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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--ASF τελευτη-N1--ASF *ιησους-N---GSM και-C επιερωταω-V3I-IAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δια-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM τις- I--NSM αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--DP προς-P ο- A--APM *χαναναιος-N2--APM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM ο- A--GSN πολεμεω-VA--AAN προς-P αυτος- D--APM

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM *ιουδας-N1T-NSM αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S ιδου-I διδωμι-VX--XAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εν-P ο- A--DSF χειρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM ο- A--DSM *συμεων-N---DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2S μετα-P εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSM κληρος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GS και-C παρατασσω-VA--AMS1P προς-P ο- A--APM *χαναναιος-N2--APM και-C πορευομαι-VF--FMI1S καιεγω-C+ PNS μετα-P συ- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSM κληρος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM *συμεων-N---NSM

4 και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM και-C παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *φερεζαιος-N2--ASM εις-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C κοπτω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM εν-P *βεζεκ-N---DS εις-P δεκα-M χιλιας-N3D-APF ανηρ-N3--GPM

5 και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *αδωνιβεζεκ-N---ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF *βεζεκ-N---DSF και-C παρατασσω-VAI-AMI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C κοπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *φερεζαιος-N---ASM

6 και-C φευγω-VBI-AAI3S *αδωνιβεζεκ-N---NSM και-C κατατρεχω-VBI-AAI3P οπισω-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C αποκοπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GSM

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αδωνιβεζεκ-N---NSM εβδομηκοντα-M βασιλευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GPM αποκοπτω-VP--XPPNPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P συνλεγω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--APN υποκατω-P ο- A--GSF τραπεζα-N1S-GSF εγω- P--GS καθως-D ουν-X ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S ουτως-D αντι αποδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C αγω-V1--PAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εις-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF και-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3S εκει-D

8 και-C πολεμεω-V2I-IAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM ο- A--ASF *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AMI3P αυτος- D--ASF και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF εν-P στομα-N3M-DSN ρομφαια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ενπιμπρημι-VAI-AAI3P εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN

9 και-C μετα-P ουτος- D--APN καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM ο- A--GSN πολεμεω-VA--AAN προς-P ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM ο- A--ASF ορεινη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--ASM νοτος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF πεδεινος-A1--ASF

10 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM εν-P *χεβρων-N---DSF και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *χεβρων-N---GSF εκ-P εναντιος-A1A-GSF και-C ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S *χεβρων-N---GSF ο- A--ASN προτερος-A1A-NSNC *καριαθαρβοξεφερ-N---NS και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *σεσσι-N---ASM και-C *αχινααν-N---ASM και-C *θολμι-N---ASM γεννημα-N3M-APN ο- A--GSM *ενακ-N---GSM

11 και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εκειθεν-D προς-P ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δαβιρ-N---ASF ο- A--ASN δε-X ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF *δαβιρ-N---GSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S εμπροσθεν-D *καριαθσωφαρ-N---NS πολις-N3I-NSF γραμμα-N3M-GPN

12 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *χαλεβ-N---NSM ος- --NSM εαν-C πατασσω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GPN γραμμα-N3M-GPN και-C προ καταλαμβανω-VB--AMS3S αυτος- D--ASF διδωμι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--ASF *ασχα-N1A-ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF

13 και-C προ καταλαμβανω-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--ASF *γοθονιηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *κενεζ-N---GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM *χαλεβ-N---GSM ο- A--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *χαλεβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *ασχα-N1A-ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF

14 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF εισοδος-N2--DSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C επισειω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF *γοθονιηλ-N---NSM ο- A--GSN αιτεω-VA--AAN παρα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF αγρος-N2--ASM και-C γογγυζω-V1I-IAI3S και-C κραζω-VAI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSN υποζυγιον-N2N-GSN εις-P γη-N1--ASF νοτος-N2--GSM εκδιδωμι-VM--XMI2S εγω- P--AS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSF *χαλεβ-N---NSM τις- I--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S συ- P--DS

15 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ασχα-N---NSF διδωμι-VO--AAD2S δη-X εγω- P--DS ευλογια-N1A-ASF οτι-C εις-P γη-N1--ASF νοτος-N2--GSM εκδιδωμι-VM--XMI2S εγω- P--AS και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI2S εγω- P--DS λυτρωσις-N3I-ASF υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSF *χαλεβ-N---NSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF λυτρωσις-N3I-ASF μετεωρος-A1B-GPM και-C λυτρωσις-N3I-ASF ταπεινος-A1--GPM

