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Deuteronomio 19

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1 Cuando el SEÑOR tu Dios talare los gentiles, cuya tierra el SEÑOR tu Dios te da a ti, y tú los heredares, y habitares en sus ciudades, y en sus casas;

2 te apartarás tres ciudades en medio de tu tierra que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da para que la heredes.

3 Te arreglarás el camino, y dividirás en tres partes el término de tu tierra, que el SEÑOR tu Dios te dará en heredad, y será para que todo homicida huya allí.

4 Y éste es el caso del homicida que ha de huir allí, y vivirá: el que hiriere a su prójimo por yerro, que no le tenía enemistad desde ayer ni anteayer;

5 y el que fue con su prójimo al monte a cortar leña, y poniendo fuerza con su mano en el hacha para cortar algún leño, saltó el hierro del cabo, y encontró a su prójimo, y murió; aquél huirá a una de estas ciudades, y vivirá.

6 Para que el vengador de la sangre no vaya tras el homicida, cuando se enardeciere su corazón, y le alcance por ser largo el camino, y le hiera de muerte, no debiendo ser condenado a muerte; por cuanto no tenía enemistad desde ayer ni anteayer con el muerto .

7 Por tanto yo te mando, diciendo: Tres ciudades te apartarás.

8 Y si el SEÑOR tu Dios ensanchare tu término, como lo juró a tus padres, y te diere toda la tierra que dijo a tus padres que había de dar;

9 cuando guardases todos estos mandamientos, que yo te mando hoy, para ponerlos por obra, que ames al SEÑOR tu Dios y andes en sus caminos todos los días, entonces añadirás otras tres ciudades a más de estas tres;

10 para que no sea derramada sangre inocente en medio de tu tierra, que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da por heredad, y no sea sobre ti la sangre.

11 Mas cuando hubiere alguno que aborreciere a su prójimo, y lo acechare, y se levantare sobre él, y lo hiriere de muerte, y muriere, y huyere a alguna de estas ciudades;

12 entonces los ancianos de su ciudad enviarán y lo sacarán de allí, y lo entregarán en mano del pariente del muerto, y morirá.

13 No le perdonará tu ojo; y quitarás de Israel la culpa de la sangre inocente, y te irá bien.

14 No reducirás el término de tu prójimo, el cual señalaron los antiguos en tu heredad, la que poseyeres en la tierra que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da para que la heredes.

15 No valdrá un testigo contra ninguno en cualquier delito, o en cualquier pecado, en cualquier pecado que se cometiere. En el dicho de dos testigos, o en el dicho de tres testigos consistirá el negocio.

16 Cuando se levantare testigo falso contra alguno, para testificar contra él rebelión,

17 entonces los dos hombres litigantes se presentarán delante del SEÑOR, delante de los sacerdotes y jueces que fueren en aquellos días;

18 y los jueces inquirirán bien, y si pareciere ser aquél testigo falso, que testificó falsamente contra su hermano,

19 haréis a él como él pensó hacer a su hermano; y quitarás el mal de en medio de ti.

20 Y los que quedaren oirán, y temerán, y no volverán más a hacer una mala cosa como ésta, en medio de ti.

21 Y no perdonará tu ojo; vida por vida, ojo por ojo, diente por diente, mano por mano, pie por pie.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 97

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97. He that walketh in the midst of the seven golden lampstands, signifies from whom is life to all in the new heaven and in the new church. This is evident from the signification of "walking" as being to live, and in reference to the Lord, Life itself (of which more will be said in what follows); and from the signification of "seven golden lampstands," as being all in the new heaven and in the new church (See above, n. 62). From this it is clear that the Lord was seen "in the midst of the lampstands," because "midst" signifies inmost; "lampstands" signify heaven and the church, and "walking" signifies life; and to be "in the midst" signifies, in reference to the Lord, to be in all that are round about Him. By this, therefore, it was represented that all the life of faith and of love in heaven and in the church is from Him (See above, n. 84). (That "midst" denotes the inmost and the center from which, see Arcana Coelestia 1074, 2940, 2973, 7777. That the Lord is the common center from whom is all direction and determination in heaven, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 123-124. That the extension of the light of heaven, which is Divine truth proceeding from the Lord, from which angels have intelligence and wisdom, is effected also from the midst into those who are round about, see the same, n. 43, 50, 189.) That "walking" signifies living, and in reference to the Lord, Life itself, is from appearances in the spiritual world, where all walk according to their life, the evil in no other ways than those that lead to hell, but the good in no other ways than those that lead to heaven; consequently all spirits are known there from the ways wherein they are walking. Moreover, ways actually appear there; but to the evil, the ways towards hell only, and to the good, the ways towards heaven only; and thus everyone is brought to his own society. From this it is that "walking" signifies living. (Of these ways, and walking therein, in the spiritual world, see what is shown in the work on Heaven and Hell 195, 479, 534, 590; and in the small work on The Last Judgment 48.) That in the Word "ways" signify truths or falsities, and "walking" signifies living, may be seen from many passages therein; I will cite only a few here by way of confirmation.

In Isaiah:

We have sinned against Jehovah; they would not walk in His ways, neither have they heard His law (Isaiah 42:24).

In Moses:

If ye shall keep the commandments, by loving Jehovah your God, by walking in all His ways (Deuteronomy 11:22).

In the same:

Thou shalt keep all this commandment to do it, by loving Jehovah thy God, and walking in His ways all the days (Deuteronomy 19:9; 26:17).

In the same:

I will set My tabernacle in the midst of them, 1 and I will walk in the midst of you, and I will be to you for a God (Leviticus 26:11, 12).

In the same:

Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of your 2 camp, and therefore shall your 2 camp be holy (Deuteronomy 23:14).

In Isaiah:

Remember, O Jehovah, how I have walked before Thee in truth (Isaiah 38:3).

In the same:

He entereth into peace, walking in uprightness (Isaiah 57:2).

In Malachi:

He walked with Me in peace and in uprightness (Malachi 2:6).

In David:

Thou hast delivered my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living (Psalms 56:13).

In John:

Jesus said, I am the light of the world; he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life (John 8:12).

In the same:

Yet a little while is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not; and he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have the light believe on the light (John 12:35, 36).

In Mark:

The Pharisees and Scribes ask Him, Why walk not Thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders? (Mark 7:5).

In Moses:

If ye walk contrary to Me, and will not hearken to My voices, I will also walk contrary to you (Leviticus 26:21, 26:23-24, 26:27).

In Isaiah:

This people that walk in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow, upon them hath the light shined (Isaiah 9:2).

In Micah:

All the peoples walk in the name of their god, and we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God (Micah 4:5).

In Isaiah:

Who among you feareth Jehovah? He that walketh in darkness, who hath no brightness (Isaiah 50:10);

besides many other passages (as in Jeremiah 26:4; Ezekiel 5:6; 20:13, 20:16; Zechariah 10:12; Micah 4:5; Luke 1:6). From these passages it can be seen that "walking," in the spiritual sense, signifies living; and as it signifies living, so in reference to the Lord, as in this passage, it signifies Life itself, for the Lord is Life itself, and the rest are recipients of life from Him (See above, n. 82, 84).

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Hebrew has "you."

2. In both instances of "your," the Hebrew has "thy," as also found in Arcana Coelestia 10039.

  
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