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1 Jahve reče Mojsiju:

2 "Napravi sebi dvije trube; napravi ih od kovana srebra. Neka ti služe za sazivanje zajednice i za pokretanje tabora.

3 Kad se u njih zatrubi, neka se sva zajednica skupi k tebi na ulazu u Šator sastanka.

4 Ako li se zatrubi u jednu, neka se k tebi skupe glavari izraelski, tisućnici.

5 Kad popratite trubljenje bojnim poklikom, neka krenu logori utaboreni na istočnoj strani.

6 Kad popratite trubljenje bojnim poklikom po drugi put, neka krenu logori utaboreni s južne strane: neka se trubljenje poprati bojnim poklikom da oni krenu.

7 Trubite i da skupite zajednicu, ali bez bojnog poklika.

8 Neka u trube trube svećenici, sinovi Aronovi. Neka vam to bude trajnom uredbom za vaše naraštaje.

9 Kad u svojoj zemlji pođete u rat na neprijatelja koji vas pritisne, zaorite na trube s bojnim poklikom, i Jahve, Bog vaš, sjetit će se vas i bit ćete izbavljeni od svojih neprijatelja.

10 Na dan svoje svečanosti, svojih blagdana ili svojih mjesečevih mlađaka, dok prinosite svoje paljenice i pričesnice, trubite u trube. Neka to za vas bude spomen pred Bogom vašim. Ja sam Jahve, Bog vaš."

11 Druge godine drugoga mjeseca dvadesetog dana u mjesecu diže se oblak iznad Prebivališta svjedočanstva.

12 Tada se Izraelci zapute iz Sinajske pustinje na svoja putovanja. Oblak se zaustavi u pustinji Paranu.

13 Tako na Jahvinu zapovijed danu Mojsiju krenuše prvi put.

14 Prva je krenula zastava tabora Judinih sinova u svojim četama. Nad njihovom vojskom bijaše Nahšon, sin Aminadabov;

15 nad vojskom plemena Jisakarovaca stajaše Netanel, sin Suarov,

16 a nad vojskom plemena Zebulunovaca bijaše Eliab, sin Helonov.

17 Zatim, pošto je rastavljeno Prebivalište, krenuše Geršonovci i Merarijevci noseći Prebivalište.

18 Potom krenu zastava tabora Rubenova u svojim četama. Nad njihovom vojskom bijaše Elisur, sin Šedeurov;

19 nad vojskom plemena Šimunovaca stajao je Šelumiel, sin Surišadajev;

20 nad vojskom plemena Gadovaca bio je Elijasaf, sin Deuelov.

21 Potom krenuše Kehatovci noseći posvećene predmete. Tako je Prebivalište bilo podignuto prije njihova dolaska.

22 Onda krenu zastava tabora Efrajimovaca u svojim četama. Nad njihovom vojskom bijaše Elišama, sin Amihudov,

23 nad vojskom plemena Manašeovaca stajaše Gamliel, sin Pedahsurov;

24 nad vojskom plemena Benjaminovaca bijaše Abidan, sin Gidonijev.

25 A kao zalazna straža za sve tabore krenu, u svojim četama, zastava tabora Danovaca. Nad njihovom je vojskom stajao Ahiezer, sin Amišadajev.

26 Nad vojskom plemena Ašerovaca bio je Pagiel, sin Okranov;

27 a nad vojskom plemena Naftalijevaca bio je Ahira, sin Enanov.

28 Takav je bio red putovanja Izraelaca svrstanih u svoje čete. Tako su putovali.

29 Mojsije reče Hobabu, sinu Midjanca Reuela, Mojsijeva tasta: "Zaputili smo se u kraj o kojemu je Jahve rekao: 'Dat ću vam ga!' Pođi s nama i dobro ćemo ti činiti, jer je Jahve obećao sreću Izraelu."

30 "Ne idem", odgovori mu, "nego se vraćam u svoju zemlju; k svojima se vraćam."

31 "Molim te, ne ostavljaj nas!" - reče. "Budući da znaš gdje nam se treba u pustinji utaboriti, valjat ćeš nam kao oči.

32 Ako s nama pođeš, dobročinstva koja nam Jahve bude udijelio s tobom ćemo dijeliti."

33 Od Jahvina brda putovali su tri dana hoda. Kovčeg Jahvina saveza išao je pred njima ta tri dana hoda da im potraži mjesto odmora.

34 Danju je opet Jahvin oblak bio nad njima, kako bi se iz tabora zaputili.

35 Kad bi Kovčeg polazio, Mojsije bi rekao: "Ustani, Jahve! Neprijatelji tvoji neka se rasprše! Koji tebe mrze nek' bježe pred tobom!"

36 A kad bi se zaustavljao, popratio bi: "Vrati se, o Jahve! Izraelu ti si tisuće bezbrojne!"

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 935

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935. Yielding its fruit according to the month. This symbolically means that the Lord produces the goods in a person in accordance with every state of truth in him.

A month symbolizes a person's state of life in respect to truth, as will be seen below. To yield fruit means, symbolically, to produce goods. That fruits are goods of love and charity is something we just showed in no. 934 above. Moreover, because it is the Lord who essentially produces these in a person - even though the person does them as though of himself, thus apparently, as we said in no. 934 above - it follows that the symbolic meaning here is that the Lord produces them inmostly when He is present there.

But we must say how one is to understand the Lord's producing goods of charity in a person in accordance with every state of truth in him.

Someone who believes that a person does good acceptable to the Lord, good that is called spiritual good, without possessing in him truths from the Word, is much mistaken. Goods without truths are not good, and truths without goods are not true in the person, even though they are true in themselves. For good without truth is like something a person wills without understanding, a volition that is not human, but one like that of an animal, or like that of a robot that an operator causes to function.

On the other hand, volition together with comprehension becomes human in accordance with the state of the intellect by which it finds expression. For the condition of everyone's life is such that a person's will can do nothing without the instrumentality of the intellect, nor can the intellect entertain any thought without doing so from the will. The case is the same with goodness and truth, since goodness has to do with the will, and truth with the intellect.

[2] It is apparent from this that the good that the Lord produces in a person accords with the state of truth in him that forms his understanding.

This is what the tree of life yielding its fruit every month symbolizes, because a month symbolizes the state of truth in a person.

All periods of time, such as hours, days, weeks, months, years, and centuries, symbolize states of life, as may be seen in nos. 476, 562. Months symbolize states of life in respect to truths, because months mean times determined by the moon, and the moon symbolizes the truth of the intellect and of faith (nos. 332, 413, 414, 919).

Months have the same meaning in the following:

Blessed of Jehovah is (Joseph's) land..., with the precious fruits of the sun, and with the precious produce of the months... (Deuteronomy 33:13-14)

It shall come to pass that from month to month, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to bow down before (Jehovah).... (Isaiah 66:23)

Because of the symbolic meaning of a month, which is the same as that of the moon, sacrifices were made at the beginnings of each month or new moon (Numbers 29:1-6, Isaiah 1:14). The Israelites also sounded the trumpets then (Numbers 10:10, Psalms 81:3). And they were commanded to observe the month of Abib, in which they celebrated Passover (Exodus 12:2, Deuteronomy 16:1).

Months symbolize states of truth in a person, and in an opposite sense states of falsity in him, as may also be seen above in Revelation 9:5, 10, 15; 11:2, and 13:5.

A month has the same symbolic meaning here as in Ezekiel 47:12.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.