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Deuteronomy 32

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1 προςεχω-V1--PAD2S ουρανος-N2--VSM και-C λαλεω-VF--FAI1S και-C ακουω-V1--PAD3S γη-N1--NSF ρημα-N3M-APN εκ-P στομα-N3M-GSN εγω- P--GS

2 προςδοκαω-V3--PMD3S ως-C υετος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSN αποφθεγμα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS και-C καταβαινω-VZ--AAD3S ως-C δροσος-N2--NSF ο- A--NPN ρημα-N3M-NPN εγω- P--GS ωσει-D ομβρος-N2--NSM επι-P αγρωστις-N3I-ASF και-C ωσει-D νιφετος-N2--NSM επι-P χορτος-N2--ASM

3 οτι-C ονομα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM καλεω-VAI-AAI1S διδωμι-VO--AAD2P μεγαλωσυνη-N1--ASF ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GP

4 θεος-N2--NSM αληθινος-A1--NPN ο- A--NPN εργον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF οδος-N2--NPF αυτος- D--GSM κρισις-N3I-NPF θεος-N2--NSM πιστος-A1--NSM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S αδικια-N1A-NSF δικαιος-A1A-NSM και-C οσιος-A1A-NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

5 αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3P ου-D αυτος- D--DSM τεκνον-N2N-NPN μωμητος-A1--NPN γενεα-N1A-NSF σκολιος-A1A-NSF και-C διαστρεφω-VP--XMPNSF

6 ουτος- D--APN κυριος-N2--DSM αντι αποδιδωμι-V8--PAI2P ουτως-D λαος-N2--NSM μωρος-A1A-NSM και-C ου-D σοφος-A1--NSM ου-D αυτος- D--NSM ουτος- D--NSM συ- P--GS πατηρ-N3--NSM κταομαι-VAI-AMI3S συ- P--AS και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--AS και-C κτιζω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--AS

7 μιμνησκω-VS--APD2P ημερα-N1A-APF αιων-N3W-GSM συνιημι-VA--AAD2P ετος-N3E-APN γενεα-N1A-GSF γενεα-N1A-GPF επιερωταω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ανααγγελλω-VF2-FAI3S συ- P--DS ο- A--APM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-APM συ- P--GS και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P συ- P--DS

8 οτε-D διαμεριζω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM υψιστος-A1--NSM εθνος-N3E-APN ως-C διασπειρω-VAI-AAI3S υιος-N2--APM *αδαμ-N---GSM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S οριον-N2N-APN εθνος-N3E-GPN κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM αγγελος-N2--GPM θεος-N2--GSM

9 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S μερις-N3D-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM λαος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM σχοινισμα-N3M-NSM κληρονομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM *ισραηλ-N---NSM

10 αυταρκεω-VA--AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF εν-P διψος-N3E-DSN καυμα-N3M-GSN εν-P ανυδρος-A1B-DSM κυκλοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C παιδευω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C διαφυλασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ως-C κορη-N1--ASF οφθαλμος-N2--GSM

11 ως-C αετος-N2--NSM σκεπαζω-VA--AAN νοσσια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--DPM νεοσσος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM ποθεω-VXI-YAI3S διαιημι-VA--AAPNSN ο- A--APF πτερυξ-N3G-APF αυτος- D--GSM δεχομαι-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C αναλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM επι-P ο- A--GPN μεταφρενον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM

12 κυριος-N2--NSM μονος-A1--NSM αγω-V1I-IAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GPM θεος-N2--NSM αλλοτριος-A1A-NSM

13 αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM επι-P ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3U-ASF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ψωμιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM γενημα-N3M-APN αγρος-N2--GPM θηλαζω-VAI-AAI3S μελι-N3T-ASN εκ-P πετρα-N1A-GSF και-C ελαιον-N2N-ASN εκ-P στερεος-A1A-GSF πετρα-N1A-GSF

14 βουτυρον-N2N-ASN βους-N3--GPM και-C γαλα-N3--ASN προβατον-N2N-GPN μετα-P στεαρ-N3T-GSN αρνος-N3--GPM και-C κριος-N2--GPM υιος-N2--GPM ταυρος-N2--GPM και-C τραγος-N2--GPM μετα-P στεαρ-N3T-GSN νεφρος-N2--GPM πυρος-N2--GSM και-C αιμα-N3M-ASN σταφυλη-N1--GSF πινω-VBI-AAI3P οινος-N2--ASM

