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3 Mose 16

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1 Und der HERR redete mit Mose (nachdem die zween Söhne Aarons gestorben waren, da sie vor dem HERRN opferten)

2 und sprach: Sage deinem Bruder Aaron, daß er nicht allerlei Zeit in das inwendige Heiligtum gehe hinter dem Vorhang vor dem Gnadenstuhl, der auf der Lade ist, daß er nicht sterbe; denn ich will in einer Wolke erscheinen auf dem Gnadenstuhl.

3 Sondern damit soll er hineingehen: mit einem jungen Farren zum Sündopfer und mit einem Widder zum Brandopfer.

4 Und soll den heiligen leinenen Rock anlegen und leinen Niederwand an seinem Fleisch haben und sich mit einem leinenen Gürtel gürten und den leinenen Hut aufhaben; denn das sind die heiligen Kleider; und soll sein Fleisch mit Wasser baden und sie anlegen.

5 Und soll von der Gemeine der Kinder Israel zween Ziegenböcke nehmen zum Sündopfer und einen Widder zum Brandopfer.

6 Und Aaron soll den Farren, sein Sündopfer, herzubringen und sich und sein Haus versöhnen;

7 und danach die zween Böcke nehmen und vor den HERRN stellen vor der Tür der Hütte des Stifts.

8 Und soll das Los werfen über die zween Böcke, ein Los dem HERRN und das andere dem ledigen Bock.

9 Und soll den Bock, auf welchen des HERRN Los fällt, opfern zum Sündopfer.

10 Aber den Bock, auf welchen das Los des ledigen fällt, soll er lebendig vor den HERRN stellen, daß er ihn versöhne, und lasse den ledigen Bock in die Wüste.

11 Und also soll er denn den Farren seines Sündopfers herzubringen und sich und sein Haus versöhnen; und soll ihn schlachten.

12 Und soll einen Napf voll Glut vom Altar nehmen, der vor dem HERRN stehet, und die Hand voll zerstoßenes Räuchwerks und hinein hinter den Vorhang bringen;

13 und das Räuchwerk aufs Feuer tun vor dem HERRN, daß der Nebel vom Räuchwerk den Gnadenstuhl bedecke, der auf dem Zeugnis ist, daß er nicht sterbe.

14 Und soll des Bluts vom Farren nehmen und mit seinem Finger gegen den Gnadenstuhl sprengen vorne an; siebenmal soll er also vor dem Gnadenstuhl mit seinem Finger vom Blut sprengen.

15 Danach soll er den Bock, des Volks Sündopfer, schlachten und seines Bluts hineinbringen hinter den Vorhang; und soll mit seinem Blut tun, wie er mit des Farren Blut getan hat, und damit auch sprengen vorne gegen den Gnadenstuhl;

16 und soll also versöhnen das Heiligtum von der Unreinigkeit der Kinder Israel und von ihrer Übertretung in allen ihren Sünden. Also soll er tun der Hütte des Stifts; denn sie sind unrein, die umher liegen.

17 Kein Mensch soll in der Hütte des Stifts sein, wenn er hineingehet, zu versöhnen im Heiligtum, bis er herausgehe; und soll also versöhnen sich und sein Haus und die ganze Gemeine Israel.

18 Und wenn er herausgehet zum Altar, der vor dem HERRN stehet, soll er ihn versöhnen und soll des Bluts vom Farren und des Bluts vom Bock nehmen und auf des Altars Hörner umher tun.

19 Und soll mit seinem Finger vom Blut darauf sprengen siebenmal und ihn reinigen und heiligen von der Unreinigkeit der Kinder Israel.

20 Und wenn er vollbracht hat das Versöhnen des Heiligtums und der Hütte des Stifts und des Altars, so soll er den lebendigen Bock herzubringen.

21 Da soll denn Aaron seine beiden Hände auf sein Haupt legen und bekennen auf ihn alLE Missetat der Kinder Israel und alLE ihre Übertretung in allen ihren Sünden; und soll sie dem Bock auf das Haupt legen und ihn durch einen Mann, der vorhanden ist, in die Wüste laufen lassen,

22 daß also der Bock alLE ihre Missetat auf ihm in eine Wildnis trage; und lasse ihn in die Wüste.

23 Und Aaron soll in die Hütte des Stifts gehen und ausziehen die leinenen Kleider, die er anzog, da er in das Heiligtum ging, und soll sie daselbst lassen.

24 Und soll sein Fleisch mit Wasser baden an heiliger Stätte und seine eigenen Kleider antun; und herausgehen und sein Brandopfer und des Volks Brandopfer machen und beide sich und das Volk versöhnen,

25 und das Fett vom Sündopfer auf dem Altar anzünden.

