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1 και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM οτι-C χρονιζω-VX--XAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM καταβαινω-VZ--AAN εκ-P ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN συνιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM επι-P *ααρων-N---DSM και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3P αυτος- D--DSM αναιστημι-VH--AAD2S και-C ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DP θεος-N2--APM ος- --NPM προπορευομαι-VF--FMI3P εγω- P--GP ο- A--NSM γαρ-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ος- --NSM εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI1P τις- I--NSN γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3S αυτος- D--DSM

2 και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *ααρων-N---NSM περιαιρεω-VB--AMD2P ο- A--APN ενωτιον-N2N-APN ο- A--APN χρυσους-A1C-APN ο- A--APN εν-P ο- A--DPN ους-N3T-DPN ο- A--GPF γυνη-N3K-GPF συ- P--GP και-C θυγατηρ-N3--GPF και-C φερω-VA--AAD2P προς-P εγω- P--AS

3 και-C περιαιρεω-VAI-AMI3P πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN ενωτιον-N2N-APN ο- A--APN χρυσους-A1C-APN ο- A--APN εν-P ο- A--DPN ους-N3T-DPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C φερω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P *ααρων-N---ASM

4 και-C δεχομαι-VAI-AMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C πλασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN εν-P ο- A--DSF γραφις-N3D-DSF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN μοσχος-N2--ASM χωνευτος-A1--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---VSM οστις- X--NPM αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3P συ- P--AS εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

5 και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM *ααρων-N---NSM οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κατεναντι-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C κηρυσσω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM εορτη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM αυριον-D

6 και-C ορθριζω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--DSF επαυριον-D αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3S ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN και-C προςφερω-VAI-AAI3S θυσια-N1A-ASF σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM εσθιω-VB--AAN και-C πινω-VB--AAN και-C αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3P παιζω-V1--PAN

7 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM βαδιζω-V1--PAD2S ο- A--ASN ταχος-N3E-ASN εντευθεν-D καταβαινω-VZ--AAD2S ανομεω-VAI-AAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ος- --APM εκαγω-VBI-AAI2S εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

8 παραβαινω-VZI-AAI3P ταχυς-A3U-ASN εκ-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF ος- --GSF εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI2S αυτος- D--DPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P εαυτου- D--DPM μοσχος-N2--ASM και-C προςκυνεω-VX--XAI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C θυω-VX--XAI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM θεος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---VSM οστις- X--NPM αναβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3P συ- P--AS εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

10 και-C νυν-D εαω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--AS και-C θυμοω-VC--APPNSM οργη-N1--DSF εις-P αυτος- D--APM εκτριβω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN

11 και-C δεω-VCI-API3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ινα-C τις- I--NSN κυριος-N2--VSM θυμοω-V4--PMI2S οργη-N1--DSF εις-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS ος- --APM εκαγω-VBI-AAI2S εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εν-P ισχυς-N3U-DSF μεγας-A1--DSF και-C εν-P ο- A--DSM βραχιων-N3N-DSM συ- P--GS ο- A--DSM υψηλος-A1--DSM

12 μηποτε-D ειπον-VB--AAS3P ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM μετα-P πονηρια-N1A-GSF εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM αποκτεινω-VA--AAN εν-P ο- A--DPN ορος-N3E-DPN και-C εκ ανααλισκω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF παυω-VA--AMD2S ο- A--GSF οργη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM θυμος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS και-C ιλεως-A1B-NSM γιγνομαι-VB--AMD2S επι-P ο- A--DSF κακια-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS

13 μιμνησκω-VS--APPNSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM και-C *ισαακ-N---GSM και-C *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--GPM σος-A1--GPM οικετης-N1M-GPM ος- --DPM ομνυμι-VAI-AAI2S κατα-P σεαυτου- D--GSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI2S προς-P αυτος- D--APM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM πολυπληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GP ωσει-D ο- A--APN αστρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ο- A--DSN πληθος-N3E-DSN και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF ος- --ASF ειπον-VAI-AAI2S διδωμι-VO--AAN ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GPM και-C καταεχω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASF εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

