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1 Az Úr pedig meglátogatá Sárát, a mint mondotta vala, és akképen cselekedék az Úr Sárával, a miképen szólott vala.

2 Mert fogada Sára az õ méhében, és szûle fiat Ábrahámnak az õ vénségében, abban az idõben, melyet mondott vala néki az Isten.

3 És nevezé Ábrahám az õ fiának nevét, a ki néki született vala, a kit szûlt vala néki Sára, Izsáknak:

4 És körûlmetélé Ábrahám az õ fiát Izsákot, nyolcznapos korában, a mint parancsolta vala néki az Isten.

5 Ábrahám pedig száz esztendõs [vala], mikor születék néki az õ fia Izsák.

6 És monda Sára: Nevetést szerzett az Isten, énnékem; a ki csak hallja, nevet rajtam.

7 Ismét monda: Ki mondotta volna Ábrahámnak, hogy Sára fiakat szoptat? s ímé fiat szûltem vénségére.

8 És felnevekedék a gyermek, és elválasztaték; Ábrahám pedig nagy vendégséget szerze azon a napon, a melyen Izsák elválasztaték.

9 Mikor pedig Sára nevetgélni látá az Égyiptombéli Hágárnak fiát, kit Ábrahámnak szûlt vala,

10 Monda Ábrahámnak: Kergesd el ezt a szolgálót az õ fiával egybe, mert nem lesz örökös e szolgáló fia az én fiammal, Izsákkal.

11 Ábrahámnak pedig igen nehéznek látszék e dolog, az õ fiáért.

12 De monda az Isten Ábrahámnak: Ne lássék elõtted nehéznek a gyermeknek és a szolgálónak dolga; valamit mond néked Sára, engedj az õ szavának, mert Izsákról neveztetik a te magod.

13 Mindazáltal a szolgálóleány fiát is néppé teszem, mivelhogy a te magod õ.

14 Felkele azért Ábrahámreggel, és võn kenyeret és egy tömlõ vizet, és adá Hágárnak, és feltevé azt és a gyermeket annak vállára s elbocsátá. Az pedig elméne, és bujdosék a Beérseba pusztájában.

15 Hogy elfogyott a víz a tömlõbõl, letevé a gyermeket egy bokor alá.

16 És elméne s leûle által ellenébe mintegy nyillövésnyi távolságra; mert azt mondja vala: Ne lássam mikor a gyermek meghal. Leûle tehát által ellenébe, és fölemelé szavát és síra.

17 Meghallá pedig Isten a gyermeknek szavát, és kiálta az Isten angyala az égbõl Hágárnak, és monda néki: Mi lelt téged Hágár? ne félj, mert az Isten meghallotta a gyermeknek szavát, ott a hol van.

18 Kelj fel, vedd fel a gyermeket, és viseld gondját, mert nagy néppé teszem õt.

19 És megnyitá Isten az õ szemeit, és láta egy vízforrást, oda méne azért, és megtölté a tömlõt vízzel, és inni ada a gyermeknek.

20 És vala Isten a gyermekkel, s az felnövekedék, és lakik vala a pusztában, és lõn íjászszá.

21 Lakozék pedig Párán pusztájában, és võn néki anyja feleséget Égyiptom földérõl.

22 És lõn abban az idõben, hogy Abimélek és Pikhól annak hadvezére megszólíták Ábrahámot mondván: Az Isten van te veled mindenben, a mit cselekszel.

23 Mostan azért esküdj meg énnékem az Istenre itt, hogy sem én ellenem, sem fiam, sem unokám ellen álnokságot nem cselekszel, hanem azzal a szeretettel, a melylyel én te irántad viseltettem, viseltetel te is én irántam és az ország iránt, a melyben jövevény voltál.

24 És monda Ábrahám: Én megesküszöm.

25 Megdorgálá pedig Ábrahám Abiméleket a kútért, melyet erõvel elvettek vala az Abimélek szolgái.

26 És monda Abimélek: Nem tudom kicsoda mívelte e dolgot; te sem jelentetted nekem, s én sem hallottam, hanem csak ma.

27 Vett azért Ábrahám juhokat, barmokat és adá Abiméleknek; és egymással szövetséget kötének.

28 És külön állíta Ábrahám a nyájból hét juhot.

29 És monda Abimélek Ábrahámnak: Mire való e hét juh, melyet külön állítál?

30 És felele [Ábrahám]: Ezt a hét juhot vedd tõlem, hogy bizonyságul legyenek nékem, hogy én ástam ezt a kútat.

31 Azért nevezék azt a helyet Beérsebának, mivelhogy ott esküdtek vala meg mind a ketten.

32 Megköték tehát a szövetséget Beérsebában, és felkele Abimélek és Pikhól annak hadvezére és visszatérének a Filiszteusok földére.

33 [Ábrahám] pedig tamariskusfákat ültete Beérsebában, és segítségûl hívá ott az örökkévaló Úr Istennek nevét.

