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Levitico 8

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1 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

2 Dalhin mo si Aaron at pati ng kaniyang mga anak, at ang mga kasuutan, at ang langis na pangpahid, at ang torong handog dahil sa kasalanan, at ang dalawang tupang lalake, at ang bakol ng mga tinapay na walang lebadura:

3 At pulungin mo ang buong kapisanan sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

4 At ginawa ni Moises ayon sa iniutos sa kaniya ng Panginoon; at nagpupulong ang kapisanan sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

5 At sinabi ni Moises sa kapisanan, Ito ang ipinagawa ng Panginoon.

6 At dinala ni Moises si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga anak, at hinugasan ng tubig.

7 At isinuot sa kaniya ang kasuutan, at binigkisan ng pamigkis, at ibinalabal sa kaniya ang balabal, at sa kaniya'y ipinatong ang epod, at ibinigkis sa kaniya ang pamigkis ng epod na mainam ang pagkayari, at tinalian nito.

8 At ipinatong sa kaniya ang pektoral: at inilagay sa loob ng pektoral ang Urim at ang Thummim.

9 At ipinatong ang mitra sa kaniyang ulo; at ipinatong sa mitra sa harap, ang laminang ginto, ang banal na putong; gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.

10 At kinuha ni Moises ang langis na pang-pahid, at pinahiran ang tabernakulo, at ang lahat ng nandoon, ay pinapaging banal.

11 At winisikan niya niyaon ang ibabaw ng dambana na makapito, at pinahiran ng langis ang dambana at ang lahat ng kasangkapan niyaon, at ang hugasan at ang tungtungan niyaon, upang ariing banal.

12 At binuhusan ng langis na pang-pahid ang ulo ni Aaron, at pinahiran niya ng langis siya upang papagbanalin.

13 At pinalapit ni Moises ang mga anak ni Aaron, at sila'y sinuutan ng mga kasuutan, at binigkisan ng mga pamigkis, at itinali sa kanilang ulo ang mga tiara; gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.

14 At kaniyang inilapit ang torong handog dahil sa kasalanan: at ipinatong ni Aaron at ng kaniyang mga anak ang mga kamay nila sa ulo ng torong handog dahil sa kasalanan.

15 At pinatay niya; at kumuha si Moises ng dugo at ipinahid ng kaniyang daliri sa ibabaw ng mga anyong sungay ng dambana sa palibot, at nilinis ang dambana, at ang dugo'y ibinuhos sa tungtungan ng dambana, at inaring banal upang pagtubusan.

16 At kinuha niya ang lahat ng taba na nasa ibabaw ng mga lamang loob, at ang lamad ng atay, at ang dalawang bato, at ang taba ng mga yaon, at sinunog ni Moises sa ibabaw ng dambana.

17 Datapuwa't ang toro, at ang balat, at ang laman, at ang dumi, ay sinunog niya sa apoy sa labas ng kampamento; gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.

18 At iniharap niya ang tupang lalake na handog na susunugin: at ipinatong ni Aaron at ng kaniyang mga anak ang mga kamay nila sa ulo ng tupa.

19 At kaniyang pinatay yaon: at iniwisik ni Moises ang dugo sa ibabaw ng dambana sa palibot.

20 At kinatay niya ang tupa; at sinunog ni Moises ang ulo, at ang mga putolputol, at ang taba.

21 At kaniyang hinugasan sa tubig ang lamang loob at ang mga paa; at sinunog ni Moises ang buong tupa sa ibabaw ng dambana; handog na susunugin nga na pinakamasarap na amoy: handog nga sa Panginoon na pinaraan sa apoy; gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.

22 At iniharap niya ang ikalawang tupa, ang tupa na itinatalaga: at ipinatong ni Aaron at ng kaniyang mga anak ang kanilang mga kamay sa ulo ng tupa.

23 At kaniyang pinatay yaon; at kumuha si Moises ng dugo niyaon, at inilagay sa pingol ng kanang tainga ni Aaron, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang kamay, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kaniyang kanang paa.

