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1 Tada sazva Isus sinove Ruvimove i sinove Gadove i polovinu plemena Manasijinog,

2 I reče im: Vi držaste sve što vam je zapovedio Mojsije sluga Gospodnji, i slušaste glas moj u svemu što sam vam zapovedao.

3 Ne ostaviste braću svoju dugo vremena, do ovog dana, i dobro čuvaste zapovest Gospoda Boga svog.

4 A sada Gospod je Bog vaš smirio braću vašu, kako im je rekao; sada dakle vratite se i idite u šatore svoje u zemlju nasledstva svog, koju vam je dao Mojsije, sluga Gospodnji, s one strane Jordana.

5 Samo pazite dobro da vršite zapovest i zakon, što vam je zapovedio Mojsije sluga Gospodnji, da ljubite Gospoda Boga svog i da hodite svim putevima Njegovim, i čuvate zapovesti Njegove i držite ih se, i da Mu služite svim srcem svojim i svom dušom svojom.

6 I blagoslovi ih Isus, i otpusti ih da idu u svoje šatore.

7 A polovini plemena Manasijinog beše dao Mojsije nasledstvo u Vasanu, a drugoj polovini dade Isus s braćom njihovom, s ove strane Jordana, k zapadu. I otpuštajući ih Isus u šatore njihove blagoslovi ih,

8 I reče im govoreći: S velikim blagom vraćate se u šatore svoje, sa stokom vrlo brojnom; sa srebrom i zlatom i među i gvožđem i odelom vrlo mnogim; podelite plen od neprijatelja svojih s braćom svojom.

9 I vrativši se sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi i polovina plemena Manasijinog odoše od sinova Izrailjevih iz Siloma, koji je u zemlji hananskoj, idući u zemlju galadsku, u zemlju nasledstva svog, koju naslediše, kako beše Gospod zapovedio preko Mojsija.

10 A kad dođoše na među jordansku u zemlji hananskoj, načiniše sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi i polovina plemena Manasijinog oltar onde na Jordanu, oltar velik i naočit.

11 I čuše sinovi Izrailjevi gde se govori: Gle, sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi i polovina plemena Manasijinog načiniše oltar prema zemlji hananskoj na međi jordanskoj, pokraj sinova Izrailjevih.

12 A kad čuše sinovi Izrailjevi, skupi se sav zbor sinova Izrailjevih u Silom da idu da se biju s njima.

13 I poslaše sinovi Izrailjevi k sinovima Ruvimovim i sinovima Gadovim polovini plemena Manasijinog u zemlju galadsku Finesa sina Eleazara sveštenika,

14 I s njim deset knezova, po jednog kneza od doma otačkog od svih plemena Izrailjevih, a svaki ih beše poglavar u domu otaca svojih u hiljadama Izrailjevim.

15 A oni dođoše k sinovima Ruvimovim i sinovima Gadovim i polovini plemena Manasijinog u zemlju galadsku, i rekoše im govoreći:

16 Ovako veli sav zbor Gospodnji, kakav je to greh kojim se ogrešiste Bogu Izrailjevom odvrativši se danas od Gospoda, načinivši oltar da se odmetnete danas od Gospoda?

17 Malo li nam je greha Fegorova, od kog se još nismo očistili do danas i s kog dođe pogibao na zbor Gospodnji,

18 Te se danas odvraćate od Gospoda, i odmećete se danas od Gospoda, da se sutra razgnevi na sav zbor Izrailjev?

19 Ako je zemlja nasledstva vašeg nečista, pređite u zemlju nasledstva Gospodnjeg, u kojoj stoji šator Gospodnji, i uzmite nasledstvo među nama; samo se ne odmećite od Gospoda i ne odmećite se od nas gradeći sebi oltar mimo oltara Gospoda Boga našeg.

20 Nije li se Ahan sin Zarin ogrešio o stvari proklete, te dođe gnev na sav zbor Izrailjev? I on ne pogibe sam za greh svoj.

21 A sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi i polovina plemena Manasijinog odgovoriše i rekoše poglavarima hiljada Izrailjevih:

22 Gospod Bog nad bogovima, Gospod Bog nad bogovima, On zna, i Izrailj neka zna. Ako smo radi odmetati se i grešiti Gospodu, neka nas ne sačuva danas.

23 Ako smo načinili oltar da se odvratimo od Gospoda ili da prinosimo na njemu žrtve paljenice ili darove ili da prinosimo na njemu žrtve zahvalne, Gospod neka traži.

24 Nego to učinismo bojeći se ovog: rekosmo: sutra će reći sinovi vaši sinovima našim govoreći: Šta vi imate s Gospodom Bogom Izrailjevim?

25 Među je postavio Gospod između nas i vas, sinovi Ruvimovi i Gadovi, Jordan; vi nemate deo u Gospodu. sinovi vaši će odbiti sinove naše da se ne boje Gospoda.

