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5 Mózes 12

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1 Ezek a rendelések és a végzések, a melyeket meg kell tartanotok, azok szerint cselekedvén azon a földön, a melyet az Úr, a te atyáidnak Istene ád néked, hogy bírjad azt minden idõben a míg éltek a földön:

2 Pusztára pusztítsátok el mind azokat a helyeket, a hol azok a nemzetek, a kiknek ti urai lesztek, szolgáltak az õ isteneiknek a magas hegyeken, a halmokon, és minden zöldelõ fa alatt.

3 És rontsátok el azoknak oltárait, törjétek össze oszlopaikat, tûzzel égessétek meg berkeiket, és vagdaljátok szét az õ isteneiknek faragott képeit, a nevöket is pusztítsátok ki arról a helyrõl.

4 Ne cselekedjetek így az Úrral, a ti Istenetekkel;

5 Hanem azt a helyet, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr, a ti Istenetek minden ti törzsetek közül, hogy az õ nevét oda helyezze [és] ott lakozzék, [azt] gyakoroljátok és oda menjetek.

6 És oda vigyétek egészen égõáldozataitokat, véres áldozataitokat, tizedeiteket, kezeiteknek felemelt áldozatát, mind fogadásból, mind szabad akaratból való adományaitokat, és a ti barmaitoknak és juhaitoknak elsõ fajzását.

7 És ott egyetek az Úrnak, a ti Isteneteknek színe elõtt, és örvendezzetek ti és a ti házatok minden népe, kezetek minden keresményének, a melyekkel megáld téged az Úr, a te Istened.

8 Ne cselekedjetek ott mind a szerint, a mint mi cselekszünk itt most, mindenik [azt,] a mi jónak látszik néki.

9 Mert még ez ideig nem mentetek be a nyugodalmas helyre, és az örökségbe, a melyet az Úr, a te Istened ád néked.

10 Mikor pedig átmentek a Jordánon, és lakozni fogtok azon a földön, a melyet az Úr, a ti Istenetek ád néktek örökségül, és megnyugtat titeket minden ellenségetektõl, a kik körületek vannak, és bátorsággal fogtok lakozni:

11 Akkor arra a helyre, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr, a ti Istenetek, hogy ott lakozzék az õ neve, oda vigyetek mindent, a mit én parancsolok néktek: egészen égõáldozataitokat, véres áldozataitokat, tizedeiteket és kezeiteknek felemelt áldozatát, és minden megkülönböztetett fogadástokat, a melyeket fogadtok az Úrnak.

12 És örvendezzetek az Úrnak, a ti Isteneteknek színe elõtt, mind ti, mind a ti fiaitok, és leányaitok, mind a ti szolgáitok és szolgálóleányaitok, mind a lévita, a ki a ti kapuitokon belõl lészen; mert nincs néki része vagy öröksége ti veletek.

13 Vigyázz, hogy a te egészen égõáldozataidat ne áldozzad minden helyen, a melyet meglátsz;

14 Hanem azon a helyen, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr a te törzseid közül valamelyikben: ott áldozzad a te egészen égõáldozatidat, és ott cselekedjél mindent, a mit én parancsolok néked.

15 Mindazáltal a te lelkednek teljes kívánsága szerint vághatsz barmot és ehetel húst, minden te kapuidon belõl, az Úrnak, a te Istenednek áldásához képest, a melyet ád néked; mind a tisztátalan, mind a tiszta eheti azt, ép úgy mint az õzet és a szarvast.

16 Csakhogy a vért meg ne egyétek; a földre öntsd azt, mint a vizet.

17 Nem eheted meg a te kapuidon belõl sem gabonádnak, sem mustodnak, sem olajodnak tizedét, sem barmaidnak és juhaidnak elsõ fajzását; sem semmi fogadási [áldozatodat,] a melyet fogadsz, sem szabad akarat szerint való adományaidat, sem a te kezednek felemelt áldozatát;

18 Hanem az Úrnak a te Istenednek színe elõtt egyed azokat azon a helyen, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr a te Istened: te és a te fiad, leányod, szolgád, szolgálóleányod és a lévita, a ki a te kapuidon belõl van; és örvendezzél az Úrnak, a te Istenednek színe elõtt mindenben, a mire kezedet veted.

19 Vigyázz, hogy el ne hagyjad a lévitát valameddig élsz a te földeden.

20 Mikor az Úr, a te Istened kiszélesíti a te határodat, a miképen igérte vala néked, és ezt mondod: Húst ehetném! mivelhogy a te lelked húst kíván enni: egyél húst a te lelkednek teljes kívánsága szerint.

