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1 Mose 26

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1 Es kam aber eine Teurung ins Land über die vorige, so zu Abrahams Zeiten war. Und Isaak zog zu Abimelech, der Philister König, gen Gerar.

2 Da erschien ihm der HERR und sprach: Zeuch nicht hinab in Ägypten, sondern bleibe in dem Lande, das ich dir sage.

3 Sei ein Fremdling in diesem Lande, und ich will mit dir sein und dich segnen; denn dir und deinem Samen will ich alle diese Länder geben und will meinen Eid bestätigen, den ich deinem Vater Abraham geschworen habe,

4 und will deinen Samen mehren wie die Sterne am Himmel und will deinem Samen alle diese Länder geben. Und durch deinen Samen sollen alle Völker auf Erden gesegnet werden,

5 darum daß Abraham meiner Stimme gehorsam gewesen ist und hat gehalten meine Rechte, meine Gebote, meine Weise und meine Gesetze.

6 Also wohnete Isaak zu Gerar.

7 Und wenn die Leute am selben Orte fragten von seinem Weibe, so sprach er: Sie ist meine Schwester. Denn er fürchtete sich zu sagen: Sie ist mein Weib; sie möchten mich erwürgen um Rebekkas willen; denn sie war schön von Angesicht.

8 Als er nun eine Zeitlang da war, sah Abimelech, der Philister König, durchs Fenster und ward gewahr, daß Isaak scherzte mit seinem Weibe Rebekka.

9 Da rief Abimelech dem Isaak und sprach: Siehe, es ist dein Weib. Wie hast du denn gesagt: Sie ist meine Schwester? Isaak antwortete ihm: Ich gedachte, ich möchte vielleicht sterben müssen um ihretwillen.

10 Abimelech sprach: Warum hast du denn uns das getan? Es wäre leicht geschehen, daß jemand vom Volk sich zu deinem Weibe gelegt hätte, und hättest also eine Schuld auf uns gebracht.

11 Da gebot Abimelech allem Volk und sprach: Wer diesen Mann oder sein Weib antastet, der soll des Todes sterben.

12 Und Isaak säete in dem Lande und kriegte desselben Jahrs hundertfältig; denn der HERR segnete ihn.

13 Und er ward ein großer Mann, ging und nahm zu, bis er fast groß ward,

14 daß er viel Guts hatte an kleinem und großem Vieh und ein groß Gesinde. Darum neideten ihn die Philister

15 und verstopften alle Brunnen, die seines Vaters Knechte gegraben hatten, zur Zeit Abrahams, seines Vaters, und fülleten sie mit Erde,

16 daß auch Abimelech zu ihm sprach: Zeuch von uns, denn du bist uns zu mächtig worden.

17 Da zog Isaak von dannen und schlug sein Gezelt auf im Grunde Gerar und wohnete allda.

18 Und ließ die Wasserbrunnen wieder aufgraben, die sie zu Abrahams Zeiten, seines Vaters, gegraben hatten, welche die Philister verstopfet hatten nach Abrahams Tod, und nannte sie mit denselben Namen, da sie sein Vater mit genannt hatte.

19 Auch gruben Isaaks Knechte im Grunde und fanden daselbst einen Brunnen lebendigen Wassers.

20 Aber die Hirten von Gerar zankten mit den Hirten Isaaks und sprachen: Das Wasser ist unser. Da hieß er den Brunnen Esek, darum daß sie ihm da unrecht getan hatten.

21 Da gruben sie einen andern Brunnen, da zankten sie auch über; darum hieß er ihn Sitna.

22 Da machte er sich von dannen und grub einen andern Brunnen, da zankten sie sich nicht über; darum hieß er ihn Rehoboth und sprach: Nun hat uns der HERR Raum gemacht und uns wachsen lassen im Lande.

23 Danach zog er von dannen gen Bersaba.

24 Und der HERR erschien ihm in derselben Nacht und sprach: Ich bin deines Vaters Abraham Gott. Fürchte dich nicht, denn ich bin mit dir und will dich segnen und deinen Samen mehren um meines Knechts Abrahams willen.

