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Deuteronomio 33

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1 Kaj jen estas la beno, per kiu benis Moseo, la Dia homo, la Izraelidojn antaux sia morto.

2 Li diris: La Eternulo venis de Sinaj Kaj eklumis al ili de Seir; Li ekbrilis de la monto Paran Kaj venis el milmiloj da sanktuloj; CXe Lia dekstra flanko estas fajro de legxo por ili.

3 Vere Li amas la popolojn; CXiuj Liaj sanktuloj estas en Via mano; Kaj ili falis antaux Viaj piedoj, Por auxskulti Viajn vortojn.

4 Instruon transdonis al ni Moseo, Heredajxon por la komunumo de Jakob.

5 Kaj li farigxis regxo en Jesxurun, Kiam kunvenis la cxefoj de la popolo, Kune la triboj de Izrael.

6 Vivu Ruben, kaj li ne mortu; Kaj liaj viroj ne estu malmultaj.

7 Kaj cxi tion pri Jehuda li diris: Auxdu, ho Eternulo, la vocxon de Jehuda, Kaj alkonduku lin al lia popolo; Per siaj manoj li sin defendos, Kaj Vi estu helpanto kontraux liaj malamikoj.

8 Kaj pri Levi li diris: Viaj signoj de lumo kaj de justo estu por Via sankta viro, Kiun Vi elprovis en Masa, Kun kiu Vi malpacis cxe la Akvo de Malpaco;

9 Kiu diras pri sia patro kaj pri sia patrino: Mi ne vidis ilin; Kiu ne rekonis siajn fratojn Kaj ne konis siajn filojn: CXar ili observis Viajn dirojn Kaj gardis Vian interligon;

10 Ili instruu Viajn legxojn al Jakob Kaj Vian instruon al Izrael; Ili metu incenson antaux Vian vizagxon, Kaj bruloferojn sur Vian altaron.

11 Benu, ho Eternulo, lian forton, Kaj favoru la faron de liaj manoj; Frapu la lumbon de tiuj, kiuj levigxas kontraux lin, Kaj de liaj malamantoj, ke ili ne povu relevigxi.

12 Pri Benjamen li diris: La amato de la Eternulo logxos sendangxere cxe Li; Li protektas lin cxiutage, Kaj inter Liaj brakoj li ripozas.

13 Kaj pri Jozef li diris: Benita de la Eternulo estas lia tero, Per donoj de la cxielo, per roso, Kaj per la profundajxo, kusxanta malsupre,

14 Kaj per donoj, produktataj de la suno, Kaj per donoj, kiujn eligas la lunoj,

15 Kaj per la plejbonajxoj de la antikvaj montoj, Kaj per la donoj de la eternaj montetoj,

16 Kaj per la donoj de la tero kaj de gxia abundeco. Kaj la favoro de Tiu, kiu aperis en la arbetajxo, Venu sur la kapon de Jozef Kaj sur la verton de la elektito inter liaj fratoj.

17 Lia unuenaskita bovido estas belega, Kaj liaj kornoj estas kiel kornoj de bubalo; Per ili li kornobatos cxiujn popolojn kune gxis la randoj de la tero. Tio estas la dekmiloj de Efraim, Tio estas la miloj de Manase.

18 Kaj pri Zebulun li diris: GXoju, Zebulun, cxe via eliro; Kaj Isahxar, en viaj tendoj.

19 La popolojn ili vokas sur la monton; Tie ili oferbucxas oferojn de justeco; CXar ili nutras sin per la ricxajxo de la maro, Kaj per trezoroj, kasxitaj en la sablo.

20 Kaj pri Gad li diris: Benata estu la disvastiganto de Gad; Kiel leono li kusxas, Kaj li dissxiras brakon kune kun la verto.

21 Li elrigardis al si komencajxon, CXar tie la legxdonanto destinis por li parton; Kaj li venis kun la cxefoj de la popolo, Plenumis la justecon de la Eternulo Kaj Liajn decidojn pri Izrael.

22 Kaj pri Dan li diris: Dan estas juna leono, Kiu elsaltas el Basxan.

23 Kaj pri Naftali li diris: Naftali estas sata de favoro Kaj plena de beno de la Eternulo; Okcidenton kaj sudon li posedu.

24 Kaj pri Asxer li diris: Benita inter la filoj estas Asxer; Li estu amata de siaj fratoj, Kaj li trempu en oleo sian piedon;

25 Fero kaj kupro estu viaj rigliloj; Kaj dum via tuta vivo dauxru via bonstato.

26 Ne ekzistas simila al Dio, ho Jesxurun, Kiu sidas en la cxielo por via helpo, En Sia majesto en la nuboj.

27 La Dio antikva estas logxejo, Kaj malsupre estas brakoj eternaj. Kaj Li forpelis de antaux vi la malamikon, Kaj diris:Ekstermu.

28 Kaj Izrael logxas sendangxere, sola; La fonto de Jakob estas sur tero de greno kaj mosto, Kaj lia cxielo gutigas roson.

29 Felicxa vi estas, ho Izrael! Kiu estas simila al vi, popolo helpata de la Eternulo, La sxildo de via helpo kaj la glavo de via gloro? Flatos vin viaj malamikoj, Kaj vi pasxados sur iliaj altajxoj.

