Arcana Coelestia#3542
3542. 'And on the smooth of his neck' means so that truth which disjoined was not apparent. This is clear from 'smooth' or 'the smooth' having reference to truth, dealt with in 3527, and from the meaning of 'the neck' as that which joins together, dealt with below. Here therefore, since the appearance was 'on the smooth of his neck' it means so that truth which disjoins was not apparent. The implications of all this may be seen from what has been stated and shown above in 3539, to the effect that the good and the truths which flow from the understanding but not at the same time from the will are neither good nor truths, no matter how much they seem to be so to outward appearance. And if the will is bent on evil, good and truths are disjoined and do not join together. But if the will is in some measure desirous of good, they do not in that case disjoin but join together, even though the order in which they stand is the reverse of proper order; for it is by means of such good and truths that a person is regenerated. And because such good and truths standing thus serve first in the regeneration of man it is said that truth which disjoined would not be apparent. But more of this in what follows below.
[2] The reason why 'the neck' means that which joins together is that higher things with man which belong to the head communicate with lower that belong to the body by means of the neck between. Consequently both influx and communication, and therefore conjunction, are meant by that which lies between. This will be seen far more clearly from the correspondences of the Grand Man with the parts of the human body, to be dealt with at the ends of chapters. The same is consequently meant in the Word by 'the neck', as in Isaiah,
His spirit, like an overflowing stream, will divide even at the neck. Isaiah 30:28.
Here 'an overflowing stream' stands for falsity flowing over in this fashion. 'Dividing at the neck' stands for blocking and cutting off the communication and consequent joining together of higher things with lower ones, which are blocked and cut off when spiritual good and truth are not being received.
[3] In Habakkuk,
You crushed the head from the house of the wicked, laying bare the foundation even at the neck. Habakkuk 3:13.
'Crushing the head from the house of the wicked' stands for destroying false assumptions. 'Laying bare the foundation even at the neck' stands for preventing thereby any joining together. In Jeremiah,
Entangled transgressions have risen up above my neck. He has struck at my strength; the Lord has given me into [their] hands; I am unable to rise up again. Lamentations 1:14.
'Entangled transgressions have risen up above my neck' stands for falsities coming up towards interior or rational things.
[4] Because 'the neck' meant that communication and joining together, 'bands around the neck' therefore meant the cutting off and so the destruction of truth, which occurs when spiritual things that are flowing in constantly from the Lord are no longer allowed to pass into the rational part of a person's mind, nor as a consequence into the natural part. It is this cutting off or destruction that is represented by Jeremiah's being told to make bands and bars for himself and put them on his neck; to send them to different peoples and say that they would be serving Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel; and to say that those who did not place their necks under his yoke would be visited by sword, famine, and pestilence; but those who did bring their necks under it would be left in the land, Jeremiah 27:2-3, 8, 11. 'Placing the neck under the yoke of the king of Babel and serving him' stands for being made desolate as regards truth and vastated as regards good. For 'Babel' means one who lays waste, see 1327 (end); and people undergo vastation to prevent holy things from being profaned, 301-303, 1327, 1328, 2426, 3398, 3399, 3402. And since evil and falsity come to be served once the influx of good and truth has been cut off, 'placing the neck under the yoke' also means serving. In the same prophet,
Jehovah said, I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel from over the neck of all nations within two years. Jeremiah 28:11.
This stands for their being delivered from vastation. In Isaiah,
Shake yourself from the dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. Isaiah 52:2.
'Loosing the bonds from the neck' stands for letting in and receiving good and truth In Micah,
Behold, against this family I am devising this evil from which you will not remove your necks nor go erect, for that will be a time of evil. Micah 2:3.
'Not removing necks from evil' stands for not letting truth in. 'Not going erect' stands for not looking up to higher things, that is, to those of heaven, 248.
1 Samuel第3章
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Ja poikanen Samuel palveli Herraa Eelin johdolla; mutta Herran sana oli harvinainen siihen aikaan, eivätkä näyt olleet tavallisia.
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Siihen aikaan tapahtui kerran, kun Eeli, jonka silmiä alkoi hämärtää, niin ettei hän voinut nähdä, makasi sijallansa
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eikä Jumalan lamppu ollut vielä sammunut ja Samuel makasi Herran temppelissä, jossa Jumalan arkki oli,
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että Herra kutsui Samuelia. Hän vastasi: "Tässä olen".
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Ja hän riensi Eelin tykö ja sanoi: "Tässä olen, sinä kutsuit minua". Mutta hän vastasi: "En minä kutsunut; pane jälleen maata". Ja hän meni ja pani maata.
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Mutta Herra kutsui taas Samuelia; ja Samuel nousi ja meni Eelin tykö ja sanoi: "Tässä olen, sinä kutsuit minua". Mutta tämä vastasi: "En minä kutsunut, poikani; pane jälleen maata".
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Mutta Samuel ei silloin vielä tuntenut Herraa, eikä Herran sana ollut vielä ilmestynyt hänelle.
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Ja Herra kutsui Samuelia vielä kolmannen kerran; niin hän nousi ja meni Eelin tykö ja sanoi: "Tässä olen, sinä kutsuit minua". Silloin Eeli ymmärsi, että Herra oli kutsunut poikasta.
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Ja Eeli sanoi Samuelille: "Mene ja pane maata; ja jos sinua vielä kutsutaan, niin sano: 'Puhu, Herra; palvelijasi kuulee'". Samuel meni ja pani maata sijallensa.
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Niin Herra tuli ja seisoi ja huusi niinkuin edellisilläkin kerroilla: "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel vastasi: "Puhu, palvelijasi kuulee".
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Ja Herra sanoi Samuelille: "Katso, minä teen Israelissa sellaisen teon, että joka sen kuulee, sen molemmat korvat soivat.
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Sinä päivänä minä annan toteutua Eelille kaiken, mitä olen hänen sukuansa vastaan puhunut, alusta loppuun asti.
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Minä ilmoitan hänelle, että minä tuomitsen hänen sukunsa ikuisiksi ajoiksi sen rikoksen tähden, kun hän tiesi poikiensa pilkkaavan Jumalaa eikä pitänyt heitä kurissa.
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Sentähden minä olen vannonut Eelin suvusta: 'Totisesti, Eelin suvun rikosta ei koskaan soviteta, ei teurasuhrilla eikä ruokauhrilla'."
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Ja Samuel makasi aamuun asti ja avasi sitten Herran huoneen ovet. Eikä Samuel uskaltanut kertoa Eelille sitä ilmestystä.
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Mutta Eeli kutsui Samuelin ja sanoi: "Samuel, poikani!" Hän vastasi: "Tässä olen".
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Hän sanoi: "Mikä oli asia, josta hän sinulle puhui? Älä salaa sitä minulta. Jumala rangaiskoon sinua nyt ja vasta, jos salaat minulta mitään siitä, mitä hän sinulle puhui."
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Niin Samuel kertoi hänelle kaiken eikä salannut häneltä mitään. Mutta hän sanoi: "Hän on Herra; hän tehköön, minkä hyväksi näkee".
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Ja Samuel kasvoi, ja Herra oli hänen kanssansa eikä antanut yhdenkään sanoistansa varista maahan.
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Ja koko Israel Daanista Beersebaan asti tiesi, että Samuelille oli uskottu Herran profeetan tehtävä.
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Ja Herra ilmestyi edelleenkin Siilossa; sillä Herra ilmestyi Samuelille Siilossa Herran sanan kautta. Ja Samuelin sana tuli koko Israelille.
