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Deuteronômio 34

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1 Então subiu Moisés das planícies de Moabe ao monte Nebo, ao cume de Pisga, que está defronte de Jericó; e o Senhor mostrou-lhe toda a terra desde Gileade até ,

2 todo o Naftali, a terra de Efraim e Manassés, toda a terra de Judá, até o mar ocidental,

3 o Negebe, e a planície do vale de Jericó, a cidade das palmeiras, até Zoar.

4 E disse-lhe o Senhor: Esta é a terra que prometi com juramento a Abraão, a Isaque e a Jacó, dizendo: ë tua descendência a darei. Eu te fiz -la com os teus olhos, porém para lá não passarás.

5 Assim Moisés, servo do Senhor, morreu ali na terra de Moabe, conforme o dito do Senhor,

6 que o sepultou no vale, na terra de Moabe, defronte de Bete-Peor; e ninguém soube até hoje o lugar da sua sepultura.

7 Tinha Moisés cento e vinte anos quando morreu; não se lhe escurecera a vista, nem se lhe fugira o vigor.

8 Os filhos de Israel prantearam a Moisés por trinta dias nas planícies de Moabe; e os dias do pranto no luto por Moisés se cumpriram.

9 Ora, Josué, filho de Num, foi cheio do espírito de sabedoria, porquanto Moisés lhe tinha imposto as mãos; assim se filhos de Israel lhe obedeceram , e fizeram como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés.

10 E nunca mais se levantou em Israel profeta como Moisés, a quem o Senhor conhecesse face a face,

11 nem semelhante em todos os sinais e maravilhas que o Senhor o enviou para fazer na terra do Egito, a Faraó: e a todos os seus servos, e a toda a sua terra;

12 e em tudo o que Moisés operou com mão forte, e com grande espanto, aos olhos de todo o Israel.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #494

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494. Verse 4. And the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God, signifies the conjunction of all with the Lord. This is evident from the signification of "the smoke of the incense" as being the truths of spiritual good (of which presently); also from the signification of "the prayers of the saints," as being truths from good with those who were to be separated from the evil and saved (of which above, n. 493; also from the signification of this "angel" as being heaven (as above, n. 490; therefore "out of the hand of the angel" means by means of heaven; also from the signification of "before God," as being to be conjoined with the Lord (See above, n. 462, 477, 488); therefore "the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God" signifies the conjunction of all with the Lord effected by means of heaven. "The smoke of the incense" signifies truths from spiritual good, because "frankincense," from which the smoke came, signified spiritual good, and the "fire" with which the frankincense was kindled signified celestial good; thence the "smoke" ascending therefrom signifies truth from good, for all truth proceeds from good. This is why "smoke" became representative; "the smoke of the incense," which was agreeable from its fragrance and sweet odor, was a representative of truth from good; for "fragrance and sweet odor" signify what is agreeable and acceptable (See above, n. 324). "Smoke" has a similar signification in Moses:

The sons of Levi put smoke in Thy nostrils, and a whole burnt-offering upon Thine altar (Deuteronomy 33:10).

"The sons of Levi" mean those who are in truths of spiritual good; these truths are signified by "smoke," and celestial good is signified by "the whole burnt-offering." The smoke of incense is also called "a cloud of incense" (Ezekiel 8:11). Thence also "smoke" in the contrary sense signifies falsity from evil (in Isaiah 34:10; Joel 2:30; Nahum 2:13; Psalms 18:8; 37:20), because the fire that makes such smoke signifies the evil of love.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #4624

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4624. But to come to the correspondence of the sense of smell and therefore of the nostrils with the Grand Man. Those who belong to this province share the gift of perception of a more general kind, so that one may call them 'perceptions'. To these the sense of smell corresponds, as therefore does the organ serving that use. This also explains why 'smelling', 'scenting' and 'being sagacious', 1 also 'having a good nose', are used in everyday speech in reference to people whose predictions are usually correct, and also to those who are perceptive. For much of the inner content of the words a person uses has its origin in correspondence with the Grand Man, because as to his spirit he is in the company of spirits but as to his body he is with men.

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1. Used here in the primary sense of 'Acute in perception, esp. by smell' (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary)

  
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