26 Der aber den ledigen Bock hat ausgeführet, soll seine Kleider waschen und sein Fleisch mit Wasser baden und danach ins Lager kommen.

27 Den Farren des Sündopfers und den Bock des Sündopfers, welcher Blut in das Heiligtum zu versöhnen gebracht wird, soll man hinausführen vor das Lager und mit Feuer verbrennen, beide ihre Haut, Fleisch und Mist.

28 Und der sie verbrennet, soll seine Kleider waschen und sein Fleisch mit Wasser baden und danach ins Lager kommen.

29 Auch soll euch das ein ewiges Recht sein: Am zehnten Tage des siebenten Monden sollt ihr euren Leib kasteien und kein Werk tun, er sei einheimisch oder fremd unter euch.

30 Denn an diesem Tage geschieht eure Versöhnung, daß ihr gereiniget werdet; von allen euren Sünden werdet ihr gereiniget vor dem HERRN

31 Darum soll's euch der größte Sabbat sein, und ihr sollt euren Leib demütigen. Ein ewig Recht sei das!

32 Es soll aber solche Versöhnung tun ein Priester, den man geweihet, und des Hand man gefüllet hat zum Priester an seines Vaters Statt; und soll die leinenen Kleider antun, nämlich die heiligen Kleider.

33 Und soll also versöhnen das heilige Heiligtum und die Hütte des Stifts und den Altar und die Priester und alles Volk der Gemeine.

34 Das soll euch ein ewiges Recht sein, daß ihr die Kinder Israel versöhnet von allen ihren Sünden im Jahr einmal Und Mose tat, wie ihm der HERR geboten hatte.

   

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10129. 'And the altar shall be the holy of holies' means the celestial kingdom, where the Lord is present in the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the altar' as that which is representative of the Lord in respect of Divine Good, dealt with in 9388, 9389, 9714, 9964, at this point in respect of Divine Good in heaven and in the Church, 10123; and from the meaning of 'the holy of holies' as celestial good or the good of love from the Lord. The reason why it is the celestial kingdom that is meant here by 'the altar' and the good there that is meant by 'the holy of holies' is that the good received in that kingdom is the good of love which comes from and is offered back to the Lord, which is celestial good. For there are two kingdoms into which the heavens are divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. The celestial kingdom receives the good of love coming from and offered back to the Lord, whereas the spiritual kingdom receives from the Lord the good of charity towards the neighbour, see the places referred to in 9277, and what is stated in 9680, 10068.

[2] 'The altar' represents the celestial kingdom, or what amounts to the same thing, it represents the Lord where He is present in the good of love; and 'the tent of meeting outside the veil' represents the spiritual kingdom, or what amounts to the same thing, it represents the Lord where He is present in the good of charity towards the neighbour. The spiritual kingdom's good, or spiritual good, is called the holy place, but the celestial kingdom's good, or celestial good, is called the holy of holies. The reason why celestial good, which is the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, is referred to as the holy of holies is that this good is a channel through which the Lord flows directly into the heavens; but spiritual good - the good of charity towards the neighbour - is a channel through which He does so indirectly, by way of celestial good, see 9473, 9683, 9873, 9992, 10005. The term 'flow in' is used because the Lord, being the Sun of heaven, is above the heavens and flows in from there, 10106; yet He is still as one present within the heavens.

[3] The fact that celestial good, which is the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, is meant by 'the holy of holies' is clear from places in the Word where the expression 'the holy of holies' occurs, as in Moses,

The veil shall be for you a divider between the holy place and the holy of holies. And you shall put the mercy-seat onto the ark of the Testimony in the holy of holies. Exodus 26:33-34.

From this it is evident that 'the holy place' refers to that part of the tent which was outside the veil, and 'the holy of holies' to the part within the veil. Regarding the tent or the dwelling-place outside the veil, that it represented the Lord's spiritual kingdom, or the middle heaven, and regarding the tent or dwelling-place within the veil, that it represented the Lord's celestial kingdom, or the inmost heaven, see 9457, 9481, 9485, 10001, 10025. The part of the tent within the veil is also called the holy sanctuary 1 , Leviticus 16:33. Since the ark, which had the Testimony within it and the mercy-seat above it, represented the inmost heaven, where celestial good reigns, the innermost part of the temple, where the ark of the covenant was, is also called the holy of holies, 1 Kings 6:16; 8:6.

[4] Since the bread and the minchah were signs of the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, which is celestial good, they too are called 'the holy of holies' in Moses,

The bread of faces (or of the presence) shall be eaten by Aaron and his sons in a holy place; for it is the holy of holies of the fire offerings to Jehovah. Leviticus 24:9.

