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Genesis 15

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1 μετα-P δε-X ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN ουτος- D--APN γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S ρημα-N3M-NSN κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P *αβραμ-N---ASM εν-P οραμα-N3M-DSN λεγω-V1--PAPNSM μη-D φοβεω-V2--PMD2S *αβραμ-N---VSM εγω- P--NS υπερασπιζω-V1--PAI1S συ- P--GS ο- A--NSM μισθος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS πολυς-A1P-NSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S σφοδρα-D

2 λεγω-V1--PAI3S δε-X *αβραμ-N---NSM δεσποτης-N1M-VSM τις- I--ASN εγω- P--DS διδωμι-VF--FAI2S εγω- P--NS δε-X απολυω-V1--PMI1S ατεκνος-A1B-NSM ο- A--NSM δε-X υιος-N2--NSM *μασεκ-N---GSF ο- A--GSF οικογενης-A3H-GSF εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM *δαμασκος-N2--NS *ελιεζερ-N---NSM

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM επειδη-C εγω- P--DS ου-D διδωμι-VAI-AAI2S σπερμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--NSM δε-X οικογενης-A3H-NSM εγω- P--GS κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AS

4 και-C ευθυς-D φωνη-N1--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ου-D κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--AS ουτος- D--NSM αλλα-C ος- --NSM εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εκ-P συ- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--AS

5 εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--ASM εξω-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM αναβλεπω-VA--AAD2S δη-X εις-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C αριθμεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--APM αστηρ-N3--APM ει-C δυναμαι-VF--FMI2S εκαριθμεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ουτως-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS

6 και-C πιστευω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM και-C λογιζομαι-VSI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF

7 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X προς-P αυτος- D--ASM εγω- P--NS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAPNSM συ- P--AS εκ-P χωρα-N1A-GSF *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM ωστε-C διδωμι-VO--AAN συ- P--DS ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF κληρονομεω-VA--AAN

8 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X δεσποτης-N1M-VSM κυριος-N2--VSM κατα-P τις- I--ASN γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI1S οτι-C κληρονομεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF

9 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS δαμαλις-N3I-ASF τριετιζω-V1--PAPASF και-C αιξ-N3G-ASF τριετιζω-V1--PAPASF και-C κριος-N2--ASM τριετιζω-V1--PAPASM και-C τρυγων-N3N-ASF και-C περιστερα-N1A-ASF

10 λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM πας-A3--APN ουτος- D--APN και-C διααιρεω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN μεσος-A1--APN και-C τιθημι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN αντιπροσωπος-A1B-APN αλληλω- D--DPM ο- A--APN δε-X ορνεον-N2N-APN ου-D διααιρεω-VBI-AAI3S

11 καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S δε-X ορνεον-N2N-NPN επι-P ο- A--APN σωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--APN διχοτομημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C συν καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *αβραμ-N---NSM

12 περι-P δε-X ηλιος-N2--GSM δυσμη-N1--APF εκστασις-N3I-NSF επιπιπτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM και-C ιδου-I φοβος-N2--NSM σκοτεινος-A1--NSM μεγας-A1P-NSM επιπιπτω-V1--PAI3S αυτος- D--DSM

13 και-C ειρω-VCI-API3S προς-P *αβραμ-N---ASM γιγνωσκω-V1--PAPNSM γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C παροικος-A1B-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS εν-P γη-N1--DSF ου-D ιδιος-A1A-DSF και-C δουλοω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C κακοω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C ταπεινοω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM τετρακοσιοι-A1A-APN ετος-N3E-APN

14 ο- A--ASN δε-X εθνος-N3E-ASN ος- --DSN εαν-C δουλευω-VA--AAS3P κρινω-VF2-FAI1S εγω- P--NS μετα-P δε-X ουτος- D--APN εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3P ωδε-D μετα-P αποσκευη-N1--GSF πολυς-A1--GSF

15 συ- P--NS δε-X αποερχομαι-VF--FMI2S προς-P ο- A--APM πατηρ-N3--APM συ- P--GS μετα-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF θαπτω-VA--APPNSM εν-P γηρας-N3--DSN καλος-A1--DSN

