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Εξοδος πλήθους 5

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1 Μετα δε ταυτα, εισελθοντες ο Μωυσης και ο Ααρων, ειπαν προς τον Φαραω, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ· Εξαποστειλον τον λαον μου, δια να εορτασωσιν εις εμε εν τη ερημω.

2 Ο δε Φαραω ειπε, Τις ειναι ο Κυριος, εις του οποιου την φωνην θελω υπακουσει, ωστε να εξαποστειλω τον Ισραηλ; δεν γνωριζω τον Κυριον και ουδε τον Ισραηλ θελω εξαποστειλει.

3 Οι δε ειπον, Ο Θεος των Εβραιων συνηντησεν ημας· αφες λοιπον να υπαγωμεν οδον τριων ημερων εις την ερημον, δια να προσφερωμεν θυσιαν εις Κυριον τον Θεον ημων, μηποτε ελθη καθ' ημων με θανατικον η με μαχαιραν.

4 Και ειπε προς αυτους ο βασιλευς της Αιγυπτου, Δια τι, Μωυση και Ααρων, αποκοπτετε τον λαον απο των εργασιων αυτου; υπαγετε εις τα εργα σας.

5 Και ειπεν ο Φαραω, Ιδου, ο λαος του τοπου ειναι τωρα πολυπληθης και σεις καμνετε αυτους να παυωσιν απο των εργων αυτων.

6 Και την αυτην ημεραν προσεταξεν ο Φαραω τους εργοδιωκτας τον λαου και τους επιτροπους αυτων, λεγων,

7 Δεν θελετε δωσει πλεον εις τον λαον τουτον αχυρον καθως χθες και προχθες, δια να καμνωσι τας πλινθους· ας υπαγωσιν αυτοι και ας συναγωσιν εις εαυτους αχυρον·

8 θελετε ομως επιβαλει εις αυτους το ποσον των πλινθων, το οποιον εκαμνον προτερον· παντελως δεν θελετε ελαττωσει αυτο· διοτι μενουσιν αργοι και δια τουτο φωναζουσι, λεγοντες, Αφες να υπαγωμεν, δια να προσφερωμεν θυσιαν εις τον Θεον ημων·

9 ας επιβαρυνθωσιν αι εργασιαι των ανθρωπων τουτων, δια να ηναι ενησχολημενοι εις αυτας και να μη προσεχωσιν εις λογια ματαια.

10 Εξηλθον λοιπον οι εργοδιωκται του λαου και οι επιτροποι αυτου και ελαλησαν προς τον λαον, λεγοντες, Ουτως ειπεν ο Φαραω· Δεν σας διδω αχυρον·

11 σεις αυτοι υπαγετε, συναγετε αχυρον, οπου δυνασθε να ευρητε· πλην δεν θελει ελαττωθη εκ των εργασιων σας ουδεν.

12 Και διεσπαρη ο λαος καθ' ολην την γην της Αιγυπτου, δια να συναγη καλαμην αντι αχυρου.

13 Οι δε εργοδιωκται εβιαζον αυτους, λεγοντες, Τελειονετε τας εργασιας σας, το διωρισμενον καθ' ημεραν, καθως οτε εδιδετο το αχυρον.

14 Και εμαστιγωθησαν οι επιτροποι των υιων Ισραηλ, οι διωρισμενοι επ' αυτους υπο των εργοδιωκτων του Φαραω, λεγοντων, Δια τι δεν ετελειωσατε χθες και σημερον το διωρισμενον εις εσας ποσον των πλινθων, καθως προτερον;

15 Εισελθοντες δε οι επιτροποι των υιων Ισραηλ, κατεβοησαν προς τον Φαραω, λεγοντες, Δια τι καμνεις ουτως εις τους δουλους σου;

16 αχυρον δεν διδεται εις τους δουλους σου και λεγουσιν εις ημας, Καμνετε πλινθους· και ιδου, εμαστιγωθησαν οι δουλοι σου· το δε σφαλμα ειναι του λαου σου.

17 Ο δε απεκριθη, Οκνηροι εισθε, οκνηροι· δια τουτο λεγετε, Αφες να υπαγωμεν να προσφερωμεν θυσιαν προς τον Κυριον·

18 υπαγετε λοιπον τωρα, δουλευετε· διοτι αχυρον δεν θελει σας δοθη· θελετε ομως αποδιδει το ποσον των πλινθων.

