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Leviticus 4

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1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin in ignorance against any of the commandments of Jehovah concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do one of them;

3 if the anointed priest sin to the guilt of the people; then let him offer for his sin, which he has sinned, a son of the herd, a perfect bullock to Jehovah for a sin offering.

4 And he shall bring the bullock to the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation before Jehovah; and shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and slaughter the bullock before Jehovah.

5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the Tabernacle of the congregation;

6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and spatter of the blood seven times before Jehovah, before the veil of the sanctuary.

7 And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of the fragrant incense before Jehovah, which is in the Tabernacle of the congregation; and shall spill all the blood of the bullock at the foundation of the altar of the burnt·​·offering, which is at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation.

8 And he shall lift·​·up from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covers over the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

9 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the entrails, and the caul on the liver, on the kidneys, it he shall remove,

10 as it was lifted·​·up from the ox of the sacrifice of peace·​·offerings; and the priest shall burn· them ·for·​·incense on the altar of the burnt·​·offering.

11 And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, on its head, and on its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,

12 and he shall bring· all the bullock ·out to a clean place outside of the camp, to where the grease is spilled·​·out, and burn· it ·up on the wood with fire; on the place where the grease is spilled·​·out shall it be burnt·​·up.

13 And if all the congregation of Israel err, and the thing be hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any one of the commandments of Jehovah, which should not have been done, and are·​·guilty;

14 and the sin, which they have sinned against it*, is known, then the assembly shall offer a son of the herd, a bullock for the sin, and bring him before the Tabernacle of the congregation.

15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before Jehovah; and the bullock shall be slaughtered before Jehovah.

16 And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the Tabernacle of the congregation;

17 and the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and spatter it seven times before Jehovah, before the veil.

18 And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before Jehovah, which is in the Tabernacle of the congregation, and shall spill all the blood at the foundation of the altar of the burnt·​·offering, which is at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation.

19 And he shall lift·​·high all its fat from it, and burn· it ·for·​·incense on the altar.

20 And he shall do to the bullock as he did to the bullock of the sin offering, so shall he do to it; and the priest shall make·​·atonement for them, and it shall be pardoned them.

21 And he shall bring·​·out the bullock to outside of the camp, and burn· it ·up as he burned·​·up the first bullock; it is a sin offering of the assembly.

22 When a chief has sinned, and done something in ignorance against one of any of the commandments of Jehovah his God, which should not be done, and is·​·guilty,

23 or his sin is made known to him, in which he has sinned, then he shall bring as his offering a male goat of the goats, a perfect male;

24 and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the male goat, and slaughter it in the place where they slaughter the burnt·​·offering before Jehovah; it is a sin offering.

25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt·​·offering, and shall spill its blood at the foundation of the altar of the burnt·​·offering.

26 And he shall burn·​·for·​·incense all its fat on the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of the peace·​·offerings; and the priest shall make·​·atonement for himself from his sin, and he shall be pardoned.

27 And if one soul of the people of the land sin in ignorance, when he does somewhat against one of the commandments of Jehovah concerning things which ought not to be done, and be·​·guilty;

28 or if his sin, which he has sinned, be known to him: then he shall bring his offering, a she-goat of the goats, a perfect female, for his sin which he has sinned.

29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt·​·offering.

30 And the priest shall take of its blood with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt·​·offering, and shall spill all its blood at the foundation of the altar.

31 And he shall remove all the fat; as the fat is removed from upon the sacrifice of the peace·​·offerings; and the priest shall burn· it ·for·​·incense upon the altar for a restful smell to Jehovah; and the priest shall make·​·atonement for him, and he shall be pardoned.

32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a perfect female.

33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slaughter it for a sin offering in the place where he slaughters the burnt·​·offering.

