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Levitico 23

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1 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

2 Salitain mo sa mga anak ni Israel at sabihin mo sa kanila, ang mga takdang kapistahan sa Panginoon, na inyong itatanyag na mga banal na pagpupulong, ay mga ito nga ang aking mga takdang kapistahan.

3 Anim na araw na gagawa: datapuwa't sa ikapitong araw ay sabbath na takdang kapahingahan, siyang banal na pagpupulong; anomang gawa ay huwag ninyong gagawin: isang sabbath sa Panginoon sa lahat ng inyong tahanan.

4 Ito ang mga takdang kapistahan sa Panginoon ng mga banal na pagpupulong na inyong itatanyag sa takdang panahon.

5 Sa unang buwan, nang ikalabing apat na araw ng buwan, sa paglubog ng araw, ay paskua sa Panginoon.

6 At nang ikalabing limang araw ng buwang iyan, ay kapistahan ng tinapay na walang lebadura sa Panginoon: pitong araw na kakain kayo ng tinapay na walang lebadura.

7 Sa unang araw ay magkakaroon ng banal na pagpupulong: anomang gawang paglilingkod ay huwag ninyong gagawin.

8 Kundi maghahandog kayo sa Panginoon na pitong araw ng handog na pinaraan sa apoy; sa ikapitong araw ay magkakaroon ng banal na pagpupulong anomang gawang paglilingkod ay huwag ninyong gagawin.

9 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises na sinasabi,

10 Salitain mo sa mga anak ni Israel, at sabihin mo sa kanila, Pagka kayo'y nakapasok sa lupain na ibibigay ko sa inyo, at inyong nagapas na ang ani niyaon, ay magdadala nga kayo sa saserdote ng bigkis na pinaka pangunang bunga ng inyong paggapas:

11 At aalugin niya ang bigkis sa harap ng Panginoon upang tanggapin sa ganang inyo: sa kinabukasan pagkatapos ng sabbath aalugin ng saserdote.

12 At sa araw na inyong alugin ang bigkis, ay maghahandog kayo ng isang korderong lalake ng unang taon, na walang kapintasan, na pinakahandog na susunugin sa Panginoon.

13 At ang handog na harina niyaon ay magiging dalawang ikasangpung bahagi ng isang epa ng mainam na harina na hinaluan ng langis, handog nga sa Panginoon na pinaraan sa apoy na pinakamasarap na amoy: at ang pinakahandog na inumin niyaon ay alak, na ikaapat na bahagi ng isang hin.

14 At huwag kayong kakain ng tinapay, ni trigong sinangag, ni uhay na bago, hanggang sa araw na ito, hanggang sa inyong madala ang alay sa inyong Dios: siyang palatuntunan magpakailan man sa buong panahon ng inyong lahi, sa lahat ng inyong mga tahanan.

15 At kayo'y bibilang sa inyo mula sa kinabukasan ng sabbath mula sa araw na inyong dalhin ang bigkis na handog na inalog: magiging pitong sabbath na ganap.

16 Sa makatuwid baga'y hanggang sa kinabukasan ng ikapitong sabbath, bibilang kayo ng limang pung araw; at maghahandog kayo ng bagong handog na harina sa Panginoon.

17 Sa inyong mga tahanan ay magdadala kayo ng dalawang tinapay na aalugin na may dalawang ikasangpung bahagi ng isang epa ng mainam na harina, at lulutuin na may levadura na pinaka pangunang bunga sa Panginoon.

18 At ihaharap ninyo ang tinapay na kalakip ng pitong kordero ng unang taon na walang kapintasan, at ng isang guyang toro at ng dalawang tupang lalake: mga handog sa Panginoon na susunugin, na kalakip ng kanilang handog na harina, at ng kanilang mga handog na inumin, handog nga na pinaraan sa apoy na pinakamasarap na amoy sa Panginoon.

19 At maghahandog kayo ng isang lalaking kambing na pinakahandog dahil sa kasalanan, at ng dalawang korderong lalake ng unang taon na haing mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan.

