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Izlazak 28

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1 A ti uzmi k sebi Arona, brata svog sa sinovima njegovim između sinova Izrailjevih da mi budu sveštenici, Aron i Nadav i Avijud i Eleazar i Itamar, sinovi Aronovi.

2 I načini svete haljine Aronu, bratu svom, za čast i diku.

3 I kaži svim ljudima veštim, koje sam napunio duha mudrosti, neka načine haljine Aronu, da se posveti da mi bude sveštenik.

4 A ovo su haljine što će načiniti: naprsnik i oplećak i plašt, košulja vezena, kapa i pojas. Te haljine svete neka naprave Aronu, bratu tvom i sinovima njegovim, da mi budu sveštenici,

5 I neka uzmu zlata i porfire i skerleta i crvca i tankog platna;

6 I neka načine oplećak od zlata i od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog, vezen.

7 Dve poramenice neka budu na njemu, koje će se sastavljati na dva kraja, da se drži zajedno.

8 A pojas na njemu neka bude naprave iste kao i on, od zlata, od porfire, od skerleta, od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog.

9 I uzmi dva kamena oniha, i na njima izreži imena sinova Izrailjevih,

10 Šest imena njihovih na jednom kamenu, a Šest imena ostalih na drugom kamenu po redu kako se koji rodio.

11 Veštinom kamenarskom, kojom se režu pečati, izrezaćeš na ta dva kamena imena sinova Izrailjevih, i optoči ih zlatom unaokolo.

12 I metni ta dva kamena na poramenice oplećku, da budu kameni za spomen sinovima Izrailjevim, i Aron da nosi imena njihova pred Gospodom na oba ramena svoja za spomen.

13 I načini kopče od zlata.

14 I dva lanca od čistog zlata načini jednaka pletena, i obesi lance pletene o kopče.

15 I naprsnik sudski načini naprave vezene onakve kao oplećak, od zlata, od porfire, od skerleta, od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog načini ga.

16 Neka bude četvorouglast i dvostruk, u dužinu s pedi i u širinu s pedi.

17 I udari po njemu drago kamenje, u četiri reda neka bude kamenje. U prvom redu: sardoniks, topaz i smaragd;

18 A u drugom redu: karbunkul, safir i dijamant;

19 A u trećem redu; ligur i ahat i ametist;

20 A u četvrtom redu: hrisolit, onih i jaspis; neka budu ukovani u zlato u svom redu.

21 I tih kamena s imenima sinova Izrailjevih biće dvanaest po imenima njihovim, da budu rezani kao pečat, svaki sa svojim imenom, za dvanaest plemena.

22 I na naprsnik metni lance jednake, pletene, od čistog zlata.

23 I dve grivne zlatne načini na naprsnik, i metni dve grivne na dva kraja naprsniku.

24 Pa provuci dva lanca zlatna kroz dve grivne na krajevima naprsniku.

25 A druga dva kraja od dva lanca zapni za dve kopče, i metni na poramenice od oplećka spred.

26 I načini druge dve grivne zlatne, i metni ih na druga dva kraja naprsniku iznutra na strani koja je od oplećka.

27 I načini još dve zlatne grivne, i metni ih na poramenice od oplećka ozdo prema sastavcima njegovim, više pojasa na oplećku.

28 Tako neka vežu naprsnik grivne njegove za grivne na oplećku vrpcom od porfire, da stoji nad pojasom od oplećka, i da se ne odvaja naprsnik od oplećka.

29 I neka nosi Aron imena sinova Izrailjevih na naprsniku sudskom na srcu svom kad ulazi u svetinju za spomen pred Gospodom vazda.

30 I metni na naprsnik sudski Urim i Tumim, da bude na srcu Aronu kad ulazi pred Gospoda, i Aron će nositi sud sinova Izrailjevih na srcu svom pred Gospodom vazda.

31 I načini plašt pod oplećak sav od porfire.

32 I ozgo neka bude prorez u sredi, i neka bude optočen prorez svuda unaokolo trakom tkan, kao prorez u oklopa, da se ne razdre.

