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1 Και με επεστρεψε κατα την οδον της εξωτερας πυλης του αγιαστηριου της βλεπουσης κατα ανατολας· και αυτη ητο κεκλεισμενη.

2 Και ειπε Κυριος προς εμε, Η πυλη αυτη θελει εισθαι κεκλεισμενη, δεν θελει ανοιχθη, και ανθρωπος δεν θελει εισελθει δι' αυτης· διοτι Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ εισηλθε δι' αυτης, δια τουτο θελει εισθαι κεκλεισμενη.

3 Αυτη θελει εισθαι δια τον αρχοντα· ο αρχων, ουτος θελει καθησει εν αυτη δια να φαγη αρτον ενωπιον του Κυριου· θελει εισελθει δια της οδου της στοας της πυλης ταυτης και δια της αυτης οδου θελει εξελθει.

4 Και με εφερε κατα την οδον της βορειου πυλης κατεναντι του οικου· και ειδον και ιδου, ο οικος του Κυριου ητο πληρης της δοξης του Κυριου· και επεσον επι προσωπον μου.

5 Και ειπε Κυριος προς εμε, Υιε ανθρωπου, προσεξον εν τη καρδια σου και ιδε με τους οφθαλμους σου και ακουσον με τα ωτα σου παντα οσα εγω λαλω προς σε περι πασων των διαταξεων του οικου του Κυριου και περι παντων των νομων αυτου· και παρατηρησον καλως την εισοδον του οικου, μετα πασων των εξοδων του αγιαστηριου.

6 Και θελεις ειπει προς τους απειθεις, προς τον οικον Ισραηλ, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Οικος Ισραηλ, αρκεσθητε εις παντα τα βδελυγματα υμων,

7 οτι εισηξατε αλλογενεις, απεριτμητους την καρδιαν και απεριτμητους την σαρκα, δια να ηναι εν τω αγιαστηριω μου, να βεβηλονωσιν αυτο, τον οικον μου, οταν προσφερητε τον αρτον μου, το παχος και το αιμα, ενω παραβαινουσι την διαθηκην μου εξ αιτιας παντων των βδελυγματων σας.

8 Και δεν εφυλαξατε σεις την φυλακην των αγιων μου, αλλα κατεστησατε επι του αγιαστηριου μου φυλακας της φυλακης μου αντι υμων.

9 Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ουδεις αλλογενης απεριτμητος την καρδιαν και απεριτμητος την σαρκα θελει εισερχεσθαι εις το αγιαστηριον μου, εκ παντων των αλλογενων των μεταξυ των υιων Ισραηλ·

10 αλλ' οι Λευιται, οιτινες απεστατησαν απ' εμου οτε ο Ισραηλ απεπλανατο, αποπλανηθεντες απ' εμου κατοπιν των ειδωλων αυτων, και θελουσι βαστασει την ανομιαν αυτων.

11 Και θελουσιν εισθαι λειτουργοι εν τω αγιαστηριω μου, επιστατουντες επι των πυλων του οικου και φυλαττοντες τον οικον· αυτοι θελουσι σφαζει εις τον λαον τα ολοκαυτωματα και τας θυσιας, και αυτοι θελουσιν ιστασθαι ενωπιον αυτων δια να υπηρετωσιν εις αυτους.

12 Διοτι υπηρετουν εις αυτους εμπροσθεν των ειδωλων αυτων και ησαν προσκομμα ανομιας εις τον οικον Ισραηλ· δια τουτο εγω υψωσα την χειρα μου εναντιον αυτων, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, και θελουσι βαστασει την ανομιαν αυτων.

13 Και δεν θελουσι με πλησιαζει δια να ιερατευωσιν εις εμε και δεν θελουσι πλησιαζει εις ουδεν απο των αγιων μου, εις τα αγια των αγιων· αλλα θελουσι βαστασει την αισχυνην αυτων και τα βδελυγματα αυτων, τα οποια επραξαν.

14 Και θελω καταστησει αυτους φυλακας της φυλακης του οικου δια πασαν την υπηρεσιαν αυτου και δια παντα οσα θελουσι γινεσθαι εν αυτω.

