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1 Och du skall göra ett altare för att antända rökelse därpå, av akacieträ skall du göra det.

2 Det skall vara en aln långt och en aln brett -- en liksidig fyrkant -- och två alnar högt; dess horn skola vara i ett stycke därmed.

3 Och du skall överdraga det med rent guld, dess skiva, dess väggar runt omkring och dess hörn; och du skall göra en rand av guld därpå runt omkring.

4 Och du skall till det göra två ringar av guld och sätta dem nedanför randen, på dess båda sidor; på de båda sidostyckena skall du sätta dem. De skola vara där, för att stänger må skjutas in i dem, så att man med dem kan bära altaret.

5 Och du skall göra stängerna av akacieträ och överdraga dem med guld.

6 Och du skall ställa det framför den förlåt som hänger framför vittnesbördets ark, så att det står framför nådastolen, som är ovanpå vittnesbördet, där jag skall uppenbara mig för dig.

7 Och Aron skall antända välluktande rökelse därpå; var morgon, när han tillreder lamporna, skall han antända rökelse;

8 och likaledes skall Aron antända rökelse, när han vid aftontiden sätter upp lamporna. Detta skall vara det dagliga rökoffret inför HERRENS ansikte, från släkte till släkte.

9 I skolen icke låta någon främmande rökelse komma därpå, ej heller brännoffer eller spisoffer; och intet drickoffer skolen utgjuta därpå.

10 Och Aron skall en gång om året bringa försoning för dess horn; med blod av försoningssyndoffret skall han en gång om året bringa försoning för det, släkte efter släkte. Det är högheligt för HERREN.

11 Och HERREN talade till Mose och sade:

12 När du räknar antalet av Israels barn, nämligen av dem som inmönstras, skall vid mönstringen var och en giva åt HERREN en försoningsgåva för sig, på det att ingen hemsökelse må drabba dem vid mönstringen.

13 Detta är vad var och en som upptages bland de inmönstrade skall giva: en halv sikel, efter helgedomssikelns vikt -- sikeln räknad till tjugu gera -- en halv sikel såsom offergärd åt HERREN,

14 Var och en som upptages bland de inmönstrade, var och en som är tjugu år gammal eller därutöver, skall giva detta såsom offergärd åt HERREN.

15 Den rike skall icke giva mer och den fattige icke mindre än en halv sikel, när I given offergärden åt HERREN, till att bringa försoning för eder.

16 Och du skall taga försoningspenningarna av Israels barn och använda dem till arbetet vid uppenbarelsetältet. Så skall ske, för att Israels barn må vara i åminnelse inför HERRENS ansikte, och för att försoning må bringas för eder.

17 Och HERREN talade till Mose och sade:

18 Du skall ock göra ett bäcken av koppar med en fotställning av koppar, till tvagning, och ställa det mellan uppenbarelsetältet och altaret och gjuta vatten däri.

19 Och Aron och hans söner skola två sina händer och fötter med vatten därur.

20 När de gå in i uppenbarelsetältet, skola de två sig med vatten, på del att de icke må ; så ock när de träda fram till altaret för att göra tjänst genom att antända eldsoffer åt HERREN.

21 De skola två sina händer och fötter, på det att de icke må . Och detta skall vara en evärdlig stadga för dem: för honom själv och hans avkomlingar från släkte till släkte.

22 Och HERREN talade till Mose och sade:

23 Tag dig ock kryddor av yppersta slag: fem hundra siklar myrradropp, hälften så mycket kanel av finaste slag, alltså två hundra femtio siklar, likaledes två hundra femtio siklar kalmus av finaste slag,

24 därtill fem hundra siklar kassia, efter helgedomssikelns vikt, och en hin olivolja.

25 Och du skall av detta göra en helig smörjelseolja, en konstmässigt beredd salva; det skall vara en helig smörjelseolja.

26 Och du skall därmed smörja uppenbarelsetältet, vittnesbördets ark,

27 bordet med alla dess tillbehör, ljusstaken med dess tillbehör, rökelsealtaret,

28 brännoffersaltaret med alla dess tillbehör, äntligen bäckenet med dess fotställning.

