώς-D καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πρῶτος-A1--NPFS καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZ--AAD2S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN καί-C γράφω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF πλάξ-N3K-GPF ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN ὅς- --NPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πλάξ-N3K-DPF ὁ- A--DPF πρῶτος-A1--DPFS ὅς- --DPF συντρίβω-VAI-AAI2S

2 καί-C γίγνομαι-V1--PMD2S ἕτοιμος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN *σινα-N----S καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI2S ἐγώ- P--DS ἐκεῖ-D ἐπί-P ἄκρος-A1A-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN

3 καί-C μηδείς-A3P-NSM ἀναβαίνω-VZ--AAD3S μετά-P σύ- P--GS μηδέ-C ὁράω-VV--APD3S ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DSN ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF βοῦς-N3--NPF μή-D νέμω-V1--PMD3P πλησίον-D ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ἐκεῖνος- D--GSN

4 καί-C λαξεύω-VAI-AAI3S δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-APF λίθινος-A1--APF καθάπερ-D καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πρῶτος-A1--NPFS καί-C ὀρθρίζω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN *σινα-N----S καθότι-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--APF δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-APF ὁ- A--APF λίθινος-A1--APF

5 καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P νεφέλη-N1--DSF καί-C παραἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐκεῖ-D καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN κύριος-N2--GSM

6 καί-C παραἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οἰκτίρμων-A3N-NSM καί-C ἐλεήμων-A3N-NSM μακρόθυμος-A1B-NSM καί-C πολυέλεος-A1B-NSM καί-C ἀληθινός-A1--NSM

7 καί-C δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF διατηρέω-V2--PAPNSM καί-C ποιέω-V2--PAPNSM ἔλεος-N3E-ASN εἰς-P χιλιάς-N3D-APF ἀποαἱρέω-V2--PAPNSM ἀνομία-N1A-APF καί-C ἀδικία-N1A-APF καί-C ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF καί-C οὐ-D καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--ASM ἔνοχος-A1B-ASM ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAPNSM ἀνομία-N1A-GSF πατήρ-N3--GPM ἐπί-P τέκνον-N2N-APN καί-C ἐπί-P τέκνον-N2N-APN τέκνον-N2N-GPN ἐπί-P τρίτος-A1--ASF καί-C τέταρτος-A1--ASF γενεά-N1A-ASF

8 καί-C σπεύδω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM κύπτω-VA--AAPNSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S εἰ-C εὑρίσκω-VX--XAI1S χάρις-N3--ASF ἐνώπιον-P σύ- P--GS συνπορεύομαι-VC--APD3S ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM γάρ-X σκληροτράχηλος-A1B-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FAI2S σύ- P--NS ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1P σύ- P--DS

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS τίθημι-V7--PAI1S σύ- P--DS διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐνώπιον-P πᾶς-A3--GSM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἔνδοξος-A1B-APN ὅς- --APN οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF καί-C ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DSN ἔθνος-N3E-DSN καί-C ὁράω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὅς- --DPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S σύ- P--NS ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN κύριος-N2--GSM ὅτι-C θαυμαστός-A1--NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --APN ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DS

11 προςἔχω-V1--PAD2S σύ- P--NS πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--NS ἐντέλλομαι-V1--PMI1S σύ- P--DS ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐκβάλλω-V1--PAI1S πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *χαναναῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *χετταῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *φερεζαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *ευαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *γεργεσαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *ιεβουσαῖος-N2--ASM

12 προςἔχω-V1--PAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM μήποτε-D τίθημι-VE--AAS2S διαθήκη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--DPM ἐν καταἧμαι-V5--PMPDPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF εἰς-P ὅς- --ASF εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMI2S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASF μή-D σύ- P--DS γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S πρόσκομμα-N3M-NSN ἐν-P σύ- P--DP

13 ὁ- A--APM βωμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM κατααἱρέω-VF2-FAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APF στήλη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM συντρίβω-VF--FAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἄλσος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκκόπτω-VF--FAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN γλυπτός-A1--APN ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM κατακαίω-VF--FAI2P ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN

14 οὐ-D γάρ-X μή-D προςκυνέω-VA--AAS2P θεός-N2--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ζηλωτός-A1--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN θεός-N2--NSM ζηλωτής-N1M-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