24 At pinaharap niya ang mga anak ni Aaron, at nilagyan ni Moises ng dugong yaon sa pingol ng kanilang kanang tainga, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kanang kamay nila, at sa daliring hinlalaki ng kanang paa nila: at iniwisik ni Moises ang dugo sa ibabaw ng dambana sa palibot.

25 At kinuha niya ang taba, at ang matabang buntot, at ang lahat ng tabang nasa ibabaw ng lamang loob, at ang lamad ng atay, at ang dalawang bato, at ang taba ng mga yaon, at ang kanang hita:

26 At sa bakol ng tinapay na walang lebadura na inilagay sa harap ng Panginoon, ay kumuha siya ng isang munting tinapay na walang lebadura, at ng isang munting tinapay na nilangisan at ng isang manipis na tinapay, at ipinaglalagay sa ibabaw ng taba at sa ibabaw ng kanang hita:

27 At inilagay na lahat sa mga kamay ni Aaron at sa mga kamay ng kaniyang mga anak, at pinagaalog na pinakahandog na inalog sa harap ng Panginoon.

28 At kinuha ni Moises sa kanilang mga kamay, at sinunog sa dambana sa ibabaw ng handog na susunugin: mga talagang pinakamasarap na amoy: handog nga sa Panginoon na pinaraan sa apoy.

29 At kinuha ni Moises ang dibdib at inalog na pinakahandog na inalog sa harap ng Panginoon: ito ang bahagi ni Moises sa tupang itinalaga; gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.

30 At kumuha si Moises ng langis na pang-pahid, at ng dugong nasa ibabaw ng dambana, at iniwisik kay Aaron, sa kaniyang mga suot, at sa kaniyang mga anak, at sa mga suot ng kaniyang mga anak na kasama niya; at pinapaging banal si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga suot, at ang kaniyang mga anak at ang mga suot ng kaniyang mga anak na kasama niya.

31 At sinabi ni Moises kay Aaron at sa kaniyang mga anak, Pakuluan ninyo ang laman sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan: at doon ninyo kanin, at ang tinapay na nasa bakol ng itinatalaga, ayon sa iniutos ko, na sinasabi, Kakanin ni Aaron at ng kaniyang mga anak.

32 At ang labis sa laman at sa tinapay ay susunugin ninyo sa apoy.

33 At sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan ay huwag kayong lalabas na pitong araw, hanggang sa maganap ang mga kaarawan ng inyong pagtalaga: sapagka't pitong araw na kayo'y matatalaga.

34 Kung paano ang ginawa sa araw na ito, ay gayon ang iniutos ng Panginoon na gawin upang itubos sa inyo.

35 At sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan ay matitira kayo gabi't araw na pitong araw, at inyong tutuparin ang kautusan ng Panginoon, upang huwag kayong mamatay: sapagka't gayon ang iniutos ko.

36 At ginawa ni Aaron at ng kaniyang mga anak ang lahat na iniutos ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 2830

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2830. And behold a ram. That this signifies the spiritual from the human race, is evident from the signification of a “ram,” as explained in what follows. It is known within the church that the burnt-offerings and sacrifices in the representative Jewish and Israelitish Church signified the Lord’s Divine Human; but the burnt-offerings and sacrifices from lambs signified one thing, those from sheep and she-goats another, and those also from kids, rams, and he-goats, and from oxen, bullocks, and calves, and from turtledoves and the young of pigeons, other things; and in like manner the meat-offerings and libations. In general they signified the Divine celestial, Divine spiritual, and Divine natural things which belong to the Lord; and hence they signified the celestial, spiritual, and natural things which are from Him in His kingdom, consequently in everyone who is a kingdom of the Lord; which may also be seen from the Holy Supper, which succeeded the burnt-offerings and sacrifices. The bread and wine therein signify the Lord’s Divine Human; the bread His Divine celestial, and the wine His Divine spiritual; they consequently signify His love toward the universal human race; and on the other hand the love of the human race to the the Lord, (n. 2343, 2359). Hence it is manifest that the burnt-offerings and sacrifices involved celestial worship from love to the Lord, and spiritual worship from charity toward the neighbor and the derivative faith in the the Lord, (n. 922, 923, 1823, 2180). What the celestial is, and what the spiritual, or what are the celestial and the spiritual in the Lord’s kingdom or in His church, has been frequently stated (see n. 1155, 1577, 1824, 2048, 2088, 2184, 2227, 2669, 2708, 2715).

