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2 Mose 27

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1 Und du sollst den Altar (S. Kap. 38,1) von Akazienholz machen: fünf Ellen die Länge, und fünf Ellen die Breite-quadratförmig soll der Altar sein-und drei Ellen seine Höhe.

2 Und mache seine Hörner an seine vier Ecken; aus ihm (d. h. aus einem Stück mit ihm) sollen seine Hörner sein; und überziehe ihn mit Erz.

3 Und mache seine Töpfe, um ihn von der Fettasche zu reinigen, und seine Schaufeln und seine Sprengschalen und seine Gabeln und seine Kohlenpfannen; (O. äucherpfannen) für alle seine Geräte sollst du Erz verwenden.

4 Und mache ihm ein Gitter von Netzwerk aus Erz, und mache an das Netz vier eherne inge an seine vier Ecken;

5 und setze es unter die Einfassung des Altars, unterwärts, daß das Netz bis zur Hälfte des Altars reiche.

6 Und mache Stangen für den Altar, Stangen von Akazienholz, und überziehe sie mit Erz.

7 Und seine Stangen sollen in die inge gebracht werden, daß die Stangen an beiden Seiten des Altars seien, wenn man ihn trägt.

8 Hohl, von Brettern sollst du ihn machen; so wie dir auf dem Berge gezeigt worden ist, also soll man ihn machen.

9 Und du sollst den Vorhof (Eig. den Hof) der Wohnung machen: an der Mittagseite, südwärts, Umhänge für den Vorhof von gezwirntem Byssus, hundert Ellen die Länge auf der einen Seite;

10 und seine zwanzig Säulen und ihre zwanzig Füße von Erz, die Haken der Säulen und ihre Bindestäbe von Silber.

11 Und ebenso an der Nordseite in die Länge: Umhänge, hundert Ellen lang; und seine zwanzig Säulen und ihre zwanzig Füße von Erz, die Haken der Säulen und ihre Bindestäbe von Silber.

12 Und die Breite des Vorhofs an der Westseite: fünfzig Ellen Umhänge, ihre zehn Säulen und ihre zehn Füße.

13 Und die Breite des Vorhofs an der Ostseite, gegen Aufgang, fünfzig Ellen:

14 fünfzehn Ellen Umhänge auf der einen Seite, (W. Schulter; die beiden Seitenstücke neben dem Eingang. Vergl. Kap. 38,15) ihre drei Säulen und ihre drei Füße;

15 und auf der anderen Seite (Siehe Anm. v 14) fünfzehn Ellen Umhänge, ihre drei Säulen und ihre drei Füße;

16 und für das Tor des Vorhofs einen Vorhang von zwanzig Ellen von blauem und rotem Purpur und Karmesin und gezwirntem Byssus, in Buntwirkerarbeit, ihre vier Säulen und ihre vier Füße.

17 Alle Säulen des Vorhofs ringsum sollen mit Bindestäben von Silber versehen sein, ihre Haken von Silber und ihre Füße von Erz.

18 Die Länge des Vorhofs hundert Ellen, und die Breite fünfzig gegen fünfzig, und die Höhe fünf Ellen, von gezwirntem Byssus; und ihre Füße von Erz.

19 Alle Geräte der Wohnung zu ihrem ganzen Dienst und alle ihre Pflöcke und alle Pflöcke des Vorhofs sollen von Erz sein.

20 Und du, du sollst den Kindern Israel gebieten, daß sie dir reines, zerstoßenes Olivenöl bringen zum Licht, um die Lampen anzuzünden beständig.

21 Im Zelte der Zusammenkunft, außerhalb des Vorhangs, der vor dem Zeugnis ist, sollen Aaron und seine Söhne sie zurichten vom Abend bis zum Morgen, vor Jehova. Eine ewige Satzung bei ihren Geschlechtern von seiten der Kinder Israel.

   

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9872. 'A tarshish, and a shoham, and a jasper' means the spiritual love of truth, in which higher things terminate. This is clear from the meaning of these stones, which they derive from their colours; for the colour of all the stones in this row is on the white side tinged with blue. The fact that tarshish means the spiritual love of truth is clear from places in the Word where it is mentioned, as in Ezekiel,

Behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubs; the appearance of the wheels was like that of tarshish stone. Ezekiel 1:16; 10:9.

The cherubs' wheels are similar in meaning to a person's arms and feet, which is the power to act and go forward, this power being that of truth springing from good, see 8215. This explains why the appearance of those wheels was like that of tarshish stone; for 'tarshish' means truth springing from spiritual good, which possesses power.

