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1 Ora, Israel demorava-se em Sitim, e o povo começou a prostituir-se com as filhas de Moabe,

2 pois elas convidaram o povo aos sacrifícios dos seus deuses; e o povo comeu, e inclinou-se aos seus deuses.

3 Porquanto Israel se juntou a Baal-Peor, a ira do Senhor acendeu-se contra ele.

4 Disse, pois, o Senhor a Moisés: Toma todos os cabeças do povo, e enforca-os ao Senhor diante do sol, para que a grande ira do Senhor se retire de Israel.

5 Então Moisés disse aos juízes de Israel: Mate cada um os seus homens que se juntaram a Baal-Peor.

6 E eis que veio um homem dos filhos de Israel, e trouxe a seus irmãos uma midianita à vista de Moisés e à vista de toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel, enquanto estavam chorando à porta da tenda da revelação.

7 Vendo isso Finéias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, levantou-se do meio da congregação, e tomou na mão uma lança; o foi após o israelita, e entrando na sua tenda, os atravessou a ambos, ao israelita e à mulher, pelo ventre. Então a praga cessou de sobre os filhos de Israel.

9 Ora, os que morreram daquela praga foram vinte e quatro mil.

10 Então disse o Senhor a Moisés:

11 Finéias, filho de Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão, desviou a minha ira de sobre os filhos de Israel, pois foi zeloso com o meu zelo no meio deles, de modo que no meu zelo não consumi os filhos de Israel.

12 Portanto dize: Eis que lhe dou o meu pacto de paz,

13 e será para ele e para a sua descendência depois dele, o pacto de um sacerdócio perpétuo; porquanto foi zeloso pelo seu Deus, e fez expiação pelos filhos de Israel.

14 O nome do israelita que foi morto com a midianita era Zinri, filho de Salu, príncipe duma casa paterna entre os simeonitas.

15 E o nome da mulher midianita morta era Cozbi, filha de Zur; o qual era cabeça do povo duma casa paterna em Midiã.

16 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés:

17 Afligi vós os midianitas e feri-os;

18 porque eles vos afligiram a vós com as suas ciladas com que vos enganaram no caso de Peor, e no caso de Cozbi, sua irmã, filha do príncipe de Midiã, a qual foi morta no dia da praga no caso de Peor.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8998

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8998. 'He shall have no power to sell her to a foreign people' means that it must not pass to those who are not of the Church's faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'the foreigner' as those outside the Church, thus those who are not of the Church's faith, dealt with in 2049, 2115, 7996; and from the meaning of 'selling' as alienating, dealt with immediately above in 8997. The implications of this are that those born within the Church and imbued since early childhood with the fundamental truths taught by the Church ought not to enter into marriages with those who are outside the Church and have therefore been imbued with ideas such as are not the Church's. The reason why is that they are in no way joined to one another in the spiritual world; for in that world everyone's association with others is determined by his good and from this by his truth. And since such are in no way joined together in the spiritual world, they ought not to be on earth; for essentially a marriage consists of one human mind and inclination joined to another's, which derive spiritual life from the truths and forms of the good of faith and charity. Therefore also in heaven marriages on earth between people of different religions are thought to be detestable, and especially those between members of the Church and people outside the Church. This also was the reason why the Jewish and Israelite nation was forbidden to contract marriages with the nations [in Canaan], Deuteronomy 7:3-4, and why fornicating with them was utterly detestable, Numbers 25:1-9.

[2] This is made even more plainly evident by the origin of conjugial love; that is, it springs from the marriage of goodness and truth, 2727-2759. Descending from this marriage, conjugial love is heaven itself within someone. But this is destroyed when the hearts and faith of two married to each other are not alike. This then is the reason why a female slave from among the daughters of Israel, that is, from the Church, was not to be sold to a foreign people, that is, to those outside the Church. For the latter would then betroth her, that is, be joined to her, and in so doing would profane things of the Church, which explains why doing such a thing to her is called 'acting treacherously'.

  
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