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Genesis第50章

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1 Siis Joosep langes oma isa palge vastu, nuttis tema kohal ja suudles teda.

2 Ja Joosep käskis oma teenistuses olevaid arste tema isa palsameerida; ja arstid palsameerisid Iisraeli.

3 Selleks kulus nelikümmend päeva, sest nii palju päevi kulub palsameerimiseks; ja egiptlased nutsid teda seitsekümmend päeva.

4 Kui tema nutupäevad olid möödunud, siis Joosep rääkis vaarao hoovkonnaga, öeldes: 'Kui ma nüüd teie silmis olen armu leidnud, siis rääkige vaarao kõrva ees ja öelge:

5 Minu isa laskis mind vanduda, öeldes: Vaata, ma suren. Mata mind mu hauda, mille ma enesele olen kaevanud Kaananimaal! Ma tahaksin nüüd minna, oma isa matta ja siis tagasi tulla.'

6 Ja vaarao ütles: 'Mine ja mata oma isa, nõnda nagu ta sind on lasknud vanduda!'

7 Ja Joosep läks oma isa matma; ja temaga koos läksid kõik vaarao sulased, tema hoovkonna vanemad ja kõik Egiptusemaa vanemad,

8 ja kogu Joosepi pere ja tema vennad ja ta isa pere; ainult oma väetid lapsed ja lambad, kitsed ja veised jätsid nad Gooseni maakonda.

9 Ja temaga koos läksid niihästi vankrid kui ratsanikud, ja see oli väga suur karavan.

10 Kui nad jõudsid Atadi rehealuse juurde, mis on teisel pool Jordanit, siis nad panid seal toime väga suure ja mõjuva leinakaebuse, ja ta pidas oma isa peiesid seitse päeva.

11 Kui maa elanikud, kaananlased, nägid neid peiesid Atadi rehealuse juures, siis nad ütlesid: 'Need on egiptlastel suured peied.' Seepärast pandi sellele paigale nimeks Aabel-Mitsraim; see on teisel pool Jordanit.

12 Ja ta pojad tegid temaga nõnda, nagu ta neid oli käskinud:

13 ta pojad viisid tema Kaananimaale ja matsid ta Makpela välja koopasse Mamre kohal, mille Aabraham koos väljaga oli ostnud pärandhauaks hett Efronilt.

14 Ja Joosep läks tagasi Egiptusesse, tema ja ta vennad ja kõik, kes koos temaga olid läinud ta isa matma, pärast seda kui ta oma isa oli matnud.

15 Kui Joosepi vennad nägid, et nende isa oli surnud, siis nad ütlesid: 'Kui Joosep meid nüüd vihkab ja tõesti tasub meile kätte kõige kurja eest, mis me temale oleme teinud?'

16 Ja nad käskisid Joosepile öelda: 'Su isa andis käsu, enne kui ta suri, ja ütles:

17 Öelge Joosepile nõnda: Anna ometi andeks oma vendade üleastumine ja patt, et nad sulle on kurja teinud! Seepärast anna siis nüüd andeks oma isa Jumala sulaste üleastumine!' Ja Joosep nuttis, kui temale seda räägiti.

18 Siis tulid ka Joosepi vennad ise, heitsid maha ta ette ja ütlesid: 'Vaata, me jääme sulle orjadeks!'

19 Aga Joosep vastas neile: 'Ärge kartke! Kas mina olen Jumala asemik?

20 Te mõtlesite küll mu vastu kurja, aga Jumal pööras selle heaks, et teha, mis tänapäeval ongi tehtud: hoida palju rahvast elus.

21 Ja nüüd ärge kartke, mina toidan teid ja teie väeteid lapsi!' Ja ta trööstis ning rahustas neid.

22 Ja Joosep jäi Egiptusesse, tema ja ta isa pere. Ja Joosep elas saja kümne aastaseks.

23 Ja Joosep nägi Efraimi lapsi kolm põlve; ka Manasse pojast Maakirist sündis lapsi Joosepi põlvede peale.

24 Ja Joosep ütles oma vendadele: 'Mina suren, aga Jumal hoolitseb kindlasti teie eest ja viib teid siit maalt sellele maale, mille ta vandega on tõotanud anda Aabrahamile, Iisakile ja Jaakobile!'

