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Exodus 30

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1 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN θυμίαμα-N3M-GSN ἐκ-P ξύλον-N2N-GPN ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPN καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN

2 πῆχυς-N3E-GSM ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN καί-C πῆχυς-N3E-GSM ὁ- A--NSN εὖρος-N2--NSN τετράγωνος-A1B-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C δύο-M πῆχυς-N3E-GPM ὁ- A--ASN ὕψος-N3E-ASN ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NPN κέρας-N3T-NPN αὐτός- D--GSN

3 καί-C καταχρυσόω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APN χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καθαρός-A1A-DSN ὁ- A--ASF ἐσχάρα-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C ὁ- A--APM τοῖχος-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSN κύκλος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN κέρας-N3T-APN αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DSN στρεπτός-A1--ASF στεφάνη-N1--ASF χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASF κύκλος-N2--DSM

4 καί-C δύο-M δακτύλιος-N2--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM καθαρός-A1A-APM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF στρεπτός-A1--ASF στεφάνη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN δύο-M κλίτος-N3E-APN ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN δύο-M---DP πλευρόν-N2N-DPN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ψαλίς-N3D-NPF ὁ- A--DPF σκυτάλη-N1--DPF ὥστε-C αἴρω-V1--PAN αὐτός- D--ASN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF

5 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S σκυτάλη-N1--APF ἐκ-P ξύλον-N2N-GPN ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPN καί-C καταχρυσόω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APF χρυσίον-N2N-DSN

6 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἀπέναντι-P ὁ- A--GSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAPGSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF ὁ- A--GPN μαρτύριον-N2N-GPN ἐν-P ὅς- --DPM γιγνώσκω-VS--FPI1S σύ- P--DS ἐκεῖθεν-D

7 καί-C θυμιάω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSN *ααρων-N---NSM θυμίαμα-N3M-ASN σύνθετος-A1B-ASN λεπτός-A1--ASN ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D πρωΐ-D ὅταν-D ἐπισκευάζω-V1--PAS3S ὁ- A--APM λύχνος-N2--APM θυμιάω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSN

8 καί-C ὅταν-D ἐκἅπτω-V1--PAS3S *ααρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--APM λύχνος-N2--APM ὀψέ-D θυμιάω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSN θυμίαμα-N3M-NSN ἐνδελεχισμός-N2--GSM διά-P πᾶς-A3--GSM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM εἰς-P γενεά-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM

9 καί-C οὐ-D ἀναφέρω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSN θυμίαμα-N3M-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN κάρπωμα-N3M-ASN θυσία-N1A-ASF καί-C σπονδή-N1--ASF οὐ-D σπένδω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSN

10 καί-C ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASN *ααρων-N---NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN κέρας-N3T-GPN αὐτός- D--GSN ἅπαξ-D ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN αἷμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM καθαρισμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GSM ἐξιλασμός-N2--GSM ἅπαξ-D ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κύριος-N2--DSM

11 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

12 ἐάν-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAS2S ὁ- A--ASM συλλογισμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἐπισκοπή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM λύτρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF ψυχή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM πτῶσις-N3I-NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἐπισκοπή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GPM

13 καί-C οὗτος- D--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI3P ὅσος-A1--NPM ἄν-X παραπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P ὁ- A--ASF ἐπίσκεψις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--ASN ἥμισυς-A3U-ASN ὁ- A--GSN δίδραγμον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN δίδραγμον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN εἴκοσι-M ὀβολός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--NSN δίδραγμον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X ἥμισυς-A3U-ASN ὁ- A--GSN δίδραγμον-N2N-GSN εἰσφορά-N1A-NSF κύριος-N2--DSM

14 πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM παραπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐπίσκεψις-N3I-ASF ἀπό-P εἰκοσαετής-A3H-GSM καί-C ἐπάνω-D δίδωμι-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASF εἰσφορά-N1A-ASF κύριος-N2--DSM