33 A po skutu mu načini šipke od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca svuda unaokolo, i među njima zlatna zvonca svuda unaokolo:

34 Zvonce zlatno pa šipak, zvonce zlatno pa šipak po skutu od plašta svuda unaokolo.

35 I to će biti na Aronu kad služi, da se čuje glas kad ulazi u svetinju pred Gospoda i kad izlazi, da ne pogine.

36 I načini ploču od čistog zlata, i na njoj izreži kao na pečatu: Svetinja Gospodu.

37 I veži je vrpcom od porfire za kapu, spred na kapi da stoji.

38 I biće na čelu Aronovom, da nosi Aron grehe svetih prinosa koje prinesu sinovi Izrailjevi u svim darovima svojih svetih prinosa; biće na čelu njegovom vazda, da bi bili mili Gospodu.

39 I načini košulju od tankog platna izmetanog, i načini kapu od tankog platna, a pojas načini vezen.

40 I sinovima Aronovim načini košulje, i načini im pojase, i kapice im načini za čast i diku.

41 Pa to obuci Aronu bratu svom i sinovima njegovim, i pomaži ih i napuni im ruke i posveti ih da mi budu sveštenici.

42 I načini im gaće lanene, da se pokrije golo telo; od bedara do dna stegna da budu.

43 I to neka je na Aronu i na sinovima njegovim kad ulaze u šator od sastanka ili kad pristupaju k oltaru da služe u svetinji, da ne bi noseći grehe poginuli. Ovo će biti uredba večna njemu i semenu njegovom nakon njega.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10276

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10276. 'And you shall sanctify them, and they shall be the holy of holies' means consequently the inflow and presence of the Lord within the worship of the representative Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'being sanctified' as representing the Lord in respect of the Divine Human, and the reception of Divine Good and Divine Truth from Him, for the Lord alone is holy and therefore that alone is holy which emanates from Him, from which it is evident that 'being sanctified' also means the inflow and presence of the Lord within the worship of the representative Church;

'Being sanctified' means representing the Lord in respect of the Divine Human, see 9956, 9988, 10069.

It also means the reception of Divine Good and Divine Truth from Him, 8806, 9820, 10128.

The Lord alone is holy, and that alone is holy which emanates from Him, 9229, 9479, 9680, 9818.

Thus holy things among the Israelite and Jewish nation were holy in a representative fashion, 10149, and from the meaning of 'the holy of holies' as celestial Divine Good, dealt with in 10129.

[2] From all this it is evident that all those things which had been anointed were called 'the holy of holies' by virtue of the inflow and presence of the Lord's Divine Human. And whenever the Lord flows in and becomes present He does so by a path that is direct, and also in the lower heavens by one that is indirect, through celestial good, which is the inmost heaven's good. Therefore to the extent that the levels of good in the lower heavens contain and store celestial good, which is the good of love to the Lord, they are indeed good. This is why things which had been anointed were called 'the holy of holies'. Regarding the Lord's flowing in directly and indirectly, see in the places referred to in 9682, 9683.

[3] To have any knowledge of the nature of these things a person must know what a representation is and what a representative Church is. What they are has been shown extensively in the places referred to in 9229, 9280, 10030; but since few at the present day know what they are, let something more be said to shed further light on the subject. In the inmost heavens there exist among the angels affections for goodness and truth derived from the Lord, which compose those angels' life and bliss. These affections manifest themselves in the lowest heaven within outward forms, which are countless and infinitely various; whatever the eyes of those in that heaven behold there springs from them. These forms are representative of more internal things, which are affections for goodness and truth and are called celestial and spiritual things.

[4] Good spirits, who perceive the holy things of heaven within those representative forms existing as subjects 1 , have their inner feelings stirred by them. They see, for example, parks or gardens with countless species of trees and fruits, also rose gardens, lawns, fields with crops, houses, palaces, and very many other sights. All these correspond to the affections for goodness and truth which, derived from the Lord, exist in higher heavens. Representative forms also exist in these higher heavens, but they are immeasurably superior in perfection, delightfulness, and rapture to such forms in the lowest heaven. These representative forms are what the saying that no eye has ever seen such things refers to; and if any description of them were given it would surpass human belief.

