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Deuteronômio 34

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1 Então subiu Moisés das planícies de Moabe ao monte Nebo, ao cume de Pisga, que está defronte de Jericó; e o Senhor mostrou-lhe toda a terra desde Gileade até ,

2 todo o Naftali, a terra de Efraim e Manassés, toda a terra de Judá, até o mar ocidental,

3 o Negebe, e a planície do vale de Jericó, a cidade das palmeiras, até Zoar.

4 E disse-lhe o Senhor: Esta é a terra que prometi com juramento a Abraão, a Isaque e a Jacó, dizendo: ë tua descendência a darei. Eu te fiz -la com os teus olhos, porém para lá não passarás.

5 Assim Moisés, servo do Senhor, morreu ali na terra de Moabe, conforme o dito do Senhor,

6 que o sepultou no vale, na terra de Moabe, defronte de Bete-Peor; e ninguém soube até hoje o lugar da sua sepultura.

7 Tinha Moisés cento e vinte anos quando morreu; não se lhe escurecera a vista, nem se lhe fugira o vigor.

8 Os filhos de Israel prantearam a Moisés por trinta dias nas planícies de Moabe; e os dias do pranto no luto por Moisés se cumpriram.

9 Ora, Josué, filho de Num, foi cheio do espírito de sabedoria, porquanto Moisés lhe tinha imposto as mãos; assim se filhos de Israel lhe obedeceram , e fizeram como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés.

10 E nunca mais se levantou em Israel profeta como Moisés, a quem o Senhor conhecesse face a face,

11 nem semelhante em todos os sinais e maravilhas que o Senhor o enviou para fazer na terra do Egito, a Faraó: e a todos os seus servos, e a toda a sua terra;

12 e em tudo o que Moisés operou com mão forte, e com grande espanto, aos olhos de todo o Israel.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #494

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494. Verse 4. And the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God, signifies the conjunction of all with the Lord. This is evident from the signification of "the smoke of the incense" as being the truths of spiritual good (of which presently); also from the signification of "the prayers of the saints," as being truths from good with those who were to be separated from the evil and saved (of which above, n. 493; also from the signification of this "angel" as being heaven (as above, n. 490; therefore "out of the hand of the angel" means by means of heaven; also from the signification of "before God," as being to be conjoined with the Lord (See above, n. 462, 477, 488); therefore "the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God" signifies the conjunction of all with the Lord effected by means of heaven. "The smoke of the incense" signifies truths from spiritual good, because "frankincense," from which the smoke came, signified spiritual good, and the "fire" with which the frankincense was kindled signified celestial good; thence the "smoke" ascending therefrom signifies truth from good, for all truth proceeds from good. This is why "smoke" became representative; "the smoke of the incense," which was agreeable from its fragrance and sweet odor, was a representative of truth from good; for "fragrance and sweet odor" signify what is agreeable and acceptable (See above, n. 324). "Smoke" has a similar signification in Moses:

The sons of Levi put smoke in Thy nostrils, and a whole burnt-offering upon Thine altar (Deuteronomy 33:10).

"The sons of Levi" mean those who are in truths of spiritual good; these truths are signified by "smoke," and celestial good is signified by "the whole burnt-offering." The smoke of incense is also called "a cloud of incense" (Ezekiel 8:11). Thence also "smoke" in the contrary sense signifies falsity from evil (in Isaiah 34:10; Joel 2:30; Nahum 2:13; Psalms 18:8; 37:20), because the fire that makes such smoke signifies the evil of love.

  
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Exodus 30:1-10

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1 "You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.

2 Its length shall be a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

3 You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding around it.

4 You shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for places for poles with which to bear it.

5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 You shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.

7 Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.

8 When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.

9 You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it.

10 Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once in the year; with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once in the year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to Yahweh."