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Izlazak 32

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1 A narod videvši gde Mojsije za dugo ne silazi s gore, skupi se narod pred Arona, i rekoše mu: Hajde, načini nam bogove, koji će ići pred nama, jer tom Mojsiju koji nas izvede iz zemlje misirske ne znamo šta bi.

2 A Aron im reče: Poskidajte zlatne oboce što su u ušima žena vaših, sinova vaših i kćeri vaših, i donesite mi.

3 I poskida sav narod zlatne oboce što im behu u ušima, i donesoše Aronu.

4 A on uzevši iz ruku njihovih, sali u kalup, i načini tele saliveno. I rekoše: Ovo su bogovi tvoji, Izrailju, koji te izvedoše iz zemlje misirske.

5 A kad to vide Aron, načini oltar pred njim; i povika Aron, i reče: Sutra je praznik Gospodnji.

6 I sutradan ustavši rano prinesoše žrtve paljenice i žrtve zahvalne; i poseda narod, te jedoše i piše, a posle ustaše da igraju.

7 A Gospod reče Mojsiju: Idi, siđi, jer se pokvari tvoj narod, koji si izveo iz zemlje misirske.

8 Brzo zađoše s puta, koji sam im zapovedio; načiniše sebi tele liveno, i pokloniše mu se, i prinesoše mu žrtvu, i rekoše: Ovo su bogovi tvoji, Izrailju, koji te izvedoše iz zemlje misirske.

9 Još reče Gospod Mojsiju: Pogledah narod ovaj, i eto je narod tvrdog vrata.

10 I sada pusti me, da se raspali gnev moj na njih i da ih istrebim; ali od tebe ću učiniti narod velik.

11 A Mojsije se zamoli Gospodu Bogu svom, i reče: Zašto se, Gospode, raspaljuje gnev Tvoj na narod Tvoj, koji si izveo iz zemlje misirske silom velikom i rukom krepkom?

12 Zašto da govore Misirci i kažu: Na zlo ih izvede, da ih pobije po planinama i da ih istrebi sa zemlje? Povrati se od gneva svog, i požali narod svoj oda zla.

13 Opomeni se Avrama, Isaka i Izrailja, sluga svojih, kojima si se sobom zakleo i obrekao im: Umnožiću seme vaše kao zvezde na nebu, i zemlju ovu, za koju govorih, svu ću dati semenu vašem da je njihova doveka.

14 I ražali se Gospodu učiniti zlo narodu svom, koje reče.

15 Tada se vrati Mojsije, i siđe s gore sa dve ploče svedočanstva u rukama svojim; i ploče behu pisane s obe strane, otud i odovud pisane.

16 I behu ploče delo Božje, i pismo beše pismo Božje, urezano na pločama.

17 A Isus čuvši viku u narodu, kad vikahu, reče Mojsiju; vika ubojna u logoru.

18 A on reče: Nije to vika kako viču koji su jači, niti je vika kako viču koji su slabiji, nego čujem viku onih koji pevaju.

19 I kad dođe blizu logora, ugleda tele i igre, te se razgnevi Mojsije, i baci iz ruku svojih ploče, i razbi ih pod gorom.

20 Pa uze tele koje behu načinili i spali ga ognjem, i satre ga u prah, i prosu ga po vodi, i zapoji sinove Izrailjeve.

21 I reče Mojsije Aronu: Šta ti je učinio ovaj narod, te ga uvali u toliki greh?

22 A Aron mu reče: Nemoj se gneviti, gospodaru; ti znaš ovaj narod da je brz na zlo.

23 Jer rekoše mi: Načini nam bogove, koji će ići pred nama, jer tom Mojsiju koji nas izvede iz zemlje misirske ne znamo šta bi.

24 A ja im rekoh: Ko ima zlata, neka ga skida sa sebe. I dadoše mi, a ja ga bacih u vatru, i izađe to tele.

25 A Mojsije videći narod go, jer ga ogoli Aron na sramotu pred protivnicima njegovim,

26 Stade Mojsije na vrata od logora, i reče: K meni ko je Gospodnji. I skupiše se pred njega svi sinovi Levijevi.

27 I reče im: Ovako kaže Gospod Bog Izrailjev: Pripašite svaki svoj mač uz bedro svoje, pa prođite tamo i amo po logoru od vrata do vrata, i pobijte svaki brata svog i prijatelja svog i bližnjeg svog.

28 I učiniše sinovi Levijevi po zapovesti Mojsijevoj, i pogibe naroda u onaj dan do tri hiljade ljudi.

29 Jer Mojsije reče: Posvetite danas ruke svoje Gospodu, svak na sinu svom i na bratu svom, da bi vam dao danas blagoslov.

30 A sutradan reče Mojsije narodu: Vi ljuto sagrešiste; zato sada idem gore ka Gospodu, eda bih ga umolio da vam oprosti greh.

31 I vrati se Mojsije ka Gospodu, i reče: Molim Ti se; narod ovaj ljuto sagreši načinivši sebi bogove od zlata.

32 Ali oprosti im greh: Ako li nećeš, izbriši me iz knjige svoje, koju si napisao.

33 A Gospod reče Mojsiju: Ko mi je zgrešio, onog ću izbrisati iz knjige svoje.

34 A sada idi, vodi taj narod kuda sam ti kazao. Evo, moj će anđeo ići pred tobom, a kad ih pohodim, pohodiću na njima greh njihov.