20 At aalugin ng saserdote pati ng tinapay ng mga unang bunga, na pinakahandog na inalog sa harap ng Panginoon, na kalakip ng dalawang kordero: ang mga tinapay ay magiging itinalaga sa Panginoon na ukol sa saserdote.

21 At inyong ihahayag sa araw ding iyan; magiging banal na pagpupulong nga sa inyo; kayo'y huwag gagawa ng anomang gawang paglilingkod: siyang palatuntunan sa lahat ng inyong mga tahanan, sa buong panahon ng inyong lahi.

22 At pagka inyong aanihin ang ani sa inyong lupain, ay huwag ninyong pakakaanihin ang mga sulok ng inyong bukid, ni pamulutan ang inyong naanihan: sa dukha at sa taga ibang lupa inyong ititira: ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios.

23 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

24 Salitain mo sa mga anak ni Israel, na iyong sabihin, Sa ikapitong buwan, sa unang araw ng buwan, ay magkakaroon kayo ng takdang kapahingahan, na pinakaalaalang may tunog ng mga pakakak banal na pagpupulong nga.

25 Kayo'y huwag gagawa ng anomang gawang paglilingkod: at kayo'y maghahandog ng handog sa Panginoon na pinaraan sa apoy.

26 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

27 Gayon ma'y sa ikasangpung araw nitong ikapitong buwan ay araw ng pagtubos: magiging sa inyo'y banal na pagpupulong, at papagdadalamhatiin ninyo ang inyong mga kaluluwa; at maghahandog kayo ng handog sa Panginoon na pinaraan sa apoy.

28 At huwag kayong gagawa ng anomang gawa sa araw ding iyan: sapagka't araw ng pagtubos, upang itubos sa inyo sa harap ng Panginoon ninyong Dios.

29 Sapagka't sinomang tao na hindi magdalamhati sa araw ding iyan ay ihihiwalay sa kaniyang bayan.

30 At sinomang tao na gumawa ng anomang gawa sa araw ding iyan ay pupuksain ko ang taong yaon sa kaniyang bayan.

31 Kayo'y huwag gagawa ng anomang gawa: siyang palatuntunan magpakailan man sa buong panahon ng inyong lahi sa lahat ng inyong mga tahanan.

32 Magiging sabbath na takdang kapahingahan sa inyo, at inyong pagdadalamhatiin ang inyong mga kaluluwa sa ikasiyam na araw ng buwan sa hapon, mula sa pagkalubog ng araw hanggang sa muling pagkalubog ng araw ay ipangingilin ninyo ang inyong sabbath.

33 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

34 Iyong salitain sa mga anak ni Israel, na sabihin, Sa ikalabing limang araw ng ikapitong buwang ito ay kapistahan ng mga balag na pitong araw sa Panginoon.

35 Sa unang araw ay magkakaroon ng banal na pagpupulong; kayo'y huwag gagawa ng anomang gawang paglilingkod.

36 Pitong araw na maghahandog kayo sa Panginoon ng handog na pinaraan sa apoy; sa ikawalong araw ay magkakaroon kayo ng banal na pagpupulong; at kayo'y maghahandog sa Panginoon ng handog na pinaraan sa apoy; siyang pinaka dakilang kapulungan; huwag kayong gagawa ng anomang gawang paglilingkod.

37 Ito ang mga takdang kapistahan sa Panginoon, na inyong itatanyag na mga banal na pagpupulong, upang maghandog sa Panginoon ng handog na pinaraan sa apoy, ng handog na susunugin, at ng handog na harina, ng hain, at ng mga handog na inumin na bawa't isa ay sa kaniyang sariling kaarawan:

38 Bukod sa mga sabbath sa Panginoon, at bukod sa inyong mga kaloob, at bukod sa lahat ng inyong mga panata, at bukod sa lahat ng inyong mga handog na kusa na inyong ibinibigay sa Panginoon.

39 Gayon ma'y sa ikalabing limang araw ng ikapitong buwan, pagka inyong natipon ang bunga ng lupain, ay magdidiwang kayo sa Panginoon ng kapistahang pitong araw: ang unang araw ay magiging takdang kapahingahan, at ang ikawalong araw ay magiging takdang kapahingahan.

