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1 L'Eternel parla aussi à Moïse en disant :

2 Prends Aaron et ses fils avec lui, les vêtements, l'huile d'onction, et un veau [pour le sacrifice] pour le péché, deux béliers, et une corbeille de pains sans levain.

3 Et convoque toute l'assemblée à l'entrée du Tabernacle d'assignation.

4 Et Moïse fit comme l'Eternel lui avait commandé; et l'assemblée fut convoquée à l'entrée du Tabernacle d'assignation.

5 Et Moïse dit à l'assemblée : C'[est] ici ce que l'Eternel a commandé de faire.

6 Et Moïse fit approcher Aaron et ses fils, et les lava avec de l'eau.

7 Et il mit sur Aaron la chemise, et le ceignit du baudrier, et le revêtit du Rochet, et mit sur lui l'Ephod, et le ceignit avec le ceinturon exquis de l'Ephod, dont il le ceignit par dessus.

8 Puis il mit sur lui le Pectoral, après avoir mis au Pectoral Urim et Thummim.

9 Il lui mit aussi la tiare sur la tête, et il mit sur le devant de la tiare la lame d'or, qui est la couronne de sainteté, comme l'Eternel l'avait commandé à Moïse.

10 Puis Moïse prit l'huile de l'onction, et oignit le Tabernacle, et toutes les choses qui y étaient, et les sanctifia.

11 Et il en fit aspersion sur l'autel par sept fois, et en oignit l'autel, tous ses ustensiles, la cuve, et son soubassement, pour les sanctifier.

12 Il versa aussi de l'huile de l'onction sur la tête d'Aaron, et l'oignit pour le sanctifier.

13 Puis Moïse ayant fait approcher les fils d'Aaron, les revêtit des chemises, et les ceignit de baudriers, et leur attacha des calottes, comme l'Eternel l'avait commandé à Moïse.

14 Alors il fit approcher le veau de l'offrande pour le péché, et Aaron et ses fils posèrent leurs mains sur la tête du veau de [l'offrande pour le] péché.

15 Et Moïse l'ayant égorgé prit de son sang, et en mit avec son doigt sur les cornes de l'autel à l'entour, et fit propitiation pour l'autel, et il répandit le reste du sang au pied de l'autel; ainsi il le sanctifia pour faire la propitiation sur lui.

16 Puis il prit toute la graisse qui était sur les entrailles, et la taie du foie, les deux rognons avec leur graisse, et Moïse les fit fumer sur l'autel.

17 Mais il fit brûler au feu hors du camp le veau avec sa peau, sa chair, et sa fiente, comme l'Eternel l'avait commandé à Moïse.

18 Il fit aussi approcher le bélier de l'holocauste, et Aaron et ses fils posèrent leurs mains sur la tête du bélier.

19 Et Moïse l'ayant égorgé, répandit le sang sur l'autel tout à l'entour.

20 Puis il mit le [bélier] en pièces, et en fit fumer la tête, les pièces, et la fressure.

21 Et il lava dans l'eau les entrailles et les jambes, et fit fumer tout le bélier sur l'autel; car c'était un holocauste de bonne odeur, c'était une offrande faite par feu à l'Eternel, comme l'Eternel l'avait commandé à Moïse.

22 Il fit aussi approcher l'autre bélier, [savoir] le bélier des consécrations; et Aaron et ses fils posèrent les mains sur la tête du bélier.

23 Et Moïse l'ayant égorgé prit de son sang, et le mit sur le mol de l'oreille droite d'Aaron, et sur le pouce de sa main droite, et sur le gros orteil de son pied droit.

24 Il fit aussi approcher les fils d'Aaron, et mit du même sang sur le mol de leur oreille droite, et sur le pouce de leur main droite, et sur le gros orteil de leur pied droit, et il répandit le reste du sang sur l'autel tout à l'entour.

25 Après il prit la graisse, la queue, et toute la graisse qui [est] sur les entrailles, et la taie du foie, et les deux rognons avec leur graisse, et l'épaule droite.

26 Il prit aussi de la corbeille des pains sans levain qui étaient devant l'Eternel, un gâteau sans levain, et un gâteau de pain fait à l'huile, et un beignet, et les mit sur les graisses, et sur l'épaule droite.

27 Puis il mit toutes ces choses sur les paumes des mains d'Aaron, et sur les paumes des mains de ses fils, et les tournoya en offrande tournoyée devant l'Eternel.

