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Ponovljeni Zakon 11

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1 Ljubi, dakle, Gospoda Boga svog, i izvršuj jednako šta je zapovedio da izvršuješ, i uredbe Njegove, i zakone Njegove i zapovesti Njegove.

2 I poznajte danas šta vaši sinovi ne znaju niti videše, karanje Gospoda Boga svog, veličanstvo Njegovo, krepku ruku Njegovu i mišicu Njegovu podignutu,

3 I znake Njegove i dela Njegova, šta učini usred Misira na Faraonu, caru misirskom i na svoj zemlji njegovoj,

4 I šta učini vojsci misirskoj, konjima i kolima njihovim, kako učini, te ih voda crvenog mora potopi kad vas terahu, i zatre ih Gospod do današnjeg dana,

5 I šta vama učini u pustinji dokle ne dođoste do ovog mesta,

6 I šta učini Datanu i Avironu, sinovima Elijava sina Ruvimovog, kako zemlja otvori usta svoja i proždre njih i porodice njihove i šatore njihove i sve blago njihovo što imahu, usred Izrailja.

7 Jer vaše oči videše sva dela Gospodnja velika, koja učini.

8 Zato držite sve zapovesti, koje vam ja danas zapovedam, da biste se ukrepili i nasledili zemlju, u koju idete da je nasledite;

9 I da bi vam se produžili dani u zemlji, za koju se zakle ocima vašim da će je dati njima i semenu njihovom, zemlju, u kojoj teče mleko i med.

10 Jer zemlja u koju ideš da je naslediš nije kao zemlja misirska iz koje ste izišli, gde si sejao svoje seme i zalivao na svojim nogama kao vrt od zelja;

11 Nego je zemlja u koju idete da je nasledite zemlja u kojoj su brda i doline, i natapa je dažd nebeski;

12 Zemlja kojom se stara Gospod Bog tvoj i na koju su jednako obraćene oči Gospoda Boga tvog od početka godine do kraja.

13 Zato ako dobro uzaslušate zapovesti, koje vam ja zapovedam danas, ljubeći Gospoda Boga svog i služeći mu svim srcem svojim i svom dušom svojom,

14 Tada ću davati dažd zemlji vašoj na vreme, i rani i pozni i sabiraćeš žito svoje i vino svoje i ulje svoje;

15 I za stoku ću tvoju dati travu u polju tvom; i ješćeš i bićeš sit.

16 Čuvajte se da se ne prevari srce vaše da se odmetne i služite tuđim bogovima i poklanjate im se;

17 Da se ne bi razgnevio Gospod na vas i zatvorio nebo da ne bude dažda, i zemlja da ne da roda svog, te biste brzo izginuli u dobroj zemlji koju vam Gospod daje.

18 Nego složite ove reči moje u srce svoje i dušu svoju, i vežite ih za znak sebi na ruku, i neka vam budu kao počeonik među očima vašim.

19 I učite sinove svoje govoreći o njima kad sediš u kući svojoj i kad ideš putem, i kad ležeš i kad ustaješ.

20 I napiši ih na dovratnicima doma svog i na vratima svojim,

21 Da bi se umnožili dani vaši i dani sinova vaših po zemlji, za koju se zakleo Gospod ocima vašim da će im je dati, kao dani nebu nad zemljom.

22 Jer ako dobro uzdržite sve ove zapovesti koje vam ja zapovedam da tvorite ljubeći Gospoda Boga svog, i hodeći svim putevima Njegovim i Njega se držeći,

23 Tada će oterati Gospod sve ove narode ispred vas, i nasledićete narode veće i jače nego što ste sami.

24 Svako mesto na koje stupi stopalo noge vaše, vaše će biti; od pustinje do Livana, i od reke, reke Efrata, do mora zapadnog biće međa vaša.

25 Neće se niko održati pred vama; strah i trepet vaš pustiće Gospod Bog vaš na svu zemlju na koju stupite, kao što vam kaza.

26 Gle, iznosim danas pred vas blagoslov i prokletstvo:

27 Blagoslov, ako uzaslušate zapovesti Gospoda Boga svog, koje vam ja danas zapovedam;

28 A prokletstvo, ako ne uzaslušate zapovesti Gospoda Boga svog nego siđete s puta, koji vam ja danas zapovedam, te pođete za drugim bogovima, kojih ne poznajete.

29 I kad te uvede Gospod Bog tvoj u zemlju u koju ideš da je naslediš, tada izreci blagoslov onaj na gori Garizinu, a prokletstvo na gori Evalu.

