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1 Ja Herra puhui Mosekselle, sanoen:

2 Puhu Israelin lapsille, että he tuovat minulle ylennysuhrin: joka mieheltä, jonka sydän hyvästä tahdosta sen antaa, pitää teidän minun ylennysuhrini ottaman.

3 Ja tämä on ylennysuhri, jonka teidän pitää ottaman heiltä: kultaa ja hopiaa ja vaskea.

4 Sinisiä villoja, purpuraa, ja tulipunaisia villoja, niin myös kallista liinaa ja vuohen karvoja.

5 Punaisia oinaan nahkoja, tekasjim-nahkoja, ja sittimipuita,

6 Öljyä lamppuihin, yrttejä voide-öljyksi, ja hyvän hajullisia kaluja savuttamiseksi.

7 Onikinkiviä, ja sisälle sovitettuja kiviä päällisvaatteeseen ja kilpeen.

8 Ja heidän pitää tekemän minulle pyhän, että minä asuisin heidän seassansa.

9 Kaiken sen jälkeen kuin minä osotan sinulle Tabernaklin muodon, ja kaikkein sen astiain muodon: niin pitää teidän sen tekemän.

10 Tehkäät arkki sittimipuusta, jonka pituus pitää oleman puolikolmatta kyynärää, ja leveys puolitoista kyynärää, ja korkeus puolitoista kyynärää.

11 Ja sinun pitää sen silaaman puhtaalla kullalla, sisältä ja ulkoa pitää sinun sen silaaman; ja sinun pitää tekemän kultaisen vanteen sen ympäri.

12 Ja pitää myös valaman neljä kultaista rengasta, jotka sinun pitää paneman neljään kulmaan, niin että kaksi rengasta ovat hänen yhdellä puolellansa, ja toiset kaksi rengasta toisella puolellansa.

13 Ja sinun pitää tekemän korennot sittimipuusta, ja silaaman ne kullalla.

14 Ja pitää pistämän korennot renkaisiin, arkin sivulle; että niillä arkki kannettaisiin.

15 Sen arkin renkaissa pitää oleman korennot; ja ei pidä niistä vedettämän ulos.

16 Ja sinun pitää paneman arkkiin sen todistuksen, jonka minä sinulle annan.

17 Sinun pitää myös tekemän armoistuimen, puhtaasta kullasta, puolikolmatta kyynärää pitkän, ja puolitoista kyynärää leviän.

18 Ja sinun pitää tekemän kaksi Kerubimiä kullasta: valetusta kullasta pitää sinun ne tekemän, molempiin päihin armo-istuinta.

19 Ja tee yksi Kerubimi tähän päähän ja toinen toiseen päähän: molempiin päihin armoistuinta pitää teidän Kerubimit tekemän.

20 Ja ne Kerubimit pitää hajottaman siipensä sen ylitse, niin että he peittävät armo-istuimen siivillänsä, ja heidän kasvonsa pitää oleman toinen toisensa puoleen: ja Kerubimin kasvot pitää oleman armo-istuinta päin.

21 Ja sinun pitää asettaman armo-istuimen arkin päälle, ja paneman arkkiin sen todistuksen, jonka minä sinulle annan.

22 Ja siinä minä sinulle olen saapuvilla, ja puhuttelen sinua armo-istuimelta, kahden Kerubimin väliltä, jotka ovat todistuksen arkin päällä, kaikista mitä minä sinun käsken sanoa Israelin lapsille.

23 Ja sinun pitää tekemän pöydän sittimipuusta: kaksi kyynärää pitää oleman hänen pituutensa, ja kyynärä hänen leveytensä, ja puolitoista kyynärää hänen korkeutensa.

24 Ja sinun pitää silaaman sen puhtaalla kullalla, ja tekemän ympärinsä sen päälle kultaisen vanteen.

25 Ja sinun pitää tekemän vanteen sen ympäri kämmentä korkian, ja tekemän kultaisen palteen vanteen ympäri.

26 Ja sinun pitää siihen tekemän neljä kultaista rengasta, ja paneman renkaat neljään kulmaan, jotka ovat neljän jalan päällä.

27 Juuri vanteen kohdalla pitää ne renkaat oleman, että niihin taidettaisiin pistää korennot, joilla pöytä kannettaisiin.

28 Ja sinun pitää tekemän ne korennot sittimipuusta ja silaaman kullalla: ja pöytä niillä kannettaman.

29 Ja sinun pitää siihen myös tekemän sen vadit, ja lusikat, ja maljat ja pikarit, joilla ulos ja sisälle kaadetaan: puhtaasta kullasta pitää sinun ne tekemän.

