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Leviticus 14

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1 I mluvil Hospodin k Mojžíšovi, řka:

2 Tento bude řád při malomocném v den očišťování jeho: K knězi přiveden bude.

3 I vyjde kněz ven z stanů a pohledí na něj, a uzří-li, že uzdravena jest rána malomocenství malomocného:

4 Rozkáže kněz tomu, kterýž se očišťuje, vzíti dva vrabce živé a čisté, a dřevo cedrové, a červec dvakrát barvený, a yzop.

5 I rozkáže kněz zabiti vrabce jednoho, a vycediti krev z něho do nádoby hliněné nad vodou živou.

6 A vezme vrabce živého a dřevo cedrové, též červec dvakrát barvený, a yzop, a omočí to všecko i s vrabcem živým ve krvi vrabce zabitého nad vodou živou.

7 Tedy pokropí toho, kterýž se očišťuje od malomocenství, sedmkrát, a za čistého jej vyhlásí, i pustí vrabce živého na pole.

8 Ten pak, kterýž se očišťuje, zpéře roucho své a oholí všecky vlasy své, umyje se vodou, a čistý bude. Potom vejde do táboru, a bydliti bude vně, nevcházeje do stanu svého za sedm dní.

9 Dne pak sedmého sholí všecky vlasy své, hlavu i bradu svou, i obočí své, a tak všecky vlasy své sholí; zpéře také roucha svá a tělo své umyje vodou, a tak očistí se.

10 Dne pak osmého vezme dva beránky bez poškvrny, a ovci jednu roční bez poškvrny, a tři desetiny efi mouky bělné k oběti suché, olejem zadělané, a oleje jednu mírku.

11 Kněz pak, kterýž očišťuje, postaví toho člověka očišťujícího se s těmi věcmi před Hospodinem u dveří stánku úmluvy.

12 I vezme kněz beránka jednoho, kteréhožto obětovati bude v obět za hřích, a mírku oleje, a obraceti bude tím sem i tam v obět obracení před Hospodinem.

13 A zabije beránka toho na místě, kdež se zabijí obět za hřích a obět zápalná, totiž na místě svatém; nebo jakož obět za hřích, tak obět za vinu knězi přináleží, svatá svatých jest.

14 I vezme kněz krve z oběti za hřích, a pomaže jí kraje ucha pravého člověka toho, kterýž se očišťuje, a palce ruky jeho pravé, a palce nohy jeho pravé.

15 Vezme také kněz z té mírky oleje, a naleje na ruku svou levou.

16 A omoče prst svůj pravý v tom oleji, kterýž má na ruce své levé, pokropí z něho prstem svým sedmkrát před Hospodinem.

17 Z ostatku pak oleje toho, kterýž má na ruce své, pomaže kněz kraje ucha pravého člověka toho, kterýž se očišťuje, a palce pravé ruky jeho, a palce pravé nohy jeho, na krev oběti za vinu.

18 Což pak zůstane oleje, kterýž jest v ruce kněze, pomaže tím hlavy toho, kterýž se očišťuje; a tak očistí jej kněz před Hospodinem.

19 Učiní také kněz obět za hřích, a očistí očišťujícího se od nečistoty jeho. A potom zabije obět zápalnou.

20 I bude obětovati kněz tu obět zápalnou, i obět suchou na oltáři; a tak očistí jej, i bude čistý.

21 Jestliže pak bude chudý, tak že by s to býti nemohl, tedy vezme jednoho beránka v obět za provinění, k obracení jí sem i tam pro očištění své, a desátý díl mouky bělné olejem zadělané k oběti suché, a mírku oleje,

22 Též dvě hrdličky aneb dvé holoubátek, kteréž by mohl míti, a bude jedno v obět za hřích, a druhé v obět zápalnou.

23 I přinese je v osmý den očišťování svého knězi, ke dveřům stánku úmluvy před Hospodina.

24 Tedy kněz vezma beránka oběti za vinu a mírku oleje, obraceti je bude sem i tam v obět obracení před Hospodinem.

25 I zabije beránka oběti za provinění, a vezma krve z oběti za provinění, pomaže jí kraje ucha pravého člověka toho, kterýž se očišťuje, a palce ruky jeho pravé, a palce nohy jeho pravé.

26 Oleje také naleje kněz na ruku svou levou.

27 A omoče prst svůj pravý v oleji, kterýž bude na ruce jeho levé, pokropí jím sedmkrát před Hospodinem.

28 Pomaže také kněz olejem, kterýž má na ruce své, kraje ucha pravého toho, kdož se čistí, a palce pravé ruky jeho, a palce pravé nohy jeho, na místě krve z oběti za vinu.

