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Exodus第16章

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1 ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἐκ-P *αιλιμ-N---GPM καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πᾶς-A1S-NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF *σιν-N---GS ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN *αιλιμ-N---APM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN *σινα-N----S ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X πεντεκαιδέκατος-A1--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSM μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM δεύτερος-A1A-DSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VX--XAPGPM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

2 διαγογγύζω-V1I-IAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C *ααρων-N---ASM

3 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὀφείλω-VB--AAPNSN ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI1P πλήσσω-VD--APPNPM ὑπό-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF ὅταν-D καταἵζω-VAI-AAI1P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPM λέβης-N3T-GPM ὁ- A--GPN κρέας-N3--GPN καί-C ἐσθίω-V1I-IAI1P ἄρτος-N2--APM εἰς-P πλησμονή-N1--ASF ὅτι-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AP εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἐν-P λιμός-N2--DSM

4 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ὕω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--DP ἄρτος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM καί-C συνλέγω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF εἰς-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF ὅπως-C πειράζω-VA--AAS1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰ-C πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἤ-C οὐ-D

5 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF καί-C ἑτοιμάζω-VF--FAI3P ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C εἰςφέρω-VA--AAS3P καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C συνἄγω-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASN κατά-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF εἰς-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C *ααρων-N---NSM πρός-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

7 καί-C πρωΐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2P ὁ- A--ASF δόξα-N1S-ASF κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI1P ὅτι-C διαγογγύζω-V1--PAI2P κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δίδωμι-V8--PAN κύριος-N2--ASM σύ- P--DP ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF κρέας-N3--APN ἐσθίω-VB--AAN καί-C ἄρτος-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D εἰς-P πλησμονή-N1--ASF διά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ὅς- --ASM σύ- P--NP διαγογγύζω-V1--PAI2P κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NP δέ-X τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI1P οὐ-D γάρ-X κατά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM γογγυσμός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀλλά-C ἤ-C κατά-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

9 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM εἶπον-VA--AAD2S πᾶς-A1S-DSF συναγωγή-N1--DSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM προςἔρχομαι-VA--AAD2P ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM εἰςἀκούω-VX--XAI3S γάρ-X σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM

10 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X λαλέω-V2I-IAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM πᾶς-A1S-DSF συναγωγή-N1--DSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VDI-API3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁράω-VVI-API3S ἐν-P νεφέλη-N1--DSF

11 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

12 εἰςἀκούω-VX--XAI1S ὁ- A--ASM γογγυσμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λαλέω-VA--AAD2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P ἑσπέρα-N1A-ASF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P κρέας-N3--APN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D πίμπλημι-VS--FPI2P ἄρτος-N2--GPM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP

13 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἑσπέρα-N1A-NSF καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὀρτυγομήτρα-N1A-NSF καί-C καλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF παρεμβολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καταπαύω-V1--PMPGSF ὁ- A--GSF δρόσος-N2--GSF κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF

14 καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF λεπτός-A1--NSN ὡσεί-D κόριον-N2N-NSN λευκός-A1--NSN ὡσεί-D πάγος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

15 ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASN ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἕτερος-A1A-NSM ὁ- A--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S οὗτος- D--NSN οὐ-D γάρ-X οἶδα-VXI-YAI3P τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄρτος-N2--NSM ὅς- --ASM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σύ- P--DP ἐσθίω-VB--AAN

16 οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --ASN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM συνἄγω-VB--AAD2P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM καταἥκω-V1--PAPAPM γομορ-N---ASN κατά-P κεφαλή-N1--ASF κατά-P ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ψυχή-N1--GPF σύ- P--GP ἕκαστος-A1--NSM σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN συσκήνια-N2N-DPN σύ- P--GP συνλέγω-VA--AAD2P

17 ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X οὕτως-D ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN πολύς-A1P-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN ἐλαχύς-A3C-ASN

18 καί-C μετρέω-VA--AAPNPM ὁ- A--DSN γομορ-N---DSN οὐ-D πλεονάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN πολύς-A1P-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὁ- A--ASN ἐλαχύς-A3C-ASN οὐ-D ἐλαττονέω-VAI-AAI3S ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM καταἥκω-V1--PAPAPM παρά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P

19 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM μηδείς-A3--NSM καταλείπω-VB--AAD3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D

20 καί-C οὐ-D εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM ἀλλά-C καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P τις- I--NPM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C ἐκζέω-VAI-AAI3S σκώληξ-N3K-APM καί-C ἐπιὄζω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C πικραίνω-VCI-API3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM

21 καί-C συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASN πρωΐ-D πρωΐ-D ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASN καταἥκω-V1--PAPASN αὐτός- D--DSM ἡνίκα-D δέ-X διαθερμαίνω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM τήκω-V1I-IMI3S

22 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF συνλέγω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APN δέω-V2--PAPAPN διπλοῦς-A1C-APN δύο-M *γομορ-N----S ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF συναγωγή-N1--GSF καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

23 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σάββατον-N2N-NPN ἀνάπαυσις-N3I-NSF ἅγιος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὔριον-D ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C πέσσω-V1--PAS2P πέσσω-V1--PAD2P καί-C ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C ἕψω-V1--PAS2P ἕψω-V1--PAD2P καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN πλεονάζω-V1--PAPASN καταλείπω-VB--AAD2P αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P ἀποθήκη-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D

24 καί-C καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καθάπερ-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C οὐ-D ἐπιὄζω-VAI-AAI3S οὐδέ-C σκώληξ-N3K-NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM

25 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐσθίω-VB--AAD2P σήμερον-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S γάρ-X σάββατον-N2N-NPN σήμερον-D ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN

26 ἕξ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF συνλέγω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF σάββατον-N2N-NPN ὅτι-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF

27 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P τις- I--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM συνλέγω-VA--AAN καί-C οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P

28 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἕως-P τίς- I--GSN οὐ-D βούλομαι-V1--PMI2P εἰςἀκούω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM νόμος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS

29 ὁράω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X κύριος-N2--NSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ὁ- A--APN σάββατον-N2N-APN διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN αὐτός- D--NSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕκτος-A1--DSF ἄρτος-N2--APM δύο-M ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καταἧμαι-VF--FMI2P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM οἶκος-N2--APM σύ- P--GP μηδείς-A3P-NSM ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMD3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF

30 καί-C σαββατίζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕβδομος-A1--DSF

31 καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSN *μαν-N---ASN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δέ-X ὡς-C σπέρμα-N3M-NSN κόριον-N2N-GSN λευκός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X γεῦμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSN ὡς-C ἐγκρίς-N3D-NSF ἐν-P μέλι-N3T-DSN

32 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --NSN συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πίμπλημι-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASN γομορ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSN μαν-N---GSN εἰς-P ἀποθήκη-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ἵνα-C ὁράω-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASM ἄρτος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI2P σύ- P--NP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF ὡς-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S σύ- P--AP κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

33 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S στάμνος-N2--ASM χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C ἐνβάλλω-VB--AAD2S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASM πλήρης-A3H-ASN ὁ- A--ASN γομορ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSN μαν-N---GSN καί-C ἀποτίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM εἰς-P διατήρησις-N3I-ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP

34 ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM καί-C ἀποτίθημι-VEI-AMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN εἰς-P διατήρησις-N3I-ASF

35 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN μαν-N---ASN ἔτος-N3E-APN τεσσαράκοντα-M ἕως-P ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF οἰκέω-V2--PMPASF ὁ- A--ASN μαν-N---ASN ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P ἕως-P παραγίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P εἰς-P μέρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF *φοινίκη-N1--GSF

36 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X γομορ-N---NSN ὁ- A--NSN δέκατος-A1--NSN ὁ- A--GPN τρεῖς-A3--GPN μέτρον-N2N-GPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

   

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Apocalypse Explained#146

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146. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna. That this signifies that to those who conquer in temptations will be given the delight of heavenly love from the Divine Human of the Lord is evident from the signification of him that overcometh, as being those who conquer in temptations; for such are treated of in what is written to the angel of this church (as may be seen above, n. 130); also from the signification of I will give to eat, as being to be appropriated and conjoined by love and charity (concerning which see Arcana Coelestia 2187, 2343, 3168, 3513, 5643), and because it is said concerning the hidden manna, by which is meant the Lord as to the Divine Human; by eating thereof, is here signified the delight of heavenly love, for this is appropriated from the Divine Human of the Lord by those who receive Him in love and faith; and from the signification of the hidden manna, as being the Lord as to the Divine Human.

That this is what is meant by manna is evident from the words of the Lord Himself in John:

"Our fathers did eat manna in the desert, as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. The bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the desert and are dead. This is that bread which cometh down from heaven, that he that eateth of it may not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven, if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever. The bread that I will give is my flesh" (6:31-58).

That it is the Lord Himself who is meant by manna and by bread, He plainly teaches, for He says, "I am the bread of life that came down from heaven." That it is the Lord as to the Divine Human, He also teaches when He says, "The bread which I will give is my flesh."

