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1 καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM *χανανίς-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *αραδ-N---GS ὁ- A--NSM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S γάρ-X *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὁδός-N2--ASF *αθαριν-N---GS καί-C πολεμέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM καί-C κατα προνομεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GPM αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-ASF

2 καί-C εὔχομαι-VAI-AMI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM εὐχή-N1--ASF κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐάν-C ἐγώ- P--DS παραδίδωμι-VO--AAS2S ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM ὑποχείριος-A1A-ASM ἀναθεματίζω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GSM

3 καί-C εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C παραδίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *χανανίς-N---ASM ὑποχείριος-A1A-ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀναθεματίζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπικαλέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM ἀνάθεμα-N3M-ASN

4 καί-C ἀποαἴρω-VA--AAPNPM ἐκ-P *ωρ-N---GS ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὁδός-N2--ASF ἐπί-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ἐρυθρός-A1A-ASF περικυκλόω-VAI-AAI3P γῆ-N1--ASF *εδωμ-N---GS καί-C ὀλιγοψύχω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF

5 καί-C καταλαλέω-V2I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM καί-C κατά-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ἵνα-C τίς- I--NSN ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF ὅτι-C οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἄρτος-N2--NSM οὐδέ-C ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ὁ- A--NSF δέ-X ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GP προςὀχθίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἄρτος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM διάκενος-N2--DSM

6 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--APM ὄφις-N3I-APM ὁ- A--APM θανατόω-V4--PAPAPM καί-C δάκνω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S λαός-N2--NSM πολύς-A1P-NSM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

7 καί-C παραγίγνομαι-VB--AMPNSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1I-IAI3P ὅτι-C ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P ὅτι-C καταλαλέω-VAI-AAI1P κατά-P ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C κατά-P σύ- P--GS εὔχομαι-VA--AAN οὖν-X πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VB--AAD3S ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM ὄφις-N3I-ASM καί-C εὔχομαι-VAI-AMI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM περί-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ποιέω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὄφις-N3I-ASM καί-C τίθημι-VE--AAD2S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐπί-P σημεῖον-N2N-GSN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐάν-C δάκνω-VB--AAS3S ὄφις-N3I-NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM δάκνω-VK--XMPNSM ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM αὐτός- D--ASM ζάω-VF--FMI3S

9 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὄφις-N3I-ASM χαλκοῦς-A1C-ASM καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐπί-P σημεῖον-N2N-GSN καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὅταν-D δάκνω-V1I-IAI3S ὄφις-N3I-NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM ὄφις-N3I-ASM ὁ- A--ASM χαλκοῦς-A1C-ASM καί-C ζάω-V3I-IAI3S

10 καί-C ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C παρα ἐνβάλλω-VBI-AAI3P ἐν-P *ωβωθ-N---DS

11 καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VA--AAPNPM ἐκ-P *ωβωθ-N---GS παρα ἐνβάλλω-VBI-AAI3P ἐν-P *αχελγαι-N---DS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πέραν-D ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN *μωαβ-N---GSM κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἥλιος-N2--GSM

12 ἐκεῖθεν-D ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C παρα ἐνβάλλω-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P φάραγξ-N3G-ASF *ζαρετ-N---GS

13 καί-C ἐκεῖθεν-D ἀποαἴρω-VA--AAPNPM παρα ἐνβάλλω-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πέραν-D *αρνων-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF ὁ- A--ASN ἐκἔχω-V1--PAPASN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S γάρ-X *αρνων-N---NS ὅριον-N2N-NPN *μωαβ-N---GSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *μωαβ-N---GSM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GSM

14 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN λέγω-V1--PMI3S ἐν-P βιβλίον-N2N-DSN πόλεμος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--ASF *ζωοβ-N---ASF φλογίζω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APM χειμάρρους-N2--APM *αρνων-N----S

15 καί-C ὁ- A--APM χειμάρρους-N2--APM καταἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S καταοἰκίζω-VA--AAN *ηρ-N---DS καί-C προςκεῖμαι-V5--PMI3S ὁ- A--DPN ὅριον-N2N-DPN *μωαβ-N---GSM

