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3 Mose 22

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1 Und der HERR redete mit Mose und sprach:

2 Sage Aaron und seinen Söhnen, daß sie sich enthalten von dem Heiligen der Kinder Israel, welches sie mir Heiligen und meinen Heiligen Namen nicht entheiligen, denn ich bin der HERR.

3 So sage nun ihnen auf ihre Nachkommen: Welcher eurer Nachkommen herzutritt zum Heiligen, das die Kinder Israel dem HERRN Heiligen, und hat eine Unreinheit an sich, des Seele soll ausgerottet werden von meinem Antlitz; denn ich bin der HERR.

4 Welcher der Nachkommen Aarons aussätzig ist oder einen Fluß hat, der soll nicht essen vom Heiligen, bis er rein werde. Wer etwa einen anrührt, der an einem Toten unrein geworden ist, oder welchem der Same entgeht im Schlaf,

5 und welcher irgend ein Gewürm anrührt, dadurch er unrein wird, oder einen Menschen, durch den er unrein wird, und alles, was ihn verunreinigt:

6 welcher der eins anrührt, der ist unrein bis auf den Abend und soll von dem Heiligen nicht essen, sondern soll zuvor seinen Leib mit Wasser baden.

7 Und wenn die Sonne untergegangen und er rein geworden ist, dann mag er davon essen; denn es ist seine Nahrung.

8 Ein Aas und was von wilden Tieren zerreißen ist, soll er nicht essen, auf daß er nicht unrein daran werde; denn ich bin der HERR.

9 Darum sollen sie meine Sätze halten, daß sie nicht Sünde auf sich laden und daran sterben, wenn sie sich entheiligen; denn ich bin der HERR, der sie heiligt.

10 Kein anderer soll von dem Heiligen essen noch des Priesters Beisaß oder Tagelöhner.

11 Wenn aber der Priester eine Seele um sein Geld kauft, die mag davon essen; und was ihm in seinem Hause geboren wird, das mag auch von seinem Brot essen.

12 Wenn aber des Priesters Tochter eines Fremden Weib wird, die soll nicht von der heiligen Hebe essen.

13 Wird sie aber eine Witwe oder ausgestoßen und hat keine Kinder und kommt wieder zu ihres Vaters Hause, so soll sie essen von ihres Vaters Brot, wie da sie noch Jungfrau war. Aber kein Fremdling soll davon essen.

14 Wer sonst aus Versehen von dem Heiligen ißt der soll den fünften Teil dazutun und dem Priester geben samt dem Heiligen,

15 auf daß sie nicht entheiligen das Heilige der Kinder Israel, das sie dem HERRN heben,

16 auf daß sie nicht mit Missetat und Schuld beladen, wenn sie ihr Geheiligtes essen; denn ich bin der HERR, der sie heiligt.

17 Und der HERR redete mit Mose und sprach:

18 Sage Aaron und seinen Söhnen und allen Kindern Israel: Welcher Israeliter oder Fremdling in Israel sein Opfer tun will, es sei ein Gelübde oder von freiem Willen, daß sie dem HERRN ein Brandopfer tun wollen, das ihm von euch angenehm sei,

19 das soll ein Männlein und ohne Fehl sein, von Rindern oder Lämmern oder Ziegen.

20 Alles, was ein Fehl hat, sollt ihr nicht opfern; denn es wird von euch nicht angenehm sein.

21 Und wer ein Dankopfer dem HERRN tun will, ein besonderes Gelübde oder von freiem Willen, von Rindern oder Schafen, das soll ohne Gebrechen sein, daß es angenehm sei; es soll keinen Fehl haben.

22 Ist's blind oder gebrechlich oder geschlagen oder dürr oder räudig oder hat es Flechten, so sollt ihr solches dem HERRN nicht opfern und davon kein Opfer geben auf den Altar des HERRN.

23 Einen Ochsen oder Schaf, die zu lange oder zu kurze Glieder haben, magst du von freiem Willen opfern; aber angenehm mag's nicht sein zum Gelübde.

24 Du sollst auch dem HERRN kein zerstoßenes oder zerriebenes oder zerrissenes oder das ausgeschnitten ist, opfern, und sollt im Lande solches nicht tun.

25 Du sollst auch solcher keins von eines Fremdlings Hand als Brot eures Gottes opfern; denn es taugt nicht und hat einen Fehl; darum wird's nicht angenehm sein von euch.

26 Und der HERR redete mit Mose und sprach:

27 Wenn ein Ochs oder Lamm oder Ziege geboren ist, so soll es sieben Tage bei seiner Mutter sein, und am achten Tage und darnach mag man's dem HERRN opfern, so ist's angenehm.

28 Es sei ein Ochs oder Schaf, so soll man's nicht mit seinem Jungen auf einen Tag schlachten.

29 Wenn ihr aber wollt dem HERRN ein Lobopfer tun, das von euch angenehm sei,

30 so sollt ihr's desselben Tages essen und sollt nichts übrig bis auf den Morgen behalten; denn ich bin der HERR.