15 και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM και-C ενπιμπλημι-VSI-API3S και-C απολακτιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM αγαπαω-VM--XMPNSM λιπαινω-VCI-API3S παχυνω-VCI-API3S πλατυνω-VCI-API3S και-C εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI3S θεος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM ποιεω-VA--AAPASM αυτος- D--ASM και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S απο-P θεος-N2--GSM σωτηρ-N3H-GSM αυτος- D--GSM

16 παραοξυνω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS επι-P αλλοτριος-A1A-DPM εν-P βδελυγμα-N3M-DPN αυτος- D--GPM εκπικραινω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS

17 θυω-VAI-AAI3P δαιμονιον-N2N-DPN και-C ου-D θεος-N2--DSM θεος-N2--DPM ος- --DPM ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3P καινος-A1--NPM προσφατος-A1B-NPM ηκω-V1--PAI3P ος- --APM ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3P ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GPM

18 θεος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM γενναω-VA--AAPASM συ- P--AS εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI2S και-C επιλανθανω-VBI-AMI2S θεος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM τρεφω-V1--PAPGSM συ- P--AS

19 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ζηλοω-VAI-AAI3S και-C παραοξυνω-VCI-API3S δια-P οργη-N1--ASF υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C θυγατηρ-N3--GPF

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C δεικνυω-VF--FAI1S τις- I--ASN ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DPM επι-P εσχατο-A1--GPN οτι-C γενεα-N1A-NSF εκστρεφω-VP--XMPNSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S υιος-N2--NPM ος- --DPM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S πιστις-N3I-NSF εν-P αυτος- D--DPM

21 αυτος- D--NPM παραζηλοω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS επι-P ου-D θεος-N2--DSM παραοργιζω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DPN ειδωλον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM καιεγω-C+ PNS παραζηλοω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM επι-P ου-D εθνος-N3E-DSN επι-P εθνος-N3E-DSN ασυνετος-A1B-DSN παραοργιζω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM

22 οτι-C πυρ-N3--NSN εκκαιω-VM--XMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSM θυμος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS καιω-VC--FPI3S εως-P αιδης-N1M-GSM κατω-D καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S γη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--APN γενημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF φλεγω-VF--FAI3S θεμελιος-A1B-APN ορος-N3E-GPN

23 συναγω-VF--FAI1S εις-P αυτος- D--APM κακος-A1--APN και-C ο- A--APN βελος-N3E-APN εγω- P--GS συντελεω-VF--FAI1S εις-P αυτος- D--APM

24 τηκω-V1--PMPNPM λιμος-N2--DSM και-C βρωσις-N3I-DSF ορνεον-N2N-GPN και-C οπισθοτονος-A1B-NSM ανιατος-A1B-NSM οδους-N3--APM θηριον-N2N-GPN αποστελλω-VF2-FAI1S εις-P αυτος- D--APM μετα-P θυμος-N2--GSM συρω-V1--PAPGPM επι-P γη-N1--GSF

25 εξωθεν-D ατεκνοω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APM μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF και-C εκ-P ο- A--GPN ταμιειον-N2N-GPN φοβος-N2--NSM νεανισκος-N2--NSM συν-P παρθενος-N2--DSF θηλαζω-V1--PAPNSM μετα-P καταιστημι-VXI-XAPGSM πρεσβυτης-N1M-GSM

26 ειπον-VAI-AAI1S διασπειρω-VF2-FAIIS αυτος- D--APM παυω-VF--FAI1S δη-X εκ-P ανθρωπος-N2--GPM ο- A--ASN μνημοσυνον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GPM

27 ει-C μη-D δια-P οργη-N1--ASF εχθρος-N2--GPM ινα-C μη-D μακροχρονιζω-VA--AAS3P και-C ινα-C μη-D συν επιτιθημι-VE--AMS3P ο- A--NPM υπεναντιος-A1A-NPM μη-D ειπον-VB--AAS3P ο- A--NSF χειρ-N3--NSF εγω- P--GP ο- A--NSF υψηλος-A1--NSF και-C ου-D κυριος-N2--NSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ουτος- D--APN πας-A3--APN

