Sea
Water generally represents “natural truth,” or true concepts about day-to-day matters and physical things. Since all water ultimately flows into the seas, then, it follows that a sea represents a huge agglomeration of such natural truths -- usually all of the natural truth a person has, or all the natural truth a church has. Water in the sea mixes freely, and is easily stirred up by winds and currents. This is also true of the concepts we hold about natural things -- they are not all related to each other, and when relationships do exist they usually can change without damaging the concepts themselves. Many of the concepts are easily disputed, and arguments can arise like waves on the ocean -- generally with little effect other than a mixing of waters. But the sea also offers great bounty. We draw fish from it (spiritual food), float ships (doctrinal systems) on it, bathe in it (using true concepts to purify ourselves), and the water that evaporates from it and falls as rain (purer forms of truth that can attach to desires for good) makes life possible.
创世记 10
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挪亚的儿子闪、含、雅弗的後代记在下面。洪水以後,他们都生了儿子。
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雅弗的儿子是歌篾、玛各、玛代、雅完、土巴、米设、提拉。
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歌篾的儿子是亚实基拿、利法、陀迦玛。
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雅完的儿子是以利沙、他施、基提、多单。
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这些人的後裔将各国的地土、海岛分开居住,各随各的方言、宗族立国。
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古实的儿子是西巴、哈腓拉、撒弗他、拉玛、撒弗提迦。拉玛的儿子是示巴、底但。
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古实又生宁录,他为世上英雄之首。
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他在耶和华面前是个英勇的猎户,所以俗语说:像宁录在耶和华面前是个英勇的猎户。
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麦西生路低人、亚拿米人、利哈比人、拿弗土希人、
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帕斯鲁细人、迦斯路希人、迦斐托人;从迦斐托出来的有非利士人。
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和耶布斯人、亚摩利人、革迦撒人、
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希未人、亚基人、西尼人、
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迦南的境界是从西顿向基拉耳的路上,直到迦萨,又向所多玛、蛾摩拉、押玛、洗扁的路上,直到拉沙。
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这就是含的後裔,各随他们的宗族、方言,所住的地土、邦国。
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亚法撒生沙拉;沙拉生希伯。
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希伯生了两个儿子,一个名叫法勒(法勒就是分的意思),因为那时人就分地居住;法勒的兄弟名叫约坍。
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俄巴路、亚比玛利、示巴、
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阿斐、哈腓拉、约巴,这都是约坍的儿子。