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1 Ja sinun pitää ottaman tykös sinun veljes Aaronin poikinensa Israelin lasten seasta, että hän olis minun pappini: Aaron ja hänen poikansa Nadab, Abihu, Eleatsar ja Itamar.

2 Ja sinun pitää tekemän veljelles Aaronille pyhät vaatteet, kunniaksi ja kaunistukseksi.

3 Ja sinun pitää myös puhuman kaikkein niiden kanssa, joilla taitava sydän on, jotka minä taidon hengellä täyttänyt olen, että he tekevät vaatteita Aaronille hänen pyhittämiseksensä, että hän olis minun pappini.

4 Ja nämät ovat vaatteet, jotka heidän tekemän pitää: kilpi, päällisvaate, hame, ahdashame, hiippa ja vyö. Ja näin pitää heidän tekemän sinun veljelles Aaronille ja hänen pojillensa pyhät vaatteet, että hän minun pappini olis.

5 Siihen pitää heidän ottaman kultaa, sinisiä, purpuraisia ja tulipunaisia villoja, ja kallista liinaa.

6 Päällisvaatteen pitää heidän tekemän kullasta, ja sinisistä, purpuraisista ja tulipunaisista villoista, ja kalliisti kerratusta liinasta, taitavasti.

7 Että se yhdistettäisiin molempain olkain päältä ja sidottaisiin yhteen molemmilta puolilta.

8 Ja hänen päällisvaatteensa vyö, kuin sen päällä on, pitää oleman yhdellä tavalla tehty, kullasta, sinivilloista, purpurasta ja tulipunaisista villoista, ja kalliista kerratusta liinalangasta.

9 Ja sinun pitää ottaman kaksi onikin kiveä, ja kaivaman niihin Israelin poikain nimet.

10 Heidän kuusi nimeänsä yhteen kiveen, ja toiset kuusi nimeä toiseen kiveen, sen jälkeen kuin he syntyneet ovat.

11 Niinkuin kivenvuolia sinetin kaivaa, pitää sinun taitavasti kaivaman niihin kahteen kiveen Israelin lasten nimet, ja ne kultaan sisälle sulkeman.

12 Ja sinun pitää ne molemmat kivet paneman hartioille päällisvaatteeseen, että ne ovat muistokivet Israelin lapsille: ja Aaronin pitää kantaman heidän nimensä Herran edessä molemmilla olillansa muistoksi.

13 Ja sinun pitää tekemän kultaiset nastat.

14 Ja kahdet vitjat puhtaasta kullasta, joilla päät ovat, pitää sinun tekemän, taitavasti väätyt: ne väätyt vitjat pitää sinun yhdistämän nastoihin.

15 Virankilven pitää sinun myös tekemän taitavasti, niinkuin päällisvaatteenkin pitää sinun sen tekemän: kullasta, sinisistä ja purpuraisista, ja tulipunaisista villoista, ja kerratusta kalliin liinan langasta sinun sen tekemän pitää.

16 Neljäkulmaisen pitää sen oleman ja kaksinkertaisen, kämmenen leveys hänen pituutensa, ja kämmenen leveytensä.

17 Ja sinun pitää täyttämän sen täyttymys kivillä, neljällä kivirivillä. Ensimäinen rivi pitää oleman sardius, topats, smaragdi.

18 Toinen rivi: rubiin, saphiir, demanti.

19 Kolmas rivi: linkurius, akat ja ametisti.

20 Neljäs rivi: turkos, oniks ja jaspis: kultaan pitää ne istutettaman kaikilta riveiltä.

21 Ja ne kivet pitää oleman kahdentoistakymmenen Israelin lasten nimen jälkeen, kaivetut kivenvuolialta jokainen nimeltänsä, kahdentoistakymmenen sukukunnan jälkeen.

22 Ja sinun pitää tekemän vitjat kilpeen, yhden pituiset, taitavasti väätyt, puhtaasta kullasta.

23 Ja sinun pitää tekemän kilpeen kaksi kultarengasta, ja paneman ne molemmat renkaat kahteen kilven kulmaan.

24 Ja pistämään ne kaksi kultavitjaa kahteen renkaaseen kilven kulmiin.

25 Mutta ne kaksi päätä niistä kahdesta vitjasta pitää sinun antaman tulla kahteen nastaan, ja paneman päällisvaatteeseen hartioille, toinen toisensa kohdalle.

26 Ja sinun pitää tekemän kaksi kultaista rengasta, ja paneman ne molempiin kilven kulmiin: sen reunaan sisälliselle puolelle päällisvaatetta.