31 Darum haltet meine Gebote und tut darnach; denn ich bin der HERR.

32 Daß ihr meinen heiligen Namen nicht entheiligt, und ich geheiligt werde unter den Kindern Israel; denn ich bin der HERR, der euch heiligt,

33 der euch aus Ägyptenland geführt hat, daß ich euer Gott wäre, ich, der HERR.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 79

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79. And he laid his right hand upon me. That this signifies life from Him, is evident from the signification of right hand, when said of the Lord, as being life from Him (concerning this see above, n. 72). The reason why this signifies life from the Lord, is, that it follows immediately after the words, "I fell at his feet as dead." And, moreover, by touching with the hand, is signified to communicate and transfer to another that which belongs to oneself, and also to receive from another and to communicate and transfer to another what belongs to oneself, when said of the Lord, as in this passage, denotes life, such as is communicated to those who are in a state of enlightenment, and see and hear such things as are in heaven. This also was the case with John; for he was in such a state of enlightenment when he saw and heard the things described in the Apocalypse.

[2] The reason why to touch with the hand denotes to communicate, and to transfer to another, is, because all the power of man is transferred from the body into the hands; therefore, what the mind wills that the body should do, the arms and hands perform accordingly. Hence it is that by arms and hands in the Word is signified power (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 878, 3091, 4931-4937. 7673, 10019); this power, however, is natural power, and communication thereby is the exertion of the forces of the body; but spiritual power is to will the good of another, and, as much as possible, to be willing to transfer to another what belongs to oneself. This power is signified by hand in the spiritual sense, and its communication and translation by touching with the hand.

From these considerations it is evident that, by the Lord, who is there called the Son of man, laying His right hand upon John, when he lay as dead, is signified, that He communicated and transferred to him life from Himself (concerning which, see above).

[3] To touch, and to touch with the hand, has a similar signification in many passages in the Word, as in the following. In Daniel:

The Lord, who there appeared to him as a man clothed in linen, whose aspect was as the appearance of lightning, and His eyes as torches of fire, and His feet as the brightness of polished brass, touched him; restored him to his station; set him upon his knees; touched his lips, and opened his mouth; and again touched him, and strengthened him (10:4 to the end).

In Jeremiah:

"Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth, and said, I give my words into thy mouth" (1:9).

And in Matthew:

Jesus put forth His and to the leper "and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed" (8:3).

In the same:

Jesus saw Peter's wife's mother sick of a fever "and he touched her hand, and the fever left her" (8:14, 15).

In the same:

Jesus touched the eyes of two blind men and their eyes were opened (9:29).

In the same:

"While Peter was speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed the disciples, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell upon their face, and were sore afraid. Then Jesus came near and touched them, and said, Arise, be not afraid" (17:5-7).

In Luke:

Jesus came and touched the bier of the dead man, and said, "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. Then he that was dead sat up, and began to speak" (7:14, 15).

In the same:

Jesus touched the ear of the deaf man, and healed him (22:51).

In Mark:

"They brought young children to him, that he should touch them. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them" (10:13, 16).

In the same:

They brought unto Jesus those that were sick "that they might touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made whole" (Matthew 14:35, 36).

In Luke:

"A woman having an issue of blood, touched the border of Jesus' garment; and immediately her issue of blood stanched. Jesus said, Some one hath touched me, for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me" (8:43, 44, 46).

[4] Because by the touching and laying on of hands, is signified to communicate and transfer to another what is one's own, therefore from ancient times it has been customary in the churches to lay hands upon the heads of those who were inaugurated and blessed, as Moses was commanded to do in the case of Joshua (Numbers 27:18-23; Deuteronomy 34:9). Since all things among the sons of Israel were representative and significative of spiritual things, so also was the touch; therefore those were sanctified who touched what was holy, and those were polluted who touched what was unclean, for the touch signified communication and transference from one to another, and reception from one by another; as is evident from the following passages in Moses: whosoever shall touch the tent of the assembly, the ark of the testimony, the table and all its vessels, the lampstand and its vessels, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels, and the laver and its foot, shall be holy (Exodus 30:26-29). Whatsoever touched the altar should be holy (Exodus 29:37). Every thing which touched the remainder of the meat-offering, and the remainder of the flesh from the sacrifices, should be holy (Leviticus 6:11-20).

"Whosoever touched a dead body, and purified not himself, defiled the tabernacle of Jehovah; therefore that soul should be cut off from Israel. Whosoever touched one that was slain with a sword in the open fields, or a bone of a man, or a grave, should be unclean seven days. He that toucheth the waters of separation, shall be unclean until even. Whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean until even" (Numbers 19:11, 13, 16, 21, 22).

