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1 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X *αβραμ-N---NSM ἔτος-N3E-GPN ἐνενήκοντα-M ἐννέα-M καί-C ὁράω-VVI-API3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS εὐαρεστέω-V2--PAD2S ἐναντίον-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C γίγνομαι-V1--PMD2S ἄμεμπτος-A1B-NSM

2 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS σφόδρα-D

3 καί-C πίπτω-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

4 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSF διαθήκη-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2S πατήρ-N3--NSM πλῆθος-N3E-GSN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN

5 καί-C οὐ-D καλέω-VC--FPI3S ἔτι-D ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS *αβραμ-N---NSM ἀλλά-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὅτι-C πατήρ-N3--ASM πολύς-A1--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN τίθημι-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--AS

6 καί-C αὐξάνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS σφόδρα-D σφόδρα-D καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P

7 καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--AS εἰς-P γενεά-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P διαθήκη-N1--ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF εἰμί-V9--PAN σύ- P--GS θεός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--AS

8 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DS καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF παραοἰκέω-V2--PAI2S πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM θεός-N2--NSM

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM σύ- P--NS δέ-X ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS διατηρέω-VF--FAI2S σύ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM

10 καί-C οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF διαθήκη-N1--NSF ὅς- --ASF διατηρέω-VF--FAI2S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C σύ- P--GP καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM περιτέμνω-VC--FPI3S σύ- P--GP πᾶς-A3--NSN ἀρσενικός-A1--NSN

11 καί-C περιτέμνω-VC--FPI2P ὁ- A--ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ὁ- A--GSF ἀκροβυστία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P σημεῖον-N2N-DSN διαθήκη-N1--GSF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C σύ- P--GP

12 καί-C παιδίον-N2N-NSN ὀκτώ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF περιτέμνω-VC--FPI3S σύ- P--DP πᾶς-A3--NSN ἀρσενικός-A1--NSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM οἰκογενής-A3H-NSM ὁ- A--GSF οἰκία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἀργυρώνητος-A1B-NSM ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM ἀλλότριος-A1A-GSM ὅς- --NSM οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GS

13 περιτομή-N1--DSF περιτέμνω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSM οἰκογενής-A3H-NSM ὁ- A--GSF οἰκία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἀργυρώνητος-A1B-NSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF διαθήκη-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF σύ- P--GP εἰς-P διαθήκη-N1--ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF

14 καί-C ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NSM ἄρσην-A3--NSM ὅς- --NSM οὐ-D περιτέμνω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ὁ- A--GSF ἀκροβυστία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ὄγδοος-A1--DSF ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN γένος-N3E-GSN αὐτός- D--GSF ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS διασκεδάζω-VAI-AAI3S

15 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM *σαρα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS οὐ-D καλέω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSF *σαρα-N---NSF ἀλλά-C *σαρρα-N---NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSF

16 εὐλογέω-VF--FAI1S δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DS ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSF τέκνον-N2N-ASN καί-C εὐλογέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P ἔθνος-N3E-APN καί-C βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3P

17 καί-C πίπτω-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN καί-C γελάω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF διάνοια-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰ-C ὁ- A--DSM ἑκατονταετής-A3H-DSM γίγνομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C εἰ-C *σαρρα-N---NSF ἐνενήκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-GPN εἰμί-V9--PAPNSF τίκτω-VF--FMI3S

18 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM *ισμαηλ-N---NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ζάω-V3--PAD3S ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS

19 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM ναί-I ἰδού-I *σαρρα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS τίκτω-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DS υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C καλέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ισαακ-N---ASM καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P διαθήκη-N1--ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--ASM

20 περί-P δέ-X *ισμαηλ-N---GSM ἰδού-I ἐπιἀκούω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--GS ἰδού-I εὐλογέω-VA--AAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C αὐξάνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM σφόδρα-D δώδεκα-M ἔθνος-N3E-APN γεννάω-VF--FAI3S καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P ἔθνος-N3E-ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN

21 ὁ- A--ASF δέ-X διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἵστημι-VF--FAI1S πρός-P *ισαακ-N---ASM ὅς- --ASM τίκτω-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DS *σαρρα-N---NSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM καιρός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM

22 συντελέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X λαλέω-V2--PAPNSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἀπό-P *αβρααμ-N---GSM

23 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM *ισμαηλ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM οἰκογενής-A3H-APM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἀργυρώνητος-A1B-APM καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ἄρσην-A3--ASN ὁ- A--GPM ἀνήρ-N3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM καί-C περιτέμνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APF ἀκροβυστία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM καιρός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF ἐκεῖνος- D--GSF καθά-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

24 *αβρααμ-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐνενήκοντα-M ἐννέα-M ἔτος-N3E-GPN ἡνίκα-D περιτέμνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ὁ- A--GSF ἀκροβυστία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

25 *ισμαηλ-N---NSM δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἔτος-N3E-GPN δέκα-M τρεῖς-A3--GPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἡνίκα-D περιτέμνω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ὁ- A--GSF ἀκροβυστία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

