Heavenly Secrets (Arcana Coelestia), Vol. XII

CHAPTER XXIX.

24. You shall place all of these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave-offering original: "motitatio"; a ritual gesture where the offering is moved to and fro, symbolizing the vital activity and reciprocal flow of life between God and humanity. before Jehovah The personal name of God, signifying the Divine Being Itself..

25. You shall then take them from their hands and burn them upon the altar, on top of the burnt-offering original: "holocaustum"; a sacrifice entirely consumed by fire, representing total dedication of the inner self to the Divine., for a soothing fragrance original: "odor quietis"; literally an 'odor of rest,' representing the Divine perception of peace when human worship is rooted in love. before Jehovah; it is an offering made by fire to Jehovah.

26. You shall take the breast from the ram of fillings original: "aries impletionum"; the ram used for the "filling of the hand," a literal translation of the Hebrew term for consecration or ordination into office. which is for Aaron, and wave it as a wave-offering before Jehovah; this shall be your portion.

27. You shall sanctify the breast of the wave-offering and the thigh of the uplifting original: "armus elevationis"; often called the 'heave-offering,' referring to a portion lifted up toward heaven to acknowledge God's sovereignty.—that which is waved and that which is lifted up from the ram of fillings—belonging to Aaron and his sons.

28. This shall be a statute for an age original: "statutum saeculi"; a permanent law that remains in effect throughout a spiritual era or state. for Aaron and his sons, to be observed by the children of Israel. For it is an uplifting; it shall be a contribution from the children of Israel from their peace sacrifices original: "sacrificia pacificorum"; offerings that represented the conjunction of the Lord with heaven and the church through gratitude and charity., their uplifting to Jehovah.

29. The sacred garments original: "vestes sanctitatis"; literally 'garments of holiness,' representing the spiritual truths that clothe and protect the priest's internal state. belonging to Aaron shall pass to his sons after him, to be worn when they are anointed and when their hands are filled for service.

30. For seven days, the son who succeeds him as priest shall wear them when he enters the Tent of Meeting The Tabernacle, the portable sanctuary where the Divine presence met with the people. to minister in the sanctuary.

31. You shall take the ram of fillings and boil its flesh in a holy place.

32. Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

33. They shall eat those things through which atonement original: "expiatio"; the process of purification and the removal of spiritual obstacles to allow for union with the Divine. was made, to fill their hands and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat of them, because they are holy.

34. If any of the flesh of the fillings or any of the bread remains until morning, you shall burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

35. You shall do this for Aaron and his sons, exactly as I have commanded you; for seven days you shall fill their hands.

36. Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin-offering original: "peccatum"; literally 'sin,' but here referring to the sacrifice that purges sin. for atonement original: "propitiationes"; rituals intended to make the altar and the people receptive to the Divine.; you shall cleanse the altar by making atonement upon it, and you shall anoint it to sanctify it.