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Joshua 19

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1 Phần đất thứ nhì bắt thăm trúng về chi phái Si-mê-ôn, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng; sản nghiệp của chi phái này ở giữa sản nghiệp người Giu-đa.

2 Chi phái Si-mê-ôn có trong sản nghiệp mình Bê -e-Sê-ba, Sê-ba, Mô-la-đa,

3 Hát-sa-Su-anh, Ba-la, Ê-xem,

4 Eân-thô-lát, Bê-thu, Họt-ma,

5 Xiếc-lác, Bết-Ma-ca-bốt, Hát-sa-Su-sa,

6 Bết-Lê-ba-ốt, và Sê-a-ru-chem: hết thảy mười ba thành cùng các làng của nó;

7 A-in, im-môn, Ê-the, và A-san: hết thảy bốn thành cùng các làng của nó;

8 luôn hết các làng ở chung quanh những thành ấy cho đến Ba-lát-Bê -e, tức là a-ma ở miền nam. Ðó là sản nghiệp của chi phái Si-mê-ôn, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng.

9 Sản nghiệp của người Si-mê-ôn vốn chiếc ở phần đất của người Giu-đa: vì phần của người Giu-đa lấy làm lớn quá; vậy người Si-mê-ôn có sản nghiệp mình tại giữa sản nghiệp của họ.

10 Phần đất thứ ba bắt thăm trúng về người Sa-bu-lôn, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng. Giới hạn của sản nghiệp họ chạy đến Sa-rít.

11 Giới hạn đi lên hướng tây về lối Ma-rê-a-la, và đụng Ðáp-bê-sết, rồi đến khe đối Giốc-nê-am.

12 Từ Sa-rít nó vòng qua hướng đông, tức về hướng mặt trời mọc, trên giáp giới Kít-lốt-Tha-bô; đoạn đi về hướng Ðáp-rát, và lên đến Gia-phia;

13 từ đó nó chạy về hướng đông đến Gát-Hê-phe, và Ết-Cát-sin, mở dài thêm về lối Nê-a, mà đến im-môn.

14 Ðoạn, giới hạn vòng lên phía bắc về lối Ha-na-thôn, rồi giáp trũng Díp-thách-Eân.

15 Lại còn có thành Cát-tát, Na-ha-la, Sim-rôn, Di-đê-a-la, và Bết-lê-hem; hết thảy mười hai thành với các làng của nó.

16 Các thành này cùng các làng của nó, ấy là sản nghiệp của người Sa-bu-lôn, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng.

17 Phần thứ tư bắt thăm trúng về con cháu Y-sa-ca, tùy theo họ hàng của chúng.

18 Giới hạn của chúng chạy đến Gít-rê-ên, Kê-su-lốt, Su-nem,

19 Ha-pha-ra-im, Si-ôn, A-na-cha-rát,

20 a-bít, Ki-si-ôn, Ê-bết;

21 ê-mết, Eân-Ga-nim, Eân-Ha-đa, và Bết-phát-sết.

22 Kế giới hạn đụng Tha-bô, Sa-chát-si-ma, và Bết-Sê-mết, rồi giáp sông Giô-đanh: hết thảy mười sáu thành với các làng của nó.

23 Các thành này cùng những làng của nó, ấy là sản nghiệp của chi phái Y-sa-ca, tùy theo họ hàng của chúng.

24 Phần thứ năm bắt thăm trúng về chi phái A-se, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng.

25 Giới hạn họ là Hên-cát, Ha-li, Bê-ten, Aïc-sáp,

26 A-lam-mê-léc, a-mê-át, và Mi-sê-anh. Hướng tây nó đụng Cạt-mên và khe Líp-na; rồi vòng qua phía mặt trời mọc,

27 về lối Bết-Ða-gôn, đụng Sa-bu-lôn và trụng Díp-thách-Eân ở về phía bắc Bết-Ê-méc và Nê -i-ên; đoạn chạy về phía tả Ca-bun;

28 về Ếp-rôn, ê-hốp, Ham-môn, và Ca-na, cho đến thành lớn Si-đôn.