15 μήποτε-D τίθημι-VE--AAS2S διαθήκη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--DPM ἐν καταἧμαι-V5--PMPDPM πρός-P ἀλλόφυλος-A1B-APM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VA--AAS3P ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C θύω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--DPM θεός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C καλέω-VA--AAS3P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἐσθίω-VB--AAS2S ὁ- A--GPN θῦμα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM

16 καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAS2S ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VO--AAS2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF σύ- P--GS ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM

17 καί-C θεός-N2--APM χωνευτός-A1--APM οὐ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM

18 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἑορτή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM ἄζυμος-A1B-GPM φυλάσσω-VF--FMI2S ἑπτά-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S ἄζυμος-A1B-APN καθάπερ-D ἐντέλλομαι-VM--XMI1S σύ- P--DS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM καιρός-N2--ASM ἐν-P μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--GPN νέος-A1A-GPN ἐν-P γάρ-X μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--GPN νέος-A1A-GPN ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI2S ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

19 πᾶς-A3--NSN δια ἀναοἴγω-V1--PAPNSN μήτρα-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NPN ἀρσενικός-A1--NPN πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSN μόσχος-N2--GSM καί-C πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSN πρόβατον-N2N-GSN

20 καί-C πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSN ὑποζύγιον-N2N-GSN λυτρόω-VF--FMI2S πρόβατον-N2N-DSN ἐάν-C δέ-X μή-D λυτρόω-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--ASN τιμή-N1--ASF δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S πᾶς-A3--ASN πρωτότοκος-A1B-ASN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM σύ- P--GS λυτρόω-VF--FMI2S οὐ-D ὁράω-VV--FPI2S ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS κενός-A1--NSM

21 ἕξ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐργάζομαι-VF2-FMI2S ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X ἕβδομος-A1--DSF καταπαύω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSM σπόρος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀμητός-N2--DSM καταπαύω-VF--FAI2S

22 καί-C ἑορτή-N1--ASF ἑβδομάς-N3D-GPF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS ἀρχή-N1--ASF θερισμός-N2--GSM πυρός-N2--GPM καί-C ἑορτή-N1--ASF συναγωγή-N1--GSF μεσόω-V4--PAPGSM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM

23 τρεῖς-A3--APM καιρός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM ὁράω-VV--FPI3S πᾶς-A3--NSN ἀρσενικός-A1--NSN σύ- P--GS ἐνώπιον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

24 ὅταν-D γάρ-X ἐκβάλλω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS καί-C πλατύνω-V1--PAS1S ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS οὐ-D ἐπιθυμέω-VF--FAI3S οὐδείς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS ἡνίκα-D ἄν-X ἀναβαίνω-V1--PAS2S ὁράω-VV--APN ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS τρεῖς-A3--APM καιρός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM

25 οὐ-D σφάζω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ζυμή-N1--DSF αἷμα-N3M-ASN θυμίαμα-N3M-GPN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C οὐ-D κοιμάω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D θῦμα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--GSF ἑορτή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN πασχα-N---GSN

26 ὁ- A--APN πρωτογένημα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS τίθημι-VF--FAI2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS οὐ-D προςφέρω-VF--FAI2S ἀρνός-N3--ASM ἐν-P γάλα-N3--DSN μήτηρ-N3--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

27 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM γράφω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN ἐπί-P γάρ-X ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM οὗτος- D--GPM τίθημι-VT--XMI1S σύ- P--DS διαθήκη-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM

28 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐκεῖ-D *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF ἄρτος-N2--ASM οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ὕδωρ-N3--NSN οὐ-D πίνω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF πλάξ-N3K-GPF ὁ- A--GSF διαθήκη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--APM δέκα-M λόγος-N2--APM

29 ὡς-C δέ-X καταβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-NPF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF χείρ-N3--GPF *μωυσῆς-N1M-GSM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPGSM δέ-X αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S ὅτι-C δοξάζω-VT--XMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GSN χρῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λαλέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--ASM αὐτός- D--DSM

30 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASM *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δοξάζω-VT--XMPNSF ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GSN χρῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API3P ἐγγίζω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--GSM

31 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VDI-API3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM *ααρων-N---NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF συναγωγή-N1--GSF καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM

32 καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--APN προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN *σινα-N----S

33 καί-C ἐπειδή-C καταπαύω-VAI-AAI3S λαλέω-V2--PAPNSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM κάλυμμα-N3M-ASN