'The bread of faces (or of the presence)' means celestial good, see 9545. In the same book,

That which remains of the minchah shall be for Aaron and his sons, the holy of holies of the fire offerings to Jehovah. Leviticus 2:3, 10.

'The minchah', which consisted of unleavened bread, unleavened cakes, and unleavened wafers mixed with oil, means celestial good or the good of love, see 4581, 9992, 10079; and 'a fire offering to Jehovah' means Divine Love, 10055.

[5] In the same author,

Every minchah - a sacrifice of sin offering and a sacrifice of guilt offering - which is for Aaron and his sons, is the holy of holies to Jehovah. Numbers 18:9-10.

Such minchahs too were called 'the holy of holies' because those sacrifices were signs of purification from evils, and all purification from evils is accomplished in a state of the good of innocence; and this good as well is celestial good. This explains why in sacrifices of sin offering or guilt offering female or male lambs, or rams, or young bulls, or turtle doves were offered, as is clear from Chapters 4, 5 of Leviticus, that good being meant by these creatures. For its being meant by 'lambs', see 3994, 3519, 7840, by 'rams', 10042, by 'young bulls', 9391; and its being meant by 'turtle doves' is evident from the places in the Word where such birds are mentioned. As regards purification from evils and regeneration, that they are accomplished in a state of innocence, see 10021. Therefore those sacrifices are called 'the holy of holies' also in Leviticus 6:25; 7:6; 10:17; 14:13.

[6] In the same author,

The minchah shall be eaten beside the altar; for it is the holy of holies. Leviticus 10:12.

It has been shown above that the altar of burnt offering represented the Lord in respect of the good of love, and reception by angels and men. This accounts for the use of the following words concerning it in Moses,

You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels, its laver, and its pedestal. And you shall sanctify them, that they may be the holy of holies; everyone who touches them will make himself holy. Exodus 30:28-29.

[7] The incense too, some of which was placed before the Testimony in the tent of meeting, is called the holy of holies, Exodus 30:36, because it meant celestial good in last and lowest things, and also meant the things that emanate from that good, 9475. In Ezekiel,

This is the law of the house 2 : On the top of the mountain shall its whole border round about be, the holy of holies. Ezekiel 43:12.

The reason why 'the house' together with the border around it is called 'the holy of holies' is that 'God's house' means the celestial kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord in respect of the good of love, 3720. This is why the words 'on the top of the mountain' are also used, for 'the top of the mountain' has the same meaning, 6435, 9422, 9434.

[8] In Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning the people and concerning the holy city to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies. Daniel 9:24.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord, who alone is Jehovah's Anointed and who alone is the Holy One, and who also as to His Human is the Divine Good of Divine Love, and so is the holy of holies.

The Lord alone as to His Divine Human is Jehovah's Anointed, see 9954.

He alone is the Holy One, 9229.

He is the Divine Good of Divine Love, see the places referred to in 9199(end).

[9] The reason why celestial good is meant by 'the holy of holies' but spiritual good by 'the holy place' is that celestial good is inmost good, and therefore also is the inmost heaven's good, whereas spiritual good is good emanating from that celestial good and is therefore the middle heaven's good. And this good is good and consequently holy to the extent that it has celestial good within it; for celestial good flows into spiritual, conceives it, and begets it as a father does his child. The words 'celestial good' are used to mean the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, and 'spiritual good' to mean the good of charity towards the neighbour received from the Lord.

[10] The good of love to the Lord received from the Lord is 'the holy of holies' because the Lord joins Himself directly to others through it. But the good of charity towards the neighbour is 'the holy place' because He joins Himself through it indirectly; and He joins Himself to the extent that it has the good of love from the Lord within it. The good of love to the Lord received from the Lord is present within all genuine good of charity, and also within all genuine good of faith; for such good flows in from the Lord. No one by his own strength, only by the Lord's, can love the neighbour and in love do good to him; and no one by his own strength, only by the Lord's, can believe in God. When therefore the Lord is acknowledged and the neighbour is loved, the Lord is present within the love towards the neighbour, however unaware the person may be of it. This also is what the Lord's words in Matthew serve to mean,

The righteous will answer, Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? But the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, Insofar as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers you did it to Me. Matthew 25:37-40.

From these words it is evident that the Lord is within the good of charity, indeed is that good, even though those governed by this good are unaware of it. 'Brothers' is used in the proximate sense 3 to mean those governed by the good of charity; and in the abstract sense, without reference to persons, 'the Lord's brothers' are the good of charity itself, in all its forms, see 5063-5071.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. i.e. the internal historical sense. See the final words of 4690.

2. i.e. the new temple

3. literally, the sanctuary of holiness

  
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