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1 Und Mose ging hin und redete diese Worte zu dem ganzen Israel.

2 Und er sprach zu ihnen: Hundertzwanzig Jahre bin ich heute alt, ich vermag nicht mehr aus-und einzugehen; und Jehova hat zu mir gesagt: Du sollst nicht über diesen Jordan gehen.

3 Jehova, dein Gott, er zieht hinüber vor dir her; er selbst wird diese Nationen vor dir vertilgen, daß du sie austreibest. Josua, er zieht hinüber vor dir her, wie Jehova geredet hat.

4 Und Jehova wird an ihnen tun, wie er an Sihon und an Og, den Königen der Amoriter, und an ihrem Lande getan, die er vertilgt hat.

5 Und wenn Jehova sie vor euch dahingibt, so sollt ihr ihnen tun nach dem ganzen Gebot, das ich euch geboten habe.

6 Seid stark und mutig, fürchtet euch nicht und erschrecket nicht vor ihnen! Denn Jehova, dein Gott, er ist es, der mit dir geht; er wird dich nicht versäumen und dich nicht verlassen.

7 Und Mose rief Josua und sprach zu ihm vor den Augen des ganzen Israel: Sei stark und mutig! Denn du, du wirst mit diesem Volke in das Land kommen, welches Jehova ihren Vätern geschworen hat, ihnen zu geben; und du du wirst es ihnen als Erbe austeilen.

8 Und Jehova, er ist es, der vor dir herzieht; er selbst wird mit dir sein, er wird dich nicht versäumen und dich nicht verlassen; fürchte dich nicht und erschrick nicht!

9 Und Mose schrieb dieses Gesetz nieder; und er gab es den Priestern, den Söhnen Levis, welche die Lade des Bundes Jehovas trugen, und allen Ältesten von Israel.

10 Und Mose gebot ihnen und sprach: Am Ende von sieben Jahren, zur Zeit des Erlaßjahres,

11 am Feste der Laubhütten, wenn ganz Israel kommt, um vor Jehova, deinem Gott, zu erscheinen an dem Orte, den er erwählen wird, sollst du dieses Gesetz vor dem ganzen Israel lesen, vor ihren Ohren.

12 Versammle das Volk, die Männer und die Weiber und die Kindlein, und deinen Fremdling, der in deinen Toren ist; auf daß sie hören, und auf daß sie lernen, und Jehova, euren Gott, fürchten und darauf achten, alle Worte dieses Gesetzes zu tun.

13 Und ihre Kinder, die es nicht wissen, sollen es hören, damit sie Jehova, euren Gott, fürchten lernen alle Tage, die ihr in dem Lande lebet, wohin ihr über den Jordan ziehet, um es in Besitz zu nehmen.

14 Und Jehova sprach zu Mose: Siehe, deine Tage sind herangenaht, daß du sterben sollst; rufe Josua, und stellet euch in das Zelt der Zusammenkunft, daß ich ihm Befehl erteile. Und Mose und Josua gingen hin, und sie stellten sich in das Zelt der Zusammenkunft.

15 Und Jehova erschien in dem Zelte, in der Wolkensäule; und die Wolkensäule stand über dem Eingang des Zeltes.

16 Und Jehova sprach zu Mose: Siehe, du wirst dich zu deinen Vätern legen; und dieses Volk wird sich aufmachen und den fremden Göttern des Landes nachhuren, in dessen Mitte es kommt; und es wird mich verlassen und meinen Bund brechen, den ich mit ihnen gemacht habe.

17 Und mein Zorn wird an jenem Tage wider dasselbe entbrennen, und ich werde sie verlassen und mein Angesicht vor ihnen verbergen; und es wird verzehrt werden, und viele Übel und Drangsale werden es treffen. Und es wird an jenem Tage sagen: Haben nicht darum diese Übel mich getroffen, weil mein Gott nicht in meiner Mitte ist?

18 Ich aber, ich werde an jenem Tage mein Angesicht gänzlich verbergen um all des Bösen willen, das es getan, weil es sich zu anderen Göttern hingewandt hat.

19 Und nun, schreibet euch dieses Lied auf, und lehre es die Kinder Israel, lege es in ihren Mund, auf daß dieses Lied mir zum Zeugen sei gegen die Kinder Israel.

