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1 Και εν τω εβδομω ετει, τω πεμπτω μηνι, τη δεκατη του μηνος, ηλθον τινες εκ των πρεσβυτερων του Ισραηλ δια να επερωτησωσι τον Κυριον, και εκαθησαν εμπροσθεν μου.

2 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

3 Υιε ανθρωπου, λαλησον προς τους πρεσβυτερους του Ισραηλ και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ηλθετε δια να με επερωτησητε; Ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, δεν θελω επερωτηθη απο σας.

4 Θελεις κρινει αυτους; υιε ανθρωπου, θελεις κρινει; δειξον εις αυτους τα βδελυγματα των πατερων αυτων·

5 και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Εν τη ημερα καθ' ην εξελεξα τον Ισραηλ και υψωσα την χειρα μου προς το σπερμα του οικου Ιακωβ και εγνωρισθην εις αυτους εν Αιγυπτω και υψωσα την χειρα μου προς αυτους, λεγων, Εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος σας,

6 εν εκεινη τη ημερα υψωσα την χειρα μου προς αυτους οτι θελω εξαγαγει αυτους εκ γης Αιγυπτου εις γην την οποιαν προεβλεψα δι' αυτους, γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι, ητις ειναι η δοξα πασων των γαιων.

7 Και ειπα προς αυτους, Απορριψατε εκαστος τα βδελυγματα των οφθαλμων αυτου και μη μιαινεσθε με τα ειδωλα της Αιγυπτου· εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος σας.

8 Αυτοι ομως απεστατησαν απ' εμου και δεν ηθελησαν να μου ακουσωσι· δεν απερριψαν εκαστος τα βδελυγματα των οφθαλμων αυτων και δεν εγκατελιπον τα ειδωλα της Αιγυπτου. Τοτε ειπα να εκχεω τον θυμον μου επ' αυτους, δια να συντελεσω την οργην μου εναντιον αυτων εν μεσω της γης Αιγυπτου.

9 Πλην ενεκεν του ονοματος μου, δια να μη βεβηλωθη ενωπιον των εθνων, μεταξυ των οποιων ησαν και εμπροσθεν των οποιων εγνωρισθην εις αυτους, εκαμον τουτο, να εξαγαγω αυτους εκ γης Αιγυπτου.

10 Και εξηγαγον αυτους εκ γης Αιγυπτου και εφερα αυτους εις την ερημον·

11 και εδωκα εις αυτους τα διαταγματα μου και εκαμον εις αυτους γνωστας τας κρισεις μου, τας οποιας καμνων ο ανθρωπος θελει ζησει δι' αυτων.

12 Και τα σαββατα μου εδωκα ετι εις αυτους, δια να ηναι μεταξυ εμου και αυτων σημειον, ωστε να γνωριζωσιν οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος ο αγιαζων αυτους.

13 Αλλ' ο οικος Ισραηλ απεστατησεν απ' εμου εν τη ερημω· εν τοις διαταγμασι μου δεν περιεπατησαν και τας κρισεις μου απερριψαν, τας οποιας καμνων ο ανθρωπος θελει ζησει δι' αυτων· και τα σαββατα μου εβεβηλωσαν σφοδρα· τοτε ειπα να εκχεω τον θυμον μου επ' αυτους εν τη ερημω, δια να εξολοθρευσω αυτους.

14 Πλην εκαμον τουτο ενεκεν του ονοματος μου, δια να μη βεβηλωθη ενωπιον των εθνων, εμπροσθεν των οποιων εξηγαγον αυτους.

15 Και εγω υψωσα οτι προς αυτους την χειρα μου εν τη ερημω, οτι δεν θελω φερει αυτους εις την γην, την οποιαν εδωκα εις αυτους, γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι, ητις ειναι δοξα πασων των γαιων·

16 διοτι τας κρισεις μου απερριψαν και εν τοις διαταγμασι μου δεν περιεπατησαν και τα σαββατα μου εβεβηλωσαν· διοτι αι καρδιαι αυτων επορευοντο κατοπιν των ειδωλων αυτων.

17 Και εφεισθη ο οφθαλμος μου επ' αυτους, ωστε να μη εξαλειψω αυτους, και δεν συνετελεσα αυτους εν τη ερημω.

