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Genesis 19

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1 ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM δυο-M αγγελος-N2--NPM εις-P *σοδομα-N1--AS εσπερα-N1A-GSF *λωτ-N---NSM δε-X καθημαι-V1I-IMI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF *σοδομα-N1--GS οραω-VB--AAPNSM δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM εκ αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3S εις-P συναντησις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--DPM και-C προςκυνεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSN προσωπον-N2N-DSN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I κυριος-N2--VPM εκκλινω-VA--AAD2P εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM παις-N3D-GSM συ- P--GP και-C καταλυω-VA--AAD2P και-C νιπτω-VA--AMD2P ο- A--APM πους-N3D-APM συ- P--GP και-C ορθριζω-VA--AAPNPM αποερχομαι-VF--FMI2P εις-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF συ- P--GP ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ου-D αλλα-C εν-P ο- A--DSF πλατυς-A3U-DSF καταλυω-VF--FAI1P

3 και-C καταβιαζομαι-V1I-IMI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C εκκλινω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF οικια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ποτος-A1--ASM και-C αζυμος-A1B-APM πεσσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P

4 προ-P ο- A--GSN κοιμαω-VC--APN και-C ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--NPM *σοδομιτης-N1M-NPM περικυκλοω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF οικια-N1A-ASF απο-P νεανισκος-N2--GSM εως-P πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GSMC απας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM αμα-D

5 και-C εκκαλεω-V2I-IMI3P ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM και-C λεγω-V1I-IAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASM που-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNPM προς-P συ- P--AS ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκαγω-VB--AAD2S αυτος- D--APM προς-P εγω- P--AP ινα-C συνγιγνομαι-VB--AMS1P αυτος- D--DPM

6 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM προς-P αυτος- D--APM προς-P ο- A--ASN προθυρον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASF δε-X θυρα-N1A-ASF προςοιγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S οπισω-P αυτος- D--GSM

7 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X προς-P αυτος- D--APM μηδαμως-D αδελφος-N2--VPM μη-D πονηρευομαι-VA--AMS2P

8 ειμι-V9--PAI3P δε-X εγω- P--DS δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF ος- --NPF ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3P ανηρ-N3--ASM εκαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APF προς-P συ- P--AP και-C χραομαι-VA--AMD2P αυτος- D--DPF καθα-D αν-X αρεσκω-V1--PAS3S συ- P--DP μονον-D εις-P ο- A--APM ανηρ-N3--APM ουτος- D--APM μη-D ποιεω-VA--AAS2P μηδεις-A3P-ASN αδικος-A1B-ASN ος- --GSM εινεκεν-P ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P υπο-P ο- A--ASF σκεπη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPF δοκος-N2--GPF εγω- P--GS

9 ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δε-X αποιστημι-VA--AAD2S εκει-D εις-A3--NSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI2S παραοικεω-V2--PAN μη-D και-C κρισις-N3I-ASF κρινω-V1--PAN νυν-D ουν-X συ- P--AS κακοω-VF--FAI1P μαλλον-D η-C εκεινος- D--APM και-C παραβιαζομαι-V1I-IMI3P ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM σφοδρα-D και-C εγγιζω-VAI-AAI3P συντριβω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF

10 εκτεινω-VA--AAPNPM δε-X ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF ειςσπαω-VAI-AMI3P ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM προς-P εαυτου- D--APM εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM αποκλειω-VAI-AAI3P

11 ο- A--APM δε-X ανηρ-N3--APM ο- A--APM ειμι-V9--PAPAPM επι-P ο- A--GSF θυρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P αορασια-N1A-DSF απο-P μικρος-A1A-GSM εως-P μεγας-A1--GSM και-C παραλυω-VCI-API3P ζητεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF

12 ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM προς-P *λωτ-N---ASM ειμι-V9--PAI3S τις- I--NSM συ- P--DS ωδε-D γαμβρος-N2--NPM η-C υιος-N2--NPM η-C θυγατηρ-N3--NPF η-C ει-C τις- I--NSM συ- P--DS αλλος- D--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF εκαγω-VB--AAD2S εκ-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM

13 οτι-C αποολλυω-V5--PAI1P εγω- P--NP ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM οτι-C υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF κραυγη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP κυριος-N2--NSM εκτριβω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF

14 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S προς-P ο- A--APM γαμβρος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APM λαμβανω-VX--XAPAPM ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αναιστημι-VH--AAD2P και-C εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2P εκ-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM οτι-C εκτριβω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF δοκεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X γελοιαζω-V1--PAN εναντιον-P ο- A--GPM γαμβρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM

15 ηνικα-D δε-X ορθρος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S επισπουδαζω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--NPM αγγελος-N2--NPM ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--APF συ- P--GS ος- --APF εχω-V1--PAI2S και-C εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2S ινα-C μη-D συν αποολλυω-V5--PMS2S ο- A--DPF ανομια-N1A-DPF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF

16 και-C ταρασσω-VQI-API3P και-C κρατεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM αγγελος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--GPM χειρ-N3--GPF ο- A--GPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSN φειδομαι-VA--AMN κυριος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

17 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ηνικα-D εκαγω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM εξω-D και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P σωζω-V1--PAPNSM σωζω-V1--PAD2S ο- A--ASF σεαυτου- D--GSM ψυχη-N1--ASF μη-D περιβλεπω-VA--AAS2S εις-P ο- A--APN οπισω-P μηδε-C ιστημι-VH--AAS2S εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF περιχωρος-A1B-DSF εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN σωζω-V1--PMD2S μηποτε-D συν παραλαμβανω-VV--APS2S

18 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM προς-P αυτος- D--APM δεομαι-V1--PMI1S κυριος-N2--VSM

19 επειδη-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3S ο- A--NSM παις-N3D-NSM συ- P--GS ελεος-N3E-ASN εναντιον-P συ- P--GS και-C μεγαλυνω-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--ASF δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS ος- --ASN ποιεω-V2--PAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--GSN ζαω-V3--PAN ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS εγω- P--NS δε-X ου-D δυναμαι-VF--FMI1S διασωζω-VC--APN εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN μη-D καταλαμβανω-VB--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NPN κακος-A1--NPN και-C αποθνησκω-VB--AAS1S

20 ιδου-I ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF ουτος- D--NSF εγγυς-D ο- A--GSN καταφευγω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS εκει-D ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S μικρος-A1A-NSF εκει-D σωζω-VC--FPI1S ου-D μικρος-A1A-NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C ζαω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS

21 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ιδου-I θαυμαζω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--GS ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN και-C επι-P ο- A--DSN ρημα-N3M-DSN ουτος- D--DSN ο- A--GSN μη-D καταστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF περι-P ος- --GSF λαλεω-VAI-AAI2S

22 σπευδω-VA--AAD2S ουν-X ο- A--GSN σωζω-VC--APN εκει-D ου-D γαρ-X δυναμαι-VF--FMI1S ποιεω-VA--AAN πραγμα-N3M-ASN εως-P ο- A--GSN συ- P--AS ειςερχομαι-VB--AAN εκει-D δια-P ουτος- D--ASN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF εκεινος- D--GSF *σηγωρ-N---AS

23 ο- A--NSM ηλιος-N2--NSM εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C *λωτ-N---NSM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εις-P *σηγωρ-N---AS

24 και-C κυριος-N2--NSM βρεχω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P *σοδομα-N1--AS και-C *γομορρα-N---AS θειος-A1A-ASM και-C πυρ-N3--ASN παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM

25 και-C καταστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF ουτος- D--APF και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF περιοικος-A1B-ASF και-C πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM εν-P ο- A--DPF πολις-N3I-DPF και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ανατελλω-V1--PAPAPN εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

26 και-C επιβλεπω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--APN οπισω-P και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S στηλη-N1--NSF αλς-N3--GSM

27 ορθριζω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ου-D ιστημι-VXI-YAI3S εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM

28 και-C επιβλεπω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN *σοδομα-N1--GS και-C *γομορρα-N---GS και-C επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF περιχωρος-A1B-GSF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S και-C ιδου-I αναβαινω-V1I-IAI3S φλοξ-N3G-NSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ωσει-D ατμις-N3D-NSF καμινος-N2--GSM

29 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN εκτριβω-VA--AAN κυριος-N2--ASM πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF ο- A--GSF περιοικος-A1B-GSF μιμνησκω-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM εκ-P μεσος-A1--GSM ο- A--GSF καταστροφη-N1--GSF εν-P ο- A--DSN καταστρεφω-VA--AAN κυριος-N2--ASM ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF εν-P ος- --DPF καταοικεω-V2I-IAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPF *λωτ-N---NSM

