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1 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

2 Gumawa ka ng dalawang pakakak na pilak; yari sa pamukpok gagawin mo: at iyong gagamitin sa pagtawag sa kapisanan, at sa paglalakbay ng mga kampamento.

3 At pagka kanilang hihipan, ay magpipisan sa iyo ang buong kapisanan sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

4 At kung kanilang hihipan ang isa lamang, ang mga prinsipe nga, ang mga pangulo sa mga libolibong taga Israel, ay magpipisan sa iyo.

5 At paghihip ninyo ng hudyat, ay magsisisulong ang mga kampamento na nasa dakong silanganan.

6 At paghihip ninyo ng hudyat na ikalawa, ay magsisisulong ang mga kampamento na nasa dakong timugan: sila'y hihihip ng isang hudyat para sa kanilang paglalakbay.

7 Datapuwa't pagka ang kapisanan ay magpipisan ay hihihip kayo, nguni't huwag ninyong patutunuging ayon sa hudyat.

8 At ang mga anak ni Aaron, ang mga saserdote, ay magsisihihip ng mga pakakak; at magiging palatuntunan sa inyo magpakailan man sa buong panahon ng inyong mga lahi.

9 At pagka makikipagbaka kayo sa inyong lupain laban sa kaaway na sa inyo'y pumipighati, ay inyo ngang patutunugin ang hudyat ng pakakak; at kayo'y aalalahanin sa harap ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, at kayo'y maliligtas sa inyong mga kaaway.

10 Gayon sa kaarawan ng inyong kasayahan, at sa inyong mga takdang kapistahan, at sa mga pasimula ng inyong mga buwan, ay inyong hihipan ang mga pakakak sa ibabaw ng inyong mga handog na susunugin, at sa ibabaw ng mga hain ng inyong mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan; at sa inyo'y magiging alaala sa harap ng inyong Dios: ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios.

11 At nangyari sa ikalawang taon, nang ikalawang buwan, nang ikadalawang pung araw ng buwan, na ang ulap ay napaitaas mula sa tabernakulo ng patotoo.

12 At ang mga anak ni Israel ay nagsisulong, ayon sa kanilang mga paglalakbay mula sa ilang ng Sinai; at ang ulap ay tumahan sa ilang ng Paran.

13 At kanilang pinasimulan ang kanilang paglalakbay ayon sa utos ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

14 At unang sumulong ang watawat ng kampamento ng mga anak ni Juda ayon sa kanilang mga hukbo; at nangungulo sa kaniyang hukbo si Naason na anak ni Aminadab.

15 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Issachar, si Nathanael na anak ni Suar.

16 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Zebulon, si Eliab na anak ni Helon.

17 At ang tabernakulo ay tinanggal at ang mga anak ni Gerson at ang mga anak ni Merari, na mga may dala ng tabernakulo ay nagsisulong.

18 At ang watawat ng kampamento ng Ruben ay sumulong ayon sa kanilang mga hukbo: at nangungulo sa kaniyang hukbo si Elisur na anak ni Sedeur.

19 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Simeon si Selumiel na anak ni Zurisaddai.

20 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Gad, si Eliasaph na anak ni Dehuel.

21 At ang mga Coathita ay nagsisulong na dala ang santuario: at itinayo ng iba ang tabernakulo samantalang ang mga ito'y nagsisidating.

22 At ang watawat ng kampamento ng mga anak ni Ephraim ay nagsisulong ayon sa kanilang mga hukbo: at nangungulo sa kaniyang hukbo si Elisama na anak ni Ammiud.

23 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Manases, si Gamaliel na anak ni Pedasur.

24 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Benjamin, si Abidan na anak ni Gedeon.

25 At ang watawat ng kampamento ng mga anak ni Dan na siyang nasa hulihan ng lahat ng mga kampamento ay nagsisulong ayon sa kanilang mga hukbo: at nangungulo sa kaniyang hukbo si Ahiezer na anak ni Ammisaddai.

26 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Aser si Phegiel na anak ni Ocran.

27 At nangungulo sa hukbo ng lipi ng mga anak ni Nephtali si Ahira na anak ni Enan.

28 Ganito ang mga paglalakbay ng mga anak ni Israel, ayon sa kanilang mga hukbo; at sila'y nagsisulong.

29 At si Moises ay nagsabi kay Hobab na anak ni Rehuel na Madianita, biyanan ni Moises: Kami ay naglalakbay sa dakong sinabi ng Panginoon, Aking ibibigay sa inyo: sumama ka sa amin at gagawan ka namin ng mabuti: sapagka't ang Panginoon ay nagsalita ng mabuti tungkol sa Israel.

