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1 ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἐκ-P *αιλιμ-N---GPM καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πᾶς-A1S-NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF *σιν-N---GS ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN *αιλιμ-N---APM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN *σινα-N----S ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X πεντεκαιδέκατος-A1--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSM μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM δεύτερος-A1A-DSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VX--XAPGPM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

2 διαγογγύζω-V1I-IAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C *ααρων-N---ASM

3 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὀφείλω-VB--AAPNSN ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI1P πλήσσω-VD--APPNPM ὑπό-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF ὅταν-D καταἵζω-VAI-AAI1P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPM λέβης-N3T-GPM ὁ- A--GPN κρέας-N3--GPN καί-C ἐσθίω-V1I-IAI1P ἄρτος-N2--APM εἰς-P πλησμονή-N1--ASF ὅτι-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AP εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἐν-P λιμός-N2--DSM

4 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ὕω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--DP ἄρτος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM καί-C συνλέγω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF εἰς-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF ὅπως-C πειράζω-VA--AAS1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰ-C πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἤ-C οὐ-D

5 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF καί-C ἑτοιμάζω-VF--FAI3P ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C εἰςφέρω-VA--AAS3P καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C συνἄγω-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASN κατά-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF εἰς-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C *ααρων-N---NSM πρός-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

7 καί-C πρωΐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2P ὁ- A--ASF δόξα-N1S-ASF κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI1P ὅτι-C διαγογγύζω-V1--PAI2P κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δίδωμι-V8--PAN κύριος-N2--ASM σύ- P--DP ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF κρέας-N3--APN ἐσθίω-VB--AAN καί-C ἄρτος-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D εἰς-P πλησμονή-N1--ASF διά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ὅς- --ASM σύ- P--NP διαγογγύζω-V1--PAI2P κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI1P οὐ-D γάρ-X κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM γογγυσμός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀλλά-C ἤ-C κατά-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

9 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM εἶπον-VA--AAD2S πᾶς-A1S-DSF συναγωγή-N1--DSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM προςἔρχομαι-VA--AAD2P ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM εἰςἀκούω-VX--XAI3S γάρ-X σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM

10 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X λαλέω-V2I-IAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM πᾶς-A1S-DSF συναγωγή-N1--DSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VDI-API3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VVI-API3S ἐν-P νεφέλη-N1--DSF

11 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

12 εἰςἀκούω-VX--XAI1S ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λαλέω-VA--AAD2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P ἑσπέρα-N1A-ASF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P κρέας-N3--APN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D πίμπλημι-VS--FPI2P ἄρτος-N2--GPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP

13 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἑσπέρα-N1A-NSF καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὀρτυγομήτρα-N1A-NSF καί-C καλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF παρεμβολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καταπαύω-V1--PMPGSF ὁ- A--GSF δρόσος-N2--GSF κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF

14 καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF λεπτός-A1--NSN ὡσεί-D κόριον-N2N-NSN λευκός-A1--NSN ὡσεί-D πάγος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

15 ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASN ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἕτερος-A1A-NSM ὁ- A--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S οὗτος- D--NSN οὐ-D γάρ-X οἶδα-VXI-YAI3P τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄρτος-N2--NSM ὅς- --ASM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σύ- P--DP ἐσθίω-VB--AAN

16 οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --ASN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM συνἄγω-VB--AAD2P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM καταἥκω-V1--PAPAPM γομορ-N---ASN κατά-P κεφαλή-N1--ASF κατά-P ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ψυχή-N1--GPF σύ- P--GP ἕκαστος-A1--NSM σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN συσκήνια-N2N-DPN σύ- P--GP συνλέγω-VA--AAD2P

17 ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X οὕτως-D ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN πολύς-A1P-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN ἐλαχύς-A3C-ASN

18 καί-C μετρέω-VA--AAPNPM ὁ- A--DSN γομορ-N---DSN οὐ-D πλεονάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN πολύς-A1P-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN ἐλαχύς-A3C-ASN οὐ-D ἐλαττονέω-VAI-AAI3S ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM καταἥκω-V1--PAPAPM παρά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P

