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1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

4 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no God but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

11 I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.

13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

   

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45. There Is One God, and the Lord Is That God

From the abundance of passages presented from the Word in the preceding section, it can be seen that the Lord is called Jehovah, the God of Israel and of Jacob, the Holy One of Israel, the Lord and God, as well as King, the Anointed, and David. And it can be seen from those passages — though so far as through a veil — that the Lord is God Himself, the origin and subject of the Word.

But even though people throughout the world know that there is one God, and no one possessed of sound reason denies it, it accordingly remains now to confirm it from the Word, and also that the Lord is that God.

[2] 1. That there is one God. This is confirmed by the following passages from the Word:

Jesus (said), “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. (Therefore) you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul....’ ” (Mark 12:29-30)

Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah! You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.... (Deuteronomy 6:4-5)

...one came to (Jesus) and said, “Good Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?” (Jesus) said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One — God.” (Matthew 19:16-17)

...that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone are Jehovah. (Isaiah 37:20)

I am Jehovah, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me.... ...that they may know from the rising of the sun and its setting that there is (no God) besides Me. I am Jehovah, and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:5-6)

O Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, who dwells between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. (Isaiah 37:16)

Is there a God besides Me? (And) a Rock? I know not one. (Isaiah 44:8)

...who is God, except Jehovah? And what rock is there, except our God? (Psalms 18:31)

[3] 2. That the Lord is that God. This is confirmed by the following passages from the Word:

“Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no other God.” Truly You are God, who are hidden, O God of Israel, the Savior! (Isaiah 45:14-15)

Have not I, Jehovah? And there is no other God besides Me, a just God, and there is no Savior besides Me. Look to Me to be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:21-22)

I...am Jehovah, and besides Me there is no savior. (Isaiah 43:11)

I am Jehovah your God..., and you shall acknowledge no God but Me, and no savior but Me. (Hosea 13:4)

Thus said Jehovah, the King of Israel, and its Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: “I am the First and I am the Last, and besides Me there is no God.” (Isaiah 44:6)

...Jehovah of Hosts is His name, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. God of the whole earth shall He be called. (Isaiah 54:5)

In that day...Jehovah shall become King over all the earth. In that day there shall be one Jehovah, and His name one. (Zechariah 14:8-9)

Because the Lord alone is the Savior and Redeemer, and because we are told that Jehovah is the Savior and Redeemer, and none but Him, it follows that the one God is no other than the Lord.

  
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Published by the General Church of the New Jerusalem, 1100 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania 19009, U.S.A. A translation of Doctrina Novae Hierosolymae de Domino, by Emanuel Swedenborg, 1688-1772. Translated from the Original Latin by N. Bruce Rogers. ISBN 9780945003687, Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954074.

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