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Levitico 7

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1 At ito ang kautusan tungkol sa handog dahil sa pagkakasala: bagay ngang kabanalbanalan.

2 Sa dakong pinagpapatayan ng handog na susunugin ay doon papatayin ang handog dahil sa pagkakasala: at ang dugo niyao'y iwiwisik niya sa ibabaw ng dambana hanggang sa palibot.

3 At siya'y maghahandog niyaon ng lahat ng taba niyaon; ang buntot na mataba at ang tabang nakatatakip sa lamang loob,

4 At ang dalawang bato at ang tabang nasa ibabaw ng mga yaon, ang nasa siping ng mga balakang, at ang lamad na nasa ibabaw ng atay, ay kaniyang aalisin na kalakip ng mga bato:

5 At susunugin ng saserdote sa ibabaw ng dambana na pinakahandog sa Panginoon na pinaraan sa apoy; handog nga dahil sa pagkakasala.

6 Bawa't lalake sa mga saserdote ay kakain niyaon; sa dakong banal kakanin yaon: bagay ngang kabanalbanalan.

7 Kung paano ang handog dahil sa kasalanan ay gayon ang handog dahil sa pagkakasala: ang dalawa'y may isang kautusan: mapapasa saserdoteng tumutubos.

8 At ang saserdoteng naghahandog ng handog na susunugin ng sinomang tao, ay siyang magtatangkilik ng balat ng handog na susunugin na inihandog.

9 At bawa't handog na harina na niluto sa hurno, at yaong lahat na pinagyaman sa kawaling bakal at sa kawaling lupa, ay mapapasa saserdote na naghahandog.

10 At bawa't handog na harina na hinaluan ng langis o tuyo, ay mapapasa lahat ng anak ni Aaron; sa isa na gaya sa iba.

11 At ito ang kautusan hinggil sa haing mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan, na ihahandog sa Panginoon:

12 Kung ihahandog niya na pinaka pasalamat, ay ihahandog nga niyang kalakip ng haing pasalamat ang mga munting tinapay na walang lebadura na hinaluan ng langis, at ang mga manipis na tinapay na walang lebadura na pinahiran ng langis, at ang mainam na harina na munting tinapay na hinaluan ng langis.

13 Kalakip ng munting tinapay na walang lebadura kaniyang ihahandog ang alay niya, na kalakip ng haing mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan na pinaka pasalamat.

14 At maghahandog ng isa niyaon na kaakbay ng bawa't alay na pinakahandog na itinaas sa Panginoon; mapapasa saserdoteng magwiwisik ng dugo ng mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan.

15 At ang laman ng hain na kaniyang mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan na pinaka pasalamat ay kakanin sa kaarawan ng kaniyang pagaalay; siya'y hindi magtitira niyaon ng hanggang sa umaga.

16 Nguni't kung ang hain ng kaniyang alay ay sa pagtupad ng isang panata, o kusang handog, ay kaniyang makakain sa araw na kaniyang ihandog ang kaniyang hain: at sa kinaumagahan man ay kaniyang makakain ang labis:

17 Datapuwa't ang lumabis sa laman ng hain hanggang sa ikatlong araw ay susunugin sa apoy.

18 At kung kanin sa ikatlong araw ang anomang bahagi ng laman ng haing kaniyang mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan ay hindi tatanggapin, at hindi man maipatutungkol doon sa naghahandog niyaon: aariing kasuklamsuklam, at ang taong kumain niyaon ay magtataglay ng kaniyang kasamaan.

19 At ang lamang masagi sa anomang bagay na karumaldumal ay hindi kakanin; yao'y susunugin sa apoy. At tungkol sa lamang hindi nahawa, lahat ng taong malinis ay makakakain niyaon.

20 Nguni't ang taong kumain ng laman ng haing mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan na ukol sa Panginoon, na taglay niya ang kaniyang karumihan, ay ihihiwalay ang taong yaon sa kaniyang bayan.

21 At pagka ang sinoman ay nakahipo ng anomang maruming bagay, ng dumi ng tao, o ng hayop na karumaldumal, o ng alin mang kasuklamsuklam, at kumain ng laman ng haing mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan na ukol sa Panginoon, ay ihihiwalay ang taong yaon sa kaniyang bayan.

22 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

23 Iyong salitain sa mga anak ni Israel, na sabihin, Huwag kayong kakain ng taba ng baka, ng tupa, o ng kambing.

24 At ang taba ng namatay sa kaniyang sarili, at ang taba ng nilapa ng ganid, ay magagamit sa alin mang kagamitan: nguni't sa anomang paraan ay huwag ninyong kakanin.

25 Sapagka't sinomang kumain ng taba ng hayop na yaon na inihahandog ng mga tao sa Panginoon, na handog na pinaraan sa apoy, ay ihihiwalay sa kaniyang bayan ang taong kumain.

