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出埃及记第18章

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1 摩西的岳父,米甸祭司叶忒罗,摩西的百姓以色列所行的一切事,就是耶和华以色列埃及领出来的事,

2 便带着摩西的妻子西坡拉,就是摩西从前打发回去的,

3 又带着西坡拉的两个儿子个名叫革舜,因为摩西:我在外邦作了寄居的;

4 个名叫以利以谢因为他:我父亲帮助了我,救我脱离法老的刀。

5 摩西的岳父叶忒罗带着摩西的妻子和两个儿子,就是摩西旷野安营的地方。

6 他对摩西:我是你岳父叶忒罗,带着你的妻子和两个儿子到你这里。

7 摩西迎接他的岳父,向他下拜,与他亲嘴,彼此问安,都进了帐棚。

8 摩西耶和华以色列的缘故向法老埃及人所行的一切事,以及上所遭遇的一切艰难,并耶和华怎样搭救他们,都述说与他岳父听。

9 叶忒罗因耶和华以色列的一切处,就是拯救他们脱离埃及人,便甚欢喜。

10 叶忒罗耶和华是应当称颂的;他救了你们脱离埃及人法老的,将这百姓从埃及人救出来。

11 我现今在埃及人向这百姓发狂傲的事上得知,耶和华比万

12 摩西的岳父叶忒罗把燔祭和平安祭献给亚伦以色列的长老来了,与摩西的岳父在面前饭。

13 第二天,摩西坐着审判百姓,百姓从到晚都站在摩西的左右。

14 摩西的岳父见他向百姓所做的一切事,就:你向百姓做的是甚麽事呢?你为甚麽独自坐着,众百姓从到晚都站在你的左右呢?

15 摩西对岳父:这是因百姓到我这里求问

16 他们有事的时候就到我这里,我便在两造之间施行审判;我又叫他们知道的律例和度。

17 摩西的岳父:你这做的不

18 你和这些百姓必都疲惫;因为这事太重,你独自一人办理不了。

19 现在你要我的。我为你出个主意,愿与你同在。你要替百姓到面前,将案件奏告

20 又要将律例和度教训他们,指示他们当行的道,当做的事;

21 并要从姓中拣选有才能的人,就是敬畏、诚实无妄、恨不义之财的人,派他们作夫长、夫长、五十夫长、夫长,管理姓,

22 叫他们随时审判百姓,事都要呈到你这里,小事他们自己可以审判。这样,你就轻省些,他们也可以同当此任。

23 你若这样行,也这样吩咐你,你就能受得住,这百姓也都平平安安归回他们的住处。

24 於是,摩西从他岳父的话,按着他所的去行。

25 摩西以色列人中拣选了有才能的人,立他们为姓的首领,作夫长、夫长、五十夫长、夫长。

26 他们随时审判百姓,有难断的案件就呈到摩西那里,但各样小事他们自己审判。

27 此後,摩西让他的岳父去,他就往本去了。

   

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Arcana Coelestia#8650

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8650. 'Of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land)' means the essential nature of the good of truth of those outside the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the name' and 'calling the name' as the essential nature, dealt with in 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3006, 3421, 6674. That essential nature is described by the words uttered by Moses then, which were, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land. The reason why these words mean the good of truth of those outside the Church is that 'a sojourner'' means those who were born outside the Church, yet were receiving instruction in things of the Church; and 'a foreign land' means a place where the Church does not exist. For the meaning of 'a sojourner' as those who were born outside the Church and were receiving instruction in things of the Church, see 1463, 4444, 7908, 8007, 8013. The reason why 'a foreign land' is where the genuine Church does not exist is that 'land' or 'earth' means the Church, 662, 1067, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 2928, 3355, 4447, 4535, 5577, and 'foreign' a place where what is genuine does not exist; for the Lord's Church is spread throughout all lands, and so exists also among gentiles, 2049, 2284, 2589-2604. Furthermore when Gershom was born Moses was outside his own Church, among those with whom the good of simple truth existed, who are meant by 'the Midianites', see 6793-6796.

  
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Arcana Coelestia#1754

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1754. 'Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre' means the things residing with them. This is clear from what has been stated about the same three at verse 13 above, that is to say, that by the names of these men are meant the goods and truths from which the battle was fought rather than the angels themselves; for, as has been stated, angels are meant by the expressions 'young men' and 'men', since angels do not ever have personal names but are distinguished from one another by the kinds of goods and truths with them. This is why in the Word nothing else is meant by 'a name' than the essence and the nature or character of the named, as shown already in 144, 145, 340, and as becomes clear also in Isaiah, where the Lord is spoken of,

His name will be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6-7.

'Name' is here used to mean His nature, that is to say, that He is Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

[2] In Jeremiah, where also the Lord is spoken of,

This is His name which they will call Him, Jehovah our Righteousness. Jeremiah 23:5-6.

Here it is quite clear that the 'name' is Righteousness. Then in Moses, where also the Lord is spoken of,

He will not endure your transgression for My name is in the midst of Him. Exodus 23:21.

Here too 'name' stands for Essence - that it is Divine. The same is in addition clear from many other places in the Word where it is said that men called on the name of Jehovah, that they should not take Jehovah's name in vain; and in the Lord's Prayer, Hallowed be Your name. The same applies with the names of angels, as it does here with the names Eshkol, Aner, and Mamre, who represent angels, in that those names mean the things that exist with angels.

  
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