16 τεταρτος-A1--NSF δε-X γενεα-N1A-NSF αποστρεφω-VD--FPI3P ωδε-D ουπω-D γαρ-X αναπληροω-VX--XMI3P ο- A--NPF αμαρτια-N1A-NPF ο- A--GPM *αμορραιος-N2--GPM εως-P ο- A--GSN νυν-D

17 επει-C δε-X γιγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ο- A--NSM ηλιος-N2--NSM προς-P δυσμη-N1--DPF φλοξ-N3G-NSF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S και-C ιδου-I κλιβανος-N2--NSM καπνιζω-V1--PMPNSM και-C λαμπας-N3D-NPF πυρ-N3--GSN ος- --NPF διαερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPN διχοτομημα-N3M-GPN ουτος- D--GPM

18 εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF διατιθημι-VEI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM διαθηκη-N1--ASF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF απο-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM μεγας-A1--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM *ευφρατης-N1M-GSM

19 ο- A--APM *καιναιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *κενεζαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *κεδμωναιος-N2--APM

20 και-C ο- A--APM *χετταιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *φερεζαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *ραφαιν-N---APM

21 και-C ο- A--APM *αμορραιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *χαναναιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *ευαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *γεργεσαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *ιεβουσαιος-N2--APM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1799

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1799. 'Behold, a son of my house is my heir' means that in the Lord's kingdom there would be only that which is external. This is clear from the meaning in the internal sense of 'an heir' and of 'inheriting'. 'Becoming an heir' or inheriting means eternal life in the Lord's kingdom. All who are in the Lord's kingdom are heirs, for the source of the life in them is the Lord's life, which is the life of mutual love, and for that reason they are called 'sons'. The Lord's sons or heirs consist of all who have His life in them, for it is from Him that their life comes, and it is from Him that they have been born, that is, regenerated. Those born of another are that other's heirs; and so it is with all who are being regenerated by the Lord, for in that case they are receiving the life that is the Lord's.

[2] In the Lord's kingdom there are those who are external, those who are more interior, and those who are internal. Good spirits who dwell in the first heaven are external, angelic spirits who dwell in the second heaven are more interior, and angels who dwell in the third heaven are internal. Those who are external are not as close to or near the Lord as those who are more interior, and these in turn are not so close or near as those who are internal. Out of Divine love, or mercy, the Lord wills to have everyone near to Himself, so that they do not stand outside, that is, in the first heaven. His will is that they should dwell in the third heaven, and if possible not merely with Him but abiding in Him. Such is the nature of Divine or the Lord's love. But since at that time none but external things existed with the Church, He complained of this in the words that occur here - 'Behold, a son of my house is my heir' - by which is meant that in His kingdom there would thus be only that which is external. But comfort followed, and a promise of internal things, as described in the verses that follow next. What the external aspect of the Church is has been stated already in 1083, 1098, 1100, 1151, 1153.

[3] By itself doctrine does not constitute the external aspect of the Church, still less the internal, as stated above. Nor on the Lord's part is it its teachings that make one Church distinct and separate from another, but its life in accordance with those teachings, all of which, as long as they present what is true, regard charity as their basic principle. What else does doctrine do but teach men the kind of people they ought to be?

[4] In the Christian world it is their doctrines that cause Churches to be distinct and separate, and because of these they call themselves Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Calvinists or the Reformed, and Evangelicals, among other names. It is solely by reason of their doctrines that they are called by these names. This situation would never exist if they were to make love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbour the chief thing of faith. In this case their doctrinal differences would be no more than shades of opinion concerning the mysteries of faith which truly Christian people would leave to individual conscience, and in their hearts would say that a person is truly a Christian when he lives as a Christian, that is, as the Lord teaches. If this were so all the different Churches would become one, and all the disagreements which stem from doctrine alone would disappear. Indeed the hatred one man holds against another would be dispelled in an instant, and the Lord's kingdom on earth would come.

[5] The Ancient Church which existed immediately after the Flood, though scattered among many kingdoms, was of this nature. That is to say, people differed much from one another in matters of doctrine, but for all that, they made charity the chief thing. Also they regarded worship, not from the standpoint of doctrinal teachings which are matters of faith, but from that of charity which is a matter of life. This is what is meant by 'they all had one lip and their words were one', Genesis 11:1, regarding which see 1285.

  
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