402. Internal Meaning of Genesis, Chapter 1 (1)

1-31 In the spiritual sense the new creation or the regeneration of the men of the Most Ancient Church is here described; the process of their regeneration from firsts to lasts is here contained in its order.

8235. 'And the waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left' means that they were held back from falsities on every side. This is clear from the explanation above in 8206, where similar words occur.