26 Zato rekosmo: Učinimo tako, i načinimo oltar, ne za žrtvu paljenicu ni za drugu žrtvu,

27 Nego da bude svedok među nama i vama, i među nasleđem našim nakon nas, da bismo služili Gospodu pred Njim žrtvama svojim paljenicama i prinosima svojim, i žrtvama svojim zahvalnim, i da ne bi rekli kadgod sinovi vaši sinovima našim: Vi nemate deo u Gospodu.

28 Jer rekosmo: Ako kad kažu tako nama ili natražju našem, tada ćemo im kazati: Vidite sliku od oltara Gospodnjeg koju načiniše oci naši ne za žrtvu paljenicu ni za drugu žrtvu, nego da je svedočanstvo među nama i vama.

29 Ne daj Bože da se odmećemo Gospodu i da se danas odvraćamo od Gospoda načinivši oltar za žrtvu paljenicu, za dar ili za prinos, mimo oltara Gospoda Boga našeg, koji je pred šatorom Njegovim.

30 A kad ču Fines sveštenik i knezovi od zbora, poglavari od hiljada Izrailjevih koji behu s njim, reči koje im rekoše sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi i sinovi Manasijini, bi im po volji.

31 I reče Fines sin Eleazara sveštenika sinovima Ruvimovim i sinovima Gadovim i sinovima Manasijinim: Danas poznasmo da je među nama Gospod kad se ne ogrešiste Gospodu tim grehom, i sačuvaste sinove Izrailjeve od gneva Gospodnjeg.

32 I Fines sin Eleazara sveštenika i oni knezovi vratiše se od sinova Ruvimovih i od sinova Gadovih iz zemlje galadske u zemlju hanansku k sinovima Izrailjevim, i javiše im stvar.

33 I bi po volji sinovima Izrailjevim; i hvališe Boga sinovi Izrailjevi, i ne govoriše više da idu da se biju s njima da potru zemlju, u kojoj žive sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi.

34 I prozvaše sinovi Ruvimovi i sinovi Gadovi onaj oltar Ed govoreći: Svedok je među nama da je Gospod Bog.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 22

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Joshua 22: The tribes of Reuben, Gad and half Manasseh return.

With the land of Canaan now settled by Israel, the time had come for the men of Reuben, Gad, and one half of Manasseh to return to the other side of the Jordan, where their wives, children, cattle and sheep were left. The men of these two and a half tribes had been ordered to fight alongside the other tribes of Israel, and only then to return home.

They left, and when they came to the banks of the River Jordan, they built a large altar to the Lord. When the rest of Israel caught word of this, they wanted to go to war with these tribes, because they felt the altar was a sacrilege - Israel had the tabernacle for its worship of the Lord. They sent Phineas the priest to ask why they had built the altar. These tribes across the Jordan replied that in the future, the people of Israel may move against them, and reject them. They said the altar would serve as a witness to their worship of the Lord, just as the Israelites in Canaan worshiped. This answer pleased the priest, and when he told the leaders of Israel, it pleased them too.

The spiritual meaning of this episode is a very important one for us. The tribes living on the other side of the River Jordan stand for the worldly activities of our outward life, which in themselves are a very important part of our spiritual life. These actions make up the external part of spiritual life, in which we are able to do good (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 9824[2]).

The tribes building an altar to God portrays our understanding that all the good we do, and all the use we provide, is possible because of the Lord. He is the giver of all good, which is why we must serve the Lord. Without use, spiritual thoughts and beliefs do not have a foundation (Arcana Caelestia 9473[3]).

Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh said that the people of Israel might cut them off in the future. In spiritual terms, this would be to separate spiritual life and external life in daily living. This would result in such things as hypocrisy, and faith without charity, both of which are a threat to our spiritual well-being (see Swedenborg’s work, Doctrine of Life 4).

The altar, which was built on Canaan’s side of the Jordan before these tribes crossed over, was to stand as a witness to the union between the tribes within Canaan and the tribes across the Jordan, as one nation before the Lord (Arcana Caelestia 9714).

This unity means that we must be equally present in three areas of life: in the depths of our heart, in our worship and adoration of the Lord; in our mind, in our understanding and delight in the Lord’s Word with all its truth; and in our outward actions, where our acknowledgement of the Lord as our God leads us to be sincere, just, moral, fair, compassionate and dedicated to the service of God.

The answer from the three tribes pleased the priest and, in turn, the leaders of Israel. This reception represents our affirmation that ‘being spiritual’ does not take the place of helping others, but really demands that we serve the Lord in our daily actions (see Swedenborg’s work, Apocalypse Explained 325[4]).

