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1 Och detta är vad du skall göra med dem för att helga dem till att bliva präster åt mig: Tag en ungtjur och två vädurar, felfria djur,

2 och osyrat bröd och osyrade kakor, begjutna med olja, och osyrade tunnkakor, smorda med olja; av fint vetemjöl skall du baka dem.

3 Och du skall lägga dem i en och samma korg och bära fram dem i korgen såsom offergåva, när du för fram tjuren och de två vädurarna.

4 Därefter skall du föra Aron och hans söner fram till uppenbarelsetältets ingång och två dem med vatten.

5 Och du skall taga kläderna och sätta på Aron livklädnaden och efodkåpan och själva efoden och bröstskölden; och du skall fästa ihop alltsammans på honom med efodens skärp.

6 Och du skall sätta huvudbindeln på hans huvud och fästa det heliga diademet på huvudbindeln.

7 Och du skall taga smörjelseoljan och gjuta på hans huvud och smörja honom.

8 Och du skall föra fram hans söner och sätta livklädnader på dem.

9 Och du skall omgjorda dem, Aron och hans söner, med bälten och binda huvor på dem. Och de skola hava prästadömet såsom en evärdlig rätt. Så skall du företaga handfyllning med Aron och hans söner.

10 Och du skall föra tjuren fram inför uppenbarelsetältet, och Aron och hans söner skola lägga sina händer på tjurens huvud.

11 Sedan skall du slakta tjuren inför HERRENS ansikte, vid ingången till uppenbarelsetältet.

12 Och du skall taga av tjurens blod och stryka med ditt finger på altarets hörn; men allt det övriga skall du gjuta ut vid foten av altaret.

13 Och du skall taga allt det fett som omsluter inälvorna, så ock leverfettet och båda njurarna med det fett som sitter på dem, och förbränna det på altaret.

14 Men köttet av tjuren och hans hud och hans orenlighet skall du bränna upp i eld utanför lägret. Det är ett syndoffer.

15 Och du skall taga den ena väduren, och Aron och hans söner skola lägga sina händer på vädurens huvud.

16 Sedan skall du slakta väduren och taga hans blod och stänka på altaret runt omkring;

17 men själva väduren skall du dela i dess stycken, och du skall två inälvorna och fötterna och lägga dem på styckena och huvudet.

18 Och du skall förbränna hela väduren på altaret; det är ett brännoffer åt HERREN. En välbehaglig lukt, ett eldsoffer åt HERREN är det.

19 Därefter skall du taga den andra väduren, och Aron och hans söner skola lägga sina händer på vädurens huvud.

20 Sedan skall du slakta väduren och taga av hans blod och bestryka Arons högra örsnibb och hans söners högra örsnibb och tummen på deras högra hand och stortån på deras högra fot; men det övriga blodet skall det stänka på altaret runt omkring.

21 Och du skall taga av blodet på altaret och av smörjelseoljan och stänka på Aron och hans kläder, och likaledes på hans söner och hans söners kläder; så bliver han helig, han själv såväl som hans kläder, och likaledes hans söner såväl som hans söners kläder.

22 Och du skall taga fettet av väduren, svansen och det fett som omsluter inälvorna, så ock leverfettet och båda njurarna med fettet på dem, därtill det högra lårstycket ty detta är handfyllningsväduren.

23 Och du skall taga en rundkaka, en oljebrödskaka och en tunnkaka ur korgen med de osyrade bröden, som står inför HERRENS ansikte.

24 Och du skall lägga alltsammans på Arons och hans söners händer och vifta det såsom ett viftoffer inför HERRENS ansikte.

25 Sedan skall du taga det ur deras: händer och förbränna det på altaret ovanpå brännoffret, till en välbehaglig lukt inför HERREN; det är ett eldsoffer åt HERREN.

26 Och du skall taga bringan av Arons handfyllningsvädur och vifta den såsom ett viftoffer inför HERRENS ansikte, och detta skall vara din del.

27 Så skall du helga viftoffersbringan och offergärdslåret, det som viftas och det som gives såsom offergärd, de delar av handfyllningsväduren, som skola tillhöra Aron och hans söner.

28 Och detta skall tillhöra Aron och; hans söner såsom en evärdlig rätt av Israels barn, ty det är en offergärd. Det skall vara en gärd av Israels barn, av deras tackoffer, en gärd av dem åt HERREN.

29 Och Arons heliga kläder skola hans söner hava efter honom, för att de i dem må bliva smorda och mottaga handfyllning.

30 I sju dagar skall den av hans söner, som bliver präst i hans ställe, ikläda sig dem, den som skall gå in i uppenbarelsetältet för att göra tjänst i helgedomen.