25 Ja Joosep vannutas Iisraeli poegi, öeldes: 'Kui Jumal tõesti hoolitseb teie eest, siis viige ka minu luud siit ära!'

26 Ja Joosep suri, sada kümme aastat vana, ja ta palsameeriti ja pandi kirstu Egiptuses.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#6426

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6426. 'From there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel' means that from this springs all the goodness and truth which the spiritual kingdom possesses. This is clear from the meaning of 'the shepherd' as one who leads to the good of charity by means of the truth of faith, dealt with in 343, 3795, 6044 (here in the highest sense, since it has reference to the Lord, goodness and truth themselves are meant); from the meaning of 'the stone' as truth, dealt with in 1298, 3720, 3769, 3771, 3773, 3789, 3798; and from the representation of 'Israel' as the spiritual Church, dealt with in 3305, 4286, for 'Israel' is spiritual good or the good of truth, 4286, 4598, 5801, 5803, 5806, 5812, 5817, 5819, 5826, 5833. And since the good of truth is the essential element of the spiritual Church, 'Israel' means the spiritual Church, and in the highest sense the Lord's spiritual kingdom. From all this it is evident that 'from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel' means that from this springs all the goodness and truth which the Lord's spiritual kingdom possesses.

[2] The reason why in the highest sense 'the stone of Israel' means the Lord with respect to the truth that His spiritual kingdom possesses is that in general 'the stone' means the temple, and specifically the foundation on which it stands. 'The temple' in turn means the Lord's Divine Human, as is clear in John 2:19, 21, and so does its 'foundation' in Matthew 21:42, 44, and in Isaiah 28:16. This meaning of 'the stone' in the highest sense - the Lord in respect to Divine Truth which His spiritual kingdom possesses - is evident in David,

The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This has been done by Jehovah; it is marvellous in our eyes. Psalms 118:22-23.

'The stone' here is the Lord, as is made clear in Luke,

It is written, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. Whoever falls onto that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder. Luke 20:17-18.

These things are spoken by the Lord regarding Himself. In Isaiah,

He is your fear, and He is your dread; for He will be a sanctuary, though He will be a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over 1 for both houses of Israel. Many among them will trip, and fall, and be broken to pieces. Isaiah 8:13-15.

Here the Lord is referred to. In the same prophet,

The Lord Jehovih said, Behold I [am He who] will lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tested stone, a precious corner-stone, surely founded. He who believes will not be hasty. Isaiah 28:16.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah Zebaoth will visit His flock, the house of Judah, and will place them as His glorious horse 2 in battle. From Him comes the corner-stone, from Him the tent-peg, from Him the battle-bow. Zechariah 10:3-4.

[3] In Daniel,

You were watching, until a stone was cut out, not by means of hands, and it struck the statue on its feet, which were iron and clay, and smashed them to pieces. The stone that struck the statue became a great rock and filled the whole earth. The God of heaven will cause a kingdom to arise that will never be destroyed, and His kingdom will not be left to other people; it will crush and consume all those kingdoms, but will itself stand for ever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the rock, not by means of hands, and it smashed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold . . . Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45.

Here 'the stone' is used in the highest sense to mean the Lord, and in the relative sense to mean His spiritual kingdom. When it says that 'the stone was cut out of the rock' the meaning is that it came out of the truth of faith, for the truth of faith is meant in the Word by 'rock'. And because the truth of faith is meant by 'the stone' and 'the rock', the Lord's spiritual kingdom is also what is meant, since the truth of faith and good ensuing from this truth prevail in that kingdom. Something similar is also meant by 'the stone' on which Jacob slept and which he afterwards set up as a pillar, described as follows,

Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place and I did not know it. And he was afraid and said, How awesome is this place! This is nothing other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And in the morning Jacob rose up early, and took the stone which he had placed as his headrest, and placed it as a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He said, This stone which I have placed as a pillar will be God's house. Genesis 28:16-18, 22.

The fact that by 'the stone' the ancients understood the Lord in the highest sense and His spiritual kingdom in the relative sense is also plain to see in Joshua,

Joshua erected the stone under the oak which was in Jehovah's sanctuary. And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone will be a witness to us, for it has heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He spoke to us. And it shall be a witness against you, lest you deny your God. Joshua 24:26, 17.