   

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4311. In the internal historical sense 'for I have seen God face to face, and my soul is delivered' means His presence through representations. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing God face to face' when used in reference to the state which Jacob's descendants were passing through, as the Lord's presence through representations, for if anyone 'sees God face to face' in an external form, and with his physical sight, it is not God Himself that he sees present then, 4299. The fact that He was not present with those people then, as He is with those who are regenerate and who for that reason are governed by spiritual love and by faith, is evident from what has been stated about that nation in 4281, 4288, 4290, 4293, namely about their worship being external and not at the same time internal; or what amounts to the same, about their being governed by bodily and worldly love and not by spiritual and celestial. With such people the Lord cannot possibly be present except through representations.

[2] What presence through representations is must be discussed briefly. Anyone who is governed by bodily and worldly love, and not at the same time by spiritual or by celestial love, does not have any but evil spirits with him, even when external holiness exists with him. Good spirits cannot in any way be present with such a person, for they perceive in an instant the kind of love which governs a person. There is a sphere emanating from the interior parts of him which the spirits perceive as plainly as man by his sense of smell perceives offensive and foul odours floating around him in the air. This is what the state of good and truth, or love and faith, was like with that nation dealt with here. But in order that they might nevertheless play the part of a representative of the Church, the Lord made provision in a miraculous way so that when an external holiness existed with them, and at the same time they were surrounded by evil spirits, that holiness existing with them might nevertheless be raised up to heaven. But this was effected through good spirits and angels who were not within them but outside them, for within them there was nothing but an empty void or else uncleanness. For this reason there was no communication with any person himself, only with the holiness which existed with them when they observed ordinances and commandments, all of which were representative of the spiritual and celestial things of the Lord's kingdom. This is what is meant by the Lord's presence with that nation through representations. But He is present in a different way with those within the Church in whom spiritual love and therefore faith are present. With these people good spirits and angels are present not only within external worship but also at the same time within internal, and therefore in their case the communication of heaven is with those persons themselves. Indeed the Lord is flowing in by way of heaven through their internals into their externals. For these latter people the holiness of worship is of value to them in the next life, but of no value to the former.

[3] It is similar with priests and ministers who preach about holy things and yet live wickedly and believe in what is wicked. With them no good spirits are present, only evil ones, even when they officiate at external acts of worship in a manner which is outwardly holy. For it is self-love and love of the world - that is, love directed towards the attainment of prominent positions and love directed towards the acquisition of gain and so of reputation - which fires them and is the reason for their display of holiness. Sometimes such ambitions are so great that those priests and ministers do not see any false presence in themselves, nor at the same time do they believe that such presence can even exist. Yet in fact they are in the midst of evil spirits whose state is at that time the same as theirs and who serve as their aspiration and inspiration. The presence of evil spirits in that kind of state - when priests or ministers officiate at external acts of worship and when a brake is put on their self-love and love of the world - I have been allowed to know from a considerable amount of experience, which will in the Lord's Divine mercy be described further on at the ends of chapters. Those priests and ministers do not themselves have any communication with heaven, but those who hear and receive the words coming from their lips do so if internal reverence and holiness exists with them. For it does not matter at all who declares what is good and true, provided their lives are not openly wicked, because that would give offence.

[4] This was the situation with the nation descended from Jacob; that is to say, they were surrounded by evil spirits and yet the Lord was present with them through representations, as becomes clear from many places in the Word. In their hearts they did anything but worship Jehovah, for as soon as miracles ceased they instantly turned to other gods and became idolaters, which was a sure sign that in their hearts they worshipped other gods and made mere lip confession to Jehovah; and they made this to Him solely for the reason that they might be the greatest and be pre-eminent over all the nations round about them. The fact that this nation - Aaron included - in their hearts worshipped an Egyptian idol and made mere lip confession to Jehovah because of His miracles, is plainly evident from the golden calf which Aaron made for them, one month after they had seen such great miracles on Mount Sinai, in addition to those they had seen previously in Egypt - see Exodus 32. That Aaron too was like this is explicitly stated in verses 2-5 of that same chapter, and especially in Verse 35. The same traits in that nation are in addition evident from many other places in Moses, in the Book of Judges, in the Books of Samuel, and in the Books of the Kings.

[5] It is also evident that their worship was solely external and not at all internal from the fact that they were forbidden to go near Mount Sinai when the Law was being proclaimed, and that if they touched the mountain they would certainly die, Exodus 19:11-13; 20:19. The reason they were forbidden to do so was that internally they were unclean. It is also stated in Moses that Jehovah dwelt with them in the midst of their uncleannesses, Leviticus 16:16. What that nation was like is also clear from the Song of Moses, Deuteronomy 32:15-43, and from many places in the Prophets. From this it can be recognized that no Church resided with that nation but merely a representative of the Church, and that the Lord was present with it merely through representations.

[6] See also what has been presented already regarding these people,

With the descendants of Jacob a representative of the Church existed but not a Church, 4281, 4288.

A representative of the Church was not established among them until they had been vastated altogether as regards internal holiness, otherwise they would have profaned holy things, 3398, 4289.

When they adhered to ordinances they were able to play a representative role, but not when they deviated from them, 3881 (end).

Therefore they were kept strictly to religious observances and were coerced by external means, 3147, 4281.

So that they could play the part of a representative of the Church their worship became external worship devoid of internal, 4281.

Therefore also interior things of the Church; were not disclosed to them, 301-303, 2520, 3398, 3479, 3769.

They were of such a nature that they were better able than others to have external holiness devoid of internal, 4293.

This is why they have been preserved even to the present day. 3479.

Their external holiness made no difference to their souls, 3479.

  
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