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1 И сказалъ Іегова Моисею: поди къ Фараону и скажи ему: такъ говоритъ Іегова, Богъ Евреевъ: отпусти народъ Мой, дабы онъ совершилъ Мнј служеніе.

2 А если ты не хочешь отпустить, и еще будешь удерживать его:

3 то вотъ, рука Іеговы будетъ на скотј твоемъ, который въ полј, на коняхъ, на ослахъ, на верблюдахъ, на волахъ, и на овцахъ; будетъ язва весьма тяжкая.

4 И положитъ Іегова раздјленіе между скотомъ Израильскимъ и между скотомъ Египетскимъ, и изъ всего принадлежащаго сынамъ Израилевымъ не умретъ ничего.

5 И назначилъ Іегова время, сказавъ: завтра сдјлаетъ сіе Іегова въ землј сей.

6 И сдјлалъ сіе Іегова на другой день, и вымеръ весь скотъ Египетскій; изъ скота же сыновъ Израилевыхъ не умерло ничего.

7 Фараонъ послалъ узнать и воть, изъ скота Израильскаго не умерло даже ничего. Но сердце Фараоново отягчилось, и онъ не отпустилъ народа.

8 И сказалъ Іегова Моисею и Аарону: возмите полную горстъ сажи изъ печи, и пусть броситъ ее Моисей къ небу въ глазахъ Фараона.

9 И сдјлается пыль по всей землј Египетской; и будетъ на людяхъ и на скотј воспаленіе, соединенное съ нарывами, во всей землј Египетской.

10 Они взяли сажи изъ печи, и явились предъ лице Фараона. Моисей бросилъ ее къ небу, и сдјлалось воспаленіе, соединенное съ нарывами, на людяхъ и на скотј.

11 И не могли тайновјдцы стоять предъ Моисеемъ по причинј воспаленія, потому что воспаленіе было на тайновјдцахъ и на всјхъ Египтянахъ.

12 Но Іегова ожесточилъ сердце Фараона, и онъ не послушалъ ихъ, такъ какъ и говорилъ Іегова Моисею.

13 И сказалъ Іегова Моисею: завтра встань рано, и явись предъ лице Фараона, и скажи ему: такъ говоритъ Іегова, Богъ Евреевъ: отпусти народъ Мой, дабы онъ совершилъ Мнј служеніе.

14 Ибо теперь Я пошлю всј язвы Мои въ сердце твое, и на рабовъ твоихъ, и на народъ твой, дабы ты узналъ, что нјтъ подобнаго Мнј на всей землј.

15 Поелику Я уже простеръ руку Мою, то поразилъ бы тебя и народъ твой язвою, и ты истребленъ бы былъ съ земли:

16 но для того сохранилъ тебя, чтобы показать тебј силу Мою, и чтобы проповјдано было имя Мое по всей землј.

17 Еще ли ты будешь противостоять народу Моему, не отпуская его?

18 Вотъ Я пошлю завтра въ сіе самое время градъ весьма сильный, коему подобнаго не было въ Египтј, со времени основанія его, даже до нынј.

19 Итакъ пошли собрать стада твои, и все, что есть у тебя въ полј; на всјхъ людей и скотъ, которые останутся въ полј, и не соберутся въ домы, падетъ градъ, и они умрутъ.

20 Тј изъ рабовъ Фараоновыхъ, которые убоялись слова Іеговы, поспјщно собрали рабовъ своихъ и стада свои въ домы;

21 а кто не обратилъ сердца своего къ слову Іеговы, тотъ оставилъ рабовъ своихъ и стада свои въ полј.

22 И сказалъ Іегова Моисею: простри руку твою къ небу, и падетъ градъ на всю землю Египетскую, на людей, и на скотъ, и на всю траву полевую въ землј Египетской.

23 Моисей простеръ посохъ свой къ небу; и Іегова произвелъ громъ и градъ, и огонь разливался по землј, и послалъ Іегова градъ на землю Египетскую.

