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2 Mosebok 8

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1 Da sa Herren til Moses: Gå inn til Farao og si til ham: Så sier Herren: La mitt folk fare, så de kan tjene mig!

2 Dersom du nekter å la dem fare, da vil jeg plage hele ditt land med frosk.

3 Og elven skal vrimle av frosk, og de skal krype op og komme inn i ditt hus og i ditt sengkammer og op i din seng og i dine tjeneres hus og på ditt folk og i dine bakerovner og i dine deigtrau.

4 Ja, på dig og på ditt folk og på alle dine tjenere skal froskene krype op.

5 Og Herren sa til Moses: Si til Aron: ekk ut din hånd med din stav over elvene, over kanalene og over sjøene, og la froskene komme op over Egyptens land!

6 Og Aron rakte ut sin hånd over Egyptens vann, og froskene kom op og dekket hele Egyptens land.

7 Men tegnsutleggerne gjorde det samme med sine hemmelige kunster og lot froskene komme op over Egyptens land.

8 Da kalte Farao Moses og Aron til sig og sa: Bed til Herren at han vil ta froskene bort fra mig og mitt folk! Da til jeg la folket fare, sa de kan ofre til Herren.

9 Og Moses sa til Farao: Ha selv den ære å si når jeg skal bede for dig og dine tjenere og ditt folk at froskene må bli drevet bort fra dig og dine hus, så de bare blir tilbake i elven.

10 Han svarte: Imorgen. Da sa Moses: La det bli som du sier, forat du kan kjenne at det ikke er nogen som Herren vår Gud.

11 Froskene skal vike fra dig og dine hus og fra dine tjenere og ditt folk; bare i elven skal de bli tilbake.

12 Så gikk Moses og Aron ut igjen fra Farao, og Moses ropte til Herren for froskenes skyld som han hadde ført over Farao.

13 Og Herren gjorde som Moses hadde sagt, og froskene som var i husene og gårdene og på markene, døde bort;

14 og de samlet dem i dyngevis, og landet blev fylt med stank.

15 Men da Farao så at han hadde fått luft, gjorde han sitt hjerte hårdt og hørte ikke på dem, således som Herren hadde sagt.

16 Da sa Herren til Moses: Si til Aron: ekk ut din stav og slå i støvet på jorden, så skal det bli til mygg i hele Egyptens land.

17 Og de gjorde således; Aron rakte ut sin hånd med sin stav og slo i støvet på jorden, og myggene kom både på folk og fe; alt støvet på jorden blev til mygg i hele Egyptens land.

18 Tegnsutleggerne gjorde likeså med sine hemmelige kunster; de søkte å få mygg frem, men kunde ikke. Og myggene blev sittende på folk og på fe.

19 Da sa tegnsutleggerne til Farao: Dette er Guds finger. Men Faraos hjerte var og blev forherdet, og han hørte ikke på dem, således som Herren hadde sagt.

20 Da sa Herren til Moses: Stå tidlig op imorgen, og still dig frem for Farao når han går ned til elven, og si til ham: Så sier Herren: La mitt folk fare, så de kan tjene mig!

21 For dersom du ikke lar mitt folk fare, da sender jeg fluesvermer over dig og dine tjenere og ditt folk og dine hus, og egypternes hus skal fylles av fluesvermene, ja endog jorden de står på.

22 Men på den dag vil jeg undta Gosen, hvor mitt folk bor, så det ikke skal være fluesvermer der; da skal du kjenne at jeg, Herren, er midt i landet.

23 For jeg vil frelse mitt folk og gjøre forskjell på mitt folk og ditt folk; imorgen skal dette tegn skje.

24 Og Herren gjorde som han hadde sagt, og det kom svære fluesvermer i Faraos hus og i hans tjeneres hus; i hele Egypten blev landet herjet av fluesvermer.

25 Da kalte Farao Moses og Aron til sig og sa: Gå og ofre til eders Gud her i landet!

26 Men Moses sa: Det er ikke rådelig å gjøre så; for det vi ofrer til Herren vår Gud, er en vederstyggelighet for egypterne; om vi nu ofret for egypternes øine det som er en vederstyggelighet for dem, vilde de da ikke stene oss?

