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Levitico 14

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1 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

2 Ito ang magiging kautusan tungkol sa may ketong, sa kaarawan ng kaniyang paglilinis, siya'y dadalhin sa saserdote:

3 At ang saserdote ay lalabas sa kampamento; at titingnan ng saserdote, at, narito, kung ang salot na ketong ay gumaling sa may ketong;

4 Ay ipagutos nga ng saserdote na ikuha siya na lilinisin, ng dalawang ibong malinis na buhay, at kahoy na cedro, at grana, at hisopo;

5 At ipaguutos ng saserdote, na patayin ang isa sa mga ibon, sa isang sisidlang lupa sa ibabaw ng tubig na umaagos.

6 Tungkol sa ibong buhay, ay kaniyang kukunin at ang kahoy na cedro, at ang grana at ang hisopo, at babasain pati ng ibong buhay, sa dugo ng ibong pinatay sa ibabaw ng tubig na umaagos:

7 At iwiwisik niya na makapito doon sa kaniya na lilinisin sa ketong, at ipakikilalang malinis, at pawawalan ang ibong buhay sa kalawakan ng parang.

8 At siya na lilinisin ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga suot, at magaahit ng lahat niyang buhok, at maliligo sa tubig; at magiging malinis: at pagkatapos ay papasok sa kampamento, datapuwa't tatahan sa labas ng kaniyang tolda na pitong araw.

9 At mangyayaring sa ikapitong araw, ay muling magaahit ng lahat niyang buhok, sa kaniyang ulo, at sa kaniyang baba, at sa kaniyang kilay, na anopa't aahitin niya ang lahat niyang buhok; at kaniyang lalabhan ang kaniyang mga suot, at kaniyang paliliguan ang kaniyang laman sa tubig, at magiging malinis.

10 At sa ikawalong araw ay kukuha siya ng dalawang korderong lalake na walang kapintasan, at ng isang korderong babae ng unang taon na walang kapintasan, at ng isang handog na harina na tatlong ikasangpung bahagi ng isang epa ng mainam na harina na hinaluan ng langis, at ng isang log na langis.

11 At ihaharap ang taong lilinisin ng saserdoteng naglilinis sa kaniya, at gayon din ang mga bagay na yaon, sa harap ng Panginoon, sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan:

12 At kukuha ang saserdote ng isa sa mga korderong lalake at ihahandog na pinakahandog sa pagkakasala, at ng log ng langis, at aalugin na pinakahandog na inalog sa harap ng Panginoon:

13 At papatayin ang korderong lalake sa pinagpapatayan ng handog dahil sa kasalanan at ng handog na susunugin, sa dako ng santuario: sapagka't kung paanong ang handog dahil sa kasalanan ay sa saserdote, gayon din ang handog dahil sa pagkakasala; bagay ngang kabanalbanalan:

14 At ang saserdote ay kukuha sa dugo ng handog dahil sa pagkakasala, at ilalagay ng saserdote sa pingol ng kanang tainga niyaong lilinisin, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang kamay, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang paa;

15 At kukuha ang saserdote sa log ng langis, at ibubuhos sa ibabaw ng palad ng kaniyang kaliwang kamay:

16 At itutubog ng saserdote ang kanang daliri niya sa langis na nasa kaniyang kaliwang kamay, at magwiwisik siyang makapito ng langis ng kaniyang daliri sa harap ng Panginoon:

17 At sa lumabis sa langis na nasa kaniyang kamay, ay maglalagay ang saserdote sa ibabaw ng pingol ng kanang tainga niyaong lilinisin, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang kamay at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang paa, sa ibabaw ng dugo ng dahil sa pagkakasala:

18 At ang labis sa langis na nasa kamay ng saserdote, ay ilalagay nito sa ulo niyaong lilinisin: at itutubos sa kaniya ng saserdote sa harap ng Panginoon.

19 At ihahandog ng saserdote ang handog dahil sa kasalanan, at itutubos sa kaniya, na lilinisin dahil sa kaniyang karumihan; at pagkatapos ay papatayin ang handog na susunugin:

20 At ihahandog ng saserdote ang handog na susunugin at ang handog na harina sa ibabaw ng dambana: at itutubos sa kaniya ng saserdote, at siya'y magiging malinis.

