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Levitiko 23

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1 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo, dirante:

2 Parolu al la Izraelidoj, kaj diru al ili:La festoj de la Eternulo, kiujn vi nomos sanktaj kunvenoj, jen ili estas, Miaj festoj.

3 Dum ses tagoj faru laboron; sed la sepan tagon estas sabato de ripozo, sankta kunveno, nenian laboron faru; gxi estu sabato al la Eternulo en cxiuj viaj logxejoj.

4 Jen estas la festoj de la Eternulo, sanktaj kunvenoj, kiujn vi kunvokados en ilia tempo:

5 en la unua monato, en la dek-kvara tago de la monato, cxirkaux la vespero, estas Pasko al la Eternulo.

6 Kaj en la dek-kvina tago de tiu monato estas la festo de macoj al la Eternulo; dum sep tagoj mangxu macojn.

7 En la unua tago estu cxe vi sankta kunveno, faru nenian laboron.

8 Kaj alportadu fajroferojn al la Eternulo dum sep tagoj; en la sepa tago estu sankta kunveno, faru nenian laboron.

9 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo, dirante:

10 Parolu al la Izraelidoj, kaj diru al ili:Kiam vi venos en la landon, kiun Mi donas al vi, kaj vi rikoltos gxian rikolton, tiam alportu al la pastro la unuan garbon el via rikolto.

11 Kaj li skuos la garbon antaux la Eternulo, por ke vi akiru placxon; en la morgauxa tago post la festo la pastro gxin skuos.

12 Kaj vi pretigu en la tago, kiam estos skuata via garbo, sendifektan sxafidon jaragxan kiel bruloferon al la Eternulo.

13 Kaj kun gxi, kiel farunoferon, du dekonojn de efo da delikata faruno, miksita kun oleo, kiel fajroferon al la Eternulo, kiel agrablan odorajxon, kaj kun gxi, kiel versxoferon, kvaronon de hino da vino.

14 Kaj panon kaj rostitajn grajnojn kaj fresxajn grajnojn ne mangxu gxis tiu tago mem, en kiu vi alportos la oferon al via Dio; gxi estu eterna legxo por viaj generacioj en cxiuj viaj logxejoj.

15 Kaj kalkulu al vi de post la morgauxa tago post la festo, de post la tago, en kiu vi alportis la garbon por skuado, sep plenajn semajnojn.

16 GXis la morgauxa tago post la sepa semajno kalkulu kvindek tagojn, kaj tiam vi alportos novan farunoferon al la Eternulo.

17 El viaj logxejoj alportu du panojn de skuofero; el du dekonoj de efo da delikata faruno ili estu; fermente ili estu bakitaj; tio estos unuaj produktoj por la Eternulo.

18 Kaj alportu kune kun la panoj sep sxafidojn sendifektajn jaragxajn kaj unu bovidon kaj du virsxafojn; ili estu brulofero al la Eternulo; kaj kune kun ili farunoferon kaj versxoferon, fajroferon, agrablan odorajxon al la Eternulo.

19 Pretigu ankaux unu kapron kiel pekoferon, kaj du jaragxajn sxafidojn kiel pacoferon.

20 Kaj la pastro skuu ilin kune kun la unuaproduktaj panoj kiel skuoferon antaux la Eternulo, kun la du sxafidoj; gxi estu sanktajxo al la Eternulo por la pastro.

21 Kaj proklamu en tiu tago:sankta kunveno estu cxe vi, faru nenian laboron; tio estu eterna legxo en cxiuj viaj logxejoj en viaj generacioj.

22 Kaj kiam vi rikoltos la rikolton en via lando, ne rikoltu cxion gxis la rando de via kampo dum via rikoltado, kaj la postrestajxon de via rikolto ne kolektu; por la malricxulo kaj por la fremdulo lasu tion:Mi estas la Eternulo, via Dio.

23 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo, dirante:

24 Diru al la Izraelidoj jene:En la sepa monato, en la unua tago de la monato, estu cxe vi festo, memorigado per trumpetado, sankta kunveno.

25 Faru nenian laboron; kaj alportu fajroferon al la Eternulo.

26 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo, dirante:

27 Sed en la deka tago de tiu sepa monato estu tago de pekliberigo, sankta kunveno estu cxe vi; kaj humiligu vian animon kaj alportu fajroferon al la Eternulo.

28 Kaj faru nenian laboron en tiu tago, cxar gxi estas tago de pekliberigo, por pekliberigi vin antaux la Eternulo, via Dio.

29 CXiu animo, kiu ne humiligos sin en tiu tago, ekstermigxos el inter sia popolo.

30 Se iu animo faros ian laboron en tiu tago, Mi ekstermos tiun animon el inter gxia popolo.

31 Faru nenian laboron; gxi estu eterna legxo en viaj generacioj en cxiuj viaj logxejoj.

32 Granda sabato gxi estu por vi; kaj humiligu viajn animojn; vespere en la nauxa tago de la monato, de vespero gxis vespero festu vian sabaton.