16 και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιοθορ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM *κιναιος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM γαμβρος-N2--GSM *μωυσης-N1M-GSM αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εκ-P πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GPM φοινιξ-N3K-GPM μετα-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ιουδα-N---GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF ο- A--ASF ειμι-V9--PAPASF εν-P ο- A--DSM νοτος-N2--DSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P καταβασις-N3I-GSF *αραδ-N---GS και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3P μετα-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM

17 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM μετα-P *συμεων-N---GSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C κοπτω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM *σεφεκ-N---ASF και-C εκολεθρευω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF *αναθεμα-N3M-NSN

18 και-C ου-D κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM ο- A--ASF *γαζα-N1A-ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *ασκαλων-N3W-ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *ακκαρων-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *αζωτος-N2--ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περισποριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF

19 και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μετα-P *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN οτι-C ου-D δυναμαι-VSI-API3P εκολεθρευω-VA--AAN ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM ο- A--ASF κοιλας-N3D-ASF οτι-C *ρηχαβ-N---NS διαστελλω-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DPM

20 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM *χαλεβ-N---DSM ο- A--ASF *χεβρων-N---ASF καθως-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκειθεν-D ο- A--APF τρεις-A3--APF πολις-N3I-APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ενακ-N---GSM

21 και-C ο- A--ASM *ιεβουσαιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM εν-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---DSF ου-D κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *βενιαμιν-N---GSM και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *ιεβουσαιος-N2--NSM μετα-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *βενιαμιν-N---GSM εν-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---DSF εως-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF

22 και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM και-C γε-X αυτος- D--NPM εις-P *βαιθηλ-N---AS και-C κυριος-N2--NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GPM

23 και-C παρα ενβαλλω-VBI-AAI3P και-C κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI3P *βαιθηλ-N---AS ο- A--NSN δε-X ονομα-N3M-NSN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM ειμι-V9--IAI3S εμπροσθεν-D *λουζα-N---NS

24 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM φυλασσω-V1--PAPNPM και-C ιδου-I ανηρ-N3--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM δεικνυω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DP ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--ASF εισοδος-N2--ASF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1P μετα-P συ- P--GS ελεος-N3E-ASN

25 και-C δεικνυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--ASF εισοδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF εν-P στομα-N3M-DSN ρομφαια-N1A-GSF ο- A--ASM δε-X ανηρ-N3--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF συγγενεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3P

26 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εις-P γη-N1--ASF *χεττιιν-N---GPM και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D πολις-N3I-ASF και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF *λουζα-N---NS ουτος- D--NSN ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF

27 και-C ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S *μανασση-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *βαιθσαν-N---ASF ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S *σκυθαι-N---GP πολις-N3I-NSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *θανακ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δωρ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM *βαλακ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *μαγεδω-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *ιεβλααμ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF και-C αρχω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAN εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--DSF

28 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S οτε-D ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM και-C εκαιρω-V1--PAPNSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

29 και-C *εφραιμ-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM εν-P *γαζερ-N---DS και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSM εν-P *γαζερ-N---DS και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

30 και-C *ζαβουλων-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *κεδρων-N---AS ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δωμανα-N---AS και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

31 και-C *ασηρ-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *ακχω-N---AS και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δωρ-N---ASF και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *σιδων-N3W-ASM και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *ααλαφ-N---AS και-C ο- A--ASM *ασχαζι-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *χελβα-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *ναι-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *ερεω-N---ASM

32 και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *ασηρ-N---NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSM *χαναναιος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM καταοικεω-V2--PAPGSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF οτι-C ου-D δυναμαι-VCI-API3S εκαιρω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASM

33 και-C *νεφθαλι-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *βαιθσαμυς-N---AS και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *βαιθαναθ-N---ASF και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S *νεφθαλι-N---NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN ο- A--GSM *χαναναιος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM καταοικεω-V2--PAPGSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--NPM δε-X καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM *βαιθσαμυς-N---AS και-C ο- A--ASF *βαιθενεθ-N---ASF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P αυτος- D--DPM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

34 και-C εκθλιβω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *αμορραιος-N2--NSM ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *δαν-N---GSM εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN οτι-C ου-D αποιημι-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM καταβαινω-VZ--AAN εις-P ο- A--ASF κοιλας-N3D-ASF

35 και-C αρχω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM *αμορραιος-N2--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAN εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN ο- A--DSN οστρακωδης-A3H-DSN εν-P ος- --DSN ο- A--NPF αρκος-N2--NPF και-C εν-P ος- --DSM ο- A--NPF αλωπηξ-N3K-NPF εν-P ο- A--DSM *μυρσινων-N3W-DSM και-C εν-P *θαλαβιν-N---DSF και-C βαρυνω-VCI-API3S χειρ-N3--NSF οικος-N2--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--ASM *αμορραιος-N2--ASM και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

36 και-C ο- A--NSN οριον-N2N-NSN ο- A--GSM *αμορραιος-N2--GSM απο-P ο- A--GSF αναβασις-N3I-GSF *ακραβιν-N---GSF απο-P ο- A--GSF *πετρα-N1A-GSF και-C επανω-D

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Exploring the Meaning of Judges 1

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Judges 1: The continuing conquest of Canaan.