21 At kung siya'y dukha at ang kaniyang kaya ay hindi aabot, ay kukuha nga siya ng isang korderong lalake na handog dahil sa pagkakasala, na aalugin upang itubos sa kaniya, at ng ikasampung bahagi ng isang epa na mainam na harina, na hinaluan ng langis na pinakahandog na harina, at ng isang log ng langis;

22 At ng dalawang batobato o ng dalawang inakay ng kalapati, kung alin ang aabutin ng kaniyang kaya; at ang isa'y magiging handog dahil sa kasalanan, at ang isa'y handog na susunugin.

23 At sa ikawalong araw ay kaniyang dadalhin sa saserdote sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan upang gamitin sa kaniyang paglilinis sa harap ng Panginoon.

24 At kukunin ng saserdote ang korderong handog dahil sa pagkakasala at ang log ng langis, at aalugin ng saserdote na pinakahandog na inalog sa harap ng Panginoon.

25 At kaniyang papatayin ang korderong handog dahil sa pagkakasala, at kukuha ang saserdote ng dugo ng handog dahil sa pagkakasala, at ilalagay sa pingol ng kanang tainga niyaong lilinisin, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang kamay, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang paa:

26 At magbubuhos ang saserdote ng langis sa ibabaw ng palad ng kaniyang kaliwang kamay:

27 At makapitong magwiwisik ang saserdote ng kaniyang kanang daliri, ng langis na nasa kaniyang kaliwang kamay, sa harap ng Panginoon:

28 At maglalagay ang saserdote ng langis na nasa kaniyang kamay, sa pingol ng kanang tainga niyaong lilinisin, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang kamay, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang paa, sa ibabaw ng pinaglagyan ng dugong handog dahil sa pagkakasala:

29 At ang labis ng langis na nasa kamay ng saserdote ay ilalagay niya sa ulo niyaong lilinisin, upang itubos sa kaniya sa harap ng Panginoon.

30 At kaniyang ihahandog ang isa sa mga batobato o sa mga inakay ng kalapati, kung alin ang kaniyang kaya;

31 Kung alin ang abutin ng kaniyang kaya, na ang isa'y handog dahil sa kasalanan, at ang isa'y handog na susunugin, pati ng handog na harina: at itutubos ng saserdote doon sa malilinis sa harap ng Panginoon.

32 Ito ang kautusan tungkol sa may salot na ketong, na ang kaniyang kaya ay hindi abot sa nauukol sa kaniyang paglilinis.

33 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises at kay Aaron, na sinasabi,

34 Pagka kayo'y nakapasok na sa lupain ng Canaan, na ibibigay kong pag-aari sa inyo, at ako'y naglagay ng salot na ketong sa alin mang bahay sa lupain ninyong inaari;

35 Ay yayaon ang may-ari ng bahay at magbibigay alam sa saserdote, na sasabihin, Tila mandin mayroong parang salot sa bahay:

36 At ipaguutos ng saserdote na alisan ng laman ang bahay bago pumasok ang saserdote na kilalanin ang tila salot, upang ang lahat na nasa bahay ay huwag mahawa: at pagkatapos ay papasok ang saserdote upang tingnan ang bahay:

37 At titingnan ang salot, at kung makita ngang ang tila salot ay nasa mga panig ng bahay na may ukit na namemerde, o namumula at tila malalim kaysa panig;

38 Ay lalabas nga ang saserdote sa bahay hanggang sa pintuan ng bahay at ipasasara ang bahay na pitong araw:

39 At babalik ang saserdote sa ikapitong araw, at titingnan: at, narito, kung makita ngang kumalat ang salot sa mga panig ng bahay;

40 Ay ipaguutos nga ng saserdote na bunutin ang mga batong kinaroonan ng tila salot at ipatatapon sa labas ng bayan sa dakong karumaldumal:

41 At ipakakayas ang palibot ng loob ng bahay, at ang argamasang inalis na kinayas ay itatapon sa labas ng bayan sa dakong karumaldumal:

42 At magsisikuha ng ibang mga bato, at ihahalili sa mga batong yaon, at magsisikuha ng ibang argamasa at siyang ihahaplos sa mga panig ng bahay.