26 At huwag kayong kakain sa anomang paraan ng dugo sa lahat ng inyong tahanan, maging sa ibon o sa hayop.

27 Sinomang taong kumain ng alin mang dugo, ay ihihiwalay sa kaniyang bayan ang taong yaon.

28 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

29 Iyong salitain sa mga anak ng Israel na sabihin, Ang naghahandog sa Panginoon ng hain niyang mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan ay magdadala sa Panginoon ng kaniyang alay sa hain niyang mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan;

30 Na dadalhin ng kaniyang sariling mga kamay sa Panginoon ang mga handog na pinaraan sa apoy; ang taba pati ng dibdib ay dadalhin niya, upang ang dibdib ay alugin na pinakahandog na inalog sa harap ng Panginoon.

31 At susunugin ng saserdote ang taba sa ibabaw ng dambana: datapuwa't ang dibdib ay mapapasa kay Aaron at sa kaniyang mga anak.

32 At ibibigay ninyo sa saserdote na pinakahandog na itinaas, ang hitang kanan sa mga haing inyong mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan.

33 Yaong sa mga anak ni Aaron na naghahandog ng dugo ng mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan at ng taba, ay mapapasa kaniya ang kanang hita, na pinaka bahagi niya.

34 Sapagka't aking kinuha sa mga anak ni Israel, sa kanilang mga haing mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan, ang dibdib na inalog at ang hitang itinaas, at aking ibinigay kay Aaron na saserdote at sa kaniyang mga anak, na karampatang bahagi nila magpakailan man, sa ganang mga anak ni Israel.

35 Ito ang nauukol sa pahid na langis ni Aaron at sa pahid na langis ng kaniyang mga anak, sa mga handog na pinaraan sa apoy sa Panginoon, sa araw na iniharap sila, upang mangasiwa sa Panginoon sa katungkulang saserdote;

36 Na iniutos ng Panginoon sa kanila'y ibibigay para sa mga anak ni Israel sa araw na kaniyang pinahiran sila. Karampatang bahagi nga nila magpakailan man, sa buong panahon ng kanilang lahi.

37 Ito ang kautusan tungkol sa handog na susunugin, sa handog na harina, at sa handog dahil sa kasalanan, at sa handog dahil sa pagkakasala, at sa pagtatalaga, at sa haing mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan.

38 Na iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises sa bundok ng Sinai, nang araw na iniutos sa mga anak ni Israel na kanilang ihandog ang kanilang mga alay sa Panginoon sa ilang ng Sinai.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #10043

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10043. 'And Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands' means the transmission of power ... This is clear from the meaning of 'laying hands on' as the transmission of power, dealt with above in 10023.

  
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10019. 'And you shall fill the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons' means consecration to represent the Lord's Divine Power exercised through Divine Truth springing from Divine Good 1 . This is clear from the meaning of 'filling the hand' as being consecrated to represent the Lord in respect of Divine Truth springing from Divine Good, consequently to represent His power. Two practices existed through which consecration to the priesthood was effected, anointing and filling the hand. Through anointing consecration to represent the Lord in respect of His Divine Good was effected, for the oil used in anointing was a sign of the good of love, 10011; and through filling the hand consecration to represent the Lord in respect of Divine Truth springing from Divine Good, and so to represent His power, was effected, since 'the hand' means power, 878, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 6947, 7011, 7188, 7189, 7518, 7673, 8050, 8069, 8153, and 'hand' is used in reference to truth that springs from good, 3091, 3563, 4931, 8281, 9025. Because all power belongs to truth springing from good, 5623, 6344, 6423, 6948, 8200, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643, and since the head and whole body exercise their power through the hands, and this power is the capacity to act that a human life possesses, 'the hand' also means whatever resides with a person, thus the entire person's capacity to act, 9133. From all this it may be seen what 'filling the hand' means. All power belongs to the Lord alone, and none whatever exists with any angel, spirit, or man other than that derived from Him, see 8200, 8281, 9327, 9410, 9639. The reason why consecration to the priesthood was effected through the two practices of anointing and filling the hand was that all things without exception that exist or come into existence in heaven and on earth have connection with good and with truth.

[2] But in what way filling the hand was carried out is described in verses 9-36 2 of the present chapter and in Leviticus 8:22-end. It was carried out by the use of the second ram, which for that reason is also called 'the ram of fillings [of the hand]'. The procedure was that after this ram had been slaughtered some of its blood was put on the tip of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of Aaron and his sons. Some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil was then sprinkled over Aaron and his sons, and over their garments. The fat, the tail, the fat covering the intestines, the omentum on the liver, the kidneys with their fat, and the right flank of that ram, also unleavened bread, cakes, and wafers from the basket were placed on the palms of Aaron and his sons, and waved, after which they were burned on top of the burnt offering made from the first ram. But the breast, after it had been waved, and the left flank were for Aaron and his sons; the flesh from these was boiled in the holy place and, together with the remainder of the bread in the basket, was eaten by them at the door of the tent of meeting. Such was the procedure for 'filling the hand'. What is meant by each detail however will in the Lord's Divine mercy be stated further on.

