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Exodus 30:17-21 : Wash your Hands and Feet

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17 και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων

18 ποιησον λουτηρα χαλκουν και βασιν αυτω χαλκην ωστε νιπτεσθαι και θησεις αυτον ανα μεσον της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και ανα μεσον του θυσιαστηριου και εκχεεις εις αυτον υδωρ

19 και νιψεται ααρων και οι υιοι αυτου εξ αυτου τας χειρας και τους ποδας υδατι

20 οταν εισπορευωνται εις την σκηνην του μαρτυριου νιψονται υδατι και ου μη αποθανωσιν η οταν προσπορευωνται προς το θυσιαστηριον λειτουργειν και αναφερειν τα ολοκαυτωματα κυριω

21 νιψονται τας χειρας και τους ποδας υδατι οταν εισπορευωνται εις την σκηνην του μαρτυριου νιψονται υδατι ινα μη αποθανωσιν και εσται αυτοις νομιμον αιωνιον αυτω και ταις γενεαις αυτου μετ' αυτον

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Gates

By Todd Beiswenger


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In ancient cities, the gate of the city is where the action was. Business was conducted there, trials were conducted there, and of course, people were granted or denied entry to the city there. Likewise we have gates to our mind that allow or deny certain thoughts, we put others on trial and conduct business all depending on what principles we put at our gates. What principles are running your gates?

(References: 2 Kings 7; Arcana Coelestia 2851 [1-15]; Exodus 30:17-21; Matthew 7:13-14)