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Éxodo 26

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1 Y harás el tabernáculo de diez cortinas de lino torcido, cárdeno, y púrpura, y carmesí; y harás querubines de obra delicada.

2 La longitud de una cortina será de veintiocho codos, y la anchura de la misma cortina de cuatro codos; todas las cortinas tendrán una medida.

3 Las cinco cortinas estarán juntas la una con la otra, y las otras cinco cortinas unidas la una con la otra.

4 Y harás lazadas de cárdeno en la orilla de una cortina, en el borde, en la juntura; y así harás en la orilla de la postrera cortina en la juntura segunda.

5 Cincuenta lazadas harás en una cortina, y otras Cincuenta lazadas harás en el borde de la cortina que está en la segunda juntura; las lazadas estarán contrapuestas la una a la otra.

6 Harás también cincuenta corchetes de oro, con los cuales juntarás las cortinas la una con la otra, y se formará un tabernáculo.

7 Harás asimismo cortinas de pelo de cabras para una cubierta sobre el tabernáculo; once cortinas harás.

8 La longitud de una cortina será de treinta codos, y la anchura de la misma cortina de cuatro codos; una medida tendrán las once cortinas.

9 Y juntarás las cinco cortinas aparte y las otras seis cortinas separadamente; y doblarás la sexta cortina delante de la faz del tabernáculo.

10 Y harás cincuenta lazadas en la orilla de una cortina, al borde, en la juntura, y otras cincuenta lazadas en la orilla de la segunda cortina en la otra juntura.

11 Harás asimismo cincuenta corchetes de bronce, los cuales meterás por las lazadas; y juntarás la tienda, y será una.

12 Y el sobrante que resulta en las cortinas de la tienda, la mitad de la cortina que sobra, quedará a espaldas del tabernáculo.

13 Y un codo de una parte, y otro codo de la otra que sobra en la longitud de las cortinas de la tienda, cargará sobre los lados del tabernáculo de una parte y de la otra, para cubrirlo.

14 Harás también a la tienda una cubierta de cueros de carneros, teñidos de rojo, y otra cubierta de cueros de tejones encima.

15 Y harás para el tabernáculo tablas de madera de cedro estantes.

16 La longitud de cada tabla será de diez codos, y de codo y medio la anchura de la misma tabla.

17 Dos quicios tendrá cada tabla, trabadas la una con la otra; así harás todas las tablas del tabernáculo.

18 Harás, pues, las tablas del tabernáculo: veinte tablas al lado del mediodía, al austro.

19 Y harás cuarenta basas de plata para debajo de las veinte tablas; dos basas debajo de una tabla para sus dos quicios, y dos basas debajo de la otra tabla para sus dos quicios.

20 Y al otro lado del tabernáculo, a la parte del aquilón, veinte tablas;

21 y sus cuarenta basas de plata: dos basas debajo de una tabla, y dos basas debajo de la otra tabla.

22 Y para el lado del tabernáculo, al occidente, harás seis tablas.

23 Harás además dos tablas para las esquinas del tabernáculo en los dos ángulos posteriores;

24 las cuales se unirán por abajo, y asimismo se juntarán por su alto a un gozne; así será de las otras dos que estarán a las dos esquinas.

25 Así que serán ocho tablas, con sus basas de plata, dieciséis basas; dos basas debajo de una tabla, y dos basas debajo de la otra tabla.

26 Harás también cinco barras de madera de cedro, para las tablas de un lado del tabernáculo,

27 y cinco barras para las tablas del otro lado del tabernáculo, y cinco barras para el otro lado del tabernáculo, que está al occidente.

28 Y la barra del medio pasará por medio de las tablas, de un cabo al otro.

29 Y cubrirás las tablas de oro, y harás sus anillos de oro para meter por ellos las barras; también cubrirás las barras de oro.

30 Y alzarás el tabernáculo conforme a su traza que te fue mostrada en el monte.

31 Y harás también un velo de cárdeno, y púrpura, y carmesí, y de lino torcido; será hecho de primorosa labor, con querubines;

32 y has de ponerlo sobre cuatro columnas de cedro cubiertas de oro; sus capiteles de oro, sobre cuatro basas de plata.

33 Y pondrás el velo debajo de los corchetes, y meterás allí, del velo adentro, el arca del testimonio; y aquel velo os hará separación entre el lugar santo y el lugar santísimo.

34 Y pondrás la cubierta sobre el arca del testimonio en el lugar santísimo.

35 Y pondrás la mesa fuera del velo, y el candelero enfrente de la mesa al lado del tabernáculo al mediodía; y pondrás la mesa al lado del aquilón.

36 Y harás a la puerta del tabernáculo una cortina de cárdeno, y púrpura, y carmesí, y lino torcido, obra de bordador.

37 Y harás para la cortina cinco columnas de cedro, las cuales cubrirás de oro, con sus capiteles de oro; y harás de fundición cinco basas de bronce para ellas.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 529

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529. Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. (11:19) This symbolizes the New Heaven, in which the Lord is worshiped in His Divine humanity, and where people live in accordance with the Ten Commandments, which constitute the two essential elements of the New Church that are the means of conjunction.

The temple of God symbolizes the Lord's Divine humanity, also heaven where angels dwell, and likewise the church on earth. To be shown that the temple of God has these three symbolic meanings, and that the three cannot be separated, see no. 191. Here, however, the temple of God symbolizes the Lord in His Divine humanity in heaven where angels dwell, because it is said to be the temple of God in heaven. The ark in the temple means the Ten Commandments, for the ark had as its sole contents the two tables on which the Ten Commandments were written. 1 The temple's being opened means, symbolically, that these two, the Divine humanity and the Ten Commandments, which are the two essential elements of the New Church, are now visible, and that they became visible after the evil were cast into hell (no. 528). The ark is called the ark of His covenant in His temple because a covenant symbolizes conjunction, as we will see below. But first we must say something about the Ten Commandments.

