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1 有一個利未家的娶了一個利未女子為妻。

2 女人懷孕,生一個兒子,見他俊美,就藏了他個月,

3 後來不能再藏,就取了一個蒲草箱,抹上石漆和石油,將孩子放在裡頭,把箱子擱在河邊的蘆荻中。

4 孩子的姊姊遠遠站著,要知道他究竟怎麼樣。

5 法老的女兒來到河邊洗澡,他的使女們在河邊行走。他見箱子在蘆荻中,就打發一個婢女拿來。

6 打開箱子,見那孩子。孩子哭了,他就可憐他,:「這是希伯來人的一個孩子。」

7 孩子的姊姊對法老的女兒:「我去在希伯來婦人中一個奶媽來,為你奶這孩子,可以不可以?」

8 法老的女兒:「可以。」童女就去了孩子的母親來。

9 法老的女兒對他:「你把這孩子抱去,為我奶他,我必你工價。」婦人就抱了孩子去奶他。

10 孩子漸長,婦人把他法老的女兒那裡,就作了他的兒子。他給孩子起名摩西,意思:因我把他從裡拉出來。

11 後來,摩西長大,他出去到他弟兄那裡,他們的重擔,見一個埃及希伯來人的一個弟兄。

12 他左右觀,見沒有,就把埃及打死了,藏在沙土裡。

13 第二他出去,見有兩個希伯來人爭鬥,就對那欺負人的:「你為甚麼打你同族的人呢?」

14 那人:「誰立你作我們的首領和審判官呢?難道你要殺我,像殺那埃及人麼?」摩西便懼:「這事必是被人知道了。」

15 法老見這事,就想殺摩西,但摩西躲避法老,逃往米甸居住

16 一日,他在井旁坐下。米甸的祭司有女兒;他們打水,打滿了,要飲父親

17 有牧的人,把他們趕走了,摩西起來幫助他們,又飲了他們的

18 他們父親流珥那裡;他:「今日你們為何得這麼呢?」

19 他們:「有一個埃及我們脫離牧羊人,並且為我們飲了。」

20 他對女兒們:「那個在那裡?你們為甚麼撇下他呢?你們去請他來飯。」

21 摩西甘心和那;那把他的女兒西坡拉摩西為妻。

22 西坡拉生了一個兒子,摩西給他起名革舜,意思:「因我在外邦作了寄居的。」

23 過了多年,埃及死了以色列人因做苦工,就歎息哀求,他們的哀聲達於

24 見他們的哀聲,就記念他與亞伯拉罕以撒雅各所立的約。

25 以色列人,也知道他們的苦情。

   

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Arcana Coelestia #6727

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6727. 'And his sister stood at a distance, to know what would happen to him' means the Church's truth far away from there, and observation. This is clear from the meaning of 'sister' as rational truth, dealt with in 1495, 2508, 2524, 2556, 3160, 3386, thus the Church's truth, for this is rational truth; and from the meaning of 'to know what would happen' as observation.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #2556

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2556. 'Also she is truly my sister' means that rational truth possessed such a relationship. This is clear from the representation of 'Sarah when a sister' as rational truth, dealt with in 2508, and also from what follows next where the subject is the birth of the rational and its consequent relationship. In general it should be kept in mind that all things which exist with a truly rational, that is, regenerate, person - all that constitutes his affections, his perceptions, and his thoughts - are interconnected as in blood-relationships and relationships by marriage; for those things have been arranged in such a way that they mutually regard one another as families do which make up one house, and this in a most clear and distinct manner. Consequently when they reappear they do so in accordance with the relationships in which they exist. This ordered relationship with one another they receive from heaven - that is, from the Lord by way of heaven - flowing into them. With a person who is truly rational, that is, regenerate, everything has been arranged into order such as exists in heaven; and this ordered arrangement of everything within him comes as a result of heaven flowing into him. From that ordered arrangement within him a person possesses a power of thought, deduction, judgement, and reflection, which is so marvellous that it surpasses all human knowledge and wisdom, infinitely surpassing the conclusions which by analysis human effort draws from these sources. The reason these facts have not been known up to now is that people have not believed that all the things which constitute their affections, perceptions, and thoughts flow in - evil ones from hell, decent ones from heaven. Thus these have a connection with the things that are outside of them; yet the fact of the matter is that man, as regards his spirit, is joined to those outside of him in such a way that if he were deprived of that connection he would not remain alive for a single instant. This may also be recognized from the consideration that anything unconnected cannot possibly exist, and that anything unconnected perishes in an instant.

  
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