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Deuteronomio 11

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1 Kaya't iyong iibigin ang Panginoon mong Dios, at iyong susundin ang kaniyang bilin, at ang kaniyang mga palatuntunan, at ang kaniyang mga kahatulan, at ang kaniyang mga utos kailan man.

2 At talastasin ninyo sa araw na ito: sapagka't hindi ko sinasalita sa inyong mga anak na hindi nangakakilala, at hindi nangakakita ng parusa ng Panginoon ninyong Dios ng kaniyang kadakilaan, ng kaniyang makapangyarihang kamay at ng kaniyang unat na bisig,

3 At ng kaniyang mga tanda, at ng kaniyang mga gawa, na kaniyang ginawa sa gitna ng Egipto kay Faraon na hari sa Egipto, at sa kaniyang buong lupain;

4 At ang kaniyang ginawa sa hukbo ng Egipto, sa kanilang mga kabayo, at sa kanilang mga karo; kung paanong tinakpan niya sila ng tubig ng Dagat na Mapula nang kanilang habulin kayo, at kung paanong nilipol sila ng Panginoon sa araw na ito;

5 At kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa sa inyo sa ilang hanggang sa dumating kayo sa dakong ito;

6 At kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa kay Dathan at kay Abiram, na mga anak ni Eliab, na anak ni Ruben; kung paanong ibinuka ng lupa ang kaniyang bibig, at nilamon sila, at ang kanilang mga sangbahayan, at ang kanilang mga tolda, at bawa't bagay na may buhay na sa kanila'y sumusunod sa gitna ng buong Israel:

7 Nguni't nakita ng inyong mga mata ang lahat ng dakilang gawa ng Panginoon na kaniyang ginawa.

8 Kaya't inyong susundin ang buong utos na aking iniuutos sa inyo sa araw na ito, upang kayo'y lumakas at kayo'y pumasok at ariin ninyo ang lupain, na inyong tatawirin upang ariin;

9 At upang inyong maparami ang inyong mga araw sa ibabaw ng lupain na isinumpa ng Panginoon sa inyong mga magulang na ibibigay sa kanila at sa kanilang binhi na lupaing binubukalan ng gatas at pulot.

10 Sapagka't ang lupain na iyong pinaroroonan upang ariin, ay hindi gaya ng lupain ng Egipto, na inyong pinanggalingan, na doo'y nagtatanim ka ng iyong binhi, at iyong dinidilig ng iyong paa, na parang taniman ng mga gulay;

11 Kundi ang lupain, na inyong tatawirin upang ariin, ay lupaing maburol at malibis, at dinidilig ng tubig ng ulan sa langit:

12 Lupaing inaalagaan ng Panginoon mong Dios, at ang mga mata ng Panginoon mong Dios ay nandoong lagi, mula sa pasimula ng taon hanggang sa katapusan ng taon.

13 At mangyayari, na kung inyong didingging maigi ang aking mga utos na aking iniuutos sa inyo sa araw na ito, na ibigin ang Panginoon ninyong Dios at siya'y paglingkuran ng buo ninyong puso, at ang buo ninyong kaluluwa,

14 Ay ibibigay ko ang ulan ng inyong lupain sa kaniyang kapanahunan, ang una at huling ulan upang iyong makamalig ang iyong trigo, at ang iyong alak, at ang iyong langis.

15 At aking bibigyan ng damo ang iyong mga hayop sa iyong mga bukid, at ikaw ay kakain at mabubusog.

16 Mangagingat kayo, baka ang inyong puso ay madaya, at kayo'y maligaw, at maglingkod sa ibang mga dios, at sumamba sa kanila;

17 At ang galit ng Panginoon ay magalab laban sa inyo, at kaniyang sarhan ang langit, upang huwag magkaroon ng ulan, at ang lupa'y huwag magbigay ng kaniyang bunga; at kayo'y malipol na madali sa mabuting lupain na ibinibigay sa inyo ng Panginoon.

18 Kaya't inyong ilalagak itong aking mga salita sa inyong puso, at sa inyong kaluluwa; at inyong itatali na pinakatanda sa inyong kamay at magiging pinakatali sa inyong noo.

19 At inyong ituturo sa inyong mga anak, na inyong sasalitain sa kanila, pagka ikaw ay nauupo sa iyong bahay, at pagka ikaw ay lumalakad sa daan, at pagka ikaw ay nahihiga, at pagka ikaw ay bumabangon.