14 και-C ιλασκομαι-VCI-API3S κυριος-N2--NSM περι-P ο- A--GSF κακια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ποιεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

15 και-C αποστρεφω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN και-C ο- A--NPF δυο-M πλαξ-N3K-NPF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GSM πλαξ-N3K-NPF λιθινος-A1--NPF καταγραφω-VP--XPPNPF εκ-P αμφοτεροι-A1A-GPN ο- A--GPN μερος-N3E-GPN αυτος- D--GPF ενθεν-D και-C ενθεν-D ειμι-V9--IAI3P γραφω-VP--XPPNPF

16 και-C ο- A--NPF πλαξ-N3K-NPF εργον-N2N-NSN θεος-N2--GSM ειμι-V9--IAI3P και-C ο- A--NSF γραφη-N1--NSF γραφη-N1--NSF θεος-N2--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S κολαπτω-VP--XPPNSF εν-P ο- A--DPF πλαξ-N3K-DPF

17 και-C ακουω-VA--AAPNSM *ιησους-N---NSM ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM κραζω-V1--PAPGPM λεγω-V1--PAI3S προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM φωνη-N1--NSF πολεμος-N2--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSF παρεμβολη-N1--DSF

18 και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3S ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S φωνη-N1--NSF εκαρχω-V1--PAPGPM κατα-P ισχυς-N3U-ASF ουδε-C φωνη-N1--NSF εκαρχω-V1--PAPGPM τροπη-N1--GSF αλλα-C φωνη-N1--ASF εκαρχω-V1--PAPGPM οινος-N2--GSM εγω- P--NS ακουω-V1--PAI1S

19 και-C ηνικα-D εγγιζω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--DSF παρεμβολη-N1--DSF οραω-V3--PAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APM χορος-N2--APM και-C οργιζω-VS--APPNSM θυμος-N2--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ριπτω-VAI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF δυο-M πλαξ-N3K-APF και-C συντριβω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APF υπο-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN

20 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P κατακαιω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN και-C κατααλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM λεπτος-A1--ASM και-C σπειρω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN και-C ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

21 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--DSM *ααρων-N---DSM τις- I--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--DS ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM οτι-C επιαγω-VBI-AAI2S επι-P αυτος- D--APM αμαρτια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF

22 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM μη-D οργιζω-V1--PMD2S κυριος-N2--VSM συ- P--NS γαρ-X οιδα-VX--XAI2S ο- A--ASN ορμημα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM

23 λεγω-V1--PAI3P γαρ-X εγω- P--DS ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DP θεος-N2--APM ος- --NPM προπορευομαι-VF--FMI3P εγω- P--GP ο- A--NSM γαρ-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ος- --NSM εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI1P τις- I--NSN γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3S αυτος- D--DSM

24 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DPM ει-C τις- I--DSM υποαρχω-V1--PAI3S χρυσιον-N2N-NPN περιαιρεω-VB--AMD2P και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--DS και-C ριπτω-VAI-AAI1S εις-P ο- A--ASN πυρ-N3--ASN και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM μοσχος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM

25 και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM οτι-C διασκεδαζω-VT--XPI3S διασκεδαζω-VAI-AAI3S γαρ-X αυτος- D--APM *ααρων-N---NSM επιχαρμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DPM υπεναντιος-A1A-DPM αυτος- D--GPM

26 ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S δε-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM ειμι-V9--PAD3S προς-P εγω- P--AS συνερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ουν-X προς-P αυτος- D--ASM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *λευι-N---GSM

27 και-C λεγω-V1--PAI3S αυτος- D--DPM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM τιθημι-VE--AMD2P εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASF εαυτου- D--GSM ρομφαια-N1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--ASM μηρος-N2--ASM και-C διαερχομαι-VA--AAD2P και-C ανακαμπτω-VA--AAD2P απο-P πυλη-N1--GSF επι-P πυλη-N1--ASF δια-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF και-C αποκτεινω-VA--AAD2P εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM πλησιον-D αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASM εγγυς-D αυτος- D--GSM

