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Daniel 9

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1 ἔτος-N3E-GSN πρῶτος-A1--GSNS ἐπί-P *δαρεῖος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *ξέρξης-N1M-GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γενεά-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF *μηδική-N---GSF ὅς- --NPM βασιλεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GPM *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM

2 ὁ- A--DSN πρῶτος-A1--DSNS ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM διανοέομαι-VCI-API1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF βίβλος-N2--DPF ὁ- A--ASM ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPN ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὅτε-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρόσταγμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐπί-P *ἰερεμίας-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM προφήτης-N1M-ASM ἐγείρω-VA--AAN εἰς-P ἀναπλήρωσις-N3I-ASF ὀνειδισμός-N2--GSM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN

3 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM εὑρίσκω-VB--AAN προσευχή-N1--ASF καί-C ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ἐν-P νηστεία-N1A-DPF καί-C σάκκος-N2--DSM καί-C σποδός-N2--DSF

4 καί-C προςεὔχομαι-VAI-AMI1S πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM καί-C ἐκὁμολογέω-VAI-AMI1S καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S ἰδού-I κύριος-N2--VSM σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἰσχυρός-A1A-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM φοβερός-A1A-NSM τηρέω-V2--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--DPM ἀγαπάω-V3--PAPDPM σύ- P--AS καί-C ὁ- A--DPM φυλάσσω-V1--PAPDPM ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GS

5 ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P ἀδικέω-VAI-AAI1P ἀσεβέω-VAI-AAI1P καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI1P καί-C παραβαίνω-VZI-AAI1P ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN κρίμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GS

6 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM ὅς- --APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C δυνάστης-N1M-APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C πατήρ-N3--APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C πᾶς-A3--DSN ἔθνος-N3E-DSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

7 σύ- P--DS κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSF αἰσχύνη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἄνθρωπος-N2--DPM *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C καταἧμαι-V5--PMPDPM ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐγγύς-D καί-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀπωτέρω-D ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF εἰς-P ὅς- --APF διασκορπίζω-VAI-AAI2S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκεῖ-D ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλημμέλεια-N1A-DSF ὅς- --DSF πλημμελέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS

8 δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSF αἰσχύνη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM βασιλεύς-N3V-DPM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C δυνάστης-N1M-DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM πατήρ-N3--DPM ἐγώ- P--GP ὅτι-C ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P σύ- P--DS

9 ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--NSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ἔλεος-N3E-NSN ὅτι-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI1P ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS

10 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP καταἀκολουθέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS ὅς- --DSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI2S ἐνώπιον-P *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--GP διά-P ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM

11 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐν καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM νόμος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI3P ὁ- A--GSM μή-D ἀκούω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὁ- A--NSF κατάρα-N1A-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὅρκος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM γράφω-VP--XMPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὅτι-C ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P αὐτός- D--DSM

12 καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅσος-A1--APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM κριτής-N1M-APM ἐγώ- P--GP ὅσος-A1--APN κρίνω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP ἐπιἄγω-VB--AAN ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP κακός-A1--APN μέγας-A1--APN οἷος-A1A-APN οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καθότι-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF

13 κατά-P ὁ- A--APN γράφω-VP--XMPAPN ἐν-P διαθήκη-N1--DSF *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN ἐπιἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP καί-C οὐ-D ἐκζητέω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἀποἵστημι-VH--AAN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GPF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS κύριος-N2--VSM

14 καί-C ἀγρυπνέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὅτι-C δίκαιος-A1A-NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

15 καί-C νῦν-D δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM ἐκἄγω-VB--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ὁ- A--DSM βραχίων-N3N-DSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSM ὑψηλός-A1--DSM καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P ἀγνοέω-VXI-XAI1P

16 δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS ἀποστρέφω-VD--APD3S ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὀργή-N1--NSF σύ- P--GS ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-DPF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἄγνοια-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM ἐγώ- P--GP *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSM δῆμος-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS κύριος-N2--VSM εἰς-P ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM περικύκλῳ-D ἐγώ- P--GP

