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1 I načini oltar od drveta sitima, pet lakata u dužinu i pet lakata u širinu, četvorouglast da bude oltar, tri lakta visok.

2 I na četiri ugla načini mu rogove, iz njega da izlaze rogovi, i okovaćeš ga u bronzu.

3 I načinićeš mu lonce za pepeo i lopatice i kotliće i viljuške i mašice; sve mu posuđe načini od bronze.

4 I načini mu rešetku od bronze kao mrežu, i načini u rešetke četiri biočuga od bronze na četiri ugla njena.

5 I metni je ispod oltara unaokolo, da bude rešetka do sredine oltara.

6 Načini i poluge oltaru, poluge od drveta sitima, i okuj ih u bronzu.

7 I poluge da se provuku kroz biočuge, da budu poluge s dve strane oltaru, kad se nosi.

8 Načinićeš ga od dasaka da bude iznutra šupalj; kao što ti je pokazano na gori tako neka načine.

9 I načinićeš trem šatoru na južnoj strani; zavesi tremu da budu od tankog platna uzvedenog, sto lakata u dužinu na jednoj strani.

10 I dvadeset stupova i pod njih dvadeset stopica od bronze, a kuke na stupovima i pasovi njihovi od srebra.

11 Tako i sa zapadne strane da budu zavesi sto lakata dugi, i dvadeset stupova i dvadeset stopica od bronze, na stupovima kuke i njihovi pasovi od srebra.

12 A širina će tremu imati sa zapadne strane zavese od pedeset lakata, deset stupova za njih i deset stopica pod njih.

13 A na prednjoj strani prema istoku biće trem širok pedeset lakata.

14 Od petnaest lakata neka budu zavesi na jednoj strani, i za njih tri stupa i tri stopice pod njih;

15 Na drugoj strani zavesi od petnaest lakata, i tri stupa za njih i tri stopice pod njih.

16 A nad vratima od trema zaves od dvadeset lakata od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog, vezen, i četiri stupa za nj, i pod njih četiri stopice.

17 Svi stupovi u tremu unaokolo da budu opasani srebrom, i kuke da su im srebrne a stopice od bronze.

18 U dužinu će trem imati sto lakata, u širinu pedeset svuda, a u visinu pet lakata, da bude od tankog platna uzvedenog, a stopice od bronze.

19 Sve posuđe u šatoru za svaku službu, i sve kolje u njemu i sve kolje u tremu da bude od bronze.

20 I ti zapovedi sinovima Izrailjevim da ti donesu ulja maslinovog čistog ceđenog za videlo, da bi žišci goreli svagda.

21 U šatoru od sastanka pred zavesom, koji će zaklanjati svedočanstvo, neka ih Aron i sinovi njegovi spremaju da gore od večera do jutra pred Gospodom. To neka je uredba večna kolenima njihovim među sinovima Izrailjevim.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 648

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648. As for numbers and measurements in the Word meaning celestial and spiritual things, this becomes quite clear from the measuring of the New Jerusalem and of the Temple in John and Ezekiel. It may become clear to anyone that the 'New Jerusalem' and the 'New Temple' mean the Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth, and that the Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth is not subject to earthly measurements, even though the size of it - its length, breadth, and height - is specified numerically. From this anyone may conclude that numbers and measurements mean things that are holy, as in John,

I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and the angel stood and said to me, Rise and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship in it. Revelation 11:1.

And concerning the New Jerusalem,

The wall of the heavenly Jerusalem was great and high, having twelve gates, and above the gates twelve angels, and names written which are those of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel; on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the apostles of the Lamb. He who talked to me had a golden measuring-rod to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. The city lies four-square, and its length is the same as its breadth. He therefore measured the city with the measuring rod, twelve thousand stadia; its length and breadth and height were equal. He measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, which is the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. Revelation 21:12-17.

[2] Here the number twelve occurs repeatedly. It is a very holy number since it means the holy things of faith, as has been stated above at verse 3 of this chapter, and in the Lord's Divine mercy will be shown at Genesis 29, 30. Hence also the comment added at the end of the quotation set out above about this measure being 'the measure of a man, that is, of an angel'. The same applies with the New Temple and the New Jerusalem in Ezekiel, which are also described according to their measurements, Chapter 40:3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13-14, 22, 25, 30, 36, 42, 47; Ezekiel 41:1-end; 42:5-15; Zechariah 2:1-2. There also, regarded in themselves the numbers mean nothing but celestial and spiritual holiness independent of actual numbers. The same applies to all the numbers giving the dimensions of the Ark, Exodus 25:10, and similarly of the mercy seat, the golden table, the Tabernacle, the altar, Exodus 25:17, 23; Exodus 26; 27:1; and to all the numbers and dimensions of the Temple, 1 Kings 6:2-3, and many other examples.

  
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