43 At kung muling bumalik ang tila salot, at sumibol sa bahay, pagkatapos na mabunot ang mga bato; at pagkatapos makayas ang bahay, at pagkatapos na mahaplusan ng argamasa;

44 Ay papasok nga ang saserdote at titingnan, at, narito, kung makita ngang ang salot ay kumalat sa bahay ay ketong na nakakahawa sa bahay; ito'y karumaldumal.

45 At gigibain niya ang bahay na yaon, ang mga bato at ang mga kahoy, at ang lahat ng argamasa ng bahay; ay dadalhin sa labas ng bayan sa dakong karumaldumal.

46 Bukod dito'y ang pumasok sa bahay na yaon ng buong panahong nasasara ay magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

47 At ang mahiga sa bahay na yaon ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga suot; at ang kumain sa bahay na yaon ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga suot.

48 At kung papasok ang saserdote, at, narito, kung hindi nga kumalat ang salot sa bahay, pagkatapos na nahaplusan ng argamasa; ay ipakikilala nga ng saserdote na malinis ang bahay, sapagka't gumaling sa salot.

49 At upang linisin ang bahay ay kukuha ng dalawang ibon, at ng kahoy na cedro, at ng grana, at ng hisopo:

50 At papatayin ang isa sa mga ibon sa isang sisidlang lupa sa ibabaw ng tubig na umaagos:

51 At kukunin niya ang kahoy na cedro, at ang hisopo, at ang grana, at ang ibong buhay, at babasain sa dugo ng ibong pinatay, at sa tubig na umaagos, at wiwisikang makapito ang bahay:

52 At kaniyang lilinisin ng dugo ng ibon ang bahay at ng agos ng tubig, at ng ibong buhay at ng kahoy na cedro, at ng hisopo, at ng grana:

53 Datapuwa't pawawalan ang ibong buhay sa labas ng bayan, sa kalawakan ng parang: gayon tutubusin ang bahay: at magiging malinis.

54 Ito ang kautusan tungkol sa sarisaring salot na ketong at sa tina,

55 At sa ketong ng suot, at ng bahay.

56 At sa pamamaga at sa langib, at sa pantal na makintab:

57 Upang ituro kung kailan karumaldumal, at kung kailan malinis: ito ang kautusan tungkol sa ketong.

   

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10137. And a drink-offering of the fourth of a hin of wine. That this signifies spiritual truth sufficient for conjunction, is evident from the signification of “wine,” as being truth (see n. 1071, 1798, 6377); here spiritual truth corresponding to spiritual good from celestial, which is signified by “fine flour mingled with oil” (of which just above, n. 10136); for in the Word where good is treated of, truth also is treated of, and indeed truth of the same kind as the good, for the reason that each and all things in heaven and also in the world bear relation to good and to truth, and to both in order to be anything; for good without truth is not good, and truth without good is not truth (see the (9263) plac es cited in n. 9263, 9314). Hence it was that when the meat-offering was offered, which was bread, a drink-offering also was offered, which was wine; and in like manner in the Holy Supper. From this it is that by the “drink-offering of wine” is here meant truth corresponding to the good which is signified by the meat-offering, spoken of just above. And from the signification of “the fourth of a hin,” as being as much as is sufficient for conjunction (see just above, n. 10136).

[2] Everyone can see that by the meat-offering, which was bread, and by the drink-offering, which was wine, are not meant merely bread and wine, but something of the church and of heaven, thus spiritual and celestial things that belong to heaven and the church. Otherwise what purpose could have been served by putting bread and wine upon the fire of the altar? Could this have been grateful to Jehovah? Or could this have been to Him, as is said, an odor of rest? And could this make expiation for man? He who thinks in a holy way about the Word cannot think that anything so earthly would be pleasing to Jehovah, unless some deeper and more interior Divine thing were contained in it. He who believes that the Word is Divine and spiritual throughout, must necessarily believe that some secret of heaven lies hidden in every detail of it. But the reason why it has not hitherto been known wherein this secret lies, is that it has not been known that there is an internal sense which is spiritual and Divine in every detail of the Word; and that there are angels with every man, who perceive his thoughts, and who apprehend the Word spiritually while he is reading it, and that through them what is holy then flows in from the Lord, and thus that through them there is conjunction of heaven with man, consequently conjunction of the Lord through the heavens with him. This is the reason why a Word of this nature was given to man, by means of which, and not in any other way, his salvation can be provided for by the Lord.

