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ИисусНавин 17

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1 И выпал жребий колену Манассии, так как он был первенец Иосифа. Махиру, первенцуМанассии, отцу Галаада, который был храбр на войне, достался Галаад и Васан.

2 Достались уделы и прочим сынам Манассии, по племенам их, и сынам Авиезера, исынам Хелека, и сынам Асриила, и сынам Шехема, и сынам Хефера, и сынам Шемиды. Вот дети Манассии, сына Иосифова, мужеского пола, по племенам их.

3 У Салпаада же, сына Хеферова, сына Галаадова, сына Махирова, сына Манассиина, не было сыновей, а только дочери. Вот имена дочерей его: Махла, Ноа, Хогла, Милка и Фирца.

4 Они пришли к священнику Елеазару и к Иисусу, сыну Навину, и к начальникам, и сказали: Господь повелел Моисею дать нам удел между братьями нашими. И дан им удел, по повелению Господню, между братьями отца их.

5 И выпало Манассии десять участков, кроме земли Галаадской и Васанской, которая за Иорданом;

6 ибо дочери Манассии получили удел среди сыновей его, а земляГалаадская досталась прочим сыновьям Манассии.

7 Предел Манассии идет от Асира к Михмефафу, который против Сихема; отсюда Предел идет направо к жителям Ен-Таппуаха.

8 Земля Таппуах досталась Манассии, а город Таппуах у предела Манассиина – сынам Ефремовым.

9 Отсюда предел нисходит к потоку Кане, с южной стороны потока. Города сии принадлежат Ефрему, хотя находятся среди городов Манассии. предел Манассии – на северной стороне потока и оканчивается морем.

10 Что к югу, то Ефремово, а что к северу, то Манассиино; море же было пределом их; к Асиру примыкали они с северной стороны и к Иссахару с восточной.

11 У Иссахара и Асира принадлежат Манассии Беф-Сан и зависящие от него места, Ивлеам и зависящие от него места, жители Дора и зависящие от него места, жители Ен-Дора и зависящие от него места, жители Фаанаха и зависящие от него места, жители Мегиддона изависящие от него места, и третья часть Нафефа.

12 Сыны Манассиины не могли выгнать жителей городов сих, и Хананеи остались жить в земле сей.

13 Когда же сыны Израилевы пришли в силу, тогда Хананеев сделали они данниками, но изгнать не изгнали их.

14 Сыны Иосифа говорили Иисусу и сказали: почему ты дал мне в удел один жребий и один участок, тогда как я многолюден, потому чтотак благословил меня Господь?

15 Иисус сказал им: если ты многолюден, то пойди в леса и там, в землеФерезеев и Рефаимов, расчисти себе место , если гора Ефремова для тебя тесна.

16 Сыны Иосифа сказали: не останется за нами гора, потому что железные колесницы у всех Хананеев, живущих на долине, как у тех, которые в Беф-Сане и в зависящих от него местах, так и у тех, которые на долине Изреельской.

17 Но Иисус сказал дому Иосифову, Ефрему и Манассии: ты многолюден и сила у тебя велика; не один жребий будет у тебя:

18 и гора будет твоею, и лес сей; ты расчистишь его, и он будет твой до самого конца его; ибо ты изгонишь Хананеев, хотя у них колесницы железные, и хотя они сильны.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 17

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

Joshua 17: The tribe of Manasseh receives the western half of its territory.

The previous chapter (Joshua 16) dealt with the territory given to Ephraim, Manasseh’s younger brother; this one covers the western half of Manasseh (the other half tribe of Manasseh was bound to live across the Jordan).

Interestingly, this chapter mentions many people by name, instead of only describing locations as we’ve seen before. Verses 1 and 2 list all seven of Manasseh’s sons and their families. Then verse 3 mentions Zelophehad, the great-grandson of Manasseh, who had had five daughters, but no sons. When Zelophehad died on the journey through the wilderness, his daughters came to Joshua to claim the inheritance Moses had promised them (see Numbers 27). So, both the sons and daughters of Manasseh’s family received land.

After the area given to Manasseh was outlined, the people of Ephraim and Manasseh came to Joshua and complained that they deserved more land, because of their important standing among the tribes of Israel (verse 14). They claimed that they had been specially blessed, and should receive much more.

Joshua told them that if they were such a great people, they should go to the forest country and seize land from the Perrizites and the giants living there. The people were not pleased, and told Joshua that the Canaanites who still roamed there were strong, and had chariots of iron. Even so, Joshua told them again to cut down the wood and use it, because they would eventually be able to drive out the Canaanites.

The spiritual meaning of this story is all about the relationship between good and truth. Again, there are many names to indicate the geography of the area of “West Manasseh”, and the meaning of these names very often links in with the spiritual meaning of the tribe. Beyond that, the specific area in Canaan given to a tribe is spiritually important. Ephraim and Manasseh are right in the middle of the land because they stand for truth and good, for truth leading to good, for good coming from truth.

The story about Zelophehad’s five daughters also relates to the place of truth and good. This is because sons stand for truths, often for truths which fight for us during our temptations, while daughters stand for the good in our spiritual life which bears ‘children’ (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 8993 [3,4]).

Verses 5 and 6 describe this union of good and truth very beautifully: “Ten portions were given to Manasseh because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.” It is worth noting here that the spiritual meaning of the number ‘ten’ has to do with wholeness, and also ‘remains,’ or memories, which the Lord imparts to us when we are very young (Arcana Caelestia 4638).

When the people of Ephraim and Manasseh complained to Joshua, it is much like us wanting our spiritual life to be easy. We want it to be something given to us, and not something which we will need to work on and even fight for in ourselves.

Finally, the meaning of using wooden chariots to fight the Canaanites means to fight from our love of what is good. This is because wood corresponds to good, since it is alive and has grown. ‘Iron’ here stands for the harshness of truth without any good, which appears invincible, but in reality is weaker than the power of goodness and love (Arcana Caelestia 426[3]).

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Numbers 27

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1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.

5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.

6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren.

11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.

12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.

13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

15 And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,

16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.