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1 Ito nga ang mga bansang iniwan ng Panginoon, upang subukin ang Israel sa pamamagitan nila, sa makatuwid baga'y sa mga hindi nakaalam ng mga pagbabaka sa Canaan;

2 Nang maalaman man lamang yaon ng mga sali't saling lahi ng mga anak ni Israel, upang turuan sila ng pakikibaka, yaon man lamang nang una'y hindi nakaalam:

3 Ang nangabanggit ay ang limang pangulo ng mga Filisteo at ang lahat ng mga Cananeo, at ang mga Sidonio, at ang mga Heveo, na tumatahan sa bundok ng Libano, mula sa bundok ng Baal-hermon hanggang sa pasukan ng Hamath.

4 At sila nga upang subukin ang Israel sa pamamagitan nila, na maalaman kung kanilang didinggin ang mga utos ng Panginoon, na kaniyang iniutos sa kanilang mga magulang sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

5 At ang mga anak ni Israel ay tumahan sa gitna ng mga Cananeo, ng Hetheo, at ng Amorrheo, at ng Pherezeo, at ng Heveo, at ng Jebuseo:

6 At kinuha nila ang kanilang mga anak na babae upang maging mga asawa nila, at ibinigay ang kanilang sariling mga anak na babae sa kanilang mga anak na lalake, at naglingkod sa kanilang mga dios.

7 At ginawa ng mga anak ni Israel ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, at nilimot ang Panginoon nilang Dios, at naglingkod sa mga Baal at sa mga Aseroth.

8 Kaya't ang galit ng Panginoon ay nagalab laban sa Israel, at kaniyang ipinagbili sila sa kamay ni Chusan-risathaim, na hari sa Mesopotamia: at ang mga anak ni Israel ay naglingkod kay Chusan-risathaim na walong taon.

9 At nang dumaing sa Panginoon ang mga anak ni Israel ay nagbangon ang Panginoon ng isang tagapagligtas sa mga anak ni Israel, na siyang nagligtas sa kanila, sa makatuwid baga'y si Othoniel na anak ni Cenaz, na kapatid na bata ni Caleb.

10 At ang Espiritu ng Panginoon ay sumakaniya, at siya'y naghukom sa Israel; at siya'y lumabas na nakibaka, at ibinigay ng Panginoon si Chusan-risathaim na hari sa Mesopotamia sa kaniyang kamay: at ang kaniyang kamay ay nanaig laban kay Chusan-risathaim.

11 At nagpahinga ang lupain na apat na pung taon. At si Othoniel na anak ni Cenaz ay namatay.

12 At ginawang muli ng mga anak ni Israel ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon: at pinatibay ng Panginoon si Eglon na hari sa Moab laban sa Israel, sapagka't kanilang ginawa ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon.

13 At kaniyang tinipon ang mga anak ni Ammon at ni Amalec; at siya'y yumaon at sinaktan niya ang Israel, at kanilang inari ang bayan ng mga puno ng palma.

14 At ang mga anak ni Israel ay naglingkod kay Eglon na labing walong taon.

15 Nguni't nang dumaing ang mga anak ni Israel sa Panginoon, ibinangon sa kanila ng Panginoon ang isang tagapagligtas, si Aod na anak ni Gera, ang Benjamita, na isang lalaking kaliwete. At ang mga anak ni Israel, ay nagpadala ng isang kaloob sa pamamagitan niya kay Eglon na hari sa Moab.

16 At si Aod ay gumawa ng isang tabak na may dalawang talim, na may isang siko ang haba; at kaniyang ibinigkis sa loob ng kaniyang suot, sa kaniyang dakong kanang hita.

17 At kaniyang inihandog ang kaloob kay Eglon na hari sa Moab: at si Eglon ay lalaking napakataba.

18 At nang siya'y matapos makapaghandog ng kaloob, ay pinapagpaalam niya ang mga tao na nagdala ng kaloob.

19 Nguni't siya nga ay bumalik mula sa tibagan ng bato na nasa piling ng Gilgal, at nagsabi, Ako'y may isang pasugong lihim sa iyo, Oh hari. At kaniyang sinabi, Tumahimik ka. At yaong lahat na nakatayo sa siping niya, ay umalis sa harap niya.

