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5 Mose 18

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1 Die Priester, die Leviten, der ganze Stamm Levi, sollen kein Teil noch Erbe mit Israel haben; die Feueropfer Jehovas und sein Erbteil (d. h. die Zehnten, Erstlinge usw.) sollen sie essen.

2 Aber er soll kein Erbteil haben inmitten seiner Brüder; Jehova ist sein Erbteil, so wie er zu ihm geredet hat. -

3 Und dies soll das echt der Priester sein von seiten des Volkes, von seiten derer, die ein Schlachtopfer opfern, es sei ind- oder Kleinvieh: Man soll dem Priester die Schulter geben und die Kinnbacken und den rauhen Magen.

4 Die Erstlinge deines Getreides, deines Mostes und deines Öles, und die Erstlinge von der Schur deiner Schafe sollst du ihm geben;

5 denn ihn hat Jehova, dein Gott, erwählt aus allen deinen Stämmen, damit er dastehe, um den Dienst im Namen Jehovas zu verrichten, er und seine Söhne, alle Tage. -

6 Und wenn der Levit kommen wird aus einem deiner Tore, aus ganz Israel, wo er sich aufhält, und er kommt nach aller Lust seiner Seele an den Ort, den Jehova erwählen wird,

7 und verrichtet den Dienst im Namen Jehovas, seines Gottes, wie alle seine Brüder, die Leviten, die daselbst vor Jehova stehen:

8 so sollen sie zu gleichen Teilen essen, außer dem, was er von seinem väterlichen Eigentum verkauft hat.

9 Wenn du in das Land kommst, das Jehova, dein Gott, dir gibt, so sollst du nicht lernen, nach den Greueln dieser Nationen zu tun.

10 Es soll keiner unter dir gefunden werden, der seinen Sohn oder seine Tochter durchs Feuer gehen läßt, keiner, der Wahrsagerei treibt, kein Zauberer oder Beschwörer oder Magier,

11 oder Bannsprecher oder Totenbeschwörer oder Wahrsager oder der die Toten befragt.

12 Denn ein Greuel für Jehova ist ein jeder, der diese Dinge tut; und um dieser Greuel willen treibt Jehova, dein Gott, sie vor dir aus.

13 Du sollst vollkommen (O. untadelig, lauter) sein gegen Jehova, deinen Gott.

14 Denn diese Nationen, die du austreiben wirst, hören auf Zauberer und auf Wahrsager; du aber-nicht also hat Jehova, dein Gott, dir gestattet.

15 Einen Propheten aus deiner Mitte, aus deinen Brüdern, gleich mir, wird Jehova, dein Gott, dir erwecken; auf ihn sollt ihr hören;

16 nach allem, was du von Jehova, deinem Gott, am Horeb begehrt hast am Tage der Versammlung, indem du sprachest: Ich möchte nicht weiter die Stimme Jehovas, meines Gottes, hören, und dieses große Feuer möchte ich nicht mehr sehen, daß ich nicht sterbe!

17 Und Jehova sprach zu mir: Gut ist, was sie geredet haben. (O. Sie haben wohl geredet)

18 Einen Propheten, gleich dir, will ich ihnen aus der Mitte ihrer Brüder erwecken; und ich will meine Worte in seinen Mund legen, und er wird zu ihnen reden alles, was ich ihm gebieten werde.

19 Und es wird geschehen, der Mann, der nicht hört auf meine Worte, die er in meinem Namen reden wird, von dem werde ich es fordern. -

20 Doch der Prophet, der sich vermessen wird, in meinem Namen ein Wort zu reden, das ich ihm nicht geboten habe zu reden, oder der im Namen anderer Götter reden wird: Selbiger Prophet soll sterben.