He who toucheth unclean beasts, and unclean creeping things, shall be unclean; everything upon which they shall fall shall be unclean, whether a vessel of wood, raiment, water, an earthen vessel, food, drink, an oven, except a fountain, pit, a receptacle of waters, shall be unclean (Leviticus 11:31-36). Besides other places, as Leviticus 5:2, 3; 7:21; 11:37, 38; 15:1 to the end; 22:4; Numbers 16:26; Isaiah 52:11; Lamentations 4:14, 15; Hosea 4:2, 3; Haggai 2:12, 13, 14.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Arcana Coelestia # 7673

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7673. 'Stretch out your hand' means an exercising of power. This is clear from the meaning of 'stretching out' as that which is connected with the exercising of control, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'hand' as power, dealt with in 878, 3387, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 5544, 6292, 6947, 7011, 7188, 7189, 7518. The reason why 'stretching out the hand' means the exercising of power is that there is power in the hand or arm when it is stretched out. When therefore Jehovah is said to stretch out His hand or arm, boundless or infinite power in action is meant. This explains why Jehovah told Moses on so many occasions, when miracles were to be performed, to stretch out his hand or his rod; for example,

Stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, and they will be blood. Exodus 7:19.

Stretch out your hand over the rivers, and cause frogs to rise up. Exodus 8:1-2. 1

Stretch out your rod and strike the dust of the land, and it will then be lice. Exodus 8:11, 12. 2

Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and there will be hail. Exodus 9:22-23.

Such words would never have been used but for the meaning of 'stretching out the hand' in the highest sense as Jehovah's almighty power.

[2] The same thing is meant by Joshua's being told to stretch out his javelin, described in his book as follows,

Jehovah said to Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand towards Ai. When therefore Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand towards Ai, the ambush rose up quickly out of their place and ran, as soon as he stretched out his hand, and came to the city and took it. Joshua did not withdraw his hand which he had stretched out together with the javelin until all the inhabitants of Ai had been utterly destroyed. Joshua 8:18-19, 26.

Being representative of God's almighty power, this too, like all other representative actions when they were commanded in those times, had force.

[3] There are a number of other places in which almighty power is described when it says that Jehovah 'stretches out His hand', or else His 'outstretched hand' or His 'outstretched arm' is spoken of. It is described by Jehovah stretching out His hand in Isaiah,

The anger [of Jehovah] has been roused against His people, and He has stretched out His hand over them and struck them, and the mountains were shaken. Isaiah 5:25.

In Ezekiel,

I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him. Ezekiel 14:9, 13.

In the same prophet,

I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations. Ezekiel 25:7.

I will stretch out My hand over Edom, and cut off from it man and beast. I will stretch out My hand over the philistines, and cut off . . . Ezekiel 25:13, 16.

Other places like these are Ezekiel 35:3; Isaiah 31:3; Zephaniah 1:4; 2:13. The use of 'outstretched hand' to describe almighty power occurs in Isaiah,

Jehovah's outstretched hand is over all the nations; who will turn it back? Isaiah 14:26, 27.

In Jeremiah,

I will fight with you with an outstretched hand and a strong arm, and in anger and in fury. Jeremiah 21:5.

In Isaiah,

Still His hand is outstretched. Isaiah 9:12, 17; 10:4.

The use of 'outstretched arm' occurs in Jeremiah,

I have made the earth, man, and beast by My great strength and by My outstretched arm. Jeremiah 27:5.

In the same prophet,

You have made heaven and earth by Your great power and Your outstretched arm; there is no matter 3 that is too impossible for You. Jeremiah 32:17.

Here it is self-evident that 'outstretched arm' means almighty power. The same applies to many other places in which the expression 'by a strong hand and an outstretched arm' is used, such as Deuteronomy 4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 26:8; 1 Kings 8:42; 2 Kings 17:36; Jeremiah 32:21; Ezekiel 20:33, 34.

[4] There are places too in which Jehovah is said to 'stretch out the heavens', and in these places also 'stretching out' means almighty power; that is to say, He expands the limits of heaven and fills those who are there with life and wisdom, as in Isaiah,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens like a thin veil, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. Isaiah 40:22.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens, spreads out the earth, gives breath 4 to His people upon it, and spirit to those who walk on it. Isaiah 42:5.

In Jeremiah,

. . . He who makes the earth by His power, prepares the world by His wisdom, and stretches out the heavens by His intelligence. Jeremiah 51:15.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah is He who stretches out the heavens, and founds the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him. Zechariah 12:1.

There are still more places besides these, such as Isaiah 44:24; 45:12; Psalms 104:2.

From all this one may now see why Moses was commanded to stretch out his hand and rod, that miracles were performed when he did so, and that 'stretching out the hand' for that reason means the exercising of power, and in the highest sense almighty power.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1Exodus 8:5-6 in English Bibles

2Exodus 8:16-17 in English Bibles

3. or word

4. literally, soul

  
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