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1 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X λιμός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF χωρίς-P ὁ- A--GSM λιμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM πρότερον-D ὅς- --NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM χρόνος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X *ισαακ-N---NSM πρός-P *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM εἰς-P *γεραρα-N2--AS

2 ὁράω-VVI-API3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S μή-D καταβαίνω-VZ--AAS2S εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF καταοἰκέω-VA--AAD2S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X σύ- P--DS εἶπον-VBI-AAS1S

3 καί-C παραοἰκέω-V2--PAD2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF οὗτος- D--DSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1S μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C εὐλογέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS σύ- P--DS γάρ-X καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM ὅρκος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅς- --ASM ὄμνυμι-VAI-AAI1S *αβρααμ-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM πατήρ-N3--DSM σύ- P--GS

4 καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ὡς-C ὁ- A--APM ἀστήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C ἐνεὐλογέω-VC--FPI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS πᾶς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

5 ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ὑποἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSF ἐμός-A1--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF καί-C φυλάσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN δικαίωμα-N3--APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN νόμιμος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--GS

6 καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S *ισαακ-N---NSM ἐν-P *γεραρα-N2--DP

7 ἐπιἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM περί-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S φοβέω-VCI-API3S γάρ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAN ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S μήποτε-D ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAS3P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM περί-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ὅτι-C ὡραῖος-A1A-NSF ὁ- A--DSF ὄψις-N3I-DSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

8 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X πολυχρόνιος-A1B-NSM ἐκεῖ-D παρακύπτω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *γεραρα-N2--NP διά-P ὁ- A--GSF θυρίς-N3D-GSF ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM παίζω-V1--PAPASM μετά-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

9 καλέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἄρα-X γέ-X γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S τίς- I--ASN ὅτι-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI2S ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S γάρ-X μήποτε-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1S διά-P αὐτός- D--ASF

10 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP μικρός-A1A-GSM κοιμάω-VCI-API3S τις- I--NSM ὁ- A--GSN γένος-N3E-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ἄγνοια-N1A-ASF

11 συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἅπτομαι-V1--PMPNSM ὁ- A--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM θάνατος-N2--GSM ἔνοχος-A1B-NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

12 σπείρω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM ἑκατοστεύω-V1--PAPASF κριθή-N1--ASF εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASM κύριος-N2--NSM

13 καί-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καί-C προβαίνω-V1--PAPNSM μέγας-A3C-NSMC γίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ἕως-P ὅς- --GSM μέγας-A1P-NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S σφόδρα-D

14 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM κτῆνος-N3E-NPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-NPN βοῦς-N3--GPM καί-C γεώργιον-N2N-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN ζηλόω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM

15 καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN φρέαρ-N3T-APN ὅς- --APN ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM χρόνος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐνφράσσω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APN ὁ- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM καί-C πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APN γῆ-N1--GSF

16 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πρός-P *ισαακ-N---ASM ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὅτι-C δυνατός-A1--NSMC ἐγώ- P--GP γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S σφόδρα-D

17 καί-C ἀποἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐκεῖθεν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM καί-C καταλύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF φάραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D

18 καί-C πάλιν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN φρέαρ-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ὅς- --APN ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐνφράσσω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APN ὁ- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAN *αβρααμ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὄνομα-N3M-APN κατά-P ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὅς- --APN ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM

19 καί-C ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF φάραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P ἐκεῖ-D φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ζάω-V3--PAPGSN

20 καί-C μάχομαι-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ποιμήν-N3--NPM *γεραρα-N2--GP μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM ποιμήν-N3--GPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φάσκω-V1--PAPNPM αὐτός- D--GPM εἰμί-V9--PAN ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSN φρέαρ-N3T-GSN *ἀδικία-N1A-NSF ἀδικέω-VAI-AAI3P γάρ-X αὐτός- D--ASM

21 ἀποαἴρω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ἐκεῖθεν-D ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN κρίνω-V1I-IMI3P δέ-X καί-C περί-P ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ἐχθρία-N1A-NSF

22 ἀποαἴρω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X ἐκεῖθεν-D ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN καί-C οὐ-D μάχομαι-VAI-AMI3P περί-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *εὐρυχωρία-N1A-NSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM διότι-C νῦν-D πλατύνω-V1I-IAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--DP καί-C αὐξάνω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