34 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X ἄν-X εἰςπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM λαλέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--DSM περιαἱρέω-V2I-IMI3S ὁ- A--ASN κάλυμμα-N3M-ASN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMN καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM λαλέω-V2I-IAI3S πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅσος-A1--APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM

35 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN *μωυσῆς-N1M-GSM ὅτι-C δοξάζω-VT--XMI3S καί-C περιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM κάλυμμα-N3M-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSM ἕως-C ἄν-X εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S συνλαλέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--DSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10602

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10602. 'And Jehovah said to Moses' means the conclusion regarding the Israelite nation. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying', when Jehovah talks to Moses, as an answer, or in this instance a conclusion; for 'said' includes the words that come after it, because they are what He actually said or what are being declared here. Here therefore 'said' means the conclusion regarding the Israelite nation that has been the subject in the two previous chapters. That conclusion was that a Church would indeed be established among them, and that the Word would be written among them, but that their interest would lie in external things and not in what was internal. People's interest lies in external things and not in what is internal when they venerate outward things but do not acknowledge the Lord or love God for His sake, only for their own sakes, which is a love of self and not of God. Indeed it is a turning away from God, not a turning towards Him. But since they were able to practise outward holiness for their own sakes, and that holiness could be wondrously converted by the spirits residing with them into an outward holiness for God's sake; and since this in turn could be received from those spirits by angels and so be raised to an inner holiness, that nation was accepted. On this matter, see 10500, 10570. This is the conclusion which the present chapter contains, thus which is meant by 'Jehovah said to Moses'.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 10500

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10500. 'Perhaps I shall make expiation for your sin' means the possibility owing to the Lord's Divine Power for this to come about among those who have so turned themselves away. This is clear from the meaning of 'expiating' as causing no attention to be paid any longer to this, thus causing their worship to be nevertheless received and heard, for 'expiation' may also mean the hearing and acceptance of all the things composing worship, see 9506, at this point therefore the possibility for this to be brought about among those who have so turned themselves away; and from the meaning of 'sin' as a total turning away from the Divine, as above in 10498. The reason why all this is meant by those words is that the subject in the whole of the present chapter is the turning away of the Israelite nation from the Divine and the possibility in spite of this for contact to be established with heaven through the external things in which alone they were interested.

[2] For any knowledge to exist of the real nature of these things a little more must be stated. The Church on earth is established solely to the end that the world, that is, the human race, may be in contact with heaven, that is, with the Lord through heaven; for without the Church there is no contact, and without such contact the human race would perish, 10452. But human contact with heaven is achieved by means of spiritual and celestial things that reside with a person, not by means of worldly and bodily things without these. Or what amounts to the same thing, it is achieved by means of internal things, not by means of external ones without them. Since therefore the Israelite nation's interest lay in external things and not in internal ones, and yet something of a Church was to be established among them, the Lord made provision nevertheless for contact with heaven to be accomplished by means of representatives, which were the external forms of worship among that nation. But such contact was accomplished in a wondrous manner; regarding this contact, see in the places introduced above in 10499.

[3] But two things were necessary before this could be accomplished. One was that the internal with them should be completely shut off, and the other that an outward holiness should exist when they engaged in worship. For when the internal has been completely shut off, the internal side of the Church and of worship is neither repudiated nor acknowledged; it is as though none exists. In these circumstances an outward holiness can exist and also be raised up, since no obstacle stands in the way. Therefore also that nation was completely ignorant of the inward things connected with love to the Lord and belief in Him, and with eternal life attained through these. But as soon as the Lord came into the world and revealed Himself, and He taught that people should love and believe in Him, that nation on hearing these things began to repudiate them, and so they could no longer be maintained in the kind of ignorance they had been in before. Therefore they were then driven out of the land of Canaan, to prevent them from defiling internal things and rendering them profane by their renunciation of them in that land, where since most ancient times all locations had been made representative of such things as have to do with heaven and the Church, see 1585, 3686, 4447, 5136, 6516.

[4] For these reasons, to the extent at the present day that they have a knowledge of internal things and set their minds firmly against them and repudiate them, they can no longer possess an outward holiness, because a negative attitude of mind not only shuts off the internal but also takes away any holiness from the external, and so any contact with heaven. The situation is similar with Christians who have a knowledge, derived from the Word or from the teachings of the Church, of internal things and yet in their heart repudiate them, as is the case when they lead an evil life and have evil thoughts, no matter how outwardly devout and holy they may seem to be when they take part in worship.

  
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