21 Und wenn du in deinem Herzen sprichst: Wie sollen wir das Wort erkennen, das Jehova nicht geredet hat?

22 Wenn der Prophet im Namen Jehovas redet, und das Wort geschieht nicht und trifft nicht ein, so ist das das Wort, welches Jehova nicht geredet hat; mit Vermessenheit hat der Prophet es geredet; du sollst dich nicht vor ihm fürchten.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9223

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9223. The firstfruits of thy grain, and the firstfruits of thy wine, thou shalt not delay. That this signifies that as all the goods and truths of faith are from the Lord, they are to be ascribed to Him and not to self, is evident from the signification of “the firstfruits,” as being those things which must be in the first place, thus those which are to be chief of all (of which below); from the signification of “grain,” as being the good of the truth of faith (see n. 5295, 5410, 5959); from the signification of “wine,” as being the truth of good, thus, the truth of the good of faith (n. 1798, 6377); and from the signification of “not delaying,” when said of the good and truth of faith, as being to ascribe from affection; for that which is not done tardily, but quickly, is done from the affection of love (n. 7695, 7866). That ascription to the Lord is meant, is because the firstfruits, as well as the firstborn, were given to Jehovah, and by Jehovah to Aaron and his seed; and by “Jehovah” in the Word is meant the the Lord, (n. 1736, 2921, 3023, 3035, 5663, 6303, 6945, 6956, 8274, 8864). Wherefore, as “the first fruits of the grain and wine” denote the goods and truths of faith, it is meant that these are to be ascribed to the Lord, because they are from Him. (That everything of thought and of will with man flows in, and that all good and truth are from the Lord, see n. 2886-2888, 3142, 3147, 4151, 4249, 5119, 5147, 5150, 5259, 5482, 5649, 5779, 5854, 5893, 6027, 6982, 6985, 6996, 7004, 7055, 7056, 7058, 7270, 7343, 8321, 8685, 8701, 8717, 8728, 8823, 8863, 9110; and the same from experience, n. 6053-6058, 6189-6215, 6307-6327, 6466-6495, 6598-6626.)

[2] The firstfruits which were to be offered to the Lord, were the firstfruits of the harvest and the firstfruits of the vintage, also the firstfruits of shearing, and likewise the firstfruits of fruit. The firstfruits of the harvest were ears of corn, parched and green, also the sheaf which was to be waved, and afterward the firstfruits from the threshing floor, which were cakes; but the firstfruits of the vintage were the firstfruits of wine, of must, and of oil; and besides these there were the firstfruits of the sheep-shearing and also the firstfruits of fruit, which were offered in a basket. Moreover, all the firstborn also were offered to the Lord, of which were redeemed the firstborn of men, and also the firstborn of those animals which were not offered in the sacrifices, as the firstborn of asses, of mules, of horses, and the like. The firstfruits and the firstborn were offered to Jehovah, and by Jehovah were given to Aaron and his seed, for the reason that Aaron and his sons, who administered the office of the high-priesthood, represented the Lord. By “the firstfruits of grain and wine” in this verse are meant all the firstfruits of the harvest and the vintage, just now spoken of; for the expressions used in the original tongue are “the fullness of the grain,” and “the tear of the wine;” “fullness” denoting a harvest ripe and gathered in, and “tears” denoting what is made to drop.

[3] What the firstfruits specifically represented (for all the statutes and rituals enjoined upon the sons of Israel by the Lord represented internal things of the church), can be seen from the several kinds of produce the firstfruits of which were given, when viewed in the internal sense. That “grain” denotes the good of faith, and “wine” the truth of faith, may be seen in the passages above cited. That the firstfruits were to be given to Jehovah, signified that it is the first of the church to ascribe all the goods and truths of faith to the Lord, and not to self. To ascribe to the Lord is to know, to acknowledge, and to believe that these things are from the Lord, and nothing of them from self; for as above shown, everything of faith is from the Lord. The “firstfruits” have this signification because they were offerings and gifts, which were thanksgivings for the produce of the earth, and an acknowledgment of blessings from Jehovah, that is, from the Lord; and consequently were an acknowledgment that all things are from Him; and in the internal sense, an acknowledgment of the goods and truths of faith, which are signified by “harvest,” by “grain,” “oil,” “must,” “wine,” “wool,” and “fruits,” of which the firstfruits were given. (Concerning these firstfruits, see Exodus 23:19; 34:26; Leviticus 23:10-11, 20; Numbers 15:19-21; 18:12-13; Deuteronomy 18:4; 26:1-11.) The like is signified by the “firstfruits” in Ezekiel 20:40, and in Micah 7:1-2.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #5649