20 At iyong isusulat sa itaas ng pintuan ng iyong bahay, at sa iyong mga pintuang-daan:

21 Upang ang inyong mga araw ay dumami at ang mga araw ng inyong mga anak, sa lupain na isinumpa ng Panginoon sa inyong mga magulang na ibibigay sa kanila, gaya ng mga araw ng langit sa ibabaw ng lupa.

22 Sapagka't kung inyong susunding masikap ang buong utos na ito na aking iniuutos sa inyo upang gawin, na ibigin ang Panginoon ninyong Dios, lumakad sa lahat ng kaniyang daan, at makilakip sa kaniya:

23 Ay palalayasin nga ng Panginoon ang lahat ng mga bansang ito sa harap ninyo, at kayo'y magaari ng mga bansang lalong malaki at lalong makapangyarihan kay sa inyo.

24 Bawa't dakong tutuntungan ng talampakan ng inyong paa ay magiging inyo: mula sa ilang, at sa Libano, mula sa ilog, sa ilog Eufrates, hanggang sa dagat kalunuran ay magiging inyong hangganan.

25 Walang lalaking makatatayo sa harap ninyo: sisidlan ng Panginoon ninyong Dios ng takot sa inyo at ng sindak sa inyo sa ibabaw ng buong lupain na inyong tutuntungan, gaya ng kaniyang sinalita sa inyo.

26 Narito, inilalagay ko sa harap ninyo sa araw na ito ang pagpapala at ang sumpa;

27 Ang pagpapala, kung inyong didinggin ang mga utos ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, na aking iniutos sa inyo sa araw na ito;

28 At ang sumpa, kung hindi ninyo didinggin ang mga utos ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, kundi kayo lilihis sa daan na aking iniuutos sa inyo sa araw na ito, upang sumunod sa ibang mga dios, na hindi ninyo nangakilala.

29 At mangyayari, na pagka ikaw ay ipapasok ng Panginoon mong Dios sa lupain na iyong pinaroroonan upang ariin, na iyong ilalagay ang pagpapala sa bundok ng Gerizim, at ang sumpa sa bundok ng Ebal.

30 Di ba sila'y nasa dako pa roon ng Jordan, sa dakong nilulubugan ng araw, sa lupain ng mga Cananeo na tumatahan sa Araba, sa tapat ng Gilgal na kasiping ng mga encina sa More?

31 Sapagka't kayo'y tatawid sa Jordan upang inyong pasukin na ariin ang lupain na ibinibigay sa inyo ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, at inyong aariin, at tatahan kayo roon.

32 At inyong isasagawa ang lahat ng mga palatuntunan at mga kahatulan na aking iginagawad sa inyo sa araw na ito.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9167

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9167. '[To see] whether or not its owner has put his hand into his companion's property and taken it' means being joined together under [the influence of] good. This is clear from the meaning of 'whether or not he has put a hand into his companion's property' - when said in reference to truth and good, exterior and interior - as whether these have entered into it, dealt with above in 9155, thus whether those things have been joined together under [the influence of] good (as regards being joined together under [the influence of] good, see 9154); and from the meaning of 'owner' or 'master' as good, dealt with in 9154, so that 'whether or not its owner has taken it' means whether good has made those things its own by being joined to them. The reason why 'owner' means good is that with a spiritual person good occupies the first place and truth the second; and that which occupies first place is the owner. Furthermore the character of the good determines the way in which all the truths present with a person are arranged, as a house by the owner or 'lord'. 1

[2] This explains why 'lord' in the Word is used to mean the Lord in respect of Divine Good, and 'god', 'king', and 'master' to mean the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, as in Moses,

Jehovah your God, He is God of gods, and Lord of lords. Deuteronomy 10:17.

In John,

The Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings. Revelation 17:14.

In the same book,

He has on His robe and on His thigh the name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. Revelation 19:16.

The fact that the Lord is called 'God' in respect of Divine Truth, see 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 4402, 7268, 8988, and also that He is called 'King' in respect of Divine Truth, 2015 (end), 3009, 3670, 4581, 4966, 5068, 6148. And from this it is evident that the Lord is called 'Lord' in respect of Divine Good; for when truth is referred to in the Word, good as well is referred to, 683, 793, 801, 2516, 2618, 2712, 2803, 3004, 4138 (end), 5138, 5502, 6343, 8339 (end). In John,

You call Me Master and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. I your Lord and Master have washed your feet. John 13:13-14.

Here again the Lord is called 'Lord' by virtue of Divine Good, and 'Master' by virtue of Divine Truth. In Malachi,

Suddenly there will come to His temple the Lord whom you are seeking, and the angel of the covenant in whom you delight. Malachi 3:1.