[2] In Daniel,

I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a man clothed in linen whose loins were girded with gold of Uphaz, and his body was like tarshish; and his face was like [the appearance] of lightning, and his eyes were like fiery torches. Daniel 10:5-6.

'A man clothed in linen' was an angel from heaven. 'Linen' means truth that is the clothing of good, 7601. By 'loins' conjugial love, which belongs to goodness and truth, is meant, 3021, 4280, 5050-5062. This is why the man's loins are said to have been 'girded with gold of Uphaz', for 'gold' means the good of love, 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, 9490, 9510. 'The body' however, by virtue of its correspondence, means the good of celestial love and also the good of spiritual love, 6135, while the surface of the body means the truth that springs from that good, which is why the man's body looked like tarshish. So it is that 'tarshish' means the truth that spiritual love desires.

[3] For the meaning of a shoham, the second stone in this row, as the truths of faith that spring from love, see what has been shown in 9476, 9841. As for a jasper, the third and last stone belonging to this row, that it means the truth of faith, this is clear in John's Revelation,

The light of the city, the holy Jerusalem, was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, shining like crystal. Revelation 21:11.

'The holy Jerusalem' means the Church that is going to take the place of the one that is ours at the present day. Its 'light' is the truth of faith and resulting intelligence, 9548, 9551, 9555, 9558, 9561, 9684. Therefore it is likened to 'a jasper stone, shining like crystal'. 'Crystal' as well means the truth of faith springing from good, in the same book,

The construction of the wall of the holy Jerusalem was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like pure glass. Revelation 21:18.

The wall of the city is described as jasper because 'the wall' means the truth of faith protecting the Church, 6419. And since 'the wall' has this meaning, verse 19 of that chapter says that the first stone constituting its foundations was jasper. For by 'foundation' is meant the truth of faith springing from good, see 9643.

  
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9485. 'And they are to make an ark' means the inmost heaven. This is clear from the meaning of 'an ark' as the inmost heaven; for 'the Testimony' or 'the Law' in the ark means the Lord, the reason for this being that 'the Testimony' is Divine Truth, and Divine Truth is the Lord in heaven, see below in 9503. So this then is why 'an ark' means the inmost heaven. The ark was therefore a most holy object, and it was worshipped by the people as Jehovah since Jehovah was thought to dwell there, between the cherubs, as is clear in David,

We heard [of Him] in Ephrathah. We will enter His dwelling-place, we will bow down at His footstool. Arise, O Jehovah, to Your resting-place, You and the ark of Your strength. Psalms 132:6-8.

This refers to the Lord, Ephrathah being Bethlehem, where the Lord was born, Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6. 'Dwelling-place' means heaven where the Lord is; and 'You and the ark of Your strength' means the Lord and a representative of Him.

[2] The fact that the ark is a representative of the Lord is evident in Jeremiah,

I will bring you back to Zion. In those days they will say no more The ark of the covenant; neither will it come to mind, 1 nor will they make mention of it, nor will they desire it, nor will it be restored any more. At that time they will call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah, and all the nations will be gathered to it, because of Jehovah's name, to Jerusalem. Jeremiah 3:14, 16-17.

This refers to a new Church. The representative of the former Church, which representative is to be done away with at that time, is meant by 'the ark', which will not be spoken of any more, come to mind, or be restored - 'Jerusalem', to which the nations will be gathered, being that new Church. From this it evident that 'the ark' means a representative of the Lord and the worship of Him in the Church, in the same way as 'the continual [sacrifice]' and 'the dwelling-place of [His] sanctuary' do in Daniel 8:11.

[3] The fact that the ark was worshipped as Jehovah by the Israelite and Jewish people and the fact that He was thought to dwell there, between the cherubs, is evident in the second Book of Samuel,

David caused the ark of God to go up, [the ark] on which His name is invoked - the name of Jehovah Zebaoth, who sits above it on the cherubs. 2 Samuel 6:2.

And in Moses,

Whenever the ark travelled Moses said, Arise, O Jehovah, let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before Your face. Whenever it came to rest he said, Return, O Jehovah, to the myriads of the thousands of Israel. Numbers 10:33-36.

The reason why the inmost heaven was meant by 'the ark' was that all the tabernacle or tent represented the whole angelic heaven, the lowest part of it being represented by the court, the middle part of it by the dwelling-place where the priest ministered, and the inmost by the dwelling-place inside the veil where the ark containing the Testimony was.

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1. literally, nor will it come up onto the heart

  
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