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Levitska 10

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1 A sinovi Aronovi Nadab i Abihu uzmu svaki svoj kadionik; stave u nj vatre i na nju metnu tamjana da prinesu pred Jahvom neposvećenu vatru, koju im on ne bijaše propisao.

2 Ali izbije plamen ispred Jahve te ih proguta - poginuše oni pred Jahvom.

3 Nato će Mojsije Aronu: "To je ono što je Jahve navijestio: Po onima koji su mi blizu svetim ću se pokazati; pred svim ću se pukom proslaviti." Aron je šutio.

4 Mojsije zovnu Mišaela i Elsafana, sinove Aronova strica Uziela, pa im reče: "Dođite i odnesite svoju braću ispred Svetišta u polje izvan tabora!"

5 Oni dođu i odnesu ih u njihovim košuljama u polje izvan tabora, kako je Mojsije rekao.

6 Poslije toga Mojsije reče Aronu i njegovim sinovima, Eleazaru i Itamaru: "Ne raščupavajte svoje kose niti razdirite svojih haljina da ne poginete i da se On ne razljuti na svekoliku zajednicu. Vaša braća i sav dom Izraelov neka oplakuje one koje je vatra Jahvina sažegla.

7 Ne smijete odlaziti s ulaza u Šator sastanka da ne pomrete, jer na vama je Jahvino ulje pomazanja." Oni učine po riječi Mojsijevoj.

8 Jahve reče Aronu:

9 "Kad ulazite u Šator sastanka, nemojte piti vina niti opojnoga pića, ni ti ni tvoji sinovi s tobom! Tako nećete poginuti. To je trajan zakon za vaše naraštaje;

10 da možete lučiti posvećeno od običnoga, čisto od nečistoga;

11 da možete učiti Izraelce svim zakonima što ih je Jahve predao preko Mojsija."

12 Onda Mojsije rekne Aronu i njegovim preživjelim sinovima, Eleazaru i Itamaru: "Uzimajte od žrtve prinosnice što preostaje nakon prinesene žrtve u čast Jahvi paljene i beskvasnu je uza žrtvenik jedite jer je vrlo sveta.

13 Blagujte je u svetom mjestu, jer to je - tako je meni naređeno - pristojbina tvoja i pristojbina tvojih sinova od žrtava paljenih u čast Jahvi.

14 A grudi žrtve prikaznice i pleće žrtve podizanice ti i tvoji sinovi i tvoje kćeri s tobom jedite na bilo kojem čistom mjestu. Jer to je dodijeljeno za pristojbinu tebi i tvojim sinovima od izraelskih žrtava pričesnica.

15 Pleće žrtve podizanice i grudi žrtve prikaznice što se donose zajedno s lojem, na vatri paljenim - pošto budu prineseni za žrtvu prikaznicu pred Jahvom - neka pripadnu tebi i tvojim sinovima s tobom. To je, kako je Jahve naredio, trajan zakon."

16 Potom se Mojsije potanje raspita o jarcu žrtve okajnice. Već je bio spaljen. On se razljuti na Eleazara i Itamara, Aronove preživjele sinove, pa rekne:

17 "Zašto ste jeli žrtvu okajnicu na svetome mjestu? Vrlo ja sveta! To vam je dao Jahve da uklanjate krivnju sa zajednice vršeći nad njom obred pomirenja pred Jahvom.

18 Budući da krv žrtve nije bila unesena unutar Svetišta, morali ste je blagovati u Svetištu, kako mi je bilo zapovjeđeno."

19 Nato će Aron Mojsiju: "Danas su, eto, prinijeli svoju žrtvu okajnicu i svoju žrtvu paljenicu pred Jahvom! Što bi se meni dogodilo da sam ja Danas jeo od žrtve okajnice? Bi li to bilo milo Jahvi?"

20 Kad Mojsije to ču, odobri.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 496

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496. Verse 5. And the angel took the censer and filled it from the fire of the altar, signifies the conjunction of celestial love and spiritual love. This is evident from the signification of a "censer," as being spiritual good (of which above, n. 491, and therefore also spiritual love, since all good is of love; also from the signification of "the fire of the altar," as being celestial love, for "fire" signifies in the Word love in both senses, namely, celestial love and infernal love. "The fire of the altar" signifies celestial love, because the altar of burnt-offering, upon which was the fire, was the chief representative of the worship of the Lord from that love (See above, n. 490); and because this love of the Lord is perpetual, therefore it was appointed that a fire should burn continually upon the altar, and that they should take of that fire in the censers for burning incense, which was done to represent the conjunction of celestial love with spiritual love.

[2] That a fire should burn continually upon the altar is evident from Moses:

And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning, and shall not be put out; and the priest shall kindle wood on it every morning, and shall arrange on it the burnt-offering and he shall burn on it the fats of the peace-offerings. The fire shall be kept burning continually upon the altar, it shall not be quenched (Leviticus 6:12, 13).

This represented that the Lord's Divine love is unceasing and eternal.

[3] That they should take from the fire of the altar in the censers for burning incense see also in Moses:

Aaron shall take burning coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah in a censer; and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah (Leviticus 16:12, 13).

And that Aaron took fire from off the altar, and put incense on it, by which expiation was made for the people (Numbers 16:46, 47).

This represented that all propitiation and expiation were from the Lord's Divine love, as also that everything that has that love in it is heard and received by the Lord; and the rising of the smoke of the incense represented also hearing and reception.

[4] And because Korah, Dathan, and Abiram and their company, took fire from the altar and burned incense, and thence their censers were sanctified:

It was commanded that after they had been swallowed up by the earth, their censers, which were of brass, should be gathered up, and the fire be scattered yonder, and the censers be beaten into plates for covering the altar (Numbers 16:36-39).

This also represented the holiness of the Lord's Divine love. And as incense-offerings were holy from the fire of the altar, so incense-offerings with strange fire were profane, therefore:

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, were consumed by fire from heaven, because they offered incense with strange fire (Leviticus 10:1, 2).

Incense offering from strange fire represented worship from love other than Divine, and worship from any other love is profane.

[5] These passages have been cited to make known that "the fire of the altar" signifies the Lord's Divine love, which love in heaven is called Divine celestial love and Divine spiritual love; Divine celestial love is in the Lord's celestial kingdom, and Divine spiritual love is in the Lord's spiritual kingdom. For there are two kingdoms, into which all the heavens are divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom; Divine celestial love constitutes the celestial kingdom, and Divine spiritual love the spiritual kingdom. (That all the heavens are divided into these two kingdoms, see in the work on Heaven and Hell n.20-28; and that these two loves constitute these two kingdoms, or all the heavens, n. 13-19.) But it must be noted that the Lord's Divine love in the heavens is called celestial and spiritual from its reception by the angels, and not from its being divided in itself; also that spiritual love springs from celestial love as an effect from its effecting cause, and as truth from good; for the good of spiritual love is in its essence the truth of the good of celestial love. For this reason these two kingdoms are conjoined with each other and are one in the Lord's sight. But this has been said for those who love to search into interior things. That "fire" signifies love in both senses will be seen confirmed from the Word in what follows.

  
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