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1 Въ третій мјсяцъ по изшествіи сыновъ Израиля изъ земли Египетской, въ самый день новолунія, пришли они въ пустыню Синайскую.

2 Отправившись изъ Рефидима, пришли въ пустыню Синайскую, и расположились станомъ въ пустынј; и поставилъ тамъ Израиль станъ противъ горы.

3 Моисей взошелъ къ Богу; и Іегова воззвалъ къ нему съ горы, говоря: Такъ скажи дому Іаковлеву И возвјсти сынамъ Израилевымъ:

4 Вы видјли, что Я сдјлалъ Египтянамъ; и какъ Я поднялъ васъ на орлиныхъ крылъяхъ, и принесъ васъ къ Себј,

5 Итакъ, если вы будете слушать гласа Моего, и соблюдать завјтъ Мой, то будете Моею драгоцјнностію изъ всјхъ народовъ; ибо вся земля Моя.

6 Вы будете у Меня царствомъ священниковъ и народомъ святымъ. Вотъ слова, которыя ты скажешь сынамъ Израилевымъ.

7 Моисей пришелъ и созвалъ старјйшинъ народа, и предложилъ имъ всј сіи слова, которыя заповјдалъ ему Іегова.

8 Весь народъ отвјчалъ единогласно, говоря: все, что сказалъ Іегова, исполнимъ. И донесъ Моисей слова народа Іеговј.

9 Іегова сказалъ Моисею: вотъ, Я приду къ тебј въ густомъ облакј, дабы слышалъ народъ, какъ Я буду говорить съ тобою, и повјрилъ тебј навсегда. Моисей опять донесъ слова народа Іеговј.

10 И сказалъ Іегова Моисею: поди къ народу, и освяти его сегодня и завтра; пусть вымоютъ одежду свою,

11 и будутъ готовы къ третьему дню: ибо въ третій день Іегова предъ очами всего народа сойдетъ на гору Синай.

12 И положи для народа черту со всјхъ сторонъ, и скажи: берегитесь восходить на гору, и прикасаться къ подошвј ея; всякой, кто прикоснется къ горј, преданъ будетъ смерти.

13 Рука не прикоснется къ нему, а побьютъ его камнями, или застрјлятъ стрјлами; скотъ ли то, или человјкъ, не останется въ живыхъ. Во время протяжнаго трубнаго звука могутъ они взойдти на гору.

14 Моисей сошелъ съ горы къ народу, и освятилъ народъ, и они вымыли одежду свою.

15 И сказалъ народу: будьте готовы къ третьему дню: не прикасайтесь къ женамъ.

16 На третій день при наступленіи утра были громы, молніи, густое облако надъ горою, и трубный звукъ, весьма сильный, и вострепеталъ весь народъ бывшій въ станј.

17 И вывелъ Моисей народъ изъ стана въ срјтеніе Богу, и стали у подошвы горы.

18 Гора же Синай вся дымилась отъ того, что Іегова сошелъ на нее въ огнј; отъ ней восходилъ дымъ, какъ дымъ пещи, и вся Гора сильно колебалась.

19 Гласъ трубный усиливался болје и болје, Моисей говорилъ, а Богъ отвјтствовалъ ему гласомъ.

20 И сошелъ Іегова на гору Синай, на вершину горы, и призвалъ Іегова Моисея на вершину горы, и взошелъ Моисей.

21 И сказалъ Іегова Моисею: сойди, подтверди народу, чтобы онъ не порывался къ Іеговј, дабы видјть; иначе падутъ многіе изъ него.

22 Самые священники, приближающіеся къ Іеговј, должны освятить себя, чтобы не поразилъ ихъ Іегова.

23 И сказалъ Моисей Іеговј: не можетъ народъ взойдти на гору Синай; потому что Ты приказалъ намъ, говоря: положи черту вокругъ горы, и освяти ее.

24 И сказалъ ему Іегова: поди, сойди; потомъ взойди ты и съ тобою Ааронъ: а священники и народъ да не дерзаютъ восходить къ Іеговј, чтобы не поразилъ ихъ.

25 Моисей сошелъ къ народу и пересказалъ ему.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8770

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8770. 'And you will be for Me a kingdom of priests' means that at that time the good of truth will be [with them]. This is clear from the meaning of 'a kingdom of priests' here as spiritual good, which is the good of truth, that is, the good that a member of the spiritual Church is brought to by means of truth. The reason why 'a kingdom of priests' means this good is that these words are addressed to the house of Jacob and the children of Israel, who represent the spiritual Church, external and internal - the house of Jacob representing the external Church, and the children of Israel the internal Church, 8762. Also 'a kingdom' means truth, 1672, 2547, 4691, while 'priests' means good, since the Lord's Priesthood, which was represented by priests, means Divine Good, and the Lord's Kingship, which was represented by kings, means Divine Truth, 1728, 2015 (end), 3670, 6148.

[2] In the representative Church among the descendants of Jacob there was first a kingdom ruled by judges, after that a kingdom ruled by priests, and finally a kingdom ruled by kings. The kingdom ruled by judges represented Divine Truth emanating from Divine Good, whereas the kingdom ruled by priests, who were also judges, represented Divine Good from which Divine Truth emanates, and the kingdom ruled by kings represented Divine Truth without Divine Good. But when the office of king also had some of the priestly functions attached to it, kings then also represented Divine Truth containing good in the measure that priestly functions were linked to the office of king.

[3] All this was brought about in the Jewish Church to the end that the states of heaven might thereby be represented. For in heaven there are two kingdoms, one being called the celestial kingdom, and the other being called the spiritual kingdom. The celestial kingdom is what is called the Lord's Priesthood, and the spiritual kingdom is what is called His Kingship. In the latter Divine Truth reigns, in the former Divine Good. And since the representation of the celestial kingdom began to perish when the people asked for a king, therefore - to ensure that something representing the Lord's kingdom in the heavens might nevertheless continue to exist - the Jews were separated from the Israelites. The Jewish kingdom then represented the Lord's celestial kingdom, and the Israelite kingdom His spiritual kingdom.

[4] If people know these things they are able to know why the changes in forms of government took place one after another among the descendants of Jacob. They are also able to know why, when the people asked for a king, they were told by Jehovah through Samuel that in doing so they rejected Jehovah so that He should not reign over them, 1 Samuel 8:7, and why they were told then about 'the right of the king', 1 Samuel 8:11 and following verses, which describes Divine Truth without Divine Good. If people know the things mentioned above they can also know why some priestly functions were conferred on David, and also why after Solomon's time the kingdom was divided into two, into the Jewish kingdom and the Israelite kingdom. Regarding the two kingdoms in heaven, see 3635, 3883-3896, 4112, 4113, 4138.

  
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