28 Après Moïse les reçut d'entre leurs mains, et les fit fumer sur l'autel par dessus l'holocauste; car ce sont les consécrations de bonne odeur, c'est un sacrifice fait par feu à l'Eternel.

29 Moïse prit aussi la poitrine du bélier des consécrations, et la tournoya devant l'Eternel, et ce fut la portion de Moïse, comme l'Eternel l'avait commandé à Moïse.

30 Et Moïse prit de l'huile de l'onction, et du sang qui était sur l'autel, et il en fit aspersion sur Aaron et sur ses vêtements; sur ses fils, et sur les vêtements de ses fils avec lui; ainsi il sanctifia Aaron [et] ses vêtements; ses fils, et les vêtements de ses fils avec lui.

31 Après cela, Moïse dit à Aaron et à ses fils : Faites bouillir la chair à l'entrée du Tabernacle d'assignation, et vous la mangerez là, avec le pain qui est dans la corbeille des consécrations, comme [le Seigneur] me l'a commandé, en disant : Aaron et ses fils mangeront ces choses.

32 Mais vous brûlerez au feu ce qui sera demeuré de reste de la chair et du pain.

33 Et vous ne sortirez point pendant sept jours de l'entrée du Tabernacle d'assignation, jusqu'au temps que les jours de vos consécrations soient accomplis; car on emploiera sept jours à vous consacrer.

34 L'Eternel a commandé de faire [en ces autres jours] comme on a fait en celui-ci, pour faire la propitiation en votre faveur.

35 Vous demeurerez donc pendant sept jours à l'entrée du Tabernacle d'assignation, jour et nuit, et vous observerez ce que l'Eternel vous a ordonné d'observer, afin que vous ne mouriez point; car il m'a été ainsi commandé.

36 Ainsi Aaron et ses fils firent toutes les choses que l'Eternel avait commandées par le moyen de Moïse.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10019

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10019. 'And you shall fill the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons' means consecration to represent the Lord's Divine Power exercised through Divine Truth springing from Divine Good 1 . This is clear from the meaning of 'filling the hand' as being consecrated to represent the Lord in respect of Divine Truth springing from Divine Good, consequently to represent His power. Two practices existed through which consecration to the priesthood was effected, anointing and filling the hand. Through anointing consecration to represent the Lord in respect of His Divine Good was effected, for the oil used in anointing was a sign of the good of love, 10011; and through filling the hand consecration to represent the Lord in respect of Divine Truth springing from Divine Good, and so to represent His power, was effected, since 'the hand' means power, 878, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 6947, 7011, 7188, 7189, 7518, 7673, 8050, 8069, 8153, and 'hand' is used in reference to truth that springs from good, 3091, 3563, 4931, 8281, 9025. Because all power belongs to truth springing from good, 5623, 6344, 6423, 6948, 8200, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643, and since the head and whole body exercise their power through the hands, and this power is the capacity to act that a human life possesses, 'the hand' also means whatever resides with a person, thus the entire person's capacity to act, 9133. From all this it may be seen what 'filling the hand' means. All power belongs to the Lord alone, and none whatever exists with any angel, spirit, or man other than that derived from Him, see 8200, 8281, 9327, 9410, 9639. The reason why consecration to the priesthood was effected through the two practices of anointing and filling the hand was that all things without exception that exist or come into existence in heaven and on earth have connection with good and with truth.

[2] But in what way filling the hand was carried out is described in verses 9-36 2 of the present chapter and in Leviticus 8:22-end. It was carried out by the use of the second ram, which for that reason is also called 'the ram of fillings [of the hand]'. The procedure was that after this ram had been slaughtered some of its blood was put on the tip of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of Aaron and his sons. Some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil was then sprinkled over Aaron and his sons, and over their garments. The fat, the tail, the fat covering the intestines, the omentum on the liver, the kidneys with their fat, and the right flank of that ram, also unleavened bread, cakes, and wafers from the basket were placed on the palms of Aaron and his sons, and waved, after which they were burned on top of the burnt offering made from the first ram. But the breast, after it had been waved, and the left flank were for Aaron and his sons; the flesh from these was boiled in the holy place and, together with the remainder of the bread in the basket, was eaten by them at the door of the tent of meeting. Such was the procedure for 'filling the hand'. What is meant by each detail however will in the Lord's Divine mercy be stated further on.

