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1 Tada Josif pade na lice ocu svom, i plaka nad njim celujući ga.

2 I zapovedi Josif slugama svojim lekarima da mirisima pomažu oca njegovog; i lekari pomazaše mirisima Izrailja.

3 I navrši mu se četrdeset dana, jer toliko dana treba onim koje pomažu mirisima; i plakaše za njim Misirci sedamdeset dana.

4 A kad prođoše žalosni dani, reče Josif domašnjima Faraonovim govoreći: Ako sam našao milost pred vama, govorite Faraonu i recite:

5 Otac me je moj zakleo govoreći: Evo, ja ću skoro umreti; u grobu mom, koji iskopah u zemlji hananskoj, onde me pogrebi. Pa sada da idem da pogrebem oca svog, a posle ću opet doći.

6 A Faraon mu reče: Idi, pogrebi oca svog kako te je zakleo.

7 I otide Josif da pogrebe oca svog; i s njim pođoše sve sluge Faraonove, starešine od doma njegovog i sve starešine od zemlje misirske.

8 I sav dom Josifov i braća njegova i dom oca njegovog; samo decu svoju i ovce svoje i goveda svoja ostaviše u zemlji gesemskoj.

9 A pođe s njim kola i konjanika toliko da beše vojska vrlo velika.

10 A kad dođoše na gumno Atadovo, koje je s one strane Jordana, plakaše onde mnogo i vrlo tužno; i Josif učini žalost za ocem svojim za sedam dana.

11 A ljudi iz one zemlje, Hananejci, kad videše plač na gumnu Atadovom, rekoše: U velikoj su žalosti Misirci. Zato prozvaše ono mesto s one strane Jordana Žalost misirska.

12 I učiniše mu sinovi njegovi kako im beše zapovedio.

13 Odnesoše ga sinovi njegovi u zemlju hanansku, i pogreboše ga u pećini na njivi makpelskoj, koju kupi Avram da ima svoj grob u Efrona Hetejina prema Mamriji.

14 I pogrebavši oca svog vrati se Josif u Misir i braća njegova i svi koji behu izašli s njim da pogrebu oca njegovog.

15 A braća Josifova videći gde im otac umre, rekoše: Može biti da se Josif srdi na nas, pa će nam se osvetiti za sve zlo što mu učinismo.

16 Zato poručiše Josifu: Otac tvoj zapovedi na samrti i reče:

17 Ovako kažite Josifu: Molim te, oprosti braći svojoj bezakonje i greh, što ti pakostiše; sada oprosti bezakonje slugama Boga oca tvog. A Josif zaplaka se kad mu to rekoše.

18 Posle dođoše i braća njegova i padoše pred njim i rekoše: Evo smo sluge tvoje.

19 A Josif im reče: Ne bojte se, zar sam ja mesto Boga?

20 Vi ste mislili zlo po me, ali je Bog mislio dobro, da učini šta se danas zbiva, da se sačuva u životu mnogi narod.

21 Ne bojte se dakle; ja ću hraniti vas i vašu decu. Tako ih uteši i oslobodi.

22 Tako življaše Josif u Misiru s domom oca svog, i požive sto i deset godina.

23 I vide Josif sinove Jefremove do trećeg kolena; i sinovi Mahira sina Manasijinog rodiše se i odrastoše na kolenima Josifovim.

24 I reče Josif braći svojoj: Ja ću skoro umreti; ali će vas zacelo Bog pohoditi, i izvešće vas iz ove zemlje u zemlju za koju se zakleo Avramu, Isaku i Jakovu.

25 I zakle Josif sinove Izrailjeve i reče: Zaista će vas pohoditi Bog; a vi onda odnesite kosti moje odavde.

26 Potom umre Josif, a beše mu sto i deset godina; i pomazavši ga mirisima metnuše ga u kovčeg u Misiru.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 6461

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6461. 'The buying of the field and of the cave that was in it was from the sons of Heth' means the redemption of those who receive truth, and through truth receive good. This is clear from the meaning of 'buying' as redemption, dealt with above in 6458; from the meaning of 'the field' as the Church, dealt with in 2971, 3766, thus the member of the Church since he is the Church; from the meaning of 'the cave' as obscurity, dealt with in 2935, 6453; and from the representation of 'the sons of Heth' as a spiritual Church from the Ancient Church, dealt with in 2913, 2986. And because 'the sons of Heth' are a spiritual Church from the Ancient Church, they are those who receive truth, and through truth receive good; for a spiritual Church arises in this way. From all this it is evident that 'the buying of the field and of the cave that was in it was from the sons of Heth' means the redemption of those who are in the Church but are still in obscurity, and who receive truth and through truth receive good.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 2986

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2986. 'From the sons of Heth' means that it consisted of gentiles. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'the sons of Heth'. The sons of Heth were not those among whom the Church was established but those by whom that Church is represented, for all things in the Word are representative and do not mean the actual persons whose names are mentioned but things that belong to the Lord's kingdom and Church. It has been stated in various places already that 'the sons of Heth' means a new Church, or what amounts to the same, those who belong to that new Church. But that it was a new Church consisting of or drawn from the gentiles is evident from what Abraham said to the sons of Heth, 'I am a stranger and an inhabitant among you', verse 4, which meant that the Lord was not known to them, yet He was nevertheless able to be with them, 2915. From this it is evident that 'the sons of Heth' means a Church consisting of gentiles. It cannot be said of any others that the Lord is not known to them.

[2] Furthermore it should be recognized that when any Church ceases to be a Church, that is, when charity perishes, and a new one is established by the Lord, rarely if ever is this done among those with whom the old Church existed. Instead it is established among those with whom no Church existed previously, that is, among gentiles. This is what happened when the Most Ancient Church perished. At that time a new one which was called Noah, or the Ancient Church following the Flood, was established among gentiles, that is, among those where no Church existed previously. It was similar when this Church perished. At that time the semblance of a Church was introduced among Abraham's descendants through Jacob, and so again among gentiles; for Abraham at the time of his call was a gentile, see 1356, 1992, 2559. The actual descendants of Jacob in Egypt became more gentile still, so much so that they had no knowledge at all of Jehovah or consequently of any Divine worship. After this semblance of a Church had come to an end, the Primitive Church was established from among the gentiles, the Jews having been rejected. It will be similar with the Church existing at present called the Christian Church.

[3] The reason why it is among gentiles that the Lord establishes a new Church is that they do not possess any false assumptions that are contrary to the truths of faith, for they have no knowledge of the truths of faith. False assumptions absorbed from early childhood and subsequently confirmed must first of all be dispelled before a person can be regenerated and become a member of the Church. 1 Indeed gentiles are not able to profane holy things by means of evils of life, for no one can profane what is holy if he does not know what it is, 593, 1008, 1010, 1059. As gentiles do not have such knowledge, there are no stumbling-blocks to hinder them. Thus their state is such that they are better able to receive truths than those who belong to the Church; and all those among them who are leading a good life receive truths without difficulty, see 932, 1032, 1059, 1327, 1328, 1366, 2049, 2051, 2589-2604.

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1. Or, reading what Sw has in his rough draft become the Church

  
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