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ИисусНавин 18

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1 Все общество сынов Израилевых собралось в Силом, и поставили тамскинию собрания, ибо земля была покорена ими.

2 Из сынов же Израилевых оставалось семь колен, которые еще не получили удела своего.

3 И сказал Иисус сынам Израилевым: долго ли вы будете нерадеть о том, чтобы пойти и взять в наследиеземлю, которую дал вам Господь Бог отцов ваших?

4 дайте от себя по три человека из колена; я пошлю их, и они встав пройдут по земле и опишут ее, как надобно разделить им на уделы, и придут ко мне;

5 пусть разделят ее на семь уделов; Иуда пусть остается в пределесвоем на юге, а дом Иосифов пусть остается в пределе своем на севере;

6 а вы распишите землю на семь уделов и представьте мне сюда: я брошу вам жребий здесь пред лицем Господа Бога нашего;

7 а левитам нет части между вами, ибо священство Господне есть удел их; Гад же, Рувим и половина колена Манассиина получили удел свой за Иорданом к востоку, который дал им Моисей, раб Господень.

8 Эти люди встали и пошли. Иисус же пошедшим описывать землю дал такое приказание: пойдите, обойдите землю, опишите ее и возвратитесь ко мне; а я здесь брошу вам жребий пред лицем Господним, в Силоме.

9 Они пошли, прошли по земле, и описали ее, по городам ее, на семь уделов, в книге, и пришли к Иисусу в стан, в Силом.

10 Иисус бросил им жребий в Силоме пред Господом, и разделил там Иисус землю сынам Израилевым по участкам их.

11 Первый жребий вышел колену сынов Вениаминовых, по племенам их. Предел их по жребию шел между сынами Иуды и между сынами Иосифа;

12 предел их на северной стороне начинается у Иордана, и проходит предел сей подле Иерихона с севера, и восходит на гору к западу, и оканчивается в пустынеБефавен;

13 оттуда предел идет к Лузу, к южной стороне Луза, иначе Вефиля,и нисходит предел к Атароф-Адару, к горе, которая на южной стороне Беф-Орона нижнего;

14 потом предел поворачивает и склоняется к морской стороне на юг отгоры, которая на юге пред Беф-Ороном, и оканчивается у Кириаф-Ваала, иначе Кириаф-Иарима, города сынов Иудиных. Это западная сторона.

15 Южною же стороною от Кириаф-Иарима идет предел к морю и доходит до источника вод Нефтоаха;

16 потом предел нисходит к концу горы, которая пред долиною сына Енномова, на долине Рефаимов, к северу, и нисходит долиною Еннома кюжной стороне Иевуса, и идет к Ен-Рогелу;

17 потом поворачивает от севера и идет к Ен-Шемешу, и идет к Гелилофу, который против возвышенности Адуммима, и нисходит к камню Богана, сынаРувимова;

18 потом проходит близ равнины к северу и нисходит на равнину;

19 отсюда проходит предел подле Беф-Хоглы к северу, и оканчивается предел у северного залива моря Соленого, у южного конца Иордана. Вот предел южный. С восточной же стороны пределом служит Иордан.

20 Вот удел сынов Вениаминовых, с пределами его со всех сторон, по племенам их.

21 Города колену сынов Вениаминовых, по племенам их, принадлежали сии: Иерихон, Беф-Хогла и Емек 6010-кециц,

22 Беф-Арава, Цемараим и Вефиль,

23 Аввим, Фара и Офра,

24 Кефар-Аммонай, Афни и Гева: двенадцать городов с их селами.

25 Гаваон, Рама и Бероф,

26 Мицфе, Кефира и Моца,

27 Рекем, Ирфеил и Фарала,

28 Цела, Елеф и Иевус, иначе Иерусалим, Гивеаф и Кириаф: четырнадцать городов с их селами. Вот удел сынов Вениаминовых, по племенам их.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 18

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

Joshua 18: The rest of the land is divided up among the 7 remaining tribes, and the tribe of Benjamin receives its lot.

After several chapters covering the allocation of the land for Reuben, Gad, Judah, Ephraim and Manasseh, there were still seven tribes to be provided for. Before this was done, Joshua gathered these seven tribes together and told them to choose three men from each tribe. These men went and surveyed the region, divided up all the land and cities into seven parts, and recorded everything in a book. Then they came back to Joshua, who cast lots to decide where the seven remaining tribes would live.

The first of the seven allocations was for the tribe of Benjamin. Benjamin was the youngest of the sons of Jacob, and he was a full brother to Joseph. Their mother, Rachel, whom Jacob had loved so much, died giving birth to Benjamin.

The city of Jerusalem was first allocated to Benjamin, but in time became more associated with Judah. In fact, these were the two tribes which later made up the kingdom of Judah, as opposed to the ten northern tribes forming the kingdom of Israel. Benjamin’s territory included the cities of Jericho, Ai and Gibeon, all of which had been significant soon after Israel crossed the River Jordan. Saul, the first king of Israel, was a Benjamite.

This story about surveying the land represents our need to know things as they truly are. This could mean many things: for example, exploring the idea of heaven, or hell, or life in this world, or a spiritual teaching such as providence. It might be to learn about justice and compassion, or true freedom. It may be our need to look honestly within ourselves and recognize some of our self-centred ways (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 1612).

The Israelite’s findings about the land were recorded in a book, which really would have been a scroll. This is like our ‘book of life’, in which everything about us down to the least detail is preserved so that in eternity, we shall know who we are (see Swedenborg’s Apocalypse Explained 199). Joshua drew lots so the Lord’s will would be clear to the people of Israel.

The spiritual meaning of Benjamin needs some careful explanation. Technically, it means ’the spiritual of the celestial’, and this is our ability to understand the reason for the most loving experiences we can have. It is heightened thinking joining with heightened feeling. Benjamin was the youngest son, the special brother of Joseph, who stands for the Lord (Arcana Caelestia 4585).

With this in mind, it is useful to know that Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born, lay in the territory of Benjamin. Bethlehem’s name means ‘house of bread’ giving us the idea of nourishment for our physical and our spiritual lives. God came into the world to bring us the food of heaven and nourishment from the Word, so that we may fight our evils and choose what is good (Arcana Caelestia 6247, 4594).

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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.