16 καί-C ἐκεῖθεν-D ὁ- A--NSN φρέαρ-N3T-NSN οὗτος- D--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSN φρέαρ-N3T-NSN ὅς- --ASN εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM συνἄγω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM ὕδωρ-N3--NSN πίνω-VB--AAN

17 τότε-D ᾄδω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ἆ|σμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN φρέαρ-N3T-GSN ἐκἄρχω-V1--PAI2P αὐτός- D--DSN

18 φρέαρ-N3T-NSN ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASN ἄρχων-N3--NPM ἐκλατομέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASN βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF βασιλεία-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κυριεύω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἀπό-P φρέαρ-N3T-GSN εἰς-P *μανθαναιν-N---A

19 καί-C ἀπό-P *μανθαναιν-N---G εἰς-P *νααλιηλ-N---AS καί-C ἀπό-P *νααλιηλ-N---GS εἰς-P *βαμωθ-N---AS

20 καί-C ἀπό-P *βαμωθ-N---GS εἰς-P νάπη-N1--ASF ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN *μωαβ-N---GSM ἀπό-P κορυφή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN λαξεύω-VM--XMPGSN ὁ- A--ASN βλέπω-V1--PAPASN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF

21 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρέσβυς-N3I-APM πρός-P *σηων-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM λόγος-N2--DPM εἰρηνικός-A1--DPM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

22 παραἔρχομαι-VF--FMI1P διά-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1P οὐ-D ἐκκλίνω-VF2-FAI1P οὔτε-C εἰς-P ἀγρός-N2--ASM οὔτε-C εἰς-P ἀμπελών-N3W-ASM οὐ-D πίνω-VF--FMI1P ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἐκ-P φρέαρ-N3T-GSN σύ- P--GS ὁδός-N2--DSF βασιλικός-A1--DSF πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1P ἕως-C παραἔρχομαι-VB--AAS1P ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS

23 καί-C οὐ-D δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S *σηων-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM παραἔρχομαι-VB--AAN διά-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνἄγω-VBI-AAI3S *σηων-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S παρατάσσω-VA--AMN ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P *ιασσα-N---AS καί-C παρατάσσω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM

24 καί-C πατάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM φόνος-N2--DSM μάχαιρα-N1--GSF καί-C κατακυριεύω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P *αρνων-N---GS ἕως-P *ιαβοκ-N---GS ἕως-P υἱός-N2--GPM *αμμαν-N---GSM ὅτι-C *ιαζηρ-N---NS ὅριον-N2N-NPN υἱός-N2--GPM *αμμων-N---GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

25 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF οὗτος- D--APF καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF πόλις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM ἐν-P *εσεβων-N---DS καί-C ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF συνκυρόω-V4--PAPDPF αὐτός- D--DSF

26 εἰμί-V9--PAI3S γάρ-X *εσεβων-N---NS πόλις-N3I-NSF *σηων-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM καί-C οὗτος- D--NSM πολεμέω-VAI-AAI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *μωαβ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASN πρότερος-A1--ASN καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P *αροηρ-N---GS ἕως-P *αρνων-N---GS

27 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--NPM αἰνιγματιστής-N1M-NPM ἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2P εἰς-P *εσεβων-N---AS ἵνα-C οἰκοδομέω-VC--APS3S καί-C κατασκευάζω-VS--APS3S πόλις-N3I-NSF *σηων-N---GSM

28 ὅτι-C πῦρ-N3--ASN ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐκ-P *εσεβων-N---GS φλόξ-N3G-NSF ἐκ-P πόλις-N3I-GSF *σηων-N---GSM καί-C καταἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S ἕως-P *μωαβ-N---GSM καί-C καταπίνω-VBI-AAI3S στήλη-N1--APF *αρνων-N---GS

29 οὐαί-I σύ- P--DS *μωαβ-N---VSM ἀποὀλλύω-VBI-AMI2S λαός-N2--NSM *χαμως-N---GS ἀποδίδωμι-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM διασώζω-V1--PMN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GPM αἰχμάλωτος-A1B-NPM ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM *σηων-N---GSM

30 καί-C ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GPM ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3S *εσεβων-N----S ἕως-P *δαιβων-N---GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPF γυνή-N3K-NPF ἔτι-D προσ ἐκκαίω-VAI-AAI3P πῦρ-N3--ASN ἐπί-P *μωαβ-N----SM

