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1 Mose第37章

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1 Jakob aber wohnete im Lande, da sein Vater ein Fremdling innen gewesen war, nämlich im Lande Kanaan.

2 Und das sind die Geschlechter Jakobs: Joseph war siebenzehn Jahre alt, da er ein Hirte des Viehes ward mit seinen Brüdern; und der Knabe war bei den Kindern Bilhas und Silpas, seines Vaters Weiber, und brachte vor ihren Vater, wo ein bös Geschrei wider sie war.

3 Israel aber hatte Joseph lieber denn alle seine Kinder, darum daß er ihn im Alter gezeuget hatte; und machte ihm einen bunten Rock.

4 Da nun seine Brüder sahen, daß ihn ihr Vater lieber hatte denn alle seine Brüder, waren sie ihm feind und konnten ihm kein freundlich Wort zusprechen.

5 Dazu hatte Joseph einmal einen Traum und sagte seinen Brüdern davon; da wurden sie ihm noch feinder.

6 Denn er sprach zu ihnen: Höret, lieber, was mir doch geträumet hat!

7 Mich deuchte, wir banden Garben auf dem Felde, und meine Garbe richtete sich auf und stund, und eure Garben umher neigeten sich gegen meine Garbe.

8 Da sprachen seine Brüder zu ihm: Solltest du unser König werden und über uns herrschen? Und wurden ihm noch feinder um seines Traums und seiner Rede willen.

9 Und er hatte noch einen andern Traum, den erzählte er seinen Brüdern und sprach: Siehe, ich habe noch einen Traum gehabt. Mich deuchte, die Sonne und der Mond und elf Sterne neigeten sich vor mir.

10 Und da das seinem Vater und seinen Brüdern gesagt ward, strafte ihn sein Vater und sprach zu ihm: Was ist das für ein Traum, der dir geträumet hat? Soll ich und deine Mutter und deine Brüder kommen und dich anbeten?

11 Und seine Brüder neideten ihn. Aber sein Vater behielt diese Worte.

12 Da nun seine Brüder hingingen, zu weiden das Vieh ihres Vaters in Sichem,

13 sprach Israel zu Joseph: Hüten nicht deine Brüder des Viehes in Sichem? Komm, ich will dich zu ihnen senden. Er aber sprach: Hie bin ich!

14 Und er sprach: Gehe hin und sieh, ob es wohl stehe um deine Brüder und um das Vieh; und sage mir wieder, wie sich's hält. Und er sandte ihn aus dem Tal Hebron, daß er gen Sichem ginge.

15 Da fand ihn ein Mann, daß er irre ging auf dem Felde; der fragte ihn und sprach: Wen suchest du?

16 Er antwortete: Ich suche meine Brüder; lieber, sage mir an, wo sie hüten.

17 Der Mann sprach: Sie sind von dannen gezogen; denn ich hörte, daß sie sagten: Lasset uns gen Dothan gehen. Da folgte Joseph seinen Brüdern nach und fand sie zu Dothan.

18 Als sie ihn nun sahen von ferne, ehe denn er nahe bei sie kam, schlugen sie an, daß sie ihn töteten,

19 und sprachen untereinander: Sehet, der Träumer kommt daher!

20 So kommt nun und lasset uns ihn erwürgen und in eine Grube werfen und sagen, ein böses Tier habe ihn gefressen, so wird man sehen, was seine Träume sind.

21 Da das Ruben hörete, wollte er ihn aus ihren Händen erretten und sprach: Lasset uns ihn nicht töten!

22 Und weiter sprach Ruben zu ihnen: Vergießet nicht Blut, sondern werfet ihn in die Grube, die in der Wüste ist, und leget die Hand nicht an ihn. Er wollte ihn aber aus ihrer Hand erretten, daß er ihn seinem Vater wiederbrächte.

23 Als nun Joseph zu seinen Brüdern kam, zogen sie ihm seinen Rock mit dem bunten Rock aus, den er anhatte;

24 und nahmen ihn und warfen ihn in eine Grube; aber dieselbige Grube war leer und kein Wasser drinnen.

25 Und setzten sich nieder zu essen. Indes huben sie ihre Augen auf und sahen einen Haufen Ismaeliter kommen von Gilead mit ihren Kamelen; die trugen Würze, Balsam und Myrrhen, und zogen hinab nach Ägypten.

26 Da sprach Juda zu seinen Brüdern: Was hilft's uns, daß wir unsern Bruder erwürgen und sein Blut verbergen?

27 Kommt, lasset uns ihn den Ismaeliten verkaufen, daß sich unsere Hände nicht an ihm vergreifen; denn er ist unser Bruder, unser Fleisch und Blut. Und sie gehorchten ihm.

