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Leviticus 20

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1 και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων

2 και τοις υιοις ισραηλ λαλησεις εαν τις απο των υιων ισραηλ η απο των προσγεγενημενων προσηλυτων εν ισραηλ ος αν δω του σπερματος αυτου αρχοντι θανατω θανατουσθω το εθνος το επι της γης λιθοβολησουσιν αυτον εν λιθοις

3 και εγω επιστησω το προσωπον μου επι τον ανθρωπον εκεινον και απολω αυτον εκ του λαου αυτου οτι του σπερματος αυτου εδωκεν αρχοντι ινα μιανη τα αγια μου και βεβηλωση το ονομα των ηγιασμενων μοι

4 εαν δε υπεροψει υπεριδωσιν οι αυτοχθονες της γης τοις οφθαλμοις αυτων απο του ανθρωπου εκεινου εν τω δουναι αυτον του σπερματος αυτου αρχοντι του μη αποκτειναι αυτον

5 και επιστησω το προσωπον μου επι τον ανθρωπον εκεινον και την συγγενειαν αυτου και απολω αυτον και παντας τους ομονοουντας αυτω ωστε εκπορνευειν αυτον εις τους αρχοντας εκ του λαου αυτων

6 και ψυχη η εαν επακολουθηση εγγαστριμυθοις η επαοιδοις ωστε εκπορνευσαι οπισω αυτων επιστησω το προσωπον μου επι την ψυχην εκεινην και απολω αυτην εκ του λαου αυτης

7 και εσεσθε αγιοι οτι αγιος εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων

8 και φυλαξεσθε τα προσταγματα μου και ποιησετε αυτα εγω κυριος ο αγιαζων υμας

9 ανθρωπος ανθρωπος ος αν κακως ειπη τον πατερα αυτου η την μητερα αυτου θανατω θανατουσθω πατερα αυτου η μητερα αυτου κακως ειπεν ενοχος εσται

10 ανθρωπος ος αν μοιχευσηται γυναικα ανδρος η ος αν μοιχευσηται γυναικα του πλησιον θανατω θανατουσθωσαν ο μοιχευων και η μοιχευομενη

11 εαν τις κοιμηθη μετα γυναικος του πατρος αυτου ασχημοσυνην του πατρος αυτου απεκαλυψεν θανατω θανατουσθωσαν αμφοτεροι ενοχοι εισιν

12 και εαν τις κοιμηθη μετα νυμφης αυτου θανατω θανατουσθωσαν αμφοτεροι ησεβηκασιν γαρ ενοχοι εισιν

13 και ος αν κοιμηθη μετα αρσενος κοιτην γυναικος βδελυγμα εποιησαν αμφοτεροι θανατουσθωσαν ενοχοι εισιν

14 ος εαν λαβη γυναικα και την μητερα αυτης ανομημα εστιν εν πυρι κατακαυσουσιν αυτον και αυτας και ουκ εσται ανομια εν υμιν

15 και ος αν δω κοιτασιαν αυτου εν τετραποδι θανατω θανατουσθω και το τετραπουν αποκτενειτε

16 και γυνη ητις προσελευσεται προς παν κτηνος βιβασθηναι αυτην υπ' αυτου αποκτενειτε την γυναικα και το κτηνος θανατω θανατουσθωσαν ενοχοι εισιν

17 ος εαν λαβη την αδελφην αυτου εκ πατρος αυτου η εκ μητρος αυτου και ιδη την ασχημοσυνην αυτης και αυτη ιδη την ασχημοσυνην αυτου ονειδος εστιν εξολεθρευθησονται ενωπιον υιων γενους αυτων ασχημοσυνην αδελφης αυτου απεκαλυψεν αμαρτιαν κομιουνται

18 και ανηρ ος αν κοιμηθη μετα γυναικος αποκαθημενης και αποκαλυψη την ασχημοσυνην αυτης την πηγην αυτης απεκαλυψεν και αυτη απεκαλυψεν την ρυσιν του αιματος αυτης εξολεθρευθησονται αμφοτεροι εκ του γενους αυτων

19 και ασχημοσυνην αδελφης πατρος σου και αδελφης μητρος σου ουκ αποκαλυψεις την γαρ οικειοτητα απεκαλυψεν αμαρτιαν αποισονται

20 ος αν κοιμηθη μετα της συγγενους αυτου ασχημοσυνην της συγγενειας αυτου απεκαλυψεν ατεκνοι αποθανουνται

