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Deuteronomio 11

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1 Amarás, pues, al SEÑOR tu Dios, y guardarás su ordenanza, y sus estatutos y sus derechos y sus mandamientos, todos los días.

2 Y sabed hoy; porque no hablo con vuestros hijos que no han sabido ni visto el castigo del SEÑOR vuestro Dios, su grandeza, su mano fuerte, y su brazo extendido,

3 y sus señales, y sus obras que hizo en medio de Egipto a Faraón, rey de Egipto, y a toda su tierra;

4 y lo que hizo al ejército de Egipto, a sus caballos, y a sus carros; cómo hizo ondear las aguas del mar Bermejo sobre ellos, cuando venían tras vosotros, y el SEÑOR los destruyó hasta hoy;

5 y lo que ha hecho con vosotros en el desierto, hasta que habéis llegado a este lugar;

6 y lo que hizo con Datán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab hijo de Rubén; cómo abrió la tierra su boca, y los tragó a ellos y a sus casas, y sus tiendas, y toda la hacienda que tenían en pie en medio de todo Israel;

7 mas vuestros ojos han visto todos los grandes hechos que el SEÑOR ha ejecutado.

8 Guardad, pues, todos los mandamientos que yo os mando hoy, para que seáis esforzados, y entréis y heredéis la tierra, a la cual pasáis para heredarla;

9 y para que os sean prolongados los días sobre la tierra, que juró el SEÑOR a vuestros padres que había de darla a ellos y a su simiente, tierra que fluye leche y miel.

10 Que la tierra a la cual entras para heredarla, no es como la tierra de Egipto de donde habéis salido, donde sembrabas tu simiente, y regabas con tu pie, como huerto de legumbres.

11 La tierra a la cual pasáis para heredarla, es tierra de montes y de vegas; de la lluvia del cielo ha de beber las aguas;

12 tierra de la cual el SEÑOR tu Dios procura; siempre están sobre ella los ojos del SEÑOR tu Dios, desde el principio del año hasta el fin de él.

13 Y será que, si escuchareis cuidadosamente mis mandamientos que yo os mando hoy, amando al SEÑOR vuestro Dios, y sirviéndole con todo vuestro corazón, y con toda vuestra alma,

14 yo daré la lluvia de vuestra tierra en su tiempo, la temprana y la tardía; y cogerás tu grano, y tu vino, y tu aceite.

15 Y daré hierba en tu tierra para tus bestias; y comerás, y te saciarás.

16 Guardaos, pues, que vuestro corazón no sea engañado, y os apartéis, y sirváis a dioses ajenos, y os inclinéis a ellos;

17 y se encienda el furor del SEÑOR sobre vosotros, y cierre los cielos, y no haya lluvia, ni la tierra dé su fruto, y perezcáis presto de la buena tierra que os da el SEÑOR.

18 Por tanto, pondréis éstas mis palabras en vuestro corazón y en vuestra alma, y las ataréis por señal en vuestra mano, y serán por frontales entre vuestros ojos.

19 Y las enseñaréis a vuestros hijos, para que penséis en ellas, sentado en tu casa, andando por el camino, acostado en la cama, y cuando te levantes;

20 y las escribirás en los postes de tu casa, y en tus portadas;

21 para que sean aumentados vuestros días, y los días de vuestros hijos, sobre la tierra que juró el SEÑOR a vuestros padres que les había de dar, como los días de los cielos sobre la tierra.

22 Porque si guardareis cuidadosamente todos estos mandamientos que yo os mando, para que los cumpláis; amando al SEÑOR vuestro Dios y andando en todos sus caminos, y a él os allegaréis,

23 el SEÑOR también echará todos estos gentiles de delante de vosotros y desposeeréis naciones grandes y más fuertes que vosotros.

24 Todo lugar que pisare la planta de vuestro pie, será vuestro; desde el desierto y el Líbano; desde el río, el río Eufrates, hasta el mar postrero será vuestro término.

25 Nadie se sostendrá delante de vosotros; miedo y temor de vosotros pondrá el SEÑOR vuestro Dios sobre la faz de toda la tierra que hollareis, como él os ha dicho.