30 Ja sinun pitää paneman aina pöydälle minun eteeni katumusleivät.

31 Sinun pitää myös tekemän kynttiläjalan puhtaasta kullasta: valetusta kullasta pitää se kynttiläjalka tehtämän, jonka varsi haarainsa, maljainsa, nuppeinsa ja kukkaistensa kanssa pitää siitä samasta oleman.

32 Kuusi haaraa pitää käymän ulos hänen kyljistänsä: kolme kynttiläjalan haaraa hänen yhdestä kyljestänsä, ja kolme kynttiläjalan haaraa hänen toisesta kyljestänsä.

33 Ja pitää oleman kolme maljaa niinkuin mandelpähkinät, yhdessä haarassa, niin myös nuppi ja kukkainen, ja kolme mandelpähkinän muotoista maljaa toisessa haarassa, ja nuppi ja kukkainen: niin pitää oleman niissä kuudessa haarassa, jotka kynttiläjalasta ulos käyvät.

34 Mutta kynttiläjalassa pitää oleman neljä maljaa mandelin muotoista, ja siihen nupit ja kukkaiset.

35 Nimittäin yksi nuppi kahden haaran alla, ja taas yksi nuppi toisen haaran alla, ja vielä yksi nuppi kahden (jälkimäisen) haaran alla: niissä kuudessa haarassa, jotka kynttiläjalasta ulos käyvät.

36 Niiden nupit ja niiden haarat pitää siitä oleman: ja kaikki tyyni pitää oleman valetusta kullasta.

37 Ja sinun pitää tekemän seitsemän lamppua sen päälle, jotka lamput pitää sytytettämän, niin että ne valistaisivat toinen toisensa kohdalla.

38 Ja kynttilän niistimet ja sammutuskalut puhtaasta kullasta.

39 Yhdestä leiviskästä puhdasta kultaa pitää sinun sen tekemän, kaikkein näiden astiain kanssa.

40 Niin katso, ja tee sen muodon jälkeen, kuin sinä näit vuorella.

   


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Arcana Coelestia # 9473

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9473. Oil for the luminary. That this signifies the internal good which is in mutual love and in charity, is evident from the signification of “oil,” as being the good of love (see n. 886, 4582, 4638); and from the signification of “the luminary,” as being mutual love and charity. That “the luminary” denotes mutual love, is from its flame, by which this love is signified; and that it denotes charity, is from the heat and light from it; for spiritual heat is the good of charity, and spiritual light is the truth of faith.

[2] It shall here be briefly stated what is meant by the internal good in mutual love, and in charity. Nothing comes forth from itself, but from what is prior to itself. This is the case also with truth and good. That from which another thing comes forth is internal; and that which comes forth is its external. Each and all things that come forth are like cause and effect. No effect can come forth without an efficient cause. The efficient cause is the internal of the effect, and the effect is its external. They are also like endeavor and motion. No motion can come forth without endeavor, insomuch that when the endeavor ceases the motion ceases. Wherefore the internal of motion is endeavor, or moving force. The case is similar with living endeavor, which is will; and with living motion, which is action. No action can come forth without will, insomuch that when will ceases action ceases; and therefore the internal of action is will. From all this it is evident that in each and all things there must be an internal, in order that they may come forth, and that they may afterward subsist; and that without an internal they are not anything.

[3] So also it is with the good which is of love; unless there is an internal good in it, it is not good. The internal good in the good of faith is the good of charity, which is spiritual good; but the internal good in the good of charity is the good of mutual love, which is external celestial good; and the internal good in the good of mutual love is the good of love to the Lord, which is the good of innocence; and this good is internal celestial good. But the internal good in the good of love to the Lord, that is, in the good of innocence, is the good Divine itself that proceeds from the Divine Human of the Lord, and consequently it is the Lord Himself. This last good must be in all good, in order that it may be good; and therefore there is not any good unless its internal is from this source; for unless its internal is from this source, it is not good but evil, because it is from the man himself, and that which proceeds from man is evil; for man regards himself in all the good that he does, and also regards the world, and thus not the Lord nor heaven. If the Lord and heaven are thought of by him, they are to him as means to serve his own honor and his own profit. Consequently these goods are like whited sepulchers, which outwardly appear beautiful; but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness (Matthew 23:27, 29).

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 4638

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4638. Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins.

