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Deuteronomy 10

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1 εν εκεινω τω καιρω ειπεν κυριος προς με λαξευσον σεαυτω δυο πλακας λιθινας ωσπερ τας πρωτας και αναβηθι προς με εις το ορος και ποιησεις σεαυτω κιβωτον ξυλινην

2 και γραψω επι τας πλακας τα ρηματα α ην εν ταις πλαξιν ταις πρωταις ας συνετριψας και εμβαλεις αυτας εις την κιβωτον

3 και εποιησα κιβωτον εκ ξυλων ασηπτων και ελαξευσα τας δυο πλακας τας λιθινας ως αι πρωται και ανεβην εις το ορος και αι δυο πλακες επι ταις χερσιν μου

4 και εγραψεν επι τας πλακας κατα την γραφην την πρωτην τους δεκα λογους ους ελαλησεν κυριος προς υμας εν τω ορει εκ μεσου του πυρος και εδωκεν αυτας κυριος εμοι

5 και επιστρεψας κατεβην εκ του ορους και ενεβαλον τας πλακας εις την κιβωτον ην εποιησα και ησαν εκει καθα ενετειλατο μοι κυριος

6 και οι υιοι ισραηλ απηραν εκ βηρωθ υιων ιακιμ μισαδαι εκει απεθανεν ααρων και εταφη εκει και ιερατευσεν ελεαζαρ υιος αυτου αντ' αυτου

7 εκειθεν απηραν εις γαδγαδ και απο γαδγαδ εις ετεβαθα γη χειμαρροι υδατων

8 εν εκεινω τω καιρω διεστειλεν κυριος την φυλην την λευι αιρειν την κιβωτον της διαθηκης κυριου παρεσταναι εναντι κυριου λειτουργειν και επευχεσθαι επι τω ονοματι αυτου εως της ημερας ταυτης

9 δια τουτο ουκ εστιν τοις λευιταις μερις και κληρος εν τοις αδελφοις αυτων κυριος αυτος κληρος αυτου καθα ειπεν αυτω

10 καγω ειστηκειν εν τω ορει τεσσαρακοντα ημερας και τεσσαρακοντα νυκτας και εισηκουσεν κυριος εμου και εν τω καιρω τουτω και ουκ ηθελησεν κυριος εξολεθρευσαι υμας

11 και ειπεν κυριος προς με βαδιζε απαρον εναντιον του λαου τουτου και εισπορευεσθωσαν και κληρονομειτωσαν την γην ην ωμοσα τοις πατρασιν αυτων δουναι αυτοις

12 και νυν ισραηλ τι κυριος ο θεος σου αιτειται παρα σου αλλ' η φοβεισθαι κυριον τον θεον σου πορευεσθαι εν πασαις ταις οδοις αυτου και αγαπαν αυτον και λατρευειν κυριω τω θεω σου εξ ολης της καρδιας σου και εξ ολης της ψυχης σου

13 φυλασσεσθαι τας εντολας κυριου του θεου σου και τα δικαιωματα αυτου οσα εγω εντελλομαι σοι σημερον ινα ευ σοι η

14 ιδου κυριου του θεου σου ο ουρανος και ο ουρανος του ουρανου η γη και παντα οσα εστιν εν αυτη

15 πλην τους πατερας υμων προειλατο κυριος αγαπαν αυτους και εξελεξατο το σπερμα αυτων μετ' αυτους υμας παρα παντα τα εθνη κατα την ημεραν ταυτην

16 και περιτεμεισθε την σκληροκαρδιαν υμων και τον τραχηλον υμων ου σκληρυνειτε ετι

17 ο γαρ κυριος ο θεος υμων ουτος θεος των θεων και κυριος των κυριων ο θεος ο μεγας και ισχυρος και ο φοβερος οστις ου θαυμαζει προσωπον ουδ' ου μη λαβη δωρον

18 ποιων κρισιν προσηλυτω και ορφανω και χηρα και αγαπα τον προσηλυτον δουναι αυτω αρτον και ιματιον

19 και αγαπησετε τον προσηλυτον προσηλυτοι γαρ ητε εν γη αιγυπτω

20 κυριον τον θεον σου φοβηθηση και αυτω λατρευσεις και προς αυτον κολληθηση και τω ονοματι αυτου ομη

21 ουτος καυχημα σου και ουτος θεος σου οστις εποιησεν εν σοι τα μεγαλα και τα ενδοξα ταυτα α ειδοσαν οι οφθαλμοι σου

