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Exodus 38

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1 Derpå lavede han Brændofferalteret af Akacietræ, fem Alen langt og fem Alen bredt, firkantet, og tre Alen højt.

2 Han lavede Horn til dets fire Hjørner, således at de var i eet dermed, overtrak det med Kobber

3 og lavede alt Alterets Tilbehør, Karrene, Skovlene, Skålene, Gaflerne og Panderne; alt dets Tilbehør lavede han af Kobber.

4 Derpå omgav han Alteret med et flettet Kobbergitter neden under dets Liste, således at det nåede op til Alterets halve Højde.

5 Derefter støbte han fire inge til Kobbergitterets fire Hjørner til at stikke Bærestængerne i.

6 Bærestængerne lavede han at Akacietræ og overtrak dem med Kobber.

7 Og Stængerne stak han gennem ingene på Alterets Sider, for at det kunde bæres med dem. Han lavede det hult af Brædder.

8 Derpå lavede han Vandkummen med Fodstykke af Kobber og brugte dertil Spejle, som tilhørte Kvinderne, der gjorde Tjeneste ved Indgangen til Åbenbaringsteltet.

9 Derpå indrettede han Forgården: Til Sydsiden det hundrede Alen lange Forgårdsomhæng af tvundet Byssus

10 med tyve Piller og tyve Fodstykker af Kobber og med Knager og Bånd af Sølv til Pillerne.

11 Til Nordsiden hundrede Alen med tyve Piller og tyve Fodstykker af Kobber og med Knager og Bånd af Sølv til Pillerne.

12 Til Vestsiden det halvtredsindstyve Alen lange Omhæng med ti Piller og ti Fodstykker og med Knager og Bånd af Sølv til Pillerne.

13 Og til Forsiden mod Øst, der var halvtredsindstyve Alen bred,

14 det femten Alen lange Omhæng med fire Piller og tre Fodstykker til den ene Side af Indgangen,

15 og det femten Alen lange Omhæng med tre Piller og tre Fodstykker til den anden Side af Indgangen.

16 Alle Omhæng rundt om Forgården var af tvundet Byssus,

17 Fodstykkerne til Pillerne af Kobber,men deres Knager og Bånd af Sølv; alle Pillernes Hoveder var overtrukket med Sølv; og de havde Bånd af Sølv.

18 Forhænget til Forgårdens Indgang var af violet og rødt Purpurgarn i broget Vævning, karmoisinrødt Garn og tvundet Byssus, tyve Alen langt og fem Alen højt, svarende til Bredden på Forgårdens Omhæng.

19 Dertil hørte fire Piller med fire Fodstykker af Kobber; Knagerne var af Sølv og Overtrækket på Hovederne og Båndene ligeledes af Sølv.

20 Alle Pælene til Boligen og Forgården rundt om var af Kobber.

21 Her følger egnskabet over Boligen, Vidnesbyrdets Bolig, som på Moses's Bud blev opgjort af Leviterne under Ledelse af Itamar, en Søn af Præsten Aron;

22 Bezal'el, en Søn af Hurs Søn Uri, af Judas Stamme havde udført alt, hvad HE EN havde pålagt Moses,

23 sammen med Oholiab, Ahisamaks Søn, af Dans Stamme, som udførte Udskæringsarbejdet, Kunstvævningen og den brogede Vævning af violet og rødt Purpur, Karmoisin og Byssus.

24 Hvad angår Guldet, der anvendtes til Arbejdet, under hele Arbejdet på Helligdommen, så løb det som Gave viede Guld op til 29 Talenter og 730 Sekel efter hellig Vægt.

25 Det ved Menighedens Mønstring indkomne Sølv løb op til 100 Talenter og 1775 Sekel efter hellig Vægt

26 en, Beka, det halve af en Sekel efter hellig Vægt, af enhver, der måtte lade sig mønstre, altså fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, i alt 603 550 Mand:

27 De 100 Talenter Sølv medgik til Støbningen af Helligdommens og Forhængets Fodstykker, 100 Talenter til 100 Fodstykker, en Talent til hvert Fodstykke.

28 Men de 1775 Sekel anvendte han til Knager til Pillerne, til at overtrække deres Hoveder med og til Bånd på dem.

29 Det som Gave viede Kobber udgjorde 70 Talenter og 2400 Sekel.

30 Deraf lavede han Fodstykkerne til Åbenbaringsteltets Indgang, Kobberalteret med dets Kobbergitter og alt Alterets Tilbehør,

31 Fodstykkerne til Forgården rundt om og til Forgårdens Indgang og alle Teltpælene til Boligen og alle Teltpælene til Forgården hele Vejen rundt.

