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Deuteronomio 8

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1 Ang lahat ng utos na aking iniuutos sa iyo sa araw na ito ay inyong isasagawa, upang kayo'y mangabuhay at dumami, at inyong mapasok at ariin ang lupain na isinumpa ng Panginoon sa inyong mga magulang.

2 At iyong aalalahanin ang buong paraan na ipinatnubay sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios nitong apat na pung taon sa ilang, upang kaniyang mapangumbaba ka, at subukin ka, na maalaman kung ano ang nasa iyong puso, kung iyong gaganapin ang kaniyang mga utos o hindi.

3 At ikaw ay pinapangumbaba niya, at pinapagdamdam ka niya ng gutom, at pinakain ka niya ng mana, na hindi mo nakilala, ni nakilala ng iyong mga magulang; upang kaniyang maipakilala sa iyo na hindi lamang sa tinapay nabubuhay ang tao, kundi sa bawa't bagay na nagmumula sa bibig ng Panginoon.

4 Ang iyong suot ay hindi naluma sa iyo, ni hindi namaga ang iyong paa nitong apat na pung taon.

5 At iyong pagmunimuniin sa iyong puso, na kung paanong pinarurusahan ng tao ang kaniyang anak, ay gayon pinarurusahan ka ng Panginoon mong Dios.

6 At iyong tutuparin ang mga utos ng Panginoon mong Dios, na lumakad ka sa kaniyang mga daan, at matakot ka sa kaniya.

7 Sapagka't dinala ka ng Panginoon mong Dios sa isang mabuting lupain, na lupain ng mga batis ng tubig, ng mga bukal at ng mga kalaliman, na bumubukal sa mga libis at mga bundok.

8 Lupain ng trigo at ng sebada at ng puno ng ubas at ng mga puno ng igos, at ng mga granada; lupain ng mga puno ng olibo at ng pulot:

9 Lupain na kakainan mo ng tinapay na di kapos, na walang magkukulang sa iyo roon; lupain na ang mga bato ay bakal, at ang kaniyang mga burol ay makukunan mo ng tanso.

10 At kakain ka, at mabubusog ka, at iyong pupurihin ang Panginoon mong Dios dahil sa mabuting lupain na kaniyang ibinigay sa iyo.

11 Magingat ka na baka iyong malimutan ang Panginoon mong Dios, sa hindi mo pagtupad ng kaniyang mga utos, at ng kaniyang mga kahatulan, at ng kaniyang mga palatuntunan, na aking iniuutos sa iyo sa araw na ito:

12 Baka pagka ikaw ay nakakain at nabusog, at nakapagtayo ng mabubuting bahay, at iyong natahanan;

13 At pagka ang iyong mga bakahan at ang iyong mga kawan ay dumami at ang iyong pilak at ang iyong ginto ay dumami at ang lahat ng tinatangkilik mo ay dumami;

14 Ay magmataas ang iyong puso, at iyong malimutan ang Panginoon mong Dios, na naglabas sa iyo sa lupain ng Egipto, sa bahay ng pagkaalipin;

15 Na siyang pumatnubay sa iyo sa malaki at kakilakilabot na ilang na tinatahanan ng mga makamandag na ahas at mga alakdan, at uhaw na lupa, na walang tubig; na siyang naglabas sa iyo ng tubig mula sa batong pingkian;

16 Na siyang nagpakain sa iyo ng mana sa ilang, na hindi nakilala ng iyong mga magulang; upang kaniyang mapangumbaba ka, at kaniyang subukin ka, na pabutihin ka sa iyong wakas:

17 At baka iyong sabihin sa iyong puso, Ang aking kapangyarihan at ang lakas ng aking kamay ang siyang nagbigay sa akin ng kayamanang ito.

18 Kundi iyong aalalahanin ang Panginoon mong Dios, sapagka't siya ang nagbigay sa iyo ng kapangyarihan upang magkaroon ka ng kayamanan; upang kaniyang papagtibayin ang kaniyang tipan na kaniyang isinumpa sa iyong mga magulang, gaya nga sa araw na ito.