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Arcana Coelestia # 9714

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9714. 'And you shall make the altar' means that which was representative of the Lord and of the worship of Him. This is clear from the meaning of 'the altar' - the one to be used for burnt offerings and sacrifices - as that which was representative of the Lord; and since the burnt offerings and sacrifices were the signs of all that constituted worship of the Lord, the altar was also representative of the worship of Him. Not that the Lord is worshipped with burnt offerings and sacrifices but with what they represented, namely the celestial things of love and the spiritual things of faith, 922, 923, 1823, 2180, 2805, 2807, 2830, 3519, 6905, 8680, 8936.

[2] There were two objects which served to represent the Lord's Divine Human - the temple and the altar. That the temple did so He Himself teaches in John,

Jesus said, Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again. He was speaking of the temple of His body. John 2:19-21.

That the altar did so is likewise made clear by the Lord's own words, where He speaks in Matthew about the temple and at the same time the altar,

Fools and blind! For you say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is guilty. Which of the two is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy? In the same way, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty. Fools and blind! Which of the two is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy? He who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything that is on it. And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by Him who sits on it. Matthew 23:16-22.

From this it is evident that just as the temple was representative of the Lord's Divine Human, so too was the altar; for something similar is stated regarding the altar as is stated regarding the temple, namely that the altar is what makes the gift on it holy. This shows that the altar was a channel through which other things were rendered holy, and for this reason was also representative of the Lord's Divine Human, the Source of all holiness. But the altar was representative of the Lord in respect of His Divine Good, whereas the temple was representative of Him in respect of His Divine Truth, thus in respect of heaven since Divine Truth emanating from the Lord makes heaven. This explains why the Lord says in regard to the temple that he who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him who dwells in it, and goes on to say that he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by Him who sits on it. 'God's throne' is Divine Truth emanating from the Lord, and so is heaven, while 'He who sits on it' is the Lord, 5313. Much the same as was represented by the temple was represented also by the dwelling-place; the Lord in respect of Divine Truth there is the Testimony which was within the ark, 9503.

[3] Since the altar represented the Lord in respect of Divine Good it was the real holy of holies, making everything that touched it holy, as is made clear later on in this Book of Exodus, where it says,

Seven days you shall make expiation on the altar and sanctify it, that the altar may be most holy, 1 and all that touches it may be made holy. Exodus 29:37.

This was the reason why fire burned unceasingly on the altar and was never put out, Leviticus 6:12-13; and from this fire and no other source the incense-fire was taken, Leviticus 10:1-6. For the fire on the altar was a sign of the Divine Good of the Lord's Divine Love, 5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849.

[4] As regards the altar and its being representative of the Lord, this is evident from the following words in David,

Let Your light and truth lead me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwellings, that I may go in to the altar of God, to God ... Psalms 43:3-4.

And in the same author,

I wash my hands in innocence, and I go around Your altar, O Jehovah. Psalms 26:6-7.

[5] But as regards the altar and its being representative of worship of the Lord, this may be seen in Isaiah,

All the cattle of Arabia will be gathered to You, the rams of Nebaioth will minister to You; they will come up with acceptance on My altar. Isaiah 60:7.

In Jeremiah,

The Lord has abandoned His altar, He has abominated His sanctuary. Lamentations 2:7.

'Abandoning the altar' stands for doing away with what was representative of worshipping the Lord from the good of love, 'abominating the sanctuary' stands for doing away with what was representative of worshipping the Lord from the truths of faith.

[6] In Ezekiel,

Your altars will be destroyed, I will scatter your bones around your altars. Your altars will be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols will be broken and cease to be. Ezekiel 6:4-6.

'Altars being destroyed, laid waste, and made desolate' stands for the ruination of that which belongs to representative worship. In Isaiah,

The iniquity of Jacob will be expiated, when He makes all the stones of the altar like chalk-stones scattered about. Isaiah 27:9.

'The stones of the altar scattered about' stands for all the truths of worship.

[7] In the same prophet,

On that day a person will regard his Maker, and his eyes [will regard] the Holy One of Israel. But he will not regard the altars, the work of his hands, and what his fingers have made. Isaiah 17:7-8.

'Altars, the work of hands, and what fingers have made' stands for worship that is the product of self-intelligence.

[8] In Hosea,

Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning. Hosea 8:11.

'Multiplying altars for sinning' stands for devising meaningless forms of worship. In the same prophet,

Thistle and thorn will grow up on their altars. Hosea 10:8.

This describes how evils and falsities will come in and compose worship.

[9] In Isaiah,

On that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of Egypt. Isaiah 19:19.

'An altar to Jehovah' stands for worship of the Lord.

[10] Because the altar that is the subject here was portable it was made from shittim wood and overlaid with bronze. But an altar that was to remain permanently in the same place was built either from soil or from unhewn stones. An altar of soil was the chief representative sign of worship of the Lord that springs from the good of love, whereas an altar of unhewn stones was the representative sign of worship springing from forms of the good and of the truth of faith, 8935, 8940. The portable altar however that is the subject here was representative of worship of the Lord that springs from the good of love; and this was why it was made from shittim wood and overlaid with bronze.

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1. literally, holy of holies

  
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