24 И былъ градъ, и огонь между градомъ; градъ весьма сильный, какого не было во всей землј Египетской со времени населенія оной.

25 И побилъ градъ по всей землј Египетской все, что ни было въ полј, отъ человјка до скота; и всю траву полевую побилъ градъ, и поломалъ всј деревья въ полј.

26 Только въ землј Гесемъ, гдј жили сыны Израилевы, не было града.

27 Фараонъ послалъ, призвалъ Моисея и Аарона, и сказалъ имъ: теперь я согрјшилъ; Іегова праведенъ, а я и народъ мой виновны,

28 Помолитесь Іеговј; пусть перестанутъ громы Божіи и градъ, и отпущу васъ, и вы уже не будете удержаны.

29 Моисей сказалъ ему: какъ скоро я выйду изъ города, простру руки мои къ Іеговј, громы перестанутъ, и града болје не будетъ, дабы ты узналъ, что земля Іеговы.

30 Но я знаю, что ты и рабы твои еще не убоитесь Іеговы Бога.

31 Тогда и ленъ и ячмень были побиты, потому что ячмень колосился, а ленъ далъ головки.

32 А пшеница и полба не были побиты, потому что онј были позднія.

33 И вышелъ Моисей отъ Фараона изъ города, и простеръ руки свои къ Іеговј; и прекратились громъ и градъ, и дождь пересталъ литься на землю.

34 Фараонъ увидјлъ, что пересталъ дождь и градъ, и громъ, и продолжалъ согрјшать, и отягчилъ сердце свое, самъ и рабы его.

35 И ожесточилось сердце Фараона, и онъ не отпустилъ сыновъ Израилевыхъ, какъ и говорилъ Іегова чрезъ Моисея.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 503

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503. We will now say what Egypt symbolizes in the Word: Egypt symbolizes the natural self joined to the spiritual self, and its affection for truth then and consequent knowledge and intelligence. And in an opposite sense it symbolizes the natural self divorced from the spiritual self, and its conceit in its own intelligence then and consequent irrationality in spiritual matters.

Egypt symbolizes the natural self joined to the spiritual self, and its affection for truth then and consequent knowledge and intelligence, in the following passages:

In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt... swearing an oath to Jehovah of Hosts... In that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt... Then Jehovah will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day... (Isaiah 19:18-21)

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, so that the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria - a blessing in the midst of the land, whom Jehovah of Hosts shall bless, saying, "Blessed is My people Egypt, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance." (Isaiah 19:23-25)

Egypt there is the natural component, Assyria the rational one, and Israel the spiritual one. These three form a person of the church.

That is why the king of Egypt is called "the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings," and Egypt is called "the cornerstone of (the) tribes." (Isaiah 19:11, 13) And regarding Solomon we are told that his wisdom excelled the wisdom of the Egyptians (1 Kings 4:30). We are also told that he "took Pharaoh's daughter as a wife, and brought her into the city of David" (1 Kings 3:1), and that he "built a house for Pharaoh's daughter next to the porch" (1 Kings 7:8).

[2] For this reason Joseph was carried down into Egypt and there became the ruler of the whole land (Genesis 41).

Since Egypt symbolized the natural self in respect to its affection for truth and consequent knowledge and intelligence, therefore Joseph, the husband of Mary, having been warned by an angel, went with the infant Lord into Egypt (Matthew 2:14-15), in fulfillment of the prophecy,

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. (Hosea 11:1)

You caused a vine to come out of Egypt; You... planted it... and caused it to send forth its roots... (Psalms 80:8-9)

For a person is born natural, becomes rational, and later spiritual. Thus is a vine from Egypt planted and caused to take root.

For the sake of this representation, moreover, Abraham sojourned in Egypt (Genesis 12:10ff.). And Jacob was commanded to go with his sons into Egypt, and they also abode there (Genesis 46ff.).

So, too, the land of Canaan, which symbolizes the church, is described to extend "even to the river of Egypt" (Genesis 15:18, 1 Kings 4:21, Micah 7:12). And Egypt is compared to the Garden of Eden, the garden of God (Ezekiel 31:2, 8, Genesis 13:10).