[2] The Lord taught the same when He instituted the holy supper:

"Jesus took bread, and blessed, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat, this is my body" (Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19).

To eat of this bread is to be conjoined to Him by love, for to eat signifies to appropriate and be conjoined, as said above; and love is spiritual conjunction. The same thing is signified by eating in the kingdom of God, in Luke:

"Blessed is he that eateth bread in the kingdom of God" (14:15).

Again:

"Ye shall eat and drink at my table in the kingdom of God" (22:30).

In Matthew:

"Many shall come from the east and west, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom" of God (8:11).

(That by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, is meant the Lord, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 1893, 4615, 6098, 6185, 6276, 6804, 6847.)

And in John:

"Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man will give unto you" (6:27).

[3] (That the Son of man is the Lord as to the Divine Human, may be seen above, n. 63.) The reason why it is called hidden manna is, because the delight of heavenly love, which those receive who are conjoined to the Lord by love is quite unknown to those who are not in heavenly love; and this delight no one can receive but he who acknowledges the Divine Human of the Lord; for it proceeds from this. Because this delight was unknown to the sons of Israel in the desert, they therefore called it manna, as is evident in Moses:

"Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And in the morning the dew lay round about the camp. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the desert there lay a small round thing; and when they saw it, they said, It is manna (What is this?). Moses said unto them, This is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat. And the house of Israel called the name thereof manna" (Exodus 16:3 to the end).

"Jehovah fed thee with manna which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live" (Deuteronomy 8:3).

The reason why this delight, which is meant by manna, was unknown to the sons of Israel was, that they were in bodily delight more than other nations; and those who are in this delight cannot know anything at all of heavenly delight. (That the sons of Israel were of such a character may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 248.) It is called delight, and by this is meant the delight of love; for all the delight of life is from love.

[4] Because it is the delight of heavenly love that is signified by eating of the hidden manna, it is therefore called the bread of the heavens in David:

"Jehovah commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of the heavens; and rained down manna upon them to eat, and gave them of the corn of the heavens" (Psalm 78:23, 24).

And in another place:

"Jehovah satisfied them with the bread of the heavens" (Psalm 105:40).

It is called the bread of the heavens because it rained down from heaven with the dew, but in the spiritual sense it is called the bread of the heavens because it flows down from the Lord through the angelic heaven; in this sense, no other heaven is meant, and no other bread than that which nourishes the soul of man. That bread is here meant in this sense is evident from the words of the Lord himself in John, where He says, that

He is the manna or bread which came down from heaven (John 6:31-58).

And in Moses, where it is said

that Jehovah fed them with manna that He might teach that man doth not live by bread alone, but by every utterance of the mouth of Jehovah (Deuteronomy 8:3).

The utterance of the mouth of Jehovah is everything that proceeds from the Lord, and this, specifically, is Divine truth united with Divine good (as may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 13, 133, 139, 140, 284-290).

[5] This delight is also described by correspondences in Moses:

The manna was "like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like a cake made with honey" (Exodus 16:31).

And in another place:

"They made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as of the juice of oil" (Numbers 11:7, 8).

The reason why the manna had such an appearance and taste was, that the white seed of coriander signifies truth from a celestial origin, a cake the good of celestial love, honey its external delight, oil that love itself, and its juice, whence was the taste, its internal delight, and the rain with the dew, in which the manna was, the influx of Divine truth in which that delight is contained. (That seed signifies truth from a heavenly origin, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 3038, 3373, 10248, 10249: that white is said of that truth, n. 3301, 3993, 4007, 5319; that cake signifies the good of heavenly love, n. 7978, 9992, 9993; that oil signifies that love itself, n. 886, 3728, 9780, 9954, 10261, 10269; hence its juice signifies its delight, because the taste is therefrom and the taste is the delight and pleasantness, see n. 3502, 4791-4805. But more may be seen concerning these things in the explanation of chapter 16 of Exodus in Arcana Coelestia.) The reason why the delight of celestial love is signified by eating of the hidden manna, although by the hidden manna the Lord as to the Divine Human is signified, is that it is the same thing whether we say the Divine Human of the Lord, or the Divine love, for the Lord is Divine love itself, and what proceeds from Him is Divine good united to Divine truth; both belong to love, and are also the Lord in heaven. Therefore to eat of Him is to be conjoined to Him, and this is effected by love from Him. (But these things may be better understood from what is said and shown in the work, Heaven and Hell 13-19, 116-125, 126-140; and also in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 210-222 and 307.)

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.