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1 브사렐과 오홀리압과 및 마음이 지혜로운 사람 곧 여호와께서 지혜와 총명을 부으사 성소에 쓸 모든 일을 할 줄 알게 하심을 입은 자들은 여호와의 무릇 명하신 대로 할 것이니라'

2 모세가 브살렐과 오홀리압과 및 마음이 지혜로운 사람 곧 그 마음에 여호와께로 지혜를 얻고 와서 그 일을 하려고 마음에 원하는 모든 자를 부르매

3 그들이 이스라엘 자손의 성소의 모든 것을 만들기 위하여 가져 온 예물을 모세에게서 받으니라 그러나 백성이 아침마다 자원하는 예물을 연하여 가져오는 고로

4 성소의 모든 일을 하는 지혜로운 자들이 각기 하는 일을 정지하고 와서

5 모세에게 고하여 가로되 `백성이 너무 많이 가져 오므로 여호와의 명하신 일에 쓰기에 남음이 있나이다'

6 모세가 명을 내리매 그들이 진중에 공포하여 가로되 `무론 남녀하고 성소에 드릴 예물을 다시 만들지 말라' 하매 백성이 가져오기를 정지하니

7 있는 재료가 모든 일을 하기에 넉넉하여 남음이 있었더라

8 일하는 사람 중에 마음이 지혜로운 모든 사람이 열 폭 앙장으로 성막을 지었으니 곧 가늘게 꼰 베실과, 청색, 자색, 홍색실로 그룹들을 무늬 놓아 짜서 지은 것이라

9 매폭의 장은 이십 팔 규빗,광은 사 규빗으로 각 폭의 장단을 같게 하여

10 그 다섯 폭을 서로 연하며, 또 그 다섯 폭을 서로 연하고

11 연락할 말폭 가에 청색 고를 만들며, 다른 연락할 말폭 가에도 고를 만들되

12 그 연락할 한 폭에 고 오십을 달고, 다른 연락할 한 폭의 가에도 고 오십을 달아, 그 고들이 서로 대하게 하고

13 금 갈고리 오십을 만들어, 그 갈고리로 두 앙장을 연하여 한 막을 이루었더라

14 그 성막을 덮는 막 곧 앙장을 염소털로 만들되 십 일폭을 만들었으니

15 각 폭의 장은 삼십 규빗,광은 사 규빗으로 십 일폭의 장단을 같게 하여

16 그 앙장 다섯 폭을 서로 연하며, 또 여섯 폭을 서로 연하고

17 앙장을 연락할 말폭 가에도 고 오십을 달며, 다른 연락할 말폭 가에도 고 오십을 달고

18 놋 갈고리 오십을 만들어, 그 앙장을 연합하여 한 막이 되게 하고

19 붉은 물 들인 수양의 가죽으로 막의 덮개를 만들고 해달의 가죽으로 그 웃덮개를 만들었더라

20 그가 또 조각목으로 성막에 세울 널판들을 만들었으니

21 각 판의 장은 십 규빗,광은 일 규빗 반이며

22 각 판에 두 촉이 있어 서로 연하게 하였으니 성막의 모든 판이 그러하며

23 성막을 위하여 널판을 만들었으되, 남으로는 남편에 널판이 이십이라

24 그 이십 널판 밑에 은받침 사십을 만들었으되, 곧 이 널판 밑에도 두 받침이 그 두 촉을 받게 하였으며

25 성막 다른 편 곧 북편을 위하여도 널판 이십을 만들고

26 또 은받침 사십을 만들었으니 곧 이 판 밑에도 두 받침이요, 저 판 밑에도 두 받침이며

27 장막 뒤 곧 서편을 위하여는 널판 여섯을 만들었고

28 장막 뒤 두 모퉁이 편을 위하여는 널판 둘을 만들되

29 아래서부터 위까지 각기 두 겹 두께로 하여 윗고리에 이르게 하고 두 모퉁이 편을 다 그리하며

30 그 널판은 여덟이요, 그 받침은 은받침 열 여섯이라, 각 널판 밑에 둘씩이었더라

31 그가 또 조각목으로 띠를 만들었으니 곧 성막 이편 널판을 위하여 다섯이요

32 성막 저편 널판을 위하여 다섯이요, 성막 뒤 곧 서편 널판을 위하여 다섯이며

33 그 중간 띠를 만들되, 널판 중간 이 끝에서 저 끝에 미치게 하였으며

34 그 널판들을 금으로 싸고 그 널판에 띠를 꿸 금고리를 만들고, 그 띠도 금으로 쌌더라

35 그가 또 청색, 자색, 홍색실과, 가늘게 꼰 베실로 장을 짜고 그 위에 그룹들을 공교히 수 놓고

36 조각목으로 네 기둥을 만들어 금으로 쌌으며, 그 갈고리는 금이며 기둥의 네 받침은 은으로 부어 만들었으며

37 청색, 자색, 홍색실과, 가늘게 꼰 베실로 수 놓아 장막 문을 위하여 장을 만들고

38 문장의 기둥 다섯과 그 갈고리를 만들고, 기둥머리와 그 가름대를 금으로 쌌으며 그 다섯 받침은 놋이었더라

   

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9509. 'And you shall make two cherubs' means that there is no admission or access to the Lord except through the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'cherubs' as watchfulness and providence, guarding against access to the Lord except through the good of love. Since this was meant by the cherubs, they were placed over the mercy-seat that was over the ark; and they were for the same reason made from solid gold. For 'the ark' means heaven where the Lord is, 9485, and 'gold' means the good of love, 9490. The reason why there is no access to the Lord except through the good of love is that love is spiritual togetherness, and all good belongs to love. Those therefore who are governed by the good of love to the Lord are brought to Him in heaven, because they have been joined together with Him. So too are those who are governed by the good of love towards the neighbour; for the neighbour is the good of a fellow-citizen, the good of one's country, the good of the Church, the good of the whole of the Lord's kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord Himself since He is the source of that good present with a person.