   


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4922. 'And bound on his hand a twice-dyed thread' means that a sign was placed on it, namely on that power - 'twice-dyed' meaning good. This is clear from the meaning of 'binding on the hand' as placing a sign on power, for 'the hand' means power, 4920; and from the meaning of 'twice-dyed' as good, in particular spiritual good. The reason 'twice-dyed' means spiritual good is that this expression describes a shade of scarlet, and in the next life whenever one sees scarlet spiritual good is meant, which is the good of charity towards the neighbour. For all colours clearly visible in the next life mean something connected with good and truth since they are products of the light of heaven, which essentially is wisdom and intelligence flowing from the Lord's Divine. The variegations or modifications of that light are consequently variegations and so to speak modifications of wisdom and intelligence, and therefore of good and truth. For details about the light in heaven flowing from the Lord's Divine wisdom and intelligence, where the Lord is seen as the Sun, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3225, 3337, 3339, 3340, 3485, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4180, 4214, 4302, 4405, 4408, 4413, 4415, 4523-4533; and for details about colours having their origin in that light and about their being variegations and modifications of that light, and therefore of intelligence and wisdom, 1042, 1043, 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4742.

[2] As regards 'twice-dyed' meaning spiritual good, this is evident from places in the Word where this expression is used, as in Jeremiah,

If therefore you have been laid waste, what will you do? If you clothe yourself in twice-dyed and deck yourself with ornaments of gold, in vain will you make yourself beautiful; your lovers will abhor you. Jeremiah 4:30.

This refers to Judah. 'Clothing yourself in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, 'decking yourself with ornaments of gold' for celestial good. In 2 Samuel,

David lamented over Saul and over Jonathan, and wrote it down that they teach the children of Judah the bow. Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul who clothed you in twice-dyed delicately, 1 and placed an ornament of gold on your apparel. 2 Samuel 1:17-18, 24.

Here 'teaching the bow' stands for teaching the doctrine of love and charity, for 'the bow' means that doctrine. 'Clothing in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, as previously, and 'placing an ornament of gold on one's apparel' for celestial good.

[3] Such being the meaning of 'twice-dyed', instructions were also given to use twice-dyed scarlet on the curtains of the Dwelling-place, the veil, the covering for the door of the tent, the covering to the gate of the court, the table of the Presence when they were about to set out, Aaron's sacred vestments such as the ephod, the breastplate of judgement, and the fringes of the robe of the ephod:

The curtains of the Dwelling-place

You shall make for the Dwelling-place ten curtains - fine-twined linen, and violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 26:1.

The veil

You shall make a veil of violet and purple, and of twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:31.

The covering for the door of the tent

You shall make a covering for the door of the tent, of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:36.

[4] The covering to the gate of the court

For the gate of the court you shall make a covering of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. Exodus 27:16.

The table of the Presence when they were about to set out

When the camp sets out they shall spread over the table of the Presence a cloth of twice-dyed scarlet, and shall cover this with a covering of badger skin. Numbers 4:8.

The ephod

You shall make an ephod out of gold, violet and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, fine-twined linen, the work of a craftsman; and the girdle similarly. Exodus 28:5-6, 8; 39:2-3.

The breastplate of judgement

You shall make the breastplate of judgement, the work of a craftsman, like the work of the ephod, out of gold, violet, and purple. and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen. Exodus 28:15.

The fringes of the robe of the ephod

Pomegranates of violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 28:33.

[5] It was because the Tent of Meeting with the Ark in it represented heaven that the colours mentioned in these places were required. They meant in their order celestial and spiritual things, as follows: 'Violet and purple' meant celestial kinds of good and truth, 'twice-dyed scarlet and fine-twined linen' spiritual kinds of good and truth. Anyone believing that the Word is holy can recognize that each has a specific meaning, and anyone believing that the Word is holy for the reason that it has been sent down from the Lord by way of heaven can recognize that the celestial and spiritual things belonging to His kingdom are meant. Similar instructions were given, in cleansings from leprosy, to use 'cedarwood, scarlet, and hyssop', Leviticus 14:4, 6, 52; and to cast 'cedarwood and hyssop and twice-dyed of purple' on to the fire in which the red heifer was being burned, from which the water of separation was prepared, Numbers 19:6.

[6] The profanation of good and truth is described by similar words in John,

I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names. It had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet. and covered 2 with gold and precious stones and pearls. holding in her hand a golden cup, full of abominations and the uncleanness of whoredom. Revelation 17:3-4.

And after this,

Woe, woe, the great city, you that were clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and covered' with gold and precious stones and pearls. Revelation 18:16.

This refers to 'Babel' by which the profanation of good is meant, 1182, 1283, 1295, 1304, 1306-1308, 1321, 1322, 1326, in this case the profanation both of good and of truth, which is 'Babylonian'. Among the Prophets in the Old Testament 'Babel' describes the profanation of good and 'Chaldea' the profanation of truth.

[7] In the contrary sense 'scarlet' means the evil that is the contrary of spiritual good, as in Isaiah,

Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson, 3 they will be as wool. Isaiah 1:18.

The reason 'scarlet' means this evil is that 'blood', likewise, because of its red colour, in the genuine sense means spiritual good or charity towards the neighbour, and in the contrary sense violence done to charity, 374, 1005.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, with delights

2. literally, gilded

3. literally, purple

  
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Tredje Mosebog 9:22

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22 Derefter løftede Aron sine Hænder over Folket og velsignede dem og steg så ned efter at have bragt Syndofferet, Brændofferet og Takofferet.


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