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1 Učinićeš im ovo kad ih staneš osveštavati da mi vrše službu svešteničku: uzmi tele i dva ovna zdrava,

2 I hlebove presne i kolače presne zamešene s uljem, i pogače presne namazane uljem, od brašna pšeničnog umesi ih.

3 I metni ih u jednu kotaricu, i prinesi ih u kotarici s teletom i s dva ovna.

4 I dovedi Arona i sinove njegove pred vrata šatora od sastanka, i umij ih vodom.

5 I uzevši haljine obuci Aronu košulju i plašt ispod oplećka i oplećak i naprsnik, i opaši ga pojasom od oplećka.

6 I metni mu kapu na glavu i svetu ploču na kapu.

7 I uzmi ulje za pomazanje, i izlij mu na glavu, i pomazaćeš ga.

8 I sinove njegove dovedi i obuci im košulje;

9 I opaši ih pojasima, Arona i sinove njegove, i metni im kape na glave, da imaju sveštenstvo uredbom večnom. Tako ćeš posvetiti ruke Aronu i sinovima njegovim.

10 I dovedi tele pred šator od sastanka, a Aron i sinovi njegovi neka metnu ruke teletu na glavu.

11 I zakolji tele pred Gospodom na vratima šatora od sastanka.

12 I uzevši krvi od teleta pomaži rogove oltaru prstom svojim, a ostalu krv svu prolij na podnožje oltaru.

13 I uzmi sve salo po crevima, i mrežicu na jetri, i oba bubrega i salo oko njih, i zapali na oltaru.

14 A meso od teleta i kožu i balegu spali ognjem izvan logora; to je žrtva za greh.

15 Potom uzmi ovna jednog, i na glavu ovnu neka metnu ruke svoje Aron i sinovi njegovi.

16 I zakolji ovna i uzmi krvi od njega i pokropi oltar unaokolo.

17 A ovna izudi, i operi drob i noge, i metni ih na udove njegove i na glavu.

18 I svega ovna zapali na oltaru; to je žrtva paljenica Gospodu, miris ugodan, žrtva ognjena Gospodu.

19 Pa uzmi i drugog ovna, i neka mu metne Aron i sinovi njegovi ruke svoje na glavu.

20 I zakolji tog ovna, i uzmi krvi od njega i pomaži njom kraj od desnog uha Aronu i kraj od desnog uha sinovima njegovim, i palac u desne ruke njihove i palac u desne noge njihove, a ostalom krvlju pokropi oltar unaokolo.

21 I uzmi krvi koja bude na oltaru i ulja za pomazanje, i pokropi Arona i haljine njegove, i sinove njegove i haljine njihove, i biće svet on i haljine njegove i sinovi njegovi i haljine njihove.

22 Potom uzmi salo od ovna i rep i salo što je po crevima i mrežicu na jetri i oba bubrega i salo oko njih, i desno pleće; jer je ovan posvetni;

23 I jedan hleb i jedan kolač s uljem i jednu pogaču iz kotarice u kojoj budu presni hlebovi pred Gospodom.

24 I to sve metni u ruke Aronu i u ruke sinovima njegovim, i obrći tamo i amo, da bude žrtva obrtana pred Gospodom.

25 Po tom uzmi im to iz ruku, i zapali na oltaru svrh žrtve paljenice, da bude miris ugodan pred Gospodom; to je žrtva ognjena Gospodu.

26 I uzmi grudi od ovna posvetnog, koji bude za Arona, i obrtaćeš ih tamo i amo, da bude žrtva obrtana pred Gospodom; i to će biti tvoj deo.

27 Tako ćeš osvetiti grudi od žrtve obrtane i pleće od žrtve podizane, šta je obrtano i šta je podizano od ovna posvetnog za Arona i za sinove njegove.

28 I to će biti Aronu i sinovima njegovim uredbom večnom od sinova Izrailjevih, jer je žrtva podizana. Kad je žrtva podizana sinova Izrailjevih od njihovih žrtava zahvalnih, žrtva podizana biće Gospodu.

29 A svete haljine Aronove neka budu sinovima njegovim nakon njega da se pomazuju u njima i da im se u njima posvećuju ruke.

30 Sedam dana neka ih oblači koji na njegovo mesto bude sveštenik između sinova njegovih, koji će ulaziti u šator od sastanka da služi u svetinji.

