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2 Mosebok 39

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1 Av den blå og purpurrøde og karmosinrøde ull gjorde de embedsklær til tjenesten i helligdommen; og de gjorde de hellige klær som Aron skulde ha, således som Herren hadde befalt Moses

2 Livkjortelen gjorde de av gull og blå og purpurrød og karmosinrød ull og fint, tvunnet lingarn.

3 De hamret ut gullet til plater og klippet det op til tråder, så det kunde virkes inn i den blå og purpurrøde og karmosinrøde ull og i det fine lingarn med kunstvevning.

4 De gjorde skulderstykker som blev festet til hverandre; med dem blev den hektet sammen i begge ender.

5 Beltet som skulde sitte på den og holde den sammen, gjorde de i ett stykke med den og i samme slags vevning som den, av gull og blå og purpurrød og karmosinrød ull og fint, tvunnet lingarn, således som Herren hadde befalt Moses.

6 Så gjorde de onyksstenene i stand og satte dem inn i flettverk av gull; på dem var navneneIsraels barn innskåret, likesom på et signet.

7 Og de satte dem på livkjortelens skulderstykker, forat de skulde minne om Israels barn, således som Herren hadde befalt Moses.

8 Så gjorde de brystduken i kunstvevning, i samme slags vevning som livkjortelen, av gull og blå og purpurrød og karmosinrød ull og fint, tvunnet lingarn.

9 Den var firkantet og dobbelt lagt; et spann lang og et spann bred var den og dobbelt lagt.

10 Og de satte på den fire rader med stener. I en rad var det en karneol, en topas og en smaragd; det var den første rad.

11 I den annen rad var det en karfunkel, en safir og en diamant,

12 og i den tredje rad en hyasint, en agat og en ametyst,

13 og i den fjerde rad en krysolitt, en onyks og en jaspis. De blev innfattet i hver sitt flettverk av gull.

14 Stenene var tolv i tallet efter navneneIsraels sønner, en for hvert navn; på hver sten var navnet på en av de tolv stammer innskåret, likesom på et signet.

15 Til brystduken gjorde de også kjeder av rent gull, slynget som snorer.

16 Likeså gjorde de to flettverk av gull og to gullringer, og de satte de to ringer på hver sitt hjørne av brystduken,

17 og de festet de to slyngede gullkjeder i de to ringer på hjørnene av brystduken.

18 Og de to andre ender av de to slyngede kjeder festet de i de to flettverk og festet dem så til livkjortelens skulderstykker på fremsiden.

19 Så gjorde de to gullringer og satte dem på de to andre hjørner av brystduken, på den indre side av den, den som vender inn mot livkjortelen.

20 Og de gjorde ennu to gullringer og satte dem på livkjortelens to skulderstykker nedentil på fremsiden, der hvor den festes sammen, ovenfor livkjortelens belte.

21 ingene på brystduken bandt de til ringene på livkjortelen med en snor av blå ull, så brystduken satt ovenfor livkjortelens belte og ikke kunde skilles fra livkjortelen - således som Herren hadde befalt Moses.

22 Så gjorde de overkjortelen som hører til livkjortelen, av vevd arbeid, helt igjennem av blå ull.

23 Midt på overkjortelen var det en åpning - likesom åpningen på en brynje - og rundt omkring åpningen var det en bord, forat den ikke skulde revne.

24 På overkjortelens kant nedentil satte de granatepler av tvunnet blå og purpurrød og karmosinrød ull.

25 Og de gjorde bjeller av rent gull, og de satte bjellene rundt omkring hele kanten av overkjortelen nedentil, imellem granateplene,

26 en bjelle og et granateple og så atter en bjelle og et granateple, og således rundt omkring hele kanten av overkjortelen nedentil, til bruk ved tjenesten, således som Herren hadde befalt Moses.

27 Så gjorde de de vevde underkjortler av fint lin til Aron og hans sønner,

28 og huen av fint lin og de høie huer til pryd av fint lin og lerretsbenklærne av fint, tvunnet lingarn,

29 og beltet av fint, tvunnet lingarn og blå og purpurrød og karmosinrød ull i utsydd arbeid, således som Herren hadde befalt Moses.

