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Izlazak 36

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1 Stoga neka Besalel, Oholiab i svi vještaci koje je Jahve obdario vještinom i sposobnošću da vješto izvedu sve poslove oko podizanja Svetišta obave sve kako je Jahve naredio."

2 Mojsije onda pozva Besalela, Oholiaba i sve one što ih je Jahve obdario vještinom; sve koje je srce poticalo da se prihvate posla i izvedu ga.

3 Oni preuzmu od Mojsija sve prinose koje Izraelci bijahu donijeli da se izvedu poslovi oko podizanja Svetišta. Ali kako su oni i dalje donosili prinose jutro za jutrom,

4 svi majstori koji su gradili Svetište dođu - svaki s posla na kojem je radio -

5 i reknu Mojsiju: "Svijet donosi mnogo više nego što je potrebno za izvođenje posla koji nam je Jahve naredio da izvedemo."

6 Zato Mojsije izda naredbu koju po taboru proglase: "Neka više nijedan čovjek ni žena ne donosi nikakva priloga za Svetište!" Tako ustave narod te nije donosio novih darova.

7 Što imahu bijaše dosta da se izvede sve djelo; i još je pretjecalo.

8 I tako najvještiji ljudi među radnicima naprave Prebivalište. Načine ga od deset zavjesa od prepredenog lana i ljubičastog, crvenog i tamnocrvenog prediva. Na njima bijahu izvezeni likovi kerubina.

9 Dužina je svake zavjese iznosila dvadeset osam lakata, a širina svake zavjese četiri lakta. Sve su zavjese bile iste mjere.

10 Pet zavjesa sastave jednu s drugom, a pet drugih zavjesa sastave opet jednu s drugom.

11 Na rubu posljednje od zavjesa sastavljenih u jedno načine petlje od modre vune; jednako ih načine i na rubu posljednje zavjese drugoga dijela;

12 načine pedeset petlji na jednome komadu, a pedeset na rubu zavjese drugoga komada. Petlje su stajale jedna spram druge.

13 Onda naprave pedeset zlatnih kopča pa sastave zavjese kopčama jednu s drugom. Tako je Prebivalište bilo kao jedna cjelina.

14 Zatim za Šator povrh Prebivališta načine zavjese od kostrijeti; načine ih jedanaest.

15 Dužina svake zavjese bila je trideset lakata, a širina četiri lakta. Tih jedanaest zavjesa bilo je iste mjere.

16 Sastave pet zavjesa za se, a šest drugih opet za se.

17 Naprave pedeset petlji na rubu zavjese jednoga komada, a pedeset načine na rubu drugoga komada.

18 Načine i pedeset kopča od tuča da sastave Šator zajedno, tako da bude jedna cjelina.

19 Zatim naprave pokrov za Šator od učinjenih ovnujskih koža, a povrh njega drugi, od finih koža.

20 Trenice nauzgor za Prebivalište izrade od bagremova drva.

21 Duljina je svake trenice bila deset lakata, a širina lakat i pol.

22 Svaka je trenica imala dva klina da je drže uspravno. To su napravili na svakoj trenici za Šator.

23 Trenice za Prebivalište napravili su ovako: dvadeset trenica za južnu stranu;

24 napravili su četrdeset podnožja od srebra pod dvadeset trenica - dva podnožja pod prvu trenicu za njezina dva klina i dva podnožja pod svaku slijedeću trenicu za njezina dva klina.

25 Za drugu, sjevernu, stranu Prebivališta naprave dvadeset trenica

26 i za njih četrdeset podnožja od srebra - dva podnožja pod prvu trenicu, a po dva podnožja pod svaku slijedeću trenicu.

27 Prebivalištu straga, prema zapadu, napraviše šest trenica.

28 Naprave i dvije trenice za uglove Prebivališta straga.

29 Pri dnu su bile rastavljene, ali su se pri vrhu, kod prvoga koluta, sastajale. Tako su ih obje postavili za dva ugla.

30 Bilo je osam trenica s njihovim podnožjima od srebra: šesnaest podnožja, pod svakom trenicom dva.

31 Načine priječnice od bagremova drva: pet njih za trenice s jedne strane Prebivališta,

32 a pet opet priječnica za trenice s druge strane Prebivališta te pet priječnica za trenice Prebivalištu straga, prema zapadu.

33 Onda načine središnju priječnicu što je prolazila sredinom trenica s kraja na kraj.

34 Trenice oblože zlatom, a njihove kolutove, kroz koje su priječnice bile provučene, načine od zlata. I priječnice oblože zlatom.

35 Naprave zavjesu od ljubičastog, crvenog i tamnocrvenog prediva i prepredenog lana; načine je s izvezenim kerubinima.

36 Za nju naprave četiri stupa od bagremova drva i oblože ih zlatom. Kuke su im bile od zlata, a saliju im i četiri podnožja od srebra.

37 Na ulazu u Šator naprave zavjesu od ljubičastog, crvenog i tamnocrvenog prediva i prepredenog lana, umjetnički protkanu, i za nju pet stupčića s njihovim kukama. Vrhove stupčića i njihove šipke oblože zlatom, dok im pet podnožja naprave od tuča.

   

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Command

  
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze

To command is to give an order that something must be done, and is directed to an individual, or a group. It is an imperative, not a suggestion. Commanding can be done in two ways, or from two differing motives. It often comes in an organization, where it is used to impose an order that is necessary to do the organization's work, such as a business, or government or an army, and can be legitimate, or is used in a family by parents to maintain an orderly home. But it can also be used by a person who loves power and having gotten it in some way, loves to impose his or her will on others for selfish gratification. So one motive is love of a use, or of good, and the other is for the love of self, or possessions. The Lord, from His infinite love, has given mankind commandments because He is order itself, and knows that our happiness to eternity depends on our acceptance of His order of creation, which ultimately is the only order that exists.

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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)