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1 εν-P αρχη-N1--DSF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

2 ο- A--NSF δε-X γη-N1--NSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S αορατος-A1B-NSM και-C ακατασκευαστος-A1B-NSM και-C σκοτος-N3E-NSN επανω-P ο- A--GSF αβυσσος-N2--GSF και-C πνευμα-N3M-NSN θεος-N2--GSM επιφερω-V1I-IMI3S επανω-P ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-VC--APD3S φως-N3T-NSN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S φως-N3T-NSN

4 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN και-C διαχωριζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN φως-N3T-GSN και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σκοτος-N3E-GSN

5 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN σκοτος-N3E-ASN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S νυξ-N3--ASF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF εις-A1A-NSF

6 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-VC--APD3S στερεωμα-N3M-NSN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C ειμι-V9--PAD3S διαχωριζω-V1--PAPNSN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

7 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN στερεωμα-N3M-ASN και-C διαχωριζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S υποκατω-P ο- A--GSN στερεωμα-N3M-GSN και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ο- A--GSN επανω-P ο- A--GSN στερεωμα-N3M-GSN

8 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN στερεωμα-N3M-ASN ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF δευτερος-A1A-NSF

9 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συναγω-VQ--APD3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN ο- A--NSN υποκατω-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM εις-P συναγωγη-N1--ASF εις-A1A-ASF και-C οραω-VV--APD3S ο- A--NSF ξηρος-A1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D και-C συνεχω-VQI-API3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN ο- A--NSN υποκατω-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM εις-P ο- A--APF συναγωγη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C οραω-VVI-API3S ο- A--NSF ξηρος-A1A-NSF

10 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF ξηρος-A1A-ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--APN συστημα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPN υδωρ-N3T-GPN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S θαλασσα-N1S-APF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM βλαστανω-VA--AAD3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF βοτανη-N1--ASF χορτος-N2--GSM σπειρω-V1--PAPNSN σπερμα-N3M-ASN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C κατα-P ομοιοτης-N3T-ASF και-C ξυλον-N2N-ASN καρπιμος-A1B-ASN ποιεω-V2--PAPASN καρπος-N2--ASM ος- --GSM ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

12 και-C εκφερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF βοτανη-N1--ASF χορτος-N2--GSM σπειρω-V1--PAPNSN σπερμα-N3M-ASN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C κατα-P ομοιοτης-N3T-ASF και-C ξυλον-N2N-ASN καρπιμος-A1B-ASN ποιεω-V2--PAPASN καρπος-N2--ASM ος- --GSM ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN

13 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF τριτος-A1--NSF

14 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-VC--APD3P φωστηρ-N3H-NPM εν-P ο- A--DSN στερεωμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM εις-P φαυσις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN διαχωριζω-V1--PAN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ειμι-V9--PAD3P εις-P σημειον-N2N-APN και-C εις-P καιρος-N2--APM και-C εις-P ημερα-N1A-APF και-C εις-P ενιαυτος-N2--APM

15 και-C ειμι-V9--PAD3P εις-P φαυσις-N3I-ASF εν-P ο- A--DSN στερεωμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ωστε-C φαινω-V1--PAN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

16 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APM δυο-M φωστηρ-N3H-APM ο- A--APM μεγας-A1--APM ο- A--ASM φωστηρ-N3H-ASM ο- A--ASM μεγας-A1P-ASM εις-P αρχη-N1--APF ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--ASM φωστηρ-N3H-ASM ο- A--ASM ελαχυς-A3C-ASMC εις-P αρχη-N1--APF ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ο- A--APM αστηρ-N3--APM

17 και-C τιθημι-VEI-AMI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSN στερεωμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ωστε-C φαινω-V1--PAN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

18 και-C αρχω-V1--PAN ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C διαχωριζω-V1--PAN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN φως-N3T-GSN και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σκοτος-N3E-GSN και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN

19 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF τεταρτος-A1--NSF

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAD3S ο- A--NPN υδωρ-N3T-NPN ερπετον-N2N-APN ψυχη-N1--GPF ζαω-V3--PAPGPF και-C πετεινον-N2N-APN πετομαι-V1--PMPAPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P ο- A--ASN στερεωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

21 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN κητος-N3E-APN ο- A--APN μεγας-A1--APN και-C πας-A1S-ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF ζωον-N2N-GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ος- --APN εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--APN υδωρ-N3T-APN κατα-P γενος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GPN και-C πας-A3--ASN πετεινον-N2N-ASN πτερωτος-A1--ASN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--APN

22 και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM αυξανω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληθυνω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληροω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--APN υδωρ-N3T-APN εν-P ο- A--DPF θαλασσα-N1S-DPF και-C ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN πληθυνω-VA--AMD3P επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

23 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF πεμπτος-A1--NSF

24 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAD3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ψυχη-N1--ASF ζαω-V3--PAPASF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN τετραποδος-A1B-APN και-C ερπετον-N2N-APN και-C θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

25 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ερπετον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GPN και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--APN

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ποιεω-VA--AAS1P ανθρωπος-N2--ASM κατα-P εικων-N3N-ASF ημετερος-A1A-ASF και-C κατα-P ομοιωσις-N3I-ASF και-C αρχω-V1--PAD3P ο- A--GPM ιχθυς-N3U-GPM ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF και-C ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN ερπω-V1--PAPGPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

27 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM κατα-P εικων-N3N-ASF θεος-N2--GSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM

28 και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM αυξανω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληθυνω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληροω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C κατακυριευω-VA--AAD2P αυτος- D--GSF και-C αρχω-V1--PAI2P ο- A--GPM ιχθυς-N3U-GPM ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF και-C ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN ερπω-V1--PAPGPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

