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Exodus 33

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1 Ja Issand ütles Moosesele: 'Mine, lahku siit, sina ja rahvas, kelle sa tõid Egiptusemaalt välja, maale, mille ma vandega olen tõotanud Aabrahamile, Iisakile ja Jaakobile, öeldes: Sinu soole ma annan selle!

2 Ma läkitan sinu eel ingli ja ajan ära kaananlased, emorlased, hetid, perislased, hiivlased ja jebuuslased,

3 et sa jõuaksid maale, mis piima ja mett voolab, sest mina ise ei lähe koos sinuga, et sind mitte hävitada teel, kuna sa oled kangekaelne rahvas.'

4 Kui rahvas kuulis seda kurja kõnet, siis nad leinasid ja ükski ei pannud enesele ehteid ümber.

5 Ja Issand ütles Moosesele: 'Ütle Iisraeli lastele: Te olete kangekaelne rahvas. Kui ma läheksin ühe silmapilgugi koos sinuga, peaksin sinu hävitama. Võta nüüd ära oma ehted, siis ma mõtlen, mis ma sinuga teen!'

6 Ja Iisraeli lapsed rebisidki endilt ehted Hoorebi mäe juurest lahkumisel.

7 Mooses aga võttis telgi ja püstitas selle väljapoole leeri, leerist kaugemale, ja nimetas selle kogudusetelgiks; ja igaüks, kes otsis Issandat, läks kogudusetelgi juurde, mis oli väljaspool leeri.

8 Iga kord, kui Mooses läks välja telgi juurde, tõusis kogu rahvas püsti ja igamees seisis oma telgi uksel ning vaatas Moosesele järele, kuni ta oli läinud telki.

9 Ja iga kord, kui Mooses oli läinud telki, laskus pilvesammas alla ning seisis telgi ukse kohal; ja ta kõneles Moosesega.

10 Ja kui kogu rahvas nägi pilvesammast seisvat telgi ukse kohal, siis kogu rahvas tõusis üles ja nad kummardasid igaüks oma telgi uksel.

11 Ja Issand kõneles Moosesega palgest palgesse, nagu räägiks mees oma sõbraga. Siis Mooses tuli tagasi leeri, aga tema teener Joosua, Nuuni poeg, noor mees, ei lahkunud telgist.

12 Ja Mooses ütles Issandale: 'Vaata, sa ütled mulle: Vii see rahvas sinna! Aga sa ei ole mulle teada andnud, keda sa koos minuga läkitad. Ometi oled sa ise öelnud: Ma tunnen sind nimepidi ja sa oled ka armu leidnud minu silmis.

13 Aga kui ma nüüd olen armu leidnud sinu silmis, siis õpeta mulle oma teed, et ma tunneksin sind ja leiaksin armu su silmis, sest vaata, see rahvas on sinu rahvas.'

14 Ta vastas: 'Minu pale läheb kaasa ja ma annan sulle rahu.'

15 Siis Mooses ütles temale: 'Kui su pale ei tule kaasa, siis ära vii meid siit ära!

16 Sest millest muidu tuntakse, et oleme armu leidnud sinu silmis, mina ja su rahvas, kui sellest, et sina käid koos meiega, nõnda et meie, mina ja su rahvas, erineme kogu rahvast, kes maa peal on?'

17 Ja Issand vastas Moosesele: 'Mina teengi nõnda, nagu oled soovinud, sest sa oled armu leidnud minu silmis ja ma tunnen sind nimepidi.'

18 Aga Mooses ütles: 'Näita siis mulle oma auhiilgust!'

19 Ja tema vastas: 'Ma lasen sinu eest mööduda kogu oma ilu ja kuulutan sinu ees Issanda nime. Ja ma olen armuline, kellele olen armuline, ja halastan, kelle peale halastan.'

20 Ja ta ütles veel: 'Sa ei tohi näha mu palet, sest ükski inimene ei või mind näha ja jääda elama!'

21 Siis ütles Issand: 'Vaata, siin mu juures on üks paik; astu selle kalju peale!

22 Kui mu auhiilgus möödub, siis ma panen sind kaljulõhesse ja katan sind oma käega, kuni ma olen möödunud.

23 Kui ma siis oma käe ära võtan, näed sa mind selja tagant, aga mu palet ei tohi keegi näha!'

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 1288

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1288. That 'words were one' means that they held to the same doctrine in its particular details is clear from what has been stated already, for 'lip' means doctrine in general, as has been shown, while 'words' means doctrine in detail, that is, particular details of doctrine. These, as has been stated make no difference provided they have the same end in view, which is to love the Lord above all things and the neighbour as oneself. When they do so they are the details that contribute to the general whole.

[2] That 'the Word' means all doctrine concerning charity and faith derived from it and that 'words' means the details that constitute doctrine is clear in David,

I will confess You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgements I will keep Your statutes. How will a young man make pure his path? By observing Your Word. With my whole heart I have sought You; cause me not to wander from Your commandments I have laid up Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Jehovah; teach me Your statutes! With my lips I have declared all the judgements of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies. I meditate on Your commands and look to Your ways. I delight in Your statutes, I do not forget Your Word. Psalms 119:7-16.

'The Word' stands for doctrine in general. The fact that here commandments, judgements, testimonies, commands, statutes, way, and lips, are distinguished shows plainly that they are all features of the Word, that is, of doctrine. The same applies wherever else in the Word these terms are used with different meanings.

[3] In the same author,

A love song. My heart is pondering 1 a goodly theme. 2 My tongue is the pen of a ready scribe You are the fairest of the sons of man. Grace has poured out from your lips. Ride on the word of truth, and of the meekness of righteousness Your right hand will teach you marvellous things. Psalms 45:1-2, 4.

'Riding on the word of truth, and of the meekness of righteousness' is teaching the doctrine of truth and good. Here, as elsewhere in the Word, word, mouth, lip, and tongue mean differing things. The fact that they all have to do with doctrine concerning charity is clear because it is called 'a love song', and it is to this doctrine that 'the fairest of the sons of man', 'grace on the lips', and 'a right hand that teaches marvellous things' have reference.

[4] In Isaiah,

The Lord 3 has sent a word into Jacob, and it has fallen on Israel. Isaiah 9:8.

'A word' stands for the doctrine of internal and external worship. Here 'Jacob' stands for external worship, 'Israel' for internal. In Matthew,

Jesus said, Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that goes out of the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4.

In the same gospel,

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not give heed to it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. Matthew 13:19

'The word' is again referred to in verses 20-23 of that chapter. In the same gospel,

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. Matthew 24:35.

Here 'word' stands for the Lord's doctrine and 'words' for the things that constitute His doctrine.

[5] Since the term 'words' stands for everything that constitutes doctrine the Ten Commandments are therefore called 'words' in Moses,

Jehovah. wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words. Exodus 34:28.

In the same author,

He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the ten words, and He wrote them on two tables of stone. Deuteronomy 4:13; 10:4.

In the same author,

Take heed, and guard your soul diligently, lest perhaps you forget the things 4 which your eyes have seen. Deuteronomy 4:9.

And there are further examples besides these.

Notas de rodapé:

1. The first Latin edition reads voluit (has willed) but comparison with the original Hebrew shows that volvit (is turning over or is pondering) is intended.

2. literally, a good word

3. The Latin has Jehovah but the Hebrew has the name meaning Lord, which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse.

4. literally, the words

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