31 A ovna posvetnog uzmi i skuvaj meso od njega na mestu svetom.

32 I Aron i sinovi njegovi neka na vratima šatora od sastanka jedu meso od tog ovna i hleb što je u kotarici.

33 Neka ga jedu oni za koje je bilo očišćenje da bi im se posvetile ruke da bi bili posvećeni; a drugi da ne jede, jer je stvar sveta.

34 Ako li bi ostalo šta mesa posvetnog ili hleba do jutra, onda što ostane sažeži ognjem, a da se ne jede, jer je stvar sveta.

35 I tako učini Aronu i sinovima njegovim po svemu što ti zapovedih; sedam dana svetićeš im ruke.

36 I svaki ćeš dan prinositi na žrtvu tele za greh radi očišćenja; i očistićeš oltar čineći očišćenje na njemu, i pomazaćeš ga da se osveti.

37 Sedam dana činićeš očišćenje na oltaru i osvetićeš ga, te će oltar biti svetinja nad svetinjama; šta se god dotakne oltara, biće sveto.

38 I ovo ćeš prinositi na oltaru: dva jagnjeta od godine svaki dan bez prekida.

39 Jedno jagnje prinosi jutrom a drugo prinosi večerom,

40 I još desetinu efe pšeničnog brašna smešana s uljem ceđenim, kog da bude četvrt ina, i naliv vina, četvrt ina na jedno jagnje.

41 A drugo jagnje prinesi uveče; kao sa žrtvom jutarnjom i s nalivom njenim tako i s ovom čini da bude miris ugodan, žrtva ognjena Gospodu.

42 To neka bude žrtva paljenica svagda od kolena do kolena vašeg na vratima šatora od sastanka pred Gospodom, gde ću se sastajati s vama da govorim s tobom.

43 I onde ću se sastajati sa sinovima Izrailjevim, da se osvećuje slavom mojom.

44 I osvetiću šator od sastanka i oltar; i Arona i sinove njegove osvetiću da su mi sveštenici.

45 I nastavaću među sinovima Izrailjevim, i biću im Bog.

46 I poznaće da sam ja Gospod Bog njihov, koji sam ih izveo iz zemlje misirske da nastavam među njima, ja Gospod Bog njihov.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 167

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167. And all [the churches] shall know that I am he who searcheth the reins and hearts. That this signifies the acknowledgment, on the part of all those who belong to the church, that the Lord alone knows and explores the exteriors and interiors and the things pertaining to faith and love is evident from the signification of searching, when said of the Lord, as being that He alone knows and explores; and from the signification of the reins, as being the truths of faith, and their purification from falsities, concerning which we shall speak in what follows; and from the signification of hearts, as being the goods of love. The reason why the heart signifies the good of love is, that there are two things that reign in man, from which all the life of his body is derived - the heart and the lungs. And because all things in a man's body correspond to all the things in his mind, and there are also two things that reign there, the will and the understanding, therefore these two kingdoms of the mind correspond to the two kingdoms of the body - the will to the heart and its pulse, and the understanding to the lungs and their respiration; without this correspondence the body could not live, nor even a particle of it. Because the heart corresponds to the will, it also corresponds to the good of love; and as the lungs correspond to the understanding, they also correspond to the truths of faith. It is from this correspondence that the heart signifies love, and the soul (anima) signifies faith; hence the expression "from the heart and soul" is so often used in the Word, by which is meant from the love and faith. (This correspondence is much treated of in Arcana Coelestia, where the following particulars may be seen more fully explained, namely, that the heart in the Word signifies love, and because it signifies love, that it also signifies the will, n. 2930, 3313, 7542, 8910, 9050, 9113, 10336. That the heart corresponds to the things that pertain to man's love, and the lungs to the things that pertain to his faith, n. 3883-3896. That in heaven there is a pulse like that of the heart, and a respiration like that of the lungs, n. 3884, 3885, 3887. That the pulse of the heart there is according to the state of love, and the respiration of the lungs according to the state of faith, n. 3886-3889; that the influx of the heart into the lungs is circumstanced like the influx of good into truth, or of the will into the understanding and of love into faith, and that the communications and conjunctions are similar, n. 3884, 3887-3889, 9300, 9495. Concerning the influx of heaven into the heart and into the lungs, from experience, n. 3884. That from this correspondence in the Word, when it is said from the heart and from the soul, it signifies from the love and faith, n. 2930, 9050; that the conjunction of man's spirit with his body is by means of the respiration of the lungs and of the pulse of the heart, and that therefore when these cease, man's body dies, but his spirit lives, see the work, Heaven and Hell; and that when the pulse of the heart ceases, the spirit is separated, because the heart corresponds to love which is the vital heat, n.447, in that work. Many other things concerning that correspondence may be seen there, n. 95.) That the kidneys signify the truths of faith and the purification of them from falsities, is because the purification of the blood is performed in the kidneys; and by blood in the Word is signified truth, as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia. n. 4735, 9127. The same also is signified by the organ which purifies: also all purification from falsities is effected by means of truths.

