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Numbers 7

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1 And it was, on the day that Moses had completed raising·​·up the Habitation, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all its vessels; and the altar and all its vessels`, and he anointed them, and sanctified them;

2 that the chiefs of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, they who were the chiefs of the tribes, they who stood over those who were numbered, offered.

3 And they brought their offering before Jehovah, six covered carts, and twelve cattle; a cart for two of the chiefs, and an ox for each one; and they offered them before the Habitation.

4 And Jehovah said to Moses, saying,

5 Take it from them, and they may be to serve the service of the Tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them to the Levites, to each·​·man according·​·to* his service.

6 And Moses took the carts and the cattle, and gave them to the Levites.

7 Two carts and four cattle he gave to the sons of Gershon, according·​·to* their service;

8 and four carts and eight cattle he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, into the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave not any; for the service of the sanctuary was upon them that they should bear on the shoulders.

10 And the chiefs offered with the dedication of the altar in the day when it was anointed, and the chiefs offered their offering before the altar.

11 And Jehovah said to Moses, They shall offer their offering, one chief for a day, one chief for a day, for the dedication of the altar.

12 And he that offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;

13 and his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

14 one dish*, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

15 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

16 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

17 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

18 On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, chief of Issachar, did offer;

19 he offered his offering of one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

20 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

21 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

22 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

23 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, chief of the sons of Zebulun, offered;

25 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

26 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

27 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

28 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

29 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, chief of the sons of Reuben, offered;

31 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

32 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

33 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

34 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

35 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, chief of the sons of Simeon, offered;

37 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

38 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

39 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

40 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

41 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, chief of the sons of Gad, offered;

43 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

44 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

45 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

46 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

47 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, chief of the sons of Ephraim, offered;

49 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

50 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

51 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

52 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

53 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, chief of the sons of Manasseh;

55 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

56 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

57 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

58 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

59 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, chief of the sons of Benjamin, offered;

61 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

62 one dish of gold of ten shekels, full of incense;

63 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

64 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

65 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, chief of the sons of Dan, offered;

67 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

68 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

69 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

70 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

71 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, chief of the sons of Asher, offered;

73 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

74 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

75 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

76 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

77 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, chief of the sons of Naphtali, offered;

79 his offering was one silver platter, its weight thirty and a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of holiness; the two of them full of flour mixed with oil for a gift·​·offering;

80 one dish, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;

81 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt·​·offering;

82 one male goat of the goats for a sin offering;

83 and for a sacrifice of peace·​·offerings, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84 This was the dedication of the altar, in the day the chiefs of Israel anointed it: twelve platters of silver; twelve silver basins; twelve gold dishes;

85 one platter of silver weighing thirty and a hundred shekels; one basin seventy; all the silver vessels weighed two·​·thousand and four hundred shekels, by the shekel of holiness;

86 the gold dishes were twelve, full of incense, each ten shekels, ten each dish, by the shekel of holiness; all the gold of the dishes was twenty and a hundred.

87 All the cattle for the burnt·​·offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs, sons of a year, twelve, and their gift·​·offering; and the he-goats of the goats for a sin offering, twelve.

88 And all the cattle of the sacrifice of the peace·​·offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the lambs, sons of a year, sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed.

89 And when Moses came into the Tabernacle of the congregation to speak with Him, then he heard the voice speaking to him from on the place of atonement that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim, and He spoke to him.

   


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Apocalypse Explained # 284

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284. And they were full of eyes within, signifies Divine Providence and guard. This is evident from the signification of "eyes," as being, in reference to the Lord, His Divine Providence (See above, n. 68, 152). It signifies also guard, because that also is what is signified by "cherubim."

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 9506

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9506. 'And you shall make a mercy-seat from pure gold' means the hearing and reception of all things that belong to worship arising from the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the mercy-seat' as the cleansing from evils or forgiveness of sins, consequently the hearing and reception of all things that belong to worship, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'gold' as the good of love, dealt with in 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, 6914. The truth that 'the mercy-seat' means the cleansing from evils and forgiveness of sins is clear from those places in the Word where propitiation or expiation is referred to. 1 The reason why the hearing and reception of all things belonging to worship is also meant is that only those who have made propitiation or expiation, that is, been cleansed from evils, are heard by the Lord and have their worship accepted by Him; it does not happen with those who are steeped in evils, that is, have not made expiation or propitiation. Therefore also Aaron was not allowed to approach the mercy-seat until he had been cleansed and had made propitiation for himself and the people.

