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Génesis 17

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1 Y siendo Abram de edad de noventa y nueve años, el SEÑOR se le apareció, y le dijo: Yo soy el Dios todo poderoso; anda delante de mí, y sé perfecto.

2 Y pondré mi pacto entre mí y ti, y te multiplicaré mucho en gran manera.

3 Entonces Abram cayó sobre su rostro, y Dios habló con él diciendo:

4 He aquí mi pacto contigo: Serás por padre de muchedumbre de gentiles;

5 y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham, porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentiles.

6 Y te multiplicaré mucho en gran manera, y te pondré en gentiles, y reyes saldrán de ti.

7 Y estableceré mi pacto entre mí y ti, y entre tu simiente después de ti por sus generaciones, por alianza perpetua, para serte a ti por Dios, y a tu simiente después de ti.

8 Y te daré a ti, y a tu simiente después de ti, la tierra de tus peregrinaciones, toda la tierra de Canaán, en heredad perpetua; y les seré por Dios.

9 Dijo de nuevo Dios a Abraham: Tú, empero, mi pacto guardarás, tú y tu simiente después de ti por sus generaciones.

10 Este será mi pacto, que guardaréis entre mí y vosotros y tu simiente después de ti: Será circuncidado en vosotros todo macho.

11 Circuncidaréis, pues, la carne de vuestro prepucio, y será por señal del pacto entre mí y vosotros.

12 Y de edad de ocho días será circuncidado en vosotros todo macho por vuestras generaciones: el nacido en casa, y el comprado a dinero de cualquier extranjero, que no fuere de tu simiente.

13 Debe ser circuncidado el nacido en tu casa, y el comprado por tu dinero; y estará mi pacto en vuestra carne para alianza perpetua.

14 Y el macho incircunciso que no hubiere circuncidado la carne de su prepucio, aquella persona será cortada de su pueblo; mi pacto anuló.

15 Dijo también el SEÑOR a Abraham: A Sarai tu mujer no llamarás su nombre Sarai, mas Sara será su nombre.

16 Y la bendeciré, y también te daré de ella hijo; , la bendeciré, y vendrá a ser madre de gentiles; reyes de pueblos serán de ella.

17 Entonces Abraham cayó sobre su rostro, y se rió, y dijo en su corazón: ¿A hombre de cien años ha de nacer hijo ? ¿Y si Sara, ya de noventa años, ha de dar a luz?

18 Y dijo Abraham a Dios: Deseo que Ismael viva delante de ti.

19 Y respondió Dios: Ciertamente Sara tu mujer te dará a luz un hijo, y llamarás su nombre Isaac; y confirmaré mi pacto con él por alianza perpetua a su simiente después de él.

20 Y por Ismael, también te he oído: he aquí que le bendeciré, y le haré fructificar y multiplicar mucho en gran manera: doce príncipes engendrará, y le pondré por gran gente.

21 Mas yo estableceré mi pacto con Isaac, el cual te dará a luz Sara en este tiempo el año siguiente.

22 Y acabó de hablar con él, y subió Dios de estar con Abraham.

23 Entonces tomó Abraham a Ismael su hijo, y a todos los siervos nacidos en su casa, y a todos los comprados por su dinero, todo macho en los varones de la casa de Abraham, y circuncidó la carne de su prepucio en aquel mismo día, como Dios había hablado con él.

24 Era Abraham de edad de noventa y nueve años cuando circuncidó la carne de su prepucio.

25 E Ismael su hijo era de trece años cuando fue circuncidada la carne de su prepucio.

26 En aquel mismo día fue circuncidado Abraham e Ismael su hijo.

27 Y todos los varones de su casa, el siervo nacido en casa, y el comprado por dinero del extranjero, fueron circuncidados con él.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1986

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1986. Jehovah was manifested to the Lord in His Human, verse 1. The union is foretold, verses 2-3, namely of the Divine with the Human, and of the Human with the Divine, verses 4-5. From Him comes everything good and true, verse 6. So the conjunction of the Divine with the human race was to be effected through Him, verse 7. The heavenly kingdom was to be His, which He would give to those who have faith in Him, verses 8-9. But man must first of all remove [his own] loves 1 and their foul desires, and so be purified. This is what was represented by and what is meant by circumcision, verses 10-11. Thus conjunction would be effected, both with those inside the Church and with those outside it, verse 12. Purification must definitely come first, otherwise there is no conjunction, only condemnation; and yet conjunction cannot come about except in man's impurity, verses 13-14. The union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence, that is, of truth with good, is foretold, verses 15-17. Also the conjunction with those people who are governed by the truths of faith is referred to; that is to say, as it existed with those who belonged to the celestial Church, so it would exist with those who belonged to the spiritual Church, verses 18-19. The latter as well were to be endowed with goods of faith, verse 20. A concluding statement that these things would be achieved through the union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence in the Lord, verse 21. The end of what is foretold, verse 22. This was the way it would take place and did take place, verses 23-27.

Footnotes:

1. i.e. self-love and love of the world; see 2040-2041.

  
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Genesis 17

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1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.

2 I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly."

3 Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

4 "As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

5 Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.

7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

8 I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."

9 God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.

11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.

12 He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.

13 He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

14 The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant."

15 God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."

17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"

18 Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"

19 God said, "No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

21 But my covenant I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year."

22 When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25 Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

26 In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.

27 All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.