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1 L'Eternel parla à Moïse et à Aaron, et dit:

2 Les enfants d'Israël camperont chacun près de sa bannière, sous les enseignes de la maison de ses pères; ils camperont vis-à-vis et tout autour de la tente d'assignation.

3 A l'orient, le camp de Juda, avec sa bannière, et avec ses corps d'armée. Là camperont le prince des fils de Juda, Nachschon, fils d'Amminadab,

4 et son corps d'armée composé de soixante-quatorze mille six cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

5 A ses côtés camperont la tribu d'Issacar, le prince des fils d'Issacar, Nethaneel, fils de Tsuar,

6 et son corps d'armée composé de cinquante-quatre mille quatre cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement;

7 puis la tribu de Zabulon, le prince des fils de Zabulon, Eliab, fils de Hélon,

8 et son corps d'armée composé de cinquante-sept mille quatre cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

9 Total pour le camp de Juda, d'après le dénombrement: cent quatre-vingt six mille quatre cents hommes, selon leurs corps d'armée. Ils seront les premiers dans la marche.

10 Au midi, le camp de Ruben, avec sa bannière, et avec ses corps d'armée. Là camperont le prince des fils de Ruben, Elitsur, fils de Schedéur,

11 et son corps d'armée composé de quarante-six mille cinq cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

12 A ses côtés camperont la tribu de Siméon, le prince des fils de Siméon, Schelumiel, fils de Tsurischaddaï,

13 et son corps d'armée composé de cinquante-neuf mille trois cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement;

14 puis la tribu de Gad, le prince des fils de Gad, Eliasaph, fils de Déuel,

15 et son corps d'armée composé de quarante-cinq mille six cent cinquante hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

16 Total pour le camp de Ruben, d'après le dénombrement: cent cinquante et un mille quatre cent cinquante hommes, selon leurs corps d'armée. Ils seront les seconds dans la marche.

17 Ensuite partira la tente d'assignation, avec le camp des Lévites placé au milieu des autres camps: Ils suivront dans la marche l'ordre dans lequel ils auront campé, chacun dans son rang, selon sa bannière.

18 A l'occident, le camp d'Ephraïm, avec sa bannière, et avec ses corps d'armée. Là camperont le prince des fils d'Ephraïm, Elischama, fils d'Ammihud,

19 et son corps d'armée composé de quarante mille cinq cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

20 A ses côtés camperont la tribu de Manassé, le prince des fils de Manassé, Gamliel, fils de Pedahtsur,

21 et son corps d'armée composé de trente-deux mille deux cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement;

22 puis la tribu de Benjamin, le prince des fils de Benjamin, Abidan, fils de Guideoni,

23 et son corps d'armée composé de trente-cinq mille quatre cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

24 Total pour le camp d'Ephraïm, d'après le dénombrement: cent huit mille et cent hommes, selon leurs corps d'armée. Ils seront les troisièmes dans la marche.

25 Au nord, le camp de Dan, avec sa bannière, et avec ses corps d'armée. Là camperont le prince des fils de Dan, Ahiézer, fils d'Ammischaddaï,

26 et son corps d'armée composé de soixante-deux mille sept cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

27 A ses côtés camperont la tribu d'Aser, le prince des fils d'Aser, Paguiel, fils d'Ocran,

28 et son corps d'armée composé de quarante et un mille cinq cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement;

29 puis la tribu de Nephthali, le prince des fils de Nephthali, Ahira, fils d'Enan,

30 et son corps d'armée composé de cinquante-trois mille quatre cents hommes, d'après le dénombrement.

31 Total pour le camp de Dan, d'après le dénombrement: cent cinquante-sept mille six cents hommes. Ils seront les derniers dans la marche, selon leur bannière.

32 Tels sont ceux des enfants d'Israël dont on fit le dénombrement, selon les maisons de leurs pères. Tous ceux dont on fit le dénombrement, et qui formèrent les camps, selon leurs corps d'armée, furent six cent trois mille cinq cent cinquante.

33 Les Lévites, suivant l'ordre que l'Eternel avait donné à Moïse, ne firent point partie du dénombrement au milieu des enfants d'Israël.