26 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM καιρός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF ἐκεῖνος- D--GSF περιτέμνω-VCI-API3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM καί-C *ισμαηλ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM

27 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM οἰκογενής-A3H-NPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἀργυρώνητος-A1B-NPM ἐκ-P ἀλλογενής-A3H-GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN περιτέμνω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2004

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2004. 'And you will be the father of a multitude of nations' means union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence. This cannot be shown so easily from an explanation of individual expressions in the internal sense unless they are seen within a general overall picture by which this sense is presented. This is frequently the case with the internal sense, and when it is it may be called more universal because it is more remote. From an explanation of individual expressions this proximate sense is the result - that everything true and everything good comes from the Lord, for as will be discussed belong 'father' means that which comes from Him, that is, from the Lord, 'multitude' means truth, and 'of nations' resulting good. But because the latter, that is to say, truths and goods, are the means by which the Lord united the Human Essence to the Divine Essence, that more universal and more remote sense emerges from such an explanation. This is the way in which angels perceive these words; and at one and the same time they perceive a reciprocal union, namely that of the Lord's Divine Essence with the Human Essence, and of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence. For as has been stated, 'As for Me, My covenant is with you' means union of the Divine Essence with the Human Essence, the words that follow consequently meaning that of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence.

[2] It is an arcanum not yet disclosed that union was accomplished reciprocally, an arcanum that can hardly be explained intelligibly, for as yet the nature of influx has not been known to anyone, and without a knowledge of influx no idea can possibly be gained of what reciprocal union is. It is possible to shed light to some extent on the matter however from influx as it takes place with man, for with man too reciprocal conjunction exists. From the Lord by way of man's internal, which is dealt with just above in 1999, life is flowing in constantly into man's rational, and by way of the rational into the external and even into the facts and cognitions he has. These it not only adapts to receive life but also sets them in order and so enables man to think and ultimately to be rational. Such is the conjunction of the Lord with man, and without it man would never be able to think, let alone be rational. This may become clear to anyone from the fact that present within a person's thought there are countless arcana belonging to the science and art of analysis, so countless that even to all eternity it is not possible to explore them thoroughly. Such arcana do not flow in through the senses or the external man, but through the internal man. Man for his part however, through facts and cognitions, goes to meet this life flowing from the Lord, and in so doing joins himself reciprocally.

[3] But as for the union of the Lord's Divine Essence with His Human Essence, and of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence, this was infinitely superior, for the Lord's Internal was Jehovah Himself, and so Life itself, whereas man's internal is not the Lord, and so not life but a recipient of life. The Lord's relationship with Jehovah was union, whereas that of man with the Lord is not union but conjunction. The Lord united Himself to Jehovah by His own power and on that account became righteousness as well, whereas man in no way joins himself to Him by his own power but by the Lord's. This being so, it is the Lord who joins man to Himself. Such reciprocal union is what the Lord means where He attributes what is His own to the Father, and what is the Father's to Himself, as in John,

Jesus said, He who believes in Me believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. He who sees Me sees Him who sent Me I have come as light into the world in order that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness. John 12:44-46.

These words conceal very deep arcana - arcana in fact regarding the union of good with truth, and of truth with good, or what amounts to the same, regarding the union of the Divine Essence with the Human Essence, and of Human Essence with Divine Essence. Hence His declaration, 'He who believes in Me believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me', and shortly after, 'He who believes in Me', in between which two statements comes another concerning that union in which He says, 'He who sees Me sees Him who sent Me'.

[4] In the same gospel,

The words that I speak to you I do not speak from Myself; the Father who dwells within Me He does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me. Truly I say to you, He who believes in Me [will also do] the works that I do. John 14:10-12.

These words hold the same arcana within them, that is to say, those relating to the union of good with truth, and of truth with good; or what amounts to the same, of the Lord's Divine Essence with the Human Essence, and of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence. Hence His declaration, 'The words that I speak to you I do not speak from Myself; the Father who is within Me, He does the works', and shortly afterwards, 'The works that I do', in between which two statements likewise comes another concerning the union, in which He says, 'I am in the Father and the Father in Me'. This is the mystical union that many people speak about.

[5] From this it is clear that He was not someone other than the Father even though He spoke of the Father as though He were someone other. The reason for His doing so was the reciprocal union that was going to be accomplished and was accomplished, for He openly states so many times that He is one with the Father, as He does in the places just quoted -

He who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. John 12:45.

Also,

The Father who dwells within Me; believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me. John 14:10-11.

And in the same gospel,

If you knew Me you would know my Father also. John 8:19.

In the same gospel,

If you know Me you know My Father also. And from now on you know Him and have seen Him. Philip said to Him, Show us the Father. Jesus said to him, Have I been with you so long and yet you do not know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. So why do you say, Show us the Father? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? John 14:7-10.

And in the same gospel,

I and the Father are one. John 10:30.

This is why in heaven they know no other Father than the Lord since the Father is within Him, and He is one with the Father; and when they see Him they see the Father, as He Himself has said; see 15.

  
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