28 Und da die Midianiter, die Kaufleute, vorüberreiseten, zogen sie ihn heraus aus der Grube und verkauften ihn den Ismaeliten um zwanzig Silberlinge; die brachten ihn nach Ägypten.

29 Als nun Ruben wieder zur Grube kam und fand Joseph nicht darinnen, zerriß er sein Kleid

30 und kam wieder zu seinen Brüdern und sprach: Der Knabe ist nicht da, wo soll ich hin?

31 Da nahmen sie Josephs Rock und schlachteten einen Ziegenbock und tunkten den Rock ins Blut.

32 Und schickten den bunten Rock hin und ließen ihn ihrem Vater bringen und sagen: Diesen haben wir funden; siehe, ob es deines Sohnes Rock sei, oder nicht.

33 Er kannte ihn aber und sprach: Es ist meines Sohnes Rock; ein böses Tier hat ihn gefressen, ein reißend Tier hat Joseph zerrissen.

34 Und Jakob zerriß seine Kleider und legte einen Sack um seine Lenden und trug Leid um seinen Sohn lange Zeit.

35 Und alle seine Söhne und Töchter traten auf, daß sie ihn trösteten; aber er wollte sich nicht trösten lassen und sprach: Ich werde mit Leide hinunterfahren in die Grube zu meinem Sohne. Und sein Vater beweinete ihn.

36 Aber die Midianiter verkauften ihn in Ägypten dem Potiphar, des Pharao Kämmerer und Hofmeister.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#10292

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10292. 'Stacte' means an affection for truth on the level of the senses. This is clear from the meaning of 'stacte' as truth on the level of the senses, an affection for that truth being meant on account of the sweet smell this spice has. For an odour means perception, a sweet odour meaning perception that is pleasing, a foul and stinking odour perception that is displeasing; and any pleasure or displeasure that perception brings is attributable to and in keeping with the affection belonging to love, see 925, 1514, 1517-1519, 3577, 4624-4634, 4748, 5621, 10054. It should be remembered in general that all things whatever in the vegetable kingdom, both those which woodlands yield and those which gardens, fields, and plains produce, such as trees, crops, flowers, grass, and vegetables, mean spiritual and celestial realities generally and specifically. The reason why this should be so is that the whole natural order is a theatre representative of the Lord's kingdom, see in the places referred to in 9280.

[2] 'Stacte' means an affection for truth on the level of the senses because it is mentioned first; for there are four spices from which the incense was made, even as there are four spices from which the anointing oil was prepared. And the one that is mentioned first is the most external, as was that mentioned first in the preparation of the anointing oil, namely the best myrrh, by which the perception of truth on the level of the senses is meant, see 10252 above.

[3] The reason why four spices were used in the preparation of both the oil and the incense was that they meant levels of truth in their proper order, from outward to inmost; and in a person they follow one another in that same order. For a person has an external, called the external man, and an internal, called the internal man; and in each of these there is a more external level and a more internal one. The most external level is called that of the senses; this therefore is what is meant by 'stacte'. What the level of the senses is and what it is like, see 9996, 10236.

[4] The fact that 'stacte' means an affection for truth on the level of the senses cannot be corroborated from other places in the Word because it is not mentioned anywhere else. Yet another kind of stacte, for which also a different word is used in the original language, is mentioned among those spices which were taken down into Egypt, Genesis 37:25; 43:11; and by those commodities which were taken down to Egypt such things as exist in the external or natural man are implied. This is because 'Egypt' means factual knowledge, which belongs to the natural man, see in the places referred to in 9391.

  
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Arcana Coelestia#10252

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10252. 'The best myrrh' means the perception of truth on the level of the senses. This is clear from the meaning of 'odour-bearing myrrh' as the perception of truth on the level of the senses; for its 'odour' means perception, as immediately above, and 'myrrh' truth on the level of the senses. The subject in the verses that come now is the anointing oil, by which celestial good, which is the Divine Good of the Lord's Divine Love in the inmost heaven, is meant. The nature of that good is described by the fragrant substances from which it was made. These were the best myrrh, sweet-smelling cinnamon, sweet-smelling calamus, cassia, and olive oil, which mean celestial truths and forms of good in their proper order, that is to say, ranging from those which are last and lowest in order to those which are first, or from those which are outermost to those which are inmost, the last or outermost being meant by 'myrrh'. The reason why celestial good, or the good of the inmost heaven, is described in this manner is that the truths meant by those spices are the means by which such good comes into being and is also kept in being.

[2] But since this matter demands to be investigated more deeply, the whole nature of it must be explained more fully. In order that the birth of celestial good, which is inmost good, may take place in a person, which is accomplished through being regenerated by the Lord, truths must be acquired from the Word, or from the teachings of the Church which are drawn from the Word. These truths first find 1 their seat in the memory within the natural or external man. From there they are summoned by the Lord into the internal man, which happens when the person leads a life in keeping with them. And so far as the person has an affection for them, that is, loves them, they are raised by the Lord to an even higher or more internal level, where they are transformed into celestial good.

