Библија

 

Deuteronomio 9

Студија

   

1 Oye, Israel: tú estás hoy para pasar el Jordán, para entrar a heredar lo de gentiles más numerosos y más fuertes que tú, ciudades grandes y encastilladas hasta el cielo,

2 un pueblo grande y alto, hijos de gigantes, de los cuales tienes tú conocimiento, y has oído decir : ¿Quién se sostendrá delante de los hijos del Anac?

3 Sepas, pues, hoy, que el SEÑOR tu Dios es el que pasa delante de ti, fuego consumidor, que los destruirá y humillará delante de ti; y tú los echarás, y los destruirás luego, como el SEÑOR te ha dicho.

4 No pienses en tu corazón, cuando el SEÑOR tu Dios los haya echado de delante de tu presencia, diciendo: Por mi justicia me ha metido el SEÑOR a heredar esta tierra; pues por la impiedad de estos gentiles el SEÑOR los echa de delante de ti.

5 No por tu justicia, ni por la rectitud de tu corazón entras a heredar la tierra de ellos; mas por la impiedad de estos gentiles el SEÑOR tu Dios los echa de delante de ti, y por confirmar la palabra que el SEÑOR juró a tus padres Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob.

6 Por tanto, sepas que no por tu justicia el SEÑOR tu Dios te da esta buena tierra que la heredes; que pueblo duro de cerviz eres tú.

7 Acuérdate, no te olvides que has provocado a ira al SEÑOR tu Dios en el desierto; desde el día que saliste de la tierra de Egipto, hasta que entrasteis en este lugar, habéis sido rebeldes al SEÑOR.

8 Y en Horeb provocasteis a ira al SEÑOR, y se enojó el SEÑOR contra vosotros para destruiros.

9 Cuando yo subí al monte para recibir las tablas de piedra, las tablas del pacto que el SEÑOR hizo con vosotros, estuve entonces en el monte cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, sin comer pan ni beber agua;

10 y el SEÑOR me dio las dos tablas de piedra escritas con el dedo de Dios; y en ellas estaba escrito conforme a todas las palabras que os habló el SEÑOR en el monte de en medio del fuego, el día de la asamblea.

11 Y fue al cabo de los cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, que el SEÑOR me dio las dos tablas de piedra, las tablas del pacto.

12 Y me dijo el SEÑOR: Levántate, desciende presto de aquí; que tu pueblo que sacaste de Egipto se ha corrompido; presto se han apartado del camino que yo les mandé; se han hecho una imagen de fundición.

13 Y me habló el SEÑOR, diciendo: He visto ese pueblo, y he aquí, que él es pueblo duro de cerviz.

14 Déjame que los destruya, y raiga su nombre de debajo del cielo; que yo te haré en nación fuerte y mucho más grande que ellos.

15 Y volví y descendí del monte, el cual ardía en fuego, con las tablas del pacto en mis dos manos.

16 Y miré, y he aquí habíais pecado contra el SEÑOR vuestro Dios; os habíais hecho un becerro de fundición, apartándoos presto del camino que el SEÑOR os había mandado.

17 Entonces tomé las dos tablas, y las arrojé de mis dos manos, y las quebré delante de vuestros ojos.

18 Y me postré delante del SEÑOR, como antes, cuarenta días y cuarenta noches; no comí pan ni bebí agua, a causa de todo vuestro pecado que habíais cometido haciendo mal en ojos del SEÑOR para enojarlo.

19 Porque temí a causa del furor y de la ira con que el SEÑOR estaba enojado contra vosotros para destruiros. Pero el SEÑOR me oyó aun esta vez.

20 Contra Aarón también se enojó el SEÑOR en gran manera para destruirlo; y también oré por Aarón entonces.

21 Y tomé a vuestro pecado, es a saber el becerro que habíais hecho, y lo quemé en el fuego, y lo desmenucé moliéndolo muy bien, hasta que fue reducido a polvo; y eché el polvo de él en el arroyo que descendía del monte.

22 También en Tabera, y en Masah, y en Kibrot-hataava, enojasteis al SEÑOR.

23 Y cuando el SEÑOR os envió desde Cades-barnea, diciendo: Subid y heredad la tierra que yo os he dado; también fuisteis rebeldes al dicho del SEÑOR vuestro Dios, y no le creisteis, ni escuchasteis a su voz.

24 Rebeldes habéis sido al SEÑOR desde el día que yo os conozco.

25 Y me postré delante del SEÑOR cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, como estuve postrado antes ; porque el SEÑOR dijo que os había de destruir.

26 Y oré al SEÑOR, diciendo: Oh SEÑOR DIOS, no destruyas a tu pueblo y a tu heredad que has redimido con tu grandeza, al cual sacaste de Egipto con mano fuerte.

27 Acuérdate de tus siervos Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob; no mires a la dureza de este pueblo, ni a su impiedad, ni a su pecado;

28 para que no digan los de la tierra de donde nos sacaste: Por cuanto no pudo el SEÑOR introducirlos en la tierra que les había dicho, o porque los aborrecía, los sacó para matarlos en el desierto.

