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Ponovljeni Zakon 33

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1 A ovo je blagoslov kojim blagoslovi Mojsije, čovek Božji sinove Izrailjeve pred smrt svoju.

2 I reče: Gospod iziđe sa Sinaja, i pokaza im se sa Sira; zasja s gore Faranske, i dođe s mnoštvom hiljada svetaca, a u desnici mu zakon ognjeni za njih.

3 Doista ljubi narode; svi su sveti Njegovi u ruci Tvojoj; i oni se slegoše k nogama Tvojim da prime reči Tvoje.

4 Mojsije nam dade zakon, nasledstvo zboru Jakovljevom.

5 Jer beše car u Izrailju, kad se sabirahu knezovi narodni, plemena Izrailjeva.

6 Da živi Ruvim i ne umre, a ljudi njegovih da bude malo!

7 A za Judu reče: Usliši Gospode glas Judin, i dovedi ga opet k narodu njegovom; ruke njegove neka vojuju na nj, a Ti mu pomaži protiv neprijatelja njegovih.

8 I za Levija reče: Tvoj Tumim i Tvoj Urim neka budu u čoveka Tvog svetog, kog si okušao u Masi i s kojim si se prepirao na vodi Merivi;

9 Koji kaže ocu svom i materi svojoj: Ne gledam na vas; koji ne poznaje braću svoju i za sinove svoje ne zna, jer drži reči Tvoje i zavet Tvoj čuva.

10 Oni uče uredbama Tvojim Jakova i zakonu Tvom Izrailja, i meću kad pod nozdrve Tvoje i žrtvu što se sažiže na oltar Tvoj.

11 Blagoslovi, Gospode, vojsku njegovu, i neka Ti milo bude delo ruku njegovih; polomi bedre onima koji ustaju na nj i koji mrze na nj, da ne ustanu.

12 Za Venijamina reče: Mili Gospodu nastavaće bez straha s Njim; zaklanjaće ga svaki dan, i među plećima Njegovim nastavaće.

13 I za Josifa reče: Blagoslovena je zemlja njegova od Gospoda blagom s neba, rosom i iz dubine odozdo,

14 I blagom koje dolazi od sunca, i blagom koje dolazi od meseca.

15 I blagom starih brda i blagom večnih humova.

16 I blagom na zemlji i obiljem njenim, i milošću onog koji stoji u kupini. Neka to dođe ne glavu Josifu i na teme odvojenome između braće svoje.

17 Krasota je njegova kao u prvenca teleta, i rogovi njegovi kao rogovi u jednoroga; njima će bosti narode sve do kraja zemlje; to je mnoštvo hiljada Jefremovih i hiljade Manasijine.

18 A za Zavulona reče: Veseli se Zavulone izlaskom svojim, i Isahare šatorima svojim.

19 Narode će sazvati na goru, onde će prineti žrtve pravedne; jer će obilje morsko sisati i skriveno blago u pesku.

20 A za Gada reče: Blagosloven je koji širi Gada; on nastava kao lav, i kida ruku i glavu.

21 Izabra sebi prvo, jer onde dobi deo od Onog koji dade zakon; zato će ići s knezovima narodnim, i izvršavati pravdu Gospodnju i sudove Njegove s Izrailjem.

22 A za Dana reče: Dan je lavić, koji će iskakati iz Vasana.

23 I za Neftalima reče: Neftalime, siti milosti i puni blagoslova Gospodnjeg, zapad i jug uzmi.

24 I za Asira reče: Asir će biti blagoslov mimo druge sinove, biće mio braći svojoj, zamakaće u ulje nogu svoju.

25 Gvožđe i bronza biće pod obućom tvojom; i dokle traju dani tvoji trajaće snaga tvoja.

26 Izrailju! Niko nije kao Bog, koji ide po nebu tebi u pomoć, i u veličanstvu svom na oblacima.

27 Zaklon je Bog večni i pod mišicom večnom; On će odagnati ispred tebe neprijatelje tvoje, i reći će: Zatri!

28 Da bi nastavao Izrailj sam bezbrižno, izvor Jakovljev, u zemlji obilnoj žitom i vinom; i nebo će njegovo pokropiti rosom.