It is therefore evident that by Jehovah, or the Lord, in the Word, searching the heart and reins is signified that He explores the goods of love and the truths of faith, and separates them from evils and falsities.

[2] This is signified by reins in the following places: in Jeremiah,

"Jehovah Zebaoth, judge of justice, proving the reins and the heart" (11:20).

Again:

"Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth and far from their reins. Jehovah, thou shalt see me, and shalt prove my heart" (12:2, 3).

By being near in the mouth, and far from the reins is meant truth only in the memory, and thence in some of his thoughts when a man speaks, but not in the will and thence in act. Truth in the will and thence in act is that which separates and dissipates falsities; truth in the will and thence in act is to will and do what a man knows and thinks to be truth; this truth is what is specifically meant by reins.

[3] Again in the same prophet:

"I Jehovah search the heart, and prove the reins, even to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his works" (17:10).

To search the heart is to purify good by separating evil from it; to prove the reins, is to purify truth by separating falsity from it. It is therefore said, "To give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his works"; ways denote the truths of faith, and the fruit of works denotes the goods of love. (That ways denote truths of faith, may be seen above, n. 97, and that the fruit of works denotes the goods of love, n. 98, 109, 116.)

[4] In the same:

"Jehovah Zebaoth, proving the just, seeing the reins and the heart" (20:12).

And in David:

"Establish the just for thou who triest the hearts and reins art a just God" (Psalms 7:9).

The just denote those who love to do what is good and true, whose truths and goods are purified by the Lord, which is signified by His seeing and trying the reins and the hearts.

In the same:

"Prove me, O Jehovah, and try me, explore my reins and my heart" (Psalms 26:2).

Because truths are separated from falsities and goods from evils by temptations, it is therefore said, try me. In the same:

"For my heart was embittered and I am pricked in my reins. But I am foolish, and I do not know" (Psalms 73:21, 22).

The infestation of good by evil and of truth by falsity, is described by these words.

In the same:

"Behold, thou desirest truth in the reins, and in the hidden part thou makest wisdom known to me" (Psalms 51:6).

Here reins are expressed by another word in the original tongue, which involves the separation both of falsities from truths and of evils from goods. It is therefore evident that the reins signify purification and separation.

[5] In the same:

"I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; nightly, also, do my reins chastise me" (Psalms 16:7).

Nights signify the state of man when falsities rise up; the combat in such cases of truths with them is signified by "my reins chastise me." In the same:

"Even the darkness doth not make darkness before thee, but the night is light as the day; as the darkness so is the light; for thou possessest my reins, my bone was not hid from thee when I was made in secret" (Psalms 139:12, 13, 15).

Falsities are signified by darkness and truths by light; to possess the reins, is to know the falsities and truths pertaining to man; hence it is said, "my bone was not hid from thee when I was made in secret," which signifies that no falsity that was made could be bid. (That darkness denotes falsities and light truths may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 126-140 and that bone signifies truth in the ultimate of order, and, in the opposite sense, falsity, in Arcana Coelestia 3812, 5560, 5565, 6592, 8005.)

[6] Because the reins signified truths purified from falsities, therefore in the sacrifices the fats and reins were alone offered up, as may be seen in Exodus 29:13; Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; and other places.

The reason why the fats and reins alone were offered upon the altar was, because the fats signified the goods of love, and the reins the truths of faith. (That fats or fatnesses signify the goods of love, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 353, 5943, 6409, 10033. That the reins signify the truths of faith examining, purifying, and rejecting from themselves falsities is from correspondence; for all parts of the body, even the most minute, have a correspondence, as may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell, where it is shown, under its proper article, that "there is a correspondence of all things of heaven with all things of man," n. 87-102; and concerning the kidneys, n.96, 97.) Unless it be known that there is such a correspondence, who could know why it is so often stated of Jehovah, or the Lord, in the Word, that He searches and tries the reins and the heart? (Concerning the correspondence of the kidneys, the ureters, and vesicles, see Arcana Coelestia 5380-5386.) The reason why to search the reins and the heart also signifies to explore the exteriors and interiors of man is, that truth is without, and good is within; and spiritual good, which in its essence is truth, and which is specifically signified by the reins, is exterior good: but celestial good, which is specifically signified by the heart, is interior good. (This is more evident from what is said and shown concerning, the spiritual kingdom and the celestial kingdom in the work, Heaven and Hell 20-26.)

