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Levítico 8

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1 Y HABLO Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

2 Toma á Aarón y á sus hijos con él, y las vestimentas, y el aceite de la unción, y el becerro de la expiación, y los dos carneros, y el canastillo de los ázimos;

3 Y reúne toda la congregación á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio.

4 Hizo, pues, Moisés como Jehová le mandó, y juntóse la congregación á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio.

5 Y dijo Moisés á la congregación: Esto es lo que Jehová ha mandado hacer.

6 Entonces Moisés hizo llegar á Aarón y á sus hijos, y lavólos con agua.

7 Y puso sobre él la túnica, y ciñólo con el cinto; vistióle después el manto, y puso sobre él el ephod, y ciñólo con el cinto del ephod, y ajustólo con él.

8 Púsole luego encima el racional, y en él puso el Urim y Thummim.

9 Después puso la mitra sobre su cabeza; y sobre la mitra en su frente delantero puso la plancha de oro, la diadema santa; como Jehová había mandado á Moisés.

10 Y tomó Moisés el aceite de la unción, y ungió el tabernáculo, y todas las cosas que estaban en él, y santificólas.

11 Y roció de él sobre el altar siete veces, y ungió el altar y todos sus vasos, y la fuente y su basa, para santificarlos.

12 Y derramó del aceite de la unción sobre la cabeza de Aarón, y ungiólo para santificarlo.

13 Después Moisés hizo llegar los hijos de Aarón, y vistióles las túnicas, y ciñólos con cintos, y ajustóles los chapeos (tiaras), como Jehová lo había mandado á Moisés.

14 Hizo luego llegar el becerro de la expiación, y Aarón y sus hijos pusieron sus manos sobre la cabeza del becerro de la expiación.

15 Y degollólo; y Moisés tomó la sangre, y puso con su dedo sobre los cuernos del altar alrededor, y purificó el altar; y echó la demás sangre al pie del altar, y santificólo para reconciliar sobre él.

16 Después tomó todo el sebo que estaba sobre los intestinos, y el redaño del hígado, y los dos riñones, y el sebo de ellos, é hízolo Moisés arder sobre el altar.

17 Mas el becerro, y su cuero, y su carne, y su estiércol, quemólo al fuego fuera del real; como Jehová lo había mandado á Moisés.

18 Después hizo llegar el carnero del holocausto, y Aarón y sus hijos pusieron sus manos sobre la cabeza del carnero:

19 Y degollólo; y roció Moisés la sangre sobre el altar en derredor.

20 Y cortó el carnero en trozos; y Moisés hizo arder la cabeza, y los trozos, y el sebo.

21 Lavó luego con agua los intestinos y piernas, y quemó Moisés todo el carnero sobre el altar: holocausto en olor de suavidad, ofrenda encendida á Jehová; como lo había Jehová mandado á Moisés.

22 Después hizo llegar el otro carnero, el carnero de las consagraciones, y Aarón y sus hijos pusieron sus manos sobre la cabeza del carnero:

23 Y degollólo; y tomó Moisés de su sangre, y puso sobre la ternilla de la oreja derecha de Aarón, y sobre el dedo pulgar de su mano derecha, y sobre el dedo pulgar de su pie derecho.

24 Hizo llegar luego los hijos de Aarón, y puso Moisés de la sangre sobre la ternilla de sus orejas derechas, y sobre los pulgares de sus manos derechas, y sobre los pulgares de sus pies derechos: y roció Moisés la sangre sobre el altar en derredor;

25 Y después tomó el sebo, y la cola, y todo el sebo que estaba sobre los intestinos, y el redaño del hígado, y los dos riñones, y el sebo de ellos, y la espaldilla derecha;

26 Y del canastillo de los ázimos, que estaba delante de Jehová, tomó una torta sin levadura, y una torta de pan de aceite, y una lasaña, y púsolo con el sebo y con la espaldilla derecha;

27 Y púsolo todo en las manos de Aarón, y en las manos de sus hijos, é hízolo mecer: ofrenda agitada delante de Jehová.

28 Después tomó aquellas cosas Moisés de las manos de ellos, é hízolas arder en el altar sobre el holocausto: las consagraciones en olor de suavidad, ofrenda encendida á Jehová.

29 Y tomó Moisés el pecho, y meciólo, ofrenda agitada delante de Jehová: del carnero de las consagraciones aquella fue la parte de Moisés; como Jehová lo había mandado á Moisés.