29 Blago tebi narode Izrailju! Ko je kao ti, narod kog je sačuvao Gospod, štit pomoći tvoje, i mač slave tvoje? Neprijatelji će se tvoji poniziti, a ti ćeš gaziti visine njihove.

   

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586. 13:7 It was granted it to make war with the saints and overcome them. This symbolically means that they attacked the Word's Divine truths and overturned them.

War symbolizes spiritual war, which is a war of falsity against truth, and of truth against falsity (no. 500). To make war, therefore, symbolically means to attack. Saints mean people who are governed by Divine truths from the Lord through the Word, and thus, abstractly from persons, Divine truths themselves (no. 173). Consequently, to overcome the saints means, symbolically, to cause truths not to prevail, thus to overturn them.

The following declaration in Daniel has a similar symbolic meaning, that the fourth beast to come up from the sea, which had a mouth speaking great words, "made war with the saints and prevailed" (Daniel 7:7-8, 21). To be shown that the male goat means faith divorced from charity, see The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding Faith, nos. 61-68.

The following has a similar meaning:

...a king shall arise, having fierce features, who understands intrigues... He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people... He shall even rise against the Prince of princes... He shall cause deceit to prosper under his hand. (Daniel 8:23-25)

The king is the male goat, as said in verse 21.

Very similar is symbolism found in the statement that "the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against (the two witnesses), overcome them, and kill them" (Revelation 11:7, and no. 500). They will overcome them because the laity do not see through the clergy's sophistries, which they call mysteries, for the clergy wrap them up in appearances and fallacious reasonings. That is why the people said, "Who is like the beast? Who can fight against it?" (verse 4, and nos. 579-581).

[2] That saints (or holy ones) mean people governed by truths from the Lord through the Word can be seen from the passages cited in no. 173 above, and also from the following:

(Jesus said, "Father,) sanctify them in Your truth. Your Word is truth... ...I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified in the truth... I in them, and You in Me. (John 17:17, 19, 23)

Jehovah came from Sinai..., He came from the ten thousands of the holy; from His right hand came a fiery law for them... All His saints are in Your hand...; each shall receive Your words. (Deuteronomy 33:2-3)

It is apparent from this that those people are called saints who are governed by Divine truths from the Lord through the Word. Moreover, those who live according to the commandments, that is, to the Word's truths, are called the saints or holy people of Jehovah (Leviticus 19:2, Deuteronomy 26:18-19). The Decalogue is the covenant they were to keep (see no. 529 above, and The Doctrine of Life for the New Jerusalem60).

It was for this reason that the place in the Tabernacle where the Ark was, containing the Decalogue, was called the holy of holies or the most holy place (Exodus 26:33-34).

[3] Those people who live according to the Word's truths are called saints, not because they are holy, but because the truths in them are holy; and truths are holy when they come from the Lord in them, and they have the Lord in them when they have His truths in them (John 15:7).

Because of their truths from the Lord, angels are called holy (Matthew 25:31, Luke 9:26). So, too, are prophets, (Luke 1:70, Revelation 18:20; 22:6). And also apostles (Revelation 18:20).

It is because of this that the Temple is called a holy temple (Psalms 5:7; 65:4). That Zion is called a holy mountain (Isaiah 65:11, Jeremiah 31:23, Ezekiel 20:40, Psalms 2:6; 3:4; 15:1). That Jerusalem is called a holy city (Isaiah 48:2; 64:10, Revelation 21:2, 10, Matthew 27:53). That the church is called a holy people (Isaiah 62:12; 63:18, Psalms 149:1), and also a kingdom of saints (Daniel 7:18, 22, 27).

They are called saints because in an abstract sense angels symbolize Divine truths from the Lord; prophets symbolizes doctrinal truths; apostles symbolize the church's truths; and the Temple symbolizes heaven and the church in respect to Divine truth, as do also Zion, Jerusalem, the people, and the kingdom of God.

That no one is holy in himself, not even angels, may be seen in Job 15:14-16. But they are holy from the Lord, because the Lord alone is holy (Revelation 15:4, no.173).

  
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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.