29 Což pak zůstává oleje, kterýž jest v ruce kněze, pomaže jím hlavy toho, kterýž se očišťuje; a tak očistí jej před Hospodinem.

30 Tolikéž učiní i s hrdličkou jednou aneb s holoubátkem z těch, kteréž zjednati mohl.

31 Z těch, kterýchž dostati mohl, obětovati bude jedno za hřích a druhé v obět zápalnou s obětí suchou; a tak očistí kněz očišťujícího se před Hospodinem.

32 Ten jest zákon toho, na komž by se ukázala rána malomocenství, a kterýž by nemohl býti s ty věci k očištění svému přináležité.

33 I mluvil Hospodin Mojžíšovi a Aronovi, řka:

34 Když vejdete do země Kananejské, kterouž já vám za dědictví dávám, a dopustil bych ránu malomocenství na některý dům země, kterouž vládnouti budete,

35 Tedy přijde hospodář domu a oznámí knězi řka: Zdá mi se, jako by byla rána malomocenství na domě.

36 I rozkáže kněz vyprázdniti dům, dříve než by všel do něho hleděti na tu ránu, aby nebylo poškvrněno něco z těch věcí, kteréž v domě jsou. Potom pak vejde, aby pohleděl na ten dům.

37 Tedy vida ránu tu, uzří-li, že rána jest na stěnách domu, totiž důlkové názelení aneb náčervení, a na pohledění jsou nižší než stěna jinde:

38 Vyjde kněz z domu toho ke dveřím jeho, a dá zavříti dům ten za sedm dní.

39 A v den sedmý navrátí se kněz, a uzří-li, ano se rozmohla rána na stěnách domu toho:

40 Rozkáže vyníti kamení, na němž by rána taková byla, a vyvrci je ven za město na místo nečisté.

41 Dům pak rozkáže vystrouhati vnitř všudy vůkol; a vysypou prach ten, kterýž sstrouhali, vně za městem na místo nečisté.

42 A vezmouce jiné kamení, vyplní jím místo onoho kamení; tolikéž hliny jiné vezmouce, vymaží dům.

43 Pakliť by se navrátila rána, a vzrostla by v tom domě po vyvržení kamení a vystrouhání domu, i po vymazání jeho,

44 Tedy vejda kněz, uzří-li, an se rozmohla rána v domě, malomocenství rozjídající se jest v tom domě, nečistý jest.

45 I rozboří ten dům a kamení jeho, i dříví jeho, a všecko mazání domu toho, a vynosí ven za město na místo nečisté.

46 Jestliže by pak kdo všel do domu toho v ten čas, když zavřín byl, nečistý bude až do večera.

47 A jestliže by kdo spal v tom domě, zpéře roucha svá; tolikéž jestliže by kdo jedl v tom domě, zpéře roucha svá.

48 Jestliže by pak kněz vejda tam, uzřel, že se nerozmohla rána v domě po obnovení jeho, tedy za čistý vyhlásí dům ten; nebo uzdravena jest rána jeho.

49 A vezma k očištění domu toho dva vrabce a dřevo cedrové, a červec dvakrát barvený a yzop,

50 I zabije vrabce jednoho, a vycedí krev do nádoby hliněné nad vodou živou.

51 A vezme dřevo cedrové a yzop, a červec dvakrát barvený, a vrabce živého, omočí to všecko ve krvi vrabce zabitého a u vodě živé, a pokropí domu toho sedmkrát.

52 A tak když očistí dům ten krví vrabce a vodou živou a ptákem živým, dřevem cedrovým, yzopem a červcem dvakrát barveným:

53 Vypustí ven vrabce živého z města na pole, a očistí dům ten, i budeť čistý.

54 Ten jest zákon o všeliké ráně malomocenství a poškvrny černé,

55 A malomocenství roucha i domu,

56 I otekliny, prašiviny a poškvrny pobělavé,

57 K ukázání, kdy jest kdo čistý, aneb kdy jest kdo nečistý. Tenť jest zákon malomocenství.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4922