26 Mira, yo pongo hoy delante de vosotros la bendición y la maldición:

27 La bendición, si oyereis los mandamientos del SEÑOR vuestro Dios, que yo os mando hoy;

28 y la maldición, si no oyereis los mandamientos del SEÑOR vuestro Dios, mas os apartareis del camino que yo os ordeno hoy, para andar en pos de dioses ajenos que no habéis conocido.

29 Y será que, cuando el SEÑOR tu Dios te introdujere en la tierra a la cual vas para heredarla, pondrás la bendición sobre el monte Gerizim, y la maldición sobre el monte Ebal;

30 los cuales están al otro lado del Jordán, tras el camino del occidente en la tierra del cananeo, que habita en la campiña delante de Gilgal, junto a los llanos de More.

31 Porque vosotros pasáis el Jordán, para ir a heredar la tierra que os da el SEÑOR vuestro Dios; y la cual heredaréis, y habitaréis en ella.

32 Guardaréis, pues, que hagáis todos los estatutos y derechos que yo doy delante de vosotros hoy.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #8301

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8301. 'Who is like You among the gods, O Jehovah' means that every truth of good emanates from the Lord's Divine Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'gods' as truths, dealt with in 4402, 7268, 7873, at this point truths springing from good since comparison with Jehovah is made when it says, Who is like You among the gods, O Jehovah? 'Jehovah' in the Word means the Lord, see 1343, 1736, 2921, 3023, 3035, 5041, 5663, 6280, 6281, 6303, 6905, 6945, 6956; but at this point 'Jehovah' is used to mean the Divine Human because the theme of the song is the salvation of those belonging to the spiritual Church, accomplished through the Lord's Coming into the world, and by means of His Divine Human while He was in it, see 2661, 2716, 2833, 2834, 6372, 6854, 6914, 7035, 7091(end), 7828, 7932, 8018, 8054. The reason why the words used mean that every truth of good emanates from the Lord's Divine Human is that truths can emanate from anyone at all, but the truths of good can do so only from the Lord, consequently from those who are governed by good received from the Lord. Truths divorced from good are also contemplated and declared by those who possess faith that is mere persuasion and still lead a life of evil, as well as by many others within the Church. But those truths are not the truths of good, and so they do not emanate from the Lord but from such people themselves.

[2] The fact that truths springing from good emanate from the Lord may be recognized from the consideration that the Lord is Good itself because He is Love itself. Truth emanates from that Love just as light does from the flames of the sun. This truth is also like the light in springtime and summer, which holds warmth within itself and causes all things on the planet to come alive so to speak. But truth that does not flow from good is like the light in wintertime when all things on the planet die off. The reason why 'gods' are the truths of good is that 'gods' is used in the good sense to mean angels, who are called 'gods' because they are substances or forms receiving truth that has good from the Lord within it.

[3] Angels, and therefore the truths of good which emanate from the Lord, are also meant by 'gods' in the following places:

In David,

God places himself in the assembly of God in the midst of the gods will He judge. I said, You are gods and sons of the Most High, all of you. Psalms 82:1, 6.

Truths emanating from the Lord are what 'gods' is used to mean here. This is clear from the fact that the singular, 'in the assembly of God', is used first, and 'in the midst of the gods' afterwards. For 'God' is used in the Word where truth is referred to, see 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4287, 4402, 7010; and in the highest sense 'God' is the Divine Truth emanating from the Lord, 7268.

In the same author,

I will confess You with my whole heart; before the gods I will make melody to You. Psalms 138:1.

In the same author,

There is none like You among the gods O Lord. Psalms 86:8.

In the same author,

A great God is Jehovah, and a great King above all gods. Psalms 95:3.

In the same author,

You, O Jehovah, are [high] above all the earth; You are exceedingly exalted above all gods. Psalms 97:9.

In the same author,

I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods. Psalms 135:5.

So it is too that Jehovah is called Lord of lords and God of gods in Deuteronomy 10:17; Joshua 22:22; Psalms 136:2.