40 At magdadala kayo sa unang araw ng bunga ng magagandang punong kahoy, ng mga sanga ng mga palma, at ng mga sanga ng mayayabong na punong kahoy, at ng mga sause ng batis; at kayo'y magpapakagalak sa harap ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, na pitong araw.

41 At inyong ipangingiling isang kapistahan sa Panginoon na pitong araw sa bawa't taon: siyang palatuntunan magpakailan man sa buong panahon ng inyong lahi: sa ikapitong buwan ay ipagdidiwang ninyo ang kapistahang ito.

42 Kayo'y tatahan sa mga balag na pitong araw; yaong lahat ng tubo sa Israel ay tatahan sa mga balag:

43 Upang maalaman ng inyong mga lahi na sa mga balag pinatahan ko ang mga anak ni Israel, nang aking ilabas sa lupain ng Egipto: ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios.

44 At ipinakilala ni Moises sa mga anak ni Israel ang mga takdang kapistahan sa Panginoon.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9296

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9296. 'And the feast of ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in [the fruit of] your labours from the field' means the worship of a thankful mind on account of the implanting of good after that, and so on account of regeneration and complete deliverance from damnation. This is clear from the meaning of 'the feast' as worship of the Lord and thanksgiving, dealt with above in 9286, 9287, 9294, and so the worship of a thankful mind; from the meaning of 'ingathering', when speaking of the implanting of truth in good, as the implanting of good itself; from the meaning of 'the end of the year' as the end of labours; and from the meaning of 'when you have gathered in [the fruit of] your labours from the field' as the enjoyment and use of all that has been planted in good. For not only products of the field are meant by 'labours' but also those of the vineyard and the olive-grove, so that the fruits of the earth are meant, as is evident from the description of this feast in Moses,

You shall celebrate the feast of tabernacles seven days, when you gather in from your threshing-floor, and from your winepress. And Jehovah your God will bless you in all your produce, and in all the labour of your hands. Deuteronomy 16:13, 15.

And elsewhere,

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the earth, you shall keep the feast of Jehovah seven days. Leviticus 23:39.

[2] Since this feast means worshipping the Lord with a thankful mind on account of the implanting of good, and so on account of complete deliverance from damnation, what the implanting of good is must first be explained here. It has been shown in various places already that a person has two powers of life - the understanding and the will - and that the understanding is dedicated to receiving truth and the will to receiving good. For there are two realities to which all things throughout creation, both in heaven and in the world, have connection, namely truth and good. From this it is also evident that these two realities compose a person's life, that the truth of faith and the good of charity compose his new life, and that unless they have both been implanted in the person he has no new life. In what way the truth of faith is sown and implanted in a person is well known in the Church, but in what way the good of charity is, is not as yet so well known. When a person is a young child he receives good from the Lord, that good being the good of innocence as it exists with young children. This good composes the first beginnings of a new will with a person, and it develops in the next period of life in the measure that he leads an innocent life among those of his own age, behaves properly in life and does what he is told by parents and teachers. It develops more fully however with those who subsequently allow themselves to be regenerated. This the Lord foresees, and according to the state of their subsequent life He makes provision for it. For in every present moment the Lord foresees what is bad and provides what is good; He does so from the moment the person is conceived even into eternity. At a later stage, when the person has grown up and starts to think from self, then to the extent that he is carried away by the delights of self-love and love of the world that new will, that is, first beginnings of a new will, is closed, and to the extent that he is not carried away by those delights it is opened and also perfected.