29 Och du skall helga dem, så att de bliva högheliga; var och en som sedan kommer vid dem bliver helig.

30 Och Aron och hans söner skall du smörja, och du skall helga dem till att bliva präster åt mig.

31 Och till Israels barn skall du tala och säga: Detta skall vara min heliga smörjelseolja hos eder, från släkte till släkte.

32 På ingen annan människas kropp må den komma, ej heller mån I göra någon annan så sammansatt som denna. Helig är den, Helig skall den vara för eder.

33 Den som bereder en sådan salva, och den som använder något därav på någon främmande, han skall utrotas ur sin släkt.

34 Ytterligare sade HERREN till Mose: Tag dig välluktande kryddor, stakte och sjönagel och galban, och jämte dessa vällukter rent rökelseharts, lika mycket av vart slag,

35 och gör därav rökelse, en konstmässigt beredd blandning, saltad, ren, helig.

36 Och en del av den skall du stöta till pulver och lägga framför vittnesbördet i uppenbarelsetältet, där jag vill uppenbara mig för dig. Höghelig skall den vara för eder.

37 Och ingen annan rökelse mån I göra åt eder så sammansatt som denna skall vara. Helig skall den vara dig för HERREN.

38 Den som gör sådan för att njuta av dess lukt, han skall utrotas ur sin släkt.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#10087

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10087. 'And you shall take the breast' means the Divine Spiritual in the heavens, which those in heaven make their own. This is clear from the meaning of 'the breast' as the good of charity, and in the highest sense as the Divine Spiritual, dealt with below. The reason why its being made their own by those in the heavens is meant is that the subject in what follows next is the flesh from the ram and the bread from the basket which were not burned on the altar but were left as a portion for and were eaten by Moses, Aaron, and his sons. By this is meant making it their own, the process of which is described in what follows next. The origin of the meaning of 'the breast' as the good of charity, and in the highest sense as the Divine Spiritual, lies in correspondence. For the human head corresponds to the good of love to the Lord, which is the good of the inmost heaven and is called the Divine Celestial, whereas the breast corresponds to the good of charity, which is the good of the middle or second heaven and is called the Divine Spiritual; and the feet correspond to the good of faith, thus to the good of obedience, which is the good of the lowest heaven and is called the Divine Natural. Regarding this correspondence, see what has been shown above in 10030.

[2] Since the breast because of its correspondence means the good of charity, and the good of charity results from the will to do good, John - who represented that good - leaned on the Lord's breast or in His bosom, John 13:23, 25, by which the Lord's love of that good is meant. For 'leaning on the breast' or 'in the bosom' means loving. Anyone who knows this may also know what the meaning is of the following words which the Lord addressed to Peter and to John,

Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonah, do you love Me? He said, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. He said to him again, Simon son of Jonah, do you love Me? He said, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My sheep. He said to him a third time, Simon son of Jonah, do you love Me? Peter was grieved, therefore he said, Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep. Truly I say to you, When you were younger you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands and another will gird you and lead you where you do not wish. When He had said this He said to him, Follow Me. Having turned round Peter saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper. Seeing him Peter said, Lord, what about him? Jesus said to him, If I will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me. John 21:15-22.

None can know what these words mean except through the internal sense. This teaches that the Lord's twelve disciples represented all aspects of faith and love in their entirety, just as the twelves tribes of Israel did, and that Peter represented faith, James charity, and John the works or good deeds that flow from charity.

The Lord's twelve disciples represented all aspects of faith and love in their entirety, see 3488, 3858 (end), 6397.

The twelve tribes of Israel had the same representation, 3858, 3926, 4060, 6335, 6640.

Peter represented faith, James charity, and John the works that flow from charity, Prefaces to Genesis 18, 22, and 3750, 4738, 6344 (end).

'The rock', as Peter is also called, means the Lord in respect of faith, 8581.