28 οτι-C εθνος-N3E-NSN αποολλυω-VX--XAPNSN βουλη-N1--ASF ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM επιστημη-N1--NSF

29 ου-D φρονεω-VAI-AAI3P συνιημι-V7--PAN ουτος- D--APN καταδεχομαι-VA--AMD3P εις-P ο- A--ASM επιειμι-V9--PAPASM χρονος-N2--ASM

30 πως-D διωκω-VF--FMI3S εις-A3--NSM χιλιοι-A1A-APM και-C δυο-M μετακινεω-VF--FAI3P μυριας-N3D-APF ει-C μη-D ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αποδιδωμι-VOI-AMI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C κυριος-N2--NSM παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM

31 οτι-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ως-C ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GP ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NPM δε-X εχθρος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GP ανοητος-A1B-NPM

32 εκ-P γαρ-X αμπελος-N2--GSF *σοδομα-N---GPM ο- A--NSF αμπελος-N2--NSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NSF κληματις-N3D-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P *γομορρα-N---GSF ο- A--NSF σταφυλη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM σταφυλη-N1--NSF χολη-N1--GSF βοτρυς-N3U-NSM πικρια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--DPM

33 θυμος-N2--NSM δρακων-N3--GPM ο- A--NSM οινος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C θυμος-N2--NSM ασπις-N3D-GPF ανιατος-A1B-NSM

34 ου-D ιδου-I ουτος- D--NPN συναγω-VK--XMI3S παρα-P εγω- P--DS και-C σφραγιζω-VM--XMI3S εν-P ο- A--DPM θησαυρος-N2--DPM εγω- P--GS

35 εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF εκδικησις-N3I-GSF αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI1S εν-P καιρος-N2--DSM οταν-D σφαλλω-VD--APS3S ο- A--NSM πους-N3D-NSM αυτος- D--GPM οτι-C εγγυς-D ημερα-N1A-NSF απωλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C παραειμι-V9--PAI3S ετοιμος-A1--NPN συ- P--DP

36 οτι-C κρινω-VF2-FAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--DPM δουλος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM παρακαλεω-VC--FPI3S οραω-VBI-AAI3S γαρ-X παραλυω-VM--XMPAPM αυτος- D--APM και-C εκλειπω-VX--XAPAPM εν-P επαγωγη-N1--DSF και-C παραιημι-VM--XMPAPM

37 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM που-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ος- --DPM πειθω-VXI-YAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--DPM

38 ος- --GPM ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GPF θυσια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM εσθιω-V1I-IAI2P και-C πινω-V1I-IAI2P ο- A--ASM οινος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPF σπονδη-N1--GPF αυτος- D--GPM αναιστημι-VH--AAD3P και-C βοηθεω-VA--AAD3P συ- P--DP και-C γιγνομαι-VC--APD3P συ- P--DP σκεπαστης-N1M-NPM

39 οραω-VB--AAD2P οραω-VB--AAD2P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S θεος-N2--NSM πλην-D εγω- P--GS εγω- P--NS αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S και-C ζαω-V3--PAN ποιεω-VF--FAI1S πατασσω-VF--FAI1S καιεγω-C+ PNS ιαομαι-VF--FMI1S και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --NSM εκαιρεω-VF2-FMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF εγω- P--GS

40 οτι-C αιρω-VF2-FAI1S εις-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ομνυμι-VF2-FMI1S ο- A--DSF δεξιος-A1A-DSF εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI1S ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

41 οτι-C παραοξυνω-VF2-FAI1S ως-C αστραπη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF μαχαιρα-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS και-C αντιεχω-VF--FMI3S κριμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--NSF χειρ-N3--NSF εγω- P--GS και-C αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI1S δικη-N1--ASF ο- A--DPM εχθρος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--DPM μισεω-V2--PAPDPM εγω- P--AS αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI1S

42 μεθυω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN βελος-N3E-APN εγω- P--GS απο-P αιμα-N3M-GSN και-C ο- A--NSF μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF εγω- P--GS καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S κρεας-N3--APN απο-P αιμα-N3M-GSN τραυματιας-N1T-GPM και-C αιχμαλωσια-N1A-GSF απο-P κεφαλη-N1--GSF αρχων-N3--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM

43 ευφραινω-VC--APD2P ουρανος-N2--NPM αμα-D αυτος- D--DSM και-C προςκυνεω-VA--AAD3P αυτος- D--DSM πας-A3--NPM υιος-N2--NPM θεος-N2--GSM ευφραινω-VC--APD2P εθνος-N3E-NPN μετα-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ενισχυω-VA--AAD3P αυτος- D--DSM πας-A3--NPM αγγελος-N2--NPM θεος-N2--GSM οτι-C ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM εκδικαζω-VF--FMI3S και-C εκδικεω-VF--FAI3S και-C αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S δικη-N1--ASF ο- A--DPM εχθρος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--DPM μισεω-V2--PAPDPM αντι αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S και-C εκκαθαριζω-VF2-FAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

44 και-C γραφω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASF ωδη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF και-C διδασκω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM νομος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--APN ους-N3T-APN ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--NSM και-C *ιησους-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM

45 και-C συντελεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM λαλεω-V2--PAPNSM πας-A3--DSM *ισραηλ-N---DSM

46 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--APM προςεχω-V1--PAD2P ο- A--DSF καρδια-N1A-DSF επι-P πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ουτος- D--APM ος- --APM εγω- P--NS διαμαρτυρομαι-V1--PMI1S συ- P--DP σημερον-D ος- --APN εντελεω-V2--PMI2P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP φυλασσω-V1--PAN και-C ποιεω-V2--PAN πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM νομος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM

47 οτι-C ου-D λογος-N2--NSM κενος-A1--NSM ουτος- D--NSM συ- P--DP οτι-C ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF ζωη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP και-C ενεκεν-P ο- A--GSM λογος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM μακροημερευω-VF--FAI2P επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εις-P ος- --ASF συ- P--NP διαβαινω-V1--PAI2P ο- A--ASM *ιορδανης-N1M-ASM εκει-D κληρονομεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF

48 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

49 αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2S εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN ο- A--ASN *αβαριν-N---GSM ουτος- D--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN *ναβαυ-N---GSM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P γη-N1--DSF *μωαβ-N---GSM κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN *ιεριχω-N---GSM και-C οραω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF *χανααν-N---GSM ος- --ASF εγω- P--NS διδωμι-V8--PAI1S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εις-P κατασχεσις-N3I-ASF

50 και-C τελευταω-V3--PAD2S εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN εις-P ος- --ASN αναβαινω-V1--PAI2S εκει-D και-C προςτιθημι-VC--APD2S προς-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS εν-P *ωρ-N---DSM ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN και-C προςτιθημι-VCI-API3S προς-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

51 διοτι-C απειθεω-VAI-AAI2P ο- A--DSN ρημα-N3M-DSN εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN αντιλογια-N1A-GSF *καδης-N---GSF εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF *σιν-N---GSM διοτι-C ου-D αγιαζω-VAI-AAI2P εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

52 οτι-C απεναντι-P οραω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C εκει-D ου-D ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI2S

   

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8588. 'And Meribah' means the essential nature of the complaining. This is clear from the consideration that in the original language Meribah means contention or wrangling, and 'wrangling' means complaining, 8563, 8566; and since also names mean the essential nature of something, 8587, 'Meribah' here means the essential nature of the complaining. As regards the specific temptation here and the essential nature of it, it should be recognized that those people are being described here who in temptations almost give in; that is to say, they complain against heaven, also against the Divine Himself, and at length almost cease to believe in God's providence. These things are meant in the internal sense by what has gone before and also by what follows in the present verse; they are the essential nature of the state of the temptation, meant by 'Massah', and the essential nature of the complaining in the temptation, meant by 'Meribah'. The fact that the latter is meant here by 'Meribah' is evident in David,

You called on Me in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place. I tested you by the waters of Meribah. Psalms 81:7.

[2] But the internal historical sense, in which the religious condition of the Israelite nation is the subject, describes the nature of their attitude towards Jehovah. It was such that when they asked Him for aid they refused to plead for it, and instead demanded it. The reason for this was that when they saw miracles their acknowledgement of Jehovah as the Supreme Deity did not exist in their heart, only on their lips. The fact that there was no acknowledgement of Him in their heart is perfectly clear from the Egyptian calf which they made for themselves and worshipped, saying that these were their gods, and also from their frequent apostasy, regarding which see 8301. These are the matters that the internal historical sense describes here; but the internal spiritual sense describes the essential nature of the temptation when those undergoing it are brought to the final phase before their deliverance.