This signifies the last period of the old church and the first of the new. The church is the Lord’s kingdom on earth. The “ten virgins” are all who are in the church, namely, both those who are in good and truth, and those who are in evil and falsity. “Ten” in the internal sense denotes remains, and also fullness, thus all; and “virgins” denote those who are in the church, as also elsewhere in the Word.

[2] Who took their lamps;

signifies spiritual things in which is the celestial, or truths in which there is good, or what is the same, faith in which there is charity toward the neighbor, and charity in which there is love to the Lord; for “oil” is the good of love, as shown hereafter. But lamps in which there is no oil denote the same in which there is no good.

[3] And went forth to meet the bridegroom;

signifies their reception.

And five of them were prudent, but five were foolish;

signifies a part of them in truths in which there is good, and a part of them in truths in which is no good. The former are the “prudent,” and the latter the “foolish.” In the internal sense “five” denotes some, here therefore a part of them.

They that were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them;

signifies not having the good of charity in their truths; for in the internal sense “oil” denotes the good of charity and of love.

But the prudent took oil in their vessels with their lamps;

signifies that they had the good of charity and of love in their truths; their “vessels” are the doctrinal things of faith.

[4] And while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept;

signifies delay, and hence doubt. To “slumber” in the internal sense is to grow sluggish from the delay in the things of the church, and to “sleep” is to cherish doubt—the prudent, a doubt in which there is affirmation; the foolish, a doubt in which there is negation.

But at midnight a cry was made;

signifies the time which is the last of the old church and the first of the new. This time is what is called “night” in the Word, when the state of the church is treated of. The “cry” denotes a change.

Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him;

signifies the same as the judgment, namely, acceptance and rejection.

[5] Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps;

signifies preparation of all; for those who are in truths in which there is no good are equally in the belief of being accepted as are those who are in truths in which there is good, for they suppose that faith alone saves, not knowing that there is no faith where there is no charity.

But the foolish said unto the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out;

signifies that they desire good to be communicated by others to their empty truths, or to their destitute faith. For in the other life all spiritual and celestial things are mutually communicated, but only through good.

[6] But the prudent answered, saying, Perchance there will not be enough for us and you;

signifies that it cannot be communicated, because the little of truth that they had would be taken away from them. For as to the communication of good in the other life to those who are in truths without good, these as it were take away good from those who have it, and appropriate it to themselves, and do not communicate it to others, but defile it; for which reason no communication of good to them is possible. These spirits will be described from experience at the end of the next chapter [Genesis 37].

[7] But go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves;

signifies the good of merit. They who boast of this are “they that sell.” Moreover, in the other life they who are in truth in which there is no good, above all others make a merit of all they have done which appeared good in the outward form, although in the inward form it was evil, according to what the Lord says in Matthew:

“Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied by Thy name, and by Thy name have cast out demons, and in Thy name done many mighty works? But then will I confess unto them, I know you not; depart from Me, ye workers of iniquity” (Matthew 7:22-23).

And in Luke:

“When the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, then shall ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us. But he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are; then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets; but he shall say, I tell you I know you not whence ye are, depart from me all ye workers of iniquity” (Luke 13:26-27).

Such are those who are here meant by the foolish virgins, and the like is therefore said of them in these words: “they also came, saying, Lord, lord, open to us; but he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.”

[8] And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came.

This signifies their too late application.

And they that were ready went in with him to the wedding;

signifies that they who were in good and thence in truth were received into heaven. Heaven is likened to a wedding from the heavenly marriage, which is the marriage of good and truth; and the Lord is likened to the bridegroom, because they are then conjoined with Him; and hence the church is called the bride.

And the door was shut;

signifies that others cannot enter.

[9] Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to us;

signifies that they desire to enter from faith alone without charity, and from works in which there is not the Lord’s life, but the life of self.

But be answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not;

signifies rejection. His not knowing them means in the internal sense that they were not in any charity toward the neighbor and thereby in conjunction with the Lord. They who are not in conjunction are said not to be known.

[10] Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh;

signifies an assiduous application of life in accordance with the precepts of faith, which is “to watch.” The time of acceptance, which is unknown to man, and the state, are signified by their not knowing the day nor the hour in which the Son of man is to come. Elsewhere also in Matthew he who is in good, that is, he who acts according to the precepts, is called “prudent;” and he who is in knowledges of truth and does them not is called “foolish:”

Everyone that heareth My words and doeth them, I will liken him unto a prudent man; and everyone that heareth My words and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man (Matthew 7:24, 26).

  
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