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1 L’Eterno parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo: "Vedi, io ho chiamato per nome Betsaleel,

2 figliuolo di Uri, figliuolo di Hur, della tribù di Giuda;

3 e l’ho ripieno dello spirito di Dio, di abilità, d’intelligenza e di sapere per ogni sorta di lavori,

4 per concepire opere d’arte, per lavorar l’oro, l’argento e il rame,

5 per incidere pietre da incastonare, per scolpire il legno, per eseguire ogni sorta di lavori.

6 Ed ecco, gli ho dato per compagno Oholiab, figliuolo di Ahisamac, della tribù di Dan; e ho messo sapienza nella mente di tutti gli uomini abili, perché possan fare tutto quello che t’ho ordinato:

7 la tenda di convegno, l’arca per la testimonianza, il propiziatorio che vi dovrà esser sopra, e tutti gli arredi della tenda; la tavola e i suoi utensili,

8 il candelabro d’oro puro e tutti i suoi utensili,

9 l’altare dei profumi, l’altare degli olocausti e tutti i suoi utensili, la conca e la sua base,

10 i paramenti per le cerimonie, i paramenti sacri per il sacerdote Aaronne e i paramenti dei suoi figliuoli per esercitare il sacerdozio,

11 l’olio dell’unzione e il profumo fragrante per il luogo santo. Faranno tutto conformemente a quello che ho ordinato".

12 L’Eterno parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo:

13 "Quanto a te, parla ai figliuoli d’Israele e di’ loro: Badate bene d’osservare i miei sabati, perché il sabato è un segno fra me e voi per tutte le vostre generazioni, affinché conosciate che io sono l’Eterno che vi santifica.

14 Osserverete dunque il sabato, perché è per voi un giorno santo; chi lo profanerà dovrà esser messo a morte; chiunque farà in esso qualche lavoro sarà sterminato di fra il suo popolo.

15 Si lavorerà sei giorni; ma il settimo giorno è un sabato di solenne riposo, sacro all’Eterno; chiunque farà qualche lavoro nel giorno del sabato dovrà esser messo a morte.

16 I figliuoli d’Israele quindi osserveranno il sabato, celebrandolo di generazione in generazione come un patto perpetuo.

17 Esso è un segno perpetuo fra me e i figliuoli d’Israele; poiché in sei giorni l’Eterno fece i cieli e la terra, e il settimo giorno cessò di lavorare, e si riposò".

18 Quando l’Eterno ebbe finito di parlare con Mosè sul monte Sinai, gli dette le due tavole della testimonianza, tavole di pietra, scritte col dito di Dio.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10333

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10333. 'And in the cutting of stones for filling' means in order to represent all matters of faith that are of service to the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the cutting of stones' as that which is representative of all matters of faith springing from love, for by 'the cutting of stones' the cutting of those in the breastplate, which were the Urim and Thummim, should be understood, and these stones represented all matters of faith and love, see 3858, 6335, 6640, 9823, 9863, 9865, 9868, 9873, 9905; and from the meaning of 'filling' as being of service to the good of love from which they spring, for the stones were set in the gold there, and 'gold' means the good of love, 1551, 1552, 5658, 6914, 6917, 8932, 9490, 9881, 9874.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 6335

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6335. 'And Jacob called his sons' means organizing the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling' as arranging into order, for the reason why they were called together was so that the truths of faith and the forms of the good of charity might be set forth in that organized arrangement; and from the representation of 'Jacob' and 'his sons' as the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love in the natural, 'Jacob' being those truths and forms of good in general, see 3509, 3525, 3546, 3659, 3669, 3677, 3775, 3829, 4234, 4273, 4777, 5506, 5533, 5535, 6001, 6236, and 'his sons', or the tribes named after them, those truths and forms of good in particular, 3858, 3926, 3939, 4060. With regard to this organization of the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love that is meant here and is set forth in the internal sense of this chapter, it should be recognized that the twelve tribes of Israel represented in general all truths and forms of good in their entirety, thus all the truths and forms of good which come forth from the Lord, therefore those which exist in heaven and from which heaven exists. And since all in general are represented, so is each one specifically; for classes in general include all members specifically, just as general wholes do their individual parts.

[2] Forms of good and the truths deriving from them are what determine the varying intensity of light in heaven; and that varying intensity of light is what determines the varying states of intelligence and wisdom. This was how it came about that light glittered and flashed through the Urim and Thummim, doing so in varying ways in keeping with the state of the matter about which questions were being asked. This took place because the twelve tribes, by whom all truths and forms of good in general were meant, were designated in the breastplate or Urim and Thummim; for each precious stone stood for one particular tribe. The reason why they were precious stones was that spiritual and celestial truths are meant by them, 114, 3720, and good is meant by the 'gold' into which they had been set, 1 113, 1551, 1552, 5658. This arcanum is what was meant by the Urim and Thummim.

[3] The fact that the twelve tribes meant such things is evident from places in the Word where they are mentioned by name, in particular from the inheritances of the tribes in the land of Canaan, which are dealt with in Joshua, and from their inheritances in the Lord's kingdom, which are dealt with in Ezekiel - in the final chapters, in which a new land, a new Jerusalem, and a new temple are described - and also in Revelation 7:4-8. That the twelve tribes meant such things is also evident from the order in which they were arranged when they pitched camp in the wilderness, an order which was such that it represented truths and forms of good in their right and proper order. This was the origin of the prophetic utterance made by Balaam,

When Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes, the Spirit of God came upon him and he delivered an utterance, and said, How good are your tabernacles, O Jacob; your dwelling-places, O Israel! Like valleys they are planted, like gardens beside a river, like aloes Jehovah has planted, like cedars beside the waters. Numbers 24:2-3, 5-6.

See also what has been shown regarding the tribes and organized arrangements of them in 2129, 3858, 3862, 3926, 3979, 4060, 4603.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. Reading cui inclusi (into which they had been set) for cui insculpti (for which they had been engraved).

  
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