34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt·​·offering, and shall spill all its blood at the foundation of the altar;

35 and he shall remove all the fat, as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace·​·offerings; and the priest shall burn· them ·for·​·incense on the altar, on the fire·​·offerings to Jehovah; and the priest shall atone concerning him, concerning his sin that he has sinned, and he shall be pardoned.

   


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Apocalypse Explained # 167

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167. And all [the churches] shall know that I am He that searcheth the reins and hearts, signifies the acknowledgment of all who are of the church, that the Lord alone knows and explores the exteriors and interiors, and the things that are of faith and love. This is evident from the signification of "searching," as being, in reference to the Lord, that He alone knows and explores; also from the signification of "reins" as being the truths of faith and their purification from falsities (of which in what follows); also from the signification of "hearts," as being the goods of love. "Heart" signifies the good of love, because there are two things that rule in man, and from these is the whole life of his body, namely the heart and the lungs. And as all things in man's body correspond to the things that are in his mind, there are two things also that rule there, namely the will and the understanding. These two kingdoms of the mind correspond to the two kingdoms of the body, namely the will to the heart and its pulse, and the understanding to the lungs and their respiration. Without this correspondence the body could not live, not even a particle of it. As the heart corresponds to the will, so it corresponds to the good of love; and as the lungs correspond to the understanding, so they also correspond to the truths of faith. It is from this correspondence that "heart" signifies love, and "soul" signifies faith. It is from this that the expression "from the heart and soul" is so often used in the Word, by which is meant from love and faith. (As this correspondence is much treated of in the Arcana Coelestia, these things may be seen more fully explained there, namely, that "heart" in the Word signifies love; and because it signifies love, it also signifies the will, n.2930, 3313, 7542, 8910, 9050, 9113, 10336. That the heart corresponds to the things that are of love with man, and the lungs to the things that are of faith with him, n. 3883-3896. That in heaven there is a pulse such as that of the heart, and a respiration such as that of the lungs, n. 3884, 3885, 3887. That the pulse of the heart there is in accordance with the state of love, and the respiration of the lungs in accord with the state of faith, n. 3886-3889. That the influx of the heart into the lungs is like the influx of good into truth, and like the influx of the will into the understanding; it is also according to the influx of love into faith, and there are like communications and conjunctions, n. 3884, 3887-3889, 9300, 9495. Of the influx of heaven into the heart and into the lungs, from experience, n. Arcana Coelestia 3884. That from this the correspondence in the Word, "from the heart and soul" signifies from love and faith, n. 2930, 9050. That the conjunction of man's spirit with his body is by means of the respiration of the lungs and the pulse of the heart, and that therefore when these cease man dies as to the body, but lives as to the spirit, see in the work on Heaven and Hell [n. 521]; and that when the pulse of the heart ceases the spirit is separated, because the heart corresponds to love, which is the vital heat, n. 447, in the same work. Many other things respecting this correspondence, see n. 95.) "Reins" signify the truths of faith, and their purification from falsities, because the purification of the blood is performed in the reins and "blood" in the Word signifies truth (as may be seen in Arcana Coelestia 4735[1-15], 9127). The like is signified by the organ that purifies; and all purification from falsities is effected by truths. From this it is clear what is signified in the Word by the expression, that Jehovah, or the Lord, "searcheth the hearts and reins," namely, that He explores the truths of faith and the goods of love, and separates them from evils and falsities.

[2] This is signified by "reins" in the following places. In Jeremiah:

Jehovah Zebaoth, Judge of righteousness, trying the reins and the heart (Jeremiah 11:20).

In the same:

Thou hast proved 1 them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. But thou, O Jehovah, Thou shalt see me, and shalt prove my heart (Jeremiah 12:2, 3).

"Near in the mouth and far from the reins" is truth in the memory only, and in some thought therefrom when man speaks, but not in the will and from that in act. Truth in the will and from that in the act is what separates and dissipates falsities. Truth in the will and from that in the act is willing and doing what a man knows and thinks to be true; such truth is what is especially meant by "reins."

