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1 Samuel 6

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1 At ang kaban ng Panginoon ay napasa lupain ng mga Filisteo na pitong buwan.

2 At tinawag ng mga Filisteo ang mga saserdote at ang mga manghuhula, na sinasabi, Anong aming gagawin sa kaban ng Panginoon? Ipatalastas ninyo sa amin kung aming ipadadala sa kaniyang dako.

3 At kanilang sinabi, Kung inyong ipadadala ang kaban ng Dios ng Israel, ay huwag ninyong ipadalang walang laman; kundi sa ano pa man ay inyong ibalik siya na may handog ng dahil sa pagkakasala: kung magkagayo'y gagaling kayo, at malalaman ninyo kung bakit ang kaniyang kamay ay hindi humiwalay sa inyo.

4 Nang magkagayo'y kanilang sinabi, Ano ang handog dahil sa pagkakasala na aming igaganti sa kaniya? At kanilang sinabi, Limang gintong bukol, at limang gintong daga ayon sa bilang ng mga pangulo ng mga Filisteo; sapagka't iisang salot ang napasa inyong lahat, at napasa inyong mga pangulo.

5 Kaya't kayo'y gagawa ng mga larawan ng inyong mga bukol, at mga larawan ng inyong mga daga na sumira ng lupain, at inyong bibigyan ng kaluwalhatian ang Dios ng Israel: baka sakaling kaniyang gaanan ang kaniyang kamay sa inyo, at sa inyong mga dios, at sa inyong lupain.

6 Bakit nga ninyo pinapagmamatigas ang inyong puso, na gaya ng mga taga Egipto at ni Faraon na pinapagmatigas ang kanilang puso? Nang siya'y makagawa ng kahangahanga sa kanila, di ba nila pinayaon ang bayan, at sila'y yumaon?

7 Ngayon nga'y kumuha kayo at maghanda kayo ng isang bagong karo, at dalawang bagong bakang gatasan, na hindi napatungan ng pamatok; at ikabit ninyo ang mga baka sa karo, at iuwi ninyo ang kanilang mga guya.

8 At kunin ninyo ang kaban ng Panginoon, at isilid ninyo sa karo; at isilid ninyo sa isang kahang nasa tabi niyaon ang mga hiyas na ginto na inyong ibabalik sa kaniya na pinakahandog dahil sa pagkakasala; at inyong ipadala upang yumaon.

9 At tingnan ninyo; kung umahon sa daan ng kaniyang sariling hangganan sa Beth-semes, ginawa nga niya sa atin ang malaking kasamaang ito: nguni't kung hindi, malalaman nga natin na hindi kaniyang kamay ang nanakit sa atin; isang pagkakataong nangyari sa atin.

10 At ginawang gayon ng mga lalake, at kumuha ng dalawang bagong bakang gatasan, at mga ikinabit sa karo, at kinulong ang kanilang mga guya sa bahay:

11 At kanilang inilagay ang kaban ng Panginoon sa karo, at ang kaha na may mga dagang ginto at mga larawan ng kanilang mga bukol.

12 At tinuwid ng mga baka ang daan sa Beth-semes; sila'y nagpatuloy sa lansangan, na umuungal habang yumayaon, at hindi lumiko sa kanan o sa kaliwa; at ang mga pangulo ng mga Filisteo ay sumunod sa kanila hanggang sa hangganan ng Beth-semes.

13 At silang mga Beth-semita ay umaani ng kanilang trigo sa libis: at kanilang itiningin ang kanilang mga mata, at nakita ang kaban, at nangagalak sa pagkakita niyaon.

14 At ang karo ay pumasok sa bukid ni Josue na Beth-semita, at tumayo roon, sa kinaroroonan ng isang malaking bato: at kanilang biniyak ang kahoy ng karo, at inihandog sa Panginoon ang mga baka na pinakahandog na susunugin.

15 At ibinaba ng mga Levita ang kaban ng Panginoon, at ang kaha na kasama niyaon, na may silid na mga hiyas na ginto, at mga ipinatong sa malaking bato at ang mga lalake sa Beth-semes ay naghandog ng mga handog na susunugin at naghain ng mga hain ng araw ding yaon sa Panginoon.

16 At nang makita ng limang pangulo ng mga Filisteo, ay bumalik sa Ecron nang araw ding yaon.

17 At ito ang mga bukol na ginto na ibinalik ng mga Filisteo sa Panginoon na pinakahandog dahil sa pagkakasala: sa Asdod ay isa, sa Gaza ay isa, sa Ascalon ay isa, sa Gath ay isa, sa Ecron ay isa;

18 At ang mga dagang ginto, ayon sa bilang ng lahat ng mga bayan ng mga Filisteo na nauukol sa limang pangulo, ng mga bayan na nakukutaan at gayon din ng mga nayon sa parang; sa makatuwid baga'y hanggang sa malaking bato na kanilang pinagbabaan ng kaban ng Panginoon, na ang batong yaon ay namamalagi hanggang sa araw na ito sa bukid ni Josue na Beth-semita.

19 At sumakit ang Dios sa mga tao sa Beth-semes, sapagka't kanilang tiningnan ang loob ng kaban ng Panginoon, sa makatuwid baga'y pumatay siya sa bayan ng pitong pung lalake at limang pung libong tao. At ang bayan ay nanaghoy, sapagka't sinaktan ng Panginoon ang bayan ng di kawasang pagpatay.

20 At ang mga lalake sa Beth-semes ay nagsabi, Sino ang makatatayo sa harap ng Panginoon, dito sa banal na Dios? at sino ang kaniyang sasampahin mula sa atin?

