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1 Και με επεστρεψεν εις την θυραν του οικου· και ιδου, υδατα εξερχομενα κατωθεν απο του κατωφλιου του οικου προς ανατολας· διοτι το μετωπον του οικου ητο προς ανατολας, και τα υδατα κατεβαινον κατωθεν απο του δεξιου πλαγιου του οικου, κατα το νοτιον του θυσιαστηριου.

2 Και με εξηγαγε δια της οδου της πυλης της προς βορραν και με εφερε κυκλω δια της εξωθεν οδου προς την πυλην την εξωτεραν, δια της οδου της βλεπουσης προς ανατολας· και ιδου, τα υδατα ερρεον απο του δεξιου πλαγιου.

3 Και ο ανθρωπος, οστις ειχε το μετρον εν τη χειρι αυτου, εξελθων προς ανατολας εμετρησε χιλιας πηχας και με διεβιβασε δια των υδατων· τα υδατα ησαν εως των αστραγαλων.

4 Και εμετρησε χιλιας και με διεβιβασε δια των υδατων· τα υδατα ησαν εως των γονατων. Παλιν εμετρησε χιλιας και με διεβιβασε· τα υδατα ησαν εως της οσφυος.

5 Επειτα εμετρησε χιλιας· και ητο ποταμος, τον οποιον δεν ηδυναμην να διαβω, διοτι τα υδατα ησαν υψωμενα, υδατα κολυμβηματος, ποταμος αδιαβατος.

6 Και ειπε προς εμε, Ειδες, υιε ανθρωπου; Τοτε με εφερε και με επεστρεψεν εις το χειλος του ποταμου.

7 Και οτε επεστρεψα, ιδου, κατα το χειλος του ποταμου δενδρα πολλα σφοδρα, εντευθεν και εντευθεν.

8 Και ειπε προς εμε, τα υδατα ταυτα εξερχονται προς την ανατολικην γην και καταβαινουσιν εις την πεδινην και εισερχονται εις την θαλασσαν· και οταν εκχυθωσιν εις την θαλασσαν, τα υδατα αυτης θελουσιν ιαθη.

9 Και παν εμψυχον ερπον, εις οσα μερη ηθελον επελθει ουτοι οι ποταμοι, θελει ζη· και θελει εισθαι εκει πληθος ιχθυων πολυ σφοδρα, επειδη τα υδατα ταυτα ερχονται εκει· διοτι θελουσιν ιαθη· και θελουσι ζη τα παντα, οπου ο ποταμος ερχεται.

10 Και οι αλιεις θελουσιν ιστασθαι επ' αυτην απο Εν-γαδδι εως Εν-εγλαιμ· εκει θελουσιν εξαπλονει τα δικτυα· οι ιχθυες αυτων θελουσιν εισθαι κατα τα ειδη αυτων ως οι ιχθυες της μεγαλης θαλασσης, πολλοι σφοδρα.

11 Οι ελωδεις ομως τοποι αυτης και οι βαλτωδεις αυτης δεν θελουσιν ιαθη· θελουσιν εισθαι διωρισμενοι δια αλας.

12 Πλησιον δε του ποταμου επι του χειλους αυτου, εντευθεν και εντευθεν, θελουσιν αυξανεσθαι δενδρα παντος ειδους δια τροφην, των οποιων τα φυλλα δεν θελουσι μαραινεσθαι και ο καρπος αυτων δεν θελει εκλειψει· νεος καρπος θελει γεννασθαι καθ' εκαστον μηνα, διοτι τα υδατα αυτου εξερχονται απο του αγιαστηριου· και ο καρπος αυτων θελει εισθαι δια τροφην και το φυλλον αυτων δια ιατρειαν.

13 Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· ταυτα θελουσιν εισθαι τα ορια, δια των οποιων θελετε κληρονομησει την γην κατα τας δωδεκα φυλας του Ισραηλ· ο Ιωσηφ θελει εχει δυο μεριδας.

14 Σεις δε θελετε κληρονομησει αυτην, εκαστος καθως ο αδελφος αυτου· περι της οποιας υψωσα την χειρα μου οτι θελω δωσει αυτην εις τους πατερας σας· και η γη αυτη θελει κληρωθη εις εσας εις κληρονομιαν.

15 Και τουτο θελει εισθαι το οριον της γης προς το βορειον πλαγιον, απο της θαλασσης της μεγαλης, κατα την οδον της Εθλων, καθως υπαγει τις εις Σεδαδ,

16 Αιμαθ, Βηρωθα, Σιβραιμ, ητις ειναι αναμεσον του οριου της Δαμασκου και του οριου της Αιμαθ, Ασαρ-αττιχων, η πλησιον των οριων της Αυραν.

17 Και το οριον απο της θαλασσης θελει εισθαι Ασαρ-εναν, το οριον της Δαμασκου, και το βορειον το κατα βορραν, και το οριον της Αιμαθ. Και τουτο ειναι το βορειον πλευρον.

18 Το δε ανατολικον πλευρον θελετε μετρησει απο Αυραν και απο Δαμασκου και απο Γαλααδ και απο της γης του Ισραηλ κατα τον Ιορδανην, απο του οριου του προς την θαλασσαν την ανατολικην. Και τουτο ειναι το ανατολικον πλευρον.