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Arcana Coelestia # 2930

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2930. 'If you are willing' means if on account of an affection for truth coming from the heart. This is clear from the meaning of 'soul' in the internal sense. The expression 'with heart and soul' or 'with all the heart and with all the soul' occurs in various places in the Word where with all the will and all the understanding is meant. The fact that man possesses the dual powers of will and understanding, and also that the will is separated from the understanding may be well known to everyone, for we are all able to understand what is good and true but nevertheless will what is evil and false. From the beginning the human being was created in such a way that will and understanding with him were to make one, so that he would not think anything other than what he willed, nor will anything other than what he thought. Such is the state with celestial people and such it was in the celestial Church which was called Man or Adam. But with spiritual people, that is, in the spiritual Church, the first ability is separated from the second, that is to say, that of the understanding is separated from that of the will. A spiritual person is reformed by the Lord as to the former, namely the understanding part of his mind, and then within this there is formed a new will and a new understanding, 863, 875, 895, 897, 927, 928, 1023, 1043, 1044, 2256.

[2] The new will there, which is received from the Lord, is what is called 'the heart', while the new understanding is what is called 'the soul'. And when the expression 'with all the heart and with all the soul' is used, with all the will and with all the understanding is meant. This is what is meant by 'heart and soul' in Moses,

This day Jehovah your God is commanding you to observe these statutes and judgements - that you may keep and observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 26:16.

You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5.

In the same author,

Now Israel, what does Jehovah your God require of you except to fear Jehovah your God, to go in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul? Deuteronomy 10:12; 11:13.

In the same author,

In the Book of Kings,

David said to Solomon, Jehovah will establish His Word which He spoke concerning me, saying, If [your] sons take heed to their way to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there will not fail you a man on the throne of Israel. 1 Kings 2:4.

In Matthew,

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:29-30.

[3] The same is also said of Jehovah or the Lord because with the member of the Church He is the source of affection for good, which belongs to the will, and of the affection for truth, which belongs to the understanding; as in Samuel,

I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest, [who will do] according to what is in My heart and in My soul. 1 Samuel 2:35.

And in Jeremiah,

I will rejoice over them to do good to them, and I will plant them in this land in truth, with all My heart, and with all My soul. Jeremiah 32:41.

And there are still other places in the Word where 'soul' means the affection for truth, as in Isaiah,

With my soul I desired You in the night; even with my spirit within me I sought You early. For insofar as Your judgements are in the earth the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9.

Here 'soul' stands for an affection for truth, 'spirit' for an affection for good. 'Judgements' has reference to truths, and 'righteousness' to good, see 2235.

[4] In the same prophet,

The fool speaks folly, to make empty the hungry soul, and causes the [soul] thirsting for drink to fail. Isaiah 32:6.

'The hungry soul', which 'the fool makes empty', stands for the desire for good, while 'the soul thirsting for drink', which 'the fool causes to fail', stands for the desire for truth. In Jeremiah,

Their soul will become like a watered garden, and I will water the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul I will replenish. Jeremiah 31:12, 25.

'The soul' stands for the affection for truth and good. In the same prophet,

All its people groan as they search for bread. They have given their desirable things for food, to revive the soul. A comforter is far from me, one to revive my soul; my sons have been made desolate. They sought food for themselves to revive their soul. Lamentations 1:11, 16, 19.

'The soul' stands for the life of the affection for good and truth, 'food' stands for wisdom and intelligence.

[5] It has been said that 'the soul' means the affection for truth coming from the heart, because some affections for truth exist which do not come from the heart, such as those which come from self-love, which is the desire to be above others; from love of the world, which is the love of gain; and from love of merit. Affections for truth spring in a similar way from these loves, but they are not genuine affections. They come from the will of the flesh, not from the heart. That which comes from the heart comes from the Lord. Furthermore 'the soul' in the Word means in the universal sense all life, see 1000, 1005, 1040, 1742. Indeed in the universal sense the soul constitutes that from which another thing has its being and life. Thus the soul of the body is its spirit, since it is from this that the body has life. The soul of the spirit however is its still more interior life from which it derives its wisdom and intelligence.

  
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