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1 Reče Jahve Mojsiju:

2 "Na prvi dan prvoga mjeseca podigni Prebivalište, Šator sastanka.

3 Ondje postavi Kovčeg svjedočanstva, onda Kovčeg zakloni zavjesom.

4 Potom unesi stol i što na nj spada poredaj; unesi i svijećnjak i svijeće mu pripremi.

5 A zlatni žrtvenik za kađenje postavi pred Kovčeg svjedočanstva. Onda objesi zastor nad ulazom u Prebivalište.

6 Stavi žrtvenik za žrtve paljenice pred ulaz Prebivališta, Šatora sastanka.

7 Između Šatora sastanka i žrtvenika smjesti umivaonik i u nj nalij vode.

8 Naokolo napravi dvorište i objesi zastor nad dvorišnim ulazom.

9 Zatim uzmi ulja za pomazanje pa pomaži Prebivalište i sve što je u njemu; posveti ga i sav njegov pribor, pa će svetim postati.

10 Pomaži potom žrtvenik za žrtve paljenice i sav njegov pribor; posveti žrtvenik i presvetim će žrtvenik postati.

11 Pomaži umivaonik s njegovim stalkom: posveti ga!

12 Dovedi zatim Arona i njegove sinove na ulaz Šatora sastanka pa ih operi vodom.

13 Stavi onda na Arona posvećenu odjeću; pomaži ga i posveti da mi služi kao svećenik.

14 Dovedi i njegove sinove, na njih stavi košulje

15 i pomaži ih, kako si pomazao i njihova oca, da mi služe kao svećenici. Njihovo pomazanje neka ih uvede u vječno svećenstvo u sve njihove naraštaje."

16 Tako Mojsije učini. Kako mu je Jahve naredio, sve je tako i učinio.

17 Prvoga dana prvoga mjeseca druge godine Prebivalište bi podignuto.

18 Ovako Mojsije namjesti Prebivalište: razmjesti njegova podnožja, onda uspravi njegove trenice, zatim postavi priječnice i podiže stupove.

19 Zatim raspne Šator nad Prebivalište, a povrh njega stavi pokrov Šatora, kako je Jahve Mojsiju naredio.

20 Uze onda Svjedočanstvo i stavi ga u Kovčeg; na Kovčeg postavi motke; onda stavi Pomirilište ozgo na Kovčeg.

21 Potom unese Kovčeg u Prebivalište; objesi zavjesu za zaklon. Tako zastre Kovčeg svjedočanstva, kako je Jahve i naredio Mojsiju.

22 Zatim postavi stol u Šator sastanka, Prebivalištu sa sjeverne strane, ali izvan zavjese.

23 Po njemu poreda kruhove pred Jahvom, kako je Jahve naredio Mojsiju.

24 Onda smjesti svijećnjak u Šator sastanka naprama stolu, na južnoj strani Prebivališta.

25 I postavi svjetiljke pred Jahvom, kako je Jahve naredio Mojsiju.

26 Zlatni žrtvenik smjesti u Šator sastanka, pred zavjesu.

27 Na njemu zapali miomirisnog tamjana, kako je Jahve naredio Mojsiju.

28 Poslije toga stavi zavjesu na ulaz u Prebivalište.

29 Kod ulaza u Prebivalište, u Šator sastanka, postavi žrtvenik za žrtve paljenice. Na njemu prinese žrtvu paljenicu i žrtvu od žita, kako je Jahve naredio Mojsiju.

30 Između Šatora sastanka i žrtvenika smjesti umivaonik pa u nj ulije vode za pranje.

31 Iz njega su Mojsije, Aron i njegovi sinovi prali svoje ruke i svoje noge.

32 A prali su se kad su ulazili u Šator sastanka i kad su pristupali k žrtveniku, kako je Jahve naredio Mojsiju.

33 Napokon Mojsije napravi dvorište oko Prebivališta i žrtvenika i postavi zavjesu na dvorišnim vratima. Tako Mojsije završi taj posao.

