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Εξοδος πλήθους第31章

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1 Και ελαλησε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, λεγων,

2 Ιδε, εγω εκαλεσα εξ ονοματος Βεσελεηλ τον υιον του Ουρι, υιου του Ωρ, εκ της φυλης του Ιουδα·

3 και ενεπλησα αυτον πνευματος θειου, σοφιας και συνεσεως και επιστημης και πασης καλλιτεχνιας,

4 δια να επινοη εντεχνα εργα, ωστε να εργαζηται εις χρυσον και εις αργυρον και εις χαλκον,

5 και να γλυφη λιθους ενθεσεως, και να σκαλιζη ξυλα δι' εργασιαν εις πασαν καλλιτεχνιαν.

6 Και εγω, ιδου, εδωκα εις αυτον Ελιαβ τον υιον του Αχισαμαχ, εκ της φυλης του Δαν· και εις παντα συνετον την καρδιαν εδωκα σοφιαν, δια να καμωσι παντα οσα προσεταξα εις σε·

7 την σκηνην του μαρτυριου, και την κιβωτον του μαρτυριου και το ιλαστηριον το επανωθεν αυτης και παντα τα σκευη της σκηνης,

8 και την τραπεζαν και τα σκευη αυτης και την καθαραν λυχνιαν μετα παντων των σκευων αυτης και το θυσιαστηριον του θυμιαματος,

9 και το θυσιαστηριον του ολοκαυτωματος μετα των σκευων αυτου και τον νιπτηρα και την βασιν αυτου,

10 και τας στολας τας λειτουργικας, και τας αγιας στολας του Ααρων του ιερεως, και τας στολας των υιων αυτου, δια να ιερατευωσι,

11 και το χριστηριον ελαιον, και το ευωδες θυμιαμα δια το αγιον· κατα παντα οσα προσεταξα εις σε θελουσι καμει.

12 Και ελαλησε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, λεγων,

13 Και συ λαλησον προς τους υιους Ισραηλ, λεγων, Προσεχετε να φυλαττητε τα σαββατα μου· διοτι τουτο ειναι σημειον μεταξυ εμου και υμων εις τας γενεας υμων, δια να γνωριζητε οτι εγω ειμαι Κυριος, ο αγιαζων υμας·

14 και θελετε φυλαττει το σαββατον, διοτι ειναι αγιον εις εσας· οστις βεβηλωση αυτο, θελει εξαπαντος θανατωθη· διοτι πας οστις καμη εργασιαν εν αυτω, η ψυχη εκεινη θελει εξολοθρευθη εκ μεσου του λαου αυτης.

15 Εξ ημερας θελει γινεσθαι εργασια· εν δε τη εβδομη ημερα σαββατον θελει εισθαι, αναπαυσις αγια εις τον Κυριον· και οστις καμη εργασιαν εν τη ημερα του σαββατου θελει εξαπαντος θανατωθη.

16 Και θελουσι φυλαττει οι υιοι Ισραηλ το σαββατον, δια να εορταζωσιν αυτο εις τας γενεας αυτων εις διαθηκην αιωνιον.

17 Τουτο ειναι σημειον μεταξυ εμου και των υιων Ισραηλ διαπαντος· διοτι εις εξ ημερας εποιησεν ο Κυριος τον ουρανον και την γην, εν δε τη εβδομη ημερα κατεπαυσε και ανεπαυθη.

18 Και εδωκεν εις τον Μωυσην, αφου ετελειωσε λαλων προς αυτον επι του ορους Σινα, δυο πλακας του μαρτυριου, πλακας λιθινας γεγραμμενας με τον δακτυλον του Θεου.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#10329

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10329. 'See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, belonging to the tribe of Judah' means those in whom the good of love is present, among whom the Church is to be established. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling by name' as choosing such persons, that is to say, ones who are suitable, dealt with below; and from the representation of 'Bezalel' as those in whom the good of love is present. The reason why these are represented here by Bezalel is that he came from the tribe of Judah, and this tribe means those in whom celestial good is present, which is the good of love to the Lord, and in the abstract sense, without reference to persons, it means the good of celestial love. For this meaning of Judah and his tribe, see 3654, 3881, 6363, 6364, 8770. But what Uri and Hur, Bezalel's father and grandfather, represent is clear from the manner in which celestial good is begotten. It is begotten by teachings that present what is true and good on a celestial level. So those teachings are meant by these two men, 'Hur' representing teachings that present the truth, see 9424.

[2] People who keep their minds fixed solely on the literal sense of the Word, which they do more resolutely in the historical sections than in the prophetical parts, may be astonished when they are told that such things are meant by the names of those two men; but people who are acquainted with the essential nature of the Word will not be astonished. For in every detail the Word has a spiritual content. Within the actual names of persons and places that are mentioned in the Word there would be nothing spiritual if they did not serve to mean things of the Church and of heaven; for those things are spiritual. From this it follows that the two names used here likewise mean spiritual things.

Names in the Word serve to mean spiritual things or realities, see 1224, 1264, 1888, 4442, 5095, 5225, 6516.

Names do not pass into heaven, only the realities meant by them, 1876, 10216, 10282.

[3] The reason why 'calling by name' in the spiritual sense means choosing such persons as are suitable is that the word 'name' considered without reference to an actual person means the essential nature of something, as becomes clear from places in the Word in which 'name' occurs.

'Name' means the essential nature of something, see 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3004-3011, 3421, 6674, 6887, 8274, 8882, 9310.

The verb 'call' without the noun 'name' has a similar meaning, 3421, 3659, while 'calling by name' means choosing, 8773.

[4] Two men are named here who were called by Jehovah to carry out the work that Moses was commanded on Mount Sinai - Bezalel from the tribe of Judah, and Aholiab from the tribe of Dan. 'Bezalel' means those in whom the good of celestial love is present, 'Aholiab' those in whom the good and truth of faith exist. Those in whom the good of celestial love is present are in the inmost part of heaven and the Church, whereas those in whom the good and truth of faith exist are in the last and lowest part of them. Thus these two men mean all persons in their entirety among whom the Church may be established; for the first and the last, or the inmost and the outermost, mean all persons or all things. For the subject in what immediately follows is the Church that is to be established; and this is why these two, by whom are meant all among whom the Church could be established, are mentioned by name. For the meaning of the first and the last as all persons and all things, see 10044; and for that of Aholiab from the tribe of Dan as those in whom the good of faith exists, and so who are in the last and lowest part of heaven or the Church, see in what follows below.

From all this it now evident that 'I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, belonging to the tribe of Judah' means those in whom the good of love is present, among whom the Church is to be established.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.