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Genesis 17

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1 Kai Abromas buvo devyniasdešimt devynerių metų amžiaus, Viešpats pasirodė Abromui ir tarė: “Aš esu Dievas Visagalis, vaikščiok mano akivaizdoje ir būk tobulas.

2 Aš sudarysiu sandorą su tavimi ir labai padauginsiu tavo palikuonis”.

3 Abromas puolė kniūbsčias, o Dievas kalbėjo:

4 “Štai manoji sandora su tavimi: tu tapsi daugelio tautų tėvu,

5 todėl nebesivadinsi Abromu, bet tavo vardas bus Abraomas, nes Aš tave padariau daugelio tautų tėvu.

6 Ir padarysiu tave nepaprastai vaisingą. Iš tavęs kils tautos ir karaliai.

7 Aš patvirtinsiu sandorą tarp savęs ir tavęs bei tavo palikuonių kaip amžiną sandorą, kad būčiau Dievas tau ir tavo palikuonims po tavęs.

8 Aš duosiu tau ir tavo palikuonims žemę, kurioje dabar esi ateivis, visą Kanaano žemę amžinai nuosavybei ir būsiu jiems Dievas”.

9 Toliau Dievas sakė Abraomui: “Laikyk mano sandorą tu ir tavo palikuonys po tavęs per kartų kartas.

10 Šita yra mano sandora, kurios jūs privalote laikytis. Kiekvienas vyras tarp jūsų bus apipjaustytas!

11 Jūs apipjaustysite savo kūną, ir tai bus tarp manęs ir jūsų esančios sandoros ženklas.

12 Kiekvienas berniukas aštuonių dienų tarp jūsų bus apipjaustytas: gimęs namuose ar iš svetimšalio nupirktas, kuris nėra iš tavo palikuonių.

13 Kas gimsta tavo namuose ir ką nusiperki už savo pinigus, tas turi būti apipjaustytas. Ir mano sandora jūsų kūne bus amžina sandora.

14 O neapipjaustytas vyras bus išnaikintas iš savo tautos, nes jis sulaužė mano sandorą”.

15 Dievas toliau sakė Abraomui: “Savo žmonos Sarajos nebevadink Saraja, bet Sara bus jos vardas.

16 Aš ją palaiminsiu ir tau duosiu iš jos sūnų. Aš ją taip laiminsiu, kad iš jos kils tautos ir tautų karaliai”.

17 Tada Abraomas puolė veidu į žemę, juokėsi ir sakė savo širdyje: “Ar šimtamečiui begali kas gimti ir ar Sara, sulaukusi devyniasdešimties metų amžiaus, begali gimdyti?”

18 Abraomas tarė Dievui: “Kad nors Izmaelis gyventų Tavo akivaizdoje!”

19 Bet Dievas atsakė: “Tikrai tavo žmona Sara pagimdys tau sūnų ir tu jį pavadinsi Izaoku! Aš sudarysiu su juo amžiną sandorą ir su jo palikuonimis.

20 Ir dėl Izmaelio Aš išklausiau tave! Aš jį palaiminau ir padarysiu jį vaisingą, ir nepaprastai padauginsiu: jis bus dvylikos kunigaikščių tėvas, ir padarysiu iš jo didelę tautą.

21 Tačiau savo sandorą sudarysiu su Izaoku, kurį Sara pagimdys tau šiuo laiku kitais metais”.

22 Baigęs kalbėti su juo, Dievas pasišalino.

23 Tada Abraomas ėmė savo sūnų Izmaelį ir visus vyrus, jo namuose gimusius ir už pinigus įsigytus, ir apipjaustė jų kūnus tą pačią dieną, kaip Dievas jam buvo sakęs.

24 Abraomas buvo apipjaustytas devyniasdešimt devynerių metų,

25 o jo sūnus Izmaelis­trylikos metų.

26 Tą pačią dieną buvo apipjaustytas Abraomas ir jo sūnus Izmaelis.

27 Ir visi jo namų vyrai, gimusieji jo namuose ir už pinigus įsigytieji, buvo apipjaustyti kartu su juo.

   

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9659. And there shall be eight planks, and their bases of silver. That this signifies support in every way by good, and through the truth which is from good, is evident from the signification of “eight,” as being in every way, of which in what follows; from the signification of “planks,” as being the good which supports (see n. 9634); and from the signification of “bases of silver,” as being support through the truth which is from good (n. 9643).

[2] That “eight” denotes in every way is because by this number is signified the same as by “two,” and by “four,” for it arises from these multiplied together, and by “two” and “four” is signified conjunction to the full (n. 5194, 8423, 8877), and from this also what is full (see n. 9103), and consequently in every way; for that which is in fullness is also in every way. By “eight” is also signified what is full and in every way, from the fact that by a “week” is signified an entire period from beginning to end (n. 2044, 3845); consequently by “the eighth day” is signified a full state, from which there is afterward made a new beginning. From this it was that male children were circumcised when eight days old (Genesis 17:12; 21:4); for by “circumcision” was signified purification from filthy loves by means of the truth of faith (n. 2039, 2046, 2799, 3412-3413, 4462); the foreskin corresponded to the defilement of good by these loves (n. 4462, 7045, 7225); and “the sword of stone,” with which the circumcision was performed, signified the truth of faith by means of which purification is effected (n. 2039, 2046, 2799, 7044).

[3] What is full and in every way is also signified by “eight” after “seven,” in Micah:

When Asshur shall come into our land, and shall tread our palaces, then shall we set over him seven shepherds and eight princes of men. And they shall feed on the land of Asshur with the sword; and He shall deliver us from Asshur (Micah 5:5-6);

“Asshur” denotes reasoning about the goods and truths of the church from man’s own intelligence; total or complete deliverance from the falsity thence, is signified by the “eight princes of men who shall destroy;” the “princes of men” denote the primary truths of good.

[4] That “eight” denotes what is full, and in every way, is also plain from experience concerning the admission and reception of societies into heaven (as may be seen above, n. 2130). The societies that were first received appeared up to twelve in number, and afterward eight; for those who are admitted and received into heaven are those who have been purified from earthly things, and therefore from the loves of them, and who have afterward been instructed; by the number “eight” was then signified what is full.

[5] The like is signified by “eight” in other parts of the Word, as by the porch of the gate from the house being “eight ells,” and by there being “eight steps” to the house, in Ezekiel 40:9, 31, 41. A new house is there treated of, by which is signified a New Church of the Lord; the truths which lead to good, and from good to truths, are signified by the porch and by the steps.

[6] He who knows not that in the Word numbers infold realities, is bound to get the idea that where the tabernacle, the temple of Solomon, and afterward a new house, and a new temple, and a new earth, are described in Ezekiel, the measurements and numbers have no real meaning, and therefore no holiness, although in the Word not a syllable is void of meaning. Let him who has intelligence consider the measurements and numbers in Ezekiel, from chapter 40 to chapter 48, and the measurements and numbers given by John in the Revelation, chapter 21, where also it is said that “the angel measured the wall of the New Jerusalem a hundred forty and four cubits,” and that “this measure is that of a man, that is, of an angel” (verse 17); also in another passage: “He that hath intelligence, let him compute the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty-six” (Revelation 13:18); besides those given in many other passages. (That all the numbers mentioned in the Word signify real things, see n. 482, 487, 575, 647, 648, 755, 813, 1963, 1988, 2075, 2252, 3252, 4264, 4495, 4670, 5265, 5291, 5335, 5708, 6175, 7973; and in the places where it has been shown what is signified by some numbers in particular.)

  
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