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1 HE EN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

2 Tal til Israelitterne og sig til dem: Når I kommer til det Land, jeg vil give eder at bo i,

3 og I vil ofre HE EN et Ildoffer, Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer, af Hornkvæg eller Småkvæg for at indfri et Løfte eller af fri Drift eller i Anledning af eders Højtider for at berede HE EN en liflig Duft,

4 så skal den, der bringer HE EN sin Offergave, som Afgrødeoffer bringe en Tiendedel Efa fint Hvedemel, rørt i en Fjerdedel Hin Olie

5 desuden skal du som Drikoffer til hvert Lam ofre en Fjerdedel Hin Vin, hvad enten det er Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer.

6 Men til en Væder skal du som Afgrødeoffer ofre to Tiendedele Efa fint Hvedemel, rørt i en Tredjedel Hin Olie;

7 desuden skal du som Drikoffer frembære en Tredjedel Hin Vin til en liflig Duft for HE EN.

8 Og når du ofrer en ung Tyr som Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer for at indfri et Løfte eller som Takoffer til HE EN,

9 skal du foruden Tyren frembære som Afgrødeoffer tre Tiendedele Efa fint Hvedemel, rørt i en halv Hin Olie;

10 desuden skal du som Drikoffer frembære en halv Hin Vin, et Ildoffer til en liflig Duft for HE EN.

11 Således skal der gøres for hver enkelt Tyr, hver enkelt Væder eller hvert Lam eller Ged;

12 således skal I gøre for hvert enkelt Dyr, så mange I nu ofrer.

13 Enhver indfødt skal gøre disse Ting på denne Måde, når han vil bringe et Ildoffer til en liflig Duft for HE EN.

14 Og når en fremmed bor hos eder, eller nogen i de kommende Tider bor iblandt eder, og han vil bringe et Ildoffer til en liflig Duft for HE EN, skal han gøre på samme Måde som I selv.

15 Inden for Forsamlingen skal en og samme Anordning gælde for eder og den fremmede, der bor hos eder; det skal være eder en evig gyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt: hvad der gælder for eder, skal også gælde for den fremmede for HE ENs Åsyn;

16 samme Lov og et gælder for eder og den fremmede, der bor hos eder.

17 HE EN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

18 Tal til Israelitterne og sig til dem: Når I kommer til det Land, jeg fører eder til,

19 og spiser af Landets Brød, skal I yde HE EN en Offerydelse.

20 Som Førstegrøde af eders Grovmel skal I yde en Kage som Offerydelse; på samme Måde som Offerydelsen af Tærskepladsen skal I yde den.

21 Af Førstegrøden af eders Grovmel skal I give HE EN en Offerydelse, Slægt efter Slægt.

22 Dersom I synder af Vanvare og undlader at udføre noget af alle de Bud, HE EN har kundgjort Moses,

23 noget af alt det, HE EN har pålagt eder gennem Moses, fra den Dag HE EN udstedte sit Bud og frem i Tiden fra Slægt til Slægt,

24 så skal hele Menigheden, hvis det sker af Vanvare uden Menighedens Vidende, ofre en ung Tyr som Brændoffer til en liflig duft for HE en med det efter Lovbudene dertil hørende Afgrødeoffer og Drikoffer og desuden en Gedebuk som Syndoffer.

25 Og Præsten skal skaffe hele Israelitternes Menighed Soning, og dermed opnår de Tilgivelse; thi det skete af Vanvare, og de bar bragt deres Offergave som et Ildoffer til HE EN og desuden deres Syndoffer for HE ENs Åsyn, for hvad de gjorde af Vanvare.

26 Således får både hele Israelitternes Menighed og den fremmede, der bor hos dem, Tilgivelse; thi alt Folket har Del i den Synd, der bliver begået af Vanvare.

27 Men hvis et enkelt Menneske synder af Vanvare, skal han bringe en årgammel Ged som Syndoffer.

28 Og Præsten skal skaffe den, der synder af Vanvare, Soning for HE ENs Åsyn ved at udføre Soningen for ham, og således opnår han Tilgivelse.

29 For den indfødte hos Israelitterne og den fremmede, der bor iblandt dem, for eder alle gælder en og samme Lov; når nogen synder af Vanvare.

