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1 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo, dirante:

2 Diru al la Izraelidoj jene:Se iu pekos per eraro kontraux la ordonoj de la Eternulo, malpermesantaj fari diversajn aferojn, kaj li faros iun el ili;

3 se pastro sanktoleita pekos, jxetante kulpon sur la popolon, tiam li alportu pro sia peko, kiun li pekis, bovidon sendifektan al la Eternulo, kiel oferon propekan.

4 Li venigu la bovidon al la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno antaux la Eternulon, kaj li metu sian manon sur la kapon de la bovido, kaj li bucxu la bovidon antaux la Eternulo.

5 Kaj la sanktoleita pastro prenu iom el la sango de la bovido kaj enportu gxin en la tabernaklon de kunveno.

6 Kaj la pastro trempu sian fingron en la sango, kaj aspergu per la sango sepfoje antaux la Eternulo, antaux la kurteno de la sanktejo.

7 Kaj la pastro metu iom el la sango sur la kornojn de la altaro de bonodora incenso antaux la Eternulo en la tabernaklo de kunveno, kaj la tutan ceteran sangon de la bovido li elversxu cxe la bazo de la altaro de bruloferoj, kiu estas cxe la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno.

8 Kaj la tutan sebon de la propeka bovido li forlevu el gxi, la sebon, kiu kovras la internajxojn, kaj la tutan sebon, kiu estas sur la internajxoj,

9 kaj ambaux renojn, kaj la sebon, kiu estas sur ili, kiu estas cxe la lumbo, kaj la reton sur la hepato, kune kun la renoj li gxin apartigu,

10 tiel same, kiel estas forlevata pacofero el bovo; kaj la pastro bruligu tion sur la altaro de bruloferoj.

11 Kaj la felon de la bovido kaj gxian tutan viandon kun gxia kapo kaj kruroj kaj gxiajn internajxojn kaj malpurajxon,

12 la tutan bovidon li elportu ekster la tendaron sur puran lokon, kien oni sxutas la cindron, kaj li forbruligu tion sur ligno per fajro; sur la cindrejo tio estu forbruligata.

13 Kaj se la tuta komunumo de la Izraelidoj pekos per eraro kaj la afero estos kasxita antaux la okuloj de la anaro, kaj ili faros iun el la agoj, kiujn la Eternulo malpermesis, kaj ili farigxos kulpaj;

14 kaj ili sciigxos pri la peko, kiun ili pekis:tiam la anaro alportu bovidon kiel propekan oferon kaj venigu gxin antaux la tabernaklon de kunveno.

15 Kaj la plejagxuloj de la komunumo metu siajn manojn sur la kapon de la bovido antaux la Eternulo, kaj oni bucxu la bovidon antaux la Eternulo.

16 Kaj la sanktoleita pastro enportu iom el la sango de la bovido en la tabernaklon de kunveno.

17 Kaj la pastro trempu sian fingron en la sango, kaj aspergu sep fojojn antaux la Eternulo, antaux la kurteno.

18 Kaj iom el la sango li metu sur la kornojn de la altaro, kiu estas antaux la Eternulo en la tabernaklo de kunveno, kaj la tutan ceteran sangon li elversxu cxe la bazo de la altaro de bruloferoj, kiu estas cxe la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno.

19 Kaj gxian tutan sebon li forlevu el gxi kaj bruligu sur la altaro.

20 Kaj li faru kun la bovido; kiel li faris kun la propeka bovido, tiel li faru kun gxi; kaj pekliberigos ilin la pastro, kaj estos pardonite al ili.

21 Kaj li elportu la bovidon ekster la tendaron, kaj forbruligu gxin, kiel li forbruligis la unuan bovidon; gxi estas propeka ofero de la komunumo.

22 Se princo pekos, kaj per eraro faros iun el la agoj, kiujn la Eternulo, lia Dio, malpermesis fari, kaj li farigxos kulpa;

23 kaj li sciigxos pri sia peko, kiun li pekis:tiam li alportu kiel sian oferon virkapron sendifektan.

24 Kaj li metu sian manon sur la kapon de la kapro, kaj bucxu gxin sur la loko, sur kiu estas bucxataj bruloferoj antaux la Eternulo; gxi estas propeka ofero.

25 Kaj la pastro prenos iom el la sango de la propeka ofero per sia fingro, kaj li metos gxin sur la kornojn de la altaro de bruloferoj, kaj la ceteran sangon li elversxos cxe la bazo de la altaro de bruloferoj.

26 Kaj gxian tutan sebon li bruligos sur la altaro, kiel la sebon de pacofero; kaj la pastro liberigos lin de lia peko, kaj estos pardonite al li.

27 Se iu el la popolo per eraro pekos, farante iun el la agoj, kiujn la Eternulo malpermesis, kaj li farigxos kulpa;

28 kaj li sciigxos pri sia peko, kiun li pekis:tiam li alportu kiel sian oferon kaprinon sendifektan pro sia peko, kiun li pekis.