30 αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM εκ-P *σηγωρ-N---GS και-C καθημαι-V1I-IMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN και-C ο- A--NPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM φοβεω-VCI-API3S γαρ-X καταοικεω-VA--AAN εν-P *σηγωρ-N---DS και-C οικεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN σπηλαιον-N2N-DSN αυτος- D--NSM και-C ο- A--NPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

31 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC προς-P ο- A--ASF νεος-A1A-ASFC ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GP πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSMC και-C ουδεις-A3--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ος- --NSM ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S προς-P εγω- P--AP ως-C καταηκω-V1--PAI3S πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF

32 δευρο-D και-C ποτιζω-VA--AAS1P ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM εγω- P--GP οινος-N2--ASM και-C κοιμαω-VC--APS1P μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκ αναιστημι-VA--AAS1P εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GP σπερμα-N3M-ASN

33 ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GPF οινος-N2--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF νυξ-N3--DSF ουτος- D--DSF και-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC κοιμαω-VCI-API3S μετα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκεινος- D--ASF και-C ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN κοιμαω-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASF και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAN

34 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ο- A--DSF επαυριον-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC προς-P ο- A--ASF νεος-A1A-ASFC ιδου-I κοιμαω-VCI-API1S χθες-D μετα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GP ποτιζω-VA--AAS1P αυτος- D--ASM οινος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF κοιμαω-VC--APD2S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκ αναιστημι-VA--AAS1P εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GP σπερμα-N3M-ASN

35 ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF νυξ-N3--DSF εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GPM οινος-N2--ASM και-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--NSF νεος-A1A-NSFC κοιμαω-VCI-API3S μετα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF και-C ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN κοιμαω-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASF και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAN

36 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF *λωτ-N---GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GPF

37 και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC υιος-N2--ASM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *μωαβ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSF εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM *μωαβιτος-N2--GPM εως-P ο- A--GSF σημερον-D ημερα-N1A-GSF

38 τικτω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X και-C ο- A--NSF νεος-A1A-NSFC υιος-N2--ASM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *αμμαν-N---ASM υιος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSN γενος-N3E-GSN εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM *αμμανιτης-N1M-GPM εως-P ο- A--GSF σημερον-D ημερα-N1A-GSF

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 2669

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2669. 'Also, the son of the servant-girl I will make into a nation' means the spiritual Church which was to receive the good of faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'the son of the servant-girl' and also of 'a nation'. 'The son of the servant-girl' or Ishmael, while he was in Abraham's house, that is, while he was with Abraham, represented the Lord's first rational, as shown in 2652, 2653, 2657, 2658. But now he has been separated he takes on another representation, namely that of the spiritual Church, 2666. A similar change of representation occurred previously with Lot who while with Abraham represented the Lord's external man, 1428, 1429, 1434, 1547, 1597, 1598, 1698, but once he had been separated from Abraham he represented the external Church and many states of that Church, 2324, 2371, 2399, 2422, 2459, and in the whole of Chapter 19. As regards 'nation' meaning good, see 1159, 1258-1260, 1416, 1849. Here the good of faith is meant since it has reference to the spiritual Church. Hence the words used here, 'Also, the son of the servant-girl I will make into a nation', mean the spiritual Church which was to receive the good of faith, which is charity.

[2] The Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth is celestial and spiritual, and therefore angels are distinguished into those who are celestial and those who are spiritual, see 202, 337. To celestial angels the Lord appears as the Sun, to spiritual as the Moon, 1053, 1521, 1529-1531. Men in a similar way are distinguished into those who are celestial and those who are spiritual. Those who belonged to the Most Ancient Church which existed before the Flood were celestial, dealt with in 607, 608, 784, 895, 920, 1114-1125, while those who belonged to the Ancient Church which existed after the Flood were spiritual, dealt with in 609, 640, 641, 765. For what the difference was between those two Churches, see 567, 607, and for what the difference is between what is celestial and what is spiritual, 81, 1155, 1577, 1824, 2048, 2069, 2088, 2227, 2507. The celestial are referred to by the Lord in the following,

He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out. And when He has led out His own sheep He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him, for they know His voice.

The spiritual however are referred to in these words,

And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice, and there will be one flock and one shepherd. John 10:3-4, 16.