21 At sila'y nagsugo ng mga sugo sa mga tumatahan sa Chiriath-jearim, na nagsasabi, Ibinalik ng mga Filisteo ang kaban ng Panginoon; kayo'y magsilusong at iahon ninyo sa inyo.

   

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529. Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. (11:19) This symbolizes the New Heaven, in which the Lord is worshiped in His Divine humanity, and where people live in accordance with the Ten Commandments, which constitute the two essential elements of the New Church that are the means of conjunction.

The temple of God symbolizes the Lord's Divine humanity, also heaven where angels dwell, and likewise the church on earth. To be shown that the temple of God has these three symbolic meanings, and that the three cannot be separated, see no. 191. Here, however, the temple of God symbolizes the Lord in His Divine humanity in heaven where angels dwell, because it is said to be the temple of God in heaven. The ark in the temple means the Ten Commandments, for the ark had as its sole contents the two tables on which the Ten Commandments were written. 1 The temple's being opened means, symbolically, that these two, the Divine humanity and the Ten Commandments, which are the two essential elements of the New Church, are now visible, and that they became visible after the evil were cast into hell (no. 528). The ark is called the ark of His covenant in His temple because a covenant symbolizes conjunction, as we will see below. But first we must say something about the Ten Commandments.

[2] What nation in the entire world does not know that it is evil to kill, commit adultery, steal, and bear false witness? If nations did not know this and enact laws to keep people from doing these things, it would be all over with them. For society, the republic, or kingdom would collapse without these laws.

Who can suppose that the Israelite nation was so stupid in comparison to all other nations as not to know that such actions are evil? One may wonder, therefore, why these laws, being so universally known throughout the whole world, were promulgated by Jehovah Himself from Mount Sinai, attended by the great miracle they were, and written, moreover, with His finger.

But listen, they were promulgated by Jehovah with such a great miracle and written with His finger in order that people might know that these laws are not only civil and moral laws, but also spiritual laws, and that to disobey them is not only to do evil to one's fellow citizen and to society, but is also to sin against God. Their promulgation by Jehovah from Mount Sinai made them therefore laws of religion. For it is evident that whatever Jehovah God commands, He commands to make it a matter of religion, so that it must be obeyed for His sake, and for a person's own sake, that he may be saved.

[3] Because these laws were the first elements of the church to be established by the Lord with the Israelite nation, and because they embrace in brief summary everything having to do with religion which makes possible a conjunction of the Lord with a person and of a person with the Lord, therefore they were so holy that nothing was more holy.

That they were so very holy can be seen from the following: That Jehovah Himself, that is to say, the Lord, descended in fire; that the mountain then smoked and quaked; and that this was attended by thunderings, lightnings, a thick cloud, and the sound of a trumpet (Exodus 19:16, 18, Deuteronomy 5:22-26). That before Jehovah descended, the people readied themselves and sanctified themselves for three days (Exodus 19:10-11, 15). That the mountain was set around with bounds to keep anyone from coming near the foot of the mountain, lest he die, Exodus 19:12-13, 20-23; 24:1-2. That the Law was written on two tablets of stone, and written with the finger of God, Exodus 31:18; 32:15-16; Deuteronomy 9:10. That when Moses brought the tablets down from the mountain a second time, his face shone, Exodus 34:29-35. That the tablets were placed in the ark, Exodus 25:16; 40:20; Deuteronomy 10:5; 1 Kings 8:9. That the place in the Tabernacle where the Ark was put was called the most holy place, Exodus 26:33, and elsewhere. That because it held the Law, the Ark was there called Jehovah. Numbers 10:35-36; 2 Samuel 6:2; Psalms 132:8. That Jehovah spoke with Moses from above the ark, Exodus 25:22; Numbers 7:89. That because of the holiness of the Law, Aaron was not permitted enter within the veil, where the ark was without sacrifices and incense, lest he die. Leviticus 16:2-14ff. That owing to the Lord's presence and power in the Law that was in the ark, the waters of the Jordan were cut off, and as long the Ark rested in the middle, the people crossed on dry ground, Joshua 3:1-17; 4:5-20. That carrying the ark around caused the walls of Jericho fell down, Joshua 6:1-20. That Dagon, the Philistine god, fell to the ground before the Ark, and later lay at the threshold of the temple with its head broken off, 1 Samuel 5:3-4. That many thousands of the people of Ekron and Beth-shemesh were smitten because of the Ark, 1 Samuel 5 and 6. That David brought up the Ark into Zion with sacrifices and jubilation, 2 Samuel 6:1-19. That Uzzah died then because he touched the Ark, 2 Samuel 6:6-7. That in the Temple at Jerusalem the Ark constituted the inner sanctuary (1 Kings 6:19ff., 8:3-9). That the tablets on which the Law was written were called the tablets of the covenant, and because of them the Ark was called the ark of the covenant, with the Law itself being called the covenant (Numbers 10:33, Deuteronomy 4:13, 23; 5:2-3; 9:9, Joshua 3:11, 1 Kings 8:19, 21, and elsewhere).

The Law's being called a covenant symbolizes conjunction. The reason is that covenants are made for the sake of love, friendship, and association, thus for the sake of conjunction. That is why we find it said of the Lord that He will be "a covenant to the people" (Isaiah 42:6; 49:8), and He is called "the Messenger of the covenant" (Malachi 3:1). His blood also is called "the blood of the covenant" (Matthew 26:28, cf. Zechariah 9:11, Exodus 24:4-10). And therefore the Word is called the Old and New Testaments or Covenants.

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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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15 He said to the people, "Be ready by the third day. Don't have sexual relations with a woman."