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1 Lorsque quelqu'un fera à l'Eternel une offrande en don, son offrande sera de fleur de farine; il versera de l'huile dessus, et il y ajoutera de l'encens.

2 Il l'apportera aux sacrificateurs, fils d'Aaron; le sacrificateur prendra une poignée de cette fleur de farine, arrosée d'huile, avec tout l'encens, et il brûlera cela sur l'autel comme souvenir. C'est une offrande d'une agréable odeur à l'Eternel.

3 Ce qui restera de l'offrande sera pour Aaron et pour ses fils; c'est une chose très sainte parmi les offrandes consumées par le feu devant l'Eternel.

4 Si tu fais une offrande de ce qui est cuit au four, qu'on se serve de fleur de farine, et que ce soient des gâteaux sans levain pétris à l'huile et des galettes sans levain arrosées d'huile.

5 Si ton offrande est un gâteau cuit à la poêle, il sera de fleur de farine pétrie à l'huile, sans levain.

6 Tu le rompras en morceaux, et tu verseras de l'huile dessus; c'est une offrande.

7 Si ton offrande est un gâteau cuit sur le gril, il sera fait de fleur de farine pétrie à l'huile.

8 Tu apporteras l'offrande qui sera faite à l'Eternel avec ces choses-là; elle sera remise au sacrificateur, qui la présentera sur l'autel.

9 Le sacrificateur en prélèvera ce qui doit être offert comme souvenir, et le brûlera sur l'autel. C'est une offrande d'une agréable odeur à l'Eternel.

10 Ce qui restera de l'offrande sera pour Aaron et pour ses fils; c'est une chose très sainte parmi les offrandes consumées par le feu devant l'Eternel.

11 Aucune des offrandes que vous présenterez à l'Eternel ne sera faite avec du levain; car vous ne brûlerez rien qui contienne du levain ou du miel parmi les offrandes consumées par le feu devant l'Eternel.

12 Vous pourrez en offrir à l'Eternel comme offrande des prémices; mais il n'en sera point présenté sur l'autel comme offrande d'une agréable odeur.

13 Tu mettras du sel sur toutes tes offrandes; tu ne laisseras point ton offrande manquer de sel, signe de l'alliance de ton Dieu; sur toutes tes offrandes tu mettras du sel.

14 Si tu fais à l'Eternel une offrande des prémices, tu présenteras des épis nouveaux, rôtis au feu et broyés, comme offrande de tes prémices.

15 Tu verseras de l'huile dessus, et tu y ajouteras de l'encens; c'est une offrande.

16 Le sacrificateur brûlera comme souvenir une portion des épis broyés et de l'huile, avec tout l'encens. C'est une offrande consumée par le feu devant l'Eternel.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10079

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10079. 'And one wafer' means lowest celestial good. This is clear from the meaning of 'wafer' as celestial good in the external man, dealt with in 9994, thus that which is lowest. In the heavens there are two distinct and separate kingdoms; one is called the celestial kingdom, the other the spiritual kingdom. Each kingdom has three parts; each has an inmost part, a middle part, and a lowest part. The inmost good of the celestial kingdom is meant by 'bread', middle good by 'cakes', and lowest good by 'wafers', see above in 9993. It says that they were to take one loaf of bread, one cake, and one wafer, and after these had been waved they were to be burned with the burnt offering, and that Aaron and his sons were to eat the bread left over in the basket at the door of the tent of meeting. These things served to mean the transmission of the good of love from the Lord and the reception of it in the higher heavens, that is, in the celestial kingdom. The transmission of that good was meant by the bread which, after it had been waved, was burned on the altar, and the reception of it was meant by the bread that was eaten. It says 'one' loaf of bread, 'one' cake, and 'one' wafer because Good from God is essentially one.

[2] Next it must be stated why it was decreed that not only the ram's fat and right flank had to be burned on the altar but also offerings of bread, which were called minchahs, when yet good is meant equally by the bread or minchahs as it is by the fat and flank. Without knowledge of why it had to be done offering bread as well would seem to be superfluous. But the reason was that sacrifices and burnt offerings were not demanded, only permitted, and that they were therefore unacceptable in the heavens. Therefore minchahs as well, or offerings of bread, were presented, and also drink offerings of wine, which were acceptable; for 'bread' means all celestial good and 'wine' all the truth that goes with it. This also explains why sacrifices and burnt offerings were called bread, and in addition minchahs or gifts; for minchahs in the original language denotes gifts. But see what has been shown previously on these matters,

Sacrifices and burnt offerings were first introduced by Eber and came down from him to the descendants of Jacob, 1128, 1343, 2818, 4874, 5702.

Sacrifices and burnt offerings were not demanded, only permitted, 2180.

Sacrifices and burnt offerings were called bread, 2165.

'Bread' means celestial good and 'wine' the truth that goes with it, 276, 680, 2165, 2177, 3735, 4217, 4735, 4976, 5915, 6118, 6377, 8410, 9323, 9545.

The like is meant by 'minchah' and 'drink offering', 4581.

From this it is evident that it was for the same reason also that the Lord abolished the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and retained the bread and wine. But it should be recognized that the flesh of a sacrifice or burnt offering served in particular to mean spiritual good, whereas the bread of a minchah served to mean celestial good, and that this was why not only flesh but also bread had to be offered.

  
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