33 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo, dirante:

34 Diru al la Izraelidoj jene:Komencante de la dek-kvina tago de tiu sepa monato estu festo de lauxboj dum sep tagoj al la Eternulo.

35 En la unua tago estu sankta kunveno, faru nenian laboron.

36 Dum sep tagoj alportadu fajroferojn al la Eternulo; en la oka tago estu cxe vi sankta kunveno, kaj alportu fajroferon al la Eternulo; ferma festo gxi estas, faru nenian laboron.

37 Tio estas la festoj de la Eternulo, kiujn vi nomos sanktaj kunvenoj, por alporti fajroferon al la Eternulo, bruloferon kaj farunoferon, bucxoferon kaj versxoferojn, cxiun en gxia tago;

38 krom la sabatoj de la Eternulo kaj krom viaj donoj kaj krom cxiuj viaj promesoj, kaj krom cxiuj viaj memvolaj oferoj, kiujn vi donos al la Eternulo.

39 Kaj en la dek-kvina tago de la sepa monato, kiam vi kolektos la produktajxon de la tero, festu la feston de la Eternulo dum sep tagoj; en la unua tago estu festo kaj en la oka tago estu festo.

40 Kaj prenu al vi en la unua tago fruktojn de belaj arboj, brancxojn de palmoj kaj brancxojn de densaj arboj kaj de apudriveraj salikoj; kaj gajigu vin antaux la Eternulo, via Dio, dum sep tagoj.

41 Kaj festu tiun feston de la Eternulo dum sep tagoj en la jaro; eterna legxo tio estu en viaj generacioj; en la sepa monato festu gxin.

42 En lauxboj logxu dum sep tagoj, cxiu indigxeno en Izrael logxu en lauxboj;

43 por ke sciu viaj generacioj, ke en lauxboj Mi logxigis la Izraelidojn, kiam Mi elkondukis ilin el la lando Egipta:Mi estas la Eternulo, via Dio.

44 Kaj Moseo diris pri la festoj de la Eternulo al la Izraelidoj.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9297

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9297. 'Three times in the year all your males shall be seen at the face of the Lord Jehovah' means the Lord's constant appearance and presence in like manner in the truths of faith as well. This is clear from the meaning of 'three times in the year' as complete and continuous, dealt with in 4495, 9198; from the meaning of 'being seen' as appearance and presence, dealt with in 4198, 5975, 6893; from the meaning of 'males' as the truth of faith, dealt with in 2046, 7838; and from the meaning of 'face', when attributed to Jehovah or the Lord, as the Divine Good of Divine Love, which is Mercy, dealt with in 222, 223, 5585, 7599. And since the Divine Good of Divine Love is Jehovah or the Lord Himself, 'being seen at the face of the Lord Jehovah' has the same meaning as being seen by the Lord. The Lord is indeed One who sees a person and establishes His presence with him, enabling the person to see Him; thus no one sees the Lord from himself but from the Lord present with him.

[2] How to understand the Lord's constant appearance and presence in the truths of faith as well must be stated briefly. The Lord's presence with a person is in the good residing with him, since good composes his life but not truth except in the measure that it derives from good. Consequently, as stated above in 9296, the Lord's dwelling-place is in the good of innocence with a person. When therefore a person has been regenerated the Lord is present not only in the good residing with him but also in the truths deriving from the good; for the truths now receive their life from the good and are the outward form in which good exists and through which the essential nature of the good can be recognized. These truths are what constitute the person's new understanding, which makes one with his new will. For as stated already, all things have connection with truth and with good, and a person's understanding is dedicated to truths, but his will to good, from which the truths derive. From this it is evident how to understand the Lord's appearance and presence then in the truths of faith as well. These are the things that are meant by the requirement that three times in the year every male was to be seen at the face of the Lord Jehovah. The reason why it says 'males shall be seen' is that the truth of faith is meant by 'a male'; and the reason why it says 'at the face of the Lord Jehovah' is that 'Jehovah' means the Divine Being (Esse), and 'the Lord' the Divine Coming-into-Being (Existere) that arises from that Being. Consequently being (esse) on the human level is good, and coming-into-being (existere) that arises from it is truth.

[3] In the Church it is said that faith comes from the Lord; but it should be recognized that faith which is rooted in charity comes from the Lord, not faith separated from charity. Faith separated from charity springs from the self and is called faith that is no more than persuasion, which is dealt with under Teachings About Charity and Faith in the preliminary section of the next chapter. A person can know whether his faith comes from the Lord or from the self, for the faith of anyone who is influenced by truths solely for the sake of a reputation for being learned, which will bring him position and wealth, and not for the sake of leading a good and useful life, is no more than persuasion that comes from the self and not from the Lord.