30 One su s one strane Jordana, idući k zapadu, u zemlji Hananeja koji žive u ravni prema Galgalu kod ravnice moreške.

31 Jer ćete preći preko Jordana da uđete u zemlju koju vam daje Gospod Bog vaš da je nasledite, i nasledićete je i nastavaćete u njoj.

32 Gledajte, dakle, da tvorite sve ove uredbe i zakone koje ja danas iznosim pred vas.

   

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2930. 'If you are willing' means if on account of an affection for truth coming from the heart. This is clear from the meaning of 'soul' in the internal sense. The expression 'with heart and soul' or 'with all the heart and with all the soul' occurs in various places in the Word where with all the will and all the understanding is meant. The fact that man possesses the dual powers of will and understanding, and also that the will is separated from the understanding may be well known to everyone, for we are all able to understand what is good and true but nevertheless will what is evil and false. From the beginning the human being was created in such a way that will and understanding with him were to make one, so that he would not think anything other than what he willed, nor will anything other than what he thought. Such is the state with celestial people and such it was in the celestial Church which was called Man or Adam. But with spiritual people, that is, in the spiritual Church, the first ability is separated from the second, that is to say, that of the understanding is separated from that of the will. A spiritual person is reformed by the Lord as to the former, namely the understanding part of his mind, and then within this there is formed a new will and a new understanding, 863, 875, 895, 897, 927, 928, 1023, 1043, 1044, 2256.

[2] The new will there, which is received from the Lord, is what is called 'the heart', while the new understanding is what is called 'the soul'. And when the expression 'with all the heart and with all the soul' is used, with all the will and with all the understanding is meant. This is what is meant by 'heart and soul' in Moses,

This day Jehovah your God is commanding you to observe these statutes and judgements - that you may keep and observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 26:16.

You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5.

In the same author,

Now Israel, what does Jehovah your God require of you except to fear Jehovah your God, to go in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul? Deuteronomy 10:12; 11:13.

In the same author,

In the Book of Kings,

David said to Solomon, Jehovah will establish His Word which He spoke concerning me, saying, If [your] sons take heed to their way to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there will not fail you a man on the throne of Israel. 1 Kings 2:4.

In Matthew,

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:29-30.

[3] The same is also said of Jehovah or the Lord because with the member of the Church He is the source of affection for good, which belongs to the will, and of the affection for truth, which belongs to the understanding; as in Samuel,

I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest, [who will do] according to what is in My heart and in My soul. 1 Samuel 2:35.

And in Jeremiah,

I will rejoice over them to do good to them, and I will plant them in this land in truth, with all My heart, and with all My soul. Jeremiah 32:41.

And there are still other places in the Word where 'soul' means the affection for truth, as in Isaiah,

With my soul I desired You in the night; even with my spirit within me I sought You early. For insofar as Your judgements are in the earth the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9.

Here 'soul' stands for an affection for truth, 'spirit' for an affection for good. 'Judgements' has reference to truths, and 'righteousness' to good, see 2235.

[4] In the same prophet,

The fool speaks folly, to make empty the hungry soul, and causes the [soul] thirsting for drink to fail. Isaiah 32:6.

'The hungry soul', which 'the fool makes empty', stands for the desire for good, while 'the soul thirsting for drink', which 'the fool causes to fail', stands for the desire for truth. In Jeremiah,

Their soul will become like a watered garden, and I will water the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul I will replenish. Jeremiah 31:12, 25.

'The soul' stands for the affection for truth and good. In the same prophet,

All its people groan as they search for bread. They have given their desirable things for food, to revive the soul. A comforter is far from me, one to revive my soul; my sons have been made desolate. They sought food for themselves to revive their soul. Lamentations 1:11, 16, 19.

'The soul' stands for the life of the affection for good and truth, 'food' stands for wisdom and intelligence.

[5] It has been said that 'the soul' means the affection for truth coming from the heart, because some affections for truth exist which do not come from the heart, such as those which come from self-love, which is the desire to be above others; from love of the world, which is the love of gain; and from love of merit. Affections for truth spring in a similar way from these loves, but they are not genuine affections. They come from the will of the flesh, not from the heart. That which comes from the heart comes from the Lord. Furthermore 'the soul' in the Word means in the universal sense all life, see 1000, 1005, 1040, 1742. Indeed in the universal sense the soul constitutes that from which another thing has its being and life. Thus the soul of the body is its spirit, since it is from this that the body has life. The soul of the spirit however is its still more interior life from which it derives its wisdom and intelligence.

  
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