21 Ha messze van tõled a hely, a melyet az Úr, a te Istened választ, hogy oda helyezze az õ nevét, és leölsz, a mint parancsoltam néked, a te barmaidból és juhaidból, a melyeket az Úr ád majd néked: akkor egyél [azokból] a te kapuidban a te lelkednek teljes kívánsága szerint.

22 De, a mint az õzet és a szarvast eszik, úgy egyed azokat; a tisztátalan és a tiszta egyaránt ehetik abból.

23 Csakhogy abban állhatatos légy, hogy a vért meg ne egyed; mert a vér, az a lélek: azért a lelket a hússal együtt meg ne egyed!

24 Meg ne egyed azt, a földre öntsd azt, mint a vizet.

25 Meg ne egyed azt, hogy jól legyen dolgod néked és a te gyermekeidnek is utánad, mivelhogy azt cselekszed, a mi igaz az Úr szemei elõtt.

26 De ha valamit megszentelsz a tiéidbõl, vagy fogadást teszesz: vedd fel, és vidd [azt] arra a helyre, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr.

27 És az Úrnak, a te Istenednek oltárán áldozd meg a te egészen égõáldozataidat, azoknak húsát és vérét; [egyéb] áldozataidnak vérét azonban öntsd az Úrnak, a te Istenednek oltárára, a húsát pedig megeheted.

28 Vigyázz és hallgasd meg mindezeket az ígéket, a melyeket én parancsolok néked, hogy jól legyen dolgod, néked és a te gyermekeidnek utánad mind örökké; mivelhogy azt cselekszed, a mi és igaz az Úrnak, a te Istenednek szemei elõtt.

29 Mikor kiirtja elõled az Úr, a te Istened a nemzeteket, a kikhez bemégy, hogy bírjad õket, és bírni fogod õket, és lakozol majd az õ földükön:

30 Vigyázz magadra, hogy õket követvén tõrbe ne essél, miután már kivesztek elõled; és ne tudakozzál az õ isteneik felõl, mondván: Miképen tisztelik e nemzetek az õ isteneiket? én is akképen cselekszem.

31 Ne cselekedjél így az Úrral, a te Isteneddel, mert mind azt az útálatosságot, a mit gyûlöl az Úr, megcselekedték az õ isteneikkel; mert még fiaikat és leányaikat is megégetik vala tûzzel az õ isteneiknek.

32 Mindazt, a mit én parancsolok néktek, megtartsátok, és a szerint cselekedjetek: semmit ne tégy ahhoz, és el se végy abból!

   

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10643. 'And break their pillars' means that falsities of evil are to be done away with. This is clear from the meaning of 'pillars' as representative signs of worship of the Lord which springs from truths, dealt with in 4580, 4582, 9388, 9389, and in the contrary sense as representative signs of idolatrous worship arising from falsities, 3727. The reason why pillars were signs representative of worship was that among the ancients it was customary to set up pillars, anoint them with oil, and in so doing make them holy objects. The ancients performed their worship chiefly on mountains, on hills, and in groves, where they set the pillars up. The reason why they set them up on mountains was that mountains served to mean the heaven where celestial love, which is love to the Lord, reigns; the reason why they set them up on hills was that hills served to mean the heaven where spiritual love, which is love towards the neighbour, reigns; and the reason why they set them up in groves was that groves served to mean heavenly wisdom and intelligence. All these had their origin in correspondences. The pillars which were set up in those places served as signs of Divine Truth; for the pillars were pieces of stone, and 'stone' means truth. And therefore in the Word the Lord in respect of Divine Truth is called the Stone of Israel. These then are the reasons why pillars were signs of worship of the Lord springing from truths.

[2] But when the representative signs of the Church which existed among the ancients began to be converted partly into what was idolatrous and partly into that which was magical, those signs were brought to an end, especially among the Israelite nation, which was idolatrous at heart. This is why idolatrous worship arising from falsities is also meant by 'pillars'. So it is with all worship when people become interested only in what is external, as happens when they regard self and the world as the end, and Divine things of the Church as the means. For then in the case of those who still engage in acts of worship, everything belonging to worship is turned into an idol, because outward forms without their inner realities are being worshipped. Consequently the truths contained in worship and religious teachings are turned into falsities; for they are falsified by the selfish and worldly thoughts entering into them, to which very many other notions become attached that take what is God's from those truths and assign them to self and the world. All this may also be recognized in the altars of the gentile nations; although they offered sacrifices on them in a similar way to the Israelite nation, those sacrifices were nevertheless abominations.