34 A onda oblak prekri Šator sastanka i slava Jahvina ispuni Prebivalište.

35 Mojsije nije mogao ući u Šator sastanka zbog oblaka koji je na njemu stajao i slave Jahvine koja je ispunjala Prebivalište.

36 Sve vrijeme njihova putovanja, kad god bi se oblak digao s Prebivališta, Izraelci bi krenuli;

37 ali ako se oblak ne bi digao, ni oni ne bi na put polazili sve do dana dok se ne bi digao.

38 Jer sve vrijeme njihova putovanja oblak Jahvin danju stajaše nad Prebivalištem, a noću bi se u oblaku pojavila vatra vidljiva svemu domu Izraelovu.

   

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Levitska 24:5

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5 "Potom uzmi najboljeg brašna i od njega ispeci dvanaest pogača. Neka u svakoj pogači budu dvije desetine efe.

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3272. 'Twelve princes of their peoples' means all the first and foremost features of that spiritual Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'twelve' as all things of faith and so of the Church, dealt with in 577, 2089, 2129 (end), 2130 (end); from the meaning of 'princes' as first and foremost features, dealt with in 1482, 2089; and from the meaning of 'peoples' as those who are governed by truths, dealt with in 1259, 1260, and so those who belong to the spiritual Church, for they are said to be those with whom truths predominate. The fact that all numbers in the Word mean real things becomes quite clear from the number twelve which occurs so many times. Whenever that number is used in the Word it means all things. For example, the twelve tribes in the Old Testament and the twelve apostles in the New mean all things of faith, and so all things of the Church. Here 'twelve princes' accordingly means all the first and foremost features of that Church which are represented by just so many sons of Ishmael.

[2] That the number twelve means those things becomes clear from what has been introduced in the places mentioned above, as well as from the following in the Word: In John,

I heard the number of the sealed out of every tribe of Israel - twelve thousand sealed out of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand sealed out of the tribe of Gad, and so on. Revelation 7:4-6, and following verses.

Here 'twelve thousand sealed out of every tribe' means nothing else than that everyone who receives faith, that is, who receives the good that accompanies it, is saved. In the same book,

A woman encircled with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Revelation 12:1.

'A woman' stands for the Church, 252, 253, 'the sun' for celestial love, 'the moon' for spiritual love, 30-38, 1529, 1530, 2441, 2495. 'Twelve stars' stands for all things of faith - 'stars' being cognitions of good and truth, which are matters of faith, 2495, 2849.

[3] In the same book,

The holy city New Jerusalem, having twelve gates, and above the gates twelve angels, and names written which are those of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. He measured the city with the measuring rod, twelve thousand stadia. And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits (twelve twelves), which is the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Revelation 21:12, 14, 16-17, 21.

Here nothing else is meant by the holy city than the Lord's spiritual kingdom, and by the gates, wall, and foundations the things that constitute charity and faith, all of which things are meant by the frequently mentioned number twelve. The fact that neither the twelve tribes nor the twelve apostles are meant literally may be recognized by anyone. In the same book,

In the middle of its street, and of the river, on this side and on that, was the tree of life bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit each month. Revelation 22:2.

'Twelve fruits' means all things of charity.

[4] In Matthew,

Jesus said, Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on His throne of glory, will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Matthew 19:28.

Here 'the apostles' is not used to mean the apostles, nor 'thrones' to mean thrones, nor 'tribes' tribes, but matters of faith in their entirety, see 2129. Furthermore when the twelve tribes are referred to in the Old Testament Word they mean all things of the Church. The same applies to the twelve stones set according to the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, in the Urim and Thummim, Exodus 28:21; to the twelve loaves of the presence that were laid out on the table, Leviticus 24:5-6; and so on with every other reference to twelve. Also the names themselves of the twelve sons of Jacob or Israel contain all things of faith, as will be seen in the Lord's Divine mercy in Chapters 29, 30 below.

  
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