The book of Judges follows on almost seamlessly from Joshua. It is called ‘Judges’ because a number of regional leaders arose and made judgments for the people, often actively defending Israel from outside oppression. A pattern emerges in Judges: Israel disobeys the Lord – an enemy oppresses Israel – the Lord raises a leader – the leader is victorious against the enemy – there is peace for a time – Israel disobeys the Lord again.

There were twelve judges in all, about whom we either hear very much or next to nothing. The number twelve (as with the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve disciples, and other examples in the Word), stands for all the various aspects of spirituality that we need to understand, develop, and put to use. A clue is often found in the meaning of their names, because biblical names are nearly always linked to spiritual qualities, such as ‘courage’, or ‘one who walks with God’ (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 10216).

The theme of this first chapter is the further conquest of the land. The Israelites asked the Lord, “Who shall go up and fight for us?” And the Lord said that the tribe of Judah would go, because the Lord had delivered the land into their hand. Judah then called on the tribe of Simeon to join them, and they won many battles against the Canaanites still in the land.

One Canaanite king, Adoni-bezek, fled and was captured by the Israelites, who then cut off his thumbs and big toes. Adoni-bezek said that God had dealt justice by punishing him, as he had previously cut off seventy kings’ thumbs and big toes, and they had to gather scraps of food under his table.

Then Caleb, a leader of Israel during the journey through the wilderness, said that the man who took Kirjath-sepher (Caleb’s inheritance city) from the Canaanites would marry his daughter, Achsah. Caleb’s nephew, Othniel, took the city and Achsah was given to him. Achsah asked her father for the blessing of springs of water, and Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

Next, spies were sent to Bethel. They met a man there, and said that if he directed them the entrance to the city, they would show him mercy. He helped them, and they took the city but showed mercy on the man and all his family. After all of this, the man built a new city called Luz in the land of the Hittites.

The chapter ends by listing the twelve tribes, as well as the Canaanite peoples who remained unsubdued in each of their territories.

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The overarching spiritual theme of Judges is the process of our regeneration. As the opening of Judges reminds us, there were still parts of the land and various tribes that Israel needed to conquer. In fact, the Israelites never finished driving enemies out of their land. In the same way, we need to control our inherited human nature, but it is never completely wiped out (see Swedenborg’s work, Divine Love and Wisdom 238).

During regeneration, we will discover deeper and subtler self-centered states in ourselves, which need to be mitigated. Each judge raised by the Lord stands for our determination to deal with these states, using the Word as a guide. This brings us a period of peace, followed by the start of another personal discovery.

When the Israelites chose which tribes would fight for them, it was no coincidence that they selected Judah and Simeon. Judah (who was a prominent tribe of Israel) and Simeon (who usually acts with another tribe) stand for the highest things in our spiritual life: our love for the Lord, and our obedience to the Lord’s Word. Choosing Judah and Simeon as our strength will always bring victory in our regeneration (see Arcana Caelestia 3654 and Apocalypse Explained 443).

The spiritual meaning in the story of Adoni-bezek is about taking away the power of our self-love, as cutting off thumbs and big toes makes hands and feet virtually useless. When we work on our lower nature, we are to minimize its control over us. It is the same with any influences from hell; their power must end. Adoni-bezek’s comment about doing the same to seventy kings vividly describes how self-love can only lead to our downfall (Arcana Caelestia 10062[4]).

The delightful story of Caleb, Achsah and Othniel illustrates that after battle, there is rest and reward. In the same way, we strengthen the ‘marriage’ of good and truth in us after overcoming spiritual struggles (see Swedenborg’s work, Divine Love and Wisdom 409). The springs of water given to Achsah stand for the truths which flow into our mind, both about the ‘upper’ things of the Lord and heaven, and those ‘lower’ ones about spiritual life and responsibility.

The episode about the man from Bethel means that when we open up our life to the Lord to allow Him to guide us, we become blessed (Arcana Caelestia 3928). Then our life can be re-built in very practical and good ways, represented by the Hittites.

The final mention of the Canaanites still in the land points to the continuing presence of our unregenerate qualities. Although we may progress through the work of regeneration, we are still human, and we will always have flaws left to improve on.

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Judges 1

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1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:

12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

14 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; Give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.

23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will Shew thee mercy.

25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them.

34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.