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Gospel of Mark - Christianity | New Testament | Religion Facts

Facts on the Book of Mark

St. Mark's symbol is the winged lion.

The Book of Mark is the 2nd book in the Christian New Testament and is one of the four gospels. It is traditionally held that John Mark wrote the gospel using the Simon Peter's eye-witness accounts, since Mark likely a young man during the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and was not an apostle.

The gospel is 16 chapters long and is considered by many to be the first of the four gospels written, commonly dated to the mid 50's AD, but it is sometimes dated more generally to any time before 70 AD.

Mark was likely written from Rome and written to Romans, but more broadly, Gentiles. The purpose of the gospel is to present Jesus Christ to Gentiles and to encourage believers to endure and persevere in the face of persecution and perhaps even martyrdom.

The emphasis of Mark revolves around significant event in the life of Christ, such as his crucifixion and suffering. Jesus as teacher and his followers as disciples are also key to the gospel's message.

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Hague, The | Catholic AnswersHague, the (Fr. LA HAYE; Dutch 's GRAVENHAGE, "the Count's Park"; Lat. HAGA COMITIS), capital and seat of Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well as of the (civil) Province of South Holland. It is situated two miles from the shores of the German Ocean, on a piece of low ground, which was at one time thickly wooded, between the mouths of the Maas and the Old Rhine. In 1908 it had 254,500 inhabitants, of whom 71,000 were Catholics.

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The God Who Rescues

The God Who Rescues

BY CHARLES STANLEY, CHRISTIAN POST CONTRIBUTOR

January 10, 2014|10:30 am

Hebrews 10:1-14

In ancient Israel, the priests were continually offering sacrifices to atone for the people's sins. Specifically, the high priest annually entered the most sacred room in the temple to prepare a sacrifice that would absolve the entire nation of sin for that year. This room, which is known as the Holy of Holies, was where God's Spirit dwelled in those days.

Jesus' death on the cross and His resurrection changed the process. He became the High Priest, and the sacrifice was His own life-an offering powerful enough to pay the sin debt of all mankind.

Revelation 9

1 - And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 - And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 - And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 - And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 - And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment [was] as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 - And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7 - And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads [were] as it were crowns like gold, and their faces [were] as the faces of men.
8 - And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions.
9 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 - And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power [was] to hurt men five months.
11 - And they had a king over them, [which is] the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [is] Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath [his] name Apollyon.
12 - One woe is past; [and], behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 - And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 - Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
15 - And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Messianic Prophecies: Day of His Death Predicted
Daniel 9:26 "And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off... "
Daniel 9:26 Bible Prophecy about the Messiah Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
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Jesus Died on the Day of Daniel's Prophecy Luke 23:33-34 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." Luke 23:44-46 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.'" Having said this, He breathed His last. Key Points: - The prophet Daniel predicted the exact day of the Messiah's death. - According to Daniel chapter 9 there would be 69 (62+7) weeks or sabbatical years (7 year periods) after the proclamation of Artaxerxes Longimanus (ruler of Persia) for the Jews to restore and rebuild Jerusalem and on Passover the Messiah would be "cut off." - According to history Artaxerxes Longimanus ascended to the throne of the Medo-Persian empire sometime around July of 465 B.C. and uttered the decree on Passover for the Jews to return home to Jerusalem to rebuild their city. - 69 weeks of years = 476 years or 173,880 days - The Decree of Artaxerxes: Neh 2:1-8 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. Therefore the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart." So I became dreadfully afraid, and said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?" Then the king said to me, "What do you request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it." Then the king said to me (the queen also sitting beside him), "How long will your journey be? And when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. Furthermore I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah, and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy." And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me. - Daniel also predicted the rise and fall of many world governing empires that would appear after Babylon, namely Persia, then Greece, then Rome, and sometime far into the future (the last days) there would be a second Roman Empire. - Daniel also spoke of the Kingdom that would ultimately one day rule the world: Dan 7:13-14 "I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed." - There is a sort of parenthesis between the 69th and the 70th week of Daniel, known as the Church Age. At some point the church will be complete and the 70th week of Daniel will begin, which is also known as 7 years of tribulation. The "great tribulation" takes place in the middle of the 70th week of Daniel.
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The Exact Time of His Death Predicted The Exact Day of the Messiah's Death Foretold Dan 9:26 "And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off... Luke 23:33-34 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." Luke 23:44-46 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.'" Having said this, He breathed His last.
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16th Jan 2015 A Priest Like Melchizedek The Messiah will be a Priest after the Order of Melchizedek. Psalm 110:4 The LORD has sworn and will not relent, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Heb 5:5-6 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, today I have begotten You." As He also says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek" http://www.bible-history.com/messianicprophecy/MESSIANICPROPHECYA_Priest_like_Melchizedek.htm

