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Levítico 6

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1 Y HABLO Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

2 Cuando una persona pecare, é hiciere prevaricación contra Jehová, y negare á su prójimo lo encomendado ó dejado en su mano, ó bien robare, ó calumniare á su prójimo;

3 O sea que hallando lo perdido, después lo negare, y jurare en falso, en alguna de todas aquellas cosas en que suele pecar el hombre:

4 Entonces será que, puesto habrá pecado y ofendido, restituirá aquello que robó, ó por el daño de la calumnia, ó el depósito que se le encomendó, ó lo perdido que halló,

5 O todo aquello sobre que hubiere jurado falsamente; lo restituirá, pues, por entero, y añadirá á ello la quinta parte, que ha de pagar á aquel á quien pertenece en el día de su expiación.

6 Y por su expiación traerá á Jehová un carnero sin tacha de los rebaños, conforme á tu estimación, al sacerdote para la expiación.

7 Y el sacerdote hará expiación por él delante de Jehová, y obtendrá perdón de cualquiera de todas las cosas en que suele ofender.

8 Habló aún Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

9 Manda á Aarón y á sus hijos diciendo: Esta es la ley del holocausto: (es holocausto, porque se quema sobre el altar toda la noche hasta la mañana, y el fuego del altar arderá en él:)

10 El sacerdote se pondrá su vestimenta de lino, y se vestirá pañetes de lino sobre su carne; y cuando el fuego hubiere consumido el holocausto, apartará él las cenizas de sobre el altar, y pondrálas junto al altar.

11 Después se desnudará de sus vestimentas, y se pondrá otras vestiduras, y sacará las cenizas fuera del real al lugar limpio.

12 Y el fuego encendido sobre el altar no ha de apagarse, sino que el sacerdote pondrá en él leña cada mañana, y acomodará sobre él el holocausto, y quemará sobre él los sebos de las paces.

13 El fuego ha de arder continuamente en el altar; no se apagará.

14 Y esta es la ley del presente: Han de ofrecerlo los hijos de Aarón delante de Jehová, delante del altar.

15 Y tomará de él un puñado de la flor de harina del presente, y de su aceite, y todo el incienso que está sobre el presente, y harálo arder sobre el altar por memoria, en olor suavísimo á Jehová.

16 Y el sobrante de ella lo comerán Aarón y sus hijos: sin levadura se comerá en el lugar santo; en el atrio del tabernáculo del testimonio lo comerán.

17 No se cocerá con levadura: helo dado á ellos por su porción de mis ofrendas encendidas; es cosa santísima, como la expiación por el pecado, y como la expiación por la culpa.

18 Todos los varones de los hijos de Aarón comerán de ella. Estatuto perpetuo será para vuestras generaciones tocante á las ofrendas encendidas de Jehová: toda cosa que tocare en ellas será santificada.

19 Y habló Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

20 Esta es la ofrenda de Aarón y de sus hijos, que ofrecerán á Jehová el día que serán ungidos: la décima parte de un epha de flor de harina, presente perpetuo, la mitad á la mañana y la mitad á la tarde.

21 En sartén se aderezará con aceite; frita la traerás, y los pedazos cocidos del presente ofrecerás á Jehová en olor de suavidad.

22 Y el sacerdote que en lugar de Aarón fuere ungido de entre sus hijos, hará la ofrenda; estatuto perpetuo de Jehová: toda ella será quemada.

23 Y todo presente de sacerdote será enteramente quemado; no se comerá.

24 Y habló Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

25 Habla á Aarón y á sus hijos, diciendo: Esta es la ley de la expiación: en el lugar donde será degollado el holocausto, será degollada la expiación por el pecado delante de Jehová: es cosa santísima.

26 El sacerdote que la ofreciere por expiación, la comerá: en el lugar santo será comida, en el atrio del tabernáculo del testimonio.

27 Todo lo que en su carne tocare, será santificado; y si cayere de su sangre sobre el vestido, lavarás aquello sobre que cayere, en el lugar santo.

28 Y la vasija de barro en que fuere cocida, será quebrada: y si fuere cocida en vasija de metal, será fregada y lavada con agua.

29 Todo varón de entre los sacerdotes la comerá: es cosa santísima.

30 Mas no se comerá de expiación alguna, de cuya sangre se metiere en el tabernáculo del testimonio para reconciliar en el santuario: al fuego será quemada.

