Arcana Coelestia # 10654
10654. Verses 18-23 You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread. Seven days you shall eat the unleavened bread that I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt. All that opens the womb 1 is Mine, and of all your cattle you are to give the male, whatever opens [the womb] among oxen and small cattle 2 . And whatever opens [the womb] among asses 3 you shall redeem with [one of] the small cattle; and if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And My face shall not be seen empty-handed 4 . Six days you shall work, and on the seventh day you shall rest; in ploughing and in harvesting you shall rest 5 . And you shall keep the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the end 6 of the year. Three times in the year all your males shall be seen at the face of the Lord, Jehovah, the God of Israel.
'You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread' means worship of the Lord and thanksgiving on account of deliverance from evil and from the falsities of evil. 'Seven days you shall eat the unleavened bread' means a holy state then, and making Divine Truth, purified from evil and from the falsities of evil, one's own. 'That I commanded you' means in accordance with Divine order. 'At the appointed time in the month of Abib' means a new state. 'Because in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt' means because then there was deliverance from hell. 'All that opens the womb is Mine' means that all the good of innocence, charity, and faith is to be ascribed to the Lord. 'Of all your cattle you are to give the male' means which is imparted by means of truth. 'Whatever opens [the womb] among oxen and small cattle' means present in the external and internal man. 'And whatever opens [the womb] among asses you shall redeem with [one of] the small cattle' means that merely natural faith must not be ascribed to the Lord, [only the truth of innocence present within it.] 'And if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck' means that if the truth of innocence is not present within it, it is to be separated and cast aside. 'All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem' means that the truths of faith devoid of good are not to be ascribed to the Lord. 'And My face shall not be seen empty-handed' means the reception [of what is given] out of mercy, and thanksgiving. 'Six days you shall work' means the first state of regeneration, when a person is in possession of truths and at that stage is engaged in conflicts. 'And on the seventh day you shall rest' means the second state of regeneration, when a person is governed by good and at this stage experiences peace. 'In ploughing and harvesting you shall rest' means so far as the implanting of truth in good and the reception of that truth are concerned. 'And you shall keep the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of the wheat harvest' means worship of the Lord and thanksgiving on account of the implanting of truth in good. 'And the feast of ingathering at the end of the year' means [the worship of a thankful mind on account of the implanting of good after that, and so on account of] regeneration and complete deliverance from damnation. 'Three times in the year all your males shall be seen at the face of the Lord, Jehovah, the God of Israel' means the Lord's constant appearance and presence in the truths of faith as well.
Poznámky pod čarou:
1. literally, Every opening of the womb
2. literally, the opening by the ox or one of the small cattle
3. literally, the opening by the ass
4. i.e. no one shall come without a gift or offering to the Lord
5. i.e. during ploughing time and harvest time you shall rest on the sabbath day
6. literally, revolution or turn
Exodus 35
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Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said to them, "These are the words which Yahweh has commanded, that you should do them.
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'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.
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You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.'"
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Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which Yahweh commanded, saying,
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'Take from among you an offering to Yahweh. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Yahweh's offering: gold, silver, brass,
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blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair,
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rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,
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oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
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onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.
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"'Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:
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the tabernacle, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
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the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat, the veil of the screen;
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the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread;
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the lampstand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light;
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and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;
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the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of brass, it poles, and all its vessels, the basin and its base;
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the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
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the pins of the tabernacle, the pins of the court, and their cords;
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the finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.'"
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All the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
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They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought Yahweh's offering, for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.
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They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.
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Everyone, with whom was found blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair, rams' skins dyed red, and sea cow hides, brought them.
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Everyone who did offer an offering of silver and brass brought Yahweh's offering; and everyone, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.
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All the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
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All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' hair.
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The rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastplate;
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and the spice, and the oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
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The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to Yahweh; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Yahweh had commanded to be made by Moses.
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Moses said to the children of Israel, "Behold, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
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He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship;
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and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in brass,
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in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of skillful workmanship.
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He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
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He has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all kinds of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.