30 Så gjorde de platen, det hellige hodesmykke, av rent gull, og de skrev på den, således som en skjærer ut et signet: Helliget Herren.

31 Og de satte en snor av blå ull i den for å feste den til huen oventil, således som Herren hadde befalt Moses.

32 Således blev hele arbeidet med tabernaklet, sammenkomstens telt, fullendt. Israels barn gjorde det i ett og alt således som Herren hadde befalt Moses.

33 Og de førte tabernaklet frem til Moses: teltet med alt som hørte til det, krokene, plankene, tverrstengene og stolpene og fotstykkene

34 og varetaket av rødfarvede værskinn og varetaket av takasskinn og det dekkende forheng,

35 vidnesbyrdets ark med sine stenger og nådestolen,

36 bordet med alt som hørte til, og skuebrødene,

37 lysestaken av rent gull med lampene som skulde settes i rad, og alt som hørte til, og oljen til lysestaken

38 Og det gullklædde alter og salvings-oljen og den velluktende røkelse og teppet for inngangen til teltet,

39 kobber-alteret og kobber-gitteret til det, stengene og alt som hørte til, tvettekaret med sitt fotstykke,

40 omhengene til forgården med stolpene og fotstykkene og teppet til forgårdens port, snorene og pluggene og alle de ting som skulde brukes til tjenesten i tabernaklet, sammenkomstens telt,

41 embedsklærne til tjenesten i helligdommen, de hellige klær til Aron, presten, og presteklærne til hans sønner.

42 Som Herren hadde befalt Moses, således gjorde Israels barn i ett og alt hele arbeidet.

43 Og Moses så på alt det som var gjort, og da han så at det var ferdig, og at de i alle deler hadde gjort det således som Herren hadde befalt, da velsignet han dem.

   

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In Exodus 28:37, this signifies the truth of celestial love. (Arcana Coelestia 9933)

In Exodus 26:31, 36, this signifies intelligence from the affection of spiritual love. (Apocalypse Revealed 450) Blue and purple signify celestial goods and truths, and scarlet double-dyed and fine-twined linen signify spiritual goods and truths. (Exodus 28:33)

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4922; Ezekiel 27:7)


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1143. And of fine linen and of purple, signifies truths and goods from a celestial origin that have been profaned. This is evident from the signification of "fine linen," as being truths from a celestial origin (of which presently); also from the signification of "purple," as being goods from a celestial origin (of which above, n.1042. But here such truths and goods profaned are meant, because the fine linen and purple are called "merchandise of Babylon," and "Babylon," as "a harlot and the mother of whoredoms and of the abominations of the earth," signifies profanations of truth and good. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are truths and goods with those who are in love to the Lord; these are called celestial, and are distinguished from the truths and goods from a spiritual origin, which are signified by "silk and scarlet," which will be spoken of presently. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are profaned by their transferring to themselves the Lord's Divine power of saving the human race, thus transferring their love to the Lord to the Pope as a vicar and to his ministers. And yet the Lord cannot be loved when He has no power to save; but the man is loved who is put in the Lord's place. They say that the Lord is loved because He has given that power to a man, and that He is loved and is held in holy respect by those who have received that power, and is worshipped by the rest. But love to the Lord cannot exist with them, because the love of having dominion over heaven and over the church is wholly contrary to it; for such love is love of self, which is a diabolical love, from which the Lord cannot be loved. Such love regarded in itself is rather hatred against the Lord, and it is turned into hatred when they become spirits and dominion is taken away from them. Then they persecute all who are in love to the Lord. All this makes clear how they profane truths and goods which are from a celestial origin.

[2] That "fine linen" signifies truths from a celestial origin can be seen from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

I clothed thee with embroidered work, I shod thee with the skin of the badger, and I girded thee with fine linen, and covered thee with silk. Thus wast thou adorned with gold and silver, and thy garments were fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work (Ezekiel 16:10, 13).