   

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #4495

Studere hoc loco

  
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4495. And it came to pass on the third day. That this signifies what is continuous even to the end, is evident from the signification of the “third day,” as being what is complete from beginning to end (see n. 2788), thus also what is continuous. That this is the signification of the “third day,” can scarcely be believed by those who regard the historicals of the Word as mere worldly histories, holy merely because they are in the sacred volume. But that not only the historicals of the Word themselves enfold within them spiritual and heavenly things which are not apparent in the letter, but that so also do all the words, and even all the numbers, has been shown in the preceding explications; that such is really the case will of the Lord’s Divine mercy become still more evident in the prophetic parts, which do not keep the mind so closely engaged with the succession of statements in the sense of the letter as do the historical parts. But that the number “three,” also the number “seven,” and the number “twelve,” enfold deep secrets within them, must be evident to everyone who examines the Word in regard to its interiors; and if these numbers are so full of significance, it follows that there must be something deeply hidden in all the other numbers that occur in the Word, for the Word is holy throughout.

[2] Sometimes when speaking with angels, as it were written numbers appeared before my eyes like those seen on paper in bright day, and I perceived that the very things they were speaking of fell into such numbers; and from this experience I learned that every number mentioned in the Word holds within it some mystery, as is very evident from the following passages:

He measured the wall of the Holy Jerusalem a hundred and forty-four cubits, which is the measure of a man, that is, of an angel (Revelation 21:17).

He that hath intelligence let him compute the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty six (Revelation 13:18).

That the number first mentioned—“144”—results from the multiplication of twelve into itself, and that the number “666” is a product of three and six, is manifest, but what holy thing they enfold within them may appear from the holiness of the number “twelve” (see n. 577, 2089, 2129, 2130, 3272, 3858, 3913), and of the number “three” (n. 720, 901, 1825, 2788, 4010).

[3] This latter number—“three”—being significative of what is complete even to the end, thus of one period, great or small, was received in the representative church, and was employed whenever such a thing was signified; and also in the Word (in which all things have a signification both in general and in particular) as may be seen from the following instances:

That they should go three days’ journey and should sacrifice (Exodus 3:18; 5:3).

That they should be ready against the third day, because on the third day Jehovah would come down upon Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:11, 15-16, 18).

That nothing should be left of the flesh of the sacrifice until the third day (Leviticus 7:16-18; 19:6-7).

That the water of separation should be sprinkled upon the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day (Numbers 19:11-22).

That they who touched one slain in war should be purified on the third day and on the seventh day (Numbers 31:19-25).

That Joshua commanded the people to pass over Jordan within three days (Josh. 1:11; 3:2).

That Jehovah called Samuel three times, and Samuel ran to Eli three times, and Eli understood the third time that Jehovah had called Samuel (1 Samuel 3:1-8).

That Jonathan said to David that he should hide himself in the field unto the third day at even, and that Jonathan sent to him on the third morrow, and revealed the disposition of his father; and that Jonathan then shot three arrows at the side of the stone; and that after this David bowed himself three times to the earth before Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:5, 12, 19-20, 35-36, 41).

That three things were offered to David to chose from: that there should come seven years of famine, that he should flee three months before his enemies, or that there should be three days’ pestilence in the land (2 Samuel 24:11-13).

That Rehoboam said to the congregation of Israel who sought to be relieved from the yoke of his father, that they should go away three days, and come again; and that they came to Rehoboam the third day, as the King bade, saying, Come to me again the third day (1 Kings 12:5, 12).

That Elijah stretched himself upon the widow’s son three times (1 Kings 17:21).

That Elijah told the people to pour water upon the burnt-offering and the wood the third time, and they did it the third time (1 Kings 18:34).

That Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17; Matthew 12:40).

That the Lord spoke of a man who planted a vineyard and sent his servants three times, and afterwards his son (Mark 12:2, 4-6; Luke 20:12-13).

That He said of Peter that he should deny Him thrice (Matthew 26:34; John 13:38).

That He said to Peter three times, Lovest thou Me? (John 21:15-17).

From these and many other places in the Word it may be seen that there was some mystery in the number “three,” and that therefore this number was received among the significatives in the ancient churches. That it signifies an entire period of the church and of the things in the church, whether great or small, is manifest; and that it consequently signifies what is complete and also continuous to the end, is very plain in Hosea:

Jehovah will vivify us after two days; on the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live before Him (Hos. 6:2).

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.