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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM εἰ-C κρίνω-VF2-FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GPN αἷμα-N3M-GPN καί-C παραδεικνύω-VA--AAD2S αὐτός- D--DSF πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GSF

3 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὦ-I πόλις-N3I-NSF ἐκχέω-V2--PAPNSF αἷμα-N3M-APN ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN καιρός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ποιέω-V2--PAPNSF ἐνθύμημα-N3M-APN κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSF ὁ- A--GSN μιαίνω-V1--PAN αὐτός- D--ASF

4 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN αἷμα-N3M-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM ὅς- --DPN ἐκχέω-VAI-AAI2S παραπίπτω-VX--XAI2S καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἐνθύμημα-N3M-DPN σύ- P--GS ὅς- --DPN ποιέω-V2I-IAI2S μιαίνω-V1I-IMI2S καί-C ἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἄγω-VBI-AAI2S καιρός-N2--ASM ἔτος-N3E-GPN σύ- P--GS διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ὄνειδος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C εἰς-P ἐμπαιγμός-N2--ASM πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF

5 ὁ- A--DPF ἐγγίζω-V1--PAPDPF πρός-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ὁ- A--DPF μακράν-D ἀποἔχω-V1--PAPDPF ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐνπαίζω-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ὀνομαστός-A1--NSF καί-C πολύς-A1--NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἀνομία-N1A-DPF

6 ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NPM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNPM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM συγγενής-A3H-APM αὐτός- D--GSM συν ἀναφύρω-V1I-IMI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ὅπως-C ἐκχέω-V2--PAS3P αἷμα-N3M-ASN

7 πατήρ-N3--ASM καί-C μήτηρ-N3--ASF κακαλογέω-V2I-IAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS καί-C πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM προσήλυτος-N2--ASM ἀναστρέφω-V1I-IMI3P ἐν-P ἀδικία-N1A-DPF ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ὀρφανός-A1--ASM καί-C χήρα-N1A-ASF καταδυναστεύω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS

8 καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκοὐδενέω-V2I-IAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APN σάββατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS βεβηλόω-V4I-IAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS

9 ἀνήρ-N3--NPM λῃστής-N1M-NPM ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ὅπως-C ἐκχέω-V2--PAS3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS αἷμα-N3M-ASN καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὄρος-N3E-GPN ἐσθίω-VAI-AAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ἀνόσιος-A1A-APN ποιέω-V2I-IAI3P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM σύ- P--GS

10 αἰσχύνη-N1--ASF πατήρ-N3--GSM ἀποκαλύπτω-VAI-AAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS καί-C ἐν-P ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-DPF ἀπο καταἧμαι-V5--PMPASF ταπεινόω-V4I-IAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS

11 ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF ὁ- A--GSM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM ἀνομέω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASF νύμφη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM μιαίνω-V1I-IAI3S ἐν-P ἀσέβεια-N1A-DSF καί-C ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASF ἀδελφή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ταπεινόω-V4I-IAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS

12 δῶρον-N2N-APN λαμβάνω-VAI-AAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ὅπως-C ἐκχέω-V2--PAS3P αἷμα-N3M-ASN τόκος-N2--ASM καί-C πλεονασμός-N2--ASM λαμβάνω-VAI-AAI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS καί-C συντελέω-VAI-AMI2S συντέλεια-N1A-ASF κακία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASF ἐν-P καταδυναστεία-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS δέ-X ἐπιλανθάνω-VBI-AMI2S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

13 ἐάν-C δέ-X πατάσσω-VF--FAI1S χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὅς- --DPM συντελέω-VM--XMI2S ὅς- --DPM ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPN αἷμα-N3M-DPN σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DPN γίγνομαι-VM--XMPDPN ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM σύ- P--GS

14 εἰ-C ὑποἵστημι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF σύ- P--GS εἰ-C κρατέω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--NPF χείρ-N3--NPF σύ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF ὅς- --DPF ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DS ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VX--XAI1S καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S

15 καί-C διασκορπίζω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C διασπείρω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF καί-C ἐκλείπω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-NSF σύ- P--GS ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS

16 καί-C κατακληρονομέω-VF--FAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DS κατά-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM

17 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἰδού-I γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀναμίγνυμι-VK--XMPNPM πᾶς-A3--NPM χαλκοῦς-A1C-DSM καί-C σίδηρος-N2--DSM καί-C κασσίτερος-N2--DSM καί-C μόλιβος-N2--DSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN ἀναμίγνυμι-VK--XMPNSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