This is said of Jerusalem, which means the church, here in its first establishment. "Embroidered work and the skin of the badger" here signify the knowledges of truth and good from the Word; "fine linen and silk" signify truths from a celestial origin and truths from a spiritual origin. These are said to be "garments," because "garments" signify the truths with which good is clothed. In the same:

Fine linen in embroidered work was thy spreading forth, and purple from the isles of Elishah was thy covering (Ezekiel 27:7).

This is said of Tyre, which signifies the church as to the knowledges of good and truth. These knowledges are signified by "embroidered work from Egypt," truths by "fine linen," and good by "purple," both from a celestial origin. In Luke:

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and indulged in luxuries every day splendidly (Luke 16:19).

The "rich man" means the Jewish nation, which is said to be "clothed in purple and fine linen," because they have the Word from which they might have goods and truths; goods are here meant by "purple," and truths by "fine linen," both from a celestial origin. "Lazarus lying at the rich man's porch" means the Gentiles that did not have the Word.

[3] Since "fine linen" [byssus] which is also called cotton [xylinum] signified truths from a celestial origin, and the garments of Aaron represented Divine truths, because he represented the Lord, therefore:

His miter and belt were woven of fine linen and cotton (Exodus 28:39; 39:27).

And because the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle represented those things of the church that cover, and these are truths, therefore:

These were woven of cotton or fine linen (Exodus 26:1; 27:9, 18; 36:8; 38:9, 16).

"Fine linen" has the same signification in the following passages of Revelation:

The time of the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready; and it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, clean and bright (Revelation 19:7-8).

The armies of Him that sat upon the white horse followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean (Revelation 19:14).

"Fine linen" signifies truth from a celestial origin because fine linen was a kind of very shining flax of which garments were made; "flax," and also "whiteness," signify truth, and "a garment" made of it signifies truth that is clean and pure according to the shining.

(Continuation respecting the Athanasian Faith)

[4] The hell where those are who are called devils is the love of self; and the hell where those are who are called satans is the love of the world. The diabolical hell is the love of self because that love is the opposite of celestial love which is love to the Lord; and the satanic hell is the love of the world because that love is the opposite of spiritual love, which is love towards the neighbor. Now as the two loves of hell are opposites of the two loves of heaven, hell and the heavens are in opposition to each other; for all who are in the heavens look to the Lord and to the neighbor, but all who are in the hells look to self and the world. All who are in the heavens love the Lord and the neighbor, and all who are in the hells love self and the world, and consequently hate the Lord and the neighbor. All who are in the heavens think what is true and will what is good, because they think and will from the Lord; but all who are in the hells think what is false and will what is evil, because they think and will from self. From this it is that all who are in the hells appear turned backward, with the face turned away from the Lord; they also appear turned upside down, with the feet upwards and the head downwards. They so appear in accordance with their loves, which are opposite to the loves of heaven.

[5] As hell is the love of self it is also fire, for all love corresponds to fire, and in the spiritual world is so presented as to appear like a fire at a distance, although it is not fire but love; and thus the hells appear within to be on fire, and without like outbursts of fire in smoke from furnaces or from conflagrations; and sometimes the devils themselves appear like fires of coals. Their heat from that fire is like a boiling up from impurities, which is lust, and their light from that fire is only an appearance of light from fantasies and from confirmations of evil by falsities, but still it is not light, for when the light of heaven flows in it becomes to them thick darkness, and when the heat of heaven flows in it becomes to them cold; nevertheless, they see from their light, and live from their heat; but they see like owls, birds of night, and bats, whose eyes are blinded in the light of heaven, and they live half dead. The living principle in them is from the ability to think, to will, to speak, to do, and in consequence to see, to hear, to taste, to smell, and to feel; and this living principle is merely the ability arising from action upon them from without of the life which is God, according to order, and continually impelling them towards order. It is from that power that they live to eternity. Their dead principle is from the evils and falsities that spring from their loves. Consequently their life viewed from their loves is not life but death; and this is why in the Word hell is called "death," and those who are there are called "the dead."

  
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