20 Denn ich werde sie in das Land bringen, welches ich ihren Vätern zugeschworen habe, das von Milch und Honig fließt; und sie werden essen und satt und fett werden; und sie werden sich zu anderen Göttern wenden und ihnen dienen, und mich verachten und meinen Bund brechen.

21 Und es wird geschehen, wenn viele Übel und Drangsale sie treffen, so wird dieses Lied Zeugnis gegen sie ablegen; denn es wird nicht vergessen werden aus dem Munde ihrer Nachkommen. Denn ich kenne ihr Sinnen, womit sie schon heute umgehen, ehe ich sie in das Land bringe, von dem ich geschworen habe.

22 Und Mose schrieb dieses Lied an selbigem Tage auf, und er lehrte es die Kinder Israel.

23 Und er gebot Josua, dem Sohne Nuns, und sprach: Sei stark und mutig! Denn du, du sollst die Kinder Israel in das Land bringen, das ich ihnen zugeschworen habe; und ich will mit dir sein.

24 Und es geschah, als Mose geendigt hatte, die Worte dieses Gesetzes in ein Buch zu schreiben bis zu ihrem Schlusse,

25 da gebot Mose den Leviten, welche die Lade des Bundes Jehovas trugen, und sprach:

26 Nehmet dieses Buch des Gesetzes und leget es zur Seite der Lade des Bundes Jehovas, eures Gottes, daß es daselbst zum Zeugen gegen dich sei.

27 Denn ich kenne deine Widerspenstigkeit und deinen harten Nacken wohl. Siehe, während ich heute noch bei euch lebe, seid ihr widerspenstig gegen Jehova gewesen; und wieviel mehr nach meinem Tode!

28 Versammelt zu mir alle Ältesten eurer Stämme und eure Vorsteher, daß ich diese Worte vor ihren Ohren rede und den Himmel und die Erde gegen sie zu Zeugen nehme.

29 Denn ich weiß, daß ihr euch nach meinem Tode ganz und gar verderben und von dem Wege abweichen werdet, den ich euch geboten habe; und es wird euch das Unglück begegnen am Ende der Tage, weil ihr tun werdet, was böse ist in den Augen Jehovas, ihn zu reizen durch das Werk eurer Hände.

30 Und Mose redete vor den Ohren der ganzen Versammlung Israels die Worte dieses Liedes bis zu ihrem Schlusse:

   

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Arcana Coelestia #8875

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8875. 'A jealous God' means that as a result there is falsity and evil. This is clear from the consideration that in the genuine sense 'a jealous God' means the Divine Truth of Divine Good, since 'God' has reference to truth, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921 (end), 4287, 4402, 7010, 7268, 8301, and 'jealous' to good, as will be seen below. But so far as those who do not receive the Divine Truth of the Lord's Divine Good are concerned, 'a jealous God' is falsity and evil. For those who are opposed to Him perceive Divine Truth as falsity, and Divine Good as evil; for the way in which everyone sees that Truth and Good is determined by what he really is in himself. So it is that the Lord's zeal, 1 which in itself is love and compassion, is seen by them as anger; for when the Lord in love and mercy protects His own in heaven those ruled by evil are indignant and angry with the good. They plunge into the sphere where Divine Good and Divine Truth are, endeavouring to destroy those who are there. But then the Divine Truth of Divine Good acts on them and causes them to experience torments like those suffered in hell. As a consequence of this they attribute wrath and anger, and also all evil, to the Divine, when in fact there is no anger whatever in the Divine, nor any evil whatever, only pure forbearance and mercy.

[2] From all this it is evident why 'jealous' means falsity and evil, and why 'zeal' means anger. See what has been shown already about them, that is to say, in the following places,

Wrath and anger are attributed to the Lord, when in fact they exist with those who are ruled by evil or who are full of anger against the Divine, 5798, 6997, 8284, 8483.

Evil things, punishments, and times of vastation are in a similar way attributed to the Lord, when in fact nothing except love and mercy reside with the Lord, 2447, 6071, 6559, 6991, 6997, 7533, 7632, 7643, 7679, 7710, 7877, 7926, 8214, 8223, 8226-8228, 8282, 8632.

Through their endeavour to destroy goodness and truth the evil bring about their own devastation and cast themselves into damnation and hell, 7643, 7679, 7710, 7926, 7989.

