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Genesis 33

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1 At itiningin ni Jacob ang kaniyang mga mata at tumingin, at, narito, si Esau ay dumarating, at kasama niya'y apat na raang tao. At kaniyang binahagi ang mga bata kay Lea at kay Raquel, at sa dalawang alilang babae.

2 At inilagay niya ang mga alila na kasama ng kanilang mga anak na pinakapanguna, at si Lea na kasama ng kaniyang mga anak na pinakapangalawa, at si Raquel at si Jose na pinakahuli.

3 At siya naman ay lumagpas sa unahan nila, at yumukod sa lupa na makapito, hanggang sa nalapit sa kaniyang kapatid.

4 At tumakbo si Esau na sinalubong siya, at niyakap siya at niyapos siya sa leeg, at hinagkan siya: at nagiyakan,

5 At itiningin ni Esau ang mga mata niya, at nakita ang mga babae at ang mga bata, at sinabi, Sinosino itong mga kasama mo? At kaniyang sinabi, Ang mga anak na ipinagkaloob ng Dios sa iyong lingkod.

6 Nang magkagayo'y nagsilapit ang mga alilang babae, sila at ang kanilang mga anak, at nagsiyukod.

7 At lumapit din si Lea at ang kaniyang mga anak, at nagsiyukod: at pagkatapos ay nagsilapit si Jose at si Raquel, at nagsiyukod.

8 At kaniyang sinabi, Anong palagay mo sa buong karamihang ito na nasumpungan ko? At kaniyang sinabi, Nang makasundo ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.

9 At sinabi ni Esau, Mayroon akong kasiya; kapatid ko, ariin mo ang iyo.

10 At sinabi sa kaniya ni Jacob, Hindi, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo, na kung ngayo'y nakasundo ako ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, ay tanggapin mo nga ang aking kaloob sa aking kamay: yamang nakita ko ang iyong mukha, na gaya ng nakakakita ng mukha ng Dios, at ikaw ay nalugod sa akin.

11 Tanggapin mo, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo, ang kaloob na dala sa iyo; sapagka't ipinagkaloob sa akin ng Dios, at mayroon ako ng lahat. At ipinilit sa kaniya, at kaniyang tinanggap.

12 At kaniyang sinabi, Yumaon tayo at tayo'y lumakad, at ako'y mangunguna sa iyo.

13 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Nalalaman ng aking panginoon na ang mga bata ay mahihina pa at ang mga kawan at ang mga baka ay nagpapasuso: at kung ipagmadali sa isa lamang araw ay mamamatay ang lahat ng kawan.

14 Magpauna ang aking panginoon sa kaniyang lingkod: at ako'y mamamatnubay na dahandahan, ayon sa hakbang ng mga hayop na nasa aking unahan, at ng hakbang ng mga bata, hanggang sa makarating ako sa aking panginoon sa Seir.

15 At sinabi ni Esau, Pahintulutan mong iwan ko sa iyo ang ilan sa mga taong kasama ko. At kaniyang sinabi, Ano pang dahil nito? Makasundo nawa ako ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.

16 Gayon nagbalik si Esau ng araw ding yaon sa kaniyang lakad sa Seir.

17 At si Jacob ay naglakbay sa Succoth, at nagtayo ng isang bahay para sa kaniya, at iginawa niya ng mga balag ang kaniyang hayop: kaya't tinawag ang pangalan ng dakong yaon na Succoth.

18 At dumating si Jacob na payapa sa bayan ng Sichem, na nasa lupain ng Canaan, nang siya'y manggaling sa Padan-aram; at siya'y humantong sa tapat ng bayan.

19 At binili ang pitak ng lupa na pinagtayuan ng kaniyang tolda, sa kamay ng mga anak ni Hamor, na ama ni Sichem, ng isang daang putol na salapi.

