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Hosea 5

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1 Ακουσατε τουτο, ιερεις, και προσεξατε, οικος Ισραηλ, και δοτε ακροασιν, οικος βασιλεως· διοτι προς εσας ειναι κρισις· επειδη εσταθητε παγις επι Μισπα και δικτυον ηπλωμενον επι το Θαβωρ.

2 Και οι αγρευοντες εκαμον βαθειαν σφαγην· αλλ' εγω θελω παιδευσει παντας αυτους.

3 Εγω εγνωρισα τον Εφραιμ, και ο Ισραηλ δεν ειναι κεκρυμμενος απ' εμου· διοτι τωρα πορνευεις, Εφραιμ, και εμιανθη ο Ισραηλ.

4 Δεν αφινουσιν αυτους αι πραξεις αυτων να επιστρεψωσιν εις τον Θεον αυτων· διοτι το πνευμα της πορνειας ειναι εν μεσω αυτων και δεν εγνωρισαν τον Κυριον.

5 Και η υπερηφανια του Ισραηλ μαρτυρει κατα προσωπον αυτου· δια τουτο ο Ισραηλ και ο Εφραιμ θελουσι πεσει εν τη ανομια αυτων· ο Ιουδας ετι θελει πεσει μετ' αυτων.

6 Μετα των ποιμνιων αυτων και μετα των αγελων αυτων θελουσιν υπαγει δια να ζητησωσι τον Κυριον· αλλα δεν θελουσιν ευρει· απεμακρυνθη απ' αυτων.

7 Εφερθησαν απιστως προς τον Κυριον· διοτι εγεννησαν τεκνα αλλοτρια· τωρα δε εις μην θελει καταφαγει αυτους και τας κληρονομιας αυτων.

8 Σαλπισατε κερατινην εν Γαβαα, σαλπιγγα εν Ραμα· ηχησατε δυνατα εν Βαιθ-αυεν· κατοπιν σου, Βενιαμιν.

9 Ο Εφραιμ θελει εισθαι ηρημωμενος εν τη ημερα του ελεγχου· μεταξυ των φυλων του Ισραηλ εγνωστοποιησα το βεβαιως γενησομενον·

10 οι αρχοντες Ιουδα εγειναν ως οι μετατοπιζοντες ορια· επ' αυτους θελω εκχυσει ως υδατα την οργην μου.

11 Κατεδυναστευθη ο Εφραιμ, συνετριβη εν τη κρισει διοτι εκουσιως υπηγε κατοπιν προσταγματος·

12 δια τουτο εγω θελω εισθαι ως σαρακιον εις τον Εφραιμ και ως σκωληξ εις τον οικον Ιουδα.

13 Και ειδεν ο Εφραιμ την νοσον αυτου και ο Ιουδας το ελκος αυτου, και υπηγεν ο Εφραιμ προς τον Ασσυριον και απεστειλε προς τον βασιλεα Ιαρειβ· αλλ' ουτος δεν ηδυνηθη να σας ιατρευση ουδε να σας απαλλαξη απο του ελκους σας.

14 Διοτι εγω θελω εισθαι ως λεων εις τον Εφραιμ και ως σκυμνος λεοντος εις τον οικον Ιουδα· εγω, εγω θελω διασπαραξει και αναχωρησει· θελω λαβει, και δεν θελει υπαρχει ο ελευθερων.

15 Θελω υπαγει, θελω επιστρεψει εις τον τοπον μου, εωσου γνωρισωσι το εγκλημα αυτων και ζητησωσι το προσωπον μου· εν τη θλιψει αυτων θελουσιν ορθρισει προς εμε.

   

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True Christian Religion #83

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83. The idea that a Son born from eternity came down and took upon Himself human form collapses as totally erroneous and is exploded on considering the passages from the Word in which Jehovah Himself says that He is the Saviour and Redeemer, as the following:

Am I not Jehovah, and there is no God beside Me? There is no righteous God and Saviour beside Me, Isaiah 45:21-22.

I am Jehovah, and there is no Saviour beside Me, Isaiah 43:11.

I am Jehovah your God, and you are not to acknowledge any God beside Me, and there is no Saviour beside Me, Hosea 13:4.

That all flesh may know that I am Jehovah your Saviour and your Redeemer, Isaiah 49:26; 60:16.

As for our Redeemer, Jehovah Zebaoth is His name, Isaiah 47:4.

Their Redeemer, the mighty Jehovah Zebaoth is His name, Jeremiah 50:34.

Jehovah, my rock and my Redeemer, Psalms 19:14.

Thus spoke Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am Jehovah your God, Isaiah 48:17; 43:14; 49:7.

Thus spoke Jehovah, your Redeemer; I am Jehovah who makes all things, and I alone by Myself, Isaiah 44:24.

Thus spoke Jehovah, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, Jehovah Zebaoth; I am the First and the Last, and there is no God beside me, Isaiah 44:6.

You are Jehovah our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name, Isaiah 63:16.

I will take pity with eternal mercy, thus spoke your Redeemer Jehovah, Isaiah 54:8. You had redeemed me, Jehovah of truth, Psalms 31:5.

Let Israel hope in Jehovah, for there is mercy with Jehovah, with Him is very much redemption. He shall redeem Israel from all his sins, Psalms 130:7-8.

Jehovah Zebaoth 1 is His name, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He shall be called the God of all the earth, Isaiah 54:5.

From these and very many more passages anyone who has eyes, and a mind opened by using his eyes, can see that God, who is one, came down and was made man in order to effect redemption. Can anyone fail to see this as clear as in morning light, so long as he pays attention to those very sayings of God which have been quoted? Those, however, who are plunged in the shades of night as the result of convincing themselves that a second God was born from eternity, and that it was He who came down and redeemed us, close their eyes to those Divine sayings, and ponder with their eyes shut how to pervert them and make them square with their false ideas.

Footnotes:

1. Corrected in the author's copy from 'Jehovah God' in keeping with the Hebrew; cf. 93.

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

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Isaiah 54:8

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8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.

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