[2] The truth that 'the mercy-seat' consequently means the hearing and reception of all things that belong to worship is also clear from the consideration that Jehovah spoke to Moses over the mercy-seat between the cherubs. The reason why worship arising from the good of love is that which is received is that no one is allowed to enter heaven and so approach the Lord other than a person who is governed by good, that is to say, by the good of love to the Lord and the good of charity towards the neighbour, see 8516, 8539, 8722, 8772, 9139, 9227, 9230, 9274; no one else is heard nor can anyone else's worship be received. This also explains why there were cherubs over the mercy-seat; for watchfulness and providence are meant by 'the cherubs', guarding against access to the Lord except through the good of love, that is, guarding against entrance into heaven by any apart from those who are governed by good, and also guarding against those in hell gaining access to the inhabitants of heaven and doing them harm. All this shows what was meant by the presence of the mercy-seat over the ark and by that of the cherubs over the mercy-seat, and by the fact that the mercy-seat and the cherubs too were made from pure gold; for 'gold' means the good of love, and 'the ark' heaven where the Lord is.

[3] The truth that 'the mercy-seat' means the cleansing from evils, and so the forgiveness of sins, is clear from places in the Word where 'propitiation' or 'expiation' 2 is referred to, as in David,

O Jehovah, expiate our sins for Your name's sake. Psalms 79:9.

In the same author,

He, being merciful, has expiated iniquity. Psalms 78:38.

In the same author,

You will expiate me with hyssop and I shall become clean; You will wash me and I shall be made whiter than snow. Psalms 51:7.

In Isaiah,

Evil will come upon you, which you will not know how to ward off; calamity will befall you, which you will not be able to expiate. Isaiah 47:11.

And in Moses,

Sing, O nations, the people of Him who will avenge the blood of His servants, and will expiate His land, His people. Deuteronomy 32:43.

[4] Expiations were effected by means of sacrifices; and it says that when they were offered the priest would expiate him from sin, and he would be pardoned, 3 Leviticus 4:26, 31, 35; 5:6, 10, 13, 16, 18; 6:7; 9:7; 15:15, 30. Expiation was also effected by 'silver', Exodus 30:16; Psalms 49:7. Hence also the day of expiations 4 before the feast of tabernacles, Leviticus 23:27-32. But it should be recognized that none of those expiations constituted a real cleansing from evils or forgiveness of sins; it only represented it. For every religious observance among the Israelite and Jewish nation was merely representative of the Lord, His kingdom and Church, and such realities as belong to heaven and the Church. How representations brought such realities to angels' awareness in heaven, see 9229.

[5] Since the cleansing from evils and forgiveness of sins was meant by 'the mercy-seat', the hearing and reception of all things that belonged to worship was also meant; for one who has been cleansed from evils is heard and his worship is received. This was represented by Jehovah's speaking above the mercy-seat to Moses and His commanding what the children of Israel should do, as is clear from verse 22 of the present chapter, where it says,

And I will meet with you there, and I will speak to you from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubs which are over the ark of the Testimony, [declaring] everything that I shall command you for the children of Israel.

The like occurs elsewhere,

Whenever Moses spoke to Jehovah he heard the voice speaking from above the mercy-seat that was over the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubs. Numbers 7:89.

The fact that a person was heard and his worship was received when he had been cleansed from evils was represented by Aaron's not going into the holy place within the veil before the mercy-seat unless he had first made expiation for himself and the people, by ceremonial washing, sacrifices, incense, and blood, as stated in Leviticus 16:2-16, which concludes,

In this way he shall expiate the holy place from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and from their transgressions in regard of all their sins.

It also says in verse 2 that Jehovah would appear at the mercy-seat 'in the cloud', meaning in Divine Truth adjusted to people's ability to receive and understand it, such as the Word is in the sense of the letter, 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343 (end), 6752, 8106, 8443, 8781.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Latin word propitiatorium rendered the mercy-seat may be translated more literally as the place of propitiation.

2. The Hebrew verb behind expiate, used in an uncommon way in the following quotations, means cover over. The Latin verb generally means atone for or purify what is defiled.

3. i.e. the priest shall make atonement for the person's sin, and the person will stand forgiven

4. Generally known as the day of atonement

  
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