[3] That the “meat-offering,” which was bread, signifies the good of love, and that the “drink-offering,” which was wine, signifies the good of faith, and that they are so perceived by the angels, can be seen from all that is said in the Word about the meat-offering and the drink-offering; as in Joel:

The meat-offering and the drink-offering are cut off from the house of Jehovah; the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, have mourned. The field is laid waste, the land hath mourned because the grain hath been laid waste, the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. The vine is withered, and the fig-tree languisheth. Howl, ye ministers of Jehovah, because the meat-offering and the drink-offering have been forbidden from the house of our God, for the day of Jehovah is near, and as a devastation from Shaddai doth it come (Joel 1:9-15).

The subject here treated of is the last time of the church, when there is no longer in it the good of love and the truth of faith, which is signified by “the day of Jehovah being near,” and “coming as devastation from Shaddai.”

[4] From this it is plain that by “the meat-offering and drink-offering which were cut off from the house of Jehovah,” by “the field which was laid waste,” by “the ground which mourneth,” by “the grain which was also laid waste,” by “the new wine which was dried up,” by “the oil which languisheth,” and by “the vine” and “the fig-tree,” are signified such things as belong to the church and heaven; but the internal sense teaches what these signify. From this it is evident that by “the field” is signified the church as to the reception of truth (see n. 3766, 4982, 7502, 7571, 9295); by “the land,” the church as to good (see the places cited in n. 9325); by “grain,” all the good of the church (n. 5295, 5410, 5959); by “new wine,” all the truth of the church (n. 3580); by “oil,” the good of love (n. 4582, 4638, 9780); by “vine,” the interior good of the spiritual church (n. 5113, 6376, 9277); and by “fig-tree” its exterior good (n. 217, 4231, 5113). From all this it is evident that “the meat-offering and the drink-offering” denote worship from the good of love and from the good of faith.

[5] In Malachi:

The meat-offering I will not accept from your hands; for from the rising of the sun even to its going down, the name of Jehovah shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense is offered to My name, and a clean meat-offering (Malachi 1:10-11).

That in this passage by a “meat-offering” is not meant a meat offering, nor by “incense” incense, is plain, for the subject treated of is the church among the nations (with whom however there was no meat-offering); for it is said, “from the rising of the sun to its going down the name of Jehovah shall be great among the nations, and in every place is a clean meat offering and incense” (that “incense” denotes adoration from the good of faith, see n. 9475).

[6] So in David:

My prayers have been accepted as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening meat-offering (Psalms 141:2);

“the evening meat-offering” denotes the good of love in the external man.

[7] In Isaiah:

Ye have become heated with gods under every green tree. Even to them hast thou poured out a drink-offering, thou hast made a gift to go up, thou offerest a gift to the king in oil, and dost multiply thy spices, and dost abase thyself to hell (Isaiah 57:5-6, 9);

worship from evils and falsities which are from hell is the subject here treated of; in the internal sense “gods” denote falsities, for they who worshiped other gods did indeed call them by name, but still it was falsities from evils which they worshiped. (That in the Word “strange gods” denote falsities, see n. 4402, 8941; also that a “green tree” denotes all the capability of the perception, knowledge, and confirmation of falsity, n. 2722, 2972, 4552, 7692; and that “green” denotes sensitivity, see n. 7691.) “To become heated” denotes the ardor of worship; for the fire from which the heating comes denotes love in both senses (n. 5215, 6832, 7575). “To pour out a drink-offering” denotes worship from the falsities of evil; “to offer a gift to the king in oil” denotes to worship Satan from evils; “a gift in oil” is a meat-offering; “to multiply spices” is to multiply incense, by which are signified adorations (n. 9475); and therefore it is also said that he “abased himself to hell.”