31 Och du skall taga handfyllningsväduren och koka hans kött på en helig plats.

32 Och vädurens kött jämte brödet: som är i korgen skola Aron och hans söner äta vid ingången till uppenbarelsetältet; de skola äta detta,

33 det som har använts till att bringa försoning vid deras handfyllning och helgande, men ingen främmande får ta därav, ty det är heligt.

34 Och om något av handfyllningsköttet eller av brödet bliver över till följande morgon, så skall du i eld bränna upp detta som har blivit över; det får icke ätas, ty det är heligt.

35 Så skall du göra med Aron och hans söner, i alla stycken såsom jag har bjudit dig. Sju dagar skall deras handfyllning vara.

36 Och var dag skall du offra en tjur såsom syndoffer till försoning och rena altaret, i det du bringar försoning för det; och du skall smörja det för att helga det.

37 I sju dagar skall du bringa försoning för altaret och helga det. Så bliver altaret högheligt; var och en som kommer vid altaret bliver helig.

38 Och detta är vad du skall offra på altaret: två årsgamla lamm för var dag beständigt.

39 Det ena lammet skall du offra om morgonen, och det andra lammet skall du offra vid aftontiden,

40 och till det första lammet en tiondedels efa fint mjöl, begjutet med en fjärdedels hin olja av stötta oliver, och såsom drickoffer en fjärdedels hin vin.

41 Det andra lammet skall du offra vid aftontiden; med likadant spisoffer och drickoffer som om morgonen skall du offra det, till en välbehaglig lukt, ett eldsoffer åt HERREN.

42 Detta skall vara edert dagliga brännoffer från släkte till släkte, vid ingången till uppenbarelsetältet, inför HERRENS ansikte, där jag skall uppenbara mig för eder, för att där tala med dig.

43 Där skall jag uppenbara mig för Israels barn, och det rummet skall bliva helgat av min härlighet.

44 Och jag skall helga uppenbarelsetältet och altaret, och Aron och hans söner skall jag helga till att bliva präster åt mig.

45 Och jag skall bo mitt ibland Israels barn och vara deras Gud.

46 Och de skola förnimma att jag är HERREN, deras Gud, som förde dem ut ur Egyptens land, för att jag skulle bo mitt ibland dem. Jag är HERREN, deras Gud.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 204

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204. These things saith He that is Holy, He that is True, signifies from whom is that faith. This is evident from the signification of "He that is Holy, He that is True," as being, in reference to the Lord, He from whom are charity and faith. He is called "holy" because charity is from Him, and "true" because faith is from Him. That the Lord is called "holy" because charity is from Him, and consequently that "holy" in the Word is predicated of charity and of faith therefrom will be seen presently. But the Lord is called "true" because faith is from Him, and consequently "true" in the Word is predicated of faith, for the reason that all truth is of faith; for that is called "true" which is believed; other things are not of faith because they are not believed. But because the faith of charity is here treated of, something shall first be said about faith and what it is.

[2] There is spiritual faith, and there is faith merely natural. Spiritual faith is wholly from charity, and in its essence is charity. Charity, or love towards the neighbor, is to love truth, sincerity, and what is just, and to do them from willing them. For the neighbor in the spiritual sense is not every man, but it is that which is with man; if this be truth, sincerity, and what is just, and the man is loved on account of these, then the neighbor is loved. That this is what charity means, in the spiritual sense, anyone may know if he will but reflect. Everyone loves another, not for the sake of his person, but for the sake of what is with him; this is the ground of all friendship, all favor, and all honor. From this it follows, that to love men for the sake of what is true, sincere, and just in them is spiritual love; for what is true, sincere, and just are spiritual things, because they are out of heaven from the Lord. For no man thinks, wills, and does any good thing that is good in itself, but it is all from the Lord; and what is true, sincere, and just are good things that are good in themselves when they are from the Lord. These things, then, are the neighbor in the spiritual sense; from which it is clear what is meant in that sense by loving the neighbor, or by charity. From that is spiritual faith; for whatever is loved is called truth when it is thought. Everyone can see that this is so if he will reflect upon it, for everyone confirms that which he loves by many things in the thought, and all things by which he confirms himself he calls truths; no one has truth from any other source. From this it follows, that the truths a man has are such as is the love with him; consequently, if the love with him is spiritual, the truths will also be spiritual, since the truths act as one with his love. All truths, because they are believed, are called in one complex, faith. From this it is clear that spiritual faith in its essence is charity. So far concerning spiritual faith.