[3] But in what way it is perfected through the implanting of truth must be stated next. That new will, which is formed from the good of innocence, is the dwelling-place by means of which the Lord comes in and resides with a person, rousing the person to will what is good, and from willing good to doing it. This influx is effective with a person to the extent that he refrains from evils. It gives him the ability to know, see into, reflect on, and have an understanding of truths and forms of good. The truths and forms of good occur on the level of both private and public life, and he receives that ability according to his delight in service. After this the Lord flows by way of that good into the truths the person knows from the teachings of the Church; He then summons from his memory the kinds of truths that may help him serve usefully in life, implanting those truths in the good and perfecting it. So it is that the good present with a person depends entirely on his service in life. If that service is rendered for his neighbour's benefit, that is, for the good of fellow-citizen, country, Church, heaven, and for the Lord, then that good is the good of charity. But if his service in life is rendered solely for the sake of self and the world, then those first beginnings of a new will are closed. Below them a will is formed from the evils of self-love and love of the world, and arising from this an understanding from falsities. This will is closed above and open below, that is, it is closed in heaven's direction and open in the world's. All this shows in what way truths are planted in good and give it form. It also shows that when a person is governed by good he is in heaven with the Lord; for as stated above, the new will, where the good of charity resides, is the Lord's dwelling-place and is therefore heaven with a person. And the new understanding extending from it is so to speak a tabernacle or booth through which people pass in and out.

[4] These kinds of things in general and in particular were represented by this feast, which was a feast of ingathering of the fruits of the earth, and was called the feast of tabernacles. The establishment of this feast, spoken of in Moses as follows, shows that this is so,

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the earth, you shall keep the feast of Jehovah seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day a sabbath. And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of a fine tree, 1 fronds of palm trees, and the bough of a thick tree, and willows of the powerful stream; and you shall be glad before Jehovah your God seven days. You shall dwell in tabernacles seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in tabernacles, that your generations may know that I caused the children of Israel to dwell in tabernacles when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. Leviticus 23:39-44.

And elsewhere,

You shall celebrate the feast of tabernacles seven days, when you gather in from your threshing-floor, and from your press. You shall be glad in your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your male slave and your female slave and the Levite and the sojourner and the orphan and the widow who are within your gates. And you will be altogether glad. Deuteronomy 16:13-15.

[5] The state when good has been implanted by the Lord through truth, thus the state when heaven resides with a person, was represented by this feast. This is evident from the internal sense of all that is mentioned in these passages, which is this: The fifteenth day of the seventh month means the end of the former state and the beginning of a new state. (That this is the meaning of the fifteenth, see 8400, and also of the seventh, 728, 6508, 8976, 9228.) The fruit of the earth, which had been gathered in by then, means the good of charity, 43, 55, 913, 983, 2846, 2847, 3146, 7690, 7692. Gathering in from the threshing-floor and from the press has a similar meaning. For grain, which is a product of the threshing-floor, is the good of truth, 5295, 5410; wine, which is a product of the press, is truth derived from good, 6377; and oil, which is also a product of the press, is good which is a source of truth, 886, 3728, 4582, 4638. A sabbath on the first day and a sabbath on the eighth day mean the joining of truth to good, and in a reciprocal manner the joining of good to truth, the sabbath meaning truth and good joined together, 8495, 8510, 8890, 8893, 9274. The reason why the eighth day too was called a sabbath is that eighth meant the beginning of a new state, 2044, 8400 (end).

[6] The fruit of a fine tree which they were to take on the first day meant festivity and joy because good had been implanted, which is why the words you shall be glad before Jehovah follow; fronds of palm trees meant internal truths of that good, 8369; the bough of a thick (or tangled) tree meant relatively external truths of good, or known facts, 2831, 8133; and willows of the powerful stream meant rather more external truths, which belong to impressions received by the bodily senses. The tabernacles in which they were to dwell seven days means the holiness of love received from the Lord and offered in return to the Lord, 414, 1102, 2145, 2152, 3312, 3391, 4391, 4599, also the holiness of union, 8666. Native Israelites means those governed by the good of charity, and therefore also means - in the abstract sense - that good, 3654, 4598, 5801, 5803, 5806, 5812, 5817, 5819, 5826, 5833, 6426, 7957. The rejoicing of all at that time meant the joy such as that felt by those who are governed by good received from the Lord, thus such as that felt by those in heaven. For one who is governed by the good of charity received from the Lord is in heaven with the Lord. These are the things on account of which that feast was established.

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1. literally, a tree of honour

  
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