[3] In the same:

I, Jehovah, search the heart, I prove the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his works (Jeremiah 17:10).

"Searching the heart" is purifying good by separating evil from it; "proving the reins" is purifying truth by separating falsity from it; it is therefore said "to give to every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his works;" "ways" are the truths that are of faith, and "the fruit of works" are the goods that are of love. (That "ways" are truths that are of faith, see above, n. 97[1-2]; and that "the fruit of works" are the goods that are of love, n. 98, 109, 116.)

[4] In the same:

Jehovah Zebaoth, that provest the righteous, that seest the reins, and the heart (Jeremiah 20:12).

And in David:

Establish Thou the righteous; for Thou that provest the hearts and the reins art a righteous God (Psalms 7:9);

"the righteous" are those who love to do what is true and good, their goods and truths are purified by the Lord, which is meant by "seeing" and by "proving the reins and the hearts."

In David:

Prove me, O Jehovah, and try me, explore my reins and my heart (Psalms 26:2).

Because truths are separated from falsities and goods from evils by means of temptations, it is said, "Try me." In the same:

My heart is in a ferment, and I am pricked in my reins, but I am foolish and know not (Psalms 73:21, 22).

The infestation of good by evil and of truth by falsity is described by these words. In the same:

Behold, thou desirest truth in the reins and in the hidden part thou makest wisdom known to me (Psalms 51:6).

Here there is another word in the original for "reins," that includes the separation both of falsities from truths and of evils from goods. This shows that the "reins" signify purification and separation.

[5] In the same:

I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; also my reins chastise me in the night (Psalms 16:7).

"Night" signifies the state of man when falsities rise up; the consequent combat of truths with falsities is signified by "my reins chastise me." In the same:

Even the darkness doth not make darkness before Thee, but the night is lucid as the day; as the darkness so is the light. For thou possessest my reins, my bone was not hidden from Thee when I was made in secret (Psalms 139:12, 13, 15).

"Darkness" means falsities, and "light" truths; to "possess the reins" is to know falsities and truths with man; therefore it is said, "my bone was not hidden from Thee when I was made in secret," which signifies that no falsity that was made was hidden. (That "darkness" means falsity and "light" truth, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 126-140; and that "bone" means truth in the ultimate of order and in the contrary sense, falsity, Arcana Coelestia 3812, 5560, 5565, 6592, 8005.)

[6] As "the reins" signified truths purified from falsities, so:

In the sacrifices, the fats and reins alone were offered up (as may be seen in Exodus 29:13; Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9 and elsewhere).

Fats and reins alone were offered upon the altar because "fats" signified the goods of love, and "reins" the truths of faith. (That "fats" or "fatnesses" signify the goods of love, see Arcana Coelestia 353, 5943, 6409, 10033. That the "reins" signify the truths of faith, examining, purifying, and rejecting from themselves falsities, is from correspondence; for each and every thing of the body corresponds, as can be seen in the work on Heaven and Hell, where this is shown in its chapter entitled, There is a Correspondence of all things of Heaven with all things of Man, n. 87-102; and on the Reins, n. 96, 97.) Unless it be known that there is such a correspondence, who could ever know why it is so often said of Jehovah or the Lord in the Word, that "He searcheth and proveth the reins and the heart?" (On the correspondence of the reins, of the ureters, and of the bladder, see further in Arcana Coelestia 5380-5386.) To "search the reins and the heart" signifies also to explore the exteriors and the interiors of man, because truth is without and good is within; and spiritual good, which in its essence is truth, and in particular is signified by the "reins," is exterior good; while celestial good which in particular is signified by the "heart," is interior good. (This can be seen more fully from what is shown respecting The Spiritual Kingdom and the Celestial Kingdom, in the work on Heaven and Hell 20-26.)

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Hebrew instead of "proved" has "planted," as also found in Arcana Coelestia 348, 8918.

  
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