15 Οι δε ιερεις οι Λευιται, οι υιοι Σαδωκ, οι φυλαξαντες την φυλακην του αγιαστηριου μου, οτε οι υιοι Ισραηλ απεπλανωντο απ' εμου, ουτοι θελουσι με πλησιαζει δια να λειτουργωσιν εις εμε, και θελουσιν ιστασθαι ενωπιον μου δια να προσφερωσιν εις εμε το παχος και το αιμα, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος·

16 ουτοι θελουσιν εισερχεσθαι εις το αγιαστηριον μου και ουτοι θελουσι πλησιαζει εις την τραπεζαν μου, δια να λειτουργωσιν εις εμε και θελουσι φυλαττει την φυλακην μου.

17 Και οταν εισερχωνται εις τας πυλας της εσωτερας αυλης, θελουσιν ενδυεσθαι λινα ιματια· και δεν θελει εισθαι μαλλιον επ' αυτων, ενω λειτουργουσιν εις τας πυλας της εσωτερας αυλης και ενδον.

18 Θελουσιν εχει τιαρας λινας επι τας κεφαλας αυτων και θελουσιν εχει λινα περισκελη επι τας οσφυας αυτων· δεν θελουσι περιζωννυσθαι ουδεν προξενουν ιδρωτα.

19 Και οταν εξερχωνται εις την αυλην την εξωτεραν, εις την αυλην την εξωτεραν προς τον λαον, θελουσιν εκδυεσθαι τα ενδυματα αυτων, με τα οποια ελειτουργουν, και θετει αυτα εις τους αγιους θαλαμους, και θελουσιν ενδυεσθαι αλλα ενδυματα· και δεν θελουσιν αγιαζει τον λαον με τα ενδυματα αυτων.

20 Και δεν θελουσι ξυριζει τας κεφαλας αυτων και δεν θελουσιν αφινει την κομην αυτων να αυξανηται· μονον θελουσι κουρευει τας κεφαλας αυτων.

21 Και οινον δεν θελει πινει ουδεις ιερευς, οταν εισερχηται εις την εσωτεραν αυλην.

22 Και χηραν και αποβεβλημενην δεν θελουσι λαμβανει εις εαυτους δια γυναικα· αλλα θελουσι λαμβανει παρθενον εκ του σπερματος του οικου Ισραηλ η χηραν χηρευουσαν ιερεως.

23 Και θελουσι διδασκει τον λαον μου την διαφοραν μεταξυ αγιου και βεβηλου, και θελουσι καμνει αυτους να διακρινωσι μεταξυ ακαθαρτου και καθαρου.

24 Και εν ταις αμφισβητησεσιν ουτοι θελουσιν ιστασθαι δια να κρινωσι· κατα τας κρισεις μου θελουσι κρινει αυτας και θελουσι φυλαττει τα νομιμα μου και τα διαταγματα μου εν πασαις ταις εορταις μου· και θελουσιν αγιαζει τα σαββατα μου.

25 Και δεν θελουσιν εισερχεσθαι εις νεκρον ανθρωπου δια να μιανθωσιν· ειμη δια πατερα η δια μητερα η δια υιον η δια θυγατερα, δι' αδελφον η δια αδελφην μη υπανδρευθεισαν, δια τουτους θελουσι μιαινεσθαι.

26 Αφου δε ο μεμιασμενος καθαρισθη, θελουσιν αριθμει εις αυτον επτα ημερας.

27 Και την ημεραν, καθ' ην εισερχεται εις το αγιαστηριον, εις την αυλην την εσωτεραν, δια να λειτουργηση εν τω αγιαστηριω, θελει προσφερει την περι αμαρτιας προσφοραν αυτου, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

28 Και τουτο θελει εισθαι εις αυτους δια κληρονομιαν· εγω ειμαι η κληρονομια αυτων· και ιδιοκτησιαν δεν θελετε διδει εις αυτους εν τω Ισραηλ· εγω ειμαι η ιδιοκτησια αυτων.

29 Θελουσι τρωγει την εξ αλφιτων προσφοραν και την περι αμαρτιας προσφοραν και την περι ανομιας προσφοραν· και παν αφιερωμα μεταξυ του Ισραηλ θελει εισθαι αυτων.

30 Και αι απαρχαι παντων των πρωτογεννηματων και πασα υψουμενη προσφορα παντων εκ παντος ειδους των υψουμενων προσφορων σας θελουσιν εισθαι των ιερεων· και την απαρχην της ζυμης σας θελετε διδει εις τον ιερεα, δια να επαναπαυη ευλογιαν εις τους οικους σας.