19 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI2P πᾶς-A3--NPM εἰς-P σύγκρασις-N3I-ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐγώ- P--NS εἰςδέχομαι-V1--PMI1S σύ- P--AP εἰς-P μέσος-A1--ASM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF

20 καθώς-D εἰςδέχομαι-V1--PMI3S ἄργυρος-N2--NSM καί-C χαλκός-N2--NSM καί-C σίδηρος-N2--NSM καί-C κασσίτερος-N2--NSM καί-C μόλιβος-N2--NSM εἰς-P μέσος-A1--ASM κάμινος-N2--GSF ὁ- A--GSN ἐκφυσάω-VA--AAN εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASN πῦρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--GSN χωνεύω-VC--APN οὕτως-D εἰςδέχομαι-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AP ἐν-P ὀργή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C συνἄγω-VF--FAI1S καί-C χωνεύω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP

21 καί-C ἐκφυσάω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN ὀργή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C χωνεύω-VC--FPI2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF

22 ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM χωνεύω-V1--PMI3S ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM κάμινος-N2--GSF οὕτως-D χωνεύω-VC--FPI2P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2P διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκχέω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASM θυμός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP

23 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

24 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM εἶπον-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--DSF σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S γῆ-N1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF οὐ-D βρέχω-V1--PMPNSF οὐδέ-C ὑετός-N2--NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὀργή-N1--GSF

25 ὅς- --GSF ὁ- A--NPM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNPM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF ὡς-C λέων-N3--NPM ὠρύομαι-V1--PMPNPM ἁρπάζω-V1--PAPNPM ἅρπαγμα-N3M-APN ψυχή-N1--APF καταἐσθίω-V1--PAPNPM ἐν-P δυναστεία-N1A-DSF τιμή-N1--APF λαμβάνω-V1--PAPNPM ἐν-P ἀδικία-N1A-DSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF χήρα-N1A-NPF σύ- P--GS πληθύνω-VCI-API3P ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM σύ- P--GS

26 καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM αὐτός- D--GSF ἀθετέω-VAI-AAI3P νόμος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C βεβηλόω-V4I-IAI3P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM καί-C βέβηλος-A1B-GSN οὐ-D διαστέλλω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-GSM καί-C ὁ- A--GSM καθαρός-A1A-GSM οὐ-D διαστέλλω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN σάββατον-N2N-GPN ἐγώ- P--GS παρακαλύπτω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--APM ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C βεβηλόω-V4I-IMI1S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM

27 ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GSF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF ὡς-C λύκος-N2--NPM ἁρπάζω-V1--PAPNPM ἅρπαγμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSN ἐκχέω-VA--AAN αἷμα-N3M-ASN ὅπως-C πλεονεξία-N1A-DSF πλεονεκτέω-V2--PAS3P

28 καί-C ὁ- A--NPM προφήτης-N1M-NPM αὐτός- D--GSF ἀλείφω-V1--PAPNPM αὐτός- D--APM πίπτω-VF2-FMI3P ὁράω-V3--PAPNPM μάταιος-A1A-APN μαντεύομαι-V1--PMPNPM ψευδής-A3H-APN λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM οὐ-D λαλέω-VX--XAI3S

29 λαός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐκπιέζω-V1--PAPNPM ἀδικία-N1A-DSF καί-C διαἁρπάζω-V1--PAPNPM ἅρπαγμα-N3M-APN πτωχός-N2--ASM καί-C πένης-N3T-ASM καταδυναστεύω-V1--PAPNPM καί-C πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM προσήλυτος-N2--ASM οὐ-D ἀναστρέφω-V1--PMPNPM μετά-P κρίμα-N3M-GSN

30 καί-C ζητέω-V2I-IAI3P ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GPM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἀναστρέφω-V1--PMPASM ὀρθῶς-D καί-C ἵστημι-VXI-XAPASM πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁλοσχερῶς-D ἐν-P καιρός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN μή-D εἰς-P τέλος-N3E-ASN ἐκἀλείφω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P

31 καί-C ἐκχέω-VAI-AAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASF θυμός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN ὀργή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN συντελέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #10011