[2] That a “ram” therefore signifies the Lord’s Divine spiritual, and consequently the spiritual with man, or what is the same, those of the human race who are spiritual, may be seen from the burnt-offerings and sacrifices made from rams; in that when Aaron and his sons were sanctified to perform the ministry, that is, when they were inaugurated, they were to offer one bullock for sin, the blood of which was to be sprinkled upon the horns of the altar, and the rest poured at the bottom of it; also that one ram was to be killed, and his blood sprinkled round the altar, and then the whole ram was to be burnt for a burnt-offering; and that the blood of the other ram that was killed was to be sprinkled upon the tip of Aaron’s ear, and upon the thumb of his hand and the great toe of his foot; and that after it was waved, it was to be burnt upon the burnt-offering (Exodus 29:1-35; Leviticus 8:1 to the end, and Leviticus 9:2 to the end). That all these rites were holy is evident; but they were holy from their representing and signifying holy things. Otherwise to slaughter a bullock and to sprinkle his blood upon the horns of the altar and pour the rest at its base, and to slaughter one ram and sprinkle his blood round the altar and then to burn him, and to sprinkle the blood of the other ram upon the tip of Aaron’s ear and the thumb of his hand and the great toe of his foot, also to wave it, and to burn it upon the burnt-offering—all these things would have had no holiness and thus would have effected no worship unless they had represented holy things. But what each particular represented can be evident to no one except from the internal sense. That the bullock which was for sin signified the Lord’s Divine natural, and the ram His Divine spiritual, and that it signified also those who are spiritual of the human race, may be seen from the signification of a “bullock” and a “ram” in the Word. Inaugurations into the priesthood were made by spiritual things, for by spiritual things a man is introduced into celestial things; or what is the same, by the truths of faith into the good of love. In like manner when Aaron entered into the holy place, he was to offer a bullock for sin, and a ram for a burnt-offering (Leviticus 16:2-3).

[3] That the Nazirite, when the days of his Naziriteship were fulfilled, was to offer a whole lamb a son of a year, for a burnt-offering, and one ewe-lamb a daughter of a year, entire, for sin, and one whole ram for peace-offerings (Numbers 6:13-17), was because the Nazirite represented the celestial man, who is a likeness of the the Lord, (n. 51, 52, 1013). The celestial man is such that he is in celestial love, that is, in love to the Lord, and thence in celestial truth (n. 202, 337, 2069, 2715, 2718); he was therefore to sacrifice a lamb and a ewe-lamb, by which the celestial was signified; and also a ram, by which the spiritual was signified. At the festivals, bullocks, rams, and lambs were sacrificed-as on the first day of the feast of the unleavened bread, two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs, with their meat-offering, for a burnt-offering (Numbers 28:18-20). On the day of the firstfruits also, two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs, with their meat-offering, for a burnt-offering (Numbers 28:26-25). On the new moons, two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs, with their meat-offering, for a burnt-offering (Numbers 28:11-12). In the seventh month, on the first of the month, one bullock, one ram, and seven lambs, with their meat-offering. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, thirteen bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs. (See also Numbers 29:1-2, 12-14, 17-18, 20-22, 24, 26-36.) The “bullocks” and the “rams” signified spiritual things, but the “lambs” celestial things; for at the feasts they had to be sanctified and introduced by spiritual things.

[4] As “rams” signified the Divine spiritual of the Lord’s Divine Human, as also the spiritual things with man, therefore where the new temple and New Jerusalem, that is, the Lord’s spiritual kingdom, is spoken of, it is said in Ezekiel, that when they had made an end of cleansing the altar there, they were to offer a bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, and were to offer the goat of the sin-offering every day for seven days, and a bullock and a ram (Ezekiel 43:23-25); and that on this day the prince should prepare the bullock of the sin-offering for all the people, and on the seven days of the feast seven bullocks, and seven rams, with the meat-offering, for a burnt-offering (Ezekiel 45:22-24); and that on the day of the sabbath he should prepare six lambs and a ram (Ezekiel 46:4, 6).