[3] The Lord's Divine Power, which was represented by filling the hand of Aaron and his sons, is the Divine Power of saving the human race; and the power of saving the human race is power over the heavens and over the hells. By that power of the Lord's and by no other is a person saved; for all good that belongs to love and all truth that belongs to faith flow in from the Lord by way of the heavens. But neither can flow in unless the hells are removed, for the hells are the source of all evil and of all falsity arising from it. It is by the removal of the evils and consequent falsities which come from the hells, and at the same time by the inflow of the good of love and the truth of faith from the Lord by way of heaven, that a person is saved. When He was in the world the Lord overcame the hells and restored the heavens to order, and acquired for Himself Divine Power over them, see 9486, 9715, 9809, 9937, and the places referred to in 9528 (end). This power that is the Lord's is what was represented by filling the hand of priests; for the Lord's whole work of salvation was meant by the priestly office, 9809.

[4] The truth that the Lord possesses this power is His own explicit teaching in Matthew,

All power in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Matthew 28:18.

And in Luke,

Jesus spoke to the seventy who were saying that the demons obeyed them, Behold, I give you the power to trample on serpents and on scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, that nothing whatever may hurt you. All things have been delivered to Me by My Father. Luke 10:19, 22.

These words describe the Lord's power over the hells. 'The demons' are those in the hells, 'serpents and scorpions' are evils and the falsities of evil, 'trampling on them' is destroying them. The hells are also meant by 'the enemy' whom they would have power over.

[5] The truth that the Lord acquired that power for Himself when He was in the world is clear in Isaiah,

Who is This who comes from Edom, marching in the vast numbers of His strength, mighty to save? My own arm brought salvation to Me. Therefore He became their Saviour. Isaiah 63:1-10.

The fact that these words refer to the Lord is well known in the Church, as in like manner do those which occur elsewhere in the same prophet,

His own arm brought salvation to Him, and His righteousness lifted Him up. Consequently He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon His head. And the Redeemer came to Zion. Isaiah 59:16-21.

And in David,

Jehovah said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, till I make your enemies as your footstool. Jehovah will send the rod of your strength from Zion; have dominion in the midst of [your] enemies. The Lord is at your right hand. Psalms 110:1ff.

The fact that these statements refer to the Lord is His own teaching in Matthew 22:44. His dominion over the hells is described there by 'sitting at the right hand', for 'the right hand' means the power that Divine Truth springing from Divine Good possesses. The hells and the evils and falsities coming from them are the enemies that were to be made as His footstool; they are also the enemies in whose midst He was to have dominion.

[6] The truth that 'Jehovah's right hand' means Divine Power is evident from a large number of places in the Word, as in Moses,

Your right hand, O Jehovah, is magnificent in strength; Your right hand, O Jehovah, breaks the enemy in pieces. Exodus 15:6.

In David,

O God, You give me the shield of salvation, and Your right hand supports me. Psalms 18:35.

In the same author,

Their arm did not save them, but Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your face. Psalms 44:3.

The words 'Your right hand, and Your right arm, and the light of [Your] face' are used because 'right hand' means power, 'arm' strength, and 'light of the face' Divine Truth springing from Divine Good. For the meaning of 'arm' as strength, see 4932, 4934, 4935, 7205; 'light' as Divine Truth, 9548, 9684; and 'Jehovah's face' as Divine Good, 222, 5585, 9306. In the same author,

O God, Your right hand supports me. Psalms 63:8.

In the same author,

O Jehovah, You have an arm with power; strong is Your hand. Your right hand will be lifted up. Psalms 89:13.

In Isaiah,

Jehovah has sworn by His right hand, by His mighty arm 3 . Isaiah 62:8.

And in David,

O Jehovah, let Your hand be for the man of Your right hand, for the son of man [whom] You have made strong for Yourself. Then we will not turn back from You. Psalms 80:17-18.

[7] From these things it may now be seen what the meaning of the Lord's words in Matthew is,

Jesus said, Hereafter you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of power. Matthew 26:64.

And in Luke,

Hereafter the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. Luke 22:69.

'The Son of Man' means the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, see 9807, while 'right hand', as is clear from what has been shown immediately above, means Divine Power; and this also accounts for the expression 'the right hand of power'.

