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Ezekiel 25

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1 At ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, na nagsasabi,

2 Anak ng tao, ititig mo ang iyong mukha sa mga anak ni Ammon, at manghula ka laban sa kanila:

3 At sabihin mo sa mga anak ni Ammon, Inyong pakinggan ang salita ng Panginoong Dios: Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Sapagka't iyong sinabi, Aha, laban sa aking santuario, nang malapastangan; at laban sa lupain ng Israel, nang masira; at laban sa sangbahayan ni Juda, nang sila'y pumasok sa pagkabihag:

4 Kaya't narito, aking ibibigay ka sa mga anak ng silanganan na pinakaari, at kanilang itatayo ang kanilang mga kampamento sa iyo, at magsisigawa ng kanilang mga tahanan sa iyo; kanilang kakanin ang iyong bunga ng kahoy, at kanilang iinumin ang iyong gatas.

5 At aking gagawin ang Raba na pinaka silungan ng mga kamello, at ang mga anak ni Ammon na pinakapahingahang dako ng mga kawan; at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

6 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sapagka't pumakpak ka ng iyong mga kamay, at tumadyak ka ng mga paa, at nagalak ka ng buong paghamak ng iyong kalooban laban sa lupain ng Israel;

7 Kaya't narito, aking iniunat ang aking kamay sa iyo, at ibibigay kita na pinakasamsam sa mga bansa; at ihihiwalay kita sa mga bayan, at ipalilipol kita sa mga lupain: aking ibubuwal ka; at iyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

8 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sapagka't ang Moab at ang Seir ay nagsasabi, Narito, ang sangbahayan ni Juda ay gaya ng lahat na bansa;

9 Kaya't, narito, aking bubuksan ang tagiliran ng Moab mula sa mga bayan, mula sa kaniyang mga bayan na nangasa kaniyang mga hangganan, na kaluwalhatian ng lupain, ang Beth-jesimoth, ang Baal-meon, at ang Chiriathaim.

10 Hanggang sa mga anak ng silanganan, upang magsiparoon laban sa mga anak ni Ammon; at aking ibibigay sa kanila na pinakaari, upang ang mga anak ni Ammon ay huwag ng mangaalaala sa gitna ng mga bansa:

11 At ako'y maglalapat ng kahatulan sa Moab: at kanilang malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

12 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Sapagka't ang Edom ay gumawa ng laban sa sangbahayan ni Juda sa panghihiganti, at nagalit na mainam, at nanghiganti sa kanila;

13 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Aking iuunat ang aking kamay laban sa Edom, at aking ihihiwalay ang tao at hayop doon; at aking gagawing sira mula sa Teman; hanggang sa Dedan nga ay mabubuwal sila sa pamamagitan ng tabak.

14 At aking isasagawa ang aking panghihiganti sa Edom, sa pamamagitan ng kamay ng aking bayang Israel; at kanilang gagawin sa Edom ang ayon sa aking galit, at ayon sa aking kapusukan; at kanilang malalaman ang aking panghihiganti, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

15 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sapagka't ang mga Filisteo ay gumawa ng panghihiganti, at nanghiganti na may kapootan ng loob upang magpahamak ng pakikipagkaalit na magpakailan man;

16 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Narito, aking iuunat ang aking kamay sa mga Filisteo, at aking ihihiwalay ang mga Ceretheo, at ipapahamak ko ang labi sa baybayin ng dagat.

17 At ako'y gagawa ng malaking panghihiganti sa kanila na may malupit na mga pagsaway; at kanilang malalaman na ako ang Panginoon, pagka aking isinagawa ang aking panghihiganti sa kanila.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4240

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4240. 'To the land of Seir' means celestial-natural good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land of Seir' in the highest sense as the Lord's celestial-natural good. The reason why 'the land of Seir' has this meaning is that Mount Seir formed a boundary to the land of Canaan on one side, Joshua 11:16-17, and all boundaries such as rivers, mountains, and stretches of land represented the things that came last, 1585, 1866, 4116. Indeed these boundaries acquired their individual representations from the land of Canaan contained within them, which land represented the Lord's heavenly kingdom, and in the highest sense His Divine Human, see 1607, 3038, 3481, 3705. Things that are last, existing as boundaries, are those which are called natural, for natural things are the boundaries holding spiritual and celestial realities within them. This is so in the heavens, for the inmost or third heaven is celestial because it is governed by love to the Lord; the intermediate or second heaven is spiritual because it is governed by love towards the neighbour; and the last or first heaven is celestial-natural and spiritual-natural because it is governed by simple good, which is the last degree of order there. And the same is true with the regenerate person who is a miniature heaven. From all this one may now see the origin of the meaning of 'the land of Seir' as celestial-natural good. 'Esau' too, who dwelt there, represents that good, as has been shown above, and therefore the land where he dwelt has the same meaning. For lands take on the particular representations of their inhabitants, 1675.

[2] From all this one may now see what is meant in the Word by 'Seir', as in Moses,

Jehovah came from Sinai, and dawned from Seir upon them; He shone from Mount Paran, and came out of myriads of holiness. Deuteronomy 33:2-3.

In the Song of Deborah and Barak in the Book of Judges,

O Jehovah, when You went forth from Seir, when You set out from the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, the clouds indeed dropped water, the mountains flowed down, this Sinai before Jehovah God of Israel. Judges 5:4-5.

