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1 ובחדש השביעי באחד לחדש מקרא־קדש יהיה לכם כל־מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו יום תרועה יהיה לכם׃

2 ועשיתם עלה לריח ניחח ליהוה פר בן־בקר אחד איל אחד כבשים בני־שנה שבעה תמיםם׃

3 ומנחתם סלת בלולה בשמן שלשה עשרנים לפר שני עשרנים לאיל׃

4 ועשרון אחד לכבש האחד לשבעת הכבשים׃

5 ושעיר־עזים אחד חטאת לכפר עליכם׃

6 מלבד עלת החדש ומנחתה ועלת התמיד ומנחתה ונסכיהם כמשפטם לריח ניחח אשה ליהוה׃ ס

7 ובעשור לחדש השביעי הזה מקרא־קדש יהיה לכם ועניתם את־נפשתיכם כל־מלאכה לא תעשו׃

8 והקרבתם עלה ליהוה ריח ניחח פר בן־בקר אחד איל אחד כבשים בני־שנה שבעה תמיםם יהיו לכם׃

9 ומנחתם סלת בלולה בשמן שלשה עשרנים לפר שני עשרנים לאיל האחד׃

10 עשרון עשרון לכבש האחד לשבעת הכבשים׃

11 שעיר־עזים אחד חטאת מלבד חטאת הכפרים ועלת התמיד ומנחתה ונסכיהם׃ ף

12 ובחמשה עשר יום לחדש השביעי מקרא־קדש יהיה לכם כל־מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו וחגתם חג ליהוה שבעת ימים׃

13 והקרבתם עלה אשה ריח ניחח ליהוה פרים בני־בקר שלשה עשר אילם שנים כבשים בני־שנה ארבעה עשר תמיםם יהיו׃

14 ומנחתם סלת בלולה בשמן שלשה עשרנים לפר האחד לשלשה עשר פרים שני עשרנים לאיל האחד לשני האילם׃

15 ועשרון עשרון לכבש האחד לארבעה עשר כבשים׃

16 ושעיר־עזים אחד חטאת מלבד עלת התמיד מנחתה ונסכה׃ ס

17 וביום השני פרים בני־בקר שנים עשר אילם שנים כבשים בני־שנה ארבעה עשר תמיםם׃

18 ומנחתם ונסכיהם לפרים לאילם ולכבשים במספרם כמשפט׃

19 ושעיר־עזים אחד חטאת מלבד עלת התמיד ומנחתה ונסכיהם׃ ס

20 וביום השלישי פרים עשתי־עשר אילם שנים כבשים בני־שנה ארבעה עשר תמיםם׃

21 ומנחתם ונסכיהם לפרים לאילם ולכבשים במספרם כמשפט׃

22 ושעיר חטאת אחד מלבד עלת התמיד ומנחתה ונסכה׃ ס

23 וביום הרביעי פרים עשרה אילם שנים כבשים בני־שנה ארבעה עשר תמיםם׃

24 מנחתם ונסכיהם לפרים לאילם ולכבשים במספרם כמשפט׃

25 ושעיר־עזים אחד חטאת מלבד עלת התמיד מנחתה ונסכה׃ ס

26 וביום החמישי פרים תשעה אילם שנים כבשים בני־שנה ארבעה עשר תמיםם׃

27 ומנחתם ונסכיהם לפרים לאילם ולכבשים במספרם כמשפט׃

28 ושעיר חטאת אחד מלבד עלת התמיד ומנחתה ונסכה׃ ס

29 וביום הששי פרים שמנה אילם שנים כבשים בני־שנה ארבעה עשר תמיםם׃

30 ומנחתם ונסכיהם לפרים לאילם ולכבשים במספרם כמשפט׃

31 ושעיר חטאת אחד מלבד עלת התמיד מנחתה ונסכיה׃ ף

32 וביום השביעי פרים שבעה אילם שנים כבשים בני־שנה ארבעה עשר תמיםם׃

33 ומנחתם ונסכהם לפרים לאילם ולכבשים במספרם כמשפטם׃

34 ושעיר חטאת אחד מלבד עלת התמיד מנחתה ונסכה׃ ף

35 ביום השמיני עצרת תהיה לכם כל־מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו׃

36 והקרבתם עלה אשה ריח ניחח ליהוה פר אחד איל אחד כבשים בני־שנה שבעה תמיםם׃

37 מנחתם ונסכיהם לפר לאיל ולכבשים במספרם כמשפט׃

38 ושעיר חטאת אחד מלבד עלת התמיד ומנחתה ונסכה׃

39 אלה תעשו ליהוה במועדיכם לבד מנדריכם ונדבתיכם לעלתיכם ולמנחתיכם ולנסכיכם ולשלמיכם׃

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 925

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925. 'Jehovah smelled an odour of rest' means that worship stemming from these was pleasing to the Lord, that is to say, worship stemming from charity and from faith deriving from charity, meant by 'a burnt offering', as stated in the previous verse. In various places in the Word it is said that 'Jehovah smelled an odour of rest', especially that from burnt offerings, and wherever this occurs that which is pleasing or acceptable is meant. For references to His smelling an odour of rest from burnt offerings, see Exodus 29:18, 25, 41; Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17; 23:12-13, 18; Numbers 28:6, 8, 13; 29:2, 6, 8, 13, 36; also from other sacrifices, Leviticus 2:2, 9; 6:15, 21; 8:21, 28; Numbers 15:3, 7, 13. They are also called 'that which has been made by fire as an odour of rest to Jehovah' which means that it stems from love and charity. In the Word when 'fire' or 'made by fire' is used in reference to the Lord and to worship of Him, it means love. And the same applies to 'bread', which also is why representative worship by means of burnt offerings and sacrifices is called 'bread offered by fire to Jehovah as an odour of rest', Leviticus 3:11, 16.

