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Exodus第6章

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1 και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην ηδη οψει α ποιησω τω φαραω εν γαρ χειρι κραταια εξαποστελει αυτους και εν βραχιονι υψηλω εκβαλει αυτους εκ της γης αυτου

2 ελαλησεν δε ο θεος προς μωυσην και ειπεν προς αυτον εγω κυριος

3 και ωφθην προς αβρααμ και ισαακ και ιακωβ θεος ων αυτων και το ονομα μου κυριος ουκ εδηλωσα αυτοις

4 και εστησα την διαθηκην μου προς αυτους ωστε δουναι αυτοις την γην των χαναναιων την γην ην παρωκηκασιν εν η και παρωκησαν επ' αυτης

5 και εγω εισηκουσα τον στεναγμον των υιων ισραηλ ον οι αιγυπτιοι καταδουλουνται αυτους και εμνησθην της διαθηκης υμων

6 βαδιζε ειπον τοις υιοις ισραηλ λεγων εγω κυριος και εξαξω υμας απο της δυναστειας των αιγυπτιων και ρυσομαι υμας εκ της δουλειας και λυτρωσομαι υμας εν βραχιονι υψηλω και κρισει μεγαλη

7 και λημψομαι εμαυτω υμας λαον εμοι και εσομαι υμων θεος και γνωσεσθε οτι εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων ο εξαγαγων υμας εκ της καταδυναστειας των αιγυπτιων

8 και εισαξω υμας εις την γην εις ην εξετεινα την χειρα μου δουναι αυτην τω αβρααμ και ισαακ και ιακωβ και δωσω υμιν αυτην εν κληρω εγω κυριος

9 ελαλησεν δε μωυσης ουτως τοις υιοις ισραηλ και ουκ εισηκουσαν μωυση απο της ολιγοψυχιας και απο των εργων των σκληρων

10 ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων

11 εισελθε λαλησον φαραω βασιλει αιγυπτου ινα εξαποστειλη τους υιους ισραηλ εκ της γης αυτου

12 ελαλησεν δε μωυσης εναντι κυριου λεγων ιδου οι υιοι ισραηλ ουκ εισηκουσαν μου και πως εισακουσεται μου φαραω εγω δε αλογος ειμι

13 ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην και ααρων και συνεταξεν αυτοις προς φαραω βασιλεα αιγυπτου ωστε εξαποστειλαι τους υιους ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου

14 και ουτοι αρχηγοι οικων πατριων αυτων υιοι ρουβην πρωτοτοκου ισραηλ ενωχ και φαλλους ασρων και χαρμι αυτη η συγγενεια ρουβην

15 και υιοι συμεων ιεμουηλ και ιαμιν και αωδ και ιαχιν και σααρ και σαουλ ο εκ της φοινισσης αυται αι πατριαι των υιων συμεων

16 και ταυτα τα ονοματα των υιων λευι κατα συγγενειας αυτων γεδσων κααθ και μεραρι και τα ετη της ζωης λευι εκατον τριακοντα επτα

17 και ουτοι υιοι γεδσων λοβενι και σεμει οικοι πατριας αυτων

18 και υιοι κααθ αμβραμ και ισσααρ χεβρων και οζιηλ και τα ετη της ζωης κααθ εκατον τριακοντα ετη

19 και υιοι μεραρι μοολι και ομουσι ουτοι οικοι πατριων λευι κατα συγγενειας αυτων

20 και ελαβεν αμβραμ την ιωχαβεδ θυγατερα του αδελφου του πατρος αυτου εαυτω εις γυναικα και εγεννησεν αυτω τον τε ααρων και μωυσην και μαριαμ την αδελφην αυτων τα δε ετη της ζωης αμβραμ εκατον τριακοντα δυο ετη

21 και υιοι ισσααρ κορε και ναφεκ και ζεχρι

22 και υιοι οζιηλ ελισαφαν και σετρι

23 ελαβεν δε ααρων την ελισαβεθ θυγατερα αμιναδαβ αδελφην ναασσων αυτω γυναικα και ετεκεν αυτω τον τε ναδαβ και αβιουδ και ελεαζαρ και ιθαμαρ

24 υιοι δε κορε ασιρ και ελκανα και αβιασαφ αυται αι γενεσεις κορε

25 και ελεαζαρ ο του ααρων ελαβεν των θυγατερων φουτιηλ αυτω γυναικα και ετεκεν αυτω τον φινεες αυται αι αρχαι πατριας λευιτων κατα γενεσεις αυτων

26 ουτος ααρων και μωυσης οις ειπεν αυτοις ο θεος εξαγαγειν τους υιους ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου συν δυναμει αυτων

27 ουτοι εισιν οι διαλεγομενοι προς φαραω βασιλεα αιγυπτου και εξηγαγον τους υιους ισραηλ εξ αιγυπτου αυτος ααρων και μωυσης

28 η ημερα ελαλησεν κυριος μωυση εν γη αιγυπτω

29 και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων εγω κυριος λαλησον προς φαραω βασιλεα αιγυπτου οσα εγω λεγω προς σε

30 και ειπεν μωυσης εναντιον κυριου ιδου εγω ισχνοφωνος ειμι και πως εισακουσεται μου φαραω

   

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Arcana Coelestia#7231

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7231. Since these verses consist of mere names detailed explanation can be dispensed with, especially as it has been shown already what Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Aaron, and Moses represent, and their sons and grandsons who are named here are simply further generations descending from those things they represent.

'Reuben' represents faith present in the understanding, see 3861, 3866, 4731, 4734, 4761.

'Simeon' represents faith present in the will and expressed in action, 3869-3872, 4497, 4502, 4503, 5482, 5626, 5630.

'Levi' represents charity, 3875, 3877, 4497, 4503.

'Aaron' represents the teachings of the Church, 6998, 7009, 7089.

'Moses' represents the law from God, 6771, 6827.

The reason why Reuben, Simeon, Levi and their sons are mentioned here, and not the remaining fathers of the tribes together with their sons in their proper order, cannot be known except from the internal sense. One can see that the list of names has been provided in this chapter to make known the matter of Aaron and Moses' parentage and birth. Yet the genealogy of Levi would have been sufficient to do this, for nothing whatever about Reuben and Simeon, or about their sons, helps to make that matter known. But the reason why these are mentioned, which is evident only from the internal sense, is that the spiritual Church, which is represented by 'the children of Israel', is the subject.

[2] That Church is brought into being with a person through faith present within what he knows and then within his understanding, the kind of faith that is represented by 'Reuben and his sons'. After this, when the Church with the person grows, that faith passes into his will, and from will into action. At this point the person has the truth of faith in his will and puts it into practice because it is what has been commanded in the Word. This phase of faith is represented by 'Simeon'. Finally within his will, that is, his new will, an affection characteristic of charity is perceptible, so that his wish to do what is good is motivated not by faith, as it was previously, but by charity towards the neighbour. For when a person's regeneration has come that far he is a member of the spiritual Church, since he now has that Church within him. This charity and the affection belonging to it is what' Levi' represents.

This then explains why the families of Reuben and also of Simeon are listed, and finally the family of Levi, who, as has been stated, represents charity, which is what gives the Church its spiritual character. 'Aaron' represents the external dimension of that Church, and 'Moses' the internal dimension. The internal dimension of the Church is referred to as the law from God, the external dimension as teachings derived from it. The law from God - the internal dimension of the Church - is also the Word in its internal sense, and the teachings derived from it are the Word in its external sense. For Moses and Aaron's representation of these, see 7089.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.