[4] The reason why it is said so many times that Jehovah is above all gods and is God of gods is that at that time a large number of gods were worshipped. Nations were distinguished from one another according to the gods they worshipped, each nation believing that its god was the highest of all. As a result of this the idea of a large number of gods was rooted in everyone's mind, though there was disagreement over which one of them was the greatest, as becomes quite clear from many places in the historical narratives of the Word. That idea was rooted in the minds of the Jews more than others, and this explains why it says so many times in the Word that Jehovah was greater than all gods and that He was King and God of gods. The fact that this idea of a large number of gods was rooted in the minds of the Jews more than other nations becomes quite clear from their frequent apostasy, when they turned to the worship of other gods, many instances of which are recorded in the historical books of the Word, such as Judges 2:10, 13, 17, 19; 3:5-7; 8:27, 33; 10:6, 10, 13; 18:14, 17-18, 20, 24, 31; I Sam. 7:3-4; 8:8; 1 Kings 14:23-24; 16:31-33; 18:20ff; 21:26; 22:53; 2 Kings 16:1, 10ff; 17:7, 15-17; 21:3-7, 21; 23:4-5, 7-8, 10-13; and elsewhere.

[5] The mind of that nation was so unsound that with their lips they declared belief in Jehovah alone, yet in their heart acknowledged other gods. This becomes perfectly clear from the consideration that they saw so many miracles in Egypt, and in addition so many after that - the division of the sea before them and the drowning of Pharaoh's army, the pillar of cloud and fire constantly appearing, the manna raining down from heaven every day, and the actual presence of Jehovah with such great majesty and awe on Mount Sinai. And having seen such miracles they declared openly that Jehovah alone was God. Yet only weeks later, merely because Moses delayed [coming down from the mountain], they asked for molded gods which they could adore. And also after Aaron had made them those people attended them with divine worship through a feast, burnt offerings and sacrifices, and dancing. From this it becomes clear that the worship of many gods remained fixed in their hearts. The fact that this nation was like this, more than any other nation on the entire earth, is also clear in Jeremiah,

Has a nation changed its gods, and My people changed their glory for what does not profit? Be astonished, O heavens, over this, and shudder, be in great trepidation. According to the number of your cities have your gods been, O Judah. Jeremiah 2:11-12, 28.

[6] The character of that nation is also such that they adore external things, and so idols, more than all other nations do; they have no desire whatever to know about internal things. For they are the most avaricious of all nations; and avarice, which with them is such that gold or silver is loved for its own sake and not for the sake of any useful purpose, is an extremely earthly desire. It drags the mind down completely to a physical level and submerges it in it; and it closes interior levels to such an extent that no faith or love whatever from heaven can enter them. This shows how greatly mistaken those people are who believe that that nation will be chosen again, or that the Lord's Church will pass to them again after all others have been cast aside, when in fact you will convert stones to faith in the Lord before you convert them. This belief that the Church will pass to them is again due to many places in the prophetical parts of the Word which speak of their future return. But such people do not know that in those places Judah, Jacob, or Israel is not used to mean that nation, but those among whom the Church resides.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #7873

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7873. 'And on all the gods of Egypt I will make judgements' means their falsities which are to be damned. This is clear from the meaning of 'gods' as falsities, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'making judgements' as being damned, for to judge or to make judgements is to point either to life or to death; a judgement that points to life means salvation, one that points to death means damnation. The term 'gods' is used many times in the Word. When angels are called such, truths are meant, see 4295, 4402, 7268, and therefore in the contrary sense 'the gods of the nations' means falsities, 4402, 4544. The reason why truths are referred to as 'gods' is that truth emanates from God Himself and is in itself of God. Consequently those who receive that truth are called 'gods'. Not that they are gods; rather, the truth with them is of God. This explains why in the original language God is referred to by the plural noun Elohim. God Himself is Divine Goodness, but what emanates from Him is Divine Truth which fills the whole of heaven. So then, because 'god' means truth, falsity is meant by that word in the contrary sense.

  
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