Messianic Prophecies: Priest like Melchizedek
Psalm 110:4 - The LORD has sworn and will not relent, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Melchizedek was a Type of Jesus Heb 5:5-6 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, today I have begotten You." As He also says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek" Key Points: - This prophecy is clearly speaking of One greater than king David. - Melchizedek in Hebrew Melchi-Tzedek from Melech (king) Tsedek (righteous) My King is Righteous - Melchizedek united the offices of priest and king in Zion. - King David was not a priest, but his royal Son (Messiah) puts away the sin of His people. - God’s sworn oath was not with the Aaronic priesthood but that Messiah would be a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek - David died but this Melchizedek-like King-Priest lives forever. - Zech 6:13 reveals that Messiah will rule from His throne and sit as priest on His throne. - David had no claim to the priestly tithe and was denied the authority to offer sacrifice. - The ancient heathen Canaanites admitted the union of the kingship with the priesthood.
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Psalm 110:4 Bible Prophecy about the Messiah Psalm 110:4 The LORD has sworn and will not relent, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
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5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. 8 So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 "And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 "And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 "He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." 18 And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." 19 And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. 20 "But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time." 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless. 23 And so it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. 24 Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, 25 "Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people." jesus00000001.gif Back to Outline Historical Notes - No birth in history was ever heralded by angels and manifestations. - The angel Gabriel announced the coming of the Messiah to 3 different people, Zacharias, Mary and Joseph. Gabriel (Gavri'El) was one of the two angels mentioned by name in the Bible, the other is Michael (Mikha'El). - The announcement of John the Baptist to Zacharias took place in the days of Herod the Great who died in 4 B.C. Herod was a terror to the Jews and a monster of crime and severely oppressive. - By this time the religious ceremonies in the Temple were merely outward form and pure ritual. - There were certain devoted people who were spiritually sensitive and were "waiting for the consolation of Israel" and praying for his appearance. - Zacharias (Z'kharyah) was in old age and he and his wife Elizabeth (Elisheva) were both descendants of Aaron the ancient high priest. They were among those who truly observed the ceremonies and God's laws and were hoping in the coming of the Messiah. - According to the Jews it was a sign of God's displeasure to be barren and a reproach. - Two times per year Zacharias would come to Jerusalem from his home in the hills to serve in the Temple for one week. - The priesthood was very well organized after the Babylonian exile. By the first century there were 20,000 priests divided into 24 courses. Zacharias belonged to that of Abijah which was the 8th. Each course would perform duty for 8 days, all joining in on the Sabbath. Their duties would be determined by the drawing of the white stone "lot."

T	he Angel Gabriel Announces John's Birth

Luke 1:5-25 Historical Notes

5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

8 So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord.

10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.

11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

14 "And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

15 "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

16 "And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

17 "He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

18 And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."

19 And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.

20 "But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time."

21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.

22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.

23 And so it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house.

24 Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

25 "Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."
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Historical Notes

- No birth in history was ever heralded by angels and manifestations.

- The angel Gabriel announced the coming of the Messiah to 3 different people, Zacharias, Mary and Joseph. Gabriel (Gavri'El) was one of the two angels mentioned by name in the Bible, the other is Michael (Mikha'El).

- The announcement of John the Baptist to Zacharias took place in the days of Herod the Great who died in 4 B.C. Herod was a terror to the Jews and a monster of crime and severely oppressive.

- By this time the religious ceremonies in the Temple were merely outward form and pure ritual.

- There were certain devoted people who were spiritually sensitive and were "waiting for the consolation of Israel" and praying for his appearance.

- Zacharias (Z'kharyah) was in old age and he and his wife Elizabeth (Elisheva) were both descendants of Aaron the ancient high priest. They were among those who truly observed the ceremonies and God's laws and were hoping in the coming of the Messiah.

- According to the Jews it was a sign of God's displeasure to be barren and a reproach.

- Two times per year Zacharias would come to Jerusalem from his home in the hills to serve in the Temple for one week.

- The priesthood was very well organized after the Babylonian exile. By the first century there were 20,000 priests divided into 24 courses. Zacharias belonged to that of Abijah which was the 8th. Each course would perform duty for 8 days, all joining in on the Sabbath. Their duties would be determined by the drawing of the white stone "lot."

- The offering of incense was considered the highest duty of a priest and could only be performed once in a lifetime. The lot had fallen on Zacharias.

- The time of the morning sacrifice was 9 AM.

- The huge Temple gates would be opened, three silver trumpet blasts from priests on the pinnacle of the Temple would summon the people to a spirit of worship and reverence as the ceremonies commenced.

- The altar would be reverently cleaned by one priest and the live coals would be taken from the burnt offering on the altar by another.

- Zacharias would then bring the golden censer and enter the Holy Place, which was lit only by the seven-branched Menorah. On his left was the Table of the Shewbread and in front of him was the Golden Altar of Incense and finally the Great Veil which separated man from the Holy of Holies.

- As Zacharias entered the people outside would be prostrate and in silent worship. Zacharias would await the kindling of the incense on the Golden Altar and he would then bow his head in worship and then begin to withdraw in reverence.

- It was at that moment, which was the utmost hour of every work performed in his priestly life, the angel Gabriel appeared.

- Gabriel appeared on the "right side" of the altar. In Jewish tradition the angel was invisibly present on the left side of the altar (throne of glory) and God Himself was invisibly present on the right side. Zacharias was terrified at this sight for "no man can see God and live."

- Zacharias had long been praying for a son and his prayer was being answered. John (Yochanan) means "The Lord is Gracious."

- John would bring a great revival among the Jews and prepare (Isaiah 40:3-5) them for the coming of the Messiah (Mal. 3:1).

- to "turn the hearts of the fathers to the children" is reminiscent of the Messianic passage in the Old Testament Micah 7:6. The Talmud reveals ancient Jewish tradition and states "In the generation when Messiah comes, young men will insult the old, and old men will stand before the young (to give them honor); daughters will rise up against their mothers, and daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law. The people will be dog-faced, and a son will not be abashed in his fathers presence." - Sanhedrin 97a

- The punishment of dumbness for his doubt would actually turn into a blessing because his faith would be strengthened.

- When Zacharias remained within the Holy Place much longer than the prescribed time the people outside were convinced that he had seen a vision and also because he could not speak.

- Elizabeth repeats the words of Rachel in the Old Testament, who was also barren. He has "taken away my reproach among people." (Gen 30:22-23).

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THE HIGH PRIEST, (Heb. hakkohen, "the priest," hakkohen haggadol, "the great priest"). The high priest formed the culminating point in the Israelite hierarchy. The first to fill this high position was Aaron.

