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Genesis 33

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1 Kui Jaakob oma silmad üles tõstis ja vaatas, ennäe, siis tuli Eesav ja koos temaga nelisada meest. Ta jaotas nüüd lapsed Lea ja Raaheli ja mõlema teenija vahel,

2 seadis teenijad ja nende lapsed ette, Lea ja tema lapsed nende järele, Raaheli ja Joosepi viimaseiks.

3 Ta ise aga läks nende eel ja kummardas seitse korda maani, kuni ta jõudis oma venna juurde.

4 Aga Eesav jooksis temale vastu ja süleles teda, langes temale kaela ja suudles teda; ja nad nutsid.

5 Siis ta tõstis oma silmad üles ja nägi naisi ja lapsi, ja ta küsis: 'Kes need sul on?' Ja tema vastas: 'Need on lapsed, keda Jumal su sulasele armulikult on andnud.'

6 Ka teenijad astusid ligi, nemad ise ja nende lapsed, ja nad kummardasid.

7 Siis astus ligi ka Lea koos oma lastega ja nad kummardasid; lõppeks astusid ligi Joosep ja Raahel ja kummardasid.

8 Siis ta küsis: 'Mida sa kavatsed kogu selle leeriga, keda ma kohtasin?' Ja tema vastas: 'Oma isanda silmis armu leida!'

9 Aga Eesav ütles: 'Mul eneselgi on küllalt, mu vend. Jäägu sulle, mis sul on!'

10 Kuid Jaakob vastas: 'Sugugi mitte! Kui ma nüüd su silmis olen armu leidnud, siis võta mu kingitus minult vastu! Sest ma olen ju tohtinud näha su palet, otsekui näeks Jumala palet, ja sa oled olnud mu vastu lahke.

11 Võta nüüd minu tervituskink, mis sulle toodi, sest Jumal on olnud mu vastu armuline ja mul on kõike küllalt!' Ja ta käis temale peale, kuni ta võttis.

12 Siis ütles Eesav: 'Hakkame liikuma ja lähme, ja mina käin sinuga rinnu.'

13 Aga Jaakob vastas temale: 'Mu isand näeb ju, et lapsed on väetid ja minu hooleks on imetajad lambad ja lehmad; kui neid liiga kiiresti aetakse ühegi päeva, siis sureb kogu kari.

14 Mingu aga mu isand oma sulase eel ja mina liigun pikkamisi oma ees käiva karja kannul ja laste kannul, kuni ma jõuan oma isanda juurde Seiri.'

15 Eesav ütles: 'Ma jätan siis sinu juurde osa rahvast, kes koos minuga on.' Aga tema vastas: 'Mispärast nõnda? Kui ma ainult oma isanda silmis armu leiaksin!'

16 Ja Eesav läks selsamal päeval oma teed tagasi Seiri.

17 Aga Jaakob liikus Sukkotti, ehitas enesele koja ja tegi oma karjadele lehtkatused; seepärast pandi sellele paigale nimeks Sukkot.

18 Ja Jaakob jõudis Mesopotaamiast tulles õnnelikult Sekemi linna, mis on Kaananimaal, ja lõi linna ees leeri üles.

19 Ta ostis selle väljaosa, kuhu ta oma telgi oli üles löönud, Sekemi isa Hamori lastelt saja rahatüki eest.

20 Ja ta püstitas sinna altari ning pani sellele nimeks 'Jumal, Iisraeli Jumal'.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4347

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4347. 'And bowed to the ground seven times' means the submission of all things. This is clear from the meaning of 'bowing to the ground' as the feeling of humility, dealt with in 2153, and so as submission. The highest degree of submission is meant by 'seven times' and the submission of all things by the fact that Jacob bowed down; for 'Jacob' represents the universal existence of all things, as stated immediately above in 4346.

[2] As regards the expression of humility and submission, few know why these are necessary in the presence of the Divine when a person is engaged in worship. Nor consequently do they know what is accomplished by these actions. Those who have no knowledge of interior things cannot do other than believe that, like any human being bent on glory, the Divine desires people's expression of humility and their submission to Him, and that therefore the Divine desires glory from them and is affected by the glory which people ascribe to Him. But the truth of the matter is altogether different from this. The Divine is not moved by any desire for glory. Indeed what glory does the Divine have which comes from man? He desires humility and submission not for His own sake but for man's. For when humility is present in a person he turns away from the evil and falsity present in him, 2327, 2423, 3994, and in so doing removes them. Once these have been removed the Divine is able to flow in with good and truth. Anyone can recognize this within himself. One who is haughty is ruled by self-love and not only sets himself up above others but also does not care a thing about what is Divine; as a consequence he turns back the influx of good and therefore prevents it from being joined to truths. This is the real reason why a person should express humility in the presence of the Divine.

[3] From this it is evident that good cannot be joined to truths, and so a person cannot be regenerated, unless he humbles himself and is submissive. Humility and submission are attributed to truths because truths flow in by way of the external man whereas good does so by way of the internal. The things which flow in by way of the external man hold within them misconceptions and consequently falsities together with affections for them. Not so the things which flow in by way of the internal man since it is the Divine which flows in by way of this internal man and goes to meet truths so that they may be joined together. From this one may now see the implications of 'the submission of all things', which is the meaning of 'Jacob bowed to the ground seven times until he came right up to his brother'.

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