ørn
Eagle wings, referred to in Daniel 7:3, signify rational principles grounded in man's proprium.
hus
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
Gud
When the Bible speaks of "Jehovah," it is representing love itself, the inmost love that is the essence of the Lord. That divine love is...
israel
'Israel,' in Jeremiah 23:8, signifies the spiritual natural church. The children of Israel dispersed all the literal sense of the Word by falsities. 'The children...
forfølge
'To pursue,' as in Genesis 14:16, signifies a state of purification, because 'to pursue enemies' is the expulsion of evils and falsities which were with...
sølv
'Silver,' in the internal sense of the Word, signifies truth, but also falsity. 'Silver' means the truth of faith, or the truth acquired from selfhood,...
guld
'Money' relates to truth.
kalv
Calves of the lips (Hos 14:2) are confessions from the affection of truth.
Samaria
'Samaria,' as in Amos 4:1. 6:1, signifies the spiritual church perverted.
vrede
'Wrath,' as in Genesis 49:7, signifies aversion from truth. 'Great wrath,' as in Revelation 12:12, signifies hatred against the new church.
håndværker
'A workman,' as in Hosea 8:6, signifies a person’s proprium or selfhood. 'A workman,' as in Zechariah 1:20, signifies the same thing as 'iron,' that...
vind
Because a nearer and stronger divine influx through the heavens disperses truths among the wicked, 'wind' signifies this dispersion of truth and the resulting conjunction...
høste
'To reap' signifies executing judgment. 'Reaping' denotes the reception of truth in good.
fremmede
In Ezekiel 28:7, 'strangers' signify falsities which destroy truths, and 'the terrible of the nations,' evils which destroy good.
Efraim
Ephraim was the second son born to Joseph in Egypt and was, along with his older brother Manasseh, elevated by Jacob to the same status...
konge
The human mind is composed of two parts, a will and an understanding, a seat of loves and affections, and a seat of wisdom and...
altre
The first altar mentioned in the Word was built by Noah after he came out of the ark. On that altar, he sacrificed clean animals...
love
All laws, even civil and judicial laws, which are in the Word, correspond to the laws of good and truth, which are in heaven.
kød
Flesh has several meanings just in its most obvious form. It can mean all living creatures as when the Lord talks about the flood "destroying...
æder
When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process...
synder
In the Word three terms are used to mean bad things that are done. These three are transgression, iniquity, and sin, and they are here...
tilbage
Everyone knows the phrase "the natural order of things." It means that everything is in its proper place, occupying the niche it is meant to...
glemte
To forget, in the internal sense, signifies nothing else but removal and apparent privation.
byggede
There are really two meanings for "build" in the Bible. When something is being built for the first time, or built in the most typical...
Juda
City of Judah,' as in Isaiah 40:9, signifies the doctrine of love towards the Lord and love towards our neighbor in its whole extent.
ild
Just as natural fire can be both comforting in keeping you warm or scary in burning down your house, so fire in the spiritual sense...
byer
In the ancient world cities were very nearly nations unto themselves – they existed within walls, with their own laws and customs, generally centered on...
Fortære
When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process...
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