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1 Og HE EN talede til Moses og sagde:

2 Tal til Aron og sig til ham: Når du sætter Lamperne på, skal du sætte dem således, at de syv Lamper kaster Lyset ud over Pladsen foran Lysestagen!

3 Det gjorde Aron så; han satte Lamperne på således, at de vendte ud mod Pladsen foran Lysestagen, som HE EN havde pålagt Moses.

4 Men Lysestagen var lavet af Guld i drevet Arbejde, fra Foden til Kronerne var den drevet Arbejde; efter det Forbillede, HE EN havde vist ham, havde Moses lavet Lysestagen.

5 HE EN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

6 Udtag Leviterne af Israelitternes Midte og rens dem!

7 Således skal du gå frem, når du renser dem: Stænk enselsesvand på dem og lad dem gå hele deres Legeme over med agekniv, tvætte deres klæder og rense sig.

8 Derpå skal de tage en ung Tyr til Brændoffer med tilhørende Afgrødeoffer af fint Hvedemel, rørt i Olie, og du skal tage en anden ung Tyr til Syndoffer.

9 Lad så Leviterne træde hen foran Åbenbaringsteltet og kald hele Israelitternes Menighed sammen.

10 Når du så har ladet Leviterne træde frem for HE ENs Åsyn, skal Israeliterne lægge deres Hænder på Leviterne.

11 Derpå skal Aron udføre Svingningen med Leviterne for HE ENs Åsyn som et Offer fra Israeliterne, for at de kan udføre HE ENs Arbejde.

12 Så skal Leviterne lægge deres Hænder på Tyrenes Hoved, og derefter skal du ofre den ene som Syndoffer og den anden som Brændoffer til HE EN for at skaffe Leviterne Soning.

13 Derpå skal du stille Leviterne frem for Aron og hans Sønner og udføre Svingningen med dem for HE EN.

14 Således skal du udskille Leviterne fra Israeliterne, så at Leviterne kommer til at tilhøre mig.

15 Derefter skal Leviterne komme og gøre Arbejde ved Åbenbaringsteltet; du skal foretage enselsen og udføre Svingningen med dem,

16 thi de er skænket mig som Gave af Israelitternes Midte; i Stedet for alt hvad der åbner Moders Liv, alle førstefødte hos Israeliterne, har jeg taget mig dem til Ejendom.

17 Thi mig tilhører alt det førstefødte hos Israeliterne, både af Mennesker og Kvæg. Dengang jeg slog alle de førstefødte i Ægypten, helligede jeg dem til at være min Ejendom.

18 Jeg tog Leviterne i Stedet for alt det førstefødte hos Israeliterne

19 og skænkede Leviterne som Gave til Aron og hans Sønner af Israelitternes Midte til at udføre Israelitternes Arbejde ved Åbenbaringsteltet og skaffe Israeliterne Soning, for at ingen Plage skal ramme Israeliterne, om de selv nærmer sig Helligdommen.

20 Og Moses, Aron og hele Israelitternes Menighed gjorde således med Leviterne; ganske som HE EN havde pålagt Moses med Hensyn til Leviterne, gjorde Israeliterne med dem.

21 Leviterne lod sig rense for Synd og tvættede deres Klæder, og Aron udførte Svingningen med dem for HE ENs Åsyn, og Aron skaffede dem Soning, så de blev rene.

22 Derpå kom Leviterne for at udføre deres Arbejde ved Åbenbaringsteltet under Arons og hans Sønners Tilsyn; som HE EN havde pålagt Moses med Hensyn til Leviterne, således gjorde de med dem.

23 HE EN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

24 Dette er, hvad der gælder Leviterne: Fra Femogtyveårsalderen og opefter skal de komme og gøre Tjeneste med Arbejdet ved Åbenbaringsteltet.

25 Men fra Halvtredsårsalderen skal de holde op med at gøre Tjeneste og ikke arbejde mere;

26 de kan gå deres Brødre til Hånde i Åbenbaringsteltet med at tage Vare på, hvad der skal varetages; men Arbejde skal de ikke mere gøre. Således skal du gøre med Leviterne i alt, hvad de har at varetage.

   


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27. The faithful witness. That this signifies from whom is all truth in heaven, is evident from the signification of a faithful witness, when said of the Lord, as denoting the acknowledgment of the Divine Human, from whom is all truth in heaven; of which more will be said in what follows. The reason why it is said, "all truth in heaven," is, because Divine truth, going forth from the Divine good of the Lord, constitutes heaven in general, and with each angel there in particular. (That such is the case may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 13, 126-140; and that it [viz., the Divine truth] is from His Divine Human, n. 7-12, 78-86.) The Lord, as to the Divine Human, is called the "faithful witness," because Divine truth going forth from Him in heaven bears witness of Him. This witness is universally present in Divine truth there; which is evident from the fact that the angels of the interior heaven cannot think of the Divine but as under a human form, and, consequently, of a Divine Human. The reason is, that the Divine Human of the Lord fills the whole heaven and forms it, and the thoughts of the angels proceed and flow according to the form of heaven (as may be seen in the work above mentioned, n. 59-102, 200-212, 265-275). Hence it is, that the witness of Jesus Christ signifies the acknowledgment of the Lord's Divine in His Human (concerning which see above, n. 10).

[2] From these considerations it is evident what is meant, in the spiritual sense, by witnessing and by witness in the following passages:

"John" (here, John the Baptist) "came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but came to bear witness of the Light. That was the true Light which enlighteneth every man. And I saw and bare witness" (John 1:7, 8, 34).

Light signifies Divine truth; therefore the Lord is there called the true Light which enlighteneth every man; and to bear witness of the Light signifies the acknowledgment of His Divine Human, from which Divine truth goes forth. (That light signifies Divine truth going forth from the Lord, may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell, in the article on the light of heaven, n. 126-140.)

[3] In the same:

"Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth: but I receive not witness from man" (5:33, 34).

In the same: "Jesus said, Verily I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness that we have seen. He that cometh from heaven is above all; and what he hath seen and heard, of that he witnesseth" (3:11, 31, 32).

In the same:

"Jesus said, Though I bear witness of myself, yet my witness is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go" (8:14);

which signifies, that He bare witness of Himself from Himself, because He was Divine truth.

In the same:

"When the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall bear witness of me" (15:26);

the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, is Divine truth going forth from the Lord (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 9818, 9820, 10330; and above, n. 25).

[4] In the same:

"Pilate said, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I might bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate said, What is truth?" (18:37, 38).

The reason why the Lord thus answered when he was asked whether he was a king, was, because the Lord as king, is Divine truth; for this is the regal characteristic of the Lord in heaven, but His Divine good is the priestly characteristic there. This is why the Lord said that He was a king, that to this end He was born, and for this cause He came into the world, that He might bear witness unto the truth, and that every one that is in the truth heareth His voice; and therefore Pilate asked, What is truth? thus whether it was a king. (That Divine truth is the regal characteristic of the Lord in the heavens, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 3009, 5068; and that therefore kings, in the Word, signify those who are in Divine truths, and thus, abstractedly from persons, Divine truths themselves, n. 1672, 2015, 2069, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044.) That kings signify those who are in Divine truths, will appear more clearly in the explanation of what follows in the Apocalypse, where kings are named; and presently below, where it is said, "he hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father." From these considerations it is evident that by, "from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness," is signified the Lord as to the acknowledgment of His Divine Human, from which goes forth all truth in heaven.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.