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2 Mose 39

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1 Aber von der gelben Seide, Scharlaken und Rosinrot machten sie Aaron Kleider, zu dienen im Heiligtum, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte.

2 Und er machte den Leibrock mit Golde, gelber Seide, Scharlaken, Rosinrot und gezwirnter weißer Seide.

3 Und schlug das Gold und schnitt's zu Faden, daß man's künstlich wirken konnte unter die gelbe Seide, Scharlaken, Rosinrot und weiße Seide,

4 daß man's auf beiden Achseln zusammenfügte und an beiden Seiten zusammenbände.

5 Und sein Gurt war nach derselben Kunst und Werk von Gold, gelber Seide, Scharlaken, Rosinrot und gezwirnter weißer Seide, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte.

6 Und sie machten zween Onyxsteine, umher gefasset mit Gold, gegraben durch die Steinschneider, mit den Namen der Kinder Israel,

7 und heftete sie auf die Schultern des Leibrocks, daß es Steine seien zum Gedächtnis der Kinder Israel, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte.

8 Und sie machten das Schildlein nach der Kunst und Werk des Leibrocks von Gold, gelber Seide, Scharlaken, Rosinrot und gezwirnter weißer Seide,

9 daß es viereckig und zwiefach war, einer Hand lang und breit.

10 Und fülleten es mit vier Riegen Steinen. Die erste Riege war ein Sarder, Topaser und Smaragd;

11 die andere ein Rubin, Saphir und Demant;

12 die dritte ein Lynkurer, Achat und Amethyst;

13 die vierte ein Türkis, Onyx und Jaspis, umher gefasset mit Gold in allen Riegen.

14 Und die Steine stunden nach den zwölf Namen der Kinder Israel, gegraben durch die Steinschneider, ein jeglicher seines Namens, nach den zwölf Stämmen.

15 Und sie machten am Schildlein Ketten mit zwei Enden von feinem Gold

16 und zwo güldene Spangen und zween güldene Ringe: und hefteten die zween Ringe auf die zwo Ecken des Schildleins.

17 Und die zwo güldenen Ketten taten sie in die zween Ringe auf den Ecken des Schildleins.

18 Aber die zwei Enden der Ketten taten sie an die zwo Spangen und hefteten sie auf die Ecken des Leibrocks gegeneinander über.

19 Und machten zween andere güldene Ringe und hefteten sie an die zwo andern Ecken des Schildleins an seinen Ort, daß es fein anläge auf dem Leibrock.

20 Und machten zween andere güldene Ringe, die taten sie an die zwo Ecken unten am Leibrock gegeneinander über, da der Leibrock unten zusammengehet,

21 daß das Schildlein mit seinen Ringen an die Ringe des Leibrocks geknüpft würde mit einer gelben Schnur, daß es auf dem Leibrock hart anläge und nicht von dem Leibrock los würde, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte.

22 Und er machte den Seidenrock zum Leibrock, gewirkt ganz von gelber Seide,

23 und sein Loch oben mitten inne und eine Borte ums Loch her gefaltet, daß er nicht zerrisse.

24 Und sie machten an seinem Saum Granatäpfel von gelber Seide, Scharlaken, Rosinrot und gezwirnter weißer Seide.

25 Und machten Schellen von feinem Golde; die taten sie zwischen die Granatäpfel ringsumher am Saum des Seidenrocks,

26 je ein Granatapfel und eine Schelle um und um am Saum, darin zu dienen, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte.

27 Und machten auch die engen Röcke, von weißer Seide gewirkt, Aaron und seinen Söhnen,

28 und den Hut von weißer Seide und die schönen Hauben von weißer Seide und Niederkleider von gezwirnter weißer Leinwand

29 und den gestickten Gürtel von gezwirnter weißer Seide, gelber Seide, Scharlaken, Rosinrot, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte.

30 Sie machten auch das Stirnblatt, nämlich die heilige Krone, von feinem Golde und gruben Schrift drein: Die Heiligkeit des HERRN.

31 Und banden eine gelbe Schnur dran daß sie an den Hut von oben her geheftet würde, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte.

32 Also ward vollendet das ganze Werk der Wohnung der Hütte des Stifts. Und die Kinder Israel taten alles, was der HERR Mose geboten hatte,

33 und brachten die Wohnung zu Mose: die Hütte und alle ihre Geräte, Häklein, Bretter, Riegel, Säulen, Füße;

34 die Decke von rötlichen Widderfellen, die Decke von Dachsfellen und den Vorhang;

35 die Lade des Zeugnisses mit ihren Stangen; den Gnadenstuhl;

36 den Tisch und alle seine Geräte und die Schaubrote;

37 den schönen Leuchter, mit den Lampen zubereitet, und alle seinem Geräte, und Öl zu Lichtern;

38 den güldenen Altar und die Salbe und gut Räuchwerk; das Tuch in der Hütte Tür;

39 den ehernen Altar und sein ehern Gitter mit seinen Stangen und alle seinem Gerät; das Handfaß mit seinem Fuß;

40 die Umhänge des Vorhofs mit: seinen Säulen und Füßen; das Tuch im Tor des Vorhofs mit seinen Seilen und Nägeln und allem Geräte zum Dienst der Wohnung der Hütte des Stifts;

41 die Amtskleider des Priesters Aaron, zu dienen im Heiligtum, und die Kleider seiner Söhne, daß sie Priesteramt täten.

42 Alles, wie der HERR Mose geboten hatte, taten die Kinder Israel an alle diesem Dienst.

43 Und Mose sah an alle dies Werk; und siehe, sie hatten es gemacht, wie der HERR geboten hatte. Und er segnete sie.

   

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9833. 'And the violet, and the purple, and the twice-dyed scarlet, and the fine linen' means the good of charity and faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'the violet' as the celestial love of truth, dealt with in 9466; from the meaning of 'the purple' as the celestial love of good, dealt with in 9467; from the meaning of 'the twice-dyed scarlet' as spiritual good, dealt with in 4922, 9468; and from the meaning of 'the fine linen' as truth which has a celestial origin, dealt with in 5319, 9469. Thus these threads taken all together mean the good of love and faith, though at this point they mean the good of charity and faith since they have regard to things in the spiritual kingdom, 9814. 'The violet', 'the purple', 'the twice-dyed scarlet', and 'the fine linen' come to mean forms of love or charity and aspects of faith because of their colours. For the colours which appear in heaven owe their origin to the light of heaven, this light being Divine Truth which emanates from the Lord, the Source of all intelligence and wisdom. Consequently all the variations of that light, which appear visually there as colours, are variations of intelligence and wisdom consisting of truths and forms of the good of faith, charity, and love, see 1042, 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4741, 4742, 4922, 9466; and in the measure that colours there are derived from red they are the sign of good, whereas in the measure that they are derived from white they are the sign of truth, 9467.

  
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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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