31 καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF πόλις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM

32 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM κατασκέπτομαι-VA--AMN ὁ- A--ASF *ιαζηρ-N---ASF καί-C καταλαμβάνω-VBI-AMI3P αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APF κώμη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ἐκβάλλω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPASM ἐκεῖ-D

33 καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VA--AAPNPM ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--ASF εἰς-P *βασαν-N---AS καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *ωγ-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--GSF *βασαν-N---GSF εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P πόλεμος-N2--ASM εἰς-P *εδραϊν-N---AS

34 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM μή-D φοβέω-VC--APS2S αὐτός- D--ASM ὅτι-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GS παραδίδωμι-VX--XAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DSM καθώς-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--DSM *σηων-N---DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM ὅς- --NSM καταοἰκέω-V2I-IAI3S ἐν-P *εσεβων-N---DS

35 καί-C πατάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN μή-D καταλείπω-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--GSM ζωγρεία-N1A-ASF καί-C κληρονομέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM

   

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2686. That 'a bow' is the doctrine of faith is clear from its meaning. In the Word, wherever wars are the subject and wherever wars are mentioned, none but spiritual wars are meant in the internal sense, 1664. There were also in the Ancient Word 1 books that were entitled The Wars of Jehovah, as is clear in Moses, in Numbers 21:14-16. These, which were written in the prophetical style, possessed an internal sense and had as their subject the Lord's conflicts and temptations, and also the Church's conflicts and temptations, and those of members of the Church. This is evident from the fact that some things were selected by Moses from those books, as well as from other books of that Church which were called The Books of the Utterers of Prophecies, 2 referred to in Numbers 21:27-30, where almost the same words occur as in Jeremiah; compare Numbers 21:28 with Jeremiah 48:45. From this it may also be concluded that the Ancient Church had writings, historical and also prophetical, which were Divine and inspired and which in the internal sense had the Lord and His kingdom as their subject, and that for those people these writings were the Word as the historical and the prophetical books are for us, which in the sense of the letter have to do with the Jews and Israelites but in the internal sense with the Lord and with the things which are His.

[2] As in the Word, and also in the books of the Ancient Church, 'war' meant spiritual warfare, so all weapons such as the sword, spear, buckler, shield, arrows, shafts, and bows meant such things specifically as belong to the warfare that is meant in the spiritual sense. What is meant specifically by particular kinds of weapons will in the Lord's Divine mercy be stated elsewhere. Here the meaning of 'the bow', namely the doctrine of truth, will be shown, and how this meaning is derived from arrows, shafts, or darts, which mean the things of doctrine from which and with which those in particular who are spiritual fight, who in former times were therefore called 'archers'.

[3] That 'the bow' means the doctrine of truth becomes clear from the following places: In Isaiah,

The arrows of Jehovah are sharp, and all His bows are bent. His horses' hoofs are considered as flint, and His wheels as the whirlwind. Isaiah 5:28.

This refers to the truths of doctrine. 'arrows' are spiritual truths, 'bows' doctrine, 'horses' hoofs' natural truths, 'wheels' their doctrine. It is because such things are meant by them that those objects are attributed to Jehovah, to whom they cannot be attributed except in the spiritual sense, otherwise they would be words that are empty and not appropriate. In Jeremiah,

The Lord has bent His bow like an enemy, He has stood with His right hand like a foe, and has slain all things pleasant to the eye in the tent of the daughter of Zion, He has poured out His anger like fire. Lamentations 2:4.

'Bow' stands for the doctrine of truth, which is seen by those immersed in falsities as a foe and hostile. No other kind of bow can be spoken of in reference to the Lord. In Habakkuk,

O Jehovah, You ride on Your horses, Your chariots are salvation, Your bow will be made quite bare. Habakkuk 3:8-9.

Here also 'bow' means the doctrine of good and truth. In Moses,

The archers will exasperate him and shoot at him and hate him. He will sit in the strength of his bow, and the arms of his hands will be made strong by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob; from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel. Genesis 49:23-24.

This refers to Joseph, 'bow' standing for the doctrine of good and truth.

[4] In John,

I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; to him a crown was given. Revelation 6:2.