27 Ja sinun pitää tekemän kaksi kultarengasta, ja paneman ne päällisvaatteen molemmille olkapäille toinen toisensa kohdalle, alaspäin, sen saumaa vasten, vaatteen vyön päälle.

28 Ja rintavaate pitää yhdistettämän renkaillansa sinisellä siteellä päällisvaatteen renkaisiin, niin että se olis päällisvaatetta liki, ettei rintavaate eriäis päällisvaatteesta.

29 Ja niin pitää Aaronin kantaman Israelin lasten nimet virankilvessä sydämensä päällä, koska hän pyhään sisälle menee, muistoksi Herran edessä alinomaisesti.

30 Ja sinun pitää paneman virankilpeen valkeudet ja täydellisyydet, jotka pitää oleman Aaronin sydämen päällä, koska hän menee Herran eteen. Ja niin pitää Aaronin kantaman Israelin lasten oikeuden sydämensä päällä aina Herran edessä.

31 Sinun pitää myös tekemän päällisvaatteen alle hameen, kaiken sinisistä villoista.

32 Ja ylinnä siinä pitää keskellä oleman pään läpi, ja sepalus sen läven ympärillä, pallistettu yhteen niinkuin pantsarin läpi, ettei se kehkiäisi.

33 Ja alhaalle hänen liepeisiinsä pitää sinun tekemän niinkuin granatin omenat sinisistä, purpuraisista ja tulipunaisista villoista ympärinsä: ja niiden keskelle kultaiset kulkuiset ympärinsä.

34 Niin että siinä on kultainen kulkuinen, ja sitälikin granatin omena: ja taas kultainen kulkuinen granatin omenan kanssa, ympärinsä hameen liepeitä.

35 Ja Aaron pitää sen päällensä pitämän, koska hän palveluksen tekee, niin että siitä kuullaan kulina, koska hän menee pyhään, Herran eteen, ja hän käy ulos, ettei hän kuolisi.

36 Sinun pitää myös tekemän otsalehden puhtaasta kullasta, ja kaivaman siihen, niinkuin sinetti kaivetaan, HERRAN PYHYYS.

37 Ja sinun pitää sen sitoman sinisellä langalla, niin että se on hiipan päällä: etisellä puolella hiippaa sen pitää oleman.

38 Ja sen pitää oleman Aaronin otsalla, niin että Aaron kantaa pyhäin vääryyden, kuin Israelin lapset pyhittivät, kaikissa heidän pyhyytensä lahjoissa. Ja se pitää alinomati oleman hänen otsassansa, heille mielisuosioksi Herran edessä.

39 Sinun pitää myös tekemän ahtaan hameen kalliista liinasta, ja hiipan kalliista liinasta: ja taitavasti ommellun vyön pitää myös tekemän.

40 Ja Aaronin pojille pitää sinun tekemän hameita, vöitä ja hiippoja, kunniaksi ja kaunistukseksi.

41 Ja sinun pitää ne puettaman veljes Aaronin ja hänen poikainsa ylle, ja pitää voiteleman heitä, ja täyttämän heidän kätensä, ja pyhittämän heitä, että he olisivat minun pappini.

42 Ja pitää tekemän heille liinaiset alusvaatteet, peittääksensä häpylihansa: kupeista niin reisiin asti pitää ne oleman.

43 Ja Aaron poikinensa pitää ne yllänsä pitämän, koska he menevät seurakunnan majaan, eli koska he lähestyvät alttaria palvelusta tekemään pyhässä, ettei heille kostettaisi heidän vääryyttänsä, ja he kuolisi. Se pitää oleman hänelle ja hänen siemenellensä hänen jälkeensä ijankaikkinen sääty.

   


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9873. From all this it can now be seen what was signified by “the twelve precious stones” in the breastplate of judgment, namely, all the goods and truths of heaven in their order. Heaven is divided into two kingdoms, the celestial and the spiritual. The good of the celestial kingdom was represented by the first two rows, which were on the right side of the breastplate; and the good of the spiritual kingdom by the following two rows, which were on the left side. The internal good of the celestial kingdom is the good of love to the Lord, and this good is what is meant by “the celestial love of good;” and the external good of the celestial kingdom is the good of mutual love, and this good is what is meant by “the celestial love of truth.” The internal good of the spiritual kingdom is the good of charity toward the neighbor, and this good is what is meant by “the spiritual love of good;” and the external good of the spiritual kingdom is the good of faith, and this good is what is meant by “the spiritual love of truth” (That goods and truths in this order constitute the heavens, see n. 9468, 9473, 9680, 9683, 9780)