18 Αλλ' ειπα προς τα τεκνα αυτων εν τη ερημω, Μη περιπατειτε εν τοις διαταγμασι των πατερων σας και μη φυλαττετε τας κρισεις αυτων και μη μιαινεσθε με τα ειδωλα αυτων·

19 εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος σας· εν τοις διαταγμασι μου περιπατειτε· και τας κρισεις μου φυλαττετε και εκτελειτε αυτας·

20 και αγιαζετε τα σαββατα μου, και ας ηναι μεταξυ εμου και υμων σημειον, ωστε να γνωριζητε οτι εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος σας.

21 Τα τεκνα ομως απεστατησαν απ' εμου· εν τοις διαταγμασι μου δεν περιεπατησαν και τας κρισεις μου δεν εφυλαξαν, ωστε να εκτελωσιν αυτας, τας οποιας καμνων ο ανθρωπος θελει ζησει δι' αυτων· τα σαββατα μου εβεβηλωσαν· τοτε ειπα να εκχεω τον θυμον μου επ' αυτους, δια να συντελεσω την οργην μου εναντιον αυτων εν τη ερημω.

22 Και απεστρεψα την χειρα μου και εκαμον τουτο ενεκεν του ονοματος μου, δια να μη βεβηλωθη ενωπιον των εθνων, εμπροσθεν των οποιων εξηγαγον αυτους.

23 Υψωσα ετι εγω την χειρα μου προς αυτους εν τη ερημω, οτι ηθελον διασκορπισει αυτους μεταξυ των εθνων και διασπειρει αυτους εις τους τοπους·

24 διοτι τας κρισεις μου δεν εξετελεσαν και τα διαταγματα μου απερριψαν και τα σαββατα μου εβεβηλωσαν, και οι οφθαλμοι αυτων ησαν κατοπιν των ειδωλων των πατερων αυτων.

25 Δια τουτο και εγω εδωκα εις αυτους διαταγματα ουχι καλα και κρισεις, δια των οποιων δεν ηθελον ζησει·

26 και εμιανα αυτους εις τας προσφορας αυτων, εις το οτι διεβιβαζον δια του πυρος παν διανοιγον μητραν, δια να ερημωσω αυτους, ωστε να γνωρισωσιν οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

27 Δια τουτο, υιε ανθρωπου, λαλησον προς τον οικον Ισραηλ και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· κατα τουτο οτι οι πατερες σας υβρισαν εις εμε, καμνοντες παραβασιν εναντιον μου.

28 Διοτι αφου εφερα αυτους εις την γην, περι της οποιας υψωσα την χειρα μου οτι θελω δωσει αυτην εις αυτους, τοτε ενεβλεψαν εις παντα λοφον υψηλον και εις παν δενδρον κατασκιον, και εκει προσεφεραν τας θυσιας αυτων και εστησαν εκει τας παροργιστικας προσφορας αυτων, και εθεσαν εκει οσμην ευωδιας αυτων και εκαμον εκει τας σπονδας αυτων.

29 Και ειπα προς αυτους, Τι δηλοι ο υψηλος τοπος, εις τον οποιον σεις υπαγετε; και το ονομα αυτου εκληθη Βαμα, εως της σημερον.

30 Δια τουτο ειπε προς τον οικον Ισραηλ, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ενω σεις μιαινεσθε εν τη οδω των πατερων σας και εκπορνευετε κατοπιν των βδελυγματων αυτων

31 και μιαινεσθε με παντα τα ειδωλα σας εως της σημερον, προσφεροντες τα δωρα σας, διαβιβαζοντες τους υιους σας δια του πυρος, και εγω θελω επερωτηθη απο σας, οικος Ισραηλ; Ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, δεν θελω επερωτηθη απο σας.

32 Και εκεινο το οποιον διαβουλευεσθε, ουδολως θελει γεινει· διοτι σεις λεγετε, Θελομεν εισθαι ως τα εθνη, ως αι οικογενειαι των τοπων, εις το να λατρευωμεν ξυλα και λιθους.

33 Ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, εξαπαντος εν χειρι κραταια και εν βραχιονι εξηπλωμενω και εν θυμω εκχεομενω θελω βασιλευσει εφ' υμας.

34 Και θελω σας εξαγαγει εκ των λαων και θελω σας συναξει εκ των τοπων, εις τους οποιους εισθε διεσκορπισμενοι, εν χειρι κραταια και εν βραχιονι εξηπλωμενω και εν θυμω εκχεομενω.