15 ὁ- A--NSM πλουτέω-V2--PAPNSM οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VF--FAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSM πένομαι-V1--PMPNSM οὐ-D ἐλαττονέω-VF--FAI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ἥμισυς-A3U-GSN ὁ- A--GSN δίδραγμον-N2N-GSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δίδωμι-V8--PAN ὁ- A--ASF εἰσφορά-N1A-ASF κύριος-N2--DSM ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VA--AMN περί-P ὁ- A--GPF ψυχή-N1--GPF σύ- P--GP

16 καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF εἰσφορά-N1A-GSF παρά-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P κάτεργον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM μνημόσυνον-N2N-NSN ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VA--AMN περί-P ὁ- A--GPF ψυχή-N1--GPF σύ- P--GP

17 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 ποιέω-VA--AAD2S λουτήρ-N3--ASM χαλκοῦς-A1C-ASM καί-C βάσις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--DSM χαλκοῦς-A1C-ASF ὥστε-C νίπτω-V1--PMN καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN καί-C ἐκχέω-VF2-FAI2S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASM ὕδωρ-N3--ASN

19 καί-C νίπτω-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF καί-C ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM ὕδωρ-N3T-DSN

20 ὅταν-D εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN νίπτω-VF--FMI3P ὕδωρ-N3T-DSN καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3P ἤ-C ὅταν-D προςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN καί-C ἀναφέρω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN κύριος-N2--DSM

21 νίπτω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF καί-C ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM ὕδωρ-N3T-DSN ὅταν-D εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN νίπτω-VF--FMI3P ὕδωρ-N3T-DSN ἵνα-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3P καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM νόμιμος-A1--NSN αἰώνιος-A1B-NSN αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF γενεά-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--ASM

22 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

23 καί-C σύ- P--NS λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S ἥδυσμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--ASN ἄνθος-N3E-ASN σμύρνα-N1S-GSF ἐκλεκτός-A1--GSF πεντακόσιοι-A1A-APM σίκλος-N2--APM καί-C κιννάμωμον-N2N-GSN εὐώδης-A3H-GSN ὁ- A--ASN ἥμισυς-A3U-ASN οὗτος- D--GSM διακόσιοι-A1A-APM πεντήκοντα-M καί-C κάλαμος-N2--GSM εὐώδης-A3H-GSM διακόσιοι-A1A-APM πεντήκοντα-M

24 καί-C ἶρις-N3I-GSF πεντακόσιοι-A1A-APM σίκλος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN καί-C ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN ἐκ-P ἔλαιον-N2N-GPN ιν-N---ASN

25 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN χρίσμα-N3M-ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN μύρον-N2N-ASN μυρεψικός-N2N-ASN τέχνη-N1--DSF μυρεψός-N2--GSM ἔλαιον-N2N-NSN χρίσμα-N3M-NSN ἅγιος-A1A-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

26 καί-C χρίω-VF--FAI2S ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN

27 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF λυχνία-N1A-ASF καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN σκεῦος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSN θυμίαμα-N3M-GSN

28 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GPN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-GPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN αὐτός- D--GSN ὁ- A--APN σκεῦος-N3E-APN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF τράπεζα-N1S-ASF καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN σκεῦος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--ASM λουτήρ-N3--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF βάσις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM

29 καί-C ἁγιάζω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἅγιος-A1A-NPN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἅπτομαι-V1--PMPNSM αὐτός- D--GPN ἁγιάζω-VS--FPI3S

30 καί-C *ααρων-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM χρίω-VF--FAI2S καί-C ἁγιάζω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APM ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS

31 καί-C ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λαλέω-VF--FAI2S λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἔλαιον-N2N-NSN ἄλειμμα-N3M-NSN χρίσις-N3I-GSF ἅγιος-A1A-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S τοῦτο- D--NSN σύ- P--DP εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP

32 ἐπί-P σάρξ-N3K-ASF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὐ-D χρίω-VC--FPI3S καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF σύνθεσις-N3I-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF οὐ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2P σύ- P--DP ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ὡσαύτως-D ἅγιος-A1A-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C ἁγίασμα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP

33 ὅς- --NSM ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S ὡσαύτως-D καί-C ὅς- --NSM ἄν-X δίδωμι-VO--AAS3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἀλλογενής-A3H-DSM ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VC--FPI3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM

34 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἥδυσμα-N3M-APN στακτή-N1--ASF ὄνυξ-N3--ASM χαλβάνη-N1--ASF ἡδυσμός-N2--GSM καί-C λίβανος-N2--ASM διαφανής-A3H-ASM ἴσος-A1--NSN ἴσος-A1--DSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

35 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3P ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN θυμίαμα-N3M-ASN μυρεψικός-A1--ASN ἔργον-N2N-ASN μυρεψός-N2--GSM μίγνυμι-VK--XPPASN καθαρός-A1A-ASN ἔργον-N2N-ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN

36 καί-C συνκόπτω-VF--FAI2S ἐκ-P οὗτος- D--GPN λεπτός-A1--ASM καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ἀπέναντι-P ὁ- A--GPN μαρτύριον-N2N-GPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN ὅθεν-D γιγνώσκω-VS--FPI1S σύ- P--DS ἐκεῖθεν-D ἅγιος-A1A-ASM ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP

37 θυμίαμα-N3M-ASN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF σύνθεσις-N3I-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF οὐ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2P σύ- P--DP αὐτός- D--DPM ἁγίασμα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP κύριος-N2--DSM

38 ὅς- --NSM ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S ὡσαύτως-D ὥστε-C ὀσφραίνομαι-V1--PMN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM

   

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #3813

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3813. As regards 'flesh', this means in the highest sense the Proprium of the Lord's Divine Human, which is Divine Good, and in the relative sense means the will side of the human proprium when made alive by the Proprium of the Lord's Divine Human, that is, by His Divine Good. This proprium is the one called the heavenly proprium which, in itself the Lord's alone, is appropriated to those who are governed by good and consequently by truth. Such a proprium exists with angels in heaven, and also with men whose interiors, that is, their spirits, are in the Lord's kingdom. But in the contrary sense 'flesh' means the will side of the human proprium, which in itself is nothing but evil, and not having been made alive by the Lord is called dead; and the individual himself is for that reason called dead.

[2] That 'flesh' in the highest sense means the Proprium of the Lord's Divine Human, and so His Divine Good, is clear from the Lord's words in John,

Jesus said, I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread he will live for ever. The bread which I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews disputed with one another, saying, How can this man give his flesh to eat? Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you will have no life in yourselves. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day; for My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. This is the bread which came down from heaven. John 6:51-58.

Here it is quite evident that 'flesh' means the Proprium of the Lord's Divine Human, and so the Divine Good - His flesh in the Holy Supper being called 'the body'. His body or flesh in the Holy Supper is the Divine Good, and His blood the Divine Truth, see 1798, 2165, 2177, 3464, 3735. And since bread and wine have the same meaning as flesh and blood - that is to say, 'bread' is the Lord's Divine Good, and 'wine' His Divine Truth - bread and wine were commanded in place of flesh and blood. This is why the Lord says, 'I am the living bread; the bread which I will give is My flesh; he who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me and I in him; this is the bread which came down from heaven'. 'Eating' means being communicated, being joined to, and being made one's own, see 2187, 2343, 3168, 3513 (end), 3596.

[3] The same was represented in the Jewish Church by the law that the flesh of sacrifices was to be eaten by Aaron and his sons, by those persons who brought the sacrifice, and by others who were clean; and that this flesh was holy, see Exodus 12:7-9; 29:30-34; Leviticus 7:15-21; 8:31; Deuteronomy 12:27; 16:4. That being so, if any unclean person ate some of that flesh he was to be cut off from his people, Leviticus 7:21. The fact that these sacrifices were called 'bread', see 2165, and that that sacrificial flesh was called 'holy flesh', Jeremiah 11:15; Haggai 2:12. And in Ezekiel 40:43 where the new Temple is the subject, it is called 'the flesh of the offering which is on the tables in the Lord's kingdom', by which clearly worship of the Lord in His kingdom is meant.

[4] That 'flesh' in the relative sense means the will side of man's proprium when made alive by the Lord is Divine Good is clear also from the following places: In Ezekiel,

I will give them one heart, and will put a new spirit in your midst; and I will remove the heart of stone out of their flesh and will give them a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19; 36:26.