The way in which everyone sees the Lord is determined by what he is within himself, 1861 (end), 6832, 8197.

[3] The places in the Word which are quoted below will show that 'the zeal of the Lord' is love and mercy, and that when the Lord protects the good against the evil it seems like hostility, and also like anger.

The zeal of the Lord is love and mercy.

In Isaiah,

Look out from heaven, and see from the dwelling-place of Your holiness and of Your glory. And where are Your zeal and Your might? The yearning of Your loins, 2 and Your compassion, 3 towards me have held themselves back. Isaiah 63:15.

'Zeal' here stands for mercy, which is 'a yearning of the loins' and has reference to good. For where it says 'Your zeal and Your might' the word 'zeal' has reference to good, and the word 'might' to truth; and 'the yearning of the loins' likewise has reference to good, and 'compassion' to truth. In a like manner 'the dwelling-place of holiness' stands for the heaven where members of the celestial kingdom live, and 'the dwelling-place of glory' for the heaven where members of the spiritual kingdom live. From this too it is evident that where good is referred to in the Word, truth is referred to as well, on account of the heavenly marriage, which is the marriage of good and truth, in every individual part of the Word. This is so in the case of the Lord's two names Jesus and Christ; they are a sign of the Divine marriage within the Lord. Regarding these matters, see 683, 793, 801, 2516, 4138 (end), 5138, 5502, 6343, 7945, 8339 (end).

[4] In the same prophet,

To us a Boy is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulder; and His name is called' 4 Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end. The zeal of Jehovah will do this. Isaiah 9:6-7.

This refers to the Lord and His Coming. 'The zeal of Jehovah will do this' stands for His acting from a love that burns to save the human race. In the same prophet,

Out of Jerusalem will go a remnant, and those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of Jehovah will do this. Isaiah 37:32.

'The zeal of Jehovah will do this' stands for His acting out of love and mercy.

[5] In Ezekiel,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih, Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name. 5 Ezekiel 39:25.

'Being jealous' stands for having mercy. In David, The zeal of Your house has devoured me. Psalms 69:9.

This refers to the Lord. 'The zeal of Jehovah's house' stands for love towards those who receive goodness and truth; for they are Jehovah's house.

[6] The Lord's zeal or mercy when He protects the good seems like hostility.

In Isaiah,

Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man, as a man of war He will arouse zeal; He will shout aloud and cry out, He will prevail over His enemies. Isaiah 42:13.

And in Joel,

Jehovah will be jealous for His land, and spare His people. Joel 2:18.

[7] The Lord's zeal is called anger and wrath because mercy is seen as such by the evil.

In Moses,

You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are round about you (for Jehovah your God in the midst of you is a jealous God), lest perhaps the anger of Jehovah your God flare up against you and destroy you from the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 6:14-15.

In the same author,

They provoked Him to jealousy through foreign [gods]; through abominations they made Him angry. They sacrifice to demons. They have moved Me to jealousy, 6 by what is not god, they have provoked Me to anger with their idols. 7 Deuteronomy 32:16-17, 21.

In Ezekiel,

When My anger is accomplished and I make My wrath rest on them, I will repent, so that they may know that I Jehovah have spoken in My zeal, when I have accomplished My wrath on them. Ezekiel 5:13.

In Zechariah,

The angel of Jehovah [speaking] in me said to me, Cry out, saying, Thus said Jehovah Zebaoth, I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal. For I have become extremely indignant against the nations that feel secure. Zechariah 1:14-15; 8:2.

In Zephaniah,

I will pour out onto them My indignation, all My fierce anger, 8 for in the fire of My zeal the whole earth will be devoured. Zephaniah 3:8.

In Moses,

Jehovah will not be pleased to pardon him; but then the anger of Jehovah, and His zeal, will smoke against that man, and every curse will rest on him Deuteronomy 29:20.

In David,

How long, O Jehovah; will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn line fire? Pour out Your anger on the nations that do not know You. Psalms 79:5-6.

Jehovah's zeal is in like manner referred to as 'anger' in Psalms 38:1; Ezekiel 16:42; 23:25; 38:19.

All this shows what is meant by 'Jehovah's zeal' or 'a jealous God' - in the genuine sense love and mercy, but in the non-genuine sense, such as that understood by those immersed in evils and falsities, anger and ruination.

