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2 Mosebok 25

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1 Och HERREN talade till Mose och sade:

2 Säg till Israels barn att de upptaga en gärd åt mig; av var och en som har ett därtill villigt hjärta skolen I upptaga denna gärd åt mig.

3 Och detta är vad I skolen upptaga av dem såsom gärd: guld, silver och koppar

4 mörkblått, purpurrött, rosenrött och vitt garn och gethår,

5 rödfärgade vädurskinn, tahasskinn, akacieträ,

6 olja till ljusstaken, kryddor till smörjelseoljan och till den välluktande rökelsen,

7 äntligen onyxstenar och infattningsstenar, till att användas för efoden och för bröstskölden.

8 Och de skola göra åt mig en helgedom, för att jag må bo mitt ibland dem.

9 Tabernaklet och alla dess tillbehör skolen I göra alldeles efter de mönsterbilder som jag visar dig.

10 De skola göra en ark av akacieträ, två och en halv aln lång, en och en halv aln bred och en och en halv aln hög.

11 Och du skall överdraga den med rent guld, innan och utan skall du överdraga den; och du skall på den göra en rand av guld runt omkring.

12 Och du skall till den gjuta fyra ringar av guld och sätta dem över de fyra fötterna, två ringar på ena sidan och två ringarandra sidan.

13 Och du skall göra stänger av akacieträ och överdraga dem med guld.

14 Och stängerna skall du skjuta in i ringarna, på sidorna av arken, så att man med dem kan bära arken.

15 Stängerna skola sitta kvar i ringarna på arken; de få icke dragas ut ur dem.

16 Och i arken skall du lägga vittnesbördet, som jag skall giva dig.

17 Och du skall göra en nådastol av rent guld, två och en halv aln lång och en och en halv aln bred.

18 Och du skall göra två keruber av guld; i drivet arbete skall du göra dem och sätta dem vid de båda ändarna av nådastolen.

19 Du skall göra en kerub till att sätta vid ena ändan, och en kerub till att sätta vid andra ändan. I ett stycke med nådastolen skolen I göra keruberna vid dess båda ändar.

20 Och keruberna skola breda ut sina vingar och hålla dem uppåt, så att de övertäcka nådastolen med sina vingar, under det att de hava sina ansikten vända mot varandra; ned mot nådastolen skola keruberna vända sina ansikten.

21 Och du skall sätta nådastolen ovanpå arken, och i arken skall du lägga vittnesbördet, som jag skall giva dig.

22 Och där skall jag uppenbara mig för dig; från nådastolen, från platsen mellan de två keruberna, som stå på vittnesbördets ark, skall jag tala med dig om alla bud som jag genom dig vill giva Israels barn.

23 Du skall ock göra ett bord av akacieträ, två alnar långt, en aln brett och en och en halv aln högt.

24 Och du skall överdraga det med rent guld; och du skall göra en rand av guld därpå runt omkring

25 Och runt omkring det skall du göra en list av en hands bredd, och runt omkring listen skall du göra en rand av guld.

26 Och du skall till bordet göra fyra ringar av guld och sätta ringarna i de fyra hörnen vid de fyra fötterna.

27 Invid listen skola ringarna sitta, för att stänger må skjutas in i dem, så att man kan bära bordet.

28 Och du skall göra stängerna av akacieträ och överdraga dem med guld, och med dem skall bordet bäras.

29 Du skall ock göra därtill fat och skålar, kannor och bägare, med vilka man skall utgjuta drickoffer; av rent guld skall du göra dem.

30 Och du skall beständigt hava skådebröd liggande på bordet inför mitt ansikte.

31 Du skall ock göra en ljusstake av rent guld. I drivet arbete skall ljusstaken göras, med sin fotställning och sitt mittelrör; kalkarna därpå, kulor och blommor skola vara i ett stycke med den.

32 Och sex armar skola utgå från ljusstakens sidor, tre armar från ena sidan och tre armar från andra sidan.

33 På den ena armen skola vara tre kalkar, liknande mandelblommor, vardera bestående av en kula och en blomma, och på den andra armen sammalunda tre kalkar, liknande mandelblommor, vardera bestående av en kula och en blomma så skall det vara på de sex arma som utgå från ljusstaken.

34 Men på själva ljusstaken skola vara fyra kalkar, liknande mandelblommor, med sina kulor och blommor.

35 En kula skall sättas under del första armparet som utgår från ljusstaken, i ett stycke med den, och en kula under det andra armparet som utgår från ljusstaken, i ett stycke med den, och en kula under det tredje armparet som utgår från ljusstaken, i ett stycke med den: alltså under de sex armar som utgå från ljusstaken.

36 Deras kulor och armar skola vara: i ett stycke med den, alltsammans ett enda stycke i drivet arbete av rent guld.

37 Och du skall till den göra sju lampor, och lamporna skall man sätta upp så, att den kastar sitt sken över platsen därframför.