29 Giới hạn lại vòng về a-ma, cho đến thành kiên cố Ty-rơ, đoạn chạy hướng Hô-sa, rồi giáp biển tại miền Aïc-xíp.

30 Lại còn có U-ma, A-phéc, và ê-hốp: hết thảy hai mươi thành cùng các làng của nó.

31 Các thành này và những làng của nó, ấy là sản nghiệp của chi phái A-se, tùy theo các họ hàng của chúng.

32 Phần thứ sáu bắt thăm trúng về con cháu Nép-ta-li, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng.

33 Giới hạn của họ chạy từ Hê-lép, từ cây dẻ bộp ở tại Sa-na-im, về lối A-đa-mi-Nê-kép và Giáp-nê-ên cho đến Lạc-cum, rồi giáp sông Giô-đanh.

34 Kết giới hạn vòng về hướng tây, đi đến Át-nốt-Tha-bô, rồi từ đó chạy về Hục-cốc. Phía nam giáo Sa-bu-lôn, phía tây giáp A-se và Giu-đa; còn phía mặt trời mọc có sông Giô-đanh.

35 Các thành kiên cố là: Xi-đim, Xe-rơ, Ha-mát, a-cát, Ki-nê-rết,

36 A-đa-ma, a-ma, Hát-so,

37 Kê-đe, Ết-rê -i, Eân-Hát-so,

38 Gi-ri-ôn, Mít-đa-Eân, Hô-rem, Bết-a-nát, và Bết-Sê-mết: hết thảy mười chín thành cùng các làng của nó.

39 Các thành này với những làng của nó, ấy là sản nghiệp của chi phái Nép-ta-li, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng.

40 Phần thứ bảy bắt thăm trúng về chi phài Ðan, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng.

41 Giới hạn sản nghiệp họ gồm Xô-rê-a, Ết-tha-ôn, Yết-Sê-mết,

42 Sa-la-bin, A-gia-lôn, Gít-la,

43 Ê-lôn, Thim-na-tha, Éc-rôn,

44 Eân-thê-kê, Ghi-bê-thôn, Ba-lát,

45 Giê-hút, Bê-nê-Bê-rác, Gát- im-môn,

46 Mê-Giạt-côn, và a-côn, với đất đối ngang Gia-phô.

47 Vả, địa phận của người Ðan là ra ngoài nơi mình; vì người Ðan đi lên đánh chiếm lấy Lê-sem, rồi dùng lưỡi gươm diệt nó. Người Ðan chiếm lấy nó làm sản nghiệp ở tại đó, và lấy tên Ðan, tổ phụ mình, đặt cho Lê-sem.

48 Các thành này với những làng của nó, ấy là sản nghiệp của chi phái Ðan, tùy theo những họ hàng của chúng.

49 Khi người ta đã chia xứ theo giới hạn xong rồi, thì dân Y-sơ-ra-ên lấy ở giữa mình một sản nghiệp mà cấp cho Giô-suê, con trai của Nun.

50 Dân Y-sơ-ra-ên vâng mạng của Ðức Giê-hô-va, cấp cho người cái thành mà người xin, tức là thành Thim-nát-Sê-rách trong núi Ép-ra-im. Người xây thành và ở tại đó.

51 Ðó là các sản nghiệp mà thầy tế lễ Ê-lê-a-sa, Giô-suê, con trai của Nun, và các trưởng tộc của những chi phái dân Y-sơ-ra-ên, bắt thăm phân phát cho, tại Si-lô, ở cửa hội mạc trước mặt Ðức Giê-hô-va. Ấy họ chia xong xứ là như vậy.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 3857

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3857. 'And Rachel was barren' means that interior truths were not received. This is clear from the representation of 'Rachel' as the affection for interior truth, dealt with already, and from the meaning of 'barren' as not giving rise to doctrines, nor thus Churches. This statement expresses the opposite of what is said in reference to Leah, that is, that 'Jehovah opened her womb', meaning that the affection represented by her gave rise to the doctrines taught by the Churches. The reason interior truths were not received is that interior truths are such as go above the range of man's belief, that is to say, they do not fall into ideas he has and are not conditioned by the outward appearances or the illusions of the senses by which everyone allows himself to be led. He does not believe interior truths unless in some way they coincide with those appearances or illusions.

[2] For example, it is an interior truth that intervals of time and of space do not exist in the next life, but states instead. Man who is within time and space while he lives in the world forms all his ideas from these, so much so that he cannot have any thought without them, 3404. Consequently unless the states which exist in the next life were described by means of the intervals of time and space which man experiences, that is, by means of the kind of things that are moulded by time and space, he would perceive nothing and so believe nothing, and as a consequence would receive nothing. Doctrine would in that case be barren and no Church would arise from it.