29 Kaj li metu sian manon sur la kapon de la propeka ofero, kaj li bucxu la propekan oferon sur la loko de la bruloferoj.

30 Kaj la pastro prenos iom el gxia sango per sia fingro kaj metos sur la kornojn de la altaro de bruloferoj, kaj la tutan ceteran sangon li elversxos cxe la bazo de la altaro.

31 Kaj gxian tutan sebon li apartigos, kiel estas apartigata la sebo de la pacoferoj, kaj la pastro bruligos gxin sur la altaro, kiel agrablan odorajxon al la Eternulo; kaj la pastro pekliberigos lin, kaj estos pardonite al li.

32 Se sxafon li alportos kiel sian propekan oferon, li alportu virinseksan, sendifektan.

33 Kaj li metu sian manon sur la kapon de la propeka ofero, kaj bucxu gxin kiel propekan oferon sur la loko, kie oni bucxas bruloferon.

34 Kaj la pastro prenos per sia fingro iom el la sango de la propeka ofero kaj metos gxin sur la kornojn de la altaro de bruloferoj, kaj gxian tutan ceteran sangon li elversxos cxe la bazo de la altaro.

35 Kaj gxian tutan sebon li apartigos, kiel estas apartigata la sebo de la sxafo el la pacoferoj, kaj la pastro bruligos gxin sur la altaro kun la fajroferoj al la Eternulo; kaj la pastro liberigos lin de la peko, kiun li pekis, kaj estos pardonite al li.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10129

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10129. 'And the altar shall be the holy of holies' means the celestial kingdom, where the Lord is present in the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the altar' as that which is representative of the Lord in respect of Divine Good, dealt with in 9388, 9389, 9714, 9964, at this point in respect of Divine Good in heaven and in the Church, 10123; and from the meaning of 'the holy of holies' as celestial good or the good of love from the Lord. The reason why it is the celestial kingdom that is meant here by 'the altar' and the good there that is meant by 'the holy of holies' is that the good received in that kingdom is the good of love which comes from and is offered back to the Lord, which is celestial good. For there are two kingdoms into which the heavens are divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. The celestial kingdom receives the good of love coming from and offered back to the Lord, whereas the spiritual kingdom receives from the Lord the good of charity towards the neighbour, see the places referred to in 9277, and what is stated in 9680, 10068.

[2] 'The altar' represents the celestial kingdom, or what amounts to the same thing, it represents the Lord where He is present in the good of love; and 'the tent of meeting outside the veil' represents the spiritual kingdom, or what amounts to the same thing, it represents the Lord where He is present in the good of charity towards the neighbour. The spiritual kingdom's good, or spiritual good, is called the holy place, but the celestial kingdom's good, or celestial good, is called the holy of holies. The reason why celestial good, which is the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, is referred to as the holy of holies is that this good is a channel through which the Lord flows directly into the heavens; but spiritual good - the good of charity towards the neighbour - is a channel through which He does so indirectly, by way of celestial good, see 9473, 9683, 9873, 9992, 10005. The term 'flow in' is used because the Lord, being the Sun of heaven, is above the heavens and flows in from there, 10106; yet He is still as one present within the heavens.

[3] The fact that celestial good, which is the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, is meant by 'the holy of holies' is clear from places in the Word where the expression 'the holy of holies' occurs, as in Moses,

The veil shall be for you a divider between the holy place and the holy of holies. And you shall put the mercy-seat onto the ark of the Testimony in the holy of holies. Exodus 26:33-34.

From this it is evident that 'the holy place' refers to that part of the tent which was outside the veil, and 'the holy of holies' to the part within the veil. Regarding the tent or the dwelling-place outside the veil, that it represented the Lord's spiritual kingdom, or the middle heaven, and regarding the tent or dwelling-place within the veil, that it represented the Lord's celestial kingdom, or the inmost heaven, see 9457, 9481, 9485, 10001, 10025. The part of the tent within the veil is also called the holy sanctuary 1 , Leviticus 16:33. Since the ark, which had the Testimony within it and the mercy-seat above it, represented the inmost heaven, where celestial good reigns, the innermost part of the temple, where the ark of the covenant was, is also called the holy of holies, 1 Kings 6:16; 8:6.

[4] Since the bread and the minchah were signs of the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, which is celestial good, they too are called 'the holy of holies' in Moses,

The bread of faces (or of the presence) shall be eaten by Aaron and his sons in a holy place; for it is the holy of holies of the fire offerings to Jehovah. Leviticus 24:9.

'The bread of faces (or of the presence)' means celestial good, see 9545. In the same book,

That which remains of the minchah shall be for Aaron and his sons, the holy of holies of the fire offerings to Jehovah. Leviticus 2:3, 10.

'The minchah', which consisted of unleavened bread, unleavened cakes, and unleavened wafers mixed with oil, means celestial good or the good of love, see 4581, 9992, 10079; and 'a fire offering to Jehovah' means Divine Love, 10055.

[5] In the same author,

Every minchah - a sacrifice of sin offering and a sacrifice of guilt offering - which is for Aaron and his sons, is the holy of holies to Jehovah. Numbers 18:9-10.