30 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Ako'y hindi paroroon; kundi ako'y babalik sa aking sariling lupain, at sa aking kamaganakan.

31 At sinabi ni Moises, Huwag mo kaming iwan, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo; sapagka't nalalaman mo kung paanong hahantong kami sa ilang, at ikaw ay maaari sa aming pinakamata.

32 At mangyayari, na kung ikaw ay sasama sa amin, oo, mangyayari, na anomang mabuting gagawin ng Panginoon sa amin, ay siya rin naming gagawin sa iyo.

33 At sila'y nagsisulong mula sa bundok ng Panginoon ng tatlong araw na paglalakbay; at ang kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon ay nasa unahan nila ng tatlong araw nilang paglalakbay, upang ihanap sila ng dakong kanilang mapagpapahingahan.

34 At ang ulap ng Panginoon ay nasa itaas nila sa araw, pagka sila'y sumulong mula sa kampamento.

35 At nangyari pagka ang kaban ay isinulong na sinabi ni Moises, Bumangon ka, Oh Panginoon, at mangalat ang mga kaaway mo, at magsitakas sa harap mo ang nangapopoot sa iyo.

36 At pagka inilapag ay kaniyang sinabi, Bumalik ka, Oh Panginoon sa mga laksang libolibong Israelita.

   

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Aaron

The Third Plague of Egypt, by William de Brailes, illustrates the flies, or gnats, rising from the dust.

This page from Walters manuscript W.106 depicts a scene from Exodus, in which God rained plagues upon Egypt. After plagues of blood and frogs, Pharaoh hardened his heart again and would not let the Israelites leave Egypt. God told Moses to tell Aaron to stretch forth his rod and strike the dust of the earth that it may become gnats throughout the land of Egypt. Here, Moses, horned (a sign of his encounter with divinity), carries the rod, while Aaron, wearing the miter of a priest, stands behind him. The gnats arise en masse out of the dust from which they were made and attack Pharaoh, seated and crowned, and his retinue.

Aaron was the brother of Moses. He symbolizes two things, at different stages of the story.

During the first part of the exodus, when he was Moses' spokesperson, Moses represents the Word as it truly is, as it is understood in heaven, while Aaron represents the Word in its external sense, as it is understood by people in the world. This is why Aaron talks for Moses, and the Lord says of him "he shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God." (Exodus 4:16)

Later, after the Tabernacle was built and he was inaugurated as high priest (see Leviticus 8,9), Aaron represents the Lord as to the Divine Good, and Moses represents the Lord as to the Divine Truth.

In Exodus 28:1, Aaron signifies the conjunction of Divine Good with Divine Truth in the Divine Human of the Lord. (Arcana Coelestia 9806, 9936)

In Exodus 32:1, Aaron represents the external of the Word, of the church, and of worship, separate from the internal. (Arcana Coelestia 10397)

In Exodus 4:14, before he was initiated into the priesthood, Aaron represents the doctrine of good and truth. (Arcana Coelestia 6998)

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9806. 'And you, cause Aaron your brother to come near to you' means the joining of Divine Truth to Divine Good within the Lord's Divine Human. This is clear from the representation of Moses, the one here who was to cause Aaron to come near him, as the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, dealt with in 6752, 6771, 7014, 9372; from the meaning of 'drawing near' as a joining to and presence with, dealt with in 9378; from the representation of 'Aaron' as the Lord in respect of Divine Good, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'brother' as good, dealt with in 3303, 3803, 3815, 4121, 4191, 5686, 5692, 6756. From all this it is evident that the words telling Moses that he should cause Aaron his brother to come near to him mean the joining of Divine Truth to Divine Good within the Lord, the reason why within His Divine Human is meant being that this was where that joining together had to take place. For the Lord had first to make His Human Divine Truth, then afterwards Divine Good, see the places referred to in 9199, 9315. The reason why Aaron was chosen to serve in the priestly office was that he was Moses' brother, and in this way the brotherly relationship of Divine Truth and Divine Good in heaven was at the same time represented. For as stated above, Moses represented Divine Truth and Aaron Divine Good.