29 Y ellos son tu pueblo y tu heredad, que sacaste con tu gran fortaleza y con tu brazo extendido.

   

Из Сведенборгових дела

 

Arcana Coelestia # 8301

Проучите овај одломак

  
/ 10837  
  

8301. 'Who is like You among the gods, O Jehovah' means that every truth of good emanates from the Lord's Divine Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'gods' as truths, dealt with in 4402, 7268, 7873, at this point truths springing from good since comparison with Jehovah is made when it says, Who is like You among the gods, O Jehovah? 'Jehovah' in the Word means the Lord, see 1343, 1736, 2921, 3023, 3035, 5041, 5663, 6280, 6281, 6303, 6905, 6945, 6956; but at this point 'Jehovah' is used to mean the Divine Human because the theme of the song is the salvation of those belonging to the spiritual Church, accomplished through the Lord's Coming into the world, and by means of His Divine Human while He was in it, see 2661, 2716, 2833, 2834, 6372, 6854, 6914, 7035, 7091(end), 7828, 7932, 8018, 8054. The reason why the words used mean that every truth of good emanates from the Lord's Divine Human is that truths can emanate from anyone at all, but the truths of good can do so only from the Lord, consequently from those who are governed by good received from the Lord. Truths divorced from good are also contemplated and declared by those who possess faith that is mere persuasion and still lead a life of evil, as well as by many others within the Church. But those truths are not the truths of good, and so they do not emanate from the Lord but from such people themselves.

[2] The fact that truths springing from good emanate from the Lord may be recognized from the consideration that the Lord is Good itself because He is Love itself. Truth emanates from that Love just as light does from the flames of the sun. This truth is also like the light in springtime and summer, which holds warmth within itself and causes all things on the planet to come alive so to speak. But truth that does not flow from good is like the light in wintertime when all things on the planet die off. The reason why 'gods' are the truths of good is that 'gods' is used in the good sense to mean angels, who are called 'gods' because they are substances or forms receiving truth that has good from the Lord within it.

[3] Angels, and therefore the truths of good which emanate from the Lord, are also meant by 'gods' in the following places:

In David,

God places himself in the assembly of God in the midst of the gods will He judge. I said, You are gods and sons of the Most High, all of you. Psalms 82:1, 6.

Truths emanating from the Lord are what 'gods' is used to mean here. This is clear from the fact that the singular, 'in the assembly of God', is used first, and 'in the midst of the gods' afterwards. For 'God' is used in the Word where truth is referred to, see 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4287, 4402, 7010; and in the highest sense 'God' is the Divine Truth emanating from the Lord, 7268.

In the same author,

I will confess You with my whole heart; before the gods I will make melody to You. Psalms 138:1.

In the same author,

There is none like You among the gods O Lord. Psalms 86:8.

In the same author,

A great God is Jehovah, and a great King above all gods. Psalms 95:3.

In the same author,

You, O Jehovah, are [high] above all the earth; You are exceedingly exalted above all gods. Psalms 97:9.

In the same author,

I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods. Psalms 135:5.

So it is too that Jehovah is called Lord of lords and God of gods in Deuteronomy 10:17; Joshua 22:22; Psalms 136:2.

[4] The reason why it is said so many times that Jehovah is above all gods and is God of gods is that at that time a large number of gods were worshipped. Nations were distinguished from one another according to the gods they worshipped, each nation believing that its god was the highest of all. As a result of this the idea of a large number of gods was rooted in everyone's mind, though there was disagreement over which one of them was the greatest, as becomes quite clear from many places in the historical narratives of the Word. That idea was rooted in the minds of the Jews more than others, and this explains why it says so many times in the Word that Jehovah was greater than all gods and that He was King and God of gods. The fact that this idea of a large number of gods was rooted in the minds of the Jews more than other nations becomes quite clear from their frequent apostasy, when they turned to the worship of other gods, many instances of which are recorded in the historical books of the Word, such as Judges 2:10, 13, 17, 19; 3:5-7; 8:27, 33; 10:6, 10, 13; 18:14, 17-18, 20, 24, 31; I Sam. 7:3-4; 8:8; 1 Kings 14:23-24; 16:31-33; 18:20ff; 21:26; 22:53; 2 Kings 16:1, 10ff; 17:7, 15-17; 21:3-7, 21; 23:4-5, 7-8, 10-13; and elsewhere.

[5] The mind of that nation was so unsound that with their lips they declared belief in Jehovah alone, yet in their heart acknowledged other gods. This becomes perfectly clear from the consideration that they saw so many miracles in Egypt, and in addition so many after that - the division of the sea before them and the drowning of Pharaoh's army, the pillar of cloud and fire constantly appearing, the manna raining down from heaven every day, and the actual presence of Jehovah with such great majesty and awe on Mount Sinai. And having seen such miracles they declared openly that Jehovah alone was God. Yet only weeks later, merely because Moses delayed [coming down from the mountain], they asked for molded gods which they could adore. And also after Aaron had made them those people attended them with divine worship through a feast, burnt offerings and sacrifices, and dancing. From this it becomes clear that the worship of many gods remained fixed in their hearts. The fact that this nation was like this, more than any other nation on the entire earth, is also clear in Jeremiah,

Has a nation changed its gods, and My people changed their glory for what does not profit? Be astonished, O heavens, over this, and shudder, be in great trepidation. According to the number of your cities have your gods been, O Judah. Jeremiah 2:11-12, 28.

[6] The character of that nation is also such that they adore external things, and so idols, more than all other nations do; they have no desire whatever to know about internal things. For they are the most avaricious of all nations; and avarice, which with them is such that gold or silver is loved for its own sake and not for the sake of any useful purpose, is an extremely earthly desire. It drags the mind down completely to a physical level and submerges it in it; and it closes interior levels to such an extent that no faith or love whatever from heaven can enter them. This shows how greatly mistaken those people are who believe that that nation will be chosen again, or that the Lord's Church will pass to them again after all others have been cast aside, when in fact you will convert stones to faith in the Lord before you convert them. This belief that the Church will pass to them is again due to many places in the prophetical parts of the Word which speak of their future return. But such people do not know that in those places Judah, Jacob, or Israel is not used to mean that nation, but those among whom the Church resides.

  
/ 10837  
  

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