19 Το δε μεσημβρινον πλευρον προς νοτον, απο Θαμαρ εως των υδατων της Μεριβα Καδης, κατα την εκτασιν του χειμαρρου εως της μεγαλης θαλασσης. Και τουτο ειναι το νοτιον πλευρον προς μεσημβριαν.

20 Το δε δυτικον πλευρον θελει εισθαι η μεγαλη θαλασσα απο του οριου, εωσου ελθη τις κατεναντι της Αιμαθ. Τουτο ειναι το δυτικον πλευρον.

21 Ουτω θελετε διαιρεσει την γην ταυτην μεταξυ σας κατα τας φυλας του Ισραηλ.

22 Και θελετε κληρωσει αυτην εις εαυτους δια κληρονομιαν, μετα των ξενων των παροικουντων μεταξυ σας, οσοι γεννησωσιν υιους εν μεσω σας· και θελουσιν εισθαι εις εσας ως αυτοχθονες μεταξυ των υιων Ισραηλ· θελουσιν εχει μεθ' υμων κληρονομιαν μεταξυ των φυλων Ισραηλ.

23 Και εις ην τινα φυλην παροικη ο ξενος, εκει θελετε δωσει εις αυτον την κληρονομιαν αυτου, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9338

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9338. 'And inherit the land' means when governed by good, thus when regenerated. This is clear from the meaning of 'inheriting' as receiving as an heir, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'the land', at this point the land of Canaan, as the Lord's kingdom, thus heaven, dealt with in 1413, 1437, 1607, 1866, 3038, 3481, 3705, 3686, 4240, 4447, so that 'inheriting the land' means receiving heaven as an heir to it. The proper way to understand the word 'heir', when used in reference to heaven, is a person who has life from the Lord, 2658, 2851, 3672, 7212, thus who is governed by good received from the Lord, who therefore has been regenerated. The fact that a person is in heaven, and so has been regenerated, when he is governed by good received from the Lord, see 9274 and the places referred to there.

[2] The fact that 'inheriting' has this meaning, when used in reference to heaven, is evident in Matthew,

Then the King will say to those who are at His right hand, Come, O blessed of My Father, possess as an inheritance the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink. Insofar as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers you did it to Me. Matthew 25:34-35, 40.

'Possessing as an inheritance the Lord's kingdom (or heaven)' is said here in regard to those governed by good; and the actual forms of the good of charity in their proper order are also enumerated. Finally it is said, 'Insofar as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers you did it to Me'. People are called the Lord's brothers if they are governed by good, 6756, thus also if they practise good; for good is the Lord present with a person. And this is why it says, 'Insofar as you did it to one of [the least of] these My brothers' (not simply 'brothers').

[3] In Revelation,

He who overcomes will receive all things by inheritance, and I will be his God and he will be My son. Revelation 21:7.

It says here of those who overcome that they will receive all things by inheritance; and because they are heirs they are called 'sons'. 'Overcoming' means using good and truth to fight with, for evil is overcome by means of good, and falsity by means of truth.

[4] In David,

God will save Zion and will build the cities of Judah; and they will dwell there and possess it by inheritance; and the seed of His servants will inherit it, and those loving His name will dwell in it. Psalms 69:35-36.

Here 'possessing by inheritance' has regard to those governed by celestial good, and 'inheriting' to those governed by spiritual good. Celestial good is the good of love to the Lord, and spiritual good is the good of charity towards the neighbour, 9277. In Isaiah,

He who trusts in Me will inherit the land, and will possess by inheritance My holy mountain. Isaiah 57:13.

[5] From all this it is evident what was meant by the division of the land of Canaan into twelve inheritances for the twelve tribes of Israel, in Chapters 14-19 of Joshua, and in Chapter 47:13-end and Chapter 48 of Ezekiel. For 'the land of Canaan' meant the Lord's kingdom, or heaven, 1413, 1437, 1607, 1866, 3038, 3481, 3686, 3705, 4240, 4447, and 'the twelve tribes' meant all forms of good and all truths in general and in particular, 3858, 3862, 3926, 3939, 4060, 6335, 6337, 6397, 6640. 'Twelve inheritances' accordingly meant heaven with all its heavens and communities, which divide off one from the next on the basis of forms of the good of love and consequently of truths of faith, 7836, 7891, 7996, so that in the abstract sense [without reference to persons] those inheritances mean forms of good themselves which originate in the Lord and therefore are the Lord in heaven.

[6] For heaven is nothing other than Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good. The angels there are recipients of truth in good; and in the measure that they receive it they constitute heaven. Also - and this is an arcanum - the Lord dwells with an angel, and similarly with man, only in that which is His own with the angel or man; for the Divine must dwell in what is of God, not in what is of the self with anyone. This is meant by the Lord's words regarding His union with those governed by the good of love, in John,

On that day you will know that I am in the Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who loves Me keeps My word, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. John 14:20, 23.

And elsewhere in the same gospel,

The glory which You have given Me I have given to them that they may be one even as We are one, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. John 17:22, 26.

  
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