19 At mangyayari, na kung iyong kalilimutan ang Panginoon mong Dios, at ikaw ay susunod sa ibang mga dios, at iyong paglilingkuran sila, at iyong sasambahin sila ay aking pinatototohanan laban sa inyo sa araw na ito, na kayo'y tunay na malilipol.

20 Kung paano ang bansang nililipol ng Panginoon sa harap ninyo, ay gayon kayo malilipol; sapagka't hindi ninyo dininig ang tinig ng Panginoon ninyong Dios.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10154

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10154. 'And I will be their God' means the Lord's presence and His influx into truth in the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'being their God' as the Lord's presence and His influx into truth - into truth because in the Old Testament Word the Lord is called God where truth is the subject, but Jehovah where good is the subject. This also goes to explain why angels are called gods, because they are recipients of Divine Truth from the Lord, and in addition why in the original language the plural word Elohim is used to denote God; for truths are many but good is one, Matthew 19:16-17.

The Lord is called God where truth is the subject but Jehovah where good is the subject, see 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4287, 4402, 7010, 9167.

Angels are called gods, because they are recipients of Divine Truth from the Lord, 4295, 4402, 7268, 7873, 8192, 8302, 8867, 8941.

In the Word Jehovah means the Lord, see the places referred to in 9373; and in Isaiah He is called explicitly 'Father from eternity' and also 'God',

To us a Boy is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulder; His name is called, God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of peace. Isaiah 9:6.

And in the same prophet,

A virgin will conceive and bear [a son], and His name will be called Immanuel, that is, God with us. Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23.

The meaning of the words here 'I will be their God' as the Lord's presence and His influx into truth is also evident from the fact that 'I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel' means the Lord's presence and His influx through good. For wherever good is the subject in the Word, so too is truth, on account of the heavenly marriage, which is that of goodness and truth, in every single part of the Word, see the places referred to in 9263, 9314.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 8192

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8192. 'And the angel of God travelled on' means rearrangement by Divine Truth. This is clear from the meaning here of 'travelling on' as rearrangement, the reason why 'travelling on' means rearrangement being that the pillar of cloud, which was a group of angels, which had previously gone ahead of the children of Israel, now took itself round between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel, thereby bringing darkness among the Egyptians and light among the children of Israel (since these conditions were arranged by the Lord, by means of the angel of God or the pillar travelling round and placing himself between the two camps, 'travelling' here means rearrangement); and from the meaning of 'the angel of God' as Divine Truth, which is likewise the meaning of 'God'. For in the Word when truth is the subject the name 'God' is used, but when good is the subject the name 'Jehovah' appears, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4402, 7010, 7268, 7873.

[2] As regards 'angels', it should be recognized that in the Word they serve to mean the Lord, 1925, 3039, 4085, which is why the Lord Himself is called 'the angel', 6280, 6831. This being so, Divine Truth is meant by 'angels', for Divine Truth emanating from the Lord makes heaven. It therefore also makes the angels who constitute heaven, for they are angels in the measure that they receive Divine Truth coming from the Lord. This may also be recognized from the consideration that angels altogether refuse to entertain, indeed they loathe the idea of attributing to themselves any truth or goodness, since this is the Lord's with them. That also is why the Lord is said to be the All-in-all of heaven, and why those in heaven are said to be 'in the Lord'. By virtue of Divine Truth which they receive from the Lord angels are also called 'gods' in the Word, 4295, 7268; and the word for God in the original language is for this reason plural.

[3] In addition to all this it should be recognized that in the Word the singular 'angel' may be used when in fact very many are meant. That is so here, where the expression 'the angel of God' is used, meaning the pillar going before the children of Israel, which was composed of very many angels. The Word also refers to angels by name, such as Michael, Raphael, 1 and others. People unacquainted with the internal sense of the Word think that Michael or Raphael is one particular angel who is chief among those who are with him. But none of these names is used in the Word to mean one particular angel; instead some actual function performed by angels is meant, and so also the Lord's Divine Nature in respect of that function.

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1. Raphael is not mentioned in OT or NT, but in the Apocrypha. Gabriel is probably intended.

  
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