Such minchahs too were called 'the holy of holies' because those sacrifices were signs of purification from evils, and all purification from evils is accomplished in a state of the good of innocence; and this good as well is celestial good. This explains why in sacrifices of sin offering or guilt offering female or male lambs, or rams, or young bulls, or turtle doves were offered, as is clear from Chapters 4, 5 of Leviticus, that good being meant by these creatures. For its being meant by 'lambs', see 3994, 3519, 7840, by 'rams', 10042, by 'young bulls', 9391; and its being meant by 'turtle doves' is evident from the places in the Word where such birds are mentioned. As regards purification from evils and regeneration, that they are accomplished in a state of innocence, see 10021. Therefore those sacrifices are called 'the holy of holies' also in Leviticus 6:25; 7:6; 10:17; 14:13.

[6] In the same author,

The minchah shall be eaten beside the altar; for it is the holy of holies. Leviticus 10:12.

It has been shown above that the altar of burnt offering represented the Lord in respect of the good of love, and reception by angels and men. This accounts for the use of the following words concerning it in Moses,

You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels, its laver, and its pedestal. And you shall sanctify them, that they may be the holy of holies; everyone who touches them will make himself holy. Exodus 30:28-29.

[7] The incense too, some of which was placed before the Testimony in the tent of meeting, is called the holy of holies, Exodus 30:36, because it meant celestial good in last and lowest things, and also meant the things that emanate from that good, 9475. In Ezekiel,

This is the law of the house 2 : On the top of the mountain shall its whole border round about be, the holy of holies. Ezekiel 43:12.

The reason why 'the house' together with the border around it is called 'the holy of holies' is that 'God's house' means the celestial kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord in respect of the good of love, 3720. This is why the words 'on the top of the mountain' are also used, for 'the top of the mountain' has the same meaning, 6435, 9422, 9434.

[8] In Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning the people and concerning the holy city to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies. Daniel 9:24.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord, who alone is Jehovah's Anointed and who alone is the Holy One, and who also as to His Human is the Divine Good of Divine Love, and so is the holy of holies.

The Lord alone as to His Divine Human is Jehovah's Anointed, see 9954.

He alone is the Holy One, 9229.

He is the Divine Good of Divine Love, see the places referred to in 9199(end).

[9] The reason why celestial good is meant by 'the holy of holies' but spiritual good by 'the holy place' is that celestial good is inmost good, and therefore also is the inmost heaven's good, whereas spiritual good is good emanating from that celestial good and is therefore the middle heaven's good. And this good is good and consequently holy to the extent that it has celestial good within it; for celestial good flows into spiritual, conceives it, and begets it as a father does his child. The words 'celestial good' are used to mean the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, and 'spiritual good' to mean the good of charity towards the neighbour received from the Lord.

[10] The good of love to the Lord received from the Lord is 'the holy of holies' because the Lord joins Himself directly to others through it. But the good of charity towards the neighbour is 'the holy place' because He joins Himself through it indirectly; and He joins Himself to the extent that it has the good of love from the Lord within it. The good of love to the Lord received from the Lord is present within all genuine good of charity, and also within all genuine good of faith; for such good flows in from the Lord. No one by his own strength, only by the Lord's, can love the neighbour and in love do good to him; and no one by his own strength, only by the Lord's, can believe in God. When therefore the Lord is acknowledged and the neighbour is loved, the Lord is present within the love towards the neighbour, however unaware the person may be of it. This also is what the Lord's words in Matthew serve to mean,

The righteous will answer, Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? But the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, Insofar as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers you did it to Me. Matthew 25:37-40.

From these words it is evident that the Lord is within the good of charity, indeed is that good, even though those governed by this good are unaware of it. 'Brothers' is used in the proximate sense 3 to mean those governed by the good of charity; and in the abstract sense, without reference to persons, 'the Lord's brothers' are the good of charity itself, in all its forms, see 5063-5071.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. i.e. the internal historical sense. See the final words of 4690.

2. i.e. the new temple

3. literally, the sanctuary of holiness

  
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Exodus 28

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1 "Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

2 You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

3 You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

4 These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

5 They shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

6 "They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.

7 It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together.

8 The skillfully woven band, which is on it, that is on him, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

10 six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.

12 You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.

13 You shall make settings of gold,

14 and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them like cords of braided work: and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.

15 "You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.

16 It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

17 You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

18 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

21 The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

22 You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

23 You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24 You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

25 The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in its forepart.

26 You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.

27 You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

28 They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.

29 Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.

30 You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

31 "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

32 It shall have a hole for the head in its midst: it shall have a binding of woven work around its hole, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it not be torn.

33 On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, around its hem; and bells of gold between and around them:

34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe.

35 It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and when he comes out, that he not die.

36 "You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'

37 You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash; on the front of the sash it shall be.

38 It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

39 You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.

40 "You shall make coats for Aaron's sons, and you shall make sashes for them and you shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.

41 You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

42 You shall make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:

43 They shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they don't bear iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.