[5] That by the new temple and the New Jerusalem in the universal sense is signified the Lord’s kingdom, may be seen above (n. 402, 940); in particular the New Church (n. 2117). That there are not burnt-offerings and sacrifices there, may be known to everyone, which shows that by these are signified the celestial things of love, and the spiritual things of faith; for these are of the Lord’s kingdom; and thus such things are here signified by “bullocks,” “rams,” and “lambs.” That “bullocks” and “rams” signify spiritual things, is evident from the several particulars in the internal sense; in general from this, that by the “new temple” and the “New Jerusalem” the Lord’s spiritual kingdom is specifically signified, but by “Zion” the celestial kingdom.

[6] That a “ram” signifies that which is spiritual, or what is the same, those who are spiritual, is plain also in Daniel; in that a ram was seen by him standing before the river, which had two horns; afterwards a he-goat of the goats, which smote him, broke his horns, and trampled him down (Daniel 8:3-4, and the following verses); where nothing else is meant by the “ram” than the spiritual church, and by the “he-goat of the goats” than those who are in faith separated from charity, or in truth separate from good, who by successive steps uplift themselves against good, and at length against the Lord-which is also described.

In Samuel:

Samuel said to Saul, Hath Jehovah as great pleasure in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold to hearken is better than sacrifice, and to obey than the fat of rams (1 Samuel 15:22); where because obedience is treated of, so is truth, which is spiritual; and these words were said to the king, by whom also is signified truth (n. 1672, 2015, 2069). It is not therefore said, “better than the fat of oxen,” or of “lambs,” but “better than the fat of rams.”

[7] In David:

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion. The sea saw it, and fled, and the Jordan turned back; the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like the sons of the flock. What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest back; ye mountains, that ye skip like rams? ye hills, like the sons of the flock? Thou travailest, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool of waters, and the flint into a fountain of waters (Psalms 114:1 to the end);

here in the internal sense the subject treated of is spiritual good after regeneration, and it is described in respect to its quality; its celestial spiritual by the “mountains leaping like rams;” and its celestial natural by the “hills like the sons of the flock.” (That “mountains” are the celestial things of love, may be seen above, (795), 1430.) Everyone may know that in these, as in the rest of the words of David, there are holy things, but in the internal sense; and that something is signified by the mountains skipping like rams, and the hills like the sons of the flock, and by the earth travailing at the presence of the Lord; which things, without the internal sense, are words of no meaning.

[8] So with these words in Moses:

He maketh him ride on the high places of the earth, and to eat the increase of the earth, and He maketh him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flint of the rock; butter of kine and milk of the flock, with fat of lambs, and of rams the sons of Bashan, and he-goats with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and of the blood of grapes thou shalt drink unmixed wine (Deuteronomy 32:13-14);

“rams the sons of Bashan” denotes celestial spiritual things (what celestial spiritual things are, may be seen above, n. 1824).

In David:

I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings with the incense of rams, I will offer bullocks with goats (Psalms 66:15);

“burnt-offerings of fatlings” denotes the celestial things of love; and the “incense of rams,” the spiritual things of faith.

[9] In Ezekiel:

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were the merchants of thy hand: in lambs, in rams, and he-goats (Ezekiel 27:21); where Tyre is treated of, by which those are signified who are in the knowledges of good and truth (n. 1201); “Arabia” denotes their wisdom; the “princes of Kedar,” their intelligence; “lambs,” celestial things; “rams,” spiritual things; and “he-goats,” natural things, which follow in order.

In Isaiah:

All the flock of Kedar shall be gathered together unto Thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto Thee; they shall come up with acceptance on Mine altar, and I will adorn the house of My adornment (Isaiah 60:7);

here the Lord’s Divine Human is treated of; the “flock of Kedar” denotes Divine celestial things; and the “rams of Nebaioth,” Divine spiritual things. From all this it is now evident that a “ram” in the internal sense signifies the Lord’s Divine spiritual, and hence the spiritual in men, or what is the same, those of the human race who are spiritual.

  
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