In Balaam's prophecy,

I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near. A star will arise out of Jacob, and a sceptre will rise up out of Israel. And Edom will be an inheritance and Seir will be an inheritance of his enemies; and Israel is gaining strength. Numbers 24:17-18.

Anyone can see that in these places 'Seir' means some aspect of the Lord, since it is said that 'Jehovah dawned from Seir', that 'He went forth from Seir and set out from the field of Edom', and that 'Edom and Seir will be an inheritance'. But what aspect of the Lord is meant no one can know except from the internal sense of the Word. It is the Lord's Divine Human that is meant, and in particular the good of the Divine Natural within that Human, as may be seen from what has been mentioned above. 'Dawning from and going out of Seir' means that He made even the Natural Divine in order that this also might be a source of light, that is, of intelligence and wisdom, and in this way He might become Jehovah not only as regards the Human Rational but also as regards the Human Natural. This is why it is said that 'Jehovah dawned from Seir' and 'Jehovah went out of Seir' - the Lord being Jehovah, see 1343, 1736, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2025, 2156, 2329, 2921, 3023, 3035. Something similar is embodied in the prophetic utterance concerning Dumah,

One is calling to me from Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, Morning comes, and also the night. Isaiah 21:11-12.

[3] In the relative sense 'the land of Seir' strictly speaking means the Lord's kingdom existing with those outside the Church, that is, with gentiles when the Church is being established among them, while the previous or old Church is simultaneously falling away from charity and faith. As is clear from many places in the Word, light comes at that time to those who are in darkness. And this is strictly speaking the meaning of 'dawning from Seir', and of 'going forth from Seir and setting out from the field of Edom'. It is also the meaning of 'Seir will be an inheritance', as well as of the words in Isaiah, 'One is calling to me from Seir, Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, Morning comes, and also the night.' 'Morning comes' means the Lord's advent, 2405, 2780, and as a consequence enlightenment coming to people who are 'in the night', that is, who dwell in ignorance; but that enlightenment is from the Lord's Divine Natural, 4211. Since most things in the Word also have a contrary sense, so too does the name 'Seir', as in Ezekiel 25:8-9; 35:2-15, and in various places in the historical parts of the Word.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Arcana Coelestia #1607

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1607. That 'for all the land which you see I will give to you' means the heavenly kingdom which was to be the Lord's is clear from the meaning of 'land' - the land of Canaan in this context since the words used are 'the land which you see' - as the heavenly kingdom. Indeed the land of Canaan represented the Lord's kingdom in the heavens, which is heaven, and also the Lord's kingdom on earth, which is the Church. This meaning of 'land' has been discussed frequently already. That the kingdom in heaven and on earth was given to the Lord is clear from various places in the Word, as in Isaiah,

A Boy is born, a Son is given to us; and the government will be upon His shoulder, and His name will be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6.

In Daniel,

I saw in the night visions, and behold with the clouds of the heavens One like the Son of Man was coming, and He came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. And to Him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, and all peoples, nations, and languages will serve Him. His dominion is an eternal dominion which will not pass away, and His kingdom one that will not perish. Daniel 7:13-14.

The Lord Himself also says the same: in Matthew,

All things have been delivered to Me by My Father. Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22.

Elsewhere in Matthew,

[All] power in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Matthew 28:18.

In John,

You have given to the Son power over all flesh in order that all You have given Him, to them He may give eternal life. John 17:2-3.

And 'sitting on the right hand' has the same meaning, as in Luke,

From now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. Luke 22:69.

[2] As regards all power in heaven and on earth being given to the Son of Man, it should be recognized that the Lord already had power over all things in heaven and on earth before He came into the world, for He was God from eternity and He was Jehovah, as He Himself plainly declares in John,

Now, Father, glorify Me in Your Own Self with the glory I had with You before the world was. John 17:5.

And in the same gospel,

Truly, Truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am. 1 John 8:58.

In fact He was Jehovah and God to the Most Ancient Church which existed before the Flood, and was seen by them. He was also Jehovah and God to the Ancient Church which existed after the Flood; and He was the One whom all the religious observances of the Jewish Church represented, and the One they worshipped. The reason the Lord says that all power in heaven and on earth has been given to Him, as though it had not been His till then, is that 'the Son of Man' is used to mean His Human Essence which became Jehovah as well after it had been united to His Divine Essence. Power was given to Him at that point, which would not have been possible until He was glorified, that is, until His Human Essence as well, through union with the Divine Essence, had life in Itself and likewise became Divine and Jehovah, as He Himself declares in John,

As the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. John 5:26.

[3] It is His Human Essence or External Man that is named 'the Son of Man' in the passage quoted from Daniel, and 'a Boy born, a Son given to us' in the passage quoted from Isaiah. The fact that the heavenly kingdom would be given to Him, and all power in heaven and on earth, was shown and promised to Him then, and is the meaning of the statement 'all the land which you see I will give to you, and to your seed after you for ever'. This was before His Human Essence had been united to His Divine Essence, a union which took place when He had overcome the devil and hell, that is to say, when by His own strength and powers He had cast out all evil, which alone causes the severance.

Footnotes:

1. The Latin means I was, but the Greek means I am, which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.