Arcana Coelestia # 330
330. Charity that had been annihilated is called 'the voice of blood' 1 , verse 10, erroneous doctrine 'cursed from the ground', verse 11, falsity and consequent evil 'a wanderer and fugitive in the earth', verse 12. And because they turned away from the Lord they were in danger of eternal death, verses 13-14; but because it was faith by means of which charity would afterwards be implanted, it was utterly forbidden to violate it, which is 'putting a sign on Cain', verse 15; and to remove it from the position it held previously is the meaning of 'his dwelling towards the east of Eden', verse 16.
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1. literally, bloods
Joshua 7:16-23
16
So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was selected.
17
He brought near the family of Judah; and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
18
He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
19
Joshua said to Achan, "My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don't hide it from me!"
20
Achan answered Joshua, and said, "I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.
21
When I saw among the spoil a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it."
22
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. Behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.
23
They took them from the middle of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel. They laid them down before Yahweh.