[8] From all this it can be seen that the meat-offering which was bread, and the drink-offering which was wine, signify such things as are of the church and heaven, namely, heavenly food and drink, like what is signified by the bread and wine in the Holy Supper, for the purpose above mentioned-that heaven may conjoin itself with man by means of the Word, consequently the Lord through heaven by means of the Word as a medium. As the Divine of the Word consists in such things, it nourishes not only human minds, but also angelic minds, and causes heaven and the world to be one.

[9] From all this it can also be seen that each and all of the things said and commanded in the Word concerning the meat-offering and the drink-offering, or concerning bread and wine, contain Divine arcana within them, as that the meat-offering was to be fine flour, on which was to be oil, and also frankincense, and that it was to be wholly salted, and that it was to be without leaven, or ferment; and that there was to be one rule for its composition when a lamb was sacrificed, another when a ram, another when a bullock, and also a different one in the sacrifices of guilt and sin from that used in the other sacrifices; so too with the rule for the wine in the drink-offering. Unless each detail had involved arcana of heaven, they would never have been commanded for application to the various acts of worship.

[10] But that these various things may be presented under one view, they may be presented in their order. In the eucharistic sacrifices and burnt-offerings there was for every lamb a meat-offering of one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the fourth of a hin of oil; and wine for a drink-offering the fourth of a hin. For every ram there was a meat-offering of two tenths of fine flour, and a third of a hin of oil; of wine for a drink-offering the third of a hin. For every bullock there was a meat-offering of three tenths of fine flour mingled with oil, the half of a hin; and of wine for a drink-offering the half of a hin (Numbers 15:4-12; 28:10-29; 29:3-37). The reason why for a lamb there was a different proportion of the quantity of fine flour, oil, and wine than for a ram and a bullock, was that a “lamb” signified the inmost good of innocence, a “ram” the middle good of innocence, and a “bullock” the ultimate or external good of innocence; for there are three heavens, the inmost, the middle, and the ultimate, from which there are also three degrees of the good of innocence. Its increase from first to last is signified by the increasing proportion of fine flour, oil, and wine. Be it known that the good of innocence is the very soul of heaven, because this good is alone receptive of love, charity, and faith, which make the heavens. (That a “lamb” denotes the inmost good of innocence, see n. 3994, 10132; and a “ram,” the middle or interior good of innocence, see n. 10042; and a “bullock,” the ultimate or external good of innocence, n. 9391, 9990.)

[11] But in the sacrifices for confession there was a meat-offering of unleavened cakes mixed with oil, of unleavened wafers anointed with oil, of fine flour sodden for the cakes mixed with oil; besides fermented cakes of bread (Leviticus 7:11-12); and in the sacrifices of guilt and sin there was a meat-offering of the tenth of an ephah of fine flour, but no oil and frankincense upon it (Leviticus 5:11). That no oil and frankincense were to be put upon the meat-offering of the sacrifice of sin and guilt, was because by “oil” is signified the good of love, and by “frankincense” the truth of this good, and by the sacrifices of sin and guilt is signified purification and expiation from evils and the derivative falsities, which on this account were not to be mingled with good and the derivative truth.

[12] Further, in respect to the meat-offering of Aaron and of his sons on the day in which they were anointed (see Leviticus 6:13-15); and the meat-offering of the firstfruits of the harvest (2:14, 15; 23:10, 12-13, 17); the meat-offering of the Nazirite (Numbers 6); the meat-offering of jealousy (Numbers 5); the meat-offering of one who was cleansed from leprosy (Leviticus 14); the meat-offering baked in an oven; and the meat-offering of the frying pan and the baking pan (Leviticus 2:3-7). That there was to be no ferment in the meat-offering, nor any honey; and that the meat-offering was to be salted, may be seen in verses 10-12, of the same chapter. The reason why there was to be no ferment and no honey in the meat-offering was because in the spiritual sense “ferment” denotes falsity from evil, and “honey” external delight thus commingled with the delight of the love of the world, by means of which also heavenly goods and truths ferment and thus are dispersed; and the reason why it was to be wholly salted was because “salt” signified truth longing for good, thus conjoining both. (That “ferment” denotes falsity from evil, see n. 2342, 7906, 8051, 9992; also that “honey” denotes external delight, thus the delight of love in both senses, n. 5620; and that “salt” denotes truth longing for good, n. 9207.)

  
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