28 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *λευι-N---GSM καθα-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM εν-P εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εις-P τρισχιλιοι-A1A-APM ανηρ-N3--APM

29 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM πληροω-VAI-AAI2P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF συ- P--GP σημερον-D κυριος-N2--DSM εκαστος-A1--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM υιος-N2--DSM η-C ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM διδωμι-VC--APN επι-P συ- P--AP ευλογια-N1A-ASF

30 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--ASF αυριον-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--NP αμαρτανω-VX--XAI2P αμαρτια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF και-C νυν-D αναβαινω-VF--FMI1S προς-P ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM ινα-C εκιλασκομαι-VA--AMS1S περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GP

31 υποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δεομαι-V1--PMI1S κυριος-N2--VSM αμαρτανω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM αμαρτια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P εαυτου- D--DPM θεος-N2--APM χρυσους-A1C-APM

32 και-C νυν-D ει-C μεν-X αποιημι-V1--PAI2S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF αποιημι-VB--AAD2S ει-C δε-X μη-D εκαλειφω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--AS εκ-P ο- A--GSF βιβλος-N2--GSF συ- P--GS ος- --GSF γραφω-VAI-AAI2S

33 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM ει-C τις- I--NSM αμαρτανω-VX--XAI3S ενωπιον-P εγω- P--GS εκαλειφω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εκ-P ο- A--GSF βιβλος-N2--GSF εγω- P--GS

34 νυνι-D δε-X βαδιζω-V1--PAD2S καταβαινω-VZ--AAD2S και-C οδηγεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ειπον-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--DS ιδου-I ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS προπορευομαι-V1--PMI3S προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GS ος- --DSF δε-X αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF επισκεπτω-V1--PMS1S επιαγω-VF--FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM

35 και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF ποιησις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ος- --GSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM

   

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51. 1. The Word is not understandable without a body of teaching. This is because in its literal meaning the Word is entirely made up of correspondences, to allow spiritual and heavenly matters to be gathered within it in such a way that each word can be their container and support. That is why in many passages the literal meaning is not made up of bare truths but of clothed truths, which we may call semblances of truth. Many of them are adapted to the comprehension of ordinary people who do not raise their thoughts above what they can see with their eyes. There are other passages where there seem to be contradictions, though there are no contradictions in the Word when it is seen in its own light. Then too, there are places in the prophets where we find collections of personal names and place-names that make no sense to us - see the examples in §15 above.

Since that is what the literal meaning of the Word is like, it stands to reason that it cannot be understood without a body of teaching.

[2] Some examples may serve to illustrate this. It says that Jehovah repents (Exodus 32:12, 14; Jonah 3:9; 4:2). It also says that Jehovah does not repent (Numbers 23:19; 1 Samuel 15:29). Without a body of teaching, these statements do not agree.

It says that Jehovah visits the iniquities of the parents on the children to the third and fourth generation (Numbers 14:18), and it says that parents will not be put to death for their children and children will not be put to death for their parents, but each will die in his or her own sin (Deuteronomy 24:16). Seen in the light of a body of teaching, these statements do not disagree but agree.

[3] Jesus said,

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Everyone who asks receives, those who seek find, and to those who knock it will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8; 21:21-22)

In the absence of a body of teaching, people would believe that everyone’s request is granted, but a body of teaching yields the belief that we are given whatever we ask if we ask it not on our own behalf but on the Lord’s. That is in fact what the Lord tells us:

If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you will ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. (John 15:7)

[4] The Lord says “Blessed are the poor, because theirs is the kingdom of God” (Luke 6:20). Without a body of teaching, we might think that heaven belongs to the poor and not to the rich. A body of teaching instructs us, though, that this means those who are poor in spirit, for the Lord said,

Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. (Matthew 5:3)