17 καί-C νῦν-D ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ὁ- A--GSF προσευχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF δέησις-N3I-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD3S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἔρημος-A1B-ASN ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM δοῦλος-N2--GPM σύ- P--GS δεσπότης-N1M-VSM

18 προςἔχω-VB--AAD2S κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--ASN οὖς-N3--ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--GS ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-ASF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὅς- --GSF ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D γάρ-X ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF δικαιοσύνη-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NP δέω-V1--PMI1P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF προσευχή-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP ἐνώπιον-P σύ- P--GS ἀλλά-C διά-P ὁ- A--ASN σός-A1--ASN ἔλεος-N3E-ASN

19 κύριος-N2--VSM σύ- P--NS ἱλατεύω-VA--AAD2S κύριος-N2--VSM ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAD2S καί-C μή-D χρονίζω-VA--AAS2S ἕνεκα-P σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--GS *σιων-N---AS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM

20 καί-C ἕως-C ἐγώ- P--NS λαλέω-V2I-IAI1S προςεὔχομαι-V1--PMPNSM καί-C ἐκὁμολογέω-V2--PMPNSM ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C δέω-V1--PMPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF προσευχή-N1--DPF ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὑπέρ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP

21 καί-C ἔτι-D λαλέω-V2--PAPGSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF προσευχή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ὅς- --ASM ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ὕπνος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF *γαβριηλ-N---NSM τάχος-N3E-DSN φέρω-V1--PMPNSM προςἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ἐν-P ὥρα-N1A-DSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ἑσπερινός-A1--GSF

22 καί-C προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *δανιηλ-N---VSM ἄρτι-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S ὑποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DS διάνοια-N1A-ASF

23 ἐν-P ἀρχή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSF δέησις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S ὑποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DS ὅτι-C ἐλεεινός-A1--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN

24 ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἑβδομάς-N3D-NPF κρίνω-VCI-API3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF *σιων-N---AS συντελέω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF σπανίζω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀποἀλείφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN καί-C δίδωμι-VC--APN δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF καί-C συντελέω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN καί-C εὐφραίνω-VA--AAN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN

25 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--FPI2S καί-C εὐφραίνω-VC--FPI2S καί-C εὑρίσκω-VF--FAI2S πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN ἀποκρίνω-VC--APN καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VF--FAI2S *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF κύριος-N2--DSM

26 καί-C μετά-P ἑπτά-M καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M καί-C ἑξήκοντα-M δύο-M ἀποἵστημι-VC--FPI3S χρῖσμα-N3M-NSN καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C βασιλεία-N1A-NSF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN φθείρω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM χριστός-A1--GSM καί-C ἥκω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF συντέλεια-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P ὀργή-N1--GSF καί-C ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM συντέλεια-N1A-GSF ἀπό-P πόλεμος-N2--GSM πολεμέω-VC--FPI3S

27 καί-C δυναστεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF διαθήκη-N1--NSF εἰς-P πολύς-A1P-APM καί-C πάλιν-D ἐπιστρέφω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ἀναοἰκοδομέω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P πλάτος-N3E-ASN καί-C μῆκος-N3E-ASN καί-C κατά-P συντέλεια-N1A-ASF καιρός-N2--GPM καί-C μετά-P ἑπτά-M καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M καιρός-N2--APM καί-C ἑξήκοντα-M δύο-M ἔτος-N3E-APN ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM συντέλεια-N1A-GSF πόλεμος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καταἰσχύω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐπί-P πολύς-A1--APF ἑβδομάς-N3D-APF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN τέλος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF ἑβδομάς-N3D-GSF αἴρω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF θυσία-N1A-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF σπονδή-N1--NSF καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ἱερός-A1A-ASN βδέλυγμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GPF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-GPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἕως-P συντέλεια-N1A-GSF καί-C συντέλεια-N1A-NSF δίδωμι-VC--FPI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-ASF

   

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Apocalypse Explained #937

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937. That Moses signifies the Word of the Old Testament, is evident from certain passages in the Word where he is mentioned. In some places, however, by Moses is meant the law in its strictest sense, which is the law published from Mount Sinai. In some, the law in a broader sense, which is the historical Word, is meant by him. But in the present case the Word of the Old Testament is meant, both historical and prophetical. The reason why Moses signifies the Word is, that the Ten Precepts, and afterwards the Five Books, which were the first [portion] of the Word, were not from himself but from the Lord through him.