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10011. 'And pour it on his head, and anoint him' means a representative sign of Divine Good in the Lord, suffusing His whole Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'pouring oil on Aaron's head' as Divine Good suffusing the Lord's whole Human, for 'oil' means Divine Good, 4582, 9474, 'Aaron' the Lord in respect of Divine Good, 9806, and 'head' the whole Human; and from the meaning of 'anointing' as a representative sign of this thing, dealt with in 9474, 9954. The reason why 'the head' means the whole Human, or the whole person, is that everything in the human being comes down from the head; for the body is an extension from the head. Therefore also what a person thinks or wills, an activity that takes place in the head, presents itself in the body as an effect. The situation with the head is like that with what is highest or inmost in the heavens. This comes down and flows into heavens below, bringing them into being and making them extensions from itself. Therefore also the human head corresponds to the inmost heaven, the body down to the loins to the middle heaven, and the feet to the lowest heaven. In short, in things that are extensions only that which is inmost has life essentially. From this it is evident that since God is the inmost in all things, or what amounts to the same thing, is the highest of them all, from Him alone comes the life that all things possess. Therefore insofar as a person receives what is of God he has life within him.

[2] Furthermore the oil that a priest was anointed with flowed from the top of his head right down onto his body, as may be seen in David,

It is like the good oil upon the head running down onto Aaron's beard, which runs down over the collar 1 of his garments. Psalms 133:2.

In Matthew,

A woman poured an alabaster flask of balm over Jesus' head as He reclined [at the table]. Jesus said, She has poured this balm over My body to [prepare it for] the tomb. Matthew 26:7, 12.

And in Mark,

A woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly spikenard 2 ; and breaking the alabaster flask she poured it over Jesus' head. And Jesus said, This woman has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. Mark 14:3, 8.

From these places it is also evident that 'anointing the head' is anointing the whole body.

[3] The use of 'the head' to mean the whole person is further clear from very many places in the Word, for example in Isaiah,

The redeemed of Jehovah will return, and will come to Zion with song, and everlasting joy upon their heads. Isaiah 35:10.

In Moses,

Let the precious things of the produce of the sun, the firstfruits of the mountains of the east, and the precious things of the earth come on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of the Nazirite among his brothers. Deuteronomy 33:14-16.

In Jeremiah,

Jehovah's storm will burst upon the heads of the wicked. Jeremiah 30:23.

In Ezekiel,

I will bring their way upon their own heads. Ezekiel 11:21; 16:43; 22:31.

[Similar words occur in] Joel 3:4, 7; Obadiah verse 15. In Ezekiel,

Woe to those who make veils upon the head [of persons] of every stature to hunt souls! Ezekiel 13:18.

In David,

God will bruise the head of [His] enemies, the hairy scalp 3 . Psalms 68:21.

From all these places it is now evident that 'head' is used to mean the whole person, so that 'pouring oil on Aaron's head' means Divine Good in the Lord, suffusing His whole Human. While He was in the world the Lord made Himself Divine Truth, and when He left the world He made Himself Divine Good, see the places referred to in 9315(end), 9199(end).

Fotnoter:

1. literally, the mouth

2. literally, flask of ointment of liquid and very costly

3. literally, the crown of hair

  
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Arcana Coelestia #9806

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9806. 'And you, cause Aaron your brother to come near to you' means the joining of Divine Truth to Divine Good within the Lord's Divine Human. This is clear from the representation of Moses, the one here who was to cause Aaron to come near him, as the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, dealt with in 6752, 6771, 7014, 9372; from the meaning of 'drawing near' as a joining to and presence with, dealt with in 9378; from the representation of 'Aaron' as the Lord in respect of Divine Good, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'brother' as good, dealt with in 3303, 3803, 3815, 4121, 4191, 5686, 5692, 6756. From all this it is evident that the words telling Moses that he should cause Aaron his brother to come near to him mean the joining of Divine Truth to Divine Good within the Lord, the reason why within His Divine Human is meant being that this was where that joining together had to take place. For the Lord had first to make His Human Divine Truth, then afterwards Divine Good, see the places referred to in 9199, 9315. The reason why Aaron was chosen to serve in the priestly office was that he was Moses' brother, and in this way the brotherly relationship of Divine Truth and Divine Good in heaven was at the same time represented. For as stated above, Moses represented Divine Truth and Aaron Divine Good.