The good of love is that which constitutes the celestial Church, but the good of faith that which constitutes the spiritual Church. The truth of faith does not constitute the Church but leads into it.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 1416

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1416. That 'I will make you into a great nation' means a kingdom in heaven and on earth becomes clear from the meaning of 'nation' in the internal sense as the celestial entity of love and the good which flows from this, thus all throughout the world in whom the celestial element of love and charity is present. Since the subject here in the internal sense is the Lord, everything of the celestial and of the good deriving from it, thus His kingdom, is meant - which exists with those in whom love and charity are present. In the highest sense the Lord Himself is 'the great nation' since He is the Celestial itself and Good itself. For all good that flows from love and charity originates in Him alone, which also explains why the Lord comprises His own kingdom, that is, He is the All in all of His kingdom, as also all angels in heaven acknowledge. From this it is now clear that 'I will make you into a great nation' means the Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth.

[2] That 'nation' in the internal sense, where the Lord and celestial things of love are the subject, means Him and all celestial things may become clear also from what has been introduced in 1258, 1259, regarding the meaning of a nation and nations. This matter may be confirmed further still from the following places: In reference to Abraham further on,

No longer will your name be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. Genesis 17:5.

The soft 'h' sound in Abraham was taken from Jehovah's name because he represented Jehovah, that is, the Lord. Similarly in reference to Sarai,

You will not call her name Sarai, but Sarah will be her name, and I will bless her, and I will also give you a son by her; thus will I bless her, and she will become nations; kings of peoples will be from her. Genesis 17:15-16.

'Nations' here stands for the celestial things of love, and 'kings of peoples' for the spiritual things of faith deriving from that love, which are the Lord's alone.

[3] In reference to Jacob likewise,

Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel will be your name. And He called his name Israel, and God said, I am God Almighty, 1 increase and multiply; a nation and an assembly of nations will come into being from you, and kings will go out from your loins. Genesis 35:10-11.

Here 'Israel' stands for the Lord, who Himself, as is well known to some, is in the highest sense Israel. And when He is meant by 'Israel' it is evident that 'a nation and an assembly of nations' and 'kings from his loins' mean the celestial and spiritual things of love, and therefore all in whom the celestial and spiritual things of love are present. In reference to Ishmael, Abram's son by Hagar, it is said,

The son of the servant-girl I will make into a nation, because he is your seed. Genesis 21:13, 18.

What Ishmael represents will be seen in that place. 'The seed of Abram' means love itself, and because of this the word nation is used for those begotten from Ishmael.

[4] That 'nation' means the celestial things of love is clear in Moses,

If you will surely hearken to My voice, and keep My covenant and be a peculiar treasure to Me from among all peoples, you will be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Exodus 19:5-6.

Here 'a kingdom of priests', a phrase used to describe the Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth, springing from the celestial things of love, is openly called 'a holy nation'. But the Lord's kingdom springing from His Royalty is described as such by virtue of the spiritual things of love and is called 'a holy people'. 'Kings from the loins' therefore, as above, 2 is spiritual things. In Jeremiah,

If these ordinances depart from before Me, said Jehovah, the seed of Israel also will cease from being a nation before Me for ever. 3 Jeremiah 31:36.

'Seed of Israel' stands for the celestial entity of charity, and when this ceases to exist there is no longer a nation before the Lord.

[5] In Isaiah,

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. You have multiplied the nation. Isaiah 9:2-3.

Specifically this refers to the Church of the nations, 4 , but in general to all who are without knowledge but lead charitable lives. These are 'the nation' because they are members of the Lord's kingdom. In David,

O that I may see the good of Your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the joy of Your nation, that I may glory in Your heritage. Psalms 106:5.

Here 'nation' plainly stands for the Lord's kingdom. It was from an ability to perceive that 'a nation' meant the celestial entity of love and the good which flows from this that members of the Most Ancient Church came to be distinguished into separate houses, families, and nations. By this distinguishing they gained a perception of the Lord's kingdom; and because they had a perception of the Lord's kingdom they had a perception of the celestial itself. From that ability to perceive there arose that which held a spiritual meaning, and from this that which was representative.

Notas de rodapé:

1. literally, the Lightning-Hurler or the Thunderbolt-Hurler. Generally Swedenborg retains the Hebrew Shaddai, usually translated the Almighty, regarding which see 1992 below; but here Swedenborg employs the Latin word fulminator.

2. i.e.. in Genesis 35:10-11

3. literally, all the days

4. i.e. the Church established among gentiles

  
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