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出埃及记 39

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1 比撒列用蓝色紫色、朱红色线做精致的衣服,在所用以供职,又为亚伦衣,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的

2 他用线和蓝色紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻做以弗得;

3 子锤成薄片,剪出线来,与蓝色紫色、朱红色线,用巧匠的手工一同绣上。

4 又为以弗得做两条相连的带,接连在以弗得的两头。

5 其上巧工织的带子和以弗得一样的做法,用以束上,与以弗得接连一块,是用线和蓝色紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻做的,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的

6 又琢出两块红玛瑙,镶在槽上,彷佛刻图书,按着以色列儿子名字雕刻;

7 将这两块宝安在以弗得的两条带上,为以色列人纪念,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的

8 他用巧匠的手工做胸牌,和以弗得一样的做法,用线与蓝色紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻做的。

9 胸牌是四方的,叠为两层;这两层长一虎口,宽一虎口,

10 上面镶着宝行:第行是红宝、红璧玺、红玉;

11 第二行是绿宝石、蓝宝石、金钢石;

12 第三行是紫玛瑙、白玛瑙、紫晶;

13 第四行是水苍玉、红玛瑙、碧玉。这都镶在槽中。

14 这些宝都是按着以色列十二个儿子名字,彷佛刻图书,刻十二个支派的名字

15 在胸牌上,用精拧成如绳子的炼子。

16 又做两个槽和两个,安在胸牌的两头。

17 把那两条拧成的炼子穿过胸牌两头的子,

18 又把炼子的那两头接在两槽上,安在以弗得前面带上。

19 做两个,安在胸牌的两头,在以弗得里面的边上,

20 又做两个,安在以弗得前面两条带的边,挨近相接之处,在以弗得巧工织的带子以上。

21 用一条蓝细带子把胸牌的子和以弗得的子系住,使胸牌贴在以弗得巧工织的带子上,不可与以弗得离缝,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的

22 他用织工做以弗得的外袍,颜色全是蓝的。

23 袍上留一领的周围织出领边来,彷佛铠甲的领,免得破裂。

24 在袍子底边上,用蓝色紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻做石榴

25 又用精做铃铛,把铃铛钉在袍子周围底边上的石榴中间

26 一个铃铛一个石榴,一个铃铛一个石榴,在袍子周围底边上用以供职,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的

27 他用织成的细麻布亚伦和他的儿子做内袍,

28 并用细麻布做冠冕和华美的裹头巾,用捻的细麻布做裤子,

29 又用蓝色紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻,以绣花的手工做腰带,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的

30 他用精冠上的牌,在上面按刻图书之法,刻着归耶和华

31 又用一条蓝细带子将牌系在冠冕上,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的

32 帐幕,就是会幕,一切的工就这样做完了。凡耶和华所吩咐摩西的以色列人都照样作了。

33 他们送到摩西那里。帐幕和帐幕的一切器具,就是钩子、板、闩、子、卯的座,

34 染红公羊皮的盖、海狗的顶盖,和遮掩柜的幔子,

35 法柜和柜的杠并施恩座,

36 桌子桌子的一切器具并陈设饼,

37 精金的台和摆列的盏,与台的一切器具,并点

38 、膏、馨料、会幕帘,

39 上的铜网,的杠并的一切器具,洗濯盆和盆座,

40 院子的帷子和子,并带卯的座,院子的帘、绳子、橛子,并帐幕和会幕中一切使用的器具,

41 精工做的礼服,和祭司亚伦并他儿子在所用以供祭司职分的衣。

42 这一切工作都是以色列人耶和华所吩咐摩西做的。

43 耶和华怎样吩咐的,他们就怎样做了。摩西见一切的工都做成了,就给他们祝福

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9824

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9824. 'And an ephod' means Divine Truth there in an outward form, in which inner things terminate. This is clear from the meaning of 'an ephod' as Divine Truth in an outward form. The reason why 'an ephod' has this meaning is that Aaron's holy garments represented forms of Divine Truth in the spiritual kingdom, in their proper order, see above in 9822, and the ephod was the outermost of the three garments, Aaron's holy garments being the ephod, the robe, and the checkered tunic. Not only does what is outermost contain inner things; but inner things also terminate in it. This applies to the human body, and therefore also applies to the heavens, to which aspects of the human body correspond. It applies similarly to truths and forms of good, for both these constitute the heavens.