That Moses is mentioned instead of the law and the Word is plain from the following passages. In Luke:

"Abraham said unto him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them: if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead" (16:29, 31).

Here by Moses and the Prophets is meant the same as elsewhere by the Law and the Prophets, namely, the historical and prophetical Word.

In the same:

Jesus, "beginning from Moses and all the prophets, interpreted in all the scriptures the things concerning himself" (24:27).

In the same:

"All things must be fulfilled which are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning me" (24:44).

In John:

Philip said, "We have found him, of whom Moses hath written in the law" (1:45).

In the same:

"In the law Moses commanded us" (8:5).

In Daniel:

"The curse hath poured down upon us; and the oath, which is written in the law of Moses, the servant of God; because we have sinned against him. As it is written in the law of Moses, every evil cometh upon us" (9:11, 13).

In Joshua:

Joshua wrote upon the stone of the altar "a copy of the law of Moses" (8:32).

In John:

"Moses gave to you the law, Moses gave to you circumcision. If a man receive circumcision on the Sabbath, thus that the law of Moses might not be broken" (7:19, 22, 23).

In Mark:

"Moses hath said, Honour thy father and thy mother" (7:10).

[2] Because on account of the representation, that is attributed to Moses which was done by the Lord through him, therefore the law of Moses and the law of the Lord are both mentioned in Luke:

"When the days of their purification were fulfilled according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem (even as it is written in the law of the Lord, that every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord) to offer the sacrifice, according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle doves, and two young pigeons" (2:22-24, 29).

[3] Because Moses represented the law, it was allowed him to enter in to the Lord upon Mount Sinai, and not only to receive there the Tables of the Law, but also to hear the statutes and judgments of the Law; and to command them to the people. And it is also said, that they might thence believe in Moses for ever:

"Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold I will come to thee in the mist of a cloud, that the people may hear, when I shall speak unto thee; and also may believe in thee for ever" (Exodus 19:9).

[4] It is said, in the mist of a cloud, because by a cloud is signified the Word in the letter. Hence also when Moses entered in to the Lord on Mount Sinai,

He entered into a cloud (Exodus 20:21; 24:2, 18; 35:2-4).

That a cloud signifies the sense of the letter of the Word may be seen (n. 36, 594, 905, 906).

Because Moses represented the Lord as to the law or the Word, therefore,

"When he came down from Mount Sinai, the skin of his face shone; therefore when he spake with the people, he put a veil upon his face" (Exodus 34:28 to end).

The radiation of the face signified the internal of the law; for this is in the light of heaven. The reason of his veiling his face when he spake with the people was, became the internal of the Word was covered, and so obscured to that people, that they could not sustain anything of the light thence.

[5] Since Moses represented the Lord as to the historical Word, and Elias the Lord as to the prophetical Word, therefore, when the Lord was transfigured, Moses and Elias were seen talking with Him (Matthew 17:3). Nor could any others speak with the Lord when His Divine appeared in the world, but those who signified the Word; for all discourse with the Lord is by means of the Word. That Elias represented the Lord as to the Word may be seen above (n. 624).

And because both Moses and Elias, together, represented the Word, therefore, where Elias being sent before the Lord is treated of, both are mentioned in Malachi:

"Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, the statutes and the judgments. Lo, I send to you Elias the prophet, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh" (Malachi 4:4-6).

By Elias the prophet is meant John the Baptist, because by him, as by Elias, the Word was represented; see above (n. 624, 724).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.