[3] But faith merely natural is not a faith of the church, although it is called faith, but is merely knowing [scientia]. It is not a faith of the church, because it does not proceed from love to the neighbor, or charity, which is the spiritual itself from which faith comes, but proceeds from some natural love that has reference either to love of self or to love of the world, and whatever proceeds from these loves is natural. Love forms the spirit of man; for man in respect to his spirit is wholly as his love is; from that he thinks, from that he wills, and from that acts; therefore he makes no other truth to be of his faith than that which is of his love; and truth that is of the love of self or the world is merely natural, because it comes from man and from the world, and not from the Lord and from heaven; for such a man loves truth, not from a love of truth but from a love of honor, of gain and of fame, which he serves; and as his truth is such, his faith also is such. This faith, therefore, is not a faith of the truth of the church, or faith in a spiritual sense, but only in a natural sense which is a mere knowing [scientia]. And again because nothing of this is in man's spirit but only in his memory, together with other things of this world, therefore also after death it is dissipated. For only that which is of man's love remains with him after death, for (as has been said) it is love that forms man's spirit, and man in respect to his spirit is wholly such as his love is. (Other things respecting charity and faith therefrom may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem, where charity and faith are treated of, n. 84-106, 108-122; also in the small work on The Last Judgment, where it is shown that there is no faith where there is not charity, n. 33-39)

[4] That "holy" in the Word is predicated of Divine truth, and therefore of charity and its faith, is evident from the passages where it is spoken of. There are two things that proceed from the Lord and are received by angels, Divine good and Divine truth. These two proceed united from the Lord, but they are received by angels variously; some receive Divine good more that Divine truth, and some receive Divine truth more than Divine good. Those who receive Divine good more than Divine truth constitute the Lord's celestial kingdom and are called celestial angels, and in the Word are called "the righteous" [or "just"]; but those who receive Divine truth more than Divine good constitute the Lord's spiritual kingdom, and are called spiritual angels, and in the Word "holy" [or "saints"]. (Of these two kingdoms and their angels, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 20-28.) From this it is that "the righteous" [or "just"] and "righteousness" [or "justice"] in the Word mean the Divine good and what proceeds therefrom, and that "the holy" and "holiness" mean Divine truth and what proceeds therefrom. From this can be seen what is meant in the Word by "being justified" [or "made righteous"], and "being made holy." As in Revelation:

He that is righteous let him be made righteous still, and he that is holy let him be made holy still (Revelation 22:11).

And in Luke:

To serve Him in holiness and righteousness (Luke 1:74-75

[5] Since Divine truth proceeding from the Lord is meant by "holy," therefore the Lord is called in the Word "the Holy One," " the Holy One of God," "the Holy One of Israel," "the Holy One of Jacob;" and it is also from this that angels are called "holy," and also the prophets and apostles; and it is from this that Jerusalem is called "holy." That the Lord is called "the Holy One," "the Holy One of God," "the Holy One of Israel," and "the Holy One of Jacob," may be seen inIsaiah 29:23; 31:1; 40:25; 41:14, 16; 43:3; 49:7; Daniel 4:13; 9:24; Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34. He is also called "King of the holy ones [of saints]" in Revelation:

Righteous [or just] and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints (Revelation 15:3).

The Lord is called "the Holy One," "the Holy One of God," "the Holy One of Israel," and "the Holy One of Jacob" because He alone, and no one else, is holy, which is also declared in Revelation:

Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord and glorify Thy name? for Thou only art holy (Revelation 15:4).

[6] Angels, prophets, and apostles are called "holy" because by them, in the spiritual sense, is meant Divine truth; and Jerusalem is called "the holy city," because by that city, in the spiritual sense, is meant the church in respect to the doctrine of truth. That angels in the Word are called "holy," see Matthew 25:31; Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; the prophets, Mark 6:20; Luke 1:70; Revelation 18:20; the apostles, Revelation 18:20; that Jerusalem is called "the holy city," Isaiah 48:2; 66:20, 22; Daniel 9:24; Matthew 27:53; Revelation 21:2, 10. (That by "angels" in the Word Divine truth proceeding from the Lord is meant, see above, n. 130, 200; the like by "prophets," see Arcana Coelestia 2534, 7269; likewise by "apostles," see above, n. 100; that by "Jerusalem" in the Word the church in respect to the doctrine of truth is meant, see The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 6.) From this it can be seen why it is that Divine truth proceeding from the Lord is called "the Spirit of truth," and "the Holy Spirit" (See above, n. 183), so also why heaven is called the "habitation of holiness" (Isaiah 63:15; Deuteronomy 26:15); and why the church is called "the sanctuary" (Jeremiah 17:12; Lamentations 2:7; Psalms 68:35).

[7] That "holiness" is predicated of Divine truth is evident from the following passages. In John:

Jesus when praying said, Father, sanctify them [make them Holy] in Thy truth, Thy Word is truth, and for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified in the truth (John 17:17, 19).