Following the Captivity. An interval of about fifty-two years elapsed between the high priests of the second and third group, during which there was neither Temple, altar, Ark, nor priest. Jehozadak, who should have succeeded Seraiah, lived and died a captive at Babylon. The pontifical office revived in his son, Jeshua (which see, and he stands at the head of this series), honorably distinguished for his zealous cooperation with Zerubbabel in rebuilding the Temple and restoring the dilapidated commonwealth of Israel. His successors, so far as given in the OT, were Joiakim, Eliashib, Joiada, Jonathan, and Jaddua. Jaddua was high priest in the time of Alexander the Great. Jaddua was succeeded by Onias I, his son, and he again by Simon the Just, the last of the men of the great synagogue. Upon Simon's death, his son Onias being under age, Eleazar, Simon's brother, succeeded him. The high priesthood of Eleazar is memorable as being that under which the LXX version of the Scriptures was made at Alexandria.

After the high priesthood had been brought to the lowest degradation by the apostasy and crimes of the last Onias or Menelaus, and after a vacancy of seven years had followed the brief pontificate of Alcimus, his no less infamous successor, a new and glorious succession of high priests arose in the Hasmonaean family. This family was of the division of Jehoiarib <1 Chr. 24:7>, whose return from captivity is recorded in <9:10>; <Neh. 11:10> and lasted from 153 B.C. until the family was destroyed by Herod the Great. Aristobulus, the last high priest of his line, was murdered by order of Herod, his brother-in-law, 35 B.C.

"There were no fewer than twenty-eight high priests from the reign of Herod to the destruction of the temple by Titus, a period of one hundred and seven years. The New Testament introduces us to some of these later and oft-changing high priests, viz., Annas, Caiaphas, and Ananias. Theophilus, the son of Ananus, was the high priest from whom Saul received letters to the synagogue at Damascus (Acts 9:1,14). Phannias, the last high priest, was appointed by lot by the Zealots from the course of priests called by Josephus Eniachim (probably) a corrupt reading for Jachim" (Edersheim)

Rend garments The signification of rending the garments is mourning, namely, on account of truth having been destroyed, or because there was no faith. We often read in the Word, especially the historic, of persons rending their

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The signification of rending the garments is mourning, namely, on account of truth having been destroyed, or because there was no faith. We often read in the Word, especially the historic, of persons rending their garments; but the origin of this is not known at the present day, and it is also unknown that it was representative of grief on account of truth being lost. This act became representative from the fact thatgarments signified truths, as before shown (AC 4545). Further on in this chapter it is also said that when Jacob recognized his son's tunic he rent his garments (verse 34), and by this is signified mourning for truth destroyed. So in other places in the Word, as when Rabshakeh, who was sent by Sennacherib the king of Assyria, spoke insults against Jerusalem; whereupon Eliakim who was over the King's household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the recorder, rent their garments and told these things to King Hezekiah; and when the king heard it he also rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth (Isa. 36:22; 37:1; 2 Kings 18:37; 19:1). The insults which Rabshakeh spoke were against God, the King, and Jerusalem, thus against Divine truth, as is still plainer from the internal sense of the passage; hence the garments were rent because of mourning.
[2] When Jehudi had read before the king the roll of the book which Jeremiah wrote, it is said that the king cast it into the fire, and that the king and his servants, who heard all those words, did not rend their garments (Jer. 36:23, 24); their not rending their garments denoted that they did not mourn when Divine truth was not received. The rending of their garments by Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, when the spies brought an evil report of the land of Canaan, and their speaking against them (Num. 14:6), involves a similar meaning; for the land of Canaan signifies the Lord's kingdom, to speak against which is to speak falsity against Divine truth. When the ark of God was taken by the Philistines, and the two sons of Eli were slain, that there ran a man out of the army to Shiloh with his garments rent and dust upon his head (1 Sam. 4:11, 12), signified mourning over lost Divine truth and Divine good; for, as the ark represented the Lord's kingdom, and in the supreme sense the Lord Himself, and hence the holy of the church, the rent garments signified mourning over lost Divine truth; and dust upon the head, over lost Divine good.
[3] We read of Samuel and Saul:--

As Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his tunic, and it was torn off. And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from upon thee this day, and hath given it to thy companion. I will not return with thee, for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah hath rejected thee from being king over Israel (1 Sam. 15:26-28);

Saul's tearing off the skirt of Samuel's tunic represented what Samuel said - that the kingdom should be rent from him, and that he should no longer be king of Israel; for kingdom in the internal sense signifies Divine truth (AC 1672, 2547, 4691), as also do a king and royalty (AC 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4575, 4581), and specifically the Kingdom and king of Israel, because by Israel was represented the Lord's royalty. So what is related of Jeroboam and the prophet Ahijah:--

When Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah found him in the way, when he had clad himself with a new garment, and they two were alone in the field, Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was upon him, and rent it in twelve pieces; and he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces; for thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, Behold I rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee (1 Kings 11:29-31).