[3] The fact that the character of the Israelite nation and their religious condition are described by their contending with Moses at Massah and Meribah is also clear in David,

Do not harden your heart as in Meribah, as in the day of Massah, in the wilderness, where your fathers tempted Me; they tempted Me, and saw My work. For forty years I loathed [that] generation, and said, They are a people who err in their heart and have not known My ways, to whom I swore in My anger, They shall not enter My rest. Psalms 95:8-11.

In Moses,

You shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as you tempted [Him] in Massah. Deuteronomy 6:16.

In the same author,

Furthermore in Taberah and in Massah and in Kibroth Hattaavah, you were rebels against Jehovah from the day I knew you. Deuteronomy 9:22, 24.

In the same author,

Of Levi he said, Your Thummim and your Urim shall be for the Holy Man (Vir) whom you tempted in Massah; you contended with Him at the waters of Meribah. Deuteronomy 33:8-9

'The Holy Man' here stands for the Lord, whom they tempted, and whom

Moses and Aaron 'did not honour as holy'.

[4] In the internal historical sense, in which the religious condition of the

Israelite nation is the subject, Moses and Aaron do not represent God's truth, but the religious condition of that nation, whose leaders and heads they were, 7041. Since that religious condition was such as has been mentioned above, it was declared to the two that they would not lead the people into the land of Canaan. This is stated in the Book of Numbers as follows,

Jehovah said to Moses and Aaron, Because you did not believe in Me and honour Me as holy in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. These are the waters of Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with Jehovah. Numbers 20:12-13; 27:14.

And in the same book,

Aaron will be gathered to his people, and will not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word 1 at the waters of Meribah. Numbers 20:24.

The like is said of Moses at Deuteronomy 32:49-51.

[5] Among that nation representative worship of God was nevertheless established because representative worship could have been established among any nation that thought the outward things of worship were holy and venerated them in a virtually idolatrous manner. For a representative has no regard to the person who represents, only to the reality represented, 1361; and that nation was by disposition such, more than any other nation, that outward things devoid of anything internal were altogether venerated by them as being holy and Divine. They were such that they revered their fathers - Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and later on Moses and David - as demi-gods. In addition they venerated as being holy and Divine, and worshipped, every piece of stone or wood dedicated to their worship of God, such as the Ark, the tables there, the lampstand, the altar, Aaron's vestments, the Urim and Thummim, and later on the temple. By means of outward things such as these at that time communication of the angels of heaven with mankind was in the Lord's providence made possible; for the Church, or a representative of the Church, must exist somewhere, in order that heaven may be in communication with the human race. And since that nation more than any other could make Divine worship consist in outward things, and so could act as a representative of the Church, that nation was the one to be adopted.

[6] The communication with angels in heaven by means of representatives was effected at that time in the following way. People's outward worship was conveyed to angelic spirits who are simple and give no thought to inward values, though they are themselves nevertheless good inwardly. Such spirits are those who in the Grand Man correspond to the skin. They pay no attention at all to what is in a person inwardly, only to what is visible outwardly; and if this is seen by them to be holy they think that what is inward is so too. The more internal angels of heaven saw in these spirits the realities that were being represented, consequently the corresponding heavenly and Divine values; for they could reside with these spirits and see those values, but not with men, except through those spirits. Angels dwell with men in their inward values; but when no inward values are there, they dwell in the interiors of simple spirits; for the wisdom of angels extends only to spiritual and celestial values, which are the inward realities of representatives. From this brief explanation one may recognize how communication with heaven through such a people could be made possible. But see what has been shown already on this matter:

Among the Jews the holiness of their worship was carried up outside themselves into heaven in a miraculous fashion, 4307. The descendants of Jacob were able to represent what was holy, irrespective of what they were really like, provided that the religious observances which had been commanded were carried out precisely, 3147, 3479, 3480, 3881 (end), 4208, 4281, 4288, 4289, 4293, 4307, 4444, 4500, 4680, 4825, 4844, 4847, 4899, 4912, 6304, 6306, 7048, 7051, 8301 (end).

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