35 Και θελω σας φερει εις την ερημον των λαων και εκει θελω κριθη με σας προσωπον προς προσωπον·

36 καθως εκριθην με τους πατερας σας εν τη ερημω της γης Αιγυπτου, ουτω θελω σας κρινει, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

37 Και θελω σας περασει υπο την ραβδον και θελω σας φερει εις τους δεσμους της διαθηκης.

38 Και θελω εκκαθαρισει εκ μεσου υμων τους αποστατας και τους ασεβησαντας εις εμε· θελω εκβαλει αυτους εκ της γης της παροικιας αυτων και δεν θελουσιν εισελθει εις γην Ισραηλ, και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

39 Σεις δε, οικος Ισραηλ, ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Υπαγετε, λατρευετε εκαστος τα ειδωλα αυτου, και του λοιπου, εαν δεν θελητε να μου ακουητε· και μη βεβηλονετε πλεον το ονομα μου το αγιον με τα δωρα σας και με τα ειδωλα σας.

40 Διοτι επι του ορους του αγιου μου, επι του υψηλου ορους του Ισραηλ, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, εκει πας ο οικος του Ισραηλ, παντες οι εν τη γη θελουσι με λατρευσει· εκει θελω δεχθη αυτους και εκει θελω ζητησει τας προσφορας σας και τας απαρχας των δωρων σας με παντα τα αγια σας.

41 Θελω σας δεχθη με οσμην ευωδιας, οταν σας εξαγαγω εκ των λαων και σας συναξω εκ των τοπων εις τους οποιους διεσκορπισθητε· και θελω αγιασθη εις εσας ενωπιον των εθνων.

42 Και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος, οταν σας φερω εις γην Ισραηλ, εις γην περι της οποιας υψωσα την χειρα μου οτι θελω δωσει αυτην εις τους πατερας σας.

43 Και εκει θελετε ενθυμηθη τας οδους σας και παντα τα εργα σας, εις τα οποια εμιανθητε· και θελετε αποστραφη αυτοι εαυτους εμπροσθεν των οφθαλμων σας, δια παντα τα κακα σας οσα επραξατε.

44 Και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος, οταν καμω ουτως εις εσας ενεκεν του ονοματος μου, ουχι κατα τας πονηρας οδους σας ουδε κατα τα διεφθαρμενα εργα σας, οικος Ισραηλ, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

45 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

46 Υιε ανθρωπου, στηριξον το προσωπον σου προς μεσημβριαν και σταλαξον λογον προς μεσημβριαν και προφητευσον κατα του δασους της μεσημβρινης πεδιαδος·

47 και ειπε προς το δασος της μεσημβριας, Ακουσον τον λογον του Κυριου· Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ιδου, εγω θελω αναψει πυρ εν σοι, και θελει καταφαγει εν σοι παν δενδρον χλωρον και παν δενδρον ξηρον· η φλοξ η εξαφθεισα δεν θελει σβεσθη, και παν προσωπον απο μεσημβριας μεχρι βορρα θελει καυθη εν αυτω.

48 Και πασα σαρξ θελει ιδει, οτι εγω ο Κυριος εξεκαυσα αυτο· δεν θελει σβεσθη.

49 Και εγω ειπα, Φευ Κυριε Θεε αυτοι λεγουσι περι εμου, δεν λαλει ουτος παροιμιας;

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9010

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9010. 'And God caused it to happen at his hand' means appearing as something happening by chance. This is clear from ancient people's idea of chance, which was that whatever happened was brought about by God; and this was why they expressed the idea of chance by saying that 'God caused it to happen at someone's hand'. Those who belonged to the ancient Churches knew that the Lord's providence was present in every single thing, and that contingencies, that is, things which appeared to happen by chance, were providential. Simple people therefore who could see no difference between things that happened because He permitted them and those that happened because He was well pleased by them attributed to the Lord both good and evil, good because they knew that He was the author of everything good, but evil on account of the appearance. For when a person performs evil deeds, and by performing them turns away from the Lord, the appearance is that the Lord turns away; at this time the Lord appears to him to be behind, not in front of him. These then are the reasons why if anyone struck another by chance, that is, his will had not contemplated the deed beforehand, the words 'God caused it to happen at his hand' were used to express it.

The Lord's providence is in every single thing, see 1919 (end), 4329, 5122 (end), 5155, 5195, 5894 (end), 6058, 6481-6487, 6489, 6491, 7004, 7007, 8478, 8717.