[2] What nation in the entire world does not know that it is evil to kill, commit adultery, steal, and bear false witness? If nations did not know this and enact laws to keep people from doing these things, it would be all over with them. For society, the republic, or kingdom would collapse without these laws.

Who can suppose that the Israelite nation was so stupid in comparison to all other nations as not to know that such actions are evil? One may wonder, therefore, why these laws, being so universally known throughout the whole world, were promulgated by Jehovah Himself from Mount Sinai, attended by the great miracle they were, and written, moreover, with His finger.

But listen, they were promulgated by Jehovah with such a great miracle and written with His finger in order that people might know that these laws are not only civil and moral laws, but also spiritual laws, and that to disobey them is not only to do evil to one's fellow citizen and to society, but is also to sin against God. Their promulgation by Jehovah from Mount Sinai made them therefore laws of religion. For it is evident that whatever Jehovah God commands, He commands to make it a matter of religion, so that it must be obeyed for His sake, and for a person's own sake, that he may be saved.

[3] Because these laws were the first elements of the church to be established by the Lord with the Israelite nation, and because they embrace in brief summary everything having to do with religion which makes possible a conjunction of the Lord with a person and of a person with the Lord, therefore they were so holy that nothing was more holy.

That they were so very holy can be seen from the following: That Jehovah Himself, that is to say, the Lord, descended in fire; that the mountain then smoked and quaked; and that this was attended by thunderings, lightnings, a thick cloud, and the sound of a trumpet (Exodus 19:16, 18, Deuteronomy 5:22-26). That before Jehovah descended, the people readied themselves and sanctified themselves for three days (Exodus 19:10-11, 15). That the mountain was set around with bounds to keep anyone from coming near the foot of the mountain, lest he die, Exodus 19:12-13, 20-23; 24:1-2. That the Law was written on two tablets of stone, and written with the finger of God, Exodus 31:18; 32:15-16; Deuteronomy 9:10. That when Moses brought the tablets down from the mountain a second time, his face shone, Exodus 34:29-35. That the tablets were placed in the ark, Exodus 25:16; 40:20; Deuteronomy 10:5; 1 Kings 8:9. That the place in the Tabernacle where the Ark was put was called the most holy place, Exodus 26:33, and elsewhere. That because it held the Law, the Ark was there called Jehovah. Numbers 10:35-36; 2 Samuel 6:2; Psalms 132:8. That Jehovah spoke with Moses from above the ark, Exodus 25:22; Numbers 7:89. That because of the holiness of the Law, Aaron was not permitted enter within the veil, where the ark was without sacrifices and incense, lest he die. Leviticus 16:2-14ff. That owing to the Lord's presence and power in the Law that was in the ark, the waters of the Jordan were cut off, and as long the Ark rested in the middle, the people crossed on dry ground, Joshua 3:1-17; 4:5-20. That carrying the ark around caused the walls of Jericho fell down, Joshua 6:1-20. That Dagon, the Philistine god, fell to the ground before the Ark, and later lay at the threshold of the temple with its head broken off, 1 Samuel 5:3-4. That many thousands of the people of Ekron and Beth-shemesh were smitten because of the Ark, 1 Samuel 5 and 6. That David brought up the Ark into Zion with sacrifices and jubilation, 2 Samuel 6:1-19. That Uzzah died then because he touched the Ark, 2 Samuel 6:6-7. That in the Temple at Jerusalem the Ark constituted the inner sanctuary (1 Kings 6:19ff., 8:3-9). That the tablets on which the Law was written were called the tablets of the covenant, and because of them the Ark was called the ark of the covenant, with the Law itself being called the covenant (Numbers 10:33, Deuteronomy 4:13, 23; 5:2-3; 9:9, Joshua 3:11, 1 Kings 8:19, 21, and elsewhere).

The Law's being called a covenant symbolizes conjunction. The reason is that covenants are made for the sake of love, friendship, and association, thus for the sake of conjunction. That is why we find it said of the Lord that He will be "a covenant to the people" (Isaiah 42:6; 49:8), and He is called "the Messenger of the covenant" (Malachi 3:1). His blood also is called "the blood of the covenant" (Matthew 26:28, cf. Zechariah 9:11, Exodus 24:4-10). And therefore the Word is called the Old and New Testaments or Covenants.

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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Ezekiel 47

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1 He brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

2 Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way outside to the outer gate, by the way of [the gate] that looks toward the east; and behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

3 When the man went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles.

4 Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through [the waters], waters that were to the waist.

5 Afterward he measured one thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

6 He said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.

7 Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

8 Then he said to me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea [shall the waters go] which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.

9 It shall happen, that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come there, and [the waters of the sea] shall be healed, and everything shall live wherever the river comes.

10 It shall happen, that fishermen shall stand by it: from En Gedi even to En Eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

11 But the miry places of it, and its marshes, shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt.

12 By the river on its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall its fruit fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because its waters issue out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for healing.

13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This shall be the border, by which you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions.

14 You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.

15 This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer Hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.

17 The border from the sea, shall be Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

18 The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the [north] border to the east sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

19 The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook [of Egypt], to the great sea. This is the south side southward.

20 The west side shall be the great sea, from the [south] border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.

21 So you shall divide this land to you according to the tribes of Israel.

22 It shall happen, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the aliens who live among you, who shall father children among you; and they shall be to you as the native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

23 It shall happen, that in what tribe the stranger lives, there you shall give him his inheritance, says the Lord Yahweh.