The knowledge of the natural self is also called "the precious things of Egypt" (Daniel 11:43), and "fine embroidered linen from Egypt" (Ezekiel 27:7).

And so on elsewhere where Egypt is spoken of affirmatively, as in Isaiah 27:12-13.

[3] On the other hand, in an opposite sense Egypt symbolizes the natural self divorced from the spiritual self, and its conceit in its own intelligence then and consequent irrationality in spiritual matters, in the following places:

Because...(Pharaoh's) heart was lifted up in its height, and it set its top among the thick boughs..., aliens... will cut him off and cast him down... In the day when he went down to hell..., I covered the deep over him...(and) you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised... (Ezekiel 31:10-18)

...the foundations (of Egypt) shall be overthrown... ...the pride of her power shall come down... ...and shall be laid waste... her cities... in the midst of the desolate cities... I will set fire to Egypt..., and I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and scatter them throughout the lands. (Ezekiel 30:1ff.)

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help..., and do not look to the Holy One of Israel... For the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. (Isaiah 31:1, 3)

Egypt rises up like a flood... He says, "I will go up, I will cover the earth, (and) I will destroy... Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots! ...The sword shall devour (you), and be... made drunk with blood...; there is no healing for you. (Jeremiah 46:2, 8-11)

How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, and the son of ancient kings?" Where are your wise men now? ...let them know... The princes of Zoan have become fools...; they have led Egypt astray..., the cornerstone of (the) tribes... Neither will there be any work for Egypt, which may form the head or the tail... (Isaiah 19:1-17)

...prophesy against... Egypt..., O great whale who lie in the midst of your rivers. Because he said, "My river, and I have made myself," (therefore) I will put hooks in your jaws, and cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales... And I will leave you in the wilderness... Therefore... the land of Egypt shall become desolate and waste. (Ezekiel 29:1-12)

And so on elsewhere, as in Isaiah 30:1, 2, 7; 2 Kings 18:21.

[4] Since the Egyptians became of such a character, therefore they were rendered desolate as regards all the goods and truths of the church. Their desolations are described by the miracles done there, which were plagues, and these symbolized the many lusts of the natural self divorced from the spiritual self, a natural self which acts only in accordance with its own intelligence and its conceit. The plagues symbolic of its lusts were these:

That the water in the river turned to blood so that the fish died and the river stank. (Exodus 7)

That the streams and ponds brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt. That the dust of the ground turned into lice. That a swarm of noxious flying insects was sent. (Exodus 8)

[That a pestilence occurred so that the livestock of Egypt died.] That sores were caused to break out with pustules on man and beast. That a downpour of hail mixed with fire rained down. (Exodus 9)

That locusts were sent. That darkness occurred through all the land of Egypt. (Exodus 10).

That all the firstborn in the land of Egypt died. (Exodus 11,12)

And finally, that the Egyptians were drowned in the Red Sea (Exodus 14), which symbolizes hell.

To find what all these things symbolize specifically, see Arcana Coelestia (The Secrets of Heaven), published in London, where they are explained.

It is apparent from this what is symbolically meant by the plagues and diseases of Egypt in Deuteronomy 7:15; 28:60; what is symbolically meant by drowning in the river of Egypt in Amos 8:8; 9:5; and why it is that Egypt is called a land of bondage in Micah 6:4, the land of Ham in Psalms 106:22, and an iron furnace in Deuteronomy 4:20, 1 Kings 8:51.

[5] The reason Egypt symbolizes both intelligence and irrationality in spiritual matters was that the Ancient Church, which extended through many kingdoms in Asia, existed also in Egypt, and at that time the Egyptians, more than any others, cultivated a study of the correspondences between spiritual and natural things, as is apparent from the hieroglyphs there. But when that study among them was turned into magic and became idolatrous, then their intelligence in spiritual matters became irrational. Egypt symbolizes this, therefore, in an opposite sense.

It can be seen from this what the great city means, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.