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Izlazak 28

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1 "A onda dovedi k sebi između Izraelaca svoga brata Arona zajedno s njegovim sinovima: Nadabom, Abihuom, Eleazarom i Itamarom da mi služe kao svećenici.

2 Napravi svome bratu Aronu sveto ruho na čast i ukras.

3 Obrati se svim vještacima koje sam obdario mudrošću neka naprave haljine Aronu da bi se posvetio i vršio svećeničku službu u moju čast.

4 Neka ovu odjeću naprave: naprsnik, oplećak, ogrtač, košulju resama obrubljenu, mitru i pas; neka naprave svetu odjeću za tvoga brata Arona i njegove sinove da mi služe kao svećenici.

5 Stoga neka oni primaju zlato, ljubičasto, crveno i tamnocrveno predivo i prepredeni lan."

6 "Oplećak neka naprave od zlata, od ljubičastog, crvenog i tamnocrvenog prediva i od prepredenog lana - vješto izrađen.

7 Neka na njemu budu dvije poramenice, pričvršćene za njegove krajeve.

8 Tkanica što bude na njemu neka je napravljena kao i on: od zlata, od ljubičastog, crvenog i tamnocrvenog prediva i od prepredenog lana, a neka s njim sačinjava jedan komad.

9 Zatim uzmi dva draga kamena oniksa i u njih ureži imena Izraelovih sinova:

10 šest njihovih imena na jednome dragom kamenu, a preostalih šest imena na drugome dragom kamenu, prema njihovu rođenju.

11 Kao što rezbar dragulja urezuje pečate na prstene, tako ti ureži imena Izraelovih sinova. Oko njih navezi zlatan obrub,

12 pa pričvrsti oba draga kamena za poramenice oplećka da budu spomen-dragulji na Izraelove sinove. Tako neka Aron nosi njihova imena o svoja dva ramena pred Jahvom da ih se sjeća.

13 Načini zlatne okvire

14 i dva lančića od čistoga zlata. Načini ih kao zasukane uzice i onda zasukane lančiće pričvrsti za okvire."

15 "Naprsnik za presuđivanje izradi umjetnički; izvedi to kao i posao na oplećku: od zlata, od ljubičastog, crvenog i tamnocrvenog prediva i od prepredenog lana.

16 Neka bude četvorinast i dvostruk; jedan pedalj neka mu je duljina, a pedalj širina.

17 Na njemu poredaj četiri reda dragulja. U prvome redu neka bude: rubin, topaz i alem;

18 u drugome redu: smaragd, safir i ametist;

19 u trećem redu: hijacint, ahat i ledac;

20 a u četvrtom redu: krizolit, oniks i jaspis. Neka budu ukovani u zlatne okvire.

21 Tih dragulja neka bude dvanaest, koliko i imena Izraelovih sinova. Neka budu urezani kao i pečati na prstenju, svaki s imenom jednoga od dvanaest plemena.

22 Napravi za naprsnik lančiće od čistoga zlata, zasukane kao uzice.

23 Zatim napravi za naprsnik dva kolutića od zlata i pričvrsti ih na dva gornja ugla naprsnika.

24 Onda priveži dvije zlatne uzice za ta dva kolutića koja budu pričvršćena za uglove naprsnika.

25 Druga dva kraja uzica priveži za dva okvira. Sad ih tako pričvrsti za poramenice oplećka sprijeda.

26 Napravi dva kolutića od zlata pa ih pričvrsti za dva donja ugla naprsnika, uz rub iznutra koji je okrenut prema oplećku.

27 Napravi još dva kolutića od zlata i pričvrsti ih za donji, prednji kraj poramenice oplećka, uz njegov šav povrh tkanice oplećka.

28 Neka se naprsnik sveže za svoje kolutiće s kolutićima oplećka vrpcom od modroga grimiza, tako da naprsnik stoji iznad tkanice i da se ne može odvajati od oplećka.

29 Neka tako Aron, kada god ulazi u Svetište, na svome srcu nosi imena sinova Izraelovih na naprsniku za presuđivanje da ih uvijek doziva u sjećanje pred Jahvom.

30 U naprsnik za presuđivanje neka se stave i 'Urim' i 'Tumim' da i oni budu na Aronovu srcu kad bude dolazio pred Jahvu. Tako neka Aron uvijek na svom srcu pred Jahvom nosi presudu sinova Izraelovih."

31 "Ogrtač za oplećak sav napravi od ljubičastog prediva.