[3] Celestial good is the good of the love which desires to put truths from the Word into practice for the sake of good, thus for the Lord's sake since the Lord is the source of good and therefore is such good. This is how that good comes to be born, from which it is evident that such good is brought into being by means of truths from the Word, first by their presence on the most external level in a person, which is that of the senses, then by their being raised to an internal level, and finally to the inmost one itself, where those truths are transformed into celestial good. And since that good is brought into being in this way by means of truths in their own order, so subsequently is it kept in being in similar order by means of those very truths; for continuance in being is a perpetual coming into being. When good is kept in being in that manner, the same as it had been brought into being, it is complete. For now higher things descending in order have lower ones to depend on as an infrastructure for their continued existence, for a resting-place, and for a plane of support.

[4] And they have outermost or last and lowest ones, which are truths present within knowledge on the level of the senses, as a foundation. These truths are described in John, in the Book of Revelation, by the precious stones forming the foundations of the wall of the Holy Jerusalem coming down out of heaven, Revelation 21:19-20. By 'precious stones' God's truths received within good are meant, see 9476, 9863, 9873, 9905.

The fact that 'odour-bearing myrrh' means truth on the level of the senses is also clear in David,

You have loved righteousness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. With myrrh, aloes, and kessia 2 [He has anointed] all Your garments. Psalms 45:7-8.

These words refer to the Lord, who alone is Jehovah's Anointed, because the Divine Good of Divine Love, meant by 'anointing oil', was within Him, 9954. By 'His garments', which are said to have been anointed with myrrh, aloes, and kessia, Divine Truths springing from His Divine Good, present in the natural degree, are meant, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9814, so that 'myrrh' means Divine Truth on the level of the senses since it is mentioned first.

[5] In Matthew,

Opening their treasures the wise men from the east offered gifts to the new-born Lord - gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11.

'Gold' here means good, 'frankincense' internal truth, and 'myrrh' external truth; both kinds of truth spring from good. In this instance 'gold' is the first to be mentioned because it means good, which is inmost; 'frankincense' is the second because it means internal truth springing from good; and 'myrrh' is the third or last to be mentioned because it means external truth springing from good. For the meaning of 'gold' as good, see in the places referred to in 9874, 9881; and for that of 'frankincense' as internal truth springing from good, see below at verse 34 of the present chapter.

[6] The wise men from the east offered those gifts to the Lord born at that time to indicate His Divinity within His Humanity; for having a knowledge of correspondences and representations they knew what gold, frankincense, and myrrh each served to mean. That knowledge was the chief kind that existed in those times among Arabs, Ethiopians, and others in the east, which also explains why in the Word those who possess cognitions or knowledge of heavenly things are meant in the internal sense by Arabia, Ethiopia, and 'the sons of the east', 1171, 3240, 3242, 3762. But such knowledge during that time perished, for when the good of life passed away the knowledge was turned into magic. First it was erased among the Israelite nation, and subsequently among all the rest. At the present day it has been erased to such an extent that people do not even know of its existence; indeed it is so completely absent from the Christian world that if anyone tells them that all things in the literal sense of the Word serve by virtue of their correspondence to mean heavenly realities, and that these constitute its internal sense, they do not know what to make of it.

[7] Because myrrh served to mean the most external truth, which is truth on the level of the senses, and perception of that truth, the bodies of those who had died were anointed in former times with myrrh and aloes. That anointing served to mean the preservation of all of a person's truths and forms of good, and also to mean resurrection. Therefore also such [spices] were used as served to mean the last and lowest level of a person's life, called the life of the senses. The Lord's body was anointed with such, and together with them was wrapped in a linen cloth; and this was the custom among the Jews, see John 19:39-40, and also Luke 23:55-56. But it should be remembered that things said in the Word about the Lord Himself are to be understood in a pre-eminent sense. Consequently the spices mentioned in those verses mean His Divine life on the level of the senses, which is the life proper to the body, and also the resurrection of this with Him. As is well known, unlike anyone else the Lord rose again with the whole body He had in the world, for He left nothing in the tomb. Therefore also, when the disciples beheld the Lord and thought that they were seeing a spirit, He said to them,

Why are you troubled? See My hands and My feet; handle Me, see; for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see Me have. Luke 24:38-39.

脚注:

1. Reading nanciscuntur (find) for nascuntur (are born)

2. The Hebrew word which appears in Psalms 45:8 is q'tsi-oth, the plural of q'tsi-ah, while that in Exodus 30:24 and Ezekiel 27:19 is qiddah. Nowadays both Hebrew words are taken to mean cassia; but the unusual spelling kessia is used to show the difference.

  
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