27 Tre dagsreiser vil vi gå ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren vår Gud, således som han byder oss.

28 Da sa Farao: Jeg vil la eder fare, så I kan ofre til Herren eders Gud i ørkenen; men I må ikke dra langt bort. Bed for mig!

29 Moses svarte: Se, jeg går nu ut og vil bede til Herren, og imorgen skal fluesvermene vike bort fra Farao, fra hans tjenere og fra hans folk; bare nu Farao ikke mere vil bruke svik, men la folket fare, så de kan ofre til Herren.

30 Så gikk Moses ut fra Farao og bad til Herren.

31 Og Herren gjorde som Moses bad, og lot fluesvermene vike bort fra Farao, fra hans tjenere og fra hans folk; det blev ikke én igjen.

32 Men Farao forherdet sitt hjerte også denne gang; han lot ikke folket fare.

   

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True Christian Religion #635

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635. Lastly I will reveal this secret. Seven chapters of Revelation describe the termination of the present church, in terms similar to the devastation of Egypt. In both cases this was by similar plagues, each of which stands in the spiritual sense for some falsity advancing its devastation to the point of destruction. This church, therefore, which is at the present time lost, is also called Egypt as spiritually understood (Revelation 11:8). The plagues in Egypt were as follows.

The waters were turned to blood, so that all the fish died and the river stank (Exodus 7; similar language in Revelation 8:8; 16:3). Blood means Divine truth falsified (see Apocalypse Revealed 379, 404, 681, 687-688). The fish that died mean likewise truths in the natural man (Apocalypse Revealed 290, 405).

Frogs came forth upon the land of Egypt (Exodus 8). There is also a mention of frogs in Revelation 16:13. Frogs mean reasonings as a result of a longing for the falsification of truth (see Apocalypse Revealed 702).

In Egypt foul ulcers appeared upon men and beasts (Exodus 9); similar language in Revelation 16:2. Ulcers mean inward evils and falsities which can destroy the good and truth in the church (see Apocalypse Revealed 678).

In Egypt hail fell mixed with fire (Exodus 9); similar language in Revelation 8:7; 16:21. Hail means hellish falsity (see Apocalypse Revealed 399, 714).

Locusts were sent upon Egypt (Exodus 10); similar language in Revelation 9:1-11. Locusts mean falsities in outermost things (see Apocalypse Revealed 424, 430).

Oppressive darkness was brought upon Egypt (Exodus 10:21); similar language in Revelation 8:12. Darkness means falsities arising from ignorance, or from false ideas of religion, or from evil living (see Apocalypse Revealed 110, 413, 695).

The Egyptians finally perished in the sea of Suph 1 (Exodus 14). In Revelation the dragon and the false prophet perished in the lake of fire and brimstone (Revelation 19:20; 20:10). Both the sea of Suph and that lake have the same meaning, hell.

The reason why similar language is used of Egypt and of the church, the termination and end of which is described in Revelation, is that Egypt stands for the church, which in its beginnings was outstanding. So before its church was devastated, Egypt is equated with the Garden of Eden and the garden of Jehovah (Genesis 13:10; Ezekiel 31:8). It is also called 'the corner-stone of the tribes', and 'the sons of wise men and of the kings of ancient time' (Isaiah 19:11, 13). More about Egypt in its earliest state and in its devastation will be found in Apocalypse Revealed 503.

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1. Generally taken as 'the Red Sea', but the author keeps the Hebrew form.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Exodus 8

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1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, "This is what Yahweh says, 'Let my people Go, that they may serve me.

2 If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs:

3 and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs:

4 and the frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.'"

5 Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.'"

6 Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7 The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, "Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh."

9 Moses said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only."

10 He said, "Tomorrow." He said, "Be it according to your word, that you may know that there is none like Yahweh our God.

11 The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only."

12 Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.

13 Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

16 Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"

17 They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal.

19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God:" and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

20 Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes forth to the water; and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh says, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

22 I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the earth.

23 I will put a division between my people and your people: by tomorrow shall this sign be."'"

24 Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

25 Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!"

26 Moses said, "It isn't appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and won't they stone us?

27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he shall command us."

28 Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me."

29 Moses said, "Behold, I go out from you, and I will pray to Yahweh that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don't let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Yahweh."

30 Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.

31 Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one.

32 Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn't let the people go.