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Exodus 27

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1 Uděláš také oltář z dříví setim pěti loket zdýlí a pěti loket zšíří; čtverhranatý bude oltář, a tří loket zvýší bude.

2 A zděláš mu rohy na čtyřech úhlech jeho; z něho budou rohové jeho; a obložíš jej mědí.

3 Naděláš také k němu hrnců, do kterýchž by popel bral, a lopat a kotlíku, a vidliček a nádob k uhlí. Všecka nádobí jeho z mědi uděláš.

4 Uděláš mu i rošt mřežovaný měděný, a u té mříže čtyři kruhy měděné na čtyřech rozích jejích.

5 A dáš ji pod okolek oltáře do vnitřku; a bude ta mříže až do polu oltáře.

6 Uděláš k tomu oltáři i sochory z dříví setim, a mědí je okuješ.

7 A ti sochorové provlečeni budou skrze ty kruhy; a budou sochorové ti na obou stranách oltáře, když nošen bude.

8 Uděláš jej z desk, aby byl vnitř prázdný; jakž ukázáno tobě na hoře, tak udělají.

9 Uděláš také síň příbytku k straně polední; koltry síně té očkovaté budou z bílého hedbáví soukaného; sto loket zdélí ať má kraj jeden.

10 Sloupů pak bude k nim dvadcet, a podstavků k nim měděných dvadcet; háky na sloupích a přepásaní jich stříbrné.

11 A tak i strana půlnoční na dýl ať má koltry očkovaté sto loket zdýlí, a sloupů svých dvadceti, a podstavků k nim měděných dvadceti; háky na sloupích a přepásaní jich stříbrné.

12 Na šíř pak té síně k straně západní budou koltry očkovaté padesáti loktů zdýlí, a sloupů k nim deset, a podstavků jejich deset.

13 A širokost síně v straně přední na východ bude padesáti loktů.

14 Patnácti loktů budou koltry očkovaté k straně jedné, sloupové k nim tři, a podstavkové jejich tři.

15 A k straně druhé patnácti loktů zdýlí budou koltry očkovaté, sloupové jejich tři, a podstavkové jejich tři.

16 K bráně pak té síně uděláno bude zastření dvadcíti loktů z postavce modrého a šarlatu, a z červce dvakrát barveného, a bílého hedbáví soukaného, dílem krumpéřským, sloupové k němu čtyři, a podstavkové jejich čtyři.

17 Všickni sloupové síně vůkol přepásani budou stříbrem; hákové pak jejich budou stříbrní, a podstavkové jejich mědění.

18 Dlouhost síně bude sto loket, a širokost padesáte, všudy jednostejná, vysokost pak pěti loktů, z bílého hedbáví soukaného, a podstavkové budou mědění.

19 Všecka nádobí příbytku, ke vší službě jeho, a všickni kolíkové jeho, i všickni kolíkové síně z mědi budou.

20 Ty také přikaž synům Izraelským, ať nanesou oleje olivového čistého, vytlačeného k svícení, aby lampy vždycky rozsvěcovány byly.

21 V stánku úmluvy před oponou, kteráž zastírati bude svědectví, spravovati je budou Aron a synové jeho od večera až do jitra před Hospodinem. Toť bude řád věčný, kterýž zachovávati budou potomci jejich mezi syny Izraelskými.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9776

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9776. 'And as for all the vessels of the dwelling-place, in all [its] service' means the truths and the forms of good on the level of factual knowledge which the external man possesses. This is clear from the meaning of 'the vessels' as factual knowledge, dealt with in 3068, 3079, 9394, 9544; from the meaning of 'the dwelling-place' as heaven, dealt with in 9594, 9596, 9632; and from the meaning of 'service' as the external or natural level in a person, dealt with in 3019, 3020, 5305, 7998. The external or natural level in a person is a servant because it ought to serve the internal or spiritual level in a person. For the human being has been created to conform to an image of heaven and to an image of the world, the internal or spiritual man to an image of heaven and the external or natural man to an image of the world, 9279. Just as the world ought to serve heaven, so the external or natural level in a person ought to serve his internal or spiritual. The external has also been created to be a servant; for it has no life of its own and so cannot do anything by itself. It is dependent on the internal or spiritual, that is, through this on the Lord. From this it is also evident that the external or natural level in a person is not anything unless it is a servant to the internal or spiritual, and that so far as it does serve the internal it is something. To be a servant is to be obedient, and the external is obedient when it does not take ideas stored in the understanding and use them as reasons to justify the evils of self-love and love of the world, but complies with reason and the teachings of the Church which dictate that what is good and true should be done not for selfish and worldly reasons but for goodness and truth's own sake. When all this is so, the Lord - acting through the person's heaven, that is, through the person's internal man - is the doer of those things. For all goodness and truth spring from the Lord, so much so that what is good and true in anyone is the Lord Himself. From all this it becomes clear why it is that the external man must be a servant to the internal.

