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1 Farai poi il tabernacolo di dieci teli di lino fino ritorto, di filo color violaceo, porporino e scarlatto, con dei cherubini artisticamente lavorati.

2 La lunghezza d’ogni telo sarà di ventotto cubiti, e la larghezza d’ogni telo di quattro cubiti; tutti i teli saranno d’una stessa misura.

3 Cinque teli saranno uniti assieme, e gli altri cinque teli saran pure uniti assieme.

4 Farai de’ nastri di color violaceo all’orlo del telo ch’è all’estremità della prima serie; e lo stesso farai all’orlo del telo ch’è all’estremità della seconda serie.

5 Metterai cinquanta nastri al primo telo, e metterai cinquanta nastri all’orlo del telo ch’è all’estremità della seconda serie di teli: i nastri si corrisponderanno l’uno all’altro.

6 E farai cinquanta fermagli d’oro, e unirai i teli l’uno all’altro mediante i fermagli, perché il tabernacolo formi un tutto.

7 Farai pure dei teli di pel di capra, per servir da tenda per coprire il tabernacolo: di questi teli ne farai undici.

8 La lunghezza d’ogni telo sarà di trenta cubiti, e la larghezza d’ogni telo, di quattro cubiti; gli undici teli avranno la stessa misura.

9 Unirai assieme, da sé, cinque di questi teli, e unirai da sé gli altri sei, e addoppierai il sesto sulla parte anteriore della tenda.

10 E metterai cinquanta nastri all’orlo del telo ch’è all’estremità della prima serie, e cinquanta nastri all’orlo del telo ch’è all’estremità della seconda serie di teli.

11 E farai cinquanta fermagli di rame, e farai entrare i fermagli nei nastri e unirai così la tenda, in modo che formi un tutto.

12 Quanto alla parte che rimane di soprappiù dei teli della tenda, la metà del telo di soprappiù ricadrà sulla parte posteriore del tabernacolo;

13 e il cubito da una parte e il cubito dall’altra parte che saranno di soprappiù nella lunghezza dei teli della tenda, ricadranno sui due iati del tabernacolo, di qua e di là, per coprirlo.

14 Farai pure per la tenda una coperta di pelli di montone tinte di rosso, e sopra questa un’altra coperta di pelli di delfino.

15 Farai per il tabernacolo delle assi di legno d’acacia, messe per ritto.

16 La lunghezza d’un’asse sarà di dieci cubiti, e la larghezza d’un’asse, di un cubito e mezzo.

17 Ogni asse avrà due incastri paralleli; farai così per tutte le assi del tabernacolo.

18 Farai dunque le assi per il tabernacolo: venti assi dal lato meridionale, verso il sud.

19 Metterai quaranta basi d’argento sotto le venti assi: due basi sotto ciascun’asse per i suoi due incastri.

20 E farai venti assi per il secondo lato dei tabernacolo, il lato di nord,

21 e le oro quaranta basi d’argento: due basi sotto ciascun’asse.

22 E per la parte posteriore del tabernacolo, verso occidente, farai sei assi.

23 Farai pure due assi per gli angoli del tabernacolo, dalla parte posteriore.

24 Queste saranno doppie dal basso in su, e al tempo stesso formeranno un tutto fino in cima, fino al primo anello. Così sarà per ambedue le assi, che saranno ai due angoli.

25 Vi saranno dunque otto assi, con le loro basi d’argento: sedici basi: due basi sotto ciascun’asse.

26 Farai anche delle traverse di legno d’acacia: cinque, per le assi di un lato del tabernacolo;

27 cinque traverse per le assi dell’altro lato del tabernacolo, e cinque traverse per le assi della parte posteriore del tabernacolo, a occidente.

28 La traversa di mezzo, in mezzo alle assi, passera da una parte all’altra.

29 E rivestirai d’oro le assi, e farai d’oro i loro anelli per i quali passeranno le traverse, e rivestirai d’oro le traverse.

30 Erigerai il tabernacolo secondo la forma esatta che te n’è stata mostrata sul monte.

31 Farai un velo di filo violaceo, porporino, scarlatto, e di lino fino ritorto con de’ cherubini artisticamente lavorati,

32 e lo sospenderai a quattro colonne di acacia, rivestite d’oro, che avranno i chiodi d’oro e poseranno su basi d’argento.

33 Metterai il velo sotto i fermagli; e quivi, al di là del velo, introdurrai l’arca della testimonianza; quel velo sarà per voi la separazione del luogo santo dal santissimo.

34 E metterai il propiziatorio sull’arca della testimonianza nel luogo santissimo.

35 E metterai la tavola fuori del velo, e il candelabro dirimpetto alla tavola dal lato meridionale del tabernacolo; e metterai la tavola dal lato di settentrione.

36 Farai pure per l’ingresso della tenda una portiera di filo violaceo, porporino, scarlatto, e di lino fino ritorto, in lavoro di ricamo.

37 E farai cinque colonne di acacia per sospendervi la portiera; le rivestirai d’oro, e avranno i chiodi d’oro e tu fonderai per esse cinque basi di rame.

