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Exodo 27

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1 At gagawin mong kahoy ng akasia ang dambana, na limang siko ang haba at limang siko ang luwang; ang dambana ay gagawing parisukat: at ang taas ay magkakaroon ng tatlong siko.

2 At gagawin mo ang mga anyong sungay sa ibabaw ng apat na sulok niyaon: ang mga anyong sungay ay kaputol din, at iyong babalutin ng tanso.

3 At igagawa mo ng kaniyang mga kawa upang magalis ng mga abo, at ng mga pala, at ng mga mangkok, at ng mga pangalawit at ng mga suuban: lahat ng mga kasangkapa'y gagawin mong tanso.

4 At igagawa mo ng isang salang tanso na tila lambat ang yari, at ang ibabaw ng nilambat ay igagawa mo ng apat na argolyang tanso sa apat na sulok niyaon.

5 At ilalagay mo sa ibaba ng gilid ng dambana, sa dakong ibaba, upang ang nilambat ay umabot hanggang sa kalahatian ng dambana.

6 At igagawa mo ng mga pingga ang dambana, mga pinggang kahoy na akasia at babalutin mo ng tanso.

7 At ang mga pingga niyao'y isusuot sa mga argolya, at ang mga pingga ay ilalagay sa dalawang tagiliran ng dambana, pagka dinadala.

8 Gagawin mo ang dambana na kuluong sa pamamagitan ng mga tabla kung paano ang ipinakita sa iyo sa bundok, ay gayon gagawin nila.

9 At iyong gagawin ang looban ng tabernakulo: sa tagilirang timugan na dakong timugan ay magkakaroon ng mga tabing sa looban na linong pinili, na may isang daang siko ang haba sa isang tagiliran:

10 At ang ihahaligi doo'y dalawang pu, at ang mga tungtungan ng mga yaon ay dalawang pu na tanso; ang mga sima ng mga haligi at ang mga pilete niyaon ay pilak.

11 At gayon din sa tagilirang dakong hilagaan, sa kahabaan ay magkakaroon ng mga tabing na may isang daang siko ang haba, at ang mga haligi ng mga yaon ay dalawangpu, at ang mga tungtungan ng mga yaon ay dalawangpu na tanso; ang mga sima ng mga haligi at ang mga pilete ng mga yaon ay pilak.

12 At sa kaluwangan ng looban sa kalunuran ay magkakaroon ng mga tabing na may limangpung siko: ang haligi ng mga yaon ay sangpu at ang mga tungtungan ng mga yaon ay sangpu.

13 At sa kaluwangan ng looban sa dakong silanganan, sa dakong sinisikatan ng araw, ay magkakaroon ng limangpung siko.

14 Ang mga tabing sa isang dako ng pintuang-daan ay magkakaroon ng labinglimang siko: ang mga haligi ng mga yaon ay tatlo, at ang mga tungtungan ng mga yaon ay tatlo rin.

15 At sa kabilang dako'y magkakaroon ng mga tabing na ma'y labing limang siko: ang mga haligi ng mga yao'y tatlo, at ang mga tungtungan ng mga yao'y tatlo.

16 At sa pintuan ng looban ay magkakaroon ng isang tabing na may dalawang pung siko, na ang kayo'y bughaw, at kulay-ube, at pula, at kayong linong pinili, na yari ng mangbuburda: ang mga haligi ng mga yao'y apat, at ang mga tungtungan ng mga yao'y apat.

17 Lahat ng haligi sa palibot ng looban ay pagsusugpungin ng mga pileteng pilak; ang mga sima ng mga yaon ay pilak, at ang mga tungtungan ng mga yaon ay tanso.

18 Ang haba ng looban ay magkakaroon ng isang daang siko, at ang luwang ay limang pu magpasaan man, at ang taas ay limang siko, kayong linong pinili, at ang mga tuntungan ay tanso.

19 Lahat ng mga kasangkapan ng tabernakulo, sa buong paglilingkod doon, at lahat ng mga tulos niyaon, at lahat ng mga tulos ng looban ay tanso.

20 At iyong iuutos sa mga anak ni Israel na sila'y magdala sa iyo ng taganas na langis ng binayong oliba na pangilawan, upang papagningasing palagi ang ilawan.