20 At si Aod ay naparoon sa kaniya; at siya'y nakaupong magisa sa kaniyang kabahayan na pangtaginit. At sinabi ni Aod, Ako'y may dalang pasugo sa iyo na mula sa Dios. At siya'y tumindig sa kaniyang upuan.

21 At inilabas ni Aod ang kaniyang kaliwang kamay, at binunot ang tabak mula sa kaniyang kanang hita, at isinaksak sa kaniyang tiyan:

22 At pati ng puluhan ay sumuot na kasunod ng talim; at natikom ang taba sa tabak, sapagka't hindi niya binunot ang tabak sa kaniyang tiyan; at lumabas sa likod.

23 Nang magkagayo'y lumabas si Aod sa pintuan, at sinarhan niya siya sa mga pintuan ng kabahayan, at pinagtatrangkahan.

24 Nang makalabas nga siya ay dumating ang kaniyang mga alila; at kanilang nakita, at, narito, ang mga pintuan ng kabahayan ay nakakandaduhan; at kanilang sinabi, Walang pagsalang kaniyang tinatakpan ang kaniyang mga paa sa kaniyang silid na pangtaginit.

25 At sila'y nangaghintay hanggang sa sila'y nangapahiya; at, narito, hindi niya binuksan ang mga pintuan ng kabahayan: kaya't sila'y kumuha ng susi, at binuksan; at, narito, ang kanilang panginoon, ay nakabulagtang patay sa lupa.

26 At tumakas si Aod samantalang sila'y nangaghihintay, at siya'y dumaan sa dako roon ng tibagan ng bato at tumakas hanggang sa Seirath.

27 At nangyari, pagdating niya, ay kaniyang hinipan ang pakakak sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim, at ang mga anak ni Israel ay nagsilusong na kasama niya mula sa lupaing maburol, at siya'y sa unahan nila.

28 At kaniyang sinabi sa kanila, Sumunod kayo sa akin; sapagka't ibinigay ng Panginoon ang inyong mga kaaway na mga Moabita sa inyong kamay. At sila'y nagsilusong na kasunod niya, at sinakop ang mga tawiran sa Jordan laban sa mga Moabita, at hindi nila pinayagang tumawid doon ang sinomang tao.

29 At sila'y sumakit sa Moab nang panahong yaon ng may sangpung libong lalake, bawa't lalaking may loob, at bawa't lalaking may tapang; at doo'y walang nakatakas na lalake.

30 Gayon napasuko ang Moab nang araw na yaon, sa ilalim ng kapangyarihan ng kamay ng Israel: at ang lupa'y nagpahingang walong pung taon.

31 At pagkatapos niya'y si Samgar, na anak ni Anat, ay siyang nanakit sa mga Filisteo, ng anim na raang lalake, sa pamamagitan ng panundot sa baka: at kaniya ring iniligtas ang Israel.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8301

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8301. 'Who is like You among the gods, O Jehovah' means that every truth of good emanates from the Lord's Divine Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'gods' as truths, dealt with in 4402, 7268, 7873, at this point truths springing from good since comparison with Jehovah is made when it says, Who is like You among the gods, O Jehovah? 'Jehovah' in the Word means the Lord, see 1343, 1736, 2921, 3023, 3035, 5041, 5663, 6280, 6281, 6303, 6905, 6945, 6956; but at this point 'Jehovah' is used to mean the Divine Human because the theme of the song is the salvation of those belonging to the spiritual Church, accomplished through the Lord's Coming into the world, and by means of His Divine Human while He was in it, see 2661, 2716, 2833, 2834, 6372, 6854, 6914, 7035, 7091(end), 7828, 7932, 8018, 8054. The reason why the words used mean that every truth of good emanates from the Lord's Divine Human is that truths can emanate from anyone at all, but the truths of good can do so only from the Lord, consequently from those who are governed by good received from the Lord. Truths divorced from good are also contemplated and declared by those who possess faith that is mere persuasion and still lead a life of evil, as well as by many others within the Church. But those truths are not the truths of good, and so they do not emanate from the Lord but from such people themselves.

[2] The fact that truths springing from good emanate from the Lord may be recognized from the consideration that the Lord is Good itself because He is Love itself. Truth emanates from that Love just as light does from the flames of the sun. This truth is also like the light in springtime and summer, which holds warmth within itself and causes all things on the planet to come alive so to speak. But truth that does not flow from good is like the light in wintertime when all things on the planet die off. The reason why 'gods' are the truths of good is that 'gods' is used in the good sense to mean angels, who are called 'gods' because they are substances or forms receiving truth that has good from the Lord within it.