Here "being made holy" is plainly said in respect to truth, and "those made holy" in respect to those who receive Divine truth from the Lord. In Moses:

Jehovah came from Sinai, out of the myriads of holiness; from His right hand the fire of the law unto them; even He who loveth the peoples; in Thy hand are all His saints, and they are prostrated at Thy foot; he shall receive of Thy words (Deuteronomy 33:2-3).

"Sinai" signifies heaven where the Lord is, from whom is Divine truth, or from whom is the "law," both in a strict and in a broad sense; "myriads of holiness" signifies Divine truths; "the law" signifies, in a strict sense, the ten commandments of the Decalogue, and in a broad sense, the whole Word, which is Divine truth; those are called "peoples" in the Word who are in truths, and those of them that are in truths are called "saints." "Being prostrated at Thy foot," and "receiving of Thy words," is the holy reception of Divine truth in ultimates, which is the Word in the sense of the letter, and being instructed therefrom. From this it can be known what the particulars in that prophecy signify in the spiritual sense. (That "Sinai" in the Word signifies heaven where the Lord is, from whom is Divine truth, or from whom is the law, both in a strict and a broad sense, see Arcana Coelestia n. 8399, 8753, 8793, 8805, 9420. That "the law" signifies, in a strict sense, the ten commandments of the Decalogue, and in a broad sense, the whole Word, n. 2606, 3382, 6752, 7463. That those are called "peoples" who are in truths, and "nations" who are in goods, n. 1259, 1260, 2928, 3295, 3581, 6451, 6465, 7207, 10288. That "foot," a "place of feet," and "footstool," signify, in reference to the Lord, Divine truth in ultimates, thus the Word in the letter, n. 9406[1-7].) From this it is clear that "myriads of holiness" are Divine truths, and that those here called "holy [saints]" are those who are in Divine truths.

[8] In Moses:

Speak unto all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy, for I Jehovah [God] of Israel am holy (Leviticus 19:2).

This chapter treats of the statutes, judgments, and precepts which they were to keep; and as these signify Divine truths, it is said that those who keep them "shall be holy." Moreover, "Israel" signifies the spiritual church, which is the church that is in Divine truths, therefore it is said, "I Jehovah [God] of Israel am holy." In the same:

Ye shall sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy. And ye shall keep My statutes that ye may do them (Leviticus 20:7-8).

Here also the statutes, judgments, and precepts which are to be kept are treated of.

In the same:

If they have kept thy statutes and judgments, they shall be a holy people unto Jehovah (Deuteronomy 26:16-19).

In David :

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, with the holiness of Thy temple (Psalms 65:4).

It is said "to be satisfied with the goodness of Jehovah's house and with the holiness of His temple," because the "house of God" in the highest sense signifies the Lord in respect to Divine good, and "temple" in respect to Divine truth (See Arcana Coelestia 3720). In Zechariah:

In that day there shall be upon the bells of the horses, Holiness unto Jehovah (Zechariah 14:20).

The establishment of a new church is here treated of, and "bells" signify knowledges [scientifica] which are from the intellectual. (That "bells" signify such truths, see Arcana Coelestia 9921, 9926; and that "horse" signifies the intellectual, see in the small work onThe White Horse 1-4.)

[9] From this it can be seen what is represented and signified by this:

That upon the miter which was upon the head of Aaron was placed a plate, upon which was engraved Holiness to Jehovah (Exodus 28:36-38; 39:30-31);

for the "miter" signifies wisdom, which is of Divine truth (See Arcana Coelestia 9827, 9949); so also what it represented and signified by:

That Aaron, his sons, their garments, the altar, the tabernacle, with everything there, were anointed with oil, and thus made holy (Exodus 29:1-36; 30:22-30; Leviticus 8);

for "oil" signified the Divine good of the Divine love, and "sanctification" the proceeding Divine; for it is Divine good that makes holy, and Divine truth is what is holy therefrom.

[10] That the word "holy" is predicated of charity can be seen from what was said above respecting the angels of heaven, namely, that there are some who receive Divine good more than Divine truth, and some who receive Divine truth more than Divine good; the former constitute the Lord's celestial kingdom, and are those who are in love to the Lord, and because they are in love to the Lord are called "righteous" [or "just"]; but the latter constitute the Lord's spiritual kingdom, and are those who are in charity towards the neighbor, and because these are in charity towards the neighbor, they are called "holy [or saints]." (That there are two loves that make heaven, namely, love to the Lord, and love towards the neighbor or charity, and that the heavens are thereby distinguished into two kingdoms, namely, a celestial kingdom and a spiritual kingdom, see in the work on Heaven and Hell. n (Heaven and Hell 13-19) 13-19; 20-28)

  
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