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5649. And they said, Over the word of the silver that was returned in our bags in the beginning are we brought. That this signifies that because truth in the exterior natural appears to be given gratuitously, they were therefore to be in subjection, is evident from the signification of the “silver being returned,” as being truth bestowed gratuitously, (see n. 5530, 5624); from the signification of a “bag,” as being the threshold of the exterior natural (n. 5497); and from the signification of “being brought,” as being to be adjoined or subjected (a s shown just above, n. 5648).

[2] The case herein is this. As it was perceived that the truths of memory-knowledge in the exterior natural were given gratuitously, and would therefore be enticed to conjoin themselves with the internal, and thereby be in subjection to it, they would as just said be deprived of their freedom, and thereby of all the delight of life. That this is the case, namely, that it is perceived that truths of memory-knowledge are bestowed gratuitously, and this in the natural mind whether exterior or interior, is quite unknown to man. The reason is that he is in no such perception; for he does not at all know what is bestowed on him gratuitously, still less what is stored up in the exterior natural, and what in the interior. The reason why he has not this perception is usually because worldly and earthly things are dear to him, and not celestial and spiritual things; and therefore he does not believe in any influx through heaven from the Lord, thus not at all that anything is given him; when yet all the truth that he rationally infers from memory-knowledges, and supposes to be of his own ability, is such as is given him. Still less can man perceive whether it is placed in the exterior natural or in the interior, because he is ignorant that the natural is twofold, namely the outer which draws near to the external senses, and the inner which draws back from them and turns to the rational.

[3] As man knows nothing about either the one or the other, he can therefore have no perception about such things; for the knowledge of a thing must come first in order that there may be a perception of it. Yet the angelic societies know and perceive these things well and clearly, not only what is bestowed on them gratuitously, but also where it is, as may be seen from the following experience. When any spirit who is in good, and hence in ability, comes into an angelic society, he comes at the same time into all the memory-knowledge and intelligence the society has, and in which he had not been before; and he then knows no otherwise than that he had known and understood it so before, and from himself. But when he reflects, he perceives that it is gratuitously bestowed on him through that angelic society by the Lord; and he also knows from the angelic society where it is, whether in the exterior or in the interior natural. For there are angelic societies that are in the exterior natural, and there are others that are in the interior natural. Yet the natural which belongs to them is not such a natural as man has; but it is a spiritual natural, which has become spiritual by having been conjoined and subjected to the spiritual.

[4] From all this it is evident that the things here related in the internal sense take place actually so in the other life, namely, that they perceive what is given them gratuitously, as well as where it is stored up, although man at this day knows nothing of such things. But in ancient times they who were of the church knew such things, being taught them by their memory-knowledges and by their doctrinals. They were interior men; but since those times men have become successively more external, insomuch that at this day they are in the body, thus in the outermost. A sign of this is that they do not even know what the spiritual and the internal are, nor believe in their existence. Nay, to such an outermost in the body have they gone away from interior things, that they do not even believe that there is a life after death, nor that there is a heaven or a hell. Nay, by receding from interior things they have gone to such an outermost, and have become so stupid in spiritual things, as to believe that man’s life is like that of beasts, and therefore that man will die in like manner; and strange to say the learned believe so more than the simple, and anyone who believes differently is accounted by them a simpleton.

  
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