19 Και εβλεπον εαυτους οι επιτροποι των υιων Ισραηλ εν κακη περιστασει, αφου ερρεθη προς αυτους, Δεν θελει ελαττωθη ουδεν απο του καθημερινου ποσου των πλινθων.

20 Εξερχομενοι δε απο του Φαραω, συνηντησαν τον Μωυσην και τον Ααρων, ερχομενους εις συναντησιν αυτων·

21 και ειπον προς αυτους, Ο Κυριος να σας ιδη και να κρινη· διοτι σεις εκαμετε βδελυκτην την οσμην ημων εμπροσθεν του Φαραω και εμπροσθεν των δουλων αυτου, ωστε να δωσητε εις τας χειρας αυτων μαχαιραν δια να θανατωσωσιν ημας.

22 Και επεστρεψεν ο Μωυσης προς τον Κυριον και ειπε, Κυριε, δια τι κατεθλιψας τον λαον τουτον; και δια τι με απεστειλας;

23 διοτι, αφου ηλθον προς τον Φαραω να ομιλησω εν ονοματι σου, κατεθλιψε τον λαον τουτον· και συ ποσως δεν ηλευθερωσας τον λαον σου.

   

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Aaron

The Third Plague of Egypt, by William de Brailes, illustrates the flies, or gnats, rising from the dust.

This page from Walters manuscript W.106 depicts a scene from Exodus, in which God rained plagues upon Egypt. After plagues of blood and frogs, Pharaoh hardened his heart again and would not let the Israelites leave Egypt. God told Moses to tell Aaron to stretch forth his rod and strike the dust of the earth that it may become gnats throughout the land of Egypt. Here, Moses, horned (a sign of his encounter with divinity), carries the rod, while Aaron, wearing the miter of a priest, stands behind him. The gnats arise en masse out of the dust from which they were made and attack Pharaoh, seated and crowned, and his retinue.

Aaron was the brother of Moses. He symbolizes two things, at different stages of the story.

During the first part of the exodus, when he was Moses' spokesperson, Moses represents the Word as it truly is, as it is understood in heaven, while Aaron represents the Word in its external sense, as it is understood by people in the world. This is why Aaron talks for Moses, and the Lord says of him "he shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God." (Exodus 4:16)

Later, after the Tabernacle was built and he was inaugurated as high priest (see Leviticus 8,9), Aaron represents the Lord as to the Divine Good, and Moses represents the Lord as to the Divine Truth.

In Exodus 28:1, Aaron signifies the conjunction of Divine Good with Divine Truth in the Divine Human of the Lord. (Arcana Coelestia 9806, 9936)

In Exodus 32:1, Aaron represents the external of the Word, of the church, and of worship, separate from the internal. (Arcana Coelestia 10397)

In Exodus 4:14, before he was initiated into the priesthood, Aaron represents the doctrine of good and truth. (Arcana Coelestia 6998)

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Leviticus 9

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1 It happened on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

2 and he said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before Yahweh.

3 You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

4 and a bull and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before Yahweh; and a meal offering mixed with oil: for today Yahweh appears to you.'"

5 They brought what Moses commanded before the Tent of Meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before Yahweh.

6 Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh commanded that you should do: and the glory of Yahweh shall appear to you."

7 Moses said to Aaron, "Draw near to the altar, and offer your sin offering, and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself, and for the people; and offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them; as Yahweh commanded."

8 So Aaron drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

9 The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar:

10 but the fat, and the kidneys, and the cover from the liver of the sin offering, he burned upon the altar; as Yahweh commanded Moses.

11 The flesh and the skin he burned with fire outside the camp.

12 He killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.

13 They delivered the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head: and he burned them upon the altar.

14 He washed the innards and the legs, and burned them on the burnt offering on the altar.

15 He presented the people's offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and killed it, and offered it for sin, like the first.

16 He presented the burnt offering, and offered it according to the ordinance.

17 He presented the meal offering, and filled his hand from there, and burned it upon the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning.

18 He also killed the bull and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, which he sprinkled around on the altar,

19 and the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covers the innards, and the kidneys, and the cover of the liver:

20 and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar:

21 and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.

22 Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings.

23 Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the people.

24 There came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.