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Ponovljeni Zakon 4

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1 A sada, Izrailju, čuj uredbe moje i zakone, koje vas učim da tvorite, da biste poživeli i ušli u zemlju koju vam daje Gospod Bog otaca vaših i da biste je nasledili.

2 Ništa ne dodajte k reči koju vam ja zapovedam, niti oduzmite od nje, da biste sačuvali zapovesti Gospoda Boga svog koje vam ja zapovedam.

3 Oči su vaše videle šta učini Gospod s Velfegora; jer svakog čoveka koji pođe za Velfegorom istrebi Gospod Bog tvoj između tebe.

4 A vi koji se držaste Gospoda Boga svog, vi ste svi živi danas.

5 Gle, učio sam vas uredbama i zakonima, kao što mi zapovedi Gospod Bog moj, da biste tako tvorili u zemlji koju idete da je nasledite.

6 Držite dakle i izvršujte ih, jer je to mudrost vaša i razum vaš pred narodima, koji će kad čuju sve ove uredbe reći: Samo je ovaj veliki narod mudar i razuman.

7 Jer koji je veliki narod kome je Gospod blizu kao što je Gospod Bog naš kad Ga god zazovemo?

8 I koji je narod veliki koji ima uredbe i zakone pravedne kao što je sav ovaj zakon koji iznosim danas pred vas?

9 Samo pazi na se i dobro čuvaj dušu svoju, da ne zaboraviš one stvari koje su videle oči tvoje, i da ne iziđu iz srca tvog dokle si god živ; nego da ih obznaniš sinovima svojim i sinovima sinova svojih.

10 Onaj dan kad stajaste pred Gospodom Bogom svojim kod Horiva, kad mi Gospod reče: Saberi mi narod da im kažem reči svoje, kojima će se naučiti da me se boje dok su živi na zemlji, i da uče tome i sinove svoje;

11 Kad pristupiste i stajaste pod gorom, a gora ognjem goraše do samog neba i beše na njoj tama i oblak i mrak;

12 I progovori Gospod k vama isred ognja; glas od reči čuste, ali osim glasa lik ne videste;

13 I objavi vam zavet svoj, koji vam zapovedi da držite, deset reči, koje napisa na dve ploče kamene.

14 I meni zapovedi onda Gospod da vas učim uredbama i zakonima da ih tvorite u zemlji u koju idete da je nasledite.

15 Zato čuvajte dobro duše svoje; jer ne videste nikakav lik u onaj dan kad vam govori Gospod na Horivu isred ognja,

16 Da se ne biste pokvarili i načinili sebi lik rezan ili kakvu god sliku od čoveka ili od žene,

17 Sliku od kakvog živinčeta koje je na zemlji, ili sliku od kakve ptice krilate koja leti ispod neba;

18 Sliku od čega što puže po zemlji, ili sliku od kakve ribe koja je u vodi pod zemljom;

19 I da ne bi podigavši oči svoje k nebu i videvši sunce i mesec i zvezde, svu vojsku nebesku, prevario se i klanjao im se i služio im; jer ih Gospod Bog tvoj dade svim narodima pod celim nebom;

20 A vas uze Gospod i izvede vas iz peći gvozdene, iz Misira, da mu budete narod nasledni, kao što se vidi danas.

21 Ali se Gospod razgnevi na me za vaše reči, i zakle se da neću preći preko Jordana ni ući u dobru zemlju, koju ti Gospod Bog tvoj daje u nasledstvo.

22 I ja ću umreti u ovoj zemlji i neću preći preko Jordana; a vi ćete preći i naslediti onu dobru zemlju.

23 Pazite da ne zaboravite zavet Gospoda Boga svog, koji učini s vama, i da ne gradite sebi lik rezani, sliku od koje god tvari, kao što ti je zabranio Gospod Bog tvoj.

24 Jer je Gospod Bog tvoj oganj koji spaljuje i Bog koji revnuje.

25 Kad izrodiš sinove i unuke, i ostarite u onoj zemlji, ako se pokvarite i načinite sliku rezanu od kakve tvari i učinite šta nije ugodno Gospodu Bogu vašem, dražeći Ga,

26 Svedočim vam danas nebom i zemljom da će vas brzo nestati sa zemlje u koju idete preko Jordana da je nasledite, nećete biti dugo u njoj, nego ćete se istrebiti.

27 Ili će vas rasejati Gospod među narode, i malo će vas ostati među narodima u koje vas odvede Gospod;

28 I služićete onde bogovima koje su načinile ruke čovečije, od drveta i od kamena, koji ne vide ni čuju, niti jedu ni mirišu.