34 És sok ideig tartózkodék Ábrahám a Filiszteusok földén.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#2658

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2658. 'For the son of this servant-girl shall not inherit together with my son, with Isaac' means that the merely human rational could not possess the same life as the Divine Rational itself, neither as to truth nor as to good. This is clear from the meaning of 'inheriting' as possessing the life of another, to be dealt with immediately below; from the meaning of 'the son of a servant-girl' as the merely human rational as to truth and as to good, dealt with in 2657; and from the meaning of 'my son, Isaac' as the Divine Rational as to truth, meant by 'my son', and as to good, meant by 'Isaac', dealt with in 2623, 2630. That 'Isaac' is the Divine Rational as to good is clear from verses 6-7 (in 2640, 2641, 2643) - from the meaning of 'laughter', from which he was named, as the affection for truth, or good that flows from truth. From this it is evident that 'the son of this servant-girl shall not inherit together with my son, with Isaac' means that the merely human rational cannot possess the same life as the Divine Rational, neither as to truth nor as to good. Its inability to possess the same life is clear from the single consideration that the Divine is life itself, and this being so possesses life within Itself, whereas the merely human is only an organ for life and that being so does not possess life in itself.

[2] Once it had become Divine the Lord's Human was no longer an organ or recipient of life; it was now Life itself, the same as that of Jehovah Himself. It had this life at the start from its very conception from Jehovah, as is plainly evident from the Lord's own words in John,

As the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. John 5:26.

The Divine Human is what is called 'the Son', 1729, 2159, 2628. In the same gospel,

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4.

In the same gospel,

Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6.

In the same gospel,

Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me, though he die, will live. John 11:25.

In the same gospel,

The bread of God is that which 1 comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world. John 6:33.

Man however is not life but an organ or recipient of it, see 2021, and in various places elsewhere. From this it may be evident that when the Lord was made Jehovah even as to the Human, that which was not life in itself, that is, the merely human, was banished. This is the meaning of the statement that the son of a servant-girl could not inherit together with the son Isaac.

[3] When 'inheriting' in the internal sense has reference to the Lord it means possessing the Father's life, and so possessing life within Himself; and when it has reference to men it means possessing the Lord's life, that is, receiving life from the Lord. This is clear from many places in the Word. Possessing life in Himself is the very Being (Esse) of life, which is Jehovah, whereas possessing the Lord's life, or receiving life from the Lord, is accepting the Lord in love and faith. And because such persons abide in the Lord and are the Lord's they are called His heirs and sons.

[4] In the Old Testament Word 'inheritance' is used to refer both to what is celestial, or good, and to what is spiritual, or truth, though what is celestial is expressed by one word, what is spiritual by another. The first word may be rendered as 'possessing by inheritance', but the second as 'inheriting'. In the original language the first word also implies possession, but the second a derivation from such possession, in the way that celestial and spiritual are related to each other, or good and truth are related. In the present verse, where 'Isaac' represents the Lord's Divine Rational or Divine Human, the word describing possession by right of inheritance is used, for the Lord's Divine Human is sole heir and possessor, as He also teaches in the parable recorded in Matthew 21:33, 37-38; Mark 12:7; Luke 20:14; and in various places declares that all that is the Father's is His.

[5] When 'possessing by inheritance' and 'inheriting' in the Word have reference to men, they mean receiving life from the Lord, and therefore receiving eternal life or heaven, for only those who receive the Lord's life receive heaven. This is clear in John,

He who overcomes will receive all things by inheritance, and I will be his God and he will be My Son. Revelation 21:7.

In Matthew,

Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters for My name's sake will receive a hundredfold and will be allotted the inheritance of eternal life. Matthew 19:29; 25:43; Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18.

Here heaven is called 'eternal life', elsewhere simply 'life', as in Matthew 18:8-9; 19:17; John 3:36; 5:24, 29, the reason being that the Lord is life itself, and anyone who receives His life is in heaven.

[6] In David,

God will save Zion and will build the cities of Judah; and they will dwell there and possess it by inheritance; and the seed of His servants will inherit it, and those loving His name will dwell in it. Psalms 69:35-36.

Here 'possessing by inheritance' has reference to those in whom celestial love exists, 'inheriting' to those in whom spiritual love exists. In Isaiah,

He who trusts in Me will inherit the land, and will possess by inheritance My holy mountain. Isaiah 57:13.

Here the meaning is similar.

[7] In Moses,

I will bring you to the land over which I lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a hereditary possession. Exodus 6:8.

In the sense of the letter these words mean that the land of Canaan was to be granted to them as a hereditary possession, which did in fact happen. But in the internal sense they mean that heaven was to be granted to those in whom love to and faith in the Lord were present, for as the Lord is represented by 'Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob' so are love itself and faith itself meant by them, and consequently people in whom love and faith are present, and who accordingly abide in the Lord. These are also meant by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with whom many will recline at table in the kingdom of heaven, in Matthew 8:11; for those who are in heaven are completely unaware of Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob, and know only of what is represented and meant by them. And the same goes for 'reclining at table (or eating) with them'. For all names mentioned in the Word mean real things, see 1224, 1264, 1876, 1888, and the land of Canaan means the heavenly Canaan or heaven, 1585, 1607, 1866, which is also referred to simply as 'the land', 1413, 1607, 1733, 2571. So too in Matthew,

Blessed are the meek, for they will receive the inheritance of the land. Matthew 5:5.