[3] Faith without charity does not love the Lord; nevertheless it is able to teach about things connected with faith and love, and the things that are the Lord's. This was why the Lord said three times, 'Do you love Me?', and then, 'Feed My lambs' or 'Feed My sheep'. For the same reason He says, 'When you were younger you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands and another will gird you and lead you where you do not wish', meaning that in its early stages the Church's faith had possessed the good of innocence, like a young child; but when it was in decline, which is the final phase of the Church, faith would not possess that good any longer nor the good of charity, at which point evil and falsity would lead it. All this is what is meant by 'when you are old you will stretch out your hands and another will gird you and lead you where you do not wish', that is, you will pass from freedom into bondage. 'Girding' means being acquainted with and seeing truths in light that flows from good, 9952, and 'walking' leading a life in accord with those truths, 8417, 8420, so that 'girding himself and walking where he wished' means acting in freedom; and people act in freedom when an affection for truth springing from good governs their actions, 2870-2893, 9585-9591, and they are led by the Lord, 9096, 9586, 9589-9591. But 'being girded by another and being led where he did not wish' means being in bondage, and people are in bondage when evil governs their actions, and so they are led by hell, 9096, 9586, 9589-9591. 'Lambs', which the Lord mentions first, are those in whom the good of innocence is present, see 3994; 'sheep', which the Lord mentions the second and third times, are those in whom the good of charity, and faith springing from this, are present, 4169, 4809. Also three means the whole period from beginning to end, 2788, 4495, 7715, 9198; consequently, since the Lord spoke to Peter regarding the Church from its early stages to when it was in decline, He said three times, Do you love Me?

[4] As regards John's following the Lord, this was a sign of the truth that those who perform the good deeds of charity follow the Lord, are loved by the Lord, and do not leave Him, whereas those whose faith is separated from charity not only fail to follow the Lord but are also angered by that truth, as Peter was then; not to mention many more arcana within the words contained in that passage.

From all this it is evident also that leaning on the Lord's breast or in His bosom means being loved by Him, and that this expression is used in reference to those who perform the good deeds of charity. Much the same is meant by carrying in the bosom, Isaiah 40:10-11, and lying in the bosom, 2 Samuel 12:3.

  
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Arcana Coelestia#9198

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9198. 'Any widow' means those who have good that is without truth, and still have a desire for truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'a widow' as good that is without truth and nevertheless has a desire for truth. The reason why 'a widow' has this meaning is that 'a man' (vir) means truth and his 'wife' (mulier) good, so that when this man's wife has become a widow she means good that is without truth. But in an even more internal sense than this 'a widow' means truth that is without good, the reason being that in that sense 'a husband' (maritus) means good and his 'wife' (uxor) truth, see 3236, 4510, 4823. In this sense the Lord by virtue of His Divine Good is called 'Husband' and 'Bridegroom', while His kingdom and Church by virtue of its acceptance of Divine Truth that emanates from the Lord is called 'wife' and 'bride', 9182. But since the subject now is not the Lord's celestial Church but His spiritual Church, 'a widow' means one who has good but not truth, and still has a desire for truth. It is similar with 'an orphan'. In the inmost or celestial sense 'an orphan' means those who have good and a desire for truth. See what has been introduced and explained in 4844 regarding the meaning of 'a widow' and 'an orphan' in the celestial sense. To this let what the Lord says in Luke about the widow in Zarephath be added,

Truly I say to you that no prophet is accepted in his own country. In truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, while there was a great famine over the whole land; yet Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman - a widow. Luke 4:24-26.

[2] Since the Divine was the source of all the things spoken by the Lord they have an inner meaning; and the subject in that inner meaning is the Lord Himself, also His kingdom and the Church. Therefore what the Lord meant on that level of meaning by the things He said about the widow in Zarephath of Sidon may be seen if brought out into the open.

No prophet is accepted in his own country

This means that the Lord and Divine Truth that comes from Him are less well received and loved in people's hearts within the Church than outside it. The Lord spoke these words to the Jews, among whom the Church existed at that time; and as is well known, the Lord was less well received there than by gentiles who were outside the Church. The situation is similar in the Church at the present day, which takes its name Christian from Him. In this Church the Lord is indeed received in what it teaches; yet few accept Him by acknowledging Him in their heart, fewer still doing so with love and affection. The acceptance of Him by gentiles outside the Church who have been converted is different. They worship and adore Him as their one and only God; they declare with their lips and contemplate in their hearts that they acknowledge Him as their God, since He has appeared in human form, 5256. A contrary attitude exists within the Church. Here, because He was born a human being, there is scarcely any acknowledgement of Him as God in people's hearts. They make His Humanity like their own, even though they know that His Father was Jehovah and not a human being. All this shows what 'No prophet is accepted in his own country' has been used to mean in the internal sense. In this sense 'a prophet' means the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, and so in respect of the teachings of the Church. For the meaning of 'a prophet' as one who teaches, and in the abstract sense as doctrinal teachings, and - when it is used in reference to the Lord - as Divine Truth or the Word, see above in 9188 (end).