23 ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X ἐκεῖθεν-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ὅρκος-N2--GSM

24 καί-C ὁράω-VVI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM σύ- P--GS μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMD2S μετά-P σύ- P--GS γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI1S καί-C εὐλογέω-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--AS καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS διά-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM σύ- P--GS

25 καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN καί-C ἐπικαλέω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C πήγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φρέαρ-N3T-ASN

26 καί-C *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἀπό-P *γεραρα-N2--GP καί-C *οχοζαθ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM νυμφαγωγός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C *φικολ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀρχιστράτηγος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF δύναμις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

27 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *ισαακ-N---NSM ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN ἔρχομαι-VAI-AAI2P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS σύ- P--NP δέ-X μισέω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS ἀπό-P σύ- P--GP

28 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM ὁράω-VX--XAI1P ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1P γίγνομαι-VB--AMD3S ἀρά-N1A-NSF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C διατίθημι-VF--FMI1P μετά-P σύ- P--GS διαθήκη-N1--ASF

29 μή-D ποιέω-VF--FAN μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP κακός-A1--ASN καθότι-D ἐγώ- P--NP σύ- P--AS οὐ-D βδελύσσω-VAI-AMI1P καί-C ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM χράω-VAI-AMI1P σύ- P--DS καλῶς-D καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI1P σύ- P--AS μετά-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF καί-C νῦν-D σύ- P--NS εὐλογητός-A1--NSM ὑπό-P κύριος-N2--GSM

30 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM δοχή-N1--ASF καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P καί-C πίνω-VBI-AAI3P

31 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D ὄμνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM *ισαακ-N---NSM καί-C ἀποοἴχομαι-V1I-IMI3P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P σωτηρία-N1A-GSF

32 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF καί-C παραγίγνομαι-VB--AMPNPM ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM περί-P ὁ- A--GSN φρέαρ-N3T-GSN ὅς- --GSN ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI1P ὕδωρ-N3--ASN

33 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN *ὅρκος-N2--NSM διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF *φρέαρ-N3T-NSN ὅρκος-N2--GSM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

34 εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δέ-X *ησαυ-N---NSM ἔτος-N3E-GPN τεσσαράκοντα-M καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S γυνή-N3K-ASF *ιουδιν-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF *βεηρ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χετταῖος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF *βασεμμαθ-N---ASF θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF *αιλων-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM *ευαῖος-N2--GSM

35 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ἐρίζω-V1--PAPNPF ὁ- A--DSM *ισαακ-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSF *ρεβεκκα-N---DSF

   

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3419. And Isaac returned, and digged again the wells of waters which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father. That this signifies that the Lord opened those truths which were with the ancients, is evident from the representation of Isaac, as being the Lord as to the Divine rational, concerning which above; from the signification of “returning and digging again,” as being to open again; from the signification of “wells of waters,” as being the truths of knowledges (that “wells” are truths may be seen above, n. 2702, 3096; and that “waters” are knowledges, n. 28, 2702, 3058); and from the signification of “the days of Abraham his father,” as being a previous time and state as to truths, which truths are signified by the wells which they digged at that time, thus the truths which were with the ancients. (That “days” signify time and states may be seen above, n. 23, 487-488, 493, 893.) When “days” signify states, then by Abraham the father is represented the Lord’s Divine Itself before He adjoined to it the Human (n. 2833, 2836, 3251); when they signify time, then by Abraham the father are signified the goods and truths which were from the Lord’s Divine before He adjoined to it the Human, thus the goods and truths which were with the ancients.

[2] The truths which were with the ancients are at this day wholly obliterated, insomuch that scarcely anyone knows that they ever existed, and that they could be any other than what are taught at this day, when yet they were totally different. The ancients had Representatives and Significatives of the celestial and spiritual things of the Lord’s kingdom, thus of the Lord Himself; and they who understood such representatives and significatives were called the wise; and they were wise, for thereby they were able to speak with spirits and angels. For when angelic speech (which is incomprehensible to man because spiritual and celestial) descends to man, who is in a natural sphere, it falls into representatives and significatives such as are in the Word, and hence it is that the Word is a holy writing; for in order to be a full correspondence that which is Divine cannot be presented in any other way before the natural man.