[2] From this it is now evident what was represented by the twelve stones, which were called “the Urim and Thummim.” But in what manner Divine truths, which were answers, were shown by them, will be told below (n. 9905). That the good of love was in the first place among them, and the truth of faith in the last place, is evident from the first stone, which was a ruby, and the last, which was a jasper; thus from the color of the first stone which was red, and of the last stone which was white, both of them being translucent. (That “red” signifies the good of love, see n. 3300, 9467; and that “white” signifies the truth of faith, n. 3301, 3993, 4007, 5319)

[3] The like that was signified by the stones in the breastplate was also signified by the materials interwoven in the ephod. The ephod was woven of blue, of crimson, of scarlet double-dyed, and of fine linen, as appears from the sixth verse of the present chapter; and by “the blue” was signified the truth of celestial love, by “the crimson,” the good of celestial love, by “the scarlet double-dyed,” the good of spiritual love, and by “the fine linen,” the truth of spiritual love (n. 9833). The reason was that “the ephod” signified heaven in ultimates, in like manner as “the breastplate” (n. 9824); but the goods and truths are there enumerated in a different order, because “the ephod” signified the spiritual heaven, while “the breastplate” signified the whole heaven from first to last. And as the Habitation with the Tent also represented heaven (n. 9457, 9481, 9485, 9615), therefore the materials of which the curtains and the veils were interwoven consisted in like manner of blue, of crimson, of scarlet double-dyed, and of fine linen (see Exodus 26:1, 31, 36, and 27:16; also n. 9466-9469).

[4] Be it known further that in a general sense “the SAPPHIRE” signifies the external of the celestial kingdom, and “the ONYX” the external of the spiritual kingdom; and as these two stones had this signification, they were the middle stones of the last rows; namely, the sapphire was the middle stone of the second row, and the onyx the middle stone of the fourth row. The stones of the second row signified the external good of the celestial kingdom, which is called “the celestial love of truth,” and the stones of the fourth row signified the external good of the spiritual kingdom, which is called “the spiritual love of truth;” as may be seen from what has been said about them in this article above.

[5] That “the sapphire” signifies the external of the celestial kingdom is evident from the passages in the Word where it is mentioned, as in the book of Exodus:

Seventy of the elders saw the God of Israel; and there was under His feet as it were a work of sapphire, and as the substance of heaven in respect to cleanness (Exodus 24:10).

Thus is described the external of the celestial kingdom, for it is said “under His feet,” by which is meant what is external; and where “the God of Israel” is, that is, the Lord, there is heaven.

In Isaiah:

O thou afflicted, and tossed with tempests, and not comforted, behold I set thy stones with antimony, and lay thy foundations in sapphires (Isaiah 54:11).

In this chapter the subject treated of is the celestial kingdom; “the foundations which are laid in sapphires” denote the external things of this kingdom, for the foundations are laid underneath.

[6] In Jeremiah:

Her Nazirites were whiter than snow; they were brighter than milk, their bones were more ruddy than pearls, a sapphire was their polishing (Lam. 4:7).

The Nazirites represented the celestial man; therefore it is said that “a sapphire was their polishing;” the “polishing” denotes what is external.

In Ezekiel:

Above the expanse that was over the head of the cherubs was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was as it were the appearance of a man sitting upon it (Ezekiel 1:26; 10:1).

Here also the external of the celestial kingdom is described by “a sapphire;” for that which is above the expanse, or round about it, denotes what is without; the inmost being denoted by “him that sitteth upon the throne.”

[7] As “the sapphire stone” signifies the external of the celestial kingdom, so “the onyx stone” signifies the external of the spiritual kingdom. Therefore this was the stone that was put on the two shoulderpieces of the ephod with the names of the sons of Israel engraved upon it (see verses 9 to 14 of this chapter); for by the ephod was represented the external of the spiritual kingdom (n. 9824). As in a general sense “the onyx” and “the sapphire” signified the external things of the two heavens, they were placed, as before said, in the middle of the three stones of the second and fourth rows; for the middle involves the whole (as was shown above in connection with the robe, by which in a general sense was represented the spiritual kingdom, because it was in the middle, n. 9825). As these two stones involve all that is signified by the rest in these rows, therefore it is said in Job:

Wisdom cannot be compared to the gold of Ophir, to the precious onyx, and the sapphire (Job 28:16).

