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Sudije 17

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1 A beše jedan čovek iz gore Jefremove po imenu Miha.

2 On reče materi svojoj: Hiljadu i sto srebrnika, što su ti ukradeni, za koje si klela i govorila preda mnom, evo, to je srebro u mene, ja sam ga uzeo. A mati mu reče: Gospod da te blagoslovi, sine!

3 A kad vrati hiljadu i sto srebrnika materi svojoj, reče mati njegova: To sam srebro posvetila Gospodu iz svoje ruke za tebe, sine moj, da se načini od njega lik rezan i liven; zato ti ga sada dajem natrag.

4 Ali on opet dade srebro materi svojoj, a mati uze dvesta srebrnika i dade zlataru, a on načini od njega lik rezan i liven, te beše u kući Mišinoj.

5 I taj Miha imaše kuću za bogove, i načini, oplećak i likove, i posveti jednog između sinova svojih da mu bude sveštenik.

6 U to vreme ne beše cara u Izrailju: svaki činjaše šta mu drago.

7 A beše jedan mladićiz Vitlejema Judinog, od porodice Judine, koji beše Levit i onde boravljaše.

8 On otide iz tog grada, Vitlejema Judinog, da se nastani gde može; i idući svojim putem dođe u goru Jefremovu do kuće Mišine.

9 A Miha mu reče: Otkuda ideš? Odgovori mu Levit: Iz Vitlejema Judinog, idem da se nastanim gde mogu.

10 A Miha mu reče: Ostani kod mene, i budi mi otac i sveštenik, a ja ću ti dati deset srebrnika na godinu i dvoje haljine i hranu. I otide Levit k njemu.

11 I Levitu bi po volji da ostane kod njega, i bi mu taj mladićkao da mu je sin.

12 I Miha posveti Levita da mu je sveštenik taj mladić, i osta u kući Mišinoj.

13 Tada reče Miha: Sada znam da će mi Gospod učiniti dobro zato što imam Levita sveštenika.

   

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Spiritual Experiences # 2411

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2411. A striking feature of someone who had worshipped a carved image in bodily life

When I read Judges 17 and 18, there was a certain spirit from among those who had worshipped carved images in their lives, from India. And since spirits are such that they can be brought to believe they are others, he therefore thought that he was Micah, from whom the Danites had taken away his carved image, and teraphim, and Levite, in the whole chain of events of chapter 18.

As I was reading I realized that this spirit indeed thought himself to be Micah, and that he was grieving with a kind of innocent pain, and hardly knew any more what he was upon losing the carved image and teraphim. I sensed the innocence in every detail, how he longed to have it back from those who were taking it away, and that they had behaved wickedly against him. In short, there was ignorance of the true God together with innocence in every detail. There were also many from among Christians present and watching this, and they were surprised, because he was a worshipper of a graven image.

Later it was disclosed that he was from India and in bodily life had worshipped some graven image out of ignorance, in his innocence. That innocence was very touching to some. Afterwards they spoke with him, saying that he could not adore the carved image alone, but because [God] is a human, he had nevertheless, albeit unknowingly

  
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Thanks to the Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College, for the permission to use this translation.