[2] The reason why 'an odour' means that which is pleasing and acceptable, and so why in the Jewish Church an odour was also representative of that which is pleasing and is ascribed to Jehovah or the Lord, is that good stemming from charity, and the truth of faith deriving from charity, correspond to sweet and pleasant odours. What the correspondence itself is and the character of it becomes clear from the spheres in heaven which surround spirits and angels. The spheres there are spheres of love and faith, and are clearly perceived. These spheres are such that when a good spirit or angel, that is, a community of good spirits or angels, approaches, the nature of the spirit or angel - that is, of the community - as regards love and faith is, as often as the Lord pleases, instantly perceived. It is perceived even when they are a long way off, more so still when they are closer at hand. This is unbelievable but nevertheless perfectly true. Such is the communication in the next life, and such the perception. Consequently, when the Lord pleases there is no necessity to make extensive enquiries to discover the character of a soul or spirit, for it is recognizable the moment he approaches. It is to these spheres that spheres belonging to odours in the world correspond. That they do correspond in this way becomes clear from the fact that when the Lord pleases the spheres of love and faith are readily converted in the world of spirits into spheres of sweet and pleasant odours, which are clearly perceived.

[3] From these considerations it is now clear from where and why 'an odour of rest' means that which is pleasing, why in the Jewish Church an odour became a representative, and why 'an odour of rest' is here ascribed to Jehovah or the Lord. 'An odour of rest' is descriptive of peace, that is, of the pleasantness of peace. Peace in one embrace takes in every single feature of the Lord's kingdom; for the state of the Lord's kingdom is a state of peace. It is within the state of peace that all the happy states occur which flow from love and faith in the Lord. All that has now been stated shows not only what representatives were essentially, but also why the Jewish Church had an altar for burning incense in front of the veil and the Mercy-seat, why offerings of frankincense accompanied sacrifices, and also why so many fragrant substances were used in incense, in frankincense, and in the anointing oil too. It shows therefore what 'an odour of rest', 'incense', and 'fragrances' mean in the Word, namely celestial things of love, and spiritual things of faith deriving from these, in general everything pleasing that derives from love and faith.

[4] As in Ezekiel,

On My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel, there all the house of Israel, all of it in the land, will serve Me; there I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions, and the first fruits comprising your gifts in all your holy acts. Through the odour of rest I will accept you. Ezekiel 20:40-41.

Here 'an odour of rest' has reference to burnt offerings and gifts, that is, to worship stemming from charity and attendant faith, which worship is meant by burnt offerings and gifts, and is consequently acceptable, which is meant by 'the odour'. In Amos,

I hate, I reject your feasts, and I will not smell your solemn assemblies 1 [as a pleasant odour], for though you offer Me your burnt offerings and gifts, they will not be accepted. Amos 5:21-22.

This clearly means that which is pleasing or acceptable. The passage which describes Isaac's blessing Jacob instead of Esau reads,

Jacob went near and Isaac kissed him. He smelled the odour of his clothes, and he blessed him and said, See, the odour of my son, like the odour of a field that Jehovah has blessed. Genesis 27:26-27.

'The odour of his clothes' means natural good and truth whose pleasantness stems from their harmony with celestial and spiritual good and truth. Their pleasantness is described by 'the odour of the field'.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, cessations i.e. cessations from work

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Ezekiel 21

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1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

2 Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop [your word] toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;

3 and tell the land of Israel, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

4 Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

5 and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.

6 Sigh therefore, you son of man; with the breaking of your thighs and with bitterness you will sigh before their eyes.

7 It shall be, when they tell you, Why do you sigh? that you shall say, Because of the news, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh.

8 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says Yahweh: say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;

10 it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it condemns every tree.

11 It is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yes, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the killer.

12 Cry and wail, son of man; for it is on my people, it is on all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; strike therefore on your thigh.

13 For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that condemns shall be no more? says the Lord Yahweh.

14 You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one who is deadly wounded, which enters into their rooms.

15 I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter.

16 Gather yourselves together, go to the right, set yourselves in array, go to the left, wherever your face is set.

17 I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Yahweh, have spoken it.

18 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,

19 Also, you son of man, appoint two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; they both shall come forth out of one land: and mark out a place, mark it out at the head of the way to the city.

20 You shall appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows back and forth, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver.

22 In his right hand was the divination [for] Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build forts.

23 It shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths to them; but he brings iniquity to memory, that they may be taken.

24 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins appear; because you have come to memory, you shall be taken with the hand.

25 You, deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end,

26 thus says the Lord Yahweh: Remove the turban, and take off the crown; this [shall be] no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it [him].

28 You, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;

29 while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies to you, to lay you on the necks of the wicked who are deadly wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end.

30 Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your birth, will I judge you.

31 I will pour out my indignation on you; I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver you into the hand of brutish men, skillful to destroy.

32 You shall be for fuel to the fire; your blood shall be in the midst of the land; you shall be remembered no more: for I, Yahweh, have spoken it.

   

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