[2] Everything throughout creation, both in heaven and in the world, has connection with good and with truth, to the end that it may be something. For good is the inner being (Esse) of truth, and truth is the outward manifestation (Existere) of good. Good without truth therefore cannot manifest itself, and truth without good has no real being. From this it is evident that they must be joined together. In the Word the two joined together are represented by a married couple or by two brothers, by a married couple when the heavenly marriage - the marriage of good and truth - and the succeeding generations which spring from that marriage, are the subject, and by two brothers when two kinds of ministry, namely those of judgement and worship, are the subject. Those who served as ministers of judgement were called judges, and at a later time kings, whereas those who served as ministers of worship were called priests. And since all judgement is arrived at through truth and all worship springs from good, truth founded on good is meant in the Word by 'judges', in the abstract sense, in which no actual person is envisaged; but truth from which good results is meant by 'kings', and good itself by 'priests'. So it is that in the Word the Lord is called Judge, also Prophet, as well as King, in places where the subject has reference to truth, but Priest where it has reference to good. He is in like manner called Christ, Anointed, or Messiah in places where the subject has reference to truth, but Jesus or Saviour where it has reference to good.

[3] It was on account of this brotherly relationship of the truth which belongs to judgement and the good which belongs to worship that Aaron, brother of Moses, was chosen to serve in the priestly office. The fact that 'Aaron' and 'his house' because of this mean good is clear in David,

O Israel, trust in Jehovah! He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah! He is their help and their shield. Jehovah has remembered us, He blesses [us]. He will bless the house of Israel, He will bless the house of Aaron. Psalms 115:9-10, 12.

In the same author,

Let Israel now say that His mercy [endures] to eternity; let the house of Aaron now say that His mercy [endures] to eternity. Psalms 118:2-3.

In the same author,

O house of Israel, bless Jehovah! O house of Aaron, bless Jehovah! Psalms 135:19.

'The house of Israel' stands for those with whom truths exist, 'the house of Aaron' for those with whom forms of good are present; for in the Word wherever truth is the subject so too is good, on account of the heavenly marriage, 9263, 9314. For the meaning of 'the house of Israel' as those with whom truths exist, see 5414, 5879, 5951, 7956, 8234.

In the same author,

Jehovah sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He chose. Psalms 105:26.

Moses is called a servant because 'servant' is used in regard to truths, 3409, whereas one chosen or elected has regard to good, 3755 (end).

[4] In the same author,

Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell also together! It is like the good oil upon the head running down onto the beard, the beard of Aaron, which runs down over the collar 1 of his garments. Psalms 133:1-3.

Anyone who does not know what 'brother' means, nor what 'oil', 'the head', 'the beard', and 'garments' mean, nor also what 'Aaron' represents, can have no understanding of why such things have been compared to brothers who dwell together. For what similarity is there between oil running from Aaron's head down onto his beard, then onto his garments, and the unanimity of brothers? But the similarity in the comparison is evident from the internal sense, in which the flow of good into truths is the subject and is described by their brotherliness. For 'the oil' means good, 'Aaron's head' the inmost level of good, 'the beard' the very outermost level of it, 'garments' truths, and 'running down' a flowing in. From this it is plain that those words mean the flow, from inner to outer levels, of good into truths, and a joining together there. Without the internal sense how can anyone see that those words hold these heavenly matters within them? For the meaning of 'oil' as the good of love, see 886, 4582, 4638, 9780, and for that of 'the head' as what is inmost, 5328, 6436, 7859, 9656. The fact that 'the beard' means what is the very outermost is evident in Isaiah 7:20; 15:2; Jeremiah 48:37; and Ezekiel 5:1. For the meaning of 'garments' as truths, 2576, 4545, 4763, 5319, 5954, 6914, 6917, 9093, 9212, 9216; and for the representation of 'Aaron' as celestial good, see above.

[5] Seeing that Aaron was chosen to serve in the priestly office, thus to administer the most sacred things, people can understand what the situation was with representations in the Jewish Church. No attention was paid to the person who represented, only to the thing represented by that person. Thus something holy, indeed most holy, could be represented by persons who were inwardly unclean, indeed idolatrous, provided that outwardly they had an air of holiness when engaged in worship. The fact that Aaron was one such person becomes clear from the following details in Moses,

Aaron took the gold from the hands of the children of Israel, and fashioned it with a chisel, and made out of it a molded calf. And Aaron built an altar in front of it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, Tomorrow there will be a feast to Jehovah. Exodus 32:4-5, 25.

And elsewhere in the same author,

Jehovah was greatly moved with anger against Aaron and would have destroyed him; 2 but I prayed for Aaron also at that time. Deuteronomy 9:20.

As regards the representatives of the Church among the Israelite and Jewish nation, that no attention was paid to the persons, only to the actual things represented, see the places referred to in 9229.

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1. literally, the mouth

2. literally, to destroy him

  
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