In these words which refer to the Lord's Coming He is called 'the Lord' by virtue of Divine Good, and 'the angel' by virtue of Divine Truth, 1925, 2821, 3039, 4085, 4295, 6280.

[3] This explains why in the Old Testament when people entreat the Lord they very often say Lord Jehovih, by which 'O Good Jehovah' is meant, 1793, 2921, and why in the New Testament the name Lord is used instead of Jehovah, 2921. From all this one can also see what the following words in Matthew are used to mean,

No one can serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other ... Matthew 6:24.

'Two lords' are good and evil. For a person must be governed by good or else by evil; he cannot be governed by both simultaneously. Many truths can reside with him, but they are truths arranged under the influence of one good. Good constitutes heaven with a person, whereas evil constitutes hell. He must have heaven within himself or hell, not both, or something half-way in between. All this now shows what 'lord' or 'owner' is used to mean in the Word.

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1. The Latin word rendered owner is dominus, which in other contexts is usually rendered lord. The phrase also involves a play on words which might be rendered as a house by a householder (sicut a domino domus).

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 4966

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4966. 'The chief of the attendants' means which facts come first and foremost in explanations. This is clear from the meaning of 'the chief of the attendants' as the facts which come first and foremost in explanations, dealt with in 4790. Ones which come first and foremost in explanations are those which are pre-eminently suitable for explaining the Word, and so for coming to understand teachings drawn from the Word about love to God and charity towards the neighbour. It should be recognized that the factual knowledge of the people of old was entirely different from that existing at the present day. As stated above, the factual knowledge of the people of old had to do with the correspondences of things in the natural world with realities in the spiritual world. Knowledge which at the present day is called philosophical knowledge, such as Aristotelian systems and their like, did not exist among them. This is also evident from the books written by ancient authors, most of which consisted of descriptions of such things as were signs of, represented, and corresponded to more internal realities, as may be seen from the following evidence, and ignoring all else.

[2] They envisaged Helicon on a mountain and took it to mean heaven, and Parnassus on a hill below that, and took it to mean factual knowledge. They spoke of a flying horse, called Pegasus by them, which broke open a fountain there with its hoof; they called branches of knowledge virgins; and so on. For with the help of correspondences and representatives they knew that 'a mountain' meant heaven, 'a hill' the heaven beneath this, which is heaven as it exists among men, a horse' the power of understanding, 'its wings with which it flew' spiritual things, 'its hoof' that which was natural, 'a fountain' intelligence, while three virgins called 'the Graces' meant affections for good, and virgins who were named 'the Heliconians and 'the Parnassians' meant affections for truth. To the sun they likewise allotted horses, whose food they called ambrosia and whose drink they called nectar; for they knew that 'the sun' meant heavenly love, 'horses' powers of the understanding which sprang from that love, while 'food' meant celestial things and 'drink' spiritual ones.

[3] The Ancients are also the originators of customs that are still followed when kings are crowned. The king has to sit on a silver throne, wear a purple robe, and be anointed with oil. He has to wear a crown on his head, while holding in his hands a sceptre, a sword, and keys. He has to ride in regal splendour on a white horse shed with horseshoes made of silver; and he has to be waited on at table by the chief nobles of the kingdom. And many other customs are followed besides these. The Ancients knew that 'a king' represented Divine Truth that is rooted in Divine Good, and from this they knew what was meant by a silver throne, a purple robe, anointing oil, crown, sceptre, sword, keys, white horse, horseshoes made of silver, and what was meant by being waited on at table by the chief nobles. Who at the present day knows the meaning of any of these customs, or where the information exists to show him their meaning? People refer to them as symbols, but they know nothing at all about correspondence or representation. All this evidence shows what the factual knowledge possessed by the Ancients was like, and that this knowledge gave them a discernment of spiritual and heavenly realities, which at the present day are scarcely known to exist.

[4] The factual knowledge that has replaced that of the Ancients, and which strictly speaking is called philosophical knowledge, tends to draw the mind away from knowing such things because such knowledge can also be employed to substantiate false ideas. Furthermore, even when used to substantiate true ones it introduces darkness into the mind, because for the most part mere terms are used to substantiate them, which few people can understand and which the few who do understand them argue about. From this it may be seen how far the human race has departed from the learning of the Ancients, which led to wisdom. Gentiles received their factual knowledge from the Ancient Church, whose external worship consisted in representatives and meaningful signs and whose internal worship consisted in the realities represented and meant by these. This was the kind of factual knowledge that is meant in the genuine sense by 'Egypt'.

  
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