[3] Take another example. Unless celestial and spiritual affections were described by means of such things as constitute worldly and bodily affections man would not perceive anything, for these are the affections he experiences, and it is from them that he is able to have notions about celestial and spiritual affections. Yet the two types of affections are as different from each other, or as far apart, as heaven from earth. Take for example the glory of heaven, that is, of the angels in heaven, 3839. Unless man modelled his idea of the glory of heaven on the idea of the glory which exists in the world he would not grasp it at all and so would not acknowledge it. The same applies to all other interior or heavenly things.

[4] For this reason the Lord has spoken in the Word in accordance with man's own ability to grasp things and with the appearances that go with that grasp of them. The literal sense of the Word is such, yet at the same time is of such a nature that it holds within it the internal sense which contains interior truths. This then explains why it is said in reference to Leah that 'Jehovah opened her womb', and that 'Rachel was barren'; for as has been stated, 'Leah' represents the affection for exterior truth, 'Rachel' the affection for interior truth. But because exterior truths are the first truths which a person learns, the Lord has provided that by means of them he can be introduced into interior truths. This provision is meant by the statement in Genesis 30:22 that God at last remembered Rachel, hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

[5] The truth of all this may be seen from the Churches which existed in ancient times, and from their doctrinal teachings, namely that their teachings were formed from external truths. With the Ancient Church which existed after the Flood their doctrinal teachings were for the most part external representatives and meaningful signs which had internal truths stored within them. For the majority of its members holy worship consisted in those external representatives and signs. If anyone had told them that the essential ingredients of Divine worship were not those representatives and meaningful signs but the spiritual and celestial realities represented and meant by these, they would have rejected them altogether, and so the Church would have ceased to exist. This applied even more to the Jewish Church. If anyone had told them that their religious observances received their holiness from the Divine things that were the Lord's within them they would not have acknowledged them at all.

[6] Such also was mankind when the Lord came into the world. They had grown even more bodily-minded, especially so those who were members of the Church. This is quite evident even from the disciples who, though with the Lord constantly and hearing so many things about His kingdom, were as yet unable to perceive interior truths. They were still unable to have any other concept of the Lord than such as exists with the Jews at the present day about the Messiah whom they are still awaiting. They imagined that He would promote that people to a position of dominion and glory over all nations throughout the world. And after hearing so many things from the Lord about the heavenly kingdom the disciples were still unable to think anything else than that the heavenly kingdom would be like an earthly kingdom, where God the Father would be supreme, after Him the Son, and then themselves the twelve, and so would reign in this order. For the same reasons also James and John asked to sit one on His right and the other on the left, Mark 10:35-37; and the rest of the disciples were angry at these two wishing to be greater than the rest, Mark 10:41; Matthew 20:24. For the same reason also, after teaching them what it was to be greatest in heaven, Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45, the Lord still spoke in the way that they themselves thought. That is to say, He spoke of them sitting on twelve thrones and judging the twelve tribes of Israel, Luke 22:24, 30; Matthew 19:28.

[7] If they had been told that the word 'disciples' was not used to mean themselves but all people in whom the good of love and faith dwells, 3354, 3488, and also that in the Lord's kingdom there are no thrones, nor positions of government and dominion, as in the world, and that they would not be able to pass judgement on even the smallest aspect of any one person, 2129, 2553, they would have rejected that saying, and each would have left the Lord and gone back to his own employment. The reason why the Lord spoke in the way He did was so that they would receive those things and through them be introduced into internal truths. For within the external truths which the Lord spoke internal truths lay stored away which in course of time are laid bare. And when these are laid bare those external truths are dispelled and serve solely as the objects or the means for thought about internal ones. From these considerations one may recognize what is meant by the fact that Jehovah opened Leah's womb first and she bore sons to Jacob, and that Rachel did so subsequently.

  
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Genesis 18

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1 Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

3 and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant.

4 Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

5 I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."

6 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly prepare three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes."

7 Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

8 He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

9 They asked him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?" He said, "See, in the tent."

10 He said, "I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

12 Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"

13 Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?'

14 Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son."

15 Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

16 The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.

17 Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

18 since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

20 Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

21 I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know."

22 The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.

23 Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

24 What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?

25 Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"

26 Yahweh said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."

27 Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

28 What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."

29 He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."

30 He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there."

31 He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake."

32 He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."

33 Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.