[4] The same is true of their rending their garments when Saul was slain in battle, as related in the second book of Samuel:--

After Saul had been slain in battle, on the third day a man came from the camp whose garments were rent; and when David heard of the death of Saul, David took hold of his garments and rent them; as did all his servants that were with him (2 Sam. 1:1, 2, 11);

by this also was represented mourning on account of Divine truth lost and thrown away by those who were in faith separate; for as before said Divine truth was signified by royalty, and they who were in faith separate were represented by the Philistines, by whom Saul was slain (AC 1197, 1198, 3412, 3413); as also is evident from David's lament over him in the same chapter (2 Samuel 1:17-27).
[5] When Absalom had smitten his brother Amnon, and the tidings came to David that Absalom had smitten all the king's sons, David rent his garments and lay on the earth, and all his servants stood by with their garments rent (2 Sam. 13:28, 30, 31); this also was done for the sake of representing that truths from the Divine were destroyed, these being signified in the internal sense by the king's sons. So when David fled before Absalom he was met by Hushai the Archite with his tunic rent (2 Sam. 15:32); for in the Word by a king, especially by David, is represented Divine truth. In like manner also when Elijah spoke to Ahab king of Israel the words of Jehovah, that he should be extirpated on account of the evil which he had done, Ahab rent his garments and put sackcloth upon his flesh (1 Kings 21:27).
[6] That the rending or tearing of garments represented mourning on account of lost truth, is further evident from the following passages:--

Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah; and Shaphan read it before king Josiah. And when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his garments (2 Kings22:11);

manifestly on account of the Word (that is, Divine truth) having been so long lost, and obliterated in hearts and life. When the Lord confessed that He was the Christ the Son of God, that the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy (Matt. 26:63-65; Mark 14:63, 64), signified that he had no other belief than that the Lord spoke against the Word, and thus against Divine truth.
[7] When Elijah went up in a whirlwind, and Elisha saw it, he took hold of his own garments, and rent them in two pieces; and he took up the tunic of Elijah that fell from upon him, and smote the waters, and they were parted hither and thither, and Elisha went over (2 Kings 2:11-14); that Elisha then rent his garments in two pieces was on account of mourning that the Word (that is, Divine truth) was lost; for by Elijah is represented the Lord as to the Word, that is, Divine truth (AC 2762). The tunic falling from Elijah, and being taken up by Elisha, represented that Elisha continued the representation. That a tunic is Divine truth may be seen above (AC 4677), wherefore also the garment which was rent in such mourning was the tunic, as is evident from some of the passages above cited. As a garment signified the truth of the church, and in the supreme sense Divine truth, it was therefore a disgrace to go with rent garments, except in such mourning - as is evident from what was done to the servants of David by Hanun the king of the sons of Ammon, in that he shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks; for which reason they were not admitted to David (2 Sam. 10:4, 5).
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Nov 10 2010 Tipping Point

A major tipping point will occur November 7-10 2010, followed by a 2-3 month release period. This tipping point appears to be US-centric, and could be a dramatic world-changing event like 9-11 that will have rippling after effects. The collapse of the dollar might occur in November-December. Also, there could be an attack in France with NBC weapons instead an attack in the USA, overall WWIII would “start” in November 2010, this doesn’t mean that there will be war in November but there will be a happening that will trigger the war in a few months. Thing like the conflict between China and Japan, the nuclear conflict with Iran, the bomb packages from al-quaida, a possible attack on Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu could occur during the meeting in the US, this meeting could be the “start” of World War III if they agree to attack Iran, the collapse of the dollar (the FED agreed to stimulus another 600 billion for Wall Street) the markets are pumped up like a bodybuiler with steroids, it will collapse after a time…

The WebBot Project

George Ure & Clif High presented predictions about the economy, the U.S., world events for the summer of 2010 and beyond. Their predictions are based on High’s Web Bot technology which gives archetype descriptors of future events by tracking language pattern changes within Internet discussions forums. Here are some of the highlights of what they see coming:

No warfare between Israel and Iran, at least not until November 2010
Six very large earthquakes are yet to come during the rest of 2010
A major tipping point will occur between November 8th – 11th, 2010, followed by a 2-3 month release period.
This tipping point appears to be US-centric, and could be a dramatic world-changing event like 9-11 that will have rippling after-effects.
The collapse of the dollar might occur in November 2010
From July 8th, 2010 onward, civil unrest will take place, possibly driven by food prices skyrocketing, and the devaluation of the dollar
A second depression, triggered by mass layoffs, bankruptcies, and the popping of the “derivatives bubble,” will see people moving out of cities.
After March 2011, the revolution wave will settle down into a period of reformation.
A “data gap” has been found between early 2012 running through May 2013
One explanation is that “our civilization gets knocked back to a pre-electronic state,” such as brought about by devastating solar activity.
A new benign form of capitalism will emerge during 2017-2020

Friday, January 16, 2015

Israelites-ofSemites?

The Israelites belong to the group of ancient peoples who are designated under the general name ofSemites, and whose countries extended from the Mediterranean Sea to the other side of the Euphrates and Tigris, and from the mountains of Armenia to the southern coast of Arabia. According to the Biblicalclassification of the descendants of Noah (Genesis 10), it is clear that the semitic group included theArabs, Babylonians, Assyrians, Arameans, and Hebrews, to which peoples modern ethnographers add, chiefly on linguistic grounds, the Phoenicians and Chanaaneans. It thus appears that the Israelites of old claimed actual kinship with some of the most powerful nations of the East, although the nearness or remoteness of this kinship cannot be determined at the present day. As might be expected, their ethnic relation to the Semitic tribes who, together with the Israelites, make up the sub-group of the Terabites, is more definitely known.

The Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, and the Israelites were tribes of kindred origin, a fact which is readily acknowledged by contemporary scholars. It shows no less plainly that the children ofIsrael were also conscious of a close relationship with both the Arameans (Syrians) to the north-east and the Sinaitic nomads to the south of Palestine; and there is no doubt that, despite the rejection of Israel's kinship with Aram by some recent critics, both the Aramean and the Arabian relationships ofIsrael should be admitted. In the abstract, these relationships are not exclusive of each other, for there is no reason to suppose that ancient Israel was more homogeneous than any other migratory and conquering people; and in the concrete, both the relationships in question are equally borne witness to in the earliest historical records (cf. Genesis 24:4, 10; 27:43; 29:4, etc., in favour of Israel'srelationship with Aram).

