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1 "Ja kutsu eteesi israelilaisten joukosta veljesi Aaron poikineen, että he pappeina palvelisivat minua, Aaron ja hänen poikansa Naadab ja Abihu, Eleasar ja Iitamar.

2 Ja teetä veljellesi Aaronille pyhät vaatteet, kunniaksi ja kaunistukseksi.

3 Ja puhuttele kaikkia taidollisia miehiä, jotka minä olen täyttänyt taidollisuuden hengellä, että he tekevät vaatteet Aaronille, jotta hänet pyhitettäisiin pappina palvelemaan minua.

4 Ja nämä ovat ne vaatteet, jotka heidän on tehtävä: rintakilpi, kasukka, viitta, ruutuinen ihokas, käärelakki ja vyö. Ja he tehkööt sinun veljellesi Aaronille ja hänen pojilleen pyhät vaatteet, että he pappeina palvelisivat minua.

5 Ja he ottakoot tätä varten kultaa sekä punasinisiä, purppuranpunaisia ja helakanpunaisia lankoja ja valkoisia pellavalankoja.

6 Kasukan he tehkööt kullasta sekä punasinisistä, purppuranpunaisista ja helakanpunaisista langoista ja kerratuista valkoisista pellavalangoista, taidokkaasti kutomalla.

7 Siinä olkoon kaksi yhdistettävää olkakappaletta, ja se kiinnitettäköön niihin molemmista päistään.

8 Ja vyö, jolla kasukka kiinnitetään, olkoon tehty samalla tavalla ja samasta kappaleesta kuin se: kullasta sekä punasinisistä, purppuranpunaisista ja helakanpunaisista langoista ja kerratuista valkoisista pellavalangoista.

9 Ota sitten kaksi onyks-kiveä ja kaiverra niihin Israelin poikien nimet,

10 kuusi heidän nimeään toiseen kiveen ja toiset kuusi nimeä toiseen kiveen siinä järjestyksessä, kuin he ovat syntyneet.

11 Niinkuin taidokkaasti hiotaan kiveä, kaiverretaan sinettisormuksia, niin kaiverra Israelin poikien nimet niihin kahteen kiveen. Ja kehystettäköön ne kultapalmikoimilla.

12 Ja pane molemmat kivet kasukan olkakappaleihin kiviksi, jotka johdattavat muistoon israelilaiset; näin Aaron kantakoon heidän nimiänsä molemmilla olkapäillään Herran kasvojen edessä, että heitä muistettaisiin.

13 Ja tee kultapalmikoimia

14 ja kahdet käädyt puhtaasta kullasta; tee ne punomalla, niinkuin punonnaista tehdään, ja kiinnitä punotut käädyt palmikoimiin.

15 Ja jumalanvastausten rintakilpi tee taidokkaasti kutomalla; tee sekin samalla tavalla, kuin kasukka on tehty: tee se kullasta sekä punasinisistä, purppuranpunaisista ja helakanpunaisista langoista ja kerratuista valkoisista pellavalangoista.

16 Se olkoon neliskulmainen ja taskun muotoon tehty, vaaksan pituinen ja vaaksan levyinen.

17 Ja kiinnitä sen pintaan kiviä yliyltään, neljään riviin: ensimmäiseen riviin karneoli, topaasi ja smaragdi;

18 toiseen riviin rubiini, safiiri ja jaspis;

19 kolmanteen riviin hyasintti, akaatti ja ametisti;

20 ja neljänteen riviin krysoliitti, onyks ja berylli. Kultapalmikoimilla kehystettyinä kiinnitettäköön ne paikoilleen.

21 Kiviä olkoon Israelin poikain nimien mukaan kaksitoista, yksi kutakin nimeä kohti; kussakin kivessä olkoon yksi kahdentoista sukukunnan nimistä, kaiverrettuna samalla tavalla, kuin kaiverretaan sinettisormuksia.

22 Ja tee rintakilpeen puhtaasta kullasta käädyt, punotut, niinkuin punonnaista tehdään.

23 Ja tee rintakilpeen kaksi kultarengasta ja kiinnitä molemmat renkaat rintakilven kahteen yläkulmaan.

24 Ja kiinnitä ne molemmat kultapunonnaiset kahteen renkaaseen rintakilven yläkulmiin.

25 Ja kiinnitä molempien punonnaisten toiset kaksi päätä kahteen palmikoimaan ja kiinnitä nämä kasukan olkakappaleihin, sen etupuolelle.

26 Ja tee vielä kaksi kultarengasta ja pane ne rintakilven molempiin alakulmiin, sen sisäpuoliseen, kasukkaa vasten olevaan reunaan.