脚注:

1. literally, a stone of striking and a rock of stumbling

2. literally, the horse of His glory

  
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Arcana Coelestia#643

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643. As for the meaning itself of these expressions - that 'planks of gopher' means lusts and 'rooms' the two parts of this man - this becomes clear from the Word. Gopher is a wood full of sulphur, as is the fir and others of that group. It is on account of the sulphur in it that it is said to mean lusts, for it catches fire easily. The most ancient people compared and likened those elements that exist with man to gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, his inmost celestial to gold, the lower celestial to bronze, and the lowest or bodily descending from this to wood, while the inmost spiritual they compared and likened to silver, the lower spiritual to iron, and the lowest degree of it to stone. When those objects are mentioned in the Word these are the things meant by them in the internal sense, as in Isaiah,

Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver, and instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. And I will make peace your assessment and righteousness your tax-collectors. Isaiah 60:17.

This refers to the Lord's kingdom in which no such metals exist, but instead celestial and spiritual elements. It is quite clear that the latter are meant because of the reference to peace' and 'righteousness'. Here, gold, bronze, and wood correspond to one another and mean celestial elements or those belonging to the will, as has been stated. Silver, iron, and stone also correspond to one another, and mean spiritual elements or those belonging to the understanding.

[2] In Ezekiel,

They will spoil your riches, they will despoil your merchandise, your stones and your timbers. Ezekiel 26:12.

It is quite clear that 'riches' and 'merchandise' do not mean material riches and merchandise, but celestial and spiritual ones. So also 'stones' and 'timbers' - 'stones' being things of the understanding and 'timbers' those of the will. In Habakkuk,

The stone cries out from the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork answers back. Habakkuk 2:11.

'Stone' stands for the lowest degree of the understanding, and 'wood' for the lowest degree of the will, which answers back when anything is drawn from sensory knowledge. In the same prophet,

Woe to him who says to a piece of wood, Awake! or to a dumb stone, Arise, this will teach! Behold, this is bound in gold and silver, and there is no spirit 1 at all in the midst of it. But Jehovah is in His holy temple. Habakkuk 2:19-20.

Here also 'wood' stands for evil desire, 'stone' for the lowest degree of the understanding, and therefore 'being dumb' and 'teaching' are used in reference to that stone. 'No spirit in the midst of it' means that it represents nothing celestial or spiritual, like a temple in which there is stone and wood, overlaid with gold and silver, existing with people who give no thought to what those things represent.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Our waters we drink for silver, our timbers come for a price. Lamentations 5:4.

Here 'waters' and 'silver' mean things of the understanding, 'timbers' those of the will. In the same prophet,

Who say to wood, You are my father; and to a stone, You gave birth to us. Jeremiah 2:27.

Here 'wood' stands for desire which belongs to the will, from which there is conception, and 'stone' for sensory knowledge, from which there is birth. All through the Prophets therefore 'serving wood and stone' stands for images carved out of wood or stone, which means that people were slaves to evil desires and to delusions. The Prophets also speak of 'committing adultery with wood and stone', as in Jeremiah 3:9. In Hosea,

The people inquire of their piece of wood, and their staff makes declaration to them, for the spirit of whoredom has led them astray. Hosea 4:12.

This stands for their inquiring of a wooden image, or evil desires. In Isaiah,

The tophet has been prepared since yesterday. Its pyre is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah is like a stream of burning brimstone. Isaiah 30:33.

Here 'fire', brimstone', and 'wood' stand for filthy desires.

[4] In general 'wood' means those elements which constitute the lowest parts of the will. Precious kinds of wood, such as cedar and so on, mean elements that are good - for example, the cedar timbers in the Temple, or the cedarwood used in cleansing leprosy, Leviticus 14:4, 6-7, or the wood cast into the bitter waters at Marah, by which the waters were made sweet, Exodus 15:25. These in the Lord's Divine mercy will be dealt with in their proper places. Non-precious kinds of wood however, also those which were made into images, and those that were used for a pyre as well, and the like, mean evil desires, as do planks of gopher here on account of the brimstone or sulphur in them. As in Isaiah,

The day of Jehovah's vengeance - her streams will be turned into pitch, and her dust into brimstone, and her land will become burning pitch. Isaiah 34:8-9.

'Pitch' stands for dreadful delusions, 'brimstone' for filthy desires.

脚注:

1. or breath

  
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