30 Men den, der handler med Forsæt, hvad enten han er indfødt eller fremmed, han håner Gud, og det Menneske skal udryddes af sit Folk.

31 Thi han har ringeagtet HE ENs Ord og brudt hans Bud; det Menneske skal udryddes, hans Misgerning kommer over ham.

32 Medens Israelitterne opholdt sig i Ørkenen, traf de en Mand, som sankede Brænde på en Sabbat.

33 De, der traf ham i Færd med at sanke Brænde, bragte ham til Moses, Aron og hele Menigheden,

34 og de satte ham i Varetægt, da der ikke forelå nogen bestemt Kendelse for, hvad der skulde gøres ved ham.

35 Da sagde HE EN til Moses: Den Mand skal lide Døden; hele Menigheden skal stene ham uden for Lejren!

36 Hele Menigheden førte ham da uden for Lejren og stenede ham til Døde, som HE EN havde pålagt Moses.

37 HE EN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

38 Tal til Israelitterne og sig til dem, at de Slægt efter Slægt skal sætte Kvaster på Fligene af deres Klæder, og at de på hver enkelt Kvast skal sætte en violet Purpursnor.

39 Det skal tjene eder til Tegn, så at I, hver Gang I ser dem, skal komme alle HE ENs Bud i Hu og handle efter dem og ikke lade eder vildlede af eders Hjerter eller Øjne, af hvilke I lader eder forlede til Bolen

40 for at I kan komme alle mine Bud i Hu og handle efter dem og blive hellige for eders Gud.

41 Jeg er HE EN eders Gud, som førte eder ud af Ægypten for at være eders Gud. Jeg er HE EN eders Gud!

   


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576. Having breastplates fiery, hyacinthine, and brimstone-like, signifies reasonings combating from the cupidities of the love of self and of the world, and from the falsities therefrom. This is evident from the signification of breastplates, as being armor for war, and in particular, defenses in combats (of which above, n. 557; also from the signification of "fire or fiery," as being the cupidity of the love of self, and thence of all evil (See above, n. 504; also from the signification of "hyacinth or hyacinthine," as being the cupidity of the love of the world and thus of all falsity (of which presently); and from the signification of "brimstone or brimstone-like," as being the lust of destroying the goods and truths of the church by falsities of evil see below, n. 578, here meaning falsity burning from these two loves. From this it can be seen that "breastplates fiery, hyacinthine, and brimstone-like," signify reasonings combating from the cupidities of the loves of self and of the world, and from the falsities from those loves.

[2] In regard to "hyacinthine," it signifies in the spiritual sense the heavenly love of truth, but in the contrary sense the diabolical love of falsity, and also love of the world; as can be seen from its being of the color of heaven, and that color signifies truth from a heavenly origin, so in the contrary sense, falsity from a diabolical origin. In the spiritual world the choicest colors appear; and these have their origin in good and truth; for colors there are modifications of heavenly light, thus of the intelligence and wisdom, that are with the angels in heaven. This is why hyacinthine, purple, and scarlet double-dyed were interwoven in the curtains of the tabernacle and in the garments of Aaron; for the tabernacle represented the heaven of the Lord, and the garments of Aaron the Divine truth of heaven and the church, and those things of which the tabernacle was constructed, and of which the garments of Aaron were woven, represented celestial and spiritual things, which are of Divine good and Divine truth.

[3] Thus:

The veil before the ark was of hyacinthine, purple, and scarlet double-dyed, and fine twined linen (See Exodus 26:31).

Likewise the screen for the door of the tent (verse 36).

And the screen for the entrance of the court (Exodus 27:16).

The loops on the edge of the curtain of the tent were hyacinthine (Exodus 26:4);

The ephod was of gold, hyacinthine, purple, and scarlet double-dyed interwoven (Exodus 28:6);

And also the breastplate of judgment (verse 15);

When the camp set forward in the wilderness, Aaron and his sons spread a cloth of hyacinthine over the ark, over the table of faces, over the lampstand and the lamps, over the golden altar, and over all the vessels of ministry (Numbers 4:6, 7, 9, 11, 12).

This is because Divine truth proceeding from Divine love, which is signified by "the cloth of hyacinthine," embraces and protects all the holy things of heaven and the church, which the things covered represent.

