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Josua 5

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1 Då nu alla amoréernas konungar på andra sidan Jordan, på västra sidan, och alla kananéernas konungar vid havet hörde huru HERREN hade låtit vattnet i Jordan torka ut framför Israels barn, medan vi gingo över den, blevo deras hjärtan förfärade, och de hade icke längre mod att stå emot Israels barn.

2 Vid den tiden sade HERREN till Josua: »Gör dig stenknivar och omskär åter Israels barn, för andra gången.»

3 Då gjorde Josua sig stenknivar och omskar Israels barn vid Förhudshöjden.

4 Och orsaken varför Josua omskar dem var denna: allt det folk av mankön, som hade dragit ut ur Egypten, alla stridbara män, hade dött i öknen under vägen, efter uttåget ur Egypten.

5 Ty väl hade bland folket alla de som voro med under uttåget blivit omskurna, men de bland folket, som voro födda i öknen under vägen, efter uttåget ur Egypten, de voro alla oomskurna.

6 Ty Israels barn vandrade i öknen i fyrtio år, under vilken tid alla stridbara män i folket, som hade dragit ut ur Egypten, förgingos, eftersom de icke hörde HERRENS röst, varför ock HERREN svor att han icke skulle låta dem se det land som han med ed hade lovat deras fäder att giva oss, ett land som flyter av mjölk och honung.

7 Men deras barn, som han hade låtit uppstå i deras ställe, dem omskar nu Josua, ty de hade förhud, eftersom de icke hade blivit omskurna under vägen.

8 Och när allt folket hade blivit omskuret, stannade de kvar där de voro i lägret, till dess de hade blivit läkta.

9 Och HERREN sade till Josua: »I dag har jag avvältrat från eder Egyptens smälek.» Och detta ställe fick namnet Gilgal, såsom det heter ännu I dag.

10 Medan nu Israels barn voro lägrade i Gilgal, höllo de påskhögtid den fjortonde dagen i månaden, om aftonen, på Jerikos hedmarker.

11 Och dagen efter påskhögtiden åto de osyrat bröd och rostade ax av landets säd, just på den dagen.

12 Och mannat upphörde dagen därefter, då de nu åto av landets säd, och Israels barn fingo icke manna mer, utan de åto det året av landet Kanaans avkastning.

13 Och medan Josua var vid Jeriko, hände sig att han, i det han lyfte upp sina ögon, fick se en man stå där framför sig med ett draget svärd i sin hand. Då gick Josua fram till honom och frågade honom: »Tillhör du oss eller våra ovänner

14 Han svarade: »Nej, jag är hövitsman över HERRENS här, och jag har just nu kommit hit.» Då föll Josua ned till jorden på sitt ansikte och bugade sig; sedan sade han till honom: »Vad har min herre att säga till sin tjänare

15 Hövitsmannen över HERRENS här sade då till Josua: »Drag dina skor av dina fötter, ty platsen där du står är helig.» Och Josua gjorde så.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8595

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8595. 'And Moses said to Joshua' means a Divine influx into truth that engages in conflict. This is clear from the meaning here of 'saying' as influx, since it passes into truth that engages in conflict, represented by 'Joshua', the reason why this influx is Divine being that 'Moses' represents Divine Truth, that is, truth which goes forth directly from the Lord (this truth, since it is wholly Divine, is what flows into any truth of faith whatever and causes it to be a truth); and from the representation of 'Joshua' as truth that engages in conflict. 'Joshua' clearly represents truth that engages in conflict because he was commanded to fight against Amalek, that is, against falsities arising from interior evil. This is what the truth made militant through an influx of Divine Truth has to fight against. God's truth itself which goes forth directly from the Lord does not engage in conflict but is peaceable, being peace itself, since it goes forth from the Divine Goodness of the Lord's Divine Love. But to become militant it flows in among such angels as have a burning zeal for what is true and good, and when roused by that zeal they go into battle. This is the origin of the truth engaging in conflict that is represented by 'Joshua'.

[2] Because such truth was represented by 'Joshua' he also became the leader of the children of Israel after Moses, led them into the land of Canaan, and fought the nations there. This also explains why, when he came into the land of Canaan, there appeared to him the Angel of Jehovah with his sword drawn in his hand, who called himself Commander of Jehovah's army, Joshua 5:13-15. 'His sword drawn in his hand' means God's truth that engages in conflict, in its power.

'The sword' means truth engaging in conflict, see 2799, 4499; as unceasing conflict against falsities and evils, 8294.

'Hand' means power, 878, 4931-4937, 7518, 8050, 8153.

And by 'the nations' in the land of Canaan are meant the falsities and evils that must be fought against, 8054.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 4931

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4931. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GRAND MAN - continued

IN THIS SECTION THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HANDS, THE ARMS, THE FEET, AND THE LOINS WITH IT

It has been shown already that the whole of heaven bears resemblance to a human being, together with each of his organs, members, and viscera. It has been shown too that this is so because heaven bears resemblance to the Lord; for the Lord is the All in all of heaven, so much its All that, properly speaking, heaven is essentially Divine Good and Divine Truth received from the Lord. For this reason heaven is distinguished into many so to speak separate provinces, as many as there are in a person's viscera, organs, and members, with which also there is a correspondence. Unless such a correspondence existed of the human being with heaven, and through heaven with the Lord, he could not remain in existence for even a single moment, all things being held in connection with one another by means of influx.

[2] But all those provinces are linked to two kingdoms - the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. The first of these - the celestial kingdom - is the kingdom of the heart within the Grand Man; the second - the spiritual kingdom - is the kingdom of the lungs there. And in the same way as in the human being, the heart reigns, and so do the lungs, in every single part of the Grand Man. These two kingdoms combine in a marvellous way. Their combination likewise is represented in the combination of the heart and lungs in the human being, and in the combined workings of the two within each member and interior organ.

[3] While a person is an embryo, that is, while still in the womb, he is in the kingdom of the heart. But once he has struggled out of the womb he enters the kingdom of the lungs. Then, if he allows the truths of faith to lead him into the good of love, he returns from the kingdom of the lungs within the Grand Man to the kingdom of the heart. For thereby he enters the womb a second time and is born again. Once again those two kingdoms become combined in him, but the order has been turned around. Previously the kingdom of the heart in him was under the control of the lungs, but now the kingdom of the lungs comes under the control of the heart. That is, first of all the truth of faith has dominion in him, but afterwards the good of charity does so. For the correspondence of the heart with the good of love and that of the lungs with the truth of faith, see 3635, 3883-3896.

  
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