[5] The Lord says,

Do not judge, or you will be judged; with the same judgment you pass [on others] you yourself will be judged. (Matthew 7:1-2; Luke 6:37)

In the absence of a body of teaching, this could be used to support the assertion that we should not say that an evil act is evil or judge that an evil person is evil. A body of teaching, though, tells us that it is permissible to pass judgment if we do so in an upright, righteous way. In fact, the Lord says,

Judge with righteous judgment. (John 7:24)

[6] Jesus says,

Do not be called teacher, because one is your Teacher: Christ. You should not call anyone on earth your father, because you have one Father, and he is in the heavens. You should not be called masters, because one is your Master: Christ. (Matthew 23:8-10)

In the absence of a body of teaching, it would turn out that it was wrong to call anyone a teacher or a father or a master; but from a body of teaching we come to know that this is permissible in an earthly sense but not in a spiritual sense.

[7] Jesus said to the disciples,

When the Son of Humanity sits on the throne of his glory, you will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (Matthew 19:28)

These words could lead us to believe that the Lord’s disciples will be passing judgment, when quite the contrary, they cannot judge anyone. So a body of teaching unveils this mystery by explaining that only the Lord, who is omniscient and knows the hearts of all, will judge and can judge, and that his twelve disciples mean the church in the sense of all the true and good principles that it has received from the Lord through the Word. A body of teaching leads us to the conclusion that these principles will judge everyone, which follows from what the Lord says in John 3:17-18; 12:47-48.

[8] People who read the Word without the aid of a body of teaching do not know how to make sense out of what it says in the prophets about the Jewish nation and Jerusalem, namely, that the church will abide in that nation and that its seat will be in that city forever. Take the following statements, for example.

Jehovah will visit his flock, the house of Judah, and transform them into a glorious war horse; from Judah will come the cornerstone, from Judah the tent peg, from Judah the battle bow. (Zechariah 10:3-4)

Behold, I am coming to dwell in your midst. Jehovah will make Judah his inheritance and will again choose Jerusalem. (Zechariah 2:10-12)

On that day it will happen that the mountains will drip with new wine and the hills will flow with milk; and Judah will abide forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. (Joel 3:18, 20)

Behold, the days are coming in which I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humankind, and in which I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. This will be the covenant: I will put my law in their midst and I will write it on their heart, and I will become their God and they will become my people. (Jeremiah 31:27, 31, 33)

On that day ten men from every language of the nations will take hold of the hem of a man of Judah and say, “We will go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.” (Zechariah 8:23)

There are other passages of the same nature, such as Isaiah 44:24, 26; 49:22-23; 65:18; 66:20, 22; Jeremiah 3:18; 23:5; 50:19-20; Nahum 1:15; Malachi 3:4. In these passages the subject is the Lord’s Coming and what will happen at that time.

[9] However, it says something very different in any number of other passages, of which I will cite only the following:

I will hide my face from them. I will see what their posterity is, for they are a perverse generation, children in whom there is no faithfulness. I have said, “I will cast them into the most remote corners, I will make them cease from human memory, ” for they are a nation devoid of counsel, and they have no understanding. Their vine is from the vine of Sodom and the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall; their clusters are bitter. Their wine is the venom of dragons and the cruel gall of poisonous snakes. All this is hidden with me, locked away in my treasuries. Vengeance and retribution belong to me. (Deuteronomy 32:20-35)

These words were spoken about that nation, and there are similar statements elsewhere, as in Isaiah 3:1-2, 8; 5:3-6; Deuteronomy 9:5-6; Matthew 12:39; 23:27-28; John 8:44; and all through Jeremiah and Ezekiel. All the same, these statements that seem to contradict each other turn out to be in agreement in the light of a body of teaching, which tells us that Israel and Judah in the Word do not mean Israel and Judah but the church in each of two senses - one in which it lies in ruins and the other in which it is to be restored by the Lord. There are other contrasts like this in the Word that enable us to see that the Word cannot be understood apart from a body of teaching.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.