30 Luego tomó Moisés del aceite de la unción, y de la sangre que estaba sobre el altar, y roció sobre Aarón, y sobre sus vestiduras, sobre sus hijos, y sobre las vestiduras de sus hijos con él; y santificó á Aarón, y sus vestiduras, y á sus hijos, y las vest

31 Y dijo Moisés á Aarón y á sus hijos: Comed la carne á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio; y comedla allí con el pan que está en el canastillo de las consagraciones, según yo he mandado, diciendo: Aarón y sus hijos la comerán.

32 Y lo que sobrare de la carne y del pan, habéis de quemarlo al fuego.

33 De la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio no saldréis en siete días, hasta el día que se cumplieren los días de vuestras consagraciones: porque por siete días seréis consagrados.

34 De la manera que hoy se ha hecho, mandó hacer Jehová para expiaros.

35 A la puerta, pues, del tabernáculo del testimonio estaréis día y noche por siete días, y guardaréis la ordenanza delante de Jehová, para que no muráis; porque así me ha sido mandado.

36 Y Aarón y sus hijos hicieron todas las cosas que mandó Jehová por medio de Moisés.

   

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205. He that hath the key of David, signifies who has power by means of Divine truth. This is evident from the signification of "key," as being the power of opening and shutting, here heaven and hell, for it follows, "He that openeth and no one shutteth, and shutteth and no one openeth;" therefore "key" means here the power of saving (as above, n. 86), since to open heaven and to shut hell is to save. It is evident also from the representation of "David," as being the Lord in respect to Divine truth. By "David" in the Word the Lord is meant, because by "kings" in the Word the Lord in respect to Divine truth is represented, and by "priests" there the Lord in respect to Divine good. The Lord is represented especially by king David, because David had much care of the matters of the church, and also wrote the Psalms. (That "kings" in the Word signify Divine truth, and "priests" Divine good, see above, n. 31; moreover, that all names of persons and places in the Word signify spiritual things, which are the things pertaining to the church and to heaven, see above, n. 19, 50, 102.)

It is said, "He that hath the key of David," because David (as was just said) represented the Lord in respect to Divine truth, and the Lord has all power in the heavens and on earth from Divine good through Divine truth; for in general good without truth has no power, neither has truth without good any power, for good acts through truth. From this it is that Divine good and Divine truth proceed united from the Lord, and so far as they are conjointly received by the angels, so far the angels are powers. This then, is why it is said "the key of David." (That all power is in truths from good, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 228-233, where the Power of the Angels of Heaven is treated of; also n. 539.)

[2] That by "David" in the Word the Lord is meant is clearly evident from certain passages where he is mentioned in the prophets. As in Ezekiel:

They shall be to Me for a people, and I will be to them for a God, and My servant David king over them, that they may all have one shepherd. They shall dwell upon the land, they and their sons and their son's sons even to eternity; and David My servant shall be prince to them to eternity (Ezekiel 37:23-25).

In Hosea:

The sons of Israel shall return, and shall seek Jehovah their God, and David their king; and with fear shall they come to Jehovah and to His goodness in the extremity of days (Hosea 3:5).

It is said "They shall seek Jehovah their God, and David their king," because "Jehovah" in the Word means the Lord in respect to Divine good, which is the Divine Esse, and "David a king" means the Lord in respect to Divine truth, which is the Divine Existere. (That "Jehovah" in the Word means the Lord in respect to Divine good, see Arcana Coelestia 732, 2586, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4253, 4402, 7010, 9167, 9315)

[3] In Zechariah:

Jehovah shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David, and the glory of the inhabitant of Jerusalem, may not exalt itself above Judah. In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitant of Jerusalem, and the house of David shall be as God, and as the angel of Jehovah before them. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitant of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace. In that day there shall be a fountain open to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:7-8, 10; 13:1).

Here the Lord's coming is treated of, and the salvation at that time of those who are of His spiritual kingdom. "Tents of Judah" mean the celestial kingdom; and the "house of David and the inhabitant of Jerusalem," the spiritual kingdom. The spiritual kingdom is constituted of those in heaven and on earth who are in Divine truth, and the celestial kingdom of those who are in Divine good (See just above, n. 204. From this it can be seen what these words mean, namely, that these two kingdoms shall act as one, and that one shall not exalt itself above the other. (Of these two kingdoms, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 20-28). That "Judah" signifies the Lord in respect to celestial love and the Lord's celestial kingdom may be seen above (n. 119). And that "Jerusalem" signifies the Lord's spiritual kingdom, see in the Arcana Coelestia 402, 3654, 9166. The same is therefore signified by "the house of David;" consequently it is here said, "the house of David shall be as God, and as the angel of Jehovah;" "God" also means the Lord in respect to Divine truth (See Arcana Coelestia 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4287, 4402, 7010, 9167); and the like is meant by the "angel of Jehovah" (See above, n. 130, 200).

