Heavenly Arcana Which Are in the Sacred Scripture or Word of the Lord, Laid Open, Together with Wonderful Things Which Were Seen in the World of Spirits and in the Heaven of Angels (Volume 8) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844. Excerpt: ... 22. Only the ground of the priests did he not buy, because the portion was appointed to the priests by Pharaoh, and they did eat their appointed portion, which Pharaoh had given them, therefore they did not sell their ground. 23. And Joseph said to the people, behold I have bought you to-day and your ground for Pharaoh, lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the ground. 24. And it shall be, in the produce, and ye shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts shall be for you'for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them in your houses, and for food for your infants. 25. And they said, thou hast made us alive, let us find grace in the eyes of the lord, and we will be servants to Pharaoh. 26. And Joseph appointed it for a statute even to this day over the ground of Egypt, that a fifth should be for Pharaoh; only the ground of the priests theirs alone was not for Pharaoh. 27. And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they had possession therein, and made themselves fruitful and multiplied exceedingly. 28. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the days of Jacob the years of his life were seven years, and forty and a hundred years. 29. And the days of Israel drew near to die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, if I pray I have found grace in thine eyes, place I pray thy hand under my thigh, and do with me mercy and truth, do not I pray bury me in Egypt. 30. And I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and shalt bury me in their sepulchre; and he said, I will do according to thy word. 31. And he said, swear to me, and he sware to him; and Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed. THE CONTENTS. 6059. After spiritual good from the natural, which is Israel, has been co...