  
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2761. That 'a white horse' means an understanding of the Word as regards its interior contents, or what amounts to the same, as regards the internal sense of the Word is clear from the meaning of 'a horse' as the understanding part of the mind. In prophetical parts of the Word 'a horse' and 'a rider' are referred to many times, but up to now nobody has known that 'a horse' means the understanding part of the mind, and 'a rider' one who has intelligence, as in the prophecy of Jacob, who by then was Israel, concerning Dan,

Dan will be a serpent on the road, a darting serpent on the path, biting the horse's heels; and its rider will fall backwards. I am awaiting Your salvation, O Jehovah. Genesis 49:17-18.

'A serpent' means one who reasons about Divine arcana on the basis of sensory evidence and factual knowledge, see 195. 'Road' and 'path' mean truth, 627, 2333, 'heel' means the lowest part of the natural, 259, 'horse' an understanding of the Word, and 'rider' one who teaches. From this it is evident what these prophetical words mean, namely that one who reasons about the truths of faith on the basis of sensory evidence and factual knowledge is interested solely in the lowest things belonging to the natural world and so believes nothing, which is 'falling backwards'. And this is why the words 'I am awaiting Your salvation, O Jehovah' are added.

[2] In Habakkuk,

O God, You ride on Your horses, Your chariots are salvation. You made Your horses to tread in the sea. Habakkuk 3:8, 15.

Here 'horses' stands for Divine Truths that are in the Word, 'chariots' for doctrine drawn from them, 'the sea' for cognitions, 28, 2120. And since these belong to an understanding of the Word from God, it is said, 'You made Your horses to tread in the sea'. Here, as in the quotation above from the Book of Revelation, horses are attributed to God, but this attribution would not be possible if they did not have such a meaning.

[3] In David,

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; exalt Him who rides on the clouds by His name lain. Psalms 68:4.

'Riding on the clouds' stands for an understanding of the Word as regards its interior contents or internal sense; for 'clouds' means the Word in the letter which has the internal sense within it - see the Preface to Genesis 18, where the meaning of 'the Lord's coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory' is explained.

[4] In the same author,

Jehovah bowed the heavens and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet, and He rode on a cherub. Psalms 18:9-10.

'Thick darkness' here stands for clouds, 'riding on a cherub' for the Lord's providence preventing man's entering of himself into the mysteries of faith that are in the Word, 308. In Zechariah,

On that day there will be on the horse-bells, Holiness to Jehovah. Zechariah 14:20. 'The horse-bells' stands for an understanding of the spiritual things of the Word, which are holy.

[5] In Jeremiah,

There will enter through the gates of this city kings and princes seated on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited for ever. Jeremiah 17:25-26; 22:4.

'The city of Jerusalem' stands for the Lord's spiritual kingdom and Church. 'Kings' stands for truths, 1672, 2015, 2069, 'princes' for the first and foremost commandments of truth, 1482, 2089, 'David' for the Lord, 1888, 'men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem' for those in whom there exists good that flows from love, charity, and faith, 2268, 2451, 2712. Thus 'riding in chariots and on horses' stands for being furnished with the doctrine of truth received from an internal understanding of the Word.

[6] In Isaiah, Then will you take delight in Jehovah and I will cause you to ride over the high places of the earth and cause you to eat the heritage of Jacob. Isaiah 58:14.

'Riding over the high places of the earth' stands for intelligence. In David,

A love song. Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, [gird on] your glory and majesty. And in your majesty go on, ride on the word of truth, and of the meekness of righteousness. And your right hand will teach you marvellous things. Psalms 45:1, 3-4.

'Riding on the word of truth' stands plainly for intelligence based on truth, 'on the word of the meekness of righteousness' for wisdom based on good.

[7] In Zechariah,

On that day, said Jehovah, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness. And on the house of Judah I will open My eyes, and every horse of the peoples I will strike with blindness. Zechariah 12:4.

Here also 'horse' plainly stands for the understanding which was to be 'stricken with panic and blindness', and 'rider' for him with intelligence who was to be 'stricken with madness'. In Hosea,

Take away all iniquity and accept that which is good, and we will render the praises 1 of our lips. Asshur will not save us, we will not ride on horses, and we will no more say Our God' to the work of our hands. Hosea 14:2-3.

'Asshur' stands for reasoning, 119, 1186, 'horse' for self-intelligence. 'Horse' and 'rider' are referred to in very many other places besides these.

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1. literally, the calves

  
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