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1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:
1, 2. Against those who are in the sense of the letter of the Word, and who pervert the truths of religion by things which do not belong to religion, who are meant by the children of Ammon. P. P.
2. The prophet Ezekiel is called son of man. L. 28.
2-11. Aha against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity, clapped the hands, and stamped with the foot, and glad with all the contempt of thy soul against the land of Israel, are expressions of derision, contempt, and rejection of the interiors of worship and doctrine. When these are rejected, externals are of no avail, but they are given for a spoil to the nations, that is, are taken possession of by evils, and are destroyed from the earth. A. 2468.
3 and say unto the children of Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was made desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity:
3. The last of the consummation of the Israelitish and Jewish church was accomplished when our Lord, the Saviour, after receiving the sponge of vinegar, cried out upon the cross "It is finished" (consummated) Coro. 59.
3--5. Because they wonder at the destruction of the church they will not know truths. P. P.
4 therefore, behold, I will deliver thee to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching-place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
4. A tent (encampment) signifies the church as to truths of doctrine. E. 799·
4, 10. Sons of the east, in the opposite sense, signify knowledges of evil and falsity, thus those who are in it. A. 3762.
6 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast clapped thy hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of thy soul against the land of Israel;
7 therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut thee off from the peoples, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
6, 7. Because they have rejoiced over this, they will pervert truths. P. P.
7, 13, 16. See Chapter XIV., 9, 13. A. 7673.
8 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the nations;
9 therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
10 unto the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations.
11 and I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
8, 9. The land of Seir means celestial natural good, but stands here in the opposite sense. A. 4240.
8-11. Moab and the sons of Ammon here, when they were imbued, so that their good was defiled by falsities they were driven out. A. 2468.
Still more when they pervert goods of the church. P. P.
12 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
13 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, I will stretch out my hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; even unto Dedan shall they fall by the sword.
14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel; and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my wrath; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord Jehovah.
12, 13. See Chapter XIII., 14, 15. Coro. 59·
12-14. Of those who destroy the external of the Word and of doctrine, they will be rejected for a like reason. P. P.
12-14, 15-17. That Jehovah executes great vengeance, and furious rebukes. D. P., Page 68.
13. See Chapter XIV., 13, 19, 21. A. 7523.
See Chapter XIV., 13,17, 19. R. 567.
See Chapter XIV., 13,17, 19. E.650·
15 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity;
16 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
15, 16. See Chapter XVI., 27, 57. A. 1197.
See Chapter XVI., 27, 57. A. 9340.
See Chapter XVI., 27,57. E. 817·
15-17. Those who by falsities of faith devastate the church will be devastated and perish on the day of judgment. P. P.
16. By the Philistines are signified those who hold the doctrine of faith alone, and by the remnant of the sea coasts, which shall be destroyed, are signified all things pertaining to truth. E. 275.
Author: Emanuel Swedenborg (Compiled by Robert S. Fischer 1925)
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