[5] From all this it may be recognized what representative forms are. All those which had been established among the Israelite nation were similar to the ones in the lowest heaven, but had less perfection because they existed in the natural world. Such forms comprised the tent of meeting together with the ark, the table on which the loaves of the Presence were laid, the lampstand and its lamps, and the altar of incense; the garments of Aaron and his sons; at a later time, the temple together with the sanctuary in it, where the ark with the mercy-seat and cherubs above it was; the bronze sea, the lavers, and similar objects. More however, beyond numbering, appear in the lowest heaven; but these have greater excellence and perfection. That heaven was where the Lord showed Moses on Mount Sinai the things to be established among the Israelite nation, as is evident in Exodus 25:40; 26:30; 27:8, though Moses did not see them there with his bodily eyes but with those of his spirit.

[6] Further proof of the nature of representative forms lies in those things which were seen by prophets - by Daniel, by John in the Book of Revelation, and by all the rest. All the things which they saw conceal Divine spiritual and celestial realities within them. Without the internal sense to explain them those visions are unintelligible, as anyone may recognize.

[7] From all this it is again evident what a representative Church is.

This Church was established in the land of Canaan especially on account of the Word, in order that representative forms and objects carrying a spiritual meaning might be used in the writing of it, thus such things as existed among that nation, in their Church and in their land. For since most ancient times all places in the land of Canaan, all the mountains and rivers there, represented such things as existed in heaven, 3686, 4240, 4447, 4454, 5136, 6516; and so at a later time did the inheritances, tribes, and everything else. The literal sense of the Old Testament Word was composed of such things, to the end that it might be a kind of base in which more internal things terminated and on which they stood, like a building on its foundations, see 9360, 9824, 10044.

[8] Anyone who is intelligent may see from all this that the Word is most holy, that its literal sense is holy by virtue of its internal sense, and that when separated from this it is not holy. For the literal sense separated from the internal is like a person's outward [body] separated from his inward [soul], which is a lifeless statue; and it is like the outer covering of a tree, flower, fruit, or seed without their inward parts, and like the foundation without the house. Those therefore who adhere strictly to the sense of the letter of the Word and do not have or acquire for themselves from the Word teachings in keeping with its internal sense may be drawn into all kinds of heresy. This is why such people refer to the Word as a book of heresies. Sound doctrine drawn from the Word must absolutely shine before people and show them the way to go; those teachings are provided by the internal sense, and the person who is acquainted with them has the internal sense of the Word.

[9] Because the Jewish nation did not acknowledge the presence of any holiness in the Word except in its literal sense alone, which they separated completely from its internal sense, they sank into such darkness that they did not know the Lord when He came into the world. That nation is just the same at the present day; therefore although they live among Christians, they still do not as yet from the Word acknowledge the Lord. Right from the start that nation was interested in outward things but not their inner substance, see what has been shown in the places referred to in 9320(end), 9380. Unless therefore the Lord had come into the world and disclosed its inner contents, contact with the heavens through the Word would have been broken; and if that had been broken the human race on this planet would have perished. For no one can think anything at all that is true or do anything at all that is good except in heaven's strength, that is, the Lord's coming through heaven. The Word is what opens heaven.

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1. Subject is used here to mean something which really exists yet depends for its existence on something prior to itself.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 9360

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9360. In addition to the reasons already introduced there is the consideration that the inhabitants, spirits, and angels belonging to our planet correlate in the Grand Man with external or bodily perceiving, 9107, and external or bodily perceiving is the lowest level, in which more internal levels of life terminate and on which they rest as their general foundation, 5077, 9212, 9216. The same applies to God's truth in its literal form, which is called the Word; it has been provided for a like reason on this planet and not on another. Furthermore, since the Lord is the Word, since He is its first and last, His will was that He should be born and become the Word on this planet, in order that everything might take place in keeping with true order, according to the following words in John,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father. Nobody has ever seen God; the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He has made Him known. John 1:1-3, 14, 18.

'The Word' is Divine Truth. But this is an arcanum about which only few can have any understanding.

  
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