Early migration

The history of the Israelites begins with the migration of the kindred tribes mentioned in the above table, in the person of their ancestor, Thare, from Babylonia. The starting-point of this memorablemigration was, according to Genesis 11:28-31, "Ur of the Chaldees", which has recently been identified with Mugheir (Muqayyar; Accadian Uriwa, an important city in ancient days, some six miles (distant from the right bank of the Euphrates, and about 125 miles northwest of the Persian Gulf. Its actualgoal, according to Genesis 11:31, was "the land of Chanaan". The movement thus generally described is in distinct harmony with the well-ascertained fact that at an early date Babylonian enterprise had penetrated to Palestine and thereby opened up to the Semitic element of Chaldea a track towards the region which at the present day is often regarded as the original centre of the dispersion of theSemites, viz. Northern Arabia. The course taken was by way of Haran (in Aram), a city some 600 miles northwest of Ur, and its rival in the worship of the Moon-god, Sin. Not in worship alone, but also in culture, laws and customs, Haran closely resembled Ur, and the call of Abraham — God's command bidding him to seek a new country (Genesis 12:50) — was doubtless welcome to one whose purer conception of the Deity made him dissatisfied with his heathen surroundings (cf. Joshua 24:2 sq.). There is also reason to think that at this time Northern Babylonia was greatly disturbed by invadingKassites, a mountain race related to the Elamites. While, then, Thare's second son, Nachor, remained in Haran, where he originated the Aramaic settlement, Abraham and Lot went forth, passed Damascus, and reached the goal of their journey. The settlements which Holy Writ connects with Abraham and Lotneed only to be mentioned here. The tribes directly related to Lot were those of Moab and Ammon, of which the former established itself east of the Dead Sea, and the latter settled on the eastern side of the Amorrhite kingdom which extended between the Arnom and the Jeboc. Of the tribes more immediately related to Abraham, the Ismaelites and the Madianites seem to have lived in thePeninsula of Sinai; the Edomites took possession of Mount Seir, the hilly tract of land lying south of theDead Sea and east of the Arabah; and the Israelites settled in the country west of the Jordan, the districts with which they are more particularly connected in the Book of Genesis being those of Sichem,Bethel, Hebron, and Bersabee. The history of the Israelites in these early times is chiefly associated with the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel), all of whom kept a distinct remembrance of their close kinship with the Semitic settlement in Aram (cf. Genesis 24; 28), and the first of whom appears to have reached Chanaan about 2300 B.C., when he came into passing contact with Egypt(Genesis 12) and Elam (Genesis 14) (see BABYLONIA).

The Table of Shewbread

Posted on August 17, 2011

Ex 25:23-29 and 37:10-16: The wooden table is a representation of Christ. Covered in Gold, it reminds us of his everlasting majesty. He became man for us, but kept his deity so he could be our Eternal Life. Its measurement of one cubit wide represents unity, while its two cubits long represents fellowship, both of which stand for the union in Christ, while its height of 1 1/2 cubits suggest the Trinity.

All of this ties into the fact that tables remind of fellowship, which is dependent on unity and involves the Trinity. As Christians, we fellowship together at the table with Jesus Christ at the New Testament Communion table.

The table is topped by Golden crown, standing in for jealousy exclusively held for God, since he is the king of kings, the one true God. In addition, the crown stands for His power and ability to protect his children, which is (John Robert Lucas)
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Jacob, or Israel Q&A,,,,The word designates the descendants of the Patriarch Jacob, or Israel. It corresponds to the Hebrew appellation "children of Israel", a name by which — together with the simple form "Israel" — the chosen people usually called themselves in Old-Testament times. Foreigners and Israelites speaking of themselves to foreigners used the term "Hebrews", commonly explained as denoting those who have come from "the other side" of the river (the Euphrates). Another synonym for Israelites is the term Jews (Ioudaioi), especially used by classical authors, but also often found in Josephus and in the New-Testament writings. The object of the present article is distinctly geographical and ethnographical, leaving, as far as possible, the other topics connected with the Israelites to be dealt with in the article on JEWS AND JUDAISM, or in particular articles on the leading personages or events in Israel's history.

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

1 pan the gold the kateirgasthi in the works almost certainly the Work of the saints was made of gold of beginnings twenty nine talents and seven hundred and twenty shekels when the Holy One shekel two removable and silver rather than epeskemmenon men of the congregation hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels 3 drachma one tῇ kefalῇ half the shekel shekels when the Holy One whoever paraporefomenos the location visited twenty years and upward In such sixty myriad trischilioi and five hundred and fifty four and egenithi the hundred talents of silver in chonefsin hundred headers of the scene, In such headers veil million headers in the hundred talents talent tῇ headers five thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels concocted In such brackets per stylois and katechrysosen Tash header thereof and katekosmisen This 6 and copper of removable seventy talents and fifteen hundred shekels 7 and He created therefrom Tash bases of the door of the Tabernacle 1 Besellel made vestments, too, of blue and purple, scarlet and lawn, for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy place, as the Lord had prescribed them to Moses. 2 He made a mantle of gold and blue and purple and scarlet twice-dyed, and of twisted linen thread,3 all embroidered work; to do this, he must needs cut up gold leaf and spin it into threads, so that it could be worked into the rest of the coloured woof. 4 At the top, on either side, he made two shoulder-pieces joined together,5 and a band[1] of the same colours, as the Lord had prescribed to Moses. 6 He also provided two onyx-stones, closely set in gold, and inscribed by a gem-carver with the names of Israel’s sons; 7 these, according to the prescription which the Lord had given Moses, he let into the sides of the mantle, to keep the sons of Israel in memory. 1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, the vestments for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy places, as the Lord commanded Moses. 2 And he made the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twined linen, 3 With embroidered work: : and he cut thin plates of gold, and drew them small into threads, that they might be twisted with the woof of colors, 4 And two borders coupled one to the top on both sides, 5 , and a girdle of the same colors, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 6 He prepared also two onyx stones, fast set and closed in gold, and graven, by the art of a lapidary, with the names of the children of Israel: 7 And he put them on the sides of the ephod for a memorial of the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 8 And Tash bases of the Intangible kyklῳ and Tash bases the gate of the courtyard and the stakes of the tent and poles of the Intangible kyklῳ 9 and quote the copper altar and all the vessels of the altar and all the tools of the Tabernacle 10 and concocted the children of Israel Katha synetaxen main tῷ Moysῇ so concocted 11 And the gold of other removable concocted utensils in leitourgein in them against major 12 and kataleiftheisan hyacinth and purple and scarlet uniforms concocted functional Aaron that leitourgein in them in tῷ agiῳ 13 and inegkan the garments to Moses and the tabernacle and utensils She and Tash bases and driving force behind this and poles 14 and the ark of the covenant and this rod 15 and the altar and all the vessels thereof and oils applicator and incense of composition 16 and candlestick on Ash and LED This lights burning and the oil light 17 and the Bank of intent, and all this pans and bread in order 18 and the garments of St. Al eisin Aaron and the garments of his sons unto the priesthood 19 and sail yard and style, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle and the gate of the court, and all the utensils of the tabernacle, and all the tools it