[2] Everything throughout creation, both in heaven and in the world, has connection with good and with truth, to the end that it may be something. For good is the inner being (Esse) of truth, and truth is the outward manifestation (Existere) of good. Good without truth therefore cannot manifest itself, and truth without good has no real being. From this it is evident that they must be joined together. In the Word the two joined together are represented by a married couple or by two brothers, by a married couple when the heavenly marriage - the marriage of good and truth - and the succeeding generations which spring from that marriage, are the subject, and by two brothers when two kinds of ministry, namely those of judgement and worship, are the subject. Those who served as ministers of judgement were called judges, and at a later time kings, whereas those who served as ministers of worship were called priests. And since all judgement is arrived at through truth and all worship springs from good, truth founded on good is meant in the Word by 'judges', in the abstract sense, in which no actual person is envisaged; but truth from which good results is meant by 'kings', and good itself by 'priests'. So it is that in the Word the Lord is called Judge, also Prophet, as well as King, in places where the subject has reference to truth, but Priest where it has reference to good. He is in like manner called Christ, Anointed, or Messiah in places where the subject has reference to truth, but Jesus or Saviour where it has reference to good.

[3] It was on account of this brotherly relationship of the truth which belongs to judgement and the good which belongs to worship that Aaron, brother of Moses, was chosen to serve in the priestly office. The fact that 'Aaron' and 'his house' because of this mean good is clear in David,

O Israel, trust in Jehovah! He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah! He is their help and their shield. Jehovah has remembered us, He blesses [us]. He will bless the house of Israel, He will bless the house of Aaron. Psalms 115:9-10, 12.

In the same author,

Let Israel now say that His mercy [endures] to eternity; let the house of Aaron now say that His mercy [endures] to eternity. Psalms 118:2-3.

In the same author,

O house of Israel, bless Jehovah! O house of Aaron, bless Jehovah! Psalms 135:19.

'The house of Israel' stands for those with whom truths exist, 'the house of Aaron' for those with whom forms of good are present; for in the Word wherever truth is the subject so too is good, on account of the heavenly marriage, 9263, 9314. For the meaning of 'the house of Israel' as those with whom truths exist, see 5414, 5879, 5951, 7956, 8234.

In the same author,

Jehovah sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He chose. Psalms 105:26.

Moses is called a servant because 'servant' is used in regard to truths, 3409, whereas one chosen or elected has regard to good, 3755 (end).

[4] In the same author,

Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell also together! It is like the good oil upon the head running down onto the beard, the beard of Aaron, which runs down over the collar 1 of his garments. Psalms 133:1-3.

Anyone who does not know what 'brother' means, nor what 'oil', 'the head', 'the beard', and 'garments' mean, nor also what 'Aaron' represents, can have no understanding of why such things have been compared to brothers who dwell together. For what similarity is there between oil running from Aaron's head down onto his beard, then onto his garments, and the unanimity of brothers? But the similarity in the comparison is evident from the internal sense, in which the flow of good into truths is the subject and is described by their brotherliness. For 'the oil' means good, 'Aaron's head' the inmost level of good, 'the beard' the very outermost level of it, 'garments' truths, and 'running down' a flowing in. From this it is plain that those words mean the flow, from inner to outer levels, of good into truths, and a joining together there. Without the internal sense how can anyone see that those words hold these heavenly matters within them? For the meaning of 'oil' as the good of love, see 886, 4582, 4638, 9780, and for that of 'the head' as what is inmost, 5328, 6436, 7859, 9656. The fact that 'the beard' means what is the very outermost is evident in Isaiah 7:20; 15:2; Jeremiah 48:37; and Ezekiel 5:1. For the meaning of 'garments' as truths, 2576, 4545, 4763, 5319, 5954, 6914, 6917, 9093, 9212, 9216; and for the representation of 'Aaron' as celestial good, see above.

[5] Seeing that Aaron was chosen to serve in the priestly office, thus to administer the most sacred things, people can understand what the situation was with representations in the Jewish Church. No attention was paid to the person who represented, only to the thing represented by that person. Thus something holy, indeed most holy, could be represented by persons who were inwardly unclean, indeed idolatrous, provided that outwardly they had an air of holiness when engaged in worship. The fact that Aaron was one such person becomes clear from the following details in Moses,

Aaron took the gold from the hands of the children of Israel, and fashioned it with a chisel, and made out of it a molded calf. And Aaron built an altar in front of it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, Tomorrow there will be a feast to Jehovah. Exodus 32:4-5, 25.

And elsewhere in the same author,

Jehovah was greatly moved with anger against Aaron and would have destroyed him; 2 but I prayed for Aaron also at that time. Deuteronomy 9:20.

As regards the representatives of the Church among the Israelite and Jewish nation, that no attention was paid to the persons, only to the actual things represented, see the places referred to in 9229.

Fotnoter:

1. literally, the mouth

2. literally, to destroy him

  
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