29 Ali ako i onde potražiš Gospoda Boga svog, naći ćeš Ga, ako Ga potražiš svim srcem svojim i svom dušom svojom.

30 Kad budeš u nevolji i sve te to snađe, ako se u poslednje vreme obratiš ka Gospodu Bogu svom, i poslušaš glas Njegov,

31 Gospod je Bog tvoj milostiv Bog, neće te ostaviti ni istrebiti, jer neće zaboraviti zavet s ocima tvojim, za koji im se zakleo.

32 Jer zapitaj sada za stara vremena, koja su bila pre tebe, od onog dana kad stvori Bog čoveka na zemlji, i od jednog kraja neba do drugog, je li kad bila ovakva stvar velika, i je li se kad čulo šta takvo?

33 Je li kad čuo koji narod glas Božji gde govori isred ognja, kao što si ti čuo i ostao živ?

34 Ili, je li Bog pokušao da dođe te uzme sebi narod iz drugog naroda kušanjem, znacima i čudesima i ratom i rukom krepkom i mišicom podignutom i strahotama velikim, kao što je učinio sve to za vas Gospod Bog naš u Misiru na vaše oči?

35 Tebi je to pokazano da poznaš da je Gospod Bog, i da nema drugog osim Njega.

36 Dao ti je da čuješ glas Njegov s neba da bi te naučio, i pokazao ti je na zemlji oganj svoj veliki, i reči Njegove čuo si isred ognja.

37 I što mu mili behu oci tvoji, zato izabra seme njihovo nakon njih, i izvede te sam velikom silom svojom iz Misira,

38 Da otera ispred tebe narode veće i jače od tebe, i da tebe uvede u njihovu zemlju i dade ti je u nasledstvo, kao što se vidi danas.

39 Znaj dakle i pamti u srcu svom da je Gospod Bog, gore na nebu i dole na zemlji, nema drugog.

40 I drži uredbe Njegove i zapovesti Njegove, koje ti ja danas zapovedam, da bi dobro bilo tebi i sinovima tvojim nakon tebe, da bi ti se produžili dani na zemlji koju ti Gospod Bog tvoj daje zasvagda.

41 Tada odeli Mojsije tri grada s ove strane Jordana prema istoku,

42 Da bi bežao u njih krvnik koji ubije bližnjeg svog nehotice ne mrzevši pre na nj, i kad pobegne u koji od tih gradova, da bi ostao živ:

43 Vosor u pustinji, na ravnici u zemlji plemena Ruvimovog, i Ramot u Galadu u plemenu Gadovom, Golan u vasanskoj u plemenu Manasijinom.

44 Ovo je zakon koji postavi Mojsije sinovima Izrailjevim.

45 Ovo su svedočanstva i uredbe i zakoni, koje kaza Mojsije sinovima Izrailjevim kad iziđoše iz Misira,

46 S ove strane Jordana u dolini prema Vet-Fegoru u zemlji Siona cara amorejskog, koji življaše u Esevonu, kog ubi Mojsije i sinovi Izrailjevi kad iziđoše iz Misira,

47 I osvojiše zemlju njegovu i zemlju Oga, cara vasanskog, dva cara amorejska, koja je s one strane Jordana prema istoku,

48 Od Aroira, koji je na potoku Arnonu, do gore Siona, a to je Ermon,

49 I sve polje s ove strane Jordana prema istoku do mora uz ravnicu pod Azdot-Fazgom.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 503

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503. We will now say what Egypt symbolizes in the Word: Egypt symbolizes the natural self joined to the spiritual self, and its affection for truth then and consequent knowledge and intelligence. And in an opposite sense it symbolizes the natural self divorced from the spiritual self, and its conceit in its own intelligence then and consequent irrationality in spiritual matters.

Egypt symbolizes the natural self joined to the spiritual self, and its affection for truth then and consequent knowledge and intelligence, in the following passages:

In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt... swearing an oath to Jehovah of Hosts... In that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt... Then Jehovah will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day... (Isaiah 19:18-21)

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, so that the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria - a blessing in the midst of the land, whom Jehovah of Hosts shall bless, saying, "Blessed is My people Egypt, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance." (Isaiah 19:23-25)

Egypt there is the natural component, Assyria the rational one, and Israel the spiritual one. These three form a person of the church.

That is why the king of Egypt is called "the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings," and Egypt is called "the cornerstone of (the) tribes." (Isaiah 19:11, 13) And regarding Solomon we are told that his wisdom excelled the wisdom of the Egyptians (1 Kings 4:30). We are also told that he "took Pharaoh's daughter as a wife, and brought her into the city of David" (1 Kings 3:1), and that he "built a house for Pharaoh's daughter next to the porch" (1 Kings 7:8).

[2] For this reason Joseph was carried down into Egypt and there became the ruler of the whole land (Genesis 41).