  
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9780. And let them take unto thee olive oil. That this signifies the good of charity and of faith, is evident from the signification of “olive oil,” as being the good of celestial love (see n. 886), but here the good of spiritual love, which is the good of charity toward the neighbor and the good of faith. That this good is here signified by “olive oil,” is because it was for the luminary, that is, for the lampstand, and by the “lampstand” is signified the spiritual heaven (n. 9548). The spiritual heaven on earth is the spiritual church. “Oil,” and “the olive-tree,” in the Word signify both celestial good and spiritual good; celestial good where the subject treated of is the celestial kingdom or the celestial church, and spiritual good where it is the spiritual kingdom or the spiritual church. These kingdoms or churches are distinguished by their goods. The goods of the celestial kingdom, or of the celestial church, are the good of love to the Lord and the good of mutual love; and the goods of the spiritual kingdom, or of the spiritual church, are the good of charity toward the neighbor and the good of faith (n. 9741). These goods and the truths therefrom are treated of in the Word throughout, for the Word is the doctrine of good, because it is the doctrine of love to the Lord and of love toward the neighbor (see Matthew 22:35-40); and all good is of love, even the good of faith, for this comes forth from the good of love, and not without it.

[2] As the Word is the doctrine of good, therefore in order that the Word may be understood, it must be known what good is; and no one knows what good is unless he lives in good according to the Word; for when anyone lives in good according to the Word, then the Lord instills good into his life, from which the man perceives it and feels it, and consequently apprehends the nature of it; otherwise it does not appear, because it is not perceived. From this it can be seen in what state they are who merely know what is in the Word, and persuade themselves that it is so, and yet do not do it. They have no knowledge of good, consequently none of truth; for truth is known from good, and never without good, except as memory-knowledge devoid of life, which perishes in the other life.

[3] That “oil” and also “the olive” denote good, is evident from the passages in the Word where they are mentioned, as in Zechariah:

I saw a lampstand of gold. Two olive-trees were beside it; one on the right side of the flask, and the other on the left side thereof. These are the two sons of oil that stand beside the Lord of the whole earth (Zech. 4:2-3, 14); where “the two olive-trees,” and “the two sons of oil,” denote the good of love to the Lord, which is on His right, and the good of charity toward the neighbor, which is on His left. In like manner in John:

The two witnesses prophesied a thousand two hundred and sixty days. These are the two olive-trees and the two lampstands that stand before the God of the earth (Rev 11:3-4); where “the two olive-trees and the two lampstands” denote these same goods, which, being from the Lord, are called “the two witnesses.”

[4] Again:

I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, Hurt not the oil and the wine (Revelation 6:6); where “the oil” denotes the good of love and charity, and “the wine,” the good and truth of faith. Again:

I will set in the wilderness the cedar of Shittah, and the myrtle, and the wood of oil (Isaiah 41:19).

They shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together unto the good of Jehovah, to the wheat, and to the new wine, and to the oil (Jeremiah 31:12).

The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the grain is wasted, the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth (Joel 1:10).

The floors are full of pure grain, and the presses overflow with new wine and oil (Joel 2:24).

I will give the rain of your land in its season, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, thy new wine, and thine oil (Deuteronomy 11:14).

[5] “Grain, new wine, and oil” are here spoken of, but that these things are not meant can be seen by everyone who considers; for the Word, being Divine, is spiritual, not worldly, and therefore it does not treat of the grain, the new wine, and the oil of the earth, insofar as these are of service to the body for foods, but insofar as they are of service to the soul; for all foods in the Word signify heavenly foods, as do the bread and the wine in the Holy Supper. What “the grain” and “the new wine” signify in the passages here quoted, may be seen above (n. 3580, 5295, 5410, 5959); from this it is evident what “the oil” signifies.

[6] The case is the same with all things spoken by the Lord while He was in the world, as when He said of the Samaritan that “he came to the man who was wounded by thieves, and bound up his wounds and poured in oil and wine” (Luke 10:33-34). Here are not meant oil and wine, but the good of love and of charity, by “oil” the good of love, and by “wine” the good of charity and of faith; for the subject treated of, is the neighbor, thus charity toward him (that “wine” has this signification, see n. 6377).

[7] In like manner what the Lord said of the ten virgins, of whom “five took their lamps and no oil with them, and five took also oil,” and that the latter were admitted into heaven, but the former rejected (Matthew 25:3-4, and following verses); “oil in the lamps” denotes the good of love and of charity in the truths of faith; “the virgins who took their lamps and no oil” denote those who hear the Word, read it, and say that they believe, and yet do no good in consequence, and if they do any good, it is not done from the love of good or of truth, but from the love of self and of the world.