[3] The customary existence of pillars among the ancients, serving to mean the holiness of worship, is clear from the pillar erected by Jacob, described in Genesis as follows,

And Jacob took the stone which he had placed as his headrest, and placed it as a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. And he said, If I come back in peace to my father's house, this stone which I have placed as a pillar will be God's house. Genesis 28:18, 21-22.

The same thing is clear from the twelve pillars set up by Moses at the foot of Mount Sinai, spoken of as follows in Exodus and dealt with in 9389,

Moses wrote all Jehovah's words. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of 1 the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. Exodus 24:4.

Also in Isaiah,

On that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to Jehovah at its border. Isaiah 19:19.

And in Hosea,

The children of Israel will sit many days with no king, and no prince, and no sacrifice, and no pillar. Hosea 3:4.

In these places worship springing from truths is meant by 'pillars', because stone was a sign of Divine Truth, as stated above; and a pillar anointed with oil was a sign of Divine Truth emanating from Divine Good.

[4] But when those representative objects began to be worshipped in an idolatrous manner, the command came for them to be overthrown and broken, as in the present verse and also in Exodus 23:24; Deuteronomy 7:5; 12:3. And since the Israelite nation was idolatrous at heart, to prevent them from setting up pillars on mountains and hills, or in groves, and worshipping them in an idolatrous manner, they were forbidden to set up pillars or to plant groves, even though for the ancients such things had been holy objects belonging to worship. The fact that this nation was forbidden to do so is clear in Moses,

You shall not plant for yourself a grove of any kind of tree beside the altar of your God which you shall make for yourself. And you shall not erect for yourself a pillar, which Jehovah your God indeed hates. Deuteronomy 16:21-22.

And the fact that they were forbidden to do so because they worshipped those objects in an idolatrous manner is clear in the first Book of Kings,

Judah 2 did what was evil in the eyes of Jehovah; they built for themselves high places and pillars on every high hill, and under every green tree. 1 Kings 14:22-23.

The like is said about the children of Israel 3 , in 2 Kings 17:10. In Micah,

I will cut down your carved images and your pillars from the midst of you, and you will adore no more the work of your hands. And I will uproot your groves from the midst of you. Micah 5:13-14.

In Isaiah,

You inflamed yourselves among the gods under every green tree. Isaiah 57:5.

And in Ezekiel,

By means of the hoofs of his horses Nebuchadnezzar will trample all your streets, slay the people with the sword, and cause your mighty pillars 4 to come down to the ground. Ezekiel 26:11.

The same thing may in addition be seen in other places, which likewise show what is meant in the internal sense by 'pillars'.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, an altar under

2. i.e. the people in the southern kingdom of Judah

3. i.e. the northern kingdom of Israel

4. literally, pillars of your might

  
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Exodus 34

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1 Yahweh said to Moses, "Chisel two stone tablets like the first: and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

2 Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain.

3 No one shall come up with you; neither let anyone be seen throughout all the mountain; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mountain."

4 He chiseled two tablets of stone like the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up to Mount Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him, and took in his hand two stone tablets.

5 Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Yahweh.

6 Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

7 keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children's children, on the third and on the fourth generation."

8 Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.

9 He said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us; although this is a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."

10 He said, "Behold, I make a covenant: before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been worked in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among which you are shall see the work of Yahweh; for it is an awesome thing that I do with you.

11 Observe that which I command you this day. Behold, I drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

12 Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of you:

13 but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherim;

14 for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

15 "Don't make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, lest they play the prostitute after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and one call you and you eat of his sacrifice;

16 and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods.

17 "You shall make no cast idols for yourselves.

18 "You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib; for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt.

19 "All that opens the womb is mine; and all your livestock that is male, the firstborn of cow and sheep.

20 The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb: and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. No one shall appear before me empty.

21 "Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest: in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.

22 "You shall observe the feast of weeks with the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of harvest at the year's end.

23 Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord Yahweh, the God of Israel.

24 For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before Yahweh, your God, three times in the year.

25 "You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the Passover be left to the morning.

26 "You shall bring the first of the first fruits of your ground to the house of Yahweh your God. "You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk."

27 Yahweh said to Moses, "Write you these words: for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."

28 He was there with Yahweh forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread, nor drank water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

29 It happened, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mountain, that Moses didn't know that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.

30 When Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.

31 Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.

32 Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them all of the commandments that Yahweh had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.

33 When Moses was done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

34 But when Moses went in before Yahweh to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spoke to the children of Israel that which he was commanded.

35 The children of Israel saw Moses' face, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him.