1 pan the gold the kateirgasthi in the works almost certainly the Work of the saints was made of gold of beginnings twenty nine talents and seven hundred and twenty shekels when the Holy One shekel two removable and silver rather than epeskemmenon men of the congregation hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels 3 drachma one tῇ kefalῇ half the shekel shekels when the Holy One whoever paraporefomenos the location visited twenty years and upward In such sixty myriad trischilioi and five hundred and fifty four and egenithi the hundred talents of silver in chonefsin hundred headers of the scene, In such headers veil million headers in the hundred talents talent tῇ headers five thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels concocted In such brackets per stylois and katechrysosen Tash header thereof and katekosmisen This 6 and copper of removable seventy talents and fifteen hundred shekels 7 and He created therefrom Tash bases of the door of the Tabernacle

1 Besellel made vestments, too, of blue and purple, scarlet and lawn, for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy place, as the Lord had prescribed them to Moses. 2 He made a mantle of gold and blue and purple and scarlet twice-dyed, and of twisted linen thread,3 all embroidered work; to do this, he must needs cut up gold leaf and spin it into threads, so that it could be worked into the rest of the coloured woof. 4 At the top, on either side, he made two shoulder-pieces joined together,5 and a band[1] of the same colours, as the Lord had prescribed to Moses. 6 He also provided two onyx-stones, closely set in gold, and inscribed by a gem-carver with the names of Israel’s sons; 7 these, according to the prescription which the Lord had given Moses, he let into the sides of the mantle, to keep the sons of Israel in memory.

1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, the vestments for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy places, as the Lord commanded Moses. 2 And he made the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twined linen, 3 With embroidered work: : and he cut thin plates of gold, and drew them small into threads, that they might be twisted with the woof of colors, 4 And two borders coupled one to the top on both sides, 5 , and a girdle of the same colors, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 6 He prepared also two onyx stones, fast set and closed in gold, and graven, by the art of a lapidary, with the names of the children of Israel: 7 And he put them on the sides of the ephod for a memorial of the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

8 And Tash bases of the Intangible kyklῳ and Tash bases the gate of the courtyard and the stakes of the tent and poles of the Intangible kyklῳ 9 and quote the copper altar and all the vessels of the altar and all the tools of the Tabernacle 10 and concocted the children of Israel Katha synetaxen main tῷ Moysῇ so concocted 11 And the gold of other removable concocted utensils in leitourgein in them against major 12 and kataleiftheisan hyacinth and purple and scarlet uniforms concocted functional Aaron that leitourgein in them in tῷ agiῳ 13 and inegkan the garments to Moses and the tabernacle and utensils She and Tash bases and driving force behind this and poles 14 and the ark of the covenant and this rod 15 and the altar and all the vessels thereof and oils applicator and incense of composition 16 and candlestick on Ash and LED This lights burning and the oil light 17 and the Bank of intent, and all this pans and bread in order 18 and the garments of St. Al eisin Aaron and the garments of his sons unto the priesthood 19 and sail yard and style, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle and the gate of the court, and all the utensils of the tabernacle, and all the tools it

1 πᾶν τὸ χρυσίον ὃ κατειργάσθη εἰς τὰ ἔργα κατὰ πᾶσαν τὴν ἐργασίαν τῶν ἁγίων ἐγένετο χρυσίου τοῦ τῆς ἀπαρχῆς ἐννέα καὶ εἴκοσι τάλαντα καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι εἴκοσι σίκλοι κατὰ τὸν σίκλον τὸν ἅγιον 2καὶ ἀργυρίου ἀφαίρεμα παρὰ τῶν ἐπεσκεμμένων ἀνδρῶν τῆς συναγωγῆς ἑκατὸν τάλαντα καὶ χίλιοι ἑπτακόσιοι ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε σίκλοι 3 δραχμὴ μία τῇ κεφαλῇ τὸ ἥμισυ τοῦ σίκλου κατὰ τὸν σίκλον τὸν ἅγιον πᾶς ὁ παραπορευόμενος τὴν ἐπίσκεψιν ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω εἰς τὰς ἑξήκοντα μυριάδας καὶ τρισχίλιοι πεντακόσιοι καὶ πεντήκοντα 4 καὶ ἐγενήθη τὰ ἑκατὸν τάλαντα τοῦ ἀργυρίου εἰς τὴν χώνευσιν τῶν ἑκατὸν κεφαλίδων τῆς σκηνῆς καὶ εἰς τὰς κεφαλίδας τοῦ καταπετάσματος ἑκατὸν κεφαλίδες εἰς τὰ ἑκατὸν τάλαντα τάλαντον τῇ κεφαλίδι 5 καὶ τοὺς χιλίους ἑπτακοσίους ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε σίκλους ἐποίησαν εἰς τὰς ἀγκύλας τοῖς στύλοις καὶ κατεχρύσωσεν τὰς κεφαλίδας αὐτῶν καὶ κατεκόσμησεν αὐτούς 6 καὶ ὁ χαλκὸς τοῦ ἀφαιρέματος ἑβδομήκοντα τάλαντα καὶ χίλιοι πεντακόσιοι σίκλοι 7 καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ τὰς βάσεις τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου

1 De hyacintho vero et purpura, vermiculo ac bysso, fecit vestes, quibus indueretur Aaron quando ministrabat in sanctis, sicut præcepit Dominus Moysi. 2Fecit igitur superhumerale de auro, hyacintho, et purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta, 3 opere polymitario: inciditque bracteas aureas, et extenuavit in fila, ut possent torqueri cum priorum colorum subtegmine, 4duasque oras sibi invicem copulatas in utroque latere summitatum, 5 et balteum ex eisdem coloribus, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi. 6 Paravit et duos lapides onychinos, astrictos et inclusos auro, et sculptos arte gemmaria nominibus filiorum Israël: 7 posuitque eos in lateribus superhumeralis in monimentum filiorum Israël, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi.

8 καὶ τὰς βάσεις τῆς αὐλῆς κύκλῳ καὶ τὰς βάσεις τῆς πύλης τῆς αὐλῆς καὶ τοὺς πασσάλους τῆς σκηνῆς καὶ τοὺς πασσάλους τῆς αὐλῆς κύκλῳ 9 καὶ τὸ παράθεμα τὸ χαλκοῦν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐργαλεῖα τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου 10 καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ καθὰ συνέταξεν κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ οὕτως ἐποίησαν 11 τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν χρυσίον τοῦ ἀφαιρέματος ἐποίησαν σκεύη εἰς τὸ λειτουργεῖν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἔναντι κυρίου 12 καὶ τὴν καταλειφθεῖσαν ὑάκινθον καὶ πορφύραν καὶ τὸ κόκκινον ἐποίησαν στολὰς λειτουργικὰς Ααρων ὥστε λειτουργεῖν ἐν αὐταῖς ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ 13 καὶ ἤνεγκαν τὰς στολὰς πρὸς Μωυσῆν καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτῆς καὶ τὰς βάσεις καὶ τοὺς μοχλοὺς αὐτῆς καὶ τοὺς στύλους 14 καὶ τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης καὶ τοὺς διωστῆρας αὐτῆς 15 καὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον τῆς χρίσεως καὶ τὸ θυμίαμα τῆς συνθέσεως 16 καὶ τὴν λυχνίαν τὴν καθαρὰν καὶ τοὺς λύχνους αὐτῆς λύχνους τῆς καύσεως καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον τοῦ φωτὸς 17 καὶ τὴν τράπεζαν τῆς προθέσεως καὶ πάντα τὰ αὐτῆς σκεύη καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τοὺς προκειμένους 18καὶ τὰς στολὰς τοῦ ἁγίου αἵ εἰσιν Ααρων καὶ τὰς στολὰς τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἱερατείαν 19 καὶ τὰ ἱστία τῆς αὐλῆς καὶ τοὺς στύλους καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς καὶ τῆς πύλης τῆς αὐλῆς καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τῆς σκηνῆς καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐργαλεῖα αὐτῆς

8 He made a burse, too, of embroidered work, of the same pattern as the mantle itself, of gold and blue and purple and scarlet twice-dyed, and twisted linen thread, 9 a folded square of a palm’s breadth either way. 10 And he set in it four rows of stones; in the first row a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; 11 in the second, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper-stone; 12 in the third, a jacynth, an agate, and an amethyst;13 in the fourth, a chrysolite, an onyx-stone, and a beryl; all the rows were closely set in gold.14 And these stones were inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, one on each. 15 On the burse, they put chains of pure gold, fastened together, 16 and two hooks, and two rings, all of gold. The rings they set on either side of the burse, 17 so that the two gold chains could hang from them, and these fitted the hooks which stood out from the corners of the mantle. 18 They met before and behind in such a way that mantle and burse were linked together, 19 tied to the strongly fastened rings of the band by a blue cord, so that they should not hang loose, and come apart; so the Lord had prescribed to Moses.

8 Fecit et rationale opere polymito juxta opus superhumeralis, ex auro, hyacintho, purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta: 9 quadrangulum, duplex, mensuræ palmi. 10 Et posuit in eo gemmarum ordines quatuor. In primo versu erat sardius, topazius, smaragdus. 11 In secundo, carbunculus, sapphirus, et jaspis. 12 In tertio, ligurius, achates, et amethystus. 13 In quarto, chrysolithus, onychinus, et beryllus, circumdati et inclusi auro per ordines suos. 14 Ipsique lapides duodecim sculpti erant nominibus duodecim tribuum Israël, singuli per nomina singulorum. 15 Fecerunt in rationali et catenulas sibi invicem cohærentes, de auro purissimo: 16 et duos uncinos, totidemque annulos aureos. Porro annulos posuerunt in utroque latere rationalis, 17 e quibus penderent duæ catenæ aureæ, quas inseruerunt uncinis, qui in superhumeralis angulis eminebant.18 Hæc et ante et retro ita conveniebant sibi, ut superhumerale et rationale mutuo necterentur, 19 stricta ad balteum et annulis fortius copulata, quos jungebat vitta hyacinthina, ne laxa fluerent, et a se invicem moverentur, sicut præcepit Dominus Moysi.