19 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM μηδείς-A3--NSM καταλείπω-VB--AAD3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D

20 καί-C οὐ-D εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM ἀλλά-C καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P τις- I--NPM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C ἐκζέω-VAI-AAI3S σκώληξ-N3K-APM καί-C ἐπιὄζω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C πικραίνω-VCI-API3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM

21 καί-C συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASN πρωΐ-D πρωΐ-D ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASN καταἥκω-V1--PAPASN αὐτός- D--DSM ἡνίκα-D δέ-X διαθερμαίνω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM τήκω-V1I-IMI3S

22 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APN δέω-V2--PAPAPN διπλοῦς-A1C-APN δύο-M *γομορ-N----S ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF συναγωγή-N1--GSF καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

23 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σάββατον-N2N-NPN ἀνάπαυσις-N3I-NSF ἅγιος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὔριον-D ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C πέσσω-V1--PAS2P πέσσω-V1--PAD2P καί-C ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C ἕψω-V1--PAS2P ἕψω-V1--PAD2P καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN πλεονάζω-V1--PAPASN καταλείπω-VB--AAD2P αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P ἀποθήκη-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D

24 καί-C καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καθάπερ-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C οὐ-D ἐπιὄζω-VAI-AAI3S οὐδέ-C σκώληξ-N3K-NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM

25 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐσθίω-VB--AAD2P σήμερον-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S γάρ-X σάββατον-N2N-NPN σήμερον-D ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN

26 ἕξ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF συνλέγω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF σάββατον-N2N-NPN ὅτι-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF

27 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P τις- I--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM συνλέγω-VA--AAN καί-C οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P

28 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἕως-P τίς- I--GSN οὐ-D βούλομαι-V1--PMI2P εἰςἀκούω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM νόμος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS

29 ὁράω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X κύριος-N2--NSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ὁ- A--APN σάββατον-N2N-APN διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN αὐτός- D--NSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF ἄρτος-N2--APM δύο-M ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καταἧμαι-VF--FMI2P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM οἶκος-N2--APM σύ- P--GP μηδείς-A3P-NSM ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMD3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF

30 καί-C σαββατίζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF

31 καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSN *μαν-N---ASN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δέ-X ὡς-C σπέρμα-N3M-NSN κόριον-N2N-GSN λευκός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X γεῦμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSN ὡς-C ἐγκρίς-N3D-NSF ἐν-P μέλι-N3T-DSN

32 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --NSN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πίμπλημι-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASN γομορ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSN μαν-N---GSN εἰς-P ἀποθήκη-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ἵνα-C ὁράω-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASM ἄρτος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI2P σύ- P--NP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF ὡς-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S σύ- P--AP κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

33 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S στάμνος-N2--ASM χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C ἐνβάλλω-VB--AAD2S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASM πλήρης-A3H-ASN ὁ- A--ASN γομορ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSN μαν-N---GSN καί-C ἀποτίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM εἰς-P διατήρησις-N3I-ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP

34 ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM καί-C ἀποτίθημι-VEI-AMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN εἰς-P διατήρησις-N3I-ASF

35 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN μαν-N---ASN ἔτος-N3E-APN τεσσαράκοντα-M ἕως-P ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF οἰκέω-V2--PMPASF ὁ- A--ASN μαν-N---ASN ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P ἕως-P παραγίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P εἰς-P μέρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF *φοινίκη-N1--GSF

36 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X γομορ-N---NSN ὁ- A--NSN δέκατος-A1--NSN ὁ- A--GPN τρεῖς-A3--GPN μέτρον-N2N-GPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

   

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Arcana Coelestia #8440

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8440. 'For He has heard your grumblings' means in order that He may bring help because of their grief in temptation. This is clear from the meaning of 'hearing', when said of Jehovah, as having pity and bringing help, and therefore also as bringing to an end, dealt with above in 8428; and from the meaning of 'grumblings' as grief in temptation, and complaint, dealt with in 8351, 8428, 8433.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #6752