[3] The Lord's Divine Power, which was represented by filling the hand of Aaron and his sons, is the Divine Power of saving the human race; and the power of saving the human race is power over the heavens and over the hells. By that power of the Lord's and by no other is a person saved; for all good that belongs to love and all truth that belongs to faith flow in from the Lord by way of the heavens. But neither can flow in unless the hells are removed, for the hells are the source of all evil and of all falsity arising from it. It is by the removal of the evils and consequent falsities which come from the hells, and at the same time by the inflow of the good of love and the truth of faith from the Lord by way of heaven, that a person is saved. When He was in the world the Lord overcame the hells and restored the heavens to order, and acquired for Himself Divine Power over them, see 9486, 9715, 9809, 9937, and the places referred to in 9528 (end). This power that is the Lord's is what was represented by filling the hand of priests; for the Lord's whole work of salvation was meant by the priestly office, 9809.

[4] The truth that the Lord possesses this power is His own explicit teaching in Matthew,

All power in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Matthew 28:18.

And in Luke,

Jesus spoke to the seventy who were saying that the demons obeyed them, Behold, I give you the power to trample on serpents and on scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, that nothing whatever may hurt you. All things have been delivered to Me by My Father. Luke 10:19, 22.

These words describe the Lord's power over the hells. 'The demons' are those in the hells, 'serpents and scorpions' are evils and the falsities of evil, 'trampling on them' is destroying them. The hells are also meant by 'the enemy' whom they would have power over.

[5] The truth that the Lord acquired that power for Himself when He was in the world is clear in Isaiah,

Who is This who comes from Edom, marching in the vast numbers of His strength, mighty to save? My own arm brought salvation to Me. Therefore He became their Saviour. Isaiah 63:1-10.

The fact that these words refer to the Lord is well known in the Church, as in like manner do those which occur elsewhere in the same prophet,

His own arm brought salvation to Him, and His righteousness lifted Him up. Consequently He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon His head. And the Redeemer came to Zion. Isaiah 59:16-21.

And in David,

Jehovah said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, till I make your enemies as your footstool. Jehovah will send the rod of your strength from Zion; have dominion in the midst of [your] enemies. The Lord is at your right hand. Psalms 110:1ff.

The fact that these statements refer to the Lord is His own teaching in Matthew 22:44. His dominion over the hells is described there by 'sitting at the right hand', for 'the right hand' means the power that Divine Truth springing from Divine Good possesses. The hells and the evils and falsities coming from them are the enemies that were to be made as His footstool; they are also the enemies in whose midst He was to have dominion.

[6] The truth that 'Jehovah's right hand' means Divine Power is evident from a large number of places in the Word, as in Moses,

Your right hand, O Jehovah, is magnificent in strength; Your right hand, O Jehovah, breaks the enemy in pieces. Exodus 15:6.

In David,

O God, You give me the shield of salvation, and Your right hand supports me. Psalms 18:35.

In the same author,

Their arm did not save them, but Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your face. Psalms 44:3.

The words 'Your right hand, and Your right arm, and the light of [Your] face' are used because 'right hand' means power, 'arm' strength, and 'light of the face' Divine Truth springing from Divine Good. For the meaning of 'arm' as strength, see 4932, 4934, 4935, 7205; 'light' as Divine Truth, 9548, 9684; and 'Jehovah's face' as Divine Good, 222, 5585, 9306. In the same author,

O God, Your right hand supports me. Psalms 63:8.

In the same author,

O Jehovah, You have an arm with power; strong is Your hand. Your right hand will be lifted up. Psalms 89:13.

In Isaiah,

Jehovah has sworn by His right hand, by His mighty arm 3 . Isaiah 62:8.

And in David,

O Jehovah, let Your hand be for the man of Your right hand, for the son of man [whom] You have made strong for Yourself. Then we will not turn back from You. Psalms 80:17-18.

[7] From these things it may now be seen what the meaning of the Lord's words in Matthew is,

Jesus said, Hereafter you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of power. Matthew 26:64.

And in Luke,

Hereafter the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. Luke 22:69.

'The Son of Man' means the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, see 9807, while 'right hand', as is clear from what has been shown immediately above, means Divine Power; and this also accounts for the expression 'the right hand of power'.

From all this it is now evident what the anointing of Aaron and his sons represented, and what filling their hand represented, namely that anointing them represented the Divine Good of Divine Love within the Lord, 9954 (end), and filling their hand Divine Truth and therefore Divine Power. For all power resides with Divine Good exercised through Divine Truth, and that power belongs to the Lord alone, see the texts quoted above. Here also is the reason why in the Old Testament Word the Lord is called Hero, Man of War, and also Jehovah Zebaoth, that is, Jehovah of Armies.

Notes de bas de page:

1. See 10010.

2. Possibly 19-35 is intended.

3. literally, the arm of His strength

  
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