[3] Angels, and therefore the truths of good which emanate from the Lord, are also meant by 'gods' in the following places:

In David,

God places himself in the assembly of God in the midst of the gods will He judge. I said, You are gods and sons of the Most High, all of you. Psalms 82:1, 6.

Truths emanating from the Lord are what 'gods' is used to mean here. This is clear from the fact that the singular, 'in the assembly of God', is used first, and 'in the midst of the gods' afterwards. For 'God' is used in the Word where truth is referred to, see 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4287, 4402, 7010; and in the highest sense 'God' is the Divine Truth emanating from the Lord, 7268.

In the same author,

I will confess You with my whole heart; before the gods I will make melody to You. Psalms 138:1.

In the same author,

There is none like You among the gods O Lord. Psalms 86:8.

In the same author,

A great God is Jehovah, and a great King above all gods. Psalms 95:3.

In the same author,

You, O Jehovah, are [high] above all the earth; You are exceedingly exalted above all gods. Psalms 97:9.

In the same author,

I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods. Psalms 135:5.

So it is too that Jehovah is called Lord of lords and God of gods in Deuteronomy 10:17; Joshua 22:22; Psalms 136:2.

[4] The reason why it is said so many times that Jehovah is above all gods and is God of gods is that at that time a large number of gods were worshipped. Nations were distinguished from one another according to the gods they worshipped, each nation believing that its god was the highest of all. As a result of this the idea of a large number of gods was rooted in everyone's mind, though there was disagreement over which one of them was the greatest, as becomes quite clear from many places in the historical narratives of the Word. That idea was rooted in the minds of the Jews more than others, and this explains why it says so many times in the Word that Jehovah was greater than all gods and that He was King and God of gods. The fact that this idea of a large number of gods was rooted in the minds of the Jews more than other nations becomes quite clear from their frequent apostasy, when they turned to the worship of other gods, many instances of which are recorded in the historical books of the Word, such as Judges 2:10, 13, 17, 19; 3:5-7; 8:27, 33; 10:6, 10, 13; 18:14, 17-18, 20, 24, 31; I Sam. 7:3-4; 8:8; 1 Kings 14:23-24; 16:31-33; 18:20ff; 21:26; 22:53; 2 Kings 16:1, 10ff; 17:7, 15-17; 21:3-7, 21; 23:4-5, 7-8, 10-13; and elsewhere.

[5] The mind of that nation was so unsound that with their lips they declared belief in Jehovah alone, yet in their heart acknowledged other gods. This becomes perfectly clear from the consideration that they saw so many miracles in Egypt, and in addition so many after that - the division of the sea before them and the drowning of Pharaoh's army, the pillar of cloud and fire constantly appearing, the manna raining down from heaven every day, and the actual presence of Jehovah with such great majesty and awe on Mount Sinai. And having seen such miracles they declared openly that Jehovah alone was God. Yet only weeks later, merely because Moses delayed [coming down from the mountain], they asked for molded gods which they could adore. And also after Aaron had made them those people attended them with divine worship through a feast, burnt offerings and sacrifices, and dancing. From this it becomes clear that the worship of many gods remained fixed in their hearts. The fact that this nation was like this, more than any other nation on the entire earth, is also clear in Jeremiah,

Has a nation changed its gods, and My people changed their glory for what does not profit? Be astonished, O heavens, over this, and shudder, be in great trepidation. According to the number of your cities have your gods been, O Judah. Jeremiah 2:11-12, 28.

[6] The character of that nation is also such that they adore external things, and so idols, more than all other nations do; they have no desire whatever to know about internal things. For they are the most avaricious of all nations; and avarice, which with them is such that gold or silver is loved for its own sake and not for the sake of any useful purpose, is an extremely earthly desire. It drags the mind down completely to a physical level and submerges it in it; and it closes interior levels to such an extent that no faith or love whatever from heaven can enter them. This shows how greatly mistaken those people are who believe that that nation will be chosen again, or that the Lord's Church will pass to them again after all others have been cast aside, when in fact you will convert stones to faith in the Lord before you convert them. This belief that the Church will pass to them is again due to many places in the prophetical parts of the Word which speak of their future return. But such people do not know that in those places Judah, Jacob, or Israel is not used to mean that nation, but those among whom the Church resides.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.