Contingencies or chance occurrences are providential, 5508, 6493, 6494.

Evil is attributed to the Lord, when in fact it originates in man, 2447, 5798, 6071, 6832, 6991, 6997, 7533, 7877, 7926, 8197, 8227, 8228, 8282, 8284, 8483, 8632.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #8478

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8478. 'Let no one leave any of it until the morning' means that they must not be anxious to acquire it of themselves. This is clear from the fact that the manna was given every morning and that worms bred in what was left over, meaning that the Lord provides people's requirements every day and that for this reason they ought not to be anxious to acquire them of themselves. The same thing is meant by daily bread in the Lord's Prayer and also by the Lord's words in Matthew,

Do not be anxious for your soul, what you are going to eat or what you are going to drink, nor for your body, what you are going to put on. Why be anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they do not toil, nor do they spin. Do not therefore be anxious, so that you say, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we wear? For all these things the gentiles seek. Does not your heavenly Father know that you have need of all these things? Seek first the kingdom of God 1 and its righteousness, then all these things will be added to you. Do not therefore be anxious about the morrow; for the morrow will take care of the things that belong to it. Matthew 6:25-end.

Similar words occur in Luke 12:11-12, 22-31.

[2] The present verse and the one that follows refer in the internal sense to concern for the morrow, a concern which was not only forbidden but also condemned. The forbiddance of it is meant by their being told not to leave any of the manna till the morning, and the condemnation of it is meant by worms breeding in any they did leave and its becoming putrid. Anyone who does not view the matter from anywhere beyond the sense of the letter may think that all concern for the morrow is to be avoided, which being so, people should then await their requirements every day from heaven. But a person who views it from a position deeper than the literal meaning, that is, who views it from the internal sense, may recognize what concern for the morrow is used to mean - not concern to obtain food and clothing for oneself, and also resources for the future; for it is not contrary to order to make provision for oneself and one's dependents. But people are concerned about the morrow when they are not content with their lot, do not trust in God but in themselves, and have solely worldly and earthly things in view, not heavenly ones. These people are ruled completely by anxiety over the future, and by the desire to possess all things and exercise control over all other people. That desire is kindled and grows greater and greater, till at length it is beyond all measure. They grieve if they do not realize the objects of their desires, and they are distressed at the loss of them. Nor can they find consolation, for in times of loss they are angry with the Divine. They reject Him together with all belief, and curse themselves. This is what those concerned for the morrow are like.

[3] Those who trust in the Divine are altogether different. Though concerned about the morrow, yet are they unconcerned, in that they are not anxious, let alone worried, when they give thought to the morrow. They remain even-tempered whether or not they realize desires, and they do not grieve over loss; they are content with their lot. If they become wealthy they do not become infatuated with wealth; if they are promoted to important positions they do not consider themselves worthier than others. If they become poor they are not made miserable either; if lowly in status they do not feel downcast. They know that for those who trust in the Divine all things are moving towards an everlasting state of happiness, and that no matter what happens at any time to them, it contributes to that state.

[4] It should be recognized that Divine providence is overall, that is, it is present within the smallest details of all, and that people in the stream of providence are being carried along constantly towards happier things, whatever appearance the means may present. Those in the stream of providence are people who trust in the Divine and ascribe everything to Him. But those not in the stream of providence are people who trust in themselves alone and attribute everything to themselves; theirs is a contrary outlook, for they take providence away from the Divine and claim it as their own. It should be recognized also that to the extent that anyone is in the stream of providence he is in a state of peace; and to the extent that anyone is in a state of peace by virtue of the good of faith, he is in Divine providence. These alone know and believe that the Lord's Divine providence resides within every single thing, indeed within the smallest details of all, as has also been shown in 1919 (end), 4329, 5122 (end), 5894 (end), 6058, 6481-6486, 6490, 7004, 7007, as well as that Divine providence has what is eternal in view, 6491.

[5] Those with the contrary outlook are scarcely willing to allow any mention of providence. Instead they put every single thing down to prudence; and what they do not put down to prudence they put down to fortune or to chance. Some put it down to fate, which they do not ascribe to the Divine but to natural forces. They call those people simple who do not attribute all things to themselves or to natural forces. From all this one may again see what those people are like who are concerned for the morrow, and what those are like who are not concerned for the morrow.

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1. The Latin means the heavens but the Greek means God, which Swedenborg has in most other places where he quotes this verse.

  
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