Since Egypt symbolized the natural self in respect to its affection for truth and consequent knowledge and intelligence, therefore Joseph, the husband of Mary, having been warned by an angel, went with the infant Lord into Egypt (Matthew 2:14-15), in fulfillment of the prophecy,

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. (Hosea 11:1)

You caused a vine to come out of Egypt; You... planted it... and caused it to send forth its roots... (Psalms 80:8-9)

For a person is born natural, becomes rational, and later spiritual. Thus is a vine from Egypt planted and caused to take root.

For the sake of this representation, moreover, Abraham sojourned in Egypt (Genesis 12:10ff.). And Jacob was commanded to go with his sons into Egypt, and they also abode there (Genesis 46ff.).

So, too, the land of Canaan, which symbolizes the church, is described to extend "even to the river of Egypt" (Genesis 15:18, 1 Kings 4:21, Micah 7:12). And Egypt is compared to the Garden of Eden, the garden of God (Ezekiel 31:2, 8, Genesis 13:10).

The knowledge of the natural self is also called "the precious things of Egypt" (Daniel 11:43), and "fine embroidered linen from Egypt" (Ezekiel 27:7).

And so on elsewhere where Egypt is spoken of affirmatively, as in Isaiah 27:12-13.

[3] On the other hand, in an opposite sense Egypt symbolizes the natural self divorced from the spiritual self, and its conceit in its own intelligence then and consequent irrationality in spiritual matters, in the following places:

Because...(Pharaoh's) heart was lifted up in its height, and it set its top among the thick boughs..., aliens... will cut him off and cast him down... In the day when he went down to hell..., I covered the deep over him...(and) you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised... (Ezekiel 31:10-18)

...the foundations (of Egypt) shall be overthrown... ...the pride of her power shall come down... ...and shall be laid waste... her cities... in the midst of the desolate cities... I will set fire to Egypt..., and I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and scatter them throughout the lands. (Ezekiel 30:1ff.)

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help..., and do not look to the Holy One of Israel... For the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. (Isaiah 31:1, 3)

Egypt rises up like a flood... He says, "I will go up, I will cover the earth, (and) I will destroy... Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots! ...The sword shall devour (you), and be... made drunk with blood...; there is no healing for you. (Jeremiah 46:2, 8-11)

How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, and the son of ancient kings?" Where are your wise men now? ...let them know... The princes of Zoan have become fools...; they have led Egypt astray..., the cornerstone of (the) tribes... Neither will there be any work for Egypt, which may form the head or the tail... (Isaiah 19:1-17)

...prophesy against... Egypt..., O great whale who lie in the midst of your rivers. Because he said, "My river, and I have made myself," (therefore) I will put hooks in your jaws, and cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales... And I will leave you in the wilderness... Therefore... the land of Egypt shall become desolate and waste. (Ezekiel 29:1-12)

And so on elsewhere, as in Isaiah 30:1, 2, 7; 2 Kings 18:21.

[4] Since the Egyptians became of such a character, therefore they were rendered desolate as regards all the goods and truths of the church. Their desolations are described by the miracles done there, which were plagues, and these symbolized the many lusts of the natural self divorced from the spiritual self, a natural self which acts only in accordance with its own intelligence and its conceit. The plagues symbolic of its lusts were these:

That the water in the river turned to blood so that the fish died and the river stank. (Exodus 7)

That the streams and ponds brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt. That the dust of the ground turned into lice. That a swarm of noxious flying insects was sent. (Exodus 8)

[That a pestilence occurred so that the livestock of Egypt died.] That sores were caused to break out with pustules on man and beast. That a downpour of hail mixed with fire rained down. (Exodus 9)

That locusts were sent. That darkness occurred through all the land of Egypt. (Exodus 10).

That all the firstborn in the land of Egypt died. (Exodus 11,12)

And finally, that the Egyptians were drowned in the Red Sea (Exodus 14), which symbolizes hell.

To find what all these things symbolize specifically, see Arcana Coelestia (The Secrets of Heaven), published in London, where they are explained.

It is apparent from this what is symbolically meant by the plagues and diseases of Egypt in Deuteronomy 7:15; 28:60; what is symbolically meant by drowning in the river of Egypt in Amos 8:8; 9:5; and why it is that Egypt is called a land of bondage in Micah 6:4, the land of Ham in Psalms 106:22, and an iron furnace in Deuteronomy 4:20, 1 Kings 8:51.

[5] The reason Egypt symbolizes both intelligence and irrationality in spiritual matters was that the Ancient Church, which extended through many kingdoms in Asia, existed also in Egypt, and at that time the Egyptians, more than any others, cultivated a study of the correspondences between spiritual and natural things, as is apparent from the hieroglyphs there. But when that study among them was turned into magic and became idolatrous, then their intelligence in spiritual matters became irrational. Egypt symbolizes this, therefore, in an opposite sense.

It can be seen from this what the great city means, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt.

  
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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.