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Leviticus 4

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1 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαλεω-VA--AAD2S προς-P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ψυχη-N1--NSF εαν-C αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM ακουσιως-D απο-P ο- A--GPN προσταγμα-N3M-GPN κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --GPN ου-D δεω-V2--PAI3S ποιεω-V2--PAN και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S εις-A3--ASN τις- I--ASN απο-P αυτος- D--GPN

3 εαν-C μεν-X ο- A--NSM αρχιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM χριω-VT--XPPNSM αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--GSN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αμαρτανω-VB--AAN και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --GSF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM αμωμος-A1B-ASM ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

4 και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM παρα-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ενωπιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM

5 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM χριστος-A1--NSM ο- A--NSM τελειοω-VM--XPPNSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C ειςφερω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

6 και-C βαπτω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--ASM δακτυλος-N2--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN και-C προςραινω-VF2-FAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN επτακις-D εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM κατα-P ο- A--ASN καταπετασμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN

7 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN θυμιαμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSF συνθεσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF σκηνη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S παρα-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

8 και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN κατακαλυπτω-V1--PAPASN ο- A--APN ενδοσθια-N2N-APN και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P ο- A--GPN ενδοσθια-N2N-GPN

9 και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M νεφρος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P αυτος- D--GPM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P ο- A--GPN μηριον-N2N-GPN και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM επι-P ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN συν-P ο- A--DPM νεφρος-N2--DPM περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN

10 ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM αποαιρεω-V2--PMI3S απο-P ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM ο- A--GSF θυσια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF καρπωσις-N3I-GSF

11 και-C ο- A--ASN δερμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A1S-ASF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF συν-P ο- A--DSF κεφαλη-N1--DSF και-C ο- A--DPN ακρωτηριον-N2N-DPN και-C ο- A--DSF κοιλια-N1A-DSF και-C ο- A--DSF κοπρος-N2--DSF

12 και-C εκφερω-VF--FAI3P ολος-A1--ASM ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM εξω-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF εις-P τοπος-N2--ASM καθαρος-A1A-ASM ου-D εκχεω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--ASF σποδια-N1A-ASF και-C κατακαιω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM επι-P ξυλον-N2N-GPN εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN επι-P ο- A--GSF εκχυσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSF σποδια-N1A-GSF καιω-VC--FPI3S

13 εαν-C δε-X πας-A1S-NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF *ισραηλ-N---GSM αγνοεω-VA--AAS3S ακουσιως-D και-C λανθανω-VB--AAS3S ρημα-N3M-NSN εκ-P οφθαλμος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3P εις-A1A-ASF απο-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF εντολη-N1A-GPF κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSF ου-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S και-C πλημμελεω-VA--AAS3P

14 και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--APS3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ος- --ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM αμωμος-A1B-ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASM παρα-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

15 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM πρεσβυτερος-A1--NPM ο- A--GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

16 και-C ειςφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM χριστος-A1--NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

17 και-C βαπτω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--ASM δακτυλος-N2--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C ραινω-VF2-FAI3S επτακις-D εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM κατενωπιον-P ο- A--GSN καταπετασμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM

18 και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN θυμιαμα-N3M-GPN ο- A--GSF συνθεσις-N3I-GSF ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ενωπιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF σκηνη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S προς-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPF καρπωσις-N3I-GPF ο- A--GPF προς-P ο- A--DSF θυρα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

19 και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN

20 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ουτως-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF

21 και-C εκφερω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ολος-A1--ASM εξω-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF και-C κατακαιω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM κατακαιω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM προτερος-A1A-ASM αμαρτια-N1A-NSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S

22 εαν-C δε-X ο- A--NSM αρχων-N3--NSM αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S εις-A1A-ASF απο-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF εντολη-N1A-GPF κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GPM ος- --NSF ου-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S ακουσιως-D και-C αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S και-C πλημμελεω-VA--AAS3S

23 και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--APS3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ος- --ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C προςφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN δωρον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM χιμαρος-N2--ASM εκ-P αιξ-N3G-GPM αρσην-A3--ASN αμωμος-A1B-ASN

24 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM χιμαρος-N2--GSM και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM ου-D σφαζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN ενωπιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S

25 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN

26 και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN αυτος- D--GSM αναφερω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ωσπερ-D ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN θυσια-N1A-GSF σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM

27 εαν-C δε-X ψυχη-N1--NSF εις-A1A-NSF αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S ακουσιως-D εκ-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εν-P ο- A--DSN ποιεω-VA--AAN εις-A1A-ASF απο-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF εντολη-N1A-GPF κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSF ου-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S και-C πλημμηλεω-VA--AAS3S

28 και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--APS3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ος- --ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C φερω-VF--FAI3S χιμαιρα-N1A-ASF εκ-P αιξ-N3G-GPM θηλυς-A3U-ASF αμωμος-A1B-ASF φερω-VF--FAI3S περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S