'The heart of stone out of their flesh' stands for a will and proprium when not made alive, 'a heart of flesh' for a will and proprium when made alive; for 'the heart' is a representative of good in the will, see 2930, 3313, 3635. In David,

O God, You are my God; in the morning I seek You. My soul thirsts for You, my flesh in a dry land longs for You, and I am weary without water. Psalms 63:1.

In the same author,

My soul longs for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living God. Psalms 84:2.

[5] In Job,

I have come to know my Redeemer; He is alive; and at the last He will rise above the dust; and afterwards these things will be encompassed by my skin, and out of my flesh shall I see God, whom I shall see for myself; and my eyes will behold, and no other. Job 19:25-27.

'Being encompassed by skin' stands for the natural, such as a person possesses after death, dealt with in 3539. 'Out of his flesh seeing God' stands for the proprium when made alive, which is why Job says, 'Whom I shall see for myself; and my eyes will behold, and no other'. Since it was well known in the ancient Churches that 'flesh' meant the proprium, and since the Book of Job is a book of the Ancient Church, 3540 (end), he accordingly followed the custom of the day and drew on meaningful signs to speak of these, as of many other matters. Those therefore who conclude from what Job said that their dead body is going to be reassembled from the four winds and is going to rise again do not know the internal sense of the Word. Those who are conversant with that sense know that they will enter the next life in a body, but in a purer one. In that life people have purer bodies, for they behold one another, talk to one another, and are endowed with each of the senses, which though like those in the physical body are now keener. The body which a person carries around on earth is designed for activities on earth and therefore consists of flesh and bones, whereas the body that a spirit carries around in the next life is designed for activities in that life and does not consist of flesh and bones but of such things as correspond to these, see 3726.

[6] That 'flesh' in the contrary sense means the will side of the human proprium which in itself is nothing but evil is clear from the following places: In Isaiah,

Every man will eat the flesh of his own arm. Isaiah 9:20.

In the same prophet,

I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, and they will be drunk with their blood as with new wine. Isaiah 49:26.

In Jeremiah,

I will feed them with the flesh of their sons and with the flesh of their daughters, and every man will eat the flesh of his companion. Jeremiah 19:9.

In Zechariah,

Those that are left will eat, every one the flesh of another. Zechariah 11:9.

In Moses,

I will chastise you seven times for your sins, and you will eat the flesh of your sons: and the flesh of your daughters will you eat. Leviticus 26:28-29.

The will side of the human proprium, or man's own natural inclinations, is described in this way because it is nothing but evil and consequent falsity, and so hatred against every form of truth or good, that are meant by 'eating the flesh of their own arm', 'the flesh of sons and daughters', and 'the flesh of another'.

[7] In John,

I saw an angel standing in the sun, who called out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying in mid-heaven, Come and gather yourselves to the supper of the great God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and those seated on them, and the flesh of all free men and slaves, both small and great. Revelation 19:17-18; Ezekiel 39:17-20.

Anyone may see that the flesh of kings, captains, mighty men, horses and those seated on them, free men and slaves, is not meant by such expressions. 'Flesh' accordingly has another meaning which has not been known up to now. The fact that evils resulting from falsities, and evils producing falsities, are meant - which evils originate on the will side of the human proprium - is evident from each expression used here.

[8] Since falsity which springs from the understanding side of man's proprium is meant by 'blood' in the internal sense, and evil which springs from the will side of his proprium by 'flesh', the Lord speaks of the person who is to be regenerated as follows,

As many as received Him, to them He gave power to be sons of God, to those believing in His name, who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12-13.

For this reason 'flesh' is used to mean in general all mankind, see 574, 1050 (end). For whether you speak of man or of man's proprium it amounts to the same.

[9] That 'flesh' in the highest sense means the Lord's Divine Human is evident from the verses quoted above, as well as from the following in John,

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father. John 1:14.

It is by virtue of this flesh that all other flesh is made alive, that is, by virtue of the Lord's Divine Human, every human being is made alive, through making His love his own, which is meant by 'eating the flesh of the Son of Man', John 6:51-58, and by eating the bread in the Holy Supper - for the bread is His body or flesh, Matthew 26:26-27.

  
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