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3 Mose 8

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1 Und der HERR redete mit Mose und sprach:

2 Nimm Aaron und seine Söhne mit ihm samt ihren Kleidern und das Salböl und einen Farren zum Sündopfer, zwei Widder und einen Korb mit ungesäuertem Brot,

3 und versammle die ganze Gemeinde vor die Tür der Hütte des Stifts.

4 Mose tat, wie ihm der HERR gebot, und versammelte die Gemeinde vor die Tür der Hütte des Stifts

5 und sprach zu ihnen: Das ist's, was der HERR geboten hat zu tun.

6 Und nahm Aaron und seine Söhne und wusch sie mit Wasser

7 und legte ihnen den leinenen Rock an und gürtete sie mit dem Gürtel und zog ihnen den Purpurrock an und tat ihm den Leibrock an und Gürtete ihn über den Leibrock her

8 und tat ihm das Amtschild an und das Schild Licht und Recht

9 und setzte ihm den Hut auf sein Haupt und setzte an den Hut oben an seiner Stirn das goldene Blatt der heiligen Krone, wie der HERR dem Mose geboten hatte.

10 Und Mose nahm das Salböl und salbte die Wohnung und alles, was darin war, und weihte es

11 und sprengte damit siebenmal auf den Altar und salbte den Altar mit allem seinem Geräte, das Handfaß mit seinem Fuß, daß es geweiht würde,

12 und goß von dem Salböl auf Aarons Haupt und salbte ihn, daß er geweiht würde,

13 und brachte herzu Aarons Söhne und zog ihnen leinene Röcke an und gürtete sie mit dem Gürtel und band ihnen Hauben auf, wie ihm der HERR geboten hatte.

14 Und ließ herzuführen einen Farren zum Sündopfer. Und Aaron und seine Söhne legten ihre Hände auf sein Haupt.

15 Da schlachtete er ihn. Und Mose nahm das Blut und tat's auf die Hörner des Altars umher mit seinem Finger und entsündigte den Altar und goß das Blut an des Altars Boden und weihte ihn, daß er ihn versöhnte.

16 Und nahm alles Fett am Eingeweide, das Netz über der Leber und die zwei Nieren mit dem Fett daran, und zündete es an auf dem Altar.

17 Aber den Farren mit seinem Fell, Fleisch und Mist verbrannte er mit Feuer draußen vor dem Lager, wie ihm der HERR geboten hatte.

18 Und brachte herzu einen Widder zum Brandopfer. Und Aaron und seine Söhne legten ihre Hände auf sein Haupt.

19 Da schlachtete er ihn. Und Mose sprengte das Blut auf den Altar umher,

20 zerhieb den Widder in Stücke und zündete an das Haupt, die Stücke und das Fett

21 und wusch die Eingeweide und Schenkel mit Wasser und zündete also den ganzen Widder an auf dem Altar. Das war ein Brandopfer zum süßen Geruch, ein Feuer dem HERRN, wie ihm der HERR geboten hatte.

22 Er brachte auch herzu den andern Widder des Füllopfers. Und Aaron und seine Söhne legten ihre Hände auf sein Haupt.

23 Da schlachtete er ihn. Und Mose nahm von seinem Blut und tat's Aaron auf den Knorpel seines rechten Ohrs und auf den Daumen seiner rechten Hand und auf die große Zehe seines rechten Fußes.

24 Und brachte herzu Aarons Söhne und tat von dem Blut auf den Knorpel des rechten Ohrs und auf den Daumen ihrer rechten Hand und auf die große Zehe ihres rechten Fußes und sprengte das Blut auf den Altar umher.

25 Und nahm das Fett und den Schwanz und alles Fett am Eingeweide und das Netz über der Leber, die zwei Nieren mit dem Fett daran und die rechte Schulter;

26 dazu nahm er von dem Korb des ungesäuerten Brots vor dem HERRN einen ungesäuerten Kuchen und einen Kuchen geölten Brots und einen Fladen und legte es auf das Fett und auf die rechte Schulter.

27 Und gab das allesamt auf die Hände Aarons und seiner Söhne und webte es zum Webeopfer vor dem HERRN.

28 Und nahm alles wieder von ihren Händen und zündete es an auf dem Altar oben auf dem Brandopfer. Ein Füllopfer war es zum süßen Geruch, ein Feuer dem HERRN.

29 Und Mose nahm die Brust und webte ein Webeopfer vor dem HERRN von dem Widder des Füllopfers; der ward Mose zu seinem Teil, wie ihm der HERR geboten hatte.

30 Und Mose nahm von dem Salböl und dem Blut auf dem Altar und sprengte es auf Aaron und seine Kleider, auf seine Söhne und ihre Kleider, und weihte also Aaron und seine Kleider, seine Söhne und ihre Kleider mit ihm.

31 Und sprach zu Aaron und seinen Söhnen: Kochet das Fleisch vor der Tür der Hütte des Stifts, und esset es daselbst, dazu auch das Brot im Korbe des Füllopfers, wie mir geboten ist und gesagt, daß Aaron und seine Söhne es essen sollen.

32 Was aber übrigbleibt vom Fleisch und Brot, das sollt ihr mit Feuer verbrennen.

33 Und sollt in sieben Tagen nicht ausgehen von der Tür der Hütte des Stifts bis an den Tag, da die Tage eures Füllopfers aus sind; denn sieben Tage sind eure Hände gefüllt,

34 wie es an diesem Tage geschehen ist; der HERR hat's geboten zu tun, auf daß ihr versöhnt seid.

35 Und sollt vor der Tür der Hütte des Stifts Tag und Nacht bleiben sieben Tage lang und sollt nach dem Gebot des HERRN tun, daß ihr nicht sterbet; denn also ist mir's geboten.

36 Und Aaron und seine Söhne taten alles, was ihnen der HERR geboten hatte durch Mose.

   

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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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