[2] Since the ephod represented the most external part of the Lord's spiritual kingdom it was holier than all the other garments; and on it there was the breastplate containing the Urim and Thummim, by means of which answers from the Divine were given. The reason why the most external part is holier than the things within is that what is outermost contains all inner things in their proper order. It contains them in an outward form and in a connection which are so perfect that if what is outermost were taken away the things within would disintegrate; for the things within not only terminate there, but also exist together there. The truth of this may be recognized by people who know about the nature of things that succeed one another and those that exist together with one another, namely that those which succeed one another, that is, proceed and follow one another in their proper order, also stand together with one another at the last and lowest levels. Let end, cause, and effect exemplify this. The end is the first in order, the cause is the second, and the effect is the last and lowest, so that these too progress one after another. Yet within the effect, which is last, the cause at the same time manifests itself, as does the end within the cause. Consequently the effect is the completion of the inner or prior things, which have also been brought together in it and lodge there.

[3] The situation is similar with human will, thought, and action; will comes first, thought second, and action last. Action is also the effect that has the two prior or inner things existing together within it. For to the extent that action contains what the person thinks and what the person wills, inner things are contained in a form and in connection. This explains why the Word says that a person will be judged according to his deeds or works, which means that he will be judged according to his thought and will, for these are present within deeds as the soul is within its body. Now since inner things present themselves together in what is last and lowest, then if the order is perfect that which is last and lowest, as has been stated, is held to be holier than the inner things, because it is there that the holiness of the inner things exists in its fullness.

[4] Since inner things exist together in the last and lowest in the same way, as has been stated, as a person's thought and will - or, on a spiritual level, his faith and love - exist together in his deeds or works, John more than all the other disciples was loved by the Lord and leaned on His breast, John 13:23; 21:20, 22. This was because that disciple represented the works of charity, see Prefaces to Genesis 18, 22, and also 3934. This too shows why what is outermost or last within perfect order is holier than the things within if considered separately from it. For when the Lord is present in what is last and lowest He is at the same time present on all levels; and when He is present in it inner things are contained in their proper order, connection, and form, and are under His control and guidance, subject to His good will. This is the arcanum that was meant in 9360, as you may see.

[5] This then is the reason why the ephod, being representative of the last and lowest part of the Lord's spiritual kingdom, was held to be holier than the rest of the garments belonging to the priestly office. Therefore the ephod was the chief of the priestly vestments, being made from threads of gold in among the violet, purple, twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen, Exodus 39:3, though the rest of the priests had ephods made of linen, 1 Samuel 2:18; 22:18. This goes to explain why the word 'ephod' stood for a priest's whole attire and why he was said 'to wear the ephod', meaning that he was a priest, 1 Samuel 2:28; 14:3. It also goes to explain why the breastplate was tied to the ephod and why answers were given through the Urim and Thummim there. That is to say, this vestment was a representative sign of the lowest part of the Lord's spiritual kingdom, and answers from God present themselves in things last and lowest; for they pass through all the inner levels one after another, declaring themselves on the last and lowest because they terminate there. The fact that answers were given when they wore the ephod is clear from 1 Samuel 23:6-13; 30:7-8, and also in Hosea,

The children of Israel sat many days with no king, and no prince, and no sacrifice, and no pillar, and no ephod, and no teraphim 1 . Hosea 3:4.

'Teraphim' means answers from God, for in former times answers were given through them, Zechariah 10:2. Furthermore the word 'ephod' in the original language is derived from the root 'to enclose all inner things', as is evident from the meaning of that word in Exodus 29:5; Leviticus 8:7.

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1. A plural Hebrew word denoting images

  
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Exodus 28

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1 "Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

2 You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

3 You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

4 These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

5 They shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

6 "They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.

7 It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together.

8 The skillfully woven band, which is on it, that is on him, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

10 six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.

12 You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.

13 You shall make settings of gold,

14 and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them like cords of braided work: and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.

15 "You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.

16 It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

17 You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

18 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

21 The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

22 You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

23 You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24 You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

25 The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in its forepart.

26 You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.

27 You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

28 They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.

29 Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.

30 You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

31 "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

32 It shall have a hole for the head in its midst: it shall have a binding of woven work around its hole, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it not be torn.

33 On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, around its hem; and bells of gold between and around them:

34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe.

35 It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and when he comes out, that he not die.

36 "You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'

37 You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash; on the front of the sash it shall be.

38 It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

39 You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.

40 "You shall make coats for Aaron's sons, and you shall make sashes for them and you shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.

41 You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

42 You shall make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:

43 They shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they don't bear iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.