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2657. 'Cast out this servant-girl, and her son' means that what belonged to the merely human rational was to be banished. This is clear from the meaning of 'casting out' as banishing; from the meaning of 'servant-girl' as the affection for rational concepts and for factual knowledge, and so as the good belonging to these, dealt with in 2567; and from the meaning of 'son' as the truth belonging to that rational, dealt with in 264, 489, 533, 1147. But it is apparent good and apparent truth that go with this first or merely human rational. Consequently 'cast out this servant-girl, and her son' means that to be banished were the things belonging to the merely human rational. This particular circumstance - that the first rational was banished once the Divine Rational took its place - has been stated and shown in several places already, but as it is the specific subject here, a further brief explanation is necessary.

[2] With everyone who is being regenerated there are two rationals, the first existing before regeneration, the second after. The first, which exists before regeneration, is acquired by means of the experiences of the senses, by means of reflecting on the things that take place in public life and in private life, by means of formulated knowledge, and by means of reasonings based on and presented through these, as well as by means of cognitions of spiritual things obtained from the doctrine of faith, that is, from the Word. But none of these acquisitions rise at this time very much above the ideas present in the external or bodily memory, which are relatively speaking quite materialistic. Consequently whatever thought takes place in the rational at this time consists of such materialistic ideas, or else, so that what it thinks may be comprehended at the same time by inner or intellectual sight, the semblances of such things are presented in the form of comparisons or analogies. Of such a nature is the first rational, or the rational that exists before regeneration.

[3] But the rational after regeneration is formed by the Lord by means of affections for spiritual truth and good, which affections the Lord implants in a remarkable manner within the truths of the first rational, and in this way the things there that are in agreement and are favourably disposed towards them are given life. The rest however, having no use, are separated from these, until at length spiritual goods and truths are gathered so to speak into bundles, once those that do not agree and which cannot be given life are cast away so to speak to the circumference, this being effected gradually as spiritual goods and truths increase together with the life of the affections for them. From this it is evident what the second rational is like.

[4] These matters may be illustrated by comparing them to the fruit of trees. To begin with the first rational is like unripe fruit which ripens gradually until it produces seeds within itself. Then, having reached the point when it is ready to part from the tree, its state is complete, regarding which see above in 2636. The second rational however, which the Lord confers on those who are being regenerated, is like this same fruit now lying in good soil, where the flesh surrounding the seeds decays and these express themselves from the core, after which they send down a root and also a shoot up above the ground that grows into a new tree and spreads out, till finally it produces new fruits, and after that gardens and orchards, according to the affections for good and truth which it is receiving; see Matthew 13:31-32; John 12:24.

[5] But since examples help to make things clear, take the proprium which a person has before regeneration and the proprium which he has after regeneration. From the first rational which he acquires through the means mentioned above, a person believes that it is from what there is within himself, thus from his proprium, that he thinks what is true and does what it good. This first rational is incapable of thinking anything else even when the person is taught that every good of love, and every truth of faith, derives from the Lord. But when he is undergoing regeneration, which takes place in adult years, he then starts - from the second rational which is conferred by the Lord - to think that good and truth do not spring from that which is within himself, that is, from his proprium, but from the Lord, though he still does what is good or thinks what is true, as if it began from within himself, see 1937, 1947. At this time the more he becomes confirmed in this the more he is guided into the light of truth concerning those matters, until he finally believes that all good and all truth come from the Lord. At this time the proprium belonging to the first rational is gradually separated and the Lord confers on that person a heavenly proprium which becomes that of the new rational.

[6] Take a further example. To begin with the only love known to the first rational is that of self and the world, and although it hears about heavenly love being altogether different it still has no conception of it. In this case when the person then does anything good the only delight he sees in doing it is that he may seem to himself to merit another's favour, or that he may be considered to be a Christian, or that he may obtain the joy of eternal life out of doing it. The second rational however which the Lord confers through regeneration begins to feel some delight in goodness and truth themselves and to be stirred by this delight, not on account of anything that is his own but on account of goodness and truth themselves. When led by this delight he spurns the thought of merit, until at length he detests it as something monstrous. This delight as it exists with him gradually increases and becomes a blessed delight, and in the next life a blissful delight, being for him heaven itself. From this it may now become clear how it is with each of the two rationals in one who is being regenerated.

[7] But it should be recognized that although a person is being regenerated, every single detail belonging to the first rational still remains with him. It is merely separated from the second rational, which the Lord effects in a miraculous fashion. The Lord however banished His own first rational completely, so that nothing of it remained, for what is merely human and what is Divine cannot exist together. Consequently He was no longer Mary's son but Jehovah as regards both Essences.

  
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