22 εν εβδομηκοντα ψυχαις κατεβησαν οι πατερες σου εις αιγυπτον νυνι δε εποιησεν σε κυριος ο θεος σου ωσει τα αστρα του ουρανου τω πληθει

   

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Arcana Coelestia #7673

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7673. 'Stretch out your hand' means an exercising of power. This is clear from the meaning of 'stretching out' as that which is connected with the exercising of control, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'hand' as power, dealt with in 878, 3387, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 5544, 6292, 6947, 7011, 7188, 7189, 7518. The reason why 'stretching out the hand' means the exercising of power is that there is power in the hand or arm when it is stretched out. When therefore Jehovah is said to stretch out His hand or arm, boundless or infinite power in action is meant. This explains why Jehovah told Moses on so many occasions, when miracles were to be performed, to stretch out his hand or his rod; for example,

Stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, and they will be blood. Exodus 7:19.

Stretch out your hand over the rivers, and cause frogs to rise up. Exodus 8:1-2. 1

Stretch out your rod and strike the dust of the land, and it will then be lice. Exodus 8:11, 12. 2

Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and there will be hail. Exodus 9:22-23.

Such words would never have been used but for the meaning of 'stretching out the hand' in the highest sense as Jehovah's almighty power.

[2] The same thing is meant by Joshua's being told to stretch out his javelin, described in his book as follows,

Jehovah said to Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand towards Ai. When therefore Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand towards Ai, the ambush rose up quickly out of their place and ran, as soon as he stretched out his hand, and came to the city and took it. Joshua did not withdraw his hand which he had stretched out together with the javelin until all the inhabitants of Ai had been utterly destroyed. Joshua 8:18-19, 26.

Being representative of God's almighty power, this too, like all other representative actions when they were commanded in those times, had force.

[3] There are a number of other places in which almighty power is described when it says that Jehovah 'stretches out His hand', or else His 'outstretched hand' or His 'outstretched arm' is spoken of. It is described by Jehovah stretching out His hand in Isaiah,

The anger [of Jehovah] has been roused against His people, and He has stretched out His hand over them and struck them, and the mountains were shaken. Isaiah 5:25.

In Ezekiel,

I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him. Ezekiel 14:9, 13.

In the same prophet,

I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations. Ezekiel 25:7.

I will stretch out My hand over Edom, and cut off from it man and beast. I will stretch out My hand over the philistines, and cut off . . . Ezekiel 25:13, 16.

Other places like these are Ezekiel 35:3; Isaiah 31:3; Zephaniah 1:4; 2:13. The use of 'outstretched hand' to describe almighty power occurs in Isaiah,

Jehovah's outstretched hand is over all the nations; who will turn it back? Isaiah 14:26, 27.

In Jeremiah,

I will fight with you with an outstretched hand and a strong arm, and in anger and in fury. Jeremiah 21:5.

In Isaiah,

Still His hand is outstretched. Isaiah 9:12, 17; 10:4.

The use of 'outstretched arm' occurs in Jeremiah,

I have made the earth, man, and beast by My great strength and by My outstretched arm. Jeremiah 27:5.

In the same prophet,

You have made heaven and earth by Your great power and Your outstretched arm; there is no matter 3 that is too impossible for You. Jeremiah 32:17.

Here it is self-evident that 'outstretched arm' means almighty power. The same applies to many other places in which the expression 'by a strong hand and an outstretched arm' is used, such as Deuteronomy 4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 26:8; 1 Kings 8:42; 2 Kings 17:36; Jeremiah 32:21; Ezekiel 20:33, 34.

[4] There are places too in which Jehovah is said to 'stretch out the heavens', and in these places also 'stretching out' means almighty power; that is to say, He expands the limits of heaven and fills those who are there with life and wisdom, as in Isaiah,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens like a thin veil, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. Isaiah 40:22.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens, spreads out the earth, gives breath 4 to His people upon it, and spirit to those who walk on it. Isaiah 42:5.

In Jeremiah,

. . . He who makes the earth by His power, prepares the world by His wisdom, and stretches out the heavens by His intelligence. Jeremiah 51:15.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens, and founds the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him. Zechariah 12:1.

There are still more places besides these, such as Isaiah 44:24; 45:12; Psalms 104:2.

From all this one may now see why Moses was commanded to stretch out his hand and rod, that miracles were performed when he did so, and that 'stretching out the hand' for that reason means the exercising of power, and in the highest sense almighty power.

അടിക്കുറിപ്പുകൾ:

1Exodus 8:5-6 in English Bibles

2Exodus 8:16-17 in English Bibles

3. or word

4. literally, soul

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