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何西阿書 2

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1 你們要稱你們的弟兄為阿米(就是我民的意思),稱你們的姊妹為路哈瑪(就是蒙憐憫的意思)。

2 你們要與你們的母親大大爭辯;因為她不是我的妻子,我也不是她的丈夫。叫她除掉臉上的淫像和胸間的淫態,

3 免得我剝她的衣服,使她赤體,與才生的時候一樣,使她如曠野,如乾旱之,因渴而

4 我必不憐憫她的兒女,因為他們是從淫亂而生的。

5 他們的母親行了淫亂,懷他們的母做了可羞恥的事,因為她:我要隨從所的;我的餅、、羊毛、麻、、酒都是他們的。

6 因此,我必用荊棘堵塞她的道,築擋住她,使她不著

7 她必追隨所的,卻追不上;她必尋找他們,卻尋不見,便:我要歸回前夫,因我那時的光景比如今還好。

8 她不知道是我她五穀、新酒,和油,又加增她的;她卻以此供奉(或譯:製造)巴力。

9 因此到了收割的日子,出酒的時候,我必將我的五穀新酒收回,也必將她應當遮體的羊毛和麻奪回來

10 如今我必在她所的眼前顯露她的醜態;必無能救她脫離我的

11 我也必使她的宴樂、節期、朔、安息日,並她的一切大會都止息了。

12 我也必毀壞她的葡萄樹和無花果樹,就是她這是我所我為賞賜的。我必使這些樹變為荒林,為田野的走獸所

13 我必追討她素日給諸巴力燒香的罪;那時她佩帶耳環和別樣妝飾,隨從她所的,卻忘記我。這是耶和華的。

14 後來我必勸導她,領她到曠野,對她安慰的話。

15 她從那裡出來,我必賜她葡萄園,又賜她亞割作為指望的。她必在那裡應聲(或譯:歌唱),與幼年的日子一樣,與從埃及上來的時候相同。

16 耶和華:那日你必稱呼我伊施(就是我夫的意思),不再稱呼我巴力(就是我主的意思);

17 因為我必從我民的中除掉諸巴力的名號,這名號不再提起。

18 當那日,我必為我的民,與田野的走獸和空中的飛,並上的昆蟲立約;又必在國中折斷刀,止息爭戰,使他們安然躺臥。

19 我必聘你永遠歸我為妻,以仁、公平、慈愛、憐憫聘你歸我;

20 也以誠實聘你歸我,你就必認識我─耶和華

21 耶和華:那日我必應允,我必應允必應允

22 必應允五穀、新酒,和油,這些必應允耶斯列民。〔耶斯列就是神栽種的意思〕

23 我必將她種在這。素不蒙憐憫的,我必憐憫;本非我民的,我必對他:你是我的民;他必:你是我的

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1023

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1023. That 'and I, behold I am establishing My covenant' means the Lord's presence in charity becomes clear from the meaning of 'a covenant', dealt with in 666, where it was shown that 'a covenant' means regeneration, and in particular the conjunction of the Lord with a regenerate person by means of love. It was also shown there that the heavenly marriage is the actual covenant itself, and that consequently the heavenly marriage exists with every regenerate person. The nature of this marriage or covenant has also been shown already.

[2] The heavenly marriage with the member of the Most Ancient Church existed in the area of his own will, but the heavenly marriage with the member of the Ancient Church came into existence in the area of his own understanding. Actually when the will part of man's mind had become utterly corrupted, the Lord in miraculous fashion separated the area of his own understanding from that corrupted will part, and within the area of man's own understanding He formed a new will, which is conscience. Into conscience He infused charity, and into charity innocence, and in this manner joined Himself to man, or what amounts to the same, established a covenant with him.

[3] To the extent that the area of a person's own will can be separated from this understanding part the Lord is able to be present with him, that is, to join Himself or establish a covenant with him. Temptations and similar means of regeneration render inactive the area of a person's own will, so that it is reduced to nothing and so to speak dies. To the extent that this happens the Lord can operate within charity by means of conscience implanted in the area of a person's own understanding. This is what is called 'a covenant' here.

  
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