[4] "David" and his "house" have a like signification also in the following passages. In Isaiah:

Incline your ear, and come unto Me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold I have given Him as a witness to the peoples, a prince and a lawgiver to the nations 1 (Isaiah 55:3-4).

These things are said of the Lord, who is here "David." In David:

In the heavens Thou shalt establish Thy truth; I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant, even to eternity will I establish thy seed, and will build up thy throne to generation and generation; and the heavens shall confess Thy wonder, O Jehovah; Thy truth also in the congregation of the saints (Psalms 89:2-5).

These things also were said of the Lord, and not of David; for it is said, "I have sworn to David My servant, even to eternity will I establish thy seed, and will build up thy throne to generation and generation;" this is not applicable to David, whose seed and throne were not established to eternity, and yet Jehovah swore, and an oath from Jehovah is irrevocable confirmation from the Divine (See Arcana Coelestia 2842[1-10]). The "seed of David" in the spiritual sense, means those who are in the truths from good from the Lord, and in an abstract sense, truths themselves that are from good (See Arcana Coelestia, n (Arcana Coelestia 3373, 3380, 10249, 10445); and "throne" means the Lord's spiritual kingdom (See Arcana Coelestia 5313, 5922, 6397, 8625). David is called "My servant" (as also above in Ezekiel 37:23-25), because "servant" in the Word is used of every person and every thing that serves and ministers (See Arcana Coelestia 3441, 7143, 8241), and Divine truth proceeding serves and ministers to Divine good from which it proceeds. That it is the Lord in respect to Divine truth, or Divine truth proceeding from the Lord that is meant by "David," is evident, for it is said, "In the heavens Thou shalt establish Thy truth, and the heavens shall confess Thy truth in the congregation of the saints." That those also are called "saints" who are in Divine truths, see just above n. 204.

[5] In the same:

I will not profane My covenant, and what is pronounced by My lips will I not change. Once have I sworn by My holiness; I will not lie unto David. His seed shall be to eternity, and his throne as the sun before Me. It shall be established as the moon to eternity, a faithful witness in the clouds (Psalms 89:34-37).

That these things are said of the Lord is evident in the whole Psalm, for it treats of His coming, and afterwards of the repudiation of Him by the Jewish nation. That the Lord is here treated of, and that He is here meant by "David" is plain from these words in the same Psalm:

I have found David, My servant; with the oil of My holiness have I anointed him. I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. He shall call Me, Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. I also will make him the firstborn, high above the kings of the earth. I will set his throne as the days of the heavens (Psalms 89:20, 25-27, 29).

The Lord is meant also by "David," by "the anointed," and by "king," in other passages in the Psalms, as can be clearly seen by those who understand the Word spiritually, but obscurely by those who understand it only naturally. As in these words in David:

Thy priests shall be clothed with righteousness, and Thy saints shall shout for joy for Thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of Thine anointed. There will I make the horn of David to bud: I will set in order a lamp for Mine anointed; upon himself shall his crown flourish (Psalms 132:9-10, 17-18);

here also the Lord is meant by "David" and by "the anointed;" for the Lord is treated of in this Psalm, as is clear from what goes before, where it is said:

He swore unto Jehovah, I will not give sleep to mine eyes until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the mighty One of Jacob. Lo, we have heard of it at Ephrathah [Bethlehem]. We will come into His habitations, we will worship at His footstool (Psalms 132:2, 4-7).

[6] That David might represent the Lord in respect to Divine truth, the Lord was willing to be born of the house of David, and also to be called "the Son of David," "his Root and Offspring," also "the Root of Jesse." But when the Lord put off the human from the mother, and put on the Human from the Father, which is the Divine Human, He was no longer David's son. This is meant by the Lord's words to the Pharisees:

Jesus said to the Pharisees, How does it seem to you respecting Christ? whose Son is He? They said unto Him, David's. He said unto them, How then doth David in spirit call Him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at My right hand, until I place thine enemies as a stool of thy feet? If David then calleth Him Lord, how is He his Son (Matthew 22:42-45; Luke 20:41-44).

That the Lord glorified His Human, that is, put off the human from the mother, and put on a Human from the Father, which is the Divine Human, see in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 293-295, 298-310. For this reason He was not David's son, as He was not the son of Mary, whom therefore He did not call His mother, but "woman" (Matthew 12:46-49; Mark 3:31 to the end; Luke 8:19-21; John 2:4; 19:25, 26). The like is meant by "the key of Peter," as by "the key of David," namely, that the Lord has all power, and that He has this power through His Divine truth, as will be seen in the article that now follows.

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1. The Latin has "nations," the Hebrew "peoples," as found also in Arcana Coelestia 1259, 4197.

  
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