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Numbers 30

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1 και ελαλησεν μωυσης τοις υιοις ισραηλ κατα παντα οσα ενετειλατο κυριος τω μωυση

2 και ελαλησεν μωυσης προς τους αρχοντας των φυλων ισραηλ λεγων τουτο το ρημα ο συνεταξεν κυριος

3 ανθρωπος ανθρωπος ος αν ευξηται ευχην κυριω η ομοση ορκον η ορισηται ορισμω περι της ψυχης αυτου ου βεβηλωσει το ρημα αυτου παντα οσα εαν εξελθη εκ του στοματος αυτου ποιησει

4 εαν δε γυνη ευξηται ευχην κυριω η ορισηται ορισμον εν τω οικω του πατρος αυτης εν τη νεοτητι αυτης

5 και ακουση ο πατηρ αυτης τας ευχας αυτης και τους ορισμους αυτης ους ωρισατο κατα της ψυχης αυτης και παρασιωπηση αυτης ο πατηρ και στησονται πασαι αι ευχαι αυτης και παντες οι ορισμοι ους ωρισατο κατα της ψυχης αυτης μενουσιν αυτη

6 εαν δε ανανευων ανανευση ο πατηρ αυτης η αν ημερα ακουση πασας τας ευχας αυτης και τους ορισμους ους ωρισατο κατα της ψυχης αυτης ου στησονται και κυριος καθαριει αυτην οτι ανενευσεν ο πατηρ αυτης

7 εαν δε γενομενη γενηται ανδρι και αι ευχαι αυτης επ' αυτη κατα την διαστολην των χειλεων αυτης ους ωρισατο κατα της ψυχης αυτης

8 και ακουση ο ανηρ αυτης και παρασιωπηση αυτη η αν ημερα ακουση και ουτως στησονται πασαι αι ευχαι αυτης και οι ορισμοι αυτης ους ωρισατο κατα της ψυχης αυτης στησονται

9 εαν δε ανανευων ανανευση ο ανηρ αυτης η αν ημερα ακουση πασαι αι ευχαι αυτης και οι ορισμοι αυτης ους ωρισατο κατα της ψυχης αυτης ου μενουσιν οτι ο ανηρ ανενευσεν απ' αυτης και κυριος καθαριει αυτην

10 και ευχη χηρας και εκβεβλημενης οσα αν ευξηται κατα της ψυχης αυτης μενουσιν αυτη

11 εαν δε εν τω οικω του ανδρος αυτης η ευχη αυτης η ο ορισμος κατα της ψυχης αυτης μεθ' ορκου

12 και ακουση ο ανηρ αυτης και παρασιωπηση αυτη και μη ανανευση αυτη και στησονται πασαι αι ευχαι αυτης και παντες οι ορισμοι αυτης ους ωρισατο κατα της ψυχης αυτης στησονται κατ' αυτης

13 εαν δε περιελων περιελη ο ανηρ αυτης η αν ημερα ακουση παντα οσα εαν εξελθη εκ των χειλεων αυτης κατα τας ευχας αυτης και κατα τους ορισμους τους κατα της ψυχης αυτης ου μενει αυτη ο ανηρ αυτης περιειλεν και κυριος καθαρισει αυτην

14 πασα ευχη και πας ορκος δεσμου κακωσαι ψυχην ο ανηρ αυτης στησει αυτη και ο ανηρ αυτης περιελει

15 εαν δε σιωπων παρασιωπηση αυτη ημεραν εξ ημερας και στησει αυτη πασας τας ευχας αυτης και τους ορισμους τους επ' αυτης στησει αυτη οτι εσιωπησεν αυτη τη ημερα η ηκουσεν

16 εαν δε περιελων περιελη αυτης μετα την ημεραν ην ηκουσεν και λημψεται την αμαρτιαν αυτου

17 ταυτα τα δικαιωματα οσα ενετειλατο κυριος τω μωυση ανα μεσον ανδρος και γυναικος αυτου και ανα μεσον πατρος και θυγατρος εν νεοτητι εν οικω πατρος

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 778

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778. "And wine, oil, flour, wheat." This symbolically means that these Roman Catholics no longer have any worship that springs from celestial truths and goods, because they have nothing inwardly in their worship that corresponds to the aforesaid things.

This statement is similar to ones explained just above and in previous numbers, the only difference being that the valuables here symbolize celestial goods and truths.

Just what goods and truths are called celestial, and what spiritual, may be seen in no. 773 above. It may also be seen that the Roman Catholics meant here possess none of these, nor are there any in their worship. For, as we said above, the goods and truths of doctrine are present in worship as the soul is in the body. Consequently worship without these is a lifeless worship. Of such a character is worship that is reverent in outward appearances, but which has in it no internal reverence.

That wine symbolizes truth springing from the goodness of love may be seen in no. 316 above. That oil symbolizes the goodness of love will be seen in the next number. Flour symbolizes celestial truth, and wheat symbolizes celestial good.

[2] Wine, oil, flour and wheat symbolize the truths and goods in worship, because they were the ingredients in drink offerings and grain offerings, which were offered on the altar along with other sacrifices, and sacrifices and other offerings offered on the altar symbolize worship, since it was in these that the Israelites' worship chiefly consisted.

That drink offerings, which were ones of wine, were offered on the altar along with other sacrifices, can be seen in Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 23:12-13, 18-19; Numbers 15:2-15; 28:11-15, 18-31; 29:1-7ff.; and also in Isaiah 57:6; 65:11; Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19; Ezekiel 20:28; Joel 1:9; Psalms 16:4; Deuteronomy 32:38.

That oil was also offered on the altar along with sacrifices, can be seen in Exodus 29:40.

That grain offerings, which consisted of wheat flour, were offered on the altar along with other sacrifices, can be seen in Exodus 29:40).

It can be seen from this that these four articles - wine, oil, flour and wheat - were sacred and celestial elements in their worship.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.