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4922. 'And bound on his hand a twice-dyed thread' means that a sign was placed on it, namely on that power - 'twice-dyed' meaning good. This is clear from the meaning of 'binding on the hand' as placing a sign on power, for 'the hand' means power, 4920; and from the meaning of 'twice-dyed' as good, in particular spiritual good. The reason 'twice-dyed' means spiritual good is that this expression describes a shade of scarlet, and in the next life whenever one sees scarlet spiritual good is meant, which is the good of charity towards the neighbour. For all colours clearly visible in the next life mean something connected with good and truth since they are products of the light of heaven, which essentially is wisdom and intelligence flowing from the Lord's Divine. The variegations or modifications of that light are consequently variegations and so to speak modifications of wisdom and intelligence, and therefore of good and truth. For details about the light in heaven flowing from the Lord's Divine wisdom and intelligence, where the Lord is seen as the Sun, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3225, 3337, 3339, 3340, 3485, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4180, 4214, 4302, 4405, 4408, 4413, 4415, 4523-4533; and for details about colours having their origin in that light and about their being variegations and modifications of that light, and therefore of intelligence and wisdom, 1042, 1043, 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4742.

[2] As regards 'twice-dyed' meaning spiritual good, this is evident from places in the Word where this expression is used, as in Jeremiah,

If therefore you have been laid waste, what will you do? If you clothe yourself in twice-dyed and deck yourself with ornaments of gold, in vain will you make yourself beautiful; your lovers will abhor you. Jeremiah 4:30.

This refers to Judah. 'Clothing yourself in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, 'decking yourself with ornaments of gold' for celestial good. In 2 Samuel,

David lamented over Saul and over Jonathan, and wrote it down that they teach the children of Judah the bow. Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul who clothed you in twice-dyed delicately, 1 and placed an ornament of gold on your apparel. 2 Samuel 1:17-18, 24.

Here 'teaching the bow' stands for teaching the doctrine of love and charity, for 'the bow' means that doctrine. 'Clothing in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, as previously, and 'placing an ornament of gold on one's apparel' for celestial good.

[3] Such being the meaning of 'twice-dyed', instructions were also given to use twice-dyed scarlet on the curtains of the Dwelling-place, the veil, the covering for the door of the tent, the covering to the gate of the court, the table of the Presence when they were about to set out, Aaron's sacred vestments such as the ephod, the breastplate of judgement, and the fringes of the robe of the ephod:

The curtains of the Dwelling-place

You shall make for the Dwelling-place ten curtains - fine-twined linen, and violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 26:1.

The veil

You shall make a veil of violet and purple, and of twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:31.

The covering for the door of the tent

You shall make a covering for the door of the tent, of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:36.

[4] The covering to the gate of the court

For the gate of the court you shall make a covering of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. Exodus 27:16.

The table of the Presence when they were about to set out

When the camp sets out they shall spread over the table of the Presence a cloth of twice-dyed scarlet, and shall cover this with a covering of badger skin. Numbers 4:8.

The ephod

You shall make an ephod out of gold, violet and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, fine-twined linen, the work of a craftsman; and the girdle similarly. Exodus 28:5-6, 8; 39:2-3.

The breastplate of judgement

You shall make the breastplate of judgement, the work of a craftsman, like the work of the ephod, out of gold, violet, and purple. and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen. Exodus 28:15.

The fringes of the robe of the ephod

Pomegranates of violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 28:33.

[5] It was because the Tent of Meeting with the Ark in it represented heaven that the colours mentioned in these places were required. They meant in their order celestial and spiritual things, as follows: 'Violet and purple' meant celestial kinds of good and truth, 'twice-dyed scarlet and fine-twined linen' spiritual kinds of good and truth. Anyone believing that the Word is holy can recognize that each has a specific meaning, and anyone believing that the Word is holy for the reason that it has been sent down from the Lord by way of heaven can recognize that the celestial and spiritual things belonging to His kingdom are meant. Similar instructions were given, in cleansings from leprosy, to use 'cedarwood, scarlet, and hyssop', Leviticus 14:4, 6, 52; and to cast 'cedarwood and hyssop and twice-dyed of purple' on to the fire in which the red heifer was being burned, from which the water of separation was prepared, Numbers 19:6.

[6] The profanation of good and truth is described by similar words in John,

I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names. It had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet. and covered 2 with gold and precious stones and pearls. holding in her hand a golden cup, full of abominations and the uncleanness of whoredom. Revelation 17:3-4.

And after this,

Woe, woe, the great city, you that were clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and covered' with gold and precious stones and pearls. Revelation 18:16.

This refers to 'Babel' by which the profanation of good is meant, 1182, 1283, 1295, 1304, 1306-1308, 1321, 1322, 1326, in this case the profanation both of good and of truth, which is 'Babylonian'. Among the Prophets in the Old Testament 'Babel' describes the profanation of good and 'Chaldea' the profanation of truth.