29 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ιδου-I διδωμι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--DP πας-A3--ASN χορτος-N2--ASM σποριμος-A1B-ASM σπειρω-V1--PAPASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S επανω-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--ASN ξυλον-N2N-ASN ος- --NSN εχω-V1--PAI3S εν-P εαυτου- D--DSM καρπος-N2--ASM σπερμα-N3M-GSN σποριμος-A1B-GSN συ- P--DP ειμι-VF--FMI3S εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF

30 και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN θηριον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN πετεινον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A3--DSN ερπετον-N2N-DSN ο- A--DSN ερπω-V1--PAPDSN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ος- --NSN εχω-V1--PAI3S εν-P εαυτου- D--DSM ψυχη-N1--ASF ζωη-N1--GSF πας-A3--ASM χορτος-N2--ASM χλωρος-A1A-ASM εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

31 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ιδου-I καλος-A1--APN λιαν-D και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF εκτος-A1--NSF

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Arcana Coelestia #8891

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8891. 'For in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and the sea' means regenerating and vivifying the things in the internal man and in the external. This is clear from the meaning of 'six days' as states of conflict, dealt with just above in 8888, and - when used in reference to Jehovah, that is, the Lord - as His labour with a person before he is regenerated, 8510; from the meaning of 'heaven and earth' as the Church or Lord's kingdom in a person, 'heaven' being in his internal man and 'earth' in his external, dealt with in 82, 1411, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 3355 (end), 4535, so that a person who has been regenerated is meant, that is, one who has acquired new life and accordingly been vivified; and from the meaning of 'the sea' as the sensory awareness adhering to the bodily level of a person's mind, dealt with in 8872.

[2] The present verse deals with the sanctifying of the seventh day or institution of the sabbath, describing it as follows,

In six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and sanctified it.

When people's thinking does not extend beyond the sense of the letter they cannot do other than suppose that the creation described in the first and second chapters of Genesis is the creation of the universe, and that there were six days within which heaven, earth, the sea, and all that is in them were created, and at length the human being in God's likeness. Yet is there anyone pondering on the details who fails to see that the creation of the universe is not what is meant there? For there are things in those chapters which common sense tells anyone are not literally true, for example, that days existed before the sun and moon, that light and darkness did so, and that plants and trees sprang up, when in fact it is through those [great] lights that light is given, light and darkness are divided, and so days come into being.

[3] Further on after these details, others of a similar nature follow which scarcely anyone who thinks more deeply will consider to have been literally possible, such as these: The woman was built out of the man's rib; two trees were placed in paradise, the fruit of one of which they were forbidden to eat; a serpent spoke from one of them to the wife of man (homo), who had been the wisest of mortal beings; what it said - what came out of the serpent's mouth - deceived them both; and the whole human race, numbering so very many thousands of thousands, was therefore condemned to hell. As soon as they are contemplated these and similar details there inevitably seem nonsensical to those who entertain any doubt about the holiness of the Word; and they lead to a denial of the Divine there. However it should be realized that every detail there down to the smallest is Divine; they all contain arcana which are clearly visible to angels in heaven, as in broad daylight. The reason why this should be so is that angels do not see the literal meaning of the Word but what lies within it, that is, spiritual and celestial realities, and Divine ones within these. When the first chapter of Genesis is read they perceive no other creation than the new creation of a human being, which is called regeneration. This is what is described there, 'paradise' being the wisdom of a person created anew. 'The two trees in the middle of it' are the two mental powers of that person, which are a will desiring good, meant by 'the tree of life', and an understanding seeing truth, meant by 'the tree of knowledge'. And the reason why they were forbidden to eat from this tree was that a person who has been regenerated or created anew ought no longer to be led by an understanding that sees truth but by a will desiring good, or else his newness of life is destroyed. Regarding these matters, see 202, 337, 2454, 2715, 3246, 3652, 4448, 5895 (end), 5897 (end), 7877, 7923, 7992, 8505, 8506, 8510, 8512, 8516, 8539, 8643, 8648, 8658, 8690, 8701, 8722. Consequently Adam or Man and Eve his wife there are used to mean a new Church, and 'eating from the tree of knowledge' to mean the decline of that Church from good into truth, consequently from love to the Lord and towards the neighbour into faith without such love. And this came about through reasoning arising from self-intelligence, that reasoning being meant by 'the serpent', see 195-197, 6398, 6399, 6949, 7293.

[4] From all this it is evident that the historical narratives regarding creation, and regarding the first human being and paradise, are the descriptions of fictitious historical events, containing heavenly and Divine realities within them. Making up such stories was in keeping with the accepted custom in the ancient Churches; and the custom also spread from them to many outside the Church, who in a similar way produced descriptions of fictitious historical events, wrapping up arcana within them, as is evident from writers belonging to most ancient times. For the ancient Churches were well acquainted with what such things as exist in the world meant in heaven. Nor were great exploits of sufficient importance for them to write about, only the things of heaven. Things of heaven occupied their minds because they thought on a more internal level than people do at the present day and so were in contact with angels; and for this reason they gained a delight out of putting together such stories. But they were led by the Lord to images which would be held sacred in Churches. Out of these they composed stories in which everything had a correspondence

[5] All this shows what 'heaven and earth' is used to mean in the first verse of the first chapter of Genesis - the internal Church and the external Church. The fact that they are meant by 'heaven and earth' is also clear from places in the Prophets which speak of a new heaven and a new earth, by which a new Church is to be understood, see 82, 1411, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 3355 (end), 4535.

From all this it is now evident that 'in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and the sea' means regenerating and vivifying the things in the internal man and in the external man.

  
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