27 Ja tee vieläkin kaksi kultarengasta ja kiinnitä ne kasukan molempiin olkakappaleihin, niiden alareunaan, etupuolelle, sauman kohdalle, kasukan vyön yläpuolelle.

28 Ja rintakilpi solmittakoon renkaistaan punasinisellä nauhalla kasukan renkaisiin, niin että se on kasukan vyön yläpuolella; näin rintakilpi ei irtaudu kasukasta.

29 Ja niin Aaron kantakoon jumalanvastausten rintakilvessä sydämensä päällä, astuessaan pyhäkköön, Israelin poikain nimet, että heidät alati johdatettaisiin muistoon Herran edessä.

30 Ja pane jumalanvastausten rintakilpeen uurim ja tummim, niin että ne ovat Aaronin sydämen päällä, hänen astuessaan Herran eteen. Ja niin kantakoon Aaron Jumalan vastaukset israelilaisille sydämensä päällä aina Herran edessä ollessaan.

31 Kasukan viitta tee kokonaan punasinisistä langoista;

32 ja sen keskellä olkoon pääntie, ja tämä pääntie ympäröitäköön kudotulla päärmeellä niinkuin haarniskan aukko, ettei se repeäisi.

33 Ja tee sen helmaan granaattiomenia punasinisistä, purppuranpunaisista ja helakanpunaisista langoista, ja kiinnitä ne helmaan ympärinsä ja niiden väliin kultatiukuja yltympäri,

34 vuorotellen kultatiuku ja granaattiomena, viitan helmaan ympärinsä.

35 Ja Aaron pitäköön sen yllään toimittaessaan virkaansa, niin että kuuluu, kun hän menee pyhäkköön Herran eteen ja tulee sieltä ulos, ettei hän kuolisi.

36 Tee myös otsakoriste puhtaasta kullasta ja kaiverra siihen, niinkuin sinettisormusta kaiverretaan, sanat: 'Herralle pyhitetty'.

37 Ja sido se punasinisellä nauhalla, niin että se on kiinni käärelakissa; etupuolella käärelakkia se olkoon.

38 Ja se olkoon Aaronin otsalla, niin että Aaron kantaa kaiken sen, mitä israelilaiset rikkovat uhratessaan pyhiä uhrejansa ja antaessaan pyhiä lahjojansa; ja se olkoon alati hänen otsallaan, että Herran mielisuosio tulisi heidän osaksensa.

39 Kudo myös ruutuinen ihokas valkoisista pellavalangoista, ja tee käärelakki valkoisista pellavalangoista, ja tee vyö kirjokudoksesta.

40 Ja Aaronin pojille tee ihokkaat ja vyöt; ja tee heille päähineet kunniaksi ja kaunistukseksi.

41 Ja pue ne veljesi Aaronin ja hänen poikiensa ylle; ja voitele heidät ja vihi heidät virkaansa ja pyhitä heidät pappeina palvelemaan minua.

42 Ja tee heille pellavakaatiot hävyn peitteeksi; ulottukoot ne lanteilta reisiin asti.

43 Ja Aaron ja hänen poikansa pitäkööt ne yllään mennessänsä ilmestysmajaan, tahi kun he lähestyvät alttaria tehdäkseen palvelusta pyhäkössä, etteivät he joutuisi syynalaisiksi ja kuolisi. Tämä olkoon ikuinen säädös hänelle ja hänen jälkeläisilleen."

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 4922

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4922. 'And bound on his hand a twice-dyed thread' means that a sign was placed on it, namely on that power - 'twice-dyed' meaning good. This is clear from the meaning of 'binding on the hand' as placing a sign on power, for 'the hand' means power, 4920; and from the meaning of 'twice-dyed' as good, in particular spiritual good. The reason 'twice-dyed' means spiritual good is that this expression describes a shade of scarlet, and in the next life whenever one sees scarlet spiritual good is meant, which is the good of charity towards the neighbour. For all colours clearly visible in the next life mean something connected with good and truth since they are products of the light of heaven, which essentially is wisdom and intelligence flowing from the Lord's Divine. The variegations or modifications of that light are consequently variegations and so to speak modifications of wisdom and intelligence, and therefore of good and truth. For details about the light in heaven flowing from the Lord's Divine wisdom and intelligence, where the Lord is seen as the Sun, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3225, 3337, 3339, 3340, 3485, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4180, 4214, 4302, 4405, 4408, 4413, 4415, 4523-4533; and for details about colours having their origin in that light and about their being variegations and modifications of that light, and therefore of intelligence and wisdom, 1042, 1043, 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4742.