21 Sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan sa labas ng lambong na nasa harap ng kaban ng patotoo, ay aayusin yaon ni Aaron at ng kaniyang mga anak mula sa hapon hanggang sa umaga sa harap ng Panginoon: magiging palatuntunan sa buong panahon ng kanilang lahi sa ikagagaling ng mga anak ni Israel.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 69

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69. (Verse 15) And his feet like unto burnished brass, as if they burned in a furnace. That this signifies the ultimate of Divine order which is the Natural, full of Divine love, is evident from the signification of feet, as being the Natural (concerning which seeArcana Coelestia 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280, 4938-4952); when therefore it is said of the Lord, it denotes the ultimate of Divine order, because that is the Natural. It is also evident from the signification of burnished brass, or polished brass, as denoting natural good, concerning which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of burning, when said of the Lord, as denoting that it is from the Divine love (concerning which see n. 10055). It is said, as if they burned in a furnace, in order that the Divine love may be expressed in the greatest degree, and in its fullness; for the Divine is in its fulness when it is in its ultimate, and the ultimate is the Natural (as may be seen above, n. 66). It is clear then, that by His feet like fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace, is signified the ultimate of Divine order, which is the Natural, full of Divine love. These things, as also those that precede, are spoken comparatively; as that His head and His hairs were white as white wool, as snow, and that His feet were like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; but it is to be observed, that all comparisons in the Word are significative, because in the same way as the things themselves, they are from correspondences (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 3579, 4599, 8989).

[2] The reason why feet, when said of the Lord, signify the ultimate of Divine order, and that this is the Natural, is, that heaven is heaven from the Divine Human of the Lord, and that therefore heaven in the aggregate has reference to one Man. And, because there are three heavens, that the highest heaven has reference to the head, the middle heaven to the body, and the ultimate heaven to the feet. The Divine which constitutes the highest heaven is called the celestial Divine; that which constitutes the middle heaven is called the spiritual Divine, and that which constitutes the ultimate heaven is called the natural Divine from the spiritual and celestial. It is therefore clear why the Lord is in this place described as to His Divine Human, which is the Son of man, seen in the midst of the lampstands, not only as to His garments, but also as to His head, His chest and feet. (That the Son of man is the Lord as to the Divine Human, may be seen above, n. 63; and that the lampstands denote heaven, may be seen n. 62. But as these things are arcana hitherto unknown in the world, and nevertheless ought to be understood in order that the internal sense of this and the following parts of this prophetical book may be comprehended, they are therefore particularly and specifically described in the work, Heaven and Hell; as, that the Divine Human of the Lord constitutes heaven, n. 7-12, 78-86; that hence heaven in the aggregate has reference to one Man, n. 59-77; that there are three heavens, and that the highest refers to the head, the middle to the body, and the ultimate to the feet, n. 29-40.)

When these things are understood, it will be evident that by the feet of Jehovah, or of the Lord, in the Word, is signified the ultimate of Divine order, or the Natural; and because the external of the church, of worship, and of the Word, is the ultimate of Divine order in the church, and is the Natural, therefore this is specifically signified by the feet of Jehovah, or of the Lord.

[3] It was for this reason that, when the Lord was seen as an angel by the prophets, in other places, He was seen by them also in a similar manner. Thus by Daniel:

"I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with gold of Uphaz; his body also was like the beryl, and his eyes as torches of fire; his arms and his feet as the brightness of polished brass" (10:5, 6).

Similarly, the cherubs, which mean the Lord as to providence and protection (see Arcana Coelestia 9277, 9509, 9673), were seen by Ezekiel:

"Their feet sparkled as the brightness of polished brass" (1:7).

So also the Lord was afterwards seen as an angel, in the Apocalypse:

"I saw an angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was about his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire" (10:1).

Because the Lord was thus seen as to the feet, therefore under the feet was seen, by some of the sons of Israel,

"as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the substance of heaven in purity" (Exodus 24:10).

The reason why the Lord was not seen by them as to the feet, but under the feet, was, that they were not in the external of the church, of worship, and of the Word, but under it (as may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 248). Since the feet of Jehovah, or the Lord, signify the ultimate of Divine order, and this is specifically the external of the church, of worship, and of the Word, therefore this is called His footstool in the Word, as in Isaiah:

"The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; I will make the place of my feet honourable. And they shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet" (60:13, 14).

Again:

"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool" (66:1).

In Jeremiah:

God "doth not remember his footstool in the day of anger" (Lamentations 2:1).

And in David:

"Adore ye Jehovah, towards his footstool" (Psalms 99:5).

Again:

"We will go into his habitation; we will bow ourselves at his footstool" (Psalms 132:7).

And in Nahum:

"The clouds of Jehovah are the dust of his feet" (Nahum 1:3).

That cloud denotes the external of the Word, or the Word as to the letter, may be seen above, n. 36; and because cloud denotes the external of the Word, it also denotes the external of the church and of worship, for the church and worship are from the Word. It is said the dust of His feet, because those things which are in the sense of the letter of the Word, which sense is natural, appear scattered.

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