32 Prorez za glavu na njemu neka bude na sredini. Rub naokolo proreza neka bude opšiven kao ovratnik na oklopu, tako da se ogrtač ne podere.

33 Na njegovu rubu sve naokolo načini šipke od ljubičastog, crvenog i tamnocrvenog prediva, a između njih zvonca od zlata naokolo;

34 zlatno zvonce pa šipak, zlatno zvonce pa šipak naokolo ogrtača uz rub.

35 Neka budu na Aronu dok vrši službu, da se čuje kad ulazi u Svetište pred Jahvu i kad izlazi; tako neće umrijeti."

36 "Napravi potom jednu ploču od čistoga zlata i na njoj ureži, kao što se urezuje na pečatnom prstenu: 'Jahvi posvećen'.

37 Za mitru je priveži modrom vrpcom da stoji s pročelja mitre.

38 Neka stoji na Aronovu čelu. Tako neka Aron na se preuzme nedostatke koji bi mogli okaljati sve svete prinose što ih Izraelci posvećuju. Neka uvijek stoji na njegovu čelu da za njih stječe blagonaklonost Jahvinu.

39 Košulju s resama napravi od lana, od lana napravi i mitru, a pas vezom izvezi.

40 I za Aronove sinove napravi haljine, pasove i turbane, njima na čast i ukras.

41 U njih odjeni svoga brata Arona i njegove sinove; onda ih pomaži, ispuni im ruke vlašću i posveti ih da mi služe kao svećenici.

42 Napravi za njih gaćice od lana da im pokriju golo tijelo. Neka sežu od bedara do stegna.

43 Neka ih nosi Aron i njegovi sinovi kad ulaze u Šator sastanka ili kad se primiču žrtveniku za službu u Svetištu da ne navuku na se krivnju i umru. To neka bude vječna naredba za nj i za njegovo potomstvo poslije njega."

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #778

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778. "And wine, oil, flour, wheat." This symbolically means that these Roman Catholics no longer have any worship that springs from celestial truths and goods, because they have nothing inwardly in their worship that corresponds to the aforesaid things.

This statement is similar to ones explained just above and in previous numbers, the only difference being that the valuables here symbolize celestial goods and truths.

Just what goods and truths are called celestial, and what spiritual, may be seen in no. 773 above. It may also be seen that the Roman Catholics meant here possess none of these, nor are there any in their worship. For, as we said above, the goods and truths of doctrine are present in worship as the soul is in the body. Consequently worship without these is a lifeless worship. Of such a character is worship that is reverent in outward appearances, but which has in it no internal reverence.

That wine symbolizes truth springing from the goodness of love may be seen in no. 316 above. That oil symbolizes the goodness of love will be seen in the next number. Flour symbolizes celestial truth, and wheat symbolizes celestial good.

[2] Wine, oil, flour and wheat symbolize the truths and goods in worship, because they were the ingredients in drink offerings and grain offerings, which were offered on the altar along with other sacrifices, and sacrifices and other offerings offered on the altar symbolize worship, since it was in these that the Israelites' worship chiefly consisted.

That drink offerings, which were ones of wine, were offered on the altar along with other sacrifices, can be seen in Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 23:12-13, 18-19; Numbers 15:2-15; 28:11-15, 18-31; 29:1-7ff.; and also in Isaiah 57:6; 65:11; Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19; Ezekiel 20:28; Joel 1:9; Psalms 16:4; Deuteronomy 32:38.

That oil was also offered on the altar along with sacrifices, can be seen in Exodus 29:40.

That grain offerings, which consisted of wheat flour, were offered on the altar along with other sacrifices, can be seen in Exodus 29:40).

It can be seen from this that these four articles - wine, oil, flour and wheat - were sacred and celestial elements in their worship.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Numbers 15:2-15

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2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you have come into the land of your habitations, which I give to you,

3 and will make an offering by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a freewill offering, or in your set feasts, to make a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, of the herd, or of the flock;

4 then he who offers his offering shall offer to Yahweh a meal offering of a tenth part [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with the fourth part of a hin of oil:

5 and wine for the drink offering, the fourth part of a hin, you shall prepare with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

6 "'Or for a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil:

7 and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

8 When you prepare a bull for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace offerings to Yahweh;

9 then shall he offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil:

10 and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

11 Thus shall it be done for each bull, or for each ram, or for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats.

12 According to the number that you shall prepare, so you shall do to everyone according to their number.

13 "'All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

14 If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh; as you do, so he shall do.

15 For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner [with you], a statute forever throughout your generations: as you are, so shall the foreigner be before Yahweh.