31 Οι ιερεις δεν θελουσι τρωγει ουδεν θνησιμαιον η θηριαλωτον, ειτε πτηνον ειτε κτηνος.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9470

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9470. 'And wool of she-goats' means the good from this, that is to say, from the good of mutual love. The reason why 'wool of she-goats' means this good is that 'a she-goat' means the good of innocence in the external or natural man, 3519, 7840, and therefore 'wool' means the truth belonging to that good. However, since not truth but good is meant, the original language does not actually say 'wool of she-goats', only 'she-goats', as is also the case in other places, such as in the following words in Exodus,

All the skilled 1 women brought what they had spun, violet, purple, twice-dyed scarlet, [and] fine linen thread; and all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun she-goats. Exodus 35:25-26.

'Spinning she-goats' stands for producing things woven from the wool of she-goats.

[2] The fact that 'wool' means truth from a celestial origin, which in itself is good, is clear from places in the Word where the actual word is used, as in Hosea,

[Their mother has committed whoredom.] She said, I will go after my lovers, those giving me my bread and my water, my wool and my linen. Therefore I will return and take back My grain in its season, and I will snatch away My wool and My linen. Hosea 2:5, 9.

This refers to a corrupted Church, meant here by 'mother'. 'The lovers' with whom she is said to have committed whoredom are those who pervert forms of good and truths. 'Bread' and 'water' mean internal forms of the good of love, and the internal truths of faith; 'wool' and 'flax' mean external ones.

[3] In Daniel,

I saw until thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days was seated. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head like pure wool. Daniel 7:9.

This refers to the Church laid waste so far as every truth of faith was concerned, and then restored by the Lord, its having been completely laid waste being meant in the words 'thrones were placed'. 'The Ancient of Days' is the Lord in respect of celestial good as this existed in the Most Ancient Church, which was a celestial Church. In the Word that good is called 'ancient', its external truth being meant by clothing which was 'white as snow', and its external good by hair of the head which was 'like pure wool'. Similar words occur in John,

... in the midst of the seven lampstands one like the Son of Man. His head and hair were white, like white wool, like snow. Revelation 1:13-14.

[4] This kind of truth, being in itself good because it is the outward form of celestial good, is again meant by 'wool' in Ezekiel,

Damascus was your merchant in the wine of Helbon and the wool of Zachar. 2 Ezekiel 27:18.

And in Isaiah,

Though your sins are like twice-dyed, they will be as white as snow. Though they are as red as scarlet, they will be as wool. Isaiah 1:18.

[5] Because Aaron's garments represented the kinds of realities that belong to the Lord's spiritual kingdom, thus the spiritual realities that belong to truth, his 'holy garments' were made of linen and not of wool. For 'linen' is spiritual truth, whereas 'wool' is celestial truth, which in comparison is good. On this account it says in Ezekiel,

The priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, when they enter the gates of the inner court they shall put on the linen garments, and no wool shall come upon them. The linen turbans shall be on their heads, the linen undergarments shall be over their loins. Ezekiel 44:17-18.

The fact that Aaron's garments were made not of wool but of linen is clear from Leviticus 16:4, 32.

[6] From all this it becomes clear that 'linen' means spiritual truth, which is the truth of the good of faith, whereas 'wool' means celestial truth, which is the truth of the good of love. And since those endued with the latter kind of truth cannot be endued with the former, because the two are as different as the light of the sun is from the light of the stars, it was laid down that no one should wear a garment made of wool and linen mixed together, Deuteronomy 22:10-11. The fact that between what is celestial and what is spiritual there is such a difference, and that both cannot be together in one and the same person, see the places referred to in 9277.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, wise

2. The Hebrew word which Swedenborg, following the Latin version of Sebastian Schmidt, renders Zachar is not usually considered to be a proper name.

  
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Exodus 25

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1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.

3 This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,

4 blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair,

5 rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

7 onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.

8 Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

9 According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.

10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and Two rings on the other side of it.

13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.

16 You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.

17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.

22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

23 "You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and one and a half cubits its height.

24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

25 You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.

26 You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.

27 the rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.

28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

29 You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.

30 You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

31 "You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lampstand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.

32 There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side;

33 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand;

34 and in the lampstand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

35 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

36 Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

37 You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.

39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.

40 See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.