20 At siya'y nagtindig doon ng isang dambana, at tinawag niyang El-Elohe-Israel.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4390

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4390. And built him a house. That this signifies the increase of good from truth in that state, is evident from the signification of “building a house,” as being to instruct the external man in intelligence and wisdom (see n. 1488). And as intelligence belongs to truth, and wisdom to good, by “building a house” is here signified the increase of good from truth. (That a “house” denotes good may be seen above, n. 2233, 2234, 3128, 3142, 3652, 3720.) What the good of truth is, has been already stated (n. 4337, 4353), namely, that it is truth in will and act. This truth is what is called good, and the conscience which is from this good is called a conscience of truth. This good which is from truth increases in proportion as the man exercises charity from willing well, thus in proportion and in such a manner as he loves the neighbor.

[2] The reason why good and truth are mentioned so frequently in the explications, is that all things in heaven, and consequently all in the Lord’s church, bear relation to good and truth. Speaking generally these two include all things that belong to doctrine and to life; truths, all things that belong to doctrine; and goods, all things that belong to life. Moreover, it is a universal fact that the human mind has no other objects than those which are of truth and good; its understanding, those which are of truth; and its will, those which are of good. Hence it is evident that truth and good are terms of the widest signification, and that their derivations are unutterable in number. This is the reason why truth and good are so often mentioned.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #3720

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3720. This is none other than the house of God. That this signifies the Lord’s kingdom in the ultimate of order, is evident from the signification of the “house of God.” Mention is made of the “house of God” in many passages of the Word, and in the external sense, or according to the letter, it signifies a consecrated building where there is holy worship; but in the internal sense it signifies the church; and in a more universal sense, heaven; and in the most universal sense, the Lord’s universal kingdom; in the supreme sense, however, it signifies the Lord Himself as to the Divine Human. In the Word we sometimes read of the “house of God,” sometimes of the “temple,” both having the same signification, but with this difference-that the “house of God” is mentioned where good is treated of; but the “temple” where truth is treated of. From this it is manifest that by the “house of God” is signified the Lord’s celestial church, and in a more universal sense the heaven of the celestial angels, and in the most universal sense the Lord’s celestial kingdom, and in the supreme sense the Lord as to Divine good; and that by the “temple” is signified the Lord’s spiritual church, and in a more universal sense the heaven of the spiritual angels, in the most universal sense the Lord’s spiritual kingdom, and in the supreme sense the Lord as to Divine truth (see n. 2048). The reason why the “house of God” signifies the celestial which is of good, and the “temple” the spiritual which is of truth, is that in the Word a “house” signifies good (n. 710, 2233, 2234, 2559, 3128, 3652), and also because among the most ancient people the houses were constructed of wood, for the reason that “wood” signifies good (n. 643, 1110, 2784, 2812); whereas “temple” signifies truth, because the temples were constructed of stones; and that “stones” signify truths, may be seen above (n. 643, 1296, 1298).

[2] That “wood” and “stone” have such a signification, is not only evident from the Word where they are mentioned, but also from the representatives in the other life; for they who place merit in good works, appear to themselves to cut wood; and they who place merit in truths, in that they have believed themselves to have been better acquainted with truth than others, and yet have lived evilly, appear to themselves to cut stones; which things have often been seen by me. From this I was assured what is the signification of wood and stone, namely that “wood” signifies good, and “stone” truth; and also from the experience that when a wooden house was seen, there was instantly presented an idea of good; but when a house of stone was seen, there was presented an idea of truth; concerning which I was instructed by angels. For this reason, when mention is made in the Word of the “house of God,” there is presented to the angels the idea of good, and good of such a quality as is treated of in that connection; and when mention is made of a “temple,” there is presented to them the idea of truth, and truth of such a quality as is treated of in that connection. From this again we can infer how deep and utterly hidden are the heavenly arcana in the Word.

[3] The reason why by the “house of God” is here signified the Lord’s kingdom in the ultimate of order, is that Jacob is treated of, by whom is represented the Lord’s Divine natural, as frequently shown above. The natural is in the ultimate of order, for in this all the interior things are terminated and are together; and because they are together, and thus things innumerable are viewed together as a one, there is relative obscurity there. This relative obscurity has been spoken of several times before.

  
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