[2] As regards 'twice-dyed' meaning spiritual good, this is evident from places in the Word where this expression is used, as in Jeremiah,

If therefore you have been laid waste, what will you do? If you clothe yourself in twice-dyed and deck yourself with ornaments of gold, in vain will you make yourself beautiful; your lovers will abhor you. Jeremiah 4:30.

This refers to Judah. 'Clothing yourself in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, 'decking yourself with ornaments of gold' for celestial good. In 2 Samuel,

David lamented over Saul and over Jonathan, and wrote it down that they teach the children of Judah the bow. Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul who clothed you in twice-dyed delicately, 1 and placed an ornament of gold on your apparel. 2 Samuel 1:17-18, 24.

Here 'teaching the bow' stands for teaching the doctrine of love and charity, for 'the bow' means that doctrine. 'Clothing in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, as previously, and 'placing an ornament of gold on one's apparel' for celestial good.

[3] Such being the meaning of 'twice-dyed', instructions were also given to use twice-dyed scarlet on the curtains of the Dwelling-place, the veil, the covering for the door of the tent, the covering to the gate of the court, the table of the Presence when they were about to set out, Aaron's sacred vestments such as the ephod, the breastplate of judgement, and the fringes of the robe of the ephod:

The curtains of the Dwelling-place

You shall make for the Dwelling-place ten curtains - fine-twined linen, and violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 26:1.

The veil

You shall make a veil of violet and purple, and of twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:31.

The covering for the door of the tent

You shall make a covering for the door of the tent, of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:36.

[4] The covering to the gate of the court

For the gate of the court you shall make a covering of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. Exodus 27:16.

The table of the Presence when they were about to set out

When the camp sets out they shall spread over the table of the Presence a cloth of twice-dyed scarlet, and shall cover this with a covering of badger skin. Numbers 4:8.

The ephod

You shall make an ephod out of gold, violet and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, fine-twined linen, the work of a craftsman; and the girdle similarly. Exodus 28:5-6, 8; 39:2-3.

The breastplate of judgement

You shall make the breastplate of judgement, the work of a craftsman, like the work of the ephod, out of gold, violet, and purple. and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen. Exodus 28:15.

The fringes of the robe of the ephod

Pomegranates of violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 28:33.

[5] It was because the Tent of Meeting with the Ark in it represented heaven that the colours mentioned in these places were required. They meant in their order celestial and spiritual things, as follows: 'Violet and purple' meant celestial kinds of good and truth, 'twice-dyed scarlet and fine-twined linen' spiritual kinds of good and truth. Anyone believing that the Word is holy can recognize that each has a specific meaning, and anyone believing that the Word is holy for the reason that it has been sent down from the Lord by way of heaven can recognize that the celestial and spiritual things belonging to His kingdom are meant. Similar instructions were given, in cleansings from leprosy, to use 'cedarwood, scarlet, and hyssop', Leviticus 14:4, 6, 52; and to cast 'cedarwood and hyssop and twice-dyed of purple' on to the fire in which the red heifer was being burned, from which the water of separation was prepared, Numbers 19:6.

[6] The profanation of good and truth is described by similar words in John,

I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names. It had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet. and covered 2 with gold and precious stones and pearls. holding in her hand a golden cup, full of abominations and the uncleanness of whoredom. Revelation 17:3-4.

And after this,

Woe, woe, the great city, you that were clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and covered' with gold and precious stones and pearls. Revelation 18:16.

This refers to 'Babel' by which the profanation of good is meant, 1182, 1283, 1295, 1304, 1306-1308, 1321, 1322, 1326, in this case the profanation both of good and of truth, which is 'Babylonian'. Among the Prophets in the Old Testament 'Babel' describes the profanation of good and 'Chaldea' the profanation of truth.

[7] In the contrary sense 'scarlet' means the evil that is the contrary of spiritual good, as in Isaiah,

Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson, 3 they will be as wool. Isaiah 1:18.

The reason 'scarlet' means this evil is that 'blood', likewise, because of its red colour, in the genuine sense means spiritual good or charity towards the neighbour, and in the contrary sense violence done to charity, 374, 1005.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, with delights

2. literally, gilded

3. literally, purple

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 1326

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1326. That 'therefore He called the name of it Babel' means such worship, namely that meant by 'Babel', is clear from what has been stated so far - about worship which inwardly contains self-love and therefore everything that is filthy and unholy. Self-love is nothing else than the proprium, and how filthy and unholy this is becomes clear from what has been shown already about the proprium in 210, 215. From philautia, 1 that is, from self-love or the proprium, flow all evils, such as those of hatred, revenge, cruelty, adultery, deceit, hypocrisy, and irreligion. Consequently when self-love or the proprium is present in worship, such evils are present too - but the particular kind of evils and their intensity being determined by the extent and nature of what flows from that self-love. This is the origin of all profanation in worship. The fact of the matter is that insofar as self-love or the proprium introduces itself into worship, internal worship departs, that is, internal worship ceases to exist. Internal worship consists in the affection for good and in the acknowledgement of truth, but to the extent that self-love or the proprium intrudes or enters in, the affection for good and the acknowledgement of truth depart or go away. Holiness cannot possibly co-exist with unholiness, any more than heaven can with hell. Instead one must depart from the other. Such is the state and proper order existing in the Lord's kingdom. This is the reason why among the kind of people whose worship is called 'Babel' no internal worship exists, but instead something dead and indeed inwardly corpse-like is worshipped. This shows what their external worship which is inwardly such is like.