[8] It should be recognized that Jehovah, that is, the Lord, is called 'jealous' or 'an avenger' especially when what ought to reign universally with a member of the Church - that is to say, what is Divine and must be either loved, held in mind, or feared above all things - is being corrupted. When it has been corrupted or destroyed complete and utter darkness ensues in place of heavenly light; for that light no longer flows in from the Divine because there is no acceptance of it. This is why the commandment says, 'I am Jehovah your God, a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth [generations] of those who hate Me', which He would do if they worshipped other gods or made either a graven image or likenesses for themselves. For these corrupt what is Divine and ought to reign universally.

[9] Therefore similar declarations occur elsewhere in Moses,

Take care, lest you make for yourselves a graven image of any figure; for Jehovah your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:23-24

And in the same author,

You shall not worship any other god; for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, He is a jealous [God]. Exodus 34:14.

The reason why the Israelite nation was forbidden so strictly to do these things was that any adoration of other gods, graven images, and other images destroyed everything representative of the Church among them. For in heaven Jehovah, that is, the Lord, reigns universally; His Divine [Life] fills all things there and composes the life of all. If anything else had been worshipped instead of the Divine, everything representative, and so contact with heaven, would have perished.

Примітки:

1. or jealousy. In Latin, as in Hebrew, the same noun may be rendered zeal or jealousy, and the same adjective may be rendered zealous or jealous.

2. literally, The commotion of Your viscera

3. literally, compassions

4. literally, He has called His name

5. literally, the name of My holiness

6. literally, they have moved My jealousy (or zeal)

7. literally, vanities

8. lit all the wrath of My anger

  
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Arcana Coelestia #7268

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7268. 'See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh' means the law of God and the power it has over those steeped in falsities. This is clear from the meaning of 'making you a god' as Divine Truth, or what amounts to the same thing, the Divine Law, and also the power it has, for in the Word when truth and also the power of truth are referred to the name 'God' appears, but when good is referred to the name 'Jehovah' does so, see 300, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3910, 3921 (end), 4287, 4295, 4402, 7010; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who are steeped in falsities and engage in molestation, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683. To pursue further the meaning of GOD, it should be recognized that in the highest sense 'God' is the Divine which is above the heavens, but that in the internal sense 'God' is the Divine which is within the heavens. The Divine which is above the heavens is Divine Good, whereas the Divine within the heavens is Divine Truth. For Divine Good is the source from which Divine Truth springs, and Divine Truth springing from Divine Good makes heaven and brings order into it. What is properly called heaven is nothing other than the Divine that has been given form there, for the angels in heaven are human forms receptive of the Divine, which together constitute an all-embracing form which is that of a Human Being.

[2] The use of 'God' in the Old Testament Word to mean Divine Truth within the heavens explains why the word for God in the original language is Elohim, a plural form. It also explains why the angels in heaven, being receivers of Divine Truth, are called 'gods', as in David,

Who in heaven will compare himself to Jehovah? Who will be likened to Jehovah among the sons of gods? Psalms 89:6-8.

In the same author,

Give to Jehovah, O sons of gods, give to Jehovah glory and strength. Psalms 29:1.

In the same author,

I said, You are gods, and sons of the Most High, all of you. Psalms 82:6.

In John,

Jesus said, Is it not written in your Law, I said, You are gods? If 1 He called them gods, with whom the Word of God came to be . . . John 10:34-35.

In addition there are those places in which the Lord is called 'God of gods' and 'Lord of lords', such as Genesis 46:2, 7; Deuteronomy 10:17; Numbers 16:22; Daniel 11:36; Psalms 136:2-3. From all this one may see in what sense Moses is called 'a god', here 'a god to Pharaoh' and in Exodus 4:16 'a god to Aaron' - that he was called such because Moses represented the Divine Law, which is Divine Truth and is called the Word. This also explains why here Aaron is called his 'prophet', and in a previous place his 'mouth', that is, one who declares in a way suitable for the understanding Divine Truth which comes forth directly from the Lord and surpasses all understanding And since a prophet is one who teaches and declares Divine Truth in a way suitable for the understanding, 'a prophet' also means the teachings of the Church, a subject dealt with in what follows next.

Примітки:

1. Reading si (if) which accords with the Greek and which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse, for sic (thus).

  
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