35 I Gospod bi narod zato što načiniše tele, koje sali Aron.

   

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by Caleb Kerr

The heart means love. A good heart means love to the Lord and to the neighbor, while a hard or stony heart means the love of self or the world -- riches and things. When the psalmist asks the Lord to search his heart, he wants the Lord to see what it is that he loves. And we are what we love. What we eat may form our earthly body, but it's only temporary, what we love forms our spiritual body, beautiful or ugly as we have chosen. It's interesting to note that the first multi-cellular motion of our embryo is the pulsating that starts in a twist of blood vessel that is to become our heart, and the last motion of our natural body is our heartbeat. It is there for all of our natural life. And of course there is a beating heart in our spiritual bodies when we come to put them on.

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10331. 'In wisdom, and in intelligence, and in knowledge, and in all [manner of] work' means in respect of those things which compose the will and those which constitute the understanding within the internal man and within the external man. This is clear from the meaning of 'wisdom' as those things which compose the will within the internal man; from the meaning of 'intelligence' as those things which constitute the understanding, also within the internal man; from the meaning of 'knowledge' as those things which constitute the understanding and consequent speech within the external man; and from the meaning of 'work' as those things which compose the will and consequent practice within the external man. So the words used here mean everything - everything interior and everything exterior residing with a person in whom the good of celestial love exists - that receives the influx of Divine Truth from the Lord and is consequently seen in light. This influx and enlightenment are dealt with immediately above.

[2] But a brief statement needs to be made showing what wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, and work are. People who do not know what the internal man is and what the external man is, nor what understanding and will are, cannot see in what ways wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, and work are distinct and separate each from the others. They cannot do so because they cannot form any clear idea of one or of another. The people therefore who do not know those things call someone wise when he is merely intelligent or has only knowledge. But someone wise is a person who is moved by love to put truths into practice; someone intelligent is a person who is moved by faith to put them into practice; someone with knowledge is a person who applies his knowledge to doing so; and 'work' is that which is actually done by them. Thus 'work' means those three talents when put to use, within which they all combine.

[3] Nobody therefore can be said to have wisdom, intelligence, or knowledge in the true sense of these words if they are not put to use by him; for wisdom, intelligence, and knowledge have to do with the life a person should lead, and not with doctrine without reference to that life. Life is the end for the sake of which they exist. What the end is like therefore determines what kind of wisdom, intelligence, and knowledge they are. If real good, which is the good of love to the Lord and of charity towards the neighbour, constitutes the end, then they are wisdom, intelligence, and knowledge in the proper sense of these three words; for then these three as they exist with a person have their origin in the Lord. But if acting for the sake of some good desired by self-love and love of the world constitutes the end, they are not wisdom, intelligence, and knowledge, because then those three as they exist in a person have their origin in self. For any good which self-love and love of the world have as their end in view is evil, and when evil is the end in view nothing of wisdom and intelligence, nor even of knowledge, can be attributed in any way at all. For what use is knowledge if it does not hold an intelligent understanding of truth and a wise discernment of good within it? Knowledge devoid of these leads a person to think that evil is good and falsity is truth.

[4] In the case of those in whom the good of love to the Lord is present wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, and work follow in order from inmost to last and lowest. Wisdom there is inmost, since it consists in a will, inspired by love, that desires what is right. Intelligence is second, since it consists in an understanding, governed by a will desiring what is right, that perceives what is right. These two belong to the internal man. Knowledge consists in knowing what is right, and work in doing what is right, each governed by the will desiring what is right. These two belong to the external man. From this it is evident that wisdom must exist within intelligence, this within knowledge, and this within work. The work accordingly contains and embraces all the inner virtues, since it is last and lowest and that in which they terminate.

[5] From all this it becomes clear what should be understood by 'works' and 'deeds', mentioned so many times in the Word, as in the following places: In Matthew,

The Son of Man will repay everyone according to his deeds. Matthew 16:27.

In Jeremiah,

I will requite them according to their work and according to the deed of their hands. Jeremiah 25:14.

In the same prophet,

... O Jehovah, whose eyes have been opened upon all the ways of man, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his works. Jeremiah 32:19.

In the same prophet,

Turn back each of you from his evil way, and cause your works to be good. Jeremiah 35:15.

In Hosea,

I will punish his ways 1 , and requite him for his works. Hosea 4:9.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah deals with us according to our ways and according to our works. Zechariah 1:6.

In John,

I will give to you each according to his works. Revelation 2:23.

In the same book,

They were judged every one according to their works. Revelation 20:13, 15.

In the same book,

Behold, I am coming, and My reward with Me, to give to everyone according to his works. Revelation 22:12.

By 'works' in these places all that exists within a person should be understood, because all that constitutes what a person wills and understands is present in his works; for the things in his will and understanding are what causes him to do them. From what is within them the works derive their life; for without it works are like a shell without the nut or a body without the soul. What proceeds from a person does so from the things within him; therefore works are manifestations of those inner things, and they are effects through which those inner things reveal themselves.

[6] It is a general rule that as is a person's character, so is every work he performs. For this reason 'the works' according to which there will be reward or retribution must be taken to mean a person's character so far as his love and faith are concerned. For works are the product of the love and faith residing in a person. Nothing other than his love and his faith constitute the person, or what amounts to the same thing, his good and his truth, see 10076, 10177, 10264, 10284, 10298.

[7] Furthermore the actual desires in a person's will are what constitute a work; for what a person desires in his will he also does, provided that nothing insurmountable stands in the way. Consequently being judged according to one's deeds means being judged according to the desires of one's will. In the Word those who do good because it is their will to do it are called 'the righteous', as is evident in Matthew 25:37, 46. Of them it is said that they will shine forth like the sun in heaven, Matthew 13:43; and in Daniel,

Those who have intelligence will shine like the brightness of the expanse, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars. Daniel 12:3.

'Those who have intelligence' are those who are moved by their intelligence to do what is true; and 'those who turn many to righteousness' are those who are stirred by the desires in their will to do what is good.

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1. literally, I will visit upon his ways

  
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