   

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9684. And the lampstand over against the table on the side of the Habitation toward the south. That this signifies the illumination of the spiritual kingdom by means of the Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord’s Divine human to those who are in good is evident from the signification of “the lampstand” as being the Lord as to Divine truth, thus the Divine truth that proceeds from His Divine Human, and the consequent illumination of His spiritual kingdom (of which in what follows); from the signification of “the table upon which were the breads of faces,” over against which was the lampstand, as being the Lord as to celestial good, and thus this good itself, from which and through which the Lord flows into the spiritual kingdom, that is, into the middle heaven (of which also in what follows); and from the signification of “on the side of the Habitation toward the south,” as being in heaven where the Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord’s Divine Human is in the greatest light; for the Habitation outside the veil, where the lampstand was, denotes the middle heaven (n. 9594), and “the south” or “midday” denotes where Divine truth is in its light (see n. 9642). That the lampstand was in the Habitation near the veil, and also the table upon which were the breads of faces; and that the lampstand was on the side toward the south, and the table on the side toward the north; are arcana of heaven which cannot be made plain unless it is known that the Habitation represented heaven, and the things in the Habitation the celestial and spiritual things which are in heaven. (What “the lampstand” represented has been shown above, n. 9548; and what “the table upon which were the breads of faces,” n. 9527, 9545; and what “the south” or “midday,” n. 9642; and what “the north,” n. 3708.) From this it can be seen that by “the lampstand on the side of the Habitation toward the south” is signified the illumination of the spiritual kingdom by means of the Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord’s Divine Human.

[2] But in order that the arcana themselves may be clearly seen, it must be stated how the case is in the heavens. The Lord appears to those who are of the celestial kingdom as a Sun, but to those who are of the spiritual kingdom as a Moon. The Lord as a Sun appears at a middle altitude over against the right eye; and as a Moon also at a middle altitude over against the left eye. From the Lord as a Sun, light comes to those who are in His celestial kingdom; and from the Lord as a Moon, light comes to those who are in His spiritual kingdom (concerning these two kingdoms, see the places cited in n. 9277). The light in the heavens is the Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord’s Divine Human, and this, when received by the angels of the spiritual kingdom, is called the truth of faith from the good of charity toward the neighbor. The middle heaven, which is called the spiritual heaven, consists of this good and this truth. The lampstand in the Habitation represented the Moon, from which those who are of the spiritual kingdom have light, thus it represented the Lord as to Divine truth there; for, as before said, the Lord appears as a Moon to those who belong to this kingdom. From all this it can now be seen why the lampstand was placed toward the south, for “the south” or “midday” denotes where Divine truth is in light (see n. 9642); and why the table upon which were the breads of faces was placed toward the north, for “the north” denotes where Divine truth is in obscurity (n. 3708). The case is the same with the Divine good signified by “the breads” upon this table; this good becomes spiritual good through the reception of Divine truth as of light from the Moon. These are the arcana which are signified by the lampstand and its position toward the south; and by the table upon which were the breads of faces, and its position toward the north.

[3] That “the lampstand” denotes the Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord’s Divine Human, is evident from Revelation:

I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the breasts with a golden girdle (Revelation 1:12-13);

“the Son of man” denotes the Lord in respect to the Divine truth from His Divine Human (n. 2803, 2813, 3704). And in another passage in the same book:

The glory of God shall lighten the Holy City Jerusalem, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof (Revelation 21:23);

“the glory of God” denotes the Divine truth that proceeds from the the Lord, (n. 9429); “the lamp which is the Lamb,” that is, the Lord, denotes faith, and the consequent intelligence of truth and wisdom of good, which are from the Lord alone (n. 9548); “the New Jerusalem” denotes the Lord’s New Church (see n. 2117).

[4] (That the Lord is a Sun to those who are in the celestial kingdom, and appears as a Moon to those who are in the spiritual kingdom, see n. 1053, 1521, 1529-1531, 3636, 3643, 5097, 7083, 7173, 7270, 8644, 8812; consequently that by “the sun” in the Word is signified the Lord as to celestial good, and by “the moon” the Lord as to spiritual good, n. 1529, 1530, 2441, 2495, 4060, 4696, 7083, 8644; and that the Lord as a Sun appears at a middle altitude over against the right eye, and as a Moon also at a middle altitude over against the left eye, n. 1531, 4321, 7078, 7171. It is for this reason that the east in heaven is where the Lord appears as a Sun, and the south where the Lord appears as a Moon. (That the light from the Lord as a Sun and as a Man is the Divine truth that proceeds from His Divine Human, see n. 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3094, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3337, 3339, 3341, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4060, 4180, 4302, 4408, 4414, 4415, 4419, 4527, 4598, 5400, 6032, 6313, 6315, 6608, 6907, 7174, 8644, 8707, 8861, 9399, 9407.) And as the light from the Lord as a Sun and as a Moon is the Divine truth that proceeds from Him, therefore the heat from the Lord as a Sun in heaven is the Divine good of His Divine love (n. 3338, 3339, 3636, 3643, 5215, 6032).

[5] From this can be seen the nature of the difference between the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom of the Lord in respect to the reception of Divine truth, namely, that it is like the difference between the light from the sun and the light from the moon. (That on this account they who are in the spiritual kingdom are comparatively in obscurity in respect to the truth of faith and the good of love, see n. 2708, 2715, 2718, 2831, 2849, 2935, 2937, 3241, 3833, 6289, 6500, 6945, 7233; that these especially were saved by the coming of the Lord into the world, n. 2661, 2716, 3969, 6373, 6854, 6914, 7035, 7091, 7828, 7932a, 8018, 8054, 8159, 8321, 9596; and that they have illumination in the Lord’s Divine Human, n. 2716, 2833, 2834; but that those belonging to the spiritual church are saved who are in the good of life through the truths of faith, n. 2954, 6435, 6647, 6648, 7977, 7992, 8643, 8648, 8658, 8685, 8690, 8701)

  
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