[3] There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah

In the internal sense this means the situation at that time, when God's truth coming from the Word was acknowledged in the Church. 'Widows' are those who have good that is without truth, as stated above; 'Elijah' is the Lord in respect of the Word, 'the days of Elijah' being the situation or state at that time, when God's truth coming from the Word was received; and 'Israel' is the Church.

'Elijah' represented the Lord in respect of the Word, see Preface to Genesis 18, and 2762, 5247 (end), 8029. 'Days' are states, 893, 2788, 3462, 3785, 4850, 6110, 8426. 'Israel' is the Church, 4286, 6426, 6637, 8805.

[4] When the heaven was closed for three years and six months

This means the internal Church completely laid waste, 'the heaven' meaning the internal aspect of the Church, and 'three years and six months' meaning to completeness. For the meaning of 'the heaven' as the internal aspect of the Church, see 1733, 1850, 3355, 4535. It is said to be 'closed' when it has been laid waste and exists no longer. As regards the meaning of 'three years and six months' as to completeness, this is clear from the meaning of '1260 days' in Revelation 11:3; 12:6 - this number of days making up three years and six months - as to completeness or right to the end. It is clear likewise from the meaning of 'three days and a half', Revelation 11:9-11, and also of 'a time and times and half a time' in Revelation 12:14, and in Daniel 12:7 too, as to completeness or right to the end.

[5] While there was a great famine over the whole land

This means the external Church also laid waste, for 'a famine' is an absence and want of truth and good, 3364, 5277, 5279, 5281, 5300, 5360, 5376, 5415, 5576, 6110, 7102, and 'the land' or 'the earth' is the external Church, 1262, 1413, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 3355, 4535, 5577, 8011, 8732.

Yet Elijah was sent to none of them

This means the Lord in respect of the Word, thus the Lord's Word, not sent to others, because it would not have been received elsewhere, 'Elijah' being, as stated above, the Lord in respect of the Word.

[6] Except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman - a widow

This means sent only to those who have good and a desire for truth. The description 'Zarephath of Sidon' is used because 'Sidon' means cognitions or knowledge of goodness and truth, 1201. The fact that 'a woman - a widow' means one who has good and a desire for truth is evident from this, and especially from what is recorded about her in the first Book of Kings,

Elijah came to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman - a widow - to sustain him. He told her to bring him a little water to drink, and then to bring him a small piece of bread in her hand. She said that she had a tiny amount of flour in a jar, and a tiny amount of oil in a flask, to make just a cake for herself and her son. Elijah said, Make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and make one for yourself and your son after that. She did so; and the jar of flour was not used up, and the flask of oil did not fail. 1 Kings 17:9-15.

[7] Obedience, and the desire that good has for truth, is described by her giving the prophet water, as she had been commanded to do, and then by her making a cake for him first from the little she had, and for herself and her son after that. Consequent enrichment in the good of truth is meant when it says that the pot of flour was not used up and the flask of oil did not fail.

'Water' in the internal sense is truth, 2702, 3058, 3424, 4976, 5668, 8568. 'Flour' is truth derived from good, 2177. 'Oil is the good of love, 886, 4582, 4638. 'A cake' made from these ingredients is truth joined to its own good, 7978.

From all this it is plain that 'a widow' means one who has good and a desire for truth. Good and its desire for truth is described by her charity towards the prophet, greater than towards herself and her son, 'a prophet' being teachings that present truth, as has been shown above.

[8] All that has been said here shows what the Word is like, that it conceals within itself the arcana of heaven, which are not visible in the letter. But every detail of what the Lord spoke when He was in the world, and of what He spoke before that through prophets, contains heavenly and Divine matters on a level altogether above the sense of the letter. And not only individual words contain those matters, but even the individual letters of words, indeed the individual parts of each letter. But is there anyone who believes this to be so? Yet it is most certainly so; it has been proved to me beyond all doubt, as in the Lord's Divine mercy will be shown elsewhere.

  
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