[2] That such worship is 'Babel' is clear from many parts of the Word where Babel is described, as in Daniel, where the description of the statue which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel saw in a dream - whose head was gold, breast and arms silver, belly and thighs bronze, legs iron, and feet partly iron and partly clay - means that true worship finally deteriorated into the kind of worship called 'Babel', and therefore also a stone cut out of the rock smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, Daniel 2:31-33, 44-45. The statue of gold which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel set up, and which people were to adore, had no other meaning, Daniel 3:1-end. The same applies to the description of the king of Babel with his nobles drinking wine from the vessels of gold that had come from the Temple in Jerusalem, of their praising the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and stone, and of writing therefore appearing on the wall, Daniel 5:1-end; to the description of Darius the Mede commanding that he be adored instead of God, Daniel 6:1-end; and to that of the beasts seen by Daniel in a dream, Daniel 7:1-end, as well as to that of the beasts and Babel in John's Revelation.

[3] That such worship was meant and represented is quite clear not only in Daniel and John but also in the Prophets: in Isaiah,

Their faces were faces of flames; the stars of the heavens and their constellations do not give their light The sun is darkened in its coming up and the moon does not shed its light Tziim lie down there, and their houses are full of ochim, and daughters of the owl dwell there, and satyrs dance there, and iim answer in its palaces, and dragons in its halls of pleasure. Isaiah 13:8, 10, 21-22

This refers to Babel and describes the internal aspect of such worship by 'faces of flames', which are evil desires; by 'the stars', which are truths of faith, 'not giving their light'; by 'the sun', which is holy love, 'being darkened'; by 'the moon', which is the truth of faith, 'not shedding its light'; by 'tziim, ochim, daughters of the owl, satyrs, dim, and dragons', which are the more interior aspects of worship. For such things belong to self-love or the proprium. This also is why Babel in John is called 'the mother of whoredoms and abominations', Revelation 17:5; and in the same book,

A dwelling-place of demons, 2 and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird. Revelation 18:2.

From these places it is evident that when such things are within, it is impossible for any good or truth of faith to be there, and that to the extent that those things enter in, the goods which are the objects of affection, and the truths of faith, depart. They are also called in Isaiah 21:9 'the graven images of the gods of Babel'.

[4] That it is self-love or the proprium which lies within their worship, or that it is worship of self, is quite clear in Isaiah,

Prophesy this parable against the king of Babel, You said in your heart, I will go up the heavens, above the stars of God I will raise my throne, and I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the uttermost parts of the north. I will go up above the heights of the cloud, I will make myself like the Most High. But you will be brought down to hell. Isaiah 14:4, 13-15.

Here, it is plain, Babel means the person who wishes to be worshipped as a god, that is, worship of self is meant.

[5] In the same prophet,

Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babel; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans. You trusted in your wickedness, you said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray; you said in your heart, I am, and there is no one besides me. Isaiah 47:1, 10.

In Jeremiah,

Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, destroying the whole earth; and I will stretch out My hand over you and roll you down from the rocks and will make you into a mountain of burning. Though Babel rise up into the heavens, and though she fortify the height of her strength, yet from Me those who lay waste will come to her. Jeremiah 51:25, 53.

This again shows that 'Babel' is worship of self.

[6] The fact that such people have no light of truth, but only total darkness, that is, that they do not possess the truth of faith, is described in Jeremiah,

The word which Jehovah spoke against Babel, against the land of the Chaldeans, There will come up upon her a nation from the north, which will make her land a desolation, and none will dwell in it; both man and beast will scatter themselves, they will go away. Jeremiah 50:1, 3.

'The north' stands for thick darkness, or absence of truth. 'No man and no beast' stands for the absence of good. For more about Babel, see at verse 28 3 below, where Chaldea is referred to.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. A Greek word, also used in late Medieval or Neo-Latin, which means self-love, self-regard.

2. The Latin means dragons, but the Greek means demons, which Swedenborg has in other pieces where he quotes this verse.

3. i.e. 1368

  
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