38 Och lamptänger och brickor till den skall du göra av rent guld.

39 Av en talent rent guld skall man göra den med alla dessa tillbehör.

40 Och se till, att du gör detta efter de mönsterbilder som hava blivit dig visade på berget.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9548

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9548. 'And you shall make a lampstand' means the spiritual heaven. This is clear from the meaning of 'a lampstand' as the Divine Spiritual from the Lord in heaven and in the Church. The reason why 'a lampstand' means the Divine Spiritual is that 'the table' on which the loaves of the Presence were laid means the Divine Celestial, as has been shown in what has gone before. The Divine Celestial is the good of love, and the Divine Spiritual the truth of faith derived from that good; and both of these emanate from the Lord, 9227. The lampstand is the Divine Spiritual on account of the light it sheds; for Divine Truth which emanates from the Lord's Divine Good is what shines in heaven. There is no other source from which angels receive light. This is why in the Word the Lord is called the Light, and why 'light' means faith, also an intelligent understanding of truth and a wise discernment of good, which come from the Lord alone, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3094, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3337, 3339, 3341, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4060, 4180, 4302, 4408, 4414, 4415, 4419, 4527, 4598, 5400, 6032, 6313, 6315, 6608, 6907, 7174, 8644, 8707, 8861, 9399, 9407.

[2] 'A lampstand' means the spiritual heaven by virtue of Divine Truth which is present there from the Lord, and therefore also means the Church; and 'a lamp' means faith, also an intelligent understanding of truth and a wise discernment of good, which come from the Lord alone. This is clear from places in the Word where 'lampstand' and 'lamp' are mentioned, as in John,

I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands one like the Son of Man. The seven lampstands are the seven Churches. Revelation 1:12-13, 20.

And in the same book,

I will remove your lampstand from its place if you do not repent. Revelation 2:5.

A Church is called 'a lampstand' in these places by virtue of Divine Truth which is present there from the Lord. The fact that 'a lampstand' means a Church is self-evident, for it says, 'The seven lampstands are the seven Churches'. The fact that a Church is called such on account of Divine Truth is evident from the statement, 'I will remove your lampstand if you do not repent'. And the fact that this Truth comes from the Lord [is also self-evident], for it says, 'In the midst of the lampstands one like the Son of Man'; and the Lord is called the Son of Man by virtue of His Divine Truth, see 2803, 2813, 3704.

[3] In the same book,

I will grant My two witnesses to prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. Revelation 11:3-10.

'The two witnesses' are the Word in both Testaments, in that they bear witness to the Lord. It is called 'an olive tree' by virtue of the Divine Good and 'a lampstand' by virtue of the Divine Truth which come from the Lord.

[4] In Zechariah, when the angel who was speaking said to the prophet,

What do you see? I said to him, I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold; its bowl is on top of it, 1 and its seven lamps are on it with seven pipes to the lamps. Two olive trees are beside it, one on the right of the bowl and one on the left of it. Zechariah 4:2-3.

This refers to Zerubbabel, who was about to lay a foundation for God's house and bring it to completion. He represents the Lord, in that He was about to come and to re-establish the spiritual heaven and the Church, these being what is meant by 'a lampstand', and the holy truths there what is meant by 'seven lamps'.

[5] The fact that 'a lamp' means faith, also an intelligent understanding of truth and a wise discernment of good, which come from the Lord alone, is clear in John,

The holy Jerusalem has no need of the sun or of the moon to shed light in it. The glory of God will give it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. The nations that are saved will walk in His light. Revelation 21:23-24.

And further on,

There will be no night there, nor do they need a lamp or light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. Revelation 22:5.

'Lamp' in the first quotation stands for Divine Truth that comes from the Lord, and 'light' for faith, and so also for intelligence and wisdom. In the same book,

The light of a lamp will not shine in you any more, and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will not be heard in you any more. Revelation 18:23.

[6] And in Jeremiah,

I will take away the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of mills, and the light of the lamp, that the whole land may be a desolation and devastation. Jeremiah 25:10-11.

This refers to the elimination of faith and consequently of intelligence in spiritual matters meant here by the lamp which will no longer be there and by 'the light of the lamp' which will be taken away.

[7] The like occurs in Job,

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out and [how often] does destruction come upon them? Job 21:17.

In David,

You light my lamp; Jehovah my God makes my darkness bright. Psalms 18:28; 2 Samuel 22:29.

In the same author,

By Your commands I have been made intelligent. Your Word is a lamp to my foot, and a light to my path. Psalms 119:104-105.

In Job,

When God causes a lamp to shine over my head I would walk in darkness towards His light. Job 29:3.

In Matthew,

The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is evil your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! Matthew 6:22-23; Luke 8:16; 11:33-36.

'The eye' is used here to mean faith and consequent intelligence - the fact that these are meant in the internal sense by 'the eye', see 4403-4421, 4523-4534, 9051. And from this the meaning of the words, 'If your eye is good your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is evil your whole body will be full of darkness' is self-evident. Since faith and consequent intelligence and wisdom is meant by 'a lamp' the kings of Judah are called lamps to David, 1 Kings 11:36; 15:4; 2 Kings 8:19; and David himself is called the lamp of Israel, 2 Samuel 21:16-17. Not that the kings of Judah were lamps; nor was David. Rather they were called such because 'a king' means Divine Truth that comes from the Lord, 6148, and 'David' the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, the source of faith, intelligence, and wisdom, 1888.