[4] There are also theoretical truths of faith and there are practical ones. The person who considers theoretical truths for the sake of practical ones and sees how the theoretical fit in with the practical, the person who therefore sees how the two combine to result in a good and useful life and feels an affection for them both with this end in view, he has the faith that comes from the Lord. The reason for this is that the useful life, which is his end in view, consists in the good that resides with him; and it is that life which gives form to all things, the truths of faith being the means. It is transparently evident from those in the next life that this is so. All without exception there are restored to the state of good which was theirs or to the state of evil which was theirs, thus to what had moved them to serve a useful life, that is, to what had been their end in view, or what they had loved above all things and what had therefore been the actual delight of their life. Everyone is restored to this. The truths or the falsities that have made one with that service remain. In addition to these many more are acquired which combine with those truths or falsities, giving the usefulness greater solidity and definite shape. So it is that spirits and angels are the outward forms of whatever use they serve. Evil spirits are forms of evil use; these are in hell. Good spirits or angels are forms of good use; these are in heaven. This also explains why the moment they are present spirits can be recognized for what they are. Their truths of faith can be recognized from their face and from the beautiful way it is shaped. Their actual good, or their usefulness, can also be recognized from the fire of love in their face which enhances its beauty, as well as from the sphere emanating from them. From all this it is again made clear what the Lord's presence in the truths of faith is.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 414

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414. 'Dwelling in a tent' means the holiness of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'tents' in the Word, as in David,

O Jehovah, who will sojourn in Your tent? Who will dwell on Your holy mountain! He who walks blameless and performs righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. Psalms 15:1-2.

Here the holy things of love, which are 'walking blameless and performing righteousness' are described by 'dwelling in a tent' or 'on the holy mountain'. In the same author,

Their line has gone out into all the earth, and their speech to the end of the world. In them He has set a tent for the sun. Psalms 19:4.

Here 'sun' stands for love. In the same author,

I will dwell in Your tent for ever, I will put my trust in the shelter of Your wings. Psalms 61:4

Here 'tent' stands for what is celestial, and 'shelter of Your wings' for what is spiritual deriving from it. In Isaiah,

In compassion a throne was established, and on it there sat in truthfulness in the tent of David, one who judges and who seeks judgement, and hastens in righteousness. Isaiah 16:5

Here again 'tent' stands for the holiness of love, which the phrases judging judgement' and 'hastening in righteousness' are used to describe. In the same prophet,

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feast. May your eyes see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent which is not moved. Isaiah 33:10.

This refers to the heavenly Jerusalem.

[2] In Jeremiah,

Thus said Jehovah, Behold, I will bring back the captivity of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be built upon its mound. Jeremiah 30:18.

'The captivity of the tents' stands for the vastation of celestial things, that is, of holy things of love. In Amos,

On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen down, and I will close up their breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old. Amos 9:11.

Here similarly 'a tabernacle' stands for celestial things and the holy things that go with them. In Jeremiah,

The whole land has been laid waste. Swiftly My tents have been laid waste, suddenly My curtains. Jeremiah 4:20.

And elsewhere in Jeremiah,

My tent has been laid waste, and all My cords torn away. My sons have gone away from Me, and they are not. There is no one stretching out My tent any more, and setting up My curtains. Jeremiah 10:20.

Here 'tent' stands for celestial things, 'curtains' and 'cords' for spiritual things deriving from them. In the same prophet,

They will seize their tents and flocks, their curtains and all their vessels, and take away the camels for themselves. Jeremiah 49:29

This refers to Arabia and the sons of the east, who represent people who are in possession of celestial things, that is, things that are holy. In the same prophet,

The Lord has poured out His fierce anger like fire on the tent of the daughter of Zion. Lamentations 2:4.

This stands for the vastation of the celestial or holy things of faith.

[3] The reason 'a tent' stands in the Word for the celestial or holy things of love is that in ancient times people carried out holy worship, each within his own tent. When however they started to render their tents unholy by profane acts of worship the Tabernacle was built, and later on the Temple. Consequently that which 'the Tabernacle' meant, and later on 'the Temple', was also what 'tents' meant. And someone who was holy was therefore called a tent, also a tabernacle, and the Lord's temple as well. That 'tent', 'tabernacle', and 'temple' all have the same meaning is clear in David,

One thing have I sought from Jehovah, that will I ask for, that I may remain in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold Jehovah in His beauty, and visit Him every morning in His temple. For He will shelter me in His tabernacle on the day of evil. He will hide me in the hiding-place of His tent, He will lift me up upon a rock and now my head will be lifted up against my enemies round about me, and I will sacrifice in His tent the sacrifices of shouts of joy. Psalms 27:4-6.

[4] In the highest sense it is the Lord as regards His Human Essence who is the Tent, the Tabernacle, and the Temple. And every one who is celestial is consequently referred to in the same way, as well as every thing which is celestial and holy. Now because the Most Ancient Church was the Lord's beloved more than the Churches that followed, and because in those times people used to live independently, that is, each within his own family, celebrating holy worship each in his own tent, tents were consequently considered to be more holy than the temple which had been profaned. To remind people of this point the Feast of Tabernacles was therefore instituted when they had to gather in the produce of the earth. During this feast they were required to live in tabernacles as the most ancient people had done, Leviticus 23:39-44; Deuteronomy 16:13; Hosea 12:9.

  
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