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6752. 'And she called his name Moses' means the essential nature of the state then. This is clear from the meaning of 'name' and 'calling the name as the essential nature, dealt with in 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2714, 3006, 3421, 6674, at this point the essential nature of a state because when someone's name is mentioned, that particular name used then means the state, 1946, 2643, 3422, 4298. This essential nature of a state that is meant is the nature of the state of the law of God as it was in the beginning with the Lord, and the nature of the state of God's truth as it is in the beginning with a person who is being regenerated. There are two people primarily who represent the Lord with respect to the Word, namely Moses and Elijah. Moses represents the Lord with respect to the historical books, Elijah with respect to the Prophets. In addition to those two there is Elisha, and lastly John the Baptist, who is therefore the one who is meant by 'the Elijah who is to come', Matthew 17:10-13; Luke 1:17. But before one can show that Moses represents the law of God, one must say what the law of God is. In a broad sense God's law means the whole Word; in a narrower sense it means the historical section of the Word; in a restricted sense it means what was written through Moses; and in a very restricted sense it means the Ten Commandments written upon Mount Sinai on tablets of stone. Moses represents the law in the narrower sense as well as in the restricted sense and also in the very restricted.

[2] In a broad sense the Law is the whole Word, both the historical section and the prophetical part. This is clear in John,

We have heard from the Law that the Christ (the Messiah) remains forever. John 12:34.

The fact that 'the Law' here is used to mean the prophetical part as well is self-evident, for this is a reference to what is written in Isaiah 9:6-7; in David, Psalms 110:4; and in Daniel 7:13-14. In the same gospel,

In order that the Word written in the Law might be fulfilled, They hated Me without a cause. John 15:25.

Much the same applies here, for it is a reference to what is written in David, Psalms 35:19. In Matthew,

Truly I say to you, Even until heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one small part of a letter will not pass from the Law till all things are done. Matthew 5:18.

Here 'the Law' in a broad sense stands for the whole Word.

[3] The Law in a narrower sense is the historical section of the Word. This is clear in Matthew,

All things whatever you wish people to do to you, do also to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12.

Here the Word is divided into 'the Law' and 'the Prophets'; and as the Word has been divided into the historical section and the prophetical part, it follows that 'the Law' is used to mean the historical section of the Word, and 'the Prophets' to mean the prophetical part. A similar example occurs in the same gospel,

On these two commandments hang the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:40.

And in Luke,

The Law and the Prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed. Luke 16:16; Matthew 11:13.

[4] In a restricted sense the Law is the Word that was written through Moses. This is clear in Moses,

When Moses had finished writing the words of this Law in a book, even until he had completed them, Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of Jehovah, saying, Take the book of this Law, and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God. Deuteronomy 31:14-26.

'The book of the Law' stands for the Books of Moses. In the same book,

If you do not take care to do all the words of this Law which are written in this book, Jehovah will send 1 upon you every sickness and every plague that is not written in the book of this Law, until you are destroyed. Deuteronomy 28:58, 61.

The meaning is similar here. In David,

In the Law of Jehovah is his delight, and in His Law he meditates day and night. Psalms 1:2.

'The Law of Jehovah' stands for the Books of Moses, for the prophetical books had not yet been written; nor had the historical books apart from the Book of Joshua and the Book of Judges. In addition this restricted meaning of 'the Law' occurs in places containing the expression 'the Law of Moses', which are dealt with immediately below.

[5] In a very restricted sense the Law is the Ten Commandments written upon Mount Sinai on the tablets of stone, as is well known, see Joshua 8:32. This Law is also called the Testimony, Exodus 25:16, 21.

[6] Moses represents the Law in the narrower sense, which is the historical section of the Word, also the Law in the restricted sense, and in the very restricted sense too. This is clear from those places in the Word in which the name Moses is used instead of the Law, and those in which the Law is called the Law of Moses, as in Luke,

Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them. If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead. Luke 16:29, 31.

