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民數記 17

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1 耶和華摩西

2 你曉諭以色列人,從他們手下取杖,每支派一根;從他們所有的首領,按著支派,共取十二根。你要將各名字在各的杖上,

3 並要將亞倫的名字在利未的杖上,因為各族長必有根杖。

4 你要把這些杖存在會幕內法櫃前,就是我與你們相會之處。

5 後來我所揀選的那,他的杖必發芽。這樣,我必使以色列人向你們所發的怨言止息,不再達到我耳中。

6 於是摩西曉諭以色列人,他們的首領就把杖交他,按著支派,每首領根,共有十二根;亞倫的杖也在其中。

7 摩西就把杖存在法櫃的帳幕內,在耶和華面前。

8 第二天,摩西進法櫃的帳幕去。誰知利未族亞倫的杖已經發了芽,生了苞,開了,結了熟杏。

9 摩西就把所有的杖從耶和華面前拿出來,給以色列;他們見了,各首領就把自己的杖拿去。

10 耶和華吩咐摩西:把亞倫的杖還放在法櫃前,給這些背叛之子留作記號。這樣,你就使他們向我發的怨言止息,免得他們亡。

11 摩西就這樣行。耶和華怎樣吩咐他,他就怎樣行了。

12 以色列人摩西我們死喇!我們滅亡喇!都滅亡喇!

13 凡挨近耶和華帳幕的是必的。我們都要亡麼?

   

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Tabernacle

  

In 1 Samuel 1:9, the tabernacle signifies the truth of faith with man. (Arcana Coelestia 2048)

A temple signifies the Lord's spiritual church; in a universal sense, the spiritual kingdom; in the highest sense, the Lord as to His Divine Truth. (Arcana Coelestia 3720)

In 1 Samuel 3:3, when the lamp had not been put out, and Samuel was sleeping in the tabernacle, this signifies that the extinction of truth in worship had not yet been fully accomplished. (Apocalypse Explained 403[18])

In Psalm 65:4, being satisfied with the goodness of the holy place of the temple signifies to be intelligent from divine truth, and to realize heavenly joy therefrom. (Apocalypse Explained 630[11])

In Revelation 21:22, that there is no temple in the New Jerusalem signifies that in that new church, the external worship will not be separate from internal. (Apocalypse Explained 918)

'The Tabernacle,' as in Revelation 13, signifies the church regarding doctrine and worship. 'The tabernacle' has almost the same meaning as 'temple,' that is, in the highest sense, the Lord's divine humanity, and in a relative sense, heaven and the church. But 'tabernacle' as heaven and the church signifies the celestial church, which is in the good of love from the Lord to the Lord, and 'temple,' the spiritual church, which is in the truths of wisdom from the Lord. 'The tabernacle' signifies the celestial kingdom, because the most ancient church, which was celestial, in a state of love to the Lord, performed divine worship in tabernacles. The ancient church, which was a spiritual church, performed divine worship in temples. Tabernacles were made of wood, and temples, stone. 'Wood' signifies good, and 'stone,' truth. Since the most ancient church, a celestial church, because of their love to the Lord, and resulting conjunction with Him, celebrated divine worship in tabernacles, so the Lord commanded Moses to build a tabernacle, which represented everything of heaven and the church. It was so holy, that it was not lawful for anyone to go into it, except Moses, Aaron, and his sons. If any of the people entered, they would die, as in Numbers 17:12-13, 18:1, 22, 23, and 19:14-19. The ark was in its center, which contained the two tables of the Decalogue, and was topped with the mercy seat and the cherubim. Outside of the veil, there were the table for the shew-bread, the altar of incense, and the candlestick with seven lamps. All of these things represented heaven and the church. The Tabernacle is described Exodus 26:7-16 and 36:8-37, and its design was shown to Moses on Mount Sinai, as in Exodus 25:9 and 26:30. Anything seen from heaven is representative of heaven, and so of the church. The feast of tabernacles was instituted in memory of the most holy worship of the Lord in tabernacles by the most ancient people, and of their conjunction with Him by love, as mentioned in Leviticus 23:39-44, Deuteronomy 16:13-14 and Zechariah 14:16-19.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Revealed 585; Numbers 18:22-23, 19:14-19; Zechariah 14)