From all this it is now evident what the anointing of Aaron and his sons represented, and what filling their hand represented, namely that anointing them represented the Divine Good of Divine Love within the Lord, 9954 (end), and filling their hand Divine Truth and therefore Divine Power. For all power resides with Divine Good exercised through Divine Truth, and that power belongs to the Lord alone, see the texts quoted above. Here also is the reason why in the Old Testament Word the Lord is called Hero, Man of War, and also Jehovah Zebaoth, that is, Jehovah of Armies.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. See 10010.

2. Possibly 19-35 is intended.

3. literally, the arm of His strength

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 9306

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9306. 'Take notice of his face' means holy fear. This is clear from the meaning of 'taking notice of the face', when it has reference to the Lord, whom 'the angel' is used to mean to here, as fearing that He may be angry on account of evils, or provoked on account of transgressions, as below; and fearing these things is holy fear. Regarding this fear, see 2826, 3718, 3719, 5459, 5534, 7280, 7788, 8816, 8925. The words 'taking notice of his face' are used because 'the face' means the interior things that constitute a person's life, thus his thought and affection, and in particular his faith and love. The reason for this is that the face has been fashioned so that it can produce an image of a person's interiors. It has been so fashioned to the end that those things which belong to the internal man may appear within the external, thus to the end that those things which belong to the spiritual world can be visualized in the natural world and so have an effect on one's neighbour. It is well known that the face presents visually, or as if in a mirror, what a person thinks and loves. This is so with honest people's faces, and especially with angels' faces, see 1999, 2434, 3527, 3573, 4066, 4326, 4796-4799, 5102, 5695, 6604, 8248-8250. For this reason 'face' in the original language is a general term that is used to describe the feelings a person has which reveal themselves, such as those of indulgence, favour, goodwill, helpfulness, or kindness, and also lack of pity, anger, or vengeance. So it is that in that language when this word is coupled with another it means beside, with, in front of, on account of, or else against, thus whatever is within, from, for, or against the person himself. For as has been stated, 'the face' is a person's true self, or that present within a person which reveals itself.

[2] All this enables one to know what is meant by the face of Jehovah, or 'the face of the angel', who in this instance is the Lord in respect of His Divine Human - namely the Divine Good of Divine Love, and the Divine Truth emanating from that Divine Good, since these reside within Jehovah or the Lord, come from Him, indeed are Himself, see 222, 223, 5585. From this it is evident what 'the face of Jehovah' means in the Blessing,

Jehovah make His face shine upon you and be merciful to you. Jehovah lift up His face upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:25-26.

In David,

God be merciful to us and bless us and make His face shine upon us. Psalms 67:1.

The like may be seen in Psalms 80:3, 7, 19; 119:134-135; Daniel 9:17; and in other places.

[3] So it is that the Lord's Divine Human is called 'the angel of Jehovah's face' in Isaiah,

I will cause the mercies of Jehovah to be remembered. He has rewarded 1 them according to His mercies, and according to the abundance of His mercies; and He became their Saviour. And the angel of His face saved them; in His love and in His pity He redeemed them. Isaiah 63:7-9.

The reason why the Lord's Divine Human is called 'the angel of Jehovah's face' is that the Divine Human is the Divine Himself facially, that is, in outward form, as also the Lord teaches in John,

If you know Me you know My Father also, and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. Philip said, Show us the Father. Jesus said to him, Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. John 14:7-11.

[4] 'Jehovah's (or the Lord's) face' also means anger, vengeance, punishment, and ill. It does so because simple people, in accepting the general idea that all things come from God, believe that even ill, especially the misery of punishment, comes from Him. For this reason - in keeping with that general idea, and also with appearances - anger, vengeance, punishment, or ill is attributed to Jehovah the Lord, when in fact the Lord is not the source of them but man. Regarding this, see 1861, 2447, 5798, 6071, 6832, 6991, 6997, 7533, 7632, 7877, 7926, 8197, 8227, 8228, 8282, 8483, 8632, 8875, 9128. This kind of meaning appears here in 'take notice of his face, lest you provoke him, for he will not bear your transgression', and also in Leviticus,

Whoever eats any blood, I will set My face against the soul eating blood and will cut him off from among his people. Leviticus 17:10.

In Jeremiah,

I have set My face against the city for ill and not for good. Jeremiah 21:10.

And in David,

Jehovah's face is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. Psalms 34:16.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. Reading retribuit (has rewarded) for retribuet (will reward)

  
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