34 Et les enfants d'Israël se conformèrent à tous les ordres que l'Eternel avait donnés à Moïse. C'est ainsi qu'ils campaient, selon leurs bannières; et c'est ainsi qu'ils se mettaient en marche, chacun selon sa famille, selon la maison de ses pères.

   

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Doctrine of Life #59

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59. What we have said about the law’s promulgation, holiness and power in no. 55 above, may be found in the Word in the following passages:

That Jehovah descended onto Mount Sinai in fire, and that the mountain smoked and quaked then, and that there were thunderings, lightnings, a thick cloud, and the sound of a trumpet, see Exodus 19:16, 18, and Deuteronomy 4:11, 5:19-23.

That before Jehovah descended, the people readied themselves and sanctified themselves for three days, see Exodus 19:10-11, 15.

That bounds were set around the mountain to keep anyone from drawing near and approaching its base, on pain of death, and that not even the priests were to approach, but only Moses, see Exodus 19:12-13, 20-23, 24:1-2.

For the law promulgated from Mount Sinai, see Exodus 20:2-14, Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

That the law was written on two tablets of stone with the finger of God, see Exodus 31:18, 32:15-16, Deuteronomy 9:10.

That when Moses brought those tablets down from the mountain a second time, his face shone, see Exodus 34:29-35.

That the tablets were placed in the Ark, see Exodus 25:16, 40:20, Deuteronomy 10:5 and 1 Kings 8:9.

That on the Ark was set a mercy seat, and placed on this were cherubim of gold, see Exodus 25:17-21.

[2] That the Ark, together with the mercy seat and cherubim, constituted the inmost constituents of the Tabernacle, and that the golden lampstand, the golden altar of incense, and the table overlaid with gold which held the showbread constituted its outer constituents, and the ten curtains of linen, purple and scarlet its outmost constituents, see Exodus 25,26, 40:17-28.

That the place where the Ark was, was called the holy of holies or most holy place, see Exodus 26:33.

That the Israelite people all camped in order by tribes about the place where it resided, and set out in order after it, see Numbers 2.

That a cloud then stood over its abode by day, and fire by night, see Exodus 40:38, Numbers 9:15-16, 14:14, and Deuteronomy 1:33.

That the Lord spoke with Moses from above the Ark between the cherubim, see Exodus 25:22 and Numbers 7:89.

That because of the law it contained, the Ark was called the abode of Jehovah, for whenever the Ark set out Moses said, “Rise up, O Jehovah!” and when it rested, “Return, O Jehovah!” see Numbers 10:35-36, and also 2 Samuel 6:2, Psalms 132:7-8.

That because of the holiness of that law, Aaron was permitted to enter within the veil only with sacrifices and incense, see Leviticus 16:2-14ff.

That David brought the Ark into Zion with sacrifices and jubilation, see 2 Samuel 6:1-19. That Uzzah later died because he touched it, see verses 6 and 7 in that same chapter.

That the Ark was placed in the midst of the Temple in Jerusalem, where it constituted its inner sanctuary, see 1 Kings 6:19ff., 8:3-9.

[3] That because of the Lord’s presence and power in the law contained in the Ark, the Jordan’s waters were parted, and as long as the Ark rested in the midst of it, the people crossed over on dry ground, see Joshua 3:1-17, 4:5-20.

That the Ark’s being carried around caused the walls of Jericho to fall, see Joshua 6:1-20.

That Dagon, the Philistine god, fell down before the Ark, and after that lay at the threshold of the shrine with its head broken off, see 1 Samuel 5:1-4.

That because of the Ark many thousands of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh were struck, see 1 Samuel 6:19.

  
Yiya esigabeni / 114  
  

Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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1 Samuel 6

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1 The ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

2 The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of Yahweh? Show us with which we shall send it to its place."

3 They said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don't send it empty; but by all means return him a trespass offering: then you shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you."

4 Then they said, "What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him?" They said, "Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, [according to] the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

5 Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

6 Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn't they let the people go, and they departed?

7 "Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;

8 and take the ark of Yahweh, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by its side; and send it away, that it may go.

9 Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us."

10 The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home;

11 and they put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

12 The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

13 They of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

14 The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they split the wood of the cart, and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

15 The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh, and the coffer that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.

16 When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

18 and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Yahweh, [which stone remains] to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.

19 He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

20 The men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?"

21 They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of Yahweh; come down, and bring it up to yourselves."