Here 'Moses and the Prophets' has the same meaning as 'the Law and the Prophets', which is the historical section and the prophetical part of the Word. From this it is evident that 'Moses' is the Law or historical section of the Word. In the same gospel,

Jesus beginning at Moses and all the prophets explained in all the scriptures the things that concerned Himself. Luke 24:27.

In the same chapter,

All things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me. Luke 24:44.

In John,

Philip said, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law - Jesus. John 1:45.

In the same gospel,

In the Law Moses commanded us. John 8:5.

In Daniel,

The curse and the oath which was written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has come down onto us, because we have sinned against Him. As it is written in the Law of Moses, All this evil has come upon us. Daniel 9:11, 13.

In Joshua,

Joshua wrote on the stone of the altar a copy of the Law of Moses. Joshua 8:32.

[7] The expression 'the Law of Moses' is used because Moses represents the Lord with respect to the Law, that is, the Word, and in a narrower sense the historical section of the Word. This explains why what is the Lord's is ascribed to Moses, as in John,

Moses gave you the Law, Moses gave you circumcision. If a man (homo) receives circumcision on the sabbath, so that the Law of Moses may not be broken... John 7:19, 22-23.

In Mark,

Moses said, Honour your father and your mother. Mark 7:10.

In the same gospel,

Jesus answering said to them, What did Moses command you? They said, Moses permitted him to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away. Mark 10:3-4.

And because what is the Lord's is ascribed to Moses on account of his representation, both 'the Law of Moses' and 'the Law of the Lord' are used in Luke,

When the days of their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it has been written in the Law of the Lord, that every male opening the womb is to be called holy to the Lord) and to offer a sacrifice according to what has been stated in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves and two young pigeons. Luke 2:22-24, 39.

[8] Because Moses represented the Law he was allowed to go in to the Lord on Mount Sinai, not only to receive there the tablets containing the Law but also to hear the statutes and judgements belonging to the Law, and to enjoin these commands on the people. It is also said that the people should therefore believe in Moses forever,

Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak to you, and also may believe in you forever. Exodus 19:9.

The expression 'in a thick cloud' is used because 'cloud' means the letter of the Word. Here also is the reason why it says, when Moses went in to the Lord on Mount Sinai, that he went 'into the cloud', Exodus 20:21; 14:2, 18; 34:2-5. For the meaning of 'the cloud' as the literal sense of the Word, see the Preface to Genesis 18, and also 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343 (end).

[9] And since Moses represented the Law or the Word, it also says that when he came down from Mount Sinai the skin on his face shone whenever he spoke, and so he would put a veil over his face, Exodus 34:28-end. 'The shining of his face' meant the inner spirit of the Law, for this dwells in the light of heaven and is therefore called the glory, 5922. While 'the veil' meant the outward form of the Law. The reason why he veiled his face whenever he spoke to the people was that the inner spirit was concealed from them, and had become so obscure to that people that they could not bear any light from it. For the meaning of 'the face' as that which is internal, see 1999, 2434, 3527, 7577, 4066, 4796-4805, 5102, 5695. Since 'Moses' represented the Lord with respect to the historical section of the Word and 'Elijah' represented the Lord with respect to the prophetical part, Moses and Elijah were therefore seen talking to the Lord at His transfiguration, Matthew 17:3. No others except those who represented the Word could have talked to the Lord when He manifested His Divinity in the world; for talking to the Lord is done through the Word. Regarding Elijah's representation of the Lord with respect to the Word, see 1762, 5247 (end).

[10] And since these two together, both Moses and Elijah, represented the whole Word, both are mentioned in Malachi where the sending of Elijah before the Lord is referred to,

Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel - the statutes and judgements. Lo, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrifying day of Jehovah comes. Malachi 4:4-6.

These words imply that one was to go before who was to announce the [Lord's] Coming, in accordance with the Word.

Footnotes:

1. Following the Latin version of Sebastian Schmidt Swedenborg adds a word meaning secretly, which does not represent any word in the Hebrew.

  
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