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出埃及记第7章

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1 耶和华摩西:我使你在法老面前代替,你的哥哥亚伦是替你话的。

2 凡我所吩咐你的,你都要。你的哥哥亚伦要对法老,容以色列人出他的

3 我要使法老的刚硬,也要在埃及多行神迹奇事。

4 法老必不你们;我要伸重重的刑罚埃及,将我的军队以色列民从埃及领出来。

5 我伸攻击埃及,将以色列人从他们中间领出来的时候,埃及人就要知道我是耶和华

6 摩西亚伦这样行;耶和华怎样吩咐他们,他们就照样行了。

7 摩西亚伦法老说话的时候,摩西八十岁,亚伦八十三岁。

8 耶和华晓谕摩西亚伦

9 法老若对你们:你们行件奇事罢!你就吩咐亚伦:把杖丢在法老面前,使杖变作蛇。

10 摩西亚伦进去见法老,就照耶和华所吩咐的行。亚伦把杖丢在法老和臣仆面前,杖就变作蛇。

11 於是法老召了博士和术士来;他们是埃及行法术的,也用邪术照样而行。

12 他们各丢下自己的杖,杖就变作蛇;但亚伦的了他们的杖。

13 法老里刚硬,不肯从摩西、亚伦,正如耶和华的。

14 耶和华摩西法老里固执,不肯容百姓去。

15 明日早晨,他出来往边去,你要往河边迎接他,里要拿着那变过蛇的杖,

16 对他耶和华希伯来人打发我来见你,:容我的百姓去,好在旷野事奉我。到如今你还是不

17 耶和华这样:我要用我里的杖击打河中的就变作血;因此,你必知道我是耶和华

18 河里的鱼必,河也要腥埃及人就要厌恶吃这河里的

19 耶和华晓谕摩西:你对亚伦:把你的杖伸在埃及所有的以上,就是在他们的江、、池、塘以上,叫都变作血。在埃及,无论在器中,器中,都必有血。

20 摩西亚伦就照耶和华所吩咐的行。亚伦法老和臣仆眼前举杖击打河里的,河里的都变作血了。

21 河里的鱼死了,河也腥了,埃及人就不能吃这河里的埃及都有了血。

22 埃及行法术的,也用邪术照样而行。法老里刚硬,不肯摩西、亚伦,正如耶和华的。

23 法老转身进宫,也不把这事放在上。

24 埃及人都在河的两边地,要得,因为他们不能这河里的

25 耶和华击打河以满了

   

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Arcana Coelestia#7332

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7332. 'And all the waters which were in the river were converted into blood' means consequent falsification of all truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'the waters which are in the river' as falsities, dealt with above in 7707; and from the meaning of 'blood' as the falsification of truth, also dealt with above, in 7317, 7326. The reason why those in the next life who are steeped in falsities and engage in molestation are allowed to falsify truths is that then they are prevented from having contact through the truths of faith with those who are in heaven on one hand, and through evils of life with those who are in hell on the other. Therefore they cannot use such contact to acquire through truths any light at all from heaven, thus any intelligence, and make those truths serve the evils of their life. For if they could they would use the intelligence they had gained to justify evil, and so to subordinate the things of heaven residing with them to those of hell. They are also prevented in this way from leading astray simple and upright spirits with whom they have contact through truths. The evil in the next life among whom truths have not yet been falsified also know how to use those truths to gain control over others (for power resides within truths, so great that it is irresistible, 3091, 6344, 6427, 6948); and this is another way in which they would misuse truths. Furthermore the truths the evil know do not amend their lives in any way at all. They use them merely as means to do evil; when they cannot use them in this way the evil utterly deride truths. They are like wicked prelates who would ridicule the truths of doctrine if they could not use those truths for their own profit. These are the reasons why the evil are allowed to falsify the truths they know.

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