[4] Because "hyacinthine" signified the celestial love of truth, it was commanded:

That the sons of Israel should make for themselves a fringe in the borders of their garments, and should put on it a cord of hyacinthine, that in looking upon it they might remember all the commandments of Jehovah and do them (Numbers 15:38, 39).

Here "the cord of hyacinthine" stands evidently for the remembrance of the commandments of Jehovah; the commandments of Jehovah are the essential truths of heaven and the church, and these are remembered only by such as are in a celestial love of truth.

[5] That "hyacinthine" signifies the love of truth can be seen from the following in Ezekiel:

Fine linen in broidered work from Egypt was thy spreading forth, to be for thy ensign; hyacinthine and purple from the isles of Elishah was thy covering. These were thy traffickers with choice wares, with bales of hyacinthine and broidered work, and with treasures of precious garments (Ezekiel 27:7, 24).

This is said of Tyre, which signifies the church in respect to the knowledges of truth; so, too, it signifies the knowledges of truth belonging to the church, and her "merchandise and tradings" mentioned in this chapter describe the acquisition of intelligence by means of such knowledges; "broidered work from Egypt" signifies the knowledge [scientia] of such things as are of the church; and because this has a lower place, and is thus round about or without, it is called "a spreading forth," and is said to be "for an ensign." "Hyacinthine and purple from the isles of Elishah" signify the spiritual affection of truth and good; therefore these are said to be "for a covering," a "covering" signifying truth. "Bales of hyacinthine and broidered work" signify all truths, spiritual and natural, and these together with the knowledges from the Word are meant by "the treasures of precious garments."

[6] As "hyacinthine" signifies the heavenly love of truth, so in the contrary sense it signifies the diabolical love of falsity; and in that sense also "hyacinthine" is mentioned in the Word. Thus in Ezekiel:

Two women, the daughters of one mother, committed whoredom in Egypt in their youth. Oholah which is Samaria, and Oholibah which is Jerusalem. And Oholah committed whoredom while under me, and she doted on her lovers, the Assyrians her neighbors, which were clothed in hyacinthine, governors and rulers, all of them young men of desire, horsemen riding upon horses (Ezekiel 23:2-6).

Here "Samaria" and "Jerusalem" signify the church, "Samaria" the spiritual church, and "Jerusalem" the celestial church, which are called "Oholah" and "Oholibah" because these names mean a "tent," and a "tent" signifies the church in respect to worship; "woman" also in the Word signifies the church; "they committed whoredom in Egypt" signifies the falsification of the truths of the church by the knowledges [scientifica] of the natural man; "she doted on the Assyrians" signifies the falsification by reasonings from those knowledges [scientifica]; "Asshur and Assyria" signify reasonings; they are said to be "clothed in hyacinthine" by reason of fallacies and falsities, which in external form appear to be truths because they are from the sense of the letter of the Word wrongly applied. And because of this same appearance they are also called "governors and rulers, young men of desire, riding upon horses," for those who reason from self-intelligence appear to themselves and to others of like character to be intelligent and wise, and the things they speak to be truths of intelligence and goods of wisdom, when yet they are falsities which they love because they are from what is their own [proprium]; "governors and rulers" signify principal truths, and "those riding upon horses" signify the intelligent.

[7] In Jeremiah:

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman and of the hands of the refiner; their garments 1 are hyacinthine and purple; all are the work of the wise (Jeremiah 10:9).

This treats of the idols of the house of Israel, which signify doctrinals that are false, because they are from self-intelligence; therefore they are called "the work of the workman and of the hands of the refiner, and all the work of the wise," and this because these doctrinals appear to them to be truths and goods; "silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz," signifies what appears in external form to be truth and good, because from the sense of the letter of the Word. From this it can be seen that "hyacinthine" signifies the love of what is false because it is from self [proprium] or from self-intelligence. "Hyacinthine" also signifies the love of the world, because the love of the world corresponds to the love of falsity, as the love of self, which is signified by "fire," corresponds to the love of evil; for all evil is from the love of self, and all falsity is from the love of the world which has its origin in the love of self; for spiritual evil, which is meant by the love of the world, is in its essence falsity, as spiritual good is in its essence truth (See in the work on Heaven and Hell 15).

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1. Latin has "raiments," the Hebrew "raiment," as found in AE 585, 587, 1186.

  
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