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5 Mosebog 17

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1 Du må ikke ofre HE EN din Gud en Okse eller et Stykke Småkvæg, som har nogen Lyde, nogen som helst Fejl; thi det er HE EN din Gud en Vederstyggelighed.

2 Når der et steds i din Midte inden dine Porte, som HE EN din Gud vil give dig, findes nogen, Mand eller Kvinde, der gør, hvad der er ondt i HE EN din Guds Øjne, og overtræder hans Pagt,

3 idet han går hen og dyrker andre Guder og tilbeder dem, Solen, Månen eller Himmelens hele Hær, hvad jeg ikke har pålagt eder,

4 og det bliver dig meldt, så du får det af høre, da skal du omhyggeligt undersøge Sagen, og hvis det viser sig, at det virkelig forholder sig således, at der er øvet en sådan Vederstyggelighed i Israel,

5 da skal du føre Manden eller Kvinden, som har øvet denne Udåd, ud til Byporten, hvad enten det nu er en Mand eller en Kvinde, og stene dem til Døde.

6 to eller tre Vidners Udsagn skal Dødsdommen udføres; den må ikke udføres på et enkelt Vidnes Udsagn.

7 Vidnernes Hånd skal først løfte sig imod ham for at slå ham ihjel, siden alle de andres Hånd. Således skal du udrydde det onde af din Midte.

8 Når en etssag angående Blodsudgydelse eller et Ejendomsspørgsmål eller Legemsskade, når i det hele en eller anden etstrætte inden dine Porte er dig for vanskelig, skal du stå op og drage til det Sted, HE EN din Gud udvælger,

9 og henvende dig til Levitpræsterne og den Dommer, som er der til den Tid, og spørge dem til åds, så skal de give dig til Hen, hvorledes der skal dømmes i Sagen.

10 Og du skal rette dig efter den Afgørelse, de giver dig til kende fra det Sted, HE EN udvælger, og omhyggeligt handle efter alt det, som de lærer dig.

11 Efter den Vejledning, de giver dig, og efter den Kendelse, de kundgør dig, skal du handle uden at vige til højre eller venstre fra, hvad de giver dig til Kende.

12 Og den Mand, der formaster sig til ikke at lyde Præsten, som gør Tjeneste der for HE EN din Gud, eller Dommeren, den Mand skal , og du skal udrydde det onde af Israel.

13 Og det skal høres i hele Folket, så de gribes af Frygt og ikke mere handler formasteligt.

14 Når du kommer ind i det Land, HE EN din Gud vil give dig, og får taget det i Besiddelse og fæstet Bo der, og du så får den Tanke, at du vil have en Konge over dig ligesom alle de andre Folk rundt om dig,

15 så må du kun sætte den Mand til Konge over dig, som HE EN din Gud udvælger. Af dine Brødres Midte skal du tage dig en konge. En fremmed, der ikke hører til dine Brødre, må du ikke tage til konge over dig.

16 Kun må han ikke holde mange Heste og sende Folket tilbage til Ægypten for at skaffe sig mange Heste; thi HE EN har jo sagt til eder: "I må ikke mere vende tilbage ad den Vej!"

17 Heller ikke må han have mange Hustruer, for at hans Hjerte ikke skal forledes til Frafald, og han må ikke samle sig Sølv og Guld i Overflod.

18 Når han så har sat sig på Tronen, skal han skaffe sig en Afskrift af denne Lov hos Levitpræsterne;

19 og han skal have den hos sig og læse i den alle sine Levedage, at han kan lære at frygte HE EN sin Gud, så han tager Vare på alle denne Lovs Ord og på disse Anordninger og holder dem,

20 for at hans Hjerte ikke skal hovmode sig over hans Brødre eller vige til højre eller venstre fra Budet, at han og hans Sønner i lange Tider må have Kongemagten i Israel.

   


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Apocalypse Explained #688

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688. Fell upon their faces and worshipped God, signifies the adoration of the Lord with them from a most humble heart. This is evident from the signification of "to fall upon the face," as being the deepest humiliation of heart, for it is a gesture of the body corresponding to humiliation of heart, thus a gesture that is representative of the humiliation of the whole man. Worship of God at such a time is what flows forth from such a heart, which varies according to the matter that engages the mind.

[2] To fall upon the face before God is a gesture representative of deepest humiliation, because the face is the form of man's affections and thus of the interiors that pertain to his mind and disposition, for the affections shine forth in the face as in their type, and this is why the face is called an index and image of the mind. When, therefore, a man acknowledges that all things in him are turned away from God, and are consequently damned, and that thus he is neither able nor dares to look to God, who is essential Holiness, and if he should look to Him from such a self he would spiritually die, then from such thought and acknowledgment man falls upon the face to the earth; and because what is man's own [proprium] is thus removed, he is then filled by the Lord and so raised up as to be able to look to Him.

[3] They are said to have "worshipped God," for the reason that "God" means in the Word the Divine proceeding which is called the Divine truth. And as this Divine is truth with the angels, for they are the recipients of it and it constitutes their wisdom, so in the Word angels are called "gods," and signify Divine truths. Moreover, in the Hebrew, God is called "Elohim," in the plural, therefore "God" means in the Word the Divine that is with the angels of heaven and the men of the church, which is the Divine proceeding. And as the higher heavens were now in enlightenment and power, because of the separation of the evil from the good in the lower parts, and because of the Last Judgment which was to come shortly, therefore they are said "to worship God," from which it is evident that the Lord was then with them; for from a more intense and powerful influx of the Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord they had enlightenment and power.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #8304

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8304. 'Doing wonders?' means that He is the Source of all the means through which comes power. This is clear from the meaning of 'wonders', or miracles, as the means used by Divine power, dealt with in 6910. The reason why 'wonders' are the means used by Divine power is that by them the people were led to believe that Jehovah was the highest of Gods, indeed that there was no God besides Him, and therefore that He alone was to be worshipped. And those who received this truth were afterwards introduced to truths concerned with the worship of Him, which are the means of power. For all power in the spiritual sense resides in truths which come from the Divine, 3091, 6344, 6423, 6948, 8200. Power in the spiritual sense consists in putting to flight and casting away from oneself the hellish crew, which is done solely by means of truths. This then is why 'doing wonders' means that the Lord is the Source of all the means through which comes power.

The means used by Divine power are meant by 'wonders' also in David,

Sing to Jehovah, make melody to Him; meditate on all His wonders. Glory in His holy name. Seek Jehovah and His strength; seek His face continually. Remember His wonders, His marvels, and the judgements of His mouth. Psalms 105:1-5.

The possession of all power by the truths of faith received from the Lord is evident from the Lord's words to Peter,

I tell you, You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 16:18-19.

'Peter' here represents faith, 'rock' in the Word is a sign of faith, and 'key' is used to mean power, see Preface to Genesis 22

, and also 4738 (end), 6344 (end).

  
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