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Genesis 15

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1 Po šių įvykių Viešpats prabilo į Abromą regėjime: “Nebijok, Abromai! Aš esu tavo skydas ir labai didelis atlygis!”

2 Abromas tarė: “Viešpatie Dieve! Ką Tu man duosi? Aš neturiu vaikų, mano namų paveldėtojas bus damaskietis Eliezeras.

3 Man nedavei vaikų, ir štai tarnas, gimęs mano namuose, yra mano įpėdinis”.

4 Viešpats atsakė jam: “Ne šitas bus tavo paveldėtojas, bet tas, kuris gims iš tavęs”.

5 Ir, išvedęs jį laukan, tarė: “Pažvelk į dangų ir, jei gali, suskaičiuok žvaigždes! Tiek bus tavo palikuonių!”

6 Abromas patikėjo Dievu, ir tai jam buvo įskaityta teisumu.

7 Dievas kalbėjo: “Aš esu Viešpats, kuris tave išvedžiau iš Chaldėjos miesto Ūro, kad tu paveldėtum šitą šalį”.

8 Abromas tarė: “Viešpatie Dieve! Iš kur galiu žinoti, kad ją paveldėsiu?”

9 Tada Jis tarė jam: “Atvesk man trejų metų karvę, trejų metų ožką, trejų metų aviną, balandį ir jauną karvelį”.

10 Abromas, atvedęs visus gyvulius, padalino pusiau ir padėjo kiekvieną gabalą vienas prieš kitą, tačiau paukščių nedalino.

11 Plėšrieji paukščiai atskrido prie mėsos, bet Abromas juos nubaidė.

12 Saulei leidžiantis, gilus miegas apėmė Abromą, siaubas ir didelė tamsa jį apėmė.

13 Tada Viešpats tarė Abromui: “Žinok, kad tavo palikuonys bus ateiviai svetimame krašte, jie vergaus ir bus spaudžiami keturis šimtus metų.

14 Tautą, kuriai jie vergaus, Aš teisiu, ir tada jie iš ten išeis su dideliu turtu.

15 O tu ramybėje nueisi pas savo tėvus ir būsi palaidotas, sulaukęs žilos senatvės.

16 Ketvirtoji karta sugrįš čia, nes amoritų nusikaltimų saikas dar nėra pilnas”.

17 Nusileidus saulei ir sutemus, štai pasirodė rūkstanti krosnis ir liepsnojantis deglas ir praėjo tarp tų mėsos gabalų.

18 dieną Viešpats padarė su Abromu sandorą, sakydamas: “Tavo palikuonims atidaviau visą žemę nuo Egipto upės iki didžiosios Eufrato upės:

19 kenitus, kenazus, kadmonitus,

20 hetitus, perizus, refajus,

21 amoritus, kanaaniečius, girgašus ir jebusiečius”.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1787

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1787. 'Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to you' means protection against evils and falsities which is able to be trusted. This is clear from the meaning of 'a shield', to be dealt with shortly. These words which declare that Jehovah is 'a shield' and 'an exceedingly great reward' are words of comfort following temptations. Every temptation entails some kind of despair, or else it is not temptation; and for that reason comfort follows. A person who is being tempted is subjected to anxious fears which produce a state of despair over the end in view. The conflict brought about by temptation does not consist in anything else. One who is quite certain of victory does not experience any anxiety, nor thus any temptation.

[2] Since the Lord underwent the most dreadful and the cruelest temptations of all it was inevitable that He too should be driven into feelings of despair which He put to flight and overcame by His own power, as becomes quite clear from His temptation in Gethsemane, which is described in Luke as follows,

When Jesus was at the place He said to the disciples, Pray that you may not enter into temptation. But He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and kneeling down He prayed, saying, Father, if You are willing, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless not My will but Yours be done. And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him. And when He was in agony He prayed more earnestly; and His sweat became as great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. Luke 22:40-45.

In Matthew,

He began to be sorrowful and in agony. Then He said to the disciples, My soul is utterly dejected even to death. And He went forward a little and praying fell on His face, saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will but as You will. Again, for the second time, He went away and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup cannot pass from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done. And He prayed for the third time, saying the same thing. 1 Matthew 26:36-44.

In Mark,

He began to be terrified and in great agony. He said to the disciples, My soul is wrapped in dejection, even to death. He went forward a little, fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass from Him. He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to You; remove this cup from Me; yet not as I will but as You will. This happened a second and a third time. Mark 14:33-41.

[3] These quotations show the nature of the Lord's temptations - that they were the most frightful of all; that He suffered agony from the inmost parts of His being, even to the sweating of blood; that He was at the time in a state of despair over the end in view and over the outcome; and that He received comfort repeatedly. The words 'I am Jehovah your shield, your exceedingly great reward' in a similar way embody the comfort received after the conflicts brought about by the temptations which were described in the previous chapter.

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