[7] In the contrary sense 'scarlet' means the evil that is the contrary of spiritual good, as in Isaiah,

Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson, 3 they will be as wool. Isaiah 1:18.

The reason 'scarlet' means this evil is that 'blood', likewise, because of its red colour, in the genuine sense means spiritual good or charity towards the neighbour, and in the contrary sense violence done to charity, 374, 1005.

Fotnoter:

1. literally, with delights

2. literally, gilded

3. literally, purple

  
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Arcana Coelestia #1042

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1042. 'I have given My bow in the cloud' means the state of a regenerate spiritual person, who is like a rainbow. Anyone may wonder that in the Word 'the bow in the cloud', or the rainbow, is taken as a sign of the covenant, for the rainbow is nothing else than something produced by the conversion of rays of sunlight in raindrops. It is a wholly natural phenomenon, unlike other signs of the covenant in the Church mentioned just above. But the fact that 'the bow in the cloud' represents regeneration and means the state of a regenerate spiritual person, nobody is able to know unless he is allowed to see and consequently know what exactly is involved. When spiritual angels, who have all been regenerate members of the spiritual Church, are in the next life manifested visibly as such, there appears around their head a rainbow so to speak. But the rainbows which appear accord completely with their state, and from this also their characters are recognized in heaven and in the world of spirits. The reason the likeness of a rainbow appears is that their natural things corresponding to spiritual present such visible shape. It is a conversion of spiritual light from the Lord within their natural things. These angels are those said to have been 'regenerated by water and the spirit' while celestial angels are those said to have been 'regenerated with fire'.

[2] In the case of; natural things, so that colour may be produced something dark and light, or black and white, is necessary. When rays of light from the sun fall on this, depending on the varying composition of the dark and light, or black and white, colours are produced from the modification of the inflowing rays of light. Some of those colours draw more, others less, on the dark and black, and some more, or less, on the light and white; and this is what gives rise to diversity of colour. Something comparable to this exists in spiritual things. In their case the intellectual side of the proprium, or falsity, constitutes 'the dark', and the will side of the proprium, or evil, which absorbs and extinguishes rays of light constitutes 'the black'. As for the 'light and white', these are the truth or good which a person imagines he does from himself, which reflects and casts back from itself the rays of light. The rays of light which fall on those things and so to speak modify them come from the Lord as the Sun of wisdom and intelligence; for the rays of spiritual light are no other and have no other source. It is because natural things correspond to spiritual that when in the next life that which is around a regenerate spiritual person is manifested visibly, there appears that which is similar to a bow in a cloud. This bow is a representation of the spiritual things present within his natural things. With the regenerate spiritual person an intellectual side of the proprium exists into which the Lord instills innocence, charity, and mercy. As is the person's reception of these gifts so is the appearance of his rainbow when manifested visibly - the more beautiful the more that the will side of his proprium has been taken away, disciplined, and reduced to a state of obedience.

[3] When the prophets had a vision of God, a bow as if in a cloud was also seen by them, as in Ezekiel's vision,

Above the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim, in appearance like a sapphire stone, there was the likeness of a throne, and above the likeness of a throne, there was a likeness as it were of the appearance of a Man (Homo) upon it above. And I saw as it were the shape of coal burning bright, as the appearance of fire, within it round about from the appearance of His loins upwards. And from the appearance of His loins and downwards I saw as it were the appearance of fire, whose brightness was round about it, like the appearance of the bow when it is in the cloud on the day of rain; so was the appearance of brightness round about; this was the appearance of the likeness of the Glory of Jehovah. Ezekiel 1:26-28.

It may be clear to anyone that it was the Lord who was seen in this vision, and that on that occasion He represented heaven, for He Himself is heaven, that is, the All in all of heaven. He Himself is the 'Man' mentioned here, 'the throne' is heaven, 'the coal burning bright, as the appearance of fire, from the loins upwards' is the celestial element of love, 'the brightness of fire round about from the loins downwards, like the bow in the cloud' is the celestial-spiritual. In this way the celestial heaven, or heaven of celestial angels, was represented from the loins upwards, and the spiritual heaven, or heaven of spiritual angels, from the loins downwards. In fact the things that are below, from the loins down to the soles of the feet, mean in the Grand Man natural things. From this it is also clear that, when thus enlightened by spiritual light from the Lord, the natural things in man take on the appearance of 'the bow in the cloud'. The same appeased to John as well, see Revelation 4:2-3; 10:1.

  
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