25 Da bauete er einen Altar daselbst und predigte von dem Namen des HERRN und richtete daselbst seine Hütte auf; und seine Knechte gruben daselbst einen Brunnen.

26 Und Abimelech ging zu ihm von Gerar, und Ahusath, sein Freund, und Phichol, sein Feldhauptmann.

27 Aber Isaak sprach zu ihnen: Warum kommt ihr zu mir? Hasset ihr mich doch und habt mich von euch getrieben.

28 Sie sprachen: Wir sehen mit sehenden Augen, daß der HERR mit dir ist. Darum sprachen wir: Es soll ein Eid zwischen uns und dir sein, und wollen einen Bund mit dir machen,

29 daß du uns keinen Schaden tust, gleichwie wir dich nicht angetastet haben, und wie wir dir nichts denn alles Gute getan haben und dich mit Frieden ziehen lassen. Du aber bist nun der Gesegnete des HERRN.

30 Da machte er ihnen ein Mahl, und sie aßen und tranken.

31 Und des Morgens frühe stunden sie auf, und schwur einer dem andern; und Isaak ließ sie gehen, und sie zogen von ihm mit Frieden.

32 Desselben Tages kamen Isaaks Knechte und sagten ihm an von dem Brunnen, den sie gegraben hatten, und sprachen zu ihm: Wir haben Wasser funden.

33 Und er nannte ihn Saba; daher heißt die Stadt Bersaba bis auf den heutigen Tag.

34 Da Esau vierzig Jahre alt war, nahm er zum Weibe Judith, die Tochter Beris, des Hethiters; und Basmath, die Tochter Elons, des Hethiters.

35 Die machten beide Isaak und Rebekka eitel Herzeleid.

   

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3459. 'And swore, a man to his brother' means confirmation with those who do the good of truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'swearing' or of 'an oath' as confirmation, dealt with in 2842, 3037, 3375, and from the meaning of 'a man to his brother' as the good of truth, or what amounts to the same, one who is governed by that truth - 'man' meaning truth, see 265, 749, 1007, 3134, 3309, and 'brother' good, 2360. For what the good of truth is, see 3295, 3332. This good occurs with those represented here by Abimelech or by the Philistines, of whom Abimelech was the king, that is to say, those who make faith the essential thing of the Church and rank it above charity. No other good exists with such persons than the good of truth. Indeed they extract and draw out of the Word nothing else than references to faith and so to truth. They hardly notice references to good and so to life, and as a consequence they become more firmly convinced by matters of doctrine concerning faith and not by any concerning charity. When they do perform a good action it is one prescribed by matters of doctrine concerning faith. Good prescribed by these is called the good of truth.

[2] The Lord does indeed join Himself to those with whom this good exists, but not in the same way as He does to those who do the good of charity, for love and charity constitute spiritual conjunction, but not so faith except through love and charity. It is for this reason that the words used are not 'they made a covenant with Isaac' but 'they swore, a man to his brother'; for 'a covenant' has reference to good, which is the good of love and charity, whereas 'an oath' has reference to truth, which is the truth of faith, 3375. Also 'dwelling together' meant by 'a feast', 3456, is used in reference to those who do the good of truth. From people such as these in the next life I have been given to know that they have been separated from those who do the good of charity; for the latter are joined more nearly to the Lord than the former, since the former's good is so to speak hard and inflexible, and not communicable, and so is not in heaven but on the threshold of heaven.

  
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2360. He calls them 'brothers' because it was from good that he made his appeal. This is clear from the meaning of 'brother', for 'brother' in the Word has the same meaning as 'neighbour', the reason being that everyone ought to love his neighbour as himself. Thus 'brothers' were called such out of love, or what amounts to the same, from good. The origin of naming and greeting the neighbour in this way lies in heaven where the Lord is Father of all and loves all as His children; and so love is spiritual conjunction. From this the whole of heaven resembles so to speak one family born from love and charity, 685, 917.