[2] There are two states that a person passes through while being regenerated, one of which follows the other. The first is a state during which he is led by means of the truths of faith to the good of love; the other is one in which he is governed by the good of love, and when governed by it he is in heaven with the Lord. From this it is evident that this good is heaven itself present with the person, that good being the Lord present with him because its source is the Lord. Regarding these two states that a person who is being regenerated passes through, one of which follows the other, see 7923, 7992, 8505, 8506, 8510, 8512, 8516, 8643, 8648, 8658, 8685, 8690, 8701, 9224, 9227, 9230, 9274; and the fact that a person comes into heaven when governed by good, that is, when led by the Lord by means of good, 8516, 8539, 8722, 8772, 9139.

[3] It is clear from places in the Word where 'cherubs' are mentioned that they mean watchfulness and providence, guarding against access to the Lord or to heaven except through the good of love, that is, except by those governed by the good of love, and also guarding against any harm being done to the good from the Lord which is present in heaven and with a person, as for instance in Genesis,

And He expelled the man, and away from the east towards the garden of Eden He caused the cherubs to dwell, and the flame of a sword turning itself this way and that to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:24.

Here it is self-evident that things which serve as guards are meant by 'the cherubs', since it says 'to guard the way to the tree of life'. 'The tree of life' is the good of love, which comes from the Lord and for that reason is the Lord; and it is guarded by the prevention of any access except through the good of love.

[4] It is thought that the Lord is accessible through the truths of faith. But there can be no access to Him, nor even to heaven, through those truths if they have been separated from the good of love. As soon as separated truths wish to enter, heaven, which is the way to the Lord, is closed. And since truth cannot enter by itself unless it has good within it, and by virtue of this has come to consist of good, neither can understanding do so, still less factual knowledge, if separated from good desired by the will.

[5] Because watchfulness and providence guarding against access to the Lord, or for that reason to heaven, except through the good of love is meant by 'the cherubs', the Word says that Jehovah is seated on the cherubs, also rides and dwells upon the cherubs, as in David,

Turn Your ears, O Shepherd of Israel; You who are seated upon the cherubs, shine forth. Psalms 80:1.

In the same author,

Jehovah will reign, the peoples will be shaken. He is seated on the cherubs. Psalms 99:1.

In the same author,

Jehovah rode on a cherub, and flew. Psalms 18:10.

And in Isaiah,

Jehovah Zebaoth is dwelling on the cherubs. Isaiah 37:16.

For the same reasons there were cherubs upon the curtains of the dwelling-place, and upon the veil, Exodus 26:1, 31; 36:35; they were also upon the walls of the temple round about and upon the doors there, 1 Kings 6:23-29, 31-35, and similarly in the new temple, as described in Ezekiel 41:18-20. The presence of the cherubs on the curtains of the dwelling-place, on the veil, on the walls of the temple, and on the doors there, was a sign of the Lord's watchfulness, guarding against access to Divine Holiness except through the good of love; and the presence of the cherubs over the ark was a sign that no one should gain access to the Lord Himself except through that good. This also explains why the cherubs were made from solid gold, and in the Jerusalem temple from olive wood; for 'gold' and 'olive oil' mean the good of love.

[6] That watchfulness and providence of the Lord is described in Ezekiel by 'the four living creatures', each of which had four faces, under the throne where the Lord was, Ezekiel 1:1-end; 10:1-end, and also in John by 'four living creatures' around the throne where the Lord was, 10:Revelation 4:6-10; 5:6, 8-9, 14. By 'the four living creatures' is meant the good, varying in appearance, which emanates from the Lord, and which watches and guards against the letting in of anything other than the good of love to the Lord and the good of love towards the neighbour. By 'the throne' on which the Lord was seated heaven is meant, 5313.

  
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Exodus 16

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1 They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;

3 and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

4 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

5 It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily."

6 Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, "At evening, then you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt;

7 and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Yahweh; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?"

8 Moses said, "Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh."

9 Moses said to Aaron, "Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, 'Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.'"

10 It happened, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.

11 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

12 "I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, 'At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread: and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.'"

13 It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.

14 When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.

15 When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it?" For they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat."

16 This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: "Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent."

17 The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.

18 When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.

19 Moses said to them, "Let no one leave of it until the morning."

20 Notwithstanding they didn't listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.

21 They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.

22 It happened that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

23 He said to them, "This is that which Yahweh has spoken, 'Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to Bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.'"

24 They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn't become foul, neither was there any worm in it.

25 Moses said, "Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. today you shall not find it in the field.

26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none."

27 It happened on the seventh day, that some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.

28 Yahweh said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

29 Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day."

30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

31 The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

32 Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, 'Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'"

33 Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations."

34 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

35 The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.