29 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN αμαρτημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF χιμαιρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM ου-D σφαζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN

30 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN

31 και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM περιαιρεω-V2--PMI3S στεαρ-N3T-ASN απο-P θυσια-N1A-GSF σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN εις-P οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF κυριος-N2--DSM και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM

32 εαν-C δε-X προβατον-N2N-ASN προςφερω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASN δωρον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εις-P αμαρτια-N1A-ASF θηλυς-A3U-ASN αμωμος-A1B-ASN προςφερω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN

33 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASN εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM ου-D σφαζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN

34 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF ολοκαυτωσις-N3I-GSF και-C πας-A3--ASN αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF ολοκαυτωσις-N3I-GSF

35 και-C πας-A3--ASN αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM περιαιρεω-V2--PMI3S στεαρ-N3T-ASN προβατον-N2N-GSN εκ-P ο- A--GSF θυσια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10210

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10210. 'With the blood of the sin [offering] of expiations' means by means of truths which spring from the good of innocence. This is clear from the meaning of 'the blood' as Divine Truth, dealt with in 4735, 6978, 7317, 7326, 7846, 7850, 9127, 9393, 10026, 10033, 10047; and from the meaning of 'the sin [offering] of expiations', or the sin sacrifice by means of which expiation was made, as purification from evils and consequent falsities.

'Sin' is used to mean a sacrifice for sin, see 10039.

'Expiation' means purification from evils and consequent falsities, 9506.

The reason why this purification is accomplished by means of truths which spring from the good of innocence is that the blood with which the expiation was accomplished came from a young bull or from a lamb, and 'a young bull' means the good of innocence in the external man, 9391, 9990, 10132, 'a lamb' the good of innocence in the internal man, 10132; and innocence must be present if truth and good are to be received, 3111, 3994, 4797, 6013, 6765, 7836(end), 7840, 9262, 10134, as well as the places referred to in 10021. The good of innocence consists in acknowledging that all truths and forms of good come from the Lord and none at all from the human self or proprium; thus it consists in wishing to be led by the Lord and not by self. From this it is evident that the more a person trusts and believes in himself, thus the more he is ruled by self-love, the less the good of innocence is present in him. This is why a person cannot be purified from evils unless the good of innocence is present in him. For if this good is not present that person is led not by the Lord but by self; and anyone who is led by self is led by hell, since the human proprium is nothing but evil, and all evil belongs to hell. The fact that every expiation was accomplished with the blood either of a young bull, or of a lamb, or of turtle doves, that is, young pigeons, is clear in Moses, in Exodus 29:36; Leviticus 4:1-7, 13-18, 27-end; 5:1-7; 15:14, 24, 28-31; Numbers 6:9-11. 'Turtle doves' and 'young pigeons' as well mean the good of innocence.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 10033

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10033. Since the present chapter deals with the sacrifice and the burnt offering through which Aaron and his sons were consecrated to the priestly office a little more will be stated regarding the blood and the fat. All the blood of a sacrifice or of a burnt offering had to be poured out at the altar and all the fat had to be burned on the altar, as the statutes and laws in Leviticus relating to burnt offerings and sacrifices make clear. The reason why this was done to the blood and fat was that the blood meant Divine Truth and the fat Divine Good. The fact that the blood meant Divine Truth is clear from what has been shown regarding 'blood' in 4735, 6378, 6978, 7317, 7326, 7850, 9127, 9393, and that the fat meant Divine Good is clear from what has been shown in 5943.

[2] That 'blood' means Divine Truth is perfectly clear in Ezekiel,

Gather yourselves from all around to My sacrifice which I am sacrificing for you, a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh and drink blood. You will eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth. You will eat fat till you are glutted, and drink blood till you are drunk, from My sacrifice which I will sacrifice for you. You will be glutted at My table with horse, chariot, the mighty, and every man of war. Thus will I set My glory among the nations. Ezekiel 39:17-22.

Anyone can see that 'blood' is not used to mean blood here, for it states that they were going to drink the blood of the princes of the earth, doing so till they were drunk, and also that they were going to eat fat till they were glutted, and then that they would be glutted with horse and chariot. From these statements it is evident that 'blood' is used to mean something other than blood, 'the princes of the earth' to mean something other than princes of the earth, and also 'fat' as well as 'horse and chariot' something other than fat, or horse and chariot. What is meant however none can know except through the internal sense. This shows that 'blood' means Divine Truth, 'the princes of the earth' the Church's primary or leading truths, 'fat' Divine Good, 'horse' the internal sense of the Word, and 'chariot' actual doctrinal teachings derived from there.

'Blood' means Divine Truth; this is clear from the places referred to above.

'The princes of the earth' means primary truths, 5044.

'The earth' means the Church, 9325.

'Horse' means the internal sense of the Word, 2760-2762.