21 ος αν λαβη την γυναικα του αδελφου αυτου ακαθαρσια εστιν ασχημοσυνην του αδελφου αυτου απεκαλυψεν ατεκνοι αποθανουνται

22 και φυλαξασθε παντα τα προσταγματα μου και τα κριματα μου και ποιησετε αυτα και ου μη προσοχθιση υμιν η γη εις ην εγω εισαγω υμας εκει κατοικειν επ' αυτης

23 και ουχι πορευεσθε τοις νομιμοις των εθνων ους εξαποστελλω αφ' υμων οτι ταυτα παντα εποιησαν και εβδελυξαμην αυτους

24 και ειπα υμιν υμεις κληρονομησατε την γην αυτων και εγω δωσω υμιν αυτην εν κτησει γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων ος διωρισα υμας απο παντων των εθνων

25 και αφοριειτε αυτους ανα μεσον των κτηνων των καθαρων και ανα μεσον των κτηνων των ακαθαρτων και ανα μεσον των πετεινων των καθαρων και των ακαθαρτων και ου βδελυξετε τας ψυχας υμων εν τοις κτηνεσιν και εν τοις πετεινοις και εν πασιν τοις ερπετοις της γης α εγω αφωρισα υμιν εν ακαθαρσια

26 και εσεσθε μοι αγιοι οτι εγω αγιος κυριος ο θεος υμων ο αφορισας υμας απο παντων των εθνων ειναι εμοι

27 και ανηρ η γυνη ος αν γενηται αυτων εγγαστριμυθος η επαοιδος θανατω θανατουσθωσαν αμφοτεροι λιθοις λιθοβολησατε αυτους ενοχοι εισιν

   

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2362. That 'behold now, I have two daughters, who have not known a man' means the affections for good and for truth is clear from the meaning of 'daughters' as affections, dealt with in 489-491. 'They have not known a man' means that they have not been defiled by falsity, for 'a man' means rational truth, and also in the contrary sense falsity, 265, 749, 1007. There are two types of affection, namely the affection for good and the affection for truth, see 1997. The first - the affection for good - constitutes the celestial church and in the Word is called 'the daughter of Zion' and also 'the virgin daughter of Zion'.

[2] But the second - the affection for truth - constitutes the spiritual church, and in the Word is called 'the daughter of Jerusalem'; as in Isaiah,

She has despised you, she has scorned you, the virgin daughter of Zion; she wags her head behind you, the daughter of Jerusalem. Isaiah 37:22; 2 Kings 19:21.

In Jeremiah,

What shall I liken you to, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equate you with and comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? Lamentations 2:13.

In Micah,

You, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you will it come and the former dominion will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. Micah 4:8.

In Zephaniah,

Shout with joy, O daughter of Zion! Make a noise, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! Zephaniah 3:14.

In Zechariah,

Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion! Make a noise, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king will come to you. Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:5; John 12:15.

[3] That the celestial Church, which is the Lord's celestial kingdom, is called 'the daughter of Zion' from the affection for good, that is, from love to the Lord Himself, see in addition Isaiah 10:32; 16:1; 52:2; 62:11; Jeremiah 4:31; 6:2, 23; Lamentations 1:6; 2:1, 4, 8, 10; Micah 4:10, 13; Zechariah 2:10; Psalms 9:14. And that the spiritual Church, which is the Lord's spiritual kingdom, is called 'the daughter of Jerusalem' from the affection for truth and so from charity towards the neighbour, see Lamentations 2:15. Both of those Churches, and the nature of each one, have been dealt with many times in Volume One.

[4] Because the celestial Church exists from love to the Lord which is present within love towards the neighbour it is likened in particular to an unmarried daughter or a virgin. Indeed it is also called 'a virgin', as in John,

These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins; these are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes; for they are spotless before God's throne. Revelation 14:4-5.

And so that the same might be represented in the Jewish Church, the priests were commanded not to marry widows but virgins, Leviticus 21:13-15; Ezekiel 44:22.

[5] From the contents of the present verse it becomes clear how pure the Word is in the internal sense, however else it may appear in the letter. For when these words are read, 'Behold now, I have two daughters, who have not known a man; let me now bring them out to you and you may do to them as is good in your eyes; only do nothing to those men', nothing else comes to mind than something impure, especially to those leading an evil life. Yet how chaste these words are in the internal sense is evident from the explanation already given, which is that they mean the affections for good and truth and the blessedness perceived from the enjoyment of those affections by people who do no violence to the Lord's Divinity and [proceeding] Holiness.

  
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Lamentations 2:1

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1 How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, And hasn't remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.