[8] As “oil” signified the good of charity, therefore also the sick were anointed with oil and were healed, as we read of the Lord’s disciples, who “went forth and cast out demons, and anointed with oil them that were sick, and healed them” (Mark 6:13). And in David:

Thou wilt make fat my head with oil; my cup shall run over (Psalms 23:5); where “to make fat the head with oil” denotes to endow with celestial good.

In Moses:

Jehovah fed him with the produce of the fields; He made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the stone of the rock (Deuteronomy 32:13);

speaking of the Ancient Church; where “sucking oil out of the stone of the rock” denotes to be imbued with good through the truths of faith.

[9] In Habakkuk:

The fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall produce be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall lie, and the fields shall yield no food (Hab. 3:17);

here neither fig-tree, nor vine, nor olive, nor fields are meant, but heavenly things to which they correspond; as also everyone is able to acknowledge from himself who acknowledges that the Word treats of such things as belong to heaven and the church, thus as belong to the soul. But they who think of nothing but worldly, earthly, and bodily things, do not see the internal things, and even do not wish to see them, for they say within themselves, What are spiritual things? What are celestial things? and so, What is heavenly food? That these are such things as belong to intelligence and wisdom they indeed know when it is so said; but that they belong to faith and love, they do not desire; for the reason that they do not imbue their life with such things, and therefore do not attain to the intelligence and wisdom of heavenly truths and goodnesses.

[10] In Ezekiel:

I washed thee with waters, and I washed away thy bloods from upon thee, and I anointed thee with oil. I clothed thee with broidered work. Thy garments were fine linen, silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil. But thou didst take thy broidered garments, and coveredst images; and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them (Ezekiel 16:9-10, 13, 18).

Who cannot see that in this passage are not meant garments of broidered work, fine linen, and silk, nor oil, honey, or fine flour; but Divine things which are of heaven and the church; for the subject treated of is Jerusalem, by which is meant the church; and therefore by the several things mentioned are meant such things as are of the church. That by each particular is meant some special thing of the church, is evident; for in the Word, which is Divine, there is not a word that is worthless. (That “Jerusalem” denotes the church, see n. 3654; also what is meant by “broidered work,” n. 9688; by “fine linen,” n. 5319, 9469; by “fine flour,” n. 2177; by “honey,” n. 5620, 6857; by “washing with waters,” n. 3147, 5954, 9088 and by “washing away bloods,” n. 4735, 9127)

[11] In Hosea:

Ephraim feedeth on wind, they make a covenant with the Assyrian, and oil is carried down into Egypt (Hos. 12:1).

These things are quite unintelligible unless it is known what is meant by “Ephraim,” what by “the Assyrian,” and what by “Egypt;” yet there is here described the understanding of the man of the church, which is perverted through reasonings from memory-knowledges; for “Ephraim” denotes this understanding (n. 3969, 5354, 6222, 6238, 6267); “the Assyrian,” reasoning (n. 1186); and “Egypt,” memory-knowledge (n. 9391); consequently “to carry down oil into Egypt” denotes to defile in this way the good of the church.

[12] That the Lord so often went up the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37; 22:39), was because “oil” and “the olive” signified the good of love, as also does a “mountain” (n. 6435, 8758). The reason was that while the Lord was in the world all things respecting Him were representative of heaven; for thereby the universal heaven was adjoined to Him; wherefore whatever He did and whatever He said was Divine and heavenly, and the ultimate things were representative. The Mount of Olives represented heaven in respect to the good of love and of charity; as also can be seen in Zechariah:

Jehovah shall go forth, and fight against the nations. His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before the faces of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives shall be cleft asunder, that a part thereof shall recede toward the east, and toward the sea, with a great valley; and a part of the mountain shall recede toward the north, and a part of it toward the south (Zech. 14:3-4).

[13] Here the Lord and His coming are the subject treated of; by “the Mount of Olives” is signified the good of love and of charity; thus the church, for these goods make the church. That the church would recede from the Jewish nation, and would be set up among the Gentiles, is signified by “the mountain being cleft asunder toward the east, toward the sea, and toward the north, and the south;” in like manner as by the words of the Lord in Luke:

Ye shall be cast down outside; whereas they shall come from the east, and the west, and from the north, and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God (Luke 13:28-29).

In a universal sense by “Jehovah going forth and fighting against the nations,” and by “His feet standing upon the Mount of Olives which is before the faces of Jerusalem,” is meant that the Lord from Divine love would fight against the hells; for “the nations” denote evils which are from the hells (n. 1868, 6306), and “the Mount of Olives,” on which were His feet, denotes the Divine love.

  
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