[2] All the children of Israel therefore, since they represented the Lord's heavenly kingdom, that is, the kingdom of love and charity, were among themselves called 'brothers' and also 'companions', though they were called 'companions' not from the good of love but from the truth of faith, as in Isaiah,

Every one helps his companion and says to his brother, Be firm. Isaiah 41:6.

In Jeremiah,

Thus shall you say, every one to his companion and every one to his brother, What has Jehovah answered? and what has Jehovah spoken? Jeremiah 23:35.

In David,

For my brothers' and my companions' sakes I will say. Peace be within you! Psalms 122:8.

In Moses,

He shall not press his companion and his brother, because Jehovah's release has been proclaimed. Deuteronomy 15:2-3.

In Isaiah,

I will confound Egypt with Egypt, and they will fight, every one against his brother, and every one against his companion. Isaiah 19:2.

In Jeremiah,

Take heed, every one, of his companion and put no trust in any brother, for every brother will supplant wholly, and every companion will utter slanders. Jeremiah 9:4.

[3] The fact that all belonging to that Church were called by the one name 'brothers' may be seen in Isaiah,

They will bring all your brothers from all nations as an offering to Jehovah, on horses, and in chariots, and in covered wagons, and on mules, and on dromedaries, to My holy mountain, Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:20.

People, like the Jews, who know nothing beyond the sense of the letter believe that none else are meant than the descendants of Jacob, and also that those descendants will be brought back to Jerusalem on horses, and in chariots, and in covered wagons, and on mules by those whom they call the gentiles. But the word 'brothers' is used to mean all who are governed by good, 'horses, chariots, and wagons' to mean the things that belong to truth and good, and 'Jerusalem' the Lord's kingdom.

[4] In Moses,

When there is a needy person among you, one of your brothers, within one of your gates, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand against your needy brother. Deuteronomy 15:7, 11.

In the same author,

From among your brothers shall you set a king over you; you may not place over you a foreigner, who is not your brother. And his heart shall not be lifted up above his brothers. Deuteronomy 17:15, 20.

In the same author,

Jehovah your God will raise up for you from the midst of you, from your brothers, a prophet like me; Him shall you obey. Deuteronomy 18:15, 18.

[5] From these quotations it is evident that the Jews and Israelites all called one another brothers, but allies they called companions. But because they discerned nothing beyond the historical and worldly descriptions of the Word they consequently believed that they called one another brothers because they were all children of one forefather, namely Abraham. They were not called brothers in the Word for this reason however but from the good which they represented. Furthermore 'Abraham' in the internal sense means nothing else than love itself, that is, the Lord, 1893, 1965, 1989, 2011, whose sons who therefore are brothers - are those who are governed by good, all those in fact who are called 'the neighbour', as the Lord teaches in Matthew,

One is your Master, Christ, and all you are brothers. Matthew 23:8.

[6] In the same gospel,

Whoever is angry with his brother without cause will be liable to judgement; whoever says to his brother, Raca! will be liable to the Sanhedrin. If you offer your gift on the altar and there remember that your brother-has something against you, leave the gift there before the altar, go away and first be reconciled to your brother. Matthew 5:22-24.

In the same gospel,

Why do you notice the speck which is in your brother's eye? How will you say to your brother, Let me cast the speck out of your eye? Matthew 7:2-4.

In the same gospel,

If your brother sins against you, go and rebuke him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. Matthew 18:15.

In the same gospel,

Peter came and said to Him, Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I ought to forgive him? Matthew 18:21.

In the same gospel,

So also My heavenly Father will do to you if you from your hearts do not forgive - everyone his brother's trespasses. Matthew 18:35.

[7] From all this it is plain that all men everywhere, being the neighbour, are called brothers. They are called 'brothers' because everyone ought to love the neighbour as himself, so that they are called such from love or good. And because the Lord is Good itself and views everyone from good, and is Himself the Neighbour in the highest sense of all, He Himself refers to them as 'brothers', as in John,

Jesus said to Mary, Go to My brothers. John 20:17.

And in Matthew,

The king will answer them and say, Truly I say to you, insofar as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers you did it to Me. Matthew 25:40.

From this it is now clear that 'brother' is a term expressive of love.

  
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