[3] And as the ancients were in representatives and significatives of the Lord’s kingdom, in which there is nothing but celestial and spiritual love, they had also doctrinal things that treated solely of love to God and of charity toward the neighbor; and by virtue of these doctrinal things they were called the wise. From these doctrinal things they knew that the Lord would come into the world, and that Jehovah would be in Him, and that He would make the human in Himself Divine, and would thus save the human race. From these doctrinal things they also knew what charity is, namely, the affection of being of service to others without any end of recompense; and also what is the neighbor toward whom there should be charity, namely, all in the universe, but still each with discrimination. At this day these doctrinal things are utterly lost, and in place of them there are doctrinal things of faith, which the ancients accounted as relatively nothing.

At the present day the doctrinal things of love to the Lord and of charity toward the neighbor are rejected, in part by those who in the Word are called “Babylonians and Chaldeans,” and in part by those who are called “Philistines” and also “Egyptians”; and thus are so completely lost that there remains scarcely any trace of them. For who at the present day knows what that charity is which is devoid of all regard for self, and which is averse to everything that is for the sake of self? And who knows that the neighbor is everyone, with discrimination according to the kind and amount of good in him, thus that he is good itself, consequently in the supreme sense the Lord Himself, because He is in good, and good is from Him, and the good which is not from Him is not good, however much it may appear to be so? And because it is not known what charity is, and what the neighbor, it is not known who they are that in the Word are signified by the “poor,” the “miserable,” the “needy,” the “sick,” the “hungry” and “thirsty,” the “oppressed,” “widows,” “orphans,” “captives,” the “naked,” “sojourners,” the “blind,” the “deaf,” the “halt,” “maimed,” and others; when yet the doctrinal things of the ancients taught who these were, and to what class of the neighbor, and thus of charity, each belonged. The whole of the Word in the sense of the letter is written in accordance with these doctrinal things, so that he who has no knowledge of them cannot possibly know any interior sense of the Word.

[4] As in Isaiah:

Is it not to break bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the afflicted that are cast out to thy house; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him, and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall gather thee (Isaiah 58:7-8).

He who lays stress on the sense of the letter believes that if he merely gives bread to the hungry, takes into his house the poor outcasts or wanderers, and covers the naked, he will on this account come into the glory of Jehovah, or into heaven; when yet these are mere outward acts, and even the wicked may do them for the sake of self-merit; but by the “hungry,” the “afflicted,” and the “naked” are signified those who are spiritually such, thus different states of misery in which the man may be who is the neighbor, and toward whom charity is to be exercised.

[5] In David:

He that executeth judgment for the oppressed; that giveth bread to the hungry; Jehovah looseth the prisoners; Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous; Jehovah guardeth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow (Psalms 146:7-9); where by the “oppressed,” the “hungry,” the “prisoners,” the “blind;” the “bowed down,” the “sojourners,” the “fatherless” and “widow,” are not meant those who are commonly so called, but those who are such in respect to spiritual things, that is, in respect to their souls. Who these were, and in what state and degree they were neighbors, thus what charity was to be exercised toward them, was taught by the doctrinal things of the ancients. It is the same everywhere else in the Old Testament; for when the Divine descends into what is natural with man, it descends into such things as are works of charity, with discrimination according to genera and species.

[6] The Lord also spoke in like manner, because He spoke from the Divine Itself, as in Matthew:

Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you; for I was hungry, and ye gave Me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took Me in; naked, and ye clothed Me; I was sick, and ye visited Me; I was in prison, and ye came unto Me (Matthew 25:34-36).

By the works here recounted are signified the universal genera of charity; and in what degree are the goods or the good men who are the neighbors toward whom charity is to be exercised; and that in the supreme sense the Lord is the neighbor, for He says:

Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye did it unto Me (Matthew 25:40).

From these few examples it may be seen what is meant by the truths with the ancients. But that these truths are altogether obliterated by those who are in the doctrinal things of faith, and not in the life of charity, that is, by those who in the Word are called “Philistines,” is signified by the Philistines stopping up the wells after the death of Abraham, which is the subject next treated of.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.