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Arcana Coelestia # 2813

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2813. 'He bound Isaac his son' means the state of the Divine rational which, in this condition as regards truth, was about to undergo the last degrees of temptation. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'binding', and also of 'Isaac his son' - of 'binding' as the assuming of a state for undergoing the last degrees of temptation, as may become clear from the consideration that anyone in a state of temptation is altogether like one who has been bound or fettered; and from the meaning of 'Isaac his son' as the Lord's Divine Rational, here as regards truth, see 2802, 2803. The whole genuine rational part of the mind consists of good and of truth. The Lord's Divine Rational as regards good could not suffer, nor undergo temptations, for no genius or spirit initiating temptations is able to get near Divine good, as this stands above their every endeavour to tempt. But Divine truth once it had been bound was that which could be tempted, for illusions, and still more falsities, are what invade it and so tempt it. Indeed some idea of Divine truth can be formed, but not of Divine good except by beings who have perception and are celestial angels. It was Divine truth that people no longer acknowledged at the time of the Lord's Coming into the world, and therefore it was Divine truth from which the Lord underwent and suffered temptations. Divine truth within the Lord is that which is called the Son of Man, whereas Divine good within Him is that which is called the Son of God. Speaking of the Son of Man the Lord many times says that He is to suffer, but He never says this when He refers to the Son of God. The fact that He speaks of the Son of Man, or Divine truth, having to suffer, is clear in Matthew,

Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him and deliver Him to the gentiles to mock and scourge Him, and to crucify [Him]. Matthew 20:18-19.

In the same gospel,

Jesus said to His disciples, Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of sinners. Matthew 26:45.

In Mark,

Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, but after three days rise again. Mark 8:31.

In the same gospel,

It is written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt. And the Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men who will kill Him; but when He has been killed He will rise again on the third day. Mark 9:12, 31.

In the same gospel,

Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes who will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the heathens. They will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him; but on the third day He will rise again. Mark 10:33-34.

In the same gospel,

The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of sinners. Mark 14:41.

In Luke,

The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise again. Luke 9:22, 44.

In the same gospel,

We are going up to Jerusalem where everything will be accomplished that has been written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man. He will be delivered to the gentiles, and will be mocked, and suffer insults, and be spat upon. And they will scourge and kill Him, but on the third day He will rise again. Luke 18:31-33.

In the same gospel,

The angel said to the women, Remember what He told you while He was still in Galilee, saving that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again. Luke 24:6-7.

[2] In all these places 'the Son of Man' is used to mean the Lord as regards Divine truth - that is, as regards the Word in its internal sense - which was to be rejected by the chief priests and the scribes, suffer insults, be scourged, spat on, and crucified. This is made quite clear by the fact that the Jews took every single thing literally, applying and misappropriating it to themselves, and had no wish to know anything whatever about the spiritual sense of the Word and about a heavenly kingdom. They believed, as they do even today, that when He came the Messiah would raise up their kingdom above all the kingdoms of the earth. From this it is evident that it was Divine truth which was rejected, insulted, scourged, and crucified by them. Whether you speak of Divine truth or of the Lord as regards Divine truth it amounts to the same, for the Lord is Truth itself just as He is the Word itself, 2011, 2016, 2533 (end).

[3] Also implied in the Lord's rising again on the third day is the fact that Divine truth, or the Word as to its internal sense - as it was understood in the Ancient Church - will be brought back to life again at the close of the age, which also is 'the third day', 1825, 2788. And this is the reason why it is said that the Son of Man, that is, Divine truth, will appear at that time, Matthew 24:30, 37, 39, 44; Mark 13:26; Luke 17:22, 24-26, 30; 21:27, 36.

[4] The fact that the Son of Man is the Lord as regards Divine truth is clear from the places quoted already and further still from the following: In Matthew,

He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world. At the close of the age the Son of Man will send His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all offences. Matthew 13:37, 41-42.

Here 'the good seed' means truth, 'the world' men, 'he who sows it' the Son of Man, and 'offences' falsities. In John,

The crowd said, We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains for ever. Why therefore do you say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man? Jesus answered them, The Light is with you for a brief while. Walk, as long as you have the Light, lest the darkness overtakes you, for he who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. As long as you have the Light believe in the Light, that you may be sons of the Light. John 12:34-36.

Here, when the crowd ask, 'Who is the Son of Man?' Jesus speaks in His reply about the Light, which is truth, and says that He Himself is the Light or Truth in which they ought to believe. Regarding the Light which comes from the Lord, and which is Divine Truth, see 1053, 1521, 1529-1531, 1619-1632.

[5] But as for the truth that the Son of God, or the Lord as to the Good within His Divine human, could not be tempted, as stated above, this is evident also from the Lord's reply to the tempter, in the gospels,

The tempter said, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down, for it is written, He will give His angels charge regarding you, lest you strike your foot against a stone. Jesus said to him, Again it is written, You shall not tempt the Lord your God. Matthew 4:6-7; Luke 4:9-12.

  
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