'A white horse' stands for wisdom, 'he who sat on it' for the Word, as is made explicit in Revelation 19:13, where the white horse is referred to again. And because 'he who sat on it' is the Word it is clear that 'a bow' means the doctrine of truth. In Isaiah,

Who stirred up righteousness from the east, called him to be His follower, gave nations before Him, and caused Him to have dominion over kings? He made them as dust to His sword, as driven stubble to His bow. Isaiah 41:2.

This refers to the Lord, 'sword' standing for truth, 'bow' for doctrine derived from Him. In the same prophet,

I will set a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan. Isaiah 66:19.

'Those who draw the bow' stands for teachers of doctrine. For what Tarshish means, see 1156; Lud, 1195, 1231; Tubal, 1151; Javan, 1152, 1153, 1155.

[5] In Jeremiah, At the noise of the horseman and of him who wields the bow the whole city takes to flight. They have entered clouds and climbed up on rocks. The whole city has been forsaken. Jeremiah 4:29.

'The horseman' stands for those who declare the truth, 'the bow' for the doctrine of truth, which they flee from or fear who are immersed in falsities. In the same prophet,

Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about; O all you who bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrow, for she has sinned against Jehovah. Jeremiah 50:14, 29; 51:2-3.

Here 'those who shoot and bend the bow' stands for declarers and teachers of the doctrine of truth.

[6] In Zechariah,

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be cut off, and He will speak peace to the nations. Zechariah 9:10.

'Ephraim' stands for the Church's understanding of truth, 'bow' for doctrine. In Samuel,

David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan, his son, and told [them] to teach the children of Judah the bow. 2 Samuel 1:17-18.

Here 'the bow' is not the subject but doctrinal matters regarding faith. In Ezekiel,

The Lord Jehovih has said, This is the day of which I have spoken, and those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, and they will make fires of and burn the weapons, both shield and buckler, bow and arrows, both hand-staff and spear; and they will make a fire of them for seven years. Ezekiel 39:8-9.

The weapons mentioned here are all weapons for spiritual war. 'Bow and arrows' stands for doctrine and its truths. Furthermore when truths themselves separated from goods are represented visually in the next life they are seen as arrows.

[7] Just as 'the bow' means the doctrine of truth, so in the contrary sense it means the doctrine of falsity. In the Word things like these nearly always have a contrary sense, as stated and shown in various places; as in Jeremiah,

Behold, a people coming from the land in the north, and a mighty nation will be stirred up from the furthest parts of the earth. They lay hold on bow and spear; it is cruel and they will have no pity. Their voice will roar like the sea, they will ride upon horses, every one set in array as a man for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion! Jeremiah 6:22-23.

Here 'bow' stands for the doctrine of falsity. In the same prophet,

Behold, a people coming from the north, a mighty nation, and many kings will be stirred up from the furthest parts of the earth. They have hold of bow and spear; they are cruel and have no pity. Jeremiah 50:41-42.

Here the meaning is similar. In the same prophet,

They bend their tongue; their bow is a bow of lies and not used for truth. They grow strong in the land, for they have gone on from evil to evil and do not know Me. Jeremiah 9:2-3.

'A bow', it is quite evident, means the doctrine of falsity, for it is said that 'they bend their tongue, their bow is a bow of lies and not for truth'.

[8] In the same prophet,

Jehovah Zebaoth has said, Behold, I am breaking the bow of Elam, the chief of its might. Jeremiah 49:35.

In David,

Come, behold the works of Jehovah who makes desolations in the earth, making wars cease even to the end of the earth, He breaks the bow, shatters the spear, and burns the chariots 3 with fire. Psalms 46:8-9.

In the same author,

In Judah God is known, in Israel His name is great, and in Salem will His tabernacle be, and His dwelling-place in Zion. There He broke the bow's fiery darts, the shield and the sword, and war. Psalms 76:1-3.

In the same author;

Behold, the wicked bend the bow, they prepare their shafts upon the string to shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart. Psalms 11:2.

Here 'bow and shafts' plainly stands for matters of doctrine concerning falsity.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The text has Church, but the Latin is clearly Word.

2. or The Books of Prophetic Utterances. But see 2897.

3. literally, carts or wagons

  
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