20 καὶ τὰς διφθέρας δέρματα κριῶν ἠρυθροδανωμένα καὶ τὰ καλύμματα δέρματα ὑακίνθινα καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν τὰ ἐπικαλύμματα 21 καὶ τοὺς πασσάλους καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐργαλεῖα τὰ εἰς τὰ ἔργα τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου 22 ὅσα συνέταξενκύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ οὕτως ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ πᾶσαν τὴν ἀποσκευήν 23 καὶ εἶδεν Μωυσῆς πάντα τὰ ἔργα καὶ ἦσαν πεποιηκότες αὐτὰ ὃν τρόπον συνέταξενκύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ οὕτως ἐποίησαν αὐτά καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς Μωυσῆς 24 25 2627 28 29 30

20 They made a tunic, too, to go with the mantle, all of blue, 21 with an opening in the middle of it at the top, that had a woven border round it. 22 Underneath, round the skirt of it, there were ornaments of blue thread and purple and scarlet, and twisted linen thread, pomegranate-shaped; 23 bells, too, of pure gold, which they put in between the pomegranates all round, at the edge of the tunic;24 first a golden bell, then a pomegranate. Such, according to the prescription the Lord had given Moses, was to be the dress of the priest when he went in to perform his sacred office.25 They made, too, woven robes of lawn for Aaron and his sons, 26 and mitres of lawn with rings about them, 27 breeches, too, woven of fine linen thread, 28 and a girdle of twisted linen thread, embroidered with threads of blue and purple and scarlet twice-dyed, as the Lord had prescribed to Moses. 29 They also made a plate of pure gold, a thing most sacred, inscribed with all the engraver’s skill, with the words, Set apart for the Lord; 30 and this, according to the prescription the Lord gave Moses, they fastened with a blue cord to the mitre.

20 Feceruntque quoque tunicam superhumeralis totam hyacinthinam, 21 et capitium in superiori parte contra medium, oramque per gyrum capitii textilem: 22 deorsum autem ad pedes mala punica ex hyacintho, purpura, vermiculo, ac bysso retorta: 23 et tintinnabula de auro purissimo, quæ posuerunt inter malogranata, in extrema parte tunicæ per gyrum: 24 tintinnabulum autem aureum, et malum punicum, quibus ornatus incedebat pontifex quando ministerio fungebatur, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi. 25 Fecerunt et tunicas byssinas opere textili Aaron et filiis ejus:26 et mitras cum coronulis suis ex bysso:27 feminalia quoque linea, byssina: 28cingulum vero de bysso retorta, hyacintho, purpura, ac vermiculo bis tincto, arte plumaria, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi. 29 Fecerunt et laminam sacræ venerationis de auro purissimo, scripseruntque in ea opere gemmario, Sanctum Domini: 30 et strinxerunt eam cum mitra vitta hyacinthina, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi.

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31 So the sons of Israel finished making the tabernacle, and all that covered in the sacred record, carrying out all the prescriptions the Lord had given to Moses. 32 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent itself and all its furniture, rings, frames, poles, posts and sockets; 33 the canopy of rams’ fleeces dyed red, and the other canopy of skins dyed violet;34 the veil, the ark with its poles, and the throne; 35 the table with its appurtenances and the loaves that were to be set out on it; 36 the lamp-stand, with its lamps and its other appurtenances, and the oil for it; 37 the golden altar, the ointment, and the incense made from spices; 38 the hanging for the tabernacle approach; 39 the brazen altar, with its grate, its poles, and all its appurtenances; the basin with its stand; the hangings for the court, and the posts with their sockets; 40 the hanging for the entrance of the court, its ropes and its pegs. Nothing was missing of all the appurtenances that had been prescribed for the needs of the tabernacle, the shrine of the covenant. 41 The vestments, too, that were to be worn by the priests, both Aaron himself and his sons, in the sanctuary, 42 were brought to Moses by the Israelites, in fulfilment of the Lord’s command.43 And when Moses saw that they had completed all their task, he gave them his blessing.

31 Perfectum est igitur omne opus tabernaculi et tecti testimonii: feceruntque filii Israël cuncta quæ præceperat Dominus Moysi. 32 Et obtulerunt tabernaculum et tectum et universam supellectilem, annulos, tabulas, vectes, columnas ac bases, 33opertorium de pellibus arietum rubricatis, et aliud operimentum de janthinis pellibus, 34 velum; arcam, vectes, propitiatorium, 35 mensam cum vasis suis et propositionis panibus; 36 candelabrum, lucernas, et utensilia earum cum oleo; 37altare aureum, et unguentum, et thymiama ex aromatibus, 38 et tentorium in introitu tabernaculi; 39 altare æneum, retiaculum, vectes, et vasa ejus omnia; labrum cum basi sua; tentoria atrii, et columnas cum basibus suis; 40 tentorium in introitu atrii, funiculosque illius et paxillos. Nihil ex vasis defuit, quæ in ministerium tabernaculi, et in tectum fœderis jussa sunt fieri. 41 Vestes quoque, quibus sacerdotes utuntur in sanctuario, Aaron scilicet et filii ejus, 42 obtulerunt filii Israël, sicut præceperat Dominus. 43 Quæ postquam Moyses cuncta vidit completa, benedixit eis.

Knox Translation Copyright © 2013 Westminster Diocese
Nihil Obstat. Father Anton Cowan, Censor.
Imprimatur. +Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. 8th January 2012.
Re-typeset and published in 2012 by Baronius Press Ltd