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Osija 1

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1 Reč Gospodnja koja dođe Osiji sinu Veirijevom za vremena Ozije, Joatama, Ahaza i Jezekije careva Judinih i za vremena Jerovoama sina Joasovog cara Izrailjevog.

2 Kad Gospod poče govoriti Osiji, reče Gospod Osiji: Idi, oženi se kurvom, i rodi kopilad, jer se zemlja prokurva odstupivši od Gospoda.

3 I otide, i uze Gomeru, kćer divlaimsku, koja zatrudne i rodi mu sina.

4 Tada mu reče Gospod: Nadeni mu ime Jezrael; jer još malo, pa ću pohoditi krv jezraelsku na domu Jujevom i ukinuću carstvo doma Izrailjevog.

5 I u to ću vreme slomiti luk Izrailjev u dolini jezraelskoj.

6 I ona opet zatrudne i rodi kćer; i Gospod mu reče: Nadeni joj ime Loruhama: jer se više neću smilovati na dom Izrailjev, nego ću ih ukinuti sasvim.

7 A na dom Judin smilovaću se, i izbaviću ih Gospodom Bogom njihovim, a neću ih izbaviti lukom ni mačem ni ratom ni konjima ni konjicima.

8 Potom odbivši od sise Loruhamu opet zatrudne i rodi sina.

9 I reče Gospod: Nadeni mu ime Loamija; jer vi niste moj narod, niti ću ja biti vaš.

10 Ali će ipak broj sinova Izrailjevih biti kao pesak morski, koji se ne može izmeriti ni izbrojati; i mesto da im se reče: Niste moj narod, reći će im se: Sinovi Boga Živoga.

11 I sabraće se sinovi Judini i sinovi Izrailjevi u jedno, i postaviće sebi jednog poglavara i otići će iz zemlje, jer će biti velik dan jezraelski.

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Born

  
Visit at the Nursery, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

In a general sense, being "born" in the Bible represents one spiritual state producing another, usually some form of love or affection producing or "giving birth" to truth or to desires for good. This is not hard to see: If you love someone, that love naturally gives birth to ideas on how to be good to that person and make him or her happy. This is why sons and daughters in the Bible represent true ideas and desires for good. On a higher level, though, being born represents what the Writings call "regeneration," or the life-long process of putting off our natural thoughts and desires and embracing spiritual life from the Lord. This is what the Bible means when it talks about being "born again" – if we live our lives from the Lord, He will eventually take away our evil desires so that we can be "born" as angels in heaven, free of evil desires and dark thoughts. Of course, these two levels of meaning are really one: The Lord is love itself, and if we align with Him we become forms of love and truth ourselves, expressions of His love just as the desire to do something good might be the expression of your love for a friend.