'Chariot' means doctrinal teachings, 5321, 8215.

[3] From all this it is now evident what the meaning is of the Lord's words in John,

Jesus said, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood you will have no life in yourselves. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. John 6:53-56.

'Flesh' means Divine Good, see 3813, 7850, 9127; and 'the Son of Man' whose flesh they were to eat and blood they were to drink means the Lord in respect of Divine Truth emanating from Divine Good, 9807.

[4] But the fact that 'fat' means Divine Good is clear in Isaiah,

Jehovah will make for all peoples on this mountain a feast of fat things. Isaiah 25:6.

In the same prophet,

Attend [diligently] to Me and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Isaiah 55:2.

And in Jeremiah,

I will fill the soul of the priests with fat, and My people will be satisfied with My goodness. Jeremiah 31:14.

From these quotations it becomes clear why all the fat of a sacrifice was burned on the altar and why all the blood was poured out at the side of it.

[5] Because blood and fat were signs of those Divine Entities the Israelite people were totally forbidden to eat fat or blood, as is clear in Moses,

[This shall be] a perpetual statute throughout your generations: You shall eat no fat and no blood. Leviticus 3:17.

In the same author,

You shall eat no fat, neither of ox, nor sheep, nor she-goat. Everyone who eats fat from a beast, from one that is offered as a fire-offering to Jehovah, that soul eating it will be cut off from his peoples. Leviticus 7:23, 25.

And again in the same author,

Whoever eats any blood, I will set My face against the soul eating blood and will cut him off from among his people. Leviticus 17:10-14; Deuteronomy 12:16, 23-25.

[6] The reason why eating blood and fat was so strictly forbidden was that eating them represented the profanation of Divine Truth and Divine Good. For the Israelite and Jewish nation was interested in outward forms but not their inner substance, so that in their faith and love there was no Divine Truth nor any Divine Good; and their worship was external devoid of these. This was because they were ruled by self-love and love of the world more than other nations; consequently they were steeped in evils gushing out of those loves, these evils being contempt for others, enmity, hatred, vengeance, brutality, and cruelty. This also was the reason why internal truths were not revealed to them, for if these had been revealed that nation would have inevitably profaned them. Such was the character of that nation, as may be seen in the places referred to in 9320(end), 9380. Therefore they would have represented profanation if they had eaten blood and fat; for whatever was established among them was representative of the interior things of the Church and heaven.

[7] From these considerations it is even more evident what the meaning is of the words in Ezekiel 39:17-22, dealt with above, stating that they would eat fat till they were glutted and drink blood, the blood of the princes of the earth, till they were drunk. That is to say, the meaning is that when inner virtues were opened up, those with whom these virtues existed, that is, faith in and love to the Lord, would have Divine Truth and Divine Good imparted to them as their own, as happened among gentile nations when the Lord came into the world. Therefore also those words go on to say, Thus will I set My glory among the nations, 'glory' meaning Divine Truth emanating from the Lord as it exists in heaven, 9429, and 'the nations' meaning all who are governed by good, 1259, 1260, 1416, 1849, 4574, 6005, 8771, 9256.

[8] This the Lord Himself corroborates, in His declaration that His flesh was truly food and His blood was truly drink, and whoever ate His flesh and drank His blood would abide in Him, and He in that person, John 6:55-56, and also in His institution of the Holy Supper, in which they were to eat His flesh and to drink His blood, Matthew 26:26-29, by which receiving Divine Good and Divine Truth from Him and making them their own was meant. Receiving Divine Good and Divine Truth from the Lord and making them their own is possible only with those who acknowledge the Lord's Divinity, for this is the first and most essential of all matters of belief within the Church. To no others can the way to heaven be opened, because the whole of heaven assents to that belief, and therefore Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good, meant here by 'blood', cannot be imparted to them. Therefore let anyone who is within the Church beware of refusing to believe in the Lord and also His Divinity; for heaven is closed and hell opened to that refusal. For those people are separated from the Lord, and so are separated from heaven, where the Lord's Divinity is the All in all since it composes heaven. And when heaven has been closed, knowledge of the truths of faith derived from the Word and from the teachings of the Church indeed exists, but not a particle of faith that is real faith because real faith comes from above, that is, from the Lord by way of heaven.

[9] The Lord spoke in this manner, that is to say, He called the Divine Good emanating from Himself His flesh, and the Divine Truth emanating from His Divine Good His blood, because the Word, which sprang from Him, was His Divinity filling the whole of heaven. Such a Word must manifest itself through the use of correspondences, as a result of which it is representative and carries a spiritual meaning in every single part; for in this and no other way could it link members of the Church to angels in heaven. For when people in the world understand the Word according to its literal meaning angels understand it according to its inner meaning. Thus instead of the Lord's flesh they understand Divine Good, and instead of His blood they understand Divine Truth, both emanating from the Lord. As a consequence that which is holy flows in by way of the Word.

  
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